watching "Fellow Travelers" (for the first time) and YOU CAN'T TELL ME that they don't look like Peter and Tony
just- LOOK AT THIS đđđ
Meanwhile, Tony and Peter, in the background, fucking.
they're glued to each other bruu It's like in every universe
freaky tsum tsum
I'll never get over this meme đ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
Translation:
"Movie Summary
Spiderman Homecoming: An older man gives expensive gifts to a minor he met online and asks him to wear tight clothing"
LMFAO
~ mystisophia đ
I have a firm theory that people who like Irondad & Spiderson are just repressed, miserable douchebags who expect the rest of us to be as bitter and joyless as they are. Oh yeah, I know you're dying to see and read content where Tony brutally fucks Peter. Donât f*cking lie to me.
Also, Peter and Tony are not father and son â not in the movies, not in the comics, not in the animated series. Yâall made that up.
Thatâs why I love it when Starker shippers make âIrondadâ content only for it to end up being the dirtiest thing ever. It feels like a parody, and I support it wholeheartedly.
Immoral? Yes, maybe, kinda, and it is totally our problem.
So in summary: donât judge or criticize us Starker shippers. At least weâre honest, happy, and unapologetically into what we like.
~ mystisophia đ
âEEWWWW I ACCIDENTALLY FOUND FILTHY DEPRAVED STARKER WHILE LOOKING FOR MY INNOCENT WHOLESOME IRONDAD!!!â
babesâŠ..the only way youâd find starker is if you are using the / relationship tag instead of the & tag and if you donât know the difference thatâs a skill issue
if youâre gonna be a part of ANY fandom you need to follow basic etiquette, and at the top of that list is ship and let ship and donât like, donât read. stop coming into our house and complaining about the structural supports of the damn foundation.
I've been wanting to make this kind of templates about tonypeter for a while, so... here it is!
~ mystisophia đ
So, hear me out:
Letâs start with Peter. Itâs already been confirmed that heâs the kid Tony saved in Iron Man 2 (this is further reinforced in Deadpool & Wolverine, where, in the scene with Happy and Deadpool in Happyâs office, we see the same photo of Peter and Tony that Tony had in Endgame but Peterâs face is covered by the helmet that the kid in Iron Man 2 was wearing, the helmet hides that part of the photo, so it's even more obvious this fact-)
So, knowing that Peter is the kid from Iron Man 2, we can say he admired Tony from a very young age, an Iron Man fanboy through and through. His admiration is evident throughout the movies.
And if we consider something outside the movies, in the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, Season 1, Episode 5 ("Flight of the Iron Spider"), it's implicitly stated that Peter has a "man crush" on Tony. This episode showcases even more of Peterâs admiration and knowledge of Tony <3
So, for Peter, Iron Man isnât just a hero or a role model- heâs his damn celebrity crush.
Now, letâs move on to Tony.
Tony didnât just randomly show up at Peterâs apartment in Civil War. No, he had already planned to do so (maybe not at that moment but the moment required it). He had a suit ready for him. And (important detail) the moment he talked to Natasha about needing backup, Peter was immediately on his mind. It was his time to meet him, the perfect recruit.
So, I can only imagine Tony one day randomly discovering Spider-Manâs videos and his heroic feats and becoming completely fascinated.
His powers. His abilities.
"Wow! Nice catch. 3,000 pounds, 40 miles an hourâit's not easy."
His moves. Everything about him, his persona.
I mean, yes, Tony had a damn Norse god, Hulk, a super-spy, a 100-year-old supersoldier, an insanely skilled archer, and a literal chaos witch on his team. But no. No. Peter was something else, Spiderman was something else.
Tony Freaking Stark spent hours and hours designing a suit for a person he had never met and didnât even know would want to be on the team.
But come on. Heâs Tony Stark. He gets what he wants.
And, honestly, who wouldnât want to be an Avenger?
Theyâre the Avengers, man!
Tony spent hours in his workshop designing and perfecting the Spider-Man suit, nearly putting it on par with the Iron Man armor. Obsessed.
(Also, he hated that "onesie" Peter wore. Hehe.)
And if we want to go dirtier with this⊠Considering Tonyâs resources and how easily he could dig up information on someone, itnwouldnât be surprised if he found out Peter was a fanboy. Maybe from some old internet post, a search history, or something like that. And you know that would only boost his ego and make him even more confident that Peter would say yes.
And back to talking about the devil⊠Natasha, The knowing glances that Tony and Natasha exchanged when in "Civil War" they were considering their options... In my "delulu mind" by the glaces they gave each other, Natasha knew, she definitely knew about Peter since before
So Tony and Natasha were definitely close, not as much as Natasha and Steve, but still. So I can totally imagine Tony finding out about Peter and telling Natasha about him, all excited, explaining how heâd be a great addition to the team.
And then⊠they meet.
And Tonyâs obsession with keeping Peter safe begins.
To Tony, Peter was fragile, someone he couldnât afford to lose (cof cof Infinity War cof cof đđđ).
And Peter? He became obsessed with proving himself, proving that he was "good enough", that he belonged in this world, in this job, in his life. That Tony didnât need to treat him like he was made of glass.
God, they make me sick.
Now imagine their mutual obsession once they realize theyâre in love. And eventually start a relationship.
Oh god- that makes me even sicker
Anyway, I had to share this. Iâm absolutely and definitely NOT NORMAL about them, you can tell.
~ mystisophia đ
(sorry for my bad english/google translator ugh-)
Summary:
You've always been known as Flash's cousin - the hard-of-hearing person who's lived with him since she was seven. Everyone sees you as a kind, bubbly person who can keep Eugene Thompson in line. No one knows exactly why you have so much power over Flash and Peter becomes curious when you reach your junior year of high school. When you're thrown together for a school project, Peter promises himself that he's going to find out why you're so hesitant to reveal your home to him. A single assignment could lead to more than you two ever imagined.
Chapters:
Prologue
Extra Scenes:
Inspired Works:
Summary:
Peter Parker, a high school junior, has done his best to manage his secret identity and school work. He had a healthy system set in place that somehow, miraculously, helped him manage everything in his life. At least he did until he runs into you one night while out prowling the streets for criminals. Your hands are buzzing with electricity, and the joy spread out across your face at the mere thought of helping make the streets safer is alluring. He vows to get to know you - to know everything about you. Something inside him is telling him that youâre the one person he knows heâs not afraid to unmask himself to. In his determination to learn everything about you, he ends up discovering a fatal secret that heâs not sure he can save you from.
