#it's for my toh otp and i have so much love

[tamahoshio]

I'm so torn because there's a zine that i really want to try out for but I already know that there are so many people with much, much more refined skills and talents than I have going for it so I feel like I might just be wasting the organizer's time if i did 😥

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

since it's pride month, i want to highlight my favorite underrated/underappreciated queer characters and ships! (part 1/???)

(feel free to add more!)

Lake - Infinity Train (non-canon)

it's not canon but you cannot tell me that Lake isn't an allegory for trans/nb people. her arc is so beautiful and her character resonates with me so much!

i have to admit, i actually kinda hated her in the beginning because of how aggressive and rude she was, but she actually gets good character development and you can also understand why she was the way she was, being a good representation of a minority who is constantly suffering because of the social norms she’s forced into. also i don’t ship her with jesse but i do like the idea of them in a qpr or just being platonic besties.

(i use she/her pronouns for Lake because that's what they use in the series, but also because not all non-binary people use they/them, and it's kinda weird to see people insist on using they/them for Lake just because she's nb-coded. she has never shown an aversion to bring referred to with she/her pronouns.)

Le Chevre x El Topo - Carmen Sandiego (canon)

they are side characters who don't play a huge role in the narrative but they are a really cute couple and have been confirmed to be canon! even without the confirmation, it’s clear that they were written to be a romantic couple.

mild spoiler: after the series ends, they stop being antagonists and instead put up a food truck together! it’s the cutest thing, i swear

Ryan x Min-gi - Infinity Train (non-canon)

my OTP through and through! i say non-canon but the romance is so heavily implied, you cannot ignore it.

they're a good example of childhood friends who had a complicated relationship where both individuals did something wrong, but in the end, they grow as people and manage to mend their relationship together.

Moomin x Snufkin - Moominvalley (canon)

i have only read one of the books and watched a few clips of these two characters but from that alone, it's clear that they were written as lovers (and the author is queer too!)

they are a beautiful portrayal of long-distance relationship where both individuals have different needs in life, but still want to be with each other regardless.

Terrestrius / Terry - The Dragon Prince (canon)

Terry is canonically transmasc and they actually manage to explain this in the series, without making it sound too forced or expository. he's such a sweetheart too, and his relationship with Claudia is actually really sweet, despite the fact that she's one of the villains.

Carmen x Julia - Carmen Sandiego (non-canon)

again, i say non-canon but it is heavily implied that they have feelings for each other, especially in the extra interactive episode, where Carmen leaves a bouquet of red roses for Julia, and Julia is shown to blush when receiving them.

Amaya x Janai - The Dragon Prince (canon)

what’s that? it’s actually possible to write an enemies to lovers romance that is healthy and not extremely abusive?

Amaya and Janai have such a good relationship in S5 (and Amaya is also a great disabled representation!) Janai actually learns sign language to communicate with Amaya, and there are no unnecessary miscommunication plots or drama, they’re just a really loving wlw couple.

Benson x Troy - Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (canon)

when i say we need more mlm ships in animated media!! i’m so glad us sapphics are getting a lot of representation but it’s time cartoons started including more queer men.

benson and troy are just a really sweet couple with a good relationship that doesn’t have a ton of pining or unnecessary angst. while i love complex and tragic queer relationships, i also think that it’s good to show teenagers just being teenagers sometimes.

this opinion seems to be scarce in the queer community, which really annoys me tbh.

Raine x Eda - The Owl House (canon)

i cannot believe that given the popularity of TOH, Raeda is still such an overlooked ship. this might be an unpopular opinion but Raeda is better written and has more chemistry than Lumity and Huntlow.

just within the span of Raine's introductory episode, they managed to establish a clearly romantic past between these two characters, and also an interesting dynamic. and even though they didn't have much screentime, they still turned out to be the best ship in the series. (again, just my opinion, don't come at me)

i think it's so important to show older queer people in media, just as it is important to show younger queer characters. it helps establish the fact that queerness has always existed and isn't some newfound trend that social media invented. not to mention, raeda is one of the very few canon ships that include a non-binary character.

[kakusu-shipping]

Profic Party; Week One @profiction-edits

As always with cool daily prompt games I just end up doing a big batch of them at once and then collapsing fgdjhgjdf So!! Here's all my Profic Party prompts for Week One all together now sense I have a lot going on over the weekend

If you wanna see me talk about all my answers, that'll be under the cut. These were fun! Here's hoping I can keep the motivation through Week 2!!

Day 1: OTP - Easiest one of the lot my all time OTP is and forever will be Mariocest. Hooked on the brothers for life. First ship forever imprinted on me.

Day 2: Favorite Character - A man I do not gush of often but that's because his media fandom is literally two people, Hero Nightfall from the Hell's Library book series. He is Bisexual, he is Polyamourus, he is snarky, he never lies, and I adore him.

Day 3: Most Problematic Ship - First one to stump me, for a while it was between AFO/Yoichi from MHA and Wittecest from TOH. Then I realized I couldn't draw AFO to save my life, so I was going to draw all my Belos ships to make up for it... But turns out I can't draw Belos either kdfjgkdf So you get Huntlos cause I drew it first, and Bellector but Belos is a child cause that was easier to draw. Just assume Wittecest is there as well. (William Afton/Cassidy could also probably go here but I'm not hardcore about it so..)

