Okay but honestly we were ROBBED of the comedy gold that is the 2012 Avengers. Like The Avengers should have ended with them actually moving into the tower instead of just Tony building the floors for them and then every movie after should have been non-stop shenanigans. The entire friendship dynamic between Tony and Thor was hilarious, from the elevator scene when Tony and Thor are telling the Hulk he has to take the stairs to the entire scene between them and Alexander Pierce. Also, “Stark! Is it your chest machine?! I’m gonna try something and I have no idea if it’s gonna work”, and his happy YES! when it does like… this is God-tier comedy and if you think I wouldn’t have paid to see 8 five hour movies entirely made up of just more scenes like this then you’re wrong.
Might I redirect everyone who’s reblogged this to the absolute gold that is Avengers Assemble, which takes the humor and dynamics showed the mcu and makes it 100% better.
After Ragnarok, the Revengers travel back to earth, which includes everybody meeting up with Loki again. As prompted by the post by @artemxmendacium Loki meeting Peter goes a lot better than a certain Irondad feared.
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“Thor, why on earth would you bring Loki here?”
Stark was angry, and Thor had to admit for good
reason. The last time the Avengers had seen his brother he was in chains after
attacking New York and was trying to kill them. But a lot had happened since
then and Loki was no longer the homicidal maniac, as some may have put it; he
was getting better, which Thor tried to explain to his friends.
“I understand your hesitation, but believe me when I
tell you that he has changed.”
“He threw me off a building!”
“I am aware, but…”
“Do you remember how many people he killed?”, Natasha
continued.
“I do.” Thor knew it would be hard to convince them of
Loki’s changed nature. They hadn’t seen him back on Asgard and Sakaar, how they
worked together, side by side. “I also do remember how many people he saved on
Asgard.”
“And we’re just supposed to believe that?”
“Tony, I know it’s hard to believe, but I actually saw
it with my own eyes”, Bruce explained, “we did fight together.”
Thank Frigga for Bruce. Maybe Tony would trust his
word.
“I’m sorry Bruce, but I don’t trust Hulk’s judgement
on fighting.”
“You know, I don’t either. But we have travelled
all across the galaxy together, and, as weird as it is to admit
it, but we’re actually friends.”
Thor looked around the room, at his fellow Avengers,
as reassuringly as he could.
“Guys, I’m sorry, but it is a lot to take in. You
disappear for two years which you spent as gladiator-style slaves on an alien
planet before blowing up your homeplanet to defeat your evil older sister you
never knew and oh, by the way, Loki is good now”, Clint summarized. “Excuse us
for taking a moment to process all this.”
“I understand”, Thor answered, “though if you put it
like that, my brother being good is the most believable of all this.” He
grinned a little and heard a chuckle from Bruce.
“It’s really not funny, guys”, Nat grumbled.
“It’s a little funny.”
“Maybe you had to be there…” Bruce gently patted his
arm, sort of pulled him back. Maybe humour was the wrong way to smooth things
over.
“Friends, we are not asking you to trust Loki. We are
asking you to trust us!”, he pleaded.
Tony locked eyes with Bruce. “You really trust him?”
“I trust that he is willing to better himself and I
trust that we can help him with that”, he nodded.
The Avengers exchanged a few glances, before Tony took
two steps towards Thor, who was getting a little nervous. What if they were to
tell them to leave?
“You vouch for your brother, Point Break?”
“I take full responsibility”, Thor nodded.
“I’m going to regret this, aren’t I?”, he grumbled and
shook his head, before looking back up. “Fine. We will give him a chance. But
the slightest slip-up…”
“Thank you, Stark, a chance is all I’m asking for.”
Gratefully, he smiled at the man, before he turned to Bruce. “What do you say,
we go and give him the good news?”
“That will not be necessary.”
Thor didn’t need to turn around to recognize his
little brother’s voice. Of course, he had listened in on the entire discussion.
And his friends looked mad about that.
“Loki, what about waiting outside?”, Bruce hissed at
him.
“But it is so much more fun here!” With a smug grin,
Loki greeted the Avengers. “Hello. Long time, no see. How have you been?”
Silence. Thor and Bruce exchanged a quick, worried
glance, before Bruce broke it. “How about I take Loki back to the ship and get
all our belongings?”
“That is a good idea, Bruce.” He nodded at his friend
and shot his brother a warning glance. Loki did a theatrical curtsy and
followed Bruce out of the room.
As soon as the door closed, it felt like all the
tension vanished out of the room. Everybody sank on a chair, leaned against the
furniture and Thor wasn’t sure what to do or say.
