Could have sworn that I'd already uploaded all of these. Oh well. Here we are, then. These are the last things I currently have prepared, 10 bonus music drabbles for your pleasure. These were all written in the space of the song listed, chosen at random. Enjoy.
Bonus 1—America by Imagine Dragons
Steve never really knew what to do with himself anymore. Everything was so different and there was so much he'd missed.
The 70s.
The Star Wars—whatever they were.
Dancing.
He'd been trying to catch up on everything, trying to bridge the gap 70 years created, trying to chase down the American dream for the past month, racing the wind on his bike and stopping in at every mom and pop shop for a chance to feel at home.
It never lasted.
Bonus 2—Eet by Regina Spektor
Tony never thought he'd outlive—anyone, really.
It was strange to be the last one left.
Clint and Tasha during that mission in Tanzania that went so very wrong so very quickly.
Steve, saving an entire school bus when—
And Thor, downed in a fight against his insane brother.
The only thing that kept him sane was knowing he wouldn't be far behind.
Bonus 3—Best Day of My Life by American Authors
Bruce hadn't had a place to call home in what felt like forever. It was strange to think that now he had more house, more money, more stuff than he knew what to do with.
Candy Land, perhaps.
But secretly he thought the best thing about having such a big house was the enormous family that came with it.
Bonus 4—Porcelain by Helen Jane Long
They always commented on the porcelain of her skin. China doll, they called her. Precious little Tasha, with big eyes and soft words and curves in all the right places.
Once she'd believed them. Once she'd been proud of her looks, of being the briar rose amongst the snow from the fairy tales. She knew better now.
Now she knows she is made of thorns and she is enticing and strong and she will do anything to protect herself.
But it is nice to know that sometimes she doesn't have to.
That they will do that for her.
Bonus 5—When You Were Young by The Killers
Sitting in his cell, he remembers a simpler time.
A time when the love between them was simple and they were convinced that nothing could ever come between them.
Night and day, the sons of Odin. But one could not exist without the other and he'd forgotten that far too easily.
Love is for children.
He cannot help but agree.
Bonus 6—For the Love of A Princess by Myleene Klass
With so much happening at once, Tony'd never been able to figure out just what had been going through his own mind. What had convinced him to lay down on the wire instead of cutting it. All he could think was
Coulson. Loki. Chitauri. Missle. Pepper.
Pepper.
In the end it always came down to Pepper because in the end she was always the answer.
Protect Pepper. Love Pepper. Say Goodbye to Pepper.
Just
Pepper.
Bonus 7—Closer to Love by Mat Kearney
She couldn't remember the last time she'd knelt to pray.
He just didn't know how.
The Hawk and the Widow, so bound up in each other, so tangled that the times they were apart, when events conspired and their nights were breathless, sweating, nightmarish torture—even then they would find a moment to do things they'd never done before. A breath of a prayer sent to someone they weren't sure was listening for someone they both knew didn't deserve it.
But that's what partners were for.
Bonus 8—Christofori's Dream
Clint tried not to give in. Really, he did.
It wasn't his fault that the Tesseract was so very powerful. Not his fault that Loki had the power to bend minds to his will. Not his fault that he killed his coworkers and friends and innocents and—
He couldn't breathe.
Waking up from that, realizing what—
He couldn't describe the gut-wrenching feeling and he knew, he knew that it wasn't his fault. That Loki was responsible for everything and it was so completely and utterly out of his control.
That didn't stop the nightmares.
She knew that. And G-d, did he love her for that.
For knowing and staying anyways. For the whispered consolations and reminders and the lifelines she threw him. For the everything.
He thinks that in a different life he might have married her.
Bonus 9—Everyone's Totally Insane by The Dandy Warhols
He can't remember the last time he felt the sun on his face or the kiss of wind against his skin and staying here is so much like the Void that some nights he forgets he can breathe. It doesn't make sense. He knows this.
He doesn't care.
He spends his days
Watching and waiting and laughing at the world.
Sometimes he imagines that Odinson will come and that he will speak pleasantries about the Court and the Warriors Three and treaties and wars and love and sometimes Loki can convince himself that he is really there.
He knows it is all a lie.
He doesn't care.
Bonus 10—The Legend of Zelda Suite, For Orchestra
The wedding is a grand affair. There are feasts for days on end and all of Asgard is invited, along with their many acquaintances from Midgard. Thor is flushed and happy and Jane hasn't seen him smile so brightly since before.
They marry under the same stars that Frigga loved and Loki walked and somehow everything seems right. She eats her first apple and Darcy scandalizes half of Asgard and it is wonderful.