#I am really sorry not tagging the ships in this post because it's also promo of non-ship stuff

[sly-s-n0nfusion]

You Tumblr people don't know but I plan to open a shop!! :D 🎉

I will post a proper thing (and the link to the preorders) as soon as I find out how to do that and I finish the last 2 bookmarks designs, it's gonna be these octopath acrylic charms + some other stuff such as prints :)

But yay finally I will be able to produce my own merch 🥰❤️💛💚💙

[agoldenblackbird]

i'm gonna be a ranty bitch for a minute.

tbh i'm turned off even reading new buddie fic despite being a multishipper and have unfollowed a bunch of buddie accounts because i'm sick of the smug attitudes. one ask that i am otherwise not going to publish or respond to ended with 'sorry you don't understand media literacy bestie :)' fuck off. listen INFANT, i have been writing fanfic and original fic AND watching, reading and analyzing queer media since before you were born, i understand how character and story development works, and i know the difference between 'storyline i personally disliked' and 'bad writing.' this was BOTH, and it also was marketed to us as 'carefully crafted bi rep' and 'queer love story that is not about a bunch of pain and conflict FOR ONCE' so we have every right to be upset at the bait-and-switch.

the fact that i'm seeing the same exact posts - 'bt bones buddie CANON' that i saw three seasons ago after the bucktaylor breakup, or every time they thought buck and taylor MIGHT break up - says something. the fact that so many fans seem genuinely convinced (STILL!) that buddie is inevitable because there have been so many 'signs,' and then they rattle off a convoluted theory that would make the most hardcore taylor swift stan say 'wow, that's a bit of a reach,' honestly weirded me out a little when i first joined the 911 fandom. i have never been in a fandom where so many fans are insistent that their ship will be - not might be or could be, but WILL be - canon. i am skeptical both from past experience with other shows mishandling queer storylines or ship-baiting, and tim minnear's proven track record with this one of not really knowing what to do with buck's LI's. but i didn't want to yuck anybody's yum, so i let them have their theories and squee in peace, and unfollowed or blocked certain tags if i was seeing too much of it and getting annoyed. it's too out there for me, but i'm glad they're having fun!

yet they can't give us the same courtesy. they deride us as delusional for thinking that a canon pairing that was presented to us both in promo and the show itself as different and important (eg the bobby approval convo and 'buck getting off the hamster wheel') might last, and we're stupid to have ever liked tommy or lou or be disappointed at how the breakup was written, and if we point out the biphobia it's just sour grapes.

the bucktommy breakup is not the first time 911 has started out strong with an interesting storyline and fumbled it in the 4th quarter either because the writers got bored or in the name of needless drama/a 'gotcha' sudden twist. amir & bobby, eddie's fight club arc, the sperm donor SL, hen vs councilwoman ortiz, whatever the hell is going on with harry, the whole mess with shannon/kim, just to name a few. and especially the past couple of seasons, for me since 6b, the pacing has been off. they seem to have too much happening at once and many of the storylines don't have enough room to breathe to be narratively satisfying, or they get resolved in ways that feel lackluster.

if the toxic buddie stans who have been attacking lou on sm and sending death threats (wtf!) actually get what they want, which i admit is possible, but it's certainly not guaranteed….i don't know why they think the writers won't fumble that just as badly. it's not going to happen precisely the way they want it to because it is impossible to please everybody, that's what fanfic is for. but at this point i have zero faith that it would even be well done at all, and zero trust in the writers not to just sabotage or regress a character for funsies, and that's an excellent reason to stop watching the show. in most of my other fandoms i regard canon as a jumping-off point or a blurry outline at best, and i can have just as much fun in the 911 sandbox without any further input from canon at all, once i'm less angry.

[kanonavi]

2023 XVX Fic Recs!

Hi, all, I hope you're having a lovely holiday season! Around the beginning of this year, just for fun, I decided that I would record all of the fanfics that I read this year, and during the summer I had the idea to take some of the best fics I read in 2023 and compile them at the end of the year into a rec list. Since xiaoven was the ship I read the most fics for, I've decided to just do a rec list for them this year, but maybe in the future I'll branch out more!

As with any rec list, please take note of the ratings and the tags for any given fic! Just because something suited my taste doesn't necessarily mean it will suit yours, please take care of yourselves. Now, here are 10* fics that I read this year and think that other xiaoven fans should read too! (Also uh. Sorry for how much I'm about to talk in the reviews lol)

*Keep an eye out for a few bonuses that I've peppered in ;)

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We Creatures of Fate, by Wackachu

[Ongoing, Teen, 57.9k, 7/?]

Xiao is a weapon forged from red, carved from the hearts of weeping souls and etched into the memories of grieving mothers. While free under the care of a new God, he finds salvation, yet feels as trapped as the day the chains first clamped down onto his wrists. Venti is a God, one born from the wishes of others as opposed to his own. After losing his loved ones, he can't help but feel lost, high on a throne all alone, built upon all things he despised. The two find each other by chance, yet the rest can only be described as fate. ---------- A telling of Xiao and Venti's story with a hefty load of lore

If there is any fic on this list that should be read, it’s this one. I am an absolute sucker for speculative lore when it comes to Genshin, and the picture that the author has assembled of Archon War-era Liyue is absolutely masterful. Within the threads of that beautiful tapestry, they’ve also been interweaving Xiao and Venti’s developing relationship all the way from when they were a newly-freed Adeptus and young Archon respectively. They have a long journey ahead of them (the burn is slow, folks), and I think that said journey is an absolute must-read.

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Extra Recs: Wackachu has also written two other xiaoven one-shots, which I highly recommend for more bite-size pieces of their excellent taste!

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the holy light of your single lantern, by boxofcrows (@miralia)

[Complete, Teen, 34k, 6/6]

“Long divided by river and sea, For years we two have failed to meet – And suddenly to find you seems like a dream.” Thousands of years of silence, broken by a single visit.

This fic wrapped up recently, so it’s a great time to go and show it some love! One of my biggest sorrows is that xiaoven is rather lacking in really good canon universe fics compared to other Genshin ships, but this fic managed to fill that hole in my heart. The author does a fantastic job of capturing the way that Xiao and Venti’s conflicting natures and ideals can cause friction between them, all while maintaining the undeniable magnetism that they feel towards each other.

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Relax In My Arms, by alphaparrot (@aparrotandaqrow)

[Queerplatonic XiaoVen, General Audiences, 5.9k, One-Shot]

As Lantern Rite arrives, Xiao is found exhausted and spent by Qiqi of Bubu Pharmacy, who brings him back to Liyue. Upon awaking, Xiao quickly makes his exit and returns to Wangshu Inn, where Venti is waiting for him on the balcony. Xiao isn't in the mood to party, but maybe a chill hang-out would help him relax. Venti knows just the thing to help Xiao relax and recuperate, and as they both get comfortable, they begin to reflect....

Author's Original Promo Post!

Queerplatonic xiaoven was a flavor of their relationship that I hadn’t tried before this fic, but it really sold me on it. What I’ve always loved about xiaoven so much is the inherent intimacy that can be achieved between them once all of the emotional barriers between them have been stripped away, and I think that those ideas are explored very beautifully here. Xiao and Venti trust and love each other so deeply here, and it shows in every word and touch that they exchange, and I think that it’s a must-read for anyone whose brain chemistry was altered by the ‘Endless Suffering’ trailer (so basically, every xiaoven fan ever lol)

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i can not save us (but you can), by anemowisp (@sillygirl19)

[Teen, 19.4k, One-Shot]

two boys figure out what the hell they're doing

In the midst of one of the most turbulent times in my life, one particular line in this fic really hit me where it hurt, and it’s one of the few times that I’ve actually cried reading a fic. In my xiaoven-enjoying friend groups, we sometimes call Xiao and Venti old men with teenager problems, which means they don't always work when turned into actual teenagers/young adults with those problems, but I think this fic pulls it off really well.

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what queer sins stain thy soul, by Anonymous (@sincerelyandyourstruly)

[Mature, 3.2k, One-Shot]

In which Xiao, long-established asexual, learns that identity is not as stable as he’d like to believe.

As an ace person myself, I feel it’s so rare to find a really good asexual character study where the asexuality is actually one of the central focuses of the intimacy taking place (if anyone has any recs of that variety please hit me up!), but I think that this fic pulled that off really well. It also delves into that particular vibe of when one’s identity might be shifting, which can be a really scary thing, but Xiao in this fic is lucky enough to have someone he loves and trusts to support him as he explores his new desires, which was really comforting to read about.

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Where Words Fail, by kavvueh (@kavvueh)

[Complete, Teen, 34k, 12/12]

Author's Original Promo Post!

"You're Barbatos," Xiao repeats breathlessly. The young man in front of him nods. "Yep." "But..." Xiao cuts himself off and tries again. "You're the God of songs and poetry." The Anemo Archon nods his head sagely. "More or less." Xiao fixes Lord Barbatos with the most incredulous look he can manage. "... You're failing Music Theory."

As someone who was also suffering through music theory alongside Venti as this fic was publishing, all of the attention to detail in the musical aspects of this fic absolutely tickled me. But all of that was merely a foundation for a lovely story about a pair of souls finding their partner in a new life. The musical connection that xiaoven have is one of the essential tenets of the ship, and this fic did a beautiful job of using that idea to its fullest potential.

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Extra Rec: kavvueh has recently started publishing a new xiaoven fic with a similar setting, so if you enjoy these kinds of fluffy modern aus, give that one some love as well!

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The Stars in Teyvat are a Lie, and So Is the Sky, by yueyunn

[Complete, Teen, 148.2k, 13/13]

There were several issues that Xiao immediately took with Ningguang’s proposition for him to produce for Barbatos: his other artists had upcoming comebacks and year-end stages that required his attention, he was overworked enough as it were already, and Ningguang was not exactly someone he was looking to do any favors for. While her persistence to overlook all this was one matter, nothing aggravated him more than Ningguang completely ignoring the obstinate fact that he. doesn’t. work. with. idols.

Perhaps I was a bit like Xiao in this fic at the beginning of this year, because I approached the two idol/celebrity aus on my to-read list with open skepticism, and then ended up absolutely adoring them both. What I loved about this fic the most was how much care was put into actually translating the character’s canon backstories into the modern idol au setting. The author clearly has so much love for the characters, and it really shows through in the way that everyone has their chance to shine, even the side characters. This fic also updated recently with 15k words of extras, so it’s a great time to visit or revisit it!

