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hadesoftheladies · 7 months ago
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FEMALE MOVIE/TV RECS (PART 5 / HORROR & CRIME DRAMA)
got inspired from a recommendation post so decided to make a list of movies and shows with female-centric stories/female protagonists. since i can't post all of the genres in one post, i'll split it into multiple posts and y'all can save or add to the list as you wish. (disclaimer: i have watched most of these, but i only know about the existence of others. not every movie/show on these lists will be my recommendation. my recommendations will be beneath the list with reasons. also some of these are way better than others in terms of storytelling/performance--which is why i'll list my faves separately):
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Common Themes:
-Dangerous girls (they ain't innocent)/ girlhood as violent
-Stressed out and melancholic female detectives and authors (lots of drinking/smoking)
-Mothers who've seen too fucking much to play games/I'm a good mother until it doesn't let up
-Women handling shit/getting shit done
-Mothers who didn't want to be mothers but here we fucking are so might as well handle shit
-Evil women who are also unfortunately hot
-Female sociopaths (not always negatively portrayed)
HAVEN'T WATCHED
The Royal Hotel
The Silent Twins
The Kitchen
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Sharp Objects
Killing Eve
Abigail
Heavenly Creatures
A Quiet Place Part 2
Panic Room
Alice, Darling
Blood Red Sky
Rust Creek
The Marsh King's Daughter
Pearl
Longlegs
GOOD STUFF (NEVER WATCHING AGAIN THOUGH!)
Bad Sisters (8/10) (sisters plan to kill their sister's abusive husband)
Yellowjackets (9/10) (love as cannibalism)
Candy (7.5/10) (she's just a killer lol)
Cruella (6.5/10)(help my mom is a narcissist and it's hereditary)
Jennifer's Body (7/10) (boys aren't people lmao)
Bird Box (8/10)
Under the Bridge (8/10)
PERSONAL NOTES
I watched Tragedy Girls years ago, and I remember being grossed out and having a lot of fun as well. If you like Jennifer's Body, you'll probably like Tragedy Girls, too. And if you like Tragedy Girls, you may also enjoy Thoroughbreds. All three have a twisted sense of girlpower.
The Call isn't scary so much as its nerve-wracking and upsetting. It's not gory (although there is violence), but it deals with heavy subject matter. I can, however, promise a satisfying ending. Even though I doubt it would put you at ease.
Horror is my least favourite genre so bear that in mind. I just hate jump scares (because I hate being startled) and I don't like gore though there are times where it doesn't bother me so much. So this is definitely not an exhaustive list on horror recs. Crime is as close as I usually get to such dark stuff so I put the dark crimes, psychological thrillers and horrors together. I don't even want to talk about these that much because I'm nauseous already.
Watch at your own risk.
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artsy-hobbitses · 3 months ago
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Do you perhaps have any headcanons on the miscreant Starscream??
DO I EVER.
I'm gonna assume you're new here or at least have not seen all headcanons, so I'll collated into one document. RIP you're getting sandblasted with a horrible sky gremlin who has hidden heart of a hero (DON'T LET THEM HEAR YOU SAY THAT, HE HAS STREET CRED TO MAINTAIN).
Starscream/Stefan Scavarro got his codename from the shriek that his suit's engines made when he would divebomb opponents from the heavens. Combined with them seeing literal stars when he blindsided them and how much of a 'sky devil' he was with his red armor, a terrified senate guard described him as the rebellion's "(Azrael) Morningstar, screaming bloody vengeance as he swoops down from the heavens to hunt the wicked". Hence, 'Starscream' was born.
He wears his hair long to cover the Cold Construct barcode on the nape of his neck. Touch him there without his permission, and he will break your fingers.
He's the best cook on the team, and he'll say it's because he's rather eat barb wire (the taste of his blood would at least add some flavour) than be subjected to the military slop he lived with for twenty years. It's never too late to learn how to how to cook and eat well, though if you substitute fresh garlic for powdered garlic in something you're serving him, he's going to fight you across the dining room table after he's done eating it. Food should be respected, even if they were the product of a culinary crime.
He learned to tailor his own clothes during his college days, and has since become very proficient at it. He make most of his formal garments, and is considered the most fashion-centric member of the team.
He was very close to Senator Shockwave/Sharifuddin Waseem as a young politician, to the point of having an unrequited crush. Sharif accepted him as a part of the senate despite his status as a (freed) Cold Construct driving others away from him, and both spent most of their time together in the senate researching and drafting bills pushing for more rights and protections for the Manual Class and Cold Constructs
He has a personal dislike of Optimus Prime/Omar Parvez, and blames Omar for what happened to Sharif, as Sharif surrendered to Proteus on Omar's watch. He had earlier requested that Omar not leave Sharif's side before their mission began and he was assigned to another post, because he had a bad feeling about Proteus' plans for Sharif, and accused Omar of being too spineless to stop it. That Omar had to choose between saving Sharif or the men Sharif told him to keep safe was something he refused to consider. However, in time they do come to an understanding when he accepts that Omar was given a impossible choice and made the one that respected Sharif's last request and sacrifice.
While he can't bring himself to keep pets (he doesn't want to get attached amid a war), he does have a fondness for cats! He admires their beauty, grace, independence and low tolerance for bullshit. He eventually adopts an old and ornery female cat named Graymalkin post-war to keep him company while Windblade/Wariko Baisho is out at work
Stefan has a ridiculously high pain tolerance due to the abuse he was put through from childhood at the air base he grew up in. His eardrums have ruptured more times than he can recall from flight test chambers and high altitude barotrauma, and if he didn't stop crying, his handlers would give him something to really cry about before they dragged him off to the medics. He has an accelerated healing factor, they saw no issue with letting out their frustrations on him, as he was simply an asset in their eyes, even as a seven-year-old.
As such, he has very warped idea of what constitutes a 'major' injury on him---he can be running around cradling his disemboweled intestines in one arm without breaking a sweat. He offhandedly tells people that an injury doesn't register as 'major' to him unless it's a skull fracture where he can feel a section of his head caved in, or a direct shot to the heart.
Because of this, he also has a very skewed idea of what 'hurt' means to him personally and how he's meant to react to it. He's internalised his handlers' assertion that because he can heal, his pain does not matter. So what if people hurt him? It's what he was built to withstand. There is a weird sense of pride he has about this, he sees it as a mark of strength, and it's partly why he's as defiantly blasé as he is about Megatron's abuse when they get in each other's faces. At the same time, it's also deeply lonely for him and he oscillates wildly between shying away from physical contact and being starved for 'good' touch at the same time.
To add to this, while he grows to harbour unspoken attraction towards Wariko which he attempted to throttle multiple times in their early says interacting with each other, he stops icing her out when she becomes the first person to acknowledge his pain, and that him being able to heal and bearing no scars from his abuse doesn't make that pain any less real. She's also his first experience with 'good' touch, which he quickly finds he cannot get enough of.
He adores musicals. In particular are The Greatest Showman, Moulin Rouge and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
When he and Morgan are in one of their more civil moods, they play chess together in a weirdly companionable silence, as despite their mutual disdain, they understand each other the most. They're equally matched, and it's the only time where Morgan will sincerely compliment him about something, and he'd accept it without sneering or boasting. (He used to play with Sharif, who doesn't do so now as Shockwave, while Morgan used to play with Omar, so it also feels like a moment of bonding over shared loss)
He's an excellent dancer! Mostly ballroom-based which he picked up during his days as a young politician for big senate events, but he enjoys mixing things up a bit with tango or freestyle.
Has mastered walking in high heels.
He alternates between having a soft spot for Thundercracker/Teo Cortez, who he sometimes sees as a younger brother, and calling Teo out as being the 'weak link' of the Trine. He can one day be planning a heartfelt birthday party and baking a cake for Teo since Teo can no longer celebrate it with family, and the next day be screaming at Teo for messing up at target practice. He justifies this hot and cold by saying that someone like Teo isn't made for war, but since Teo insists on being here, he would rather have Teo sad or angry at him for being harsh over the work they have to do, than to have Teo dead from softness and carelessness. He was genuinely relieved when Teo finally left the Decepticons, and they do reconcile post-war.
Openly calls Tarn out for being a fanboy simp in bad Decepticon cosplay.
