#i will be crucified on the cross for this

[merthurxxxmerthur]

My Problem With Prongsfoot

This is going to be an anti post because my feed is full of posts about these two, even though I block them all the time.

And it's not like I want to hurt anyone personally, it's just that this pairing with THESE characters is my pain.

It's not that I'm not a fan of the "friends to lovers" trope, I love the Albus/Scorpius, after all, but James Potter and Sirius Black? God, no.

I should probably say that I can't stand James Potter; I get physically uncomfortable whenever anyone spends more than a single word on him. He's a genuinely vile character who has no excuse for his actions, and who is adored by everyone in canon. I mean, he's a very real character. You can meet him at school, at work (as a boss, and if he doesn't like you, he will make your life a living hell, just for his own amusement), or anywhere else where he would be an equally bastard.

He is a character with a huge crown on his head, who believes that everything in the world is subject to his will, and he never changes. Whether he didn't have time to, because he died, or simply did not want to - the fact is, he has not changed. And that is my first problem.

And then there is Sirius Black, who adores him, who is ready to give his life for the glory of his friend, who never judges his actions, who completely relies on him. He is almost James's dog - he subjects himself to a punishment of 12 years because he believes himself guilty (even though he was responsible for Harry and could have escaped much earlier), he justifies it when Harry, his son, sees who James really is. You can interpret their relationship in canon in different ways (as almost-brothers or as unrequited love on Sirius' part) but the level of loyalty is just off the charts. And that's my second problem.

I'm not a fan of the dynamic where one character will never say the word "no" to their lover. And what's more, it literally locks Sirius in this, lol.

If these two stay together, then you're just watching happy sex and two pure-blooded nobles living their best life, where one is forever on a leash and is perfectly happy with it. If that's your food - okay.

But I need dynamics, some development. Themes that could be read about - grief, unrequited love, hard-won happiness. Prongsfoots doesn't have that - they're static, they never change because they don't need to. You can't imagine them living in the muggle world and dealing with the shit of common life because they don't need to! They have Grimmauld Place and Godric's Hollow - they're rich. Poverty? Radicalization? Friendship struggles, betrayal? None of it. They don't even need Remus and Peter, they can just stew in each other.

Speaking of Sirius Black: I always see his unhealthy love for James as an anchor that keeps him from developing his own path. Not that the canon Sirius ever wanted that, really, and not that James is a bad friend to him, it's just… He feels trapped. My assumption is that Sirius (who loved James for 7 years or so of school), if his best friend had lived, would have continued to love him. Like, it's not even my idea, but that's what he would have continued to do, right? Continue to love James, suffer silently, whine into his pillow, never seek out another relationship because he's too comfortable in his pain. That's insane.

Sirius is an interesting character in his own, he doesn't need the crutch of a wife who is his moral compass, or a bunch of friends who defend his honor. He's as hypocritical as James, but he has dynamics with other characters, with Harry, Severus, a fragile friendship with Remus, his obvious issues with his mom (and maybe dad), his relationship with Regulus.

James without Lily? A completely empty, disgusting character with zero empathy, oddly cruel to those who don't live up to his standards. James cheating on Lily with Sirius? This character can be made worse, but not better, lol. And that alone turns me off Prongsfoot.

Not that I want to demonize James Potter or Sirius Black, or fans of their pairing, I'm just expressing my "eww".

[errorcritical]

happy easter

he always comes back

[ennawrite]

rereading the scene of Rhys tormenting Tamlin in ACOFAS is just like…wow…i wish y’all would BANG IT OUT ALREADY ‼️‼️‼️

“I have EVERYTHING and I’m so HAPPY and so ABOVE YOU but I’m gonna come torment you anyway, just because I feel like it and NOT because I’ve secretly been attracted to you for the past four centuries…🙄”

yeah…i bet they’re not the only thing aching to be near his throat 😏

noticing his muscle mass is crazyyyy like this shit is GAY YOUR HONOR!!! 👩‍⚖️

your…mate…who…is…everything…you’ve…WISHED…and…DREAMED…of…and…BEGGED…for…isn’t…ENOUGH??? (he literally just thought that 20 lines earlier btw😭)

ohhh don’t we ALL want feral Tamlin oh brother, back of the line, buddy!!! 😑🫵

I just know Rhys was punchin the fuck out of the air on the way home he wanted to wrestle with that man badddddd

feeling a “hollowness” in the stomach over seeing someone in despair is just the other end of the spectrum for “something glowed in his chest” I’M SORRY I DONT MAKE THE RULES!!!

[atrophiedemotion]

"he's very jesus-coded" is a real sentence i just said about till alien stage

[sbeana]

got bored on the plane and i drew these mock covers for gtn and my dad made me stop drawing because he was like "thats an awful lot of red. thats a lottttt of red"

[chu-tao]

we're never beating venti is jesus allegations i see

[mars-ipan]

happy birthday you weird little freak. it's finals season so i can't afford to make a full drawing for u rn but i can at least give you your favorite thing in the world

bonus drawing + og imgs under the cut

cannot believe that crucified!komaeda is the cuntiest i've ever drawn him. call it divine inspiration

[piosplayhouse]

Sorry this might be insensitive to say but I think the amount of people on that public sex poll who are responding with some variation of "I would be upset because I didn't consent to it" is kind of hilarious. Literally doing this meme

**Like I understand the feeling they're trying to convey it's just funny they picked that specific terminology and didn't elaborate

***However also this is me when my Sims start having sex in the park bathroom instead of idk , pissing like I told them to because they had a full bladder warning. Piss yourself in the park and get embarrassed about it . I don't give a shit

[pinkinsect]

michael kaiser will have you doing shit like reading the bible for fun

[ava-deb]

kayla is the funniest person alive

[shinobi98]

Minor Genshin loredrop: somewhere in Fontaine, Snezhnaya or some other place in Teyvat Christianity must exist since Arlecchino uses a cross for her spider's grave

[everythinggoesnumb]

having a think about fall out boy and saintly imagery but none of it's connecting yet but im sure it will soon

[clottedscream]

made a new roleplay character and she’s every kind of transgener all at once

[steelycunt]

all my friends have a semblance of ornithophobia so can i just say… i saw a little grey guy (pigeon) the other day with a gammy leg and i (politely ofc) helped him cross the road… my friends wouldn’t touch me after… what a sad world we live in…

if i were a little catholic you are probably the saint i would pick during my confirmation and i mean that

[souhhey]

"well crucify you if you think fallout 4 is the best fallout game"

me:

[marclef]

also. mutuals. i see you in the Likes of That Post.

this blood pact has been sealed.