#non binary gwen is real to me

[out-of-the-forest-i-come]

Queer romance recs for the summer

Summer is here and I know many like to read more lighthearted books during that time, so here are some queer romances I've really enjoyed and that I think are perfect for the summer.

Anything by F.T. Lukens. Most specifically, those I've read are So This Is Ever After, In Deeper Waters, and Otherworldly. If you're looking for cute queer romantasy novels to read this summer, look no further. F.T. Lukens' books are fun and lighthearted even when they deal with heavier topics, and they contain mlm, mlnb, and nb rep.

Running Close to the Wind by Alex Rowland. I've talked about this book before and I'll probably talk about it many more times because I adored it. It's hilarious and refreshing even though it handles some heavy topics, so if you like pirates, accidental treason, and dirty jokes, this book is perfect for you. In terms of representation, it has polyamory rep, various sexualities, and intersex (if I remember correctly) and non-binary rep.

Gwen and Art Are Not In Love by Lex Croucher. This book is an adorable, fun romance set in a historical setting inspired by Arthurian times. It's perfect if you're looking for not one but two forbidden romances, banter and adventure, humour, and wlw and mlm rep.

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake. I remember I absolutely loved this book when I read it during the summer a couple of years ago, and my feelings after two years are still the same. This book is an adult romance novel (with one or two sex scenes) with vivid and complex characters, amazing sapphic rep, and a fantastic romance. Even better, it's a completed trilogy, and though I've yet to read the two other books, I'm sure they're great too.

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell. You've probably already heard of this one, and it is a book I've really enjoyed. Carry On is fun and captivating, and reads easily.

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick. A cute love story inspired directly from the real-life romance between the authors (who are married, if I'm not mistaken), and a great way to cheer yourself up.

Café con Lychee by Emery Lee. I read this book a couple years ago already, but it was super cute and it read so easily that I finished it in a day. If you're looking for a light-heared, coming-of-age mlm romance, then this is the book for you.

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall. Last but not least, one of my favourite books from last year. Boyfriend Material is a hilarious mlm romance that somehow manages to be a light read even though it deals with some dark topics. The characters are amazing, their relationship and how it develops even more so, and this book was an immediate favourite for me. Some people have disliked the sequel, Husband Material, but I loved it just as much, and the third and final book is due to come out some time next year.

[timeisacephalopod]

I also saw a lot of theories before seeing the movie about trans Gwen (literally there's a scene where her hair is a trans flag) and after seeing the movie I don't think any of the characters are canonically LGBT+, but I do think the writers were very, very clearly writing a queer allegory right down to Miles literally being (SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO CARE) a trans universe spiderman, AND how everyone views him and that aspect of him as a threat. Gwen's story also reminded me a lot of how trans youths are treated, which makes sense as to why people thought she might be trans. Every single "I'm Spider Gender" speech felt like a queer coming out speech too- so like maybe Gwen isn't canonically trans maybe she is, either way I don't think you write a queer allegory that heavy handed on accident unless you're the Supernatural guys and they did it worse let's be real.

I went and saw the new spiderverse movie and honestly I had no expectations on account of the lost interest in superhero content but if you're on the fence and not epileptic I highly recommend the movie, it's somehow better than the first and the animation is a work of art that I can honestly only compare to, of all things, Fantasia. The movie was like a comic come to life in a different way than the first and the way that the colors and animation reflected the mood was phenomenal.

That said when I heard about all the flashing stuff I thought, who knows why because it was dumb of me to think this, that the claims were exaggerated but no if you're epileptic you cannot even survive the first minute of the movie because it's ALL harsh flashing and shit before getting into the actual plot. I saw a post ages ago about how in the 90's that Pokemon ep was pulled and never shown again for much less harsh flashing effects and now it's like no one even cares, which is odd. So hopefully there's not those flashing sequences in the sequel to the sequel (it ends on a cliffhanger) for safe for epileptic folks purposes.

[dinolich]

FAQ

One click spot for frequently asked questions, pertaining to HELLAWEEN and art in general. This will be linked in my bio and updated over time.

HELLAWEEN -What was the inspiration behind HELLAWEEN/How did it come to be?

In 2014 I had just graduated college and moved across the country for a storyboard internship at a film studio. I had a huge quarter life crisis when the environment clashed with me in every way, which left me questioning if I had made a massive career choice mistake. To help take the edge off I decided I needed to come up with some characters that were as self indulgent as possible. So I asked myself "What if there was Halloween level of a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game?" and "What if My Chemical Romance wrote the soundtrack to Scooby Doo?" and thus, the main cast was born. Originally I didn't have any plans with them, I was just having fun drawing them for inktober and developing their personalities. Once the internship ended and I was able to set my career back in motion with some significantly better studio atmosphere fits for me in California, I started getting more serious about developing a linear story. I spent some time pitching different versions to tv studios and shorts programs. Got some great feedback but no real bites. Fortunately, I had a post blow up that caught the attention of my publisher who reached out to see if I was interested in doing a book instead and I LEAPED at the opportunity! HELLAWEEN is very much inspired by my own teenage years, growing up in the Bay Area, being surrounded by alt and skate cultures in the 2000's. As well as exploring identity, and growing up queer but the words for "how" didn't really exist yet. Plus a deep love for spooky cartoons and stylish anime, of course.

-What kind of music pairs the story/characters?

Great news I have playlists for everyone

Gwen- Ashnikko and My Chemical Romance Miles- 100 gecs and Oingo Boingo Sloane- PUP and The Cure Hiro- Gorillaz and Maximum the Hormone Bea- AFI and The Used -Do you have any voice claims for the cast?

