#microscopic fandom

[swing-crow]

BEHOLD

The very first R is for Removed fanart:

Me and one (1) single buddy I met on f*ing Pony Town are the literal fandom of this short film..

We need to know if more ppl remembers this film

[a-person-who-didnt-wanna-be-here]

Sherlock and Co and Sherlock’s Motivations

Sherlock and his lowkey special interest being neurotypical behavior and that being the basis for his work as a consulting detective is honestly one of my favorite parts of Sherlock.

It is not this strange.. almost ableist “he’s neurodivergent which means he’s crazy and has no empathy and everybody thinks he’s going to murder somebody”

Like. His love for his craft is at least somewhat based in learning to understand neurotypicals? As somebody who like..finds social interactions and experiences and rules fascinating I GET it, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody write a character that I relate to so hard in that aspect? Watching and learning how to deduce people to learn their mannerisms in an intentional way is such a fun motivation. It also just, imo, explains so much better WHY Sherlock has this ability his friends don’t. His “deductions” aren’t some superpower, to an extent it’s something he’s learned to observe so he can understand society better.

Idk if this makes sense but just. Raaaagh

[trappedinchemicalplantzone]

Rouge giving knuckles a piggyback ride

I didn’t exactly follow the prompt but I had fun with this lmao

i have the idea that knuckles doesn’t like not feeling in control of things, so rouge carrying him while flying is a nightmare for him

originally I was gonna have rouge struggle to carry him but this is the same woman who carried a hedgehog and a robot twice her size with no problem, he’d be like a paperweight to her

[sunnydayaoe]

for the cuddling requests could you draw cb and fresh? idk what the context would be i just miss seeing those two

two new doodles and some sketchbook ones :]

[steveharrington]

and if i said fandom on tumblr has become so obsessed with having the Most Correct understanding of a character that it’s honestly sucking the fun out of everything !!! like i get that it’s annoying when All of the fanon content about a character is wildly ooc, but some fanbases are so wide and populated that there’s no way you can’t find accurate depictions of the characters. there’s always going to be headcanons or ships or interpretations that don’t seem quite right to you, but whatttt is the point of constantly complaining about it when you could instead just focus on the content you DO like and feel is accurate. why are you spending so much time getting mad that other people aren’t playing dolls right. it doesn’t matter dude

[ghostkingdoesstuff]

Y'all ever just think about the fact that Luke has younger siblings, and like not by a huge gap from when he was born. Can't figure out how old Chris Rodriquezs actor is (Andrew Alvarez most mysterious man on this planet, apparently, if you know do share) but like if we're assuming he's the same age as Clarrise/Dior then bros 18 at Luke's 19 meaning atleast in show cannon, maybe 17 at the time of release, but regardless ughhhh yeah Hermes moved on from May Castellan QUICK, possibly while like was like only a few months old. I'm just saying YEAH bro was busy doing God stuff and GETTING LAYED AND YOU'RE SLEEPING NEXT TO THE PROOF??? While you grew up fatherless and fending for yourself against you very mentally ill with no meds or some kinda assisted living situation mother, your dad had moved on with his life completely and had several other kids, AND NOW YOU'RE EXPECTING TO BE ROOMATES??? from Luke's pov FUCK LIN MANUEL MIRANDA!!!

[lemlemourra]

unleashing myself on tumblr once again; screenshot redraws of this HAYNOUS MAN from the OVAs ASFDASK

[dani-phantoni]

I just find it neat to see the dp fandom finally getting new official content for the first time in over a decade, yet because the fandom never died, or even stagnated, I didn’t even notice a difference in the amount of fanart I saw on my dash because this is just a normal Tuesday.

