#i just dont like rdj that much

[distressedoverajinx]

I am deeply frustrated with my sister. Why ask my opinion on the Dr.Doom RDj announcement if you don't want an honest one??

[vonlipvig]

also it's still so wild to me when i see actors who regretably i still associate with marvel (because i was a teen on tumblr in the avengers era) be fantastic in other projects cause it's like. ah. why did they have a tiger all trapped up in a cage, it's so sad. it's so good to watch it thrive in nature.

[erik-the-creator-mainblog]

I've been playing through all the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games, and I'm loving it!!!

I started with Chapter One, then The Awakened (2023). Loved every second of them omg. The level of detail on the cases and the clues were incredible. I got stuck very frequently, but that was probably user error for the most part. Walkthroughs helped me get unstuck.

Now I'm playing through all the other games in reverse order. Going from newest to oldest. It's really interesting seeing the game mechanics that become a bit less polished, and disappear. I get to see in a very neat way how the games evolved over time. The Mind Palace for example, is the easiest to navigate in the latest two games. The way it was displayed was a bit different in The Devil's Daughter and Crimes and Punishments. Once I got used to it, I was fine.

I'm at The Testament of Sherlock Holmes now, and the Mind Palace is now a Deduction Board. Same game function, but more rudimentary. In story, it's Watson's notepad.

Another neat thing is the different versions of Holmes and Watson! I love all of them dearly. Chapter One and The Awakened are the same canon. Devil's Daughter is all on its own. I haven't gotten there yet, but it seems that Crimes and Punishments and all the games before them are in the same canon as each other. Testament of Sherlock Holmes references The Awakened (2008), Jack the Ripper, and I think The Hound of Baskervilles as well. It's fun to see references to games I haven't played yet. I'm really looking forward to it.

And a neat thing! 221B Baker Street seems to have the exact same layout in all of the games! It's decorated a bit differently, but the room placements, bookshelves, ect are in the same places!

And looking back, it's neat to see where certain game mechanics came from. I first got to play as Toby the hound dog once in either Devil's Daughter or Crimes and punishments. I forget which. During that playthrough, I was a bit sad to find there was only one time that I got to do that. I was suprised to see in Testament of Sherlock Holmes that I got to play as him multiple times!

And in The Devil's Daughter, you can explore a bit outside your apartment. There's mini games like arm wrestling, boxing, darts, but they don't play a part in the main plot. They were carried over from an earlier game.

It's just really fun! The stories are so interesting thus far. The friendship is wonderful to see in every variation. And it feels great when I complete a puzzle on my own, even if it sometimes takes a while. Highly recommend!

[qoldenskies]

little CVD detail that i think is funny but not really relevant, in the chapter in the hidden city donnie notes that he doesn't have a tracker on casey after he runs off, and then in the very next chapter when he goes to pick him up from the GED place he just does.

the devil works fast but hamato donatello works faster (its because he's paranoid and doesnt sleep)

[wolvesofinnistrad]

RDJ as Doom getting the same kinda pop CM Punk gets in his hometown this is truly insanity

[coltrainbat]

MASTERLIST

✨Masterlist ✨

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Please note I don’t write anything that is illegal or borderline inappropriate. This includes sibling smut, adult baby kink (I dont even know what its called), teacherxstudent relationships and anything else I deem off. I also havent been to high school for many years so even if it’s innocent fluff I do not write HS AUs. If you’re unsure just ask! Can even be anon and if you don’t get a reply to your request then it’s a no. I’m fine with Daddy kink and most sex stuff as long as it doesn't cross lines into over infantilising, acting like an actual baby. 

As much as I’d love to sit in my bed all day and write fics... I have a big girl job and answer my requests in order I receive them (lol OCD tings) and I cant start one until the other is done (again sorry OCD tings). So please note there is a 3 week ish turn around for requests at max. And sometimes if I get a good idea I’ll write my own first cause I have to get it out of my head. But if you want updates feel free to message me or I’ll post an update if I get caught up in life! 

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Ty x

Clover ☘️

Dividers from the brilliant @firefly-graphics 💕

Gifs and images are not mine! 

