Johnny didn't necessarily do maps -- paths were there for a reason, and he used some more than others as long as they got him to where he needed to go. His hut, the beach, the rec center, the compound, that was about it. A guy had to reach a limit one day, though, and he began to wander, taking paths he hadn't before, discovering huts out of the ( Read more... )

Johnny had been called selfish more times than he could count by more people than he could count, but this was, at least, one time where no one could really accuse him of it. He was pretty sure getting the invalid out of the clinic for the first time in a month was considered a charitable act (and something a friend would do anyway), and Pete was ( Read more... )

Visiting Pete in the clinic was a regular thing now, as was Johnny trying to come up with new ways to keep him entertained as he was bedridden for all eternity. It felt like it anyway, the amount of time Johnny spent visiting. He still sat down anyway, putting a small pile of books on the bed next to Pete; anything good he could find, from ( Read more... )

Sometimes, Johnny was brilliant.

Sure, he'd never be anywhere near Reed and sure, his intelligence (he did have some, contrary to popular opinion) was mostly based in engineering. Johnny was totally aware of his limits.

Every now and then, however, he got upended by an idea so amazing he wasn't sure why he'd spent days and days agonizing over ( Read more... )

It probably would have been better, Johnny reflected, if he'd agreed to meet Taylor over at the Winchester instead of saying he'd pick her up. Not that he was the type to be lazy when putting forth the effort for a first date, but he might have enjoyed it a little more if he didn't have to walk all the way to her hut from the compound, then over to ( Read more... )

"This is so not fair," Johnny mutters to himself over the stove ( Read more... )

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There are many things many people can say about the Human Torch, but lying to his closest friends and family to their faces? Not one of them.

Seeing Spider-Man's unmasked statue and the oh-so-convenient wear and tear on the face, making it unrecognizable, steams Johnny. All sorts of little things are coming back to him -- adventures they've had, ( Read more... )