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(throwback) SHINee for Anan Magazine
#shinee#ot5#onew#lee jinki#jinki#kim jonghyun#jonghyun#kibum#kim kibum#key#minho#choi minho#taemin#lee taemin#anan magazine#scans#onew candy#eye contact#group photoshoots#because of you era#160519
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This is petty fandom salt, BUT... I've been chewing on this phenomenon that I've been calling "Fandom's Darling". It is related to things like "Author's Darling" and "Mary Sue / Gary Stu" and "Protagonist Halo" and all that jazz, where one character gains a peculiar narrative weight in a story.
"Author's Darling" is when a writer has a favorite character, and the world and all other characters sort of get... warped to put the Darling in the spotlight. It's most noticeable in TV shows with multiple writers, when a character you personally like suddenly has their previous characterization destroyed to make another character look good somehow. Every other character might become weirdly incompetent. The Darling's feelings are treated as The Most Important Feelings in any given situation. The logic of the fictional world seems broken past suspension of disbelief in order to validate this one character's beliefs or skillset or some other fantasy. And so on.
"Fandom's Darling" is what I've been calling the pattern where a fandom essentially crowns a New Protagonist for their fanfiction stories (it's often a side character rather than the original protagonist, but it can also happen to protagonists). This character becomes the self-insert for all sorts of indulgent fantasies, gaining special powers or backstories, and/or becoming the focus of extreme whump, and/or hooking up with all the various hotties, starring in all sorts of tropey AUs, and so on. They're not always an obvious Mary Sue version of themselves, but the character's original personality and interpersonal relationships tend to get warped or dropped completely, and other characters tend to become a little flat around them. I call it "Fandom's Darling" because it's not just one self-indulgent fantasy fic (you do you! Have fun!) with characterization choices that I don't vibe with (I have neither the time nor the desire nor the authority to police anything, I am just venting), but rather a prolific mini-fandom of sorts revolving around this empty doll / fanon version of the chosen vessel character, so it becomes a little unavoidable.
I am salty about this (mildly frustrated) (imagine a soft sigh of disappointment before I just go do something else) because you are FUCKED if you actually liked the canonical version of this character and their interpersonal relationships. It's almost worse than liking an obscure character that no one cares about. There's about a thousand fics starring your fave, but maybe only about a dozen of them are actually rooted in any kind of recognisable canon.
#I didn't watch Teen Wolf but I know this happened to that Stiles character#I'm not active in any DC fandom but it looks like this happened to Tim Drake and to a lesser extent Dick and Jason#In prequels-era Star Wars it seems to be Obi-Wan; he's the spark/focus of this post here; bring back his flaws I like that he kind of sucks#sometimes a Fandom's Darling comes out of an Author's Darling! usually Fandom's are vessels to fuck the “hottest guy” available though#I will probably turn reblogs off if this spreads too far because I really don't care if people write Mary Sue fanfic; can't cast that stone#squinting at every “intersex” tag like Inigo Montoya: “I don't think that means what you think it means.”#honestly the fantasy intersex thing is a separate & more serious post; but the fandom usage is a red/yellow flag for me when searching#tossawary fandom#fandom's darling
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#if one more person tries to act like netflix sending a mediocre band to a picket line as a form of retaliation#is an actual thing that could happen i will kill you#also if you guys can’t handle a little jab at one of the most milquetoast pop bands of the current era#iiiiiiii don’t think you’re ready for this website or the internet in general#just because somsone does good stuff does not mean i have to like their stuff
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The real reason everyone makes fun of Dicks Discowing outfit is because he's the only one that can somehow pull it off
Every superhero and vigilante has has a costume like that at some point, something daring or a bit ridiculous that in hindsight that they just couldn't make work for whatever reason. Nightwing? The pretty motherfucker not only made it work, he slayed in that outfit. It looks ridiculous by itself on display in the batcave but not when Nightwing puts it on
The only reason Dick doesn't know this is because all his siblings have collectively gaslit him into thinking that it's his worst costume to date.