He never really takes Bumblebee/Benjamin Bane seriously as a fellow combatant and is constantly breaking into Omar's comm signal on the field to yell at Omar to send "your son" back home, this is NO PLACE for a child playing DRESS-UP. (Ben's "I'M 18 YOU POMPOUS PRAT" is immediately met with Stefan's "DON'T YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT, STOP KICKING ME IS PRIME RAISING YOU IN A BARN")
That said, despite being on opposite sides of the fence, when Ben becomes a discorporated soul, he is drawn to Stefan, who can hear him because it is Stefan, rather than Omar or even Memo and Charlie, who unknowingly first truly heard him. This goes back to when Ben was nine, and had a chance to visit the Quintesson War Museum on his birthday; his father and mother however, had no interest in exploring the exhibits with him and left him to do so on alone. On a whim, he asked a passing man, a young politician Stefan who was visiting before a conference, to help him take a picture. Stefan wanted this to be a one and done, but after asking Ben about his parents and finding out they left him to celebrate his birthday alone, he decided to chaperone Ben through the entire time that Ben was there and listened to this boy talk about everything under the sun. He didn't put much thought into this after he left, it was just a few hours of making a child happy/feel less lonely on on their birthday (he's never celebrated one! what a novelty that is), he didn't even have the presence of mind to ask for the boy's name since he himself was not given one until he was 18, but Ben never forgot.
As vain as he is, Stefan hates seeing old pictures of himself, especially those taken of him during his old senate days. He hates the boyish way he used to smile, he hates the hopeful light in his eyes, he hates coming to terms with the part of himself he felt he had sacrificed to hate over humanity on the day they razed the Senate… and how he barely recognizes the man he used to be. Wariko eventually makes him see the truth; that the man he was is the man he still is deep down.
He loves collecting plane models. He does not love putting them together, however, and it's a task he often bribes Skywarp into with offerings of muttabaq fresh off the gridle.
Sharif's old nickname for him is "Pretty Bird", Wariko calls him "Uguisu" (Japanese Bush Warbler).
Extremely protective of his armored flight suit. It was a prototype made by Sharif years ago for him--it was his first taste of flying without a helmet or within a cockpit, and he's never been able to forget that feeling. He also sees it as the last gift Sharif ever gave him before becoming 'Shockwave'. He refuses to let Morgan touch it, and the one time he did approach Shockwave to make some amendments, Shockwave told him to rubbish it for a better upgrade. He declined, and has since learned how to fix and programme the suit on his own. He won't admit it, but it feels like keeping the last physical bit of Sharif's memory alive.
Deeply in love with sky and flying in general; he embraces it as the most free he ever feels. He's up early for morning flights to catch the sunrise, and when he feels like he needs to get away from it all, he flies up high enough that ice gnaws at his face and he can't breath before freefalling through the clouds. It helps him gain a sense of perspective.
Stefan and Wariko do eventually get married, and he settles into a Way Of The Househusband role to her Lady First Delegate. They end up adopting two Cold Construct kids, Suzume and Gabriele.
If you'd like more Winblade/Starscream headcanons (because they are my power couple!), you can find them here and here!
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wisebeth · 2 years ago
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“Sakura is toxic because she made fun of Naruto for being an orphan–”
She regretted it the second after Sasuke rightfully called her out and even opened a therapy center for war orphans.
Ino fatshamed Choji, Shikamaru was a misogynist, Neji misplaced his anger at Hinata, but no one ever calls them out. They were all kids, they all made mistakes.
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“Sakura is abusive because she constantly punches Naruto–”
She only hit him in the manga when he did something perverted or disrespectful, it was heavily exaggerated in the anime.
It's called slap stick comedy. If you think it's aBuSiVe, I hope you have the same energy for Jiraiya who peeked at the women's bathroom without consent and gets brushed off as ‘comedic purpose’, double standards much?
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“She has Stockholm Syndrome because she loved Sasuke after he tried to kill her–”
They're shinobis. Unlike our real world, it's the norm there to fight each other to death and then make up. Don't get it mixed up.
Naruto forgave every single villain in the series, including Pain who killed his master and destroyed his village. Obito, who killed his parents, started a war, was the reason for the deaths of countless people such as Neji, and Shikamaru & Ino's fathers, formed a terrorist organisation (which was responsible for multiple war crimes) yet no one bats an eye. Lee forgave Gaara who attempted to kill him, Hinata forgave Neji who tried to kill her for something which wasn't her fault. It's the norm there, deal with it.
Sasuke also tried to kill Naruto, Kakashi & Karin and they all forgave him but for some reason only Sakura gets shit for it? Double standards again.
“Sakura is a bitch who loves Sasuke and ignores Naruto who loves her–”
Sakura cares for Naruto, as a friend and her teammate. She's not obligated to return her feelings if she doesn't want to. Naruto doesn't ‘love’ her. He had a childhood crush on her, and it used to be mentioned less frequently than in the anime. SP exaggerated his feelings.
Kakashi didn't return Rin's feelings. Sasuke didn't return Ino, Karin and Sakura's feelings (until ch. 699 in Sakura's case). Naruto didn't return Hinata's feelings until The Last. Tsunade didn't like Jiraiya back. Then why is Sakura hated for something so ridiculous? She's allowed to make her own choices.
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“She is shallow, she only liked Sasuke for his looks–”
If her feelings for Sasuke truly were shallow, she'd have moved on after he left the village, she'd have moved on after he became a criminal, like Ino did. She saw Sasuke at his worst and still chose him with all his flaws.
A ‘shallow crush’ wouldn't last for so many years. If her feelings weren't strong or deep, Sasuke wouldn't choose her in the end. If her feelings were superficial she wouldn't risk her life to save him against Gaara. If she didn't love him, she'd not be able to stop his curse mark. If they were superficial, she'd have moved on to date some other handsome man instead of crying over Sasuke.
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“Sakura is useless as a main character–”
That's not her fault. That's a criticism for the author. None of the female characters in the series have as much complexity, fight scenes or power as the male characters. It's a shonen centric more to the male characters.
Sakura IS a main character because she contributes more in the manga than other female characters but she's not going to contribute as much as Sasuke or Naruto because the series revolved around men more than women.
Take Attack on Titan for example, it's a shonen where the contribution of male and female characters were distributed equally. In Naruto, it simply wasn't distributed equally.
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“Sakura is selfish because she tried to lead on Naruto–”
I can agree here that she was entirely in the wrong and made a very stupid decision. But that's exactly what makes Sakura a realistic character. She's flawed. She makes mistakes. She can be irrational. And that makes her human. She didn't lie to him because she thought it would be fun, she did it to protect. She had good intentions even if she took the wrong approach.
Sasuke, as another of the main characters, did more harm to Naruto than Sakura's confession did but everyone understands and forgives him. Obito started a war and killed people and was forgiven. Itachi killed his entire clan and traumatised Sasuke but the fandom forgives because of his reasoning. Nagato killed people, and was still forgiven.
Then why can't you all be more understanding of Sakura? She did not even half of the terrible things which other characters did but gets more hate for it.
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“Sakura is a bad friend to Ino–”
Sakura was SEVEN when she announced Ino as her rival. I'm sorry y'all are morally uptight who's never made a single stupid decision as a kid that you feel the need to accuse a child of being a villain for acting like a child. And it has been implied very clearly Sakura wanted to get out of Ino's shadow and only used Sasuke as an excuse to do so.
And if Sakura was this horrible bitchy friend you guys think she was then I don't think Ino would immediately jump to protect her during chunin exams. Sasuke did more terrible things to his best friend than Sakura did but once only Sakura gets shit for it.
And they never stopped being friends, only their dynamic changed, it included friendly bickering and rivalry. Ino never was mad or bitter with Sakura and even proudly told her she bloomed into a beautiful flower, this doesn't sound like a person who's been unfairly betrayed by a best friend over a crush?
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In short, Sakura Haruno is fucking amazing and maybe if y'all didn't hold female characters to such a ridiculous high standard and bothered to understand the manga instead of watching filler episodes, you'd know.
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flamingtouya · 8 months ago
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NAVIGATION
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hera 23 she/her
biochem engineer from austria (GMT+2). currently doing whatever entertains me, which includes writing for a very small selection of my favourite characters. this blog is dabi-centric + i write with a female reader in mind.
enjoy your stay! ♡
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silence knows best — 4.4k nsfw, smoking + alcohol, some pining, lovesick dabi
Silence is its own form of Violence. Silence has a way of consuming Todoroki Touya’s heart and swallowing him whole. Silence, to him, is as loud as the infinite rage burning at the core of his heart, the one that hollows out the space between his ribs and leaves him bare.
talk is cheap — 4.3k sfw, text message format, flirting, no quirk/modern AU
You: where’s the body at Unknown: Ohara street by the fitness park, you should come check it out You: sounds enticing You: i’ve always wanted to be on a true crime podcast.
cat person — 1.2k sfw, solo dabi, foul language, pure fluff
Here he sits; Todoroki Touya, a man stripped of all dignity at the sight of a fat cat.
