#again no pro

[thygoddessouijathicc]

A shipping trope I’ve noticed

So no two ships are ever exactly the same as they come from different fandoms, different levels of canonness, different levels of toxicity, and all that shit. But there are definitely tropes. Like certain types of characters that are often shipped together.

There’s one in particular that I have decided to try to emulate in my own original work, because I personally believe it to be the most fun and I’ve never seen a lesbian version of it done. It’s always two guys or a girl and a guy, never two girls.

This trope is one that I feel goes unnoticed by most people despite the fact that it’s usually like THE ship of the fandom it’s from. I’ve only ever seen it handled in a way I truly liked once. And that was because unlike in most cases the creator himself had some level of belief in the ship but intentionally left it ambiguous rather than it just being the fans who decided it should be this way putting in all the leg work themselves to build the ship from the ground up and neglecting canon details such as how the characters actually interacted meaning it would probably be toxic.

I like to call this ship the “Lovable Psychopaths” trope.

A basic rundown of what it is, is we got as usual, two characters, a usually very dark setting and plot although this isn’t entirely required, as well as usually some very amoral cast members, but again, not required.

One of these two characters is a complete fucking lunatic. Very outwardly so. Maybe not right away, but they show their cards pretty fast if it’s not literally one of the first things we learn about them. They tend to be violent, totally insane, they have a tragic past which isn’t IMMEDIATELY explored but it very likely will be and will impact the audiences views on the characters greatly. The character is again, insane, and usually completely evil or at least a rival character, or a villain for a little while, but they are more often than not one of if not the most popular character in the story due to their dialogue, appearance, demeanour and backstory making them highly endearing. They usually are the one with a more obvious thing for the other character although this is not required. This is also where I find it’s often mishandled by a one sided thing that may not even be a crush at all being seen as mutual love.

The other character is usually less liked, but honestly a much more in depth and interesting character if the fans weren’t so busy being distracted by all the other shit going on. The character tends to, but doesn’t have to at all, seem outwardly very sane, very reserved, and sort of like a foil to the other character. This is not at all the case. In fact, this character tends to be WAY more messed up than the other character ever could be. They are completely messed up, twice as tragic at times, capable of far far worse crimes for instance playing a somewhat active role in causing the apocalypse or killing god. This character is often also interpreted as an UwU femboy if male, or as a tsundere softie if male or female, which pisses me off but ok go off. This character is very interesting in the way the act, they usually take on a protagonist role and regardless of what their actual relationship is with the other character wether they are a friend or enemy, they interact a lot, tend to be at odds with eachother, and have an interesting dynamic.

This ship occurs a lot, and I have yet to see anyone ever bring it up.

I believe if handled incorrectly, and by that I mean it having no canon bearings and being entirely collective headcanon, it is one of the worst tropes ever. I think things that save it is if both characters are decidedly better people by the ending, if there was even a hint of intention from the creator to even have these characters have a bond, if they have any positive interactions, and for gods sake if they are both legal, not related, not at a major power imbalance, it’s not obviously one sided, and not overtly stating that their negative traits are not negative and that neither character is capable of being held accountable for any of their actions.

Other people might have mentioned this I’ve just never seen it in any “shipping dynamics” images which is weird because I’ve been in multiple fandoms where it’s happened and happened to be front and centre, so it feels like no one has really given it much thought.

I’ll talk about how I plan to utilize this in a repost of this with no tags attached because I do not feel it to be related nor do I want to force anyone into hearing stuff about my project.

[miss-americanbi]

was chatting with my brother about gravity falls (again) and i said something like “man, can you believe stan waited and worked for 30 years just for the chance to try and bring his brother back?” to which my brother responded, “yeah, it’s nuts when you think about it. i wonder if stan got trapped in the multiverse instead, if ford would do the same.” HELLO???

[nocek]

Wade doesn't realize how very, very, VERY task oriented Miguel is (and absolutely not jealous about Logan's claws size) ;P

[wishing-well-art]

Hermits in 1.21!

[annluvazzel]

Movie night 🎬

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[AU where they didn't become pro-heroes]

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(Not even gonna say it's part 3 bc I'm not posting in chronological order tbh)

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June 25, 2024

Clip Studio Paint

[inquisitor-apologist]

The first time we see Yoda, leader of the Council, in tcw, he’s explicitly affirming the individuality and importance of the clones. He then teaches them how to connect to the Force, the most sacred tenet of the religion he’s dedicated his life to.

