#PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD HAVE CIVIL CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH

[iwanttobepersephone]

Sometimes I see people saying stupid things and I haven't physically fight the urge to say "when's the last time you talked to your family"

[charmixpower]

So I've been asked what my ideal relationship timeline is winx would be like for the canon relationships (on discord), so here it is!!!

Bloom/Sky:

This fucking relationship was a mess! Not even a mess in the way Rivusa was a mess, I mean them both imagining a kiss at the end of s1 fucking mess. Help what is wrong with them

For them I would like them to get in a relationship before the Trix try and convince Bloom that she was made by the ancestral witches (Valtor foreshadowing?) and then they break up during the Diaspro event. He gets his ass DUMPED!!! Consequences for your actions you little asshole!!!

They make up during the s1 finale and Sky is like "can we start dating again 🥺" and Bloom is like "No💙". The imagined kiss can still happen, it was so insane, you can keep it

Then s2 happens and Sky is trying so hard to be a good bf "plz take me backkk" and then hes like "I hate Avalon. I'm not even like doing this bc I want you back, that man is CREEPY. Riven agrees and we had an entire civil conversation about it. Baby plz." Bloom is not listening 💙💙💙 and then the dark Bloom thing happens and Sky fights tooth and nail to save her and they make up form like everything from s1 and s2!!! Yaya

After all that they are dating now, good for them, good for them. WAIT? WHATS GOING ON?? ITS VALTOR WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!! SKLOOM IS ON THE FUCKING FLOOR!!! God they are such a fucking mess goddamn

Riven very quickly points out that Sky was under mind control and Bloom feels bad and she goes to save him and they talk about it and they're fine mostly. They talk about it, it hurt them both but it doesn't fuck them up completely

The first movie is the same except they don't get engaged, please calm down both of you, think about this for a little longer, but they're happy and good for them

Stella/Brandon:

Literally the only thing I would change is that they are obviously in a relationship early in s1 and they DON'T break up after the reveal, even though Brandon thinks they're broken up

That's it, aside from that no notes

Musa/Riven:

The show ends after the first movie, the later seasons don't exist and can't hurt me (<- are currently hurting me)

In season one it's established that Musa and Riven met before the season and Musa remembers the interaction a better than Riven does, instead of her seeing Riven act like a dick and then suddenly liking him. She's already seen the soft side of him and she wants the "mean to everyone but me" relationship bc Musa is insane too ❤️

S1 and s2 should vibe most untouched aside from this and Riven and Musa should both acknowledge that they like each other at the beginning of s2 but don't get in a relationship bc Riven isn't emotionally ready 4 another relationship so soon after Darcy and Musa is nomral about it (she's not).

S3 except the golden Kingdom is slightly different, the worry Riven is feeling is shown over anything else. Yeah I'll keep the motorcycle thing in, Riven can't communicate and Musa has a mood disorder they're gonna get into a couple dump fights at first. That's just being mentally ill they're fine. They should like immediately make up tho, like as someone who knows people like this the apologies for being insane bc you had a mood swing or can't read social cues are like so quick

Keep the first movie but Riven doesn't have to relearn any lessons, he is simply vibing and in love with Musa and breaks out of mind control bc of his resounding guilt after being forced to hurt her

Tecna/Timmy:

TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE TO PROVE HIMSELF IN S2!!!! EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME BUT THAT

Okay and Tecna doesn't explicitly state she doesn't want a relationship bc then it feels weird when she gets into one

But like in s2 when Tecna gets pissed at Timmy for not intentionally picking a fight he can't win that could get him killed?? She's treated as the one in the wrong and has to learn to be more chill than Timmy having to do anything, he literally wasn't in the wrong

S2 was so disrespectful to Timmy I SWEAR

Flora/Helia:

GIVE THEM MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER TRAIT!!!!!

Flora stops having a personality after this, please let her yell at people in begging you. Give Flora a character arc I'm begging you

Helia doesn't have a personality!! He has a bunch of implications and he's literally never around in s2 OR s3!! So often it's the winx and specialists except Helia!!

Let them like express different sides of their personality and give Helia more screen time, that's all I ask

I'm on my knees begging you

I can't even say anything because there's literally nothing to go off of

Take the shab stone comic and put it into the show

Aisha/Nabu:

Please imagine a world where Aisha is arranged to marry someone and that person and her love interest are two different ppl

Keep it the same except Nabu isn't her arranged partner, they meet while fighting on Andros and Nabu keeps showing up because he ran away from home and has no idea what the fuck he's doing without all his servants and he's asking Aisha for help djwbdbwjsbwnwbs

That would be MY ideal for them but if have to keep the large plot points the same I wouldn't change anything, like my problem is the inciting incident of their relationship the development itself is cute, but id want them to become official in s4 instead. Only Florelia (sane people) and Brella (soulmates) can get away with the one season romance and make it feel natural, Aisha would not get into a relationship that quickly, but that's a nitpick if anything

No other Aisha relationships exist and if they did they'd be with Roy and not Nex shut up

