#Source: Thor: Dark World

[bespectacled-bookwyrm]

Kirby, Dedede, and Bandana Dee: We have everything under control!

Meta Knight, still reading his book: Is that why everything's on fire?

[chaossmith2]

I'm not even gonna check how long it was since I last drew these two lol

[abby118]

[karioke13]

Based on this post down below 👇

[verycorrect-tbbquotes]

You must be truly desperate to come to me for help. What makes you think you can trust me?

Rampart when the Bad Batch comes to him for help

[incorrect-multiverse]

Natasha: I’ve got this completely under control.

Steve: Is that why everything is on fire?

[incorrectrotgquotes]

If Pitch agrees to help the Guardians:

Bunnymund: If you even THINK about betraying Jack...

Pitch: You'll kill me? Evidently there will be a line.

[therighthandofvengeance]

Sheridan: Despite all I have survived, my queen still worries over me.

Delenn: It’s only because I worry over you that you have survived.

[incorrectgotgquotes]

Mantis: I thought you said you knew how to fly this thing.

Quill: I said, how hard could it be?

Mantis: Whatever you’re doing, brother, I suggest you do it faster.

Quill: Shut up, Mantis!

[ahopelessblogaboutdinosaurtrain]

Gilbert: I have this completely under control!

Tiny: Then why is everything on fire?

[currentlyinflames]

Rudy holding Baby Boo: I had everything under control

Aiden holding the extinguisher: Then why is everything on fire???

[wandascrush]

Let the light in

Summary: The Avengers are separated after being hunted down and forced to live life on the low, causing a painful break up with the love of your life. What happens when she finds you again? Pairing: Natasha Romanoff x Fem!reader

A/N: Based off of this request pt. 2

Warnings: Angst, violence, loneliness, blood, breakup, team separated, depression, kissing, comfort

Song: Let the light in- Lana Del Rey

The team sat around the dark living room, the familiar voice of one of New York's most famous news anchors echoing in through the air, “Good evening New Yorkers, today we open our headline with some shocking news:  Former Stark enterprise building, located on the upper east side, exploded earlier today by a missile attack on the Avengers. Sources say Tony Stark was currently using it to house new plans for an updated Avengers training arena and larger compound.  Two architects, three investors, and one security manager was injured. Two of the victims later succumbed to their injuries after the explosion. Reports confirming the source of the violence are still unknown, however the Avengers were believed to have been inside the building at the time- hence the attack. The founding members of the Avengers Initiative such as Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Thor Odinson, Y/N L/N, and Clint Barton have yet to speak out. This marks the second targeted attack on our world’s heroes in nearly a month since the Maximoff twins incident in Barbados, where Pietro Maximoff was nearly assassinated. It raises the question for us all: Are our heroes being hunted?” 

The screen went black, bye bye news lady. The room was so silent you could hear a pin drop. “What’re we gonna do Tony?” You got no answer. 

 “Cap?”  

For the first time in the decade you’d known the team, (except for the Maximoffs & Peter) you saw uncertainty in all of their eyes. Tony threw his classic sunglasses on the couch, squeezing the middle of his nose in a useless attempt to massage an oncoming headache away, “Fury… thought it’d be wise if we split up for awhile-,” he was quickly shut up with protests from the group.

“It’s too dangerous. This isn't easy for me, but we're facing a threat that's beyond anything we've encountered before. I've crunched the numbers, run simulations – the Avengers need to disband temporarily. We scatter, go off the grid, and regroup when the dust settles.”

“This is bullshit, Tony. You know it is. This is exactly what they want-” 

“Tasha,” your gentle touch on her back always softened her heart, but not today. She didn’t even look at you. 

“It’s not the end, Nat. It’s like a strategic retreat. We're ensuring we'll live to fight another day. For once, I’m with Stark on this. We play it safe, keep low profiles, and spread out,” Steve sat forward, resting his elbows on his knees and taking a hard look at everyone, “we’re family, we keep each other safe. And this is how we do it.” 