The first time we see Plo Koon, a Jedi Master, in tcw, he clearly tells his clone troopers that they are not expendable to him, and then proceeds to do his absolute best to save as many clones as possible.

The first time we see Anakin in tcw he has his clones fly an unnecessary suicide mission because he wants the glory of killing Grievous. He doesn’t even stop when he hears them all dying—his Padawan, a 14-year-old, has to yell at him that no one else will survive what he’s doing before he changes his plan.

And people STILL say that Anakin is the Jedi who cared about the clones the most. Seriously?

[mugiwara-lucy]

So with the growing support behind Kamala Harris, I've been seeing more of THESE:

Do NOT pay them any attention.

Not only are these posts incredibly ignorant, narrow minded and naive....if we lose our rights how can we help the seas abroad?? I ask this because I NEVER get a concrete answer.

Kamala Harris is PRO-Palestine whereas Trump said he would "finish the job".

So between an Accomplished Attorney NOT COP who jailed pieces of gutter shit like Donald Trump or a Convicted Felon known for being a scammer, failed businessman and rapist; pick your poison.

[reasonsforhope]

THANK FUCKING GOD

"The Supreme Court on Thursday [June 13, 2024] unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion decision since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago.

The nine justices ruled that abortion opponents lacked the legal right to sue over the federal Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the medication, mifepristone, and the FDA’s subsequent actions to ease access to it. The case had threatened to restrict access to mifepristone across the country, including in states where abortion remains legal.

Abortion is banned at all stages of pregnancy in 14 states, and after about six weeks of pregnancy in three others, often before women realize they’re pregnant.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was part of the majority to overturn Roe, wrote for the court on Thursday that “federal courts are the wrong forum for addressing the plaintiffs’ concerns about FDA’s actions.”

The opinion underscored the stakes of the 2024 election and the possibility that an FDA commissioner appointed by Republican Donald Trump, if he wins the White House, could consider tightening access to mifepristone, including prohibiting sending it through the mail...

Kavanaugh’s opinion managed to unite a court deeply divided over abortion and many other divisive social issues by employing a minimalist approach that focused solely on the technical legal issue of standing and reached no judgment about the FDA’s actions...

While praising the decision, President Joe Biden signaled Democrats will continue to campaign heavily on abortion ahead of the November elections. “It does not change the fact that the right for a woman to get the treatment she needs is imperiled if not impossible in many states,” Biden said in a statement...

About two-thirds of U.S. adults oppose banning the use of mifepristone, or medication abortion, nationwide, according to a KFF poll conducted in February. About one-third would support a nationwide ban...

More than 6 million people [in the U.S.] have used mifepristone since 2000. Mifepristone blocks the hormone progesterone and primes the uterus to respond to the contraction-causing effect of a second drug, misoprostol. The two-drug regimen has been used to end a pregnancy through 10 weeks gestation...

Biden’s administration and drug manufacturers had warned that siding with abortion opponents in this case could [have] undermined the FDA’s drug approval process beyond the abortion context by inviting judges to second-guess the agency’s scientific judgments. The Democratic administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, which makes mifepristone, argued that the drug is among the safest the FDA has ever approved."

-via AP, June 13, 2024

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Note: A massive relief and a genuine victory - this will preserve access to the medication used in 2/3rds of abortions last year, for at least another 2 years. (Probably minimum time it will take Republicans to get their next attempt before the Supreme Court.)

Still, with this, a sword that has been hanging over our heads for the last two years is gone. There will be a new one soon, but we just bought ourselves probably at least 2 years. The fight isn't over, but this is absolutely worth celebrating.

[hinamie]

can't believe im saying this but long time no megumi

[moonpatroclus]

𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒕 🤍✨

I’ve thought about this commission every day since the Elucien week prompts were announced, and I’m so excited to finally get to share it 🫶🏻 thank you to Vamorii, who as always, took my concept and created something even more lovely than I ever envisioned 💗

For @elucienweekofficial day 6: Fearless

Please do not repost

[rickmandowneyjr]

So, I noticed this a while ago but I've never seen anyone mention it (or maybe I've just missed it entirely)

We all talk about these moments when we're talking about Snape's hair flips:

However...

