#A HUG IN UNIFORM

[sgtbradfords]

Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen in 6x09

[taddymason]

hes so girldad

[dumvixerum]

had this idea for the saviour trope and i literally struggled the whole day just for their gay ass smh

idk i feel like akko would randomly do trustfalls to feel like a pretty princess

[raccoon-coded]

I'm just so freakin proud of him.

He's overcome so much adversity and now he's the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

He's come so far from the two-bit bounty hunter he once was.

And as much as I wanted him to off the High Evolutionary, I'm so proud of him for deciding not to. He's so strong.

[keischreiber]

Marley, I need you to utilize your leather straps better.

See? Paradis knew what the fuck they were doing with those.

[mydream-synopsis]

the pole vault guy who ran straight to his gf when he broke the world record........that's togame behaviour

[coralpaperthoughts]

jetkokka (atla) post-war au (Jet lives and all three of them are dating because Ba Sing Se literally exists)

Sokka is appointed Ambassador of the South Water Tribe because his father's gone back to be Chief and Sokka just wanted an excuse to stay at the Fire Nation and in the Fire Palace so he could be closer to Zuko (who is obviously the Fire Lord)

Toph also jumps onto this and demands Zuko make up a role for her too so she can stay at the Fire Palace too, so she's appointed Ambassador of the Earth Kingdom

Now Jet (who obviously lives because I'm fucking delusional) questions Zuko and asks him what's his official cool title coz he doesn't just wanna be "The Fire Lord's Companion" so Zuko says he's his personal guard, but Jet challenges this and says that he doesn't need a personal guard when he's got Suki and the Kyoshi Warriors

Sokka (who's lounging on Zuko's bed) hears this and gets the image of Jet in Kyoshi Warrior uniform and immediately tells the other two, which results in a night of Sokka wrestling Jet into the uniform after sitting on top of him already to apply the makeup. Zuko just sits by and watches, joyfully enjoying the show.

[sgtbradfords]

Never leaving this moment 😭

[16woodsequ]

I live for your very angsty and meta posts 👀

Hehehe, so I believe this is related to this post about Steve's educational videos he makes that Peter Parker watches. And I alluded I had some angsty headcanons about it.

Okay! So a lot of people have pointed out how ridiculous these PSAs are considering how they talk about following the rules and eating healthily when Steve Rogers is notorious for going against rules for the greater good and also got his body pumped full of serum before he was healthy.

As amusing as these PSAs are to watch (and I do find them fun) it's easy to see how out of character they are for Steve!

One of Steve's arcs in CA:TFA is trying to stop being a 'dancing monkey'. He feels trapped and stifled in his USO role and he does everything he can to distance himself from it when he gets the chance so he can be taken seriously and be a greater use for the war effort. (As I point out in this post he even blows off a Senator and doesn't show up for an award ceremony because of how much he's done with the press circuit.)

I think Steve is very sensitive to being used as a propaganda piece, and while he understands why the propaganda machine exists during the war and why everyone is so insistent on getting him on camera and using him as a prop piece, I don't think he enjoyed it.

So what's the deal with these PSAs?

I headcanon that these happened very soon after Steve came out of the ice. (I already headcanon that Avengers happened soon after the ice, not a year later.) Steve is wearing his horrible SHIELD suit from Avengers (I have opinions about this suit, he looks like a dancing USO monkey again, it doesn't even have shoulder straps for his shield.) I think that suit represents a lot of how Steve is viewed in the 21st century when he wakes up. He's a propaganda piece again. He's being viewed through 70 years of American nationalism, and it shows.

Since he's wearing that suit, I think these PSAs were organised very soon after the Avengers. At these point in time, Steve is very vulnerable. He's trying to adjust to 70 years of change, to the fact that all his friends are dead, to a battle with aliens he just had, to the fact that every plan he'd had for after the war is gone, (to the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cabin SHIELD put him in), and to Bucky's death that is still very fresh.

