Phil Coulson - Blog Posts
We’ve all been wearing masks for the last few years to prevent the spread of covid-19 and still could recognize each other, or at least the people that we saw daily, and yet no one has addressed superhero masks that cover like their eyebrows and the bridge of their nose. By those half mask standards, I have a secret identity too. We all do. Except the Karens who wouldn’t wear masks. They’re the villains who want attention from the media. #artimitateslife #andlifeimitatesart
But like seriously, superhero masks are something we should just call plot holes by 2020 after the coronavirus mask mandates. Just think about the whole love square in Miraculous Ladybug. Listen, Marinette, if I can recognize my crush when the bottom half of their face is covered then you should be able to recognize Adrien in what is essentially a pair of sunglasses. Guess you haven’t longingly stared into his eyes as much as the show would have us believe.
There’s also Steve not recognizing Bucky on the bridge before his muzzle fell off (though I will give him a break because his bf HAD been dead for over seventy years to his knowledge) so from now on I will be imagining that the Russos just forgot to show us Steve’s inner monologue of “isn’t that Bucky?? No Bucky is dead :( wait but what if it is Bucky?? I mean Coulson came back. And Loki. Loki has come back many times. Wait okay no I think I’d recognize that icey blue glare from decades away, that’s the Bucky look for ‘Steve I told you not to do the thing why did you do the thing I’m gonna kill you’ except this time he’s actually trying to kill me,,,, oh is hIS MASK FALLING OFF oh is that his mask there on the ground oH I KNEW IT WAS “Bucky??”
And I know people have talked about why it actually would make sense that the lack of glasses would make it hard for the world to know that Superman is Clark Kent but I’m gonna bring this one up anyways because guys we can all recognize one of our coworkers without their glasses on there is NO WAY that Lois Lane a woman who’s PROFESSION is deduction of events which she then reports to the general public cannot recognize her coworker in a costume. If you saw the lady who works at the front desk in a cheerleader outfit you’d still know it was her, but Lois can’t for some reason do the same with Clark?? She does her journalism all day with her right hand man Clark by her side RIGHT UP UNTIL she reports on Superman (which she does quite often, might I add) who is just Clark in spandex and No Glasses™️ and you’re telling me that this lady has no idea they’re the same person??? She works with one of them all day and then is gazing at reporting on the other one the rest of the time and has no idea??? Also I get that Clark is the alias and he’s actually Superman the man from Krypton which is why he makes less effort to conceal his face as Superman because that’s him and Clark covers up with glasses because it’s a clever plot device to show which one is his true self, but can we talk about how he MAKES LESS EFFORT TO CONCEAL HIMSELF AS SUPERMAN AND YET ALL THE PEOPLE HE KNOWS AS CLARK STILL DO NOT KNOW HE IS SUPERMAN???
I’M OFFICIALLY COMING FOR ALL COMIC BOOK ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, ANIMATORS, AND PRODUCERS WHO DON’T COVER THEIR CHARACTERS ENTIRE FACE AND PRETEND THEIR IDENTITY IS STILL IN TACT. IF THE PANDEMIC HAS PROVEN ONE THING ITS THAT IF YOU KNOW A FACE YOU KNOW THAT FACE AND HALF A MASK DOES NOT CHANGE THAT SEND TWEET
Coulson claps his hands, the resulting smack echoing around the abandoned subway tunnel. “I now bring this meeting of the Highly Advanced Prosthetic Arms Club to order!”
Same energy
Agent Coulson:
Agent Romanoff:
Natasha and Phil have the same energy in these two situations. In the first instance agent Phil Coulson steals or 'borrows' Dr.Jane Foster's information for security purposes while in the other instance agent Natasha Romanoff tricks Loki and kinda steals information from Loki for the same purpose and they both thank them for their cooperation even though they didn't cooperate at all. Natasha did use words for her tricks and Phil did use other agents for his work but they both sort of did the same thing for the same reasons and acted the same way. So both of them kinda have the same energy.
he said we were endgame, turns out we were just infinity war.
