#miles quaricth

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Ok so @naavispider got their hands in the first draft of ATWOW and send me some images of it and-APPARENTLY

SPIDER IS TWENTY YEARS OLD IN THE ORIGINAL SCRIPT? And he and Quaritch used to be a FAMILY? And Miles was actually a present, loving DAD?? WHO READ HIS BABY BOY CHILDREN STORIES BEFORE BED???

[lovermyme]

Guys there was a blackout here in my country i hope noone has tried a military coup

I was trying to post this since 8 hours, but my internet just wasn't working, still not, im taking it from my bestie :0

Wip spider and colonel quaricth, the wonderful bond between a genocidal ratinha de academia avatar man and his na'vi human child

[byunpum]

The new member | Part 5

Pair: Miles Quaritch (baby blue boii) x Human reader

tw: Teasing, mmmm miles being soft, Lyle bestie and spider, zdog being jealous, Quarith being upset.

POV: Y/N is sent from Earth to Pandora to be part of a particular group of people…

p.s. This story is created after the ship altercation. Neteyam never dies, the sullys are able to run away, but spider decides to go with his "father" to the base. All recoms are still alive.

Note: I can't…I try to make Zdog as mean, but I can't. She looks like such a good person…but whatever. This part was pretty short, because part 6 would be the end. This was supposed to be a short series, and it's already 5 parts long. I hope you like it!!!! yassss

AVATAR MASTERLIST | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

"We're part of what?" you felt the grip on your waist tighten. Quaricth's ears fell back. And his face reflected a look of terror. You weren't really upset by Z-dog's comments, she was always talking more than she should. You were upset because while they were investigating and taking custody of the caged animals, one of the PPA members handed you some papers. In those papers, there were photos of each of the recoms. There is also all their personal information, how they had created them and the goal they had with them.

You sigh a little, trying to explain everything to Quaritch. "I imagine you know some things…but not everything. You are part of an investigation, you are literally guinea pigs. I don't know what they will do with you. But in those documents…" You stop talking for a moment, at this point Quaritch had already gotten up off the floor. And he had taken some steps backwards, his hands were folded on his chest and his tail was on the floor, wagging slowly.

"In those documents they talk about…how they are going to eliminate you if in 3 years you don't achieve the expectations of their plan" You look up, all this time you were looking at the ground. You didn't want to be the one to tell him, but you had to. That's why you were here… to protect them.

"So you knew all this?" says Quaritch, his tone of voice rising a little. And his expressions had changed to one of anger.

" No, wait!!! I just found out" you try to approach him, but he takes a step back.

"Right…that's why you're here. To protect the damn animals…and that includes me" Quaritch shouts. This time, it's you who steps back. If Z-dog was intimidating, imagine Quaritch.

"MILES!!! I didn't know anything I swear… those papers were just handed to me. I'm only here to protect you guys, I'm not the villain" You try to take his hand, but he keeps pulling further away from you.

"The right thing to do… is for everyone to calm down. And let the PPA take custody of you" you speak.

"Custody? We're not animals Y/N" Quaritch yells. He was scaring you. You knew you didn't have to say these things, let alone like this. But it was the reality, if they were part of some investigations, they have to be safeguarded like the others… living creatures.

"I know… but it's protocol. I swear, they will not be treated like animals. Our goal is not that…but I need you to understand, that the RDA is just using you. Everyone on your team…they are using them." You are silent for quite a while…Quaritch is pacing from side to side, you can see how upset he was.

"Quaritch…you're not even you. You only have the memories of that person, and I know you fight every day with your subconscious, we…" you see how he turns and approaches you in giant steps. You stand still.

"No… I know who I am, and you're not going to come here and tell me who I am or how I should act. Just do your job" Quaritch speaks, his tone is threatening. You decide not to say anything, you knew he was on the defensive. Being told that you are just an experiment, and that you are now the property of the PPA. It must be difficult.

To your bad luck, half of the conversation you two had had was overheard by the Z-dog soldier, she decided to come out and apologize to you. But she was taken with this surprise. You turn around and see the woman approaching you. Oh no, this couldn't get any worse. "Is something wrong here?" asks the woman.

" No, let's just go" Quaritch says placing a hand on the woman's back and walking away. "Miles…please don't leave like this" you speak, but the man ignores you. You stand in the hallway in silence, thinking about what you did wrong. And you didn't do anything… you just want to protect him. At that you hear footsteps, and you turn to see spider approaching. "Hey…what's wrong? Why did they leave like that… they already finished picking up all the animals" says spider, the boy looked happy but his smile was gone when he saw your worried look.

