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[queenofthegayships]

Harry Potter Fandom

It's really unfortunate. Fandom has taken over fanfiction and not even filters can get rid of everything I don't want. My HP phases never last anymore because I can't find anything. This fandom used to be enjoyable. (Draco, Snape, Tom Riddle redemption/apologists. Drarry, Blairon, and Pansmione, fucking Tomarry??? Snarry??????? I just can't escape it) Seriously, what happened to canon ships in this fandom? Canon TIMELINE???? Same goes for the Marauders Era. That'd be fine but again, it's heavily Slytherin-centric with the ships. That being said I have no read opinions on the Marauders era, as im not in that fandom.

Disclaimer: This post is not an "anti-Slytherin, pro-Gryffindor" rant or a "hate the bad, love the good" argument. I fully acknowledge there are significant problems on the "good side" as well, particularly with characters like Dumbledore and the Weasleys. In fact, I enjoy plenty of Dumbledore-bashing and Weasley-bashing (Ron, Ginny, and Molly especially) fanfics myself. Hell, I've read and liked a few Drarry fics. While I��m guilty of rewriting canon in my own ways, I feel fandom has gone too far with glorifying Draco (and co) and reframing his character beyond recognition. It's not just fanfiction to the people I've run into, its fact. I'm risking my ass, just posting this. There are some violent fans in this fandom. I've been told to kms over my difference of opinion.

Lets start with Fandom and Draco Malfoy. (Also beef with Drarry. And Tom Riddle. And Severus Snape. While my HP phase may not be long enough to get into all of those, beware.)

Fandom’s opinion that Draco was abused

In what world? Where did you see that? Please, I beg you to tell me. Draco isn’t abused, he’s SPOILED. His parents loved him, perhaps too much. Fanfiction has this tendency to paint Lucius as a violently abusive, neglectful father, but where’s the evidence of that? Really, where? Would an abused boy, constantly mistreated, go around saying, “My father will hear about this!” if his father didn’t care?

In the books, Draco is spoiled beyond belief and shielded from real consequences. Lucius may be cold and calculating, but he is also incredibly protective of Draco, using his wealth and power to get him out of trouble. Lucius doesn’t just protect him, he caters to Draco’s every whim. A prime example? Lucius buys an entire Quidditch team a full set of the most expensive and current model brooms just to get Draco onto the team. This is not the behavior of an abusive father! It’s the behavior of someone who is going to make sure his child has everything they want, no matter the cost.

Even when the stakes are higher, Draco’s relationship with his parents remains one of indulgence, not abuse. In The Half-Blood Prince, Narcissa goes to extreme lengths to protect Draco, begging Snape to ensure he isn’t harmed by Voldemort’s mission should he fail. Even in the face of danger, the Malfoys’ priority is Draco’s safety and comfort. He’s still shielded from the real consequences of his actions.

Fandom’s Opinion That Draco Was Forced to Do the Things He Did

Fanfiction often reimagines Draco as a tragic figure, coerced into his actions by his family’s (especially his father’s) expectations, with the idea that he’s desperately trying to escape their influence. In this portrayal, Draco is depicted as someone forced to follow Voldemort’s orders, as though he has no control over his own actions. However, this view ignores the fact that Draco willingly accepts his family’s values and actively engages with the Dark Arts, even before Voldemort's return. From wishing death on Muggle-borns in The Chamber of Secrets, to laughing at the terror caused by Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup in The Goblet of Fire, to sneaking Death Eaters into Hogwarts in The Half-Blood Prince, Draco consistently makes choices that align with his family's beliefs, showing that he is complicit in the evil he witnesses and preserves.

Fandoms opinion of Draco's hesitation in Half Blood Prince

Fandom tends to take Draco's reluctance with Dumbledore as him questioning the morals of his family's side, but that's just not what was happening. Draco’s hesitation to kill Dumbledore isn’t about right and wrong, it’s about fear. Fear of what will happen to him and his family if he fails. Draco’s not worried about whether killing Dumbledore is wrong. He’s scared of the consequences if he messes up. He knows his family’s life depends on him, and if he doesn’t follow through, Voldemort will kill him and everyone he loves. His hesitation comes from that fear, not from any moral conflict. Besides, Draco knows Snape made that vow, giving him a fallback if he can’t do it. Not because he’s questioning the morality of it, but because he fears messing it up. It’s a case of him being protected from consequences, yet again.

