there was extensive discussion of collars on the hydra trash party irc channel tonight c:
The 'no beta we die like [character]' originated from this damn photo that went viral on Tumblr in 2016 and changed Ao3 tags and fanfic vernacular forever.
Meaning: it's a tag used on fics that were not beta read (the author didn't get someone to read it for them before posting). Betas read fics to check for spelling, grammar, consistently, etc and often edit it.
Similarly, 'Dead dove' or 'dead dove do not eat' is from this scene in Arrested Development.
Meaning: if there's a warning of something really dark/bad, don't open/read it and expect something different. Or: 'mind the tags this is dark, don't read if you don't like it'.
So when Agatha woke up and realized Nicky wasn't next to her, that the thing she'd been dreading all these years had finally happened. How many times was it the reverse? How many times did she fall asleep to nightmares of just that scenario, of him just suddenly gone like he never existed, completely out of her reach, no way to stop it or even say goodbye. How many times did she have that nightmare only to wake up to him still tucked up next to her, his warmth and his scent still there, her still able to pull him closer and feel his heartbeat?
How many times did that happen? And when it finally happened for real, how long did it take for Agatha to fully accept that this wasn't another nightmare, that she'd never wake up next to him again, never feel that relief she'd felt every day for 6 years when she realized he was still there?
How many times after that did she wake up and still reach for him in those first moments when she's still more asleep than awake, still reach out for him and say his name only to open her eyes and wake up properly, and be trapped once again in a reality where her son's been gone 5 years, 10 years, 100 years, 200? How many times over the centuries has she reached for him in those first moments of consciousness only to realize that she's alone again, still, always?
So excited that there’s going to be a Agent Carter tv show on ABC!!! So here’s a sketch of Carter after taking care of some business!
alright, now that I'm on an apparent streak of posting illustrations I've made, here's one of my favorite ones.
it's clearly based on an image from Marvel's Daredevil, but it's honestly the best work on realism I've ever done
black panther au where everything is the same but instead of martin freeman it’s alec hardison pretending to be cia for a con
aunt may knows misusing furniture is the first step towards a life of crime. a wise lady.
(hello new followers! aw, look at all your bright shining faces. here’s a little spiddermin & aunt may as a thank you.)