Day 4: Rare Pair - My stipulations for this one was it can't just be a ship for one of my tiny fandoms that no one's in, it had to be a ship from a popular media no one else liked that I was insane about. Which is a very small list. I eventually decided on Maximilien/Mauga from Overwatch because I was feral for them for about half a month. The Sub Pathetic Sugar Daddy X Dom Batshit Sugar Baby really got to me. Commit all the atrocities you want bby daddy's got the police chief on speed dial <3

Day 5: Crossover Ship - I'm not a crossover ship kinda guy. It's unfortunate but it's true. My only actual Crossover ship is my own comfort polycule Selfship; The Ideal Polycule. They helped me get over my Eating Disorder and they're probably what once could consider Main F/Os. I love them so much and they love me and eachother <3

Day 6: Polyship - I have so many of these you have no idea how difficult this was for me I love Polyamoury it brings me great comfort every ship can be made better with more people- Anyway. I decided on a Big Time fave of mine; Ojimonoshin aka The ABC Polycule from My Hero Academia. Fun little Bonus challange I did was I decided to only use a Fandom per prompt so I could show a lot of my Fandoms, so the fact that I couldn't draw AFO for Most Problematic made this choice more difficult fdgkjhgjdf

Day 7: Character from media you're not interested in - My boyfriend has fallen hard into the One Piece rabbit hole so I'm getting a lot of second hand knowledge about the series, and while I have zero interest in watching it, Usopp the beautiful Transfem is really testing my resolve. I also like Law, Bepo, Kuma, and Vegapunk. And of course my Blorbo-In-Law, Sanji Vinesmoke. Pushing him down the stairs and stealing his Boygirlfriend Usopp for myself <3

[drbtinglecannon]

Darius because YOU! Are his lawyer

This is such a high honor coming from Willow Park's lawyer herself, thank you pal 💖

How do I feel about this character

I love Darius so much he's absolutely one of my top favorites, it's like between him and Eda. He's hilarious, he's cunty, he's interesting, he's one of Dana's favorites, he's a good person but he's a bitch about it, his design fucks, he has no canon love interest, and I wish we got more of him. I have so many thoughts on him and he was only in about 15min of screentime.

What can I say, I looked at all the Coven Heads in the S2B trailer and immediately decided he was my favorite and every time he was on screen I was validated by how thoroughly he passed the vibes check

All the people I ship romantically with this character

I am typically an aroace Darius enjoyer, but I have fondness for dariraine, dariraeda, and darimila (why is he always listed first and why is it fitting (wait I have to preface I'm ace and I use ship names by what sounds best I have literally never done it by "who tops" I can barely remember that's the common use of ship name order SO I'm mocking Darius as he would wanna be listed first because he's That Bitch)) because all of them have a lot of cute fluff potential (and dariraine has fun angst potential especially if it's between Eda's Requiem and O Titan, Where Art Tho)

Typically tho even in those ships I don't see Darius as someone that would live with a romantic partner, I think he'd want to keep his own house lol and he's very valid, it's styled exactly how he likes and no one else lives up to his cleanliness standards, it's win win for both parties

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Darius & Eberwolf is literally Lilith & Hooty a little to the left and it's sooo fucking funny and wholesome for it. Lilith was actually my S2A obsession until she left I was so fucking devastated when she moved out, so seeing Darius & Eberwolf were a similar archetype to Lilith & Hooty really endeared me to them immediately in ER when we knew nothing about them. Then by the series end they really are one of my favorite little duos of toh they're comedy gold potential but didn't get enough screentime 😔 Darius surrendered for Eberwolf even tho it was at the cost of the rebellion and I still think about that scene. Guy who joked about people dying is likely actually not being pragmatic at all when it comes to loved ones 👍 they threaten Terra Adrian & Vitimir lol

I'm also a "Darius & Eda used to be besties and will do so again" truther. They're the same yet opposites, they're both dramatic, they're both powerful, they both have a hot monster form, and they both speedran becoming adoptive parents after just being That Guy to some kid for a while. The ONE episode of interactions they had in COTH with Darius having to exasperatingly tell Eda what he means but also he calls her "Eda" not "Edalyn" like everyone else but Raine does, and Eda mocking Darius over beating his ass in ER and Darius IMMEDIATELY getting defensive & lying which Eberwolf calls him out for, DO YOU SEE MY VISION? THEY USED TO BE BESTIES. THE CLAWTHORNE PARENTS LOVED DARIUS. DARIUS & EDA WERE EACH OTHER'S ASSHOLE FRIEND. THAT FANART OF THEM IN FACIAL MASKS & DOING THEIR NAILS WATCHING DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES IS WHAT THEY WERE.

My unpopular opinion about this character

Liking him at all is still quite unpopular 😔 this fandom sure treats the nonwhite parents a certain way lol. I also don't really like ala//darius, I get the appeal but it doesn't compel me

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon

I've had a perfectly envisioned idea for a year or two now of an toh episode that followed the rebel trio after Them's the Breaks, Kid and before Hollow Mind that was a 3 part split reminiscent of how Once Upon A Swap was paced.

Not only would it tie back to the style of OUAS -- a notoriously hated toh episode -- but it would be able to give info in a slow drip by following Raine first, then by the end we see Raine is working with Darius & Eberwolf, then it goes back to the beginning of the day through Eberwolf's POV, then Darius' POV, and ending on the buildup that they're the rebels Hunter is chasing at the beginning of HM.

We as the audience can tell by the designs who they were in HM (or well. Most of us. Some people thought Darius was Alador for some reason) but ahhh think of the extra foreshadowing that could've been in HM if we got an episode inside the castle so close to the day of unity!! Like what if Collector's shadow was visible at one point behind one or all of the rebels, letting us know Belos knew exactly who they were which lead to the foreshadowing in HM of the 3 arrows being where Darius, Raine(Eda), & Eberwolf each get put to stand during the day of unity spell in King's Tide BUT ALSO how we don't REALIZE it's referencing them specifically UNTIL KT AIRS. LIKE THE LAYERS IT COULD'VE ADDED.