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Extra Rec: gold rush, by underthethousandstars was the other idol/celebrity au I read this year and really enjoyed, so if those aus are up your alley, I highly recommend it!

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low-key (no pressure!), by windrise (Twitter - @/wyndrise)

[Ongoing, Teen, 75.7k, 11/?]

Following his friend’s questionable suggestion, Venti partners with Xiao—the resident grouch of his early morning stats class—for his music project.

If you want to sit down with a fic that will give you the warm fuzzies, this is definitely the one to pick. As alluded to previously, I don’t really go for modern aus as much, but this fic absolutely blew my expectations out of the water. I was getting the ‘squee’s as I read about Xiao and Venti growing closer over the course of working on Venti’s project, as the author has an excellent grasp of the deep inner kindness that the two of them hold, and how that kindness would naturally draw them together.

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bouquet of lies, by underthethousandstars (Twitter - @/zhongliorder)

[Complete, Mature, 85.9k, 12/12]

In a world where humans can use elemental magic, Xiao uses his to move through the shadows becoming Liyue’s phantom killer. Known to the public as Alatus, he is their most notorious assassin. One day Xiao secures his biggest job yet: kill the Crown Prince of Mondstadt, Venti. Harbouring no love towards any royal family Xiao pulls off his mission with success. Or so he thought.

This fic falls solidly on the darker end of xiaoven stories (the ‘Dark Fantasy’ tag is there for a reason!), so if you happen to like your ships with an enemies to lovers flare, this is definitely one to check out. This is one of those stories that really managed to pull me into the world of assassins and political intrigue that the author has crafted, and on top of that it puts a fun spin on exploring Xiao and Venti’s individual guilt and the way that it affects them as people. The first fic in the series is finished, but the second installment is currently in progress, so I highly recommend checking that one out as well!

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every morning in the dark, by magicites (Twitter - @/bribird_wings)

[Complete, Mature, 77.1k, 34/34]

Stuck in a time loop where he succumbs to his karmic debt, Xiao struggles to see the point in moving forward. Venti struggles to save him.

While by far the heaviest of any of the fics I’ve recommended so far (mind the warnings and the tags!!), if you can stomach the subject matter, this is one of those fics that I would refer to as XiaoVen Essential Reading. The author has a pitch-perfect grasp of what makes xiaoven, qualities which are pushed to their limits as the two of them struggle to break free of the loop that they’re trapped in. I took severe emotional damage while reading it, but my only regret was that I hadn’t read it sooner. It’s definitely A Lot, but it’s so, so worth it for anyone who really enjoys this pairing.

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And with that, we reach the end of the list! If you've made it this far, thank you so much, and I hope I've given you some fics to add to your to-read list for the coming year! I tried to incorporate some newer fics with some classics, so hopefully there's something here you haven't heard from before.

With that said, I'll hopefully be back next year with some more xiaoven or other Genshin fic recs! <3

[zelda-of-hyrule-tloz]

˖⁺‧₊ | TLoZ Appreciation Blog | ₊‧⁺˖

Spoiler Warning: This blog is going to be 90% about Zelda herself, I'm sorry (not) I'm unleashing the brainrot inside me

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Gameplay errors/glitches/breaks.

#mini(sh) details

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#missing lore

I try to solve certain lore bits that have kept me questioning!

#in another timeline

I discuss how I would have altered specific details across games as well as what-if scenarios.

#nocturne's headcanons

My headcanons.

#nocturne's fan game ideas

My ideas for Zelda fangames I want desperately and will probably turn into fanfics because I have no self control

#nocturne's rambling

i don't shut up

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I answer asks or whatever :)

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I self promo sometimes, maybe. Usually I chicken out because I get embarrassed

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OCs!! Both mine and others'.

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Zelda/Hylia (and various alter-egos)

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Spirits/deities in the franchise.

AU Blogging

#tale of the imprisoning war

I talk about if TotK Zelda was playable.

#call of the forgotten concepts

I info-dump about my totk rewrite. Spoilers, duh!

Content you'll see

I will be reblogging a lot of fanart here! I already have a lot in my drafts to reblog soon.

I'd like to maybe post my own headcanons here every so often, since sometimes it's easier to just talk about them instead of writing a big fic.

This will focus primarily on canon, fan-story aus, and headcanons; but I will NOT be reblogging Linked Universe art or other chain AUs. (I love them and have one myself (@meet-again-in-another-life), but at the same time I'm also sick of them and the mischaracterization in a handful of them I'm sorry I'm a coward with a big case of "they would not freaking say that")

princess zelda and hylia haters please leave before you get upset because I will not shut up about her

No NSFW (implied or visible) will be reblogged here.

Content Warning Tags

Workshopping these since I'm not sure what to expect yet! They'll be added as they come up.

Just made this blog because I want to organize stuff a little more! I'd really like to reblog a lot more art that isn't ships, but my side blog is too cluttered!! So I just... made another one. This will focus more on individual characters and familial relationships than any ships, but some might still leak their way through (apologies in advance). If you like Zelink content, though, I try to reblog a lot of great artists and writers that need more recognition at @realm-of-zelink! I encourage going through all the blogs and engaging with their wonderful work. :)

Lore Posts (EoW Spoilers)

Why the Prime Energy?

(This is a big WIP I just have a special interest okay)

[chacusha]

Hi everyone! Time for a new sticky post. Here are some important, high-level things to note about me:

I am mostly inactive on Tumblr. I have uninstalled the Tumblr mobile app and use a siteblocker to limit how much time I spend on here. I do try to respond to personal messages and asks, but I'm pretty unreliable about everything else -- I mainly only use this blog for self-promo, sorry. See the bottom of this post for other places to find me.

Fandoms: Very many and change unpredictably. Star Trek is the main one at the moment, but I like various JRPGs (Mana, FF, KH, Bravely Default). Soulcalibur and ReBoot are some fandoms I find interesting and dabble in on Tumblr.

I am a proshipper. Not in the sense that I wade into fandom discourse (as I don't like it and so try to avoid it entirely) but that my opinions on fiction and fictional ships 100% aligns with the proshipper position and I avoid antis and people with anti opinions like the plague. More on what I mean by these terms below as there has been a lot of obfuscation (often purposeful) regarding these terms.

More detail on these under the cut.

Inactivity on Tumblr:

I have tried to make changes to make Tumblr more usable for me, but I still don't really have a healthy relationship to the site and still find it socially isolating, especially as a venue for artists who post art. I do respond to messages and asks, and I try to reply to replies and tags as well (sometimes they fall by the wayside, sorry...), and I reblog once in a blue moon, but I mainly use Tumblr for self-promo nowadays. Also, I don't really like talking about my personal life out in the open, so if you want personal updates on my life, I'm much more active on Dreamwidth, which has better privacy controls than Tumblr.

I tend to complain about Tumblr (while continuing to use the site) so much that I have a tag for it (#complaining about tumblr on tumblr). If that kind of negativity bothers you, you may want to unfollow me or filter that tag.

Some helpful links and resources related to my inactivity and frustrations with Tumblr as a platform:

Tips to new users to make Tumblr more usable

My Dreamwidth pitch (and the more readable Dreamwidth version).

Not mine, but here's a guide to using Dreamwidth for Tumblr users.

Here's also my pitch for why dA is not actually a terrible site for posting art compared to Tumblr (but Tumblr still has its advantages).

Some posts I made on why I find Tumblr socially isolating and why I don't tag dive on Tumblr, which are both largely still true.

Proship? Anti?

Most of the time, you can go through fandom without ever running into the proship/anti debate, and this has pretty much been my experience in my JRPG fandoms (Final Fantasy, the Mana series, Bravely Default, etc.). I have unfortunately not really had this experience in Star Trek fandom, sometimes being blindsided by people who seem chill in public then reveal themselves to have kind of unhinged views of fiction and immoral ships in private, so I have decided to just start proactively identifying as proship to ward those people away and will now only join Discord servers of people whom I know are not antis, or which have an explicitly proship moderation line.

Since it is often unclear what people mean by "anti" and "proship," I'll provide my own definition to make it clear what I'm talking about here.

Antis are people who oppose certain ships and the existence of certain types of fictional content because those ships/stories are immoral. While there is quite a bit of variety in where antis draw their moral lines, some common types ships/content that antis view immoral include incest, underage, rape/noncon, power differential, age gaps, etc. as well as being fans of dark (e.g. abusive, genocidal, villainous, etc.) characters, especially if this fannishness has a romantic/sexual attraction sort of element. The general anti approach to fannishness and fiction is to treat people who draw/write/consume fiction featuring these elements and themes as perpetuating harm (sometimes serious harm) through their fictional tastes. Such harm includes normalizing/endorsing/excusing abuse/rape, and grooming or normalizing/promoting pedophilia.

These are pretty weighty accusations, and needless to say, believing that (a) you can tell whether someone is an abuser/pedophile/groomer/etc. based solely on their fictional output or consumption (including what characters/ships they like), and therefore (b) your fandom is filled with literal abusers/pedophiles/groomers/etc. operating completely out in the open, led to people sending death threats, organizing campaigns to chase these "predators" out of fandom, and otherwise raising the cost of people existing in fandom while being a fan of "problematic" ships, whether through a private or public harassment campaign, by doxxing people, sending messages to their employer, etc. etc.

The proship stance/proshippers arose as a reaction to this harassing behavior of antis to basically establish an alternate approach to fandom that allows people to ship whatever relationships they like and which recognizes that fiction and reality do not map one-to-one, and which believes that treating fiction as if it is entirely equivalent to reality, treating fictional characters exactly how you would treat a real-life person, policing the immorality of fiction, etc. tends to lead to unhinged behavior like this (doxxing, harassment, etc.).

There was a very strong backlash to the anti movement and the anti approach to fandom has largely been discredited at this point by being portrayed as "fans taking fandom way too seriously," which is in some sense, accurate. But I don't think that this means that antis and their approach to fiction is entirely gone, just that they are merely more quiet/underground/cryptic about their anti positions. Also, I am a bit unusual in that I don't think that it was only the behavior that was wrong (doxxing, harassment, death threats, etc.), although it certainly was very wrong! But I also think that behavior was the natural consequence of a set of beliefs that generally equates fiction and reality; that is uncomfortable with the eroticization of the dark, immoral, and taboo; and that views the "point" or "main activity" of fandom and fannishness as being to write/consume/love "good" ships/content only. So long as people possess that particular approach to fiction, they are (in my mind) an anti at heart and their approach to fandom is probably antithetical to my own.

