Miscellaneous (non-Starbula) Post-Vol. 3 Headcanons
The Sovereign are so averse to making contact with "lesser beings" that they don't make physical greetings or signs of affection like hugs, handshakes, fist bumps, high fives, etc. Adam has been gradually learning these gestures since moving to Knowhere.
Phyla calls Nebula Mommy/Mama, Quill is Dad and Drax is Papa. All the other adults are Uncles or Aunts, except Rocket (he's Captain).
High Evolutionary considers most of Quill's playlist "not real music", so Rocket makes sure his prison cell is placed near one of the biggest speakers to annoy him whenever they play it.
Adam thinks Star-Lord is actual nobility, and he addresses Quill as Your Lordship.
Kraglin and Cosmo have built a specially made pen for Mantis' Abilisks on Knowhere, so they can stay there when/if she comes home.
Once they have all the buildings repaired (and any other new buildings/facilities they're planning to set up) Nebula wants to go looking around the other planets for more plant life to put on Knowhere so they can make it look nicer and greener. Groot will be her main consultant for picking the best ones.
When Rocket's new Guardians go on their missions, Phyla always likes to take souvenirs from the planets she goes to and bring them back to Knowhere to show Nebula. It's usually just mundane trinkets or even bits of rock or rubble, but she treats every one she collects like a beautiful treasure.
Adam, Phyla and the other rescued experiments don't know or remember when they were born and have no birth records. So they all share a "birthday" on the anniversary of the day they came to Knowhere and became part of the Guardians family.
Nebula's favourite music groups are Generation X and U2, but she hasn't told anyone this.
When Quill eventually comes back to Knowhere, he'll have caught up on all the trends, songs and pop culture changes that happened during his time in space and want to share them with everyone else. Most of them still prefer his 70's/80's stuff, though.
"After an unexpected message summons Tigress far away from the Valley of Peace, Mantis gladly tags along with the group to put some distance between himself and his abnormally clingy fiancée. But when his decision comes back to bite him in a less gruesome manner than expected, the Five begin to wonder what Mantis is truly afraid of."
Caitlyn: I know this is a bad time, but I was kidnapped straight out of the shower, I've been tied up for hours and I am so hungry. So can I at least have that cupcake while you two are sorting out your family shit?
Jinx: *eats the cupcake whole just to spite her*
Little Tigress: My big bro's in a bad mood today. Don't know what it's about, but he seems real mad and he doesn't wanna play with me. Ooh, I should go get him some of those flowers he likes from the fields, that'll cheer him right up!
*comes back to find Tai Lung knocked out, Shifu crippled and the whole village burning*
Jinx: I know you're sweet on her. Hope you had a chance to… y'know…
Vi: Oh, um… be right back!
(grabs Caitlyn and runs off somewhere private)
One of the most underappreciated rewatch details in Across The Spider-Verse is that Gwen's opening narration hits completely differently once you know what's actually coming.
"His name is Miles Morales… and he's not the only one."
With all the recent Bumblebees in Transformers media that speak through the radio or through beeps, I'm kinda surprised there hasn't been a voiceless Bumblebee who communicates through sign language.
Like, how wholesome would it be if Bee lost his voicebox and then the Autobots gained a deaf or hard-of-hearing human ally who teaches him sign language?
"After leaving the Crocodillian Kingdom in the safe hands of a new ruler, Crane is relieved to finally return to the Valley of Peace. But his much-needed vacation is interrupted when he and the rest of the Five are called away on a new adventure, and their skills are put to the test to uncover a long-hidden secret."
Pro-Israel antisemitism is not an oxymoron. Arthur Belfour was an antisemite, Richard Spencer is an antisemite. The goyische Zionist who shot that antizionist Jewish protester is part of a long tradition of antisemitic Zionism.
I'll always remember 2022-2023 as the phase where I became unreasonably obsessed with "funny traumatised southern guy and funny traumatised deadpan lady" ships.
Wait…
Did I predict this…?!