#the amount of characters that remind me of irl people is crazy
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zazora ¡ 9 months ago
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You guys please play Spiritfarer if you haven’t. I swear it’s the happiest and saddest game I’ve ever played. It keeps surprising me with how much I’m crying.
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dubiouslycanon ¡ 3 months ago
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Okay I just got reminded of this… But like the RAMPANT amount of racism in the Homestuck community is crazy 😭!!!!!!
LIKE HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKKK!!! Don’t get me started on my experiences in kin/irl whatever else spaces and shit. You aren’t non-white just because you kin a Homestuck character. Also hot take(????) it’s weird to assign an indigenous tribe you’re not a part of to your kin-sona???????? Like I feel crazy sometimes… WHY ARE YOU WHITE AND DRAWING YOURSELF AS NATIVE JAKE ENGLISH!
I promise you -as a Metis person- I am 1000x more comfortable with you “being” a white Jade Harley then I am you assigning a random tribe (or other race) to yourself.
I don’t mean this to start shit I just genuinely feel like I’m the only indigenous person in the homestuck fandom sometimes. I never really see anyone else - especially other Metis people. And lowkey when the only “rep” I see is some cherry picked fetishization of my ethnicity and the trauma that came with it I feel extra weird and alone. And that’s just what I feel as a white Metis person, I can’t really speak on what non-white native people would feel.
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chubbydino ¡ 7 months ago
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I just finished reading Fool's Gold.
I feel an overwhelming amount of a myriad of emotions, and the need to put it all into words, imbued with the certainity that I will never find the words to express the true depth of what I feel, nor will there ever be a time when what I have to say will even begin to tell you just how much gravity and meaning this story holds.
nevertheless, I will try.
rpf rids you of the difficulty of creating a character - it gives you a name, face, quirks that make them true to their person, a life and circumstances, and above it all the freedom to do with that what you will. this often comes with the cost of your characters, who are real people, becoming mere puppets of a story, vessels intended to tell it.
to be able to tell a story that has never happened as you wish to tell it, centred around people that very much breathe, live, and exist all while making them true to their own person is no easy task. and yet you've done it so irreproachably. you've somehow painstakingly, and impeccably struck a balance between creating a world for them, whilst still writing an ode to them as real people.
I went into Fool's Gold wary of the tags, staunchly believing you couldn't convince me of many of the things you had implied. I understand now. there wasn't a single sentence that I didn't believe with my full heart.
my simple mind couldn't even begin comprehending how you managed to weave such an intricate, riveting plot. there's not a single thing you didn't think of. every sentence you wrote felt like it was thought out and decided well before any of these people or these events happened. everytime I thought I knew what was happening, you very artfully reminded, I in fact, did not.
you had such generously fleshed out stories and love for every character that I couldn't help but wonder how you could conclude so very many relationships in a sensible way. nevertheless I trusted you to write an epilogue that would be delicate, sensible and bittersweet, much like most meaningful stories.
having read the last chapter, beginning the epilogue confused me. and then i was fraught with anger. what of the stories you told me before ? what of them ? and then as i continued to read, i felt as if i had been doused with water, not the kind that leaves you shaking and spluttering, but the gentle kind a mother bestows upon her child - with care and love, and in some parts the feeling that times will not always be like this. suddenly I wanted to be nowhere but where you had taken me, hear no other story than the one you were telling in that moment. and just like that, it was over.
thank you, with everything in me, thank you.
i don't really have words to properly articulate myself, but thank you. fool's gold will always be special to me in many ways, and allowed me to engage in F1 in a way far beyond how i'd been doing so for years prior.
it has its flaws and there are parts people hate about it (including the epilogue lol) and there are a lot of things i would improve in the fic, but the joy of fanfic for me is that it is what it is, raw and unpolished. FG really taught me a lot about myself and opened a lot of doors for me that would be firmly shut if i hadn't accepted a $5 venmo for coffee from my dear friend who wanted me to write my crazy rpf idea.
i'd never written rpf before FG and wow did it change my whole opinion on rpf 😂 f1 rpf is still the wild west in many ways but i LOVE writing my messed up takes on these guys who i have no clue about irl 😂😂😂
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abysshare ¡ 3 months ago
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Yellow again 👋
Sorry if this question is obvious but what's an IRL? And what's the difference between that and Otherkin?
I love finding art of my kintype that depicts what mine was/did specifically too it's always a joy (especially with my seaserpent kintype)That sounds really pretty and it also sounds like a species that might actually exist in show or something. The star also reminds me of Starlight from Rainbow Brite (he's not a unicorn tho)
I love how you're kintypes are like: Siren⚡, Zombie🧟, Hellhound 🐕‍🦺🖤, The Void 🕳️,... and 😸Kitty✨
Never heard of a Harlequin bunny so that's definitely rare. The Void being a kintype is super cool, what's that like? That specific type of Hellhound is definitely unique but I'm not sure how rare they are in general. I'm not angelkin or fallen angelkin so I can't say anything but maybe looking at the angel hierarchy system or what your kintype wanted to accomplish could tell if it was an angel or something else. I think anything that's everywhere that doesn't fit your kintype will seem like too much (also the amount of people who are not even otherkin that use that tag 🤢) I have seen a lot more people use #actually angelic when they're angelkin so you can look at that.
I'd love to talk about my rare kintypes too but this is getting long so I'll probably do it in the next ask 😅 but mine are: Skeletonkin
Red foxkin
Seaserpentkin (kinda, it's more of a sea lindworm)
Daimonkin (helper demon basically)
hi again!!!!
Its okay! I'm not the best at describing things, but best way i can put it is IRLs ( or maybe you have heard them also as Delusional Attatchments / DAs ) is connected to folks with Psychosis / Schizo spec. They ARE that animal/object/character and its hard to seperate them from whatever they ID as.
Like i have an IRL of Vanny from FNAF. I am Vanny, no I'm not a murderer in this life and i do not condone it, but shes apart of me.
The differences ? I am not clear other than one is psychosis/schizophrenia exclusive and one isn't. I'm sure someone has a better explaination!
RIGHT? i love finding art and going "oh hey thats me/familiar". At some point i should try to draw some of my kins once i remember more things about em. Ohh i'll have to look that up 👀
HAHA YEAH. I think that may be a good summary of our personality ( emo emo hater emo... HAPPY FELLOW!!!!!!!!! RAINBOWS!!! ).
sometimes you're the devil, sometimes you're the angel /silly
The Void has heavy ties to our Host, who is a Black Hole Celestial. In general its like.. being cold and dark and mysterious. Kind of lonely. I think it helps us with our constant lonesomeness in real life ( not a vent, just an explaination <3 )
Thank you!! Yeah its crazy :/ I have been trying to look for actual otherkin and therian folks but sometimes they.. aren't that??? They're just ?? Idk what they are doing but its so bad.
sure go ahead!!!
I haven't heard of any of those!!! I think I've heard of fennec and snow foxes?? But not a red fox.
Skeleton kin GOES SO HARD. I'm interested to hear about that as well as Daimonkin.
LETS GO!!! sea serpent rocks!!!
Maybe I'll drop my full list one day.
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twinkletwinkletruly ¡ 2 years ago
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The feeling when you’re about to watch Avatar 2, and fucking HP Legacies is one of the commercials.
