#i did not expect to like it this much i am having so many thoughts

[jjwolves]

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What: A Story About Theodora (ENA) X Reader

Who: Theodora from ENA Dream BBQ

How Much: ~1000 words, ~4 mins

Credits: Image Banner and Character -> Joel G, Divider -> @cafekitsune

Warnings: None

You didn’t meet the Genie of the Bathroom the way you thought you would, because you never got to the bathroom. You had failed to cross a river of souls while trekking through the dark substrate of this world… past your home, past the vast expanses of shivering mountains, past everything: the Core. Your vision quadrupled like you were wearing beer goggles and you fell into a land of lies.

Past even this is where you met her, laid broken on the ground and a lot more egg-shaped than expected.

Shattered like pottery, the Genie spoke into your mind, “This is what remains of Theodora, the Genie of these lands.” There was simply no way! How was it possible that the Genie was stuck down here, too? A curled, golden whisper emerged from the remains. “Touch my memories, and find a world where you are forgiven.” This path was not the one that lead to forgiveness, it seemed, but that wasn’t an excuse to leave the Genie ruined on the ground the way it was. Decency or not, that’d be another thing you’d need forgiven, wouldn’t it? You could fix a clay pot, even a magical one… Couldn’t you?

The Genie was looking a lot better once you were done working on it. Sure, the cracks were visible, and they glittered, but glitter glue was still glue. For the final leg of the project, you used a stick to prod the ghost of the Genie’s memories into her form before sealing the top half back on. (Best not to touch it, you decided.) For a few minutes, you were worried that the Genie really was gone for good. But when the Genie began rocking back and forth, you observed its face. Yes, it was alive again. And also looked very confused. Her eyes shifted from side to side.

“You… fixed me.” When she spoke, it had the cadence of a half-forgotten prayer. You knelt down before Theodora, suddenly remembering that you were talking to a being who played a big role in the musical that was this universe, and not an egg-shaped effigy with silly ears. “Oh! U-uhm… Where are my manners?! Great Genie! I found you all broken up so I fixed you! Sorry!” The great Genie wore a wide-eyed expression of surprise, teeth bared in a sort of wince that you were pretty sure was permanent. “I am grateful for your assistance, strange one… But this path is not optimal.”

~

There wasn’t much to do nor many places to go now that you were stuck in this small, deceitful world. You were originally reverent of the great Theodora, but as hours turned to days and you got to know her more, and her you, you began to feel more at ease with her around. She spoke to a resonant truth, and with authority, which gave you an odd sort of comfort you hadn’t properly experienced in this world. It prompted you to open up to her more than you would others.

“I guess I failed my mission. Every adventure, dead end and convoluted wrap-around… It was all for nothing. I ended up here anyway,” you said. Sitting on top of a small rock, Theodora turned her upper half towards you and fixed you with a gaze that told you that she was going to say something revelatory. What you got was revelatory, but in a different way.

She began, “You ended up here as I have. Purpose or no purpose, knowing or not, I am confident I have long aspired to meet someone like you.”

That took you aback. “I’m flattered, but… Confused. Did you make a wish to be here? To do that?”

“Wishes aren’t fulfilled nor quenched… Aspirations are what give you the strength to forge an ideal world for yourself. All you must do is create them and follow them.” Well, that begged the question. Many, actually, but you'd have to settle for one.

“Can you aspire to get out of here?” You felt Theodora shuffle. You looked down to see her huddled up next to you, her expression unreadable as usual. Her eyes peered sagely up into yours.

“No, I’m not sure I aspire to that any longer.” For a moment, her voice had an odd lilt to it as it left her.

~

It had been weeks since you failed the test and were made to dwell in the village of lying houses as punishment. Despite this, the time you spent with your unlikely companion made the situation a lot more livable. Still, the sting of failure was felt long after the slip that led you here, and your mind kept returning to your quest, even at night, when Theodora hugged herself close to you with her little noodle arms.

“What exactly is the Bathroom? I was told that once I got there, I could find forgiveness,” you admitted.

