Me: “If they’d focused more on Natasha, Thor, and Steve as characters rather than just how they interact with Tony Stark before Infinity War the MCU would have been ten times better and those are the facts!”

this is totally THE BEST THING EVER please give us more!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. I know I’m entertained by it lol. 

   but if it happens that way, how would this plot point be resolved in IW? what would ross get by arresting stark and messing with his legal team? both steve and tony feel widly ooc in cacw so it’s more likely this is supposed to be a legitimate plot point (our heroes hate each other BUT not really) ALSO THIS IS EXCELLENT FANFIC MATERIAL. PLEASE WRITE SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!!

Oh sweet summer child. IW resolving plotpoints. What a dream!

Ross has everything to gain: if he has Steve declaring a fugitive (even war criminal, if Spiderboy is any indication), and he gets proof that Tony is colluding, then he will have the authority to commandeer Tony’s weapons. The defense department must be salivating at the thought of the suits, the drones, everything sitting in the tower. Now, how exactly is Tony allowed to keep all those things so far has been an accepted break from reality, but Ross absolutely wants them.

All the legal teams in the world won’t help Tony if the military industrial complex comes for him with evidence of crime (and before it comes out that it was actually entrapment, they would have gotten what they were after).

Shit, I really should write this!

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   ooooooooh, me likey!

Bahahahaha, I love the idea of a second, public Obitine wedding that they’re partially doing for Anakin’s sake. I feel like Obi-Wan’s going to have a little fun with this though and make Anakin wait forever before he asks Anakin to be his best man. Anakin is D Y I N G because “he’s DEFINITELY going to ask me, isn’t he??? I’M HIS BEST FRIEND HE HAS TO OMG IF HE ASKS SOMEONE ELSE INSTEAD OF ME I WILL DIE”. Eventually Obi-Wan relents and asks him because Padme told him she was going to murder him if he didn’t, because she can’t take anymore of Anakin’s freaking out. 

And yes, Anakin is going to cry his way through the entire ceremony because it’s all so beautiful and they’re so beautiful and I love Obi-Wan so much 

awww, so sorry, summer fevers seem to suck even more than normal ones! lots of fluids and rest, take good care of yourself!

My personal bet as a total ignoramus would be clever padding in the Supergirl costume or similar fashion tricks

I feel like the Jedi have a lot of personal projects and hobbies to keep them occupied in their downtime, and a lot of the time they’re very... domestic things that people usually wouldn’t think of. Gardening, painting, playing the space version of ping-pong. The teens usually go for things like dancing or extreme frisbee, or the Star Wars Jedi equivalent, which probably involves jumping off walls or something. Older Jedi go for cooking or less strenuous sports. 

I’m delighted to have been your introduction to the show, and I’m glad you enjoy it! And yeah, Heartstrings is iconic and probably the most widely read fic in the entire fandom, so you chose well.

That being said, I definitely have fic recs. So many fic recs. There was a two month period where I basically read nothing but ML fics. I’ll pare down some of the better ones for you! 

handsprings and aerials, by DarkScales: An obstacle course, a fistbump, and revelations. Reveal fic, Fistbumps Verse part one. Pre-series. Note: part of a series

Won’t Tell a Soul and The Weight of Jade, by Thelastpilot:

Won’t Tell a Soul: Nino accidentally runs headlong into the biggest most stressful secret he can imagine, but now that he knows the truth about Marinette he is determined to help her in any way he can.

The Weight of Jade:  A box with a bracelet appears at Nino’s home, but is he ready for what comes with it? Sequel to WTAS.

Happy Anniversary Surprise, by rijstkokerwritings: “I just can’t decide what’s more crazy. The fact that I know Chat Noir’s morning routine, like… what he had for breakfast, how he folds his socks. Or the fact that I know exactly how long it takes Adrien Agreste to do a triple backflip. Oh my god-” she has to take a deep breath when new realization hits. “Adrien! You know how to do a triple backflip!” It's Adrien and Marinette's sixth anniversary. A 100% fluff reveal fic, with a side of platonic Ladynoir.

The Perils of Fake-Dating a Superheroine, by siderealsandman: Nothing had brought more peril or bother to Nathanael’s life than the day Hawkmoth got it in his head that he was dating Queen Bee. It had started with a chance rescue, the black and yellow heroine scooping him up as he fell from the claws of an Akuma that dangled him over the Seine. And at the time, it had been thrilling; to be scooped up by Paris’ latest heroine and whisked away over the rooftops away from danger. There wasn’t a teenager in Paris that hadn’t idly fantasized about being rescued by one of the four superheroes that saved their city on a regular basis. Then the kidnappings started.

a fight you were born to lose, by aloneintherain: “When the prosecution starts throwing around the word victim in reference to Adrien, he has to stuff his hands under his thighs to keep himself from bolting out of the courtroom. Adrien had felt unsafe during those last few weeks, but, until he had woken up and seen Father silhouetted in his bedroom doorway, that had only been paranoia.” Adrien finds out Gabriel is Hawkmoth, and Gabriel gets to bring his long-awaited plan into action.

Chasing the C/h/atwalk, Inkerfuffle: Paris. The city of lights, love and fashion. Follow the progress of Marinette Dupain Cheng as she enters the extremely competitive world of Reality television for a chance to be the winner of Project Runway: France.

