#kotlc fandom history

[bookwyrminspiration]

I'm confused

Why do you hate Watson so much

What did that dog do to you

Let me take you back to the summer of 2023.

It's lovely, peaceful, @camelspit's just started the first best keeper character bracket. We're starting with rounds of five, and June 16th, we've got a rather odd bracket: Alina, Oralie, Ella, Gisela, and Mr. Snuggles.

Roisin asks in the tags for the stuffies not to win, so I go haha, I don't really care about any of these guys except Snuggles. I have my own Mr. Snuggles and a fondness for dragons, so I vote for him. Don't even think of it. I don't even think I reblogged it. Mr. Snuggles wins

He has another round, a 1v1. I vote for him again, don't think much of it. his opponents are piddling. He wins

Then we get to round three. He's against Verdi, and at this point i've gotten attached--I love this lil dragon. But Verdi poses a real threat, because when I vote he's losing. I start campaigning. Cath becomes my enemy. It starts escalating.

But Mr. Snuggles pulls through, victorious. And I have now very publicly pronounced and committed myself to this bit.

We carry him through round 4 and round 5, but then we face round 6: Fitzroy vs Mr. Snuggles. It's cruel, it's twisted, it's exactly what Roisin would do.

BUT! We miraculously manage to tie the round so they both proceed.

Finally, in round 7, the very last round before finals, he loses to Sophie. i'm sad, but honestly the fact he made it to the last four is super impressive and unexpected? i'm proud

You'd think this'd be the end of it.

But Catherine, @everliving-everblaze, started a Best Fitz Duo Poll while the best character poll was running.

And one of the duos is Fitz & Mr. Snuggles.

He sweeps his first round, but that's not noteworthy.

What splintered the fandom was round two: Fitz & Mr. Snuggles vs Fitz & Alvar.

At this point in time Snuggles is still in the best character running, energy is high--I'm committed to this bit. And I don't think he stands a chance, so I don't feel bad pushing for him.

I was wrong.

It escalates.

Fitz and Snuggles stand a real chance of beating Fitz and Alvar, the fucked up sibling duo of the series. The origin of wiityispb. The blueprint.

I start trying to backpedal.

It doesn't work.

They win.

All because I decided in round three of the best character poll to throw myself behind snuggles and work the fandom up. I'm in too deep now; I can't back out--Summer (@when-wax-wings-melt) will never look at me the same. People are outraged.

I've tied myself to this stuffed dragon.

Who knows what could've been, but due to some funky tagging, I don't see the next round and it distributes oddly, and Fitz and Snuggles lose in silence to Fitz and Sophie.

A quiet end. At this point Snuggles is both out of the best character and fitz duo poll. The fandom calms and moves on, but I've set a precedent for myself. I'm The Snuggles Guy

And a few months ago, a year later, Roisin decided to have another best character poll.

To make it more manageable, there's a preliminary round to determine who will be in the poll for real. Roisin, who I can only assume was salty, ensured Snuggles would be out from the get go. It was a remarkably close fight, though. Watson, The Foster Family dog, also lost his poll. But who gives a shit about him

I'm sad, but hey, there's the comeback round! Any characters eliminated have a chance to be voted back into the running if they get enough support--there are 9 spots available.

I reblog asking for support for Mr. Snuggles, and, because I'm not a dog person, I decide to throw in a fuck Watson for fun. Who cares about some random dog we haven't even met in this fantasy series. There's some banter

The comeback round ends. Mr. Snuggles does not make it. Watson does.

I threw everything behind this dragon through two polls, tested the limits of my friendships, tied myself to him soul to soul. He was nearly a finalist, he nearly beat Sophie in the preliminaries.

And he lost to some fucking dog???

Mr. Snuggles didn't even make it to round one?

Unacceptable. Not on my fucking watch.

I will see that dog in the dirt if it's the last thing I do.

Thank you for your time.

[everliving-everblaze]

soso will never get enough credit for her contributions to the kotlc fandom... all of the goofy almost kiss drawings that are the cover of every sokeefe wattpad fanfiction. the sophie and dex fist bump. the sophie, biana, fitz, and keefe "red is definitely your color" comics. sophie in a hoodie with her earbuds in. the "it's a date, foster" keefe comic. her art has been stolen and reposted so many times that people don't even know all of these wonderful pieces are from the same artist! just go scrolling back through her instagram (soso_doodles) for a while, and you'll see what i mean

[the-way-astray]

Biblically accurate Keefe

you and catherine everliving-everblaze would've been best friends a few years ago. i will not elaborate. the ones who know, you know

[sunset-telepath]

Oh my god does anyone else remember the kotlc movie meltdown this fandom had three years ago oh my god it was like it was the end of the world

[hannartx]

Us waiting for keeper book 156 in the future

HUGE NEWS. READ NOW.