[rotteneldritchhorror]

For someone who’s so easily manipulated by the general sound of authority, Topper is an EXPERT gaslighter

That man tried to kill John B twice THRICE and the characters bring it up like… 3 times, and everyone just treats him like a regular douche (including the audience)

Rafe is a manipulative little fucker and will always figure out a way to get what he wants, but Topper is just so fucking good at pretending that he’s just a normal rich guy who simply hates the poors and not an insanely jealous, possessive and obsessive person who tried to kill a man twice for *checks notes* being a bit annoying at a party and *checks notes* making out with his own girlfriend (after they’d been broken up for maybe months?), and burned down a whole house for the second thing, and also tried to kill that same man another time for *checks notes* his girlfriend cheating on him

[wyvernquill]

what are your top 5 armandaniel moments from the show? :D

Ah, thank you very much for the ask! Let's see...

#1 - s2ep2, The Lestat-as-co-founder-of-the-Theatre reveal moment, with Daniel putting on the telenovela music and Armand listing some of his other 'conquests' - they're totally messing with each other here, it's petty and weird and theatrical and I grin every time. Honorable mention to the potential for "you shared a boyfriend!" to get very ironic if more Armand/Daniel happened in the past, and also Louis sitting there going "...did you!?" at Armand's story about "Now, Voyager". I don't know, it's just very funny, says a lot about both of them really, and I like it when a ship does A Bit, either together or, like here, *against* each other.

#2 - s2ep6, The argument over the San Francisco memories. As opposed to my #1, this one's raw and bitter and tense (they're still messing with each other, but the stakes are higher and the attacks more vicious...), and I love it very much. "I didn't forgive you" and "why did I owe ~YOU~ my one act of cowardice?" are lines that hit very hard, I enjoy how Daniel keeps not buying the excuses even as Louis begins wavering, even though Armand directed most of them at Daniel to start with... it's a very interesting and powerful scene showcasing the shifting dynamics of these three, and I once more like the potential for recontextualisation if Armand and Daniel have more history than previously advertised.

#3 - s2ep5, All of it, really. Obvious choice maybe, but oh well. I love the juxtaposition of the dramatic past and Louis and Daniel putting their feet into the rock garden in the present, the new angles we see of the characters in a memory of the past that *isn't* very carefully curated for interview purposes, and, I mean, "I could be on my knees in a second" - >small nod to force him to his knees<...

#4 - s1ep7, The reveal, particularly Armand floating so Daniel has to stare up at him. It's a nice mirror to the power dynamic and positioning we see in s2ep5, and overall just a wonderfully dramatic scene with Armand removing his disguise in the back while Daniel is ripping into Louis. The theatralics of it all are very *Armand,* and Daniel being struck nearly speechless by surprise (and maybe awe? something else?) for once is also great, though we all know he's just gearing up to tear into Armand too in s2.

#5 - s1ep6, Daniel dreaming of first meeting Louis in Polynesian Mary's... but, gasp! Inexplicably, 'Rashid' is there, too! And meanwhile, in the waking world, 'Rashid' is probably busy tucking a blanket over Daniel while he sleeps. Honestly I just love the flashback, Daniel and Louis' semi-flirting, the way it sets up the reveal in the next episode, and, well. I do like to imagine that the blanket-tucking was done by Armand and was oddly tender. I just think the whole thing's neat.

I probably forgot a number of moments I really enjoyed, but, well, these were the first five I could think of! Louis has snuck into a lot of them, but that is unsurprising, at least in s1 and s2 all three of them are very tangled up in each other, and it's difficult to pick a moment with two of them that doesn't involve the third somehow (except maybe the Loumand scenes in the past, but they narrate those to Daniel, so...) Looking forward to seeing those dynamics shaken up in s3, I suppose! (also, Devil's Minion in the past, pls? Chase, pls? Pls?)

