#we love thor

[nix-rose]

Rockets Little Girl (CHAPTER 3)

When the group had made it to their ship, each being had gone to their respective rooms and ater getting the woman a change of clothes, Rocket took Phoenix to the main area.

He then explained how his group had crashed on this planet after they forgot to make a pitstop for gas and how the crew was now looking for little jobs here and there and how they were the Guardians of the Galaxy. 

“I got somethin’ I need to work on in the engine room and it gets hot as heck in there so you're welcome to check out everywhere else here on the ship,” he stated, hopping off of his chair. “It's good to have you back, Kid. ” 

A small smile spread across the woman’s face. “It's good to be back,” she admitted. 

Rocket padded out the door, but not before Phoenix caught a toothy grin spread across his furry face.

“Oh, yeah!” He stuck his head back in the room, “There's another person here, Nebula. She's a real charmer. Don't piss her off. And stay away from Quill. And if you need anythin’ let me know.” 

The woman chuckled quietly, the racoon was never one for being sentimental. 

A few minutes passed.

Being alone now, Phoenix’s eyes swept over the messy room. 

There was a layer of grime on many of the pipes. It also covered the walls and she didn't even look at the floors. The smell of alcohol and engine grease were the only smells she could distinguish. 

Makes sense, it’s mostly a bunch of guys living on one small ship. Of course it was a disaster. She snorted to herself.

Peeking out of the room she could hear a clunking and beeping coming from far below her feet. Taking a breath, she stepped into the hallway. The ship wasn't as stuffy as she expected, cold oxygen filled her lungs. But the hallways were dark and small, putting her on edge slightly.

“Yeah, I'll just stick in here.” Phoenix mumbled to herself, not wanting to have a second episode today. 

Turning back to the cockpit, the woman stepped back to the windows. Unfortunately, because of her unawareness she didn't see the divot on the floor until it was too late. 

Her ungraceful flailing resulted in a loud crash that rang through the ship, jarring her head and making her bite the tip of her tongue. 

Phoenix winced at the flaring pain in her joints and mouth. 

"I hope no one heard that," she muttered tersely at her ignorant exploration.  Slowly standing up and rubbing her knees and elbows trying to soothe the sting, she kicked at the divot. As if to get payback on the inanimate object. 

Looking around once more, she noticed a stack of crates along the wall next to her crash landing area, a flash of orange deep within caught her eye.

Crouching down, Phoenix placed her hand on the side of the bin. The metal chilled her scarred fingers. Despite how warm it was in the room, the woman felt a shiver run down her spine. 

The orange object was hidden away under quite a bit of rubble. But soon enough, after moving the countless batteries, blasters, and miscellaneous out of the way, she could safely pull out the strange contraption. 

It was some sort of foam piece attached to a few wires, the wires seemed to be buried deeper beneath more junk so, Phoenix kept digging. Her interest grew with every piece of trash moved from the crate.

Reaching her treasure she pulled out a blue box with buttons. 

She sounded out the word, tracing her fingers over the letters printed by the little window.

“Saw-ney?” she sounded out, silently wondering how to pronounce the strange word. 

"Actually, it's Sony. But good try." A voice from the doorway made the woman jump and drop the box on her lap. 

Phoenix whipped her head around to see Quill leaning against the frame staring at her, she felt as if she had been caught doing something she shouldn't be doing. Until she realized he had spoken to her and was expecting a response.

"Right, thank you, Quill." She bowed her head, hoping the man might go away. 

Incoming footsteps shot that wish right out of the sky. Phoenix stayed completely silent as Quill sat down next to her.

"So, d'you know how to use that? " 

The woman looked at the leather-clad space pirate in confusion. "Not really?" She said it as more of a question than an answer. 

The man laughed. It wasn't a loud guffaw, it was warm and caring and Phoenix found herself becoming more and more entranced by it. 

 "Well, if you want?" Quill was looking at her expectantly.

 Crap. What did he say, she thought wildly. She had gotten too lost in the sound of his voice to notice that he had been talking to her. 

"Oh, um. I- sorry. Well, that sounds interesting… " 

Quill's grin made her feel as if there were a hundred butterflies in her stomach but that wasn't the weirdest part. 

The weirdest part was that she actually enjoyed them. That was, until, Quill breached into her personal space, she yanked her arm back ready to punch him while backing up in alarm.

