#the silver spider fan fiction

[fairyoutlanders]

Miguel O’Hara is the Antithesis of the Spider-Man (Vague Spoilers)

I watched Across the Spiderverse a couple days ago and this idea has been driving me up the wall for the past 48 hours so I decided to finally sit down and hammer it out.

TLDR;  “It wasn’t done purposefully. It was done accidentally. But I think it was the best thing we did: making it so [Spider-Man] could be anyone under that costume.” ---Stan Lee

In Across the Spiderverse, Miguel is both an antagonist within the story but he is also an allegory (intentional or not) for the kinds of fans that are obsessed with gate-keeping and “canon events.” Miguel is obsessed with this idea that Miles isn’t supposed to be Spider-Man, and both diegetically as well as thematically fails to understand what exactly it means to be Spider-Man. Similarly, the kinds of fans that are obsessed with gate-keeping comics, characters, and canon, often fail to overlook the purpose of the art and the story that they so fervently protect.

The hypocrisy of Miguel and those like him is that they are not only antithetical to what Spider-Man is, but what comics are. Comics, especially superhero comics, are fan-made creations. Perhaps they didn’t start that way, some just started with two Jewish kids from New York. Eventually, those comics reached a wider audience. Kids from all over the nation were flocking weekly to their local pharmacies to pick up the brand new issue of Amazing Spider-Man. And those kids fell in love. And what they read as children inspired them to go on to write for those companies. It was fairly common in the comic book industry (especially during the Silver and Bronze age (60’s-80’s)) to have writers hopping around from [character] title to title. People added things and took things away, Steve Ditko himself transformed Spider-Man from the goofy awkward high schooler to something darker and more angst-ridden. But to this day, the quick talking Spider-Man and his awkward counterpart, Peter Parker, prevails. Canon is never truly fixed in comics, which, much like fan fiction, creators add what they want to see and if that idea or concept or “canon” becomes the most popular or the most utilized, it cements itself into the canon of the character. Retro-active canon in comics is very real and is still something you can see in characters like Batman, Superman, Cyborg, Wolverine, Spider-Man. Rewriting the same story over and over and over again is common! Rewriting it until something sticks and is accepted is the norm: some [comic] runs stand out and others flop. Comics are influenced by other media as well: actor portrayals very visibly affect the way the character is drawn and the way that they are even characterized. Christopher Reeves changed the way that Clark Kent was drawn. There are artists that still pull his film portrayal of Clark Kent as a reference for their depictions. You can’t control canon, even as much as publishing companies and comic dude bros (and also apparently, fictional futuristic Spider-Men), want to. Canon is changed and shaped and defined by so many other factors than just what is written down. Canon in comics is malleable and ever-changing, sometimes contradicting itself. But comic canon is this wild beautiful mythology that grows and changes and is shaped by the writers and the fans and the movies and the time and place in which they were written. 

And as to Spider-Man… Miguel’s insistence that Miles is an anomaly, that he wasn’t supposed to be Spider-Man, is wrong. He focuses on the fact that Miles was bitten by a spider from a different universe, therefore, if Miles hadn’t been bitten by someone else's’ spider, the Peter Parker from Earth-1610 (Mile’s Universe) would’ve survived and Miles wouldn't have been Spider-Man. He singles out Miles as different, as anomaly, something that was true within comics for many years after the very first Black Spider-Man (Miles Morales) debuted. But the truth of the matter is that Spider-Man isn’t supposed to be anyone, he’s just… a guy: a friendly neighborhood guy. Just a kid from Brooklyn. A nerdy, dorky kid from Brooklyn, who got pushed around at school and happened to get bit by a radioactive spider. Miguel himself wasn’t even bitten by a spider! Half his DNA is spider DNA due to comic book zaniness and pseudo-science. By that sheer factor alone, Miguel wasn’t supposed to be Spider-Man either. Peter Parker isn’t supposed to be Spider-Man. Miles Morales isn't supposed to be Spider-Man. Fuck, Gwen Stacy being alive is an anomaly in most universes! All of the Spider-Men shown in Across the Spiderverse consistently break Miguel’s rule that someone else is supposed to be Spider-Man. Peter B. Parker has a daughter—something that doesn’t often happen. Jess Drew is based on a scrapped version of Spider-Woman from ‘74! What makes the Spider people Spider-Men is that they choose each and every day to take on the great responsibility that comes with the great power that they have. Anyone can wear the mask. You just have to be brave enough to put it on. In a multiverse of infinite possibilities, anyone can be Spider-Man. The first movie, in retrospect, understands this thematic element that Miguel O’Hara simply cannot seem to grasp. As Miles says, “Anyone can wear the mask. You can wear the mask. If you didn’t know that before, I hope you do now.”

And in the words of the man himself:

 “It wasn’t done purposefully. It was done accidentally. But I think it was the best thing we did: making it so he could be anyone under that costume.” ---Stan Lee

#spiderman #across the spiderverse #spiderman into the spiderverse #miles morales #miguel o'hara #miguel spiderman #spiderman 2099 #stan lee #comics #comic books #comic book shit #comic book analysis #comics are weird

[liebgottsjumpwings]

MISC. TAG GAME!

I got tagged in this by @xxluckystrike !! thank you!!

A band you don’t like that many others do: I never really got into any albums by the neighbourhood after 'wiped out!', I don't know why but they never really got my attention. I saw them live in 2016 and they were good though!

A childhood memory that you remember vividly: I remember when I was 5 with crippling undiagnosed and unregulated ADHD, I was sitting in class listening to the teacher reading us a story and I was chewing on the wooden beads on my necklace. I bit too hard and you could hear a loud ass crack and when the teacher asked me what I just bit, I said I bit my tooth and she got SO worried for a moment before I decided it would be a better idea to tell her the truth and confess I was chewing on my necklace... lol

Least favorite animal and why: Spiders, because I genuinely fear them lol.

Hot fandom take: I guess this doesn't count much for the hbo war side of tumblr, but WW2 tumblr in general. I feel very weird about people who make positive content about nazi characters... For example, I get that you like a certain actor and want to write fic about them... but does it have to be the nazi character they play in a piece of media? Why does fan fiction about hans landa exist? Why?

Do you were any jewelry, if so, what’s your favorite piece: I have a few silver rings that I wear pretty much every day alongside a few rings fully made out of agate and carnelian. I also have a silver necklace that I can switch out the pendant for. I also have a short beaded necklace made out of tiny jasper stones that I wear a lot. That's it though, I am attached to those and also am pretty much allergic to anything that isn't sterling silver or natural stone.

A movie others liked but you didn’t: I didn't like Black Book too much.

Three things you love about yourself: My hair, I have naturally curly hair and I'm trying to grow it out right now, gonna get it cut into a shag style tomorrow! I also love my fashion sense, if you can call it that. I also enjoy that I can get a bit chaotic/erratic at times. Had to learn how to healthily do that though but with ADHD medication it's all good and fine.

A place you hope to visit in the future and why: Oh boy, there is a lot. Of which a few I will visit this year if all goes well! If I had to pick one that I don't have concrete plans for yet it would be Wales. There's a shit ton of megaliths there that I would like to see in real life.

An actor that gets on your nerves and why: Ed Westwick looks like he smells like too much department store perfume.

Things you’re excited for in the nearby future? I return to my job on Saturday! After studying abroad for half a year and then graduating. I really enjoy my job and I'm quite excited for that!

Least favorite ship in a fandom you’re in: I'm not really well versed into the shipping that goes on in the hbo war fandom, but I secretly don't see why people ship lipton and speirs... sorry!

What’s the most toxic fandom you’ve been in? I used to be on kpop twitter from 2016 to 2018... yeah.

List three things you find beautiful about life: One: I can go on about this forever but the fact that we can physically connect with our ancestors by visiting the things they've left behind? Like megaliths, ancient structures? I legitimately tear up visiting ancient sites like that sometimes lol. Two: In that same sort of area, the fact that ancient life can be preserved in fossils??? I love fossils. Three: Humans helping other humans. I think there is something so beautiful about that. Hence why I choose social work as my profession I guess.

Any dreams for the future? I hope to visit the places I want to visit. I also one day hope to academically study history.

How are you really feeling today? Physically? Not so well because I have a lung infection that I pretty much need to sit out. An unhelpful side thing is that my skin feels really sore and sensitive which hurts. I'm also extremely exhausted. Mentally I'm doing pretty good though! Lots of small things to look forward to. I like it that way.

I'm tagging anyone who sees this because I do not interact a lot with others on here again yet but I want to! So consider yourself tagged :)

#ask game #jules.txt #i guess?!

[thewritingsandwich]

The Chiming Lady - Part 6 (Last Part)

A Lockwood & Co. Fan Fiction

Other Parts: 1 2 3 4 5 6

Summary: The agents of Lockwood & Co. are invited to the Halloween-Party of a former client.

A/N: This is the last part of the "filler episode". I hope you enjoyed this series and thank you for all of the support :) <3 I originally wrote this for @ savelockwoodnco on instagram's filler episode theme. But I'm a month too late... anyways this takes place after 'The Empty Grave' but there are no major spoilers for it. Originally I wrote it in german, but I translated it for the internet with the help of DeepL.

Tag List: @ahead-fullofdreams

Warnings: Mentions of injuries, brief mentions of su***de and mu**er

Our plan was probably one of our stupidest, but we didn't have much choice. We carried the rusty ladder up and positioned it in a way that would allow easy access to the beams above the bell. I volunteered to climb up, even though Lockwood would probably have been better off up there. But I wanted to do it; I had to do it.

I climbed the rusty ladder, which I didn't trust for a second, and wrapped my arms around one of the support beams. It creaked loudly as I pulled myself up. The others told me to keep going.

My small torch was enough for this narrow space and I shone it around once. A few spiders had taken up residence in the tower. And there! In a niche beneath the roof of the tower was a dead body - at least that's what I thought. A white, stuffed sheet lay squashed into the niche and looked very much like a corpse.

"Shit," I heard George shout and I looked down. A mistake. Not only did my heart drop into my pants because of the height - but also because Felicity's ghost was there, fighting the others. Just at that moment, the beam I was standing on creaked and sank down a little. Panic began to rise inside me.

I wasn't quite sure whether it was fear or ghost lock that prevented me from moving. My whole body was trembling, but I took a step back and another and another. Until I was as far away from the corpse as possible.

I had no silver net with me. Nothing but a load of 'Greek fire', the use of which was actually strictly forbidden indoors. But was I really indoors? If I had been in my right mind, I probably wouldn't have detonated the bomb, but at that moment, filled with fear and ghost lock, I saw no way out. So I detonated the bomb, threw it towards the corpse and jumped off the beam.

The landing dragged on my knees, but there was no time for pain. The bomb exploded and with it the beam carrying the heavy bell. There was no trace of the others.

I rushed to the stairs as the bell hit the unstable wooden floor. The door downstairs was open and George and Holly were already halfway through when I arrived in the room below the bell.

The beams came crashing down and the bell followed through the ceiling as I crossed the room. Lockwood reached out his hand, but just before I could get a grip on it, I sagged as the bell also broke through this floor and pulled me with it. Burning pieces of wood and beams fell past me with the bell. Something must have hit me, because a sharp pain in my left leg shot through me out of nowhere.

I tried to cling to what was left of the floor, but it broke off too. I fell into the depths, but hit the floor much sooner than I thought. Apparently there were still some rooms inside the tower, through which the bell now crashed one after the other.

The impact knocked all the air out of my lungs as my head hit hard against the wood. Then everything went black.

* * *

An old radio was playing a familiar song, but I couldn't say exactly where I knew it from. I drew in air and each breath hurt a little.

I carefully opened my eyes. Cool light greeted me, just like the typical sterile white of a hospital. What had happened? Who had brought me to the hospital? How long had I been out? I was lying in a hospital bed, connected to some equipment and had a catheter in my left hand. My eyes wandered to my right hand.

On my right side, Lockwood was sitting in a chair with a gossip magazine on his chest and his eyes closed. He held my right hand lightly. I looked at him very closely. He had washed the red color from his face very quickly and messily, as there were still a few spots of red here and there. He was no longer wearing his costume, but his typical suit, while his long coat was hung on a hook directly opposite me.

Strangely enough, I was lying in a single room. Even though he was sleeping so incredibly peacefully, I lightly squeezed his hand and sure enough, it was sufficient. He opened his eyes and smiled with relief.

"Luce... how are you?" he asked.

"I think okay? Deep breaths hurt, but otherwise I'm fine, I think," I replied. He looked so incredibly tired. The circles under his eyes were even darker than usual and his otherwise tidy appearance was a complete mess. He straightened up slightly and put his hand on my cheek.

"I'm so glad you're okay. You gave us an incredible scare. I thought you'd learned not to use Greek fire indoors anymore." Then he leaned forward even further and kissed my forehead. "I'm so glad you're okay." He pulled back a little again and looked down at me. At that moment, when he looked at me like that, I really didn't care about anything else. His look was similar to the one he'd had when we'd danced at the Halloween party. Without thinking about it, I grabbed his tie and pulled him down to me. We kissed - despite my pain and the situation. Maybe it was the painkillers I was given that made me jump over my shadow. I didn't blame them.

"Lucy's feeling much better already." Lockwood and I immediately broke apart and I felt the blood rush to my face. George stood in the doorway of the room, grinning. In his hands he carried containers from restaurants and next to him stood Holly. They clearly didn't look as tired as Lockwood.

"Gosh, George," Holly replied, punching him lightly in the arm. Then she looked to me and gave me a thumbs up before mouthing the words 'good job'.

"Now please tell me what happened," I demanded as George passed around the food and they all sort of sat around the bed.

"After you detonated the bomb - which was a terrible idea, by the way - the bell fell completely through the tower and you went down with it. But you only fell one floor, while the bell made it all the way to the first floor. You were probably knocked unconscious by the impact. We had to stop Lockwood from jumping after you. Well, then Holly sprinted to Mrs. Pearson, who called an ambulance and DEPRAC. Barnes is a little upset, but no more than usual. What else? Oh well, Mrs. Pearson blamed herself entirely for the situation, which I have to agree with her a little bit because who invites guests into a haunted house? And who doesn't check an old house for ghosts? Also, because she felt so bad, she insisted on putting you up in a private clinic, hence all the gimmicks. Did I forget something? Oh yes, you did take out the source of the Chiming Lady, as I call her. Barnes sent other agents to the house the following night to deal with the stray, but it ended up requiring almost the entire lake to be pumped out. The tower's a mess, but I tell myself the bell was too heavy for the beams anyway, so it was only a matter of time," George said, eating Chinese noodles.

"No financial troubles?"

"No, Mrs. Pearson is feeling too guilty," Lockwood replied, sitting back in his chair next to my bed.

I nodded. "How long was I out?"

"Two days. You weren't really gone. You kept waking up before drifting off again. The doctors say you were lucky. You only have a few minor burns on your arms, some bruises on your ribs and you came in with a concussion. Oh and a cut on your left leg. You should stay here for a few more days to be checked out for your ribs," Holly explained. Lockwood held my right hand again and kept stroking it lightly. "So you should... I mean you should take it easy." She winked at me and I blushed again.

"And was it at least worth it? The party and our display of talents?"

"Actually, yes, we already have some new cases from former guests," she said. "I think the destruction of the tower became more of a minor detail that no one really cares about."

#original work #lockwood and co #l&co #l&co. netflix #locknation #locknationfillerepisode #anthony lockwood #george karim #holly munro #jonathan stroud #locklyle #lucy carlyle #lockwood & co. fan fiction #lockwood x lucy

[mymumisasquid]

Yvonne’s Appearance

Yvonne is a major OC from my in-the-works fan fiction (Untitled).

A general but slightly inaccurate image (I can’t draw and Picrews never have quite what I want so I find pictures and edit them—with words).

Jet black wavy hair that reaches her knees. Why does Yvonne’s hair reach her knees? For some strange genetic related reason, her hair grows incredibly fast. By two years old, it was already at the length of a four year old’s, and given the waviness it would be even longer when straight. She has tried cutting it super short, but it grows back too quick, so she opts for tying it in a braid so it stays out of her way (she has to braid it away from her face too).

With fair skin as well, Yvonne is basically a copy of her mother—except for her eyes. They are the same dark pink/red colour that Jin and the former king had, making her one of the only three children to share a prominent feature with the king.

Yvonne is rather thin as she struggles with eating, but as she got better she built up muscles in her arms and a lightly toned stomach (my girl gets strong). She has a round but sharp face.

This is a basic idea of her outfit. She wears mostly black and purple.

Under the striped…whatever you call that…is a thin violet cone skirt (it’s just the long flowing skirts that would hit your legs when you walk). A lighter, frilly skirt is underneath that one, and the lacy frills stick out the bottom. The striped thing actually has a swirly pattern in silver—though it’s only at the bottom (kind of like Emma’s).

The shirt is frillier than shown, with frills along the middle part, neck, shoulders, and the ends of the sleeves.

This vest that doubles up as a corset has light grey/silver rose details on the highlighted part (around the buttons). She chose this over a normal corset because 1. It was more to her style and 2. Buttons are easier to handle.

Popping out of the collar of her vest is a lilac lace Victorian jabot (those ruffle necktie things that vampires wear) with a gold and ruby rose brooch pinned to the top of it.

A white cape with grey insides wraps around Yvonne’s shoulders and slips under her jabot, pinned by silver cords (on the left pin to her cape right over her heart, Yvonne has a small brooch that bears a spider—her crest). It narrows down at the back into a point. The cape would have a fur on it like many of the princes’, but she tried it and found herself irritated by the hair. The cape has gold rose details* along the hem.

*Cliche or not, as the only princess in the kingdom of roses, Yvonne is considered the “prize rose” (besides beauty’s time) so she wears a lot of rose patterns.