Also obligatory Darius Hunter moment has to happen here to lead to Darius' reaction in HM upon hearing Hunter was trapped considering their last on screen moment in ASIAS and some people even now can't visualize them interacting in a positive manner 🙄

I do imagine it would be a touch 🤏 angsty. Like in my vision, Darius sees Hunter getting heat from Kikimora over a wild magic book, and it's like she can't really do anything to him over it but she could tell Belos who would be unhappy to hear that and all 3 of them are aware this would be the outcome, and Darius debates for a solid 10 seconds if he should pretend he didn't see them because well as heartless as he knows it sounds it actually benefits him & the rebellion keeping Hunter at arm's length but now that he's spent time with the kid he's like not a bad kid maybe they can convince him to join them?? Before he goes over and like a true actor plays it off that he asked Hunter for the book. Hunter obviously does not play along well as he's not a good actor, so Darius very condescendingly tells Kikimora to leave like "you can read, can't you, Kiki?" And she sputters "yes of course I--" and he just cuts her off "then read the room" while giving her a cold look until she awkwardly and angrily leaves. Like absolute cunt behavior from Darius but it's hilarious and it works to his cover as a CH. He gives Hunter the book back when Kikimora leaves and they good naturedly mock the other's taste in books ("I don't know how you can read that, Deadwarian era writing is dreadful to slog through" "Well some of us like reading more than fashion magazines") before they pass the mess hall and Darius asks Hunter if he's eaten, "Y-yes!", Flapjack is not standing for such lies and pecks him from under his cloak, which Darius knows is Flapjack so he laughs and tells Hunter to eat, Hunter pauses before he tries to genuinely thank Darius for defending him earlier, and then well shit remember how it's better for the rebellion if Darius keeps Hunter at arm's length maybe he needs to remember the bigger picture? He was literally doing rebel work when he got distracted helping Hunter out, so he kinda gently tells Hunter not to expect he can always go save him, and because Hunter's an abused teen (not that Darius really knows that yet) and he was enjoying having an adult that's nice to him now he visibly deflates before quickly excusing himself

Darius apologizes under his breath because he doesn't enjoy being mean to Hunter (even back when he was being mean to him) but it's one of those hard choices he makes like how Raine refused to get Eda involved. Can be miserably tied back to how Hunter ends up hiding at Hexside and not the rebels finding & helping him.

Wow I went insane typing that all but yeah that's my vision of what I would add to canon if I could add 1 episode into the show that doesn't change anything at all it only adds character filler & foreshadowing potential. Maybe I'll actually write this fic one day haha.

Another thing I kinda wish canon would've done was overtly state Darius adopted Hunter because like it's clearly implied but a lot of people still deny it! Dadrius won guys let us have this they had to cut so much stuff from the show including Darius backstory

From this ask!

[fangirling-heart]

For the character asks thing maybe Dipper from gf? Or King from TOH? I hope you have a nice day!! :D

Hello there and thanks for the ask! Hope you're having a nice day as well! :)

But I gotta say I can't believe you! You give me those two good boys and ask me to choose?! I'm doing both!!!

Starting with Dipper!

favorite thing about them:

I love how brave he is in so many different ways. He can charge at a massive robot to save his sister, he learns to accept himself and stand up for himself and what he believes in and he's always there for his friends and family no matter what.

least favorite thing about them:

He does tend to be a bit of a know-it-all sometimes.

favorite line:

"Look, real life stinks sometimes, okay? I'm not gonna lie. But there's a better way to get through it than denial and that's with help from the people who care about you. It's how we've gotten through our whole lives."

His whole speech in that moment was great but this was my favorite part!

brOTP:

Him and Mabel! Mystery Twins forever!

OTP:

Him and Pacifica! Honestly, as much as I love Gravity Falls, one of my biggest issues with it is the fact that there wasn't much with them.

nOTP:

Billdip and him and Wendy. Just no. Also any ship that involves a family member.

random headcanon:

Stan teaches him some box in the following summers.

unpopular opinion:

I'm... not sure I have one. Nothing comes to mind right now.

song i associate with them:

My Grand Plan from The Lightning Thief Musical

(I know it's Annabeth's song but I think it really fits him, especially the first part)

favorite picture of them

One of the funniest bits in the show in my opinion! I wonder what it would look like without context.

Now let's go for King!

favorite thing about them:

I'm gonna say his whole arc. I honestly didn't expect it to go the way it did and it was really interesting! Him going from being a child trying to be an adult and having illusions of grandeur to being an actual kid that wants to find his dad and learn about himself was just... chef's kiss! Close second is his humor.

least favorite thing about them:

(Oops, forgot this one for a moment) Probably the fact that he gets way over his head and ends up hurting or putting others in danger. I know that and the fact he's learning to get better than this are core parts of his character and I like that he learns to be better, but still. Especially in Sense and Insensitivity.

favorite line:

"Surprise, Eda! Now we're connected for life and there's nothing you can do about it!"

brOTP:

Him and Luz! Their dynamic is just so cute! I need a video of their full comedy hour!

OTP:

I don't actually ship King with anyone so, none.

nOTP:

Any ship that includes adults and anyone older than him for that matter.

random headcanon:

He stays in touch with the Collector and they regularly schedule play dates (that don't include turning people to puppets) and other activities, like going to the library when Amity is reading to kids.

unpopular opinion:

Not sure if it counts as unpopular, but I actually like his segment in Once Upon A Swap. I think it is the best part of the episode.

song i associate with them:

I... don't know? The impossible happened. I can't think of a song I associate with a character.

favorite picture of them

I mean look at those eyes! Baby King is so adorable!

[localowlhousefanatic]

I’m giving you Hunter (TOH) Caitlyn (Arcane) and Regina (Mean girls) this is a lot but you asked for it so.

Okay let's start with The one character I actually like, shall we? Actually, let's shan't. Let's instead go in an arbitrary order, eh?

Okay so Regina. I have not seen mean girls. I do, however, really like The songs from The original musical. My thoughts on her is that she's an excellent high school drama villain who would be fixed by getting a girlfriend. SPEAKING OF, i ship her, thanks to you, with Janis (who is best girl- I decided this purely from songs) and cady.

A non romantic otp- Karen. I cannot elaborate as I am operating on vibes.

Unpopular opinion? Dude I have not been this girl in action so- I think Regina would survive Heathers? This is a long shot I know.

I just wished she'd been gay.

Onto- ugh . Hunter. Fuck that guy I hate him. There's also your unpopular opinion. I ship him romantically with no one at all. Wouldn't inflict that upon anyone.

