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[definetelynotavampire]

Nikolai found Ranpo, he was probably lost somewhere TT

[vamphorica]

How would a female Mello, matt, and Near be?

absolutely wonderful question, anon, thank you so much. if you've been on my blog for any length of time, it is probably not surprising that i've given this a lot of thought and, putting aside my intricate transgender speculations for the time being, let's gender swap the wammy's creatures, and consider how that could impact their narratives within death note.

note: i will still be referring to all three using he/him pronouns, but this is not intended to be intentionally contrary. feel free to substitute whatever pronouns your heart desires throughout.

♀ mello -> mihaela may be a little bit obvious, haha, but if mihael is a croatian name that means 'who is like god', and we need to retain the letter 'm' for obvious reasons, i think it works well as a feminine alternative name. mello is relatively androgynous as an alias, if not slightly masculine, but i think it is fine given what i'm about to talk about.

mello's canonical gender expression is already nonconformative, so it is interesting to speculate what he would he look like if he were a girl. one of my absolute favourite genderbent depictions of mello is this piece by thekatzone because it still retains mello's visual ambiguity but in the opposite direction. i do think he would dress more masculine as a woman not only because his subversive appearance is a very significant aspect to his character, but also because of how it might relate to his position in the mafia.

mello spends a significant amount of time in the manga and anime in hypermasculine environments despite his presentation, and i think it is important to retain this idea even if he were to be genderbent. i do think mello would have had a much harder time, if it was at all possible, in attaining a leadership position within the mafia as a woman. the women who frequent the base are implied to be sex workers, and so i'm genuinely curious as to whether mello would have felt able to approach the organisation as a masculine presenting woman, or whether he'd seek out a different group. in which case, what would that group be? would he have been able to effectively carry out his insane plans in the same capacity?

i have very little doubt mello would still have been ambitious, but i actually don't think that he would have been able to pursue his goal to catch kira before near as he went about it in the series. certainly light would not have taken him seriously if the voice he heard down the phone was higher pitched, and that alone could have greatly impacted how sayu's kidnapping played out, as underestimating mello could have easily resulted in her death.

♀ matt -> apparently mail as a name means 'pleasant', and that is very funny to me. i quite like the name maille, which is irish, so fits nicely with a vague headcanon i haven't fully developed. i also learnt it is the name for a brand of mustard, and i think he would appreciate that. matt as a pseudonym might have to be changed to matilda, or martha.

while i am under no illusion that matt would be the kind of girl to give a shit about their appearance, i do think in another life, he would have made an excellent e-girl twitch streamer. i can imagine him wearing cat ear headphones and miniskirts, and referring to "chat" every five seconds. rest in peace, mail, you would have loved twitch subs.

regarding matt's gender identity in the canon series, i think that it worth considering how he might have responded differently to surveying others as a woman rather than as a man. i think matt's approach to watching others is very informed by his own personal biases, which I think are definitively masculine. The most clear example of this is how he describes misa as "an awfully cute japanese girl" which, while isn't necessarily the worst thing said about a woman in this godforsaken series, demonstrates that matt's perspective on women is superficial at best. this isn't helped either by the fact that he completely fucks up when guessing misa's age, even going so far as referring to her as a "child".

i think a female matt would probably feel the most overwhelmed of the three by societal expectations of women, and may even distance himself away from femininity. i'm not trying to suggest here that matt's comments imply he's misogynistic, but i actually think matt is the most masculine of the wammy's kids, which may be controversial, i don't know. i believe that he retains his masculine personality in this genderbent scenario.

♀ near -> i love the japanese pronunciation of near's name, nia, as a girl's name that he could use as an alias. natania has the same meaning as nate – 'gift of god' – which does not match his character at all, haha, but that is what i managed to come up with.

near is the easiest to consider gender swapping because to me, he's a girl anyway. you can point to his female voice actors in the anime, or his long hair in the 2020 manga one-shot, but he is also so clearly coded as a feminine character, a contrast from not only mello's aggressive impulsivity, but the masculine environment of law enforcement. with halle as a notable exception (who herself is very masculine, but another post, perhaps), near is markedly different from every other character in the series. some might say he resembles his predecessor, but i think they are very distinct from one another as characters.

my personal opinion relating to mello and near's gender identities (which you may disagree with) is that mello expresses his gender ambiguity externally whereas near does so internally. essentially, if we interpret them both as androgynous, mello's appearance is far more expressive of this, whereas near's behaviour is his more nonconformative trait. this can be a slightly tricky area to navigate as it's important not to dive headfirst into gender essentialism, but i think near's mannerisms can, and should, be explored here.

girl near would still be able to work as head of the spk, without the disadvantages girl mello would face to become head of the mafia. i really don't think there would be much in the way of significant plot deviance if near was female, other than maybe light freaking out over the fact he was caught by a woman, which would be very funny. in the one shot, near's internal androgyny has manifested itself as a more external expression, and i really like that decision.

to conclude, i do love the concept of the wammy's girls, and i think it invites some interesting discussions relating to how femininity is often dismissed in death note. there's a lot of creativity in genderbending characters. mello, matt and near each have complex and interesting traits that are very fun to explore when thinking about them from this perspective.

