#i need to start doing ship tags

[lucabyte]

On autonomy, and what it means to be Obliged to Help.

Bonus:

[cosmicredcadet]

All this aroace character shipcourse has proven to me that a majority of people that interact in fandom cannot actually interact with characters and media outside of shipping and genuinely I believe you need to learn how to interact with media outside of shipping.

[tomurakii]

Seeing Silco and Vander together in the AU lowkey feels like watching your based nonbinary best friend get back with their shitty ex boyfriend who misgenders them. Girl he's a centrist and he tried to drown you stfu about "forgiveness"

[jovieinramshackle]

So um

Jamil fans be nice to me

Why was he so hard to draw Azul is arguably harder god save me

Did yall know I used to be a jamil yume bet you didn't ahaha omfg why is he pretty I need punch him

I'm not tagging anyone if you find this post good for you 🫡

[i-dreamed-i-had-a-son]

Look I am all for trauma-fueled deeply unhealthy relationships between male leads but I feel compelled to say (with absolutely no malice) that that is not what is happening in Squid Game. In-ho is being deliberately manipulative in every instance in which he interacts with Gi-hun. He doesn't refrain from killing him at the end because he can't bring himself to shoot him, but because the whole point of playing in the games is centered around breaking Gi-hun down mentally. And while In-ho is certainly deeply invested in doing this to Gi-hun, his framing at the end of Episode 7 is intended to serve as a wake-up call: for as nice and understanding as this guy has made himself seem, almost everything we see from him is a lie. He was never going to have a change of heart. To fail to recognize that is to make the same mistake Gi-hun did, but even more willfully since we actually know In-ho is the Frontman. And that's exactly what the show wants us to do!

From the beginning, Gi-hun has served as the audience stand-in. We empathize with him, we root for him, we share his beliefs in the possibility of change. But we are given information he doesn't have; we know that In-ho is the Frontman. And even though we know this, we know this guy is able to shoot his own brother, we want to like him! We want to believe in him, to think that maybe something about Gi-hun or the reality of the games can change his mind! And the show weaponizes this intentionally. Through his character, the show does to us what In-ho himself does to Gi-hun: punishes us for our optimism. It wants us to feel silly for ever believing that In-ho would change, just as In-ho's point is that Gi-hun should have known the games would end the same.

So for as much as I usually love reading doomed yearning into character dynamics, I don't think it works here. In-ho doesn't have any particular love for Gi-hun--the show just wants you to believe he might.

[andromeddog]

girl these Speirton-ish drawings are killing me I love them, Lip's fainting couch u will always be famous 😍

lolll ty anon, those guys r very compelling. i’ve drawn them a few times but nothing ever finished and/or nothing that should see the light of day. here r some examples. i drew them as hamtaro hamsters once???

[mylove-thresher]

Singing battle glmv core

Will the pearly gates open their arms to welcome me or will they basketball dunk me down to hell

[moociaoafterdark]

Sketch I'll never finish, probably, but FUUUUUUCK THESE TWO ARE ROTTING MY BRAIN HELP MEEEEEE

[amusingmusie]

Appearances Are Everything (So Just Keep Smiling)

Haha wow nothing nefarious happening here!

Thank you @gemrocknerd for forcing this upon me.

[fumifooms]

I’ve been seeing a lot of people shit on straight couples in shipping and in general as a "joke" lately, particularly in the Dungeon Meshi fandom. Friendly reminder that, besides the evil straights, when you mock or put down straight couples for being straight/"not queer enough", you also make bi and pan people, and trans and ace people who experience hetero attraction feel unwelcome and lesser. Negativity hurts, love is love, happy valentine’s!

[doodlingwren]

If only the original Saint Seiya anime was a 2014-2018 anime series instead of being aired in the 80s-90s, I can only imagine the sheer amount of animation memes that could have been done. Some of the characters are just so perfect for those, like, if this was a more animation-oriented fandom this would totally be a thing.

