#I hope I didn't offend anyone

[ineffablelara]

Series Loki, Avengers Loki and the "real Loki"

Okay so, I've been wanting to write about this for a while now, I always see people talking about how much they love series Loki because that's where he's most comfortable with himself— and I agree, I love him too and I think it's great that he learned to accept more some aspects of himself and got more comfortable with showing vulnerability to others as well as allowing himself to make meaningful connections with the people around him

BUT

Saying that Avengers Loki is not the real Loki just tells me you don't really understand Loki as a character at all

I'm part of the few people who don't entirely buy into the headcanon that Loki was brutally tortured by Thanos in the 1 year gap between Thor and Avengers, I think he did went to very bad places but it doesn't make sense to me that Thanos would break physically and mentally the man he was sending to lead an army on a different planet to get him an infinity stone, I believe he had to fight for his life after his fall and Thanos probably submitted him to a very rigorous training like he did with his daughters (yes, one could argue that that was tortue but let's be fr, it's on a whole different level)

Anyway, my point is: Loki didn't attack Earth against his will, he was angry and hurt, feeling betrayed by his family and dealing with an identity crisis, he was livid, he went through hell after his fall and now he had a chance to cause some trouble for Thor and Odin and he was going to take it

I don't believe Loki really cared about Thanos' philosophy and the whole "freedom is a lie" thing, he was parroting what Thanos told him to cause some dramatic effect but I don't believe, not even for a second that he gave two fucks about it, again, he wanted to make trouble and to cause damage, he wanted to hurt Thor and Odin bc he felt hurt, he didn't care that innocent people were going to die, he didn't even think about them, he just wanted to channel his anger and to piss off his family, and ykw?

That's the real Loki

Because Loki is not some perfect little angel who was forced to do bad things against his will in order to survive, Loki is a vengeful God, a being of chaos, a master of magic and sometimes... an asshole

Sorry, he's not the little baby we all like to pretend he is sometimes, yes there's lots of pain and shame and sadness inside his heart but that doesn't erase the fact that there's some ugly parts in his personality, that's what makes him so complex in my opinion, he's not necessarily evil but he's also not necessarily an innocent baby either, he said it himself:

Believe it or not, that applies to him too!

Avengers' Loki shows us the "ugly" parts of himself—parts many would prefer to ignore. But sorry to break it to you: that was the real Loki too.

Some might argue that the whole "God of Mischief" persona was merely a facade to hide his vulnerable, weak self, but I disagree. I believe Loki did use his title to build walls around himself and keep others at a distance to some extent. However, things aren’t just black and white—Loki is the God of Mischief, whether people like it or not and that means he thrives in chaos sometimes

I mean, he even tells Mobius, "Sometimes our emotions get the better of us," when talking about the New York attack. I know some people don't like that scene because it contradicts their headcanon of Loki being tortured and forced to go to Earth, but personally, I love it. I never liked the idea of Loki having so little agency in Avengers. And yes, I know the Mind Stone was influencing him, but that’s the key—it was influencing, not controlling

I think what I’m trying to say is this: some people don’t truly understand who Loki is. They’ve created a version of him in their minds and reject anything that contradicts it. Refusing to acknowledge the darkness within him only proves that you don’t fully appreciate him. You can love series Loki and say that it's the more mentally healthy version of the character, but please don’t claim that Avengers Loki is his worst version—or that it’s not the real him.

Maybe I'm being annoying but it just hurts every time I see posts trashing him and saying that he's the worst Loki ever, to me that's one of the most fascinating depictions of him precisely because we see how malicious, cunning and calculating he can be, he has so much range and I genuinely feel sorry for all the people who can't appreciate that

[a-rabid-snake]

Hi, I've been following you for a bit and saw your text posts from a few days ago. Do you get a lot of hate for your posts/art? Regardless, it sounds like you were having a rough time, so I'd like to say how amazing and cute your art is). Your artisaint pieces in particular give me life))

Thank you very much. I honestly don't know what else to say, especially when someone tries to support me, I just get a little lost.

You just can't imagine how these offended people hate me. I understand why. That's because they though find a scapegoat in other people

I know that the truth is on my side and I don't pay attention to them.

I partially deserve all the negativity that people say or do to me.

