#like they’re destined to be gay together

[raustenacious]

“And the destiny you two are meant to share” that’s gay right? That’s so gay guys. Can we agree on that

[mishtershpock]

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[meangirls-imagines]

Can I have a Janis 'Imi'ike x femme reader imagine where they’re friends and reader finds Janis’ sketchbook which is full of sketches of reader?

Life Imitates Art

WARNINGS: none, just fluff. janis being a gay mess.

Janis Imi'ike and Y/N Y/L/N have been best friends since they were in diapers.

Their parents were best friends in college and stuck together for years. So it was like they were destined to be together.

Y/N was there for Janis through everything, but they got even closer after the Regina incident. Janis had gone to Y/N's house crying after what happened and the two, along with Damian, spent the rest of that night watching the girl's favorite movies.

Janis fell in love with Y/N that night.

Years and years of denying their feelings brings them to senior year, aka "post-bitchy regina".

Everyone was friends so it was a lot easier to go through their last year together. Instantly, (without Janis and Y/N's knowledge), everyone decided that senior year was going to be "Project Get Y/N and Janis Together".

Regina, Janis, and Y/N all had homeroom together and Regina began texting in the group chat.

(Former) Queen Bitch👑: guys. they are staring at each other. the tension is suffocating.

Detective Gretchen🕵️‍♀️: OMG! That is ADORABLE!

Sexy Maus🐭: thats so qute

Nerd: awwww. guys, maybe we don't need a plan. let's let them work through it.

Beyonce: uh. have you met janis? that girl doesn't know how to act around y/n. we need to intervene. and there's only one way.

(Former) Queen Bitch👑: damian. no. not that.

Nerd: what is going on?

Beyonce: this is classified information. no one can tell janis or y/n this. karen? got it?

Sexy Maus🐭: what?

Detective Gretchen🕵️‍♀️: I got it. Now what is it?

Beyonce: Janis's sketchbook. It's got tons of beautiful drawings of Y/N in it. Regina and I stumbled upon it accidentally a couple of weeks ago.

Detective Gretchen🕵️‍♀️: OMG!!

Nerd: THAT'S SO CUTE!

Beyonce: I think it's time we subtly show Y/N the book.

That weekend, the group all met up at Janis's house for their weekly sleepover. Damian decided to put his plan into motion. Whenever Janis was distracted, he snuck upstairs and put her sketchbook in plain sight, then he snuck back downstairs.

Then he put it into motion.

"Hey, Y/N. I was wondering if I could have some ibuprofen? I have a headache and I know you always have some." The girl smiled and nodded, standing from her place next to Janis and heading upstairs.

Janis watched the girl go and turned back to see everyone smirking at her. "What?" Damian giggled. "Girl, keep it in your pants." Janis blushed. "What are you talking about?" Gretchen squealed. "You totally have a crush on Y/N! It's so cute!"

Janis blushed harder. "I do not have a crush on her! She's my best friend." Karen smiled. "Your best friend that you wanna kiss. Which is really cool because Gretchen is my best friend that I wanna kiss."

Everyone paused and looked at Gretchen, who was blushing harder than Janis. Regina broke the silence. "Okay, we'll come back to this. But Janis, they're right. You and Y/N have feelings for each other and I think it's time that you tell her. It's our senior year. We don't know what the future holds, we just don't want you to regret not telling her."

Janis took the blonde's words to heart and nodded. "Okay, I'll tell her." She got up and with the cheering from her friends, she went upstairs to talk to Y/N.

"Y/N, I need to tell you something."

Janis froze in her tracks. Y/N was looking at her sketchbook. Specifially, a portrait that she drew of Y/N. Janis stuttered over her words. "Y/N, I can explain."

"This is beautiful, Janis. Is this how you see me?" Janis swallowed hard and nodded, walking closer to Y/N.

"It's how I've always seen you." Y/N's breath hitched as Janis continued.

"Y/N. I love you. I've loved you since you comforted me after the incident with Regina. Maybe even longer. And I really wanna be with you. Those pictures I've drawn don't even compare to your actual beauty. Every time I look at you, the rest of the world melts away. And if you give me the chance, I really wanna be with you."

Janis couldn't say anything else because Y/N kissed her.

Y/N was kissing her.

Y/N WAS KISSING HER?

The girl's lips were a lot softer than Janis imagined. It was everything she imagined actually, and more. The two kissed for a minute before cheering made them break away from each other.

They looked to see their friends standing in the hallway, all smiling widely.

Y/N tucked her face into Janis's neck, hiding her blush. Damian spoke. "So?"

Janis smirked back at him. "My girlfriend and I will meet you guys downstairs."

[supersteiiar]

HIIIIIII❤️

Bribelle hcs if u hv anyyy?🥺

BOY AM I GLAD YOU ASKED

- briar’s “magic touch” as described by the show is having super hearing when she’s asleep. on days when she can’t keep herself awake faybelle makes sure to go to all of her classes for her and get her work/keep her updated on the latest gossip and news from around the school. in classic faybelle fashion she pretends to have no idea what briars talking about when she thanks her for it (or says some stupid stuff like “yeah well you’re my enemy and we have to be on equal footing”)

- them being “enemies” has always been more of a one-sided thing with faybelle being super dedicated to their rivalry and briar being like “well . i don’t hate her but if it keeps this cute girl around me i’ll play along”

- they’re both super competitive though so it works out great. they’re not fighting for the top spot in class or anything but they’re definitely teasing each other about scoring one point higher on a test or assignment

- ^ briar’s always willing 2 help faybelle study tho. invites her to “study parties” that turn out to just be her and faybelle LMAO

- i wrote abt this in a fic once but briar keeps sticky notes in her room with reminders to invite faybelle to her parties (bc of faybelle’s curse)

- they have each others coffee orders memorized because they’re gay as hell

- it takes them like twenty billion years to get together . not because either of them are oblivious to their feelings but because they’re scared to love each other . they’re both destined to be alone, destined to lose the ones they love the most. so even though they hang out 24/7 and the entire school considers them 2 be a couple, they don’t make it Official until like… post dragon games