Theodora murmured a reply in a tone which was uncharacteristically quick and dismissive. “I forgive you.” You peered down at the Genie who was snuggled in next to you in your sleeping bag. Was she purring? She seemed to be too busy getting cozy.

“You don’t even know what I did… I’ve disappointed a lot of people and made a lot of mistakes. I’m serious about this Bathroom stuff.” Theodora sighed and rolled slightly away before righting herself, attempting to summon the wisdom and grandness of the great Genie before singing back a reply.

“Ahem. The Bathroom’s power comes from the aspiring of it. You cannot aspire for others to forgive you, but you can aspire to forgive yourself. Either way, the Bathroom would be of no help to someone like you.” You felt your heart sink, but the feeling stalled when Theodora raised a wavering hand to boop your nose. “Because you are a sweetie pie. And so I forgive you.” She uttered the title with reverence and eyes shut. And if you squinted, you could make out the faintest hint of a smile. For a moment, you wondered if it were true, if you were someone who could forgive themselves. Someone who knew they were sweet. Either way, Bathroom or not, purpose or no purpose, you felt like you were next to someone now who really loved you, whether it made sense or not. And love washes away all manner of transgressions.

[kelperine]

I just saw thunderbolts and I have many thoughts

Spoilers ahead ‼️‼️‼️

1. Taskmaster dying was so pointless and honestly kind of disgusting. I tried seeing if it’s was an actor issue but apparently the writers took her out to show that “the stakes are high and anyone can die” which is a convoluted way to say nothing because we know none of the other team members are dying through cast leaks and plot armor. It rubs me the wrong way that a movie centered around character redemption threw out the girl who went through the same mercenary pain as them and got not sufficing redemption in black widow or thunderbolts. Rip Taskmaster you are special to me and I would never have done that to you. We lost a girlie today 💔

2. I liked Ghost alot in the ant man movies and honestly forgot as her character became quickly irrelevant because let’s be real ant man is no one’s favorite series. She didn’t do much in this movie, no one seemed to really connect with her and holy shit what was that bulky ahh suit 😭 I’d kill to have the white suit back from her first appearance, that was so cool. Also every move she made got fucking countered immediately. If your character can be countered by a jbl speaker blaring fetty wap then maybe she’s not a great addition to the team.

3. I thought the Bob/Yelena/Walker camaraderie was pretty solid, they all had good banter and seemed to genuinely care about each other. I don’t want to glaze Walker but I liked seeing the small ways he showed affection like shifting from calling him Bob to Bobby, and even picking the fruit for Yelena and Ghost. Hell he even took that one hit for Bucky and hauled his ass back to the elevator. I’m not sure why he was suddenly a team player but it was nice to see. That being said we lacked a whole group connection, obviously Walker cared for Ghost but Ghost didn’t seem to connect with anyone else, nor did Bucky really talk past his circle of Walker, or Alexei with his circle of Yelena. I would have liked to see a better full team moment like the Avengers shawarma scene. Everyone was pretty solid by themselves but I don’t really think of them as a group, just people who have their person if that makes sense.

4. I was going to complain that Bucky wasn’t in the movie enough because he’s my favorite and I saw it just to see him on the big screen. I was originally worried that he was going to be put through mcu hell again after his redemption in tfatws but I honestly think it was smart to distance himself from the thunderbolts team. It gives everyone else a chance in the spotlight because Bucky has already overcome his trauma and serves as a sign that they can too. I always kept him in mind during the void episodes knowing that reliving hydra must have been awful, but he’s at a point right now where he was able to blow it off and even joke to the others by remarking sarcastically that his past was great. I love seeing him in a place of healing <3 That being said I know my boy is struggling being in a team where 2 people are a stark reminder of Steve rogers. Like If I was in a team where two people looked like my dead boyfriend id throw hands every second, walker and alexei I would be out for blood 💀 Not to mention Sam who is very much captain American but it probably still hurts Bucky to see that red white and blue even when the proper person displays it.

5. You are telling me there is arguing in my sambucky household?? Marvel don’t piss me off. My one little Sam Wilson mention is Bucky arguing with him about some avengers bullshit?? Marvel I am going to run these ones. I was expecting a little call at the end like “honey you won’t believe the day I’ve had” NOT A DIVORCE.