[okamirayne]

Hi Rayne-chan! ❤ Thank u for answerinf the Richonne and Daryl Qs I sent you. I admit I'm a fan of Darol (╥︣﹏᷅╥) so was like NOOO but I get what you mean with 'will they won't they' and dragging it out. I'm still holding on! ( ✿˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ ) But I wd be cool if he got with Connie too! Not fan of Isabelle (probably because she keeps Daryl away from home! haha.) Thank you for taking Qs on characters in fandoms. I get scared to ask or share thoughts on ships sometimes. Thanks for answering (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤

Wey! Hey again, TWD-fan! 🥰

Hope my response finds you well, dear.💜

Thank u for answerinf the Richonne and Daryl Qs I sent you.

Aw. No problem. Cheers for the interesting ASKS, luv!

I admit I'm a fan of Darol (╥︣﹏᷅╥) so was like NOOO but I get what you mean with 'will they won't they' and dragging it out. I'm still holding on! ( ✿˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )

Hell yeah. Go down with your ship, right? I totally respect and celebrate your right to fangirl over Darol even if it's not a ship I'm onboard with (anymore) for reasons I stated in my last response. But who the hell cares, right? It's literally just an opinion. I can totally appreciate why the Darol ship is still sailing strong regardless of my thoughts on the pairing. So you ship, ship, ship away, my dear!💕 The showrunners are giving you major wind for your sails.

Please never be like "noooo". You do you! I'm mature enough (and rational enough) to be of the mindset that we don't all have to agree on ships to happily sail the Fandom Sea together. I think it's great you still love the Darol pairing. Just because I don't vibe with it anymore doesn't mean I don't recognise or accept/appreciate that other people absolutely love it. I said the same thing for the Richonne pairing, which got the standard deranged identitarian reaction from the usual bad faith actors (which is sad) as I celebrate that people enjoy different pairings: a notion that a lot of people within fandoms sadly seem incapable of grasping nowadays, and for the most absurd and nefarious reasons. I mean hell...

But I wd be cool if he got with Connie too!

Ha. You and me both, luv.

Not fan of Isabelle (probably because she keeps Daryl away from home! haha.)

HA! Totally legit point. I can see why that would grind your gears. It got mine spinning in interesting directions. But hey, Darol fans are in for a treat right? The latest season of DARYL DIXON is hugely Carol/Daryl centred, no? (Yes, Captain Obvious here, given it's called The Book Of Carol.) There's usually a lag before it hits the UK (assuming you're on the other side of the pond!) but I'll still be giving it a watch. Either way, you lucky buggers get your fangirl treats. The rest of us poor bastards will subsist off fanfiction and/or our wild imaginations, just as the Showrunners and the good gods of storytelling intended! 🤣

Thank you for taking Qs on characters in fandoms. I get scared to ask or share thoughts on ships sometimes. Thanks for answering.

Aw, thank you for feeling chilled enough to ask me those Qs. That's important to me, because I love talking about characters and shared fandoms. Even my perceived annoyances are nothing more than a fangirl feather-ruffle or character-centred ramble of a writer who adores characters/storytelling and is just expressing a humble and different opinion, which we're all entitled to...

Which brings me onto a more serious point...

I'm so sorry (and empathetically livid) that you've felt scared to ask or share your thoughts on ships -- and yet, I can completely understand why you might feel that way (as mentioned above re: bad faith actors). Christ, I remember when people used to be able to have civil, interesting, and fun conversations regarding diverse opinions or preferences without getting pilloried or attacked. Maybe I was just lucky to engage with happy and chilled people in the past? I don't know, but it seems nowadays the fandom climate can be insanely hostile and rife with demented levels of reactivity, absurdity, immaturity, tribalism, and outright hate.

It's truly sad to see. Please know you'll never get that nasty character-assassination BS from me if you're sharing your love, or your critical analysis, of a pairing we both engage with, even if we disagree. In fact, you've got an open invitation to go ahead and share with me the reasons why you personally love Darol 🥰 even though I don't ship them anymore. I'm invested in his character arc, so it interests me.

I enjoy when people engage in GOOD FAITH conversations and are positively and respectfully passionate about characters/ships they love, whilst respecting another fan's right to feel/think/experience the characters/story differently. Your fangirl love is safe in my forum, TWD-Fan-chan, if you can accept me sharing any contrasting perspective(s) whilst respecting your right to love your ship and sail that baby joyfully. 🫡💖

Not sure if that helps you feel a little less scared. I champion your right to share your thoughts when we talk about characters we love, and if it's really not my cuppa chai (usually if it's something I personally consider outta my wheelhouse, morally incompatible with my values, or a story/preference/character/pairing/theme that I have zero interest, enjoyment, or engagement with), I'll respectfully tell you that I'm the wrong person to serve you good interaction.

