#i'm gonna have to travel with this train towards the airport

[theflyingfeeling]

🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

fuck trains lmao

[the-new-pokespe-futures]

Au 2: ?????? ?????????? (Pokespe Au)

Note: This is my first Au I came up with, but the lore was a bit complicated so I put it off for a while, also, there may be a couple of changes once SV's DLC gets released, but for now, I'll make do with what I have

Warning!: If we go deeper into this Au, the headcanons are that it’s quite dark at the start honestly, but thins out later on. Mentions of PTSD, angst and gore, body horror(maybe, not confirmed)

Right enough talk, let’s get into the Au:

Narrator's POV:

It seemed to be an ordinary day to Red, training his pokemon, meeting gym leaders the usual. But today, things were gonna be different, he hasn’t met any of his juniors in a long time and that he heard new ones are already here, how nice! Packing his things and getting ready to travel to the Galar region, returning his Pokémon and with Pika on his shoulder, he set off for the airport which will take him to the Galar region instantly. He can't wait to sit on the train taking him to Motostoke! Maybe he can ride on the monorail, mainly to take his mind off from the incident. Setting off from Pallet town, he made his way over Vermillion city where he would be taking the plane to Galar. (Just assume that there is an airport in Vermillion city since I'm not sure)

"Boss, we found the kid, he's heading to Vermillion city's airport. Should we engage?"

"No, wait until the boy is in an isolated area, then ambush him"

"Yes boss"

Several people, around 50-60 of them were situated in the Viridian forest, each with a pokeball in their hand. All wearing black uniforms and a tell-tale 'R' symbol, only difference being that it is rainbow coloured instead of being red. The team split into 2 groups, each moving in different directions, one team decided to tail Red and hid in some bushes before Red appeared. Red decided to visit the Viridian forest mainly to visit Yellow and that was his biggest mistake, suddenly, the ground gave way causing a massive crater in the forest, but it seemed that the crater is meant to surround him.

"What the- where did this crater come from? No, no time think about that, come out Aero!"

Just in the nick of time, Red sent out his trusty aerodactyl to avoid plundering into the depths of the crater. Who could've done this? Those questions were answered as roughly 30 people in similar black suits surrounding him, all black in colour with the signature R symbol.

"Wait, Team Rocket? I thought they were gone. And what's up with the weird colouration of the R on their uniforms?" Red wondered but was snapped out of his thoughts when the grunts commanded their pokemon to attack Red. Luckily for Red, his Pokémon were well-trained, and are able to fend off attacks from the grunts. However, Red had a sudden realization that the grunts were not targeting his pokemon, they were targeting HIM, his pokemon valiantly defended him, but that was all a distraction. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain from his back, being barely able to comprehend what just happened, unfortunately, his pain was only beginning. Let’s switch to Red’s POV

Red’s POV:

“Gaaaaah!!!” Shoot! I forgot about my back being left unprotected. What did they hit me with? Being in extreme pain, I fell to my knees trying to stabilize myself as the grunts surrounded us. Pika rushed over to me, being quite concerned.

“I’m alright Pika, just a knock in the back, I could still—a..arrrgh……..” Suddenly, I found myself in immense pain, it was like a thousand needles striking me and being removed. “The process is beginning, capture him” I think that was what one of the grunts said, but enduring this pain was something that was new, compared to being turned into stone all those years ago, that time was nothing compared to this. "Pi.....PIka......please, save......yourself, I......don't know....what's.............going.............on........just........run....." A surge of pain ran through my body, I briefly heard Pika running towards me and the sounds of my other pokeballs opening and pokemon coming towards me, before another surge of pain washed over me, and I blacked out.

Narrator's POV:

Red's body slumps to the ground, unconscious, the grunts tried to carry his body, but stopped as they saw one of the most horrifying sights, bones cracking and reshaping themselves, his skin turning into a scarlet colour and appearing to have scales, but the true horrors, were only beginning...................

3 hours later:

Brock, Misty and Erika received word that Team Rocket were spotted in the Viridian Forest and decided to check it out, Brock pointed out one detail when they entered the forest, "From what I've heard, Red seemed to entered the Viridian Forest earlier, maybe he could've handled them already?" "Most likely, but he's quite reckless, we should check" Misty replied, with Erika nodding her head. Once the trio were running through the Viridian Forest, they found a pikachu lying on the ground, it seemed to recognise the trio and as fate might have it, it was Pika. Misty seemed quite concerned now, if Pika was quite strong, why does it seem that he was badly beaten up worse when Red challenged the Elite 4? Brock suggested that Pika were to lead them where Red is, however, Pika only displayed a solemn expression and appeared to lead them to the area. Once Pika arrived at the crater Team Rocket made, the gym leaders looked at the site, speechless.

There were a huge number of Team Rocket grunts and presumably, their pokemon, all appeared to be dead, some appeared to be beaten so much that they were barely recognisable as human. Some were torn apart into 2, while others were badly bruised. "Help..........me......." As the 3 gym leaders looked down, they saw a badly injured grunt having serious injuries, yet somehow, still miraculously alive. Erika quickly treated the grunt's injuries while Brock muttered to himself, "Who are what could have done this massacre?", unfortunately, Brock's question was answered as Misty pointed at something while having fear in her eyes, the other 2 turned and looked at the direction Misty pointed, and soon figured out why. In the middle of the crater, there are all of Red's pokemon badly wounded but Red was no where to be seen. Just then, something jumped into the crater, readying all their pokemon, the 3 gym leaders sent out all their pokemon to face their adversary. Once the smoke settled, the figure emerged.