And then the guy next to you starts talking with his friend about how he’s pre-ordered the game and everything (during the commercial, not the movie), and it’s like … he’s about to watch a (pretty dang good) movie about “colonists and colonising bad”. The only weird thing in the movie is how much English the native populations suddenly are speaking, despite, y’know, this not being America and other than the Sullys, they really have no reason to be speaking a lot of English, cuz they’re on Pandora, so why not speak, y’know, Na’vi? But back to topic: I keep thinking “Does he KNOW what that game is about?!? Is he aware???” Cuz, like, it’s pretty much how creatures based on a medieval, very dangerous Jewish stereotype wants the same rights as humans. They’re as intelligent as humans. Why exactly can’t they have wands like witches and wizards, Joanne? Is it cuz they’re “evil”? Is that just some character trait you’ve given them? Ah, that reminds me of how they betrayed the main characters in “FBaWtFT” btw, which is weird, cuz the evil guy in that series is (also) based on Hitler and nazis, so why’s the Jewish stereotype helping the evil nazi-based characters, Joanne? Still, ignoring that, why can’t they have the same rights as other equally intelligent races, Joanne? You go on about “women’s rights are being taken away cuz scary trans women aren’t being oppressed like they used to!!!” but the Jewish stereotyped creatures shouldn’t have equal rights? I mean, we already have a (as I’ve come to learn, and can actually see now) stereotype of the “happy slave” in house elves, who didn’t want equal rights and just loooooooooved to serve their superior wizard masters, (especially the ones representing the ones who’re nazi sympathisers or nazi-stereotypes themselves for some reason, what’s up with that, btw??) who’re as smart as humans and have their own magic, what’s with the amount of “as smart as humans, but shouldn’t have the same rights as them”-stereotypes? Like, the thing that really fucks with me, is that she must’ve been called out about it in the middle-time after the series ended and the new prequel-series began, and not just did I, as a fan at the time, not hear any of it cuz it didn’t reach those circles, she MUST have heard of it, and not just didn’t she never feel like clarifying it, she DOUBLE DOWN IN IT!!! It’s the duality of growing up with a series that claims to be about the power of love and friendship, and which uses the concept of racism and antisemitism to show that muggleborns are being oppressed for no reason other than “nazis are bad” which they are, but then it uses irl stereotypes made by antisemitic and racist people to justify suppressing others, so it’s doing the exact thing that it claims is bad and it’s so fucked up, cuz I could SEE it back then, I would’ve gone “you’re crazy, have you even read the books?!?” like some grandstanding, superior asshole, then the ones who’re saying all this DID read the boobs and saw the deeper, buried meanings better than I, someone who used to be a fan since before the first movie came out, ever could!!! They saw things I was too privileged to understand or need to care about, cuz I was a white, casually Christian kid in a white-majority, casually Christian-based country. I didn’t see those things, cuz I never needed to care about them for my own sake! And it’s so fucked, all the money people like me gave to her. All the praise and all the admiration! She was my hero! She was exactly what I wanted to be, and she no doubt ignored all these well-meaning warnings, until there was no way to deny that … she just doesn’t care! She’s ignored the well-meaning, constructive criticism on purpose, until she can’t claim to “not know” anymore.
Honestly, I can’t help but wonder, if we’ve all gotten it wrong? The muggleborns aren’t “Jewish people being hunted by nazis”, but women being oppressed by men, except you could even have used that as a metaphor for “muggleborns are trans people, and they are the gender they say, and death eaters are cis people who’re attacking them cuz they’re bigots” but that’s not something Joanne wants to imagine could fit cuz “trans men are obviously poor, confused girls being forced by patriarchy to become fake boys to survive in a male-dominated world and trans women are violent, raping perverted men in dresses!” (fuck you JKR, I hope you lose every cent you have and have to go back to writing on napkins while being unemployed, you bigoted bitch, I hate you so much, fuck, why did I admire a monster like you for so long!) so that wouldn’t be a good metaphor in her mind! … she could’ve gone back and made the reverse of HP legacies, a game where the OG mc learns of how the goblins are actually still being oppressed, how those “wars” were the real nazi-reference except if the bad guys won, and how magic creatures have been exploited and oppressed for centuries if not more!!! She could’ve taken the criticism to heart and shown she’d seen it and understood it, and she could’ve FIXED IT, but she doesn’t want to!!! It would’ve been so easy, but no!!! She doubles down! She makes a fucking Ye West style rant except it’s in the form of a fucking game she can earn money on, and I just wonder: does the guy next to me in that cinema KNOW that he’s supporting a game based on a dangerous, fucked up conspiracy about a suppressed group of people, who’ve been hunted and treated like shit for centuries? Does he KNOW that? Or is he unaware? And more importantly, is he WILL-FULLY unaware? Is he stubbornly sticking his head in the sand, plugging his ears, covering his eyes and refusing to hear the truth? Is he hiding behind “I have autism, it’s my special interest, I’ve been a fan for more than half of my life, I can’t just accept that my life has been gleefully about supporting a bigot, I can’t accept that my inaction and ignorance has been indirectly hurting people I’ve been claiming I support wholeheartedly, I can’t accept that I’ve purposely ignored warning voices for more than a year or more!” Is he like I was? I can relate to that thought. The desperate, inner voice going “I’m not transphobic, I’m not racist, I’m not antisemitic, I’m a good person, my favourite book series is about acceptance and love and anti-racism, I can’t be a bad person!!!” But I was. Not directly, never directly. I never did it myself, but I supported her and she used that to hurt others, to cause harm. And waking up from that stupid, pink-tinted, fairytale dream of “I’m not a bad person. I’m just enjoying a book series that means a lot to me, that helped me get through so much!”, it really SUCKS!!! Yeah, it helped you through shit … but some moronic asshat out there will claim some other bad person’s intellectual property helped them get through tough times, and you’ll still be able to go “but you’re supporting a bad person!” and how hypocritical and gross are you, if you can’t apply that same logic to yourself. Yes, it made you pull through, it “saved you”, but now it’s hurting others. If a dog that you love is biting others, you put it down. That’s your duty, no matter how much you love it. If you’re in the privileged position of not needing to know, but you DO KNOW, then you ARE a bad person for ignoring it. It doesn’t matter what it used to mean to you. It doesn’t matter how much it twists your gut. It doesn’t matter how bitter the taste in your mouth is. It doesn’t matter how much bile you feel burn your throat. It doesn’t matter how much you cry. You put that dog down before it ends up biting someone to death. You put that book down before someone gets killed, because someone else, someone just a bit more sick than you, decided to use the author’s words as an excuse to do something deplorable. If you want to claim you’re not a bad person, stop being one.
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imagine-your-love-story ¡ 3 years ago
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Do you ever wonder if you're lead to your F/O for a reason? I often wonder about this with my current F/O Dr. Edward Richtofen (Primis Timeline). I don't know if it's the universe's way to learn to love yourself, to be inspired by said F/O to become stronger or have the same traits as them, or if perhaps by gut feeling (sorry if this is weird or crazy) you may find someone out there just like them. It's a strange thing that happened to me. I wonder if you agree.
I like all those theories! Becoming stronger by your f/o, sharing similarities, gut feelings, learning to love yourself, they're ALL good things and I 100% agree! :)
I do think we're drawn to our f/os because of something that just *clicks* with them - whatever that reason is. For me, I'm drawn to my f/os for a variety of reasons like:
they're more confident than me
classic opposites attract tbh
they're calm, level-headed and Not Angry
my ships are basically this meme:
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I am Very Anxious and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that I crave non-confrontational, low conflict social interactions for obvious reasons (i'm a nervous wreck)
they've always been saddled with immense responsibility and guilt
(which I very much relate to)
They're patient
My f/os always exhibit a massive amount of patience and understanding that shows they wouldn't give me a hard time when I'm struggling with my mental health/anxiety/etc. (fantasizing about comfort and support, pretty wild, right??? :P )
they're heavily tactile/touch starved
(...*cough*like me*cough*)
So it's kind of a mix! At times, my f/os are a mirror of me.
And then other times, they're completely opposite of me.
At still other times, I think they're the embodiment of comfort, safety, and acceptance I seek in life (and since I struggle socially, it's not easy to build that kind of healthy social relationship with another IRL person).
Which reminds me! I ran across this interesting article about attachment styles and how/why we develop attachments to fictional characters!
This was the part that I found resonated with me:
The authors took these findings as evidence that the way people engage with characters is aligned with their social experiences in the real world. For example, people with attachment anxiety tend to crave warmth and attention from their intimate relationships, and parasocial relationships might provide a safe avenue for them to achieve this. People with avoidant attachment, on the other hand, crave distance from relationships and may find solace in identifying with characters that enjoy independence and autonomy.
A second study offered evidence for this idea that engaging with story characters can assuage attachment concerns. This time, participants completed measures of attachment style and personality — not just for themselves, but for a favorite TV character. It was found that respondents who were more anxiously attached had favorite characters who were more invested in interpersonal relationships, suggesting that people with this style of attachment prefer characters who are nurturing and supportive of intimate partners. Respondents who were more avoidantly attached had favorite characters who were more autonomous, suggesting that people with this style of attachment prefer to identify with characters who boost their feelings of independence.
So no matter whether you crave intimacy or distance, a fictional character can give you what you're looking for and it's WONDERFUL! :D
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threadsketchier ¡ 5 years ago
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So I saw the prequels prior to the Originals and it always bothered me how Luke got dumped on a death planet of Tatooine considering the state of that environment and shot that when down in the previous films while Leia got a life of privilege. I was hoping Bail would argue against splitting the twins. I obviously knew why it had to go that route because it had to align and follow up with the Originals. I guess it came off that Luke wasn’t really wanted...?