I hope you feel comfortable to engage here, sweetie, and I thank you again for taking a chance to poke your head back in. I know that so many of us are dodging the most inane bullets these days. Do no harm, take no shit. Hope you can let your guard down here and chill. Such a pleasure to hear from and respond to you again. Big love! 💖🫶🏼💖

[desi-lgbt-fest]

really love the blog it’s cool to see so many desi queer people, i just gotta say that from what I’ve seen on tumblr the desi queer scene (like many other things) tends to be heavily dominated by north indian hindi speaking folks. idk it just makes me really uncomfortable when all we can ever discuss is. “what if we shipped the two guys from this really misogynistic bollywood movie” “mahabharat but make it ✨gay” (as if making it #representation like some bloody anime erases a couple millennia of caste and gender based oppression) (also the fact that we’re not all hindu cough cough)

enjoying media is cool and all. great. you do you. idk this sounds whiny but it’s just really disappointing that we’re more focused on infighting and squabbling over which identity is which and which ship is valid and less on civil rights (and no i don’t mean gay marriage* for the love of fuck) (also whatever advocacy i do see is so overwhelmingly assimilationist oh my god)

*theres more nuance to this ofc but marriage still remains an overwhelmingly patriarchal and casteist institution particularly!!! in desi folks!!! and maybe we should question that a bit (ofc gay marriage should be legal but christ people are acting like that’s the be all end all of the rights we can have)

Oh god yes sometimes queer representations do get dominated by the north Indian hindu and hindi speaking people. But it's just a statistic game at this point. We do promote all kind of discussions that come our way and we see a lot of bangla and Tamil and marathi queer representation here within our community too as there are fair number of those people here. I have my own opinions on toxic movie shipping or Mahabharata shipping but i don't largely disagree with you.

Regarding queer rights... Yess, there are a lot more rights we as queer people need to fight for. The equality doesn't end, does not even begin at marriage equality. But in a society that places so much value on the patriarchal and casteist institution of marriage, having marriage equality is a far bigger win than it would ordinarily be. We do need to have amendments in existing anti discrimination acts to include queer people to prevent discrimination in employment or housing or adoption processes.

We should definitely have all these conversations. I definitely agree it's hard to have these conversations when all the other noise is way too much.

If you do come across unique or different queer media or any queer issue that needs attention, please come and share with us. Thank you for sharing what you feel with us. I hope you feel a little lighter now.

[mythundermeme]

THE LEGEND OF VOX MACHINA SEASON 1 STARTERS - Part 3

Note: feel free to tweak details to fit the muses. Other meme blogs, please don't reblog. content warning: ( swearing, drinking, sexual themes, violence, slurs)

EPISODE 3

"It was so funny, father!"

"Why is she yelling?"

"I never agreed to this stupid game."

"We can't all be aloof tight-asses."

"I'm simply suggesting you could all benefit from some well-practiced restraint."

"Emotions aren't meant to be bottled up."

"Ugh, fucking doors."

"Hope you didn't feel the need to bring a housewarming present."

"Finally. A proper evening of protocol and civilized conversation."

"Want to be my date? I promise to be on my best-worst behavior."

"We appreciate the gravity of the situation and will present ourselves with the utmost dignity."

"I shall brief them on royal etiquette and manners."

"Remember what we practiced. Be reserved, be charming."

"How is anyone suppose to get drunk from these things?"

"You want to get freaky with me? Sir, I don't even know you."

"You are a libertine and a cad! And I like it."

"Those fiends took everything from me."

"What do you want us to do?"

"In case of trouble, we should have a safe word."

"Somehow you guys look worse every time we see you."

"Ooh, shit' about to get real."

"He's just staring like a perv."

"I say you walk up to _, say hello to break the ice, and then punch them in the face."

"I must confess I was rather curious whether you would come. Our messenger did not return."

"We concocted that tale to protect their legacy."

"They got bored of ruling."

"They abandoned their people to rot."

"It was a lovely dinner, we especially enjoyed the company. So refined."

"_, darling, what did we say about emotions?"

"They murdered my entire family."

"Finding the boy was unexpected. Our circumstances have changed."

"Oh, gosh, you're a handsome couple."

"I've tried to tell many over the years. No one's ever believed me."

"You look delicious."

"Come here, fuckstick."

"There's no way out tonight, my friend."

"Would you look at that, dear? It's the pup who survived, all grown up."

"Step off, bitch."

"No one kills _ but me!"

"Had him right where I wanted him."

"Oh, shit. That ain't good."

"You got a sword. Oh, that's cute."

"So, we're not doing terrible, right?"

"No, this is terrible."

"Ooh, I bet that hurt."

"This little one is entirely too much trouble."

"Your gods can't help you now."

"Come visit us sometime,_. You're always welcome back home."

"No! I had them! Had them. And you let them slip away."

"Why were they here? What were they after?"

"They were invited, like you."

"Why here? Why now?"

"What the actual fuck?"

"Holy shit, _, what are you doing?"

"Please. I-I'm only a servant. They-They don't me anything!"

"Please don't hurt me. Please don't hurt me!"

"You fool. Now your soul is forfeit."