The being appears to be a large reptilian Pokémon. Most of its body looks scarlet in colour, with white accents on its cheeks, abdomen, legs, and tail. Its head features a large plume and a pair of long, thin, twisted antennae; its rear has a similar, much larger plume. These plumes and antennae are white in color, and blue-purple at the base. It has yellow eyes with brown pupils, webbed feet, and blue features on its elbows and shoulders, as well as blue frills running down its neck. On its chest is a large circular protrusion which resembles a rubber tire. Its texture and black coloration is similar to the base of its tail. The pokemon made eye contact, "AGIASSSS!!!!!" it yelled out before lunging towards the gym leaders.

Unfortunately, for this poor trio of gym leaders, they will probably never know what happened to the grunts nor Red, for now, at least, but we do have a good detail what happened to them as this is the result once--

Me: Ok, please stop Wallflower, we've already covered enough for today and this story is already making me queasy.

Wallflower: oh, sorry [REDACTED]

Me: It's fine, you can cover what happens next time, for now, take a break

Wallflower: Alright

*Wallflower leaves the room*

Ok, whew! That was 1 long teaser, credit to Wallflower for narrating everything for me, but we've got the second AU up, let's gooooo. :)

This Au will involve body horror I guess? So brace yourselves.

Alright, I guess that's it, if you want to know more about the aus? Don't hesitate following :), so--

Wallflower: as we delve further and further into the archives!

Me: ....

Me: ..........

Me: .................

Me: Really Wallflower?

Wallflower: sorry, couldn't help myself

Me: *Sighs* It's fine, gotta turn off my recording equipment tho.

*The camera shuts down*

[niuniente]

Hey Niu, next month I get the chance to visit Helsinki. Do you have any recommendations for what places to visit ? Like some ‘secret spots’ you know? I am really excited !! It’s gonna be my first time in finland! hope you are doing well and stay safe ♡

Ah amazing, warmly welcome! Helsinki is super pretty in May when the nature is still fresh green and bright. The city is really safe (my neighbors are storing their bikes outside without issues and I walk to do shopping sometimes at 3am) but watch out for pickpockets in the central tourists spots and in trams.

A mask has never been a mandatory anywhere here and the recommendation for wearing one has been lifted. I'd still recommend wearing it nevertheless, especially in public transport, at the airport and indoors.

Please note that the public transportation doesn't have a ticket just for the zone A. You have to get AB-zone ticket if you travel in the central. Travel tickets are sold only at the stations in ticket machines WHICH DON'T ACCEPT MONEY, ONLY A CARD PAYMENT, and in all R-kioski kiosks. I would recommend getting tickets from R-kioski as they accept cash. You also get all travel cards and special travel cards like 7 day tickets from R-kioski. There's one at the airport when you leave towards the train, and I'm certain also in ship terminals if you arrive by ship.

Some places I like and recommend (all in the central with walking distance away from each other)

Kakkugalleria (Cake Gallery) two locations in the central: Bulevardi 36 street and Frederikinkatu 41 street

Kakkugalleria is All You Can Eat cake buffet! Eat as much cake with tea and coffee as you ever like! For the tea, you get more hot water for free so you can brew as many cups from your tea leaves as you like. If the place is busy, there's 1,5 hours time limit but otherwise you can stay and eat as much as you ever want! They have gluten free, lactose free and vegan options.

Vanha kirkkopuisto aka Ruttopuisto (The Old Chuch Park, also known as The Plague Park) Bulevardi 3-5 (very close to Frederikinkatu's Kakkugalleria!)

Vanha Kirkkopuisto or the Plague Park is an old plague cemetery turned into a park with some of the tombstones and graves still intact. It's next to Helsinki's Old Church, which is always open (and free to enter). Here's more information of the Plague Park and here's a short video from the Old Church with the organist practicing their playing. If you don't want to walk, you can get here from the central railway station with a tram number 6 towards Eiranranta. Get off at stop Frederikinkatu and walk a bit towards the direction where the tram came from.

Kissakahvila Helkatti (Cat Cafe Helkatti) Frederikinkatu 55, entry fee 5 euro per person

I've not been here but apparently it's a really nice place! A reservation is recommended to be done before hand to ensure that you've got a seat but not necessary. Their online page is in Finnish only but at the end of their page there's a Ota Yhteyttä contact form: Nimi (Name), Sähköposti (Email), Puhelinnumero (Phone number), Viesti (Message) and Lähetä/Send button: helkatti.fi They serve the regular cafe stuff but also alcohol and non-alcoholic mocktails. Next door to Helkatti is The Ounce teashop, which is really wonderful and worth the visit if you like tea.

Allas Sea Pool Katajanokanlaituri 2A

Allas Sea Pool is a swimming pool in the sea with sauna right at the heart of Helsinki. People come here to relax. Their page is in English and you can buy tickets online or when you arrive: https://allasseapool.fi/?lang=en

Löyly - Sauna Restaurant Hernesaarenranta 4

A very famous public sauna with restaurants, where you can dip straight into the sea from the sauna for a swim (though still a way too cold to swim in the sea in May). You can go to the public sauna with others or book a private sauna (usually for business and other big events). Their page is in English: https://www.loylyhelsinki.fi/en/ This is a bit further away from the central in Jätkäsaari area. You can get here from the central railwaystation by tram number 6 towards Eiranranta. Get off at Eiranranta which is the final stop.

