#anyways Anyways

[rosesradio]

My dark secret is that sometimes I wish part of the pjo fandom had whatever the fuck is in the water of the HP fandom. The side that loves dramione and is not scared to delve into toxic, downright radioactive stuff to tell a story and how sometimes love is the farthest thing from pure. And I wish they had a marauder-esque side — people who create entire universe about a character that was mentioned once — but about the Titan Army.

I do love and am very grateful for all the lovely art and great fanfics but i wish sometimes people were more willing to create and engage with the deepeer, more obscure possibilities canon offers

i see what you’re saying—tbh i don't fw hp at all due to the jkr of it all, plus i was obsessed for like 10 years and have been Over It for like 4 at least. i can’t help but feel a little annoyed by the maurader’s fandom because it’s like…sure, rep is hard to come by, but like…you could’ve done the whole “skittles squad gay wizards 🤪” with any one of the millions of other books on wizards, why that one?? but anyways

i also think that a fandom run that way can be a bit risky because you’re subjected to a fandom hierarchy. like if you think one thing about xyz character mentioned once, that can be contradicted by some sort of regarded Holy Text Fanfiction from the Most Popular Writer that is essentially the word of law (think…is it All The Young Dudes? i think is what it was called?). tldr is the discourse could be rancid, but it could under other circumstances as well, so it’s kinda a “pick your poison” situation

i definitely think one of the pjo fandom’s main problems is something i saw in sanders sides 🤢 for years—it’s kinda like purity culture, but it’s wholesomeness culture. aka the insistence that pjo is The Most accepting fandom, The Most diverse, The Best xyz—when it’s just not true. everyone has different ideas on how to make the fandom The Best and Most Pure, which can include harassing creators and attempting to only “allow” certain creations. (And, of course the most important: the racism is rampant. it’s a minority of the fandom from what i’ve seen, though i’ve also blocked a lot of people. it’s definitely still there)

i think what happened in the hp/marauders fandom was an attempted separation from the author (dont look at me dont talk to me 🚬). an entire rework of the content and characters (aka, i see what you’re saying about a potentially sympathetic villain, but draco’s canon “redemption” was too little too late, the guy is a one-dimensional asshole, He Would Not Fucking Say That)

what was i saying

oh yeah. i don’t think that could happen with pjo because part of its wholesomeness persona is the Uncle Rick of it all, in which the outer layers of the fandom praise him for his representation and Not being jkr. i’m willing to admit the guy has flaws, though supposedly not enough for an entire uproot separation.

but yeah that aside i definitely see what you’re saying—my hope is that fandom will change and get better. the puritans will either grow out of their restricting ideas or move on to another fandom, for the most part. perhaps it’s wishful thinking, though the only thing we can do is continue to make our works and make the fandom safer one step at a time 💌

[favvnsongs]

[arachnidtub]

a mutual i had made a post saying how she was going to softblock everyone who did [something i was doing] so uh hm

[heavenbarnes]

in a meeting pretending i care about financial forecasts when there’s a headache literally thumping behind my right eye

[starapricot]

Apollo will always stand out to me because his character has this insecurity of failing. Of not being good enough, if that makes any sense. He's still a kid, sure, but kids also have these fears and thoughts. Apollo doesn't like messing up because it shows that he's not good at that thing and he doesn't want to be viewed like that and he won't be. Not as long as he knows that it's alright to mess up. As long as you get up and go at it again.

[ellearts]

Her: *flirts with me*

Also her: okayyyy so there's this guy..

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

I NEED TO WRITE!!! PLATONIC LOVE LETTERS!!! TO MY FRIENDS NOW!!! SCREAMS SCREAMS SCREAMS

[lem0nn-juice]

Going back to that weird ask I got yesterday, as I've said multiple times by now I genuinely don't care if people hate Maurice or literally any other character. However, if you're going to send me weird shit like that then you deserve to get made fun of..and to also get hit by a car.

[silvermars]

i have got to give up on this dream that my hair will ever be put together and tame and perfect. i need to just roll with the frizzy, crimped and kinky look or i'm gonna keep being miserable about my looks forever 😩😔

[attaboy-art]

[Image ID: A digital drawing of Celina from Shining Nikki on a black scribbled background, surrounded by red rose petals. She is in a running pose looking towards the camera with a sad expression, with her dress and veil flowing behind her. She is holding a silver dagger in her left hand and a bouquet of blue roses in her right hand. /.End ID.]

ignore the michael myers in the corner . anyways this is the best event ever and celina has all of my love and support. kill your husband girl

[queerwhohatesithere]

only seventeen don’t know anything but i miss you

[whippetcrimes]

Pleased remembering that Misty's breeder said she was in great condition... something I worry over regularly. Raising and caring for a dog almost entirely differently than how my family raised and cared for our dogs is anxiety inducing sometimes. Like. Am I doing the best things for her

[marsneedstherapy]

we need to come up with more creative ship names in this fandom... let orion and rosalinds ship name be "Long" okay

[mybrainsrottingwithmcd]

Some of my controversial MCD opinions/ controversial things I’m putting in my rewrite:

(Blue is opinions, purple is rewrite)

Aaron will be (and should have been) a minor character

Garroth and Laurence will end up together (slow burn/angst) because they had more chemistry with eachother than they ever did with Aphmau

Aphmau doesn’t need a love interest and all her romance will they wont they with Garroth and Laurence was boring and bordering on creepy

Garroth was more of a parental figure to Aphmau’s kids than she was but Aphmau wasn’t a bad mother

Jess makes a lot of her male characters love for Aphmau their entire personalities which is why Laurence got written out (he no longer had a use because Aphmau was with Aaron) and why Dante is a great character (he was never Aphmau’s love interest)

Garroth and Laurence’s biggest fear in Malachi’s mansion being Aphmau kissing Dante was stupid (it would’ve made more sense for it to revolve around their trauma eg: Laurence becoming a shadow knight and Garroth escaping an arranged marriage)

Dante should have killed Gene

Travis’ character should’ve been more than just a pervert because his backstory is so interesting and deserves more focus

Aphmau is aroace

Kawaii~Chan is a walking talking stereotype. Her way of talking was annoying and offensive

Katelyn’s backstory should’ve been explored more and her reasons for joining the Jury Of Nine should’ve been better explained

Zane’s death was stupid and underwhelming

Garroth and Vylad shouldn’t properly reconnect. I think too much had changed from when they last saw eachother for them to be ok with eachother

Dante, KC and Nicole’s relationship drama was annoying (like most of the relationship drama in MCD)

Garroth being pissy incel fit about Laurence and Aphmau ‘kissing’ was a stupid reason for him to join Zane and came out of no where. Garroth wouldn’t betray Aphmau and his entire village just because he couldn’t get with her it was so out of character

Zoey, Kiki and Donna deserve more appreciation because they’re often forgotten. They’re fun characters

Katelyn (should’ve) had to work harder to earn Aphmau’s trust

They should’ve had to have faced off more of the Jury of Nine after Katelyn defected and Zane declared war on Pheonix Drop

Irene’s influence should be more focused on so the reveal that Aphmau was Irene had more impact cuz it kinda sucked like I get Irene is a mystery n all but it made the reveal underwhelming

[silvermars]

do sejanus and coriolanus have an official "ship" name,,? because someone said the anus brothers once and now that's all i can think of them as........... ahaha

[boysnberriespie]

Unfortunately just had the devastating realization that Hetalia was the beginning of my leftist journey