I take an approach to fiction that includes:

A recognition that there are plenty of reasons to want to write about certain characters having sex (even titillating, pornographic sex) that aren't "I am literally attracted to the characters and would still be attracted to the same characters if they were real."

Not harassing creators or other fans over shipping or creative output.

The view that "thoughtcrime" is not a legitimate concept.

Being against the idea that enjoyment of art can lead to moral contamination through association.

Art is not (and cannot be) the same thing to everyone. From "I couldn't enjoy this art for moral reasons," it is incorrect to conclude that, "If people enjoyed this art, that must mean they are immoral."

Just being chill about fandom, fans, and creators -- having a sense of perspective that fandom is a minor part of life and a minor part of pop culture, that fandom is a hobby filled with amateur, self-published creators who are learning their craft as they go, and often using fiction and art to explore their own sexuality.

I find this write-up to be a good outlining of the anti vs. proship debate and how antis tend to behave in fandom. People often also classify the anti phenomenon and approach to fiction as a kind of "purity culture" derived from an evangelical Christian upbringing (which views bad media to have a corrupting influence and the goal of reading/fictional consumption is to read "good" things only), but with the Christian social mores rejected and swapped out for non-Christian secular social justice values (consent, diversity and humanizing/"good" representation, etc.), and this seems to me a plausible theory and is largely how I understand the anti phenomenon as well.

Also, very tenuously related to anti/proship stuff, but I am generally someone with low tolerance for character/ship bashing, and for "I ship this problematic ship in the RIGHT way while other people ship it WRONG" type posting, and generally for making snide comments about other people's fic/art in public. Don't get me wrong -- I love a good rant about fandom, even a good public rant if it's not my fandom and I can eat some popcorn as I read. I have ships I can't stand and am happy to rant about them at the drop of a feather. But sometimes you have to pick the right audience for a rant, y'know?

Anyway, I generally try not to wade into fandom discourse (this is a self-imposed ban as I know if I let myself post about it, it will consume my brain), but I don't want my overall silence on this topic to be taken as neutrality or indifference in the whole anti/proship debate.

Oh yes, and if it wasn't apparent already, I am a very tl;dr person.

Where to find me:

Art Tumblr: https://denahi.tumblr.com/ 

Dreamwidth: https://chacusha.dreamwidth.org/ 

DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/chacusha 

Discord: chacusha

AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/chacusha/profile 

Communities I run:

Trials of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 3 fan community on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/communities/trials-of-mana

Quodo discussion/fan community on Dreamwidth: https://quodo.dreamwidth.org/ 

Quodo fanart archive on DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/quark-x-odo/ 

My Discord for Quodo (18+ with a proship moderation line): https://discord.gg/VaCnMYvKu6

My Discord for the Mana series (all ages, also technically with a proship moderation line but the issue just never comes up in this fandom ¯\_(ツ)_/¯): https://discord.gg/6wFWwnRvJr 

[ask-dusk-on-unicrons-planet]

Rules

˗ˏˋ ˖ Rules || Character || Verses || Promo ✶

✦ Spanish/Mexican is my first language, so I´m sorry if I misunderstood your message at first or if I typed something incorrectly. I´m still learning and I suffer because of that.

✦ Blogs que hablan español son bienvenidos!

✦ Icons, banners, and other edited stuff were made by me credited like @geluatekurama

✦ I don´t like to be asked about askis or stuff coming from this blog in my principal blog.

✦ I would really appreciate it if we can keep this blog (as well as my other blog) completely away from any drama. I´m sorry, but I tend to be really bad at dealing with drama or problems outside my comfort zone… Still, If I have done something wrong, my ask box and chat are always open.

✦ Personal blogs admitted as I also follow some personal blogs myself.

✦ Do not attempt to control or kill the charaters/muses, unless is part of a story and we have discussed such an option in private. If I say NO, is because is NO.

✦ I´m bad at trying to interact with others, but like I said before, my ask box is always open unless I have some serious matters to attend to, feel free to ask, play, or just speak about a random topic.

✦ Do not ask about my personal life unless I feel like I trust you!

✦ My life is quite busy outside of Tumblr, I just started college so I won't be a fast replier. Sorry if it takes me days to answer one silly or short ask.

✦ Time zones might be different. I write this as I have been asked to RP at night hours like 12pm or 3am…

✦ Just became 18 not long ago, still, some of my muses are minors between the ages of 11-15, which means that even if I'm an adult, and that I don't feel comfortable with using my minor muses on +18 / angsty situations, I will reply you in private that I won´t RP with you.

✦ Even when shipping is not obligatory, if I like the idea of one of my muses dating yours, then I´ll accept it (of course, respecting the age of my and your muses) Crossovers, and platonic friendships and OC-Blogs are also acceptable.

✦ I share verses with some mutuals I have outside this blog, so for more info about the verses I use, the original creators are credited in my verses post.

✦ If you want me to, I´ll tag a post with a trigger warning for any suggested material like murder, gore, suicide, etc. But only for RP threads, I will not reblog any post that actually talks about any of those themes…

✦ I´ll try to read others´ rules before asking and interacting, so I kindly ask you to do the same.

✦ I don't tend to write long threads, so I´m sorry if I just answer/reply with one line of dialogue. I am working with my writing on ingles, so is still difficult for me to find the right words

✦ Any further rules to be stated I will update this promptly.

✦Non-mutuals can still interact. You don't need to follow me so we can start to play.

✦ I may add other characters/muses in the future.

✦ I also do fanart and sketches, some pieces I post on my principal blog, but that may change with time.

✦ Also, fanart can be reblogged.

✦Almost forgot to say that I´m not just a RESCUE BOTS RP blog, I'm also in some other fandoms like STATIC SHOCK, TF ARMADA, etc.

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✦First I want to clarify that I am not a blog PR, I am an F&Q and I would like that to be respected. Is it possible that I still answer something related to Roll Play? But of course! But I want it to be to a minimum.

✦ Spanish/Mexican is my first language, so I´m sorry if I misunderstood your message at first or if I typed something incorrectly. I´m still learning and I suffer because of that.

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✦ I don´t like to be asked about stuff coming from this blog in my principal blog.

✦ I would really appreciate it if we can keep this blog (as well as my other blog) completely away from any drama. I´m sorry, but I tend to be really bad at dealing with drama or problems outside my comfort zone… Still, If I have done something wrong, my ask box and chat are always open.

✦ Personal blogs admitted as I also follow some personal blogs myself.

✦ Do not attempt to control or kill the charaters/muses, unless is part of a story and we have discussed such an option in private. If I say NO, is because is NO.

✦ I´m bad at trying to interact with others, but like I said before, my ask box is always open unless I have some serious matters to attend to, feel free to ask, play, or just speak about a random topic.

✦ Do not ask about my personal life unless I feel like I trust you!

✦ My life is quite busy outside of Tumblr, I just started college so I won't be a fast replier. Sorry if it takes me days to answer one silly or short ask.

✦ Time zones might be different. I write this as I have been asked to RP at night hours like 12pm or 3am…

✦ Just became 18 not long ago, still, some of my characters/muses are minors between the ages of 11-15, which means that even if I'm an adult, and that I don't feel comfortable with using my minor muses on +18 / angsty situations, I will reply you in private that I won´t RP with you.

✦ Even when shipping is not obligatory, if I like the idea of one of the characters/muses dating yours, then I´ll accept it (of course, respecting the age of my and your muses) Crossovers, and platonic friendships and OC-Blogs are also acceptable.

✦ I share verses with some mutuals I have outside this blog, so for more info about the verses I use, the original creators are credited in my verses post.

✦ If you want me to, I´ll tag a post with a trigger warning for any suggested material like murder, gore, suicide, etc. But only for RP threads, I will not reblog any post that actually talks about any of those themes…

✦ I´ll try to read others´ rules before asking and interacting, so I kindly ask you to do the same.

✦ I don't tend to write long threads, so I´m sorry if I just answer/reply with one line of dialogue. I am working with my writing on ingles, so is still difficult for me to find the right words

✦ Any further rules to be stated I will update this promptly.

✦Non-mutuals can still interact. You don't need to follow me so we can start to play.

✦ I may add other characters/muses in the future.

✦ I also do fanart and sketches, some pieces I post on my principal blog, but that may change with time.

✦ Also, fanart can be reblogged.

✦Almost forgot to say that I´m not just a RESCUE BOTS RP blog, I'm also in some other fandoms like STATIC SHOCK, TF ARMADA, etc.

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Rules

˗ˏˋ ˖ Rules || Character || Verses || Promo ✶

✦First I want to clarify that I am not a blog PR, I am an F&Q and I would like that to be respected. Is it possible that I still answer something related to Roll Play? But of course! But I want it to be to a minimum.

✦ Spanish/Mexican is my first language, so I´m sorry if I misunderstood your message at first or if I typed something incorrectly. I´m still learning and I suffer because of that.

✦ Blogs que hablan español son bienvenidos!

✦ Banners and other edited stuff were made by me credited like @geluatekurama

✦ I don´t like to be asked about stuff coming from this blog in my principal blog.

✦ I would really appreciate it if we can keep this blog (as well as my other blog) completely away from any drama. I´m sorry, but I tend to be really bad at dealing with drama or problems outside my comfort zone… Still, If I have done something wrong, my ask box and chat are always open.

✦ Personal blogs admitted as I also follow some personal blogs myself.

✦ Do not attempt to control or kill the charaters/muses, unless is part of a story and we have discussed such an option in private. If I say NO, is because is NO.

✦ I´m bad at trying to interact with others, but like I said before, my ask box is always open unless I have some serious matters to attend to, feel free to ask, play, or just speak about a random topic.

✦ Do not ask about my personal life unless I feel like I trust you!

✦ My life is quite busy outside of Tumblr, I just started college so I won't be a fast replier. Sorry if it takes me days to answer one silly or short ask.

✦ Time zones might be different. I write this as I have been asked to RP at night hours like 12pm or 3am…

✦ Just became 18 not long ago, still, some of my muses are minors between the ages of 11-15, which means that even if I'm an adult, and that I don't feel comfortable with using my minor muses on +18 / angsty situations, I will reply you in private that I won´t RP with you.

✦ Even when shipping is not obligatory, if I like the idea of one of my muses dating yours, then I´ll accept it (of course, respecting the age of my and your muses) Crossovers, and platonic friendships and OC-Blogs are also acceptable.

