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sigh. they’re going to use the fact that ma’khia had a knife to justify that officer killing her. first of all there are ways to apprehend someone without shooting them. there are even ways to shoot someone without it being fatal, 4 shots was NOT necessary. and for the people who are like “but she was gonna stab the other girl” PLEASE stop acting like you care, you do not give a fuck about that other black girl. you’re just using her to justify ma’khia’s death and it’s SICK, y’all can literally go to hell. she had a knife bc she was defending herself from being jumped which STILL doesn’t warrant shooting a CHILD 4 fucking times. every time a black person dies at the hands of the police y’all try and vilify the victim and i’m sick of it. this coming just after the news of the jury’s verdict on the derek chauvin trial? never a fucking day off.

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Anyone that sides with cops when they kill black children will be blocked. I will not engage with you in any manner. Ma' Khia Bryant was 15 years.

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Sweaters II

Pietro x reader

Summary: Reader spends most of her time with Pietro after joining the avengers

Word Count: 1.8k

Part One

Pietro and Y/N spent all of their time together after that. Training, eating, sightseeing. Especially sightseeing. Y/N had spent her entire life living in the deepest parts of Libya, and watching her eyes light up with the New York lights took Pietro’s breath away. Despite her frigid powers, Y/N’s smile was warm and kind; and at the top of the Empire State Building, Pietro swore to himself that as long as he lived, he would make Y/F/N smile.

“It’s beautiful.”

“I love you.”

They both blurted at the same time. Pietro’s statement attracting more attention from both of them.

“What did you say?” Y/N smirked and tugged at the sleeves of Pietro’s sweater that she was wearing.

“I said ya lyublyu tebya.” He stated confidently this time.

Y/N loved how the words in his native tongue rolled smoother than in English. They were more natural to him, like Arabic was to her.

“ ahbk ‘aydaan.”

Pietro didn’t understand Arabic, just like Y/N didn’t understand Sokovian, but they understand the feelings that radiated off each other when they said it. How Y/N got warm and fuzzy inside, and Pietro’s mind slowed down just so he could live in this moment forever.

“We should really take you shopping.” Clint commented when Y/N and Pietro returned from the roof, noticing how she was once again wearing a jacket that belonged to Pietro’s.

“It’s cute, Clint.” Natasha nudged his shoulder as Pietro and Y/N passed them and headed to their now shared room. Both smiling at the ground as Natasha and Clint continued to talk.

Y/N was content with the relationships she was able to form with the Avengers. She especially loved the moments in the tower with them.

—-

Father-Figure Steve was always subconsciously aware of Y/N’s lack of body heat and constantly reminded her to grab a jacket. And within seconds Pietro was up and down the stairs with a warm jacket of his. Little did Y/N know, Pietro would put on the jacket and quickly do some jumping jacks to warm up the jacket before he would run back down and give it to Y/N.

There were also the limited occasions in which someone else would offer Y/N a jacket of theirs that was already within their reach. Saying how it would save the trouble of having Pietro run up and down the stairs. This of course only angered Pietro as he growled at them before running up to retrieve a jacket. From then on, whenever they would leave the Tower Pietro would have a jacket wrapped around his waist, prepared to give it to Y/N in case she got colder than usual.

Then there were the mornings in which Y/N would wake up warmer than usual. Which was weird considering the fact that Pietro wasn’t in the bed next to her.

“Where is Pietro?” She would ask, walking into the kitchen part of the team was sitting in shorts and t-shirts with glasses of ice water.

“Your Speedster left on a mission, he turned up the heat in the whole tower so you wouldn’t be cold and threatened to hurt us if we turned it down,” Tony complained,” not like it’s my tower or anything, you know? But of course it is…cute…what he does for you.”

Y/N couldn’t help the smile that crept on her face, anxiously awaiting Pietro’s return so she could smile more and thank him for what he had done.

Her favorite moment in the tower by far had to be the night Pietro told her his plans for their future.

“I’m going to marry you one day, you know?”

“No I didn’t know. Please tell me more.” She sipped on the coffee he had made her.

“Well. I’m going to propose, during summer so you can wear a dress without being that cold. But the wedding will be in winter, that way you will be cold and I’ll have every reason to keep you warm.”

“And how long are you going to keep me waiting for this proposal.”