Chapters:
Prologue
Extra Scenes:
Inspired Works:
Song Inspiration
Sidney Sweeney
Ana de Armas
35 years old/cubana/1,68 height
I believe that the various awards she has collected speak for themselves, but she has a talent for action films, she knows how to be elegant even when shooting some scoundrel in high heels!!! For me this is the height of sophistication, she has knowledge about the type of positive femme fatale to be represented on screen and I believe that with her in the role the Latin American energy will be better explored, this "good girl, bad woman" energy
Odessa A'zion
23 years old/nort-american/1,65 height
I must say it I didn't get over Grand Army, the way she approached the event was profound and direct, unfortunately/fortunately her pain was so well delivered that it became identifiable to this day, I don't think playing a character like this is easy or healthy but Odessa managed it, in a unique and respectful way. What I like about her is that if she took on the role she would be able to bring it to life in the right way and her own experience would contribute immensely as this also happened with Felicia, in fact the similarities of her character in Grandy and Felicia They are painfully beautiful and I think that if anyone can portray all of Felicia's ugliness and grandeur, it's her
FANCAST FELICIA HARDY AKA BLACK CAT PT III
Fancast Felicia Hardy aka Black Cat ptII
Madson Beer
25 years old/nort-american/1,68 height. Honestly i can't say anything about her acting, but she has ambition, determination, charisma and lips . A femme fatale who also knows how to be soft, she balances herself in whatever the moment demands without losing herself (much like an anti-heroine) If there's one thing she knows, it's retaining the public's attention.
Even the poor finger for a man is canonical, in addition to that she understands and can help with the visual audio of the character and general scenario and if everything is talked about correctly there will even be a song for the film, being a public figure the marquetin would be easily elaborated
Sabrina Carpent
24 years old/nort-american/1,51 heigth
"All because I liked a boy and" sorry was stronger than me
But seriously, apart from her huge career, because she is a great actress, in short, very talented and exudes confidence in all her femininity, but what I want to highlight is the impact of music and the beef with Olivia, I present two points
positive: it would help her experience of being seen as the villain just for being the "other woman" in the construction of the character and in deconstructing this misogenous thought that there is only room for one woman in any position or scenario .
negative: this whole talk could have a negative influence if stupid people associate the image that the media made of her with the character, it could actually create more female and ship intrigue than usual
Felicia Jones
39/40 years old/British/1,60 height
What can I say? Her name is already Felicia!
I have an emotional attachment to her, she is the star of the afternoon sessions, stable career, good humor, elegance even when dressed in simple costumes, there is no small role for her, and she transcends her characters while maintaining her registered emotional brand.
As a romantic pair or anti-heroine I think TAMS was a robbery, they deprived us of the experience of having our Black Cat with Andrew and speaking of chemistry these two got an A+ from what I could see in the deleted scenes I'm hungry for more interactions, but hope ladies and gentlemen the war has not been won, may the force be with us (rogue one)
Maybe we have a part 3 soo gets your though,whos prefer??
FANCAST FELICIA HARDY AKA BLACK CAT
Tati Gabriele
27 year old /nort-american /1,70 height. I I know her work in The 100 and I can say that she HAS presence, for the little screen time she received she shone!! In the world of Sabrina then? Editable, photogrammable, Instagrammable simply if she became a confident archetype I wouldn't be surprised, the siren eyes bro.....in conclusion she has a feline soul
Ester Exposito
23 years old /spanish /1,66height. I believe that in terms of physical features, she is more similar to Felicia from the first/current comics, her body and sensuality may have enchanted fans on Netflix's Elite but her dubious personality certainly won hearts, seriously, who hasn't seen this girl in their feed? is the type that people want to be, girls envy her and men want her bla bla bla well Felicia vibes, a mean girl paty who is much more than that, her performance is not limited to mean girl or material girl and in HBO's Venus showed me that she is not a vanilla actress, so I believe she would easily navigate the gray ambiguity of the Marvel anti-hero universe
Sydney Sweeney 26 years old/nort-american/1,61 height
Everything Sucks a timeless landmark ,The Handmaid's Tale unspeakable,Cassey it was a spectacle, but I know she can be more than the hot and unstable blonde and I think she's eager for a role that doesn't portray her like that, Felicia is about feminine confidence and self-acceptance/self-esteem above all, like a Barbie written by the director of Openhaimer. I saw some edits of her with Tom's Spider-Man and I think she best suits his universe and I confess that I'm dying to glimpse their chemistry
Its gonna have more of them ,this is only part 1
Please tell more who could plays miss HardyParker
castleâs crumbling is so peter parker
Series: Part 1 of The Brock Family Summary:
A young man named Anthony finds out all the horrific claims his mom made about his father being a Cult leader was true. After digging deeper and getting Kidnapped- he must try to navigate through life with an energetic yet blood thirsty 15-year-old spirit and stop his father from summoning the next "God of destruction"
(Book One)
My Source Book! Book one at least is finished!
Right now we are posting chapters as @the-wild-west-sys edits them! Our lovely Editor there.
This book does take place in the Venom Universe/SonyVerese
(Brock doesn't *Really* come in until the second book)
Reblog this and put in the tags your top 5 MARVEL favorite characters.
SUMMARY:Â in which you have a dilemma, and suddenly come face to face with the cityâs superhero on the ledge of the bell tower at school.
WARNINGS: passing out, suicide attempt, female reader, unedited.
Youâd think you had gotten used to it by nowâthe blanking out, the waking up. Even as it happened, whenever you reopened your eyes, you felt a little bit more numb every time. Yet, as it continued on, you soon realized that this was the worst one by far. You canât really tell what was different this time around, only that when you woke, you didnât actually feel awake. It felt as if you were almost stuck in a dreamâ or maybe a weird stage that had you caught in between being awake and asleep. It was as if you were empty, like someone had sucked all the blood out of your measly veins. You were alive, yes, but empty.
Closing your eyes, you feel the rusted ironwork curve beneath your fingertips. You donât exactly remember how you got up here, though you donât find it surprising, as your arrival here had followed your anemic episode. But here you are, standing six stories above ground, a thin barrier only between you and that narrow ledge. Youâre practically a part of the sky, and as you listen to the bustle from the pavement below, you can practically feel the world tip. Everything spins, and you almost feel the wind float you away, drifting you off until thereâs nothing.