My non romantic otp? Hm. Like I said, I really dislike the guy. For another unpopular opinion, I felt NOTHING when flapjack died. I think I non romantic otp him with- let's go basic. Luz.

Since we're doing an unpopular opinion per segment apparently, another unpopular opinion of him is that he gets too much love or credit.

As for my one semi-positive input. I wish he'd stayed The golden guard- he was fun to watch then. Also his redemption arc sucked.

Onto Cait! The one person I actually know! Love her, quote 'keep up' to myself too often. Ship her with vi (violyn is The better ship name. Fight me). Nrotp her with Jayce And powder.

I badly need her And vi to kiss, okay?

[toxins-very-gay-thoughts]

wasn’t expecting a reply so soon but hey that’s cool! as thanks, here’s yet more yuri ships for your feedback!

sayori x monika (ddlc)

susie x noelle (deltarune)

luz x amity (toh) [SPECIFICALLY SEASON 1 we all know they’re the best but still]

gangle x zooble (tadc) [again not sure if this is yuri cause zooble’s non-binary]

that’s all i could think of my yuri ship list is running dry (also i completely agree for the inside out ships from last ask :D)

YAYYYYYY HELLO :D

1. Okay so at first I was gonna say no. Usually I see Monika as the onlooker without affection (rip), but I thought about it and I could see her developing a crush on Sayori and like slowly falling for her. This is a slow burn denial situation. She def falls for Sayori’s cuteness

2. Tbh I know next to nothing about delta rune cri, however I do love Susie so I would support her

3. I literally knew Luz and Amity were going to be together from the first time we met Amity. I literally predicted it and idk how bc it’s a Disney show. But I swear I FELT IT IN MY BONES and I prophesied correctly. I love Amity’s arc and her development. Watching Amity learn to accept love and friends is one of my favorite parts of toh ngl. I feel like I have so much to say on her but don’t know how oof. She also represents gay panic so well lmfao. LUZ IS ALSO AMAZING. Girl has zero idea, but I believe that is because girl is traumatized asf. She doesn’t think someone could like her bc of her past bullies, her weirdness, etc. AND AMITY LIKES HER BECAUSE OF IT!!! They’re really out here bonding over their favorite nerdy kid book that only sold one copy in the BI. They’re literally enemies to friends to lovers, soulmates (im making it so), both insecure asf and then reassure each other, and so on. They are my otp 👏👏👏 (sorry this one is basically incomprehensible I spewed out info from my love)

4. I didn’t know zooble is nonbinary! That’s hella cool. Tbh I’m not shipping either of them. It could be interesting but I could see zooble not being interested in romance/love. Idk if she’d be aromantic or just not interested atm

Thanks for asking!!!! I love talking about ships. Especially toh as it’s my addiction lol. I’ve basically been on tumblr all day ignoring life oof

[some-pers0n]

Sorry Anon but Tumblr ate your ask lol. I'll have you know I literally just finished TOH. Like five minutes ago it ended. Let's do this.

Favourite character: EDA EDA I LOVE EDA SO MUCH. Okay in all fairness I also adore Lilith, Alador, Camilla, and Raine, but Eda was my favourite since episode one. I adore her laid-back wine aunt-esque personality and how she genuinely has so much love and care in her heart. I love how her curse is treated and works really well as a disability metaphor. I found myself relating to her a lot with her struggles with being put into boxes and a want to just run free regardless of what others want from her. She's such a fun and great character. I adore her.

Least Favourite: Amity's mom. Bitch

Top ships: Oughhh I love Eda/Raine!! Also Lumity of course. I don't have too big of a shipper's heart for this show shockingly enough. Like I enjoy the two canon ships and pretty much that.

Most attractive character: Eda next question (also Darius)

Character I'd marry: Raine or Lilith for the tax benefits <3

Character I'd be besties with: Willow (and also Gus)

Random thought: Tbh I never sensed any tension between Alador and his bitch wife, which makes me think there was literally nothing there at all. Alador does love his kids though. He's aroace in my heart idc what shippers say I know more than them

Unpopular opinion: I don't know?? Uh... I wish Gus was focused a lot more on. He generally felt shafted and some episodes that felt like they should've been about expanding his character were overshadowed by being shared with other characters. Also his design barely shifted at all while the other characters constantly got changes and glow-ups. I did like his epilogue design a lot though. Give that boy a black hairstyle yeah

Canon OTP: Raine/Eda no questions asked

Non-Canon OTP: Uh...I dunno. I like Gus/Willow I guess? Like I said, I didn't concern myself with too many non-canon pairings this time around

Most badass character: EEEDDDAAAA!!!

Pairing I'm not a fan of: Tbh Huntlow. I didn't really care for it. I dunno how to describe it. I also don't like that Alador/Darius stuff too much. They're buddies to me

Character I feel screwed up on: Gus me boy...

Favourite friendship: Ohhh so many!!! I love Eda and Lilith's sibling dynamic so very much. I also really like Lilith's interactions with others in general, namely Hooty. Also Camilla and Vee. They're previous

[justkeepwalkingnothinghere]

The Owl House: A show that has changed my life in a way nothing else has.

It’s been over a week since the finale aired. Over a week since we’ve had to say goodbye to a show that has more than likely changed animation. Saying goodbye and coming to terms with it has been painful, but I’ve been doing fairly well since the 8th, since the most emotional night of my life in recent memory. The finale has really made me reflect on these last 6 months. The last 6 months since I had watched the first episode, and changed the course of not just my life, but my brain chemistry as well. I have at last found a way to put my thoughts and love for this show into words, and have realized just what this incredible series means to me and what it has done for so, so many people. It makes me feel a certain happiness nothing has ever managed to give me, or at least nothing in a very long time, and I can’t wait to tell you all.

This is the story of my discovery and journey through a series like no other, and just how my life has changed because of it.

