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So, I don't really do trans characters that much cause I'M not trans, and idk how to like. Do it. But occasionally I mess around with a trans Halt au, which has become my weirdest way to predict my period, because whenever I start thinking about the au a lot more than usual, I always start my period like a week later. Even my bf, who is trans, has started to pick up on it. If I start fact checking things with him more often than usual he always asks me if I'm on my period or not and it's so weird. It's so weird, lol. Trans AU Halt is more accurate than a period tracker

this is the funniest thing i’ve read all week i hope god sends a blessing your way

[iwanttobepersephone]

Lazy little doodle of how I've felt the last hour or so

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what if i was ranger Will and you were a rouge bandit and we got into a fist fight and we accidentally kissed, what then.

Wow anon where did you get the idea for that.... sound very cool... what if you were Ranger Will and I was a rouge bandit that got punched by you and then fell in love with you... wow...

Alright to explain, check out this post where @rangercorpstherapy was kind enough to mention me in a discussion about whether Will could ever remarry/find love again or not. TLDR yes he could and ideally I'd want to see him get a boyfriend.

Now, Flanagan sure as hell isn't writing that boyfriend, so I wrote that boyfriend.

On a vigilante-esque mission where Will is more disconnected from the corps and isn't fully following orders, he steals something important from a bandit camp. While leaving the camp though his luck runs out and he gets spotted. Luckily for him he is Will Treaty so he starts storming his way out with no major casualties, when he is about to escape though one last bandit stands in his way. Noticing the guy's unbalanced and nervous stance Will doesn't even slow down and throws a swift punch which is more than enough to knock the bandit over and makes his escape.

That bandit is Andre. The problem is Andre is very, very gay and has a thing for men stronger than him. That combined with the small glimpse he got of Will's handsome face is enough to leave him breathless. The breathless thing might also be from the punch idk.

Andre isn't in a good position in the bandit camp, he is a newcomer and got placed on guard duty because he was seen as the bottom of the barrel. Even though everyone else had an equal part in being unable to stop Will, Andre knows he will get a lot of shit for it especially so he decides to leave. And where to go better than after Will, who is not only Andre's type but also the strategically best option against the bandits who won't take kindly to him running off.

So, he follows after Will while the track is still hot. If it weren't for Andre immediately going after Will he would never be able to track him down and he still gets lost anyway. But even if it takes him days he manages to not fall too behind and eventually catches up with him. He gets hit, again, because Will can recognize him as one of the bandits. But Andre explains himself and they start travelling together.

I mentioned Will being more disconnected from the Corps on purpose because this sets up his and Andre's dynamic very well. Even though Andre wasn't very valued in his last group, he is a good fighter who can hold his own and he is a useful travelling companion to Will. Not only that, Andre doesn't care about laws and he is more than willing to get his hands dirty. He is a good man at heart but morality wise he is very much gray and while Will himself is doing questionable things, Andre indulges this side of him and allows Will to do some things without feeling as guilty about them.

Meanwhile, Andre has a genuinely good man at his side after years of having to work with scummy people, and he feels respected in their dynamic. He likes falling into the role of "the right hand man" around Will and his crush is just getting stronger and stronger.

At the end of whatever journey they've been on the two have gotten genuinely very close to one another and Will has developed some feelings for Andre in return. Their relationship isn't fully healthy though, Andre looks up to Will a lot and even though he wouldn't admit it Will enjoys feeling worshipped. Not only that, Andre also encourages some of Will's worst traits and Will lets Andre slip into the role of the follower without encouraging him to think for himself. Obviously these are things they slowly work out in the future (without getting rid of all of it because that's just boring lmao)

But the idea of a new relationship is scary to Will because of a lot of reasons so he stays quiet even though he can tell Andre likes him.

I have this small comic idea that explores themes of having a new partner/realizing you're queer with a hint of how being on the aro spectrum looks like and it's genuinely very dear to my heart. I'll finish it one day but I'm showing it so you can get a better idea of why their relationship works.

(YES THIS IS HOW ALL OF MY FIRST SKETCHES LOOK)

I'm not planning on doing anything with this story other than finishing the comic above since these are silly little scenarios I enjoy in my head and not that serious. But hey, if you've ever wanted Will to be more morally gray and for him to have a boyfriend, here is my story for that.

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Me, reading @rangercorpstherapy as if it's my daily cuppa tea with newspaper

Image id: a gif of kermit the frog sipping on a glass of deep orange coloured tea. The label of the teabag is visible and bears the lipton logo.