……

Peter could tell the woman hadn't been paying full attention when he was talking, most women didn't and he was okay with that. 

Unfortunately, this chick could kill at least three people in a matter of fifteen seconds and she now was very ready to make that list four, it seemed.

"WOAH, Listen!" Peter put his hands up, surrendering to not escalate the situation. "I'm not gonna hurt you, okay? I'm just showing you what these do." 

He saw Phoenix's eyes flashing between him and the headphones 

"Just put your hand down. I'm not in any condition to attack you sitting on the floor here anyways. Actually-" Peter put the headphones in front of Phoenix. "You can put those on yourself." 

Lowering the clenched fist, the woman glanced down at the speakers in suspicion,   

"What do they do exactly?"

Peter stared at the brunette in disbelief. "They're headphones. You listen with 'em…  Aren't you from Terra? "

The woman scoffed. "I'm no longer from anywhere. I live where I chose, Quill." 

Peter rolled his eyes. God, are all Terran women this full of sass? he quipped internally.

"Listen, just put the dang headphones on so I can show you the coolest thing literally ever."  Quill ordered, thrusting the headphones onto Phoenix's lap. 

He grabbed his walkman and opened it up checking which one of his tapes were in.

 Awesome Mix Vol. 1

Perfect. She looks like she'll know these. He thought giddily. 

It had been quite a bit of time since he met someone who appreciated music like he did and finally popping the tape in, he turned to Phoenix. 

"You ready?" he asked, his eyes sparkling with joy.

……..

She held the headphones on her ears waiting for whatever it was Quill was going to do. 

A quiet melody drifted through her ears before gaining volume and quickening its tempo. 

'Listen baby, ain't no mountain high, ain't no valley low, ain't no river wide enough baby-'

Phoenix's eyes widened with excitement, she knew this song. She had no idea how, but it was familiar. Every note was perfectly sung, the horns were surrounding her, the crash of the symbols gave her chills. She couldn't remember the words but the melody was embedded in her brain like concrete. The world slipped away, the smelly ship, the leather-clad man in front of her, even the sunlight through the window felt different as the song played. 

Humming along quietly, the woman had forgotten that she wasn't alone and soon enough was brought back to reality. Glancing up, obviously embarrassed that she had completely spaced out

Phoenix's eyes caught Quill's and a small smile graced his face in response. She slowly removed the headphones.

"So…?" The leather-clad man asked expectantly, as if daring her to say something against the song. 

Phoenix let out a genuine chuckle "I really loved that song way back. I don't remember why exactly. But thank you for sharing with me, Quill." 

"Aw! Hell yeah. It's a classic. Of course I would show it to you! You're the only other human I've met for quite a long time out here-" Quill rambled on animatedly, waving his hands around for extra effects. 

Phoenix couldn't help but be taken back at his openness. She was never that open with others and others were never that open with her. It wasn't an issue, it was her lifestyle. She would repeat to herself. But then here came this music loving space man who completely turned her day upside-down. 

Phoenix chewed the inside of her lip lost in thought.

A snap in front of her face bright her back to reality. 

"So, spacing out seems to be a thing for you." Quill smirked at her rosy cheeks.

Phoenix fiddled with the headphones in front of her, setting them to the side she replied slowly

"Sorry… I'm honestly not used to having long conversations with anyone really. It can be a waste of time with a lot of people…" Phoenix looked down at her lap self-consciously. Playing with the hem of her shirt, her head was panicking. 

Why did I say that… I shouldn't have said that.. He probably thinks I'm talking about him…

Quill got strangely quiet at her proclamation. He placed the walkman by his side and straightened his posture. “It's not a waste of time. Everyone needs somebody." He stated firmly. Although his expression told a different story. It was almost as if he agreed with her. 

Phoenix felt extremely guilty at this, she obviously brought up something he would rather not talk about and she barely knew the guy. 

The atmosphere felt awkwardly quiet now. Phoenix fumbled with the headphones before setting them in front of Quill. He took them and messed with the contraption before opening his mouth. 

But instead of Quill's cocky tone, a deep, sonorous voice cut off the leather-clad man. 

“Oh! I do hope I'm not interrupting anything.” Thor chuckled, stepping into the room. 

Phoenix breathed out a sigh of relief at the god's arrival. Hopefully she could find an excuse to get out of this embarrassing encounter. 

