#otp: you're so beautifully human

[forbescaroline]

235 FAVORITE SHIPS OF ALL TIME (ranked by my followers) 125. matt donovan and rebekah mikaelson - the vampire diaries

[honeycreammilkshake]

Hi.... If you don't mind me asking, can I ask, what are your top 7 favorite media (can be books/ manga/ anime/movies/tv series) and your top 7 favorite ships (can be canon or non canon) from any media ? Why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this questions before......

omg i've been wanting to answer a question like this for such a long time, thank you so much for asking! (you can always ask me about anything <3)

it's hard to talk about why i love these without giving a few spoilers, so i hope you don't mind that.

1. Jujutsu Kaisen & Sukuita

I first got into JJK because of Sukuna edits, but I started reading it more seriously when I fell in love with Yuuji (one of the best protagonists ever!) and got really invested in more of the other characters (Nobara, Mai and Maki, Nanami, Shoko, Yuki, Hiromi, and Uraume being my favorites <3) as the story went on.

Although I'm generally not interested in a lot of action manga, I fell hard for JJK because there were just so many good things about it. An anime protagonist that actually cares about saving other people but is still kind of unhinged and comparatively weaker than a lot of his peers? Bodily possession and an ancient god of chaos obsessed with the unworthy brat he's trapped inside of?? Scary monsters and scarier humans who fight them off???

But if I'm being really honest, my main reason for loving JJK is almost completely Sukuita.

These two are my #1 otp and I'm rabidly obsessed with them (almost as much as they're obsessed with each other). I could go on forever about why I adore this ship, but to keep it simple, it's really because they're one of the most dynamic and overlooked protagonist/antagonist relationships I've ever seen.

As a ship, they really have it all: enemies to lovers, hero x villain, bound by fate, bodily possession, virtually soulmates, matching each other's freak, yin and yang, toxic divorced couple/possessive exes energy, incest (if you're into that), and even opposites attract.

I see them as an inseparable matched set that share basically the same soul and see through each other but they'll never fully understand or accept each other, and it's beautifully heartbreaking in every way.

I first started shipping them when I read a lot of different ship fics with Sukuna, but the only one I ever really got invested in was Sukuita. My favorite ship trope of all is enemies to lovers, so I couldn't really resist them, and overtime I just fell deeper and deeper. Now I personally can't ship them with anyone but each other, but there are still so many more amazing ships to be found in this fandom, though a lot of my JJK otps (Nobamai, Makimai, Nanahito, and Gojoken) aren't very popular.

2. BNHA & Togachako

I'm not going to lie... I'm really not very invested in BNHA as a series, but I'm totally devoted to some of the characters, mainly Himiko Toga. I love kawaii yandere villains so much, and Toga is my favorite autistic bi disaster girl. I also love Dabi (one of my very first anime crushes), Ochaco, Bakugo, Deku, Shoto, Mirko, Eri, Overhaul, Mina Ashido, Kuin Hachisuka, Beros, and Twice.

Some of the quirks are really cool so I always love when they explore the different kinds both heroes and villains can have, and I love all the amazing fight scenes where heroes and villains get to go all out using their quirks, but my #1 reason for watching BNHA is for these two.

My top otp in BNHA is Togachako, of course, because I adore doomed yuri, especially the hero x villain kind, and I will never stop crying over how these two deserved so much better.

I shipped them almost as soon as they first interacted. The chemistry between them was beautiful and I love how Toga went all out with her yandere-style flirting with Ochaco, saying she had the same scent as her, that she wanted to be like her, from the very start understanding so much of Ochaco's character, her need to be heroic and save as many lives as she could, like Deku wanted to. Toga sees a lot of similarities between Ochaco and herself, and I love a villain that obsessively connects to the hero they're always at odds with.