(excuse my gif making skills) look at Snape in the background!!

And what's a non-fic post of mine, without a lil bonus:

Alan Rickman, you absolute cutie, I love you. Also, the camera needs to focus on him for these moments. Like, please XD

[oxydiane]

we talk a lot about how sasuke and naruto are so crazy about each other but there’s never enough attention on how the rest of the naruto cast Also thinks they are two fucking lunatics. like we are not alone on this. you have jiraiya telling naruto he needs to not go and chase a mf who tried to snatch his heart out his ribcage and naruto is like no i’d rather be a fucking moron for the rest of my life honestly. you have naruto leaving a mission and saying sory i cannot stay i need to go home and wait for sasuke and the fucking platypus looks at him ???? like he even had me confused where are you goin g to wait? ? why are you saying that like sasuke is coming back the fuck did i miss??? you have the kage summit arc which is just a whole bucket of ice being dropped onto you because you come in and immediately get slapped in the face by naruto letting himself be beat up because he won’t tell them where sasuke is??? like he has any fucking idea where sasuke is. and sai tries to make him come to his senses like naruto??? naruto WHAT ARE U DOING. it’s so bad they need an intervention. right after that naruto faces the raikage and gets on his knees saying i know my almost boyfriend almost killed your brother but i promise it wasn’t on purpose he was just being silly please don’t put a bounty on his head a war will literally ensue. and like. there’s LAYERS to this. 1. even RAIKAGE is like BOY what are you doing. STAND UP. 2. at this point you can count the people who like sasuke on the fingers of one hand like WHO is gonna start a war over him… naruto out there moving a war against a whole country by himself over his bf ok you go girl i guess. after this it gets even worse like gaara has to go up to him and be like SASUKE DOWSNT CARE ABOUT YOU. HE DOES NOT WANT YOU. and naruto just slaps his hand away in front of his family like rude?????? ignoring anything it is hilariouuusssss and then sai is like sorry. sakura lied to you they are actually off to kill sasuke and naruto gets a panic attack so severe he passes out. like i am not joking it was so bad his friends tried to kill sasuke behind his back. and then naruto escapes bedriddenment (is that a word?) after passing out from his panic attack to run and make sure NOBODY kills sasuke. like he’s on a RUSH leaping those trees he’s a boy on a mission. then after he gets there he’s like kakashi DO NOT TOUCH HIM. they launch themselves at each other bla bla gay monologues did you see what was in my heart and then. and then naruto is like. wait sasuke. and sasuke waits like sorry that’s such a little thing but it’s so funny to me like sasuke was just acting a lil murderous crazy manic wtv but naruto told him to wait and he waits. ok good boyfriend. anyways moving on naruto is like do you get it sasuke. if we fight again we will BOTH DIE! (everybody gets a ?????? bubble) i am the only one who can shoulder all that hatred. i will CARRY THE BURDEN OF YOUR HATRED AND WE WILL DIE TOGETHER! and . absolutely Everybody in that room just goes ???????????? what the FUCK is he TALKING ABKHT. everybody except sasuke. sasuke smirks and he’s like sure. they just talked about dying together and meeting each other in a different life where they’ll be free of their burdens and they’re just Fine and all ok smiling at each other and everyone is so fucking confused. like the entire supporting cast is with us side eyeing sasuke and naruto and thinking what in the everloving FUCK is WRONG WITH YOU????????

[fudgecake-charlie]

And along with it comes a certain soft glow...

Gold star for those who remember the old version of this! I wanted to do some personal art, i've been thinking about holly warburton's art again and it's nearly been three years since I made the old one, so it all coalesced into a redraw lol

[shummthechumm]

NICKELODEON/BACKYARDIGANS OFFICIAL HIRE ME I CAN HELP YOU!!!!

[halfbloodgf]

can we please stop saying marauders era and start saying the snape era??? 😏

artist: solitarium on DeviantArt

artist: @kald-dal-art

pd: I don't want to brag, but the last image is a product of my own artistic skills... 🙄🤌🏻 (😭😭😭)

[paula-arrizabalaga]

I can’t be the only one who paces back and forth the room to burn cals right???