A: “Aquariums are great places for first dates, don’t you think?” “I’m sorry… do I know you?” “Nope! Now things are pretty awkward, huh?”
LMAO Idk how Darcy x Yelena hit me, but it did. I hope everyone enjoys!
Also, no guarantee that I'll finish the alphabet prompt list because I'm a terrible writer that struggles with inspiration.
It was oddly calming. Watching the stingrays float to and fro, the silver colored fish darting in and out of the artificial coral, and hearing the gentle ripple of water mixed with the light chatter of other guests at the aquarium.
Yelena wondered why she had never been here before. Then she recalled that her life as a normal woman had practically just begun. It was Natasha who had suggested the aquarium, told her to go check it out on a Saturday when she was free.
The memory of her sister promising to escort her to the aquarium, then bailing to go to the Avengers reunion made her scoff. It was pleasant being in the aquarium, but it wasn't something one typically did alone. Yelena had figured that much out when she stepped foot in the building. People had bustled around her in groups, and she noticed that aquariums were generally visited with family, friends, partners. She felt a bit lonely, and somewhat bored.
The blue of the water reflected on Yelena's face, and she smiled as she noticed a baby stingray watching her intently, before floating off somewhere.
"Aquariums are great places for first days, don't you think?" A voice said from behind her. Yelena ignored it, not bothering to turn around, believing it was probably a couple out together for the first time.
It was only when she felt a hand on her shoulder, that she abruptly spun around, startled. She was surprised to see a brunette girl with glasses looking at her, she was alone, much like Yelena was. Her red lips were pulled into a small smile, and her soft blue eyes held a curiosity in them. She was pretty.
"I'm sorry, do I know you?" Yelena asked after surveying the girl.
"Nope!" the random girl exclaimed, "Now things are pretty awkward, huh?"
A few beats of silence skipped between the two, before a chuckle suddenly escaped Yelena's lips, surprising both of them.
It made the stranger grin even wider, and she stuck out her hand, "Darcy Lewis," she introduced.
Yelena shook her outstretched hand, although she was hesitant, she remembered Natasha's advice about opening up.
"I'm Yelena Belova," she returned, this time with a smile of her own.
Darcy walked forward a few steps to stand next to Yelena and watch the fish in the large tank before them.
"What are you doing at the aquarium alone, Yelena?" Darcy inquired.
"I could ask the same"
"My cousin, Jane, was supposed to come with me. She went with her fiancé to the Avengers reunion instead though," Darcy babbled out, and Yelena looked at her in astonishment.
It was only when Darcy saw the expression of her new acquaintance that she realized context was needed, "My cousin's Jane Foster, you might know her, she's engaged to Thor"
Yelena nodded, "I've met her," she said.
"Oh, are you involved with astrophysics?" Darcy curiously asked.
"Not quite..." Yelena sheepishly responded, not quite sure how this girl she'd just met would react to hearing that she was the Black Widow's sister. Some people still seemed to hold grudges against Natasha for the Sokovia accords.
Thankfully, Darcy sensed that Yelena didn't really want to talk about it, and let it go. They relished in the silence for a few moments, enjoying the view, occasionally of the marine life, occasionally of each other.
"So Yelena, what do you think of you and me heading to the Starbucks in here? I could do with a coffee," Darcy broke the tranquility.
"I'm open to having a coffee with you. I don't know what a 'Starbucks' is though," Yelena replied.
Darcy linked her hand with Yelena's, and the blonde was shocked to find that her body welcomed the warm touch and didn't flinch away.
"Let me introduce you then!" Darcy announced, turning to speed walk out the exhibit to the inbuilt Starbucks, dragging her new friend behind her.
Yelena giggled a bit, and ran to catch up with Darcy. Aquariums are great places for first dates indeed.
The first pairing that comes to my mind with this prompt is always going to be Tony and Peter for some reason XD
Enjoy darlings!!
"Be quiet, be quiet, be quiet," Tony whispered over and over to himself as he stood on his toes. His hands swept over the top shelf of the fridge frantically as he searched desperately for what he wanted.
It was 3 am in the morning. When everyone was sound asleep, it was Tony Stark's time to shine.
"Aha!" he exclaimed, before clamping a hand over his mouth, remembering that he needed to be quiet. Slowly, he pulled a white box out. He smirked triumphantly and closed the fridge, which had been providing light in the room. With the fridge closed, the kitchen was submerged in darkness, with only the moon illuminating the room through the window.
Tony set down the box on the vague outline of the kitchen island, and pulled out a bar stool, which he sat down on. Rubbing his hands together excitedly, he flipped open the lid of the mystery box.
"Heaven has never been so appealing," he murmured to himself as he looked down at the batch of cupcakes Pepper had baked for Steve Rogers' birthday party tomorrow.
"Sorry Steve, but a man has urges," he apologized to the absent captain as he picked up a vanilla cupcake with red frosting, covered in star sprinkles. He lifted it to his mouth, when suddenly, the kitchen light switched on, revealing a betrayed looking Peter Parker standing in the doorway.
"Peter, I can explain-" Tony gasped out.
"Those were for the party tomorrow!" Peter accused.
"I know-"
"Pepper worked really hard on those!"
