#but by god. the way i still see ‘bi means two pan means all’

[puppysdog]

i do wish there was a way i could talk about how i cant trust anyone using the pan label due to the years of transphobic bullshit i got from that side as a bisexual, and how its so normalized and modernized to say pan instead of bi now, especially by big name companies and celebrities, that the transphobia is making a come back because we never were fully able to address the issues with the online resurgence origin of pansexual without being called mean transphobic bisexuals. like it’s heartbreaking and infuriating that these should be my queer siblings but instead i get told that im transphobic for being bi, something thats both my gender AND sexuality, because a more “inclusive” term came around, despite the fact that bisexuality has always been inclusive. I WANT to be in solidarity but how am i supposed to do shit when some 18 year old thinks theyre higher and mightier and the top of the inclusivity chain for using a different label and erasing years upon years of queer history for bisexuals

[pixiedust-poppers]

you know funny enough, I feel like Jake and the neverland pirates would actually do really well as a Disney channel show for older kids (like say Gravity falls) instead of a preschool show. You’d be able to get more into lore and emotional stuff. Maybe even plot?

I don’t know, if they ever did decide to reboot the show it’s a neat idea.

*grabs your shoulders and shakes you excitedly*

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!!!! LIKE!!!!

Ok, I think there is something to be done with Jake and his crew and his dynamic with Peter and Hook. Like for example how do the kids feel that Peter is only here for a day or a few hours, just enough to help with their issue? I'm sure the kids have a bit of an unhealthy attachment to him as he's really the only guardian figure they know, and as shown in Peter Pan's return, they all crave his attention so bad that they fuck up the mission trying to impress him! Like sure they can call him to bring him back to Neverland, but they don't perhaps he implemented a rule that they can only call him for emergencies. Which is also kinda hm. But you know he doesn't completely neglect them.

Word vomit incoming

Now let's take this a step deeper; what about Peter's relationship with them individually, it's clear he has a favorite, and it's Jake like that isn't a contest. Even if the show tries not to portray it in that manner it's obvious (I mean for fuck sake his name is in the title lol). His item(s)? A wooden sword personally hand-carved by Peter himself. After completing the Forever Quest, a golden sword called the Destiny Sword (towards the end of season 3) turns him into Captain Jake after giving the others a rousing speech about teamwork and how they can all get together to defeat Fathom with it. So it's clear he's the chosen (I'll touch more on that pressure later) by Neverland. But what does that mean for Izzy and Cubby? I mean sure they got items from him and he does care about them, but they're not as special as Jake. And they're never going to be, I mean god, Disney didn't even bother to make them Birthday episodes yet gave Jake two, then gave Skully and a minor character one. So it could develop into them realizing that while they are well-liked they aren't loved by Peter, Cubby is in denial about this revelation as he has gotten more gifts than Izzy. Izzy, the only girl in the main cast, is grated by this knowledge, she KNOWS and she has known for a long time. Enough to the point where perhaps she deserves a villain arc (then a redeemed villain arc) with the help of Captain Hook, who sees this opportunity to manipulate her for his gain.

Ok so jumping, let's go back to that Captain Jake issue. I personally didn't like Season 4, I thought it was shit BUT this new Captain Jake in a reboot could bring up an interesting little angst point called, "The pressure of being forced to be THE responsible one when you're only still a child." You might have all these other well-established Captains around you but, they depend on you to think of ideas, and come up with solutions to save the day, if you fail then it's on you but you're only 8 or 10 years old!!! A user mentioned this before but Jake could develop an entirely new personality as a Captain to make himself seem smarter and more capable than he actually is! This can go two ways A) he burns out and he burns out REAL bad and rather fast. B) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and the realization of how much power he holds makes him realize he can almost do whatever he wants because he IS the 2nd most powerful person after Peter. This then comes his Power-tripping arc and the consequences of Peter not dividing this power between the trio, and being gassed up everyone, which raises his ego through the roof. This can only end badly obv and it does, how? idk but just know it does.

As for Captain Hook, because this is New Disney he can't be 100% back to his OG self but he can absolutely be raised to be more of an asshole in a Disney channel show and probably a bit fucked up. But you also would have to thread carefully on how you do these things, because one wrong move and Disney will have you rewrite the whole thing and tone it down more than need be. I also think there would be more to explore with the kids and their dynamic with him, since they also would have more nuance to them. They could have more stakes with him, and could honestly do more messed up shit with them he could make them have an inner conflict, he could manipulate one to join his side temporarily. Put the kids in more life-threatening situations that they don't come out unscathed from. Hell, you know what, I want him to win some episodes and get his way with Jake and his crew being powerless to stop it. It would teach a lesson that some days, you just can't win, someone who is nasty will win and get away with it and you have to be ok with that! (if you have resourced all your options first) Life will not always go your way. As for him and Red Jessica, show a toxic relationship, I mean come on do you REALLY think she has a thing for hook lol, it was shoehorned Hetero-shipping bait and it worked now can we do something else with it? As for smee, sharky and bones? I guess they can be less friendly to the sea pups, it would be more of a loyalty thing rather than a personal thing.

Also, the show could bring back the lost boys, to make the island seem less empty than it is, and maybe a different set of kids to replace the Native Americans.

Finally, to end this word vomit, the relationship between the kids. I really beg it be explored more. Now don't get me wrong they can have a wholesome and loving bond but not everything has to be peachy-keen. Like sure Jake is their captain but do they, not envy or resent him in some way? For example, they're all bright but Izzy is shown to be the brightest she has more knowledge about Neverland and its artifacts, so why is she not captain? Is it because she isn't naive enough? She isn't as nice or forgiving as Jake? She has no issue snapping at you when she's fed up? Then there's cubby, does he even have the real guts to be cut up for this type of thing? The classic "why him and not me?" type of deal. Then there's Cubby, does he hate being just stuck as coconut boy by his peers and other pirates? Will he ever break out of his shell, does he have a breaking point with his friends? Then Jake gets annoyed that they're not as in sync as they once were, he kinda hates that they're developing on their own and steadily gaining more and more independence. They're willing to talk back to him, be rude, and do less trio activities. Which leads to more conflicting ideas, possibly fights, and less "what I say goes!". He is scared of them changing and becoming their own individuals, he's scared that they might be growing up.

Sorry this is so so so long and rambly, I just have a lot to say about a reboot for this show that I cannot help myself.

[perotovar]

Okay but…pretty please share your Pedro boy sexuality hcs?? My toxic trait is headcanoning every character I love as enby tbh

GIDEON, YOU JUST MADE MY DAY. that is so god damn real of you, bless.

also as an lgbtqia person, i'm not perfect so if there's any language/terms that i use that are harmful/incorrect, please tell me!!

also these headcanons don't stop me from reading fics/headcanons that go against anything i state here. i'm always open to different thoughts/interpretations of these boys and always down for queer representation, no matter the form it comes in.

i am more than happy to share these headcanons with you!!! i'm gonna try and remember as many as i can:

obviously we've got the canon boys - dieter (i see him not giving two shits about pronouns and is happy to be referred to in any way) and oberyn being bi, and silva being gay. i love that he's played multiple canonically queer characters, and i never see people taking advantage of that?? ok not never, there are a few that acknowledge these three love men and i love those writers to death, thank u for your service lol

i'm gonna put all the bi/pan boys here:

marcus p (pan, prefers women/fem aligned people) frankie (bi, loves equally) javi g (pan, prefers men/male aligned people)(i could also see him questioning his gender a little? might start liking "they" once in a while) jack (bi, prefers women)(might be demiromantic given that he's still in love with his wife) nico (pan, loves equally and is a bit of a slut and we celebrate that here) max p (pan, loves equally, but probably said/did some things that were harmful in college to impress his bros. he was in a frat, wasn't he? was 100% closeted until being turned.)

ezra is nb/gnc and is pansexual. i see him using he/they pronouns. every time i see your icon i do a little happy dance lol

din is demisexual and really only has feelings for cobb

marcus m is straight and demisexual, really only loved his wife and is content to keep it that way

shane/dio is gay and is very closeted/overcompensates a lot

ok and we've got the ones i believe are straight, however:

joel is straight, but is completely comfortable with himself. has gone to a gay bar or two in his time and was very flattered when men would hit on him/buy him drinks. also, i could see him just like, not feeling anything sexual/romantic after tess. i do think he and tess were romantically involved; i don't think it was just sex/physical. it's really not something i see him caring about after her. so he's gotta be somewhere on the ace spectrum.

i'm kind of on the fence about javi p, because i could see him going one of two ways; he's either experimented and came to the conclusion that he's just more attracted to women than anyone else, or he's near violently straight. and that's either a combination of the time period he's in, or some other reason. but ultimately i think he's straight.

pero is straight, but like, probably in denial about himself. it gets lonely as a merc and when you're traveling with a bunch of men all the time? i could see him just like, not caring one way or the other. a hand/mouth on his dick is still a hand/mouth on his dick y'know what i mean? lmao

maxwell is straight, and is the only one i can see being a tad homophobic before either someone tells him hey, maybe that way of thinking is bad, hm? it's the 80s, it would make sense, but i can see him having a complete turn around and being a total ally. probably a little cringey, but he's got the spirit! lol

(juan diego)veracruz and omar are straight af and probably never questioned it.

dave is straight and loves carol only. i could also see him being one that experimented but decided he only loves women.

ok phew! i think that's all of them. if i think of any others i'll add them lol thank you again for asking!! i'm glad someone was just as interested in this topic as i am lmao

[cq-studios]

I hate this notion there is that asexual and aromatic (and all Aspec people, for that matter) are not discriminated against. Especially in queer circles that should be a safe space.

