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Recently, I was standing outside my son’s classroom waiting to talk to his teacher. I stood on one side of the hallway, not even close to the center. At some point, a man came walking along. I was standing right in his path, but the hallway was empty, so I logically expected him to swerve around me. Instead he kept walking right toward me, got to me, and stopped, as if waiting for me to get out of his way. I didn’t; I just smiled politely at him. He finally walked around me, clearly annoyed that I hadn’t leapt out of his manly path.
Now I’m wishing I’d leapt aside, taken off my jacket and laid it on the floor before him, then bowed deeply and said, “My Liege!”
I also work at a college campus. I smack shoulders sometimes, but I find that if I stare straight ahead and follow the advice below, people get the heck out of the way.
Honestly this post changed how I carry myself when walking alone in public, or in a situation where I’m the one leading. People definitely move for the murder gaze.
Confirmed. I once had to rush back inside a convention hall as the con was closing in order to a retrieve a sick friend’s medication, and I didn’t understand why people in the crowd were jumping out of my way (literally—one guy vaulted a table) until I realized I was dressed as the Winter Soldier and doing the Murder Walk because that’s just how I walk in those boots. I got the meds, got out, and made a mental note.
I repeated the experiment later, wearing the boots but otherwise my usual clothing and mimicking the expression I thought I’d had at that moment. People parted like I was Charlton Heston.
I now wear that style of boots whenever possible. I recently had a man do a double-take as I walked by and ask me, politely, where I had served because I “looked like a soldier.” I’m not current or former military. I was wearing a flowy purple peasant top and looked as un-soldierlike as possible.
Moral of the story: wear comfortable shoes, square your shoulders, and walk like you’ve been sent to murder Captain America.
IT’S BACK!!!!!! I was searching for this to show my daughter the other day and couldn’t find it. I’m so glad IT’S BACK!! I will always reblog the Murder Strut!!
In case you were wondering, yes you can do this in a wheelchair. Same look in your eyes and let ‘em know you will run them down. Just picture yourself in a sports car accelerating towards someone with the intention of flattening them.
If there’s anything more satisfying than watching Abled men leap out of my way when they realize I’m not moving for them, I can’t think of it atm.
I was walking down a crowded avenue, and a man was coming right for me, with purpose. I raised my arms across my chest like Wonder Woman and he finally swerved at the last minute. Chalk up one for us Amazons!
I wore a cape coat and some tall combat heels that made me feel like Darth Vader to work and whenever I walked and you can beat your ass people moved out of my way. Just thought, ‘walk like I’m going to cut down someone with my light saber.’
Please, reblog! IIt’s called self defense. Apart from having here, in the US, one of the highest cases of homicide and rape in the world and high rate of GBV, think about how this could help your mother or sister
Recently, I was standing outside my son’s classroom waiting to talk to his teacher. I stood on one side of the hallway, not even close to the center. At some point, a man came walking along. I was standing right in his path, but the hallway was empty, so I logically expected him to swerve around me. Instead he kept walking right toward me, got to me, and stopped, as if waiting for me to get out of his way. I didn’t; I just smiled politely at him. He finally walked around me, clearly annoyed that I hadn’t leapt out of his manly path.
Now I’m wishing I’d leapt aside, taken off my jacket and laid it on the floor before him, then bowed deeply and said, “My Liege!”
I also work at a college campus. I smack shoulders sometimes, but I find that if I stare straight ahead and follow the advice below, people get the heck out of the way.
Honestly this post changed how I carry myself when walking alone in public, or in a situation where I’m the one leading. People definitely move for the murder gaze.
Confirmed. I once had to rush back inside a convention hall as the con was closing in order to a retrieve a sick friend’s medication, and I didn’t understand why people in the crowd were jumping out of my way (literally—one guy vaulted a table) until I realized I was dressed as the Winter Soldier and doing the Murder Walk because that’s just how I walk in those boots. I got the meds, got out, and made a mental note.