Yvonne wears black lace up boots with two inch (5cm) heels that stop just shy of her knees, but they are hidden under her skirt. She wears black gloves.

If compared to another princess or even noblewoman, Yvonne’s style is quite different. Many dresses/tops in medieval times show off the collarbone and top of the breasts, not to mention there are usually bright colours. Yvonne doesn’t have a reason for her mostly dark preferences, but she simply enjoys the way they look and match with her natural appearance (it’s not a “sad girl wears black then brightens her clothes with her emotions” kind of thing—and it’s not a female version of Gilbert).

#cybird ikemen series #cybird ikemen #ikemen series #ikemen oc #ikemen prince #ikepri #ikepri oc #ikemen prince oc #Yvonne Bos

[dotster001]

So, you've already done platonic match-up for me (twst), so I think its time for romantic 😏

(BTW I just copy pasted the thing-)

Nickname: ash/lala

Pronouns: he/they

Personality type: ENTP and extrovert

Kinnie: Osamu dazai (more the writer than the character, I read the book and I loved it)

Favorite color: blue

Likings: Books, art, history (of art), writing, drawing, kids , rain, basketball, making friends, hoodies, my job (I'm the head manager in a skate shop), my siblings, my fiance (of course), the music band GORILLAZ, memes, my cat, my siblings (I'm closer to my twin) going to amusement park, playing guitar, snowboard, skate, surfing, old school music (mostly rap)

Dislike: spiders. (These things are horrible), loud noises, summer (more pools than summer in general), homeworks

Aesthetic: chaotic academia/grunge/skate ( I couldn't find the right name for my aesthetic so I hope you understand)

Appearance: black hairs (natural brown hairs but I prefer them in black) , 174cm, blue eyes, chubby, curly hairs to my shoulders, semicolon tattoo on my left wrist, a earing of a smiley face (right ear), glasses, freckles, pinkish skin, the hairs on my neck are cut

I'm also Italian-French and I take a lot of pride in my Italian blood

Hobbies: skate/surf/snowboard, basketball, drawing, just hanging out with my friends

(I hope you like this!...but does your fiance know you are cheating on him with fictional men 🤔 😂)

I match you with Cater Diamond.

When I do a platonic/romantic match, and then do the opposite, I like to make it an au. So in this au, we'll say Lilia invited you to his concert, and that's how you met Cay Cay. Cater was immediately enthralled by your fashion, and the fact that you didn't immediately lose your hearing when Lilia played a solo. After some pushing from Lilia, Cater asked you out, and it's been pretty happy ever since.

Music is how you two bond the most. He picks up music writing for you, and plays them for you. You play/sing Gorillaz for him. It's just overall a fun time, and you two have lots of play arguments over various songs.

ce n'est pas un point, j'ai juste choisi la violence aujourd'hui. 😊

Mans is excited you're a skater. There is no way he isn't one. Like, have you seen him? He absolutely skates. He tries to do cool tricks to show off for you. Some of them are good, others not so much…but it doesn't matter. He feels safe to make mistakes around you. You can laugh at him though, he doesn't mind! In fact, he likes to make you laugh almost as much as he likes to impress you.

He's probably not a huge fan of basketball, but he will 100% come to watch you play. He is your biggest supporter. He will even dress up as a cheerleader if you ask him to. You just need to agree to pose for a photo with him after the game. His magicam followers will LOVE IT!

you could literally say anything to him in french, and he'll think it's the hottest thing he's ever heard. You could literally say, "I have to take out the trash." And he'd be like, "babe, that's so fucking hot. 😍" All his pictures of you have french captions (don't worry his translations came from Rook)

You hadn't noticed it until today.

Cater often had you record his music club performances so he could post them on Magicam later. So you were able to just stare at your boyfriend without him teasing you, since you could say it was so that you were getting a good angle.

That's when you noticed it. His nail polish and beanie were both blue.

You had started stealing one of his silver hoops a couple months ago so that you could "be together" even when you were apart, but you hadn't noticed him wearing your favorite color.

You peaked out from behind the camera, made eye contact, and mouthed, "blue?" At him.

He winked, and gave you a roguish smile, before wagging his blue nails at the camera, then going into a guitar solo.

You rolled your eyes, but still felt yourself getting flustered. 

When the song finished, Cater looked directly into the camera, and began his outro speech he always gave. Except it ended differently this time.

"Also, my beautiful magicam fam, guess who just noticed I decided to wear his color? Took him long enough, #obliviousbutloveable, am I right?"

You decided to cut the video short. His viewers could figure out the rest from there.

#1.5k followers #twisted wonderland #matchups #cater diamond #cater diamond x reader

[nctming]

MING PROFILE AND FACTS

Ming is a fictional member of the group NCT.

STAGE NAME: Ming

BIRTH NAME: Xu MingMing

ENGLISH NAME: Melanie Xu

POSITION: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub Rapper (in WayV), Main Dancer, Main Rapper, Sub Vocalist (in NCT Mirage)

BIRTHDAY: September 12th, 1999

ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

HEIGHT: 172cm (5'8")

WEIGHT: N/A

BLOOD TYPE: B

REPRESENTATVE COLOR: Silver

INSTAGRAM: @/frostbitwings

TIK TOK: @/frostbitwings

NATIONALITY: Irish

ETHNICITY: Chinese

MING FACTS:

she was born in Guangzhou, China but moved to Dublin, Ireland when she was 2

she has two older brothers

she joined SM Entertainment in 2017

she was officially introduced as an SMROOKIE on July 17th, 2018

Languages: English, Chinese, Korean, a little bit of Japanese

she has been dancing since she was a kid

she comes from a wealthy family

it was announced on December 31st, 2018 that she would debut in WayV

she has a few tattoos and got her first one with her mom

like YangYang, she doesn't have many nicknames since people thought MingMing was a nickname (however since joining the group she's been called MiMi pretty often)

she's terrified of spiders

she has a pretty deep voice which surprised fans and members when they first heard her speak

she loves to shop

favorite plant: water lily

favorite city: Rio de Janeiro

favorite sound: rain

acute sense: taste

favorite number: 7

favorite word: love

favorite time of day: dusk

favorite color: pink

tiny habit: playing with her rings

favorite character: Jade from BRATZ

first memory: chasing butterflies with her brothers

#nct added member #nct #nct 127 #nct addition #nct dream #nct u #wayv #nct female addition #nct female oc #nct female member #nct ming #nct oc

[namorthesubmariner]

Hiii! 😘

Something I've been noticing in my reading, going back and forth between eras, is the long transition Namor and his lore made from being initially pulpy science fiction to being a mythological inspired fantasy character.

What do you think about this transition, is it for the better? Has it affected him a lot?

Hello! ❤️

I think the transition is so interesting, (and putting aside by obvious affection for Silver Age Sub-Mariner) I think it was very much needed and helped Namor in the long run.

The Golden Age comics were frankly an insane acid trip of a mess, because I feel like the genre of superheroes comics was so new so I think there was a lot of experimenting but also creators leaned on what they knew, they knew pulp fiction, horror, sci-fi, romance etc. Which is why Namor went from "Avenging Prince of the Seas here to war with the Surface World" to "Namor, Betty, and Namora solve the mystery of the missing beauty queens". When you think about it many Golden Age characters started off that way, with Batman he was a masked detective, which is very pulp fiction. That's not to say a superhero character can't have mysteries or romance in their stories but when I think of Superhero Characters I think of the Silver Age, I think of the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man, etc. because I really feel that the Fantastic Four revived the whole Superhero Comic genre.

I wholeheartedly believe that Namor's ability to adapt to the changing trends of comics, and his character's place as being the outsider whom readers can sympathize with, were the reason why he was able to seamlessly transition from the Golden Age to the Silver Age while many other characters did not. Lee's choice to bring him back and Kirby's revamp of Namor and the Atlanteans were so crucial to his character because without injections of new ideas, new life, being breathed into the characters then I feel characters end up stagnating. Like Lee/Kirby didn't need to bring Namor over as he was, they could have just created a new character to replace him, like Jim > Johnny Human Torch.

It's not like Namor didn't have mythological/fantasy roots, it's just that Everett purposefully decided not to lean into that side, because he did not want/create Namor to be from Atlantis to begin with, so he was a different original fantasy character with some greek myth inspiration (ankle wings > hermes). Of course later creators added the whole Atlantis backstory which Kirby expanded on greatly since it was really only mentioned once in the Golden Age. IIrc there was interviews where Everett even talked about how he didn't like the way Namor was running around fighting petty crooks because it was beneath a noble character like that, but then again it also took Everett time to warm up to the Atlantis backstory. I don't have the sources for this but it was talked about by an older Namor fan who knows a lot about the character and history.

It's just really fascinating how Namor is able to be so much at once. You can do so many stories/genres with his character because he is so versatile, Horror (The Depths), Political Intrigue (Sub-Mariner 2007), Undersea Fantasy (Tales to Astonish/The Sub-Mariner 1968).

I would definitely say it affected him very much, so much in fact that I don't really recommend Golden Age Sub-Mariner to new fans because it's not just Namor's backstory but his character is more serious in the Silver Age and people might not be able to enjoy how wild of a character Golden Age Namor is. This isn't the only time Namor's characterization shifted over time, like Modern Comics Sub-Mariner is different than Silver Age Sub-Mariner.

However I'm not a big fan of Kirby's Namor, not the art style for him or much of the stories (it's not that its bad but its more that I don't think of Kirby when I think of Silver Age Sub-Mariner) but I do think Kirby's work with Namor was perhaps the best thing to happen to the character and really helped the character.

Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 1

#namor #namor mckenzie #namor the sub mariner #imp answers

[matchmakerecorner]

Request number two :)

Id like a romantic twisted wonderland matchup please. My pronouns are she,her. Im 5’2 hour glass shaped African American, with black hair, and blackish brown eyes.Im straight, but Im an ally :). I’m told I’m kind, smart, funny, responsible, polite, respectful, obedient, thoughtful, considerate, empathetic, caring, protective, nerdy and compassionate, but im also anxious, fearful, awkward, shy, clumsy, emotional, moody, indecisive, highly sensitive, an introvert, have low confidence and self esteem issues. I like animals, books, reading, writing, fantasy, magic, sci fi, anime, cartoons, music, video games, friends, alone time, helping others, taking personality quizzes, learning, bread, and sweets. I dislike spiders, loud sounds, people who harm others, not being listened to, people i care about not caring for themselves, losing people, disappointing/letting down people, failing, math, tests, certain foods and textures, things with weird holes and patterns. Extra stuff about me is that: I pace a lot, i sing when no one is around, and im clumsy.

I think im just gonna leave it at these two for now i dnt wanna both you both and im sure you have a lot id matchups or at least you’re going to if you don’t already and i dont wanna hog all your time. Thanks again

🐇 | I have decided to match you with...

☆ Silver is a pretty calming person. He's kind, thoughtful, but also has a hard time not falling asleep.

☆ Genuinely admires how polite you are. It's already a yes from him since you respect everyone in Diasomnia. You don't treat Malleus as if you're scared of him, and you're nice. That really warms his heart.

☆ Both of you will probably just be going on a date in the forest, taking walks, he'll even introduce you to some of the regular animals he wakes up next to.

☆ Speaking of which, sometimes the two of you will fall asleep next to each other near a tree, and then you'll wake up and see a few animals cuddled up to both of you. Lillia has seen this happen and finds it adorable

☆ Maybe since you like reading, Silver will ask you to read him bedtime stories even though he knows he might not stay awake to hear much of it. Just having your voice be the last thing he hears before drifting off to sleep is enough to make him have sweet dreams.

☆ He's not scared of spiders! He's been surrounded by worse, so you don't have to worry about killing any. With little spiders, he'll let it crawl onto his hand so he can take it away from you. With bigger and more poisonous spiders, he'll just do the same thing with a cup.

☆ Since you enjoy magic, he likes to do different tricks for you. Sometimes he'll even use magic to make you a gift! Maybe he asks Malleus and some other Diasomnia members to show you some magic whenever he notices that you have a bad day/are in a bad mood. Anything to cheer you up!

☆ With how responsible you are, sometimes you save him being scolded by Sebek... He really appreciates it whenever you wake him up before something important.

☆ Sometimes on days when you don't feel like reading, he'll ask you to sing him a lullaby while he rest his head on your shoulder or in your lap. Either works with him, he just wants to be near you.

The Other Choice(s):

Riddle: He admires your motivation to learn. It always makes it really fun to read books with you in the library! He'll let you play with the hedgehogs and flamingos, and lastly, he'll be the one to reassure your worries.

Idia: He's introverted and won't push you to do anything you're uncomfortable with. He'll play video games, take personality quizzes, and you both can lay/sit down next to each other and read fan fiction to tour hearts content! Bonus: his room is also quiet, a perfect place to relax.

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A/n: Once again, thank you for being descriptive! As always, if you have any problems with it just send an ask or comment so I can rematchmake you! ^^ Have a nice day/night!

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The 15 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (November 2023)

Netflix continues to be a treasure trove of cinematic delights, and as we step into November 2023, the streaming giant brings forth a cinematic extravaganza that promises not only entertainment but also critical acclaim. Join us as we explore the top 15 movies on Netflix right now, carefully curated for your viewing pleasure. What are 10 Hindi movies that everyone needs to watch at least once in life? part-1

1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers Description: Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy reunite in a thrilling adventure, facing new challenges that promise to leave audiences on the edge of their seats. Fun Fact: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is the much-anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shW9i6k8cB0&ab_channel=SonyPicturesEntertainment

2. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall Directed by: Adam Wingard Description: Prepare for a clash of the titans as Godzilla and Kong go head-to-head in an epic showdown. Driven by stunning visuals and intense action, this MonsterVerse sequel is a must-watch for fans of colossal battles and cinematic spectacle. Fun Fact: Godzilla vs. Kong marks the first time in six decades that the King of the Monsters and the Eighth Wonder of the World get their rematch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odM92ap8_c0&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

3. Pain Hustlers (2023)

Genre: Drama, Crime Stars: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara Directed by: David Yates Description: Director David Yates takes a departure from the wizarding world to bring us Pain Hustlers, a gripping crime drama featuring Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, and Catherine O'Hara. Follow the story of Liza Drake as she navigates a dangerous criminal conspiracy in the pursuit of a better life. Fun Fact: David Yates is best known for directing several films in the Harry Potter franchise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbPeXsdamT4&ab_channel=Netflix

4. No Hard Feelings (2023)

Genre: Comedy, Romance Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti Directed by: Gene Stupnitsky Description: Witness Jennifer Lawrence's return to the big screen in No Hard Feelings. A tale of financial troubles, unconventional job offers, and unexpected romance, this comedy-drama is a rollercoaster of emotions that showcases Lawrence's versatility as an actress. Fun Fact: No Hard Feelings marked Jennifer Lawrence's comeback after a few years away from the big screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3-slBOV84w&ab_channel=SonyPicturesEntertainment

5. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance Stars: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro Directed by: David O. Russell Description: Bradley Cooper’s Pat Solitano Jr. is a man who wants to see the silver linings in life. That’s not so easy in Silver Linings Playbook, since Pat just got out of the mental hospital after an eight-month stint that was set off when he caught his wife, Nikki (Brea Bee), with another man. Fun Fact: Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVS-6k2tQAA&ab_channel=RoadshowFilms

6. Get Out (2017)

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford Directed by: Jordan Peele Description: Jordan Peele reinvented his career with Get Out, a film he wrote and directed. Daniel Kaluuya stars as Chris Washington, a Black man who is dating Rose Armitage (Allison Williams), a white woman with wealthy parents. While visiting Rose’s parents, Dean (Bradley Whitford) and Missy Armitage (Catherine Keener), in Upstate New York, Chris is unnerved by the strange way he is received and examined by the other guests. Fun Fact: "Get Out" is Jordan Peele's directorial debut, and it received widespread critical acclaim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzfpyUB60YY&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesTrailers

7. Fair Play (2023)

Genre: Thriller, Drama Stars: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan Directed by: Chloe Domont Description: Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) and Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) are secret lovers who work for a hedge fund in Fair Play. Their relationship is against company policy, which is why they’ve hidden it. However, their storybook romance starts to shatter when Luke believes that he’s getting a promotion that ultimately goes to Emily. Fun Fact: "Fair Play" explores the complexities of love and ambition in a corporate setting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICUPlr3EEI&ab_channel=Netflix

8. Nowhere (2023)

Genre: Thriller, Drama Stars: Anna Castillo, Tamar Novas, Irina Bravo Directed by: Albert Pintó Description: Nowhere takes place in the near future, as a married couple, Mia (Anna Castillo) and Nico (Tamar Novas) attempt to escape from a fascist regime in their native Spain before their second child is born. However, a tragic turn of events leaves Mia on her own in a cargo container that is slowly sinking in the middle of the ocean with no hope of rescue in sight. Fun Fact: "Nowhere" explores themes of resilience and resourcefulness in the face of dire circumstances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDUtdcU10YA&ab_channel=Netflix

9. Dune (2021)

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Description: On Arrakis, the most important world in the Galactic Empire, Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac) has been given the near-impossible task of making peace with the native Fremen while maintaining the spice flow that allows humanity to travel in space. Fun Fact: "Dune" is an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel and has garnered praise for its visual spectacle and storytelling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g18jFHCLXk&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures

10. The Machine (2023) - A Comedic Action Adventure

Genre: Comedy, Action, Crime Stars: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro Directed by: Peter Atencio Description: If you don’t know who comedian Bert Kreischer is, then you’re about to get a crash course in The Machine. The film is inspired by Kreischer’s comedy routine, and he even appears as himself in the leading role. Fun Fact: "The Machine" draws inspiration from Bert Kreischer's real-life experiences, adding a humorous touch to the crime-adventure narrative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwDKLEaJxMk&ab_channel=SonyPicturesEntertainment