Like sure maybe our identities are easier make it easier to fake straightness (not really any more than bi/pan people, and is that even good for us, emotionally?), maybe our issues aren’t systemic (not really, considering the prevalence of Amatonormativity and how deeply it is rooted in the way said systems were made), maybe people are more willing to accept us (not really, we’re treated as wrong, broken, needed to be fixed just as often if not more, even in places we should feel safe).

Tell me how my grandfather, who I love very dearly, asking me to lie to him when he’s on his death bed, and tell him I am dating some nice boy to make him happy, isn’t hurtful, isn’t discrimination.

Tell me how my (queer) friends all infantilizing me after coming out, treating me like I was too pure to hear anything sexual, not saying things around me that didn’t bother me before I came out and would’ve continued not to after, isn’t discrimination.

Tell me how me explaining my identity to people and getting pitying looks, at best, and active denials of existence, at worst, isn’t discrimination.

Tell me how me headcannoning a character as Asexual or Aromantic, or ‘shipping’ two characters queer platonically and immediately getting shut down (mostly by other queer people saying they’re gay), isn’t discrimination.

TELL ME HOW ME NEVER SEEING ASEXUALITY OR AROMANTISM EVEN MENTIONED IN PRIDE DOCUMENTARIES ISN’T DISCRIMINATION

Maybe our issues are all social (not really) but that doesn’t make our struggle nothing. That doesn’t mean we don’t deserve support. That doesn’t mean our stories are less deserving of being told. That doesn’t mean we aren’t a part of your community.

I’m sick and tired of people pretending we don’t exist. Pretending we’re not deserving of the same attention, representation, and respect as other members of the community.

Neglect is still abuse. 1% is still a number. We’re here and we’re queer too.

Stand with us. Yell with us. Help us make ourselves known. Help us spread our message.

Because, god, I am so sick and tired of being ignored.

[evelhak]

Hello! For the anime asks: 1, 11, 12, 22, and 26. :D

Thank you, always a pleasure to share perspectives with you!

1. I already talked about my first anime in the previous ask here, so I'll talk about another early one that was impactful. One of our babysitters when my little siblings were still very little, had the anime version of Little Women on VHS and I wanted to watch nothing else for months. I think I was nine, and I was completely taken by the style, the huge eyes and the cute historical outfits. It affected my drawing for years. I actually saw the anime before I read the book, although I did read it during the same year at school, when I realized it was a book. Of course, when I later watched the -94 Little Women movie, I was so weirded out that Jo wasn't a blonde and Amy wasn't a brunette. Haha, I must have ignored their descriptions in the book, since I had the anime version in my head so vividly.

11. Anime I didn't expect to like but did... Romantic Killer!! It's probably the only new anime I've watched last year, but it was GENIUS. I really didn't expect anything of it, I watched it because someone made me, and for the first few episodes I was just so annoyed, because I thought I knew how it was going to go. BOY was I wrong. If you haven't watched it, don't for the love of god spoil yourself, just go watch it. I was floored. I was SO happy an anime like that was made.

12. Anime that should get more attention from others... Well, I really really want Kaleido Star to have an active fandom. I always go back to it. Yes, it's old by some standards and it shows, but it's such a rare gem. It was doing a lot of the key shonen/sports anime themes we see in newer shows too, in way that was really impactful to me as teen, and the most AMAZING part of it is that it has two female leads who have THAT dynamic, that shonen/sports anime partner dynamic, the soul connection, the completely shippable relationship with more depth than anything else in the show. I'm so sad how there's barely any fanfiction of Kaleido Star and most of it focuses on the comic relief compulsory straight relationship option, which is like... YOU KNOW. The cute character who can't stop chasing after the main character despite getting ignored every single time. Meanwhile, there's the obvious most impactful and meaningful person in the main character's life right there, they just happen to be the same gender, and yes they seem totally queer coded to me. (Ok fine, there's a more serious female-male relationship option too, but I swear the mc is so bi/pan coded.) Seriously, if you like borderline magical sports anime with larger than life partnership and a main character who wants to find unity and love and is willing to do anything to solve conflicts and achieve both a peaceful community based on the joy of the sport AND personal success at the same time without compromises, what the HELL are you doing not watching Kaleido Star??

22. Age I started watching anime... technically I was eight when I saw the first one that made me love anime, but I didn't become an obsessive anime watcher until I was 11, because I didn't have that many opportunities to watch it before that. I did watch all the card game anime that was on TV when I was younger, and Pokémon and Digimon, but it wasn't until I was 11-12 when people started really uploading anime on YouTube, which is how I gained access to much more of it. My English was still so-so, and I didn't understand half of the subtitles, but I still watched obsessively and slowly got better.

26. Manga you have read all the way through... Hmm, this doesn't make a lot of sense, since I was always primarily a manga reader as soon as I got my hands on it. So, it's more likely that I have read the manga but not watched the anime, though if I like something, I do both usually. Could the question mean a manga I read in one sitting, or something? I don't know, they vary so much in length that question doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me either. But I did routinely read a LOT of manga in one sitting when I was in middle school and high school. Specifically shojo manga. I was an aroace autistic dork trying to navigate school life, so I read shojo manga obsessively because it was my way of learning how my friends think, what the world of girls is like, how the rules of relationships work and everything, without having to ask. (I read a lot of YA books too.) I wasn't that great at masking my differences until I was in high school, but I did always have a talent for absorbing people's perspectives and behavioural patterns, so... me reading all that material and always observing everyone around me and reflecting it through what I read, pretty much accidentally turned me into a relationship expert everyone was always asking advice from, despite of me having no romantic involvements myself. It was odd... Lol, what would everyone have thought, if they'd known where my perceived wisdom was coming from. It seems like such a joke now.

[dgknightblue]

Fic idea:

Simmons is the ring bearer for Carolina’s wedding.

Donut decided to pull a Simmons and stab him in the back by using whatever time power he retained from his villain arc.

He sends him into the past near their dear friend wash. Simmons realized he still had the rings and that Carolina will kill them both. Bolth. Shut up Grif.

Simmons finds himself in the custody of the Freelancers. Future Carolina calls him and they are talking casually and without care of who is listening.

The director interrupted as he sees this as proof, they say things not a lot know about.

She tells Simmons to turn the screen so she can:

“You’re not invited to my wedding. I’m uninviting you. You are not good enough to go. North, if you weren’t dead I would invite you to my wedding. Simmons turn me to face Tex. Hi mom. Anyways, when I find Donut- retrieve the rings (and good old Simmons right?) and you, Simmons- I’m going to kill him.”

Then Carolina teases Simmons about the love triangle he’s in with Locus, Wash, and Grif.

“That’s not a love triangle and there is nothing going on between me and any of those guys!”

“Is that why Caboose flirted with you?”

“Carolina, we both know he only said I was cute because he was being nice.”

“…”

“Okay, I know that sounds like I have low self esteem.”

“You do.”

“But I’m telling the truth here. Caboose’s only love interest was Shelia and she was a tank dating Lopez, Red team’s resident Spanish speaking robot.”

“Allegedly dating.”

“…oh god you two are friends, aren’t you?”

“What’s wrong Simmons? Afraid she’ll tell me all the embarrassing things she’s learned when she adopted you onto Blue team? Or gossip she learned from Lopez?”

“Fxck. What kind of shxt does have on me!?”

“I’m not obligated to say. It’s not like you did anything crazy like kissing Wash.”

“…”

“….Holy shxt. Really? W-What about the rumor of you and Grif making out, drunk, in a closet one time?”

“…”

“WHAT THE FXCK! WHAT ABOUT THE RUMOR THAT LOCUS FXCK YOU????”

“Who. The hxll. Told you that?”, a deep voice could be heard from out of view.

Future Carolina turned to face the direction of the voice.

“Locus! How long were you ease-dropping? Did you really Fxck Simmons? You know he’s Grif’s! What the hxll, man? I thought you were friends?”

“WHY DOES EVERYONE KEEP SAYING THAT??? We are just friends, Dxmn it!”

“You sleep in the same room!”

“We are roommates!”

“Exactly!”

“The hxll does that mean? Huh!?”

“Whatever. I’m going to go now, Simmons, wait for me. I’ll be right back.”

“That’s exactly what my dad said before he left me on the side of the road until police showed up and took me back to my mom. Couldn’t even bother to kidnap me all the way. What? Am I not good enough to keep? To stay? Fxcking xsshole.”, Simmons muttered a little too loud.

“…”

“…”

“….I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Simmons, when you get back, I’ll have a session with Dr. Grey already scheduled for you.”

“You can’t do that! I’m on red team! Red team doesn’t do feelings! We all repress that shxt! Blue team might talk about it, not red team! I’m on red team and you’re a blue! You can’t make me go!”

“…”

“…..I-I’m not scared o-of you!”

“…”

“ Okay okay! I’ll do it!”

———-

Okay so I also want to add donut saying “You know how it is when you make a deal with malevolent false gods that want to destroy the universe and reconstruct it in their own image!”