[girlwiththegreenhat]

hey when they wrote "knight behind bars" and they wrote kitt helping a couple get together and they gave him the line "Some day, it will be my turn" [to find love]. did they know what they were doing. did they know that in some 40 years some gay autistic robot-obsessed little freak on tumblr would not stop thinking about it for weeks and write literal dozens of paragraphs screaming about it on discord. did they know they were going to ruin Me, Specifically, with this concept that feels like the culmination of everything kitt has gone through through the show and such a fascinating thing to think about in regards to michael and kitt's relationship,

one of the themes of knight rider is kitt developing as a Person, developing a line between the Knight Industries Two-Thousand, and Kitt. discovering humanity, his own emotions, the joys of the seemingly and logically pointless, and often through the lens of his own driver, his partner, his friend, Michael - his primary guide through all these experiences, his reference for those human things he doesn't understand. and as much as he initially claims to not be capable of experiencing emotions, of understanding feelings, he learns to. he experiences a wide range of emotions through the show even while claiming he doesn't, he even learns fear and insecurity. perhaps it's only natural a robot would learn to love, or at the very least be terribly curious about it and wonder if such a thing could ever exist for Him

the majority of people are not exactly kind to kitt. they talk about him like he's not there, they talk about him like he's a machine, a novelty, some people are even scared of or disturbed by him when all he's trying to do is make polite conversation and company. he's always Othered - there's no other cars like him (at least not anymore), but there's no other person like him either, he doesn't truly belong among humans or vehicles. some of the technicians at FLAG don't even seem to fully respect him as a person, at least they don't based on my vague recollection of how they talk about him in Junkyard Dog. when Michael asks him after KARR is destroyed if it feels good to be one of a kind again, he doesn't say yes or no - he only says it's a "familiar feeling." it may be familiar, but it's surely also isolating, and i think that's something he'd realize as he slowly picks up this curiosity about love. where could he even find it when so few people see him as an equal person to begin with?

and then there's michael. oh my god, and then there's michael. no matter what flavor you choose to read it in, the whole show is about their relationship, they're a duo, a set Not to be separated, they're Partners. they work together, they worry about and look after each other (forever insane about when kitt was a melted shell, Michael stuck around the garage for hours, waiting for any news like a worried spouse, constantly checking on him every opportunity he got... encouraging him to recover, and even helping paint back on his protective coating... kitt always looks after michael, but for once, it's michael's turn to look after Him), in a way they were Made for each other - Kitt more literally, being programmed for Michael and holding his namesake, but Michael was also made in a sense for the pilot program, hand picked and given a second life to work for the foundation and with this strange supercar. and even if they had a rocky start, michael comes to view kitt as a person - car, TV set, or computer core, Kitt is his partner, his buddy. he helps him find himself, guides him and teaches him about these things that make us human, and in a way, kitt becomes human - but his entire experience is still through the perspective of an AI in a car, it's still very unique and isolating, and I think he sort of grows into his own limitations, he's finally brushing against the walls that define him.

he learns of love, and then he learns to dream Of love. these things he sees in the movies, that michael tells him about, that he so often sees michael Partaking in that he gets so oddly jealous of, doesn't it all seem so wonderful? he's very curious. but who could ever love steel and circuitry, who could ever see him as an equal let alone a partner in a romantic sense? who would ever love a car and all the limitations That comes with? it's a problem for a hypothetical hopeful Some Day, in the meantime stuck between two worlds where he doesn't perfectly belong to either, where no car Can love him and no human seemingly Would love him...

and michael loves him anyway. before either of them really realize or talk about it, in spite of everything, in any form, regardless of the fact it wouldn't be a typical relationship by absolutely any means, michael loves him anyway. kitt is as much a person to him as bonnie or devon or RC, and that person is someone he loves and cares for deeply. the feeling is mutual, kitt's world revolves around michael, he's one of the most important people in kitt's life, and he'd do anything to protect him.

and it is michael that will finally teach him to love, and what it means to feel loved in turn, to be loved as the person he undoubtedly is.

[drenched-in-sunlight]

i like ghostflower (hell I draw fanarts for them) but I’ve decided I like the version of them in my head more and will just stay away from the fandom in general cuz I’ve seen some discussion and they just make me go “what on earth are y’all on” 💀💀💀💀

[hitachiincest]

why is it that when 2 normal charas so much as Smile to each other or have a touching scene the entire fanbase is like OMG SHIP SHIP THEYRE SO IN LOVE, RIGHT? LOOK @ THEM KYAA

but a problematic pair (be they the obvious twincest bait or 2 charas w an age gap or complicated circumstances or are siblings/sibcon bait etc) will have a scene where they're nearly abt 0.2 secs from making out &/or are speaking/showing their love for one another to a point that's far beyond platonic in nature (maybe even featuring fanservice), are so very clearly openly Flirting with each other/have blatant romantic or sexual tension, &/or are framed in a romantic/sexual light in general etc etc & everyones like no omg they're just normal siblings/family or teacher-student/parent[coded]-child or whatever etc :// u guys r freaks WHAT how r they shippy in any way :// how tf r u shipping them wha huh.

like why is it that when the ship is problematic, people are like

[gobstoppr]

hey guys am i allowed to say on main that i dont like metadad . am i gonna get beaten up for saying this.

guys i think we all took the term found family too literally and now everythings flattened into a boring nuclear family. guys can we stop. hello . is anybody there

[misty-memories09]

I was feeling bored so I'm now here sorting characters from my fave kny ships into Hogwarts houses.