[winterwrites23]

AUs that will never come to fruition

As the title suggests it, this is a list of AU ideas I had over the years but don't plan to ever work on it. Sure, I wrote a few snippets here and there for a few of them, but they're really rough drafts lol

And one thing I noticed is that whenever I hyperfixate on a new show/series/game, my brain automatically goes: "What if I put North in that world? What would he do?" I mean, that's how String of Time came to be xD

So here's a list of worlds I dumped North in just for the kicks:

Supernatural: This one in particular is with the NA bros but can you see the potential??!! Like one day the Winchester brothers are investigating a case of vampires and meet Canada when they see him lurking around the crime scene. Canada is looking for America cuz he just disappeared one night while camping. And he tags along with the Winchester, but when they find out he's not human, they're super suspicious and drama happens. Just the idea of monster hunters meeting a 'non-human' person is so captivating to me. What about England's angel form??!! What does that mean with angels like Castiel??? The potential!!

Critical role: During a match of DnD with his brothers, magic was accidentally used and sent North or Ireland (it switches every time I think about it) into the world of Campaign 2. He meets the Mighty Nein and tags along while trying to reverse the spell that sent him here in the first place. This happens shortly after the Lorenzo arc because I really want Ireland to teach Caleb the Fire Wall spell xD

Criminal Minds: Honestly, this is just to see North blurt out 'Diplomatic immunity' in a panic when he's questioned by the BAU gang. There's no plot, it's just for that bit lol

Marvel MCU: The typical [insert character here] meets the Avengers. The heroes save a kid (North) from a hydra base. But turns out that kidnapping is bigger than they thought because dozens of diplomats (other nations) have been targeted too, but they don't know why exactly. North tries to play the 'I'm just a random kid' card but fails when they find out his files are highly classified and facial recognition technology doesn't work on him, among other things.

My Hero Academia: There's no plot, just wondering what would be the equivalent of a Quirk for a Nation. Would they have several quirks like a combo of fast-healing, superhuman strength, and semi-immortality?? Would Erasure work on them, since they're not exactly humans, and they came waaaay before Quirk became a thing??? Or would they be considered Quirkless because they represent the baseline of a human and there's no quirk factor present??? THE POSSIBILITIES!!!

[angelsandemons]

More thoughts on Apology Tour (more about it's reception than the actual episode)

this may just be because I come from the Steven Universe fandom, but it never ceases to amaze me how different the reception of these episodes are than I expect them to be. For Full Moon, I expected the fandom to be a giant mass of "Blitzø is an asshole and Stolas is a poor widdle victim", but that's not what I got at all. If anything, I'm actually saw MORE sympathy for Blitzø than I did for Stolas, and in fact some people vilifying primarily Stolas and making Blitzø the sole victim. And this isn't even on Tumblr either, I've been browsing TikTok as well. And actually, I saw several posts that discussed the nuances of both sides too, which was refreshing.

I'm seeing something similar with Apology Tour so far, although now most of the frustration with Stolas seems to be from the perception that the show is framing him as blameless in the whole ordeal (which I don't think it is). I am seeing a little frustration over Blitzø's actions too, which is expected, but again...not nearly as much as I was expecting when he rose to Eric Cartman levels of self-destructive behavior this episode.

[enhanced-operatives-division]

Junicrane/Starstruck Ramble

I will not be brief, all under the cut

To clear some things right off the bat:

No corpse, no proof with Juniper. Obligatory this is set in a canon where he's alive and adjacent to the agency in some way.

Reggie & Juniper are just gay to me, but I don't mind any interpretation of their sexuality

The games are set in 1967/68 to me (based on a couple bits in game) which is before it was legal to be gay in America at least (1971), which is relevant to how I interpret canon as being somewhat grounded in reality, despite unrealistic elements.

This is just an insane amount of headcanons/elements of and AU all culminated into one post. I will talk about some headcanons like they're just facts because they are established in my head, and it saves me over explaining literally everything, however I will explain some parts a little bit for clarity.