Note:

They are all wearing their armor underneath their clothes. It was a wedding rehearsal so they got dressed up.

Caboose is the flower man. On Carolina’s side.

Wash is the best man. On Carolina’s side.

Simmons is still the ring bearer.

Donut will be pummeled later.

Tucker will be a brides man. On Carolina’s side.

Kai will be a brides maid. On Carolina’s side.

I don’t know who Carolina is marrying, it could be Kimball, but maybe she officiates the wedding or whatever instead. Definitely a girl though.

A lot of character are bi or pan and stuff.

Like Church was confirmed Bi. He was totally okay with Male Tex.

Anyways. I don’t know if Carolina wants a Jewish wedding or something else. Church was Jewish and maybe she is too?

This is a rough outline ish idea.

I say ish a lot.

That’s how rough it is.

That’s what she said bow chica bow wow!

Somebody shoot Tucker, please.

Okay!

Caboose no!

There are not a lot of colors :(

[stargatelov3r]

comtraya:

✨️when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. Then, send this ask to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool)🎶✨️

i take this to mean five songs that i listen to more or less on repeat lately?

Can't let you leave (LP, my fave song at the moment) -> plant couple vibes :)

Can't breathe, can't sleep, can't eat Can't live without you here Baby, I can't let you leave

2. Love Song (LP) -> plant couple and msr vibes <3

I find my way to you no matter what I do You're in my car you're in my head you're in my attitude

then going a bit back (bc I'm in a bit of an LP phase atm but it's hard to pick any songs in particular except Can't Let You Leave which is not leaving my brain currenty aksdfhskad and maybe Love Song)

3. Don't Look Any Further (Dennis Edwards, Siedah Garrett) -> listened to on repeat along four other songs when i finished that one fucking term paper, i know it bc of the x files and i love it dearly

don't really have a fave line from this one, it's just the whole vibe of it

4. Misery Is The River Of The World (Tom Waits) -> this is one of the songs i labeled Weird Songs (TM). also know it because of the x files. it's so weird. i love it. also the line "if there's one thing you can say about mankind / there's nothing kind about man". like. ouch? and it's a super dark spin and not true but if you look at what the people in power do it's also not that far fetched :) but it goes on "you can drive out nature with a pitch fork / but it always comes crawling back again"

5. Damnation Flame (Amaranthe) -> yo this song FUCKS and it gives me Evil!Weir vibes

Voices of the matriarch, a hierarchy outside of the status quo // Damnantion flame burning s down when we're already bound and the earth is bleeding // surrender to her her bloodline is damnation divine

And two three bonus mentions:

Daughter (Ryan Cassata), a song that so fucking resonates with me that i once teared up on the tram :)))))

I didn't change who I am I've always been a man Still, it changed your world But dad, I'll always stay your little girl

Queer Girls (Awkward Marina), similar to the one above but very different vibes and probably the only time i connect to the term "girl"

I worked so harf to force it down but all the colors of the rainbows they just kept leaking out // I don't want to be anybody else I just wanna love myself So this song goes out to all the queer girls // Bi girls, gay girls, pan girls and ace girls trans girls, cis girls, big romantic kiss girls short girls, tall girls, you can have it all girls to the far girls, to the near girls, this song is for the queer girls

Churches (LP, again)

When I see a big cathedral, I just think of all the people Who have suffered in the name of saints and gods I'm so lucky to be living in a time that's more forgiving But I know that I have barely beat the odds

this was way longer then intended but um... yeah here are a few songs that i actually listened to more or less recently and that all mean a lot to me <3 thanks for the ask <3

[bloodsbane]

there's plenty i could get into but i think the crux of it is i keep seeing posts complaining about f/f ships vs m/m ships vs m/f ships and i just think it's stupid. i think it's such a largely useless discussion. people are allowed to like or dislike whatever they want, everyone has their preferences, but i think you just have to acknowledge that goes for EVERYONE and some people will glom onto certain genders and/or dynamics and/or scenarios that don't click with you.

i see no use in complaining about there "being so much more m/m than f/f", especially when farcille is such a widely enjoyed ship, even if just casually by those who think it's cute. by n large in my experience being in this fandom for years i've seen way more farcille art than labru, for example. and yet ive seen people complain about like, the "rise of frivolous m/m shipping drowning out all the good and More Deserving to Exist f/f" and i just don't get what we're even doing here yall. yeah i get there's a wider trend in fandoms that's worth discussing, but idk, it comes off as almost willfully obtuse to me in the case of dunmeshi. beyond the fact there are plenty of reasons people might prefer what a lot of what the m/m ships have to offer, youre acting like people are making excuses to ship cardboard cutout background characters with each other. people will talk about "we finally have a story with really compelling female characters" and that's true, but you know that applies to all the male characters as well, right? All The Characters Are Really Good so what's the big surprise that people are able to enjoy the m/m ships just as much as the f/f ones???

like the whole reason im on this right now is bc i saw a post that was like. 'it's dumb that people are treating m/m like an invasive species in this fandom' and i agreed. but they tied off the post by going 'besides look at the weirdos shipping m/f ships. like. laios and marcille, fucked up amiright???' and maaan idk how you could miss the point so hard in the same gd post dude. like maybe it's just a me thing as a pan person but i like m/f and also it feels really weird to hear other queer people disparage it on principal while also talking about "don't be weird about bi/pan people" and "don't judge m/f couples you see at pride you don't know their Deal" and like honest to god even if it's not queer, even if it's a cis man and a cis woman, i still think it's kinda weird and shitty to act like ships like that are inherently more shallow or lesser-than, i think that's falling into the same pitfalls of tying gender identity to worthiness, yes even if they're cis okay

'cause like yes actually i CAN imagine why someone might find laios/marcille compelling! i might not ship it, but im also someone who really LOVES unconventional relationship dynamics, especially for m/f pairings, and it's like did everyone forget shipping can also be perfectly platonic? yall want new, strange, weird, unconventional relationships that are nuanced and complicated and maybe don't have any one label that suits them, but apparently not if theyre m/f huh? don't have enough imagination to speculate something a little fun and zesty for two main characters who have a history together, and shared interests, and a funny rapport, who grow to look up to and depend on and respect and trust each other very deeply?? laios/marcille too much for you 'cause one's a boy and one's a girl??

anyway. like. yeah this post is mostly me complaining about other posts ive seen that ruffled my feathers. and again you are allowed to make posts about things you do and don't like on the making posts on your blog webbed site. ultimately all of this is so unserious. but that does mean i get to gripe and grumble on MY blog too ;lksjdflj anyway moral of the story is what if we were all just chill and enjoyed what we like instead of pretending like others enjoying things in ways that aren't for us is some grand offense or blight on the fandom. also it's so easy to complain about dumb fandom shit in private to your friends (which is what i should have done instead of writing up this whole post huh-)

ngl dunmeshi tumblerinas starting to piss me off w your dumbass posts complaining about shipping. literally nothing about the shipping in this fandom had been annoying EXCEPT for people complaining about how other people wanna ship completely fine and normal pairings

[simptasia]

watching torchwood is funner knowing im bi and so are these guys

[eunchancorner]

Umm.. please write lee todoroki with lers the boys from 1A, thank you! have a nice day

Thanks for the request! You guys really like lee todo with multiple lers, huh? I mean, I can’t say I’m any different lol-

Ler Izuku, Bakugou, Iida, Sero, Lee Todoroki

Warning: only a liiiiiiiittle bit of cuss

Ships: SeroIida, maybe a liiiiittle TodoBakuDeku if you squint

Word count: 1679

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It had been days since the tickle taser fight, and everyone had agreed that they were only to be used with the lee’s specific request, since they were way too intense otherwise. And, after the tickle taser fight, the Deku- and Bakusquads had found out something fairly unexpected about one of each of their members.

“Me and Iida are… together,” Sero had admitted, a slightly blushing Iida nodding as they snuggled on the grass, Izuku still clinging to his (surprisingly not struggling) childhood friend, Kirishima and Todoroki still hugging each other, Mina and Uraraka sitting beside each other, and Tsu and Kaminari having looked up from a conversation.

“We were nervous about telling you, since our groups don’t exactly… see eye-to-eye,” Iida explained, glancing at the greenette and atomic blonde. “So, we decided to tell you now… since everyone seems to be getting along so well.”

Bakugou sighed and shoved Izuku off of him before sitting up and looking at them.

“Why would we be upset about you going out with four-eyes, tape face?” he grumbled.

“Yeah, dude, and here I was thinking you were into Mina!” Kirishima piped up, with his signature shark-toothed grin.

“You both just essentially came out while telling us this, you know,” Todoroki had pointed out, Sero and Iida looking at each other.

“Yeah, we never told you we were gay, did we?” Sero realized, Iida shaking his head with a small smile. “Welp, we’re gay! Both of us.”

“I knew it!” Kaminari announced from his spot beside Tsuyu. “Pay up Kiri!”

“Wait what-” Sero said, his confused expression flicking to Kirishima who just chuckled a little.

“Me and Kami kinda had a little bet going. He thought you were gay, which, apparently he was right. I thought you were at least bi or pan, if not straight. And now I owe him a slushie…”

“And I want blue raspberry, you better remember!” Kami piped up again.

