#because he's awesome

[sunnysideprincess]

Steve's mysterious birthday gift

Post CACW, fluff, angst, sweet, no salt

There is an extra package sitting on top of the loosely assembled pile of gifts. He has counted them all one by one. Nat's beautiful, hand knitted shawl was delivered from India. Wanda's coloring book for adults came from Hamburg. Bucky's hand made (from goat hair?) brush set was delivered by a surly looking undercover Wakandan spy. While Sam's collection of records was handed by the man himself.

But this one, this tiny unassuming one gave Steve a pause. If his treacherous little heart was right—god, he hoped he was right, and it came from where he thinks it did? Then Steve swore to himself he wouldn't waste any more days staring at the horizon. Just waiting and yearning for the startling streak of red to appear.

But if he was wrong and this little silver box turned out to be a bomb or toxic package or a homing signal...

Sam nudged his ribs, eyes wide and worried.

"Want me to send it to the Dora?"

The thought of Wakandan security tearing this unknown thing apart sent a terrible shard of pain through his chest, making him snatch it from the pile in haste.

Ignoring Sam's surprised flinch, Steve tore through the packaging.

Inside was a carefully crafted pocket watch. A little silver thing with a key that stole his breath away. Cheap metal scarred over and over. The kind which was invaluable.

It was an expensive, terribly expensive gift. Not of money but of time and resources. He doesn't even know how the sender got his hands on it.

He had known it to be lost with many things. Forgotten. A passed away relic nobody cared about. The one thing his mother carried with her. Her last connection to the home she left behind when she came to Brooklyn. The remnant she had to pawn off to survive one of the harshest winters they had ever known.

Steve remembered talking about it under the influence of Thor's Asgardian drink. He recalled curious eyes, sharp and focused. Eyes of the man who knew the value of memories, but not money.

"Oh," Steve breathed over the watch, thumbed it along the edge. He closed his eyes and took a moment to send out a prayer for his mother. Then pressed his lips over the watch.

Sam's eyes were on his. His silence not prying, not pressing for answers like Nat would. Only eternally patient and calm like he always was.

"This was my mom's. Well, my Nana 's I think. She had to pawn it off before. I thought -" His words caught up in his throat, so he cleared his voice and tried again. "I didn't..."

He closed his eyes and laughed silently.

"God, Tony's just- he's so stupid."

They were worlds apart. Ripped away from each other by their own volition. Unable to reach out because Steve was a criminal and Tony was still hurting, still curling around the wound over his heart. And yet...

Yet ...

Steve could almost hear it whispered over the immortal flame of a lone candle. A hand that held a tiny burnt cupcake smelling too strongly of vanilla and orange. A man torn between the past and the present confronted by a man always looking at the future.

Sam held out a card for him, looking solemn and pained, and a little bit jealous.

Steve would come to mull over it later, about his friend's distant gaze settled over the sky and the gun metal greys of his wings.

But right then, he took the card with gentle care, saw the generic wish written in familiar chicken scratch and ended up staring at the idiotic frowny face at the bottom for a long time.

He felt warmth bloom across his chest. Like his mother's gaze. Bucky's hand on his shoulder. Nat's smile. Wanda's humming. Sam's steady wisdom.

It was a bit like morning hope.

The kind that brought a streak of red and gold.

#i wrote this so fast i cramped my finger #and also smashed my face with my phone #hc: tony gives the best gifts when he's hurting #hc: bucky is a whittler #hc: steve spends his first bday after siberia gettjng packages from around the globe and makes his temp neighbors really curious #would you look at that? #i wrote a post cacw fic with no salt #only fluff #and a bit of angst #steve rogers #stevetony #tony stark #stony #ficlet #ficlets #steve x tony #superhusbands #sam wilson #because he's awesome #fic #mcu fic #stevetony fic #one shot #short fic #birthday fic #Steve's birthday fic

[bet-on-me-13]

Danny goes on Vacation and leaves his job to his Co-workers

So! Danny hasn't had a break from his Hero Career since the day he turned into a Ghost. He has been constantly fighting battle after battle against his worst enemies one after the other.

