#somethingstately

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

The thing that always gets me whenever I think about it, and your post about Olivander recognizing Tom's wand made me remember, is that Olivander has Harry come into his shop, takes one look at him, half-assedly tries him out on one wand, and then apparently thinks to himself, "You know what wand is probably right? The brother wand to the one that killed his parents and marked him forever. Yeah. I'll go get that one. Twin cores FTW." Because it's not like Harry picks up a random wand, Olivander specifically finds and fetches it for him after like no time at all. That always cracked me up. Like is Olivander thinking about how fate has probably marked Harry with a little bit of Tom Riddle (not that he knows about the horcrux, just that magic tends to do things like that)? Obviously this isn't the case, but I like to imagine Ollivander going, "Wouldn't it REALLY be f*cked up if..."

Honestly, yeah, it was exactly that.

Ollivander said, "Would this be fucked up or what?"

And it was fucked up.

[tomionefinds]

do you know from which fic is this quote from - They woke up each day and decided who lived and who died. They decided what they would do with no regard to any societal expectations. There was no god in heaven because they walked the earth.

Neat quote but unfortunately, but its not enough info for us to find the fic. Can you provide any more details? If you saw it posted on a Tumblr, maybe ask the original poster where they got it?

If any readers know the fic, please post it in the comments.

-Haus

EDIT

Reader @somethingstately suggested the fic below. It didn't seem to have this exact quote but a few similar to it. Thank you Somethingstately! - Haus

[iamnmbr3]

@somethingstately

maybe part of why tom doesn't like his first name even when he's in the orphanage is because he knows he's named after his father, but with such a common first name that's not much help in tracking him down and almost any random man named tom could be his father so every time he comes across one part of him has to wonder if this is the person who abandoned him and his mother to their fate. maybe that's what he means by his look of annoyance and his "there are a lot of toms" comment.

i don't think this was jkr's intent. but i think it's a reading that works well with the text and characterization. i think even before he knew his true identity tom was very curious about his father and also harbored a lot of anger towards him.

[jamesholden]

so he was talking specifically about Bobbie/Alex, which was never like a hugely popular ship but something still enjoyed by some people, and he kept going on and giving platform to the “why can’t men and women be friends???” Thing and framing it like it’s “difficult for him to explain” like shippers are so annoying and he does this all the time when he hasn’t done this in... a year or two at least.

last time he did this a bunch of expanse fans got nasty on main about the Bobbie/Alex shippers and “thanking” Ty for saying this GROUNDBREAKING take that enabled them to push their ships as “more valid” and it was a really ugly little period of time that just irritated the hell out of me as an adult and as someone who had close friends who shipped it. 

i feel like i heard that their friendship was based on one of his own so he feels defensive of it, but policing ships or the need to AGGRESSIVELY tell people it’s not canon but joking about other ships and giving them credence when they’re ALSO not canon is something he’s done before (someone made a JOKE about Bobbie and Alex and he triggered a massive pile on he said he didn’t intend, and a lot of those people are in his replies basically complaining about a very small percentage of people who think it might be nice for them) and apparently will keep doing and i don’t think that’s... a great look.

like what does it matter what people ship? you didn’t write it in the show but why can’t you say that and still let people live? why are you so hard on this ONE non-canon ship, but not draomi or jamos or amex or ALL THE OTHER ONES? why is this the ONLY one you not only can’t let go of, but are actively mean about?

some fandom/shipping spaces shouldn’t be interfered with by the creators and this... is why. it’s so unnecessary. and it’s one of my only big criticisms of Ty. i wish he could let it go so casual people who like something aren’t painted as such big annoyances or like they’re enjoying something wrong because he doesn’t like it. 

I mean now the show ship seems tainted by Casbutt Antfart but... this has been going on for years. idk.

[thatgirlonstage]

somethingstately replied to your post “Sometimes I just remember 10th kingdom exists and then it’s all I can...”

