#multi shipping is tough

[noirsnonsense]

au where sirius called james "sunshine" and james called sirius "star twinkle."

[ittybittyfanblog]

Error 404: (Self-Aware!AU, Sylus Edition)

Summary: A LADS self-aware!AU featuring Sylus (+ maybe the other MLs!) and an oblivious player. That’s it, that’s the plot. Tags: player!reader x sylus, fem!reader x sylus, reader x lads, maybe some suggestive language?? will add more tags as the story progresses A/N: This is gonna be a multi-chapter fic! I’m still not sure whether to do the boys in rotation, or just focus on one ML per series. Don’t take my word for it atp tho – I’m not even sure if I can actually finish a series lol.  Also, I’ve had the creative liberty of changing stuff from the actual gameplay here and there. (Except for the self-awareness. That’s most definitely real.) Hope you enjoy~!

Pt. 1 - Pt. 2 - Pt. 3 - Pt. 4 - Pt. 5 - Pt. 6

It’s a quarter past eight and you’re still on your desk working overtime on a Friday night. 

You let out a big sigh, leaning back on your office chair after an unhealthy duration of bad posture from hours of slouching down in front of your computer. There’s nothing ergonomic about the way this job is killing you, and the ache in your lower back can attest to that. 

An irate orange tabby plops himself in front of you, blocking your view of the glaring screen and you figure that it’s time for a break. 

“Me-oow.”

“I know, I know,” You answer tiredly, standing up to dodge a stray paw clawing your way and you hear cracks in three different places that are honestly unbecoming of a woman your age. You haven’t even reached thirty yet, for god’s sake. “I’m a bad mother. But mom also had to skip dinner to make it to the seven PM meeting, so cut me some slack, okay?” 

A high-pitched “meooowr!” is the only response you get; it seems like there’s no excusing late dinner time this time around. 

As much as you’d like to hem and haw and complain, the main reason why you’re still keeping this job is because you can work remotely. If it weren’t for the fact that you’re stuck most days at home working hours past your regular nine to five, having to be on-call around the clock at all times, and that you’ve consumed more sodium than a nitrite victim with the way you live off cup ramen, then, really, it beats working in an office where you’d physically have to clock in and out from exactly nine to five. 

Your right eye twitches. No, I have not fallen in love with the system that exploits me, thank you very much. 

“Here is your Fancy Feast, your highness,” you tell the hungry feline who’s already ignoring the hand that feeds for the bowl full of white fish paté. He eats healthier than you, sure, but you work like this for him to eat like this. The life of a single mom is an uphill battle, but extremely rewarding. 

You raise your hand to pat your son’s head lovingly, aborting the gesture halfway when you hear a warning growl. Alright, tough crowd. 

After nuking a half-eaten takeout box in the microwave and grabbing a cold Bundaberg from the fridge, you hunker down on the “chaise lounge” (see: an old wingback and a rattan ottoman you’ve refurbished as a makeshift seat a few weeks back when you had guests over) for a late meal. 

You barely register the taste of lukewarm rice on your tongue, mouth moving mechanically while your mind runs on autopilot about everything and nothing at the same time. 

Maybe it’s time to check Jobstreet again

Is there like a laundromat near the area that’s open twenty four seven

Eugh, I hate cold peas

What do we feel about Chromakopia? 

I will… die alone

I really need to stock on some fresh produce this weekend–

Ping! 

A notification from your phone pulls you out of your thoughts—and like a well-trained dog pavlov’d into responding, you visibly perk up at the sight of your lock screen lighting up and the familiar banner you’ve already memorized by heart. 

Your Galaxy Explorer rewards are here. Did you put my hotel’s address as the shipping address? 

Ah, just like clockwork. 

You press on it with a quiet, bubbling anticipation, chewing on the plastic spork as you wait impatiently for the silly mobile game that’s been your short respite at intervals – for more than you’d care to admit – to boot up. 

Offhandedly, you wish that the devs would add more variations to the game’s push notifications; more random, personalized stuff like maybe a reminder to drink water, or a fun update about their day. What you’d give–pay–for a: "Less on the overtime, kitten. I miss you,” dialogue from a certain character, but you digress. 

Oh, well. Probably better this way, lest you dig yourself deeper into delusion. 

The game greets you with the usual picturesque view of a silver-haired man sitting cross-legged on a chair, looking all the bit at ease in his signature crimson and white button up. The warm ambience of the Destiny Café at night draws you in, already pulling your attention away from the never-ending stream of thoughts in your brain. 

“Before seeing you, I thought today would be another dull day,“ Sylus comments airily. The way he drawls out the words in that deep timbre of his voice never fails to make your heart flutter – just a teeeensy bit.

“Ever the charmer,” you sigh happily in return, situating yourself more comfortably on the sofa, almost horizontal from how far you’re leaning back on the cushion. “You’re looking awfully normal tonight. What, no pineapple glasses for your favorite girl?” 

Having bypassed the initial cringe of talking to yourself after literal months of gameplay, it almost comes off natural, the banter. You’ve already accepted the fact that you’re crazy about a fictional, pixelated man—what’s pretending to have actual conversations with him gonna do? It’s not as if he actually hears you yap your nonsense; there are worse things in the world than a parasocial attachment to an otome game character. 

Your little jab at the sometimes random addition to his choice of attire earns you a laugh from the man itself—or at least it looks as though it does, making you blink momentarily in surprise. Happy coincidence, I guess.

You shake your head, cracking a smile, then proceed to do the routine of completing the daily agenda and then some. 

It’s tedious business, sure. You’ve dedicated hours upon hours on this game and you’re honestly starting to feel pretty bored with some of the gameplay elements, but you *do* like the ritualistic nature of ticking off the tasks one by one. It’s almost ironic— the way you dutifully do one thing after the other in this game, just to avoid the pile of work that’s waiting for you in real life. 

It’s not as if anything, or anyone’s relying on you to do your daily log-ins, so you suppose it’s due to that lack of pressure as well. 

Pulling yourself away from the five-star Xavier memory card you’ve grinded to level seventy, you stare despondently at the sad little 2 on your remaining energy. The embarrassing amount of materials you lack to ascend the card seem to mock you, even as you exit the Memories window. Another goal for another day, perhaps.

All tasks on the daily agenda are complete, except for one that you’ve always saved for last.

You’re met with a standing Sylus on the game’s home screen, arms crossed and wearing an expression you’d almost describe as impatient, if you didn’t know any better. The sight makes you grin. 

Cheekily, you poke his crotch.

You’re looking forward to getting a playful remark, or if you’re lucky, a blush along with an embarrassed retort about your shamelessness. 

 What you get, however, is a resounding scoff. Your eyes snap back to his face – from, ahem, your prolonged staring at the area below his waist – and you do see the familiar tinge of pink on his cheeks, but what he says in response catches you off-guard.

“You spend that much resource for a card that isn’t mine?” Sylus tsks, both his voice and expression coming across as… affronted? “Kitten, I’m actually hurt.” 

Huh?