Shopping Mall Tripla at Pasila station

My fave shopping mall where you can get everything you need. They also have an indoor surfing place and a movie theater Bio Rex there (if you want to go to movies in Finland - all movies, except cartoons, are subtitled in Finnish, not dubbed, so foreigners who speak English CAN go to movies in Finland). Food, restaurants, clothes, toys, games, cafes... If you want to eat Finnish food, a restaurant Mari's Treehouse at the floor 1 serves Finnish food, like local fish, moose and and reindeer. To get to Tripla Mall, take any local train from the central railwaystation. They all stop at Pasila and Tripla is connected to the railwaystation. Local trains are marked with letters like A, K, I, P, etc.

Fantasiapelit At City Center shopping mall, The Central Railwaystation

Fancy for comics, manga, art books, dices, board games, fan merch, Warhammer stuff etc.? Check Fantasiapelit! It’s in City Center shopping mall which is underground of the central railwaystation. 95% of their stuff is in English!

Burger King Central Railwaystation

Probably one of the fanciest BKs is in Helsinki central railwaystation jugend era building. Worth of checking out!

[dontbesoweirdkira]

Ok, I was gonna ask you about something else, but after reading the part 2 of the Mic and the exchanged student, I'm in DIRE need to see the part 3 where she has to start her hero career and she, obviously, need his help(not because she is not capable of starting it by herself but because she just needs him to continue to be by her side like it always has been)! Pretty please! Thank you! 💗

A/N: SKSKSK hOw cOUlD i sAy nO to tHat prEtTy PwEasE uwu. Haha yeah totally i’ll do this. Sorry if this comes out a bit late i’m working on some things. Thanks for requesting <333 Any requests let me know!

-So you know that bonus thingy i did in the last one? Where the parents were mean and all that? Well let's continue with that story line, I feel like that’s a bit more interesting for this!

-So i feel like after everything went down, realistically your parents would have forced you to come home and not contact Hizashi. Which sucks because he was the only one that really believed in you, And Japan became like a second home, even though your japanese isn’t the best and you may not look like everyone, you grew to love it and appreciate it. The thought of going back home to your parents stormed in your stomach

-Hizashi hated the idea too, he felt like your parents were mentally abusive and he really hated the idea of you going back. He talked to you and wanted to know if you wanted to get others involved and what not so you didn’t have to go back and leave the school. But you didn’t want to go through that whole process

-Besides you were “almost an adult” and soon able to start your hero career. You somehow convinced him to let it go and have faith you’ll be okay.

-”Alright Y/N, If you ever want it, you can always have a job under me and my agency. Even if you don’t wanna be a hero, you can work on my radio show.”

-Damn leaving Present was like the hardest thing. He was like a positive father figure that you always wanted and finally got, then when everything was good it got ripped away. It hurt so badly.

-Plus present took it so hard because he felt it was his fault, ‘Why did i have to say something?’ ‘It’s all my fault’

-Going back to your home country was like heck? Your parents forced you to stop with all this “hero mess” and made you go on a “more stable” path. They took away all your devices and stuff so you can “focus” but in reality they wanted to make sure you weren’t contacting Present or looking into hero stuff.

-Damn You’re really wishing you took Present up on that offer and let him help you stay

-You couldn’t work on your quirk or train so while everyone was asleep you’d do exercises and warmups Present taught you

-In those few years you were so miserable, and all you wanted to do was go back to japan and go on the path you always wanted to. You missed Hizashi and the friends you had made, Here you were lonely and tired, but there you had so much life and happiness.

-So secretly you were saving money so as soon as you get a chance, you can get away. So occasionally you’s ask for 20 or so dollars to get “books” or “go to the mall” when in reality you were just storing the money away in your secret trust fund lol.

-By the time of graduation you had enough money saved up to go travel, thanks to the extra help of graduation money from family members of course.

-As soon as you got home you brought a ticket, reserved a hotel and packed all you bags and left to the airport by the early morning. Whew you felt as if you were running from the Feds and for some reason that gave you a rush of excitement you hadn’t felt in a long time.

-finally you get to see Hizashi after all this time

-When you got to Japan, you went to the first place you could think of. Present’s agency. You couldn’t quite think of where else to get to him, so this was your first resort.

-Upon arriving you were so nervous. What if Hizashi didn’t even work there anymore?? What if he didn’t want to help? After all you kinda of cut him off even though you promised to keep him posted every once in a while. Although that wasn’t your fault but maybe he hated you for it?

-Either way it was too late now and you were already at the front desk, standing awkwardly standing

-“Hello dear, is there anything I can help you with?”

-“u-Ugh wEll uHhh???”

-“....“

-“....”

-“Do you have an appointment...or….”

-“nO...yeS? Haha i'm sorry, I'm looking for Hizashi Yamada. I’m an old friend and he told me to come here if I ever needed him..?”

-“...right...Your name?”

-“Y/L L/N.”

-“I don’t see you name under any notes or messages for him. By safety protocol I cannot let you up past this floor without a proper appointment or verification.”

-“Well is there anyway that I can leave him a note..with my contact and such? Or a way to set an appointment?”

-“Yes I can leave a note but I cannot guarantee he will see it and you can only make an appointment if you’re an endorser.”