- at that point the whole “300 years of service” thing scared faybelle so bad that she wants to make things official. and briars totally fine with that because lord knows shes been ranting to ashlynn and apple for AGES about how she “just wants to be faybelle’s girlfriend” LMAO

- faybelle shows her love thru acts of service (doing things for others when she could be doing them for herself) and briar shows hers through quality time (she has so little time but she wants to spend as much of it with faybelle as possible) . they both like gifts !

can u tell they’re my favorite ship LMAO

[thefirstlioveyou]

isn’t it interesting that for a good majority of audience, all a straight relationship has to do to be considered peak fiction or writing is to make out and have an unhealthy dynamic that loser cishet men can self insert themselves in? for general audiences, these ships don’t need to prove themselves why they’re good - they just have to be a boy and a girl.

but then you got a fully fleshed out dynamic between two characters of the same sex, where their endgame fulfills their personal arcs and are meant to be; they just work, all while still reaching their full potential as characters. but instead of support and, y’know, basic media literacy, it’s always, “why is everything gay now? why can’t they just be friends?” well, because they only ever are! that’s why!

maybe it’s because i’m queer and will naturally be drawn to media i can resonate with, but it’s incredibly rare for me to believe there’s romance in a fictional het ship. it’s almost always souless, always the same formula. there’s no effort to make the audience fall in love along with them. don’t get me wrong, there are queer relationships that also feel poorly written and i cannot seem to be drawn to, but i’ve never experienced this the same amount of times i have with a het ship; not even close.

however, i never felt this way watching stranger things. lumax, jopper, jancy - they are absolutely believable romances. there’s conflict, there’s reason why they love each other. but most of all, the relationship takes its time to grow. the writers understand pacing is an important factor for writing romance.

this is why mileven always seemed so different from the rest, and why it was always destined to fail because of it. it was forced. literally in the narrative, it is pushed upon mike by his friends. el is kissed and because she sees mike in this pedastal from her trauma regarding male caregivers, she follows through and grows an unhealthy dynamic from the understanding of love she’s only ever been familar with. i genuinely believe she never would have seen him in a romantic light if he hadn’t kissed her. and finally, their character arcs just cannot be fulfilled if they continue to stay together - they just can’t. they just go back to square one with zero growth.

there is no actual appeal to the ship. it was cute the first season! but… that’s it? they kept getting pulled away from each other by the story itself, so they get like no time together. and the time they do, they’re busy breaking up. they have no common interests, they can’t give each other what they want/need, they unintentionally trigger each other’s traumas, still have yet to connect on a personal level.

but, i guess that’s what you call beautifully written television romance.. i guess that’s where we are.

[ficklecat]

even more kkg headcanons

Gai loves using pet names. He calls Kakashi all manner of things when they’re in private together (if you’ve read my fics - among his favorites are “dear heart” and “precious thing.”) He also knows that Kakashi likes them, but gets a little embarrassed when he is called them in public, so he sticks to “rival,” which he considers to be their first pet name anyway.

Kakashi seldom uses pet names for Gai. When he does, he’ll keep it simple and usually just call him “love,” or sometimes if he’s feeling romantic, “darling man.” He saves “rival” for special occasions or when he wants to get a rise out of Gai - he loves how red his face gets when he whispers it to him in bed or even out in public after a sly innuendo. (He particularly likes to use it during a challenge to throw him off guard, which Gai insists is cheating).

Gai sometimes gets really awful phantom pains in his body, especially in the winter months. He’ll wake up in the middle of the night immobilized by these episodes, unable to speak or ask for help, unable to soothe himself, unable to move, while Kakashi sleeps next to him unaware. Gai is terrified by this, because it often feels like he’s going to die and he’s afraid he will one day and won’t be able to say goodbye to Kakashi (this is a big fear of his, anyway). But he doesn’t tell Kakashi when this happens. In the morning he’s groggy and sore and will chalk it up to “a bad night,” but he fears if he says anything about it, Kakashi will worry. It’s the only thing he hides from him.

Kakashi witnessed Gai’s phantom pain only once, when they were early in his recovery and still learning to navigate his healing. His entire body seized, he gasped in little hiccuped breaths, his body trembled and tensed so hard Kakashi was worried he’d pop blood vessels or rip his tendons. He didn’t know what to do, nothing seemed to work. Gai had told him afterward that there was nothing he could do, that really he could only wait until it passed. Kakashi had been terrified; Gai looked horrible, trapped in his body he once trusted now betraying him at will. He’d felt so useless to that horror, wounded that he couldn’t take his pain away. They cried long and hard together afterward, and though he’d never witnessed another episode again, Kakashi knows it happens. He feels guilty for this, but part of him is glad Gai doesn’t seem to have them in his presence. He hates to feel this way, but seeing him in so much pain is more than he can bear.

Kakashi and Gai still keep their own apartments all the way up until after Gai awakens from the aftermath of the eight gates. It’s Kakashi’s idea that they live together - he was admittedly fearful of not having his own space, so used to living alone for so long, and being so particular with his space and his things. He also felt a little skittish around the kind of commitment it took to live with someone. But he realizes quickly these things are trivial - almost losing Gai makes him realize Kakashi doesn’t care about anything as much as being with him.

Gai and Kakashi disagree on when they became “official.” Kakashi has a specific time in mind - shortly after he is dispatched from ANBU, when he kissed Gai for the first time with intention. Gai considers their relationship to be “transcendent” of any time frame - he insists he and Kakashi were always destined to be together, and as such, they always have been. There is no start date for him, he doesn’t pin it down. For him, Kakashi has always had his heart. Kakashi won’t admit this very readily but he can’t think of this without getting a little choked up. And he won’t argue the point either, because secretly, he knows Gai’s right.

[sailorblossoms-snowbaz]

“Heroes always get the girl,” “pretty girls are only valuable as a guy’s romantic interest,” “villains and antagonists are meant to be defeated and/or destroyed in the end (especially if the guy seems gay)” … these are things applicable to so many stories they’re pretty much clichés. They apply to the stories Simon has been told. The stories told about him. In such stories, the guy is supposed to desire the girl. What the girl wants is “not the point”—she exists only to be desired.

