( balint jasko. 30. he/him. cis man. ) are you a HERO? something tells me that fast enough to stop a bullet but never quite quick enough to get there before it’s fired, promises whispered in the darkness of childhood rooms, lightning flashing in a thundering sky make you who you are, PIETRO MAXIMOFF. with the powers of SUPER SPEED, you’re sure to have a supportive, reckless personality — and you definitely belong to UNAFFILIATED. were you listening to MY HONEST FACE by INHALER on your way to the subway? it suits you. we can’t wait to see what you do next!
character name: pietro maximoff
age: thirty ( 30 )
faceclaim: balint jasko
voiceclaim: mcu pietro but like. also not.
skill set: super speed
affiliations: his sister ! occasionally the avengers & the x-men
family: wanda maximoff ( twin sister, 35 )
wiki link: here ( mcu ) / here ( 616 )
was your character “blipped” out? if so, what did they return to and how is it affecting them? if not, who important to them was blipped out, and what has it felt like after those five years have passed?
he was dead & is now alive . it’s weirding him out big time , but as long as his twin is here , everything will be fine ( literally , because she can change reality to make everything be fine ) .
where are they living? are they living with anyone?
some tiny apartment in nyc ; not a big deal to him since he spends all day out and about .
why is your character affiliated with who they’re affiliated with?
wanda is his twin ; as for the rest , backup is always useful & the x-men have been a real help lately .
“well…” bart gestures to himself with a shrug. “guess i’m living proof it is possible. it’s… admittedly not a regular thing, but not the most impossible thing i’ve ever done with my speed.” he’s never really had to think about the physics of his powers on that kind of scale. he wasn’t the the family speedster creating timeline shifts on accident during his daily work commute. maybe he should look into that, if it truly was their speed or if it was linked to the stability of the speedforce. he frowns sharply, a sudden thought occurring to him. “wait, does your speed not come from the speedforce? where did your get your powers?”
“ the speed force ? ” pietro is pretty sure that never came up in any science classes in school . “ uh — i don’t really know ? there’s kind of — conflicting information ... maybe i’m a mutant , maybe the alien rock gave me superpowers ? personally , i’m more inclined to believe the first one . ” he chooses not to mention why . it’s not exactly enjoyable to remember what happened to the other people hydra used as test subjects . “ tell me more about this bonus force that you guys have . ”
“okay so here’s the kicker it’s not your regular sort of games and not your average bar. It’s run by this lady named roulette, but I think there’s a secret underground second floor, but for now we’ll just do the first set of games, so pool is definitely our go to.” Miguel mused not aware of the fight club that was ran in the underground.
“ that sounds ... illegal , ” pietro says . “ count me in . ” he’d like to think that he’s the sensible , risk-assessing sibling ... but he’s really , really not . games in a kinda sketchy bar sounds fun , and his life has been missing fun for a while . besides , if the police show up , it’s not like they’re going to be able to catch him or anything . “ how — couple-y do we have to be ? y’know , ‘cause it would suck to get caught out . ”
“ YEAH NO PROBLEM . ” drops her arm as their eyes settle briefly on the spilt drink . they thought he was joking for a minute before looking up to realize that he is very much serious . “ oh it’s basically just starbucks’ version of a blended iced coffee . there’s also non-caffeine options too –– which like yeah it’s a little confusing . but in short , they’re blended coffee or creme based drinks . does that make sense ? ”
he can see the confusion in her eyes — most people would know something as simple as that , so why is this random guy whose ass she saved asking such a stupid question — but he’s glad she doesn’t bring it up . pietro doesn’t really feel like getting into the nitty-gritty details of his education or lack thereof on western culture . “ i’m guessing it’s the shitty kind of iced coffee , the ones with ice ? ” not to get all back in my day on people , but back in his day , iced coffees were a foot-tall concoction of ice-cream , syrup and whipped cream — not milk and ice with a shot of coffee . “ but yeah , that makes sense . thanks for the explanation . ”
bart scoffs, rolling his eyes, “don’t say that like it isn’t easy,” he dismisses. “talk to me when you’ve at least run faster than light. then maybe we can compare.”
“ uh ... i’m no physicist , but that sounds impossible , ” pietro says . “ i mean , unless you want the world to collapse around our ears . ” there are many unkind things that could be said about the state of sokovia’s education system when pietro attended school , but he did pick up some things . “ fastest man alive ... more like walking heat death of the universe . ” he isn’t really sure if that makes sense , but it sounds like it should make sense .