I’d mostly want them to be played by actual teenagers. But I have a couple in mind that I think could work—

Gwen I could see Valeria Rodriguez (Lagoona and Spectra on the current MH series) Miles maybe someone like Zeno Robinson (Hunter Owlhouse) Sloane I have no idea, but definitely a VO who’s non binary who can sound like a strong leader.

With Hiro and Bea it’s impossible to not hear Dante Basco and Grey Griffin in my head. The Jocks I would kill to cast any actor from Riverdale I could get my hands on. The rest I have no idea.

-What are the character's pronouns/orientations? Gwen- She/Her Miles- He/Him Sloane- They/Them Hiro- He/him Bea- She/Her Jarrahdale- She/Her Headless Horse Kid- He/Him Fritz- They/Them Whitney- She/Her Hazel- She/Her Kyle- He/Him Dom- He/Him Ester- She/Her In general I don't want to define their sexual orientations. I'm an aroace author and it's not something I'm interested in writing about. Ideally, I'd like to give the audience room to project themselves onto the characters. Don't get me wrong this book is QUEER and themes of identity are important, just don't expect any kissing in the canon story. Headcanons on the other hand, go nuts!!! The Jocks however, are all bi or pan. Can I get HELLAWEEN in ____ country/language?

Getting it published outside of the US is not out of the question, but at the moment I don't have any concrete info on that. I've heard folks have had good luck getting the book through their country's Amazon site or Bookshop.org Can I draw fanart/make my own playlists/write fanfiction/make a character?

oh my GOD yes ART Who are your artistic inspirations?

Jhonen Vasquez and Aaron Alexovich, FLCL, Jamie Hewlett, The Muppets, Mike Mignola, Mob Psycho 100, Rem's Devil's Candy, early Tim Burton, 2000's Neopets, Pokemon, plus online artists I’ve looked up to for years or grew up drawing with. What programs do you use?

Comics- Clipstudio Paint Sketching- Procreate Storyboarding- Storyboard Pro Writing- Final Draft/Google Docs What ink markers do you use in your sketchbook?

Copic markers, pentel pocket brush, pilot brush pens, micron fine liners Check out my episode of Creative Block!

[totaldrama-showdowns]

Round 2 Match 1

Propaganda

Gwen: She just doesn't look cis

If that's even her real name 🙄

if thats even your real name.......

That one confession scene near the finals,in the stranded episode

GWEN SWEEP PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE

gwensweep plsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplspls... i can see her being nonbinary or a trans girl but shes so trans and the way she has canonically changed her name doesnt help her case. canon to me

non binary gwen!!

We need more intersex headcanons in the world

sometimes i write her name as gweb which is funny only because the submission form originally also had a typo that included a b it's almost like fate

I LOOOOOOOVE TRANS GIRL GWEN IT IS CANON TO ME !!!! SHOUTOUT TO THE TRANS GIRL GWENS OF TOTAL DRAMA AND SPIDERVERSE I GUESS. thats so cool for her. i love trans gwen shes so trans.. the one line that implies that she changed her name is all i need shes TRANS...

Shawn: Look at him.

He got that anxious tboy swag

WHEN HE TAKES OFF HIS SHIRT IN EPISODE 12 IT'S A BINDER RAAAAAARGH

hes so trans dude. him and jasmine are t4t if you believe and isnt that beautiful

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Marvel posting again real quick with spoilers below the cut, sorry Star Wars followers but I can't stop thinking about this movie right now:

After the first time watching Across the Spider-Verse I CANNOT get over Pavitr Prabhakar showing the audience around his version of Earth (Earth-50101 I think? IDK man I have dyscalculia, you think I can keep track of numbers?) saying:

"This is where the traffic is! And this is where the traffic is! And this is where the traffic is! And this is where the traffic is! And this is where the British keeps/has/stole [????] our stuff!"

PAVITR- I nearly choked on my popcorn because of that line delivery in that same, cheery voice.

Runner up is Hobie Brown's gosh he's so cool deadpan

It's a metaphor for capitalism.

I'm also fully subscribed to the theory that Gwen's storyline is one big blatant metaphor for [her] being transgender. The specific colorways used after she's forcibly sent home by Miguel (yikes, btw...) and talks to her dad during That Scene. There's a flag in her bedroom that says in bold capital letters "Protect Trans Kids" (or "Youth") for heck's sake. That's a pretty damn obvious thing to have in the background! There looks to be a patch on her dad's uniform in the color-scheme of the trans flag!

I was seeing so many little parallels to my experience with trying to decide if I'd come out to my parents as bi a few years ago between the conversations Gwen tried having with her dad, and the last segment of the movie between Miles and Rio.

It felt like a very strong metaphor for Coming Out and my personal takeaway after watching it for the first time is that it's little coincidence this movie came out during Pride Month.

I definitely want to go see this in theaters again. This movie was a beautiful work of art.

**AS A REMINDER/ ONLY WARNING: Terfs and transphobes are getting blocked if they find this post and wanna argue about it! You are NOT welcome here on my sideblog. I'm a bi woman with trans and non-binary friends who are very dear to me and I will not tolerate that bigotry. You can get lost! While it's not ""outright"" confirmed, you cannot stop me from having this theory. ✌️🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵**

[heyitsspaceace]

gwen stacy is trans!! doesn’t matter which way. transfem?? hell yeah!! transmasc?? absolutely!! non-binary?? she just like me for real!!! that was the real win of this movie!!! she trans!!!