When Simon “catches” Baz and Agatha holding hands, it causes such a strong reaction Simon teleports to the humdrum. Several things happen here: Simon is the villain. The love life he cares about it’s not Agatha’s. It’s a big moment, and it breaks the narrative in several ways. The hero gets the girl, but the girl doesn’t want to be here, and the hero might have wanted to be like her, but has never truly desired her. The hero wants a guy—he wants the one who’s meant to be undesirable and destined to be destroyed. The hero is also a villain.

Romantic love and sexual desire aren't easy to manage. It makes Agatha safe, because Simon doesn’t have those feelings for her, and it makes Baz painful and dangerous, because he awakens those feelings to the point it overwhelms. The person who is safe, who is supposed to be trusted with not awakening anything at all, is going after the person who awakens too much. It’s a “betrayal” that forces Simon to feel.

Simon is fight or fly—he literally grows wings. If they’re connected to his queerness (and his feelings for Baz) this is where he first grows them… (they’re fragile, as he has yet to realize what he’s truly feeling). With Agatha, he just wants to pretend nothing happened. They don’t talk, they don’t feel (except they do—they’re miserable together). There’s a silent agreement to ignore anything that rocks the boat. Simon tells on himself when he thinks “we have only ever been friends” when he should be thinking of a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. It’s Baz who truly gets his feelings and his jealous scenes. Agatha doesn’t get them, unless it looks like “she’s getting closer” to Baz than Simon. It’s Baz who doesn’t need to be “holding someone else’s hands” or “having milkshakes” or going “anywhere more private” with someone who isn’t Simon. Baz, knowing Simon is looking, grabs Agatha’s hands, because he wants Simon’s attention on him. He doesn’t know he doesn’t need to do anything at all to get Simon’s attention—existing in his proximity is enough. Baz believes in the roles of heroes, antagonists, and beautiful girls. He doesn’t know what hurts Simon the most is not the danger of having his girlfriend “stolen away” (if dating the prettiest girl is a way to “prove yourself” and “belong and succeed,” then if she walks away that’s “a failure” and “proof” you don’t belong). What hurts Simon the most is Baz not being his. It’s someone else being closer to Baz than him.

[from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras]

you get to spend the day with a few (let's say 2-4) of your ocs or name only characters that you like - who are you picking and why?

Ooooh, making me choose among my darlings! Very hard because I would so love to hang out with almost every one of them. (I mean, there are a FEW that I think I’d avoid — per my latest fic, for example, I think Éomund would just be exhausting to be around! But I love most of my people dearly!)

On the Name Only front, it’s got to be Guthláf and Wídfara, hands down. Wíd is so, so precious to me, in that I just want to scoop him up and hug him and stroke his hair and assure him that everything is going to be OK. And I unabashedly wrote Guthláf as a guy that I would fall in love with if he really existed (destined to be unrequited on my part since he’s gay, but oh well!). To be the little introvert that Guthláf the Golden Retriever adopted as his latest Extrovert Project would be a DREAM, and I might never recover from the experience. Wíd and I would just sit together and make heart eyes at him all day.

If I had to pick one OC, I’m going to pick Théodred’s fiancée Eadlin, who is definitely my favorite of all my OCs. As a lady in her 30s who has made some unconventional choices in life and came from a humble background, she and I have some common traits to bond over. And while she’s a smart and generous person, she has very firm boundaries and does not suffer bullshit from anyone. I struggle a little on that front, so I’d like to learn from her! Finally, since I think Théodred exists a bit too much in the story to be considered a Name Only guy, hanging out with Eadlin gets me the chance to smuggle him into my answer, too, even though he might not technically qualify for this exercise! They’re a two-fer!

Thank you so much for the question! ♥️ It gave me a great chance to think back on some of my absolute favorite characters!!!!

[snapghoul]

Got ya sippin’ my sweet tea

Tyler’s turn to loose the game and he’s a little confused.

Note: completely forgot to write Kate & Tyler’s side of the little get together game. They’re so cute and I love them. Kate and Bradley are menaces, she also calls him anything but Rooster.

Warnings: none

Song: Too Easy - Tanner Adell

Tyler was reaching his breaking point. Usually a laid-back guy, it took a lot to get him this annoyed, but Jake seemed intent on pushing his buttons. Growing up with his twin, he knew just how annoying Jake could be.

“What’s that?” he asked, noticing Kate slip a new Polaroid into the passenger sun visor. He caught a glimpse of it and immediately recognized the absence of blonde hair.

Kate’s eyebrows shot up as she flipped the visor down again. “I managed to trap our fighting chicken.”

To Tyler’s surprise, it wasn’t Jake in the photo like he expected. This little game they were all playing was spiraling out of control, and he could see the mischievous glint in Kate’s eyes that he loved so much. It was Bradley. That damn tall chicken man.

Kate had recently stocked up on film for her Polaroid camera, and she was making the most of it. Tyler’s eyes narrowed as he focused on the snapshot: Kate and Bradley were crammed into the frame, her lips pressed against his cheek, while Bradley beamed with a goofy grin and pink-tinted cheeks. It looked like one of those cheesy couple’s photos.

Jealousy flared within him. For three days, Jake had been trying to steal Kate away, nudging Tyler to make a move, while he, in turn, had been trying to distract Bradley. But what he hadn’t noticed was how Kate seemed glued to Bradley, genuinely enjoying his company. Did he really stand to lose this brilliant and captivating woman to someone named after a bird?

“Crash and burn, Tyler” he could hear his brother’s taunting voice in his head.

“I had to wrestle him; he’s like an actual chicken! I had to chase him ‘round and pin his wings,” Kate laughed, recounting the moment.

Tyler felt his mouth go dry, his expression a mix of disbelief and confusion. He caught his reflection in her eyes, dumbfounded and wordless. He felt a sting of rejection, despite having never even made a move.

His mouth snapped shut as he fixed his gaze straight ahead in the parked truck, the field around them silent. “So, Rooster…”

Tyler caught Kate rolling her eyes, a small smile playing on her lips as she leaned back in her seat. “I think he’s a sweetheart with an edge. He’s… well, he’s a rooster—flashy and protective.”

