#i haven't been in the mood for pokemon lately but i HAVE been thinking about fantasy aus

[trainerspiral]

It's late afternoon when I stumble into Slateport, and it takes me much longer than I would like to find a motel with a vacant room. The Pokemon Contest that drew ASH here must be responsible for that.

When I finally find a place, I whip out my trainer ID and announce myself as a former Champion before the clerk can react to my appearance and odor. I've never been checked in so fast in my life.

After a long and thorough soak and shower, I check my email. Sure enough, there's a message from nifti@koyn.lab It reads:

Hi Spiral!

Great news! My team says they have all the battle data they need! Thanks so much for all your hard work!

When you get to Slateport, shoot me an email and I'll tell you where to meet Trizztan, our head artificials researcher. He should have all that data crunched by the time you get there.

Cheers,

Nifi<3

I feel light as air. I shoot her back an email right away, and while I wait for her response I text Rosette and tell her I'm in town. She asks whether I can meet her for dinner, and we arrange to meet at a nearby hotpot place. By the time we've finished, Nifti has responded with the location of an office building near the market district, and I'm able to confirm that I can make an 11am meeting.

I stare at the meeting time and place for a long moment. I don't want to dampen my own excitement, but my misgivings about Koynlab and ASH's warning keep knocking around in my skull. After a moment's thought, I forward the information to ASH. He quickly responds that he'll wait for me outside the building.

The ingrained laws of inconvenient politeness tell me I should refuse and force him to insist before I give in, but I surprise myself by simply responding, Thanks.

No matter what the outcome, something tells me I'll want someone to talk to when that meeting ends.

.....

When Rosette sits down across from me, I can tell she's not in the best mood. Her smile is much more tepid than usual, her expressions more muted. I wait until the waiter comes and goes to ask her about it.

"Work got you down?"

She looks at me for a long beat, long enough for me to feel nervous.

"What is it?"

She sighs, settles her purse on the booth next to her, and gives me an uncomfortably serious look. "I met with ASH."

"Oh." I blink. "I thought...I thought you'd just talk to him on the phone, or text him or something. That was nice of you to meet him in person."

Her expression doesn't lighten. She continues to study me from behind her glasses.

"Did something go wrong?" I venture.

She sighs and adjusts her glasses. "No..." Her tone is uncertain, and her gaze shifts off of me and into the middle distance.

I want to push, but I wait for her to collect her thoughts. When she looks back at me, she looks somewhat sad. "Spiral, is there anything you're not telling me?"

"Huh? About ASH, or...?"

She stares at me expectantly, and I wrack my brains, but I can't think of anything relevant I haven't told her. I shake my head. Her eyes flash, and a hint of anger enters her expression.

"Ro, what is it?" I ask. "Was he a jerk to you or something?"

"No," she says roughly. "Well, you know how he is, how he can be." Her eyes harden. "He's just kind of rude, you know?"

"What'd he say that was rude?"

"Just some little remarks about my job, the League. He said..." Her eyes flash at me again. "He said he made you cry."

"Oh," I laugh.

"It's not funny!" I flinch at the pain in her voice. "Why didn't you tell me about that?"

I drop my eyes, sobering. "I was just embarrassed. You know how I hate to cry. And the only reason I did was because he said he forgave me for killing his Pokemon."

"But that was his fault! I've been telling you that for years, and if he's going to be guilting you about--"

"I don't think he was." I hold up my hands. "Ro...I know he comes off kind of dickish, but I honestly think he's been doing a lot of soul searching."

"Not enough to accept responsibility!"

"He does, it's just that--"

"He just thinks you should get half the blame, too."

"Shouldn't I?" I say, my voice taking on a ragged edge.

"No." She leans forward, pointing her finger in my face. "Absolutely not. And you can't let him put that on you."

"I could have called the match after the first casualty. If I hadn't been so proud--"

"He could have forfeited, and he should have."

A silence unspools between us. She sighs, her face softening, and looks at me with desperation in her eyes.

"Spiral, I just don't want you to get hurt."

"I know. I can hand--"

"Listen." She presses her palms together. "Even beyond all that stuff that happened in the past, he's just...chaotic. He thinks he knows better than the League, better than everyone. He chases bizarre theories and bulls through whatever's in the way. He stress-tests things until they break."

"He's changed." My voice is weak.

"I believe you when you say he feels bad about what happened," she says. "But I'm not sure it's enough to keep him from making the same kind of mistakes."

I take a deep breath. This is where I should tell her that ASH will be waiting when I finish with Koynlab tomorrow, but the words stick in my throat. Instead I just say, "He's only helping me with one thing. I'll be careful."

Her mouth quirks in a grim smile. "I hope so."

@novelistash

[erstwhilesparrow]

can i request 🪐🌿❄️🦷 for the writers' truth-or-dare? (also *waves frantically* osashiburi!! we should 100% catch up some time this week; consider this my 'whoops i haven't messaged you in ages, hello again!' post, too)

🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now

i've been in a really good mood overall for... possibly most of this past week! i have had Energy For Reading/Watching/Listening To things! i've listened to several more episodes of Mabel, a podcast i've always enjoyed the beginning of and never gotten around to the end of. i think those all technically count as the same good thing.

the other good thing is my cool irl writer friends and i are meeting up tomorrow and we're gonna Talk About Writing Stuff! i'm gonna show them a zine i made and we will discuss the artistic merits of old high school projects. is this technically an Ongoing thing? hm. i guess not. the conversation with cool writer friends is an ongoing thing?

the third good thing is i've been on a real pokemon kick lately. it started with me getting into pokerogue, a roguelike pokemon fangame, and now i'm delightedly trying to assign my favourite characters pokemon teams and learning lots of pokemon facts :3

🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity

oh gosh. i dunno. do i get to talk authoritatively about that? i think when i have trouble writing, the way to deal with it could be literally anything. go to sleep. scribble in a notebook. look at other people's art. try a new medium. lie down and simply do not think about anything at all for a while. go for a walk. take a little piece of writing and pick out all the reasons you like it very very specifically. do some kind of craft that uses your hands more than your brain. play the nearest instrument. try things and see if they help? i've had a lot of luck with Looking At Really Cool Art Other People Made and also Listening To Other People Talk About Cool Art, but i don't know how well that works as generalized advice ^^;

❄️ ⇢ answered already here! tl;dr: empires smp circus au by ao3 user alouette_des_champs would bang.

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

oh dear. i really don't think i get to dispense general life advice. i think other people with better examples have already said the whole [do whatever works for you to get the thing done] speech, and that's the closest i have to something i'd feel okay about giving as an answer here.

uh. well. exciting answers aside, hi!! i am waving frantically back!! it is good to hear from you again!! we certainly should catch up!! i've been getting ever so slightly more into the whole process of finding music on bandcamp, and i'd like to hear about your music adventures (if you've had any), and i think you'd approve of my fucking around with zines and twine :3

[pubbee]

I am a bit frustrated that I haven't been writing lately but tbh I need another break and I mean a real break not one where I think about my writing 24/7 just bc a lot of the events that have happened lately have me down rn and I write better when I'm in a silly mood so for now I play Pokemon and vibe until I feel better

[20060111]

wednesday december 20, 2023 listening to: cyclon86 - distant sky

in my free time lately I have been dabbling in hand made goods, currently it's hair clips made with resin, and I have plans to sew a collar from a scarf i thrifted

but my favorite one has to be one I made with an old broken wired headphones I bought years ago, it's kinda bow-like in shape and I really love it I wear it almost every day lmao.. i'd love to make more with all kinds of recycled wires and such

it's just really relaxing for me to craft something with my own two hands when i'm offline...

I was thinking this morning about 別府のが懐かしいやばいよ.......it's been like almost 6 years and I want more than anything right now to go back i feel so homesick I really really miss being there... my japanese has been so rusty since coming back I haven't had tons of time to keep up but i'm definitely going to try more so i'll be more confident when I return....it'll definitely happen I know it

@ beppu beach, this is like my favorite picture i've ever taken

anyways speaking of manifesting I was thinking about how much I want to make art for albums like that's one of my dream jobs just to do creative work for a band or group or solo artist just ANYONE....i'm speaking it into existence that it will happen and it'll happen soon

♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪

i'm currently playing the second part of the pokemon violet dlc and it's putting me into the mood to draw pokemon sooooo bad like moving that up to the top of my to do list after I finish another piece that's time sensitive orz

the characters and world and story are so endearing and heartfelt if they would just fix the fucking graphical issues it would be a perfect pokemon game LOL

[voloswag]

thinking about high fantasy au volo dressed up in goofy puffy clothes like some flamboyant colorful troubadour singing songs about old legends

kass, he’s human kass

[arvensimp]

Yo! I love your writing so much! Thank you so much for making this. Can we have some jealous arven 🥪🥪🥪

Thank you!!!! And okay!!! So I have another jealous Arven request w specific characters already, so I hope you don't mind the one I chose for this one heheh

-

Green Eyed Tera-Type

Jealous!Arven x reader

No gendered pronouns used. Arven is a rude young man.