11. Reptile (2023)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Stars: Benicio del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Silverstone Directed by: Grant Singer Description: Benicio del Toro headlines Reptile, an intense crime thriller that never lets the audience get too comfortable with its main character, Detective Tom Nichols (del Toro). In the film, a young woman named Summer (Matilda Lutz) has been brutally murdered, and her body was discovered by her boyfriend, Will Grady (Justin Timberlake). Fun Fact: "Reptile" keeps the audience on the edge of their seats with its suspenseful narrative and unexpected twists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1cNkZ9o1U&ab_channel=Netflix

12. Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)

Genre: Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy Stars: Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Connor Esterson Directed by: Robert Rodriguez Description: After 12 years away from the franchise, Robert Rodriguez is back behind the camera for the fifth Spy Kids movie, Spy Kids: Armageddon. In this film, Patty (Everly Carganilla) and Tony Tango-Torrez (Connor Esterson) are forced to step up when their secret agent parents, Nora (Gina Rodriguez) and Terrence (Zachary Levi), are captured by Rey “The King” Kingston (Billy Magnussen). Fun Fact: "Spy Kids: Armageddon" marks Robert Rodriguez's return to the beloved Spy Kids franchise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuiRw0v3bAw&ab_channel=Netflix

13. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Genre: Crime, Drama, Comedy Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie Directed by: Martin Scorsese Description: Like Martin Scorsese’s other crime epics, the popular The Wolf of Wall Street takes its inspiration from a real person: Jordan Belfort, as played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film. After the stock market crash of 1987, Belfort uses his incredible salesmanship to make himself a fortune by selling people stock that he artificially inflated. Fun Fact: "The Wolf of Wall Street" is based on the real-life story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who engaged in corrupt activities on Wall Street. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGCav9fRhc&ab_channel=ParamountMovies

14. Dredd (2012)

Genre: Action, Science Fiction Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey Directed by: Pete Travis Description: In theory, Dredd is everything that comic book fans say they want from an adaptation. It takes the source material seriously, the action is R-rated, and it never descends into farce. Fun Fact: "Dredd" is praised for its faithful adaptation of the Judge Dredd comic character, offering a gritty and intense viewing experience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-eI5oLlIeY&ab_channel=RottenTomatoesTrailers

15. Don't Worry Darling (2022)

Genre: Psychological Thriller Stars: Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Gemma Chan Directed by: Olivia Wilde Description: "Don't Worry Darling" explores the psychological unraveling of a housewife as she discovers unsettling truths about her seemingly perfect life. Fun Fact: Olivia Wilde not only directed the film but also stars in it, showcasing her versatility in the entertainment industry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ2elR3OmWI&ab_channel=IGNMovieTrailers As November unfolds, Netflix presents a diverse array of movies spanning genres, captivating audiences with compelling narratives and stellar performances. Whether you're in the mood for action, drama, comedy, or thrills, the current Netflix lineup has something for everyone. Also checkout: Read the full article

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What if Aunt May was killed in the Amazing Spider-Man?

                                                           Intro                                                    ¿What if events went differently in the Webbverse? ¿What if Aunt May was killed in the Amazing Spider-Man? In today’s fan fiction we’re going to be exploring what would have happened if Peter Parker lost Aunt May instead of Uncle Ben in TASM. ¿How can this affect TASM 2 going forward? This is an original what if created by me following the mythology of Aunt May and Spider-Man and the timeline of the Webbverse. Without wasting anymore time sit back and relax and enjoy this sad fan fiction.

                                                           Act 1                                                          The events of TASM were playing out the same as in your universe. Peter Parker was a normal high school kid. He lived with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben who were his guardians. He was a pretty smart kid but introverted guy which often got him bullied by Flash Thompson a schoolmate as one day Flash was having fun bullying a young student and Peter stood up to him a fight between Flash and Peter ensued well more of a beating really for Peter was on the receiving end of Flash's blows. That episode did have a silver lining though Gwen Stacy finally noticed him as Gwen Stacy was the secret crush of Peter Parker and she got all more attractive when she berated Flash for bullying others. She also praised Peter for his bravery at home as Uncle Ben gave Peter a brief case which belonged to Peter's father but Peter remembered that his parents had suddenly fled from their home one night while he was a little kid and left him in the care of Uncle Ben and Aunt May. With these documents from the briefcase Peter found out that his dad the great Richard Parker worked at Oscorp as a scientist in the field of cross-species genetics but his dad worked with a man named Dr.Curt Connors and Peter who had always been curious about what befell of his parents looked up their deaths on the internet and found out the plane crash that killed them. Peter was intrigued by the work his father did and his death resolved into talking to Dr.Connors for more information. Peter snuck into Oscorp’s building blending in with a group of people as he didn't go far before he was discovered by miss Stacy who just happened to be working there and yeah he didn’t see that coming. Gwen did warn him to leave but she didn't expose him to the security guards as after Peter got away from Gwen's scrutiny he wandered and he found himself in a very impressive lab. In the lab genetically modified radioactive spiders were developing a biocable as Peter marveled at what he saw but the spiders didn't seem to be ones that would easily blend into a natural inhabitant and then it happened. It was a regular boring day at the control room pouring over dozens of surveillance cameras looking for anything out of the ordinary was  work and definitely got boring over time. However, today was going to be different for Peter as Clinton the head of security for Oscorp while absent minely eating popcorn and craving his PlayStation he spotted a figure that was wearing a lab coat inside of one of the restricted research areas and to make matters worse it looked like a lot of activity was happening around the individual. The next thing he did was more of a reflex action than one of three as he picked up his walkie-talkie barked instructions into it and hit the alarm. Things really had not gone as Peter hoped as he came to Oscorp to meet Dr.Connors and talk to him but here he was brushing off these weird spiders as they rained on him. To make matters worse an alarm had gone off and was blaring overhead. “So much for sneaking out” Peter thought. Then Peter felt a really nasty sting on the back of his neck as he was almost certain one of the spiders got in and it did indeed. Before he could get his hands to his neck to swat off the offending insect the doors to the lab burst open and the security guards were wielding batons around him pinning his hands behind him and dragging him out of the laboratory. Peter sat in the subway train and mulled over what had happened. After he had been thrown out of the building by Oscorp guards he had tried plating with them to let him see Dr.Connors but however he was warned not to visit Oscorp or the police will be called as his neck was still sore from the spider's sting and Peter saw from the corner of his eye a man who clearly spelled trouble. As the man moved to shove Peter Peter's reflexes kicked in and he punched the man who flew to the other end of the train. He was taken back at how he was able to do that but not for long for he saw as more men stood up in the train and were coming towards him. Peter begged the gang to stay away but they still approached in no time as Parker made short work of them with his incredible agility and strength. He delivered blows and punches that knocked the men out while at home Peter saw the offending spider hidden in his jacket and he stored it away. He looked up on the Internet the abilities of spiders and discovered that he had them. Apparently the genetically modified spider had given him spider-like abilities as he now had super strength, sharp senses, reflexes, increased agility and speed. The next day Peter stood on the doorstep of the home of Dr.Connors as this time he didn't just want to talk about his father but about his new superpowers and after giving Dr.Connors his father’s documents Peter listened as Dr.Connors told him about the research he and Richard Parker had been doing. Connors explained that he and Richard were researching cross-species genetics in order to find a way to regrow lost limbs. His inspirations stems from the fact that he does not have a right arm as Connors went on to say that since the research is slow he has been consistently pressed by his supervisor Dr.Ratha to devise a cure for Oscorp’s CEO Norman Osborn who is terminally ill but Connors admitted that the pressure was frustrating and Connors revealed that the serum which is being created is called the Lizard's serum. In school Flash Thompson and the rest of the basketball team were playing and then Flash decided to have more fun by bullying another student. Parker then decided time was right to test his new abilities on Flash but when the ball got into Peter’s possession Flash demanded him to give it back and Peter just shook his head “no”. He used the ball and made fun of Flash in front of his teammates who were enjoying the show. He then ran with the ball towards the backboard post to dunk the ball into the hoop but Peter Parker sat with Uncle Ben in the principal's office  as they discussed his offense and handed down his punishment yet apparently underestimated his new strengths for he had slammed the ball too hard into the glass backboard effectively breaking it into pieces. Peter's transgression was rewarded with community service and he and Uncle Ben left the office outside the office into the hallway. Uncle Ben berated Peter for his actions and told him not to go around enacting revenge to bullies. Ben then informed Peter that because he had come to the school he changed shifts at work so Peter would have to be the one to pick up Aunt May from work by 9 pm as Peter agreed and Ben left. Peter instead had other plans as he practiced his newfound powers in a desert junkyard and then went to Oscorp to meet with Dr.Connors. Dr.Connors showed him how the regeneration formula worked on a laboratory mouse with Peter's help. Dr.Connors got the formula right and the mouse regroup through its lost limb. As Peter walked up to the steps to the house he saw Uncle Ben sitting on the chair waiting for him but he suddenly remembered that he was supposed to pick up Aunt May from work and he began apologizing but he brushed him off and ordered him to apologize to Aunt May instead. After he said sorry to Aunt May Uncle Ben launched into a discourse against him and scolded him for not picking up his aunt. Peter responded in worst matter and an argument ensued. Parker then walked out of the house leaving Aunt May and Uncle Ben stunned. Ben tried to go after Peter but May stopped him saying that Peter wouldn't listen to him and she should go instead. Peter was walking in the store to buy some milk but he was two cents short of the selling price so the storekeeper refused to sell it to him and as he was leaving he witnessed a man wearing sun shades robbed the cad register but he let the thief go free even after the storekeeper begged him to stop the thief. Aunt May walked on the sidewalk wondering where Peter had gone and hoping to see him she saw a man wearing sun shades running frantically towards her and shoving people on the street. Then she heard a man calling for people to stop the thief but then it's as if time had slowed down and the man in the dark sun shades tripped and fell. A gun left his grip and clattered to a stop a few feet from his reach. Aunt May didn't have time to act as she ran towards the gun but the thief got it first and both of them struggled to hold the gun but he was too powerful for her and he turned the gun over and shot her in the head at point blank range. Peter heard the gunshot and it was surprisingly close. He got up and down the street his eyes settled on the immobilized person lying on the sidewalk across the street. He walked over to the person and found that it was his Aunt May. She was shot in the head with a scared look on her face and very much dead with tears in his eyes. He called for an ambulance and he put his hands around Aunt May's head. Peter repeatedly called Aunt May by name but she was gone while the policeman showed Uncle Ben the sketch of the suspect asking him if he could recognize the man and Ben shook his head as an answer. The man was heartbroken and sobbing silently. The policeman then left after giving Peter the sketch which he requested as the officer also told him that the shooter had a tattoo of a star on his left wrist but Peter then sat at the table beside Uncle Ben and Ben began blaming himself for Aunt May's death saying that his anger caused her to leave the house and go after Peter. He sobbed and wished he had controlled his anger. Peter in tears also blamed himself for May's death as he said that he had a chance to stop the killer but he didn’t and his bad attitude cost him May's life. After crying together for the next 15 minutes Peter apologized to Uncle Ben and the latter also apologize to Peter. Uncle Ben said that he forgave Peter for his actions and that Aunt May would have wanted him to do so. Peter was distraught by Aunt May's death and he couldn’t be counseled. Flash tried sympathizing with Parker at school as Gwen tried too and he brushed her off. He then began hunting for criminals matching the description of the guy in the sketch and leaving them for the police to arrest. With the numerous arrests of criminals and reports of a masked guy around the city who publicly called himself Spider-Man the police became interested in apprehending him. The police led by Gwen's father Captain George Stacy began a city-wide manhunt to catch him as they believed that even as he was fighting criminals he was breaking multiple laws in the process and must be brought to justice. A wanted poster sign was posted around the city for any information that might lead to the capture of Spider-Man but one night after Peter had caught a car thief and immobilized him for the police to find he was being chased by the police in a high-speed pursuit. He quickly evaded by swinging his way around the city while at home Uncle Ben waited up for Peter to arrive but when Peter came in the two got into a heated argument and Uncle Ben made Peter remove his hoodie. With the hoodie off Uncle Ben saw the bruises on Peter's face from where the car thief punched him as a worried Uncle Ben begged Peter to tell him the truth of what had happened and Peter told him about the genetically modified spiders from Oscorp and then his newfound abilities. Uncle Ben didn't believe it so Peter crawled up the wall then onto the ceiling and came down. He told Ben that he had abilities like a spider but it also came with extra perks like super strength while Ben didn't like the idea of Peter using his powers as a vigilante and urged him to leave law enforcement for the police. At Oscorp Dr.Connors was being pressured by Dr.Rafa to begin human trials using the serum seeing as the tests on laboratory mice had proven successful but Dr.Connor stood his ground and refused to start human trials because the serum was not modified enough to be used on humans. Rafa fired him on the spot and took samples of the serum so he could administer it at a veterans administration hospital under the guidance of flu shots. In desperation Connors injected himself with the serum and later passed out due to the effects of the drug. When he came back to consciousness he found out that his arm had regrown but something else was happening as the arm was too big and it wasn’t a normal human arm + the arm had started developing scales like that of a reptile. Suddenly, he remembered that Rafa had been on his way to the veterans hospital to administer the drug to others but had to stop him so he left his office while Peter was in the home of Gwen Stacy as she had invited him over for dinner since at dinner Peter and Captain Stacy got into a heated argument about the justification of Spider-Man and if he was in fact doing the city a service or disservice. Gwen got upset and left the table with Peter. On the roof of the building Peter told her about his super abilities and kissed her. Captain Stacy received an emergency call and he left the house. Peter hearing sounds coming from the other side of the city also left to see what was going on at the bridge. Peter saw what looked like a huge giant Lizard which was throwing cars off the bridge in a rampage as Peter caught the cars and dangled them on the side of the bridge using his bio cable webs. A father asked him to save his son who was trapped in one of the cars as Peter removed his mask and gave the boy which gave him courage to climb out of the car. That decision is one that Peter later regretted for after the Lizard and Spider-Man left the scene the police came and questioned the boy. They also got a sketch of Spider-Man from the kid but after glancing at the rough sketch Captain Stacy saw the guy in the sketch looked like Peter Parker his daughter’s new girlfriend as he also remembered that Peter was very defensive of Spider-Man while at dinner and the pieces fit perfectly. When Peter got home that night Uncle Ben berated Peter for getting involved in the bridge collapse and told him that they should come clean to Captain Stacy. Uncle Ben then proceeded to call Captain Stacy and invited him to their house. When Stacy arrived he was not particularly shocked because he had already found out through the little boy's sketch as Captain Stacy removed a pair of handcuffs from his pocket with the intention of arresting Peter but he hesitated and seemed to think better of the arrest. He proposed to Peter if he could instead work with the police department to apprehend criminals and this Lizard that was on the loose. After all this thing looked not to be human so Peter’s superhuman powers could come in handy and it could save a lot of lives. Uncle Ben was not really thrilled by this arrangement but Captain Stacy said that the alternative was being arrested by the police and tried for dozens of misdemeanors. At this Ben asked Peter if he would be willing to help the police and he agreed. Peter went to Oscorp to ask Dr.Connors how a reptile can be captured and subdued Connors’s suspiciousness. Peter's motives did not give him any helpful information as Peter then saw that Dr.Connors had scales on his neck but after Dr.Connors left Peter looked around the lab area and saw that a glass cube which held a lab mouse was broken. On further inspection he found the lab mouse now mutated as a reptile with scales and it was eating another mouse. In horror Peter ran to the police department and told Captain Stacy that Dr.Connors was the giant reptile. Stacy did not believe him but agreed to look into the scientists as Peter found the lair of the reptilian monster in the city sewers and trying to get photographs of it a fight ensued and Dr.Connors now the Lizard saw that the camera belonged to Peter Parker. That’s how he knew that Peter was Spider-Man as it would have been a normal day at school for Parker and the rest of the students but the reptilian monster showed up. The monster tried getting Peter to be on his side saying that he planned to save humanity by curing them of their biological shortcomings as Peter was not taking it in by this offer and a great flight ensued. After the Lizard had left Peter went into the sewers and found Dr.Connors’s work area. He inspected the place and found out that the Lizard planned to decimate the serum all over Manhattan to mutate the humans by using a cloud generating device at Oscorp. He then called Gwen and asked her to access Oscorp’s files on the regenerating serum to come up with an anti-serum as soon as possible. He then called Captain Stacy and told him of what the Lizard was planning to do. Uncle Ben was sitting at the kitchen table reading a newspaper when suddenly, the walls were thrown in but before he had time to react a green gas enveloped him and he began mutating into a giant lizard. The police mobilized and came to Uncle Ben's home. They attacked the duo with M15 rifles and they were subdued but only for a moment for the regenerative powers of the reptilians healed them and they turned on the cops releasing the gas on them turning them into reptiles. The police now had to deal with more reptilians ravaging the city and they were swarming in. Peter showed up and informed Stacy that Gwen was at Oscorp working on an antidote for the serum and she would need some help. Stacy in turn broke the news that Uncle Ben had been mutated by Dr.Connors and was one of the monsters that the police were trying so hard to subdue. After that Captain Stacy left for Oscorp as Peter then climbed to the top of a building and looked down onto the scene. It was an apocalypse and Dr.Connors was planning to spread it. The police were already losing this fight and would need a lot of help. Parker saw Dr.Connors heading to Oscorp and got one of the policemen to radio that information to Captain Stacy who was also in route to the tower. Parker then decided that protecting Gwen and the antidote was more important than helping the embattled police units. As he was swinging away he was mistakenly shot by one of the police officers and the bullet deeply graved his knee. He wasn’t able to swing properly as the engineer sat in front of the TV and heard the announcer say that Spider-Man who was en route to the Oscorp tower was injured and would make it. The man who was the father of the boy Peter saved on the bridge marshaled all crane operators in the area to maneuver their crane's 90 degree angel over the streets leading to Oscorp so that Spider-Man could easily swing his way to the tower. Peter swung his way to the Tower and saw the Lizard on the roof ready to attach the cloud generating device. Peter then climbed to the roof and began fighting with the Lizard. Down on the streets Captain Stacy arrived at Oscorp and found Gwen holding the antidote. He gave him the canister containing the antidote and told him to get to Peter and give it to him. On the roof of Oscorp the Lizard overpowered Peter and disabled the bio cable web device on his wrists. As he was about to kill Parker Captain Stacy showed up and shot liquid nitrogen tanks which were on the roof. Peter then snagged up one of the hoses and sprayed the Lizard with the nitrogen. As the nitrogen began to solidify in the Lizard Captain Stacy shot it multiple times and overpowered it. In brief moments Stacy gave Peter the antidote canister saying that it was a gift from Gwen as Peter then began climbing to the cloud generating device but the Lizard then began regenerating its lost limbs and then attacked Stacy stabbing him with his sharp claws. Then he turned and began chasing Parker. At the last moment Spider-Man exchanged the Lizard's Serum with the antidote and then the device spread the antidote all over the city. Then Peter and Dr.Connors who was changing back to his normal self came down from the tower. A minute later Dr.Connors’s attack Peter went to check on Captain Stacy as Peter saw that Captain Stacy was bleeding and he grabbed his police radio and radioed in the helicopter and that it should come to Oscorp Tower. When the chopper arrived Captain Stacy was put on board and flown to a hospital. The next day Peter went to the hospital to see Gwen and also get his thighs stitched. He inquired from Gwen about her father and she said that he was on the road to recover.  Peter breathed a sign of relief as those stab wounds really looked bad and he feared for the Captain’s life. “Thankfully he's gonna get better” he said. Gwen asked about Peter's uncle and he responded that the antidote had worked well with his uncle and he was feeling well at home and very much human. Gwen told Peter that the White House had called in and congratulated her father for the great work they did in stopping the reptilian apocalypse. She went on to say that the president offered her father, her, Spider-Man and the other officers presidential medals but the White House invitations would come after they were fully recovered. Peter then jokingly asked Gwen if he should attend this ceremony dressed as Spider-Man but she responded by saying that part was even under debate...                                                                                

