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This is petty fandom salt, BUT... I've been chewing on this phenomenon that I've been calling "Fandom's Darling". It is related to things like "Author's Darling" and "Mary Sue / Gary Stu" and "Protagonist Halo" and all that jazz, where one character gains a peculiar narrative weight in a story.
"Author's Darling" is when a writer has a favorite character, and the world and all other characters sort of get... warped to put the Darling in the spotlight. It's most noticeable in TV shows with multiple writers, when a character you personally like suddenly has their previous characterization destroyed to make another character look good somehow. Every other character might become weirdly incompetent. The Darling's feelings are treated as The Most Important Feelings in any given situation. The logic of the fictional world seems broken past suspension of disbelief in order to validate this one character's beliefs or skillset or some other fantasy. And so on.
"Fandom's Darling" is what I've been calling the pattern where a fandom essentially crowns a New Protagonist for their fanfiction stories (it's often a side character rather than the original protagonist, but it can also happen to protagonists). This character becomes the self-insert for all sorts of indulgent fantasies, gaining special powers or backstories, and/or becoming the focus of extreme whump, and/or hooking up with all the various hotties, starring in all sorts of tropey AUs, and so on. They're not always an obvious Mary Sue version of themselves, but the character's original personality and interpersonal relationships tend to get warped or dropped completely, and other characters tend to become a little flat around them. I call it "Fandom's Darling" because it's not just one self-indulgent fantasy fic (you do you! Have fun!) with characterization choices that I don't vibe with (I have neither the time nor the desire nor the authority to police anything, I am just venting), but rather a prolific mini-fandom of sorts revolving around this empty doll / fanon version of the chosen vessel character, so it becomes a little unavoidable.
I am salty about this (mildly frustrated) (imagine a soft sigh of disappointment before I just go do something else) because you are FUCKED if you actually liked the canonical version of this character and their interpersonal relationships. It's almost worse than liking an obscure character that no one cares about. There's about a thousand fics starring your fave, but maybe only about a dozen of them are actually rooted in any kind of recognisable canon.
#I didn't watch Teen Wolf but I know this happened to that Stiles character#I'm not active in any DC fandom but it looks like this happened to Tim Drake and to a lesser extent Dick and Jason#In prequels-era Star Wars it seems to be Obi-Wan; he's the spark/focus of this post here; bring back his flaws I like that he kind of sucks#sometimes a Fandom's Darling comes out of an Author's Darling! usually Fandom's are vessels to fuck the “hottest guy” available though#I will probably turn reblogs off if this spreads too far because I really don't care if people write Mary Sue fanfic; can't cast that stone#squinting at every “intersex” tag like Inigo Montoya: “I don't think that means what you think it means.”#honestly the fantasy intersex thing is a separate & more serious post; but the fandom usage is a red/yellow flag for me when searching#tossawary fandom#fandom's darling
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one order for a vanilla birthday cake pleaseee!
kook!reader texting rafe “what position have you got her in?” when he takes too long to respond to a text
happy birthday, angel 💓
BSF!RAFE + KOOK!READER ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚
manicured pink nails tapped impatiently on the restaurant table. eyes glued to the bedazzled device with a glittery pout adorning her lips. this was so unfair. rafe would have a fucking conniption if she even thought about not texting him back. and now it’s been… seven fucking minutes? yeah, right.
the last time she left him on delivered for two minutes he was blowing her phone up and all grumbly the rest of the week, pounding her into oblivion for playing games. dont get her wrong; she loved it. being fucked within an inch of her life was her favorite pastime.
but now? rafe cameron was like the worst hypocrite known to man.
‘what position u got her in?’
‘Be so fr’
it brought a smile to her pretty face seeing his sassy reply. with a satisfied huff, she set her phone face down on the table. why not make him sweat? picking up her long island iced tea with a devious grin, she was right back into the conversation with her girls.
the table was alight with giggles and gossip — the pack of kook girls enjoying lunch together after before hitting the beach.
it was supposed to be an easy day, a break from all the confusion and feelings still swirling around princess and her tall, handsome “best friend”. and she desperately needed that. needed some semblance of normalcy before shit took off and everything on the island changed when the two most hated and loved rich kids finally get together.
so she didn’t even flinch when her phone vibrated once, twice, thrice. she only excused herself from the conversation with a smile when her phone buzzed in a rhythmic pattern — a phone call. bubbles of giddy excitement filling her tummy as ‘rafey’ showed on the screen with a point five angled photo of him looking pissed.
“‘kay— be right back, girls!” she sang, already standing with her phone in hand.
“he finally called you, huh?” melodie, a beautiful brunette in a lilac bikini top teased. the table giggled, all looking at princess and feeling a rush of girlish excitement.
