#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.

[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

[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!

[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 15, don't be creepy.

FILTER THESE TAGS IF THEY'RE A TRIGGER: tw vent, vent, tw suicide, tw suicide ideation, tw sui ideation, tw self harm, tw eating issues. I don't post about these often, but it does happen sometimes.

edit: i started putting the above stuff on a sideblog, so they shouldn't show up here. that sideblog is a horrifying place though so enter @biasbraindump at your own risk

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 J-Pop. 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!

[tibbylikescheesecake-2310]

Vi or Tibby, idc, use either (Vi rhymes with bye not bee!), moots can keep using Marmot tho

She/her female

aroace

adhd

minor

Current hyperfixation: ✨STAR WARS✨

Main special interests are history, geography, and writing

Sideblogs: @viwritesthings @tibbyandhistory @vibbycomics @tibbyskittycats @vibbyliveblogs plus a gimmick blog that I’m not revealing to the public.

AO3 here

i bounce between fandoms but avatar: the last airbender is what i consider my ‘home base’ fandom even when im not posting anything atla. however im also in the star wars fandom and i have ventured into dt-17, pjo (and related), kotlc, and harry potter

DNI: I do not tolerate any kind of bigotry on my blog. I will block anyone who is racist, sexist, etc on any of my posts.

Do not be unkind to others. I can’t control what you do elsewhere, but anyone commenting on or reblogging my posts must remain civil.

Do not ask for money. Under no circumstances will this have any result except being blocked.

Pedophilia and NSFW will also be automatically blocked.

[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

[certainchopshopcheesecake]

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Into post ! ⸆⸉

Hi, you can call me elle and welcome to my blog!

Pronouns:she/her

Age:teen(no creepy messages pls you will be blocked and reported)

Languages:English

{I READ WAY MORE BOOKS THAN I POST ABOUT BUT MOST DONT HAVE ANTHING ON TUMBLR}

Things I love: taylor swift,football,folklore,rep,1989,Greek and roman mythology, my fandoms,flowers,autumn,indie and pop,jewlery,christmas,rain,reading,raveclaw,quotes,English,geography,history,doodles,giving gifts,warm fires,baking and animals!my favourite colour is sage green

My favourite song is cardigan by taylor swift or the grudge by olivia rodrigo.

My fav music genres are indie and pop.

My main fandoms:(i might not post much abt some)

•Kotlc(ive read all so far so there will be spoilers)

•Pjo(all but magnus chase)(spoilers)🌊

•Cruel Prince(dont talk about often)(spoilers)🗡

•The hunger games(spoilers)🏹

•Harry potter(dont support Jk)(spoilers)🧙‍♂️

•Tsitp(team jelly)(spoilers)🐚

•Stardew valley🎮

•Swifties🧣

•Livies🦋

•Little women(spoilers)✍️

•CONEHEADSSSS🥰

Pls send me asks!

Shoutout to my mutuals i love you all sm!! The list is changing sm I won't do a official list

Safe place for everyone!

Except racists,homophones,sexists,creeps etc...

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[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!

[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

[bookwyrminspiration]

Here's a direct link, in case anyone wants to read it :)

tw: noticable weight loss (mention of ribs), injury/blood, grief

I wonder what the first keeper fic posted on ao3 was? A sokeefe or sophitz fic? A different ship? A gen fic? A crack fic??? I wanna know

[moonlarked]

here’s a kotlc hot take:

although a lot of focus in the fandom goes towards the discrimination towards the middle class (the talentless) the series has been going more and more toward the human elf relationship and the historical revisionism via the council and other atrocities committed by the elves.

And I think that’s okay? Sure, the Elvin world does have systemic issues, but the elves AS A PEOPLE take all of the resources and order around the species and get to tell history from their point of view. Even elves from the lower classes see humans and other species as lower creatures.

Yes, the talentless issue needs to be fixed. But.. those people still get crystal palaces. They still get more money than they could ever use.

If we want to talk about elves, it’s completely banished people like the Exillium members and Trix and Umber, or the people who were thrown away like Rayni that are the main concern.

Listen, I am here for taking down the systems of discrimination against Talentless and others. I am here for tackling the faux perfection that allows child abuse like what was done to Keefe to be hidden away. But this series is headed in a direction that doesn’t just do that but gives us a chance to see this world in a way that isn’t elf-centric. That isn’t completely engulfed by glittering palaces and capes and gowns.

[shadowuserannie]

What are some characters in your fandoms that you feel you can relate to?

(I saw your reblog for the chain post and realized we really haven’t talked much! So, here’s a question as my attempt to solve this conundrum XD)

(I totally didn't have an identity crisis over this)

I can't think of any huge PJO/KOTLC characters I relate relate to. So I'll just go with a quick life story blurb here for you to decide.

Essentially I used to be the "good girl" the one who read in class and that wasn't a bad thing because at 7 years old the teachers praise you. Then I grew out of that and my reading was criticized rather than praised. When I started secondary school, due to a combination of the American oversaturation of media, my own paranoia, and outside influence I decided (on my own) that I would not make any friends in secondary school. I would go through all four years having no friends but my primary school ones and befriend NO ONE.

This stemmed from my mother telling me that one of the girls in primary school was "bad", and that I shouldn't befriend her, but she was persistent in befriending me and unlike the horror stories of "what happens when you befriend people your parents warn you against" she wasn't a bad person. So I decided that I didn't need anyone else but the other three girls I had. This backfired severely and long story short I am currently in large friend groups, have lots of secondary school friends, happy ending blah blah. (Not really but it's a summary so) Anyway that's like the main history deciding thing for me that stands out. So I guess you can just pick any character you think is similar to me because of that isolation thing I tried.

(I don't feel like a life story of several paragraphs so yeah. Anyway don't stress about it it's just a tag game! And characters are their own people in a way as well, it's hard if not impossible to find one that's identical to you. I think that's why I don't really relate to characters so much as I find them interesting to write...and because I don't feel like psychoanalyzing my brain because of what characters I like.)

[chocolate-mallowmelt]

i’m off to read it en 👀👀👀

I’m writing up a rant about why I dislike the Kotlc sub reddit but I’m sacred to actually post it when I’m done 😭

[synonymroll648]

There's two different gatorade events from about the same time in the kotlc fandom! (july 2020). They've kinda both fallen under the term "forbidden spicy gatorade" though the molten glass one is also connected to the later "kotlc food wars"

The molten lava gatorade situation was where one individual reblogged a gif of molten glass, which was then captioned as "spicy forbidden gatorade", and the premise of this gatorade event was that part of the fandom wanted desperately to drink the molten glass and the other part wanted to stop them. This developed into the "kotlc food wars" where other inedible objects (e.g. rocks) were desired for snacking

The elf piss gatorade situation (which is now on the heritage blog!) came from Ozzy commenting on Catherine's questions about whether elves have toilets saying that their piss was so amazing and healthy they gave it to humans to drink--as yellow gatorade.

This has been your kotlc fandom crash course history with Quil, hope that helps!

ohhhh so i did get one of them right! cursed as hell but at least i got it right. personally i must say i prefer the magma gatorade over yellow gatorade being healthy elf piss