Tyler bristled at her words. So Bradley Bradshaw was better than him? Wasn’t he a sweetheart too? He’d always been as sweet as his dad's iced tea, but jealousy began to simmer within him.

“No wonder Jake likes him. I totally get the appeal; those two just need to kiss already,” Kate mused.

Huh? Tyler’s thoughts skidded to a halt.

“Wait, no, they did! He gave me $20 last night! They had to kiss! He didn’t tell me anything!” Kate exclaimed, remembering the bet they had made. Her eyes widened as she realized she had just spoiled the surprise. “Oh no, you weren’t supposed to know that.”

“What?” Tyler felt lost. He knew Jake had a thing for Bradley, but now it felt like he was in way over his head.

Kate sighed, acknowledging the end of their game. It was all out in the open now, especially after Bradley had given her that $20. Where Jake went, Tyler seemed destined to follow.

“Bradley and I saw you two trying to get each other to make a move, so we made a bet to play along. Honestly, Jake caved way quicker than I expected.” A smile grew on her face as she observed his confusion.

“What happened to ‘if you feel it, chase it’? C’mon, tornado wrangler, are you going to take me out on a proper date?”

“What—what about Bradley?” Tyler stammered, still processing everything, gesturing toward the picture of Bradley.

Kate chuckled softly, her smile making his heart race. “Bradley’s gay, Tyler! And I’ve decided he’s my new brother.” She spoke with confidence; both of them were only children, and she felt a strong connection with him.

“Oh.” Tyler’s face flushed crimson as he stared at the steering wheel, feeling foolish for not catching on sooner.

Leaning over the console, Kate pressed a kiss to his cheek and then his nose. “I’m free Friday, cowboy. Pick me up at eight?”

Tyler laughed, nodding. “Eight o'clock sharp. Wear your best boots—we’re going dancing.”

[sitp-recs]

hiya hiya!! do you by any chance have updated recs where draco is harry’s gay awakening or vice versa and draco is trans?

Hi there! A couple fics came to mind, not sure if they’re what you’re looking for but you can also check the rec lists compiled by @magicaltrans here and here. Enjoy :)

Which Merely That Is by @bafflinghaze (M, 3.5k) - trans male Draco, ace!Drarry

In which Harry notices changes in Draco (he’s a late bloomer, apparently), but that’s not nearly as important as the time they spend together.

The Virtues of Hygiene and the Binary of Labour by @piarelei (E, 14k) - AU, trans male Harry

Draco does what he always does every autumn; packs his bag and follows a path back home. This time, Potter just happens to travel the same roads. It never is about the destination.

The Only True Goal of the Universe by @punk-rock-yuppie (E, 22k) - trans male Draco

It comes up, as most juvenile things do, in a game of Truth or Dare.

Out and the Open by @henrymercury (M, 74k) - trans female Draco, cis female Harry

The war is over, and Draco finally has the courage to decide who she is. The war is over, and Harry finally has the freedom to decide what she likes.

[bengiyo]

Be My Favorite Ep 11 Stray Thoughts

Last week, we all fell into intense brain rot over the ace!Kawi discourse, and did not appreciate Aou in those shorts enough or the fact that Max FUCKS. We suspect that Pisaeng may or may not have time traveled. Kawi is dealing with some of his own intimacy issues. It feels like they had their first time at the end of the episode. Also, Pear is not happy with her mom for abandoning them, Pisaeng’s mom pulled a complete reversal to support him, and Kawi reflected on his dad urging him to live his life for himself.

It’s like they knew I still was skeptical of Pisaeng’s mom, Daow, so they have her working out her issues with Pear’s dad, Phong.

I’m glad that Pear found a way to give herself peace about her mom.

I like Pear reading a poem over these scenes. The bed kissing was pretty decent.

Okay, the morning after scene was really sweet. I liked that.

I’m not sure how I feel about the flashback to a conversation we weren’t part off with the magic guy. I don’t mind the show laying out its core thesis about being present in your life and focusing on the things you can control explicitly for the audience, but it felt a bit weird. I feel like I need to brace for high-impact drama now.

Everyone has graduated, but what did Not do after getting wrecked so hard?

Domestic montages, my beloved.

I’m encouraged that these two stayed together for years, and maintained friendships with the characters we liked.

Sponge baths, my beloathed.

This timeline is too enjoyable, and Kawi doesn’t seem to have a job. They’re going to take this timeline from us. What happened to Kawi’s music aspirations?

Oh, never mind. Seems like Kawi is still involved in music.

Is Kawi about to get sick and die and then force Pisaeng to travel back to the past (Samurai Jack)?

Okay, but this actually just got super heavy. This show has not been soft about its support for gay political issues, and medical care is one of the big concerns queer people face without family and domestic protections. Some of my actual work is helping couples circumvent these blocks.

I am genuinely invested in this terminal medical condition plotline.

Oh ho! So he does go back to the past (Samurai Jack) and now we return to the day of the amusement park, now with double the time travel shenanigans!

Okay, high-key I love this. I haven’t been this stressed by the thematic implications within a BL in a really long time. We had the magic man imply that we can’t alter our destinies, but we can fix our mistakes. Kawi wasn’t destined to win the lottery, and it feels like they’re saying he wasn’t destined to save his dad either. Pisaeng is convinced that he is the reason that Kawi got sick and is facing death in the future even a Max insists that it couldn’t be his fault. Now he’s gone back to the past and altered the happy timeline we saw completely. Now he and Kawi will both face each other as time travelers trying to fix what they believe to be their mistakes in the finale. I’m so excited because we all felt that they went into that bed scene without clearing something, and now we have to face it.

[guess-that-ship]

S9 Round 2

Red and Blue gays (No, not like that)

cw: referenced homophobia

Closeted gay noble guy (blue) finds himself in an arranged marriage to a girl. Fortunately, his aunt clocked that he was gay ages ago and he finds out the girl he’s marrying (red) is also gay. They go on to have one of the most loving marriages in the series, both a testament to the strength of their platonic love and how badly everyone else’s relationships are going.