Another gale rocks you, and itâs when you open your eyes that you realize youâre on the other side of the iron workings of the rail, standing shoeless on the concrete sill in your sheer mustard tights. The laces of your boots are clenched tightly between your quivering fingers, swaying slightly against the gusting breeze.
Itâs probably over the whirlwind and oncoming drizzling of rain that you donât hear the door open to the bell tower of the high school. Heâs halfway, running silently, almost to the end and up in the sky when he notices youâre there. You stand a few feet away on the opposite side, hair waving in the breeze and skirt blown up like a parachute. Suddenly, the mask in his clutches is forgotten, and he takes a careful step towards you.
Youâre one of the last people heâd suspect to see up here, six stories up on a bell tower and inches away from a ghastly death. Youâre popularâ a cheerleader even, someone expected to go out with Flash Thompson or sit at lunch with Lizzie Allen. And behind those clunky glasses that you insisted to wear all the time, though he knew they were utterly useless, you were pretty, like a china doll almost. And yet despite these attributes, you still somehow made time for the boy that was unknowingly behind you, staring you down as if he could freeze time itself.
âThe worst thing you could do is look down.â The whisper that disposes from his lips is so silent that heâs almost certain you didnât hear it, but it carries in the wind, and your fingers tighten immediately around the fencing. You didnât have to turn around to confirm who it was speaking to you.
âItâs starting to rain,â he says, as if you donât already know this. And yet, as his words are processed in your mind, you abruptly become aware of the water seeping into your cardigan, pooling around your bare meshed feet. Youâre shivering, or shaking, the boy behind you canât tell which one, and so he slowly inches himself towards you more, hoping his movements donât frighten you and cause you to fall.
âPeterâŠâ his name falls off your tongue, and he suddenly realizes his mistake. His mask remains in his hand, and he pulls it halfway over his forehead, mirroring that of a beanie. Itâd be useless now in your presence.
When you donât say anything else, he goes on inching forward, calling your name out in a hopeless reply.
From down below, someone yells, âY/N? Is that Y/N up there?â
âOh God,â you whisper, so low he barely hears it. You turn towards him, eyes widening and almost losing your balance when you realize who had been behind you the entirety of those few minutes. âOhGodohGodohGodohGodohGod.â
The wind blows your hair and skirt, and it feels like the slightest movement could have you fly away.
There is a general buzzing from the ground, and you donât know if itâs from your current position or the fact that the superhero clad in red stood a mere few feet away from you. But it wasnât that fact that had your heart in a race with the buzzing in your ears, but rather who had been behind the mask the whole time.
You attempt to straighten yourself, but your rain soiled feet betray your movements and suddenly youâre slipping, grasping back at the railing. Peter moves quickly, and his webbing encompasses your hand, trapping you to the safety of the rusting iron. You glare at the leather boots that fell from your grasp, landing on the other side of the fence with a couple of thumps.
âHereâs what I think you should doââ
âPeter.â Itâs a whisper, and he canât help but stare at you in desperation to get you out of your current situation. âYour mask.â
He stares at you in bafflement for a moment, one eyebrow arched before he scrambles, pulling the material to completely cover his face. All traces of Peter Parker suddenly disappeared.
âY/N, listen to me; hereâs what I want you to do.â The boy takes a slight step forward, as if he is the one on the ledge and not you before him. His hands are held out in front of him, a silent plead for you to stand still. Peter doesnât know why, but at this very instant, he doesnât trust his own instincts. If every New Yorker had traded spots with you now, he probably wouldnât feel the utter fear that engulfed his entire being. But when it comes to you, his best friend, all meticulously calculated plans that could be formulated in just a few moments fly out the window. He simply has no confidence in what heâs supposed to do.
âI want you to turn around completelyâ yes I know, one of your hands is stuck.â His throat feels clammy, and he doesnât know if he should continue on with his plan or spring over the railing in an attempt to save your anxiety ridden state. He watches, completely still, as you slowly turn around, your body shaking with even the slightest movement. âAnd then grab onto the railâ just grab onto it. Once youâve got it, lean against it and then lift your right foot up and over. Got that?â
You nod, and Peter suddenly realizes how pale youâve gone, stricken with panic.
âOkay,â he breathes, âWhatever you do, donât step the wrong way. Iâll count you off. On three.â
You grip the curved iron and kind of prop yourself against it.
âOne. Two. Three.â
You lift your leg up and over the railing so youâre sitting on it. You stare down at the ground, and youâre frozen once again.
Peter says, âGood. Great job. Now, just stop looking down.â
You slowly look at him and then reach for the floor of the bell tower with your right foot, and once youâve found it, he speaks again, âNow get that left leg back however you can. Donât let go of the wall.â
By now youâre shaking so hard youâre sure he can hear your teeth chatter. Cautiously, you lift your leg over the railing, stopping in a panic as your tights snag onto one of the sharp grooves. Peter takes a brisk step towards you, watching your moment of alarm. Jerking your leg forward, your tights tear free, giving yourself enough momentum to rip the webbingsâ hold of your hand. You hurl across the puddled concrete and into open arms.
For a minute you can almost feel it, with his hands gripping your shoulders and your fingers latched tightly around his biceps. The sense of peace as your mind goes quiet, like youâre already dead. You are weightless and free. Nothing and no one to fear, not even yourself.
And despite the tight crinkle around your closed eyelids, the image is so clear and vivid. You can almost see the ground itself, six stories below, slick and damp, your body lying there.
âYou alright?â Peters voice is quiet, soothing enough to have you open your eyes. He stares at you in silence, his mask once again pulled up and curling around his ears. Thereâs still a buzzing down below, and from the volume youâre almost certain itâs because of the boy before you.
You take a breath, itâs shaky, but itâs enough for him. He tightens his arms around you, bringing you into his chest as your fingers tug on the material of his suit. You want to cry, scream until youâve gutted your throat raw and bang your fists on the ground until theyâre cracked and bleeding. But you remain calm, unwavering of any emotion, and it frightens Peter down to the core.
âThank you, Peter Parker.â Itâs a whisper, but still there. You reach up and kiss him on the cheek, and he catches the scent of your shampoo, and it smells of flowers.