Yes, I can understand some things

Draco was only 17 during Deathly Hallows. He was a sheltered, privileged child, never exposed to the harsh realities of the world outside his family’s wealth and power. His parents were in their 40s during this time and had been deeply involved in the First Wizarding War when they were much older than he was, likely in their 20s or early 30s. Draco, on the other hand, was still in his teens, and although his views might have aligned with the Death Eaters and Voldemort, actually carrying out those views, causing harm, being directly involved in violence, was an entirely different thing. Draco may have been raised to believe in these ideals, but putting them into action was something he was woefully unprepared for, and it showed in his hesitation.

That doesn't mean it changed him. He's not a victim, he was never forced. And there are plenty of other things I could get on about with him but this thing is long enough. Ok, so maybe he changed by time he had his kid, maybe let go of his prejudices (or maybe he's on a tighter leash because of the past, closely monitored). That does not automatically make him a good person. A better one? Yes. Good? No.

I get that this is FANDOM ok? There's GOTTA be some limit to it before it becomes separate from the books, this is nuts.

[devine-fem]

this ship isnt boring/bad, you guys don't get them like i do, i fear. if peter was a god, then wade would be his greatest disciple. if wade was an artist, then peter would be his muse. / Mario Puzo, The Godfather // it chooses you, miranda july // marcel proust // Terrance Hayes, The Same City // Eliza Crewe, Crushed // judas-redeemed // Mitski, I'm your man // u.k // Mitski, I'm your man // Richard Siken // Charlotte Eriksson Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself // u.k. // Noah Kahan You're Gonna Go Far // marilynne robinson, gilead

[sharkylad]

Thinking about the fact that Mabel and Dipper didn't know they had two great uncles.

Yeah they are 12 and at 12 I had a shotty understanding of my family tree- But really? Nobody brought up their great uncle? Stanley? Especially since they'll be staying with his twin brother, Stanford?

Shermie never went to Stan's fake funeral, which to me means the twos relationship was strained on some level. If Shermie is older that means his view of Stan was poisoned in some way, that even as kids they weren't close. If the Shermie is younger then he never even got to meet Stan and all he knew about him was how he failed his family. Hell, people probably barely mentioned Stanley TO Shermie.

The fact that Stan had become a black stain upon the Pines family name makes me so vividly upset. Stanley faked his death and the family just- seemingly decided to strike him from the record. To pretend he didn't existed to spare themselves the sadness and shame.

Stanford and Shermie Pines. The only children worth mentioning of Filbrick and Caryn Pines.

It was never Stanford that was lost to the world. It was Stanley, ever since he had to leave New Jersy- it was always him that had to be struck from the record. Change his name, change his state, change his affiliations, destroy the remains of ghost that was Stanley Pines. Kill him so the family doesn't bring him up, doesn't ask questions, stops asking "Stanford" about his twin.

I just keep thinking about the fact that since the day he made one single mistake all the way up until Ford walks out of that machine- Stanley Pines was killed and did not exist. And Stan himself had no one to blame, he had to play the part in his own demise- He is the only one who ever knew Stanley was alive and has been for decades.

He lives in the multitudes of every personality he's ever taken, all in the hope that he himself can stop being Stanley Pines.

[benevolenterrancy]

@princess-of-purple-prose your tag made me laugh ꉂ(ᵔ́▽ᵔ̀) who are you to try denying necromancy allegations, sqq??? obviously the effort to get along with the other protagonists is going great, keep up the good work!!

[lygma-nygma]

Being a batfam fan is funny because people will make a post like “here’s my headcanon-“ and it’s just something that’s directly canon to the story then post about major canon events and get everything wrong.

[randomalistic]

Wait you guys are actually buying Disney products I thought it was a joke

(READ TAGS FOR FULL CONTEXT Sorry it’s long dies

[usercelestial]

okay but literally what if buck and tommy end up together? like what if we get to see them moving in together or saying i love you for the first time or getting engaged or getting married? what if we get to see buck having a husband? literally what then...

[koiifsh]

i found a hatching brush finally yaaaaayyy also i turn 15 tomorrow

[gib-mir-gift]

one thing wwdits s6 3 alternate endings taught me is that NONE OF YALL watch movies. 'the usual suspects' and 'rosemarys baby' are incredible staples in cinema history. guise you are killing me

[burningcheese-merchant]

Wake up, BurningCheese/GoldenSpice babes, new poorly drawn blorbos just dropped

They look cooler in my head, I swear.

the images didn't show up the first time wtf lol

The kids are finally here, yay. I promised I'd show you them, and I finally stopped being an asshole and followed through. Almost got 200 followers and I'm very grateful for it - really, I'm nobody. I'm just some clown who says dumb stuff and makes dumb memes and writes cringey stories, and yet I convinced almost 200 people to tune in. Thank you all so much, users on here and anons in my inbox alike. As a token of appreciation, you can all endure my rambling about my OCs and witness a person in their early 20s draw like a 12 year old.

