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Why is this so long and philosophical. NO ONE KNOWS. But here it is.
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“No, Rogers,” said Col. Phillips.
Peggy watched as Steve got that look on his face, that sulky little pugilist frown. She’d no idea what he’d asked for, but she was sure he’d get it; that was the problem with Steve: he always did. You could tell him no, and he’d accept the answer— very polite, Steve. But as soon as you left, he’d be off to obtain what he wanted, regardless of your opinion. It was a very American way of working— one which, she’d found, she could respect, but which required rather a lot of damage control. She sighed now and prepared herself to do it.
It was always the same conversation, with small variations: “Perhaps I might assist Captain Rogers…” “The general is quite right, but I wonder if…” “I’m sure Mr. Stark could devise a suitable option…” “Let me speak to Captain Rogers; we won’t take up your time.” No one could fault Steve’s intelligence, but for some reason he seemed to think that truth was the best option, always, and always so much of it.
*T H R A S H E S* Oh shit, I am slain. Go read this thing.
Tag: fic rec
Ten fics!
Tagged by piratemoggy
Rules: In a text post, list ten FICS that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” works, or even all the same pairing or fandom, just the fics that have touched you or that stuck with you somehow. Tag ten friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them!
OH GOD. Ok, so the first two made me have so many feelings mainly because they are now no longer available to read on the interwebs. I should find my ereader and see if I have one or both on there.
1) Agent Loki: International Man of Mayhem and 2) Small Things by Alis Dee
OK. ALIMoM was primarily a multi-part Loki series that took a different route for the ending of Avengers and then turned into this amazing sprawling epic that also addressed the idea of a trans Sigyn and gender roles in Asgard and politics and stuff on Earth and OH MY GOD it was good and super satisfying and OH MAN Loki and Sigyn were SO CUTE together and terrifying and amazing.
Small Things was a series of vignettes about Loki/Thor kind of exploring what if Loki & Thor were supposed to be like Odin and Frigga in that their relationship was a marriage to bring about peace after a long war but Odin didn’t agree with it and just adopted Loki instead. AND it has Loki being ruler of Jotunheim and changing how things were there and about magic and actually the Jotuns (since we never seem to see lady Jotuns in Thor) being a race with just the one gender. SO GOOD. Also about politics and the idea of self OH AND LOKI AND JANE FOSTER. Jane is addressed so wonderfully in it in that like… she seems to be bumped off or denigrated in some way in most Thorki fic that I have seen but here Jane and Loki have a relationship too and omg SCIENCE. yes. ANYWAY.
They are both gone now which is a bit sad but maybe one day Dee will bring them back.
3) Travelers Returned by LadyKate63 and TangoFiction
Guy of Gisborne/Lady Marian fic from BBC Robin Hoodie – this is an alternate season 3 which is well researched and makes way more sense than the actual season 3 and yeah. I love it. ALSO it doesn’t whitewash the whole WELL Guy you tried to kill Marian at the end of season 2 thing (and uh… yeah he succeeded in the actual show WHO KILLS MAID MARIAN? WHAT WHY WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT TV PEOPLE?)
4) A little gritty but good when you mix it by piratemoggy
Is it cheating to put a gift fic that you received in this? NO. This one is SUPER CUTE and has Bucky and Steve SMEARING their good selves in breakfast foods. SO CUTE.
5) The Undertaker’s Children by rosepetalfall
This is about Bucky and the Winter Soldier and how Bucky’s family were undertakers and about death and family and oh it is really beautiful.
6) No Unworthy Aim by Sinope
Wendy Darling/Hook set in WW1 era England where like they are out of Neverland and stuff and it is good and not creepy like you might first imagine a fic with that pairing could be.
7) Just Close Your Eyes and Make Believe by Amy
A-Babies vs X-Babies fic and IF YOU READ JUST ONE FIC out of this list then make it this one because OH MAN even tho they are babies the characterisation is SPOT ON and BUCKY BEAR and OH I have so many feelings. NATASHA. You NEED to read this one.
8) eff-em-ell, and other quotes for the official biography by Fahye
The Taming of the Shrew was my FAVOURITE of the Shakespeare ReTolds and this fic is my FAVOURITE of the fics that are in that universe. I mean, sure it is the only one I have read BUT STILL. It is funny and has the same tone as the episode.
9) A Change in the Wind by Beatrice_Otter
Doctor Who/Mary Poppins crossover in which Mary Poppins is OBVIOUSLY a time lord and it is delightful and she is awesome and stuff.
10) Strangers in the Night by theladyscribe
If you follow me on twitter for a while you will eventually discover that I want crossovers of everything. Primarily crossovers with Scooby Doo. This is a Supernatural/Scooby Doo crossover with Velma and Dean and it is really good and stuff. Both universes totally work well together and yeah. Surprisingly touching.
Honourable mentions:
Under My Skin – Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers MCU Steve as tattoo artist AU
The Direction series – Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers (ALSO ignited my all consuming love of Jane Foster/Bruce Banner)
Baking Cookies with Batman – because for fic fridays I kept prompting Batman – cake and this spontaneously erupted in the universe UNRELATED to that
Real Isn’t How You Are Made – which is an A-Babies vs X-Babies fic but like WOT IF Bucky Bear was like the Velveteen Rabbit
Loved, Owned – AU versions of Mako Mori in Pacific Rim
Um. I tag atthelamppost openupyourhands kraken-queen innerbrat isleofapplepies voidbat and um. 4 random people of your own choosing or something. Yes.
May The Earth Be Light Upon You (Mako/Raleigh one-shot)
here’s my contribution to the jaegercon festivities! note: i referenced the wikia, but i’ve only seen the movie and not read the official novelization or the comics or whatever else is out there, so i apologize in advance for any canonical errors.
May The Earth Be Light Upon You
“Do Jaegers have souls? A fascinating- if rather unscientific- point of inquiry… Yes, I suppose every father would like to believe his child is alive… ‘I’m a real boy!’ [laughs] Can the exoskeleton exist separate from the bearer? Is it possible for a machine to have memory aside from the data we encode into its system? Perhaps ghosts, perhaps imprints… Perhaps that is only for the bones themselves to know.”
– Dr. Jasper Schoenfeld, Jaeger co-creator, in interview, 2016