im sorry this is really rubbing me the wrong way. why are you so pressed a rando on the internet doesnt have the same interests as you? how can you expect strangers to 'be quiet' and self censor their blogs and not express opinions unless it validates your hobbies? the consumerism thing is a completely valid critique of stuff going on in the industry and market, it's not targeting fans personally. if you dont like an opinion you dont have to engage, you definitely dont have to invent a clinical diagnosis implying how someone u dont know must feel superior to everyone because... they wrote some blog posts on their own blog directed at no one that you disagreed with. that looks a lot like projection.

im sending this because i wanna point out this is exactly the sort of behavior that drives people (especially well adjusted adults who can tolerate disagreement) out of fandom spaces because no one can express even the most mildly controversial opinion without others acting like they were personally attacked or straight up accusing the opinionhaver of personality disorders. ive seen it happen enough times. in the end you'll have contributed to an environment that is so hostile to normal differences in opinion that all the people capable of critical thought will be driven out and you'll be left with a miserable little mutually policing hivemind clique that laps up anything the artists companies put out regardless of whether its good art or money making garbage.

How did you get all that from the one sentence I posted

Anyway, I'm not upset that someone doesn't want to buy kpop merch. That definitely isn't a requirement ever. It's the fact that they're trying to come off as better than the average fan who does partake in buying merchandise. I could easily flip it around and be like "how can you not buy merch" and go on about all the positives in collecting something too; but I'm able to respect the stance other people have WITHOUT talking down on them. EDIT: People who think they’re better for buying more/stream more/etc. are equally as bad and annoying as someone who speaks on the opposite spectrum and I’ve spoken against those people before too. You’re barking at people who don’t do either.

Also I don't know where you pulled me inventing a clinical diagnosis from..? If you're talking about superiority complexes, that is indeed real. If not, then you can take my Psychology degree away and put me back in school. I don't know what you think I'm projecting because I also never tried to write myself off as better than someone who chooses not to partake in the things I do. Again, I never accused anyone of having a personality disorder? Stop pulling stuff out of thin air.

To call the people annoyed by someone constantly barking about how they're different for not doing the things they do and to insinuate that it's a pointless thing when the very person you're defending has been unnecessarily rude and hostile on multiple accounts to multiple people is contributing more to that type of environment than a couple of people saying they're tired of seeing someone's repeated self-praise for being different than the rest. The very person you're defending going out of their way to comment on content creators things and call it ugly directly to them is the type of behavior that drives people out of fandom spaces and away from hobbies they enjoy.

I saw they brought up lightsticks and that's part of korean concert culture. It's not some pointless cash grab as you for some reason think it is? Why would I spend money on an album if I don't like it too like...? That's exactly the thing a bunch of people were getting annoyed with. I respect the decision to not spend your money on kpop merchandise; but for you to practically call me a brainwashed individual just because I like buying albums with music I like is so unnecessary? Like.. Are you aware that I'm able to spend my money how I want to? Does that upset you? It seems like it does since you sent me this.

You trying to say that I'm incapable of critical thinking while also sending me an anon that is so far off from what I have said is just so..?? Like I had said in my original post, I never said no one can express their opinions; but it's also easier to just be like "I don't get it, but as long as you're having fun!" and move on without going on and on about how your stance is better.

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Author's notes under the cut (meta as hell, bear with me):