I repeated the experiment later, wearing the boots but otherwise my usual clothing and mimicking the expression I thought I’d had at that moment. People parted like I was Charlton Heston.
I now wear that style of boots whenever possible. I recently had a man do a double-take as I walked by and ask me, politely, where I had served because I “looked like a soldier.” I’m not current or former military. I was wearing a flowy purple peasant top and looked as un-soldierlike as possible.
Moral of the story: wear comfortable shoes, square your shoulders, and walk like you’ve been sent to murder Captain America.
A/N: Hey lovelies!!! I am so so so sorry that this took so long to get out! I hope that it’s worth it and that you guys are still here and like my writing! I love you all so much and I hope that you don’t hate me too much! I’ll try to get the final part of this up as soon as I can and if any of you have ideas for something that you want me to write please leave a suggestion in the comments or message me, luv you all so so much!!! <3
Summary: Bucky x reader. Bucky and reader have liked each other for a long time but they’re both in denial of the other’s feelings. What will happen when Tony’s new invention accidentally brings 40sBucky and 40sSteve to the present? If this were to go in the actual MCU timeline it would probably be sometime before infinity war and before they actually figured out time travel. And for anytime that 40sBucky or 40sSteve are mentioned I used * to make it less confusing for which Steve or Bucky it is.
Word Count: 1613
Other Chapters: Time Fluff Masterlist
That morning was possibly one of the most stressful of my life, and that includes every mission that I’ve had to prepare for. I decided not to wear anything fancy, maybe if I act like it’s a normal day I will feel less nauseous thinking about leaving my room. I take a deep breath before stepping out the door and heading down to the kitchen. It feels eerily quiet throughout the compound and I figure out why once I check my phone and notice a text from Wanda.
Wanda: the rest of the team went out to show Bucky* and Steve* around New York, have fun you two ;)
I roll my eyes and decide against responding. I finish walking to the kitchen and get coffee to sip on while I wait for Bucky to (hopefully) come downstairs. I start having second thoughts once I hear heavy footsteps coming from the hallway. I scroll through my phone so I won’t be creepily watching him as he walks in but I can tell as soon as he makes it into the kitchen. “Hey Bucky, you sleep well?” I ask before looking up but I know the answer once I see his face, he looks like he hasn’t slept in a week.
He looks over at me and smiles softly before getting coffee for himself “Yeah, what about you doll?” I can tell that he has something on his mind and can only hope that he wants to tell me what I want him to.
“I slept pretty good, there was kind of something I wanted to talk to you about though…” I bite my lip anxiously hoping that he won’t reject me.
He rubs the back of his neck and looks almost everywhere except for me “I’d love to Y/N but I should go train for a while, can’t break the schedule ya know?” he walks out quickly without even finishing his coffee.
I groan loudly and rest my head on my arms when he’s gone. So much for trying to get this over with quickly, how in the world am I supposed to tell him how I feel if he runs away before I can tell him anything?
*Bucky’s POV*
I debated whether I should even get out of bed this morning knowing the I was eventually going to have to tell Y/N how I feel about her. I somehow convinced myself to get out of bed and go downstairs to get coffee at least. I barely slept last night from nightmares, but not the usual ones. This time they were filled with Y/N turning me down and losing her forever.
As I made my way down to the kitchen I check my phone, noticing the absence of personality throughout the compound. I see a text notification from Steve.
Steve: Hey pal. The rest of us went out to show our past selves around New York today, tell Y/N how you feel! I promise that she feels the same
I smile skeptically at my phone, still unsure of how she feels about me, and ridiculously nervous about confessing my heart to her. I start walking down to the kitchen again and once I get down there I notice Y/N sitting at the table on her phone. I take a deep breath, wondering if she’s going to want to talk about last night. “Hey Bucky, you sleep well?” she asks me. Obviously I’m not going to tell her what I’m really thinking, nah actually I didn’t sleep that great because all I could think about last night was you rejecting my feelings and me never getting to see you again. I’m sure that would go over amazingly.