6. Sentry was a bit confusing, he felt like a weird character to add in the timeline right now in that way that he’s pretty similar to Adam Warlock. He felt like a weird combination of Warlock x Homelander if that makes sense lol. Towards the end the movie started to feel like The Boys lmao, I thought Valentina was about to become the head of Vought and had to remember what universe we were in. Don’t get me wrong I love Bob and I part of me hates that I’m buying into the “lol so random XD name” kind of character but he was pretty chill, I know my boy is gonna love Johnny Storm just wait.

7. Where is Yelena’s Guinea pig?? I was hoping to see him in the back of the tower with a fancy set up but alas… Outside of showing the fact that Yelena doesn’t lack humanity through her rescuing if it, it is also a symbol of what they’ve all been through as Guinea pigs are commonly test subjects. I know it’s right on the nose but I think it’s still a nice touch

8. The end credit “avengers” suits were so fucking ugly ima be real 💀 Bucky what are u wearing go find a Henley

9. Fight could have been over in ten minutes if Walker and Bob kissed 🤷‍♂️ Fellas is it gay to slam a man against a wall and stare lovingly into his eyes?? Walker, first Lemar and now this? Buddy I cant defend you. Also you can’t tell me Bob and Yelena wouldn’t be the most fire lavender couple you’ve ever seen. If u want Bob u gotta go through Yelena and Walker, that’s their bbg 😤

[just-b-wilde]

Well, after 6x07 I’m not going to post twenty different reactions, probably just this one…

Okay, I was hoping for something better from June, but on the other hand, I can’t say I’m really surprised. Honestly, everyone’s behavior made sense to me… except for Lawrence. Yeah sure, he’s trying to save his own ass, but honestly… I thought he and Nick were friends, as much as that’s possible in their situation. Was it just a tactic to rile June up? I don’t know, but I actually felt sad about it. (Do they really have to take away even my favorite Commander duo?)

By the way, did Moss really reveal such a crucial thing a week in advance? I think the execution scene in Jezebels would have had a lot more power if the audience wasn't expecting it. But clearly, not everyone read that…

Luke didn’t surprise me at all — that was pretty toxic… no doubt about it… but weirdly enough, I was glad he finally laid his cards on the table and said: I know you love someone else, and it pisses me off. And that debate they had after? Please, enough already… their scenes are always so awkwardly stiff it’s almost funny.

At least Moira had something to say — that girl earned some serious points.

And the fact that June’s love for Nick keeps being brought up gives me some hope.

Of course, no one would believe it if she denied it from minute to minute...

And now the main thing — that scene at the start of the episode and when June stepped out of the car? I actually liked that scene! Nick didn’t say anything that wasn’t true, and I’m glad it was said out loud. Am I supposed to like him less for it now? Or for how he treated Rita? Come on, the guy is messed up — of course he’s not going to throw himself into another “rescue mission”… For me, everything that’s happening just makes him more human and believable, not less!

Team Nick, all the way!

I just really hope the writers aren’t trying to convince us that Nick’s going to be part of revenge plot against the Commanders — that would be so lame!

Actually, it's starting to make sense to me… If June had never been confronted with this side of Nick and they ended up together, so many people would have said she chose him without actually knowing him… so… maybe that gives me some hope too.

[faeireinthehumanworld]

My Thoughts on Revenge of the Sith

why did I think this was a good idea

But in all seriousness, I finished the movie, here are my thoughts:

If I had any editing capacity I would make a video titled "Elevator Wars" about Anakin and Obi Wan's trouble with elevators.

R2D2 does not get enough credit for anything ever.

I loved all their little quips and I wish they'd kept more of them in the movie.

Much like General Grevious, the duel with Count Dooku was shorter than I expected. I was a little disappointed by this.

Dooku deserved better.

The amount of times I told Palpatine to shut the fuck up is unreal.

Made it until Anakin and Padmé's reunion before I teared up.

Obi Wan is adorable no matter what he's doing.

