#idk it's just...I don't really have fandom friends

[ven0moir]

hey how do u feel abt noah saying that people should not get their hopes up for season 5 of stranger things? he didn’t specifically say anything abt it being byler related but idk - a lot of fans think of byler when they think of will and so im worried he was trying to like subtlety tell byler shippers to not get their hopes up

hi anon!

IF he was referring to bylers in that sentence, then this is what I'd assume; I think he was speaking generally. the most beloved byler theories ( flickergate, loverslake, wallgate, heroesgate, ud kiss, etc ) do not fit with the tone of the show, so they're very beloved, but noah himself once said that the fans are very creative ... yet wrong about everything.

that's why I do not even attempt to make "theories" about how Byler's kiss will happen or entertain that idea, its just wasted creativity bc they don't WANT you to know. Prediction theories will likely be wrong unless the Duffers WANT you piecing things together ( like how they said that they left enough clues IN VOLUME 2 for someone to piece together why the UD is frozen the day Will went missing. They wouldn't have said that IMO if they didn't want to encourage fans to figure it out. Otherwise it's sort of wasting your fan's time for no good reason ..? )

IF byler's endgame, chances are some of their storyline ( and Will's arc ) won't be satisfying to some of them ( *cough cough* I think you might know exactly what I'm talking about ) bc from everything they've said so far they ARE departing from this 'hopeless, martyr Will who suffers in silence and waits for Mike' vision that the fandom expects for him when it comes to his feelings for Mike. ( I have a friend who believes the 'choice' is mike's and mike's alone and Will is important but in his love life, he gets 0 say like let's be so fr here for a second. One thing I think Milevens are right about, that Bylers refuse to accept is that Will let go of his idea of being with Mike romantically in that van, and any hope he had left after that faded when Mike gave that speech to El and essentially locked them in as endgame in HIS eyes lmao )

and I personally would rather not have byler endgame than them literally removing the power of CHOICE from the character named Will ( power of CHOICE/Free Will/Will power ) in the season that is his coming of age and that has centered his sexuality and feelings for Mike so much.

That sounds like a genuine snooze fest

like GIVE ME THE SUPERNATURAL AS A REFLECTION OF HOW THEY START OFF S5. GIVE ME FULL ON QUEER HORROR

BUT I'LL BE RIDING THAT WAVE BABY I JUST KNOW I WILL PERSONALLY LOVE IT AND BE CHEERING WILL AND THE DUFFERS ON FOR THAT

I'm pretty sure some of this expectation of 'martyr Will' comes from some confusion over S4 El's arc being projected onto him, ( and that's totally fine! honestly I'm still understanding stuff myself but damn some people around here need to rewatch the show and set aside their fanon version of Byler for a second ) but that's why the most common version of Byler endgame that Byler fans are expecting/hoping for ( and the GA doesn't buy, mind you ) is basically a rewritten version of S4 Mileven.

"Leave the station, Nina. Don't keep waiting for a lover that won't return."

She also resisted Henry's influence and tried to reach him despite everything he's done--much like how she reached Billy in S3. She's been coded as an angel, a Jesus figure, El literally means God, etc. SHE'S MY DAUGHTER I LOVE HER SM I'm scared for her ending the most omfg

I have the awful feeling she'll experience a metaphorical death ( like, staying in the UD and transforming it as the gatekeeper I SO HOPE IM WRONG PLEASE I HOPE THIS IS DUE TO MY LACK OF UNDERSTANDING STILL and not bc they will really do that to her hhh )

Will? imo Will's being set up to go batshit unhinged and reckless and careless and fucking up as he figures himself out and tbh so far, everything they've said falls in line nicely with what I was HOPING for.

thank GOODNESS

And whereas I do not believe for ONE second the Duffers are perfect ( thank god, perfection is so boring and artificial ) I AM choosing to trust they're choosing to be brave and genuinely love their show. The fact people on both sides will be pissed/triggered due to some of their writing choices I think will just be an unfortunate consequence. Sometimes we forget these guys are not rocket scientists and at the end of the day, they're DnD nerds who love their play. If you're not having fun analyzing, chances are you're not approaching it the right way since both DnD and the show are about community and connection. It's inherently what makes them both fun.

I already went through my "acceptance arc" where I internalized that I do not write this show and have 0 say in its outcome. I definitely recommend others do the same and be prepared for whatever happens bc we've put a lot of emotional investment into the show, and that's okay, we're in this together, but we gotta make sure we're prioritizing our mental well-being and I do worry about some Bylers in the tag that I do not think ... should be watching this show ... ( especially after the reactions I saw during that Bychance / Byler "Civil War" .... yikes )

but yeah let me know if any of this makes sense / share your thoughts!!! they'd be cool to know <3

[vegaseatsass]

jiang cheng for the “break down this character” game?

Thank you friend!!

How I feel about this character: I, too, would nonconsensually force my soul into his body if I was convinced I'd lose him otherwise. I, too, would condescend to him about what he's capable of and overlook his agency because he is my precious tragic lil sweetheart prince and nothing is allowed to hurt him even if it's so so sexy when he cries. Sorry Jiang Cheng.