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Eh fuck it I’ll share some of my omegaverse thoughts so if my dear anons from @rangercorpstherapy or anyone else want to talk about an abo au!

So I think I really want to start with how I feel the dynamics would affect in universe relationships and motivations.

Personally I think that there would be a level of discrimination against omegas in araluen society, I’m specifically stating Araluen because I don’t think it’s fair to determine the rules for every other country, but anyway

Think misogyny, like women not being able to hold titles or land, not being able to have certain jobs, except in this au it’s Omegas who aren’t allowed the same things as alphas and betas are

I think in general alphas are larger and stronger than omegas or betas, more aggressive; they’re the protectors

Omegas are generally smaller, more agile; their strength is in their intelligence

Betas serve as a neutral ground, they’re not more “normal” or “useless” in comparison to alphas or omegas they play a role of filling in the gaps, an ability to mold themselves in what their environment needs

I’m thinking of these descriptions in like an evolutionary biology way not a societal way btw like biologically these are how the dynamics generally present

That being said, omegas are generally seen as needing to be protected and being too weak for certain roles because they are generally smaller, and usually the ones birthing children in comparison to the other dynamics

Now I’ll finally get into how this plays out in RA (I’ll mostly be sticking to main cast characters and book 1 story line so sorry if I leave out your favs-)

Will, Jenny, and Halt are Omegas

Horace, Cassandra, and Gilan are Alphas

Alyss and Pauline are Betas

Growing up, Will has a lot of ambitions for himself

He wants to be a knight like his father (or how he thinks his father was at this point)

Horace bullies him relentlessly because there’s no way an omega can be a knight, it’s not possible, Will’s too small, too weak, he needs to leave soldiering to the alphas

But Will isn’t deterred and come choosing day requests placement in the battle school

Sir Rodney denies him, as does Ulf the master of horses

An Omega training to be a knight? Unheard of!

But Halt offers Will an apprenticeship without hesitation

He’s been watching him for a while and the kid has ideal natural skills

But he’s also an omega

See the Ranger Corps actually prefers omega and beta members

In crowds they’re usually overlooked, they’re unassuming

And most dangerous for an opponent they’re underestimated

This makes them ideal for undercover missions, unseen/unheard movements, espionage, etc

There are exceptions, Gilan for example, is an alpha ranger

The rangers won’t turn someone away because of their dynamic, if they have the skills for the job then they’re in

This is already a long ass post so I think I’ll leave it here but I have a LOT more to say, I will probably do a part two with some thoughts on Horace’s time in battle school, Will meeting Gilan for the first time, and Halt’s relationship with Will and Gilan for sure plus whatever else I feel like adding on!

[artsysurvivor]

Thank you for the tag! For some reason I thought number 1 was the lie, but now I’m thinking it’s number 2, so.

But anyways, here's mine:

I've been to San Francisco once for a writing convention.

I've got into a stranger's car once...

I don't know how to swim.

Currently my favorite song is either THIS

OR a song called Strength of Will...

tagging: @rangerfairy @rangercorpstherapy @burnin0akleaves

Tag game! (because the last post was getting long)

if you're tagged, reblog with two truths and a lie, guess what prev's lie is and reblog with your current favourite song!

I was tagged by @juicingbeetles! I think the train one was the lie?

I was once bitten by a wild (non-venomous) snake

I was born in Germany

I was 17 days overdue

Tagging @stargazing-enby, @thanksveryga, and @artsysurvivor

[rangercorpstherapy]

Halt's an alcoholic, yes, but where's my smoker Crowley? Halt "where's my whiskey" O'Carrick and Crowley "I need a fucking cigarette" Meratyn

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[rangercorpstherapy]

hate to say it but Will has a flat ass (Source: Halt’s Peril chapter 21: “Is that a bony backside I see sticking up out of the grass by that black rock? I think it is.”)

NOT THE SOURCE CITATION

[rangercorpstherapy]

There is a post about ableism in the sorcerer/siege of Macindaw books. I'm not going to reply directly to the poster because I don't necessarily think they're wrong, but there's a bigger problem I want to touch on without derailing their post.

The post by @bronze-oakleaf Sorry, but John Flannagan isn't an ableist for describing disabled people as disfigured, Will is. John, although in his usual hit-and-miss style, goes out of his way to show us that the people Will and others are afraid of are not monsters. It's been a while since I read these books, but I can remember there being a few backstories and instances in which it's made clear that Malcolm’s people are just very normal people who have fun, interests and hobbies and love each other deeply.