The first third of this felt like an episode of the Clone Wars.

I really wish Ahsoka was in this.

Not saying I would murder children about it but if I was thrust into the middle of these spy-counterspy shenanigans I would also be on the news.

Anakin needs a slap upside the head, a hug, a nap and therapy. Dear god, please someone let this man sleep.

Padmé is slaying with her outfits, as usual.

Kashyyk (no idea if I spelled that right) is seriously the coolest planet we've seen yet. I really wish we got more time there to explore.

Luminara sighting!

The Wookies are awesome. I'd watch an entire three-season series about them.

Spent the entire middle third of the movie alternately going, "Anakin. Anakin, no. No, don't, no-- goddamitt" and "Throw him out the window. Just throw him out the window, it's right there. Stab him in the head." (about Palpatine)

Anakin was three inches from stabbing him and he just had to open his mouth.

The entire fight with General Grevious was wild. The only reason it took so long was because Grevious is a coward and can't use one lightsaber like a normal person.

Side note: Love Obi Wan's lizard friend.

I wish there was more about the clones in this movie, there's no explanation whatsoever. They deserved better.

I can't help but love the Jedi Temple March, even though it's the backing track for atrocities.

Was basically yelling at Mace and Kit to get out of there the entire time.

It was Master Plo's death that finally got me to cry. I was misting up before, but that triggered the tears.

Oh, seeing Aayla was harder than I thought it would be.

I didn't realize until I actually watched it that all the younglings ran to the Council chamber. They were looking for the council members to protect them. I'm going to start crying again just typing this.

One of the saddest things I've ever heard came up again while watching this. The reason that R2D2 never stays put when Luke tells him to in the OT is because on Mustafar, Anakin told him to stay with the ship. And Anakin never came back.

The one action of Darth Vader's I agree with is killing Nute Gunray. That man is infuriating.

I spent a surprising amount of this movie worried for Master Yoda. Like yes, I know he lives, but he's so small, and old, and I wish I could help.

The duel between him and Palpatine was actually wild.

The fact that Duel of the Fates was playing in the background the entire time was just... not okay.

The fight between Obi Wan and Anakin lived up to expectations. I appreciate that there weren't as many cuts as there could have been. On a technical level it's very impressive.

On an emotional level I think I just felt the death of my soul.

The last third or so is kind of a blur. I just remember emotional trauma and alternating between tears and a kind of aching numbness.

Why was it the japor snippet that killed me

I wish they'd gone with the idea that Padmé started the Rebellion. I am glad she got to name the twins before she died.

Didn't expect to care about Bail as much as I suddenly do.

The fact that they ended on that Tattooine sunset somehow hurt worse.

A random thought I had: The cinematography in this movie is absolutely insane. Pretty much every shot is beyond gorgeous.

Final verdict: It was about as bad as I thought it would be. That is, it was horrible, and I cried, but it wasn't too much worse than the other recountings of the story I've watched. Maybe it was because I watched it during the day, but I'll be fine, I think. If nothing else, it's given me far more motivation to finish my fix-it fic.

[very-super-silly]

GUESS WHO JUST GOT BACK FROM WATCHING THNDERBOLTS!!!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT!!!!!! I HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS

(spoilers ahead)

i love bob. he deserves the world. my bipolar son

yelena is such a depressed queen i love her 😭💔 shes so me core (sad)

btw everyone is depressed 🔥🔥🔥 i lowkey only get into media where everyone is depressed im not even joking is this a problem

I HATE JOHN WALKER. STILL. WHAT A FUCKING FUCK. I HATE HIM. NOT ONLY DID HE DISRESPECT MY QUEENS. BUT HE IS AN ASSHOLE!!!!!!! HIS EX WIFE TOTALLY DESERVED BETTER IT IS A GOOD THING SHE DIVORCED HIM

bucky sick entrance #3 (catfa, caatws, and now, thunderbolts) it was so fucking sick when he like fucking grabbed their wench then slammed it into the geound and fucking flipped their car????RAFGGHGN i crashed out

for a second i thought we had a winter soldier comeback it was so good (ragshfhr i wonder what bucky was telling sam abt this whole thing i js KNOW sam clowned him for the dramatic entrance)