As much as the idea made your stomach churn, he was right. He always was. This was your family. Every holiday, happy memory, laugh and cry and battle and bruise was all with them. This team is how you met the love of your life. You loved each other, and if this is what needed to happen, then you’d do it. 

But that didn’t sit well with your girlfriend. 

“No, end of story. We’re not separating.”

“You know I don’t think it’s just you’re choice, Natasha. I mean we have to decide this together,” your fingers lightly brushed the edge of the bed, nervously playing with the soft sheets you had just bought.

“Exactly, and I. Said. No.” She was acting like a stubborn toddler that didn’t want to eat her veggies, crossing her arms and raising her voice an octave.

It was then when you saw something different in her eyes, those beautiful green orbs that held so much sadness and joy at the same time. But today they were cloudy, like a storm was brewing in her mind. You gently slipped off of the bed and stood in front of her, pressing your forehead to hers, “You know it’s going to be okay, right?” soft palms caressed the side of her cheek, immediately feeling her sigh into your touch. “It’s going to be okay, you’ll see.” You wish your words were true. 

    Two months later the Avengers were spreading out all across the U.S., saying choked up goodbyes and packing your things. It was agreed upon that there’d be a team meeting once a month, every month, for the next year until you could figure out who the threat was, and how to eliminate them. You thought San Francisco sounded nice, fresh, and a little more peaceful than the hustle and bustle of New York. And it was, for a time. You got a haircut, dyed your gorgeous h/c locks to a rich h/c shade. You bought a sweet little home with a bay window over looking the Golden Gate Bridge, started building an in home gym and library, and kept an extremely low profile. You finished file work and other Avengers paperwork at home, with a high security grade laptop. Natasha on the other hand, refused to dye her hair, or keep a low profile. She didn’t want to admit that she was depressed, but it was glaringly oblivious. Being thrown out of her comforting routine put a wrench in Natasha’s life that not even you, her beautiful girl, could fix. All day she would do her paperwork, workout, and just keep to herself. It was like you weren’t even girlfriends anymore. Finally, in the fifth month of living “undercover,” she finally agreed to go on a low key date with you to a small, cozy bar on the outskirts of the city. You got dressed up for the first time in what felt like forever, did your makeup real pretty, and even did braids on Natasha’s silky hair. She looked happy, finally. Adorning a brown leather jacket, dark blue jeans, and a low cut green top- her classic silver arrow necklace sitting pretty on her chest- your girlfriend looked like her old self again...absolutely perfect. 

“You look gorgeous, baby,” swift arms swept you into a gentle kiss, smirking against your lips and pulling you close to her waist. 

You thought that night would be perfect, but by 11 pm you two were home and icing her bloody knuckles, static tv voices echoing in the background. You felt hot tears rising to the surface, but you never let them fall. It’s not like you were just mad or angry or disappointed…no this was something more. You were embarrassed. Embarrassed by Natasha. You thought you’d never say that sentence, but then there you were, apologizing to the bartender for your girlfriend's rowdy behavior, and throwing $20 to the guy she completely knocked out before nearly carrying her out of the bar and into a cab. Within the next two weeks she packed her bags, and your home was changing once again, now empty. 

  8 months later 

    The team said that you’d only be separated for a year, or less, but you were coming up on a year pretty soon and none of you were any closer to figuring out who the threat is. But you, you moved on, strived forward, and kept going. Your breakup with Nat had been one of the most painful moments of your life, but you didn’t let it stop you. These days you hardly cried over her at all, never even thought of the old days. Well, except for last Tuesday, when you saw one of her old sweaters and lied in bed for the rest of the day, or on Thursday when you heard her favorite song and- well, never mind that. You were at the top of your fucking game. 

  Ms. Romanoff, on the other hand, had moved out of San Francisco completely and settled in Washington D.C. from the last you heard. She attended the monthly zooms, same as you, but you two never addressed one another. Natasha pushed all of the heartbreak she harbored deep, deep down until she would lie down for bed and reach out next to her…but you were never there. 

[venussaidso]

I was gonna keep quiet about this but now I'm gonna say it.

I think Purva Phalguni has some conflict with Ashwini.