KEY:

☁️ - Fluff 🔥 - Smut/NSFW 🌤 - Platonic 

🌧  - Tear Jerker / Sad

🌪 - Angst

SERIES: 

COMING SOON: Third Times A Charm | A Chris Evans X RDJ Sister!Reader (description here)

Take Me Home | Nick Vaughan X Reader:

Part 1 -  Meet Cute ☁️

Yes, No, Maybe | Chris Evans X Curvy!Reader:

Part 1 - Chris meets you and has to have you. ☁️🌪

Part 2 - your first date. ☁️

Part 3 (Virgin!Reader) - Chris takes your virginity 🔥☁️

Bubba | Dad!Chris Evans X Pregant/Mom!Reader):

Part 1 - You tell Chris he’s going to be a dad for the first time. ☁️🌧

Part 2 - Protective!DadChris ☁️

IMAGINES/ONE SHOTS & HEADCANONS:

Chris Evans

You’re Mine (Curvy!Reader) - You’re Chris’s FWB and you wonder if you’re the only one 🔥☁️

All Worth It (Curvy!Reader) - You and Chris go public with your relationship. ☁️

Chris Evans Alphabet (Curvy!Reader) - smut implied but mainly fluff. ☁️

Chris Evans Alphabet NSFW - 🔥

What A Girl Wants - You’re a str!pper and Chris wants you for the night. 🔥

Happiest Man Alive - You’re a florist and Chris proposes at the Oscars ☁️

No One Disrespects Chris’s Girl - A journalist insults you to Chris’s face. 🌪

Best Birthday Ever (Curvy!Reader) - You usually dread your birthday but Chris has a surprise in stall. ☁️

Bed. Now. - Finals week has hit but Chris wants you to sleep. ☁️

Boston Boy Documentary - Your segment in Chris’s documentary. ☁️

Can’t Believe They’re Real - Chris is an ass guy but with tits like yours he cant help be obsessed.  🔥

Favourite Pillows - Chris’s favourite pillows are conveniently on your chest. ☁️

My Angel (Model!Reader) - You’re a Victoria Secret Angel ☁️

Because I Want You - Your bestie, Chris gets a bit jealous...  ☁️🌪

Cookie - Baking cookies doesnt go as planned.  ☁️🔥

High On You - You and Chris enjoy a joint together. ☁️

I’m in Chwarge (Blurb) - No one tells you whhat to do besides Chris ☁️🔥

Tik Tok Leggings - You could say Chris likes your new leggings… 🔥☁️

Eat Shit Ransom - You’ve got a huge crush on Ransom 🌪☁️

Pork or Pasta? - You meet Chris for the first time but arent so sure about him... 🌪☁️

Mint Condition - Captain America Roleplay  🔥

Sexiest Girl Alive (Curvy!Reader) - You get hate for your body and Chris comes to your defence. 🌪☁️

Headcanon!Chris Evans - Chris start to cheer his gf up. How? With stupid cheesy pick up lines ☁️

Steve Rogers 

I’m The Captain Now - Taking Steve’s virginity 🔥

Off to College - You & Steve send your little girl off to College ☁️🌧

Family Matters - Steve’s sister dies 🌧🌤 

Roped Up - Steve ties you up 🔥

Soxs - You get Steve a cat to help with his nightmares. ☁️

Prettiest Girl In The World (PreSerum!Steve X Plussize!Reader) - Steve thinks you’re the best even if you don’t. 🔥☁️🌧

Get A Life - Shortsized!Reader working for Bruce Banner as a lab assistant and Steve has a total crush on her. ☁️

Frank Adler 

Disneyland - You and Frank take Mary to Disney ☁️

Put It On My Tab - Frank introduces Female Bartender!Reader and introduces her to his niece. ☁️

Andy Barber

What To Wear (Curvy!Reader) - Andy helps you find a shirt that fits for your date night. ☁️

Sparks Fly - Soulmate AU ☁️

You’re Sick (Blurb) ☁️

Our Home - Laurie shows up unannounced. 🌪☁️

Knock Knock - You surprise Andy at work. 🔥

Lloyd Hansen

You’re Not Sorry - You act like a brat but Lloyd is going to make you pay for it. 🔥🌪

Ari Levinson

I’ll Take Care of You - Ari is married to your sister but he has you on on his mind. 🔥