OH SHIT WAIT THO AINT NO WAY THEYRE MAKING BEEF BETWEEN BUCKY AND SAM???? THE END CREDITS, SAM IS SUING THE THUNDERBOLTS BC THEYRE THE “new avengers” THIS BETTER BE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM BECAUSE IF THEY BREAK UP MY BFS IM SUING MARVEL STUDIOS (theyre haters)

(more under the cut)

i really appreciated the “less action” climax if you will for the more emotionally impactful one, because holy shit. i cried so hard.

i also cried when yelena and her dad confronted each other 😭😭💔 i love them fheivndifnekdneifhejwks

and btw bucky just like?? relived all his trauma in the fucking “shame rooms” or whatever was happening when the poeple got shadowed??? thays crazy 😭

i really appreciated the dark humor ay the beginning too, really my type of movie (this is one of my all time favorite marvel movies now)

augh i mean i know this is like. the whole basis of the movie. but i really loved how they are all bad, depressed, fucked up people, but they still get to become the new avengers like <3 my heart bruh. i love them all (except john walker)

ALSO?????? NOT VALENTINA BUYING STARK TOWER IM CRASHING OUT 💥💥💥

RAGHHHH YK WHAT ELSE????? FANTASTIC FOUR FUCKING COMING TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE WIFNUEKDNFHRUDDJD “INTER DIMENSIONAL SPACECRAFT” AAAAAAAHH YIPPEEE YIPPPEEE

btw bob and yelena <3 i love them. SO MUCH.

OH SHIT ALSO THAT PERSON WHO JUST FUCKING DIED AT THE VERY BEGINNING?? THE PERSON FROM THE RED ROOM/BLACK WIDOW??? OH MY GOD???? GHOST JUST LIKE SHOT HER. AND THAT WAS IT. SHE WAS THERE FOR LIKE. 1 SECOND? I FEEL SO BAD FOR YELENA THAT MUSTVE STUNG LIKE SHIT

btw valentinas subordinate mal was so silly i love her morally greyness (shes also fine af) i want her and kate bishop to meet, i think theyd get along great

did not live up to my sambucky expectations bc of the end credit and no sam mention 😔 but thats fine ig cus being delusional is fun or whatever (they will get back together. i am speaking it into existence.)

i love robert. bob. i love him x2

i absolutely ADOREEE how they touched on mental illness. thats what this whole movie was about. depression, bipolar/ or multiple personality disorder, and how you should connect with people, theyll help you, youre not alone, its not your fault, etc. absolutely amazing. i cried it was so. it was like so representational, relatable, just amazing and comforting. maybe mot everything was exactly right but like. i really felt the impact and message and it really felt like id been seen idk.

buckys “yeah.. this is such a worrying thing… we're getting right on it.. worrying circumstances… yeah… uhh and yeah despite the worrying situation were handling it”

bucky def going to go rouge. buddy still hates the government ❤️

BTW THEYRE THE NEW AVENGERS NOW THE WAY I GASPED I THOUGHT VALENTINA WAS JOKING OR LIKE SLANDERING THEM BUT NO. FR. HOLY SHIT. THE NEW AVENGERS. IM CRASHING OUT.

yelena crash out. well deserved. “no, its not your turn walker, because you know youre a piece of shit, and tour family knows it too!” EAT HIM UP also “EAT SHIT VALENTINA” icon ily yelena

walker almost pulling his gun on val and bucky cautioning him was so impactful like. not again walker.