They care each other so deeply that Blue’s eventual love interest genuinely believes they’re in love and Red had to play wingman to get him to make a move. They have faced off against monsters and gods together. He was helping her with her ten year plan to overthrow the government. Red jumped into a nightmare dreamscape to save blue.

In conclusion, red and blue make the most beautiful shade of lavender.

Birdsong

cw: murder mention

She's a woman who exists beyond normal boundaries of time & space, who's somehow both a ghost and the reincarnation of her own great-uncle. He's the detective investigating her murder, and was somehow destined to help her long before he ever knew she existed. They've never met while alive, but they both can't stop haunting each other all the same.

The detective and the ghost keep circling each other throughout time loops and dreams, where both of them seem eternally trapped in the same series of rooms. The woman might be trying to guide the detective to the right path, or she might be a vengeful corrupted soul keeping him stuck forever. The detective might be stumbling closer to a way for both of them to escape, with the ghost ascending past her current status -- or he might somehow be her murderer, thanks to the time loop they've both entered. Neither of them seem to have the answers yet, but there is the lingering possibility that the only way for them to move past their current state is to become a part of the very environment they can't leave.

[hoppipolla]

Red and green in the Puttyuban Bar scene

Nuey is said to love wearing green which earned them the nickname "K̄heīyw kathoey” (green queen). (Thank you Vi for the clarification <3 @disasterbabygirlnick)

Green is often associated with nature and healing for spring, the greenest of seasons, is the season of new beginnings, bringing rebirth to a sleeping world.  

This might be a bit far-fetched but the way Nuey dances reminds me of the wind blowing through trees, rustling their leaves. The way they gracefully moves their hips while lifting their arms up, their whole body seems to follow a melody only they can hear. The tree imagery is quite relevant when you consider Nuey’s backstory. James tells Jom that Nuey had to flee Phranakorn to come here and find a new place to stay where they could be safe from violence. Their dance is proof that they have taken root in this city, that although they went through a lot, they can finally let their “green queen” blossom. 

What I really want to point out though is that Yai is also wearing green, a green suit to be precise. Just like @respectthepetty always says, colours mean things, especially in a context so full of subtext. 

The Puttyuban Bar is a place which embraces queerness and allows everyone to “vent out [their] repressed feelings”, but most importantly, it is Yai’s favourite place. 

“In fact, I only discovered it recently. It’s very secretive. So much that not many people know about it.”

I may be completely wrong but when I rewatched this ep, I couldn’t help but think how these words can so easily be interpreted in different ways: quite literally — Yai has discovered a new bar recently that not many people know about — or you can see them as the embodiment of Yai’s self-discovery journey — him falling in love with Jom and the fact that only his sister and perhaps Prik knows that he is queer. As always, I’m over-analysing things so do whatever you want with this interpretation.

What Yai’s father says to Dech might imply that he suspects Yai of not being straight from a young age but that doesn’t mean Yai knew he was queer when he was young. You can feel different and still take a lot of time figuring it all out. Anyway, I’m most likely wrong about this so let’s move on.   

You can tell Yai feels at ease bringing Jom in this bar and that feeling of inner peace is embodied by the colour green. But just like there are different shades of green, the green Nuey wears isn’t like the green Yai wears. Nuey is in full bloom whereas Yai is experiencing his first spring. 

However what I love most about this whole scene in the bar is how it shows Jom and Yai to be so complementary. 

Jom is wearing red and perfectly fits in the bar decor which is Christmas themed (combination of red and green) although it’s his first time there. So is James. The collusion between him and James — they're both wearing red clothes — is reinforced by the fact that they both know they’re gay. By wearing red clothes they feel like a part of the bar (regulars if you will) whereas Yai stands out by wearing green. Although he does stand out, he isn’t out of place because the bar is decorated with red and green ornaments. 

(Look at them!! Then look at the garlands!! Even the curtains at the entrance.)

We know that IFYLITA is a story about time-travel and reincarnation and that Yai and Jom are destined to meet. They both feel deeply connected to each other and they feel whole when they’re together. I feel like them wearing red and green, the colours of the Puttyuban bar, a bar that encourages people to be themselves, is quite significant and shows how important they are to each other. Just like red and green are complementary colours, they both belong together. 

Bonus: Yai’s tie has hints of red. 

[hellsvestibule]

I do think it’s funny that people have more tolerance and patience for the house queerbaiting. Like, don’t get me wrong, i remember there being more discourse about the queer coding of House when it was actually airing, but I feel like a lot of the queer people I know including myself have more reflective fondness for House than the likes of it’s imitators even though House is idk, arguably more meanspirited? But it feels more meanspirited at the expense of the characters than the audience. House and Wilson, do not know how fucking gay they are, and how they are clearly destined to be together, and House is sort of a shit person in a way that gets called out more often than praised. Them being homophobic at each other over a woman actually just makes them come off as more gay and what you’re supposed to find funny and pathetic feels more like, this denial of their bond bc house has gotta be all manly man and drag Wilson into it. Than just ha ha they’re so gay, but it’ll never happen. And on that note the ending of the show from what I remember has like, no heterosexual explanation. These 2 that have been flirting the whole show run away together. But it’s not gay. But also I struggle to think of any straight man finding it relatable and coming up with a heterosexual explanation. It sort of felt like a fever dream at the time which is why I think people didn’t bring it up as that kind of weird territory between queerbaiting and queer rep for so long, even though BBC Sherlock wanted what House had so bad. Which is part of why I didn’t even watch it? Man I’ve seen House I don’t think your Sherlock could get more petty and gay than that even if they fucked on screen.

[mbavholidayexchange]

to: @rbquartz​ from: @an-animagi​ 

Title: Red | Rating: General Audiences | Word Count: 2,368 

this title is a reference to the song “The Red Means I Love You” by Madds Buckley

They’re sat in a treehouse when Sarah brings it up.

“Hey, do you have any plans for Christmas?” She asks, and Erica almost bites back at her to look around. If she had plans, she wouldn’t be sat with her girlfriend, in a treehouse they scared some little kids away from. 

