#or i'll go nuts. you know?

[rolandkaros]

Seeing Mirra win a WTA1000 at the age of 17 is wild...because from what I read about Karo, she just started her puberty growth spurt at that age. Fate is really different for everyone.

im so sorryyyyy i meant to answer this and of course forgot the second the little notif when away

i always feel weird about athletes & age tbh. karo didn't even really have a junior career at all (i think in part from the growth spurt and subsequent injuries) so comparing her to mirra, who...in a way also kind of hasn't had a true junior career (in the sense that she's already playing on the main tour and has been for the past year and change) is quite jarring. in a lot of ways they're kind of on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of career expectations.

but i also worry for mirra in a lot of ways that i wouldn't worry for karo, because starting young doesn't always mean extra years. there are plenty of athletes who physically can't take the load as they get older and end up getting tons of injuries late on or retiring early because their body can't handle the mileage. karo's career has been so stop-start & generally hampered by injuries that i actually think she's much better at load-management than other players her age & younger.

and plenty of players do peak later, even with slow starts and injury problems, e.g. jess pegula who had a couple of big injuries early in her career (1.5 years off for a knee injury, then hip surgery, and i think a shoulder as well but i couldn't find confirmation of that one) and is now playing arguably the best tennis of her life at 31. so i don't really get too hung up on age and success because i think it was clear from pretty early on that karo wasn't going to be a teenage sensation (which is fine lol). and we've seen that early success ≠ extended success.

and i also feel like we really don't emphasize enough how wild mirra's success is. like crazy and unusual and hasn't happened in....i think they said 18 years??? so even her career compared to some like iga or coco, who are both still very young and very successful for their age, is pretty spectacular if you look at what they were doing at age 17.

my point generally being...i don't know if fate has favored mirra. i hope it has, because i'd always rather watch a success story than a burnout. but i honestly don't think i'd sacrifice where karo seems to be at mentally with the sport just to have that kind of early success. i think the way she approaches it, with less expectations and mostly just playing her own game and "we'll see what happens," is a really good place to be. but then again, i don't think many people would choose an injury-riddled career just because it might give them a better life perspective.

so idk. madi keys ao gave me new light. i talk a lot about fate and destiny and being cursed but i think there is a part of me that will believe through everything until the moment she retires that she will get her flowers one day.

(side note on mirra and height...that girl is not 5'9 someone needs to update her stats lol)

[marc--chilton]

i think hoffstrahm is like. THE funniest saw ship. one is fucking insane and the other is a serial killer

[demaparbat-hp]

Almost

[wanderingibon]

the viago-crow rook dynamic makes me crazy i fear!!! the found family!!!! the layers!!! the care of it all!!!! the 'i am afraid of losing my protégé who I've come to regard as family but I don't exactly know how to convey that so I have to be stern toward them, remind them not to abandon their contract, so they aren't eaten up by the antivan crows like I know the organization can do and has done time and time again' i am literally rambling rn but i could write a whole essay i fear

[whosname]

[Id. Ink and alcohol marker drawing of Ginpachi Sensei looking unimpressed in front of the blackboard with his arms crossed. He's saying "Somehow, Gintama made it into the 2024 Tumblr anime/manga list." End Id.]

These results could've been a Ginpachi Sensei segment.

[worthyheir]

Sunday sneaky promo time. Maybe I've promoted these ones before. Maybe they're all new additions to my promo roster. All worth following xoxo

[pynkhues]

What confuses me the most when it comes to these femme/masc discussions is that these poeple act like the majority of fanarts, fanfics, even analyses, don't characterize lestat as the masc one.

He is predominantly the top (and even though they are CANONICALLY vers, bottom lestat is very much unpopular), he is drawn taller, bigger, more mascular than Sam actually is. He is also usually "the husband" , "the father", and I would say that even the fact that he is seen as less vulnerable plays into that trope. Of course Louis being seen as the total opposite.

It is disingenuous to act like your opinion will take away all of those popular interpretations or that you have taken away all Louis' feminine traits by doing your own research behind some fan readings. And the fact is that many of them are based on modern standards of what it means to be masculine/feminine,on the way poeple see gay men as more feminine by default or are simply already largely accepted by the fandom.

As you've said already, neither of them are exclusively masc or femme! And at the end of the day caring more about a fictional character than about the fact that there is a real person behind the screen you are calling names or making negative assumptions about is weird. Especially when that person has been open to fair and real discussions from the beginning.