“Ohh I’ll give you a fucken raspberry, alright~” Kiri threatened emptily, earning a flustered squeak from the electric blonde.

“Not so soon, dude! I’m tickled out…” Kaminari muttered the last part.

“Me too…” Deku finally piped up, currently laying on the grass beside Bakugou. “God those things were way too intense…”

“Agreed,” Iida said, looking around at the others, who nodded or hummed in agreement.

“How about we take a break. Like, one or two days, no tickles, and then we go back to normal?” Mina suggested, earning more nods from her classmates.

“It’s settled then, no more tickling for us for about two days, and by then, I believe we should all be good?” Iida asked and the others nodded. A short period, but definitely enough nonetheless.

“Alright then,” Iida stood and the other followed suit, everyone heading back inside.

Since then, everything had stayed normal, but the ten avoided tickling or getting tickled, and after two days, they were feeling better about it and felt able to resume the playful activity.

Which meant Todoroki had been attacking people.

A lot more.

Everyone knew Todoroki was a bit of a ler, but no one else had realized that he’d had a ler mood brooding for those two days, and when they ended and everyone was able to enjoy it again, he made quick work of tickling each one individually at a different time, and, thankfully, was able to get rid of the ler mood fairly easily.

So now he resorted to his random attacks. Again.

And it was starting to annoy the others. Again.

Iida and Sero were snuggling on the couch, Bakugou and Izuku talking (and getting dangerously close to arguing) on the other. Suddenly, Izuku squealed, confusing Bakugou and catching the attention of the two lovers on the other couch, who looked up.

Izuku was looking around, having been suddenly poked near his side on his back, but couldn’t see anyone who might have done it.

“You good, Deku?” the atomic blonde asked, annoyed that their -argument- conversation had been interrupted.

“Y-yeah, I’m fi-HINE!” he squealed again, the poke this time landing in his armpit, and Bakugou saw the hand this time.

And, from their position on the other couch, both Sero and Iida knew who the culprit was.

And knew to keep their mouths shut if they didn’t wanna be next.

Izuku looked around again, just barely catching the hand disappearing back behind the couch, and leaned around to see who it was.

“Todoroki!”

Of course.

The bi-colored student stood, leaning over the back of the couch, smirking a little at his little victim. “Yes?”

“That wasn’t nice! Me and Kacchan were talking!” the greenette complained. Todoroki just ruffled his hair playfully and moved out from behind the couch, sitting on the arm of it instead. Anyone could tell by his posture, smirk, and incredibly recent teasing pokes that he was in a playful mood, and this time, Todoroki could’ve gone for either a ler or a lee. And since he (like most of the students) had trouble asking for tickles, he was trying to be a ler (or maybe provoke Izuku into tickling him).

“Dammit, Icyhot, why are you so fucking annoying with this shit?” Bakugou asked annoyedly, to which Todoroki shrugged.

“Because it’s fun. If you hate it so much, just say so and I’ll stop,” Todoroki said, his smirk growing a little when Bakugou turned his head and blushed a little. Todoroki was smart and usually struck Bakugou only when he was in a lee mood, knowing he’d get blown to bits otherwise.

“Something tells me you want us to put you in your place again,” Iida said, and now it was Todoroki’s turn to blush.

“What’s wrong Todoroki? He guessed right, didn’t he?” Sero teased and Todoroki broke eye contact, his gaze landing on a corner.

“I- w-w-well, he- I-I’m mean i-it’s not- h-he’s not completely wrong...” the bi-colored student stuttered out.

“Oooo~ so you wanted us to tickle you? Is that why you were poking me?~ Were you just trying to provoke me?~” Izuku joined in the teasing, making his friend blush even more somehow.

“M-maybe… th-that was p-part of it…”

The greenette smirked and scooted away from the arm before pulling Todoroki down, causing the bigger student to land on his side in Izu’s lap, his hand now beside Bakugou, who understood immediately and grabbed it before Todoroki could pull it back or twist away. Izuku laid his arm over Todoroki’s middle as Sero came over and grabbed one of Todoroki’s ankles that was hanging off of the couch, and Iida came over, kneeling down in front of them, and positioned his hand over Todoroki’s belly.

“Now, everyone, why don’t we all show Todoroki our favorite tickle spots?” Izuku said, casually glancing at everyone, who all nodded in agreement.

Todo felt the butterflies fluttering in his (currently-being-threatened-by-Iida) stomach, looking at the others. He’s tickled them enough to know exactly where their favorite spots were. What worried him was that two of them were his worst.

He squeaked a little and pressed his lips shut as he suddenly felt Izuku vibrating his fingers against his ribs, holding back bubbly giggles that threatened to spill.

“My favorite spot is my ribs,” Izu stated the obvious, Todo letting out a little ‘pft-’ at him, but whether that was because he was struggling or because he found Izu stating the obvious like that kinda funny was for him to know.

“Oh, yeah, don’t you start squeaking when we tickle you there?” Bakugou smirked, earning a blush from Izuku.

“Don’t make me tickle you, too, Kacchan…” All Might’s successor muttered.

“Whatever. Four-eyes, your turn,” the atomic blonde turned to Iida, who nodded.

“Well, my favorite spot is my belly,” he said, squeezing Todo’s tum and earning a muffled “MMHMHMPH!!” as he ought to keep from laughing. “Tickling there can be both fun and soothing for me, you know.”

“I’ll have to remember that next time I tickle you~” Sero cooed to his boyfriend who blushed and turned away. “Bakugou, I believe it’s your turn.”

“Right. Well, unknown to all of you extras, my favorite spot is actually my hand,” he demonstrated by scribbling his fingers over Todoroki’s hand, earning a muffled squeal from the student as he felt his composure beginning to break, very muffled giggling escaping his lips.

“Ooh, looks like we’re getting a reaction from Todoroki-kun~” Izu cooed.

“Hmhmhmhmhm-mm m-mm!!” was the response the heterochromatic student had to give.

“Now, I do believe that my favorite spot is my feet. I know, kinda weird, but I can’t help it. Especially riiiiight underneath my to-” “NAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SEHEHERO! NAHAT THERE! ANYWHERE BUT THEHEHEHERE!!” Todoroki cut the tape user off with cackling pleas, kicking him in the arm with his free foot.

“There’s that laugh we all know and love!” Izuku cooed, although his teasy tone was barely audible over the dual-quirked student’s loud laughing fit.

“PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE! IT’S BAHAHAD! SOHOHOHO BAHAHAHAD!”

“Stop kicking me!” Sero merely complained, grabbing his other foot and putting his ankles in a headlock before continuing to dig underneath his toes, pulling more loud laughter from the student.

After a few more minutes of the tickly torture, Bakugou (of all people) shook his head and let up, telling the others to do the same. They listened and let Todoroki go and he curled up on Izuku’s lap and the greenette rubbed his back as Sero got him water.

After a few minutes of giggling and telling the others that they sucked or were the worse, he finally moved off of Izuku’s lap and took a sip of water.

“You ok, Todoroki?” izuku asked, and the bi-colored student nodded.

“Just a little tired. Can we watch a movie?” he asked, and the others nodded and got it ready.

After a while, Todoroki had fallen asleep, Bakugou and Izuku’s arms around him and Sero and Iida cuddling close by. The two childhood friends looked at each other, both smiling softly, both content to stay like this as long as the sleepy student between them wanted.

Even if it was all night.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA this was so worth the time I loved every second of writing this and I GOT TO INCLUDE TUM TKLSSSSSSSSSSSSS can you tell those are my fave? And yes, it would appear that this is going to be a series, so if you send in an ask, there’s a chance that I might get the random inspiration to make it a part of this lovely little series here! Anyways, hope you liked it!

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Desc: You and your new friends decide to a drunk Among Us game. You have lots of fun and you’re glad to be able to have amazing friends like them. After ending the stream and sobering up, Corpse asks you something you’d never thought you’d be asked.

Warnings: Cussing, drinking

Notes: i’m using these fake social media apps bc they’re fun &’ i like using them for messaging and twitterrrr! i hope you guys don’t mind them! <3

also, i’m super sorry for not posting in a while. my motivation comes and goes, but right now i have lots of it.

i wanna work on an smau series so, be on the look out for that! :))

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“No balls!” Rae shouts, daring you to kill Jack who is trying to get something out of the vending machine, but him being drunk as fuck doesn’t help.

“I have three, actually.” You joke. Both you and Rae burst into a fit of laughter, but not for long since Jack goes up to you two.

“What are you two laughing about?” He asks, laughing with you guys even though he has no idea what he’s laughing about. Gosh, Jack, you’re really making it hard for me to kill you right now, you think to yourself.

“This,” You answer, killing him. You and Rae run away, screaming whenever you see someone. Thank God for everyone being drunk or else you two would be sussed out for being complete maniacs.

“Y/N,” Rae whispers. She gestures towards the green room and you can see Sykkuno watering the plants.

“No!” You whisper-yell. You’ve become Rae’s hitman, Brooke being the other Imposter. You need someone to vouch for you so, you don’t mind being by Rae the whole time.

“Hey, Sykunno!” Rae shouts when Sykkuno walks out. He’s slurring over his words, trying to say ‘hey’ back. Yeah, no way you’re killing him.

