#i’m also obsessed with jack wolfe

[natmadethis]

love this little dude, here’s a silly doodle of him since i’ve been obsessed with six of crows recently

[jahayla-parker]

Don’t get me wrong, I love Freddy as Kaz, Amita as Inej, and Kit as Jesper.

But, Jack as Wylan? 🙌

You can already see from the trailer and small intro video alone how perfect he is for the role.

Everyone keeps complaining about Jack/Wylan’s hair color (which shouldn’t be surprising considering the color of Freddy/Kaz’s eyes, Kit/Jesper’s eyes, etc.).

But that’s not even really important.

What’s important is that Jack shows all of even the tiniest character details, understands and incorporates Wylan’s dynamic and complex characteristics and duality, etc.

Yet, Jack’s physical and facial features, body language, natural hairstyle, general aesthetic, and absolutely beautiful face that appears innocent but is definitely one that’ll draw you in and trap you after you’ve fallen in love with him, all make him the perfect Wylan.

There’s no way you didn’t fall in love with Wylan in somewhat the same way Jesper did. That beautiful angelic face and soft personality pulls you in and makes you not even question the absolutely deranged insanity and chaos he simultaneously has 🥹

jack wolfe really has those big fucking doe eyes and long lashes that are perfect for wylan because that bitch is fully aware of his 🥺 powers. that deranged little man will uwu his way into people's hearts and then say or something completely insane. he runs on spite, three and a half braincells and homosexuality alone and i think jack gets that

[ma1dmer]

Elden Ring - Blaidd NSFW

I will never deny myself a good knot or heat headcanon

A = Aftercare (What they’re like after sex): he can't help but fuss over you, he'll be kind of tense, quick to jump to your every request until he is sure you are fully relaxed and comfortable

B = Body part (Their favourite body part of theirs and also their partner’s): he likes everything about you, for him there isn’t just one part to focus on, its everything that simply makes you, you, being in the position he is and having the duty he has, he notices new things he obsesses over every day

C = Cum (Anything to do with cum basically… I’m a disgusting person): breeding kink? breeding kink! he won't pressure you into it, but the idea of letting him knot you completely, it's definitely something that keeps him up some nights

D = Dirty Secret (Pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs): i can see him as feeling guilty sometimes of the way he wants you, maybe wanting to try out some sort of primal play, due to well him being a half wolf, but not wanting to scare you off, so he is left with his imagination, thinking of chasing you through a forest, not worrying about your safety and being the only actual predator around, and then properly claiming you when he manages to capture you

E = Experience (How experienced are they? Do they know what they’re doing?): not that much, he is so duty bound that it's hard for him to relax and allow himself to chase after someone in that way

F = Favourite Position (This goes without saying. Will probably include a visual): very vanilla, the only thing important to him is being able to see you, both to see your lovely expressions and to keep an eye for the subtle shift between pleasure and pain

G = Goofy (Are they more serious in the moment, or are they humorous, etc): he can laugh, he wants you to laugh as well, won’t initiate those moments as often though, more preoccupied on making you feel pleasure, but he won’t shy away from them, and your laugher always brings a smile to his own face

H = Hair (How well groomed are they, does the carpet match the drapes, etc.): //hmmmmm thats a tough one but i would say he might be very hairy, thats kind of a controversial opinion though

I = Intimacy (How are they during the moment, romantic aspect…): very passionate, he takes his time with you because he knows later on when he gets closer he might get lost to pleasure , so he makes sure you are fully prepared for him with a bunch of compliments and kisses and other types of foreplay

J = Jack Off (Masturbation headcanon): he usually doesn’t have to, his duty keeping both his body and mind quite busy, also his needs rise when you are there with him

K = Kink (One or more of their kinks): he is very vanilla

L = Location (Favourite places to do the do): would prefer to have you somewhere protected with four walls and maybe even comfortable on a bed, but sometimes you simply don’t have much of an option so he won’t complain if the best you two can do is a more quite part of the forest for example

M = Motivation (What turns them on, gets them going): praise, it’s something kind of embarrassing for him, but it’s nice to be appreciated especially by someone he cares for so much, it makes him want to be even better for you, prove to you how good to you he can be in more ways than one

N = NO (Something they wouldn’t do, turn offs): hurting you, he simply can’t, things can get out of hand sometimes, due to how massive he is, but he tries to be as gentle with you as he can

O = Oral (Preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc): his favourite thing to do, diving between your thighs, your hands gripping his fur, his claws digging in the plush of your thighs as he holds you still for his tongue, he also likes face riding a lot.

P = Pace (Are they fast and rough? Slow and sensual? etc.): will usually start slower, but the closer to his orgasm he gets the rougher and faster he gets, apologising with every thrust , telling you how much he loves you, how he just can't control himself

Q = Quickie (Their opinions on quickies rather than proper sex, how often, etc.): would prefer not to purely cause he is worried about you not being properly prepped up for him but otherwise it’s a welcome distraction

R = Risk (Are they game to experiment, do they take risks, etc.): would rather not, doesn’t want any surprises and its kind of hard convincing him to try out something entirely new, he doesnt want to disappoint you but prefers to stick to more vanilla things

S = Stamina (How many rounds can they go for, how long do they last…): being a fighter is his entire being, so he has a lot of stamina, a lot of energy, however, due to, complications //cough knot cough he mostly goes for one long round 

T = Toy (Do they own toys? Do they use them? On a partner or themselves?): he doesn't feel intimidated by anything, he wants you to feel good so he would absolutely be game with using toys on you, however he himself prefers your touch

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease): he can't deny you, he simply can't so teasing is out of the question, he is more playful during your day to day but he prefers to serve you when you are naked.

V = Volume (How loud they are, what sounds they make): surprisingly quiet, he grunts and huffs a lot and the closer he gets the more he growls ,his voice strained low and grumbly as he warns you he is about to cum.

W = Wild Card (Get a random headcanon for the character of your choice): I think he would have some sort of oral fixation , gently biting into your shoulder, or licking your fingers or running his tongue up your legs and to your thighs

X = X-Ray (Let’s see what’s going on in those pants, picture or words): big very big and thick, has a knot for sure

Y = Yearning (How high is their sex drive?): he is in control of his needs for the most part but he does tend to get excited when you are around, your scent ,your voice, the feel of your body beneath his big hands, you make him lose his mind

Z = ZZZ (… how quickly they fall asleep afterwards): he is surprisingly quick to fall asleep, he'll be holding you close, face pressed at the top of your head and as you are talking his eyes will droop until he is finally asleep, if you wake him up he'll try to pretend he wasn’t asleep

[crazylittlejester]

I started typing and it got out of control...