✦ I share verses with some mutuals I have outside this blog, so for more info about the verses I use, the original creators are credited in my verses post.

✦ If you want me to, I´ll tag a post with a trigger warning for any suggested material like murder, gore, suicide, etc. But only for RP threads, I will not reblog any post that actually talks about any of those themes…

✦ I´ll try to read others´ rules before asking and interacting, so I kindly ask you to do the same.

✦ I don't tend to write long threads, so I´m sorry if I just answer/reply with one line of dialogue. I am working with my writing on ingles, so is still difficult for me to find the right words

✦ Any further rules to be stated I will update this promptly.

✦Non-mutuals can still interact. You don't need to follow me so we can start to play.

✦ I may add other characters/muses in the future.

✦ I also do fanart and sketches, some pieces I post on my principal blog, but that may change with time.

✦ Also, fanart can be reblogged.

✦Almost forgot to say that I´m not just a RESCUE BOTS RP blog, I'm also in some other fandoms like STATIC SHOCK, TF ARMADA, etc.

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First off, I want to apologize for how long it took me to respond to this. Work and grad school got busy quickly and I had some fires to put out. 

Secondly, that I did see your post (and didn’t even disagree with all of it), but I also saw lots of comments on Reddit and other fandom-y spaces discussing the Debling triangle, so my post was more of a general airing of me working through my own thoughts. I apologize if it came off as vague posting or aggressive toward you in particular; that wasn’t my intention at all. 

Thirdly, my frustration with the potential “love triangle” has increased with TWO whole ass promotional pieces  (video and stills) of Debling instead of Colin… the actual Bridgerton the show is supposedly supposed to follow. AND I know we’re probably going to get promos of other characters before we get to Colin and I’m just like… what the FUCK? So I’m feeling significantly saltier then I was the other day.

I’m going to try and address your points mostly in order, though I may jump around a little for my brain to cope with how tired it is, as well with how its linking some of these narrative or fandom threads - sorry in advance if it’s confusing. It’s going to be so long, I’m sorry…

To your point of other Penelope pairings: I’m really used to multi shipping in various fandoms, regardless of things being canon (because fandom is a fun sandbox to play in), but yeah the problem is tagging those other ships as containing Polin - its a big yikes. But on the other hand, and maybe I’m just old in fandom years (mid 30s), but I suppose I’m just numb to a lot of poor fandom etiquette (despite the fact that AO3 has an incredible tagging system compared to those of us who had to survive the FF.net dark days). It’s shouldn’t be an an excuse, they need to be better, but I often just don’t have the time or emotional real estate to push back with it, so I just roll my eyes and scroll past and continue to be irritated by it. Maybe that’s sad that I have just accepted that people across all fandoms are trash at tagging, idk… but I rarely have the energy to do more than just scroll by. A downvote if I’m on reddit lol.

I find that I have to identify the multiple groups surrounding this show and how the writers have to deal with it: what different portions of fandom wants (Polin or otherwise), what general audiences want, and what is thematically and narratively cohesive and well-developed. Sometimes there is overlap between those different groups… but not often. Good writing should be the priority, but I feel like marketing and popularity contests have taken over at the expense of strong, well-structure and well-developed narratives.

So many people lack any sort of media literacy surrounding analysis; I’m a high school English teacher and I unfortunately am fighting the battle first hand to get teenagers to think even remotely critically about both media and the world they live in. I have certainly seen the general population and large potions of the Polin fandom unfortunately calling for the ‘punishment’ of Colin  and I also find it incredibly exhausting and unfair… considering the reason they prooooobably do is because the show has barely given him any screen time. And so much of the fanbase grasps at the low hanging fruit when it comes to this show; it’s frustrating to feel like I’m watching an entirely different show than other people.

My intention was never to imply that Colin is getting enough screen time or development. He’s NOT, and that’s why a huge chunk of the general fanbase reacts negatively toward him; they refuse to even TRY and empathize with him in S1 and S2 despite everything he’s been through because it requires analyzing closely what few scenes we’re given. He has been barely touched on in the writing, and people don’t view him as a fully realized, complex character in his own right as a result. He has been deceived by two women in his life (one he doesn't know about yet...) and the narrative gave him a total of TWO scenes to grapple with his sadness. It's a disservice to his character and yes, it's unfairly coloring the way the fandom views him. (I also desperately need Penelope to be the one to willingly choose to tell him about LW in order juxtapose S1... but that is a post for another day...)

I just HAVE to hope that S3 will give us the development of Colin we need that they’ve alluded to: his burgeoning friendship with Will (please let him have real friends, omg), his relationship with his family (who are neglecting him at best and making him feel like a burden at worst), his search for purpose, his writing that he doesn’t even feel comfortable telling people about. It would be ASININE for them to do nothing with him; they've laid a decent enough stage to do some exploring, but I do have concerns it will be difficult in only 8 episodes. I don’t mind a pining Colin (which I do view as different thing than being jealous, for the record), but I don’t want his ENTIRE personality built around Pen when there is still so much of him to uncover. It's awful that Colin fans don't feel like he's seen in his own damn pairing.

However, my post was intending to address where Penelope is at the end of S2 and start of S3 and why her genuinely putting herself out on the marriage mart makes sense for where we leave her character. She heard Colin air out (at that point a likely accurate summation of) his feelings publicly and is like “Okay, I’ve had my head in the sand long enough. I heard him loud and clear, time to stop with my girl crush and move on.” Yes, she ghosts Colin, but she’s sort of at rock bottom at the end of S2 and I wouldn’t be surprised if she leans into making some poor-ass choices at the beginning of S3 to cope with what she feels she has left (likely LW and her focus on the marriage mart). I’m hoping that when Colin apologizes to her for his words, that she apologizes to him for ignoring him and not communicating her hurt… to say nothing of the LW confrontation that has to happen, obviously.

I completely agree that Penelope ultimately needs to realize that outside validation isn’t what she needs; I’ve also been there. But that is also often a long, drawn out process that usually has catalysts that help someone come to that realization through either direct conversation or circumstance. As you point out, Pen has multiple elements to her arc with different characters… all the ones you listed, and a new one this season with Lady Danbury (and I can’t tell you how excited I am for that relationship). Our world views are often shaped, or better or worse, by the kaleidoscope of people who come in and out of our lives… I guess I just don’t personally see Debling being a small part of that as a big deal, just like Marina being a part of Colin’s is just a sliver of his story, as well. 

I wrote about this in a different post actually, but I don’t think narrative parallels have to be perfect mirrors in order to still be parallels, and I think Colin and Penelope’s stories mirror one another a LOT throughout S1 and S2, and not just the courting. They are often fun house mirror versions of parallels, but they ARE similar, and I don’t know that it’s an accident. 

Regardless of the reason behind why both Colin and Penelope are courting / being courted by other people, its a choice that the writers, for better or worse, have made. I have only been in the Bridgerton fandom for maybe half a year, so I (thankfully) missed all this terrible stuff I saw about Ruby Barker from both racists and people who have issues distinguishing reality from fiction and hound people online. I also don’t know how even Colin’s biggest champion’s felt about that plot line initially, as it obviously not from the books. But as a relative newcomer who has mostly lurked, from the discourse I’VE seen around Marina (which is admittedly likely limited) is heavily influenced by how part of the fandom harassed and abused her actress (which is literally so horrific considering what’s going on with her right now :( ), rather than the actual character and her function in the narrative. 

I don’t really care about Debling at all; he’s literally just some guy who, if IMDB is to be trusted, is only around for like, 3 episodes. But I guess  I’m just confused  that the anti-Debling crowd is furious at his inclusion at all because it hurts Polin’s love story…but will then defend Colin’s courtship / engagement with Marina because… she was pregnant and the show decided to elevate her brief book mention? To show Colin’s drifting and search for a purpose and to be needed by someone? Those are certainly reasons… just like Penelope has narrative / character driven reasons to be genuinely trying at the marriage mart, whether she is successful, fails, or removes herself from it. The fandom has treated (and sometimes continues to treat) Marina incredibly unfairly, (so much that the fic I’m drafting right now has a pretty massive Pen/Marina reconciliation in it because the fandom's lack of acknowledging nuance is killing me… if I can ever finish it), but to me, the Marina/Debling thing seems a bit of a double standard from a narrative perspective. 

If I’m going to be stuck watching this “love” triangle, I ALSO want Penelope to say no if he proposes; in fact, I don’t want the courtship to even get that far, as I want her to see a man who is likely perfectly pleasant who could give her a comfortable life, and maybe even love her and for her to be like “…wow, I feel absolutely NOTHING for you. Sorry, you seem okay, thanks for playing, but I don’t want to shackle myself to someone for life for mere comfort.” …and then yes, bang it out with Colin once they’ve worked through their shit hahaha.  One of my big fears about this whole plot line is that I desperately don’t want Colin to suddenly realize his romantic feelings for Penelope because some other guy noticed her first so magically his romantic lightbulb goes off… I would literally never forgive the writers. I'm already struggled with having had to watch the S1 engagement and deal with Colin nearly having ended up with someone who is not Pen. And personally I WOULD prefer that Colin acknowledge that what he felt for Marina wasn't love... because if we are going to be all in for Pen's love for Colin and refuse to let her entertain anyone else... then I think it should go both ways... though we can def. do that without vilifying Marina. I LIKE that in the book that Colin and Penelople both only really had heart eyes for each other, and I'm annoyed the show has tampered with that. They can salvage it, but it will take some masterful strokes for them to be successful.

But I will say that I DO think that there are loads of ways the writers could approach this “triangle” since they’ve insisted on including it. I will ALWAYS want her to say no, but there are other narrative dangling threads that could complicate things that I try to take into account when I’m looking at a whole story. For example, I actually don’t know that Pen’s financial situation is THAT secure?? She’s only been doing LW for what, three years? As opposed to the decade or more in the book… she would not have nearly enough money to survive on her own, and I’m also pretty fuzzy on the Featherington finances at the end of S2 which would support her and her mother otherwise. They obviously still have debt, but didn’t Portia keep the funds, or am I misremembering? Idk, I need to rewatch S2… Aspects like that could influence some of the choices Pen could make (aside from potentially being forced to hold the idiot ball… I am NERVOUS when Nic said that Pen makes ‘some choices’ in this season… sigh).

