Running circles around you ^_^

He/Him, ao3 - spokenforbythedogs

[makyouhijau]

Captain marvel comes back from a week of outer space mission to him being in the spotlight for his "love life", or in more accurate terms, controversies surrounding it.

It starts off during mother's day, where Freddy gets interviewed about his plan for the day. Also to mention, this au is where everyone believes that Lieutenant Marvel and Mary Marvel are Captain's children

it starts off with the interviewer of a random tabloid company asking him about his plan for the day. Freddy not realising what day it was just says he's not doing much really, perhaps just stay inside for the day. The Interview starts getting more intrusive, even sounding more and more judgemental of him to not show love to the person who brought him to this world. You know those nosy aunties who think they know better about your life? Yeah that one.

Freddy expression was just "???" the entire time. Then the interview says something about it being mother's day and Freddy just blutters out that his mom is dead and immediately flies out the conversation. The next day Mary is confused with the amount of condolences people had given her all throughout the day.

Mary: But, my mom's are alive though? I just spent time with her yesterday. (Referring to Mrs Broomfield).

Interviewer: well Lieutenant mentioned that his mother has passed away. Is he lying then?

Mary: He did? (Mary mutters under her breath, of course he did) We have different mothers, that's all.

Tabloids heard about it and ran with the idea. As soon as Billy went back to earth, he was bombarded with headlines like "captain marvel jr product of an affair" "Captain marvel divorced!" "Widower or adulterer?"

(People thought Freddy is the younger one because both Billy and Mary used jr as a sort of nickname at first, mostly making fun of him for his first name but then the name stucks)

Freddy tried to do damage control and things just got worse lol. It came out that he is in fact older than Mary by a single year, and a whole different ideas come into play.

So now there's rumour about how cold Captain Marvel must have been for marrying someone else right after his previous wife's death. (Freddy is scratching his head, who's coming up with this!?)

[peitheprice6eternal]

Ya know how Captain marvels suit never gets burned or teared, because in early lore it's explained as the God's shielding the Champions dignity, so i was thinking about how mary marvel wears a skirt and she obviously wears shorts underneath, but I thought it would be funnier if it was just a black void like in video games when you accidentally look up a character skirt and it doesn't show anything ofc. but then I thought it would be even funnier to imagine the skirt just Defying Gravity like say she's upside down the skirt is just stiff as a board but still somehow flowing in the Wind, it's like censorship the skirt covers everything always. Lolll

[puppetwoman17]

Billy being the little bro of the Justice League is criminally underutilized in fics(or not at all).

Like he’s RIGHT there. You don’t have to worry about parental type stuff and them being too worried for his safety because he’s one of them.

[spokenforbythedogs]

Freddy calm down bro

[spokenforbythedogs]

Godly Friends

Superman: Hey Cap! You uh, okay. . ?

Captain Marvel who's been talking to his own shadow for the last 12 minutes: Yeah? What do you mean, I'm doing *turns back to shadow* shush I'm talking *turns back* fine.

Justice league who've paused the meeting to watch him talk to his shadow: uh-huh. . .

Hal: Who are you, talking to?

Captain marvel: *Looks at him like he's dumb* the gods?

Hal: What?

Captain Marvel: Oh, you dont know! So the gods recently realized that if they used the shadows around the room, they could speak to me.

Batman: The gods in your head are. . . Speaking to you through the shadows now? *squints*

Captain Marvel: Thats right! *big sunny smile*

Batman, who's never gotten proof that the gods actually talk to him: Right.

Wonder Woman: Tell my father that I say hi, Marvel.

Aquaman, elbows her softly: *whispering* dont play into it.

Captain Marvel: I will!

*

Captain Marvel, running over to superman: Supes!

Superman: Hey Cap! What do you need?

Captain Marvel: So you have access to a farm right?

Superman: Uh, yup! What about it?

Captain Marvel: and you have pigs on your farm?

Superman, not liking where this is going: Yeah. . .

Captain Marvel: So weird question but I need *pulls a note pad out of a nonexistent pocket and flips through it* a bucket of pigs blood?

Superman: *horrified* What? Why? What?

