#do-androids-dream-ao3acc

[hyperfocusthusly]

🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

Using impersonal language with a named/known character always throws me off - I would rather read ‘he/him/she/they/a name etc’ a thousand times in a row than read ‘the other man/woman’ (to reference an established character) even once. It just makes it feel icky/impersonal and takes me out of it

Send me Writers Truth or Dare

[meinenaffenhosen]

Ex... excuse me but what is that username. Why do your monkeys have trousers. WHAT is going on there? I need to know

My username. To mock you. Mocking?

[metal-album-of-the-week]

8, 9 for the wrapped ask please!

Hey :D thank you!

8. Longest song

This one! I had to check carefully since I got several Wintersun songs on the list, but Time is just a bit shorter at 11:44 Minutes and this one is over 12. Apparently I have a reputation among my non-metal friends for putting overly long songs on the playlist. 😂

9. Favorite lyric from your #1

This is actually hard to answer, because the entire text is super interesting - I analyzed this song for the final chapter of my thesis. I'm going to go with the bridge, which is:

1589, with all spectators stand in line

Head off, break up this beast

Because the shift from the near quiet with only Attila's voice to the pandemonium that imitates the crowd still gives me chills.

Probably not very fun fact: While in the video they show Stump being burned alive, in real life* he was beheaded before being burned. Which would be merciful if he hadn't been tortured before that. The many steps of his sentence correspond to the many different crimes he was accused of so each of them had to be punished separately. But that doesn't make a good video.

*We do not know for certain if Stump existed and if so, what his crimes were. Somehow I hope he didn't because that would mean he didn't suffer but the early modern time was fucking brutal.

[lavenderleahy]

10,14 for the ask game 😏

10. Fandom that you've spent the most money on?

I had to think about this one! Probably Cosmere (the universe that exists in Brandon Sanderson's novels). I bought a set of miniature models recently that I want to paint. However, in the summer I'm planning on attending a supernatural convention, whiiiiich will be quite costly. 😅

14. Fandom you keep returning to?

Supernatural. I tried to take a fandom break for like 1.5-2 years. No tumblr, no fanfic, nothing. Well I couldn't stay away and I am back with a vengeance 😆

[nobigsecrets]

4, 10, 18 (911)

Hey, thanks for these questions!

4. Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP?

Yes and yes because it's Buddie. 😉 I wouldn't necessarily have called them a NoTP before, but they never managed to convince me there's more than friendship between them, even before Tommy came into the picture. But now that Tommy has captured Buck's heart (and ours) and with everything that went down in fandom Buddie has turned into an outright NoTP for me.

10. Most disliked arc? Why?

The BuckTommy breakup arc, obviously. It's so poorly done, it's so inconsistent with what we've seen before and it's completely pointless.

18. Does not shipping something ‘popular’ mean you’re in denial and/or biased?

Nope. Ship and let ship.

Ask me questions from the Salty Ask List

[sheyshocked]

If you get this, answer w/ three random facts about yourself and send it to the last seven blogs in your notifs. anon or not, doesn’t matter, let’s get to know the person behind the blog!

So three random facts? Let's see...

I love black tea, I can't sing to save my life (but I like to do it when I'm alone) and my favorite animal is a guinea pig.

[humbae]

Thank you! <3 And ooh, I consider this a great honour, haven't regretted following you for a single day! Always a joy to get more whump and metal on the dash, and to see the passion you have for your interests :)

Stupid questions you say... Oh no! It's the zombie apocalypse! Who is your chosen survival partner and why? Fictional characters only!

Congrats on 555 followers! Who was your first?

Uh, a non-medical practitioner I played DnD with. Oh, you mean my followers? SNCR ... actually, my first follower was @humbae! My favorite whump buddy! :)

Kids, I had 555 followers today, ask me stupid questions please!

[cull3nblaze]

Inspiration by this post @half-oz-eddie and also kindly asked by @do-androids-dream-ao3acc 😉 Hopefully you don't mind that I added another scene 😁

[lengthofropes]

Bucktommy + "I Refuse" by Five Finger Death Punch for @do-androids-dream-ao3acc

🚑 💉❤️‍🩹 health fundraiser commissions

[weewookinard]

Mommy, who's your daddy?

Jee-Yun has a question for her mom before bed. “So, does it mean Uncle Tommy is your daddy too?”

Or, the one where Maddie learn about her brother's daddy kink in the worst way possible, inspired by the great @judymarch15 and her incredible fic who's (not) your daddy ❤️

Go read it on AO3

I'll write another chapter with Maddie confronting Buck if you want!

