𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗘𝗥 *

we     looked     up     to     the     skies     and     cried     ;     𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦     𝗜𝗦     𝗧𝗛𝗘     𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘     𝗡𝗢𝗪 .

[elennemigo]

“Strange is meant to be the best of us.“ (The Ancient One)

[mystaecs]

i’m  going  to  go  check  on  my  detective  baby  ,  i’ll  be  riiiight  back  -

[enidsinclair]

stephen strange in ‘avengers: infinity war’ ⇢ what is your job exactly? besides making balloon animals. protecting your reality, douchebag.

[mystaecs]

"Um, a thingy fell on the floor -- and no I didn't touch it, and yes I am afraid to, so I figured I would tell you because well, you said to and I can be good at following instructions."

                   SWEET   MEDITATIONAL   BLISS  ;          eyesshut         ,         legs crossed         ,         body floating about a few inches offthe ground  .         it is         ,         in a word         ,        PEACEFUL  .        that is         ,         until young peter parker burstsin         ,         all in a flurry  .         a moment is taken to pull himself fromthe astral plane         ,         neatly landing on both feet  .                                        “          show me   .          ”                                following         ,         to where said object lies         ,         shattered upon the floor  .        SOFT  CHUCKLE         ,        from sorcerer’s lips         ,         summoning a dustpan with a jerk of his fingers  .        the vase that lay broken upon the floor was just that         ;         a vase  .                                 “           stop fussing   .        it was a gift from someone that i helped         ,         although         —————         it wasn’t particularly my taste  .         i suppose i should thankyou for taking care of it for me   .          ”                                not that he hadn’t appreciated the gesture         ,         then .         just hadn’t wanted tohurt the poor woman’s feelings  .        no need to worry  .                                 “          i am glad         ,         HOWEVER         ,         that you heeded my instructions   .        just be thankful it wasn’t anything trulydangerous   .           ”

[mystaecs]

   ——   if   the   body   is   trauma   𝗨𝗡𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘,   then   this   topographical   map   of   my   𝖇𝖑𝖊𝖒𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖊𝖘   can   remain   𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙙.

private  doctor  stephen  strange    /    as  conjured  by  devin   .

[mystaecs]

stephen  and  sherlock  are  both  YELLING  AT  ME  TODAY  but  we’re  gonna  soothe  stephen  muse  first  .

[reacktor-deactivated20190701]

                  SIMILARITIES   /          like staring into reflection         ,         mannerisms comparable to own  .         parallels         ;         roll of bourbon shades         ,         subconscious pacing         ,        push of hand through tresses  .                                “           but you want to         ,        right   ?           ”                                  trademarked interrogation         ;         the signature stark sniff          ,         the upwards rise of chin  .                                “           i mean         ,        the blame needs to rest on someone’s shoulders         ,         someone needs to be held responsible  .         isn’t that how it usually works   ?           ”                                how ostentatious         ;         cocky laugh that exhales          ,         gaze that intentionally averts from opposing  .                                “           not so much worried about your ledger         ,         NOW  YOUR  EGO         ,         ON  THE  OTHER  HAND   ?         you know         ,         the one that could rival my own   ?         still up for debate  .           ”                                fuel to the fire         ;         it causes head to skew         ,         optics to glare  .                                “           SO  OUR  REACTION  TIME  WASN’T  UP  TO  PAR         .         yet had you         TAPPED  OUT         when i         TOLD         you to   ?         MAYBE         we wouldn’t be having this pissing contest  .         MAYBE         the outcome would’ve been different had you         BENCHED  YOURSELF         like you should have  .           ”                                expected dramatics         ;         a showy step forth         ,         a vague flick of wrist aimed accordingly  .                                “           but no         ,         instead         ,         you had to go play         HERO         ,         which meant i had the luxury of worrying about your magical necklace there falling into the wrong hands         ,         instead of evacuating civilians like i should have  .           ”                                snubbed         /         tony stark dismissal at its finest         ,         missing only that of theatrical gesture  .                                “           yeah         ,         yeah                           you can save it         ,         doc  .         i’ve heard the line  .         cap used to preach it after a mission gone south  .         WE  CAN’T  SAVE  EVERYBODY         ,         RIGHT   ?         that’s where you’re heading with this   ?           ”

@mystaecs        /    via

[mystaecs]