Neighbours - You get very friendly with your neighbour, Ari.  🔥

Ransom Drysdale

Good Bunny - Ransom wants to explore the hole God can’t see... 🔥

Liam Hemsworth

Nostalgia - You and Liam reunite but its a little different now. ☁️🌪

[oh-my-damn]

Hi mod! Because you are one of the most level headed people here and your opinions are always well thoughtful, what is your take on what is going in now (in real time as we can see) ? I was skeptical but all this follows and stories and pics .. i dont know anymore.. its hard for Me to think that He would marry her with the points of view she and her besties have … (its about CE btw)

Welp I'm not gonna lie, it's all looking very, very strange

However, I do think there is a real possibility they are going for the Tom Brady celebration and that Chris is throwing a bash afterwards. I see it like this: Chris has a very, very parasocial relationship to Tom Brady (much like we do to him) and has always been super super invested and crazy about him (even to the point where he was ASKED about how he felt about Tom being a Trump supporter in a fucking interview. And Chris was disappointed but still loved him. It's absolutely a parasocial relationship)

Considering the many, many parties he throws in general for random reasons, I find it very very probable that he would throw a bash at his house after the game today, where Tom Brady will be present for the first time as a spectator, and they have said in articles it's going to be "a huge celebration of Tom Brady."

Now, why would some of his co-stars be there? Even the ones who aren't super football enthusiasts? (Renner is easy, he's gone to games with Chris before, but RDJ and Hemmy is more strange)

I honestly think they saw it as a chance of press and a reunion. They've all said before how hard it is for them to get together now. They're all on break from working which means none of them have any other engagements to keep them away. They also have no other ways of getting press in the media, other than feeding articles etc. Going to the game, getting photographed etc is a great way to get some press during this off time. And then afterwards a party with their old pals as a reunion, perhaps even staying in Boston for a few days to hang out etc, since no one is working currently. I don't find it far-fetched that Hemmy and RDJ would go for that, considering how close they all were/are.

Hemmy bringing his mom is also curious to me - we didn't see his wife, but his mom. Interesting.

As for the vendor/MUA/hairstylist thing; one of them posted the story WITH A GOAT which was cut out when it was shared on here (🙄 for obvious reasons. Certain blogs on here are trolls and legit just looking to rile you up, please stop believing them) and others are coming because I do believe it's going to be a big, big event. I do believe there will be a lot of celebs showing up, like Wimbledon, in order to get some press and attention. They can't promote their works so this is a great way to get their names out there.

I also think it would be odd if the OG's would come now, to the game (if thats the case) when the "wedding" was supposed to happen soon. Why would they go like two weeks before only to go back home and then come back? That's weird. Unless they actually got married already this weekend, in which case the whole MUA/vendors/hairstylist thing makes no sense. It also doesn't make sense they would go so soon or late to the wedding, depending on when you think it would be. Do we honestly think he's throwing a massive 500 people wedding on a week day?? (lets put aside that if thats the case then he's clearly not the person he's put himself up to be because no "grounded down to earth" person would throw a massive wedding spanning over several days like that)

I don't know man. The entire thing is weird.

Not to mention this is all coming right after we found out he in fact DID NOT go on the Bermuda trip and the proof has been out there all along. And yet "sources" came and said they had seen them there. Even if these sources were remotely close to him, how would they not know of the picture posted of him on that private account that went publicly for a VERY short time yesterday (just enough for the fandom to find that post)

It's all fucking weird.

Technically, we haven't seen them within the same vicinity since the Ghosted premiere. They haven't spoken on it or posted anything, either, other than her picture of Dodger which was during the winter.

It's odd all around. I have no idea what to make of it.

But if he does marry her or already did bla bla bla, it says a lot about him. Not just because she's a racist who associates with racists, but also because of how young she looks. It says a lot about him if he's not just attracted to her but chose to marry her.

If they did, I give it 5 years. Tops. Once she's served her breeding bunny purpose it'll fall apart.

[sky-kenobye]

⛵️ Five Fandoms, Five Ships ⛵

Get to know the blogger, via five different ships from five different fandoms!

Thanks for the tag @underacalicosky !!

Putting it under the cut because this is LONG, sorry.

