Fangirl

So my heart just broke upon learning Marc’s story. Not even with Loki did I want to reach into a TV screen and hug a character. This episode made me fall in love with Marc as much as Steven. (BRING HIM BACK MARVEL!!! 😭) And until episode 6 comes out, I need this catharsis to tide me over. Hints of Steven x reader and Jake x reader, but mostly Marc x reader. Enjoy!

Waking up in the middle of the night was to be expected when dating a superhero that worked mostly at night. What you could never expect was the same experience each time. Because your boyfriend was actually three people in one body thanks to their Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Steven would try to be quiet when he came in. He really did. But his natural clumsy nature would often bump into something with a hushed curse along the lines of “Oh Bollocks!”

Or sometimes you’d open your eyes to see him sitting up and reading in bed. Still unable to sleep sometimes. Squinting through his glasses in the moonlight. He’d always notice you had awakened, and apologize,

“Sorry Love. Did I wake you?”

Then you would curl up on his chest as he read to you, his London accent soothing you back to sleep.

Jake didn’t bother being quiet. He knew you were a light sleeper. He did try to avoid you seeing the blood on him before he stripped to take a shower. Other times you would wake up to find Jake lavish his attentions on you. Giving you a sly wink on his way down.

Marc almost never woke you up. Maybe you’d wake up when he come home, but he’d always whisper in his Chicago cadence,

“Just me. Go back to sleep Baby.”

And with a gentle kiss to your forehead you would, only briefly becoming aware when he’d join you under the covers. He never tried to wake you up again.

So imagine your surprise one night when you awoke to the sound of whimpering. Jake would never and the lack of Steven’s accent told you it was Marc. You turned over to see Marc practically in the fetal position, eyes clenched closed.

He was muttering softly in his sleep,

“No…please Ma…Mom please…please stop…stop…I didn’t mean it…please…Mommy please…”

You sat up, unsure. You wouldn’t dare with Jake. Steven you wouldn’t hesitate. But how would Marc react? Though you couldn’t see or hear Khonshu, you knew he had his way to make himself known.

“Should I wake him?” You whispered to the dark. A gentle breeze that came from nowhere ruffled the curtains.

“I hope that’s a yes.” You muttered to yourself. You turned to Marc and started to shake his bare shoulder.

“Marc? Marc? Marc Honey wake up.” You called gently.

He jolted awake, sitting up trying to catch his breath. His eyes, watery and red from unshed tears took in his surroundings before landing on you.

“Bad dream?”

He nodded, swallowing,

“Bad memories.”

He sighed rubbing his hands down his face.

“Come on. Lie down.” You nodded plumping up the pillows. Unsure, Marc waited until you laid down and made grabby hands at him. He gave a small upturn of his lips before he complied. Adjusting himself so that he was using you as a pillow. His head nestled between your boobs. He sighed in content as your fingers started to comb through his curls.

Still he had to ask,

“Aren’t you going to ask me about it?”

“Do you want to talk about it?” You replied.

You waited. He didn’t say anything. But you could hear the gears turning in his head.

“Not really.” He finally replied. “But you need to know.”

So he told you. About his little brother. About the accident in the cave. About his mother. You felt your nightshirt growing damp with his tears. You felt your own tears threaten to fall. You knew from your research with DID that some kind of childhood trauma caused it. But suddenly it all made sense. Steven’s innocence. Jake’s intensity. Marc’s protectiveness. All combined by a sweet gentleness that took your breath away.

When he was finished, you sniffed,

“Oh Baby. I’m so sorry. I wish I could have helped you.”

“You do though. Every time you touch me with love. Every time you comfort me. And Steven. And Jake. All those times you do something for us to make us feel loved. That helps.” He told you.

What else could you say?

“I love you. All of you.”

“I love you too. Steven and Jake say Ditto.” Marc told you with a glance at the mirror. You only saw his reflection of course, but you knew in his minds eye that Steven and Jake were there. Steven smiling softly with adoration. Jake smirking with pride.

Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

Guess who saw Project Hail Mary? Oh what a delightful beautiful film. I read someone called it Cosmic Hope Core and that’s the best way to describe it. I love the friendship. I love Rocky. (I’m thinking of ways to make a Rocky plushie and recreate THE cardigan without paying an arm and a leg for it…or learn how to knit…) I hope Ryan Gosling gets an Oscar nomination. Because he carries most of the movie acting by himself or with a puppet. And as for the character of Dr. Ryland Grace himself…

(The glasses stay on…😉😏😁🤭🤭🤭 )

I WAS RIGHT ABOUT THE MAYOR!!! He did it! He killed Lester to get his finger back! The billionaires covered it up! They paid Sofia and her family to steal the finger! Surprised they actually had an affair but Sofia made up for it by giving the money to Rainey so she could buy an apartment in the Arconia. And Jay confessed the billionaires involvement which saved the building! I’m proud of Charles for saying no to Sofia but I wouldn’t be mad if she comes back. (After becoming a better person of course) I’m proud of The for getting everyone downstairs. (Yes I’m finally calling her The, she’s earned it) I’m proud of Howard for making a move on one of the cute Italian Bros Vinny (you better be jealous LESTR)

Ahh…it feels good to be right…and now Cinda Canning is dead and the trio might go to London. Because of a technicality of her grabbing the Arconia gate upon her death…if it was actually her that died…we shall see Arconiacs. See you next season!