I don't know if you've watched Ever After High or not, but I've been re-watching the entire show on account of not having much to do and I've come to the conclusion that an LU crossover with EAH would be absolutely awesome. The general idea is that characters from fairytales grow up and have kids that re-enact their parents' stories and this happens over and over again to the point that their entire society is built around this. Since they have a magic book that kind of seals your fate if you sign it, this is where the conflict of the show comes from.

Obviously there are a few different ways a person could go about setting this up but I'm just going to pick out fairy tale parents and backstories for them because I think that's the most fun.

Warriors: I'm thinking that he'd be best as Helen of Troy. Greek mythology is canon in EAH because of Cupid, so it works. The same themes of lust and infatuation are present. Also war.

Wild: He fits Sleeping Beauty's story the most, but that's already taken so the next best thing is Rip Van Winkle. It's only 20 years compared to 100, but I think it's the closest I'm getting for now, and the point is that he wakes up as an old man.

Sky: I think he should be the guy from the jabberwocky poem that uses the vorpal sword to defeat it. The jabberwocky is supposed to be the most powerful monster in EAH last I checked, so it would be the closest equivalent to Demise other than the Evil Queen.

Legend: Given that wizards are supposed to live a long time, Merlin would be a good fit for Legend because he'd have a few centuries to finish growing up into a mature wizard. He could still be a veteran of adventures this way without sacrificing his magical abilities.

Twilight: Unfortunately there aren't really any stories about wolves that aren't villains so he's tragically stuck being a non-descript farmer. I'm so sorry. Under other circumstances he'd get to be one the guy from "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" except that guy is a bear and not a wolf.

Wind: I'm torn between picking an infamous pirate or a story from mythology. Either one would probably work, to be honest, but it would probably work better if Tetra was a pirate's daughter and he's related to a deity in charge of ocean storms.

Hyrule: Ended up picking Jack the Giant Killer for him because that story's about surviving because you're clever, and Hyrule's games are supposed to be ridiculously hard. Also there's a magic sword involved.

Four: With the Minish he could totally fit into the story about the little elves that help the tailor/cobbler. But there's a story called "The Four Skillful Brothers" and I can't say no because it literally ends with them rescuing the princess via teamwork and splitting the reward.

Time: I feel like he'd fit in best as some kind of forest spirit or changeling, but as the Hero's Shade he could also be Godfather Death. I've been thinking about it and I really can't come up with a good placement for him.

Spirit Tracks Link gets an honorary mention because he is canon in my heart. Since New Hyrule is in the middle of the industrial revolution he's probably more of an urban legend. Either the ghost of a train conductor's kid or a guy cursed to see ghosts like his Zelda.

I know nothing about ever after high but im obsessed with what you’ve just said to me oh my god

first of all anytime someone draws the connection between Wars and Helen of Troy I loose my mind a bit, one day when I have the proper brain capacity and time I’m going to write a whole ass analysis paper on the comparison between the two of them because its so important to me

ALSO JABBERWOCKY MENTION??? I’M OBSESSED. AND JACK THE GIANT KILLER FOR HYRULE?? dude I can see you spent sooo much time thinking about this and oh my god I am so obsessed this is really cool, you ate

[attaboylew]

tag game

thanks for the tag @sugarcoated-lame

last song i listened to: showtime - catfish and the bottlemen

currently watching: just finished alice and jack (💔), the office a few days ago, and now i’m nearly done with silicon valley.

currently obsessed with: oh gosh where do i start? courtney eaton, lewis pullman, oh I’m back on my charli xcx shit too! von dutch is on repeat! and catfish and wolf alice are still going strong. oh also weirdly hockey 😂

no pressure tag: @rxgirlie, @angelsanarchy, @catb-fics and @icouldntfindquiet

[kelandrin]

Hello! I’m Atlas (any pronouns are fine). This is my bg3 blog. It is 18+ so minors DNI. I like pretty much every ship and will reblog most content. I am always interested in how other people interpret characters and parts of the game, even if those interpretations don’t make it into my own head canons. Slowly putting together a list of my Tavs and Durges! I also post daily Tav Questions. All my dividers are by @cafekitsune !

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You can also send me your favorite pairing and I will say my favorite thing about it (you can also request my least favorite thing) tag: #multiship ask

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Send me your Tav details and I will tell you how my Tavs would react to them!

Fic Masterlist

BG3 Character Profiles

Atlas - (he/him) Tiefling Paladin who is romancing Wyll. He can be a touch ornery but ultimately a good person. He was raised by a warlock on a farm on the edge of Rivington.

Kelandrin - (he/him) Drow Durge Paladin who is romancing Astarion. He is very evil, obsessive, and has a skewed concept of “love.” The only form of love he knows is religious submission.

Mavrin - (he/they) Half-Elf Durge Sorcerer who is romancing Gale. He is very troubled by his urge and hates feeling out of control of his body and mind.

Kalan - (he/they) Drow/elf ranger who is romancing Halsin. Says he doesn’t have a daddy complex but like…

Xyrra - (she/they/he) Lythari druid in lore but just plain elf druid in game. Romancing Shadowheart but it hard since Xyrra shapeshifts into a wolf.

Natlia - (she/her) Tiefling sorcerer/bard who is romancing Karlach. She starts off with a cynical streak because her fiancée was murdered and the Flaming Fist didn’t do jack to find his killer. She learns to move forwards over the course of the game.

Livna - (she/her) Drow durge monk who is romancing Lae’zel. She is looking for her next physical high all the time.

Vald - (he/him) Drow durge hexblade warlock who is romancing Minthara. He is very loyal by nature and easily molded by more dominant personalities.

Mutuals & Their Tavs

🚧 ⚠️ 🏗️ Sorry in advance if I missed anyone some people show up as following only on one blog etc. just @ me if I messed up or if I have any wrong tav info!

@tavsboots Velric - (he/him) Tiefling Fighter/warlock who is romancing Astarion and has the most beautiful beard. I'm sorry he was a PIRATE??? That is sick as hell.

@koalamatcha Crozier - (he/him) A "jaded" half-elf who romanced Astarion and I am told he is quite handsome!

@the-real-housewives-of-waterdeep Dulcinea Gohar Selemchant - (she/her) A human wizard turned fighter. The world's most beautiful rich girl. She is gorgeous and knows how to work a ballroom.

@desperatewomenenjoyer Durik/Дурик - (she/her) a drow bard who is romancing Minthara. She went from a pretty nice person (if you ignore what she did in the grove) to pretty jaded and manipulative over the course of the story. Love that for her.