It's more funny that they do it as a whole group and mock one person they consider weaker than themselves. But they just don't know that they have stumbled upon a man who will be stronger than those whom they have already doused with mud

It doesn't matter to me that they accuse me of something, spoil my art, wish me to die, it doesn't matter to me. The most insulting thing is that one of them insulted my late mother, I will not tolerate other people's relatives being used in a dispute, they have fallen too low to say it

I'm sorry that I said all this, I'm very bad at holding back my opinion and statement, but I don't want to endure all this forever either

Moreover, lust himself accused me of some kind of nonsense, why can't I tell everything that he did to me

[atalienart]

I'm sorry but I won't answer questions about food. I find it so dull to talk about it. I can see why people might enjoy it but for me it's just fuel. What's my favourite food? The one that doesn't taste bad and has a texture I can swallow without gagging. Is it tasty? Yes? Wonderful. Now can we move on to any other subject?

[rudamaruda520]

Marauders in the confessional

James the type of guy to confess all his deepest secrets, sins, and thoughts, completely opening up his soul only to find out the priest wasn't there

Sirius the type of guy to say "God said Adam AND Eve, not Adam OR Eve, you know?"

Peter the type of guy to hotbox himself and the priest inside

Remus the type of guy to use the priest as a free therapist, cause he is forbidden to reveal his secrets to anyone

Barty the type of guy to say "This is a place full of glory and yet I can not see any glory hole..."

Evan the type of guy to hide on the priest side and listen to people confessions

Mary the type of girl to snog with a nun in there

Marlene the type of girl to come up with such outrageous sins to see if it's possible to not receive absolution and get banned from the church

Dorcas the type of girl to make the priest confess his sins to her

(I had to much fun with the last one, so here's another one!

Fill in the gaps with the rest of them, and/or add your own versions <33)

[somewhereincairparavel]

Just posting this for the ppl who LOVE to push the FANON narrative that Jason and Percy aren't close friends as CANON. Grover is listed as Percy's main best friend (along with Annabeth ofc but she remains in the girlfriend category) and Jason comes literally SECOND in the Official Riordan wiki fanpage, and he's even labelled as "one of percy's best friends" not just "friend" or "close friend" like the others.

I don't get why people deny this SO bad like- pls let the almost nonexistent rivalry they both had (which is mostly between Jason and Percy fans) stay fanon.

"Jason and Percy are just co workers, barely even friends" Yup. Sure. I was so mislead by this narrative before I picked up HOO and was pleasantly surprised by how genuine percy and jason's friendship was in the books.. I half expected them both to ignore eachother or something throughout the scenes with how much the fandom exaggerated their rivalry/coldness with eachother.

Fanon is awesome. But it's not when you push it as canon. Let them be two seperate things please.

[schmweed]

Succession | S02E02

[justablogger234]

quick post before I go to sleep

you guys know how in the bible (best book ever by the way) it says that when man and woman get married they become one flesh. Well, let me just say this, mike and el are totally one flesh. And before you guys attack me with dirty implications, what I mean is, they are so emotionally connected to each other that it's almost like they are actually one you know? I think it was the great Finn wolfhard who said "mike is part eleven, eleven is part of mike, they are one". I completely and utterly agree with that statement because it's true. Just like husband and wife are one flesh and are one person (as confirmed in the bible) , I do believe mike and el are one person. They can't live without the other. They are a package deal, two for the price of 1. I also like to think that the good lord blessed these kids with like a soulmates bond and that's why mike can sense el, because realistically (for st standards) can mike sense her? Why is his spidey tingle going off with el? I'm just gonna call it, when the lord made mike and el he was like you know what, I'm gonna give these kids a super rare and special soulmate bond so that they'll always find each other. Gotta love our heavenly father for his blessings (I know I do). Anyway, the lord ( and jesus and the holy spirit of course) is awesome and mileven are true soulmates. Have a goodnight everyone and blessings to all.

[bookwormstarwarsfan]

I never understood the gay Luke Skywalker concept

This sounds strange, I know, but I'm not talking about Luke simply being gay in people's headcanons. That's totally okay (if his characterisation is still on point and he is not some stereotypical soft gay femboy uwu without any other character trait than that), after all, in the movies we don't get to know his sexual orientation (besides that little crush on Leia) and the new Canon is also not clear, so it's excepted that there will be many different kind of interpretations.