“No,” She replies curtly instead, and she watches as the brunette nods. 

“I assumed so, but I just wanted to make sure.” Sarah finally looks up from her phone, and the blonde doesn’t even pretend she hadn’t just been studying the soft brown of her skin and the dark chocolate of her eyes. Sometimes she thinks she could lose the remains of her mortality in those eyes, in their piercing glance and their gentle smile.

Those same eyes, ebony irises carved perfectly into spheres, gaze into her own cerulean ones from across the small space separating them. Erica watches as the brunette’s lips part, saliva making them shine in setting sunlight, before her attention is captured by the sweet sound of Sarah’s half-dry voice.

“Would you like to do something together? On Christmas, I mean.” Comes the clarification that the blonde had already expected, and she barely hesitates before answering.

“Ugh, why would I celebrate some Christian holiday? They have a whole thing against vampires, don’t they?” At Sarah’s incredulous eyebrow raise, Erica scoffs in offence. “And gay people! God, Christians hate us so much.” Turning back to the phone in her hands, Sarah rolls her eyes in amusement as her girlfriend huffs angrily.

A few moments pass in silence, the brunette scrolling through something on her phone as the blonde picks at her manicured nails. If Erica had a heart, she thinks it would be racing in her chest and thundering in her ears. But the one she has is destined to never beat again, so instead she merely imagines the warmth in her abdomen as she watches Sarah smile smugly as she looks back up.

“Actually, over sixty percent of people state that they celebrate Christmas completely secularly, so we don’t have to treat it as a Christian holiday.” She tilts her head as she finishes her sentence, knowing that Erica will bend to her whims if she tries hard enough, and that this was just making sure the fish was secured onto the end of her line. 

With a sigh, the blonde rolls her eyes and deflates. “Fine,” She starts, and sits back up as she continues, “But where would we even go for our little ‘celebration’?” Her hands had risen up to form quotation marks, but she drops them into her lap and raises an unimpressed eyebrow at the brunette.

Sarah thinks for a moment, idea running through her head and being stopped due to their obvious flaws. Erica’s mom wouldn’t want them over, and neither of Sarah’s parents would particularly care but they didn’t know about the vampire stuff or the relationship stuff, so both of them were out. 

“This tree house,” She decides in the end. Erica gives her a questioning look, blue eyes sharp as ice, and the brunette continues. “No one will come here anymore, we can meet up beforehand like we did today and come here together.”

“Okay, this poor excuse of a tree house can do.” Agrees the blonde with another sigh, her favourite thing to do even if she doesn’t have to breathe. “What will we even do? Just hang out?”

“Well, I was thinking we could decorate to make it more festive.”

“Festive? We’re already outside in the cold, I don’t think we can get more ‘Christmas-y’ than that.”

“Erica, we literally do not feel the cold.”

“Ugh, I can still use it as a point!” Scoffs the blonde, while Sarah rolls her eyes affectionately. Forming her face into something innocent rather than feral, Erica asks, “Well, can we at least go on a hunt together?” In reply, her girlfriend gives her a look of disappointment, one of exasperation that already tells her the answer the brunette will give.

“What?” Erica asks first, not giving Sarah a chance to speak. “You have a nice meal on Christmas, don’t you? This could be ours!” 

“Do you really want to run into Rory and have to help him find Santa to taste his blood?” The darker skinned girl asks, her tone completely incredulous. The blonde immediately lets her face twist into one of disgust, unwilling to even think about the teenage boy who never seemed to mature.

Well, in the sense of his behaviour. None of the three would ever physically mature, trapped inside their teenage bodies for the rest of eternity. Or until someone got smart and stabbed a stake through one of their hearts. Sometimes Erica wanted nothing more than to do that to Rory, but this wasn’t the time nor place to think about wanting to kill someone she had known for years.

Instead, it was the time for her to stare at her girlfriend with wide eyes, silently begging her to agree. They didn’t hunt together often, mainly due to Sarah refusing to drink human blood for as long as possible, and even though Erica was fine hunting alone she wanted to enjoy something with her girlfriend, so if she was being forced to celebrate a Christmas she was getting a joint hunt.

“We can just share a blood bag or two?” Offers the brunette, already knowing that she’s fighting a losing battle. The way she doesn’t meet the blonde’s bored eyes says it all.

“It’s better when it’s fresh,” Erica states, knowing full well that the difference between blood directly from a body and blood from a plastic bag is barely discernible. She smirks as she listens to Sarah’s sigh of defeat, a sharp twist of her lips which softens to a smile when her girlfriend looks back at her. 

“You can go on a hunt, but I won’t go with you if you do.”

“Aw, shame, we could make a nice little break from sitting in a stupid treehouse.”

“Hey,” Sarah says, her tone much lighter and more playful. “Don’t call the treehouse stupid.” She looks around, brown eyes tracing each wooden wall before they rest on her girlfriend. “And fine, I’ll go with you.”

“Woohoo,” Comes the half-hearted cheer, part of a smile on Erica’s face. The pair sits in silence for a moment, before the blonde, glancing to the side of the brunette, speaks again. “Hunting with you is more fun than hunting alone.” She bears her feelings in front of her heart, speaks her thoughts and prepares herself to shut down into a husk of who she is.

With a soft, gentle smile, Sarah replies, “Come here, you sap.” She begins to get up, growing closer to her girlfriend before their hands tangle together. Erica leans forwards, resting her pale forehead against Sarah’s darker skin, and they glance into each other’s eyes before the blonde shuts hers. 

Their lips press together delicately, a grazing touch that sends sparks down Erica’s spine like every other kiss they have shared. She feels a hand brush the hair out of her face and the pair are like one, melted together by the heat gathering at their lips. Time slows around them, a thick sludge they cannot feel as they become each other’s universe.

Then they pull apart, and though the moment is not over it is certainly less electrifying as they face the reality of a string of saliva hanging between them, as they face the reality of the world waiting for them to slip up outside of the comfort of a treehouse up a random tree in a forest.

“Same time, same place tomorrow?” Asks Sarah, licking her bottom lip with half lidded eyes. Erica nods, her words failing her as all she thinks about is running her fingers through her girlfriends long, dark hair and kissing her in places that are not her lips.