@baldurspeen69420 Izra - (she/her) A githyanki monk who super duper promises she isn't questioning her queen.

Sophie - (she/her) If one more person calls her ugly I am letting Gale nuke the city. She is a half-orc and the prettiest girl at the party as far as I'm concerned!

@punk-muffins Daemys Daezorwyn - (she/her) She was raised in a monastery and trained to be a monk, later picking up fighter skills as well. She is romancing Gale.

@ellekhen Church - (he/him) A tiefling warlock who is romancing Astarion. You gotta check out ElleKhen's fanfiction!

@phoenixspencer Arali - (she/her) A tiefling who grew up in Baldur’s gate. She romanced Astarion!

Calryn - (he/him) A lolth sworn bloodhunter durge who is romancing Astarion. Very handsome.

@thecrowandtheraven08 Cassian - (they/them) A lolth sworn cleric who the more I learn about the sadder I get :( Recently learned what happened to their fiance. They are romancing Astarion and Halsin and I hope they get healed and cherished.

@spacebarbarianweird Tyreal - (she/her) is a half-elf barbarian who is romancing Astarion. They have a dhampir daughter together named Alethaine!

@primal-savagery Velvela - (she/her) A drow druid/fighter/cleric who is romancing Astarion. She is super pretty!

@taras-toe-beans Izzrhys - (he/him) A drow oath of devotion paladin. He is kinda messed up from the drow matriarchy which is honestly fair. He is paried with Gale!

Aratris - (they/them) A half-wood elf circle of the moon druid who spends a lot of time as an owlbear.

Leoryn - (they/them) A high elf lore college bard.

Talaak - (she/her) A durge silver dragonborn storm sorcerer.

Aesir - (they/them) A half high elf thief subclass rogue who was a preexisting dnd character!

Tag Guide

Special tags I use that aren’t common

#tavspawn - any posts featuring kids of tavs or canon characters

#bloodpact - wyllstarion ship name

#all the gods we cannot save - my large fic project for the supernatural/urban fantasy au

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Anything where anyone says another person’s interpretation of a character is wrong. I just like seeing people be happy. Sometimes someone else’s happiness includes reading a character differently than you do. This includes but isn’t limited to: spawn batstarion, transcharacter readings, autistic character readings, tavxorigin children, straight people, lesbians, asexual astarion, sexual astarion, tavxraphael, top raphael, dad gale, women, things contrary to “canon”, and that ship you find annoying.

[bow-of-aros]

Intro + Masterlist

Alrighty folks, it's time that I finally put all my fics in one spot, but that will be under the cut.

Hello everyone! Feel free to call me Bow (creative, I know) and this is largely a tickle blog. But also I'm physically incapable of not talking about my obsessions so there's also gonna be a lot of bullshit here. So if none of that is for you, kindly move along.

Some fun facts about me are:

My pronouns are she/they/it, I'm aroace, I love music, podcasts, books, and the funky little queers on my tv screen, my current obsessions are Spies are Forever (Owen Carvour my beloved) and Hatchetverse (Everyone my beloved), and I'm in a Creative Writing program in university!

My ask box is open. I accept silly quips and tortured screaming in equal measure. I'm not gonna kick out any minors but keep in mind that I am over 18 and will write whatever I want to (I will attempt to tag anything nsfw but there probably won't be much). You can find my main blog and ao3 @hellyeahheistbooks if you are so inclined.

Phew. Now that that's over, let's get onto the masterlist :D

Updated: Dec 26th, 2024

(Marking tickletober 2024 fics with an asterisk)

Critical Role

*Anticipation (lee!Caleb, ler!Mollymauk)

*Cuddles (lee!Caleb, ler!Mollymauk)

*Mischief (lee!Mollymauk, ler!Caleb)

*Ticklish Kiss (lee!Caleb, ler!Mollymauk)

*Magic (lee!Mollymauk, ler!Caleb)

Dead Boy Detectives

Your Laughter Stirs My Soul (lee!Edwin, ler!Charles)

Moments Like This (lee!Charles, ler!Edwin)

Pink Really Is Your Colour (lee!Charles, ler!Edwin)

Playing With Fire (lee!Edwin, ler!Charles)

You Can't Hide Forever (lee!Charles, ler!Edwin)

Fair and Square (lee!Charles, ler!Edwin)

Self-Defence 101 (switch!Charles, switch!Edwin)

All the Time in the World (lee!Edwin, ler!Charles)

Well if I’m Dead, and You’re Dead, Then Who’s Driving the Bus?! (lee!Edwin, ler!Charles)

*Boo! (lee!Edwin, ler!Charles)

Hatchetfield

*Chase (lee!Peter, ler!Ted)

*Prank (lee!Ted, ler!Bill)

*Fidget (lee!Peter, ler!Ted)

*Wake Up! (lee!Ted, ler!Bill)

*Spidering (lee!Peter, ler!Steph)

*Are You Ticklish? (lee!Ted, ler!Paul)

*Cackle (lee!Peter, lers Richie and Ruth)

*Raspberries (lees Richie and Ruth, lers Peter and Steph)

*Tickle Fight (switch!Peter, switch!Ted)

*Secrets (lee!Peter, ler!Ted)

*Tease (lee!Peter, lers Ted and Steph)

*Costume (lee!Ted, ler!Paul)

*Sweet (lee!Peter, lers Ruth and Richie)

*Joke (lee!Richie, ler!Peter)

*Non-Human Parts (lee!Peter, ler!Ted)

*Spooked (switch!Peter, switch!Steph)

*Trick or Treat (lee!Peter, ler!Ted)

*Aftercare (lee!Ted, lers Paul, Bill, and Charlotte)

Nitrogen, Erbium, Deuterium (lees Peter and Richie, lers Ted and Paul)

Lend a Helping Hand (lee!Ted, ler!Paul)

Vengeance Shall Be Mine! (lee!Peter, switch!Richie, ler!Ted)

Newsies

*Nuzzles (lee!Crutchie, ler!Jack)

*Win (lee!Jack, ler!Race)

*Lose (lee!Race, ler!Jack)

Solve It Squad

We Love You, Dumbass (lee!Scrags, lers Esther, Keith, and Gwen)

Here's the Plan (lee!Scrags, lers Esther and Keith)

Spies Are Forever

Just Like Sunshine (lee!Owen, ler!Curt)

Wrapped up in a Bow (Series)

Part 1: A Little Bit of Gratitude (lee!Curt, ler!Owen)

Wolf 359

*Hide and Seek (lee!Eiffel, ler!Lovelace)

*Hug (lee!Minkowski, ler!Eiffel)

*Role Reversal (lee!Kepler, ler!Jacobi)

*New Discovery (lee!Jacobi, ler!Maxwell)

And All That Jazz (lee!Eiffel, lers Minkowski and Lovelace)

Non-tickle fics

Hatchetfield:

What do you want, Pete?