[fruit-kick]

Camp Camp LGBTQ+ Headcanons but I have favorites and leave most characters out

Max (he/him, transmasc aro)

he thinks romance is an inherently hilarious concept and he's going through his "ew pink and girly things, im above it all" transmasculine overcompensation phase. it's also his hoodie. when he gets older he gets more comfortable in his own skin and likes to paint his nails (not just black but other fun colors too) and experiment with fashion

Nikki (she/her, cis lesbian on the arospec)

its her crush on Ered and the general confusion around the perceived importance of romance. thinks it can be cute and fun but overall doesn't care too much about it (her and max are arospec besties)

Neil (he/him, cis gnc pan)

a fucking menace to gender norms and aggressive about it. i think hes pan and doesn't care about gender as long as he can vibe with them and they're interested in science (or just listen to him go on and on really.)

Nerris (she/they/elf, non binary demi)

i am a firm believer in Nerris using neopronouns, especially elf related ones ones. i think she's demi and it takes a long time with quality bonding for them to feel romantic attraction and it is devastating when elf does

Preston (any pronouns, cis gnc mlm)

i don't know how to put it cohesively but i think preston is just so open and no fucks given about his gender presentation. i think she's the type to flaunt just how pretty and handsome they look like he has peacock energy imo. also "any pronouns" includes neopronouns and nerris 100% assigns her neopronouns (what are they? idk its up to god)

Harrison (he/it, void, bisexual)

OMG i am such a believer in voidpunk harrison like i loveee characters who feel non-human and i just think it fits him so well. it reclaims essentially being rejected from humanity and normalcy because of his magic and embraces it. i also think its bisexual with a lean towards men

Gwen (she/her, cis, aroallo)

i don't have much to say about her and david except that they're alloace + aroallo solidarity. i think it makes sense for Gwen as she doesn't seem interested in other people romantically and just prefers to write erotic fanfiction or go on dates with seamonsters

David (he/she, non-binary, alloace)

i also think it makes sense for David to be alloace because of Bonquisha telling him he's not exactly good in bed. she feels strongly about romance but is extremely awkward in sexual situations (him coming back from muffin tops with campbell looking so exhausted- i mean campbell is exhausting to be around but david looked so done LMFAOO) also the whole girlboss hat thing

Daniel (he/she, bigender, unlabelled)

i have no idea why. i do not have an explanation for bigender daniel i just think its real and canon. it was bestowed upon me by god themselves. as for unlabelled i just think she would kill you first

Jen (she/her, transfem, sapphic)

shes a t4t murder blood violence sapphic. not much to say here

EXTRAS:

i'm about to explain some lore that only exists inside me and a select few people's brains but. max being close with harrison who's dating neil and preston (who're also friends with nerris!) helped him gain more confidence in his gender expression because of how little they care about anything making sense, like, at all. i absolutely think that max learned how to paint his nails and put on a good outfit from Neil and Preston. he used to think that Harrison and Nerris were weird for being xenogendered and using neopronouns but now he'll pummel anyone who makes fun of them

Daniel and David share the same pronouns and are that spiderman pointing at spiderman meme

Gwenvid sounds impossible by this point but they still work. somehow. through otherworldly and queerplatonic means

[raylazuko]

Hi guys! I’m gonna make an intro post because I have decided to come back to this blog. My other account has some bad memories associated with an ex friend and I’d rather use this one. Anyway:

Hi, my name is Riah (pronounced like Mariah without the “Ma”) but you can also call me Yorke, Lex, or anything idrc as long as you’re nice. I’m non-binary and I think agender is the best label for me but I lean more masculine so please use they/them. (I’m also ok with he/it, anything but she). I’m also a sex-repulsed asexual and I think I’m panromantic (not really sure, I’ve only dated one person and it was a guy before I was out as enby.) please do NOT flirt with me or ask me about my ex unless I want to talk about it. I still have a lot of trauma from irl stuff over the last few years but I don’t take stuff out on people.

I am 22 years old and am diagnosed with autism and ADHD as well as anxiety and off and on depression due to all the other stuff. I probably have SAD but not diagnosed formally. If you’re ableist or say I’m faking my autism/ADHD, I will block you! That’s not cool.

I like a lot of different music rock and indie (Radiohead, Björk, Coldplay, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fiona Apple, etc) and I might post stuff here but this is mainly for other fandoms. I am a K-pop fan (mainly girl groups) and I sometimes post them. My main groups are BLACKPINK, Dreamcatcher, (G)-IDLE, Aespa, and Itzy. I’m also obsessed with Taemin. I’m not against RPF on principal (as long as it doesn’t involve minors) and I’ve written some K-pop fics before. I don’t write smut because of me being ace. If I do crosspost or promote my AO3 here a lot of my fics are sad. But I mainly post fanfic of fictional stuff. I also don’t like people who are obsessive weird stans with K-pop, pop singers, rappers, it doesn’t matter who it is. Basically any celebrity if you stalk them or think you can marry them that’s weird! Fanfiction is FICTION and they are real people with lives. I see this stuff a lot in the K-pop community so I just wanted to put that as a disclaimer here I in no way support that behavior.

Im I’m a lot of fandoms but my main ones are Genshin, ATLA, Sonic, Mega Man, Legend of Zelda, Mario, Daria, MCU (mainly GOTG these days) Disney/Pixar, Spiderverse + animation in general. I used to be into Star Wars and Hunger Games but I’m more casual with it now. Im bad at watching shows because of my ADHD and need to finish stranger things and umbrella academy someday and then I’ll post them haha. I have a lot of dead fandoms from not finishing stuff. Also I used to be into Harry Potter but I’ve cut all ties with that because of JKR. I won’t hate you if you like HP stuff especially fan content but if you support JKR I’m gonna block you.