"I know! But we can always buy more from the bakery, I was really craving these Pete, you have to understand!" Tony said.
There was silence skipping between the two, Peter's brows furrowed as he stared at his mentor.
"Buy my silence with cupcakes" he finally said.
Tony blinked a few times before processing the words, "Sorry?"
"Share the cupcakes. You can have some, I can have some, and tomorrow, when Pepper wakes up, we can pin the blame on Happy" Peter uttered, crossing his arms.
Tony was not expecting such a proposal. However, he wasn't really complaining. It was a good idea, eat the cupcakes, blame it on Happy. Pepper wouldn't scold her 'forehead of security'.
"Alright kid," Tony relented, "let's get at these cupcakes, we don't have a lot of time on our hands"
Moments Like These - Anthony Mackie x Sebastian Stan's couch
@sir-sleeve-ripper @sherlockisactuallyagaysname I did it. The first Marvel cast fic I have ever written. IS ABOUT ANTHONY MACKIE IN LOVE WITH SEBASTIAN STAN'S COUCH.
He knew it was wrong. He knew it was forbidden. It could damage his entire career, wreck his entire life. But in that moment, he just didn't care.
As he lay full body on top of his true love, Anthony felt content. His eyes were closed as he allowed himself to sink in the warmth that the beautiful, expensive and lavish couch emitted. Coucholomews embrace felt just like home.
It was so wrong of him, to be feeling this way about his best friend's couch. If Sebastian ever found out that the jokes Anthony made in interviews, were his true feelings about Coucholomew, he would be seething beyond belief. It would ruin their entire friendship.
Anthony let out a deep sigh as he stroked Coucholomews beautiful, plush pillows. He loved every curve, every smooth and rough part of his beloved. Every imperfection made the couch even more perfect in his eyes.
Just as Anthony was about to drift off, the crunch of gravel was heard outside of Sebastians home. His best friend was back from the store. He gasped and shot up, and out of the comfort the couch had been providing. He quickly straightened his clothes, and made sure Coucholomews pillows were fluffed back into place.
He then went and plopped into an armchair near the TV set, quickly pulling out his phone and pretending to scroll through Instagram. Anthony felt so guilty about melting into the touch of another seat, and poor Coucholomew had to watch.
The front door opened, and Sebastian stepped in with a smile.
"Hey man!" he greeted happily, and Anthony replied with a quick "Hi!", he had to avoid Sebastian's gaze, otherwise he'd burst into tears out of shame
Sebastian's blue eyes darted around his lounge, and Anthony's heart stopped when he heard a gasp from his friend's mouth.
"I left the plums at the store" Sebastian grumbled.
Anthony thanked his lucky stars that Coucholomew wasn't looking disheveled or out of place to Sebastian.
As the brunette man went to his kitchen to put all the groceries away, Anthony looked longingly at Coucholomew. It was a strange, and inappropriate kind of love. But that's what made it so thrilling.
Anthony walked over to the beautiful brown couch and placed a quick kiss on it's armrest before he walked up the stairs.
Summary: Confessions are made, and lives are changed the day Sam gives Bucky a haircut.
Genre: FLUFF
Warnings: Bucky being slightly sad while thinking of Steve, Bucky thinking that his feelings for Sam are unrequited (they're not), Idiots in love.
A/N: I have actually worked on this for longer than I should've XD A big thank you to @cassiecasyl and @aixabi for being such great friends and helping me out by proofreading, and making suggestions!
He knew he should've stopped Bucky tagging along, but the moment that infamous, "I'm coming with you!" so eagerly left the super soldier's lips, Sam knew it was pointless to persuade him to stay behind.
Not that he really minded, the mission he'd been assigned with was a tough one, and it would've been lonely if Bucky hadn't been so adamant about accompanying him.
Sam stared into the fireplace and focused on the embers as he let his thoughts wander. There were some terrible people to be stuck with in a log cabin in the middle of nowhere, but Bucky certainly wasn't one of them. He was an interesting character for sure, and Sam was sure he still didn't know a whole lot about him, but their relationship had developed all the way from 'a couple of guys' to 'almost best friends'.
"Hey", came the voice of the man Sam had so deeply been thinking of. He turned around with that signature smirk he reserved especially for Bucky, and watched with delight as the White Wolf turned a light pink color, and it wasn't because of the cold.
"I thought you might want to catch a shower, the water's nice and warm" the brunette said, and Sam nodded as he noticed his friend's damp hair from his own shower.
"Man, you need a haircut" Sam remarked, and much to his pleasure elicited a chuckle from Bucky.
"Do I?"
"It has gotten kind of longer..."
"Well, it's not easy to find a hairdresser in the forest"
"I could cut it for you"
The words slipped from his mouth before he could stop himself, and he didn't miss the way Bucky's widened ever so slightly. Sam internally scolded himself, feeling that he'd made things awkward somehow.
There was a slight pause in the atmosphere, but the ex Winter-Soldier eventually smiled. It was a weak smile, but genuine nonetheless.
"I'd like that," he told his friend, "would you mind?".
Sam shook his head, a bit too enthusiastically, and that made Bucky raise his eyebrows
“I can do it now if you want, so I don’t get your greasy ass hair all over me after I’ve gotten out of the shower”, Sam casually slipped in to look less ecstatic than he really was.