“See? Absolutely no fucking balls. Small dick, too.” Rae taunts. You want to kill her, but if you do, you’d immediately get voted off. So, you kill Sykkuno instead. It hurt, but you had to show Rae what’s up.

“How come no bodies have been reported?” You ask to nobody in particular, just wondering out loud.

“I’m good at hiding them.” Corpse jokes from behind you, scaring both you and Rae. Corpse knows how sensitive you are to any sound when it comes down to places that are quiet, and since only you and Rae have been together, his voice was the cause of your overdramatic ass scream. Playing along, Rae starts screaming with you two, the both of you being extremely obnoxious.

You know that he was just joking about hiding the bodies because Brooke is your partner for this round. You’re not even sure how Corpse isn’t dead yet.

“Okay, okay, I get it.” Corpse chuckles. “I won’t sneak up on you like that anymore.” You and Rae stop screaming, relieving Corpse’s poor eardrums of being blown.

Rae starts running around you in circles while you and Corpse are in the middle of a conversation. You know what she’s hinting at, but you decide to ignore her. You’re not going to kill Corpse.

“No balls!” Rae shouts competively.

“What?” Corpse asks, sounding confused.

“I have so many, Rae, you don’t even know, but I’m not gonna- I’m not gonna kill Corpse.” Good going, Y/N, you think to yourself. Well, now you have to kill him.

Corpse starts running away and you do everything your drunk ass can do to catch him and kill him. He’s laughing, running into walls, you doing the same. Finally, you’re able to kill him.

Rae catches up to your avatar, laughing maniacally. She cheers you on, knowing that’s the only way that you’ll continue to be her hitman. Jack, Sykkuno, and Corpse. You’re not even sure if Brooke has killed anyone.

“Brooke! Brooke, have you killed anyone yet?” You try to be quiet, but your shitface drunk and you don’t think that’s working.

“No, have you?” She asks, trying to be quiet, too.

“Yeah, three people. I’m Rae’s hitman.”

“Okay, I’ll do better.” And with that, she’s off to go kill people.

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“His body was in the hallway to Decontam... I think, don’t quote me on that.” Dream says, slightly slurring on his words.

“There’s 4 bodies and we’ve only found one? What the fuck?” Charlie sounds exhausted and you can’t help but laugh.

“Sorry,” You try and catch your breath, but once you do, you’re still giggling a bit. “Sorry, that was funny.”

Everybody else starts laughing and eventually, the voting time ends and nobody is voted out.

Wow, a tactic you didn’t even mean to use actually worked. It’s either because of how drunk everyone is or because of how contagious your laugh is - a lot of people call it cute and adorable.

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You guys decide to end the game, everyone else ending their streaming while you just close your laptop. You all seemed to sober up towards the end, none of you wanting to drink anymore. Right now, you’d say you’re 85% sober. Taking a shower and drinking lots of water should have you good and all sobered up.

After taking a shower and getting a cold bottle of water, you lay in bed, watching random Minecraft speedbuilds of people building cute cottages.

You get a DM from none other than Corpse Husband. You smile to yourself before answering.

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You wake up with a minor headache. Last night, you’d say that the Minecraft speedbuilds helped sober you up, but right now, you know it was the cold shower and cold water bottle.

You remember the text message Corpse had sent you, about wanting to check up on you. You two have only known each other for about a week or two now, and you two haven’t really talked. It’s nice, though - having someone who wants to check up on you. He’s done it these last three days you’ve played with him and his friends.

You text Corpse, telling him you can talk on the phone now. You both have been trying to plan to talk to each other just so you guys can get closer. You and Corpse relate to a lot of things and talking in Among Us with proximity chat and Corpse’s stream, it’s not the best way to have a deep conversation.

“Hi,” You greet him, placing your phone down that way you can make breakfast and talk to him. He wanted to FaceTime, and you’re not sure why because he said he’d be covering his camera. It’s fine with you.

“Good morning, Y/N. What are you up to?” A small yawn escapes his lips.

“Making some chocolate chip pancakes.” You grab your phone, showing him the pan that’s mostly filled with chocolate chips.

“Gosh, Y/N, want some pancakes with your chocolate chips?” He chuckles. You giggle, placing the phone back down and turning the camera to face you.

“I’m an amazing cook, puh-lease. I know what I’m doing.”

“I think we’ll have to test that theory.”

“You live like 2 hours away from me, how are we gonna do that?” You ask him, placing a pancake on your plate. You put more butter on the pan before putting more pancake mix on.

“I’d 100% drive two hours to your apartment just to try out your food.” He says. You smile at him, shaking your head and rolling your eyes playfully. “Speaking of going to each other’s houses, I have a question.”

“What’s up?”

He chuckles nervously, “Do you maybe want to collab?”

You’re caught offguard by this. You quickly put your pancake on your plate before answering.

“I’d love to.” You’re able to contain your excitement, surprisingly. “But Corpse, if you’re not comfortable with meeting me, we can find some way to do it over the phone. I really don’t think it’d be that hard. You could record your parts and I cou-”

Corpse cuts your rant off, chuckling a little bit. You smile sheepishly, taking a bite out of your pancakes.

“I’ll be fine, Y/N.”

“Okay,” You give him a small smile. “We can make plans later.”

“Good,” He says and you can hear a smile in his voice.

“Good,”

You and Corpse talk about anything and everything, alternating from really deep conversations to lighthearted, funny ones. Lots of laughing, but also lots of crying on your end. Corpse telling you that it’s okay and that everything will be okay is your new favorite thing. You never knew how much those two phrases would be changed just by coming from a different person. They never really meant anything when they came from anyone else - as much as you appreciated people reassuring you. But hearing it from Corpse, it really did feel like everything was going to be okay.

You two end the call, both of you being busy today. He promised to call you more often and you did the same.

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Lucifer 5B: Cutting off Touch to Spite Your Fans

Spoiler warning: This post assumes you've watched all of Lucifer, season 5, part B.

CW: There's plenty I like about season 5, but this is a negative post. I know not everyone is up for negativity about the things they love. I also generally avoid it and (try to) keep my mouth shut about things I don’t like in most spaces. It’s good etiquette. But this is my space, and I have thoughts specifically about purity culture and the treatment of sexuality and trauma in fiction. You’ve been warned!

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I'm a professional writer (not in TV). I've worked with enough bad clients, editors, and other writers to recognize some hallmark behaviors in how both Fox and Netflix gave Lucifer's writers incredibly difficult, unfair, and frankly weird situations to create through.

Fox did them dirty, interfering and ordering too many eps in S3. Netflix did them dirty, ordering 10 eps for S4 when it clearly needed ~13. Then Netflix ordered 10 "final" eps for S5—then, just kidding(!), 6 more after they'd done their writing for the 10. (What the fuck?) And then Netflix ordered 10 more for a "final-final" S6 after the writers had done their best to tell their whole story in S5. (MORE what the fuck.)

Talk about whiplash for creators, and half of those who consume content don't even care to understand such creative pain.

So, there are problems on multiple fronts. There's much I'll forgive writers, accordingly. I go into most shows expecting plotting/pacing issues. I look, instead, for characters and relationships that will triumph over those issues.

Heart is what the show Lucifer has always had in spades, both in its characters and in the immensely committed, wonderful ways the actors have tried to realize the characters' humor, love, trauma, and—most importantly—struggle to find healing. Yet, when given the opportunity to show health alongside another in a relationship, the writers/directors of 5B chose to remove most sexual humor and physical intimacy from their female lead and bi/pan characters to, I feel, sanitize them and troll fans. What happened?

Well, for one, say hi to showrunner Joe Henderson bragging about how the writers decided to be colossal dicks to the fans who helped secure their jobs:

From CBR's 'Lucifer Showrunner Joe Henderson Dissects Season 5B's Chaos'

Have we not suffered sidelined/repressed female characters, "bury your gays," and, oh, Chloe fucking a serial killer enough? Must we also say hello to neutered relationships once characters find stable love (whether same or opposite sex)? The result of withdrawing more sexual humor and physical intimacy from paired characters is an uncomfortable suggestion that they're reformed by "pure" love—more chaste and aloof, more acceptable in polite society. This is only done to end-game committed relationships.*

The writers seem to think they're edging the viewers, but the reality is they're taking traumatized minority characters who rejoiced in sexual freedom, but lacked and craved an emotional connection, and showing they can't have both, or, if they find both, it will never last. They've taken hypersexual characters and said, here, even they can have the love and commitment they desire, but some physical intimacy, especially sexual intimacy, is what they must trade for it.

There's always one more case, phone call, or coincidence interrupting intimacy. Traumas or deaths deserving emotional and physical comfort go on to receive none or only one aspect. Done sometimes, it's fine. Done always, it's sick. Dan dies, and there's no hugging? Really?†

Don't craft characters who crave a full range of emotional and physical intimacy, only to rob them of related scenes every chance you get. That's not complexity. That's bad writing. To even achieve this in 5B, they must squash banter and sideline their female lead yet again.

What a gift to purity culture, which tells us to be more palatable by bottling and buttoning up. That sex should be taboo, but violence glorified. That there is no heated desire among "Good Women," that sexual minorities of all genders shouldn't experience it much at all.

