#platonic and romantic ships save me

[oneforblu]

i just LOVE finding a ship that is built on such amazing writing, and you can see how the characters impact one another. romantic or platonic, being able to watch two characters grow closer in such beautifully intimate ways is one of the best parts of consuming media. you can see all the author's hard work pay off with each interaction. it's so beautiful. and all the people that create fanart, edits, fanfics, of these ships pay all the love forward. it's such a beautiful and fun way to appreciate media. there is nothing better than discovering a new ship and falling in love with the characters as a pair AND individuals.

[rueclfer]

i feel so strongly about denki and sero being each other's first kiss it actually drives me crazy to think about

-> definitely out of a "FUCK IT lets just get it over with im tired of feeling like a loser" and then they kiss for a lil and then blush and teehee and maybe do it again and now whenever they get drunk as adults they'll share a smooch or two :-)

[rufescentmoon]

Silly little WL au of mine,,,,

Against all odds, PICS stay together. Or, at least, the GGGs do - Impulse is the one to team with Gem and Joel. He leaves around Session 2.

It's episode 9. The final confrontation. They're all on red - most of the other teams have already fallen, aside from a few stragglers, and it's the GGGS vs Gem, Joel and Impulse ("GIJ", they've affectionately dubbed themselves, so their catchphrase could be "the gij's up!").

"Pearl," Gem pleads. "Please. Come with me! We can be Soup Group again! Well — plus Joel, but... Soup Group! Come on. Don't you remember Murder Camel? We can destroy those guys! Please. You don't need them. Let me save you." "Oh, Gem..." Pearl's eyes soften, as she strides forward, lowering her sword to cup Gem's cheek in her hand. The deer-hybrid leans into the wolf's touch. A deer trying to save a wolf. How pathetic. Gem gasps as she feels Pearl slot a sword between her ribs. The fawn looks up, horrified, her face almost betraying betrayal... though, that would be the wrong term, because betrayal required them being allies in the first place! They'd never been allies. Let alone friends. "You want to save me? Please. I don't need saving. I'm right where I want to be." Pearl was sick of people telling her who she should be with - what she should want, do, think, be. She knew exactly what she wanted. She wanted Cleo. She wanted Scott. And she wanted this deer to rot. She allowed Gem's corpse to fall to the ground with a cold smirk. Nothing but roadkill. Then, she stepped back to her real team, her real friends, her darling partners. Gem was an absolute idiot if she thought she'd betray them. Pearl gave Cleo a peck on her forehead above her forebrow's stitch, and kisses Scott's star-littered nose. Affectionately, Scott wiped the blood off her cheeks with his thumb, like she'd gotten a bit messy eating an ice cream cone and hadn't just killed a rogue roe. She giggled. "Guess the gig's up for the gijs," Pearl couldn't help but mock the dead doe, and Cleo rolled her eyes teasingly at her pun as the two mollycoddled. "The gijs are almost up. Now, come on," Cleo pulled Pearl's sword out of Gem's forgotten corpse while Scott and Pearl were peppering each other with nose-kisses like it was a competition — was it rude of them to be bill and cooing in front of Gem's dead body? Probably!— and offered the weapon to Pearl in the same way a queen might offer a knight back their blade. Once, Cleo might have hesitated to hand her a weapon, but not anymore. Running a blade through each other's backs now would be like running a blade through their own. "We've got an Impulse to catch."

[steampunk-raven]

aromantic paisley piper. yea 💚🤍🩶🖤

[beanghostprincess]

Saw this on twt and felt the sudden need to do it!!! It's pretty much obvious just seeing my account but here you go

[jackass-jones]

Shinjiham is cute when it’s romantic but tbh I think i vastly prefer the idea of them being best friends instead. Like, neither of them really saw it coming and weren’t really looking to get another best friend (Shinji has Akihiko, Kotone has Junpei and Yukari respectively) but it happens anyway. Kotone takes a liking to Shinji much faster than she does anyone else and I’d say a big reason is just the fact that he’s so reserved that it allows Kotone to do most of the talking while he just listens and they love this arrangement cuz Kotone doesn’t get to talk about her own interests very much. Though I think some of her needs to talk to Shinji stems from this insecurity that he isn’t happy in the group and she has this people pleasing problem and wants everyone to be happy so she makes a much bigger effort to talk to Shinji. And it’s very unfortunate because Shinji intentionally acts cold and distant because he doesn’t want to form any attachments because he wants to die soon, but aaaaaaaagh dammit this girl just keeps talking to him and being sweet and encouraging him to engage in his interests and share them with the others and he just can’t seem to say no when she’s got those damn puppy eyes. And Kotone is just able to get him out of his shell by being persistent but not in an overwhelming way, she’s very cheerful and supportive of him. And Shinji is able to offer her support by encouraging her to talk about herself and by making sure she’s taking care of herself. They just click really well and make such a positive dent in each other’s lives and it’s all about basic acts of kindness going a long way you know?