“get your man, baby!” another girl, aliyah, borderline squealed.
princess flushed, feeling her body heat up at the prospect of rafe being ‘her man’. god, imagine! she waved them off embarrassedly, teetering away on her platform flip flops, pleasantly tipsy as she leans against the outside wall of the restaurant.
“hellooooo?”
her voice was sugary sweet into the phone, looking down at her nails and checking the polish for any chips. the warm timbre of rafe cameron’s voice rumbled through the speaker, directly pressed into her ear. she found herself wishing to feel his lips moving around the words and against the shell of her ear.
“you’re somethin’ else, dollface.” he mumbled and she could hear the smirk on his lips.
“aw, you didn’t say ‘hi’, rafe…” she pouted, biting back a laugh at the sound of his heavy sigh on the other end.
“hi. you’re somethin’ else.”
“hiii. why’s that?”
his laugh came through the speaker, all deep and settling into her bones like it always does. she hears the tick, tick of his blinker, meaning he’s driving somewhere in that big truck of his.
princess looks around at the marina, taking the sight of obx residents enjoying the still warm, early fall weather. hot enough to take a dip without the water being freezing yet. rafe continued on as she flitted her gaze around the area.
he ignored her question, instead asking his own.
“checked your location. you tipsy right now?”
a giggle escaped her glossy lips, head lolling slightly, “mmm, maybe… why?”
“go back in and pay. sent you one fifty.”
she froze, pulling the phone from her ear and seeing an apple pay notification. he always did this. not like she could just use her dad’s card or anything.
“rafe cameron—“
he cut her off, hanging up after and not letting her protest, “hey— pay and then come back out. know i’ll let ‘chu make it up to me, a’ight?”
it was like a reverse walk of shame — explaining to her friends why she was leaving early and why she was covering the whole tab. walking back out with her purse on her arm as the familiar rumble of his truck approached, petulant in the way her arms were crossed. he pulled up right before her, rolling down the passenger window and smiling in that frustratingly charming way. dickhead.
she hung up with a guffaw, not believing he actually showed up when she was hanging with her friends. the possessive gesture makes her heart jump then fall. very boyfriend of him.
“what the fuck are you doing here?”
“oh, that’s how you talk to someone who just paid for your lunch? get in.”
she scoffed, amused at his gall. even more so at the fact she listened — shoes clacking against the pavement. rafe leaned over the console, opening the door for her. he looks good and smells better. that cologne she bought him for his birthday last year that he seems to be wearing a lot recently. an intoxicating smell that makes her feel drunker.
a plaid button up, rolled up to the elbow and exposing strong, veiny arms causes her mind to wander as he leans closer to her.
“hey, gorgeous,” that low drawl sends goosebumps over her body, paired with a half smile that’s so pretty.
comfortable in the seat she’s become so familiar with, he closes the gap between them. giving her a kiss so casual and natural, it makes her fluffy lashes flutter rapidly. sticky gloss transfered on his mouth that he doesn’t even wipe away.
she’s even more confused when flowers are thrusted into her arms. princess blinks at him like a fish — feeling a warmth settle in her chest at the sight of her favorite blooms wrapped haphazardly in brown paper.
“they, uh— they were in this ugly fuckin’ plastic. know you hate that so… yeah,” rafe shrugs it off as he pulls out of the parking lot.
princess decides this is technically a kidnapping. especially because she’s never been more confused and lost in her life.
he leans back in the seat, driving with one hand lazily, confidently. a glimpse of blue eyes at her and she’s smiling wildly, bringing the flowers to her nose to smell them. princess leans over and kisses his cheek, feeling drunker on the moment and smell of his skin.
“i— thank you, rafey…”
rafe takes notice of how small her voice is, how vulnerable. he nods, switching hands to rest one on her leg. large, warm palm soothing her and pulling her out of her mind before she can even begin to cause herself to spiral.
he clears his throat, squeezing the plush, smooth skin of her thigh, “cowgirl.”
her furrowed brow is adorable. looking up from the bouquet in her lap and over at him in question. there’s a drunken slowness to her, a haze. he hums and pushes his hand higher — marking a mental note of how easily her legs spread to make room for him.
“that’s what position imma have you in.”
