#i am not here to ship police but to enjoy what i enjoy the way i enjoy it as a reading of the text

[mswyrr]

In s2 Rhaenyra confesses to Mysaria that the driving force of her feelings for Dae/mon was a desire to get to *be* him, to get to do what he does and live as he does. "He was everything I wanted to be. Carefree. And dangerous. A man" (2x06). This can be read several ways, both in terms of sexuality and gender, but I want to focus on how it can deliciously reframe her behavior with Alicent in s1.

Specifically, she wanted to run off with Alicent and make Alicent her bride, but didn't feel she had the right, as a girl, to do this. She outright told Alicent "I want to fly with you on dragon back, see the great wonders across the Narrow Sea, and eat only cake" (1x01). Phrasing it with just enough room for plausible deniability - which Alicent picks up, dismissing it as a joke. Rhaenyra seems put out (but continues to allow room for plausible deniability) when she says "I never jest about cake."

When you take this scene combined with the script direction that said Rhaenyra is "(flirting)" with Alicent in a deleted scene [link to script], it's obvious (and has been since s1, despite the bullying and gaslighting!) that Alicent is a girl she *wants* romantically:

It was a sincere proposal from Rhaenyra to her first love, but cloaked due to the homophobia of this society. Rhaenyra comes as close as she possibly can to outright asking Alicent to go away with her. But she cannot cross that divide, both because of her internal feeling that who she wants to be is something only a man is allowed, and her concerns over Alicent's internalized homophobia.

This idea of running off with a girl comes up again, however - when Rhaenyra tells Dae/mon to run off with her and "Take me to Dragonstone and make me your wife" (1x05). In light of Rhaenyra's confession in 2x06, this has been reframed for me as Rhaenyra--now that Alicent has been stolen as a bride by her own father--transforming her fantasy of running away with the girl she loves into something she projects on to Dae/mon - a man who can socially do what she has always wanted to do and be who she wants to be. She thinks that getting to be with him, near who she wants to be herself, able to live it out through him, will be enough for her. That it will satisfy the hole the loss of her first love--and the seeming impossibility of being who she wants to be in this society!--has left in her.

But it cannot. Again, using her own words from S2, "He wished to possess me, but not to be possessed" (2x06). She tried to force herself to express who she is through him--playing the role of the "girl" she herself wanted and suggesting/pushing him to do the things she is not allowed to do, in order to achieve some subliminal expression of her true self, thwarted though it might be--but he never gave back in the way she needed. He never returned the favor and let her get to express who she truly is in her wholeness.

As with Cersei and Jaime, incest pairings in asoiaf can be about the deep wound of patriarchy on a woman who feels a drive to achieve and live in ways ladies are not allowed in Westeros. So the passion has different layers in both pairings, but a major part of it is the mirroring of the incest (the male lover is both Other and a male Self who is allowed to move and act freely in the world) and how it allows a woman to feel she can express the parts of her soul she is disallowed through a man who is her "mirror"/part of her already through their shared blood. But it cannot be forever satisfying to hide yourself away like that and suppress your own soul.

Hence Rhaenyra, in her own midlife crisis, finding Mysaria, a woman who can be the lady wife to her (Rhaenyra's "type" in women, as I argue in this meta) that Alicent was too afraid to be in their youth. It's part of the poignancy of their tragic love that Alicent was going through her own midlife crisis -- and also came to a place of bravely grasping for the queer life she has denied herself in the finale -- but by the time she finds that courage Rhaenyra had already committed herself to a different path.

[xiaobaosnoona]

Noona's 2024 Drama Wrap-up

Yeah, so don't expect me to make sense, I just need to gush my entire soul out about the dramas that kicked butt for me this year. Also gifs.

Atomic bomb of the year: The Untamed (2019)

The show that altered the chemistry of my brain completely and threw me into an obsession so serious I pulled several people down with me (you're welcome and I am sorry). A chinese fantasy drama that centers around a young man who wants to do what's right even if it costs him everything (and it does), and his soulmate who loved him through two lifetimes. Censored bl that feels zero censored because of the brilliancy and hard work of the cast and crew. Clearly a labour of love for everyone involved. Impossible to water down into a blurb, watch it and you'll understand.

Love blorbo of my life: Li Lianhua

No one else made me fall as deeply as Li Lianhua of Mysterious Lotus casebook (2023). This cynical, too clever, highly whumpable lying liar got me in a chokehold and has yet to let go. His love language is to push people away, but thankfully some people are hard to get rid of. Deserves to be lovingly wrapped in a blanket and fed chocolate until his sadness passes (or possibly forever).

The one I never thought I would love: DMBJ/Lost Tomb franchise (2016-2024)

Hi, hello, what the hell happened? This show kinda took over my life and I am seriously confused (standard dmbj experience). One of the queerest shows I've ever laid my eyes on featuring one of china's most famous m/m ships; Pingxie. Filled to bursting with adventure, conspiracies, tomb shenanigans, snakes and the best character dynamics I've ever seen on the small screen. Don't expect everything to make sense, just enjoy the ride. It's a hoot.

I cried my face off because of this: Fangs of Fortune (2024)

This made me suffer from dehydration, flailing arms with feet kicking, and severe gif-making-syndrome. Stunning Chinese fantasy with characters that will unapologetically roundhouse kick you in the heart. Repeatedly. Very queer and doesn't even try not to be. Did I say stunning? The cinematography and costumes are so fucking beautiful that this alone brings tears to your eyes. Just watch it, I can't possibly explain what it's about without starting to cry again.

Has a dear and special place in my heart: Oh no! Here comes trouble (2023)

So well written I want to chug vinegar because I didn't write it myself. Some of the best character dynamics known to man, fantastic stories told with a supernatural twist and (you guessed it) queer vibes that will smack you in the face. Has a wonderfully dumb and grumpy ml that will make you love him unconditionally in a very short amount of time. The drama deals with heavy topics, like grief and abuse, and balances it out delicately with ridiculousness and humour.

Favorite BL: History 3: trapped (2019)

The cutest little twink police falls in love with the mob boss he's been trying to catch for four years. Adorable low-spicy Taiwanese bl that utilizes the often seen het-romance drama tropes in a low key hilarious and endearing way. Enemies to lovers? Uhuh. Grumpy/sunshine? Mhm. Catch the love interest in your arms as they trip and fall? Yup. Everything wrapped in soft romantic lighting as you stare into each other's eyes? Yesss. And do i love it? FUCK YEAH. Actually does have a pretty solid plot as well, which made it a real home run for me.

Underrated gem: 19th Floor (2024)

A less queer version of Spirealm (but watch me try and find every queer crumb in it if it kills me). Got me on the edge of my seat most of the time, had characters I loved dearly with great development, adorable bromance with cheek smooches, and het-romance that didn't make me want to scratch my face off. FL kicks serious ass and is allowed to be unapologetically herself throughout the whole show. Also this show has Bai Shu and that is always a win.

