#i'm saying this as a 'fanperson'

[vaspider]

Last year I wrote about what happened at Pride when a couple of kids didn't understand why us older folx were so bitter about Reagan.

This year, I have something a little softer.

Someone who looked a little older than me came up to the booth wearing a pink t-shirt proclaiming him one of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, San Francisco chapter. As I was ringing him up, I asked if he'd been involved for a while.

"Yes," he said, "for a bit," in that way us middle-aged people do when we're sort of wincing and feeling old.

"Okay, well," I said, sitting at my register in my queer booth full of queer clothes and patches and pins, topless in public for the first time. (I had pasties on for my own comfort bc I was working, but I live in the city of the Naked Bike Ride, and I took full advantage). My baby brother and both of my partners ran around behind me, my brother wearing a loose tank top that makes his scars visible.

"I need to tell you that you all helped keep me alive."

He blinked at me as I continued, "I was a kid in high school in the early 90s. I lived in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania, and what you all were doing was so loud and so out there that even I heard about your work. It was one of the things that kept me alive. So thank you, and please thank the rest of the Sisters."

I heard about them through people in my parents' church complaining about them, and then I sought more information through the beginning of the internet, through newspapers, through anything I could find. I found the cover of Newsweek that one of the Sisters was on. I read about their "exorcism" of fundamentalist preachers whose books sat on the shelf in my parents' basement and probably still do. I saw how loud and colorful and unapologetically queer they were.

The knowledge that someone was out there, so full of defiant joy, refusing the shame that people kept trying to put on them? Oh, that kept me alive. I saw them, and I knew I could make it through. I wrapped my hands around that knowledge, and I held on so tight.

It took me a long time - a long, long time - to unwind most of it for myself and get to the point where my fat butch ass was sitting bare-chested in the July breeze, looking up at him as he held out his arms and said "you're actually giving me chills." I answered, "I mean every word. You helped keep me alive. So thank you."

I never know what to say when people come up to me in public and tell me that I helped them or changed their life in some way. I appreciate it, and I genuinely love the people who apologized for "fanpersoning" at me last weekend, I just never know what to say. I'm incredibly grateful that the Sister I spoke to was incredibly gracious, saying "usually we give blessings, but I feel like you blessed me." Another member of the party let me pet their tiny dog, who was not very interested in me, and that's okay. It was an overwhelming day. Then, they moved on.

Me? I'm still sitting with the fact that I looked last weekend into the faces of people who didn't know they were holding my head above water, and that I got to tell them the work they do matters. It's a rare thing to get to tell someone, "You saved me," and I'm treasuring it.

Last weekend, I wore my new battle vest with nothing underneath it, unless it was too hot, and then I just sat in my chair, chatting and ringing ppl out with my skin free to the air. I decided last year that top surgery isn't for me, but that also I'm going to love this body unapologetically, and it's no less a transmasculine body because the soft new dark hair on my belly isn't accompanied by pink scars along my ribs.

I didn't get here on my own. I got here because someone else cut through the undergrowth ahead of me so I could take another step forward. Here I am, decades later, still taking step after step, one at a time, and trying to lay paving stones behind me.

Last weekend was another step along that way, another step through unwinding the fear and shame and sadness that my parents and their church built into me. Another step out of hating myself for hiding parts of myself for so long, for acting out in other ways to distract people from my queerness, for feeling so much guilt when other people tell me I'm brave, because I know how much of myself I hid for how long because I was a coward, because I was afraid.

Another step into expiating stigmatic guilt.

[neil-gaiman]

hello mr. gaiman (neil? can i call you neil? i'm but a simple fanperson) i have 2 questions:

how would a british person (who has never heard your name spoken aloud by any person with authority on the matter) pronounce your name? how would an american?

why 'wait and see'? why not 'time will tell' or 'look to the skies or 'look in your tea leaves' or 'read a palm. any palm. it doesn't have to be a living palm, or a human palm.'

A British person would say Neil and pronounce it "Ne-al" or possibly "Ne-iw", letting the final L become a w. An American would either pronounce it "Ne-al" or "Neeyal".

Because Time will not tell. You can listen to Time for as long as you wish, but it will not explain. Because Tea leaves can be interpreted in many ways: sometimes a peculiar hand could be a giraffe upside down. Because many palms are illegible.

[transformersbrainrot]

MegOp is making me crazy as usual, but now I have some new, specific inspiration!

So it started with @that-fanperson-meg saying this under a post I made about the Transformers account posting a TFO MegOp edit.

