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i HOWLED at the moon with friends and then the s u n came crashing in but all the possibilities no L I M I T S just epiphanies I'm never gonna look b a c k woah, n e v e r gonna give it up no, just don't wake me now

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elliebcrnes:

“has anyone seen a biology text book?” the brunette asked as she fiddled with a loose paper from one of the many books in her arms, “it weighs about a human arm and is very difficult to move around.” ellie was known for leaving her books around but she also usually knew where she had placed them but not this time, “practically a work out in itself, lifting it.”

     HE TOOK HIS eyes from his own book, nothing to do with biology ( or engineering, for once ) to face the girl. “actually, i’ve seen a lot of those, but none around here,” he answered smartly, putting the book down on his lap. “i don’t know why they still make you guys use those if the whole thing wouldn’t even take up a full gig.”

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allivstark:

❝ WELL NOW I know just how important your older sister is to you, ❞ she said, feigning offense. ❝ A couple of days. It took you a couple of days to let me know. I’m disappointed, Leopold. ❞ They both could have done a little better keeping track of the other, but Alli would never admit that. ❝ Well if it’s Monday, I actually slept last night, ❞ but she didn’t mention for how long ( 4 hours? 3? ). It wasn’t rare for her to completely lose track of time and sense of her surroundings while she was working; she had inherited many things from her parents, and one of them was their work ethic. Once she focused on work, it was hard to let it go. ❝ And I went out with some friends last weekend. So ha. The world is going to shit but I kind of have a grip on my own life. ❞

     "IT WAS ABOUT time the truth came to light,” he deadpanned, shoulder shrugging in a nonchalant gesture. but the stoic facade crumbled after mere seconds, a smirk that should have been trademarked by now tugging at his brims. “are we talking proper sleep or a nap?” because he knew that was always an important question for a stark. “you know what? i’m actually very surprised and very proud of you,” he chuckled softly. “not that i’d ever doubt you, but you know.”

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volatileforces:

WITH RAISED EYEBROWS , naomi smiled. “ a lot of greasy food , basically. it’s one of those holidays build on ‘they tried to kill us , they didn’t , so lets eat. ‘ “

     "ANY HOLIDAY THAT has a lot of food and eating involved is a good one in my book,” he chuckled. “well, that’s a good reason to celebrate.”

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therecklessstark:

Becca nodded. That was good. Leo was safe. For now, at least. She didn’t want to imagine what would happen if he did get brought in, or if they found the same thing in him that they had found in her. She didn’t want to imagine what they would do to any of her siblings, let alone herself. “This is all dad’s fault,” she groaned. She sounded like a petulant two year old, she knew, but it was hard not to. If this whole bullshit registration thing hadn’t started with Scovia, none of them would be in this situation right now.

     LEO SIGHED, HAND moving to tug at his dark locks lightly; it was a nervous habit he had carried with him for as long as he could remember. “dad’s not the one asking for people’s blood samples or forcing them to go through random tests, bex.” he could kind of see why the older stark would say something like that, but it didn’t mean he agreed. “wanting heroes on active duty to register and abide by international law is not the same as forcing kids to go through tests to gauge their power. that’s just ridiculous.” 

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capxsteve:

“You know, no matter how many times I try this, I keep messing up the arm proportions.” Steve stated as he looked up from the sketch he was doodling onto the piece of paper in front of him. Sketching had been something the soldier had done since he was a kid, and had been a good way to make money as a younger, much smaller man. “Might just be out of practice, but I keep making them slightly too long.” 

     EYEBROW RAISED UP and eyes searching for the sketch. “you’re in luck, cap. i think your drawing is totally in sync with the politically correct world and the maxim that there’s no perfect human being, they come in all shapes and forms,” he mused, hand gesturing widely and grin adorning the youthful face.

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therecklessstark:

Becca froze. It was in that moment that she realized she had talked to her sisters about this whole thing, but somehow managed to forget about Leo. She felt like a massive bitch. “It’s nothing,” she said, not really knowing if that was a lie or not. “I mean, it could have been far worse.” She set down her pallet knife and turned to Leo. “You haven’t brought in, have you?” She couldn’t imagine him willingly subjecting himself to that sort of testing.

