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[bravemaria]

DANVERS

                 maria doesn’t walk, forcing carol to do a double take. with the ball trapped under one cleated foot and her brows furrowed, she hesitates, gives maria a quick once over as if that would magically reveal her intentions and answer all questions. “no, thanks. i’m good.” maria’s signature smile is bright enough for both of them and carol cannot possibly fathom why she would bother sticking around. the rest of their teammates make for some perfectly adequate company if that’s what you’re into and she’s done her part by coming over to say hello. it’s not that carol is a bad team player either - she wouldn’t have gotten to where she is, if she was - but she loathes inaction. it makes her restless and anxious; everything she does is geared towards getting her to where she wants to go, towards proving to everyone that she deserves to be here. and standing around on a soccer field talking does not fit her agenda. maria’s follow up suggestion however, that’s more up her aisle. “okay, yeah. sure. i don’t see why not.” she shrugs, indifferently, easily passing the ball to maria and waiting for her to take the lead.

      maria had expected that answer, but she also hopes carol will change her mind. somehow. if she doesn’t, it’ll be a long terrible month of them training together. she’s one of the best players they have and they need to be cohesive. she’s not about to let her spend all her time alone, that’s not conductive to a good team. her suggestion manages to convince her, though and maria’s smile grows even wider. “cool,” is all she says. she receives the ball easily enough and then moves somewhere where they won’t bother anyone if they get out of control. which can happen if maria knows anything about the woman in front of her. “do you want to run while we pass?” she asks, already moving to one side and passing the ball back to carol.

[rainbowkarolina]

Carol and Maria in Captain Marvel (2019)

[bravemaria]

CAROL

“you know what i mean,” carol counters with a grin, following the same gravitational pull maria has always exuded even back when she could barely remember who they were to each other. “a star force hangar isn’t exactly build-a-bear and there’s only so much time to tinker with spacecrafts during intergalactic travel.” carol is probably one of the only people who could ever miss having grease stuck under her fingernails and smeared all over her clothes but it is what it is. “i got this, don’t worry. i’m not gonna hurt your baby.” stopping in front of the open hood, she gently pats the car then begins to point. “i mean that’s the flux capacitor - duh - the drainage pot aaand…” drawing the word out, she makes quick work of checking the oil level, “we’re short on lighter fluid. we’re just gonna have to take the fuse box out, switch the cables on the battery, replace the ignition coil and she’ll be back off the ground in no time.”

stepping into maria, carol throws her arms around the taller woman’s shoulders, briefly allowing herself the luxury of pressing her face into the crook of the other’s neck. “yeah. i had some pretty good reasons, motivating me to get back here as soon as possible,” she rumbles against the rough fabric of denim coveralls and steps back, a soft chuckle breaching her lips at her best friend’s suggestion as she covertly swipes at her own cheeks. “not the kind of motivation i was talking about, rambeau. but sure, sign me up.” if someone had told her years ago that getting put on a chore chart would excite her as much or maybe even more than the feeling of sliding into the seat of her f-15c, she would’ve flipped them the bird and called them crazy. but it feels like a victory now. it feels like home and if taking the trash out and mopping floors means that she gets to hold onto this, then that’s something she’s all too willing to do.

“that’s a pity. tinkering with spacecrafts sounds incredibly fun.” and something maria would love to learn about. she’s sure carol knows her way around most spacecrafts and she’s tempted to ask her all about it. she loves learning more about any vehicle in existence, specially ones that can fly. she tilts her head, looking at carol assess the car she’s been working on. it’s good to see her carol is back. or at least the carol that doesn’t wonder how human technology works because she doesn’t remember. “you’re right. and no, i am not repeating it. i don’t want your head to get bigger than it is,” she teases.

her heart jumps a little at carol’s admission. wondering if she means what maria believes —wants to believe?— she means. “i’m sure monica will be elated once she’s back from school,” is all she says. a smile on her face. she’s happy herself, she just doesn’t know what to think of carol coming back. it’ll be hard, pretending they’re just friends. or, well, that carol is just her friend. she wants her to be way more. and yet. “i’m happy you’re back,” she ends up adding. “well, you know it’s what you get at the rambeau house. and i’m getting monica to understand she needs to help around. so you’re not going to be the exception,” she teases. then looks at the car. again at carol. “want to finish this together? like old times?”

[bravemaria]

we’re gonna get lashana lynch on a suit and i am going to die.