[blathersthecat]

Fiddleford: Why didn't you ever pick up on any of my hints??

Ford: I- IDK, CAUSE YOU WERE MARRIED?!?

Bill: what about me tho

Ford: ??? What about you?

Bill: omg he's stupid

[genesisguidline]

John gets a present

comic#2 of my malevolent p.i. au

comic#1(introduction/tw:violence)

comicstrip#1(client pov)

sketch#1(domestic)

reporting for duty

[tomatolandsca]

Maybe Jayce and Viktor could learn from the only doomed science partners duo that can rival their tragedy. Please come in Stanford Pines and Fiddleford Mcgucket!

[captainunderkrupp]

ok. I'm a HUGE cliva fan. but clay would absolutely admire trollex's ability to be fun and serious at the same time!! and considering clays own singing and dancing, they both enjoy electronic... I think it's enough basis for a ship, I've done more with less XD

[transramblings]

My (trans) gf was over this week and I got an insight into the part of twitter she's on and it was.. hurtful

There was this discourse on the "just ask the biggest man in the gym for t" tweet that I thought was very obviously, well, problematic. But I had to explain why

And then there was the (correct!) criticism of the fact that the queer community doesn't like masculinity and often distrusts anyone who has any connection to masculinity. And I totally get how trans women and transfems would suffer from that. There's definitely a ton of people inside and outside the community distrusting them because of their agab. And that's unfair! But they seem to have decided it's the fault of trans man, which is.... unbelievable to me. We are men! We are the ones who are often presenting masculine. We suffer from it too! How could we possibly be the enemy here? We don't get a free pass from anti masculinity bc of our agab. And it feels really bad to be reduced to your agab anyway.

This fucking broke my heart... I love all trans women and I think we are friends and allies and it's hurtful some of them do not feel the same

[fanby-fckry]

Husk: Love is dead and never existed. All you did was betray me as I lay sick and festering. You are the definition of dread.

Charlie: Are you ok???

Husk: Alastor stole my fucking garlic bread

[boowritess]

john soap mactavish x reader

"bitch if you spank me i'm socking you in the face." you bite out, glaring at him and his cocky grin.

how the conversation happened, no clue. johnny grinned at his partner. "was only teasing you, lass." he drawled, eyes shining with amusement.

"sure you were." you bite out, eyes narrowing on him slightly. she scoffed when he threw an arm over your shoulder and pulled you into his side. but you got comfortable, smiling softly when he pressed a kiss to your temple. your attention turning back to the tv.

forgetting about before.

except for johnny. who was still sporting a cheeky grin. a daring look in his eyes.

you forget about the conversation, rising from the couch to get a drink, nodding your head automatically when johnny asks if you could get him a beer.

"thanks..." he mumurs half-heartedly as you get up.

as soon as you walk past him, a loud smack echoes around the room, johnny's palm meeting your buttcheek. you're on autopilot, turning with surprising speed and punching johnny square in the cheek.

a few moments later.

the both of you are watching the tv again. eyes turned to the shitty dating show playing.

"was it worth it?" you ask, nestled back into johnny's side sipping your drink.

while johnny sipped from his cold beer then placed it against his bruising cheek. his arm wraps around you, shrugging a little. "i guess..." he murmurs, side eyeing you as he places a kiss to the top of your head. he wasn't sure if he should be scared, amused or horny... perhaps all three?

he clear his throat, relaxing against the couch. "who taught you how to punch like that?" he asks.

"simon." you answer casually, settling a little more comfortably against your boyfriends side.

johnny sighs, it's long. but one that is not surprised. "'course he did." he chuckles, an amused grin rising on his face as he gently shook his head.

"it didn't hurt too much, did it?" you softly ask after a while. eyes flicking over to looking at him.