--

"Bye!" You call to the other trainers leaving the raid as you adjust your bag a bit on your shoulders and make your way down the hill.

"You've been going into those crystal caves a lot lately," Arven says as he joins you. "Are you sure it's safe?"

"Well...." You reply, your voice gaining pitch as you draw out the word. "Jacq isn't entirely sure..."

"Seriously?!"

"But! I mean, who else could be safer than a champion in there, right?"

Arven sighs, his shoulders slumping. "I guess... It'd still probably be best if you didn't go in at all..."

"Who else would take care of the terastallized pokemon then? Besides, I'm finding some other powerful trainers in there, and I think we're working up a pretty good system of getting the pokemon calmed."

That seems to settle Arven a bit. "Really?"

"Yeah. We all have to be powerful enough to battle them, but with a good team strategy we can get them down quickly."

"Huh..." Arven pauses a bit. "Maybe you should introduce Nemona to them."

You laugh. "Maybe! Not yet though. I love Nemona, you know that, but she's...a lot... I kinda wanna keep at least one of'em to myself for the time being. At least for his own sake. Nemona would definitely scare him off."

Arven bristles, but you don't notice.

"Oh? ...Him? Who is this guy?"

"Haven't learned his name yet. He's really quiet. I don't think he quite knows our language well yet because when he speaks it's with a really thick Unovan accent. He's super strong though. He understands his pokemon really well. It's crazy impressive. He's got a huge dragon."

"Yeah, well, so do you." Arven retorts, sounding defensive. You stop.

"Yeah. I know. I was there. You gave him to me. Technically, I think the PokeBall is still registered to the professor. What's wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing," Arven replies, continuing along the path. "I guess I just don't get what's so great about this guy."

-

The next time you leave a crystal cave with the black electricity crackling around it, Arven seems to be in a foul mood.

"So did you see that Team Plasma guy again?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Well, you said he was Unovan."

"Are you being for real right now?" You laugh. "Just because he's Unovan doesn't mean he's a member of Team Plasma. C'mon. That's gotta be racist or something."

Arven huffs. "Well, did you ask?"

"What? If he was a member of a terrorist organization? No. I didn't."

"I'm just saying..." Arven grumbles, and you let it go for the time being.

-

It's a week or so before you run into the Unovan again, so this time you decide to ask him along to your exit to the cave. May as well, right? You more or less communicate with your rotom phone the desire to strategize and talk about pokemon, so he agrees. You offer your hand so as not to lose him in the trek out, and he follows you out into the light.

In hindsight, maybe offering your hand like that was a bad idea? Because waiting there at the entrance was Arven, and when he sees you with the Unovan, you feel like you've done something wrong, somehow.

You don't have a claim on Arven. You're not dating him, and he's not dating you. You're also not dating the Unovan. There's nothing to feel bad about, yet...

"Arven!" You call out to him before he has a chance to turn tail and leave. "I wanted to introduce you to that friend I was telling you about from the raids."

He stops and turns back to the two of you with an uncomfortable look.

You gesture to your new friend. "Arven, this is... Uh... N. Just N, right? I'm saying it right?"

N nods and holds his hand out to Arven. "Good day, I am charmed." He says with an exceedingly thick accent.

Arven narrows his eyes and tentatively shakes N's hand.

"Uh...Yeah. Hi."

"I told N we should do some team strategizing for different teratypes and invited him for lunch."

You feel like you can see the hair on Arven's head stand on edge like an angry maschiff "But I was going to make us lunch." He whispers to you in frustrated tones.

"I know, I know... I'm sorry, I didn't think I'd see him again, since there's no guarantee when these things happen. We can eat somewhere if you like. All three of us? My treat? I don't want to waste your good food."

That seems to calm him somewhat. "...Fine. But you're playing translator, too."

At the restaurant, Arven makes a show of being the one to sit next to you in the booth, which you don't particularly mind. Having him next to you will make it easier for you to swipe food off his plate without him noticing.

After you all get through ordering, you and N start the ordeal of figuring out how you'd best like to approach different teratype/regular type pokemon combinations.

Arven sits there, quietly stewing, unless he has something to offer by way of insight regarding typing related to his own team of Pokemon or Pokemon he faced in the wild that left a strong impression.

N meanwhile proves a little difficult to communicate with, even with translation devices. It's not his fault; just shortcomings of the technology. You all work through it as patiently and politely as you can (Arven a little less so, admittedly), and by the time the food arrives you think you might have a simple outline. Nothing crazy, but it's a start.

Arven's the one to break the subject from the raids. "So, uh. Why are you here? Why'd you leave Unova or wherever?" You give Arven a harsh look for the blunt question, but N only tilts his head and gestures to your phone, so you type in the question to your translator. Once he's had the chance to listen in his native language he thinks for a moment before responding.

"I love pokemon. I want to do good with pokemon and see how...people and pokemon can...live together good?" He phrases it like a question, you imagine, because his grammar isn't perfect, and he's aware of it.

"You couldn't do that at home?" He retorts.

"Arven!"

N holds up a hand, seeming to get the gist.

"Home is......hard. I need to learn for myself. Unova is different...culture."

You nod, understanding.

Arven sees that and speaks up. "Yeah, I've heard about how Unovans treat their Pokemon. Didn't you all literally have a terrorist group nearly wipe out your elite four and gym league or whatever?"

You kick Arven under the table, and N very visibly bristles.

"Team Plasma." He says in the Unovan language (Galarian? They're the same language, right? Fuck, Salvatore definitely taught you better than this), but you both get the gist. N opens his mouth again then closes it and moves to his phone to have it translate for him. "Plasmid Group brainwashed people of innocence. I do not agree with them. They are unfortunate recent history."

"See, Arven?" You scold. "What did I tell you?"

"Whatever..." Arven slumps down in the booth a bit.

From there, the meal continues on a bit awkwardly, but you and N are able to continue working through your plan. He seems surprisingly unbothered by Arven's attitude, so you just kinda let it go.

The meal ends without further incident, so you usher both men from the restaurant and back outside.

The three of you dawdle for a moment, and it's clear that Arven is very uncomfortable. N meanwhile seems to be none the wiser.

You break the silence. "So..."

Before you can continue, N pulls out a PokeBall and releases his dragon whose name you don't entirely remember. He climbs up on its neck while Arven blanches at your side.

N reaches out a hand to you. "You like to ride together?"

You look up at him incredulously, thinking about the possibility of getting on top of such a large pokemon. It's definitely a lot bigger than your usual ride around the region.

"Absolutely not," Arven interjects, getting between the two of you.

"A-Arven?!"

"Just... No. Okay?" He whispers to you without turning his face from N. "Please?"

You look up at N and slide your hand into Arven's. He squeezes it gratefully.

"Sorry, but no thank you. I'll see you at another raid?"

N shrugs, then perks up like he just had an idea, then lifts his phone. "Number change?"

"O-oh! Uh..." You look to Arven. He frowns but makes no other sign to stop you.

"Sure."

N tosses his phone down to you, and you plug your number in quickly and send yourself a text before tossing it back up.

N looks at his phone then back to you and smiles.

"Okay! Until another time!" Then he flies off with a wave that has yours and Arven's hair fluffing in the resulting wind.

Once the dust has settled, Arven breathes out a major sigh of relief.

"What was that?" You both ask at the same time

"What was what?" Again you jinx one another.

"That pokemon?!"

"That behavior?!"

[r0-boat]

Another random idea what if like say monsters and demons are just part of the norm in pokeverse.

And I really just want ingo and emmet to fall in love with demon reader who is a Dom.

Two little train men are madly in love with demon reader and demon reader wants nothing more that to Dom the both of them.

Breeding anon

As someone who is a obey me fan and loves Pokemon I approve this message.

Emmet and I are texting each other on the Ouija board.

I wanna do Emmet bc I think Ingo would just be the same and haven't done much of sub emmet

Your surprised that he wasn't the demon considering how he fucked you like one last night

You tell him that your a demon and your pray surprisingly takes it very well what the heck what gives they usually scream and fear before you take their soul.

Well it's just human in particular he gave you a good fucking you're in a good mood so you don't take his soul. And you leave.

You forget about the entire interaction human lives are still on do you they come and go in a blink of an eye until one day you get summoned into a familiar bedroom. You recognized that human the one with the creepy smiling face... are those flowers?

In your long years you've been on this planet you have never seen the human feelings to you.... you know what why not? This human does look cute this particular one clearly doesn't hesitate to throw himself into Danger, that's a trait you admire.

"Ok my heart shall be yours but on one condition" you walk towards him you're and softly caress his before grabbing his face harshly "you will be mine. Your body is completely mine. There will be nice that I may seem like I've given up control but even so I will always have control say do you understand?"