BUCKY ON A MOTORCYCLE BTW!!!!!

john said “on your left” ☹️

bucky seemed really distraught btw, at the end credits, when sam was being portrayed as a “bad guy” (i will excuse everything sam wilson has ever done “wrong”. except he has never done anything wrong. ever. my boy) and yeah hehe maybe this is just some sambucky angst

we saw more of the red room too ☹���💔 like damn

ALSO IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEW AVENGERS ARE INHABITING THE STARK TOWER. HOLY SHIT

”you said you wanted to be goalie so that you could be the person everyone could rely on if they messed up” yelena

”i just look at my phone, thinking about everything that makes me a bad person, go to work, drink alcohol, come home and then sit on my phone and think more about how im a bad person.” yelena being relatable fr

also bob not remembering anything thay happened in the dreamscape place?? i hope he remembered. i think he did

”we're going to stick together from now on” yelena and bob <3

ALSO LMAO WHEN HE WAS DANCING IN A CHICKEN COSTUME HITTING PEOPLE WITH THE SIGN 😭😭 “i was on meth” BOB NO

red guardian being silly he really does try to be a good father snd like a supportive person

bucky and alexi going to beat valentinas ass was so funny but they got played fr 😔🙏

sighhh i think these are all my notes for now. i fucking love this movie!!!!!!!!!! so much!!!!!!!! argh!!!!!!!!!!!

[multiverse-sya]

Some stuff on how I was before I really 'awakened':

I managed to catch up with an old friend and it made me realize a few things. It's funny how little things seem to have changed from my teenager years ~15 years ago, despite all of the breakthroughs that I went through since then with this state of being. I was good friends with someone at the time, before I knew anything about nonhumanity, kinity and the like. Despite it all, I'm some how the same person with the same personality, likes and dislikes as back then. Before I caught up with my old friend, I expected myself to be so completely aloof and different because of how differently I perceive myself now. Because now, I fully know and acknowledge that I'm an entity masquerading as a human. To my surprise, I don't behave that much differently since the time I was a teenager, despite all of these situations (excluding the current horrors of being an adult now-that one is new. I am much more tired with life now.)

Back then, I thought I was just a normal human, even though I've always had animalistic, feral tendencies. I felt like I wasn't human and despised being one, but I just ignored it. But fast forward to the present, and despite being so blindly oblivious to my sapient alien roots even when I was 15 years old, I still feel like the same exact person. Even if I didn't know I was just performing humanity as a disguised alien creature when I was a teenager because I completely forgot about it. I now have a completely different philosophical and spiritual understanding of the universe around me that differs from what I was taught in christian religion, and I do view human culture differently now than I used to before I entered my 20s, but I still treat the other humans I've already known back then the same way as I did before my awakening to this. I guess it's just that treat myself differently, even though I am always hiding it from others.

I used to feel like I was part of humanity. I thought there was no alternative to it (haha). It's in the same way an animal imprints on an adopted mother of a different species, despite never having been that species in the first place. And now I just feel nonhuman at all, because I feel like I am 'allowed' to do that and that it's possible to do so. I hated it when I was called a human back in my childhood, and was told that's the truth. I was just never content with that. I know for a fact that I would have called myself a cheetah therian back then, but now I believe it to be some sort of anteatype, and some sort of vague-heart type. I still see myself in them, without identifying or feeling like one. (I used to think I was a wolf therian, but that 'type is clearly an anteatype now. It's just completely gone.)

I know that the old discourse over whether or not you were 'valid' if you weren't born as your 'type is dumb and insignificant in day to day life. But when I look back in hindsight, a lot of my sapient alien instincts and memories were already there, they were just greatly overshadowed because I had no basis to really compare it to up until I actually looked into the source and did the research. The stylistic artwork of the media/source threw me off as well at first, so I never really considered being that species until I compared my phantom shifts to them and went, "Oh fuck."

I also experience the same sort of painful, nostalgic feelings for my old brethren from my other lifetime as I do with human friends from this lifetime. The same protectiveness, the same melancholy and sadness for not seeing them for so long, for one reason or another. I even felt this way towards kids my age that I didn't know well when I was very young, whenever I didn't know if I'd see them again, even if we met just once. Evidently, I still get it, but it was much worse in my first decade of life here. Exotrauma is a bitch. I lost many friends back then and will leave it at that.

