#captainamsel

[sassydefendorflower]

VIOLENCE BE UPON YE! 4, 13, 24

!!!! HELL YEAH!!

3. screenshot or description of the worst take you've seen on tumblr

Oh DAMN! Truly a choose violence ask game... since I don't do screenshots, and I won't ever put someone's username on a post like this (because I enjoy being catty, but not like that) descriptions will have to do :D

I saw a post asking whether or not Roy Mustang actually groomed Riza Hawkeye like... two minutes ago and that might have been one of the worst FMA takes I have seen in the fandom in some time. And I do have my strives with the fandom as a whole, but that might have just taken the cake (? how do you conjugate sayings???).

Also just pretty much every discussion about the brain "not actually being fully developed until the age of 25" (which is bullshit btw) and the subsequent people infantilizing grown ass adults. But those mostly just make me angry, so...

13. worst blorboficiation

Hm... Tim Drake for DC for sure. Like... every member of the Batfamily suffers from blorbofication, but there is a certain subset of Tim Drake content out there - especially in fanon circles - where Tim Drake just becomes a meek little puppet without any characterization outside of his blorbo-ness. And again... to a certain degree the entire Batfam suffers from this. Dick's Happy Family Man demeanor is an absolutely horrendous crime against his actual character core, and whatever the hell Jason has going on in fandom circles... I don't even want to know.

What was that saying? Fandom is the 5 good friends who share your tastes and the block button? Something like that.

Ed also suffers from it in FMA - I think with him it is the most obvious with all the post-canon content that refuses to acknowledge all the ways in which he grew up during the series? When he keeps his alchemy, automail, height issues and stays with the military... its like... wasn't his entire character arc about growing up? About healing? About accepting loses? About respecting boundaries? About making sacrifices? For me his character loses a lot the moment his character growth is lost - and I would describe it as blorbofication, since his Cool Powers :tm: are what drew people to him in the first place.

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

Do you have to ask? Shipping, of course.

Tho... FMA has a special spot reserved exclusively for War Crimes Discourse and the fact that fics from 2010 manage to be more complex and in depth about the military state in FMA than many fics from 2023. You'd think the world would be getting more anti-military, but then you read fic in a fandom with present and well-rounded military characters and suddenly everyone wants to suck their dick. Like... I am very much not condemning the porn. Really, I support the porn. I am talking about plot heavy, worldbuilding stories in which canonical anti-military characters, who canonically criticize the military state, are suddenly on board with being soldiers and officers without question. This is also not about stories that tell us about this world from the Point Of View of a soldier - I am talking about the lack of a conversation about what the political system in FMA actually is in fics which deal heavily with the politics of it all.

But yeah... shipping. People going nuts over which FICTIONAL pairing is morally okay to ship. The things I've seen, the words I'm swallowing down because I want to keep my head.

Thanks for the ask!!!

[choose violence ask game]

[catwyk]

silt choir is back with a cover of Hallowed Ground by @sealsapocalypticmusic , a fan song for @thesiltverses !!! this is becoming a bit of a thing for us :] it's been said before but we adore the silt verses and we adore skip's music !!

here is a link to the .WAV file, which is higher quality and too big for tumblr to support :(

i name our disciples thus:

@lights-at-night 🦀 @3584-tropical-fish 🦀 @ignitingthesky 🦀 @doctorloup 🦀 @captainamsel 🦀 @ossified-hypothesis 🦀 @spookyjawedpossum

and special thanks to @siltslut for trusting me (never having edited audio before!!) to compile all (17,, hoo boy) tracks

[arianwells]

@captainamsel tagged me, thank you! <3

Make a poll of your favorite female characters (no limits – as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most

(a great trend, if I do say so myself)

I'm gonna tag @briannysey @podcastgirlsweek @scattered-storyteller and everyone else who wants to do this but obv no pressure!

[thematicparallel]

got tagged by @ossifer to shuffle my on repeat & let people vote their favourite! thank u!! <3

tagging @helbrides @captainamsel @mendedserpent @lastparty @diasdelasombra @stoneware + anyone who wants to do it! no pressure, hope ur all well <3

[sendme-2hell]

tag 9 people to get to know better

tagged by, @captainamsel thanks !

3 ships: Rhaenicent, Lenù/Lila, Adora/Catra (they are the same ship)

First ever ship: maybe Juliet/Sawyer in Lost (I was obsessed with Juliet)

Last song: My Red Little Fox-Sufjan Stevens ):

Last movie: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (yes...)

Currently reading: The Thousand Eyes - A. K. Larkwood. SO GOOD

Currently watching: Gen V and u know what, I think it's better than The Boys

Currently consuming: It's chili season, baby!