Bucky scoffed and crossed his arms at the statement, but his grin only grew wider.
“So… are you gonna give me something to cut your hair with?” his friend asked him, making a scissor snipping motion with his fingers.
The brunette’s lips tugged downwards into a frown and bit his lip as he often did when pondering. Sam couldn’t help but let his eyes wander to the bottom lip in between those pearly white teeth, but he forced himself to snap out of it.
After a brief moment, Bucky snapped the fingers on his vibranium arm and turned to walk towards the room he was staying in. “Wait there!”, he had instructed Sam, who had no intention of getting up from the comfortable position he was in anyway.
Promptly, Bucky had returned, clutching a pair of scissors that Sam immediately identified as a pair of Captain America themed kiddie scissors he had recently bought for his nephew, AJ. He burst out cackling.
“What’s so funny Samuel?” the White Wolf pouted, plopping next to his friend who was dying of laughter.
“You stole that from AJ didn’t you?” Sam pried, inwardly dancing at the thought that his secret crush would want something with his face on it.
“Psh, no… I permanently borrowed it, that’s all”, Bucky insisted, moving from the couch to sit on the floor in front of Sam’s legs so that the other man would be able to cut his hair with more ease.
“Mhm”, Sam hummed, already weaving a piece of Bucky’s hair between his fingers, and snipping it off, just like that. It seemed easy enough, so he kept on going, chopping bits of hair here and there, trimming the areas which really needed it, and taking care not to overdo the cut and end up making Bucky look bald in certain places. He was doing quite well considering that he was equipped with nothing but a pair of small, blunt kiddie scissors, which Sam was certain professional hairdressers did not use
A lovely period of pure silence fell in between the two men. The only sounds were the scissors delicately doing their job of cutting the brown locks, accompanied by the gentle crackle of the fireplace, creating a relaxing atmosphere.
“Steve used to cut my hair, you know… Used to do it all the time in the 40’s” Bucky said, breaking the silence. Sam froze in his movements, but only for a second. It was rare for this man, who had been through so much to talk about his past like this.
“We’d sit outside on the street in the summer, he’d be on a chair with his scissors and I’d sit down in front of him, punk gave a damn good haircut to be honest”, he continued, and Sam chuckled.
“People would give us dirty looks as they walked by, it wasn’t uncommon for people to think Steve and I were a couple, but it was frowned upon to be in a same-sex relationship back then… sometimes still is of course”, his tone was now sad, as if he wanted to admit something, but was refraining from doing so. Sam stopped what he was doing, and set down the scissors, obviously sensing the shift in the atmosphere.
“Still, Steve and I were just friends, that’s all he’d ever wanted to be anyway”, Bucky finally finished.
Sam got off the couch, and slipped down onto the floor next to the 107 year old. “And what about you? Did you ever want to be more than friends?”
Bucky ran a hand over his face, which donned a neutral expression, “It’s complicated Sam… I’d be into a girl one second and thinking about Steve the next”.
Sam gently nudged Bucky’s shoulder with his own, and gave him a small smile, “Bisexual then?”, he questioned.
The other man nodded, and looked at Sam with a grin now gracing his features, “Yea, but you know what? I forgot all about Steve…” he paused to dart his tongue out his mouth and wet his lips, “The day I met another guy I haven’t been able to stop thinking about”.
Sam’s world shattered the moment those words left Bucky’s lips. The thought that the man he had pined after for so long was yearning for another made him want to burst into tears right there. However, Sam Wilson was not the kind of man to be salty over the choices of others. So he kept on the smile he had been wearing the entire time his heart broke over and over again. Yet, he had been so absorbed in his own mind that he failed to notice the longing glances Bucky was shooting at him, the ones he had been giving Sam ever since he first met him.
“Happy you could get that sorted out for you man!” He said brightly, patting Bucky’s back and climbing back onto the couch to resume the haircut.
The ex winter soldier was dumbfounded. Had Sam not noticed how he felt? What if he had? What if he didn’t appreciate the advances?
There was stillness once more, but this time it was incredibly awkward. The two sat absorbed in the silence, no longer so focused on their own thoughts, but on every movement and action the other did.
“All done,” Sam finally said, and gestured towards the large wall mirror in the living room. Bucky looked into it, and nodded.
“You’ve done a nice job, thanks”, he mumbled.
“No problem” Sam told him, getting up from the couch. “I’m going to go take a shower now”, and with that, he rose and climbed the stairs to get to the bathroom. The footsteps faded away and when Bucky heard the bathroom lock click shut, he leaned his back against the couch with a sigh. He ran a tired hand over his face.
What had he done wrong? He’d watched all the movies, read all the books and listened to all the music Sam had suggested. He’d come to see Sam’s family as his own, he cherished Sarah, AJ and Cas with all his heart.
Hell, he’d even taken dating advice from Zemo…. Maybe that’s where he’d gone wrong.
Bucky wasn’t sure. He may have lost the charm he had back in the 40’s, but Sam had always accepted him for who he was. He never questioned Bucky’s past, or forced him to be more social and open. That’s the reason Bucky developed more than platonic feelings towards him. He was so easy to be around.