I don’t kin characters hardcore but there are definitely some that have more than one relatable aspect to me or I just love posting stuff about: Zuko, Katara, Blues, Zero, Mirabel, Shadow, Nimona, Rocket, Nebula, Vanellope, Gwen, Diluc, Scara—those are just some of my favorites and I’ll post a lot of spam about them lol. If you hate on me or others for having headcanons unless it’s like really really screwed up then don’t come on my page! I’m cool w all ships aside from p3d0 stuff (I personally don’t read 1ncest but it it’s fiction idrc. I will mention I’m in the Archie Sonic fandom to an extent and I ship Knuxulie who are distant cousins, but I don’t count is as 1ncest because everyone is technically related, it’s pretty distant, and Ken Penders is weird. It’s stuff like siblings, parent/child, first cousins, etc. that icks me out. I also don’t ship adopted siblings like Thor and Loki because that’s still incest imo. robot masters are a gray area because there are so many Wilybots, there is a brief mention of Snake/Shadow in the fic, but all the main sibling ones I don’t ship together.) and people who say shit like “all reylos are toxic” don’t fly with me. I use this as an example because it’s what my ex used to do. Also taking things way too seriously about fiction like saying SU is the worst thing ever (I also want to mention my ex agreed with Lily Orchard and when I pointed out the rightful criticism she got for her lack of research, he said people only hate her because she is trans. He is a cis guy.) I also want to be clear that cishet guys who hate Korra as a character are on thin ice. I have weirdly specific boundaries because of my ex bf.

I hate people who gatekeep stuff in fandoms too unless you’re gatekeeping it from racist people or something. I also hate people who say “you’re not a real fan if you like/dislike a thing the fandom dislikes/likes”, people who harass writers or actors because they don’t like a show like be fr. So if I see that stuff on my page you’ll be blocked. Also saying stuff is non canon just because you don’t like it. The two biggest examples are the Star Wars sequel trilogy and BOTW/TOTK. People who say anyone who likes the sequel trilogy is a fake fan, and people who say that TOTK isn’t a real Zelda game just because they don’t like it. It’s annoying.

Also boundaries but please please don’t talk to me about me being a bad person and boycotts and other online activism stuff like targeting and harassing me. Sharing info about that stuff is fine! But don’t berate me or others for our decisions. It’s a huge boundary for me. I will block you if you start harassing me or saying “you don’t care about x if….” You don’t know me, and we all picks and choose our battles. Touch grass.

I know I mentioned I write fanfic and I’ll occasionally post art here. My instagram, AO3, and stuff is all in my Linktree which it’s not letting me copy link but I’ll post the url here.

linktr.ee/Riahlexuko

Also I wrote a Mega Man fanfic https://archiveofourown.org/works/50900716/chapters/128590468

Anyway I hope you guys have fun and enjoy the blog, I repost a lot of stuff but I’ll post OC sometimes. Anyway, bye for now!

[mslovesblog]

{Gwen "Gabi" Lively}

{Is a 500000 year old dollfly who had the dead soul named Addison who died in 2016 at a young age}

Gwen "Gabi" Lively

Age: 500000

Sexuality: Straight (not anymore but soon) bisexual pansexual popsexual (made by me)

Gender: ♀️ (female)

Death: February 17th 2016

Personality: kind, friendly, childish, helpful, emotional, smart.

Real name: Aurora

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|| Aurora "Addison" Frilly ||

Is a 6-7 year old cisgender and non binary character who is straight and died at 2016 New Years Eve 🎇🎆🎇

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Addison was a hot tempered and kinda bratty child but seem to be affectionate and passionate on things she's really immature and sensitive people think she's rude mean and to childish Addison can be a bratty and show off child but can be a underrated or overrated child Addison can be kinda like a goofy funny kid who has ADHD and can a way to gullible on things she can really and really distracted on things she fall for things and likes to enjoy everything Addison goes by "they" "he/him" and "she/her" Addison was a typical show "non binary" but that was usually 6 years ago he was now a original person and loose a lot of precious stuff like iPads tablets etc he was found dead at a place called "Little Pieces" he got killed in the backstage in there the accident was originally accidental Addison accidentally got killed by getting electric ⚡💡 by slipping in the stage while the performance of Little Pieces people were shocked 😲 and were crying Addison parents were crying emotionally they called 911 at the hospital time skip and then everyone was at addisons funeral ⚱️⚰️⚰️⚱️ and now in the future gabi lzzy vera Lyla and Bailey are living in a good life with no problems or things

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Inspired: None

Voice claim: Nancy Kim (Ari Jin)

favorite color: 🩷 (pink)

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Ok thats all bye literallys

[theemporiumreport]

Grand Opening of The Emporium Report!

Hello and Welcome to my blog!

My name is Wayn (They/Them) and I started this blog because I just wanted a place to formally store my thoughts about certain comic issues or comic events!

A little about me, I'm:

Non-Binary

21 years old

Currently in university as a Technical Theatre Major and a Creative Writing Minor.

Filpino-American!