The writers are not always successful at balancing all these plot lines, but I try to keep an open mind…I  am an optimistic person by nature when it comes to my media as a) if I wasn’t it would suck literally all enjoyment out of the fandom experience for me (…and I would not be able to survive the rest of this school year with nothing to look forward to, good god) and b) fanfic does a lot of heavy lifting for me personally in terms of exploring badly executed plot lines… fix it fic, basically. Thought sometimes I feel like I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel...

But yeah, not developing Colin will be unforgivable for me because this is HIS season as much as it is Penelope’s (if not more, because he’s the Bridgerton). They cannot truly choose each other if one half of the pairing is basically just only there to have sex with someone; it is their emotional dynamic and rich inner lives that make them interesting to me and compatible with EACH OTHER… and if we get robbed of that, I’ll riot. 

But we won’t know until it airs, and I have to hope they’re just trying to keep his story a secret as long as possible and they’re going for the low hanging fruit now... god knows that's what the average paying customers want, ugh.

At this point I’m just taking it a day at a time and working on meta I may never post and a big wish list of what I need S3 to do to make me feel like these characters have gone on a journey that feels earned, both individually and romantically as a couple. I know they won’t do it all, I’m not THAT naive, but a girl can dream...

But for now, I just want my goddamn Colin promo. When they finally air some, it better knock my fucking socks off. Like, I better have heart eyes IMMEDIATELY. 

This is literally so fucking long, I'm so sorry. But I’ll end with a potential chuckle: I had two of my eleventh grade girls burst into my classroom today absolutely LIVID about today’s promo: “Where is COLIN? If it’s not Colin I DON’T WANT IT.” And I was like “same girls, same.”

Thank you for politely engaging with me; I love this pairing and have wanted to discuss it with people but so much of the tumblr fandom in particular seems really aggressive that it’s made me a bit gun-shy to post anything. So thanks for responding!

( @dollypopup I just realized I have no idea if tumblr notifies of replies to reblogs because I’m hardly on here… feel free to ignore this haha. )

Listen, Polin has been my Roman Empire for months now, but this fandom is WILDIN’.

Chunks of this fandom who claim to be Polin fans seem to hate either Colin or Penelope and I’m just like… why are you here, then, if you refuse to empathize or even TRY to understand either critical half of the pairing?

“Colin can’t see what’s in front of him and he insulted her in front of his peers!! GROVEL; I hope Pen moves onto Debling!!!”

First of all, you’re not a Polin fan if you hate Colin so much you want her to move on to someone else. Second of all: yeah, no. Yes,Colin put his foot in his mouth, arguably in a big way because of status, but plenty of people in real life have experienced saying something that came off poorly to a group of people. Everything we know about Colin’s character tells us he is going to feel horrible about it; he’ll apologize, MEAN IT, and she’ll forgive him. She has her own apologies to make.

Believe it or, it is NORMAL for people to grow into romantic feelings slowly. Stop punishing Colin for discovering who he is by experiencing his own character arc with his own mistakes. He’s allowed to have flaws; he’s allowed to work through his insecurities!

Tbh, most of the criticisms I see of Colin are pretty surface-level and petty, so I don’t give them much real estate in my brain because they’re just… bad, lol.

On the flip side -

“Penelope feels entitled to Colin’s feelings; she’s selfish and the fucking worst!!”

S3 Penelope: *overhears Colin say he would never court her; BELIEVES him - decides she’s going to stop wasting her time, move on, and look for a serious suitor and marriage prospect a) as is expected of her in this era and b) so that she has security, especially considering her family’s dire financial straits.*

“Oh my GOD, this is so anti-Polin, how could she POSSIBLY even THINK about accepting a proposal from anyone but Colin?! GTFO”

SIGH, 1) we have NO IDEA how this plot line is going to pan out: Lord Debling may or may not be serious about her, we don’t know what that even looks like, or for how long. The show synopsis historically likes to play with the fandom expectations a lot. He may possibly propose… and if he does, it would clearly exist as a sort of parallel to S1…. but 2) GOD FORBID Penelope entertain the idea, despite very real fears and evidence that would lead her thinking it would likely be her ONLY proposal… or that even if Colin proposed post heavy-petting session, how on EARTH could she think that he would be doing it out of honor-bound obligation and not love. 🙄 Her potentially considering a proposal isn’t anti-Polin; it’s a realistic response and consideration to two (and likely an additional half) seasons worth of external and internal stressors that are tying into her character development.

Penelope’s heart is fragile for a multitude of reasons due to her home life, her prior experiences with Colin and Eloise AND the rest of the ton - it’s incredibly frustrating for people to ignore why she would potentially not believe Colin even if he DID confess / give her a marriage proposal, just like it’s frustrating when people don’t try to understand why Colin might struggle with his own feelings.

Some of y’all really don’t understand people like Penelope who have been told their entire lives that they are not enough, are terrified of putting themselves out there by being emotionally vulnerable and potentially rejected for the fundamental aspects of who they are… even though some of y’all claim to identify with Colin when he has his OWN STRUGGLES WITH SOME OF THESE SAME FEARS. And it’s almost worse because Pen is painfully SHY: You don’t just magically become confident one day because you decided to be; it is a constant battle against negativity that eventually becomes heavily internalized… it takes years of work unlearn those thought patterns, especially when you’re surrounded by people insulting and rejecting your to your face (her family) or behind your back (the way the ton talks about her family… it’s likely Pen heard gossip about herself, whether individually or as an extension of her family PLENTY)… with an added dose of also being ignored when not actively insulted.

It would not shock me at ALL if Penelope genuinely considers a Debling proposal. All of Colin’s actions in S1 and S2 have ultimately taught her that he is never going to return her feelings; she is likely going to be pretty oblivious to his own romantic realizations this season because why would she look for or entertain those hopes again? Some of y’all complain that she is selfish about Colin’s romantic feelings (which lol, I disagree strongly, but sure hypothetically, I’ll allow it) … so then when she tries to move on by listening to him and his actions she’s suddenly… punishing him and undeserving of him?? When she would have every reason to be skeptical of these feelings coming from seemingly nowhere when he starts of the season trying to find her a husband? NAH fam, she’s doing what anyone with any sense of emotional self-preservation would do: move on and try to be content, even if she knows she’ll always love Colin in her heart.

AND even if Penelope develops potentially fond feelings for Debling… do you really think it’s unrealistic for a 19 year old young woman who has done nothing but pine over a man who is oblivious to it (or worse, finds a romantic relationship with you laughable… in her eyes), who has not had ANYONE be romantically interested her… to maybe get a little fluttery around someone who is reasonably nice looking and shows her genuine interest right off the bat? Spoiler Alert: that is probably exactly what would happen because it’s a heady feeling!!!

This entire plotline is either a parallel to the Marina situation, or a reference to the book line that basically has Colin going “Oh shit, what if I had never realized Pen is the love of my life?? What if someone else had seen how amazing she was and snatched her up??” - Maybe it’s even both! Deep breath: it’s a just plot device for Polin to realize they’re made for each other.

Colin and Pen are going to be on their own journeys this season that fly in the face of what the other is going through. Colin is grappling with newfound romantic feelings for Penelope (while likely struggling to trust them because he thought he loved Marina but lol no he didn’t, so how is he supposed to know???) while also battling against former (and potentially current) impulsive actions… and Penelope is fighting for her LIFE trying to bury her feelings and move on because she’s trying to protect her heart because Colin literally said out loud he’d never want her AND she’s likely thinking of her security. They are both grappling with internal conflicts that oppose the other and THAT is what is going to make the tension and development so good… and that’s without even addressing all the LW stuff that needs to get worked through!

I need y’all to flex that empathy muscle a little and realize that this isn’t about fucking fan-service, or you projecting your own experiences onto these characters (or even the weird self-insert “I am/want to be this character” or “I want to fuck this character”) - you can relate to these characters but ultimately it’s about the STORY - it’s about exploring these characters realistically in how they would react to their own traumas and lived experiences, and how what they think they want/need comes into conflicts with their counterparts.

This is a romantic DRAMA, and these characters are going to have their ups and downs… and it’s a Shondaland drama for better or worse, so you KNOW it’s going to get messy (good lord just look at S2 and how far that “love” triangle went… I’m hopeful for the new show runner because she’s a fan).

Polin will be canon because they unreservedly CHOOSE the other and it will be glorious, so everybody chill the fuck out and stop shitting on my imperfect, emotionally fragile yet beautifully relatable, evolving lovers. They are the BEST fucking ship, but most of this fandom doesn’t deserve them tbh. They’re both messes in their own ways, and honestly? If they were real, neither Colin nor Penelope would tolerate this slander y’all are throwing at the other.

LEAVE COLIN AND PENELOPE ALONE AND LET THEM MUDDLE THEIR WAY TO TRUE LOVE. 🤬

[zeawesomebirdie]

Okay but like - I'm so happy I'm not the only one who discovered stuff about themselves with Tomarrymort & Snarry, because those ships were there at all the right time periods for me (and Kylux too, let's not forget those two guys, I don't know who I would be without my intense phase where I identified with the Kylo in my head) Like I still remember reading Cambiare Podentes when I was just getting fluent in english and I didn't get what sauteed meant, and coming back to it years later and realising that I knew now! That's a fic I've reread a few times throughout the years and I love-hate old me's comments. I was cringe but also I was 14 you know. Btw if you want Snarry recs I have read so many I have some for every taste 👀 (except time travel time travel is not really my thing lol. but otherwise we got lots of options here at Ram's fanfic folders and AO3 bookmarks) So anyway yeaah we're ship besties <3

Also on the topic of writing? 1) I'm glad that inspired you, I'll definitely give your fic a read when it's posted 👀 but also 2) I feel like you're the right person to share this with so. You know how people have like, little daydreams about stuff and sometimes it's about fandom? Yeah so one time I had a dream where Harry and Tom were together but Harry and Severus had something going on and I thought it was cool that spawned an AU/daydream in my head. I still have all my notes on it but overall it's like, a soulmates thing where you get a tug towards that person, and Tomarry are soulmates and have known since Hogwarts, they went together, the usual. But a few years after Harry still has a pull towards someone else but not Tom, and obviously it's Severus. I thought it would be fun to force Tom "have you looked at someone else today darling?" Riddle and Severus "insecurities and self-sacrifice" Snape to share a soulmate y'know. At some point I wanted it to be omegaverse but I thought that might just be a little too much. So yeah welcome to the club of people who know about the Tomarry/Snarry AU, there's two of us now! I also have a bus Tomarry one because public transportation my beloved lol. Actually I took a read through the little AUs/snippets I've thought of during the years and damn it's too bad I don't write those are such good ideas (and by that I mean they appeal to me personally)

Also also are you watching Kenobi and loosing your mind too?? Because I sure fucking am. We talked daddies with my closest friends (neither of us are actually into men or have a daddy kink so like, that was a conversation) and they had the absolute GALL of saying to my face "no Oscar Isaac in Dune is much better than Ewan McGregor in OWK, no shade to old Ben but like look at the BEARD on Oscar Isaac" and like. I love my friend okay. Love him so much. But by god you cannot say this to me, person who semi-regularly questions her asexuality exclusively because of Obi-Wan. Like no come ON. Anyway. Very normal about him lol.

