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but for actual real life, no one on tumblr has enough energy to get out of bed

Confident Business Executive Power Pose my friend

head up

shoulders back

stomach in

and, more interestingly, in tony’s case: as a wannabe entrepreneur going through training and seminars and stuff, i was personally advised that, if i think my hands might betray lack of confidence (trembling, fidddling with shit, excessive face-touching, etc), i should keep them loosely out of sight or try to talk using them, while compromising chest openness as little as possible (ie, don’t fold your arms across your chest) (which, by the way, tony does A LOT throughout all movies, and it’s a huge huge huge hugE defensiveness/insecurity body language tell, but anyway, that’s a whole other post)

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tony seems to be pretty aware that his hands are the achilles’ heel of his Fake Confidence ™, and indeed 

check out that right hand. if you watch it in the movie, you’ll see that he keeps clenching it and unclenching it

the thing with the hands also places tony’s drinking in a very particular place. some alcoholics do develop the compulsion to not only drink (obviously), but also to physically hold a glass when they are feeling pressured, or [whatever emotion that’s associated with the urge to drink]. smokers might develop a similar thing (think about people who hold unlit cigarettes between their fingers even when they’re trying to stop)

(Kill Me, he doesn’t let go even when they’re being attacked. he actually holds on tighter, Kill Me)

also, this stance seems to be particularly prominent in avengers movies, which implies that this is where tony’s felt the most conscious urge to deliberately project confidence

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1. “Pepper hates anything and everything that has to do with Iron Man and wants him to live out the rest of his days as a hermit in the mountains because she’s Abusive™ like that”

Meanwhile, Endgame: *literally has Pepper say on screen that she doesn’t want Tony to stop what he’s doing, no matter what it may mean for their family* lmao you were saying

2. Just. Her entrance as Rescue, one fist on the ground in classic iron man pose, helmet slowly coming off to reveal her borderline murderous expression. 12/10 instant Nut.

3. She knew how to operate the armour smoothly (as compared to her mega failure of an attempt in iron man 3) which could only mean one thing: she’s beEN PRACTICING. SHE’S BEEN PRACTICING HOW TO OPERATE THE ARMOUR, HOW TO FIGHT IN IT. I’m so PROUD. Virginia Potts (Stark?) does not show up to anything unprepared, be it a board meeting or a battle for the universe, thank you very much.

4. (Which was another classic “lmao you were saying” moment, see point 1)

5. Honestly? Pepper merely showing up to fight is HUGE in itself. She has a very young daughter who needs at least one parent. And yet, despite knowing full well that either one (or both) of them might not make it out alive, she decided to fight right alongside Tony anyway, in what could potentially be a lethal battle.

6. It might not seem like much (hell, one child Vs the whole universe. No brainer, right?) But for a parent to say “Fuck it, my child will manage, this war needs me” is intense and courageous beyond measure and I need her bravery acknowledged right now immediately.

7. Tony, heroic as he was, was literally iron man. God knows I love him and his resolve to sacrifice everything for the greater good, but at this point it’s almost expected. He’s a superhero. It’s what he does. He knows he was sorely needed.

Pepper, on the other hand? She could have left the battle to the pros. Stayed back to ensure Morgan grows up with at least one parent. But she dropped everything she loved to join the war simply because she could. (Do we stan? Goddamn right we do)

8. And the best part? The war did need her. Her presence, her will to recognise and fight for what’s important, those badass repulsor beams. Hell, even saved Peter from getting smushed at one point. She made an actual, palpable difference.

9. Slightly off topic but like. have you Seen how goddamn adorable Morgan Stark is… Full disclosure I for one would have had major trouble choosing between either a) staying home and devouring juice pops with her or b) possibly killing myself on a battlefield.

10. “Pepper is selfish and doesn’t care about anyone’s feelings but her own!!” See points 5 to 8 thx bye

11. Pepper and Tony fighting in tandem, giving us a beautiful, downright brilliant metaphor about how they always (and in this case, literally) have each other’s backs? Poetic-goddamn-cinema.jpg

12. Ohohohohoho as if that one scene where all the female superheroes showed up to back Carol wasn’t enough (which, by the way, also instant freaking Nut), Pepper showed up right beside them, ready to defend Carol. Like. Move over lmao Pepper Potts is a badass on the same ranks as the other Marvel women, marvel said so themselves.

13. Anyone who still (for reasons I can’t begin to understand) claims that Pepper is somehow inferior to any of the other Marvel women can pack their ignorance into a tiny little bag and walk right out the door, thanks. I don’t make the rules sorry (Marvel does, though. And Marvel says you’re invalid)

14. Staying strong for Tony’s sake while he breathed his last, despite her own obvious devastation. Assuring him repeatedly that his two favourite girls would be just fine on their own. Swallowing the panic she was no doubt feeling to let her husband go in peace.

15. Breaking down only after she knew he was gone for good, so that the last thing he would see was her smiling face, the last thing he would hear was her telling him he’d accomplished just what he’d set out to do. That the universe was safe now (for Morgan, for Peter, for trillions everywhere), and that he could rest peacefully at last.

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Just. Pepper fucking Potts, man

Being her best, most badass self.

Having everyone in the theatre collectively lose their damn minds as soon as she showed up on the battlefield.

Pepperony Week 2019 ☆ Day 1: Pepperony’s Journey

Women have always been at the forefront of literature, the first novel (what we would consider a novel in modern terms) was written by a woman (Lady Muraskai’s the Tale of Genji in the early 1000s) take your snide “Isaac Asimov” reblogs and stick it

even in terms of male scifi authors, asimov was predated by Jules Verne, HG Wells, George Orwell, you could have even cited Poe or Jonathan Swift has a case but Asimov?

I put on my sunglasses, to hide my swollen eyes, over my tears. I cried all my makeup off. Went inside to have a milkshake. I don’t know why. I wanted something to drink as I figured out what I would do. I got a soda and a milkshake. Medium. The cashier looked at me and with a line around the corner of the counter he rushed away from the counter “Hold on “ he yelled to a coworker.

I filled my soda and went back and saw him looking all over. I go up and he gets close and says “I made it a large”.

That was seriously enough for me not to do it. His kindness. Someone went out of their way and as I went back in my car to cry I realized I could muster through a few other days. A few more weeks. Then I came down from that panicky high of anxiety, depression, and pain. I finished my shake. And it was enough time to let me feel better. I… I’m alive. I’ll make it through.

Try and be nice today. Tomorrow. Something as much as a smile. It helped so much.

Thank you man at McDonalds.

it is simultaneously

the best and worst thing

I have ever

fuckIN G seEN

likE WHAT DID THEY DO

TO GET ARRESTED???

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE TELL ME

Can we take a moment to appreciate John dressing up in a tie and whatever kind of blazer this is to go meet with Sherlock’s brother, waiting all patiently and trying not to take up too much space 

And he like stands up when Mycroft comes in, trying to be all polite and shit,

Just look at how impressive he’s trying to be.  Can you even believe this,, look at his tie and checked shirt and how professional he wants to look