-“Ah I see, Well I guess I’ll just leave a note then? Here is my name and number and can you just tell him I’m back in Japan. I need to talk to him.”

-“of course.” The lady at the front desk smiled as she finished writing the small note and moving it aside with the others

-You began to make your was towards the exit only to be stopped dead in your tracks when you heard an all too familiar voice boom through out the lobby

-“YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH WHATS UP OFFICE LAAAAADDYYYYY! ANY NEW MAIL FOR ME??? HMM HMM????”

-Turning around, your eyes met the sunflower blonde male that leaned against the counter with a Gigantic smile across his face.

-suddenly a similar smile he wore, slapped across your face as you unconsciously shouted

-“H-hizashi?!”

-instantly his eyes landed upon you, yet his award winning smile vanished and turned into a tired expression

-ugh another crazed fan waiting at the front desk for him.

-except you weren’t, you were his most favorite person on the planet. However you looked so different. And he could hardly recognize you.

-For a moment he just stared at you with the utter most bleak face, until it hit him.

-“America?”

-“Mr. Hizashi!”

-HE IS SOOOO HAPPY SKSKSKSKSKS LIKE BRO HE THOUGHT HE WOULD NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

-HE SMILES SO WIDE AND LITERALLY JUMP HUGS YOU

-“MRSSSS. AMERIIICAAAA.”

-he has a moment where he pulls apart and just gazes at you

-i-is that tears in his eyes??

-awww so soft

-sMotheRs yOu In kIssEs (friendly forehead ones lmao)

-He’s just so happy to see you looking healthy and safe. He loves you so much, even if it’s been years.

-“I thought something bad happened to you, I tried emailing and contacting you but no response. Oh I’m so happy I get to see you again! Are you okay? Are you hungry?? Wait let’s go talk at a restaurant.”

-So you guys go to a restaurant and talk and reconcile about the past. Apologized for not responding and talking so long to come back.

-“No worries I’m just glad your here now! How has hero work been? Signed with any major companies.”

-“Haha um actually no not yet.”

-“WHAAAAT?! What are you waiting for?? I’m sure by now your quirk skills and everything has gotten waaay better now with all the training you’ve probably had there. I’m sure you’ll get signed just like that.”

-“Actually Hizashi. The last time I actually trained or really used my quirk was the last time we trained together.”

-He literally thought you were joking. No that’s not possible that was years ago.

-“No I’m serious, my parents wouldn’t let me do hero work after all that went down and they limited the use of my quirk. These past years I’ve been studying to be a pharmacist because my parents says it’s a more realistic job for someone like me and hero work is nonsense.”

-What no? They couldn’t of held a grudge that long? No you were on such a good path to become a hero. He was sure of it. The world really needed someone to step up, with the rise of crime and he knew you could do it. So for your parents to say “nonsense” was so unbelievably stupid.

-“What?” that was all he could muster hearing your news

-“yep! And I couldn’t respond to you because my parents took away all my devices, and gave me ones that were restricted and only for school research purposes. Everything about heroes or quirks that wasn’t related to Pharmaceutical Purposes wasn’t allowed. I actually saved up cash for years and gathered up the money I got from graduation to buy a ticket and a small apartment here. Although I’m sure my parents will be hot when they noticed I left the country, but at least I’ll be thousands of miles away and safe from their antics right? Haha.”

-He was so shocked. He didn’t think him telling off your parents and protecting your from them while you were in Japan, would cause them to go to such extremes. What kind of people?

-“Y-yeah. But don’t worry I’m alive aren’t I!” You laughed out

-He smiles at your attempt of optimism and nodded in agreement

- “Do you still want to become a hero?” He asked twirling his spoon around in the soup he earlier ordered

-“W-Well yes. Actually I do a lot, this world is becoming more cruel and I really hate sitting back and seeing these innocent people who can’t fight back get hurt everyday. But I know it’s hard but It’s something I really still want to do.”

-“Okay then, Y/N I’ll train you and help you become a hero. In the moring I’ll start paper works and a letter to get you into my company under me. I’ll make sure you become the hero you always wanted to be...that I always knew you could be.”

-“Wait are you serious.”

-“Only if you are. We’ll train in the early mournings and I’ll take you with me on patrol at night so you can get a feel of what it’s like. I’ll guide you Y/N and do better than I did before. I owe it to you.”

-And after that, that’s exactly what happened

-you guys were out on a morning run by 5 and working out at the gym around noon. Around 11 at night you guys were on patrol until 3 am. And this went on for months

-He pushes you harder than you possibly knew your body could be pushed

-You your quirk became much stronger and stable.

-teaches you different techniques and gives you pointers on where to go out on patrol and how to look for suspicious behaviors

-you’re under his company and training for about a year or so before you break off and go on your own. He makes sure you’re fully confident and he knows that you’re at a good spot beforehand though.

-You actually get signed under a big company and recruited for a few others all over.

-Before you left his wing, you made sure you thanked him for everything and that he was totally fine with it

-which he was

-He’s still always beside you though. You knew in your heart you still needed his guidance and his friendship in your life, and same for him. He really adores you and doesn’t want to just say goodbye. It hurt so bad the first time, he couldn’t imagine how it would feel departing again.

- He checks up on you everyday and make sure to go out to lunch every one in awhile.

-When you’re kind of lost or stuck or need a shoulder to cry on, he’s always right there.

