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crazycookiecrumbles · 2 years

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A New Fear

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A/N: So this kind of got away from me and the ending wasn’t what I wanted to do but then I felt like being a bitch LMAO.

Pairings/Characters: Shangqi x Stark!Reader, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff; Stephen Strange, Morgan Stark, Tony Stark, Variant!Reader; Bucky Barnes, Sam Wilson, Scott Lang

Warnings: violence, gore, death, angst, happy ending probably if you don’t mind cliffhangers

Summary: Steve has finally come to you for help, and now you’re left facing your biggest fear.

Previous Chapter: A Showdown

WC: ~ 3.3k

Was this how death was supposed to be? A life-changing interaction within a second that blinds you until all you see is black, and every sound you hear fades away into nothing. The desperate cry of your husband, the shouts of rage and anguish from your friends, a shocked gasp, all preceded by the sound of something ripping through the air before you were gone.

Was this really death? Was it just nothing?

Not yet.

Your body collapsed to the ground, leaving this other version of you to release a cry with a smile on her face. It was part delighted and overjoyed for having bested you, and part relieved to no longer be exerting so much power and force. However, her relief could only last so long. She straightened up quickly when she felt vibrations charging in her direction.

Charging towards her was Shangqi. Tears stained his cheeks as your body hit the ground in a lifeless heap. The rings on his arms were glowing brightly, every step he took thundering on the ground as he charged this variant of you with one intent: to put her into the ground the way she had done to you.

Sliding in front of Shangqi, Natasha dropped to the ground quickly with the intent to sweep his legs out from under him and knock him over. He jumped over her leg sweep and continued running, preparing to use his rings to launch him into the air to deliver a devastating blow reminiscent of when he faced the Dweller-in-Darkness. However, Natasha threw her escrima stick at the back of his knee and made him stumble, giving her just enough time to run towards him and tackle him.

“What are you doing?” He shouted as he fought with Natasha until he was able to kick her off. “She has to be stopped! She killed Y/N!”

“I’m doing what Y/N would’ve wanted!” Natasha replied, getting back up and stepping in front of Shangqi, weapons raised high as she lowered herself into a fighting stance.

Shangqi was stunned. How could she? Maybe she wasn’t the Natasha from this universe, but how could she do this to you? How could she step in his way when all he wanted to do was avenge your death?

“Y/N wanted her gone,” Shangqi whispered. “You won’t stop me.”

“Y/N wants you alive, above anything,” Natasha replied. “And I’m going to follow through.”

“Then good luck stopping me,” Shangqi replied.

There was no way Shangqi could possibly care any less about his life at the moment. It didn’t matter. To him, you were gone. You being gone? What was left? You were supposed to start a family. You were supposed to go on vacations together, do cheesy, touristy things, grow your family, live out a long, happy life together where you got to rest and he took up the responsibility of defending the world, the responsibility you and others had for years.

Shangqi and Natasha were locked in a fight against each other, all the while, Steve was rushing forward with an attack. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing ,double of you fighting each other to the death, all because he was being selfish because he wanted another chance.

Steve sprinted right past the fight happening amongst teammates and leapt into the air. Your variant blasted Steve out of the sky, his shield absorbing some of the damage, but not stopping him from being knocked back. It served as a fine distraction for the rest of them.

A portal opened behind her, and Bucky’s arm reached through Doctor Strange’s portal to grab her shoulder. Expecting this, she whirled around and grabbed Bucky’s metal arm. She smirked while Bucky looked shocked for a second. As he tried to yank his arm away from her, she laughed.

“How much can that arm withstand, James?” She raised an eyebrow while Bucky frowned.

Bucky raised his right arm to punch her, and she immediately grabbed his forearm and sent a powerful enough vibration to break it, causing him to shout in pain. Bucky fought through the pain and raised his knee to her stomach, but, once again, she blasted his knee, shattering the bone and sending him to the ground. She leaned down and detached Bucky’s arm, looking up quickly when she felt something from the sky.

Sam was flying towards her just as Steve was running at her again. Steve threw the shield at her, which she deflected. Sam swooped in and caught the shield as planned before flying towards her in what would’ve been a devastating nosedive. However, using Bucky’s arm, she threw it comically, like it was a spear, using her powers to send it through Sam’s wings and send him spiraling towards the ground.

Luckily for Sam, Stephen quickly shut his portal after moving Bucky back out of it, and sent his cloak to catch Sam in the air.

Your variant looked around her. She was losing strength quickly, and she still had so much to do. She could end it all now, kill this universe’s Avengers, but it would ruin her plans, put too much attention on her when all she wanted was to have a loving, happy family. Taking a few steps back, she aimed her palms down to the ground and pushed herself into the air.

“Where is she going?” Shangqi shouted, shoving Natasha away from him. “God, damn it!”

“The lake house is that way,” Steve breathed. “She’s going after Tony—“

“She’s going after Morgan,” Natasha corrected him. “We gotta go. Clint can catch up.”

Steve looked around and spotted Sam on the ground, “Sam—“

“I got Bucky,” Sam nodded, glancing over to the man in agony. “We’ll set his bones before they heal incorrectly.”

“I’ll get Dr. Banner,” Stephen said, glancing around. “We need the big guns now.”

“We can’t risk the Hulk destroying the house. Morgan’s just a kid, she shouldn’t see that,” Steve reasoned with the group. “But we need to catch up with her now before she tricks them. Who knows what she’ll do.”

“The good news is she’s losing strength. She can’t take on all of us, not forever,” Natasha explained.

“Are you done?” Shangqi snapped. “Enough talking. We need to go now. I won’t let them hurt my family.”

His family. That’s right. Steve stared at Shangqi for a few seconds and thought about it. They really were his family now. Morgan, his little sister (even though she called him uncle) his father- and mother-in-law, they were all his family now, and Shangqi just lost his wife. If your variant took the rest of your family from him, well, Steve wondered if this Shangqi would seem more like his evil counterpart than anyone could have imagined.

They took off towards the lake house just as Clint was running over to your body. He sighed watching them all disappear, hands resting on his hips as he stared straight ahead. Suddenly appearing next to him, Scott Lang grew to his normal size and took off his helmet as he stared down at you.

“Think it worked?” Scott asked as he took a few deep breaths.

Clint shrugged and reached into his quiver to pull out an arrow with a vial and syringe tip, the syringe filled with a yellow liquid, “Only one way to find out.”

~*~

While they were just forming a plan, your variant was already at her next destination. Landing with a thud, your variant straightened up and dusted herself off. She forced a smile on her face as she walked towards the front door of Tony’s home. It was quiet, which made sense given how early in the morning it was. Everyone was likely asleep. She shook the smile off of her face quickly, changing her mind on how she wanted to approach this type of situation.

Standing in front of the door, she knocked on it quickly, debating on if it was too bold to just walk in there. After a moment, however, Tony opened the door, staring at her with his eyebrows raised in curiosity, “What’s up, buttercup? It’s late — or early, if you’re looking to get a worm.”

“No worms, just wanted to see my little sister!”

“She’s sleeping,” Tony replied.

“Right.”

“Are you okay? How was the gala?”

She blinked a few times, “Fine, fine! Yeah. I just, I had a fight with Shang. You know how it is when you’re married.”

Tony didn’t let it show, but the second you called him Shang instead of Shangqi, his fears had been confirmed. He sighed and nodded, crossing his arms over his chest as he studied her. “Do you want to come in?”

“Yes, absolutely. I think I need some time to be with my family,” she smiled softly and took a step closer, but Tony didn’t budge. She frowned, “Why aren’t you letting me in?”

“Wanted to see if you really thought I believed you. We both know you’re not my kid.”

A scowled crossed her face as her eyes darkened, “Well, neither is the bitch I left dead in the field,” she replied, smirking as she sensed Tony’s heart skip a beat. “Guess we know who’s stronger, don’t we?”

“You’re not coming in, bitch,” Tony snapped.

“Then I’ll bring the house down but leave little Morgan’s room perfectly in tact. After all, she’s just a kid, and she’ll need someone to look after her, someone like me.”

Tony nodded in agreement as he leaned against the doorframe, tapping it a few times before turning around and walking in. As he slammed the door shut, he shouted, “That’s my kid, not yours. Get lost, you multiverse loser.”