All the people I ship romantically with this character: WEI WUXIAN, Wen Qing, Wei Wuxian and Wen Qing at the same time (PEAK), Wen Ning, Nie Huaisang, Jin Guangyao, Lan Wangji, and beyond these, you can really sell me on almost any of the characters. Though... Earlier that morning: I don't care for Xicheng.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: Jin Ling and Yanli of course, and I am also obsessed in the opposite direction with his relationships with his parents. Basically Jiang Cheng and his family is the platonic narrative well that just keeps giving. I don't romantically ship him with Jin Zixuan but that is also a very fun relationship.

My unpopular opinion about this character: Idk I think it's mostly just a lot of "both can be true" in how absolutely polarized the fandom gets about him. There's this need for either he or Wei Wuxian to have been absolutely in the wrong in their relationship that boggles my mind when I find them both so sympathetic and tragic. Or like a need to either erase the family dynamics that fucked over Wei Wuxian as well, OR pretend Wei Wuxian lacked any social power whatsoever and was more or less like the Jiangs' slaveboy, which isn't about Jiang Cheng but connects to him because it seems to feature so heavily in arguments about whether Wei Wuxian was a terrible brother or whether Jiang Cheng was a terrible brother. I think they both did pretty incredible if flawed jobs dealing with what their parents and society handed them, and I think the flawed parts of those jobs are among the more interesting aspects of both their characters. So I just used to get really confused by fandom wars lol. Why are you mad about the most interesting parts of these otherwise very good boys' relationship :'( Make it make sense :'(

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I love his arc so so so much for what it is, AND for what it isn't - for all the things that don't get resolved, or revealed, and all the people we have to imagine him kissing offscreen. I guess my ideal canon extras would be: 1. Jiang Cheng and Wen Ning discover where Wen Qing has been hiding out all this time (maybe with Huaisang's help). 2. Jiang Cheng plans Wangxian's wedding.

[ashthesalamipiece]

Hey guys:) it's probably been a few days with me not being actively posting or being on here but i need to get something of my chest, I have a few things to talk about and I'm still on my break but I need to explain something.

my head still wont listen to me and im always thinking about death, I know I've made so many post about this, being suicidal and wanting to die. I even mentioned that in my last post when I mentioned that I will be taking a break from writing and genuinely the app but I can't help but seek death.

I have tried different methods, tried eating ice or putting ice on my wrists, tried rubber band or hair tie, watching something to get my mind eased, talked to my partner about my situation, talked to my family members, I don't know if I should seek therpay or an expert to talk to because I don't really wanna spend money for the moment and I just physically can't, I've been shy for as long as I've known myself so I just know I'd either panic or hide somewhere so I wouldn't have to go to that profesional and talk.

I'm just tired of life for the moment and I really wish I can get my spark back but I just don't know what to do, but a few months back or even weeks or days before the break I felt really happy because I was able to share my fanfiction and interact with friends, followers and people I follow, I'm not really sure if I still want to have the break anymore or if I should still take time for myself I'm still deciding, but I promise everybody that I'm really grateful for getting such a big follower base ( I think that's how you say it?) And so many people interacting with my blog.

I'm really sorry for rambling. I sometimes get driven away when I write fast my apologies😭 but anyway, there has been one thing on my mind for the few weeks and that is trying for an attempt. I know i should probably not share that with my followers but i just need to get that off my chest, i really enjoy tumblr and my fandom and its probably a stupid idea to try to attempt, but i will try to heal as quickly as possible and try to get a more brighter perspective:)

If i do one day stop posting on tumblr, then im really sorry for not being able to stop the thoughts in my head.

This is probably really cringe and weird to read, hell even im cringing a little bit writing this because of the constantly repeating of words but i will say it again, this is just some rambling i needed to get of my chest, but i hope everybodys feeling great!

And that i may begin posting again after a little bit more time? Yea idk😅 but the one last thing i want to say is

If you could comment on this small ramble, possibly like it or share it I would be really grateful:))

LOOOOVEEEE EVERYBODY MWAH💋❤️

-Ashthesalamipiece:)

[hauntingjasper]

Chuuiickensnek (+headcanon design for Vinny)

[robygoonn2]

me remembering that the TSP fandom was a thing even before Ultra Deluxe

[bayetea]

I think it's really annoying that leo has completely falsified memories of jason too and this is barely acknowledged in the books

[transryanguzman]

Can I ask what it was that changed your mind? Or was it more than one thing? I'm so curious because I suspect a lot more people are about to as well...

well, idk a lot of things. like, mostly i've always been a Buddie First person. Like it was really the ship that got me into fandom, and I've always suspected there was a chance we'd get canon buddie in the end (i think at the lowest end of the scale, i was giving it a 50/50 shot and never less than that). i didn't mind tommy at all, and i even liked the pairing and enjoyed buddietommy AND i actually enjoy eddietommy as well (i actually think it's my favorite of the Tommy Ships and I have some friends that write really really great eddietommy fics that i definitely will still read).