He curls his fingers into your back. âLetâs get you home, okay?â
âOkay.â
SUMMARY: au! where everyone is born with a small tattoo, and whenever you fall in love with someone, their tattoo appears on your body. tom, who drifted apart from you once his acting career took off, falters during an interview, and its announced that heâs attained someone elseâs tattoo. itâs not until tom spontaneously shows up at your doorstep and apologizes profusely that you realized itâs your tattoo that had inked itself onto his skin.
WARNINGS: language. fluff. you strip your shirt off lol. angst (?)
The morning was going by slow, exhaustingly slow. You could say that much. The coffee machine was broken at your workplace and the lack of noise in the office was driving you insane, encouraging the bags under your sleep deprived eyes to induce them to close even just for a few moments. You couldnât recall the last time you had a decent amount of sleep. Now, your nights were filled with paperwork and news articles that you worked your ass off to write, only to be rejected each time you attempted to present a new idea to your boss. At least there was the ac that froze up the entire office building, your khaki sweater doing nothing to appeal the freezing temperature.
A pair of hands suddenly slapped down onto your desk, making you jump from your chair and bite down on your tongue to hold a spew of words youâd rather not have your boss overhear. A giggle was what brought you to look up at the face of the person that nearly scared you half to death, and a bubble of annoyance manifested on your features as your assistant smiled giddily down at you.
âYes?â
She leaned down over your desk, whispering excitedly in your ear, âThereâs an interview right now.â
Your brows furrowed.
âI donât get it,â you said flatly.
She sighs loudly, dramatically emphasizing her point of you having no clue what the hell she was talking about.
âTom Holland,â she drew out, âis doing an interview next door. Like, at this very second.â
The name made you freeze, and you leaned down to pick up the pen that had rolled off your desk to try and dampen the nervousness that itched at your palms.
You nearly choked out the next words, exerting a cough that resembled your discomfort. âThis is important, why?â
She gave you a wicked smile, one that was as if she was about to tell you a secret nobody around the globe could know. As if she had done something so unbelievably, sheâd want the entire globe to know. âRumor has it he earned a new tattoo.â
With her words, you subconsciously rubbed the bandaid on your left bicep, covering the markings that ultimately decided your fate. You felt it was stupid, the whole someone falls in love with you and attains your tattoo forever thing. At least, that was your point of view about it. It was just that you found it unfair that something so minuscule could determine what relationships changed for the better or for the worst. And for forever? Wouldnât it just be better if theyâd disappear after your feelings dissipated for that person? You, however, couldnât fathom the thought of having someone elseâs ink punctuated into your skin, and itâs obvious due to the small alignment of swirls that were detailed on the right side of your ribcage.Â
âImagine it though!â She gushed. âHaving Tom Holland with your tattoo!â
âI donât have time for this right now-â
âWhoever it is sure is lucky-â
âAmya-â
âI mean, I couldnât tell you what Iâd do to get Tom Holland to have my tattoo.â
âShouldnât you be at the fax machine?â
Your drone of words immediately silenced her, and with a nod she left you back in your cubicle, tapping your pen against the polished wood of your desk in contemplation.
For the next few hours, the interview was all the buzz, and you avoided anyone who even thought about mentioning the topic. However, you didnât know how long you could forestall it, as in 24 hours the interview would be released world wide, and the thought of what was once your childhood best friend falling in love with someone else really took a stab to your gut.
And yet the weight didnât fall onto you completely until the work day was completed, your computer was shut down, and the rough draft of environmental damage was shoved into the pocket of your backpack. Outside was a madhouse, you realized. Cameras surrounded the building, numerous flashes going off all at once it made your vision blur. You attempted to push through though, muttering excuses left and right to those that trampled into you. Your gaze remained to the ground, not wanting to get involved until you heard someone shout your name through the crowd. Looking up, you saw him, standing by an open door of a yellow taxi cab, eyes pleading in a way that made you not want to look away. In three years, it was the first time you had seen him standing there face to face, just a mere ten feet away. He looked at you as if he wanted to yell your name again, scream obscene apologies at you for the months that he had distanced himself. You didnât want to look away, you couldnât, but with hesitance, you did, and the anxious cries of the paparazzi followed you as you rounded the corner of the street.
The next couple of days mirrored the last. Amya, your assistant, had demanded you watch the interview with her the second it had released. You declined, of course, muttering an excuse that it was your lunch break and that was not your ideal way of spending it. The interview, as you imagined, was everywhere. On television, in the trending section of YouTube, and even in the newspaper. Does Tom Holland have a girlfriend? Tom Holland secret lover? Who does the tattoo belong to? You personally thought it was absolutely ridiculous, there were more important events occurring around the world, and sooner or later this whole thing would blow off and itâd just be another celebrity occurrence that everyone would keep on referring to. As of the moment, it was seriously getting in the way of your article, and the enlightenment of exposing your research and opinions were quickly depleting. So you went back to your apartment early, dejected and exhausted, drowning in the hollowness of your present annoyance. There you attempted to type, pulling at your hair and groaning in anguish at the empty word document that seemed to stare menacingly at you. All inspiration was gone, and you sighed defeatedly, your moment of torment cut short by a rhythm of knocks on your front door.
You called for them to wait, brushing back your hair and fanning your flushed face. When you opened it, you stared right into the eyes of the person you had least expected to see. He stood there, unsure, lips upturned slightly in a smile that radiated vulnerability. Your jaw went slack, and all thoughts of your article drained to the back of your mind.
âShit, uh, come in.â
Tom stepped over the threshold timidly, hands crossed behind his back.
âDo you want anything to drink?â
âNo,â his voice cracked softly and he cleared his throat, eyes trailing around your apartment. He was either extremely fascinated with the bowl of fruit that sat atop your table, or he just wouldnât look at you.
You leaned on your kitchen counter top. âSo why are you here?â
For a split second you saw confusion flash on his face, and he cleared his throat once more. âWha-What do you mean?â
You laughed, softly, cocking your head in interest. âExactly what I just said. What are you doing here? Out of all places, out of all times.â
âI-I need to talk to you.â
âAbout?â
âHave you seen the interview yet?â
You sighed, almost wanting to laugh at the thought. âNo.â
Tom let out a breath, his poster slacking as he seems to turn away from you. Almost in a whisper, you spoke, trailing your finger through the tiles on your kitchen island. âI donât have to catch up with someoneâs life when they wonât even bother to ask me how my day went.â
Tomâs head snaps up, stepping towards the island counter and resting his hands along the edge. You watched as his fingers tightly gripped the ridge.