A Familiar Tune

Spies are Forever:

Come Back For Me

Then Beg

[nickandcharlie135]

So I just watched both seasons of Shadow and Bone for the first time. Let’s just say I’m obsessed with Jesper and Wylan. Also Kit Young and Jack Wolfe are so cute!! 🥰

[polarnacht1]

Duh I’m gonna ask about Alex Rider for the character ask thing :) 💞

thank you so much for the ask!

Character Ask Game

Send me a character and I'll tell you...

Favorite romantic ship(s): Definitely Yalex, though only with adult!Alex

Favorite platonic dynamic(s): I honestly like the lonely book vibes a lot where Alex doesn't seem to have real attachments, not even to Jack or Tom. In the show I like his dynamic with Kira and Wolf.

LGBT+ headcanon(s): I think Alex is bi & he realizes that over his obsession with Yassen

Job headcanon (in an AU/or future): I like to think that at one point Alex and Yassen run away together to some place warm and sunny, and Alex will own a surf shop or be a surf instructor

Animal shifter headcanon: - (please don't 😂)

Favorite canon thing about them: His very healthy obsession with Yassen 😂 He's so drawn to him, that ship really sales itself. But I also like how clever and capable he is. Of course he gets lucky too, but he also is really clever and resourceful.

Least favorite canon thing about them: I don't like how cold he is, especially in the books, towards killing people. He doesn't seem bothered at all by all the collateral damage he causes (yes they are always bad guys, but you would think that he struggles a bit with that nevertheless). Even Yassen is shown to have more difficulties with that in his early years.

[cheeryconspiracy]

Got around to drawing my other listener insert :33 This time Angel! David is one of my biggest comfort characters in the history of. Well. Ever. So they ended up being VERY self inserty and self indulgent. Cringe is dead let me kiss the wolf. This guy is just as much a loser as Nastassia is they’re just so much more put together about it. I love them

Just like Nastassia, I’m putting my hcs abt them under the cut! I have. A lot for them. If you read I will kiss you on the mouth

- First one isn’t a headcanon I just wanna plug my playlist for them. Very normal.

Genderfluid! Evangeline uses all pronouns and doesn’t really care which ones you use to refer to her - hell switch it up in the same sentence he won’t bat an eye. They’ve also had top surgery!

They’re head of graphics at an indie video game company! A little office job that she absolutely ADORES. The company mainly focuses on romance oriented visual novels. Yes I have made the rest of the company too. I love them.

Being the head of graphics, Evangeline has a totally different work mode compared to his usual personality. At work he’s much more focused, strict, and even a little scary. Outside of work he’s cheerful and bubbly.

Club kid! They’re obsessed with 70s/80s disco fashion, incorporating it into their daily life wherever possible. They loooove going on nights out to the club. They often persuade David to tag along, not because he enjoys it, particularly, but because it means she gets scary dog privilege.

Old friends with baaabe! They’ve been close since before meeting their respective mates, and roomed together in college.

Was in a rock band in college! Baaabe was in the same band. Evangeline refuses to talk about it to the point where David doesn’t even know about it. They looked like this. College was also where he picked up the name Evangeline - it was just a stage name at the time, but he ended up growing attached.

Evangeline also met Michael in college. Their relationship was a constant hot and cold, on and off arrangement that never seemed to last. They never stayed split for more than a week, though. This arrangement lasted about 4 years before they finally split up for good. It was a very messy breakup.

Started leaning REALLY hard into the angel aesthetic after meeting David. She has no idea if his doting nickname was just a shortened version of her name or an actual nickname, but it did something to her. They have a pair of angel wing shaped earrings they wear absolutely EVERYWHERE, as well as an angel wings tattoo on their back. They’re dedicated to the bit.

Could easily wear contacts. Doesn’t want to.

Not actually as much of a flirt as they’re made out to be! When they met David, they were totally panicking. I would too if a jacked stranger way taller than me asked why I was stalking him! Their flirts that day were entirely improvised on the spot through panic.

That being said, they use the meeting story to their advantage. Full on dramatises it. “He asked why I was stalking him, but can you believe he was stalking me instead??” Type beat.

Owns a shit ton of cute pyjamas. Doesn’t wear them. David’s shirts are so much more comfortable.

Oh my god I looked at their height difference out of curiosity (w my headcanon height for David) JESUS CHRIST. Evangeline has to scale their fiancé like a tree if they want a kiss.

She was very close to rejecting David at first. Both of them had their reasons for being closed off to the idea of dating at the time, Evangeline’s being that they were still picking up the pieces of the mess that was their breakup with Michael. But he’s nothing if not impulsive! So she eventually said yes to a second date after ghosting David for like a week /hj

Buys THE most stupid but also well thought out gifts.

Not the best cook, but an amazing baker! Cakes, cookies, brownies, they can do it all! They usually make big batches for the solstice.

sends those werewolf memes to David. You know the ones.

Arranges pack karaoke at LEAST once a month. All the mates are invited too. It descends into chaos once Evangeline breaks out Heaven is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle because she will not just sing it she will PERFORM it.

He has a really fancy signature and signs all of his Is with hearts

[therhythmafterthesummer]

I have some questions about the wolf forms and lore stuffs.

Firstly, do they have human thoughts or is their primal wolf voice that takes over? If so, is Minhos affected because he doesn’t communicate and understand his the best?

second, which wolves think they are lap dogs to the humans? Like if someone is on the floor, the known signal for open cuddles, which prefer to just proceed to cover the human in their body? Besides partners, to me the Virgo line seems the most likely beyond typical cuddle gremlins

third, does it hurt them anymore to shift. I’m sure the first change probably def did. Also pups, can they shift pretty fluidly and without knowing since they really are primal simple beings?

fourth, speaking of pups. Is Chris’ pack would it be very much a “it takes a village to raise a pup”? Like obvi they give parents all the time and privacy they want, but in the end those are the pack’s babies y’a know. Everyone is an aunt, everyone is an uncle, the pack happily leap at the change to help out parents and watch their nieces and nephews or do chores/distract baby while parents do chores.

lastly and the most unserious, if GingerBin have pups…. What if they were born on or around Halloween? Cause like with the mix of fur patterns I could see the pack calling them “their little pumpkins” or “our little jack o lanterns”

