#tony has a habit of those lol

[kiki-strike]

not to be so not normal about everything but azula and zuko’s relationship and thinking about how it would be after the show is SO INTERESTING. like when they were growing up azula was the “one in charge” and not zuko even though zuko was two years older? (idk what to call that, ppl w siblings ykwim) (see: azula calls him “little zuzu”, azula bullies HIM in a flashback to them at like 5 or 6, etc). i can’t even fathom my (3 not 2) years younger sister being the one in charge, she feels like a baby (loving) to me and always has.

so like. i feel like that sort of speaks to azula’s maturity? which sounds stupid but like. at 14 she was (for at least a few minutes each) the leader of 2/3 of the world (probably much more bc the earth kingdom is huge). while zuko was out there trying to not fail at customer service job. (hard)

and then she breaks down. now i’ve had psychotic episodes before and one of them i was azula’s age but my sister and I’s way of dealing with it was to just. ignore it. not say anything. and then occasionally effy-tony them (idk how else to describe that lol). however. azula tried to Kill Him and then he usurped her throne. that feels hard to ignore.

which really means 1 of 3 things.

1. azula and zuko work their shit out

2. azula continues to be an ass like in the comics (though with what happened to her i. don’t blame her)

3. (my favorite) THEY IGNORE IT.

azula and zuko were clearly raised in a don’t-air-your-dirty-laundry house. they both have the emotional intelligence of rocks and don’t know how to talk to other people like a human being. neither of them would know how to start the “i just went a little nuts”/“i just watched you go a little nuts” conversation. so i think they just don’t say anything.

eventually azula stops trying to kill him (which i don’t think would really take that long; what triggered her episode was being emotionally alone and i think if her friends came back and zuko stayed with her she’d snap back pretty quickly). very gradually their conversations go from “i see you got pretty far this escape attempt. don’t do that again.” to “can i hide in here the councilmen won’t leave me alone and my head hurts” to “and there were CANDLES and ROSE PETALS and i just asked him about how his MOM DIED im so stupid how did i not realize until now”.

i really like the idea of azula staying on house arrest in the palace, at first in her chambers and then on the grounds with a guard, and at first it’s because she’s dangerous but after a while she starts to like it. she doesn’t have all those responsibilities anymore. she doesn’t have to be perfect. nothing bad will happen to her if she isn’t because she already did what she thought of as the worst possible thing to do (losing her fire lord title). and she survived. and she’s not under ozai’s thumb anymore. and it feels better.

basically i like the idea of azula becoming the kid she never got to be. an actual little sister. zuko knows she sneaks out to go to parties in caldera. he doesn’t tell anyone. azula makes a habit of threatening councilmen when zuko needs a break because if HE did it would send a bad message but if SHE does. well that’s just the fire lord’s crazy sister.

idk i just like the idea of them finally being able to be actual siblings to each other. getting into shenanigans. causing trouble. learning how to unlearn things together. changing the world. having fun.

[man-of-tfworlds]

Ninjavember 2023, Day 21: Headcanons!

I think that this is my another fav promt, since I love to make headcanons about my fav characters! (Who don't? lol)

It will be only a text post and mainly about Theresa in my AU "Meaning On Earth"

This is an updated list of headcanons about Theresa.

1. Her MBTI personality type is probably INFJ

2. Her temperament type is mainly Melancholic with a little Choleric.

3. Her first musical instrument was electric organ, when her stepfather brought her to church, she saw this instrument and fell in love with it.

4. She has club foot.

5. Her favorite musicians/influences are: Kurt Cobain, Tony Iommi, Layne Staley, Dolores O'Riordan and Greg Mackintosh (she knew him in person, since they lived in the same town)

6. In her childhood, she was a quiet, yet an aggressive child that displayed her needs in screams and crying, so she was diagnosed with autism.

7. In childhood, she was a very fair girl, which was cruel only to those who deserved it. For example, stray dogs who are attacking domestic and stray cats.

8. She is left handed, but uses her right hand sometimes due to habit (yeah, her superstitious stepfather tried to retrain her)

9. When she was adopted, her name was changed to Adema Devon Grace, but she never liked this name and didn't felt it's hers.

10. At the age of 14, she was hit by a train. And she got a brain trauma with amnesia, so she became the "canon" Theresa.

11. She entered the 9th grade when she was already 15 y/o, while Randy (for example) was 14. So she's somehow older than him in this AU.

[nitrozem]

The BOLD THE FACTS

The Rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. Easy! The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!

omg thank you for the tag @theosconfessions I love these!

Anthony "Tony" Leeds

[ PERSONAL]

$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty

✚ Medical: fit / moderate / sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable

(he's mostly alright besides his smoking habit)

✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other

✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other

(High School Drop out)

✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed

(Spent much of his youth stealing cars, been in drunken fights, he's probably done it all except a murder maybe)

[ FAMILY]

◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children

(one daughter, Juni Que, the only other human he genuinely loves/cares about, spoils that kid)

◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased

◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent / not applicable

(using the term raised loosely, they spent more time drinking and arguing with each other to pay much attention to him)  

[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES]

♦ extroverted / introverted / in between

(hates interacting with people, but charismatic when he needs to manipulate someone)

♦ disorganized / organized / in between

♦ close minded / open-minded / in between

(He's very stubborn, only those he care about can get him to somewhat have an open mind)

♦ calm / anxious / in between

(he's got enemies so he's on alert for himself but mostly for his kid)

♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between

♦ cautious / reckless / in between

♦ patient / impatient / in between

(the DMV is his hell)

♦ outspoken / reserved / in between

♦ leader / follower / in between

(He does not like to lead nor does he like to follow, he is his own boss)

♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in between

(his empathy is only reserved for his daughter, everyone else can kick rocks)

♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between

♦ traditional / modern / in between

♦ hard-working / lazy / in between

♦ cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown

♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown

(would sell you to satan for one corn chip)

♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown

(9/10 he is unfaithful, but it is possible for him to be faithful if he finds the right match...)

[ BELIEFS]

★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic

☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care

(dude be reading the conspiracy theories a lot)

✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious

❀ Philosophical: yes / no

[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]

❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual

❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless

♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable /naive and clueless / romance suspicious

(truthfully he is pretty sus of everyone, especially anyone who wants to actually date him? Has no idea how to handle that lol)

❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious

⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all

[ ABILITIES ]

☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

(has been in a couple fights, good swing with a baseball bat, carries a pistol as a precaution cause he lives a dangerous neighborhood)

≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none

(he was a devious little hacker in high school and is very good working with computers and programming still, an aggressive nerd honestly)

[ HABITS ]

☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / Alcoholic

☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / Chain-smoker

✿ Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict

✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess

☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater

$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic

♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler

I am bad at tagging people but I will try lol (i feel awkward, anyone disregard if you already did it/don't want to do it, or do it if you see it and consider yourself tagged, boom!) @simarcana @simulation-machine @weisskralle

[bluravenite]

Yo Blue! Botanical asks: bleeding heart, calla lily, waxflower, sugarbush, marigold and poppy :D

Hii!!!!!

Bleeding heart: i already answered this one!!! You can find it here!!

Calla Lily: are you more of a sunny day or a rainy evening?

This is definitely my pisces water ghoul speaking but i hate the sun unless it's underwater, i would take a rainy evening LITERALLY ANY DAY over any other kind of weather,, i love the rain and it doesn't rain NEARLY ENOUGH where I live, very dry very sunny, hate it!! I miss rainstorms :')

Waxflower: bee or butterfly, dog or cat person??

I don't dislike bees but i am very anxious so bugs like butterflies and ladybugs are always comforting to me, more than bees are.

I also grew up with pets all the time, and while there was usually a dog at home, i always had more cats!! I've lived with over 10 cats, whereas I've only lived with about 2 dogs :)

currently my 4 cats that live with my dad, i have 4 guinea pigs with my mom (2 are fosters) and i know that my aunt has 2 cats but i don't see those often!!

Sugar bush: do you have a sweet tooth? if yes what are your favorite sweets? if not why?

I used to have a really big sweet tooth but i also have teeth sensitivity sometimes so i can't really eat too many sweets,, i love crunchy things though so chocolates with almonds, Snickers, peanut m&ms, and Ferrero Rocher chocolates are always nice!! Otherwise i really enjoy fudgy brownies!! But i don't eat any of them very often!!

Marigold: favorite tea?

OH BOY LET ME GRAB A CHAIR,, 🪑 okay,, Earl grey was my first, so it holds a special place in my heart, lady gray is my go to, because she's soft and delicate, but still holds the essence of the Earl. English breakfast was quite literally my breakfast tea before school, and Irish breakfast i had when studying for my classes!! I also listen to this playlist which very much tastes like Irish breakfast tea!! HOWEVER, i make my own natural tea blends as well, and i tend to drink lots of other teas for different occasions!!

My go to teas are a lavender chamomile and white sage blend that i make myself!! And literally any other of my tea collection depending on my mood!! (I have over 15 boxes/cans of different flavors lol)

Poppy: do i dip my fries?

@purble77 much like Toni's cursed gremlins (ghouls) i do not dip my fries!!! I have s habit of being too impatient and just biting the box of fries like a rabid animal when i am given the bag of food, i don't wait for them to cool which burns my mouth a lot, but i also don't care bc fries are so good.... Anyway,, yeah i never dip then because by the time I open the food and the sauce the fries are GONE,,,

[rhapsodyred-writes]

How would (Whoever) react to seeing their S/o being very flexy? Like able to put their legs behind their head and walk around on their hands type.

Personally I am a little envious of those people, but this isn't about me lol

Fihn & Tahlen are...concerned. Dragons are not meant to bend that way, and they had never attempted anything like that. Of course, being conjoined as dragons, pulling off something like that would have required a great deal of coordination, something Tahlen just doesn't have the patience for. As humans - or at least human-shaped dragons - Fihn can approach that level of flexibility if he's left alone long enough, but the balance needed to walk on one's hands?? Incredible. Once you can assure them that it doesn't hurt (much) to put yourself in that position, they'll relax. But until then, Tahlen will torture the both of them by looking up contortionist videos.