âIâm sorry.â
âTom-â
âI never meant to lose contact with you.â
âThen why did you?â
His posture softens, and you canât help but lean forward, crossing your arms over themselves.
âI-I donât know.âÂ
âThere has to be a reason,â you pushed.
âI couldnât bare the thought of you being mad at me, I guess.â
You opened your mouth to speak, but he quickly cut you off with another plea.
âI think I just thought that if I ignored the issue, it would go away.â
âIt clearly didnât,â you spoke flatly.
âI know but-â
âIt clearly made it worse.â
âYes, I know but-!â
âBut what?â
Tom captured his bottom lip between his teeth. âI never wanted to lose you.â
âTom-â
âYou never called me once, when I left. You realize that, right?â
You froze. He was right.
âYou know, I thought you just needed some time to cool off,â he continued, âI told myself I would give you a few weeks, a month at most, and then I would call you. Because I get it, I understand that leaving suddenly and then blowing our friendship off with a letter was a bad move, and I knew I could do better than that. But when I did, when I finally mustered up the confidence to call you, you had my number blocked and anything else that I couldâve contacted you on.â
Youâre quiet for a few moments, sinking in the words. âI guess I just didnât know how to react.â
âNeither of us did.â
He smiled at you, a toothless, sincere smile, and for a moment, you almost wanted to smile back.
âYou couldâve talked to me, you know. I wouldâve understood. I knew how important it was to you.â
âI was scared,â he admitted, âI didnât know how you would take it. If youâd ask me to stay, or if you just wouldnât care and let me go.â
âYou know I wouldnât do either of those things. I wouldnât hold you back. I wouldâve supported you, Tom, and I still do.â
He doesnât reply, just runs a hand through his hair, his eyes crinkling at the corners just a bit.
âIâm pretty sure you didnât come here to bitch and moan about missing me though,â you said.
âWho says I didnât?â He countered, leaning forward to match a teasing posture.
âThe interview.â
âRight.â His shoulders sink a little. âSo you havenât seen it?â
You shook your head.
âI-I donât really know how to put this then.â
You leaned forward, encouraging him. He took a breath, as if preparing himself, and he spits out the words in a frenzy.
âThetattooisyours.â
Your eyebrows crinkled, processing his words. It was like he packed them into a small ball and hurled them across the counter at you.
âWhat?â
Tom sighed. âYou heard about the rumor? About me having another persons tattoo?â
You nodded.
âThe tattoo. Itâs yours.â
Your chest suddenly felt tight, and thereâs a lump that managed to form itself in your throat, making you practically choke out your next words. You know youâre at a crossroads. On one hand, Tom left you. Youâre still bitter and hurt and reeling at those few years without him. And yet, you canât help but feel a wave of relief wash over you. Heâs here now, and heâs pouring his heart out to you.
âI-I donât know what to say.â
âI just need you to understand that this doesnât have to change anything.â He paused. âActually, it can, as I would like more than anything to have you back as my best friend.â
You nodded once again, trailing along the side of the counter until you were about three feet away from him.
âI want to see it.â
Tom bobbed his head, pulling up the sleeve of his shirt just by an inch, the trails of black ink becoming visible. You reached up and traced the delicate swirls that formed the shape of a small leaf, feeling him shiver under your caress.
âWhen?â You asked.
âWhen I left.â He replied.
You moved back a step, suddenly aware of your proximity. Reaching down to the bottom of your blouse, you begin to unbutton it, working your way up.
âI want to show you something.â
You could nearly hear Tom swallow as you exposed the skin of your chest, moving the fabric of your blouse back to expose the twists and lines that vaguely reflected the outline of the sun.
âThatâs-Thatâs mine.â
He reached forward, unsure, gently running his thumb across the crests of the middle and to the lines that drove outwards.
âIt appeared when you left,â you breathed. âI think you leaving was some kind of revelation for the both of us.â
You observed him. His reaction, the uneven tremble of his breaths, the way his pupils dilated when he looked at you. And unexpectedly, on an impulse, you cupped his chin, carefully bringing him down to you, melding your lips together.
Kissing him was like anything you couldâve ever expected and more. It was slow at first, tentative, unaccustomed to each other. Suddenly, your confidence grew, and your back was pressed against the counter. It felt so right, and you grinned against his mouth as his hands slid to your shoulders, warily peeling the shirt down your arms.Â
Abruptly, he stopped, fingers brushing against the band aid.
âYou hide it?â He asked softly. âWhy?â
âI donât exactly like the idea of a tattoo determining oneâs relationship with others.â You confided. âI just feel like everything would be so much easier with out it.â
Tom gazed at you with hooded eyes, intertwining his fingers with your own as he rested his forehead against yours. You smiled shyly at him, closing your eyes as you whispered.
âBut with you, I donât want to be strangers anymore.â You paused, taking a breath. âIn fact, I think Iâd rather ditch the best friends thing.â
He smiled slyly at you, and all fearful thoughts of rejection were whisked away as he glided his lips over yours.
Without warning, you rolled your hips, and Tom faltered, his head falling into the crevice of your neck.
âFor the record,â he shuddered, âif you had asked, I wouldâve stayed for you.
SUMMARY: peter announces that he has to fly half way across the world out of the request of Tony Stark, and he comforts you in reassurance that heâll be alright.
WARNINGS: short & sweet. i accidentally deleted the first post, go me.
It was a whisper, like a gentle breeze of calm wind. An elixir of soft sentiments that lingered with the warmth of his presence. The words, melded with this breath, met with your bare back, a shiver crawling up your spine that left a trail of goosebumps to arise in his wake.
âY/N.â You felt the callous pads of his fingers gently tracing the soft skin on the nape of your neck, brushing your hair aside. His hands threaded between the wispy tendrils, crowned around your head as if they were to form a halo. Lips found their way to your chin, a fragile stamp that had you clenching your teeth to abstain from gasping aloud.
Peter hummed against your skin, knowing that you were awake. Nonetheless, his kiss remained, peppering down your neck and coalescing with your skin. His touch left you breathless, tinting your cheeks with a glowing affection.
âY/N.â Bliss rolled from between his lips, husk and raw. Sweet, loving, and whispered it came. Like honey resonating from his tongue and sifting through every fiber of your body. It came again, pouring from the delicate kisses that were being lovingly pressed up the small of your back to the corners of your shoulder blades.