-“Hizashi...I don’t know. Maybe my parents were right and I’m really not cut out for this. It’s so hard and I’m so tired. I just really want to cry.”

-“Hey shh, don’t worry you’re doing great. It just gets hard sometimes but trust me it’ll get better. I’m right here for you.”

-If you parents did come back to Japan and came to harass you or what not, Hizashi is instantly there protecting you and makes sure they won’t ever do that again. You are not going back to the U.S. with them, even if he has to get the legals involved he would.

-Send little gifts to him every so often as a thank you.

-You stay in Japan for the first couple years of your hero career but then branch out a bit to different countries

-collecting Souvenirs and postcards to send back to hIzAsHI

-When you become super successful he’s like “See Y/N, what did I tell you? You’re going to be fucking great.”

[ticklikeabomb]

The Language of Limbo - Part 3

Pairing : Chris Evans x Plus Size Reader ; Marvel Cast x Plus Size Reader

Warnings : Language

Word Count : 3.5k

The week went on just as the previous ones : wake up, prepare yourself, go train with Mason who you discovered was also hired as stunt man for the movie, go back home, have something small to eat and crash down on your bed.

It was so far, the beginning of shooting. You grabbed your suitcase and headed to the airport, catch the plane for Atlanta. The stewardess guided you towards your seat and you noticed that your neighbor was already there looking out the window. Taking a book out of your bag, you sat down, put your seatbelt on and shot off your phone. Not really fond of airplanes, your hands and nails gripped the armrest next to you, while you closed your eyes and waited for the takeoff to end. When the plane was stabilized, the stewardess came back and asked you if you wanted anything to drink. "Yes, some sparkling water please." She nodded and focused on the man seated beside you. You dived back in your book but couldn't help listening to what she was saying. "I'll bring it right away Sir and if you need anything, anything at all I'm at your disposal", she seductively claimed. You raised your eyebrows, surprised of her openly flirt with one of the passengers but didn't look further into it and continued reading. "It would be all", replied the man. Five minutes later, she put your orders in front of you and left abruptly. 'That was weird', you thought.

Another 20 minutes passed by when the man besides you cleared his voice and spoke to you. "I see you don't like planes." You lifted your head and looked beside you. There he was again : Chris Mothafucking Evans. Your eyes widened and you gasped, "Hey" He chuckled and replied, "I was wondering how long it would take you until you noticed that I was your neighbor all along but you were so concentrated in your book and didn't even looked my way once, that I lost patience."

"Sorry, didn't see you. Are you stalking or something? We keep bumping into each other all the time", you joked. He laughed louder this time before denying such accusations. "I could ask you the same thing", he smiled. "Nah, I'm not I swear", you laughed along. Now you understood why the stewardess was such a flirt. "Good. I guess we could take this opportunity and talk, get to know each other since we're gonna work and spend 4 months together", he suggested. "Yeah totally", you managed to reply smoothly. "Oh and thank you again for that lift the other day", he commented. You shook your head and told him it was nothing. "I hope you slept well then." You frowned confused and he chuckled. "You know, you said that you wouldn't sleep well knowing that I would take my car but since you dropped me at the hotel, you must have slept well." You gasped and replied, "You remember that?" "Of course I do", he said and leaned closer. "I told you I could hold my liquor." Having him so close to you, heat and shivers began to slowly creep up your body. Your only reaction was to nod and face your glass of water before taking a large gulp of it. Focused on your drink, you didn't notice Chris's smirk. You spent the rest of the flight talking about your respective lifes. It was nice to get to know the man behind the myth, without all the glam surrounding him, without hiding himself. It only made you fall even more for him. 

Since you were heading to the same place, you and Chris decided to share the cab and drove to the set. When you arrived, the staff showed you your trailer and informed that you were needed for the final fittings regarding your character's clothes. You dropped your things in what was serving you as home for the next few months and immediately headed to the clothing trailer, leaving your stuff for later. You greeted the crew and they gave you the clothes. After the readjustments, you marched towards your trailer when you crossed road with members of the cast. "Hey how are you?", greeted Scarlet, Mark, Jeremy and Robert with a side-hug. "I'm good what about all of you?", you asked with a wide smile. "We're fine", answered Mark. "We heard you had company in the plane", commented Robert. You chuckled and nodded, "Yeah, God news travel fast in here." They laughed and affirmed that they did but mostly because they've seen Chris before bumping into you and he told them you were on the same plane. "Anyway, I've got to go. Don't forget people, Downey town at 7pm", yelled RDJ while going away. "Downey town?", you wondered. "Oh and you too Y/N", he shouted and disappeared at the following corner. Scarlet circled her arm around your shoulder and whispered, "It's Robert's side of the set. He has like 5 trailers so we named it Downey Town. He invited the whole cast for diner." You gasped, "Oh okay. That's really nice." You were arriving at your own trailer and were about to dismiss yourself to take a shower when Scarlet told you she would come get you at 6pm and show you around the set. "Alright, thank you", you said and went inside.

You had two hours before Scarlet would show up, so you took your clothes out of your bag, disposed them in the small closet before grabbing your toiletries and heading towards the shower. Since it was still hot you decided to let your hair dry out naturally, put on a jeans and t-shirt with sneakers and checked your watch. You had exactly 10minutes left and texted your best-friend. A couple of days after the table read, they authorized you to tell your family and close friends that you were casted in the movie, so you immediately called Aaron and informed him of the good news. No need to say that he was beyond happy for you, best friends having the chance to be part of the same cinematic universe.

