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Fear the Daycare attendants all you like, but say one mean word to their faces and their handler will swoop in at a moments notice with a silent rage fueled by the many months of mental and emotional rehabilitation these three went through to ensure they could handle being re-released to the public.
Fazbear Entertainment might turn a blind eye to the animatronic rights movements that their highly specialized world renowned technology is absolutely a contribution towards, but this stout little animatronic handler didnāt pour their blood sweat and tears into helping rebuild these botsā self confidence from the ground up every single day, for over half a year, to just let some entitled prick try and stomp over all the boys hardwork and progress at the drop of the hat.
Faz.Co can deal with the consequences of letting their two most expensive animatronics bond to one specific emotional support human whose made of like 70% protective feral rage at any given moment.
A good fit for the daycare, to be sure, but also a solid reminder that humans are just as capable of being the danger so many others label animatronics to be. (Moon is holding onto their handler for a reason, you know.)
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#daycare attendant fnaf#dca fandom#moon fnaf#sun fnaf#fnaf comic#dca fnaf#idk which tags are main tags still but have another comic!#luka draws#the dca brainrot remains strong lol#i have read. so many fics the past few months#and had i the time-a few of my own ideas would have also been written. had an entire fic plotted for mermay#but for now all i can manage are simple comic strips unfortunately ;;#y/n in this au absolutely can and will attempt to throttle people when pushed far enough. moon holding y/n is just as much for his comfort-#-as it is for y/nās /safety./#y/n is a caretakers worst nightmare otherwise. a feral kitten that has stolent their cold mechanical hearts#except they are well aware that this feral kitten is more of a feral cat willing to throw themselves headfirst into danger to protecc them
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#beepo tag#just messing around. this is from years ago one of the first times I recorded in a car in a relatives driveway because#i couldnt find any other quiet place to go where epople couldnt hear me#i think this was just a quick sample to see the sound and stuff like if there was any echoĀ or anything or weird#noises because i think it was raining or something too?? idk#another old thing I found (like the 'maman need to koos' thing) in a folder from forever ago#titled 'gooble recordingh'#a silly snippet from the ancient past#also one of the things where i used to make my voice sillier to try and differentiate it more so it sounded like an actual group of like#multiple people singing together. which is why the main one that starts sounds kind of more like.. idk.. not 'preppy' but more of a#higher brighter kind of thing than usual. and that one low voice sounds comically like someone doing an impression of a deep voice#I have a few other things on my computer from around that time where it's not a group of people singing but is like.. people talking??#because its still so cool to me that computers allow you the ability to record one thing and then record another layer on top of it#with you kind of interacting with what you just recorded or etc.#whether thats adding multiple harmonies that all sound different in a song. or like. having a group of people with all different#accents and vocal tones chanting the same words. or some people saying stuff and then other people responding to it etc.#ANYWAY. i used to make the differences almost goofily pronounced to try and have every voice sound a little unique like they were#all different people and not just me singing over myself. because I would also do these like long 5 minute ''conversations'' where#it's literally just a group talking about something (maybe theyre all in a club and they're reacting to recent news about club members)#because I liked to talk in different accents and make it like I was having conversations with myself. and they all of course feature moments#of people talking over each other or arguing or fighting because i thought it was SO cool that I could use The Power Of Technology#to talk over myself in a realistc conversational style or etc. lol#I also really feel like I must have posted this somewhere already?? but I looked for it and I guess not so.. here
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On Saturday, I've seen the second Venom movie. I'm so confused about Symbrock canonicity. shipping wiki says they're canon in the movies, but that feels ambiguous to me, semi-canon at most. One of the mods there even told me a while back strong implication isn't enough to declare a ship canon, so... IDK. I've seen other sources say they're only canon in some comics.
I mean, the Czech translation de-gayed it even more - "I love you" turns to "MĆ”m tÄ rĆ”d" which is more of an "I like you", commonly used platonically, I don't remember Dan saying they need couples' counseling...
On that note, as the youths would say "If you don't like Dan, you're an opp"
There's enough guys out there who leave their wives over inconveniences. Then there's Dan, whose fianceƩ's ex keeps on crashing into their life, he has an alien symbiote in him, and Dan isn't afraid his fianceƩ will leave him, he's genuinely worried about the ex and treats him nothing but kindly, and when later, his fianceƩ is kidnapped by another, evil alien, he still doesn't dip. He goes to where they took her, and LIGHTS THE ALIEN ON FIRE.
He might've not been able to free Venom from the rubble, but I don't recall him being a burden in any way, like Venom later called him. He always got out of way on his own in the fight.
And I'm glad Anne stayed with him. I'm the sort of girl who is always pissed on the behalf of the Hallmark-esque movie boyfriend/fiance of the female lead, who is a completely fine man and never did anything wrong, but he's just not as exciting and spontanous as the male lead and ends up getting cheated on, so me cheering on Dan isn't a surprise, but even my brother, who doesn't really care about this thing said he hopes Eddie and Anne don't end up together, because Dan is a cool guy and Anne shouldn't leave him just because the main guy also wants her.
Note - I sometimes say ships that have many fics about them but very few with "OTP: true" filter on have "chronic side ship syndrome". And dude, I haven't seen true chronic side ship syndrome until Anne/Dan. I've seen 63 fics turn to eight, that's nothing. Over THREE HUNDRED fics turn to TEN, if you apply OTP: true to the Anne Weying/Dan Lewis tag. And several of the fics there aren't even about them! The fate of being a cute canonical side ship, I guess.
Anyways, I'll probably go to see the third movie. I'm sad we most likely won't get clear, not just implied, canon Symbrock in it, because we have to market in like, Russia and China, am I right, but what we have is enough for me to feel justified in calling them a couple, even if it's not spoken aloud.
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I saw in the tags you mentioned spideypool fic recs š I'm listening
breaking the DC streak to go to Marvel because fun fact I've been into DC for six months and into Marvel comics for eight years so
anyway a majority of my spideypool bookmarks are from 2015 and I have no idea if most of them are any good which is an interesting problem to have but I still have a solid list for y'all
Say Anything...Except That - I was following this from the first chapter and I'm now mutuals with the author which was very fanboy moment for me (if you're seeing this, hi!). it has a lot of old school fanfiction.net quirks to it which might be a bit difficult to swallow if you've only been reading fic for a few years, but honestly I think this fic is really good and holds up to this day. it's been a while since I read it last but iirc Deadpool has to protect Spider-Man or Peter from assassination attempts and there's a lot of pining involved. also mattfoggy ended up having a nice arc because this was 2015 and Daredevil had just aired (this is technically incomplete there's one chapter left but if I had to reread it multiple times when there were only like ten chapters you can handle it)
under attack - more fics by people who are wayyy too cool to have followed me back and yet somehow did? anyway this is part of stackthedeck's team red slash series (ELITE ship fyi) but this one is spideypool focused and has some nice fluff. fighting as flirting idk what else to say it's golden
#NoPlaceLikeHome - do y'all know ask-spiderpool? you should it's one of the best blogs on this damn website and a must-read for spideypool shippers. anyway this is that version of spideypool's first time together which is cute :D short and sweet basically. sciderman has a lot of fics for the spiderman fandom in general and their ask-spiderpool au in particular and they're all worth reading
Dissonance - another longfic that took half a decade to write about deadpool protecting spider-man from harm. I actually don't know why this trope is so good peter really can defend himself but there you go
Perfect Enough - ohm y gOD this fic series is so good. this au hinges on such a tiny difference in peter's history but it makes ALL the difference. anyway in this world basically nobody has a functional secret identity anymore except for spider-man. meanwhile, wade wilson and peter parker start dating. so much plot, two separate longfics each around 140k, good luck this CONSUMED my life
speaking of consumed, rippling - this is part of a series called Into the Multiverse and is based on the Spiderverse film so it's Peter B. which I LOVE (spideybpool FUCKS). the series spun out of the authors' other series and it is, in fact, a pain to read the main entries in the series without reading the other serieses which means that I did spend two weeks doing little to nothing except reading deniigiq's work, but a. it was worth b. this one can be read as a standalone! wade jumps in front of a bullet for peter b and he angsts about it I love it
finally ahem speaking of Peter B, did you know I've been writing spideypool fic since 2015 and I wrote one specifically for spiderverse? I'm a mess (but I'm the mess that you wanted) is really a mix of spiderverse and comic canon like, five years into the future, and deals mostly with like, depression and suicidal ideation on Peter's behalf, but hey there's also a plot AND a happy polyam ending which, what else could you want really
anyway sorry the list isn't longer I didn't bookmark so many of my favorite spideypool fics and now they're lost in the void forever :/
#my team red or defenders folder is massive but so much of it is just daredevil#randomly I have five separate fics saved for jessica jones/matt murdock and I don't even know their ship name#anyway I accidentally clicked post instead of schedule so have fun with this like three hours earlier than intended#spideypool#spideybpool#marvel#marvel comics#spiderverse#fic recs#marvel fic#gail speaks#ask#anonymous
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You've convinced me. How would one get into Mad T Party?
Oh goodness where do I begin!!! LONG POST AHEAD!!!! Ok soooo I have some posts tagged as #mad t fandom lore thanks to @spikrock and @hattersgirlalice for giving me the inspiration to start this whole rabbit hole of nostalgia lol which showcases the basic general info of the mtp band performer's nicknames and noteworthy moments in the fandom (mostly gifs of the band that altered the fandom in some way, and fanart from the captains)
U can watch all the videos of the band performing on YouTube (There's numerous sources but I personally like to watch Nick Turchens playlist another place to find vids of T are just random clips here on Tumblr)
The OG Captains from what I can personally remember were @briannacherrygarcia she was THE ARTIST! she made the majority of the fanart headcanons for the fandom along with Storywhisper who wrote fanfics! (unfortunately they're deactivated and it still makes me sad I wanted to reread all their fics to freshen up on the lore but alas they are lost in the void somewhere as far as I know if anybody has links saved uhhhh help a girl out š)
There's many other talented fanfic authors and fan-artists!!! Gifs and Photography were a HUGE part of the fandom! People would make reaction gifs out of any and everything! Alot of shippy moments that were captured by these talented peeps made us all go feral EVERY SINGLE. TIME. BCUZ THEY WERE OUR ONLY REFERENCE FOR CANON CHARACTERIZATION STUFF.
