#{ another one i've been debating for a while tbh }

[tvintedspvrkmoving]

adding : peyton ketteridge , twenty two , fandomless songwriter / performer , olivia rodrigo

[barblaz-arts]

Hello!

I would like to start with the fact that your art style is amazing, same goes for the design of the characters. (They look yummy tbh)

I have been wondering if you ever got some kind of art block, if yes what did you do?

If you see this, I hope you have a great day.

Thank you!

Most of the time, when I wanna draw but cant quite know WHAT i wanna draw, I redraw stuff. Like, screenshots. Or old drawings. Or even memes. Those are especially fun for drawing expressions I might not usually draw. Or I take scenes from fics I like or fics I've written and draw them. It helps that I get to move my pen with only half the brain power needed to picture what I want drawn.

But sometimes when I really cant overcome it, I usually just wait it out. Do my other hobbies like read or write or churn up another meta analysis. You cant force yourself to overcome that block sometimes and that's ok.

Oh but sometimes tho! Something that works unintentionally is when I'm like really really upset. I dont like to show it much, bcuz I understand that I'm getting old and I have a significant amount of followers that I dont wanna be a bad example to... But I can have quite a temper on me and can get really petty. But instead of exploding, I try to draw with those feelings.

Like, a while ago, I got really upset about stuff with an AI art fraud. And im just like, you know what this person can claim they're an "artist" all they want, but they still havent even shown a paper drawing as concrete proof. all just excuses and shit. The next moment I drew this, just to reassure myself that I'm an artist and I know what being a real artist is. That unlike AI frauds, I can show I dont need a computer to draw. All I need is a pencil and paper and I'm good.

(Then I proceeded to draw more than I usually do on paper because of that lmao)

And then when Youtooz came with an announcement that they're gonna release four figurines, half of which was 2 versions of Alastor and NO sign of Vaggie, I drew four Vaggies. Yes. I drew all this angry. Until yunno. I got so happy over how nice this ended up looking instead.

And then the last art I posted with the Harem Hotel AU? That's been in my drafts since november but I only got to finish it recently because I got upset over all the people in my notifs leaving hate comments about Vaggie lmao. Just told myself that they can claim to be objective critics who arent misogynistic, but at the end of the day all they could do is leave mean comments on twitter. Meanwhile, I can create! It's borderline horny gay shit, but hey! At least I'm doin' something productive! I can show female characters like her are are worth so much love to the point of making art!

Just. Idk. Maybe next time you feel negative feelings and shit, use art as the outlet for that negativity. Make something out of it. It doesnt have to be pretty, but hopefully it could make you feel good.

Or you know. Like I said, just wait it out.

[lightlycareless]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Lxvo2s/

I saw this and it makes me wonder which of Naoya’s kids would have that reaction. I don’t think it’d be Naomi tbh only bc I don’t see Naoya leaving his wife and child to ride a ride like idk he doesn’t seems like he’d desire going on it that much to do that(I hope that makes sense 😅) but I can see him riding with one of the older kids while Y/N waited with the younger one(s) and them having this type of reaction.

Helloooo!!!

Once again, thank you so much for indulging my domestic bliss fantasies. Anything that has to do with Naomi, Naoya, and you is 😫 instant favorite.

ngl whenever I have the opportunity to do such things I like to fantasize what Naoya and Y/N would do as a family; I've gotten some ideas already that I'm sure I'll write soon enough :3 just gotta start with some others first (does that make me weird? I hope not. I just love daydreaming hahahah)

Anyways, I took some creative liberties with this prompt since I've always stated Y/N to be the one that likes rides and amusement parks more than anyone else. But I like to think I kept the cuteness of it all 🙈🙈

Warnings: none. fluff. Naomi and Naori are cute. Minimal proofreading!!

Happy reading!!

Your love for amusement parks is something you just couldn’t wait to share with your babies!!! So, when they were finally of age to start attending and actually enjoying their surroundings, you and Naoya promptly made preparations for a family trip with the sole intention of having the best holiday ever!

Unfortunately, the same passion you had for adrenaline is not something they’d grow to have, at least not yet.

Anything that had to do with steep drops, 360 turns, alongside the gut wrenching screams that usually followed were just some of the things that pushed them away from even considering going on those high thrill rides.

Less letting you go.

“No, mama, don’t go!!” Naori, your shyest, would cry whilst tightly pulling and tugging at your leg, exhorting all of his strength into stopping you—but he barely makes you move, or reconsider. “Mamaaaa!!”

“Papa, make mama stop!” Naomi urges her father instead, knowing well that he had the ultimate power to convince you otherwise. Surely this situation wouldn’t be any different!

Unless, not.

“I… I think you should reconsider, my love.” Naoya says after hearing another high-speed cart passing by, alongside the screams of its riders that soon dissipate into the air. He doesn’t know what anguishes him more: his baby’s tears, or those of the attendants. “For the kids, at least?”

It’s unfair how he uses the mention of your kids to get what he wants, even more so when you almost concede to his request…

But you really wanted go on this ride, and Naoya knew how enthusiastic you were about amusement parks, way before the two started dating! Besides, it had been so long since the last time you’ve gone to one… don’t you deserve this treat, specially after taking great care of your family?

You deserved this small moment of enjoyment, and after slight debate, Naoya understood how unreasonable he was by siding with his children and proceeded to compromise with them.

“I’ll be back soon! And when I am, we’ll all get some treats, ok?” You say, cooing at your teary-eyed children. God, why did they have to be so adorable?

“Ok, mama…” Naomi silently cries, still holding onto your leg.

“It’ll be fun, don’t worry.” You lean down, bringing her and Naori into a hug before kissing their foreheads. “Besides, you’ll get to see a really funny picture of me at the end.”

“What do you mean?” Naori asks.

“Just wait and see.” You wink, peeling away from them and heading to what they considered your imminent demise, expressing their fear in the way they now tightly clung onto their father.

Naoya didn’t know whether letting them know when it was your turn would be right for them, feared might upset them even further…

But once the cart approached, setting itself into its launching position, coincidentally right before them, all his worries disappeared when you giddily cheered for their attention. And oh, your sweet babies, even though crying still found it in themselves to wave back.

They weren’t able to say nor do much after the ride starts and you were thrusted forward, screeching like there was no tomorrow while their eyes remained glued on your figure (or at least tried to) as you were moved from one side to the other, up, down, backwards, and front once again.

For what felt like an eternity to be away from their grasp, it was only short of a few minutes, and just as they begun to feel impatient at your absence, you suddenly surprised them by tackling them from behind with a hug, followed by peppering their faces with soft kisses to reassure their seemingly endless worries.

“See? Nothing happened! Mama is back with her two little dumplings!” You coo. “Oh, why are you crying? It was fun! Maybe when you’re older you’ll like it too.”

“No! I hate it! I’ll never go on that ride!” Naomi quickly retorts, shaking her head. “Don’t ever go on that ever again!”

You stare at your bold daughter for a few seconds, blinking in disbelief before chuckling.

“Alright, I can manage. It was enough excitement for a while either way.”

“…Do you promise, mama?” Naori quietly asks, you smile.

“I promise.” You say, crossing your fingers behind your back. “I won’t go on any rides like this anymore.”

At least not in front of them. You and Naoya might have to get a bit more creative when it comes to distracting them, or convincing ways to bribe them into letting you go…

Like the funny picture you promised to show them after everything was done, portraying your reaction to a steep fall—a sight that managed to slowly quiet their cries and replaced them with giggles.

