through the hourglass 381. brb x oc
a/n: not me being an idiot and SAYING 40 INSTEAD OF 80 AAA (comments and reblogs are super welcome and encouraged!)
pairing: plus size!oc x rooster
warnings: just some suggestive stuff uwu
goodness gracious (pls read this one to know more what this fic is about!!)
chapter
1/
/316/317/318/319/320/321/322/323/324/325/326/327/328/329/330/331/332/333/334/335/336/337/338/339/340/341/342/343/344/345/346/347/348/349/350/351/352/353/354/355/356/357/358/359/360/361/362/363/364/365/366
/367/368/369/370/371/372/373/374/375/376/377
(pls let me know if you want to be added to the taglist! )
taglist: @mirandastuckinthe80s @roosterschanelslut @wiipes @lcahwriter @novastories @gretagerwigsmuse @frenchtoastix @lizzie-rdj @fanboyluvr @atarmychick007 @comebacktoearthpls
@peachiicherries @mak-32 @lizziespidiepridie @roosterswifey @ollyoxenfrees @piceous21 @sqrlgrl22 @hofficoffi @lexhalstead3 @lorilane33 @legendarydreamersharkparty @luckyladycreator2
@emilybradshaw @louisahale @leobabbyyy @booklover2sblog @ktjmac @graciereads @bigpoppajes @taytaylala12
@caitsymichelle13 @becks-things @caatheeriinee07 @fanboyswhore9 @jesfreedark @katiemcrae @lilmonstrjedi @hobiismyhopeu @teacupsandtopgun @insominac23 @gh0stsgoodgirl @mygyn @chavivaelisheva @kmc1989 @enchantingharmonyalpaca @callsign-magnolia @mrsbradshaw01
@lyn-js
-
He did something he hadn’t done in years.
He checked his yearbook. it was tossed somewhere inside their closet - to be honest he hadn’t even shown Bea that it was there. Rooster walked out of the shower and beelined towards the built in shelves, moving boxes out of the way, patting around until he finds it.
It was a thick yearbook, red leather cover. He looks down at it, exhales, then inhales, then repeats it all over again. Dr.Paulson,when Rooster told him about it, said that this should be a restart for him. To finally accept the healing he’s been working on. He got the promotion, now he had to deal with some demons.
He looks around, hearing Beatrice moving downstairs and then sits on the bed, placing the yearbook on his lap…why was he nervous to open it?
Rooster sat on the edge of the bed, the weight of the yearbook heavy in his hands. He traced his fingers over the red leather cover… It had been years since he last looked at the pages within, the memories of his high school days buried deep within his mind.
With a deep breath, he opened the yearbook, the pages yellowed with age. As he flipped through the pages, faces from the past stared back at him, frozen in time. He found himself smiling at some of the familiar faces, memories flooding back to him with each turn of the page.
There were pictures of his classmates, their names scrawled in elegant handwriting beneath their photos. He lingered on each page, reminiscing about the friendships and rivalries that had defined his high school experience.
And there were many rivalries.
But as he turned the pages, Rooster couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness wash over him. He paused on a page featuring a group photo of his baseball team, memories of late-night practices and incredible victories flooding back to him.
He shakes his head, flipping back to the beginning to find his photo. He looked…crazy. But then again this was the 2000’s and everyone looked crazy then. His mustache was already thick and— was his hair a mullet???? He stares at it for a few seconds, he could NOT remember his hair like that, but it was a kind of mullet.
“What the f-” he narrows his eyes, trying to remember it…why did he…oh. That picture day he told his mom he wanted a haircut, since his hair was growing long but…but she wasn’t okay, so he decided to do it himself. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t good.
He looked very angry then, even while smiling.
He clicks his tongue against his teeth, looking back at his younger self with the strained smile and low brows. Almost glaring in a way…he was so fucking angry back then, so angry,so stressed so–”
“Hey.”
He immediately snaps the yearbook closed, widening his eyes towards Bea, who gave him a confused look ,”...hey…gorgeous.”
Beatrice crossed the room to join him on the bed, her brow furrowing with concern as she took in Rooster's expression. "Are you okay?" she asked softly, reaching out to place a hand on his shoulder. "You seem...distressed."
Rooster sighed, running a hand through his hair as he struggled to find the right words. "Yeah, I'm okay," he replied, his voice tinged with uncertainty. "I was just...looking at my old yearbook."
“...what?”
“Oh, it’s…nothing.” he tries to put it away, “Just, you know, it’s nothing.”