I smile a little at her anyway out of habit while I get my coffee, “Yeah, what about you doll?” I’m genuinely curious about whether or not she had the same problem that I had.
“I slept pretty good, there was kind of something I wanted to talk to you about though…” She started biting her lip and I couldn’t handle her doing that without being able to kiss her.
I glance away from her and start rubbing my neck, a nervous habit of mine “I’d love to Y/N but I should go train for a while, can’t break the schedule ya know?” I set down my coffee and walked out of the kitchen as quickly as I could. I felt bad for avoiding her like that but I’m sure she doesn’t care too much.
*Y/N’s POV*
I stayed in the kitchen for a while longer while trying to decide my best next move. Once I got a text from Natasha and Tony I decided to grow a pair and go down to the gym to make Bucky hear what I have to say.
Nat: Have you talked to him yet?! I’m tired of waiting for the two of you to admit how you feel about each other so get on with it!! I want to have a niece to be named after! >:(
Tony: Hey kid, how’s it going? I’m just checking in to tell you to finally tell Barnes how you feel and once you admit your feelings to each other don’t do it on my couches k thx bye.
I took a deep breath and walked over to the elevator, telling Friday where I wanted to go. Once the doors opened back up I saw him at a bench lifting dumbbells, he looked up as soon as I entered the large room. I cleared my throat before speaking “Uhm, hey Buck. So, there’s something that I really need to talk to you about and I need you to hear it” I swallowed hard, waiting for him to say something before I continue.
His brow furrowed and he looked away from me again, this time seeming to be very interested in his shoes. “Bucky please, I just need you to listen to what I have to say. After I’m done you can leave or ignore me forever or whatever you want, just please listen to this” he seemed very confused for a second and glanced back up at me for only a moment before looking away again.
I ran a hand over my face and shook my head in an attempt to clear it, ignoring the tears beginning to form in my eyes I began to speak. “Okay, this is something that I’ve wanted to get off my chest for a while now because I’ve felt this way for basically the entire time that I’ve known you. I like you Bucky, a lot. I’ve had these really strong feelings as soon as I started to get to know you. I know that you can’t possibly feel the same way that I do because you’re you and you’re so amazing and you deserve so much more than me and I was so afraid of telling you all of this because I don’t want to lose you but I think you deserve to know how I really feel about you. Oh, that felt so good to finally say everything out loud” I sit down on a nearby bench and rest my head in my hands.
I look up after a while and see Bucky still looking straight ahead of him “Can you please say something?” I beg him, needing to know if this is the end of our friendship or if by some miracle he feels the same way that I do.
He stood up slowly and started walking towards me. “Doll, you are the most incredible woman that I’ve ever met. How could you possibly think that I deserve better than you? You deserve the whole world, and so so much more than I have to offer you. I have really strong feelings for you too Y/N. I think I’m in love with you, and I think I have been since the day that I met you. I didn’t think that you would feel the same about me, but I’m so happy that you feel the way about me that I do about you” he sat next to me on the bench and placed his hand on the side of my face.
“Y/N, I really want to kiss you right now” he glanced down at my lips for a moment before looking into my eyes once more.
“I really want to kiss you too James” once our lips touched it felt like time immediately stopped. He pulled me closer with one of his hands on my waist, I placed one hand on his face and my other got tangled in his hair. I tugged at it a little to see his reaction, the moan he gave in response was one of the best sounds I had ever heard. “I’m really glad that I finally told you how I feel” I said after we both pulled away for breath, smiling like idiots.
“I’m glad that I know how you feel too, and now I get to ask you to be my girlfriend. Y/N, will you be my girl?” he asked shyly with a cute little smile.
“Of course I will be you goof” I smile at him widely, feeling like I’m on cloud nine.
