There Are A Lot Of Bad Things Every Day But I Think Standing In The Sun And Watering The Strawberries

the re-reads: a fic rec

There are certain fics that I find myself always going back and re-reading, no matter how long it’s been since they were written/posted. Lately, I’ve been doing some re-reads. 

I guess my comfort fics. My absolute faves, no matter when they were written. :) As always, no specific order. 

PREVIOUS FIC RECS HERE!

(divider by @whimsicalrogers​)

Bucky x reader:

Call Me Baby by @angelwidow​​​ Biker!Bucky x reader

“Returning to Brooklyn for the summer after a year of travelling from city to city, you hadn’t expected to find your best friend, Peggy Carter, hopelessly in love with a biker, and when she decided to introduce you to the rest of his club, you hadn’t expected to fall for one either — that was until you met one with pretty eyes and a habit of calling you baby.”

Sugar by @softlybarnes​​ 40s Bucky x reader

“By a miracle of fate, Bucky Barnes does not fall off of the train. He does not spend decades as a brainwashed assassin. Instead, he goes home to Brooklyn to spend his life with a girl he adores, a snarky nurse that he met during the war.”

Safe Place to Land by @sunlightdances​​​ Modern!Bucky x reader

“You and Bucky are both standing up for Steve and Peggy’s wedding. Checking in at the hotel for the weekend, you’re horrified to realize there’s been a problem. A big problem.“

Bud Light Bottle by @subtlebucky​​​ Modern!Bucky x reader “you’re over guys and relationships, even if the stranger hitting on you at the bar is stupidly attractive and actually makes you laugh. luckily, he has a solution.”

Sleepy by @sunflowers-and-bucky​​ Bucky x reader

“Reader wakes up without Bucky at her side and goes on a quest to get him back to bed.”

Spilled Wine by @sunmoonandbucky​​​ King!Bucky x servant!reader

“You’re nothing more than a servant who happens to warm the bed of the king.  At least, that’s what you thought you were.“

Howlin’ For You by @invisibleanonymousmonsters​​ Biker!Bucky x reader

“When Y/N gets an unreal deal on her first home, she wonders why her neighbor scared away all the other buyers. Despite being cautious, she wonders why the town has given Bucky Barnes a bad name.“

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john watson’s life: a summary

John: *wistfully wishing for a happy life*

life: *gives him sherlock*

john: 

life: *takes sherlock away*

john:  

life: *gives mary instead*

john: :/    :\      ok i guess…

john: *in a stable domestic relationship with mary* :-)

life: *gives back sherlock*

john: *looks at mary* *looks at sherlock* *is conflicted* :|

life: *mary and sherlock gets along and both exist in john’s life*

john: this is good compromise :-) 

life: *mary shoots sherlock*

john: wtf :///

life: *sherlock is sent to excile*

john: 

life: *excile canceled*

john: 

life: *mary gets shot to protect sherlock*

john: oh ffs @life all i want is a peaceful life….

life: *gives rosie and co-parenting with sherlock*

john: finally…

Words cannot describe how much I love and adore and admire this man

My TED Talk on Misha Collins

It would be the simplest thing in the world for @mishacollins​ to have a comfortable and private life as a successful actor.

But that’s not who he is.

photo by : Light Grace Media

It would be the simplest thing in the world for @mishacollins​ to have a comfortable and private life as a successful actor.

But that’s not who he is.

The AIM of his position as a celebrity is, and always has been, to help others. He’s said so many times and he lives it every day.

In case anyone didn’t already know it, Misha started acting professionally relatively late. He did it as a creative hobby, and was surprised to find success. His lifelong ambition was not “fame.” It was politics. He got a degree in Social Theory and interned at the White House. Despite not finding it a good fit, because it didn’t represent the real-world change he dreamed of, let me reiterate. He earned an internship at the WHITE HOUSE under Clinton. Do you understand how competitive that would have been? What it represented about his passion and skill?

