#question stuff

[thrumbolt]

7, 19, 20 for salty ask!

7. Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now? Nesta and Cassian. They were my favorite thing in book 3 and then book 5 came along and well, you know how it went. Generally Cassian. He was my favorite IC member and now he just annoys me. Sigh.

19. What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom? That some people take these books so damn serious. All the discourse about problematic this and abuse that, as if any of these characters were real. Also how it all leads to the hate messages and fighting and drama because someone likes the wrong characters or depicts them wrong or whatever. It's all so damn stupid.

20. What is the purest ship in the fandom? Tamcien. Some people might disagree because of all the angst from book 2 onward, and sure, but especially if you go to pre-book 1 I feel it's very pure. Just two boys who lost everything taking care of each other. ;_;

[limetarte]

I think shifting in a way to use the universe, in a manipulation and abusive way is wrong. Shifting to change appearances to one that fits this reality’s beauty standards, for example, I believe it’s wrong, instead of addressing your internalized systems (the oppressive systems) and accepting not just your appearance, but also the appearance of others, you’re using the universe to shift in a reality where you fit this reality’s beauty standards on purpose while keeping those oppressive beauty standards. And find that super wrong, and have to call it out because who else will? especially considering the fact that from what know the universe can’t defend themselves against such stuff and even if it had the power to, it couldn’t really, other people would have to call it out. Shifting to an exploitative reality for the sake of exploitation is also super wrong, for example, shifting to be rich in a capitalist world. Like y’all should really question your internalized oppressive beliefs instead of accepting them and shifting to a different reality to fulfill them. Do y’all see now why it’s fucking wrong? /rh

Also it’s ignoring morals and ethics and anti intellectualism that make people defend their wrongdoings by saying “this entity is unbiased, and it’s neutral”. Stop, it’s not true, it’s impossible to be unbiased and almost no moral thing is neutral. The ones who say this, really just say this to get away with doing wrong.

And both make [..] super angry and that’s valid.

[kimabutch]

One of my favourite questions for figuring out a character’s motivations is which qualities they most fear being assigned to them. Are they afraid (consciously or unconsciously) of being seen as stupid? Ungrateful? Weak? Incompetent? Lazy? Cowardly? Intimidating? Like they actually care? etc.

It’s such a fun way to explore into who they are, why they do what they do, what they don’t do out of fear, and how they might be affected by the events of the story. And I love when characters have negative motivations—trying to avoid something (in this case, being seen a particular way) as much as they’re trying to achieve a goal.

[incognitopolls]

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[bookwyrminspiration]

every time I think about my gender I get confused so I simply stopped thinking about it. it is not my problem

[wardensantoineandevka]

is that piece of media actually bad, or is it just not following the blueprint you projected onto it? is that work actually not good, or are you just demanding something from it that is absolutely antithetical to its themes, genre, tone, and narrative goal? is that story actually poorly written, or do you just dislike that it is not the specific things you wanted from it that it never set out to be, never was, and never is going to become? is it actually bad, or is it actually well-executed and you just dislike the story it chose to be because it isn't catering to your specific desires and expectations?

[malowisp]

Do you ever just ?

[angelofdumpsterfires]

how i feel about all the changes in s3

[kenvamp]

Uhm. Hello hermit nation🫣

[ciderjacks]

dwarven brew

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[urxdadd]

[thrumbolt]

5 for the ask game?

Alright you two!

5. Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you? The fandom tried hard to ruin Nyxlin for me, but didn't quite manage to accomplish it (still one of my favorite Tamlin ships). Maybe Elriel? I thought they were kind of cute together at first and didn't mind either Elriel or Elucien. But so many Elriel fans were so anti Lucien and anti Tamlin it really made me keep a distance (same with Feysand tbh. I never was a huge fan in the first place, but now it's like...ugh no thank you).

6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated? Hmmm, maybe Azris? Hate is a strong word as I never hated the ship in the first place, I just was super 'why though?' about it. But @elleybug's amazing art really did a lot to sell me on it. At this point I will be so upset when SJM will make Eris inevitably straight. Sigh.

[sojatoals]

i've always wished that this show explored more of house in his pre-house md era because of scenes like these. on one hand, we get crumbs of how house was like from stacey's perspective...

... whereas on the other side of the spectrum, we get this from wilson:

[arizonatea-and-nikolatesla]

When I mention I’m writing a novel and someone asks how far along I am but I haven’t actually written anything- just made my fun lil characters and made random plot points that don’t connect yet

[incognitopolls]

This isn't asking if you're out or if you discuss your identity– more like if you were at the grocery store, would someone shopping nearby be able to tell you're queer without you saying so?

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[ministarfruit]

look alive, 2025! femslash february prompt list drop, hot and fresh from the oven. sorry it's late everybody but we are yuri-ing out this year again don't worry ✌️

full prompt list under the cut!

FEMSLASH FEBRUARY 2025 (THEME: CHECKLIST)

I want you to:

See me

Heal me

Kiss me

Hate me

Kill me

Love me

Hold me

Leave me

Feed me

Trust me

Be me

Find me

Treat me

Save me

Please:

Forget me

Ruin me

Marry me

Remember me

Sing with me

Dance with me

Bring me to life

Trick me

Fight me

Understand me

Lie to me

Sit with me

Be here for me

Be mine

For anyone clicking into this who is not aware, Femslash February is a month of creating content of women loving women! Anything can be made for any day and there are no restrictions as long as it's sapphic. Please make sure to tag warnings and R18 content appropriately. That's all! Thank you! See you February!