Fuming, she stepped back a few feet. Tony was being difficult. It left her with no choice. She took a few deep breaths, mustering up more strength as she prepared to strategically break this house into smithereens with everyone inside it, all the while trying to make sure Morgan’s room was undamaged.

However, once she saw the front door open again, she figured Tony was coming to fight her. She held her hand out and sent out a blast of vibrations that shattered the doorframe, sending a shower of wood splinters that would surely be a bitch to clean up. She expected Tony to have flown backwards and heard a crash, or at the very least, seen him standing there in shock with a hole in his stomach.

Instead, Tony stepped through the gaping hole of a front door in a suit of all silver. She was stunned as Tony seemed completely unharmed. His suit didn’t even have a single scratch on it. She stared at him in shock while Tony tilted his head to the side.

He chuckled, “So, you’re stronger, but I guess you’re not smarter, huh, kiddo? Vibranium-laced suits. We’ve made friends with a few people down in Wakanda, in case you were wondering.”

Suddenly, there was a feral shrieking noise in the distance. Coming out of the sky was you. You landed with a mighty thud on the ground, similar to how your counterpart had moments ago. You stood up tall, eyes glowing the brightest gold they ever had in the past. You were huffing and puffing, the ground trembling beneath you as you cracked your neck and stared at your counterpart.

“I killed you,” she hissed. “Your heart stopped beating. I felt it.”

“Oh, okay.” You nodded quickly. “My turn then, I guess.”

The other Avengers arrived just as you went to attack, but they didn’t engage in the fight when they saw you. All of them were far too stunned. Tony went back into the house to get Pepper and Morgan and clear the area. Shangqi stood there as stunned as the rest of them. They watched you leap forward, hands outstretched in front of you and a look of rage on your face they hadn’t seen before.

“This is my life,” you snapped. “Not yours!”

Her hand came up to block your attack, but it didn’t work. You were so strong, your vibrations overpowered hers, shattering her hand on impact. She screamed in agony and raised her other hand, her powers shoving you back and started to splinter your bones from within. You screamed and stomped your foot on the ground. The ground ripped in half beneath her and sent her stumbling back.

While she was stumbling, you stared at her and raised your fist like you were going to stop your heart. She was expecting this move from you, and she jumped into the air to try to make some distance and keep you from doing this. Figuring that she was going to try and run, you jumped in the air with her and grabbed her.

Your fist ripped through her chest. You grabbed her heart in your hand and squeezed it yourself until you felt it popping and squishing between your fingers. You watched the life drain out of your own eyes, the soft golden glow from her fading away into nothing as you let her go and let her body fall on the ground.

You landed in front of her, the force of your landing splintering the legs on an already-dead body. You stood up slowly and looked down at your hands. One arm was coated in blood thanks to her, but you could see both your forearms were bruised and shaking like when you were a child and tried to hold back all your power. You glanced at your bicep on your right and saw the bruises were traveling, meaning the power in you was a struggle to contain.

But you were so angry.

You knew this was going to happen. You knew, and yet, you still felt incredibly unprepared. You flirted with death and killed yourself to save your family, but you couldn’t stop shaking and causing havoc around you. This should’t have been happening to you, because you shouldn’t even be alive right now.

As the panic set in, the realization of your ferocity, that you were alive, your control slipped away. Cracks started racing to the house, splitting the porch in half before more cracks began to form along the walls. The ground beneath you wouldn’t stop rumbling as the earth started to break beneath you and spread to towards the lake.

“It’s happening again,” Steve shouted. “Tony!”

“On it!” Tony was about to take a step towards you, but Morgan grabbed his hand.

He looked down as Morgan looked up at him, “Please don’t die again, daddy.”

Tony’s shoulders sunk. It was a very real possibility that he could die. He hadn’t actually tested the suit against you. He wasn’t sure how much it could withstand, which meant that he had no idea how long he had. He exhaled slowly and squeezed her hand, “I won’t, Morguna. I’ll be right back. I just have to talk to your sister —“

“She’s going to kill you!” Morgan screeched in fear.

Tony didn’t have the chance to move. You heard Morgan’s cries and whipped around. When you made eye contact with her, you were frozen in pain. Morgan was terrified of you, and it made you feel so much worse. The panic, the feelings of dread you were feeling caused you to lose another ounce of control, and it split the house down the middle.

Natasha exhaled and grabbed Scott and Clint by their elbows, “What the hell did you two idiots do?”

“It’s an old contingency plan,” Clint reasoned, his adam’s apple bobbing as everyone slowly started to turn to face him. “Vibranium tipped arrow. It was…well, supposed to kill her or maim her when she got too crazy. It’s a last-resort arrow.”

“You killed her?” Shangqi snapped.

“Not quite,” Scott spoke up. “We used it as a delivery system for me. It was dark, you can barely see the arrow when it’s flying. I was on the tip, and we dosed her up with enough of a little simple syrup — that’s a joke, it wasn’t simple syrup —“

“To stop her heart,” Clint said. “And then we brought her back with some adrenaline and a few more things.”

“What things?” Steve glared as he marched towards him. “What the hell is she on? Why do you even have this?”

“Don’t look at me! Tony made it after Ultron! She almost killed herself in that fight she was so exhausted. He wanted her to have a little boost for the event she’s, uh, fading too much in battle.”

“So you put a relatively unstable woman on steroids,” Stephen deadpanned. “Fantastic.”

Shangqi looked around. These people were actually scared and unsure of what to do, but it was you. It was just you, deep down inside there, and he’d seen this before. You were scared, you were panicking. Okay, you were causing a bit more chaos, but…

“Okay. The lake is now moving,” Clint cleared his throat. “I’ll talk to her—“

“No,” Shangqi dropped the rings from his forearms. “I’ve got it.”

He sidestepped Natasha quickly. Before she could stop him, he was walking towards you and feeling the ground shake anymore. He cringed, a twinge of pain racing up his foot as he approached you. You could hear a new, closer heartbeat, and you turned to Shangqi.

“Get away,” you cautioned him. “Something’s , something’s not right and I —“

“I know. Don’t worry.”

“I’m dead. Right?” You breathed. “This is just a dream?”

“Sorry, you’re stuck with me for the long-haul, babe,” Shangqi smiled softly at you, hands stuffed into his pockets. “So what’s say we head back to the compound, shower, talk.”

“Shangqi..” you trailed off and looks to your corpse. “I’m a monster.”

“What? That? No! Pffft, I would’ve done it myself,” he joked, but you weren’t laughing. “Babe come on —“

“My sister is terrified of me, I destroyed her home, and even I’m shocked with what I just did to her.”

“You’re still my wife,” Shangqi said softly. “You’re still my wife, who I will stay with until the very end. If you want to stay here and destroy everything, do it,” he cringed when he was certain he felt his ankle snap from the vibrations on the ground constantly drumming on his bones. He put his weight on his other leg, and you frowned when you realized what you were doing to him, what he was willing to do for you. “So, if this is the end…I’m here.”

“You’re crazy.”

“Crazy for you,” He grinned. “You’re okay. Everyone’s okay. Scared? Probably. You’re scary, but you’re hot when you’re scary, so that’s something, right?”

You laughed in disbelief and shook your head, “You are so stupid.”

“Yeah, but I’m your stupid husband,” he smiled at you and outstretched his hand, ignoring how he could see his fingertips started to bruise and turn red and purple. “Come on, babe. It’s just me. You can relax now. It’s over. You can rest now.”

You focused on your breathing first. You slowed it down until you were confident you had it under control without focusing so much on it. You shut your eyes and worked on stopping all of the vibrations and the shaking.

You weren’t sure when it happened, but, eventually, it stopped. You felt a hand take yours, and you opened your eyes to see Shangqi staring at you, slowly leaning in to press his forehead against yours. His eyes shut as he too finally relaxed. He exhaled, his breath catching in his chest as tears fell from his closed eyes and his other hand came up to cup your face, “I thought you were gone.”

You nodded and leaned into his hand, “Me too.” You exhaled, “Shangqi,”

“Yeah?”

“I can’t do this anymore.”

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redheadspark · 1 year

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Another Spring Request

27. Allergies with Shang-Chi

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A/N - AWWWW, I love this Stella! Thanks for requesting a cute Shang Chi prompt, bestie!

Summary - Shang loved the spring. You on the other hand, hate it.

Warnings - Only some fluff!

"How are you feeling?"