I love them your honor. Doesn't even have to be romantic, I just want to see them being obsessed about each other. I'm also a pretty big obianidala fan, hence why I added her too. (I'm a multishipper really. I have my otp but there's a lot of ships that I enjoy)

1. Obi-Wan Kenobi/Anakin Skywalker(/Padmé Amidala) (Star Wars)

When I first watched star wars (not that long ago, I only watched it because I wanted to see the sequels in theater lmao) I wasn't a big fan of the prequels so I mostly ignored them, but then a couple years ago I randomly rewatched them in the middle of the night and suddenly I was obsessed. I'm not even sure how I ended up on AO3 (did I go look for obikin? Did I stumble on it? Idk) but eventually I started reading Pining in Preschool, then realised that @palfriendpatine66 was on tumblr, I started interacting with more people around here, and now I'm (slowly) writing fics, and I'm having the time of my life here, so thanks Pal!

I don't think any if my past fandom brainrots reached my current level so I'm pretty sure I'm here for the long haul (at least it's not stopping anytime soon).

It's not super obvious here but I'm actually a huge Marvel fan (well, the MCU, I've never read a comic), and especially Captain America. Stucky is just, 🤌 so tasty (a lot of similarities with obikin actually imo). I'd like to talk to whoever thought "I'm with you 'til the end of the line" was a straight sentence to repeatedly say to your bro throughout an entire century though. Like?? I'm all for relationships that defy the boundaries of platonic and romantic, but still, that's kinda gay.

2. Steve Rogers/James "Bucky" Barnes(/Peggy Carter) (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

The first MCU movie I saw was actually captain america 2 (and not the first one lol) in theater, and I was instantly hooked, though since Endgame I've been less into it, since my fav is gone (and I have to agree with tumblr on that one: they're making too many movies and shows, I can't keep up 😩)

(And I'm still super salty about what they did to steve in canon, they should have killed him off instead of whatever the fuck that was, honestly)

I also added Peggy because she's great, and polyamory is so much better than love triangles or shipping wars. (I'm not polyamorous but I believe in their beliefs. I think it's because of the aromanticism)

Same as with obikin (and stucky too tbh) I don't really care how they love each other, I just care that they do. They're the most important person to each other, be it romantic, platonic, familial, idc.

3. John Watson/Sherlock Holmes (mostly BBC Sherlock, but from the RDJ movies and the books too)

I've obsessed over (non-existent) clues during the last season, and deluded myself into thinking they'd become canon, alas, it didn't happen.

I've translated a couple of fics in french for that ship, but I've never written for it (I thought about it tho), and I've read a lot. That's the fandom where I've read some of the best queerplatonic fics, and that's my favorite interpretation of the ship, especially sherlock being some flavor of aroace.

4. Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)

I love them as a queerplatonic relationship, and I genuinely think that's what they are in canon, the haters can suck it, that's not queerbaiting even if they dont become a canon couple.

Okay, I'm starting to see a patern here. Am I really that predictable? You can just copy-past what I said above.

(I'm fully on board with them being a couple though)

Hey, a straight ship! With a woman not added as a second thought!

5. Elizabeth Bennet/Mr Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Not quite the same vibe as the others, but I've read sooo many fics and books (straight up published fics lol), I've watched a bunch of different adaptations (even the one with zombies)... The worst part is that I think I've only read the og book once, oops.

I actually inherited that fandom from the women in my family lmao. My mom, sister and sister-in-law are all obsessed with it, so I read it to see what all the fuss was about and, yeah, I get it.

And that's it! There are other fandoms I'm into, and other ships in those fandoms, but that's pretty much it (the main one that's missing is Dinluke, the others are mostly smaller ones).

I'm not super actively in those fandoms (apart from Star Wars obviously) but i come back to them now and then. Usually I re-watch it then binge-read a bunch of fics (while my main fandom stays in the main spot in my brain) then I let it go again until it comes back (while obikin still stays in the main spot).

Also Harry Potter used to be my main obsession but JKR kinda ruined that for me so I'm not really into it anymore (hence why I didn't list it even though I have written fics for it).

Anyway that was way too long, if you've read all of this then props to you!

I'm tagging: @cottonraincoat @fem-anakin-skywalker @kingdomvel @ineffable-snowman @arobiwan (and whoever else wants to do it because I'm nosy and I want to know stuff about people)

[bookishtheaterlover7]

Chris lost just about 9k in 1 day. He no longer is his old brand. This ship, if you think it's pr or real or a mix, destroyed much more than his career, but it also destroyed his reputation. You have no right talking about safety on campus for Jews or African Americans if you're married to a Nazi. That's like saying yiure a vegetarian but owning a slaughterhouse where you get deliveries from.