Fortunately, their animosity towards such entertainment would promptly disappear when much older. At least for Naomi, whom had a much greater interest in all adrenaline-inducing activities compared to her younger brother, who instead enjoyed getting any sweet treat he could get his hands on.

The two may not physically look like you at all, but when it came to their preferences, they were nothing short of carbon copies of you.

Omg rare mention of Naori lmao. I promise to write more of him, it's just that Naomi.... :(

Anyways, thank you so much for sending in this 🥺💖💖💖 I hope you enjoyed this small piece the same way I enjoyed writing it.

Now, take care, and hope to see you soon!!!

[mischiefmaker615]

Hello, I am not sure if you are currently taking requests for your music based one-shots, but I would like to request one for either "Heart" by The Pretty Reckless or "You" by The Pretty Reckless please and thank you! 💜

Song Request: "You" by The Pretty Reckless 

Requester: @stilleobjection

Rating: PG14 (hints of being dark tbh?) 

Summary: "I long for you to want me the way i've wanted you..''

Note: I listened to both and picked "You" but if you squint, i suppose the one shot could work with both songs Lol

''Loki?... Loki... Loki!''

Frigga's sharp voice startled the second prince of Asgard, causing him to jump and move his eyes away from the open window to find his mother's arms crossed and brow raised.

"I suppose we should continue this perhaps another day..'' she sighed, shutting the book and rising from the couch in the study, making her son quickly shake his head and reach out.

''no no- I'm sorry I'm just.. a little distracted today.. we can continue, mind spells.. right?" he asked sheepishly, feeling the pull of his eyes to try to look back out the window while his hands clenched at his sides, looking down at his lap on the couch.

Frigga raised a brow, clearly finding that not to be the right answer while she goes over towards the window. ''my son, what has you so distracted tod-''

''nothing mother-'' he says quickly and got to his feet to step in front of her, arms spread as if to help block her ''it was merely a snake-''

Her eyes gave him a cross look before sneaking a glance around him quick enough forward her eyes met his, finding them guilty while hers filled with amusement. ''..have you spoken to her before?"

''who?" he asked a little to quickly before the look in his mother's eyes had him sigh and look down, arms dropping to his sides. ''of course not.. we are not to speak to the maid's that don't involve orders...''

''you follow your father's rules to much, they are people just like us and value connection.'' Frigga shook her head while Loki straightened a bit to his full height, just barely looking down his nose at her.

''following father's rules will get me much closer to gaining the thro-''

''showing compassion and connection to the people of Asgard is of much importance to be a good king Loki.'' She spoke gentle, his eyes trailing off to the books in the study in thought before he felt her hand begin to carefully adjust the clasp of his cape upon his shoulder. ''..a king also will need a queen..''

Loki couldn't help but snort while his mind seemed elsewhere ''it is also forbidden to court outside of royal lines..''

Frigga couldn't help but smile as she placed her hands on his chest at last and looked up at him gentle. ''well, rules can always be adjusted by their ruler. That will be all my son, we will continue our lesson tomorrow.'' She said before she left with the door gently closing with his eyes following her.

His fingertips seemed to tingle, shifting in place while he resisted the urge to continue is distracted behavior earlier, but with a short-lived debate, he sat himself by the window once more with his eyes gazing out towards the gardens.

She was beautiful.. how her hair seemed to sway in rhythm of her hips when she walked. how her dress hugged her body in all the right ways, it might as well have been a ball gown than a maiden's uniform. How her laugh seemed to make others smile and how she seemed to always finish her tasks fast enough to be able to help others. She was smart, held conversation and shy at the best of times. At least.. from what he's seen..

Loki's chin rested on his palm while his elbow supported him with his eyes watching her. right now she was picking flowers- for the banquet table no doubt. Her eyes seemed to be in full concentration, searching for the right ones in a very few patches. The fluttering feeling in his chest returned, hesitation in his actions while he practically glanced behind him to make sure he was alone. Drawing a deep breath, his eyes closed for just a moment before his fingers flexed and lightly dug into his palm, a shimmer of green flashing amongst the grass before exotic flowers bloomed just beside her.

He made sure she would never notice.. father would have his head if he heard of the second prince of Asgard helping with the chores. Who knows what punishment would be bestowed upon her.. they'd believe she had asked him for assistance rather than the truth.. it was better this way..

Her eyes lit up once she turned, finding the new batch in which to pick with the slightest hesitation in his eyes as if to remember if it had been there just a moment ago. Loki felt a smile tug at his lips at her happiness. He barely heard the servant behind him before he quickly snapped out of it and stood, seriousness coming over him with his usual intimidating attitude, making the male servant take a hesitant step back with eyes to the ground while he spoke.

Another court meeting to attend. Loki sighed and waved him off, stealing one more glass at lady Y/N before he turned to leave, having missed the small sneeze that over came her while his swept off into the halls.

~

Y/N lay in bed, her body taken over with exhaustion by her daily work yet sleep would not be coming for her soon. She was within the in-between, kept up by her mind yet just barely at the door to slumber.

Her bed almost felt huge, despite it being in the servant's quarters. She stayed in the one closest to the window, having it opened a smidge where the morning sun may warm her when it came time. Her skin was gently illuminated by the moonlight, highlighting ever curve and limb while she turned onto her back with a sigh.

She was beautiful.. her simple nightgown teasing just enough of her intimate areas where it might as well have taken just a simple breeze to uncover the rest. Her lips were parted while her breathing stayed even. Her eyes closed while they fluttered every now and again with a particular thought that threatened to wake her.

Still, she remained still.

Her arms were resting above her head, the sheets draping just over her mid-section while her silky hair lay just surrounding her face. Beautiful..

Beautiful how the goosebumps seemed to spread while his fingertips just ghosted over her skin, having started at her palms and made a path towards her shoulders. On instinct, he would have pulled her straps back up, while they had fallen just down her arms mid-way, by the best of them left them alone.

The mattress had dipped where his knees were placed, just on either side of her hips while he hovered his weight to barely touch her. he remained still in his straddling position, looking down with his soft eyes while he hunched over her, his arms having stretched out to have ghosted over her arms in their beginning trail.

He wondered how her dainty wrists would feel if he would just enclose them in his slender hands, how much her strength would show if she were to try to pull them free in her perfect position right now. His palm then left her shoulder to rest above it onto the mattress, allowing his weight to rest while his other hand continued to explore.

Of course.. this wasn't the first time. He had practically memorized everything she had to show, but only what she had shown. Not once had he found her with her skirt bunched up, nor the sheet below her hips. His eyes would flicker down any time she would shift in her sleep, grateful for what he had but begging for more of her.

his fingertips trailed now along her collarbone, every now and again his eyes would look up into hers in which they would still be remaining shut before he would follow his own hand again. His favorite spots was where it would hold the perfect place to sink his teeth into, the area just between the neck and the shoulder. Oh how she'd squirm if he decided to follow through, perhaps even tease with his tongue with whatever he felt like that day. She always seemed so ticklish when his fingertips would brush against her there, or the tip of his nose and lips, but he did not kiss her yet.

No.. her lips would be the first he planned on pressing down on with his own when the time came close.

She let out a sigh then, her face turning to look towards the window yet her eyes remained closed while she exposed more of her neck to him. he had half the mind to press his thighs together, feeling the strain in his pants as he watched her but had to remind himself to keep his body still, not at all wishing to wake her.

What would she do? Finding the second prince of Asgard hovering over her like this.. would she scream? Fight? Freeze? Perhaps she wouldn't do anything at all.. after all, in her position she had no right to refuse him as a royal. One wouldn't believe her anyway.. but the mere thought of fear in her eyes, hate, disgust maybe, had in chest tighten and his fingers curling into the sheet below him.