Sometimes, I do wish to talk to my friends the same way I did back then. Like clasping a hand on a shoulder, heavy with respect, and calling them my brother, sister or friend. It's another interesting bleed over. I know alterhumans often talk about not being able to befriend humans. But despite being so very nonhuman, I'm able to befriend them just fine. I may not tell them about my exogeiny bullshit, but that's ok, even if I want to tell them sometimes. Maybe one day. Most of the people I befriend are orthohumans (or assumed to be one). The reason why I befriend so many is just because there's more of them out there in different spaces. And I only talk to one alterhuman on a regular daily basis. Yeah, it would be nice to have an alterhuman friend irl, but it is what it is.

[ranhert]

Likewise. I don't like to argue my points through shallow disrespect, I'm at the very least going to have thoughts put into my arguments even if they're not understood, which is fine if they aren't. And yes, you'd be right - because as a hobbyist creator myself, I feel as though the most respectful thing to do is to base headcanon around canon material, and it shouldn't be much to ask the any fandom to not be a spoiled, entitled brats if the author goes against widely accepted headcanons. That being said, you'll never see me try and pull what the Steven Universe fandom did.

Offshoots and theories are totally cool and fine...as long as people aren't smug and sure about their claims, especially to the point where they bully anyone who disagrees with them, or even bully the author(s) themselves, like this after 431 dropped:

Authors owe people nothing, especially people like that. In a fandom as big as MHA, blurring lines is to be expected and I don't have a problem with people doing so; it's even more blurred when there's so many people saying so many different things off of canon material, even if it's small. Though I understand that the little details matter, more than many people give them credit for. It's one of the many things that I myself appreciate and shape my own writing with, so I understand why people tend to go into microscope mode to try and branch out all possibilities.

I understand what you're saying. I don't see these interpretations myself because I personally can't, and I've been around a lot of people in the past who have shipped two same-sex characters ships (or headcanon so) for fetishing it and it's like...really? Seriously? That's the only reason?

When you've formerly been in a fandom like Steven Universe where the toxicity with disagreements on almost everything got so rampant to the point of harassing artists, it's like walking on eggshells; I had hoped MHA wasn't like that when I first got into it, but I've been wrong before, unfortunately. I have no issues those interpretations because they're so deeply personal, who am I to say that such a thing is wrong? My own issues stem not just from the harassment towards anyone, but the overall smugness people seem to have whenever they voice their interpretations. I'm not sure if you're on Twitter, but if you are, there's a user called Decchan (I think) and she's a perfect example of what I'm describing; I think even one of Hori's assistants even blocked her on there, she's that wild.

I appreciate the apology, thank you truly. That being said, I've heard of Izuocha shippers and MHA fans in general harassing and being unacceptably toxic towards BKDK shippers back when the series first started taking off - absolutely deplorable. I may have disliked BKDK romantically from the start, but I would never take my time out of my day to harass someone over things like fictional characters and a "hey, these two would be cute together" idea or things alike. They should be ashamed of themselves. And if that has ever happened to you, I'm deeply sorry too.

I understand where you're coming from. Using "it's just a headcanon" for saying disgusting things towards LGBT people is equally unacceptable as the vice versa. I don't engage with fandom and media that often, but I see your point; it's something that I had seen in the Owl House fandom involving two other ships where one was straight and the other was the W/W and many were going at each other's throats, even though the W/W ship was not only canon, but also the ship between the two protagonists in the story. I don't subscribe to that; when there's solid context of two characters getting together, I'll pretty much be sold on it regardless whether it's straight or not (partly why I like Izuocha so much). I may not like BKDK in a romantic sense, but I see where you're coming from those who do - favoring weaker context clues just because the characters are opposite sexes compared to stronger chemistry and context between same-sex is something I'll never understand.

I wouldn't mind exploring it, broadens the mind. But I also prefer to just bluntly say/be told if a character is LGBT or not - that's just my own preference though. I try to break stereotypes in my own works because it's fine line to walk when dealing with stereotypes in today's fandom culture, you don't know who you could set off and cause a domino effect. It's completely understandable when it's an admittedly bad stereotype (like how Hazbin Hotel's with Alastor is) but even still, I try to avoid stereotypes whilst asking people their own experiences.