@briannacherrygarcia (she always ate and left no crumbsš„š„š„ absolutely iconic queenš
a freaking art legend for any Alice in wonderland fan)
@cogitaeworks / @cogitae (they are godtier ohh m y godd fucking gorgeous artworks I swear)
Here is a list of all the blogs I've hunted down here on Tumblr to rummage thru for anything Mad T related, u don't have to follow all of these peeps a good majority of them especially on the lower half are inactive, and lower half is mostly just reblogs from other blogs maybe we can find eachother and form a lil T renaissance I'm just desperate for any MTP crumbs from this ancient ruin of a fandom lost to time
@elrohare is still active, they don't write fics as recently but thier old fics r one of the only main references I still use for MTP fics character arcs and lore so far
@rockingthemadtparty @oldeststoryintheuniverse @madtpartymisadventures @mishydraws @capnhap @artbymaryc @cheshire-kitten @nodamikimischief @fannishflightsoffancy @trekkiebeth @marchmousekits @drinkmebar-blog @tevlek @mgmpluto @allpackedforadventure @its-maddhatterfan @glindyupland @thackery-earwicket @t-party-madness @nemo-in-wonderland @marchmouse @zintk @allpackedforadventure @mrsmarchhare @thatrandomartistjavi @xsunnysoftx @illuminatilovesyou @fandom-hell-ferrylass @writegeist-muse @midnightwriterkay @littleivyfaery-blog @inuitakumi @queerasian-blog @mrchmouse-blog @burrwabbits @thacky-earwicket
(Put an F in the chat for @storywhisper š¢ they're not dead as far as I know but their blog is totally gone from Tumblr and I can't find any of their fics ššš)
If u wanna get to know more about the performers outside of the band, as in irl, they have social medias on YouTube and TikToks. I'm still a little iffy on sharing the irl identities for new fans cuz the whole character integrity thing at Disney AND ALL THE OG FANS REMEMBER ALL THE DRAMA ABOUT THIS TYPE OF STUFF IYKYK First I would have to get consent from a trusted source who can confirm that they are ok with fans knowing thier identity outside of T. Y'all gotta be respectful this time frfr šš
And not to toot my own horn but I've made a few MTP fanarts recently tagged in #myart and I'm in the middle of making my own Mad T Party Universe. Taking inspiration from multiple headcanons and performances from the fandom and combining them all together in a multi chapter art/comic thing??? IDK I'm not a writer but imma just post art pieces here and there with lore sprinkled in or something low-key if anybody wants to help me write it I'd totally appreciate it cuz how the hell do authors DO THIS ALL THE TIME šš© y'all are troopers for keeping all these random facts and characters in ur head all the damn timeš and the audacity to have it in a linear timeline?? Organization???never heard of her!
Soooo yeaaaaa just look at my tag #mad t fandom lore for the basics, devour all of Briannacherrygarcia's masterpieces, watch the YouTube vids, follow some of the blogs, and maybe follow me as well since I'm rebooting this fandom apparently. Cringe is dead and I'm the grim fucking reaper.
FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS IF U HAVE ANY! Or if u wanna discuss shippy stuff ššš
Btw this has absolutely nothing to do with MTP but high-key I LOVE ur url bcuz I'm actually a Neo-Pagan Persephone devotee sooo the whole pomegranate thing is just *chefs kiss* āØblessed be fellow warlock/witchāØ
#sorry this is super long its probably just gonna be used as a reference for myself aswell#mad t party band#mad t party#mtp#mad t fandom#mad t fandom lore#mtp hatter#mtp tarrant#mtp march hare#mtp thackery#mtp dormouse#mtp mally#mtp chesire#mtp caterpillar#mtp absolem#mtp alice#mtp mad hatter
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okay okay okay ima have to explain a loooot then šš BIG SPOILER ALERT THO!!!!! (donāt put this in the jason tags or anything just in case bestie)
so first about this current hook up, i literally get you 100% iām not a big fan of most jason ships like heās most of the times written so ooc to fit in (also does not belong with anyone but me but thatās besides the point). overall thereās literally nothing going on with that girl (the comic is called red hood: the hill btw), they met minutes prior at jasonās housewarming party, they flirted like 2 lines, and in this preview theyāre making out while jasonās best friend is in danger (so itās basically not gonna end up being good for jason anyway),,, based on the sollicitations for the next issues of this mini comic, itās mainly gonna be focused on jasonās and his best friendās vigilantism activities, so like i said: big doubts on this hook up turning out to be anything more, and to further point out this, in the first issue of this mini, jason is clear that he does not plan to stay in that part of gotham and heās just here to visit his friend and help. now i just want to let you know that based on the this miniās writerās latest interview, it sounds like he doesnāt know jasonās character very well, and plans to just make him another case of making him question all his morals for the sake of his relationship with bruce. so iām not particularly hyped much for the rest of this story but weāll just have to see.
now for artemis, and hereās when things get a bit messy, i already mentioned that this mini is set to be 3 years ago, and thatās because this is actually a direct follow up to the red hood and the outlaws comic. after joker war ended and the outlaws split up, red hood was supposed to continue solo and he got a new writer (the one currently writing this mini) who introduced brand new characters for him. why is it coming out now? well first of all, it was cancelled back in 2020 because dc had this big alternate universe event scheduled for the first months of 2021: future state. they basically put on hold allllll the comics that were on the main timeline. and so this comic (which at that time was called red hood issue #51 and #52) was put to a hold. after this event ended, practically all the comics were picked up again or new ones were made, except this one. why? well because itās dc and if thereās one thing you should know about dc is that they absolutely hate jason todd at their worst, and at their best they just donāt care about him and shove him here and there. so thatās what happened, he was shoved into a batfamily event (as always) where his relationship with bruce was once again the topic and ended horribly for him (sparing the details because i chose to ignore most of this shit they put him through). and after that, a new comic came, and another one, and that āred hoodā solo comic was completely forgotten about and left as an open arc with no closer. so iām guessing that the writer had kept some pressure on dc to continue his story and was granted a 6 mini series to get it over with. so here we are now, getting this mini story that has happened right after jason and artemis fucked and decided to both take their own separate ways (they havenāt been together nor interacted in canon since 2020, yet theyāre still the most popular jason ship š), and currently artemis is under the wonder woman editorial and had a little cameo in batman the brave and the bold, other than that we donāt see of her much :((( (yes, jason is hooking with this new girl literally days/weeks after he did with artemis with whom he had a lonnnng situationship šššššššššššš idk what to say i swear)
now to conclude this, if jason 3 years ago was hooking up with a stranger in his new apartments, where is he now? well heās in main gotham with the batfamily, his last appearance was the gotham war (horrible horrible horrible event that served no purpose and just completely destroyed his character for no reason) where he basically got lobotomized by bruce so that everytime he gets a rush of adrenaline he gets so scared that he canāt do shit, and then he was āfixedā by joker toxin,,, and beast world (he was an adorable wolf yes it sounds really weird but he was adorable so thatās all that matters), the last look of him in the main canon is in batman #145 which came out earlier this week and heās well, a punching bag as usual, no one but the batfam with him, still horrible characterization but thatās nothing new, dc does not care about jason enough to actually give him anything thatās good or anyone that will actually put effort into his story so we just have to take what we have and twist it into our own little thing ig,,,, this was a lonnnnng explanation but it was just to put everything into context sorryš some fans. got overly excited with the previews which ig good for them and everything but yeah sheās not his gf back then (so far) and certainly not currently,, anyway mwah much love and i love your writing š«¶š»š«¶š»š«¶š»
i read this ENTIRE thing the minute you sent it in nonnie i just got distracted by my mom and forgot to respond.
ig jasonās in his slut era, i guess heās feeling a little whore-ish lately. good on him for rebounding after artemis (my eyes twitching and iām on the floor sobbing)
thank u for this rundown of everything going on bc i havenāt gotten around to reading that outlaws run yet or gotham war. even tho i knew what happened in gotham war bc it was all over tumblr and. oh my god. WHY DID THEY DO THAT TO HIM šššš just so sick like theyāre genuinely out to get him itās so nasty. free my man!!!!
itās so crazy that dc treats him like this bc thereās so much they can do with his character and they justā¦choose not to? itās so weird to me bc if his story was in my hands it would be so epic.
iām so glad you enjoy my writing, sorry i havenāt been putting anything out tho š i hope to start again soon!
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Well dang :V
1: What was the first episode youāve seen? Episode 1 because I intentionally looked for the show to watch it after seeing clips of it online.
2: Whatās your favorite episode? Episode 1. It's one of my favorite first episodes of a show ever and I really like how well it introduces everything. I love other episodes of the show of course I just think the first episode did a great job and should get more praise for that!
3: Favorite Irken? I like the main character a lot but if I had to choose a second favorite uhhh the Tallests as 1 entity I can't choose one over the other
4: Favorite Human? I like the other main character a lot also but as a second Professor Membrane bc he's funny and I had a mental image of him before watching the show
5: Favorite Other Race? There aren't really a lot of those to pick from :V
6: Any fan characters? Yesssss a few but this particular one I made several comics about
7: Favorite fanfiction? It's NSFW and I haven't actually finished the full series because it's long and I suck at reading! I might consider linking it at another point :V Favorite bc I took some inspiration from it for Est and I enjoy NSFW fics lol.
8: Favorite fanart?
I've got a few really inspirational ones on my computer! I recently made a long comment on the Irken propoganda poster fanart (and made my own fanart based off of it), I like the Corrupted Data 99% one (and made my own fanart based off of it), I like this sketch dump of Tallest Zims bc it's cool and bc of the comment "all I do is lie to myself" which I quote all the time now, this FnF song video that I keep trying to do a full version of because the OP said I could but haven't gotten around to it yet, and a bunch more I don't feel like tracking down lol.
9: Do you write for the fandom? Well I make comics but for fanfiction I've made one, short ZaDr fic but in character somehow
10: Do you draw for the fandom? Yes, here's my art tag for this blog and here's my askblog
11: Would you be scared if Jhonen found your art/fanfics/blog? I've watched his Twitch streams (he might still be doing that every Monday?) and sometimes when he searches stuff up he ends up scrolling past fanart and doesn't acknowledge it lol. So not really, he's not as mean a guy as the fandom seems to demonize him wrongly as. I actually think meeting him would be pretty cool!
12: Do you like pairings? If so, which? I mean aside from ZaDr I like RaPr and basically am open to any if ppl write it in a way I like. Those two I just enjoy in particular.
13: Do you believe there are any canon pairings? Like, intended by the writers? I don't remember any prominent characters dating canonically no lol.
14: OTP? ZaDr. I watched episode 1 and shipped it immedietely after their first interaction XD If that's not a "One True Pairing" I'm not sure what is.
15: Favorite enemies? (Tak and Zim or Zim and Dibā¦ etc) Does enemies to lovers count? Idk I am more of a HELPLESS ROMANTIC type I am only into enemies if it's charged in some way XD Otherwise it sticks out to me less so nothing really comes to mind that easily.
16: Favorite Tallest of the four? I can't choose Red or Purple it changes every day! I like Miyuki and Spork but come on they don't have that much screentime and Red and Purple have far more changes to be funny lol
17: Favorite thing about Invader Zim? ADHD and artstyle
18: Least favorite thing about Invader Zim? that's hard. Even when the show disturbs me I take it as a positive. Uhhh. when ppl in the fandom are judgemental about other people's headcanons in a mean way lol
19: Do you have any blocked tags, relating to the fandom? probably but finding out would mean I'd have to look through my blocked tags! I frequently block people though.
20: Do you ever do crossovers? I had some Gravity Falls crossover sketches back in 2021, and I've done a few crossovers between characters in my own discord servers sometimes, but nothing large/prominent.
...Unless crossovers between zim askblogs count.
21: Any parts of show that actually scare you? Probably not scare but definitely disturb me. I'd need to rewatch it to remember.
22: Any parts of the fandom that actually scare you? I'm very sensitive as a person and have anxiety so people scare me easily!