[rubberduckyrye]

I'd like to point to interpretation that Angie isn't portrayal of a native Polynesian islander because almost all the evidence around her character and what she says suggests she's not living in a village that has cult-like practices, but that she is in a straight up cult and is unaware of it. It explains a lot of stuff from the odd monotheism, why her "village" seems to only employ seemingly dark web shipping company, the police apparently bothering her "village" or her having an English name.

Referencing this Ask

I mean. That is one interpretation, sure, but to deny the fact that Angie is heavily coded to be Polynesian/Native Hawaiian is unfortunately ignoring the problem. Which is the problem I am trying to address itself.

Right in her promotional art, you can see that Angie is carving a statue--and it heavily resembles a tiki statue. Specifically this kind of Tiki Statue. Though since it is unfinished, it could be a full body version, but I digress.

She also mentions living on an island.

And the "natural disaster" that made the island smaller--that is probably heavily inspired by how Hawaii was used by US military and bombed frequently--which, naturally, made the islands smaller.

She also greets people in Salmon mode with "Alola," which is a reference to Pokemon Sun and Moon, which has it's main location heavily based off of Hawaii. Alola is a butchered way of saying "Aloha", which is a Hawaiian greeting.

Also, Angie having an English name matches with historical oppression in Hawaii. Where Hawaiians were forced to name their children with Christian White names and their Hawaiian names be their middle names. It was literally a law, at least, according to Wikipedia, for quite some time. (The fact that this is not easily verifiable is the very reason why having this discussion is so important--and why people need to stop trying to avoid the conversation.)

I understand the desire to want to dismiss the fact that she is a racist caricature because it sucks to enjoy a character who is one. I get it. However--trying to deny the fact that she is heavily coded to be Native Hawaiian/Polynesian is just sweeping the racism under the rug, and is a major problem when you have people like me who want to discuss the topic and how one should handle rectifying the canon narrative's bigotry.

The mere fact that she is so heavily coded to be Native Hawaiian/Polynesian makes the whole cult thing part of the racist caricature. Indigenous people (especially Indigenous Polynesian cultures) are subject to extreme racist stereotypes that include human sacrifices and savagery--and while Angie's culture isn't developed in canon enough to know for sure if it was truly as savage as, say, the King Kong Indigenous folk, the cult behaviors are a sort of "cousin" to that savagery. We as a society see human sacrifices as barbaric, as savage, and even when in a cult setting, we still present these topics in that fashion.

I'm sorry, anon--but I'm going to ask you only this one time to not derail the conversation I'm trying to start. I understand that there are interpretations that help explain away the bigotry--and this is one legitimate way to deal with bigotry in canon media, or so I've been told--but what I want is a full blown discussion on the subject. I don't want people trying to tell me "Oh b-b-but she can't be a racist Caricature, because (X)!" Because that is dismissing the problem to begin with.

This is a problem. This is a discussion about racism in V3's narrative. There is no getting around it--no matter how much you explain away the writing with headcanons and theories, these problems are still here.

So please stop trying to sabotage my desire for a discussion.

I'm going to note that I LOVE Angie as a character. I think that, when you remove the racism in her character stories, you have a very interesting and compelling female character of color who's intelligence rivals that of the smartest V3 characters. These aspects of her character I adore--but to ignore the racism, for me, is to just turn away from the problem and, in turn, contribute to the racist way fandom treats these kinds of characters.

So let me speak. Let me find people who will talk to me about it. Let me grow and learn. Please, for the love of god, let me learn.

[ennn]

Hello, I’m a bit late to aaa and I liked your blog because it usually show the better part of the fandom. I’m a believer if you’re having fun and not being a dick you’re doing fandom right and I can’t understand why instead of being happy that your wlw ship is so popular and so many are writing it maybe for the first time, we’re scolding fic authors for their ~troubling trends of fanfic writing and that just means authors aren’t writing their favorite character well enough for them.

Instead of just not reading free stories and moving on if they are not for you, there is a need to bitch about their lack of ~media literacy and ~comprehension skills because they’re writing free stories and making it ‘out of character’ for you. Such a condescending attitude makes this quite the obnoxious and unwelcoming fandom and I’m still not sure why do it beyond making you all feel superior, you know authors you will still write what makes them happy and good for them it’s fanfic except maybe a few more insecure ones might stop, I guess score!?

I honestly don’t remember this attitude for any other ship and please, most fanfic are not that great, the same as most of everything and yes, plenty of fic are origin fic with characters who look like the actors, is everyone here new to fandom?

Okay so it's 545am here and I haven't slept at all (happy 2025 woo) so it may be a bad idea to respond to this but I'll bite.

You are reading too much into my post and treating it like a personal attack when all I did was highlight a few core traits for the character(s) as presented on the show.

Nowhere in that post am I "scolding" fic authors. I specifically said my points applied to people who want to write canon-compliant characters. If you want to write original fic disguised as fanfic, go ahead, I'm not going to call the fanfic police to arrest them.

Think of it this way: Say the grass is green in the canon text and a writer does a story where the grass is yellow. Sure, lots of readers may actually love the yellow grass. I don't care, write stories with grass any colour you want. I actually enjoy some of those myself personally.

BUT if that writer or anyone actually believes that the grass is not-green in the canon text though, then I would have to disagree and I'll damn well do a post talking about it. Does that mean I have an attitude? I guess? But the grass is fucking green in canon.

Also, from what I've observed from the post's tags and comments, so far responses haven't been hateful or mean. There have actually been a few appreciative comments.

So maybe take a moment to consider why you're actually so angry about this, Anon. Are you even in this slice of the fandom because it uh, sounds like you don't even ship the two characters I talk about?

[morning-sun-brah]

Hi sorry to bother 😭 you reposted something about proshipping and I was curious if you were also a proshipper ! :]

Love your work !

Never a bother! And thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my work! 🥰

I think the simple answer is to just say that yes, I am. A more long-winded response is that, like most people, I have my own lines and boundaries. But what I'm not going to do is sit around and be upset about what people decide to do in a fictional fandom with characters that aren't real, and I have never made that a secret. Proshipping, in its base form, is defined as "Ship and let Ship," and that's the kind of "not my circus" attitude I can get behind.

I'm not going to harass people who make content I personally don't agree with or enjoy. Not everything is written to cater to me. Not every scrap of fandom content is something that I'm going to love, and it shouldn't be that way. What I like isn't what other people might like, and vice versa.

I'm not going to go into any morality rabbit holes about fictional characters. I'm not the fandom police. I'm not going to promote censorship or encourage callouts based on fictional content. I have one hard-line DNI, and that is that Minors Do Not Interact, because most of my content is NSFW. I think it would be incredibly shitty of me to try and say what is right and wrong in this fandom, when I myself make content that people think should not exist.