i. It was unintentional, but I ended up swapping the Mind and Soul Stones' colors. ii. I began with "Once upon a time" because I am better at fairy tales than I am at action adventures. iii. As it turns out, the Spectators' World has to learn to get on under 616's present conditions through canon while still maintaining stories of their own.  "You can wear the mask," and WE can be the Pre-vengers to save our faves from their terrible fates--we were sent a "premonition" (a movie detailing the events of 2023) by Heimdall.  These characters remember the Snap/Decimation, but it's not part of their world now (both facts are important). iv. If you notice any blotchiness in an otherwise clean panel, rest assured that it's probably just my actual tear-stains. v. Read the contents of my tag, Endgame Critique, if you'd like a generalized taste of the ideology & motivation behind "Fixing Ekko." vi. I'm using multiple non-MCU characters because Ekko represents the "Gate" (specifically, the one I use, though I'm sure others have also stumbled upon & used it before) for entering fictional worlds.  It is with their collective assistance that a kinder version of the "Broken Timeline," burdened by loss and inconsistency (wreaked upon it by a corrupt, four-headed god? lol, that's probably a bit too far), is restored.  I realize with all of these extra characters, this might not be a proper fix-it by most people's standards, but I needed to get it out of my system.   vii. I'd like for this to eventually incorporate pieces from other movies and perhaps even the comics--I've seen all of the former several times over.   viii. This will be my very first fanfiction/comic.  As such I recognize my lack of transitions because this is starting out as both a "Big-Picture" and a "Starting" piece. For this reason, I was hoping to begin a collab with any number of IronDad fans who wanted to hijack this story--you can tag your favorite fic writers/artists in the fandom if you know of anyone among them who might be interested. We could even just tack on pieces/snippets, whether new or pre-existing, that we'd like to see incorporated. Additionally, I can contribute the raw art I’ve created for this work to a different story, so long as a link is provided to this one. I'm also opening this up to criticisms and suggestions for changes.  To ease your conscience, any criticisms you bring up I'll probably agree with and be completely on board with changing because I'll likely have entertained them, myself.  It's just that, had I waited for this project to be perfect, I'd never have posted it. ^_^  The backbone to these works, however, must maintain that characters ("Key Figures") systemically removed in both Infinity War and Endgame be restored and/or kept, that they may, in their respective futures, be developed to their fullest potential--Loki-fans become Loki's writers ("guidespirits," if you're into that), Cap-fans become Cap's writers, Tony-fans become Tony's writers, etc.  Wouldn't want to repeat the mistakes of a corrupt, four-headed god, now.   If it's not our job to patch together the logistical mistakes we picked up on in that movie (and it really isn't), then we're free to spend our energy on preventing the whole catastrophe from the beginning.  @stark-eftychia​  @and-i-am-iron-man​  @ofhismerchant  @mcurewrite​  @irondad-loves-us-3000​  @antiendgame​  @anti-endgame-ending​  @kitcat992​ @losingmymindtonight​ @parkrstark​ @keep-a-bucket-full-of-stars​ @irondadfanfics​ @starkaroos2034​ @ellisper​ @dragonnan​ @spidey-art​ @renegadesandkotlc​ @irondadzine​ @celestial-irondad​ ix. I find myself a bit of a tactless animal at certain high points of each page. x. Any bear-imagery you might come across symbolizes love or prophecy.  In fact most of the pieces are saturated with symbolic imagery--if you pick up on it, it's likely that you're not imagining it.  I'm a sucker for "easter eggs." xi. I am eventually going to post an image focusing on just Tony & Peter (connected to this story), but I'm not sure when.  My IronDad heart is the central force behind this work, IronDad was the central force behind Infinity War, and Tony Stark was the central force behind the entirety of the MCU. xii. The Spectators (us fans) have multiple, slightly different worlds (collectively referred to as "Spectator Prime," while my specific version is referred to only by its gate, "Ekko") because we each have our own version of these characters & the stories we've built around them. xiii. There was another scene in Iron Man 2 wherein a plane was hijacked and Tony saved everyone who fell from it by linking them together.  I wanted to find a way to reference it to the Guardians' hand-holding scene/final battle against Thanos, but I wasn't sure how.   xiv. I'm a bit conflicted to begin with, having made this--I don't like feeling that I've spat on the hard work it took to create the movie. xv. I "managed" this comic with traditional media and MS Paint, so it's going to have a few sloppy features, as I lack the software to make a Proper, Modern Comic. xvi. I threw out both traditional and movie-based time travel rules and substituted my own (if it wasn't blatantly obvious, lol). xvii. The playlist is very earnest and dramatic.  Feel free to add to it, too. xviii. I didn't want to take all of the flaws and trials from their lives; I just wanted a future.  Both Tony's and Steve's endings removed "Future" from the picture.  "Future" exists with other characters, including the new heroes/faces of the MCU, but the human race is no hivemind; individuals die, regardless of their legacy.  So what's essentially happened in Endgame and movies to come, in my eyes, is not the sacrifice of one good thing for the sake of another--it was ONLY a loss.  My skill lies in creating a bridge for characters to cross naturally, should they choose.  I don't have any solid plans for them to live out.  I wanted to find a way for them to receive their deserved endings without feeling that I'd just abandoned the versions of them that got the short end of the stick for someone happier.  It would be unfair to prioritize the fretless over the burdened, but what happened to most, if not all, of the Original 6 was also unfair.  For this reason, also, the possibility of the MCU's future becoming accessible over time (to Spectators who use Ekko/believe the characters deserved better) also works with the idea that timelines, and even universes, can eventually be collapsed and merged, given time or similar-enough elements.  As long as the new endings we conceive follow consistent arcs, they will be acceptable.  

Soundtrack: 1. Heaven's Not Enough 2. Towards The Sun 3. Go To Rakuen 4. Music Box 5. Scared Of The Dark 6. Airplanes 7. Imaginary 8. Unreleased Track 9. Short Hair 10. Somewhere Out There (Piano) 11. I'll Find You 12. Breathe 13. The Land Before Time Piano Suite 14. Set It All Free 15. I Dreamed A Dream 16. It's Over, Isn't It? (In which we substitute Greg with Death--sorry, Greg.) 17. The Boy Who Drank Stars/Cave of Wind 18. Centuries 19. Feel The Light 20. King and Lionheart 21. Lost Boy 22. Lost Memory 23. A Thousand Miles 24. Somewhere Over The Rainbow 25. Undertale 071 26. Reprise