What I don't understand is the common, really popular 'Just look at him, he is sooo gay' fandom thing.

Because, and maybe it's just my observation, but he behaves in the most avarage, (stereo)typical heterosexual way.

Of course just because somebody behaves the typical heterosexual way, he can still be gay, almost every gay man I know are like that. But avarage, typical heterosexual looking/behaving people aren't called gay by tons of people normally. There is nothing on them that can be the base to 'he is so gay'.

So back to Luke, and don't forget, as I said, this is just my observation! He is the most avarage 19 years old straight boy to me, at least his behaviour, he still could be gay unrelated to those. He lives at a farm, where he does the usual farm works, he likes to do mechanic stuff as a hobby, he also shoots womprats in his free time and goes on speeding races with his friends. His biggest dream is to go to the Imperial Academy to became a pilot. He can't stop thinking about his father, he wants to be just like him. The moment he sees Leia, he is mesmerized by her beauty and imediately wants to save her. Later it's more clear that he has a little crush on her. Then he joins the Rebellion and becames a good freedom fighter soldier, leading his squadron, going on mission, being an ace pilot etc. He wears the typical farmer clothes and then he wears standard issue soldier clothes and then he wears basic jedi clothes. His gesture, his posture etc. are Mark Hamill's, who IS the avarage straight guy.

(Don't get me started on his relationship with Han, Biggs or Wedge! I mean, you can ship them, I don't like these, but don't have problem with other people shipping it. Just please, don't forget that MEN CAN ALSO HAVE PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AFFECTIONATE PLATONIC FRIENDSHIPS! Don't be a neighbourhood in the 50s seeing the two boys, who are good friends, smiling at each other and going feral that they must be a couple; even though yours and the neighbourhoods's feelings about this relationship are obviously the complete opposite.)

So shortly, as I already said, I understand why such a big part of fandom headcanons Luke Skywalker gay (the lack of clear sexual orientation in the movies and/or Canon), but I absolutely don't see why such a big part of fandom says 'Just look at him, he MUST be gay'.

[thisliminalspacedaydreams]

A Reflection on Quality vs. Quantity in Writing (as per some witnessed Tiktok and other posts)

I’m back again with a long post about quality vs word count quantity.

I think I’ve touched on this before and only recently realized what that may have come across as.

I think I’d like to clarify—just to make sure I was understood and not misinterpreted the first time around.

I’ve had the chance through Tiktok and Tumblr to meet a lot of fanfiction writers or aspiring writers. A version of what I’ve heard of, too many times, is some version of I will never be able to write a story, because I can’t write long ones. This fear of not being able to meet a certain word count often prevents the story from being written at all.

I don’t think word count should be a barrier to starting a story.

I don’t think anyone who’s ever started a long fic has ever thought to themselves, I’m going to write however many thousand words. No one who embarks on a story typically sets out with a specific word count in mind.

It happens, because it’s how the story’s meant to happen, and because that’s what the brain wants, what the characters need for their development.

A compelling story doesn't need to be long. Nor does it have to be short. It simply needs to resonate with its audience, and this can happen regardless of length, because we’re all looking for different things in fandom.

What I am trying to say really is for the writers who aren’t able to, or feel like they will never be able to either finish their stories or write anything bigger than a oneshot, or a small novel-length story: You don’t have to.

What I am trying to say is, people who write long fanfictions are able to take the same characters and explore dozens of emotions, adventures, issues, relationships within one story. Conversely, others can produce multiple shorter works, each focusing on a specific theme.

In the end, we are all doing the same thing, just going about it differently.

The way we think, the way we each explore our own inner turmoil also presents itself differently based on our past, our ability to focus, and what we want from the story we’re writing.

Amélie Nothomb has written 32+ short stories/small novels. Each one is dedicated to a specific genre, a specific topic. That’s where she thrives. And people read her stories. George R. R. Martin, renowned for a single series that interweaves countless topics across the characters' journeys. And people read his stories.

I could go into details about each author but just step into a library or a bookstore and you’ll have every single possible word count for a novel/anthology/series/whatever. They all found their little space on the bookshelves, and they all deserve to be there, and there is not one work that deserves it more than another.