Although I am a Creative Writing Minor, I'm really bad at grammer and overthink a lot so if I write terrible sentences, no I did not <3 :). Other than reading and thinking about comics, I love playing video games such as League of Legends (sadly) + related games, Dark Souls, Resident Evil, Bayonetta, and so much more! (I may from time to time write about these games, but that will be in the future ;)

Little more fun facts:

Favorite Food: Sushi or my mother's sisig

Favortie Musician(s): Wolf Alice, Beyonce, Doja Cat, Rina, plus my monthy music obsession (which is Janelle Monae's The Age of Pleasure)

Favorite Color: Love a good blue, purple, or red

Favorite Movie: At this moment? Across the Spider-verse (EEAO is VERY close behind)

Favorite Show: The Magicians

Now to get into my comic journey and experience!

Comic History

My first exposure to the comics, or at least superheroes, was the Fox X-Men movies! My family had the 2000's trilogy on DVD and it was the one of the only things I liked watching alongside with Spongebob and Ben 10. I would always watch these movies on loop at my father's work on those portable DVD players. Looking back, it was such a fun and simple time!

As I grew up, I watched more Marvel related media such as Ultimate Avengers (2006), Super Hero Squad, Agents of Shield, and even played Marvel Heroes Omega for years until its sad shutdown in 2017. But enough of what I watched or played, the very first comic I read was in 2014 with All New X-Men #18!

But why this particular issue? Well I purely blame Stuart Immonen and his beautiful artwork! I remember seeing this particular cover and loving the new costumes of the O5! The futuristic unitard with each person color coded was very appealing to young me! I also liked that I knew the central characters: The Original Five X-Men. I specifically loved Jean Grey and had an unhealthy crush on Scott Summers (I even read is solo series :o). But this issue is what brought me into comics and when re-reading the run today, I get great flashbacks and memories!

Now here are some personal comic fun facts:

Favorite Character(s): Illyana Rasputin (Magik), Danielle Moonstar (Mirage), Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch), Ororo Munroe (Storm)

Honorable Mentions: Kwannon (Psylocke), Jean Grey, Rachel Summers (Askani), Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman), Gwen Stacy (Ghost-Spider), Miles Morales (Spider-Man), literally all the New Mutants (except Magma...)

Favorite Writer(s): Chris Claremont (past), Jonathan Hickman, Vita Ayala, Leah Williams, Steve Orlando

Favorite Artists: Russell Dauterman, Bill Sienkiewicz, Kevin Wada, Kris Anka, Joshua Swaby, Sara Pichelli

Favorite Limited Comic Run: House of X (2019) by Jonathan Hickman

Favorite Issue: New Mutants #41 by Chris Claremont

What is The Emporium Report?

To elaborate more on the purpose of this blog, I just wanted a place where I can write and write and store my thoughts. Out in the real world, I don't really talk about comics as the community around me are not really fond of comics (theatre people D:). So, I made a twitter (@emporium_report) that I ramble on about comics. But, I wanted to make a full report or essay about certain issues (such as the brilliance of New Mutants #41) so I made this!

Prepare to read:

Analysis on single issues or characters

Reactions/General Thoughts on Comic Runs or Events

Personal deepdives into characters

Possible video game analysis/reactions and such

and more!

Lastly, why is it called The Emporium Report?

Well, I am a really big Scarlet Witch fan (will probably go into my history with her later) and I found her new shop in Orlando's run to be quite neat! The mystical shop is called Emporium and now this page is called The Emporium Report!

Thank you for reading all the way to the end!

I am currently looking for any comic friends so apply away! :D

But in all seriousness, thank you and I hope that I stay comitted to this page!

-Wayn.

[fragileswift1313]

Fortnite characters!

Kia ora, folks.

I posted a note on Substack the other day and I have no idea if anyone saw it because I don’t understand how Substack notes work. So I thought I better reiterate what I said in my note here in case you all (maybe? probably?) didn’t see it. As is often the case, I have had some mental health stuff going on this week, and it has kind of prevented me from finishing my thoughts on The Marvellout Mrs Maisel final season, and that’s basically all I have that’s close to ready right now, so I thought I would do something a bit different this week that doesn’t take a lot of concentration or other brain energies.

I played a bunch of Fortnite this week and last week, and this Sunday just gone (the day I am writing this), I wrapped up some of the season stuff there so I didn’t miss the couple battle pass things I wanted to get before they’re gone - it ends in a few days, and I’m excited to see that apparently Optimus Prime is coming next season, and whatever else Transformers-y they put in!

With all that in mind, I thought an easy thing I could do this week that some of y’all might be interested in is share some of my favourite characters I have collected over the years playing this game. Sound good? Sounds good. Here we go!

Spider-Gwen is one of my ultimate favourite characters in the game. Some friends and I played almost every day toward the end of this season to unlock all of the different customisations you could get for her. Admittedly, this version of her is just the standard colours because, even though I unlocked all the fancy holographic ones, I still think this one looks best.

This li’l guy, who I have decided in my headcanon is non-binary, was a surprise drop during the christmas event last year. I love them and they look very silly doing all the different dances and other emotes you can do in Fortnite.

Ariana Grande, Aloy and Padmé Amidala are three of my absolute favourites among the ones I had to individually spend money on to acquire. Padmé was available during some special Star Wars content that happened earlier in the season, while Aloy I picked up earlier this year I think. Ariana I fell in love with a couple years or so ago, and even though I really only like a handful of her real-life counterpart’s songs, as soon as I saw her I knew I had to have her - she has a normal mode, but this one is my favourite. Ariana also came with a glider that matches her dress which is also one of the coolest looking gliders in Fortnite, in my opinion.