I already wrote a ficlet somewhat addressing this misconception.
Also, frankly, I’m getting kind of tired of rehashing the same issue - why do people keep assuming that the Larses don’t matter and don’t have a right to be in Luke’s life just because they live on Space Australia?  Why do their feelings not count just because they’re low-to-middle-class moisture farmers who don’t live in a palace on Space Switzerland-Utopia?  Why the fuck do people assume that Luke wasn’t wanted just because the Organas have a personal preference that was obviously previously established before shit hit the fans and they wanted a daughter and Bail, as a senator and Viceroy - essentially co-leader of his planet - is a fucking rational guy who understands the necessity of making hard decisions dictated by logic over emotions?
The twins weren’t just “split up because that’s how the movies have to go,” it does make internal sense within the narrative that it was safer to hide them in vastly separate locations to prevent both of them from being discovered at the same time and thus lost together, or for their latent Force bond to make them a psychic target if they grew up together and established it, acting like a beacon for Vader and Palpatine and any minions of theirs.  It sucks, it’s painful, it has awkward consequences for them later on when Leia’s a bit too loose with her lips, but that’s why these movies have a tragic backstory.  It has to suck real hard before it gets better.
Does it seem crazy that Leia wound up raised in such a screamingly obvious position as daughter of a then-Imperial Senator and princess of a highly prominent Core world being trained to follow in her biological mother’s footsteps and become a senator herself, thus occupying a very exposed role in the Empire, right under the Emperor’s and Vader’s noses?  Yeah.  But also remember that the Superman/Clark Kent illusion can actually work in real life.  Assumption is a powerful thing.  Your average Joe Citizen would assume that someone as otherworldly as Superman, an alien with the ability to fly, strength to bench-press skyscrapers and jumbo jets, heat vision, and other amazing things, would never stoop to living as a normal, humble, inconvenienced human being.  It’s not merely the hiding behind a pair of glasses and hunching over a little with a nerdy tone and habits - it’s the entire idea that a Clark Kent could even exist in the same person of Superman.  They don’t understand that he was raised as a human and actually desires this life, and doesn’t feel the need to lock himself away permanently in his dope Fortress of Solitude and never interact with the very people he wants to save and protect.
Vader was lied to by Palpatine about the nature of Padmé’s death, but there was no disputing that she actually died.  In his crushing despair, Vader accepted with heaps of self-flagellation that his child was dead.  He didn’t even know he had two children.  In his mind, whenever he saw Leia - surely they were in each other’s circles at least at a distance before Rogue One and ANH - even if she reminded him of Padmé six ways from Sunday, he would not assume she was his daughter, because as far as he was concerned his child was dead.  The OT establishes that latent Force-sensitivity also does not automatically make two related Force-sensitives consciously aware of each other until they mutually know one another as being related and Force-sensitive, so not even torturing Leia revealed this to him.
But I’m going off on a tangent.  Let’s break this down:
Tatooine is nothing but a source of anguish for Anakin and his personal loathing for the place made it ideal as a hiding place.  And no, I’m not just haha joking about sand.  He was a slave there and buried his mother there after slaughtering an entire village of natives he knew in his heart that he shouldn’t have.  It holds nothing but misery and failure for him.
Yes, Tatooine is abso-fucking-lutely a galactic cesspit.  It’s ruled by the most vile mob boss in the galaxy, is rife with nasty wildlife that’s out to kill you, and is haunted by the troubles brought about by strife between colonizers and the native population.  It is indisputably a dangerous place.  But it wasn’t Tatooine that killed the Larses.  It was the Empire.  Just because they look like Soft Folks™ doesn’t mean they were - Owen and Beru knew how to take care of themselves, and they certainly knew how to take care of a child in this environment.  They survived to middle age just fine, and would’ve kept going if it wasn’t for those fucking stormtroopers.  Just because they didn’t live a life of luxury also doesn’t mean they were dirt poor either.  When we meet Luke in ANH, he’s a healthy young lad who still has the privilege to fuck off with his buddies around his farm duties.  Life may be tough but it’s not squalor and deprivation for him.
But honestly, even if they WERE dirt poor, they’re still Luke’s family, and they very obviously loved him.  I almost feel like I shouldn’t have to restate it, but I will: Owen and Beru loved Shmi, and upon hearing that Anakin died and left behind a baby son, why wouldn’t they be moved and compelled to take Luke in, and why wouldn’t they deserve to have the chance to raise him in their memory?  Even though they’d be sad that Luke was orphaned, they might even see this as a blessing to be able to raise Shmi’s grandson and Anakin’s son.
As much as he bitched about chores as a teenager, Luke learned damn valuable skills growing up on a Tatooine moisture farm that, coupled with the Force, saved everybody’s asses at the Battle of Yavin, and went on to make him an ideal squadron leader.  Wealth and privilege are not always the best foundation, or at least certainly not the automatic one, for a person to learn good character either.
The Organas are human too.  Faced with a difficult choice, they decided to take this poignant opportunity to fulfill a dream they’d been deferring for some time.  Sometimes parents wish for a specific child, and that’s their prerogative (except IRL they don’t actually get to pick, they get whatever kid they gestate).  If they’d taken Luke and let Obi-Wan take Leia, we’d be having the same argument about Leia growing up on Tatooine.  There was no inequality in this decision.  Bail and Breha wanted a daughter, there was a daughter present among the twins, so they chose her.  This does not mean they valued Luke any less.  Since the twins couldn’t be raised together for their own safety, it might as well have come down to a coin toss.  Bail isn’t evil for exercising a shred of his personal emotions and desires in a situation where he otherwise knew he’d have to restrain himself.  Also, he’d be smart enough to respect the fact that both children had actual family elsewhere in the galaxy and wouldn’t think any less of the Larses just because they live on Tatooine.  The only way his decision would be careless or heinous was if he knew Luke was being taken to people who were abusive or so destitute they couldn’t even care for themselves, much less a third person, and he did nothing about it - but we know this is not that situation.
How do you feel about non-wealthy people living in harsh places here on Earth raising their children?  Would you expect all the rich people in the world to go take those children away from them and adopt them just so they could grow up “privileged” instead?  Think about how that sounds for a moment or two.
Honestly, if Bail had tried to argue about taking both twins because he felt taking Luke to his legal family on Tatooine was “cruel” or “neglectful” because of the planet’s “risky environment and poverty,” I’d hope either Obi-Wan or Yoda would have enough sense to smack him upside the head for being so thoughtless as to insult these people for being seemingly beneath him.
There is more to life than money and power/prestige, and Leia’s upbringing wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.  She was no pampered, air-headed royal spending her days sitting idle being hand-fed space grapes while her “poor” brother ate sand cookies.  She had to undergo intensive academic, political, and physical training from young childhood in order to prepare her to become a covert Rebel agent while she was still a teenager, as if being a child senator wasn’t already stressful and demanding enough.  Sure, she never lacked for anything, but that is an incredible amount of responsibility to saddle on someone who wasn’t even an adult yet (like her bio mother).  Luke was blessed with far more freedom and peace in his childhood than his sister.  And him living on Tatooine with his father’s surname wasn’t nearly as dangerous as Leia existing within the heart of the Empire while actively engaging in Rebel activities that could have cost her her life, even without getting into the whole “daughter of Anakin Skywalker” business.
Also, just because we joke about Tatooine being Space Australia doesn’t mean every single day of Luke’s childhood was THAT eventful.  It was more likely 80% dull farm life and 20% mayhem, and that 20% would be mostly Luke’s fault for being a crazy nut like his parents and getting himself into trouble he could have avoided in most cases.  In other words, growing up there might not have been nearly as “deadly” as we make it out to be.
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emilythecosmicbun ¡ 4 years ago
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Creepypasta OCs.
Any updates information is on Wattpad WATTPAD: https://www.wattpad.com/story/255861941-creepypasta-ocs-emily-elliot-and-stedge
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TW BLOOD, ABUSE MENTION
cottontailprincess is my Instagram and Emilythecosmiccat is my username on some art websites.
They/Them pronouns please
do not sexualise me, my characters or my boyfriend please he isn’t comfortable with that.
okay so these are my two vent ocs.