"Like shit,"

"Shouldn't have asked,"

You blew your nose and tossed the ruined tissue into the waste bin next to your bed, then you reached over to use some nasal spray. Shang was sitting on the edge of your bed with an amused tone. Your nose was red and runny, your eyes glossy and tears threatening to come out from constant sneezing, and the perfect afternoon that Shang planned out was ruined.

All thanks to your allergies.

You two barely started dating, only for a month, and you still have that new relationship feeling between the pair of you. Katy was the one who got you two together, and she was immensely proud that you two were an official item. Shang was shy when he asked you out on a date, which was nothing rather big but a trip to a food truck parking lot and then a small trolley ride to one of his favorite parks.

He wanted it nice and simple, a great tip he got from Katy since he asked her plenty of questions about you and what you liked. You found it quite sweet that he wanted to do his research through Katy,, and once he confessed that to you, a blush was on his cheeks.

You kissed his cheek in return, almost having him pass out cold.

But now that Spring that came to the city, Shang wanted to take you out to the flowers that just bloomed right outside of the major city. You thought it was a great idea until you got hit with your allergies halfway through the date.

Thank goodness for Shang being considerate and taking you right home.

"Katy should be back with your medicine," Shang said as he looked at his phone for the time.

"I can manage with my nose drops for now," You pressured him as you sat up in your bed and rubbed your tired eyes, "I've had worse when I was younger,"

"I still feel bad, and you told me you had allergies," Shang said in a remorseful tone as he rubbed the back of his neck nervously. You gave him a grin, seeing the torn look on his face and wishing to brighten his spirits.

"For the fact that we've been only dating for a month, I won't hold this one against you. Now the next time this happens, I will," You teased, Shang giving you a small look. You had to smile at the situation since you knew that this was a simple allergy that would happen to you constantly.

"Shang, it's gonna be okay," You said to him calmly, "You did good with the flower fields. I just didn't take my medicine beforehand, and I tend to forget to do that a lot,"

"I know, I just wanted to make it special and perfect," Shang explained, you raised an eyebrow at him.

"Since when do I want perfect?" You questioned, seeing him pause and freeze as you went on, "Perfection is boring! There's nothing truly good and joyful that comes from being perfect."

Shang paused, drinking in what you told him as you grinned and leaned back against your pillows. You only heard some of his background and childhood, and you knew he was always under pressure even as a little boy. Although he did leave some big pieces of his life out from your talks and conversations, you knew he would tell you in his own time. But you knew Shang knew all about perfection and striving for it. And maybe hearing you tell him not to be perfect with you, shook his core for a moment.

"I hate perfection," You reminded him calmly, "I just want you. And I would hope you'd want me, allergies and all,"

Shang had to chuckle at how you were attempting to break him out of his mind racing and his low mood.

"It's true! My allergies are so bad in the Spring, not to mention how I can't take on spicey food for the life of me. And flowers, don't get me anywhere near roses! I would take peonies and daisies any day,"

"Good to know," Shang replied in his light tone, the burden was finally lifted off of him, "And just so you know, I want you too,"

"I'm glad we're on the same page," You hummed, Shang leaning in to kiss you as you were ready for him. But you sneezed right before he could, Shang dodging the sneeze just in time as you groaned and blew your nose again.

"I promise to try and not kill you on our next date. We're going to go to the movies," Shang said in a chuckle.

The End.

Spring Prompt Session

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zymruk · 2 years

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It's the little things [Shang-chi x reader]

Description: It's in the mornings that Shang-chi realizes all the little things that make him love you.

Warning: cuddles, make-out session, Shang-chi being a dork

A/N: I obviously don't own any of the characters.

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What Shang-chi always loved about days in bed with you was the you part. He loved being able to bask in your presence, admire the little crinkle you made with your nose when you felt at ease, relaxed. Just in a good place. He had always been fascinated with the way you had invaded his place when you had first started dating.

It wasn't a bad thing, the invasion part, he loved it. You had arrived and what he thought of as an apartment turned into something more of a home. He was eager to come back to his place, and not for the same reasons this time. He loved being able to come home to someone and spend time with them.

Now you were deeply asleep. He could hear your little snore, which he found just adorable. It just made him to cuddle with you more, and that is what he did. Tightening his grip on your frame, he didn't even notice that smile that crept from behind his cheeks; as he got more comfortable in the position you two were in.

"I can feel you stare at me." You said, eyes still closed. From the way his breathing had changed, you could tell. You didn't want to open your eyes yet, you didn't feel awake enough.

"Oh yeah? And what if I am?" He asked. You feigned thinking about it with a low hum when you already knew the answer.

"Then it's rude. When people sleep, you don't stare at them. You said, your voice failing to hide your chuckle. You would have stared too, had you woken up before him.

"I'm sorry. Can't help myself when the eighth wonder of the world's in front of me." Now you had opened your eyes, you couldn't believe he was saying this. It probably was one of his worst pick up lines ever.

"That's one of the worst pickup line I've heard in a while. And I worked as bartender once." You said, laughing this time. You were becoming fully awake by now.

Now that she was looking at him, he really took the time to observe her eyes. They were now his favorite color. He thought he could look at them forever. And maybe that was true.

"Okay, I'll admit it's not the best one I've got. You gotta excuse cause it's like six in the morning." He said while yawning. Then, he started leaving kisses on the skin of your neck, making you giggle. It probably had become one of his favorite sounds. Soon after, you had enough of his kisses tickling you; so you took his face in your hands and gave him a proper kiss. A tender one, which turned into a making out session. You two were so engrossed by each other that when the alarm clock rung, you preferred to ignore it. But it didn't stop rigging, and thus you've had to stop.

"You gotta go to work. The bed's all mine now." You said, spreading your limbs on the mattress once he got out of bed.

He had to go to work, and he hated work.

Before leaving, though, he made sure to kiss you goodbye.

"Love you babe!" He said before opening the door.

"Love you Casanova."

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happypopcornprincess · 2 years

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iliketowrite1996 · 2 years

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This Change in Me 1/6

THEMES AND TRIGGER WARNINGS- affection, characters missing for periods of times

DISCLAIMER- I own no right to any characters or places associated with Marvel

I had never really thought about all that goes into being a superhero. After all, it’s not like I’m a second grade teacher by day and a crimefighter by night. Beyond the uniform and the spandex is something more, as I am starting to realize- motivation.

Beyond the powers, the serums and the special abilities lies determination- a willingness to take a risk . To fight for what is right, and for those you love.

I’ve never felt that. I’ve always had an admiration for heroes, but never the desire to be one.

Until a week ago.

‘’How does a whole team,’’ Cassandra begins, her words painted with impatience, Southern accent getting thicker as her dark eyebrows furrow, ‘’just… disappear>’’ Her words contain venom in them, acrylic nails tipping against the metal table as she wants for what we all are waiting for- a real answer.

‘’I’d love to know the same,’’ Rochelle begins, her brown eyes trained on Nick Fury.

In this room are the wives and girlfriends of the Avengers- Pepper Potts-Stark, Rochelle, Wilson , Cassandra Barnes, Laura Barton, and Alicia Rodriguez- Rogers. The girlfriends of Tony Stark, Sam Wilson, James Buchannan ‘’Bucky’’ Barnes, Clint Barton, and Steven Rogers, respectively.

‘’Ladies, I assure you that we are doing everything we can to locate them,’’ Fury attempts, earning himself a scoff from Cassandra.

‘’Would have been a lot easier if we’d gone with the back up system like I’d suggested,’’ Natasha doesn’t even look up from the computer that she is tapping away on, diligently searching for a signal from any of the men,

A week and a half Tony, Sam, Bucky, Clint, and Steve were sent on a mission. Realizing that they needed help, they called in reinforcements. That’s where Peter Parker and my boyfriend, Shang-Chi, come into play.

Shang-Chi and I have been dating for three years. Him being an Avenger came at no surprise to me. After all, who hadn’t seen the viral video of ‘’bus boy’’? Meeting him and seeing a viral video of him, however, are two different things. Despite his very impressive fighting skills, Shang-Chi is very lovable, very kind, and very dependable. He’s always someone that you can count on, which makes me understand how he was added to the team.

It also reinforces in my mind, yet again, how a simple day to simply be together and get a little shopping done for my classroom, turned into him getting called on a mission as back-up…

Only for you to find out that he’s missing three and a half days later.

