#i'm scared of fans

[litanyrobin]

so i have this series in AO3 about tim drake coming out of the closet with his brothers (because why not), coming back to school and suffering for it, and (after two years... and only two one-shots in the series...) now it's finally dami's turn, but I AM SO SCARED OF WRITING DAMIAN.

I REALLY need damian's fan-writers help because I want him to be cool, nonchalant, old-fashioned and strong, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WANT HIM TO BE CUTE, ANXIOUS FOR APPROVAL, YOUNG-WILD-AND-FREE AND A BABY. IT'S TOO MUCH PRESSURE.

I'm scared of failing tim fans that actually do like dami (or, EVEN WORSE, damian fans that read tim fics)... someone, send help to me, it's been a year since I updated the series... sniff...

[keferon]

The tac net crash chapter is one of my favorites so far~

Ah and. Guess what. I just discovered that including this post, I made 50 pieces of fanart for Mistakes on mistakes until.. I’m so sane and normal about this story can you tell👍

[madootles]

jon sims losing his mind in seasons two and three <333

the magnus archives has me in a serious chokehold right now

[lightnersdream]

i've been thinking about exactly why people portraying one of the other crew members successfully killing Jimmy as a "for what you did to Anya" kind of thing rubs me the wrong way a bit and it's because like..... this is just another form of taking agency away from Anya, in a way. it's kind of framing her as some meek, shivery woman-thing who's entirely at the mercy of the men around her, either to hurt her or save her.

(i understand these are mostly for wish fulfillment on the audience's behalf because everyone would like to see Jimmy pay for his crimes. whether or not this is the intention of the person writing it isn't really relevant, characterization happens with or without intent. i feel like it misses the point by portraying it as an 'ideal ending'.)

because... Anya is a capable person. she takes things into her own hands when she can. it was partially(?) her idea to get into the cargo,

(before he interrupts her.. remember when she interrupted Curly in the dead pixel segment?)

it was her idea to get the code scanner from the cockpit,

it was her idea to get the medication from behind the foam.

(the chance to do these things herself is not given to her.)

she'd been keeping Curly alive for months in a critical state somehow, her psych evaluations at the start are only so useless because Jimmy refuses to take it/her seriously and Curly is obviously biased when he puts it into his own hands. he's known him a long time, like he said. "I'll just put good for that one."

there's not a lot of material to work with because of how the game is framed, but it's there. we are working with two very biased perspectives and neither one lends Anya what she deserves

there's significant changes in how she speaks post- and pre- crash, and depending on who she happens to be talking to. i recommend re-reading her dialogue, because the difference is drastic

she acts the way she does around Jimmy because he has tangibly done horrible things to her, is actively hostile, and physically could not escape him by any means. she can't take away Curly's agency herself, in my eyes. you have to remember that Especially in the post-crash segments of the game, it's entirely from Jimmy's POV, and he obviously does not (and has never) thought very highly of her or treated her with a shred of respect

i've seen a general idea that she can't bear to hurt other people for any reason, but that doesn't really track to me. this is the real point of the post by the way

it seems based on the parts where she says she struggles to give Curly medication. "It just hurts him so much, I can't stand the noise." "It makes me nauseous."

it's not really the same thing as, say, hurting someone in self defense

this sounds like she did want the gun itself. this never felt worded like someone who would refuse to, at very least, threaten Jimmy with a gun, with violence. if she had been given the agency to make that decision on her own. she wasn't though

she still tries to reclaim some of it even as she's denied it

by the end she's still trying to keep that gun out of his hands

i think some people overly soften her, for similar reasons the game itself is trying to comment on. she's not a tender victim who couldn't cause pain to another out of the softness of her soul, she's a person who's had every last bit of agency ripped from her repeatedly until she couldn't take it anymore. that's the point. that's why framing her that way, "needing" someone to save her, is odd to me

she didn't need Curly to save her, she needed him to take responsibility

she didn't want to escalate things, but she's not an idiot. self defense was absolutely on her mind

but who knows im just saying shit *smiles serenely*

[lil-lemon-snails]

decided to draw some of your guys' tags from my harlequin sun and moon post!!! These guys are so much fun and you're all so funny >w<

[fridayyy-13th]

i swear sometimes i think people forget that Jon's s1 skeptic act was just that—an act. it was an act!!! he believes the statements!! he's believed them since episode one! do we so soon forget that he denied the statements were real because he knew the Eye something wanted him to be scared, and he knew that was bad, so he decided to act like the statements just didn't scare him? remember, he was working with extremely limited information ("when i record the tape statements, i feel watched, like something knows i'm afraid, and i don't want it to know that"), and came up with a genuinely solid solution with what he had! not his fault that the thing watching him was a literal unknowable eldritch entity that feeds on fear, and he was just some underqualified archivist.

[heckoffmate]

[ravelqueen]

It is so funny to me that there are now several statements Jon has read/done that describe him as an insecure mess, who is really unpleasant to be around bc he's trying so hard to compensate.

Meanwhile every outsider pov of Martin we've gotten (that's not from Jon) is like: a bit forgettable but a nice enough chap

Now I'm imagining a non eyepocalypse scenario where Jon and Martin do get together and everyone is like:" girl your taste is terrible! Love yourself!" @ Martin

[lucassinclaer-archive]

@stcreators event 06: tropes teens & hero tropes

[thingsaday]

What REALLY happened to Clayhill...

DHMIS be like: Oops! I’m sorry, that place doesn’t exist anymore 🙃 🙃 🙃 !!!

Boy do I want to see that lost pilot episode...

[leosulfurous]

had a bit of time so I did this little doodle of the Fridge teacher that only appears in like 3 shots in episode 5 of dhmis and has like 2 lines which he says in this goofy voice while flailing his arms around. Absolute king shit. I've loved him since I was 13 and will continue loving him forever. I am fridge's number one (and probably only) fan. Fridge forever. Fuck yeah

[taddymason]

all I'm saying is that Show Jay would be a terrible influence on Movie Jay. Can you imagine that shy and introverted kid meeting an older and chaotic version of himself who says everything he thinks, is extremely loud and impulsive? Show Jay would probably suggest the worst possible solution to a problem like stealing/lying, and Movie Jay would only agree because he can't bring himself to tell him he's crazy.

[diamondsheep]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE !?!?!?

GET AWAY FROM ME !! YOU CREEPY PIRATE CLOWN !!!

Transparent Version :

[lonelyhorrortea]

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared Standee

I love this show.

Etsy Link

[my5hiningstars]

"I'll be honest with you, I really didn't realise CDs were poppin still...I haven't used a CD in about, it has to be ten years!" - Ashton Irwin, June 8th 2024