And as the brunette starts climbing down the ladder, Erica wonders what she did in her life to deserve Sarah and her love.

-~=~-

As Sarah listens to her girlfriend rant about their geography teacher and the latest offence he had committed, she can’t help but be distracted. 

It is one of their last few days at school, only a week left until Christmas, and she really doesn’t mean to interrupt Erica when she asks, “Do you want to help me find a tree?” The blonde stares at her for a moment, expression filled with surprise at the interruption and then confusion at the question.

“But we already have a tree?” She replies, tone dripping with a questioning tone. “The one with the treehouse, that’s our tree.”

“No, I mean a Christmas tree,” Sarah clarifies, and she watches as her girlfriend rolls her cerulean eyes with a scoff.

They spend three days finding the perfect Christmas tree together.

It’s not very tall, not if they wanted it to fit in the treehouse, and it looks like it might be alive, even though both of them know it’s not. Sarah finds it kind of funny, that two seemingly living beings bought a seemingly living object, but she decides not to think about it too long or too hard. Thinking about how she’s dead now is guaranteed to ruin her mood.

They had bought some decorations, cheap fairy lights to stick up on the walls and some baubles from Walmart which the cashier had sworn were the cheapest they would find. Erica had offered to steal them, but Sarah wanted the experience of shopping together for Christmas rather than having to convince the police that her girlfriend hadn’t stolen anything.

She wanted at least one normal teenager experience, and preferably when she was still actually seventeen as well. Their bodies would stay seventeen forever, but that didn’t mean Sarah would always act like a seventeen year old, and she wanted to enjoy one thing before graduation. Or the day she would have graduated. Education was complicated once you became immortal.

A lot of things were, and if you were to ask Erica she would tell you one of them was putting up fairy lights.

-~=~-

They are sat across from each other in the cramped tree house yet again, this time both holding gifts in their hands. Erica can’t help the false beating in her chest, and she tries to ignore it as she scowls up at the twinkling lights instead. She is wearing a longer skirt and a blouse, not something she would be caught wearing for any other occasion but she decided to make an exception for Sarah.

Speaking of, the brunette wears a knee-length dress adorned with a thick cardigan, her dark hair fashioned into waves that frame her bronze skin perfectly. Erica notices the sharp eyeliner and the touches of soft blush, and she can feel the warmth swell in her abdomen and her chest as she admires her girlfriend.

“Are you ready?” Sarah asks, and the blonde has to blink to remind herself that a treehouse is not the place to imagine being intimate. She looks up into the other girl’s eyes, soft ebony swelling with excitement, and she nods.

They exchange gifts, both beginning to unwrap them simultaneously. The red and white plaid rug beneath them is soft, and Erica nervously runs a hand along its surface before continuing to pull away the wrapping paper. She reveals a small necklace, a heart sitting in the centre, and her eyes widen.

She gently lifts it off of the paper, staring at the small heart-shaped compartment as she places the wrapping paper to the side. Opening the locket, she feels tears brim her eyes as she sees the picture of herself and Sarah, holding each other in a tight embrace as they share a delicate kiss beneath a mistletoe plant.

“I had Benny take the picture,” Comes Sarah’s voice, a loving tune to Erica’s ears, and the blonde looks up to face her girlfriend. She doesn’t have it in her to care that the wizard had watched them kiss for long enough to take a photo. Not right now.

“It’s wonderful,” She whispers, and she knows that the brunette hears it when a soft smile appears on her face. She clips the necklace around her neck, and it stands out against the white of her pristine blouse. Distantly, she hears the wrinkling of wrapping paper as Sarah continues opening her own present, but Erica is too busy thinking of the gift she had been given.

Quiet cooing interrupts her thoughts, and she looks back up from the locket to see her girlfriend smiling at a teddy bear. The blonde smiles too, seeing the joy on the other girl’s face being enough to make her happy, as she watches the moment Sarah finds the sewn on vampire fangs in the bear’s mouth.

“Name it whatever you like,” Erica states, and she watches a mischievous glint appear in her girlfriend’s eyes. She decides to be nice and not indulge in an impulsive decision she knows Sarah will regret. “But first, we go eat.”

The light leaves the brunette’s eyes, and her smile dims but does not disappear. “Fine dining awaits!” The blonde exaggerates, hoping that she hasn’t completely ruined the moment by deciding to be thoughtful about the future of the bear. The corners of Sarah’s mouth twitch upwards, and Erica decides to take it as a win.

As they begin getting up to leave the treehouse, they come face to face and without much thought, Erica shuts her eyes and leans forwards. Their lips meet again, this time in a kiss that deepens in love and desperation, but the magical feeling is the same. Sparks still fly around them, warmth still grows in the blonde’s chest, and she briefly imagines that it feels this good for her girlfriend, too.

When they finally break apart, both panting even though neither of them need to breathe, Erica hopes that every kiss they share will send shivers of electricity down her body and melt the ice growing inside of her.

She will need it if they plan on spending many more Christmasses out in the Canadian winter.

[zimulacrum]

Total Drama Camp Island au

Fuck it. Au where Camp Wawanakwa is a Theatre camp. Chris is the director, Chef is the technical director. Mixing Gen 1 and Gen 2, the cast and crew splits up like this:

(PS, if two people have the same role, it’s just double cast.)

CAST

Alejandro - Joined because he enjoyed theatre as a class. He easily gets roles, though his charm is sometimes seen as an unfair advantage to others so he doesn’t audition much.

NOTABLE ROLES

the Phantom

the SQUIP

Emmett Forrest

Rocky

Kenickie Murdoch

Sierra - Joined because OBVIOUSLY she wants a place to nerd out! She gets good roles because she’s one of the only people who put all her emotions and being into her lines AND songs.

NOTABLE ROLES

Sandy Cheeks

Jenna Rolland

Columbia

Ronette

Delia Deetz

Duncan - I can’t decide whether he joined as a joke, or if his parents forced him to hang out with other teens. Maybe both. But surprisingly, he’s a good actor—AND can, surprisingly, do an incredible Mr. Krabs impression. He also constantly fights with crew to not wear a wig, keeping his mohawk onstage.

