#and i really don't want 911 to drive me away while i'm still invested in buddie

[fiona-fififi]

I truly hate this Bobby storyline. There was so much potential set up in s7 to explore Bobby's loyalty to his dad and to do something interesting with his mom and brother. The idea of exploring the effects of that loyalty and trauma on Bobby's relationship with his mom is so compelling to me. I think it would be fascinating to see a good mom who spent Bobby's childhood just trying to keep him safe from his abusive, alcoholic father, and then trying—and failing—to combat this romanticized version of his dad that lives in Bobby's mind because of the guilt he feels. There could have been something so interesting to say there.

But nope. We're getting another shitty parent who's apparently a fucking cult leader now.

[saintcarrionn]

for the salty ask game: 1, 7 and 22

What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?

i'm going to do like. all of my fandoms here

so in Merlin this is sort of the opposite of this question in that i can't comprehend Not shipping merthur, but definitely some pairings like arthur/gwen i don't actively ship even tho they're cute in canon and i like both of them

that was not quite an answer, but anyway

for harry potter - eh. i have been very vocal in the past about how much i dislike romione, and canon harry/ginny was genuinely So irritating to me that that ship was also pretty much ruined for life lol

Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now?

not much? i think in terms of fic I've got a lot more picky about the kind of fics i read, but i think that's more because i've been actively growing as a fic writer for the past year or so and i pay more attention to the quality of the writing now

for fandom i definitely can't stand it when there are 'fandom rules' like 'you can't headcanon [particular character] as [particular trait] because reasons' simply because i've found a lot of the time that it comes back to one or two very vocal people who've successfully intimidated everyone else into doing what they want.

but anyway.

specifically in teen wolf, i used to not exactly like but at least vaguely tolerate scott mccall; he was dumb and nice most of the time, but rewatching the series recently I've realised how much of an actual dick he is, and how he never ever EVER gets held accountable for his actions

BUT ANYWAY

Popular character you hate?

we both know how much i hate sylvie (although i'm not sure she qualifies as 'popular' lol)

its funny actually, because for a while now i've found myself rewatching old shows where i used to absolutely LOATHE a particular character, but now actually don't mind them? i think i'm losing my touch

for 911 - and i will fully get lynched for saying this - i..........don't really like eddie diaz. like. we are SO dissimilar in terms of shared life experiences etc that i find it hard to connect with him as a character, and then ON TOP OF THAT fandom has these arbitrary rules about his character that seriously drive me up the wall

tbh, the only thing i actually related to in him was his rage, but that's been taken away in fanon and its apparently frowned upon to reference it, which irritates me no end, because i've noticed that people here have taken his character, stripped away any real flaws, and dog piled anyone who dares point out he's a human being. that kind of character - one who is held up as some paragon in fandom and never allowed to be removed from his pedestal - is really fucking hard for me to be invested in. so.

there's that. i still like him - and im fairly sure this is all just a result of hiatus and lack of content and hearing the same three hot takes over and over on repeat whilst we all stagnate and wait for 5b - but this is a case where fandom has definitely ruined a character for me (which is a pity, bc i think i probably would love him if everything wasn't quite so toxic)

thanks for the ask!!