Sorry for the ask being so long but the way some people act on the internet without any care or consideration really bothers me. Hope you had a good day despite all of this!

I hope you don't mind me grouping all your asks together like this, because I really appreciate you all being so supportive and engaged with the discussion, and think you do bring up some different and interesting points, most of which I agree with, some I don't necesarily (in particular, I wouldn't say Louis' just Jacob once he's stopped performing masculinity, but I appreciate too that there are some mannerisms there that do feel more informed by Jacob's own movements/experiences than in other periods of Louis' life), but I feel like I've said all I really want to say about it at this point.

So! Links! Because yeah, I've been pretty baffled by people being so vitriolic about different interpretations of the dynamic, given masc!Lestat x fem!Louis is far and away the most popular interpretation, which I talked about a while ago here, and I do tend to see it as an exercise in trying to control the fandom and iterations of Louis' character that may appear in fandom spaces, which I talked about here and here along with the pervasiveness of gender essentialism in these conversations (although I guess they finally did respond directly and off anon lol). I know a lot of you are responding specifically to this post, but the fashion and nails I talk about here, and - - yeah. I think I'm just going to leave it there for now, if that's okay?

Thank you all though for these thoughtful asks, they were really interesting to read (and honestly, it's nice to feel some resonance in both directions), and I'm grateful for the flurry of support after yesterday. I'm fine though (yoga helped, haha), and I'm really just ready to move on from it honestly. Hopefully that cohort did just block me, as they tagged they would, and we can enjoy our own spaces in the fandom playground. :-)

[stingsbf]

he's so… *starts barking*

[david-watts]

oh boy. genuinely think I am reaching a point

[niuxita21]

Not gonna lie, this whole "ALL Western lesbian representayshun is bad, Thai GLs are the only thing worth watching" disk horse that's been coming out is starting to feel... kinda bandwagon-y in a way that makes me a bit uncomfy on behalf of Thailand. I mean don't get me wrong, it's unquestionably true that a lot of English-language lesbian representation is not good. I just saw a tweet that listed like 5 US shows as "the only f/f wins" in the history of Western media and I'm like bruh???? To this day, my favourite f/f storyline is still Flor and Jazmín from Las Estrellas, an Argentine telenovela. That was IMO a masterclass in how to write a GOOD slow burn between 2 women avoiding every single one of the damaging cliches, with no men in the middle or dead lesbians. Argentina in general has some great lesbian representation. The YT algorithm also recently put me in touch with a storyline from a Colombian show from a couple of years ago. The writing was pretty rudimentary but, overall, no damaging clichés or dead lesbians. There is also the ship from that Mexican show that people never seem to get over. And while Spanish shows have a LOT to atone for all the atrocities they've pulled in their period dramas, they do OK with their modern-day stuff. I can vouch for 2 different shows, at least.

So yeah, while Thai shows are certainly pioneers in terms of quantity and centering an entire show on the love story between 2 women (in Western media that's only true of MSH2 because FirstKill got cancelled (but hey, that refutes the melodramatic "Netflix hates lesbians!!11!1" that also drives me nuts)), and there are bunch of things that I have yet to see in Western f/f storylines wrt tropes or the tone of the romances, saying categorically that ALL Western lesbian representation is bad is an inaccurate generalization and evidences a clearly US-centric perspective, and it's disrespectful to non-English, non-US shows that have really earned the right to be referenced as examples of what good f/f storylines should aspire to. But oh well, what can you expect from fandom.

[ann-chovi]

Dropped my tablet pen and broke the nib off. ....with half of it perma stuck in the pen. :'D so I can't finish the next page on my work breaks.

Mari does not approve of being made to wait longer to get to the next chapter.

[medicinemane]

Honestly a lot of the time, it's not even about people having to agree with me, it's about needing to know that they actually heard and listened to what I had to say even if it didn't persuade them

Just... some basic indication that there's enough respect to give a shit about what I said, and also to make sure that they disagree because they actually disagree and not cause they just didn't bother listening

It's all I really ask

[foreverchangingfandomsao3]

WIP Game

Thanks @shortcuts-make-long-delays @codythecheshirecat @anaclastic-azurite and @forloveofcodywan for tagging me! Sorry it's taken so long to do this!

