#homoeroticbetrayal

[frostbytemyrik]

joshneku fans grab your guns

Joker/Akechi fans grab your guns

komahina fans grab your guns

Akira/Ryo fans grab your...guns...

suzalulu f...fans...uh...

Quite a lot of guns in this bracket, huh, @homoeroticbetrayal?

[clockworkspider]

Honestly I think for our own sanity, tumblr tournament holders should just not behold ourselves to filter problematic content if we're accepting nominations.

Like. It's a hard line to draw. People are gonna be like "well if you filtered out A why did you include B?" and then you're gonna be like "oh shit oh fuck I didn't know about that 1 scene from B because my knowledge is second hand" or you now have to argue on what's truly harmful and what's not and then suddenly you got a fandom discourse drama on your turf before the tournament even started.

Like. Having to research the source material for every single nomination for problematic/harmful content is just creating more work for yourself, and it could be upsetting.

Also like. People literally don't have to know your selection process or who got submitted. Unless the submission list is fully transparent and the specific nominee is super popular, if you have a strong personal bias/good exclusion reason against a certain thing because you already KNOW why it's problematic (eg. HP), you can just NOT MENTION IT. There's normally gonna be tens or hundreds of nominations that don't make it in, only addressing deliberate exclusions is unnecessary and is gonna be hurtful for the submitters.

If the submitters themselves notices and asks, you can respond. Otherwise you're inviting controversy unprovoked.

[inimitablereel]

Sad (to me) that no mctna fans found the homoerotic betrayal bracket nominations in time

[gfanlocalcryptid]

Ford: You know what to do. Bill: Come on, it wasn’t so bad. Ford: Yes, it was. Bill: But NOW you’re with me! Ford: …that’s not the point.

Iconic Homoerotic Betrayal: Round 1

Round 1 Directory

Context:

Anne/Sasha

Sasha tries to take over a monarchy

Bill Cipher/Ford Pines

Bill was Ford's god. His partner. He gave him his body, his mind, all of himself, literally WORSHIPPED him. Then he found out Bill was lying to him, got mad, and spent thirty years making a weapon to kill an unkillable demon. Nobody gets that mad if they arent at least a little bit in love. And then. AND THEN. Bill succeeds in his master plan and ASKS FORD TO JOIN HIM. HE OFFERS TO MAKE FORD A GOD AND RULE THE UNIVERSE WITH HIM. And then Ford kills him by pretending to agree to it.

[irlcats-bracket]

CATS

we all love to have them in our lives!

and to show them to people to. and see them. here is your chance! make your cat (or not) compete with others and look at other people's cats

CATS THAT ARE ACCEPTED:

- your cat

-your mum's cat

- anyone's cat really

- meme cats if they are real

- actor cats

- any other cat that have lived at any point of time

CATS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTED

-fictional. there is a bracket for them already

EDIT: - imaginary cats. sorry guys not real enough

the final number of cats depends on the number of submissions. you can submit a cat several times but seeing as this bracket will have many cats with just one sub from their owner I decided to choose them based only on me liking them. don't worry I like a lot of cats.

CATS THAT ARE AUTOMATICALLY INCLUDED because I am biased

- miette

- a stray I befriended (once I manage to choose just one of them)

submit your cat here!

EDIT 3: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't use instagram links or link sharing services. they either don't open for me at all or will all expire by the time this form closes. either use a different link or straight up dm the pics to me. except imgur imgur is fine. just in general check if it's long-term

forms will be open until 7th of April 16:00 (4 pm) UTC

EDIT 2 gogdammit I am forgetful: multiple submissions are allowed. you can also submit your cats as a duo/trio/etc if they truly are a duo/trio/etc or For A Bit but only if it's a really funny one

I am not banning cheating because honestly cheating over a silly cat bracket made to see more kitties is insanely funny

BUT. don't harass other people. this is unacceptable behavior. we are all here to have fun and be silly

and remember! every cat is a good cat :)

tagging for exposure and also because they inspired me: @best-fictional-cat (!!) @aroaceswagcompetition @artificialkids-2k23-official @orangecharactersmackdown @macbeth-murder-match @heterochromiasmackdown @bunnyrabbitbracket @divine-swag-summit @homoeroticbetrayal (!!) @blorbopoll (miette is here sweeping guys)

[clownkath]

jesus and judas in the @homoeroticbetrayal polls!