“Nope, yeah. No. Of course not,” the woman rambled while stumbling to her feet. 

Quill was still silent, as he stood he seemed to be weighed down. The change in personality was a complete difference, like day and night. 

“Quail, I think the Rabbit is in need of assistance.” Thor announced while 'Quail' rolled his eyes.

“Yeah, well. First off, it's Quill. And second, did he ask for help?” Phoenix could feel the opposite energies from the men clashing like oil and water. 

“Yes, that's what I said. And of course! That's why I came to find you!” The god's cheer-y attitude seemed to agitate Quill even more and he stormed out of the room muttering curses under his breath. 

Phoenix let out the breath of air she was holding and fiddled with the hem of her shirt. The god kept walking to the windows of the cockpit and slumped down in one of the seats. 

“I hope he wasn’t making you uncomfortable, ah, feel free to take a seat,” he motioned to the seat across the aisle. 

“Thank you.” She quickly sat in the squishy leather seat. “No, I think I just said the wrong thing. He was being quite nice. ”

Thor gave the woman a look of concern, before hunching forwards to rest his elbow on his knees. He took a deep breath and slowly let it out.

“Don't judge Quill too quickly, he lost a great deal and-...You do know about Thanos and the saving the world thing..?” he questioned tentatively.

Phoenix shook her head, confused at his hesitant tone. She hasn't heard of her old planet needing saving. “What's a Thanos? When was Terra or in danger?” 

Thor froze, she could see the gears turning in his head. Maybe trying to find a way to explain? she thought to herself. 

“Where to start… ” the god mumbled under his breath. “Well, a huge purple guy came down to earth and he had these powerful stones, super powerful, and all together he could erase half of all living things. He wanted to balance the universe and he did, he beat all of us and some lost more than others“ He took a breath, it seemed he was trying to keep control of his emotions which made Phoenix's heart ache, this poor man had lost a lot more than what he let on. She was sure of it. 

“Everyone who was dusted came back in the end though. Those who didn't come back were killed by Thanos himself. Quill lost his partner, the earth lost three of its mightiest heroes, I lost my brother, and Nebula lost her sister.” Thor had his head ducked to hide, what Phoenix assumed were, unfallen tears. The thought of these kind people losing so much made her eyes water, she sniffled slightly which seemed to remind Thor of what he was doing and he quickly wiped his eyes and straightened up.

 “So! You know, a few people are gone but we're learning to live with it. They will always be here in our hearts.” He ended with a saddened tone, a tone that betrayed the loss and grief he had gone through. 

The man was in such a vulnerable state that Phoenix couldn't help but reach out to place a hand on his shoulder. The amount of emotion swirling through Phoenix's heart was overwhelming. She hurt for this man, she barely knew him but he immediately broke down her walls and was crying with her within hours of them meeting. 

She knew what it was like to be alone, to wish someone were still there. How that heavy feeling pulls oneself down till you can't even imagine what happiness feels like. 

“I'm so sorry,” she whispered, placing her hands in her lap. “I have an idea of what you're feeling and I know it's draining and hollowing but it gets better. ” 

Thor looked at her, with a bittersweet smile “Thank you. I'm sure it will. I'm sorry that you've had to bear the same weight. ” 

Phoenix let out a small smile, before turning to the windows in front of them. “Thank you.”

The two sat in silence for a few minutes, staring out the windshield at the planet in front of them. The dust and faint noise of the city was still noticeable through the glass.

The peaceful silence was broken by a question that made Phoenix tense. 

“Do you mind if I ask what happened to you? ”

She swallowed thickly. “I'd rather not talk about it. It's something I'd rather leave behind. I've been working on starting over again and thinking about it isn't going to make any changes in my life right now."

 “Of course, you shouldn't feel pressured for something like that,” he replied consolingly while nodding his head. 

Phoenix let out the breath she was holding. She felt at ease with this man. He was pleasant to talk to and was extremely welcoming.

Please God, higher power, source energy, whatever you want to be called. Please help me make this group work. I really would love to stay… 

[lesbianladysif]

@the-alethiometer asked: MCU + favourite scene

[tomwambsgans]

greg said actually i wanna take YOU out and I'M gonna pay for it

[golden-earcuffs]

I just want to reflect how much the Loki show ruined Loki as a character for me and how much disheartened I was with it.

I had always wanted a spinoff on him, which explored him more. And the Loki show did anything but that.