Rules: In a new post, post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it!

Pirates Codywan (ch2)

Kickass Cody part 5

Whump Time™

Losing his mind 9

TPM Cane part 2

Jabiim ouchies for Chase

Codywan Hair Trimming 5+1

Take care of Kenobi

Opera Singer Cody, Pianist Obi-Wan cafe

Mandalorian Cody, Jedi Obi-Wan

EOWK 2&3

Barrister Obi 8

Model Codywan

Author and Muse - kiss already

Professor 2 - the motorbike

Professor 3 - changing office

Professor 4 - only one bed

Learning to trust again - vgkej sequel

Silent no more - jou sequel

Cody and rope equals fun time

Vampire for Ben

Vampire framed for murder

I think I got all of them 😅

I'm tagging, no pressure at all, @happybean17, @mcu-supersoldiers, @aquaticflames, @soap-brain, @snowywinterevenings, @crownprincecody, @howdidthisevenhappenanyway, @meantforinfinitesadness, @afoundling, @jedishadowolf, @kcrabb88, @tired-bshocked, @charrhylis, and @frostbitebakery

[pynkhues]

Sophie, have you watched Nosferatu, yet? The topic of gothic heroines resurfaced and with it the comparison of Loustat to Orlok and Ellen. would love to read a meta/review from you of it wrt IWTV.

I haven't yet, anon! It's been a pretty hectic start to the year with my sister and nephews staying with me, so I haven't made it to the cinema this week (hoping to get there on Tuesday, although I might be wrangled into taking the boys to see Sonic 3 instead of getting to see literally anything else, haha). I was wondering this morning if something had happened with the gothic heroine interpretation though because my Byronic hero post has been getting a lot of attention in the last 24 hours. I'll try and see Nosferatu soon though - I'm seeing a lot about it, and I have a few friends who are actually gothic horror authors and they've all hated it, which has actually made me extra curious, haha.

[egginfroggin]

I don't mean to sound complainy, but one of my pet peeves is when ads, books, or what-have you talk about diabetes being a reversible condition and utterly refuse to specify what kind of diabetes they're talking about.

For those who may not know (and I don't blame you, diabetes is a very complex issue):

Type 1 diabetes is a condition that results from the body attacking itself by specifically destroying insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. These cells, the islets of Langerhans, do not regenerate or divide, and are permanently gone when they die. Type 1 diabetes cannot be reversed, only treated.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition wherein the body does not metabolize carbohydrates, insulin, or glucagon (a hormone produced and stored in the liver; raises blood sugar when released) properly, causing a rise in blood sugar. It may involve insulin resistance or overutilization of glucagon, among other things. In some cases, type 2 diabetes can be reversed, usually through diet and exercise (however, this is not a certain outcome, and some people may need medication).

To summarize:

Type 1 diabetes: body does not produce enough insulin. Permanent condition. Symptoms managed.

Type 2 diabetes: body does not utilize insulin or carbohydrates properly. May be reversed. Often treated with diet and exercise, in addition to medication, if patient is overweight.

Needless to say, that is a very distinct difference! One may even say crucial! After all, they are two conditions that have similar outcomes, but very different causes.

You do not tell a type 1 diabetic, "oh just exercise and eat better, it'll fix it," because, I am so sorry to disappoint, we do not know pancreatic necromancy. If we did, well, then, type 1 wouldn't be an issue, now would it?

I feel like it really isn't hard to put in the two words, "type 2," before "diabetes" in your advertisement or book, yet I keep seeing it. Yes, I know that most diabetics have type 2, but still -- is it really so hard?

(Yes I'm bitter. Back in my wee days of diabetes, when I was still using syringes and lamenting the sheer number of carbs in cake, I was severely disappointed upon finding that the majority of sources claiming that diabetes wasn't permanent were referring to the type that I specifically did not have. Very disappointed. Rub it in, why don't you.)

So, yes, please specify! It could very much save an already-stressed child, teenager, or even an adult (as type 1 can surface in adults as well) a good two hours of fuming and lamenting their lot in life.

Also you'll have fewer enemies with needles at their disposal.

[luminous-faerie]

if i had one wish it would be for all food packaging to tell me EXACTLY what is in said food. none of the 'may contain' or 'made in a factory that produces xyz' nonsense. you will tell me exactly what the food contains so i know that it isn't going to kill me