I recognized the name of the song but had never actually listened to it, and hooooo boy, it activated something in the part of my brain that thinks about MegOp... So, I'm listening to this song, and I have the clearest vision that it's about Megatron's mindset/thoughts during his mental health's lowest point in the worst depths of the war. (fair warning, my analysis/brainrot is based on my own personal continuity/au, so there are some minor references to that, but it's all fairly standard, and I explain it a bit, so just go with it, and you shouldn't be confused.) Ok, preamble over. Time for the lyrical analysis:

I hope that our few remaining friends Give up on trying to save us I hope we come up with a failsafe plot To piss off the dumb few that forgave us I hope the fences we mended Fall down beneath their own weight And I hope we hang on past the last exit I hope it's already too late

Megatron assumes that Optimus is in just as bad of a place as he is. He's wrong, of course, OP certainly isn't enjoying himself, but he has an actual support system that he feels comfortable leaning on. On the other hand, Soundwave is the only thing even approaching a friend for Megatron (and he is waaay too closed off at this point to admit it). Starscream is a backstabbing, power-hungry sycophant with his own heap of baggage (I really gotta make a post about my version of all that sometime); Shockwave is purely logic-driven as usual, only interested in advancing the Cybertronian race via the Decepticon cause. By this time, Megatron feels like both sides are too deep into the war to even consider peace. He honestly can't fathom it.

And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here Someday burns down And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away And I never come back to this town again in my life

Megatron has always wanted to escape the path that was decided for him. But now, after losing what he and Orion had and the resulting fallout, he won't go quietly into the night, not before causing some irreparable damage first. And the war will do just that. He hopes the destruction the great war causes keeps pushing him forward, even out beyond Cybertron. At least then, he won't ever need to face the past and who he used to be. He couldn't recognize himself now if he tried, so he doesn't even try.

I hope I lie And tell everyone you were a good wife And I hope you die I hope we both die

Even though it's clear to him that they hate each other and are not good for each other, Megatron still has some form of loyalty to what he and Orion had. If somehow, someday, someone were to ask him about them, he wouldn’t tell them about all their problems, but instead that they were good together. Maybe if this hypothetical future version of Megatron doesn't mention all the pain their split caused, then maybe it was a little less real. He knows that as long as Optimus is around, he won't be able to stop fighting; he's just too hurt and angry. He wishes Optimus would just die, that they both would.

I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow I hope it bleeds all day long Our friends say it's darkest before the sun rises We're pretty sure they're all wrong I hope it stays dark forever I hope the worst isn't over And I hope you blink before I do And I hope I never get sober

Soundwave, the only even semi-positive influence on him right now, is the one telling Megatron it's darkest before the sun rises. Soundwave is a true believer in the original cause of the Decepticons, probably the last one in High Command; everyone else is either using the cause as a means to take out their pain (Megatron and Starscream) or as a means to an end (Shockwave). Megatron is finding it harder and harder to believe Soundwave with each passing day, and yet again assumes Optimus is doing the same. He's starting to hope it never ends. He's comfortable with it now; the war fills the hole that his old life left in him. All he really knows is that he can't bring himself to yield to Optimus and doesn't think he ever will. If he did, he wouldn't know what to do with himself.

And I hope when you think of me years down the line You can't find one good thing to say And I'd hope that if I found the strength to walk out You'd stay the hell out of my way

Megatron is hoping that Optimus is suffering too, since he is, and doesn’t want him to feel anything positive through this since he cannot. But at the same time, he’s trying so hard to be a bastard so that it won’t hurt as much. He does still want to speak well of their past if he gets the chance, so some loyalty or fondness remains deep down. If there were good times to look back on, there would be sadness that those times are over. If Optimus has nothing good to say about him, all he would feel is relief that that part of their lives is over.

I am drowning There is no sign of land You are coming down with me Hand in unlovable hand And I hope you die I hope we both die

Megatron can't see any way out of where he's gotten them. To him, there's no path to peace anymore. The only solace Megatron can find is the hope that Optimus falls with him. Even now, the two of their fates must be interlocked, as if it were a universal constant to him - simple common sense. He just wants it to be over, even as he can't bring himself to stop.

[boa35]

Cross: I know this probably won't mean much to some of you, but....all you guys done to make each other happy is inspiring to me...

Selene - @moon-mage

Twilight knight - @that-fanperson-meg

Fylass - @george228732

Ava - @avathestarwarrior

Good old times.....Good new times. It's awesome interacting with some of you, & I can't wait to get to know you guys more....