You can count Dezyn impressed. He's moderately flexible, mostly out of boredom. He's gotten himself into the habit of stretching when he's bored, and since he's bored so often...he stretches a lot. He hasn't reached near your level of flexibility though, and if he asks you to teach him how to do that, prepare for a difficult student. Dezyn has trouble focusing at the best of times, so it might take a while. Mostly he finds you impressive, though. What's that phrase? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

Toni is impressed too, but she can't reach anywhere near the level of flexibility that you have apparently mastered. If you invite her to stretch with you, she's likely to politely wave it off. She's built for power and brute force; the most finesse she uses in her day-to-day life is handling fragile beakers and vials. Being able to literally bend over backwards wouldn't help her much in her chosen profession, but that doesn't mean she doesn't enjoy watching you do it. Sometimes she'll watch you walk on her hands while the rest of your body is vaguely pretzel shaped and smile fondly. You're a weirdo, but she loves you.

Sasha is just as impressed with your flexibility - not only because she can't do what you do. She also knows that getting to that point takes a lot of work, especially if your genetics aren't predisposed to easily making the sort of knots you tie yourself up into. And if your genetics make you naturally more flexible than other people? She'll still find something to praise you for, and will encourage you to keep at it, if it's something you enjoy. Besides, stretching is healthy, right?

Beacher would like to be as impressed by your abilities as any other human (he's seen that some humans can make a living entirely on being flexible, as an entertainment act). However, since he doesn't have muscles, he can kind of...do whatever you can do, but more easily. The biggest difference is that he only has one hand to walk on, so that party trick is kind of out of the question. Still, he can tie his limbs up in pretzel shapes just like you, which kind of makes you kindred spirits, in a way. Huh, seems like your relationship is deepening.

[darke15]

Hello again, Rhymieeeeeeee 🖤 @rhymingtree

The King makes his entrance…

yessssssssss

Ooh a Bucky POV flashback... this is gonna hurt

Oh no, it's worse. It's a nightmare.

ouchies

A moment of silence for Bucky's declining mental and emotional health, courtesy of Darke

You’re welcome

SAMUEL. WILSON. DIDN'T WE ALREADY TELL YOU. SOMETIMES NATASHA IS WRONG.

He should know better. He does not

Poor Steve had to deal with two Russians and his girlfriend taking his archer buddy hostage and then said hostage buddy had to deal with his best friend's (ex???) girlfriend who was pulling theatrics on every single one of them... no wonder he's tired.

😂😂😂

 “Why do my World War Two veterans constantly look like shit?”

I feel like based on that limited information you can kinda tell what the answer is but ok Tony keep trying to be funny

😬😬😬

OH MY GOD PETER

.... I completely forgot he was here.... Um

Lol, you can’t just forget about him…like everyone else….

You winced lightly, holding your side as the C-17 soared over the Atlantic.

I'm on my Wakanda Forever kick so I'm imagining a very bemused Namor just looking up from under the surface thinking, "How many times is that loud ass hunk of metal going to fly over us?"

Blow that piece of junk outta the sky!

That was over the Pacific.

Same difference.

Hyde!Ghost did not pass high school geography it seems.

Can I just say that I love the term ‘Hyde!Ghost’ so much. It makes so much sense. 

Is she seriously thinking about jumping into the ocean? What's she gonna do swim for miles until she can snag Ollie's ankle and drag him into the depths with her?

She hasn’t gotten that far. 

Hyde!Ghost is ballsy and brutal... I mean she always has been but seeing her like this is almost always daunting to me

She’s what ghost would have been if danny wasn’t there to anchor her

BOONE. THANK YOU.

Our hero

“When’s the last time you slept?”

“I don’t remember.”

me this past week

Fr tho. We need to work on your sleeping habits. 

“Maybe. If not, we’ll just camp out until they take pity on us.”

... They will not simply take pity on you, and neither will the elephants and rhinos and other wildlife outside their border.

Let’s be fr…boone would attempt to make friends with them and then proceed to ride them like Hermes and herd ostriches or some shit 

Boone has sunset bias.

She really does

T'CHALLAAAAA

I missed him. I've been missing him more since WF and now I get to see more of him.

I missed him too. This chapter was perfectly timed tbh 

The faint remnants of the heart-shaped herbs disintegrated with every step his gardeners took, trying to save anything that was left of the plant.

He sighed, shaking his head as he looked over the room once more.

Thanks to N’Jadaka, it was likely T’Challa would be the last holder of the Black Panther mantle.

Darke, I think you just illustrated the moments that spelled out his fate…

😅😅😅 shhhhhhhhhhhh

SHURI GETS TO SEE THEM ALL AGAIN

AND SHE FINALLY GETS TO MEET GHOST FACE TO FACE OH MY GOD THIS IS EXCITING

yesssssssssssss

I love Boone being annoying right now, she's so cute

She’s getting bored again…time for a different project 😏

“If King T’Challa doesn’t recognize this face, then there’s a problem,” Boone mused, trailing her fingers over the scars that tracked down her face.

she's right though, how the hell do you forget a face like that…

Fr fr 

“Tell me someone else is seeing this,” you whispered, watching as the mirage began to fade.

“Oh, I see it,” Boone hummed, nudging you gently, “And I’m really glad you can see it too. I cannot be trippin’ balls right now.”

Don't be too glad. She hasn't slept in eons and she's arguing with voices in her head. As far as I'm concerned, she's not entirely reliable right now.

She hasn’t been reliable ever tbh

YAY Boone gets to hang out with Shuri and they can build her cool awesoma lab and they'll be best frieeends and oh my god the hell that those two can raise

Yesssssss Boone’s gonna get barred from reentering Wakanda after their shenanigans 

“One of the first things you ever told me was—”

“Ghost,” he said quickly, “Nobody wages war with ghosts.”

OH I LOVE THIS

Yay! 

“Ghost is a woman?” a familiar voice shouted from behind the Dora Milaje. You winced back, cocking your head to the side before a smile spread across your face and Princess Shuri appeared beside her brother. She looked you over excitedly, “I do not believe in the gods but...Praise be to Bast! Brother—”

I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT

yaaaayyyyyyyy!!!!!

I miss happy Shuri…

Same tho 

“The question is: Is this new soldier stable? And can we bend him to our will, instead of hers?”

Stop asking questions. Those questions are scary.

😈😈😈

The real most important question is: Why in heck are these two not giving up yet... I kinda feel bad for them, they're all exhausted

well... except for Novak... He seems well rested

Don’t feel bad for them, trust me. It’s not worth it. 

Yay Alpha Two and their Wakandan Adventure: A Thrilling Odyssey

yaaaaaahhssssssss

FINALLY my blorbos get a moment of relaxation. They deserve this.

They really do 

“Wow!” Boone sighed from across the jet, leaning further against the window to get a better look.

“Boone,” you snapped, “Don’t touch anything.”

“Sorry.”

Boone being an excited toddler is always the best

I can see her geeking out at everything she sees. 

“You could have come for help sooner.”

You shrugged, “Something we both need to work on, I guess.”

“Indeed.”

They're bonding. Two of my favorites are BONDING. I am literally vibrating with glee right now

I love them so much 

Queen Ramonda, Daughter of Lumumba steals the show once again

She really does 

“Mama,” Shuri said quietly, stepping toward the woman, “This is Ghost.”

“Ghost?” The Queen Mother blinked, “As in the masked madman that saved my Shuri?”

I love that she said that in English so Ghost knows exactly how she feels about her.

She ain’t scared about sayin’ what she means 

But then Duke akes the credit (rightfully so) probably with the goofiest grin, looking nothing like the madman Ramonda expected him, or any of them for that matter, to be

And i love it for him 

HOW DID T'CHALLA READ HER THAT EASILY

HE’S FUCKIN’ T’CHALLA that’s how

She and T'Challa are tied souls in that they are mirrors of one another in many aspects

See, i like that explanation better 

it's great using the mirror metaphor in a more positive way now

For once. 

You helped him see the vengeance inside of him. And he used that to better himself.

So, what in the fuck were you doing?

Having fun, duh. That’s a stupid question.

Never mind, she jumped in quick

Hyde!Ghost gives zero shits 

You sighed, shaking your head as you looked up at him, “Can you help me see it?”

it's like I can hear the hopelessness in her voice

Same tho 

Steve trailed off, following Clint’s gaze as it landed on a pair of redheads across the room.

Natasha and Walsh.

No fucking way.

Oh yeahhhhhhh

NO THAT CAN'T BE HAPPENING

But it is 😈

If he gets to Natasha then they're all fucking done for.

Heheheheheheheheheheheheeeee 😈

She’d hardly been able to sleep that night, the chance to finally meet Ghost and Libra and Agent Cavanaugh, after T’Challa had talked so much about them, was far too exciting.

If I were them, I'd be more excited about meeting the fucking Princess of Wakanda, probably the smartest woman on the fricking planet

Boone was vibrating in place the night before. Ghost had to lock the door so she didn’t go out exploring. 

They were primitive, that much she was sure about.

If it's HYDRA made, it's a lot more than primitive. it's barbaric.

True 

The way Duke is still grinning like a child in a toy store…

yessssssssss

AWW SHE NOTICED THE RINGS

I love ittttttttt

Killmonger was just like them after all.

He was trained to destabilize governments, taught to kill without remorse.

They were just like him.

Oof... that's a hard pill to swallow

It really is 

also, now I'm curious... what would M'Baku think of this whole situation? I feel like he's the only person in Wakanda who could wipe Duke's grin off his face.

He’s coming, he’s coming. 

Is Shuri starstruck?

Something like that 

Also Darke we've talked about how Shuri and Ghost's relationship would be strained after T'Challa's passing, so I can't help think about that too, seeing the two of them get to know each other more like this

THAT IS LITERALLY ALL THAT I COULD THINK ABOUT WHEN I WAS WRITING. BECAUSE I THINK T’CHALLA WOULD HAVE TOLD GHOST BEFOREHAND AND SHE WOULD HAVE OFFERED TO HELP HIM AND HE WOULD HAVE REFUSED. BUT GHOST DOESN’T HAVE THE HEART TO TELL SHURI THAT AND NOW SHURI BLAMES HER FOR T’CHALLA’S DEATH 

How many other women has Shuri met who can keep up with her prowess when it comes to tech? I'm sure Shuri has received a lot of praise and credit for how she turned Wakanda into the technological superpower it is now. But considering Wakanda has been closed off from the world, she hasn't received that recognition from people who haven't directly benefited from it yet, or knew how advanced Wakanda already was before she came along.