His eyes widen and nods

"Good boy~ now first things first your punishment you summoned me quite late my dear... Cloths off, On the bed your ass up"

[aikoiya]

Ooo! I’ve been tagged!

FAVOURITE …

LITERATURE

Fantasy

C.S Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia.

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini (haven't finished it. Can't remember where I left off either. I know that I got to the end of the book where Eragon has an elven sword made & he names it Brisingr, which is evidently a dumb idea according to the smith.)

The Skinjacker Trilogy by Neal Shusterman (though, I've only read the first in the trilogy so far.)

Medieval & Antique Literature, Myth & Folklore

I mostly just flit around depending on my mood or when I’m using other cultures as a basis for something. I especially enjoy mythology & folklore!

I know the most about Greek & Japanese myth, but that by no means makes me an expert.

some Classics

I honestly haven’t read many classics. Though, I’ve been thinking about:

Journey to the West

The Odyssey

Maybe Little Princess

some fanfiction

Dude, “Shadow of a Doubt” & “Phantom of Truth” by HaiJu are both just so well-written!

biographical books

Not too interested in this category.

interesting non-fiction

Not really interested in this category either. Which is sad, because I’d like to get into things like pharmacognosy or gardening or herbology or something.

SHOWS

Fantasy

Avatar the Last Airbender (I know it’s anime, but seriously, it’s fantasy too)

Danny Phantom

Wednesday (yes, there’s some progressive stuff in it, but the show is still quite entertaining)

Jackie Chan Adventures

I’ve recently gotten into Shadow & Bone, but it’s been a bit.

I used to be into Supernatural, but then they turned God into the enemy & I was just like, “yeah no.” (Had they just kept God as an ambiguous entity of divine good, I would’ve been able to stick with it, but alas!)

GARGOYLES!!! (Like, you have no clue!!)

Arcane. (Dear goodness, the character complexities are amazing!)

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!! (I honestly did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did!)

DnD campaigns & other such tabletop rpg stuff on YouTube. Players can be so freaking unhinged! Haven't gotten through the entirety of Vox Machina OR the Mighty Nein.

Sci-Fi

Doctor Who (though, it’s kinda lost a lot of it’s sparkle lately.)

Steven Universe (yes, it’s very progressive, but it’s also very well written & it doesn’t shove it in your face the way other shows do.)

Stranger Things! (Eddiiiiiieeeee!!! 😭)

some Animé

Avatar - The Last Airbender

Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli!!

Naruto was real fun! (NaruHina 4ever!!)

I literally grew up with Dragonball & Dragonball Z. (Also, I don’t care what anyone says, I loved GT!! The turning Goku back into a kid thing was weird though…)

Princess Tutu (I hated how it ended though.)

Inuyasha (The original, because eff Yashahime! Seriously?? Make Sesshōmaru a pedo???)

Fruits Basket

Superheroes

Spiderman!!! (Loved the 90s show growing up!!)

Teen Titan (the original, not Go!)

Batman the Animated Series

Static Shock

MCU before the MSheU

FANDOM QUESTIONS

DO YOU PREFER REAL-LIFE OR ANIMATED SHOWS?

I honestly prefer animated, but if a show is good, then it honestly doesn’t matter.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST FANDOM?

Pokemon, I think… Like, I’ve long since disengaged from that, but way back when, I very much enjoyed it.

WHAT’S THE LONGEST YOU’VE EVER BEEN IN A FANDOM? WHAT FANDOM WAS IT?

Danny Phantom. Like… I’ve been here since the beginning & I literally have not left. Send help… XD

WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU EVER CONTRIBUTED TO A FANDOM?

Oh, fudge… I’m honestly not sure! It may have been helping a buddy of mine with her fanfic. I’d really recommend reading it! It’s Turnabout Everlasting by JordanPhoenix! Please, support her! She works very hard!

Warning, there is sex.

A PERSON WHO GOT YOU INTO A FANDOM. WHAT FANDOM DID THEY PULL YOU INTO?

Oh, dang… @kaezerdoodles got me into Arcane. The scenes are beautiful & I adore the complex relationships between characters! I also remember once going over to my cousins’ place & my younger cousin had Kingdom Hearts on. Though, I don’t think it was until high school from seeing a friend’s fanart that I eventually checked it out.

NAME A FANDOM YOU DIDN’T CARE / THINK  ABOUT UNTIL YOU SAW IT ALL OVER TUMBLR.

Hmmm… Undertale & Homestuck??? I’ve mostly disengaged from both by now. Undertale, I still have a passing interest in, as I believe that it has some genuine potential if not for the pacifistic, anti-human hypocrisy inherent in the messaging.

But Homestuck! Oof! I’ve cut myself off from that almost entirely! Like, the idea surrounding the story was interesting, but it was just so damn progressive & honestly extremely toxic in a lot of ways! Like, holy balls! The Trolls are incestuous, polyamorous, & I’m pretty damn convinced that they’re also cannibals. Not to mention the fact that damn near everyone is either gay or bi or something. There is literally a singular confirmed straight character & that’s just… *sigh*

HAS TUMBLR CAUSED YOU TO STOP LIKING ANY FANDOMS? IF SO, WHICH AND WHY?

Nope. If I stop liking a fandom, it’s because I discover that there is something wrong with the source material.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM(S)?

In-general. Eh. I don’t tend to care much about the general fandom unless that fandom actually tends to be pretty damn welcoming.

5 FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM 5 DIFFERENT FANDOMS.

Danny Phantom

Danny Fenton, Vlad Masters, Dani Fenton, Dan Phantom, Sam Manson, Jazz Fenton, ect.

Avatar - The last Airbender

Iroh, Zuko, Sokka, Toph, & Aang are my faves, but I enjoy most all of the characters honestly.

Legend of Zelda

Link, Zelda, Midna, Tetra, Sidon, Yona, Dorephan, Urbosa, Ganondorf, Daruk, King Rhoam, King of Red Lions, Ezlo, Hylia, the Fierce Deity, I could go on for quite a while!

Also just got into the Linked Universe & it’s pretty fun, but I’m really upset that Jojo didn’t include Spirit Tracks Link!! Him & WW/PH Link are NOT the same!!

A CHARACTER YOU USED TO DISLIKE BUT EVENTUALLY LIKED

Ooo… Give me a minute. I’ll have to think… I might have to come back to this one...

A CHARACTER YOU USED TO LIKE BUT EVENTUALLY DISLIKED

Fucking Sans the Skeleton! (Good grief, I used to enjoy him because he’s funny, but then I realized just how much of a sack of shit he was!)

THE CHARACTER EVERYONE ELSE LOVES THAT YOU DON'T

Sans motherfucking Skeleton! (See above! There is evidence that he is aware of the RESETs, there is evidence that he helped Alphys with the Secret Lab & the Amalgamates. Yet, despite probably being able to figure out that Frisk, a little kid, is most likely being forced to experience death over & over again, he… really does nothing… Like, he said it himself, he promised his buddy behind the door to the Ruins that he’d look after Frisk, but he takes it to the literal & does the absolute bare minimum.)

Undyne (She chased a freaking kid all through Waterfall, throwing spears at that kid with the obvious intent to kill. She outright hates humans, admittedly for an understandable reason, but this is still a kid. Literally, the only reason that she gave Frisk a chance was because Papyrus used reverse psychology on her. However, it makes the friendship seem ingenuine. Not only that, but her bigotry is complete in that literally nothing you can do will satisfy her. If you’re a total pacifist, she calls you a wimp. If you’re not, she despises you for your cruelty. This bitch tells Frisk that everyone would be happier if Frisk were dead. Then, she has the freaking GALL to say that Frisk was a danger to monsters & humans alike in a Genocide run!!)

Alphys (Oh boy… My main issue with Alphys is mostly the fact that she only seemed in any way regretful of the things she did to the Amalgamates. Never once does she seem in any way guilty for what she did to the human souls. Think about it this way, she was extracting determination from them. Which is in-game acknowledged to be what allows human souls to continue to persist after death. Yet, she was taking it from them. Like, let’s not even get into the fact that those souls most likely came from kids because that’s a whole other can of worms that I’m just not mentally prepared to open again at the moment. What’s worse is that it’s confirmed in the Flowey fight that human souls retain a degree of sapience even in death. So, it’s disturbingly possible that those souls felt everything done to them… And that’s… horrible…)

Damn near every stinkin’ monster in Undertale! (Like, holy frick! There were literally characters chanting “Kill All Humans!”)

I also have some problems with Toriel because why didn't she go with the other humans & protect them or at least tell them the truth about how to get out & if they persisted, then train them to survive, but… well, I think that if this were brought to her attention, that she’d own up to it, which, for me… that’s the major issue.