I especially went crazy during that scene from season 6 where Toga had Ochaco pinned down and started crying out "What are you going to do to me? Are you going to kill me, too?" There was so much feeling and pain inside of that scene, Toga coming to terms with how heroes kill villains (like they did to Twice) even though they're human too, and knowing she could be next.

Yet later on we see how Ochaco accepted Toga despite all the things Toga had done. Because she understands that Toga is more than just another monster. All her childhood, Toga had been forced to suppress her own nature, but there Ochaco is... loving her not even despite it, but because she finds Toga herself, as the person she is, the cutest girl in the world. Just what Toga always wanted to be to someone, loved for her real self.

That just... really got to me.

My second main BNHA ship is Toyasho, or Dabisho.

They hit all the good tropes: hero x villain, twisted family, reconnecting, and lots and lots of angst. It fascinated me how they went on two different paths after experiencing abuse from their father: Dabi craving vengeance and resenting the world around him while Shoto largely isolated himself from others and tried to be indifferent about things. Dabi indulged in being ruthless, depraved, and even sadistic while Shoto tried to be "frozen" both inside and outside, yet he was learning to slowly open up to others and have hope for forgiveness.

They share a lot in common - being arrogant, getting overly emotional, wanting to do things alone, their way. But overall they have two different perspectives and Shoto considers Dabi to be his "cross to bear" since Dabi is his brother.

They still try to reconnect with each other in their own ways, especially at the end, where Dabi does regret a lot of what he did to Shoto and Shoto forgives him by asking what his favorite food is.

Togachako and Dabisho are my main otps for this fandom, but I also really like Shigadeku, Bakudeku, Meilissa, Saimomo, Togatsuyu, Momokendo, and Miruhawks because they have amazing chemistry as well!

3. The Locked Tomb & Griddlehark + Harryanthe

I first read Gideon the Ninth about a year ago and fell in love with it. The series reminds me of those weird sci-fi fantasy paperbacks that I would find packing the shelves of thrift stores and old book stores, but even better because of all the toxic lesbian angst and unhinged necromantic freaks who are the most unreliable narrators.

I like the writing style, the worldbuilding, the scientific feel to all the different necromantic theorems, the House politics, the beautifully complex characters, and the strange humor.

I love Griddlehark for all the angst, the enemies to lovers, the sad "you're the only friend I ever had so don't forget me, I'll even sacrifice my own life for you" from Gideon's side and the desperate "don't leave me, I'll erase all my memories of you because I can't bear to let you die" from Harrow's side. When we're first introduced to Harrow, from Gideon's POV, we think she's a heartless monster only concerned with herself. But soon we learn Harrow is weighed down heavily by her burden to handle all Ninth House affairs largely on her own and also by the nature of her very birth. Harrow has a deeply romantic and tragic side that Gideon is the first to discover, proving all her previous assumptions about Harrow wrong, and Gideon also proves herself to be more loyal, dedicated, and caring than Harrow thought she was. And even though they started out hating each other, they become each other's first true friends and can never let go of each other.

I also adore Ianthe's (mostly) one-sided obsession with Harrow, the way she acts like she just wants to manipulate Harrow and break her heart but unintentionally caught feelings for her along the way. They can't stand each other but they're forced to rely on one another and it's perfect, especially when Harrow (reluctantly) starts to feel somewhat close to Ianthe overtime. They're opposites in many ways, but they are both driven by their overwhelming sense of ambition and by their deep love/obsession for the people closest to their hearts (Harrow for Gideon and Ianthe for Coronabeth).

Harrow is my favorite, and I love her dynamic with both Gideon and Ianthe, so I can't choose between either ship. They're my ot3 really, since I also enjoy Gideon/Kiriona's interactions with Ianthe and how they sort of warm up to each other because of how they first "connect" over Harrow.

I have a lot more ships in this series too, namely Alectostasia, Pyrrha x Wake, Jarpedon, Augustine/Mercymorn/God, John x Alecto, Halecto, Corona x Judith, and Corona x Ianthe.