OK. I AM FLIPPING OUT. GUYS. Background info: I went to an author panel in Pasadena today, and Shannon was there! *squeal* I got my ltsf books signed too. Anyways, I got some info. IT IS SO IMPORTANT.

Keep reading

[fintan-pyren]

If you're basing your estimate of the number of people in the fandom off the sexyman polls, you're probably counting alts.

Oh yeah, no, I would not trust that as an accurate estimation of the fandom size. Even without alts, there are probably people outside the fandom just clicking to see the results.

I'm actually basing this on the list of likes of the more popular posts. I'm not properly keeping track of this or anything, but there are a lot of lurkers who I see frequently who have been liking posts in the fandom for a long time without ever commenting or reblogging.

You can tell it's not just people who aren't in the fandom showing support for artists, because a lot of them leave their likes public, and they usually do have a decent history of liking KOTLC posts. Usually Keefe or main squad posts.

So yeah, we might have a couple hundred mystery Keefe fans watching us.

[acebbirdandbean]

WELCOME ONE AND ALL, TO MY BLOG!

Real name: Lucinda

Preffered nickname: Raven

Gender: girl, she/her

Likes: drawing, writing, history, chess, greek, english, japanese, my family, friends, characters.

Dislikes: rudeness, unconstructive critique, racists, homophobes, basically all hateful people to specific groups + all other problematic people and ships.

Main fandoms: gravity falls, undertale, TADC

Other fandoms: deltarune, magnus chase, Kane chronicles, KOTLC, PJO, HoO, BOTW, TOTK, Ramshackle, Lackadaisy

Musicbands: Green Day, mother mother, the stupendium, ghost and pals, [undertale songs].

I have four tumblr accs:

@acebbird – my main acc with my asks and reblogs.

@blackbirdraven – ask/blog about my Gravity Falls OC, Raven (16 year old version)

@thehouseofmystery101 – an ask/blog about my Gravity Falls Fan fic, The House of Mystery (not released yet) and all the characters in it

@t0omanyrav3ns an ask/rp blog for 13, 16, 20, and 24 year old Raven, my Gravity Falls OC!

Here’s my Ao3 account link!!

https://archiveofourown.org/users/BlackbirdRaven

Also, my friend, Bean post her art here!! Her stuff will be under the tags #Bean’s art or #Bean’s OC

I hope you all have a wonderful day

[geneticallymodifiedidiot]

making a new intro/pinned post because i have absolutely nothing better to do

hello! i don't really expect anyone to refer to me by a name that isn't just my handle on this platform, but on the off-chance, i go by Bia (100% stole the name from kotlc) :). uhhhh i think this means it's time to talk about myself.

my pronouns are she/her, and i'm aroace (repulsed) as well as trans. i'm 16, don't be creepy. semi-pescatarian just testing the waters) (pun intended)

as of this edit (24/3/2025) i use the tags "#bia the band kid" for band and euphonium things and "#bias burnout" for school related things

im apparently an INFP-T, whatever that means

i love being tagged in things but tagging people stresses me out ;-; so if you see a tag game from me feel free to jump in I would love to see answers

interests/hobbies!

there's not all that much i can put here, because i'm kind of just a band kid... well, at any rate, i play euphonium primarily (think of a tuba, but smaller and with a significantly higher note range), but i also branch out to different instruments for other bands, such as sousaphone in marching band (my shoulder has been rapidly deteriorating since September 2023), trombone in jazz band, or trumpet (for the hell of it). i would say i'm a STEM nerd, except i'm really not smart enough to get to say that TwT. i like marine biology, but i don't really post about it that often because again, i'm not as knowledgeable as i'd like to be :/. i also like to cook!

there are a couple things i'd like to learn more about. obv the big one is more marine biology, since the ocean is a fascinating place that we can learn a lot of information from. other things i kinda wanna learn more are about queer history, art, and computer science!

fandoms!

i'm a big fan of riordanverse, my favorite character is alex :). i'm also a big fan of kotlc (sophie is asexual and i will not change my mind until i have further proof) and i also enjoy the hunger games.

music!

The Living Tombstone and Guchiry. Also anything with enough bass to liquefy my brain.

dni

all right this is the less fun part of this post

terfs, homophobia, racism, sexism, anything of that nature. pedophiles can stay the width of the pacific ocean from me as well as zionists, genocide is genocide. from the river to the sea palestine will be free.

well, uh, that's all i can really think of right now. if i think of more things or if anything changes, i'll update this post.

hope you enjoy the chaos that is my blog!