Wisp - @moon-mage

Buddy - @lostsoulau-ask

Dolly - @ilikesillythingswooo

Blossom Dee - @loaflovesdoodling

Although I might not be all that special.....but I know you guys are.....at least to me & lots of other people too... All i'm saying is... All your moments drive me to be better.... and probably other people, too...

Sir Pleiades - @loaflovesdoodling

Dero - @monsterhatdoodles

It's amazing how far you've guys gone.... And I have a lot of mixed feelings about it, but they're all good feelings thanks to you guys.... You guys made a lot of lives better, & my life better....

Thank you all so much.... I just wish I could repay you all somehow...

[nerdby]

So the new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer was released.

There have been some people saying that -- surprise, surprise -- the TVA is going to be a villain in the movie and I'm not sure why but they seem confused about why the TVA would be villains.

Peeps, the TVA are cops and they're probably the most accurate depiction of cops in the history of copaganda.

Like they spend the ENTIRE first season of Loki trying to kill a very obviously trans-coded Sylvie -- literally hunting her down to kill her. If y'all don't know nothing about that ya need to Google Trans While Walking laws in the US. It literally lets the cops arrest ANY trans people they think could be sex workers. New York was one of the first states to repeal the law in 2019. But it's not just Sylvie, the TVA is after -- they just straight up MURDER anyone who steps out of line in ANY timeline EVER.

And in season two they commit MASS GENOCIDE against hundreds of thousands of variants in branched timelines for no fucking reason. Just because they existed.

"Oh but Milo the thing was melting down--"

Yes, and that was proven to be a completely moot point because even after they fixed the thingamajig -- I forgot the name and I don't have Disney+ right now -- it STILL fucking melted down because of Kang bullshit.

"Oh but Milo remember when Loki became Yggdrasil?"

Yes, Milo remembers Loki becoming the God of stories and custodian of the multiverse. That's the actual term from the comics. It's not the same thing as being a janitor. Exactly....? Cause his job is kinda to just be there and make sure things don't get tangled up and fucked up so....Huh. Is Loki a janitor?🤔

Welp, I'm sure that'll offend some batshit fanperson somewhere.

You know what else Milo remembers?

When Loki went back and saved the bad cops who committed MASS GENOCIDE and recruited them to work for the TVA again. And also that by the end of the second season the TVA's job was to observe and intervene to prevent -- basically they're the fucking thought police. Literally.

They might be worse than the fucking cops -- the TVA might as well just be the Marvelverse version of the fucking CIA. TVA. CIA. Why am I just now noticing this?😶 Anyway, there are whole ass lists of history books -- nonfiction -- and documentaries about why the CIA are terrorists so....

But getting back to DP & Wolvey....

The second season of Loki was basically -- the plot was a metaphor for the importance of police reform, right? But here's the thing we need to remember about TVA agents: They're only humans. Some of whom are perfectly okay with committing widespread, mass genocide and I don't know if we're gonna see Loki in DP & Wolvey, but I feel like that Loki might maybe be sitting on his Yggdrasil throne going,

"Son of a bitch -- Sylvie was right. You people are just infuckingcapable of not being terrorists."

Hopefully cause I swear to fucking fuck if I have to see Loki defending the CIA -- even though he can be a little delusional at times so it wouldn't exactly be out of character -- I will just not be okay. I will set the fucking cinema on fire. Not really but I will fantasize about it🤣

And that's why I think we're gonna see them turn on Wade and Logan, though. Because the good eggs are just outnumbered by the bad eggs unfortunately. The TVA is gonna use Wade to do their dirty work and just be like

Anyway, I'm sorry my thoughts are kind of all over the place right now. I might be moving soon and I'm kinda manic right now. I don't know why I'm telling you that😂

[aesthetically-meme]

Everyone needs to know right now how SPECIFIC Exist for Love is. @that-fanperson-meg COME HERE (please)

It is SO SPECIFIC FOR TWILIGHT AND DUSK. IT IS LITERALLY DUSK RAMBLING TO TK ABOUT HOW MUCH HE MEANS TO THEM, AND THEM INADVERTENTLY CONFESSING THEIR ENTIRE FUCKING EXISTENCE TO HIM.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? CAUSE I'M ABOUT TO RAMBLE SO FUCKING HARD, HERE WE GO.