                                                             THE END!                                              And that is going to be ¿What if Aunt May was killed in the Amazing Spider-Man? It was interesting but sad to see how things unfolded with Aunt May shot in the head point blank leaving Peter much more traumatized than he was in the original timeline and also Uncle Ben being able to convince Peter to work with the police was definitely interesting to see. Another major change was actually that in this universe Captain Stacy survived the Lizard’s attack and all this leaves open for a What if on Uncle Ben and Captain Stacy in TASM 2 so let me know if you wanna see that and do make sure to be on the lookout for more what ifs and my versions coming soon. Anyways as always guys thx so much for reading this and have a fantastic day. Peace out! 

#tasm #Peter-Three #union strong #marvel

[fantasticfangirl21]

The Silver Spider: Logan Crofter

Trigger warnings: Neglect  Logan Crofter:

Powers: No, though his intelligence and deduction skills are unparalleled

Meeting Virgil: Logan meets Virgil at college, they had tons of overlapping astronomy classes together, I would describe how they met but that would be going into the plot lol ill break the plot down latarrrr (but basically he and virgil got in a relationship for a while then they met patton and he joined a while after then they met Roman who joined after patton because I LOVE LAMP)

Family: Logans family pretty much hated him, his deductive reasoning came off as creepy to most people because he could easily read a person and know generally what they were feeling and or thinking, anyway they wanted a son who could play sports and be perfect and Logan was not that child in the slightest sense so he was heavily ignored, he was neglected as a child and got no attention from his partners who showered his straight, jock sibling Cody with all the attention, telling everyone Cody was an only child, Logan got a full ride to college and left as soon as he could, he also skipped a grade or three

College: he has astronomy classes with Virgil because he just entered Astronomy as his second minor, he majors in Computer science, minors in astronomy and literature, he has no clue what he wants to be but is incredibly skilled with technology and developing it

Weaknesses/Fears: not being understood, being different

Master post 

#Logan #Logan sanders #logan sanders sides #logan ss #ss Logan #sanders sides Logan #logan crofter #logic #logic sanders #logic sanders sides #sanders sides logic #Ss logic #logic ss #TSSFF #the silver spider fan fiction #the silver spider fanfic #the silver spider

[docgold13]

The 90s had some good storylines, but I think for the most part they were so hell bent on new and exciting stories they just did whatever seemed shocking.

well put. The need for a big, shocking twist or dramatic death of a significant character drove many stories, but with diminishing returns. The death of Superman was a big seller, but less so with the death of Green Lantern, the death of Green Arrow, the death of Martian Manhunter... after a while it felt perfunctory.

Some of it brought about some cool characters... I liked Conner Hawke as the new Green Arrow, I liked Steel and Kyle Rayner was okay and Wally West was certainly an excellent Flash... but that the nostalgia heads started taking over and everything became about bringing back the Silver Age old guard; with complicated and often poorly thought through tales to resurrect all of these fallen heroes.

And the only actual casualty the importance and significance of death in many of these comics. Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man dying was such a formative thing for so many comic fans... but such a plot beat has no real gravity these days. Now killing off so and so or so and so doesn't carry much weight. Everyone feels like it'll be temporary.

Death is a driving force for everyone. Change that fundamental feature in a fictional universe and everything losses its luster. After the Red Wedding episode of Game of Thrones I had patients come in who dedicated their whole hour to discussing their feelings about the character deaths. Likewise Avengers Endgame... but no patient is going to come in needing to process Spider-man dying or Robin or Wonder Woman... because the finality of such a thing has been taking away

lol.. did not mean to rant... this sort of stuff is just a trend in superhero comics that really bums me out.

[breynekai-tfc]

Number One Fan

Summary:   Danny is injured during a ghost fight one night. Dash finds him, takes him home, and nurses him back to health. 

Length:  7081 words

Part 2

Basically some meandering interactions between Dash and Phantom, with hints toward a one-sided attraction on Dash’s part.  This is a two-shot; the second half will be up tomorrow.  

Read on FF.net, AO3, or keep reading below. 

He sucked up the puddle of arachnid into a Fenton Thermos. Holes littered the lawn around him where its feet had sunk into the spring soil, muddy and loose from three days’ worth of constant drizzle. ‘British weather’, his mom would have called it. Even now a light mist - heavier than fog but not substantial enough to be called rain - floated through the air. It had already coated Danny’s hair, face, and suit in a thin layer of condensation. The water ran over his face like sweat.

He was exhausted. If he had needed to breathe, he would have been panting. If he’d had a pulse, it would have been racing. Instead, his core ached dully, complaining of the expenditure of energy. His aura was not as bright as it should have been on this dark, misty, overcast night. Normally he would have been a beacon; right now he probably blended into his surroundings, giving off no more light than a will-o-the-wisp in a murky swamp.

And still, it wasn’t over.

After defeating a ghost and containing it in a Thermos, any ectoplasmic waste or byproducts it left behind should disintegrate and vanish. The Thermos completely sealed ectoenergy, thereby cutting off the core from any parts remaining in the world. But the Amity Park Public Library was still covered in a purple, pulsing tent of ghostly webbing.

Geez, he hoped there wasn’t another one.

Danny eyed the building. He wasn’t sure how long it had been sequestered like this. Presumably not much longer than it had taken for his ghost sense to explode out of his cold core, jolting him awake, and for him to race in the direction it pointed him. Five minutes later, he had discovered the library and the Godzilla-scale spider crouching on top of it.

He had no idea what time it was. He hadn’t checked the clock before flying off into the night.

It had been about eleven when he wrapped up his patrol earlier - a patrol which, ironically, had been entirely quiet. Goes to show what happens when you skimp on security duties because of bad weather, some mild discomfort from having to fly through a neverending curtain of damp. He wondered if he had stayed out a little longer if he could have intercepted the spider before it nested. Ghosts often tended to get a lot stronger when they were allowed to accomplish their objectives, drawing energy from the sheer satisfaction of fulfilling an obsession. Who knew how long it had been working before its sudden power boost triggered Danny’s ghost sense?

Danny squinted through the drizzle at the cloud cover, barely making out the position of the moon. Maybe three o’clock or after? He wasn’t sure how long it had taken him to beat the hairy, eight-legged behemoth. The fight had been tedious and drained his strength, but in all likelihood was shorter than it had felt.

He wasn’t sure he had actually defeated it.

His core twinging, he forced himself back into the air and drifted across the ruined lawn, across the parking lot, and to the side of the building. A feeling of unease filled him as he drew closer, the product of psychological wards woven into the strands of spider silk to scare away predators. Ignoring the way his core clenched and his skin crawled, Danny grit his teeth, turned intangible, and phased through the protective layer of webbing.

Inside, the dread atmosphere was even more overwhelming, hanging in the air like a miasma. Webbing draped over every surface and hung from the ceiling in loops and clumps, glowing a sickly shade of violet. It provided the only light in the building, and Danny’s own silver aura barely reflected back to him.

After nearly three years of being dead and fighting ghosts on a daily basis, Danny was rarely unnerved by the things he saw. But this was spooky, even to him. He shrugged and shook out his shoulders and arms, chalking up his feelings of trepidation to basic survival instincts, which were good things. He was tired, and his body knew it, and it was just sending signals to his brain to be careful. This was not actually all that frightening. Nope. Not frightening at all.

Danny floated further into the building, senses on high alert. The webbing stretched on and on, but nowhere did Danny see a creature who could have spun it. This was surely the work of the larger arachnid he had fought outside… right?

Danny reached the central help desk. It was a small unit of furniture - a U-shaped table, return bin, filing cabinets, and several computers with the library catalog system, all sitting in the middle of a wide and open space of carpet at the hub of the fiction and reference shelves. As Danny drifted towards it, he was so focused on looking and listening for an enemy on all sides that he floated straight into a web. Unlike the thick, goopy strands coating the rest of the building, this was a delicately woven oval suspended between the floor and ceiling. The kind of webs spiders built for catching prey.

He yelped and flung himself backwards, but the web followed him, snared him, snapped back into place with Danny still firmly attached to it. The webbing clung to his face, filling his eyes with violet light, inciting panic. He pulled at his arms, frantic to wipe the strands from his face, get them off of his body, but nothing was moving, he couldn’t budge, he was stuck, like a fly, and what did spiders do to flies…?

The realization of his own stupidity struck him like a slap in the face, and a split second later, he was intangible and shooting backwards, arms pinwheeling as he forced himself to a mid-air stop - before he blindly landed himself in a similar trap, or before he decided to phase through the roof of the building, call it a night, let another ghost hunter deal with this.

He wasn’t allowed to do that.

The leaden weights of responsibility wrapped around his body, draining the blind panic and replacing it with lucid determination. If Valerie or his parents were hurt because of some mess he failed to resolve, if one of them died, he would never be able to forgive himself, would never be able to claim the mantle of hero for the rest of his half-life. That reality was much more frightening than anything a ghost could throw at him.

As he centered himself, Danny noticed that the web he had just extracted himself from was vibrating, humming tautly, shivering from floor to ceiling. His eyes followed the anchoring strands of the web upwards. He groaned, and everything suddenly made sense.

On the ceiling, stretching from one wall to another and looking like a scene out of Femalien, were eggs, a hundred of them, violent purple and struck through by glowing green fissures like ichor. The spider he had faced outside of the library must have been their mother, and her objective had been finding a safe place to nest and lay her eggs. Having accomplished that, she was at her most ferocious when a certain human-ghost hybrid had shown up to threaten her children.

Danny had vaguely known that ghosts could reproduce - how else could he explain Box Lunch? But if this was seeing the miracle of ghost life in action, it was nothing he ever wished to see again.

The trembles from the web rippled through the eggs on the high ceiling of the library. First in the middle, expanding outwards in waves, the eggs began to wobble, began to crack with sharp snaps of verdant light. As he watched the first legs begin to poke through purple membranes, Danny realized why the oval-shaped web had been created. It would trap prey, and in thrashing for escape, whatever unfortunate creature (or person) was snared in the web would be ringing a dinner bell, telling the babies that it was time to wake up and have some breakfast.

The first of the brood had breached their cells and were dropping onto the floor. Deep black in color, struck through by ectoplasmic green striations, they were the size of large dogs, and they were fast. As soon as their myriad eyes found Danny, they began to leap at him.

Crying out, Danny flung up an ectoplasmic energy shield. The newborn spiders slammed into it, causing the shield to flare and for Danny’s core to tighten painfully. The shield broke within seconds, and the rush of arachnids slammed into him, knocking him to the floor.

Danny saw legs, flashes of black eyes with verdance burning deep within, and then pain like acid burst against his right shoulder, his stomach, his left leg. He screamed, feeling the bright acidic energy flowing into him, burning him from the inside as it bloomed across and underneath his skin. Distantly, he felt something soft drifting over him, light as snowfall but as firm as steel cables. It crossed his bleary vision, sickly purple.

The weights on his chest, his arms, his legs, were abruptly flung off of him. He was left staring at the ceiling, where spiders continued to crack their eggs and fall to the ground, but he could hear their hissing voices, impacts, sounds of tearing, squeals of pain, splashes of ectoplasm on carpet. The spider brood was fighting. Apparently there wasn’t enough of him to go around.

Danny could not move. His thoughts were blasted with hot green pain, eating through his limbs and leaving cold numbness in its wake. He knew he had been bitten, repeatedly. This was poison. His enemies were fighting for the chance to devour him. And he could not move.

The deadly, acidic pain trickled down from his shoulder and up from his stomach and danced around his core, which stubbornly burned it away. If not his body, at least his essence was refusing to go down without a fight.

The realization that he was going to die, really die, eaten alive and entirely helpless to do anything about it, galvanized him. He grunted, a strangled sound from deep in his chest. Then Danny pushed at his core. He had no confidence that he would be able to move his limbs to do a damned thing, but if his core was fighting, he would use it as his best asset. He concentrated on it with a singular intensity, blocking out the squall of the hungry spiders, blocking out his pain, willing his core to expand, explode if it needed to.

A different but familiar type of cold rushed through him. A split-second later, a blizzard burst from his awakened cold core, howling through the room and freezing everything in its path. It hit the walls and ceiling and windows, shrieking, and died away. In its wake - silence, like a winter’s night under a blanket of snow.

Icy energy crackled over his skin, momentarily halting the spread of the venom. Danny wanted nothing more than to close his eyes, succumb to the cold numbness of poison and frost. But the spiders weren’t gone, and the next prey they sought would be outside of the library with no weapons to defend themselves. This was a horde that could kill a town. Danny had to protect them.

With a Herculean effort, Danny sat up. The webbing laced over his body crackled and splintered to pieces. The room around him had been transformed into a glimpse of a modern-day Ice Age. Thick, supernaturally blue ice coated the library’s every surface, the spiders and their webs only barely visible in its bright but murky depths. Danny concentrated on moving his right hand, but it was entirely numb and dead to him. He switched to his left, fumbling for the Thermos that hung on his right side. He pulled the strap across his chest until the Thermos was sitting in his lap, wedged between his thighs for support. He unscrewed the lid, lifted it with one hand, braced it against his chest, and hit the button.

Blue light swirled from the softly whirring device, but with no target in its path, it simply dissipated into the air. Frowning, Danny channeled some of his own depleted power into the Thermos to influence its behavior. The light began to do what he wanted. It condensed above the checkout desk in a bright orb. Like a black hole, it began to absorb the ectoplasmic energy around it. Ice, webbing, spiders, everything ghostly in the room began cracking apart and flying into the focal point of the power, which in turn compacted and channeled the energy into the containment device. Danny felt it tugging on even him, but because of the nature of the energy fueling it, he was not swept up in the maelstrom of deconstruction.

No more than a minute later, the room was cleared. Danny snapped the lid back on the Thermos, and everything went dark. Without the ice or webbing, there was little to illuminate the library. After a few seconds, as his eyes adjusted, the room clarified under the soft orange glow of the street lamps outside.

Danny’s core felt like stretched taffy, or a threadbare cloth. It felt like if he were to exert any more pressure on it, it would snap or implode in on itself. Danny was surprised he hadn’t reverted to his human form yet.

He glanced down at himself. He couldn’t see the bite on his shoulder, but he could see the ones on his abdomen and his left leg. Four punctures, holes left in his jumpsuit, roughly the size of nickels. They oozed something green, which Danny might have mistaken for his own ectoplasm if not for the fetid feeling the ooze gave off. Danny wasn’t sure what the poison would do to him, if it was meant to paralyze him or kill him or turn his insides into goo. Already it was fighting his cold core to continue its inextricable path through his body.

A certainty settled over Danny, based on no evidence but his own gut feelings: if he returned to human form, with this poison coursing through him, it would be the end of him.

Sick with dread, Danny fell forward, planting his left arm against the floor, dragging his right leg underneath him, pushing to standing. He nearly toppled over again. His left leg from the knee down was numb, and it barely supported his weight. Danny only managed to walk by rocking onto it and back to his right leg before his knee had the chance to buckle. He did not dare fly.

Danny reached the door and opened it by hand. The webbing that had covered the building earlier was gone, destroyed with the capture of the spider brood. Dazed, Danny hobbled into the parking lot and across the lawn.