"Spider… how do I make someone understand that I just want to protect him?" you speak, spider saw how you were turning red and your eyes were getting watery. "But what happened?" Spider didn't know anything about you and Quaritch, so you decided to tell him everything, cautiously of course. Because even though Spider was 'big' he still didn't have any malice in many things. The boy listened to you from beginning to end. When you finished explaining everything, the hallway became quieter as spider thought about how to answer you.

"So… you and my 'dad' are dating…" spider asks. " Well I thought so…" spider shuffles his hair and then starts talking. " And you found out about the RDA's plans with the recoms, and you told him about it and he got upset with you?" spider speaks up. " Yes, I was explaining to him that the PPA will take custody of them, but of course… he thinks we're treating him like an animal. But we're treating him like…" spider interrupts you, finishing your sentence. "Like a living human being. I understand," spider says, pulling you in for a hug.

"And they're going to be okay?" spider looks at you. "Yes, this change will happen in a few days" you say, pulling away from spider's embrace. As you see lyle approaching, he doesn't look upset. In fact, he was walking with his unique style. "Doll… I've been told. Is it true that the PPA will take custody of us?" asks lyle, approaching where you and spider were. You were surprised at how calm he was. How was it possible that he was taking it easy and Quaritch was not. "Who told you?" you ask. "Oh, it was the PPA custody team, they told us that in these days we will have to sign some things blah blah" lyle speaks. "And everyone took it well?" lyle looked at you and laughed a little. You knew that was a no, it was normal for them to feel that way.

" Honey… look" Lyle kneels down to be on your level. "I understand you… the colonel is furious. And some of the guys are too" lyle says. "Including zdog?" you look at him, raising an eyebrow. Spider laughs a little. "Including zdog, but let them be…they'll figure this is for the best. I don't feel like getting killed a second time" lyle says getting up. "Quaritch almost killed me, when I told him everything" you say, as spider comes over to give you another hug. You felt he needed a lot of love, so you hug him back. "The colonel has been having trouble adjusting to these new bodies, he'll understand - just give him space - don't worry your boyfriend will stop being mad at you," Lyle jokes. You stick your tongue out at him, spider copy you. "At least you have your stepson on your side," lyle continues to joke, and spider starts playing with him.

After talking for a long time in the hallways, you decide that you'd better pick up the food from the cafeteria and go eat it somewhere else. You knew that when you entered the cafeteria area you were going to meet everyone, so Lyle entered without causing any suspicion, took some food to eat, and left as if nothing had happened. You were watching the whole thing from a small glass window overlooking the table where he was. Quaritch looked annoyed, but lost in thought, he didn't even look at Lyle.

"Well… it's been a long day, see ya" you start to say goodbye to the men. "another question, they're going to give us good food right?" lyle asks, this causes you to tap him on the arm. "Lyle, no one is going to get them out of here… the RDA is going to change administrations. And I doubt the disgusting apple mash will change it" you make a disgusted face, and are joined by lyle and spider. At least you had two people on your side. You two escorted spider to his room and you and lyle walked together to the dorms. When you arrived you noticed that no one was there, there was only zdog sitting on the couches, reading some magazines.

Lyle said goodbye to you, ruffling your hair a bit, and saying a cute comment. Which made you laugh." Are you sure you want me to leave you with this lioness?" says lyle, giving a quick glance to where zdog is sitting." Yeah, don't worry. Go and rest" you say, as you push lyle to go to her room.

You stood there thinking silently, until you feel a look. You turn to confront the look. You watch as zdog gets up, and walks slowly towards you. " The night is beautiful" you say, watching as zdog stands in front of you, causing you to look up. "Custody?" she spits, she had this attitude of superiority. "I'll explain…this is what's best for you" you speak, until you feel zdog grab your forearm. He was squeezing hard, you knew he was going to leave a mark. "Listen to me you fucking rat…I want you away from the colonel" she spits, lifting you off the ground a little. You squeal, she was squeezing your arm so hard you felt it was going to break. "Let go of me!" you whine, and she throws you to the ground. You feel the blow on your spine. " I-I don't want to hurt him" you were getting up from the ground, but the woman pushes you down again. You decide to do nothing, she was three times your size, it was an unfair fight. "Leave him alone." You stayed silent, watching the woman walk away from you and walk to her room.You weren't going to fight or lose your patience. You knew quaritch wasn't interested in zdog, so you weren't going to fight.