The Owl House. I still remember that rainy afternoon in mid-September when I watched my first video about it. I had heard about it before, but hadn’t really been too interested in it. Hard to believe, looking back. But on this fateful afternoon, my YouTube recommended would show me an out of context video, introduce me to a magical adventure, and be my first step on a path that would alter the next 6 months of my life and counting. Not the first time this has happened, and certainly not the last. First one video, then two, then a few animatics and Lumity compilations, and maybe one or two videos of Luz being the biggest bi disaster ever. All of them being from season 1, of course. No spoilers for me, thank you, YT.  The seeds of my obsession and hyperfixation were planted that day and already began to grow.

A few days go by, I watch the first episode and start dying from laughter from the first 30 seconds, and when I went in only for Lumity, I quickly knew I was going to experience so much more than that. A week later, I finally put my foot down and made my mom and I watch the first 6 episodes one day after school, and we never watched a single new episode without each other. We spend time with season 1, already on our way through a magical realm full of possibilities, we blow through season 2 with unbridled amazement, we cautiously watch Thanks to Them, the newest episode at the time, knowing it was the beginning of the end. We had already been through so much, and we were about to see much more.

I hop onto the fandom, excited to interact with fellow fans who are just as dedicated to this show than I am, excite to see all the fanart and the fics, the theories and the memes, the comedic mayhem that is fueled by a burning passion and love for a series, for a wide cast of characters, for a world so so special to most. I spend time on the subreddit, I join Tumblr and make some pals, and my love for The Owl House grows and grows and grows, bigger and bigger and bigger without restraint. I find my favorite characters, my favorite ships, my favorite episodes. Raine rises through my list of characters and lands their spot as favorite and the one I go to for comfort, right alongside Luz. Raeda and Lumity tie for the spot of my OTP, I slowly start shipping Gustholomule, I start writing my first TOH fic about Raeda, I found my people. People who are just as crazy for this fictional world and its cast of goofballs and weirdoes.

People that I can relate to, in a fandom that, for me, is unbelievably warm and welcoming, a million times better than nearly every other fandom I’m in. My love keeps burning brighter and brighter, I manage to connect with a few folks irl and find a Discord server full of wonderful people, all through this series. Never have I been this attached to anything before, never have I experienced something incredible like this. Usually, the shows I watch either ended years ago, still have years left in their lifespan, or I’m never that emotionally attached to hold onto it for long, or have any sort of reaction to it ending outside of “Oh well. Guess that’s it. Sad to see it go”, only to be fully recovered a couple of days later.

But not with Owl House. With TOH, it’s so, so much different, almost as if it’s a whole different species. I’ve latched onto it for months, not intending to let go for a long, long time, I spend hours and hours on Tumblr, the subreddit, and Discord every day talking about this show and info dumping to friends. The Owl House captures a happiness that not even Friends or SpongeBob can achieve, both being shows that have been special to me and always will be. Friends for just being a great show and playing a special part in my relationship with my mom, and SpongeBob for being such a major part of my childhood, a part that holds a large amount of nostalgia. That’s not to say that Friends and SpongeBob don’t make me happy, they really do, without a doubt, but don’t stand a chance against Owl House.

I was never able to pinpoint why Owl House is as special and important to me as it is, until after the finale. After Watching and Dreaming, I realized, it’s because it makes me feel seen. I relate to Luz more than any other fictional character in existence. I’m weird and nerdy on a daily basis, bisexual, neurodivergent, and have never felt like I fit in. I’ve always felt out of place in this world, even in places that are basically made for you to be like this, even in spots where my friends and I can hang out and be weird together. I’ve always seen her as a cartoon version of me, I see myself in her most of the time, and it’s why I cling to her a lot. Same thing goes for Raine, though it’s not as much, but still important, as a person with a crapton of social anxiety and a passion for music and the arts.

I feel seen through all of these characters, whether I see myself in them, or the situations they face and the emotions they feel. It’s incredible, really. And it’s not just me, I’ve seen this in practically the entire fandom. This world, the Demon Realm, makes all of us feel seen, and it’s amazing that a show is able to do that. That a show is able to make us feel in such a way that makes us come together to find and bond with each other. And then I realized something else. Everything about this series makes me unbelievably happy for one reason. It makes me happy and warm inside, like a place I know. Like a place that lets me be who I am around my family, no questions asked. This fandom and everyone in it makes me feel comfort.

It feels like home. Like I belong. It feels like a warm hug, like a kiss to the forehead, like a hot meal on a rainy day, like a nice bath or shower, or the smell of freshly washed bed sheets, like the warmth of clothes fresh out of the dryer, like cuddles after long day, like a nice piece of chocolate, like warm cookies from the oven, like a cup of coffee in the morning, like every single comfort you can think of. The music embodies this perfectly, the end credits more specifically. While the opening more or less feels like “Let the adventures begin!”, the end credits feels like coming home to family and friends, like a hug from the entire cast, like 2 simple words that, although simple, mean a lot to not just me, but many others: “Welcome home”.

In short, The Owl House is a legendary show that has changed history in many aspects, a show that has made millions of people feel seen and find who they are, made many feel like they belong, and has filled millions with a feeling of comfort. A feeling of comfort so strong, it’s the first thing plenty of us reach for when we need something to lean on, or a shoulder to cry on. When we just need a pick me up after a hard day, or when we just need a smile on our faces. It’s a series, a cast of wonderful characters, a magical, fictional world, and a massive fandom that welcomes us with open arms, and makes us happy like not much else can.

And if that isn’t an achievement to be proud of, then I don’t know what is.

[agrebel18]

just realized I drastically misunderstood the point of that ask game post. pls ignore my first ask and just go with Wednesday, Huntlow, and then Mattholomule I'm an idiot

ooh ok! Wednesday fandom, let's go!