Do you guys remember how Loki was in Infinity War for like 5 minutes, yet Tom Hiddleston was at almost every media interaction the cast had? The same thing happened in the show as well. They used him to market the show, then sidelined him in his own show. I think that was unacceptable, because they used Loki as a bait to promote a character that I held no emotions for.

Sylvie.

The argument that one does not like Sylvie because they “hate a strong female character/a character with complex arcs” is so pathetic. I don’t think I would’ve liked Sylvie even if she had the most elaborate arc in the MCU (which she doesn’t) because it just wasn’t meant to be about her.

I wanted to see Loki’s story, his journey, and if you take this moment to interject with the statement that “she’s Loki too, just different”, then I say that I wanted to see our Loki, the one who was broken when he found out that he was the monster parents told their children about at night, the one who had plethora of iconic dialogues while fighting the avengers, who was killed only for us to realize that he wasn’t.

Everytime I said that we needed a Loki spinoff before it was announced was not because I wanted new characters, it was because I wanted to see more of the character that was already there, very much beloved by the fans. I wanted them to explore his character in a deeper sense and maybe dip a little into mythology as well.

I think Loki was one of those characters that neither needed a love interest nor was ready for one. I don’t ship him with either Sylvie or Mobius, because it feels like neither of them genuinely like Loki for who he is.

Loki had far more compelling things they could have explored like his jotun heritage, his trauma from the time with Thanos and his magic that is the only memory he has of Frigga instead of his love life.

The whole show felt like it was written by someone who wasn’t the least bit interested in Loki and barely looked into him before creating his female counterpart.

It feels like a disrespect for the fans who were connected to Loki on an emotional level.

Why am I saying this now, after like 2 years since the show came out?

I don’t know, after hearing the news about season 2 releasing in October, I just feel so upset. Tired. I hate this show much because it made Loki so irrelevant to me. A sidepiece in his own show. He went around in ugly costumes and all the regal vibes I had from him just disappeared.

I still remember a time when Loki was on the top of my favorite characters, and I loved him so much. I still do, but I’m not sure if I’ll watch the 2nd season and my 13 y/o self would hate me for this.

I’ve gotten detached from his character and I hate myself for it because Loki was someone whom I adored more than anything else in the fandom world.

Loki is that one character who is loved by the fanon but absolutely despised by the canon.

[v4lta01]

Excuse me, I just found out Loki only has one hour and seventeen minutes of screentime in the movies! It feels like he has so much more! And he got us all to fall for him he's that amazing.

(Idk how much screentime if you added in the series)

[actually-mentally-ill]

‘I don’t have a type??’

……

‘okay maybe I do..’

[pocketramblr]

you know im thinking. im thinking maybe Yoichi wasn't even that into captain hero as an adult, but AfO kept bringing LITERALLY every conversation back to that because he decided to Be The Demon Lord and so Yoichi like, can't get an argument in unless he uses the same material so he's like 'oh my god i haven't even thought about that comic in ten years but even i know the bad guy didn't win. you should not be basing you whole identity, business model, and world destruction plan on your five-second impression of a comic book bad guy who didn't even win! also you shouldn't kill people!'

[midnottart]

⚡️ • Goldilocks

[slayqueeningtbh]

me: (on the brink of delusion waiting for more genv crumbs)

[oyeixcher]

Every OyeiCher scene (48 ¦ ??) 

O: "Alright, everyone. Thank you so much for coming to our wedding as our honoured guests today. Finally, we have the opportunity to be legally married with marriage equality." All: "Cheers!" C: "Well I also want to thank you for giving me the chance to be part of your family and also for treating me with respect. In fact, we've been living together for a long time, but getting married is a different kind of excitement. It feels like the transition from the end of being boyfriends to the beginning of a new journey as life partners. It hasn't been easy for us at all. It has required a lot of mutual understanding to be in each other's lives. Whether it was coincidence or destiny, I'm grateful for the chances that brought us together. We might have started off with just sex, a no-strings-attached relationship. But before we knew it, love had filled every part of our relationship. I don't know what the future holds, but I'm confident that as long as we remain committed and believe in each other, love will guide us through everything." All: "Cheers!"

[nix-rose]

Rockets Little Girl (Chapter 4)

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR GOTG HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Throughout the next few days Phoenix tried to catch up with her old friends. 