I think the moment people start trying to define what should or should not be "allowed" in a fandom, is the moment the floodgates open to question everything that is produced in said fandom. If this thing isn't okay, then neither is this thing, or this thing, ad nauseam until we're only here to make screen-shot redraws and canon-compliant content. That isn't what fandom exists for. We are all here, for the most part, to be creatives, and I am not in the business of stifling creativity.

I think people should take control of their own fandom experience. I think people should utilize tags and blocking. I think people should get into a fandom, find the parts of it they like, and ignore what they don't vibe with. I think we'd all be a lot happier if we did that, and we'd avoid a lot of drama, too.

I'm here to write smut, my dudes. I'm here to put my versions of characters into situations. I'm here to share an experience and enjoy a fandom that I have been a part of since I was a child. The things people don't like about this fandom? Those are the things that built it. I've been here long enough to know that the people who looked at those comics and went 'I wanna fuck that turtle,' or 'I know who I want to fuck that turtle,' are the same people that made this house brick by brick. Whenever I see a call out about that sort of thing, I always laugh. You have no idea what made this fandom. You have no idea how we got started. You don't get to police something that you're just joining and have no knowledge of. You don't get to come into this house and try and tear it down. If you don't like it, that's okay. But that means that you need to avoid the rooms you don't like, and stay out of the basement.

[rose-red-lydia]

Joining Crown, part I

Rumor was spreading of a girl with the power to speak with the dead. It wasn’t uncommon as spiritualism began to grow in popularity across the globe. Seances, possessions, and even ghostly encounters were on the rise on the streets of London. The idea of life after death was something most didn’t want to think about, but brought solace to others. And this newly reported medium had been of great comfort for those who had lost precious loved ones. In the back of a poorly lit pub was a small table and chairs sequestered by a heavy curtain. A single tapered candle, a heavily embroidered tablecloth, and an item that belonged to your loved one were all that she needed to speak with your dearly beloved. She would meet with a guest after they paid a hefty fee to the bar owner, closing the curtain so they would not be disturbed by the other patrons who were there to drink.

But she wasn’t currently there. She was in the alley out back of the pub sharing a cigarette with her friend. A working girl who operated out of the house next to the pub. They were both conversing about their days as they took long drags off unfiltered, hand rolled cigarettes that the medium had made herself.

“Anything exciting so far tonight, Lydia?” Her friend crossed her arms as she drew the coat around her shoulders closed. The sun was beginning to set and the nights were growing colder. “I hear you’ve had lots of clients lately.”

“Mn. Nothin so far.” Lydia tucked a strand of her wavy red hair behind her ear as she exhaled. “Lots of people been comin lately. I think some sickness must of taken a few people this past month.”

“I love the way you say ‘month’. You’re so cute, Lydia.” The friend pinched at her cheek as they both laughed, trying to lighten the mood. She always teased the red head over her slight Irish accent. “Well sometimes uninteresting is a good thing.”

“It’s a welcome change of pace fer me personally.”

As the two neared the end of their smokes, the sound of heavy footsteps on the cobblestone alley echoed. There was no easy way into these back streets, so hearing another person behind the pub and cat house seemed out of place. The two women stared intently as the clomping steps grew closer. They both tensed as the glimmer of a police badge caught their eyes on two uniformed men. The two hadn’t expected to find anyone on the street they were taking as they both let out a surprised sound when they spotted the two smokers snuffing out their cigarettes.

“Oi! What are you two doing here?” A tall and muscular officer made a direct line for the two women as his young looking partner hesitated a few steps behind.

“Just finishing a break!” Lydia’s friend put on a cheerful tone despite her nerves. “You lads doing the same?” Instead of answering, the officers frowned and glared at her before turning their gaze to Lydia.

“You got papers, girl?” The officer that stood behind his partner spoke directly to Lydia. “Don’t usually see your lot working this area.”

“She’s been here longer than you’ve had that badge I’d bet.”

“Quiet, slag. Let the Irish lass speak for herself.”

Lydia quietly reached into the small bag she had on her shoulder to grab the immigration papers the officers were so set on seeing. She thought she’d be used to it by now, but it seemed cops enjoyed interrogating her. Her red hair gave away that she was in fact Irish, but her forged papers never failed to get her out of the familiar jam. A favor a dear friend had done for her upon arrival.

“Here.” She did her best to speak with a subdued accent, mimicking the Queen’s English as best she could. “I have everything in order and am more than happy to show you my documents.” Snatching the paper from her hands, the larger officer sneered as he read over the information out loud.

“Piper Dunhill?”

“That’s my name.” Lydia lied. Her fake name made her laugh at first, reminding her of the tobacco ship she had arrived on and the family that had helped her stay hidden. But now it was her shield. The policeman read over the rest quietly to himself.

“Been looking for an Irish lass who got caught stealing recently. These seem legit…but I’d rather you came with us to the magistrate. Just clear this up for us.” Handing her papers to his younger officer, the large cop grabbed Lydia’s wrist harshly before tugging her toward him.

“Huh!? W-wait a second!” There was no hiding the panic in her voice.

“Let her go!” Lydia’s friend pushed the officer’s chest with one hand just before the other policeman struck her with his billy stick on the shoulder.

“No!” Lydia cried as her friend fell to the cold ground, groaning in pain.

“Hey! This is between the law and her. Stay out of it.” The young cop shot her a dirty look before turning heel back down the alley.

Lydia’s heart sank as she was dragged away. Seeing her friend struggle to get up from an unnecessarily hard blow made her blood boil. This was out of hand.

She yelled for them to stop and let her go. To give her papers back so she could get back to her friend on the ground. But the two only roughed her up even more. Taking her bag and securing her hands behind her back as they dragged out of the alley.

“Lydia…” her friend winced as she helplessly watched, unable to do a thing. She went through the door that led to the bar to tell the owner what had happened.

By the time they had arrived at the pier, the sun had set and the cold wind sent a shiver through Lydia. The two officers had taken her to a warehouse by the water, she panicked slightly as she saw several ships being unloaded. Would they find out who she really was? Were they going to throw her back on a boat? Send her back to…no. There was no “back to” for her to go. If they found out who she was…surely it would only mean death for her. Death or maybe even something much worse. She did her best to stay collected as she was thrown down to the floor of the warehouse.

Looking around she saw an older man behind a makeshift desk writing into a log. He didn’t wear any robes or uniform, instead he wore a suit and coat that said businessman more than magistrate. She sat too far away from him to hear what he was saying to the officers that had brought her in. But she could see the size of the bag of coins he handed them before they made their leave.

“H-hey! What the hell is this?” She grit her teeth as she moved to stand on her feet. Getting up from the ground with her hands tied behind her back was difficult, and left her breathing heavily.

“Calm down.” The man behind the desk shouted without looking in her direction.

“Give me my papers back.”