You turned your head, your temple resting on the pillow and hooking onto the warmth of the eyes peering from over your shoulder. His hair was fluffy, curly strands of nutmeg underscoring the ivory of his face. A somnolent smile pulled up the corners of your lips at the sight of him, your lashes drifting close when he assailed another kiss at the corner by your ear. He trailed off with dulcet sigh, intruding the silence.
âY/N.â You snapped your irises open, solidifying the honey and swiveling your body at the urgency laced between his vowels. You lay back, ogling the boy hovering over your flushed body. His mouth went to open, ready to vocalize, yet you brought your hand up, gingerly placing your palm on his cheek, promptly barring him silent.
âItâs five a.m., do you realize that?â
Peter shook his head bashfully, captivating his bottom lip between his teeth, instinctively leaning into the amenity of your tender touch. You pushed yourself up from the linen to reach him, intertwining your other hand through the flat coils of his ruffled hair.
âNo, IâŠâ The boy paused, unsure of how to put his epiphany into the form of words. âI just had to see you.â
You beamed with vehemence, shifting and bringing his body down to lay beside yours. You leant your head amidst his chest, sighing affectionately when you felt his fingers brush against the underside of your jaw. The serenity of your euphoria filtered the room with a haze of golden warmth.
âY/N?â
You hummed a response, enduring in the ardor of his being.
âI-I need to tell you something.â
âMhm?â
You could feel him hesitating, his tongue rolling slack as he held the words before they fell prostrate onto you. As encouragement, you traced your hand over the ivory skin of his arm, pleasuring in the ripple as he shivered.
âI-Iâm leaving.â
You sat up briskly, your eyes wide and doe-like as you peered down at him, lips parted with unfounded words. The slight furrow of your brows spurred him on, and he too straightened up. âWhat?â
âW-Well for Mr. Stark, I-I need to go.â You watched intently as he took in his bottom lip, the intensity in his eyes sparring with your own. âI have a chance, finally! Itâs in Germany and-â
âGermany?â Your heart dropped, emitting a gasp as Peter persisted his ramble. You didnât know what to say when his words had found their demise in the silence of your bedroom. Tears that had contrived in your worried eyes soon slipped down, and you had to take the wobbling of your bottom lip between your teeth. Peter noticed almost instantly, taking your hands in his and ever so gently brushing the pad of his thumb back and forth to ease their trembles.
âWhat are you thinking, Peter? To put yourself that head on in danger? You donât even have a proper suit a-and youâre just going to run blindly into s-something because Mr. Stark wants you to?â
âY/N,â he murmured, wiping your tears with his free hand. His palm cradled around the curve of your jaw, delicately placing a strand of hair behind your ear that had become captive in the stickiness of your cheeks. âLet me do this, okay? I... I have to do this. Nothing bad will happen to me. Mr. Stark wonât allow that.â
âY-You donât know that!â You spoke. It came as a whisper, yet frightened and laced with worry. âWhile youâre out there, you canât guarantee your safety. Neither can Mr. Stark!â
His response was immediate, pulling you back down into his chest, muffling your despairs as you latched onto his torso. All you could let him do was guide his hand up the small of your back, massaging the skin in a voiceless endeavor of comforting your worries.
âYouâll come back to me in one piece, right?â Your words were whispered and innocent as your forefinger traced invisible patterns in the divot of his collarbone.
Peter was quiet for a moment, before besoothing your burdens. He reveled down at you, wrapping his arms around you so tightly that there was no room for anything else. No pain, no anguish, just love. And you marveled at the fact.
my ao3
âââ ADEPTUS XIAO
my teeth in your heart
in liyue, thereâs a fable thatâs oftârepeated among the youth of qingce village. xiao knows this tale, he witnessed it firsthand, but who is he to tell it to? all he knows is that the memory is prevalent as the disembodied whispers of karmic debt that call his name.
00. an amputated soul
01. and here, i find you (coming soon!)
âââ KAEDEHARA KAZUHA
with a silver tongue (coming soon!)
youâve grown weary of the seaâsalt tinge and flavors from the ships on the shore, and all you want to do is return to life on land. kazuha promises that there is more from the world, and you canât decide if itâs the way his voice sounds or the words he speaks that pulls you in most. (nsfw)
âââ PETER PARKER (no longer writing)
donât you lose
you ultimately decide that peterâs life is worth saving over yours, and it takes a sacrifice that may destroy everything you ever knew and loved.
besoothing burdens
peter announces that he has to fly half way across the world out of the request of tony stark, and he comforts you in reassurance that heâll be alright.
all the bright places
in which you have a dilemma, and suddenly come face to face with the cityâs superhero on the ledge of the bell tower at school.
âââ TOM HOLLAND (no longer writing)
sunshine smile
a certain feeling may be screwing up your friendship with a certain someone, but in one night, you realize that could all turn around.
i wouldâve stayed for you
alternate universe in which everyone is born with a small tattoo, and when you fall in love with someone, their tattoo appears on your body.
SUMMARY: in which you canât fall asleep. bestfriends!au
WARNINGS: anxiety & fluff. written in third person rather than second.
She stared at the peeling paint of the ceiling in the darkness of her bedroom, the whirring of the fan quietly humming in her ears, creating a soft white noise. Sheâs burrowed down under a comforter and a blanket of silver light.
Besides from that, it was absolutely silent, causing a small bit of panic to arise from the young girl . Her doe-like irises widened, and flickered neurotically as she waited for the night to come to an end.
It was 1:42 am, the time in the morning where her mind began to run feral and out of control. One minute it's firm in her grasp, and the next it's sprinting away at a pace that made its meaning indecipherable and incoherent.
There it was, climbing her bookshelf. There it was, swinging from the drapes.
Sighing, she buried her face into her pillow, her felt sheets a tangle between her legs. A street lamp from outside slightly illuminated her room, casting long shadows behind her furniture and across her sanctuary. The bathroom light flickered.
Other than that, her room was pitch black, blanketed by the moons light, a soft tear in the black silk of the sky. The night grew older and the air grew colder. Still, she waited, yearning for that dark silence inside the bud of life, everything unknown.
"Tom?" she whispered, breaking the dead buzzing that hung about in the room.
There's a rustling noise, followed by a soft groan from the boy that slept on the floor. Y/N frowned, pulling her bottom lip in between her teeth. There were no more sounds, and it was several minutes before the girl decided to speak once again.