Groot had taken a whole afternoon to explain how they became the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' (a name, which he mentioned, only they called themselves). He told her about the dance off to save the universe and how he had saved everyone that day. 

Rocket had shown Phoenix all around the ship and even offered to give up his bed if she wanted to stay with them for the time being. 

"I just sayin', It's cheaper than those trashy hotel rooms ya' got" he reasoned. "No rent to waste units on here, kid." 

Phoenix furrowed her brow, "I'd love to Rocket. It's just not my ship, or your ship. It's Quill's." She was very apprehensive about moving in with strangers, especially since most were men. 

Rocket scoffed loudly, "Like he'll care! And besides, Groot wants ya to stay too." 

Phoenix sighed, Rocket was easily crumbling her original decision like a foot would to a fallen leaf. 

"Will ya' at least think about it?" He implored. 

She mulled over the thought, they truly did have plenty of space, and she could travel safely without always watching her back.

“I’ll think about it,” she conceded.  

Rocket seemed satisfied with her answer and started tinkering with some machinery.

"Ay, Rocket!" A voice from the cockpit rang out through the loud humming of the ship. 

"We got a ringer!" 

Rocket's ears perked up and he smirked wolfishly at Phoenix. She grinned as well. They were one step closer to getting off the planet. 

"what's the thing?" The racoon yelled still fiddling with the object suspiously shaped like a bomb.

Quill popped his head through the doorway "I dunno, dude said he wants to meet up in person to tell us more. "

Rocket groaned and ran a paw down his face. 

"We gotta talk to him? Is he a creep?" 

"Doesn't seem like it, just wants us to retrieve something and then we get paid. "

Rocket seemed to be pondering the pros and cons. 

" Could we die?”

Quill shrugged, "Probably." 

"I'm in. Groot will come too. "

Phoenix snorted, just like Rocket, a mention of life threatening projects and he went right along with it. 

Quill nodded and went back to, what Phoenix assumed was, answering the job offer. 

"So," Phoenix fiddled with her fingers, " Would it be a problem if I joined you guys?"

Rocket seemed to be spaced out, not truly listening as he packed a small satchel.

“Uh, Rocket?” the young woman tried again.

Quill jumped down the stairs, "Got the date set, it's a little walk from here.” he turned to the wall rummaging through the bins stacked up. He glanced back at Rocket “and what about the chick? She could-" 

Phoenix bristled at the man’s comment, "I'm right here. No need to talk about me like I'm not. "

"She goes with blondie." the raccoon retaliated with no hesitation.

“Hello? I can make my own decisions, guys.” Phoenix rolled her eyes, huffing at the childish behavior of the two adults. 

Quill looked back at Rocket defensively, "What's so wrong with going with me?"

Rocket stopped his rummaging and let out a guffaw, "HA- Is that really a question, Quill?"

……

Phoenix adjusted her outfit, the crew had let her borrow an extra leather jacket and pair of pants. The pants were slightly too long but the young woman sincerely didn't care, she stuffed her feet in her boots, which gave her an inch of height. 

The crew had just arrived at the designated bar; half of the guardians had decided to stay back to be less conspicuous and Phoenix was stuck at Rocket's side like glue. She absentmindedly started fiddling with the blaster holster on her thigh as they started walking off the ship.  

At the thought of a new adventure, Phoenix couldn't stop a grin from spreading across her face. This was her first time, in a long time, working as a group and she couldn't be more excited.

She drifted to the front of the group next to Thor. 

The group made their way through the rough roads, if they could even be called that, while Phoenix practically spun in circles, trying to take everything in at once. The smells were so strange even just in a different part of town. 

Being so caught up in the scenery was a blessing and a curse it seemed, because not even a second after that she tripped over her own feet and stumbled right in to Thor.

“Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! ” she covered her mouth and ducked her head, embarrassed at her incoordination. 

Thor smiled and airily spoke,  “There's no reason to be sorry, you're enjoying the adventure and, quite frankly, I'm enjoying seeing you enjoy it.” he chuckled and patted the young woman on the shoulder. 

Phoenix flushed, she hadn't realized any one had noticed her excitement.

 “Look, here we are! ” he announced to the group before stepping forwards to open the door. 

The young adult stepped to the side to allow Quill and Rocket through first.

She studied the building as she walked through the door, it was full of people and shouts of arguments hit her as if they were a train. 