Your arm and back hurt so much, you just lay there on the floor. It was to be expected that someone had heard something, the scream that came out of your mouth when you fell to the ground was very loud. While you were trying to relieve your back pain. You hear a door open. You looked up to see who it was, you were begging for it not to be zdog. You were surprised when you saw Quaritch. He stood in the door frame looking at you. "What happened?" Quaritch moves a little closer to you, but still keeps his distance. " Nothing… I'm surprised at how many enemies I've gained, and all I've done is help" you complain, trying to stand up from the floor. Just before you get up, your lower back fails and you fall back to the ground.

"Hey… be careful" says Miles, reaching over to lift you by the arm, But just before he touched you, he saw the hand mark z-dog had left. "She… did she do this?" asks the man, bending a little to lift you up by your sides and standing you up straight. "Who else is going to do… I can't fight her" you say, avoiding his gaze. You knew he was upset with you, but you are surprised when he reaches over and strokes your cheek. "I'm going to talk to her…she shouldn't have done this," Quaritch says, taking your arm to check on the bruise. "Don't tell her anything…I don't want to have any more run-ins with her" you say as you follow Quaritch, he is helping you sit on one of the couches.

You were sitting next to him, letting him touch and caress your arm. "Are you still upset? Lyle said…" Quaritch interrupts you and reaches over to your arm and places a kiss on the wound. "Yes…I'm still upset, but…I care about you" Quaritch says, pulling you closer to his body. Making you lie on him. "Just promise me…you won't do anything crazy with us" Quaritch says, you look up. You pull out of his grip and sit up on your knees to take his face in your hands. "It's going to be okay… we're going to take care of you. I'm going to take care of you" you reach up to give him a kiss on the tip of his nose. Miles laughs and reaches over to steal a kiss on your lips. "You're easy to get along Colonel" you tease him. "Only because it's you" Quaritch grabs you around the waist, making you giggle a little as he settles you in his lap.

"So …. you're going to take care of me" you see how he's laughing, as he launches himself to kiss your neck. Moving down to your chest, while one of his hands is already working down your shirt. "Yes, I'm going to take care of you".

"Hey… let's go to my room shall we?" you give him another kiss on the lips, as you start to get up from his lap. You hear him moan a little, he was purring. "You purr?" you look at him surprised. You didn't know he could do that, you had heard from some people that they were able to do that, but you had never noticed it.

"Of course not" quaritch says nervously, as he breathes in some oxygen from his mask. Shit, you made him so nervous. "Yesssss you were purring…my cute giant kitty" you speak hugging his waist, your face reaching just above his pelvis. "Careful precious…you're too close" Miles laughs, moving his hips forward. You lift up his shirt and give him a kiss right on his lower abdomen, making the man purr again.

You laugh a little, as you walk away, taking his hand to head to your room. This was already becoming routine for you. "This would be reconciliation sex?" asks Miles, stepping through the door frame. You just laugh and make him go all the way into your room, closing the door behind him.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the RDA facilities…

"Good evening general" says one of the employees of the research area. "Good evening" General Ardmore didn't usually ask for help in her plans, but this time it was necessary.

"May I know what you called me for, it's late" says the man. "I'm sorry…I know it's late. But I need your help" says the woman, settling down at her desk. "Do you know who Y/N is?" says the woman.

"Sure, she is the new member of the recoms squadron," says the man, already suspecting more or less what the general was going to ask him.

"Well, …. I need her to disappear or I need you to bring her back to earth. But I want her off the base" says the woman. She had a cold look on her face.

"General…that's impossible. The PPA is on top of us, they are not going to get their team out" the man speaks. In less than three weeks, the PPA was going to take over the GDR.

"I can't let the PPA come here and ruin everything," the woman says, raising her voice. "And what about Colonel Quaritch? He could help us," says the man trying to get out of the awkward situation.

"That man has lost his direction," says General Ardmore, as she takes a sip of her coffee.

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[loakstahni]

Little drabble✨

A/N: Ok- so imagine being quaritch's girl during his time trying to hunt down the sullys. Like- i have a little drabble of something funny.