So Misha decides not to pursue politics because it doesn’t feel like he can do enough good there. When this hobby of acting actually starts paying the bills, he changes tack. He gets ambitious there, based on the idea that if he has a voice as a public figure, he can make change.

He has spoken openly about all of this, many, many times. Look it up. It’s all there. He has shared his history, shared intimate truths about his past. He has lived below the poverty line. He has been homeless himself, in his childhood. He is now more successful than people could ever hope to be, and the driving force behind his success is entirely based in the chance to have a big enough platform to facilitate change in a hands-on way. He’s a fantastic actor, but in bald terms, it’s a vehicle for his activism. Misha is probably - I’m not doing the specific math - responsible for the saving of more actual lives than any celebrity in history. Top ten for sure. His efforts are tireless, vast, and FULFILLED. He has put into place REAL change, from inception to execution, in countless ways.

And it’s never just one thing, one pet project.

It’s everything.

It never stops.

It’d be a great honor for most people to achieve the kind of change he does ONCE, on a project. ONE school built. ONE forest saved. ONE family housed.

It’s his life.

It’s his blood and guts and soul.

Misha’s impact on the world around him is so fascinating and unusual and positive that I followed him on social, as a human being, for YEARS before I ever even saw one episode of SPN. But he doesn’t need this credit from me - or from anyone - because that’s not why he does it. At JIB, Jared told us that Misha had a 501©(3) registered before even starting on Supernatural - Misha corrected him and said it was right after, but that’s the impression of him that people closest to him have. That’s where his head is at. That’s why he’s here.

Misha is entirely accessible. No airs and graces. He gets his hands dirty and puts his money where his mouth is. He speaks out about what he believes without any concern for public image, and uses his pedestal to enact the change he wants to see in the world.

The man spends every waking hour dedicated to being proactive about something. If it’s not charity, it’s community. If it’s not community, it’s craft. He does not know the meaning of idle, and he seems dedicated to sharing this connectedness of the world with his children.

Nobody on this planet is perfect, but if anyone could find fault with the way Misha chooses to direct his energy, I’d be taking a very long look at how they themselves choose to live and what good they’ve put into the world. Somewhere, Misha is probably picking up their slack.

If Misha wants attention drawn to something, you better believe that even the silliest publicity stunt has a higher purpose, whether it’s for a charitable cause, or personal development and interconnectivity. He puts himself out there and pushes people because he has that power. His mind is blown wide open. He grows forests from the seeds of possibility. He uses his pedestal to pull others up and steps down from it just as often. He’s an inspiration to anyone whose life he touches in any capacity.

He’s a hero, and history is going to remember him thusly.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

This was taken from Natalie Fisher’s thread on twitter x  with permission x. As stated in her Twitter bio, Natalie Fisher is a writer for @Hypable and host of @NATWPodcast.

You ever think about how Tony probably wanted to meet Peter just as much as Peter wanted to meet Tony? Definitely not for as long a period of time, but Tony’s in the middle of all the Accords shit, his life is kind of going to hell and his friends are basically abandoning him and he’s in the search for allies when he finds this new supe in Queens. And he and FRI do a little investigating and oh shit, new guy is a kid. A fifteen-year-old kid, an orphan whose uncle just died in a tragic accident, who’s on a scholarship to genius science kid school and chooses to go out at night and stop car wrecks? Protect local bodegas? Beat up attempted muggers and rapists in alleys and web them up for the police? 

At bad moments throughout Civil War, I just imagine Tony sitting back and like, pulling up the stupid YouTube Channel you just know Peter and Ned had when they were eleven. Tony looks up the articles on Peter’s science fair wins, he’s got FRIDAY constantly watching CCTV in Queens for this kid, trying to see what he does next. Trying to make sure he doesn’t die. 

All before Tony ever meets Peter. 

And then, then Tony meets Peter and it all goes to shit, because goddammit, the kid is even more impressive, more wonderful and amazing and good in person, and Tony just sits back and accepts the fact that, fuck, yeah okay, I guess I’m your dad now, deal with it. 

