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Dad!Wong with Avenger Reader and Shangqi (this could be long I’m so sorry🌝)

- Reader asks Shangqi for a last minute date. But Reader doesn’t know that Wong already asked Shangqi for a “man-to-man” meetup

- So Shangqi being the fool that he is sometimes, makes up an excuse that he has a stealth mission with Wong assigned by the Avengers.

- The two men go a little too far on their heart to heart talk and they end up being drunk and then they “hijack” a busker who’s more than thrilled to have two Avengers. They end up singing Celine Dion’s “Ashes” (or whatever song choice is apt). In the modern day of phones and whatnot, reader sees this streamed live back home.

- Needless to say when the two men wake up, reader is not pleased😂

Heart-to-Heart

Pairing: Xu Shangqi x !Avenger f. reader

Genre: fluff + crack + sorta smut

Warnings: preludes to smut, implied smut at end, Daddy kink, cockblocking, mentions of The Rings being used inappropriately, lying, Shangqi having little brain moment, banter, alcohol consumption

Word Count: 2.7k

Notes: Again, my hand slipped bc I’ve been itching to write !Dad Wong with !Avenger reader and Shangqi. It’s steamier than I wanted it to be but are we surprised? Like it’s me 💀 it’s also dialogue heavy which I’m not used to writing so I hope it’s not too much lol. Remember to reblog and comment if you enjoyed what you read 😊

One night, you invited Shangqi to the Sanctum because Wong and Strange were in Kamar-Taj training America Chavez. You figured it would be the perfect opportunity to have alone time with Shangqi without having to worry about the other Avengers. One thing led to another and you were sprawled out on the table in the middle of the library with Shangqi on top of you.

“Oh man, this feels dirty,” he stammered. You looked up at him quizzically. “It’s just…this is where I met Wong.”

“You know,” your hands snaked under his shirt, feeling his abs. “This is also where you met me. You took my breath away and I almost forgot my own name.”

Shangqi smirked, letting you take his shirt off. “Well, I can make it so then my name is the only thing you remember.” He feverishly kissed you, hiking up the skirt of your dress. You were so engulfed in your lust, you didn’t hear the sound of a portal opening.

“Mmm, yes, Daddy,” you moaned as Shangqi attached his lips to your neck, groping your butt in the process.

“Daddy?!” The sound of your father’s voice bellowed. You turned around to see Wong, Strange, and America standing in front of a disappearing portal from Kamar-Taj. An audible gasp, laced with fear and embarrassment, escaped your lips as the new arrivals stood there in shock. Shangqi leaped off you, grabbing his shirt off the ground and hiding behind it. Strange raised his eyebrows in disturbance, immediately shielding America’s eyes from the scene too inappropriate for her to witness.

Your voice shook as all the emotions flooded through your body. “What are you…but you…how-“

“Thought America could take a break from training and we could see if you two were interested in taking her around San Francisco,” Wong began. His gaze shifted to your boyfriend who managed to put his shirt back on amongst the commotion. “I tried to call you both but it appears you were…busy.”

You closed your eyes, breathing to calm yourself down. You wanted to blow up at your dad and Stephen for interrupting your moment with Shangqi. Yet, you knew it wouldn’t be fair to them. Plus, you didn’t want to fight with them in front of your boyfriend or new friend. By the time you opened your eyes again, everyone stared back at you, including America after Strange lowered his hand from her eyes. You rested your hand on the young Avenger’s shoulder.

“I’m truly sorry you had to see that, kiddo.”

“Don’t worry,” America chirped. “It wasn’t as traumatizing as Wanda trying to kill me that one time-“

“O-okay, I hear you, but thank you.” You heard Shangqi snicker behind you but chose to ignore him because you still wanted to finish what you started.

Later that night, while you and America shared a bowl of ice cream, Wong pulled Shangqi aside. Shangqi kept a distance between himself and Wong, anticipating to get slapped upside the head.

“Shangqi, I’m not gonna hit you. Why do you always assume I’m going to hit you when I want to talk to you?” Wong shook his head as Shangqi sighed in relief. “I wanted to say sorry for barging in on you all. I should’ve assumed you were both busy when you weren’t answering any of my calls.”

“Oh, it’s no big deal. If anything I should apologize for…umm…you know. In the middle of…where you keep the sacred texts-“

“Alright that’s enough! All is forgiven. Anyways, I was gonna ask if I could make it up to you by us having some bonding time. You know, man-to-man.”

