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  1. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Interlude-1: Diamond Economics

    [A/N]: So this chapter's just a little filler I put together for fun after watching Comic Drake's video "How Much is Emma Frost's Diamond Form Worth?" You can take it as canon if you want, or just a side detour. Either way, I had a blast writing it. If it made you smile, definitely go check out...
  2. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 24: Glass House

    The silence stretched until Fury's presence filled the chamber. His single eye swept across the scene with the practiced assessment of a man who'd seen every kind of clusterfuck the world had to offer. Behind him, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents held tactical positions, their weapons ready but not yet...
  3. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 23: Lines in the Sand

    The last spoonful of tiramisu disappeared from Domino's plate as she leaned back in her chair, her fingers playing with Emma's diamond nail like a worry stone. The private dining room had grown quieter around them, other diners having filtered out into Manhattan's glittering night. "So," she...
  4. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 22: Diamonds are Forever

    The chandeliers cast warm golden light across the marble floors of Le Bernardin's private dining room, where crystal glasses caught the flicker of candles on pristine white tablecloths. Jay adjusted his charcoal Tom Ford suit, the fabric flowing like liquid silk as he pulled out Domino's chair...
  5. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 21: Masks and Moles

    Manhattan Square Park was empty except for pigeons and New York's usual walking around. Jay stared at his phone screen, reading Caliban's message for the third time: People are getting restless. Come now. Simple words. Not so simple when they made his chest feel like someone had packed it with...
  6. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 20: Fancier Cage

    The cool New York air stung Jay's face as he walked away from Ben and Alicia's apartment building, his footsteps loud on the empty sidewalk. He jammed his hands into his jacket pockets, but it didn't stop the shaking that had started when he slammed their door. 'What the hell is wrong with...
  7. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 19: Fault Lines

    The monitoring equipment hummed steadily around Jay as electrodes tracked every neural impulse. Reed's lab had been transformed into something resembling a high-tech medical facility, with Hank's additional equipment creating a maze of cables and blinking displays. Jay tried to focus on the...
  8. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 18: Pancakes & Probability

    The morning sun filtered through the windows of Jay's favorite café, casting golden streaks across worn vinyl booths and chipped Formica tables. Jay sat in his usual corner spot, fingers drumming absently against his coffee cup as he watched the door. His mind wandered to the previous night's...
  9. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 17: Cleansing the Rot

    The old subway platform had never seen this many people. Makeshift seats carved from concrete and salvaged materials formed rough circles around where Jay stood, the air thick with whispered conversations and nervous energy. Nearly a hundred Morlocks had gathered; not just locals, but people...
  10. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 16: The Power Broker

    Jay was already dialing before he reached his apartment door. "Bobby? Time to cash in those favors. I need supplies—massive quantities." "Jesus, kid, what kind of supplies?" Bobby's voice carried that familiar edge of concern. "Food, drinks, medical gear, toys for the kids. Enough to feed...
  11. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 15: Blood and Luck

    The Baxter Building's elevator hummed softly as Jay ascended to Reed's laboratory, his ribs still having phantom pain from Moon Knight's beating three days ago. The healing had helped, but some aches lingered as reminders of how close he'd come to something far worse than broken bones. Reed...
  12. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 14: Fist of the Moon

    The warm July air bit at Jay's face as he stepped through Xavier's front doors, satisfaction radiating through him like warmth from a good whiskey. Hours of careful negotiation had netted him access to Beast's MGH research, Rogue's gratitude, and the grudging respect of the most powerful...
  13. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 13: The X-Trade

    Bobby burst through Jay's apartment door like the building was on fire, expecting to find his friend either pacing frantically or hunched over plans after what had to be the most terrifying hour of his life. Instead, Jay was sprawled across his couch in worn jeans and a faded t-shirt, sipping...
  14. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 12 :The Healer's Gambit

    The Queens safehouse felt different in the evening light. What had been Jay's backup warehouse to practice his powers till now was now something else entirely—a command center for operations SHIELD couldn't touch. Jay moved through the safehouse with deliberate precision, his danger sense...
  15. Max_Striker

    Marvel: CYOA
    Threadmarks: Chapter 11: The Widow's Sting

    Jay's old apartment in Bayville still smelled like takeout and old books, exactly the way he'd left it weeks ago. He kept the place as a backup—somewhere off the grid for clients who needed discretion. Today's appointment was supposed to be simple, some Park Avenue socialite with money to burn...
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