Currently craving: pumpkin spice latte

Tagging: @mercymornsimpathizer,@booksandchainmail, @st-just, @innumber74, @direquail, @brilliantyears, @explosionshark, @romcomslutdotcom, @saintmercymorn

[arianwells]

tag 9 people to get to know better

Tagged by @scattered-storyteller <3

3 ships: I dunno if I even have ships anymore, I suppose it's still Mabel/Anna (Mabel podcast), whatever Ahn/Alestes have going on in Trice Forgotten podcast, Baru Cormorant/Iscend (morally ambigious, but I think they should fuck at least once)

First ever ship: Hmm, I shipped Integra/Sera from Hellsing I think? Back then?

Last song: Phantom liberty </3

Last movie: to be honest I don't watch many movies, I don't remember what I watched last.

Currently reading: Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

Currently watching: Ok, I don't watch many things, but can I just tell about a podcast I'm listening to currently: it's Mermaids of Merrow's Cove, about a little town in New England where they found..mermaids? Two people are trying to investigate. Perfect if you like "little town is a little bit fucked up tbh" genre.

Currently consuming: I ate some delicious biscuits a few hours ago!

Currently craving: Ice-cream for some reason!

I'd like to tag @mhvy , @fantasmagoriam , @humantea , @captainamsel , @sketchmre , @briannysey , @party-guy , @the-descolada , @furniture-piece

[phenomenice]

18 and 23 for the rqg ask!

Eeeh thank you!

18. Which location is your favorite?

Answered Damascus for the fun. And then AR for the feels. And otherwise ... as a location itself, Prague University I think. It was so fun and cool. I'm back in Prague in my relisten and the descriptions were so neat.

23. Do you respect Alex’s craft?

Yes, he delivers the emotional pain I demand XD.

[penumbradoodles]

Juno Steel found his famous trench coat when he was five.

It was way too big for him, of course, but he kept it, He hid underneath it when he was scared of his mother. Ben hid with him too.

The day both of them got too big to hide under it together is still the day Juno remembers as the day his childhood officially ended. Not that he ever had much of one. 

[sassydefendorflower]

The absolute delightful @captainamsel really showed me what the Ordeal of Being Known means in this friend group by gifting me this for Christmas! And then she allowed me to share it with you!!!

Enjoy this beautiful Buttwindow!Nightwing (2019) and try not to think of a certain meme (dummy thicc... clap of his asscheeks...)!

Thank you sooooo much @captainamsel! You know I love you! <3

[elizabeth-mitchells]

how about andy and quynh right after lykon's death?

what if i cry in the process of writing this 🥺

The rightful and appropriate ceremonies to honor Lykon’s life and death were done at least. Andy and Quynh took turns hesitating, stopping the whole process, just waiting, hoping he would heal after all, hoping this was just a mishap and suddenly he would wake up smiling again. But he didn’t, the hours passed and he didn’t wake up ever again. Once again it was just Andromache and Quynh, the two of them alone. But they didn’t feel alone really. The grief, the fears, the doubts, they were so great and heavy that they took a big space around them. When the ceremonies were over, the two women crashed down in the ground, they held each other, they mourned, they cried and screamed for even more hours. Finally, they fell asleep in each other’s arms purely out of exhaustion.

The next day, the sun shone brightly and it felt like an insult to their loss. Andromache woke up first, but made no movement, no noise, nothing but barely noticeable snuggle closer to Quynh, burying her face in the other’s shoulder. Not long after, Quynh woke up, with tears already in her eyes. She turned to stare at Andromache, her greatest love. From her breathing and the tension in between her eyebrows, she could tell the woman was awake. But, at first, Quynh saw no reason to push her. She stayed still and silent for a while, lost in her thought. Eventually, she reached out to gently stroke Andromache’s hair. Then she dedicated to tracing the shape of her face, the strong features she’s loved for centuries and would love forever.

“Andromache, my love, we must get up and move,” Quynh whispered. It was the way they lived, it was all they could do.

A pained groan escaped Andromache’s lips, “I can’t.”

“Yes you can, you must,” Quynh insisted. “You, my dearest, are invincible.”

“No, I’m not, not anymore, clearly.”

Quynh bit her lip to hold back a sob, but the tears flowed from her eyes. “You always get back up.”

“Don’t you get it?” Andromache asked, as she pushed herself up with one of her elbows to look down at her lover, “This time is different. This changes everything. What if I- And you, you, my life, I can’t lose you, I can’t.”

At that moment, Quynh couldn’t hold back anymore. She started sobbing, tears streaming down her face. Andromache cried along with her, and they held each other for long moments. Finally, Andy pulled away enough to wipe away the tears from the woman’s face, to kiss away the sorrowful tracks they left.

