#atlas save meeeee

[whoa-where-did-the-pancakes-go]

The thing abt me is i WILL get too invested in side characters

[elliotthinkssometimes]

helloo!!!!!

last song: cosmic hero by car seat headrest

fav colour: orangeeee

last series: I am watching like five things right now but uh various jrwi campaigns, the way, live action atla, etc.

sweet/spicy/savoury: sweet all the way

relationship status: single, straight boy crush save meeeee

last thing I googled: art gets what it wants and art gets what it deserves (I couldn’t remember which song it was from)

@lesbianchipbastard @keysinthecouch @red-might-be-dead don’t know if you guys have been tagged yet or not but hiiiiiii!!! :))))))

tyty anna @arakiincel for tagging me

last song you heard?- lemonade - three man down

fave color- umm idk earth tones mis amores....

what series you watched last- marry my husband currently watching w my mom...

spicy/sweet/savory- sweet firsy but savory very close second

relationship status- i love my gf!!!

past thing i googled- concert of europe i was double checking an saq answer

current obsession- drawing fiah and clowns and cats its sooooooooooo fun

last book i read- idk im becoming illiterate joke it was smth djudeo espanyol i forgot who its by but jstor article for a comp thing

something i'm looking forward to- boba after school...

tagging @enashinonome @silvercrane14 @mayoiayasep idk... whoever

[itsclydebitches]

V7 e2 ironwood: "the people will hate you" "thats a price im willing to pay" V8 e14 ironwood: "Why doesnt anyone appreciate meeeee" (RT: We can’t have him accept hatred for his actions guys, we have to make sure every aspect of his character is irredeemable so anyone who even remotely defends his characters will be shat on!)

You know, as much as I despise that line - especially coming off of a bomb threat - I can't blame Ironwood for it if we read "anyone" as his former allies. Ironwood, despite what Volume 8 would like us to believe, is not some automaton. His desire to instill pride and reap support from his allies read loud and clear throughout Volume 7 (as well as since his introduction), everything from his excitement over potentially seeing Ozpin again to him outright acknowledging that he couldn't do any of this without Winter's help. Back in Volume 7, Ironwood was willing to shoulder the hatred of the people because they were entirely ignorant to the context of his choices. He understood that their hatred stemmed from not understanding why he did these things - to create long-term protection from Salem - and the crucial difference between the nameless people of Mantle and the rest of our cast, his allies, is that the latter DO understand his motivations. They, unlike the people, are fully informed. What happened when Ruby and co. learned why Ironwood was taking resources? They supported him. Doesn't matter if they complained about everything not coming up roses, they actively assisted Ironwood in continuing this plan. What happened when Robyn learned why he was taking resources? She joined him, seeming to agree about the Amity idea and standing with Ironwood before all of Mantle. What happened when things got even more dicey and Winter learned that they were being recalled before evacuations were complete? She supported him because she understood why he was making this incredibly tough call. Time and again Ironwood was surrounded by people who had that context, knew that there were only hard choices available, and stood by him, even when they hated that there was no better solution. Even when some did step away (the group) at least others remained. There was, in the background, constant appreciation for his hard choices from at least some of his allies all the way through to Winter's betrayal, simply by virtue of those allies agreeing to continue helping him. Every time Ironwood looked up, there it was, someone who actually understood the situation overtly or silently saying, "This is indeed what we have to do, no matter how hard it is. I support you in this decision." And with that approval comes a certain amount of relief. Someone else gets it.

But, because of Volume 8's insistence on making Ironwood 110% irredeemable, that support was slowly stripped away. First Blake and Yang betray him. Then Ruby sides against him. Penny leaves. They tell the whole world he can't be trusted. Then Marrow goes. Then Winter. Then finally the rest of the Ace Ops. This revolving door of allies leaving might have been poignant if their departure was actually timed with Ironwood's horrific acts - Ruby leaves because he shot Oscar, not because he's trying to save people by leaving; Winter leaves because he murdered the councilman, not sticking around for two days after that because killing is fine, I guess, etc. - but instead it just reads like no one ever cared. We disagree with Ironwood? No sense trying to talk that out. Nobody cares enough to put forth the effort (Oscar being an incredibly rare exception). So yeah, by the time everyone has left, and they've left for reasons that feel ridiculous and petty, and then they're actively twisting these events to absolve themselves of any responsibility... I can see why Ironwood in that moment would go, 'Omfg I can't believe that none of you appreciate this.' Because you understood what was happening. You are a part of the morally gray war that demands only awful choices of us. You lied, and hid, and betrayed, and did all these questionable things right along with me. Out of everyone in Remnant, you were the only ones who could appreciate why I made the hard calls when I did. You alone were in a position to understand and, for a while, you did.