She perhaps couldn't want him the way he wanted her.. steal her the way she had stolen him.. need him the way he needed her..

His lips parted in a soft sigh, the feeling of longing filling his eyes as he gazed at the very creature he watched whenever he got the chance. In the gardens at noon, in the hall ways in the morning- despite the brief passings. Beside the corners of the banquet hall at dusk while she waited to fill yet another glass of wine. In the night was the only real time he could truly look upon her, closer, ensure she was comfortable and safe, despite her many questions in the morning towards her work mates.

She'd wonder how the flowers had sprouted so fast. How she enquired another blanket in the night. How her chores seemed to be less tedious as if someone had done them just a moment before her. her meals would be fulfilling and her sleep was restful. He couldn't help but feel the tug at his lips when she had even mentioned perhaps an angel from Valhalla was watching over her, granting her luck and protection.

Her breath hitched, his hand stilling until she regulated her breathing much more before he continued to glide his fingertips within her cleavage; the in and out motion matching the rhythm he's countless times imagined his cock filling her perfect cunt.

Ohh how he longed to see it.. to kiss it.. taste it.. fill it.. he'd ask for nothing else in this lifetime if only she'd grant him the promise and privilege..

What she offered in her sleep, was what he would accept. Perhaps Frigga was right.. a king may have the power to change the rules in which it would involve royals and lower class. Would she want to be with him? truly? Overlooking the privileges and want him for him?

His eyes looked over her face as if she would answer, read his mind while he lowered himself ever so slightly, pausing in which his clothed cock brushed up against her below him before he moved slower to just lower his mouth. A hand gently swept a lock behind her ear, the smile tugging at his lips while he just barely pressed his lips against her cheek and tightened his fingers against the sheets for self-control once more.

''until tomorrow once more, my Flower..''

~

Y/N bit her lip as she stood just outside Loki's door, nervousness growing by the second while the guards seemed to take their time fetching him inside. She had never seen his room- his chambermaids telling her countless stories of how scary or how grand it was.. the tales were different with each replacement..

Why her? why had she requested to see her? they've never even spoken before.. had she made a mistake? Forget to bow when he had passed the last time? Her mind ran through so many possibilities of what she may have messed up on, the sound of the door had her jumping in freight.

''you may enter now.'' The guard told her, stepping back to his post just beside the door while he held it open for her.

''thank you-'' she said quietly, her fingers gripping her dress at her sides nervously while she stepped in.

Loki stared out the window, his body tall and cape moving ever so slightly at the gentle breeze that came in. he knew she was there, every ounce in his body screamed for him to turn, to smile, to embrace, to follow his instinct, but the logical half knew this would be a delicate process while he remained still. His silence was crucial, knowing she was nervous right now because.. she didn't know of their history.

The door was heard closing behind her and she remained where she was while she bowed low in respect, eyes to the ground with a careful breath. ''you wished for my presence, my prince?"

''my prince, you deem me as yours, Flower?" he smirked, his eyes closing as he listened and imagined how red her cheeks must be right now while he dared give her the nickname he'd called her so many times before in his mind.

''I'm- sorry.. I did not mean-''

''it is of no offense darling, I do hope you plan on relaxing here once you've found yourself comfortable.'' He tutted, finally turning himself to face her while his fingers remained clasped behind his back. His eyes were gentle, hiding the longing in his eyes with authority and a mask. She had no idea how he felt for her.. not yet..

''..i do not think I understand..'' she said quietly, raising herself from her bow while she stayed with her fingers grasping the fabric at her sides. Her eyes shyly rose to his own, her heart racing faster with each step he took towards her. it was difficult to pinpoint his mood, his expression.. his intention. So many stories came from all maidens who encountered him- it was impossible to know what was true or not.. what would be hers?

''you are to replace my chambermaid. She has fallen ill and proposed perfect timing to find a new replacement anyway. Your things shall be moved to the guest room just along the way here, your duties will start immediately.'' He said carefully, his heart racing just as much as hers while he stared down at her.

Oh how happy he was.. to have her finally close to him.. she will be safe, in his sights and care at all times- though needless did she know or not. In time, perhaps she'll learn his endearment towards her, maybe even return them as well..

She had too..

Loki didn't know he had been holding his breath until he had realized she hadn't spoken. ''I expect gratitude has left you speechless.'' He chuckled, exhaling while his shoulders threatened to dip down with relief. All morning he had looked forward to believing the news, and by this, he granted himself the pleasure to dip his eyes down just below her collarbone- a privilege and expectance towards one who held his position.

She shifted a little, her arm muscles flexing to stop herself while she fought the urge to cover her chest by his wandering eye. He looked upon her with lust- no.. something more hidden behind his eyes.. what intentions did he hold? She couldn't help but flinch when he suddenly reached out to grasp her hands, earning a small chuckle from him while he leaned down to be more nose to nose with her.

''and yet I still expect an answer, Flower.''

''thank you my prince- I am nothing but grateful..'' she put on a smile, a strange sensation washing over her at the feeling of his hands.. like a familiar feeling like his touch was not new..

''I expect nothing but the very best darling, I do tend to always get what I want..'' he smirked, his thumbs brushing over her skin while she looked up at him, something.. strange in his eyes seeming to cloud over to what seemed like a man hungry.. lustful.. possessive.. his grip tightening ever so slightly at the small feeling of her trying to return her hands back to herself, not at all ready to let go.

''and I promise to take very good care of you..''

~DM a song for your own Loki Musical Mischief one shot :D

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[wombywoo]

I think you mentioned werewolves some time ago. Are they treated about the same as vampires ? Or do they face more/less bigotry? Are they the kind that can control their transformations or only can transform during a full moon? In your universe are they born as werewolves or turned ? (Big werewolf and quinncent universe fan…)

Waaahhhh I can't believe I've neglected werewolves for this long 😩 Apologies! Tbh, I've spent so much of my time daydreaming about my main 2 dudes, so I feel like I haven't given as much attention to other stuff in the lore ✨

But yes! Werewolves exist! In this universe, lycanthropy is contracted by being bitten by a bigass mutated supernatural wolf thing (™️) or by another werewolf. The mutated wolves are extremely feral and used to be rare enough that they only caused isolated problems throughout history, but a recent influx has seen a rise in attacks on the public (yikes). It's not a guarantee that someone bitten will turn either; sometimes they come out unscathed, sometimes they just die 💀

The appearance of a werewolf is pretty standard--giant dog-like beast. Fur color can vary; browns, grays, reds, etc. There are also variations in the body type--some are bipedal, others quadrupedal. For the most part, they're all extremely fast runners. They have big, glowing, completely white eyes, reminiscent of the moon. Claws, teeth, the usual. It is an extremely painful process to transform, but once you've endured the first year, it gets a bit easier.

Now that werewolves have been acknowledged under new abhuman recognition laws, there are several methods of 'treating' the condition. During a full moon, a registered werewolf is required to either--a. take a neutralizing pill (this won't stop the transformation, but it causes the patient to be rendered docile and nonaggressive during their cycle) or option b. visit a secure 'werewolf transformation center' (a fortified facility where patients can safely transform amongst other werewolves while under observation). A transformation is unavoidable for every full moon, but werewolves can also transform from various circumstances at any given time--under duress, anger, fear, as well as dog-like triggers--bursts of running, having an object thrown at them (frisbees have been banned in public places, sadly 😔) There's a separate pill that exists to limit these kinds of involuntary transformations (results vary).