Captain Marvel: The gods want a offering and they are really specific *shrugs*

Superman: I'll, um, check with ma?

Captain Marvel: Thank you man you are a lifesaver! I did not want to have to do that again. *turns and leaves*

Superman: Wait do what? What did you do? Cap I know you can here me come back!

*

Captain Marvel: Wonder Woman, just the person I needed to see! *holds out a small wrapped box*

Diana: *takes the box* Captain Marvel, good to see you too, What is this?

Captain Marvel: Im not sure? Zeus said to bring it to you and that you'd know what to do with it.

Diana: Ah, a gift from my father. . ? *eyes Captain Marvel suspiciously* right.

Captain Marvel: well, anyway, I hope you like whatever he got you!

Diana: Im sure I will. . .

*

Hal, reading off a small sculpture: Hey Cap, come over here.

Captain Marvel: Whats up?

Hal: You know greek, right?

Captain Marvel: A little, I found a few scrolls at the rock, and Solomon is helping me learn.

Hal: Right. Anyway, you know what this says? *hands the sculpture to him*

Captain Marvel: hm. . . I think its talking about, stars?

Hal: I knew it! Thanks man! *slaps him on the back and walks out the room with the sculpture* maybe your gods do exist after all!

Captain Marvel: What?

*

Captain Marvel, in the training room walking around: *humming*

Flash: Cap! I haven't seen you in here for awhile, finally deciding to take me up on that race? *elbows him at super-speed*

Captain Marvel: *laughs* Nope, racing you reminds me of training with Mercury.

Flash: Mercury-who now?

Captain Marvel: The god? Uh, he like, sends messages for the other gods?

Flash: And you've, seen him?

Captain Marvel: Yeah, Of course? How else would I train with him?

Flash: *gently* why haven't. . . Um, we seen him yet?

Captain Marvel: The gods only reveal themselves to people they trust, I think I'm one of the only mortals who've seen them all in a long time?

Flash: So basically, only you can see the gods?

Captain Marvel: Yup!

Flash: Okay, uh, I have to go back to my city? I'll see you later! *runs out while dialing Hals number*

Captain Marvel: See you later?

*

*Captain Marvel had to skip out on a meeting because he got grounded for doing hero work instead of homework, not that JL know that*

Hal: . . .

Barry: What are we going to do about Marvels, uh, friends? They're his friends right?

Hal: oh thank god I didn't want to be the one to say something.

Diana: I for one, believe him.

Hal: *incredulously* Why?

Diana: The gods work in mysterious ways, my, father for one is the type of God to enjoy meddling in human activities, especially using someone. . . Moldable, like captain marvel.

Batman: So you think the gods are, using him?

Diana: I couldn't say that's what they're definitely doing, but, it wouldn't surprise me if they were. . .

Superman: But we haven't even seen proof of his gods? How can we say that's happening if we dont even know they are actually talking to him?

Aquaman: Kal-El is right, we shouldn't act without proof, untill he gives us concrete evidence we should act as if his gods are truly a, hallucination.

Justice League: . . .

Barry: should we say something to him?

Hal: Like an intervention?

Barry: Maybe?

Batman: . . .This Friday, the sooner we talk to him the sooner we can get him help, regardless of if his gods are real or, not.

[spokenforbythedogs]

Older Billy Au ^_^

[spokenforbythedogs]

Single superhero who works two jobs.

The marvel family misunderstanding trope where people think Captain Marvel is Jr and Miss Marvels dad (Mary and Freddy hate it).

*captain marvel is sitting in the empty meeting room playing with a small lighting bolt before Barry and Hal show up*

Barry and Hal: Thaûma!

Captain Marvel *jumps slightly before turning around*: Oh, hey guys *boy-scout smile* whats up?

Barry: So you know how we revealed our identitys?

Marvel (Billy, a lying liar who lies): Yeah of course!

Hal: The whole justice league is having a big group get together-

Barry: -Yeah and supes was able to convince batman to let us take our familys along!

Captain Marvel: Oh wow that sounds supef fun! I'll ask Miss Marvel and Jr if they want to come along *lightnings a phone*

Barry: Wait! We were uh, thinking it would just be an, adult thing you know?