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i do not take requests. however, feel free to drop a prompt in my askbox and i might feel inspired. ♡
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saaraofthesand · 24 days ago
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Disclaimer: I’m asexual, I’m on the aro spectrum, I understand that romance is not for everyone. But this is more of a discussion of misogyny and narrative intent in shounen stories. So, at no point do i mean that romance is essential to the human person.
After an Orihime/Hinata-centric convo with a coworker, it struck me how little a lot of people who only watch battle shounen understand that a love interest should bare weight in a story. As a shoujo enjoyer, I know that a love interest is important and SHOULD BE important to a story.
Take Yona of the Dawn, which is like my model for the perfect battle manga. Hak matters to the story. He isn’t important because he’s Yona’s love interest per se, but he’s Yona’s love interest because he’s important. Yona of the Dawn has a lot going on in its story, character arcs, heavy plot, the power of friendship, lore and mythology, etc. But even still, Hak and Yona’s relationship is never an afterthought. It’s very intentional and very explicitly romantic.
The reason that a lot of battle shounen can’t get romance right is very simple: misogyny. Women are not allowed to be as important to a story as the men.
Hinata is an afterthought character and love interest because Kishimoto refused to allow her to stand on her own in a significant way. He also refused to give her and Naruto a lot of MUTUAL moments of affection and trust throughout the story. There is no substance to their relationship even though there should be. You don’t feel the love or the yearning on both sides. You don’t see them fight together, perfectly in sync despite not uttering a single word (that position goes to Sasuke). Hinata goes down in basically every fight, to the point that you, the audience, are screaming crying throwing up because she should have been allowed to fight a winning battle.
This is not to say that Naruhina is a bad ship or that people who ship it are stupid. I think fans have given this relationship the substance it lacks in canon, and that matters. I mean, I am a trans Naruhina stan for life. But I don’t think Kishimoto should get credit for that.
Then Orihime… babygirl. This girl was so wasted it’s actually a crime against humanity. Orihime is given a little more import in Bleach than Hinata is in Naruto, which I actually think resulted in even more disappointment in her character for me. I don’t ship ichiruki, but… there’s a reason people do. It’s because Rukia is the character fighting at Ichigo’s side (at least in the first few arcs). Orihime is always behind Ichigo, and that’s not compelling for a love interest. She and Ichigo should be side by side.
(Now, to be fair, Ichigo isn’t side by side with anyone in later arcs because Bleach becomes the Ichigo Show and team battles just stop being a thing in favor of Ichigo Fights While Everyone Watches.)
But then in the final battle, when Orihime goes with Ichigo to fight Yhwach, you think, “this is it! Finally!” But no, Orihime is immediately sidelined while Ichigo fights alone.
Again this isn’t to hate on Ichihime, cause I love their cute little faces with all my heart. It’s to illustrate that misogyny prevents love stories from being genuinely compelling to watch. It matters that Orihime is sidelined not only because it’s unfair but also because it affects how we perceive her relationship with Ichigo.
My main problem is that to a lot of people who think romance is “girly” it doesn’t matter if a female love interest is a sexist archetype or not. Because shounen is for boys so why should romance matter. I think this is a disingenuous way to look at these stories. Romance should not be less important to boys because boys also experience romantic attraction. And these creators chose to have romance, therefore the romance should matter. It’s genuinely as simple as that.
If Hak and Yona weren’t love interests, Yona of the Dawn would be a totally different story. But if Naruto and Hinata or Orihime and Ichigo hadn’t ended up together, Naruto and Bleach as stories would remain unchanged. And that matters to me. Relationships, platonic or romantic, change people and narratives. These relationships should be so integral to the plot that the whole thing is different without them, and they just aren’t.
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polygnosticu · 26 days ago
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The owl House has a way of emasculating the males in the show (counting out king and hooty cause there monsters, not fitting humanoid narrative.) lets be real the way they treated gus and hunter they were chop liver compared to the impact the girls made.
Dont get me started on belos.
The emasculation of male characters is something of a trend these days as children's programming has recently been female centric going back to My Little Pony. Disney's latest offerings, Kiff, Hamster and Gretel, Primos, etc. all have female protagonists with supporting male characters who are less than stellar examples.
Gus wasn't even supposed to be in The Owl House. If you've seen the pitch bible for the show Gus wasn't in it. Tibbles was suposed to fill Gus' role. I imagine Disney insisted that an ethnic character be added to the main ensemble so Gus was created despite Dana having no use for him. Thus his use as no more than comic relief. Though they did give him a focus episode Gus was completely overshadowed by Lumity.
Hunter and Amity could have been the same character. Both were supposed to be traumatized by their parental figures but Hunter was genuinely abused while fandom merely painted Amity as an abuse victim to absolve her of her crimes so Lumity could be more palatable. Odalia was a bad parent be she never did anything in canon to her children that would qualify as abuse.
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bangtanwritershq · 1 year ago
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BangtanWritersHQ Presents: “Golden Works of Art" Masterlist
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For November 2023, we assembled a masterlist collection of fics to showcase the number 7 for Bangtan and Jeon Jungkook, and the release of Golden, Jungkook’s first album! There are many different AUs, genres, and pairings featured! So, if you're in the mood for all things SEVEN & GOLDEN, this masterlist is for you! Note: All fics are OVER 7k in length, and many feature Jungkook as their focal point but are not limited to being Jungkook-centric
Browse at your leisure and ENJOY!
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KEY:
�� - nsfw (mature themes) ✅ - sfw (no warnings) 💖 - smut ⚠️ - other warnings
SET UP - emojis: Title (if link is to another platform) | Author [parts] pairings, genre/aus, rating, word count
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🔞💖⚠️ Promises, Promises (Ao3) | @downbad4yoongi [1/1] Pairing: Jimin x Jeongguk AU Type: Mail Order Husband, S2L | fluff, angst, mild smut Rating: MA WC: 11,280
🔞💖⚠️ Make You Mine | @colormepurplex2 [2/2] Pairing: Alpha!Jungkook x Omega!f.Reader AU Type: A/B/O, E2L | angst, smut Rating: MA WC: 11,231
🔞💖⚠️ Lights, Camera, Action | @colormepurplex2 [3/3] Pairing: Actor!Jungkook x Artist!Reader (ft. Director!Namjoon x Artist!Reader) AU Type: Poly/3way Relationship, Coworkers/Strangers to Lovers | smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 22,484
🔞💖⚠️ Slow and Steady | @yoonia [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x female reader/Jungkook x female OC AU Type: Art | smut, angst Rating: MA WC: 7,137
🔞💖⚠️ Mirrors: What Becomes of Us | @yoonia [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x f.Reader AU Type: Friends w/Benefits to Lovers | smut, angst Rating: MA WC: 8,454
🔞💖⚠️ In Motion | @yoonia [14/14] Pairing: Jungkook x f.Reader AU Type: Sex Club | smut Rating: MA WC: 175,587
🔞💖⚠️ Song of You | @bethschamberoftales [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x Reader AU Type: 1930-40s Romance | smut, angst, fluff Rating: MA WC: 8k
🔞💖⚠️ Let Me Heal You | @bethschamberoftales [1/1] Pairing: ex!bf Jungkook x reader x lawyer! Taehyung AU Type: Coming of Age, Infidelity, Crime, Thriller | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 26k
🔞💖⚠️ I Put A Spell On You | @colormepurplex2 [2/2] Pairing: Demon!Jimin x Witch!f.Reader x Vampire!Jungkook AU Type: Demon/Witch/Vampire Halloween | angst, smut Rating: MA WC: 9,257
🔞💖⚠️ Chasing Shadows | @colormepurplex2 [4/4] Pairing: Sherlock!Jungkook x Journalist!f.Reader AU Type: Modern Day Sherlock Holmes | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 21,511
🔞💖⚠️ Flowers of Fate | @colormepurplex2 [4/4] Pairing: UnseeliePrince!Yoongi x Human!f.Reader (ft. x UnseelieGuard!Jungkook x SeeliePrince!Jimin x WoodNymph!Namjoon) AU Type: Strangers to Bonded Mates | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 56,072
🔞💖⚠️ On Wings of Mist & Memories | @colormepurplex2 [3/3] Pairing: DragonRider!Jungkook x FieldScribe!f.Reader AU Type: Enemies to Lovers, Exiled Royalty, Fantasy | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 39,753
🔞💖⚠️ Seeds | @downbad4yoongi [1/1] Pairing: Persephone!Yoongi x Hades!Hoseok AU Type: Modern Greek Mythology, Strangers to Lovers, Mafia | angst, smut Rating: MA WC: 7,902
🔞💖⚠️ Lifeline | @downbad4yoongi [1/1] Pairing: Namjoon x Reader AU Type: First Responder | smut, light fluff Rating: MA WC: 7,157
🔞💖⚠️ The Agile Fox | @yoonia [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x OC (named female character) x Yoongi AU Type: Shifters, Werewolf | fluff, angst, smut Rating: MA WC: 51,966
🔞💖⚠️ Bad For You | @yoonia [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x f.Reader AU Type: Stripper | smut, angst Rating: MA WC: 11,340
🔞💖⚠️ To All The Men I’ve Fucked Before | @hisunshiine [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x Reader AU Type: tatbilb!au fake dating!au | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 30,586
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🔞💖⚠️ College Nights, Diner Fights | @hisunshiine [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x Reader AU Type: e2l, diner au, college au | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 9,841
🔞💖⚠️ Seven Days | @hisunshiine [7/7] Pairing: Jungkook x Reader AU Type: f2l au, fwb au | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 34,607
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myuiis · 1 year ago
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sally park: a missed opportunity
this is probably going to rot in drafts for a WHILE but i needed to scream into the void about this so let me rant to YOU (yes, you) about how ptj fucked up sally park's writing and purpose in the story so much that she is now just a bundle of missed opportunities. the same could also be said about other characters like crystal choi, luah lim, etc. but i just reread hunt for hostel and i have a lot of insane thoughts that need to be screamed about.