23: Part that made you laugh the hardestā¦ I'd need to go clip hunting for that! Good news though I recorded myself watching IZ with a friend in 2021 and am slowly editing the clips so I'll find out eventually.
24: Part that you could relate toā¦ Zim very ADHD
25: Least favorite episode? I like all the episodes and I see grossing me out as a bonus bc rarely do things disturb me and it means that it succeeded but uhhhhhh I mean least likely to rewatch probably rise of the zitboy lol
26: Least favorite scene? Sometimes there's fatphobia in the show and that sucks :V
27: Do you like G.I.R.? YES I don't draw him as often as other characters but if you look around my askblog he makes it into tons of the posts lol
28: If you could be anyone from the show, you would chooseā¦.. Trying to send me to hell??? Rude.
29: Are the Tallest intelligent or not? Yeah they just don't care lol
30: What do you think an Irkens blood color is? I like it when it's either pink or matches their eye color. I want a rainbow blood smear of irkens after war. imagine it.
31: If you could write an episode, what would happen? I've thought of several fake episode scripts, like where Dib gets suspended for pushing Zim at school and goes to a better nicer school, then ends up back at normal school at the end of the episode because the world is built to hurt Dib, or an episode where Zim gets stuck in his elevator and can't get out bc his PAK legs are too long and his rockets are useless and GIR is useless.
If I could write an episode though it'd probably end up being gay shit tho ngl
32: If all the voice actors and artists were different, would you still want Invader Zim to come back? Well if the writers are the same... hmm, though a lot of what was good about IZ was the synnergy between all the writers, artists, and VAs, like Rikki who voiced GIR also being a background artist, and somehow a bunch of these ppl are still friends 20 years later.
I think it'd be fun to see it even if they totally and completely fuck it up though because then the fandom would tear it apart and it'd be funny
33: Do you consider any of the characters your ābabiesā? Depends on the day but I do love random navigator drone from Florpus. Baby bc Evv is totally based off of them XD Adopted!
34: Do you have any fancharacters that are the result of two canon characters getting together? Fankids? I'd say Wur, even though it's not Dib's biological kid he's still its dad XD
35: If you could meet any of the characters, who would it be and what would you say? Dib's insufferable but I think he just wants someone to listen to him lol
36: If you could meet any of the voice actors, who would it be and what would you say? Probably Richard bc I've seen lots of interviews with him and he just seems really friendly and nice to talk to!
37: Other than Zim, who is your favorite Irken Invader? Damn :V Well we don't really get to meet the other invaders much, do we? Like it's either Skoodge or you just REALLY like a background character lol
38: Professor Membrane: a good daddy or a neglectful cold father? I'd like him to be good but yk all the times he's good it could just be argued it's because his kids are science experiments XD When I write him he's neglectful and cold but more on accident than intentional abuse. He wants the best for his kids but he's just not equipped to deal with their emotions.
39: Favorite quote? I'd need to rewatch the show there's too many good ones lol
40: Zimās taken over the planetā¦ Now what? Calls the Tallests to tell them about it and they're like..... We're not flying over there!!! Uh... we told you to watch it not take it over!!! uhhhh whatever, good job [disconnects].
Zim would have his fun being king for a day then things get back to normal by the end of the episode lol
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I still havenāt finished reading everything you wrote on the mystical forest, but I love the concept and will surely read everything you create on it.
As for my question, I just arrived at the part where Sophiaās brother learned she is most likely going to be the next ruler over the forest and I got thinking. If she gets to be the next ruler I would believe she would end up giving some freedoms to Yonah when it happens on the distant future, one of which being able to take vacations from his evil wizard job so he could leave the forest once in a while.
And that got me to another little devious thought of Yonah going in one of such vacations on the far away future and encountering some of the thiefās he previously ate on his journey, which would lead to them thinking he wanted another taste, before he explained he wouldnāt eat anyone when he wasnāt on his āevil wizardā role, also, they would be way older and wiser as to not spread word of the giant and how he would let them scape to others. Yonah might even find some who would agree to giving another taste or even to be a little snack in exchange of a healing potion or something.
Anyways, this is just me getting too exited over this story and creating some fics on my head, but would love to see this in your wetting if you ever feel like it! I just love the way you write.
Also, it really is comical that Sophia has a higher body count than Yonah on writing, when we know itās actually the opposite. It just is really funny in my head.
AHHHHH IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY YOU ARE LOVING MY STORIES!!! Warms my heart. makes it all worth it. By the way: you are free to write fanfiction. You would not be the first one to do so. toss in your own OCs even, my world is a sandbox for anyone to play in. dig holes, build castles, make mud. Or just keep tossing out the ideas to me. i never tire of hearing them, though as a grad student i have little time to write >.<
So! about King Sophia: I actually wrote a post-main storyline short so unless i failed to properly tag that, you'll read it eventually. Also i need to find the post but i KNOW i posted Yonah's contract with king ben. idk why i cant find it. here's the google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LBv5yCWyIanLrWLrUgWQUfa2kXLzdM8P/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106643572354206944350&rtpof=true&sd=true
As the contract states: Yonah's "employment" ends with either his death or king ben's. You can guess which condition is met XD in that INSTANT yonah's tether to the tower is gone, he is no longer contractually obligated to be the evil giant/wizard.
He becomes sophia's second in command and chief royal wizard.
I also did a funny comic with King Sophia once: LINK
i hecking LOVE your idea however yonah is an ASS and he WILL eat thieves again even if he's not an "evil giant" anymore he loved being evil and being evil suits him so he keeps some of those tendencies. Though he wouldnt eat every thief he meets again, and writing a story where he meets a previous thief and doesnt eat them again would be very fun too! I copy and pasted your idea into my MW idea/prompts google document.
[also just so you know, according to AO3, and keep in mind I have not posted all of MW to AO3 bc i just... missed some... i gotta fix that... but according to AO3 there are 215,577 words and 34 stories (with many of the thief stories being counted as one story with many chapters...) so yeah not surprised you havent read ALL OF IT]
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Could you please do a fanfic for a male version of Yandere! Lady Dimitrescu (from Resident Evil Village game) with the reader.
I really like the Resident Evil franchise but I'm too lazy to know what the hell is happening in the older games XD I'm so sorry about that-
I loved watching playthroughs of Resident Evil Village (can't buy the game ;-;), but I felt like it was a bit empty, idk- I felt like the lords weren't really explored enough.
Also the Duke is the best husbando in the whole game- Fight me! >:3
TW/Tags: GN = Gender Neutral, I normally forget to properly name it when it's gender neutral, most of the time I just say "reader" // maybe ooc // lazy genderbent, I'm terrible with names // size difference // servant reader // mentions of gore/cuts/bruises/blood and deaths (and torture- I'm so sorry-) // reader gets hurt // mentions of vomiting
It's Dinner Already [Yandere!M!Dimitrescu x GN!Reader - Short Fanfiction]
It's dinner time already, unfortunately for you, of course.
It feels almost like a routine at this point- Which in a way, it is! You always take care of your tasks during the day, while dreading the inevitable time for dinner to arrive again.
Everyday, at this exact same hour, you and the other servants would prepare a meal for Lord Dimitrescu and his lovelyā¦ Sonsā¦
As someone who has started "working" for their family only a month ago, you can positively say: Starving in the cold woods next to your village would have probably been a more merciful death than the ones you have witnessed at this place. You weren't as accustomed to such brutal executions at your village, actually you hardly even witnessed so much death, at least not so up close.
When you came here, you didn't expect to be instantly comforted and treated with respect- You were a commoner looking for an possibility to thrive in a noble's house, you were basically an easy target for any entitled selfish lord to easily belittle you and make you work for them until your hands would turn to dust. Yet nothing could have prepared you for such an odd situation.
Vampires. Monsters. Fiends if you were bold enough to insult them. You weren't exactly welcomed as much as you were snatched in and now forever trapped inside this castle. You can still hear their laughterā¦ Their insane expressions of pure glee, the way they have bursted into maliciously laughing at your pain as you screamed for help trying to open up their door again and be free from that nightmare.
The chase didn't last even a second, they stabbed your legs with their scythes and brought you deeper inside this hellhole, as you cried your eyeballs out. The sons had brought you back inside so their father could take a look at the "intruder".
An absolute titan amongst the mortals. His height was only a sick reminder of how much power he had over the castle, over his sons, and now- Over you.
He may not have been as massive as he was threatening as you remind him to be, but at the time you were just in awe of his height considering you have never seen someone as tall and as mighty.
Then again- You have never seen vampires as well. Were they the same vampires as the books you've read as a kid? You weren't so sure of itā¦
You were hoping that if you begged for life and for forgiveness for having disturbed their peace, that they could spare you and let you go back to your village. Sadly enough, you commented on how you were only trying to look for a job as a servant.
You probably shouldn't have given them ideas, but it's too late to think about your mistakes now, however.
The sons begged to see your blood spilled, yet Lord Dimitrescu was merciful enough to grant you your "wish", as he said.
It has been a month ever since you were trapped inside and forced to work as a miserable little servant, and even if you didn't suffer the worst forms of punishments that they had in-store for you, you couldn't help but fantasize about just running away and never turning back.
You're so tired of this castle, of the smell of carnage, of the undeserved and over the top punishments, and especially of the people who would subjugate you to such things.
But at last, it's dinner time already, and you can't keep them waiting.
You feel your hands shaking as you walk out of the kitchen and into the dining room where the masters of the castle were so graciously waiting for you. You know what they're waiting for- But you can't let them distract you, for those that commit accidents are faced with fates worse than death.
Although you would rather do this process quickly, you can't afford mistakes to happen, so you take your time to set not only their meal in front of each one but to also pour "wine" into their glasses. You do all of this without looking directly into their eyes, only bowing down to each one and saying "excuse me"s in what they would call a "decent tone", as the smell of their disgusting beverage starts to irritate your nostrils. If you didn't know the main ingredient to Sanguis Virgins is, you probably wouldn't have this immense disgust over it, but right now just the thought of it makes you want to gag.
Only villains could so easily drink blood, and still make a living out of it.
Your internal thoughts of pure hatred against this whole situation almost completely blinded you to the fact that they were eerily, very quiet.
ā¦.
On most nights they would be talking with each other while occasionally making comments about you or your presence. Obviously they were all pretty nasty comments that they somehow expected you to back it up in some way or another, it's when they try to insert you into their conversation that makes you hate this occasion so badly, but it normally ends as quickly as it begins.
But as you are pouring wine to Lord's Dimitrescu, you notice that they haven't said a single thing while you were there. You stop what you're doing as you realize that they were silently observing you this whole time, and as you look into their expressions you come to think that maybe you have messed up-
Somehow, in some way or form, you may have messed up- And the fact this mistake could cost your head only agitates your already very worried mind.
ā¦.
A small moment of silence continues before the middle son, Cassandro, starts to chuckle in an almost innocent way- As if he was a kid who just said a bad word for the first time- And as he bursts into sudden laughter, Daniel leans towards Bello and loudly whispers:
"- I told you, they do this every time." To which Bello only replied with:
"- It's almost like hypnosis in a way."
The three sons were mesmerized by your ability to trap yourself in your own mind. They're probably aware that you do this as a defensive mechanism but they still find it comical in a weird way. You feel yourself get more tense as you look up at Lord Dimitrescu and see him staring back at you, with an unreadable expression across his face.
