a world shattered into silence;
a chaos erupt in a universe ever expanding.
falling to their knees, echos of screams still on their tongues. tears streaming as callously as ghosts now haunt, blood slowly dripping from busted lips.

who would even, who could ever believe the fantastically terrible story of our survival.

who would ever, who could even try to grasp
just what we did to stay alive.

how would one, how could one find the strength to see the heroes we've become in disaster.

why would one, why should one believe the terribly fantastic story of our survival.

so fight tooth and nail, give every part of who you are, keep fighting for those you lost and maybe they'll stop feeling so far from your heart.

so fight til the end of this life or the next, keep fighting now for the ones that you have and if this is it, then go out so brightly no one will forget.

never stop fighting for what you have now. never forget those who made you the one who still tries today. never leave behind what shaped your present but never let it affect your future.

the world is insane;
loss has stolen sanity from their minds.
take fate's outstretched hand and squeeze it one last time... it's time to change your universe, you'll never see it this way again —
and maybe that's for the best.

HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IT AT FIRST.

The purple war-lord alien known as Thanos had just collected the final infinity stone that he needed, killing Vision in the process. Dae couldn't move when it happened, stunned from where he had been thrown onto the ground, as though he had forgotten how to function as the titan snapped his fingers.

His mouth went dry as all he could do was wait to see what would happen next. All he did was watch as Thor pushed his hammer deep into Thanos' chest, cursing at Thanos the entire time, before the alien disappeared, leaving them to deal with the carnage that would come now.

Thanos had said that he would wipe out half the universe. Dae didn't understand how he could ever possess that kind of power, what that would even look like until he saw Wanda fade into dust.

He feels a body collide with his and above him is Natasha's panicked face, just inches away. Her lips are moving quickly, bloody and busted from being tossed aside by the alien and his goons, but he can't hear a word. Dae's hand goes to his side at the same time that Natasha's does, pain finding him swiftly as it flares up his side.

Sound comes back to him as Okoye screams T'Challa's name. Dae looks around stunned, watching as Steve collapses to his knees in the pile of ashes that just a moment ago was Bucky. Dae hears others calling out names and screaming, he can hear heart wrenching sobs in the distance. The stabbing pain in his side grows even as his insides become numb.

Natasha reels him back in, more questions on her worried tongue, and he looks into her eyes as reality hits him harder than every punch he's ever taken to the gut.

"We lost?"

He feels like a child as he asks the one question that he actually knows the answer to, all to well.

THEY LOST.

The Avengers, two years after splitting up over the Sokovia Accords, who had finally come back together to fight against the greatest evil they had yet to see, had lost.

And not just the kind of loss that left a city in ruins. Not the kind of loss that destroyed the Avengers' image or killed someone that they loved.

They lost.

Half the universe is gone.

And the remaining half is suffering for it.

In the end they killed him, Thanos. Or at least Thor had, swinging his new ax and cleanly taking off the laughing alien's head. Thanos had really laughed at them. At their desperation. At the pain he believed they shared with him. And his final words are ones that Dae knows he won't forget — "one day, one day you'll thank me for this."

Dae will never say that he blames Thor for finishing him.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY FALL APART.

A part of Dae had believed that this catastrophe would bring his family together again. He had hopes that Tony and Steve would mend their relationship, that Bruce and Thor would stick around this time, and that Clint, at the very least, would show his face.

No. No, once again, even as they brought Tony home from space. Even as they gathered together in the medbay and common room like they had years ago. Even as they filled the halls of the Avenger's Compound as though they had never left their home; Dae and Natasha had to watch their found family fall apart again. They found themselves lost, short-handed, and absolutely dumbfounded in what they should do now.

His family disappears after the snap; soon Natasha gets no response from hers'. And suddenly, both of their families are dead and gone, and their crushing reality, is that they can both be blamed for it.

Nebula and Rocket have no one else now too. Okoye and Rhodey have to go, they may be the last of the genuinely sane leaders and their countries need them. Carol Danvers has no clue what to do either, the people that she knew when she was on earth are gone with the snap. Most of their friends, most of their allies are unaccounted for or dead, just like the rest.