5A is so good. At the very least, it's on the right path (clearly, since the plot payoff from 5x01 to 5x16 is great). It shows a couple working through difficulties and trauma, toward each other emotionally and physically. It even pokes fun at people who think an established relationship means the death of romantic and sexual appeal (a tired and hugely sexist trope). And then... And then 5B reverses that, pretending established relationships are barely physical during emotional struggle and that the honeymoon phase doesn't exist. It robs characters of joy and comfort through physical intimacy when they need it to move through or push beyond trauma.

It's telling that so many fan wishes for Deckerstar are about healing touch and existing in each other's spaces: amending Chloe's spicy PDA history with Cain, Chloe caring for Lucifer's wings, soft family scenes a la Monopoly night and shared meals, morning-afters, etc. Reasonable fans aren't asking for porn; they're asking for connection and humanity. They're asking for writers not to forget characters (and, yes, including hypersexual characters) on their way from Point A to Point B.

That 5B lacks these things isn't a "tee-hee frustrating" slow burn or a cockblock. It is, in so many scenes, excising from characters a core part of what nearly every human and fictional monster craves. And it's a slap in the face to the "found family" trope. When you remove or tamp down a casual physical intimacy that was previously there, characters and their relationships fall flat, even if only partially. They become blunt weapons creators wield against watchers or readers begging for scraps of warmth.

Minorities shouldn't be killed off with ease, and they shouldn't be stifled with ease, either.‡ And maybe there shouldn't be deep trauma driving a wedge in a romantic relationship if you're not going to explore it through that relationship, too—physical intimacy included.

I'm still reserving some judgment. I loved the family drama and the end. (Although, again, where was the physical intimacy? No intimacy when Chloe or Lucifer return from the dead? Really?) I see where they could do awesome things, and could have done more if not for network BS.

But I no longer trust Lucifer's writers and directors. They thought S5 was the end. And what they gave us of Deckerstar, of the relationship that symbolizes health and healing in their fictional world, is this: cold distance. And they got a kick out of doing it, apparently.

If this is a "love letter" to me as a fan, I'm burning it. I can only hope S6 course corrects. If not, the writers who made these choices shouldn't write sexual minority and/or traumatized characters again. If you don't understand most of us, you should stop fucking using us.

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* If you don't believe me about the differences between casual/short-term relationships and end-game relationships in Lucifer, go back and look at how Lucifer and Maze are with strangers in all the other seasons. Look at Chloe's sex dream, her propositioning of Lucifer in a library, her sex with Pierce in the evidence closet. Look at how much physical intimacy there is between Lucifer and Eve, and then between Eve and Maze (if only as a ploy). Across seasons, there are sex/kink jokes and scenes galore.

Compare this to how these same characters are portrayed when with their end-game loves. Notice the gentle pecks on the lips and the huge general drop in sexual humor between 5A and 5B. How boring. Where's the spice these characters had? Also, give me a damn break. Buttoning up in a relationship is contrary to four and a half seasons of emotional character work that's been communicating security in our relationships is personally freeing.

† I'm not just talking about sexual intimacy in this post, though that is a big part of it because of the characters. 5B lacked crucial found family scenes, too.

Chloe should have been at God's family dinner, but being so would have prevented more ham-fisted angst. Chloe never even has a one-on-one with God, probably because that would demand a straight answer about her miracle status, which I would guess will be used to drive yet another wedge between her and Lucifer next season, but we'll see.

In multiple before- and after-work scenes, there was no reason for Lucifer and Chloe to be apart more, even, than they were in S1 and S2. Monopoly night was in S3, for crying out loud. Most horrifying of all? No one touches Chloe after Dan's death, but Trixie. Meanwhile, Linda, Amenadiel, Ella, Maze, and Lucifer all receive physical comfort. No wonder Chloe's tired of being strong.

‡ If you don't think it's offensive that they stuffed all their wlw content for two hypersexual characters into a few clunky, irrational, and chaste scenes that rushed I love yous, a marriage-like proposal, and the mention of soulmates, I don't know what to tell you other than get off my lawn.

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Tempest Shadow: ………………

Silverstream: (whispering) She seems mad.

Gallus: (whispering) She is.

Tempest Shadow: So… Real, genuine question for all of you. Do any of you actually know what a stake-out is?

Yona: Yona really doesn’t see what big issue is-

Tempest Shadow: You don’t get to fucking talk. You’re still in trouble.

Swift Foot: (opens mouth to speak)

Tempest Shadow: Ah! Zip it! So are you.

Swift Foot: (closes mouth)

Tempest Shadow: I cannot believe I put the two of you on a team together!

—-

(Earlier that week, Swift and Yona are in a car staking out a criminal…)

Swift Foot: ….

Yona: ….

Swift Foot: …. (gestures to their mark)

Yona: …. A’ight. (opens the door)

—-

Tempest Shadow: You are both very aware that pony bodies do not bend that way!

Gallus: (nursing a headache) A stake-out is a period of secret surveillance of an area or building in order to observe someone’s activity.

Tempest Shadow: So you do know what it is!

Silverstream: (checking her phone) That is also what Google says it is, like, word for word. Do you just… have that? In your head?

Gallus: Yeah, there’s more than you’d think…

Tempest Shadow: Then please tell me what happened on your stake-out.

—-

(Also earlier that week, Gallus and Silverstream are in a car staking out a criminal…)

Gallus: …. Uh, hey Silv?

Silverstream: Yeah, what’s up?

Gallus: I think, uh… I think there’s something we need to talk about. I need to tell you something.

Silverstream: Oh! Uh… Yeah, there’s… There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you too.

Gallus: Smolder and Ocellus already know but I wanted to tell you this personally and, now that we’re alone, it’s a good opportunity……

Gallus and Silverstream: I’m Bi/Pan.

Gallus: …..

Silverstream: …..

Gallus: And… I think that we should-

Silverstream: -should take a break because-

Gallus: -because I wanna try dating the same gend-

Silverstream: -same gender! Fuck yeah! (high-fives Gallus)

Gallus: Haha! What?! Holy shit!

Silverstream: About fucking time! So when are you and Sandy goin’ out?

Gallus: Wh-? Oh! No, no, I’m… I’m actually planning on going out with… with Camren.

Silverstream: …. Oh. You were gonna go out with Green Twink Tweety. Yeah, no, that’s… that’s a choice.

Gallus: Okay, fucking judgey, who were you planning on asking out?

Silverstream: Oh, uh… Swift Foot?

Gallus: ………. Swift Foot!!?

Silverstream: Oh, you’re judging me after telling me you want to get in on with Jack Sparrow’s fursona!?

Gallus: No! No! No judgment! It’s just that the first woman you want to date isn’t the adorable nerd-bug you’ve been making goo-goo eyes at our entire adolescence, but instead the most terrifying mare either of us know!!

Silverstream: We both know Tempest…

Gallus: Yeah! I know! And on top of that, she has the aesthetics of someone in some Mycenaean death cult while your aesthetics are closer to… to… Pinkie Pie!

Silverstream: Oh, get off my dick.

Gallus: That’s… That’s exactly what’s happening here. That’s this entire conversation.

Silverstream: Oh, whatever…. We’re still friends though, right?

Gallus: Oh yeah, absolutely…. Hey, isn’t that…?

Silverstream: Yuh, I believe that’s the bank-robber we’ve been tailing getting away.

Gallus: Oh, sunuva-!! Tempest is going to kill me!!

—-

Gallus: ….. Me and Silv bonded.

Tempest Shadow: Oh my fucking god…

Gallus: Hey, weren’t Smolder and Ocellus on a team? Where are they?

Tempest Shadow: Flash is still patching them up after their stake-out.

Gallus: Patching them up? What the hell happened?!

—-

(Yesterday…)

Smolder: ….

Ocellus: ….

Smolder: …. So are you upset that Silv asked Swift Foot on a date and not you?

Ocellus: (pounces on Smolder) WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU SAY TO ME?!!

[zire-in-space]

Hyping Ships Needs to Stop when:

Hyping ships needs to stop when:

- it is not canonical

- it is between two real life people

- it enforces a sexuality on a character that is not their canonical sexuality, whatever it may be

- it has a toxic tie to it, and any real relationship like it is very abusive *bakudeku, bakuracka and most bully x bullied ships

- it enforces ANY lgbtqa+ stereotype onto a canonically straight character to "prove" they are not straight

- it enforces ANY straight stereotype onto a canonically lgbtqa+ character to "prove" they are not lgbtqa+

*reminder to the non-straights that do the two above: you are not helping to stop the stigma around fetishizing non-straight relationships if you actively participate in this shit. If you complain about sexual or dirty stereotypes between two people of the same gender having affection while being friends, and do this, you are not helping for shit and are a hypocrite.

- it makes western and/or non-western close or distant friendships seem "gay" because showing physical or emotional affection or a tragic backstory to a friend that is the same gender is now gay, apparently

- it is very forced onto the creator and studio of the franchise when shippers start doing these things:

1. Shippers creating petitions to make their ship canon *happening with most anime ships, unfortunately. Happened to the steven universe studio to the point that someone quit because of it*

2. Shippers sending death or rape threats to the creator and/or studio members *steven universe shippers, hi there*

3. Shippers bullying other people for shipping CANONICAL SHIPS

4. Shippers constantly dragging the idea that "the character's sexuality is not mentioned DIRECTLY BY GOD HIMSELF so they must be gay, bi, pan, or ace"

5. Shippers using typical bro and homie moments to say a ship is canon and "hyping it up" on social media, which is basically putting pressure on the creator to not "let the fandom down!"