NOTABLE ROLES

Mr. Krabs

Jake Dillinger

Eddie

Orin Scrivello

Beetlejuice???

Tyler - Joined because he thought it would be like High School Musical. His roles are never big, but he has fun with them and always treats them like they’re the lead.

NOTABLE ROLES

Patchy the Pirate

one of the businessmen that purchases an Audrey II

Harold - He WOULD be a threatre kid if he could. He auditions with rapping EVERY TIME. And it works for him.

NOTABLE ROLES

Sheldon J. Plankton

Kevin G

Riff Raff

Geoff - Joined as a dare, and ended up loving it. He’s super chill about cast lists, and whatever he ends up with, he makes sure it’s including Bridgette.

NOTABLE ROLES

Patrick Star/Larry the Lobster/Gary the Snail

Damien Hubbard

Heather - She likes being in the spotlight. She expects roles, and she gets roles. .. not always. She’s typecast as the mean girl.

NOTABLE ROLES

Chloe Valentine

Regina George

Magenta

Vivian Kensington

Betty Rizzo

Lindsay - Loves movies and musicals and wants to be like that!! But she usually forgets her lines… and when she does, they’re all from Mean Girls. Even if she’s doing Rocky Horror, she’ll say her Karen Smith lines. Oh well.

NOTABLE ROLES

Karen Smith

Paulette Bonafonté

Frenchy Facciano

Leshawna - She has a big voice, so she’ll join to get big roles. Although, she’s never really cast in dance heavy roles…

NOTABLE ROLES

Pearl Krabs

Janice Ian

Audrey II/Chiffon

Elle Woods

Owen - He thought theatre camp could be fun! He has a surprisingly nice voice, and is just really good at embodying characters.

NOTABLE ROLES

SpongeBob SquarePants/Patrick Star

Michael Mell

Noah - “Joined as a joke”. He secretly really wanted to. He has the gay theatre kid energy here… his voice is also quite pleasant.

NOTABLE ROLES

Squidward Tentacles

Adam Maitland

Brad Majors

Warner Huntington III

Trent - Joined for fun since he had a free summer. He always brings his guitar, and sometimes plays it for script read throughs.

NOTABLE ROLES

an Electric Skate

Aaron Samuels

Cody - Family got him to join. They hoped he could get really cute roles, and he acts like he doesn’t care. He does.

NOTABLE ROLES

SpongeBob SquarePants/Old Man Jenkins

Seymour Krelborn

Bridgette - A friend suggested she signed up, so she did—tries to get a couples role with Geoff ever since they got together.

NOTABLE ROLES

Mayor of Bikini Bottom

Brooke Lohst

Janice Ian

Brooke Wyndham

Courtney - She’s done every subject and activity, of COURSE she’ll try theatre! She’s destined to be a star! She takes everything extremely seriously. And if she doesn’t get the role she wants… it’s scary.

NOTABLE ROLES

Christine Daae

Jenna Rolland

Gretchen Weiners

Vivian Kensington

Barbara Maitland

Crystal

Katie and Sadie - They picked a summer camp they wanted to do together, chose this, and auditioned for EVERYTHING together. They don’t really do roles that aren’t a duo.

NOTABLE ROLES

the Delta Nu girls

Justin - Decided to join because he assumed he’d get roles IMMEDIATELY for how he looked. He did not.

NOTABLE ROLES

an Electric Skate

Kyle the delivery man

Cameron - His mom suggested he joined a theatre camp because it felt “safe”—plus, he can actually sing and dance pretty well, since he grew up with his mom’s disco music.

NOTABLE ROLES

Seymour Krelborn

Anne Maria - She REALLY wants a shot at being a lead in a musical, but is painfully… tone deaf. But she’s pretty good at dancing, actually!

NOTABLE ROLES

Cha-Cha DiGregorio

Mike - His psychiatrist suggested he take a theatre camp, since his excuse for his switches is that he just “likes to act”. In reality, Mike… doesn’t really like acting. He’ll take one role, but all his others are usually done by… not. Him.

NOTABLE ROLES

Jeremy Heere

Beetlejuice (Mal)

Danny Zuko (Vito)

Zoey - She actually loves musicals! Big theatre kid! She can make her own costumes and knows way too much about the shows she’s in, but barely says anything about it because she’s nervous about appearing as weird.

NOTABLE ROLES

Karen

Christine Canigula

Cady Heron

Chutney Wyndham

Janet Weiss

Lydia Deetz

Sandy Olsson

Lightning - Joined by accident. He doesn’t know where he is. He likes the attention, though.

NOTABLE ROLES

an Electric Skate

Brick - He was too nervous to join theatre at school, so he tried a summer camp no one had ever heard of… and it was perfect!

NOTABLE ROLES

Perch Perkins

Dr. Scott

Scott - Joined as a joke. Auditions as a joke. Usually tries to get someone to mess up a line or say the M word onstage…

NOTABLE ROLES

Rich Goranski

Dakota - OOOFF COOUURRSEEE she has to be center stage! Of COURSE! It’s not Broadway, but this’ll do!

NOTABLE ROLES

Brooke Wyndham

Miss Argentina

Dawn - (is usually crew)

NOTABLE ROLES

Audrey

CREW

DJ - paints sets!

Eva - helps with exercises and choreography!

Gwen - head of makeup!

Izzy - she does the practical effects/special effects/visuals!

Courtney - she has FOUGHT with Chris and Chef to be allowed to act and do crew at the same time. she does lights. do NOT let her be stage manager.

Ezekiel - also pants sets!

Beth - assists in costuming!

Cameron - prop master!

Mike - when he can avoid acting, he helps Cam!

Dawn - she’s an assistant stage manager, and always knows who’s playing what before the cast list gets written somehow…

B - to save money on hiring various companies for flying or using other big machinery, he handles that himself.

Sam - sound master!

Brick - when he’s not acting, he works on being head of costumes!

Jo - stage manager!

PPS. I know most of these are adult shows, but do you think Chris gives a shit