[professorsnape394]

The Potions Master’s Apprentice

Chapter Fifteen: Three Professors

A/N: This is the fifteenth part to my fanfiction ‘The Potions Master’s Apprentice (Severus Snape x OC)’. Chapters 1-16 can be found already uploaded on Wattpad under the same name. Feel free to leave requests in my inbox for anything Snape related you want me to write. Leave a comment below if you wish to be added to my tag list.

Pairing: Severus Snape x OC (Dumbledore’s Granddaughter)

Summary: A talented young witch is employed as an apprentice professor at Hogwarts, but who will she be working under? Severus Snape is not best pleased with his new responsibility of taking on an apprentice, however she is relentless to create a friendship between them. Will she be successful? Or might the friendship just go a little two far? With the eyes of her grandfather constantly watching over them, an attempt at a relationship might not be in the cards for Aria Dumbledore and Severus Snape.

Word Count: 2001

Warnings: n/a

Credits to Gif Creator

Within the week the gossiping from the weekend's events had almost completely died down. However, with Severus and Aria acting civil towards one another during lessons, and almost completely back to their old habits of spending the evening together a whole new set of rumours were threatening to begin.

Karkaroff had mostly backed off Aria's case on the Severus front. However, this did not mean he had any intention of stopping socialising with her any chance he got. Igor had become invested in the relationship of the two potions professors' and he would not stop until he had the answers he was looking for. He took to visiting her during the majority of her free periods, as well as some evenings after class, often convincing her to join him for a stroll around the castle grounds, where he sought to pry into her personal life, especially her relationship with the potions master. It didn't bother Aria too much to begin with, in fact, she liked the company, but as the week grew to an end, she had become suspicious of his true intentions.

Almost immediately as lessons came to an end on Friday evening, right on cue, came a knock at the door. Before the potions apprentice had a second to open her mouth, the door was already pushed ajar, revealing the sunken features of Igor Karkaroff.

"Hello Igor." Aria sighed, barely sparing him a second glance.

"Good afternoon, beautiful lady" Igor chirped, his accent almost thicker than usual. Aria rolled her eyes at the headmaster, but chuckled lightly to herself in amusement. "Are you free to join me on a leisurely stroll around the castle?" He queried, striding into the center of the room, taking a seat behind one of the student's desks.

"Are you mad, Igor? The rain hasn't stopped all day! Besides, Professor Snape set a load of essays last week, that I have the pleasure to mark. I don't think I would be much in the way of conversation today, I have too much to do." She confessed, attempted to dissuade him.

"Nevertheless, I shall keep you company. I do not have anywhere to be."

"Thank you." Aria grimaced, really just wanting to focus on getting her marking done.

"Speaking of Severus..." Karkaroff begun, once again distracting Miss Dumbledore from her work. "There have been rumours of the two of you circling the school." He stated, leaving the intention of his sentence free for Aria to interpret.

"I am very well aware, Igor." She huffed. "Though they have begun to fizzle out in the last few days, I am pleased to say." The witch continued scribbling.

"That is not what I am talking about." The man shook his head, though kept his gaze firmly on the professor in an interrogative manner.

Aria raised an eyebrow, but did not stop reading the length of parchment.

"It has been said in this past week that you have entered into a relationship with the potions master, is this true?"

"God Igor, I never thought you so naïve that you would believe that sort of rubbish." She sniggered, allowing him a smidge more of her attention. "Like I would ever go out with a man like that, you surely heard what he said to me last week, it is unforgivable." Aria scoffed. "Besides, you should know just as well as I that people love to talk, students especially. Haven't you heard the one about us? It's all a load of nonsense, don't listen to any of it."

"I was simply... curious." He shrugged. "I would not like to think a beautiful woman such as yourself had gone to waste, like you say Severus Snape is simply not worth your time. You deserve much more."

"Thank you, Igor, however I do not think this is an appropriate conversation to have between colleagues, let's keep it professional." Aria suggested, noticing that the headmaster had a tendency to sidetrack the conversation to her love life.

A minute or more passed while the pair sat in silence before another knock interrupted.

Assuming it to be a student, Aria rose from her desk and made her way to the door. "Severus." She gasped, not expecting him to respect her privacy, just as Karkaroff had not. "You knocked?... again." Aria's eyes widened, taking a step back as she came face to face with the potions master.

"Yes, well, while I am not overjoyed with the current arrangements, I at least respect your need for some privacy." Severus wavered at the door, his eyes flickering towards the young woman, before taking it upon himself to enter the room, stopping almost immediately upon spotting Igor.

"I see I was right to to announce myself." The two men shared a short but intense glare. "Igor. I see you've made yourself quite at home."

"Oh... umm, Professor Karkaroff had just stopped by for a chat while I finish up on some marking." Aria rushed to explain, knowing exactly where Snape's mind was heading. "What can I do for you, Severus?"

"I came to collect the essays I assigned last week, I did not think it fair to leave them all to you while I sat in my room twiddling my thumbs."