     INQUISITIVE GREENS FOCUSED on the older of the pair, knowing that sometimes ( a lot of times ) with his family members it was better to go by their reaction than their words. he nodded once, a barely audible hum accompanying it ━━ he didn’t quite believe it, but would rather not push it now. “yeah, they could have brought the torches and pitchforks,” he deadpanned. the anger was subdued, but he was not happy with the way things were being conducted. “no. i have received a very energetic letter urging me to do it rather sooner than later, though. but you know how it is, i’ve been busy.” the shrug of one shoulder made it clear his preoccupations were far away from the demands being made. truthfully, his chronic postponing was more out of sheer principle than the fear they would find anything there. 

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volatileforces:

“ HANUKKAH STARTS TOMORROW , “ naomi smiles brightly. a smile that you would probably never think to ever seen on her face. “ i also finally bought a new menorah. “ 

     "CAN’T SAY I’VE ever celebrated hanukkah.” though he had plenty of jewish friends, he still had to join any of them for the holiday. “what all am i missing?” 

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strvngcness:

         ❝ damn, ❞ words are spoken abruptly, eyes darting to the nearest person to him in the room, small smirk spreading across his features.  ❝ does no one know how to throw a GOOD PARTY around here ? it’s been dead for months. i’m dying for a good, destructive house party sometime soon or i may die of boredom. ❞

     HE COULDN’T QUITE disagree, there had been a time when every weekend came with the promise of some alcohol infested fun, but he had noticed the decrease in those since his return. he figured people were still dealing with recent events. “i feel personally attacked when that kind of assumption is thrown around me,” he complained, though his tone remained playfully. “how about you take one for the team and save us all?”

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thescienceone:

Most of the time they weren’ doing their TA duties, Addie could be found in the labs of Paragon. Today, they studied various diseases and their antibodies. Using a dropper, they dropped a few of the antibodies onto a slide and then added a few drops of dye to stain them. They slide it under the microscope. Then, they looked into the microscope. “Nothing will explode this time, I promise. Nothing here could cause an explosion. But try not to touch anything.”

     LAB SAFETY WAS something every stark kid knew from the cradle ( his mother’s demand, of course ), but he still allowed the words to halt his progress, hands raised to placate the other. “no need to say more. as much as superpowers sound cool, i don’t think this is the best time to get those,” he commented candidly. “what are you working on?” he asked once he moved closer to adeline and their experiment. 

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therecklessstark:

“See, that’s where it’s clear you’ve still got a lot to learn, baby brother. You never go with the obvious choice: you’ve always gotta keep the critics on their toes.” She examined her portrait again, tilting her head and pressing her lips together. She said, “Nah, I think I can make it work.” She set down her brush and picked up a pallet knife, which she scraped through the red paint beside her. She threw random slashes of red along the background, then changed out the red for blue. It didn’t look great, but it would do.

     HE WAVED A hand dismissively at her words. “you know me, never cared much for the critics.” of course, that was only true about his panting abilities; everything else had the younger stark worrying about coming up short. “i like better that way,” he shrugged, eyeing the correction his sister had been forced to make. “so,” he started, putting the brush he had been using down. “i’ve heard they found some interesting stuff in your blood. ━━ are you okay?” he still had to go through the blood test. 

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allivstark:

“Oh, you were gone?” Alli looked up from her book to meet her brother’s eyes, feigning ignorance. “I didn’t even notice,” she said with a little shrug. “I just thought you were locked in your room or the lab doing whatever nerd stuff it is you do in there, twerp.” She had, of course, noticed her brother’s absence, and a part of her had wished he hadn’t come back. Not because she didn’t miss him, because she did, but because maybe the world outside of the Academy was safer. “Seriously though, when’d you get back? What day is it?” she asked, setting her book aside.