#STARS BDAY CELEBRATION ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚#rafe cameron#kook!reader#rafe cameron imagine#rafe cameron x reader#rafe outer banks#fanfic#outer banks#rafe cameron smut#drew starkey#drew starkey x reader#rafe cameron prompt#obx x reader#rafe cameron fanfic#rafe cameron x you#rafe obx#obx smut#obx fanfiction#obx imagine#obx cast#obx fic
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It is calming to see something familiar in another
inspo x x
#dragon age#dragon age the veilguard#dragon age: the veilguard#datv#casting a wide net w these tags bc i spent forever on this please clap#BUT anyway when i saw the first linked post my wheels started turning#if theres anything good i can say abt the da fandom is that when they start cooking they prepare a michelin star meal#@varrictethrasoilytits and @arlathvhenan u are COOKING#lace harding#bellara lutare#davrin#neve gallus#emmrich volkarin#lucanis dellamorte#taash#evanuris#dragon age veilguard#have been made aware that this looks like cheeks on mobile but I’m too tired to care rn#my edits
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Halloween at the x mansion but it’s just everyone wearing starfleet uniforms. Charles does Not think it’s funny.
Bonus:
#edit: one of kurt’s gloves wasn’t filled in#hi i watched dead/pool and wolverine back in august so now i’m on an x men kick#this was partially inspired by that star trek & x men crossover book that came out in like 1998#it compares picard and charles to each other but mind u patrick stewart wasn’t casted as prof x until x men 2000 lmao#aight time to tag all these fools#colossus#piotr rasputin#jean grey#cyclops#scott summers#charles xavier#professor x#beast#hank mccoy#nightcrawler#kurt wagner#storm#ororo munroe#wolverine#logan howlett#magneto#erik lehnsherr#x men#star trek#halloween#my art#click for better quality
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CAL KESTIS meets LUKE SKYWALKER and it goes exactly as you’d expect 🫢
#cal kestis#luke skywalker#cameron monaghan#mark hamill#star wars#star wars cast#swcast#swedit#starwarsedit#swcastedit#cameronmonaghanedit#useremi#usernik#userkosmos#usershale#xuserannie#userbaz#mine#****
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EWAN MCGREGOR | Vanity Fair | 2024
#ewan mcgregor#hayden christensen#obi wan kenobi#kenobi series#star wars#star wars cast#sw cast#usermelanie#userjasmine#thetorontokid#vanity fair#interview#interviewedit#ewanmcgregoredit#emgregoredit#*my edits
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HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN Anakin & Ahsoka's Reunion featurette | Ahsoka - Part Five: Shadow Warrior (2023)
#hayden christensen#hchristensenedit#haydenchristensenedit#swedit#star wars#ahsoka#ahsoka s1#ahsokaedit#swcastedit#sw cast#sw bts#userlumi#usershale#userconstance#starwarsblr#*mine#*2023#*gifs#10k#the quality is so bad adkfjsah#very late to the party but whatever bc HIMMMM#when we get the hayden & ariana bts I will be falling to my knees in a walmart
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ST@CEC 4: Deep Space Nine; In Charles’s Shadow
#the acronym stands for Star Trek at Chuck E Cheese 4 btw#in case you were wondering#THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN TO MAKE I LOVE MAKING CHUCK E CHEESE EDITS#I did a little more than usual with a lot more of the bridge crew because there was just so much ideas and people I could put in#I stuck to 8 focusing on main cast+a few But boy these are a blast#I think everyone would have a…..well…. time!#But I’ll let the stories speak for themselves (and from the heart)#star trek#ds9#star trek ds9#julian bashir#quark star trek#elim garak#kira nerys#jadzia dax#morn#jake sisko#nog ds9#rom ds9#leeta ds9#odo ital#benjamin sisko#worf rozhenko#worf son of mogh#miles obrien#charles entertainment cheese#silly#fanart
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john boyega just gets it
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HAYDEN CHRISTENSEN
Making of STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH
#hayden christensen#star wars cast#hchristensenedit#haydenchristensenedit#swedit#swsource#starwarsblr#dilfgifs#mancandykings#gif#flawlessgentlemen#dailymenedit#mensource#chewieblog#dailyanakin#usersavana#userlace#tusererika#usernik#usershale#tusermelissa#userjasmine#usertyger#clonecaptains#usersansa#the one in the middle with the tongue out ouughghhgfjhghhhh fuckkk#the babiest ever#so adorable wearing the cap stop ahhh
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Universe said we don't have enough wish power for your bullshit. this is your last fucking star
#isat spoilers#loop isat#siffrin isat#Universe said you like stars so much? here ill make one of you a red giant. I hope you explode#and the loops formed voltron#isat full cast au#sigh. this is like. the worst ending#isat#art#fanart#kitscribbles
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Jedi Coaching Sessions
#mark hamill#cameron monoghan#mhamilledit#cmonaghanedit#star wars#jedi: survivor#swcastedit#cal kestis#star wars cast#swedit#starwars#starwarsblr#userconstance#*#jasmine
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happy birthday!! could i get vanilla birthday cake with crybaby!reader and “she’s so pretty, she still looks like an angel while i’m doing the most depraved and ungodly things to her”
- 🕷️ (if it’s available)
MEAN!RAFE + CRYBABY!READER ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚
participate in my bday celebration!!!