AND finally and then I'm done I swear - wait what did I want to say. Oh yeah that wasn't it but I made little pride pins and also a Jedi Order symbol one! I've gotta post pictures of that on my artblog I'm so proud of it lol. Oh yeah I remembered. So not to be self-centred but I updated my OCs tag if you want to get a look at that, I posted a silly analysis of my fanfic folder in the rambles tag a few days ago, and also if you didn't go all the way back juuust in case you didn't see it I have an old Harry & the Horcruxes at the start of my artblog? So yeah. Self promo over lol.

Anyway love you <3 <3 and love that I'm getting you into my ships >:) (genuinely btw none of my friends are into fandom like me so it's cool to finally have fandom friends, especially when they have similar tastes)

okay okay so this is so old omg I'm sorry, but here we are finally answering it!

tomarrymort and snarry really are here at the exact right time, just like obikin and kylux have been for me too! Like, the pining and the inherently unhealthy dynamics and the obsession in all of them are just so good! And having discovered these things about myself, I can go forward with my writing and make it that much more intense and deep and affectionate, because what is writing except the baring of the soul such that others may have the same catharsis as I?

And that doesn't even get into how these ships all have the range! No matter what dynamic you're looking for you can find it with all of them! After being a chronic rarepair shipper, this is such a wonderful change of pace!

Omg I'd love your snarry recs please [insert eyes emoji]!! I've read quite a few already, such as Completely Innocent by Snarry5evr, Ingredients of Respect by Lizzy0305, and one of my personal favorites, With Eyes Wide Open by suitesamba, but everything I've read has come from the @houseofsnarry discord server recommendations, and I'd love more recs!! (I'm on part 3 of Pacify, and holy shit this fic is incredible, I can see why it's your favorite! It's just so long I need to take breaks in between parts lmao, y'know?)

And re: time travel!AUs: I didn't think I liked the trope, and then I read love is touching souls (surely you touched mine) and omg Ram. Ram. This fic is so. I know I went into your askbox about it before but I will never shut up, this is one of my all-time favorite fics next to Transparency by oldesthuntress (which is a Hetalia prucan fic that I have reread annually for nearly a decade), and oh my god. I cannot get enough of time travel!tomarry. I will never get enough of time travel!tomarry. The pining! The time travel shenanigans! The sheer idiocy of two men completely destroying the timeline by being homosexuals in the 1940's! I love themb so much, I cannot thank you enough for this fic rec, like fuck dude it was so good

Oh I hope you're not looking too forward to that fic I'm writing, cause I'm no where near being ready to post any time soon. I still have to finish that beedlink fic that I started with every intention of only taking a month to write completely, but y'know health shit happens lol. But I'm happy to link you when it's eventually posted! I just haven't been prioritizing writing the way I used to, between starting to learn typesetting and getting more serious about trombone, I just haven't had the energy to write properly in far too long! And speaking of writing that fic,,, I think maybe I'll work on it today lmao; I just have too many hobbies and not nearly enough energy to do them all!

Okay okay okay this soulmate tomarry/snarry daydream sounds incredible, does it end up being a kind of Tom/Harry/Severus type thing or is it more distinctly tomarry&snarry like together but separate? (As a poly person, I'm v invested!) And please tell me more about your bus tomarry AU (if you want!)! Public transportation my beloved indeed, even as an American who's never had adequate public transportation I can understand the inherent romance!

(and this is where I shamelessly insert: if you ever want to write a fic together, that offer still stands!! Your AUs are so so cool, I'd love to work on something with you if you ever decide you'd like to!! And obv no pressure ofc, ily <3)

And omg I have a little notebook that i jot down all my little AUs and ideas in, and the purpose of it was originally to just be able to open up the notebook and select one if I didn't know what to write about, but the ideas keep coming and I still haven't written anything since starting and promptly stopping the beedlink fic lol. An idea that only appeals to you is still a good idea btw, because 1) one should always create for themselves first and foremost and 2) if one is to ever post their work, there will always always be an audience, and even if that audience is only one other person, there will always be someone who loves your work!

omg so I have watched two episodes of Kenobi so far, and then I haven't watched the rest yet. I've seen all the gifs, all the metas, etc etc, but I haven't actually watched the full thing yet [insert that one emoji thats laughing with the sweat bead thingy] [sorry, I still haven't learned how to insert emojis via desktop whoops I should look into that!] But as a person who is both extremely into men and also has a daddy kink, while your friends aren't wrong about Oscar Isaac, Ewan McGregor is much more daddy than he is and it's the graying beard and hair that really sells it. Oscar Isaac in Dune is objectively very pretty as far as men go, but nothing will ever top Obi-Wan with his hair all tousled up from fighting Vader, grimacing and glaring and looking so very beautiful in the glow of the lightsabers 😌 [I went on my phone solely to insert that emoji bc I didn’t know how to describe it the way I’m describing the others]

But I get it, being the only person who has a good taste in men! (/v lh) I was hanging out with a friend from school the other day, and she let me infodump about Star Wars for some reason, and she not only questioned my judgement for shipping and writing obikin (teasingly, ofc), she told me that simping for Ewan McGregor was certainly a choice lmao. And so then we had to have a whole discussion about what our tastes in men were, and ofc my taste in fictional men is entirely summed up by: twice my age, graying, could kill me with his bare hands, and traumatized by the after effects of the love of his life trying to kill him multiple times.

And welcome to the prequels fandom, where we’re all very normal about Obi-Wan Kenobi and his beautiful face! (/v v lh) I totally understand questioning over him!

Omg I saw your fanfic folder analysis! It’s so cool how you’ve done that! I don’t have nearly enough fics downloaded to analyze like that, your dedication is truly incredible. And I saw your pins, they’re so pretty!! I’ll go through your art blog for the Harry art, I’m sure it’s astounding like the rest of your work!

Love you too!! <333 <333 <333 Thanks for waiting for this answer, I’m so sorry it took like a month but here it is! Thank you again for getting me into your ships, it’s been such a blast to get to ramble extensively about all of them with someone <3

I hope this finds you well!!!

[storiesungaa]

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[toogayforthistoday]

I finally made a decision on my pronouns, so it's time for a new Promo!

🐝 Hi there! My name is Gabe. I am a level 30 Adult™, and I am a Nonbinary Demiboy (He/They!) Biromantic Demisexual (♦️) Disaster of a Human Bean

🐝 I am Autistic and I have ADHD

🐝 I've been a part of the Self Shipping Community here on Tumblr since December of 2019, and I've been 'selfshipping' since I was about 12 years old

🐝 I have a wide variety of F/O's, Romantic, Queer Platonic, Platonic, and Familial, the full list, along with all necessary tags can be found here! I update this list often so you know it's always up to date

🐝 My MAIN main man is this handsome man right here: Touya 'Dabi' Todoroki from Boku no Hero Academia/My Hero Academia! (Unless we have spoken about this, I am not comfortable sharing him, sorry!)

🐝 I also have two amazing kids, also from BnHA/MHA

🐝 My son, Hitoshi Shinso!

🐝 and Dabi and I's adopted daughter, Eri!

🐝 They both call me 'Mom'

🐝 I sometimes draw shitty little doodles about my little family, and rant about the fic that seemingly spawned out of the void and consumed my life in short order. I will never shut up about any of them, and I am not even remotely sorry

🐝 I also post about my friends selfships, because I love them, and I ship them, and they are SO GOOD!!! UGH!!!

🐝 With the exception of Dabi and Hiei, I have no issue's sharing romantic F/O's! If we share one, don't be afraid to chat me up so we can gush about them!

🐝 In case you haven't noticed, I also really like bees!

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That's about it!! Thank you so much, and remember! YOUR F/O'S LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

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[woozi]

if you had to describe your friendship with your moots as seventeen ships (boochan, jeongcheol etc) which moots would it be and why? is it dynamics? your undying love for each other? rivalry? sorry if this doesnt make sense ^^

it does make perfect sense don’t be sorry!! <3 also i don’t really see myself as just a single member of svt (although i am eerily similar to jihoon irl, surprise!! JDFJKDFK) so going through 12 pairings through a single member may not be very telling for my r/s with my moots sdksjkdjsd that being said i’m just gonna go through a few select ones!! some of these also don't exactly match svt's dynamics, but for the sake of answering, i would say they're pretty similar, lol.

