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chaosintheavenue · 11 months

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Ghoul Survey Results!

The Ghoul Survey managed to collect 110 responses (thank you all!). The nature of the data means that pie charts aren't working very well to display it coherently, so I'm just going to present the numbers as they are.

Without further ado...

Favourite companion:

Raul: 35 Hancock: 31 Charon: 24 Dean Domino: 9 Lenny: 4 Otto Steed (VB): 4 Herbert: 3 Billy-Bob: 3 Measles (VB): 2 Chris the Ghoulrilla: 2

Favourite non-companion character:

Gob: 20 Kent Connolly: 9 Jason Bright: 8 Beatrix Russell: 8 Daisy: 7 Carol: 5 Harold (proclaimed by one respondent as an 'honorary ghoul'): 5 Desmond Lockheart: 3 Arlen Glass: 3 Rotface: 3 Oswald the Outrageous: 3 Eddie Winter: 2 Tulip: 2 Calamity: 2 Wiseman: 2 Dr Sebastian (VB): 2 Harland: 2 Ghoulrillas generally: 2 Ghoul NCR soldiers generally: 2

And as always, a list of those with one vote: Tommy Ten-Toes, Bessie Lynn, Hadrian, Keely, Typhon, Snowflake, Talius, Skeeter, Set, Bobbi No-Nose, Vault-Tec Rep, Griffon, T-Minus, Betty Hill, Zhao, Ghoulified!Moira Brown, Sun of Atom, Greta, Argyle, Eugenie, Billy Peabody, and Bert Gunnarsson

Favourite settlement/faction:

Underworld: 49 Necropolis: 21 The Bright Brotherhood: 14 The Slog: 13 Gecko: 4 Kiddie Kingdom: 3 Kansas City/Gravestone: 2 The Reservation (VB): 1 Camp Searchlight: 1 Eugenie's ghoul settlement: 1 Broken Hills: 1

Do all ghouls eventually turn feral?

No: 97 Yes: 12

What causes ghouls to turn feral?

General level of radiation exposure post-ghoulification: 25 Social isolation: 22 The circumstances of how they ghoulified in the first place: 11 Reliance on radiation instead of food as an energy source: 10 Genetics: 9 Other: 23

Within the Other category, most said a combination of some or all of the above factors, or pure random chance. Other theories included…

Level of FEV exposure

The person's personality and morality pre-ghoulification

Infections and how well the ghoul cares for their wounds

A form of dementia

Psychic/supernatural phenomena

Brain chemistry pre-ghoulification

Level of mental duress post-ghoulification

Their level of internal connection to their own humanity

Ghouls cannot physically starve, but do feel hunger. If they don't eat for too long, they get a severe case of 'hangry' and turn feral

(Looking through the theories on this question caused me to suddenly and violently remember the glaringly absent 'What causes ghoulification in the first place?' question I'd planned to include… I guess that leaves room for Ghoul Survey 2: Electric Boogaloo?)

Do ghouls still physically need to eat, drink, sleep, all the basics?

Yes, to survive: 71 Yes, to avoid turning feral: 30 No: 9

If a child became ghoulified, would they remain child-sized, or grow?

Remain child-sized: 53 Grow to adult size as a human would: 39 Other: 18

The contents of the Other category, in loose order of how common each theory was:

They would grow to an extent, but not to what their human height would have been, and will likely have a unique appearance generally

They would eventually grow to an adult size, but over an extremely long time frame

The ghoulification process is so unique to each individual that it's impossible to predict what would happen, especially in an exceptional case like this

Children are so unlikely to survive ghoulification in the first place that asking this question is essentially irrelevant

Feral ghoul children would grow, others would not

And now we come to the final question, the blank text box. I'll add a handpicked selection of the original comments and a brief ship count under the cut for brevity's sake:

I have 3 ghoul OCs that came to life because of a joke me and my friend had. They're a group of prewar cheerleaders turned borderline raider gang. They're like 17/18 year old girls. […] So all in all while all the rest of my OCs are dying and barely getting by they're sunbathing by a murky, algae filled pool with silly sunglasses and crappy cocktails. Oh and yeah,they kept their uniforms and wear them all the time.