Emily/Elliot (Bunny.)
one of them, as you know, is my impure agere oc, representing all the sad and flashback parts of everything. I made them to help cope with my thoughts and feelings. They are based off of my appearance and my trauma. They age up with me.
BASIC INFO
Full Name: Emily/Elliot Bunzelle but prefers just Emily or Elliot.
Nickname(s): Bunny, Emmy, El, Em, Princess, Prince, Princette
Meaning of name: Emily (from Urban Dictionary.) An Emily is someone who is crazy inside and out. She knows who her friends are and try’s hard to look after them. She is very pretty but doesn’t always know that. She isn’t always the most popular, but to her that doesn’t matter. She has friends from all ages and they all adore her. She hides her feelings however upsetting they may be.
Meaning of name: Elliot (Urban Dictionary) Elliot is a true master at caring. He teaches how to love and be loved. A man of honour a man of steal. He's as handsome as a Greek God, as strong as diamond, as compassionate as a saint and is as gentle as a father's touch. Elliot possesses a magic within to create a vision in the eyes of all, leaving them stunned at how brilliant and perfect Elliot truly is. A leader, a spirit lifter, a lover, a giver, an Elliot'll leave you speechless with his being, his essence.
Gender: Non-Binary
Pronouns: They/Them
Age:
Currently 19, same as IRL me, though they physically and mentally regress to younger ages, so their age varies. Their main ages are variants of 1+
Date of Birth:
August 21st (Body born in 2001)
Race/Species: English and a Spirit or Entity.
Native language: English (as in England English.)
Orientation/Sexual Preference: Bisexual Personality: Silly, playful, honest, caring, childish, bratty, stubborn, sweet.
Are They Dead: No but they aren't alive either. Somewhere in between.
Any Mental Health Issues?
C-PTSD, due to multiple traumatic events. They frequently experience multiple flashbacks and nightmares, and is usually terrified of leaving their safe space unless it’s with Stedge, even then, they panic.
Triggers: Listed Here. Triggers page on my Carrd.
Powers/Special Abilities: Can float slightly off the ground, is able to phase through walls, spew blood at will, and look "alive" when speaking and comforting children, or just around those they trust.
APPEARANCE:
Looks:
Very young child:  Short but very curly/wavy brown hair, a bit lighter than when they are in older looking forms. They wear a pink dress with a white shirt under, and black school shoes. However, they can also just wear a sonic shirt and leggings, or a skirt.
Child:  They can vary but their usual look is long curly/wavy brown hair, brown eyes, pale skin, blood on their mouth and nose area, tired-looking eyes, pink dress, sometimes a nightgown, depending on the look, they can wear socks, bunny slippers or even go barefoot! Sometimes they wear bunny ears! Sometimes they like to wear sonic gear.
Teen:  Depending on the age as a teen, at the point it's  "kawaii" inspired things, sometimes just a Melanie Martinez shirt and pants (or skirt), sometimes overalls! They also wore band merch, stuff like that. They have either long brown hair, black hair or multicoloured hair like Melanie Martinez (dyed in variants such as pink, red, blonde (more like light ginger.)
Adult:  Band tops, but also ones with cute designs on such as bunnies or kittens, sometimes overalls or dresses, sometimes even onesies, since they can still have the traits of an agere headspace. Short Brown hair, is a lot chubbier than the rest, can be considered mid or plus size.
Height: Varies depending on form and age, but usually smol.
Weight: (UNKNOWN BUT IT VARIES.)
Hair color: Dark brown/Brown
Eye color: Brown
Scars and/or skin conditions: Has a few bruises and a few cuts in some places, but I prefer to not draw them.
Has a skin condition called psoriasis. (I have it IRL.)
Never Seen Without: White Bun, and their three Cream The Rabbit plushies.
Likes:
• Things with peaches (the fruit) on them. (Including peaches and peach ice tea.)
• Bunnies
• Their Caregiver, Stedge.
• Drawing, and colouring in.
• The colour pink.
• Sonic The Hedgehog.
• Porcelain Dolls
• Stuffed Animals
Dislikes:
• Abusers (including physical, mental and sexual abusers.)
• Those who take advantage of vulnerable people.
• People who don’t take them seriously.
• Drama.
• Being abandoned or left alone.
Relationships:
Stedge - Partner in crime, best friend, caregiver and lover. (Depending on age of course.)
Cream.exe (Sally.exe game) - practically twinning, bunny loves to hang out with cream.exe. (my highest kin, apart from cream herself.)
Family Members - Depending on which member, they do have a good bond or a negative one. Bunny loves them on different levels, some of them, they hate.  This does not reflect on how (I myself) feel about said family members.
(If you want your creepypasta oc to be friends with Bunny, just ask!)
OTHER INFO:
• They age up with my current age since they aren't dead and they are based off of me.
• I decided to make them some sort of entity since I couldn’t make them a ghost and still be alive lol they age up with me.
•Their “trauma” is the same as mine, which is why I won’t write it in detail here but they are a victim of abuse.
• They are all bloody because its how I feel about my trauma.
• They physically and mentally regressed to the age they are supposed to be, if they are in their child forms, they are an actual child. (Direct reference to my age regression I use to help me cope with my trauma) They prefer to be in this form so they can protect and befriend children. They don't harm children or other victims of abuse. The children usually call them “bunny.”
• When they're in their adult form, they have a partner called Stephen. Someone who they have known since they were 17 years old. When they are a “child” he takes care of them and protects them to make sure they don't ever get hurt again.
• Their sense of justice is what caused them to want to help other children. They never want to see another child go through what they went through.
Any Other Info is on the Picture.
Stedge
Well, I also made a creepypasta oc to represent my boyfriend, someone who I love and trust to help me during those horrible times. He’s like my partner in crime. lmao also his age isn’t rly there because he ages up with his real life counterpart, which will get updated.
REMINDER TO NOT SEXUALISE HIM AS MY BOYFRIEND IS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
BASIC INFO:
Name: Stephen
Nickname(s): Stedge, Mr. Bubbles (by Emily/Elliot.)
Meaning of name: Stephen The most beautiful boy in existence. Has stunning eyes, that make your heart fall through the floor when they crinkle with his perfect smile. Is deep, unlike most boys, and extremely intelligent. Has a big heart, and he doesn't realize when he's being taken for granted. Even though he would never admit it, he sometime's can't see what's right in front of him. An over-analyzer, and very stubborn, but he will admit defeat when he has to. Likes to drive girls crazy, apparently. Easy to fall in love with. Hard to figure out.
Gender: Male
Age: Ages up with IRL person. Currently: 19.
Date of Birth:
9th April
Race/Species: English, Human.
Native language: UK English.
Orientation/Sexual Preference: Straight
Are They Dead: No
Any Mental Health Issues? No, None that we know of.
Triggers: None that we know of.
Powers/Special Abilities:
He doesn't have many powers but he athletic and can run quick and has a good amount of strength. He uses a bat and other various stuff.
APPEARANCE:
Looks:
Short brown hair, brown eyes, a bit of facial hair, variants of a black or dark grey shirt, but obviously not only those, sometimes they’re ripped.
Hair color: Dark brown, brown.
Eye color: Brown.
Scars: None.
Personality: He is quite intelligent and mature, behaves childishly in front of Emily/Elliot, cold and serious, is kind, polite, protective.
Hobbies and Likes: • playing the guitar
• skate (skateboarding)
• listening to tunes
• spending time with Emily/Elliot.
Dislikes:
• Abusers, people who take advantage of vulnerable people.
• People who are cruel to Emily/Elliot.
Relationships: Bunny - Best friend, soulmate, would do anything to make bunny smile, frequently gets them stuffed toys and food.
EXTRA INFO:
He is a few months older than me in IRL, his age is 19 right now, along with mine but will be updated.
Stephen is a human, and helps take care of Emily (in their child forms.) since they are a child and very vulnerable in that state due to their trauma, when they’re adult they are romantic towards each other.
They work together as a team when bashing and killing abusers. While he uses physical means, Emily uses mental.
Any Other Info is on the Picture.
WATTPAD: https://www.wattpad.com/story/255861941-creepypasta-ocs-emily-elliot-and-stedge
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i-need-air ¡ 4 years ago
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{💘+ 💗+ Bakugou}
Hero
About me:
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, shopping, fashion, nail art, traveling, sleeping, eating, and jogging.
Traits: chill, compassionate, confident, loyal, logical, observant, passionate, reliable, sensitive, witty, sarcastic, and selfless.