Shangqi looked over at you giggling with America. “What about-“

“Oh, I’ll take care of her. I have a feeling she’s mad at me and Strange right now so I’ll give her some space. Plus, she is really bonding with America. They both lost their families and they…” Wong didn’t need to finish his sentence for Shangqi to understand what he was referring to. Shangqi agreed to hanging out with Wong before the older man retreated to bed.

“So what exactly is this mission you and my dad are going on that is making you miss the movie I have been waiting to see for months with you?” You called from inside Shangqi’s bathroom.

“Oh yeah, that mission,” Shangqi hollered back, pressing his hand on his knee to prevent his nervous bouncing. “It’s just a stealth mission. Sam told me if I didn’t take the assignment, he would tell everyone about how we use the rings during sex.” You stormed out of the bathroom, removing the earrings you just put on.

“Seriously?! What are you guys, 12 years old?” You huffed in annoyance, unaware of the white lies your boyfriend just told you. “I’m gonna go up there and give him a piece of my mind.” As you were about to march out of Shangqi’s room, his hand clasped around your wrist.

“No!” He yelled in panic, causing you to jump. He lowered his voice, “I’m just as upset as you about this assignment. Trust me, I would love to see that movie with you, but duty calls. At least you have America to go to the movies with you. Just please don’t talk to Sam, okay?” You sighed and nodded your head.

“Don’t worry, Princess. I promise I’ll make it up to you.” Shangqi pulled you into his warm embrace, hands planted firmly on your hips. He pecked your forehead, causing you to melt against his touch.

“Yeah? How so?”

Shangqi bit his lip, peering into your eyes. “Oh, ho, I can think of so many ways to make it up to you.” Before Shangqi could continue, his phone buzzed. Your lips zipped into a tight line as your boyfriend checked the text message sent from Wong. He gave you his melancholy eyes that always signaled that he had to leave.

“Don’t wait up for me tonight. I’ll see you in the morning, yeah?” Once you nodded, he pressed a long kiss to your glossy lips. “I love you, Princess.”

“Love you too.” You watched Shangqi exit his room before you continued to get ready for your now girl date with America.

Wong and Shangqi arrived at the same karaoke bar they crashed with Katy. One of the workers became star-struck after recognizing the two men, and kicked a party of five out of the main karaoke room to accommodate them. Shangqi was about to order shots of vodka but Wong pulled out two flasks from his sleeves. Your beau laughed, taking the flask from your dad before taking a swig.

After singing two random songs from the list, Shangqi and Wong ordered nachos that were obviously preheated before receiving them. They cringed at the taste of the salty chips and questionable cheese, yet they shrugged their shoulders and continued eating. Then, they downed the rest of the liquid in the flask to drown out the horrid nacho flavor. This only led them to order two bottles of soju and sing songs that were older than you and Shangqi.

“Hey, Wong,” Shangqi blurted after finishing ‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber. Wong grunted drunkenly, slowly turning his head towards Shangqi and sipping the last drop of soju. “I am so glad I decided not to go home when you recruited me and Katy into The Avengers. I have made some pretty dumb decisions in the past, but for once I made one that turned into something good.”

As Shangqi finished his bottle, Wong leaned his head back against the couch. “Why do you say that?” Despite Shangqi being drunk, he was crystal clear about one thing: his love for you.

“It led to us getting so drunk we had to take you back to the Sanctum,” Shangqi giggled, reminiscing that night. “Then, I met your daughter. Oh my gosh, she was so beautiful! I was so excited to meet another Avenger and even more excited that she let me give my number to her. But I was also super nervous and shy around her. I thought I was going to throw up the same way you did that night. I never felt what I feel for her.”

Wong smiled. Listening to the way he talked about you reminded him of how giddy you would get when you and Shangqi first started talking. He knew since the beginning how crazy you both were for one another. He doesn’t take pride in many things, but he was proud of bringing you two together.

“I guess what I’m trying to say is thank you for making me an Avenger. I’ve never been as happy as I am now and I really owe that all to you.” Shangqi teared up, hugging Wong to hide his watery eyes. “I love you.” Wong was taken aback by your boyfriend’s words. It felt as if Shangqi was pulling the strings in his heart. The last time he felt that way was when he adopted you. Wong reciprocated the hug, patting him firmly on the back.