When Quynh finally calmed down enough, Andy, still with red eyes and pain breaking her every fiber, said with all the conviction she was capable of, “If death wants us, she’s going to have to put of a fight.” There was a burning rage inside of Andromache, but shining ever brighter there was her love for Quynh, passion and valor that she saw reflected back to her in the other woman’s eyes. In that moment they knew they could stand back after this loss, they could go on, fight anything and everything and come out victorious as long as they were together.

[womantryingtoexist]

Number 47 for soc?

47. I’m an asshole, shoot me

It was supposed to be a normal date night. Heck, they had planed this for weeks. Jesper had even asked Kaz to make sure that they would be left alone but, of course, nothing could ever work out perfectly.

To set the scene: Jesper wanted a romantic dinner with Wylan, they had their third anniversary to celebrate after all. He planed everything. A nice restaurant in the university district, a stroll in the park, and then a visit in the museum for natural science. Jesper had heard that there was an exhibition on explosives currently on show. 

But on their way from the park to the museum Wylan had the delightful idea, that they should make out in a dark alley instead. And, okay, Jesper would not say no to that on a bad day. And he certainly had not said no back then, but... that was the moment everything started going to shit. 

A few gang-less goons appeared out of nowhere. There were five of them. Jesper cursed. He might have his guns with him - bless them! - but Wylan had left his bag of bombs at home. They were royally fucked. 

With a swift motion, Jesper drew a weapon, already angling himself in front of Wylan. His boyfriend only hesitated for a mere second before grabbing Jesper`s second gun. The last few years had made a quite street smart man out of Wylan van Sunshine.

The criminals - and could they really call them that? Was not everybody a criminal of some sort? - yelled: “Give us your money, bastards! It`s five on two! You ain`t not getting out of here! Even with your fancy ass shooting toys!”

Jesper shot. 

There was no actual act, there was only a time before he shot and after. Two guys fell down, screaming, before Wylan even thought to use the gun in his hands. He shot too. Missing, of course. 

But it scarred their opponents enough. Scrambling they left the alley behind, and with it, their two dying colleges. Neither Jesper nor Wylan had any sort of sympathy for them.

You did not reach your twenties in the Barrel and kept being compassionate.

Wylan looked up from the guys lying on the ground to his tall and towering boyfriend: “That was weird, huh?”

“Yeah, it felt as if they came out here, screamed ‘I am an asshole, shoot me!’ and expected to survive...”

There was dark amusement in Jesper`s voice. 

“But I guess that brings our date night to an early end...”

Wylan took Jespers hand in his own, before scrunching up his nose:

“I know this sounds bad, but I am kind of turned on right now... so, if you want to continue what we started before we were so rudely interrupted- I am totally game!”

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[toastling]

Butter

Nice, a yellow. I love yellows. Almost as much as I love oranges!

[germanwlw]

6, 12, 20 und 26 für das ask meme ♡

6. 🌶️ / 🍯 spicy lesbian or sweet honey lesbian

sweet honey lesbe.. ich bin etwas empfindlich gegen schärfe 😅

12. 👻 / 👽 ghost theory lesbian or alien theory lesbian

jdaglkga dont make me chose… ich mag es nachts zu schlafen, deshalb aliens 😅

20. 🎸/  🤘  60s rock lesbian or 80s pop lesbian

80S POP ARE U KIDDING

26. 📘 / 📕 slice of life lesbian or fantasy / sci-fi lesbian

hm also ich finde dass viele fantasy romane schnell ins übertriebene und klischeehafte abrutschen, deshalb wahrscheinlich eher slice of life lesbe 💗

dankeschön 💗💗

[caelum-blue]

You're so smart and I'm super glad I got to meet you!

!!!

ahhhh Amsel I’m so glad I got to meet you too!!! this is the first time I’ve ever participated in fandom to such a wide degree.

everyone in the Avatar Rewatch Discord is amazing I love all of you. thank you so much for listening to me ramble out headcanons and defend the intelligence of minor characters and villains. XD

[littlescratches]

Ur like, really cool and wise

Thank you, love! That is very sweet of you!

[sassydefendorflower]

ASDFGHJK? Penelope is your fave in Criminal Minds? Not sure why I am surprised, but here i am sdfghj ;D And thank you for tagging me <3 <3 <3

Again, thank you so much for tagging me!! <3 <3 <3

Aaaaand I'll tag @captainamsel @notteadrops aaaaand @aeligsido <3 (no pressure tho)

Make a poll of your favorite female characters (no limits – as many or as little as you want) and see which your followers like the most

Thanks for the tag @eternalergo and @corffiser 🌟

No pressure tagging: @six-demon-bag, @andromedaholic, @zemos-bathrobe, @ithilien-wolf, @coffee-without-anesthetics