Somethings abt me: I’m protective of my friends/family.
if you say something dumb 99.9% of the time I will reply with a sarcastic comment and roll my eyes.😭
most times I am a very lazy person and I always want to sleep, but if I need to get something done 85% of the time I’ll get I done before it becomes a problem.
I get distracted very easily! ( I’m always like, ‘ I’ll do it tomorrow’)
I’m the funny one in the group ( idk y people just laugh at things I say😅)
I like to skate
I listen to R&B ( all the time 😂Mostly when I jog )
I like putting my hair in box braids
I have a weird ass craving to eat cereal at 5 am 😂
My favorite food is tempura
I’m always late to things😅 like events, class, birthdays, etc. ( idk why)
My friends said if I were to be a anime character I would be shikamarau ( idk y I am not that smart 😅)
I have a small group of ( best) friends. I’m not the type of person to try to be friends with everyone( irl). I just stick to my group and talk to some people in my classes.
I am in love with seeing woman be successful!! Like they got the bag, have a good education, can take care of themselves and their family
WITHOUT. A. MAN!!!
( lmao😂) that’s all !!
Sooooo, okay, okay, okay! I didn't read you wanted Bakugou as 💗 at first and I wrote about him anyway so 💀 it was meant to be. BUT hear me out. My first pick for you is Shinsou just by a teeny-tiny bit!
[ Also, know I did read your second message, dw 💕]
Shinsou:
× God, you'd be such a great team together. Seriously, you'd have each other's back like no other. You'd get each other so well and vibe like crazy.
× He's the type of man that really enjoys your hobbies too but is laid-back about it while still showing a big amount of interest. I only mention it bc some men aren't as open about their s/o hobbies but Shinsou doesn't care about that. You love it? He does too and it's genuine. Dsjdjsj I love how you added sleeping in there bc I feel that too and legit Shinsou would definitely agree.
× R&B. Yes. That's it. That's the hc. Shinsou and R&B and you.
× He's one with you to sass and roll his eyes with you at any dumb comments. Sass king is backing you up with any witty remark. Everyone respects you guys and lowkey don't want to be the focus of your teasing.
× He's definitely going to help you out with reminds whenever you're distracted. Has a very structured mind and doesn't mind helping you out. Also, doesn't like to see you stressed over anything. The faster you do something [he can help] the faster you can nap together.
× From what you've told me, you have the same attitude as the type of women you [and I both 😤✋] admire and this guy right here is all about it. I can't stress how inspired and amazed he is with you.
× You both arriving fashionably late and not giving a single damn is the mood.
× Did I mention he finds you absolutely gorgeous? You'd think he's napping but suddently you'll find his eyes on you just taking you in. 😏 Hey.
[💗] Bakugou:
× I know you like Baku but know my match-ups are what I consider good pairs for you and he is really good for you too! So don't think I do it just because.
× I imagine an older Bakugou matching you very well, not the 16 y/o gremlin but a few years older Bakugou that has somewhat calmed down yet still holds the same essence. So a more mature pomeranian. He'd probably have a crush on you since young but he's ✨in denial✨ until hr realizes he doesn't want to lose you.
× Just like Shinsou, digs a strong independent woman with her own goals and aspirations. You'd also make a great team together, more like a power couple. While you bring more calmness, he's bringing the fire and overall, another force to reckon.
× You'd be looking amazing together. Hands down people turning their heads on the street bc of That Couple? You get me?
× You sticking to a close circle of friends is his thing too. He's an introvert at heart and likes to be surrounded by people he trusts so your friends are acceptable [Ye, soz, he's still Bakugou lol]
× I genuinely believe all your traits work well for him and even manage to calm him down slightly. Each and every one of them are something he appreciates and loves.
× If he's not working out, he's chilling with you and even sleeping. Go jogging with him and it's a competition 9 outta 10 times 🤡💀
× If you're Shikamaru, he's Temari and damn, it makes sense. Temari is an older, calmer female version of Bakugou in a way, and we all know Shika and Temari were the only ones that made sense in that whole anime we don't name on this blog bc imma get angry-passionate ok bye 🤡💕💕💕💕💕
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deathvsthemaiden ¡ 4 years ago
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ok wait after u sent me that ask i have to know ur top books!!! dw if u don't feel like it but i would love to hear them 🌷
This is so sweet and considerate! Thank you Eva, you gave me 5 so I’ll try to keep it to that # as well 💖🐰 off the top of my head:
🌷 The Stormlight Archive series, especially the second book, Words of Radiance. Stormlight is like 4 books + 2 novellas right now, and is projected to be 10 books and ???novellas eventually. And on top of that each main book is 1000+ pages and while you can read Stormlight on its own, most of the other books by the author, Brandon Sanderson, are part of this larger fictional universe called the cosmere. Each series takes place on a different planet, and if you are invested in the whole cosmere, there’s Easter egg references to other series in other series. So like! While I rec these books often, most people understandably don’t take me up on it wgshshh 🤭 Sanderson’s non-Stormlight books are all MUCH shorter but also much more flawed imo. Like I wouldn’t count him among my favorite authors were it not for Stormlight. anyway I’m a die hard fantasy fan so the length didn’t deter me, and I picked these up because a friend told me the world building in these books was genuinely unique instead of the typical very lazy maps composed of like. Fantasy Russia and its hostile mysterious neighbors Fantasy General East Asia and Fantasy Africa lol. and she was right! The world building is exquisite and refreshing and almost every character is canonically of color. They live in a society with an eye color based caste system and it’s.., so hard to sum up this massive series with four main characters and a ridiculous(ly fun) amount of plot lines, so I’ll cut this short and say 1) the first book, The Way of Kings, is highly expository but the ending is so so worth it, and if you enjoy the ending you’ll find merit in continuing with the series 2) Words of Radiance is my favorite book so far partially because I haven’t read the newest, Rhythm of War, yet, and also because it’s the book with the most scenes that solidified Kaladin Stormblessed (one of the main characters) as one of my favorites of all time. Another one of the best things about this series is how Brandon Sanderson portrays mental health in very natural ways, and it makes Kaladin’s growth so incredibly soothing to follow (I MEAN. He has low points that sometimes hit too close to home, but it makes you root for him harder) he really is just. Truly my definition of a hero, if we wanna get cheesy about it, and I had to pick one solid example. I love him so much this isn’t even the tip of the iceberg as to why 😭!
🌷Jane Eyre. Silly frivolous teenaged girl that I am this book swept me off my feet when I first read it and I condone every problematic aspect of it❤️ (I DONT ofc but like! I love drama and being played like a fiddle by narratives and the book delivered on both fronts! And it couldn’t have without its unsavory plot twist soooo 😙💖) (the hate this book and especially one specific character gets is funny to me just because like. Hate for the former (imo) usually stems from people taking the book too seriously while simultaneously missing the point (JE and du Maurier’s Rebecca (highly influenced by the former) are oft considered loose Bluebeard retellings for a reasonnnn!) and hate for the latter is usually just like. Warranted and then taken over the top like... he’s just a fake funny little man you guys :( and the book would’ve been boring if he wasn’t so twisted and out of touch and passionate ): not to mention I do personally in a mean ish way think it’s funny how for some people this character is one of the worst examples of men they can imagine. Like good for Them! I don’t want them to have lower standards for horribleness in people But also omg 🤭 it just reminds me of how... irony of all ironies, I’m semi frequently told I’m too harsh on real life men and then when I love twisted ones in books (for being funny and entertaining and good solid characters) I like. get the most interesting side eyes (whether figurative or literal) bwjswnhshe anyway I have nothing against Austen, I definitely enjoy her, but from what I’ve read so far, I prefer the Brontës a lot more... I need adventure! Show me horror show me rot etc etc❤️ also I’m. A stupid sucker so the fact that the book was Charlotte Brontë’s attempt to write a plain looking lady protagonist and to make her praiseworthy and virtuous and worthy of spellbinding romance makes me... 💗💓💕
🌷Keturah and Lord Death — Martine Leavitt. I haven’t seen it officially stated anywhere but to me it’s p clear this book is a retelling of/highly inspired by Godfather Death (the Grimm tale) Very simple, predictable but effective plot, and the characters are just. So much fun. From my url you can probably tell I love stories in which women (or anyone but you know. Death and the Maiden is its own trope for a reason) outsmart/face off against death. If they also k*ss, when done right, I think that’s swell as well.