‘’All I know is that I want my husband back, and I want him back now,’’ Alicia informs, ‘’They told you this mission was going to be dangerous, and you insisted without the proper back up. That’s on you. Now fix this mess.’’

The confidence and authority with which Alicia speaks is very much like the way that Steve speaks. It’s more of a demand than a request, and Fury knows it just as well as I do. Her posture shows confidence and there’s no getting her to back down, which shouldn’t surprise me. After all, Steve met her as she trained new recruits, noting her firm but fair disposition.

At least, that’s what Shang-Chi told me as we made dinner together one night about a year ago, himself invested in the ins and outs of other people’s relationships.

‘’Alicia, we are doing everything er can to locate our team.’’

‘’They should not have been out there in the first place,’’ Pepper reminds, moving to sit next to Natasha, ‘’This is the last known location from three days ago Why weren’t we notificied the minute that they went missing?’’

‘’Do you think we’re going to contact you every single time they go missing? It’s part of the risk. It’s just never been this long,’’ Fury reminds, ‘’You know that.’’

‘’I want to know why you waited three and a half days,’ Laura beings before pointing at all of us, ‘’When they all have families.’’

Rochelle rubs her seven month pregnant stomach at that, ‘’The last time people just disappeared, they were blipped. A giant alien crashed to earth again?’’

‘’Be real,’’ Cassandra speaks again, folding her arms in front of her chest, ‘’And theny ou sent the kid, and her boyfriend out there? After you’d lost them? Did that seem wise yo uoi, Fury?’’

‘’You should know the risk associated. You are not that far removed from the field, agent,’’ Natasha begins,standing and stretching, ‘’But arguing is getting us nowhere. We are organizing a search team for them now, and that is why we have called you all in.’’

‘’We have an idea on how to locate them. However, sending in other members of the agency may alert them that they are there to rescue them. So I’ve thought of another idea.’’

Captain Marvel

‘’Wait, Ms.Marvel is coming here,’’ I pipe up, earning looks of distress and abit of annoyance from those around me, ‘’Sorry.’’

‘’You’re not the one who needs to be apologizing, sis,’’ Rochelle reminds you, ‘’So, Fury. What is this brilliant plan of yours?’’

‘’To spend the next few days training a group of highly capable individuals, ‘’ Fury says, ‘’Some experienced with this line of search and rescue, and others fairly new to it. But all with the same motivation- to find them.’’

Something in my stomach begins to turn, something similar to nervousness but without the usual side of nausea that I so often associate with THAT emotion.

‘’We thought who could be better to search timeout than the people that mean so much to them, and who they mean so much to,’’ Natasha brings an edge of nervousness to her statement, gently craving through her false sense of confidence.

‘’And who would that be,’’ you hesitate to ask, mouth dry as you feel that you already know the answers.

‘’Ladies… how do you feel about being temporary Avengers?’’

@ashanti-notthesinger @destinio1 @afraiddreamingandloving @starsshines-blg @airis-paris14 @syreanne @chaneajoyyy @90sinspiredgirl @shemiahsmelanin @zillmonger @skysynclair19 @marvelpotterlove @constantlycravingtheunknown @imaginewhoever @wakanda-inspired @pocmarvelworks @theunsweetenedtruth @dreampovx @adrioola21 @supremethunda @ashanti-notthesinger@mcusocialimagines @priya212 @kumkaniudaku @airis-paris14 @alexundefined @fonville-designs @dramaqueenamby @mellowjellow6 @ashanti-notthesinger @destinio1 @afraiddreamingandloving @airis-paris14 @chaneajoyyy @90sinspiredgirl @shemiahsmelanin @zillmonger @skysynclair19 @marvelpotterlove @constantlycravingtheunknown @imaginewhoever @wakanda-inspired @pocmarvelworks @theunsweetenedtruth @dreampovx @adrioola21 @supremethunda @thisiskayesworld @mcusocialimagines @vicmc624 @lovely-geek @battoddster @niffala @angstlover

#shangqi x reader #shang chi #shang-chi #shang-chi x reader #xu shangqi #shang-chi fanfic #marvel fanfiction #marvel fanfic #Marvel AU #reader insert #reader inserts #reader insert fanfiction #sam wilson #steve rogers imagine

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myfunnylittlebrain · 1 year

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Katy Chen/Shang-Chi, Katy Chen & Shang-Chi, Katy Chen & Shaun, Katy Chen/Shaun Xu Characters: Shang-Chi (Marvel), Katy Chen, Shaun Xu, Morris (Shang-Chi movie) Additional Tags: Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Best Friends Summary:

As they sat on the edge of Ta Lo’s Great Lake, Shang-Chi and Katy meditated on their friendship, the battles, and what the future might bring.

#shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings #Fanfiction #xu shang chi #xu shangqi #katy chen #shaun xu #shaunty #shangty

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arsenouselation · 2 years

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something you dare not name Xu Shangqi / Katy Chen Words: 735 // Rating: T

a wedding, a night in spring.

AO3 / FFNET

#fanfiction #xu shangqi (character)#katy chen (character)#marvel #shang chi and the legend of the ten rings #shang chi x katy #rating: t

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unknownfacelessfanfictions · 2 years

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MCU Masterlist

The following fanfictions are not mine. This is simply a list of oneshots (sometimes fanfics) that I have enjoyed.

Credit goes to the creators, thank you so much for writing this!!!!

Containing Characters from:

Shang-Chi

Antman and the Wasp/ WandaVision

Avengers films

Captain America Civil War

Doctor Strange 2

Doctor Strange

Characters:

Shang-Chi/ Shangqi

Jimmy Woo

Wanda Maximoff

America Chavez ( no, I'm not some 30-year old creep)

Stephen Strange

I actually wanted to include Wong too, but there is literally NOTHING. I found absolutly NOTHING!

Shang-Chi/ Shangqi:

Water ( by @lovelybarnes )

Raincheck ( by @itsapeterthing )

Given the Chance ( by @make-me-imagine )

Ask Me Again Tomorrow ( by @makethatelevenrings )

Like Father, Like Son ( by @makethatelevenrings )

Again ( by @redheadspark )

Blind Date ( by @musingsinmoonlight )

Shang-Chi as a dad ( by @kimoralov3 )

Just One Weekend ( by @magicalxdaydream )

Rainy Day and Pancakes ( by @redheadspark )

Electric Love ( by @kimoralov3 )

Pizza Slices and Love Letters ( by @redheadspark )

Jimmy Woo:

playing with fire ( by @danny-cordray )

i love you, baby ( by @danny-cordray )

Sitcoms: The #1 Cause of Fatigue ( by @gxldenflower )

Something New ( by @galactic-magick )

What You’ve Been Missing ( by @startrekkingaroundasgard )

It's Just Coffee ( by @momos-peaches )

Budget Cuts ( by @gxldenflower )

fluff alphabet ( by @ramblingandwritings )

Cuddles, kisses and a cup of tea ( by @nyx-aira )

We Should Do This More Often ( by @startrekkingaroundasgard )

lonely together ( by @danny-cordray )

As If We Needed To Hate Him Even More ( by @ynscrazylife )

Wanda Maximoff:

It’s Our Party… ( by @maximoffwitch )

Family Forgiveness ( by @foxcantswim )

A Step In The Right Direction ( by @p0orbaby )

Warm hands ( by @chaosromanoff )

can you just hold me ( @sugarybitterness )

I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry ( by @vancityfire13 )

What’s a MILF? ( by @maximoffwitch )

In This Universe and Every Other ( by @the-fandom-abyss )

I’m Here ( by @smalls-words )

Sanctum ( by @thatonebrazilian )

Blink and You'll Miss Me ( by @married2myphone )

America Chavez:

Electric Love ( by @kaisacobra )

Dating America Chavez would include ( by @chiefdirector )

Stupid Boys ( by @xrqkayo )

gold rush ( by @msminutes )

Random fluff headcanons ( by @chiefdirector )

contention ( by @msminutes )

Chef Strange ( by @t-h-i-n-g )

Doctor Stephen Strange:

Two Of You ( by @lykaonimagines )

sleepy ( by @strange-mischief )

Somebody To Love ( by @lykaonimagines )

Remedy ( by @blackbat05 )

Just Come Home ( by @clowasheretooyouknow )

Don’t Be A Fool ( by @stephens-heart )

Fake marriage, real feelings ( by @erule )