After a lot of thought, I really believe that Chris Hemsworth has Purva Phalguni Moon. Especially after my recent Venus themes post. Also his character in Furiosa just gave off that barbaric Venusian male archetype I briefly brushed on.

First of all, even though there are obviously other nakshatras at play between these two characters (such as Revati vs Ashlesha), Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen are still respectively played by an Ashwini Moon native and a Purva Phalguni Moon native.

And isn't it interesting that Thor's enemies have been played by mainly (possible) Ashwini Moon natives? With one being Magha native — but that barely counts even though I'll just mention it because it completes all four Thor movies.

Thor (2011) / Avengers (2012)

Loki played by likely Ashwini Moon Tom Hiddleston.

Thor: The Dark World (2014)

Malekith played by Magha ASC Christopher Eccleston.

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Hela played by Ashwini Moon Cate Blanchett.

Thor: Love & Thunder (2022)

Gorr the God Butcher played by Ashwini Moon Christian Bale.

This needs a fucking essay (need more media data though).

Also Valkyrie's introduction in Thor: Ragnarok was her constantly humbling him after he lost his throne to Hela. She quite actively degraded him, not caring about his previous status & titles. And Valkyrie is played by Ashwini ASC Tessa Thompson. Ashwini women were kinda throwing him around in that movie.

The superior, high & mighty Thor keeps getting put into place by a Ketuvian. In my Venus Dominant Themes part 2 post, I did slightly brush over the Ketu x Venus dynamic in which Ketu can also reduce Venus when it gets too boundless and dangerously indulgent. Ketuvians, often being forces of pruning & reduction, can make them a source of humbling. Exactly why they fall into tropes of taming wild beasts, indirectly or directly reducing the ego of others, and portraying scammers.

Notice how Thor was so arrogant, to the point of stupidity in Thor (2011), that Loki caused his downfall which indirectly helped him grow into a better, humbled prince after being banished by Odin.

In Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Hela literally destroys his Mjolnir and sliced his eye out. All of this makes him a greater, better fighter — but he comes out all the more humble too.

This Venusian theme is also in the movie The Emperor's New Groove, where an emperor lives in extreme abundance and he is arrogant. Much like how Thor was initially introduced as a spoiled, arrogant prince who lived in the golden city of Asgard.

The emperor's extreme vanity and arrogance leads to his ultimate downfall. He is transformed into a llama. In this journey, he learns to be humble, down-to-earth and compassionate. He is voiced by Purva Ashada Moon native David Spade.

Thor's arrogance and stupidity, though manipulated by Loki, led to his banishment from Asgard to Midgard where he wouldn't be able to lift Mjolnir anymore until he proves himself worthy of it. He remained powerless and helpless in a world he isn't familiar with, away from his riches, status, and titles. Just as the llama is clueless in the jungle he's thrown into. Their arrogance no longer tolerated and their status showing for nothing.

I believe this might be a Venus nakshatra trope. Because it's all linked to overcoming the show aspects of Venus. I'll come back to this with a part 3 essay to my Venus Themes series.

[cinderellasfella]

Once, mankind accepted a simple truth: that they were not alone in this universe. Some worlds man believed to be home to their Gods. Others, they knew to fear. From a realm of cold and darkness came the Frost Giants, threatening to plunge the mortal world into a new ice age. But humanity would not face this threat alone. Our armies drove the Frost Giants back into the heart of their own world. The cost was great. In the end, their king fell, and the source of their power was taken from them. With the last great war ended, we withdrew from the other worlds, and returned home to the Realm Eternal... Asgard. And here we remain as a beacon of hope, shining out across the stars. And though we have fallen into man's myths and legends, it was Asgard and its warriors that brought peace to the universe. But the day will come, when one of you will have to defend that peace...

