#xmen reverse bang

[plounce]

as someone whos played ffxiv for almost 8 years now i gotta say its SO exciting to see youve started playing. i really enjoy seeing you talking about trc and kurofai (unfortunately i know absolutely nothing about xmen so it goes right over my head) and so im excited to see any thoughts you have about the ffxiv story and characters!

HEEHEEHEE. most of my ffxivposting has been in a thread on my twt priv, but after the recent botslaughter im gonna try and move it over here.

im at the beginning of stormblood. here are my thoughts:

as i said previously, in ARR i was very meh on alphinaud. i have a grudge against his ARR va (due to critical role), i was like "WHY are we starting a PARAMILITARY ORG", and i was kind of like hey. im playing a 6ft tall elf lady with a huge axe. you fancy little twerp dont boss me around. the end of ARR was soooo crazy and good though, really kicked the plot into gear for me, and those cutscenes were like WHOA!! OMG THE GUY FROM THE BEGINNING CUTSCENE... and in heavensward he became my little boy. because he basically reversed all the things i didnt really like about him. new VA. constant regret and shame about the crystal braves. and everyone was like awww hahaha youre a nice little boy. and he is. he is a boy. and he's polite. and he got a new outfit that covered his midriff, which i appreciated.

minfillia... im sorry. her VA was so insanely bad. and i never really DID anything with her that made me feel attached to her. she felt very bland and generic. i was like okay cool 👍 see ya. i also think her outfit was so blaaaahhhh like it gave me girl next door final fantasy character, NOT leader of an NGO, which would have been more appealing to me.

y'shtola: one of my mutuals is constantly posting her very cute WoL/yshtola fanart and i thought i would like a bit more than i presently do... i like her! i just feel like she hasnt gotten to do very much that isnt going "hmm.. aether." i think it's delightful that she shares a VA with sera from dragon age. bitches with bangs 4 lesbians

urianger: when i first saw urianger i was aghast. i was like. PEOPLE ARE HORNY FOR THAT THING? but now that ive seen more of his shb/edw outfit im like aha i see. you have gender. you're either like "do not perceiveth me" or "dripping with gold in a lightweight backless gown". i really enjoyed his undercover outfit with the WoD. i don't think he did anything wrong. he was like "yeah i did lie to everyone and help manipulate events to send minfilia to a different data center. i feel absolutely awful about it, i wish my trolley problem principles had not made me deceiveth thou all, i am a horrible villain, pray do not feel compelled to forgive me" and i was like nah youre good 👍 like she isnt DEAD. plus he always tried to help me a little bit when he could. i like his funny voice. i like how in ARR he was voiced by fenris dragonage. take those goggles and hood off again mx tism

tataru: if lalafells didn't look like that. i would be shipping my WoL with her. i think she is so cute and fun and a delight. she is a joy. my girl JUGGLES!!!!! she makes OUTFITS!!!!!!!!! she has A KETTLE WITH A FANCY NAME!!!!!!!!!! and she works so hard. im so glad she got to come with us to ishgard. she is my joy. my light...

thancred: i have heard tell that he really leaves behind his initial lothario characterization, and i really have not seen it in forever, which made ARR thancred perfectly fine to me. i was prepared for him to be much more egregious. i wish i knew him a bit better before he got possessed. i was like oh okay! yeah i guess i havent seen him in a while. which made me sad because i love possession storylines i think they are so juicy. his ponytail and rattee (like a ratstache but a goatee) are funny to me. thancred nakey images were funny. there was a moment towards the end of hvw when he came back and i talked to him in ishgard between convos with nobles and he said stuff that was very commiserating and i was like okay i have decided you and my WoL are complaining friends. sipping the haterade together. i think he's like 5'7". like with alphinaud, the character development in this game has really surprised me with how effective it feels. i look forward to seeing him grimly yet compassionately fail forward even more. and to be a single dad. aforementioned mutual (who i know through klapollo) is into thancred/urianger so im also looking forward to confining them into the yaoi compartment

cid: HE IS MY FRIEND :) i love how he's a short king. i like how he was simply like "fascism and imperialism are bad. i am going to go fight against it by building big airships :)" no qualms no struggle just knew what was right and went and did it. he's like a gay older coworker who you go out for drinks with sometimes and invites you to barbeques. i enjoy him and nero's turbodivorce saga.

alisaie: i completely forgot to do all the bahamut raids in ARR so when she showed up post-hvw i was like oh it's time for the girltwin! and she was like "oh we've worked together already :)" and i was like oh god. we only had one conversation. oops. so far i think she's a delight. i have heard that she's a bit of a lesbo. good for her. love that she gets a sword and she gets to be the mean one of the two twins. i cant wait for her little red jacket. looking forward to more >:)

krile: have not seen much of her so far but i LOVE how she has a cloak with cat ears, so cute. LOVE how she teases alphinaud. im like yes... shared character history... quite fun...