The smell of this bar was not pleasant she realized as she followed right behind Rocket.

Phoenix felt all the eyes on them as they walked through the rundown bar. A shiver ran down her spine. Rocket must have noticed because right then he reached his paw out and nudged the female’s fingers.

“You need to leave?” He asked quietly whilst glaring around the pub.

Phoenix shook her head timidly. 

 Rocket nodded in understanding, “Just stay by Thor.”

“Of course.” She paused to allow Thor to catch up before she continued following Quill and Rocket

Rocket grumbled “Where's this idiot then?”

Quill glared down at the furry creature, “He said-”

“Ah, you must be Star-Lord, glad to see you and your crew made it.” Came a voice to the groups left. 

A man with a purple collared shirt and black vest was sitting in a corner booth.

Phoenix felt oddly comfortable around the man, for being a complete stranger, he had an aura of calm about him. 

Quill strutted forwards and crossed his arms, “Yeah that’s me, you called about the job?”

“Yes. Now please, sit, drinks are on me.” the stranger smiled warmly. 

The group took their seats warily, “Stranger danger.” Phoenix chuckled to herself. As she waited for the others to scooch in, Thor beat her to it and gestured for the young woman to go first, before sitting down between her and Quill. 

A waitress came by taking their orders, all the while making obvious googly eyes at Quill. Phoenix paid no mind to this but Rocket seemed to mind quite a bit, he coughed loudly, muttering “Idiot” and then turned to the nicely dressed man.

“Okay, let’s get on with it. What's the deal, hummie?”

“Well, my name is Cinna. Now, a friend of mine was unfortunately- how do I put this, taken hostage by a very unfriendly group of individuals and I would greatly appreciate having him back.”

Rocket snorted, “Yeah, sounds realistic.” he muttered.

Quill glared warningly at the raccoon before rearranging his scowl into a smirk, and turning back to Cinna.  “Sounds simple. We could pull off a rescue mission in our sleep.”

The dark haired man chuckled. “This is going to be a bit different than just a rescue mission, my friends.” 

Rocket growled at this, “Listen bub, we've saved the universe twice now. Almost three times. Just tell us what we need to know so that way we can go on our happy little way and get paid.”

Phoenix could feel the irritation rolling off of her old friend but couldn't help the small grin that snuck on her face. 

“I have all the information here,” Cinna pulled a folder from his bag, placing it on the table. 

“If the plan is carried out correctly, there shouldn't be any issues.”

………..

 Phoenix was walking with Thor and Mantis, all three donning old blankets to act as disguises and to blend in with the crowds. The people here were a lot less friendly on this side of the town, small groups huddled around the door sides of buildings, their whispering adding to the scarce chatter. 

There was no sound of laughter or small children running and playing on this side of the city.   

As they neared the end of an alley Thor held his hand out behind him, as to nonverbally say “stop”

Phoenix held her breath as the god stuck his head around the corner. 

He nodded back to the two females and continued forwards.

When they had been at the meet point for a few minutes Phoenix was sure something had gone wrong, the crew wasn't here yet but there was nothing exploding or any alarms going off. 

“Shouldn't they be out by now?”

“There is no need to be worried, it is okay.” Mantis reassured “My brother will get the person we are here for. ”

Phoenix was puzzled “Your brother? Who?”

Mantis seemed to be trying to smile “Peter. He is my half brother, we had the same father. Peter and the guardians saved me and the rest of the universe from our father.”

Phoenix smiled back comfortingly and placed a hand on the other woman's shoulder “You sound very proud of him. He seems to be a good person.”

Mantis nodded before a look crossed her face “He is. Oh-”

An explosion cut off whatever she was going to say, and Thor turned triumphantly to both ladies. “There's the signal!”

Phoenix’s ears were ringing from the bomb Rocket had most definitely put together. Shaking her head to rid her slight deafness she scurried after the two. 

They ditched the blankets as they climbed through the hole in the wall and were immediately met with multiple guns and a red alarm light flashing and screaming. 

“PUT YOUR HANDS UP!” One of the armored men bellowed at the group of the three. 

Thor chuckled, “Hello! Sorry to barge in but it seems you have something we need very much, so if you would just step out of the way-”

A gunshot to the ceiling broke through the small speech Thor had created. The god’s face hardened and he held his hand out to the side , “Looks like we're doing this the hard way then.”