A large man, wearing worker’s clothes and a bandana appeared behind her, putting a hand on either of her shoulders to keep her from moving forward. Lydia felt her heart frantically race as she tried to put two and two together. Those officers…they’d collected a fee for her. But what was going to happen next? Standing in tense silence, Lydia looked around the warehouse to try and get a better look at her surroundings. That’s when she noticed others were being held captive in this warehouse too. Girls and women were in small makeshift cells, watching her with fear in their eyes. They were selling people. Lydia’s stomach turned with anger as she realized how young some of the captive girls were.

“Bring her here…” the man behind the desk was unimpressed as he looked Lydia up and down while she made her way towards him, her escort right behind. “These papers she had are pretty clever forgaries…Piper Dunhill?”

Lydia swallowed hard before nodding her head once. The businessman laughed cruelly before standing up and walking from behind his desk. Wordlessly he reached out to grab her chin. He turned her face side to side as if he was examining a fish at the market. His rough hands and thick cologne made her scrunch her nose.

“Seems young enough for labor…might get someone that wants her inside rather than outside…” he spoke to himself as he looked her over. Lydia felt humiliated as he knelt down to look at her legs. Her skirt hung about mid calf, covering most of her skin but she could feel his hands at the hem. She saw this as her chance to escape.

A loud crack echoed in the warehouse, followed by a wounded groan. Lydia had kneed the man kneeling in front of her in the jaw as hard as she could. The man holding her shoulders was stunned. Quickly, she used his disposition to wiggle out of his grasp before bolting towards the exit. But she wasn’t quick enough. She turned around slightly as his strong hand grabbed her shoulder again. But this time she chomped down on his meaty hand, drawing the metallic taste of blood into her mouth before it released her once more. Her captor cried out in pain, his blood smeared against her cheek as he pulled his hand away. She ran for it again. However she froze as she saw a small group of workers standing at the exit. She had no where to go.

“Fuck!” The businessman had stood up again, holding the side of his face where she had kneed him. “You little shit…”

Lydia glared as intensely as she could while the man approached her. She could see him clenching his fists as his stride sped up. She could already tell how hard he was going to hit her. A smug expression crossed her face as she licked her teeth, spitting the blood still in her mouth out onto the floor. Though her heart was pounding in her ears, she barely heard it as she braced herself for impact. As the image of the scowl on the businessman’s face filled her vision, Lydia closed her eyes tightly.

But the sting of contact never came. Instead she heard the loud crack of a gun echo around her. Her eyes shot open just as the man that was before her fell with a thunk at her feet. A large gunshot would was visible though his back. As soon as she registered what had happened, the lights in the warehouse went out.

“I think the lil lady’s been through enough for the night…”

Lydia heard a deep voice speak just before the loud shouts of the other men began to ring out. She ducked down as she wildly looked around to see what was going on. The workers that had blocked her before were running frantically, yet falling into pools of their own blood one by one. Gun fire and the sound of metal clashing surrounded her in the dark. Through the fire and the fury she could sense that there were people standing close to her. Not sure if they were friend or foe, she stayed low and quiet.

“Tch. Good thing Ellis got the other captives out before you decided to play hero.” A cutting, gruff voice spat. He seemed to be standing right behind Lydia.

“Doesn’t seem like there was any better time than then.” The same voice from before answered, it sounded like he was in front of Lydia.

“You two holding it together back here?” A new voice piped up to Lydia’s left.

“Ellis! Welcome back to the party.”

“If this is a party don’t invite me to any more.” Ellis sounded slightly annoyed.

“Well that would be your boss’s doing.”

A loud crack followed by a thud behind Lydia made her whimper slightly.

“These rats think they can sell people on my docks…I figured we’d just throw a simple farewell party until you interrupted, you quack.”

The three men ended their banter and the grunts and groans came to an end. One final, blood spilling slice of metal against flesh punctuated the end of the skirmish. An uncomfortable silence filled the room as Lydia heard the feet of the men around her turn to face her.

“Can you stand?” A hand from her side gently helped Lydia to her feet.

Ellis, she thought to herself. In the dark she could feel he was much taller than she expected. Once she was firmly on her feet his hand left her arm. He turned to stand behind her to tug at the cuffs around her sore wrists. Lydia’s head snapped in the direction of the sound of a lighter flicking. The small fire illuminated the face of a man with silver white hair and purple eyes for just a split second as it lit the end of a cigarette.

“Too dark in here…let’s go. Leave the cuffs on her.” Lydia could feel a tug on her wrists as she stumbled backwards.

“W-wait. Where are you takin me?” She panicked slightly before feeling a strong arm help her restore her balance.

“What a cute voice.” Lydia looked up toward whoever was speaking. She could feel a broad chest pressed against her as another arm scooped her legs from under her. “Come on, lil lady. Let’s take you somewhere safe.”

The door to the warehouse was thrown open and moonlight spilled across dock outside like the spotlight of a stage. Lydia watched closely as Ellis became visible. His dark hair and clothes blended with the dark stone of the buildings and night sky. The man with silver hair and burning cigarette walked beyond Ellis out to the pier. Not paying much mind to anything as he entered a carriage that seemed to be waiting just for them.

The man carrying Lydia made his way toward the door with her in his arms. She was so curious as to what the man holding her looked like but didn’t want to be caught sneaking peeks at him. She subtly raised her eyes in anticipation as they grew closer to the exit. Her heart raced with every foot step.

“Hm. You’re that excited to see my face? That’s kind of cute.”

“Wh-what?” Lydia grew flustered, her cheeks burned as she looked up at the voice wide eyed.

That’s when the moonlight reflected off his glasses, lighting up the frames around his amber eyes. His short brown hair tousled slightly as he chuckled at her expression. Her face only grew redder as he looked down at her with a handsome smile.

“Don’t worry…we’re going somewhere safe. I’ll explain on the way.”

[heart-of-the-morningstar]

Fr tho I don’t like Radioapple bc I don’t see alastor being in any kind of loving relationship. He’s just so clearly evil and manipulative. He’s only nice to Charlie bc it benefits him! This is not a man who would love someone or could. Not just bc he’s aro/ace either. It’s just his motives as a character.

And Lucifer (totally biased here) deserves to feel loved. He doesn’t deserve to be manipulated. He doesn’t need to face any more trauma. Lucifer just needs to heal. He needs to learn how to dream again. And I just cant see Alastor helping him with that.