Ghouls have one of the most heart breaking stories. Especially the Pre-War ones. They watched many (if not all) of their friends and family die in one way or another. The best in universe example of how mentally draining being a Pre-War ghoul was is in Oswalds terminals around the Kiddy Kingdom in Nuka World. You get a real sense of the fear and loss of seeing these people you've been forced to get close with slowly stop mentally existing even if their still physically there. Oswalds hope that a cure can be found is heartbreaking because we know (as far as I'm aware) of no existing cure for Ghoulism and especially for feral ghouls.

Ghoulification isn't a condition or a sickness or a consequence of making poor choices, its an adaptation for life in the wasteland and a useful one at that.

I love all the ghoul characters and chose Lenny as my favourite because A. I think he’s underappreciated and B. Second only to Charon, he has the most potential for a really cool backstory that they never addressed. Dude is a doctor in Necropolis, he would have been treating the other vault dwellers for radiation sickness. Imagine the trauma! The angst! It included his father who’s to say there wasn’t more of his family in that vault that he tried to help and failed? How did he survive the super mutant attack on necropolis? Was he below the city or above it (was he angry at humans and got over it or just trying to live peacefully?)

I think 90% of the veteran rangers are all ghouls. I like to think there's large ghoul settlements all over. I like to think there's ghouls who look completely human. Chris Haversam is ghoulifing on the inside but he still looks human. The Human Companions in Fallout 4 who are all immune to radiation are that way due to that process.

It makes sense ghouls would think their immune to radiation, but really, it just takes longer. their resistant, not immune. places like the glowing sea would make amazing homes for ghouls to the average eye, but once you see how many feral ghouls are around you start to think about how many came there feral to begin with.

I have this hc about Jason Bright where he is a pskyer and the reason why his voice echos is because one of the voices you're hearing physically with your ears and the other he is unintentionally projecting into your mind with telepathy.

I imagine there's many Vaults that are full of just ghouls.

I got a headcannon that ghouls are naturally warmer, due of radiation. the 'younger' the ghoul, the warmer. pre war ghouls arent that warm as the ones who turned years ago.

Headcanon: if a ghoul works to maintain their voice (i.e. general vocal care like how opera singers do), they can keep their voice from getting as scraggly as most. My 76 OC was a Broadway actress before the war and continued to maintain her voice despite aging and eventual ghoulification, which allowed her to keep it (mostly) in tact.

I think Oswald was the reason his friends turned feral. He kept exposing them to radiation and every time he healed them with radiation or brought them back from the dead makes things harder. But ultimately it's a super rare gene that keeps non feral glowing ones.

I think the Eldritch Old Ones are the unofficial cause of the ghouls. The radiation is just an effect but the the Old Ones choose who to make feral, who to turn, and sometimes they'll turn without radiation at all.

Rn I’m working on a setting set in central MA, and one of the characters is a ghoul history teacher since he is a prewar ghoul. It’s been a fun concept to play with!

Bit of a headcanon- ghouls tend to have a heightened sense of smell, but are mostly nose blind to smells of burning and rot.

Glowing ones don't turn feral. Every feral glowing one was feral BEFORE they were glowing.

I hc that all ghouls are sensitive to light which is why most chill in dark places.

And last but certainly not least...

I want to marry Raul.

And so, that concludes that.

A huge thank you once again to everyone who took the survey and offered your thoughts, and I hope you found this results post interesting/insightful :D

Appendix: But Chaos, you promised us...

1 - Analysis of ghoul x ghoul ships!