4 . The Summer Hikaru Died & Yoshikaru

I am a BIG fan of eldritch monsters developing codependent and destructive relationships with the mortals they become fascinated by, and this manga delivered that amazingly.

I've been following this story obsessively for about a few months but it's quickly becoming one of my most favorite manga ever. The dynamic between "Hikaru" and Yoshiki is perfect — the way Yoshiki can't really reject "Hikaru" because he craves the closeness he used to have with his friend but overtime he starts caring deeply for whatever "Hikaru" actually is.... Everything about them is so beautiful and tragic, it hurts physically but I love it.

The art is gorgeous and fits wonderfully with the summery horror atmosphere, and I like that's it set in the rural country, since I don't see as much of that in manga or anime as I would like to.

It has some elements of mystery, some of horror, lots of the paranormal, and plenty of chemistry between the mcs, all of which makes it so interesting and unique.

Yoshikaru is my main otp but I also love Asako/Yuuki, because they're so cute together.

5. Alien Stage & Mizisua

This series ruins me. The music, the story, the emotion. All of it makes me feel way too much.

The character designs for the humans are so good but I particularly like the aliens because I want to know more about their cultures and how they ended up imprisoning humanity.

One of the most central themes of this story is longing: the longing for freedom, the longing for love and friendship, the longing for something to put all your faith in even during the darkest times. And for Mizi and Sua, they put all that longing, that faith and hope, into each other.

Despite the fact that they know only one of them can survive that first round, they still sing almost every verse together because they refuse to give the other one the edge. They want each other to survive, even if it comes at the loss of their own life, but they were also hopeful that both of them could have tied. But Sua understood that this was unlikely and she chose to sacrifice herself to keep Mizi alive.

During the song Mizi narrates how humanity has forgotten gods and religion, but Mizi still believes in something that transcends all her suffering and longing, and that is Sua — her god, her universe. Even in the final moments of their round, as their fates are being sealed, Mizi looks over to Sua and smiles at her, because despite everything she's still happy to be with Sua, to sing with her and not against her, to find comfort even at the end. But she's still shocked and horrified when Sua dies, especially because of the fact Sua died to protect her.

And Mizi was never able to get over Sua's death. It's why she lost composure during her round with Luka, who relentlessly used her undying feelings for Sua against her by singing far too romantically.

Mizisua is my main otp in this fandom but I also love Ivantill, Hyuluka, and Hyunamizi.

6. Kakegurui & Yumedari

Even though it's arguably not as intelligent or coherent in its matches as I first thought it would be, I love pretty much everything else about this series, both the live action and the anime. The craziness, the color schemes, the focus on exaggerated body movements, even how thrilling the gambling scenes can be. Not to mention so many amazing characters and shipping possibilities, and my personal favorite ship of this series is Yumeko and Midari.

They get a lot of hate for being a toxic ship, which they are, but what exactly in Kakegurui is safe or sane in any way?? These two have such an interesting and compelling dynamic and from the start Midari is impressed and obsessed with Yumeko. And despite Yumeko's intolerance for Midari, they have a lot in common.

They're both compulsive gamblers who don't care about winning money or social status when they play. They're both addicted to the thrill, really skilled, impulsive, and quite smart too.

What made me start shipping them was, of course, their match during episode 7. The way Yumeko so expertly predicts Midari's moves to prevent an outcome where either of them are actually shot, how Midari comes to understand more of who Yumeko is through their game, the fact that Yumeko knew that Midari wanted her to win and was angry enough about it to deny the other girl that outcome. Yumeko despises cheating to "win" instead of fully indulging in the thrill of the uncertainty, which is what she lives for, and if Midari had maybe not resorted to cheating, I think Yumeko would have more respect and even enjoyment for playing with Midari.