“Well, summer is fast approaching, printsessia.”

—-

Pietro and Y/N lay cuddled in the bed, both lost in their own thoughts. Y/N giggled as she continued to replay the memories of everything Pietro had done for her.

“What? What is so funny?” Pietro smiled and looked down at her.

“When I left the tribe, I was worried I would not find my place with the Avengers. But I am so unbelievably happy here. I’m happy with you, Pietro.”

Pietro’s mind raced faster than his mouth could and he had no idea how to tell her all the things he wanted to say. He loved her unconditionally. Pietro Maximoff was completely, utterly, and stupidly in love with Y/F/N Y/L/N. And all he could do to show it was hold her tighter in his embrace.

“Avengers, assemble!” Steve’s loud voice boomed through the entire tower, causing Y/N and Pietro to leap out of bed. Soon after, Tony’s voice called out jokingly, “And for the love of God, Y/N don’t make Pietro run up the stairs again. Grab a jacket.” Y/N smirked while Pietro tossed her his signature black and white zip up. They raced hand in hand to the meeting room, quickly taking their seats next to Wanda as the rest of the team filed in.

“Ultron is in Sokovia with an army of robots. So gear up there is no time to lose. Three minutes..” Steve gave orders and everyone ran around the tower.

Y/N stood in her white and blue dress, staring out the window while Pietro finished putting his shirt on. He then grabbed the blue leather jacket and tossed it at Y/N taking her by surprise.

—-

“Ya lyublyu tebya.” Pietro squeezed her hand as they stepped foot in Sokovia.

“ahbk ‘aydaan.” She smiled back, before dropping his hand as they each went opposite ways to fight. Pietro began evacuating the city, getting people out of there before the battle ensued.

Y/N did what she could but she would be of better help when the actual fighting began, which didn’t take long. The ground began elevating quickly, robots invading what was left of Sokovia. As soon as she saw the first wave coming, Y/N jumped into action. She broke a fire hydrant with her foot, wetting her hands in the gushing water and aiming at the robots, attacking them with shards of ice. Others she completely drenched in water, freezing them quickly. In a blur, she was at the church, fighting alongside the whole team as they all tried to defend it from the Robots. It didn’t take long for shield to bring in lifeboats, everyone except for Wanda helped the civilians board.

“That’s everyone.” Steve announced over the coms.

“Not quite.” Clint muttered as he ran off to save a little boy that had been left behind.

Pietro saw it before Clint did. The jet was shooting bullets ferociously and Clint was directly in the line of fire.

“I’ll be right back.” He squeezed Y/N’s hand before running towards Clint. It all happened too fast for Y/N to register. One second he was directly in front of her, the next he was 20 meters away, red now seeping through his blue uniform. Y/N screamed in agony, running full force toward Pietro.

His body slumped on the ground, his eyes losing the sparkle in them. Y/N dropped to her knees next to him, already sobbing as she touched his cheek.

“I’m cold,” he weakly smiled at her,” you’ve rubbed off on me, printsessa.”

She painfully smiled, mentally cursing him for trying to pull a joke at a time like this. She laid her head on his chest, feeling the last bits of warmth escape him.

He spoke out again, his voice now weaker and more hoarse than she had ever heard before.

“I was going to save this for our wedding day, but I think now may be the only time I get to tell you this.”

“Pietro, no. Please.”

“Y/N, ‘ahbak.”

“You never even proposed, dummy. Don’t waste your energy, okay? You’ll have plenty of time to express your love on our wedding day.” Y/N couldn’t feel breathing. Pietro wasn’t even warm anymore. Her Icy hands turning him colder by the second, and painfully she retracted her hands and sat by his side.

“Pietro- ya lyublyu tebya.”

Captain America ran to them, picking up Pietro’s body and helping Y/N off her knees and walking her to the last lifeboat. Pietro was laid on the boat, Clint collapsing on the seats next to him. Y/N was about to set foot on the boat, when she caught sight of Pietro’s hand poking from behind the body of a civilian. What she had refused to acknowledge earlier now hit her like a ton of bricks. She slammed her knees on the dirt, freezing the patch beneath her. At the exact same time, the flying city collapsed. Captain America’s reflexes forced him to jump onto the boat before he could grab Y/N. He heard her scream, and the path of ice grew in all directions as white mist exploded from every inch of her body.