[teamhawkeye]

the greatest tragedy of Hero of Kvatch and Martin is how the HoK does everything in their power to keep Martin safe.

They go and save him from Kvatch, lead him to safety first to the Priory, then the Temple. They're the one going into the Oblivion gates and closing them. Performing espionage to uncover the cult trying to destroy the Septim line, bring Mehrunes to Tamriel, and destroy the world. Doing all the hard and dangerous things that would spell certain death for so many others in their place. They're the one that has to go into the Great Gate during the Siege of Bruma to recover the sigil stone, and then the one to enter Paradise and confront Mankar and end his reign of terror.

All of this to end the threat of Mehrunes and the Oblivion gates, meanwhile helping to keep Martin safe and ensure the last Septim ascends the throne and relights the Dragonfires. But in the end, all of it amounts to nothing. Mehrunes enters Tamriel, the barrier between it and Oblivion dissolved. And Martin is the only one who can avert it...at the cost of his life

Tamriel is saved in the end, yes. But at what tremendously painful and personal loss for the Hero of Kvatch

[queenbeedarling]

Guys.. I just spent the majority of my weekend binging The Villains of Valley View... not only was it cancelled on 2 seasons and a cliffhanger, it's also only got a little over 200 fics on ao3- which is great! But I'll probably have them read in a week. I also now have a new ship that I'll probably be hyperfixated on for a while...

I may need professional help, but I ain't got the money for that, so every person that ever listens to me in my life is promptly fucked.

[rosesradio]

Leobeth (Leo/Annabeth)

*elaboration in the tags is appreciated but please be respectful of others or you’ll be blocked, thank you!

[vv-ispy]

thinking about. ships

[360iris]

Feeling as though Rook is secondary to Neve? You shouldn’t, not really at least because Rook is irreplaceable for the same reasons people are holding animosity towards Neve.

‘Neve gets him without doing any of the hard work.’ Rook is the only person alive who could even be able to. That’s the whole point.

Saving Minrathous results in the Inner Demons quest never happening.

Meaning an unhealed Lucanis never makes peace with Spite.

Meaning he goes on to enter a relationship with a woman (to no fault of her own) who could never, and would never, force him to face his fears and give him the unyielding encouragement needed to live without compartmentalizing every important thing to ever happen to him.

Without Rook completing that quest— Lucanis remains chained down by his debilitating fear of disappointing Caterina, the shame of being made into an abomination against his will, the guilt of being the one who got off easier than Neve and the pain and anger Illario’s betrayal brought onto him.

“Thoughts live here. Ideas. Feelings.” Disappointment. Shame. Guilt. Betrayal. All of which Lucanis felt were too big, too messy to face.

Solavellan is Rookanis’ foil. Except Rook is if Lavellan had succeeded in persuading Solas to face his regrets.

And what was the crux of the replacement Fade prison Solas crafted for the Evanuris? It was a prison built on regret, and the only way to leave would be to face them. Which Ghilan’nan and Elgar’nan would never be able to do.

Spite says “Lucanis is here. Behind locked doors. I can’t break through.” But Rook can.

In his mind’s eye, Lucanis makes Caterina, Harding, Neve and Illario his jailers of negative emotions in a prison of his own creation.

And in all that inner turmoil, his idea of Illario says, “Rook, you’re too good to be here.”

Rook isn’t one of his jailers, not because they don’t matter enough compared to the others, but because Lucanis’ thoughts, ideas and feelings for Rook are too good.

Rook opens doors, they’re not a jailer who throws away the key. In Lucanis and Spite’s eyes, Rook is the key. They are a liberator, a hero, the only one he’ll listen to.

Love, understanding, the unwavering promise of companionship (platonic or romantic) despite the risk to themselves sets Lucanis free.

I’ve seen people who are disappointed in his storyline complain that it feels as though ‘Rook strong arms him into a committed relationship’ that he somehow ‘feels obligated to indulge’ and engage in as a result of saving Treviso. I believe these claims just end up ignoring the really good diamonds in the rough we’re given in terms of Rookanis relationship development.

A romanced!Lucanis gives way to lines like “I don’t know what Rook sees in me. I’m happy to just be around them.”