What also really interests me is how polar Yumeko's actions are with Midari. She screams that she hates Midari, she finds her pathetic, she can't stand to be around her. Yet she has this almost soft moment with Midari before they begin playing, if only to keep the other girl from harming Ryota.

Yumeko also grows more tolerant of Midari as the show goes on, but it's by no means warm or loving in any way. And I think that's what I like about them. They're so alike but will never fully "fit together" because of it. It will always end up with either Midari wanting Yumeko to be the one to cause her pain or death, while Yumeko hates any kind of predictable outcome or rigging of the game.

I also have a lot of other ships in this fandom, mainly Yumary, Kirisaya, Meariri, Ayadari, Riridari, Naodari, Ririsaya, and Yumemika.

7. Monster & Tenjoh

I don't even know where to start on this one, really.

I've known about the existence of this series for a while and even tried to start it, but all I could could get into initially was edits of Johan Liebert. I kept meaning to pick it up eventually, since I'd heard that it was one of the most popular seinen manga and that Johan was also one of the best manga/anime villains.

But only recently I have I started watching this series, and I don't know why I didn't sooner.

I cannot describe everything I love about this series without writing a whole other post, but to put it simply - it's extremely well-done and very thought-provoking. And as someone deeply interested in psychology and criminology, I found this to be a brilliant exploration of both. The characters are so well-developed, especially the twins and Tenma (who is honestly one of the most underrated protagonists I have seen) and though I was first off-put by the older animation style, I have actually come to like it a lot since it's very unique and suits the setting and atmosphere perfectly.

There are so many different layers and themes that I will never tire of trying to analyze them all, and there's especially a certain thrill to watching how all the pieces of the puzzle connect together, especially when we get an understanding of how Johan perfectly manipulates others so that they essentially follow the designs of their own downfall.

But one of the very few people to resist Johan's plots and to even come close to destroying him is Tenma.

Tenjoh is so fascinating, both as a ship and only as their canon interaction, because of how deeply personal and complex their relationship is.

Tenma saved Johan's life years ago, a choice that essentially ended his career for him and led to his life being significantly altered. When Johan returns, revealing himself to be the person responsible for so many deaths, Tenma feels guilty for "creating" the monster that Johan became. However, even though Johan kills everyone who knows about him, he spares Tenma as both a sign of respect for the doctor saving his life and because he wants to drive Tenma to kill him, therefore proving Tenma's ideals that every life has value wrong.

Not only is there something darkly poetic in Johan wanting the doctor who brought him back from the brink of death to be the one to kill him, it's also just as suiting that Tenma at first wants to be the one to kill Johan, feeling it was his burden to end the monster he'd "revived." But despite many opportunities given to him, even by Johan himself, to kill the evil mastermind, Tenma still couldn't do it.

I have so many thoughts on them and would love to write a meta about it someday, but all I can really say for now is they're quickly becoming one of my top ships ever.

[lordsigynofvanaheim]

A Rant

It irritates me how far the rp community has fallen. I officially joined Tumblr in 2011 the same year I started college and I remember it being a breath of fresh air. A place that I could be me without any judgement. I knew that it was like that for a lot of other people too. A home coming we never thought we needed. And then hate mail started getting big and gender biased started to pop up with a vengence. What type of person are you to exclude a whole gender from enteracting with your muse. 'I had a few bad experiences.' Okay and that makes it alright for you to assume everyone is going to add to those experiences. And it pisses me off to see wonderdully articulated replies to opens get rejected for a basic watered down version of "i love you lets fuck.". There are beautifully written characters that get kicked to the curb so you can collect multiple copies of the same otp. And for what? I get it everyone has a right to interact with who they please but lets just call it what it is.

⭐You only want to smut. (👌)

If thats all you want to do tag appropriately for your muses sexual preferences and keep it pushing. But to vilify another person's muse for not being what you want that is wrong. To try to claim you're selective but only seem to be selecting male rp partners is wrong. To make other people doubt their choice in muse or even themselves is wrong.