He had to get home to Fentonworks. His parents would have something in their lab that could get him through this, preserve his ghost half long enough for it to fight off the poison. Maybe, if he gave himself an injection of purified ectoplasm it would bolster the energy in his core, or maybe he could just toss himself into the Ghost Zone and absorb the atmospheric ectoenergy there.

He had to get home.

He had to walk there.

How many miles was it?

Danny stumbled down the sidewalk in a haze of existential terror and pain. The poison had begun to sludge through him again, climbing his thigh, spreading across his back, filling his chest. He began to feel light-headed, and the edges of his vision were filling with shadows. His feet jerked him forward numbly, but he had no perception of actually moving.

His left knee buckled, and Danny fell to the ground. He tried to catch himself with his hands, but they didn’t respond to the commands from his brain. His chin throbbed dully where it hit concrete.

Danny lay with his chest against the ground, arms limp at his sides, face turned toward the grass. Moisture pooled in his eyes and trickled out of the corners. If he’d had the energy for it, he might have been sobbing. But his upper body was numb, and so was most of the rest of him. Cotton wrapped around his head.

He was dimly aware of sounds: the crunch of tires over asphalt, the slamming of a car door, a shout. His body was turned over, presumably by a person. Danny’s vision was too full of shadows to see who it was.

After that, there was nothing.

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Dash had woken to the sound of his PhanClub Ghost Spotters app shouting, “I am the Box Ghost! Beware!”

Blearily, he grabbed his phone off the bedside table and swiped to unlock it. His eyes scanned the notification, picking out key words: public library, giant spider, literally it’s as big as a house, level 5 apparition or higher. It was 2:36 a.m.

Dash groaned, letting the hand holding his phone drop onto the mattress next to his pillow. He was too tired to deal with a fucking ghost spider halfway across town. He had school tomorrow, and besides that, it was a fucking ghost spider. He had no plans of being eaten.

He was nearly back to sleep when his phone nagged him again. “I am the Box Ghost! Beware!” Against his better judgement, Dash brought the screen back up.

2:41 - Phantom is engaging the spider. #IRememberEmber58

And like that, he was wide awake, sitting up in bed and staring at the notification.

It was a long shot. It would take him about fifteen minutes to get to the library, not including the time it took for him to get dressed, sneak downstairs to his car, and actually hit the road. There was a chance Phantom would be long gone by the time he got there.

But…

He was already moving, pulling on sweats and a hoodie, cramming his feet into sneakers that already had the laces tied.

But a level 5 apparition was tough, and a spider the size of a house was a new enemy. It might put up a real fight. If Dash got there in time, he would not only be able to catch a glimpse of his hero in action, but he would also be able to get some new material for his scrapbook. Grabbing his Fenton Camera (the only camera on the market with film and lenses specifically designed to capture ectoplasmic radiation), Dash crept out of his room.

His parents were heavy sleepers. Besides, he was seventeen, and the probability of him getting in trouble for going out at night was extremely low, even if he was caught. As long as he was on track for his scholarship, his parents hardly cared what he did. But Dash was still careful to move quietly through the house. Encountering his folks would waste precious time.

Shortly, he was out the front door, crossing the driveway to the curb, and climbing into his black convertible - top up, because of the absolute crap weather lately. He turned the key in the ignition, put it into gear, and sped out into the silent streets of Amity Park.

In the two and a half years since the PhanClub had been founded, many members had joined, and many of them had since become inactive. Everyone in town - except the Fentons and a few other diehards - had accepted that Phantom was a bona fide hero. No one had abandoned him in that sense. But after two and a half years of seeing Phantom kick ghost butt around town, the ghostly hero had lost his novelty for a lot of people, who then moved onto other things. There were very few members left who, like Dash, were willing to hop out of bed in the middle of the night to drive to ghost fights and take pictures. Most members had either muted their nighttime notifications or gotten rid of the Ghost Spotters app entirely.

Dash considered himself Phantom’s number one fan. He wore the badge with pride and contested it with anyone who tried to claim it (though very few bothered anymore). Sure, there were others on the Ghost Spotters app, like IRememberEmber58, who posted every ghostly encounter they came across, but these guys were “ghostakus” - they were in it for the ghosts, all ghosts, any ghosts. Some Ghost Spotters even supported the local bad guys. Ghosts like Ember, Technus, even the freaking Box Ghost had fans, and many Ghost Spotters would take bets on ghost fights, not over who would win - that was always Phantom - but how long their favorite ghost could escape the Fenton Thermos.

There was even a trading card game… okay, Dash collected those, too. They were pretty cool.

But for Dash, there was only one reason to be in the Ghost Spotters, and that was to be alerted of every appearance of Danny Phantom possible. Watching Phantom in action, risking his life to selflessly protect the people of Amity Park, displaying awesome feats of power, and doing it all with a good sense of humor - it never got old, and Dash didn’t think it ever would.

Dash drove to the library at however many miles over the speed limit he could get away with. Every few minutes, the Ghost Spotters app would light up with a new notification. Dash grabbed his phone and glanced at them:

2:50 - Spider is down. I repeat, spider is down. #IRememberEmber58

2:51 - Vestigial ghost matter on library not disappearing. Phantom looks wary. #IRememberEmber58

2:52 - Phantom entering library. Ghost fight part deux? #IRememberEmber58

2:58 - Webbing on library vanished. May be over people. #IRememberEmber58

Dash growled. He was so close, but it looked like this was going to be a waste of time after all.

At last, the public library rose in Dash’s sight down the road. Like IRememberEmber58 had indicated, everything seemed quiet. Dash figured he ought to drive by anyway, see the damage, maybe catch a glimpse of Phantom flying away, make sure this wasn’t a complete fucking waste of time.

As he pulled up along the eastern side of the library, Dash’s phone went off one more time.

3:01 - Phantom emerging from library - on foot? Probability of injury high. #IRememberEmber58

Dash blinked at the notification. He took his foot off of the pedals, letting his car cruise slowly down the road, all while he squinted through the damp on his windshield towards the front of the library.

There. At the end of the parking lot, cutting across the grass toward the sidewalk a few hundred feet down the road from Dash’s car. Phantom’s aura was so weak that he barely stood out from his misty surroundings. He was limping, on the ground - the actual ground. Dash could see that his right arm was hanging at his side like dead weight and that his head was down, like all of his attention was on putting one foot in front of the other.

This was not good.

Fear wound its cold fingers around Dash’s heart and squeezed. Dash had never seen his hero in such bad shape; even when he lost battles, it was because the other ghost would get away, not because they actually defeated him in combat. Nervous, unsure of what he should be doing, Dash let his car keep coasting down the road so that he could follow Phantom, make sure he got to where he was going okay.

Phantom reached the sidewalk, Dash following a few yards behind. The ghost’s steps were slowing, and he was not walking in a straight line.

All of a sudden, one of Phantom’s knees gave out and he fell over face-first onto the ground.

He did not get up again.

“Shit!” said Dash. His foot slammed down on the accelerator, and his car leaped forward before he managed to slam his foot on the brake. He was out of his car a second later, running around the front of it, falling onto his knees by Phantom’s head.

“Phantom!” he cried out. “Hey man, are you okay?”

Phantom did not respond, did not move. He lay on the wet sidewalk in front of Dash completely inert, damp hair hanging over the half of his face that was turned upward. A Fenton Thermos, strapped over his left shoulder, lay in the small of his back, its indicator pulsing red.

Dash brought up his hands, and they hung in the air over Phantom’s back, shaking. He was hesitant to reach out and touch his idol. He had not been this close to Phantom since the time at Fentonworks back in his freshman year, when they had both been shrunk by some loony Fenton invention and had to fight Skulker to get back to their normal sizes. A true team-up, and Phantom hadn’t spoken to him since. Instead, Phantom had gone on to become even more powerful, defeating huge and impossible foes, rising to a place Dash could never hope to be, probably forgetting all about Dash in the process. Dash didn’t deserve to be this close to Phantom, not anymore.

But Phantom was in trouble, and Dash was all the help he had. It looked like, after two whole years, it was time for another team-up.

As Dash grabbed Phantom’s rain-slick, icy-cold shoulders to turn him over, he did not feel excited about the prospect at all; rather, he felt sick to his stomach.

Phantom weighed basically nothing. It was the easiest thing in the world to roll him onto his back, and Dash half-expected the ghost to dissolve into nothing in his fingers. Once he was on his back, Phantom’s head lolled against Dash’s knees. His eyes were open, dull green rather than the bright, vivid neon they should have been, staring blankly ahead at nothing. Dash saw trails of some silvery moisture coming out of the corners of his eyes, mingling with the rain, and he realized that they were ectoplasmic tears.

“Phantom…?” he whispered. Phantom did nothing to indicate he had heard Dash. The muscles in his face hung slack, and he wasn’t breathing - shit, he wasn’t breathing! But did ghosts even need to breathe? Did they even have lungs?

Could they die?

“Calm the fuck down, Baxter,” he told himself. “He’s not dead. He can’t be. He’s just hurt bad, real bad.” He glanced over Phantom’s body, looking for the injury that had put his hero in such a terrible state. What he saw were six small holes in his jumpsuit, in pairs, two on his right shoulder, two on his stomach, two on his lower left leg, all oozing a sickly green substance. Now that he looked more closely, Dash noticed veins of the same color, branching under the skin on Phantom’s neck where it rose out of the collar of his jumpsuit, curling over his jawline towards his cheeks like emerald lightning bolts.

“What the…” Dash murmured. Then it hit him. Phantom had been fighting a spider. These were spider bites.

Without thinking, Dash reached out his right hand and touched the green stuff oozing from Phantom’s shoulder, just above his collarbone. Immediately he recoiled - it felt like it had stung him! And it kept stinging him, burning him as if he had stuck his fingers into a vat of acid. Dash stared at his fingers in horror. His forefinger and middle finger had two small drops of venom on their tips, and even as he watched, it absorbed into his skin, snaking down through his fingers in bright green lightning bolts of poison.

Dash screamed, kicking away from Phantom, staring at his burning hand. The venom crept down his fingers, into his palm, where finally the green veins tapered to nothing. The sensation of burning sunk into a deep cold, and then into complete numbness. Dash tried to move his fingers; his thumb, ring finger, and pinkie only twitched, and the two that had touched the poison would not respond at all. The muscles in his wrist and at the base of his thumb ached dully. Turning his hand over, Dash saw more lightning bolts pulsing on the back of his hand.

“Fuckfuckfuck.” What had just happened? What was he supposed to do with this?

His eyes were back on Phantom. Whatever had just gotten on Dash’s fingertips, Phantom was full of it. No wonder he wasn’t moving. The dude needed help.

Dash clambered back to his feet, careful of his right hand. He opened the back door of his car, then turned around and, with extreme caution to avoid touching the spider venom again, lifted Phantom into his arms. One arm under the ghost’s knees, one under his back, Dash carried Phantom to his car and gently laid him in the backseat. The weakness of Phantom’s aura was even more apparent in the darkness inside the car.

Dash slammed the door shut and climbed back into the driver’s seat. His Ghost Spotter’s app went off again. Thinking that there might be another ghost around, Dash checked the message and scowled.

3:08 - Phantom abducted by strange black vehicle. Probably the feds. Good luck, ghost boy. #IRememberEmber58

Dash had no clue where IRememberEmber58 was watching the library from. Regardless, he rolled down the window, stuck his hand out, and flipped the dweeb off.

Dash put his right hand over the gearshift but could not clutch it to put the car in drive. Awkwardly, he used his left hand to shift gears. Driving home, his right hand was hooked in the steering wheel at the wrist to help in steering as much as possible. He sure hoped the numbness wasn’t permanent. That was his throwing hand.

On the way back to his house - and was that really the best place to take Phantom but he couldn’t go to a hospital and the Fentons wanted to gut him so screw it Dash’s house was as good a place as any - Dash kept an eye on Phantom in the back seat. There was no outward change in his condition, which could have been good or bad for all Dash knew. The green venom leaking from the bites and glowing under his skin was the brightest thing about the ghost, who could almost be mistaken for human at this point.

Dash speeded all the way home, and it still took too long. As soon as his car was on the curb, Dash cut the engine, leapt out of the vehicle, and got Phantom out of the backseat. He ran with the ghost, who couldn’t have weighed more than twenty pounds, up the driveway to the front door. Dash had to shift Phantom, drape him on his stomach over Dash’s shoulder, so that he could get his key out and get the door open. Once they were inside, Dash carried Phantom up the stairs, praying to God that his parents didn’t choose now to wake up.

At the top of the stairs, Dash began to feel a biting pain in his right shoulder, underneath where Phantom was laying on top of him. Clenching his teeth against an expletive, Dash hurried down the hall, into his bedroom, to the bathroom attachment. He shut the door, turned on the light, and hurriedly deposited Phantom in the bathtub. Stepping back to the counter, Dash looked in the mirror and was horrified to see that some of the venom from Phantom’s stomach had seeped into his hoodie. Crying out, he frantically yanked the hoodie off and threw it into the corner.

Turning back to the mirror, Dash watched three small fireworks of ectoplasmic venom sparking across his right shoulder. The bitter cold sensation sank deep into his muscles, and by the time the numbness set in, Dash was not surprised to find that he couldn’t lift his arm. With his hand already out of commission, the only thing he could do was bend his arm, weakly, at the elbow.

Dash gripped the countertop with his left hand and leaned forward until his forehead was resting on the cool surface of the mirror. Things were fucked, and he knew it. His hero was laying in his bathtub, possibly dead. Dash himself had been poisoned by a giant ectoplasmic spider he hadn’t even seen, and who knew what kind of messed up shit this was going to do to him?

He had no idea how to help either of them. He was just Dash Baxter, high school quarterback. He wasn’t smart enough to be useful to anyone in an emergency, not even himself.

He forced himself to take several deep breaths. He reminded himself that he might not have been the best help for Phantom, but he was the only help the hero had. Dash had to do something. For all the times Phantom had saved his life and the lives of everyone in Amity Park, he had to do something.

Not looking at Phantom - not yet - Dash went back into his bedroom. He dug around in his closet until he found the lime green raincoat his grandma had bought for him on his last birthday, which was so ugly that he had never worn it. Awkwardly, he shrugged it on, using his left hand to grab his right and drag the right arm into a sleeve. Then he went back downstairs into the kitchen, where he grabbed a pair of rubber gloves from under the sink that his mom used to wash dishes. He hoped that this would be enough.

Back upstairs in the bathroom, wearing the raincoat and rubber gloves, Dash finally looked at Phantom in the tub. The ghost looked even worse under the bright LED lighting. His glow was essentially nonexistent, his normally tanned complexion was sallow, and his dulled green eyes continued to stare into nothingness. Phantom’s white hair was plastered to his head with the moisture from outside, and his suit was wet with water and smears of toxic venom.

Dash had to get the venom out of Phantom. The question was - how?

Dash sat down cautiously on the edge of the tub. With his left hand, he pushed Phantom into a more comfortable position, sitting propped against one end of the basin. He grabbed the strap of the Fenton Thermos and pulled it over Phantom’s head before setting the surprisingly heavy contraption on the floor behind the toilet; Dash knew what was inside, and he wasn’t about to unleash a house-sized spider monster because he accidentally kicked the thing.

Turning back to Phantom, he experimentally touched some of the venom on Phantom’s leg with his glove, half expecting the ectoplasm to eat through the material. It didn’t, and Dash heaved a sigh of relief.

Using his left hand, Dash tried pinching the skin and muscles of Phantom’s shoulder to squeeze some of the poison out, but between the rubber of his glove and the slick material of Phantom’s jumpsuit, it was impossible to get a hold. Really, the jumpsuit needed to go.

Dash flushed red at the thought. Was he really sitting here, thinking about undressing his hero…? His eyes found the little zipper at the top of the neck, and Dash gulped. A second later, he was berating himself. “You’re being an idiot. Just take the damn suit off so you can help him.” He reached out, grabbed the zipper, and pulled.

Dash soon discovered it was a chore and a half to use one hand to undress another guy who was completely limp, and any excitement he might have felt at the task quickly evaporated. It was several minutes before Dash had Phantom out of his gloves, boots, and jumpsuit, which he piled in a heap on the floor next to the tub, leaving Phantom in nothing but his white undies.

Like the patterning on Phantom’s neck, the rest of his body was covered in zigzagging bolts of pulsing emerald poison, especially concentrated around the three weeping bite wounds. Dash felt sick looking at it, and he hoped Phantom wasn’t conscious underneath that blank expression.

Dash turned on the bathtub faucet and ran the water until it was lukewarm. Phantom showed no reaction to the liquid sloshing around his legs, but Dash had not expected him to. Dash figured room temperature was the best bet - he didn’t want to burn the ghost, but he didn’t think cold water would be good for someone with spider bites, even if ghosts were naturally cold. Thinking about that, Dash rinsed his left glove in the faucet and then used his teeth to tug it off of his hand. He then laid the back of his hand against Phantom’s forehead.

It was warm. Human warm. Dash had been grabbed by enough ghosts in his life to know that Phantom should have felt as cool as the inside of a freezer. Phantom’s heat now must have been the ghostly equivalent of a fever.

On second thought, Dash cut the heat to the faucet entirely.

He used his teeth to pull his glove back on, grabbed a clean towel from under the sink, took down the showerhead, and turned the hose on. Dash used the showerhead to rinse the globs of venom from Phantom’s wounds. Then he set the hose down near the drain and began pinching the punctures, starting with the ones on Phantom’s shoulder. Venom ran from them freely, running in viscous rivulets over Phantom’s chest. Dash stopped every few seconds to hose Phantom off, sending the toxic - probably radioactive - ectoplasm down the drain to be carried far away from the Baxter home.