To Aaron : I've arrived on set. The flight was ok. You're never gonna believe who sat beside me.

From Aaron : Beyoncé?

To Aaron : Ha ha … *I wish tho*. The most righteous person ever…

From Aaron : Beyoncé??!!

To Aaron : Dude…Captain fucking America…well Chris Evans to be precise.

From Aaron : Ohhhhh H-I-M !!!

He knew of your long-time crush about Chris and used every opportunity he had to tease you about it.

To Aaron : Don't start. It was weird at the beginning but then we began talking and he immediately made me feel at ease. He's really nice and his eyes…god his eyes. He's so cute.

From Aaron : 😏😏😏

To Aaron : Alright I've gotta go. RDJ invited everyone to Downey Town. Kisses to the fam. ILY

From Aaron : HE WHATTTT? How come I've never been invited to Downey Town? Anyway, have fun and keep me updated. We love you too. Sam and the girls say hiiiiii.

You chuckled at his last message and shook your head. You opened your door, still looking at your texts and smiling and heard Mackie say, "Someone's happy." You smiled even more and greeted him, really excited to work with him. He and Scarlet showed you around, telling you where to find the make-up trailer, cafeteria and small gym disposed for the cast. "Awesome thanks guys". "You're welcome", answered Scarlet. You arrived at the famous 'Town' and holy shit they weren't kidding, because the place was huge. You were sitting beside Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland and were enjoying talking to them, since you hadn't had the opportunity to do so. They were telling you the magic feeling of surfing and you listened attentively, captivated by the passion they were putting into their stories. "That sounds amazing." "It really is. You somehow feel free", mentioned Hemsworth. "But besides surfing, Australia is also amazing for their wildlife : koalas, kangaroos, crocodiles, their huge spiders." At the mention of spiders, your face crisped in disgust because you hated spiders. "Seems like Y/N doesn't like spiders", remarked RDJ. You shook your head, "Nah I hate spiders, they creep me out." You heard Tom gasp in shock. "The disrespect. I feel attacked", he said mockingly, to which Mackie rolled his eyes. "Ain't sorry", you replied back with a laugh. "Ohhhhh snap", snickered Mackie proudly and you laughed louder. "Come on Y/N, not you too", sassed back Tom. You only shrugged in amusement and continued talking with other actors around the table. Since it was getting late, everyone went back to their trailers because the following day was the first day of shooting.

Following day

You didn't get much sleep because you were too excited and found yourself at the small gym at the other end of the set to do some stretches. You thought that being that early you would be alone but found some of the actors already working out. "Aren't you brave, waking up so early", said Chris Evans. "I could say the same for you", you teased back. "Ready for your first day?", he asked more seriously. You sighed and declared yes even if you were a little nervous about it all. "I know what it's like. I was a mess on the first day of Captain America : First Avenger, but then it becomes a routine and you will get used to it, you'll see." You nodded, "I hope so." You let him continue his workout while you found a little corner, isolated and planted a mattress on the ground before starting your yoga session. An hour later, you head back to your trailer, took a shower and went to the makeup trailer. You greeted the crew and let them do their magic, while going over the lines for the day.

Elizabeth soon followed and you both talked about what's going on with your lifes since last time you were together. " Your sister got a baby?", she gasped after you revealed it. "Yeah, it's a little boy. He's 3 now." "Congrats for the parents. You must be happy to be an aunt." You smiled, seeing that little monster's face in your mind and replied, "Yeah, he's so cute, already a little rebellious but it's a child right?", you chuckled. "Of course and don't forget you got to be the cool aunt." You nodded and laughed, "That's true. He was no idea what's coming".

"Y/N, five minutes and you're headed to the dressing trailer", called out one of the director's assistant. "Showtime", you breathed out to Lizzie who crossed her fingers for you, "Break a leg." You give her a wide smile and exited. Your first scene was already one were you would have to wear your suit and you couldn't contain your excitement once you put it on. "Wow, it looks amazing, thank you guys", you told the dressing staff. They smiled seeing how happy and beautiful you looked and wished you good look. While marching to the shooting set, you crossed roads with Mason who was dressed in an Iron Man suit. His whistle caught the attention of the people around and you shook your head. "You look amazing", he told you with a wide smile. "Thank you, you don't look so bad yourself." You saw him blush a little and had to bite down your lip to not let the small chuckle escape your mouth. "Iron Man, hein?", you smirked. "Yep, what can I say I am indeed a Genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist."

Seeing him quote Tony Stark made you laugh loudly and again catch the wandering eyes of the people around. Mason was about to respond when Joe Russo called you. "Sorry have to go." Mason grabbed your hand and looked into your eyes, "Don't forget our training and you'll rock that scene. Good luck." You nodded, cherishing his support and thanked him. The Russo Brothers indicated you the position of the camera angles and their vision for the shoot. You listened to their details attentively and nodded along, saving their instructions in your brain. You walked at your standing point next to the original Avengers and took a deep breath. "And…ACTION". It took four takes for the initial dialogue and 8 takes for the fighting scene to get it in the box. "CUT !", the directors shouted. "Amazing start people. Lunch break before we head back at it, in an hour." You grabbed a bottle of water and saw the cast join you. "You did amazing dear, keep going", complimented RDJ and the others followed his comment with their own encouragements and how awesome your moves were. "Thank you guys, it means a lot", you breathed out with a wide smile. The day went by until late evening.