6. Shippers using well-bonded friendships where both characters have epic respect for each other for being "gay"

7. Shippers using clothing style and aesthetic to "prove" a character is not straight

8. Shippers call anyone who explains this a "homophobe" despite having these same rules against straight people pushing the hetero onto a clearly gay character

9. The ship is basically really bad fanservice for the gays/straights or anyone in between *mostly for iNcLuSiVitY / r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

10. Shippers saying that even though the character is not canonically gay, they still might be a "shy" bi or pan - even though the character's respect for certain characters and style DOES NOT PROVE ANYTHING, and a character's sexuality is clearly shown with BLUSHING or CLEAR FLUSTERING with males/females whenever a canonical crush or attraction is shown and NOT when someone gives them a goddamn compliment or bullies them because people get EMBARRASSED or just feel nice and blush jesus christ

11. SHIPPERS DO ANY OF THESE BUT INSTEAD OF THEM PUSHING NON-HETERO ONTO THE CHARACTERS, SHIPPERS PUSH THE HETERO ONTO A CHARACTERS

- NOTHING ABOUT THE CHARACTERS YOU ARE SHIPPING IS FUCKING CANONICAL OR SLIGHTLY CONFIRMED

Now, reminder that "There is not enough representation for lgbtqa+ couples in the media" is not a fucking excuse to push being lgbtqa+ onto a clearly and/or canonically straight character. Nor on the goddamn creator or studio. Do not create a goddamn "hype" with a large part of the fandom for a ship that is. Not. Canon.

Reminder that healthy friendships are typically based on idolization, empathy and affection and this never means these two people are non-hetero.

And by the way, these "totally gay" or "totally cute" ships actually ruin the way well-bonded friendships are seen between two people of the same gender. And WIDENS THE FUCKING STIGMA for non-hetero and hetero people to be in a friendship, since it assumes they want things to happen for both straight or non-straight friendships - just stop. If your defense to this is "the heterosexuals have been doing this forever, though!", then i am sorry, but you lost this debate. Us straight people haven't done this on purpose, it's what society has nurtured us to do whenever we see a guy and girl friendship - we automatically assume one or both wants more than a friendship, and this is totally a misogynistic take so gender roles get reinforced. So using "straight people have done this forever" just proves that you do understand you are partaking in the reinforcement of queercoding and toxic gender stereotypes and roles of human beings. People should try to do the opposite, and enjoy a really good platonic relationship. Straight shipping culture literally is despised by most straight females for the lack of female inclusivity, misogyny, queercoding, and female plot devices that have furthered away from us the ability to have male friends. Males now use "friendzone" jokes or harrass girls who they manipulated into being their friend since everywhere it is shown that all it really takes is for a guy to like a girl and to be in a friendship and boom, relationship. Straight women have hated this forever.

And "heteronormativity" doesn't really exist in creator's works. It's what the creator imagined their characters and relationships to be. If its all hetero, let it be hetero. If its all homo, let it be homo. If its a straight creator who made a homo character let them! If an lgbtqa+ person made a straight character let them! And I know people will question the first part on this list, but fanfics and fanart are never bad! I mean like the pedophilia and lewd sexist imagery definitely needs to get yeeted but other than that there ain't no problem! It's obvious it's an alternate storyline than the main franchise. :D

So any haters of this need to shut up and eat the fact that you are not the creator of the franchise, and you will not "convince" or "petition" or just put pressure for any ship to be canon onto the creator. I know this post is kind of agressive but I'm so tired of trying to explain it to lgbtqa+ shippers and homophobic anti-gay shippers about this stuff. So here is a last note:

Let creators make stories - complex characters each with their own styles and aesthetics and relationships - without the pressure of changing anything in it to fit society's queercoding or gender-roles, my broskis.

Thank you :D

[jujutsu-headcanons]

Megumi Fushiguro + chubby s/o

First things first, before we get to the fluff, there are some things we gotta point out

Megs has stated very clearly he doesn't care who he falls for, as long as they have admirable traits. Seriously, Todo, stop asking. His "boring" answer isn't going to change.

This screams bi/pan rights, but also, that means he doesn't give a fuck if you have a little junk in your trunk

I'm so proud of that line please laugh at it

Anyway, when you were introduced as a new student, he didn't talk to you much

Well he did, but only about work and missions and stuff

Does this kid talk to anyone about anything that isn't curse related?

You seemed to gravitate towards Yuji anyway because honestly, he's the embodiment of happy he's just a cool dude

You didn't really catch his eye until he overheard you talking with Nobara about how upset you were with Gojo

He never passes an opportunity to be angry at Gojo. He was intrigued.

Apparently, Gojo had taken the liberty of designing your uniform for you, just like he did Yuji, but he fucked up the measurements

Big time

You seemed to be fond of baggier clothes because it "hid" your tummy and thighs

Nobara was supportive but struggling. She knew how to hem clothes to make them tighter, or shorter, not looser. She really was trying.

Yuji got involved because he saw you were stressed while Nobara tugged here and snipped there and nothing seemed to be working. Yuji learned that making silly faces and doing Fortnite dances doesn't help teenagers going through a body image crisis.

Megumi looked at the chaos and spoke before he really even knew what he was saying 

"Does it feel too tight? Does it restrict your movements, like in a fight or something?"

This kinda caught you off guard, but you shook your head. No, the material was naturally flexible and breathable, and the reason you couldn't breathe wasn't that the uniform top was too tight, it was because you felt you looked terrible

Megumi just shrugged. "Then you shouldn't worry about it. You fill it out nicely. It looks better than us, in our baggy uniforms."

Where the fuck did that come from Megs?

He felt the need to excuse himself with a polite bow and leave in his typical cool Megumi way even though his heart was beating faster than anything

He didn't see the way your face lit up, both with excitement and blush. Nobara did and caught on instantly, while Yuji just assumed you were hot and started fanning you with his notebook

Megumi didn't avoid you after this, but he did tend to freeze when your conversations strayed away from typical shaman things

He wasn't trying to, he was just constantly lost in thought

Why did he say that? Well, he means, it was obvious he said it because it was true- that uniform clings to your body in a way it wouldn't fit anyone else. Its kinda hot

Megumi Fushiguro this is your classmate stop having those thoughts

Maybe he wasn't just trying to cheer you up. Maybe there are some things he hasn't discovered about himself. He actually really never had a crush on anyone. Is that was this is? Feelings?

Ew. But keep going.

Megumi noticed things over the next couple of things that were unsettling to him. You used self-deprecating humor. A lot. Always poking fun at yourself. He didn't mind it at first because, well, you laughed about it, but still. It's like you thought you really looked like the Michelin Tire Man.

He never knew what to do in these situations. Should he laugh? It seemed to bring you joy. But he didn't think you looked bad at all.

He also noticed you didn't eat much. And when you did you avoided sweets and grease. Megs was known for being the only one that ate healthy in the group, but even he didn't have salad all the time. You acted like you were embarrassed to eat in front of people, so you chose the tiniest meal.

This worried him a lot. At first, he bored you with the importance of eating three well thought out and balanced meals with the proper amount of proteins and calories and shit. But that seemed to ruin your appetite more, so he stopped.

He started sliding part of his meals onto your plate. He considered it a success when you would eat it.

The last thing Megs noticed was that you pushed yourself to the absolute limit during sparring practice and he hated it

See, you actually didn't need to be physically strong. Yes, it helps in battle, but your particular cursed technique kinda made up for being average strength. If no one could get close to you, and you can't get close to them, then you don't really need to deliver a punch, right? 

But you would just keep at it oh my god

One hundred push-ups. One hundred sit-ups. One hundred squats. Every day. He was worried you were gonna go bald at this point

He'd still love you but still, spontaneously losing your hair because of rigorous training as not good

You'd fight with one of them until you were pink and dripping with sweat. It was obvious you were breathing heavily and, honestly, it's been two hours. Even Yuji was getting tired, but you wouldn't stop.

Megumi found himself doing something he thought he never would. Ever.

He invaded your privacy, of course. 

"Shoko-sensei, Gojo-sensei asked for a copy of (l/n)-kun's physical and related medical records"

At first, he just wanted to see if you were anemic. You don't really show any symptoms, but also, you don't eat a lot. All this exercising can't be good if you are. Then his thoughts strayed to "oh god .... What if they have heart problems? Lung problems? They shouldn't push themselves so hard if they do. What if they avoid certain foods because of a stomach issue? What if-"

You're healthy. Just as he initially thought.

Megumi was baffled, to be honest. 

He can get avoiding certain foods if they hurt your tummy. But what if you were just afraid of being made fun of because of stupid cliches?

He can get casual exercise if it was important you lose weight so you don't get sick. But what if it was because you really hated how you looked?

This hurt Megumi. He threw his copy of the reports in the shredder and went on his way

He wondered around, lost in his thoughts until he spotted you just outside of the girls' dorms doing something

He could have sworn you were fresh out of the shower but somehow still exercising

Yoga? Maybe? He couldn't tell and he didn't care

You were wearing the cutest set of pajamas, and your hair was still damp

And when you raised your arms up your shirt rose and he could see the tummy in question, complete with stretch marks and whatever other blemishes resided there (scars, freckles, etc.)