Bea blinked at him, smiling in surprise, “You never told me you had your yearbook!”
"Yeah, I guess I never did," he admitted, his voice tinged with regret. "It's just been sitting in the closet for years, collecting dust."
Beatrice's expression softened as she reached out to take Rooster's hand in hers. "Well, why don't you show it to me?" she suggested gently. "I'd love to see what you were like in high school."
Rooster hesitated, unsure of how to respond…"I don't know, Bea," he said hesitantly, his voice barely above a whisper. "It's...not exactly a happy trip down memory lane."
Beatrice squeezed Rooster's hand ,rubbing his knuckles with her thumb, her eyes warm. "I understand," she said softly. "But I'm here for you, no matter what. And if looking at your yearbook brings up difficult memories, I'll be right here to support you. If you want to"
She had a way of making him feel seen and understood, even when he struggled to articulate his emotions.
Always did.
With a deep breath, he nodded, his resolve strengthening.
"Okay," he said, his voice filled with determination. "I'll show it to you."
With that, Rooster opened the yearbook once again, flipping through the pages as Beatrice leaned in to look over his shoulder. She blinked, because he opened exactly on his picture, ‘...Roos.” she whispers, “...You never told me you had a mullet in school!’
‘Yeah,I…kinda forgot.”
“You make it look good.” she whispered, “...gosh I’d have such a crush on you if we studied together.”
Rooster chuckled softly at Beatrice's remark, feeling a warmth spread through his chest. "Well, lucky for me, I have you now," he replied, his voice tinged with affection. "And I wouldn't change that for anything."
Beatrice smiled up at Rooster, her eyes shining with love. "I feel the same way," she said softly, her voice filled with sincerity. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me." she was so sincere, only to drop her gaze back down at the yearbook, “...so, tell me a little bit about this. You did tell me some about your life in Virginia but,well, anyone here you’d like to introduce me to?”
“Ah,pft,I think you’ll meet most of them at the reunion.” he mutters, flipping a page, ‘...I can’t believe I said yes.”
She looks at him for a few seconds, she could see how much this whole ordeal made him conflicted and she felt her heart hurt for him. Rooster had so much in his mind and she always means what she says when she says she’ll respect and support his choices… “We can still cancel the flight if you want.” she suggests ,”Is that what you want?”
“...no, it’s fine.”
“You sure?”
He rubs his eyes then runs his hand down his face, “I…I need to do this, close the chapter, you know?” he looks down at his yearbook, inhaling before he closes it, “...I haven’t seen these people in almost 20 years, gorgeous….”
"I understand," she said softly, her voice quiet. "Closing that chapter can be difficult, but I'll be right here with you every step of the way."
Rooster smiled gratefully at Beatrice, feeling a sense of warmth wash over him. "Thank you," he murmured, his voice filled with sincerity. "I appreciate that.”
"Hey," she said softly, breaking the silence, "You don't have to do this alone. We're a team, remember?"
Rooster smiled at Beatrice's words, feeling a surge of gratitude wash over him. "I know," he replied, his voice filled with warmth. "It’s just…weird."
They sat together for a while longer, finding solace in each other's presence.It was then that Bea finally noticed that her husband, her very handsome and physically attractive husband, was wearing only a towel. “...baby?” she asks, “you…are not dressed.”
He blinks, “...Oh. I…forgot about that.”
Beatrice laughed softly, reaching out to playfully swat his arm. "You are too silly sometimes" she teased, her eyes sparkling with amusement. "Go get dressed before you catch a cold."
“I mean…would you be opposed if I…you know, lost the towel?”
Oh he was relentless.
“Normally I’d be all for it baby but we have things to do today,” she whispers, albeit her eyes dropped to his jutted hipbones, “Okay?”
Rooster nodded, smirking before standing up from the bed and making his way to the closet to grab some clothes.Beatrice watched Rooster with a fond smile, feeling a rush of affection wash over her.
And something else.
Once Rooster was dressed, they settled back onto the bed, enjoying each other's company in comfortable silence. Beatrice snuggled up against Rooster's side, feeling a sense of peace wash over her as they basked in the warmth of their love.
As they lay together, lost in their own thoughts, Rooster reached out to take Beatrice's hand in his. He squeezed her hand then brought up to his lips "I love you," he murmured, his voice filled with sincerity. "Thank you for always being there for me."
Beatrice smiled up at Rooster, her heart swelling with love. "I love you too," she replied softly, her voice filled with warmth. "Don’t mention it.”