However, the white wolf figured that if Sam didn’t want anything to do with him romantically, the least he could do was to maintain the relationship status they had now. Not to mention, he had the perfect way to do that.
Mac and cheese. Sam’s favorite food.
A grin grew on his face as he scrambled to the kitchen. It was a tasty and easy thing to cook and would be done before Sam even got out of the shower. Bucky proceeded to locate all the necessary ingredients they had brought to the cabin, and got straight to work.
It wasn’t a difficult job at all. With his swift speed, and his mind set only on the task before him, he was done within minutes. He even managed to get two servings plated beautifully, and just in time too, because as he finished setting the table, Sam descended the stairs and made his way into the kitchen. A smile was drawn on his face at the smell of the meal, and all the previous tension seemed to have dissipated.
“Smells good in here!” he exclaimed, his eyes then landed on the beautifully presented plates of mac and cheese. He gasped and clapped his hands like an excited child, and Bucky couldn’t help but laugh. He thought it was adorable.
“Alright, alright, take a seat Sammy,” Bucky said, gesturing to the bar stools next to the kitchen island which the food rested on.
Both of them rushed to sit down and dig into their dinner. Bucky watched his friends expression as he took the first bite of his food.
Sam’s eyes closed in pure bliss, as his taste buds thanked him. “Buck, this is heaven in my mouth, tastes even better than what Sarah makes”.
Bucky blushed, but quickly tried to hide it with a chuckle, “Sarah’s my teacher, I owe it to her”.
Sam nodded at the statement, but commented no more on the topic. Instead, he took another bite and made eye contact with Bucky. “So… who’s this guy you’ve been crushing on?” he inquired.
Bucky was taken aback by the question, he blinked rapidly, “huh?” he mumbled, earning an eye roll from Sam.
“Listen man, I’ve never pressured you to tell me anything before, but we can’t pretend like that conversation didn’t happen” Sam said gently, setting his cutlery down, and reaching a hand over to place it on Bucky’s vibranium one.
The brunette gulped, closed his eyes, and took two deep breaths. He’d have to get it out. Or else it would slowly kill him to watch Sam find someone else. Even if his feelings were unrequited, the man had a right to know.
“It’s you” he said quietly before he could chicken out.
Sam slowly blinked, and shook his head, “Sorry, repeat that?”.
Bucky groaned and looked up from his plate which he’d been staring at the entire time. He gazed into Sam’s doe brown eyes with his own piercing blue ones, “It’s you! You’re the guy I’ve been crushing on!” he agitatedly replied.
Once more, there was that silence that seemed to be consuming the two of them so much lately. Bucky wanted to cry, to hide the humiliation. He was certain that Sam’s lack of words meant he didn’t feel the same, because Sam always had something to say.
“Forget it,” Bucky choked out, getting up from his seat, but Sam’s hand tightened its grip on his wrist, stopping him from getting away. The super soldier turned around slowly, trying not to make eye contact with Sam so that he wouldn’t see the tears in his eyes.
Then, all of a sudden, Sam rose from his seat and his lips met Bucky’s in what was a tender, loving kiss which shocked the latter, but he readily returned it. They stayed like that for a while, embracing each other as their arms snaked their way around each other's torsos. It was a moment neither of them wanted to break, but were forced to. Eventually, when they pulled apart gasping for air, they looked at each other in surprise, but merriment. Wide beams adorned both of their gorgeous faces, and their eyes glinted with excitement.
“So…” Bucky began, “you were desperate to get a piece of me, why, is it the new hair?” he said teasingly.
“The next time I give you a haircut, it’s gonna be turned into a mullet”, Sam threatened, making the other man raise his hands in surrender.
The mac and cheese was long forgotten as they clutched each other once again. Their hearts were bubbling and overflowing with love for one another, and it was not a love that was going to fizzle and die out. They fit perfectly in each other’s arms, like it’s where they belonged.
Two men, who had their own individual problems denying them a place to be truly content in the world, had finally found their refuge in each other.
A/N: I really loved this idea and a couple of you gave me the ‘go ahead!’ signal, so I did it! Also, I am trying to make this as gender neutral as I can, so please tell me if I slip up!
Pairings: Steve Rogers x Reader, Wanda Maximoff x Vision
Steve Rogers had lost a lot of things in his life. He’d lost plenty of fights to bullies, he’d lost Peggy to Alzheimer’s, he’d once lost Bucky to HYDRA, he’d lost some of his best friends to Thanos. Now he was losing you, the one person he never thought he could lose after the universe had inflicted so much pain on him already.
He couldn’t help the sob that escaped his lips as he stared at grave you were sealed shut in. He remembered how afraid you had been of tight spaces. You would definitely hate being shut in a box and buried in the Earth. He recalled your amazing smile, which made the darkest times of his life brighter. He remembered your melodic laughter, which was music to his ears. Things he would never see or hear again.
The super soldier heard a little sniffle from beside him, and turned to see Bucky standing there, gazing at your grave. When Bucky noticed his best friend’s baby blue eyes resting on him, he looked back at him and shot him a reassuring smile. Although, it probably didn’t come across as very comforting. As one of your closest friends, the white wolf was perhaps just as devastated at your death as your husband was, which was definitely saying something.
