swim through the fires to stay in this world

[+] Today sucked. Let us not speak any more of it.

[+] Changes from the first draft of Thor to the final film . My thoughts:

1. I'm glad they cut the stuff with Jane's dad (enough significant father-figures already!), Darcy/Fandral, and the explicit Hank Pym reference (it works much better was a Bruce Banner reference, imho).


2. ...but they should have kept in the stuff about Darcy being a hacker! Hot damn, that bit of info makes me want to write fic!


3. Sad they cut Thor thinking Erik was into Jane because that is twisted comedic gold... but glad they cut the bar fight that Thor didn't participate in, because that would be totally out of character and I think assault should be allowed if the other person is a jerk.


4. I would have liked to have seen more romantic Jane/Thor moments... but at the same time, I feel like they didn't necessarily need them....?

[+] I love Pepper Potts and want to read fic about her being a badass CEO... but not enough to put up with having to deal with Tony/Bucky/Steve in the background. Thank god that The B Team exists which is two chapters (and more coming) of Clint and Natasha and Darcy and Jane and Pepper (as RESCUE) being heroes. Literally, there is ONE PENIS in that fic.

[+] I feel like the Winter Soldier is vastly over used in fandom (and never used for maximum angst in Clint/Natasha fics) and Barney Barton is vastly, vastly, criminally under used. Seriously, I was reading a fic that was beautifully foreshadowing Barney Barton as the villain and then, nope, it's the Winter Solider. DESPITE IT BEING TOTALLY THEMATICALLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR IT TO BE THAT CHARACTER. And part of me wants to make a comment to that effect but the other part of me is like, nope, there is no way that "by the way, you picked the wrong villain, did you realize?" could possibly be taken well.

[+] AUGH, THIS WHOLE POST IS ME BITCHING. If I had realized this was going to be such an acerbic post I wouldn't have bothered.

[+] I wish I had time to write the things that I want to read.

...the entire first page of the Darcy/Steve tag on AO3 should not be Steve/Darcy/Bucky or Darcy/a zillion other people/also Steve.

Where is the fic where Steve and Darcy move in together and Darcy tries to explain why she never cooks but has a lemon zester? The fic where Steve helps Darcy move and her make up and utensil drawers get mixed up and she has to sort the eyelash curler from the lemon zester? THE FIC WHERE DARCY AND STEVE SEX EACH OTHER UP, NO THIRD (OR FOURTH OR FIFTH) PARTIES INVOLVED?

In the worst news from marvel studios in the history of ever, Chris Pratt is the lead in Guardians of the Galaxy.



I want to cry and throw up at once.

To the wonderful ladies who wrote me 5 Acts fics: responses are forthcoming, just as soon as life stops bitch-slapping me. Short version: thank you, the stories were all awesome.