He smiles, his cheeks dimpling as he rubs her ring finger gently, inhaling, ‘...is it weird to say I’m kinda scared for the reunion?”
"It's not weird at all," she replied softly, her voice gentle as she caresses his chest. "It's natural to feel nervous about facing the past, especially when it's been so long."
Rooster nodded, his gaze dropping to their intertwined fingers. "Yeah," he murmured, his voice barely above a whisper. "I guess I'm just worried about...what they'll think of me, you know? It's been so long since we've seen each other, and I've changed a lot since then." he frowns, “I don’t know why I am worried.”
Beatrice squeezed Rooster's hand reassuringly, her touch warm and comforting. "You're still the same amazing person you've always been," she said sincerely. "And anyone who can't see that doesn't deserve to be in your life."
Rooster smiled gratefully at Beatrice, feeling a sense of warmth spread through his chest. "Thank you," he murmured, his voice filled with sincerity. "It’s just this whole thing with John, him being a weirdo, i don’t know…made me remember why I stopped talking to some of them.”
Rooster wrapped his arm around Beatrice, pulling her close before he continued, “I mean, he looked at you weird too.” he purses his lips, “I didn’t like it.”
Beatrice leaned into Rooster's embrace, feeling a sense of security wash over her. "I know," she replied softly, her voice tinged with concern. “I do love when you get all protective.” she smiles softly, kissing his chin, “You are always so…vicious with your eyes only,it’s very attractive.”
He chuckles, arching his brow at her, “Well, you are a beautiful woman.” she blushes,dropping her gaze a bit ,”And you know,I do love all of you.”
Beatrice's heart skipped a beat at Rooster's words, feeling a rush of warmth flood her chest. She looked up at him with adoration in her eyes, "You always know how to make me feel loved," she whispered, “I really like it.”
Rooster brushed a strand of hair away from Beatrice's face, his touch gentle as he leaned in to press a tender kiss to her forehead. "And I always will," he replied softly, his voice filled with sincerity. "You mean everything to me, Beatrice."
Beatrice smiled up at Rooster, feeling a sense of gratitude wash over her. "”And you mean everything to me.” she whispers, touching his face, “...that’s why I don’t want you to be too worried, if you feel uncomfortable there,we leave. Plain and simple.”
He frowns, “I know…” he sighs, “I don’t know if we should take the kids to Virginia this time.”
“Yeah?”
“We’ll be there for what? One? Two days? There’s no need.” he frowns, “Besides, the long travel is going to take a toll on them, you know?”
‘Well, the twins are still pretty young.” she whispers, “And Nikki…mhm…yeah no you are right, it’s better they stay here. Maybe we can call Mav to babysit them, you know?” she says softly, “They’d have a blast.”
Rooster nodded in agreement, his brow furrowing with concern. "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," he replied, his voice filled with thoughtfulness. "I'll give Mav a call and see if he's available to babysit."
Beatrice smiled gratefully at Rooster, feeling a sense of relief wash over her. "He’ll make time, you know that," she said softly, her voice filled with gratitude. "I think the kids will have a lot of fun with him."
Rooster leaned in to press a tender kiss to Beatrice's lips, his touch warm. They always do," he murmured, his voice filled with sincerity. "I just want to make sure our family is happy and safe."
Beatrice melted into Rooster's embrace, feeling a sense of warmth spread through her chest. She wrapped her arms around him, holding him close as they savored the moment together.
“They are.” she whispers, kissing his chin, “You know they are.” she then sits up, “Come on, there’s a lot of stuff we have to pack–” he groans in annoyance “And we better get on with it, the sooner we do it, the better,right?”
He sighs, but relents, “...fine…” with a little grin, slapping her ass as she turns around, making her yelp, “After you.”
26 notes
·
View notes
Rogue: Reading guide.
This guide is set in chronological order, featuring Rogue’s most notable and meaningful appearances from her comic-book debut to date.
All must read issues will be in bold text. All must read titles will be in italic text.
SEE ALSO: Rogue’s website, all of Rogue’s comic-book appearences, Rogue & Gambit’s reading guide, Rogue’s fan-page.
1) Childhood and past as a villain.
Cable (1993) #87.
X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4.
Classic X-Men (1984) #44.
Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60.
Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #11.
Avengers Annual (1963) #10 (First appearance).
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #158.
2) X-Men.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #171.
Rogue (2001) [#1 - #4].
Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#172 - #175] + #178 + #182 + #185 + #194 + #203 + [#210 - #213] + #218.
Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #2.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#221 - #234] + [#235 - #237] + [#238 - #243] + #244 + [#246 - #247] + #269 + [#274 - #275] + [#278 - #280].
X-Factor (1986) #70.
X-Men (1991) [#1 - #13].
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #297.
X-Men (1991) #19 + #24 + [#27 - #28] + #30.
Gambit (1993) [#1 - #4].
X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4.
X-Factor (1986) #108.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #305.
X-Men (1991) [#33 - #34] + #38.
Rogue (1995) [#1 - #4].
Cable (1993) #20.
X-Men (1991) [#41 - #42].
Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#323 - #325].
X-Men (1991) #45.
X-Men Unlimited (1993) #11.
X-Men (1991) #55.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #336.
X-Men (1991) #58.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) [#341 - #350] + [#353 - #354] + [#359 - #365].
X-Men (1991) [#81 - #87] + [#93 - #94] + #95 + [#100 - #102] + [#103 - #105].
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #386.
X-Men (1991) [#106 - #107].
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #388.
X-Men (1991) #108.
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #389.
X-Men (1991) #109.
X-Treme X-Men (2001) [#1 - #4].
X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land (2001) [#1 - #4].
X-Treme X-Men (2001) [#5 - #19] + #31 + [#40 - #41] + #46.
Rogue (2004) [#1 - #6].
Mystique (2003) #23.
Rogue (2004) [#7 - #12].
X-Men (1991) [#167 - #187].
Ms. Marvel (2006) [#8 - #10].
X-Men (1991) [#188 - #204].
New X-Men (2004) #46.
X-Men (1991) #207.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#215 - #216] + #200 + [#224 - #227].
Uncanny X-Men (1963) #517.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [Annual] #1.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#228 - #235].
X-Force (2008) [#26 - #27].
New Mutants (2009) #14.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#238 - #245].
New Mutants (2009) #22.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) #246.
New Mutants (2009) #23.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#247 - #258].
X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#259 - #270].
Avengers vs. X-Men (2012) #11.
X-Men: Legacy (2008) [#271 - #275].
3) Avengers.
Uncanny Avengers (2012) [#1 - #4].
Gambit (2012) [#9 - #12] + #19.
X-Men (2013) [#1 - #3].
Uncanny Avengers (2012) #5.
X-Men (2013) #4.
Uncanny Avengers (2012) [#6 - #25].
Avengers & X-Men: AXIS (2014) [#1 - #2] + [#3 - #9].
Uncanny Avengers (II) [#1 - #30].
Despicable Deadpool (2017) #293.
X-Men: Gold (2017) [#23 - #25].
Avengers (2016) [#675 - #690].
4) Return to the X-Men.
Astonishing X-Men (2017) [#1 - #2] + [#4 - #12].
Rogue & Gambit (2017) [#1 - #5].
X-Men: Gold (2017) [#26 - #30].
Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor (2018) [#1 - #4].
Mr. and Mrs. X (2018) [#1 - #10].
Captain Marvel (2019) [#3 - #5].
Mr. and Mrs. X (2018) [#11 - #12].
5) Current timeline.
Excalibur (2019) [#1 - #11].
Deadpool (2020) #6.
Excalibur (2019) #12 + [#16 - #18] + [#19 - #20] + #21.
X-Men (2019) #21.
X-Men (2021) [#1 - #3] + #5 + [#9 - #12].
X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2022) #1.
Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) [#32 - #33] + [#61 - #66].
Captain Marvel (2019) [#43 - #44] + #46 + [#47 - #49].
Rogue & Gambit (2023) [#1 - #5].
Marvel's Voices: X-Men (2023) #1.
X-Men (2021) #24.
Hellfire Gala: X-Men (2023) #1.
The Invincible Iron-Man (2022) #8.
Uncanny Avengers (2023) [#1 - #2].
716 notes
·
View notes
Anthony Castrovince at MLB:
Major League Baseball has long celebrated the legacy of the Negro Leagues. But for the first time, MLB is officially recognizing that the quality of the segregation-era circuits was comparable to its own product from that time period.
Addressing what MLB described as a “long overdue recognition,” Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday bestowed Major League status upon seven professional Negro Leagues that operated between 1920 and 1948. The decision means that the approximately 3,400 players of the Negro Leagues during this time period are officially considered Major Leaguers, with their stats and records becoming a part of Major League history.
