the people that came before me. i came from a lieneage of poor people from the brazilian countryside, photography was a luxury, and the majority of the few photos that were taken didn't survive time. the faces, the names, and the dreams of my ancestrals were all forgotten, my parents weren't even able to indentify the majority of the people on these 4x3 portraits
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So, a somewhat random thing I have been thinking about for quite a while now and gonna ask as long as it’s relevant: Do you think that Sherlock Holmes is queer coded enough for The Final Problem to count as a “queer character dies” story?
(I have this unwritten essay in my head about Bury Your Gays and how WE NEED MORE NUANCE, because “too many queer characters die” is a statistic, and people generalize it as “don’t kill your queer characters ever”, while there is a very big thing about WHY they died, also if there is a resurrection how long it takes for that to happen. And who is driving the narrative. So Sara Lance getting shot at the end of an episode because she was a minor character at a time and we needed something for her straight friends to do, Carmilla dying because she is a villain, Brokeback Mountain making A Point about homophobia, and that lesbian who died in the Doctor Who cold open because someone ALWAYS dies during a Doctor Who cold open and she just happened to be also gay are some VERY different things and maybe it would be better if we started to see them as separate.... Anyway, Holmes would be a fun example for a heroic death done well, that didn’t stick because of annoying fans. IF he is queercoded enough.)
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So my literal first post on here was prompted by how emotionally overwhelmed I got after reading a couple of fics with the "Growing Old Together" tag. I regret to inform you that I now also have to avoid the "Domestic Fluff" tag for the most part because anything that implies Ed and Stede settling down outside of the time-space bubble that surrounds the Revenge is also too goddamn poignant for me.
I'm so normal about this show.
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seeing people debate if sparkle is good or bad for even existing as an evil character in star rail reminds me of the time someone on here was throwing a fit and policing people over enjoying evil characters or tragic fictional stories, either writing them or consuming them. they insisted anyone who writes or enjoys evil characters or tragic events is living their evil fantasies vicariously through fiction since they can't legally be evil irl. they think any fiction that isn't all happy rainbows and sunshine is morally and ethically wrong and bad for existing, and you're a horrible person if you make or enjoy it. it's so goofy silly (in the bad way) and the sparkle discourse reminds me of that bad take when people try to shame others for enjoying her lmao I bet that one person would literally pass out if they saw someone say they like sparkle.
I hate discourse and try to ignore it, but sometimes I accidentally read it and it's so hilarious. I also I want to try to figure out the psychology behind the things people say. like how did your brain even do those gymnastics! you should enter the brain Olympics! you have a good chance at gold.
anyway, I enjoy sparkle as an evil character that breaks up the monotonous goody two shoes, barely morally grey, or slightly grumpy hoyo characters that are still generally likable/loved. it's a fun change of pace. even if she's unbearable and makes me want to punt her ass into the penacony dream sea lmao
(note: this post isn't made to invite discourse. it's just me talking to myself. do Not discourse at me. I do not consent to it. thanks)
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