Marvel: *stops texting* ..Adult thing?

Hal *nervous*: Yeah! Yeah give us a break from the kids, and it'll be a good opportunity to let all of the super-spouses meet.

Marvel *confused*: Super-spouses.. What do you mean?

Hal: like, your Wife, We've been calling it super-spouse because it makes superman-

Barry *cuts off hal*: What he means is, you should bring your wife along!

Billy *mentally*: huh

Marvel: Wife?

Barry: Yeah we'd love to meet her!

Marvel: Uh, I dont have a wife..?

Barry *sighs and hands Hal a five dollar bill*: Bring your husband then!

Marvel *nervous smile*: I, Im not married guys?

Hal *grabs bill*: Oh. Uh, you can bring your boyfriend?

Marvel: No, I mean I'm not, dating anyone? *scratches back of neck nervously*

Hal *confused*: But, what about Miss Marvel and Jr?

Marvel: What about them?

Barry: *exchanges a look with Hal* Is your wif-husban- partner not, in the picture?

Billy *internally*: Make up something quick!

Marvel *looks away*: Yeah uh, they.. left..?

Billy *internally*: Oh gods.

Barry and Hal: oh

Marvel: Yeah so, I think it'll just be me, uh, this time..

Barry *nervously*: Y-yeah, of course, uh.

Whatever works for you Cap!

Hal: Yeah..

Barry:Wehavetogonowuhseeyoulaterbyebye

Marvel: Okay then? Uh have a good da- *gets cut off by the Barry pulling hal out of the room*

******

*Later in the Rock of Eternity*

Mary: WILLIAM JOSEPH BATSON WHAT DID YOU DO.

Billy: I- I DIDINT DO ANYTHING. *runs*

Freddy: GET BACK HERE YOU TWERP!!

[worksandmusings2]

Billy: And if I'm lying may lighting strike me down.

Lightning strikes.

Captain Marvel: ...

[spokenforbythedogs]

WE ARE THE WONDERLINGS!! FEED US!!

[spokenforbythedogs]

Scammers

I think that Billy maybe two or so years after the time-bubble pops would still have some trouble with modern things, even with the knowledge of Solomon, I think he'd be a little stubborn and try to do things on his own lol.

*The live stream shakily pans over to a badly disguised captain marvel, he's wearing a long tan trenchcoat over his suit. He's looking over his cart which is filled with gift cards, they shelf next to him is half empty*

Guy *camera around his neck recording*: Uh, Captain marvel?

*The captain jumps and turns around quickly*

Captain Marvel: I- I'm not Captain Marvel!

Guy: ..Um

Captain Marvel: ...

Guy: ...

Captain Marvel *deflates*: Okay.. I am Captain Marvel. But you can't tell anyone!

Guy: *looks down at his blinking camera hanging from his neck and back up* Okay.. what are you uh doing here?

Captain Marvel *coughs*: I'm uh.. Okay so my, si— Miss Marvel and Marvel Jr wanted to introduce me to an app for people from earlier years -it's this thing called Facebook- because they thought I needed more friends..

Guy: Okay? but that doesn't explain why you're.. here?

Marvel: I'm not done– So, I met a new friend! He's from the same year I was from; before the whole time bubble thing happened!

Guy: uh-huh..

Marvel: But he's in trouble right now, he can't pay for his medical bills, so he asked me if I could help! *boy scout smile*

Guy *going a little pale*: But, why are you at a store then?

Captain Marvel *tilts head*: He needs gift cards to pay them off? He said that I couldn't just pay for them with regular cash and that I had to buy these *holds up a gift card*

Guy *nervously*: Uhm, Captain Marvel.. What's this guy's name?

Captain Marvel: Oh, His name is John! *smiles wider*

Guy *grimly*: Okay so, I don't know how to say this but, uh.. John isn't real.

Captain Marvel *squints*: What?

Guy: He doesn't exist?

Captain Marvel: No? I spoke to him today *pulls out a small busted up phone and holds it in front of guy* Look, this is his profile!