“Love you, too. You’re like a son to me.” His gentle expression turned serious in the blink of an eye. “I better not see any more funny business between you and my daughter in the library. And I’d rather not know that she calls you ‘Daddy’ so leave all of that back at the Avengers compound.” Shangqi gulped and nodded meekly. Suddenly, Wong laughed out of nowhere and Shangqi awkwardly joined in the laughter.

A moment later, Wong pulled away to grab the microphone and dialed the code to the classic ‘Lean on Me’. As the song started playing, Shangqi mindlessly grabbed his phone, opening the Instagram app. Before his vision became blurry from the alcohol, he started a live video, displaying his and Wong’s shenanigans that were not meant for you to see.

Meanwhile, you walked out of the movie theater with America, feeling a sense of satisfaction. The movie was even better than you expected and you were excited to text Shangqi about how amazing it was. You turned on your phone to a notification that Shangqi had started a live video an hour ago. Why in the world would Shangqi go live on Instagram, let alone be on social media, if he was on a mission? Things were not adding up and you wanted to get to the bottom of it.

You clicked on the notification, only to find the Instagram live had already ended. You took a screenshot and texted it to Shangqi, writing in all caps:

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THIS MISSION THAT MADE YOU GO LIVE ON INSTAGRAM???

“Is everything okay?” America asked, tapping your arm. You flinched at her touch.

“Yeah, I’m fine. I need to call Sam real quick.” Sure, you promised Shangqi that you wouldn’t talk to Same about his ‘mission’, but you wanted answers. You dialed Sam’s number, waiting for him to answer. Once you heard his voice on the other line, you felt your blood boiling.

“What fuckin mission did you send my dad and boyfriend on that he had to drop our movie date AND go on Instagram live for? Also, you really gonna use me and Shangqi’s sex life against him so you can get him to do your dirty work? Beside, how the hell do you even know that we use the rings in bed? Whatever kind of childish shit you’re up to ends now!”

There was a moment of silence before you heard Sam burst into laughter through the phone. If you weren’t pissed already, now you were.

“First of all, I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. But tell me more about how you and Shangqi use those rings in bed. We all know y’all are freaks, but…wow. That’s a new one.” As the captain’s chuckles persisted, you came to the realization that everything Shangqi told you was a lie. Then, it hit you that you had just outed one of your biggest secrets to your teammate. Make that teammates, considering America was right in front of you while conversing with Sam. You wanted to scream and punch something, but you held it together.

“I’m kidding, please don’t share that information with me.” You scoffed, rolling your eyes. “Anyways, I did not send Shangqi or Wong on any mission. If you think I sent them to go to karaoke and get wasted, I don’t know what to tell you. If it were on my terms, I would have joined them. By the way, Shangqi is a really good singer, even when drunk.”

All you could do was shake you head as Sam spoke. He sent you their location, which caused you to shake your head even more. Of course, it was the same karaoke bar they went to the night you met Shangqi.

“Thanks, Cap! You have been a huge help. Also, let’s never speak of me and Shangqi with the rings, alright?” Sam agreed and you both ended the call. America looked away, pretending she did not hear the conversation with you and Sam.

“Well, America, I hope you don’t have a bed time because we’re gonna make a pit stop in San Francisco.” America beamed with excitement as you focused on creating a portal to Shangqi and Wong. The teen suddenly twirled her fingers together.

“So, what was that all about with you and Shangqi’s rings?”

God damnit.

“I’ll tell you when you’re 30.”

The portal to the karaoke bar opened and you and America stepped through it. When you entered the karaoke room, you were surprised at what you found. Both Shangqi and Wong were asleep, with Shangqi’s head leaned against Wong’s shoulder. You wanted to be angry with them for lying to you and hanging out behind your back. Yet, they looked so adorable, you couldn’t help but snap a photo of them with your phone. They jolted awake, unbothered by the fact that they fell asleep on each other. When they met your glaring face, they knew they were in for it.

“Don’t talk, let’s go home.”

“I’m sorry, Princess, I really am,” Shangqi slurred. You were back at the Sanctum after having to drag your drunk dad to his room. Shangqi followed you to your room like a puppy that just got yelled at for chasing birds. He laid his head in your lap as you sat at the edge of your bed.

“Why didn’t you just tell me the truth? You know I ended up outting myself to Sam about us and the rings because I was under the impression he found out about that.”