Before you could come up with an excuse to whatever you may have caused to disturb their dinner, the Lord himself spoke.
"- How inappropriate. As my sons, you three should know better than to laugh at our servant's airheaded mind-"
And as he said that, their smiles begin to disappear and be replaced with frowns and a bit of shame as they become stiff at their father's words.
"- And how inappropriate of you, too. To be so distracted in the presence of your masters, that's quite rude don't you think?"
But as he continued their bodies begin to relax once again as they realize he wasn't focusing on them- He was focusing on you.
Words have completely disappeared from your vocabulary as you start to think that maybe you won't be able to see another day after their meal is over. You try to mumble some possible responses before getting interrupted by him once again.
"- It's very rude, so very rude in fact that I think we deserve some answers. What were you so distracted about? What were you thinking that could have possibly taken over your small little head?"
Right now, he was sounding a bit condescending, thankfully not as angry as he would have been with the other servants right about now. Every little mistake was used as excuses for punishments- And if you were walking on thin ice before, right now you are one-step closer to breaking this entire lake and getting yourself killed by the freezing temperatures of the water below you.
Thanks to your luck (or maybe lack thereof, depending on how you see this) Daniel came to "your rescue" by coming up with an excuse for you.
"- Maybe they were hungry." He said without any indications of it being a joke or a lie- As the youngest yet craziest of the bunch, he always had that weird "naive yet dangerous" energy coming from him. He was naive enough to make that statement when it's very clear that you actually despise being near them, but he still was a son of Dimitrescu.
You know better than to underestimate any of these people.
The Lord didn't seem completely convinced as he side eyed Daniel who was blissfully eating his meal without acknowledging his dad's glance or his brother's looks of disapproval.
Without a warning you were pulled closer by your wrist and forced into sitting next to the Lord, who made a sign for another servant to bring you your food. Thisā¦ Doesn't feel right at all, you're waiting for the worst to come yet you don't feel like you can ever prepare yourself enough for what they have in store.
"- M-My Lord- This isn't needed, I'm fine. I'll just continue my duties, if you can excuse me-" You plead, while trying to get up from your chair.
"- Oh but what host would I be if I didn't take better care of my guests? Poor thing, you must be starving if you can barely serve us wine-" And as his tone gets progressively more sarcastic and a bit louder, you can hear his sons snickering from the other side of the table, but you can't see them since you can't take your eyes away from him.
You're worried that if you look away for just one second, that you may not be able to see ever again.
"- It's so sad when one of our guests feels hungry- What's worse is when we are also very, very hungry."
"- Thirsty, even!"
"- Oh, I can feel my throat drying just at the thought of such misery!- Our dinner seems to be ruined."
You hear their whispers, you hear how they are clearly joking about this- How overly dramatic they're being over something so miniscule as you just- Ignoring them.
Let me remind you this is all because you refuse to look them in the eyes, that you refuse to give them any satisfaction for the heinous things they have done! You've seen so many people get hurt inside this castle only for their sick and twisted thirst and entertainment.
"- Indeed, my boys. My appetite is ruined, though dinner is not over yet-" Lord Dimitrescu spoke as he looked at his sons clearly enjoying your inevitable pain, but before he could continue he turns himself to you again, putting a hand on your arm and saying:
"- Wouldn't you agree?" Loud enough so that his sons could hear it, but soft enough to send the tiniest shivers down your spine.
"- ā¦!"
"- No, no- Please, not again!-" He wouldn't dare do this, would he??
But before you could react he had already done it, you barely noticed how fast he had grabbed that knife to slice your wrist- His hand firmly gripping your arm as he made a deep enough cut so that your blood could be easier to access.
It somehow hurts just as badly as the first time his sons have stabbed your ankles and dragged you across the floor- At least you're not bumping into things like before, and even if it's a deep cut it's not as big as it could be if he used his claws to actually do this.
Oh, oh those claws- You almost thought he would use them on youā¦ Those were something else. You can't remember exactly what happened, and why it happened, but you remember seeing him use those on another servant who may have crossed the line at some point.
Well "crossed the line"- More like "casually inconvenienced him". Lord Alcino may act like an incredibly high noble but he acts so childishly and in such an egotistical manner that you are surprised he can even have a castle like this in the first place! You don't remember what the servant has done to be so cruelly dismantled, but you don't doubt that it was for a stupid reason!
You miss that servant actually- Probably the only person who you actually talked with, and the first one to actually taught you how to do your jobā¦ You two could have been friends if he didn't intervene.
You briefly remember those moments before getting to experience the most weird sensation of all- Having your bloody cut be licked and sucked on. It hurts and it stings in a way that not only makes you want to cry but to also gag at the thought of you feeding this monster.
You refuse to look at him even in this scenario, you refuse to see him feeding off your bloodā¦ Sometimes you wish you were just as poisonous as some species of frogs, poisonous enough to make his mouth burn so he can experience a fraction of the pain he causes to others.
You tried fleeting away, you tried getting up and moving away but his grip on your arm only helped you in getting closer to him- You have your eyes closed as your only option is to cry and muffle your agony.
But as always, he is not satisfied with you just ignoring him. This was supposed to be a lesson, yet you're clearly avoiding your teacher as best as you can- But not today, little flower, you're not getting out of this so easily.
This is the first time he ever got to really taste your blood, as normally you would be behind the other servants while trying to learn how to please him, the only moments where he gets to see you is when it's dinner time, but oh- You're just so cruel!
Escaping inside your own little head while he has to content himself with just your image. Your presence is very much appreciated around this hour, little one-
He has noticed this before, of course, but it was only when he noticed his son's curiosity over the way you behave around them that made him organize this little trap. He didn't have everything planned actually, his plan only involved getting to this moment no matter what- And oh boy, has luck been on his side!
Your blood tastes better than expected of a commoner, your delicate and fearful whines of pain are just as delightful but what really gets him is this tough persona you try to convince everyone you have- You despise him, and it's clear to see why- But he knows his charms will probably work on you one way or the other.
He gripped your face trying to make sure you'll get to him in the eyes as he has a taste of you. Absolutely delicious, especially after you so gracefully "ruined" their dinner.
His sons were just watching as they continued to drink from their crimson glasses. They were just enjoying the show, as everything seems to easily amuse them- Their father was just showcasing how they were so much better than the common folk, and they have no other option but to take notes and to remember what they have to do if they ever feel ignored by the servants in the castle: Show who are the true masters of this place.
None of them were really interested in drinking from you, considering how all three seemed to recognize how their father has taken a liking towards you. No one would dare mess with their father's prey.
If you had enough strength in you, you would start vomiting as soon as this has started, but the more he takes from you the more you feel like you can barely stay conscious.
He wasn't supposed to take so much, at least not so soon- He wanted to just take a sip but he can't deny the fact he would rather drown himself in your blood than to let go.
He sighs, as he notices that you're slowly getting less and less aggressive, getting more and more tired as he drains you from this cut.
You're not unconscious yet, just barely stable enough to understand what's going on.
"- Sighā¦ Now that was a decent enough meal." He can't praise you for being tasty, can't have you being cocky around him.
"- Here, since I'm done here I'll take you to the servant's living quarters- And because I'm so kind I'll make sure that wound is safely secured and cleaned, so here- Come along now."
And as he stood up he offered you his hand so you could get up yourself, but you don't have enough energy to walk yourself to your room, thankfully you're already ready to go to bed and wish to never wake up again.
And as the nightmare never ends, he decides that if you are going to be difficult then you leave him no choice but to carry you there. How much has he taken from you?? Jesus, he should learn some self-control before doing this again- The absolute brute that he is.
Your vision may be a little screwed over because of the lack of red cells running through your body at the moment- But you have a weird feeling that you two aren't heading towards the servant's living quarters, as you feel like you two are quite literally going in the opposite direction.
Oh but it's fine- Right?
It'll be fine. Surely. After all, he already took what he wanted from you, and he doesn't seem to need more so- You probably won't have to worry about anything right now, dinner time is already over, you can finally relax nowā¦.
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So I'm sick again- Sorry y'all, I just have a horrible immune system and I really don't understand what is wrong with me-
I'm sorry if you didn't like this boo :(
#sheep's stuff#yandere#yandere x reader#yandere vampire x reader#yandere lady dimitrescu#yandere lord dimitrescu#yandere lord dimitrescu x reader#gn!reader#yandere fanfic#yandere fanfiction#yandere short fanfiction#special delivery request#special delivery short fanfiction#m!lady dimitrescu#male lady dimitrescu
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okay i guess i should do a thoughts dump post cause otherwise im gonna be spamming the tag with like a hundred posts lol:
warning, this is basically word vomit lol
first letās get the non bart stuff out of the way:
- as much of an ass lor is heās most probably the most insanely talented villain out there, his dad is a fool for not listening to him itās gonna bite him in the ass !
- the zods tho r such a great couple LOL like theyāre all so entertaining to watch, Ursa is unhinged we love to see it !! when they were in the solar pods i found it so funny they were like those cheesy couples that enjoy sunbathing together iām sorry
- Kaldur showing sympathy to the kryptonians was needed tbh
- Dicks heartbeat thing? total throwback to Artemis faking her own death
- Rocket being caved in by the boom tube? messed up
- Also idk why everyoneās assuming team bioship kicked the bucket none of them were bleeding and this season has been very clear with having no problem showing gore and ur telling me Darkseids son, Martians and a Speedster were done by some blast? nah i donāt buy it
okay so moving on to our fave Kid Flash content š
- im sorry but bart calling supes big guy š thatās so precious i love it
-in fact i really appreciate Clark looking out for Bart, tbh he mustāve been paranoid that his keeping secrets from the League couldāve (well, they have lol) endangered Dick, Zee and Bart. Like imagine if he was indirectly responsible for something happening to the Flashās grandson, who is Kid Flash, who took up the mantle from the Flashās nephew who famously died on a mission, like that is something that would weigh him down terribly for the rest of his life and i really got that impression since last episode and especially in todays. ALSO i love seeing bart as KF essentially working along side Supes on this high-stakes mission, like if we put it into perspective everything going on is really crazy itās just that weāve been kinda desensitised to it cause of the weekly release pace lol anyway now Clark is just left to worry about Dick and Zee (conner and earth and the galaxy being the obvious worry aside)
- the funniest thing was how all this was going down and Dick and Bart are just so unserious LOL we have Nightwing on one end quoting gandalf whilst Bart is literally a ball of excitement about LITERALLY everything and anything, theyāre such dorks lol
- in fact, whilst ideally i wouldāve preferred a bunch of other dynamics between bart and other characters to be explored this season, itās interesting to see how he fits in within the older generation heroes and how they work together
- in fact x2 (lol), this whole arc is pleasing my lizard brain that finds both Conners and Barts classic comic involvement with both Legion and Superboy turned evil plots as so essential and how they actually are still connected in Earth-16 despite them being from different āhero generationsā (both being part of outsiders aside, there wasnāt much of a connection between them prior to this plot). When I saw that detective board where they were both being investigated by Dick well letās just say I literally screamed out loud LOL
- moving on, like i said in another post, i canāt believe this guy. Heās basically running (heh) on fumes but acts like nothing happened and just continues with the job literally immediately, someone get him to bed to catch some sleep (no bart laying unconscious doesnāt count as rest)
okay now on to some things that iām annoyed by:
- i feel like the legion characters have been done kinda dirty this season, it was great until pretty much last episode but the thing is what we have had of them so far which i really enjoyed isnāt that much and has been so spread out thinly through out the season that i feel like their plot opportunity wasnāt fully taken advantage of
-whilst this main plot is objectively attention grabbing, i do think the pace throughout the season was a bit off and there really is a bit too much of telling instead of showing in terms of story telling technique, which is a bit meh. I think way too much time was invested in stories that really couldāve been tied up in significantly less time and couldāve been invested in more relevant stories
all in all, enjoyed it but i am annoyed with some stuff but oh well itās okay, at the end of the day it gives birth to loads of head canons that i wanna write fics about
#bartholomewnistas make some nooiseeee#lol#bart allen#kid flash#impulse#young justice#young justice phantoms#dc#yj#losh#saturn girl#young justice animated#young justice season 4#superman#clark kent#dick grayson#nightwing#young justice phantoms spoilers#conner kent#kon el#lor zod#general zod#zod
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gods, ok, apparently iām not done.
atla fandom? we need to have a chat.