My favorite characters are Wednesday, Enid, and Eugene! My least favorites are Xavier, the teacher lady along with Enid's blood family. Hmmmm, my favorite ships are Wenclair, Wenclay, and Morticia x Gomez! A character I'd be REALISTICALLY be friends with is Eugene. I don't really find any of the characters attractive LIKE THAT or marry worthy because idk their ages so lemme not be creepy😭 an unpopular opinion i have..... Bianca and Lucas got done DIRTY, like T*m B*rton was not HIDING his racism! I don't really have a canon OTP in this show, and non-canon, probably Wenclair. Most badass character was DEFINITELY Wednesday and Enid. A villain i like was probably Tyler. I am NOT A FAN of the love triangle they put Wednesday through. Characters that the writers screwed up were probably ALL THE TEENAGE BOYS. Character i most identify with, probably all the female characters tbh, and I don't wanna be any of the characters.

Now let's go to Huntlow, MY BELOVEDS!!!

I started shipping them when s2 was still airing, around when LR came out. I have WAYYY TOO MANY thoughts about them, so I'm gonna spare you😭 what about them makes me happy is their interesting dynamic ESPECIALLY since TOH got shortened!! What makes me sad is that they could've gotten more than just off-screen and background moments PLUS they don't deserve the hate they get! Things done in fanfic that annoy me is when they ONLY focus on Hunter, make both of them OOC, and make suggestive/NSFW stuff. Things that I look for in fanfic is both of them being in-character and when BOTH characters get enough focus! IDK much of my wishes for them, and I don't want either of them to end up with someone else if not with each other, sorry! Happily ever after for them is more not-so-subtle hints that they both are into each other, like blushing and flirting, if not confirmation that they both are crushing on each other or that they end up dating at the end of the show! OR IF DANA IS ALLOWED TO MAKE HER COMICS and she can put more crumbs of them!

and lastly, my boy Mattholomule!!!

I love him, he's so skrunkly! Romantic ships with him... GUSTHOLOMULE BABYYYYY, GAY RIGHTS!!! My favorite non-romantic relationship with him, him and Steve IF WE HAD GOTTEN THEM ON-SCREEN UUGGGHHHHH! my unpopular opinion about him is that I like what they did with him in TTLGR and the crumbs they gave us of him in 2B, BUT I WANT MORE! Something that I had wanted for him to happen in canon is to be around Steve, do that construction magic he was originally gonna do in the season finale, and hang out with Gus more!!! Favorite friendship, him with Gus again, I'm so predictible🙄 Lastly, I don't have a crossover ship with him!

[raplinesmoon]

bollywoodtan sonyeondan: bts in 2010s rom-coms

Listen, I’ve had a filmy weekend, okay? First my friends got engaged and threw a party, then my other friend and I had a sleepover and binged The Romantics, and on top of that, I think I’ve watched five other different Bollywood movies this weekend and I need to channel this energy somehow so please enjoy my explanations for casting BTS in these 2010s Bollywood rom-coms which I hope one day me (or anyone else) can turn into fics thank you very much

Ok, let’s begin:

Kim Namjoon - Baar Baar Dekho

Listen, I know this movie was critically panned? Do I fucking care? No. I love this movie, I would go to war for this movie because Sidharth and Katrina induce massive amounts of bi panic within me. I love Jai and Diya, I love their love, I love the time travel, I love Kala Chashma. So that’s why I’m choosing none other than Bangtan’s resident intellectual Mr. Namjoon to fill those shoes, okay? Namjoon’s expressed his own profound thoughts about marriage, just like Mr. Jai, and him as a genius mathematician who gets caught in a time loop. Drooling

Kim Seokjin - Hasee Toh Phasee

Again, I would d word for this movie bc it’s just so??!!! My crush on Sidharth Malhotra non-withstanding, this movie is chaotic and beautiful in the best way. It doesn’t try to be flashy or suave, and instead embraces its inner dork. Who does that remind you of, huh? Mr. Kim Seokjin, that’s fuckin who. Nikhil and Meeta just give major OTP vibes, him being a through and through himbo and her being a neurodivergent genius who he can’t help simping over!! Give me Seokjin and OC causing major chaos I beg! And put Zehnaseeb on in the background while you’re at it!

Min Yoongi - Khoobsurat

Am I biased bc I’m Pakistani? Am I biased bc it’s Fawad? Maybe, maybe not! But to quote Lizzie McGuire, this is what dreams are made of!! An off-beat physiotherapist meets a tsundere prince?? And he gradually warms up to her while they get into their own royal shenanigans? You can’t tell me this role wasn’t written for Yoongi, and long haired Yoongi specifically. The grumpy x sunshine trope is super strong with this one, and I love the brightness that Milli brings to the entire family, not just the prince. The Disney movie of everyone’s dreams <3

Jung Hoseok - Mere Brother Ki Dulhan

Listen, this movie doesn’t get enough credit for just being fun the entire way through!! The comedy is top-tier and the characters are just so likeable and wholesome!! And just this big, amazing hare-brained matchmaking effort that is so Bollywood!! And Imran Khan’s Kush being in love with Katrina’s Dimple, who is definitely bisexual (Dhunki, anyone?!). It’s giving King Hobi vibes, not only because he would go out of his way to do anything for someone he loved, but also because Choomantar is definitely siblings with Daydream and I need to see him bust it down to Do Dhaari Talwar thank you for coming to my TED Talk

Park Jimin - Aisha

Let’s all agree that Gal Mitthi Mitthi Bol is a banger, and then let’s all swoon over Jimin in this adaptation which is based on Emma!! I literally can’t decide if I want Jimin in Aisha or Arjun’s role, but it’d be so fun either way!! I kinda like the idea of him trying to set up all his guy friends and them just being such a fun group who all have their own individual love stories sighhhh. And OC being Arjun who’s all no nonsense and the grounding presence in Jimin/Aisha’s life!! Also the style in this movie was inspired by Clueless, and our mans models for Dior so that’s enough for me to want to make it happen