Another aspect of werewolf documentation is the requirement that they have a 'handler'. As you can imagine, this sparks a lot of 'dog and master' debate, so it's not entirely well received--but a werewolf is required to have someone supervise them in their day-to-day life (in order to be on standby if a random transformation were to occur). This is usually a relative, but can also be an assigned service worker if there's no other option.

There is a fair amount of prejudice stacked against them--I think people are even more blatant in their bigotry against werewolves because of all the dog comparisons 😞They're viewed as 'feral and disgusting', and a lot of people attempt to conceal their conditions because of this. Vampires also face backlash, but there's more of a public fear for them, whereas werewolves are usually the butt of a joke, despite being equally dangerous 🥲

For protective measures against rogue werewolves, or even ones unaware they have the condition yet, a tranquilizing dart has been implemented that will sedate and incapacitate someone in the midst of a violent transformation. (This is why a handler is needed--to carry this tranquilizer and use it in case of emergency.) A rabies-like vaccine has also been developed to inject into a recently-bitten individual to prevent the lycanthropy from spreading.

I do have a werewolf character in mind for my little imaginary military task force--her name is Sheila; snarky, Irish, butch lesbian ✊ She was bitten as a teen (by one of the aforementioned mutant dogs) and so far, she has not disclosed her condition to the rest of the squad 😤 She's also ditched her government issued handler for a while (crusty old dude who she hates), and instead has been assigned a temporary new one--the enigmatic witch 'consultant' of the team known as Birdie....

More on that later (at some point) muahaha🙆‍♀️

[thetimelordbatgirl]

The Story And The Engine Live Blog

*Barber shop that has a screen projecting stories as customers tell them??? Ngl would love to go to that barber. *TARDIS adventure in past sense??? Interesting at least. *The fucking playing the intro on the barber shop story project- the theorists gonna be adding that one to their theories. *"You need to get me home"-Belinda reminding us of the plot still. *"The TARDIS does your hair"-well we kinda took the hint from the outfit changes but guess been said out loud now. *"first time I've had this black body"-well guess fifteen is at least before fugitive doctor then. *More Belinda backstory. *Also Belinda and Doctor having a good doctor-companion relationship with her saying going into the barber shop and telling and listening to stories is human as hell and to take all the time he needs before he goes out to it. *ALSO confirms the doctor does stuff like this??? Hopefully we see more of it beyond this episode with him doing stuff to feel more human??? *Doctor enters barder shop and TARDIS begins flashing red and making enough noise to cause Belinda ear pain....well shit. *More well shit at the missing poster men being in the barber shop in reality. *The fucking hair grows back, meaning your forever getting haircuts while telling stories???? As a fanfiction writer who suffers burnout easy and cannot have long as fuck hair, that sounds like hell. *Oh okay its the windows projecting the stories then....still intersting concept. *"Must feed it, it is always hungry"-ooh???? *Belinda back in the TARDIS like, "CAN SOMETHING STOP TRIGGERING THIS NOISE-"-also Belinda talking to the TARDIS??? Hello??? *This woman can just come and go with food to the barber shop prison??? Is guy specific with his prisoners or *They travelling, fuelled by the stories- again me likely the concept, dunno what else to say lol. *The doctor doing what he does best with taking the places of others in dangerous situations. *The fucking protective cover from hell there. *Doctor instantly tells story about Belinda, man just instantly thinks about his companion when needing to tell a story (please note I did miss some of it because my TV messed around ugh...) *Belinda really be not having a great time in the TARDIS right now. *Belinda is me having to go through social situations. *"I thought it was a home for me...I was safe..."-doctor really cannot just have anything nice in this universe huh.... *THE OUTSIDE IS SPACE??? *GIANT FUCKING SPIDER- *...Random child Belinda can see??? *And shes fucking gone like that??? *"we travelling on a spider"-my actual nightmare there tbh. *"where are we going?"-"you'll find out soon enough"-vague as fuck. *And Belinda in the plot now. *"awful haircuts"-one of his crimes at least. *"he has no real power"-well thats one way to get answers. *He is Anasai and Dionysus and Loki, all at the same time somehow? *"I am the voice in the empty void"-eh there's been alot of those in doctor who at this point. *Lmao new reaction meme found with the doctor and belinda laughing at bullshit. *The doctor just like "yeah i met those gods none of that shit is true"-also wait Anasai tried to get the doctor to marry his daughter??? *Ngl with the gods being real, man is lucky at least he didn't get fucked up by the gods for claiming to be them as they didn't like that shit. *She knew the doctor and travelled with the doctor??? New and past companion introduced same time??? *FUGITIVE DOCTOR?! FUGITIVE DOCTOR?! *"I was busy in another story, that might be finished some day."-thats just winking to the big finish people. *The doctor leading to the companion ending up on fucked up path...yeah that sounds like a fate of people who end up with the doctor somehow. *"All the gods gone"-....if this was percy jackson just saying that would be a debate at least.

[k3nnjamin]

Pack dynamics with Transbeta Kon

i have a couple ideas for early core four omegaverse au, i need to talk them out so i can make my final decision (i also just miss them lmao, and need some dopamine) + poll bc i love community input

Okokok, before I start, i need to define the basic subgender roles / typical pack dynamics of this au:

betas are the majority presentation across the population. they're typically caretakers or leaders/second-in-commands within the pack, managing emotions and relationships. it's common to meet large packs entirely made up of betas. they collect scents of packmates easier and a touchy beta isn't out of the ordinary.

alphas are protectors primarily, but i think historically they would be put into roles of power just cause they're 'stronger' .. and we know how that ends. uhmm horomones make you silly (don't call em knotheads for nothing). if there's more than one alpha, one is like the head A that keeps the other alphas in line. generally help betas keep peace by scruffing their unruly packmates (or growling at them, or whatever needs done tbh). alphas are also known to be packless for one reason or another.

omegas are managers, they do all the tasks that keep the pack afloat physically. usually cooking, cleaning, groceries, bills, errands, delegating tasks to other packmates, and making sure everyone is doing their tasks properly. "women's work" in our world, but in a healthy pack the most taxing responsibilities (emotional labor and raising pups) should be spread pretty evenly. i think they're the most respected members, and deal out punishments/reprimands. you see lots of omegas in business.

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i also need to mention before we dive in that Kon is trans Alpha to Beta in all three scenarios because he doesn't have enough identity issues already lmao

also, tim is the omega, i feel strongly about this and about the other three being a/b. if you have other feelings, please share, i would love to hear them!!

mention three, gonna come back to edit this or reblog when i've read more comic with more detailed descriptions on C+B because i only have vague knowledge on their personalities and i don't want to misrepresent them -_-

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get it? got it? GREAT! now sit your ass down, it's time for me to bend all my social roles.