AO3 is a bookshelf.

We are all human, we can’t all work the same way, and long works shouldn’t intimidate you out of writing at all.

This is what I want to say.

If you have something to say, you should write it. Doesn’t matter if it fits in 1K or less. Doesn’t matter if it fits in 900K or more. It’s going to resonate with someone.

No one sets off to resonate with thousands. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't, but you can’t work through your turmoil hoping to resonate with people; you must do it because you want to solve it within yourself first. The resonance is a by-product. It cannot be the end goal, only the happy happenstance.

I hope this helps.

If you want to write, write.

If you start something and stop because half-way through, you’ve decided that actually, you’ve worked through it, then isn’t it enough?

You don't owe anyone your writing, just as no one owes you their readership, praise, or positive feedback. These are all wonderful by-products of your work resonating with others, if you're ever so lucky, but it cannot be what you write for.

AO3 is a bookshelf like Mary Poppins’ bag. Ever-extending. There is space for every length, every type, every genre, every fandom, everythingeverythingeverything.

The only thing it doesn’t have space for, is hate.

[soulfullives]

🕹 cym as the marauder adults (including the older kids, like andromeda, bellatrix, etc. if you want)

sorry for not getting to it!! but, finally, here it is (note that these are based off of my characterizations for them and feel free to ask me why i chose a certain character for a certain person)

you as lydia

@wistoragicfantasies as bellatrix

@prfctprongs as andromeda

@meredarling as narcissa

@thecardiganunderthebed as fleamont

@pxgeturner as hope

@coldnerdnacho as euphemia

@werewolfenthusiast as lyall

@tempusfugitandallthatblog as poppy pomfrey

@pinklume as minerva mcgonagall

[fireboos99]

I don't do textposts much, but

BITES BITES BITES

while I don't like all of the lore we've gotten of Little Nightmares since III was announced (I will die on the hill that is my AU, and dream realm called Nowhere does not work with said AU, so I ignore that) I am excited to see how the game goes, I look forward to finding out which parts I can adapt into my AU. (definitely adopting Low and Alone)

I was, admittedly, along with the joke of "Reanimal is just LN" but, I understand that that's just Tarsier's style, and think that comparing the two games so much is stupid (or picking one over the other)

like, c'mon guys, we get two co-op horror games with young kids running from monsters in the style of Little Nightmares (one is actually part of the series, the other being created by the og creators. and really, I'm glad they're making another game like that<3)

anyway, I'm excited for both games, and think people should stop arguing over which one will be better. WE EATIN' GOOD, FOLKS!

[worthless-misery]

Dear diary...

It's really no surprise I would end up here...

Addicted to a drxg to try to escape those feelings and thoughts that always linger...

I'm really a waste of everything. I'm worthless and I realize it more each day...

[kvietka]

I wanted to reblog this article about what happened on my alma mater's campus, without obnoxious anti-Semitic commentary.

[rightsforharleykeener]

did y'all know there are peope out there that actually ship peter parker and QUENTIN BECK. MYSTERIO. i'm all for getting peter parker a boyfriend. idc who said boyfriend is. ned. harley. harry. even flash. the list goes on. BUT QUENTIN BECK????

however the ship isn't harmful and at least it wasn't starker. that's all i care about. it was just a jumpscare

[moondrama]

Watched Godzilla vs Kong (2021) yesterday and idk I feel like nothing happened in the film lol, I kept waiting for something of substance to happen but it just ended 😅 such a random movie

[twinklelilstarkey]

the way you are disagreeing with all the asks are sending me and the best part of the season was obviously barry and rafe

I honestly don't even understand these asks. Like, if it's people from outside my blog that are sending these, it makes sense. But my followers? The ones that consume my OBX content, aka only content about Rafe, and they aren't mad about what this season did...? Yeah, no. I don't believe that. They're either trolls or just people hopping on different people's blogs to spread how much they loved the season for no reason at all. Or maybe they're just too young, and that shit is creeping me out bc there's no way my smut is being read by children...

AND IT WAS. BARRY AND RAFE WERE THE BEST. Should've seen my face when I heard the words "country club" again.