So, upon an brief glance-through of the data whilst the survey was still running (I was trying not to 'spoil' the dataset for myself so I only peeked here and there), it seemed like a relatively large chunk of the recent respondents had mentioned ships, which is why I proposed adding a dedicated section for them in the results. However, in the final results we actually only have two ghoul x ghoul ships mentioned: Carol x Greta and Gob x Charon. A handful of other answers talked about shipping Charon and Gob with their LWs and Raul with their Couriers, but overall there just wasn't a whole lot of shipping discussion going on. Sorry to disappoint lol

2 - Born ghoul discussion!

Ah. Yes. That. Well, this is a similar situation again, actually. There are references to relevant characters within the dataset, but nothing went into anywhere near as much detail as I somehow convinced myself it had, and so I didn't have to leap in with the dreaded Born Ghouls 101 after all. I think my brain may have bluescreened prematurely upon seeing the slightest hinted mention of Van Buren's ghoul lore in there hgfdfgh

#ghoul survey #the results are in!#the overwhelming outcome of this survey for me has been a renewed desire to learn more about ghouls in the fallout games I tend to neglect #and I have to say. I may just not have reached the right audience but there was *zero* hancock thirst. I was shocked lol #long post

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muppet-facts · 2 years

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Muppet Fact #421

Scooter is older than his twin sister Skeeter by one minute.

Source:

Muppet Babies. Episode 110: "Gonzo's Video Show." November 17, 1984.

#jim henson #the muppets #muppet facts oc #muppets #muppet facts #fun facts #scooter #skeeter #muppet babies

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ralsbecket · 1 year

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Seven Sentence Sunday

it's purely coincidental that i opened tumblr again on a sunday lol but @wolfnprey tagged me in a thing!

Peter’s nine when Tony yells at him for the first time. He knows his brother’s lab is off-limits, especially when Tony isn’t there with him, but all he wants to do is play with Dum-E, and it’s not like he planned to knock over the fancy-looking prototype sitting on the workbench. It slides off the table’s wood finish and breaks on the linoleum flooring, and Peter cuts himself on the jagged edges when he tries to clean it up.

Tony’s cursing when he finds his little brother in the lab, and Peter can’t tell if it’s because his hands are bleeding or because he broke something important. Tears well in Peter’s eyes and his lips start to quiver because Tony is angry, movements gentle though as he picks shards from Peter’s palms but his voice thunderous as he scolds him.

Peter’s nine when his big brother wipes away the tears from his face. Tony’s twenty-four when he promises to take better care of him.

Tagging: @willidothefandango @captaintoomanybattles @gotlostonmywayhome @buckybarnesdeservestobehappy @skeeter-110 @perlmutt-perl @capnstars @parkrstark

#prompt game #yall will be surprised when you realize #this snippet is for a tnpt fic and not anything else #lmaooo

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pcttrailsidereader · 1 year

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The Mosquito Survival Badge - Trail Badges of Merit

On October 24, 2022 we posted the story of the first trail badge of merit Dave 'Chief' Baugher received from his family at the conclusion of his 7-year hike of the PCT. Here is the story of a second badge he earned . . . the Mosquito Survival Badge. Anyone who has spent any extended time on the PCT has most certainly encountered the voracious mosquito . . . perhaps the most vicious animal on the trail. It is a badge well deserved. See also Hermann Gucinski's 'tribute' in The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader: Oregon/Washington.

Poem by Jacob Baugher; Story by Dave Baugher

Eying a passing, blurry patch of beautiful Sierra Tiger Lilies, I run down the trail, my pack smashing against my back with every desperate stride. Ahead, wafting, waiting clouds of the vampires anticipate my appearance. Tears on my face? No, just sweat; looking behind the monsters have not been outpaced. They are still with me, viciously biting. Mosquitoes had finally driven me mad that June day in 2018. Hiking fast for days and trying to escape them, I've entered mosquito hell. Approaching Wilma Lake in northern Yosemite, I'm desperate for a quiet night's sleep. Beautiful blue Wilma Lake appears through the trees. I see tents and clouds of more mosquitoes. Not a single exposed piece of human flesh; everybody except me is sheltered within the security of their mosquito netting. I am the sole source of food for the devils.