Unexpected ( by @celestialnxva )

Be Alright ( by @lykaonimagines )

There For You ( by @rosequartzwriting )

Here for the Wi-Fi ( by @spilledkauffie )

#marvel #mcu #shang chi and the legend of the ten rings #shang chi x reader #shang-chi x reader #shangqi x reader #wandavision #antman and the wasp #jimmy woo x reader #wanda maximoff x reader #doctor strange multiverse of madness #america chavez x reader #doctor strange x reader #stephen strange x reader

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tom-whore-dleston · 2 years

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Introducing professor!Shangqi

Pairing: professor!Xu Shangqi x college f!reader

Genre: Fluff and Smut (lime and lemon)

*18+ only; please do not consume if you are younger than 18 years old*

Warnings: professor x student/TA relationship, implied smut (only explicit towards the end), oral sex (f receiving), fingering, squirting, body worship, Shangqi giving reader hella TLC

*Please note that you are responsible for your own media consumption. If any of the following warnings trigger you or make you uncomfortable, please do not read!*

Summary: Headcanons for Teach Me Tonight AU

Word Count: 2.1k

Beta Read: N/A

*all errors and mistakes are mine*

Notes: Well, after going back and forth with thot squad about professor!Shangqi and then marinating on this for about a month, he's finally here 🙌🏽 I have a million ideas for him (are we surprised tho?) so imma make this an AU. You can find the plot of this AU linked below. Thank you to le thot squad for filling my brain with thots of this man bc he's the one thing keeping me motivated for my last semester of college :')

Navigation | Main Masterlist | Shang-Chi/Shangqi Masterlist | Teach Me Tonight AU

Becoming professor!Shangqi’s TA (and lover) was a journey in itself.

While you were his student, you would visit his office hours to continue the back and forth exchanges during discussions. With each visit to his office hours, you found yourself catching feelings for him, but never pursued anything since you were his student.

After finals, Shangqi invited you to a coffee date off campus where no one would see you. It turns out the reason he invited you to coffee was to ask you to be his TA for the upcoming semester. Of course, you accepted without hesitation.

Feeling more bold than usual, you would brush your foot against his leg to test how he would react to it. He would react by staring at your lips and licking his own. You didn't know in the moment, but playing footsies with him made him hard.

By the time the date was over, it was pretty obvious neither of you wanted it to end. When you reached your car, you exchanged goodbyes before you decided to hug him. He pulled away to stare into your eyes and you simply replied with “You can kiss me if you want.” Shangqi let out a laugh before holding your cheeks to press his lips against yours. After the kiss, you both finally confessed your feelings to one another before you followed him to his place to relieve all your sexual tension from the semester.

You both started seeing each other in secret and managed to sneak around with no suspicions from faculty or other students. If you weren’t by his side during his office hours or lectures, you were at his place either studying or fucking each other silly. Sometimes, you did both simultaneously.

And you could never forget all the times he would cancel office hours just to bend you over your desk and pound you from behind. It’s not like anyone came to his office hours to begin with.

Whenever you would be at his home, you both liked working close to each other whether it be in bed or in his study. If you were both working in his study, you would be sprawled out on the small couch while he would be at his desk.

“You know studying like that isn’t good for your back,” he’d say without taking his eyes off his laptop.

Then you would reply with, “To be fair, you’ve fucked me in crazier positions so I think I’ll be good.” Shangqi would chuckle and continue clicking away at the keyboard.

An hour later, he would push his screen down to check on you and find you knocked out with your head buried in your notes. The drool dripping from your mouth would stain the lined paper, turning your notes into a blue blob.

You were so deep in your sleep that Shangqi would be able to grab your notes and laptop from underneath you and move it to the ground. He’d even throw a blanket over you and kiss you on the head, but you still wouldn’t move a muscle.

Sometimes, he’d join you on the couch and adjust you so then your head would lay in his lap. He’d continue grading papers while stroking your hair. You would start rolling around, indicating you were about to wake up, and once you finally fluttered your eyes open, he would smile down at you and rub the side of your face you fell asleep on.

“Still with me, bub?” He’d coo as you started to come to your senses. You would lightly giggle, “Yeah, I’m here, baby.”

It’s safe to say that he was a soft dom in bed who loved to praise you. He also loved to worship your body and could spend hours caressing and kissing your skin.

“So beautiful, bub,” he would mumble in between kisses against your inner thigh. “Always so beautiful.”

Ever since you slept with him after the coffee date, Shangqi opened your mind and pussy to so many new things in the bedroom. He loved how you were so willing to try something new, which you would find to enjoy. The more trust you had in each other, the hotter and kinkier the sex became.

The first time he made you squirt was something you and Shangqi would never forget. With the mixture of his fingers rapidly pressing against your G-spot and the vigorous sucking on your clit, you lost control of your body. You were mortified because you got his whole face and glasses wet.

But Shangqi simply yanked his glasses off and smirked. “That was so fucking hot! I wanna make you do that over and over again.” And that is exactly what he did.

*Thanks for reading :) Reblogs and comments are greatly appreciated. Your responses are what keep me motivated to write. However, please do not repost or translate my work anywhere.*

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lunathebee · 1 year

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[9:22]

Imagine if the reader is Shang-Chi's lover, and while Katy and he were going through some serious trouble (like in the movie), Y/n was just enjoying their vacation on the other side of the planet like…

*Katy screaming for her life in near death situations*

-Cut to Y/n enjoying a new tropical drink-

*Shang-Chi having a brutal fight with his own DAD*

-Cut to Y/n taking picture of a sunset-

And when Y/n is back from vacation, all three of them will be staring at each other like:

Y/n: What....the fuCK happened to YOU TWO??? WHY- are they bruises? OH mY- hi bae missed you a lot *give Shang-Chi a quick kiss* BUT WHAT HAPPENED?

Katy: *trying not to smile*

Shang-Chi: *whispered softly* don't

Katy: *take a deep breath*

Y/n:...

Katy: A GUY WITH A FREAKING MACHETE FOR AN ARM-

Shang-Chi: NO-

(and this is them later, Y/n protecting Katy from Shang-Chi 😭😭)

#I had too much fun coming up with this #shang chi headcanon #shang chi x you #shang chi x reader #shang chi imagine #shang chi incorrect quotes #shang chi fanfiction #shang chi and the legend of the ten rings #simu liu #marvel x reader #mcu x reader #mcu fic #mcu imagine #xu shangqi

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lovelybarnes · 2 years

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water- xu shangqi

pairings: shangqi x reader warnings: heavy implications of abuse, clear indications of a past abusive and unhealthy relationship, although with who not specified, ptsd episode, please heed warnings about: request: (DA6) “you just flinched.” with shangqi please? a/n: i didn’t specify it was a relationship with a father, but i hope that’s okay. sorry it took me so long, i wanted to research before writing because it is a sensitive subject. i hope i did your request justice.

it had been months of blissful laughter and breathless smiles spent with shangqi; weeks’ worth of numerous playful complaints from katy, and countless late nights of you both staying up late because the sun bleeding over the shine of the stars had been unnoticeable over the lovesick bubble you two seemed to live in.

however, it had only been a few weeks after you found out you didn’t even know the name of the man you were in love with, no matter how many decades you’d known him or how many whispered secrets you had shared in between the pressed kisses to the shell of your ear.

he had assured you everything else was true, that everything you’d ever shared was real, the only lie he’d ever told you was the matter of his family--and, in a failed attempt to soothe you, the other that he didn’t have feelings for you, a reference to a conversation from high school you couldn’t bother to remember at that moment--and that you could still trust him. from a logical point, you knew he was right; you knew how long you’d known him, but the trust you had had in knowing everything about someone for once had been ripped out of your chest so unfairly, and the scars it left and opened were inevitable and bloody.

you couldn’t seem to be logical for a lot of the time after that, obsessively watching the video taken of shangqi at the bus to find some semblance of the man you’d known your entire life in that familiar face but completely unrecognizable interior.

you’d managed to act normal and logical for the most part, smiling at shangqi each time he came home from work and greet him with a happy kiss. most of it wasn’t acting--you really did love shangqi, even after the colossal lies he’d told you--and that terrified you. you had completely handed yourself over to him, laying your heart at his feet for him to crush if he felt like it, your trust laying to shatter in his arms.

