As you all know, Elizabeth’s 30th birthday is coming up, and some of us wanted to do something special for her, to express our gratitude for the way she has inspired us. As fans of Elizabeth, we all know what an incredibly talented actress she is, how generous she is with her time coming to so many cons, and how adorable and goofy and fun she is on social media. We also know her passion for the show and her character, a passion we can definitely all relate as fans, and we can see how much love she has for her cast mates and colleagues - she supports and celebrates them in ways that warms our hearts to witness. 

But what truly defines Elizabeth, according to her those who know her - her cast mates, the writers and crew on the show, etc - and those of us who have been lucky enough to meet her in person, is her unfailing kindness. Even those of us who have not met her have not failed to notice her compassion and warmth, how sweet and bubbly and friendly she is, and how often she uses her platform to raise money and awareness for causes dear to her heart. 

And what we all notice most of all is that radiant, infectious smile of hers that lifts people’s hearts just to see it! She has inspired many of us with her kindness and endless cheerfulness and generous spirit, so to that end, we ask all of you to join us in making Elizabeth’s 30th birthday a Day of Kindness. 

On Monday September 11, we’re asking people to participate in any way you can. If you can, please consider making a donation in Elizabeth’s name to one of the following causes that she supports: 

After you have donated in her name, please let Elizabeth know in a birthday message on Twitter or Instagram, using the hashtag #BirthdaySmilesForLil. If you cannot afford to donate, please, please don’t worry - there are plenty of other ways you can participate! 

Send Elizabeth a lovely birthday message, using the hashtag. Anyone who has one of Elizabeth’s Smile for Science shirts could wear it on her birthday and perhaps post a selfie for the birthday girl. You can perform any random acts of kindness they can on that day, in honour of Elizabeth. Something we can all do, for example, is to smile at everyone we meet on Monday! 

Again, let Elizabeth and the rest of us know that you are spreading the love on Monday by tweeting it or posting on IG with the hashtag. Let’s inspire others to join in and make this day very special, not just for Elizabeth, but for those around us and people who need our help, just like Elizabeth does on a regular basis. 

Thank you everyone!

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask @jessiecrimefighter  And a huge thank you to @the-nerdy-stjarna for the banners.

OH MY GOD STEF. Just stab me in the heart. It’d be faster.

Okay, so from what I’m gathering from the interviews and what was said at the WonderCon panel, they don’t know if Agents of SHIELD will be renewed, but they’re going forward as if it will be. They’ve had a five-year plan from the beginning, and they seem to be sticking to it until someone pulls the plug.

That means we could have a possible cliffhanger on our hands!! They are already working on the last final eps as we speak. It’s possible they’ll try to do something that can work both ways, but they said point blank that they’re working on a season finale, not a series finale.

Please, please, do what you can to let TPTB know that we love this show. Tweet, call, email, watch live, watch on ABC.com. We want to see the complete story they’ve been trying to tell from the beginning!!!

PSA!!!! @jemmasimmonsy also pointed out how easy it is to leave feedback on ABC about why you love the show here: http://abc.go.com/feedback

YUP already filled that form out (it’s very easy and quickly done guys, so go do it :D) and if you feel comfortable with calling on the phone this post shows you how you leave a brief vocal feedback :D.

Fitz hovering the first time Jemma brings the baby to the lab, for @clearascountryair

As part of the aosrewatch and keeping the hype up, we encourage you to vote in any of the polls that AoS is in! If you have a poll you found, please let us know and we will update the list! Below are polls that AoS is currently in and we encourage you all to vote and spread the links for them!

Its Going to be Okay

I was about to go in and work on asks (again if you’ve sent one there are a lot in there and I’ll get to them all but it will definitely take me a few more days).  But I just want to take a moment and hopefully offer a bit of stress release to the fandom.  

Tuesday everything literally got turned upside down on us as the C Arc turned into AO3 come to life.  They surprised me (Which isn’t easy to do), did things we didn’t want to see, and then totally changed the playing field on us.  Some are excited by the twist while others are devastated.  As usual the source of that is mostly Fitzsimmons. 