Scenario 1 (three alphas and tim):

this is such a juicy thought that i've been chewing on for a little bit. these were all brought about because i think Tim is a bit under-socialized and i think knowing his best friends of the same-ish subgenders are bonding without him (it's his fault, he's avoiding them) while he's the only omega is a special type of pain.

this one also adds the extra layer of Kon trying to overperform alpha-ness to fit it with the group, tension growing because of this, insecurity when Tim's omega does not fuck with his alpha, and eventually breaking down when they get Tim to be a physical part of the park and realizing they will love him anyways. (general extra) ma and pa bonding moment extra cause i've assigned them both B. so really i lied and thsi is 2A+1B+1O end goal, but i'm more focused on them all being high intensity at one point

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Scene 2 (1 alpha + 2 beta + 1 omega):

someone suggested Bart as an alpha and I'm really into that .. Or Cassie.. and that's why i'm having this debate with myself in the first place

anyways Kon beta truther is back at it, but this time he has a non-family member packmate to emulate and help him transition into the role. this one could be a little smoother than the other two since he's moving to a role that's working and from a role that doesn't necessarily mourn his loss (they're not large enough yet to need two alphas). then he has some more room to explore his gender without all the stress of trying to hold onto a stereotype.

i do really like the thought of the two betas bonding over exploring their genders in addition to Tim's gender exploration as an omega pack leader who didn't get a lot of physical pack interaction in his life. lots of sweet moments, this is probably my favorite just because i love love love fluff :3

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Scene The Third (three betas and an omega):

this one sees kon leaving the 'protector' role empty, and shame keeps him bonded to those actions for a long time even as he transitions. he gets so much worse before he lets his alpha go. behavioral issues stemming from the feeling that he has to continue keeping his friends' behaviors in check. displays of dominance and irritation that borders aggression. and he gets very possessive.

Until Bart dolls out a corrective behavior before Kon's instincts react to it. Cassie scruffs him before he can lose his ever loving mind (still trying to A). Tim reprimanding him by telling him it's not his place, doing work his blockers can't by classical conditioning Kon to start ignoring his leftover alpha instincts.. There's this flood of relief as he realizes his packmates are taking that burden off him and redistributing it between the three. they're fucking superheroes, they don't need to be protected.

actually??? this one might win me over simply because i could make real examples of their interactions

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bonus ✨🍀

tim as the pack leader omega!! (and later cassie, but i haven't gotten there yet) he came in and was like "here's how it's gonna be, guys" and no one opposed him. i don't think anyone even knew what his presentation was until they were all living together, and even then that was entirely by accident. but he runs a good ship, leaning into the managerial role of omega. everyone finishes their chores "or else" (they're all afraid of what that might mean) and missions are executed .. well, he plans missions very well. but he's not too hot on the emotional side of leadership, a little too matter o fact. yeah, they're his friends, but they're not civilian friends. they know him a little Too personally. he can't put up a front like he did at school. so he emotionally retracts into himself. and this causes crazy problems.

[dinogoofymutated]

Hey hey! I've just been lurking for a while in your blog and just wanted to ask, any chance to get a small WIP for the upcoming wolverine fic ? or maybe even just an update on how the chapters are going? no pressure, just extremely excited! And just so you know lover your work, i think you're tge only person that has made me this excited when they post something lol💫

Hi!! ahhh I'm trying so hard to get some proper work done on this fic, and I have bascically all of ch1 done, I'm just debating on whether or not I should tack on another scene onto ch1 or move it to chapter 2. It's about 3.6k words right now, but for some reason I feel like my ending of this chapter needs a little something. TBH I think I'm thinking about it too hard and worrying about what others think too hard and It's stalling me. Here's a super short WIP while I try to finish up that ending today though!

“I just think I’d remember if I had seen a pretty nurse like you before.”  The words make you gape for a moment, that smile still showing as you shake your head at him and try not to laugh. He was a flirt- a rather smooth one too. 

    “Do you use that line on all the ladies?” You tease as you pull out your stethoscope to listen to his heart. You listen, and besides the fact that his heart rate is a little faster than the regular average, you don’t seem to notice anything too strange.

    “Only the ones as pretty as you.”

[purgatoryandme]

ok so i know the fic is about 5 years-ish old (i've been on a winteriron nostalgia kick, sue me) now but oh my god. i just read "illuminate me" and. oh my god. i literally have no words. finishing that fic in about a day was a life changing experience and your writing is so. augh i can't even describe it. the way you characterize people and their actions and how they think is just so amazing and intriguing. you created this story that just kept drawing me in no matter how many times i was called away from my phone (school, sleep, etc.) I think that was one of the best, if not THE best slowburns i have ever read. oh my lord.

the massive character growth and devolopment bucky goes through is so satisfying tbh, and it felt so natural. a lot of writers don't let their "possessive" characters devolop the way yours did. the technobabble (though it was kinda hard to parse through) was amazing. honestly i havnt read something with that much depth? in its storyline since i was 14. your writing is reminiscent of enders game and it was honestly so comforting.

you're not obligated to respond to this, i just needed to let you know how mind-breakingly fantastic that read was. thank you so much, and u am now off to view your other work.

p.s. i was debating on sending this anonymously cause i was scared my friends would judge me for reading mcu fanfic in 2025. but what the hell, this is tumblr and your writing is nothing for me to be embarrassed about sharing

Five years! Has it really been that long? The passage of time horrifies me, but it's a bit sweet to have my fic fall into a nostalgic category.

Thank you so much for messaging me with your kind words! It's really moving to see people continuing to enjoy something I wrote while I was still in school myself, and I genuinely think it keeps the arts alive in my heart now that all I do is research research research.

Bucky's development in this story was really important to me. The whole thing was a beta for another story and started with me wrestling over the concept of a person like Bucky IRL - a good person with good intentions, but a frankly frightening and repulsive execution. It really got me thinking about romantic lead archetypes and how they intersect with the lives of actual people. What do you do when you're Tony and somebody like Bucky is breathing down the back of your neck? How do you find it in your heart to interact with them? Should you even try? What would ever convince you it was worth it? And for Bucky...how does one even begin to approach healing, knowing that they'll never be who they once were ever again, and attaching so many of their highest hopes to somebody who doesn't want them?

And for everyone else watching this trainwreck: what do you do about it??? Having those concepts resonate with readers gets me all misty eyed. I've always wanted my writing to be comforting at the end of the day - to make the world make a little more sense, or to help people feel understood, or to have a message of hope against the backdrop of difficult questions and scenarios in life. Never feel embarrassed about what you enjoy and spreading that joy to creators! I'm so so grateful people like you exist.

Now, I'm also going to engage in some nostalgia...it's been awhile since i last read any WinterIron.

[flanzee]

what did u think of the anime ?? thoughts on wallace’s characterization ? seems to be heavily debated. love ur art !!

hello!!! :] thanks for liking my art EEEEEEEE

for a long time i saved my opinion about the anime because the first few days it came out it was a war zone out there and people with a different opnion would've be jumped on hahaaaaaa.... but ANYWAYS To this day I'm still neutral about it. Not what I personally expected. After my first watch I felt so devasted tbh LOL I took me a while to even get closer to it again and watch some of it for a second time. BUT with time, i slowly started to appreciate what I did liked about the show: the amazing animation!!!!! it's one of the things i praise of, alongside side the music (which i still listen time to time) Now everthing else... is something... I don't like how Scott was handled in this show nor The whole plot for the last 3 episodes ifykyk 😭😭😭 like at ALL. And something that people always praise about the show is how the Exes now had more depth and and were fun too watch but imo the only one who stands out was roxie and matthew...everything else felt half cooked... todd just being part of a Gag and istg i feel ike the Twins talked/did more in the comic than the anime 😭?!?! they didnt gaf about them even here LMAOO

I feel like this show could've been so good if the people behind it weren't thinking about "doing everything we can do in 8 episodes and conclude it because we are sure we wont get a season two!" you know?? and these last episodes are the prove of it and that they were running out of time

About Wallace's characterization, back then I've mentioned to my friends once that i felt like he was OOC at first. Him pretending that didn't cared about Scott did hurted a little ahaha. But after Bryan mentioned that he wasn't OOC, wasn't being a dick like everyone else was saying-including me lol-and that we should've be looking at his actions rather than his words[?]I stepped back and think "well Alright if he say hes not I guess i'll go with it. I guess. thats just his way to cope with scott's disappearance. I think. .... Ah. ... I get it now........... I see.......!!!!!!!" and understood that perhaps he's not the kind of person to admmit his real feelings, But Being with Another Scott the day after hes gone, Being in a Movie about Scott's life, Tell the director that there should've be a scene of him and Scott making out just to later have sex with the actor that played Scott and was also only interested on him while he was on his Scott custome WELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's true that actions says more than words!!!!!!!! wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hirukochan]

Nothing makes me want to quit writing fics again like how some people act and treat writers.