Also considering the way she’s talked about by the elders/M’Baku when they first meet. She’s considered a child and, though she’s incredibly smart, they don’t always trust her tech. 

Shuri must be beaming right now. This is recognition she most likely hasn't received before. It's coming from two women she admired, two women who were completely different from the women she knew, looking at her works as more than simply advancements for Wakanda. Like these are art.

🖤🖤🖤

Perhaps… Lagos 2.0. That would get her out of the way, at least, for a while.

the fucking audacity.

😈😈😈

“Show me what you can do, and I’ll teach you everything she doesn’t know.”

IT'S A TRAP PALADIN HE IS TRYING TO TURN YOU TO THE DARK SIDE

***padawan

I haven't seen Star Wars in years so I might not be referencing it right BUT STILL

mwaahahahahahhahaha

Captain to Captain talk in a dingy old warehouse... and then King to Leader talk NEAR MOUNT BASHENGA!?

Like night and day

 “I wish you could have been here to help my cousin. But, I fear he was too far gone.”

Right... because she has more in common with history's villains than their heroes…

Ironic, isn’t it?

Now my question is: Would she be able to help Shuri, if she had been there, with Namor?

I don’t know if Shuri would want/accept her help. 

Oh my goodness, she's opening up to someone who is practically a stranger to her?

Either she is truly far gone , or T'Challa just has that way with people.

T’Challa is just that kind of guy 

DID WE JUST GET

A DANNY FLASHBACK?

A PLEASANT DANNY FLASHBACK

OF THEIR FIRST NIGHT TOGETHER NO LESS

#origins leak

DARKE YOU ARE SPOILING ME. DON'T DO THAT. IT'LL GET TO MY HEAD. (and other places)

😏😏😏

— Danny laughed again, his breath whispering across your neck as he buried his face there, “I'm not afraid to throw your pretty ass out in the snow.” —

— “You think I'm pretty?” —

— “I think you're beautiful.” —

crying screaming throwing up dying

Oh please, you’re fine 

“Listen,” T’Challa said, pressing a finger to his lips with a sure nod, “In my culture, death is not the end. And, if you listen closely, you can hear them guiding you.”

“I love your crazy ass. You can do this. We can do this together. I love you, mi amor.”

gimme a second

Uh oh

how dare you how fuckin dare you

Oof, here we go 

how dare you give her that sliver of peace and then

Sorry 

NO

YES

NO NO NO NO NO

YESYESYESYESYES

NOT HIM

YES HIM 

Bucky rocked to his feet too, closing the distance between them with a snarl as he grabbed onto Walsh’s collar, “If you hurt her again, I will not hesitate to snap your goddamn neck.”

DO IT. DO IT NOW.

HEHEHEHEH not yet 

I think this one's my favorite chapter... And it's mostly T'Challa and Shuri's doing.

Same tho 

But it could also be the most infuriating one (other than when Ollie revealed himself to be Ghost Wraith). He's getting his claws into every single one and it is terrifying.

It’s gonna be so much fun 

I wish I had actually read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde so I could connect those two with Ghost and her own dark side, y'know, so I can nerd out. But my god the way you write her inner thoughts and Ghost's thoughts, the push and pull on her sanity... oh it's perfect.

It’s a pretty good read. Short too. 

That little teaser for Origins too, hehehe I'm getting too excited.

Same tho 

Man I love this so much Darke. And you told me earlier that you had trouble writing Wakandans. I think you did a wonderful job on all of their dialogue, especially T'Challa. You captured his calming aura, his elegance, and his reflection of Ghost so so well.

Thank you!

My favorite part is Ramonda calling Ghost a madman and Duke taking the credit for that madness. We love an exciteable bean.

He was like, ‘uh, no. i was that madman. Get it right, your highness.’

CHAPTER 85: WAR DOGS 

To all my live reactors,

Please, please, please, hide your reactions under a Read More cut. I don’t want any spoilers floating around. 

&

To all my Anonymous Avengers, 

If you want to react in my asks, feel free. However, I won’t be answering any of them until at least Wednesday if they contain spoilers. 

Thank you,

Darke

┍━━━━━━━━ ★ ━━━━━━━━┑

And, for a moment, a weight was lifted off your shoulders.

For a moment, the air was still.

For a moment, you felt the peace he’d told you about.

The stillness, the clarity, the calm.

The King broke the silence after a moment, “We have a saying here: Rain beats the panther’s skin but it does not wash out the spots.”

You glanced up at him, with a deadpan, “No matter how hard I try, I can’t escape who I am?”

“Something like that.”

“That is not helpful, your Highness.”

T’Challa chuckled, looking you over carefully before reaching over to wipe a stray tear that ran down your cheek, “You have to accept yourself. That is what I mean.”

┕━━━━━━━━ ★ ━━━━━━━━┙

» CHAPTER 85: WAR DOGS 

✪ Bᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ Sᴄᴀʀʀᴇᴅ : Aғᴛᴇʀᴍᴀᴛʜ

♜♠ Tʜᴇ Sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ & Tʜᴇ Sᴘʏ

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»Jᴏɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇ sɪᴅᴇ Tᴀɢʟɪsᴛ

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[mochie85]

HELLO💖

had a quick thought that could maybe turn into something? Not sure lol

Okay well, I was crawling on the floor like an idiot trying to dig up my slippers from under the bed (I have short arms) and I had a thought…Loki finds y/n in a similar situation and just can’t help but stare, becomes a bit a flustered mess if you will, god forbid anyone catches him off guard tho (especially y/n), something fluffy or something funny, anything goes, up to you! He also may selfishly put y/n a similar situation or two after the first instance just to get repeat of his first view bc he’s a mischievous little prick, y/n isn’t stupid tho and catches on quick, starts playing into his games, and starts making it unbearable for him after she starts wearing skirts or something, ok lemme shut up now

Enjoy✨

To Fold and To Flex

One-Shot Masterlist Complete Masterlist

Summary: Loki didn't realize he was in love with you until he saw you from a new perspective. A/N: I hope you liked this @loopsisloops. Sorry, it took so long. Pairing: Loki x Female Reader Warnings: Mostly fluff. No details of smut, but very suggestive scenes. Dividers: @firefly-graphics

The cloud inside Loki’s mind wouldn’t lift. It wasn’t a headache perse, more of an annoyance. He’s felt like this for a couple of months now. A feeling of something he’s missed. It was almost within his grasp but he couldn’t, for the life of him, figure out what it was.

It was better whenever he would spend time with you. The clouds would go away and he found joy in your laughter. He found excitement in your shared love of mischief. He found peace in the late afternoons with you, sharing your love of music with him.

However, whenever you were not around, the fogginess in his head somehow got worse. It traveled down his body, onto his chest. Squeezing him tight. Making him unable to breathe at times. What unexpected power you had over him?

You did not have any magical talents as a witch or perhaps a mutant. Loki has checked your file multiple times and asked both Wanda and Strange to look into you. Strange just rolled his eyes at him - the nerve! Wanda - Wanda wouldn’t stop smiling after Loki explained the situation to her.

“Maybe you should just hang out with her more often. Make those clouds go away for good!” She suggested with a smirk.

“What kind of half-brained idea is that? Would you tell an alcoholic to drink more liquor? Or an addict to take more of their narcotics?” Loki shouted back as he turned and walked away from her. They were ridiculing him. They must be. No one here ever thought him serious.

Hence, here he was, sitting up alone in his bed. His head in his hands trying to figure out where this heaviness came from. What was it about you that made him think of you at all hours of the day? Why does every melody he hears remind him of the twilight evenings listening to old records with you?

Walking down to the kitchen, he decided to raid Tony’s liquor cabinet. A habit he picked up from you whenever you needed to stop overthinking about something serious. Then maybe tomorrow he would confront you about your power over him and perchance he could bargain with you to let him go. You must have some sort of control or spell bewitching him.

Perhaps you had some elven blood in you, some Aether. And you weren’t aware you were doing it. He could help you! He could help you control your powers. Yes! It would undoubtedly lead to more time spent together. But if it’s for your own good. For your own safety. Then he would risk this dense cloud over his heart and mind a little longer to help you.

As he strode quietly to the kitchen, Loki could make out loud clinks of glass coming from the bottom cabinets of the bar. There could be any number of you still awake at this time and he turned to go back into his room. He found the thought of making small talk with anyone from the team tedious and insincere.

“Ugh, where are you?!” he heard your muffled groan. He stopped midstride, turning back around towards the kitchen, with a wide grin on his face. He was about to say some amorous remark about how you needn’t look any further, for here he was – the perfect specimen - standing in front of you.

But he couldn’t. He rounded the corner and was met with your curvaceous rear end in some remarkably tight leggings. Loki’s eyes widened. He tilted his head as his mouth opened to an appreciative shock. He found you on your knees as you were reaching for something deep in the cabinets. Your small grunts and curses invaded his head.

It wasn’t until he saw you, in that precarious position, that it hit him. A hard blow to the lungs. Like the clouded air was knocked out of him and all he could do was just stand there and look at your luscious arse.

I want her. He finally admitted to himself. Loki closed his mouth and snapped out of it. Is that drool coming out of my lips?

“Ugh…come on. Just a little closer,” you grunted. Loki bit his bottom lip at hearing your phrase. “Yes!” you breathed out as you found whatever it was you were looking for.

As if the gods themselves slowed down time, he watched you stand up. Your hair gathered to one side of your face. Your body slid up along his and he felt warmth emanating from you. The light in your eyes turned the color into a new hue. When you looked up at him, you had released your bottom lip from the bite you held it in.

And Loki’s heart skipped a beat.

“Shit!” You whispered. “I wasn’t stealing anything!” You said hiding the bottle of whiskey behind you.