"That's very kind of you Severus. Would you care to join us, you look like you could use the company." Aria practically begged.

Severus considered her offer for a second, knowing that what he wanted least of all was to spend time with Igor Karkaroff. However, on the other hand, he also wasn't too keen on leaving the pair alone, unsure of what he might spill to his apprentice. In the end Snape's better judgment overcame his pride and so he proceeded to pull up a chair, separating the two already seated professors.

Severus set to aggressively scribbling notes in the margins of the students essays, the scratching of his quill on parchment dominating the room. A long while past with only this and the sounds of bubbling cauldrons occupying the professors' ears. The tension between the three thickened as time went on. All scared to speak in fear of the other's response.

Finally Igor chose to break the silence, bored of staring at the potion's professors quietly marking away in unison.

"It must be hard for you Severus." Igor tested the waters, waiting on a response.

"What are you hinting at, Igor? What exactly is hard for me?" Snape replied cautiously after a moment of deliberation.

"Well, a man like you; settled in his position, proud of his job, it must be hard knowing you'll be replaced by a must younger, much more attractive model." Karkaroff shifted position in his chair, becoming more comfortable, confident in his ability to undermine the Potions master once again.

"Despite what you may have hoped Igor, you are sorely mistaken. My job is under no threat. I was simply asked to take a short week's sabbatical, in light of the recent events, until all the commotion has died down. And that week is coming to an end." Snape turned his attention from the essays, lifting his quill from the paper, and placing it to the side.

"Yes, yes of course." Igor humoured him. His body language radiating arrogance. "But it must be worrying, knowing that your job is potentially threatened by Miss Dumbledore here. She has the same skills as you, the same knowledge, and what she doesn't know now she soon will once you've been foolish enough to teach it to her. It cannot be easy, being forced to train the woman who will inevitability replace you."

"I do not know what your game is Igor, but I assure you, Miss Dumbledore is no threat to me."

Aria's ears pricked up at the second mention of her name, her gaze shooting between the two men.

"I really don't think this is relevant boys, can't we talk about something else?" Aria nervously nibbled on the edge of her lower lip. She knew where this was going and she didn't have an answer for what was coming. She also knew how vicious these men could be when they really wanted to, and she did not want to be in the room when they both pushed the other too far.

"Oh come on, Aria, darling. It must have crossed your mind. You are younger after all, the students relate to you more, god knows it wouldn't be hard to like you more. Not to mention your lineage, it cannot be more clear who Albus would prefer to employ. His own flesh and blood? Or someone with Severus'... background?"

"Watch your mouth, Igor." Snape droned through gritted teeth and flared nostrils.

"My grandfather didn't bring me here to replace Severus. He's a great professor, and a fantastic friend to him. I would even go as far to say that he trusts Severus' with his life. I am simply an apprentice. A year's training, that's what we agreed." Aria beamed, convinced she had put out the fire, unaware to the fact Igor had just lit another spark right under Severus' feet.

"With his life, eh?" Igor chuckled to himself. "How very clever you have been, Severus."

Confused Aria simply took a step back in the conversation, finally coming to the understanding that none of this was really about her.

Aria could sense Snape was uncomfortable, his body tensed and he straightened his posture, gripping his quill for comfort.

"I think it is time for you to leave, Headmaster Karkaroff. Miss Dumbledore and I are working, and prefer not to be disturbed."

"I see your game, Severus. I always knew you were a smart man, but you have played this very well indeed. But I know you, and I might just be able to beat you at your own game, if you are not careful."

"What is he talking about Snape?" The young woman whispered, turning her full attention to her colleague.

"Goodbye, Igor." Karkaroff gladly took a stand, knowing, despite Snape's commanding tone, he had won this round.

Igor Karkaroff rounded the desk, gently lifting Aria Dumbledore's hand to his lips.

"Until, next time." He breathed, bowing his head to kiss her gently, before showing himself out. "Your past is calling you Severus, and Dumbledore is ready to replace you when you go running right back."

Snape immediately rose from his chair, Aria suspecting that he was ready to storm from the room.

"Fuck." Aria breathed, joining Snape in standing. "What the hell was all that about?"

"That is none of your concern." Snape snapped, beginning to pile his papers.

"Of course... of course, it isn't." Aria shook her head knowing it was a stupid thing to say. "I only meant... well, are you okay?" She couldn't think of anything else to say.

"While I appreciate your concern, Miss Dumbledore. I am not a child who needs consoling, nor do I need your pity. I am perfectly capable of handling the likes of Igor Karkaroff."

"Yes, of course, you are. I...I just-"

"Miss Dumbledore." Severus interjected, huffing though he didn't seem nearly as angry as Aria expected. He saw the woman quickly becoming flustered trying to think of the right thing to say so as not to displease him, this was not a rare occurrence. For once Severus' actually felt sorry for her and decided to cut her some slack. They had, after all, promised to become friends.