Me basically. And literally.

You’re a candle in the window on a cold, dark winter’s night 

Somebody sent me a prompt for ‘Don’t you own any Christmas decorations’ and I can’t remember who cos tumblr ate the ask! So whoever it was, this is for you! <3

also on ao3

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“Morning.”

Tony looks up from his coffee, giving Peter a smile as he shuffles into the kitchen. “Morning, Underoos. Sleep okay?”

Peter wiggles his hand in a so-so gesture as he slips into a seat at the counter. “Managed a few hours.”

Tony nods, grateful for the honesty in a way that he knows Peter can sense. “Dreams again?”

“Not really,” Peter shrugs his shoulders, “just…couldn’t sleep.”

It’s hardly the worst thing in the world. There’s plenty of reasons why it can happen; something as simple as napping too long in the day or worrying about something that will ultimately be alright in the end.

But this isn’t like that.

Tony knows what it’s like to be haunted, to be stretched so far between the space of restless and exhausted, and he can see the same stains of it all over Peter’s face, the way it presses into his shoulders and knots his posture. 

It’s inconsistent. Sometimes a light shines through the darkness; a smile here, a real laugh there, a sassy remark that has Tony raising his eyebrows and chuckling in relief to hear it. 

And then sometimes, like today, the darkness surrounds Peter like trick glass, trying to taint him a shade of convincing that doesn’t quite fool Tony’s gaze. 

Peter meets his eyes as Tony goes for another sip of coffee. 

“It’s…uh, it’s the first of December today.”

Tony stills for a second, just enough for his coffee to gently splash against his lips and trickle into his goatee. 

The first of December. 

How could he not have noticed? How did he not realise it was approaching? He’d just last week gone over a ridiculous amount of dates with Pepper for meetings, conventions and galas that he would in no way be attending, and somehow this had completely slipped his attention. 

The first of December means that it’s been four months since Peter moved in. 

Four months since May collapsed in the middle of the tinned food aisle at the grocery store. 

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Deleted Scene - Peter & MJ on the Plane SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)

Wow... this is absolutely perfect ☝🏻

Why the SPN mixtape scene from 12x19 is screenwriting gold, and should be taught to the next generations of screenwriters everywhere - analysis

20 seconds. Two lines of dialogue, three gestures, a couple more camera angles. Episode 19, season 12 of a genre TV show “Supernatural”. A single strike of screenwriting and cinematic genius. The mixtape scene.

Robert Berens and Meredith Glynn, I bow before you.

This scene should be used as an example for future screenwriters how you can put maximum of meaning into minimal time and dialogue. Should be analyzed and taught at universities everywhere, how to achieve the most using the least. How to write for TV, where you only have less than an hour to built something spectacular.

WOW.

Let’s just peel off all the layers of these 20 seconds of footage and these 13 words. 13 WORDS.

(Cas knocks, Dean doesn’t say anything. Cas opens the door, apologizes for disturbing Dean in his room, and then takes a cassette tape out of his left inside coat pocket, and puts it on the desk, while tapping the label on it that says “Deans (sic!) top 13 Zepp traxx”.)

Cas: Um, I just wanted to return this.

Dean: It’s a gift. You keep those.

13 tracks. 13 words. The future. So number thirteen is important for the future. I mean, are you trying to tell us something here, writers?

(Dean takes the tape, oustreches his arm, and gives it back to Cas. We see Cas’ hand grabbing the tape, and taking it back.)

That tiny scene is ENORMOUS from the perspective of the narrative and the characterization. Let’s see what we can get out of it. (Prepare yourself: it’s gonna be long. Damn, how much meta can you write based on 20 seconds of television and two lines of dialogue?) (Hint: A lot.)

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ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE TEEN TO YOUNG ADULT TRANSITION

Peter Parker really went from a “don’t tell me what to do” 15 year old

To a “please, for the love of god, tell me what to do” 17 year old.

accurate representation of the teen to young adult transition

soft things Tony did for Peter

1. Made a Stark Industries program to announce new scholarships for promising students from urban city schools like Midtown of Science and Technology only to get a chance to meet Peter.