Tagging people that likes me enough not to tell me to shut up lmao ❤️

@do-androids-dream-ao3acc @sunnywithachanceofbi @waywaychuck @aplaceinme

@kinkley-are-adorkable-flirts @sunset-bobby @geekfan67 @nymeria1105

@sweaters-and-silly @firewasabeast @hyperfocusthusly @jyt1891

@half-oz-eddie @dadbodbuck @magicallarynx @dark-alice-lilith

@gyraethere @flyboyhan @unfuckablebogtroll @a-mel0n

@pati79 @bobbinsnash @quintessenceofdust88

[starstruckbyacomet]

Brilliant Minds vs. 9-1-1

A True Lover vs. an Abusive Lover

A post from @bugboybuck about how Brilliant Minds is telling a queer love story (Wolf x Nichols) compared to 9-1-1 (Buck x Tommy) intrigued me. If anyone interested, here's a playlist of Wolf x Nichols' story on YouTube:

A. SIMILARITIES & DIFFERENCES

There are things in the Wolf x Nichols's love story which are similar with Buck x Tommy's of 9-1-1:

Dr. Josh Nichols (a.k.a. Nichols) is a gay man in his 40s.

Nichols is a military veteran, who survived the DADT era.

There's a period when Nichols didn't appear on screen.

Nichols broke up with Dr. Oliver Wolf (a.k.a. Wolf) when their relationship was still new.

Sound familiar?

And here's how Brilliant Minds is telling its queer love story better differently:

1)) Interactions between Wolf and Nichols are front and center. They're collaborating a lot in handling high risk medical cases. It helps that both Zachary Quinto (who plays Wolf) and Teddy Sears (who plays Nichols) are main casts, like Ronen Rubinstein and Rafael Silva in Lone Star. Thus, Wolf x Nichols' relationship is treated more like Tarlos' relationship than Tevan's.

2)) Wolf fought for their relationship. Brilliant Minds depicts Oliver Wolf as a genius and relentless doctor. Wolf does anything and everything for his patients. He broke a bunch of hospital rules, challenged the head of neurosurgeon (Nichols), took a patient out of hospital right before a scheduled surgery to grant the patient's last wish. Even when a patient gave up and wanted to die, Wolf didn't give up. Thus, when Nichols broke up with him, Wolf also didn't give up. He fought for another chance with Nichols.

Wolf's attitude is very much in contrast with Buck's. On episode 4x05, Athena has said that being Buck meant never give up. However, Buck's attitude after Tommy broke up with him is pretty much giving up their relationship.

3)) Nichols' presence could be felt even when he was not on screen. When Nichols had to attend a medical conference out of the city, his name was mentioned in conversations. Wolf had been sending him voice messages (Wolf didn't have a mobile phone), until finally Nichols sent Wolf a mobile phone as a gift. Wolf was also seen receiving a call from Nichols using his brand new mobile phone. Each of those scenes only last a few seconds, and Nichols was not physically present in them, not even his voice was. However, the audience could feel his presence, and feel that their love story is continuing.

How is this contrast with the way 9-1-1 treated Tevan? Oh, where should I begin? @do-androids-dream-ao3acc has posted signs that the show has undermined Tevan's relationship once Season 8 started, even before the break up:

Nobody ever mentioning Tommy, not even Buck.

Not one kiss in all of those episodes, except the fleeting cheek kiss in the break-up episode.

Six months and still no obvious inclusion of Tommy (back) into the 118 group, except when he was accompanying Buck who was waiting for Denny's surgery in the hospital.

After the break up, the signs are even more clear:

Buck was flustered when talking with a woman during his anniversary date with Tommy. Despite making Buck seemed rude and tactless, what is the actual purpose of this scene? It seems to remind the audience that Buck is still attracted to women, hence laying the ground for Buck's rebound relationships which most likely will involve women.

Buck didn't seem to mourn the break up. He was channeling his supposed brokenheart into baking, but he didn't seem to be grieving. He seemed anxious/upset when talking about Tommy, but not mourning or depressed. His demeanor even back to normal on the scenes when he didn't talk about Tommy, like on emergency scenes, or while watching Hotshots together with his team. Heck, Tevan fans have been grieving the relationship more than Buck has.

They made light the break up by having Buck baking. The show might want to emphasize the 'comedic' side of this supposed 'romcom'. However, it came off as tone-deaf since the audience was grieving more than Buck was.

People close to Buck seemed to want him to move on instead of to be back together with Tommy. In Season 7, Bobby said Tommy was good for Buck, and Henren asked Tommy about his intention with Buck. However, after the break up, no one seemed to talk to either Buck or Tommy about it. They even took Buck's phone away in one ocassion, prevented Buck from contacting Tommy and having a discussion with him like adults.

B. THE MIXED SIGNALS

Despite the above negative signals, the show has also been giving baits positive signs about the possibility of Tevan's reunion:

Buck is still in a baking frenzy because he is supposed to be still thinking about Tommy.

#TommybubblesBuck in episode 8x07 "Hotshots".

