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Iron Mother 

When Tony's dying of her own technology, she already knows no one else will save her--no one ever has.

But then, it wouldn't be the first time she was wrong.

A retelling of Iron Man 2 with Tony Stark as a woman.

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Iron Maiden

When Tony's kidnapped in the desert, she saves herself. Next, she'll save the world.

(A retelling of Iron Man 1 if Tony Stark was a woman.)

FRIENDS! This was an incredibly fun piece to write. You know how much I love Iron Man and how ardently I refuse to apologize for it. This year, for Fem Feb / Valentine's Day, we have a story that's not really a romance. It's about trauma and recovery, becoming a goddamn superhero because you're tired of being told what girls can't do, of disappointing your parents and saving yourself, of building a better legacy and showing the world what women can do (kind of). It is intended to be a 3 part series; part 2 is currently in the works, but this work stands on its own and is complete. Let me know what this Tony makes you think and feel! I hope it brings you the same joy and rage it brought me.

Content Warning: sexual assault is discussed angrily, and there's a lot of nonspecific girl trauma.

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sorry i’m not made of sugar

The Girl Out Boys go home. Wherever that is anymore.

You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you. -isadora duncan

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merry christmas, i could care less

or: how Pete Wentz didn’t save Christmas

happy holidays, everyone! see you next year.

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merry christmas, i could care less

Part 2/3

Good thing Pete isn’t the only person who loves Pat; good thing Pat isn’t the only person who loves her back. Feat.: whipped cream and my actual favorite drink from Pick Me Up. Final chapter coming Christmas eve!

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merry christmas, i could care less

Being sad at the holidays is ho-ho-horrible but I think a lot of us struggle with it, especially this year. Here is a story about Pete being sad and her friends loving her anyway. Updates on Thursdays til Christmas is here.

jingle jams???

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Words Sung in a Certain Order

2/3: boxed blondes have less fun

We all disappoint each other, don’t we?

you were born into this world to take what you could out of it, and she did, she didn’t care, she wasn’t afraid

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Sell Out Girl

9: i need the salt in the wound for another song

In which fruit is gay, people get hurt, and it's never a good thing when Pete Wentz gets what she wants. 

music for when you're still in love with someone who's bad for you, music for when your heart believes in love and your brain tells you not to, music for when everybody else feels about you the same shitty way you feel about yourself, music for every night you dream about your ex and every morning you wake up crying