I just… have a bunch of issues with Undertale’s underlying messaging & the hypocrisy of the idea that monsters are full of love, compassion, & hope, yet they are freaking blind to the fact that the simple fact that they know that they can draw out & absorb humans’ souls & that absorbing 7 will turn one into a godlike being proves that they, at the very least, can be serial killers, okay?

They portray humans as merciless & cruel, but it completely flies over their heads the fact that if this were actually true, then none of them would be there to say as such! They also say that humans can’t use magic, yet in the same breath, they say that 7 magicians or wizards or mages or whatever, placed a magical barrier around the Underground. So, which is it? Do humans have magic or don’t they?

THE CHARACTER THAT YOU LOVE BUT EVERYONE ELSE DISLIKES

Asgoire Dreemur (Dude was the king of an entire society imprisoned underground for anywhere between a couple of hundred to several thousand years. The Underground is stated to be becoming overcrowded & for all we know, they could also be becoming short on food. There is also the fact that monsters can enter into a coma & die simply by losing all hope. Asgore also lost both his beloved children, one having been killed by humans. Which is what sparked this whole issue. Yet, something of note is that he instantly regretted it & only continued for the sake of keeping his people’s hopes alive. That in no way excuses what happened as a result, but it makes it more understandable. There’s also the fact that he owns up to the wrong he committed. When you first meet him, you can see the regret oozing off of him. This is something that if he knew of any other way to save his people, you know without a single doubt that he would freaking jump on it! Not only that, but if you kill Flowey in a neutral run then go back to before fighting Asgore, he will literally offer up his soul to let Frisk get out of there. Now, admittedly, provided that the other humans were also kids like Frisk, then I absolutely think that he should’ve reversed the fuck outta that course immediately. This in no way means that I think Asgore should get off. In fact, I think he should’ve been tried & put in jail. At the same time, everything about him tells me that he would own up to his crimes & take full responsibility for them, which… if nothing else, I’d admire him for that.)

Frisk (Too many fans blame Frisk entirely for the Genocide run, saying that they're just fucking with the monsters' lives, & don’t really think about what it’d be like in their shoes. At least, from an actual story-telling & character perspective. Just because this kid is able to RESET doesn't mean they didn't feel the pain of death. This kid is literally being slaughtered over & over again. Repeatedly. They are being told by damn near everyone that, by proxy of being human, they are evil & at fault. That they deserve to die. Think about that… That would mess up an adult, let alone a child. You’re literally gatekept from getting the best ending by so much as damaging a monster even once. Let alone accidentally killing a Froggit one damn time! Yet, the only monsters held culpable for this are Asgore & Flowey. Like, anyone reading this, I recommend going to YouTube & listening to “All The Ways I’ve Died” & on Ao3, I’d definitely recommend reading “Somebody, Anybody” & “A Pacifist By Default,” both by StaringBack. Like, when you really put into perspective all the ways that Frisk is killed & the fact that you have to do so much, juuuust right in order to get these monsters to be willing to spare you, it starts to become much more clear why they might’ve decided to go on a Genocide run. There's only so much that one person can take before they snap.)

Chara (Seriously, if it isn’t Frisk being blamed for everything that happens in a Genocide run, then it’s Chara & this is damn stupid. I admit, Chara is by no means a good person, but I also don’t think that they’re a literal demon.)

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE / MALE SHIPS?

Ash & Misty (I’m pretty sure that this was my first ship…)

Brock &... any nice girl, really (It’s so sad how desperate he is for someone to love!! He’s just so sweet & a really great dude!! I want him to be happy & have someone who loves him as much as he’ll no doubt love her!!)

Goliath & Elisa Maza

Aang & Katara

Link & Zelda

TeLink

Sometimes ZelGan… But only when they're both of age.

Hades & Persephone

Gomez & Morticia Addams

Harry & Genny

Steven Quartz Universe-DeMayo & Connie Mahashwaren

Greg Universe-DeMayo & Rose Quartz/Pink DIamond

Tom & Sabine Dupain-Cheng

Marinette Dupain-Cheng & Adrien Agreste

Alya Cesaire & Nino Lahiffe

Toru & Kyou Soma (Fruits Basket)

Kagome & Sesshomaru

Kagome & Koga

Amethyst Ocean (Danny Fenton & Sam Manson)

Anger Management (Jazz Fenton & Jason Todd)

Serious Chaos (Dani Fenton & Damien Wayne-al Ghul)

Royal Plasma (Vlad Masters & Talia al Ghul; this one’s a bit of a crack ship, but it works surprisingly well.)

Jack & Maddie Fenton (Those 2 may be obsessed with ghosts, but you must acknowledge that their love for each other is as real as Gomez & Morticia! They are legit crazy for each other!)

BatCat

Clark Kent & Lois Lane

Green Lantern & Hawkwoman

Basically any couple from Encanto.

Phoenix Wright & Maya Fey (but only upon entering the second game in the series.)

David Xanatos & Fox

Robin & Starfire

The Joker & Penelope Spectra (But not because they’d be good for each other. No, no. Because they are horrible for each other!! Like gasoline & a box of matches, levels of bad. An unheard of level of toxic! They are a trainwreck in motion & you can envision it long before it actually takes place & much like an actual trainwreck, you can't look away. You know it’s going to end catastrophically, not just for them, but for everyone around them too! You know that meme? “I could make him worse?” That’s this. They would only exacerbate each other’s… just general awfulness & would make it everyone’s problem. Like, you know Gomez & Morticia? A sweet, if dangerous pair that really, genuinely love each other & it makes them all the better for it? This is the anti-Gomez & Morticia.)

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE MALE / MALE OR FEMALE / FEMALE SHIPS?

Garnet or Ruby & Sapphire (Though, technically, they aren’t actually female/female as Gems don’t have sexes due to being inorganic.)

While not necessarily a fan, per se, I don’t exactly mind Bubbline. (What can I say, you could see it coming a mile away & it was admittedly well-written.)

I don’t really ship Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy, but I definitely think that this relationship is a hell of a lot healthier for Harley than the freaking Joker ever was!

I generally don’t care much for same-sex couples as far as story goes either, but if they’re legitimately well-written & have real, genuine chemistry, then you know what? I don’t mind!

I think the only “same sex” couple that I legitimately like & support is Garnet.

DO YOU HAVE ANY 3-WAY SHIPS? IF SO, WHAT?

GanZeLink is kinda my guilty pleasure ship. (Though, only when they’re all of age!!)

I don’t typically like 3-way ships, but in certain situations, I can get behind M/F/M ones. However, any more than that, no. Like, it has to specifically be a throuple & not an open relationship. Because if it’s a throuple, then it’s basically saying “no, we are not accepting any more applications.”

I can’t stand “open relationships” because I just… don’t see the point. It’s not a real relationship, because there are no boundaries or any actual loyalty. Let alone any sort of incentive to remain together & actually build something real & deep & dynamic, so why even claim to be in one?

I need structure & exclusivity in my ships, damnit!

A PAIRING YOU SHIP THAT YOU DON’T THINK ANYONE ELSE SHIPS.

My OCs & canon characters.

WHAT’S A SHIP THAT YOU WANT TO SHIP PUBLICLY, BUT EVERYONE ON TUMBLR HATES IT, SO YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT IT?

Don’t honestly care what a bunch of strangers have to say unless they happen to bring up legitimately good points.

EXAMPLES OF NON-SEXUAL/-ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS THAT YOU LIKE

PARENT & CHILD OR MENTOR/MENTEE

Danny Fenton & Vlad Masters. (The whole “only ones of their kind” thing is pretty cool!)

Zelda & Rhoam (Like, I see so many people shitting on him, but he was literally shoved between a rock & the effing impending apocalypse! And his daughter unlocking her magic was the freaking key to all their survivals! Cut the dude some slack! He hated how he was treating her, but he believed it to be the only way!! His regret followed him into his afterlife!! Admittedly, he was a bad dad, but he was also the king & kings have responsibilities.)

Danny Fenton & Dani Fenton

CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS OR SIBLINGS

Link & Sidon are pretty cool. I like them as bros.

Danny Fenton & Tucker Foley

Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth

Danny Fenton & the Bat Kids

Danny Fenton & Dani Fenton (Dani’s his clone, so depending on how it’s framed, it can go either way.)

Danny Fenton & Jazz Fenton

DARK MIRRORS

Link & Ganondorf

Link & Dark Link

Link & Shadow Link

Zelda & Hilda

Danny Fenton & Vlad Masters

Danny Fenton & Dan Phantom

Fucking Aang & Zuko!!

Just anything where the hero or even the villain looks at their opposite & realizes that they aren’t so different after all. (Or even just the audience while the characters remain clueless! I’m specifically talking about “The Storm” from AtLA.) But, less in a “Mwahaha! We aren’t so different! JOIN ME IN EVIIIILLL!!!” sort of way & more so in an introspective way.