You haven’t heard that line from him before. Was there a recent update you weren’t aware of? The man in question then appears to look amused, from the way you’ve been rendered speechless by the unexpected dialogue. 

All at once, you gasp when you realize what the new response means. 

“That’s so smart,” you say giddily. You see Sylus cock his head to the side, synchronously quirking an eyebrow—expectant. “They actually added a feature that lets them know which memory I’ve upgraded last, and make you react to it. Oh, that’s so cool!” 

If you weren’t too busy being excited over what you think is a new update from the game,  you’d see the chagrined look on Sylus’ face. But when you glance back at him, all trace of the emotion is gone before you could notice anything different. 

“Don’t worry, Crow Man. You’re still my favorite,” you assure him, making his mouth tick upwards in a semblance of a smile. He looks pleased all of the sudden, his demeanor shifting into something more relaxed.

Then a pout forms on your face. You crinkle your nose in frustration as you complain, “It’s just really hard to level your cards up at this point. It takes ages and a shit ton of energy just to level you up past seventy five.” Sighing, you add, kind of bitterly, “And I’m too broke to be spending money on growth packs.” 

Checking the time on your phone, you see that you’ve already spent more than an hour on your self-imposed break time and you know that you ought to get back to work soon. With a groan, you pull yourself to sit upright, savoring the last few minutes of free time before you slave off for the rest of the night. 

You’re about to clean up what’s left of dinner when you notice the oddly thoughtful look on Sylus’ face. 

There’s a deep furrow in his brows as he brings a hand up to cover his mouth. He closes his eyes shut for a few seconds. He's never done that gesture before... Ugh, he looks really hot–

Suddenly, you see a flicker— then a weird, sort of graphic distortion happening in the background. Uh, what??

A beat; then a glitch on the screen. “Ah, shit.” 

The game crashes.

You exhale loudly as the game’s interface goes back to the loading screen, tapping your thumb impatiently as the bar slowly loads to 15%... 50%..... 81%....... 

“Maybe make sure to patch up first before releasing an update next time, jeez— Huh?” 

For a quick second, nothing seems to be amiss. But then the first thing you see on the home screen is Sylus’ figure standing before you, wearing an expression one could only describe as a cat that ate the proverbial canary. 

He speaks— and it’s another intro you haven’t heard him say, ever. 

“You should’ve told me sooner, sweetie,” he almost coos the words out, making your eyes bug out in shock. 

“Now, why don’t you go check your–” he pauses, and his mouth moves as if he’s rolling the word out, testing it. “Inventory?” 

Sylus slides his gaze towards the upper left corner of the screen, a coy smirk still ever-present on his face. 

There, you see something you haven’t noticed earlier: two notification badges. One on your mailbox, and another on the Hunter’s Info tab. Bewildered, you press on the mail icon first, despite the insistence for you to start with the latter. 

You see a new message: [For You]

A small gift, to bridge our worlds closer. – S 

Nothing is attached to it. You read it twice, perplexed.  

“You’re quite the contradictorian, aren’t you?” Sylus tuts as soon as you return back to the home screen, his gaze boring into you even when he tilts his head sideways in mock exasperation. “Mmm, I suppose it doesn’t matter. Take all the time you need, sweetheart.” 

Helplessly, you open your inventory next. 

Your jaw drops. 

“What. The fuck,” You whisper to yourself, voice wavering in disbelief at what you’re seeing, and the sheer amount of what you’re seeing. “This– this can’t be real.” 

You see that all the materials you own, from the bottle of wishes to the ascension crystal boxes, have been multiplied a hundred times over.

And on top of that–

Ninety nine thousand red dias????

You cannot believe how this– this recent… update (or is it a bug? Infold sure isn’t this generous) didn't make the news. Even as someone as uninvolved as you are with the community and the game’s latest releases, something like this for sure would’ve made headlines on Twitter (X), at least. But you haven’t heard anything. Nada. 

Holy shit. 

You feel a little light-headed, both from incredulity and excitement. Needing a moment to calm yourself down, you exit the Inventory tab in a daze.

You stare at Sylus. He stares back at you with what looks to be mirth in his eyes. 

Skeptically, you mutter, “did–did I get hacked or something?” 

Anticipating another unexpected dialogue to prompt up, you wait for a full minute without saying anything else. And for a moment, the man in front of you looks indecisive, contemplative. 

There’s something very odd, very… human in the way he’s looking at you. He looks as if– as if he’s—

His face falls back into a neutral expression. Not unlike how his idle animation usually looks. 

..

…

….. It doesn’t seem like he’s going to initiate a conversation any time soon, so you hesitantly poke him on the nose. 

“Even in the worst-case scenario, there’s no need to panic.”

You’ve heard that one before.

So he’s back to normal now. You temper the small disappointment that blooms in your gut. 

Shaking your head slowly, you try to make sense of all the stuff that just happened, but a sharp bite on your ankle pulls you out of your reverie. 

“Ow–!” The sight of your cat flopping near your feet reminds you of the time. More importantly, the backlogs waiting for you at your desk. 

“Wait, shit– I gotta get back to work.” This… unbelievable stroke of good luck (?) is gonna have to take a backseat for now.

You grab the carton box and the half-empty bottle of sparkling peach as you stand up. Making quick work of throwing the container in the trash and gulping down the rest of your drink, you rush into your room and back in front of your PC. 

Cracking your knuckles, you gingerly set your phone against the monitor. Setting the timer to one hour in Quality Time, knowing fully-well that you’re going to have to keep extending it until the wee hours of the morning—or until your battery dies, whichever comes first—you give Sylus one last look, letting out a long exhale before locking in.

“Just keep me company for the night, alright? I’ll figure out what’s going on once my shift’s over.” 

It could just be your overactive imagination, but you swear you hear a quiet chuckle from the man polishing his gun in your peripheral.

[letstrywritingmaybe]

We do, personally I vote Shinada cause I kinda love when my queen gets mentioned first, but that’s his last name so hm… yeah idk. Someone out there must have a better idea, I know it’s a crack ship but we cannot be the only ones who see the potential!

"It's cold out here but somehow I feel warm deep inside "❄️☃️

[3amfanfiction]

What you’re getting into:

You can call me Three or 3, 30’s, she/her, an autistic simp (no matter how much I tried to act tough in my 20’s, it never stuck), chronically online, 18+ blog (I will block minors and ageless blogs), who is currently hyper fixated on COD smut.

I try to keep my reader inserts fairly neutral, but know that I write all of them with an unapologetically fat reader in mind. A lovely, soft, round reader with stretch marks, scars and body hair. Someone who these fictional characters want to dig their fingers into.

Some of my work is dark, all the way to hurt/no comfort. So if a piece says to mind the tags, mind them. You are responsible for your own experience. But if you choose to read them then I hope you like them!

Come visit with me, my asks are open!

AO3

Recent Work:

Reassurance Ch 1 - You're in a bind when you meet a mysterious man. Luckily you happen to run into him again. Simon x Reader

Come Sit On My Lap - dad!Simon stops you from heading to a date and has you hang out with him instead. INCEST MDNI

Kyle, Johnny and Me Makes Three - 7k You're out dancing one night when a pair of men fall into your orbit. Everything is good until they take you home with them. That's when things start to get a little weird. 18+ dark fic, MDNI

Story Repositories:

All Stories - Recent ficlets to multi-chaptered works, organized by ship.

