#fandom tickles

30% Lee and 70% Ler. He's a Ler!

Lee:

- Meet Captain Steve Rogers. Strong. Righteous. Disciplined. Stern. The picture of a no-nonsense hero.

- Now throw ALL that slop out the window as soon as you raise your HANDS in his general direction. Welcome back Captain Tickle-Face 🫡

- He's a big underarms and belly guy. You can also get a few chuckles if you trace his fingers or palm. But the killer spot has ALWAYS been the sides!

- Even back in the day! Which is why Bucky, of course, had to announce to ALL THE HOWLING COMMANDOS that their captain is VERY ticklish on the sides and to do with that what they will.

- This led to lovely announcements such as: "If anyone is caught callin' me Captain Squeezy-Sides, Tickles, Laughs-a-lot, or ANYTHING of the sort, he can drop and give me FORTY. See how THAT tickles!"

- (Notice how Steve very easily says that word? Yeah, tough ain't he? NOT!! He still blushes when he says it 🙂‍↕️)

- The nicknames never did go away, though 😅

- Cuz they weren't wrong! While Steve LOOKS like a walking muscle, he isn't! His sides got some squish to them! And on the days when someone can really catch him lacking, he just SQUEAKS at any squishes there. And I mean he does it HIGH. Then he pretty much buckles over right then and there!

- The effect was even crazier after the serum. Especially since he has a lot of stretch marks there. If anyone slightly BRUSHES that spot, he's down for the count.

- But now, I believe it is time to begin the soft lee Steve appreciation minute 🥹

- You will NEVER be able to tell when Steve is in a lee mood until he knows he's about to get tickles. Before that, he just looks like he's thinking, when actually, he's elbows deep in a tickle daydream. But when you approach...? That's when he cracks.

- He gets all red, and tries to hide his face, but doesn't want you to know he's FLUSTERED so he also DOESN'T hide his face, but then he doesn't know what to do with his hands, so he just starts flapping them and tapping them against things, and you KNOW he's excited but HE won't be telling you that and just- yeah it's a lil bit sweet 😭

- His first instinct is to just say "HUH?" Over and over and play dumb. Steve, I know you're old but you have SUPER HEARING buddy. If you can "HUH" you can HEAR 😒/SILLY

- And the closer you get to him, the more he just melts away into honest stuttering.

- "Ihihi ahahadmit ihit, ohohokay!? Ihihi ahahadmit ihihit! Ihihi'm tihihicklish! I ahaham- reheheally ihihit's n-noohoho bihihig deHEHEHEHALL-"

- "SHIHIHITTT Tahahahat's mhyhyhy tihihickle sphohot! Tahahat's mhyhyhy tihihickle sphohohott!!"

- He's also SUPER squirmy and rolls ALL OVER THE PLACE. So, he's picked up the habit of finding something to hold, so at the very least, he doesn't accidentally punch you in the face. He's very courteous as always ☹️.

- And when all is said and done, he is just melting against you with a little "thanks for that" and rubbing his cheeks to try and get all the red out.

- For the rest of the day, people can ALWAYS tell that Steve's been got because he's holding his sides like he's physically trying to hold his silly self upright and, like, ugh. I love him ☹️☹️☹️

- But now... cracks knuckles. It's time for the second part of this post.

Ler:

- And I thought he was a dork before.../silly/aff

- Who even INVITED this dude?! Who thought it was a GOOD IDEA to invite the tower's resident tickle monster?!

- Because yes, that IS his proper title and Steve is friggin' PROUD of it!!!

- It pretty much started as Steve warming up a lot to his new friends, and you and the rest of the Avengers realizing that maybe Steve isn't that serious after all!

- And this REALLY showed when Steve started tickle-wrestling people when they started to mess with him. You mess with Steve, he messes with you back! Thems the rules!! 🤷🏽‍♂️

- Everyone quickly learned that if you heard the phrase "Oho, so you think you're funny/cute/smart?" It was time to either run for the hills or SQUARE. UP./J

- Cuz Steve doesn't play with his tickle monster status! He has UNLEARNED shame. He is an ACTOR. And YOU try living his life and going through all that BS. Nah, if he's gonna do something, he's gonna do it right and make sure everyone is having fun while he's doing it. Got nothing to be ashamed about in his life 🙂‍↕️

- This is a long-winded way of saying that you will catch this grown man using a soft DUMB silly stupid voice or actually pretending to be a monster. Sorry not sorry!!/silly

- And honestly, for that first part, he's not even trying to do that. His cuteness aggression is just through the ROOF when he gives tickles!