Gonna layout what I'm looking for —

Gryffindor Bravery Daring Chivalry Sense of adventure Willingness to challenge authority Impulsive

Slytherin Ambition Cunning Resourcefulness Shrewdness Pride

Ravenclaw Wisdom Intelligence Creativity Analytical thinking

Hufflepuff Loyalty Hard work Patience Fairness Honesty

And if you didn't know or don't remember, hatstall — the hat taking more than 5 minutes due to finding the student's personality equally suitable for different Hogwarts houses.

Keeping in mind : The sorting hat needs ONE strong trait to put you into a house. And it's not just about who you ARE but also who you want to be, what you VALUE.

Starting with the ship I post here ALOT Sabigiyuu

Giyuu — I feel like Giyuu has a mixture of Hufflepuff and Gryffindor but he wouldn't be a hatstall, under five minutes but over three. He would in the end, according to me, be put in Gryffindor. He can challenge authority — letting nezuko live and then violating corps rules for a second time to have his stance, alone (alongside shinobu but he doesn't know that I think), besides Tanjiro. Although his traits align with Hufflepuff, usually these kids get sent into Gryffindor.

Sabito — Now him, I was confused about. Hufflepuff, Slytherin, Gryffindor? Where do I put this man? He's resourceful in the way he fights. He's shrewd (don't argue with me, I won't be listening), and his sole ambition for eight years was to kill the hand demon, before that was definitely all demons(remember — there's different ways to gain your ambition). He is kind and has a strong sense of justice — very Hufflepuff of him, I highly doubt that he's not hardworking or doesn't value hard work. He's brave, anyone who joins the corps is brave. He's totally daring, and the fact this self-sacrificing idiot saved everyone in his selection is VERY brave and you know this type of reckless self-sacrificing habit is liked by Gryffindor.

So he's a total hatstall in my mind. 3 of Gryffindor, 3 of Slytherin and 3 for Hufflepuff. So three on three makes it hard for the hat.

I'm putting him into Slytherin for shits and giggles. I feel bad for writing such a big para about him but I was genuinely confused on where to put him.

Giyuu, who's heard only bad things about Slytherin: No, that's totally wrong! He's strong, kind and caring, take it back! >:(

Bonus :

Makomo — Ravenclaw. No questions asked. Her traits : Analytical thinking, Loyalty (Hufflepuff one), intelligence. Do I have to explain myself? Also, the way she speaks kind of reminds me of Luna Lovegood. Like when she went on a rambled about what the breathing does.

Tsutako — Easily Gryffindor. Although she didn't have enough screentime (barely a mention and a frame), she's naive, but brave to put her life on the line the night before her wedding just to protect her brother and did I mention that gryffindor likes reckless self-sacrificing people?

Now, onto our next ship Inotan

Tanjiro — he's Hufflepuff. He's hardworking, patient, fair, honest (he can't lie and his face screws up so bad when he does), he's loyal, to his sister the most, throughout the anime and manga. He's literally so by the book Hufflepuff you don't have to look at any other house, the sorting hat barely touches his head and he's out to Hufflepuff.

Inosuke — he's totally Gryffindor. He's brave, Daring, has a sense of adventure (he's literally fighting for fun), has a willingness to challenge authority, he's very impulsive. And just like how Tanjiro is by the book Hufflepuff, he's by the book Gryffindor, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Also, I may or may not have a soft spot for Hufflepuff x Gryffindor.

Bonus :

I had decided that Nezuko was a muggle in this part but I changed my mind and I sorted her into a house in part-II.

Zenitsu — he's a Hufflepuff. He wasn't brave until after receiving the letter of his gramp's suicide. Until then his alter ego was brave, not him. Although, at a surface level it looks like he's gullible, we know that it's that he's willfully ignorant, he lets people fool him. Also, Hufflepuff is known for taking left over students. Zenitsu, I mean this in the least mean way possible, is not brave, daring or reckless enough for Gryffindor, he's not Creative or an analytical thinker to be in Ravenclaw. But he's hardworking, and that's Hufflepuff for you.

Sigh, now I'm getting lazy, so I'll make part two with Tamashino and Obamitsu.

Here's Part-II ya'll.