If you ask people what they took out of the 3 apperances abiut ASP the inky thing people mention are these:

His ring

Him saying Gen z belongs in the back

His hair

And the racist antisemtic "wife" making his actions and appearance seem ungenuine. I want to believe that he isn't someone who mislead everyone about hia beliefs. This isnt republican vs democrat. This isnt even trump vs not trump. This is Nazisim and thats who hes "aligned" himself with. And thats who people see him as noe, and i mean who he is is now that. ASP wont save him another Captain America mlvie couldn't even save him. If thisbtruely is a ship he can get out if he needs to and then try and pick up the peices and rebuild whatever is left of his brand. I want to believe we weren't folled. I know he's not a boy scout and i think when he had cursed it was hot. But theres a difference between being human and not proper all the time and lying about believing in equality for all races and religions.

I dont see an issue if he does weed

But i do have an issue with Nazi-ism.

The only things hands have to hold onto to prove that he is a decent person is:

how sick he has looked since thris started as

the issues with the ring,

names not being used

TMZ not finding any legal documents/verifiying

Those are it.- if the later two ehich are the most important ones occure loke names being used or TMZ finding/verifying his whole career is over. Aure hell get work here and there but his co stars are doing amazing things and he'll be a footnote in 5 years but Tom Holland Hemsworth, RDJ and Tom Huddleston and Scarlett Johansson won't be.

Even if Disney/Marvel does another oG Avengers proj. doubt Chris will be involved if this ship true. Spokemanships & even chsrities have distanced themselves. Marvel has a great way to make sure the movie can be made without chris. After all cap was on the run for a while he looked for Bucky for a while....

His career of being an A or B kist where he makes at least 1 movie a year will be over. And it rests on wither or not this is real and if he lied about beliefs.

CHRIS owes un nothing

And we DON'T owe him our loyalty.

Well-said, An🫶n.

[jewishbarbies]

RDJ 🤝 Elizabeth Olsen when it comes to playing Romani characters lolllllll (Dr Doom is half Romani, Wanda is Romani and/or Jewish, depending on the comic she’s either both or just Jewish).

I dont really care much for race/ethnically accurate casting or anything, but I just find this interesting.

both of them have been incredibly racist with how they portray characters and rdj has collected every race like fucking infinity stones, so it doesn’t surprise me they both got picked to erase Romani people. I mean, Elizabeth straight up said she wouldn’t stop using a slur when asked at some q&a a couple years ago, even after it was explained how it was bad. at least now rdj gets to play the villain he’s been from the beginning.

[destinyc1020]

Apparently, RDJ id are going to be paid 100 million+😭. I wonder how much Tom is going to be paid for Spiderman 4 or any cameo appearances, lol. Did you get to watch Deadpool vs. Wolverine? What are your thoughts.

Unpopular opinion, but I think RDJ coming back makes sense, actually. The biggest issue with Marvel was them working with outside ppl, like getting oscar nominated directors to produce films with mixed results. Working with ppl who dont know how to handle their "system." That was a risk, and it didn't pay well. It's also a risk to bring back RDJ because of the arc Iron Man had, but if done well, it'll be a good idea if they can use less cgi and pay those vfx workers lol. No one expected this, and you have to give that man who wears that hat credit to get ppl tussling. They are going to film Avenegers Doomsday for 6 months, so idk...

It's risky, but in most comic revelations, it's not a new territory. I see MCU like Shakespeare, here me out lol, that even though it's an older property, the adaptions can be done again and again with a new twist or style. Also, it's a good way to wrap up the multiverse saga cause goodness has it been a lot. I'm not as mad as some fans cause I'm pretty neutral to franchises in general, but I'm excited to see how they'll do it. I'm also weirdly enough excited to see the F4 film just because I want to see how'll they do it.

Also, ppl are getting mad cause he's doing it for money and should have that same energy for a lot of actors or entertainers, unfortunately. It's a movie business first before creativity nowadays. Like Adam Sandler last yr was the highest paid actor and most of his films are on netflix, Leo Dicaprio was paid 40 million for a film that was barely in theaters long enough before it went to apple streaming. Mattel wnat ti make they're on MCU despite Barbie being a successful standalone film. It is what it is.