YOUR FAVORITE THEMES / FANDOM TRENDS.

fantastical / mythological elements

I freaking love mythology. Humans come up with some of the most insane stuff!

magical elements

I just generally lean more towards magic than science.

scientifically or logically sound elements and reasoning

Like, if it takes irl science into account, then it sorta itches this spot in my head. :)

Consequences & realistic expectations

There tends to be an issue in certain media where fans & sometimes even creators, don’t honestly sit down & legitimately think about how something would actually work. Things like my rants regarding Undertale.

But for another example, the choice to make the Gerudo a female-only race that chooses to live in a sexually segregated society. I see a ton of fans seeming to think that living in a female only society would somehow magically make that society into some sort of feminist paradise. However, I see it very differently.

If anything, I believe that it would actually cause them to become, like, medieval levels of conservative. Like, think about it. These women get a singular male every hundred years, which forces them to go at this not from a “I’m a girlboss, I don’t need no man,” but rather “if I don’t find a man & have as many kids as possible, I could very well be contributing to the extinction of my people” perspective. There is zero chance that they’d be accepting of homosexuality in other Gerudo because the pressure to go out, find a man, & have kids must be absolutely insane! There is also zero chance that they’d be in any way interested in a transman &, in fact, it is far more likely that they would be extremely bigoted towards one. Because being part of a female only society that still reproduces the same way as any other human means that they are forever on the cusp of extinction & no one seems to truly take this fact in! Realistically speaking, each & every Gerudo woman would need to have at the very least 1 kid bare minimum in order to reliably keep the death rate & birth rate at evens. Because, if they don’t then that means that some other Gerudo has to have more in order to pack up the slack! And ideally, they should have 2, if not 3, each in order to account for unfortunate tragedies like being killed by a Lynel or something!

Yet, despite this, these girls are generally taken from their homes & their fathers at 3-5 years old & barred from interacting with males until they are at the very least 18. It’s no damn wonder they need a freaking required class to teach them how to interact with men, these women are ridiculously ill-socialized!

And let's not even approach how Ganondorf or any other Centrnnial King would most likely be affected by this.

Girls are affected very negatively by not having father figures. Boys... most likely even worse.

I just... *sputters* let's just say that I can see why he turns into a tyrant so often. I'd legitimately loose my damn mind if I were the only chick in an all male society & I had no contact with any other women until 18.

accountability

See rant regarding Undertale above.

sarcasm & dry humor

Witt is wonderful. I especially like banter. I love British humor especially.

depth and complexity in character portrayal & a well thought-out backstory

Fuck yes!! I love this sort of thing! Not to mention character interaction!

complicated, long and well thought-out redemption arcs

Ah, dude! I love this shit. Like, Zuko was peak, but Vegeta was also pretty damn good.

character growth through self-reflection & exposure to loved ones

This is one of my faves. I really freaking enjoy exploring what I think it would take to redeem a villain. Who I think it would take to begin for them to want to be better, not just for their loved one, but for themselves. Playing those characters against each other in an organic way & causing them to grow & develop as people.

villain/anti-hero & (anti-)heroine pairings (or vice versa)

This shit is my Kryptonite. Like I said, redeeming villains (that I actually think can be redeemed) is so freaking fun! There’s just something spicy about a villain & heroine/morally gray anti-hero that is really interesting!

partners that are of equal rank in a relationship - plus healthy relationships, for a change

Dude, you reading my mind or something? 

happy and loving (not to mention enduringly passionate) committed relationships / marriage

It’s honestly a bit disconcerting just how many fave tropes we have in common…

monogamous unions + fidelity

Fuck! YEAH!!! Love this!!

eternal love / twin flames / soulmates / however you want to call it

I’m very weak for this one.

Even in situations where 2 people are eternal enemies, there’s just something about people being bound together on a spiritual level that’s so freaking compelling.

However, it has to be done right!

Twilight is not such an example because it removes something truly crucial from the equation: choice!

If the soulmates aren’t choosing of their own accord to be together, then I just really don’t like it. Especially not the way that Stephanie Meyer did it.

It didn’t matter if one didn’t want to be with the other, didn’t matter if they were with someone else at the time; once they met their soulmate, they were forced to be together & not in the Beauty & the Beast way.

“Are they healthy for each other? Do they have any sort of chemistry? Phhht! Who cares, they’re made for each other, therefore they’re together because I say so! Doesn’t matter if the relationship is toxic or if one abuses the other & never stops. Doesn’t even matter if they’re in love with someone else! I made them for each other & I’m gonna force them to be together!”

Eff that shit!

het content

Preferred! Absolutely preferred!

sexual portrayals of relationships

Depends on how I'm feeling. I'm not opposed to smut, but I want plot & emotions!

And nothing unsanitary! *shutters*

portrayal of female characters where being badass and being feminine isn’t mutually exclusive

THIS MOTHERFUCKER!!! THIS!!! I hate the way that the MCU is going! And I hate that these women aren't allowed to be flawed or make mistakes or be wrong!

Part of what made Disney’s animated Mulan so compelling was the fact that she didn't go into this looking to be Ms. Girlboss. She did it to save her father! She was also allowed to fail & get back up again! Which I love! I don't wanna perfect character! I can have perfect when I get to heaven! Give me the freaking underdog story!

Ooooo! *seethes* I despise what they did to SheHulk… That show was a freaking trashfire…

“I Am” songs & Suspiciously Apropos Music

I've always loved musicals & these tropes work very well with that.

the apotheosis/reincarnation theme

Now, I don’t believe in reincarnation, but I do think it’s really convenient in certain stories if used correctly. Especially in situations like with soulmates.

Twin AU

I don't know why, but I love to take heroes in media & just give them twin sisters.

It's been like this for years! But the key is making that twin sister a fully-fleshed character of her own with her own wants, desires, flaws, & struggles that she has to deal with.

INVENT A RANDOM AU FOR ANY FANDOM (WE ALWAYS NEED MORE IDEAS).

Phantom Frost AU

Where Danny Phantom is the reincarnation of Jack Frost from RotG.

Scooby-Doo & the Hunter’s Life AU

Go here.

LoZ: The Prince of the Gerudo

Just click.

LoZ: War of the Dunes

Clicky-clicky.

Tagging:

@kaezer, @coolestzed, @alasse-earfalas.

Have fun!

Fandom Meme

I guess this here needed an update. It’s been a while ... several years to be precise.

If you want to do this, too, feel welcome to. ^^

Can I tag you guys, @monkey-li, @mikeilo & @aikoiya !?

I'm just curious ...

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FAVOURITE …

LITERATURE

Fantasy & Sci-Fi

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, etc.

M.Z. Bradley’s Avalon-Novels & Firebrand

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter

Medieval & Antique Literature, Myth & Folklore

Ovid’s Metamorphoses

The Edda

Nibelungenlied

works of Walther von der Vogelweide

Arthurian Romances - like Erec, Iwein, Parzival, etc.

Gregorius

Aeneasroman

Iliad & Odyssee

Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (the language is really beautiful, but I can’t stand the protagonist, old philanderer that he is)

some Classics

Pride & Prejudice

Wuthering Heights

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders

The Picture of Dorian Grey

Dracula

Faust I+II

Macbeth

The Life and Opinions of Tomcat Murr

works of the Brothers Grimm

Siddharta

some “regular” novels

Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, “Brida”

Nobara Takemoto’s “Shimotsuma Monogatari”

some fanfiction

“Father’s Heart” & “Process of Elimination” by Fern Withy

“Antiquity’s Corollary” by gonnabefamous

biographical books

Mineko Iwasaki’s “Geisha of Gion”

Paramahansa Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”

Baird T. Spalding’s “Life and Teachings of the Masters of the East”

interesting non-fiction

such as science-related books / websites

those of a more metaphysical & occult subject matter

or those about more controversial topics, such as Extraterrestrials, so-called “conspiracy theories”, and the like (Problem!? Your loss. I don’t see why I shouldn’t look into these topics. It certainly is interesting, and it’s quite arrogant to assume we have it all figured out. Besides, no one says you have to believe anything you read, but it sure can’t hurt to approach things with a more open mind, and to just look where evidence leads us, when it presents itself.)

SHOWS

Fantasy

Game of Thrones (until D&D started messing things up)

Princess Fantaghiró

Buffy

Wednesday (it`s not too bad, but still quite entertaining)

Sci-Fi

Star Wars - The Clone Wars

The Mandalorian

Star Trek TOS

Doctor Who

some Asian dramas

Gou - Himetachi no Sengoku

Atsu-Hime

Ryomaden

Neko Samurai

some Animé

Avatar - The Last Airbender

several works of Hayao Miyazaki

Leiji Matsumoto’s “Queen Millenia” & “Maetel Legend”

Sailor Moon

Naruto  (not anymore, but I still keep it here, for nostalgia reasons)

FANDOM QUESTIONS

DO YOU PREFER REAL-LIFE OR ANIMATED SHOWS?