“Hey”, Steve said quietly, breaking the silence.
“Hi…”, Bucky whispered back.
The two men settled back into silence once more. Acknowledging each others presence, but focusing their attention solely on you. They stayed that way for goodness knows how long before Steve stepped forward and knelt down, a few tears rolled off his cheek and hit the ground just above you. He quickly wiped the rest away before Bucky could see them, which he already had. He finally got up and turned away, but he was stopped by his friend.
“Steve wait,” Bucky breathed out, “Can we… can we talk about this?”.
Steve didn’t want to talk about anything. He shouldn’t have to. He knew it was wrong of him to think this, but he felt he had lost the most out of everyone who had gone up against Thanos. Still, the blonde man turned, and looked at the brunette super soldier.
“What do you want to talk about?”, he started, walking back over to where he stood previously.
“What are you going to do now?” Bucky asked, earning a confused glance from Steve.
“I mean… are you going to go back to Peggy through the tim-”
”How dare you even suggest that?!” Steve snapped, alarming his best friend.
“Steve- I just thought-”, he was cut off once again.
“Buck listen, Peggy was… great. I once did love her, but she’s my past now. I know that now Y/N might be nothing more than the past as well,” he said sadly, once more looking at your grave. He peered at Bucky, who nodded, encouraging him to go on.
“But I still love him/her/them Buck. I really, really do. I always will, and I won’t just forget them and go back to the person I once loved but no longer do, because I would be betraying them both if I did”.
After this short monlogue, the other man smiled and patted Steve’s shoulder.
“I respect that… and you’re right. I’m sorry”, he muttered.
The Captain nodded, and sighed, a distant look in his eyes.
“See you later Buck”, he said, and with that, he walked out of the cemetery and towards his car.
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To say Wanda was devastated was an understatement. In her entire lifetime she had lost her parents, her brother, and now her boyfriend and her best friend. Wanda had never felt true happiness ever since she was just 10 years old, but she once hoped she would feel the warm, fuzzy feeling of being loved once again. She thought she could have just that, after the battle with Thanos, when her and Vision would settle down together somewhere quiet and maybe have a kid or two.
She stood in an empty house lot, where only the foundations had been built. It would’ve made a perfect home once her and Vision were done with it. Now, there was no chance of any of that happening. She looked down at property deed she held, and stared at the big red heart in the center.
To grow old in, V.
Those were the words etched into it. Vision appeared to have already selected their dream home, only now he wasn’t here to see it. She could feel the tears welling up in her eyes.
“Wanda?”
The witch was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts by a familiar voice. She turned on her heel to face a man she almost didn’t recognize. It was Steve Rogers, her friend, colleague and her dead best friend’s husband. He looked really different from how he did when she last saw him. His hair was messy, his soft blue eyes had dark circles under them and were red and puffy, he had obviously been crying. He had a beard now too, it was a huge contrast to what he had been before.
“Steve, hello,” Wanda greeted, “What are you doing here?”.
Steve managed a weak smile and pointed to the beautiful large house just opposite the lot they both stood in. “Y/N’s family home,” he said sadly, “Thought that I’d come see it one last time…”, his voice cracked, earning him a look of sympathy from the young Sokovian girl.
“Y/N said that after the whole Thanos thing was over… we’d settle down here, he/she/they said we’d start our own family”. He sniffled a little, and Wanda walked over, patting his shoulder in an attempt to somewhat soothe him. Even though it probably did nothing, you would have wanted your husband to have some reassurance and Wanda acknowledged that.
She looked at the L/N residence curiously, both her, Y/N, Steve and Vision had similar ideas. She couldn’t help the tear that rolled down her cheek when she thought about how different life could’ve been. Everybody could have survived. Y/N and her would set playdates for the kids, and the Avengers could visit each weekend. The two couples could go on double dates, and life would be just like it was in the sitcoms she loved so much.
She handed Steve the Westview property flyer she still held, and the man took it, staring down at it inquisitively.
“Vision and I wanted to settle down too… right here,” she gestured to where they stood right now. Steve looked at her sorrowfully, obviously imagining a different outcome to their current situation. Wanda suddenly let out a huge sob.
“But we never got the chance Steve,” she cried, suddenly collapsing onto her knees. The captain looked on, not shocked, not surprised. He didn’t try to comfort her because he understood what she was going through. Comfort was the last thing either of them wanted. It wouldn’t solve anything.
However, he should’ve stopped her when he could.
Suddenly, Steve saw nothing but a red glow, he stepped back a little, shielding his eyes, and getting into a defensive stance due to habit. When he did see the source, it was too late.
Wanda was so grieved her magic had literally burst out of her.
“WANDA! STOP!” Steve yelled, even though he knew it was in vain, the witch didn’t appear to be in control of herself. He tried to run, but even his super soldier speed was no match for the red magic that was chasing him down and trying to eat him alive.
Marvel Announces ‘Assembled: The Making of WandaVision’
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“I just had this thought… Tony suddenly gets hyperfixated on spiders and noone knows why. The first time the Avengers notice it’s on a mission and it’s not weird, he’s a genius after all, they figure he just knows stuff. But then he begins rambling about spiders randomly. And sometimes he speaks about some issues like it’s personal experience but he doesn’t have a pet spider, Nat confirmed that?? What is going on???”