$100 MILLION per film?? 😳🤯

Geez!!! No wonder he came back rofl 🤣

I remember when an actor being paid $20 million per film was considered getting paaaaiiiiidddddd lol 😆

This is on a whole new level lol 😆

Re: Leo

Leo's "Flower Moon" film was only released very briefly to theaters JUST so that it could qualify for the Oscars lol. 😅 That's the new rule now post-covid. Films will only be consisted for the Oscars if they have a theatrical release. So, a lot of these films are releasing very limitedly in theaters just to make that stipulation to be eligible for the film awards lol 😆

[barneswilsonrogers]

I’m so sad because Anthony’s new interview would have been PERFECT except for his dumb ass comment re: Majors.

He was sharing so much about his life which he rarely does. His brother is gay?? and he owned a gay bar because his brother wants to have a safe place to party!

And the fact that he has no idea what a Multiverse is omg 😭😭😭 Then we find out he wanted to do Black Panther but he ended up getting to play Sam which IMO is a more perfect fit for him.

Him wanting to work again with Chris, Seb and Chris Hemsworth!!! Which, EXACTLY!

He’s also sharing bits about Harrison Ford, his new project, the Writer Strike, I mean these are all amazing topics.

But of course my fave part is the journalist reached out to Chris!! My samsteve heart is happy

i had to Google it cuz I have no idea what it means lmao

(I was like oh yes that sounds like Anthony)

and then the PHOTO SHOOT!!! he looks damn good in that red suit.

then… comes that part.

I just. why….

Chris and Seb have fucked up as well but I still love them. There’s a reason why I dont post about Pam and Tommy. Hell, RDJ himself has done and said some racist shit in the past and he’s still got a massive fanbase. So I will not treat Anthony differently. However my opinion about him has slightly changed, definitely.

I really hope the victim will get the justice she deserves.

[buckevantommy]

Sorry do you hate marvel or not? You reblogged a gif set from moon knight, that straight up nonsense show, saying they should give a show to one of the supporting characters? You know if you hate marvel media you can just not watch it right

marvel needs to die a fiery death.

i love stucky but the studio either queerbaited or was clueless or queerphobic plus steve's endgame made no sense. i love rdj's tony stark but he deserved better. they sexualised natasha to the nth degree rather than let scarjo work her drama muscles then killed her off rather than let her retire. moon knight was a mess but it was heartwrenching and different and oscar isaac deserves an award for that portrayal and i have a crush on layla and think may would crush a solo show - an egyptian superhero! (sidenote: i watched hawkeye recently and hated it but the deaf woc who got a redemption arc is getting her own show which is great).

i can care about characters and still hate their treatment - I'm an spn fan, it's second nature for me.

one of the many problems with the mcu is they're churning out multiple shows and movies per year which means they're not giving time to flesh out characters and plots like they deserve to be but it ALSO means a lot of eyes are on them bc when you crank out that much content in this day and age you HAVE to give diverse representation so we're seeing more and more poc characters in shows and on the big screen thanks to the mcu - eternals, shang-chi, moon knight, ms marvel, echo, blue beetle - and yes the mcu's diverse rep is problematic bc they care more about flash than substance and more about algorithms than grounded characterisations but you can't deny that the mcu has helped bring diverse casting into mainstream media. the worst company you know did a good thing, or however the saying goes. think back to the first avenger movies and how whitebred supermodel cishet they were. but thanks to societal influence and the changing of times, it became a necessity to have more poc characters in the mcu. the audience expected it.

however when it comes to queer rep, we've seen a lot more racially and bodily diverse casting and poc characters than we have queer characters. the first onscreen gay kiss took 26 movies and happened in Eternals, and other queer characters have been blink and you'll miss it moments or throwaway lines many viewers don't realise signified queer characters and instead misinterpreted those comments as humour or commentary. we've had a few queer side characters (negasonic x yukio, ayo x aneka, valkyrie, korg) but we're to yet to see a main queer character - and regardless of intention or comic book canon, throwaway lines, possible flirting, and jokes do not qualify as queer rep imho. so loki, deadpool, and tony stark don't count. it has to be explicit and undeniable, not catered to queerphobes so they can easily misinterpret.

