#not by me though

[wishchip106]

i genuinely can’t take him seriously in this outfit

GIRL WHO PUT YOU IN THAT?? 😭😭

the bulky ass collar and the purple and gold combo and the “i miss my situationship back on earth” cape

honestly purple and gold can work well together IF YOU DO IT WELL WHO DESIGNED THIS

ohhmyygodd it’s so ugly i can’t….

[sweetfirebird]

OKAY so I don't know when the trend started and I do not object to the trend, but having read several of the "magic exists alongside regency/19th century/late Victorian/Edwardian/just post WWI" m/m romances they all... every single one that I've read (which is obviously not all of them) has kept the existing historical time period biases and prejudices and laws in place, whether or not the magic is known.

And I am sure there are a multitude of reasons for this: it's easier, for one, for the author to not have to add a new level of worldbuilding to a romance novel that the rest of the world unfortunately will not take seriously. It adds a level of drama. It shuts up the people concerned with "historical accuracy." It can be done really well, in really painful but good ways. And so on.

But I read another one of these yesterday, and it's from a few years ago so trends might have changed since then. But I read it and I thought a couple of things that I've thought before about the current adult fantasy/romantasy thing but this was a more explicit and direct thought.

That maybe, just maybe, a lot of this is also because of Harry Potter, and the generation of people who grew up with it and are now writing, or the people who read it as young adults and are now writing, or the people who want to emulate a popular thing, are constructing their stories this way without really thinking about it. Or trying to do something new with it.

--Not that people are required to do something new with every trope out there. But you'd think I'd find a few books where the status quo was different, is all I am saying.

Anyway, it occurred to me after I finished this one that if this book had started out originally--even if only in the author's mind--as HP fanfiction, I could see it. And then I thought, oh, is that maybe the reason (or part of the reason) that so many people in m/m romance are writing worlds with magic but in which the people with magic have not altered the course of world history in any way, even when capable of doing so?

And it's a fine, fun trope but every book? Every single one leaves classism, racism, and homophobia of the time intact and the magic world seems unconcerned with that. Or, they could even make it *worse* because of magical interference. It's not like people with magic would be any less dickish than everyone else. But it's the lack of questioning that bugs me when I read them.

(And also like a lot of trends in media, starts to get fairly predictable, but predictable is part of what people like about romance, so that's whatever.)

I never read HP besides the first book, but I did used to read HP AUs (because they were everywhere) and to me, they just read like original fiction with fun gimmicky magic shit, and that's what I think I was feeling again when reading these.

No judgment, obviously. Just something that was bugging me and now I think it will better because I've named the beastie.

[styrofauxm]

Thank you for clarifying! I was really confused because I was certain I had read articles confirming his renting of the pyramids to be the case.

Nope, he just claimed it on a podcast (yes, I know that Newsweek is a terrible source but they are the one with the most complete quote): "'We got all three of the pyramids of Egypt for a hundred hours,' MrBeast said. 'I'm going to do a video where they're going to let me explore anywhere I want to in the pyramids for a hundred hours. So, we're going to sleep at the pyramid, all to ourselves. We worked with the Egyptian government.'" (Emphasis added by me).

What a nasty lie, all to promote a stupid video :/

I hope this guy fucking dies because

A) he's Mr Beast

B) he has WAY too much money if he's renting out the PYRAMIDS OF GIZA????

C) renting out actual historical landmarks that have already been desecrated and destroyed over thousands of years for a goddamn youtube video is actually disgusting.

idk if you think that they're "just the pyramids", they're the ONLY remaining wonder of the ancient world!!! Not to mention!! they're TOMBS!! sure, the people who were inside are long gone, but like?? idk, maybe i'm oversely sensitive, but being a white dude and desecrating an ancient burial site (for profit) and thus disregarding thousands upon thousands of years of history and culture is probably Up There with the scummy stuff this jackass has done

[puppppppppy]

filipina miku!! my mom helped me with her outfit ^_^

[twinliches]

nearly had a medical emergency today because - and i cannot stress enough how little i am making this up - a helicopter landed in front of an open grain silo while i was getting off my ship and i am deathly allergic to the wheat that said helicopters rotor blades proceeded to blast in my face at full force. the cosmic forces are plotting against me ass situation to be in

[vulpinesaint]

quiz enjoyers! i am now inviting you to come create something in my workshop❕

[kochei0]

I turn to Ares.

Thanks to Tyler Miles Lockett who allowed me to draw inspiration from his ARES piece for page 2! Look at his etsy page it's SICK

⚔️ If you want to read some queer retelling of arturian legends have a look at my webtoon

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[ithappensoffstage]

I am genuinely so worried for all the young horny dykes going into adulthood thinking there's something "problematic" / "wrong" with them for being horny because fucking tiktok lesbians think any horny dyke content is "male gaze fetishistic"

[qrowpilled]

hate when you find a character whose so infuriatingly Your Type that its embarrassing like yeahg no one is gonna be surprised when i announce this is my new Guy Of The Month

[beerecordings]

THIS TWEET IS SO STUPID AND FUNNY

WHY DID THEY MAKE IT LIKE THAT

[sukinapan]

[iero]

It’s that time of year. Reblog with how many you’ve heard of.

[marklikely]

how it feels to use the word diegetic

[crayonsquadlilac]

Twitter seemed to really insanely (Unreasonably) like this one so I guess I will post it here also

I was just silly doodling a strange experience I have and apparently I am not the only person who has it because it's currently at 82 Thousand likes and Climbing and it has boosted my measly little six hundred and seventy follower number on there to like almost 800 and like. I Don't Understand gjfjfhdsg

Edit Hey what the Hell. Don't blow up on TWO platforms that's Illegal. Stop It