-🥝

very good questions!!

i'll answer under the cut since they got a bit long.

they still have their human thoughts while in wolf form. their inner human voice is almost always at the forefront of their mind, which is why they still behave pretty coherently and logically while in wolf form. this could change if the werewolf spent a long time as a lone wolf (think Felix before he met Hyunjin... he was pretty feral).

i'd say virgo line minus seungmin. binchan can get pretty cuddly, too. they're both very physically affectionate. are they both absolutely huge and could potentially crush the person they're trying to lay on? yes. will they still try to lay on them? also yes.

i think shifting hurts them for as long as they have growing pains... and, besides that first shifting, it's not like it'd hurt hurt, more like it'd be... idk, painful but bearable, until eventually it becomes nothing more than mild discomfort by the age our wolves are now i don't think it hurts anymore (unless they're sick or smth). and yes, pups can shift that way. so they have to be very well trained before they are sent out to human school because of it 😭

yes, totally. especially for the first pup of the pack. everyone will get less over-protective as more pups come into the pack, but they'll still be very involved.

absolutely obsessed with this idea. if gingerbin are ever having pups, i'm totally stealing it lmao

[wander-wren]

okay so i AM going to talk about the problems with shiver but in a serious way. keeping in mind i’ve read the books a few times but it’s been at least a year or two since i did more than pick through them, so. memory shot

i’m also trying to be as factual and neutral as possible but i will give my personal opinion on everything and i’m biased bc i love this book so it is. generally critical-positive.

shiver & neurodivergence/mental health

while it’s not explicitly stated, grace’s mom (potentially dad?) and her best friend rachel are both heavily adhd-coded. rachel is described as “ditzy” and is always hyper and excitable. i think she’s a little bit stereotypical, a little over the top, but nothing about her strikes me as especially bad rep. grace’s mom, on the other hand, is incredibly distracted and always off doing The Art, and neither of grace’s parents ever have time for her or remember that she exists. so. there’s that.

idk i have adhd and i don’t really have a problem with it, i feel like rachel’s coding was very deliberate and the parents’ less so. the parents’ actions are definitely never excused just bc they’re flighty and distractible, which is correct, it’s still their job to raise their kid regardless of their issues. but i won’t speak for everyone.

second, salem is one of the minor wolf pack members, characterized by his “running eye” and the implication that he’s not All There. we don’t see enough of him in flashbacks to really tell what’s going on there, but he seems to have a solid place in the pack as both a wolf and a human. i always felt like him Looking Crazy was overkill, but again, we only see him as a human in flashbacks, and very rarely, so i can’t draw many conclusions.

there’s also shelby and jack, two side characters who are frequently referred to as “psycho” or “psychotic.” mostly by isabel. i’m inclined to let this slide with a critical look bc the book did come out in 2009, and isabel is absolutely the kind of girl who would use those words. she’s mean. but the language and the implications are there, and ofc i don’t experience psychosis so i can’t say it’s fine or not definitively.

we see shelby more. she seems to lack empathy and have a sadistic side, as shown by her torturing a bird and releasing mr. darrio’s dogs to attack (and nearly kill) paul. beck implies once that she comes from an abusive home, so it’s possible she has a personality disorder caused by trauma. i don’t know enough about personality disorders to attempt to diagnose her, though. she’s also shown to have an obsession with sam, who is about her age, talking about them being mates as wolves someday when they’re both pre-teens. she likes being a wolf for the escapism, which is fair, actually. she does attempt to kill both grace and sam a couple of times and successfully kills grace’s friend olivia. i think shelby is super scary and interesting but there’s also definitely some very ugly implications there. she dies unredeemed.

jack is isabel’s brother who is presumed dead in a wolf attack until he shows up as a werewolf. pre-wolf, he’s known to be violent and a bully, and actually provoked the pack to attack him by shooting them with a BB gun. as a wolf he is mostly unstable and violent, but doesn’t kill anything more consequential than his family dog. ouch. he does, however, kidnap grace at one point in an attempt to find a “cure” for werewolfism, and would have killed her if she didn’t comply. he just seems to have a lot of anger management issues, to be quite honest. he does die in the process of actually curing his werewolf-ness and this is treated as sad. it’s definitely a horrific way to go (untreated bacterial meningitis. the idea is you burn the wolf out via fever, then hope you can treat the meningitis in time. did not work for him). i think jack is just generally a dick and isabel calls him a ps*cho bc that’s how she is.

finally, there’s cole, who as i mentioned is deeply suicidal and he does drugs and becomes a werewolf about it. he also gets a whole book to himself, it’s great. he’s…basically just your standard bad boy rockstar who’s actually a tortured genius who’s actually an asshole, but he has Growth. i love him, personally. i can’t think of anything wrong with his portrayal in the books but i thought i’d include him in the interest of thoroughness.

shiver & representation.

there are zero (0) characters of color in shiver. it’s set in minnesota. the one exception MIGHT be paul, who is described as “dark” (not dark-skinned or dark-haired, just dark) and is black in wolf form. if you do decide that paul counts, he does die, but so do like, a fuckton of characters, and he does make it through most of three books iirc. werewolves are NOT a racism allegory in this series. and i’m white, so again, not my place to decide, but i think “no poc” is at least a step above “poc but they’re all treated horribly.”

originally this was just a race section but i’m back to add that (other than the section above), there are no characters from marginalized groups at all. again, it’s better than bad rep, and sign of the times and all, but it’s…definitely a thing.

shiver & cliches

yeah now that we’ve gotten through the ~problematic~ bits we gotta address the “twilight knockoff cashgrab” allegations. i have not read twilight (i feel so unqualified to be doing this?? i have no expertise on anything), BUT my main impressions are:

vampires

super special immune to vampires MC

werewolves

love triangle

so, shiver has werewolves. that’s it. the werewolves in shiver turn into regular old wolves every winter, then to humans in the summer. every year, it takes less cold to turn them wolves and more heat to turn them human, shortening their human time, until roughly 20 years in they become wolves forever. no special powers, no imprinting mess, nada.

