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I fully agree with this post, I’d like to see less BatFam take over and more exploration of Billy’s own relationships in fawcett

i finished reading Power of Shazam! and i have some thoughts that i wanted to share. buckle up

firstly, i am so tired of "billy joins the batfam" stories, especially because 99% of the time the bats are reduced to fanon tropes with personalities that they don't actually have in canon. not to mention, mary is never included in these stories. it would be one thing if this was New 52 billy, who is only mary's foster brother, but the majority of what ive seen takes inspiration from the idea of billy being a homeless kid in fawcett

so why are we throwing billy in with people who live halfway across the country, when the bromfields are right there?

if you're going to write a fanfic where billy (and, hopefully, mary) joins another established superhero family, why not have him be taken in by superman? though they argue a lot in canon, their morals, abilities, and worldview are much more similar. they admire each other!

additionally, a lot of the time other members of the marvel family are completely ignored. freddy freeman only ever appears to be a romantic interest for billy or mary, tawky tawny shows up in some fics for a moment or so, but dudley and ibis the invincible are nowhere to be found. even black adam, doctor sivana, and mr. mind are underutilized!

Power of Shazam! is such a heartfelt story, when you look at the bigger picture. it's about a boy who's had to look out for himself for so long learning to trust family again. it's about him sharing the burdens of the responsibilities he has, and also sharing the guilt. billy feels so much guilt all the time, and it's absolutely gut-wrenching at points. there's an issue where fairfield, the twins' home town, is nuked to get back at them. and billy just has a breakdown

i have my criticisms on how New 52 handles billy as a character, but him having anger at the world is not out of character. billy is a very, very angry boy— why wouldn't he be? his entire life was taken away from him, his trust was betrayed again and again, the people around him think him to be incompetent

but he still finds joy in life. he's silly, he's funny, he always sees the bright side to things. and this run does a phenomenal job of demonstrating just how complex he really is

there's also the problem of mary and freddy acting subservient to billy. throughout this series, mary is explicitly referred to as captain marvel several times. she's captain marvel as much as billy is. and much of freddy's arc within this series revolves around him outgrowing the "junior" tagline and becoming captain marvel 3. they're not just a team, they're a family

they protect and look out for each other. this is what i want to see more of! i have fun with fics or headcanons where billy gets looked after by another hero, but if that's the only way you interact with his media, it's a disservice to his character and the characters of his family

read Power of Shazam! look into these characters. and please stop reducing these complex and dynamic characters to tropes

Hi I've just been looking for this fic for a little while it came out a couple of weeks ago it was with Peter, Happy and Tony and Peter walkedinto a conversation between happy and Tony where happy was complaining about having to babysit him all the time I think it has a bit of irondad in it as well. If that's ok and any Irondad fanfics that are really long and everyone loves Peter or something and it's set after infitiny war and some fanfics about Ant-Man and Peter being bug Bros, thanks:)

I’m Not Your Babysitter by Mrs_N_Uzumaki

“I can’t take this anymore, Tony.” The end of the rope that was Happy’s already little patience has been reached. “I am an asset manager, not a babysitter.”

(A “missing scene” in Homecoming.)

I just figured you know, sometimes people can surprise you.

shy wlw: she fingered me, told me she loved me, and proposed on wednesday. i think she might be straight.

shy mlm: Dear Diary,

He touched my hand today. I’ve decided on a spring wedding, that we might enjoy Pride together on our honeymoon.

I take a rare quiet moment, and I reflect upon the day ahead.

you want me to be yours (well then you gotta be mine)

by baseline

Peter had completely expected everyone to fawn over MJ, because let’s be honest, he does it himself on a daily basis. What he hadn’t expected, however, was for her to kiss him and then for everyone to come up and give him the shovel talk. On her behalf. When they weren’t even dating for real.

“How is this my life?” he moans at the ceiling, shoving his face into his pillow before the ceiling can do something stupid like respond.

(or, 5 times they pretended + 1 time they didn't.)

Lavender's Blue by RowArk

When Emma is reverted to her 5-year-old self by the QoD, the Charmings think they have a second chance to raise their daughter. But when Emma is quick to bond with Regina instead, it is Regina who has a second chance to atone for the damage the Dark Curse caused to Emma. (*TW: mentions/insinuations of past abuse/sexual abuse*) Inspired by "Little Girl Lost" by StarvingLunatic

Situational by predominantly_normal

Vanellope isn't a princess. She's a foster kid with ADHD and a love for all things NASCAR. Ralph isn't a video game villain. He's the head of a construction company that evicts people to build shopping centers. There's no arcade, no medal, no "going Turbo". But Vanellope and Ralph find one another anyways. They always do.

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A heartwarming take on the Wreck-It Ralph movie.