Obviously people can ship what they want though. I don’t want to come off sounding like a hater. Imo I think radio static (one sided) is superior. Sorry for the rant haha

I am totally unbiased about Lucifer needing to heal from his trauma and being in a loving relationship as well

I don't want people to think I hate Alastor because I absolutely do not!! He's a very interesting character with mysterious motives and a maniacal personality!! But with who he is as a character, it's hard for me to picture him in any sort of romantic relationship, not just with Lucifer. I personally have a lot trouble enjoying things where characters are way too OOC from their established personalities in their respective media. Again, that's just me! People can do whatever they want, I'm not about to be the fun police lolol

[margowritesthings]

MARGO'S 1K CELEBRATION I - TROPE BINGO

Y'ALL. I can't believe this. 1,000 is such a mind boggling number to me, considering these weird word children would otherwise just be sitting in my brain on their own. I can't thank you enough for your support over the last year. this blog is one of the best things that has happened to be, and now that i'm pursuing my dream of becoming a published writer i truly believe it has changed the course of my life. YOU have changed my life. thank you for being there to read and support. i love y'all.

soooo reading and writing romance is basically my only prsonality trait, so why not celebrate 1k followers with the thing that got me here! im putting you guys as the star role in your own romance- follow along the steps below and send me an ask with your trope and character selection + any extra info.

STEP 1 - PICK A TROPE (please pick up to 3 tropes!)

➼ friends to lovers ➼ enemies to lovers ➼ s/he falls first ➼ one night stand ➼ grumpy x sunshine ➼ small town ➼ billionaire ➼ mafia ➼ forced proximity ➼ marriage of convenience ➼ fake dating ➼ second chance ➼ one bed ➼ childhood sweethearts ➼ surprise pregnancy ➼ why choose? (send up to 3 characters for a reverse harem ship) ➼ random!- i will use a generator ➼ writer's choice- i will choose based on your profile (mutuals only)

STEP 2 - PICK A SHIP there are 3 ways to get your ship:

➼choose a fandom (or multiple fandoms) from the below list and I will choose for you (the more info about yourself you provide the better this choice will be) ➼choose a specific character from the fandoms in the list (or multiple and I will choose) ➼(mutuals only) tell me your fandoms and I will choose for you based on your profile/what i know about you/what you provide me with (even if the fandom ISNT on the list below)

FANDOMS PARTICIPATING IN THIS CELEBRATION: ➼ red dead redemption ➼ bridgerton ➼ marvel ➼ starfield ➼ fallout ➼ skyrim ➼ stardust ➼ star wars ➼ doctor who ➼ daisy jones and the six ➼ mad men

STEP 3 - EXTRA INFO

IMPORTANT- INCLUDE YOUR GENDER AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION IF LETTING ME CHOOSE THE SHIP. Add anything about yourself you want me to know. If you're on anon, this is very important!! I cannot make anything personalised for you if I do not know anything about you. Any icks, anything you want me to include, turn ons, etc. Basically provide me with anything you think might help me make the best gift for you!

RULES

➼ Followers only please, I cannot police this as I have asking on anon enabled, but this is a celebration for my followers so if you are gonna enter please do ensure you are following me

➼ Likes and reblogs are really appreciated! if you do enjoy my work you can also check out my masterlists which can be found here or buy me a coffee here!

➼ At the least, I will be able to make a moodboard for your ship + tropes, but if the inspiration strikes me I will write headcanons and drabbles too. These are a bonus and should not be expected with every entry

➼ 18+ - some of these tropes will include explicit detail, so 18+ only please

➼ Please grant me patience! i am doing this alongside a full time job and have some personal stuff on, but i do want to celebrate so im trying to fit this in as best i can. please be kind and respectful of my lil internet space :)

➼ all posts will be tagged #margo's 1k celebration

tagging my frens to say THANK YOU cause i couldn't do it without ya <3: @inkandbloodbound @cowboydisaster @musicallisto @saradika @sickvictorianangel @alottanothing @twola @photo1030

[charles-leclerc-official]

Re: the cringe thing

The pandemic caused an influx of ppl into fandom spaces that weren't used to be in this space before and I've seen some policing around of things. Specially in fics or fanart with idk moral policy/purity movements bc the "don't like don't read" essence of fandom is lost and people want to cancel writers for writing about "dark themes". I am glad people are involving themselves in new spaces they discover and like, but it's always intresting to see a "culture shock" because of this.

In f1 spaces specifically I see a lot of lestappie hate because we are "delusional" and "they aren't even friends! They don't like each other! They aren't fucking!" When I think that's like fundamentally misunderstanding what real people fandom/fiction is. The fiction part here is key, people!

Oh yeah I totally agree, I need to find it, someone made a really good essay post about exactly that, the way a lot of "normies"(idk a better word) entered fandom spaces over the pandemic and then started shaming the fans that were already there. I need to find that post because it was very well reasoned.

I feel like if you want to join in a fandom you have to embrace the cringe. If not then the space changes and usually not for the best.

I feel like anti-lestappen people really miss the whole point of RPF, I don't care how realistic it is, just gimme a whiff of a dynamic and I can write 100k just watch me. (I feel the same way about like people trying to pick apart how good of friends anyone is when it comes to enjoying a ship. It's fake, I don't care if it's pr in real life, I am making it up saying what if they were best friends etc) So many get stuck on the RP and dig into the dynamic and forget the F and the F is the fun part. Where is the whimsy? what if they were mermaids? what if Charles finally gets his praise kink properly satisfied???

I feel like telling some of these ppl on twt about my Oscar/George nonsense would put them into an early grave

[greenapplespider]

Introduction:

Married zoomer (yes we can be winning if we try hard enough 🫠). In my spare time I write and draw. Reading/writing fanfiction is one of my favorite hobbies. I do commissioned illustrations on the side.

I experience minor gender/sex dysphoria and a lot of my works (intentionally or otherwise) have transhumanism, body horror, disassociation, mental instability, and similar complicated themes proliferating through them, cause that’s what I vibe with. Both of the original stories I’m currently working have varying levels of these themes in different ways.

I am pro-ship, pro-free speech/expression, and generally anti censorship, especially when it comes to the written word.

I enjoy stories with dark, depressing, whumpy, and controversial themes. If I write, draw, or enjoy something that offends you, move on- I don’t care for the sensibilities of cry bully’s, nor do I care if you think some dynamic of my work(s) are problematic, per whatever pet issue seizes the masses.

In the words of old- ‘don’t like don’t read’, ‘dead dove do not eat’, and ‘YKINMKATO’.

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My current work:

(Will be added to when need be)

Original works:

‘Blood in Moderation’ is an epic length graphic novel I’m planning. It is a dark, urban, fantasy about magic, alchemical mutants, transhumanism, and wealthy elites who take no issue consorting with foul things for power. It’s currently unpublished- my goal is to have part one of the Torch City Arc done within the next 5 years. This story is my baby- so perhaps I’m taking a bit too long to make it perfect. —— ‘Blood in Moderation: The Sewer King’ follows the character Callum, a fresh cop, assigned to work in one of the most dangerous precincts in the city. As he becomes more disillusioned and jaded with the reality of his job, he starts looking into wrongfully abandoned missing persons cases in his spare time and eventually crosses paths with the daughter of the cities most prolific gun runner and smuggler. She’s looking for her missing best friend. Together they uncover a lot more than a human trafficking scheme.