And paralleling scenes like when Caterina chastises a kneeling Illario with “A Dellamorte never kneels.” Only for Lucanis to later walk over to a post-Fade trapped Rook and literally kneel at their feet like they’re the only deity he cares to worship like this is Take Me To Church by Hozier.

And what is Rookanis as a ship, if not Rook teaching him it’s okay to assert himself, which leads to Lucanis reclaiming his humanity through an act of love? Just saying. Given time, and love, he turns into a Gomez Addams sort of romantic figure.

If Rook were associated as any feeling to Lucanis then they’d be love. Affection. A state of understanding. Purpose? Freedom?

Better yet, Rook could be determination. After all, Rook’s defining characteristic is that they ‘just can’t seem to quit’— in the face of the man they care about saying ‘give up on me, i’m damaged goods’ why wouldn’t they win him over in the end?

[axolartandfics]

“Yelena isn’t aroace in the MCU—“

WRONG! And just for that I’m making this whole movie into aromantic asexual propaganda!!

BOOM!

Boom! Aroace Yelena!

Boom! Demiromantic Walker!

Boom! Lithsexual/lithromantic Ava!

Boom! Aegoromantic/aegosexual Alexei!

Boom! Greysexual/greyromantic Bucky!

Boom! Cupioromantic Bob!

Boom! Asexual Mel!

Boom! Aromantic Valentina!

You’re welcome fellow aroaces 🥰

Seriously though, this movie is extremely resonating for me as a person on the aro/ace spectrum.

There is no romantic subplot, the movie doesn’t ship any of the characters with each other.

The Thunderbolts are all lost, hopeless, and lonely— and what connection gives them hope? The platonic love they form with each other. It isn’t romance. It is love, though, real love that is so important. The power of friendship saves the day, and from an aroace person who’s tired of seeing romance being the happy ending and fix for everything, that means so much.

Not all love is romantic, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t just as much a kind of love and just as capable of saving the universe <3

[oneforblu]

out of all the one piece ships zolu has really captured my heart. whether it's platonic or romantic, the two of them have such a fun and beautiful dynamic. it's so much fun to see them interact together in their silly scenes and it makes me so happy to see how devoted they are to each other. the captain and his swordsman, luffy and his first crew member, red and green, sunshine and his protector. i think zoro and luffy have something so special. ever since luffy saved zoro, these two have been so connected. i love how zoro isn’t afraid to tell luffy things to keep him on the right track, i love how luffy can make zoro smile, i love how they’ve grown together. i just love the two of them together so very much. they make me so happy!! i think they are so comforting! <3

[othertalearchive]

Othertale Masterpost

MISC:

The Tale Starts Here. (Appears to be an old animated comic.)

Forget Meme.

In watch order, according to superyoumna, but not chronological order:

Caring Short.

Before the Hack (part 1, animation.)

Experiment Short.

Comic then starts here.

IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER:

Experiment Short. (Before the events of Othertale or Undertale.)

Trailer. (Has some stuff from the moment Color absorbed the souls.)

In the Void, unclear when:

Brother & Sister.

Sneeze comic. (Dubious canon.)

Caring Short. (Possibly happens before or during the events of BtH pt1, uncertain.)

Need to be patient.

Not in the Void:

Before the Hack pt 1. (Animation.)

Before the Hack, 2. (Comic. Takes place after the animation.)

*What’s a Star? (Tagged ATH, appears to take place after BtH.)

DUBIOUS CANON: (must be drawn by superyoumna)

In a Relationship? (Color Spectrum Duo.)

The ‘-‘ Virus. (Color Spectrum Duo.)

A Sans Hazard page. / Another one.

Color, Cross & Epic (pt1). / Color, Cross, & Epic (pt2).

Uncle C.

The Stars (pt). / The Stars (pt 2).

Othertale meets Undertale Undyne.

A fake screenshot.

He is right there, right?

Color & Gaster meet Abyss. (In the Void!)

My Good Hotman. (Not canon at all, just here because of Mecha and Color interactions.)

COLOR SPECTRUM DUO/COLORKILLER: (by both superyoumna & rahafwabas.)

SAVE ME.

I won’t kill you.

“Where you go, I go” head ahh.

Something New Happened.

That Was a Real Pain in the Grass.

Killer trying to stab Abyss. / Almost killed Abyss.

Why not?

Nightmare destroying Colorkiller. / NM corrupting Color.

Meme.

Teach me to be a Good Person.

F3 Color Spectrum Duo.

E3 Color Spectrum Duo.

C2 Color Spectrum Duo.

Is Colorkiller canon? // Part 2. // Platonic Colorkiller is canon.

Stream Doodles.