And an addition to it by @savvysass
“Lmao then spiderman walks in and they r like ah. Ok.”
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Also, this is an Irondad and Spiderson fic. I do NOT ship Starker for obvious reasons. If you do, I would like you to leave my blog.
There have been several times Tony Stark has displayed a fascination with arachnids. The first time Tony ever mentioned spiders was on a stealth mission in Bhutan where a HYDRA base had been spotted. It was supposed to be relatively easy, break in, grab intel, don’t be seen, and get out. It was a successful mission but not everything went according to plan.
“I’m in” Steve spoke into his comms as he looked around the HYDRA base he had just infiltrated. “No sign of any people, just a lot of spiders and dust”, he added, eyeing the critters that scuttled around the dark and grimy area.
“Of course there are,” Tony commented, “HYDRA isn’t exactly a stickler for cleanliness, and spiders love dirty, sooty, nasty areas to live in”. Steve proceeded to roll his eyes at the obvious remark. It was just Tony being Tony.
“Has everyone managed to locate the entrance?”, The Captain inquired, getting plenty of affirmative responses. Soon enough, everyone managed to enter the building and joined Steve in the large room he stood in.
There was no illumination except for the few rays sunlight that filtered in through the cathedral window. Just as Steve had said, there was an immense amount of dust settled all over the floor, window, and grand staircase that led to the second floor, along with a lot of arachnids. Clint stepped forward, accidentally crunching a couple of spiders under his foot. Tony clenched his jaw tightly, “Don’t. DO THAT!” he hissed extremely loudly, alarming everyone.
Clint gulped, “Geez, sorry”. Unfortunately for the team of heroes, Tony had not only surprised his colleagues but the occupants of the building too. Shuffling and a lot of movement was heard, and before the Avengers could retreat, the enemy confronted them.
“Great work Tony”, Natasha mumbled angrily under her breath when she saw several HYDRA agents rushing down the stairs. Earth’s mightiest heroes worked quickly and efficiently to take out the flocks and flocks of operatives running at them. Although it wasn’t a very hard job, it still took out the stealth element out of their job.
After the oncoming threat was wiped out and the data they needed had been collected, the team swiftly exited the base and entered the quinjet where Bruce was waiting for them. “What happened?” the scientist asked, inspecting his friends who were covered in gore.
Sam sighed, “Tony happened”, he stated simply.
Another time Tony spoke of the arachnids was when they had a day off, and decided to spend them with Clint’s family at their farm. It was around now that a few of the heroes began to suspect that Tony wasn’t just knowledgeable about the eight legged critters, but he was utterly fascinated by them.
“Thank you again for having us Laura” Wanda said, earning a kind smile from Clint’s wife.
“It was no problem at all!” she responded, putting together some quick snacks for the whole team.
The Avengers had a great time with the Bartons. Chatting and laughing, gossiping and giggling. It was fun. Just before they were about to leave and as Clint kissed his wife goodbye, a little shriek was heard. It was Nathaniel Barton.
Everybody was alarmed at first, thinking something terrible had happened to the boy, but when they saw the cause, they couldn’t help burst out laughing. A large house spider was crawling on Nathaniel’s show. Although spiders were the cause of a rational phobia, the team of heroes did not fear the hairy critter before them.
Tony stepped forward and picked up the spider, placing it somewhere it would be safe, and also where Nathaniel wouldn’t freak out over it. He then turned to the youngest Barton child, “Don’t worry kid,” he began “spiders are great creatures! Honestly, they’re really cute, and nice, and brave”.
Thor snickered, “You speak of spiders as if they’re people”. Tony opened his mouth to say something, but then hurriedly shut it and looked away from the group. Tony was quiet. That was a first. What was happening to Tony?
Meanwhile, Rhodey stood in the corner, looking at the confused glances his friends gave each other as they attempted to figure out what was causing Tony’s new behavior. He smiled, and this didn’t go unnoticed by Loki who narrowed his eyes slightly and chewed his lip in thought. What did Colonel James know?
To mention one more instance in which Tony displayed an unusual interest in spiders was just the day after the Avengers visit to the Bartons. Nick Fury had brought his pet tarantula to work and the team was crowded around it.
“What’s his name?” Sam curiously inquired.
“It’s Bert,” the director responded, sounding rather bored, “I got him from Agent Hill’s house, she despises spiders”.
Tony looked at Maria, who was standing quite far away from Bert, cautiously watching him. “Don’t be scared Maria!” he exclaimed, “They’re gentle, come closer”. The agent’s eyes widened in fear and she rapidly shook her head which made a few of the Avengers chuckle. “Come on”, Tony encouraged.
Maria looked around the room for an escape, but seeing that everyone in the room had conveniently blocked the exits she sighed and walked closer. “Go on and pet him”, Fury remarked, clearly amused at the situation. Agent Hill desperately wanted to refuse but she didn’t want to chicken out so she carefully held out a finger and ran it over the tarantula’s hairy body.
She wanted to puke.
