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1. and it looks like I am shaking/but it’s just the temperature by VastVastVast

   Fandoms: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe  

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   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
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   • Work in Progress

   03 Sep 2025

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   • Johnny Storm & Susan Storm
   • Franklin Richards & Johnny Storm
   • Shalla-Bal (Marvel Cinematic Universe) & Johnny Storm
   • Reed Richards & Johnny Storm
   • Ben Grimm & Reed Richards
   • Ben Grimm & Reed Richards & Johnny Storm & Susan Storm
   • Johnny Storm
   • Mentioned Susan Storm (Fantastic Four) - Character
   • Reed Richards
   • Ben Grimm
   • Introspection
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Past Suicide Attempt
   • Past Character Death
   • (she got better lmao)
   • Johnny Storm Needs a Hug
   • Angst
   • Siblings
   • Sibling Traditions
   • Undiagnosed Mental Health Issues
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • sibling angst
   • Self-Hating Johnny Storm
   • Self-Sacrificing Johnny Storm
   • Suicidal Johnny Storm
   • more mentions of hot chocolate than you would expect??
   • watched this movie and knew instantly I had to write Johnny angst
   • also shoutout probably the most comics accurate Johnny adaptation we’ve ever had omg
   • so glad we’ve moved past the idiot womanizer characterization
   • anyway. back to the angst
   • Good Sibling Susan Storm (Fantastic Four)
   • kind of a vent fic?? not exactly. it’s not not tho
   • Good Sibling-in-Law Reed Richards
   • Protective Reed Richards
   • Protective Ben Grimm
   • Guilt
   • title is from the song Girl Anachronism (by the Dresden Dolls)
   • which btw is SUCH a Johnny Storm coded song I swear-
   • Autistic Reed Richards
   • not the focus but like. He is
   • Reed’s (and Sue’s) relationship with Johnny bordering inherently on the parental due to their past will always be so so special to me

   Summary

   After Galactus, after everything, Johnny just wants his sister. She’s always made everything okay.

   But this time, he can’t bring himself to reach for her.

    

   (It’s okay, though. This time, his family reaches for him instead.)

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