(....ok that made me sound pretentious as fuck. and maybe i am, but this needs to be said, cause iām getting....real, real tired of a Certain Corner of this fandom and as a result, this is gonna be a discourse-heavy post so feel free to scroll past if thatās not your bag. as always, my salt posts all carry the catch-all #salt for ts tag, which youāre free to blacklist/filter at your leisure. iām Very Annoyed at the moment, which will probably come through in the following post, so just. yknow. be prepared for that. or ignore it, thatās perfectly valid too.)
under a cut bc i do care for my followers and their sanity i swear lmao
thereās a real serious issue in this fandom with not understanding what queer terminology actually means or implies, especially when applied to a fictional narrative.
iām specifically talking about ācodingā, here. (if i were in a more meme-y mood, i might have said āthe atla fandom found out about the term āgay-codingā and havenāt shut up sinceā.)
to the people who say āzuko is gay-codedā, i have this to say: you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means. because he isnāt. iām sorry, but heās not! and the fact that this is such a prevalent claim in this fandom is distressing, bc it says to me that none of yāall know what gay-coding is or when and how to apply it! please, iām begging you, go and look up these terms and what they mean and when they should be used before actually trying to plug them into your critical analysis, because when you misuse them and then call other people delusional for disagreeing with you it casts a pall over the entire fandom and is, i think, the root of some of the worst toxicity this fandom has to offer.
and the thing is, there are cases where gay-coding would apply--for instance, a couple series that are famous for queerbaiting their audience by coding their main characters as being attracted to one another (sometimes even despite their openly stated sexualities) come to mind, but those shows bare no similarities at all to atla and how zuko was written and portrayed! (and it would be funny, if it werenāt so obnoxious and infuriatingly wide-spread throughout the fandom, because the only queer couple we actually seen on-screen in either show wasnāt even queer-coded in any respect, and theyāre canonically bi! [yes, iām shading korrasami, or more accurately iām shading bryke for refusing to give ka the build-up and development they deserved].)
this absolutely isnāt to say that headcanoning zuko as gay is a bad thing or invalid in any respect. (although the tendency for zukka shippers to do this specifically to keep zuko away from katara and/or invalidate his canon relationship/attraction to girls is more than a little eyebrow raising. especially since sokka is usually allowed to be bi, bc fans have no problem letting sukka stay in the background bc itās no real threat, while jetko shippers are happy to have both boys be bi. [possibly bc katara is less a threat to jetko bc jetkotara is every bit as valid as any single ship between the three, but zukka canāt exactly let katara join in, and if the potential exists for zuko to be attracted to her then canon giving them the far deeper emotional bond becomes a threat to zukkaās existence? idk for sure--you be the judge.]) i prefer to hc zuko as bi (and always have, long before the atla renaissance), bc i donāt think zuko being attracted to boys is outside the realm of possibility, and it isnāt a threat to my ship since zuko&katara had a deep and emotional bond in canon that is very easy to develop further into something that becomes explicitly romantic--but the headcanon itself isnāt really the problem (although what itās often in service to can be).
itās the strange insistence that this is the only way to read his character, bc he was coded that way and so anyone who doesnāt see it must be too straight to understand--and i really shouldnāt have to say why and how that is so incredibly fucking insulting. (the āhetero lensesā comment wasnāt cute when it came from bryke six years ago, and the same sentiment being repackaged and delivered by zukka shippers aināt cute now.)
calling zuko gay-coded not only demonstrates ignorance as to what the term actually means, and how to usefully apply it in critical analysis, but also validates the frankly bullshit insertion of institutionalized homophobia in the world of atla where it was neither needed, nor wanted, nor ever hinted at in canon. as a queer woman iām still infuriated by one fucking comic panel shoving institutionalized and systemic homophobia into a world where it was entirely unnecessary (and doing this in the first installment of the franchise showcasing a queer relationship??? making korra and asami worried about ācoming outā when they could have just gone on to have cute adventures together and tell people āhey weāre datingā and have everyone else be āthatās awesome =DDDā [because it is, in fact, possible to just have a world without homophobia i promise!!!!!] double yikes, iām still pissed at bryke about it), and i doubly hate that āzuko is gay codedā has become so widespread that āozai hates him bc heās gayā has become a staple in that part of the fandom.
not only does making zuko gay and implying (or outright stating) that ozai hated and abused him because of it completely undermine zukoās character arc by making his abuse about his sexuality rather than ozaiās toxic pride and anger at seeing himself reflected in his āweakā son, but it comes very close to outright stating that abuse and trauma are inherently gay experiences, and they arenāt!!! they really arenāt, i promise!!!
abuse and trauma narratives exist outside of āmy dad hates me because iām gayā. and, quite frankly, there are MORE THAN ENOUGH queer trauma narratives out in the world. we do not need to start trying to retroactively make them canon in a series where they didnāt exist! if youāre gay and see yourself in zuko and project your own experiences on him, thatās understandable and valid. that does not make zuko gay-coded. and honestly, the insistence that he is makes very little sense to me, because youāre essentially trying to give the show credit for work you put into interpreting the characters! why would you want to do that? why not own your own headcanons and take credit for them, rather than insisting they are canon and everyone else is wrong for not seeing them??? like, iāve said before that iāve always headcanoned zuko (and katara) as bi, and even support it with my interpretations of evidence from the show, but the difference between āi think zuko is biā and āzuko is definitely gay-codedā is that i know that bi zuko is my interpretation of canon, and that it is work iām putting into the show that wasnāt actually intended by the creators/writers, no matter how much sexual tension i read into the jetko swordfight.
and like, zukoās character arc doesnāt actually parallel a queer one all that well to begin with. itās easy enough to do the work and twist it sideways just enough to make the general points fit, but the fact is, zukoās arc is not one of self-discovery. itās not one of coming to understand something fundamental about himself that he canāt change, that he was hated for, and coming out to his father in a dramatic confrontation where he shows that he understands himself and doesnāt need his fatherās acceptance to be fulfilled.
zukoās arc is actually one of trauma and healing. and those can (and often are--like i said, there are more than enough queer trauma narratives in the world, atla really doesnāt need to be one of them) be part of queer narratives, for sure! but they arenāt uniquely queer. and zukoās confrontation with ozai during the eclipse doesnāt read like a ācoming outā at all. (yes, iāve seen that post. yes, i rolled my eyes and moved on, bc unlike some people, iām capable of not clowning on correctly tagged posts i disagree with.) zuko is specifically confronting ozai over his abuse, because his arc wasnāt about discovering anything fundamental about himself (and therefore realizing that ozai was hating him for something he couldnāt change)--it was about realizing that he was not at fault for the way his father treated him. it was also about realizing that the fire nation was broken and corrupt at its core, and that his father was an aspect of that he needed to break away from so that he could help the world begin to heal.
he says it himself:
Zuko: No, I've learned everything! And I've had to learn it on my own! Growing up, we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization in history. And somehow, the War was our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was. The people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation. They don't see our greatness. They hate us! And we deserve it! We've created an era of fear in the world. And if we don't want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace and kindness.
making this about zuko being gay and rejecting ozaiās homophobia, rather than zuko learning fundamental truths about the world and about his home and about how there was something deeply wrong with his nation that needed to be fixed in order for the world to heal (and, no, āhomophobiaā is not the answer to āwhat is wrong with the fire nationā, iām still fucking pissed at bryke about that), misses the entire point of his character arc. this is the culmination of zuko realizing that he should never have had to earn his fatherās love, because that should have been unconditional from the start. this is zuko realizing that he was not at fault for his fatherās abuse--that speaking out of turn in a war meeting in no way justified fighting a duel with a child.
is that first realization (that a parentās love should be unconditional, and if it isnāt, then that is the parentās fault and not the childās) something that queer kids in homophobic households/families can relate to? of course it is. but itās also something that every other abused kid, straight kids and even queer kids who were abused for other reasons before they even knew they were anything other than cishet, can relate to as well. in that respect, it is not a uniquely queer experience, nor is it a uniquely queer story, and zuko not being attracted to girls (which is what a lot of it seems to boil down to, at the end of the day--cutting down zukoās potential ships so that only zukka and a few far more niche ships are left standing) is not necessary to his character arc. nor does it particularly make sense.
(and before anyone brings up his date with jin--a) he enjoyed it when she kissed him, and b) he was a traumatized, abused child going out on a first date. of course he was fucking awkward. have you ever met a teenage boy????)
anyway, uh, that was a lot of words, so have a tl;dr: zuko is not gay-coded. there is nothing uniquely gay (or even uniquely queer) about his character arc or characterization, and he was certainly not coded gay in an attempt to sneak a queer character past the censors. if anyone involved with atla was gonna try that, it wouldāve been in lok, and as established, they didnāt even manage to queer-code the actual queer relationship before the last few minutes of the final episode. headcanoning zuko as gay is absolutely fine (though if itās only done to keep him away from female characters he may otherwise be attracted to, that smells more like misogyny than anything else), but insisting that this reading is the only one that makes sense, and anyone who doesnāt agree must be straight (hello, queer woman here making this insanely long thinkpiece) is very much not.
ship what you like, but stop trying to invalidate other ships and other interpretations of characters just to make your ship seem more plausible. itās really not a good look.
#atla#zuko#zukka salt#more like zukka shipper salt#atla fandom salt#salt for ts#zuko is not gay coded and im so so tired of seeing that argument in this fandom#it's fine as a hc but it's not canon and was never remotely intended and his arc isn't particularly evocative of a gay narrative#long post#queer things
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TFAWS Ep 5: finally some good fucking āØvindicationāØ
Scratch that rewind what I said- this is the best episode (maybe in comic book tv history). Closure, growth, and redemption š just when I was worried they wouldnāt be able to tie things up they fucking give me this š©š¤©šāš½
Holy hell my poor heart died and ascended to the moon to hang out with Steve and Natasha. āØGoddamn the mastery of storytelling in this episode is why I love the MCU so much āØ
The opening fight between Walker, Bucky, and Sam had me on the edge of my seat. Like in most fights you know the stakes are low because the main heroes always win but this fight... whew it was consequential and more personal than the civil war fight imo. I genuinely was worried about the outcome for Sam and Bucky physically and emotionally. Every beat was character driven! This was cathartic. š the stunt coordinators knocked it out of the park lovelovelove š.