The boy is Pepper Jack (or Pepper Jack Cookie). He's the firstborn and older than his sister by a few years. He takes after his mother in a lot of ways, primarily in her appearance (save for nabbing his father's red eyes). He's incredibly bright (and a smartass lol), preferring to think his way out of conflict rather than fight his way out... not that he's above violence at all, if that glaive doesn't give it away lol. He harbors a deep sense of love and loyalty towards his family and his peoples, and carries the weight of his responsibilities and heritage with as much confidence and poise as he can muster. (There are/will be times where he stumbles, of course. He's not perfect. He struggles a lot more than he lets on, really. But he tries his best, for everyone's sake.)

The girl is Matar Paneer (or Matar Paneer Cookie). Again, she's the younger one by a few years. She was all but made in her father's image, save for inheriting her mother's eyes. She's a little firecracker: lively and fun-loving and stubborn as a mule. She doesn't ask "can I have/do this thing", she tells you "I'm going to have/do this thing". Golden is proud as anything to see her daughter be so greedy... until that greed comes into conflict with her and Spice's authority lol. But she's a good kid, despite being such a handful. She has an enormous heart and is not afraid to stand up for others/what's right, and she loves her parents and brother more than anything in the world. She might doubt her own capabilities, she might secretly fear that she's not strong enough to do what she needs to... but she keeps pushing anyway, because she'd honestly choose death over quitting.

Your eyes are not deceiving you, Pepper Jack's wings are blue lol. There's an actual reason for that. And that USO (Unidentified Sitting Object) in Matar Paneer's hair is a lotus (the cheese one in the GCK decor set lol). There's a reason for that, too. I thought it would be cool to give Jack a glaive and swap out the normal blade for that of a khopesh sword (glaives are not Egyptian, they only saw use in Asia and Europe, but I just HAD to give him a glaive), to add that Egyptian touch. Paneer's supposed to be wearing a pattu pavadai, it's a traditional Indian dress for young girls. It's a blouse plus a skirt. She's holding katar, Indian knives (Cilantro Cobra has them, too). And her hair's supposed to be in a low ponytail.

Merchant thinks that if they explain what their terrible drawings are supposed to convey, people will understand their intended vision and the pain will stop

I sat down and did research into both Egyptian and Hindu mythology for the sake of drawing inspiration for them both. I'll explain in detail in another post, but basically: both of them take after one Egyptian god and one Hindu god each. Golden takes after Ra and Spice takes after Shiva, so I figured I'd follow along that line.

Please flood my inbox with questions about them now. I've really been dying to talk about them for ages now. I've drafted extensive character sheets for them both, I even made up in-game descriptions for them lol. They're my little fankid blorbos and I love them :') I hope you all come to love them, too

(Also, I'm sorry they're on lined paper. I'm visiting family rn and that's the only paper my grandmother has in her house. I'd have to drive to a stationery to get printer paper and I'd really rather not drive in this particular country lol (shit roads, even shittier drivers). I'll doodle them on printer paper whenever somebody remembers to bring me some)

[celtrist]

I really want to see a more fucked up version of Charlie in canon. Like, okay, I am a die-hard for sweet bubbly girls in media. But I always see how some people make Charlie actually, oh I dunno... demonic? And it's so refreshing for her type of character. I could honestly see her having low empathy (and we kinda see this with how she handled Angel's situation or even Vaggie's nervousness about taking control on an activity). An exploration of that trait (if it was intended) would be interesting to see for a protagonist, especially when her main goal is about helping others. I would love to see her actually have a level of difficulty in understanding others' feelings from the other residents, sinners, and even her father.

But give her a fucked up side. Not a "she gets more power when she's angey uwu", but a "oh, she's a little fucked in the head". It would give so much to her character that she just doesn't have.

@/murmurmurena (don't wanna bother them so slash there we go) has some fun ideas with Charlie. I highly encourage people to check their stuff out! So many fun dark ideas with her character while also still keeping to her canon personality pretty well! Personally, I think Charlie being a bit more naive to her own messed up traits would work best but her also being aware of these traits can make for some interesting character for her.