“All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game’s best players, innovations and triumphs against a backdrop of injustice,” Manfred said in a statement. “We are now grateful to count the players of the Negro Leagues where they belong: as Major Leaguers within the official historical record.”
• Negro Leagues history page
The seven leagues are the Negro National League (I) (1920-31), the Eastern Colored League (1923-28), the American Negro League (1929), the East-West League (1932), the Negro Southern League (1932), the Negro National League (II) (1933-48) and the Negro American League (1937-48). Those leagues combined to produce 35 Hall of Famers, and the result of MLB’s decision is that Negro League legends such as Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Cool Papa Bell have achieved the Major League status denied to them in their living years by the injustice of segregation.
The decision took into account discussions with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, a 2006 study by the Negro League Researchers and Authors Group and an expanding historical record of Negro League statistics, among other factors. In its announcement, MLB specifically commended historian Larry Lester, a co-founder of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, as well as Gary Ashwill, Scott Simkus, Mike Lynch and Kevin Johnson for their construction of Seamheads’ Negro Leagues Database, which has pieced together newspapers, scorebooks, photo albums and microfiche to provide the most complete statistical record of the Negro Leagues to date.
As part of the decision, MLB and the Elias Sports Bureau -- MLB’s official statistician -- have begun a review process to determine the full scope of the designation’s effect on records and statistics. Historians and other experts will be consulted as part of that process.
The Negro Leagues’ status change was applauded by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick.
“For historical merit, it is extraordinarily important,” Kendrick said. “Having been around so many of the Negro League players, they never looked to Major League Baseball to validate them. But for fans and for historical sake, this is significant, it really is. So we are extremely pleased with this announcement. And for us, it does give additional credence to how significant the Negro Leagues were, both on and off the field.”
Much like Black players were long denied the opportunity to play in the Major Leagues prior to Jackie Robinson’s arrival in 1947, those who participated in the Negro Leagues have long been denied this classification.
In 1968, MLB’s Special Committee on Baseball Records was convened by then-Commissioner William Eckart to determine which past professional leagues should be classified alongside the American League and National League as Major Leagues in the first publication of “The Baseball Encyclopedia.” The committee ultimately concluded that the American Association (1882-91), Union Association (1884), Players’ League (1890) and Federal League (1914-15) qualified.
At that time, the Negro Leagues were not even considered for inclusion, according to John Thorn, MLB’s official historian.
“There was no public outcry,” Thorn said. “I am reminded of Ralph Ellison’s title for the wonderful book ‘Invisible Man.’ The problem was not even perceived to exist. It’s not as if there was someone in the room raising the question and having it turned down for reasons historical or technical. It simply did not come up.”
As attitudes toward the significance of the Negro Leagues have evolved, so too has the depth of research surrounding the leagues. No longer do the tall tales -- such as Gibson belting 800 career home runs -- stand as our only statistical tie to the Negro Leagues. More precise information has become available.
And so Gibson’s Negro Leagues-leading 238 home runs, as confirmed by Seamheads, can now conceivably be folded into MLB’s all-time leaderboard, alongside the identical totals of Earl Averill, Ray Lankford and J.D. Martinez. Same with Willie Foster’s 150 known pitching wins (the most in the Negro Leagues between 1920-48, according to Seamheads), which tie him with Rube Benton, Dizzy Dean, Rick Porcello, David Price and Jered Weaver on the current Major League register.
Less clear at this stage, pending the discussions between MLB and Elias, is how rate statistics such as batting average or slugging percentage will be classified. For instance, Gibson (.365), Jud Wilson (.359), Charleston (.350) and Turkey Stearnes (.348) all had at least 3,000 career plate appearances and batting averages that would rank in the top 10 all-time, according to the Seamheads database. Their inclusion on that particular list would push the legendary likes of Ted Williams (.344) and Babe Ruth (.342) out of the top 10.
Counting totals (home runs, RBIs, hits, etc.) for Negro Leagues players don’t always measure up to their Major League contemporaries from that time because the Negro League seasons were typically less than half the length of those of the AL and NL. Statistics from barnstorming and exhibition games, which have often been used as an argument against classifying the Negro Leagues as Major Leagues, will not be included. It's for that reason Gibson's official home run total might seem a low relative to the legend of him possibly challenging Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds for the all-time record.
Read the full story at MLB.
The MLB has retroactively bestowed major league status for seven Negro Leagues that played between 1920 and 1948, meaning that stats during that timeframe are now part of the MLB record books.
13 notes
·
View notes