[the-way-astray]

GOODBYE ANON . . . short answer is fakemintie is fin. anon wants to know if you ship fin and fintan

what's your opinion on fakemintan (fintan x fakemintie)? do you think fakemintie would be good for fintan? bad for fintan? make him worse? make him better?

i have no idea who the hell you’re talking about

[bookwyrminspiration]

Idk who’s running the Kotlc heritage blog, but y’all should go through some of the older blogs and search “moonlark” to see if you can find any posts Casey made. Those were on another dimension

Summer, @when-wax-wings-melt, runs it! you're very right though, we should see if we can find some of Casey's old posts.

is the fork man origin on there? i think I remember that being Casey, but I'm not sure. I've also found the moonlark feathersona post, but idk if that one's heritage worthy; it's simply a funny post

it'll be tough to find casey posts, I think, given how many blogs from that time were deleted but we can try!

[everliving-everblaze]

KotLC Fandom Gift Exchange: Poll 2

The first poll has decided that the July exchange will focus on a specific AU! (If you're not sure what an exchange is, check out that first post.)

I've selected a variety of AUs that will allow a range of interpretations. I'd be happy for any of these to be the theme!

Character AU Options

These can take place in any setting (e.g. the human world, the Lost Cities, etc.) or time period, but some characters are changed from canon.

Human AU: Characters that aren't canonically human are now human. This encompasses a lot of things!

Species Swap AU: The characters are now a different species (EXCEPT human). They could be something that's not in the series at all, like mermaids or ghosts, or could become a different canon species, like ogres or gnomes.

Ruler AU: Characters that aren't canonically rulers are now rulers. This could be either Lost Cities rulers (councillors, monarchs, etc.) or human rulers (presidents, monarchs, etc.)

Criminal AU: Characters that were previously on the "good" side are now on the "bad" side. They could be in the Neverseen, be supervillains, be assassins, or anything else.

Setting AU Options

The characters can be the same or modified to fit the setting, but the story no longer takes place in the canon world.

Fairy Tale AU: The characters are now in a fairy tale. This could be an existing one or an original one.

Hollywood AU: The characters are now in Hollywood. They could be actors, reality TV stars, singers, dancers, influencers, or whatever else you'd like.

Domestic/Mundane AU: The characters are taken out of the action of the story to a more mundane setting. This could be family life, working a human job like retail, going on a road trip, or whatever else.

Science Fiction AU: It's now a science fiction story. Think gadgets and machines, aliens, cyberpunk, and the like.

Time Period AU Options

These are similar to setting AUs, but specifically involve time periods of the human world. You could still set them in the Lost Cities, but show how the Lost Cities are different during these times as well (especially considering that they were formerly more connected to the human world).

Medieval AU: The story takes place in the (typically European) Middle Ages.

Old Britain AU: The story takes place during the Regency or Victorian era of British history (think Jane Austen or Emily Brontë).

Feel free to advocate for the theme you want!

[the-way-astray]

what does fintan think of strieefe. @fintan-pyren is this a relationship fit for the neverseen's plans for keefe

are we just asking random tumblr users that happen to share url names with characters what their opinion on this god-awful ship is, now. are we. why the heck would fintan care about strieefe

[the-way-astray]

oh i remember this . . . anyway. nightfall keefe looks good and jason chan is my king, but brother don't crop his head out like that and enlarge it. his eyes look like they're going to pop out of his skull if he widens them anymore. and he really wants to kiss that wall behind the girl doesn't he, making eyes at it like a true horseboy

anyway this is not strieefe this is not anything but terrifying

I am so incredibly sorry for the monstrosity I have created what have I done

[dia-the-fangirl]

hello idk why i’m doing this. I’ve just had this in my head for a while. So THEME SONGS FOR RANDOM BOOK CHARACTERS GO AND ALSO A COUPLE SHIPS

WINGFEATHER -

Leeli - Raise a Hallelujah. “My weapon is a melody”

Podo - God Only Knows. “God only knows what you’ve been through, God only knows what they say about you. God only knows the real you, cause there’s a kind of love that God only knows”

Artham/Peet - At All Costs. “I'd fight for you in ways you can't imagine. Felt this, no, I haven't, I hope it would be all right to stay right here beside you, and promise as one does I will protect you at all costs. Keep you safe here in my arms. I will protect you at all costs”

KOTLC -

Sophie - Fight Song. “Losing friends and I’m chasing sleep”

Biana - Warrior. “every scar on my skin is a beautiful reminder of a moment when I didn’t give in and I walked through fire”

Sokeefe - What Makes You Beautiful. “Baby you light up my life like nobody else, the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed, and when you smile at the ground it ain’t hard to tell, you don’t know you’re beautiful”

Fitzphie - I Want it That Way. “Ain’t nothing but a heartache. Ain’t nothing but a mistake. I never wanna hear you say, I want it that way”

WOF -

Clay - You’ve Got a Friend in Me. Self explanatory. Glory - Kings and Queens. “Once I start breathing fire you can’t tame me. And you might think I’m weak without a sword, but if I had one it’d be bigger than yours”