cheol x gyu — i’m not associating rhys (@heartgyus) with cheolgyu’s dynamics just becase she used to bias one and now biases the other (👀), but i think they simply encapsulate our relationship perfectly as well <3 what am i if not the older sibling that roughhouses and gets roughhoused by the younger one JKDSJKDSJK i think we can also be jihan but this is exclusive to what happens (uhh... evil things) in the DMs lmfao. and maybe because people always think there’s something going on between us dsjkjkdjkds

junhao — cliche as fuck but i can’t help it it’s how e (@junhaoshua) and i are KJSDJKDS i was actually going through the list when it hit me.. we ARE junhao <3 jun’s (who would be me in this case) the older and more playful one out of the two, but hao also does his fair share of crazy antics ESPECIALLY with jun. i also think e is so cool (just like hao is). that’s MY bestie right there!! inseparable. fond. loyal. a pact made in blood. perfect for e and i <3

jeonghan x hoshi — partners in crime. mother and child. this is also what aya (@bonknanab) is to me <3 when i think of jeonghan and hoshi, i get reminded of their vlives (which always give me comfort and a sense of familiarity like aya does) just like seokhan. i feel like i can talk about literally anything and everything with aya! and just like when hoshi is with jeonghan, i tend to be a little more grounded while still somehow retaining the potential crazy antics. my fun older sister <3

soonhoon — pure energy vs solid wall. it’s carrie (@art-hao) and i <3 can i just say that when i made this connection between us and soonhoon... i literally felt like i ascendeDDDD not to toot my own horn but im SO SMART for this JDKKJSD u all don’t understand because this is literally how we are (both as individuals and as a pair). i cannot explain it but i, for sure, can most certainly attest that if any of these pairings i’ve mentioned/will be mentioning just reflect similarities, soonyoung and jihoon are EXACTLY as carrie and i are. i don’t even need to explain it i’m just gonna link all of u to soonhoon vids <3

seoksoon — belle (@xuseokgyu) is literally the seok to my soon <3 as they say, it’s literally almost canon JDSJKSJ i also love how we recognized this because of one of the carat anon ask games, but u know what they are absolutely right lol. belle is my positive ball of sunshine who also guides me when i’m going off the rails (just like how seokmin is the part-time hoshi wrangler). just as seoksoon has their own little world sometimes, i think no one connects with me and gets me (esp my dino tunnel vision) like belle does and i think that’s special <3

soonwoo — no one balances hoshi’s external chaos better than wonu, and i think belle (@gotseventeens) does exactly that when we’re together <3 at first, people think wonu’s cold and intimidating, but in reality he’s just a calm ball of internal chaos and other miscellaneous knowledge DSJKJDSDSKLSD this is literally how i thought of belle at first (minus the cold part), but as soon as we actually got to some proper talking, i realized that i literally cannot go without this person. friends for life, just like soonwoo!! <3

seokhan — one of the first things i think of when i think about jeonghan and dk together is that iconic eating vlive in their dorm, and i think that sums cora (@ohoshi) and i’s relationship KJDSJKDS i don’t think we personally match jeonghan and dk’s personalities, but we do dynamic-wise (or at least I think we do DSKJDJKS)! cora’s also just very supportive of me, just like how jeonghan is to dk. and although we don’t talk much lately (just like how seokhan aren’t able to share hotel rooms anymore bc.. well.. they have nowhere to go lmfao), i still treasure this bond with her <3

verkwan — ok but literally oona (@vernons) and i <3 foremost, oona is just here vibing like vernon and i absolutely love that omg. she’s also very collected and keeps to herself for the most part but when she reaches out, her gestures are always so heartfelt, which again, is like vernon! i really admire oona just like how boo does vernon, and the way i see it, i’m the loud friend (boo) whose antics vernon always witnesses, but when it comes to things they’re also a confidant. 10/10 vibes on this one!! <3

seungkwan x dk — wholesome. besties. it’s chey (@soonhoonsol) and i <3 like cora and i with seokhan, chey and i aren’t really similar to booseok but when they’re together i just think of happy and good things, which is what i get reminded of when i think of chey. <3 going through the list, i think they are also what we’re most similar to? i don’t think our dynamic can be compared to one of svt’s but this is the closest (maybe chey can suggest a better one JDSSDKDSJK)!! another one i can probably compare it to is wonwoo x vernon because i just feel like i can rely on chey just like vernon does wonwoo. <3 and like the two who have their personal humor codes, i also feel this special bond and fondness with and for chey!

hoshi x mingyu — am i about to steal your wallet. am i gonna get pissy that you beat me in a worthless competition (i know u will <3). that’s it that’s the post for emily (@iiasha)​. SDJKJDSJKDS mingyu’s also the prime witness and the reaction-machine to hoshi’s shenanigans and that’s literally how emily is with me, especially when i first got into caratblr (icb she saw the dinonara in me even before i did oh M YGODD). also emily is my getaway driver so this checks out. <3

jeonghan x wonwoo — i just realized that these are two of anna’s (@haniehae) boys but maybe the things and people we like also say a lot about us jdkjsdjdsjkds. i think our dynamic would be similar to jeonghan and wonu! jeonghan always like starting shit up (like i do <3), but wonu (like anna) always handles it very well and elegantly at that lol. i also just can’t describe why i feel like we fit this vibe, but i just get the Feeling™ JSDJKSDJKDS together, these two aren’t very chaotic, but i think they are quite the powerful pair (esp when they combine their sexie brain power and scheme together, just like what we did for HourlyHannie - shameless promo DKJSKJSDJKDS). also anna has Cool As A Cucumber vibes like wonu as well so <3

jeonghan x woozi — i always think of the time during svt’s trainee days wherein jeonghan was intimidated of woozi DKJKSDJ that’s also how i thought of izzie (@coupsnim) when i first entered caratblr bc i thought she was so cool (she still is!! <3) i also see that jeonghan has a lot of respect for jihoon and i do likewise for izzie. like jihoon as well, izzie mentioned that she’s not good at conveying things, but i feel it when she tags me here and there in little things (which i also might have missed some bc i have not been checking my notifs JDSJJDSJS ILY IZZIE). she’s one of the constants here as jihoon is central to svt, and i think of izzie very highly <3

boochan — lee (@uriboogyu) and i aren’t frenemies (but maybe we will have this arc soon JDSJKSDJSD JK!!!!!!!!!!), and i don’t really know where i’m getting this vibe from either, but when i think of lee and i boochan comes to mind. i think it’s because we’re always screaming at each other JKDSKJSJKSD. but as i think more about it, i believe it’s also because lee is a bit like dino as she’s the younger sibling that always reaches out to grumpy old people like me (and boo JDSKJSDKJ). both are very confident too!! also boochan lives for the show, and i won’t elaborate, but lee and i do too JDSKKJD

hoshi x seungkwan — target practice. waiting for each other’s downfall. still besties nonetheless <3 @mulberry-rose. i’m always excited to see if boo and hosh are gonna be friends or enemies a certain day and this is exactly what happens to monet and i lol. she’s one of the people who snipe me for my bias list, but we love to see it <3

soonchan — FOND FOND FOND FOND FOND!! when i think of soonchan i think of that vlive inside boo’s hotel room wherein they were hugging and calling each other 😭 or that one time in isac where dino’s just resting on soonyoung’s lap 😭 that’s exactly the feeling i get with mina (@mango-mina). i treasure this one right here! the absolute sweetest <3

[weirdlyfitting]

late to the party eh? :(

Weeks ago : Aight it's finally here!!!

Not only some teaser images but a GOSHDARN TRAILER OMGGGG

Edit, weeks later : *sigh sorryy I'm too late to post this but eh it's better than never right? Also THE HELL IT'S BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE TRAILER LAUNCHED?!?!?!? THIS MEANS S4 ARRIVE IN 1 FRICKIN WEEK WHATSKAJSKF-

And few hours ago I saw a bit thumbnail in youtube that had a title of new clip promos for cc but I won’t go discussing or even trying to watch them because WELL watching them made me feel like I’ve watched spoilers lol. So maybe won’t be active in cc’s tag until s4 came out, sorry y’all :(

Aight JUST get into it!

OH THEY'RE FINALLY USE THE MOSA! (tb to what Ben said in s2 lmao). Also THESE POOR KIDS GIVE EM' A BREAK 😭

I noticed when the Mosa jumped there's an island in the back, meaning they weren't THAT far from Isla Nublar. BRUH THEY'RE JUST GONE THROUGH ALL THE STUFF IN S3 AND THIS IS WHAT THEY GET?! 😭

Also kinda get on my nerves that the kids didn't really show a bit bleeding here. I mean the ship got split in pieces HOW THE HELL THEY SURVIVED THAT- (too explicit I get it but I guess getting traumatized made it up)

Ah so glad that Brooklynn didn’t get sucked to a town and lost her identity caused by a- oh wait wrong show (I was refering to wandavision lol). Anyway WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS PLACE????

Their reaction nooooo :(((( poor kiddos aweee

It’s really interesting on how Ben showed fear in here, I mean after he snapped and became wild he’s kinda fearless yk? the only time he showed genuine fear was when E750 appeared but the rest isn’t cause he already know how to live with the environments (from what I remember)

And saber-what-tiger??? is that from an ice age time? I don’t know much abt jurassic/cretaceous creatures but I think yeah they exist in the same time

AYO WHAT THE HELL- is Darius trying to seal the hole in the boat?

OK HOW MANY TIMES DID I SAY “POOR KIDS” WITH A FROWN??? HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY HAVE TO RUN AWAY AND DIDN’T FEEL SAFE I-

Also I saw someone pointed out that the thing that made the gang ran away was E750 from a sneak peak AND I WISH IT’S WRONG CAUSE GOD ANOTHER TRAUMA FUEL?!?!?! CAN THAT BITCH DIED ALREADY PLEASEEE 😭😭

WAIT THE T-REX HAD SO MANY SCARS AWE POOR DINO :( But I get that back then was still a start but TOOK EM LONG ENOUGH! (Rexy didn’t have her battle scar got me dissapointed k 😔)

anotha notes :

-The drones are so annoying just leave it alone will y’all?????

-Somehow a beautiful shot. Darius, Sammy, and Kenji are looking small compared to the environments there, meaning like it’s a new place and they’re really had no experience so just analyzing things that happened to the creatures that lived.

OH SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED IN THE VOL.4 COVER!!! Is that a quicksand tho? I gotta speed down the gif cause it was so fast lol

SHOOT DARIUS IS GOING TO GET LOST WITH THE OTHERS NOOOO😭

YOOOOOOO!!!!

Aside from how happy I am that JP 3′s Spino made a comeback, these shots are still terrifying holy shit! I love how in the second gif of this scene the shot is in low angle so it made it wayy bigger and terrifying haha

And uh I think I’ve seen a post abt Brooklynn had her jacket off but as I rewatch the trailer I didn’t see that. Prob in other article but I missed that. STILL FINALLY SHE DID IT!

SNOWY LAND INSIDE THE DESSERT????

DOG ROBO DON’T YOU DARE REPLACE BUMPY’S PLACE. DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE >:(

God it’s such a good shot omggg! but also I felt so sorry for Sammy she’s through this once with Rexy :(

WHAT THE HELL DID THEY DID TO THESE DINOS- or was it just a dino thing to roar at each other lol. Still can the drones just go away? :/

AYE HELL YEAH THEY’RE GOING TO RESCUE DARIUS!! Kenji better fix his friendship with Darius cause gosh that s3 ending left a hole in my chest :(

and again WHAT THE HECK IS THIS PLACE??? SNOWY LAND, DESSERT AND JUNGLE ALL IN 1 ISLAND???