Yoyo went from irritating me to being the only one making sense regarding coulson. She was the only one who didn't allow her emotions to cloud her judgement regarding him and the situation at stake. Funnily enough he would have had the exact same feelings regarding the situation, same with season 1 May.
Wtf is this downward spiral yo-yos character is going in. Her and Simmons keep doing shit they aren't supposed to because "they can't die" You sound like you're in a manic episode . Like can someone explain.
Agents of shield confession:
I HEAVILY shipped ward and sky for season 1
In my defense I was like 12 and didn't understand toxic relationships
ALSO may and ward are an odd combo ik it was only sex but still from the beginning I was like Coulson is her man that's her husband.
I am literally so happy that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't made in this era of television, like... the amount of episodes we wouldn't get?
We would have 8 episodes, maybe thirteen if we're lucky, but it would both stretch out the plot too thin while also not giving it not enough development. So many things would be cut out, so many perfect iconic moments we look back on today would be gone to fit the tight runtime
Oh, and then it would end on a cliffhanger only for it to get cancelled a month later cause it didn't reach those ridiculous streaming numbers
(And if it didn't get cancelled, it would take two years to make the second season)
Bring back 22 episode shows
I think what really sold Grant Ward being a double agent was that the actor was genuinely acting for the first few episodes. Apparently they only told Brett Dalton about the plot twist the day before filming it so his interactions with the team feel authentic.
I don't think I'll ever be able to wrap my brain around how clever the Ward plot twist is
Bc what the writers do, in regards to a "wolf in the herd", is draw all suspicion off him by having him screw up the past episode. By killing the fake Clairvoyant, "for Skye", the other characters treat him accordingly: he's locked up. He's in a cell when the others learn about HYDRA, and given what he just did, no one (characters & audience) is questioning whether he's really S.H.I.E.L.D.
And so we point fingers at everyone else. Coulson is an obvious no, and unless Skye feels like switching again, she's a no. May feels far too obvious, and Fitz seems as far removed from HYDRA as possible
In fact, the one we all start to suspect is Trip. He only showed up a few episodes ago, and he suddenly gets along with everyone. Not only did he train under Garrett, but he's the one who's with Simmons at the Hub. And everyone is being secretive, everyone's anxious, and Trip certainly doesn't plan on being taken out. Since it's told largely from Simmons' pov during her parts, we're the ones seeing her fear, her cautiousness. Her whole "I can't trust anyone" thing. Trip seems suspicious
And he seems suspicious enough that we don't see the true wolf, the one who's been with the team the whole time
Good morning!! Don’t mind me giving an ask literally less than ten min after you posted lmao—
Very intrigued by your post-tahiti cal & daisy dynamic, I like that he’s still in her life even after all… that that was s2.
I’m more curious about why daisy decided to run away after the whole hive debacle? Was it for the same reasons as in canon?
Also, the last dot point also rose a mental flag in my angst-infested brain — does daisy ever mistake cal for coulson when she’s sick?
First of all, as always, hi Anon! I do not mind you asking me so soon— I love it when people talk to me so this is awesome.
YES SOMEONE ASKED ME ABOUT WHY SHE RAN AWAY FINALLY HAHA!!! I have dialogue written. It wouldn’t have seen the light of day if not for you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
As for your last question, Daisy never mistakes Cal for Coulson. She drew a line between them a long time ago, and she never crosses it, not even by mistake. The reason she rambles is that her brain knows that she trusts Cal. She just… doesn’t remember why she didn’t tell him before. So she then tells him everything that she can think of. She also has a habit of calling him ‘Doc’ and he finds it very endearing.
ONTO THE MAIN EVENT!!!! ITS SUPER DIALOGUE HEAVY IM SORRY BUT VOILA HAVE IT. IT ALSO HAS SOME CONSISTENCY MISTAKES BUT. IGNORE THAT. ILL FIX IT IN A LATER POST.