as a character who was the center of attention during her introduction arc, she has been reduced to simply an eli enabler and warren's love interest, who gets about 3 panels to really shine, and then is demoted back into window dressing.
warning: mild eli hate ahead but i do NOT hate eli, i just hate ptj for making everything hostel related eli-centric, when sally is arguably just as important.
so. lets start at the beginning.
from the very beginning, the eli jang arc was told from sally's perspective especially based off the narration, and her character during the majority of the eli jang arc BANGED. initially introduced as a classic demure, feminine savior figure for bad boy warren in the first chapter of the eli jang arc, it's then shown that she isn't as naive or one-dimensional as she may seem.
in fact, shes shown to be fiercely independent and self-sufficient, learning to live by herself and deal with her own problems without anyone helping her, while simultaneously grappling with her grandmother blaming her over her dad's death (side note this plotline, which could've added so much depth to her story was NEVER picked up again)
on my first read of the eli jang arc, this sequence actually punched me in the gut and sally became an instant fav
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but i digress. continuing back to the main point, sally was a tremendously well written character (or as good as we're gonna' get when it comes to female characters by ptj) in the eli jang arc, whether it be her narration (scenes like "sometimes i think if i hadn't introduced them to eli back then, our story wouldn't have been such a tragedy"), or her actual actions in the story.
she was integral to the story. in fact, i would say that she was MORE central to the heart and soul of hostel than eli jang was (at first, before she got butchered by ptj and forgotten about) because it was HER that was providing for her family with HER own money, until eli stepped in months later. she was the one that everyone wanted to assist and protect because she was who was holding everyone together through her sacrifice and love.
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LOOK AT HER!!! just LOOK AT HER!!! she is so noble and tragic and she does everything for the sake of her family, including starving herself! she is so tremendously loving and sacrifices so much for her family, which is why everyone unites around her to help her!
in fact, the reason warren, eli, and others devolve into crime and stealing is to help her get more money for food, as they can't bear to see her starve herself. while this does come off a little bit white knight-ey (oh a big strong man has to save the sweet damsel), the point is that she has this kind of power over the people around her through her genuine leadership skills
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not only that, but she was actually also the one who came up with the idea of using their old building to provide for more homeless kids, showing that she really should be credited with the creation and management of the runaway fams, far more than she is in the story.
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even though, immediately after, its shown that she didn't think enough about the financials of the situation, and eli gets his time to shine by coming up with the point organization stuff, the way its framed portrays both sally's idea and eli's financial proposal of the financial system as equally important things. this scene makes me think that, at the very least, sally and eli's importance should be on equal footing: sally is the passion, the heart, the core, while eli is the figurehead, the brains, the fighter.
in summary, sally was the person who united the original hostel A through her leadership, kindness, and sacrifice, and had so much soft power over everyone that the entirety of her family would do anything to help her. she also came up with the idea of helping runaway families, demonstrating her kindness and generosity.
not only that, she was still actively managing the runaway families and making money while eli fucked off to j high to become a barber, allowing her to get closer to the runaway fams and inspire them with her leadership.
with all that said, it's clear that sally should be a three-dimensional girlboss who uses her charisma and good personality to gain soft power and lead the people around her as one of the figureheads and hearts of the hostel crew, right?
well. no.
after the eli jang arc, she becomes close to useless.
i dont remember much of 2A outside of the big deal stuff, but what i do remember is that sally does nothing, wins a singular rock-papers-scissors game, and then becomes a damsel in distress again that warren needs to save and gets to show off his cool fighting skills in the process. (this may not be accurate, feel free to correct me if im wrong)
but my BIGGEST gripe is the hunt for hostel arc. the hunt for hostel arc was very much centered around eli, warren, and even jerry, more than it was sally, despite how much of an integral role she played in the formation of hostel. during the entire arc, she does basically nothing but watch on the sidelines
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... and then ptj pulls this on us. they all unite because they admire and love eli jang so much? only eli jang? not warren chae, gangdong's mighty? not max and derek, the two uncles? not sally park, THE big mama?
i cannot emphasize how ironic it is that sally, the big mama, quite literally gave birth to the idea of the runaway fams, and yet nobody mentions her again afterwards, and only ever eli jang. like... what did eli ever do for you? give you a shitty haircut?
and when warren and eli leave, i FINALLY thought that ptj was going to give sally a moment to shine and show her by herself again, like she was all that time ago, and how she figures out how to save her family despite being unable to fight...
but no. we get this sick ass panel and then she is completely irrelevant again
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the next example of the sally erasure comes when eugene is talking to eli about him joining workers. he tries to convince eli that this is the ONLY thing that he can do to protect his family, and that, now that he's here and so is warren, hostel is weak and helpless because the MEN that get everything done aren't there anymore and "oh no, what can sally park and the girls do?"
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like fym "what can they do"?! sally is a LEADER and she has POWER and INFLUENCE (or at least, she should). but no, the narrative doesn't prove him wrong, and sally does next to nothing in the narrative.
i cannot emphasize how much more of a leader figure she is than eli btw. she took all the runaway kids under her wing. it was her idea to build an organization for these kids in the first place. she was the one singlehandedly raising money for all 7 high schoolers in her family before eli stepped in. she STARVED HERSELF and CUT HER OWN FINGERS trying to make food for her family. she was THE big mama. EVERYONE wanted to protect her and respect and love her. and yet ELI is the main character of hostel that is oh so important and that everyone will unite under????