We’re here guys.  The Fitznapping, Role Reversal, and Woman on Fire I’ve been predicting since last season is here.  Just not how I though it would be.  The writers did it and turned it on its head.  I said they would do something that would have us freaking the hades out over hiatus and boy did they ever.

With this meta I’m going to break a few things down and offer some hope.  But we still have to prepare for more twists that are going to hurt.  

What will Fitz be like in the Framework?

Where is Jemma in the Framework:

The Grave:

The Hand:

Other points:

Fitzsimmons:

We have and endgame here guys.  In the gut punch of what we had please don’t lose site of that.  This is TV so we have to suffer before we get these moments.  

Just like in Season three where they set up Perthshire/Jemma pictured them together, that they both loved each other.  It became of matter of getting there.  The bump them was Will, them getting kidnapped, Fitz going to Maveth, and its aftermath.  And we are there again only this time its better.  Its Marriage.   Robo Fitz with the wedding talk was like Fitz watching Jemma’s videos.   A huge “oh my you want that” moment without the other directly saying it.  

Fitz wants to propose, he wants them to get married and grow old together.

Jemma WILL say yes, and she will say yes as soon as she gets him back.

There is NO Universe where FItz doesn’t want to Marry You.

Their’s is a forever love.

THEY WILL MAKE IT BACK TOGETHER….and out pay off at the very least is them engaged if not a wedding.   

Many of us wanted a Woman on Fire Fitznapping…well we got it.  And I said to remind me I wanted it when it was here and not how I pictured it to be.  So that is what I am doing.  

I would also like to point out that the person who has nearly pulled them apart the most is in the mix.   Ward.  Boy do I have some fun theories for him but those are for after the ask box isn’t overflowing.  Especially thanks to Jed’s newest quote.  

I know my meta won’t stop someone from stopping the show if they are upset about the turn.  I know it doesn’t change canon.  I know it doesn’t change we are going to have to suffer a little bit.   What I’m hoping I get across is that the suffering will be worth it.  That we need to stay positive and stay together with this.  Fitzsimmons will be fine, we have that diamond ring just waiting at the end of this.   So hang in there guys.  But in my gut I do believe there are FAR more interssting stories to tell vs just throwing a Rando GF in the mix.  

The Framework is full of love and loss.  Seeing who you really are.  That our experiences help shape us but they don’t define us.  

spoilers for 4.15.

 She doesn’t utter a single word as Daisy begins to speak, because mostly she’s afraid of the lump in her throat and the tears that threaten her eyes. She doesn’t even look at Daisy, but she fumbles underneath the table for her hand and when she finds it she holds it and she holds it tight.

And Daisy grips hers.

And Jemma stares at Fitz and Fitz stares back, his aviators mirroring her own tired, haunted, reflection.

(But Jemma doesn’t need to see his eyes to see the emptiness in them. The truth that lies in them, that Fitz doesn’t know who she is. In this reality that’s supposed to be reality where they have no pain and no suffering and no regret– he doesn’t know who she is.

And if Fitz doesn’t know who she is, who is she without him?)

“Nice place.” Fitz huffs, fingering the menu with his lips curled in displease. He shoves the menu away and leans back into the booth, stretching out his arms and crossing his legs in the most un-Fitz action she’s ever seen anyone do. “Alright, girls. You’ve been harassing me for days and I’ve finally agreed to meet. What is so important that you must talk to me about?”

She wants to scream. She wants to scream because this time he’s taken her last breath and he’s left her at the bottom of the ocean to drown.  He’s always been her anchor but this time they’re sinking and she’s forgotten how to swim.

Daisy squeezes her hand, and Jemma’s reminded she’s not alone, even as she sits across from the person she loves who doesn’t know or love her at all. It’s enough to break her.

It’s enough for her to grit her teeth and narrow her eyes.

Daisy clears her throat and begins with the practiced, memorized speech they’ve rehearsed a thousand times but still wasn’t enough.

“Okay, Fitz–”

“Leo.”

Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.