THIS FIC, "A Game Between You and I". RIGHT HERE WITH THE FIRST CHAPTER. A bit of spoil for the fic here: but I love how they handled Charlie’s absolute ignorance as to why the idea of Russian roulette is horrifying to Angel Dust. It doesn't feel like her being intentionally malicious or aware that she's the odd man out here. This is also a pretty old fic going by only the pilot, but the point still stands that it was such a fun take for her character!

Charlie is one of my favorite characters in the show in part of the POTENTIAL she could have as being the most bubbly sweetheart character while also being the most messed up character in the show. I can't say I have strong confidence with the show's writing and fully expect them to stick with Charlie being the "nice girl but oh no, don't get her angry or she gets scarwy". Which isn't bad for a character mind you, there's just so much more potential to Charlie outside of that trope, especially when you get into the theories of her either being a doll, Roo's biological daughter, or what have you. And for the MAIN CHARACTER of the show, it would be not only interesting but also bring the spotlight back to her.

There's really no question that the side characters steal the show, particularly all the male characters. If I'm honest, Charlie does not feel like she gets a lot of love from the show itself when she's supposed to be the main character. She feels far more flat compared to the rest of the characters (again, the male cast in this "female-lead" show has more depth than most of the female cast currently. I wouldn't be pointing this tidbit concerning the genders of characters if it weren't for the fact Viv defended Helluva's lack of development with their female cast by saying "Hazbin is a female-lead show and Helluva is a male-lead" and Hazbin ended up with it not feeling female lead (to me) and the male cast just completely stealing the show. I don't normally care about gender stuff, especially since I do personally lean interest towards male characters. But using one show as a defense for poor development of the female characters, and then that show not really holding up with no very interesting well-developed feeling female characters irritates me. It's just very clear that these shows don't seem to care much about the female cast :/)

If you like how Charlie is written that's totally fine. PERSONALLY, I just think they're missing so much opportunity with her character by just making her the standard female character type. I honestly don't have a lot of faith they'll actually do something with Charlie's character though. She's a pretty static character in S1 being the same from start to end. Not changing or learning anything to create any development. What does the end of season Charlie do that start of season Charlie wouldn't do? Fight back? Because we see with the pilot (which is the “first episode”) that Charlie does fight people if pushed like with Katie Killjoy and even Valentino. Static characters can work in media depending on the show or their role. But Charlie is the MC of a show about “bettering one's self”. So to have her as a static with not a lot of strong dilemmas for herself (like we see with Angel Husk Al and even Vox) seems silly. Plus, considering Hazbin is telling a whole story and it's not a fun episodic thing, characters are expected to grow on some level. Or else, what was the point of their hero's journey?

[slymanner]

Look all I'm saying is if that a shadow game can work THAT well and be so well designed story wise and gameplay wise

HE can work

[fictionadventurer]

I think I have accidentally become very protective of the story of Snow White.

[scruncheduppaper]

seeing ppl on twitter’s takes about snowgrave kriselle makes me want to kill myself oh my godddd “its toxic” “regular kriselle better bc its healthier” DO YOU THINK I WANT TO SEE THEM MUSHY KISS AND BE LOVEY DOVEY AND HUG EACH OTHER??? NO!!! the APPEAL is that adding romantic connotations to their snowgrave relationship (which mind you very much already exists in canon) allow their relationship to become so much more interesting. do i think they’ll become truly endgame canon? do i think they’re in love with each other??? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! AND I DONT WANT THEM TO!!! the POINT is that it’s supposed to be dark and interesting and exploratory of their characters in relation to the deconstruction of autonomy in video games through gender roles and principles of knighthood and the idea of the “damsel in distress”. not to mention that “shipping” regular kriselle and snowgrave kriselle isnt mutually exclusive either. in fact i think understanding both allows you to analyse their relationship much more fully and deeply than without considering the other side. and besides, isnt the fucking point of shipping to explore character relationships??? why would you want to Ignore nuance and depth rather than focus on it???? are you unable to handle anything deeper or darker than like fucking cocomelon??? if you hate character analysis and dark themes in relationships you can head on back there or smth idfk oh my lord i cant fucking TAKE IT ANYMORE

[televisionlassie]

Me watching people pretend Wally west (and sometimes Roy)’s children don’t exist so that they can be Dick/Jason’s boyfriend

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Turtles and Tribulations

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