“What are you hiding dear?” His wide smile made your heartache and double over. He pushed his arms under yours and around your waist, pulling you closer in his embrace. The scent of his cologne muddles your senses as he reached for the pilfered bottle you were holding behind you.

“When did you get here? I didn’t hear you come in?” you asked him.

“I haven’t been down here very long. I heard the sounds of thieving and was wondering who would be brave enough to rob the Avengers in the middle of the night.” You giggled at his words. Gods, he loved the sound of your giggle.

He took the bottle from behind you and opened the twist cap with his nimble thumb. The cap opened so fast it flew off the bottle onto the counter. Loki took a swig of whiskey. His eyes never left yours while his other hand still wrapped around your waist.

“Hey! That was mine. I stole that fair and square!” You stomped your foot. Gods you look adorable!

“Why are you up so late?” Loki smiled, offering the bottle back to you.

“My mind wouldn’t rest,” you said, taking the bottle and drinking a sip yourself.

“Couldn’t sleep either, huh?” Loki asked as you moved away from his embrace. He fought the urge to squeeze you to keep you in place.

“Ya. I’m still jetlagged from the mission.” You offered. It wasn’t a lie. But Loki knew it was only a half-truth. “That’s my excuse. What’s yours?” you quickly asked.

You, he wanted to say. “As I said, I heard someone trying to steal something in the kitchen. And I thought I would be proactive and stop the evildoer from doing any harm.” He teased you. “Or from stealing all of Tony’s beloved liquor.”

“Stop. I wasn’t stealing!” You jokingly pushed him on his right peck, feeling the strong hard muscle underneath. He caught your hand as it was touching him and he held it against himself for a short while before conventionality made it seem awkward. He couldn’t stop wanting to touch you.

“I’ll replenish what I sto-borrowed.” You said blushing. You busied yourself finding two old-fashioned glasses for the whiskey. Trying to hide the dimpled smile forming on your face.

Your hair had fallen down, covering you. Loki wouldn’t have that and he delicately pulled your strands back behind your ear. You turned to face him with a warm smile, “Thanks,” you said.

Loki was stunned. All this time, he never once saw you as anything more than a friend. How could he? He was resigned to the thought that no one here in this realm would ever want to be with him. He couldn’t – no, wouldn’t – think of anyone here that way because he didn’t want to get himself attached and subsequently get hurt.

So he turned off that side of him. Looked at the world through the hazy filter of friendship and amiable companionship. That cloudy filter inevitably obscured his view of you and your relationship together.

But one look at you in that indefensible position - your beautiful body offered up before him like a sacrifice to an insidious god - he couldn’t help but break that filter and replace it with lust-filled longing and a desperate stare.

It went on for quite some time. His stare. His longing. It was like he was looking at you through new eyes. Your soft supple skin, your buoyant laughter, that round curvaceous ass! He couldn’t stop thinking about that night he found you, on your knees with your plump cheeks in the air, tempting him to run his palm around you. He had to see it again.

“You got a little something…” Wanda said to Loki, breaking his train of thought. “…right here.” She said motioning to the side of her lips. “Are you drooling?” Loki quickly went to wipe his lips only to find them dry. Wanda started laughing.

Loki was upset at being mocked. “Why are you here? Come to give me more asinine advice on my predicament?”

“It’s the tower’s gym, Loki. I’m here to train. Just like everybody else. Although, you’re spectating more than you are working out. What, or rather, whom are you watching?” Wanda’s eyes followed Loki’s stare.

They watched you mount Wilson on the mat. Your arms and legs wrapped around him in a chokehold. Wilson tapped your arm, yielding to your capture. How Loki wished it was him your arms were wrapped around.

“Uh-huh. I’m glad you took my asinine advice! You’re welcome by the way.” Wanda provoked.

“I beg your pardon?!” Loki asked confused and heartbroken.

“I overheard Bucky trying to ask her out for a cup of coffee and she said she’s flattered but that she’s seeing someone.” Wanda relayed. “So I assumed you took my advice and asked her out. That’s why you’re drooling in the middle of the gym making that heart-eye emoji face.” Wanda rounded her fingers shaping them into a heart against her eyes as she walked back to her yoga mat.

Loki looked back at you. Were you being courted by someone already? Had he missed his chance? He watched as you bent down stretching your back. Your legs spread apart as both hands reached for your left ankle. You did a quick little bounce and reached over to your right ankle.

Loki groaned inside. He swallowed hard, as he watched you stretch your upper legs and back muscles. You stood back up and turned towards him. Both of your eyes briefly meet. Norns, I got caught staring. Loki quickly resumed his own workout of…for fucks sake, what was I working out? Loki conjured weights in his hand and he proceeded to do reps.

“Hey Silver-tongue, what’chu working on?” you asked as you strode towards him.

 “498, 499, 500…oh, hello darling. How can I help you?” You watched him do his bicep curls. His lean muscle stretched the thin fabric of his shirt. You could follow the veins in his arms as he made them taught and then relax.

“I was hoping for a spotter. I wanted to work on my quads.”

“I would be happy to oblige.” Loki quickly agreed. He had no idea what a spotter was or what part of your body the quads were located in. But seeing that you chose him over anyone else in the gym - over the seething Barnes who was watching with narrowed eyes over in the corner - he couldn’t help but be elated.

Loki quickly learned what he had to do and now he regretted putting himself in this predicament. How could he possibly get out of this without embarrassing himself in front of you?

He stood behind you as you carried a long bar over your shoulders with heavy weights on either end. You proceeded to do squats. Bringing your body down and then back up again. “What exactly am I to do again, darling?” Loki asked as you continued to do another squat.

“Watch my form. Make sure I’m doing it correctly. One misalignment could mean an injury or at the very least aching muscles tomorrow morning.” Oh, he was watching your form all right.

“And this is supposed to help…” Loki’s head tilted as he watched you squat down, “…your thighs?” Those delicious thighs.

“Yes. And I know you can take this weight off me easily if I can’t continue.” You grunted as you stood. The primal sound embedded itself in his imagination. “I know how strong you are. You can probably carry this weight with your pinky finger.” You complimented.

Loki huffed. “Are you flattering me? And they call me ‘Silver-tongue?’” he smiled.

“I’ve seen you Loki, I know how strong you are. You shouldn’t hide under so many layers.” You winked at him.

“Watch what you say around me, darling.”

“Or what? It’ll inflate that ego of yours?” you giggled. As you stood up from your last squat.

You watched him come closer behind you. A smirk on his lips as his tongue peeked out. He leaned in closer to your ear and whispered, “Or else, I’ll have to show you the genuine reason why they call me Silver-tongue.” His voice vibrated in your ear, tickling it, sending shivers down your side.

You dropped the barbell behind you. Loki caught it with one hand. “Looks like you did need someone to spot you after all.”

Is Loki flirting with me? You looked into his glinting eyes searching for that familiar friendly gaze. The one he always gave you after he said such things. The one where he placed you back in the box labeled ‘friend’. Only this time, it wasn’t there. There was something deviant in his eyes. As if you were seeing them for the first time. Clear and dark.

His eyes roamed your body as if he were imagining all the lewd things he wanted to do to each and every single part of you. You shivered at his gaze. What changed? You wondered. When did he stop being my friend and started wanting something more?

Neither of you could help it. The tension was too irresistible to fight. Flirting with the god of mischief was dangerous. You trusted your friend, Loki. The one you would spend afternoons listening to music with while he read to you on the couch. But Loki - the silver-tongued god of mischief? Silver-tongue was someone different. He was darker. More dominating. He was confident and arrogant. And you would be lying only to yourself if you said that it didn’t turn you on. Neither of you were bold enough to admit your feelings to each other. And both of you were too proud to give in. The two of you stuck in an endless game of cat and mouse.

You started wearing skirts to tease him. But he would play into it, knocking down whatever you had in your hand with his seidr, just to see you bend over. Short of doing “the Bend and Snap,” you teased him by running your hands up your thighs, then your hips. Lifting your skirt slightly as you slowly got up. You would roll your eyes secretly. You knew Loki was around somewhere watching you, but you didn’t know where.

You would get him back though! Whenever you would pass behind him you would drag your fingernails across his back, shoulder to shoulder. You never passed up the opportunity to touch him. You particularly liked it when he would wear his long hair up in a messy bun. You would have access to his long neck and you would run your fingernails lazily along the back.

 He would shiver in response. You especially liked it when he was around other people and you caught him off guard and he would just freeze and stop whatever he was doing. He’d close his eyes and just relish in your touch as you softly play with the hairs on the back of his neck.

It all came to a head one night when Loki was on his way down to the kitchen for some more of Tony’s expensive, top-shelf liquor. He heard some rustling in the cabinets again and wondered if it was you. Eager, he came around and saw you fishing the cabinets for the whiskey he purposely hid in the back of the cabinet. Loki stood there, mesmerized once again by your curvaceous body in your sleep shorts. The fabric riding up so high they barely covered you. His hand involuntarily moved closer. On their own, they reached out to you. You quickly found the bottle and stood yourself back up with ease. Those squats really do help.

“Darling,” Loki said as his hands curled around your waist. He couldn’t resist any longer. You were surprised to find him behind you.

“Loki. What are you doing here?” you asked. “Couldn’t sleep either?”

“No. Not with you running through my mind all night.” His hands felt warm against your body. He buried his nose on the side of your neck. His lips threatened to kiss your skin, but he was still hesitant. He knew that as soon as his lips touched your body, there would be no going back. He would crave you more and more and there would be no satisfying his addiction to you.

You placed the bottle down on the counter, forgotten, and placed your hands on top of his. You guided him up your torso, to your eager breasts. He moaned as he leaned into you. Your body was trapped between his growing length and the cold kitchen counter.

Your hands continued up towards his hair, splaying your fingers and reaching that sensitive part behind his neck. Making a fist in his hair, grabbing it, pushing his face closer to your neck, aching to feel his lips on your skin.

“Don’t tease me, Silver-tongue.” You simpered. That pet name does things to him. Only you would be able to call him that and make it sound so wicked. So desperate, yet so reverent.