Snippets Inspired by Artwork - Short blurbs inspired by talented artists.

Older Work - Older ficlets organized by ship. Nothing over 2k.

All dividers by @/cafekitsune

[guardian-rocket]

/// I headcanon that often when Rocket interacts with people he is projecting a persona, that tough, gritty, sarcastic, kinda mean guy you hear that is him more or less acting up. He hides under a shell of this version of himself that he wants people to see so they don't get too close because he is so vulnerable. He is angry, depressed and hurt under all of what he shows and I think the first time you really see him shed that facade is when they are on Yondu's ship discussing the plan to stop Ronan. You hear Rocket say, "but Quill, stopping Ronan... it's impossible. You're asking us to die."

His voice is soft, it's serious, it's raw. He wants to compromise with Quill here, he's wanting to be a team player but he's expressing he's scared and that even if he does care, he doesn't foresee a way to do what is being asked.

This is Rocket unfiltered.

No jokes, nothing cruel, no theatrics, not acting tough.

These moments are rare overall, mostly come through when he's at his lowest points but I want to highlight he's a multi faceted character that is more than just an asshole. Other times we've gotten to see Rocket unfiltered is when Groot was about to die "Why are you doing this?!", with Yondu (several moments), talking to Thor in the pod, his moment of silence with Nebula, during their last meeting in vol 3, and the clip of Rocket leading the new Guardians. ///

[zedecksiew]

What Do Ability Scores Represent?

Recently, Into The Odd and the players in my home game helped me realise something fundamental:

Ability scores represent how good you are at acting under pressure.

STR isn't strength, it's toughness;

DEX really means reflexes;

WIS is more accurately calm or willpower;

etc.

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It is convention in roleplaying games that your ability scores / attributes / six stats determine who your character is.

High DEX means your character is spry, capable of acrobatic flourish; a good Willpower generally means you can browbeat others / themselves / reality (if you are spellcaster) into doing what they want; etc.

There is pleasure in looking at a sheet and seeing: Oh! These are the things my character is good at.

But you do run into problems. Does my 18 DEX rogue know they are fleeter than the 17 DEX bard? What if my wizard thinks she is stronger than her 10 STR? What if I have a brilliant scheme but my barbarian only has 9 INT?

How well, in other words, does the map represent the territory?

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(Art by Vesha, who is an illustrator! source)

I've got three players in my home game:

Vesha plays the teenaged trader Khabar (and his buffalo friend / parent-figure, Paal);

Amanda plays the monkey warrior Boots-Ra, now going white-furred;

Aish plays Captain Phung.

Phung does not yet own a proper sea-going vessel. Perhaps he lost his previous ship? Perhaps he never had one. (He does have a magic five-person sampan, though!)

He is impulsive. He tends to make dodgy deals with hapless village-folk, pick up dangerous-looking objects, and flirt with dangerous-looking men.

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Mechanics-wise, here's how my interactions with Aish / Phung tend to go:

Me: Okay, make a DEX save to duck before the hunter stabs you. Aish: Damn, my DEX is only 6, guess we'll see ... Amanda: Oh, no, Phung!

In a previous session:

Me: Okay, I think I'll call for a WIL save, because the ghost in the goat skull is trying to possess you. Aish: Well, my WIL is 5, hopefully this works out ... Vesha: Oh shit, Phung!

Some sessions back:

Me: The automaton shoves you. Make a STR save? Otherwise you'll be on the ground at its mercy. Aish: Guys I have 6 STR, I may be in trouble here. Me: Wait wait wait. What are your stats again?

So it turns out that Aish had terrible rolls at chargen. STR 6 DEX 6 WIL 5. Just going by ability scores, Phung is an idiot weakling.

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Thing is, Phung isn't an idiot weakling.

I've got crafty players; they are pretty good at cooking up multi-part schemes. (Their go-to tactic is bamboozling rival factions to show up at the same place, then benefit from the fallout.)

Phung is generally the face for whatever racket they've got going: he's the most obvious leader (the party is generally "Captain Phung and crew"), and Aish plays him as a capable, charismatic go-getter.

Looking at the character sheet, is Aish playing Phung wrong?

Fuck that. A player cannot play their own character wrong. I reject this notion outright.

What's going on?

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Different rulesets try to bridge the gaps between player action, character ability, and abstract math in different ways: eliminating mental attributes; going totally skill-based; etc.

The ruleset that comes closest to "solving" this, for me, is Into The Odd.

Saves are the only kind of test player-characters make, in ITO and its derivatives. This is key.

The ruleset assumes competency on the part of characters; you only go to the dice if you need to figure out stuff that is out of your control.

How badly a straight-up fight goes; whether you can jump aside in time if you've accidentally sprung a trap; whether you can improvise a lie on the fly.

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Implicitly, and in practice:

The STR stat in ITO is more accurately toughness---ie: how well you can withstand a physically demanding situation you didn't prepare for.

Ditto DEX, which is an abstraction for how quickly your reflexes trigger.

Same with WIL, which is how well you stay calm under duress.

I can be sharp when I've got time and it is a subject I have experience in. But suddenly ask me to make a speech and I'm toast (low INT).

Some folks have no martial arts training but can hold their own if a brawl breaks out in a bar (high STR).

Captain Phung is a pretty cool operator when he's in control, but tends to seize up when things go off the rails (low WIL).

There's my answer to the conundrum of Captain Phung: he's a genuinely capable guy. He's just not necessarily great under stress. His reach exceeds his grasp, sometimes.

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Your ability scores don't represent who your character is. Your ability scores represent who your character is, when under duress.

In other words:

Ability scores are who your character is when they are not in control. Ability scores are your character's reactions.

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I do feel slow on the uptake, for only grokking this now.

Chris McDowall probably has a post from the mid 2010s or something where he discusses this aspect design in detail, the clever genius bastard. It is probably internalised play-culture within the ITO-and-descendants community; Emms points out that the current edition of Mothership explicitly talks about stats in this way.

Still!

Am glad to have a regular TTRPG group again, and I have them to thank for my epiphany!

(They are kickass. I ran them through Whirling Mummy a while back and it was a RIOT)

[wehangout]

So, the amazing Calli @callivich came up with this beautiful idea for DVD commentary, fic style, and the amazing questions that go with it. As suggested, I'll be indulging myself while talking about:

Thicker Than Forget. Summary: He blinks at you. “What was your first name?” “Erato.” “Erato,” he repeats. “No need to roll the r.” “Like the muse?” You grin. “Poet, meet muse."

AU. Ian is a poet. Mickey is his recently-corporal muse. They eat an absurd amount of stupidly named ice cream, try to find beauty in things, and fall hopelessly in love.

This was fun! Let me know if you want commentary on any other fics!