*The screen of the phone is cracked but you can see a very obvious stock photo of an 80 year old man, underneath the photo it says "John"*

Guy: Yeah, um thats fake..

Captain Marvel: No? I speak to him all the time?

Guy: Yeah he- *sigh* the profile is real, but John, Isn't real.

Captain Marvel: Then who am I talking to?

Guy: I don't kno–

Marvel: Oh gods. is this another trick from Dr. Sivana -Mary is never going to let me live this down- I can't believe I fell for Dr. Sivana!

Guy: Wait! it's not, whoever Dr. Sivana is, it's.. a random person? Like, a scammer?

Captain Marvel: They, they couldn't have been a scammer? They know too much? They understand all my references, i- nobody gets my references.

Guy: Yeah um, they probably, looked them up?

Captain Marvel *wilts*: But, why would they do that?

Guy: They probably wanted your money..

Captain Marvel: My money? *looks down at his shopping cart filled with gift cards* Oh.

Guy: Uh, I'm sorry captain. *reaches up and pats his shoulder*

*The isle silent for a moment before captain marvel breaks the silence*

Captain Marvel: …I was going to use my Justice league card.

Guy: *puts hand down* What?

Captain Marvel: I don't have a lot of, human money? So I was going to use my justice league card.. *gets a hollow look in eyes* I told Miss Marvel and Marvel Jr that I wasn't going to be able to buy them a lot of gifts for a while. I almost just spent all of the money on it.

Guy: Oh. I'm sorry Marvel–

Captain Marvel: *eyes going watery* I don't like how complicated the world is now.

Guy (Oh god captain marvel is crying, I made him cry, oh no, and I'm recording him, I'm such a horrible perso–): ...

Captain Marvel: I don't understand a lot now..and, sure, I can use the Wisdom of Solomon in order to. But sometimes I just want to understand everything like you all do.

Guy *panicking*: Im, I'm so sorry!

Captain Marvel *looks up quickly*: For what?

Guy: You- you're crying!

Marvel *wipes tears quickly*: oh, this isn't your fault? I'm just upset that I almost got scammed.

Guy: Still–

Marvel: If anything I should be thanking you, I mean, I almost spent all my Justice league money! *laughs wetly*

Guy: yeah but Im rec-

*Captain Marvel pulls him into a crushing hug*

Captain Marvel: *releases him* Thank you so much for explaining that to me. I don't know what I would've done if I had bought them and then learnt this.

Guy *awkwardly*: Yeah, um, anytime?

*captain Marvel goes to speak but is cut off by a loud beeping noise*

Captain Marvel: *pulls out his com* I um, need to go, surprise justice league meeting I guess.

*Captain Marvel gives a small smile and a wave before turning and walking out the isle*

Guy: Wait you forgot to put away the– *turns to the now empty shopping cart and full shelf* –Cards.. Huh.

[spokenforbythedogs]

Billy "Giant" Batson

I can't get this thought out of my head so I'm talking about it here.

So you know how when people age Billy up/have him grow up they have him stay a small guy (5'6-5'7ish) because, you know—he's on the streets and probably isn't getting any proper meals or has a good sleep schedule because of hero work? Well what if he does grow, and I mean grow TALL TALL like maybe a few inches shy of Captain Marvel (I headcanon Captain Marvel being like 6'9 or 6'11, maybe even 7'). So imagine Billy grows tall, and then we have like a 6'4 Billy, walking around 1940-1950s Fawcett city, (keep in mind the average height is 5'9 for adult men, and people back then didint grow much taller than that) and the only other "person" in Fawcett who's been around as long as billy (before the time distortion was broken) is captain marvel, and Billy already looks so much like the Captain because he is. Imagine how funny that would be, like→

Lady 1: So... Billy is..a tall young man..

Lady 2: Mhm.. He is indeed.

Lady 1: *cough*

Lady 2: His eyes are very, blue

Lady 1: ..He, He looks so much like Captain Marvel. *slaps hand over mouth*

Lady 2: Oh thank goodness! I thought I was going mad!