Natasha combs through old SHIELD and Avengers files as Dae continues healing, desperate for even a hint at what they could possibly do now.

They are certain that the galaxy needs heroes now more than they ever have before — and although they have a long way to go before they are the team that everyone once knew, once trusted; they will start again.

A disaster first formed the Avengers, because they were who the world needed then. And now?

A disaster will reform the Avengers, because they are who the galaxy need now.

And so, the Avenger's Initiative begins again...

featuring...

Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow
portrayed by Ana de Armas

Tony Stark aka Iron Man
portrayed by Pedro Pascal

Wanda Maximoff aka the Scarlet Witch
portrayed by Gratiela Brancusi

Clint Barton aka Hawkeye
portrayed by Lee Jin Wook

Bucky Barnes aka the White Wolf
portrayed by David Castañeda

Peter Quill aka Starlord
portrayed by Diego Luna

the rules

01. PLEASE BE KIND!! please be
kind to me and to others applying
in this fic. if you are unkind in anyway
i will block you automatically.

02. please be diverse in your characters
roles, powers, personalities, ethnicities,
genders, and sexualities!! the more
diverse characters the better (and
the better chance of being accepted)
[ps: the forms chapter will have
a couple ideas if you're struggling 🫶🏼 ]

03. please pick faceclaims that do
fit in the age range that you claim they
are. your faceclaims need to have acted
when they were around that age for
accurate resources. this fic makes it
possible for characters to be 17 and up.

04. be detailed in your forms!! I want to
know literally everything about these
ocs!! the password!! is your favorite song followed by an emoji of a star + a heart

05. please be active!! voting and commenting shows that you are ready to be involved
with this fic. i will have polls and questions
at the end of most of the chapters for ocs
and for the general audience to answer.
so i would much rather have a small
audience of dedicated readers who read
EVERY chapter and give it tons of attention
than a whole ton of ghost readers, m'kay

06. when applying, please first comment
your oc's name and then fill out the rest
of the form in a chain of comments as
replies to the first comment. this really helps
me in keeping the forms organized, and I'm
more likely to want to pick your oc if I can understand their form easily!!

07. the payment!! in order to apply and
be accepted, you must follow me
permanently. (if your oc is not chosen,
i will not sob violently if you decide to
unfollow.) you also have to give me
a shoutout by tagging me and with a
link to this book on your message board

author's note

[ made by hecatespells ]

I genuinely, almost don't believe that I've really published this. I created my ocs for this fic and started creating the plot over a year ago. it's gone through a lot of changes and work, and i owe a giant thank you to my best friend nola (hecatespells) for all the contributions she made to inspiring and helping in bringing this fic to life.

after publishing my first apply fic "little game" i immediately knew that i wanted to do another. I love being a part of apply fics and I've found that i love writing them too!! I know that they aren't everyone's thing though. so even though this is an apply fic through and through, even if your oc isn't selected (or if you don't apply) I hope that you will enjoy this fic!! I hope that you'll interact with the questions and polls for what could happen / how characters should react. I want this book to be so much fun, and that's only possible through you all too <33

ALSO — super excited about my marvel fancasts all finally being in one book 🥰

WARNING... as you continue you are aware that this is a violent and mature book. there will be mentions of mental illnesses, death, loss of loved ones, severe injuries, fighting, sacrifice, blood/gore, poisons/dr!gs/alcohol, weapons, some pda, and possibly more. if you are uncomfortable or are triggered by any of these please know and understand that they will all be found in this book. as you have been warned, you are in control of your own mental safety.

you're all going to get to meet Dae (and my other oc, Thira) in a couple chapters as their character guides are up alongside the forms!! I adore these two ocs with my entire being. they are a little dark, so I'm excited to see if some sunshiney ocs to balance everything out!! the rules and such of for applying will come later, but i want everyone to know that all kinds and varieties of characters are welcomed and wanted and i am so excited to meet all of your ocs!!

if you have any questions and such feel free to ask me here or reach out to me privately!! I hope to open up the forms to apply in a day or so, so just hold out until then <3

DEDICATIONS::

to all of the amazing, loving, incredible people who seem to always be there to support me — thank you and i love you all beyond the moon and straight through the stars 🫶🏼💕

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