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wisebeth · 2 years

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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.

“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?

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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.

“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?

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.

#naruto #naruto shippuden #pro Sakura #pro sakura haruno #ino yamanaka #ino #kakashi #sasuke #sasuke uchiha #team 7 #team seven #antis dni #sakura haruno #naruto manga

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flamingtouya · 5 months

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NAVIGATION

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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! ♡

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.

my writing sometimes includes or references sensitive topics such as depression, trauma, alcohol, emotional detachment and struggles with personal identity. content warnings will be given.

i do not take requests. however, feel free to drop a prompt in my askbox and i might feel inspired. ♡

ficlets + prompts | AO3 | ko-fi

#navigation #this took me way too long.#dabi x reader #touya x reader #todoroki touya #bnha

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bangtanwritershq · 10 months

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BangtanWritersHQ Presents: “Golden Works of Art" Masterlist

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!

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

🔞💖⚠️ 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

🔞💖 Laundry Love | @hisunshiine [1/1] Pairing: Jungkook x Reader AU Type: s2l, non-idol au | smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 9,983

🔞💖⚠️ Bangtan Scouts | @hisunshiine [20/20] Pairing: Jungkook x Reader AU Type: sailor moon au | angst, smut, fluff Rating: MA WC: 48,937

🔞💖⚠️ 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 · 9 months

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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

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.

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

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.

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

... 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

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?"

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

#lookism #lookism manhwa #eli jang #jang hyun #eli lookism #warren chae #chae wonseok #jerry kwon #kwon jitae #sally park #lookism rant #literature analysis #(?) kinda #hostel #lookism webtoon #jay hong #hong jaeyeol #i hate how ptj treats his female characters #women deserve better

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blackbird-brewster · 4 months

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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.

#criminal minds #cm evolution #emily prentiss #rebecca wilson #tara lewis #tebecca #jennifer jareau #jemily #penelope garcia #cm commentary #cm meta #cm s17

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snarrybang · 29 days

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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.

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

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.

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?

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."

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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?”

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.

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.”

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?

[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

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!

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?

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.

#snarry #severus snape #harry x severus #snarrybang #harry/snape #harry/severus #harry james potter #snape #snarryBANG24

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waffle-meringue · 6 months

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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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hadesoftheladies · 4 months

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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(?/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)

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.

#radblr #female centric media #female fantasy movies #feminism #fantasy heroines #hadesoftheladies rec list

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agentrouka-blog · 2 years

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The only reason Jon views Catelyn as a mother figure/maternal figure is because Ned neglected him enough that Jon projected that onto his father's wife. Ned neglected him by witholding any information about his actual mother and by not providing an adequate emotional replacement for his "son", be that a maternal caretaker or his own damn self.

Ned gets praised to hell and back for the bare minimum.

But people blame Cat for Jon's issues. The actor blames Cat for Jon's issues.

It simply has to be the woman's fault.

The expectation that Catelyn was supposed to act as an actual mother figure to Jon in any official capacity is a massive misogynistic double standard that entirely hinges on ignoring the context of the setting and Ned's responsibilities and on insisting that women have the obligation to provide for the emotional needs to male characters regardless of their own self-interest.

She never treated him "like crap". Her worst "crime" (apart from an emotional outburst at her absolute breaking point) is not being warm to Jon and regarding him with suspicion in a way he was able to detect. It sucks for Jon that he was a child and an adult in his life communicated her dislike of his presence. BUT SHE WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS EMOTIONAL VALIDATION. NED WAS.

I will never forgive the show for the absolute character-derailing travesty of a scene where Catelyn castigates herself because she couldn't "love a motherless child" when that is absolutely brushing aside her actual issues in the book canon. It's one of the worst examples of sacrificing a female character's storyline for a male character's validation in the series, and it's on par with Sansa "thanking" the Hound for his abuse or telling Tyrion he was "the best of them", or utterly ignoring Shae's murder.

It cheapens Sansa's validation of Jon because it casts her actions as "making up" for Catelyn (or her own "awful" past, which, don't even get me started on that nonsense). Like it's something Jon is owed by either of them, instead of something Sansa gives to Jon because she she chooses to, because she sees him as worthy of it on her own accord and because of his own actions.

No, instead she has to apologize for not being his #1 stan from day one, like a "good" female character would have been (like Arya). Liking and loving and validating Jon is framed as a default standard, and deviating from it is immediately a transgression that has to be compensated for.

Male-centric, misogynistic nonsense.

My hats off to Kit for giving this mess some thought, but unless his show actually examines the angle that Cat wasn't the bad guy, that the person who withheld emotional validation and crucial information from him was Saint Ned the Honorable... I can't take it seriously.