Alright. Actual beginning of the ramble:

Juniper is a character to me who had gotten so lost in his job as an actor and a social presence that in the end his whole life revolved around that 'role'. Because of this, by the time he's put into the situation where he's around the Agency, he basically knows nothing about himself, though he doesn't realise at first. Furthermore, what little identity he had has changed in so many ways. He's no longer a beloved famous actor in the prominence of public light, he's legally dead and he tarnished his career just before he was supposed to die, with the bonus of that making him lose the majority of his estate. From that, he also has horrific facial scarring from the electrical burns from literally having his face fried. I believe a friend of mine made a post about this a while ago (I also think they were the first to think it up also), but, to me, Juniper has a permanent trimmer in his right arm (aka his dominant hand) from the electrical current and it is messing with his nervous system.

All in all, he's not doing great, but he's too proud to admit that he's not doing great, because if anything, what's left of his ego is all he has as a defense since he's deep in unfamiliar water.

Before ending up around the agency (I have multiple interpretations of this, so I'm just going to bring it up generally), he'd never actually seen Reggie, and his only impression of him is a single voicemail, which was his only reference he had to later impersonate him. Juniper probably has very little feelings other than the ones he projects onto him because of Phoenix and that, at the very least, he's physically attracted to Reggie to some degree (that's like the beginning of how everything else would tumble into place in this sort of interpretation at least).

And on Crane's side? His feelings towards Juniper are probably very intense and muddled. On the one hand, he adores musical theatre, and that's his now ex-favourite actor. The thought of just casually being around him blows the bit of fanboy in him away at first because THAT'S the GUY, plus the inklings of a celebrity crush which still poke at him. And then there's the rational side of him, which knows Juniper has committed absolute atrocities on the side of Zoraxis, and hates him for that. Then there's how much Juniper comes off as an asshole at first because he refuses to cooperate with anything the Agency tried to put in place. He finds Juniper endlessly frustrating, and yet he's stuck working with him since, afterall, he's the one who knows the Agency's history with Juniper the best. I imagine him acting a lot like how he does IEYTD 1 around Juniper.

At this point, I'm just describing the pitch for a romcom.

I think the start of their relationship with one another largely started with Juniper trying to wind Crane up. It was a way of getting his attention, and I don't think Juniper knows why he's so dead set on that at first, because I don't think he realises he has a crush on 'this grump' at first. (I think that's actually the fun part about these two, because it's almost like a role reversal of the celebrity crush dynamic. This ex-big name actor has a TERRIBLE crush on an average joe and it is KILLING HIM.) But of course the Agency keeps them together because Juniper is at least conversing with Crane, so it's a start.

Through one way or another, they actually get talking casually, at least mildly at first. It takes Juniper a long time to fully deconstruct the wall he's built, and the thing is, Crane isn't the one trying to deconstruct it, at least at first, because yeah, Juniper realises if he wants Reggie to actually like him in any way, he can't keep winding him up. So they talk. Small talk at first, something rhythmic and almost easy to keep to a script. And over time that turns into actual conversations. Genuine ones in which Reggie rips out the occasional one of his jokes which Juniper is endlessly endeared about. The way he smiles just before he makes them, like he wants to chuckle at what he's about to say before he says it. That's probably when Juniper realised that he does have some vague crush on him, and that it wasn't going away.

This is what kickstarts John I can't-buy-you-things-to-impress-you-so-acts-of-service-it-is Juniper to do little things for him. It mostly starts off as him trying to make Reggie his tea how he likes it. However, the nerve damage in his arm makes that hard, as the weight of the kettle and trying to pour is hard all of a sudden. And he refuses to accept that, so he tries for a very long while. Long enough that Crane would go to investigate what was going on. And when he does see Juniper leaning over a cup with the kettle as he uneasily tries to pour it, and when Crane asks Juniper responds so matter-of-fact that his intention is nothing but genuine. And it catches Reggie off guard because Juniper hadn't done anything like that up to that point, and his very apparent vulnerability is so clearly on show.

It shifts something between them.

From that point on, conversations are longer, more familiar. Both of their attitudes soften, and Reggie makes more jokes. Juniper learns how to better use his left hand while strengthening his right back to a point where it could be used again. Slowly, they're both spending time with one another not because they have to, but just because they can. Little bits at first, not too far outside what they already were doing, but those little bits turned into long bits to a point where the other person's company was genuinely desirable.