Give us some stats - (when you wrote it, word count, how long it took to finish, is it a one-shot/multi-chapter, etc)

So, I wrote this for the Shameless Big Bang in 2021. I couldn’t tell you how long it took me to write (Word is giving me conflicting info), but it was probably my easiest write to date. Word count sits at 30-ish thousand words.

What was the initial inspiration for your story?

It was initially inspired by a novel. I don’t remember which one, but it was either Lament or Ballad by Maggie Stiefvater. The only similarity between that one and mine is that a character falls in love with their muse. The plot itself is very different.

If the story is written from a character’s POV, why did you choose this character?

Mickey. Because it’s almost always Mickey lmao. I did try from Ian’s, but this had to be from the muse’s POV and Mickey had to be the muse.

What was your favourite scene to write?

The smut 👀 if you’ve read it, I hope you understand why lmao

How did you come up with the title?

From the poem, Love is Thicker Than Forget! It fits so well with Ian being a poet and the overall theme of the story.

Are there any little moments or references you hope readers will notice?

I went a little meta on fanfic, fandom, and shipping in this, which was so fun. I think only one person seemed to really notice and mention it, though, haha.

Was there anything you struggled to write? If so, how did you overcome this?

I didn’t struggle to write it, but figuring out how to end it was tough. It took a long time for me to figure that out. When I originally came up with the idea it was for an original story, and did not have a happy ending.

Favourite line in the story?

I’m gonna go with lines, plural, because I have a couple

He kisses you and he kisses you and oh. Oh. This is what they were writing about. All the poets, every word of creativity they took from you … it’s this.

He closes his eyes and continues to sigh sonnets into your skin

Also, the last two lines of dialogue, and, I mean, “Fuck the connection” has to be right up there.

What are you most proud about in the story? (plot, characterisation, dialogue, twist/cliffhanger, etc)

The writing, actually. I’m not a poetic person, none of the poems in the fic are mine, but I’m pretty proud of the poetic nature of the writing.

Are there any ‘behind the scenes’ info you’d like to share - e.g. what’s going on in a characters head in a certain scene or how you came to write a certain line?

So, this is the fic that made me realise I needed to stop taking things so seriously lmao. @captainjowl can attest to the research I tend to do. In this case, every ice cream name was a legit flavour at the time, taken from a Baskin-Robbins website. The mural exists. The flowers and trees in the botanic gardens are flowers and trees found in that exact botanic garden. The hoodie! Taken straight from the Brooklyn Zoo website. The pasta they eat at the North Pond – I used Google Maps to make sure there was an Italian restaurant nearby and looked up ponds in Lincoln Park.

I've since tried to be more chill. Sometimes I fail.

Reading back the story now, is there anything you’d change or add?

I’d make it longer, if possible.

Would you ever write a sequel to this story?

It’s a nice idea, because I’d love to write something pretty again, but I have zero inspiration for it.

Are there any ‘easter eggs’ in your story - e.g. references to other stories you’ve written, a trope you often use etc?

Uh, if you’ve read this and Suncatcher you might notice that I, like Ian and Sandy, have a thing for The Doors.

If you’ve chosen your most popular story, are you surprised by the popularity?

I don’t know if this is my most popular story, but I was definitely surprised by the intensity of the comments I received. It was one time when I knew I’d written something good, but the way it made other people feel definitely took me by surprise.

Anything else you’d like the readers to know about the story?

I love that this was loved. I still go back and read it every now and then and just sigh.

[belong2human-kind]

Wow, this post hit me intensely in a way I've never realized before, combining my most beloved ships and omg it made me realize how much they resemble each other. People say that my beloved Sabezra is only a "platonic friends thing", but little do they know that I started my shipping business with the parents of shipping, at age of 5 to 6 years old, watching my dad perform his every night ritual of watching x-files untill falling asleep, asking to my dad why the two agents from HIS favorite show were always together and too close but he would never admit already that they were a couple, I'd be so confused and pissed off lol My dad would simply answer me : well, it's complicated, but I hope they become one, one day. I grew up with this too, Mulder and Scully, I'm 21 now and I learned my lessons to what it's indeed a platonic pairing and what is """""platonic""""", you know what mean

I mean, come on, Dana and Fox are so much alike Sabine and Ezra, if we take the universe context: Dana may not be older than Fox like Sabine is older than Ezra, but when they first met, Dana couldn't stand Fox bc he was this goofy weird "kiddo", brilliant but totally excluded in the FBI, who would get easily on her nerves because of how reckless and cocky he was. Scully and him were assigned to so many things together that they grew together, they made a bond and a connection constructed by respect and trust. Dana was the most mature and serious of their duo, and sometimes I could see she killing Mulder with her eyes lol but still, there wasn't a single soul on her workplace and in her life that she could trust more than that idiot. She even said it herself, she wouldn't put herself on the line for anyone else except him. How's that any different from Sabine and Ezra? Or Bo and Din??? They'd die for each other, they'd live for each other, even if life would be a hell, they'd keep fighting just to honor each other's hope for a better future, and at the same time, they would leave everything behind to support each other. This three pairings do show us a friendship that were slowly built into something more, something deeper and something based on trust, respect and devotion. They truly tell us a story about strong independent women that are broken inside and sensitive, brilliant and underestimated men who are lost in the world, who are alone with their demons. They don't need each other to survive, but they two agree that they are better together, as one.

I still haven't catch up with DinBo bc I'm still in season one of The Mandalorian, watching with my boyfriend, but I am seeing the spoilers bc everytime someone mentions that they are alike Sabine and Ezra, well, I'll be there to see with my eyes, and YES THEY DO!! But whenever I have the chance to finish all the 2 season and get to watch Bo and Din interacting, guess people will have to mute me cuz I won't shut up about it lololol

I find it so funny that Mulder and Scully had a son together, kinda like Kanan and Hera did, but there are still people in the fandom who don't see them as a couple bc of the lack of kisses and more intimate moments. I still do be processing when I see people be like "are you sure Jacen is Kanan's son?? Bc Kallus was there, bc Rex, bc he doesn't look like Kanan or Hera..." and so many theories. I think I have a thing for this type of relationships, like Kanan and Hera and Mulder and Scully. Hoping fiercely that even though Bo and Din and also Sabine and Ezra may never really kiss on screen, we get the chance to "realize" that the big moment of omg they are indeed a couple is as subtle as my previous and beloved pairings Kanan and Hera and Scully and Mulder😂🤣

I guess I'm a sucker for "strong independet yet broken woman loves her idiot stoopid one brain cell lost man" 🙋🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

As a Gen Xer whose first ship was the X-files (where the term shipping originated), and grew up on classic half serialized/half episode of the week TV, do not even remotely think that dinbo is done and over.

I grew up on slow burns for YEARS. Moonlighting, Remington Steele, X-files, Xena, these shows took their TIME. The casuals who don't analyze shows like we do, absolutely noticed Din and Bo are a thing, boomers like my mother just assume they are a couple already.

Honestly, I would have been more worried if Din and Bo were kissing on screen already, since season 4 is already written, and we may get one more. Remember for Anakin and Padme's tragedy to hit hard, they had to be married in the middle. I'm okay with them taking their time. I think LF realizes they mucked it up with Rey and Ben by building up the dyad to kill Ben off (and I definitely think they are resolving that story and fixing the fractured unsatisfactory fairy tale.)