Both, although there is a definite bias towards the former.

With the latter it greatly depends on the overall quality of the show, as well as the style in which it is presented.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST FANDOM?

As a child I had quite some:

Disney Ducks, Pippi Longstocking, Ronja Rovarsdóttir, Princess Fantaghirò, Queen Millenia, and The Addams Family.

While I never was a gamer myself, I very much loved to watch others play games - especially the classic Sonic games, as well as the Super Mario ones … which you can (somewhat) call a childhood fandom of mine, too.

WHAT’S THE LONGEST YOU’VE EVER BEEN IN A FANDOM? WHAT FANDOM WAS IT?

I'm in the Star Wars fandom since the age of twelve, which, in fact, was some years before the prequels came out.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING YOU EVER CONTRIBUTED TO A FANDOM?

A drawing of Princess Leia, if I remember correctly.

A PERSON WHO GOT YOU INTO A FANDOM. WHAT FANDOM DID THEY PULL YOU INTO?

@mikeilo got me interested in Prince Phobos (W.I.T.C.H.) several years ago, but to say that I was “involved” in the fandom is a bit too much. It was more about this particular character, though.

NAME A FANDOM YOU DIDN’T CARE / THINK  ABOUT UNTIL YOU SAW IT ALL OVER TUMBLR.

No idea.

Tbh, I hardly search for fandom stuff on Tumblr - given experience showed me that the majority here and I don’t get along, taste-wise.

HAS TUMBLR CAUSED YOU TO STOP LIKING ANY FANDOMS? IF SO, WHICH AND WHY?

No, why should I let a community affect my love for a fandom!? It’s not the fandoms’ / characters’ / authors’ fault that some people are just plain disagreeable and obtrusive.

If anything, it has just reinforced my aversion against the things I disliked from the get-go - especially if there is some “activist” fanaticism, connected with aggressive, proselytizing behaviour involved.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM(S)?

Ambivalent.

There are some obnoxious brats, which should be ignored at best. Drama is a waste of time and energy!

Then again, there are also some very nice people out there.

Most of the time I prefer to have just a few contacts, anyway - i.e. like-minded ones I & my preferences & convictions get along with. Those, I do appreciate greatly, though.

5 FAVOURITE CHARACTERS FROM 5 DIFFERENT FANDOMS.

Star Wars

Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker, Leia Organa, Padmé Amidala, Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade-Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Satine Kryze, Bo-Katan Kryze, Merrin, Asajj Ventress, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Qui-Gon Jinn, Cal Kestis, Arc Trooper Fives, Captain Rex, Hondo Ohnaka, Greez, Firmus Piett, Chewbacca, R2D2

Tolkien

Mairon / Sauron (but only my headcanon version … the canon one is just awful + the popular fanon one is insufferable, sry), Nienna, Aulë, Olórin, Aiwendil, Rúmil of Tirion, Finrod, Maglor, Thranduil, Tauriel, Lúthien, Galadriel, Nerdanel, Haleth, Eowyn, Faramir, Aragorn, Kili, Samwise

Harry Potter

Severus Snape, Luna Lovegood, Fred & George Weasley, Hagrid, Andromeda Tonks, Regulus Black, Leta Lestrange, the genuinely nice Slytherin students that JKR forgot to mention, Queenie Goldstein, Newt Scamander

Avatar - The last Airbender

Ozai, Ursa, Zuko, Iroh, Katara, Toph, Suki, Sokka, Ty Lee, Aang, Kyoshi, Roku, Master Piandao, Cabbage Guy, Appa

Legend of Zelda

Link, Zelda, Midna, Impa, Purah, Robbie, Urbosa, Riju, Patricia, Revali, Teba, Tulin, Kass, Mipha, Sidon, Yona, Dorephan, Daruk, Yunobo, Bludo, Deku Tree, Terrako, Epona, some Koroks & Bokos (they're a bit anoying, but cute)

Only five characters per section, wasn’t it!? … Nevermind.

A CHARACTER YOU USED TO DISLIKE BUT EVENTUALLY LIKED

Jaime Lannister (book version)

A CHARACTER YOU USED TO LIKE BUT EVENTUALLY DISLIKED

Loki

THE CHARACTER EVERYONE ELSE LOVES THAT YOU DON'T

Melkor

James Potter

Sheldon Cooper

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE FEMALE / MALE SHIPS?

Mairon & Morvanië (an OC of mine - the “Vani” I happen to mention sometimes)

Finrod Felagund & Amarië

Beren Erchamion & Lúthien Tinúviel

Aragorn Elessar & Arwen Undómiel

Anakin Skywalker & Padmé Amidala

Obi-Wan Kenobi & Satine Kryze

Cal & Merrin

Ivo Robotnik & Adelia Sigrún Sharpe (another OC)

Ozai & Ursa

Zuko & Katara

Link & Zelda

King Boo & Hellen Gravely

Hades & Persephone

Vlad Dracula & Mina Harker

Gomez & Morticia Addams

Rhett Butler & Scarlett O'Hara

Mr. Darcy & Lizzie Bennett

Spike & Buffy Summers

Severus Snape & Lily Evans

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE MALE / MALE OR FEMALE / FEMALE SHIPS?

Albus Dumbledore / Gellert Grindelwald

Willow Rosenberg / Tara Maclay

I can’t say that I’m all that emotionally involved in any of these, though, other than finding them somewhat interesting regarding the dynamic between the characters.

If these weren’t canonical pairings already, I would probably never even have thought of them as a romantic shipping constellation at all, as it’s a theme that neither concerns, nor interests me when it comes to the dynamic between characters of the same sex.

Friendships are an entirely different matter, though. But that wasn’t the subject of this question here, was it!?

DO YOU HAVE ANY 3-WAY SHIPS? IF SO, WHAT?

No! I don’t like this theme at all.

A PAIRING YOU SHIP THAT YOU DON’T THINK ANYONE ELSE SHIPS.

My OC / canon ones … alas. T_T

WHAT’S A SHIP THAT YOU WANT TO SHIP PUBLICLY, BUT EVERYONE ON TUMBLR HATES IT, SO YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ABOUT IT?

I’m just doing my thing. If anyone doesn’t like it then that isn’t my problem.

EXAMPLES OF NON-SEXUAL/-ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS THAT YOU LIKE

PARENT & CHILD

Darth Vader & Leia Organa - The father / daughter dynamic between these two has always fascinated me a lot.

Mairon & Alcanis - The "vaniron" kid, also a complicated case. (OC headcanon)

Ozai & Zuko - Dramatic ...

Severus Snape & Harry Potter - I love the snily ship, so I headcanon Snape as Harry's biological father, because why not ... it's interesting.

CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS

Anakin & Obi-Wan & Ahsoka

Luke & Han

Frodo & Sam

Finrod & Beren

Fingon & Maedhros

Ratbag & Ranger (from the Tolkien-based "Shadows of War" game - the only known orc friendship)

YOUR FAVOURITE THEMES / FANDOM TRENDS.

fantastical / mythological elements

As someone who has always been fascinated by ancient myths, I can’t help but love this stuff.

magical elements

Given I am interested in these subjects, I very much like to see (and incorporate) these themes in the fictional universes and characters I like.

anachronistic elements / fusion of different historical period styles

For example, say, Cyber Victorian (garments that combine Victorian era designs with a Matrix style twist, plus futuristic technology, and a setting in a likewise futuristic world)

scientifically sound elements and reasoning

I think this is a quite important aspect, especially in sci-fi.

philosophically & politically inspiring + visionary elements

Such as caste-free social structures & natural law anarchy (not to be confused with the “rule of force” one, let alone the woke version).

scientists, explorers, philosophers & (martial) artists

I just happen to enjoy seeing these types of characters.

sarcasm & dry humour

It certainly adds some “spice” to the mixture.

characters with a scorpionic & virgoan influence

Many of my faves have this, especially the scorpionic one.

depth and complexity in character portrayal & a well thought-out backstory

Should be a given, but unfortunately isn't, more often than not - especially these days. Shame!

complicated, long and well thought-out redemption arcs

If not canon, I’ll do it myself.

I've always been fascinated by the concept of redemption.

In connexion with my favourite villains, it is a theme I am quite obsessed with and can't do without, as I find evil as such not appealing at all. In fact, what makes these characters attractive to me is their power & potential, and not their misuse of it. The process of redemption finally brings said potential out and puts it to good use, which I find deeply satisfying.

Plus there is also the element of defying the forces of darkness, who always twist and pervert - and this is the ultimate solution to it, making everyone and everything whole again.