"I need you to calm down." Snape softly commanded, though quickly moved on. "While that encounter with Professor Karkaroff was less than pleasant, it is far from unfamiliar to me. Igor and I have a past. A past I would rather forget about, him, on the other hand, not so much. My advise to you is stay out of his way. I am under the impression he has his eye set on you."

"Why would he-"

"Goodnight, Miss Dumbledore." And with that Snape returned to his quarters for the evening, Aria's questions remaining unanswered.

What was Karkaroff up to that concerned her of all people?

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@ayamenimthiriel​ @lizlil​

[trashiesttrashboy]

I'm convinced the radiant radiant sisters wouldn't get anywhere near as much hate if they were men. Like ondolemar gets so much love even though he's a literal NAZI ELF! He can get away with that, but god forbid a woman is slightly rude to you. Taarie especially deserves more love she even tells you that she's trying to be nice and genuinely doesn't seem to realise that what she said could come across as rude (I'm convinced she's autistic). Like yeah her sister is genuinely being rude to you and other customers but she still doesn't deserve all the hate for it. I could understand her being one of those characters that everyone jokes about being one of the most annoying people in Skyrim, but people just genuinely hate her.

Camilla Valerius often gets called a whore because two other men like her. She doesn't even seem to reciprocate their feelings, and in Faendal's case she doesn't even seem like she's aware he likes her romantically! Please just leave the poor girl alone! I downloaded a mod that gives each NPC more to talk about to make conversations more interesting, but it just makes her out to be a whore like NO SHES NOT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HER LIKE I DO SHE ISNT A WHORE! LEAVE THAT POOR GIRL ALONE!

Elisif definitely suffers from the fandom's mysogyny. People think she's incompetent, and use her inexperience as an excuse for that. But you don't see people calling Siddgeir incompetent, do you? Sure I've seen people call him an arrogant cunt (which he is) but never have I seen anyone call him incompetent. Another excuse people use is that she 'lets her court tell her what to do'. You mean she asks them for advice? Because her court are also literally her advisors? ISNT LISTENING TO YOUR ADVISORS SOMETHING THAT A GOOD AND COMPETENT LEADER IS SUPPOSED TO DO??? YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT SHE IS DOING THINGS THAT A COMPETENT LEADER DOES??? AND THAT SOMEHOW MAKES HER INCOMPETENT??? People do also say that the empire is taking advantage of her, which I do agree with to a certain degree, however she is also in a tricky situation and it seems like she's doing the absolute best she can. Bare in mind she is young, has been thrust into a position of power that she probably wasn't even prepared for, may be forced into an even more powerful position that she probably doesn't even want, and is still mourning her husband! She has a fucking lot on her plate already without having to worry about the civil war and looking after her people. I think she's doing an excellent job! She genuinely cares about her people and does what she thinks is best for them, regardless of wether or not she benefits from it. Also she is the only Jarl to stay in power no matter what side wins the civil war. Absolute girlboss.

Extra note on Elisif, in my first playthrough I royally fucked up that dark brotherhood wedding contract and ended up in jail. When I got let out Elisif was fistfighting the guards (who were still hostile) to defend me. If it weren't for her I wouldn't have been able to leave the city without reloading an earlier save and redoing the quest. All because I was her friend. In other words, SHE IS AN INCREDIBLY LOYAL FRIEND! I COULD ASK FOR HER HELP HIDING A BODY AND SHED SHOW UP AT MY DOORSTEP IN UNDER FIVE MINUTES WITH SHOVELS!

These are three examples of women in Skyrim who suffer from mysogyny. There are plenty more but these three always come to mind first for me.

The hate for Delphine is deserved. She is literally the most useless cow in the game. Even a crippled beggar is more useful than her, at least they'll give me the gift of charity. Delphine can't even do the one job she LITERALLY VOWED TO DO! She took a fucking VOW AND STILL WONT DO IT! The only reason esbern doesn't get the same amount of hate is because he takes you to alduin's wall and tells you what it says, but his usefulness ends there.

Delphine is also kind of stupid. She calls you a fool for showing up even if you don't trust her, when she was the one who invited you not only into her home but INTO HER SECRET FUCKING HIDEOUT WHILE NOT TRUSTING YOU! DELPHINE, YOU ARE THE FUCKING FOOL HERE! If she didn't trust you she could have asked to meet in a different location that doesn't give away her secret base, maybe even with some mercenaries or just any help really to give her that extra edge if it turned out she was right to not trust you, but she doesn't do that because she's an idiot.

what do you MEAN people think people only hate delphine bc she's a woman. did you play the game. did you interact with her. come on now.