Even after joining the Justice League, he didn't really have a chance to take a break. He never really asked for help because it didn't seem like a big enough deal to bother them with. He just kept on working.

Until the day he accidently mentioned this to one of his Co-workers, and they practically Force him to take a Vacation.

He has been fighting Crime, nearly every single day since he was 14, with at most a day or two in between battles for all that time, and he is now entering his 20's. They are horrified that he never asked them for help, no matter how easy the job may have been.

After a while of convincing him, they eventually get him to agree to tale a Month-Long Vacation.

He actually gets really excited after he agrees, and he is planning on exploring deep space for the entire month. He is actually really looking forwards to it now, and seeing this everyone who volunteered to take over his Patrols all promise that they will absolutely not bother him until the trip is done.

So, Danny leaves for his Vacation and the other Heroes set up shop in Amity Park.

Danny left them instructions on how to deal with Ghosts, how to pacify specific Rogues, and how to sent them back to the Ghost Zone when they are done. They feel like they are fairly well prepared for their Month Long Mission, especially since Danny described it as a very easy job.

Then the first Rogue Attack happened.

The team dispatched there, made up of a few mid-level JLA Members and some JLD Members for safe measure, takes nearly an Hour to defeat the Ghost. And they barely manage it.

They are surprised at how hard it is, but are even more surprised when they find out that the "Box Ghost" is labeled as a Low-Level Nuisance.

So, they call in a few higher level members to help. They do not want to interrupt Danny's Vacation.

Then they have to call in more JLA members, and again, and again.

By the time Danny managed to get back from his Vacation, the Founding Members and all JLD have been called in.

He thanks then for the opportunity to finally have a break.

Danny: Seriously, thanks guys. This was the best break I've had in years.

JLA: *out of breath and haggard* yeah dude...no problem...let me just sit down for a minute...whew!

Danny: Oh, I can't wait for the next time I can go on vacation!

JLA: *looking like this: 😐* ...yeah sure bro...

#Dpxdc #Dp x dc #Dcxdp #Dc x dp #Danny Phantom #Dc #Dcu #Danny takes a Break #Danny goes on Vacation #Danny severely underestimates himself and his Rogues #The JLA find out that Danny hasn't had a break since he was 14 #They immediately force him on a vacation #Cue their instant regret #They do not call Danny back for help because they promised that they wouldn't #Also they have too much pride to admit that they are desperately in need of the help #(And they are embarrassed that they needed the help of a few civilians last time it happened) #Danny when he gets back: You guys look a little tired #JLA on their last legs: We look Awesome #(Yes that was a Steven universe reference)

[lemon-wedges]

hes bragging about something idk

#the art of a lemon wedge #yosuke hanamura #rise kujikawa #persona 4 #p4 #why is rise eating a watermelon? because i didnt want her just standing there and i had a ref on hand #yosuke bought it for her so he can talking about him and yu going on their awesome not date date #anyways #GUESS WHO GOT OVERWHELMD AGAIN #cause i wasnt drawing so good today #so i thought id go back to the basics #rise yosuke besties

[sunflowergraves]

#been a solid minute since I posted #welcome back to memes only I find funny #solangelo #will solace #tsats #nico di angelo #also lowkey kinda funny that will was on the verge of death the whole book and he still managed to take L after L from everyone #Tripped after being told to be careful #Coffee spilled on him after reassuring Nico the subway was awesome #summoning a mini army of birds and dogs when he tried to take a silly walk #cheese hat and shoelace soup after traumatizing nightmares #nearly knocked into The Abyss #hit in the face by his sun globe #like damn honestly i would also be pissed and cranky #how could i forget when he tried to speak trog and accidentally said he was going to eat them #and losing the oars to the canoe trying to build nico a cute minecraft house #i can't stay anything because im like this on a daily basis. i feel for both our boyfriends