I'm not really active on here. I'm not very active in the snape fandom either and I haven't had many negative experiences in the fandom at all. Quite the opposite. I have met many nice people and if I weren't the anxiety-ridden, traumatised, depressed, introverted little hermit that I am, I'm sure I would have met even more.

But some people...some people really need to work on actively unlearning to view fanfic like content to be consumed.

I've posted over 2 million words of (mostly) Snape-centric(-ish) fics since coming back to writing fanfic in 2023, after quitting when I was a teen despite how much I loved it - depression, lack of interaction, entitled readers and shitty people really did their best to strangle that love until writing was just another chore I was too exhausted to complete.

Were all of these long fics, oneshots and whatnot good?? no.

Looking at you Cigarette smoke, profanities and stolen kisses (≖_≖ )

I am under no illusion, not everyone will like my excessive, ranting, fucked up stories.

But if you don't - do me the favour, and shut the fuck up about how you don't.

You can leave at any point. I haven't strapped you down in a chair Clockwork Orange style and forced you to read my fics. I feel I give plenty of warnings for my fics. And you aren't always supposed to like the characters - because they are human. They are beautifully, devastatingly human and sometimes they'll be a real piece of shit.

I know this rant is utterly pointless, because the kind of people who act that way are most likely not following me here on tumblr. Idk if anyone is really following me here tbh.

I wouldn't follow me.

I am an anxiety-ridden, traumatised, depressed, introverted little hermit who was bullied ruthlessly for most of her life and now gets a panic attack anytime she feels like she is taking up space or making a mistake.

I'd like to say that I don't care when people critique my fics - but I do. I care too much. My anxiety-ridden, traumatised, depressed, introverted little brain cares way too much so I don't want to hear how you...

...think it's disgusting I made Snape a cuckold because he watches the girl he is supposed to fall in love with in the future fuck another guy at a sex club - wtf, he is not??? and he is not entitled to Freya and at this point (or any point really tf), there has not been any romantic development between them - wtf is wrong with you?

...hate the Barty Crouch jr, a charater we get, what? ten pages of in the actual books? And how you just hate that Freya wants to fuck him - while also being with Snape. We do not have enough fics with a good polyamorous couple. Leave my power throuple alone. (Curious how that fic hasn't seen an update since the end of 2023. Funny how that works, ay???)

...think the end of Your tears are of no relevance to me was rushed. That fic is over 500 fucking words long - it had to end one day (つ ≧□≦)つ - it was supposed to be a fucking oneshot

...just hate that ending to that one fic I wrote so much.

There is more...why is there more? You didn't buy a book in the store and paid a lot of money just to discover the author published a shit book. You weren't fooled into reading some AI generated, regurgitated, lifeless piece of nothing cake.

You invested some time in reading something, for free, on the internet and I think people forget that there is a person on the other end. Someone who carved out time of the craziness of their real life, and their real life responsibilities and put their sweat, blood and tears into their work.

I don't know why I wrote this and while I did, I considered deleting the whole thing like five times and even now I'm debating with myself whether to post it because that would take up space. Because English isn't my first language and what if I wrote something wrong?

basically,

(┐「ε:) < ---- this is me right now.

I already struggle so much to put myself out there. I am constantly surprised that people actually want to read what I post. I already feel bad for the fics I've not updated in so long - they aren't abandoned...they are like my own personal ghosts, haunting me everytime I open google docs because for some reason it always opens on A Servant of Death. Or for taking too long to finish a project...

I'm almost done, I promise. I've already taken up too much space anyway...

So yeah...that's me. Hi, I'm Hiruko_chan. I'm a certified mess. You might have read one of my fics before, or not - won't hold it against you. Most of them probably suck anyway (you can add imposter syndrom to the list further up too).

You probably haven't seen me around on here. I'm like the most useless, rare Pokemon you can imagine. Only to be spotted on the Snarriet Discord server. If taken out of my natural habitat I flop around on the ground like a dying fish - and most likely start crying (yes, my characters cry all the fucking time, I am aware. They wish they could stop as much as I do. It's called trauma).

If you've made it all the way down here...thanks for reading this useless, incoherent little rant, I guess. Maybe I'll be able to let this go now and write that chapter I was planning to write today before waking up to that one comment...

[the-w4cky-compound]

sending this as anon because my blog is currently empty-

but dude!! I’ve also been selfshipping since I was about 5 years old. I’ve never seen or met another person with that same experience and it’s super interesting to see. Who was your first f/o? As a kid did you ever tell anyone, like family or a friend, about your feelings towards that character and how did they respond/react if so? Thank you, just trying to see how similar our experiences may have been 🙏

Ignore how I'm responding to this lightning fast LMAO

Expect typos since I'm kinda dozing off but I KNOW I'll forget to answer later so expect typos ehehehe

Adding a cut soooooo yeah

I think my first f/o, that I can remember at least was Apetruly from hero 108!! Funnily enough despite the name, I deadass did not know he was a whole monkey the entire time... I kinda somehow missed the episodes where he showed that off? Not really relevant I just think that's a funny little tidbit LMAO-- and tbh I still kind of feel a fondness for him, he's a cutie patootie and overall just... so so kind. Makes sense that one of my f/os in the present day is pure vanilla cookie, I just KNOW him and apetruly would get along well

I don't think I've told anyone, not as a kid at least? I don't remember. I think I've definitely expressed fancying a character but tbh I think saying "I had a crush on them" is different from "I loved them so much I made a paracosm around the interest with my oc x Canon ship as the focal point" if that makes sense. Everyone has had at least one fictional crush but not all were indulged and nourished

Also to add last minute to the above^^

and tbh more often than not it was me info dumping about the entire source but kiiiiiiinda REALLY info dumping on my muse

Anyway

I did recently tell my brother about how I write x reader stuff which is imo within a similar vein of self shipping- it's just me making stuff for others to enjoy and project for their own ships rather than my own (idk how it got brought up I think it was bc I was telling a story and that info was needed for context. Now that I think about it I think both of my brothers know)

And sure technically I didn't outright say "yeah I have big feelings for this character in a more than appreciative way" but like. At least with the in passing stuff they seemed chill--

I thikk.. if I had to guess their reactions..