[franeridart]

I mean, the idea is nice, but I don't think Bakugou and Todoroki are friends? I mean, at most I think the tolerate each other, I don't think they really enjoy each other presence

I admit to my laziness-driven mistake, more than “friendship” I should have said “relationship that’s definitely a friendship but neither of the involved parts seems to have realized just yet”. Friendship was just shorter, tho

I dunno if you follow the manga, but Bakugou and Todoroki are definitely on friendly terms - since the beginning of the training camp arc you hardly ever see one without the other around, and no interaction since has had them actually fighting. Most of their scenes together are made of Bakugou being the usual shit he likes to be and Todoroki using the occasion to master his sass skills, that’s true, but I wouldn’t say that changes the fact that they coexist in a definitely peaceful way (as far as the word peaceful can be used to describe Bakugou, of course) - they make fun of each other with minimal recoil, can fight as a team seamlessly, actually listen to one another even when they don’t agree, while some might argue that it was only to make up for a personal failure Todoroki was, with Kirishima, the one to propose the rescue plan, and in most recent times Todoroki has been treating Bakugou exactly as he would any other friend (and if the way Bakugou acts with Sero and Kaminari is anything to go by, he’s been treating Todoroki as a friend too, I’d say)

Someone in the tags mentioned that Todoroki would probably be more annoyed with Bakugou, but I gotta disagree there too - the fun thing about these two’s relationship is exactly that they’re (literally) like fire and ice. Bakugou yells and insults as he does, Todoroki answers as if they’re having a perfectly civil conversation - it’s super amusing to me? It’s why I love that relationship a lot haha I wouldn’t put Todoroki between Bakugou’s group or Bakugou in Todoroki’s, that’s for sure, but they do have a friendly rivalry going on. Compared to the relationships they both have with a big part of the class, I’d say that the one they share is closer to a friendship than anything else.

(of course from there to having them just chill and talk is a leap, but considering how similar they are in their different types of social awkwardness, I don’t think it’s too farfetched? well, I’ve had Bakugou chill with Jirou and they hardly ever interacted, this was definitely closer to canon than that lol)

Anon said:Bruhh like, the episode this week killed me, but seeing your update with bakugou and deku sparring just threw me over the edge- I WANT THEM TO TALK AND BE FRIENDS ALREADY! LIKE OMFG I NEED MORE DEVELOPEMENT SO THEY CAN HAVE A HEALTHY AND STABLE FRIENDSHIP/RIVALRY. (Like I know the pacing is actually fine and that the narrative is leading to this, but I’m so impatient sometimes) At least you have filled some of the void these two have left in my heart. Beautiful work as always

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dunno if you’re up to date with the manga, but as far as healthy rivalry goes I’d say we’re there, anon! I’m sure next time they’ll properly interact there’ll be a noticeable shift in the mood! Now, if only Horikoshi had them interact already…………. SIGH

Anon said:your art brighten my life a bit

;O; I’m glad!!! Thank you!!!!

Anon said:me @ the manga: more! baku & mina! interactions! btw your art today (and always lmao) was A++++ so cute also i live for todo and baku friendship

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yeah Bakugou doesn’t seem to interact much with the girls in the class, does he? #sob tho Mina’s def the one that engages with him the most! And that makes me happy!!!! I hope we’ll get to see more of them in the future aaaaahhhhhhhhh orz

Anon said:uwaah i love the way you draw todoroki so much! i loved the platonic todobaku art too (i may or may not ship them.. just putting that out there). you have this talent for portraying relationships between characters so well?! i love the way you have them interact in all your art (i’m a huge fan of the bokuroteru art for the same reasons !!!!!!), i can’t wait to see what you post next!

AAAHHHHHHHHHHH THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Baku and Todo have a delicate balance in their relationship I was definitely scared to get wrong, but I’m happy you liked how I went about it!!!!

Anon said:SHINSON HAS KITTENS VERYWHERE MY SMUGGLER KITTER BOY

What if I told you that those are actually his cats and he isn’t smuggling anything, tho 👀👀👀👀

Anon said:your Shinsou keeps giving me life bless your soul and your cow

;O; thank you!!!! I’m glad you liked him!!!!!!!!!! My cow is very grateful too lol

Anon said:I’m in love with all of your bakushima art yessss

And I am in love with you loving it, anon!!!!

Anon said:fran, do you watch Voltron ? i want to watch it but i don’t know what to start with. Is there a difference between Voltron : Legendary Defender and Voltron ? can i just start watching from Voltron Legendary Defender ? Thanks for your help.

I’ve watched the first season lmao one day… I’ll catch up to it…… anyway Legedary Defenders is a reboot, so you don’t need to wacth anything else unless you want to! It’s a standalone~

Anon said:I only have tumblr to view your art tbh,, I love your BakuKiriKami so much o h m y go D

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a compliment oh my god ;O; thank you so much!!!

Anon said:Fran, i had a thought. You know how people say Bakugou quirk is villainous , don’t you think Monoma quirk pretty villainous too ? like he can copy other people quirk and maybe he can still use the past quirk that he’s already copy. Like it’s really hard too fight the person with same power don’t you think ?