🌷A Thousand Splendid Suns — Khalid Hosseini. By far the heaviest book I will mention in this ask, and I don’t rec it willy nilly for that and a few other reasons. It’s a forever fave to me because I read it at the exact right time in my life, where I was like... noticing a ton of things irl and things at home were tumultuous, and when I saw very similar things unfold in this book while I was being silenced and made to feel crazy by the adults around me, it meant so much to me to see reality as I was experiencing it in real time reflected back at me via this novel. The context of the story is wildly different from my own life and the stakes the characters face are far higher, and it is if I remember right mostly a novel about the horrors of war, which isn’t something I pretend to have any firsthand experience with, but! It was legitimately cathartic to read when I read it, and it especially meant a lot to me at the time that the author was a grown man. Not to mention how my mother is not and never has been a reader, and somehow the one and only book I ever managed to get her to read was this. Hilariously she got mad at me for only (“only”) reading depressing things (there’s... a grain of truth to that but she doesn’t need to know! 🤫) but also... she was hooked I could tell! (I got all tmi explaining this one gag I’m so sorry)
🌷A Slight Trick of the Mind — Mitch Cullin. Retirement-era Holmes! Holmes as an old man! A sad old man who keeps bees!! It’s the novel the movie Mr. Holmes was based off of (haven’t seen it yet) and I was not expecting it to get me all sentimental like it did 🤨😪 but anyway it’s like. A prolonged character study and explores some of the most interesting (to me, anyway) parts of Holmes that are only lightly touched upon in canon, like his occasionally huge follies when navigating his few close relationships and how he copes with them afterwards, his fatigue at the random injustice of the world, how he’s often mistaken both by characters that surround him and people irl as a man without feelings, etc etc. like there’s no Dr. Watson or Mrs. Hudson in this book, and the people he interacts with are almost entirely original characters, but as I listened to the audiobook it barely occurred to me to miss Watson and Hudson (I know! 😦) and the author’s original characters interacted with Holmes so believably that I sometimes forgot they weren’t ever Doyle’s. Def recommend to any flexible Holmes fan that’s not a total stickler for canon (though you don’t actually have to know much about Holmes to read this book and enjoy it! 🐝)
🌷Sleepless — Sarah Vaughn + Leila del Luca. I began with the longest book, so let me end with the shortest. It’s a 2 volume long graphic novel series and that it’s so short is the only long standing, legitimate complaint I have of it! Gorgeous art, really effectively written romance, a dark skinned girl who gets to be the proactive, lively protagonist and stunning, pined after love interest at the same time, a cast of characters that is majority of color, the perfect %-age of drama and angst etc etc. if you can find it via your library or online or smth, you can knock it out in one sitting and leave the experience eternally altered in the funnest way 👁👄👁
Honorable mentions: The Botany of Desire — Michael Pollan, Troubling Love — Elena Ferrante, The Girl from the Garden — Parnaz Foroutan
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woodsiessilverduckies ¡ 4 years ago
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My view on Jumin Han and the MASSIVE effect his route had on me
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Look it’s late I should be asleep let me rant about this legend, also I’m sorry this turned out to be an essay but honestly what I wrote is really important to me
He might just be my favourite fiction character ever because I relate to him so hard
From what I’ve played so far-
((I haven’t finished every route of every character, in fact I only played 1 Jumin route and I got a bad ending around day 9. Why don’t I play more if I claim to love him so much? SCHOOL))
-his route really managed to capture a lot of what I’ve been through, on a really personal level.
I think I started to realise we were in similar shoes when he talked about his father and his relationships (my dad has literally been with more girls then I can count)
Also my dad isn’t a good person, I’ll come out and say he’s an asshole to everyone. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like, that I don’t have fun with him sometimes and that I don’t enjoy being around him
I’ve read a lot of fan fiction, experience a lot of people’s ocs, seen a lot of media where terrible parents are made out to be absolute evils. But Jumin’s route was the first thing I’ve seen to make me go “...Finally. Someone finally understands.”
Another thing Mystic Messenger managed to represent wasn’t a hate Jumin harboured towards his father, or some type of warped love either. Just pure indifference when it came to the aspects of his father he disliked.
I can not emphasis enough how true this is!! I can’t count on both hands the times my dad’s picked me up from school with a girl I don’t know in the car, or when I walk into a room I don’t know with a woman in it I’ve never met.
I’m never confused, angry or disappointed when this happens; just indifferent. Try and be polite but also make sure not to get attached at all (both of which I do without even realising). Just pure indifference. Like how he was on his phone during dinner.
This was my second “Finally someone represents it right.” Moment.
From then on I was already attached.
Something I noticed about Jumin (though I may be reading too into things) is that he always has so much pressure on his shoulders. But, I don’t think that pressure is from his father, he seems pretty chill about Jumin’s whole “heir to the company” situation.
That pressure may have stemmed from his responsibilities, but Jumin put it all on himself.
I understand this so much. Both my parents have rather good jobs (or had... in the very least they had amazing education) and I’ve always been a smart child praised by them
But my mum puts no pressure on me at all. Well she does but only the normal amount. And my father the same, pretty much. Yet I still have to be at the top of the top class, the smartest of the smart, I’m always more disappointed in myself then they are in me.
I definitely feel like this is something Jumin struggles with.
Along with that pressure, he’ll never let anyone see him break. I’ve talked about my family life more in this post then I have to anyone irl. Why? Because I’m the smart, happy girl. The perfect student, perfect daughter, perfect friend, honestly I think I’m the empitomu of normal if I don’t consider my family life.
Jumin is like that too to an extent. He’s never going to let someone else see him break (unless they’re me of course, but we don’t all have mc’s in our lives lol). It really hits deep, ya know?
At this point I was beyond loving his character. Because Jumin was just incredible, beyond that even. A real representation of what I’ve been through, I’m genuinely in love with him.
Also, there are things we have in common on a basic level too; a love to an extent it’s practically religion for cats, casually formal and proper, and honestly I thought he was funny! Like seriously guys his jokes weren’t actually bad they made me laugh a lot!
It reached a point where I was so into Jumin’s route that every visual novel scene I would find my cat and cuddle with her while playing (funnily enough she’d a black ragdol so she looks a lot like what I imagine Jumin would look like if he was a cat).
So then, I vividly remember reaching a scene where Jumin starts talking to Elizabeth the third. He knew it was unhealthy that he trusted a cat more than any human being, and that the Elizabeth the third doesn’t actually understand what he’s saying, he’s just deluded himself into thinking that.
So this makes me look down at the cat in my arms, the cat who shared my bed most nights for the past eight years, the cat that’s seen my cry more then twice as much as any real human being, the cat who I’ve always spilled my heart out to and imagined as my best, most understanding friend.
//FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK//
I got the bad ending on purpose because I’d heard about the bad endings for Jumin and I was done being serious I just wanted some time to laugh and something to remind me that Jumin Han is not Jesus himself despite bringing me the realisation of a lifetime
Obviously I don’t relate to Jumin exactly, I’m not the son of a corporate legend and I’m sure Jumin’s never had to worry about his families financial status, and I bet he doesn’t have any of the problems I do with my health
Still crazy in love with Jumin though and this is how I am a Jumin Stan to death without being a kinky queen
I genuinely see him as a very wholesome and loving character because, well, because I see him as myself. I think he’d be so kind and gentle to MC because unlike anything else he owns, he can’t just buy a new one if she breaks, his money can’t solve any issues with her, and that’s what I think he needs
To summarise I need recommendations for wholesome Jumin fanfics or literally any Jumin fanfic lemon without all the kinky stuff please it’s surprisingly hard to find
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yumeka36 ¡ 5 years ago
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I’ve now seen Frozen 2 six times in theaters, the same amount of times I saw the original Frozen in theaters. I’ve seen it with several different friends, including my boyfriend, and saw it twice with my mom...and they all liked it a lot! As a matter of fact, my mom (who’s 74) never goes to movie theaters since she’s claustrophobic but she made an exception for Frozen because she loved it so much - she’s even willing to go a third time if I want!