I have been dealing with a certain degree of anxiety disorder for a while now. I have some tips on fighting it. Of course I’m no professional and professional help comes first. These tips come from my own experience:
🌼 Professional help
Therapy -I will continue praising therapy til’ the day I die and yet it doesn’t have to be for everyone. Just remember it’s a very good and healthy option of coping.
Medications -Doctor can prescribe these if they think it’s needed. I’ve expressed my slightly negative stance to pills before but I am big believer that if you need help, modern medicine is a way to go.
🌼 Right here, right now
Focus on now -It’s very common for people with anxiety to worry about the past or the future. Try to look around instead. Be like a child, fascinated by every little thing.
Take your focus elsewhere -I’m not saying you should avoid your feelings all the time but sometimes you just need to overcome the anxiety and keep pushing through whatever life threw at you. Try to force your brain to work on something else. My personal method is looking around and naming things I see in german. German is a third language for me and I am not very good at it, therefore it takes my brain a lot of work. Entschuldigung meine deutschen Freunde.
🌼 Be gentle with yourself
Imagine you’re calming down a friend -Be nice to yourself just as you would be to a panicking friend. Talk to yourself gently, argue against the anxiety.
Comfort -Find things that calm you down and feel generally comforting. For me it’s some TV show, music or a book I like to come back to. Some people like to create or move around. I’m more comfortable creating stuff when I feel good but that’s just my personal way of things.
You don’t always have to producitve -Don’t push yourself too hard, okay?
Try things out -Let’s say a task that needs to be done in the future stresses you out real bad. Try not thinking about what’s going to happen or what will you have to do. Just sit down and do it. Just for 5 minutes. Or 2 minutes. That’s very little, isn’t it? In that time you’ll either get to work successfully or you can leave very quickly.
🌼 Talk about it
Talk to your friends and family –Let them know what’s happening. Most of my friends who arent’s so close to me still think I am the calmest person ever. They believe nothing scares me or stresses me out, even tho I am unbelievably anxious about almost everything. Let your loved ones know what’s wrong, they may not see it themselves.
Let them give opinions -If something gives you strong anxiety, present the problem to someone. They may talk you out of being so stressed about an issue that doesn’t necessarily have to be there.
“Thank you for calling, how may I help you today?”
“I’d like to send flowers to Springfield.”
“Unfortunately, we are unable to deliver to Springfield today. Our Troy location is without power due to damage from Monday night’s tornado.”
“Well, it’s not going to Troy. It’s going to Springfield.”
“Our Troy location is the closest one we have to Springfield, and on a normal day, they would be the ones to take it. But because of that location being out of power, we would be unable to deliver it to Springfield.”
“It’s not going to Troy!”
“I understand that, ma’am. But the closest shop we have to Springfield is in Columbus.”
“Why can’t you just deliver the flowers from Columbus, then?”
“An hour’s drive is too far for our drivers. I hate to send you somewhere else, but we don’t have the option to deliver to Springfield.”
“Wait, why not?”
“Because our Troy location, which is closest to you, is unable to make deliveries today- due to the fact that they are without power, or a roof.”
don’t fill up the pot the whole way, leave about an inch of rim so you can actually water
but don’t plant way too deep either, this could lead to air flow issues which can lead to rot
don’t use really big pots for small plants. it makes it very hard to know when to water.
only go up an inch or so in diameter every time you repot. if you get a new plant and find it has almost no roots you can sometimes even go down a size. I’ve found many common houseplants like Philodendrons especially like this.
remove plants from plastic pots by gently squeezing, not always by pulling on the plant
remove plants from terracotta or ceramic/glazed pots by being gentleeee and maybe by running a knife or other utensil around the diameter of the pot if it’s really stuck and also by praying
loosen the roots by squeezing or gently untangling the root ball
it’s ok if you break some roots i promise
sometimes you’ll want to remove as much of the old soil as you can, other times just remove enough to leave some loose roots
throw small amount dirt in bottom of pot first, then place plant in. the base of the plant should ideally be level with where you want it when fully planted. if not, lift up and add more dirt and repeat
some plants you can plant deeper than they originally were, others you can’t
add dirt around the plant, packing gently. don’t pack it super duper tight but don’t just toss it in there loosely either
add one handful at a time. rotating the pot is easiest
rotate and gently pack, rotate and gently pack until dirt level is where you want it
water your plant in when finished. water deeply until the water runs out of the bottom. this is important to prevent air pockets (roots can’t grow in air). with succulents you may want to wait a few days to water in to prevent rot but most times they’ll be ok.
if you did have air pockets, your dirt might settle a bit. add some more and water again.