but my point is: the mcu is a powerhouse that's been dominating the superhero genre and blockbuster charts for two decades, and from their success they've bet big in planning and putting into production dozens of shows and movies set to be released over the next decade. and that is a terrifying thought. they can't predict the future but they're trying to create content to fit a world that hasn't come into being yet. they're already behind the times on queer rep so i dont have high hopes for whatever they have coming queer-rep wise. but aside from that, their storytelling has become trite and so convoluted that they trade sense for the surprise factor. they're writing characters and plots to fit algorithm parameters like someone trying to say every buzzword in their work presentation. just look at Quantumania: a mess from start to finish in plot, dialogue, characterisations, not to mention stilted acting from a cast forced to act the majority of the film on greenscreen with no physical interactions to ground their performances.

i could go on and on but this post would get long and i'm no expert I'm just your average viewer and tumblr user looking for plots that make sense in stories i want to enjoy because i care about (or want to care about) the characters. if only the mcu cared as much about their characters as they do about big budget seizure inducing interdimensional battle scenes. as for genuine queer rep: maybe in 3 years we'll see a pair of same-sex lips gentle colliding like two pale coconuts. or maybe the mcu will crash and burn (or fizzle out) long before then.

i wanna be done with their stranglehold on the genre since they can't even produce decent shit these days. i want all the strikes going on atm to see creative teams get what they're owed. i want the next dozen mcu productions to flop so they realise they're not hot shit anymore. i want the streamer service upheaval to screw over their longterm plans. i want viewers and bloggers and journalists to call them out for being like the very villains they set up for their heroes to defeat - villains who want to control the cinematic universe, kill off competition, and screw over anyone they consider beneath them.

so yes, i hate the mcu. but there are characters i care about, and plots i wish were done better. but that's why fanfiction exists.

[unforth]

Even with the abbreviations, somehow no one's first thought would be to call RDJ, GRRM, JDM, JFK, and so on "an alphabet smash" 🙄

EXACTLY EXACTLY EXAAAACTLY THIS.

If I post a sentence like, idk, mcu/spn rdj/jdm rpf a/b/o hs au, people would say I'm terminally online and only a geek/fandom weirdo/dork/whatever would understand it. Sure, whatever, I resemble those remarks. But they wouldn't call it a keysmash. It obviously means something to someone, and the same is just as obviously true of, idk, sl/xxc/lwj/wwx cql fic.

I'm so tired of seeing this shit. Just say "I found this confusing at first cause learning new names in a new fandom is hard"! If you say it's BECAUSE it was Chinese, that "normal" people around you wouldn't understand, etc., that's the microaggression. That's the line not to cross. It's okay to be confused. Fuck, I mean, I'm kinda faceblind and the early episodes of The Untamed were confusing as hell and I had trouble telling the characters apart. They had similar hair and similar costumes! Being confused is reasonable. But I think we'd all agree that if I just said "I can't tell all these Chinese people apart" and suggested I dont have the exact same problems when I watch, say, High School the Musical (I did have the exact same problem when I watched that. I STILL can't tell the characters in Mean Girls apart) - anyway, if it's "all these Chinese people look the same" that would be racist as fuck. And yet people who would never say that because they know that's racist without apparently getting why...*regularly* say the most racist shit about Chinese names, about the way Chinese sounds when they watch, etc. It's not "teehee funny" to describe the way people talk in these shows as sounding like (insert basically anything here other than "it sounds like words in Chinese"). I see shit like this. Every. Single. Day. I've seen people laughing write things like "when I see the name Jiang Cheng I just think of Cheech and Chong." No self-awareness at all how fucking disgusting that is to say, much less to trumpet in a major tag for a popular fandom. Its especially bad in the MDZS tag.

STOP IT PEOPLE.

You get me anon.