"oh no without you how will anything get done, eli jang?" stfu
and even when she does do things, later on, it's really more of an excuse for vasco to shine. while she was the one to get heather's mom to forgive eli, as well as the one that got vasco to save eli in the first place, 1) her major role in this part of the story is entirely sidelined and given no narrative weight outside of being the reason that eli's healing arc can happen and 2) the only agency we've ever seen her having since hostel arc is in relation to eli. she only ever acts on her own to save eli. she PROBABLY did stuff outside of that to help hostel, but that is entirely offscreen and not focused on at all, so her leadership and agency when it comes to things outside of a MAN are ignored.
in chapter 478, i thought that she was once again given a brief moment to shine when she looked sad and all wondering what they would do once they didn't have the income workers supplied them with, and i was hoping that she'd get a chance to creatively problem solve around it to show a good character moment for her and the rest of hostel... but who am i kidding this is ptj of course he wouldnt do that. nah, it was just a scene so that vasco could introduce jay again and be like "hey guys jay is actually relevant to the story and he's a nice person, just so you guys dont forget that he's still there! and also ignore this deus ex machina ass solution to a conflict that could've been a really interesting character study!!"
so yeah. that's basically it. in conclusion, i think sally park is a HUGE missed opportunity for ptj to finally write a good female character. kind, compassionate, charismatic, smart, sally's got it all. however, just because she is a soft character doesn't mean that she's a pushover and she held tremendous power and authority because of everything she did for her family. however, ptj decides to do nothing with her and turn her into an eli enabler and a warren love interest instead, ignoring her leadership skills and influence.
and once again, no hate to eli, warren, jerry, jay, or any of the other character i just shat on to make a point!! i like all of them, but i just think that sally's character assassination to allow them to shine was an infuriating decision on ptj's part
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renewedmotionforjudgment · 1 month ago
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Think-y thoughts late on Friday night from my discussion with @dangermousie (mostly because she and I have realized we have like … 5% overlapping taste in cdramas. I can’t stay about k-dramas because I don’t watch enough, but I’ll pretty much watch anything crime related.)
So recently I made a post to new followers about what types of drama I like, but then I tried to figure out why specific things within that subgenre resonate with me more than others.
(Also, my biggest fandom secret: I don’t care much for LOTR at all. And I tried. I think it’s probably for the reason below).
But I think … what specifically presses my buttons is a female centric story that is really fundamentally introspective? It doesn’t have to be high angst, like Meet Yourself wasn’t high angst but it was so introspective that the quietness made me cry, but I need the story to allow me to get into the FL’s head beyond what is shown in the plot.
(With the caveat that the dialogue and plot consistency needs to be there)
I’m sure a part of it is that I’m an overthinker who internalizes everything by default (makes for a wonderful anxiety experience, lemme tell you 🙃). But when I think about my top 10s, and when they stick with me, it’s because of that factor.
(And it’s why Ruyi is my favorite drama of all time; and why something like Yanxi was fun but didn’t do much for me in the end. )
(I think it’s actually why Love in the Desert didn’t click for me, even if it met all the genre requirements. And why Love of Nirvana did not click for me. And it’s why TRON is my biggest disappointment of this year. I just want to be in Yining’s head and the writing will not let me.)
But now that I’m looking at the slate of upcoming 2025s, unless something surprises me, that’s my big criteria.
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watermelinoe · 2 months ago
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Any horror movie recs for the season?
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yessss i am so glad you asked >:3c
horror comedy
shaun of the dead (2004): romantic comedy with zombies tucker & dale vs. evil (2010): hillbillies mistaken for killers by some college kids the cabin in the woods (2011): pokes fun at horror tropes but also has some genuinely scary moments fright night (1985): cult classic vampire film, it's a comedy to me an american werewolf in london (1981): werewolf horror comedy cult classic housebound (2014): haunted house horror comedy with a twist the menu (2022): i thought it was funny ok
creature features
alien (1979) and aliens (1986): sigourney weaver being sexy for 4+ hours and also there's aliens jaws (1975): you know, the big fish, the musical fish crawl (2019): surprisingly fun movie with alligators tremors (1990): kevin bacon vs underground monsters the thing (1982): in which there is a Thing
feminist themes and/or woman-centric
the invisible man (2020): elisabeth moss is a woman who believes her abusive ex-husband is not really dead his house (2020): a refugee couple from south sudan deal with racism and a haunted house the haunting (1963): based on shirley jackson's the haunting of hill house (and i do recommend the mike flanagan miniseries as well) the descent (2005): all-female cast becomes trapped underground with monsters the night house (2020): another "horror as metaphor" where a woman deals with the aftermath of her husband's death last night in soho (2021): college fashion student realizes the sixties had a dark side pearl (2022): a movie about a totally normal woman the love witch (2016): horror comedy tribute to 1960s flicks saint maud (2019): titular character becomes obsessed with saving the soul of her patient a girl walks home alone at night (2014): persian-language black-and-white vampire movie the boy (2016): creepy doll movie with a twist gothika (2003): halle berry plays a woman accused of murdering her husband what lies beneath (2000): starring michelle pfeiffer as a woman uncovering her husband's dark secret
some movies that actually scared me (ymmv):
the autopsy of jane doe (2016): father-son coroner duo attempts to establish the cause of death of an unidentified woman insidious (2010): comatose child has summoned The Horrors sinister (2012): true-crime writer finds a box of homemade snuff films the conjuring (2013): rural family gets haunted and must seek the help of vera farmiga and patrick wilson aterrados (2017): argentinian supernatural horror film
it's hard for me to say what's scary because what scared me as a kid or as a teenager a decade or more ago may not be scary for adults or by today's standards, i will say that in recent years the ones on this list that had me the most tense were the invisible man (2020) and the night house (2020)
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lilmissnatcat24 · 30 days ago
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Electric Sheep Chapter Eight- The Electromenon Phenomenon!
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Shepard and Garrus both have important meetings on Illium.
pairing: Female Shepard/Garrus Vakarian
rating: Explicit
tags: Lovers to enemies to lovers, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Enemies to Lovers, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Minor Character Death, ,Violence, Blood and Gore, Torture, Disturbing Themes, Dual POV, Earthborn (Mass Effect), Ruthless (Mass Effect), Mass Effect 2, Whump, Eventual Smut, Requited Unrequited Love, Mind Control, Pining, so much fucking pining that even i'm a little disturbed, Hurt/Comfort, Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, OC Central, a kid show called the electromenom that teaches shepard about basic physics, yet another cliffhanger ending (sorry), second in series
cover: done by the stunning @/milkywayes!!!!!
lil text blurb:
A Transcribed Interview Between Khalisa bint Sinan al-Jilani, Westerlund News, and Commander Delia Shepard, Disgraced Former Alliance Officer and Current Cerberus Terrorist, on September 8th, 2185: 
[al-Jilani]: Khalisa bint Sinan al-Jilani, Westerlund News. Do you have a moment to answer a few questions? 
[Shepard]: Oh, fuck me. 
[al-Jilani]: Admiral Hackett has released a formal statement that since the disaster at Horizon, that your position through the Alliance has been officially terminated. Is this because you failed to save the colonists on the planet, or because you were complicit with their disappearance? 
[Sheaprd]: We just landed, like, five fucking minutes ago. How did you find me? 
[al-Jilani]: The threat to Horizon and Freedom’s Progress comes after the now infamous geth invasion of Eden Prime. Tell me, does the Alliance truly value the lives of humans above all else, or do you believe that they offered up the colonists to ward against expansion and to appease the alien-centric Council? 
[Shepard]: We’re not even on the Citadel. We’re on Illium. 
[al-Jilani]: And now, you’ve allied yourself with known human extremists. Do you think this is an insult to your old partner, Garrus Vakarian, by partnering with the very organization that would threaten his existence, a noted fallen war hero? 
[Shepard]: Oh, please don’t tell me you’ve managed to clone yourself. There can only be one of you leeches the galaxy at any given time, and even that’s pushing it. 
[al-Jilani]: What would you say to Kaidan Alenko, your alleged lover, if he saw you cavorting with terrorists in his name? Or would he approve, seeing as he held former ties with the Terra Forma Party previously? 
[Shepard]: Alright, first, no he didn’t. Second, he’s not my lover. And third, do you ever hear the words coming out of your mouth and wonder why no one in this entire system can stand to be in your presence? 
[al-Jilani]: Has anyone told you that the scar on your face is hideous? 
[Shepard]: Has anyone told you that your face is hideous? 
[al-Jilani]: You very publicly have indulged and abetted a red sand addiction. Is it safe to assume that your previous comments are made under the influence of the illegal narcotic, despite your claims that you’ve been sober now for two years? 
It was at this time that former Commander Delia Shepard attempted to attack Khalisa bint Sinan al-Jilani. She was held back by an unknown woman in a hood, two unknown Cerberus officers, and one unknown turian, before ending her tantrum by storming away. Charges have been pressed, the local authorities of Illium know of Shepard’s numerous crimes against the freedom of press. al-Jilani, while shaken, has asserted that she will continue this story in search of the truth. 
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blackbird-brewster · 7 months ago
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CM Unpopular Opinions
Just a couple of weeks out from the new season, the new trailer just dropped, and people are getting hyped. For last season, I made a CME predictions post (which mostly came to pass, bc this show is so predictable) -- but this season, I'm going to post some unpopular opinions going into S17. Don't like, don't read.
