#hypnotized-so-mesmerized

It takes less than a week for pundits to start in on the hottest of takes:

That Thanos was right.

It's not a new idea, of course. 4chan took up the chant before the second snap even happened, and #NotMyAvengers has been trending on and off for days. But today's press conference is different, because this time, it's coming from an official source—and this time, it's from one of the dusted themselves.

Immediately following the Blip, Peter, Ned, and MJ are struggling to get their feet under them—housing, possessions, school forms, IDs, everything.

sure!! i don’t have much for this au because i made it up on the fly so instead of bullet-points i just decided to write out a scene from it i hope thats okay.

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more of this au can be found here, royalty au, betrothed au, first kiss, tony is 13 and steve is 15, if you want a visual: they’re both on adjacent swings and while Steve gets up from his swing, Tony never does

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Tony’s first kiss is expected to be on his wedding day. His mother explained it to him once, something about the sanctity of purity and how precious a Prince’s first kiss was - but since he was going to marry Steve anyway, he didn’t really think it made much of a difference whether or not he’d been kissed before. 

Not that he was thinking of kissing anybody but Steve, but it was the thought that counted. 

“What do you think it’ll be like?” he asks Steve suddenly, and Steve sticks his feet out to still his swing.

“What do I think what will be like?” Steve asks back with a furrow in his brows.

“Our wedding,” Tony elaborates, “your Ma says that we’re going to be married but what do you think it’ll be like?” 

Do you think it’ll be like my Mom and Dad, he doesn’t ask, always at each other’s throats? 

But he doesn’t need to ask, because Steve’s face softens and he reaches out to intertwine his fingers with Tony’s.

“It’s going to be just like this,” he says confidently, before grimacing and amending his answer, “but maybe with a bit more kissing”

Tony wrinkles his nose at that, “I don’t know how I feel about that. Kissing I mean”

“Well,” Steve says, almost hesitantly, “we could always practise. Just so that you know what to expect of course”

“Yeah,” if Tony was a guessing man, he’d say the odd feeling in his stomach was nerves, “yeah we could practise. ‘s not like either of us are going to be kissing anyone else right?”

“No,” Steve says in a hushed voice, and then pushes off the swing. He cups Tony’s cheeks gently, tilting his chin up so that Tony’s looking directly at it.

He pauses for a single moment, and then bends down and presses his lips to Tony’s.

Almost instinctively, Tony presses back, winding his fingers into the fabric of Steve’s sleeves. His lips are chapped, and the kiss only lasts a few seconds before Steve pulls back - but it feels like an entirety.

“Well?” Steve whispers, like he’s afraid to ruin the moment, “what did you think?”

“I could -” Tony licks his lips, suddenly keenly aware of them, “I think I can stomach doing that with you for the rest of my life. I think we might need a bit of practise though”

Steve smiles, and there’s something sharp about it, “well - good thing we’ve got forever to figure it out”

Hi back :) hope you’re doing well and thanks for the ask! 19. Name an album so good you never skip a song Surprisingly this one’s kinda difficult - I often am drawn to particular songs and there’s nearly always one or two that I care less for and skip on occasion.  However the latest album by The Cat Empire - Stolen Diamonds is one that even though some of the songs aren’t my favourite, I don’t skip them.  The link is to my favourite song on the album, Anybody (warning for language) 45. What is your favourite season and any reason why it is?

I like Winter the best - with it’s wild storms and beautiful grey skies and the way you can snuggle in bed with a warm drink and a favourite book while the rain pounds on the tin roof.

71. What are some of your hobbies/interests A long list to be sure - I love to write, mostly poetry (some of which I’ve published) and also fiction, including fanfic - I’ve written over 100k about my OC Nemo.  I collect rocks/crystals/gemstones (and highly recommend @bekkathyst‘s store as her samples are amazing).  I’m a musician - singer, songwriter, instrumentalist (piano, recorder and clarinet - though I can play a C major scale on trumpet I’m very much not a brass player) and involved in a community band (currently we meet via zoom, rehearse a little and then share songs that have meaning to us with the group). I also dabble in a bunch of crafts - card-making, cross-stitch, beadwork and art (though with the art I have little talent for it - not like my nana, still I enjoy it a fair bit). Here’s a close up of one of my nana’s paintings that I like best (but won’t inherit as it will go to my cousin).

and one of my art-pieces just because XD

ahhh ria THANK YOUUU ILYSM 💕💕 but don’t worry I’ll fix it I promise I’m just glad you liked it it means so much ❤️

bucky...lmao