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm people don’t think that Bakugou’s quirk is villainous, tho? They think his personality is, not his quirk - as of now the only quirk that’s considered villainous by the canon is Shinsou’s! And that’s only by kids, too - pro heroes saw him and decided he would make a perfect hero! Anyway, as far as Monoma goes I don’t think he’d be considerable villainous, both for quirk and personality - he’s a weird kid, but Horikoshi did say he’s a nice one. Kids might have used to find his quirk annoying or unfair, but villainous is a bit too harsh of a word? Well, he seems to be well integrated in class 1B, so even if he used to have that sort of problem he for sure doesn’t now haha

Anon said:ASHGHGFK I love your oc’s in that most recent picture, can we hear more about them please?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you ask me questions about them I’ll be more than happy to answer them!!!!!!! :O

Anon said:hi fran!!! i do really admire your draws bc your style is so cute and unique, espescially when you come with the kiribakus x3 anyway, about the new bnha episodes, do you have any opinion about dabi??

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! anddddddd not yet, actually? All I can say about him is that I love his design and that he seems really promising and interesting, also seems to have a brain which, A+, but as of now he hasn��t done enough for me to have a proper opinion about him! The only league of villains members I have an opinion about are Toga and Twice, actually haha

[tessabennet]

Oh god, I can't stress enough how much I agree with all of this! Unfortunately, it seems to me that Marvel's very good at setting up stories without actually following through with them. Steve's story is a special case though, and it's worth thinking about why they set it up like this and why they couldn't or didn't want to keep with the emotional core they established, as @phdna explained so well!

Now, you could maybe argue that a good chunk of it was ignorance, that Marvel just didn't know or understand what exactly they were setting up. It's not wholly unlikely, given stuff like heteronormativity and toxic masculinity; these concepts are so deeply ingrained in people's psyches that they could've well had silent influence on the storytelling. However, if that were the case, the creative team and the executives could and would have realised this by the end of Steve's arc at the latest, probably even after The Winter Soldier already, given the way fans reacted to it. Marvel could've tried to adjust their narratives accordingly, but they didn't.

This makes me think they deliberate used the setting in The First Avenger to allow for, I'd argue, a stronger, deeper emotional core of the story - surrounding Bucky. Think about it like this: Steve and Bucky are childhood friends; they grew up together, and then they went to war together. These are two of the very few contexts that allow for male bonding and male vulnerability with each other. Peggy serves as a catalyst for Steve to enter the external plot, but she doesn't drive him emotionally; that role's already occupied.

And it's Bucky's death that's blatantly played by the writers like all those times a love interest dies in front of the hero to trigger him going mad with grief, fuelling him going after the villain relentlessly. Sure, Marvel had to kill Bucky off so he could become the Winter Soldier, but they could've done this in a way that doesn't channel romantic narratives. They could've had him killed off screen, or they could've had him go missing instead. But at that point the relationship they set up already demanded Steve make Bucky his priority, just like he did with saving Bucky in Kreischberg in the first place.

So, they go through with Bucky's death, but they squeeze in Steve's conversation with Peggy over the radio, as he thinks he's dying himself. And please don't get me wrong here: that is a beautiful, heartbreaking scene. It's a bittersweet could-have-been, and it's very well done - but it's only possible because Bucky was removed as the emotional core, which he becomes again as soon as Steve realises who he is in The Winter Soldier. Peggy may still be around to serve as a reminder of Steve's situation, but she's not necessary anymore to either the external plot nor the emotional one; the movie actually makes sure to show us that however awkwardly and maybe even reluctantly, Steve's forming new relationships and moving on from the could-have-beens - excepting, once again, with Bucky. Bucky stays vital as the emotional core.

By Age of Ultron, Marvel must have recognised this; and they probably did, given the rumours that they tried to get Sebastian Stan for it. Which makes it even more telling that they went with Peggy (the love interest) to show what haunts Steve, rather than the other Howling Commandos (his fellow soldiers, brothers in arms). It shows that Marvel recognised how important Bucky is to Steve's emotional arc. And yet they didn't try to resolve it at all. There's very little payoff in Civil War, even less in Infinity War, let alone Endgame.

They can't excuse all that with ignorance of what they set up; it was clearly such a potent fear of so much as allowing for a n ambiguously queer reading - one that is easily deniable or ignorable, by the way - that they had to force Steve to go out-of-character at the very end of his arc, leaving the Cap trilogy without the emotional payoff it could and should have had. They could have had Bucky go back in time with Steve, or let the audience know Steve rescued him in an alternate timeline, anything. In short, the emotional impact could've been yo much more satisfying for the audience, had they tried even just a little bit harder to make Bucky a part of Steve's happy ending. But they didn't, which means heteronormativity and toxic masculinity weren't silent influences on the story, but deliberate choices.

it makes no sense to me why the vision (ha) wanda makes steve see in aou wouldn’t be bucky related? like, even if one were to assert that their relationship is platonic, bucky has been frantically on steve’s mind for the past year since catws. he’s struggling to find his long lost best friend, and he no doubt feels super guilty and even responsible for all pain bucky has had to endure. a twisted and dark scene with bucky and the winter soldier being interchangable and violent in steve’s mind while he’s trying to win him back would have hit so much harder than that random scene with peggy in the ballroom.