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TRUST ME WITH YOUR HEART (I CAN FIX IT TOO)

Rating: T Chapter 30/? - I'm Gonna Love You Knowing there's Tomorrow Pairings: Bechloe Chapter Summary: Tough times at Barden Med continue as the gang violence in the city escalates, but that doesn't stop the team from bonding together even in the face of so much chaos

HELLO I'M BACK!! My brain's been kinda messy lately and creativity has not come easily but I am hopefully now back for good and ready to get this first fic of the series done and completed, I think there's only two more chapters left, but I can't see there being anymore than four tbh, and then I'll be back onto updating my other stuff that's been left on the sidelines.

Big thank you to all of you lovely people for being so patient and lovely in my comments even when I take months to update this, I really do appreciate each and every one of you 🥰🩵

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hey gang something I'm genuinely interested in:

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it takes two (to be santa claus)

Summary: With their marriage on the brink of divorce, Beca and Chloe vow to do whatever it takes to give their daughter one last perfect Christmas- even if it means tracking down a rare American Girl doll two weeks before Christmas.

Words: 9.7k

Rating: T

Notes: Merry Pitchmas, @chiquelle! I hope you enjoy this twist on your prompt that got MUCH LONGER than I originally anticipated!

Going to the mall around the holidays was surely an activity that should be reserved only for the deepest level of hell.

And yet.

Here Beca is.

“I can’t believe I’m spending my day off for this,” Beca grumbles.

Chloe shushes her with a reproachful narrowing of her eyes even as she smiles, then turns her attention back to their 7-year-old daughter, who is cheering gleefully on the seat of a kiddie ride designed to look like Santa’s sleigh, complete with one red-nosed reindeer to “pull” the ride.

Beca watches her daughter’s head bob up and down with the slow movements of the ride for another few seconds before shooting furtive glances at the crowd milling around them. She locks eyes with a boy waiting in line for the sleigh ride, sees him scowl and tap his tiny foot impatiently, and looks away, shoving her hands in her pockets anxiously.

“Isn’t she too old to ride these? Like, aren’t these for little little kids?’

Chloe sighs, her smile starting to tighten around the edges. “They’re for all ages, Beca,” she explains through gritted teeth. “And Rose is small for her age, anyway. Something you both have in common.”

Read the rest on AO3!

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No, because what do you mean Arcane has completely rewritten the rulebook on queer representation in media, and it did it so effortlessly that it puts so many other shows to shame. Like, how are you going to tell me this animated series—ostensibly a spin-off of a video game—has given us some of the most nuanced, unapologetically powerful sapphic characters ever without reducing them to stereotypes, side plots, or, worse, trauma porn?

Vi and Caitlyn? Their dynamic is ELECTRIC. You’ve got Vi, the rough-edged, fiercely loyal, scrappy brawler with a tender side that could wreck anyone emotionally, and Caitlyn, the sharp, principled, deeply empathetic enforcer with a heart of gold. The way their relationship is built on mutual respect and trust while navigating all the insane, tragic chaos around them? Literal chef's kiss. And not once do we get the tired, lazy "coming out" narrative or the "but what about the gays?" rhetoric. Their queerness isn’t the story—it’s just a beautifully natural part of who they are. And THAT is revolutionary.

And let’s not even stop there. This show handles gender like it’s been waiting for everyone else to catch up. Characters like Sevika, who could give you chills with her sheer badassery and gender-nonconforming energy, exist unapologetically without the narrative ever feeling the need to spoon-feed us explanations. It’s just there, woven seamlessly into the fabric of the world.

So many shows claim to want to "normalize" queer relationships or push the envelope, but Arcane has quietly dominated the space by just writing characters who feel authentic. Their struggles are about class, power, loyalty, trauma, not token representation or forced diversity. This show said, “We’re just going to make some of the most layered, compelling characters you’ve ever seen—and oh yeah, some of them are gay. Keep up.”

Like, the bar wasn’t just raised—it was launched into the stratosphere. What do you mean this level of representation isn’t the norm yet? Arcane said, “We’re not asking for permission to exist. We’re just existing.” And that? That is art.

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x08 - “Killing is a Cycle”

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i'm used to being disappointed with what canon material does to gay ships. we usually just have to settle for what little we can get arcane creators really just said "the gays deserve everything" and they fucking delivered

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LESBIANS: 2x08 - “Killing is a Cycle”

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ARCANE: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS (2024) 2.08

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her brain literally stopped working when she saw caitlyns boobs

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THEY FUCKED IN A PRISON CELL!!!1!

that's it, that's my takeaway

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"what" and "fuck" the only comprehensible noises i made while watching the final act

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ARCANE LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: 2x06 - “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern” ↳ "Remember this Caitlyn. Tunnels in your eyes. Lava in your veins. Shadows in your heart. This is the truth of combat."

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EMO VI + ABS

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is this untrue

(this is the original)

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oh, this isn't pitch perfect 2?

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"It's so fun to know that you and Brittany Snow are so close because, I don't know, it just sets something right with the world."