#if you just look at the discowing comic era youll see what i mean#disowing PULLED#jason tried the costume once and looked so absurd hes never told anyone about it#it doesnt matter if Dick is a fashion icon or not he can make wearing trashbags look pretty#batfamily#nightwing#dc comics#headcanon#bruce goes along with it because too much exposed chest for vigilanting#that v line collar thing was really something#nightwing is canonically freaking gorgeous#batman#discowing#dick grayson#redhood
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I saw someone say a while ago that Jason attacking Tim at Titans Tower was just Tim hallucinating bc he was feeling guilty about being Robin even though Jason's not dead. Which is great, amazing, I think the whole Titans Tower thing is Bonkers, but I think it would be so much funnier if Jason tried to Gaslight Tim into believing the Titans Tower incident never happened, not because he's like evil, he's just super embarassed about it. like Or Tim did actually hallucinate Jason at TT but thinks it was real, so when he tells Jason about it, Jason's so fucking confused, and Tim thinks Jason's Gaslighting him
Tim: Remember that time when you broke into Titans Tower and beat me half to death while wearing a Robin costume from party city
Jason: What? Tim, I know i'm crazy, but I'm not...Insane.
Tim, pulling down his collar: I literally have the scar to prove it
Jason: Bruce told me that was from Clayface pretending to be me, which, might I just say rude. Tim... are you ok? Did you hallucinate me attacking you? like, I know I've done that before, but...
Tim, frowning: I don't think I hallucinating. I was benched for a while after because I had to recover-
Jason: well, you were benched around the time I was dropping hints that I knew who Bruce was outside of Batman, he probably just benched you to keep you safe. You probably were working too many cases with too little sleep and your imagination started to run wild.
Tim: Are you gaslighting me?
Jason: Are you gaslighting me?
#jason todd#tim drake#titans tower#gaslight gatekeep girlboss#schrodinger#they argue about it for eternity#but neither of them check the footage#because they think the argument's so silly#they also never ask Bruce#it would be so easily solved#but if they ask somone they're someone's gonna get in big trouble#Bruce: Jason why are you gaslighting Tim?#Bruce: Tim you need to get more sleep or I'm benching you#Jason honestly doesn't remember a lot from his fresh back to gotham era because he just represses it#so he really doesn't know either#and he's scared to know if it's actually true or not
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makes me a little sad when star trek ignores IDIC. like. vulcans are logical. that is true. But 'logical', for vulcans, does not amount to 'without compassion,' and it definitely doesn't amount to 'racial superiority.' Belief in 'infinite diversity in infinite combinations' should NOT result in the weird racist/speciest stuff we're getting in some of the newer treks. It does make sense that some vulcans are discriminatory. They're still flawed. But that should not be common or expected, like it seems to be in SNW. If it is, then it's a race of hypocrites, which. doesn't seem very true to Star Trek's message.
I think TOS Spock does a pretty good job of embodying this. Not always, it was the 60s, after all, but mostly. He was often trying to find non-violent routes, and get by without killing - even if they were in danger or had already been attacked. (See: the mugato, and the horta (until Kirk was the one in danger, lmao. t'hy'la > IDIC), the Gorn ship). Kirk, in his eulogy, calls him the most human soul he's ever known, and I've always read that as Kirk calling out Spock's overwhelming compassion.
It's just so much more interesting when Vulcans get to be radically compassionate. I want them to believe that everything and everyone has value. I want them to respect all ways of being. I want them to find ways for even very non-humanoid aliens to exist unfettered in society. I want them to see hybrids and think that it's amazing. Also, like, disability rep. I want Vulcans to have The Most Accessible Planet and available resources because they want everyone to feel accepted and valued. It makes for better characters and more interesting stories.
#tbh feels like some weird racist/misogynistic enlightenment-era philosophy coming through when they do that. y'know?#like 'oooh if you're fully logical you're BETTER than those who have EMOTIONS like WOMEN do'.#and the paramount execs are eating it up like 'yesss logic means being an ASS to people LESS LOGICAL than you!'.#like really guys. c'mon#like it makes sense in TAS that spock would get bullied by some kids. kids bully. that's common. makes sense that even vulcan kids bully#but if ADULTS are OFTEN doubting spock because he's half-human? that just kinda sucks. if i may it's even illogical#IDIC for me but not for thee type thing.#i think that being discriminatory should be a source of shame on a vulcan's house.#i think vulcans should adore learning about other cultures#star trek#vulcan#star trek vulcan#vulcans#vulcan culture#spock#star trek tos#tos#star trek the original series#sorry for my lack of mention of other major vulcan characters. I am so so behind in my star trek watching.#from what i've heard tuvok is also a good example. i know next to nothing about t'pol so couldn't say for her.