[Mdni, smut below the cut] 👇��

Quaritch liked having stress relief, and you made the best form of that. He had just came back after another failed try to find where Jake sully ran off to with his family.

He had you pinned down into the mattress of his bed, no matter if you were human or a recom you still felt extremely small and are always quick to submit to the male above you.

Miles is thrusting deeply into you, grunting and groaning shamelessly into your ear while you claw at his back. Moaning whatever gibberish comes out.

And that's when the metal doors to his quarters hiss open, spider standing in the door way.

"Hey, old man. L- OH MY FUCKING GOD NO!" the kid's eyes adjust to the dark room and he straight up screams, quickly covering his face with his forearm. "Really?!?!" Spider laughs.

You shrink in on yourself, miles holding you legs open as he stares blankly at his 'child' "don't. You. Fucking. dare!" And hes cut off as spider yells out into the halls.

"HEY! QUARICTH IS GETTING LAID GUYS!!"

Quaritch drops his head into you chest in defeat. He never should've given that nosey kid the key card.

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

The extended standoff scene is insane. You can see how Neytiri, ridden by grief, sees Quaritch’s weak spot and makes an impulsive decision to hit. She terrified even her own family, who begged her to step down, and certainly scared Quaritch, who went with the diplomatic approach for once and defended Spider by claiming that Neytiri’s fight is with him and not the kid.

I was furious at first, but now I see that Neytiri’s intention wasn’t to get rid of Spider. Spider was barely a person to her in that moment.

He was a tool for revenge.

For the first time ever, Neytiri had the upper hand over an enemy who seemed to be inpenetrable, invincible, because he had nothing to loose. Yet now, he all of a sudden steps down from his homocidal tendencies for one boy? The opportunity was almost too seductive.

She lost her son and it felt agonising, so she wanted to plummet Quaritch into the same pit by killing the child HE loves. She didn’t just want Miles dead, she needed him to experience the same devastation as her.

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

I also love the silly idea that Quaritch, realising that his military tactics don’t work to keep Spider in line, starts behaving more Na’vi bc Spider has a better understanding for their body language and behaviour.

Imagine Quaritch trying to reprimand Socorro but he’s not listening at ALL, yet as soon as he hisses at him, he immediately curbs his attitude.

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Miles Quaritch: fear of betrayal, and a lethal act of love (Stephen Lang Omaticon interview thoughts)

So! The annual Omaticon has commenced! And we got some interesting lore details from one of the guests, the legend and the moment Stephen Lang, who plays Quaritch.🫶

At one point, he talks about Quaritch’s fear of betrayal, and hearing it has definitely added even more weight to his actions, as well as actions of Spider, than ever before. Even more so than the deleted scenes.

As he says in the clip I linked, Quaritch is so desperately afraid of getting hurt, of having his trust crushed, that he refuses to get close to others and create meaningful relationships. Quaritch is afraid to love. He expects betrayal and disloyalty at every corner, and no doubt builds up walls to protect himself from potential heartbreak.

It gives us further motivation as to why Quaritch has reacted so violently to Jake refusing to take part in colonisation of Pandora. It wasn’t just pettiness. It was Miles trusting someone and getting burned, likely not for the first time, and lashing out, bringing forth whatever hurt and pain he stored for years. It’s tragic that so many innocent Na’vi and even humans got hurt as result of his emotional reaction, and 15 years later, Quartich’s clone is back at it.

Recom Q is in possession of everything that makes Quaritch — Quaritch, so he follows down the same path of vengeance, obsessively looking for Jake.

However, he unexpectedly encounters a human boy on his mission. A human boy painted in blue, who carries a bow. A boy whom Quaritch shares blood.

A boy who’s loyalty knows no bounds.

Considering the baggage that Miles apparently has when it comes to trust and loyalty, the act of Spider choosing death over ratting out his own has been no doubt extremely impressive to the man. A breath of fresh air perhaps, to see someone love so passionately they’re ready to die for the cause.

I can sit here and speculate forever on how Quaritch’s relationship with Spider developed, now that we are aware of his crippling fear of betrayal. Perhaps Miles felt an odd sense of comfort in being around Spider, as he was openly hostile and there were no hidden intentions. Socorro’s hate laid bare, so Miles had nothing to be afraid of. There was no loyalty to speak of.

But then the bond grew, and Miles must have noticed it too late. How much he came to care for a kid he met only months ago.