[suzalulusource]

what if they were the @homoeroticbetrayal finalists

[mysterytournament]

another mystery character tournament!

after i saw @mysterycharactercontest (who came up with this idea!) and @masqueradetourney (who has an extremely cool theme!), i thought: what if an anonymous character tournament was even more mysterious, as in had even more possible sources and was even less based on popularity? so i decided to host a mystery character tournament of an even more chaotic variety, allowing original characters and picking participants entirely based on description with no concern for the number of nominations.

so, is your favorite character underappreciated? unknown? are you obsessed with a character that only exists in your head? do you have a character idea you're not sure is interesting? do you wonder if your favorite character only wins on name recognition? do you want to submit your blorbo to as many anonymous tournaments as possible?

then i have just the tournament for you!

how does this tournament work?

you submit the characters you like; it can be a character from any media, for example, a character from an epic poem or a song or a game you think you're the only fan of or a popular tv show, your oc or a character you just made up while filling in the form; however, please don't submit real people!

i pick the characters whose descriptions i find interesting (mod tyranny?) and include them in the bracket (i'll try to include as many as possible!); characters that receive one nomination with an interesting description are way more likely to get into the tournament than characters submitted many times but with descriptions like "i just like him"

i post the characters' introduction posts (with the descriptions you provided for them) without revealing their name or source so that everyone may meet our participants

i post the polls, including short descriptions of the characters and links to their intros; you vote for the characters you find more interesting or the characters you like more

after every round, the losers' identities are revealed while the winners move on, still anonymous. i humbly request you DON'T reveal the characters' identities until they lose or win the whole tournament to keep it interesting!

submissions are closed now!

other tournaments i'm a fan of are @the-nobody-tournament @who-do-i-know-this-man @titular-twins-tournament @homoeroticbetrayal and many others :)

[yoshiyakiryu-archive]

Some fresh nonsense about joshneku losing over at @homoeroticbetrayal

"Fancy seeing you here," Joshua chimes from his perch on the cafe seat as Neku approaches the table. It's not Wildkat, but this side-street shop feels unnaturally empty, and all the more unreal for the presence of the smiling Composer, casually seated by the window.

He could be the most powerful entity in the city, but Neku's urge to roll his eyes and tell him to go fuck himself has the budding inescapability of an oncoming sneeze. Only four words in, Neku's already reminded that no matter how much he misses the asshole when he's gone, he's a pain in the ass to have a straightforward conversation with.

"You invited me," Neku gripes, unable to resist giving the eye roll. He slides onto the seat across from Joshua, feeling another one coming on already.

"Hmm, did I? I suppose I must have. Hee hee." Joshua slides one of the two cups in front of him towards Neku. "The coffee here is decent, you should give it a try."

"…Thanks."

He continues being suspicious for a moment, but ultimately trusts Joshua, and the knowledge that poisoning wasn't really his style. If he wants Neku back in the UG, there's nothing stopping Joshua from rattling another bullet through his poor, pre-punctured brain matter. The old one must still be in there, making him think humoring this conversation was a rational idea that won't just end in a headache.

Joshua smiles, two hands on his own paper coffee cup, fingers striking it in sequence, a steady expectant rhythm. As he watches Neku, the motions change. Taking a sip, the scales shift to an energetic tempo, striking keys he cannot see in time with music he cannot hear. Weirdo.

"What did you want, anyway?" Neku asks, setting the coffee down. There's little point in wasting time on pleasantries when Joshua deemed something catastrophic enough to take the risk of actually talking to him.

"Nothing to say about the coffee?"

"Not really." It's pretty average, as far as coffee goes, and it's not a surprise Joshua knows his order.