Thor dir. Kenneth Branagh (2011)

For @mcuchallenge - 'Thor Day'

[mozart-the-meerkitten]

Been rewatching the early Marvel movies and apparently this is the time of my life where I just get re-obsessed with characters I love so here's some random thoughts about Loki/Thor the Dark World:

Why. In the world. In the universe. Did Odin not ask Loki ANY questions when Loki was brought before him for judgement in Dark World? Like, at the BAREST MINIMUM he should have asked where Loki got an ARMY, the last time he'd seen Loki was when Loki fell off the Bifrost and then he vanished for a year and showed back up with the glowstick of destiny and an army that Thor says "are not of Asgard or any world known". ODIN. WHY ARE YOU NOT ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS?!

Like, we are aware that Odin is. partial to giving his kids harsh punishments. He obviously doesn't care about Loki's motives. Like, a good parent would look at their kid who disappeared for a year and then came back insane and be like "hey so what happened to you when you disappeared? you didn't get captured by a super powerful being and tortured into submission did you?" (Thanos tortured Loki I have SOURCES and I WILL cite them upon request) But even a bad parent who was a decent king would wonder how their kid suddenly got an ARMY out of NOWHERE and yet Odin never questions this at all. Even Thor in Avengers at least asks Loki "Who showed you this power? Who controls the would-be king?" (which just shows Thor would honestly be a better king than Odin tbh) but Odin is just like "nah this is not important. imprisoning my son for life and telling him how worthless I think he is is more important in this moment."

I wonder if she'd had more time if maybe Frigga would have been able to get Loki to tell her what happened and if maybe that was part of her goal of visiting him (beyond just, you know, actually being a decent parent who cares about her child and wanting to keep him company) because we know she's clever (she's smarter than Odin good gravy, is there like an age difference between them is he going senile or something) so PERHAPS she thought if she talked to Loki she could puzzle out what had happened to him and find out if there was, you know, a potential universal threat Asgard should be aware of. And like, if she had found out anything what was Odin going to say? He can't actually punish his wife in any meaningful way (lol imagine he tries and she just grabs her two grown sons and leaves, help xD) especially if she found out IMPORTANT INFORMATION that he SHOULD have discovered on his own.

This does kind of highlight an underlying problem with Odin, where he seems to think that Asgard is invincible and is, well, lazy about defending it. Like, I've seen posts about how Loki letting the Frost Giants into Asgard in the first movie is actually him not just showing that Thor is not ready to be king, but also demonstrating that Asgard has dangerous holes in its defenses. Because yeah, Loki can HIDE HIMSELF FROM HEIMDALL and sneak into Asgard. Heck, he can sneak OTHERS into Asgard while he's not even WITH them. That- that is a security threat, because if anyone BESIDES Loki could do that then Asgard could easily be invaded and- wait a second, that happens in The Dark World! The Dark Elves hide themselves from Heimdall and sneak an invasion force into Asgard! Destroying it's defenses and KILLING ITS QUEEN. Like, my goodness, do you think Loki is the only person with these abilities? Are you even trying Odin? At all?

TLDR; Odin is an idiot for not questioning Loki about the Chitauri/where he was for a year between Thor and Avengers, not to mention an awful father and an incompetent king.

[pooslie]

To the end of the line.

Captain America: the Winter Soldier, the Movie Poster We Should Have Gotten (Redbubble)

Inspiration and non-titled version below cut:

No title version:

This is my magnum opus! A GIANT photo manipulation of at least 12 source images, painstakingly taken apart and put back together in Photoshop. at one point this beast had over 80 layers! I am surprised my computer didn't crash!

Inspired by the Iron Man 3 and Thor: the Dark World posters wherein the love interest is posed like a Damsel in Distress.

Since Bucky IS CapSteve's damsel in all 3 movies!

^ my original digital sketch (featuring my FAVORITE Bucky drawing OF ALL TIME by @evankart!) and first attempt at a digital drawing using adobe illustrator (to be fair to 2021 me, I had been using illustrator less than a year at that point and would have just done it in Photoshop originally if it wasn't a project for one of my Graphic Design college classes) I used it for a magazine spread in my capstone (My paper was about queerbaiting in the MCU click to read on Ao3!) See the rest of the illustrations here!

When i saw the @catws-anniversary event, i KNEW I had to do it! Prompts: Devotion, Reunion, Schoolyard and battlefield, Favorite Stucky scene (missing scene lol)