                    FRUSTRATION   !          skin absolutely boiling with it         ,         surging through veins         ,         pulsing beneath the surface  .         does not look in stark’s direction         ,         does not give him the utter satisfaction  .         they’re far too similar         ,         for stephen’s liking  .         in another world         ,         perhaps they could have been friends  .         no .         well  .         maybe acquaintances  .         but         ,         not in this one  .         only known the man for a span of fifteen minutes         /         already he’s yearning to rip his own hair out  .         BENCHED  ?         this is where he finally turns         ,         on one heel         ,         cloak swirling with movement .         anger         ,         unhinged         ,         flashes behind seaglass eyes         /         fists are clenching         ,         painfully         ,         teeth gnashing together  .         body shakes with rage         ,         because how dare stark tell him that he should’ve taken a step back from the situation  .                                        “           i don’t know what part of         GUARDIAN OF  THE  TIME STONE         that you didn’t understand         ,         stark   .         i would         ,         and will        ,         give my life in order to protect this stone         ,         especially from the hands of someone like         THANOS   .         so         ,         no         ,         i couldn’t bench myself   .         FAR  FROM IT   .         idiot   .          ”                                 last word is spat from sorcerer’s lips         ;        NO TIME  FOR  NONSENSE IN  HIS  FINAL HOURS .         already known that he would die for the stone         ,         if not today         ,         then someday in the future   .         (         DEATH         ,         PAIN         ,         IT’S NOTHING  NEW  .         )         fingers uncurling         /         breath heaved   .                                 “           playing hero   ?         no   .         i did my         JOB         ,         that’s what i did   .         thanks to me        ,         we still have the stone in our hands         ,         instead of giving up the fight   .         and now         ,         i’m stuck on a foreign spaceship with you and some kid         ,         SOARING STRAIGHT  FOR  OUR DEATH   .        let me tell you something         ,         stark         —————          ”                                finger jabbing in iron man’s direction         ,         eyes narrowed         ,         lips pursed   .                                 “           no         ,         we can’t save everyone   .         and if it comes to a choice between the         STONE  I WEAR  AROUND  MY NECK         and your life   ?         i’m not going to be saving you   .           ”

[goldenkoos]

#that thing that doctor strange did with the water was pretty hot and we all know it.

[feelmyskin]

If I tell you what happens, it won’t happen.

[mystaecs]

that  suit  tho  ....  that  fucking  suit  .....

[lovercumberlover]

ATTENTION! SPOILERS! ATTENTION! SPOILERS!

Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange in Avengers Endgame

[lifeinpoetry]

I look for omens everywhere, because they are everywhere to be found. They come to me like strays, like the damaged, something that could know better, and should, therefore—but does not: a form of faith, you’ve said. I call it sacrifice—an instinct for it, or a habit at first,        that becomes required, the way art can become, eventually, all we have of what was true.

— Carl Phillips, from “Custom,” The Rest of Love

[mystaecs]

anyways  ,  something  that  really  makes  me  emotional  about  endgame  is  that  i  remember  ,  vividly  ,  seeing  the  first  avengers  in  theaters  .  and  ,  now  we’re  here  .  it’s  been  a  wild  ride  .

[elennemigo]

Faceless Stephen Strange in Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

[mystaecs]

i  also  have  to  speak  about  the  fact  that  stephen  had  seen  this  ending  for  tony  ,  and  he  knew  .  he  knew  what  was  going  to  happen  ,  he  knew  that  it  had  to  happen  .  that’s  why  he  let  thanos  have  the  stone  ,  so  tony  could  live  ,  because  he’d  seen  tony  would  be  the  key  to  winning  all  this  .  when  the  ancient  one  and  bruce  were  talking  ,  they  basically  speak  about  how  stephen  wouldn’t  have  done  what  he  did  (  giving  up  the  stone  )  without  a  good  reason  behind  it  .  (  the  fact  that  she  called  him  ‘  the  best  of  us  ‘  ....  like  damn  stephen  really  is  that  powerful  )  and  when  tony  asks  stephen  ‘  is  this  it  ?  is  this  the  one  where  we  win  ?  ‘  and  stephen  says  ‘  if  i  tell  you  what  happens  ,  then  it  won’t  happen  ‘  like  he  knew  he  needed  to  wait  until  the  right  moment  .  and  when  stephen  slowly  raises  just  one  finger  from  across  the  battlefield  ,  tony  knows  what  he  needs  to  do  in  that  precise  moment  .  but  ,  yeah  .  stephen  strange  ,  everyone  .  that  finger  broke  my  heart  ,  by  the  way  .  because  we  all  knew  what  was  coming  .

[mystaecs]

okay  but  can  i  just  say  when  stephen  vincent  strange  reappeared  on  that  screen  and  fucking  portalled  all  those  people  in  and  then  he  was  doin  his  magic  things  !!!!  and  the  thing  with  the  water  !!!!  he’s  so  goddamn  powerful  like  what  the  fuck  haaaa  i  can’t  wait  to  see  what  they  do  with  his  magic  in  doctor  strange  2  but  anyways  i  screamed  daddy

[mystaecs]

i  .....  i  do  not  have  any  words  .