āI am captain Americaā homie you giving me Gollum vibes. āItās (the shield) MINE!ā Like-
So many creative stunts with the wings!!!
Bucky and Sam working TOGETHER
BUCKY DROPPING THE SHIELD AT SAMāS FEET š
The golden light seeping into the frame at the end of the fight š¤š¼
Sam wiping the blood off the shield. š„² I canāt even articulate but it makes me feel-
Sammyās wings got snapped off and he eventually left them with Torres (passing the mantle?) which symbolizes Sam growing out of his old super hero role. It was cleansing. Heās ready to be more. Heās ready to take action rather than let things happen to him š
Baby boy Torres trying to talk to Mr Bucky š„ŗ. You have both sleeves today Mr Bucky sir š
I want no I NEED š«Torres to fly in with the wings next episode.
How we feeling about Walker?? On the one hand I feel him. Us gov did him dirty but at the same time he made the choices he made. Maybe there is room for redemption? Idk... š or will he continue to get worse?
I am SO glad that Sam went back to talk to isaiah. He needed to know the full story. He needed closure. I could ramble on and on but the writers made the points so much better than I could but just-
Steve did the exact same thing as Isaiah in the first avenger. He went behind enemy lines to rescue Bucky- without permission! He was a hero for it. And Isaiah was thrown in jail? The double standard is so frustrating
I think Isiahās point that āno self respecting black manā would use the shield makes sense with his background and story. It makes me sick what was done to him. Things really havenāt changed š. At this point I honestly wasnāt sure what Sam was going to do. More later on about this-
Zemoās theme is so beautiful every time I hear it. š¤š¼š¤š¼š¤š¼š¤š¼
What a beautiful scene. Cinematography šÆ Such a great moment between Bucky and Zemo. Zemo fully expects to die and then Bucky does the one thing zemo didnāt expect- the one thing he wasnāt āprogrammedā to do. Fuuuuuckcjfkekxn
āI crossed my name off in your bookā š. He obviously grew to respect Bucky and wants him to have peace at last with all the civil war stuff.
Ayo back to calling Bucky white wolf šŗ love to see it.
The kids playing with the shield and tracing the star has me CRYING. Kids are our hope and they still see something special in the shield. They still believe in it. š such a small moment completely floored me.
Wholesome boat fix up š„ŗ. I feel like this is the montage where SamBucky fall in love š
When Sarah and Sam are talking about the boat- how it is their history- I think again of Isaiah. His history was erased. Sam has to preserve his history āš½
Sarah is a goddamn queen and I Stan š¤š¼āØ
The montage was just a sip of cool water in the desert of trauma that is the MCU.
OKEEEE the conversation between Sam and Bucky where theyāre tossing the shield is great on so many levels š:
Physically the shield matches the dynamic of the convo. Someone makes a point and throws it. Someone accepts what that person said and catches the shield. Bucky physically offers the shield when he says āIām sorryā and Sam accepts the shield AND the apology.
The difference between avenging and amending. I was surprised they even used that word bc it calls out the avengers for maybe not doing the emotional work involved in being a hero. Healing is part of the hero job now. #phase4
A small detail but as a person of color I valued it; when Bucky said Iām sorry Sam did not say āitās okayā or āno worriesā because he didnāt have to, I feel like as a POC Iām always making white people feel better and for once Iād like to be confident enough to just accept someoneās apology outright and know I deserve it.
Pivotal when Sam said āit doesnāt matter what Steve thoughtā at first I was like biiiihhh??! š but he had a point. Both Sam and Bucky have been trying to do hold onto another person who is gone. They gotta heal but more importantly they have to find their own reasons to keep fighting.
The training montage š¤š¼šš¤©š„²š„ŗšāš½. Like FEED ME YEs WE ARE EATiNG. Sammy deserves it all
Samās cap theme music is similar to Steveās but still different. Goddamn so beautiful ššš©
Sam has been pretty passive in this show- almost wanting confirmation he did the right thing. Isaiah didnāt give Sam that comfort but neither did Bucky at first. Sam had to make his own choice š¤āš½
Itās a heavy burden to be cap knowing all the shit that has come before but Sam is the only one who can make that decision to be or not to be. And heās seen the alternative now. In life taking action and taking control of our situation is empowering but always harder than doing nothing. He says it best- whatās the point of all that struggle if youāre not going keep on fighting āš½š„ŗ I love and respect Sam so much š spoken like captain America! š
Show me the suit you COWARDS I WANNA SEe
Goddamnit damnit to hell... I need to SEE IT
Is Sharon setting a trap for Karli???
šØ end credit: Iām not sure if they are making an iron man comparison. What do you guys think?
Ready for the showdown throwdown next week š
All in all it was fucking wild yaāll and I felt catharsis watching this and so fucking hopeful. I cry š
Please feel free to share any thoughts you have about this episodeš
thereās so much in this show that is world building within mcu but also in greater conversations about heroism and power. It is a moral re evaluation of the superhero. Malcom Spellman being head writer you know this shit is not happenstance it is intentional. The took the long road and it totally paid off in this episode š
šš»āāļø I am emotionally manipulated by this show šš»āāļø
Huge shout out to all the cast and crew for making something both respectful to the lore but also challenging it to be better š
My ep 4 review:
Tag list: @soliloquy-of-nemo
#romanogers#mcu#captain america#marvel#avengers#black widow#natasha romanoff#steve rogers#stackie#sam wilson#sambucky#tfaws spoilers#tfaws#john walker#sharon carter#helmut zemo#marvel memes#joaquin torres
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Hello, tumblr users! Itās about time I wrote a proper intro for my writblr.
My name is Nico, Iām a queer, transmasc, teen writer. My preferred pronouns are they/them or ae/aer, but he/him is also fine. My main blog is @distortion-heart.
I write a variety of genres, but most of my work is some flavor of fantasy. I also do a lot of art for my characters and stories, which will probably mixed in with my writing and shitposts.
Iāve started a lot of projects, including comics, novels, and a podcast, but I havenāt finished anything just yet. I love stories with some angst and hurt/comfort, and Iām a sucker for character development.
Iāll probably start a tag list for my wips as I gain more followers and make more progress on the wips, if you want me to add you just send an ask or a dm.
My wips! (under the cut)
Orion wip:
This one doesnāt have a name yet whoops. This is the story of Orion, an undead interdimensional traveler. He has a habit of popping in and out of other stories, and occasionally plays some significant part in them. Overall, the story is about how and why he died, how he came back, and what he did afterwards.
Penumbra (wip):
After a car accident, a teenager wakes up in a strange fantasy realm. While Laurel tries to find her way home, her best friends on the other side try to find out what happened.
Michael Cherry Breaks Reality (wip):
After Michael stumbles on a mysterious, pink, swirling light portal, the obvious next step is to jump through. He isnāt sure why heās surprised to meet a scientist god, two cats, and a clown on the other side.
Rose Red Rebels (wip):
I have very few ideas for actual plot currently itās just the characters. Join the space pirate crew of The Insurgence as they bullshit their way through a galactic war!
The Blood of the Sane (wip):
A little horror podcast idea Iām working on. What starts as friends meeting up to do research on the supernatural history of their town quickly turns into monster hunting, then arson, and eventually shattering reality as we know it.
Untitled other wip:
Technically, this takes place in the same universe at the same time as Michael Cherry, and the external conflict is the same, but I thought I would keep this one separate. A fallen angel, a wizard, and a mad scientist try to take down a corrupt government.
Steampunk space lesbians wip:
A princess runs away from monotonous palace life to explore the stars, and meets the love of her life. And starts a galactic war. Oops. (This one maybe also takes place in the same universe as the pirates idk yet.)
Stardust (wip):
Magical girl story that I started inā¦ about 2018-19. The story has changed a lot since then, but the premise is still the same! A guy who just moved into a new house immediately gets adopted by the local team of magical heroes.
Newhaven (wip):
The universe where Orion originally came from, and what went down after he left. Another instance of people accidentally breaking reality and then putting it back together.
Anyway, thatās all! Thank you for reading if you got this far, have a great day!
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Impromptu Ramblings about the NEO:TWEWY Demo
In case y'all weren't aware, I've been a pretty big fan of TWEWY for a couple years now, and with the sequel coming out next month, the excitement I feel for this game is greater than ever :) I played the Demo for the first time yesterday, and following a couple views of some livestreams of others playing it, I felt like sharing my (very ramble-y) thoughts prior to the release of the full game. This post WILL contain spoilers for both TWEWY and NEO:TWEWY, so if you want to avoid those from now on, please block the tags: #twewy spoilers, #ntwewy spoilers, #neo twewy spoilers, #ntwewy, and #neo twewy ^_^ Oh, and if you wanna keep up with any other posts I make about my experience with this game, please refer to the tag "kat plays neo twewy" :)
-First things first: I have not watched the Final Trailer and I don't plan on doing so to avoid spoilers, especially after the pre-release era of KH3 where a lot of the later trailers spoiled a lot of the endgame content. That being said, I've seen some minor screenshots from the final trailer including what many believe to be characters from the original TWEWY, namely Shiki and Joshua. That is all I know about the Final Trailer and I would very much like to remain as blind as possible going into NEO :)
-The very first cutscene was quite ominous in the sense that this game is likely going to be about "changing fate" (a recently common theme in Squeenix games, which I do appreciate), perhaps leading off from the end of A New Day in the OG and trying to stop an Inversion of Shibuya. Also worth noting that A New Day had similar aspects in which the main character experienced "future visions" of tragic events, although in A New Day these events were not able to be changed, while in NEO it seems like one of the main "powers" our protagonist has is specifically to rewrite these events and avoid a "bad ending." Very interesting indeed!
-I really like the revamped comic book style dialogue scenes, it's much more fluid and modern, which is an excellent direction for the series to take!
-I would love to have an actual PokemonGO knockoff of Final Fantasy creatures, please Squeenix that would be incredibleeeeee
-Also the LINE stickers??? Are so cute???
-I would just like to point out that Fret is an absolute treasure throughout this entire demo, he's hilarious and I will protect him with my life
-UHHHH don't like that Fret picked up some Reaper Pins just out of nowhere.....or the fact that they're apparently popular all over Shibuya.............did y'all not learn anything from the OG game or what lmao
-Okay so when I first got the "curry or ramen" scene and heard NPCs talking about the new curry place replacing the old ramen place I became IMMENSELY distressed that Ramen Don was totally cut from the game because....well, Ramen Don is a King okay?? But I'm glad to learn that no, he didn't fall off the face of the earth, he's still in business and he's the one opening the curry restaurant lolol. PHEW, crisis averted!
-.....I don't like the sudden appearance of a Wall Reaper and being able to read NPC thoughts. Wtf happened when they left the ramen place??? Are they playing the Game alive somehow?