Dash pushed against the wound until he was sure Phantom would have bruises, and it kept offering him venom. It was not until several minutes later when the green liquid oozing from the wound lost its visceral feeling of venom and turned into a much more neutral shade of green. It was the strangest thing. The two types of ectoplasm - the spider venom and Phantom’s ‘blood’ - were almost identical to the naked eye. Dash only knew that the venom had turned to ectoplasmic lifeblood when his gut stopped screaming at him about the wrongness of the liquid he was seeing.

Dash repeated this process on the other two punctures. By the time he finished, Dash noticed that some of the bolts of venom across Phantom’s skin had begun to lose their intensity. That was good. Dash had actually been able to do something.

He rinsed Phantom off one last time from head to feet and then turned off the water. Dash patted Phantom dry the best he could considering the ghost was sitting in a damp tub in soaked underwear. Tossing aside the towel with the rest of the discarded clothing, Dash bent down, slid his left arm under Phantom’s back, managed to hook his right arm under the ghost’s legs, and lifted him out of the tub. He was thankful that Phantom weighed next to nothing, otherwise his mostly paralyzed right arm would not have been able to support his weight.

Dash carried Phantom back to his bedroom and laid Phantom in his bed. The covers were already thrown back from when Dash had gotten his Ghost Spotters alert an hour earlier. Complexion drained, eyes staring vacantly at the ceiling, hair damp, veins etched in poison - Dash’s hero looked so small and helpless. It made Dash want to hold him. Either that, or cry.

He did neither. Instead, he stripped off his gloves and raincoat, which he put in the bathroom with the rest of the contaminated articles of clothing. He went back to his closet and pulled out a pair of pajamas from the bottom of a bin. They were his favorite pair from when he was in junior high but had no longer fit him once he got taller and bulked up in high school. Warm red flannel, patterned with brown teddy bears wearing cozy-looking scarves - the only person outside of his family who had seen these was Kwan, who was sworn to secrecy. But they had been the best, especially during the winter or when Dash had been sick, the times when it was important to feel comfortable. They would probably fit Phantom.

Averting his eyes, feeling his face burning, Dash peeled Phantom’s soaked underwear off, dropped them on the carpet, and immediately put the ghost boy’s legs in his red flannel pajama pants. The hero’s modesty preserved, Dash pinched the underwear between two of his fingers, took them to the bathroom, and hung them over the shower curtain rail to dry. They hung there innocuously, glowing faintly - ghost undies.

Back in his bedroom, Dash wrestled Phantom’s upper half into the pajama top. His estimate had been mostly right - Phantom was a little too tall and his arms too long for the pajamas, by about an inch, but otherwise the pjs fit him. Phantom was pretty small.

The veins of venom on the ghost boy’s face had retreated past his jawline and were not glowing so fiercely. Now that the rest of the ones on his body were hidden from sight, he looked a lot better, although it was strange to see the hero wearing Dash’s favorite childhood pajamas, laying in his bed. A strange flutter tickled in Dash’s stomach and flitted into his heart. He was blushing again.

Gingerly, Dash pulled the blankets over Phantom up to his chin and tucked them around him. Even more gingerly, trying not to draw comparisons between this paralyzed ghost and a dead body, Dash touched two fingers to Phantom’s eyelids and closed them. If - no, when Phantom recovered from the spider poison, it wouldn’t hurt him to get a few hours of sleep… assuming ghosts slept.

Dash preemptively texted his parents, letting them know that he was sick and would be staying home from school that day. He hadn’t had a sick day since last school year, so he knew they would take him at his word. To be safe, he locked his bedroom door.

He pulled his computer chair over to the side of the bed and slumped into it. His numb right arm lay in his lap, paralyzed, the green lightning bolts on his hand as harsh and virulent as when they first appeared. He tried not to think about it. Instead, he sat up, determined to watch over his hero through the rest of the night.

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Part 2 --> 

#tfc writes #danny phantom #dash baxter #pre-swagger-bishie #protective!dash #injured danny #here be spiders

[weidol-ent]

✧･ﾟ:* WE GOTCHA’ GOOD !

SPIDER is a fictional korean rap duo made up of two male trainees from weidol entertainment. they debuted in february of 2021 with their “ bad boy ” concept, portraying them as outspoken and rebellious agents of chaos. their appeal comes from their hectic stages and their hilarious off-stage antics, with fans falling in love with their endless charisma, even if industry veterans turn their noses up at them.

✧･ﾟ:* BASICS !

company name :: weidol entertainment.

group name :: SPIDER.

concept :: dark, badass, rebellious, energetic, bad boy, various.

debut date :: february 1, 2021.

debut album :: WELCOME TO THE WEB.

debut song :: mad city.

✧･ﾟ:* FANBASE !

fanbase name :: SPIEZ.

group greeting :: “ we gotcha’ good! hello, we are SPIDER! ”

colours :: silver polish, primal green & nero.

✧･ﾟ:* SOCIALS !

instagram :: spider_official

twitter :: wdl_spider

youtube :: SPIDER OFFICIAL

vlive :: SPIDER OFFICIAL

✧･ﾟ:* GROUP DIRECTORY !

discography + full discography. solos. comebacks. subunit tracks.

aesthetics + concepts. couture. visuals. stages.

socials + youtube. instagram. twitter. vlive.

extra + asks. ask games. lore. drabbles.

✧･ﾟ:* MEMBER DIRECTORY !

z-non + profile. ships. connections.

xing + profile. ships. connections.

#── ( SPIDER ! ) #── ( DIRECTORIES ! ) #aes!ocnet #deluxeocnet #kpop oc #fake kpop company #fake kpop group #oc boy group #/ FEEDIN Y'ALL TODAY

[1kook]

skirt chasers - drabble i

a skirt chasers drabble bc they are my fave fictional couple to date <333

tags: coupley and domestic, jk’s terrible attempts at seducing via text, making out, dry humping, spitting (ik idk what came over me), too much talking for this to be sexual pero hey here we are wc: like 3k

entirely based off jungkook from bv3 that man had NO right to look that good and  the holy jirkenstocks (jungkook birkenstocks). wont lie this has been completely written in my drafts since November (yes 2019) and i hoarded it under the belief i would make this a whole part 2 which i did not 

que dios los bendiga <3

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Much to everyone’s dismay, Jungkook’s spring break in Vegas with the boys is cut three days short when Jimin’s dog sitter suddenly cancels, citing a case of homesickness as enough cause to abruptly go home. When you first hear news of this, you’re preparing yourself for the return of a mopey, useless Jungkook, too drained from four glorious days in Las Vegas to carry on. What you’re not expecting is the mysterious text he sends you before boarding a five hour flight with no service (he was cheap).

kook still on vegas lockdown. Have that pussy ready when i get home

“The fuck does that mean?” Chaeyoung is the first to see the message, your screen lighting up on the kitchen counter beside you as you scrub through a mountainous pile of dishes. You try to play it off, after all, Chaeyoung had seen parts of you you hadn’t even seen, but there was no worse embarrassment than having your homegirls see your clown of a boyfriend’s ridiculousness. “He’s so romantic,” she swoons, and you shoo her away from the offending device as you wipe your hands down on your t-shirt. 

you for what?? One 20 second round 🤥

Chaeyoung suddenly cackles from over your shoulder, and you swear your soul leaves your body. 

You don’t get a response until exactly five hours and thirteen minutes later, your phone vibrating like crazy on the edge of your bathtub, and if you hadn’t given it a hearty kick and sent it flying across the room, front screen shattering into the most intricate spider web of glass shards, it would have fallen into the water. The terror. 

kook pls pick me up 

kook also haha. U r soooo funny 😑

You’re halfway to the airport, idly sitting in traffic and giving the public a free, Beyonce-like experience of The Script’s Breakeven, when you realize you’re not wearing any pants. You’re not exactly sure which part of Jungkook’s long t-shirt had tricked you into believing you were decently dressed, but you’re not too mad. After all, Jungkook’s trip with the boys had been a last minute decision that did not take into consideration your never-ending thirst for your boyfriend, so a little payback never hurt anybody. 

He’s sitting on top of his suitcase outside the airport when you get there, cute Birkenstock-clad feet swinging back and forth as he waits for you like the good boy he is. He crouches down by the passenger window, “Uh, yeah, is this the Uber?” 

You can’t even bother hiding the smile that consumes your face, and it only grows tenfold when he finally gets in and immediately leans over the center console to kiss you. “Look who’s finally back from their little bachelor party,” you murmur, eyes lidded dangerously low when he breaks away. 

“Oh, the party where I accidentally sleep away my life-savings to a stripper named Aries and then have to go home and beg for my wife’s forgiveness?” He responds immediately, devious pink tongue swiping out to lick at your bottom lip. 

You snort. “Joke’s on you, because our hot pool boy kept me company and treated me better in four days than my husband had in six years,” you mumble, finger looping into the silver chain around his neck to pull him close again. 

“Not our hot pool boy,” he whines, smile pressed adorably to your lips. 

You almost retort, but a ten-second horn blast from the car behind you has the two of you jumping three feet from each other, like teenagers caught making out in the school parking lot. 

-

Just as you’d predicted via text, Jungkook barely has the energy to walk up the steps to your apartment, much less fuck you like he’d promised. “Fuck, stop being healthy and let us take the elevator,” he grunts, pushing his suitcase onto the final platform leading to your floor.

“Nope,” you concede. “The stairs give me a good view of your ass going up.”

He shoots you a scandalized look, like you’re an old man who’d just catcalled him on the street. “Pretty sure that’s my line.”

It’s when you’re unlocking the front door, sending out a little prayer to the heavens (Chaeyoung) for the blessing of an empty apartment, that he notices your lack of proper clothing. “Oh, hell no,” he groans, immediately crowding you against the armchair nearest the door. 

You laugh, struggling to turn to face him as he nuzzles his face into your neck. “What seems to be the problem?”

He sighs against the shell of your ear, and you’d be a liar to say it didn’t send a gush of wetness to your core. Jesus, just a single puff of air from Jungkook was enough to turn your coochie into a Fruit Gusher. “Not your sexy legs again,” he whines, and you giggle when he presses those pouty lips to yours. 

“Thought I was supposed to have this pussy ready for you,” you tease, tilting your head up until your noses brush against each other. Jungkook lets a soft huff of a sigh go, eyes fluttering shut at your close proximity. 

There’s a hand that creeps along the back of your thigh, fingers pressing into the soft skin until he finally guides it upwards, hitched over his hip. The new position has your body curving backwards, tilted over the edge of the couch as he continues crowding closer and closer to you. “Baby,” he whines, and the tone and sudden usage of your favorite nickname wipes the teasing smile off your face. “I missed you so much,” he purrs, in that tone that says he knows he has you under his complete control, all he has to do is take care of you. 

Still, you try to put up some sort of a fight. “I’m sure your eyes were kept entertained in Vegas,” you retort weakly, not even bothering to hide the jealousy in your tone. 

Jungkook laughs, before puckering his lips and smothering you. Instantly, you throw your arms around his broad shoulders to pull him closer. His hair tickles your face from how long it’s gotten, and when you brush it back, collecting it into a makeshift baby ponytail, you can’t even enjoy the sight because Jungkook is pressing his rock hard member against your inner thigh. 

“You think I’m a cheater?” He muses when he finally pulls away, a little entranced by the saliva that coats your lips in a thin sheen. “Couldn’t be even if I wanted to.” Before you can ask what that even means, he’s hauling you into his arms, your legs wrapping around his tiny waist, his cock now cradled between your thighs, right where you want him most. You moan immediately, head lolling backwards at the touch you’d craved for days. “Feel that? No one gets my dick hard like you do, baby.”

Even though his adrenaline is on one hundred, and he’s clearly blinded by his lust, Jungkook still sets you down on the bed like you’re made of glass. Any comments you may have made are smothered by his lips on yours, fingers gripping your waist like it’s the first time he’s ever touched you. When he pulls away, his eyes are dark and his breath is a little heavy where it fans against the lower half of your face. 

“So pretty,” he huffs, rolling his hips against yours. You groan, eyes rolling back as the familiar feeling of your boyfriend between your legs consumes you. Jungkook presses his mouth against the skin of your neck, where the faintest sheen of sweat had begun to form the moment you unlocked the front door. 

If you thought you were loud, the sounds leaving Jungkook’s throat are teetering on the edge between a pornstar and a yodelling-enthusiast. You can’t help the smirk crossing your features. “Are you really gonna come?”

Jungkook was many things, and drama queen was definitely very high on that list. He gives you the most scandalized expression, stopping the movement of his hips to scoff. “As if,” he snorts, but you know that little eyebrow furrow a little too well. 

You snort, reaching down to his sides as you try to discreetly urge him to start up again. “Baby, your jaw is twitching,” you point out, a soft whine leaving your lips when he shifts your leg up. It’s this same sound that has him finally moving again. 

“Yeah, well,” he groans, one hand deathly gripping into your hip now, pressing you down onto the bed so hard you feel the comforter will swallow you up any minute now. “I just got my wisdom teeth removed, ‘member?”

Your retort is briefly cut off by the cry you let out when he ducks down to suck a mark beneath your jaw. “M-Months ago,” you weakly respond, 

Jungkook ignores you in favor of using his Hulk strength to fold you in half, groans borderline animalistic as he grinds his cock into your soaked panties. His jaw is tight like you’d said, but you can tell he’s holding himself back. He hated coming before you, seldom doing it unless it was one of those rare days where he wanted you to pamper him. 

“Fuck,” he grunts, swallowing your pitiful whines before pushing his tongue down your throat. There was something sexy about your boyfriend being so turned on that his saliva production was off the charts. “You’re gonna ask me to do that thing again, aren’t you?” He predicts. 

All you can do is nod, and Jungkook smirks. “Ah,” he says, much like a doctor would, and you comply, mouth wide. You see the muscles beneath his jaw twitch, and a moment later he’s leaning over you with puckered lips, a glob of saliva begging to drip down. 

The moan that catches in your throat has him smiling, tongue peeking out to cut the bridge of saliva that connected the two of you, and you want to tell him you love him, but then he’s raising his eyebrows at you, motioning for you to swallow, so you do. “Absolutely filthy,” he grins, and then returns to thrusting against you. 

As much as you liked to tease him, he’s good at fulfilling the sexual aspects of his boyfriend role, and he guides you to your orgasm moments later. Of course, he does so by toying with your tits just the way you like, lips pressed firmly to yours as you become a boneless heap beneath him. “That’s it, pretty baby,” he murmurs, pressing one final kiss to your lips before he’s shifting back onto his haunches, tugging you closer until the backs of your knees are cradled carefully in his elbows. 

Despite your transcended state, you love watching Jungkook get himself off, and your eyes flutter as you watch him thrust sloppily against your soiled panties. They’re soaked by your own arousal, and had Jungkook’s sweats not been as dark as they were, you’re almost certain you’d see how they stained. 

He comes a moment later, body twitching and fingers tightening against your skin. His chest heaves, head lolling back as he tries to regain his senses. Silence envelopes the room. 

“Do you wanna talk about it?” You blurt, no longer able to pretend like something isn’t completely wrong. 

Jungkook rolls his neck out, a satisfying crack resounding, as he angles to look at you again. His tongue is poking against his cheek in that cocky way it does sometimes, and he furrows his brows at you. “What?”

You shuffle up onto your elbows, motioning towards him with the vaguest wave possible. He blinks. You groan. 

“What did you do?” You question, and immediately his eyes go wide and shiny in that way they do when you’re reprimanding him and he doesn’t see the wrong in his ways. 

Cute little lips forming a pout he remains as confused. “Nothing? We really just went to fuck around and get drunk—“

“Kook.”

“You don’t actually think I cheated, I thought we were just joking? Unless…” he trails off, doe eyes suddenly filled with fear. “You weren’t?”

“Jungkook—“

He intercepts you, “did you do something while I was gone? Who was he? Or she? Wow,” he huffs to himself in disbelief. “I don’t even know you well enough to know if you’re into more than just men.” The frown on his face is getting deeper with each word he utters and you almost can’t believe how dumb he could be. “No wonder… am I a terrible boyfriend?” He asks, voice louder and more concerned than it’s been all night. 

“What the fuck are you even talking about?” You say, and Jungkook looks just as lost by your response as you are with his. “Because I’m talking about whatever this is,” you explain, reaching up to drag a hand through his dual-colored locks. 

They’d been carefully tucked under his bucket hat when you’d picked him up, a tuft of blonde peeking out from in front of his ear. It wasn’t until he’d tipped you over the side of the couch that it had tumbled off. Of course, at the time, there had been other pressing matters at hand than wondering why your Hannah Montana blonde boyfriend had returned as Todoroki, which is why you’d waited until now to revisit the topic. 

Jungkook doesn’t move for a solid ten seconds. Then, as if processing the emotional episode he’d just given you, he gives you a sheepish smile. It’s one of those smiles where his lips press together thinly and cutely and the apples of his cheeks seem like the squishiest things in the world. “Oh…” he says, voice soft and nothing like the man that spit in your mouth five minutes ago. “You like it?”

#jungkook smut #jeon jungkook smut #kpopwonderlandtag #ksmutclub #bts smut #jjk smut #mine #what did i even use to tag with lolol #sc universe #skirtverse #skirtfic

[popculturebuffet]

Static Shock: Shock to the System and Aftershock Review

“You know what? 13 years ago, me and some friends sat in a restaurant all night and daydreamed about the kinds of stories we would tell if we had the chance. We wanted to expand the concept of superhero to include characters that kind of looked like us, who had some of the same background, experiences and dreams as we did. We wanted to create something fun that a new generation would respond to the same way we responded to our childhood heroes -and damn if we didn't succeed beyond my wildest dreams. Today, Static Shock is a household name with millions of fans of all ages (Is there stuff I'd do differently? Yeah, almost all of season four but why nitpick?) Static is the most successful thing I've ever helped create and I'm both proud and gratified that people have taken it into their hearts. “ 

Dwayne McDuffie, Co-Creator of Static and Writer for Static Shock

This review is dedicated to Dwayne McDuffie and Robert L. Washington III.                                                        Rest In Power Static Shock is awesome. I grew up with the show watching it both first run on the WB and second run on Cartoon Network and loved it as much as I did other large parts of my childhood courtsey of DC like Batman the Animated Series, Teen Titans and both Justice League Shows. What makes this unique among the DC Properties is that Static wasn’t really a big name when he got a show. He wasn’t even part of the DC Universe. 