[stormte]

I’ve been reading @somerandomdudelmao ‘s apocalyptic series because I’ve been too fucking lazy to actually check it out until now

Honestly i really need to get more dynamic poses out onto the page, thanks cass for the inspo

#the drawing was meant to be in colour but i gave up like. five minutes in lmao #i just wanted to get some sketches onto a canvas because my drawing is really going downhill lately #tmnt #rottmnt #anyway mystic mikey is awesome and i love him in cass’s series #hes got a good character #cass apocalypse series #cass apocalypse au #storms art

[solar-eclipsed]

Watched Electric Dreams (1984) … The most me catered movie I have ever seen and also the most I’ve ever understood what romantic love is like. Truly incredible

(ID in alt) (Tumblr also ATE the quality for lunch and dinner so. Click on it if necessary LOL)

#LOVE EDGAR. ME AAND MY FRIENDS ALLLLL LOVE EDGAR. #AWESOME GUY. #anyway #id in alt #oh yeah btw the reason why Madeline’s face is scribbled out is because he can’t actually see her #or well anything for that matter #I didn’t intend for there to be any other meaning behind it but if you want to draw some conclusions go ahead!! #I give you the free reins on that #tech #robots #electric dreams #electric dreams 1984 #electric dreams (1984) #edgar electric dreams #electric dreams edgar #madeline electric dreams #electric dreams Madeline #eclipsed art

[shirecorn]

Let's hear it for Mr. and Mrs. Autism <3

Mudbriar is a horse after my own heart. I too am obsessed with sticks, to the point the logistics of having so many is a struggle

I like sticks

Please watch this timestamp

#mlp #mlp redesign #my little pony #mudbriar #maud pie and mudbriar #maud pie #mlp g4 #mlp fanart #artists on tumblr #maud pie redesign #mudbirar redesign #skyscraper gods #shire draws #shire draws mlp #they are norwegian fjord and dapple gray respectively #I love him so he gets to be awesome #this is extremely funny because my bestest-sister-friend likes rocks #and I like sticks #if there was a petrified wood show we would be all over that #skyscraper gods au #Ok to repost to other sites if you link back here!

[sadboyhrs]

Steve is the best ally-

Steve supports Nancy-

Steve is a great big brother figure-

Steve would always protect the kids-

Steve is a good fighter-

Hopper loves Steve like a son-

#jonathan solos that FLOP #i literally like steve hes a funny character but anyways !!! #anti steve harrington #jonathan byers #LOVE HIM !! #byler #AGREE WITH ME BYLERS #he is like.....so cool and awesome and i love him #i hate posts that r like 'oh mike and will would come out to steve' NOT THYE WOULDNT #they dont even like the gel man fr #he is literally a former bully bro #'he has changed' yh but that doesnt mean they have to feel comfortabel around him #so weird not tagging will or mike in this #anyways sos for clogging the tag with not byler <3 i want ppl to agree with me because i need validation at all times #AND ALSO no one sees the post if i just tag it as jonathan #his tag is so dry bro

[saphizzle]

The King and his Shadow

That sounded better in my head than it did on screen, but you’re getting it anyway :))

Pov you’re complaining about the price of milk these days

#the mandalorian #din djarin #luke skywalker #dinluke #mandalorian #mandalore #tagging it as dinluke because… I do think so #those gauntlets were a gift #can’t get enough of drawing din with a fluffy cloak like the armorer #he thinks it makes him look more like a leader #awesome stuff to rest your cheek upon too I assume #it’s a win win situation #star wars

[turtleblogatlast]

Thinking about how Leo says he uses his jokes to cope and y’know, thinking harder on it I think it may very well be because of what else uses one-liners and puns and that type of humor.