(The only picture of the major I could find)

(Had to repost this gif because it’s so funny)

So it’s ladies night in Cuckoo Chicks at the Velvet Room at the Arconia. Hosted by Camilla as she prepares to own 51% of the building and turn it into a casino. So Mabel, Detective Williams and Loretta infiltrate with Lester’s widow tagging along. While Oliver and Charles try to get people not to sell their apartments. While they have therapy with the therapists (and Williams gives them all therapy) Mabel talks to Rainey while Loretta discovers Camilla had a crush on Nicky. Proposing to run the casino with him. Nicky is loyal to his wife though until he discovers his wife is having an affair. And Loretta finds the murder weapon. And Richard Kind’s character discovers that Lester used his bird whistle to deliberately set off the bird watching camera they set up. Which catches Randall picking up the elevator crank.

Okay so Loretta’s apartment burned down sadly so she’s back in New York and helps the trio to distract herself from feeling sad about her lost stuff. When they discover the finger is missing, Detective Williams helps them track down the security footage. Running into Althea who kinda sorta remembers someone sneaking around Charles apartment. And after realizing the footage was tampered with, Detective Williams makes Mabel apologize to Althea. Which I called it about Althea feeling jealous of Mabel and her New York friends.

Meanwhile Oliver and Loretta go to Flatbush to investigate Rainey and Sofia discovering Rainey is selling her house and is hard up for money. Loretta doesn’t seem to believe Rainey killed her husband and they discover her and Sofia just became friends after their husbands worked together. But if the address of the business was Lester’s house, does that mean Lester was doing a side hustle and whoever was his partner pulled out the money?

RIP LESTR…sorry your death was so freakin hilarious…

So the trio finally show Detective Williams the Velvet Room only to discover someone cleaned up the crime scene. She’s cautious about openly investigating the crime since powerful people and dirty cops are involved, so she instructs the trio to ask the staff of the Arconia what they know. While Charles is preoccupied with getting information from Sofia and apparently feeling frisky thanks to testosterone he’s taking (yes we will slut shame you Charles!) Mabel and Oliver snoop around the lower level of the Arconia and question the staff. Only to discover they resent the trio for making the Arconia “the Murder Building “ which brought in LESTR the robot which they all hate. To get on their good side, Oliver calls a building meeting to discuss the changes to the Arconia. The residents actually like LESTR since they don’t have to tip or interact with it which only makes the staff mad. But I am proud of Oliver. He genuinely tried to help this time, he wasn’t just trying to get information from the staff. And his efforts are rewarded when the weird garbage man gives them some of Lester’s trash which has invoices . But Slutty Savage got his phone stolen by Sofia (after another meeting with the Mayor, curious) so they track the phone. They drive to the address and Detective Williams calls. Telling them Tommy the Tongue is the name of a cleaning company that pulled out all of its money that same day. And that the address for the company is the same address they arrived at. And the trio see Sofia meeting with Lester’s widow Lorraine.

With all this in mind, I have a working theory about the murder. This might be out there, but what if Lester killed Nicky? Nicky discovered Lester and Lorraine and Sofia worked together to get more money out of him. He confronted Lester, they argue and in anger Lester kills Nicky. Lester gets scared when the billionaires show up for the poker game, he panics and runs and slips into the fountain hitting his head. Realizing that they might be blamed, and not wanting to be implicated in the death of a mobster in the Murder building, they put Nicky on ice and instruct the police to wait until a week passes to find the body. Lester’s death really was an accident but since he was a nice guy they liked, they don’t want anyone to find out he killed somebody. Which forces the Trio to question if they should complete the podcast. It’s an out there theory. Might tweak it as we learn more, but we shall see Acrconiacs. Until next time…

Before we get back to Only Murders in the Building I’d thought I’d give my thoughts on the movies I’ve seen this summer

Captain America: Brave New World

Overall I liked it. Do I think this was more of an Incredible Hulk movie than a Cap movie? Sure. But Sam Wilson was the best part of the movie followed by Harrison Ford as President Ross/Red Hulk. I wish they hadn’t revealed Red Hulk in the trailer because it ruined a fun reveal.

Thunderbolts*

This was a fun movie. Even though most of the characters are from earlier projects that had various degrees of success, they did a good job explaining to the audience who they were and why they matter to the film. Great action and great cast who work well together.

Fantastic Four : First Steps

Definitely the best Fantastic Four movie. Loved the retro futuristic look. Liked the story and the characters. Galactus was a terrifying threat. Of course now Pedro Pascal is a Space Daddy squared…🤭

Snow White

So controversy aside, I thought this movie was cute. Was it necessary? No. The original animation is way better. And everything this movie tried to update the story was done better by the movie Mirror Mirror. Vain Queen that gets a few laughs while still being a threat? Check. A princess who stands up for herself and subverts the original story? Check. Dwarves that are bandits with interesting backgrounds? Check. (Tell me Disney wasn’t trying to make the seven bandits her companions before people complained) a Prince/love interest just as interesting as the Princess? Check. (Granted Mirror Mirror has a controversial actor playing the Prince, but he did that before the controversy happened) plus Mirror Mirror had gorgeous costumes. Snow Whites dress only looked good with the blue overskirt before it got wrecked to pay fan service.

Superman

I LOVED THIS MOVIE! David Corenswet is perfect casting. He is Superman! He saved a freakin squirrel! He believes kindness is punk rock. Rachel boshenhan is also the best Lois lane. Period. Nicholas Hoult was a great Lex Luthor. Still evil and petty but he updated the character too. And Krypto! I don’t care if he’s CGI, he’s the bestest boy! I smiled the whole movie. I’m so glad it has a sequel coming.