#but i am literally wearing a harry potter shirt rn can you blame me??

[darkbitchithic]

theres some weird microdiscourse on tiktok rn abt fan fiction, specifically batfam content and how there are people writing stuff who have never really interacted with canon a significant amount - there's a lot of shaming and blaming going around and to that I have to say fellas. it's fanfic, not a dissertation - relax a bit

common points against these renegade authors that I see are along the lines of them messing up characterization, not understanding plot points, or just disregarding canon in many instances for their own fan-wraught versions and just. again, I cannot stress this enough but why does it matter??

no fanfic is ever truly going to BE canon compliant, no matter how well written or how well researched it is. that is the literal nature of FAN fiction. getting mad at non-canon content when it's... well... not canon is. particularly funny to me

and I see folks trashing authors for even wanting to write fics when they don't enjoy canon all that much but, again, that's. one of the many points of fanfic. you can do what you want as you want to!! how many spn writers or harry potter writers actively dislike or are dismayed by canon! ppl can't stop praising the marauders fandom for taking jkrowling's crumbs and trying to make something interesting out of them, and many folks wildly mischaracterize characters to better align with their visions for their writing, or even to better reflect their own thoughts and feelings!!! it happens pretty much everywhere, and I just don't get the absolute hate I've been seeing from this fandom in particular

imo this has the energy of folks getting mad at people wearing a nirvana shirt when they've only ever heard one or two songs, or ppl who get pissed when folks call themselves a fan of a game when they've only ever watched lets plays. people have different thresholds for experiencing and enjoying media, and especially in an ecosystem that runs on freely-given labor I think you can take a second and stop trying to police other people. you aren't being forced to read these fics, no one is saying you have to read them or even talk about them, it's just strange elitism and vaguely pretentious. it doesn't hurt anyone, block and move on <3

(obligatory disclaimer: there can be and are valid critiques of these authors! however, comma, I do not think this is one of them and am just tired of seeing so many ppl hate on them for no good reason)

[shxnlxng]

shen and kirsa, hogwarts during harry potter era AU ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

( @kirsafee​ )

shen is the bumbling hufflepuff, a half-blood with a knack for elemental magic and who’s father comes from a long line of dragon tamers from china. kirsa comes from a pureblood family, and is the first from her family to be sorted into slytherin in a long time. she has a way with charms, and the uncanny ability to make the the little hufflepuff blush with just a few words.

they don’t actually become friends until third year, when shen hears a few of the not-so-nice hufflepuffs in his year murmur some not-so-nice things about kirsa while they’re in potions class. the chamber of secrets had been open, and “she may be from one of the good families, but a slytherin’s a slytherin, right ??”

and shen knows that she’s kirsa fee, and she can take care of herself. but he sees her fist clench and thinks that it won’t help her if she hexes them. so he makes his cauldron explode instead, and smiles sheepishly when he gets detention, but grins brighter when he sees kirsa genuinely laughing at him

they get closer, and it’s an unlikely friendship, at least in the school’s eye. a snake and a badger. but they do get into quite a few hijinks during their years. unsanctioned trips to hogsmeade, late night adventures to the kitchen because shen wants a snack. 

one of the bigger ones is their fifth year, when shen’s family is working the first challenge for the triwizard tournament. it’s another one of their dates, and mushu and cri-kee wink as shen leads kirsa closer to the chinese fireball. it calms at shen’s touch, and they spend a while just petting the creature. until the horntail pitches a fit and they leave before things get bad

she probs asks him to yule ball while they’re there and he blushes and mushu just cackles in the background

FAST FORWARD

they graduate, and shen’s worried that they won’t be a part of each others lives anymore now that they’re not at school

except shen becomes a dragon tamer and kirsa becomes a renowned playwright in the wizarding world as well as the muggle world and she keeps writing plays with dragons

meaning, she requires dragons in her magical plays.

shen keeps having to bring her dragons

this is how they decide to handle things the nerd

EXTRA TIDBITS:

all other eyes may have been on hermione granger at the ball, but shen only had eyes for kirsa. as always, she had him #shOOk

shen’s the only one out of the two of them who gets invited to join dumbledore’s army. but it’s fine cause kirsa is asked to join the inquisitorial squad. they both nope right out of those and go snack together in the kitchens and talk shit about harry potter and umbridge

they both are invited to the slug club the following year, but only ever go to the meetings for the food and to see what other beetle dung slughorn sprouts about wonderful mr. harry potter

they’re both out of hogwarts when the war hits, and neither feel all that inclined to go back. shen because he never was one for fighting, and kirsa because she remains neutral. the order hasn’t done anything for her, and neither has voldemort. instead, shen invites her to china and takes her to all the local spots and shen’s grandma spoils them with fresh made chinese treats. all the char siu bao in the world. they probably ride a dragon at some point

[bazzledazzled]

Tag Thingy

I was tagged by @thenerdgun TYSM FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rules: Answer the questions in a new post and tag 10 blogs you would like to get to know better.