-Okay so I have my own theories about this "Swallow" character and what they're up to but considering this is only the Demo and I still Have No Idea What's Happening, I'm just gonna say that I think Swallow intentionally led Rindo and Fret to the Crossing so they could join the Game. I mean, add in the fact that Swallow still communicates with Rindo during the Game and you've got yourself a suspicious character right there lol
-"Hey they're shooting off fireworks!" Fret honey that's not fireworks oof (see also: "*laughs* I'm in danger")
-WOOOOOO way to traumatize Rindo right off the bat like that LMAOO
-The visuals for the intro are VERY GOOD, the song is pretty decent until it gets all "screamo" (which I absolutely cannot stand sorry lol)
-Shoka is every Customer Service employee ever and I respect that
-Susukichi went from being "meh" to "WOW THIS GUY IS FUN" in the span of 10 seconds and I also respect that (he is also built like an Absolute Unit which is hilarious)
-The Wall Reapers (and just Reapers in general) seem.....way nicer and more helpful this time around?? Like in the OG the Wall Reapers were SO RUDE gfhjgjdfkhn and yeah I'm sure we'll get some like that but the juxtaposition of the first Wall Reaper in the OG compared to the first one in NEO is insane.
-The puzzles are quite a bit more entertaining this time around even if it's generally the same "fetch quest" formula lol
-"Rindo's Group" way to go Fret HFKJDGHSDFKJ mans really left the default name in there lmao
-OKAYOKAYOKAY so to those who aren't aware I am a MASSIVE SIMP for Sho Minamimoto, he's my absolute favorite and I think about him daily. HIS INTRODUCTION IS. INCREDIBLE. I LOVE IT SM.
-GOD hearing him actually SPEAK FULL SENTENCES is just SO SURREAL I love this sm
-Also the remix of his theme???? NEO TRANSFORMATION????? IT'S SO GOOD????????? It's like gone from a Boss Theme to a more triumphant sounding theme and I am HERE for it (every version of Transformation is just INCREDIBLE and getting a new one is even better)
-I Love Him, Your Honor
-Also idk how exactly but it's kinda weird seeing Sho in the OG vs NEO, cuz while he's mostly the same Insane Math-Obsessed Catboy, he's.....calmed down quite a bit?? Like OG made a whole point of how poorly he cooperates with others (not to mention just being completely unhinged and trying to kill everyone), whereas here in NEO he's......actually kinda working with others??? HELLO???? Sir what happened to you and Neku during those 3 years I would love to know all about it
-I guarantee you Sho is still probably scheming shite and will likely pull some total insane BS later down the road, and I am very much looking forward to that. Also, is he looking for a certain Pin or something??? Cuz he keeps talking about different Pins and even mentions "this is just another Psych Pin" like he's actively looking for a Pin to do something with. Maybe it also has to do with the "latent powers of Players" thing he mentioned as well??? What is this dude UP TO oml (also is he in contact with Neku at all?? they're both technically fugitives at this point right?? WHAT HAPPENED AFTER A NEW DAY I AM BEGGING YOU)
-I seems like Sho ALSO has an idea of what's going on in this specific game (even if he won't admit it straightforward). Per his quote "The game's 142,857. Factor it out," he's essentially saying, "This game is a neverending cyle, figure out how to get out of it" (or at least that's what I got from his "cyclic number" nonsense lolol)
-I do like how Sho mostly stays out of sight until he's needed for a battle or assisting with a mission, that's kind of on par with his whole "uncooperative" quirk from the OG, plus he might literally have to stay out of sight of other Reapers and Players considering he's likely breaking the rules of the Game (not surprising considering him and Neku broke practically every rule in the book during OG)
-The nicknames for Sho- I can't- They're so FUNNYYYY GFHJSDFKJ
-He goes from being called "Pi-Face" and "Tabooty" in OG to "Mr. Minami" and "M-Teezy" in NEO LMAOO
-(Wowee I just realized I've been mostly talking about Sho oopsies sorry y'all, this is what I meant by thinking about him almost daily he is THAT much of a fav of mine ghfkjsd)
-Okay RIP Fret and Rindo for not getting literally ANY explanation as to how the Game works OOF, that is kinda cringe that whoever gets the Pin earns points, not whoever erases the Noise (which like I understand but also URRRGGHHH I WANNA SEE THE SQUAD SUCCEED)
-"I should be going home now it's getting late" Oh you sweet summer child-
-Also love the mention of parents in this game???? KH you could learn a thing or two from TWEWY (poor Rindo's mom fhgjkdh)
-KUBO IS HILARIOUS I SUPPORT HIM AND HIS GROSS FACE (also thank you Final Trailer thumbnail for spoiling my suspicions about him very cool smh)
-Kaie is a LAD I also support him, go King type those funky texts I believe in you
-FRET PLS STOP SCANNING FHGJKSDHKJFGHFKJ he's like me when I scan in OG during Weeks 2 and 3 and see Taboo Noise coming after me ghfjdshfj
-Also Rindo can you stay off your phone for TWO SECONDS ik you're trying to figure things out but Fret is a jelly boi and I don't want him to be upset with you my guy
-Sho being an actual sorta mentor to the kiddos?? Who are you sir this is so unlike you ghfgskj what happened to the guy who tried shooting children in the face 8 times over LMAO (granted he's probably just using them but it's still nice to see him actually cooperating and sharing knowledge with the kiddos aaaaa)
-EYO EIJI OJI THE TIKTOK INFLUENCER IS BACK LMAO
-hgjkfshgkjf "we aren't glorifying capitalism on my watch" THATS SO FUNNY TO ME GFHJFSDGHJKS (also an all-orange ensemble is disgusting you deserve jail for one thousand years fkn Cheddar Goldfish Cheezit ass woman)
-WICKED TWISTERS NAME DROP EYOOO we love to see it
-gfhsgjf Poor Rindo embarassing himself for the sake of the Game that's incredible
-R e t u r n t o M O N K E. That is all.
-Dialogue during boss battles is HELLA cool i love that
-HHHHH THE KANON SCENE MADE ME A N G E R Y FRET STOP SIMPING MY GUY says the girl with a Literal Simp Encyclopedia and simps for pixels on a screen daily
-Can't wait to see the other Reapers :eyes emoji:
-CAN'T WAIT TO SEE NAGI MY BELOVED YEAHHHH WOOOOOO AAAAND that's about it for the demo lolol, I absolutely CANNOT wait for next month, this game is gonna be INCREDIBLE holy hell Prepare for more simping, more screaming, and more vibing from Yours Truly :) I fully intend on sharing more general thoughts like this on both Tumblr and Twitter so it's not just reblog-retweet-reblog-retweet with the occasional comment fhgskjd
If you wanna witness my insanity up close and personal I have a Square Enix Discord server called Sea Side Dreamers! You can look it up on Disboard, or you can add me on Discord @Katara0524#9244 for a direct link :) We have topics about Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, NieR, and ofc TWEWY (as well as other topics!), so if you want some good ol' chaos and chitchat, you're more than welcome to join!
#neo twewy#ntwewy#neo twewy spoilers#ntwewy spoilers#twewy#neo: the world ends with you#the world ends with you#twewy spoilers#twewy rindo#rindo kanade#twewy fret#tosai furesawa#twewy sho#sho minamimoto#long post#also shameless Discord plug lmaooo#kat plays neo twewy
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Tagged by @the--highlandersā ! Thanks!
How many works do you have on AO3?
13
Whatās your total AO3 word count?
76,200
(oh what a nice even number - I should try to mess that up as soon as possible, shouldnāt I?)
How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
Aw man is this intentionally worded to be really hard to answer? I get that it says āwrittenā and not āpostedā but then what constitutes a āfandom?ā I definitely wrote fics for stuff I was interested in long before I even knew the word āficā - I did it throughout my childhood, and then in high school, and while I didnāt do it as much in college, it still happened from time to time. So a lot of the books/movies/tv shows/plays/musicals I wrote things for arenāt really fandoms, and frankly, I had to check my old folder just now to even remember some of them existed. Iāll just list the ones that I know for sure had fandoms, since thatās more fun (and embarrassing), right?
Obviously Doctor Who, classic and modern, Torchwood, Sherlock Holmes (ironically more of these seem to be about the books, but yes, I will admit, some for that tv show too), Les Mis, a couple different Marvel comics & movies, Good Omens, hell, I even found a Night Vale fic in there just now.
And I know there are other older things not even in that folder, some of which never made it to a computer at all, so if I had to ballpark a number Iād probably say around 25ish but really, who knows?
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Across the Gap
On the Spot
Expectations
Shards of Memories & Fragments of Glass
Itemized
(this was fun, Iād never noticed Ao3 even had a stats page until now lol)
Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
I try to! Sometimes I take a long time to do so but for the most part, I usually get around to it. The rare exception would be if I first saw the comment when I was super busy/distracted and then felt like way too much time passed before I noticed it again, that it might be awkward if I said something at that point.
I do genuinely enjoy hearing what people think, but Iām also weirdly terrified of making anyone feel like they have to reply to my comments. I know thatās probably a little strange, but itās actually a large part of why I made this Ao3 account in the first place - my original one, from high school, is followed by some long-time friends of mine who arenāt interested in this fandom, some of whom are involved in art & writing professionally. The thought of anyone like that reading something I wrote out of friendliness or even just curiosity and potentially having to pretend they liked it for the same reasons stressed me tf out, so I like having this virtually anonymous one because I can relax knowing that anyone who reads or interacts with something I wrote has probably done so only because they wanted to, rather than feeling obligated, and thereās no pressure on them to be nice to me about it if anything I write or post annoys them - so I really hope nobody who does just know me as an anonymous blog has ever worried about offending me by not replying to something, trust me, Iām perfectly happy with it!
Whatās the fic youāve written with the angstiest ending?
I donāt think Iāve really written any angsty endings? I guess the answer would have to be Reckless just because it involves the characters arguing about sad/weighty things and there isnāt really any solution to those issues - but even then I think I ended it with a kind of acceptance that stops it from really qualifying as angst? I also set it in the the same universe as other fics, so maybe that doesnāt even count as an ending? Am I that bad at ending things on angst? Lol
Do you write crossovers? If so whatās the craziest one youāve written?
Obviously none of the fics Iāve posted are crossovers but Iām trying to think now if any of my WIPās are - Iāve definitely poached setting/premise ideas from other media, but in terms of actual crossovers . . . Iāve got a few cross-era or cross-Doctor, a few involving Torchwood, but thatās already the same universe, so the only thing thatād qualify as a true crossover would be some vague pieces of a fic where Jamie, Zoe, and Two end up on the Enterprise, since I think the 60s series of Star Trek and Dr Who feel kind of compatible, donāt they? In fact, arenāt there like officially licensed crossover comics or something? Or did I make that up? Idk, and the ideas are very loose, so itās not much of a WIP either
Have you ever received hate on a fic?
Nope, never
Do you write smut? If so what kind?