Bruh <3~

Ship them.

Colorkiller ship kids.

Does Rahafwabas ship Killer with Sanses? / Does youmna ship CK?

More pain! <3

Another doodle. (Cross is here too.)

Color wouldn’t like it.

Killer leaves the Gang with Color.

The Killer on the somethingnew blog.

Killer’s new name?

Color & Nightmare.

another shipkid. // ship kid mentioned.

- 😏 👍

Killer & Color mention. // Part 2. // Part 3.

Color vs Killer & Murder & Error.

Further support for the ship.

Used for askblog?

Color & Killer as Finn & Jake.

Bromantic than romantic.

How they first met. (Is up to interpretation.)

Sitting with Cross.

Dividers here, here, and here.

{will be added on to.}

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

How do you feel about aromantic idia

As a headcanon? I love (jokingly) bullying Idia for being a socially awkward and sexually repressed otaku, but personally I also like the idea of him being aromantic. He doesn't like attention focused on him and generally seems to prefer fictional characters (ie his waifus/j) to interacting with real people. However, I think it goes deeper than just that. There's many lines in his Suitor Suit card that hint at Idia being repulsed by romance (even if you remove the context of him being kidnapped and forced to wed a ghost):

"There's no reasoning with people who lose their minds over every little infatuation. Like, just keep your head down and focus on school!" (He prioritizes other things, such as school and dismisses things like crushes.)

"I could never swear my eternal love. There's no such thing, and I'm nothing if not honest." (Here, he denies the existence of "eternal love".)

"Love is just chemicals in your brain. And people call that fate? They're all nuts, if you ask me." (He describes the feeling of love in a cold, scientific manner when this isn't something most people would think that deeply about.)

"Don't leave me. Stay with me forever. ...Oof, these emo lines are killing me. I'm gonna steer clear of proposals for the rest of my life." (He makes fun of typical romantic lines and then outright states he doesn't ever want to propose to anyone.)

"Do whatever you want with me. Just get it over with!" (Idia conveys distress and wanting to quickly be done with the kiss/general romantic circumstances.)

"If you want to talk romance, I'm your guy. I'm familiar with all the popular fan ships in video games and manga. You might even call me an expert." (He diverts the topic of real-life romances to his hobbies; aromantics, contrary to popular belief, can still enjoy romantic media without being attracted to or having limited attraction to real people themselves.)

Beyond his Suitor Suit lines, Idia has expressed upset at romantic love being viewed differently than platonic love. In 6-76, during his post-OB flashback, Idia shows off Ortho to Styx researchers, who are appalled by what he has done. "Wait... You built your late brother?! But that's wrong, Mr. Shroud!" they tell him. To that, Idia says, "So it's romantic when a hero rescues his ladylove from the Underworld, but when I do the same for my brother it's wrong?" He's frustrated that the story about Hercules diving into the Underworld to save Megara is praised, but him going that same extreme distance to revive his loved one--an act of platonic love--is denounced.

Idia is also consistently a character that has been shown to enjoy optimization and efficiency. He doesn't like anything that overcomplicates what can easily be done or made easier by machines. For someone like him, who was raised in isolation and has to bear the guilt of potentially dooming a future partner to the Shroud family curse, I think he'd just say "fuck it" at some point and decide it's ultimately not worth that hassle. It could read like a justification for him if others ask why he never looked into finding a spouse, S/O, etc. Like he'd tell them it isn't worth his time or something to get them off his back.

Of course, this is just my personal headcanon and you're free to agree or disagree with me on it! (I support all you Idia yumes and shippers out there 😉) Let's remember that we're all here to have fun and to not take these things too seriously.

[stardayzzing]

Icarus and Helios art?

[Icarus & Apollo doodles]

Okay OKAY hear me out beforr yall flip ship in any way shape or form

I've said this before but my depictions of greek gods/myths are NOT accurate and I have a lot of fun with them and change a LOT of stuff (such as Helios basically being Apollo's uncle and the basically adopting him bc that's definitely not accurate to the myths LMAO)

So my Icarus was a young adult (probably around like 19-21) in this version, and he was ofc infatuated with the sun when he took flight. Ifc the wax melted (the stuff in his back is actually burns and leftover wax!) But when Helios saw him fall he was curious and saved him from death, but in USUAL greek myth style, he did basically kidnap Icarus and never give him back to his father. But Icarus isn't horribly upset because Helios is the sun he was so desperate to fly too close to (and Helios is slightly surprised and unsettled by how content Icarus is with him)

They can be seen as platonic or romantic!! I will always be drawing them in some vaguley confusing manner, as is most greek art as well..