- "D'awwwhahaa… Lookit you… Ah, ah, ah... Just where do you think you're goin’, Giggles? Don't you even try ahahand hide that smile, now! I can still see it, y'know!"

- It comes to a point where he actually has to stop for a minute because HE'S DYING.

- Like I said. Who. Invited. Him?

- Now, for my final kicker before we move to wind-down time, let me tell you about my biggest Steve Rogers tickle headcanon to ever Steve Rogers tickle headcanon.

- This man LOVESSSS the "keep your arms up" game. It is absolutely chef's kiss to him 😙

- "Keep your arms up for a good ten seconds. Then maybe I'll believe you're tough!"

- Steven Grant Rogers, you keep YOURS up for FIVE first! 🙄

- But seriously he loves it ☹️.

- "C'mon! C'mon! Keep ‘em up! Keheheep them uhuhup! Yohohou gohohot ihihit!"

- And if you bring your arms down, he is totally pretending you have trapped his fingers into your pits. So now he can't move them out of there! Guess he's just gonna have to keep them cosy and in place until you move your arms back up...

- Bucky's right. He IS a punk/aff

- But even with that, he never forgets to care for you after the fact ☹️

- Always makes sure you're brushed off and comfortable, and felt safe and happy the whole dang time.

- Will be offering you as many after-tickle hugs as you want. What? He loves them! Only fair you get the same 🫂

- But still, not without a good hair ruffle and a smirk, just so you know the tickle monster is always around the corner ^^

🐾 Wolf:

- ler leaning switch (except with Diane)

- he uses tickles to cheer up the team, 100%. he mostly sees it as a goofy bonding thing but also uses it when someone’s getting on his nerves.

- his claws are his favorite things to use. he likes to drag them slowly up his lees body or trace them gently

- whereas with his bare fingers he does regular scribbles

- SUCH a teaser. he loves smirking and commenting on his lee’s laughter while tickling them

- “Oh yeah? Right here, you said?”

- usually makes his lee admit they’re ticklish because the team is full of the most prideful animals known to mankind

- as a lee he’s a different story

- the only person who can really catch him off guard is Diane. she found out he was ticklish while boxing/sparring and has never let him live it down

- the crew can get him too if they team up on him (shark is usually the one to hold him in place)

- worst spots are his ribs and knees, and a little on his hips.

- he has a very carefree laugh and is kind of embarassed about it. he wags his tail really hard when he’s tickled in a bad spot

- he’s not above pleading if he really can’t take it anymore. it’s usually the embarrassment that gets him more than the actual tickles

🐍 Snake:

- would consider himself a ler-leaning switch (but we’ll get to that in due time)

- thinks tickling is stupid and physically grimaces when it’s brought up. but once he’s in the ler position…

- uses his nose or tip of his tail to nuzzle into his lees worst spots. he likes to wrap himself around his lee and tickle them with squeezes, too

- he doesn’t tease much but he’ll mock the lee if they have a funny laugh

- he loves making his lee squirm. seriously, he’s diabolical. comments “And I thought I was the snake!”

- if the other guys are teaming up on someone (usually wolf) he’ll help by slithering around the lee’s body and holding them in place

- he mock laughs at his lee in the most OBNOXIOUS voice possible

- when he’s the lee he’s SO pissy. he constantly grumbles under his breath and rolls his eyes

- running a finger on his underbelly will make him tense up and hold back a giggle immediately

- wolf gives him little pokes to startle him and he HATES it

- will flat out refuse to speak if someone brings up how ticklish he is. it makes him so pissed off and embarassed he just can’t find anything smart to say in retort

- will threaten violence if he’s teased enough. he short circuits if the topic is brought up in public or around anyone else

🥭 Piranha:

- lee in denial. hear me out

- he absolutely hates when tickling is brought up because he’s usually the victim 90% of the time

- he’s short and spunky and he makes his anger known VERY easily. however it’s not difficult to make all of that come crumbling down

- shark and tarantula target him the most when he’s being annoying or when they need to blow off steam

- he yells a LOT when tickled and will try to bite the ler

- when he laughs he laughs with his whole chest and can’t catch his breath

- worst spots are his sides and center of his tummy. will break out into shrill giggles if his fins are touched

- gets really defensive if he sees someone start to go after him. he waves his hands and starts yelling, saying WAIT WAIT WAIT

- acts angry (but that’s just his way of being flustered)

- as a ler he’s better with being the backup for teases or attacking one spot while someone else does the main part of the attack

- we’ve seen how he goes “SURPRISE!” in the movie, so imagine him doing that as he catapults himself towards wolf

- calls his lee “chico” because duh.

