A Moose's Mumblings

A Blog about anything Phlint-y, drooling over Clark Gregg and Jeremy Renner, Fangirling about the Avengers and Meta-Fangirling or complaining about my own attempt at writing Fanfiction, my life with ADHD and Depression, occasional feel-good stuff and other tidbits

[littorella]

Caught in the turbulent strait of the unspoken: not knowing enough to truly understand, but to be deeply moved all the same. Nobody compares to you.

[van-dyne]

Chris on Team Dad Robert x Q. Is there a friendship or connection or mentor you found through the Marvel movies, that is especially important to you?

[nonasuch]

Yesterday I overheard someone talking about how he was taking classes at the University of Maryland because they offer free tuition if you’re over 60. 

My brain IMMEDIATELY began scripting a screwball comedy in which a broke millennial who desperately want to finish his long-abandoned degree but is drowning in student debt pretends to be a senior citizen in order to attend college for free.

I’m picturing someone Channing Tatumesque, applying age makeup every morning before he heads off to class. It’s sort of a cross between 21 Jump Street and Mrs. Doubtfire. He keeps forgetting which hip is supposed to be his bad one. His classmates laugh every time he uses slang. There’s definitely a scene where he attends a college party and busts it up on the dance floor.

He catches the eye of a fellow returning student, a woman in her 50s, but she thinks he’s like 70 and she’s already buried one husband, you know? She’s not interested in doing that again. When his charade unravels (hilariously) at the end of the movie, though, she finds out he’s actually like 30 and has abs you could bounce a quarter off. And he’s still super into her. And really, maybe it’s time she gave May-December romance a chance.

[nonasuch]

Okay so to refine this concept a little:

Our Hero is stuck in a job where he keep seeing people get promoted past him because they have a 4-year degree and he doesn’t. He can’t afford to go back to school until he finishes paying off his student loans for the degree he’s one semester from completing. If he got the promotion he wants he could pay them off a lot quicker. But he can’t get the promotion without the degree.

Along comes a clerical error in his almost-alma mater’s records which lists his birth year as 1948 instead of 1984. He gets a call from them about their “free tuition for seniors” program. “Wow, that sounds amazing!” he says. “I’ll be sure to tell my, uh, grandpa, as soon as he gets home.”

It’s one semester. If he can keep up the charade, he’ll have the degree, get the promotion, pay off the student loans. Hell, if they figure it out after the fact and come after him for the tuition, he’ll be able to afford it by then. He just needs to pass as a 70-year-old until graduation. How hard could it be?

His best friend (Chris Evans? don’t judge me) thinks this plan is insane. Our Hero is going to get caught. But Best Friend does have a little sister who’s a professional makeup artist, and she does know how to do age makeup. 

She also thinks this plan is insane– people at Alma Mater aren’t stupid! Someone will notice! But she’s game to try, and it’ll be great practice for her. 

She tells her aunt about this insane plan at a family dinner a few weeks later. “I mean, it’ll never work,” she says. “But I kind of want to see him try.”

“Uh-huh,” says her aunt, only half listening. She’s distracted for a reason, though– she’s going back to school, her first big independent decision since her husband died. Classes start soon! She’s excited, but also nervous.

Wackiness, obviously, ensues.

(at the end of the movie: “Am I technically your uncle now?” Our Hero asks. 

“NO,” both siblings say in unison. “She’s our aunt by marriage! That’s not how this works!”)

(also, someone in the notes suggested “Senior Year” for a title, which is PERFECT.)

(other outstanding suggestions from the notes: Harry Shum Jr. as Our Hero and Salma Hayak as his love interest.)

[ask-frostiron-blog1]

Person: Your writing is so good!

Me:

[toboldlywrite]

You have been visited by the Thor of Positivity™! Take pride in your work and be confident in it! It may not be perfect but he knows you are working very hard and pouring your passion into it and therefore it is a Good Thing. 

[theweremoose]

To all of those awesomazing writers out there, Especially my beloved fellow Phlinties <333

[thy-lovelylionheart]

writer: this is one of my male characters! he cares about his guy friends and loves them deeply.

tumblr: oh! so he’s gay!

writer: uh…no, he’s attracted to women.

tumblr: ….so he’s bi!

writer: uhh…no…….he loves his guy friends but he’s not romantically/sexually attracted to them.

tumblr: ….so you’re homophobic.

writer:

[sandersstudies]

Healthy male friendships are almost as rare in mainstream fiction as gay male relationships, and maybe more rare in fanfiction. Let men be wonderful friends without pushing a romantic relationship, just like men and women should be able to be wonderful friends without the pressure of a romantic relationship.

[fireteam-daybreak]

*AGGRESSIVELY SLAMS REBLOG UNTIL I DIE*

[nine-touched]

This is literally the reason men are so terrified of being open about loving each other platonically, because they don’t want people to assume they’re gay just because they can be supportive of their fucking friends

[csisui]

[sandersstudies]

I literally got anon hate about my response to this post, and I just want to say that I’m sorry…

for not reblogging it sooner.

Psyche bitch, this is a good post.

[dont-look-atthis]

[d-voldo-deactivated20190607]

A lesson that we can’t afford not to be taught.

[hypnotic-flow]

let’s spread this again and again and again

[why-is-it-always-autumn]

You know what I don’t get?  When fanfic authors apologize for long chapters.  It’s like?  You gave me bonus content, for free, and you’re sorry about it?  Bruh.  I have already named my firstborn after you.  Dude.

[why-is-it-always-autumn]

You know what else I don’t get?  When they apologize for short updates.  It’s like: look at these new words I gave you!  Sorry I didn’t give you even more free words.  Bro, that’s at least two words that I did not have yesterday.  For free.  Dude.  Thank you.

[why-is-it-always-autumn]

And another thing: when people drop out of nowhere with a surprise update and then apologize for it taking a while.  Like, dude, I wasn’t expecting anything, and you gave me words.  I thought this fic was abandoned, but wait: there’s more.  You just popped in and reminded me that this is a Good Fic that I should probably reread.  You made my goshdarn day.

[why-is-it-always-autumn]

Basically fanfic writers are under no obligation to publish anything so when they do update it’s always a net positive because the story is longer now, and I have something to read, so thank you so much to everyone who writes fic at whatever pace or quantity they want.

[redeyessharplies]

Fuck… Why can’t all fanfic readers be like you :“”“)

[michellepsychologist]

💛🧡❤️

[cee-99]

[positivedoodles]

orange and pink pumpkins requested by Starry on my patreon

[Drawing of an orange pumpkin and a pink pumpkin below a caption that says “You didn’t waste this year. First, you did great. You made it this far even though you were going through a lot. Second, the year isn’t over. There’s still time.” in pink and orange text against a dark blue background.]

[pusheen]

[estrellah]

[siderealsandman]

When your ship will never be canon but you don’t care

[morganharpernichols]

I will be okay

[wadewilson-parker]

[saltrat88]

Y’all can laugh, but he’s right.

[theheartbrokenlibertarian]

yessssssss

[positivedoodles]

black and white cat & tortoiseshell cat requested by Peter Jordan on patreon

[Drawing of a black and white cat and an orange and brown tortoiseshell cat above a caption that says “You’re not going to fail. You’re going to make yourself proud. You’re going to achieve extraordinary things. You’re going to succeed. You got this.”]