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RENEGADES: ESCHATON (ENDGAME)

RENEGADES: Jackie + Steve

“Technically, we shouldn’t even be here... together. If you had made a different choice that day you wouldn’t be here with me. It’s too much of a coincidence. Maybe it was fate that brought us together.”

[PSD credit: @samwilsonns, Alaska gifs: @peterparcour] 

Civil War was the film where I really wanted to dig in deep and let the character’s flaws come to life. I know that flaws lead to a lot of discourse but I actually enjoy the hell out of them. It makes the characters feel real and more than just a character on screen. Given when Civil War takes place, I knew that Jackie would already be a fairly vulnerable state at the beginning of the film. When taking into consideration everything that happens to her in that film, I knew that I had to take advantage and allow the readers to see her in a light they haven’t really seen yet. I wanted them to see Jackie being selfish and brash. I want them to see her completely breakdown and for her to act on those high emotions. I want the readers to be able to sympathize with her but also see her own faults in what ends up happening. Civil War really is Steve and Jackie’s first ultimate obstacle as a couple and I am not ashamed to say that they failed, miserably. But this failure allows for a whole new kind of growth for them as characters and as a couple. This film is their downfall but also their rise.

OHHH BOY OKAY also tagging @iron-parkr​ for more steckie discourse

Jackie discourse: 

would definitely say that she’s useless in the mcu and think that putting her in the movies is just a waste of time and she doesn’t deserve to be there

consider her a weak character since she only had a few appearances in the first two iron man films so no one really got to see what she was like

pretty negative and underwhelming reactions when it’s announced that she’s going to be at the forefront in the avengers

even more criticism towards jackie when it’s hinted at in the film that her and steve will probably have some kind of romance down the line because steggy and stucky were really gaining steam at this point

the anti-jackie peeps would compare her a lot to addie and saying that she would never be anything like her, that addie was too amazing and too good and why can’t jackie be more like her and blah blah

people would say that her ptsd is unconvincing and that she’s too over dramatic (especially when it comes to her panic attack in the avengers)

claims that she is disrespectful towards peggy for falling in love with steve... we all know this old argument lol

A LOT OF BACKLASH FROM BUCKY STANS ESPECIALLY AFTER CW, people saying that she’s a real bitch and not empathetic towards the fact that bucky was tortured and brainwashed and that she should be more considerate of what he went through. even though he fucking traumatized her after almost killing her (yes I know he was brainwashed but it doesn’t change what happened to her)

people calling her a “horrible mother” because of how she dealt with her pregnancy in the early stages. it’s not pretty at all and it makes her appear as negligent to some people

seen as a massive bitch and horrible person after what she says to both steve and tony at the end of cw

a lot of backlash for her character and marvel when she considers getting an abortion

steckie discourse: (also answered here)

would see jackie as inconsiderate when she “runs away” post-age of ultron and she doesn’t tell anyone where she’s going, leaves her phone behind. people would say she was being horrible to steve for not telling him

the discourse starts to get really heated once it reaches civil war

jackie’s pregnancy, while most were surprised and like excited, others are like wtf why are they making her pregnant??? this is such a useless storyline and feel that it was tying steve down further with her

half of the fandom thinks that steve was absolutely right for choosing bucky for jackie because steve is better off with him and away from jackie. while the other half are like NO he was an asshole for choosing bucky over his pregnant girlfriend

OOOHHH MY GOSH. steve choosing bucky over a pregnant jackie is such a heated topic in the fandom. people would call it out of character and something that steve wouldn’t do, while others really like it because it makes sense because bucky means more to him. I imagine that chris can’t even decide whether it’s ooc or not for steve ajsdkl

steve stans would hate her for hurting him at the end of civil war and refusing to go on the run with him. tony stans would rip her apart for the things she said to tony and for how she treated him. yet both stans completely disregard how steve and tony were oblivious to what she needed and how much stress she was under and would say that she brought it all on herself

pre-iw to iw, the discourse would kind of wane a bit because that’s when jackie and steve kind of hit a new stride as a couple and their journey to healing actually gets some good reactions

but it picks back up during endgame when during the five year time jump, steve kind of starts to “neglect” his family while trying to search for a way to bring everyone back. and people are annoyed that they’re doing this with steve’s character again and people would complain that jackie whined too much and “needed to get off of steve’s back” when she’s trying to make sustain a fucking normal life for her, steve, and their kids. 

also the steggy shippers would think that steve should’ve gone back and stayed with peggy

This is kinda long and I feel like it doesn’t make any sense! IM SORRY

Renegades + Jackie & Steve’s Wedding Bands

"We can use these.” Jacqueline turned around with her palm open, presenting him two simple gold bands. “They’re my parent’s wedding rings.” 

Steve shook his head. He closed her hand, hoping that it was a spontaneous thought and not one she was actually considering. She placed her hand over his which prompted him to look up at her. She was actually serious. “No, Jacks, I can’t...I can’t wear your father’s wedding ring.” It didn’t belong to him. And he didn’t feel worthy of being in possession of such an item. He didn’t know John for as long as he had hoped to. By the time Steve had met him, the man’s memories had already faded too much. The name Steve Rogers no longer rang familiar to him. Every occasion that Steve would see John, the latter would often mistake him for one of Jacqueline’s old boyfriends or a high school friend. Never himself. But John wasn’t at fault for it. 

And she appreciated his hesitation. A small part of her did feel a bit odd for suggesting it. But her parent’s marriage, albeit it wasn’t perfect, she had never seen two people more in love. And what better way to honor them and their love, then to use these rings to solidify her own love. “They’re not here anymore,” she replied in a quiet tone. Her throat ached, the rings suddenly felt heavy in her hand. “I think they would rather we use these rings instead of letting them sit in a box.” She pulled her hand from his grasp and slipped her mother’s ring on her finger. She held her father’s ring between her thumb and index finger, then took hold of Steve’s hand. “Besides, I think my Dad would be very happy if you wore his ring.”

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