I've never felt like this before/my heart knew I couldn't/and then you take me in/and everything in me begins to feel like I belong/like everybody needs a home

༶•┈┈⛧┈♛

When Dusk first met Twilight, they were very distant, but not in a social way. It didn't seem like Dusk was really there, they were almost hollow. It was scary to see an astral like that. However upon interacting with Twilight, they're instantly filled with life. (I'll talk more about this later teehee)

And when I take your hand/like the world has never held a man/I know I cannot heal the hurt/but I will hold you here forever/if I can, if I can

Basically Dusk saying that they'll always be there for Twilight. They aren't able to undo what's happened to him, but they can be there for him and give him all the love he deserves, whether or not he thinks he does.

And then I learned the truth/how everything good in life seems to lead back to you/and every single time I run into your arms/I feel like I exist for love/like I exist for love/only for love

THAAATTSSSSSSS LITERALLY THEM AKXNAKDNANSJWNSNW, THEY HAVE SUCH A STRONG BOND IT MAKES DUSK FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A PURPOSE‼️

After leaving the GSA and coming to terms that they're alone, they realize how happy Twilight made them. Yes, being in the GSA wasn't all that bad. They had Maestro and their fellow astrals around them. But Twilight was family, he was one of the main things that drove them to strive for greatness. They wanted to protect the light that Twilight cast.

I can't imagine how it is to be forbidden from loving

Dusk is physically incapable of not feeling some form of love due to their matter. Upon hearing how Estelle treated Twilight, they'd immediately start clinging to him again. The idea that someone could ever be mean or abusive towards Twilight physically hurts them.

Cause when you walked into my life/I could feel my life begin/like I was torn apart the minute I was only born/and you're the other half/the only thing that makes me whole

Now, I know what I just said. But when Dusk was found by Maestro, she could tell there was some sort of enchantment over them. It blocked off their emotions, sealing them deep within them. She couldn't break the spell, but hoped Dusk would meet someone in the GSA that could help chip away at the spell via love.

Despite being with Maestro when they met Twilight, Dusk didn't immediately feel a connection to Maestro. For the first few weeks of them being in the GSA, they where kinda quiet, a bit empty. (No one could truly figure out why. Only Dusk would figure out later it was because of some sort of spell.) It's not until they meet Twilight do they suddenly become 'alive'. Dusk's soul is attracted to Twilight's wounded heart. Think of it like Sora from kh when he took in Ventus' heart. Except Dusk's soul made itself heal so they could help Twilight heal.

I know it sounds like a lot/but you really need to know/we are leaning out for love/and we will lean for forever, I know/I love you so

Clearly this must be overwhelming for Twilight, but they desperately need to know how loved he is. He puts too much on himself and not only is it hurting him, but it's hurting Dusk too. Twilight has so many people he can count on, and there's many people that are yet to be discovered.

And when you say my name/like white horses on the waves/I think it feels the same/as an ocean in my veins/and you'll be diving in/like nothing is out of place

Just acknowledging their bond gives Dusk life. It's like seeing your best friend and getting excited at the idea of just briefly interacting. You could not talk to each other for weeks and then see each other and chat like you spoke the day prior.

And we exist for love/only for love

They're acknowledging that if they were to lose the other then ... Yeah. A bit sad, but truthfully, both would be lost if the other were to die. But also speaking of their race as Heart Matter. Dual purpose yknow.

And I love you, I love you, I love you x2

Dusk will tell Twilight they love him however many times he needs to hear it to believe it. They aren't shy about being affectionate and will rightfully do anything to make their best friend feel better.

[loaflovesdoodling]

Part Five:

Mourn

He snuck away once again from the usual and repetitive world, traveling all the way over to Shiver Star.

Midnight.

He walked, glancing over to the rock he was sitting on when they met, nostalgia washing over his body. A shiver rolled down his spine. He kept walking.

The creek, it was so small compared to his now grown up body. He easily crossed it with a swift jump. The malinchonic forest rested before him. He stepped in.

One AM,

Two AM.

He eventually traversed it, and found himself walking once again in that oh so bittersweet and gorgeously evocative daisy field, in which lied the pond, and then, the maple tree.

He got closer and closer. The tree now watched over a tomb. He sat down, gently laying down a bouquet of white tulips on the grave.

Ades took a deep breath:

"....hey flower bud... I'm back.."

"..."

"...you know, I've.. been taking care of myself... just like how you told me....."

"I've made friends.. I'm their older brother now.... they don't know about you, though, nor do they know I come here... us aside, I think I might have found a family again... haha......"

"even so..."

".... it doesn't feel complete without you."