Obviously I'm not talking about stuff like the bomb threat... but then, neither was Winter. Her grievance was "squeezing Mantle" so, yeeeeah, she and the other heroes should appreciate what he did there. They don't have to like the overall shittiness of the situation (who would?) but because they went along with it, because they understood his motivations, because it was all in service of helping the world, and because they knew Ironwood has been shouldering the consequences of that sacrifice since the Fall of Beacon... they are indeed the ones who should have at least the teensiest bit of appreciation for his attempts, even if those attempts didn't turn out well. In the same way that, I expect, Ruby would want appreciation for saving the Kingdom of Atlas... even though she destroyed it. Yang and Blake would want appreciation for gaining an ally in Robyn... even though they betrayed all of them to do it. Jaune would want appreciation for keeping the Maiden powers safe... even though he killed Penny. This cast is made up of characters doing horrific, incredibly questionable things in the name of serving a greater good and all of them approach those choices with the belief that those in the know - their allies, friends, and family - will understand why they had to make those choices and will appreciate the various sacrifices they went through in order to do what they thought was right. Ironwood is no different in that regard.

[darcyanddarjeeling]

my most anticipated LGBTQ+ books of 2016 + 2017

New releases, whoo!!

Stream Raiders #1 by Sara Raasch (forthcoming, 2017) – YA novel about pirates and queer romance, and that’s literally all I know but it’s enough. *swoons*

Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz (2016) – wlw romance in which 2 girls in the same fandom meet and fall in love online. This sounds so fanfictiony, aka MY JAM EXACTLY.

The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich (forthcoming, 2017) – Two teen guys who are also SPIES have to compete for the affections of a girl for Reasons but end up falling for each other instead.

The Ghost of Buxton Manor by Jonathan L. Ferrara (2016) – A boy moves into a house (Buxton Manor, presumably) that’s haunted by a century-old gay ghost. This is some kind of Peter Pan retelling and I am SO HERE FOR IT.

27 Hours by Tristina Wright (forthcoming, 2017) – I can’t even sum up the summary, it’s just too epic and awesomely intriguing. A sci-fi thriller with space colonies and “a stellar cast of queer teenagers.” Give it to meeeee.

Autoboyography by Christina Lauren (forthcoming, 2017) – Two boys who fall in love in a creative writing class in Utah. One of them is Mormon. This is different enough that I’m definitely intrigued.

Tattoo Atlas by Tim Floreen (2016) – Cheating a little by adding this to the list because I’ve already read it, but I couldn’t NOT rec it. Read it a few days ago and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since. (review here) Very darkly thrilling and very gay, my favorite things.

Kings Rising by C.S. Pacat (2016) & the short stories Green but for a Season (2016) and The Summer Palace (2017) – I’m just gonna go ahead and add this here for anyone who hasn’t gotten into the awesomeness that is Captive Prince yet.

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (forthcoming, 2017) – A “roguish” bisexual gentleman goes on rollicking, literally magical adventures across 18th-century Europe with his sister and his best friend/crush, Percy.

Boy Robot by Simon Curtis (2016) – Action-packed gay sci-fi novel told from the perspective of a fugitive robot named Isaak.

The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg (2016) – A GORGEOUS wlw graphic novel based on The Arabian Nights and set in a “magical medieval world.” !!!

The Fixes by Owen Matthews (2016) – A senator’s son in the stupor of a boring internship gets drawn into his crush’s social circle and discovers he’s building bombs??? I’m kinda wary but also so very curious.

Bitter Legacy by Dal Maclean (2016) – Murder mystery detective novel + m/m romance + set in London, yesss.

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson (2016) – Sci-fi + m/m romance. A boy keeps getting abducted by aliens who give him 144 days to decide whether to save the world.

Anyone’s welcome to add to this list if you know of more~

[whoa-where-did-the-pancakes-go]

Holiday and Atlas Spencer save meeeee