What I think would be really funny (and possible) though, is if Din and Bo actually do end up being like Scully and Mulder and Kanan and Hera, where fans start wondering when the BIG MOMENT [kiss/sex] will happen, only to realize much later that it already happened off screen, and now fans have to back over previous episodes with a magnifying glass and a timeline spreadsheet to figure out when they were having sex!

[nothingenoughao3]

hai i'm curious about what twin peaks is, can you explain it to me (preferably without spoilers) /nf

Oh, is it my birthday?! Yes I can do that!

I will say that I generally do not consider things that happen in the pilot or first episode of a TV series to be "spoilers" so much as "premise". So anything I say here that's direct plot-stuff will only come from the pilot. All right? Let's dig in!

CAPSULE SUMMARY

Twin Peaks is a surreal/magical realism/police procedural/drama/horror/soap opera produced by David Lynch and Mark Frost. It had two seasons of 30 episodes total, a film (Fire Walk With Me), and a third season that came out 25 years later in 2017.

In the pilot episode, a teenaged young woman who everyone in town knows, Laura Palmer, is found murdered. The town reels to cope with her demise and the investigation. A second young woman is found alive and wandering--and she crossed state lines as she wandered. The police call in the FBI, since it's now a multi-state case, and in walks Special Agent Dale Cooper.

As Cooper begins his investigation, he discovers that there's far, far more going on in Twin Peaks than he'd first anticipated.

[NOTE HERE that Twin Peaks covers a LOT of extremely tough and triggering topics over the course of its run. DoesTheDogDie should have a list of all triggers, although those will come with spoilers. The main one to be aware of is that sexual assault, domestic abuse, and rape are discussed. The aftermath of these crimes is depicted. It's 1990, so it's not graphic as in Law & Order: SVU, but it is very much present. Please take care of yourself first!]

NOT-SPOILER REASONS TO WATCH IT

It is a vital historical work of art. Twin Peaks revived the police procedural, popularized soap operas as an art form, launched and relaunched multiple acting careers, introduced surrealism to multiple generations of TV watchers, taught basics of Buddhism, helped spread awareness of the Free Tibet movement, and inspired countless references and imitators. When you watch Twin Peaks, you'll feel like you've seen it before... because you've almost certainly seen something which only exists because of Twin Peaks.

David Lynch is Autism Patient Zero who does not compromise his writing or his vision for NT audiences. He writes dialogue and directs actors in a way that can only be described as "everybody's got the autism accent", and it is a DELIGHT to experience.

The visuals are, often, so strong that you will forget how to breathe. Many of the sets and locations are treated like characters in and of themselves.

The title, Twin Peaks, ties into the show's central themes about identity, which is one of my favorite themes in fiction. What makes you who you are? If there was someone who looked a lot like you, would that compromise who you are? What if they have the same name as you? Are you no longer who you are if you can't remember your past? Is it sometimes a good thing to change your identity? What if everybody thinks you did something unforgivable, but you don't remember it? Does society require all of us to have public faces and private faces? Does anyone really know another person's private face?

When I first watched it, nobody shipped Trucoop (Cooper with the local police sheriff, Harry S. Truman). Now it seems like everybody does and I am not alone, yaaay.

Features one of the very few trans characters in media at the time who was unambiguously positive!

Watch an episode, then pull up the IMDB and see who everyone is. I guarantee that you'll almost always find SOMEone who was famous for other stuff. If you like Star Trek, you'll find that half the damn cast was either on TNG or DS9. It is honestly astounding to me that Jeff Combs wasn't on the series (because, I assume, he was shooting Bride of Re-Animator and other stuff).

THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR

The subtitling in some versions of the show (on DVD specifically) is really bad and unreliable. I found that the Netflix subtitles were OK. If you don't know about OpenSubtitle, I recommend using them to find better subtitles in case you need them.

As stated above, the show gets into really dark themes, and it does not shy away from them when necessary. I feel that these things are addressed in a sensitive way and frequently related to plot, but it hits everyone different.

The music... eh. I like the electro/late 80s theme and the instrumentals that back most of the scenes. But every time someone sings, I get the cringe. I've never been able to get on board with what Lynch thinks good music sounds like. But a lot of people do, so that could just be me.

It takes a lot of work to watch this show. Since so much of it is visual, it is absolutely a show you have to watch with no distractions. I found it to be worth it--past a certain point, I didn't want any distractions. But I get where it's a sacrifice of time and concentration.

If you watch it and enjoy it, you will probably end up with Lynchian Syndrome, where you are compelled to watch every other thing David Lynch has ever made and develop elaborate hypotheses on how they're all in the same universe and suchlike.

So yeah! I hope this gives you an spoiler-free idea of why this show is so special, and if you had any other questions about it, let me know!

[nsyncat]

OK, so this is my first post EVER since I joined Tumblr like ten years ago. Always been a lurker, enjoying all of the wonderful things here, the gifs, fics, ships, art, all the knowledge and all the amazing heritage posts, but never posting and hardly reblogging, I don't know why, was always afraid I would make a mistake or reblogg incorrectly...

Anyway, the reason this is my first time posting is because THAT amazing moment that happened a week ago, and I've been losing my mind ever since, and unfortunately I have nobody to share this excitement with that will understand... So I had to get it out somehow, and here seems like the perfect place to do so.

I don't know if anybody will read this or pay it any attention, but never mind, I just have TO. GET. IT ALL. OUT!

So I've been a loyal fan of 9-1-1 this past six years, got hooked to these kind of first responders dramas, also Station 19 and then of course Lone Star. I fell in love with the writing, the drama and action, the characters of course, the emotional and moving stories, both of the regular cast and the people in the emergencies (am not afraid to admit that I cried more than a few times, especially when I was pregnant... woooh, that was a tough season for me).

Anyway, like everyone else, got invested in Buck's storyline and of course hopped on the Buddie train in season 2. And obviously there was something between them, and the fandom always clowned themselves that "in the next season SOMETHING is going to happen!" and I always wanted to believe it, and also fooled myself a few times but always was the cold harsh realist and realised it was not going to happen... But enjoyed the ride nonetheless, read amazing fics, saw wonderful fanart, read interesting breakdowns and analysis.

And then 704 happened and I'm not joking or exaggerating, my life changed!

Confirming that Buck is Bi was amazing! I'm ashamed to admit that I really thought it won't happen, EVER! So I still can't believe it actually happened (thank you soooo much ABC!) and like a lot of you, I've been on cloud nine this past week and can't wait for tomorrows episode (also not from the US), literally counting down the hours.

And look, I love Buddie, I really do, but I fell in love with TEVAN (my favourite one yet) 😍 and been OBSESSED with them this past week. Just from those few moments between them and what we barely know that is going to happen the next episode, I truly fell in love with them and really hope they make it as far as they can. I think its an amazing thing for Buck and also CANT. STOP. WATCHING THE KISS! The actors did an incredible job, especially Oliver, also with his spoken support of the storyline and his love for Buck. Such a KING! So this whole thing is huge.

