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Crown Prince Zuko discovers his bending when he is five and his sister is three, and she’s the first person he tells, juggling a flame while she admires its beauty. When he shows the rest of his family, his mother’s chopsticks clatter to the table, and when Zuko looks to his father, his eyes are wide with shock.
His grandfather speaks first, the head of the table, and approval runs thick through his tone: “Well, look at that. A true prodigy, wouldn’t you agree, Ozai?”
“Indeed,” he hums.
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(Princess Azula won’t summon her first flame—a guttering, timid thing—until she’s seven.)
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Or, in a world where Zuko is the prodigy and Azula is the one banished, destiny shifts accordingly.
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A Flash in the Night by ambivalentangst for makifa
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Iron Man (Movies), Iron Man (Comics)
25 Aug 2023
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“My boyfriend’s missing," Michelle says.
“Really? Did he get lost?”
Someone steps out of Tony’s way. Michelle glares at him—how novel. “No,” she replies.
“Then you’ve filed a missing persons report?”
“Yes, but the police haven’t found anything.”
“Sad. Well, maybe if you give them a bit more time.”
“You and I both know the NYPD isn’t exactly known for being reliable.”
Tony laughs. “So what were you wanting to do next to find him? Is he chipped? Maybe if you offer a cash reward—”
“I’m thinking of involving someone with a little better surveillance of the city than the cops. But since they can be kind of hard to get a hold of, I knew I needed to be a little more forward than usual.”
Tony doesn’t know the last time he was interrupted.
“A superhero, then?”
Michelle speaks through gritted teeth: “That’s not what I said.”
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Or, Peter Parker has disappeared, his loved ones want him back badly enough to do something stupid, and something else is afoot in NYC. Tony Stark—a superior Tony Stark—enjoys the hunt.
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the self is not weightless by ambivalentangst for faerialchemist
Fandoms: Miraculous Ladybug
22 Jul 2022
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Marinette never really wanted to be a superhero, for the record, but the choice wasn’t hers. And when she sees a car headed for Alya the day Stoneheart appears, that’s not a choice either—that’s a death sentence for a girl with no powers, just a phone and too much curiosity for her own good.
Marinette becomes Ladybug, and she moves.
In hindsight, Marinette supposes the car crushes her skull, her lungs—something like that. She thinks she remembers hitting the ground, but that could be wishful thinking, the desire for a sense of certainty that will always be out of reach. It doesn’t really matter, as much as she’d like to think so.
The bottom line is that on her first day on the job, Ladybug dies. And then she gets back up.
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Or, in an effort to keep her newest wielder calm, Tikki might’ve skipped over some things in her initial explanation.
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Varied Reflections by ambivalentangst for rachelmclacey
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
07 May 2022
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After being credited with handling the aftermath of an attempt on Tony Stark's life, Flash Thompson has been instated as Stark Industries' first-ever high school PR intern. Now, if Tony could just stop being the bane of his existence, he might actually be able to appreciate it.
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Or, after the events of Smiling to the Mirror, Flash is forced to work alongside Peter, and it goes about as well as one might expect.
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- Part 2 of Looking Glasses
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empty spaces, once filled by ambivalentangst
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
11 Jan 2022
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After everything, the sky opening up and the spell Peter chose to fix it, those last bone-crushing hugs with Ned and MJ, the all-consuming loneliness when the dust cleared, Peter finds himself with new habits.
One of those is finding shells of what he used to have.
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Or, after being forgotten, Peter seeks out the things that remind him of the people who once loved him.
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Into His Fold by ambivalentangst
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
15 Apr 2019
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Thanos has always had children. Snapping his fingers and turning his next into ash will not change that.
Peter has never wanted to die, never relished the thought, but it doesn't take long for him to prefer that fate over filling an empty spot at Thanos' side.
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Looking Glasses by ambivalentangst
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)
07 May 2022
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Tony Stark meets Flash Thompson at a gala, and things get more interesting than either of them expect.
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Peter knows he’s dying. He just doesn’t want to scare the kid.
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27 Aug 2021
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If I'm What You Choose by faerialchemist
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
26 Jun 2021
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“Would you say you’re close with Spider-Man, Peter?” MJ mused. There was a mischievous glint to her eyes that made Flash wary. “Good friends and whatnot? Known each other for a couple years now?”
“I guess so,” Peter admitted after a pause, giving the group an awkward smile. “I mean, I don’t—know him personally, really. Because of his… secret identity. And stuff.”
“You talk with him regularly?” MJ offered, and Peter shrugged.
“By superhero standards, sure.”
A smirk slid onto MJ’s lips. “Then you could arrange for him and Flash to meet up, right?”
(A Spideyflash sequel to There's a Fine, Fine Line. Let the identity shenanigans, italicized “oh,” and Flash appreciation commence!)
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26 Jun 2021
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[from russian]
(n.) confidanteEverything goes terribly wrong that day, and now Azula can’t name the moment when her whole world crashed — but now she’s scarred, on the ship in the middle of nowhere.
Mai and Ty Lee don’t seem to take a hint and follow her everywhere.Bookmarked by ambivalentangst
16 May 2021
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Friends (I Get By With a Little Help from My--) by twicethet
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Spider-Man - All Media Types
05 Apr 2021
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The follow-up to Teacher (Knowledge, Competence, Virtue): Peter tries really, really hard to keep his superheroing a secret, but well, the truth will out. Especially around a bunch of super intelligent high schoolers who attend New York's best STEM school.
Or, how Peter's Decathlon team members learn Peter is Spider-Man, through a series of totally unrelated events and Peter's "luck".Series
- Part 3 of Role Models
- Part 6 of Not All Heroes Wear Capes (MCU stories)
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06 Apr 2021
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Instant Kill Mode by Isnt_it_pretty_to_think_so
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
06 Feb 2021
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"Is there a reason you're calling this late at night?" Tony asks, worried in spite of himself. "Tell me what's going on, kid."
“Everything is one-hundred-percent fine,” Peter says. “Seriously, I've never been better. But I should let you know I have about thirty bricks of cocaine in my bedroom. Also, Karen won't let me turn off Instant Kill Mode. Also, Walmart discontinued my special razzleberry pink squeezy lemonade. Which isn't related to tonight's patrol, I'm just bummed about it.”
Or: The five times Instant Kill Mode is activated +1*Runner-up for the Soothes the Pain Award in the Iron Dad 2021 Creators Awards.*
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- Part 1 of Chaotic Peter
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25 Mar 2021