"it hurt like hell." he grinned, leaning down to press a kiss to your cheek. "it's good. mean my pretty bird can handle her own."

the next day the bruise gets worse, but Soap is yapping away to some soldiers - about something completely unrelevant - who assume Soap had gotten into a fight. obviously with another guy who's strong right?

till Ghost walks past patting soap's shoulder, "seems like i taught ya missus well, johnny."

johnny winks at ghost as he walks by, "aye l.t you did."

the soldiers stare between the men in confusion. watching as johnny follows after ghost yapping away. not a care in the world as johnny starts to talk about you to ghost. who is more than happy to listen.

a/n: was going to hint a little soap x reader x ghost but held my inner slut back and made is soap x reader.

[hickorydesigns]

I had an idea…

[idiotwithanipad]

May have figured something out?...

[marietheran]

My qualifications for why I should be allowed to adapt Dracula (before I tackle the Silmarillion Adaptation(s) of My Dreams ™):

I would not make Dracula sympathetic - or Mina's love interest

I am actually Catholic and I'd amend some of Stoker's most egregious misconceptions

I might be persuaded to make a sequel-ish series about Quincey Harker, Vampire Hunter Extraordinaire too

[purplespacekitty]

rewatching TOS now as an adult after having seen only a few episodes when i was much younger, i have a deeper appreciation for the Triumvirate and co. i always liked Uhura, Scotty, Sulu, Chapel and Chekov more than the main three, but i find myself overjoyed at any scene involving any of them. i also really loved Sulu and Rand’s friendship in season 1, it gave us a glimpse into their lives as crew members and just as human beings. i love that they are each essential to the running of the ship and truly choose to stick by each other and these three silly little guys for so long. i love knowing that Uhura sings because Nichelle Nichols was a theatrical singer. i love that Sulu wished for an old fashioned gun and is an unabashed plant nerd. i love that Scotty loves the Enterprise more than he cares about someone insulting Kirk. i love that Chekov actually expresses frustration at being treated like a kid. i love Rand's hair, impracticality be damned. i love that they have their own lives but are all drawn back to the Enterprise. the supporting cast add a texture to the show that i firmly believe it could not do without.

that said, i also find i have a deeper appreciation for the relationships between Kirk, Spock and McCoy. of course, the tension between Kirk and Spock is certainly intriguing, but it’s hard not to see them as an incomplete duo without Bones. i think there’s this sort of expectation that in groups of three, one person will always get left out. Bones doesn’t even have the choice of being left out, he gets dragged along with the two of them in every stupid decision they make. and they rub off on him: he may gripe more often than he sings praises, but he’ll readily give his life for Jim or Spock any day. because despite whatever he might say (and he really does say some awful things), he finds joy in their company. and most of the time, he only gripes because he cares. he's frequently frowning and prickly over Jim and Spock's nonsense, yet he has such a tender heart. that’s so interesting to me.

i wasn't expecting Bones to become my favorite of the three, but here we are.

everyone talks about Amok Time as the birth of Spirk, K/S, the Premise. but Spock asked them both to be there. as logical as it may be to bring a doctor with you to your wedding/sex ritual/divorce/fight to the death, especially when you're afflicted by an intense blood fever that's slowly killing you, Spock knew the possible outcomes. either there would be no need for a doctor in the end or someone would die and what good would a doctor be in that occasion? he calls them both his friends when he justifies Jim and Bones' presence to T'Pau. he knew he needed them both down there. and frankly, someone would have died if Bones hadn't been there.

it wouldn’t be fair to say Bones keeps the other two in check, because really, what he is, is a point of balance. whether you read the relationship between Jim, Spock and/or Bones as romantic, sexual, platonic, professional or even familial, the balance they hold together as a trio is fundamental to how they are written as characters.

i just think it's beautiful.

[irondad-defensesquad]

tony singing black sabbath's "the wizard" just to annoy dr. strange

[slutforsilverfoxes]

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's another intentionally suggestive Hotch x gn!reader scene!

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“Oh my god,” Aaron groans, voice muffled by the pillow his face is pressed into. “Don’t stop, baby, please.”

You bend at the waist to kiss the spot just behind his ear and murmur, “Yeah? Feels good?”

“That feels fucking incredible,” he affirms with another groan that reverberates through your body from the point where your hips meet. “What are you even doing back there?”

With a giggle, you mold your hands down his muscular back and explain, “It’s called petrissage, love. Part of my spa day was learning how to give a proper massage.”

“Emily got you that gift certificate for your birthday, right?”

“Mhm,” you hum, your fingers now trailing along the taut cords of muscle that make up his shoulders, the tension practically melting away beneath your touch.

“Remind me to give her a raise.”

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