#i now exclusively play in the mcu rarepairs sandbox - usually set in the im1-avengers-im3 era

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1, 2, and 24 (the mcu for the XXX in question)

1. What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?

There are quite a few, actually! I'm not into most of the major noncanon MCU ships. I don't really get Steve/Bucky, Steve/Natasha, Bucky/Natasha or Steve/Tony (with the proviso that I would in fact read and enjoy Steve/Tony if they were both rule 63'd).

My only super-popular MCU ships are Tony/Pepper, which is canon, and Tony/Stephen. All my other MCU ships are relatively rare.

2. Are there any popular fandom OTPs you only BroTP?

Clint/Tony used to be huuuuge back in the day - I don't know if it is any more. I can definitely see it, and I've read fics that do the pairing well, but I tend to prefer them as platonic bringers of chaos.

24. Would you recommend the MCU to a friend?

Would any MCU fan recommend the MCU to a friend? 😅 I don't think any of us would - not any of us who've been around since before 2014, anyway.

I love the Iron Man trilogy and Avengers 1. I hope Black Widow will be good. Apart from those movies, I am now of the opinion that the entire MCU is not nearly worth the emotional investment it wants from its audience, and I'm done giving it my feelings and having it repeatedly let me down.

I didn't like The Winter Soldier - I get my espionage+action thriller fix elsewhere, in franchises that handle ensemble casts better. I dislike the way the MCU develops its characters in film (ie. that it mostly Doesn't). I increasingly dislike the way the MCU operates behind the scenes.

IM1-2, Avengers 1, and IM3 are all I would recommend to a friend.

#box chatter #anonymous #salt warning #i now exclusively play in the mcu rarepairs sandbox - usually set in the im1-avengers-im3 era #i do make some exceptions for ironstrange #but that's all i think #I'm very tired #mcu #please don't @ me to argue - I've been in this fandom since 2013 and my opinions about Endgame are public