i honestly have had some mixed opinions about all of the fandom drama type stuff - like i have people blocked on both sides who said things that didn't sit right with me so it's not so much that. i mostly tried and still try very hard to keep out of That Part of it because I just don't see any reason. There are always gonna be shitty people in all parts of any fandom I don't particularly see any reason to single out an entire shipbase for the actions of a handful of people who don't have lines or understand that harassing real people over fake ships is wrong.

after confessions, i think bt just didn't really hit the same for me maybe? like i was sad for a minute and i thought i might miss tommy as a character, but in the end i barely even noticed all that much, and the break up was kind of like eh, for me. like i liked it for what it was and then it was done. not to mention, in general, there was a lot of negativity and just downerism over there anyway - suddenly everyone hated the show and Had Never Liked It To Begin With and it had Always Been Bad. Half of the BT fans were like Oliver is a Horrible Diva Who Just Wants Attention. Tommy/Lou got me in teh divorce. Etc etc. It was kind of a nightmare and just sucked the fun out of everything for me, personally. I don't begrudge anyone it didn't do that for. Everyone should have fun in fandom the way they choose, but that's not fun for me.

And then 8x09 happened and it just felt like buddie happening was imminent and i got really excited because that's legit what i've always wanted (and was never quiet about! i never denied it! i always said it was what i wanted!), and i followed some more buddie shippers and just got more and more excited after that ep.

and then i started to lose followers/mutuals lmao. like it started with one person and some vague posts about people being delusional, and then i just decided i didn't care. and then i got an anon asks telling me i was "hanging out with toxic buddies" and they were "ashamed we were ever mutuals" and i was like ah i see this is what it's gonna be like. i am just posting about the ship i like the most and being excited and whimsical and clowning about it with some friends and this is what happens. so i just decided i didn't care anymore and really embraced it.

because to be honest, i'd rather be a ridiculous delusional buddie shipper than the kind of person who unfollows and blocks their friends because they like another ship better, and i think after last week's episode i'm just fully all in and i didn't really love the way tommy acted about all the eddie stuff anyway (like i really really thought making a celebratory claim about the man you're trying to get back together with's best friend who you KNOW he has a really deep relationship with is a dick move), so i just. idk. and i've found that buddie fandom has been more of a fun and positive experience.

and i'm sure there will be people here who won't like me because i was on that side of the fandom for a long time and because there's a part of me that definitely still finds tommy interesting as a character, even though i don't want him dating buck at all anymore, and that's fine too, but i am fully all in on buddie now. it's what i want to see. some of it has to do with fandom, but most of it has to do with actual canon and the fact that it's always what i wanted, and it was just fun enjoying buck kissing a boy for a while, but now i feel like it's time for him to be kissing THE boy, ya know? like tommy helped him get here, but eddie is his person. like really for real his person, and i won't apologize or feel bad for feeling that way and thinking that's what the text is telling me.

IDK if any of that makes sense. I just hope I don't lose any buddie followers for any of what I'm saying. lmfao

did that even answer your question?

[shattered-eluvian]

man... I love dragon age.

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

So, Book of Bill, huh?

[cookinguptales]

I'm planning on drinking boozy hot chocolate and bingeing s6 of wwdits tonight once the sun goes down. I probably won't put most of my liveblogging in the main tags (they probably don't need the additional spam rn) but I'll probably use my usual "nandermo tag"/"wwdits tag" combo if you want to block it.

in that weird place where I didn't particularly enjoy a lot of s5 but I still have mild hopes for s6 and I do feel a compulsion to watch the (apparently very complicated) ending live tomorrow. for old time's sake.

[pardonmydelays]

a little reminder for everyone: fandoms can be dangerously toxic sometimes and if you ever feel like being in this environment affects your mental health, it's totally ok to step back

[ventricide]

my hyperfixation on interloper is kinda fading but interestingly enough i'm still laser focused on my au

[marshbarks]

this is smth thats not gonna make sense to most ppl who follow me but 'm Thinking again so tag rambly

[generic-enthusiast]

so for the longest time i've had this idea for a soulmate au that idk if it's a thing, but rather than someone's first words bc as a demiromantic being i could never, you have the most important words someone will say to you tattooed on you. and you can have more than one and there's no indicator of what kinda relationship it's going to be, you can freely choose that, it's just sorta something that says "the person that says this to you? yeah, they're a keeper"

[svtskneecaps]

so what i'm putting together from osmosis and the wonderful livebloggers and the incredible arkanis english updates account is something like this

Prefeito Jota: Hello, I'd like to hire you to investigate what happened in my city/island(?)!

Bagi, who was previously "invited" to a mysterious island/city by its elected official, subsequently trapped on the mysterious island/city, investigated the deep mysterious history of the island/city, came to no conclusions, found her brother after years of searching, was separated once again from her brother, gained and lost an adopted daughter (possibly to being kidnapped by the island government, which was evil), gained and lost a demon fiancée (possibly to being dragged back to hell, so there's no way to find her), gained and lost a close demon friend to dubious circumstance (did he die for his children? is he with skeppy in the gas station?), and has had an unknown amount of time to process and/or suppress all of this: Sure! :D

[teh-nos]

loki/william rufus fic, where bill explains that as the second son he has inherited england while big brother bob only got the duchy of normandy, ha ha ha.