“Someone save Y/N, she didn’t make it onto the boat!” He screamed into the coms, sighing in relief as he watched Thor pick her up.

Months went by without sight of Y/N. The Avengers knew she was in the tower, specifically in Pietro’s room. They all took turns leaving food at the door, sometimes even clothes. Wanda recovered much earlier than Y/N, having taken out her revenge in Ultron. But no matter how much Y/N wanted to blame someone- Clint- she wouldn’t.

Unknowingly, Y/N finally left the room the first day of summer. She migrated to her room, where she showered and dressed in her own clothes for the first time. A yellow sundress, unbeknownst to her, the exact one Pietro pictured her wearing when he proposed.

“Y/N!” Steve called out to her when she showed up at the doors of the gym.

“Thank you all, for the kind treatment as I mourned. I would like to resume my training now.” She spoke sternly, almost bitterly as she straightened out her dress.

“That’s good to hear, kid. Go get a jacket and we’ll get started.”

Y/N stood there, waiting. But this time, there was no blue streak, no gust of wind. Just cold, dead silence. And Y/N wasn’t sure if Steve noticed or not, but it would have taken much longer for her to get a jacket than it would’ve taken Pietro. Besides, she didn’t own a jacket.

“I’m not cold.”

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I’m barely on here anymore but this two part series is still getting notes from time to time and someone pointed out that the link wasn’t working. So here’s the OG post.

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ways to help protestors if you are unable to protest

everybody has to do their part. as a reference, this was posted on 1 june 2020. if any links are broken or direct to a place they should not, please feel free to add on with corrections. if there is new information with better knowledge, please feel free to share. thank you.

1. donate

do not donate to shaun king. he has repeatedly collected money to “support” black people, but no one knows where the money is.

BAIL FUNDS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST)

note: washington dc and new jersey have cashless bail systems.

bail fund google doc (also includes lawyers for protestors)

national bail fund network (directory of community bail funds)

community bail funds masterpost by @keplercryptids

resistance funds (google sheets; lists bail funds around the country)

nationwide bail funds (split a donation to the bail funds listed on the linked page with a single transaction)

atlanta bail fund

brooklyn bail fund

colorado freedom fund

columbus freedom fund

houston chapter of black lives matter

liberty fund (nyc based; focuses services on people from low-income communities)

los angeles freedom fund

louisville community fund

massachusetts bail fund

minnesota freedom fund (as of may 30, 2020, they are encouraging people to donate elsewhere since they have raised enough money; as of may 29, 2020, they do not have a venmo, as some fraudulent accounts have been claiming, source)

philadelphia bail out fund

richmond bail fund

MORE PLACES TO DONATE

note: more links are listed in the masterposts below.

northstar health collective (healthcare and medical aid for people on the front lines)

reclaim the block (aims to redistribute police funding to help the minneapolis community)

twin cities dsa (provides fresh groceries and hot meals to people in minneapolis)

2. educate yourself

it isn’t enough to sign petitions and reblog/retweet/etc. nonblack people, including people of color, owe it to black people to educate themselves and correct themselves and the people around them on anti-blackness.

note: more links are in the masterposts linked below.

resources and tools regarding racism and anti-blackness (google sheets compilation)

readings on society, racism, the prison system, etc. (twitter thread)

“where do we go after ferguson?” by michael eric dyson

official black lives matter website

3. give out supplies to protestors

people need supplies to protest safely, and even if they bring supplies with them, they can often run out. if you’re able, stock up and hand them out to people protesting. for more supplies to donate, see the “george floyd action” google docs link in section 5.

water bottles (dehydration and heatstroke are not things people should have to deal with alongside bastard cops. if the police in your area are particularly violent or known to use tear gas, get the ones with the sports cap/suction-thing/etc so people can use them as emergency eye-flushes.)

snacks (make sure to take into account that people have allergies of all sorts. foods will have a little label that says “may contain” and then list any potential allergens. write the allergens on the ziploc (or any container you use) in permanent marker, or better yet, write the snacks included in the pack.)

masks (don’t forget there’s still a pandemic going on. also it will aid in deterring facial recognition when the police try to track down protestors, also part two, if the cops use tear gas, wearing a mask (with the combination of a scarf or bandana) will lessen the adverse effects. lessen, not stop.)