The pack flies down on a barren patch of moist ground. The mesh of the tent goes up in record time. I dive in, grab the pack, and zip close. Vampire bug-killing ensues with the wrath of fury. Finally, the tent is devoid of the bastards; I lay back and take a deep breath. It is the mosquitoes! They have driven me to a psychosis. A final injustice was served when the rain began to fall later that night. Cursing could be heard around the lake as we were forced to jump out into the elements and put up the rain flys for protection from the rain.

Few animals on Earth evoke the antipathy that mosquitoes do. Their itchy, irritating bites and ubiquitous presence can ruin a backyard barbecue or a hike in the woods. They have an uncanny ability to sense our murderous intentions, taking flight and disappearing milliseconds before a fatal swat. And in our tents, their buzzing wings' persistent, whiny hum can wake the soundest of sleepers.

This PCT hiker has continuously contributed to feeding mosquito populations along the trail and through three states. Importantly, no matter where I'm hiking, I've discovered that a spring wildflower blooming in a beautiful meadow is the marquee sign of a vampire bug diner location. Whether trekking through the stunning Sierras or Cascades, the simple swatting efforts to mitigate the bloodsuckers simply do not work. Fortunately, mosquitoes love my camp partners. Unfortunately, I've been hiking most of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. Except for the last 110 miles to the northern terminus, this section my family joined me for this final section. Every night I was presented with a badge of merit for my travels along the trail.

On our third night of the trip, I was given the Mosquito Survival Badge at a camp six miles past Hart's Pass, where the mosquitoes were not that bad. However, the memories of the forest vampires will always be with me.

For reference, the insinuations included within this poem are references to the story "Bloodsuckersm "Swamp Angels, Skeeters; The Forest Vampires" 2021

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spooderboyandtincan · 4 years

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For a prompt how about baby Peter teething and bio dad Tony just trying his best...?

😃💖❣ Thanks!

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Tony awoke to the sound of crying.

It wasn’t unusual, unfortunately, but the piercing wails coming from his baby boy sounded pained.

And that terrified him.

He bolted up and rushed to the crib near his bed. Peter’s eyes were open, swollen and red, tears tracks running down his face. The little baby was gumming on his sleeve sadly and whimpering.

“Oh, Petey,” Tony murmured. The boy’s big, warm brown eyes shifted to him. His father gently scooped him from the crib and cradled him in his arms. “What’s wrong, bambino?”

Peter let out a small cry in response. He sniffled and buried his head in Tony’s broad chest.

“Jarvis? What’s wrong with him?” he asked anxiously.

“Sir, it appears that Peter is in the stage commonly called ‘teething.’”

Of course.

“Oh, baby,” Tony murmured. He gently pried the boy’s mouth open with a finger. Just as he had guessed, there was a little bump protruding from his gums. “Oh, sweetheart. That must hurt, huh?” He bounced Peter in his arms.

“Jarvis? Speed order a teething ring, teething tubes, anything else.”

“Of course.” There was a pause, then. “The arrival time is approximately two hours, sir.”

Tony frowned. That was two hours of Peter in pain. “Get it to come faster.”

“Apologies, sir, but this is fast as they can deliver.”

He sighed. Fuck. The next few hours were going to be painful for the both of them.

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Peter had been crying for a full half hour now, and Tony felt about ready to join him. He hated seeing his baby in so much pain. Peter gummed on his little hand, drool dripping down his chin. Carefully he took a soft cloth and soaked it in cold water, then offered in to Peter. Immediately, he latched onto it and clutched in with his tiny hands, gnawing the fabric.

His crying ceased and he whimpered slightly. When Tony looked carefully into his bambi eyes, he felt a jolt of fear, as they were glazed over and not focusing on anything.