WILL. Since we know Will won't be in this season, there have been speculations that JJ/Will will be getting a divorce, or that Will is going to die. I do NOT want Will to die. I hate that guy, I've never liked his character, but you know who I do love? JJ. She has already been through SO much, I do NOT want Hotch 2.0 in S17. I don't want Will to die, because that would be like ripping half of JJ's soul out of her chest and she deserves better. What I actually think will happen -- is just that Will is going back to being an off-screen partner like he was for most of the series.
JEMILY. I've already written my thoughts on Paget's Jemily hints on social media and why I think that's simply queerbaiting. There's no way Jemily is going to be canon, and I am HAPPY about that. I don't want Jemily to be canon!! Look at how this show treats canon relationships!! How many female romantic interests have been tortured and killed???? Why would I ever want Jemily in that crossfire? Also, as a fanfic author who has been writing Jemily for the past decade -- I don't want them to become canon, because that will squander so much creative potential. Fic authors fill in the gaps and subtext of canon, that's our job, when a relationship becomes canon it really loses it's appeal. That being said, I would love to actually see Emily and JJ interacting again. S16 really ignored their decade-long friendship altogether. Shit, I would love to just see them in the same fricking scene again.
REBECCA. All I want is for Rebecca to survive this season. As mentioned above, the way this show treats romantic interests of main characters is HORRIBLE. I'm forever furious with how the show handled Tara/Rebecca's relationship last season. I know fans hated Rebecca for getting pissed at Tara, but I still don't agree. What I do hate is how as soon as Tara's queerness served it's plot point (getting the inmate to admit he's gay too) -- the show nuked Tara's relationship altogether. I seriously love Rebecca, I think she adds a lot to the show. And since we already know Rebecca is in S17, I would LOVE to see Tara/Rebecca sit down and actually talk through their issues (like real adults!). I would LOVE for them to get the happy ending they deserve.
GARCIA'S ROMANCE. For real, I do not care about any of this love triangle bullshit with Garcia between Tyler and Luke or whatever tf is happening. I seriously hated what they did to Garcia's character in S16, it felt like they completely erased the prior 15 years from her character and replaced it with the most basic hetnormative romance plot. I don't ship Garvez (nor her and Tyler), so I don't really care about that side of things. But I would LOVE to get our Garcia back. I miss her so much.
RETURNING CHARACTER RUMORS. If one of the past cast members comes back in S17 I do not want it to be MGG. CME already focused an entire season on Rossi's man-pain (literally the only reason they killed Krystal was for him to be angry 🙃). I do NOT want another season of white-male centric plot lines (even though that's clearly what's gonna happen with Voight) If anyone actually comes back to guest, I want it to either be Matt or Derek. Alternatively, I do have a crack theory that the unsub/Gold Star is actually Elle Greenaway. A trained government assassin, she became a vigilante after leaving the BAU and she's been operating for all these years without detection. Now THAT would be a good twist.
Listen, overall, I'm not looking forward to another season of Evolution. I think they're trying way too hard to turn CM into some edgy, gritty, Norwegian-type crime drama and in doing so, they've ruined some of my favourite characters irrevocably. I don't have high hopes for S17.
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hadesoftheladies · 7 months ago
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FEMALE MOVIE/TV RECS (PART 1 / FANTASY)
got inspired from a recommendation post so decided to make a list of movies and shows with female-centric stories/female protagonists. since i can't post all of the genres in one post, i'll split it into multiple posts and y'all can save or add to the list as you wish. (disclaimer: i have watched most of these, but i only know about the existence of others. not every movie/show on these lists will be my recommendation. my recommendations will be beneath the list with reasons. also some of these are way better than others in terms of storytelling/performance--which is why i'll list my faves separately):
#1. FANTASY/ADVENTURE (LIVE ACTION)
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Common Themes of Media In the List:
-Strong female friendships
-Romance critical (or anti-romantic centrism)
-Emphasis on female-female relationships
-Warrior girls and women
-Revenge against awful men
-Distrust of male love interests
Ones I Haven't Watched:
His Dark Materials
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Paradise Hills
Crimson Peak
Outlander
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
House of the Dragon
The Nevers
Cursed
NOT LISTED BUT QUALIFIES
Pan's Labyrinth
Mary Poppins
Twilight
The Craft
The BFG
PERSONAL NOTES FOR THE ONES I'VE WATCHED
The School for Good and Evil
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5/10
There were many things about it that were good. The chemistry between the two leading actresses, the primacy of friendship over romance, the effects, the costume and set design, the insane cast (Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Yeoh, Kerry Washington?!) and the score. Some of the performances were good, too. The pitfalls of the film had more to do with the writing and directing. Some scenes were rushed, some dialogue was embarrassingly bad, some plot points were just nonsensical and childish. The magic system was also not well executed (though I've seen worse).
It's mostly mid, but the ending is refreshing for the fairytale genre and if you like fairytale fluff, you'll probably be more willing to forgive the film's transgressions. If you can, there'll be a lot of fun left to have with it.
2. Damsel
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6.5/10
More action than fantasy and with a much smaller cast. Most of the movie focuses on Millie's character. The performances in this were pretty good, though. If you like heroines getting revenge, non-cliche fantasy stories involving princesses, and dragons, this movie is right up your alley! Also the costuming is delightful! It's predictable, but it is also entertaining.
3. Willow
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7/10
This show was just fun. Fantastic effects, female heroics, tomfoolery, lesbians, action, evil forces, cool costuming, lesbians, sword-play, riddle-solving, dumbass princes, sarcastic mentors, and lesbians! This show knew exactly what it was trying to be. Aside from some poor performances, my overall impressions is positive.
4. Wednesday
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7/10
I personally enjoy Wednesday Addams' character wherever I see her. Having a whole show of her was just a treat. I didn't care for the typical highschool-shenanigans (like the cliques) as much, but there were many enjoyable elements in this for me. Particularly, the effects, the crime, the other female characters, and the ending. It's entertaining and pretty to look at. Also I'm always on my wenclair propaganda.
5. Shadow & Bone
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6/10
I've read the Six of Crows duology and the first book of the Shadow & Bone trilogy, so for me this show was a let down. For new watchers, however, you'll find interesting female characters, cool effects, and an entertaining (though sometimes choppy) plot. Inej Ghafa is my queen forever, regardless.
6. Renegade Nell
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7/10
This is puts the fantasy in revenge fantasy. I love all the actresses from Derry Girls, and Louisa Harland is still charming in this. It's basically if Gentleman Jack (same director, I think) and Tinkerbell teamed up. Or if Little Women was also Pirates of the Caribbean but instead of taking to the sea it was highway robbery! The action sequences are so fun, the villains are nuanced (particularly the villainess) the comedy isn't overbearing (like I forgot I was watching a Disney show tbh) and the silly towel boy from Ted Lasso is here! I personally had fun. I hope it's renewed.
7. Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass
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7/10 (i love these so much so it's 8/10 for me)
It sucks that Depp is in this, but I can never ever forsake my girl Mia Wasikowska. I just love these movies. I love the design, the music, the costumes, the irreverence toward marriage and romance, Alice's personality and relationship with her mother, how it tackles the pathologisation of female autonomy, the performances, etc. The books are one of my favorite books of all time so there's that.
8. Maleficent
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7/10
I really loved the performances in this, the metaphor for rape, the satisfying revenge. I don't mind that it was cliché. I love Maleficent movies. AND the Lana Del Ray cover for "Once Upon A Dream." Also, the first one makes me tear up every time. The mother-daughter love is just so touching to me.
9. Warrior Nun
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(?/10)
I love the premise of this show and I can get behind the characters. The protagonist just annoyed me so much so often I have taken multiple breaks and can't remember the story. I am all for imperfect, asshole girl characters. But this protagonist was just whiny and careless beyond reason. And it was taking too long for her to get with the nuns. Like I was not invested enough in her running away arc. Like sis get your ass to the coven you are not that main of a character!
She took up so much screentime when literally every other character in the show was more interesting than she was.
At least there's lesbians.
10. Snow White & The Huntsman
(8/10)
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What can I say? Kristen Stewart was hot in this, as was stepmother. Effects? Stellar. Direction? Stellar. Performance? Mostly stellar. Drama? Action? Magic? All there. Thoroughly entertaining. Refreshingly anti-Disney. Unfortunately there are some annoying men involved (I'm talking about the dwarves of course) but it never gets too overbearing. This is, however, the least feminist of the entire list and scores lowest on the above common themes.