And then lastly, we have Lynx. Lynx is a character I picked up in I want to say 2019, when I was having an even rougher time with my mental health than I am now, completely untreated, and playing Fortnite at that time was one of the few things I could do to turn my brain off and just have fun. As such, she’s one of my very top favourites not necessarily aesthetically, I mean she does look great, but she helped me through some stuff and that earns her a place both in my regular rotation, and in my heart.

For more of my faves, check out the Substack version (for free) here!

Apologies again folks for the smaller, image-heavy post! Come hell or high water, I will have that Mrs Maisel post for you next week!! You can count on it. In the mean time, if you haven’t already, and you want to read more stuff written by me, you can check out my Letterboxd. I recently reviewed The Super Mario Bros Movie (2023), Hellraiser (1987), Scream VI (2023), and The Final Destination (2009). And a reminder too, that you can read my first ever short story for FREE on itchio.

Thanks so much for reading everyone, I hope you have a great week, and I’ll talk to you again soon. Ka kite anō au i a koe. 💚

- Rebecca

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[creativewhizkid]

𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗

hello, you can call me twistysoup or just twisty! i am a multifandom digital/tradtional artist who will be using this blog for (inconsistently uploaded) art and rambles. please read the rest of my pinned before you interact !

𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 / 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠:

• I am a minor.

• please be atleast 14 years old before you decide to follow me

• please use tone indicators around me, i have a hard time understanding context/tone through a screen

• please do not follow me if you talk about negativity of my comfort characters and or kins, it's genuinely hard for me to see/read. try tagging it, please.

• do not bring any sort of hate onto this blog. i just wanna have a silly and fun time here

• please tell me if i am following a problematic individual, and i will unfollow said individual. i would never purposefully follow someone who has done something bad, i may just be unaware of said hypothetical bad actions

• please do not have tumblrs default pfp/banner, i will assume you are a bot and block you

• i highly ask to not drag me into any hypothetical drama, or talk about it around me, just don't involve me in it. it stresses me out.

• if you don't like me or somethings that i do, don't rant and insult me about it in anon, just leave me alone.

• self-shipping and or SFW age regression blogs are welcome here

i cannot stress this enough: i do not give anyone permission to repost, trace or steal my art onto any platforms for any reason, even if credit is given. there are NO exceptions to this.

things about me:

• twisty

• minor

• aroace quoiromantic

• they/them pronouns, she/her is for irl mootz only.

• i ramble about my hyperfixations a lot

𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚜:

• don't hug me i'm scared

• my little pony: friendship is magic

• undertale + au's

• five night's at freddy's

• murder drones

• how to train your dragon

• helluva boss / hazbin hotel

• the amazing digital circus

• heathers: the musical

• the hunger games (books & films)

• puppets

• kidcore / dreamcore / weirdcore

• animation

• kung fu panda

• the osc (object show community)

• my oc's

• my great appreciation for soundtracks

• the elder scrolls (mainly TES V: Skyrim)

• radiohead

• Alex G

• countryballs/polandball

• anything space related

𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚜:

• art tag: twisty draws

• ramble/me just talking about things tag: twisty rambles

• vent tag (if i ever use it): twisty vents

• me asking questions tags: twistys questions

• rant tag: twisty rants

• headcanon tag: twisty's headcanons

• me answering stuff tag: twisty answers

• my ocs tag: twisty’s ocs

(IMPORTANT) 𝙳𝙽𝙸:

if you are any of these you are not welcome here.

• basic dni criteria ( racist, sexist, homo/lgbtphobic, transphobic, ableists, terfs/swerfs, pedophiles/"maps", zoophiles )

• nsfw/fetish blogs

• hate blogs

• if you romanticize/idealize problematic individuals

• proship/anti antis/profics and or whatever else they go by

• nft or anything affiliated with it supporter

• "cringe" culture supporter

• fujoshis

• ai """""""artists""""""" (or supporter of such)

• aromantic and or asexual exclusionists

• non-binary exclusionists

• pansexual exclusionists

• exclusionists in general

• anti-palestine/pro-israel

• ship real people

• prolifers

• anti self-diagnosis

• nsfw/weird dsmp fans

• NSFW age regression blogs ( sfw age-regression blogs are perfectly ok :^) )

• anything that associates with yandere content, it makes me highly uncomfortable.

• anti neopronouns / xenogenders

• shota/lolicons

• transmeds / truscums

𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚜:

• sketchbook (dhmis)

• applejack (my little pony: friendship is magic)

• peridot (steven universe)

• uzi doorman (murder drones)

• kate the chaser (slender: the arrival)

• charlotte emily (fnaf game and novels)

• the puppet (fnaf 2)

• L.E.F.T.E / lefty (fnaf:ps)

• ghost-spider/spider-gwen (marvel comics/spider-verse films)

• katniss everdeen (the hunger games)

• heather mcnamara (heathers: the musical)

• kalahari (my skyrim oc)

• taco (bfb)

• coffee and frappé (my animatronic ocs)

• lightbulb (ii)

• octavia goetia (helluva boss)

• lute (hazbin hotel)

• gangle (the amazing digital circus)

• cinderpelt (warrior cats)

• sans (UNDERSWAP)

• the riverperson (UNDERTALE)

that's it :]

[wjbs-aus]

Since I'm (probably) near the end of the new Saints Row, I can safely say that I love it and personally would put it as either second or joint-first on my personal SR ranking, and it's the best game I've played this year at time of writing. But because nuance, I'll be going into more detail below.

(spoiler warning for all but one of the missions prior to The After-Party).