My younger brother might be confused bc I've confided in him that I'm aroace (technically I'm aegosexual/romantic due to my self shipping but it's easier to say aroace/I don't deny labeling as that)

Older brother might chalk it up to my autism but tbf... even if he's mostly joking I would not at all be surprised if my neurodivergency plays some role in this but im far too sleepy rn to explain why- something something attachment and empathy for inanimate objects, just including fiction into that quirk of mine

Tho ig now that I think harder- memories kinda warping and being forgotten due to time and trauma stuff, as well as being so so so sleepy.. I guess technically I did self ship in front of my friends as early as middle school. Though I always make ocs rather than self inserts and ik some people argue whether or not that counts as selfshippimg. Too tired to debate that now

Most were supportive, all at least didn't say anything mean to my face. Unfortunately one did take this as a means to make me their personal self ship machine- to simplify they basically like. Made me their personal supplier for headcanons, fics, ideas, and roleplays for their oc x Canon ship but would like. Not at least let me talk ab my own oc x Canon self ship. Like outright showed boredom when I talked ab my self ship. Kinda hurt, and it kinds still does. Definitely made me wary of interacting with other self shippers for a while and sharing my personal self ship- but im doing better and I'm not friends with that person anymore (for other reasons)

I think... it wasn't until I made this blog that I've really become more open ab my self shipping. I've since alluded to being a self shipper on my main art blog as well as my Instagram, publicly. I may not draw self ship art that often for myself or write it due to several factors (time, shame, the "I need to make content for others that I know people will enjoy" mentality that I'm trying to shatter, ect) but I do sometimes gush over my f/os in passing in other places

[inawickedlittletown]

Five Books

What are five books that you would always recommend? Those you still think about, have re-read multiple times or just absolutely enjoyed and want others to know about as well?

Thanks for the tag @mrhappyjavaman

This was so hard and there are so many books could have picked, but I think I'm happy with my choices. And I'll even add cover pictures so under the cut for length:

House In The Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

This has to be one of my favorite books. I've read it twice and both times I was just charmed by it. TBH I debated between this and Under The Whispering Door because that one is just as good as is the Green Creek series. TJ Klune is just one of those authors I will likely read anything from...I actually have his newest release sitting on my bookshelf waiting for me to read it.

2. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

I will forever argue that this book is better as an audiobook, but if you listen to it or read it, this book is a blast. Written in interview format this book tells the story of a fictional band. It's amazing. TJR is such a good writer and while I adore The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, the format and story in Daisy Jones has captured me and not let me go. That said, any book of hers that I've read has blown me away.

3. Gregor The Overlander by Suzanne Collins

The Underland Chronicles is a series I constantly recommend and that most people have never heard of despite the fact that it was written by Suzanne Collins (yes the author of The Hunger Games). This is my go to rec when someone asks me what their kids should be reading instead of Harry Potter. It's a children's series but I think anyone could get into it if you get over the fact that some of the characters are giant talking bats, rats, and roaches...a few spiders too. I re-read it a couple of years ago and loved every minute of it. This book has been described as Alice in Wonderland except it takes place in a city instead of the countryside.

4. 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall

This has to be my favorite romance book featuring such fun tropes as fake amnesia, enemies to lovers, and fake dating. I've revisited this book a few times. Once as an audiobook and omg the narrator absolutely nails it. While I can admit to reading a lot of romance, romance rarely grabs me and makes me read something more than once. Alexis Hall is also the author of Boyfriend Material, another favorite of mine. I think what Hall does really well is how he can capture the essence of a classic 90s/00s romcom.

5. His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

I am currently reading the last book in this series and I just cannot recommend it enough. If you like dragons and history this is the book for you. I didn't know how much I was going to love this series when I started it, and now that I'm close to ending it I just know I'm going to miss Laurence and Temeraire. It's just so well written and well paced and the bond that Laurence and Temeraire have is everything.

NP tagging: @ladyeyrewrites @seylaaurora @atevanfool @imadeafriendtoday @cliophilyra

[thesilverlady]

Judging by how Ryan love to show his feminist ideals by making female characters go through unspeakable amount of non-canon abuse and violence. And the only way for Rhaenyra's story to be a progressive/feminist tale is by making her get abused by the men around her. I am going to assume it's wouldn't be that far for Ryan to change Rhae's death and makes her gets raped in 4k scene by aegon (who should be disabled but we know Ryan loves to ignore source material) like show Rhaenyra's got zero respect from the writers. Like even her relationship with Daemon which wasn't healthy in the book to begin with , is now not really about her but because Daemon got the hots for Viserys (some leaks implies it for Aemma) he started projecting into her and entered a relationship with her bc it's the closest he can get to Visussy 🤓 f&b was already bad for me personally but Ryan is such a talented mf he managed to come up with much worse

*sorry for the rant I don't really ship daemrya but I really hate watching a female character get non-canon abuse just for the writers to prove a point about a male character *

Edit: My answer became very negative so for the pookies who want to avoid discourse and negativity pls scroll past ♥

it's alright! no need to apologize! 🫶

tbh with you I do enjoy daemyra very much in the book but I fully acknowledge their dynamic has its toxicity (tbf it's super rare to find a wholesome, sweet, "healthy" asoiaf couple and I probably wouldn't even get that hooked compared to how I get with the dark ones)

That being said, the couple lost me already by s1 ep4, so it terms of shipping I've given up waiting anything from them

Now about the writing, hotd has been misogynistic from the start so I'm not exactly waiting for a transformation to happen in s2.

in s1 Alicent’s character was rewritten - in such a way that the new version of her doesn't even experience a moment of happiness or a second of having autonomy or power. She's always someone's punching bag while also her being hypocritical and nasty to Rhaenyra

Laena's way of death was completely unnecessary and brutal, similiar to Aemma's. And the fact they made getting burnt alive being "a dragon rider's death" already gave a hint about how Rhaenyra's death will be seen if it follows canon.

asoiaf established how brutal dragon fire is when Rhaegal bathed Quentyn after he tried to tame Viserion. It's not "honorable" as hotd tries to make it be, it's torturous. And my concern with Rhaenyra's death is that it won't be seen for its brutality.

To continue Baela & Rhaena were barely given any lines, their role as kids was getting dismissed but their dad and as adults they were just standing silently - you'd think they were background characters.

Mysaria's character was brushed off by erasing the child loss she went through due to Viserys - which debatably worked as a trigger for the events she also did in the plot.

Rhaenys was downright written as an idiot who was envious of Rhaenyra and instead of supporting her, she was trying to "humble" her by being an asshole. When she got the opportunity to destroy the greens during the coronation she walked away because.... *check notes" she made eye contact with alicent and the power of motherhood won? her granddaughters being engaged wasn't enough for her to act I guess.

Then there's Helaena, who while she did have an extremely tiny role in the book, it doesn't justify making her extra passive. I've talked about this before but making her having "dragon dreams" is useless and a waste of time and it's also a great excuse to have her be dismissed and ignored.

Helaena in the book was said to be pleasant, motherly, patient and calm. I won't mention the leaks I've read about b&c but if they're true they paint her in a very weird light.

Rhaenyra deserves an entire post of her own. If alicent was the punching bad Rhaenyra is the bing bong boll being tosses from one person to another each second.

So yeah, the issue isn't about shipping or even which teams anyone sides with. The writing is atrocious to all the female characters, and what's the cherry on top is the showrunners constantly patting themselves in the back for being "feminist" and GA falls for it!

I'm so burnt out 😩 This is why I've decided to attempt turn off the media analysis for the show 'cause it's like kicking a dead horse. My goal for this season is to try to vent less and enjoy whatever I can put of context without thinking too hard about it.