“Petey? Pete? Are you okay, baby? Jarvis, is he okay?” he asked urgently.

“It appears, sir, that young Peter has acquired a temperature of 101. 2 ℉. While not extremely dangerous for infants, I would recommend attempting to lower his fever.”

“How the hell do I do that?!” He said it louder than he had meant to, causing Peter to cry out. “Oh, baby, I’m sorry. Shh, tesoro, I’m right here.”

Once Peter calmed, Jarvis spoke. “Sources suggest, lukewarm baths, cool drinks and fluids, adjusting of clothing, and comforting your child.”

Okay. Okay, he could do that.

Peter barely fussed during his bath, occasionally dragging his hand through the thin layer of bubbles and looking vaguely curious. Tony supposed that it was good he was taking interest in things, right?

He dressed the baby in his light summer pajamas, which were made of soft, airy material and colored with blue and white polka dots. He got Peter to drink a small amount of chilled milk, then sat them on the couch, propping him up in his lap.

He cuddled Peter in his arms, stroking his flushed cheeks and kissing his little nose. The baby starting yanking at his ears, wailing, and Tony had to hold his hands gently in fear he would hurt himself.

He tried everything he knew to stop the boy’s tears. He hugged him close against his heart, humming Italian lullabies.

But Peter didn’t stop his whimpering, and Tony realized, with terror, that there were things he could not fix.

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Finally, finally, the teething toys arrived. Tony hurriedly offered a blue teething tube to Peter, who took it with sticky fingers and stuck it in his mouth.

Tony sighed with great relief as Peter gnawed on the tube, seeming to calm almost immediately. His baby squirmed forward, leaning his head on Tony’s stomach. The man smiled and kissed the boy’s little head and thin curls.

“I love you, Petey.” The child looked up at him with big, wide eyes. “I love you. So, so much.”

And Peter, for the first time that day, smiled a little and giggled.

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@imissyoutoo @tonystark-deserves-better

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/DO NOT TAG AS ST*RKER/

#prompt #skeeter-110 #irondad and spiderson #irondad #spiderson #baby peter parker #bio son peter #bio dad tony #tony stark #peter parker #teething #precious peter parker #adorable peter parker #aww #cute #not st*rker #no st*rker

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joyful-soul-collector · 3 years

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Happy First Fanfic Writer Friday of the new year!!! What is one of your biggest pet peeves when it comes to writing (it can be your writing or others writing)

Oof, I gotta say I’m not a huge fan of people using epithets? Like saying “the kid” instead of just “Peter” or “the genius” instead of “Tony”. A lot of people in fandom/fanfic spaces seem to use those, but I’m coming from the area of writing original work, and I know that at least there that’s a big no-no. But it seems to be a part of a lot of people’s writing styles in fandom so I never say anything about it usually haha

#skeeter-110

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ao3feed-irondadspiderson · 4 years

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Can I ask why you post Starker fics if this is an irondad and spiderson account? I’m not asking in a rude way I’m just curious especially because most of us (key word most) are against Starker

This feed is automatic and tracks the tag Peter Parker & Tony Stark. Sometimes things that are st*rker are also tagged with this. There is no way to filter them out. Just let us know when something st*rker comes up and the mods will remove it.

#not fic #ask #skeeter-110

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friendly-neighborhood-exchange · 4 years

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Are we allowed to post to the collection whenever we’re done with our fic or should we wait until the day the schedule says they’re due?

If you want to, sure!

#the friendly neighborhood exchange #mod answers #skeeter-110

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lunasquared · 3 years

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Happy Fanfic Writer Friday!!! When do you find you write best? Morning, afternoon, or night?

Happy FFWF! Definitely at night somewhere between the hours of 11pm and 4am, that’s also when I’m most productive lol!

#FFWF #fanfic writer friday #skeeter-110

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ironfidus · 4 years

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Holy cow I didn’t realize it was Friday already haha Happy Fanfic Writer Friday!! Where do you get most of your inspiration?