And I have a one-year-old, my life is hectic with taking care of a little human being, a hubby who is also very busy, work, family and a million other things and this past year with a heavy heart I kinda neglected reading fics, and it was my main hobby, my escape, my one and constant thing in my LIFE since I was 12. I do read here and there, but not like I used to, reading hours and hours and into the night, multi chapters and long oneshots, in multiple fandoms, and now whenever I do get to read something once In a blue moon I'm not fully invested or enjoying it because either I'm tired or have something else more important to do. And unfortunately, eventually I noticed that I lost this fire, the passion in me and it left me sad and heartbroken...

And then something incredible happened. Ever since that earth-shattering kiss, the fire and passion came back! Holy shit! I've been reading and ENJOYING fics nonstop this whole week, I can't concentrate on work thinking about everything and reading in-between tasks, I use every single free minute I have to search new fics and scroll through the tags, I go to sleep late because I need to read just one more fic(!!!) even tough I have to wake up very early in the morning and I DON'T EVEN CARE. I'm thinking about it sooo much and imagining new scenarios in my head, and feeling giddy and happy, in a good mood a lot of the time, more optimistic, knowing I have a new and exciting place I can "escape" to, like I had in the past.

Its not that i'm not happy, I have an amazing son and a wonderful husband and I cherish every moment with them, but these are hard and difficult times and life can be hard and stressful and I'm a different kind of happy... So these past few days have been nourishment for my soul and my mood, it sounds so silly but its true! I'm feeling a bit like my old self and it's amazing.

And if someone did read this or did pay attention and got to this point, sorry for the long rant and thank you so much for the patience and understanding 🙏 I love you and wish you a wonderful weekend and happy Buck's-first-date-with-a-man day! 🥰

So I want to thank, from the bottom of my heart, ABC, Oliver, Lou and you crazy lot for resurrecting my old fangirl self 😌 I'm so grateful for all your posts, your takes, your similar enjoyment and of course your amazing fics you're writing and sharing 🩵

[probablynothelaenaa]

Risky moves were happening in formula 1 and Charles didn’t like it one bit.

Now don’t get him wrong he was estatic about Lewis being his future teammate and he was also very proud of Carlos for having the strength to move on, but what he was disturbed about was how quickly the news of Lewis’s move got out.

He was disturbed at how the fans found out 8 hours before the teams put out their statements.

That made him think about his own secrets and how they could easily be uncovered by anyone, just like they did with Lewis.

What were his secrets?

Charles has signed a multi year deal with Ferrari.

That wasn’t the secret tough.

The secret was that he had also signed a pre-contract with Red Bull.

A pre-contract that stated ,once his contract with Ferrari was terminated he would have to sign with Red Bull.

Shocking , but what can he say.

A man can only lose so much and a certain dutchman was also very persuading…

Max wasn’t obviously the only reason he was joining Red Bull , but oh boy did he help.

And yes ,you heard him right ,his contact with Ferrari would be terminated.

He didn’t intend on staying with Ferrari for more then 3 years. This year , a year with Lewis and maybe one more just for shits and giggles.

Hell he was getting giddy just thinking about Red Bull and driving that rocket ship. He would never admit that to Max tough.

Speaking of Max , he was currently upstairs searching for something in what the two of them called the racing closet. They had devoted the smallest closet in their shared apartment to race suits and other gear.

Charles was sprawled out on the couch scrolling through instagram.

“Hey schatje?!”

“What?” he said not wanting to get up from his comfortable position.

“Come here for a bit!”

Charles got up with a sigh and walked to their shared bedroom where Max was yelling from.

He saw Max sitting on the edge of their bed with a Red Bull suit in hand and tilted his head in confusion.

“Come here.” Max smiled ushering him closer and Charles obliged, now standing in between Maxes legs and staring confused at him.

“Take your pants off.” Max said bluntly. Reaching for the suit.

Now closer to it, Charles could guess by the red stripe across the under arm and leg it was from 2019.

“I’m sorry ?” Charles asked taken aback.

Max looked at him and then repeated his words more slowly.

“Take your pants off.”

He grabbed the suit and unzipped it looking expectantly at Charles.

Charles took a step back and took his sweatpants off leaving his underwear on.

Max took the suit and held it up for Charles to put his legs through the leg holes.

“Max, what the fuck,?” Charles chuckled while putting one leg trough, then the other.

Max shushed him and lifted the rest of the suit up Charles’s legs reaching to his hips and grabbing the zipper, pulling it up a couple of inches before getting up and taking Charles shirt off.

Charles just sat like a doll and let Max undress him.

He was surprised at how well the suit fit him and realized how he was almost the same size as 2019 Max.

That made a shiver go down his spine.

Realizing how big Max was compared to him. How much more muscle he had.

Charles thought back briefly to all the times Max was able to manhandle him and lift him up like he was nothing.

If you looked at them side by side, they weren’t that different.

Max wove his hands trough the sleeves and zipped up the front of the suit buckling the velcro at the neck.

He sat back down with a sigh admiring his work.

He looked at Charles and smiled lovingly.

“ Why are you so stiff?” he asked giggling. He then twirled his finger.

“Do a spin for me.”

Charles spun around. When he looked at Max he saw nothing else but love and admiration.

If racing with ferarri for 3 more years didn’t kill him, being teammates with the most godly man on the planet would.

But nevertheless….

He looked at Max.

Max looked at him.

Charles’s secret would be fine.

Even if it wasn’t, he couldn’t give a shi.

[noirsnonsense]

HOT TAKE BUT ITS ACTUALLY NOT THE SHIP OR THE PEOPLE WHO SHIP IT, ITS HOW PEOPLE REACT TO HE SHIP 🙀🙀

[pink-strawberry-kissess]

Resident Evil content creators!!!

This is an ongoing list and more content creators will be added! If you wish to be added or removed, please contact to have your information removed. If you feel that you are in the wrong category, please message as well, as it’s hard to manage every single person and all possible selected platforms. 

Any content creators are subject to be removed on this list. We will not be tolerating any misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia or bigotry. Any problematic content creators will not be platformed here and are subject to not being added to this list. 

This is a collective list and you are free to share it, however do not take credit for this list as this is an ongoing process that does take a lot of time to curate.

Any creator must be primarily resident evil content. Multi fandoms are permitted but any that stray too far away from resident evil are subject to being removed. Inactive creators (inactive for more than 2 years) will also be removed. 