Imho, redemption arcs are a great "f**k you" to the devil & I love it all the more for that!

happy developments & outcomes for my faves

Because I simply can't have it otherwise.

villain/anti-hero & (anti-)heroine pairings (or vice versa)

It’s a dynamic that I find particularly intriguing - always have - also regarding the redemption theme.

partners that are of equal rank in a relationship - plus healthy relationships, for a change

Especially where you least expect it (see pairing constellation), and where both partners had to work on themselves to achieve it (i.e. realism doesn’t hurt, now does it!?).

happy and loving (not to mention enduringly passionate) committed relationships / marriage

Just like Morticia & Gomez ... *sigh*

monogamous unions + fidelity

Guys as committed as Anakin, Snape, and Gomez are the best!

eternal love / twin flames / soulmates / however you want to call it

Regarding OTPs this theme is an absolute must!

het content

Why yes, that’s just my personal preference, as that is something I can actually relate to.

not overly sexualized portrayals of relationships

I just don't want to see the gross explicit content. It's enough when it's just hinted at.

portrayal of female characters where being badass and being feminine isn’t mutually exclusive

Because it is NOT!

the apotheosis theme

Mortality sucks ... and who wouldn’t want to ditch everything awful that comes with it!? Like diseases, aging - begone!

INVENT A RANDOM AU FOR ANY FANDOM (WE ALWAYS NEED MORE IDEAS).

Star Wars

Darth Vader doesn’t die and gets the chance for an actual redemption arc, atoning for his ill deeds as the Dark Lord - as an act of purification and reclaiming his original, true name - as well as helping the Alliance free the galaxy. (given how powerful he is, his contribution would be immense)

more importantly - he finally has the opportunity to make up with and actually get to know his children - especially Leia. That has always bugged me a great deal. Ani didn’t even get the chance to talk to his daughter. There is just too much focus on the father-son dynamic anyway. Nothing against Luke – love him, but it’s just not right that Leia was being left out of it almost entirely. Plus she is the one that resembles her father more (personality-wise) after all. I’d so have loved to see a confrontation of these two. (not to mention some cute father-daughter moments, eventually)

not a must, but - ideally, Padmé didn’t die, either, and just fell into a coma / was kept in a stasis until after the events of RotJ … I want a Skywalker family reunion! T^T

[jann-the-bean]

I'm good! Been playing Pokemon games lately, current one is Legends Arceus. It's really good, and does things differently from the main games. I'm more in the post-game part of it now.

It has been the only thing I want to do lately, which is annoying to the part of me that wants to draw/write, but I'm having fun.

I have also noticed that I haven't updated any of my main fics in a year, but I knew I'd never keep to a schedule on that. And it didn't gelp when I lost my previous plot points for each story, but I've made progress on redoing them, even adding other scenes that I didn't think of before, but also at the cost of forgetting some of the older points in some of them.

Oh! I haven’t played any Pokémon games so.. I’m not quite sure of the gameplay for them but I’m glad you’re having fun!

What kind of things does it do differently?

Heh… wanting to write/ draw is such a mood and I feel that *hugs* the struggle is real lol

Oh man- sorry to hear about the forgotten plot points but honestly I’ve done that so many times. It’s hard to keep a constant schedule and honestly people who do keep up with that are just.. extraordinary

Cuz how???

But I’m Glad you’re making progress though!!! I’m sure the stories will still be great!

[pbandjesse]

Just got done having my yearly birthday cry. Didn't know if it was going to happen this year but we got it in late. It was still a pretty good birthday all in all.

I slept really well last night. I missed James this morning but they left me a card. The 3rd one this week I believe. They have all been so sweet and made me feel so loved. I know sometimes James has trouble expressing how they feel so the long written notes have meant the world to me.

I got up a little early. I wanted to enjoy the whole day. I actually wore jeans. At least for most of it. I had texts from Jess and my parents. Steve would message me after noon. Out of the ordinary for him, he usually it the first to text me at midnight. Midday is still good. Kim sent me a voice memo of her singing and that made me feel so loved.

I would have cereal for breakfast and did my knitting. I baked cookies. I laid in my hammock. I was in a good mood.

Until I got a little overheated and then I felt upset but it was fine. I put on a tank top and calmed down.

I baked three dozen cookies. Mostly to give to Stanley at work. I haven't seen Mr Will in a bit. He is going to be retiring soon and I want to make sure I get him some cookies as well. The house smelled very nice.

I did some organizing. I made a bunch of outfits. Pulled out some colorful clothes. I think at the beginning of March I will do a full swap again. But for now this was good progress. I also went through all my bags. I have so many bags. I would get rid of 4. Which is so few but it is so hard to get rid of any for me. I love a bag. I would sort them in leather, tote, backpack, travel (big and small), and camp. I got rid of one from almost all the catagories so that was something. I picked out ones to keep out and put the rest in my storage box. I am pretty good at swapping out every few weeks. But it was nice to be reminded of what I have.

I would play a lot of Pokemon today. I beat the main game and now I'm doing missions and such. But it would take me a lot of time today to make my way through the bosses and such.

James ordered me sushi for a special birthday lunch.

I went to get that and the mail and ran into Kim. It was nice to get a birthday hug and a birthday pat from her dog, Kia. And then it was sushi time.

I got a seaweed salad, an avacado roll, and spring rolls. Those were just to make it to the delivery minimum. But were also very good. I had my lunch and played my game and felt really happy.

I would go lay in my hammock until James got home. I tied it up tighter and it's much easier to get out of now. And when James got home they had a smoothie for me. Love them very much.

They worked on dinner. I played video games. They would join me and cheer me on and they said I am very fun to watch so that felt good. I have a very silly team if you know anything about Pokemon but I stuck with them and made them the best team and I'm very proud of that.

We had our dinner. James got a cheesecake with strawberries for me. Sang and tried to hold the cake and Sweetp and that went as well as expected. And then I had a few little gifts to open. A beautiful solid perfume. A cloisonne knife letter opener. And a eyelash knit cardigan with gummy bear embroidery all over it. It's darling and I'm excited to make an outfit for it.

I would start to get a little sad after that. I don't exactly know why. I would spiral soon after and have a good cry with James in the hammock. We were squish in there and I got very upset. But I feel a little better now. Mostly just tired.

I am clean and wearing a soft sweatshirt and I have my hair ties up in silk scrunchies and I'm 31. I'm happy to be here. I'm privileged to be here. And I'm excited to see what the next year brings.

Goodnight everyone. I love you all.

[fictionalchonkycorner]

Update : I have been a bit absent lately, I'm so sorry about that . I've kinda been going through stuff still and haven't been in the mood for rping female muses ,though I have some ocs that I may consider adding and I may revamp the blog some and edit my muse list , considering since a while ago I got back into some fandoms and new ones to. I have some helluva/hazbin ocs I could try to draw and post about as I do some aus . I will update my muse list soon !! And make a post about em and link to bios etc . I will not be answering dms ATM though since I kinda lost the mood to talk to people privately ATM! I will link some side blogs to said muses if I have a au for em (in which I do )

Fandoms I will add characters/ocs on

Pokemon (Main Fandom)

MLP(Second Main Fandom)

SCP (Mainly ocs , possibly some cannons depending on how I feel)

Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss (a few ocs and possibly some cannon)

Steven Universe (mainly cannon but have ideas for ocs)

I also have a few other questioning fandoms I may add but I don't know or think I'll add em I don't want to announce em just yet considering

[sodacanwritings]

I can't link stuff so here 😭- RHCP, Bonobo, Girl in Red, Ricky Montgomery, Paris Jackson, Darren Korb, Devotchka, TØP, Gorillaz, Mumford and Sons and a shit ton of old rock, jazz and i can't even begin to write about the classical stuff. I also do not play animal crossing but some other games. Wbu? What's your taste in music like? And are there any other games you enjoy? Have a nice day -Sho

I'll check those out for sure! sounds really nice. ooh, what games? I've never really been much of a video game person, okay maybe that's not true, I've had my addicted phases, but I never saw myself like that.

I used to play Sims but honestly I feel like I never wanted to actually play it, I just wanted to create them and their houses, but living their lives was too tiring and boring. yes right now I'm pretty fixated on acnh, back then I used to play super mario 3D land on my DS, was times. but yes I really enjoy the customizing and designing the island part of acnh, I'd honestly like to play more on my switch but since games are expensive, I haven't really bought any others bc I haven't found one that was worth it yet. I really wish I was more of a pokemon person. I wanna play more pokemon games, I wanna be, THE VERY BE- I have Pokemon, sword I think? bc my friend gave it to me, but haven't played a lot.

I gotta say I was always bad with defining music genres bc, I have no idea. but I guess mainly it's (Indie/alt) pop/rock, rap is really enjoyable actually, don't have a lot of it I listen to but also as someone into poetry. but I'm also one of those people that's like "I listen to it if I like it". basically I really love e-guitars, bass, and violins. I like dramatic emotional music, sad but loud songs, yes. I really love the 80's sound tho, that is kinda how I wish how people perceive me. movie soundtrack is fire too. and actually, since I'm in general just a fan of art with words and good rythm, like musical kinda songs are really nice, and I wish I could sing more like that.