Nickname?

Candy, Candycane, Can-can, Can, Book, Pix

Star sign?

Aries

Height?

 5″7 I think or 170cm

Time right now?

 1:01pm

Favourite music artists?

 Fall Out Boy, Lindsey Stirling, starting to get into Twenty One Pilots.......

Song stuck in your head?

Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots

Last movie watched?

 Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (don’t blame me it was just on TV and my aunt put it on)

Last TV show watched?

 Awww yeah Supernatural let’s go (i cried) (my poor baby Cas) (he just needs to be wrapped in blankets and have Dean snuggle with him all day and they both need to just eat cookies and be happy)

What are you wearing right now?

 Umm.... jeans, my orange CHB t-shirt, and my Ravenclaw cardigan

When did you create your blog?

Umm.... I think it was the beginning of the school year???? This year’s school year??? Like the week before school started.

What kind of stuff do you post?

Kinda a bit of everything. There is literally not one specific thing. But mostly I guess fandom stuff like Carry On, PJO/HoO/MCGA/Whatever Rick writes, Voltron, SPN, Harry Potter, TMI/TID/TDA, and relatable posts

Do you have any other blogs?

Yeah.... sorta.....

I have @beyondthepagesbook which is where I have a few chapters of a novel I’m working on up, @harrypotterstorybook which is supposed to be a Harry Potter fan art and fanfic collab that I’m getting together that still needs more fan artists and writers!!!!! There’s also the blogs that I help co-run like @somerandomocsand-weirdcreators that I believe is me and @desthedemon and it’s basically where ppl ask us questions about our OCs and @alexfierrnofam which is run by me, Des, and @alexfierrno and is just our Tumblr fam being amazing and stuff (and it’s also free to join as long as you read the rules!!!!)

Do you get asks regularly?

Sorta.... I mean, it’s not as much as some blogs but I think I get an average of 3-6 asks a day and roughly 7 if it’s a good day. But guys, MY ASK BOX IS ALWAYS OPEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO CHAT ABOUT SOMETHING RANDOM OR ASK ME A QUESTION ABOUT ANYTHING

Why did you choose your URL?

Hehehehe.... So when I first created this blog I was pretty much the same as I am now and obsessed with Carry On (although this blog seems to be more about PJO idk why or how it just is XD) but I kinda wanted to have something that showed that I would be multifandom. So I thought about book references I could use and I thought about The Insidious Humdrum from Carry On and basically I figured that “theinsidiousbookworm” was kinda showing that I luv Carry On way to much but at the same time showing that I luv to read and stuff. Then I switched it for christmas and the username got taken, but I still loved “theinsidious____” so I brainstormed usernames that I could use with that beginning. Then, I pretty much came up with “theinsidiouscinnamonroll” bc I knew that most of my fav characters are Cinnamon Rolls TM and I probably would be considered a cinnamon roll so ye here we are :p

Gender?

Female

Hogwarts house?

Ravenclaw through and though (I mean, I’m wearing a ravenclaw jumper rn so.....)

Pokemon team?

lol um.... idk what this means tbh......

Favourite colour?

Pink, blue, purple, pastels

Average hours of sleep?

9-10 hours

Lucky numbers?

Idk but I’ve always liked the number 7

Favourite characters:

Umm.... Simon Lewis, Simon Snow, Alex Fierro, Alec Lightwood, Magnus Bane, Magnus Chase, (wtw why do all of my fav characters have the same name????), Baz Pitch, Hazel, Frank, Percy, Annabeth, Sadie, Carter, Castiel, Dean Winchester, Bobby, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Keith, Pidge, Hunk, and probably so many more like it isn’t even funny

How many blankets do you sleep with?

1 and a very comfy sweater

Dream job?

Author but since that is an unsteady job I’d also take an English Teacher :D

Tagging:  @youtubespawn, @tactileintrovertedace @crispyninjadonut, @redorangespiderpaulpaulsorrn, @raspberry-jazz, @thechubbyballerina, @jason-gayson, @ancientgreekchase, @smol-birb-central, and @readenheim (lol that fam list is literally the best thing ever now I can tag other ppl in the fam :D)