Kim Taehyung - I Hate Luv Storys

Fun fact - I once watched this movie instead of studying for an exam that was happening at the end of the weekend and had so much fun I passed out on my friend’s couch until 3pm the next day!! This is another one of those nostalgic movies that pays homage to all the fun romantic Bollywood tropes!! And all the DDLJ references made me totally think Taehyung! Except he’s not Jay, he’s Simran, and OC will be Jay, and Taehyung has to convince her to believe in romance!! I think that’s a fitting task for the man I consider to be the most romantic member of Bangtan (he’s SRK’s Korean incarnation imo)

Jeon Jungkook - Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

If there’s one himbo I stan, it’s Humpty Sharma. If there’s another himbo I stan, it’s Jungkook. I literally have a severe emotional attachment to this movie and could probably quote most of the lines to you. What I love about this is how Humpty literally shatters all the stereotypes about toxic masculinity - he cries, he’s vulnerable, he believes in love. It just screams bby boi Jungkook vibes. Also pls him doing the most to get Kavya her wedding lehenga - that’s some of the cutest shit Bollywood has pulled in a while and I’m 10000% here for it (pls bring in Jimin and Tae as Shonty and Poplu too)

Anyways, thanks for listening to me ramble!! If anyone is interested, I’d love to do more of these, like maybe 2000s rom-coms or action movies!! I’m here for any discourse you guys have too, let’s be film nerds together 💜

[kindofsortofmaybe]

Willow with 001 for the ask game!!!

HI AGGIE thanks so much for the ask!!! im so sorry i meant to answer forever ago but i was drowning in finals. i'm finally finished now though!!! thank fucking god!!!

how i feel about this character: I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!! comparing s1 willow to s2 willow to s3 willow ACTUALLY makes me feel crazy. watching her grow throughout the show was so delightful and i think she's such an interesting character <33

all the people i ship romantically with this character: tbh, just hunter. i think they've had great chemistry since the beginning, and they're so good for each other. but to be honest, i can see the appeal of willuz and amillow!

my non-romantic OTP for this character: that's really tough. i love the classic willow and gus dynamic, especially when they're just chaotic together, and they're also childhood best friends which i LOVE. but willow and luz are so great too, bc willow's her first friend from the boiling isles and they learned so much from each other! but i think my favorite has gotta be willow and amity. i love childhood best friends and i love a good redemption story, so they're like my bread and butter! i really wish we had gotten to see more of them being close again.

my unpopular opinion about this character: less about her and more about fanon, but i think ppl make her too perfect sometimes! and tbf she IS perfect but i think what i mean is that when ppl lean too far into the "she's cool and awesome and perfect" idea, she loses some of her nuance as a character

one thing i wish would happen/had happened with this character in canon: nothing specific, just more screen time with all members of the hexsquad!! i love her dynamics w everyone

my otp: y'all already know. gustho was my first toh fanart but huntlow was my second as soon as they interacted on screen. they are so perfect 2gether <33

my cross over ship: none! but this question really gives away that this ask game is from 2014 lmao

a headcanon fact: hmmm this is a recent hc so i'm not set on it, but i think it'd be really cool if willow multi-tracked with abominations once school started back up! i think having gained confidence and skill, she might take it as a challenge to at least do well in the track she hated, even if she doesn't master it. maybe she just does it for a year, but i think she would ask amity for help (being able to ask for help is key to being confident!) and learn to use the dirt in abomination goo to her advantage and eventually get decent at it! idk maybe she just retakes an intro class or something, but i like the idea of her taking another stab at it now that the stakes are lower and she knows herself and her skills.

thanks again for the ask!! i love thinking about best girl willow park <33333

[scalproie]

i'm positive you'll get mortal kombat already so i'm gonna send government mandated katanagatari and throw in toh for good measure and spice

AND YOU WERE RIGHT

so, for katanagarari

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

• Favorite character: this guy

dreamy sigh...

• Least Favorite character: mmmh yknow what Im gonna go with the Yasuri parents

• 5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): uuuugh togame/shichika, chouchou/oshidori, kamakiri/mitsubachi :), hitei/emonzaemon, and hitei/togame (divorce only) houou/emonzaemon (divorce only)

• Character I find most attractive: the character design is ON POINT for almost everyone in this anime, so I guess I will single out sabi, meisai, azekura (yes it counts) and kiguchi

• Character I would marry: /

• Character I would be best friends with: /

• a random thought: I know it would literally lessen the lesson of the story but what if,,, togame and shichika got their own little party traveling with them along the way,,, three characters in particular yknow yknow,,,

• An unpopular opinion: LOVE the ending, highkey the most important part of the story, and the nanami episode was perfectly placed alongside with her fate.

• My Canon OTP: gnhnhngnh togame/shichika and hitei/emonzaemon, the devotion of it all

• My Non-canon OTP: Azekura/Kiguchi (platonic). Its a thing. fucking. trust me on this its about the gnngnhgngnh

• Most Badass Character: same as most attractive: SABI, meisai, azekura, kiguchi and kyouken :)

• Most Epic Villain: I know we dont like nanami but she is a very effective villain

• Pairing I am not a fan of: kamakiri/nanami, wierd it was even a thing

• Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): MEISAI, my daughter konayuki, and pengin😔

• Favourite Friendship: Azekura, Konayuki and Kiguchi which is TOTALLY a thing fucking TRUST ME ON THIS,,,,,,

• Character I most identify with: /

• Character I wish I could be: /

And now for toh (sorry its less ellaborate)

• Favorite character: I like Lilith :)

• Least Favorite character: there was one character who PISSED ME THE FUCK OFF in one episode but thankfully ive erased them from my mind and Im not going back in to remember them.

• 5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): I dont really ship anyone in owl house so other than the canon confirmed ones like lumity and eda/raine... not much else

• Character I find most attractive: darius is pretty, also harpy eda

• Character I would marry: /

• Character I would be best friends with: /

• a random thought: Im wishing all owl house enjoyers a very pleasant s3 dropping soon :)

• An unpopular opinion: UUUUUUH idk i dont care about caleb or the wittebane brothers and their backstory

• My Canon OTP: both lumity and eda/raine are pretty cute id put them at the same spot

• My Non-canon OTP: none really!