Note: this is one of my fave ML fics ever. It’s amazing. It’s also, despite the summary, NOT an AU (or well, it is, but it takes place within a relatively conceivable amount of canon compliance)

Queenie, by Engineerd: "When we were four years old, Chat used to ask me to do his hair-“ “Queenie,” Chat whined.“-and he threw a fit if he didn’t have at least 3 butterfly clips-” “QUEENIE!” he hissed. It all hit Marinette at once: all the childhood stories, the fact that they were both missing a mom, that Chat had recognized Queen Bee on her first trip out, the sheer physical similarities (they were both tall, and skinny, and blond, and oh she was an idiot)–Chat Noir and Queen Bee are twins.

red ink, Pallasjoanna: “Soulmates. You’ve heard it all before: the stuff of fairytales and romance, your perfect other half, or your one true love and sometimes more than one. On the other end, we’ve been told it’s too mainstream, it’s bowing down to the universe or ignoring free will just because you believe in a bunch of words that appear on your skin. But this isn’t going to be some stuffy speech that’s going to tell you what to believe about soulmates. Instead, why don’t we listen to what others believe?”

the associative property of identity and other modern mathematic disasters, by arouria: “You- You aren’t saying that—” “Yes.” “So then you know I’m—” “Yep.” “And that means you’re—” “Yeah.” “Oh my god.”

switch it up, by aloneintherain: Adrien spun around, showing off the tight red suit, the yo-yo on his hip, and the red mask. His hair was swept back. There was a whirl of ribbon around his neck where a bell normally sat. “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,” Adrien said, “I’m Chat Noir and I’ll be your designated Ladybug for this evening.”

look around (how lucky we are to be alive right now), purplevanity: Seven years after the strange attacks on Paris stop, investigative journalist-in-training Alya Cesaire tries to piece the truth together.

Fourteen Hours, CaptainOzone: Nino lasts fourteen hours before he simply can’t take it anymore. Little does he know that what happens afterwards will change his life forever. A Multiple-Reveal Miraculous!Nino oneshot.

midnights in paris, valdezy: Getting to know her cocky, lovable partner takes a long time, but learning to love him only takes an instant. In which Chat Noir and Ladybug become partners, friends, and everything in-between.

Second Chances, by fickleminder and HiddenEye: Most parents would love for their children to follow in their footsteps, but if it involves a pair of magical earrings and swinging across the rooftops of Paris, Adrien thinks he can be forgiven for overreacting when a certain kwami shows up in his daughter’s room.

Luck of the Draw, Kryal: When Plagg loses a Chat Noir, it’s usually to outside circumstances. Even a cat runs out of lives eventually, and sometimes the odds are just stacked too high. All too often, Tikki loses her Ladybugs to themselves. The downsides of bad luck are straightforward. The consequences of good luck are far more insidious.

Someone Life You, Someone Like Me, Inkerfuffle: In which Adrien figures things out and Marinette is oblivious. “He was sure. Well, almost 70% at least. Adrien Agreste had figured out the secret identity of his Ladybug. Now the problem was figure out what to do with all this information.”

That Awkward Moment When…, breeelis: “Marinette wasn’t an idiot. As many precautions as she insisted they take, she knew she and Chat Noir were both going to find out sooner or later. Of course, Marinette assumed that the way they’d found out wasn’t by running right smack into each other and detransforming in front of the other. So of course, in a typical calm and rational manner, they pointed to each other and screamed.”

The Think Outside the Love Square series, by TakingOverMidnight3482: Series involving reveals that don’t involve the love square. Classmates, teachers, friends, and parents are all the stars of this series.

The Generations Past and Present series, by Anthemyst:  A multi-generational epic spanning fifty years and three generations of Agreste superheroes.

The Butterfly and Her Brother: Long before she was the wife of Gabriel Agreste, Adele Dumas was a young student with drive, a temper that sometimes got away from her, a brother she trusted with her life-and a secret identity.

Just Before Losing Everything: Money, power, love-the Agrestes had it all. They should have had the perfect life. How exactly did everything go so wrong?

Your Princess is in Another Castle: Four years ago, the wife of Gabriel Agreste went missing in Tibet. Though the people who loved her searched high and low, no trace of her was ever found. Turns out they were looking on the wrong side of the world. Now she’s been found, but she’s still trapped in the clutches of the evil cult she once saved the world from-and only Ladybug and Chat Noir can save her.

No Happily Ever Afters: After four long, horrible years, Mrs. Agreste has finally been found. The heroes rescued the damsel, they returned home triumphant, and they all lived happily ever after. Right?

Where Have All the Heroes Gone and Where Are All the Gods?:  On their fourteenth birthday, the Agreste triplets’ world is turned upside down. Their government has been overthrown, their city taken, and superheroes all over Europe have suddenly and mysteriously vanished-including, to their shock, their parents. They’ll need to work together, and become the heroes Paris needs, if they’re going to save both their parents and their country.

The Past is a Foreign Country: It’s been four years since Emma and her siblings used their Miraculouses to rescue their parents and save Europe from the sinister Order. She’s spent that time in pursuit of a magical breakthrough which will ensure nothing like the Order’s occupation ever happens again. But consequences are hard to predict, and Emma is not the only person desperate to redeem the ways she’s fallen short.

Note: this is genuinely one of the most interesting and cool worldbuilding series I’ve ever read. It’s also incredibly well-written, well-thought out, with original characters that are incredible and plots that are engaging. Also like…bonus points for Adrien’s mom being awesome and Gabriel not being Hawkmoth.

Bonus crossover fic rec: What the Cat Dragged In, by Kryal: “Tony’s pretty sure it’s written into cosmic law somewhere: superheroes are not supposed be cute. Apparently, no one’s told these two. …He’s okay with that.”

And of course (even though you’ve already read it, I’m going to reccommend it for the readers looking at this who haven’t), the big one, the fandom-wide sensation that’s sweeping the nation: Heartstrings, taylortot: “One of Marinette’s rare unlucky days turns into something treacherous. Thanks to a certain cat, the real danger passes but there are other things to be more afraid of. Her heart, for example, might be one of them. Mari/Chat.”