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(Post season 3 finale.)
(In Daisy’s room.)
The room felt empty. Her mother and she were inside, but it felt empty. Since Daisy got her powers, everywhere had this sort of buzz, with the volume of it increasing with the number of people around her. The room was quiet. Lincoln’s absence haunted it.
“I think…” Daisy’s voice sounded foreign to herself. “I think it hurts more because I thought we could’ve had something.”
May understood. She always did. “Like what?” her mother asked gently.
“I don’t know,” Daisy admitted. “A future, maybe. I had this thought that maybe after all this was over, we would come home and have a drink and laugh about that time we almost died. Maybe even a life outside of SHIELD. But I…”
“Mm.”
“Last night, I had this dream.”
A beat.
“What did you dream?”
“It was just a regular day. A chill one. No ops, no paperwork, just the kind of day that we could do regular things. Me and him, we had lunch and we sparred and just… spent the day together. We went to sleep and he was next to me, but when I woke up, he wasn’t. For a minute, I let myself think that he just got up early and went to the bathroom or to get us breakfast. I laid there for an hour, pretending that he wasn’t really gone, that he’d be back any minute with a smile or food or anything. I just wanted…”
“Him.”
“Yeah.” Daisy stared at her hands. They blurred as her eyes welled. She didn’t like that. “I don’t think I can stay here anymore. Everything reminds me of him and it hurts. So much. Every hallway, every room, even the cells, they… I just can’t be here anymore.”
“So don’t.”
“What?”
“Don’t be here. Take a little time to yourself. No one’s going to blame you. Not even if you never come back.”
“But…”
“We’ll survive without you. We’ll miss you, but we’ll survive.” May squeezed Daisy’s hands gently. “Phil’s going to relegitimize the agency. He’s handing over the reigns to the government.”
That got her attention. “What?”
“He’s stepping down as a director. This time next month, he’ll be a field agent just like you and me. We’ll get to pick our own assignments. The three of us, we can stick together. Just like old days.”
As much as she wanted to… “I can’t.”
“I understand. We’ll keep your room locked.”
“I might not come back.”
“I know. But just in case. You never know.”
“I’m sorry, Mom.”
“It’s okay. Just promise me you’ll take care of yourself out there.”
“Promise.”
Daisy lied as easily as breathing, these days.
Omigoodness hello!! I just found out you have a tumblr and I was so happy to see some AoS stuff posted here! I definitely didn’t binge through all of them when I still have an assignment due in 52 minutes… haha… not at all…
Something did pique my interest tho!! You mentioned Cal having an ‘angry conversation with Phil and May over how they handled Skye/Daisy’s situation’? I’m super curious what you meant by that! So could I please ask for maybe just a few more crumbs? 🥹🥹
Hope you have a great day! x
Hi Anon! Always lovely to hear from one of y’all. I’m glad to hear that you liked my stuff!
• when Skye/Daisy runs away from SHIELD after Lincoln’s death (yes, I was still gonna kill him), she constantly seeks refuge in Cal’s vet place, to the point where he becomes a trusted confidant. Eventually, he remeets Coulson and May, and has a sort of angry conversation for how they handled Skye/Daisy’s situation.
So! I actually really like the post-TAHITI protocol Cal and post-s3 Daisy dynamic that I made for them. Here’s a few things to start so y’all have all the context you need:
- Cal’s post-op name is Dr. John Winslow (DVM)
- Daisy first showed up after getting in a fight with the Watchdogs, she’s badly beaten up, she doesn’t know where to go, and the first place she thinks of is the clinic.
- She ends up passed out in the alleyway behind the building, and Dr. Winslow finds her and helps her clean up and patches her wounds.
- Daisy doesn’t confide in him at first because she’s afraid that too much info will override the procedure, but over time, she lets go.
- Dr. Winslow feeds her, cleans and patches her up as needed, and is generally very understanding. He’s basically Cal if nothing bad ever happened to him, and Daisy wonders if this is what it would’ve been like to grow up as his daughter.