See as I had no idea for probably a good decade, Static actually came from Milestone Comics, a company ran by and focused on african americans. The goal was understandable: While black heroes existed at the time, and there were some fantastic ones like Storm, Jim Rhodes and Steel... these guys weren’t the center of their universes. The big faces of the big  companies, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash.. were white. So milestone was a shakeup of that with the main teams and heroes all being black, from Icon, an alien who’d lived among man but rather than end up in kansas like say superman ended up imprinting on a slave woman centuries ago and has been with us since, who was encouraged by an energetic teenager named Rocket to put on a costume and do something with his powers and his community, Hardware, a tech genius who had his work stolen by a white asshole and wanted to fight back and BLood Syndicate, a group of gang members all caught in the “The Big Bang”, a huge fight between all of Dakota, the midwest city where the comics take place, that ended when the police released a bunch of experimental gas that gave them all super powers. 

As most of you who have watched the show already know, this is where Static comes from. Static was the company making their own Spider-Man, i.e. a nerdy teenager who suddenly gets super powers, in this case Virgil Hawkins who at the prodding of a friend took a gun to The Big Bang to get revenge on a bully. .but ultimately couldn’t go through with it, decided it wasn’t him and got rid of the gun and ran.. and still ended up in it, becoming Static, a young hero dedicated to using his powers to fight other “Bang Babies”.. a term that dosen’t really sound that great and they really should’ve thought through. But Phrasing aside the character was great and I look forward to reading more and only haven’t because I have to buy the issues gradually, but DC is currently re-releasing the individual issues of Static, Icon, and Hardware weekly in anticipation of a reboot of Milestone Coming in May digitally on Comixology at only 2 bucks a pop, and rereleased the original print collections that were long out of print for 10 bucks each, though i’m getting static on it’s own since i’ts really not that much less expensive as it only collects four issues while Icon and Hardware both collect 8, so I can wait a bit there on Hardware and already own Icon: A Hero’s Welcome.. and really need to review it at some point. 

While Milestone’s output was good, at least from the two books i’ve read, with Robert Washinton III, who sadly not only ahs also passed but was fucking homeless for a while  in the 2000′s.. what the actual hell, writing Static alongside Dwayne McDuffie, whose later moved onto animation writing tons of Static episodes all of them classics including the school shooting episode, the first three rubberbandman episodes and both Anasazi episodes. Point is it had good writers and artists and even had a distrbution deal with DC, so they had a leg up on the glut of other comic book companies.. but happened to start at the start of the comic book crash, a huge downturn in sales in the 90′s as the speculator boom, i.e. a bunch of people assuming every number one would be worth golden and silver age money, forgetting a character has to BUILD INTREST and this stuff takes time, and whose attempts to sell fast flooded the market with comics no one wanted,, caused the roof to cave in and with a bunch of assholes pegging milestone as a “Company for black people” rather than you know, a company trying to add fucking diversity and represntation to the comics industry, and that simply wanted a unvierse that was centered around people of color instead of white guys. The company eventually had to shut down, and was left to lisencing.  This is where the show comes in. Producers HAD been trying to make shows based on Milestone for a while, as far back as the mid-90s and the company was was all for it but the closest it got was an x-men style team series using various characters whose first draft was terrible and whose second draft by Alan Burnett, a producer on various DC Animated shows who’d go on to produce Static Shock, that McDuffie and others really liked but sadly did not get picked up. eventually though with presistance Static ended up getting a series and as I said McDuffie went on to write for it though he did not develop it. Some changes went into place naturally to make it work for an early 2000′s kids show and while i’ll probably miss so since again, only read one issue as we go. But due to Milestone coming back my intrest was peaking, hence finally reading the copy of Icon I had to buy from the library years ago due to keeping it overdue but am now EXTREMLEY glad I own as i’ts incredibly rare and really damn good, and wanting to read static, doing so lately since it’s finally on digtiial and again not too expensive. So join me as I give you a shock to the system and revisit this hell of a series to see if it holds up.. which just to cut that short it does and i’m only holding off binging MORE because I want the first two eps to be fresh enough in my head to review properly.. and also go over the various voice actors because that’s a thing with me now and charcter co-creator dwayne mcduffie because he’s awesome. 

As I like to do when covering a series first episodes, let’s run down the voice cast. 

First up is an UTTER LEGEND, and I use the term voice acting legend a lot, and mean it every time and have good reason to use it when I say it, and Phil LaMarr is a GOD in the buisness, having done a metric ton of voice acting roles, and being easily the most proflific black voice actor in animation. He’s also done some acting work, mostly in pulp fiction which I have not seen, but his true staying power and talent is in animation so here’s just the roles I feel are most notable or may not be very notable but i’m bringing up anyway because it’s my list. 

His roles besides Virgil include Lester Payton the Texas Ranger who showed up for one very good episode of king of the hill to be badass and show up the hickish, stupid and very punchable local Sheriff, Gearld’s obnoxious older brother Jamie O on Hey Arnold, Hermes Conrad from futurama, Carver from the Weekenders (PUT IT ON PLUS DISNEY), Axel Foley for exactly one bit in Clerks the Animated Series, but anyone whose seen it will know exactly which one, Micheal on the Proud Family, Black Vulcan on Harvey Birdman (In His Pants), Hector Con Carne and Dracula on Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and Evil Con Carne, Jack on Samurai Jack something I didn’t know for decades (and I didn’t know about the carver thing till today though i’ts obvious in hindsight), John Motherfucking Stewart on Justice League and later Steel and Adult Static in the Unlimited seasons, Osmosis Jones on Ozzy and Drix, Bolbi Strogofski on Jimmy Neutron (And yes i’m just as shocked as you are.), Wilt on Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Marcus on Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Bull Sharkowski on My Gym Partner is A Monkey and Also a Sociopath Please Help God My Life is a waking nightmare..... okay the rest of that title is implied but we all watched the same show, we all know in our hearts that was the title

Moving on, he was also, and yes there’s MORE: Maxie Zeus on The Batman, Philly Phil on Class of 3000, Both Robertsons AND Fancy Dan on the Spectacular Spider-Man, Jazz on Transformers Animated, Kit Fisto and Bail Organa on Star Wars the Clone Wars, Gambit and Bolivar Trask on Wolverine and the X-Men, Aquaman I, L-Ron and Green Beetle on Young Justice, J.A.R.V.I.S. and Wonder Man (Simon Williams) In Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Gabe and Carny on Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters (Really miss that game and have been snapping up what cards I can get lately), Baxter Stockman in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (And there’s also an awesome photo of him with 2003 Baxter... the two best together in one place. I got chills), Dormammu (I’ve come to bargin) in various Marvel Shows, Noville in Mighty Magiswords, Zach’s dad Marcus in Milo Muprhy’s Law, Craig’s Douchey Brother Benard on Craig of the Creek, showing he’s clearly come full circle, And Mr. Scully on the Casagrndes. And given It took about two paragraphs to cover all of this, yeah, I MEANT legend. 

Next we have Kevin Micheal Richardson as Virgil’s Dad Robert, and it’s the first time since I started introducing Voice Actors on a show that i’ve overlapped. I already covered him during the second episode of legend of the three caballeros, but for the short version he’s also very acomplished, very damn good and I somehow missed he played the old blind guy in hey arnold> Needless to say the dude is awesome. 

Virgil’s Sister Sharon is played by Michele Morgan who was in the rap group BWP and did some smaller roles outside of this the one exception being Juicy on the PJ’s, which I have not watched much of but REALLY do not like, though i’ll at least give it credit for being a decently long lasted black claymation sitcom at at time when there were, and hoenstly still aren’t, many black animated shows. 

Back to long casting sheets, next up is Jason Marsden, who is one of my faviorites as i’ve realized recently as Ritchie. As I also found out only recently he started on the Sitcom Step By Step and while that show is .. ehhhhhhhhh, he is great in it because he’s great in everything. He also apparently has his own internet variety show which I have to watch now. His roles include Max Goof, ironically given I was just talking about that role a few days ago, Haku in the english dub of Spirted Away, Micheal, the kid being yelled at by a bunch of 80′s cartoons characters not to take drugs in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue!, Nermal in the DTV Garfield movies and The Garfield Show, Tino on the Weekenders (SERIOUSLY DISNEY), Snapper Carr on Justice League, Rikochet on Mucha Lucha! for the last season (Why I do not knkow and while I love the guy he was not the right choice), Felix on Kim Possible, Chase Young on Xiaolin Showdown (WHich I did not realize was him and now I do easily his best role and I REALLY should’ve), Red Star and Billy Numerous on Teen Titans, Speedy on Batman Brave and the Bold, Impulse/Kid Flash II on Young Justice, and Fingers on Kaijudo. He hasn’t done as much lately which is a shame but hopefully i’tll pick up again. 

Next up is Hotstreak, Virgil’s brutal bully turned unhinted pyromancer played by DANIEL COOKSY, another actor i’m happy to talk about and another faviorite I haven’t seen much of lately. Daniel was an actor from childhood, playing Budnick on Salute Your Shorts, but he quickly gained a long and storied catalogue of VA Work: His first big roll was as Montana Max on Tiny Toon Adventures and if there is a god he’ll be back for the reboot, Stoop Kid on Hey Arnold, the incomprable Jack Spicer on Xiaolin Showdown, far and away his best role and part of why Chronicles sucked so bad was he was he didn’t get to reprise the role, The titular Dave the Barbarian, Django of the Dead on El Tigre (Had no idea), Kicks utterly insufferable big Brother Brad on Kick Buttowski and apparently he’s back at it again after laying low for a bit as he’s voicing Snag in Long Gone Gultch.. which I already really needed to watch but hot damn, I missed him. Sign me up. 

Frieda, Virgil’s crush and close friend who in the comics was his main confidante and love intrest but here is eventually pushed aside, is voiced by Danica Mckeller whose work didn’t seem all that familiar.. until I found out she was Ms. Martian on Young Justice. Hello, Megan. Very talented and she did get a major role in a dc show eventually so good for her. Can’t wait for season 4. 

So with our major players out of the way,  let’s talk about Dwayne. McDuffie is an AWESOME man and my respect has grown for him more and more with time. A writer and editor at Marvel, McDuffie has a decent resume doing smaller but awesome books, which I got most of for free last year when Marvel was giving out free digital collections due to the lock down, like Damage Control, a sitcom set in the marvel universe about the company that picks up after superhero battles and the logistics and antics that insue and Dethlok, about a pacfist trapped inside a cyborg zombie. He was as mentioned one of Milestone’s founders, and wrote Icon, Hardware and co-wrote the first few issues of Static. He’d go on to a pretty stacked career in animation, writing on this show and Justice League before becoming  story editor and show runner for Unlimited , even making a return to comics as a result writing the Marvel miniseries beyond and an arc of Fantastic Four in which Black Panther and Storm filled in for Reed and Sue while the two of them worked on their marriage after Reed did.. pretty much everything he did in Civil War. He also became head writer and show runner for Ben 10: Alien Force and Ultimate Alien, revamping the franchise a bit, and Alien Force, at least the first two seasons are awesome and I feel people overreacted on the changes. Ultimate Alien is okay, but has it’s problems but the finale was awesome and left the man’s legacy on a high note.. as he sadly passed in 2011 due to heart complications. He is truly missed and produced some utterly amazing stuff whlie he was alive. So on that melacholy note let’s see what happens when his creation hits the tv screen shall we?

Shock to the System:

This episode is written by Christopher Simmons, who is apparently a huge art designer guy.. but i’m not sure that’s the same chirsptoher simmons. Much more notable is the writer of the episode after this Stan Berkowitz, who was showrunner for season 1 and has done a LOT of DCAU work and is suprising talent, having written a lot of awesome Justice League episodes including Secret Society and The Royal Flush One. Point is we’re in first class hands.  Before the episode itself I want to talk about the intro and how it’s unique among DCAU shows. Like most Western Animation the intros for DCAU shows didn’t change much over the seasons with the most I can see is JLU changing up the footage to preview the current episode and later adding Hawkgirl to the intro after her return to the team. I THINK superman the animated series changed some of it’s footage too, but I can’t confrim it and may of just been imagining it. As i’ve talked about on my blog it’s normally a pet peeve of mine, mostly because shows you know, change after season 1, characters get added some one shot characters used for the intro never return, and after a while it can feel dated especially in more recent shows where the status quo is not at all set in stone and things change quite a bit. But sometimes it can be good enough that either the dated elements don’t matter or general enough that you don’t need to change it and i’ts just that good.. and given Batman the Animated Series has both in spades, you can see why i’ts probably my golden standard for intros and after superman the animated series DC mostly followed suit. But being part of the teen superhero boom of the 2000′s Static is unique in that it splits the diffrence: It’s intro gets the character across perfectly like a good intro should starting with Virgil getting out of bed and running a comb across his head before showing off to his sister to bug her and literally running into his dad who hand shim his bag and smiles, silently showing off his family. He then runs to school and runs into some trouble.. and said trouble changes for each intro, with Rubberband Man for season 1, Kanga (Whose name I only know because I happened to run across it) for season 2 and your guess is as good as mine for seasons 3 and 4, though Hotstreak is a constant. They still save some money for seasons 1 and 2 by recycling some animation.. but that’s alright with mea s it was good animation, and the improtant thing is cycling out old villians for new ones, while Season 3 is the only out and out redo to show off Richie taking on the Gear identity, adding about 10 seconds of intro to let him show off.  Seriously it’s an utterly great intro and like the other DCAU intros outside of superman, stuck in my brain. 

The other change that’s ENTIRELY diffrent from the rest of htem is that the music changes each time. The first two have the same formula just with a difrent vocalist and backing track: a superhero theme but with some hip hop beat boxing over it. The first intro is fine enough, not specattcular but stilll god. The second song.. is eh. Not really great and feels like a marked downgrade from season 1 and just dosen’t blend an ocrehstiral superhero theme with the beatbox elements NEARLY as well. The third song though is my faviorite.. even if I HATED Little Romeo as a  kid because I really did not like his nick show, it’s more a straight up rap song, but it has a faster beat that fits the intro better, and Romeo’s bragging fits Virgil’s character and penchant for Spidey quips perfectly. I also find it ironic that the theme that blends in with the dcau the most, the first season’s, is the one from BEFORE they decided to put it in the same universe. Still this season’s intro slaps, I just like the LIttle Romeo one a bit more.  The opening scene is picture perfect. Some masked crooks looting a warehouse are loading some stolen TV’s into a van when suddenly the lights come on one by one above one of the crooks before his tv switches to various channels before going haywire. Cue our heroes’ entrance. Let’s tak ea good look at him

Static’s Costume is awesome. While I prefer the season 3 redesign, and clearly DC agrees as the redeisgn was used for both pre and post new-52 when they used him, and while he’s getting a fresh design for the reboot, said design takes a lot of cures from said outfit. As for how the outfit differs from the comics itself  this is the design he had in the comics

It didn’t change much from the first issue, with the exception of his now iconic big puffy jacket which was added pretty early into the character’s history but I was unaware of that and just assumed he had the bodysuit the whole time. The more you know. But as you can see outside of the cool puffy jacket over a costume the two couldn’t be more diffrent. While the Dakotaverse outfit is more a standard superhero outfit, with some regular clothes touches on top the first cartoon outfit comes off more realistic, looking fantastic, but still coming off as something two teenagers could realistically have thrown together with what clothes they could buy, while still looking awesomely superheroy. IN short it’s perfect and only topped by the season 3 onward look...

But the slicker look, with an even cooler jakcet and the new colors all fitting the lighting ascetic better, but fits: not only has Virgil come along farther since he started, but with Richie now having a genius brain as Gear, he can provide a far slicker, far more professional superhero outfit on the budget the two have.  This show is just great  at costume design. 

So getting back to the episode at hand, Static puts up a huge sign in elecrticy saying “Bad guys here”, PFFFT, and then hides away and narrates that a few days ago he’d be the last person anyone would’ve expected to be a hero. Cue Flashback. 

We meet Virgil Hawkins on an average day: rapping into his razor, getting into a petty argument with his older sister Sharon, as a younger brother myself I relate to this, and talking to his dad who tries to get them to cut that out. We find out his mom has passed via his sister making really terrible eggs and saying that’s how mom made them. Exposition! Though we do get a great bit through this as when his sister gets distracted by her boyfriend calling, he uses the opportunity of her leaving the room to dump the eggs.. after having earlier jokingly prayed to his mom for a way out of breakfast. “Thanks for looking out for me mom” That’s both very sweet and very hilarious. 