although you understood why-- of course you did; if anyone was to understand, it would be you--you just couldn’t get over how stark the difference was between the shangqi that cradled you close to his chest and the one that fought flawlessly in the field, dancing such a deadly game so beautifully, so easily. it scared you how easily he seemed to enter that role. the logical part of you told you that was stupid, because shangqi had been raised to do that, but you couldn’t shake it.

you watched the bus boy video as much as you could, desperate in finding something that would tie these two doppelgangers together yet separate them as far as possible, as if they really were two different people with two different lives in two different bodies--and shangqi hadn’t lied to you all this time.

but he had, and all you were left with was that cruel realization and the memorized fight on the bus, the ease with which shangqi could hurt someone, anyone--even you--replaying in your mind.

it didn’t help that shangqi was now part of the new avengers initiative, meaning he was going on missions and using his apparent abilities regularly now. you had caught glimpses of his skills when you would get dragged along to the avengers compound to see him train, and sometimes even brief glances of him during his missions--something you’d rather not see again, not after experiencing shangqi at his most ruthless, too similar to what you’d prefer to leave in the past.

the consequences came in the form of restless nights from nightmares and remaining wide awake in shangqi’s arms, too afraid to meet the unkind darkness of your closed eyes, where you are only left with ugly memories and burning scars, healed bruises feeling new, unfair fear crawling up your spy at the touch of your love’s fingertips.

it all came to a head the evening after shangqi came back from a mission, still in his suit even though he usually changed before coming back home.

you had greeted him at the door with a gentle smile, but couldn’t help but take a step back when you noticed the smudges of blood that shone through the dark material of his suit. in the back of your brain, you could hear yourself pointing out the purpled skin that peeked out of the collar, and the cuts that littered his face, but you couldn’t bring yourself to notice anything other than the blood that was clearly not his. you can feel water surrounding your chest, like an anvil heavy on your lungs, squeezing the air out as he comes closer.

you dodged out of the hug you usually gave him after he came back, gulping down the anxiety that crept up your throat. shangqi frowned, the arms he was trying to comfortingly throw around you falling to his sides. “babe?”

“sorry, you’re-- it’s the-- i can’t--” you pointed vaguely at his attire, “dirty.”

shangqi looked down at himself, spotting what you were referring to and nodding, “oh, right, sorry,” he starts, genuinity in his words, “didn’t have the energy to change at the compound. let me shower and change so you can give me my hug.” he shoots you a smile and a kiss that you force a smile at, trying to ignore the way his hands are stained red--the memory it brings. the feeling of the water goes does as you see him retreat into the room, although it’s there at your thighs, ready for a wave to come through and drown you if you think a little harder about it.

you shuffle to the kitchen, distracting yourself with random things as you listen to the shower that turns on until it’s shut off, the bang of the door as it closes, and the creaks of the drawers as shangqi pulls them open, the water that rises to your bellybutton then falls to your knees, only to come back up higher, more suffocating. you barely realize you’ve spent all your time at the sink, washing dishes, until your hand touches air instead of the pile of dirty dishes next to you, shortly followed by shangqi’s voice.

“oh, you didn’t have to do that, honey. i told you i’d do those when i got home.”

you hum distractedly, tensing at the feeling of shangqi’s hands at your waist, and all of the sudden you can only feel the stain of the blood that was on his hands, the memory of blood-stained hands--your blood--settling onto your delicate skin and squeezing your blood, along with your life, from you. the water suddenly drowns you, creeping into your mouth and bubbling in your nose, utterly helpless as you drown.

you pull away immediately, unable to stand the feeling of shangqi’s clean hands dirtying you again. “please don’t.”

shangqi frowns, “i showered already, y/n, clean, i promise.” he raises his hands in surrender, coming closer to you probably to show you, but the ugly familiarity of the events of the day, the water in your throat, along with the deteriorating feelings of the past weeks makes you think it’s another movement--his hand, reaching out to grasp your wrist in a painful grip similar to one of the fighting movements you’d seen him use before during fights, urging you to remember you are not in control, or maybe pull you closer by the skin of your neck, ready to leave visible bruising by the next day. you flinch, trying to stop yourself from moving away altogether, knowing all too well that it would only make things worse. his movements are slow, but it doesn’t matter, and you shut your eyes tight, trying to stop the shake of your hands, “i’m sorry, please-- i won’t do it again, i promise--”

shangqi freezes the moment you react the way you do, taking notice of the way your arms go up to protect yourself, how you don’t seem to look at him, your voice distant and meek unlike he’d ever heard it--muffled underwater--standing right in front of him yet so far away.

he lowers his hands slowly, taking a step back to give you some space and holding himself back from pulling you into his arms and assuring you you’re okay. “y/n?” he starts, feeling helpless when you only draw further away, apologies rushing together.

“y/n, honey, it’s me. it’s shangqi, you’re safe, you’re at home with me.”

a stuttered i’m sorry begins to trail off, but you continue it in a whisper as you pry your eyes open, allowing tears to slip through the protective exterior you had on.

“take a deep breath, honey, i’m not gonna hurt you, no one is, i promise.”

you gulp, silent now, but your hands still up.

“you’re safe, you’re safe,” shangqi repeats, noticing the way you seem to come back. “y/n?”

“i’m sorry,” you whisper, “i didn’t-- i know you aren’t going to...”

“it’s okay, it’s okay. is it okay if i come closer?”

with a slow nod, shangqi takes a few slow steps toward you.

your arms are frozen in front of you, and you sniffle, “i can’t-- i can’t...”

“that’s okay, is it okay if i touch you?”

“yeah, it’s not you, it’s just-- i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to… to make you think…”

shangqi gently sets his hands on your arms, tenderly soothing the tense muscles there until he gets to your hands, intertwining his fingers with yours, “is this okay?”

you nod again, and with care, shangqi begins to lower your arms slowly, until your arms are back at your sides.

“are you okay?”

“yes.”

at the concerned look shangqi observes you with, you retreat, “it’s just-- it was the movement, it freaked me out, i guess.”

“you flinched,” shangqi points out softly, a horrible pain laced in his tone, “i would never--i would never hurt you, you know that, right?”

you nod-- a frantic movement, obvious in its guilt and sincerity, “i know. i know that, it was just the way you moved your hand, it looked like--like a move.”

“a move?” shangqi repeats, tone gentle, “what does that mean?”

“you just… i recognized it and you used that move before, it looked like you were gonna-- grab my wrist or something and i just panicked, i’m sorry...:”

shiny trails of salty tears begin to stain your cheeks, fingers subconsciously wrapping around a wrist as if cradling a bruise there, and shangqi realizes that the “bad relationship” you had was worse than he thought. he doesn’t pry, instead drawing you into his chest and feeling relief flood through him when you let him with little hesitation, melting in his embrace when you recognize it as safe. “it’s been a bad week,” you whimper, “month--just, since i found out about… everything. it’s like you were a new person, with a different name and-- it was just too much today, i’m sorry.”

“i never thought that…” shangqi begins, but decides against it when he can’t phrase the words correctly, “i’m sorry for not noticing how much it affected you. i’m sorry i didn’t tell you the truth.”

you don’t voice a reply, instead offering a small nod.

“i should have told you it bothered me, i just get caught up in the past, even though i know i’m not there anymore. that i’m safe now, i know that. it was just a lot.”

shangqi mutters another apology into your hair, shifting on his feet, “do you want to talk about it?”

you shake your head, “it’s my past. i want to leave it away from my future.”

“okay,” he inhales, “if you ever want to, i’m here. i don’t want you to think i’d… hurt you. no matter what my past is or what i can do--”

“i know.” you interrupt, pulling away from him to look him in the eye, “i know how good you are, really,” you assure, palms to his cheeks, “you’re so good, shangqi, i know that.”

he observes you, gentle pads of his fingers wiping away tears, “so you’re not afraid?”

“no, no.” you press, before taking a deep breath that assures you your airway is free of water, that you can breathe again, and all you want is to forget this, if not for a simple moment before you have to deal with this. “can we just go to bed? watch a movie or something and just lie there? please?”

shangqi senses this, and he lets you get away with it, nodding, “whatever you want.”

shangqi may not be able to pull you out of the water completely, but he makes it easier to keep it out of your lungs.

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crazycookiecrumbles · 2 years

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A Fall Day

A/N: Just another random one-shot in my Stark!Verse

TBH my heart just isn’t in writing and posting anymore. So IDK what to expect from me from here on out unless something SUPER inspires me and I can’t let the idea go.