- Goes after tarantula a surprising amount because she can be an easy target. plus, he only needs, like, one finger to tickle her

- does lots of nibbles when he tickles someone

🦈 Shark:

- total switch. loves tickling the most out of everyone on the team.

- Uses lots of nicknames for his lee. literally just pulls the most random nicknames out of his ass

- he can be VERY strong when he wants to but won’t go rough on his lee—at least not for long periods of time

- “What’s the matter?? You seem a little.. tense.” << before destroying someone

- Uses tickles on the grumpiest members of the team the most (Snake, Piranha) because it’s a perfect way to cheer them up AND keep them in their place

- Likes pointing out when his lee is smiling. you say it’s not funny, but then what’s with that smile!!?

- him and wolf both pretend to be monsters when tickling someone

- tends to laugh along with his lee, usually enjoying the moment of peace he gets when one of his teammates to finally loosen up

- likes picking up his lee or holding them securely in his arms

- lots of raspberries. probably uses them the most out of everyone

- likes anticipation in tks but not in the way you think. he likes giggling at his lee

- he’s like a kid when hes a lee. he rolls around and flails and kicks his arms—which can be a huge problem at his size and with his strength

- he never really says to stop per say, but he will giggle and squirm like a worm on a hook

- pretty much ticklish everywhere. scribbles get him better than pokes

- tarantula can reduce him to a puddle just by scuttling across his torso

- Definitely targets the team in hopes they’ll retaliate. it’s his way of bonding

💻 Tarantula:

- ler-leaning switch. she’s kind of the perfect ler—small, nimble, and perfect at getting all the right spots

- also tends to do nibbles a lot (similar to piranha)

- Sometimes goes under the lee’s shirt and runs all over them—like that one part in ratatouille

- gets mad when the lee squirms, says she’s focusing and needs them to stay still!!

- she goes after piranha and snake the most for a few reasons; they’re the easiest for her to get to, they get on her nerves the most, and they’re both pretty small, so she doesn’t need to worry about being flattened by a flying elbow or jerking knee

- another person who’s better at teasing than doing the actual wrecking. plus, she can get close to their ear

- she also goes after lees necks a LOT. It’s an easy spot for her to get access to

- also tickles Diane behind her ears when they’re having their routine girl time

- speaking of girl time, It’s like an unspoken thing between her and Diane not to bring up tks around the guys. they’re supposed to be smarter than them, right?

- tarantula is a tiny gal, so she’s tickled by tiny things. a blade of grass, a single claw or finger, a feather

- her laugh is super loud for her size and she snorts the most out of everyone

- gets very skittish and tries to run away immediately, but sometimes its mandatory that she gets in on the fun. she’s part of the team, it’s only natural

🥷 Diane:

- mostly ler, but can be lee at times (in just the right moments)

- her biggest flex is being able to humble wolf so quickly

- back when wolf was really trying to shake his big bad criminal personal, Diane was constantly teasing him for being so ticklish

- she has claws too (i said so) and is a KILLER when it comes to tracing

- that little smirk she does? evil when it comes to teasing

- likes to nuzzle into her lees neck or other spots. it makes wolf scrunch up and she loves it

- her tail wags when she’s having a good time, like wolf. (usually when she’s being wrecked but sometimes when she’s happy to make her friend smile)

- has no problems sneaking a few pokes here and there if someone is giving her lip

- she’s also surprisingly strong for her size (canon in the movies) and it takes her almost no time at all to have the upper hand

- as a lee, she can be very skittish, but ends up melting once tickled for awhile

- her sides, neck and ears are her worst spots. she makes little foxy yipping noises between laughs and hates it

- gets really embarrassed sometimes because she remembers she’s the governor and shouldn’t be frivolous like this

- her palms and forearms are also susceptible to light touches, and wolf dragging his claws up them makes her snicker so gently

- would die from raspberries on her neck

i will perhaps make a seperate post for the bad girls even tho nobody probably cares LOL. yapping to myself in my echo chamber. for those who DO care, i hope you enjoy :D this was a lot of fun for me to write