(if you’re curious the book explains that moving to a warm climate doesn’t work. some of the pack moved to texas, but the constant heat just made them hypersensitive to cold and one of them got turned by air conditioning. you can cure werewolfism with an extremely high fever, but this also obviously has a high chance of killing the human as well.)

no vampires. no love triangle. one dude has an obvious crush on grace but she brushes him off even before sam is an option.

technically grace is a little bit special because she was attacked by wolves but didn’t turn. this is bc soon after she was locked in a hot car by her parents while also having the flu, and, you guessed it, got hot enough to cook the wolf out of her. she does still have some wolf traits like the ability to communicate with them in their telepathic image-language a bit. her experience is how they figure out the cure later on, but it’s not permanent and she does eventually become a werewolf as well. she and sam do have a Special Connection, but it’s because he was the wolf who dragged her away from the pack when they attacked her as a kid, and she remembered and watched him in the woods after that while he developed a crush.

the only twilight things i know a lot about are breaking dawn pt 2 the movie and that is absolutely nothing like shiver, lol. there’s no politics in shiver, there’s barely even a wolf pack by the time the current plot happens.

i will actually talk about the “cashgrab” element in another post bc it started getting too long so stay tuned

shiver & unproblematic crimes

i think the book uses “sexy” as a descriptor like, four times, and i hate that.

i think rachel is kinda annoying.

sam has never done anything wrong ever in his life and has so much plot armor. actually i don’t think this is a problem. i love him and he deserves everything

“lovely summer girl” is not actually that great. it’s very sweet but eh. some of sam’s other bits of lyrics throughout the book are cool though

the tl;dr of all of this is that shiver has some uncomfortable issues. but i don’t personally think that they make it unreadable or not worthwhile if you’re interested in that kind of thing. it is a little bit cringe at times, it’s not stiefvater’s best, but it’s good at being disturbing and devastating and romantic, which is the point.

[subbyfoxelf]

[tv review] tos 2x08-2x14 (1967)

no dessert until you eat your play-doh.

2x08 “i, mudd”

this is absolutely a much better mudd episode than “mudd’s women,” but mudd episodes are just… not great episodes? i’m glad that they was so much better in discovery, and i’m sure his episodes will be great in strange new worlds if he ever shows up there as well. which is funny because i actually like the way he’s portrayed in tos a lot better than the way he’s portrayed in discovery? like, conniving con man who gets under the captain’s skin is way more star trekky to me than just… “straight-up a murderer.” but the episodes around him in tos are just… ugh.

i loved all the silly stuff kirk & co did to try to confuse the androids, though. definitely the highlight of either of tos’s mudd episodes. c-rank

2x09 “metamorphosis”

i don’t have a lot to say about this one? it’s just… kinda boring and lonely. cool that they introduced zefram cochrane for later shows (even enterprise) to do a much better job with, i guess. d-rank

2x10 “journey to babel”

this would be a landmark episode if only for introducing spock’s parents and two founding members of the federation (the andorians and tellerites). but it’s also got some of the most plentiful and in-your-face play-doh food of the series, an absolutely bonkers star trek fight, a murder investigation, dr. mccoy doing bullshit star trek medicine, a space battle… there’s kind of a lot going on in this episode! it really is one i always look forward to. i really think this kind of stuff is tos at its best. a-rank

2x11 “friday’s child”

… and this is tos at its worst. seriously, this is so boring. it’s just 45 minutes of nothing! and oh yeah, my abusive ex “ironically” loved mccoy slapping that one lady across the face and then her following him around all doe-eyed for the rest of the episode. so, you know. not exactly an association it’s easy to get out of my head, and not a pleasant one in the first place.

i’m not just docking it because of that, though. it was already extremely bad all on its own. d-rank

2x12 “the deadly years”

the best part of this episode is when they reuse footage from “balance of terror” to make it look like the enterprise is under attack by the romulans. c-rank

2x13 “obsession”

hey. hey. what if we did “the man trap” again, but like, kinda worse? like, not bad bad, but just kinda… ever so slightly worse? and added a whole thing where the monster of the week was just super in captain kirk’s head. and he takes it out on some poor hapless security guy. wouldn’t that be fun!!

… would it not? where are you going? c-rank

2x14 “wolf in the fold”

yeah, okay, it’s bad, but it’s still a star trek murder mystery, so it’s at least watchable!! seriously, though, jack the ripper is a disembodied psychic force of evil? and he sounds like that? go fuck yourself lmao. c-rank

[survey--s]

505.

Who is your most loved person? My parents and Mike, just in different ways.

Have you ever been bullied? Yeah, I was bullied for a while when I was younger.

Who makes you the happiest? No one particular person makes me happier than anyone else.

What is the most heroic thing you’ve ever done? I have no idea, I’m not a particularly brave or heroic person lol.

What calms you down when you’re upset? A long, hot bath, a nap, watching my favourite comfort shows/movies.

Have you been betrayed in the past? How? Sure, in all sorts of different ways - nothing drastic or major, though.

Who do you miss the most? On a day-to-day basis, I don’t really miss anyone in particular.

What’s one sweet/candy you miss from your childhood? Blue smarties with the proper additives lol. They’ve changed the recipe now and they don’t taste anywhere near as good as they used to.

Do you have a favourite celebrity chef? Recipe-wise, I love Nigella Lawson, but in terms of TV personality, then I like Gordon Ramsay, Robert Irvine and Bobby Flay.

Do you prefer diamonds or pearls? Diamonds, but pearls are pretty too.

Is there anything coming out soon (books, albums, movies, video games) that you’re looking forward to? The new Harry Potter TV series, and the new Lord of the Rings films, but neither of those will be out for a good while yet. I’m also looking forward to seeing the play of “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” in October.

How do you go about finding books/movies/music to read/watch/listen to? Books - normally from reading the blurb on the back cover, or from reccommendations from friends or family. Movies - just what I find that looks good on Netflix or whatever. Music - normally via Spotify, the radio or BeatStar.

What’s a band/musician you were really into for a while but who you don’t care about or hardly listen to anymore? Acoustic indie style music - I used to be obsessed with it but I don’t really enjoy it all that much anymore. But I go through phases and I’m sure I’ll like it again in the future, lol. But bands like Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson etc.

What is something someone recommended to you that you disliked/hated? Nothing comes to mind right now.

Do you find it difficult to keep up with online friendships? No, I find them easier to keep up with than IRL friendships.

Has there ever been a person you regret ever being friends with? No.

Do you think you have a good understanding on love? As good an understanding as I need.

What do you want to do on your honeymoon? We went to Scotland.

What do you think of your parent(s)? I think my parents did a pretty wonderful job, all things considered.

If your best friend confessed that they can see the future, you would…? I’d be concerned that he was having some kind of breakdown lol.

What’s your least favorite pizza topping? Pineapple or anything spicy.

What’s your dream pet? A Savannah cat.

Most unattractive male name, in your opinion? Names like Edwin or Brian.

Is your pet dog male or female? He’s male.