Lady 1: Should we, say something? I mean, I knew his parents and they always seemed so—

Lady 2: infatuated with each other?

Lady 1: Exactly!

Lady 2: ..

Lady 1: ..it does raise questions on why, Marilyn would do something like, that.

Lady 2: They were archeologists, and.. Captain marvel did say he's blessed by Greek gods..

Lady 1, red faced: Do you, Do you think C.C, *cough* knew..?

Lady 2, also red faced: ..I did see Captain Marvel at one of those, pride parades, on the telly last year..

Lady 1, fidgeting: ...hm

Lady 2: We should, keep this to ourselves, Billy is a good boy he doesn't need to hear about, this

Lady 1: agreed..

Lady 2: ...

Lady 1: ...

Lady 2: ..so I heard Ethel is pregnant again

Lady 1: Again!?

[spokenforbythedogs]

Knowledge of Solomon

I like to imagine Billy treats Solomon like fancy google.

Random kid: Captain Marvel! I lost my cat! Have you seen him?

Marvel: Dont worry I'll find him!

Billy, mentally: Cats near me.

Solomon: Billy, thats not how I wor—

Billy, still mentally: Cats in Fawcett city.

Solomon: ..oh what the hell, Fine here.

*Billy gets mentally flashbanged by the location of ever cat on earth*

Captain Marvel: ... *screams*

Random kid: CAPTAIN?!

Billy, low on cash: *looks under soggy newspaper* Where did my quarter go...

Billy: *looks around* SHAZAM!

Solomon: Billy, thank goodness, black ada—

Marvel: shh... Quarters near me

Solomon: Billy this is really important, hes going to—

Marvel: Quarters near me.

Solomon, grumbling: ..it's under your foot

Marvel: Oh, yay!

Batman, going over a mission: Diana, I need you and Captain Marvel to go undercover and collect the vase.

Billy, mentally: Is it vase or vahz?

Solomon: Well, you can use either or, but it infact changes based on dialect, for example, as we are currently in—

Billy, mentally: Disguises—shopping

Solomon: what

Billy, mentally: Disguises, cheep, under twelve dollars, size XL

Solomon: ...

Billy, mentally: ..please?

Solomon: *sigh* go to the shop near the Binder Subway..

Marvel: sounds good to me Batman!

Wonder woman: Yes, that sounds good.

[spokenforbythedogs]

Nesting doll

Hal: You know Cap, you keep calling yourself the "mightiest mortal" but you aren't exactly.. Uh "Mortal"

Marvel: what'd you mean? I'm human?

Flash: saywhatnow

Marvel: I'm.. Human?

Hal: Marvel.. Are you not made out of magic?

Wonder woman: Yeah, I was under the assumption that the wizard Solomon made you?

Marvel: Well, yeah, he made my body out of the living lightning. But like, I'm still a human?

Batman *squints*: How..

Marvel *smiles*: ..Because, I am?

Batman: ...

Hal: ...

Wonder Woman: ...

Superman: ...

Flash: ...

Martian Manhunter: I was under the assumption that humans, had human bodies?

Marvel: Well, yeah I have a human body!

Batman: ...

Marvel *tense smile*: ...

Batman: Where?

Marvel: uh.. I'm Inside here! *jabs thump into chest* like a nesting doll!

Superman: ..Mhm... I see *exchanges glance with Batman* can we see, "you"?

Marvel : um. no?

Superman: ..

Marvel: *smiles*

Superman: please?

Marvel *looking anywhere but the league*: ..I need to, go, um.. you- you know... walk with my tiger.

Hal: you mean, walk your tiger?

Marvel: No? *flies out*

[spokenforbythedogs]

Two of him

Billy is practicing with a spell book (he was absolutely told not to touch) when a spell goes wrong and duplicates him

Marvel: ...

Billy: ...

Marvel: ...

Billy: uh... Whats going on?..

Marvel: WHY DO I HAVE A CLONE???

Billy: Clon- YOUR THE CLONE NOT ME!!

Marvel: Pff. Oh yeah? Watch this-

SHAZAM!

*Two lighting bolt hits them both, now Billy is Marvel and Marvel is Billy*

Marvel: ...