(This WILL be primarily aeon, (leon x ada) or resident evil, some are multi fandom and will be listed accordingly but not all will be listed)

All links are subject to 18+ content so any minors DNI

Any new additions will be marked with a ⭐

Artists 

@aeonluvs 

amiko @amikoroyaiart 

cami -https://twitter.com/artsycams 

cat - https://twitter.com/skystarsdrawing (multi)

@chibidoodlezuwu ⭐

https://twitter.com/cqnelane 

dangerous bride - https://twitter.com/dangerousbride (multi fandom)

diviedrawn- https://www.tumblr.com/diviedrawn (multi)

@emmentalplushy https://twitter.com/emmentalplushy 

fiercelilpup - https://twitter.com/rubywaist (aeon + ada + some nsfw) 

@firebirds-flaming-art-blog (resident evil) 

@glacierclear https://twitter.com/glacier_clear  (multi fandom + aeon + some multi ship + NSFW) 

@hhshio (aeon) 

hnafusa_re - https://twitter.com/hnafusa_re (aeon)

hort - https://twitter.com/ickysquiggs (multi ship)

https://twitter.com/kittykat_567 some nsfw 

kurumi - https://twitter.com/Kurumi031212 (aeon)

kore- https://twitter.com/mayheaps (aeon + multi fandom) 

https://twitter.com/kuiboinono 

https://twitter.com/mugi2836 (aeon + nsfw) 

https://twitter.com/neverity98929 (nsfw) 

peary - https://twitter.com/ItsmePear_ (multi fandom + aeon)

https://twitter.com/rubywaist 

https://twitter.com/ringorange_0514 ⭐

@saphirdevil (re + aeon + multi fandom) 

sardine - https://twitter.com/kjr0313 (aeon)

sakura hanae - https://twitter.com/VenChew (aeon)

@sei-un (aeon + multifandom) 

https://x.com/sssapoey 

shumkaki - https://twitter.com/shumkaki (aeon + multi fandom) 

https://x.com/sssapoey ⭐ (nsfw)

@toothpasteflavor (aeon) 

tomoe_vnd - https://twitter.com/tomoe_vnd (aeon + chreon)

troperoo - https://twitter.com/troperoo (multi) (nsfw)

https://twitter.com/tteokkoibackup 

https://twitter.com/zyylass 

3D photography/video/editors/ tiktoks / 3D Render Artists/ mods

aeonluvs - https://www.instagram.com/aeonluvs?igsh=MXE4NTF2NXhuYXR2

@katshinigami bastard tough to die - https://twitter.com/GETMANTLED (NSFW) (multi-ship)

https://twitter.com/Fluff_Renders (NSFW + MOSTLY LEON) 

@gnvp2020 / http://twitter.com/gnvp2020 (mostly aeon)

leongwongmmd - https://twitter.com/LeonWongMMD (aeon)

MA1998 - https://twitter.com/37976740 ⭐

mo6ons - https://www.instagram.com/mo6ons/

https://twitter.com/nexus3d_nsfw (there’s like ONE aeon post) 

slighttear- https://twitter.com/slighttear (multi fandom but some nsfw and non nsfw aeon)

taitaiii - https://taitiii.tumblr.com/ (multiship + multi fandom)

U JB - https://twitter.com/ujb3310 (multi fandom)

winterswong - https://www.tiktok.com/@firefly.dixon

https://twitter.com/ujb3310 - not always re 

Cosplayers 

cora! - https://www.tiktok.com/@cora.reef 

enrique - https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmic.kiki.cosplays

leon - https://www.tiktok.com/@leon.cos.games 

nat - https://www.tiktok.com/@giovannatcos

ronnie - https://twitter.com/ronnieaintavamp

Fanfic writers (most here are focused on aeon)

aeonluvs - https://archiveofourown.org/users/aeonluvs

aparisianshakesperean - https://archiveofourown.org/users/AParisianShakespearean/pseuds/AParisianShakespearean

awls - https://archiveofourown.org/users/awlsk/pseuds/awlsk

BGShepard - https://archiveofourown.org/users/BGShepard/pseuds/BGShepard

https://archiveofourown.org/users/burningcoffeetimetravel (aeon + reader fics + multi fandom) 

eya_silvers - https://archiveofourown.org/users/Eya_Silvers/pseuds/Eya_Silvers

heart - https://archiveofourown.org/users/pink_strawberry_kisses/works 

jcaverp - https://archiveofourown.org/users/jcavero/pseuds/jcavero (aeon)

MOCHS - https://archiveofourown.org/users/MOCHS

romantic prism - https://archiveofourown.org/users/romanticprism/pseuds/romanticprism

https://archiveofourown.org/users/Shadows_of_Phantoms 

teatin - https://archiveofourown.org/users/teatin/pseuds/teatin

Notable twitter accounts (almost all are aeon)

ada wong archives - https://twitter.com/archiveadawong

aeonweek - https://twitter.com/aeonweek

aeon nation - https://twitter.com/aeonarchive

asukadattebayo - https://twitter.com/asukadattebayo1

belle - https://twitter.com/wongadas

cumi bakar - https://twitter.com/cumii_bakar

dailyaeon - https://twitter.com/dailyaeon

emilia - https://twitter.com/emiliastargirl

karen - https://twitter.com/AEONC0RE

lexie - https://twitter.com/loversreunion

lil - https://twitter.com/lilacuous (aeon + multi)

ree - https://twitter.com/no_reeree (aeon twitter)

malou - https://twitter.com/maloulada

nila - https://twitter.com/hangintherehun

oreo-leon - https://twitter.com/slutk3nnedy

paragas - https://twitter.com/Paragas95Leon (mostly leon)

pat - https://twitter.com/spicygatas

slaydawong - https://twitter.com/slaydawong

v - https://twitter.com/rromanticprism

Tumblr blogs (most are aeon or re unless otherwise stated)

@ask-a-w - https://ask-a-w.tumblr.com/

@ask-leon-skennedy-dbd https://www.tumblr.com/ask-leon-skennedy-dbd

@aeonweek - http://aeonweek.tumblr.com/

asukadattebayo- https://www.tumblr.com/asukadattebayo (gif maker)

@lilygaocentral - https://lilygaocentral.tumblr.com/

jcavero - https://visualheresy.tumblr.com/ (aeon)

@marisaeon ⭐

@october-faye - https://october-faye.tumblr.com/

@oreo-leon - https://www.tumblr.com/oreo-leon

oursassyjho- https://www.tumblr.com/oursassyjho

@pink-strawberry-kissess - https://www.pink-strawberry-kissess.tumblr.com/ (aeon)

@wondertrevor - https://wondertrevor.tumblr.com/ (multifandom)

Etsy shops/Redbubble shops

cat - https://www.redbubble.com/people/sky-Zelda-girl/shop (multi-ship)

sardine - https://www.redbubble.com/people/SARDINE/shop

mouyashii - https://www.instagram.com/mouyashii (multi-ship) - https://mou-art.shop/ ⭐

@princerevenant - https://www.instagram.com/princerevenant (multi-ship) https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/princerevenant ⭐ 

Streamers

milcish - https://www.twitch.tv/milcish

our very own leon kennedy ;) - https://www.twitch.tv/nickapostolides

ohkatytv - https://twitter.com/ohkatyttv (multi but has an affinity for leon)

Deep dives/docu series/youtubers 

detective masterclass - https://www.youtube.com/@DetectiveMasterclass (some bloodline jokes though, but his playthroughs are informative)

indeimaus - https://www.youtube.com/@indeimaus (multi fandom)

pongsifu - https://www.youtube.com/@Pongsifu (multi fandom)

[wishingstarinajar]

WHAAAATT WHEELIE?? i actually find it kinda funny cause i like wheelie for the exact reasons you dislike him 😭😭 hes child like whcih made him silly and only speak in rhyme I THOUGHT HE ATE THOSE RHYMES UP HELPP

- dazedpainter

He's a good rhymer but that grows tiresome real quick with a squeaky multi-layered voice (or when it is a block of text like on the tfwiki page) xD

I was never big on the "token" child character in cartoons where the cast is mostly adults (Transformers, M.A.S.K., etc), especially when the child character isn't the focus but just "one of the big cast".