"I know.. it's been over nine thousand years..."

"...but I don't think... the pain will ever go away, no matter what I do or how hard I try....."

"......maybe this is why they say love hurts... d-doesn't it now..? hahaha..!!..

HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

tears streamed down his face, as he desperately attempted to drench his grief in horribly hysterical laughter.

"...I.....I'M SORRY..."

he snapped,

".. I... COULDN'T PROTECT YOU FROM THAT ILLNESS..."

"..I... MISS YOU.... SO MUCH...."

"..AND.. IT HURTS.... IT HURTS!!..."

"I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY!!!"

he now covered his face with his paws, screaming.

"I.... I love you... I miss you..... please.... don't leave me behind... please.........."

he broke down, crying his heart out in despair.

Oh, poor, poor man.

Fylass belongs to @george228732

Selene belongs to @moon-mage

Dero belongs to @monsterhatdoodles

Dolly belongs to @ilikesillythingswooo

Twilight Knight belongs to @that-fanperson-meg

[beingmes-blog]

*After Vandiyadevan and Arulmozhi jump in the sea on that dark and horrible sea stormy night*

Vandiyadevan:*By the time he clawed his way to awareness, it was light. Day seemed to have broken.The sun had undoubtedly risen somewhere – but where exactly, Vandhiyathevan seemed unable to decipher. He blinked away the mists of oblivion to notice the prince gazing at him with deep, if exhausted affection.

"My prince" * Said Vandiyadevan Getting up from the sand and sat on it*

Arulmozhi:"We have arrived in some unknown Island, my friend,” *he murmured* when I woke up I show that we were balancing on this price of wood close to this Island,so I brought us both here by swimming"

Vandiyadevan: “ Thank you my prince, you didn't had to do that for me..I don't know if I deserve this much honour”

Arulmozhi:“Don’t – don’t say that. You ought to know by now that I’d never give you up" *said Arulmozhi wiping away the sand on Vandiyadevan's face

Vandiyadevan: (He blushes) "My prince"*Said touching the hand on his face* "Thank you"

Arulmozh: *The hand on his face travel to his shoulder and pat his shoulder* "Now get up, let's see if we can find out,  if anyone live inside this Island" (smiles)

Vandiyadevan: Yes of course my prince *try's to get up but fall down with a pain full sound* " Ahh my leg...it hurts" *touches his leg. Try to massage his leg (but it hurts more)

Arulmozh: *sat besides him, takes a hold on

Vandiyadevan leg gently and raises the dhoti up to his Kneecap* "Let me see" *he gave the injured leg a good look and running his hand up and down the leg* "It seems like you are in injuried really bad... you can't walk now"

Vandiyadevan: *Look at Arulmozh with frowning faces trying to hold back the moan coz of (Leg Pain)* "No my prince, I can walk it's not a big deal just give me some time"

 Arulmozh: "That wouldn't be necessary coz" *He picked him up in his arms* "I'm going to carry you, if we wait your leg injury could get more worse, coz it's not looking that good so let me carry you, let's if we can find any types of medical substance from the island jungle. Hmmm." *Look Vandiyadevan in the eyes* (Smiling )

Vandiyadevan: (Shy and shocled) "my prince you don't really need to carry me" *looking away shyly to other direction from Arulmozh's eyes*

Arulmozh:*Smiling he said* "why so shy all of a sudden, you don't have to be that shy" *(Wink) at him* *Starts walking forward the jungle*

Vandiyadevan: (Blushing red) Yes my Prince *trying to hide his blushy red face from Arulmozh*

Arulmozh: "You know what I don't know if you are are blushing from embarrassment or maybe something else, but I have to say you really look cute when you blush" *smiling at the more blushing Vandiyadevan* "and I'm not complaining about it, coz I'm really liking it"

Vandiyadevan: *hides his face in Arulmozh's chest* "please don't mention it my prince" ( shyly smile)

 

😄 IDK I just wanted to write something on the PS1 Arulmozh and Vandiyadevan

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[massharp1971]

For the fic writer ask game!

💘🌻🤍

Thanks!

💘Is there any posted fic you want to rework/re-edit/re-write?

New Beginnings, the second fic in my Found Family series. I love it but it was really hard to write because people had raved about Awakenings and this was the sequel. I think it's been overlooked somewhat but maybe at another time I'd have not struggled with the writing process or been hung up on replicating it and working through all the things that needed to happen to get to where the end of Awakenings was pointing.

