#queer classic lit ship bracket

[sorrel-scribbles]

@the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever I promised you a dickxperry real masterpost as propaganda and now you're getting it

Disclaimer: I DO NOT SHIP THIS (they're murderers and it's kind of RPF), only find it very textually interesting. Also, I know it's considered nonfiction, but I've read In Cold Blood and read up on the controversy surround it, and in my opinion it should really be considered fiction. Everything I say about them from this point onward reflects Capote-canon and is not necessarily reflective of actual events. Here's the ask where I elaborated slightly on considering it fiction but feel free to ask for more context I know too much about this book.

Propaganda/Evidence below the cut (all page numbers are in reference to my eddition of ICB)

Perry canonically admitted to being attracted to Dick: "Dick's literalness, his pragmatic approach to every subject, was the primary reason Perry had been so attracted to him, for it made Dick seem, compared to himself, so authentically tough, invulnerable, 'totally masculine.'" (p. 16)

They are described as "[like] two dues setting off on a double date", and considering Capote was gay himself, this feels like subtext to me.

Dick describes becoming friends with Perry like this: "he had proceeded to woo Perry, flatter him." (p. 55)

They call each other pet names. Many examples, but "Sure, honey. I'm with you all the way" (Dick to Perry, p. 100) and "Welcome home honey" (Dick to Perry when he gets out of the hospital, p. 320) make me scream extra loud.

Someone once gifted Perry basically nudes of Dick: "The sketchbook, which Otto gave perry as a parting gift, contained several drawings of Dick--'nude studies'" (p. 119)

That time Perry freaks the heck out because he think's Dick's been arrested, and when he finds out they haven't he calls Dick's voice "like an injection of some potent narcotic" and then they go to dinner together and Dick calls him "honey" again (p. 194-196)

That time Perry admitted to quadruple homicide to save Dick from it (he claims it was for the benefit of Dick's family but LITERALLY WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT! A lot of actual serial killer couples won't try to take the blame for each other) (p. 255)

Perry constantly thinks about Dick while in jail and writes about it in his diary, describing him as "virile." (p. 259)

Writes that "all preparations must include [Dick]" in his escape plan. (p. 265)

That time some other guys in the prison with them are talking about wanting to have sex with Perry and Dick implies agreement "'[Andy] says he'd like to squeeze Perry a little. I don't blame him'...Hickock chuckled ruefully [and] shrugged." (p. 334)

TLDR: Truman Capote was insane for this book, to say nothing of how he also kinda sorta developed hybristophilia while working with Perry on this book. I hope this breaks you as much as it broke me 😋

[sorrel-scribbles]

I have not yet read War and Peace (hopefully my plan for this summer), so the arbitrary idea of Tzar Alexander and Napoleon as a couple is actually the funniest thing ever. The real ones would have killed each other on the spot if they had the chance.

round 1, part a

[gayest-classiclit]

ok so i have an idea, hope this doesn't flop

do you know a classic lit character that is so heterosexual that they seem fruity?

welcome to the suspiciously straight classic lit bracket - every concept has its opposite yk

submission rules:

be nice and don't bash people's dudes :(

don't spam the same character please! i'd gladly take several different ones that's much more helpful

there aren't a lot of them i'm assuming (or at least i can think of like 4) so i may as well put everyone in the bracket

we're hoping to get to a bracket of 16 at least, but if we get to 32 that's stellar

submissions close 20th may

now here's the form, have a great gay day

(i'm also taking suggestions on what to change my url to since it won't fit anymore)

[the-gay-disney-games]

Ok I’ve decided I’m gonna hop on the tournament bandwagon so here I go!

Hello, and welcome to The Gay Disney Games, where we pit creations of the homophobic company against each other to see who gives off the most queer vibes. I’m planning to hold a few different tournaments over the summer, but the one I’m planning to start with is…

What is the most queer-coded Disney movie?

Rules:

It’s not just gay vibes! Anything under the lgbtq umbrella is good! (ie. Mulan being trans coded)

Only Disney and Pixar movies! So no Marvel or Star Wars or whatever else

No bigotry of any kind- especially homophobia, transphobia, or aphobia (this is an lgbtq tourney it’s an all or nothing deal)

Sequels and remakes are able to be submitted, but the spot will likely go to whichever movie in the franchise received the most submission

Beauty and the Beast (1991) is already in, since it’s what inspired me to make the tournament, so you don’t have to submit it!

