#stucky or not. blorbo or non-blorbo

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every once in a while someone who only knows me & my poetry via tumblr osmosis and/or my more recent works instead of the 2014 stucky days discovers that it is not actually an accident that many of my poems from that era are so stucky coded

and it always brings me a lot of delight

[loneswaggingranger]

I really believe that the reason tarlos is so loved by many is because it's the ship that our generation has been waiting for since forever. A ship that doesn't have to exist in headcanons (which are all valid and true in their own right because no one can rob you of your interpretation of the characters that mean the most to you).

This is a queer couple existing within a high-paced show that's not focused only on romance. A couple existing not just for the sake of PR points. A gay couple that has not been queer-baited from the get-go, and has had unapologetically canon sexual tension from the very start. A couple that genuinely fits into the piece of the plot and are written with the care and love that we've ALL been craving for.

I'm thinking of all the examples of fan-favourite ships that have stayed too long as non-canon: Destiel. Buddie. Stony. Stucky. Geraskier. Sterek. Just, there's so many platonic ships that had the potential to grow into something more and just... didn't. And I'm not here to dunk on those character choices because platonic love is genuine, true and equally deserving of attention but. There's just something different about being able to see pieces of growth from your favourite blorbos on screen blossoming from a seed into a whole-ass tree. Because that's honestly what I feel looking at tarlos. (Re: wedding)

We've been waiting a long time for a ship like this, I think. Or at least, I have. A ship in a fast-paced series that isn't a romcom but still has the space to breathe and be real. (if anyone knows more pls rec em). yeah. i'm so whipped for them.

[anonforlackofabettername]

A, B, G for any fandom for the asks?

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.

I’ve been reading a lot of Tim/Kon lately since I’ve been in a batfam mood and Tim is my blorbo. Core 4 poly is also up there is good shit whether it’s platonic, queerplatonic, romantic, or sexual. It’s not right now but my other batfam ships are Tim+Cass siblings and Tim/Jason romo.

I just started Dunmeshi and yeah I can see why Farcille is good. This too is yuri.

Uhhh *does a quick backscroll through tumblr and my ao3 history* Luke+Leia is just *squeezes* so shaped. There’s a reason they’re both blorbos. Murderbot and Art are in no way romantic and I’m not sure I’d classify them as queerplatonic but god those two are just… look they’re very important to each other and are each others most important relationship but they’re both non-human sentients so it’s hits different in a very non-romo way.

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

I mean unless the show or story itself is pitching a ship I tend to need to be convinced. I’m very aroace-spectrum where unless the show is shoving the blorbos together (hello miraculous ladybug love square my beloved) I usually need fandom to hold my hand and explain why the blorbos go together. I think Ez may have sold me on Tristan/Teddy or at least taken it from “I think they’re neat” to “yes yes yes.” A lot of my strongly held shipping beliefs can trace back to someone in fandom going “I care a lot” and me going “hell yeah I’ll join you on this hill.” So yeah. I’m pretty easy to convince but I don’t always get there on my own just from canon itself.

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

The answer is yeah of course I do, I love shipping. Live and let ship all the way. The problem is that while I believe in one ship above all others I also believe in both polyamory and the inherent joy of the fandom bicycle. So while I may fully believe in Stucky — for example — as soulmates, Steve is bicycle-blorbo shaped and thus I will ship him with anyone a fic or author makes a compelling argument for. Which undermines the whole “one true” part of OTP. Love to hold multiple conflicting OTPs in my heart and know them to all be true. Love even having OT3s.

As for my oldest? 🤔 I’ve been talking a bunch with the gc about Ranma 1/2 and how my gateway into fandom early on was Ranma+Sailor Moon. I’m pretty ship and let ship with SM but I do genuinely like and enjoy Usagi and Mamoru together even though I’m from a fandom tradition that paired Usagi with what seems like everyone else. I guess the early ship that I was like no these two belong together in a romo way and shouldn’t be separated or shipped with other people was Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase. I’ll vibe with most Harry Potter ships except Drarry but I read HP and PJO at around the same time and was like no these two demigods are meant to be together, do not interfere.

Alphabet Fandom Asks

[countessravengrey]

Stuckies stop posting anti Peggy Carter shit in her tag challenge [IMPOSSIBLE]

Sorry for the confusion, but I'm not anti-Peggy Carter, and I certainly didn't know there was a challenge going on.

But I am going to call out when she does something stupid or terrible (as I assume this has to do with the post about her shooting at Steve).

It is terrible for her to shoot at Steve in an unsafe testing situation and smirk it off because she was jealous.

It's also not smart on her part, given how women are treated during that time period and in the military to work her way up to her status and then do something like that which would only be seen as irrational and the worst parts of femininity...she might as well be shooting at herself, and it was one of the things that frustrated me about a character I actually loved in the first and second movie.

I'm sorry to tell you this is light criticism, considering what else gets posted about her on here, and totally in keeping with basic non-toxic character critique.

I don't say this to rile you up or invalidate you. I feel strongly about my blorbos, too, and sometimes we gotta take the little critiques and save our battles for the truly toxic shit. Calling out someone's bad traits doesn't negate their great stuff, and she did some great stuff. (I'm speaking specifically of the early movies and the series, as I personally dislike Captain Carter. She was just fine without being enhanced.)

I am anti-steggy, so I will note that in this post's tags, and as I assume that this is for Women's History Month, I will leave off the peggy carter tag for this one.

I hope you enjoy your challenge. Cheers!

[darlingjmiller]

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↳ About me ↲

elle, 25, australian, neurodivergent and queer

pronouns: they/she, non-binary

current fandoms: pedro pascal cinematic universe, the last of us, the mandalorian/star wars, grishaverse/shadow and bone, stranger things

other things I like: marvel/mcu, percy jackson, the sandman, good omens, parks and rec, mythology, lore olympus, the owl house, gravity falls, steven universe, she-ra, spy x family, heartstopper, fantasy and sci-fi books, anime, studio ghibli, stardew valley

blorbos: din djarin, javi g, agent whiskey, wylan van eck, jesper fahey, bucky barnes, steven grant, loki laufeyson, peter parker, eddie munson, steve harrington, ben wyatt

fave ships: wesper, kanej, zoyalai, steddie, ronance, stucky, catradora, lumity, benslie, ineffable husbands, merthur

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