Although I'm not getting much time to write it, the third (well, fourth, because there's a short smutfic in there now) installment is much more its own thing, and it's also got much more of a Pegasun perspective, which I like. I think people will love it.

I also give Kanaan a proper speaking part, finally.

🌻what makes you want to give up on writing? what makes you keep going?

Being intimidated by the quality or artistry of the really good cake - reading any fic by @wonkyelk, but particularly The bakery in the woods which blew me away as a concept, or the sheer cuteness of @spacecadetdhdly's baby dragon fic The omen on offer, @logicgunn's gorgeous The Long Dark series, or @gingerpolyglot's sublimely hot Put yourself in my hands. Lots of @salchat's stuff, but I particularly loved Kiss me in the rain. @dedkake's astonishing impact in few words, particularly the incredible It could've started like this series, which was an incredible feat of writing and perseverence. @halestrom's gorgeous The doctor and the Sheppard...

Okay I may be using this as an excuse to go all fanperson. I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting to mention, because all those are off the top of my head - this fandom is so blessed with good writers. Stuff like that is aspirational but also a little intimidating to a very workmanlike writer like me - I'm good at making words do what I want them to do, but it's a far cry from artistry like that. I'm gonna have to be content to be Salieri to their Mozart and not be all bitter about it. On the other hand, writing a drabble series or a quick, throw-away fic about body-switching (Bodyswap) or cuddles and asexuality (Ace) and people enthusing about it, or keeping coming back to it. That there is saying "yeah Mas, sometimes you make someone's day a little better". The long comments saying how someone personally connected to a fic are the best. Sometimes I say stuff people needed to hear, and that's nice.

So, I try to remind myself it's cake and it's got its own flavour. My writing would probably be one of those wierd-ass cakes - apricot, chilli and lavender or something daft that not everyone is gonna try but turns out better than you expect. I can live with not being a master baker if a few people find my stuff unexpectedly tasty.

🤍what's one fic of yours you think people didn't "get"?

See above - although looking at it from times perspective people not going nuts over New Beginnings doesn't mean it hasn't been appreciated. There may be some genderqueer insecurity in there for me somewhere because I leaned into the non-binary McKay story a little harder.

Gotta say, though, people have been nothing but nice about my wildly queer takes in this fandom. It's been a complete haven to me in an otherwise stormy world.

Love this fandom 💜💜💜Thanks for the asks.

[mrsmarymorstan]

Thank you for your kind words (from a guy who loves to write fanfics) your answers really sum up what I'm feeling.

Also, are you a merlin/artur shipper too (it's the one ship that always have special place in my heart)?

So, talking about shounen, can I ask your fav ship from shounen series (if there is)?

I am a British Millennial FanPerson so absolutely I ship Merthur! They're the once and future ship 💜

As to "Which is your favourite Shonen Ship?" I could be pedantic and say something like "Yuu/Nanami" in "Bloom Into You" or "The School Council Polycule" in "Horimiya", or "Kanade/Moriyama" in "A Man And His Cat".... Buuuuuut I think you mean less "which is your favourite ship from a magazine targeted at young boys" and more "which is your favourite ship from a Shonen Jump style series", yes?

Hmmm... You see I don't really read that much Action Shonen these days. I did used to like Kirishima/Bakugo from MHA but the misogyny started to get to me after what happened to Midnight. Goto/Geto from JJK are fun but I'm not really a JJK fan overall so not really something I would call a favourite... I am absolute trash for Mitsuri/Obanai from Demon Slayer but I still think you PROBABLY want a Slash Answer...

But alas, I simply do not watch or read enough Action Shonen to be able to give you a satisfying answer, my apologies.

[jrntrtitties]

OML HI I'M NEW TO THE FANDOM AND I SAW YOU EVERYWHERE SO HERE I AM SCREAMING AND MY HANDS HURT FROM SCROLLING I LOVE YOUR BLOG IT'S MAGICAL

also i'm trying to get into tollywood like properly-properly so suggestions please???

you're absolutely spectacular, have a wonderful year <333

HIIIII OMYGOSHHHHH HIIIIII!!! 😭😭😭 IM SO SORRY IM ONLY SEEING UR ASK NOW CUZ I RARELY OPEN TUMBLR THESE DAYS😭😭😭😭

First of all, I FRIGGIN LOVE YOU!!

IM SO HAPPY TO KNOW I HAVE A PLACE IN THIS FANDOM?? CUZ LIKE THERE ARE LIKE SO MANY MULTI TALENTED PEOPLE HERE IT'S INSANE!!!