Happy FFWF to you, too!!

I usually get most of my inspiration from TV shows/movies I watch, my favorite songs, or things that happen in real life. For example, my fics are absolutely littered with things my brother says and does lol (he LOVES it—calls himself an “inspiration” at least once a day 🙄😂).

#i love my brother but also he is the bane of my existence #s i g h #😂#thanks for the ask!!!#FFWF #skeeter-110

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yes-i-am-happyaspie · 2 years

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Because it's almost Christmas, here are my top ten favorite Irondad and Spiderson Holiday Fics! [In no particular order] [Plus some shameless self promotion] 🎄

1. new york's santa by @hailing-stars

“Are you Santa?”

Tony rolled his eyes. “You really think I have the time to be a glorified cosplayer?”

“I didn’t even think you knew what a cosplayer was…” said Peter, trailing off. He shook his head, refusing to let his mind wander from the topic. “Where do you keep the reindeer? Can I meet them?”

New York City has it's own Santa, and Peter discovers it's Tony Stark, because of course it is.

2. Christmas Tree Fiasco by @graceknowsirondad

December/10/2020

2020 is a good time to go all out with the Christmas decorations. Peter's stuck in quarantine and in his holiday spirit, a well intended decorating plan lands him stuck in the Christmas tree longer than typically advised.

OR: Peter gets himself stuck in the Christmas Tree for 24 hours and Tony is not happy. It's a good thing he loves this kid.

3. There is No Where Else You Should Be This Christmas by HappyJuicyfruit

After May unexpectedly passes away, Tony thinks he’s doing a pretty good job of looking after Peter.

That is, until he forgets to include Peter in on holiday plans.

4. simply having a wonderful christmas time [Series] by @frostysunflowers and @hailing-stars

12 wonderful holiday themes fics all one place!

5. I’ll be Sick for Christmas by @obsessionoftheday (TheDisneyOutsider)

“I don’t care what sort of text he may have sent you, he is in no shape to be going out into the cold tonight!”

“Jeez, May, we’ve been co-parenting for months now, do you really think I would go against you on this?”

“No, and by your choice of outfit it doesn’t look like you’re ready for a fancy Christmas Eve dinner either.”

“Didn’t you hear? Christmas Eve got changed to a pajama party!”

6. Petey-Pie's Christmas [Series] by findmeinthestars

Everything related to Peter Parker's Christmas with a side of Irondad and/or Avengers family!

7. Christmas Pranks by @skeeter-110

Both Steve and Tony, after seeing a video on social media, decided to prank their three-year-old with fake Christmas gifts. A bunch of fluffiness ensues.

8. We wish you a merry Christmas (sensory-friendly edition) by @marvelousbutterfly

"Okay, now we're finally done with the presents!" May announced cheerfully, "How did it go here, guys?"

"We assembled the tree, put up the fairy lights and decorated it!!" Peter said excitedly, smiling proudly at his creation, "Except for some other ornaments, and the star, of course" he added quickly, "we're doing it together, it's still tradition!"

With that, May finally looked at the tree, and her smile fell to an uncertain one as she wondered if she should reach out her hands to hold the tree upright.

"Wow" she exclaimed, quickly fixing her expression, "It looks great, you guys!"

how Christmas traditions can still be autism-friendly! Lots and lots of domestic fluff!

9. Peter Parker's Pickle Predicament by dontmockmyawkwardness

Peter Parker takes it upon himself to bring Christmas cheer to New York City this year. It's all fun and games until he finds himself in a sticky situation in the middle of Rockefeller Plaza. Can an old man in a red suit fly in and help save Christmas?

10. Tony Stink, Stank, Stunk by violetvaria

Tony was mindlessly coiling Peter’s curls around his fingers, their second episode of Star Trek playing unheeded, when the kid spoke up.