‘Second Class Citizen’ is a BL erotica and thriller set in a dark dystopia. John is a former psychologist working as a journalist for an independent, anti-government, publication called the Second Class Citizem. On his way home from work he is assaulted and tortured by one of the many organized gangs the police purposely ignore. His attackers take more. Due to John’s work as a journalist the government views him as dissident and the police threaten him into silence. One of John’s attackers takes a sick liking to him and with no other recourse John’s best mate, Henry, decides to take matters into his own hands. (Not published yet- the goal is by late summer of next year).

Fanworks:

I have many fandoms which I’ll do fanart for:

Naruto, MP100, Black Clover, The Witcher, ATLA, LOTR, Merlin, Stargate, Star Trek, and many others

I’m currently doing fanfics for Naruto, Black Clover, and The Witcher- they’ll be linked here as well as posted on this blog and my AO3 as I finish them.

[faggotbeloved]

🖤⚰️🕰️ INTRO / NAVIGATION 🫀🕸️🍷

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📕 VOLUME 1: ABOUT ME / DNI

My name is Remy, I am an autistic 23 year old trans man. [He/Him] I write for AMAB male reader primarily, but will write FTM male reader or GN / genital nonspecific reader upon request or on a whim. I typically write MLM, but will sometimes write WLM (MReader). I do write yandere and smut, and for that reason all of my work is 18+, and though I am aware that I can't police minors on what content they consume, I still will block any blogs I find out are minors.

As for DNI, I do not want fem-aligned people interacting because this is a male-centered work and I cannot guarantee that my writing is not being fetishized in a way I'm uncomfortable with. I do not want minors interacting in any way because I do write sexual content. I do not want proshippers interacting with me because I find the majority of them use it for immoral things such as blatant pedophillia or incest. That, along with basic criteria (Zionists, homophobes, transphobes, racists, et cetera) wraps up my DNI.

I am aware I write morally gray ships, but I write to enjoy the psychological aspect and not to romanticize harming children. I don't particularly care what label that gives me.

📗 VOLUME 2: WORKS AND RULES

Rules:

As of right now, most of my completed works are in the form of drabbles and can be located by digging through my reblogs on my main account, @faggotboulevard, though soon I may link them here.

Rules for requests are simple; I write for the yandere trope, am open to most kinks, but I will not write pedophillia, incest, rape (even cnc), uncomfortable age gaps, feces or emeto, etc.

I will write for prompts requesting specific features, such as a certain race or body type or mental illness, but I have a limited scope in these and am very open to constructive criticism of me misinterpreting something. I write smut, fluff, angst, and anything in between.

I write dominant male or dominant ftm smut with male, ftm, or sparingly female characters. If you want to request a kink and a character I can do that, but I prefer more in-depth requests. I'm a tiny blog, so I'll reply to everything, including non-prompt asks.

Works:

* Once this is large enough, I'll do a character-by-character masterlist.

Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow, Says [(the Dog) to {the Stag] (to the Raven)} | Hannibal Lecter x Will Graham x M!Reader.

Cold Metal Biting Soft Flesh | Yandere Curly x Captain!M!Reader.

📘 VOLUME 3: FANDOMS

*R! and P! are shorthand for romantic and platonic.

• My own OCs

• Mouthwashing (R!Curly, R!Anya, R!Daisuke, R!Swansea)

• Marvel (R!All; Most characters but I'm very much not caught up)

• DC (R!All; 2022 Riddler (♡), generic Batman, generic Superman, etc. I don't know the difference between any of the Robins, sorry :P)

• Hannibal NBC (R!Hannibal, R!Will, R!Bedelia, R!Matthew, R!Francis.)

• Slashers (R!All; Brahms Heelshire, Billy + Stu, Patrick Bateman, Michael Meyers, etc.)

• Call of Duty (R!All; including Makarov and König.)

• And more! Go ahead and ask whatever you're thinking of, there's a good chance I'll like the prompt enough to research your guy.

📙VOLUME 4: NAVIGATION

Rules -> This post. Likely not going to be used again.

Announcements -> Updates on posting, fics, and more.

Organization -> Masterlists and more.

My Works -> Complete or multipart fanfictions that I came up with myself.

My Asks -> Asks that are not about fanfiction, i.e., life updates or greetings.

My Requests -> Asks that are about fanfiction, i.e., a request for a character headcannons.

Misc -> Anything else that I find important to post in this account rather than my other account. Polls, art, etc.

Character tags -> May it be ocs or featured characters, I'll include a tag to filter out or look through.

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[wetcatspellcaster]

Did you see Neil Newbon’s take that Ascended Astarion is the real him free to act on cruelty and violence and the spawn is the one with the mask? Yeesh.

Ooooooh, THAT'S the disk horse that's happening right now!! I knew something was happening (I felt a tremor in the waters) but I had no clue what it was lmao, I don't follow cast stuff.

I will try to respond to this in good faith, but I'm not very good at fandom discourse and so I'm afraid it may not be the answer you want.

I can see why that reading might make people angry, but I dont have strong feelings about it. Obviously, it's not my take on Ascension, but from the beginning I've been very upfront that my take is serving the genre I'm writing in and the ship dynamics I find hot. My Tav is lawful good to an unhealthy extreme, and that was how she was conceived in her Early Access bullying phase. And meanwhile, I wanted to be in a Gothic horror where he's obsessed (morality chains will do that to you) and they beat the shit out of each other. I have to make the Ascendent a monster, for that to work, and for people not to feel guilty every time they enjoy watching him getting stepped on lmao.

But I do feel like there is a morality policing around Astarion's ending that I don't want to partake in. This might seem dumb for me to say, given that my Tav is a veritavle walking moral policeman, but that is bc I fucking love Villain/Heroine ships, so I am literally right there, at the Devil's Sacrament with everyone else.

While I like the good ending and prefer it for many reasons, I would agree with a reading of Newbon's words that it could be read as a mask. This might be bc I mask with the best of them, am doing it right now even as I write and edit this ask 20 times. There's masking as an outright lie, and then there's masking as 'gotta get through day to day life as a functional adult without everyone suddenly deciding they hate me'... I personally think its nice that spawn!Astarion cares about other people, and cares about being a functional member of society at all! It shows he's no longer a lonely outcast.

I could also go deeper (the autism really shining through in this reply) and say it's a mask, in the sense that this has been deemed the 'polite' and morally correct ending, that is acceptable to others and enables the player to feel good about themselves. Which is often a way we derive pleasure from media, and not wrong in and of itself! Making Astarion good makes players feel good - that's not wrong, but if we're comparing endings, we have to acknowledge it. An Ascended Ending doesn't really cater to that impulse... unless the player really likes to be dommed (more power to them).

