#bringing back this tag:

[pokimoko]

The Space That Lies Between - Moon Knight fic

Written by pokimoko

Chapters: 1/1

Word Count: 15K

Fandom: Moon Knight (2022), Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Marc Spector & Original Character(s), Steven Grant & Marc Spector

Characters: Marc Spector, Captain Marc Spector (Astronaut from Lemire Run), Original Characters, Steven Grant (mentioned)

Tags: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Dissociation, Character Study, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Pre-Season/Series 01, Teenage Marc Spector, Unreliable Narrator, Headspace, Angst, Extended Metaphors, unreality, Distorted Reality, Coping Mechanisms, Astronomy, Science Fiction, Science Nerd Marc Spector, Spaceships, Yes I did in fact speedrun rocket science in order to write this, You can blame 'Wolf 359' and Andy Weir for this one, Mark Watney 🤝 Marc Spector: Being a guy from Chicago named Marc/k who gets stuck on a planet, Outer Space, Artificial Intelligence, Science, Escapism, Marc Spector-centric, POV Marc Spector, Emotional Hurt, Astronauts, Trust Issues, Marc Spector Needs A Hug, Autistic Marc Spector, Companion Piece, Can be read standalone

Summary: Captain Spector finds himself stuck on a hostile planet, alone and with no one to help him except the AI on his damaged ship. But if there's one thing he's certain of, it's that he's going to survive.

Meanwhile, Marc tries to navigate life and all the ordeals it has to offer.

[tossawary]

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.

[vmkhoneyy]

“People are inherently terrible” no!!! Have you ever seen a child wait for their friend while they tie their shoelaces? Have you ever known someone who would bring hurt squirrels and rabbits and mice to the nearest vet just so it doesn’t suffer? Have you seen someone grieve? Have you ever read something that hit your heart like a freight train? Have you looked at the stars and felt an unexplainable joy? Have you ever baked bread? Have you shared a meal with a friend? Have you not seen it? All the love? All the good? I know it’s hard to see sometimes, I know there’s pain everywhere. But look, there’s a child helping another up after a hard fall. Look, there’s someone giving their umbrella to a stranger. Look, there’s someone admiring the spring flowers. Look, there’s good, there’s good, there’s good. Look!!!!

[pinacoladamatata]

The Dread Wolf's Heart...

"Where I am going is terrible"

"It won't be terrible if you're with me"

[turtleblogatlast]

“…humming a tune.”

I am very unwell about alternate Leo.

(Song: 'Dream Sweet in Sea Major' by Miracle Musical)

[dorkicon]

men will flay their soul bare before trying to talk about their feelings lol

[auriidae]

ethubs adventure pt 2: midwestern escapades via amtrak :3

[estebunny]

0.87 fps (f*cks per second) 2021 grid

via Netflix UK & Ireland X

[just-null]

Do you ever do requests? If so, do you ever plan on drawing some Yandere with the Hantengu clones? :D hope you have a good day/night!!!

Mentioning an unfamiliar name

yes!! I love yanderes.. and these guys.. these guys are such good material...... nods nods..

I'm not sure about requests..I assume you mean drawing requests? I suppose if it REALLY catches my interest enough, I'd do it, but it'd probably just be line art/sketches.

[lucabyte]

"So what's the weirdest possible first (second) impression Loop could make on the party in postcanon?" "Yeah, that, probably."

+ Bonus

theyre just standing there in direct party order while this happens. normal tuesday.

[lovelydeps]

Happy 15th birthday to my best friends. Dan and Phil

[egophiliac]

I know we're not on the Hearts chapter but, I have a feeling the SSR will be Cater? But also him having the tear animation, since I have a feeling his dream will be a bit like Ruggie's q-q

I'm leaning towards either Cater or Ace, personally! Trey and Deuce have kinda already had their character arcs -- though someone else did mention to me that they thought it might be Trey, because so far all the vices have gotten one. though that might just be coincidence. we'll find out I guess!

my red-string-on-corkboard theory is that Ace is gonna get his arc + UM during whatever goes down with Grim, so while I could be completely wrong, I think it'd be nice if it were Cater's time to shine! ...also I am VERY curious as to what his dream is gonna be. 👀 like, I don't think he's gonna be all angsty or anything, he's a pretty cheery guy even though he pretends to be more vapid than he is, but...what would he be like if he were less. y'know.

(also I kind of want him to get the focus just because I think it'd be a shame if all he got was a super-quick 'oh his dream is to have a billion followers or whatever, now let's go on to the next person'. c'mon Twst. give him some love.)

[applecranberryjuice]

[ Style test 01 ]

Shot out to submitting Lloyd Garmadon as homework AND eating him in the process

[jazzies-stuff]

I feel like my regular gacha luck has somehow been flipped for the drop rates for the new culinary crucible event because why have I been sending these teenagers to the school store for like eight hours and they haven't brought back a single pie crust.

All I’ve been getting are eggs and gelatin when I NEED PIE CRUSTS!!!!

[terristre]

x

[rocketbirdie]

has this one been done yet