Writing a child character in such situations is tough, and not many writers can pull it off. They either make the child too childish or don't behave like a kid at all. Heck, plenty of writers can't even pull off teenagers. Writers definitely have gotten better at it but back in the 80s and early 90s? Woof, the token "kid" characters had it rough.

In my opinion, Wheelie wasn't a needed addition to the 80s movie because we had the Dinobots for the slapstick kid moments and Daniel (son of Spike Witwicky) to fill the child quota. Human child, sure, but still a child.

Wheelie had no background in the movie either; he was an Autobot kid on some random planet who randomly appeared. How did he get there? Who knows! Why was he alone? Who knows! Why does he only speak in rhyme? Who knows! Was he just some added plot convenience for less than five minutes and then "forgotten" about for the rest of the movie? Absolutely. He was there to lead the Dinobots to Hot Rod and Kup and yeet a ship at them, that was it.

He gets a bit more screentime in the later Transformers' cartoon seasons and the Headmaster series, but when it comes to the movie, he was one of the new additions for Hasbro's "BUY OUR NEW TOYS!" marketing. I mean, that's basically what the 80s movie was; a huge commercial for a new line of Transformers toys. Kill off most of the old cast (I believe it was like 15 main line characters they killed off) and bring in new sellable figures. Did it work?

Eeeehhhh.

I'll just pick up IDW Wheelie (if he weren't much larger than me) and say he's alright.

[violetasteracademic]

Favorite ships:

Of all time

Acotar

TOG

CC

Not Elriel (ACOTAR related)

Secondary fave ship

What ship would you want to live in real life?

Crack ship

A toxic ship you love?

Best fanfic for ship of your choice?

(feel free to send to others)

Meep! Thank you @nikethestatue for this!

Fave ships:

Of all time: Kanej

Acotar: Elriel 🌸🦇 with FERVOR

ToG: Manorian

CC: Night and Day

Secondary fave ship: Ahhhh this is tough. I love Feysand and Nessian for different reasons. I think both of their relationships have bright spots and flaws, but I feel Feysand edges out just because we have so much more perspective of their relationship and they are the OG's! I wish I could read their story again for the first time probably more than any other couple in the SJMverse.

What ship would you want to live in real life?: Genuinely, Elriel. The peace and quiet girlies get it. The house husband girlies get it. I am truly a person who requires a great deal of alone time and quiet time to recharge. I, much like Elain, enjoy a great deal of solitary activities. Writing, baking and gardening. I like filling my free time making something. It gives me a sense of peace and purpose outside of the capitalist hellscape we live in. I have yet to experience a romantic partnership where my "me" time or quiet time was treated as valuable or important. Nothing will ever be more romantic to me than Elain and Azriel simply wanting to be around each other, even if in silence. Sitting together quietly in the sun. Or Azriel listening to Elain talk about her gardening plans, because he is interested in the things she thinks about creating.

It's a special type of connection, to not constantly need high energy conversation to feel close to someone or learn about them. Being at peace with one another, being interested in each other's minds, and understanding what someone else needs to feel calm and grounded, that is really beautiful to me.

Crackship: Ansel and Rolffe, but also Gwyn and Fenrys!! I am a Twilight of the Gods theorist and genuinely believe the Valkyrie will play a huge role in the Ragnarok retelling. Fenrys is one of my fave SJM men, but he and Gwyn have a lot in common. Both were twins who got horrifically SA'd after witnessing their twins murder. Both have a sassy sense of humor, and a long complicated history being loyal to and in service of powerful and short tempered leaders (Maeve and Merril.) I personally see a lot of connections there, and see Gwyn and Fenrys both as side characters in their respective series that may likely become key characters in the multiverse!

A toxic shop you love: Klaroline 🙈 still not over it.

Best fanfic for ship of your choice?: Okay, despite the nearly 100k multi chapter fanfic I wrote in April, I am still brand new to the fic world and haven't read a lot of fics yet! So I'm still gathering recommendations and figuring out where to start! But I did read Pretty Little Angel by DottieLovegood after a friend sent it to me over a year ago, and it essentially became my religion. I can't wait to keep diving into all the talented writers in the Elriel community! I've read some great one shots by @tswaney17 and @bloomingdarkgarden (ehoney on AO3) and have years worth of fics to catch up on!! I'm sorry I'm such a newb 😭 and taking recommendations!

Tagging @faeprincesswarrior @enigmaticexplorer @nikachansstuff @gracie-rosee to see your answers!

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tagged by @moosemonstrous! thanks for the tag!

no pressure tagging @mattholicguilt, @thequiver, @bubblesmuff

How many works do you have on ao3?

254, because if i don't write i will go insane(r).

What’s your total word count?

482,636

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

that gold mine changed you (batfam), carnelian and gold (zolu), i fall in love just a little, oh, a little bit everyday with someone new (poly east blue crew), you said i could've been your courage (damijon), crying lightning (shazam).

all of these are so fucking old lmao.

Do you respond to comments? Why/why not?

i do bc i'm a slut for validation!!

What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?

hmm gotta go with an alien vampire in guadalajara because abandonment issues, man.

What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?

hm that's a tough one. probably with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow because it's just kind of cute and sweet all around?

Do you write crossovers?

i do! in fact, i have a whole series of my crossovers if you wanna check those out. be warned, most of them are unfinished wips consigned to oblivion by my adhd.

Have you ever received hate on a fic?

honestly no! everyone seems to like my stuff.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

i do, and the sappy grossly in love kind.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

no, but i wouldn't be against it!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

@mattholicguilt and i are writing a series of vampire au ricstar fics if that counts.

What's your all-time favourite ship?

ricstar, currently, but i think anyone following me knows that lol.

What's a WIP that you want to finish but don't think you ever will?

my fantasy high x critical role fic. i had so many ideas but i just don't have the bandwidth to finish it currently. sorry gang.

What are your writing strengths?

i'm pretty good at writing character voices.

What are your writing weaknesses?

finishing multi-chapter stuff.

What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

i've done it pretty frequently, you just have to make sure you're using a translator that isn't google translate. i use deepl.

What was the first fandom you wrote for?

i wrote a big crossover between heroes of olympus and a bunch of other series back in middle school before i even knew what fanfic was.

What's a fandom/ship you haven't written for yet but want to?

oh so many. i'd love to write a v/kev/fiona throuple fic for shameless.

What's your favourite fic you've written?

'cause boys like us fade away, aka my trans rictor fic. this baby was a labor of love.