Iāve never written smut, but Iām wondering if itās possible that could change soon. Thereās a longish multi-chapter fic Iāve been working on for a frankly embarrassing amount of time, and the plot does call for a sex scene at one point towards the end, but I canāt seem to make up my mind on how - uh, I guess the word is explicit? - it should get. I know I could easily do a fade to black/implication thing, but itās kind of a source of contention and anxiety for the characters, so to skip over writing the actual scene and just revisit them afterwards rings of āand they slept together and now everythingās fine!ā which feels kinda cheap to me - in this context, anyway - and not the right payoff for a long fic thatās otherwise more of an interpersonal drama/slightly a period piece, if I had to place it in a genre. I feel like my aversion to actually writing the scene might just be prudishness I should get over, or maybe just self-doubt, because I know Iād rather have a well-written, funny, character-development-supporting sex scene than nothing at all, but since Iāve never had any interest in writing a scene like that before, I donāt know if I can do it well, and I also donāt want to ruin a fic Iām otherwise proud of by doing it badly... ugh I have to figure this out
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
I seriously doubt it
Have you ever had a fic translated?
Nope
Whatās your all time favorite ship?
I mean, itās gotta be Two & Jamie. Iāve shipped things before with varying levels of investment, but Iāve never been able to use the term āotpā in a literal sense until I came across them, and now itās already basically gone out of fashion, go figure!
Whatās a WIP that you want to finish but donāt think you ever will?
Iām not sure if I have one? My WIP doc is huge, but I donāt actually intend to get around to finishing everything in it, so Iād like to think that anything Iāve currently singled out to complete can actually get done.
That said, I do have a few AUās that I donāt really plan to finish, but it might be cool if I could. Two of them are for all the main + some supporting characters of the Second Doctorās era - oneās a modern day school teachers AU, and the other is a typical fantasy/fairy tale AU. Another is just Two/Jamie, based on Doctor Faustus (specifically the Marlowe play version) but right now there are two different versions of the ending coexisting in my head. Iāve written parts of scenes & some gen. backstory for all of those ideas, but I donāt know if Iāll ever try to finish them, or what form a finished product would even take - a series of one-shots set in the same universe? one long multi-chapter fic with some kind of overarching plot? And the amount of context/worldbuilding a big AU like these would require might not make them very appealing fics for people to read, so maybe it is better if I just keep them to myself, since in my head I already know whatās going on in those worlds lol.
What are your writing strengths?
I honestly donāt know. I havenāt had a creative writing class since middle school, and since then Iāve only ever shown creative writing to others in a fandom context, so itās been a while since Iāve discussed it or gotten critical feedback. I suppose when I work in other arts or even academic writing contexts, people usually say Iām kind of insightful or at least detail oriented, which might just be another way of saying I overthink things, but I like to imagine Iām decent at finding little points of interest to expand upon.
What are your writing weaknesses?
If youāve read this far I feel like you must know what Iām about to say: I do not know how to be concise.
Usually when Iām writing a fic, I put down the dialogue first on its own, leaving out the action of the scene and whatever plot/context led there, even if Iāve already figured all of that out. But then when I go to add those things in, theyāre always longer than I wanted them to be. I donāt mind writing something long, but I donāt want my fics to be a slog to get through either, and there can be a point at which the stuff Iāve added for context overwhelms the stuff that I wanted the fic to be about in the first place, so it becomes a structural/proportion issue too. I havenāt completely given up on any fics because of this yet, but thereās one Iāve been struggling with for a couple months now - probably because Iām even second-guessing myself on which scenes need to be written out and which can just be referenced like a recap. Hopefully I figure that one out soon.
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
((this is karma isnāt it? i posted a fic last week with two words of gaelic in it and was worried about that and now this is karma))
In general, I donāt want to do it. I feel like youāve gotta have a really good grasp of a language to write dialogue & speech patterns for someone whoās a native speaker, and since Iām far from fluent in any language the characters I write for are, I wouldnāt feel confident writing any significant amount of dialogue in, say, Gaelic.
As a sidenote, though, I kinda love it when other people do it, particularly for Jamie. Irish (Gaeilge) and Scottish (GĆ idhlig) are both languages Iāve wanted to learn for a long time, because my familyās fresh out of living speakers of either & I think thatās a shame, but I started with Irish and at the moment Iām still very much learning it. As different as they are, it still helps me understand parts of lyrics or texts that I come across in GĆ idhlig fairly frequently, so when it comes up in a fic I get to feel like Iām being responsible and practicing, and itās great when I can actually understand whatās being said.
What was the first fandom you wrote for?
Iām gonna go with Harry Potter even though thatās probably not a perfectly accurate answer - itās almost certainly the first thing that has a fandom that I ever wrote for, but it was in a notebook when I was a kid and never something that I even typed on a computer, much less posted online or shared with other members of a fandom. But even then, Iām sure it wasnāt the first pre-existing fictional universe I ever set an original story in, because I did that a lot when I was a kid, itās just hard to remember those clearly or on any kind of timeline.
Whatās your favorite fic that youāve written?
Iām very partial to Across the Gap, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that ranked first on the kudos thing above - but Iāve also got a soft spot for So Merrily Weāll Sing. Itās so self-indulgent it feels silly saying āit was so easy to write!ā but I guess having a fic thatās already just 100% headcaonons and fluff tied together by a song you really love does prevent it from being much of a labor (I also managed to refrain from making that one unnecessarily long, so thatās another win there)
taggingĀ @terryfphanatics and anyone else who wants to do it - sorry Iām bad at remembering whose tumblr goes with whose Ao3 account, but I really would be interested to read this if anyone else feels like answering them!
#oh boy that was long#sorry#also sorry if the 13 is really big for some reason#i dont know how it got that way so i dont know how to change it#it doesnt look like that when i edit the post only when i save it#not fic but fic talk
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The Problem With Civil War
Civil War was supposed to be a Captain America movie. It was not a Captain America movie.
However.......
The problem with it being a Cap film is that Steve (+ his team) are supposed to be the ultimate good guys. In all the previous Hero Title films (Iron Man Trilogy, Thor Trilogy, Etc.) the guy whose name is on the poster is the guy the audience is supposed to root for. However, because of CA:CWās marketing and story arc, it was very much a Steve & Tony / Steve vs. Tony film, while trying to simultaneously portray Tony as a secondary character.
This post isn't about Team Cap or Team Iron Man.
The catalyst for the story of Civil War is...........interesting. (in the comics, its different. and a whole lot easier to understand the reasoning of both sides of the argument. but that's a post for another time.)
Tagging/registering/tracking every mutant/mutate/superhero/powered person is objectively a very bad idea. but so is running amok with no supervision in other countries and destroying property whilst literally wearing the American flag.
There are big problems on both sides.
The issue I find most people have with Tony is that they find him an entitled sellout who only cares about himself and that he committed war crimes, and the problems I find most people have with Steve is that he defended a baby Nazi and went on an violent international rampage in direct violation of the UN because his dead terrorist ex-boyfriend may or may not have murdered a whole bunch of people.
Ooof.
The main reason I think people get very annoyed/attached a specific side is because they are still projecting the characterisation from the earlier movies.
Iron Man 1 and The First Avenger? I love them. No notes.
Obviously yes there are issues in-universe but these are flawed characters with complicated issues and stories and so on, and I like them that way.
If I wanted a Nice Unproblematic Superhero Iād rewatch the Christopher Reeves Superman films. That is not why I am here today.
But by the time we get to Civil War, Tony and Steve have become caricatures of the ideals that they represented, so that the studio can make a movie.
Morally, Steve is Ā in the right. Legally, Tony is in the right.
Ethically? I don't fucking know, they both suck equally in that regard.
Okay to be fair, Tony does try to help Steve like.........so often in the film. Because Steve is the Protagonist and he is Right even though half his actions don't actually fit with his previous characterisation/character arcs/basic human logic.
CA:CW was supposed to be a movie about Steve Rogers. But it failed in the single regard that the story wasn't about him. Even other Hero Title movie, the main character either does something, or has something done to them, and then they react to the situations and there are gratuitous explosions and a life lesson and probably a kiss near the end. But this film had the kiss nearer to the middle ew Sharon why and while plenty of shit got blown up, plenty of civilians and local law enforcement also got mashed by/because of the title character.
That is not how the lead in a superhero movie is supposed to behave.
And the film also continues down the general path of giving Tony shittier and shittier character arcs. The war he behaves in his own movies vs the avengers films? itās a complete values dissonance. It is literally not the same character. Probably the closest to consistency we get is Iron Man 3/Age of Ultron but even then the differences are pretty startling. At the beginning, Tony was, idk, a realistic if fictional person. But the time we get to CA:CW all we have is an avatar for the writers to manipulate, damn character consistency, damn reasonable behavior and logic and everything that the audience has been told about him in the past.
Same with Steve. Heck, same with everyone in the entire damn movie. Barely anyone acts or reacts in a way that either A) previous behavior would suggest, or B) an actual human person would act or react.
Yes. I know. Itās fiction. I can suspend my disbelief.
But like........damn they fucked Clint and Natasha over.
The creators were trying to recreate a well known and well liked comic book story arc, capitalize on the growing divide in parts of the fandom over preferred characters/character ideologies, and do so without using the expanded universe and added context which made the original comic book arc so fucking good.
They tried to split the Avengers in half, only to realize that they had split the Avengers in half, and then when Infinity War came along, they basically had to write a plot where both sides did their thing without sharing a single second of screen time together, because the whole -
S: you tried to kill my best friendĀ
T: he killed my motherĀ Ā Ā Ā
S: actually he was brain washedĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
T: but you knew and didn't tell me for yearsĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
S: well I was worried you would react badlyĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
T: I wouldn't haveĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
S: you literally tried to kill himĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā
T: yeah I'm sure you be totally fine if you saw your parents being violently murdered and the guy was right there and your teammate lied about it and you were very sleep deprived to boot
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā - drama would start up again.
ANYWAY
the point is, I used to really like both these characters - I still like the comic book versions tho - but then they got way fucked over. I'm extra salty about Steve, because this was supposed to be his movie but loads of the screen time was given over to other shit and he literally commits so much crime and murder and has absolutely zero moral or emotional consistency. especially when it comes to Bucky and Wanda vs. everyone else.
Also with Tony, there is so much of an issue with Telling vs Showing vs other characters in-universe opinions of him I genuinely don't even know what the creators want me to feel about him anymore.
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tl;dr -
I saw this movie like six years ago and the way I feel about it has changed a lot over time. I used to be team iron man, could you tell? Ā Ā But the basics of it is this should have been an Avengers movie if it had to exist at all, there are so many cool Captain America stories worthy of being put to film, and this really wasn't the most perfect option. Civil War has so many problems, and I can even begin to try and list them here.
But I'm making this post because I just followed a really cool blog who happens to hate on Tony a bunch (I don't really mind consciously) but that annoyed me out of habit, so I started examining why I liked him as a character, and it mainly boiled down to A) some of the comics are cool, and B) CA:CW said I had to pick a side and Steve did so much dumb shit I just went with the easy option.
the blog doesn't seem to be a huge fan of Steve either.
my current stance is that they both got fucked over and if you want some solid positive Marvel content go read Runaways, or the Hawkeye comics.
The Hawkeye comics are the best.
#literally only one person is going to read this#anti tony stark#anti steve rogers#proĀ Tony stark#pro steve rogers#cacw#civil war#captain america civil war#marvel#disney#mcu#hawkeye#clint barton#natasha romanov#wendy mayomoff#bucky barnes#marvel comics#team cap#team iron man
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