Unfortunately anon, I can't sit here with my most popular fic being an Ascended!Astarion fic, and pretend that there isn't a bunch of fascination or interest surrounding the Ascended version of his character. People clearly want to explore the implications of his evil ending and indulge in the excess of it, but feel bad doing so. People don't ascend him in-game, but they go to my fic and other people's fic because they want to have some space to enjoy the implications - in the sexiness, in the timeline where Astarion has revenge, in a timeline where he is obsessed with Tav etc. I mean, just look at me, I can't sit through the Ascended scene, but I'm here writing a fic about it!!

The fact that it seems to happen more in fic than in playthroughs tells me, if I was to get super deep in a tumblr ask, that people feel guilt about it. Some kind of mask is being employed, by someone, somewhere, in that mix. So I'm not about to add to any of that kind of policing. It would be pretty disingenuous of me to get my most feedback from an Ascendent fic I am writing, and then judge people for liking Ascendency narratives...

So while I don't have much interest in pretending the evil ending isn't the evil ending, that doesn't sound to me (second hand, through you, with my brain seeing 7 or 8 different implications) to be what Newbon is saying. He's just saying that the Ascendent is the less palatable Astarion to other people and that spawn!Astarion still has some kind of mask or a politeness filter on. Which... yeah. Kinda. In my world, I like that Astarion decides its worthwhile to restrain himself, because he has things to care about potentially ruining. But that's still in many ways employing restraint. People don't just stop masking, they learn to care about what others think in a healthy way. They have friendships, relationships, other ties to the world, that make them want to be something other than a cruel or violent or evil version of themselves. I think that's nice, and far less lonely but um... yeah. I can see Newbon's point, even if I don't want to like, live or die by it.

[sickofthistoxicshit]

I have to say that if one is going to create a certain ship, at long last, the emergency of the opening season shouldn't be of Athena.

Athena and Bobby have done their share of bonding.

And even though Buck and Eddie have been closer than ever, the clown couple (derogatory) of showrunners have ruined all progress, one by a certain death doula that "saw Buck" 🤦‍♀️ for an episode and a half and a shotgun relationship created with little sister insignificant Marisol. And the other by Buck literally road killing Eddie to gain "T's attention" (calling bullshit) never apologizing and then have him caught up in himself (what else is new) for the rest of the season. All the while shoving Eddie away from himself and his now not new friend or friend at all, Buck has all the attention now and tbh not sure that toxic crap is the attention I would want, but Buck’s messed up childhood dictates that bad attention is still attention so why not.

Don't even get me started on TM literally burning Eddie’s so called relationship with a TVD doppelganger crap, that is so far fetched and not who Eddie is that my hands are still itching to bitch-slap Tim for ruining Eddie in the name of "the plot" and regressing him mentally to fucked up S3-4 state of mind. Hate him! (TM, never Eddie)

So really the emergency again being an Athena brand, also fucking far fetched because SHE IS A POLICE SARGENT- SHE WORKS THE STREETS!

She in NOT a US Marshall,

She is NOT a detective,

She is not a US Marshall working on manhunt,

She is not any kind of fed, and she is not SWAT but still was brought in to figure out the sniper MO somehow.

I am so confused.

This show is very copaganda and it's driving me crazy, because the mains are supposed to be firefighters with a side of cop wife and dispatch wife not the other way around.

But seriously, after Christopher leaving and with Buck still visiting toxic lane, now would have been the best time to get Eddie into his wild and reckless side and make everyone worry about him and bring him and Buck closer together.

Buck choosing Eddie, showing him, he's enough. Nudging him towards his own realization, making him fight his instincts to self destruction after his drama queen son left him for his toxic parents.

I am sensing a pattern here. Gotta say no parents deserved even the smallest redemption arcs they received in S6 if this was the natural progression.

Not having much hopes of the next season being at all attractive storytelling wise.

Hopefully, buddie, at least, can get their heads out of their asses long enough to get together.

Though, and this is the most controversial remark I will ever make here (and God knows I made a lot) I don't feel like Buck deserves him rn. I really want better for Eddie, I want him to finally be settled and happy and focusing on enjoying life and on his job.

Maybe start studying for the lieutenants exam and move up the ladder in the LAFD.

Don't you guys find it weird that they are all stuck in some limbo, where no one wants to move higher. And the only time they actually received a commendation was not for daring saves during a tsunami, not for a daring save during earthquake or the dam explosion, not for pulling Eddie from snipers fire and so on.

What they got a commendation for was for just showing up, barely doing any saving with their toy chopper, God knows what they planned to do with it and barely any equipment.

I guess showing up is half the part in 911?

A participation trophy if I ever saw one 🤦‍♀️

That was so lame and kinda dumb.

Anyway, I digress, this turned into a longer post than I meant to, and I kinda went off on a tangent.

Bottom line is, that I cannot believe that Athena is on that plane, in the opening long-ass season disaster, again.

[ryuichirou]

Replies

Some replies!

Anonymous asked:

Dayummm Azul is BIGGGG LOOK AT THAT BOY! DAYUMMM

Hehe thank you!!

I am happy I managed to figure out how to draw the fishies… Azul is one thicc boy

Anonymous asked:

What do you think of Silver x Kalim? Cater x Leona? LMC + Rook x Idia?

Kalim/Silver is cute but unfortunately too cute to click with us; their interactions are sweet and wholesome, but they don’t really give us anything we look for in ships.

Cater/Leona is hmmm nothing against it, but we’re not invested enough in either of them to ship them, plus we haven’t seen anything from their interactions that would grab our attention yet.

Love Rook/Idia though! We have a tag for them and just posted them a week ago, and I’ll write a hc post about them soon… well, at some point…

Anonymous asked:

🐩 anon has arrived once more to thank you for your absolutely delicious art. I had to come out of twst burnout, it's so hard to enjoy the fandom when it's all self righteous antis trying to police the game as if it's not catered to basically young adults and older. These kids have me baffled, it's as if they believe pixels are real people.

I can hardly stand to look at TWST Tumblr anymore either, they're all so white knighted that you'd think they were paid to be piss babies in circles they don't belong in. It's one of those "Why put yourself in that position to see it, if you didn't want to be there in the first place".

Hi 🐩 anon, long time no see! Thank you for being around and still enjoying my art.

I feel you, it really is difficult when you keep seeing people saying the same type of antis bullshit over and over and over again; even if you become apathetic about it, it’s still very annoying. Mostly because it’s impossible to ignore completely – they love to invite themselves to spaces that aren’t meant for them. That’s like the whole idea. No one is forcing anyone to see anything, every ship and triggering trope is always tagged in some way or another, but instead of avoiding this type of stuff they use the tagging system to shit on certain characters and ships directly, just so you couldn’t look for your favourite thing without seeing their outbursts of unsolicited opinions.

It really is very annoying.