Joshua hums, digging his phone out of his pocket and adding to what seems to be, from Neku's view of the phone upside down across the table, a personal review log of local restaurants. "That's hardly a riveting opinion, but I'll include it. We wouldn't want to find Players erased of sheer boredom, would we?"

Whatever UG bullshit Joshua was pursuing, Neku wasn't making it his problem to know. He could guess, but he won't. He won't even think about it. Nope, no dead people business here.

Joshua frowns at him through the silence, bordering on a pout, and sets his phone down. 

Neku tilts his head, gesturing with his free hand.

"Well? Did something happen? Why are we here, Josh? Is reality about to collapse in on itself? Did someone important die? Double die?"

"No, no no no, nothing like that," Joshua says waving off his tone. "Well, people die of course, every day. But that's not my concern." He cuts Neku off before he can reply that yeah, it kind of is, by snatching his phone back off the table and waving it in Neku's face. "I'm here about this."

Oh.

That.

The homoerotic betrayal thing. He'd heard about it after the fact when three of his friends texted him their condolences on losing to Brutus and Caesar. He needed to ask for context, and to be frank, didn't know what to make of the whole thing. He could have gone without knowing that "iconic homoerotic betrayal" was a tournament he'd been nominated in, and privately thinks Joshua has got to find more normal ways of hitting on him. Ways that don't involve firearms.

"Isn't that over?" he asks, with little else to say. If it was over, they shouldn't have to worry about it. Problem solved. Neku out. The arcane and meta machinations of the multiverse can remain not his problem.

"Yes," Joshua says, all business, "but we lost."

"So?"

"So, we lost! After all our fans put in such heartwarming work about us too."

Neku mulls over the word "fans" for a long moment, and decides he doesn't want to consider the implications of that either. He shrugs. "Okay."

"Neku," Joshua says, placing the phone between them and folding his hands loosely over his drink, "I don't think you're taking this very seriously."

"No shit, Sherlock," Neku snaps, indulging that eye roll. "You're not telling me why I should."

"Because we lost," Joshua says, forced patience, as sincere as he ever gets, "and because I have reason to suspect there was UG involvement." He picks up his phone again, opening an app before handing it over. "Take a look. Do any words stand out to you?"

Neku takes the phone, and scrolls slowly, taking his time to make sure there was nothing obvious for Joshua to scold him about missing, and to make him squirm, until he sees a familiar word. "Memes?"

"An astute observation Neku! I knew I'd chosen you for a reason."

He's insufferable. Neku hands the phone back and sinks down in his seat. Unbelievable.

"Memes, yes." Joshua twirls a lock of hair around his index finger, and Neku takes a sip of coffee to disguise how closely he followed the movement.

"You think that we lost because everyone was Imprinted to vote against us?"

"In short, yes again," Joshua says, smiling once more. "Someone put on their thinking cap today."

Asshole. Bastard. Little snot.

Neku takes a deep breath and swallows the growl climbing his throat.

"Explain."

Joshua hums, then shrugs, palms up and put upon. "I believe there was a site-wide Imprinting campaign leading up to the bracket. Disguised as a celebration of the death of Julius Caesar. You of all people know how easily folks can be swayed by a trend." He slumps down onto his elbows, resting his chin in his hands. "Then we lost," he continues, annoyed. "And I don't like losing."

"Obviously. Isn't it kind of far-fetched to Imprint memes on a whole website?"

"You'd be surprised what some of the Higher Plane get up to in their spare time.

"…Right, don't tell me." He doesn't want to hear about angel hobbies. He doesn't want to think about angel hobbies. "I still don't get why you submitted us to that thing in the first place."

"I didn't."

Eye rolls must come in threes. Joshua has the audacity to look affronted.

"Okay. Sure. I'll believe that. Then why is this so important?"

"I can't tell you," Joshua says, gazing meaningfully into the middle distance fingers tangled in a stray lock of hair.

He is so full of shit. There is not one iota of Joshua that isn't composed of compacted, steaming, fresh shit. This is what happens when you cross the guy's competitive streak with a crush. He should confiscate Joshua's phone. Joshua should talk to him more often.