“Misser Stark?”

Tony grinned at the slightly slurred words. He’d figured the teen was almost asleep; he was actually surprised he sounded as coherent as he did.

“Mm-hm?” he hummed back, hand still smoothing through the soft brown hair.

“You’re—” Peter was interrupted by a cavernous yawn. “You’re mean.”

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a continuation of spooderboyandtincan's "tonystank and bananaboy," featuring soft Irondad and lots of cuddles and fluff

And Just because... here are a few holiday fics I've written over the last few years!

1. Peter Parker's December Shenanigans

A collection of related short stories that center around Winter/Christmas

Everything from Advent to New Year's Eve.

2. Secret Sugarplum Spiderling

Peter has been taking ballet for nearly as long as he can remember and all of his hard work has finally paid off. He's been cast as the Cavelier to the Sugarplum Fairy in his Performing Arts School's production of The Nutcracker. It's a big deal and it's going to take up a good bit of time but... he's just not sure he's ready for his mentor to know about that particular hobby just yet.

🎄🩰❄️He's sure it'll be fine ... ❄️🩰🎄

All he has to do is show up at the studio on time, keep his grades up, make sure to see Tony on a regular enough basis that he doesn't worry and try to squeeze in some patrolling in between. It's that simple. Right?

3. Holiday Traditions

When a brief misunderstanding leaves Morgan thinking that Peter doesn’t like Christmas, Peter decides that it would be fun to teach her more about Hanukkah. In order to do so, he and May invite the Starks' to share in some of their holiday traditions.

4. Well, Merry Sickmas, I Guess

Peter is sick, Christmas is right around the corner and May had no idea how to help him. Naturally they end up in Tony’s medbay. It doesn’t take long for Peter to be diagnosed with nothing more than some mild dehydration and a nasty stomach bug. However, knowing she can’t take Peter to just any hospital should things go downhill, leaves May feeling a little nervous.

…And that’s how Peter and May end up spending the holiday with Tony Stark in his Penthouse apartment.

[12/14] Now featuring a short and completely unplanned Bruce Banner centric chapter 2!

5. Distracted by a Dime (while not strictly written to be a Christmas fic, it eventually turned into one.)

Peter Parker thinks he has everything figured out. Where he can eat, sleep and make a little bit of money. What he needs to do in order to continue attending Midtown High and being Queen’s friendly neighborhood Spider-man. How to keep his entire situation under wraps and most importantly, who he can trust.

Then, along comes Tony Stark with an offer he can’t refuse. The plan is to remain professional, to not get too close to the Stark-Rogers’ family. Not getting comfortable means not slipping up and saying anything that he can’t take back.

...but for Peter- things rarely go as planned...

#marvel fic rec #christmas #holiday #peter parker #tony stark #irondad and spiderson #mcu #marvel #iron man #spider-man #marvel fanfiction #holiday cheer #holiday fluff #iron dad and spider son #irondad fic recs

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severusish · 2 years

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PSA: Gilderoy Lockhart X Rita Skeeter New Ship Name | Skeeteroy

Soooo Byrone @utterlybyrone and I were discussing the existence of Gilderoy Lockhart and Rita Skeeter as a ship, because I was saying that I had seen them shipped together once in a fic — and they were dating in the same year at Hogwarts and both were in House Ravenclaw (edit: if someone remembers the fic name please tag/add/reblog so I can give credit!!).

AND, in the absence of a ship name for the pairing, Byrone suggested Gilta, Gilda, and this: Skeeteroy.

Well. Once I stopped wheezing at how fantastic a name that is for a ship, I then told Byrone that I would tag them every time I used the term “Skeeteroy.” 💀

I’ve decided to go one step further: can we make Skeeteroy™ a thing for that ship??? Because I have to be honest with you, I’m not altogether sure there is an official name for that pairing. And even if there is one already, Skeeteroy is better. Fight me and @utterlybyrone

Mutuals pretty please reblog this post to make this a thing, it would make my flipping YEAR lmfaoooo 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

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Edit: Even though I’ve only seen the ship in ONE fanfic (it was a Time Travel AU Snamione fic), (and as @utterlybyrone said, the ship pretty much seems to barely exist in the HP fandom) I think the pairing makes sense.