“See! It’s not so bad!” Steve said, smiling at her. Still, the agent quickly pulled away. Spiders were definitely not her thing. “Yes, spiders are just as scared of humans and some humans are of them,” Tony began, “they’re quite shy actually but very gentle! They won’t hurt anybody unless they feel provoked-”
“What is it with you and spiders?” Bruce cut him off with a playful grin. The genius billionaire playboy philanthropist froze and all the humor initially on his features disappeared. Everyone noticed this change in behavior and Bruce fidgeted uncomfortably, believing he had upset his lab buddy. “I mean… you just speak of them a lot, do you have like a pet spider or something?”
Tony remained quiet but Natasha answered, “No, he doesn’t have any pets”. The group turned to the redheaded assassin and she shrugged, “What? I’m a spy, I know stuff”.
A silence fell over once again, and it was interrupted by Tony. “Oh! I got a business meeting soon, see you guys later”, and with that, he turned and trudged away just as Phil Coulson walked in. Tony bumped into him, “Sorry Agent” he mumbled quietly before proceeding to walk out.
Phil shot Nick and Maria a confused look, and both returned it. The Avengers on the other hand knew for sure something was up.
The last time the Avengers wondered about Tony’s obsession with spiders was also the time they found out its cause. The entire team was just about to enter Tony’s lab.
“Sleep well spidey boy” are exactly the words the Avengers heard Tony whisper before they could walk into his lab. They all heard it, and looked around at each other for confirmation that they were hearing the right thing. They then proceeded to have a conversation right outside Tony’s work space. A quick one, in which they decided it was time to confront Tony about his spider problem. There was nothing wrong with loving them, but talking to a spider? This was unhealthy.
So they opened the door to the lab and walked in on a very surprised Tony Stark, his face paled, but he regained his composure. “Heyyyy, what’s up guys?” he asked, casually leaning against a wall.
His superhero friends looked at him sadly and Steve stepped forward, “Tony, I think it’s time we talked about-” he was interrupted by a snore. Captain America agitatedly glanced back, “Can you guys please be serious?”, he requested. However, everyone behind him was looking confused.
Then a cough was heard, then another, it then developed into a coughing fit. Then there was silence. Until there wasn’t. “Oh shoot! I am so sorry Mr Stark, did I disturb yo-… OH MY GOD IT’S THE AVENGERS!”, a voice came from the ceiling. The group collectively looked up and saw a boy, no older than 16 with wavy brown hair and adorable doe brown eyes gaping at them.
Tony tiredly rubbed his eyes, “Hope you had a nice nap Peter,” he said, “Come down now”. The boy, Peter, obliged and hopped down from the ceiling without injuring himself.
“How did you do that? Stick to the ceiling I mean” Bucky asked.
Peter looked at the super soldier and smiled brightly, “I’m spiderman!”, he practically yelled, “It’s what I do!”. The Avengers all looked at this young boy in shock.
“The kid from Queens?” Wanda asked.
“Yea, the kid from Queens,” Rhodey confirmed, “Tony kept Peter a secret this whole time as so not to endanger him”.
The billionaire nodded and smiled sheepishly, “Secrets out now I guess…” he murmured.
There was silence, it wasn’t awkward or comfortable. It was the kind of silence that hung in the air after a huge revelation… It was astounded silence.
Tony broke it, he placed a hand on Peter’s shoulder and began guiding him out the room, “Come on kid, let’s go get some cheeseburgers”. With that, they stepped out the lab and left the rest of the people still standing there, completely appalled.
Steve turned back to the group he had led into the lab, “Well… that kind of explains the interest in spiders I guess…”
Thor: Zeus is a bitch, he’s way too overrated. His Norse friend is much better.
Natasha: Does anyone have a knife? Or a gun? Or an axe? Or a calculator? Any is good.
Clint: I am pretty okay with a bow and arrow. And by okay I mean INSANELY AWESOME BAD ASS SKILLZZZZ.
Bruce: Chemistry songgg, I’m singing the chemistry songggg, du du du du du, let’s biology nowwwwwwwww, AND SOME PHYSICSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. YEA! YEA! YEA! SCIENCEEEEEE, SO SMARTTTTTTTT! (This is actually our official science anthem)
Loki: I actually really love cats you know, but you better not tell anyone or else… *holds up fork threateningly*.
Bucky: Captain America is actually really cute, but he’d probably friendzone me.
Sam: *Responding to Bucky* Duhhh, he’d want a cutie like me.
Peter: My aunt has stopped cooking for me because her food kind of sucks and she says she doesn’t wanna poison me.
T’Challa: I was born to be queen… OF THE FELINES
Stephen: I AM THE WITCHDOCTOR! AND I SAY…. oooo eeee oooo ah ah, ting tang, walla, walla, bing bang.
Pietro: My worst fear is getting shot. I have terrible luck, so I’ll probably be shot a billion times.
Wanda: I saw this thing on tik tok where you can go to another reality if your own sucks right? I’ll send you a link, I think we should try it out.
Vision: I don’t even have a brain but I’m smarter than all of you. Just something to think about and be ashamed of.
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Chatroom 2; The Announcement
A/N: SORRY THIS IS SO CRAP ahjebf
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Steve has started a chatroom
Tony has joined
Y/N has joined
Bucky has joined
Sam has joined
Clint has joined
Wanda has joined
Natasha has joined
Peter has joined
Loki has joined
Pietro has joined
Vision has joined
Bruce has joined
T’Challa has joined
Shuri has joined
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Steve: Great! You’re all here! 😁
Tony: WHO TAUGHT THE OLD MAN HOW TO MAKE A CHATROOM AND USE EMOJIS?