“You’re so beautiful, and perfect doll” he leaned in once more for a kiss that felt just as amazing as the first one, only this one got a bit more heated as it turned into a heavy make out session. That is, until everyone else came back from their day trip and Steve walked into the gym and accidentally saw two of his best friends making out in the middle of the gym.
okay but in all seriousness i bet it’s a real hazard to cry or even sit on your bed looking unhappy at Avengers Tower because Steve “Mom At The Ready” Rogers WILL appear in your doorway wearing something soft and saying “Hey.” in a gentle, compassionate voice
“Knock knock,” Steve Rogers probably says aloud, tapping the doorjamb softly with his knuckles and gazing at you with warm maternal tenderness. How will you explain to him that you are sad because of a tumblr post about a dog who delivers the mail
A/N: Hi lovelies!! Omg I am so sorry for being MIA for like a decade, I still love you all I promise!! I hope that you guys don’t hate me, and I hope that this chapter makes up for being gone for so long!!! I love you guys so much, and if any of you guys have ideas for what I should write next feel free to leave a suggestion in the comments or message me! Luv you all so much!!! <3
Summary: Bucky x reader. Bucky and reader have liked each other for a long time but they’re both in denial of the other’s feelings. What will happen when Tony’s new invention accidentally brings 40sBucky and 40sSteve to the present? If this were to go in the actual MCU timeline it would probably be sometime before infinity war and before they actually figured out time travel. And for anytime that 40sBucky or 40sSteve are mentioned I used * to make it less confusing for which Steve or Bucky it is.
Word Count: 1527
Warnings: I think one swear word, one drinking reference, slight panic attack from Bucky, a tiny tiny bit of angst if you look really really hard.
Other Chapters: Time Fluff Masterlist
I sat frozen in place for a moment before everything registered in my head, sweet old fashion Bucky Barnes* had just admitted that he thought I was the most attractive person in the room (a room full of super humans with perfect physiques I might add). “I’m thinking that this game should be just about over, I can tell that everyone is getting exhausted” Tony spoke up uncharacteristically, but once I follow his gaze towards Bucky I could tell why he had. The man looked like he could slip back into Winter Soldier mode any second with the amount of anger showing in his expression.
I chance a glance over at Bucky* and once we make eye contact he just shrugs. “I honestly didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable Y/N, I just figured that I’d answer the same way that he would” he gestured towards Bucky as he said this and if it was possible I felt even more shocked than I was before.
I whip my head around to face Bucky but find him looking down at his lap shyly. “Is he right Buck?” I look at him cautiously, anxious for his answer. Out of nowhere he gets up and walks out of the room to the elevator without so much as acknowledging my question. I sit still while staring at the spot he had just left, I can sense Wanda sitting down next to me but I ignore her.
“I’ll go check on him” Steve says while he gets up and heads to the hall “And Y/N, I promise that he was telling the truth” he nods towards Bucky* “He’s told me several times how he feels about you, you know how he is though, gets in his own head too much about this kind of stuff” He offers me a kind smile and bids the whole room goodnight.
I stay silent on the couch and look over at the Bucky* that I’m certainly not used to. “How the hell do you think that he would think of me like that? And why did he just leave without saying anything?” I ask the last question to no one in particular, hardly even registering that there were still others in the room.
“Hey Y/N/N, how about we go to bed then in the morning we can talk about this more and figure some things out?” Wanda asks me gently as she places a hand on my shoulder.
Bucky* stands up before I can even nod my head, “Can I just say something first?” everyone turns their attention to him “He told me, that first night that Steve* and I came here, he told me that he was completely head over heels for you and I guess that I just assumed after I gave him a little push that he would admit everything to you. I’m sorry, I felt like you should know” he sits back down quietly and keeps his head lowered.
I smile at him semi disbelievingly “Thanks for that Buck*, I’ll try to talk to him tomorrow, night guys” I wave at all of them and walk up to my room. I stop briefly by Bucky’s room and faintly hear Steve’s voice but can’t make out anything that they’re saying.
I shake my head and take a deep breath before continuing my walk to my room, and right before I fall asleep I start mentally preparing myself for potentially one of the most embarrassing conversations of my life tomorrow.