The days passed and you were getting more at ease with everyone, joining them whenever it was to tease someone or roast. Chris's (Evans) birthday was coming soon and you still had no idea what you would get him. It was hard to find something for someone who already had everything. You began asking discreet the others actors questions about his tastes or funny stories they could tell you. "Why all those questions regarding Chris?", asked once Scarlet with a smug smirk. Your eyes almost popped out of your skull being busted. "What? No, I'm not. Just trying to get to know you", you mumbled not convinced by your own excuse and seeing the face of Scarlet and the others, neither were they. You dropped the questions and tried to come up with something by yourself. One day you were walking beside Chris who asked you if you wanted to go over the lines with him. You agreed and he proposed to work in his trailer. He motioned you to sit down where you wanted and disposed a bottle of water in front of you. "Thanks", you smiled back. He dropped his script and phone on the table in front of both of you before asking you if you didn't mind if he left you for 5 minutes to take a fast shower. You gulp harshly, thoughts of his glorious body overflowing your mind before clearing your throat and replied, "Ehm yeah, no, no problem. You go do that."

He chuckled and fumbled through his dressing before heading at the back of the trailer. You took a gulp of the fresh water to cool you down, when the phone rang. First you thought it was yours but looking at the devices in front of you, you saw that it was Chris' phone. It wasn't your attention to sneak at it but saw his brother's name pop on the notification bar. That's when the idea of asking his brother for a birthday gift came up to you. You quickly grabbed your phone and went through Twitter and finally found Chris' brother's social media.

You hit the DM's button and wrote : "Hello how are you? My name is Y/N. This may sound weir but I'm currently working with Chris on the new Marvel movie. I'm really sorry to bother you and who knows, you probably won't even pay attention to this message but I was wondering if you could help me. I know his birthday is in a couple of weeks and was wondering if you had any idea of what he might like. I'm kinda lost here and really wanted to give him something that I know he will love. Here's my number if you prefer texting. Again sorry if I'm disturbing and I hope you have a nice day."

You were sure he wouldn't reply, probably thinking it was another fangirl, so you didn't made a lot of hopes in it. Chris got out of the shower and seeing your concerned expression he asked, "Everything alright?". You looked up to him and give him a small smile, "Yeah just a little tired is all." "If you want I can go over the lines by myself and let you rest." You shook your head, assuring him that it wasn't necessary. "Don't worry, I also have to go over the lines anyway. I don't know them by heart yet." He nodded and sat in front of you and began working on it right away. When you were done, you headed back to your trailer and checked your phone and saw a text from an unknown number.

Unknown : Hi, I'm fine. What about you? I confess that when I saw the message on Twitter I was skeptical but then I remembered Chris telling me your name and that you joined the production. It's nice to virtually meet you. Regarding me helping you, totally. Text me back whenever you have time. -Scott.

You were squealing in your bed, happy to have some guidance in that matter. You texted him back, thanking him for his reply and wrote down the small list with gift ideas you had so far. He told you that some of them were cool but that Chris already had them or did them, like the one when he was skydiving.

The past few weeks you and Scott hit it off, even texting randomly. He would ask you advice for personal matters and you would do the same. You could say that you were beginning to become friends.

You were currently training with Mason when Kevin Feige stepped inside the room, making everybody stop on what they were doing. "Y/N, can I have a second", the Marvel president said. You cleaned your face and marched towards him, your body slightly shaken, scared of what he had to tell you. "Y/N there has been a change. I'm really sorry to announce you this because you've been doing great in portraying Y/C/N but unfortunately, I'm forced to let you go and recast you." Your mouth opened wide, not believing you were getting fired. "You will still be part of the movie I can guarantee you that but you will be playing a minor character, a tech Shield agent to be exact." "Why?", was the only thing you managed to say. He saw the pain in your teary eyes and slightly bowed his head in shame. "It's not my duty to tell you the circumstances of this change but I can see how painful it is for you. Our biggest executive producer requested the change for someone else.I know this was a life changing opportunity but I had no other choice then agree to it"

You gulp harshly, hurt until the pain was subsided with anger. At this point you didn't care anymore and said, "May I say something even if this might cost my place in the production?" He nodded and you told him how you were feeling. "I understand what you're telling me and even if I shouldn't argue with that because I'm literally no one in the business to say something but it pains me. A lot. I know that one of the goals in the MCU is to promote diversity and including a plus size female playing such an important character with such an arc would have change a lot in the industry. Finally, plus size females would have had a figure, someone representing them and it's gone. It's taken from them."

"I understand your point of view but it will not change the situation. I'm giving you the opportunity to complete your contract by portraying another character. It's up to you now if you still want to do it or not", he replied back. You closed your eyes and took a deep breath before exclaiming firmly, "I'll be the best tech Shield agent you'll ever see." He nodded and before he could state something else, the gym doors opened and you saw her enter the building. Goosebumps, the bad kind, raised all over your body and you breathed harshly. "Hiiii, have you heard the good news? I'm playing Y/C/N after all", spat Rebecca proudly. "Congratulations", you hissed back in fake kindness. You could see the mischief in her eyes and it made your stomach churn. "Mason", called out Kevin Feige. He sprinted to your group and heard the president tell him he would have to prepare Rebecca as fast as possible for the role. He frowned and looked back at you and saw you trying to hold it together in front of them. He was about to ask why when Feige cut him and said, "That would be all !" Mason nodded while clenching his teeth and Feige exited the room but not before handing you the new script, with your new lines. Rebecca stepped closer and whispered in your ear, "I told you, you wouldn't see the last of me. You see I made myself a promise. The promise that I would turn your life into a living hell and I think it's starting just fine." She winked at you before seductively sashaying over Mason. You were on the verge of crying and had to exit the room quickly. Mason shot you a pained and apologetic look seeing you exit the room before his features hardened once facing Rebecca who had a victorious smirk plastered on her face. "Let's get to work !", spat Mason rather harshly towards her.