[spicybylerpolls]

I mean... people act differently in the bedroom. Just point blank, if you look at your friend and go "she would never do that nah." Its possible, she could be a closet freak. No one acts like themselves in the bedroom. So nothing is really out of character unless there is canon material for how they act in such situations.

i just found this on a reddit thread that complains about smut being out of character in fandom in general and it seems like these debates we have re: byler (esp top and bottom, sub and dom) happen everywhere, and tbh, that fact alone speaks volumes? the above argument has been used for byler on this very blog! while it is technically true, it also seems to me to be a bit too obvious and a crutch/excuse for bad writing. for example, the duffers could have said 'mike has never been in a mall before s3, who knows how he'll react?' and then he's opening s3 just twerking on the mall fountain while waving his top around cos he's so excited about all the new shops and the free cinema trips and ice cream. i mean, technically its possible, but is that really mike?

thats a very infantile example because sexuality is complex. but my point is: I KNOW people do act differently in the bedroom, because it brings out another side of people, but the point stands about what 'out of character' actually means, and in writing you need a set of rules decreeing the boundaries of a fictional character - a personality outline - because otherwise their edges blur and they become everyone and no one. and i think this is the problem with lots of smut, as this user wrote:

It's sex scenes where characters stop being themselves and just start being people who are having sex. The sex scenes that feel very could-be-in-any-fandom. Like, for example, when people stop talking like themselves, and not because it's dirty talk or kink or whatever.

THIS! the amount of smut i've read where mike and will could suddenly be interchangeable with any character from any story anywhere, because theyre just two bodies doing sex acts. there are carbon copy phrases and buzzwords (apparently there's even a famous essay on this, says one user: 'you may enjoy ariaste's one finger/two fingers/three fingers/cock rant...')

this is what i mean when i say bad writing. someone on the thread explained that 'A lot of fanfiction is wish-fulfillment, and many of us want to believe the characters we're attracted to are sex gods, even if there's no canonical evidence of it.' the idea of mike and will being sex gods made me laugh and i think very few people who discuss byler seriously here believe they would be, but the operative phrase here is 'characters we are attracted to.' i think this is an unspoken part of fandom, and what divides fans who create fanworks, and original creators. the argument 'the duffers aren't creeps for writing teen sex so why are we?' does hold much water, not because writing smutfic makes you a creep, but because fans are infatuated with characters in a way that original creators usually aren't.

but why not? i dont think it's weird or bad to fall in love with a character. but this still doesnt answer the question of why many writers choose to lean towards this tried-and-typical smut style rather than aiming to emulate the characterisation or writing style of the original creators. so....

why do people think this might be? here are some of my suggestions, and i would love if some of the people who respond are also people who have written/thought about writing their own smut and answer honestly about their thought processes! choose the best that applies to you. thanks to all who partake!

A) the only access to erotic literature i've had in general is via fanfiction, so i can't see any other way of writing it.

B) i've read published erotic fiction and i end up emulating that rather than fanfiction, so i dont think my work is tropey or fanfic-typical.

C) i've read published novels that include sex written in a way i like, so i try to take inspiration from that instead.

D) i write sex the way I have sex/think about sex i've had in real life.

E) i write sex the way I imagine/want to have sex in real life, and this is mostly influenced by porn/fanfiction fantasies.

F) i write sex the way i imagine/want to have it in real life, and this is mostly influenced by my own individual imagination/life experience rather than porn/fanfiction.

G) i prefer the writing style in much of smut fanfiction (e.g. tropes and well-used phrases) because i find them genuinely realistic to character.

H) i prefer the writing style in much of smut fanfiction (e.g. tropes and well-used phrases) because i find them hottest and i typically prioritise this over realistic characterisation.

I) i worry that if my smut is too personal or doesnt read as familiar, people won't like it and i typically (but not always) prioritise audience response over artistic expression or experimentation. i want to add to the canon of byler smut in a familiar way.

J) i try to prioritise what i genuinely think the characters would do during sex rather than my own fantasies/projections/aspirations for either the characters or for myself.

K) i don't usually think this hard about smut.

L) i believe that smut fanfiction, including tropes and well-used buzzwords, does make genuinely compelling and wonderful reading, and i'm happy with the state of smut in general.

Please note that the purpose of this blog is not to be creepy or to make anyone uncomfortable. That's why I created the #spicy byler tag (I will tag all polls with this). If you don't want to see this blog or anything related to it on your feed, please block that tag. Not everyone is comfortable with this sorta stuff, and that's okay.

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i've been SUPER blocked, fic-wise, this month. but i'd really like to write a bit and get another story out in time for june! so i'm gonna think out loud for a little while

here are the fics i've got ongoing, and why i'm stuck on them:

éponine de bergerac: the next scene is a complex one, with éponine meeting cosette's dad. i don't really trust my ability to write jean valjean, nor do i really know what purpose this scene has to fulfill, other than jean approving of éponine. this isn't really based on a scene in cyrano itself or roxanne (1987), so i kinda don't have a road map. maybe i just write a little bit of the dinner and then move on? but then i have to solve my overall plot problems. oh shit the balcony scene can happen over text can't it. okay. i'm gonna investigate that later.

universal translator malfunction: unfortunately the dark side of writing casefic is that you need a case underneath it all. i don't know what's causing the malfunction in the first place. i've written every scene that got me to start this fic in the first place so now i have no idea how to resolve it

natlaura soulmates installment: i realized a few days ago that clint has to get kidnapped and now i'm procrastinating writing this casefic, too. it needs to happen, we need JUSTIFICATION for clint and nat hiding laura away, that's the whole emotional tension of the fic. unfortunately i don't feel like writing a kidnapping, especially trying to figure out how to convey natasha's competence from a civilian (laura's) perspective :/ maybe i'll figure out how to include melinda may somehow, that might make it more fun to work on

quarrel (13 meets mickey/martha rewrite): tbh i've been vaguely thinking that i should rewatch s11 before i go back to writing 13. which... i don't think is necessary, to be honest, given how superficially 13 is characterized in s11. i think most of the problem here is just procrastination and a bit of boredom.

and then some other vague ideas i could try to flesh out...

now that s14 is over i want to write something for doctor who. i'm really debating what. i kinda want ruby to hang out at the temple-noble house but the existence of tenthree makes that feel sour to me -- i don't like that there's a doctor chilling on earth who's presumeably ignoring every former companion who's within driving distance. but maybe tenthree is just conveniently off-world or something. maybe the family is hiding tenthree's existence from ruby? or maybe ruby meets tenthree and realizes he's fundamentally the doctor but Still Not Really Her Friend.

oh. relatedly. the memory TARDIS reminded me about all of my TARDIS feels. i would love to write a fic related to the TARDIS, esp the TARDIS kitchen (kitchens are my favorite space in basically any universe). hmm. maybe this could tie into my ruby sendoff.

oh as always also the ever-classic: the fam meets jack harkness but instead of realizing he's a friend, they hear the way he talks about the doctor and assume he's the master.

okay i'm gonna try to talk about non-doctor who ideas now.

leverage ot3 getting-together fic that my good friend basically outlined into my dms and now i really want to write because it's so good. i'm not sure i have faith in my ability to keep ahold of the relevant emotional threads but hey it's probably worth a shot.

i literally have no idea what but i want to write something for the fast and furious series. definitely something featuring mia and/or letty. maybe about hispanidad. and also queerness.

luke and leia force dyad? five times they shared something? quantum entanglement from beru's perspective? han figuring out about the force bond at some point, possibly before the twins themselves?

...a scene set in the fullmetal alchemist version of the xmen. mostly i just want to talk about jean grey, flame alchemist, and her longsuffering assistant lieutenant summers.

that fic i keep talking about where yelena and natasha meet clint and yelena cannot fathom how deeply natasha trusts this guy. unfortunately this one would be super noncompliant with the black widow movie but, like, not in obvious ways, so i'd have to MAKE that obvious, and it would get clumsy pretty quickly

...so i'm clearly not DOOMED, okay, i have a BILLION ideas. i just have to sit down and write them!

maybe tomorrow i'll go the library after my nice fancy brunch that i've already planned out. that would be a lovely saturday treat