He did the most ooc thing I've ever made this lil fucker do

He runs up, gets on his knees, and kisses the tummy

All over the tummy

Just as he thought. Warm and soft. Both the skin and the texture are soooo soft-

As you turn into a flustered mess, "Fushiguro-san what the fuck", he throws his arms around your knees and throws his over his shoulder

"You aren't that heavy if I can do this... (Y/N)-chan"

Oh god the way your first name rolls off his tongue

Well, as long as he's near the girls' dorms, he might as well let himself in-

As you flail and giggle, trying to break away, he sees your thighs jiggle out of the corner of his eye

This sets something off in him he doesn't understand, but also, who the fuck cares

It isn't hard to find your room and he allows himself in, still pardoning himself for the intrusion, and he sets you down on your bed

Still doesn't give you a chance to speak as he wraps his arms around you and nuzzles his face in your stomach

"Warmmm...~"

He's never cuddled anyone ever, but he already knows this is ten times better than cuddling someone who's built like a wall

Squish > muscles

"You know you're beautiful right?"

This makes you blush, but you reluctantly bring your fingers through his hair. "You think so?"

Megumi furrows his brows and looks up at you. "You don't?"

Megumi stays with you all night. You two stay up until three am talking about insecurities, everything you admire about each other, and Megumi practically worships your body through words and praise

He decides he's going to help you feel more confident about your body and your looks

All while loving every inch of your body

The next morning was a mess though because he had to somehow sneak out of the girls' dorms without anyone noticing

Gojo would be pissed if he found out

Had he not orchestrated this whole thing

Seriously, you honestly thought Gojo made mistakes? 

He hates seeing his precious students down themselves, and even though he only knew you for a couple of days back then, he knew this would be a problem

Precious little y/n, who is beautiful in every aspect but insecure about their looks, surrounded by muscle-bound idiots

He had to do something, how could he not

He knew one of them would enjoy your body

He knew it would be Megumi too, he sees how he looks at plus-sized girls-

Even he thought you were cute and was proud to have you as his child

All of his children are cuter than everyone else's children

And now all is well

You became more confident in your body and eating in front of others, toned down the exercise, and Megumi became the most whipped boy in the school

Tags: @wasabito @kittaliapenn

[bluejayblueskies]

TMA Fanwork Appreciation Challenge: Event Week Fanworks

For @themagnuswriters fanwork apprecation challenge round two--a list of event week fics that I've really enjoyed!! I have a lot of favorites, so I've tried to whittle it down to one fic per event. There are still quite a few fics, so you can find the list below the cut!

As To Be Understood | jonmartin, rated G | Ao3: SupposedToBeWriting | tumblr: @organchordsandlightning | event: Archival Pride

Fleeing from unimaginable terror in a cargo van, Jon and Martin take a moment to collect themselves. Martin examines himself and his connection to the Lonely, as well as what Jon means to him.

I would be remiss if I didn't recommend at least one fic from Archival Pride! Every single fic created for it has been wonderful, but I really liked this one in particular because of the way it deals with both Martin's experience with the Lonely and his own feelings with his grayromanticism 💚🤍🖤

A Survival Received | jonmartin, rated G | Ao3: cuttooth | tumblr: @cuttoothed | event: Jonmartin Week 2021

Martin takes Jon’s hand—the burned one—in his, and presses it to the pale, silvery scar on the right side of his belly.

“When you see this scar, does it remind you of the fact that my appendix burst when I was twelve and I almost died?”

*

Jon and Martin talk about their scars.

I have a lot of feelings about fics that discuss Jon's feelings about his scars, and this one dealt with it beautifully! The idea that scars equate survival had me tearing up a little, and this fic is definitely part of my ideal post-200 scenario.

The Notes Inbetween | jontim, rated T | Ao3: voiceless_terror | tumblr: @voiceless-terror | event: JonTim Week

At first, he thinks it’s the radio. It’s not uncommon for these stores to play classical music, trying to add an air of sophistication in what’s otherwise a dark room of dusty knicknacks. But when he walks towards the noise, he instead finds Jon sitting at the bench of an old wooden upright, his posture straighter than Tim’s ever seen it, hands moving slowly but deftly across the keys as he leans into each note.

Jon plays the piano and Tim appreciates.

I love JonTim and I love musician Jon and I love Jon reminiscing about his childhood and this has all three of those things 💛 A really sweet fic with equal amounts of seriousness and shenanigans.

Even for an Hour | jonmartin, rated T | Ao3: silvercolour | tumblr: @silver-colour | event: TMA Fantasy Week

When you can only see the one you love during twilight, and must be separated from them during both the day and the night, the hours seem to go so very slow.

In which Martin is a spirit of the sun, and Jon of the night sky, and every twilight they meet again, and part ways again.

I love the concept of this fic! It's so bittersweet and tender, and the imagery of Jon and Martin as moon and sun spirits respectively is fantastic. I could read a hundred more fics in this AU 💛

Ink | jongerrymartin, rated T | Ao3: voiceless_terror | tumblr: @voiceless-terror | event: Gerry Week

“Mhm.” Gerry nods slightly, pen tapping against his sketchpad. He turns around, seeing the naked fondness in Martin’s eyes and has a particularly wicked thought. “Y’know, this is how he looks when he’s watching you.”

Martin sputters, turns a lovely shade of red. “W-What? Really?”

“No,” Gerry smirks. “It’s the way he looks at the Admiral.”

A few snippets in Gerard Keay's surprisingly domestic life.

I love jonmartin and I love jongerry and I love jongerrymartin, and this fic is tooth-achingly sweet! The doodles-and-notes-as-love-languages fits so well with jongerrymartin, and the bit about the post-it notes had me ;___; 💕

Particular | jongeorgie, jon/others, rated G | Ao3: Aza (sazandorable) | tumblr: @sazandorable | event: TMA Bi/Pan/Poly/Omni/Mspec Week

Jon does not like boys. He does not like girls, either.

Just, sometimes, he likes this one.

I like this fic partly because it resonates so well with my own experience with romance and partly because I love the exploration of Jon's experience with romance. The jongeorgie scene is lovely and the mention of the s1 archival crew at the end (and the implied jonmartin) was nice 💛

Letting Luck In The Door | jonmartin, rated G | Ao3: cuttooth | tumblr: @cuttoothed | event: Jon Sims and Cats 2021

The man standing at the front counter is looking around anxiously, a bundled up jumper clutched against his chest.

“Sorry, we’re—” Martin begins, and that’s as far as he gets before the man unleashes a frantic tirade.

“Please!” the man says, “I need your help, I-I’m not sure they’re breathing.”

*

Martin forgets to lock up, and gets some unexpected visitors.

I was looking for a fic from the jon-and-cats event that I'd read and I got distracted by this one and immediately fell a little bit in love! I adore the kitten-related jmart meet-cute, and Tim and Sasha looking at Martin like 👀 when he comes to visit the kittens is very amusing.

a tale as old | jonmartin, rated G | Ao3: bibliocratic | tumblr: @bibliocratic | event: Aspec Archives Week

"But the trees outside the forest had shed their clothes to bareness, and the welcoming touch of speckling frost had begun to settle upon the ground, and Martin’s mother grew weaker, developing a cough that rattled in her rickety lungs. And so, Martin of the Black Woods packed a small knapsack and ventured upon the winding pathways of the forest to seek out the beast who lived there."

Or: Martin gets his happily ever after.

I loved this fic a lot! Featuring monster!jon, fairy tale elements (and style of prose!), and ace Martin. The worldbuilding is wonderful and the imagery is stunning <3

thank god for wikis | jongerry, rated T | Ao3: PitViperOfDoom | tumblr: @pitviperofdoom | event: Aspec Archives Week

Gerry makes an important discovery about himself. Jon helps.

I said I was only going to do one fic per event week but I couldn't decide between these two, so here they both are! I particularly enjoy the depiction of demisexual Gerry figuring himself out within his relationship with Jon and Jon helping him find the label that works for him! I love fics that have Jon being confident in his own asexuality and supporting someone else who's also aspec, and this one is very sweet <3

And, because I'm not immune to self-promotion, a few of my own:

to grieve and to mourn | jontim, rated T | event: JonTim Week

Jon had mentioned to him once, more than a few drinks into a night out at the pubs, that he’s the type to mourn in private. So Tim isn’t surprised when he walks into Jon’s bedroom to see Jon sat atop his bed, hair tied up into an approximation of a bun and an array of papers spread out before him in a kaleidoscope of white and black. Nor is he surprised to see the cigarette held between Jon’s fingers, burning faintly orange in the low light.

.

In which Tim offers comfort, Jon makes arrangements, and bourbon is shared.

agony quiets to pain | jongerry, rated T | event: Gerry Week

Gerry steps out of the hospital doors, his body a mess of aches and pains and stark white bandages, to see a man who is not his mother sat atop the short wall outside the hospital doors.

“Jon?”

that which glitters divinely gold | jonmartin, rated G | event: TMA Fantasy Week

“I like it here," Martin says. "And I… I feel like it likes me too.”

The stranger hums; it’s a lovely sound, like the clanging of morning bells. “It does,” they say, confidently and lightly, like there’s no room for argument in the matter. After a moment, they continue, more hesitantly, “I… I do.”