2010's music is like, my nostalgic childhood music. I do listen to Girl in Red and Ricky Montgomery too, latter I really like for singing too. (and Shawn Mendes. Idk but singing-wise I go off at Shawn Mendes)

as for favourite / artists I like;

Sarah Kinsley, Conan Gray, Billie Eilish, Rachel Chinouriri, Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski, Sia, Coldplay, Twenty One Pilots, Ed Sheeran I think, maybe ABBA.

Olivia's SOUR album has a special place with me, I do like Lana Del Rey, MARINA, and Melanie Martinez too, but honestly I don't listen to them a lot, it's certain moods I get.

I literally hope people perceive me like this.

Don't You (Forget about me)

Tell it to My Heart

Tainted Love

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

favourites lately (or which I really like in general)

SMS - Videoclub

Little League - Conan Gray

Your Power - Billie Eilish

NDA - Billie Eilish

Happier than ever - Billie Eilish

Come A Little Closer - Cage The Elephant

The Beach - The Neighbourhood

Tears of Gold - Faouzia

So My Darling - Rachel Chinouriri

All I Ever Asked - Rachel Chinouriri

Fire for You - Cannons

Love me More - Mitski

Mr. Forgettable - David Kusher

Walk - Kwabs

Tear in My Heart - Twenty One Pilots

Sparks - Coldplay

Yellow - Coldplay

Mind Over Matter - Young the Giant

Save Your Tears - The Weeknd, Ariana Grande

Heat Waves - Glass Animals

brutal - Olivia Rodrigo

Letzter Song - CRO

[punkscowardschampions]

Bea & Lola & Ronnie & Charlie

1st attempt at group chat style

Bea: Celebrations are in order! Who's in and where do we start? Lola: Hell yeah count me in! 🎉 pre-game at ours if we're stocked? 🍸💊 Ronnie: Finally ditched the freckled dead weight, yeah? I'll drink to that Charlie: Lmao Charlie: We were good last time I checked but if not sounds like princess is in the treating mood, yeah? 😉 Good news all 'round Bea: Since when do you need a reason? 🤔 but I got a first, if you must know Bea: I'll be round in a bit then, save me some, Lola talking specifically to you now, know a losing battle when I see one Ronnie: since we ain't all getting bankrolled by the student loan. fitzy that's where you're wrong bitch we out Lola: Yes girl! 🤗 I got you and will be keeping suitable 💊 from the mouths of these babes 😏 Congrats on being a brainbox confirmed too btw Lola: if someone ☝ stayed outta my stuff we're good 🤞 Ronnie: fuck you. sharing's caring Bea: says THE most selfish one in this chat ok Bea: and thanks Lo 😘 Ronnie: get off my tits princess Charlie: even the club drugs??? why you been doing them alone in the middle of the day you nutter 😂 ah well Lola: They were mine and I took them Thursday 👍 Bea: tits, where??? Charlie: children please! there's always a dealer with a dick to suck, we don't need to eat each other quite yet, chill out or you need some of that too Charlie: Christ Ronnie: on it, no complaints outside of this chat like Charlie: He'll be devvo its not me 😕 Ronnie: if I was scoring from big dom then yeah but like fuck am I going that far for you cunts Lola: he asked me if I wanted a free tat last time I went 😕 looking to branch out or just touch my body with needles? No way to know Bea: God, Lola, do not ⛔ its free hepatitis is what it is, Charlie already dicing with death there 😷 Grotty Ronnie: fuck it they're treatable 'cept for A Ronnie: shit at drawing though so forget that like Bea: 🙄 well then, go ahead and catch 'em all like pokemon, aim for those mid-grades though, over-achieving will get you 💀 Ronnie: reckon its too late for that. he's sound though 'cept this art on my arm looking like a dog's dick Ronnie: all I got from him Lola: have you even shown me that? 👀 viewing party tonight too please Charlie: Didn't think that was your thing Lolly? As long as it's attached to a dog you're into it? 😵 alright our kid 😬 Lola: Shut your gob Charlie! 🖕 Bea: you WANT to be insulted, masochist 💘 if it was decent it wouldn't match the rest, man knows your aesthetic if nothing else Charlie: 😂 soz babe Ronnie: fuck off and get a tramp stamp you sket Bea: good one 👍 bitter you won't get to see Ronnie: nah I'm bitter that he hasn't written that cunt's name on you yet. guarantees a break up like Bea: Whoever could you be talking about? You're so unclear about your feelings, so mysterious Lola: guys this is not a party atmosphere! I wanna wreck my head in a good way Lola: Calm the tits you both have please Charlie: Agreed, now everyone say thank you to Ronnie for going on the drugs run Charlie: THANK YOU RONNIE 💖 Ronnie: what happened to not eating me out fitz? you strike out last night or what? Lola: I'll say it when I get my share not before 😏 Charlie: I'm trying to create a party atmosphere, silly bitch Charlie: What says party better than oral? Ronnie: we haven't had an orgy for ages, miss me that much yeah? Bea: only domestics these days, init? Charlie: not in front of the children, please Lola: 🤒 Lola: thanks for the mental scars Ronnie: any time Bea: Well, you've really brought me down Bea: Get a better night out if I stayed here, saying something 🙄 Ronnie: knock you down if you want Bea: I was asking for a good time, not necessarily in pissing myself at you trying but if that's all you've got, babe Ronnie: this bitch Bea: Yeah, I am. Lola: 😂 you two kill me Charlie: so much unresolved sexual tension Charlie: its getting to us all Charlie: sort it out lads Lola: speak for yourself ✌ Ronnie: she couldn't turn me on if her boyfriend's life depended on it you filthy scrote Ronnie: porn hub's here for you lad, use it Bea: Oh, please. You're never off, out here panting like a dog. Bea: And you can dream on too, Charlie. NEVER going to happen. Ronnie: something to fucking agree on Ronnie: around you I'm dead below the waist cheers for that Ronnie: like im on ket Charlie: You both know it will 🌈😍🎆 and it will be magical Bea: Welcome. Perhaps you could use the moments of clarity to do something with your life. Ronnie: I'm scoring for you right now princess so go fuck yourself Bea: One for the CV, I'm sure. Bea: If you thought I was thanking you, or going down on you...I'd be quicker to get my own. 👑 remember? Get it flown in from Columbia before that Ronnie: get your fucking own then Ronnie: i asked for neither that's fitzys wet dream Bea: Always quick to martyr yourself Bea: No one asked you to go get the gear Bea: and you took it all in the first place so; what's your issue here? Ronnie: fuck you Ronnie: you're a cunt that's every day's issue Lola: 🤦 Bea: Are you TRYING to make Charlie cum in his pants? Bea: Take that shit private, I've told you both I'm not interested Bea: What, not room for two in this town? Ronnie: no need to try he's pulling himself off as we speak Bea: Well, always nice when they essentially do the job themselves when you're past your prime, I imagine Charlie: I'm ignoring you both, is what I'm doing Charlie: You're both clearly blobbing so we'll save the idea for another day Charlie: Damn 😏 Lola: 🙄 Lola: Charlie I raised you better than that! Charlie: What?! Did you see how cunty the lone rangers were being Charlie: and I say ONE thing Lola: period bants are so 20 years ago boy Lola: know better Lola: Just cos they don't have any idea how to play nice Lola: that's old too Charlie: Who said its bants? Speculation 'bout the state of their knickers if nothing else Charlie: also, I add, probs in a twist Charlie: ba-dum-tss Ronnie: get your head outta my crotch for 5 seconds lad christ Charlie: 🐶 Ronnie: get your red wings from that bitch, just be prepared to be disappointed like, princess talks a good game but that's it like Bea: Yet here you are, all mouth. Bea: Both of you stop projecting your creepy shit, thanks Lola: everyone stop this shit or I bounce, thanks 👌 Lola: I could have a better party on my own at this point Bea: Agreed Bea: I'm staying here, see you around Lo Charlie: Ughhhhhhhhh Charlie: Guys no Lola: Laters then B xx Charlie: I'll even miss the chance to be 'insensitive' and tell you to kiss and make up, alright? Charlie: We're all bored, obvs, we need a party Charlie: Everyone suck it up, we can split up after pre-drinks, so what does it matter Lola: Fine, one more chance 😌 don't fuck it up Lola: Bea you in? Charlie: Ronaldo? Bea: Yeah, whatever Ronnie: suck a dick charlie I was never out Charlie: Well...with that confusing display of enthusiasm, we're back on! Bea get your fine ass on that train, we'll sort the rest between us Charlie: Everyone happy? Lola: 😁 Ronnie: 🖕 Bea: Nothing and no one's bringing me down 💋