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Crucio - My muse causes intense pain (physical or emotional) to yours, or vice versa (please specify)

        “ I trusted ya! ” The words were spat out of the spy’s mouth as a glare was met with the face of a man who seemed untouched by such harsh words. His expression did not show how his bearings on this situation were slipping. James Welsey turned his head, tongue sliding over the inside of his bottom lip as he gazed out to the dark night, stars seemingly forgotten with the crowds of bright lights from the streets claiming their territory in the sky. This was not the expected way to break the news, Clint had always believed what was being done was for the good of the city--not to claim the power underground to corrupt the city for personal use by their employer. But it had been done, the word slithered into the other’s ears and stuck, no questions asked but once alone with Wesley brought the whole affair up. 

         If anyone goes against Wilson Fisk---

         The right hand man stayed silent as he was being chewed out for his disregard of respect, the nights they grew closer, got to be friends and more, helped each other out. Oh, Wesley could think of all the things that happened between them working together and Barton was spilling it all out in the parking garage echoing words that were meant to stab James right in the heart but seemed to bounce off of him. “ Did any of this--between you and me? Any of it mean a damn thing to ya or was it always just some lie? ” A deep breath was taken at the first question being directed toward him to answer, it did not sound rhetorical so he was going to answer. But first---

         If anyone goes against Wilson Fisk, defies his orders or privacy---

         Hand slowly went into his jacket pocket. It merely looked as if he was adjusting his shirt from the inside, the other’s view misguided by the angle Wesley stood. The four eyed man had to bite his tongue, if he had the strength, he would have bitten all the way into it because it could not be seen but this next act he was going to commit killed him. But he would protect his employer, his long time friend over anyone else---even if it meant someone he had grown so close to that it changed how he thought and felt about life itself. Right hand gripped the handle of his pistol slowly pulling it out as Clint started to speak again, obviously getting know immediate answer. “ I was right to think that then. Never gave a damn. I put my life on the line for ya and ya been lying to me this--- ” 

         His words were cut off, a loud bang echoed the walls now instead of his voice and then another came shortly afterwards. Shock filled his eyes, his mouth ajar as he felt his legs give in and knees hit the concrete with a thud that sounded as if he had just cracked the bone of the knee caps with such ease. It was a lousy shot, one could think where Wesley had aimed, not to kill but if medics did not get here soon enough he would most definitely bleed out. Wesley looked to the gun a grimace etched on his pale face. 

        “ I lied to you, yes, I had to keep the truth behind our employ---Fisk’s motivation for power over this city that he loves so much. But I always treated you with respect { as much as he could ever give } and I protected you on countless occasions---such as this one-- ”

        “ Ya call this---! ” 

        “ Barton,I did everything I could to make sure that nothing would happen to you and made sure everything was lined up for it to be a clear path but you still insisted on travelling the dirt road. I understand if you wish to never see me again, have anything to with me or this whole affair ever again but Clint, I am giving you a choice and if you choose wisely, this won’t happen again. ” His voice was steady and hands as well as he put his gun back where it first rested, now pulling out his phone dialing 9-1-1. “ Yes--there were gun shots coming from the parking garage off of tenth avenue, a man is critically injured on the fifth level in need of immediate medical attention. ” And with that he hung up, yes, there were going to be questions asked but if Clint Barton kept his mouth shut, nothing would find it’s way circling back to him. Wesley turned back to the other looking over him holding his injuries on the floor, hurt over his usual serious face along with anger. Wesley licked his lips looking down briefly before heaving a sigh. 

        “ Goodbye, Clint. ”  

I would respectfully disagree by the ‘heavily’ part. It’s definitely okay for inspiration to be drawn from canon characters (and combining traits is a better idea than simply drawing influence from one singular source), and it’s also true that nothing is 100% original anymore. but to HEAVILY base an “OC” on a canon muse no longer makes that muse even close to original, more like an AU version of the canon character.

There will always be similarities between characters, whether OC or canon, but when they far outweigh the differences, I think it becomes a problem. particularly when said canon characters are copyrighted and people try to pass them off as “inspired” OCs. that’s like tracing someone’s artwork, changing some details, and saying you “heavily” referenced it instead of outright copied it. 

well, there also lies the problem of where do you draw the line? how much is still an ‘original character’ without being an au canon? what classifies as ‘heavily’ based/influenced/inspired may still be within another person’s acceptable range. i’ve also seen people complain that if they are going to play their canon character ‘so ooc’ or so heavily divergent, they should just make an oc with their name.

so which view is correct?

neither. do what you want, it’s your blog. the people who dig it will be there and the people who don’t can just mosey on through. same with ANY canon portrayal, or even any published literature out there on the shelves. we all like different things.

idk, i guess i get where you’re going with the copyright thing, but i would also argue that just writing a canon muse at all is breaking copyright. writing fanfic is probably technically copyright, simply by using another person’s characters. i think it’s hard to pinpoint the line of what is acceptable & what isn’t because everyone’s got a different opinion. 

but MY point here is that people shouldn’t be afraid to write a character that they’ve come to love because ‘OMG NO, someone’s going to call out that my character shares this trait w/ such & such character on this tv show/movie and call me a copycat!’ because that is the kind of crippling fear that keeps people from having fun, that prevents them from doing anything. fear of judgment. because that thought’s occurred to me before with my oc. ‘oh they are going to think because i’m using rose leslie’s face that she’s just a ygritte knock-off.’ and yeah, there are some similarities to ygritte & other characters rose has played, but she’s also someone i’ve taken a lot of time to develop, just as much as my canon muses. why should i have to be afraid of someone pointing out all the parallels with a canon ‘counterpart’, particularly when i’ve also sat & compared loki and thranduil, loki and tony stark, etc.?

& there are countless TROPES & character types regurgitated through literature that are easily recognizable, yet i don’t see anyone saying ‘nOPE, you gotta start over. that’s too much like what’s his face from series.’ it’s totally cool if your oc is super original & there are no recognizable ‘bits & pieces’ from other characters (whether sharing the same face claim or not), BUT having an oc that DOES strongly resemble other characters does not mean the mun worked any less hard on them or deserves any less respect.

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“Good people are like candles; they burn themselves up to give others light.” – Turkish proverb.

Chivalry isn’t dead; not while Clint Barton still lives. The perfect ‘good samaritan’ archetype, he’s the kind of guy to be there at a street light and help an old woman cross the street, or run into a burning building to rescue a trapped family. He is the embodiment of charity in all its forms, the epitome of selfless love and self-sacrifice.

Always the first to put others before himself, there is nothing more satisfying for him in the world than seeing someone else happy, and he tries to encourage his fellows into being more giving as well – not only of their wealth, but of themselves.

 To all the Hawks really!!! But specifically...

also hawks are amazing bITE ME U TURD

 To all the Hawks really!!! But specifically...

….lmfao LOSER IS THAT THE BEST YOU GOT