Pairings/Characters: Shangqi x Stark!Reader; Bucky Barnes x Reader (platonic) Katy Chen x Xu Xialing (mentioned) Katy Chen x Bucky Barnes

Warnings: cursing, Bucky’s brooding face, mini roast sessions, Stark bullshit, breakup mentioned, mostly fluffy stupid nonsense

Summary: We interrupt your previously scheduled one-shot for a chance at some random fluff fall goodness:

You two haven’t had a chance to just hang out and be regular people to enjoy the changing season. So, to remedy this, your doting husband has a plan up his sleeve for a great day, which is made only great by the presence of two good friends.

Previous Chapter: A New Fear (not DIRECTLY after, can go in any place really)

This was simply magical. You know what? Maybe you really did have a good reason to marry your husband, because sometimes, he really just did his best work to knock you off your feet.

Fall, the best season of them all, had arrived, and your husband had a plan set the second the coffee shops dropped all their pumpkin products.

First, he started your day with a pumpkin beverage. Could your AI have made it for you or ordered it? Yes, absolutely, but where was the care if, for once, he didn’t go out and pick it up so he could hand deliver it to you in bed?

Yawning, you opened one eye, ready to yell at him for waking the sleeping beast until you saw the drink. You gasped, shot up in bed, and stretched your hands out to grab the drink. Smirking, Shangqi placed the drink into your hands and watched as you greedily chugged it.

“And good morning to you, babe,” he said with a smile on his face. “When you finish that, get ready, I’ve got plans today.”

“Oh?” You asked after finally pulling away from the drink when it was half gone. “What’s going on?”

“You’ll see.”

“Is Katy coming?”

“She’ll be joining a little later. Bucky’s in town. He’s letting her try out a motorcycle.”

“Hm ,Bucky’s in town and didn’t come say hi first? I’m offended,” you hummed and sipped your drink some more, watching Shangqi’s facial expressions closely to try to guess what was going on. “We’re not going on a mission, are we?”

“What? No!” He laughed. “No. I just thought you could use a day out, and I know you love fall, so….”

“So!?”

“So there’s the Autumn Moon Festival in Chinatown. There’s tons of food, cooking demonstrations, acrobatics and martial arts, storytellers, and a parade, obviously,” he explained to you. “It’s no apple-picking in Upstate New York, but —“

“That sounds good,” You nodded and placed your empty cup in his hand before sitting up on your knees, leaning forward, and pressing your lips to his. “So…breakfast there, then?”

“There’s a pumpkin muffin waiting for you for the car ride.”

You sighed happily and draped your arms around his shoulders, “This is why I married you, Shangqi. I hope you know that.”

“I thought it was because I made you a better person and because I’m so damn handsome?”

“Well, I’m glad you’re not pretending it’s your intelligence,” you teased.

He gasped. Shangqi gasped before he pouted, grabbed your waist, and stood up with you. You shrieked with laughter as he dropped the both of you on the bed like a poorly executed wrestling move before he rolled over you, face hovering over yours as he playfully held your wrists to the bed.

“You’re an awful person, Mrs. Stark,” he sighed.

You beamed, “Yes, yes I am, Mr. Xu. Don’t you love it?”

He sighed again, “Yeah, I really do. Come on, get ready. If we get there and all the food is gone, I’m afraid for what you’ll do.”

“Cry, probably. Definitely cry.”

~*~

At the festival, Shangqi could see you were in heaven. There were so many foods to try. The colors and decorations were vibrant and bright, there were beautiful trinkets, like fans, to purchase, and, naturally, you found yourself going overboard on things to buy.

Shangqi was stuffing your mouth with mooncake as the two of you shuffled through the busy streets together. You came across one of the demonstrations and watched on the sidelines as the experts displayed their martial arts prowess.

As you both were watching, you yourself felt like you were being watched. You glanced around curiously, and noticed how everyone was turning to stare at your husband. You smiled softly to yourself. He was completely oblivious to all the attention he was getting. Turning slightly, you tugged on his jacket and leaned in to speak in his ear, “You’ve been recognized, babe.”

Shangqi broke out of his daze and looked around. There were camera phones pointed at him, people talking and whispering, kids staring in awe.

He scoffed, “Nah ,that’s for you, baby —“

“Honey, consider the predominantly Asian neighborhood we are in and the very obvious lack of Asian representation in the superhero world so far,” you sighed as you grabbed his shoulders and gave him a little shake. “It’s for you.”

Shangqi gave another look around as you slipped away from him shouting that ‘bus boy is here.’ He scoffed at the old nickname you used for him, but he quickly recovered as people grabbed his arms and started dragging him over to join the other demonstrators. He looked at you wondering what he should do. You simply nodded and waved your hand in a ‘go on’ motion to prompt him. With a shrug, Shangqi displayed his own fighting prowess.

You watched with a smile on your face. You remembered your own moments when you were first being recognized. The same attention you got from people of your own culture because they felt a connection to you, a hero. It was sweet seeing that with your husband right now. Little kids were trying to follow along with him, and some adults too. People were filming him. He had all the attention.

You ended up turning it into a film session. A family or group of people handed you their phone while you were crouched down on the ground. You took pictures of them with your husband, gave the phone back, and moved it along.

“I didn’t think we’d be working,” Shangqi joked as you two eventually walked away to continue on with your day. “Sorry about that —“

“Enjoy it. All those little kids look at you and see themselves as a hero, adults too! It’s one of the perks of the business,” you smiled and squeezed his hand. “So is that woman that gave me an entire bag of scallion pancakes.”

“You are going to get sick eating all of those.”

“I’m aware, and I don’t care,” you said simply. “I didn’t judge you for eating 20 dumplings, 20!!!”

“Okay, okay,” he laughed and wrapped an arm around your shoulders. “How about we go grab some boba — “

“I want egg tarts —“

“And that too,” he nodded. “There’s a Japanese tea ceremony going on. I got tickets to see if you’re interested.”

You nodded, “Yeah, let’s do it.”

With snacks for later and drinks in hand, you two found yourselves viewing a traditional Japanese tea ceremony with other performances. You both were sitting in your seats and observing when you spotted Katy and Bucky across the way. Katy unceremoniously threw a balled up napkin at Shangqi’s face. It smacked him on the cheek and fell on the ground, causing you to stifle your giggles in the middle of this beautiful ceremony.

Afterwards, you all waited for each other outside. You locked eyes with Bucky and gave him the middle finger. He rolled his eyes as he approached, leaning down to kiss you on the cheek before giving Shangqi a hug.

“I guess we’re meeting up earlier than planned,” Katy began. “So, this can only mean one thing —“

“Katy,” Shangqi sighed. “I’m trying to give her a fall day —“

“You don’t even know what I was suggesting.”

“Probably karaoke and booze,” Bucky hummed.

She scoffed, “What? No…”

“Why not,” you shrugged with a laugh. “It’s a San Francisco fall day, right? Let’s do it.”

“See? This is why you married her, she’s smart,” Katy draped an arm around your shoulders as she started to lead you away. “Thank god you’re here now. Bucky was making me look bad in front of everyone.”

“It’s not my fault I speak multiple languages,” he shrugged his shoulders as he and Shangqi walked behind you and Katy.

“It is, Barnes, it absolutely is!” Katy scoffed. “And he ate, like, 20 chicken wings. I can’t tell if I’m scared or turned on.”

“Oh, that’s funny. Shangqi had 20 dumplings.”

“Animals,” Katy shook her head while behind her, Shangqi rolled his eyes and Bucky snorted.

At the usual Karaoke bar, it was a little more crowded than usual with people in the area for the festivals. You guys managed to get a room right before the crowd hit, and you planned on keeping it for as long as you could. The drinks were flowing, Bucky was running out to get snacks to bring back, and you all were screaming your lungs out.

Well, all except—

“Come on, Bucky Bear,” you whined as you grabbed his arm. “You gotta sing a little something.”

Shangqi blinked as he watched you bat your eyes up at Bucky. He wasn’t sure if he was witnessing a nefarious plan, or a drunken confession.

“Fuck off, Stark.”

“Bucky bear!” You whined again, watching the soldier’s nostrils flare as his eyes darkened with an urge to throw you into the ocean. “Please?”

“What is happening?” Shangqi blurted out.

