Proving A Point To My Boyfriend.

Knowing the Pop Trolls' habits of terrible parenting, Val being a lost Pop baby who was adopted and raised by the Rock Trolls actually makes way too much sense.

AU Powder: I know you're tryin' to be all serious and sciency and stuff right now, Professor, but part of me really wants to comb you with a brush and call you a pretty kitty.

(awkward pause)

Heimerdinger: I mean, let's not rule anything out.

With the Raft becoming overcrowded, Yelena decides to recruit some of its superpowered inmates and her old friends into a second iteration of the Thunderbolts. But when they're tasked with leading a military siege against New Asgard, loyalties are tested and tensions rise, causing divisions that will change the face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe forever.

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.

‪Caitlyn: (sobbing uncontrollably) And then, we got into an argument, and I hit her, and… an-an-and then we broke up!‬

‪Ambessa: Oh, good… (Caitlyn looks at her) …grief. Good grief, I'm so sorry you had to go through that.

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."

Don't want to make my old readers any promises I can't keep, but since it's the New Year, I figured it's as good a time as any to share a little tease for something that I may or may not have in the works...

Happy New Year - 2025!!!!!

As proud as I am of the Quebula/Starbula fics I've written, it's definitely been pretty difficult tackling these issues in their dynamic without making the whole thing seem like a bad idea.

I know for a I've been keeping *a lot* of fans waiting for a possible follow-up, but I really want to make sure anything I write for Nebula and Quill now is worth the wait.

I wish I wasn’t so into Peter/Nebula because it’s not at all what either of them needs… Peter’s whole arc in Vol. 3 is to learn how to stop tying his worth to women and love himself. Nebula needs to know for certain she’s loved for herself and not have to wonder if she’s just a replacement for Gamora and Peter isn’t in a place yet to provide that. I love them because they clearly do love and respect each other but they’re not in the right place to explore what that might mean in a romantic sense by the end of Vol. 3.

…but my lizard brain still into it. 👀

They deserve to meet

The Furious Five - Concept Poster/Synopsis: Mantis

"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."