“Unlike the way you’ve been teasing me, kitten? With those scratches on my back. Touching me the way you do.” He growled, giving in to the taste of your honeyed skin on his lips.

“I thought you liked my hands on you.” You asked naively.

“Hmm. Why do you think I started wearing my hair up?” One of his hands roamed up to your neck, while the other pulled your hips flushed against him. “Do you know how many times I’ve pictured taking you, bent over for me like a common harlot? Every time I see you bowed over, presenting your delicious curves to me like a maiden offering up herself to a selfish god.”

“Why do you think I started wearing skirts?” You asked playfully. You could feel Loki’s smile against your skin. He pulled your face towards his, finally capturing your lips in a deadly kiss. His thumb stroked your cheek as he sucked on your upper lip.

Loki broke off the kiss, his lips lingering a little longer over yours. “Come,” he commanded. He led your dazed figure back towards the bedroom hallways.

“What are we doing?” You asked beguilingly. We. He liked the sound of ‘we.’

“Neither of us can sleep. I know a couple of ways to make us tired,” he said as he picked you up over his shoulder, laying his hand on your delicious ass and smacking it.   

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[f1nalboys]

Random Billy and Stu HC’s

BILLY

Like I said in my other one, he secretly loves pop music

Spice Girls, Tony Braxton, George Michael, etc etc

Also loves Tupac I think that he’d listen to him while he studies

He calls people nicknames ALL. THE. TIME.

He was the one who gave Stu that nickname, it just kind of stuck

Randy and he get along fine but they’re more casual acquaintances than friends

Billy wears shoes in the house

His favorite color is dark blue or a deep red

Very pretentious when it comes to horror movies

That’s not a headcanon, just the truth

He identifies as Demi

If he had social media, he’d try and get a username that was either just ‘BillyLoomis’ or something dark and emo

xx_Bloody_Billy_xx

He’d be super big on Myspace

His favorite weather is when it’s warm with a slight breeze. Think the very beginning of fall when it’s starting to get colder but not by much

He is NOT a morning person in any fucking capacity lmao

If you wake him up he’s 100% going to be grumpy and just >:( the entire time

He drinks a lot of coffee because he tends to stay up late (which is partly why he hates getting up in the am)

Do not give him directions by telling him to go north or south, that’s not only going to piss him off but he’ll get even more lost

He’s just not good at directions in anyway, he needs someone to write them down for him tbh

STU

He is a very big fan of puns

I can see him buying those joke books as a kid and just carrying them around to read 

Has a habit of interrupting other people when they’re talking but not because he doesn’t want to hear them talk anymore (sometimes he does though lol) but because he’s just really excited to talk about whatever it is he wants to say

I think he’s Pan tbh, he just has a lot of love to give and doesn’t see the need to limit it to one gender/sex

He’s also poly, I think him having more than one partner would be best for him!

No one goes to him for advice besides Billy LMAO

It’s not that he’s bad at giving advice, he just… tends to go to extremes 

And he also has a hard time telling when he needs to be serious, he tries to lighten the mood a lot and it can bother people because they think he’s just blowing them off/minimizing their experience

He and Randy were friends idc, they would hang out together alone and have a good time 

Physical touch is his love language fr, he loves touching people

He’s lowkey a neat freak

Like, his house and room are spotless because he needs a clear space to work

When he’s sad he’ll play sad music to make himself even sadder

A vicious cycle if you will

His favorite flavor of ice cream is either coffee, chocolate, or mango

And he’s absolutely a prude about trying new flavors

“I know I like these so why would I try anymore????”

Second favorite movie genre are comedies, he’s definitely forced Billy to watch Beevis and Butthead 

Speaking of Beevis and Butthead, he and Billy absolutely dressed up like them for Halloween at least once

He sleeps starfish style, takes up the whole damn bed when he’s by himself

If he’s sleeping with someone then his arms are wrapped around them and he is getting himself as close to them as possible

THIS MAN RUNS HOT he’s essentially a space heater

He likes reading, especially the classics, which surprises lots of people 

Favorite book is ‘The Painting of Dorian Gray’

He loves getting his picture taken, Tatum has a bunch of polaroid's of him doing literally anything and everything

Good baker! Has his own recipe for brownies

Can’t cook for shit though, the kid was raised by nannies he never had to cook for himself so he never bothered learning

Nail biter as well

He has a thin scar on the bridge of his nose from when he was younger and was running through the house during one of his many moves and ran into a glass table :(

I can see him collecting stuff, not like coins or stuff he thinks are ‘nerdy’ but like,,, rocks and sea glass and stuff

[soultronica]

Law’s -ya suffix

“How many people have you killed, Drake-ya?”

About Law's verbal quirk of adding -ya at the end of the names of the people he's addressing -- fairly unique, yeah? Chances are this is something you've never seen before, at least this was the case for me. This post is an attempt at a comprehensive explanation and overview of the way he uses it.

(obligatory blanket warning that my japanese level is around jlpt n2/cecrl c1 - i understand the stuff i research but i'm not a native speaker. i can be mistaken.)

The suffix -ya (屋)

Let's start off by saying that while it's a strange way to address people, the suffix in itself isn't unfamiliar.

The basic meaning of "ya" (屋) is shop, essentially. You add it to a noun to turn it into a profession, especially ones related to shops and traditional trades, though usually with the polite address marker -san, even in third person.

So for example:

pan = bread ⇨ panya-san = baker kutsu = shoes ⇨ kutsuya-san = shoemaker

This includes “invented” occupations that would therefore be instinctively understood as such. For example, an anime I just watched (durarara) has:

joho = information ⇨ johoya(-san) = information broker hakobu = to carry ⇨ hakobiya(-san) = transporter

And then by extension, it became used in nouns to define a person by a trait of theirs:  

ganbaru = to do one's best ⇨ ganbariya-san = someone who always tries their best hazukashii = to be embarrassed  ⇨ hazukashigariya-san = a shy person

This last bit is relevant here because Law's terms of address includes not so much occupations but attributes. So you'd understand "Strawhat-ya" as "Guy with the strawhat" for example.

Where it gets a bit confusing is that Law's terms of address also include just tacking on the suffix to names, which makes less sense intuitively... Which is where Oda's own explanation comes in handy.

Historical background: yago (屋号)

Straight from the source - this is an SBS answer from volume volume 62 (page 84), which was replaced in the official English edition.

Reader: Law-san uses -ya to address people such as in "Strawhat-ya", does that mean that if someone is named Tsuchiya he'd call them Tsuchiyaya? Please tell me Law-san ❤ Oda: Law-san! Someone's asking for you! ... Yeah, he's not coming. I'll answer in his place, shall I? In the past in Japan, maybe around Edo era? There was a thing called "yago". If for example in a village you had two people called Tomekichi, folks would use -ya instead of their names to refer to them (by their trade), such as "Tomekichi the toolshop (doguya)" or "Tomekichi the cooper (okeya)". Have you never heard "Tamaya~!" in the context of fireworks or "Nakamuraya!" in the context of kabuki? It's something like that. Right, Law-san? Law: Yeah.

If you're not familiar with yago at all, maybe the wikipedia article will help (link). I'm sure you can make the link with what I've explained above. The gist is that a commoner would often be addressed by their trade or shop name for differentiation (as in Oda's example) or convenience. And if they made a name for themselves, said name (including the -ya bit, the same "ya" as in "yago") could be used the same way their trade name would be, and they'd pass that name from generation to generation, making the name a yago. The Nakamuraya Oda mentions here is a famous yago of kabuki actors stretching back to the 16th century (link) and the Tamaya are, you guessed it, a hanabi (traditional fireworks) yago from the Edo era (Japanese link).

So there we go! Law's -ya suffix usage is actually pretty traditional.

Law's usage

Law of course does not use the -san polite address marker, because he's a rude little shit. This brings me to what I believe is the first time he uses it, chronologically, which (provided you consider it canon) would be in the Law novel which takes place right after Law runs away from Minion Island where Cora died. He doesn't use -ya at all during his manga flashbacks. In the novel however he's saved by a man, Wolf, who creates mostly worthless inventions. Which leads Law to call him Garakuta-ya, where "garakuta" means junk, rubbish. Implying that his occupation is to create junk. I think this is a pretty good in-context illustration of how the suffix works? And if you consider the novel canon, you get the added characterisation bit of this habit of Law's being originally a kid's thing, which fits nicely.

Regardless of how it started, he clearly got used to addressing people like this. In the manga, these are the addressed characters I'm aware of, including Oda's own compilation from a volume 72 (page 46) SBS answer:

Luffy - Mugiwara-ya (Strawhat-ya) Zoro - Zoro-ya Nami - Nami-ya Usopp - Hana-ya (Nose-ya) (lol) Sanji - Kuroashi-ya (Blackleg-ya) Chopper - Tony-ya Robin - Nico-ya Franky - Robo-ya Brook - Bone-ya Smoker - Hakuryo-ya (White Chase-ya)* Caesar - Caesar-ya* Drake - Drake-ya Kidd - Eustass-ya (* = are also addressed without the -ya)

There's not really a pattern here. For some of these characters he uses an attribute + ya, which again makes instinctual sense when you're used to the regular meaning of -ya. For others he uses surname + ya, which is what originally confused me until I found the SBS yago explanation. Notably this includes characters who aren't usually referred to by their surnames (Chopper, Robin, Kid). But then you've also got Zoro and Nami who are addressed by their first names.

Despite those two I'd still say that it's overall a particularly offhand term of address, and a non-polite one at that (which is why the "Mr" translation that was in Sabaody-era scans for the ones he addresses by surname doesn't really work, but I can't fault a week-by-week translator for having no idea what to do with that, with no characterisation to go on).

It's worth noting that he doesn't use -ya at all for members of his crew: Bepo, Penguin and Shachi are all addressed by just their names.

Signification

So why this particular verbal quirk for Law? It's all up to interpretation of course, but I'd say this leans into his casually rude way of speaking, especially pre-timeskip Law.