- For a short period of time, she even lives with him in his apartment above the clinic. Dr. Winslow says it’s to keep her out of trouble, but it was actually because Daisy was slowly slipping into a depressive episode, and he wanted to keep an eye on her.
- Daisy learns to cook from him. Coulson tried to teach her, but it never stays. Dr. Winslow teaches her very simple things, starting with how to make rice and a simple broth to tide her over until her next meal (> this makes Coulson a teensy bit jealous. Just a teeny bit.)
- She reveals her powers to him after a few hours of knowing him. There’s no way of explaining her injuries without it, and something in her just trusts him. She was afraid of how he might react, but Dr. Winslow just nodded and offered her a drink.
- Daisy talks about her parents (Coulson and May) a lot, once even venting to Dr. Winslow about them when she was delirious from a fever. This is when he gets a bad impression of them, but he still respects that if she loves them as parents, he’ll be nice to them.
Basically, Daisy healing from her biological daddy issues. Because yes. Girl needs that. The ficlet will come later, probably. We’ll see.
The MayDaisy Universe Pt. 2
Stuff from the notes file that I forgot I had until I went back for inspo.
• Fitzsimmons doesn’t recognize Skye because they were transferred to the Hub shortly after they met her.
• Skye knows a little bit about Bahrain. May told her after the events of Adoption Day.
• Skye carries zip ties with her everywhere.
• May is always a little quieter during the Bahrain anniversary. Only Skye can coax a conversation out of her.
•The two of them are even more closely bonded after Skye gets her powers.
• If Coulson gets a concussion, he always calls Skye (as Daisy) Skye again. If he can’t remember, he calls her Angel Eyes.
• May partially blames herself for Skye getting shot.
• Skye (as Daisy) often answers to Skye and Mary Sue when she’s distracted. She won’t respond to Daisy until she grows more into the name.
• May only sleeps with Ward so she can get over Coulson, which backfires because she now wishes that it was Coulson she was having sex with and not some upstart twenty-eight year old.
• Skye was an agent trainee though she will still answer to cadet if it was said strictly enough.
• Skye as an agent is also very difficult to discern in terms of her specialty. She’s extremely well rounded in terms of her fighting skills, which rival Ward’s in the beginning and May as she grows older, and her leadership/charisma matches Coulson’s in the best way. She still works a lot in CS, so she could also be considered a Sci-Tech kid if she uses enough fancy words.
• “Can’t wake up on the wrong side of the bed if I don’t sleep.”
• Skye/Daisy doesn’t flinch at knives, guns, or punches, but she flinches at scalpels and the snap of gloves.
Part 1 here
The MayDaisy Universe Collection
I got an idea of compiling short tiny headcanons for my Sunglasses (and other stories) universe from this post so here’s the first part!
• this is kinda already in the fics but whenever Skye has a nightmare, she goes and finds wherever May is whether she’s sleeping or awake— she just finds her and curls up next to her someway, somehow. This starts after they move from LA in the first fic.
• Skye and Coulson first met when she was still a kid and he watched her for Clint, who was her social worker at the time. The story of how they met is linked here.
• Skye and Barton still remember each other, but they’ve been out of contact for a while. When she starts working at the Triskelion, she sees him again, and they catch up. Between TMWIH and Next Big Thing, they become friends and text every now and then. Skye likes to send him bird memes.
• Skye and May are roughly the same size and swap outfits constantly. In the beginning, May will think that she lost a shirt until she sees it in Skye’s closet, and in retaliation, she took some of Skye’s stuff. They end up mish mashing their styles to create some combo of dress casual and comfy pjs.
• May and Coulson have taken Skye to Disneyland and Universal on a trip back to LA during the years she spent with them. There’s a picture with Skye and Coulson in Hufflepuff robes while May stands next to them, decked out in Slytherin merch.