Steve: 😔
Sam: Stfu Tony.
Tony: Rudeeee.
Y/N: Seriously Tony, shut up.
Tony: Yes ma’am.
Pietro: Lmaoooo.
Natasha: Steve, why did you make this chatroom?
Steve: Y/N and I have something we want to tell you.
T’Challa: Congratulations, may Bast ensure that your child is happy and healthy.
T’Challa has left the chat
Steve: ???
Clint: He thinks you guys are pregnant 😂
Clint: …
Clint: Are you guys pregnant?
Y/N: No! We’re not even a couple!
Bucky: Why
Natasha: Why
Steve: What do you mean ‘why’?
Bucky: I wanna be uncle Bucky to your kids Stevie.
Natasha: and I wanna be auntie Nat to your kids Y/N.
Wanda: Awwww
Loki: 🤮
Steve: One day… maybe
Y/N: Can we just get to the point?
Bruce: Yes please.
Vision: I too am inquisitively awaiting what interludes you wish to share with us.
Pietro: lol, did Vision swallow a thesaurus or something 😂
Wanda: … That’s my boyfriend you dipshit
Thor: That’s my son!
Tony: That’s my son!
Tony: Lol jinx
Thor: He is OUR son :)
Tony: Yes :) We share a child
Shuri: *Soviet union anthem intensifies*
Y/N: 🤣 dedddd
Peter: 😂
Sam: Can ya’ll just say what you needed to say? Barnes and I are in couples therapy.
Loki: ‘COUPLES’ therapy???
Sam: Steve made us…
Steve: Shoot! I forgot you guys have that right about now… I’ll make this quick.
Y/N: Wait.
Y/N has added T’Challa
T’Challa has joined
Y/N: We aren’t pregnant, we wanted to tell you guys something else.
T’Challa: oh shit
Bruce: What are you oh shitting about?
Shuri: He just made an announcement on global television congratulating Captain America and (Your Superhero Name) on conceiving 😂
Tony: BAHAHA I’M WATCHING THE NEWS RIGHT NOW
Peter: Oml 😨
Y/N: YOU DID WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Steve: T’CHALLA, WHY?????????????????
T’Challa: I’m sorry!
T’Challa has left the chat
Y/N: Ugh, whatever, he’ll have to miss out on the announcement for being such a bad boy.
Tony: ;)
Steve has removed Tony from the chat for being disgusting
Loki: Thank goodness you removed him, but aren’t you forgetting someone?
Thor: Who might that be brother?
Loki: The second rate wizard.
Peter: Oh yea! Mr Strange!
Y/N: Yup! Stevie, you forgot to add him, I’ll do it.
Y/N had added Stephen
Stephen has joined
Stephen: First and foremost @Peter my name is STEPHEN or DR STRANGE, no Mr.
Peter: Sorry
Stephen: Secondly, Y/N and Steve, congratulations on your pregnancy. Let me know if I can be of any help at all. Although I am offended I had to find out through the news.
Steve: WE AREN’T PREGNANT!
Shuri: But you wish you were?
Stephen: It was a hoax?
Steve: Yes
Shuri: Better hop to it then!
Steve: I- NO!! I WAS ANSWERING STEPHEN’S QUESTION!
Clint: 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bucky: 😈😈😈
Natasha: 😈😈😈
Y/N: 🙄😣
Tony has joined the chat
Tony: 😛😝🤪🤫🤭
Wanda: Those emojis say about 10 billion words
Loki: How did you get back in?
Tony: It’s called hacking reindeer games.
Tony: Also I just found this article and I thought Capsicle and (Insert your Tony Stark given nickname) might wanna see - https://www.theraleighregister.com/yn-ln-and-steve-rogers-pregnant.html
Steve: HOW FAST DO THESE NEWS ARTICLES COME OUT?
Sam: Faster than you can say ‘on your left’.
Y/N: Oh my goodness… Shuri tell your brother how screwed he is.
Shuri: Gladly 😂
Pietro: Please just tell what this announcement is.
Bucky: Yes please, therapy lady is annoying me about being on my phone and I’m about to punch her into a wall.
Steven: Oh god, don’t do that. We just wanted to let you all know that Phil and Maria brought donuts over to the tower.
Natasha: And?
Y/N: That’s it.
Stephen: THAT’S ALL?!
Tony: hgbHGVgfCV OH MY FLIPPING-
Bruce: I INTERRUPTED ONE OF MY PRECIOUS SCIENCE SESSIONS FOR THIS 😪
Wanda: VISION AND I WERE-… DOING SOMETHING 😫
Vision: ^
Pietro: I WAS ABOUT TO STOP VISION AND WANDA DOING SOMETHING!
Clint: Yay, donuts :)
Y/N: We’re not too hyped about it either, T’Challa spread those stupid rumors about us in the process.
Thor: Can we have donuts now?
Steve: Yup.
Thor has left
Clint has left
Fury has joined
Fury: Congratulation on conceiving a child L/N and Rogers!