Billy: ...uh so that didn't work how I hoped

Marvel: yeah.. Um.. Should we.. Call the wizard.. ?

Billy: I don't wanna get grounded..

Marvel: ..Me either honestly.

...

Marvel holding Billy wrapped in a blanket: Meet my son.

Justice league: WHAT!?

[imetsixclownsinaparkinglot]

[spokenforbythedogs]

Back to school

I love the idea of Billy attempting to do "normal" kid stuff, like a now 17-18yo Billy whos been active as Marvel for years now, attempting to learn things he shouldve learned in school but was to busy working at WHIZ radio and doing hero work to try hard on his academics. But he's an adult now so he has to work, so hes attempting to studie whenever he can.

*The league is heading back after an off world mission and Captain Marvel is sitting in the cafeteria working on a small stack of papers*

Cyborg *walks into the room*: Hey Cap! Batman told me to grab you for the debriefing.

Marvel *absentmindedly*: Oh uh, yeah I'll be out in a second.. *erases pencil mark again*

Cyborg *squints*: Is that.. Algebra?.

Marvel: Mhm..

Cyborg *walks over besides him*: No, your doing that wrong, look *takes pencil from a lighting bolt shaped case*

Marvel: ... *looks between the paper and Cyborg*

Cyborg: See, you forgot to square on a) *taps pencil*

Marvel: Oh thank you, I think I might get it now..?

Cyborg: yeah of course! And if you look at this problem you'l... I'm taking over your area sorry..

Marvel *waves hand*: Your fine Cyborg! I needed the help anyway! *goes back to writing*

Cyborg: I'm glad I was able to help, you know if you ever- *pauses* Wait don't you have that, knowledge of Solomon thingy? .. *squints* were you messing with me?

Marvel *distracted*: Oh no, the knowledge of Solomon you know, gives me the answer, but I don't actually understand the actual solution.

Cyborg: .. Oh okay, but still, if you already know the answer, then.. why are studying it?

Marvel *locked in*: Oh. Um, I guess Iwanted to learn "normally". I was never able to get a good education, and the classes I took, in..Greece, couldn't take priority at the time.. *hunches in onself*

Cyborg: Oh, u, I'm sorry man *awkwardly pats his shoulder* if you ever need help, you know you can always ask me Cap.

Marvel: Thanks Cyborg.

Cyborg: Yeah of course! Um.. we should probably go quickly, I don't know how long Batman's patience will last.

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My poor husband..

(Part of my Billy can speak to the past champions vs)

A member of YJ is going through a breakup, and every other 'responsible' adult is busy, so YJ decides to go to Captain Marvel for advice

Young Justice: *pushes wally forward*

Kidflash (trips a little before righting himself): Um, hey Captain, can I ask you a, personal question?

Past Champion: The child solders are here..

Past Champion: Don't call them that!

Marvel: *cough* Shut it *cough* Yes, flash? What do you need kid?

Kidflash: I was just wondering, you know, since you've been around for so long, um.. how do you get over a break up..?

*Every other conversation in the cafeteria becomes a little more quiet, because, are we about to hear about secretive Captain Marvels past?*

Marvel (internally): Oh gods... *mentally banging head on the table*

Past champion: Billy... Let me handle this one for you. You aren't 'prepared' to answer this question.

Billy (reluctantly): ..okay...

*Marvel goes silent for a moment before smiling brightly*

Marvel (Past champ): Well, when I was younger, maybe six or seven thousand years ago? my husband decided that he wanted to leave me for a younger woman.

Kidflash (omfg what??): And.. Did you win him back?

Marvel (Past champ): *makes a noncommittal noise* In a way, I suppose you could say he did stay my husband. But then again, it could be hard to get a divorce from the underworld?. *snickers slightly*

*The conversations in the room come to a complete halt as every head slowly turns to Marvel*

Billy (Internally): WHAT THE HELL MAN???

Kidflash: What does that mean?.. *sweating slightly*

Marvel (Billy): Umm... *stands* THE ROCK NEEDS ME!! *speeds away*

Kidflash (panicked): What does that mean?!?