"But! We could get a second chance," Joshua says, affected wistfulness gone. "I know how big a fan you are of second chances. We'll win the revival match." Joshua leans in, devious and conniving across from him, and Neku knows what's coming even before Joshua does a fingergun in his direction. "You will win us the revival match. By any means necessary."

"And how am I going to do that?" Neku crosses his arms.

Another shrug. "Start Imprinting memes on people yourself. Find the culprit rigging things from before. I'm not fussed about the strategy, as long as we win."

Neku closes his eyes. "I don't get a choice here, do I?"

"It's a homoerotic betrayal tournament, Neku. That's against the spirit of it, wouldn't you say?"

"Fair enough." It isn't. Not really. But Neku's learned to pick his battles. He's learned to pick them very well. "But I set the terms."

"Oh?" Joshua's pitch rises in surprise. "Intriguing. Go on."

Neku lifts up a finger. "One. No penalties for losing." Joshua grumbles against his palm. "Two, if we win, you're showing up for group outings. No excuses or leaving early. Spend time with us."

There's unmatched satisfaction in the way Joshua looks like he's swallowed something far too sour. "These aren't very nice terms, Neku."

"Take them or leave them. And no funny business."

"…Fiiiiiiine. I guess you'll just owe me."

Joshua pulls himself from the table and stands, all drawn-out, fluid movements and exaggerated resignation. His coffee sits abandoned on the table, half finished.

"Owe you!?"

"Hee hee. For being so generous, of course. I'll pick you up when the polls open." Joshua touches his sole fingergun to Neku's temple before leaving the cafe and an exasperated, incredulous Neku. "Toodles."

[kingarthurtournament]

It is time for Arthur to come back from his nap!

And since monarchy is overated anyway I propose we democratically elect the new True King (gender neutral) of England!

Inspired by @autismswagsummit @epicdivorcemantournament @fashiondisastertournament @flagwars @homoeroticbetrayal @patheticmenscuffle

A few rules for submissions:

No real people, this is all for fun not for politics

No Harry Potter character

I will accept any adaptation of the arthurian legend as well as

Places, brands, objects, animals... real or fictional as long as they fit the theme.

Character of any gender who fit the arthurian lore in some way (possess an object named Excalibur, a close friend named Merlin, Lancelot... fictional ruler of England/British inspired fictional country and so on) Be creative!

I might not get the reference tho, please specify in the form, there's a section for this.

Submit you candidates here!

I will pick the candidates based on number of submission + if you make me lose it by reading the form. I reserve the right to veto a character if necessary.

And as always: be nice to each other! We are here to have fun! This poll will have zero (0) consequences on Great Britain's politic so no need for discourse.

[mixedkid-matchup]

INTRODUCING THE MIXED KID MATCH UP!

tournament where you vote for your fav multiracial (or multispecies!) character(s)!

inspired by polls like: @blackandpinkbracket @blorbo-archers-tournament @blueandyellowbracket @ultimatepinkgirl @homoeroticbetrayal @adhdswagcompetition @autismswagsummit @beefy-babe-showdown (HIII) tagging @competition-list

twas not planning on taking submissions, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE I DONT ALREADY then send me an ask bc im too lazy to make a google form. (characters i have are below cut + rules)

Submissions will stop being taken on Thursday, March 9th @ 7PM MST Tonight at 7PM MST SUBMISSIONS CLOSED