“Leo…” Daisy slowly pronounces, rolling the foreign syllables on her tongue. “What I’m about to say is gonna sound crazy, okay? You’re probably not going to believe me but it’s true. It’s all true. And it’s really important for you to listen.”

Daisy sighs, looks left and right at the other customers in the diner and then bends forward.

Fitz sighs for an entirely different reason, and leans over to hear what she has to say.

Jemma stays where she is.

“This isn’t real. None of it is. You’ve been kidnapped and you need to help us find you.”

Even with the thousands of times they’ve rehearsed that weren’t enough, it still sounds ridiculous but they don’t have a choice.

They wait for him to say something, say anything at all—

And then he begins to laugh.

“You’re right, it sounds crazy and it is crazy.” he shrugs and reverts back to leaning back in his seat. “Besides, I have everything I’ve ever wanted, so if “this isn’t real” then maybe I don’t want to leave.”

Jemma wishes that she would just drown already.

Fitz stands up and puffs his jacket collar, glaring down at them from behind his darken frames. “Thanks for wasting my time. Have a nice day.”

He brushes past them and Jemma’s sinking into her seat, into the ocean, and she’s forgotten how to swim but she hasn’t forgotten him. And she reaches out and clutches his hand.

His hand is warm. It’s warm and real and this is Fitz no matter how much unlike Fitz he is.

He freezes, looking down at their hands and then peering at her. He isn’t tearing his hand from hers, and that’s enough for her.

“Come back to me.”

And then she lets go.

(and then he stays)

I should already be asleep by now, but before I go:

“Fitz?”

She stumbles into the room, so panicked that she has to make herself take deep breaths just so she can see straight. When she scans the room, she finds them. 

She finds him.

She’ll get to the others, but she has to get to him first. It’s not a choice as much as a need, not a need so much as an inevitability. His lips are chapped and he looks half-starved, but he’s here. She cradles his head in her hands and places her forehead against his, just for a second, just to draw strength and prove to herself that it’s real. She relishes her moment and swallows when she has to let go. She only does it long enough to free him, because when he falls out of his restraints, she’s there. He’s half-starved, but he’s still heavy, and she has to guide him down to sit on the floor. He groans in discomfort, and she runs her hand through his hair, soothing him as best she can with half-formed words.

“Jemma,” he croaks, blinking up at her. “Jemma, wha—”

“Yes,” she says. Her heart stops when he frowns at her, furrowing his brow.

“Yes?”

Her hand moves to his cheek, and he leans into her touch. She fought a war to win him back, and this one gesture makes it worth it.

“Yes, I’ll marry you,” she clarifies.

 He’s adorably groggy, and she can’t help but smile at his confusion.

“Did I ask you to marry me?’

“No,” she answers, her smile widening, “but if you ever did, that’d be my answer.”

He stares at her for a moment, like he doesn’t quite get what she’s saying, and Jemma wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t. They’ve both been through a lot, and he has a right to be a little disoriented. Maybe that’s the only reason she has the courage to say it. Maybe not. Maybe it was the desperate fear that she’d never get a chance.

“Okay,” he says as his head bobs to the other side, then back, “good to know.”

She wants to laugh, or to sweep him up in her arms, or to kiss him all over. She can’t do any of that now, with a half-asleep engineer and four other people to save. She settles for one kiss, short and meaningful, that makes Fitz smile with closed eyes.

“Mmm,” he says, “also good.”

She nudges his playfully with her shoulder as she stands up.

“Well,” she says, “after all I went through to get you back, I would hope so.”

Jemma: I promise I’m not an LMD. Mack just told you I was because HE’S an LMD.

Piper: Okay, but there’s no way I could possibly believe you.

Mack: *explodes into LMD bits, including half of a robot skull that lands right at Piper’s feet*

Piper: Never doubted you for a second.

if you were wondering what my reaction was to the mid season finale…..

It is a travesty that Iain and Elizabeth will never get Emmys for the work they do on this show

That moment when you’re too hyped for a FitzSimmons-centric episode but then you remember the last time they raised this much hype was before 4,722 Hours and we all remember how that turned out.

TODAY IS THE DAY. FITZSIMMONS VS. THE LMDPOCALYPSE.