Submissions Form

Tagging for exposure: @who-do-i-know-this-man @tnt-tourney @character-of-all-time @handsomestwomantournament @autismxadhdtournament @autismswagsummit @sea-animal-bracket @stem-sister-scuffle @mfshipbracket @fuckingstupidbracket @ultimate-word-tournament @ultimate-blorbo-bracket @tournament-winners-tournament @bestanimatedmovie @the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever @the-nobody-tournament @worlds-worst-dad-competition

and for good measure @tournamentdirectory

[rightous-int]

Keeping a promise to this post @the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever

[theluciferswar]

Do you have a favorite Lucifer ? Submit them !

Look, I know that I already have 2 tournaments in the works but why not start a 3rd one ?

- Don't submit real people

- No MCYT characters

- The tournament targets characters named Lucifers especially but they don't have to be a direct representation of the devil (Lucifer from Cinderella's animated movie can be submitted, Voland from the Master and Margarita can't)

- Characters with clearly Lucifer-adjacent names are allowed (you can submit Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle, for example)

- Submit as many characters as you want but only once each

- Propaganda's allowed but please avoid anti-propaganda

- Be kind to one another

The form's here and the submissions are open.

Could you please reblog this ? I feel like your followers could be interested and I need more submissions

@angelicswagsummit @demonicshowdown @red-black-aesthetic-bout @its-to-the-death @divorced-tournament @childr3ns-book-bracket @i-lived-bitch-beatdown @17-million-years-of-pining-poll @the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever @best-book-brotp

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

WE HAVE!!!! COME TO A CONSENSUS :DDDDD

sam/frodo from lord of the rings is the queer classic lit ship ever woo!!!

here's some other polls for you to do while the losers bracket is going on:

postfinal - samfrodo vs patrochilles

3rd place - dorian gays vs hamratio

and here's some prep for the losers bracket

recent admin update

questions for losers bracket prep

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

round 1, part a

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round 2, part c

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round 1, part c

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

WOO WOO LOSERS BRACKET OVER :DDDDD

(i couldn't find a good image of r, g and hamlet all together so this'll have to do)

anyways so rosencrantz/guildenstern/hamlet and also enjoltaire won the losers bracket hooray! whether this means they're the best classic lit ship off of the losers bracket or whether they're the biggest losers is up to you i suppose lmao

this does mean that this lot will go up against hamratio, fun

the hierarchy is as follows:

(patrochilles because they won postfinal main bracket)

sam/frodo, lord of the rings

ishmael/queequeg, moby dick

hamlet/horatio, hamlet

rosencrantz/guildenstern/hamlet, hamlet but also enjolras/grantaire, les miserables

olivia/violacesario, twelfth night

benedick/beatrice, much ado about nothing

raskolnikov/razumikhin, crime and punishment

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

some admin! while the finals are going on

just some quick prep before the losers bracket i suppose?

so first! whoever wins the tournament goes up against patrochilles because i blacklisted them and i knew they would win

however if patrochilles win the post-finals they aren't classic lit ship supreme ok. samfrodo or quishmael is

also because i felt they were robbed and by virtue of Is Lord of the Rings a Classic Anyway or Did Baz Just Need More Guys whoever wins the losers bracket goes up against hamratio. cool? cool :)

and from the prelims for the losers bracket, both benvolio/mercutio and benedick/beatrice are confirmed to be in! i'll sort out the rest in a bit i guess

[gayest-classiclit]

some admin really quick:

some bad things happened irl so now my anxiety's peaked up??? so it's been harder for me to do bracketing, and i've just. not been feeling great. at all tbh.

however, i did promise you brackets and you shall receive! so you have the mini-bracket here, and @the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever is going on rn. i share that one with my sibling so it might be more active? if that's helpful. it's hell there /affectionate

@best-bastille-song (also me) is also going to start. i don't know when because of this, but it's hopefully going to go on too!

unfortunately, the losers bracket for @les-mis-guy-supreme probably won't be on for a long time. it could have been sooner had everything rn not happened, but i don't think i can deal with that much? i'll try at least to get the bracket done for it :>

i'm really sorry if this inconveniences anyone, and i hope you all have a great day/night/whatever time it is for you <3