Anonymous asked:

🐩 anon again, but now with one that's more funny and teehee haha random info that I thought you'd think it'd be interesting or funny

On that note, I came here because I started a DND campaign with a group over a twst based campaign. It reminded me of you, which made me invested in the campaign. Now I have a whore serving with 18th century fashion, giving Vil a run for his money. So far, 10/10. He has major Edmund and Idia vibes, wants no part of it, gets shit luck anyways and so far, has slept with Bird Man for Ramshackle funds on a bad roll. Mans is a survivor and we are barely halfway into chapter 1 😭

It’s so sweet that you got reminded of us and got invested… I am very glad you’re having fun! “Rewriting” your negative fandom experience with a positive one and good associations is so important.

Major Edmund and Idia vibes + a 18th century fashion whore??? SLEEPING WITH BIRD MAN??? An icon and a hustler. I don’t know him but I love him already…

Anonymous asked:

Good lord. I had randomly followed a twst blog but then I saw them posting about how even though there is a two year age difference between the third-years and first-years, it’s wrong to ship them because the first-years treat them, especially the housewardens, like idols and apparently that’s grooming. Like, no, that’s you in Delululand and I’m about to unfollow and block. #staytoxicbestie

Yeah they seem to have discovered this idea and now put it everywhere, harassing JackVil shippers and such. It’s one of those moments when I genuinely hope that they deliberately lie and reach because I am scared of the idea of anyone being this dumb.

It does suck that there seems to be more people like that lately, and they don’t even tag their accs with “proship dni” anymore either. Gee I wonder why.

[cyeayt]

whats ur tim headcanons :)

oooh i have so many i can sort them into appearance, character arc, and sillies, a lot of these are lifted from fics i like fyi,,, ty so much for the ask, this is very rambly lol

i tend to think of Tim as Malay mostly because of Head in the Lion's Mouth and renwhit's other works with the stoker bros which rewrote my brain although in my mind he has short hair instead of long like he has in those series. i also have fallen to the fanon of him wearing colorful button ups but i don't really like him in aloha shirts just cause i think he has better taste than that, i also think he has his ears pierced and i am not immune to the idea that he wears a shark tooth necklace he got from Danny. I do also think that he had his hair shorter and dyed purple on the ends in season 1 that he then stopped taking care of in season 2 so it was washed out green and all messy by season 3, by which time i also think his fashion had deteriorated and to me he was at the unknowing in the rattiest hoodie imaginable and jeans he had been wearing for at least 4 days. he can have a graphic tee as a treat but he was def greasy.

in terms of his character i have a lot of stuff that i think are headcanons that are actually just canon (like that he knew something was up with sasha before not-sasha was revealed or that he felt comfortable in research before getting drawn back into the horror) because i have a really shitty memory but heres some stuff im pretty sure isn't plain stated in the text: he and Jon bonded in research and were very close before Jon became the archivist, and part of how they bonded was that they were both overworking themselves looking for their answers and also they're really good at breaking into places together. i am also a sucker for the idea that jon and him were involved or dancing around something but had to break it off when jon got promoted. speaking of hcs with high angst potential, i also think a lot about subtle rituals of intimacy between him and sasha and the small ways in which he would have noticed that there was something off with her. i also see him as being estranged from his parents/ them suspecting him of having something to do with Danny's death, which is not helped by the box of photos n such i think he keeps hidden in his closet/under his bed. in terms of his mentality Tim is really relatable to me i think he really struggles to be trusted in meaningful ways and that Jon suspecting him of murdering Gertrude brought back a lot of bad memories of police and his parents thinking he killed Danny. he gets stuck into patterns of though and mindsets esp when hes depressed and has trouble thinking of things in different terms in s3. also he did nothing wrong but thats neither here nor there

sillies! hcs that have little support but i think are funny, shipping stuff, and like whatever.

It's not really supported by canon unless you think he was playing 4d chess with Basira in s2 but in my mind Daisy and Basira were the ones investigating Danny's disappearance and they have a bad history. i like to put this one in my aus/ give him and daisy and basira a weird antagonistic relationship whenever i can because i think its funny when people are bitter with each other.

while i do agree that Tim would enjoy outdoorsy stuff like rockclimbing or kayaking, i don't think he's that good at it. i def see him as like the nerdier brother and think that he got into stuff that he and Danny did together, but it would be like Danny trying to convince him to go on the black diamond while Tim zigzags his way down a blue square. idk what the rock climbing equivalent of that is but i do know that tim cannot do bouldering.

i also see tim as being aro-spec like demi-romantic bisexual or somewhere in there idk im aflux aroflux its all soup to me but he and sasha are queerplatonic to me. also don't @ me i think he at the very least flirted with elias a few times either pre-archives for funzies or at some point in s2-3 when he stopped giving a shit.

hcs are so fun bc they're like little outfits you can put your character in like not every fic i write will have all of these and some of my more minute ones contradic each other but they're like ships to me anywayyy

[seeyouonsaturn]

can't remember if I sent any of these so. tell me about Prowl 💖

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

ask game

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

That he exists. He's wonderful.

That aside, I've always loved his fascination with nature. I remember being 13 and suddenly seeing the world with new eyes because of him, appreciating things I've never spared a second glance before, because I realized Prowl would find them beautiful. And he's so right. The world is so beautiful. I was fundamentally changed back then and now I am the person I am because of him.

And that said - I also love that he's not always written as the "stoic and super-skilled cool ninja". He's goofy. He's clumsy. Not a lot, but just enough for him to feel like he's just some guy trying his best, still learning, you can tell sometimes that he has never actually finished his training. I love the way he progresses throughout the series, starting out as a loner who just recently wound up with the rest of the team by chance and isn't really one of them, to a member of the family who loves those guys and would do anything for them.

He's great. He's amazing. I need to stop myself before this turns into a full essay. Ily Prowl

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

I don't have anything specific in mind, my brain cell is too transformers focused to even acknowledge the existence of any other media lmao. Also all the non-tf media I consume is so dark, I wouldn't do that to him, he doesn't deserve it. I'd like to put him inside a nature documentary so he could experience it first hand though. I think he'd enjoy that.

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

I love that so many people draw him with animals, especially birds. And cats. That's awesome. Good for him but also good for me because Bird reference!

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

All the shipping lmao I'm sorry. Especially with a certain little guy. I filtered the tag and half the Prowl tag just vanished gdi I just want to see my man 😭

Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to police what anyone can or can't ship, and I'm fully aware that being non-sharing is a me problem, but that doesn't make it any less bothersome. I just want to look at Prowl. There's by far not enough content out there of him, and believe you me, I've looked 😔

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to this character? Something you don't like?

I don't really read a lot of fic with him in it, mainly because I haven't found a lot of Prowl fics that focus on him. Aside from a whole lot of fics where he's shipped with other characters, but that's not for me. I'm an x reader truther but good food is rare. On one hand it's probably good he's not more popular since I don't like to share him, but on the other hand where is my content. I am starving.