You had no idea how, what was supposed to be the best moment of your life turned so shitty in matter of seconds. Little did you know that it was only the beginning.

* gifs not mine, credit to owner*

PERMANENT TAG LIST : @arrowswithwifi @poetic-pixie @theshortegg @kyber-hearts-and-stardust-souls @prettybubblesintheair @yafriendlyfangirl @marshmallow-witch @ms-cellanies @the-feckless-wonder @cfisher290 @thefangirltheycallviolet @river-fics @lilulo-12 @fanfictionrecommendations-com @spetzerfehn @angieptt @wayward-timetravel-collecter @ashley17jacobs @lokithedancingqueen @wildsoul1221 @introvertedsin @robertconradjr @francezka10 @titty-teetee

SERIES TAG LIST : @halee-bear @sanellv @alwaysenjoythelifeyoulive @teatimewithhiddles @mooniessuniverse @meggie-mouse-28 @krissyq @moviefan97 @morningstar09

[no-taxis]

how did you travel on a budget? that sounds like a lot of places to go--did your parents fund the trip? i really want to pick up and fly to scotland for a while, but i'm too nervous and poor :(

My parents didn’t put a cent towards this. I used the moneyI earned from sailing to finance it. It’s actually a point of pride for me thatI did it all on my own. (Disclaimer: They are paying for college, so ratherthan putting all my money towards that I could afford to take this trip)

But! At some point I’m gonna make a comprehensive Resourcespost/page as well as a guide to saving money, but I work full time and thatcould be months down the line, so here’s the short version (It’s not short atall):

Overall money saving tips:

Cook for yourself! Hostel kitchens can range from fullyequipped with like, ovens, to consisting of one (1) burner, a pot, and a spoon.Luckily, you don’t need much to make egg rice.

Most bakeries in Europe have these large rolls that areabout $1 each and have nuts in them. They’re super filling and go great with anapple and some cheese for lunch.

If you’re absolutely goddamn sick of egg rice and bread, make lunch your biggest meal of the day. Most restaurants in pretty much any part ofthe world have a lunch special that is cheaper than dinner.

If your hostel has free breakfast, you can gorge yourself and usually smuggle out some food, which cuts down on the money you spend.

Work or couchsurf if you can.

Slower transportation is cheaper.

If you have a student ID, or anything that looks like itmight be a student ID, use it. You can get so many discounts that way.

Resources:

Skyscanner is a discount flight search engine. In myopinion, some of the discount flight programs they use are kind of sketchy, soI used it more to find the cheapest locations or days to fly, then book withthat airline. You can input your destination or starting location as“everywhere”, scan the whole month for prices, and search for flights in“nearby airports” which may or may not be cheaper than major airports.

Workaway is handy if you’re gonna be staying in oneplace for a long while. The basic idea is that you work for about 5 hours a dayin exchange for food and accommodation. Jobs can range from farm work tohostels to teaching. You can read the listings in a particular location, orjust browse the whole continent. I worked in a buddhist monastery and tutoredan English teacher in China.

Hostelbookers or Hostelworld are both owned by thesame company, so which website you use is a matter of preference. Hostels arelike hotels, except they are frequented by young people and you sleep in a dormroom. Beds tend to go for $7-$20 per night. Hostelbookers/world allow you tosearch for hostels by city and sort them by location, price, rating, etc. Youcan also see lists of the amenities each hostel has. 

The amount of money you save is inversely related to theamount of time you have. If you have a week to make a trip, you probably haveto fly in an out on the weekend- the most expensive days to fly. You have totake multiple high-speed transports to get between destinations (because if you’reonly in Scotland or whereverthefuck for a week you gotta make it worth it).

If you have a month or more to make a trip you can afford toshop around a little for the cheapest days to fly. You can take the slow train,or the night bus, which can be about half to one tenth the cost of a fast train.You can even work for your accommodation and save money that way!

My budget was a little strange, because I had 5 months tomake my trip but I had a LOT of ground to cover. I bought rail passes in Europein Japan, which were about $600 each but allowed me to use any train I wanted(within certain specifications). I did a lot of flying, but I had theflexibility to choose the cheapest days.

As for nerves, I really can’t help you. I am fearless. Utterly. It borders on recklessness.

That being said, one of the biggest impressions I got whiletravelling is that most people are lovely. I was shown unbelievable kindness bypeople who I could barely communicate with. In Asia my favorite thing was whenI would catch people staring at me on trains, and I would smile, and they wouldsmile back and sometimes try to ask me a question. And then we would have a fewminutes of companionship until one of us had to get off.

Finally, travel is just logistics. You book your flightonline. You book your hostel online. You google fun shit to do in the area. Youlook up how to get from one place to another. Sometimes shit goes sideways (youget sick, miss your train, etc) but that’s why you make sure you have a littlewiggle room in your budget so you can like… call a taxi.