#catelyn stark #catelyn stark defense squad #eddard stark critical #anti jon snow #< not really but just in case

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cosmicveils · 1 year

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Lore relevant to drow in Faerûn (Baldur's Gate 3 setting)

This is a writeup mostly for anyone playing BG3 that may be curious about drow, if they're unfamiliar with the Forgotten Realms/Faerun setting. I will say as a disclosure that I haven't read all of the drow-centric Forgotten Realms novels, and it's been quite a while since I read the ones I am familiar with. This is really just a basic primer lol. Anyway...

Religion and where they live: Drow usually live in the Underdark, which is incredibly vast. There are many cities spread throughout the caverns, generally with tens of thousands of drow and their slaves.

Typically, these drow revere Lolth, the Spider Queen -- an evil goddess who loves chaos above all else. Their society is incredibly matriarchal; women generally treat men like they're inferior, and only women can become clerics of Lolth. Men are usually focused on more martial pursuits. Typically, the third-born son of a House is ritually sacrificed to Lolth as an infant.

Assassination and ritual sacrifice are extremely common in Lolth-sworn drow society, even amongst family members. It is very common for Houses (families, essentially) to go to war with each other to advance their place in society. Countless houses have been completely exterminated this way.

Here is an excerpt from the beginning of the book "Homeland" by R.A. Salvatore:

Drider punishment: Remember Kar'niss from early in Act 2, the drow whose lower body is that of an enormous spider? He's a drider. Driders are drow who have been punished, typically by a high priestess of Lolth, or sometimes Lolth herself. Most driders seem to be male, but women have been turned into driders as well. The process is said to be excruciating, and it's generally a punishment for failing Lolth in some way, being disloyal, or hating Lolth and the ways of the drow.

Surface drow and Eilistraee: There are a couple of drow towns on the surface world, but they are extremely isolated and rarely seen. These "Seldarine" drow usually follow Eilistraee, another drow goddess that wants something better for her people. She embodies freedom, song, and dance. For a long time, her clergy was also female-only, but in recent times it's become welcoming to male members as well. Sometimes, these men use a ritual spell to change their sex, to better experience closeness to their goddess. While it's usually a temporary experience, some do it frequently or stay female-presenting for long periods of time. (And of course, this can be very relevant to transgender drow who wish to change their sex, or certain aspects of it.)

The Seldarine refers to the general elven pantheon of gods, all good-aligned enemies of Lolth. Long ago, Lolth betrayed Corellon, the leader of the Seldarine, and was cast out for her crimes. Eilistraee, the daughter of Lolth and Corellon, tries to steer the drow towards something better. A strong aspect of her faith is the freedom to choose. While most of her worshipers are drow, she welcomes all, and various types of outcasts can find comfort in her religion. She is considered a minor deity, however, and thus knowledge about her is quite rare outside of the drow. Both Eilistraee and her followers are little known and poorly understood.

How they're perceived by others: Drow are usually very distrusted both in the Underdark and on the surface, due to the reputation of the Lolth-sworn drow. Occasionally, they'll send raiding parties to the surface world to murder elves (especially followers of Eilistraee, if they happen to find one) and capture slaves. Drow aren't generally attacked on sight anymore by the time BG3 takes place, but they're still quite rare and tend to cause anxiety when they're not expected.

Sunlight Sensitivity: Drow born and raised in the Underdark also tend to be extremely sensitive to sunlight, as it's something they're not used to. This isn't present in Baldur's Gate 3, but it's been noted in D&D novels and materials for quite some time.

"Sunlight Sensitivity. You have disadvantage on attack rolls and Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on sight when you, the target of the attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight."

On the other side of this, however, they also have superior darkvision. This does show up in BG3; their darkvision distance is twice that of other races that have it, like surface elves.

As mentioned in some of the novels with drow characters, sunlight sensitivity can fade with enough time and exposure.

No sleeping necessary: You may have noticed Astarion, your character, or others sleeping in an interesting pose, like they're meditating. Drow (and other elves) in D&D don't need sleep; instead, they generally use a meditative trance. (They can sleep if they want to, but most choose not to).

"Elves don’t need to sleep. Instead, they meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day. (The Common word for such meditation is “trance.”) While meditating, you can dream after a fashion; such dreams are actually mental exercises that have become reflexive through years of practice. After resting in this way, you gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep."

And interestingly: while in trance, elves still have their passive Perception, just at a disadvantage. Other races don't, since they're considered unconscious while asleep. (Of course, if an elf or drow is actually sleeping and not trancing for whatever reason, they'd lose that slight edge.)