ysayle: I LOVE YOU DRAGON ELSAGARD I LOVE YOUUUUUU BIIIIIIIIITCH... I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU. i love her style. i love her political convictions. i love her gap moe with the moogles. i think my WoL had a crush on her. i think it's messed up that during the scene where the WoL and alphinaud are prying the eyes off of estinien, she touches alphinaud's hand. she should be touching MY HAND!!!!!!!!!!!! all love to haurchefaunt but I BONDED WITH HER.

estinien: i know many people like estinien. every time he spoke a word at ysayle i felt like a barking like her guard dog. DONT YOU SPEAK TO MY GIRL IN THAT TONE YOU BROODYBOY SMELLMAN. SHUT UP. i assume he softens up now that he is retired from All That. i thought his relationship with alphinaud was very sweet - i liked when he taught alphinaud how to gather firewood. i think my WoL only tolerates estinien because alphinaud is so attached.

haurchefant: i was still barely reading dialogue in ARR when he was introduced. so he showed up and was like OMG HI AGAIN BESTIE!!!!!! and i was like oh! that man! one of my friends is gaymarried to him so he's like my gay brother-in-law. i am a lesbian and my WoL is also a lesbian so we were hagging/tyking (dyke tyke) out with each other. the facial animation on the WoL when he croaks was astoundingly good. i call him horsey

aymeric: well he certainly is competent, principled, and nice. one of the more handsome elezen men in the game. i know he's implied playersexual so i really need him to stop inviting me to dinner because i have had conversations with dude friends like that before and it is so painfully awkward. i think it is great that he committed fratricide AND popecide. wahoo!

lyse: i really enjoyed yda. yknow. i thought she was such a fun cockney karate bimbo. i didn't know she was lyse. i've heard about lyse. and how she is conspicuously the only blonde blue-eyed ala mhigan. and how she is a source of some of the collar-tugging politics in stormblood. sigh. so. i am now burdened with her.

raubahn: I LOVE RAUBAHNNNNNNNNNN I LOVE HIMMMM i love how he has a small adult son. i love how he is trying so hard. i love how he is so righteous and hardworking. the misery lolorito and ilberd put him through during hvw made me so mad on his behalf. when lolorito was like "oh, how we laughed at how upset you were!" i was like RAUBAHN. HE IS THE PERFECT HEIGHT FOR YOU TO JUST PUNT ACROSS THE TOWN SQUARE. PUNT HIM RAUBAHN. YOU DESERVE IT. and i love a one-armed king. kurogane swag

lucia: i think she is cool and fun. hahaha dont potentially be in love with aymeric queen youre so hot and cool and butch

matoya: SHE'S SO COOL. I LOVE HER DESIGN. HER VOICE ACTING. AND HER RUDENESS. AND OF COURSE THE FROGS

moenbryda: i thought she was so fun and cool. i was like cool!! new character!! big funny woman i love it!! and then near bluefog she dished about her childhood a little and i was like... is that a deathflag. and it was :(

okay thats all the npcs i can think to have anything to say about.

i was pleasantly surprised by the way that lalafells are not the lolibait/shotabait i had grimly prepared for them to be. they are just short funny guys for the most part. moving past that, i then got slammed into by the giant brick that says "BEAST TRIBES". i heard that the new writer has made their writing a lot better (apparently the alliance leaders acknowledge that they have been basically been doing genocide on these sentient beings, which is helping me push forward through stuff)! i do their quests really regularly because i like helping them out. i would really love to see someone with more expertise on the subject write about the presentation of indigenous peoples in ffxiv, because i think that there is a lot going on that is vital to critically inspect.

i have to go eat dinner now. but i will try to post more thoughts on here as i have them >:)

[xmenrb]

X-Men X-Traordinaire Reverse Bang Posting - Day 9

The Edge of What Doesn’t End - fic by @x-populuxe​

When a mysterious object appears on the moon, Moira MacTaggert calls in two experts with very specific mutations to investigate. Unfortunately for everyone involved, after years of breaking up and getting back together again, those two experts have finally broken up for good—and they’re the last people in the world who should be stuck together on a spaceship.

Art by @secretlymagneto

[marvelreversebigbang]

RAREPAIR ART SUBMISSIONS DUE JUL 29

Artists, it’s time to submit your artwork! Submissions are open until JUL 29.

Artists who do not submit in the Rarepair phase will no longer be involved in that phase. Basically, you have to submit something to continue in the event. If you signed up for Multiverse and Rarepair, but only submit to Rarepair, you will not be considered apart of the Multiverse phase. Submissions = collaborations!

You’ll find how to submit via your welcome email. If you can no longer find that email, please reach out to our email (marvelrbbmods@gmail.com) and ask for it to be resent to you. It has all the links you need to submit!

[nesnalou]

@mikanskey and I teamed up for the @marvelreversebigbang this year, and here is the fic!

