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(Mostly dash only) Independent RP blog for an Ava Starr/Ghost from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Heavily headcanon based. Mun and muse 21+. OC friendly.

As told by Becca/Bex

CARRD | INTEREST TRACKER | HEADCANONS | MEMES | OPEN STARTERS

#pinned post #pinned

#playlist 》#aesthetics #somebody made a (really good) video to this song of the thunderbolts*/new avengers #and this song fits them so well

mageofspace924

The West Chesapeake Valley Thunderbolts!! ⚡️💛 i finally finished these silly guys for charms 🫶

#a ghost that everyone can see | visage #she needed a hero so that’s what she became | yelena belova #i’ll swallow my blood before i swallow my pride | john walker #war is interested in you | bucky barnes #the boy with inkstained dreams | bob reynolds #trembling before your own greatness | alexei shostokov/the red guardian

When Ava begins working for Valentina, she finally allows herself to live, not just survive. She begins figuring out who she really is as a person, an opportunity she never got to have with SHIELD, and even when she was on the run, really (she was always looking over her shoulder, and never really got the chance to breathe, so to speak). She gets herself an apartment, a cat (or a few), and even some tattoos. Self-discovery and self-expression were things she never had the luxury of most of her life, and she really begins to enjoy the newfound freedom.

#headcanons

stardustrider

Thunderbolts* (2025)

avengerscompound

Janet Van Dyne & Ava Starr

Ant-Man & The Wasp

#a ghost that everyone can see | visage #takes guts to be kind | janet van dyne

from here -> 《☆》

@xthedevilyouknowx - JOHN WALKER

A look of sympathy flickered across her face, and she turned her gaze downward for a moment, shrugging her shoulders slightly. "Nothing..." If he needed to talk, she'd certainly listen, but she didn't want to pry too much in case he preferred to keep it to himself. She didn't want to overstep any boundaries; she knew that would only make things worse.

A small grin forms on her face as she turned her gaze upward to look at him once more. "Maybe I just miss that sunny disposition of yours." she remarked somewhat lightheartedly, an attempt to lighten the mood, even just a little. She walked over to stand beside him, leaning against the balcony railing. "What're you doing out here, anyway? Not enjoying Valentina's little publicity gathering?"

#no problem :)#xthedevilyouknowx

petite-madame

The New Avengers - Swimsuit Special - (2025)

My tribute to the iconic Marvel Swimsuit Special from the 90s, featuring The Thunderbolts The New Avengers Z, Yelena, Bucky, Alpine, Alexei, John, Ava and Bob 🥳

#a ghost that everyone can see | visage #i’ll swallow my blood before i swallow my pride | john walker #she needed a hero so that’s what she became | yelena belova #war is interested in you | bucky barnes #trembling before your own greatness | alexei shostokov/the red guardian #the boy with inkstained dreams | bob reynolds

cipherova

@ghcstxlady asked: i don't feel great about it, to be honest.

Yelena tilted her head, watching Ava with that sharp, unblinking stare she so often used to pick apart a situation. They were alone, away from the noise and the mission talk, but the tension still clung to the air like smoke. She just folded her arms, one eyebrow lifting as she let the silence hang for a second too long.

“It is not supposed to feel great,” she said at last, voice low but steady. There wasn’t judgment in her tone—just fact, and something else beneath it, something that almost sounded like understanding. “You think I enjoyed half the things I’ve done?” She gave a sharp, humorless breath through her nose. “I did them because they had to be done. That is how it works. You survive. You move. You deal with the mess later, if there is time for that.”

She shifted, eyes softening just slightly as she looked back at Ava. “But… I’m not going to tell you how to feel,” she added after a pause, the edge in her voice dulled. “Maybe you’re right not to feel good about it. Maybe that means something. That you’re still… I don’t know. Human. That’s not a bad thing.” Her lips curved, faintly and fleeting. “Just don’t let it freeze you. The guilt, the doubt—it likes to do that. And we don’t have time to be frozen, not in this world.”

ghcstxlady

Ava listened closely to Yelena's words before letting out a small sigh, her gaze focused on the ground in front of them. As much as she trusted Yelena, it still wasn't necessarily easy for her to open up sometimes. "The things I've done... you say they needed to be done at the time. I try to tell myself that, that it was necessary for my survival... But, were they really? Sometimes, I feel it was all for nothing; they didn't keep their promise, didn't cure me, never intended to. That's the reason I did everything I did for them, but they lied, so it was... it was all for nothing, right?"

She was quiet for a moment as she contemplated the rest of the widow's advice. "But, perhaps you're right." She inhaled deeply, giving a slight nod as she finally looked up to meet the other's gaze. "The fact that I feel something about it means I'm not a monster; monsters don't feel remorse for the things they've done. Perhaps the guilt is a reminder... a reminder I'm not beyond redemption."

Ava exhaled deeply, some of the tension visibly leaving her body as she let Yelena's words really sink in. "And you're right; I can't let it freeze me. Being frozen, paralyzed by self doubt, it can get a person killed in this world." The faintest hint of a grin tugs lightly at the corners of her lips. "And I didn't survive this long against slim odds only to be done in by my own regret, right?"

#she has a lot of respect for yelena #she feels like yelena is wise beyond her years #cipherova

queennymeria

Hannah John-Kamen as Sonja in Black Mirror (2016)

#a ghost that everyone can see | visage

sotohpecnerefer

Hannah John-Kamen

#a ghost that everyone can see | visage

vuulpecula

✖ @ghcstxlady ❤'d for a starter !

"Hey," Fox kept her voice low, even, soft. As she crouched, a hand resting on the curve of Ava's boot. "You okay?" The concern on her face was evident by the way her brows knitted, gaze focused, but scanning for injuries. For anything that would make the blood splatter amongst the rubble make sense.

ghcstxlady

Ava blinked slightly in surprise at the sound of the other woman's voice; the impact from the explosion had left her mind a little hazy. When she realized the blonde was checking her over for injuries, she couldn't help but look herself over as well to be sure she was still in one piece, so to speak. She didn't see anything concerning, and she didn't feel any severe pain, so she came to the conclusion she hadn't been seriously injured. "Yeah, I... I'm fine, I think. I'm pretty sure none of that blood is mine..." She likely was able to avoid being seriously injured due to her ability.

For a moment, her heart sank at the thought that the blood could be from one of the other Thunderbolts* New Avengers, and she looked around, frantically trying to spot the rest of the team before turning her attention to Fox once again. "Did you see... Did anyone else make it out...?"

#whichever way you want it to be is fine with me #vuulpecula

@grctcstweapon : ❝ no, sit back down. you need to rest. ❞

She knows Antonia is right; she needs to sit down, rest for a bit, and give her body a chance to recover. She's already pushed herself to her limit, exhausted her body; she wouldn't have the energy or the focus needed to properly use her ability. It could be dangerous for her to try. A building had partially collapsed, trapping some civilians and a couple of their teammates that had gone inside to help inside. John is one of them. Ava is stubborn, and though she may not admit it, she's scared. She can't just sit back and do nothing. If someone doesn't get them out of there in time...

"No, I... I have to get in there..."

#grctcstweapon