Roleplay isn't all about the sexual relationships. Its also about platonic relationships. Its about first meetings and last meething and everything inbetween. Its about getting to know another mun so well that it doesn't matter that you've never actually meet.

And it doesn't make it any better that a vast majority of the mun's are female and acting like this. How can you claim to be foward thinking, educated, understanding people but you can't seem to wrap your head around the fact other people feel too. Until people can be honest with what they want and show some common human decency the community is nevergoing to grow.

-Sigyn Mun Out

[incoherentwhore]

I see you're a Digimon fan, at least Adventure. Have any ships? Favorite characters? Fan digimon or their human partners?

(Warning: this is going to be a long-ass post because I finally get to talk about Digimon. I blame you for that)

Hello, hello! Why yes, I’m a Digimon fan. I don’t know if I can necessarily call myself part of the fandom though seeing as I have never watched anything but Digimon Adventure 1 and 2 (because I grew up watching those two). Recently I’ve started to familiarize myself with Digimon (meaning re-watching them all over again) to gear myself up before diving into Digimon Tri, hence the flood of Digimon stuff on my blog. 

Now, speaking of ships, ugh. The thing about Digimon Adventure is that I HAVE SO MANY PAIRINGS IT’S NOT EVEN FUNNY. Here’s the list:

Taichi x Sora (I will be forever bitter about the fact that Taiora is NOT canon. Taiora is a match made in fucking heaven, come on)

Taichi x Takeru (try to tell me that these two wouldn’t be compatible and I will LAUGH in your face. Takeru is the embodiment of ‘calm and collected’, so he can keep Taichi in check whenever he’s out of line, which let’s be real here, he often is. Taichi getting beyond excited to adopt a baby with Takeru. Takeru smiling lovingly. IT’S BEAUTIFUL)

Mimi x Yamato (HOW COULD THEY NOT MAKE THESE TWO CANON INSTEAD?! THESE TWO COULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN BEAUTIFULLY COMPATIBLE HAD ONLY THEY TRIED TO EXPLORE THIS PAIRING. I HONESTLY??? DON’T??? GET??? HOW??? THEY CHOSE??? TO??? PAIR YAMATO UP?? WITH??? SORA??? HOW DOES SORATO EVEN WORK????)

Yamato x Daisuke (I feel that pent-up sexual frustration is closely tied to these two)

Mimi x Jyou (I used to ship them when I was a kid, before I decided that Mimato would be much better. I still like the idea of them together though)

Mimi x Koushiro (I don’t exactly SHIP-SHIP them, but there was this one Koumi drabble that I stumbled across that was more than brilliantly done and since then, I kinda entertain the idea of these two together) 

Mimi x Miyako (hell fucking yeah. Gimme Miyako and Mimi being a disgustingly in-love couple just like Mimi’s parents)

Koushiro x Miyako (again, I don’t exactly ship-ship them, but I can see them ending up together. All that leaning over the other’s shoulder working on something together on a computer… yeah. Sexual tension everywhere)

Takeru x Hikari (let’s be real here. At one point in our lives we must have shipped them at least for a period of time. I still do, to some extent, but not as much as I used to when I was little)

Takeru x Catherine (think about it. Takeru has this charm basically oozing and spilling out all over the place, coupled that with his easy-going mien… the kind of character that would be a perfect match for someone of Catherine’s caliber and personality)   

Hikari x Daisuke (I feel that Hikari COULD easily fall in love with Daisuke if these two were explored. And Daisuke would be so good to her he practically would worship the very ground she walked on. They’d be one of those couples that was lovey-dovey and mushy, (yet steadfast and strong) all the time that it would get sickening at times. One of those ‘high school sweethearts’ that eventually would end up married and having a litter of kids)

Daisuke x Ken (”I know I felt it. That we’re partners. IchIjouji’s heartbeat… thump, thump, thump… I felt it inside me!” if you’re telling me that’s not gay then I don’t know what is)