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lesbianp1lled · 3 months ago
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I saw the ask about the “lesbian artist” who only drew TIMs and female pairings and called it lesbian content. It reminded me of when I used to make art for social media.
I drew actual lesbian art without penises.
Crazy, I know. Such a foreign concept nowadays.
And then down the line, I was suspected of terf crimes because I only drew “cyst” women. My art was too “cyst” centric. So now I was a terf because I dared to draw homosexuality. And this all happened while I was still a gendie. Basically, the only lesbian art that lesbians are allowed to make are the ones with males. Lest you be called an evil terf.
Homosexuality = Terf apparently
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snarrybang · 4 months ago
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Hello, Snarry fans!
On July 31st, for Harry's birthday, were published LOTS of new works to celebrate Snarry - run, don't walk to the SnarryBANG! 2024 Gift Exchange AO3 collection!
If you'd like a taste of what's on offer, you can first have a peek at the super diverse creations under the cut :D
This wrap-up post concludes this year's exchange - don't forget to spread the Snarry love!
Gorgeous banner by @ac1d6urn! ID under the cut as well.
The Splinch (Tumblr post)
by @what-alchemy, for @goddess47
Mature No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Aging, Established Relationship, Past Mpreg, Severus Snape's self esteem issues
Words: 8,176
Summary: More than forty years into their relationship, all Severus and Harry seem to do is get on each other's nerves. When a potions accident leaves them stranded and in a dire predicament, Severus may have to do the unthinkable: talk about his feelings.
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Aftershock (Tumblr post)
by Trueliarose on A03, for @realfatesmistake, FatesMistake on AO3
Teen And Up Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Severus Snape, Harry Potter
Additional Tags: Art, Digital Painting, Battle of Hogwarts, Angst, Grief/Mourning, True Love, kiss
Words: 517
Summary: Harry feels lost after the victorious battle of Hogwarts
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for i am a living person (Tumblr post)
by @a-sentimental-man, for @showyourself80
General Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Pre-Slash, Healing, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Introspection, Post-War
Words: 2,018
Summary: After the war, Severus never felt the same. There was something that crept up in him, a misery that couldn't be wiped off no matter how hard he tried. He'd always been a miserable bastard, terrorising his students because he could, but this was different⁠—there was nothing for him, in this world without Voldemort where he wasn't a spy more than he was an old man. 
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Aphorism Apothecary (Tumblr post)
Bonus fic for everyone, by @ac1d6urn
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Blaise Zabini, Jamie Potter, Molly Weasley, Teddy Lupin, Mr Mulpepper the Apothecary (Harry Potter)
Additional Tags: Detectives, Knockturn Alley (Harry Potter), Murder Mystery, Trans Female Character, Happy Ending, Romance, Post-War, Auror Harry Potter, Detective Harry Potter, Romantic Comedy, Apothecary Owner Severus Snape, Bechdel Test Pass, Severus Snape Lives, Severus Snape-centric, Severus Snape Has a Heart, POV Harry Potter, POV Severus Snape, POV Blaise Zabini, POV Molly Weasley
Words: 25,492
Summary: In pursuit of a murder suspect, the Ministry's most famous Auror and soon-to-be detective, Harry Potter, finds more than he bargained for—especially when a mysterious Knockturn Alley apothecary, owned by a grumpy proprietor, finally allows him inside. Has Severus Snape turned to a life of crime, and why is Harry's daughter involved? And who is the lewd prankster making Harry's life even more difficult? Harry wouldn't be a decent detective if he didn't figure it all out, would he?
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One Day (Tumblr post)
by @acydpop , for knowinglook on AO3.
General Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Fanart, Digital Art, Mutual Pining, Portrait
Words: 0
Summary: Fanart for knowinglook's fic "The Secret Life of Portraits."
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Old Friends in Unexpected Places (Tumblr post)
by @goddess47, for j_lintw1021 on AO3.
Teen And Up Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall
Additional Tags: SnarryBang24, Post-Hogwarts, Older Harry Potter
Words: 5,209
Summary: Meeting Professor Daffyd Prince was not what Harry had expected when he agreed to fill in as the Muggle Studies Professor.
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The call (Tumblr post)
by @pink-x-eye, for Trueliarose on AO3.
Mature No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter, Lily Luna Potter
Additional Tags: Post-War, Angst with a Happy Ending, Not Canon Compliant, Single Parent Harry Potter, Scarred Harry Potter, Dark Harry Potter, Good Severus Snape
Words: 3,145
Summary: There are different kind of calls the desperate cry of a child for their parents the begging for an old friend survival duty love which voice will harry follow at the end of it all? Will Severus stay a bystander or will he make a call of his own?
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The Brute of St Brutus’ (Tumblr post)
by RubyRoseRed on AO3, for ThreeSidedOrchid on AO3.
Mature No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Non-Magical, Disguised Harry Potter, Alternate Universe - Bakery, Baker Harry Potter, Chemistry Professor Severus Snape
Words: 6,367
Summary: Years after he was liberated from St. Brutus’ school for ‘incurably criminal boys’, Harry Potter is working in a bakery and living a quiet, single life in London.
Enter Harry’s former chemistry professor, who does not immediately recognise him.
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The Ice Prince (Tumblr post)
by ThreeSidedOrchid on AO3, for @SiobhanHazel
Mature No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Fawkes (Harry Potter)
Additional Tags: Romance, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, De-Aged Severus Snape
Words: 17,845
Summary: After the battle, when only the dead remained on the grounds and the sun had started to rise, the cleanup had begun. Harry'd felt compelled to collect Snape's body himself. Braced to revisit the site, Hermione, Ron and he had set out, their steps slowing in confusion the closer they got to the shack. Sometime in the night, somehow, the Shack, the tree, everything, had become encased in a thick layer of ice. For all the strength in its great branches, the willow could not move. The door to the shack could not even be touched, buried behind the ice. Fire, potions and spells did not melt it. For all anyone knew, Severus Snape's body still lay inside now, nine years later.
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Moonstruck (Tumblr post)
by @serenaew, for @flymetosnarryland
General Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Marriage Proposal, Bonding, Amnesia, Moonlight, Song: Clair de Lune (Claude Debussy)
Words: 2,125
Summary: A year ago, Harry wanted to propose here. What is Severus planning for the occasion, this year?
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Our Forever Home (Tumblr post)
by @siobhanhazel, for @what-alchemy
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Teddy Lupin & Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Teddy Lupin, Eileen Snape, Minerva McGonagall, Victoire Weasley
Additional Tags: Minor Minerva McGonagall/Eileen Snape, Minor Teddy Lupin/Victoire Weasley, Time Travel, Kind of time travel7th Year - HogwartsFuture FicBrief Mention of Suicide, Age Difference, Professor/Student RelationshipProfessor Harry Potter, Family, Angst, First-Kiss, Plot With Smut, Anal Sex, First Time, Switch Severus Snape, Bottom Severus Snape, Switch Harry Potter, Magical Theory (Harry Potter), Age Swap, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Canon Divergence - Post-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Words: 24,527
Summary: Harry stepped closer and looped his Gryffindor scarf around Severus’ neck. “Come on, you’ve had five months to get used to it. 2015 can't be that different from 1977.”
Severus gave him a side-eyed, incredulous look. “Considering you haven't left the castle grounds since 1998, it’s no wonder you see it that way.”
7th Year Severus Snape ♡ Professor Potter
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Gold (Potions and Hearts) (Tumblr post)
by bluebird8683 on AO3, for @hereiamwithmyninjaclan
Teen And Up Audiences Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Hermione GrangerPoppy PomfreyMagic - CharacterDeath (Harry Potter)Ron Weasley, Mentioned - - Character, Tom Riddle | Voldemort
Additional Tags: Good Severus Snape, Severus Snape Has a Heart, Protective Severus Snape, Abused Severus SnapeAbused Harry Potter, Spy Severus Snape, Magically Powerful Harry Potter, Magically Powerful Severus SnapeRitualsStudy of Ancient Runes (Harry Potter), Runes, Aspects, Hermione Granger is a Good Friend, Ron Weasley is a Good Friend, Madam Pomfrey is scary, Romantic Severus Snape, Sweet Severus Snape, Possessive Harry Potter, Severus Snape uses nicknames, POV Harry Potter, gold - Freeform, Mentioned Dissociation, referenced injuries
Words: 6,142
Summary: In order to have a better chance against Voldemort, Harry and Severus perform a ritual, except, as things tend to go with Harry involved, the results are something they weren’t even aware were possible.