OK finally done with it and some final notes

Yikes this is a really long post so I bordered it, and it’s nice to know that I can upload 10+ gifs & photos if I use my laptop/pc. What I don’t like was how I couldn’t get the gifs & photos to be side by side :(

and do I think s4 will be good? well idk, if I’m not mistaken some crews left after s3 and even that I hope it’s good. If this season will be a lighthearted one then it’s def ok. If it’ll be darker than s3 OH MAN I’M NOT PREPARED-

I think that’s all for now, thank you for reading and se y’all after s4 came out!

[thinkingisadangerouspastime]

‘author’ self interview

thank you for the tag @itsmoonpeaches!! sorry im a few days late getting to it 😩

Name: thinkingisadangerouspastime / faerialchemist / amy

Fandoms: all of them, lmao? well, according to ffn:

Author has written 61 stories for Teen Titans, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist, [redacted], Ouran High School Host Club, Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, Avengers, Dragon Prince, Good Omens, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Fruits Basket, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Avatar: Last Airbender, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Winx Club.

right now, i am active(ish) in atla and the mcu as well as monk and medium, although those last two don’t really have fandoms (at least not large ones, lol)

Where do you post: faerialchemist on AO3 is where my better works are, lmao, but i also post on FFN, Wattpad, and Quotev under different handles. and when i remember, i try to promo my works on Tumblr, too!

Most popular multi-chapter fic: in terms of true multichapter fics (i.e. not a oneshot collection), No Ordinary Exchange wins for hits, kudos, everything. i think that can be attributed to the fact that a) it’s long, b) it’s complete, c) it’s rayllum (most popular tdp ship), and d) it’s a college!au (a popular trope in fandom overall). although tbh, i only have like one or two other true multichaps posted, one of which is incomplete and the other of which is half-focused on an extreme rarepair, so there’s not much competition 😂

Favorite story you’ve written so far: i am going to cheat and say my favorite fics i’ve written so far are the three in my why’d you have to go and make things so complicated? series. here’s the series “summary”:

A series of (mostly) Flash Thompson-centric fics set in a canon-divergent AU beginning after Spider-Man: Homecoming. Niche headcanons*, one-sided rivals to friends (to lovers), and Flash Thompson appreciation abound! 

*Headcanons I have pioneered so far: Flash Thompson has dyslexia, Flash Thompson likes art history, Flash Thompson likes origami. Stay tuned for more. ;)

basically, it’s 50k worth of fics (so far) that serve as a testament to how much i love mcu flash thompson 🥺💛 he deserves the world!!

Fic you were nervous to post: i was pretty nervous to post one of my more recent fics, actually! the fic is called Is This Love?, and i was nervous for a few different reasons:

- it’s half sambucky, which was fine bc sambucky is popular lmao, but it’s also half sarahmay, which is a sapphic rarepair i came up with between sarah wilson and may parker. the mcu fandom has a heavy preference for mlm pairings, so i was nervous by virtue of the fic being partially wlw-centric, but it all ended up being fine! i have converted so many people to sarahmay 😤

- the fic also features my demiromantic!sam headcanon. i myself am aspec but (maybe) not demiromantic, so i wanted my portrayal to be respectful, and as such i was nervous despite everything i’d looked into prior to writing and posting the fic, lol

- it’s a multichap. multichaps make me nervous solely because they are multiple chapters. adds stressTM 😂

How do you choose your titles: song lyrics, randomly coming up with them, a specific line/word used in the fic, and brainstorming with friends are probably the main ways!

Do you outline: sure do 😤 it varies from fic to fic, so some outlines are a detailed list of events in the appropriate order, while others are a more general idea of “here’s stuff i want to include,” lol. generally speaking, though, i always try to go in with some sort of plan!

Complete: all of my recent fics are complete! (although that’s bc i primarily write oneshots 😂) on ao3, i think i only have one fic that’s truly incomplete. (oneshot collections are a weird in-between, because they essentially are always complete unless i feel like adding to them.) on ffn, though, i have four incomplete fics, three of which are from middle school. i don’t think they will ever be finished 😩

Do you accept prompts: technically, yes! but my policy is that i am under no obligation to write any of them. i write fanfic for fun and as a stress reliever, so if im not inspired by a prompt, i am not going to stress myself out trying to write for it, lol

Upcoming story you’re most excited to write about: i actually just finished writing this story today (by hand, it’s not typed yet lmao), but im gonna let it count for this question anyways! it is probably the most self-indulgent fic i’ve ever written: a monk and medium crossover. that’s right, two fandoms absolutely no one in the world cares about but me. i wrote this fic solely bc it was something i wanted to read 😂 it is - if i counted correctly - 78 1/2 pages long, which is probably in the range of 30-35k words? once i type it up (in like,, december lmao) i’ll have more specifics, although the “patching” that occurs when i type handwritten drafts could push the word count closer to 40k. but who knows? time will tell!

anyways, im just so excited about this fic bc it has so many things i like lmaooo (examples: allison whump, joe x allison content, sharona being her wonderful self, and what i hope is an interesting murder mystery!)

Stories you’re most excited to read: literally anything and everything my friends are working on! off the top of my head: @shifuaang’s tysuki fic, @praetorqueenreyna’s dark!zukaang fic, @itsmoonpeaches’s fruits basket fic, and @ambivalentmarvel’s spider kids fic 🙌

i think a lot of my atla mutuals have been tagged to do this already, so tagging some marvel friends! (this is starkravinghazelnoots, btw 💛)

tagging: @ambivalentmarvel, @friendlyneighborhoodsecretary, @lunannex, @kalliopecosmos, @omg-just-peachy, and anyone else who wants to do this! just say i tagged you 💕

[dancingsalome]

1) How many works do you have on AO3?

120.

2) What’s your total AO3 word count?

328404. Which makes my fics 2736,7 words long, on average.

3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

 26.

Agent Carter, All About Eve, Angel, The Borgias, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Chronicles of Narnia, Doctor Who, both classic and new series, Dracula/The Historian, Emily of New Moon, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell , Harry Potter, Ivanhoe, Labyrinth, The Man in the High Castle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Mummy Series, Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Penny Dreadful, Peter Pan, Piranesi, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Queen's Gambit, Sleepy Hollow (1999), Timeless, Versailles (TV 2015) and Victoria 

 4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Ghosts (The Mummy Series. Evy/Rick, Evy/Ardeth, Evy/Imhotep)

The Number of Vices (The Queen’s Gambit, Beth/Borgov)

The Might of His Strength (The Mummy Series. Evy/Rick, Evy/Ardeth/Imhotep, Evy/Imhotep)

The Black King (The Queen’s Gambit, Beth/Borgov)

A Moment (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Midge Maisel/Lenny Bruce)

5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I do. However, it can take me forever to get around answering them. And if the comment is just an emoji, I will probably not answer.

 6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

Considering I have written a lot of angst, this was really hard. But if I have to choose one, I’d say a Sleepy Hollow-fic called Hell.

7) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

Crow’s Feet On the Prettiest Eyes (Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Smith/The Doctor) or The Black King (The Queen’s Gambit, Beth/Borgov)m which both are about lovers who are reunited after many years apart.

8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?

Not really  I’ve borrowed a character from Pan Am for a The Queen’s Gambit fic, but that wasn’t much of a crossover, really. And I have one Piranesi/Chronicles of Narnia crossover, but that one isn’t particularly crazy either, given how many Narnia-references Piranesy contains.

9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Yes. A couple of years ago a person read some of my explicit, and very well-tagged fics only to give me several comments on how disgusting the found explicit fics in general, and the tags i used in particular. Personally I would say that the easiest way to not be disgusted by that would be to NOT READ THOSE FICS!

10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

I do. Quite a lot, actually. Mostly F/M, but sometimes also threesomes. As for kind of sex it ranges from fluffy vanilla to BDSM.

11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12) Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yes.

13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, though one I’m currently writing is certainly co-conceived. 

14) What’s your all time favorite ship?

I honestly can’t say; I have so many. My current favourite shup is Beth Harmon/Vasily Borgov from The Queen’s Gambit. Before that I burned for Fabien Marchal/Sophie de Clermont from the TV show Versailles. No, wait, my favourite ship must be the OT3 Rick/Evy/Ardeth from The Mummy series, as that ship precedes the other, and is still around.

15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

I currently have 5 WIPs posted on AO3  3 of them I’m writing actively on and plan to finish in the foreseeable future. Then I have two WIPs that’s over 10 years old. An extremely dark Sleepy Hollow-fic about Lady Van Tassel, and one humorous Harry Potter-fic about Dudley Dursley. I like them both, and have the plot properly mapped out, but I have yet to find it in me to finish them. I would still like to do that, though! However, I have one Peter Pan fic that I actually removed from AO3 because not only is it a 15 year old WIP, I have also completely forgotten how I wanted it to end. That one I doubt I will ever touch again.

16) What are your writing strengths?

Emotions. I’m good with emotions, and nowadays I think my dialogue flows quite well too. I’ve been told I write good sex scenes too.

17) What are your writing weaknesses?

Plots! Most of my fics are one-shots with few characters, mainly dealing with emotions. I used to be very bad at being descriptive, but I’m actively working on improving that. I can be brief to a fault, too.

18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

So far it’s something I have glossed over in the few cases it has been somewhat relevant for the fic. If I did, however, I would probably write the foreign language in italicized English. Unless it was a language no one else in the fic underwood- then I would write it in the original language.

19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Peter Pan, back in 2004, after seeing a promo pic of Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook.

20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Another one of those impossible questions. How can I choose. I’m sorry, It has to be my favourite fics, in plural.

A Place in the Shadows (Penny Dreadful, Vanessa Ives & Sembene), because it turned out exactly as I envisioned it. And I really like the themes of friendship, and cake.

Professor Keller (Doctor Who, Delgado!Master) because it’s my most ambitious fic to date- I even rewrote it completely. I really think I managed the escalating horror of two completely normal people getting their lives destroyed by the Master.

Homeward (The Borgias, Cesare/Micheletto, Lucrezia & Micheletto). I’m not sure why, but I just really, really like this one, and it’s one of my fics that I reread regularly.

A Conversation in the Yellow Drawing-Room, And Other Letters To Mrs Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell, Lady Pole/John Childermass). In most of my fics the female protagonist saves herself, and this is probably the prime example. I really enjoyed writing Lady Pole making her life the way she wants it for a change, and, ultimately, saving herself, with a little help from her friends.  I also really enjoyed making use of a few fairy tales tropes.