Have you or would you try shark meat? I’ve eaten shark before - it’s pretty good, I’m not going to lie. I had it on holiday in Switzerland of all places, lol.

Do you know anyone that’s pescatarian? My dad is mostly pescatarian. He will eat meat if he’s served it at someone’s house but he wouldn’t choose to eat it at home.

Do you think the government has a cure for cancer, but is hiding it from public? No, but I’m in the UK not America, so healthcare isn’t a money-making scam here lol.

Do people normally describe you as sexy? Ha, no.

Was your ex born in America? All my ex’s were born in the UK.

Has your best friend ever made you cry? Sure.

Do you still talk to the person you liked six months ago? We’re still married.

Has anyone ever talked you into doing something you didn’t want to do? Sure.

Are you smiling in your Facebook profile picture? Yes. I’m also cuddling a wolf lol.

Be honest, does the person you like actually deserve you? He’s chosen to be with me, and I’ve chosen to be with him, and that’s enough for me.

List 5 things that have been on your mind most recently. How busy work is, having to stop riding lessons...that’s about it, really lol.

Would you ever wear black lipstick? Do you know anyone who does? No and no.

If you wear eye shadow, do you put on a dark colour or a light? Normally I go for purple or gold.

Do you combine your socks and underwear in the same drawer? Yeah, I don’t have the space for separate drawers.

Does the last person you kissed live within walking distance? We live together.

Is there someone you could hang out with all the time, without ever getting bored of them? No. I need my alone time and personal space, I get really stressed and anxious without it.

Do you know a girl named Beth? Tell me about her. I do, but we’re not very close. She’s really into fitness and has two small children, and she’s also a volunteer for a local bird sanctuary. That’s pretty much all I know. Oh, and she’s blonde and has a dog, lol.

Do you think the last person you kissed has ever lied to you? I’m sure he has, but just minor things. TBH it doesn’t bother me, I don’t think anyone is ever 100% honest.

Have you ever been hit on by somebody way too old for you? Hmm, not really.

First kink tried? I’m not really into anything like that.

First time doing oral? I think I was about fourteen or fifteen.

Do you send nudes? Do you like receiving them? No and No.

How much teasing do you like? Not much.

Are you okay with name-calling in bed? Nope.

How often do you do unprotected sex? Never, as we don’t want children.

Do you like wearing/seeing people in lingerie? Nah, it doesn’t really appeal to me a great deal.

Are stockings/thigh-highs a turn on? Not to me, really.

How many other people know your bra size? I doubt anyone does, lol.

Do you have any friends you’d sleep with? No.

Does the person you like have any flaws? Sure, everyone has flaws.

Has anyone ever given you a ring? Why? Yeah, “just because”, engagement (twice) and marriage.

Creation theory, evolution or the Big Bang theory? Evolution and the Big Bang Theory are kind of the same thing, lol.

What was your last serious conversation about? I honestly don’t remember. I don’t tend to have many serious conversations these days.

Have you ever been into a real cave? Yeah, a few times.

Have you ever posted mean comments on YouTube? No.

Name the strangest game you’ve ever played (video game or real game): I have no idea.

Who was the last person to play with your hair? Are they cute? I don’t remember, I generally hate it when people touch my hair.

Who was the last person close to you that died? Did you cry? A client of mine, and no - I just felt relief, to be quite honest. She was an alcoholic and had so many issues - she was not an easy person to deal with.

Do you know anyone who uses medical marijuana? No. 

Do you know anyone who’s died in childbirth? No.

Do you agree with the “they’re just being kids” excuse? I mean, that works for things like spilling things on the floor, or getting muddy, or forgetting to brush their teeth - but not for other things.

Have you told your parents all of your secrets from when you were a teen? Nope.

What’s the worst name your mom has ever called you? My mum has never called me anything awful.

What’s your stance on spooning? Aww, I love a spoony cuddle!

Do you currently want a new computer? Yeah, but it’s not on the top of my priorities either.

How would your parents react if you got a tattoo? I have a tattoo - my dad still doesn’t approve, but my mum has said a few times that it looks a lot better than she thought it would.

Who is your truest friend? Mike.

Who is your oldest friend? Linnet.

How long have you known them? We’ve known each other since we were two.

Where are they right now? She lives in Ireland with her husband now.

Have you ever dated a friend of one of your siblings? I don’t have any siblings.

Have you ever dated someone who had a child? I have done in the past and I’d never do it again.

What has been your biggest failure in life? I don’t really measure my life by how many times I’ve failed.

Do you trust yourself? For the most part.

Would you ever consider getting an abortion, under any circumstances? Yes. I don’t want children.

What was the last bug you killed? A spider.

Do you prefer profile pictures by yourself of with someone else? I prefer ones where I look good, lol.

Has a boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s parents ever gotten mad at you? Why? I don’t think so.

What is the funniest thing a child has ever said to you. Nothing specific is coming to mind right now.

[denimoverall]

I’m making a chronological list of things I have seen/want to see! Any suggestions and add ons are awesome! I hope to have a comprehensive list spanning as much history as possible. I prefer series and miniseries to movies but I’ll take it all!!!! (Eventually i will add links to pages for info on the ones I’ve chosen and also add regional contexts. All dates are starting dates and there is much overlap!)

Also don’t judge me, I can’t do subtitles 😂 i spend all of my time obsessing over the words that i miss the action

I’ll mark what I’ve seen with an x

• Slave of Dreams (biblical Joseph)(1901 BC)

• The Red Tent (1700 BC)

• Tut (1332 BC)

• The Prince of Egypt (biblical Moses) (1290 BC) x

• The Story of Ruth (1220 BC) (biblical Ruth) x

• Helen of Troy (1200 BC) (Greek legend) x

• Iphigenia (1200 BC) (Greek legend) x

• The Trojan Women (1150 BC) (Greek legend)

• The Odyssey (1150 BC) (Greek legend) x

• King David (1140 BC) (biblical David)

• One Night With the King (biblical Esther) (518 BC) x

• The 300 Spartans (480 BC) x

• The Cleopatras (305 BC)

• Alexander (283 BC)

• Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (146 BC)

• Julius Caesar (100 BC) x

• Spartacus (73 BC) x

• Rome (52 BC)

• Imperium: Augustus (49 BC)

• Cleopatra (48 BC) x

• Empire (44 BC)

• I, Claudius (24 BC) x

• (Life of Biblical Jesus) (1 AD) x

• Nero (41)

• Britannia (43)

• Boudica (60)

• Decline of an Empire (307)

• Agora (360)

• (Arthurian Legend) (5th-6th centuries) x

• Attila (406)

• Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King: Ring of the Nibelungs (Volsunga Saga) (450) x

• Tristan & Isolde (Post Arthurian Legend) (6th Century)

• Prince of Jutland (6th Century)

• Redbad (680)

• Vikings (793)

• The Gaelic King (800)

• The Last Kingdom (866)

• A Viking Saga (870)

• The 13th Warrior (922) x

• Valhalla Rising (1000)

• Vikings: Valhalla (1002)

• The Vinland Saga (1013)

• El Cid (1043)

• 1066 The Battle for Middle Earth (1066)

• The Pillars of the Earth (1123)

• Barbarossa (1176)

• Kingdom of Heaven (1183) x

• The Lion in Winter (1183)

• Ivanhoe (1192) x

• The Pagan King (13th century)

• Knightfall (1291)

• Braveheart (1296) x

• Outlaw King (1304)

• Robert the Bruce (1306)

• The Name of the Rose (1327)

• World Without End (1327)

• Black Death (1348)

• The Reckoning (1380)

• The King (1403)

• Medici (1409)

• The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1429)

• The Hollow Crown (1455)

• The White Queen (1464) x

• Maximilian (1477)

• The White Princess (1485)

• The Borgias (1490)

• The Spanish Princess (1501)

• Luther (1505)

• The Tudors (1516) x

• The Other Boleyn Girl (1521)

• The Headsman (1525)

• A Man For All Seasons (1529)

• Wolf Hall (1529)

• The Serpent Queen (1533)

• Lady Jane (1553)

• Reign (1557) x

• Mary, Queen of Scots (1561)

• Dangerous Beauty (1562)

• Elizabeth I (1579)

• The Merchant of Venice (1596)

• Shogun (1600)

• Gunpowder (1605)

• Mary & George (1612)

• Jamestown (1619)

• Silence (1630)

• The Devil's Whore (1638)

• To Kill a King (1648)

• Charles II: The Power and The Passion (1649)

• Versailles (1667)

• A Little Chaos (1682)

• The Crucible (1692) x

• Rob Roy (1713) x

• Black Sails (1715)

• The Great (1745)

• The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (1749)

• Casanova (1753)

• Roots (1760’s)

• Belle (1761)

• Harlots (1763)

• Sons of Liberty (1765)

• John Adams (1770)

• The Duchess (1774)

• Marie Antoinette (1774) x

• Hamilton (1775) x

• Franklin (1776)

• Poldark (1783)

• A Respectable Trade (1787)

• Banished (1787)

• Northanger Abbey (1798)

• Sense and Sensibility (early 19th century)

• Pride and Prejudice (early 19th century) x

• Mansfield Park (early 19th century)

• Emma (early 19th century)

• Persuasion (early 19th century)

• Bridgerton (1813) x

• Belgravia (1815)

• Sanditon (1817)

• Gentleman Jack (1832)

• Harriet (1849)

• North and South (1851)

• The Empress (1853)

• The Luminaries (1860)

• Far from the Madding Crowd (1870)

• Deadwood (1870’s)

• The Buccaneers (1870’s)

• Victoria (1876)

• The Gilded Age (1882) x

• Miss Scarlet and the Duke (1882)

• The Knick (1900)

• Forsyte Saga (1906)

• Downton Abbey (1912) x

• Boardwalk Empire (1920)

• Black Narcissus (1939)

• Blitz (1940)

• The Crown (1947)

• A Suitable Boy (1951)

• Call the Midwife (1957)

• Mad Men (1960’s)

• Rustin (1963)

• Small Things Like These (1985)

[sunshine304]

For the fandom asks, 3,4,19, or 20?

Oh I'll just answer all of them. XD

3. a character that fandom has helped you appreciate

Hm, I think Yu Ziyuan gained much more depth for me through reading meta about her/the family dynamics and genre conventions behind it. She’s a divisive character for sure, but I never saw her as extremely negative as some other fans seem to have. She always seemed like a commentary on the tiger mom stereotype to me, and I couldn’t help but also at times think she’s kinda justified in her bitchiness? Because Jiang Fengmian is like that… But yeah, her character definitely became more interesting and tragic to me through fandom.

None of the others needed any help, I think, I could appreciate all of them for what they brought to the story (I mean, except for Jin Guangshan, no-one appreciate shim and he can go die in a ditch).

4. say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc)

Sparrabeth. I very much refused to engage with this ship back in my PotC days because the shipping wars between Willabeth and Sparrabeth shippers became incredibly obnoxious after the second movie. As I really enjoyed Willabeth and was more of a Jack/Anamaria shipper (if we have to pair him with anyone… that was before I discovered slash XD), I did not like Sparrabeth at all.

I can see the appeal, though! Elizabeth became ever more of a pirate as the movies progressed, showing a side of herself that had mostly been suppressed in her previous sheltered, prim and proper life. She obviously had a taste for adventure and overall seemed actually more suited for and interested in this kind of life than Will, who gets rather reluctantly dragged into it all again and again. To have her as a counterpoint to Jack, as someone who can hold her own against his scheming and word games and teasing, can be intriguing. They’ll banter, he can teach her all kinds of stuff about life on the high seas, and they’ll definitely be a force to be reckoned with.

19. your current fandom(s)

Since 2020, it’s The Untamed/MDZS – still going strong, with no sign of slowing down. I tend to fixate on one main fandom for quite a while and it really takes a lot to make me switch to something else. And still, the old ones never really leave me – I recently reread some Teen Wolf fic, last year had a bit of a Sherlock revival with selected rereads. Now and then, I revisit some old PotC favs etc.

But yeah, now it’s CQL/MDZS with a side of some other cdramas/thai dramas like KinnPorsche or Word of Honor. It feels like the fandom is slowing down a bit as people move on to other dramas, but I’m still very much in love with it.

20. your very first fandom!

That depends a bit on how you’d define this. The first thing I was totally obsessed with was The Animals of Farthing Wood, a truly great animated tv series based on Colin Dann’s book(s). I drew so many fox pictures for that series, had a whole bunch of OC foxes and invented new stories with them (yes, only the foxes! XD). Of course, I was somewhere between 7 – 10 years old at the time and had no idea what “fandom” was!

I think I became aware of fandom as we know it when I looked for content for LotR online. I discovered message boards that were full of fans of the book and recently released movies.

The first fandom I was actually in, with the full awareness of it being a fandom, was Pirates of the Caribbean. That trilogy was incredibly important to me for many years and I’ve met a few friends through it that I’m still in contact with to this day. <3

I actually was asked this for a meme on Dreamwidth, so check out this post for a bit more on this topic.

Fandom question meme