• Most Badass Character: willow

• Most Epic Villain: belos is a gooooood villain tho will I like what we got I still wouldve enjoyed if they embraced his whole horror deal a bit more

• Pairing I am not a fan of: most darius ships ngl

• Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): I will be honest with you: there hasnt been enough of the show for anything to have been screwed up, if anything its disney who screwed over the show

• Favourite Friendship: the main characters squad and darius with eberwolf

• Character I most identify with: /

• Character I wish I could be: /

[watery-melon-baller]

Heyyyy bestie

For the character ask game, Luz?

NJMETKWNF THAT WAS QUICK

What I like about them

shes so very optimistic and kind and genuinely wants to help people! she's very enthusiastic about everything it's sweet

What I dislike about them

hmmm. this was more of a S1 thing but I guess when she would just. S1 Luz was more assertive which is something I miss a little bit but also sometimes it did not work out well for her. im gonna elaborate on this in a second

Favourite moment

i loved Camila comforting Luz and then her realizing what she Actually wants with stringbean it's so sweet

Least favourite moment

S1 Ep17 where she pushes willow into having a grudgby match with boscha despite willow being extremely uncomfy with it. like yeah sure it worked out but still. this is also ties into her being more assertive? I don't think assertive is the right word here but kind of just disregarding others feeling sometimes for her. She grows out of this though which was kind of the whole point of the episode so

A situation with this character that I want to see explored more

i wish that there was like. more conflict with the human realm and her mom? like in her eyes her mom sent her away to camp and then when she came back she was "fixed" and her mom didn't even notice anything was wrong until Luz told her she she had been replaced like. I feel like that would fuck a kid up a little bit. add that to her feeling like she shouldn't be upset bc A. She offered her home to Vee and B. vee had it worse then her so she has no right to feel upset!! but like. I have a lot of thoughts on this concept

An interesting AU for this character

umm hmmm. i have lots of toh aus. ive even written a fic about one! uhhh in general i have my reverse au but a good one for her specifically...

not really an au but i think it would have been cool if there was an episode in S1 where Luz had to go back to the human realm for one reason. Maybe she wanted her laptop/phone charger or maybe she was showing Gus around or something. I know she wanted to stay in the BI but I feel like the portal could have been used more

A crossover

im a sucker for toh/gravity falls crossovers I think it's fun. ok this is technically an au but imagine if after kings tide the portal landed them in the mystery shacks basement (it's not like belos tested it beforehand) so on top of THAT they have to figure out how to all get to Connecticut which is so horrible

OTP (or OT3+ etc…. just… favourite ship)

lumity for the win

Other ships?

not really ships but I do like it when people acknowledge her being bi and like. she's like "wow that guy is hot" or "wow that girl is cute" and like. she does love amity but i think she has eyes and thinks willow is cute

BROTP

her and hunter!! (may have written a whole fic about their shennanigans) but also her and king are brothers too. she gets so many siblings what a middle child

NOTP

hm. mainly just anything with weird age gaps or incest but that's kind of standard. i don't do ships much so

An assortment of headcanons! 

um I don't have a Bunch but here's a few:

she definitely has an ongoing 40k azura fic on ao3 that randomly stopped updating bc the portal broke. she wrote so many chapters on her phone in the BI.

ive stolen this one from crushpunchh but she's a HUGE linguistics nerd. girl literally taught herself multiple fantasy languages

wears nail polish because she bites her nails so she paints them with bad tasting polish so she stops doing that

if she has an idea and no paper she will just write stuff on her arms and legs so she doesn't forget (i was going to add something else to this but. i forgot.)

has absolutely atrocious handwriting

loves to sculpt and work with clay. doesn't mind getting messy and loves making stuff with her own two hands

i thibk she knew about the shacks existence before she found the portal. like she for sure explored the woods around her house and it's very close to where she lives??? she for sure knew. probably played pretend in there all the time as a kid. she just never saw eda around

[drbtinglecannon]

So I've been rewatching a lot of TOH clips in prep for Saturday, and I just noticed this detail from KT

When Lilith & Hooty interrupted the Raeda sad gay pining hand holding moment, Raine smiles at them for a second before turning away

Like obviously I know Raine isn't petty enough to be mad about the situation, but to actively be happy to see Eda & Lilith have their sister moment, even if it interrupted their moment with Eda -- it's just! My heart. They love Eda so so much. Raeda is a truest OTP. If we don't get a fucking Raeda kiss or wedding I may never recover

[fangirling-heart]

Salty asks 4 u! Idk if I’m supposed to choose a fandom, I’m gonna ere on the side of you should do TOH (or you choose!)

3,9,11,26

And I have a question for you that i dont think I saw, have you ever had to leave a fandom cause it was so toxic?

Hi and thanks for the ask!

I wasn't too sure about whether a fandom should be included but some of the questions seemed to be more specific, so I assumed there needed to be.

Anyways, onto the questions!

3) Have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion?

Unfollowed, no I haven't. But I have blocked a couple blogs because of rather... inappropriate opinions (one shipped Hunter with Amity and the other with Belos)

9) Most disliked character(s)? Why?

Odalia and Boscha.

For the first, I don't have much to say, I just hate that bitch so much. She's not even a character I love to hate like Kikimora, or one that's really interesting like Belos, I just hate her guts.

Boscha is a bit more personal. She's a character that hits home for all the wrong reasons. The way she treats Willow and to an extent Amity reminds me a lot of the bullies and the "friends" that made my life a nightmare and made me hate school and myself.

11) Is there an unpopular character you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why?

I don't thi k so. I'm not sure if any of the characters I like is really unpopular.

26) Most shippable character?

Probably Raine. I ship Raeda all the way, they're one of my OTPs from this show, but I gotta admit I can see the appeal of shipping them with other characters as well.

Now, regarding your question: Have I ever left a fandom because it was toxic?

No, I haven't. I have left a couple of fandoms but that was always either because I didn't like the direction the show was going for or I just moved on from them.