In a Screen Rant article, Tim Minear blatantly mentioned about the possibility of characters' return, including Brad and Tommy without promising anything concrete.

So far, we have been receiving mixed signals about Tevan's reunion:

If they haven't planned for Tevan's reunion, why did they show #TommybubblesBuck? It would be easier if they showed that Tommy went cold turkey on Buck.

If they've planned for Tevan's reunion, why didn't they made the 118 family showed more concern/support on the relationship? It would more make sense if Bobby/Hen/Maddie encouraged Buck to talk to Tommy.

If they have planned for Tevan's reunion, WHY DID THEY SEND MIXED SIGNALS AT ALL???

It is clear that Tevan's relationship is popular. Their kissing scenes went viral...twice, and the unusual amount of complaints about the break up indicates that even some parts the General Audience want them to be together. The queer love story has also attracted new viewers to the show, some of them are among us in this fandom. If they've planned for Tevan's reunion, there is no use in giving negative signals. It could even make people misunderstand and stop watching the show, thinking that Tevan has broken up for good.

Sending mixed signals becomes made sense when we realize that THEY ACTUALLY DIDN'T PLAN TO MAKE TEVAN REUNITED.

There's already one established queer couple on the show: Henren. Having another queer couple incures a risk of upsetting the majority of the audience. However, due to its popularity, making the break up permanent also incures a risk of losing a part of audience, who has been watching the show mainly for Tevan.

The safest way to keep most of the audience is by giving the majority what they want, while implying other things to the 'non-majority, but-quite-significant-in-number' audience. It is possible that they plan to do tommybaiting until near the end of this season, before finally showing Tommy up to bait the audience to watch the next season. After all, they've been baiting Buddie stans for 6 years and counting. They made Buck admired/envied Eddie's physique. They made Maddie teased Buck about his boycrush on Eddie. They made a stranger in Santa Clause costume thought that Christopher was Buck & Eddie's son. They made Buck Christopher's legal guardian, although insisted in an interview that it was a platonic gesture. They made Eddie showed up in front of Buck, right after TK implied that Buck was queer. They made Eddie talked about beard, right after he mentioned that he was straight. They made Buck sat next to Eddie in his underwear on 8x06. They've been giving mixed signals to Buddie stans all these years, to keep them watching & supporting the show, without ever making Buddie canon. They could apply the same strategy to a slightly different group of audience.

C. THE ABUSIVE LOVER

@hunter470 has pointed out how bad the show has treated Tommy and Tevan's love story overall. It is even more obvious when being compared to the way the show treated Brad Torrence, the fake captain of Hotshots. I hadn't fully comprehended how bad it was, until I watched Wolf x Nichols' love story in Brilliant Minds, then compared it to Tevan's. It is similar like being in an abusive relationship. You didn't know how bad you've been treated by 9-1-1, until you experience what a healthy relationship with Brilliant Minds can give you.

At this point, I'm convinced that only a risk of losing audience could move the show to make Tevan reunited. The rating of 8x08 "Wannabe" is better than 8x07 "Hotshots", so I don't know whether us boycotting the show would be effective or not. Probably not. However, I plan to keep boycotting, for the slight chance of it'll help making Tevan reunited sooner, and to retaliate their deceitful way of baiting more viewers by promising a properly handled queer love story.

[bangpop91writing]

Its not Sunday here yet, but hey im ahead of the game for once 😂 thank you @bidisasterevankinard for the tag. Enjoy another sneak peak of Preying On You Tonight(the new bucktommy omegaverse fic).

Eddie is careful to cover Tommy's scent with his own, replacing Tommy's strong teakwood scent with Eddie's own cinnamon one. If Buck notices he doesn't say anything or think anything of it. Annoyingly he never returns Eddie's attempts at scenting. Tommy however does notice, glaring at Eddie through narrow eyes and a flare of pissed off, aggressive pheromones.

It's not enough for Tommy to know what Eddie is doing, Buck has to know it too. Buck has to return Eddie's intentions. So he steps up his efforts. He brings Buck food at work, always making sure Buck is on his right side. Buck gives him a few questioning looks but otherwise shrugging him off. The person who doesn't shrug his behavior off is Bobby.

"You need to stop pursuing Buck." Bobby growled, it wasn't just an order it was a threat. "He is intended for Tommy, he always was." Eddie knows he has to make a decision, continue his pursual of Buck risking his, and Chris's, expulsion from the pack, or follow his pack alpha's order to back off and fall in line.