Will's apprehension of disabled people is very clearly presented as a character flaw. John is a children's author and cannot go into depth about how monstrosity isn't physical but something that manifests in the soul a la Victor Hugo's Hunchback of the Notre Dame. Still, I don't think any child (at least I didn't) finished reading Sorcerer and Siege thinking that disabled people were any less deserving of respect and love than others and Will kinda had a point there in the beginning.

I think the only example of bigotry where there is a high chance of it reflecting John's real-life views is the way he characterises Romani and Sinti in that horrible short story. Without going into depth the key difference here is that not a single person in the story thinks that Alyss and Will are doing or thinking anything wrong. Nuance, even if it wasn't much, visible in Sorcerer and Siege is missing.

Now I have that out of the way, this post is actually about character flaws. I'm not trying to be smug by pulling the historical accuracy card, but honestly, Will's views of disabled people are one of the few ways John established the world of Ranger's Apprentice as a Medieval society. I don't know how to say this without sounding kind of like an asshole, but if you want to critique Ranger's Apprentice flaws you also have to apply the same critique to the characters within Ranger's Apprentice. Separating art from the artists in this case doesn't really work because the art exists within the context the artist created. I don't think we have to be overly critical of characters because otherwise we're bad people and not woke, but viewing your favourite characters as flawed makes them inherently more interesting. I think viewing Will as an enforcer of feudal oppression (cop), extremely privileged (has an education and can bear arms) and classist with a very obvious disdain for those who are below him (this man should be nicer to farmers who can't read) is way more interesting than a perfect boy who fell victim his author's bigoted world view. Will, and all Rangers tbh, think they're better than other people. Rangers are smart they aren't like the uneducated masses who think wizards are real and the devil will claim your soul if you sleep lying down. But are they really?

Will is confronted with the fact he is like everyone else. He's also afraid of the “dreadful caricatures of normal people”, but why? The treatment of disabled people in Medieval society was very complex, and without getting into the nitty gritty, most of the cultural feelings towards them weren't because they were 'just ugly' but relied heavily on superstition. Will might be educated, but he still grew up in a society where disabled people were viewed as cursed, their ailment a deserving divine punishment. Him not being confronted with his hypocrisy in these books is the true moral failing of John to be honest.

Now to my final statement: pleasepleaselpleasepleaseplae let the Ranger's Apprentice characters be bad people. Because they ARE. I guess this post was a very elaborate way of saying Will isn't an UWU soft boy but a grown man with hairy balls. So are Halt, Gilan, Horace, Crowley (I didn't forget the time you enslaved a man king) and Duncan (Truly truly sick a twisted individual for sitting back and doing nothing as his daughter was sold into slavery because 'We need everyone here'. That wasn't a convenient plot point so Halt could save the day but misogyny). This doesn't mean Will isn't/can't be trans (because he is) or Cralt isn't canon (it is) for the sake of historical accuracy. I just want to say that these characters are all very privileged and classist individuals with many flaws thanks to the society they were raised in, which makes them more interesting. Remember be gay AND do crime.

[rangercorpstherapy]

I wish there were more roleplayers in the fandom. Been searching for years, started when I was 14. I am now an adult. It's wild.

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[rangercorpstherapy]

We should assign the popular rangers apprentice blogs to characters im voting this blog is the crowley of the fandom because it deals with all our shit

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[rangercorpstherapy]

i genuinely hate going onto the rangersapprentice tag. no shade to anyone but ninety percent of the posts right now are completely empty of any creativity whatsoever. you have people posting the most godawful out-of-character headcanons, writing these looong essays on something that was incredibly obvious in the first place and didn't need an entire post dedicated to it or some mixture of the two. its so annoying. i get younger fans joined this year but some of these read like they were written by middle schoolers, come on.

this fandom used to be full of artists but most of them migrated away since their high effort posts would get the same amount of attention as someone saying some crap like "Headcanon: Halt is a total softie :) He likes pigeons" i dare people to go onto the profiles of well known RA artists and ask their opinions and you will see that i'm right.

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[rangercorpstherapy]

please Fandom I need someone to write a fiction where Horace is looking at someone halt just shot and says "i wonder what went throughtheir head in their last moments"

And halt says "probably an arrow"

please I will love you forever

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[rangercorpstherapy]

Everybody says (rightfully) Halt is woobified but nobody talks about how Will is, too, kinda. ○<○"

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