This is a change from the comics it turns out as I was utterly flored to find Virgil’s mom alive and well when reading the first issue of Static. Turns out this was a change made during development and one Dwane McDuffie admitted in the interview I got the tribute quote from to not liking as he had a good reason for having Virgil have a nuclear family, as most black families in media at the time were just one single parent and a kid or two with the other having either left or died. He wasn’t too bothered by it as while he preferred what he came up with in the first place, the show DID get some really good stories out of her being gone and didn’t just have her be absent because shut up. Virgil is still working over her death and the way HOW she died ends up playing an important role in this episode and gives Virgil a dislike of guns, as she died to gang violence. So the change wasn’t for stupid or racist reasons, but likely both to keep the character count down while giving them something to work with for storylines. Or it could’ve been for stupid reasons and the writers simpily made lemonade out of that very dumb lemon, either way it ended up working.  Virgil also plans to ask his friend Frieda out. Frieda was a bigger deal in the comics, being Virgil’s friend and confidante as well as his ocasional love intrest, but here while she was inteded to at least be his love intrest here, that sorta fizzled out. As for the best friend role we meet her replacement in Richie, which McDuffie conceded was the kind of change a studio would make swapping out a female character for a male one. That being said the crew made the best of it and Richie is awesome, a bit of an overcompensating dipstick at times, but a good sounding board and pal for virgil and funny as hell too. He was also gay, something only revealed post series by McDuffie.. but unlike say Dumbledore, it’s a bit easier to swallow here: The early 2000′s were an even worse time for gay characters in tv let alone cartoons, and if they couldn’t kiss or have sex scenes on regular tv, there was no way we were getting any representation in a children’s show. So it was largely just hinted at by Richie overcompensating in how “into girls” he was and i’m once again fine with this being word of god as it was literally the best they could do and his counterpart in the comics was also gay, if not as relevant.  Ritch encourages Virgil to work on his opening to ask her out as it’s awkward as heck, hits a bit close to home.. but I do appricate the show just .. having him try and ask her out from the first episode. They likely would’ve drug thigns out a bit granted had they used Frieda more, i’m not blind to the convetions of the time. .but as someone who got the very wrong idea from tv that just waiting around meant a girl would like you eventually, when no you need to actually try even if rejection happens, I honestly wish we had more of this in media than the other garbage morals at the time. 

So he prepares to , not helped by her mentioning guy after guy is asking her out.... but before he can F-Stop, the future hotstreak, shows up.  F-STOP

That being said...... it’s not as bad as the original gangster name for the comic’s version, Biz Money B. Yes BIZ MONEY B

So yeah while F-Stop is no more intimidating, it at least means I can stop laughing. Francis, because I can’t type F-Stop without laughing and this review is already behind, shoves Virgil out of the way and agressively hits on Frieda, even saying “you smell good”, the international sign your a douchebag and also to call the police. Virgil steps up to the guy and gets PAINFULLY slammed into the lockers, something I give the animation team a lot of credit for, as you can FEEL how fucking painful that was. Virgil is saved by Wade, another local gangbanger who in the comics was a close friend of Virgils but here saves him seemingly just because.. seemingly. 

On the way home though Virg’s problems don’t end as naturally, the giant sized asshole with nothing better to do has his goons corner virgil before VIOLENTLY beating him.. off screen but the noises, and the clear brusies including a black eye, on virgil afterwords.. just holy damn i’m suprsied they got away with this but it shows just how horrifing it was and that this is a step above regular bullying, which make no mistake is absoluttley terrible and the series would later do an episode on it and school shootings, into straight up gang violence. Wade shows up again and gets the bastards to flee.. but also makes it clear he can’t keep doing this.. and forces Virgil to meet him at his base under the bridge. And it’s a tense sequence, with Virgil KNOWING this is a bad idea but having no real choice and Wade making it abundantly clear that he wants Virgil to join his crew, and makes a chilling point: while Virgils dad RIGHTFULLY dosen’t want his son to join a gang as Virgil points out.. he can’t be there for him all the time and eventually one of those times, Francis will be around. And he may not surivive that. Virgil nods noncomittaly.  At home it gets even more grim as he dosen’t open up to his family, understandably as his dad would jsut say to call the police and well.. we’ve seen how the police treat black people. At best they’d just try and use Virgil as an informant and that likely wouldn’t end fucking well for Virgil. Ritchie points out he can’t join a gang, virgil’s mom died that way.. see told you it’d be important to the plot.. but I like how the story dosen’t offer an easy answer.. well okay he gets electric powers soon enough but without the fantastic element this is just an innocent kid caught between either joining the very thing his mom hated or hoping a system not built to protect him will keep him alive. It’s utterly saddening and chilling and holy shit is it amazing a cartoon in the early 2000′s was able to get away with.. ANY OF THIS, and they handle it great, paired down a bit from the comics but even then it’s still incredibly balsy they got THIS much in. 

Naturally Wade calls in his favor and our hero is forced to come running.. and soon finds out Wade’s brought him in for a massive gang war. Welcome to the big bang, baby. He hands Virgil a gun as things get started and Virgil.. drops the thing and tries to escape, in a harrowing sequence.. and runs into Francis because god apparently REALLY hates this kid today. As if to prove that the police show up and while that prevents a beating, they demand they disassemble. then release untested gas on them because of course they do. 

As a result the big bang truly begins, with the various gang members getting mutated.. and naturally so does virgil. Though he wakes up the next day seemingly fine. How’d he get home? Does his dad know where he was?

I don’t know and we’re not getting any answers, but Virgil soon finds weird stuff happening like his clock shorting out, change being attracted to him and his razor going wild. It’s only once he get sback to his room he gets an inkling of what’s going on and calls Ritchie to meet him at the Junk yard.. though it is a bit of a dick move as he dosen’t you know, tell him anything about Wade or Francis right away. He does at the yard though.. and that he has powers, having finally figured out how to use them to a point. And the series does provide a decent justification later as to why he’d get this so quickly: Virgil is a smart kid, gets great grades at school and apparnetly there’s even an episode later where he gets a scholarship to a fancy genius school. So him getting how elctromagntisim works or being a quick study on it makes perfect sense. 

Richie suggest the obvious.. to become a superhero. And the thought.. hadn’t occured to Virgil. It’s honestly a nice twist on the old trope. That he hadn’t thought of it, not because he’s selfish or any of that or needs to learn a hard lesson, those have been done.. simply because the rush of getting his powers, and implicitly of having a way out of his current predciament, a way to keep Francis off his back and keep Wade from pulling him in further. His own path. But once i’ts brought up.. he jumps on it. Part of it is being a nerd like you or I, of course he wants to.. and being a good intetioned one, he knows this is the right thing to do. It’s waht makes a superhero a hero: Anyone can get powers in a universe like this, esepcailly the dcau, but it takes true courage and heart to use them selflessly and knowing you’ll be in danger. It’s why I love surperheroes: they often didn’t ask for this but they do it anyway because somebody’s gotta. We also get an intresting wrinkle is superman is, at least I think in this episode I could’ve missed it or misremembered things, mentioned as a fictional character. That’s because originally like the comics this wasn’t part of the DCAU.. but eventually the crew decided it shared staff from it, shared a network, both first run and on reruns, why not just make it part of the DCAU proper. I fully support this decisionf: While i’m midly annoyed unlimited never really used anything from static shock outside of Static himself in the time travel episode, despite you know Static and Gear having BEEN to the tower and not being much younger than Kara and defintely older than Courtney, I chalk it up to weird rights issues or something like that. But having Batman, Batman Beyond, Superman, Green Lantern and the Justice League itself all guest star was a good idea, and expanded both static’s universe and gave the DCAU something differnt as most heroes in it were older and more experinced in contrast to the up and coming virgil. Again really would’ve been nice if he and gear could’ve been a part of the expanded league but production might of just been too far ahead or, given he had his own series, they might just have wanted to stick to toher characters. Also begs the question why Icon or Hardware wasn’t adapted for the expanded League but hey, questions for later and the tricky logisitics of the milestone rights might’ve been the issue. I don’t know I wasn’t in the room. 

So we get a costume montage, including Black Vulcan from Superfriends, who again ironically would be voiced by Lamarr not too long after this, though weirdly they DON’T use his outfit from the comics for this montage. I mean why not? It fits the gag and would’ve been a good second to last choice.But what could’ve been aside we get our winner and cut back to present day...

Thanks boys. Static finds out one of the things in the warehouse is a shipment of computers for the school and can’t help but show off, showing up to the school, where Frieda and Richie are setting up for the dance, and dropping off the computers, and even saying his catchphrase for the first time “I’ll put a shock to your system” (Which Richie chimes in with awesome line and I agree, great catcphrase), before helping set up and flirting with frieda. 

Though as Richtie says he’s a natural. He’s not wrong as he can work a crowd. .but back it up too as his first run out had him easily taking out the crooks, and as many teen superheros and fans of heroes of hte type, myself included will tell you, getting it right in one is not easy. Not even Miles MOrales was immune. All Static needs now is a villian. 

And the end of the episode provides one as we see, in horrifc and once again damn suprising detail most of hte new metas aren’t doing so good and are melting and other stuff and we catch up with Francis whose burning up.. and naturally given that hair, though given he named himself F-Stop it’s the least of his problems, he’s got fire powers and escapes to “Have me some fun”

So with that we end episode 1. And it’s excellent, a great way to introduce the hero and while the warehouse opening is a bit superflous, it is a decent addition, showing our heroes first outing in costume and giving us a bit of an action scene to get us through the very heavy rest of the episode. But the rest of the episode is no less grippping, telling the tale of a teen caught in an unwinnable scenario who suddenly finds a way out. And speaking of which waht of Wade? Will we see him again? Is he perhaps Ebon, the series big bad as I thought when I was a kid? What comes of the man who directly caused static’s origin?

Yeahhh that’s the one mistep I think the pilot makes. Frieda is understandable as that was likely a simple change in creative direction. This though? Why build this guy up if your not going to bring him back. I mean where he went was probably the grave, as he probably did due to his mutation, but it’s still VERY weird to spend a whole episode focusing on this guy, building him up as a big personal threat to our hero.. and NOT have him become the series big bad. And maybe he WAS supposed to be ebon and they just changed their mind. I don’t know but it bothers me it bothers me a lot. Otherwise though flawless. ONe more to go. 

Aftershock: We open outside an electronics store, as our heroes watch the news reacap what happened in the first episode, with the media dubbing it the Big Bang and revealing their could be hundreds of “Metahumans”, as Virgil dubs after deciding the media’s term “Mutant” dosen’t fit, a nice wink to the fact that that’s the term used in dc comics and I believe milestone but could be wrong there. Me I like the term, has a nice ring to it. 

At the store while Richie mulls over waht this means Static finds out he’s a human CD player.... this was before mp3 players and streaming on your phone made them horribly obsolete mind you and if you don’t know what one is congradualtions you live in some sort of bubble and you made me feel really old junior. 

Frieda happens to be there and Virgil quips “What’s the matter they run out of britney cds”. Dude she’s not bad. Also be careful what you wish for man. Nickeback returned the year after this. You have not truly suffered through bad music yet my young friend. They spot a kid looking feverish, and he soon turns into a purple werewolf, as you do. It’s a bang baby.. those are richie’s exact word and you may not want to start a panic there bud. Just saying your best friend is one. THeir not all like this. Our heroes book it only to run into Francis who naturally refuses to let them leave and only doesn’t try to beat up Virgil because Virgil points otu the werewolf and nonplussed, he goes to fight it, scarring it off by revealing his own powers. He’s now dubbed himself Hotstreak which points for getting an actually good name kid. No points for what happens next as unsuprisingly getting powers did NOT mak ehim a better person and he attacks Virgil who blocks with a garbage can lid and thankfully is blasted into an ally. Richie tries to guard frieda for damn obvious reasons but gets hsi shirt burnt up because shut up Thankfully Static shows up, and we get our firsdt full on superhuman fight as both fight each other with aplomb, and it’s a damn good fight.. and one that goes pear shaped for Virg as he’s caught off guard when he finds out Hotstreak can use his powers to fly, and tackles him and his previous trauma causes him to freeze up. Thankfully , as Frieda put in a call earlier, the fire department arrive and HOt streak has to retreat, though Virgil is bummed that he “Choked”. And I love this as it not only shows Virgil’s inepxerince, as this is his first time fighting a bad guy but that just because he HAS power now dosen’t mean trauma and his previous fear of Hotstreak goes away or you won’t freeze up from time to time. It dosen’t make him weak or anything like some assholes would call it .. it makes him human. Humans make mistakes, and it makes him all the more relatable that he’s not pefect and that he did freeze up as I know I certainly would at last once in the circumstances. 

Things don’t get better at dinner as Sharon and Pops argue over the bang babies with Pops calling them a meance and Sharon pointing out Static exists so they can’t all be bad. See assuming a group of superhumans are bad because a handful of them ar edick sis why the x-men had to get their own island nation. You can only save an ungreatful populous so many times before you say “fuck it i’m getting my own island, pay me for life saving drugs, save your damn selves and stop doing genocides on us. Kay thanks”. But he does bring up a valid point that rattles his son: We don’t know anything about the Bang Babies or their biological structures and it’s likely they might further mutate into monsters, Static included. 

Virgil, understandably, wants to check this and thus he and richie compare blood samples in science, to no real conclusion. She he checks out with his doctor who assumes he’s sexually active in a great getting crap past the radar bit and a bit of realisim, but he agrees to the test though if something came up he would have to tell Virgil’s dsad and is up front about this. Nice dose of realisim.

That night City Council has a meeting and the Mayor TRIES to deflect Papa Hawkins questions about the bang babies which again, while being a judgmental ass as not every person hit was a gang member (Virgil, and as we discover later some others), and not every gang member is there by choice, some by circumstnace some, like virgil almost was, because they HAD no other option. Again years of reading x-men may of just made me a bit touchy on assholes admitely assuming superpower people bad. But it’s clear the public is upset and while she says an investigation is underway... Virgil and Richie are not only not convinced, but figure she’s actively covering it up. And unlike everyone else there who probably suspects the same, they can do something about it and tail her.  It’s during this, and cleverly as I didn’t realie till writing this using similar skills to his human cd player act, Virgil listens in and discovers whose behind it: Edwin Alva, whose apparently richer than bill gates and a beloved phinarophist Alva, as it turns out, was actually the arch enemy of Hardware in the comics, taking advantage of the guy in his civiliian idtentiy and thus casuing him to launch a war on the asshole. He does transition into this series well though, being the one behind the gas that caused it and with the mayor agreeing to back off, planning to simply dump the info about the big bang on a disc then destroy everything for now till the heat dies down. Yup sounds like a corprate douchebag. 

Static tails him, finds the lab and infiltrates it, stealing the disc.. but getting caught by Alva’s goon, and trapped in a glass prison, forced to use ALL his power to escape and barely getting out alive, but not before bouncing off alva’s car. Still he now has the proof.. and meanwhile Hotstreak, who I was wrong did get captured, is forced to take pill sbut spits them out once the orderly is gone. Dude.. WHY DIDN’T YOU WATCH HIM. Make sure he swallows that shit especially since, as he has no powers right now and can’t harm you. 

Hotstreak escapes off screen and our heroes discuss the disc before he shows up, and we get a REALLY fucking amazing scene: Virgil ducks into an Alleway and ritchie is worried.. and Virgil disarms him with just one word responses Ritchie: Virg you can’t take him.  Virgil: Gotta. Ritchie: Well at least wait for the fire department Virgil: Can’t.  It’s simpile but it gets the point across: This is his fight, he can’t wait for help, and people need him. And this is what makes a true hero: It’s easy to be a hero when everythings going well.. but it’s the true ones who stick it out against the odds and fight anyway. And he’s going to.  So we get one hell of a fight, though naturally Hotstreak burns up the disc. And I do like this as it dosen’t feel contrived.. yes Static could’ve left it with ritchie.. but he wasn’t thinking in the moment and dind’t really have time to think abotu the disc, only that people were being hurt and he was all they had between them and Hotstreak. It was no choice at all. Still that pisses Virgil off that the last night’s work is now worthless, and he fully charges up and curbstomps francis who retreats into a clearing. Hostreak brags when static follows, as even he’s figured out Static needs to be around metal, as he’s usually on his disc or the street, and in the park there suppodsidly isn’t any. But he’s not THAT smart as Virgil points out two things: one, he hoped to do this on PURPOSE so they wouldn’t be around people and no on e would get hurt and 2).. this is a city, there’s metal everywhere.. and he awesomely and cleverly proves it by unlodging a sewage pipe with his powers and dousing his foe, winning and proving his stuff. I love this solution, it’s a clever spider-man type way to disarm him, using smarts and the einvroment instead of just brute forcing it. Though the sewage part wasn’t intetional our hero still won and gets praise from the people dumb enough to follow the fight. 

However at home Virgil points out it was  Pyrrhic Victory and shows off his smarts by telling the tale behind it, which I didn’t know,because tv tropes didn’t exist yet: king pyrhus fought the romans and WON.. but had so little armies left that he still lost overall. That’s what this feels like to Virgil: he beat hotstreak but any chance at a cure for Bang Babies and Alva going to jail for causing them is gone. His mood does get a boost though as the doctor calls and reveals he’s fine, he just has a bit too much elctrolytes and just needs to lay off teh salt. He celebrates, we get a quick gag and the episode ends

Aftershock is another stellar episoe, giving us Virgil’s first super foe and a personal one at that, while showing some growth. As richie tells him he’s not virgil anymore he’s static and he can’t let his past get to him.. and he does’nt going from cowering in fear to easily beating his foe with simple logic. It’s a good followup that answers questions you may have from the first ep, like what does this do to virgil’s body, who supplied the gas, and why has no one done anything about this, and sets up another villian for Static in Alva. Great stuff. I highly recommend these episodes and the show as a whole: it’s fast paced, grounded and enjoyable, having just enough levity to not be too dour but just enough tension and stakes to be intresting. A throughly fantastic superhero show and one that i’d certainly love to revisit on this blog If you have an episode of static or the dcau in general you’d want me to cover, my comissions are open and details are on a tab on my blog or can be gotten simply by asking me via ask or dm. Tommorow we’re going deeper underground, there’s too much damage in this town as the Lena Retrospective continues. So expect gay ducks, straight ducks and some terrfirmains. See you next rainbow. 

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