I LOVED 10th Kingdom growing up! Talk about what shaped my idea of fantasy for like, a decade

@somethingstately IT’S SUCH A WHACKED OUT SERIES like... the magic troll shoes?? The prince just being a dog for like 90% of the show? The SINGING RING???? The mushrooms? All of the satire on the princess stories? WOLF??? Wolf was like a decade ahead of his time, let’s be real, he’s like a prescient parody of Twilight. I adore him. That scene where it’s the full moon and he’s just having 100% PMS symptoms and cuddling a rabbit to try and stay calm is AMAZING. And then there’s that scene with the toad where Tony Just Fucking Snaps  and it is SO FUCKING FUNNY. Everything about the dumb troll kid trio is so good too. And it’s like this amazing gem that no one’s ever heard of, it’s so weird but it’s SO much fun

[ineffable-bisexual]

Hey I'm drunk and in love with the ineffable husbands too *cue the b*tch me too gif*

[atlinmerrick]

YES!

This is what I didn't know but is exactly what I see. Thank you @somethingstately!

[elialys]

Oh my God I am a HUGE fan of Calluses and In the Blur of the Stars!! Calluses was the fic that hit me over the head and really got me into tenrose. So thank you, it turned a really dreary day of being unemployed and sad into a wonderful journey. I read it in bed one afternoon and have reread it several times since!

^ ACTUALLY ME THOUGH.

I am GENUINELY happy that my stories could give you a bit of an escape from Real Life. They sure do that for me, too - writing Calluses is absolutely responsible for my current obsessive situation too haha!! Thank you so much :’))))

[dilfinspector]

Jesus some of the stuff you make me read but I'm like, overall worth it

i havent said anything  gross in at least 2 days so this is technically your fault for scrolling

[eccleston]

I love your gifs too! You capture a lot of my favorite scenes/looks, and I appreciate the time you spend in making them for us.

@somethingstately & @crazyquilt Thanks so much! I do notice y’all reblogging my sets and I do love and appreciate you for it. Gif making is time consuming & can be difficult but looking at a handsome Barba certainly makes it an easier job.

[jonasnightingale]

somethingstately replied to your photo

“Some crappy photos of the best human being”

Nah he was always wearing that sweater, Kieran

@somethingstately​ well then he wore the same shirt two days in a row which is an even MORE bad crime

[vreenak]

I am laughing so hard at your tag "he keeps getting gayer with age and I'm living for it." Truth.

RIGHT?! He’s peaking on so many levels and is looking really happy and healthy and …. just…. my heart! I love this man so much. 

[caesarclowningaround]

somethingstately replied to your link: Hold the Elevator - notmyyacht - Trouble in the...

I love this story, everything about it

Thank you so much :D <3

[happy-snaccidents]

I love your little stories! Bite-size wg fics :)

Well thank you! That’s nice of you to say! And ha ha! Yes, enough bite-size fics to fill a blog buffet one day ;)

[missjanedoeeyes-blog]

So I have followed you for long while and always really admired you. What are your thoughts on measuring kink? (Like with tape as someone gets bigger.)

Ohh, thank you so much! What a sweet thing to say.

So, umm, I’m just gonna be blunt — I keep a tape measure in my bedside table in the “vibe and lube” drawer. I’m sure people do stuff with tape measures besides wrap them around their partners’ bellies after they’ve eaten a huge meal and then washed it down with, say, a 32 oz milkshake, but I can’t for the life of me think of what that stuff might be.

[jamesholden]

Ok while I loved a whole lot of characters this season, I loved Ashford. I was legit googling David Strathairn fan mail to be like your portrayal was amazing. For being a side character, he was so wonderfully fleshed out and real. He also defied a lot of expectations I had when he was introduced. Anyway I'm sure you wanted to talk about the main characters, and I love them too (Alex, Bobbi, Holden, Drummer being huge faves) - but shoutout to Ashford.

listen this is an equal opportunity blog—except marco inaros he can die in a well jk i meta about him sometimes but also he can die in a well—but yes! David’s Ashford is really well done and a fun and fascinating character and i definitely loved him more on the show than in the book even when he was the antagonist. he just was so good! ashford was not lol one of the villains i actually liked to David’s turn really fixed that for me and I’m grateful for it!