“I don’t know. If you haven’t figured it out already, your boyfriend is an idiot.” His tone of voice and sad demeanor was genuine. You ran your fingers through his hair as he pouted in your lap.

“Don’t say that about yourself. I know you’re sorry, and I forgive you. Now it’s your turn to forgive yourself.”

“I just feel bad, you know.” Shangqi changed the subject. “Your dad and I really bonded tonight over you. I told him about how I always made dumb decisions in the past, but the one decision that wasn’t dumb was impulsively going to karaoke with Katy and him because I ended up meeting you. You’re the best thing to ever happen to me, Princess, and I’m sorry if I made you feel less than that tonight.”

Interlacing your fingers with Shangqi’s, you lifted his hand up to your mouth. You softly kissed the top of his hand before pulling it to your chest. “Oh, you know I can’t stay mad at you. Especially after all that. I love you, Daddy!”

“I love you too, Princess.” Hearing you call him Daddy reminded him of what Wong said to him earlier. “I should also mention this, but I don’t think your dad is a fan of you calling me Daddy.”

You slapped your palm against your forehead. “Well good thing I learned a spell that makes our walls soundproof.” You waved your hand in the air as the walls glimmered a golden yellow. Shangqi stared at you in bewilderment as the magic permeated the room.

“I think I also remember you saying something about how you would make it up to me for hanging out with my father instead of me.”

Shangqi smirked, “Right, where was I?” He pushed you flat on the bed and climbed on top of you. The rest of the night consisted of him proving his love and devotion to you.

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Doctor Strange's quest for power and the Black sorcerer-librarian

Strange talks to Wong, the first librarian shown in the episode, and only very briefly.

As you may or may not know, a recent episode of the Marvel animated series, What If...?, which takes prominent moments in the lives of superheroes and provides a new twist on them, featured a librarian. The episode before that had a violent library scene, but no librarian was present. Instead, in this episode, titled "What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?," the librarian, voiced by Nigerian voice actor Ike Amadi, masquerades under the name "O'Bengh," and runs the Lost Library of Cagliostro. He tries to help the protagonist, Doctor Strange, although Strange grows out of control. So, warning, here, this post, which examines this wonderful librarian of color, a Black librarian to be exact, his role in the episode, how he connects to other examples on this blog, and whether he passes the Librarian Portrayal Test (LPT) or not.

Even so, reviewers of the episode in prominent publications often either ignored the librarian, library, or barely mentioned it. For example, Engadget, The Mary Sue, and IGN did not even mention either the librarian or library in their reviews. [1] On the other hand, reviewers for Den of Geek, Yahoo! Movies, Digital Spy, and The A.V. Club mentioned it in passing. These reviews only noted that Strange visited the "mysterious"/"most exclusive"/"mystical" Library of Cagliostro, that a sorcerer named "O’Bengh" takes Strange to the library, which he is visiting by traveling back in time to gain the power and knowledge he needs to bring back his girlfriend, Christine Palmer, in an attempt to reverse an absolute point in time. That isn't saying that these reviews were terrible, badly written, or anything like this, but it is unfortunate when a librarian or library has a prominent role in an episode or media, and a reviewer barely mentions it, as it implies that they feel it isn't important enough to mention. With that, let me move into the rest of my review.

Early on in the episode, Strange (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) talks to Wong (voiced by Benedict Wong), the Chinese special librarian and sorcerer who recently appeared in the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Wong tells him that tinkering with time will threaten the entire fabric of the universe, and the Ancient One telling him the same. He later becomes the sorcerer supreme after the Ancient One passed, but he could not let go of the past. Wong talks to Strange two years later, and tells him to join him before he does something "reckless." Strange doesn't listen and he travels back in time, trying to relieve the moment of Christine's death over and over, hoping to change the outcome. The Ancient One tells him that the death of Christine is an "absolute point in time" which cannot be changed or reversed, warning him that his path only leads to darkness, but he disregards this, causing them to fight. He finds himself in a jungle and asks a man he sees about the lost library of Cagliostro and the man leads him to the library, with this man as O'Bengh, described as a keeper of the library, and enters the library using his magic, specifically runes on the floor, and falls down a deep, dark hole, caused by the runes.