Why?

1. Gilderoy and Skeeter are both ladder-climbing socialites who are full of both street smarts and ambition

2. Both of them would be willing to do very bad things™ to become successful. (see Gilderoy trying to Obliviate Harry and Ron, and see Skeeter airing the private lives of teenagers to get increased readership)

3. Both of them value their appearance and their reputation more than anything else

4. Both of them love their trademarks. Gilderoy: teeth, hair, robes. Skeeter: hair, glasses, Quick Quotes Quill.

5. Headcanon: Both of them may or may not absolutely 110% live by the motto “fake it ‘til you make it.”

6. Gilderoy is a Halfblood and Rita is a Halfblood too (some sources say Pureblood). Either way, they would have spent a lot of time in the Wizarding World, and they both know how to navigate it — and most importantly, they both know who the powerful people are. So they would be useful to each other. Additionally, Skeeter (being part of the press) could help to hide Gilderoy’s fraudulent work and make him seem more credible. Gilderoy could shower praise on Rita Skeeter at every book signing, and the people would love her even more.

7. Idk, he gives me very very hetero himbo energy. She gives me bi/pan energy. Either way, they’re both fashion icons. And she’s a beetle. Idk what that means for their pairing, but it seems important.

8. Headcanon: Both of them definitely would have been invited to the Slug Club.

9. Gilderoy was in Ravenclaw. Headcanon: Rita was in Ravenclaw in the fic I read, but I also think she could have easily been (perhaps) in Slytherin. These two have a similar mentality: brains over brawn.

10. I’m sure there are more reasons. Anyway. Vote SKEETEROY for 2022!!! We’re bringing this bad boy to life @utterlybyrone

Edit: there are exactly 16 fics on AO3 that contain the words Gilderoy Lockhart/Rita Skeeter.

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Could you possibly write something like Peter experiencing his first middle school relationship/heartbreak (because they last like a week) and Dad Tony helping him through the whole thing...?

Haha yeah I remember that 🙄😝

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Peter was pretty upset the whole ride home, trying not to cry while his Uncle Happy looked worried

He bursts through the door of the penthouse and sprints to his room

Tony’s in a meeting so Happy texts him and obviously Tony gets super worried when hears that Peter’s upset and speeds away in his suit

Everyone in the meeting is like “Ugh there goes Stark again now we have to reschedule”

Tony hurries to Peter’s room and knocks on the door quietly

He’s like, super scared because he can hear Peter crying

But Peter’s like “Go away I don’t wanna talk”

He doesn’t really know what to do, so he kinda just decides to respect Peter and go downstairs

He makes brownies and pasta for Pete (homemade)

Tony has a pretty good idea about what happened now, so he goes back upstairs with the brownies

He asks Peter if he can come in, and the boy kinda grunts so he takes that as a yes

Carefully he sits on the soft bed and rubs circles on Pete’s back

He’s like, “Are you feeling okay, sweetheart? Do you need anything?” and basically being an OverprotectiveDad™

Finally Peter opens up and is like “She broke up with me”

Tony’s ready to kill “her” for breaking Peter’s heart but the boy assures him tearily that it’s not that bad

I mean, they lasted like 3 days together, but still

They eat brownies on the couch together with Peter leaning against Tony, wiping tears from his eyes

Eventually they watch Lilo and Stitch, and Tony makes popcorn

Peter calms down later because he actually never really liked Dayna much

He didn’t even why they dated 🤷‍♀️

Peter falls asleep in Tony’s lap, and Tony carefully wipes the tear stain from his face and strokes his curls

And they’re both happy

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