Or, perhaps, Miles let Spider into his heart because of the interrogation scene. He witnessed show pure the boy is, how determined, and it felt different, safe to approach him. Perhaps Miles felt like they could bond over their dedication.

Either way, the colonel has done something he was afraid of for a likely very long time. He trusted. He let someone in. Deeper into his soul than anyone has even been before.

And then, when he was faced with the ultimatum of losing that someone, he sacrificed all he believed in for him, expecting nothing in return. He held Spider’s sister at knifepoint, it was only fair the boy would celebrate his death…

And then he was alive. And Spider was there with him.

I cannot even begin to imagine the sheer shock, confusion, and love Miles feels when he looks at Socorro on that rock. After getting burned too many times, he was finally proven wrong. Someone showed him loyalty, for no reason other than love.

The new lore also provides further reasoning as to why Quaritch asked Spider to come with him. How could he possibly not? How could he not repay him ten-fold? I believe in that moment in time, Miles fully claimed Spider as his son, and genuinely wanted the kid to follow him back to Bridgehead just so they could stay together.

Spider chose to leave. He’d be crazy not to, after all the horrors he witnessed done against his beloved home, and against people he believed to be part of.

But I keep wondering, how tightly will Quaritch cling on this broken family they now have? How iron of a grip will he have on Spider? After being betrayed, being afraid of love, it’s hard to imagine a different outcome. He’s been expecting a back-stab on every corner and then got rescued by someone who had nothing to gain from it. I’m sure it’ll mess with his head to have that one person "taken away" from him (by the Sullies).

If this is the lore we’re working with, I can see why Miles will remain a villain. Still unhinged, still obsessive, but the focus of that obsession might switch from a revenge fantasy to a family delusion. Who knows really 🤷

[lovermyme]

Love to recycle the design of my most beloved faves ♥️🥺

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Ppl who want Quaritch to have a redemption arc and respect Eywa like Jake and live in peace with it gotta understand that while it’s POSSIBLE, it’ll take Miles an extreme amount of character development to get there.

Quaritch as it is cannot abandon his mission, but I’ll argue that it’s not out of nobility. It’s not that he cares so much about humanity, it’s just that war is all he’s ever done. War as an experience permanently alters you, however short it might be. We saw it with Jake, who not only lost his legs but also became extremely paranoid and militaristic when humans came back to Pandora. He turned from a more or less laid back guy into a commander that didn’t know when to back down and choose gentler words. You all saw how strict he’s capable of being in a situation where he believe his family to be in danger of war, so just imagine how Miles, with his decades of field experiences has changed because of the bloodshed.

Soldiers irl often report that they can’t live a peaceful life after a couple years of being on the front lines, so in Miles’s case…it is his whole life. Being a soldier, a colonel is basically Miles’s personality, and we know that prior to getting Spider he had absolutely nothing else going for him. He was always doomed to die screaming in agony.

I say that he’s had nothing going for him prior to Spider and not prior to becoming a recom because Socorro was an intervention that knocked his "rehabilitation" process off-course. Ideally he was supposed to embrace the role of Miles Quaritch the human mass-murderer and be the same emotionally unstable psychopath on a leash that he had always been, but having a whole human being that was in no way tied to the military actually gave him something of his own. Spider was under the custody of RDA, but didn’t side or belong to them. He came out of a left field and now Miles had responsibilities and a life outside of being his superior’s attack dog, and while he didn’t become a "better" person (mind you he only showed any kind of mercy when Spider was directly involved), his old stupid brain is starting to shift.

Ironically, being a father freed Miles instead of tying him down in a way a love interest or nature never could.

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Chase

A small drabble based on a prompt I came up with, based on the last part of the song below. It’s part of a collaborative work between me and @naavispider , so make sure to check out their take on this scenario here!

Summary: Spider takes out the tracker from his exo-pack and makes a run for it, but will he succeed in outrunning the mad clone of his father?

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“Shit, are you kidding me?!”

Quaritch could feel his blood-pressure rise when his squad, still yawning from the sleep that Spider pulled them out of, crouched around a small, barely visible red light. Ja picked it up and his ears pinned to his skull.

“He took it out. Little fucker took it out!!”

“I knew we shouldn’t have let him take off on his own! Who the fuck takes a piss this far from camp!?”

Deep breaths, deep breaths, colonel thought, but they only amplified his building fury and with it, his senses. As adrenaline coursed through his veins, the bioluminescence around him glowed brighter and the sounds turned sharper. He could smell a familiar stench of rotten leaves and berries.