Peril - Roar. “I got the eye of the tiger the fighter. Dancing through the fire cause I am a champion. And you’re gonna hear me roar”

Cricket - Speechless. “I won’t be silent, no you can’t keep me quiet, won’t tremble when you try it. All I know is I won’t go speechless”

Blue - I’m Blue. “I’m blue da bu dee da bu dye, da bu dee da bu dye, da bu dee…” ok I’ll see myself out. Darkstalker - Centuries. “Some legend are told, some turn to dust or to gold, but you will remember me for centuries. And just one mistake is all it will take to go down in history”

Sunlow - Love Story. “I sneak out to the garden to see you, we keep quiet cause we’re dead if they knew” (I actually wrote a parody of this song for Sunlow… tell me if you want me to post it)

RIORDANVERSE -

Annabeth and Reyna - Unstoppable. “I put my armor on, show you how strong I am. I put my armor on, I'll show you that I am unstoppable. I'm a Porsche with no brakes. I'm invincible, yeah, I win every single game. I'm so powerful I don't need batteries to play. I'm so confident Yeah I'm unstoppable today”

Percabeth - Stand by You. “Even if we can’t find heaven, I’ll walk through hell with you. Love, you’re not alone, I’m gonna stand by you”

LAND OF STORIES -

Conner - Good Kid. “I never try to do anything, I never mean to hurt anyone, I try to bee a good kid, a good son. But no one ever will take my side. All I ever do is take a fall. I swear that I’m a good kid, guess I’m good for nothing at all”

anyway that’s all I can think of right now. Reblog with more from these fandoms!

[theromanarchives]

🏛️In the Beginning🏛️

🏹Name: Roman/Frey (hence the norse god part of the user)

🏹Pronouns: He/ze/they

🏹Age: Minor‼️

🏹Gender Identity: Transgender (pre-t), although also fine w nonbinary and genderfluid, honestly heavy is the heart that transes your gender free is the soul that says screw you to gender

🏹Sexuality: Demisexual, panromantic

🏹Christian✝️ (non-denomination)

🏹Interests and Hobbies: Writing, screenplays (? Is that the right term), art, reading, music, linguistics, history (specifically medieval Europe or the periods of Christianity), pyschology, there’s probably more so I’ll add to this later

🏹Fandoms: PJO, HoO, ToA, Magnus Chase, THG, TSfGaE, MPHfPC, Divergent, anything Alice Oseman, AWaE/AoGG, KotLC, Doctor Who (only on s2 so no spoilers pls), HtTYD, DPS, EPIC the Musical, Hamilton, His Story the Musical, Ashes the Musical, +

🏹Other: probably autistic and/or adhd, but not diagnosed yet👍

🔅🔅🔅

#romansays - my posts, comment on reblogs

#romanreblogs - reblogs

#queue and a - queue

#🔅 - happy posting :3

#💛 - yearninggg

Fandoms are tagged accordingly, so are tws and cws, if one should be added lmk

🔅🔅🔅

Hihi, I’m Roman! Lovely to meet you :3

DMs are open, I think, honestly as long as you’re nice and respectful then feel free to chat

Have a lovely day, keeping yall in my prayers (or just wishing you a good day, if that’s better for some of you) <3

[too-much-toulouse]

Intro Post (Again)

(Divider by @/sweetmelodygraphics)

Name: Toulouse

Age: !! Minor !!

Interests:

writing

art

reading

music

gardening

math

history

science (to an extent)

languages

acting

maps

Fandoms (brace yourself, it's alot):

Keeper of the Lost Cities (#kotlc)

The School for Good and Evil (#tsfgae)

Dead Poets Society (#dps)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians (#pjo)

Heroes of Olympus (#hoo)

Anne With an E/Anne of Green Gables (#awae/#aogg)

The Mysterious Benedict Society (#tmbs)

The Next Great Paulie Fink (#tngpf)

Amelia Westlake was Never Here (#awwnh)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (#mphfpc)

The Land of Stories (#tlos)

The Hunger Games (#thg)

The Magnificent Lizzie Brown (#tmlb)

Doctor Who

KPDH

Other:

Filipino (i can read tagalog but beware i will respond in english)

Christian (non-denom)

Writing blog: @toulousesquill

MPHFPC roleplay: @millard-nullings

The Midnight Radio related (hiatus): @themidnightradiopodcast

!! DNIs:

Homophobes, transphobes, racists, misogynists, misandrists, ableists, pedophiles, just the usual stuff

Hello, I'm Toulouse (pronounced too-looze, kinda like 'to lose', NOT toe-louse) and I guess I'm in a load of fandoms? And I do a load of things? And I exist?

I'm kind of just. Here. And I hope to do more than exist. I hope to live before I die, because if all I do is exist, then nothing will really change when I return to the dust.

pleasure to make your acquaintance :3