“good girl, right there, yeah?”
the drooling sounds of crybaby’s cunt swallowing the length of her boyfriend filled her frilly room. the baby blue decor seemed to judge her — being ruined in a space that was so precious. she could feel the beady eyes of her stuffed animals watching them. it should’ve felt wrong, but nothing wrong could make her feel so good.
the sex was always great with rafe. she thought he was heaven sent, so good with that mouth and seemingly all knowing when it came to her body. he knew all the spots to drag out animalistic whines and pearly tears from her.
it was all nasty words and sobs that filled the space. rafe’s large hands guided her movements roughly, pushing her to ride him in a way he liked. the realization that she was being used for his pleasure made crybaby clench around him. he rewarded her with a buck of his hips.
she mewled at the feeling, the sensation of him nudging her cervix making the tears fall harder and faster. fingers scratched at his toned chest, searching for any kind of stability.
“daddy, i— i can’t—“
a sting to her tear-stained cheek caused a choked sob to fall from her kiss bitten lips. the slap wasn’t even that hard — rafe tutted and gripped her chin, pulling her face down to his. body pliable and melting into him, her head all muddy from the contact of his palm to her cheek.
“yeah? you done, baby? tell me to stop.” he whispered, almost a threat. like he was daring her to back out.
but he knew her too well; silence broken by her little sniffles was all the response he got. those wet eyes stared at him pleadingly and pitifully. she wouldn’t say it — even if she had a gun to her head. too cock drunk to even function.
a wicked smirk etched its way onto rafe’s handsome features, resuming dragging her back and forth on his cock with her jaw still tightly in his grasp. her lips parted in a silent whine, he kissed her open mouth hotly.
“s’what i thought. you need this shit, huh? don’t fuckin’ tell me you can’t—”
she was a mess above him. hips canting when his tip kissed that perfect little spot, beginning to black out as stars dotted her vision. or maybe that was just the tears and mascara coating her lashes.
the sight had rafe pulsing inside of her, eyes flickering over her whole face and trying to commit her expression of pure ecstasy to memory. so beautiful.
his breath was ragged, a gravel texture to his voice that gave crybaby goosebumps, “love you… like an angel while ‘m doing dirty shit t’you. fuckin’… depraved and ungodly shit.”
she was hiccuping and writhing, almost to the precipice of that little death. from the way his navel continuously bumped her puffy clit. the pressure just right, his gaze so intense, his hands so rough—
crybaby came with a sob, babbling dumbly through ‘thank you’s and ‘i love you’s. her body was shivering and trying to squirm away from the blond boy. rafe caught her, working her through the sensations patiently. he pushed her onto her back and settled back into her warmth, pussy eagerly accepting his hard length with a squelch.
“get your lamb, there you go, atta girl—“
a soft white stuffed lamb was thrusted into her arms, limbs like jelly but clinging to the familiar source of comfort. her tears soaked into the plush of the animal and she bit the ear to muffle the choked cries that involuntarily left her mouth.
her pathetic little head lolled to the side into his forearm, nose nuzzling the warm skin. listening to the muffled sounds of his grunts and praises. she could feel him in her stomach — hazy eyes floating down to where they’re connected. a creamy ring collecting around his base and creating even worse sounds.
but crybaby couldn’t find it in herself to care anymore. their gazes connected and she felt the pleasure build once more. one objective on her mind:
it can’t get more ungodly than letting him fill her to the brim.
#STARS BDAY CELEBRATION ⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚#🕷️ anon#rafe cameron#rafe cameron imagine#rafe cameron x reader#rafe outer banks#fanfic#outer banks#rafe cameron smut#drew starkey#drew starkey x reader#rafe cameron fanfic#rafe cameron prompt#rafe cameron x you#rafe obx#obx smut#obx x reader#obx fanfiction#obx imagine#obx cast#obx fic#obx
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Manny Jacinto at the D23 Lucasfilm Pavilion
#manny jacinto#*gifs#sw cast#swedit#star wars cast#celebedit#dailycelebs#dailymengifs#flawlessgentlemen#*1k
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cold weather headcannon doodles
#kazedoodl#my art#GOOBERS#did these a while back when me n rally were brainrotting over it and then forgor about them#isat#isat game#in stars and time#siffrin#isabeau#the whole cast really but they arnt in focus#isafrin
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PEDRO PASCAL in Explain This by Esquire
#pedro pascal#joel miller#din djarin#swcast#star wars cast#tloucast#swcastedit#tloucastedit#pedropascaledit#ppascaledit#ppedit#useremi#userelio#tusercora#xuserannie#usernik#tuserpolly#useraurore#tusermarissa#mine#****
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