• Coulson cooks for everyone on the Bus. He teaches Simmons, Skye, and Ward how to cook. Simmons takes to it easily because “it’s basically chemistry”, Skye manages to make an ooblek soup, and Ward, who is supposedly great at making survival food, somehow ungrills a cheese.
• when Skye was in her coma, she kinda had this framework experience where May and Coulson were her bio parents.
• similarly, if I had put her through the Framework, her regret would’ve been that she couldn’t save that girl in Ashlands, and she would’ve quit SHIELD to be a single parent/sister figure to the girl. She would’ve been a waitress by day, hacker by ‘night’, which was supposed to be a parallel to how she began the start of the series.
• while we’re on the subject, the Framework lives I planned out for Coulson and May are different than in canon (bc ofc I had to make things harder for myself, lol) I’ll make a different post tho
• after she kills Jiaying (oops, spoilers for the people who didn’t read voice) Skye and Cal have a long convo about what they want from each other. In the end, Cal agrees to have his memories erased because he trusted Skye, who said that this was the best option for everyone involved.
• when Skye/Daisy runs away from SHIELD after Lincoln’s death (yes, I was still gonna kill him), she constantly seeks refuge in Cal’s vet place, to the point where he becomes a trusted confidant. Eventually, he remeets Coulson and May, and has a sort of angry conversation for how they handled Skye/Daisy’s situation.
• when her powers get out of control in that one episode that I don’t remember, the one with Sif in it, Skye grabs the nearest gun she sees and shoots herself with it. Contrary to canon, while she had more firearm experience in this universe, Skye didn’t actually register what she was holding before she shot herself. In her mind, it didn’t really matter, because she was taught to eliminate the threat. If it was by lethal force, so be it. If it was her, so be it. It was still an ICER though.
• Skye/Daisy and May drift apart during the break between season 3 and 4, understandably. May and Coulson had gotten together the night she left, before they knew that she had left. They were planning on telling her the morning after, but when they went to get her, all that was left in her bunk was a note. May tries to make contact, and is only successful once or twice. Skye/Daisy only calls if she needs something, which May always provides.
• Skye, May, and Coulson ran SHIELD in s2, and Coulson was fully prepared to hand the agency off to Skye when he succumbed to the carvings. Skye was told later, and she was prepared for that eventuality.
• after Coulson actually dies in s5, Skye/Daisy lets Mack handle things while she and May take a trip to get themselves back to working condition. Then Skye/Daisy resumes leadership of SHIELD and leads them through season 6 and 7.
• May and Coulson were planning to adopt Skye after the events of s2, but they held off asking her because they thought that she might not want that after meeting her bio parents.
• Coulson proposed to May in Tahiti, and they flew Skye/Daisy in for their tiny ceremony. They never told anyone else about this, and throughout season 6 and 7, May would wear her wedding band on a necklace under her shirt.
That’s all I can think of at the moment, but enjoy your crumbs, everyone! You can pick any of these and beg me to write them and maybe I’ll say yes if my brain lets me. Also there’s a lot of self promo in this post, lol.
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First chapter of a new little fic is up. Regular person AU? I guess? Philinda and philindaisy stuffs. Later on also dousy.
Skye and Jiaying talk. In-universe of my aos rewrite before I actually go on a hiatus.
Shameless self-promotion. Cue the AOS theme song.
Do I have enough fics to make a master list yet? Anyway, there’s a few updates for my big AOS fix it. Have fun.
Second chapter of Philinda stuffs out now!!
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Finished! @the-coffee-fandom here is some preliminary angst to hold you over until later :D
(Did I make a Mother’s Day fic very angsty? Yes. Does that make me a terrible person? Maybe. Do I care? Absolutely not, have a good cry.)
Chapters 1 and 2 out now! MayDaisy drabbles for Mother’s Day and Mayday 2024. Hope y’all like!
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My darlings I come with 4 chapters of May and Daisy being mother/daughter and there is more to come
Saddish May and Daisy fic.
Quick fic of Phil and May shenanigans