I found the new named Saints far less annoying than I thought I would, and personally I would die for Eli.

Speaking of Eli, the LARP storyline is really fun, and it's personally my favourite part so far, especially the fact that the other Saints get roped in, leading up to the massive battle against Gwen. Also, the bit at the end when the Boss does all the silly poses while shooting the king was really funny, especially the aftermath where the petrol station clerk awkwardly asks the Boss to order something and they respond in-character.

I honestly think Sergio's death was kinda anticlimactic, like you're told you will fight him and you get ready for a huge fight that just... doesn't happen, and he just gets anticlimactically killed off in a cutscene; the Boss isn't even the one who does it! It doesn't help that I also think Los Panteros are the least-interesting of the three gangs (or two gangs and one megacorporation), just being the Brotherhood but orange and aztec-themed.

For the moral choice in the AI tank level, I chose to fire Marshall. I'll probably shoot him on my next playthrough.

The mission where you have to steal the sculptures was really difficult and I had to get my brother - who is better at driving games than me - to do it.

The city is amazing, and honestly it's my favourite sandbox in the entire series. I love all the fake brands, I love the armadillo sculpture-trail, and I love the fact that there are proper strip-malls in a Saints Row game (mainly because strip-malls are an injoke between me and my brother).

The Boss might be canonically non-binary in the new timeline, which is very cool.

I am very dissapointed that - as far as I can tell - importing a Boss made in the Boss Factory doesn't carry over the outfit, only the character (although it did give me the opportunity to fiddle around with my Boss's fashion).

The existence of a Saints of Rage arcade machine in (at least) one part of the map, as well as an associated T-shirt, implies that Johnny exists as a fictional character in the new timeline.

Oh! Speaking of references to stuff that doesn't exist in the new timeline, the in-game Volition shop sells an Agents of Mayhem shirt, which I'm fairly sure is the first time I've seen someone acknowledge that game since it came out (not counting me buying it and playing some of it a year or two ago).

It is ridiculously easy to become OP.

It took me ages to realise that the MDI building is boot-shaped.

THEY DIDN'T DEPICT REPLACING THE CEO OF MDI AS A WHOLLY GOOD THING! THEY ACTUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WHAT'S-HER-FACE ISN'T WILLING TO FULLY TRUST THE SAINTS JUST BECAUSE THEY HELPED HER BECOME CEO, AND THAT SHE PRIORITISES THE COMPANY OVER THESE FOUR RANDOM ZOOMERS!

I like how the Boot Hill mission is literally just Super-Ethical but less frustrating and with a better announcer.

The Cutting Edge materials are really disappointing. I was expecting them to work like normal colours but with a different visual effect, but they colour the entire thing you apply them to, so applying them to clothes looks really tacky.

I want a Collective helmet in real life.

The Hidden History stuff is really fun and I like that they're actually putting effort in to establish a consistent timeline, unlike the original one which was an absolute mess. Also the glove-guns are OP as hell, especially when you unlock the special attack for them.

I have more thoughts, but I can't really think of any right now, so I'll add them as an addendum when I've finished the final mission (and also the other one I have to do first).

[chaotic-simping]

REQUEST GUIDELINES/FANDOM LIST:

last update: 03.01.2022 2nd August, 2022 14th November, 2022 1st April, 2024

If you want to request something pls give me some more or less specific ideas or a few prompts (link for prompt list).

I'll automatically do platonic relationship and they/them pronouns if it's not specified.

Also, english isn't my first language you've been warned.

What I don't take requests for:

Stuff i might write if im in the mood but probably won't ( There are always going on be warnings ofc)

smut

suggestive stuff

toxic relationships (might appear in a criminal minds fic or something like that, never romantizised)

darkfics

arguments

enemies to lovers

What I don't write in general:

romantizised toxic relationships

rape, incest, pedophilia, age gap (teacher/student as well) etc.

romance for characters under 14 y/o

male reader x lesbian character or female reader x gay character

about poc/trans/mlm struggles - they are obviously very very real but i am white and sapphic (not saying i won't write about characters that are any of these things, i'll do my best to make the reader gender, race, body size etc inclusive.)

What I write:

Character(s) x reader

Gender Neutral/Non-binary!, Female!, Male!reader. Obv gender ≠ pronouns but it's th

Mixed pronouns (ex. they/she), THEORETICALLY neo pronouns?

Background ships

AUs (SOULMATES!!!)

Crossovers (read fandom list)

Platonic, romantic, unspecified or familial relationship

Fandoms/characters:

Star Wars:

Romantic: Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala, young!Obi-wan,

Ahsoka Tano, Asajj Ventress, Bariss Offi, Rex, Echo, Fives,

Cal Kestis,

Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndylla, Sabine Wren,

Jyn Erso, Cassian Andor,

Din Djarin, Fenec Shnad,

Rey Skywalker, Finn

+more

Platonic: Everyone above, Obi-wan Kenobi, The Bad Batch, The ghost crew, Grogu,

Won't write: Ben Solo/Kylo Ren, Hux

Ships: Anidala, Barrisoka, Kanera, Finnpoe

Knowledge: All movies, almost all shows/cartoons (except Resistance), books - Master and apprentice, games - started JFO and (barley) SWTOR

Marvel:

Romantic: Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, Hobie Brown, Peter Parker, Natasha Romanov, Wanda Maximoff, Kate Bishop

Platonic: Everyone above, Peter B Parker, Yelena Belova,

Stranger things:

Romantic: Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Nancy Wheeler, Max Mayfield (s4!), Lucas Sinclair (s4!), Chrissy Cunningham, Barbara Holland rip, Jonathan Byers, Eddie Munson + more

Platonic: Everyone above, Max (all seasons), Lucas (all seasons), Will Byers, Dustin Henderson, El Hopper, Erica Sinclair, Joyce Byers, Jim Hopper, Murray Bauman, Alexei Smirnoff, Dmitri 'Enzo' Antonov, Yuri Ismailov,

Won't write: Billy

Ships: Jopper, Lumax, Elmax, Ronance, Robin/Vickie, Steddie

Knowledge: up to season 4, none books

Arcane:

Romantic: Vi, Jinx, Ekko,

Platonic: Everyone above, almost everyone else

Ships: CaitVi

Knowledge: season 1

Avatar: the last air bender

Please include if you want the reader to be a bender (and what kind) or not

R: Zuko, Suki, Sokka, +more

P: Everyone above, the gaang, Iroh,

Ships: Suki/Sokka, Zukka,

Knowledge: All seasons, almost all comics, live action

The legend of Korra:

R/P: Most characters

Won't write: Kuvira

Ships: Korrasami,

Knowledge: All seasons, all comics

The Dragon Prince:

R: Claudia, Rayla, Soren, Corvus

P: Everyone above, Ezran, Callum, Amaya, Harrow, Gren,

Ships: All canon ships, Sorvus

Knowledge: up to season 4

Sherlock Holmes:

BBC:

R/P: Most characters

Ships: Johnlock, Mystrade,

Enola Holmes:

R/P: Enola,

Criminal minds:

R/P: Elle Greenway, Derek Morgan, Emily Prentiss

Knowledge: Watching season 6

Heartstopper:

R/P: Most characters, comic or show.

Won't write: Harry and Ben.

Ships: All canon ships; Imogen x me😍 /hj

Knowledge: Comic: 7-13; show: season 1

The Blacklist:

R: Elizabeth Keen, Donald Ressler, Aram Mojtabai, Alina Park,

P: Everyone above, Harold Cooper, Tom Keen, Raymond Redington, Dembe Zuma, Kate Kaplan, Agnes Keen

Knowledge: Season 9

[totaldrama-showdowns]

Round 1 Match 1

Propaganda

Gwen: She just doesn't look cis

If that's even her real name 🙄

if thats even your real name.......

That one confession scene near the finals,in the stranded episode

GWEN SWEEP PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE

gwensweep plsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplsplspls... i can see her being nonbinary or a trans girl but shes so trans and the way she has canonically changed her name doesnt help her case. canon to me

non binary gwen!!

We need more intersex headcanons in the world

sometimes i write her name as gweb which is funny only because the submission form originally also had a typo that included a b it's almost like fate

I LOOOOOOOVE TRANS GIRL GWEN IT IS CANON TO ME !!!! SHOUTOUT TO THE TRANS GIRL GWENS OF TOTAL DRAMA AND SPIDERVERSE I GUESS. thats so cool for her. i love trans gwen shes so trans.. the one line that implies that she changed her name is all i need shes TRANS...

Beth: Just look at her and tell me she isn't transfem

She’s trans!!

[spacelizards2]

Ok this is an appreciation post for Raine because I am obsessed.

I don’t think I need to explain to you why representation is essential, but I think out of the whole LGBTQ+ community non-binary people are criminally underepresented, personally I’ve never seen a non-binary person in a show that wasn’t explicitly an inclusive show and even in those shows there’s not all that much representation... obviously The Owl House qualifies as an explicitly inclusive show, but I’m still very grateful (and still the fact that they are this inclusive whilst being produced by Disney is pretty impressive if you ask me).

Furthermore, talking about Raine personally... THEY ARE NOT YOUNG. I think being non-binary can be tricky (at least it was for me) because you can feel like you don’t quite belong in the gender you were assigned at birth, but still know that you don’t belong “on the other side”, so you end up just “accepting” the gender that was given to you despite not feeling like you really belong in there, and this happens mostly when you live in a conservative enviroment and you are never really presented with it as a possibility (I’m talking from experience here btw, obviously there is no one way to being non-binary). And I think this is the main reason why we don’t have much real life representation of adult non-binary people... BUT THIS DOESN’T MEAN THEY DON’T EXIST.

But moving on... THEY ARE SO CUTE.

I dare you-- I double dare you to look at me gay in the eyes and tell me that you are not in love with this cute face. And don’t lie to me.

AAAND they allowed us to see a part of Eda that we never saw... and it’s fucking lovely. I hate that she is such a private person (actually I love it because I am a slut for characters who have a hard time sharing their feelings but that’s not the point) and everytime we got to see something about her past it was because she phisically couldn’t hide it anymore (we never knew she had a sister until she met Lilith, we never knew she had a mother until we met Gwen and on top of everything she would never have told Luz and King about the curse hadn’t they found out on their own) and this is another one of those cases, exept this time it’s not a traumatic experience that scarred her for life, but it’s about her past with this adorable human being WHO ALLOWED US TO SEE EDA BLUSHING.

look at her

LOOK AT HER

ARE YOU IN LOVE YET?

ARE YOU?!?!?!

But this was supposed to be about Raine.

They have stage fright which is adorable AND relatable, I love their hair, I love their earring, I love that they play the violin, I love that despite being so easily embarrassed they are such a powerful witch.

And they have such a cute face..

Also this scene...

Bottom line is... I recieved my little bag of happy chemicals for today, I apologize for the uncanny amount of simping and I thank you for reading <3