“Colonel? What do we do?”

A dreadful silence spread through the clearing for a moment, and then…

Quaritch took off.

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Spider had never ran faster in his damn life, fear and in equal parts triumph driving him on. He did it. He actually fucking did it. He found the tracker and he took it out and he was running and there was no chance recoms could find him. He let out a breathy chuckle as he hopped over a fallen log, when a distant, barely-audible grunt pierced his heart with dread. He took a second to glance back, and what was he met with, among the glowing greenery?

A flashing pair of yellow eyes.

Spider felt his heart stop beating, before it went a billion miles an hour and somehow, he ran even faster.

He heard more of them now, the low growls and grunts that could be mistaken for a desperately hungry palulukan, but Socorro knew that the predator chasing him was ten times as dangerous. He could hear him leaping forward, almost on all fours, closing the distance.

He had to go up into the trees and hide. He couldn’t outrun him.

He needed to hide now.

Primal fear took over as Spider scrambled up a tree and into a web of branches, finding a nook and leaping into it. His mask kept hissing and filled with dread, the blonde took a deep breath before holding it.

The oxygen wasn’t enough and his aching muscles consumed it in mere seconds, but Spider willed himself to keep his mouth closed as he clawed at his chest, begging his heart to calm.

Beneath him, he heard something heavy slide in the dirt and knew it was Quaritch. He couldn’t see him, but felt the hot fury he radiated through his ragged breaths. Why did he stop?

He couldn’t smell him, could he?

Shit, Socorro never taught him that. Had he been so angry he let his instincts take over? If not for them circumstances, the kid would have probably been just a little proud.

Spider clenched the moss under his fingers, still holding his breath for what felt like decades as Miles tried locating him amongst the smells of the jungle. His heartbeat thundered so loudly in his ears that he wondered if it would give him away.

But then there were footsteps again, eerily calm footsteps moving away from the clearing and Socorro almost cried from relief. Miles was leaving, he was leaving, just one more second and he can take a breath, just one more…

THUD!

A pair of big, blue hands closed around the tree trunk Spider hid behind, *barely* missing his head. The boy couldn’t help a terrified scream that escaped his throat, turning into a shriek as his voice cracked and he was five years old all over again. A little five year old boy scrambling through the web of vines and branches, tearing at them in a desperate need to escape a monster on his heels.

A monster straight out of his deepest nightmares.

“S p i d e r . . .” He heard a low, inhuman growl right behind him, as Quaritch’s claws ghosted over him time and time again, just barely missing their victim. It didn’t sound like the colonel; more like a viperwolf, if it gained the ability to speak.

Nimbly hoisting himself up and sliding down, Socorro made it as difficult as humanly possible for his larger pursuer, and the growing fury in his grunts urged him on through the greenery. One of the branches he moved out of the way smacked right into Miles’s face and he roared in frustration, clawing at Spider once more as he slid into a small opening and down into the forest, landing harshly into the mud below.

It was a big fall, but Socorro barley felt it as he scrambled up and ran forward, a tiny flame of hope blooming in his chest after hearing Quaritch fall behind, trying to tear through the branches to get down.

The flame got smothered by a new wave of terror thought, when he had to abruptly stop in his tracks.

A cliff. This was a cliff, and the forest below was separated by at least a hundred metre fall. No amount of parkour skills could save him if he gambled on it.

Looking around in panic, Socorro saw his chance. There was a big tree hunching over the edge, and vines growing on it stretched all the way down to the greenery at the bottom.

Eywa was on Spider’s side. He felt it now more than ever and bolted towards the tree, whispering a quick prayer before leaping into the air…when it got knocked right out of his lungs.

In a flash, Spider was pinned to the ground, a giant palm pressing into his ribcage, a horrifying beast above him.

“Stay. Fucking. Down.” It growled through its fangs but Socorro, akin to an animal backed into a corner, only let out a roar of his own. A barely human noise that signified his defiance as much as it encapsulated his fear.

Quaritch, barely illuminated by the grass, smirked in sick amusement. “Oh…” He chuckled. “Oh you’re so dead.”