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A Helping Hand (Tumblr post)
by @maraudersaffair, for RubyRoseRed on AO3.
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Potions Accident, Smut, Getting Together, Mildly Dubious Consent, Post-Second Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter), Severus Snape Lives, Auror Harry Potter, Top Severus Snape, Bottom Harry Potter, Cock Warming, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Multiple Orgasms
Words: 2,029
Summary: Severus suffers a potions accident in the back of his apothecary. Auror Harry is there to help.
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Emerging From the Shadows (Tumblr post)
by @RealFatesMistake, for bluebird8683 on AO3.
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Werewolves, Time Travel, mentioned - Freeform, Pining, lots of pining, unhealthy attachment
Words: 25,471
Summary: Severus has been waiting 30 years to thank the boy who saved him from a werewolf in the Shrieking Shack. For the last five of those years, he's been waiting to thank that same boy who saved him from bleeding out in that same cursed house. Bound together through decades of various harrowing rescues on both sides, in the aftermath of the war he waits with the metaphorical candle in the window for the return of his personal savior.
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Just One Touch (Tumblr post)
by TastyTaboo on AO3, for @a-sentimental-man
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy/Ron Weasley
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Ron Weasley, Kreacher (Harry Potter), Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Not Epilogue Compliant, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Ministry of Magic Ball (Harry Potter), Drinking, Drink Spiking, Veritaserum Potion (Harry Potter), (I promise that isn't as bad as it sounds Ron is just giving liquid courage), Getting Together, Light Bondage, Light BDSM, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Rough Sex, Subspace, Morning After, Happy Ending, Wandless Magic (Harry Potter), No Condoms but Safe Sex Via Spells, Food as a Metaphor for Love
Words: 4,143
Summary: “You look awfully thin, Snape, haven’t been eating?”
Those dark, smoldering eyes come down on him like a guillotine, one heavy brow quirked in his direction. “You look awfully tired, Potter, haven’t been resting?”
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Memories (Tumblr post)
by @whimsyckle, for @pink-x-eye
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall & Severus Snape, Poppy Pomfrey & Severus Snape, Draco Malfoy & Severus Snape
Characters: Severus Snape, Harry Potter, Minerva McGonagall, Poppy Pomfrey, Draco Malfoy
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Severus Snape, Alpha Harry Potter, Explicit Sexual Content, Knotting, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Severus Snape Lives
Words: 13,211
Summary: In a way, Severus didn’t want the boy to see him in this state. Potter had already seen him at his most vulnerable: wound gaping, bleeding, tears streaming, memories leaking, and on the brink of death. There was no reason for Potter to continue seeing any more.
Or: Severus' path to recovery is constantly being plagued by Harry.
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Eternity's Perfume (Tumblr post)
by @hereiamwithmyninjaclan, for @corinalannister
Mature No Archive Warnings ApplyUnderage Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry PotterS, everus Snape, Sanguini the Vampire (Harry Potter), Albus Dumbledore, SnarryBANG! 2024
Additional Tags: Inspired by: Bridgerton Season 3 Music AND Taylor Swift, No beta we die like Cedric Diggory
Words: 7,935
Summary: “I have terrible news,’ Albus Dumbledore said to the gathered members of the Order of the Phoenix. “Severus has left Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix. I fear we all know exactly where he has gone.”
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Magicks of the Mind (Tumblr post)
by @corinalannister, for @tastytaboo
Teen And Up Audiences Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Underage Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Harry Potter POV, Severus Snape PoV, Canon Divergence, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Angst, Betrayal, Minor Character Death, age gap, Age gap relationship, Teacher/Student, Forbidden Relationships, Underage - Freeform, Tenderness, emotionally charged, Blood and Gore (One Mention), kiss, Occlumency (Harry Potter), mind magic
Words: 2,582
Summary: What if Severus and Harry were involved before the events nearing the end of Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts?
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[When Dreams Come True] Harry and Severus Come Too (Tumblr post)
by wendymarlowe on AO3, for @maraudersaffair
Explicit No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape
Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Anal Sex, theoretically semi-public sex, good thing they have magic or they'd be freezing their bollocks off
Words: 1,715
Summary: This is a sequel to the amazing When Dreams Come True by maraudersaffair. You don't HAVE to read that first, but I highly recommend it! That fic introduces Harry as an international quidditch star (and hella sexy Dom) and Severus as his biggest fan. This fic is a smutty interlude involving questionable sexual decisions on a broom once they're together :-D
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Late night (Tumblr post)
by @flymetosnarryland, for wendymarlowe on AO3.
Explicit Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy
Additional Tags: snarry, Art, Comic, Severus is Policeman, harry is a sex worker, NSFW Art, Muggle AU
Words: 499 (image description)
Summary: A little comic made for prompt: one or the other is a sex worker.
Click the link above to see the comic!
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Backhanded Compliments (Tumbr post)
by Trueliarose on AO3, for @realfatesmistake, FatesMistake on AO3
Teen And Up Audiences No Archive Warnings Apply Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter/Severus Snape
Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Minerva McGonagall
Additional Tags: Post-Battle of Hogwarts, Teacher Harry Potter, Romance, Matchmaker Minerva McGonagall, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, Veritaserum Potion (Harry Potter)
Words: 19,607
Summary: In hopes of keeping disputes between her colleagues to a minimum, Headmistress McGonagall has Severus and Harry sign a contract. What she didn't tell them is the consequences of breaking the new rules, or that there was only one way to stop the annoying punishment: set aside their differences and reconcile. What could go wrong?
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Banner ID: Severus scrutinizes Harry, who is face to face with Severus’ patronus, a silver doe with bright green eyes swooping in with the magic whirlwind resembling a winter blizzard. Both Harry and the doe are mesmerised with one another. The tip of Harry’s index finger is over the tip of Severus’ wand. Harry is holding up lily of the valley blossoms below the doe’s chin. Harry’s cravat is green with white decorations to match the flowers. Severus’ expression is stern and attentive. Behind him, bats descend from the top of the drawing. A tree stretches its branches behind Harry. They are enveloped in sunrise pinks and blues of the sky. A full moon hovers between Severus and Harry’s figures, with a solitary shadowed spec of a bat against its yellow glow.
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waffle-meringue · 9 months ago
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After watching a lot of the playlists from Trelkez's Self-Curated Vidshow Challenge, @periru3 and I were inspired to make a few playlists of our own. We each independently made entirely female-centric playlists for each other's vids, and then asked "What theme would we highlight if we only looked at our vids for male characters?" And, well...this is what we came up with.
Sports Analogies (Sports Night) — Men will literally talk about sports instead of going to therapy.
Paperback Writer (Stephen King) — Men will literally sublimate their trauma into horror novels instead of going to therapy. [this isn't in the YT playlist due to copyright issues]
New Shore (Our Flag Means Death) — Men will literally run off to sea instead of going to therapy.
Truth (Steven Universe) — Men will literally therapize everyone they know instead of going to therapy.
Skate (Yuri on Ice) — Men will literally move to Japan for a boy instead of going to therapy.
Boyfriend (Crashing) — Men will literally obsess over their cute neighbor instead of going to therapy (or coming out).
Horny Angry Tango (Hobbs & Shaw) — Men will literally invent intricate rituals to touch the skin of other men instead of going to therapy.
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (Christine) — Men will literally buy a car instead of going to therapy.
Scientist (Re-Animator) — Men will literally commit crimes against nature instead of going to therapy.
Haven't You Noticed I'm a Star (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) — Men will literally become supervillains instead of going to therapy.
Don't Bring Me Down (Bruce) (Batman: The Animated Series) — Men will literally get a batsona instead of going to therapy.
Grace Kelly (Catch Me If You Can) — Men will literally change their identity instead of going to therapy.
California (Mad Men) — Men will literally go to California instead of going to therapy.
When We're Dancing (11.22.63) — Men will literally time travel to the 1950s instead of going to therapy.
Achilles Come Down (Red & Black Edition) (Les Misérables) — Men will literally nobly self sacrifice instead of going to therapy.
Your Woman (Ted Lasso) — Men will literally seethe inside instead of going to therapy.
Man on a Wire (Hannibal) — Actually, on second thought, maybe you shouldn't go to therapy...
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