In this library-temple, Strange meets O'Bengh yet again, who calls him the "strangest dressed sorcerer" he has ever seen, and messes with Strange, Cagliostro is here, there, or nowhere. In this inter-dimensional library, O'Bengh calls him sorcerer Armani, bringing him inside the vast library, with Strange saying he will stay as long as it takes. He collects as many books as he can, while the area around him is lit by candles, perpetuating a stereotype of libraries as some badly lit place, even if the collections themselves are well-resourced.

Strange summons a mystic being and O'Bengh tries to warn Strange to not summon such beings, even recognizing he has pain that is causing him to go to these desperate measures, saying that there is a "fine line between devotion and delusion," saying that love can not only break your heart but it can shatter your mind. Strange decides that O'Bengh may be right, so he wants to take the power rather than the monsters giving the power to him, absorbing their powers one by one. The Watcher refuses to intervene, saying the fate of his universe is not worth risking the safety of all others. Centuries pass as he absorbs the power of the monster which first attacked him. O'Bengh is dying and refuses Strange's help to let him live longer.

O'Bengh says that death is inevitable, saying that while he recognizes Strange won't accept this about death, the "other Strange" will, and is only "half a mind." It turns out there is another Strange out there, a "good" Strange, while the one that went to the library is the "evil" Strange. The good Strange on the other hand, stayed with Wong instead, and could see the world falling apart around him. He learns from the Ancient One that she split Strange in two. Wong helps the good Strange train to fight the evil Strange before he fades away himself, like everyone else, putting a protection spell on him. Both Stranges meet in the library, with the good Strange telling the other Strange that he can't bring her back, and the evil Strange declares that both of them together can save Christine. I won't say any more about the episode beyond that, except to say that it gets very dark.

The Evil Strange begins taking in the knowledge of the library's books

Now, before getting to the LPT, let me say that O'Bengh is implied to be Cagliostro. Beyond that, while some reviews say he "helps" Strange, others are more accurate, noting that O'Bengh warns Strange, even on his deathbed, and is said to have an impressive library, while he is described as "soft-spoken" by some. Other reviewers noted that O'Bengh was "a powerful and ancient sorcerer" and speculate that he might have, after his wife / partner died, built the library and "filled it with books about the magic he learned over his unnaturally long life."

It is disconcerting the number of roles he takes on in the episode: an all-knowing person, a medic, and a sorcerer, to name the three most prominent. Archives in Fiction (AIF) makes a good point that while the space was beautifully rendered, it is "utterly impractical" and argued that the episode has the subtext that "librarians are magic" or that they are "expected to work miracles." In response to AIF saying that they since when anyone calls "us" (archivists, librarians) miracle workers, even if it comes "from a good place," saying that there is "really nothing miraculous about the work we put into making things findable," I said that that perspective makes sense. I gave the example of Kaisa in Hilda who is a witch but doesn't use her magical powers, and noted that for O'Bengh it makes sense for him to be magical as he is a sorcerer, but added that it is problematic to say that librarians are magical, although some can work in a magical library but not be magical themselves, like Kaisa as previously mentioned (although she is a witch) or Clara Rhone in Welcome to the Wayne.

More than any of this, O'Bengh, who is based off the alias of Giuseppe Balasamo / Joseph Balsamo, Count Alessandro do Cagliostro, a glamorous magician and Italian adventurer involved in the occult arts, according to his Wikipedia page, is the fact that O'Bengh is the ONLY librarian managing the whole library, with no one else shown. How in the world could he manage it all? It seems like a near-impossible task. Compare this to Clara Rhone in Welcome to the Wayne. While the library in that show (The Stanza) was also magnificent and special, like the one in this episode, Rhone, a Black woman, is the chief librarian and there are various non-human employees helping her. Additionally, the library itself is key to the series, shown as a place of understanding and knowledge,and is meticulously organized, with some episodes highlighting the issues of underfunded libraries, the role of librarians as gatekeeper and the shushing librarian stereotype.

That brings me to the LPT. O'Bengh is undoubtedly a librarian, fulfilling the first criterion. And his role is integral to the plot in that his removal would impact the plot in a significant way, partially fulfilling the third criterion. However, this episode does not fulfill this completely. While O'Bengh is not there for laughs, shushing patrons, or even a foil, he does fall into the librarian as an information provider stereotype, or even an inspirational librarian stereotype to some extent, even as he does matter in and of himself. Sure, he is not a spinster librarian, a liberated librarian, a librarian as failure, an anti-social librarian (a little bit), a naughty librarian, but he still pushes the idea that librarians somehow magically know everything. Furthermore, his character is primarily defined by his role as a librarian, as he is, apart briefly from early in the episode, never shown outside the library! As such, the episode fails the third criterion of the LPT. As such, you could say the show gets a rating of 1.5 out of 3 on the LPT, or put more simply, 50%, to be exact.