Specifically, 80’s action movies and campy sci-fi. Even more specifically, the protagonists of these.

So I can imagine why, exactly, Leo leans toward this brand of humor. It’s directly linked to things he loves! But even more than that is why I think it’s used as a coping mechanism.

In these genres, these quips tend to be said by the winner - or, if not a winner, then someone who will stay alive. So there’s a confidence behind them, an assurance, almost, that even if things go wrong, things aren’t ever too serious. There’s no bad endings here! It’s all good fun, even if the stakes seem high.

Leo canonically has been known to steer his brothers away from the more brutal villains and toward more fun, lighthearted activities and not-so-dangerous criminals. So for Leo, these jokes definitely make things less heavy, make the situations they find themselves in less intense.

It’s kinda not just coping, but also can be seen as a form of escapism. A safety blanket. A way for Leo to defuse the tension of knowing just how dangerous their lives are and replace that with a levity which implies that things will be okay.

Unfortunately, levity alone does not alter reality.

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt leo #rise leo #rottmnt headcanons #how pretentious can I sound when talking about a fictional turtle more at eight #anyway I always loved to think about Leo’s quick line about coping with humor #I don’t care how much people think it doesn’t REALLY matter it’s fun to play around with tbh #also love the idea that Leo’s sense of humor comes from the protags of his fav campy series #(+ from his confident and awesome big sis April) #like idk Leo’s special interests directly paving out how he presents himself both to others and in general is so interesting to me!!! #he is someone who KNOWS people and their quirks so 100% he caught on to that 80’s style of quippy one-liners- #-and associated that with safety and levity #even the villains of these genres who spout off quips tend to be the ones who survive! #Leo desperately fighting to keep the same lighthearted genre as 87 TMNT as the horrors of 2003 and 2012 loom on the horizon #and I think something important to note is that Leo KNOWS things are real #he is WELL AWARE of how dangerous things can get for them #but he copes anyway because it’s easier to deal with everything that way #bro just wants he and his family to be safe tbh

[marcusdoodlesalot]

Hey

Twilight in a dress (again)

That's all.

(progress pics and the like for nerds (affectionate))

oh yeah, btw, all the pearls were shaded individually.

I didn't lose my mind with that at all :D Also, here is the original dress it was based off of

(Sorry, I’m having a hell of a time finding it, this is the best I can do!)

Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed. If you didn’t, blame Wander and Lerik :3

#linked universe #lu twilight #fan art #digital art #art #he deserves to be pretty #I swapped the chains out for pearls because I think he looks better in pearls #yes I did lose my sanity while drawing said pearls #drawing #digital drawing #Honestly kinda proud of this #it looks awesome #hes so pretty <3

[lipt-97]

came back just to post these. okay bye

#gbf #belifaa #did you get triple zero (summon)? the sanfaa scissoring summon? SSS? i sierotixed it. It was awesome. Everythung in gbf is going right for #e except for the fact that i had to sieroticket it but its alright. just the notion of so much lucilius is just enough to put me back on my #feet again it’s almsot unreal how much lucilius-centric stuff theyve pushed out the past few months. his GBVSR debut. his summon. #Omg when I saw the gbfes fashion show i was a few seconds behind zen and she told me “You wont believe this” and I was like “WHAT? BELIEVE #WHAT? WHAT? WHAYT DO YOU MEAN” and the official lucilius cosplayer walked out in his robes it felt unreal unreal like it was seeing my onl #dreams come true after years and years of being like Theres no way they’d do that. There’s no way they’d make a cosplay for lucilius in his #robes because hes in his void outfit forever. BUT THEY DID…..AND THERE WAS BLOOD UNDER HIS SKIN….AND HIS LIPS WERE GLOSSED…AND HE HAD A LIT #LE BIT OF TAREME AND TSURIME (TARIME) ACTION ON HIS EYES AND EVERYTIME HE WALKED HIS ROBES KIND OF FLUTTERED AS HE SHUFFLED ALONG I HAD TO #SIT ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR lay down on the bathroom floor and I almpst puked from how nauseous it made me i was OVERJOYED BEYOND MY PHYSICAL #LIMITATIONS OF HAPPINESS . I WAS SO HAPPY. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN UTTERLY MISERABLE FOR ME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN THIS DEPRESSED SINCE HIGH SCHOOL #BUT SEEING LUCILIUS like this genuinely blew me off my socks . I don’t know if i should be 100% thankful because I’ve been trying to figure #out how to balance my emotional state with the media i consume but #I think i really needed it. thank you lucilius for ending my 2023