Title: Dancing on broken glass

Artist: Mikanskey

Writer: Nalou

Word count: 8899

Archive warnings: No Archive warnings apply

Rating: T

Pairing: Erik Lehsnherr/Charles Xavier

Characters: Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr, Raven Darkholme, Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost, Hank McCoy, Sean Cassidy, Logan Howlett

Tags: Alternate universe - modern: still have powers, art, Erik Logic Is The Best Logic, Erik has issues, Poor Charles, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Erik Lehnsherr is not a Happy Bunny, Singer!Erik, Professor!Charles, Idiots in love, BAMF Emma Frost, BAMF Raven, Angst with a happy ending, Shaw is creepy, miscomprehension

[ao3feed-freebird]

(the one thing I really wanna be) is happy

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2sKcLB4

by maurascalla

Sam and Steve are from away, but they do alright.

Words: 8440, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Various Cameos from XMen

Relationships: Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes/Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, POV Steve Rogers, Artist Steve Rogers, Handyman Sam Wilson, Nonbinary Character, Nonbinary Bucky Barnes, Russian Natasha Romanov, Canon Disabled Character, Maine Gothic, War Veteran Bucky Barnes, War Veteran Sam Wilson, Alcohol, Photography, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - Professors, Lighthouses, New England, New Year's Eve, Captain America Reverse Big Bang 2017

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2sKcLB4

[ao3feed-buckynat]

(the one thing I really wanna be) is happy

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2sKcLB4

by maurascalla

Sam and Steve are from away, but they do alright.

Words: 8463, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson (Marvel), Natasha Romanov (Marvel), James "Bucky" Barnes, Various Cameos from XMen

Relationships: Steve Rogers/Sam Wilson, James "Bucky" Barnes/Natasha Romanov, Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanov, James "Bucky" Barnes & Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Pre-Serum Steve Rogers, POV Steve Rogers, Artist Steve Rogers, Handyman Sam Wilson, Nonbinary Character, Nonbinary Bucky Barnes, Russian Natasha Romanov, Canon Disabled Character, Maine Gothic, War Veteran Bucky Barnes, War Veteran Sam Wilson, Alcohol, Photography, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - Professors, Lighthouses, New England, New Year's Eve, Captain America Reverse Big Bang 2017

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2sKcLB4

[ginogollum]

This was my entry for the X men Reverse Bang! If I didn't post anything lately, it's mostly because I was working on this project with the wounderful alernun, who wrote the fic.

[marvelreversebigbang]

MULTIVERSE ART SUBMISSIONS DUE AUG 16

Artists, it’s time to submit your artwork! Submissions are open until AUG 16.

Artists who do not submit in the Multiverse phase will no longer be involved in that phase. Basically, you have to submit something to continue in the event. If you signed up for Multiverse and Earth’s Mightiest, but only submit to Multiverse, you will not be considered apart of the Earth’s Mightiest phase. Submissions = collaborations!

You’ll find how to submit via your welcome email. If you can no longer find that email, please reach out to our email (marvelrbbmods@gmail.com) and ask for it to be resent to you. It has all the links you need to submit!

[rohnoc]

X-Men Reverse Bang Art Post for:

Haunt by drizzlydaze

On the trail of his missing sister, private detective Charles Xavier comes to the small town of Lockheed. It's just his luck when the murders begin and he finds himself embroiled in a mystery fifty years past. People say it's the ghosts of Grey House come back for revenge, but as Charles knows, there's no such things as ghosts.

[black--betty]

One More Day to Write the Thing

[xmenrb]

X-Men X-Traordinaire Reverse Bang Posting - Day 3

A Summer Thing - fic by @ireneadonovan

Raven bullies Charles into trading places for a while — she goes to New York and he goes to her European cottage. He winds up enjoying the solitude until the night Raven's best friend gets drunk and comes looking for her. Erik crashes into his bed and into his life... 

Art by @secretkittendetective

[rohnoc]

XMRB help

Anyone interested in being a sounding board for some reverse bang ideas? I’m having trouble narrowing down to 1 prompt or 2.

[black--betty]

reverse-bang

aw shit--I have to work all day today--can anyone proxy for me for the reversebang art claims??? I would be much obliged!!!

(also, OH GOD THE ART. THE BEAUTIFUL ART.)

[4xontuesdays]

XMENreversebang Prompt #1026 In Which there are lots of Big Birds. 

*Original Prompt Image: HERE (because it is super long and unfriendly to all that is tumblr photosets)

Ahem. Let me now start my rehearsed Beauty Pageant Speech in which I thank everyone and wish for world peace. No actually, I really want to thank Ximeria for being so kind and amazing. Also patient. And super enthusiastic about this whole thing, which was a lot more than I could ask for. I swear she is part angel and part spy.

She's managed to make what was only a silly idea into a lovely story SO YOU BETTA GO READ IT OVER HERE @ AO3. 

I also want to thank the people in XMRB support chat for being very...well supportive and awesome in general. It was really amazing to see some of the community come together and bond in such a creative event that I hope to see it happen more and more often! Yeys!

And yeah. I would like to get some sleep now. So let me go do that. Maybe.