O'Bengh meets Strange in the deep, dark hole of the library, early in the episode.

The library itself is also very large. And AIF has a point that the library is impractical. I would further say that the design would be only if there was appropriate staffing for it, but this is obviously not the case, so it is absurdly large. The library itself is also literally a temple, furthering the perception that libraries, and by extension librarians, are somehow sacred, a dangerous and faulty idea which could result in lack of accountability of libraries themselves or even librarians, which are not removed from the oppressive systems in our society.

It is wonderful to have a librarian of color, specifically a Black librarian, in a popular animated show, with animation which is so life-like that it reminds me of the rotoscoped characters in Undone, or the 2019 French film, I Lost My Body. The latter has a librarian named named Gabrielle, voiced by Victoire Du Bois (French) and Alia Shawkat (English), who is a protagonist of the film. It is also interesting he is a Black librarian because he is portrayed as being Italian and ruling over a kingdom in India in his profile on the Marvel database fandom site. However, I wish they could have done more and had a character which exists outside of the library, and not be like a monk inside of a monastery who never leaves the monastery.

Compare O'Bengh to Kaisa in Hilda, who is a witch and may be asexual. [2] She is able to, in the show's first season, presciently guess what the protagonist and her friends need in term of books, trying to serve them to the best of her ability. In the next season she talks about the value of witchcraft, which can be seen as analogous to librarianship and helps get a book from a patron, her old friend, Ms. Tildy, traveling deep within the library itself. But, she has a life outside the library, even helping the protagonists on a quest to catch soul-eating mice. Unlike O'Bengh, her mysterious nature fades into nothingness in the show's second season, while she still has unparalleled knowledge of mystical items and cemetery records, she is never shown using her magical powers to complete her library tasks, showing she takes her job seriously. Alike the library in What If...?, the library in Hilda is a bit ordinary on the outside, it is grand inside, with passageways reaching the chambers of witches which control the Witches Tower. Furthermore, unlike O'Bengh, Kaisa is the only librarian I know of in animation at the present who presumably has a professional degree.

All in all, while I am glad there was a librarian of color who had a key part in an animated series, it could have been much much better. There could be more people working at the library with O'Bengh, having O'Bengh not be some all-knowing librarian and having a life outside the library itself, and portraying the library as something less ornate and spacious as something that resembled a temple, to name a few suggested changes. With that, until next week, where I'll write about another librarian or library in fiction, whether on “Librarian work” in Kokoro Library, Amity Blight, the librarian in The Owl House, or another subject entirely, among my 13 draft posts.

Inside (top) and outside (bottom) of the Lost Library of Cagliostro

Notes

[1] Naudus, K., "Marvel’s 'What If?' expands beyond its anthology beginnings," Engadget, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021; Leishman, Rachel, "Marvel’s What If…? Flips the Script on Fridging," The Mary Sue, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021; Jorgensen, Tom, "What If...? Season 1, Episode 4 - Review," IGN, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021; Knight, Rosie, "What If…? Episode 4 Review: Doctor Strange Loses His Heart," Den of Geek, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021; Warmann, Amon. "'What If': Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange leads the best episode yet," Yahoo! Movies, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021; Opie, David, "Marvel's What If...? episode 4 is more important to the MCU than you think," Digital Spy, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021; Barsanti, Sam, "In a bleak What If…?, Doctor Strange tries to become Doctor Who and fails spectacularly," The A.V. Club, Sept. 1, 2021, accessed Sept. 8, 2021.

[2] On December 18, 2020, creator Luke Pearson, when asked if the colors of the librarian named Kaisa in Hilda were made to intentionally match the asexual flag, said that while he did not purposely make her colors match those of the aromantic flag in his rough design for the character, it was "not impossible" that her design, her hair and colors, matched the colors of the asexual flag because he did not draw the final design of the character in the show. Kaisa has purple hair, a black cape, a gray shirt with white sleeves, all of which are colors on the asexual flag.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Library Review and Wayback Machine

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