As time passes, Juniper probably realises that he doesn't genuinely know much about himself or what hobbies he's into, because he never really had the time when he got big, and his home life in his youth wasn't bad, but it wasn't picturesque. I think Reggie would pick up on it, and absolutely try to introduce him to some things he's into. Some things stick, other things don't (corn husking very much stays Reggie's passion, and John will go with him sometimes because it's him, but it's not something he strongly cares for). Crane introduces him to a lot of music, and it's something that becomes a staple between them, with tracks they listen to more than others (tragically, I know relatively little about 60s music so I couldn't really say what). Occasionally they dance, never anything intense, think slow dancing, but the closeness is nice.

Through all of it, Juniper is battling the worst crush of his life, and he can't stand it, because I think he struggles to read people since he doesn't have anything like a script or a director to refer back to, so he has no idea if Reggie likes him back or if he's just desperate for that to be true. I think because of that any sort of confession between them would be incredibly raw, not only because of the time they live in making it hard for them to be truthful about how they love, but because it's a complete show of Juniper who's worked to be this better person. I don't exactly know how that would go, mainly because I don't have one set version of their dynamic, this post is just a generalisation of main consistent points.

Reggie does like him back, because he's gotten used to Juniper being just this guy, not a figure in the public eye, not a Zoraxis lackey, and not any sort of Agency operative (despite being under their care to some degree). He's someone he genuinely cares for, because they've given one another the time of day to learn one another, and I think because Reggie was a field agent, he was a lot better at reading Juniper than Juniper was at reading him. Eventually Juniper's company becomes something he could see around him for the rest of his life, and I think he accepts that he likes Juniper a lot more gracefully.

I think any affection directed at Juniper would at first be met with him feeling a little muddled. Reggie was a very physically affectionate person when he could be, and sure the initial flirting with one another came with the occasional little touches, but everything now was so deeply intentional. I also don't think Juniper would almost ever get over the novelty of being able to kiss him, or many other gestures, because it made the fact that they were together so very real, and it was great. I do think it comes easier to Reggie, and it's a big way of showing how much he cares, so it's important for Juniper to try and show it back because he knows how much it means to the other.

I like the idea of them eventually living with one another, too. I think Juniper would have always had a quiet little daydream of sorts where he does just live a domestic quiet life, and he can with Reggie (well, as close as they can get between the Agency and Zoraxis always being at odds), and he loves that, and he loves him, and it's immense.

I think they cook for one another a lot, it helps Juniper work on his dexterity in a controlled environment, which means a lot because it's a huge point of insecurity (that and his scars). He does improve, and Crane is proud of that and shows it and it's great. I also think they'd probably cook together too, because they can deal with being in the kitchen together and they work well with one another. It's probably a good way for them to unwind because over time they can do it in relative silence.

As I said before, I also think music is a staple in their household, and that Reggie listens to things on vinyl almost all of the time because he likes the background noise. Sometimes Juniper will catch him chuntering along to the music which he finds endlessly endearing. I wouldn't put it past his dramatic ass to also join in to fluster Reggie, but I also don't think Reggie would mind that terribly because Juniper has listened to the music enough to know the lyrics, and that's huge to him.

I don't think they are without rough patches, no relationship is, but I think the good part about them is that they're willing to talk about it (... eventually). They're used to long conversations, and while they're often less fun conversations, they're needed and they know that, and it works out.

Alright. I think I'm done for now. I haven't mentioned everything, but this definitely got the worst of it out of my system. If you ever want to hear any specific thoughts my ask box is open but other than that, behold my general dynamic for these two which has been festering in my head for years. I think they're great

[briodi]

Character study :} Thank you @itachanta for providing me the screenshots

[kaori04]

dont send me an anonimous hate on the film I clearly am a fan of. post your opinion on your blog from your acc.

[cl0wn-tim3]

I am not really into vocaloid I just find miku fascinating