I have no doubt that Steve was very lost and adrift during this time. What is he supposed to do with his life now? What jobs can he work? What life skills does he have that will apply 70 years later? How is he supposed to pay for things now when they cost so much? How is he supposed to learn everything he missed when he doesn't even know how much he doesn't know?

Then along comes SHIELD (after they may or may not have purposely destabilised him with the cabin) and they tell him Captain America is still needed, he has a role and and a purpose.

I think he's still skeptical of this. We see in Avengers Steve isn't so sure when he talks to Coulson:

The uniform? Aren't the stars and stripes a little... old fashioned?

With everything that's happening, the things that are about to come to light, people might just need a little old fashioned

I don't believe Steve planned to be, or wanted to be Captain America after the war. Captain America was a show name he had to take on before he was taken seriously, and then he had to keep it because of how powerful the name became. But I fully believe he intended to be Steve after the war.

But now no one knows Steve, and it seems as thought the only real use and purpose he can have in the future is being this propaganda piece, this symbol.

So he dons the USO styled Captain America suit again and becomes that symbol again while he fights aliens shortly after waking up to find his whole world changed.

And this is when I think SHIELD comes to him with the idea for these PSAs. Picture Steve still lost and adrift after fighting aliens and trying to figure out what to do with himself and SHIELD comes and says:

"The public needs to get to know Captain America. They have a lot of questions. We need to introduce him to the world beyond some blurry videos of him fighting in New York. We need to show the world you're real."

And SHIELD has this great plan to film these PSA videos. It introduces him to children, it spreads good messages, it makes him seem familiar and authoritative, but approachable. What could be better than that?

But the videos are scripted for the propaganda piece, Captain America. They aren't for Steve at all. They are the product of 70 years of propaganda. They're as bad as the old USO films, if not worse because no one watching them will know who he really is under that cowl.

I think Steve does those videos because SHIELD convinces him it will be a good idea for his image and to help introduce him to the world, but I think the instant he starts filming he dies inside.

He's drowning in propaganda. He can tell he's being used to spread the polished perfect all-America Captain America narrative. He's not naive, and he's been through the propaganda circuit before, he can tell he's being used.

And I headcanon that after those PSAs Steve firmly told SHIELD he was never doing anything like that ever again.

So as much as I enjoy laughing at the PSAs I can't help imagining Steve cringing every time he sees them. And not just because they're awkward and out of character, but because it represents a time where he was vulnerable and taken advantage off to spread a narrative about Captain America and America as a whole, when no one saw him as Steve and he was so lost and just trying to hang on.

Anyways, I think those PSAs really embarrass Steve because he let SHIELD talk him into them and use him as this propaganda piece (not that it's his fault, he was incredibly vulnerable at the time) and he regrets doing them and probably hates any time they are brought up.

But on a lighter note, Steve would hate them just as much as Peter and would be fully on board tearing them to shreds, probably much to the delight of Peter and his friends.

[sysig]

Show some restraint, would you? (Patreon)

[clove-pinks]

Niche genre fave: illustrations of historical military personnel and their uniforms that specifically make one guy The Most Miserable Person In The Universe.

The top picture is from a c. 1970s illustration of the building of Fort Meigs that was used in a display in the museum, and the second picture is from an Osprey Military book and could very well also be Fort Meigs—or a similar War of 1812-era fort on the northwestern frontier with wooden palisade and blockhouses.

Honestly, there should be so much more of this in historical military uniform illustrations. Enough with the tableaux of officers and men in spotless kit; more of World's Unhappiest Man who just survived typhus and dysentery and now has to be on sentry duty on a freezing cold day, or building another stupid fort in some miserable swamp!