And by your blog intro, it seems that ur a writer too!!! Gosh dam the talent pool here is exquisite 😌🤌🥂

THANK YOU SO MUCH (EVEN THOUGH IT HURT YOUR FINGERS, CUZ U FOUND IT WORTH IT?) FOR GOING THROUGH MY BLOG!!!(just a mess of post rrr feelings really). IT MEANS SO FRIGGIN LOT TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE LIKE WHAT U DO😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Ooo, judging by your name, r u a malayali??? CUZ I'M MOLLYWOOD TOOO!!! If not, ur still an awesome babe!!!

Btw, there are better people to give u proper intros to tollywood!! If u haven't watched any other SSR movies other than rrr, then I'd say that's a good intro!

Of course, @kashpaymentsonly @veteran-fanperson @rambheem-is-real would be so much better in giving u great recommendations for tollywood😌

P.s if you wanna join our rrr discord fam, just say the word babes!!

Pps, THANK YOU AND ILY FOR THIS❤️

[russenoire]

while i can appreciate when people share my interests, i also expect people not to be interested at all in things i like. so it often happens that folks who've known me for many years don't know i'm into something or really good at it. unless it comes up in conversation with another rabid fanperson, i still don't often know how to bring up such things. i don't want to impose myself like that, bore people or make them suffer, you know? enthusiastic consent or none at all.

i was raised by a person who hated almost everything i was passionate about and frequently told me these things were stupid. that wasn't enough to put me off things that brought me joy, thankfully, but it did mean that i learned to enjoy them alone.

one of my biggest fears in partnership is bringing someone along to something i adore and making them miserable (and then having them rush me through and complain the whole time. it's happened before and it sucks). i have never asked partners to shop with me, though i have accompanied them if they asked and i was free; i understood they wanted to spend time with me and run errands at the same time. i've just never been comfortable reciprocating.

i also find it difficult to feign interest in things i don't like, and things i hate are painful for me. for the longest time i thought being open about my distaste wasn't insulting, because i never took it that way ('i'm saying i don't like it, not that you're terrible for liking it'). turns out it totally is: the 'golden rule' isn't always applicable under every circumstance, and i can't always use my own skewed emotional responses as a yardstick for someone else's.

everyone wants to be listened to and appreciated, and passion is one of the things that make people beautiful to me. even if i can't share fully in that passion, i can still learn something about it and them in the process. and i'm honored now that people have shared their passions with me.

the saddest sight in the world is a married couple at a musical and the wife is super excited and happy and the husband looks like he was dragged along and he’s making a big deal about how much he doesn’t want to be there and the wife gets embarrassed or ashamed. this isn’t a funny post, it’s actually heartbreaking and i see it happen at like every other musical i attend.

[textingaboutprometheus]

I don't know if it's the Rolo fanperson in me or just instinct but I don't trust M for some reason. He has a pretty smile but there's something untrustworthy going on there. *squints suspiciously*

Well, I don't know what to say here. It is weird none of Lovetts circle follows him yet but I wouldn't worry about it. They haven't hit a year yet. He seems nice. I'm all in for this dude right now.

[boa35]

JesterBytes <- The ship name for BYT3 & Marx. I'm working on it lel

(The confession)

Thanks for @that-fanperson-meg for helping me!^^

It was just your regular pleasant evening, & the two psychos were chilling near the tree where they first met.

"Marx: Honestly Byte, my life was pretty boring until I met you. It was pretty hilarious how you dumped all that tomato juice on that guy's head, hehe!" He chuckled mischievously as he recalled some pranks they pulled on some people.

"BYT3: Hehehe...Y-yeah. We almost got caught this time, though. I think one of them almost took me alive. Woo!" He said nervously as he smiled at Marx

"Marx: Ah, you knew I wouldn't let them take ya without a fight! Besides, if they did wanna fight, I'd wipe the floor with their asses!" He said as he was laughing triumphantly.

"BYT3: Y-yep....You sure would." He said as he was smiling about how confident Marx was acting.

"Marx: You ok there, bro? You're seeming a bit nervous. Somethin' buggin' ya?" He asked. & saying that BYT3 was nervous wasn't even close to what he was feeling, 'cause he was afraid of how this would go if he screwed up.

BYT3: (To himself) "Oh no, oh no, oh no.... How am I gonna do this...Calm down, BYT3... You can do this..."

(To Marx) "Actually, Marx... There's something I need to tell you..."