“Bucky loves a damsel in distress so I’m trying to appeal to that to get him to sing,” you explained as you stared up at Bucky. “Is it working?”

Bucky blinked twice as he stared at you in silence before answering, “Not even in your wildest dreams, Stark.”

“….You bitch.”

“I got it,” Katy slammed her drink before setting the glass on the table and marching up to him. She poked him in his chest, “Please sing. My girlfriend ghosted me. I need this.”

“Pity isn’t fair,Katy.”

“But it works, right?”

“Wait. My sister ghosted you?” Shangqi stared at Katy in disbelief. “I am too drunk for all this information. What is happening right now? Katy, are you okay?”

“Oh, sure, dude. My girlfriend’s so busy with work and some new project she’s on that she basically ghosted me and only answered ages later to say it’s done. I’m totally okay — no, I’m not okay. But I will be if Bucky starts to sing…”

Everyone slowly turned to stare at Bucky. The man with a permanent scowl rolled his eyes, grabbed a microphone, and went to pick a song. The three of you cheered while he was picking something.

“I bet it’s old as shit,” Katy whispered. “You were right, Stark, damsel works every time.”

“Told you. One time, I got him to take me to Wendy’s at 1:00 a.m. because I wanted a frosty.”

“Thank god. I thought you were in love with him,” Shangqi sighed in relief. “One super soldier love triangle was enough for me.”

“Ew? Bucky? I could never,” you shuddered at the thought.

Bucky finally picked a song and surprised the three of you. No one would have guessed when or how he came upon this, but given that he’d been through more eras in time than Steve, and had a lot more time on his hands now, maybe this was how he came upon it.

“Hungry eyes,” Bucky sang, going fully into it by thrusting his hips and making a fist against his chest. “One look at you and I can’t disguise!”

This was incredible. The three of you were frozen as you watched him. Was this really happening? Was Bucky a variant? This was insane. Never in your wildest dreams would you have guessed this was happening. It took you off guard so much, that it took you a moment to finally pull out your cell phone and start recording, only for Bucky to run over and rip it out your hand while he was singing and hold it in the air away from you.

“What a bully,” you huffed as Shangqi laughed and wrapped an arm around you. “This was a great day, honey, thank you.”

He beamed and rested his chin on the top of your head as he watched Katy grab a microphone and join in with Bucky, “Yeah? I mean, it’s no fall in New York, but —“

“But this was equally as fantastic. We needed this. Good job, babe,” you patted his chest and turned to kiss him softly on his cheek. “We should check on Xialing, though. That sounded weird.”

“I was just thinking the same thing,” he sighed. “I’m sure it’s fine. I’ll give her a call first.”

“Good,” you nodded. “Maybe take Katy out. Let her pick which car of my dad’s and go have a day together.”

“Are you sure you want to do that?”

“What? Yeah, she’s a great driver. I trust her. Better driver than I am, at least,” you shrugged your shoulders. “Better than you too, grandma.”

“Wow, okay. Wow,” he nodded while you were cackling. “Yeah, yeah, love you too, Y/N.”

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May I have Shang-Chi from marvel with #3?

A/N - WOOHOO! I love this for Shang Chi, thanks for requesting this, anon!

6 Years

Summary - Katy wants to hear the story, again.

Warnings - Just some fluff

“Come on, you gotta tell me again!”

“I told you this story already, Katy,”

“I know, but she[’s better at telling the story than you,”

“Gee, thanks,” You said laughing as you leaned back in your chair, Shang Chi’s arm behind yours on the backrest as Katy was sitting across from you two in the deserted karaoke bar. Shang took a good look at you, having you shrug as you looked over at Katy and shifted in your chair.

“It started about 3 weeks ago,” You explained to her, seeing Katy watch in wrapped attention as you kept going with the story, “Shang over here was convinced we need to get a deep dish pizza, at 12:30 in the morning,”

“In my defense,” Shang interrupted lightly in his chair, “I was craving it all day and I knew the only place in all of San Francisco that did deep dish after midnight: Papa Johnny’s, remember?”

“Duh,” Katy replied with a wave off to him, “Don’t interrupt and let her talk!”

“Anyways,” You said, Shang rolling his eyes as you chuckled, “I went along with him because I was also hungry, and there was nothing else to do after I finished that one paper I was working on. So we go, and this one had the genius idea to take the trolly. Word of advice Katy: never take the trolly after midnight. Some of the weirdest people there, including Shang,”

“Hey!” Shang said, poking your side as you giggled.

“That’s when you found out?” Katy asked, you both shaking your heads.

“Nope, not on the trolly. We made it to the pizza parlor and had the deepish he wanted: Cheese with extra cheese. I had to hand it to him, it was quite delicious and really good at 12:30 in the morning,”

“Totally called it,” Shang replied with a smug, thought you smacked him with your hand and he laughed, “I’m just saying, I knew it was going to be good!”

“After that, we were heading on our way home when the rain storm hit,” You went on with the story, grinning from the memory, “We tried to get a trolly but we missed the last one of the night. So we walked.”

“In the rain?” Katy asked, you and Shang nodding as Katy gave a mocking romantic look, “How romantic. That’s when you knew, right?”

“Not just yet,” Shang answered for her, “We both braved the rain and hid under cover at one of those pop-up pawn shops that were a block away from my place, the rain was coming down so hard we didn’t want to risk it. So we were stranded for a good twenty minutes, and that’s when I kissed her.”

You beamed as Katy was mockingly throwing up, though some patrons around you were staring from hearing the noise. Shang just glared at Katy as she laughed.

“It’s so cute it's gross, okay?” She asked with a shrug to him.

“And that…that is where we knew we loved each other,” You ended the story for her, looking from Katy over at Shang who was smiling just as big as you were. It made your inside all warm and soothing, replaying that moment under the awning of the pawn shop with pouring rain around you and Shang pulling you in for a kiss. It felt like heaven, even with the shivering cold from the rain and the small stale taste of the pizza on your tongue. You still felt sparks from Shang, literally sparks in your stomach and all around your fingers and toes.

“Man….your first soulmate date,” Katy said in a gasp, leaning back in her chair and crossing her arms, “Was it all it was meant to be and more?”

“I kind of wished I had more planned out, but I think it was perfect anyways,” Shang explained, though you rolled your eyes.

“I thought it was perfect, I wouldn’t change it,” You countered with him, “As far as soulmate dates go, ours is up there.”

“It’s true, I’ve heard of worst ones,” Katy hummed at Shang, “Like my second cousin’s first soulmate date: the stuff of literal nightmares. Just be thankful that you two knew each other before you found out you were soulmates,”

You looked down at the small mark on your hand near your thumb, a distinct birthmark in the shape of a crescent on the space between your thumb and pointer finger. It was a mark you were born with, always wondering who had the same mark themselves and if you were ever going to meet him. Going through your childhood into your teen years, you still held onto that wonder and onto that notion of who it was. When you would meet them. What they would be like.

That all changed on Shang’s first day at your school.

Up until that point, you hide your mark on your hand, not wanting others to see and ask you twenty questions on if you ever met your soulmate or found them. It wasn’t that you lost your hope for finding your soulmate, you would rather focus on other things and not too much on hope. Shang first was your friend, meeting you through Katy and you two ended up good friends all the way through high school and beyond. He was wonderful with you as a friend, you felt butterflies every once in a while with him because of his humor and his kindness to others.

Finally, after one night hanging out together 1 month ago with Katy at your apartment, your sleeve slipped and your mark was showing. Shang saw it, his eyes going big and he looked like he went into shock. You were about to ask him what was going on when he looked at you dead in the eyes, reaching down to move down the sock on his right leg.

A crescent, just like yours.

“I can’t believe my two best friends are soulmates, and it only took them about 6 years to figure It out!” Katy said in a huff.

“Thank you for the reminder, Katy,” You thanked her, though she winked and gestured to the bar behind her.

“I’ll get us another round of drinks,” She explained as she got up and literally skipped over. You and Shang exchanged looked, Shang let you lean over to rest your head on his shoulder.

“Did you ever wish we got together sooner?” Shang asked you in curiosity.

“God no,” You replied, “We needed to be friends first before we realized we were soulmates. I think it worked out perfectly,”

“Me too,” Shang agreed, kissing the side of your head as you both watched Katy come back with three drinks in hand.

Yeah, 6 years of friendship and then being soulmates was perfect for you two.

The End.

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