On queue Stormbreaker flew to Thor's hand. Phoenix was sure, if it had not been for the blaring alarm, she would have heard thunder rumbling in the distance.

Phoenix glanced around for Mantis but the alien woman had left Phoenix's side. The amount of giddiness and excitement running through her veins was empowering. She was tempted to take out her blaster but decided against it for the time being. 

“Phoenix, stay behind me.” Thor spoke calmly as he threw Stormbreaker into the small crowd of armed men. The axe’s lightning fizzled out most of the guns while Mantis seemed to be dancing around the white hall, knocking people out with nothing but her empathic abilities. 

The guards were taken care of in a matter of seconds, not a single bullet hitting its target. 

And they were off, Phoenix's heart was racing but this was a different type of excitement, controlled almost, she was safe. As long as Mantis and Thor were there, nothing could harm the human woman. 

“That was amazing! ” she said to no one in particular, turning to the other two she continued as they speed-walked down the halls “You guys are absolutely amazing!” 

Thor smiled warmly and Mantis bowed her head bashfully. Both otherworldly beings thanked the human. 

Everytime the trio ran into a guard or armored being, Thor and Mantis would take turns knocking them unconscious.

Over the alarm she could hear yells and sounds of, what Phoenix assumed were, the guardians blasters getting closer and closer echoed through the halls. 

The shouting was getting louder and louder as they turned the next corner

There was the part of the team they were supposed to be meeting with. Quill and Nebula along with an absolutely stunning man were running for their lives while still shooting at the oncoming guards. 

“Ah! Friends!” Thor exclaimed while launching Stormbreaker into the crowd, frying what seemed to be all of the electronics “Good to see you all in one piece, is the rabbit and the rest still meeting us in the set pick up spot?”

“They better be!” Quill growled, shooting the opposing men and women down. 

The group of ragtag heros’ ran to the exit of the building taking out any person standing in their way. 

Phoenix's lungs and legs were burning by now, she gasped for a breath but never slowed her pace, she had to keep up. There was no way she would be the reason the team was held back or slowed down. “I can rest when this is over.” she thought silently. 

Finally, running around the last corner, the exit door was in sight,  “almost there” she whispered gratefully.

Thor got to the door first and ushered the rest into a musty alleyway. The door slammed behind the group leaving behind the blaring alarm and white halls and they continued to sprint to the next alley.

Alley after alley the crew snuck as far away as possible. Soon they found a more crowded part of town, Phoenix took a deep breath. Most unfortunately, the air was thick with dust and it only made her cough.

“Everyone good-?” Quill whispered in between deep breaths. 

The responses he got were either “I'm fine”or “All good” 

“Just give me a second” was Phoenix's only reply she could think of. “I'd really ought to start jogging or something” she scolded herself. Unfortunately while her body was screaming for a nap and a shower, her mind must've been running at a hundred miles per minute. 

“Excuse me”

A voice right next to Phoenix startled her enough to jump slightly. 

The man they rescued chuckled “I apologize, I wasn't trying to scare you. I don't believe we've been acquainted yet,”

The beautiful man had the same aura that Cinna had . He automatically made Phoenix comfortable in his presence. 

The young woman gave a small smile. 

“Phoenix, and you are?”

"Finnick. Finnick O'Dair. Nice to meet you.”

[saltpepperbeard]

Taika + making me take Critical Damage

for @viagc

[worstloki]

loki turns into a flock of crows and everyone assumes this is normal loki business but actually he's been vampire cursed for a month now and no one has Noticed

[lokavisi]

Y'all, Thor is so great. If you need just a solid buddy, he's your guy. We just shot the shit for a while tonight, and it was just lovely. He really gives a shit about us, about humanity. (I mean, protecting us is kinda his Thing™️, after all.) Having spent a little more time with him, I see why he and Loki share so many stories with one another. Neither of them is dumb or weak, but their respective strength and cunning pair really nicely when you wanna get up to some shit. Even if your partner in crime has a slightly different agenda than your own. Add Odin into the mix and you've truly got a sitcom on your hands. Earlier this week I was talking with Thor and Loki together, and Odin just showed up like, "Who the fuck was gonna tell me y'all were hanging out?" What a kooky fucking bunch. I love these dorks. 10/10, would hang out again. ❤️

[nkp1981]

Taika Waititi

[averygrace221]

I thought this would be harder!