What I find quite interesting is that the separation aspect of the ending seems to be the major dividing point among fans, but when I hear thoughts about the movie from people who like Frozen but aren’t fans, like many of my friends both IRL and online, as well as some movie critics I follow, the separation isn’t even mentioned. Even if they had issues with other parts of the movie, that was not one of them. The thing that many fans hated about the movie, especially before it came out, doesn’t seem to be an issue for general viewers. Of course I can only speak from personal experience and obviously this doesn’t apply to everyone, but the fact that Frozen 2 is on its way to surpassing the original in terms of box office sales at least proves this point in some respects - that the general public (no doubt many Frozen fans among them too) feels that the movie’s good points outweigh its flaws, and at the end of the day, that’s what matters since we know a “perfect” movie doesn’t exist, ESPECIALLY one that has the immense pressure of living up to the expectations set by the highest grossing animated film of all time (to be fair, the original Frozen had it easier because no one had any expectations for it because it was a brand new property - the fandom didn’t exist to set any standards or create desires for certain ships and headcanons to be fulfilled). It’s literally impossible to please everyone with a sequel to a movie that has such a variety of fans, from the many and vastly different hardcore shippers to the millions of little kids who just like seeing Anna and Elsa. But again, based on the success of the movie thus far, I think they pleased the majority.
Compared to Toy Story 4, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and HTTYD3, where the separation was treated as a true separation, with tears being shed, hugging goodbye, saying bittersweet parting words, Frozen 2 had none of that...actually it implied quite the opposite, with Elsa telling Anna that they’ll “continue to do this together” and Anna saying that their “lands and people are now connected by love.” This is why it’s not really a separation in the same manner as, say, Toy Story, where there’s no way Woody could see Buzz and the others again except by some crazy coincidence. We know that Elsa can visit Arendelle whenever she wants, and does do that as evidenced by the final scene of the movie where she gets Anna’s letter about charades night. It’s just unfortunate that due to the time constraints of the epilogue we don’t get to see this “working together to unite the lands” and learning how they handle their new roles. But the point I’m trying to make is that Jen Lee and team had their vision for the ending of the movie early on but they also knew that Anna and Elsa together is Frozen’s main appeal and selling point (I’m sure they were reminded about this from corporate heads at Disney too). So the question becomes, how to end the movie with the vision they want of Anna and Elsa finding their new roles in life, but not actually separating them? With six years of fostering this idyllic family image of Frozen, they spent 3-4 of those years creating an epic story that ultimately resulted in a change to this image, so how do you properly handle something that disrupts the status quo...but not too much? And the end of Frozen 2 is the solution to that: ending it on a happy reunion rather than a sad separation, showing the sisters in their new roles but leaving us with the message that they still see each other regularly. So everyone, young and old, who loves Anna and Elsa being together can still imagine them as such, but Jen Lee and team still got to end the movie with the destinies they envisioned for the girls (and as I’ve said before, although it’s different from what I imagined, I don’t think their vision is wrong as they’ve provided enough backing for it in podcasts, interviews, and other sources for me to believe they did what they truly felt was good and right for their characters - their interpretation is just as valid as mine or anyone else who truly loves the Frozen-verse). This ending really does tie into the “Some Things Never Change” theme - where they live and their roles in life have changed, but their love and family bonding time hasn’t. Back in August when I went to D23 Expo, I noted that Jen said something along these lines - that in Frozen 2, “nothing will ever be the same...well, some things will” which then lead to the voice cast ending the panel with a live performance of “Some Things Never Change.” Now I know what she meant by that.
I’m fairly certain we’ll see more official Frozen stories in the future, whether through post-ending story books, comics, animated shorts, and, hopefully Frozen 3. Disney is just slow - it might take a few more months to even get an announcement or to even start seeing spoiler merchandise in stores. But considering what a hit Frozen 2 is, I know this isn’t the last we’ve seen of our beloved sisters. I can’t wait to see what unfolds in the next chapter of their story.
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myulalie ¡ 4 years ago
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On modern comment culture
First off, I’d like to make the distinction between honesty, and being hurtful under the pretense of being honest.
Hate, be it anon or not, is hurting someone’s feelings on purpose.
You can receive hate and be a hater too. It might be easier, even, to go from the hate you receive on your work, and take it out onto someone else’s.
Here is how I picture a hater's mind: “easy to pour some hate into a comment section, you don't see the person and they receive nice comments. They probably won't even notice.”
Sometimes, constructive criticism, even with your best interests at heart, hurts.
We don’t expect it, it’s not what we meant to write, or we just didn’t worry about how our work could be perceived.
It might be a very European vs American perception of criticism, and I aspire to get better, so the choice I made is to receive constructive criticism (concrit for short).
I wish someone would tell me if I’m writing something that doesn’t work, and why it doesn’t. I wish someone would point it out if I misuse a word.
Positive feedback is great and encouraging, actual comments about what someone likes/dislikes and why is helpful.
Not wanting any concrit is the author’s choice and I respect it. This is the reason I only offer concrit to anyone who told me they’re interested.
I wish concrit was still a thing
Modern comment culture is protective of authors, and there is a general agreement that concrit, especially unsolicited, is unnecessary.
I fully support the fact that fanfic authors are writing for free, so they deserve basic respect for their work.
This doesn’t give them the right to be assholes.
You put your work out there, you have a responsibility to at the very least let people know you’re not interested in concrit, and to disable/moderate comments if you don’t want them.
If someone comes to bug you when you explicitly mentioned you’re not interested in concrit then yeah, by all means, tell them to fuck off.
I think it’s important to let haters know their behavior is unacceptable. As they say, the only way to deal with a bully is to punch them in the face (or make them face the consequences of their actions as a general rule).
The author’s reply to hate tells a lot about them, but their reply to concrit also does.
Being polite should be a given.
And it goes both ways!
Readers are offering concrit for free too, they take the time to do so because they genuinely want to help. They enjoy your story enough to want to interact with you.
I’ve had a lot more comments than usual with kinktober, and I’ve built up a new habit of replying the next day before or after posting my daily take on the prompts.
I am aware that the amount of comments I receive is manageable, and some people have to deal with a lot more every day (like, hundreds).
In my experience, replying to short and sweet comments can be challenging because a simple thank you message isn’t personal enough, and you as a writer don’t have much content to actually reply to either.
Longer comments often open up more possibilities to reply, even if it’s just to let the reader know how you felt when reading their comment.
I believe that no matter how shy or busy you are, copying and pasting a little thank you message isn’t that difficult, and doesn’t take that long. You could even leave a note in each new chapter to let your readers know you read their comments and appreciate them.
Acknowledging readers will encourage them to comment your fics more, and potentially to the benefit of other authors too.
Don’t start fights because of concrit
Readers, please know that a simple heart as additional kudos goes a long way. Saying what you liked or just that you're enjoying the story is really encouraging too!
If you’d like to leave concrit, maybe formulate your comment as a question instead of pointing something out, to avoid upsetting the author.
I’m sure you mean well when you leave a comment, and you don’t want to discourage the author if you like what they’re writing!
If the author is open to concrit, they’ll probably reply to your question and ask their own, which leads to a conversation. Better safe than sorry, offer concrit and wait for them to agree, there is no use in getting into a fight with the author.
A better use of your time as a reader would be to read even more, I’m not getting in the way of your fun, or go and offer comments & concrit to someone who is interested in what you have to say.
As a writer, I guess you can always write more, and maybe thank readers for their kind words!
How to establish dialogue with your readers
Disclaimer: I’m still learning, and the amount of comments I receive compared to my free time is manageable. Before you proceed, please note I asked my reader for permission to use their comments as examples.
Myulalie: I would like to make a tumblr post about comments and include yours as an example.
It's to explain why I value them and how I proceed to reply, because I have strong feelings about author/reader relationships ^^
Would you be okay with that? It's totally fine if you're not, I am asking for permission because I don't want to make you uncomfortable.
Also, if you agree and for some reason change your mind once you've read the tumblr post, I'll remove it, no questions asked ^^
Reader: I don’t mind at all, I know a lot of people don’t leave feedback, for a variety of reasons, so any education in how/why is always important. I’m just glad my comments fall in to the good category 😁
Thanks for asking, you have my permission to use any you like.
The context is as follows: The characters went on vacation and asked friends to pet-sit their cats. I then used the characters’ cats as plot devices for the characters to move in together. A cat hid under the sink and refused to leave, which brought forth the “moving in” conversation.
Reader: Alcohol + other person = trautamised cat and an empty drinks cabinet... which I would be making them restock, oh and embarrassed friends... the cat might want to stay but I know the signs of a traumatised let.. sometimes taking a chance on something turns out to be the best thing in your life, so far, until the proposal
This reader is lovely and has been commenting on every chapter of this story, as well as some other stories. We never had any issue whatsoever and even chatted about their cat.