Retconned stuff: They used to actually have infravision (heat vision)! This was back in the late 80s/early 90s. From my understanding, though, this was eventually swapped out for darkvision. With the infravision, they also had Drow Sign Language, which relied on seeing the heat in their hands when they used it. You can see this in the beginning of "Homeland" by R.A. Salvatore.

An additional note from bramblepatch regarding that:

if I think of anything else, I'll add it on later lol

#drow #baldur's gate 3 #bg3

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Last words of a Shooting Star

Read now on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/vnsbYrV by veralera When Appa is taken, Toph is taken with him. The sand benders hand her over to the Dai Li and she is sold to a fire nation prison, she isn't going to sit around and wait to be rescued, so she takes matters into her own hands. Aang is left without his earth bending teacher and his flying bison, both are things he needs in his life at the moment. In search of Toph and Appa, he starts to realize that he needs Toph not just as a earth bender teacher, but as a friend, and then maybe something more. Words: 1539, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 1 of Black Star Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Categories: F/M Characters: Toph Beifong, Aang (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s) Relationships: Aang/Toph Beifong, Toph Beifong & Original Male Character(s), Toph Beifong & Zuko, Katara & Sokka (Avatar), Toph Beifong & Katara, Sokka/Zuko (Avatar) Additional Tags: Character Death, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Torture, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Toph Beifong-centric, Aang is a Ray of Sunshine (Avatar), Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Toph Beifong is a Menace, Aang is going insane, Katara Is Trying Her Best, Arson, Multiple crimes committed but its ok because its Toph, Prison, Eventual Fluff, Heavy Angst, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Author has ADHD, google docs is my beta, Sokka is a Little Shit (Avatar), Slow Burn, Title from a Mitski Song, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Read it on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/vnsbYrV

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Can gou define "the patriarchy" in 2024?

Every time I ask this I get wildly different answers, even contradicting each other. To me that's an indication people just mold it into what suits them.

Honestly just sounds like capitalism to me.

The definition of “patriarchy” from the online Merriam-Webster dictionary:

social organization marked by the supremacy of the father in the clan or family, the legal dependence of wives and children, and the reckoning of descent and inheritance in the male line broadly : control by men of a disproportionately large share of power

a society or institution organized according to the principles or practices of patriarchy

In practice, what does this mean?

In a patriarchy you see — to varying extents — the various types of power (i.e., social, political, economic, etc.) disproportionally afforded to men.

For example, as of 2023, the US census bureau estimates 50.4% of the US population is female. Accordingly, if power was proportionally allocated to men and women in the US, we would expect about half of the various positions to be filled with women.

However, in 2023 according to the Pew Research Center, women occupied only:

25% of the US senate

29% of the US House

33% of the US state legislators

24% of the US governors

11% of US Fortune 500 CEOs

30% of US Fortune 500 board members

33% of US college and university presidents

0% of all US presidents in history

All of these are well below parity and also represent only a small portion of all the positions of power in which there is a disparity (consider: religious leaders, military officers, law enforcement officials, the highest paying occupations, etc.).

Of course, I could cite evidence of the patriarchy with many other examples ranging from: how men commit the vast majority of violent crimes (and also the majority of all total crimes), how almost all married women take their husbands last name, how almost all children of married couples take only the father’s name, how every major religion is male-centric (re: the “Father God”, importance placed on obeying the father/husband), various other culture (gender) norms, and more.

This also is specific to the US. Other countries vary in the specific statistics, but generally have similar (or even worse) patterns.

Why do answers to this question “contradict” each other?

I’d have to actually see/read the responses to answer that. My guess is that they’re all attempting to explain the same concept with varying degrees of success, which may appear contradictory as a result.

“Honestly just sounds like capitalism to me”:

I’m … not sure how you arrived at this conclusion. Capitalism certainly impacts and interacts with the patriarchy, but if it were purely capitalism the hierarchy and effects would be gender neutral. That is, you’d expect to see similar proportions of women and men at the “top” and “bottom” of the capitalist hierarchy, whereas right now the “top” is disproportionately made of men and the “bottom” is disproportionately made of women. In addition, the effects of your place in the hierarchy would be identical between the sexes, whereas in reality (some of) the effects are sex-dependent.

In addition, men have disproportionate amounts of power within their economic class as well. For example, wealthy women face intimate partner violence from their wealthy male partners significantly more often than wealthy men face violence from their wealthy female partners. Daughters of wealthy men face various problems that the sons of wealthy men don’t face.

Ultimately, capitalism and the patriarchy interact, but are different systems. Women face both inter- and intra-class sex discrimination; women also face sex discrimination in non-capitalist societies.

#feminism #patriarchal culture

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