[bravemaria]

DANVERS

        the entire setup, from start to finish, is ridiculous. they’re supposed to be training, not wasting their time on pleasantries. while they’re ‘coming together to get to know each other and have a some fun’, the other teams are getting an edge over them. she doesn’t need to get to know anyone. carol knows every single person who has been drafted for the national team, some of them she wishes she didn’t for one reason or another. but they don’t need to be friends, they just need to work. the only reason she’s attending this ‘play date’ in the first place, is to humor fury — and because she’s contractually obligated to show up… but mostly to humor fury.

        looking up from the ball she’s juggling, carol balances it on her foot just long enough to acknowledge the woman in front of her. “rambeau,” she greets, lacking both maria’s enthusiasm and the matching smile. pretentious, they call her. aloof. closed-off. hard-headed. and that’s only the top of the list. carol doesn’t like to ‘mingle’ like the rest of her teammates, standing in gaggles of three or more around the field, chatting animatedly. she hates meaningless conversations and small talk, because this is not a game. not to her it isn’t. and if people want to keep calling her names? let them. so long as she gets to keep doing what she loves. “saw your teammate somewhere over there, i think,” she gives a small jerk of her head, towards the far side of the field to indicate the direction, hoping maria would just take the out and move on.

       if something’s clear it’s that carol danvers doesn’t want to be here. well, sucks for her cause it’s mandatory and she’s gonna have to put up with everyone for at least two months. plus every other time they’re called to play. “yeah, i already talked to alex. and everyone. wanted to say hi to you too,” she clears up. she’s been putting it off, really, but she does need to work well with danvers if they’re gonna be a team. “want to come with me and talk to people or are you going to stay here with your ball?” she asks, knowing what the answer will be. “we can even do some passes. maybe even shoot some?” she adds, maybe that’ll increase her chances. she doesn’t want to be friends with carol danvers, she’s heard she’s a dick, but she’s not going to lose because carol’s unable to work with them all. she can easily become their top scorer, maria can’t have her ruining everything because she likes sulking in a corner. 

[bravemaria]

        It isn’t everyday that you get called to play for the national team. Not like it is a surprise for Maria, it’s not, but it’s still nice. Not everyone gets the call even if they clearly deserve it, so she does feel validated. It’s new for her too and she’s excited about getting to play with everyone she’s played against, only one being a teammate. Getting to actually know them better. See how they work together instead of against each other. And then she sees Carol Danvers’ face and realizes she’s the only one excited about the prospect of working together. Shit.

“Danvers,” she still says. Friendly. She even smiles.

@captainphotonfists

[theavengers]

Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel (2019)

[bravemaria]

       ❝ Ｙｏｕ  ｃａｌｌ  ｍｅ  ｙｏｕｎｇ  ｌａｄｙ  ａｇａｉｎ，    Ｉ＇ｌｌ  ｓｈｏｖｅ  ｍｙ  ｆｏｏｔ  ｕｐ  ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ               ｉｔ＇ｓ  ｎｏｔ  ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ  ｔｏ  ｂｅ． ❞

[bravemaria]

against my better judgement, does anyone want a thing with maria? i’ll come plot if you give this a like.

[rainbowkarolina]

Carol and Maria in Captain Marvel (2019)

[queerlikearavenclaw]

Carol x Maria moodboard 💘

[bravemaria]

CAROL

“yeah, that’s what i thought.” carol nods, helpless to the wide grin overtaking her features. maria has always been able to hold her own. she remembers thinking that now. saying it too. you’re a better everything, rambeau. “if you’ll humor me? i haven’t gotten my hands dirty in… way too long.”

shoulders pulled into a nonchalant shrug, carol slowly approaches her fellow pilot, head tilted to the side as she studies her carefully. “a couple of months? maybe longer?” the inflection of her words alone belies just how much she’s hoping for the latter. but no one can guarantee that. “—i found them a home. talos and his family. their people. somewhere the kree won’t follow. now it’s up to them to rebuild it and they don’t need me for that.” coming to a stop right in front of maria, she lifts her brows, lips pressed into a resolute line and happiness crinkling the corners of her eyes. “i’m gonna hug you now, okay?”