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the complimentary james to this regulus
#hp#marauders#james potter#james potter fanart#marauders fanart#marauders era#jegulus#jegulus fanart#Mine#My art#*#Someone on insta asked for ir and since i rhought about it anyway i caved and provided#Reggie has a white cabbage butterfly because they remind me of matt and reg was matts bday present#And james has a brimstone butterfly because i like them and they fit the colour scheme#Love (not really) how you can see that i changed the way i do line art between thosr two pieces#I tried going back to my nos3 face brush for this for consistency reasons but i just couldnt do it#Nose face is onky for shiny details and signature now#James with wired ear phones actually looks so incredibly correct i am a big fan#Drawing those suns took forever because they kept looking stupid. Im still not super happy with them ngl
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April fools just passed and so I’m touching up inks for a lil marauders comic I made. I had to share a wip of my favorite panel. They’re so stupid <3
#I love these stupid boys#it’s a comic about the marauders revenge pranking Lucius because he cursed Lily#I love drawing James’ square glasses#he looks so silly#Remus and James’ hair changes in every drawing I can never settle on the length for those fluffy-head boys#its important to me that you know my James Potter is brown#poc James potter or nothing#dead gay wizards#anything for our moony#the marauders#marauders era#remus lupin#james potter#sirius black#my art <3#my art#digital art#procreate#sequential art#comic panels#peter pettigrew
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。⋆˚༘✧˚。⋆old habits die screaming⋆。˚✧˚༘⋆。
#reposting this because i hated how small it was side by side :(#so i am so very sorry if you saw this already !!#taylor swift#taylorswift#dailytayloredits#tsedit#tseditors#tswiftedit#tsediting#editing#pop music#ttpd era#the tortured poets department#ts ttpd#dailymusicedit#the eras tour#ts
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(throwback) SHINee For GQ Korea Magazine October Issue
#160913#shinee#kim jonghyun#jonghyun#minho#choi minho#lee taemin#taemin#shinee for gq korea 2016 october issue#gq korea#scans#immortal love#group photoshoots#2min#because of you era
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Someone needs to do an analysis on the way the Kung Fu Panda movies use old-fashioned vs. modern language ("Panda we meet at last"/"Hey how's it going") and old-fashioned vs. modern settings (forbidden-city-esque palaces/modern-ish Chinese restaurant) to indicate class differences in their characters, and how those class differences create underlying tensions and misunderstandings.
#This is neither a criticism nor a compliment of that artistic choice#I just think it's really interesting#Like even looking at the Five:#Tigress talks in an older style than the others because she was mainly raised at the Jade Palace#While Mantis talks like Joe-schmo off the street because he *was* a streetfighter and an ordinary guy#Shifu and even Tai Lung talk like they're from an old-fashioned novel or kung fu movie#Po talks like a modern guy you'd meet working in a twenty-first century family restaurant#Part of Tigress's initial disdain for him in the first movie is clearly because she considers him to be low-class/a commoner#(And therefore an intruder into the world of the Jade Palace and the rest of the Kung Fu masters which appears to be semi-noble).#Shen looks genuinely off-put and disgusted when he has to respond to Po's greeting with a “...hey.”#And when Po wants to appear more legitimate as a warrior he adopts a more “legendary”/old-fashioned way of speaking.#In the aesthetic language of KFP old fashioned=noble/upper class and modern=common/lower class.#This translates entirely naturally—I think especially to an American audience—but it is wild once you notice it#Because you realize: “Hang on—shouldn't *all* these characters be talking like they're living in the medieval era?”#“And what does it mean that they're not? What is the movie attempting to convey with this—probably entirely subconscious—artistic choice?”#kung fu panda
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“defend” - Jegulus microfic - @into-the-jeggyverse - 346 words
James is watching a movie when the flat door opens and a very drunk Barty stumbles in. He makes it about three steps then leans against the wall and slides to the floor.
“Hey, Barty…” James greets as he’s getting up from the couch.
Barty mumbles something incoherent then closes his eyes as Evan walks in the door. Evan is not nearly as drunk as Barty, which is good because he is supporting a very drunk Regulus. Once they’re inside, Regulus stumbles towards James and Evan goes to Barty.
“You are completely pissed, love.” James states the obvious as he steadies Regulus.
“In his defense, he—" Evan starts.
“You don’t need to defend me.” Regulus whirls around to look at Evan petulantly, then turns back to face James. “He doesn’t need to defend me. I was playing the James Potter drinking game!” Regulus says proudly with a dopey grin.