bandanas, scarves, etc. and goggles (ski goggles, swimming goggles, etc.) (see above for explanation on the scarves. same goes for the goggles. anti–tear gas and anti–facial recognition.)

clean shirts (for people who are heavily gassed. also helps deter recognition through clothing.)

wound care supplies (band-aids, packets of neosporin packets or a similar antibiotic, alcohol wipes, etc.; if you can, decant bactine into those little travel bottles.)

a sharpie or another type of marker (for writing bail numbers or emergency contacts on arms, hands, etc. it’s not enough to have your city’s bail fund number stored on your phone; the police won’t give it to you to look it up. give people a marker so they can write it down, preferably not washable so it isn’t easily removed.)

IMPORTANT: KNOWING FIRST AID

tear gas: if you’re hit, get out as fast and as soon as you can. take anyone you can with you. the longer you’re in the gas, the harder it will be for you to see, and it can irritate your airways, making it hard to breathe. if you’re hit, don’t run; it’ll only make things worse on your lungs. when you leave the area, take a cold shower. don’t use hot water (it will only reactivate the agent); don’t bathe (it will only spread the CS around). (source 1) (source 2) (cdc fact sheet on tear gas)

move them to a clean and ventilated area where it’s as safe as possible.

ask them if they’re wearing contact lenses. have them remove it. if they’re wearing glasses, rinse it with water.

solution of half liquid antacid, half water. spray from the inside going out, with the head tilted back and slightly towards the side being rinsed. if they say it’s okay, open the eye slightly while doing this. (source)

bullet wounds: the most important thing is to stop the bleeding. be sure to check for an exit wound and cover that as well. treat both wounds, but treat the worse one first.

stop the bleed (youtube video by uc san diego health)

first aid in active shooting scenarios

making a tourniquet (a commercial tourniquet is best, but improvised ones can work as well if done properly; the most important things to remember is that tourniquets are for limb injuries and are not meant for the head or torso and that they have to be very tightly wound on the injury.)

how to apply pressure dressings

miscellaneous

adult cpr tutorial (youtube video by cincinnati children’s; think of “staying alive” by the beegees or “uptown funk”)

4. be a source of information

be responsible with this. people’s lives are at stake. that being said, the media is a fucking joke and the best way to get accurate information in a grassroots rebellion is amongst ourselves. record everything, but if you are going to share any information at all, be sure to blur people’s faces.

signal (encrypted messenger app; messages delete after x amount of time): app store | google play

tool for scrubbing metadata from images and selectively blurring identifiable features

tech tips to protect yourself while protesting (by rey.nbows on tiktok, via vicent_efl on twitter)

cop spotting 101 (google docs)

know your rights (by personachuu on twitter)

NUMBERS TO CALL FOR ARRESTED PROTESTORS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; SOURCES LINKED TO THE NUMBER)

remember to keep phones OFF unless absolutely necessary. cell phone towers, stingrays, location notifs can all be used to track you and other protestors. don’t fuck around. if your phone must be on, keep it on airplane mode as often as possible and only communicate using encrypted methods. no, snapchat doesn’t count. (a twitter thread on stingrays, for those interested)

lawyers assisting protestors pro-bono (by riyakatariax on twitter)

atlanta: 404-689-1519

chicago: 773-309-1198

minneapolis: 612-444-2654

5. miscellaneous links and links for protestors

masterpost of petitions to sign, numbers to call, places to donate, and more (carrd by dehyedration on twitter)

#blacklivesmatter (google docs by ambivaIcnt on twitter; includes information on relevant events, other masterposts, lists of petitions and donation links, how to protest safely and protests to go to, and more)

george floyd action (google docs; includes information on apps to download, supplies to buy and donate, places to donate to, protest safety, resources on unlearning racial bias, and more)

how to get out of ziptie “handcuffs” (by finnianj on tiktok, via katzerax on twitter)

how can i help? by @abbiheartstaylor

how to make a signal-blocking cell phone pouch

tips for protestors by @aurora00boredealis

twitter thread for protestors (by vantaemuseum on twitter)

also, if you’re protesting, change your passcode. make it at least 11 characters long and don’t use facial/thumb recognition.