“honestly these days it does seem like it, but um mine is strange cause it rarely allows males in it. um, would you believe me if i said it was love? sounds not legit i know, but this ring is powered by love, and it only opened up a portal for me because i was heartbroken about not being able to see the man i’m in love with.”
he blinks several times , taking in what exactly the other just said . “ that’s neat . the love part , not the banning dudes . is it any kind of love , or only romantic love ? ” sure , he already has super speed , but having contingency plans doesn’t hurt . besides , it’s all just — hypothetical . “ and how do you use it ? do you have to , like , think about how much you love that guy , or do you just be super super in love and the ring is like ‘ ok , you’re in ’ ? ”
“Actually, that’s kind of exactly what happened to me. Things are so different from when I was around, and so many things have happened.”
pietro blinks . “ woah , seriously ? huh , what are the odds . ” pretty high , apparently , given the whole — giant portal spitting out random people situation . “ so , how many years has it been since you died ? it’s been ten for me . maybe we should start a support group or something ? ”
“hey gorgeous, i got this couples voucher for this game night at a bar, winner gets 20k, but it’s couples only and i’m very single so would you mind being my plus one?”
his instinct is to turn the guy down — pretending to be a couple is really not on his bucket list , and he’s not overly fond of bars . but twenty thousand dollars is kind of a lot , and ever since coming back from the dead , he hasn’t really had a whole lot to do . who knows , he might even make some friends . “ okay , but like — what kind of games ? ‘cause i’m not very up to date on most things , but i’m awesome at pool and snooker ... if i do say so myself . ”
❝ hey ! my sense of humor is just FINE. you’ve just got a bad one which results in you having bad taste in other people’s humor. ❞ he shrugs. ❝ i wouldn’t know. who are you ? must have missed your name or something. ❞
“ absolutely not , my sense of humour is impeccable , ” pietro retorts . “ you ever made an avenger laugh at a joke you told ? bet you haven’t . ” whether he has or not is debatable , but he’d like to think that clint’s laughed at some of his jokes . “ i’m pietro . pietro maximoff . ”
face is blank at the other’s words, slight shake of his head. “i haven’t.” sounded pretty scary though. “i’m not from around here though - that’s most likely why.” hopefully there wouldn’t be anymore questions about that. though it wasn’t like many people knew his real identity anyway. “you got family around here?”
“ by around here do you mean new york , earth or this universe ? ” pietro asks . “ ‘cause if it’s the first one , that’s no excuse — it was all over the news , and he kinda did stuff all over the globe . but the other two ... fair . ” he shrugs at the other’s question : “ uh — i think so ? my sister’s around here somewhere , and i sorta know the avengers . i think they know me better than i know them , which makes it kinda weird . ”
“fast enough to have the name fastest man alive,” he boasts, eyes bright with the excitement of a challenge. “you wanna test me?”
“ fastest man alive , huh ? ” pietro snickers . “ name like that , makes me think you’re overcompensating and you’re not actually that fast . ” he shrugs . “ i’ve broken the speed of sound on morning jogs , sooo ... beat that ? ”
appearing out of seemingly nowhere — at least to those who process things at an ordinary speed : “ so i hear you’re fast ... the question is , how fast ? ”
❝ oh you didn’t know ? ❞ what’s this knot in his stomach that he’s feeling ? guilt ? shame ? he has no personal relation to pietro maximoff yet he can’t help but feel bad. or whatever he’s feeling. ❝ both. the avengers honored you after your sacrifice so you’re now known and i have powers too. ❞
he notices the other’s use of the word sacrifice specifically , glad that his death , whenever and however it happened , wasn’t in vain . it was always one of his fears , that he’d just die having achieved nothing in life . “ hey man , all good . it’s just — heavy topic , you know ? but i’ve been rolling with the punches for years now , this is hardly any worse . ” and somehow , time and time again , pietro gets back up — even when it does nothing at all to help him . “ what kind of powers do you have ? ” he adds , curious .
“ it’s … it’s a long story , to say the least . ” one that she would tell him eventually ; how else was she to explain the twin sons and husband that she has in her phones ? “ i’ll tell you some other time . just - ” and there’s no denying the blind smile of pure joy on wanda’s face , now that she can see him , touch him - and the woman pulls her twin brother in for a hug , holding him tight , almost as if she thought he’d disappear if she let go . “ give me a few minutes like this . just to make sure you’re real and that i haven’t totally lost it . i don’t need more guns pointed at me . ”
pietro accepts her hug , sure he’s smiling like an idiot . it’s not been that long , to him , but — it’s not just being reunited with her , it’s knowing she’s okay ... knowing she’s not dead . and then he hears the next thing she says , and he’s right back to being alarmed and concerned and five seconds from hunting down everyone who’s ever hurt his little sister . because , uh , who’s been pointing guns — plural !! — at wanda ?? but he keeps that to himself , not wanting to ruin the moment . he’ll find someone to ask about it later . “ definitely real . i don’t think any mind could dream up everything that’s happened to me in the last week . ”