*3rd person POV (in the living room) *
Bruce, Tony, Steve*, Bucky* and Nat are the only ones left in the living room after everyone else already went to bed. “Alright everyone, so I was going to say this with the others still in here but that plan kind of backfired, we’re almost done with repairing the time machine, and you guys are going to be able to go back to your time. It’ll probably take like one or two more weeks, somehow it was harder to repair it than it was to build it in the first place” Tony explained to the group casually.
Steve* relaxes in his seat and smiles looking relieved “That’s amazing, not that it wasn’t fun meeting all of you, but I’m real excited to get back to Peg” he clears his throat before continuing, looking slightly hesitant. “Do you, uhm, want us to say anything, you know, to Howard? I think he’d be proud to know that his future son was the one that figured out time travel”
Tony forces a smile at the young captain “That would be really nice, thank you. The original intent was actually to bring him here, but as we can see it didn’t quite work out like that, not that I’m upset that the two of you ended up here or anything. I’m sure that a long overdue relationship between Buck and Y/N will come out of this thanks to you” he nods towards Bucky* and takes a drink of his scotch.
Bucky* sighs and hides his head in his hands for a moment “Good lord I sure hope so, I’d really hate for my future self to hate me, or to have ruined our chances with that beautiful dame” he lifts up his head and runs a hand over his face to clear his mind.
“Y/N’s a smart girl, and she’s smart as they come, I’m absolutely positive that her and Barnes will admit that they’re madly in love with each other and they’ll end up living happily ever after” Natasha smiles as she thinks about the potential future for two of her best friends “Well, as happy as you can be in a life like this” she ends with a slight chuckle.
Bucky* smiles at her gratefully “It seems like he’s been through a lot, a lot that I’m not looking forward to, he deserves someone like her. It would be nice for sure if I had someone like that to anticipate for the future” he smiles while thinking about himself in the future, getting to love Y/N the way that she deserves and having that love reciprocated.
Bruce smiles fondly as he gets up “I’m glad that this all seems to have worked out for the better so far, usually stuff like this doesn’t go so well for us. I’m gonna hit the hay for a while, see you all tomorrow” he waves behind him as he heads out to his own room, everyone else following suit not long after.
*Bucky’s POV (in his room) *
I start pacing as soon as I finally get to my room, trying to control my breathing. Once Steve comes in I don’t slow my pacing in the slightest. “Why, why, why would he have done that?! Why? I told him all of that so he would trust me! I thought I was a good person back then but now I betrayed myself?! And now I have to face Y/N tomorrow and she’s going to completely hate me because how could I possibly think that she could ever feel the same way about me that I do about her and Steve I jus-“ Steve cuts off my rambling by holding both my shoulders firmly.
He looks at me sternly and waits for me to catch my breath for a moment before speaking “You done?” I nod my head weakly “Okay, good. Now listen to me and don’t interrupt. She almost broke down the moment that you left, she thinks that he wasn’t telling the truth. I am 100% certain that she is in love with you just as much as you are with her” I open my mouth to deny that but he stops me before I can get a word in “What did I tell you about interrupting me? She absolutely loves you, and tomorrow you are going to tell her exactly how you feel so that the two of you can be together and get married and have kids, okay? Because I want to be an uncle and the only way that that is going to happen is if you and Y/N tell each other how you feel”
Steve smiles at me comfortingly once he’s done with his small speech. I close my eyes tightly to stop them from watering any more than they already were. “God I hope that you’re right Steve, if you’re not I have no clue what I’ll do. I have to tell her tomorrow, I have to and I will. She deserves to know and if she feels the same way I’ll be able to live out my perfect fantasy life with her, and if not I’ll just have to avoid her like the plague for the next seven years” I try to joke a bit but even the thought of her telling me that she doesn’t feel the same hurts worse than my time spent as the Winter Soldier.
He hugs me in a brotherly way before we bid our goodnights and he heads out to his room. I sigh heavily as I plop down on my bed, stress levels ridiculously high while thinking about tomorrow.