NP🏷 @racerchix21 @nine-one-wanton @desert--moonchild @thecarrott @thepinkcrayon

And @kinardsevan @xtarmanderx @rdng1230 @mustlovelou @do-androids-dream-ao3acc

[kinley-cafe]

For @do-androids-dream-ao3acc @goforpilotkinard @jamieroyjamieroy @louvemeanyway @louuieferrignojr @sugdenlovesdingle @loulou-land @livelaughlou @salty-autistic-writer @aesthetictarlos @investingingrayhairs @lengthofropes @meibhin @littlepaws9 @demonvampire180writes @lightfiretomypaperwings @silversky9 @half-oz-eddie

@cull3nblaze wanted to share a "Bucktommy 2k25" Combo with you and let you know they want to make new memories with you in the new year. Enjoy!

Here we have 2 Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with edible cones on top. In the keepsake golden cup is Confetti Coffee with whipped cream and edible confetti.

Happy New Year! I hope your 2025 is filled with love, laughter and wonderful memories!

[lavenderleahy]

I totally missed this. Here's your emoji 🫂 because YOU SAID HURT/COMFORT?!

I'm afraid there is a lot more comfort than hurt in this one, but I hope you enjoy all the same 🧡 All these asks made me realize I'm actually quite close to finishing! So I hope I can have it posted soon.

“Look, my past partners, they’d always freak out when I had a night terror. They’d try to wake me up, and it would take me out of that state, but it would scare the absolute shit out of me. I mean, I would go from being dead asleep to being shaken by my partner, and it was like a part of my brain was trying to make what was happening in the real world be a part of the nightmare.” Tommy takes a deep breath. “You… you let it pass without interfering. And that means I got to have completely undisturbed sleep. Well, at least to my memory,” he laughs. 

[nerureika]

2nd ship challenge is done! Thank you all for ships ❤️

Geralt/Letho for @decahedrones, Geralt/Emhyr for @do-androids-dream-ao3acc, Gaetan/Letho for @dravenxivuk, Folan/Cerys for @veralevina15 😌

[typicalopposite]

Oh wow! Hey, Hi– um… How are ya?!

I have so much on my plate with asks I still need to get to and two WIPs (plus a couple things not currently being posted) I’m working on that I don’t think I could ask for prompts or anything. Maybe I’ll think up something for if I get to 500 🫶

Sooo instead I will give you some sappy sappy word vomit below the cut👇

I just hit 400 followers <3 which might not be a huge number compared to other blogs on this app, but it is leaps and bounds more than I ever thought I’d have. Especially since, when I first joined I only expected to lurk around other peoples posts… maybe share a few… mostly because I have never been much of a blogger— I have tried in the past, and it never stuck (first time for everything I guess)— but also because I’m extremely introverted, and as much as I would LOVE, and desperately attempted, for it not to bleed into my online persona… it did, regardless. BUT, somehow as quiet and kept to myself as I always wind up becoming in the fandoms I’m a part of… I still have managed to meet some TRULY amazing people through them!

@scripted-downfall wench, angst queen you are so important to me and I hope I’m lucky enough to keep you a part of my life forever! 🫶

@onthewaytosomewhere MELZZZZ! Always a shoulder to vent on about my stressful stressful life! My smut writing mentor 😂 I luv you!

@bucksxkinard and @somethingaboutfirefly tumblr besties!!! You two inflate my head so much about my writing but you have no idea how appreciated you are!

@30somethingautisticteacher @judymarch15 @sunnywithachanceofbi @nine-one-wanton @herrmannhalsteadproduction my golden girls 😂 giving me a little bit of everything: feelings(Hannah) rarepairs(Judy) angst(Chrissy) smut(Jo) memes (Kay). And don’t get me started on how you each interchange these and so I’m just fed for daysss! (Plus, Bucks dreams, come onnnn) It’s an honor to be a part of that *said in Tommy’s voice, of course*

@girlwonder-writes you found me and brought me into your amazing accepting community. And your ability to flesh out OCs (Olivia my beloved she is so mean to you, lol) and your encouragement for us to show our OCs love! 🫶

And to all of you other amazing people— @witchy-writer-lady @thecadenceimperfect @windwardstar @adinarj @luainthewild /@meraki-yao @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @priincebutt @thinkof-england @tailsbeth / @shawnaise @taste-thewaste @piratefalls @mylucayathoughts @mattdoestevan / @bidisasterevankinard @kinardsevan @kinkley-are-adorkable-flirts @mmso-notlikethat / @babyspacegay @kiankiwi @lissa612 @lightfiretomypaperwings @o0anapher0o / @racerchix21 @rdng1230 @bangpop91 @itsametaphorok @cinderellarhea / @banxnq @marvelousbuckley @do-androids-dream-ao3acc @theotherbuckley — I could literally name off so many of you who interact with me, include me in your tags, or even just like and reblog my rambles… and I am so sorry if I missed you in the tags so just sending this out to everyone! THANK YOU 🫶🫶🫶🫶 You all have given meaning to a depressingly lonely life. You will never understand how you changed it; changed me! 🫶