Another point that I've seen raised in a Japanese meta, and one that I agree with, is that it serves to make him more Japanese. I know a lot of us have our headcanons about the ethnicities of various OP characters and for me Law is one of the particularly Japanese-coded characters: his Japanese sword, his not eating bread, his use of a traditional suffix as a verbal quirk... (and also just because I've met sooo many japanese guys his age with exactly that terrible facial hair/sideburns combo what's up with that lol)

But of course all this is open to interpretation. I'd love to hear anybody's thoughts about his characterisation! And I hope this helped shed light on some of it.

Bonus

Rule 63!Law does use the -san polite address marker lol.

"How many people have you killed, Drake-ya-san?"

[its-tortle]

Okay okay so uh fluff prompt?? Stucky? Bucky using “doll” or “sweetheart” or something and Steve blushing? Avengers teasing him? But then he gets Bucky back by using some pet name for him and it’s all over for the stoic white wolf lol

thank you for this lovely headcanon, korie! i love it so much! have this little drabble:

Between the two of them, Bucky has always been the one more prone to pet-names. While Steve sticks to a whole lot of "Bucky" and "Buck", and the occasional "Barnes", Bucky is all "punk" and "pal" and "buddy" and "Stevie". When he's drunk and/or annoying Steve, he'll even throw in pet-names like "sweetheart" or "honey" or "doll".

Steve rolls his eyes every time, not sure why the names make blush so much, and why he wishes Bucky would call him "doll" more often.

It happens less on the front, because they're constantly surrounded by others and Bucky doesn't have enough liquor to get drunk these days. Steve still lives for the occasional "Stevie", and the two or three times Bucky pulls out a "sweetheart."

It's not until Bucky falls and Steve sits there with his heart ripped clean out of his chest that he realizes why that is. He'd loved Bucky all along.

Now, in 2018, against all odds, he has Bucky back.

They live in the tower among the chaos of the other Avengers and their copious amounts of food and loud movie nights. It had taken Bucky a long while to warm up to the lot of them, but they're getting there now. He joins Clint on grocery store runs and Natasha in making fun of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Tony even lets him into the workshop to marvel at all the tech sometimes, as long as he doesn't touch anything. He lets Thor braid his hair.

Steve watches him with a warmth in his gut, and knows that he's still in love.

But, the way Bucky's slow Brooklyn drawl would sound out all those pet names is mere memory now. He hasn't said any of them since he came back, but Steve's not complaining. He's just happy Bucky is talking to him at all, that he's /here/, and alive. On good days, he even smiles a "Stevie" and ruffles Steve's hair as he walks by. Steve eats it up.

So when, one movie night,  Big is paused for a bathroom break and Bucky offhandedly gestures at Steve and says, "pass the popcorn, doll," Steve is taken by surprise.

He can feel his face flush even as he leans over to pass the bowl to Bucky, and curses himself. There's not way it's not noticeable.

And indeed, Tony opens his mouth. "Is Cap... blushing?"

"He totally is," Wanda smirks, barely even looking up from what's probably her Pinterest feed.

Sam snorts. "It's that easy. Shit, I gotta start calling you weirdly degrading pet names."

"Absolutely not," Bucky counters, stuffing a handful of popcorn in his mouth. "That's my privilege."

"Jesus," Steve breathes, his face still half behind his hand.

"What?", Bucky asks innocently, and Steve can hear the smile in his voice. "Am I wrong, sweetheart?"

Steve's blush deepens, and the whole group laughs.

Bucky squeezes his knee for a long moment, warm and playful and comforting.

After that night, it becomes more common.

Bucky will stumble into the kitchen half-asleep and take the coffee from Steve with a warm "thanks, honey" and when Steve calls to ask for something from the store, he'll pick up the phone with a "hey, doll".

Steve's not sure how conscious Bucky is of it, if it's a real choice or just a slip into old habit. Either way, he's glad for it, despite the fact that he turns red as a beet every time and endures a whole lot of jabs from all the other Avengers. They try to make him blush with the same names, but it never quite works.

They don't have the warm and sweet voice that belongs to the man Steve is in love with, so mostly they just get elbowed and stumble into strangers they have to awkwardly apologize to.

He does get flustered easily though, just by nature. Nat will call him hot or Bruce will point out that his art is really good or Wanda will call him incredibly kind, and Steve will smile an awkward smile and revert into himself. He's just not used to being praised and considered likable, so it's strange and uncomfortable to him.

Bucky's never been like that. He's been called handsome and smart and charming his whole life, so he's much better at accepting compliments and affection. When Wanda tells him he has good hair, he just flips it behind his shoulder and winks at her. When Clint calls him funny, Bucky will say "hell yeah, I am."

So when Steve says, "Thanks, hun," after Bucky passes him the salt at the dinner table, it's to everyone's surprise the Bucky tuns red and smiles into his lap.

"Dude," Sam exclaims. "It goes both ways."

Everyone laughs, and Natasha says something along the lines of "of course it does", and Steve can't stop grinning.

Because Bucky is bashful like Steve's never seen him, just because Steve used a casual pet-name with him.

He leans over and presses a kiss to Bucky's cheek, only to pull back and watch him bury his red-cheeked grin in his hands.

Steve resolves to call him every pet-name he can find.

[reallunargift]

some more random aph portugal headcanons #2 (as always, the formatting is easier to read on my blog)

He’s got a strange affinity for snakes, and had a pet dragon snake as a child.

This doesn’t extend to outside of his own territory. He was shocked the first time he got bitten by a snake in South America.

Luckily Toni was there to suck the poison. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

He hated being overlooked and talked down to when he was younger, yet would do the same to those younger than himself. It was partly learned behaviour and partly trying to distance himself from the “kids”. He didn’t lose that habit until the 1800s.

Because of how he’d been treated he was pretty obnoxious to the older Spanish kingdoms once he achieved independence.

He still hates being overlooked, but is fine with it if the topic isn’t a pleasant one. No one remembers his role in the 1588 Armada? Good.

He agreed to anything if it got him what he wanted, and then went back on his word pretty easily (he and Af0nso Henriques got along great lol)

Basically in his mind the ends definitely justified the means. If others got caught in the crossfire then that was their problem.

But if he was the one caught in the crossfire then he’d keep a grudge.

Hypocrisy is a big thing with this guy.

He doesn’t really think further ahead than his immediate needs dictate. He’ll plan just enough to get out of the current problem he’s in and any short term consequences that follow, and trust his future self to get out of any delayed ramifications later.

That’s what desenrascanço is for, after all.

He cares what people think about him and goes to great lengths to curate his public image. Yes he’s a chill guy, but he’s also very self-aware of how he comes across and how to maximise/minimise traits he has.

He says he’s Catholic, and he’s got all the usual stuff in his house (a beat up old bible, a rosary and a lady of Fátima figurine), but you’ll be hard pressed to find him in church outside of Easter and Christmas.

The 1755 earthquake quite literally shook his core beliefs. It struck on a religious holiday and damaged almost all the major churches while people were gathered in them for worship. It’s not like he was particularly ardent in his faith by then, but in his mind he’d done so much for the Church, so why was he being punished? The theological discussion it sparked also played a part in his personal disaffection.

He still enjoys the religious festivals, though. Like Carlos Paião sang, “long live even Saint Benedict if that gives us many holidays to celebrate”

[16woodsequ]

Hi I'm back for our weekly ask (I have decided it's our new tradition)

Just wondering do you have any headcannons which are about Steve but not from Steve. Like something Clint or wanda have noticed about him. Or something vision or Tony think about him etc. Any character any cannon, as long as about Steve.

Hope that makes sense, is a nightmare trying to phrase what I'm asking lol

Oooh, I like this tradition! (Also, I’m pretty sure this was the ask that prompted my dream the other day, since it was so interesting I went to bed thinking about it.)

Alright, interesting thing with this question, is Steve is a hard person to get to know. He puts up a front most of the time, so for any of these headcanons, I think they would only happen if the Avengers lived around Steve for a while, so either an AU where they live together, or during the time when Steve is searching for Bucky with Sam, or when Team Cap is on the run together. 

That being said, here are a few ideas:

Tony and press conferences

Now, starting off, I think Steve is very practiced at handling press conferences. He would have experience doing it as Captain America during the war. So I think he can generally get through the tediousness of it just as well as Tony can (who would also have a lot of practice with this sort of thing). That being said, I think he would have his limits.

Since Tony is practiced in portraying an image to the press, I think he might grow to recognise Steve doing the same thing, and I think he might learn to pick up the clues for when Steve is done up to here with reports and insensitive questions. I think the signs would be subtle—a narrowing of the eyes here, a pointed remark there, a clenching of the fists here...

And Tony knows it is about time to wrap up the press conference and pull Steve away to somewhere quiet.

Avengers and a super soldier

In general, I think the people around Steve forget just how enhanced he is. Even among the Howling Commandos, I think it would be easy to remember some basic things about Steve’s enhancements; he is strong, he can fight really well, he has good stamina... that sort of thing.

But I think is would be easy to think of Steve as, just a really athletic, strong guy, so I can totally see the Avengers and the Commandos both just being a little shook every once an a while when Steve does something the reminds them just how enhanced he is.

Steve: *scales a 6 story building with out breaking a sweat*

Clint: Um.

Steve: *sitting dead still, eyes wide as he listens in on an enemy encampment a mile away*

Gabe, next to him: Uh.

Wanda

I hadn’t thought a lot about Steve and Wanda, but once I did, I realised that the two of them have a lot in common. Wanda lost Pietro, and Steve lost Bucky. Both Wanda and Steve volunteered for body altering science experiments, and both of them are young. Both of them have lived through war-like conditions, and, after aou, Wanda is all alone in a new country, much like Steve was when he first woke up.

So anyways, I think Steve and Wanda could potentially grow very close. Especially if Wanda accidentally sees something like his nightmares. I think the Avengers and her would have an understanding that she wouldn’t see into their minds purposely, but if it were to happen accidentally, or if Steve’s emotions were to be particularly “loud”, I can see Wanda having an easier time seeing past the Captain Rogers part of Steve than other people would. 