“The James Potter drinking game?” James asks slowly. But Regulus doesn’t answer, he’s just tilting his head and curiously staring at James. James chuckles a bit and looks over Regulus’ shoulder to Evan.
“Any time anything reminded him—" Evan starts to explain but Regulus cuts him off excitedly.
“Any time anything reminded me of James Potter, I took a shot!” Regulus keeps staring at James.
“Oh... that sounds...” James looks back to Evan, nervously.
“Yeah, we switched him to water shots after about eight minutes because we didn’t want him to get alcohol poisoning.”
“Ya know?” Regulus chimes back in. “You kinda remind me of James Potter.” He tells James, poking his cheek. “Barty! Get me a shot! This guy reminds me of James Potter! … Except you are not as handsome as James Potter.”
“Oh, I’m not?” James asks Regulus while guiding him to their bedroom. Evan is dragging Barty towards the couch and just grunts when James says good night.
“No. You are not.” Regulus continues. “James Potter is the handsomest… Most handsome? … Handsomest?” Regulus looks up at James for the answer.
“I’m not sure, love.” James says, fondly amused.
“James Potter would know. James Potter is the most smartest.”
#drunk regulus makes me giggle#drink responsibly kids#and always make sure you have an evan#and a barty#and a regulus#because these three would be fun to go out with#regulus loves james#james loves regulus#jegulus#jegulus microfic#jegulus fanfiction#marauders fanfiction#regulus black#james potter#marauders#james x regulus#regulus x james#marauders era#harry potter marauders#harry potter#hp#hp marauders#dead gay wizards from the 70s#dead gay wizards#starchaser#sunseeker#jeggyverse microfic
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religious but in a green day sort of way
#digit's art tag#yosuke hanamura#did a weird amount of research to make sure the album was in the same era#do you think he went to see them live? I think he did.#edited to have the actual jp release of the album because rip me ig
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Kenma meets his future self
#hope you guys are ready for the era of sketchy uncolored comics cause im fighting for my life rn#jk i have so many drafts but once i run out of those it's rushed sketch purgatory#too many ideas so little time as is the plight of a fandom artist#the haikyuu train stops for no one WE WILL PREVAIL#winter break can't come soon enough... anyways kenma!#im gonna be him for halloween yippeeee#it's gonna be super scuffed because i didn't want a wig and bought that hair wax shit instead AND i have super dark hair but whatever#if you're one of the real ones who reads my tags what are your halloween plans? any other haikyuuers?#kozume kenma#haikyuu#haikyuu!!#haikyuu fanart#hq#hq fanart#my art
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17 December 1975 / 15 May 1976
#hp#marauders#sirius black#regulus black#black brothers#sirius black fanart#regulus black fanart#marauders fanart#the black brothers#marauders era#my art#black borthers angst#mine#sirius and regulus#jsyk what you see there in the background actually is the sky you would see on the above dates from islington#i specifically chose the dates cause sirius wouldnt be visible anymore at that point#and he could have totally run away already by that point being 16 and all#also because i am such a nerd who has to get things correctly that is actually more or less the view you would have from claremont square#grimmauld place#took me for fucking ever to find some good references above the roofs and i still had to improvise a lot#originally i had an inbetween slide with regulus watching james and sirius walking together having fun in the great hall#but i didnt do more than just a very rough sketch of that it somehow didnt fit sorry#(also i am still not 100% happy with especially the first one but ive tried so long to fix it i eventually had to give up...)
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pov you are a locked chest or perhaps someone bleeding to death
#hello 🤙#it has been 84 years i am SO SORRY#im genuinely going to try to stick around this time!!#this may be a broken ass website but you people are lovely and i have missed you :3#anyWAY. VIDDY GAME#noah gaël gamer era#baldur’s gate 3 is not a video game it is a magical place that stores all my boyfriends#you can have this weirdo though i don’t want him#/lying#but he is still SO RUDE. TO MY TAV#every morning my tav wakes up and casts lesser restoration on himself and this is how astarion repays him?#worthless boy. mean and impolite#he keeps getting away with it because I’m still silly about him though :(#baldurs gate 3#baldurs gate fanart#baldurs gate astarion#astarion#bg3#bg3 fanart#bg3 astarion#artists on tumblr#digital artist#illustrators on tumblr#noah.jpg
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