[timingmatters]

I feel like i need to wrote something about the flash ending. In 2014 i used to be OBSSESED with the arrowverse. And i started it with the flash tbh. I knew some about his character and liked Barry. I binged the 2 seasons of arrow halfway through flash s1 in order to get all the context possible. I kept up with all the shows as best as i could through the years, but especially arrow and flash. I watched all the crossovers live when they came out, which was always a struggle bc in latam they come out a couple days later due to subtitles or dubs. Would even google the streams. I was 15 when i started my journey with the arrowverse. As the last ep of the last show of the arrowverse ends, i am 24 now. That is basically a whole decade. And what a journey that flash is the one to close it. God people can talk their shit about quality of the show ending with time but one thing is true, for the arrowverse flash was the heart. Arrow was the one that started it, but that family unity feeling always came from flash. And oliver knew it. Oliver risked himself and what changed the trajectory of his show and story to save barry and kara. But mostly barry. The flash became such a show about love prevailing most of all through dark times. And that precisely had people upset af because it wasn’t as action/comic focused as arrow or how they wished it to be. But thats what i loved about flash so much. It almost ended on the year of barry’s initial disappearance too. Which is poetic i think. People can talk all their shit, but i loved the ending. Coming full circle. Even if the villains didn’t give the battle of their lifetime that wasn’t the point. The point was that both barry and the team had grown enough to not have the battle be forever. They learned how to deal with it quick. They learned what not to sacrifice. And most important of all, the show gave us the goodbyes as best as they could. And a happy ending deserving of it.

I can’t talk about the flash without talking about the big impacts it had on pop culture in general. Even if you dont like arrowverse or the flash know this, candace made HISTORY casted as Iris. And she opened the door for so many opportunities for blind color casting in iconic roles. You wouldn’t have Halle as the little mermaid without having Candace as Iris. You honestly wouldn’t. She started a conversation and opened hundreds of doors. And Grant? He is forever to Flash with RDJ is to Iron Man. In tons of pop culture references (and some comics) Barry Allen physically became like Grant. He gave it all for that role. And you can tell how much heart he put it in. Whatever you say about the writing, the actors had so much love for these characters and stories and you can just feel it and see it. Its a beautiful thing they created.

AAAAH i hope superman and lois is renewed bc they are def a whole other level of quality (emmy noms people!!). But they aren’t technically arrowverse even if they did cross with it in the past. A chapter ends with flash. Say what you want about cw, they did what the more expensive cinematic universe couldn’t. Or even shows like titan couldn’t. They gave so much HEART to these stories. The crossover episodes were such a fucking event. Had me more excited than any movie dc has ever released on the big screen. Truly introduced these heros to whole new generations.

The flash will always be a show about resilience and love and it will forever have such a big spot in my heart. 10 years. And not just any 10 years, but my entire adolescence and beginning years of adulthood. Man, even if im not as involved online with this show nowadays the way i was back in the day, the show holds such a special place for me. Will always be important pop culture wise. The new flash movie (with the ass of ezra miller) has NOTHING on how much love the show was made with. Aaah i dont have the words you can just tell the whole cast and crew hold so much love for these stories. Not just another paycheck. Especially Grant.

God im even tearing up writing this which is so ridiculous. Just hold so much love for the show. And to see arrowverse ending. Tons of shows and incredibly people involved in it. So many stories fully ending. Even when most had ended a while ago already, is official now. The chapter is over. Superman and Lois hopefully keeps on going but they are a diff thing. This week is the end of arrowverse as we knew it. A whole phase of hours and hours of content and years of love poured on it.

Arrowverse and especially flash, you will always have my heart and my teen self attached to you❤️

[mwagneto]

What's wrong with your ribs? Is it some existing condition? Sometimes it's worrying what is going on

Saw someone's tags saying that RDJ Sherlock Holmes part 3 was supposed to be made in 2014 and it's about to be 2023. Now I'm upset. One more reason to hate MCU. Jk.

Tumblr Wrapped or whatever didn't put you in my list of blogs I reblog from when I visit your blog like a daily newspaper 😤 They literally had a blog that I'm pretty sure hardly engaged with in 2 years (I think what bothers me is if my memory has deteriorated that much)

I DONT KNOWWW i just have very infrequent chronic pain but now it's been there for days so. #worry lmao eh it'll go away. eventually

yeah god it's been so fucking long like it literally has been over half my lifetime it's insane💀 please god just make itttt

NOOOOO can't believe i got snubbed.... to be fair i doubt tumblr does anything well so it's probably wrong dkdmjdkdjdj like if i click tumblr wrapped my phone gets trapped in an infinite loop of going to the dash and loading and then as soon as it loads it glitches and starts loading again and again like im rapidly opening and closing the app so yeah i wouldn't expect any part of it to work well