Rules: 1. fictional characters only. i’d love to put myself on the poll for kicks but fr I don’t know how your fave youtuber would feel about being put on a tumblr poll lmao.   2. pjo characters do not count. their greek ancestry is not incorporated in dna (this is stated in the books, but there is evidence against it, like percy’s greek eyes, but this is a fantasy/mythology book so like whatever. also this is stated so the characters can date outside their cabin.) 3. you can submit more than one character but dont submit one more than once 4. my matches so far are color-coded based on anime character, cartoon character, comic/graphic novel character, live action character, and book character. so in the beginning i will match the anime ones together and so forth to keep it fair for at least the beginning. 5. dont submit the entire family in the poll. keep it to like a pair of siblings that are the focus or something. or the main character. 6. polls will last 24 hours because im impatient 7. you can campaign!!!!! TAG ME!!!!!! I’LL SHOW IT OFF!!!! 8. you do not have to be nice in the comments and tags idc!!! trash talk!!! have fun!! just dont like actually legit send death threats or slurs to people. in seriousness. and to people you dont know. Characters so far: - Tamaki Suoh (white-french/japanese) - Luz Noceda (afrolatine/black dominican) - Kipo (black/korean + mute/human) - Inuyasha (human/demon) - Miles Morales (afrolatine/puerto rican + black) - Hiro Hamada (white/japanese) - Glimmer (asian/??? whtever tf her mom is ig) - Damien Wayne (white/arabic) - Alex Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place) (white-italian/mexican) - Alina Starkov (white/asian) - Sabrina Spellman (mortal/witch) - Aquaman (atlantean/surface dweller LMAO WHY DID THE CREATOR SAY IT LIKE THAT) - Keith Kogane (galra/human) - Raven (human/demon) - Mark Grayson (human/vultrimite + white/asian) - Marceline (half human) - Scott Mccall (white/hispanic) - Steven (Steven Universe) (gem/human) - Marinette Dupain-Cheng (white/asian) - Cassandra Cain (white/chinese) - Alex (Totally Spies) (afrolatine + white) - Aster (The Witch Boy) (black/white) - Ginny (Ginny and Georgia) (black/white) - Wednesday (white/hispanic) - Mako and Bolin (LOK) (fire/earth bender) - Elisa Maza (black/indigenous) - Carter and Sadie Kane (black/white)

[twewydailyquests]

Vote for JoshNeku in the @homoeroticbetrayal Brackets

[baldguy-fight]

I JUST SUBMITTED TO THE WRONG GAG ACCOUNT LMAOOOOO IGNORE THAT

@homoeroticbetrayal I think this one's for you

[unlikely-adversaries-bracket]

R1M30

@4thwallbreakersshowdown - link to poll

@homoeroticbetrayal - link to poll

[homoeroticbetrayal]

Congratulations to Anthy/Utena for winning the most iconic homoerotic betrayal!

Thanks for participating, everyone! Stick around for the revival match, happening tonight.

If you haven't, please take a look at this fanart of Jesus and Judas in the iconic Utena sword pull pose by @clownkath.

Also, we have commemorative pfps to show you've voted in the tournament!

If you're hosting a tournament of your own and need a promo, tag this blog or send an ask. (I might not check this blog as often after the revival match ends, so send an ask if you tagged me and I ignored it.) I'll pay it forward and do my part. (I will, of course, reserve the right to not promo you if I'm not comfortable promoting the subject.)

Poll Directory

[btvspolls]

Upcoming BtVS Mini-Bracket: Battle of the Bands!

Hey guys! thanks to an awesome suggestion from @smallboyonherbike I'm going to be running a mini-bracket for the real life musicians/bands who perform in-universe on btvs. The 26 contestants will be whittled down to one winner over four days via head-to-head polls. like so:

each post will include the episode and scene they appeared in, as well as a music video for one of the songs they performed.

example post:

Day One will be on Monday March 27th. Polls will open at 3pm pst and run for 24 hrs

tagging other brackets/popular btvs blogs for promotional purposes under the cut (if you have been tagged please do not feel any obligation to reblog)

@gender-envy-tournament @he-would-not-fucking-say-that @sleepsmackdown @book-was-better @dead-character-showdown @rodentcompetition @battleofthebandstournament @lovesongbracket @ghostpolls @fictional-disease-fight @homoeroticbetrayal @beefy-babe-showdown @matricideawards @disabilityshowdown @squimbusfrommypolls @foundfamilyarena @failwomanpoll @ultimatepokemontournament

@all-seeing-ifer @herinsectreflection @slayerdaily @dailybtvs @slayerbuffy