Marx: "Well, lay it on me. What's on your mind?" He asked

BYT3: "Ever since we started hanging out, It's been one of the best times of my life... All the pranks we pulled on people, I couldn't stop laughing my ass off, hehe...I couldn't have asked for a better guy to hang out with." He says sincerely as he smiled at Marx

Marx: "Well, I feel the same way. What are you trying to say here?"

BYT3: "I'm saying that....Marx...I have...feelings for you...the type of feelings i've never had with anyone before..." He says nervously as he was blushing.

Marx: "A-are...you saying that...you like me? This is gotta be a joke, right? Hehe... " Marx asked, not believing what he was hearing

BYT3: "No, Marx. It's no joke. I like you.... I like how confident you are... how cute your laughs are....and how funny you can be." BYT3 finally took his shot, but he was really scared of how Marx would react.

Marx: He chuckled as he blushes. "Wow, Byte...I...never would have expected this... I gotta say, i'm flattered. And to be honest....I...I really like you too."

BYT3: "Wait, really!?" BYT3 was super shocked that Marx felt the same way

Marx: "Yeah... there's no one else I know that's more resilient than you. And I like how you think for yourself in situations... And I like how powerful you are. You're almost as strong as me...hehe"

BYT3: "Honestly, the way i'm feeling right now is just telling you that....I love you, Marx..." He then smiles & blushes

Marx: "I.... I love you too, Byte...." He says sincerely as he smiles blushes.

BYT3: "Oh, Marx! I'm so happy! I guess this means we're dating now, huh?"

Marx: "Yeah, I guess so." He then gave BYT3 a little kiss on the cheek

BYT3 then cuddled Marx tightly because of how happy to hear that he loved him, too. Guess they really are boyfriends now. BYT3 then came up with an idea.

BYT3: "Hey, you wanna pull one last prank tonight? You know, as a first date?"

Marx: "Hehehe...I would love nothing more."

END

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[cios-correct-opinions]

i don't think immediate revoking of support for someone and their works the moment an allegation is made is the right thing to do, actually!

like there are not only two roads - total belief, or total disbelief - you can take when someone is accused of any kind of misconduct. allegations being made =/= allegations being true. you can actually choose to do nothing when allegations are made against a celebrity and that's often the right thing to do!

the fact of the matter is, the common average fanperson is simply not equipped to get to the truth of these things. some things, you should stay neutral on.

reblogging factual information and posts etc about a situation is generally okay and a good move, as long as you can like, verify its accuracy, but there's absolutely no reason to insist everyone get rid of their support for/enjoyment of gaiman and his works

also the teenager he allegedly dated was 18 at the time when they met. that's an adult. not a child. and the woman herself said they didn't start dating until 2 years later, when they were 20, if they even actually dated at all. if you're going to say she was a teenager, include the fact that she was a legal adult

also all of the information on every single article i'm looking at has said that it came from that website you just mentioned was unreliable and the timing of the allegations is extremely suspect as well, so

i'm not saying people have to say "these women are lying liars", but you also do not have to take them at their word, and you shouldn't. when someone insists someone has committed an actual crime, they need to have strong, solid evidence, or at the very least additional testimony from reliable sources that makes it very hard to simply dismiss the information (such as in the bill cosby case where he was accused by 30+ individuals, if i remember correctly, and as we know he was found guilty of that in court, which isn't the end-all-be-all but in cases of sexual violence that weren't videotaped or photographed etc convictions like his are very rare), and so far i'm seeing absolutely none of that, so

I want to share my thoughts on the recent allegations, because of the reaction I'm seeing on here. okay so right off the bat: if your reaction to this has been to immediately believe the victims and to revoke support for Gaiman and his work, that's good. believe the victims, even when it's against someone you looked up to. don't let the fact you personally like or respect someone to blind you to these things. however, these accusations have a lot wrong with them. they come from a known tabloid website filled with ads, written by the terf sister of Boris Johnson. Every article sources this tabloid or the true crime podcast it links to, neither of which are reputable. The accusations also coming just shy of a week off the stars of his most well known show (and by extension himself) being attacked at all sides by right wing organizations, really hinders any credibility to me. The fact that they're coming out now of all times is really suspicious to me. Having said that, I think the bit of truth, him having dated a teenage fan and his childrens nanny, does make me think he's not as great as i once thought. The extent of the claims still seems exaggerated for the article, but that bit of truth is making me think less of him. tl;dr, the sourced article was written by a terf for a tabloid. There can be some truth to it, but wait until there's actual evidence, and until this develops further