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[lovermyme]

I cant draw military clothes, why tf did i invent to daw it 🥲

[lovermyme]

Hi guys, sorry for being innactive these days, iv been busy at work and college, i promise i will be back soon 😔♥️

Im here actually begging for help in name of my best friend, Raianmy. Her little dog have broken his 2 legs and need a surgery, she and her boyfriend are unemployed and her whole family is poor, they cant help. I try to help what i can, but i dont have enough money since im still paying the clinical debt of my own dog, maggie, that died last month.

If u can help with anything, even if just sharing, please help her ♥️😔

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

I like the idea of Quaritch connecting with Cupcake and telling her the latest gossip. She could be chill with a solider one day, paying a human no mind, and then bare her teeth at them next time they walk by at Bridgehead.

That said, I also like how ikrans and their owners kinda share their love or distaste for the same people so Cupcake and Spider are definitely besties. I won’t have it any other way. At the end of the movie, when she roared at him, it was because of the rift created between Quaritch and the kid, and Miles trying to shake off their bond.

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

I'LL. TAKE. ENTIRELY. SERIOUSLY. THIS. AU. PLEASE. IM BEGGING . PUBLISH IT. WHY DID YOU NOT PUBLISH THIS ART BEFORE? THIS IS VERY COOL! DO YOU HAVE MORE UNPUBLISHED WORKS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE?

(The Spider + recoms atwow AU this ask refers to)

I might as well share one of the group chat stories at this point, since we’re rolling with this au lol

I present to you:

Hide n’ seek n’ chaos 🤭

[lovermyme]

What are you guys paz socorro headcanons? Especially for her look (recom and human)

Im trying to draw her but the design is coming out just boring :(

Should i watch topgun to understand better her character?

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Which recoms do you think Spider bonded with the most? What would some of their interactions look like? Would Spider ever try to pry embarrassing information about Quaritch from them, would he ask about his mom, or just joke around?

Ok SO!

Spider’a tier list of attachment to the recoms, in my opinion, would go like this;

Quaritch (family comes first🤗)

Lyle (second in command and the ‘uncle’)

Zdog (the mean older sister)

Ja (a worrywart of a personal medic)

Lopez (sassy squad-mate)

Prager (a listening ear)

Mansk (a comforting presence)

Additionally, I headcannon that none of the recoms knew Quaritch before he became colonel.

Spider obviously has the strongest bond with Miles, as he felt comfortable engaging with him not only in conversation but even in touch. Lyle comes second but, in my personal opinion, only because of close proximity to Quaritch. You might not agree but I believe Lyle is more ‘uptight’ than him in terms of behaviour. Miles is all about being a military dog, but he lets Spider’s attitude slide and never makes attempts at “keeping him in line”. If Wainfleet was in his place I don’t think Socorro would have gotten away with his stunts as easily.

Zdog, not sure why, always felt like a fun presence to me. Perhaps she’d be the type to pick on Spider like an older sibling would to their youngest. Perhaps she calls him things like “kitty cat” or “kitten” to get under his skin, as Spider hates being infantilised or being seen as less because of his natural height, but all she really does is say what all recoms are thinking. Spider is baby I’m afraid 😔

Ja, I imagine, is easier for Spider to be around in terms of interaction. I headcannon that Alexander used to be a paediatrician, but then joined the army because his line of work got too depressive. He advocates for Spider whenever any medical intervention is needed and ensures that he is not poked and prodded more than absolutely necessary. He knows how important it is to teenagers to have their own space, especially in circumstances as stressful as being a prisoner of war, so he will leave the kid to himself unless he reaches out.

Lopez is the fun sort much like Zdog, but has less of a patience for Spider’s audacity. They often get into arguments, but he does eventually offer to teach the kid Spanish so he could stay connected to his mother. That mostly mends their relationship.

I don’t have much on Prager tbh 😭 I think he’d just be a chill guy to tell a war story or two, and give Spider some support when he inevitably vents about his predicament.

Now, I know a lot of people consider Mansk to be part of Q’s, Lyle’s and Zdog’s gang and therefore closest to Spider, but I don’t think they’d have that good of a relationship. Spider is an active kid and responds best to being engaged with. Mansk is a soldier that chooses to simply do his job, so Socorro stays away from him…most of the time.

Additionally though, I believe the squad would eventually learn motions or tricks to keep Socorro calm in stressful situations. Ja, being the most educated one, got a habit of rubbing Spider’s back when he hyperventilates because the touch grounds him, so Miles eventually gets on that as well. Zdog’s back-rubs feel more like light scratching and Mansk prefers tapping to help ground the boy.