“whatever are you doing up there if it’s not getting your hands dirty?” maria wonders walking back to the car and hoping carol follows. it’s natural. them working together. “i’ll let you do it yourself, only with mild instructions if i see you have no idea what you’re doing,” she jokes. then again, carol hasn’t been around a car for ten years. she may not know what to do. or maybe, her alien enhanced brain will know how to do it better than she ever did. maria is not sure and, honestly, thinking about her best friend as an alien enhanced anything still makes her shudder a little. not because it’s scary, but because the only reason she got her back was chance. she had thought she lost her, and yet here she is. still her carol. 

maria opens her mouth, then closes it again. two months is a lot. considering. maybe longer. and then. “you did?” she asks. as if carol hasn’t just told her. “i knew you would,” she adds. she had just thought it’d take longer. space is so big and they can only fly so fast. but she’s glad they’re safe. and that carol is back. “so i should get you on the chore chart is what i’m hearing.” she’s also hearing that she’s going to be spending more time with carol than ever since she came back. and that she’s not used to it anymore. pretending she’s not in love with her best friend. like an idiot. but she guesses it’ll be like riding a bike. one never unlearns it, right?

[brie-news]

Captain Marvel (2019)

[bravemaria]

CAROL?

calling c-53 primitive would perhaps be a little harsh, but it’s up there. all of their communication systems are wired, their projections are two-dimensional and confined to tiny, flickering monitors and they are obsessed with little cards ‘confirming’ their identification. as far as vers is concerned, the entire planet is still stuck in its training wheel phase and she really needs it not to be. all that’s left of her ship is one giant piece of seemingly unsalvageable space junk. the wiring is fried, the controls molten into an unsightly pulp and a large chunk of the hull is missing. gone. vaporized upon entering the atmosphere or blasted to bits, it doesn’t really matter.

what matters is that even after days upon days of taking apart various ‘discman’, ‘game boys’, ‘zip drives’  and other gadgets, she still hasn’t been able to patch her busted comms. aka, her patience is wearing thin. ‘stay focused. control your emotions.’, yon-roggs voice unhelpfully echos around her head. okay, maybe a little helpfully. fingers skimming over the photon battery embedded into the back of her neck, vers slows her breathing until the quiet buzzing fades into nothing then continues across the yard and towards the workshop, ignoring how much this feels like a last ditch effort. no, she has to keep believing that her commander is out there looking for her. and if she could only just get a signal out, alert her teammates to her location…

“excuse me, are you maria rambeau?” vers questions before she can change her mind, shifting in her boots to get a better look at the woman she’s heard so much about. “i’m looking for some spare parts to fix my plane? i was told you might be able to help me.” plane. spaceship. po-tay-to, po-tah-to. she tried to explain her predicament to a small group of terrans exactly once and that did not yield the desired results. // @bravemaria

with no kid in sight —monica is with her mother— maria is doing some modifications to her baby. they’ll make her a smidge faster. not much, but she’ll notice and that’s all that matters. what she hasn’t planned for is, well, an unplanned visit. her head’s inside her plane and that’s why she feels she must be hearing wrong when a more than familiar voice calls her name. she almost hits her head against it, if she’s being honest. it’s been five years. five years too many. and carol is supposed to be dead. all her dreams of her showing up and being alright are just that: dreams. 

and then she looks up and it’s not a dream anymore. but she sounds different. more formal. she also doesn’t seem to know who maria is. she just stands there for a few seconds. hands at her sides. looking as stupid as she feels, probably. she stutters an answer. “yeah. that’s me. i can help.” she clears her throat. “what kind of plane? and what’s wrong with it? maybe if i could see it i could get it done for you.” she sounds better than she expected. better than anyone whose loved one just turned up from the dead. she’s glad monica isn’t around. she doesn’t know how she’s going to explain this. whatever it is. she needs to understand it herself first.

[bravemaria]

CAROL

“hey,” carol echoes, leaning against one of the workshop’s supporting pillars, freshly debriefed and with her jacket draped over one arm, a smile inching its way across her features as maria stands from her crouched position. her coveralls are part unzipped, no doubt to fight off the sweltering louisiana heat, and stained with grease in a couple of choice spots. familiarity blooming behind her ribcage, carol’s heart slow barrel-rolls through her chest and almost up her throat.

“you need a hand with that?” she questions, aiming for casual by tipping her chin at the twin-engine and falling just short, “might be in town for a while, so i guess i should be making myself useful..?”

carol hasn’t aged a day, which maria thinks is completely unfair. at this rate she’ll be a wrinkly old grandma and carol will look like she’s still in her twenties. unfair, like she said. “not really, but i’ll let you help if it’ll make you feel better,” she says trying to contain her happiness. which is stupid, because she’s sure carol is as equally happy to see her. 

“how long is a while and how possible is this might?” she wonders, not wanting to get her hopes up just to have them squandered in a moment. she wants to have carol around, always, but she’s not about to ask her to stay. space and helping people makes her happy and maria wants her to be happy more than she wants her around. most days, anyway. 

[mculist2]

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[bravemaria]

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