Blaise: People Have Been Talking About Some Special Calendar All Morning. You Guys Got Any Clues What

I need to read that 😂😂

Fic idea: The dagger squad play hear me out came game and they all start putting mav as their hear me out especially hangman and rooster realises his friends think his godfather is hot 😂.

As a Stony & Icemav shipper

Yes.

Anyways, Tom Kazansky as Captain America except he flew planes and was just that good or something, and gets his new callsign Iceman after he wakes up in the modern day, because he was frozen in ice, get it, hah, you get it?

Yeah, Iron Man, we get it, fuck you too, Maverick. Because he likes to work alone and doesn’t listen to his team leader, get it?

"Guys, can you stop for one briefing? Just one, please, that’s all I'm asking."

"Sorry, Goose."

"Yeah, sorry, Goose."

In my shitty au that exists only in my mind Billy has spent so much time in the Upside Down that he's become completely unhinged. He will rip the heads off of demodogs and eat the bats. By the time they pull his ass out he has no idea what social norms are anymore. He eats as if starved. He runs like his life depends on it. He won't stop touching his gaping flesh chest wound and it freaks everyone out. He kisses Steve in public. He hunts people for sport-

”I’m not gonna get into Top Gun that seriously!” I said hoping a new hyperfixation wouldn’t form

Icemav on my dashboard:

Harry Potter's boyfriend⭐

Top Gun - Incorrect Quote 80

Goose: *Holding a hairbrush like a microphone* And here you can see the endangered Pete Maverick Mitchell in his natural habitat

Maverick: *Falls down the stairs, spilling cereal everywhere*

Slider: Natural selection is coming for this specimen

The wand be like : lemme knock some sense into you boi

Draco: “I hate Potter!”

Draco’s wand: “Actually Potter is your soulmate.”

Creating Emotionally Devastating Scenes.

Crafting a scene that earns the total sympathy of your readers can be challenging, but it's not impossible. Most emotionally devastating scenes fail at two things, but when these are done right, the results can be powerful.

⚪ The Important Concepts for Writing an Emotionally Devastating Scene

1. The Build-Up,

2. Breaking the Dam.

Before I explain these concepts, let me share a case study.

⚫ Case Study

I wrote a story about a young orphan named Jackie and her younger brother. Their village was burned down, leaving them as the only survivors.

For the next few chapters, readers followed their painful journey and their struggle to survive. The younger brother had a heart problem, and Jackie vowed to become a cardiologist to save him.

She was very ambitious about it, but at the time, it was very ironic. Later in the story, when they encountered a tragic living condition with a family, the brother died while telling his sister how much he missed their parents.

When her brother was fighting for his life, she was sent out of the room, only to be let in again to see his cold, lifeless body.

⚪ Explanation of Concepts

1. The Build-Up

The build-up is extremely important when you aim to convey strong emotions. Here's a secret: if you plan for a scene with strong emotions, start leaving breadcrumbs from the very beginning of the story.

Take the previous case study. I carefully built up their journey so people could easily relate and feel the pain of the older sister during her brother's sudden death.

You need to give the situation enough reason to feel utterly hopeless and devastating. Gradually cultivate the tension until it's ready to let loose.

⚫ Understanding the Use of Breadcrumbs.

Breadcrumbs in stories ensure you utilize the time you have to build up certain emotions around your characters.

At the beginning of my story, Jackie’s fate was already pitiable, but she survived every hurdle. This gave the readers enough to feel for her while still leaning away from the outcome. When I built enough, I introduced her brother's sudden death.

Hence, leave your breadcrumbs while leaning away from the outcome.

⚪ How to Properly Leave Breadcrumbs

When building up your story, consider these elements:

☞⁠ Character Relatability: The characters need to be realistic to draw readers into the story. This helps readers invest themselves in your story.

☞⁠ Realistic Emotional Pain: Just as characters need to be relatable, their emotions need to be realistic and not appear forced.

☞⁠ Create a Strong Emotional Attachment: Give them something they care about or that has the power to ruin their lives in any way. It could be something that makes them happy or something their happiness relies on. When it's time, snatch it away without remorse.

☞⁠ Have a Backstage Struggle: This struggle keeps readers occupied, so they won't see the outcome coming. For example, Jackie’s constant struggle to find food and shelter keeps readers engaged while the impending tragedy looms in the background.

☞⁠ Attach Believable Elements: For a realistic character, emotion, and struggle, attach believable elements. It could be death, ailments, sickness, disorder, disappointment, failure, etc.

Now that we've covered the build-up, let's move on to the next crucial part.

2. Breaking the Dam

This is when you make your readers feel the strong emotions alongside your characters. All the tension you’ve been building up is released, making all emotions come into play.

☞⁠ Break Your Strong Attachment: Cut off your strong attachment from your character when they least expect it or at a point when they couldn't use more struggles (i.e when they are helpless).

This will not only evoke readers’ emotions but also pique their curiosity as they wonder how the character will survive the situation.

☞⁠ Description of Sensory Details to Invoke Emotions: The advice of "show, don't tell" will be really helpful here. It's crucial to ensure that the final execution matches the build-up.

A well-crafted build-up can fall flat if the emotional release isn't handled effectively. To avoid this, blend the climax seamlessly into the narrative, making it feel natural and impactful.

Reblog to save for reference! 💜

I mean this whole scene—*cough* movie *cough*—was never really not gay✋🌝

my favorite icemav moment is right after Ice calls Mav dangerous for the first time and Mav goes “Thats right! Ice… man,” because in the pause Mav could not be more obviously checking him out. Like his eyes flick over Ice’s whole body and he’s touching his shoulder and then the “man” is so much quieter and like distracted

Like you can visibly see Mavs mind gay panicking

“Thats right! Ice *holy shit this guys so handsome oh my god and hes built too i can feel his shoulder muscles through his uniform and damn hes so tall and look at those legs for days oh my god*… man”

and then his tone gets much more flirty and he doesnt back out of ice’s space for a moment like

Wished they'd give each other this call😭💔

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016) // AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)