#afpttf

So I have a long-standing Marvel/Original Work fic, been working on it since sixth grade, essentially, and I’m currently in the middle of seriously updating the new version of the fic so it’s formatted to be more reader friendly. The first two books, for lack of a better term, is strictly Marvel, but, eventually, the plan is to have a sort of MHA crossover where four original characters, Tony, and Clint get sent to a MHA world through a series of misadventures involving various magical bullshit. At this point, they have already been through a few other alternate worlds including, but not limited to: Avengers: EMH, Young Justice, Justice League/Justice League Unlimited, Danny Phantom, and One Punch Man. The timeline of the world they came from mostly follows the timeline of Avengers Assemble. 

Through some more bullshit, they all end up working closely with UA. (They use aliases but for the sake of not hurting my brain I will refer to them as my typical shorthand) Most of the Heroics teachers are aware of the situation due to them crash landing on UA’s campus during a teacher’s meeting. In the world the six of them came from, the MHA manga and anime exist, and they are determined to keep the War arc from happening by nearly any means, while keeping as close to the canon timeline as possible to prevent deviations they can’t predict. There’s more to it, but for now, just roll with it, it’ll make more sense when I finally write it. Now let me set the scene.

The fab six are hanging out at the dorms. No other characters are around, and none of the students have moved in. They’re relaxing in the commons. One character (George McCartney/Locate) makes a joke about all heroes being theatre kids in one way or another. The usual POV character (Laurel Mishevski/General) overthinks for a few seconds, as she is prone to do. She takes the joke statement and pretends like it’s a theory she’s testing. Her conclusion?

Gen: “Holy shit, you’re actually right.”

Loc: “What?”

Gen: “There’s just so many…”

Rose O’Hara Payne/Katan: “Oh my god you’re right.”

Tony: “Shut up, there’s no way it’s every- I mean look at Clint!”

Clint: "Tony, I grew up in a circus.”

Tony: "Okay... but that doesn't mean it's true. Not every hero is a theatre kid."

Tina Fox/Techno Mist: “Hang on, before we go any further, I think we should establish what we mean by theatre kid?”

Loc: "It was just a joke!"

Gen: "Yeah, but I ain't fuckin’ laughing. As for what we mean by theatre kid, are we going with the more literal definition of having been involved in theatre as a kid, or are we broadening the definition to include anyone with the skillset and mindset that would have allowed them to thrive in such an environment?"

Tina: "I mean, if we're trying to disprove the theory to the fullest extent we should probably include people who just love theatre without wanting to get involved."

Gen: *nods thoughtfully* "In that case, I propose we used the three categories we came up with that one time, the Literal, the Aficionado, and the Repressed, while following the main rule that the only thing all theatre kids truly have in common is a flair for the dramatic and the need to act on it."

Tony: "The what!?"

Clint: "Not this again. Guys, if you do that you'll never be able to completely rule anyone out. There's no way to know if someone likes theatre or not without talking to them about it. I mean, all of us fall into Literal and Aficionado for Christ's sake."

Rose: "When did we come up with those?"

Gen: "It was during a five am discussion after George and I dragged Tina and Clint along to see a performance of Heathers. Does anyone need the categories explained?"

And that's as far as I'm going to get on that part of the dialogue for now. Eventually, they agree on an exception to the theatre kid rule, Green Lantern John Stewart. And by that, I mean they devolved into frantically naming various heroes they know about/have met before someone immediately names which of the three categories they give off the vibes of belonging to. John Stewart being named was met with silence before Gen and Tina let out shrieks of euphoria while the others sighed with relief. After that they’re able to name a few others, but not many. However, the conversation has some interesting detours before we get there.

Loc: “Well, we can rule out the entire UA staff at least.”

Gen: "Hang on now, Aizawa's not a theatre kid... actually now that I say that out loud..."

Tina: "What are you talking about? He's totally an exception!"

Rose: "I'm sorry, do the words 'iT wAs a LoGiCaL RUse' mean nothing to you!?"

and of course, what you're probably here for.

Tony: "What about Endeavor?"

Clint: "Does Endeavor really count as a hero?"

Gen: “Ok, stop. If we start considering villains or debating whether or not to count someone hero, this conversation will never end. For simplicities sake, let’s exclude people who we know are morally questionable.”

Tina: *snickers* “Could you imagine if Endeavor liked musicals though?”

Rose: *giggling* “What would his favorite musical even be?”

Gen: “Obviously, it would be Legally Blonde!”

Group laughter of course.

Gen: “Can you imagine, though? Him in the shower-”

Loc: “No one wants to imagine that!”

Gen: “Well just pretend it’s like cartoon logic, the soap covers the stuff you don’t want to see-”

Clint: “He’s just a soap monster then!”

More cackles and laughter.

Gen: “Okay, but seriously, imagine him singing along to ‘Omigod You Guys’ in the shower. Imagine it. Endeavor.”

Tina: “Wait, is it funnier if he sings in his range or in falsetto?”