2. Made a user interface to the entire Stark Industries network, databases, and satellite systems for him. Practically his legacy and company.

3. The same interface allows Peter backdoor entrances to some of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Kid’s set for life. 

4. EDITH contains incredible hacking capabilities to a large amount of communication systems. Peter has protection for life. 

5. Built Item17A a.k.a the Iron Spider Armor by taking inspiration from his own Mark XLVI armor and similar to his Mark L armor incorporating miniature arc reactors and a neural-reactive interface that responds to Peter’s mental input. The suit has self-contained environmental protection and the capacity to be stored in a container larger than Tony’s housing unit for the Mark L armor. 

6. Made a natural-language user interface a.k.a. Karen, not only designed to work alongside and aid Peter but to provide comfort and safety in case Peter needs someone to talk while doing the superhero gig.  

7. He practically gave all of his artificial intelligence interfaces and Iron Man armors to Peter given that the glasses he gifted him enable communication with FRIDAY, EDITH and can command any armor to protect Peter. 

8. Installed and created security features such as the Baby Monitor and Training Wheels protocols to restrict, protect and aid Peter in any given situation. 

9. 576 web-shooter combinations.

10. The first suit he made for him contained not only a reconnaissance drone, x-ray vision, a heater, a parachute function, and retractable wingsuit components but the suit tracks and records everything Peter does as Spider-Man so he can have protection 24/7.

11. He had a suit synthesizer suite full of schematics of various Spider-Man suits taking inspiration from Peter’s first homemade version to variants of suits in-between. He was ready to make more for him or build some of them with Peter.

12. Tony protected Peter’s identity and minimized his involvement as Spider-man so the Accords didn’t affect him by not only asking for daily updates on Peter’s life but tracking his every move in the superhero gig, recording his lastest interactions with criminals/villains and overseeing/covering every mistake Peter made by using his joint venture with Damage Control. This means that if he was alive, Quentin Beck would be toast. 

13. Built a nanite infinity gauntlet, a time machine, cracked time travel for Peter using him as his main motivation. 

14. Tony second-guessed everything he did, even his own life as a superhero believing nobody could live up to Iron Man, not even himself but he never second-guessed Peter to the point that he didn’t have a problem sacrificing himself because he was sure Peter was up to taking over the job and his legacy. Tony sees and will always see Peter as his better half. 

15. Had a room ready for Peter at the Avengers Compound.

16. Years of trying to convince Tony to give up the superhero life, the suits, and all the madness, it wasn’t Pepper the one that made Tony give it up. It was, unfortunately, Peter’s death. He officially walks out of the Avengers, retires, lives in the middle of nowhere and cuts himself off from civilization and only comes back when Peter gives him the inspiration to do it all over again. 

17. Indirectly called Peter his first chance at parenthood and often refers to Peter as his kid. ‘My guy’, ‘I lost the kid’.

18. Remembers random details about Peter’s life like his apartment floor, his daily reports and the clubs he’s attended in school.

19. He has invited Peter to his lab to show him stuff he thought Peter would be interested in. 

20. Takes responsibility of Peter despite being afraid or damaged in any way. Taking Peter back to his apartment despite having one of the most heartbreaking fights of his life, laughs with Peter and makes sure he’s ok. Goes to space to get Peter despite that being one of his main fears for years.

21. Pulling out the biggest weapon ever at the first sight of Peter being in danger. 

22. Vowing to protect Peter the same day he was willing to have another chance to love him.

23. Makes every experience a teachable lesson for Peter. Always taking him to school in every situation.

24. Cute nicknames like ‘Pete’, ‘Young buck’ and ‘Spiderling’. 

25. Knighting him into an Avenger.

26. As stated by the directors, Tony considers his personal life becoming fuller and more important to him the moment Peter enters in it.

Feel free to add more.

Not gonna lie, I cried writing this