[nothisisntmyname]

THE REFLECTIONS. THE AMBIENCE. THE POWER.

THE LITTLE GUY

#mario #nintendo #mario movie #just because his name sounds like crisp rat doesn't mean HE has to sound like one #super mario #super mario bros. trailer #super mario movie #super mario bros #luigi #princess peach #smb movie #smb #MY SON I GET TO SEE MORE OF THE LITTLE MAN #THE LITTLE GUY #AND AWESOME KICKASS PRINCESS #the only thing I can't deal with it getting used to the Pratt's voice #it's just... #so wrong

[autisticaradiamegido]

thoughts on dave and aradia (<>)?

day 356

BIG fan tbh. in this house we love and respect timerails

truly yall read this log and tell me theyre not cute

#day 356 #year 4 #dave strider #aradia megido #aradave #homestuck #she really saw this kid and was like OH YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR MORTALITY?? :D #boy do i have some relevant life experience and wisdom to impart on THAT ISSUE SPECIFICALLY #and then she just. very gently and kindly makes the subject more approachable for ghostdave #the pesterlog i linked is literally my FAVORITE aradia moment. to me it is THE character defining moment for god tier aradia #yes she is being kind of ominous and trickstery at first #but it VERY quickly becomes clear shes got genuine concern for this kid she's had very little to do with up until this point #she really wants to connect with him over their shared time aspect stuff #and she really DOES care about how he feels about everything. she wants to help and she wants to put him at ease #because she KNOWS from experience that being dead and having to cope with what that means for you is like VERY UPSETTING AND TRAUMATIC #shes not just like. 'hee hee i think death is great and awesome because im edgy' #shes like 'no dude being dead is scary if you dont have anybody to explain this shit to you. so im going to explain it-' #'-and hopefully by the end of this conversation you will have some new things to feel relief and maybe even joy and excitement about' #'not just in spite of the death thing but BECAUSE of it' #i know shes spooky and has weirdgirl swag and we all love that about her but like #at her core she is a very KIND person. she may occasionally struggle to connect to people through the Death Special Interest Haze #but she WANTS to and when she DOES she is like. a genuinely very warm and comforting presence for her friends #ANYWAY. if andrew hussie or i guess james roach now want to give me an honorary doctorate for my 12+ years of intensive aradia studies #i will be here waiting patiently

[jombenz]

"Best Friends!"

#johnny and kenshi for you all #trying a new style #johnshi #johnny cage x kenshi takahashi #kencage #best friends #bffs #jombenz #mortal kombat #digital art #i love these two . my favourite dudes still #DREW THIS FOR JACE because hes awesome

[crescentfool]

merry nuimas!!!

#persona 3 #persona 4 #lizzy does art #HELLO EVERYONE I HAVE BEEN POSSESSED BY THE NUI DEMON. i want minato to be on the top of my xmas tree because hes awesome #i dont have a tree to decorate so i drew my own. it was fun to make some nuis for characters who didnt have designs! i love nuis! #minato arisato #ryoji mochizuki #aigis #hamuko arisato #fuuka yamagishi #yukari takeba #mitsuru kirijo #chidori yoshino #mariko kusumi #souji seta #yu narukami #yosuke hanamura #naoto shirogane #yukiko amagi #chie satonaka