[squishosaur]

the grind never stops & neither should you‼️‼️

[darthbloodorange]

The Costume

Rating: Teens Universe: Marvel Cinematic Universe Pairings: Steve Rogers/James "Bucky" Barnes Characters: Steve Rogers, James "Bucky" Barnes, Others Warnings: None Major Tags: Humor, Flirting, World War II, Steve Rogers Needs a Hug, Implied (Bucky's) Uniform Kink, POV Steve Rogers Word count: 400 - Quadruple Drabble

Summery: Sitting in an office, Steve quickly begins to wonder if he made the wrong decision in accepting Senator Brandt's offer. Sitting in a pub, Steve thinks it might have worked out alright in the end.

For the: ✦ @fluffystevefest - Showboy [July 3: ERAS]

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Steve buries his face in his hands, biting back a groan.

'He can do this.'

'Senator Brandt said this would help.'

'This was pretty terrible. But it wasn't entirely terrible.'

Collin, across the table, turns his sketchpad around. "This is what I think the costume for 'G.I. Joe' should be," the man proclaims proudly.

Steve's own pad lies abandoned in front of him, abandoned. These guys weren't interested in his additions or comments. He quickly realised he was only here as a formality.

'He could get through this.'

"No, no. I think we should go for something a little more... eye-catching. We need this to sell," Moores says.

Steve winces.

"Well, we can't make the uniform more colourful. If he's meant to represent one of our boys."

Steve's shoulders drops marginally in relief.

"We can have 'G.I. Joe' wear the flag as a cape."

"I don't think that's gonna cut it, Phil."

"Brandt did say he needs something with pizazz, Moores. I don't know what to tell you."

"Brandt also said he wanted him to look like one of the troops."

The office door opens, and a secretary walks in. "Sorry," she says, "the documents you requested came in." She hands over the file and leaves.

Steve drops his head back into his hands.

'This will help people. Just push through it.'

'It isn't the worst thing you've done.'

Minutes later, one of the guys exclaims excitedly.

Steve looks up from his hands as the guy pulls out one of the pages from the file. Waving it triumphantly.

"I got it!" the man cries. "Look! Rogers was born on the 4th of July!"

Steve's stomach sinks.

'What now?'

"He could be the Captain of America! We can drape him in the colours of the flag!"

Steve freezes in horror.

'That's a terrible idea.'

Around the table, everyone cheers and talks excitedly about their new idea.

'No.'

'This was the worst thing ever.'

[A few months later]

"But you're keeping the outfit, right?" Bucky asks, leaning back on his stool, smirking.

Steve sighs and looks at Bucky.

"You know what," Steve says, turning around to look at one of 'Captain America's' tour posters on the wall of the pub, "It's kinda growing on me," he admits, smiling.

Bucky reaches forward, laying a hand on his knee. Giving it a squeeze. "I'm glad to hear it," Bucky says, voice thick.

THE END

I like to believe that Steve's birthday really is the 4th of July. And the War Bonds show team found this out and were like, we know just what to do for your stage persona… "Captain America" 😂 (poor Steve)

+ Bonus Bucky being horny for Steve's new outfit.

[maxdreavus]

Had a dream about viktor arcane…… we were in uni together except it was one I didn’t go to/I was actually living on campus instead of just commuting and taking online classes like I’d done irl, and we kept staying up super late in the library or a dorm with the intention to do work, but ended up just hanging out and being silly together instead….. it was so fun I wanna cry and throw up

[thepotatothatsoftens]

i was supposed to be studying but watched cloy instead so... eundong in his adorable reindeer hat and school uniform 🥹😭

here he is. baby. sweetest. so baby look at that face omg.

[nobodybetterlookatme]

Wait I think I missed something in this incredible saga. Are you going on a date with the coworker??? I swear the last thing I saw was “no I would never” lmaoooo. If so, I (like the rest of snzblr) are anxious for updates about your love life. You’re one of the top snzblr couples now, enjoy 🤙

I did say I would never and I was a fucking liar apparently 😔 it's not technically a date tho bc I never told him it was bc I need to be so casual and mysterious ahdkaksk but it's a date To Me lmao. It's tomorrow tho bc we're still at work rn and it doesn't look like we're leaving anytime soon so at least I have that to look forward to I guess lmao