"Tom?" she inquired a bit more loudly. He shot up, pupils wide as the sleeping bag falls from his chest. She could hear his heavy breathing, suddenly feeling guilty for waking him up.
"Y/N?" he shifted towards her, head perked at the girl who sunk down into the mattress of her bedding. Her fingers were intertwined together as they laid upon her chest, moving slightly with each breath that seemed so hard to take. "What's wrong? Are you alright?"
The girl squinted her eyelids together, teeth still pressed down onto her lip. She laid still, waiting for the boy to lie back down again and fall asleep. But she knew that wouldn't happen. Hearing Tom stand up and the pitter-patter of his feet on the floorboards, sounding like the festering thunder in the annual spring showers.
Y/N felt the bed divot beside her, the boy sighing quietly as he rested his head on a soft cream pillow, the crescent of honey locks that graced his head spreading about, framing his face. The girl turned her head towards him, the moons light highlighting his cheekbones. He looked as if he were glowing.
"I know you're looking at me," the boy whispered after a while, eyes lids still fluttering slightly as they stared upwards.
She immediately felt a warmth spread across her face, grateful for the minimal light that hid her crimson flesh. Turning her head away, she let a small smirk crawl onto Tomâs face. He shifted his whole figure, lying upon his side, hipbones digging into the mattress of the bed. The moon dipped tresses sat amidst his forehead, sticking up every which way. From the corner of her eyes, Y/N still found herself absolutely entranced.
Being best friends with him had its perks, Sunday sleep overs, exclusive backstage action, and early morning cafe visits were the norm. But when she found herself growing feelings for him, she knew she had completely and utterly doomed herself.
"Why aren't you asleep?"
Y/N's heart palpitated as she noticed Tom reach towards her hand, interlacing their fingers.
"Can't." she mumbled, lips forming the vowels so quietly the boy beside her almost didn't hear it.
With a surge of sudden boldness, he grasped the girl's arm, pulling her close to him. Her head rested on his chest, both shocked by his action.
"Just close your eyes," Tom reassured, the calming words muffled by Y/N's hair. She nodded slightly, swallowing away the pit that started to form in her throat, constricting her from movement of any sort. It wasn't like Tom to be so intimate with her.
Yet she wasnât complaining.
Unconsciously, she slipped her arm over his chest, the rise and fall of her own falling in sync with him. The only thing between them were a knot of cotton sheets and a barrier of friendship that had yet to be broken.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS DORK
when people tell me they're about to go see infinity war
SUMMARY:Â you ultimately decide that peterâs life is worth saving over yours, and it takes a sacrifice that may destroy everything you ever knew and loved.
WARNINGS: death, angst. so. much. goddamn. angst. also this is my first post. lets see how this goes...
Everything had fallen into place so quickly, you hadnât had the time to think about what you were even doing.
In fact, it was unusual. The sensation of it all. The careless throw as your body slammed down on the cemented sidewalk. The sounds of snapping bones followed by a blistering silence was all that you could make of upon the impact. In no way had you expected the feeling to encompass your entire body. Not the pain, but the burning numbness that paralyzed your limbs and made your sight turn foggy.
It all seem so stupid now. You knew the plan was in no other way but suicidal. You knew that pushing the boy to the side to take what was supposed to be his blow would end up with you injured in one way or another. And now, the twisted, jagged pieces of what used to be your combat staff protruded from your abdomen, peaking through the hindsight of your fading vision. You could feel the building pressure on your lungs, the bubbling air in your chest and dribbling blood from the corner of your lips with nowhere to go. The sharp taste of copper was prominent, layering your tongue and the back of your throat. It didnât even have to take a genius to realize what the pouring liquid was from your lower torso.
You used to think, that in this moment, youâd feel a swell of pride overtake the agonizing pain. You used to think that you wouldnât have minded when or how you died, as long as what you were doing benefited those in the future. But there was none of that. No triumph and no victorious battle cries. If you were completely honest, there was just one person that consumed your thoughts at this very moment, which you figured was rewarded by your ongoing selfishness. It was mostly just blind panic, coated with the stubbornness that you had carried your whole life through, sweetened by your act to keep the one you loved hanging on just a little bit longer. Despite the silence, the nauseating ringing that echoed in your head, you could still hear his gutting screams as you managed to push him to the side. You had stolen what was his, redirecting the blow from him onto yourself. Itâs not like you minded, anyways, you were just focused on protecting him.
It wasnât until you heard a shout of relief that you finally managed to realize you earned a sliver of your hearing back. You let yourself calm, watching as his face materialized above you, hoping you werenât imagining the boys features as he kneeled next to your quivering body.
This lead you to smile. It had worked. He was alive.
A strange feeling of peace washed over you, grinning stained teeth as you breathed out his name.
âPeter...â
The blood that gurgled up from your throat made his name seem more of a choked sob than a relieved sigh. He leaned in closer, hands fluttering over your body as if he didnât know where to place them. Lazily, you reached up your palm, letting him tightly grasp it and interlace your trembling fingers. You watched as his eyes took in your sight, pretending not to notice as they widened in pure horror.
âI used to hope Iâd look decent for the last time youâd see me.â
It was a nonchalant joke, one that sparked a pain up your spine and threw you into a merciless coughing fit. Peter didnât laugh. Instead, his lips twitched down as he watched a single tear of blood slip down your chin. The panic was highlighted in his eyes as he brought his face closer to your own.
âW-What are you talking about?â You could hear the sob that threatened to emit from his throat, noticing the extravagant amount of effort it took to keep his voice barely steady. âD-Donât talk like that. You l-look great!â
He pretended to brush the situation aside, but you could see the real message behind his words, convincing himself that there was a chance youâd be able to survive this. Even you could tell that that was unlikely.
Peter was quick to accept the other palm that you had then extended in his direction, wrapping his fingers around your wrist and pulling you into his lap, sliding his other arm underneath to support your shoulders. Even that slight movement made you shudder, wrenching out a groan.
Peter began to apologize profusely, and yet you were able to silence him with the slightest upturn of your lips. You suddenly felt warmer, the churning in your stomach slowly dissipated, and your vision swam with the boys eyes that stared above you. This new angle somehow made it just a bit easier to catch your breath.