     THE TONE AND words might have been able to fool others, but not leo. “ it always warms my heart to see how much you love, alli,” he started with an easy sigh. “you call nerd stuff the world calls groundbreaking technology, thank you very much,” he added, smugness dripping with ever words. but his smirk quickly disappeared when he took in his sister, one second was all it took to see she needed a break. then again, wasn’t that always the case with allison? “got in a couple of days ago.” ( and yes, maybe he should have found her earlier. ) “almost didn’t come back, but then i heard things were going to shit here and i couldn't let you deal with it on your own, could i? ━━ it’s monday, by the way. when was the last time you left this room? or slept?” 

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therecklessstark:

Becca’s penchant for zoning out while painting had never served her well, persay. The only time it had ever gotten her in trouble was when she was supposed to be teaching, otherwise it was just a minor inconvenience. When they were younger maybe she would have been more aware with her brother in the room with her, but after so many years his presence had as much of an impact as the paper mache pterodactyl mobile she had abandoned years ago. When his voice cut through her thoughts, she jumped, sending a red line across the detailed portrait she had done of the Banners. “Fuck,” she muttered before turning to her brother. She hummed, pretending to be deep consideration. “Postmodernism. I dig it.”

     "ALL I HAVE to say is pollock who,” he exclaimed with smugness, a boyish grin covering his features. “i was going to see how much they’d pay for it, but since you dug it so much, it’s yours.” he offered the painting as if it was something more than a blur that had served to keep him focused for more than five minutes. “and, look, i even made yours better. i mean, i would have gone with green for obvious reasons, but bruce looks good with a little blush,” he joked, but mere seconds later he frowned at the portrait. “it’s not truly ruined, is it?” he would feel really shitty if that was the case.  

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mialuthor:

“I know,” she grinned, chuckling as she met his glass with her own. “It’s one of my many talents.” It was never any hardship for her to persuade someone to go to a party, and besides, she’d missed having him around, though she certainly wasn’t about to stroke his ego by telling him that. “Oh, I wouldn’t exactly say that,” she shrugged, taking a sip of her drink. “There’s always something going on around here. I hardly even noticed you were gone!”

     THE SMIRK ONLY grew at the girl’s apparent lack of humbleness. it was nothing he hadn’t been expecting, and considering he could be spending yet another night poring himself into another one of his never-ending projects, he couldn’t quite disagree. “hardly even,” he repeated, shaking his head. “you know, i don’t even know why i bother coming back here. my friends back in the city actually know how to appreciate me and my impeccable taste in booze and clubs.  ━━ but sure, stick to the denial, see where that is going to get you.” his tone, of course, lacks any heat. 

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━━ @leahhowltt  LIKED FOR A STARTER.

     IT’S THE SOUND of flesh against leather that catches his attention and has the stark boy changing his path toward the gym. “damn, that bag must have really pissed you off,” he calls out, moving to stand next to the girl. “i would ask if you wanted to spar, but i truly love and enjoy my life,” he added playfully. 

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━━ @impossiblc LIKED FOR A STARTER. 

     IT WAS WITHOUT much trouble ( or surprise ) that he founded his youngest sister, they were all workaholics in their own was and whereas he had mechatronics, dora had chemistry. “great news, your favorite brother is back in town and he comes with an offer you can’t refuse.” the announcement came as the young man leaned against the doorway to the girl’s lab, brims curved in a familiar grin. “burger and fries, if you take a thirty minute break,” he offered showing the brown bag he had in his hand. 

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━━ @mialuthor LIKED FOR A STARTER.

     FOR THE MOST part he had been keeping a low profile ever since he got back, but there was a limit of how long he could stay away from a good old party ( god knew he needed it ), and that limit had just been reached. the message he sent mia wasn’t so much of an invite as a plead. “you, my friend, are a lifesaver,” he smirked, green hues sparkling as he tipped his glass toward his friend. “now you can tell me all about how boring your life was without me around,” he added smugly. 

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━━ @therecklessstark  LIKED FOR A STARTER.

     LEO WAS IN no way as talented as his eldest sister when it comes to ━━ well, anything art related ━━, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t play around. it was something he had always enjoyed doing while he watched his sister work on yet another one of her masterpieces. “i think this might be my best piece to this day, what do you think?” he questioned mirthfully, showing the canvas he had been working on for the last minutes. it was now a mess of colors and abstract shapes. “for sure moma material, right?”