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Avengers Gen: Round 1

Sep 07, 2012 22:55

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claudiapriscus September 9 2012, 04:05:15 UTC

I'd love to see something dealing with Steve Rogers' transformation: it wasn't really dealt with in the movie, but suddenly being taller and broader (let alone everything else) would take some getting used to. Is he hitting his head on door frames and tripping over his own feet? Is he still carrying the habits of his previous life? And body language and perception- how people react to him on the street, and not just because he's suddenly gorgeous (though that's okay too) but because he's now physically imposing. Does he ever feel melancholy about going through such a radical change, even in the smallest way? Anything and everything exploring this would be good- funny, angsty, horror, sad, triumphant, whatever. Could be the immediate stuff- right after the process, or during the war, or it could be in stuff that comes up after the ice.

hakaisha September 9 2012, 06:45:39 UTC

I've thought of the same thing...I can see himself not tripping because yay, enhanced reflexes, but knocking things over because he wasn't used to his reach or whatever.
I don't think body dysmorphia is quite right, actually, but it's the closest I can think of.

Which is to say, totally seconded, and I might try my hand at this if I can finish my backlog...

claudiapriscus September 9 2012, 06:58:57 UTC

Awesome:) Hey, the tripping thing could *totally* happen. Reflexes just mean you catch yourself! You can still be klutzy! ;)

Seriously though, the prompt is something I've been sort of thinking about since I saw the movie. It's such a drastic change, so I find it interesting because there are so many levels to it, from the purely physical (knocking things over, as you say) to the psychological (recognizing your own self, maybe even a little mourning) to the social- having adjust to the different ways people react, the different ways people might read the same body language on a different body.

hakaisha September 14 2012, 07:46:33 UTC

Do you mind if I combine this with another prompt's fill?

claudiapriscus September 14 2012, 07:58:14 UTC

not at all.

hakaisha September 18 2012, 20:30:46 UTC

I finished this! I'm combining it with the Phillips prompt up above, so it'll be a bit before I post, but just letting you know. :)

claudiapriscus September 19 2012, 00:22:33 UTC

Awesome!

tielan September 9 2012, 12:00:10 UTC

Oh yes. Body dysmophia for the win! Particularly after the Avengers movie, when they're all catapulted to international fame!

kaitlia777 September 10 2012, 01:39:35 UTC

OMG, I would love to read this! I had a growth spurt during 8th/9th grade and shot up like 6 inches and became the worst clutz ever. Stairs were the enemy for over a year....

[FILL] hakaisha September 22 2012, 06:34:44 UTC

Heroes, Soldiers, Fathers

Combined with the Phillips prompt above; your prompt is mostly in the first portion with scattered reference throughout.

I might do a second fill in more depth one day, since the constraint of the format makes it so that I couldn't do it super in depth. Hope it's still okay :)

[Fill] Out of Place (1/7) imbecamiel September 22 2012, 20:38:42 UTC

I feel a bit silly writing something for this too, when I knew someone as good as Hakaisha was doing something, but… it just grabbed me and I couldn’t resist. I was just finishing this up when she posted hers, so, um, any resemblance between the stories is either coincidence or the subconscious influence of her previous writing on my headcanon. XD

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He felt so different now.

That was a good thing. A really, really good thing. Incredibly, miraculously good. He’d never really imagined the possibility that he might one day be well and truly healthy. Even with modern advancements and innovations-hearing Howard Stark talk about the possibilities of flying cars, for crying out loud-there was just too much wrong with his body. He might hope that one day the medical field would find something that would help with this or that, but he’d long since come to terms with the fact that he’d never be completely wellFact was, he’d figured for some time that he was likely to die young. Even if one of his existing conditions didn’t get him in ( ... )

Re: [Fill] Out of Place (2/7) imbecamiel September 22 2012, 20:40:07 UTC

He had plenty of appreciation himself for a pretty face and a nice figure, and he wasn’t hypocritical enough to really resent the shallowness of human nature when it came to such first-glance attractions. But after struggling so long just to get a second look, the sudden contrast could be a bit unnerving. He didn’t have Bucky’s innate knowledge of how to easily flirt or fend them off without offense. Not to mention without blushing or stammering ( ... )

Re: [Fill] Out of Place (3/7) imbecamiel September 22 2012, 20:43:48 UTC

He’d never been afraid to let people know, and forcefully, if he felt they were acting inappropriately, and he just couldn’t stand by and listen to someone disrespect something or someone he cared about without saying something. It’d gotten him into plenty of scrapes (and bruises, and occasionally broken bones) in the past.

The first time, after the change, that he’d angrily snapped at a guy who was trash-talking the war effort in general, and soldiers in particular, to lay off it already and show a little respect-only for the man to actually flinch back, fear flashing over his expression as he raised his hands in a placating gesture-it’d struck him harder than any physical blow. He’d left hastily, feeling ill, Erskine’s admonitions-not to change who he was, to remain a good man-replaying again and again in his mind.

The trouble was, it seemed like remaining a good man would require changing who he was, in some ways. Or… maybe not who he was, so much as how he expressed it. He couldn’t, wouldn’t become one of the bullies he ( ... )

Re: [Fill] Out of Place (4/7) imbecamiel September 22 2012, 20:44:17 UTC

Steve ran a hand over the smooth, aged wood of the doorframe as he ducked to enter the pub. It was one of the things he found so fascinating about England: the weight of ages of history that seemed present everywhere you went. Of course, he could only explore it in brief snatches when he stopped over briefly on his way to or from the front. He wondered if he’d ever be able to afford to come back, sometime after the war, when he could stop and look at it all properly ( ... )

Re: [Fill] Out of Place (5/7) imbecamiel September 22 2012, 20:45:33 UTC

“Eh, it’s only fair. It’s your turn anyway. I’m gonna enjoy civilization while I can.” Pulling out a cigarette, Bucky pushed his chair back to balance on two legs-only to scramble to keep from tumbling to the floor when a passerby bumped up against the chair and disrupted his precarious balance.

Steve hid a grin in his drink, returning Bucky’s narrow-eyed dare to laugh at him with an innocent look. “Sure, fair enough. Just remember we’re shipping out again tomorrow, so you might regret it if you’re still enjoying the effects in the morning. Crossing the channel with a hangover doesn’t sound particularly fun to me ( ... )

Re: [Fill] Out of Place (6/7) imbecamiel September 22 2012, 20:48:00 UTC

It made him feel a bit claustrophobic, sometimes, drawing so much attention. He hadn’t realized just how accustomed he was to going unnoticed. It’d been an advantage as an artist, being able to sit back and observe the people around him without anyone caring or making anything of it. He wasn’t nearly as low-profile now, and even when people weren’t looking he just felt conspicuous ( ... )

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