Daisuke x Catherine (not even going to bother explaining this one because I know the pairing sounds illogical but, eh, whatever)

Ken x Miyako (do you have ANY idea how over the moon I was when the epilogue showed them married with three babies? I was only nine or so at the time, BUT I HAD BEEN SHIPPING THEM FOR A WHILE; I believe it was after that episode where Miyako decided to believe that Ken had changed for the better and for good. Whooo boy. One of my all-time OTPs, that’s for sure)

Iori x Takeru (I don’t ship these two as much as I ship Takeru and Taichi, but I can see these two work well)

Now that the shipping thing is out of the way, I’m bad at picking favorites. Especially favorite characters, because I like all of them. But I guess if I had to choose… maybe Ken? His character has always fascinated me ever since I was little (aside from his raging hotness; but the again, I find each one of those Chosen Children attractive, so). He has so many layers but at the same time he’s inherently and overall a good, loving, gentle and kind person. The way he treats Wormmon warms my heart (NOT when he’s the Digimon Kaiser, mind you. I neither condone, defend, nor romanticize his Digimon Kaiser persona. In fact, the Digimon Kaiser makes me sick. I’m talking about the pure Ken Ichijouji here). Basically I’m just a sucker for cinnamon rolls that are too good for this world, and Ken Ichijouji is one of them.

I have to say I don’t really understand your last question here. Did you mean my favorite pair of Digimon and their partner? Or my favorite Digimon that are assigned to human partners? Tell you what: I’ll give you answers to both possible questions (I FEEL LIKE TALKING ABOUT DIGIMON SO SUE ME)

Favorite pairs of Digimon and human partners:

Tentomon - Koushiro (the dynamic between these two is so endearing to me. Not to mention the way Tentomon calls Koushiro with the -han suffix)

Agumon - Taichi (classic goofballs of the group)

Patamon - Takeru (PATAMON AND TAKERU WAILING LIKE ACTUAL BABIES AND BEING SMOL BABIES TOGETHER IN  ADVENTURE 1 WILL NEVER BE NOT CUTE)

Tailmon - Hikari (a cat and a cat lover. What more do you need?)

Palmon - Mimi (so there were a couple of times when I felt that Mimi treated Palmon like crap, but I like the overall vibe these two give)

V-mon - Daisuke (I know that every Digimon has unending loyalty to their partner and vice versa, but the loyalty between these two is literally in-your-face fierce and I like that shit)

Wormmon - Ken (I COULD WATCH THESE TWO JUST DOING MUNDANE THINGS TOGETHER FOR DAYS ON END WITHOUT GETTING BORED)

Favorite Digimon with human partners:

Gomamon (kid’s got a dry sense of humor. Me likey. Plus, his attack is MARCHING FISHES. MARCHING MOTHERFUCKING FISHES. COLORFUL, MARCHING FISHES. IF THAT’S NOT CUTE THEN I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS)

Agumon (he eats like a pig. What’s not to love?)

Tentomon (the way he talks never fails to amuse me)

Palmon (MY SWEET CHILD WHO LOVES PRETTY THINGS AND LOOKING PRETTY)

Patamon (can I just take him home and mush his cheeks together?)

Armadimon (”Something something DAGYAAA” jeez. Can he be any more adorable?)

Wormmon (WHO DOESN’T WANT A DIGIMON WHO LOOKS AT YOU LIKE YOU CAN DO NOTHING WRONG? PLUS, I WOULDN’T MIND HIS CLINGINESS, LIKE, AT ALL. HE COULD NUZZLE UP TO ME WHENEVER HE SO PLEASED)

As for your last question about Miyako x Hikari, I don’t have a problem with that pairing. It’s just that I envision Miyako with Mimi more than with Hikari. 

[damnatiae-blog]

help i'm starting to ship mabekah. HELP SOS. SOMEONE —