âIâm not sorry,â you heaved, finding it difficult to catch enough air to complete even the simplest of sentences. âY-Youâre safe, t-thatâs all that-t matters.â
âShh,â he coaxed, fingers tightening around your wrist even more so. âYouâll be fine. Youâll be okay. Weâll make it make to the Tower, and youâll get better.â
You locked eyes onto his own, the fierceness behind those bloodshot irises almost made you want to believe in what he was saying.
Almost.
You sighed, shuddering breaths wracking your chest. âYou k-know that is never going-g to h-happen...â
There just wasnât enough time.
The panic that settled upon his face clutched at your heart. You did your best at a subtle smile, but the red bubbles that seeped through your teeth seemed to have the opposite effect of your attempt to coax him.
âStop it,â he seethed, growing frustrated at the obvious fact that there was nothing he could do to help you. âYou shouldnât have done that.â
Peter closed his eyes, pressing his forehead to your temple and letting out a shuddering breath that grazed warmth against your neck. He hiccuped, a feeble act to suppress his sobs. âIt was supposed to be me.â
He could feel the quake in your fingers as you released his hand, bringing yours to rest upon the line of his jaw. Peter tilted his face, nose lightly brushing up against your own.
You felt the first tear on your cheek, the rest that had precariously settled upon his eyelids letting loose. His bottom lip quivered against your skin, no longer being able to suppress the sobs that wracked his chest.
âIâm still here,â you managed to splutter out, your poorly oxygenated lungs struggling to keep up with the simple words. It was hard, wanting to stare into his eyes until your vision faded completely. And yet his were scrunched closed, nuzzled into the hair that splayed across his lap.
âThis is my fault,â he choked. âI should have been more careful.â
Peter sucked in hard, the sharp breath slicing through his body. You let your hand rest from his cheek, watching as it left red smudges in its wake. You almost wanted to laugh, but it was hard to find the energy to do so.
âI was there,â you sighed. When did your head become to feel so lightheaded? âI chose...â
You found breathing to quickly become a problem once again, the angle only letting you hold on for so much longer. It was almost as if you could feel the cavity in you chest slowly collapsing.
âI chose you.â The last word was a struggle to finish off, sending your body into a fit of wet coughs.
Peters grip tightened around you, cradling you in his chest. His arms had you wrapped up on his battered body, face nuzzled to the hollow of your neck. You could feel him trembling, the wetness of his tears that buried themselves in your hair. But you hadnât minded, all you felt was his heartbeat on your own, and the unusually slow pace of the beating underneath your rib cage.
âI love you.â It was a soft whisper that emitted from your lips. Nonetheless, it was steady.
âI love you, too.â
You felt the ghost of his lips flutter by your ear as his words caressed your skin. There was a pull of a smile on his face, and you would have masked his own if you could have found the energy.
âDonât you lose.â
The words came to him like a deadweight, the final realization that you werenât going to make it past the next minute. But you didnât want to focus on that, you only wanted to focus on him. The slightest smell of his cologne that filled your nose, bringing you to know how dearly you would miss that scent. You focused on his hands that held you close, his breath brushing your cheek, and the lips that kissed your skin. You sank into the embrace, feeling your body mold to his, your breathing gradually become slower and slower.
âI wouldnât dream of it.â
You felt him shift, locking onto his eyes once more before he dipped his head, melding his lips to your own.
You focused on his heartbeat, on the life that he gave you in your final moments. The steady beat guided you away from him, and you let out a sob as you buried your face into his chest.
Peter stiffened, you could feel it, the atmosphere becoming unusually silent. All you heard was him, and that was alright with you. You could hear his heart, his breaths, his wrenching sobs he fought so hard to hang on to. But even then you could feel yourself slipping away, sinking further into his arms, into his warmth.
âI wonât...â You reminisced his voice, closing your eyes. The weight of keeping them open had become unbearable. âI wonât lose.â
The ghost of a smile played on your lips, the ceasing of your breaths was enough to let Peter emit a bloodcurdling cry.
âIâll win this,â you heard him croak, just before the blackness took you over completely. Just before you felt the warmth he gave you disappear. âOnly because of you.â
Peter Parker era un estudiante de preparatoria que fue mordido por una araña radiactiva en la secundaria. La picadura le llevĂł a desarrollar poderes similares a los de una araña. Pronto fue capaz de trepar por las paredes y sentir el peligro inminente. Cuando dejĂł escapar a un ladrĂłn que mĂĄs tarde asesinĂł a su tĂo Ben, Peter aprendiĂł que «Un gran poder conlleva una gran responsabilidad», y asĂ se convirtiĂł en el asombroso Spider-Man. MATERIALES: Trabajo realizado en papel tamaño A4 y lĂĄpiz mecĂĄnico de 0.5 mm, 0.7 mm; 0,9 y 2 mm.
Both Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark are Billionaires with to much money and never had a 'normal' childhood. So I saw this meme (go to the bottom to see meme) and I was like what if they were in the same universe so :
*Bruce calling Tony* (PS Tony knows Bruce is Batman)
Bruce: Hey Tony
Tony: Hey Bruce what do you need?
Bruce: I was looking online and it says that you own Netflix and I was wondering how much
Tony: How much what
Bruce: How much it takes to buy it
Tony: OH quick question. Why?
Bruce: Duke asked if I could get Netflix
Tony: Ok I made this mistake before. Go ask him if he wants a Netflix ACCOUNT
Bruce: O-k
*All Tony hears this*
Bruce:Hey Duke do you want a Neftlix account *a pause* Ok thank you chum
*Back to Tony*
Bruce: Ya so he says that he wants an account and what else he could be asking about
Tony: Thought so. Peter asked me the same thing and I made the same mistake
Bruce: Ok thank you Tony have a good evening
Tony: Bye Bruce
I saw a really cute drawing on Pinterest of a family base and I immediately got inspiration to draw it for my Ironstrange Fanfic on A03, one of which I still need to complete. The picture is a work in-progress but I think it's cute so far. I'm just posting a bunch of work on here to get my stuff out there. So, don't mind me. Lol.
Dr Strange and Wanda: hey yeah so there's a multiverse and-
Peter:
[Spider-man: Far From Home-trailer]
Peter: *gets Tony's glasses*
Peter: *sees the best places to get cheeseburgers*
Peter: oh my god
Happy: what wait what did you see did he left you a secret message or-
Peter: I never knew you could get the best cheeseburges there!
Happy:
Happy:
Happy: Tony honestly wtf
Happy: I don't even like that place's cheeseburgers
Tony: what did u say