#death and fandom

[fansplaining]

Episode 192: Death, Mourning, and Fandom

In Episode 192, “Death, Mourning, and Fandom,” Elizabeth and Flourish talk about the complicated dynamics around death within fandom, where our connections to each other can be deep but transient. Jumping off an article Elizabeth recently wrote for WIRED on the AO3’s Fannish Next-of-Kin feature—which lets you leave your fanworks to a fellow fan if you die—they talk about the failings of other digital death policies, disconnects between peoples’ fandom personas and regular lives, the differences between losing a fandom friend and a favorite fanwork creator, and how rarely the subject of death is talked about—in fandom or more broadly.

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[idoodlestuffsometimes]

I need to share how the IT guy at work greeted my department on CrowdStrike Blue Screen Friday. Never have I seen a man so shocked by the sight of perfectly functional computers

(They were off during the update)

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Ship trope I'd love to see more of: "Are we in love? I mean, yeah, probably, but that's a problem for future us. Right now we're just trying to make it through the Plot."

[questions-about-blorbos]

This request was sent to us and we made a poll in response to it. Send any Blorbo-related question you want to our inbox and we’ll make a poll on which people can vote with their own Blorbos in minds

[ellstersmash]

all the ancient dragon age blogs on June 9 2024

[hansoeii]

when 2022 me thought it would be fun to draw stede with a beard and a silly little curled up mustache and start calling him steard for the fun of it

AND NOW IT'S REAL

THEY DID IT

MY CREATION.

IT IS REAL. HOLY FUCK

[official-time-loop-posts]

Thank you to @sleepnoises for making the original poll & for giving us the idea to to this :)

Sorry if we couldn’t get your favorite on here, we were limited to only 12 options (11 if you don’t include the “other” option).

[plaguedbyvisions]

there’s just something about the weight of a hammer in your hand. feels so right

[marlych]

SpaceDogs wip and art study of Hugh Dancy

[spikeplate]

pov : sun found the photograph

@spadillelicious hehehe i think ur sun would be a mighty big fan of the Disco Inferno

(song is “more more more” by Andrea True Connection)

[fansplaining]

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[imclou]

Man y/n is having one hell of a week

hey did you guys know that i'm still fixated on @spadillelicious's Love Death and Rollerskates AU? ;)))

Yes?

ah

ok ;)

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[fuckyeahizzyhands]

[harbingerofsoup]

there’s death of the author and then there’s whatever the fuck is up with danny phantom

[shanalikeanna]

I present to you the Skate Brothers™

Based on Love, Death and Rollerskates - by @spadillelicious

[jalapainio]

You don't understand how important to me it is that Dick and Jason both wore the original Robin suit, panties and all. Firstly, it heavily plays into the themes found with Jason's time as Robin (he fells like he's replacing Dick) bc he's literally wearing Dick's suit. And then when Jason dies, so too does Robin. The suit is retired, and even when Tim steps in, the suit is redesigned to be more protective than Jason's. So when I see images of Dick and/or Jason wearing a "more protective" suit, I am just reminded that the point of Tim's suit (pants with a black cape exterior) is to show how Bruce has changed how he handles sidekicks.

It is also very funny to think of Dick as 19 and wearing his panties Robin suit. I probably should've started with this.