I don't think you understand the amount of relief I felt when I read this last paragraph. It's so rare for me to come across someone who openly says they're okay with ships in any context; anti-proshippers will be the end of fandom one day, I'm calling it. Romantic, platonic, headcanon-heavy, canon-faithful, I'm all for it - even if a ship is "illegal", a lot of people who do ship those things are usually survivors themselves and it's their way of coping, same thing with writing dark themes. Shipping is supposed to be fun, nobody should be ashamed for trying to make life a little easier to deal with amongst other things.

Thanks for explaining your side as well, you've given me food for thought. It's a shame that respectful and civil conversations are so rare, but I hope that our own conversation can be the start to a such a change.

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No but seriously those of you who have been liking and reposting know EXACTLY what I’m talking about

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[britneyshakespeare]

screw whatever else i've said; the most important thing you can do in this lifetime is watch tv

[magpieinthemorning]

I watched Adolescence ep 1-3 back to back, completely captivated. I'm a bit conflicted about the casting of Jamie. Because on one hand the young actor does an absolutely phenomenal job. But on the other hand there are bits in the dialogue that don't quite fit him - for example he's going on about how ugly he is (perceives himself to be and is perceived by others to be), but the actor is pretty cute. So I get the feeling it was written with a 'rougher' looking kid in mind, but they were just so (rightfully) impressed by this guy that they cast him instead.

[sysig]

Challenge level: Impossible (Patreon)

[dayurno]

[johndonneswife]

someone really should be talking about how difficult it is to plan a wedding - a gay wedding - when both of your families fucking suck

[parakeetpark]

Uh oh. Essay in readmore time

What's so frustrating is that for almost all of my life I didn't know I had adhd, and only found it out 5ish years ago

During ALL of my studies i was intensely freaked out and even when i got a grip on some of my mental health shit at uni, importantly I was still unaware of the adhd. And only had some professional tell me about their suspicion about it AFTER I could have received any support in my schooling.

And I have been working damn hard over the last half a decade to learn about myself and the way I work, and be kind to myself and open minded, and learnt from many many different people with adhd how they function - especially through advice on here bc much of Google is shit, and learnt what does and doesn't work for my personally.

I slowly unravelled and found myself. To a point where I'm actually functional and content in myself.

So now i find myself in the most intense, stressful period of my life since then. Grieving and finally understanding what people meant when they spoke about grieving a very close loved one. How nothing feels real even.

And I've found myself so extremely wired from having to do a very vast array of tasks all crammed into a short space of time with a close deadline - exactly the same conditions as during my studies.......... where nothing ever helped.

Yet. In the last thirty minutes I've unwound because I instinctively KNEW what to do. I found myself following all the things i taught myself about my adhd, and now I'm like 70% more chill???? Huh?????? Noticed suddenly that I've been using my ADHD self knowledge for the past few weeks and coped remarkably well because of it.

It's shocking because imagine what i could have done if I had ANY help with my adhd EVER in my life from the adults who were supposed to notice in my entire childhood. Like HUHHHHHH, I am shocked. Imagine how I'm here as an adult using 5 years of learning adhd related advice and stuff I learnt through self awareness .... and feeling better.

SHOCKING!!!!

PS - long ass tags that immediately ramble away from my initial post and go into something positive and that made me feel fluffy inside. You've been warned

[waywardstation]

May I share a small idea?

You could use the poll as some sort of list for some future WIP Wednesdays. The most popular choice is first and then the next in line comes on the next Wednesday when you got the time and so on.

It could save you plenty of time to prepare something and may lessen the pressure a little!

Obviously it’s up to you but I’m leaving the suggestion here for you to think about.

Hope you’re having a good time and remember to stay hydrated and take care of yourself~!

Oh this is a fantastic idea!! I think I will do this!! (Though I am hoping at least three of the options on there will be going up within the next several weeks, all of them are so so close to completion!!)

I will do this though!! Thank you very much for the suggestion friend, it’s a great idea!!

[zemnarihah]

hm. my dad is now aware that i have slept over at eriks when i visit him.

[savage-rhi]

I'm very much a, "fuck yeah and fuck you, I don't need validation! I'm me, cunts!" kinda fella, but sometimes I could use support.