Steve and friends

I would like to think that anyone who spends enough time around Steve would eventually be able to pick up on his subtle red flags. I don’t think Steve would ever be very obvious with his problems—unless he were in the middle of a breakdown—but I can see Sam or Natasha being able to tell bad nights from good night by the set of Steve’s shoulders, or how long he spends zoned out over his coffee.

I can see Sam and Nat having a completely silent method of communication for ‘scale of 1-10, how is he?’ and ‘what is the plan?’, sort of thing. (And of course, Steve would do the same sort of thing for either of them, but this is mainly about what others notice about Steve right now.) 

Bucky

This is for Commandos-era Bucky, but I was reading a post about subtle signs someone you know is having a chronic pain flare up, and I began thinking about that with Steve and Bucky.

What if, after the serum, Bucky notices that Steve moves differently than he did before? And at first, he thinks it is just new confidence, or a Captain America sort of thing, but after a while he realises it is something different. Steve is moving without pain. 

He is so used to picking up on the subtle signs of Steve bracing himself to stand, or moving carefully, or being short of breath for reasons other than asthma. But, by the time Steve finds Bucky, he has been in his new body long enough that he is starting to shed those habits.

I imagine Bucky probably wouldn’t have grasped Steve’s chronic pain quite so well as the moment he realised just how prevalent is was—because he recognises now when it isn’t there.  

 I hope that is what you had in mind! Let me know what you think!

Headcanon masterpost

[diamondgrlteam]

GIRLFRIENDS CHARACTER ANALYSIS 🧐:

I’ll be reviewing each girlfriend in a separate post 💘

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

I’m gonna start from the least to most favourite character (my opinion ofc).

Joan Clayton; Ohhh Joan, love struck Joan, the disassociated mother of the group.

Truthfully, when I thought of the reasons I dislike Joan the most, I found that it’s because she mirrors a younger version of me. A people pleaser, a trait of mine that I detested for the longest, and took serious self reflection to get rid of.

Joan is the kind of girl you would want in your circle, she will be the girl you need her to be, whatever you need she’s got you! (even to her own detriment).

I know people say the girls took advantage of Joan, that they used her & took her for granted etc. While this is all true and I’m not justifying their behaviour at all...

It has to be said, that Joan ALLOWED this behaviour to continue. If she had half the backbone her mother had, Lynn would’ve been put out years ago and no one would have chat for her!

Joan could’ve been headstrong and set boundaries with her friends like we all should, but she never did. In life people tend to respect you the sooner you lay your cards on the table, and set them straight on what you will & will not tolerate.

When Joan started going to therapy to discuss her toxic relationship with Toni. I got a glimpse of hope I really thought It was the start of actual character development.

But NOPE all hope was stripped away when she allowed Toni back into her life. And pretty much ignored everything she learned in therapy which brings us back to square one. Aka being Toni’s pushover I mean cmon as a viewer it’s just so annoying to watch... at this point my patience with Joan was wearing thin.

Joan strikes me as a person who can’t survive on her own no matter how many times she attempts, she heavily depends on her relationships for happiness. Which is honestly really sad to see. In the first season she literally says “I need you” to Toni. It’s just pitiful to watch. :/

Moving on, one thing I do like about Joan is that she is willing to try new things, her enthusiasm for life is refreshing. For example when she tried dating a younger guy, treating herself on Valentine’s Day, or the time she created a bucket list when she turned 30.

She isn’t afraid to be bold with her decisions, she’s spontaneous and somewhat courageous and I think that is something to admire.

Joan has such a fairytale idea of love, she wants the perfect love story (similar to me tbh). But throughout the series we see her struggle to find this because, she’s picked up bad habits during her tumultuous friendship with Toni. So when she gets into romantic relationships those habits would creep up too.

All this leaves her friends/family and me, wondering how a smart successful woman can be so disconnected from the beauties of life all in the name of finding “the one”.

I know I’m a little late but I just had to talk about this lol, tell me what you guys think! ✨

[freezing82]

Betty hurt Jughead in the worst way for him, by cheating. That makes someone question every single moment they ever had with the other person. It wasn’t even Betty’s first offense against him with Archie, so I think he had to break free from her. Also Cora just says the story was sexy to sleep with Jughead so he’d give her work to his agent. She was being duplicitous, which is why jug was so hurt when she revealed that.

Hi anon! Is this ask related to my latest post or is a general ask? Anyway, I don't think Jughead started questioning their whole relationship because of the kiss. You start having doubts when you sense some kind of 'intentionality' in the act itself. I want to believe that Betty didn't want to hurt Jughead intentionally, otherwise she is indeed a duplicitous bitch and she deserved the voicemail. I don't think this was what the authors had in mind. Betty was emotionally worked up, had just had a fight with Jughead and Archie was there. It was wrong and her biggest fault is not telling the truth to Jug right after.

Betty has kissed Archie twice when she was deeply upset (the Black Hood threatening her loved ones and the fight with Jughead in the bunker). In the bunker, she could have had sex with Archie, if she really wanted to, but they didn't. She was clear about her feelings towards Jughead. I wish the wirters would eventually get over this love-triangle trope because it's getting old and boring.

The fact is that Betty, unfortunately, has the habit of not being honest right away. That's what hurt Jughead the most. If he never asked about Archie and Veronica being weird at prom, she probably would never tell him about the kiss. Same thing happened when she kissed Archie in S2 and she chose not to tell him when he confessed about Toni. This is the big difference between Betty and Jughead. He's very transparent and honest to the bone. Also, I don't think Jug wanted to break up with her, indefinitely, at the end of S4. They just needed time to process everything but since Betty left town a few days later, they never had the chance to do so. They both said they loved each other, and I think that was very true. Cora is another story. I know she charmed her way into his pants so that she could give him her manuscript. I'll tell you what: if those debt collectors never showed up, the whole situation would have unfolded very differently. She technically blackmailed him. But the point is that he wrote a book, including their lovestory. You don't write a lovestory between two characters who are obviously inspired by your ex-girlfriend and yourself if you hate her. He still has feelings for Betty.

Nobody will make me believe otherwise. PS: Archie has ZERO self-control, anyway. He kissed like every female character on the show, apart from Ethel and Melody, I think. Oh, and Miss Bell. LOL

[robertsbarbie]

hi eris! i also really connected with the depiction of anxiety in im3 and really appreciated it at the time, but tbh i feel like they kind of dropped it in the following movies, not just for tony but for like. everyone lol. but anyway! i also read a lot of embarrassing books but i'm trying to stop because i don't like them lol i just keep picking them up because they're the most accessible. trying to break the habit though. i just finished the starless sea and really enjoyed it, but based on the goodreads reviews it is not for everyone (not for any triggering or offensive reasons - it's just more of a words-on-a-page book than a plot-and-characters book. if that makes sense.) since we've already talked about fave existing holiday media, what's something you'd want to see a holiday short/episode for? personally i think the mcu spiderman has christmas special potential but they would've had to do it like three years ago. (answer does not have to be disney channel related)

no you’re so right!! it drives me crazy! whenever i rewatch the movies after im3 it’s like y’all really didn’t learn… anything and didn’t want to build on those characterizations which is why as much as i hate civil war and j*ss whedon i love civil war and age of ultron cause i feel like they actually touch on those like you cannot TELL me that tony stark didn’t have a single panic attack in infinity war or endgame like that was literally the source of his anxiety and greatest fears and it just ugh it makes me so mad and i could go on so many rants but alkakajsjsjsjd anyway yes i agree thank you for indulging me

also that makes perfect sense re: books, and i feel like sometimes you just need words on page, like i’ll read the WORST books in terms of plot and whatnot but as long as it’s not bad in a moral way i’ll read it because sometimes reading is truly a hobby and i think people put too much stock in analyzing all text to death

mcu spiderman would have worked really well for a christmas special though nothing will top andrew garfield spider-man with snow in his hair in the amazing spider-man 2 😔 i think a barbie (shock) holiday special with shorts featuring princess and the pauper, magic of pegasus, nutcracker (for christie) , ect it would be cute to just have them all not have full out sequels but a cute cozy wintery short. i also would like a proper little mermaid short WITHOUT king triton, and it’s like eric and ariel telling younger melody stories about holidays they celebrate and traditions in like the format those dreamworks spooky stories.

and since of course this is a disney channel server i will say that (not that i’ve thought about it) BUT i firmly believe jessica olson and christopher wilde in the future tm would break up around the holidays and it would be this whole thing and if i had bigger brain power that’d be a short prequel to my fic and then i can really be obnoxious about tis the damn season literally being about them but also a recreation of the second beauty and the beast movie with ben and mal 🥰

[crack-whore-who-fuckedup-already]

Catchin’ The Vibe

Pairing: Loki x reader

Word Count: 2,543

Warnings: drug use (devils lettuce folks), wee bit of angst, fluff if you squint, awkwardness if that counts lol, older GenZ!reader

A/N: Ahhhh! This is my first time posting something I’ve written! I hope you all enjoy!

 Classes that day were less than pleasant. The reminder of 4 major exams coming up did nothing to soothe (Y/s) constant stress and anxiety and she couldn't help but rush out of her final class, ready to finally relax.

          The brisk walk home got her thinking and she quickly pulled out her phone and sent a text to her roommate, Cassie. The girl was well aware of Cassie's habits of bringing friends over unexpectedly. She'd learned to text ahead so that she could change her course of direction before it was too late and Cassie made her begrudgingly agree to stay with them. For as much as their external personalities clashed, she really did love Cassie but she also really didn't feel like trying her own patience today. Instead, she prepped for her backup plan.

When the inevitable response came from her roommate, she sighed and set a course for Avengers Tower. Even if a group of super heroes lived there, the tower was big enough to grant her space from them.

Walking in the front door, she flashed the card that her aunt Pepper gifted her upon her arrival to the big city to the security guard. If you need anything, Pepper had said, pressing the card into the girls palm, just come find me. She absolutely adored her aunt Pepper and although she didn't particularly need anything from her aunt in person, she was ever grateful for the unlimited access to the tower.

The girl was pleased to find that the residence atop the tower was seemingly empty. Out on a mission, she presumed. Thank God.

