#mantis headcanons

Mantis would then hold him in her arms, using her powers to send him into a deep, comfortable sleep. Loki would curl closer to her, grip loosening around her body, because for the first time after so long he finally felt truly safe and at peace. The two of them would rest together for the whole night, the night after that, and the night after that one.

So basically Peter (Parker) has convinced the Avengers and Guardians to "Do it for the Vine" while in their armour/suits

Spider-man: is filming and telling them to "Do it for the Vine" duh

Steve and Bucky: know what this is because they've had to catch up on modern stuff. They're doing the Macarena don't ask me why

Tony: is up front and really getting into it (low key grabbing his own ass)

Bruce: hides behind Nat and Clint

Nat and Clint: are dancing perfectly synchronised to the Vine (have done this a million times to each other)

Sam: just kind of stays in one place hopping

Wanda: is doing it for the vine

Vision: obviously knows what to do because he basically IS the internet, does not move an inch cause he’s a little shit

Thor: has no idea what is happening but the Spider-infant told him to just do what everyone else is doing and there is yelling and smiling and jumping and he's happily jumping along

Peter Quill: Is having the time of his life yelling and jumping and dancing while holding Gamora's hand

Gamora: is smiling at how happy HER Peter is. She's still not doing it though

Groot: jumping and yelling "I am Groot"

Mantis: clapping her hands, "This is so happy!"

Drax: "I don't understand, where is the vine?"

the whole “this is the first time i’ve used my power to help someone” line never sat well with me (and not just because it’s such a boring “wehh i’m Villain i’ve never done Nice Thing in My Life!!” trope)

because it’s either a blatant lie, or it shows more complexity of character than they necessarily intended, which i hate to think about bc mantis is already such a beautiful opportunity, completely wasted lmao

even aside from accepting mgsv mission 51 as 100% canon, mantis was in the fbi finding murder victims and probably helping their families and such, but i wonder how much he’d consider working or law enforcement actually helping anyone

and judging by how much of his direction in life was influenced by other people, i wonder if he considers any previous “helping” he’s done as not entirely his choice to begin with, because it was either under the influence of mental manipulation, or it was his JOB, or even because it was entirely for his own personal gain

but then, helping snake was completely going against what he was supposed to do, it was entirely his own decision

as a kid he wears a straitjacket, and even tho it’s too big for him or w/e he was probably still restrained in it before he escaped, like they restrained him specifically in an attempt to control his powers.