  She wasted no time plopping herself down on the couch and reached deep into her backpack, searching for the little ziplock bag. The perfect little cookie she had placed in there earlier that morning had crumbled to bits and she made a sound of disappointment. She opened it and poured a handful of crumbs, careful not to spill any on the couch. Only after carefully putting the rest away, she finally let herself fall back against the sofa and unwind.

When the girl found her eyes sore and red, and her mouth dry as the desert, she knew her high had hit. The previous anxious pounding in her heart and head was replaced with a subtle, pleasant throbbing throughout her body. Finally, she felt like she could take a deep breath. Reveling in the feeling, she closed her eyes and thought back on the day. 

Unbeknownst to her, Loki stood in the doorway of the living room, watching her intently. His fingers softly tapped on the hardcover of his book, debating whether or not he should go back to his room. He could sense that there was something different about her today. Something off. Now that Loki thought about it, the girl's energy always seemed a little ‘off’ compared to the other mortals on Midgard, but never this heavy before. It made him shift in discomfort.

Before he could turn and sneak away, her soft yet dry-red eyes peered over the couch and caught his own deep green ones. He was caught.

“Hello,” she said kindly. "You can join me, if you'd like." Loki's presence was one she always welcomed. She smiled softly and gestured to the sofa across from her. Loki hesitated for just a second but then slowly took a seat. She sat up to address him better and continued.  “I wasn't expecting anyone to be here. I thought everyone was out on a mission.” 

Only a couple feet from her now, the god could clearly see the red in her eyes and her exhaustion radiated off of her. His curiosity got the better of him and the question shot out of his mouth, quiet but clear. “Is something wrong?”

The girl froze suddenly. Her thoughts fluttered excuse from excuse. But she stopped, suddenly. She wondered with a bit of mischief -and defiance, probably-, what if she just told the truth. She realized quickly that Loki would probably be the last person to rat her out, quite honestly. Besides, something told her that Loki'd had his fair share of, well, exotic herbal substances, for lack of better term. Forgetting herself, she laughed a little at the thought.

Thinking he'd said something foolish, it took everything in Loki not to stride out of the room then and there. Irritation and perhaps embarrassment bloomed deep in his chest. Instead he let out a little huff which luckily got her attention. 

“Im sorry, but no. Why do you ask?” Her voice lilted up in a teasing manner. She had a small smirk on her face as she took a sip from the water bottle in her bag. 

Loki knew that look all too well. It was the same one he got on his face when he was up to no good. Suddenly intrigued, he narrowed his eyes at her and slipped on his shit-eating grin.

“Your eyes are red. And your presence feels more... tense than usual.”

She leaned forward and swallowed quickly. “What, you mean like my energy?”

Loki paused pensively then nodded.

She snickered and thought about that particularly interesting tid-bit of information. The scientific and spiritual knowledge on Asgard is far different and more advanced than anything on earth, she knew.

Minutes passed and the girl found her thoughts wondering, as well as her eyes. At some point, they landed on Loki reading his book and suddenly a light bulb went off in her head. Surprising herself with this idea, she mulled it over in her head. He is literally the most stressed individual I have ever met...and aunt Pepper has to deal with Tony on a daily basis so that's saying something... there's no harm in asking.

"Loki, have you ever heard of weed?" she asked as innocently as she could muster. He looked at her, contemplating. Eventually, he shook his head no. Delight spread across her face before caution took its place and the girl thought of the best way to explain to Loki what exactly the Midgardian herb was.

 "On Earth, there's this plant called marijuana." A look of slight recognition passed over his face. "It's used as a destresser, antidepressant, muscle relaxer…” She paused pensively. “Some use it for spiritual purposes. It's got loads of uses. Not to mention it gets you nice and toasty." 

With the Avengers away, his normally stiff and stoic facade was softer, allowing the girl to just barely make out the contemplative faces he was making. She had also noticed his brief look of uncertainty at her use of the term 'toasty'.

"So this is Midgards form of the Gift," he concluded.

"If that's what you guys call drugs on Asgard then, yeah. Sure." She let out a little laugh and looked at him intently.

After a second of thinking, he finally looked at her again, mischief seeping into his words and face. "And why might you be telling me this, dearest?" 

Leaning back with a grin, she fished the baggie from her backpack once more. The loose crumbs looked less than impressive to the god but the girl didn't seem to care. She gave Loki a look to rival his own and for a second, it actually made him falter. 

The amount left in the bag was just the amount she felt comfortable giving him so she handed him the plastic baggie. When he didn't take it right away, she pulled back. 

"You don't have to if you don't want to." The gentleness in her voice caught him off guard and reassured him that it was his choice. He had no doubt after that, he wanted to do this. 

For as much as he didn't trust Midgard or their people, Loki was quite comfortable around her. The child of the group and yet she seemed to be the only tolerable one. Her normally quiet disposition drew him in and her ability to launch passionately into one of her stories only made him enjoy her company more. It reminded him of his mother.

Shoving those thoughts aside, he did his best to pour the cookie crumbs into his mouth then set the baggie on the coffee table. Leaning back, they both fell into comfortable silence and waited.

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She was in the kitchen when out of the corner of her eye, she saw Loki slowly close his book. The girl looked up and across the space to the connected living room where he sat and saw him staring blankly at a spot in front of him. Finally, he let out a small groan and fell backwards. It had finally hit.

"Loki?" 

His hand twitched in her direction and she knew he wasn't doing well. Quickly filling a glass of water, she was at his side in a second. His head was all the way back, looking at the ceiling and his eyes were wide, pupils blown. His breathing was labored and his hands were shaking. 

"Hey, ok," she said, sitting gently next to him. She placed her hand on his arm but he flinched away. Paying it no mind, she spoke gently. "Don't fight it, Loki. Just relax and breathe." 

Loki tried his best to relax, truly. But there was this relentless twitching all throughout his body and his senses felt dulled by this incessant tingling. His mind was flitting through thoughts faster than he could grasp. Not having control over his mind and body was completely unexpected. The Gift was nothing like this. 

On Asgard, the Gift clears your mind and energy and makes you feel present and centered. It connects mind and body, bringing them together in harmony. This was the opposite. It was incapacitating his body and his thoughts swirled senselessly in his head.

"May I touch you?" 

He looked at her but the words were lost on him, he couldn't focus. He stared at her until she spoke again.

 "Loki? Is it alright if I touch you?" 

Before she could even finish the question a second time, he was already nodding his head yes. The girl smiled and softly placed her hand on his shoulder for reassurance. She rubbed her thumb gently back and forth and held up the glass of water. 

"Take a sip, it'll help," she urged. Loki mustered enough composure to sit up and take a few sips. When he was done, he rested back against the couch, shutting his eyes tightly.

Putting the glass down, the girl sighed as she looked at his rigid body. Poor thing was torturing himself with how tense he was. "Loki, if you don't relax, you're gonna cause more harm than good. Your muscles are going to snap."

He only shook his head.

Suppressing her own increasingly anxious thoughts, she continued. "Then what can I do to help? Please? I want to help you…" But Loki couldn't bring himself to say anything. Instead he shakily took her hand. Gentle but firm, it was the smallest of acts but she could already feel the difference it made. 

After a few moments, his scrunched up face was finally smoothing into one of ease and his breathing began to level out. The twitching was unavoidable and so was the probability of zoning out a couple times but that was all a part of the experience. After regaining control of his breath, Loki finally seemed to be letting himself unwind.

As his body started to melt into the couch, she gently readjusted herself next to him so that she was more comfortable. Not once did they let go of each other's hand. They sat in silence, enjoying the buzz but also each other's quiet presence.

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As the night got darker and the high mellowed out, Loki found himself actually enjoying his time. He could still feel the tingling in his body but had decided that he liked it. The girl had managed to pull him out of his trance when she pulled her hand away to put on some slow, quiet music that was pleasant to his currently sensitive ears.

"How are you feeling?" She asked, softly.

Still lounging back against the couch, Loki took a moment to think then nodded his head. A lazy smile spread across his face. "I feel...good." 

"Yeah?" she chuckled.

"Yeah."

They both let out a lazy chuckle and the girl fell back against the couch. "So…" She hesitated and wondered if she should say something so soon but continued anyway. "Are you okay? That was kind of... intense and I just want to make sure you're alright."

Loki took a second to gather his thoughts and cleared his throat. "My mind went places I try very hard to keep hidden. I wasn't prepared, is all."

When he didn't say anything more she decided it was best to leave it there. She watched him lose himself in his thoughts again and immediately scooted closer. Grabbing his hand wholly, she pressed herself into his side lightly as not to startle him and gave him a reassuring laugh. "I've gotcha. You're stuck with me now, buddy."

He just closed his eyes and exhaled heavily, the slightest hint of a smile on his face. But then he remembered why he was in this strange situation in the first place. When he had initially walked into the common room, the girl's abnormally heavy presence had made him want to flee. He wondered for a second if it could have been an effect of the Midgardian drug but if he focused hard enough, he could still sense that same tension deep in her muscles.

"And how about you?" 

She looked at him uncertainly. "What about me?"

"Are you ok?"

She shook her head in confusion as she couldn't understand what he was trying to get at. Loki thought about giving it up but he managed to convince himself otherwise. Pay her the same courtesy she did you, he willed himself.

"When I walked in I noticed a particular...mood settling over the room. It wasn't much like you and I wonder if something upset you," he spoke, afraid he might be over stepping.

Recollection spread across her face and she laughed begrudgingly. Now that she had time to relax and let the day sink in -not to mention the external help of her good friend Mary Jane-, she could separate herself from the anxiety and stress of everyday college life. Four exams were nothing, she concluded. She'd gotten through worse before. She could do this.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just some trivial human stuff. But I'm ok, I promise." 

They looked at each other, both their eyes red and droopy. She had a soft, genuine smile on her face and Loki felt himself relax all over again. As the music met their ears once more, they fell into pleasant silence.

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When the team got home early the next morning, they were surprised to find the two asleep on the couch. With Loki's head hanging back against the couch and the girl's face smothered into his shoulder, it definitely wasn't the most comfortable condition to sleep in. And yet, these two, in their stubborn chaos, managed to make it work. Deciding not to disturb them, the team just let them be and didn't dare mention a word to them when they woke.