This is what I consider a good relationship, and when I read this comment I was surprised. I did not expect them to interpret the story this way.
The fact is, this reader is “wrong” because it’s not what I meant when I wrote (nothing happened to the cat, the alcohol part of the chapter is not related to the cat’s behavior).
This reader is also right because this IS what I wrote. The cat is hiding for plot purposes, but the plot also includes the pet-sitters getting drunk. I implied them making out, then regretting it later, thus behaving weirdly around each other, which was meant as comic relief.
I have seen replies to similar comments and needless to say people get into fights over such misunderstandings.
Here is my reply:
Myulalie: I would like to make the official statement that nothing bad happened to the cats D:
Ragnor & Jace's shenaningans were meant to hint at drunk making out and nothing more. The worse thing Church had to go through is second hand embarrassment I promise ♥ I can't bring myself to traumatise Church and I'm glad you pointed out that it sorts of look like something was wrong with him ^^ The only thing "wrong" is the plot device I used to have malec move in together haha :')
I appreciate this reader trusting me enough to point this out and letting me know how they feel.
I think it’s important to be aware of how this can be read. A beta would probably have told me how the chapter looked from an external point of view and suggested writing the same idea differently. As things are, I didn’t have a beta-reader for this fic.
Here is the reader’s reply:
Reader: Lol, good to know, although in my experience cats bring it on themselves, nosy little voyeurs that they are....
See how we solved the problem by simply having a conversation? This is why I appreciate concrit and do my best to treat readers well.
edit: upon checking in with the reader to make sure the post sat well with them, they told me they never meant it as criticism and actually found the chapter funny, their comment was written in a sarcastic manner that I totally missed!
There, you have it. I am full of good intentions and I still miss some of the meaning of the comment!
There was a second comment on the following chapter.
I’ll just mention that one of the cats dipped his paws in a can of paint and made a mess on the wall. One of the character makes a pet account on Instagram to post pictures of the cat’s “artwork” with paint.
Reader: I always love a story that ends on a happy ever after, although I do think alec was taking a big chance tying the rings to the cats collars, especially after the paint incident... we won’t go in to what I think of people having Instagram accounts for their pets, although the paining does sound nice...
This was a very cute story and I’m glad that they found their forever person :grin:
If you don’t get it, this reader and me disagree on pet accounts.
The fact is, they are allowed to express themselves, and they did it respectfully. I don’t think this comment is rude, and I don’t think this reader feels “entitled”. Quite the contrary, they’re polite and felt comfortable enough to let me know what they think.
I didn’t argue with them. My reply consisted in politely reminding everyone who might read this story that this is a work of fiction, and that it’s here for both the reader’s and the author’s entertainment.
Myulalie: Well, I definitely don't recommend doing your proposal this way IRL, fortunately stories are a safe space to make crazy proposals for entertainment's sake :')
I'm glad you liked the ending! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me all throughout the story, I really appreciated our chats ♥
edit: I thought we disagreed. We chatted again and they told me they don't have IG so they don't see the point of running 2 accounts, which fair. Because I used to run a pet account for my dog, I felt "attacked" where I absolutely wasn't.
One more example of misinterpretation!
I think the only way forward is together.
Authors deserve respect for their work, it doesn’t exempt them from being polite. Readers might need some sort of education on “comment etiquette”, and should be respected in return.
I want this platform to be a safe space for authors AND for readers.
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everly-kindred ¡ 4 years ago
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Final Post for now
I don’t really know how to start this so I’m just gonna let my thoughts flow.
I know I don’t really have any interaction with this blog and I was doing it largely for myself and the few friends at Mischief Managed who actually read them, but it feels wrong to halt diary entries indefinitely and possibly forever and not actually explain why or give any sort of close, and I feel like I kind of need to do this for myself.
For awhile now, making diary entries has been a task. I haven’t looked forward to them in awhile which is probably blatantly obvious from the amount of times I’ve opened an entry with ‘I’m trying to get better about writing in you more often, sorry it’s been awhile’, and it always feels good when they’re done, and I love looking back at them and reading them, but I have no motivation or energy to ever write them. 
I joined Mischief Managed in February of 2016 with a first year Hufflepuff named Aurora, and deep down, I wish I’d always kept her. I think she’d be a 6th year this year, maybe 7th? I used to know, but I don’t remember. 
I always had a deep love of Harry Potter to the point that I remember crying in my bed in my highschool years, listening to Stateless because it just has a *vibe* that I associate with Harry Potter, and crying because I knew I’d never actually go to Hogwarts, I’d never get to *be there* and experience it. Roleplay was the closest thing I had to it and for awhile, Mischief Managed made that dream come true. 
Now, there’s a sort of... gap where Mischief Managed doesn’t completely scratch my Harry Potter itch, and it’s a whole unrelated conversation about clashing of ideas and the breaking of the immersion and being very aware that I am in *second life* and it still feels like *second life*, not Harry Potter, but that’s besides the point. For years, Mischief Managed was my favourite thing and, IRL, it was known as my main hobby when it came to how my friends and family viewed me. I was the crazy harry potter fan who lived and breathed it every day, in my particular social circle. 
Right now, unfortunately because of some things that are no ones fault and is just one of those things you have to live through and eventually cope with after who knows how long, Harry Potter and anything related brings me an incredible amount of pain, which is why I’ll be taking time away from Mischief Managed until I feel okay to come back. 
Everlina was made specifically to be me. Me, and my childhood, and to a degree my life, if it were translated into the Harry Potter universe. For awhile, it was hard to keep roleplaying as her, because she didn’t feel like a character. It doesn’t feel like I can just turn her off, and it makes seperating her from myself very difficult. But she is still my ideal version of myself. Who I would have wanted myself to be when I was her age, and even a bit who I want to be now. It’s a weird dynamic. 
I will always be grateful for the time I spent with Eve, how she has grown and changed, and everything she has experienced. I will be grateful for everything I learned through and with her. I am proud of myself for keeping this up as long as I have, and while it’s disappointing I can’t completely carry out her 7 years at Hogwarts (at least not with an extended break) I definitely did this longer than I anticipated. I started her right on my 21st birthday, and I’m 23 now and turning 24 in... 7 months. I got her to nearly 100 posts. The fact I could keep up with her that long (after having a whopping 31 characters at Mischief Managed, many of which I wrote but never actually played) is amazing to me. 
There are several reasons I need to stay away from Mischief Managed. For awhile, I was struggling really bad with insecurity, my place in my friends’ lives and stories, and constantly comparing myself to others. While I feel I have largely gotten over that and come to a lot of revelations for myself, there are still some aspects about being on sim and the current stories that are running that remind me constantly of the pain that I’ve endured for probably two or so years now. And, I’m going to be blatantly honest because I doubt anyone has read this far anyways, but there is some toxicity and suffocating negativity that comes with Mischief Managed. It’s no secret (the amount of times we’ve been mentioned in gossip blogs says it all) and I’m not about to blame anyone for any of that because I feel we are all humans going through similar experiences, and likely using Second Life as a way to escape pain and things we need to address within ourselves but there is also a level of protection some individuals feel with being behind computer screens, that makes them think it is okay to use people for their own selfish reasons or put them down. I believe this is a projection of insecurities and pain that they may be refusing to work on in their own lives and thus take it out on the little pixel people because there’s a disconnect there when you’re not face to face. Which ultimately brings me to my last point - if it it’s making you so unhappy, why stay? Why subject yourself to pain? Why not step back and find what /does/ make you happy and feel secure within yourself? Why not take time to figure out the real root of your pain, rather than claiming that other people are to blame? 
Which is why I’m taking the break I am. I’m not happy there, and I haven’t been for awhile. And specific events are certainly exaggerating my lack of ability to be there, but it has made me come to realise that, for the time being, I cannot continue to waste my time and money on a program/game that makes me unhappy a large amount of the time. The point of Mischief Managed is to not only be immersed in the Harry Potter universe, escape from everything else and fulfill this childhood dream, but to also write and have fun. I’m writing, but I don’t feel immersed, and I’m absolutely not having fun right now. And this is not, by any means, the fault of Mischief Managed, or anyone else. I am eternally grateful that Mischief Managed has given me an outlet to momentarily live that childhood dream, while introducing me to some of my absolute best friends in the universe and the people I love deeply and in ways I did not know I was capable of loving. But I definitely now understand the roleplayers who are very strict about separating IC from OOC and don’t touch drama, negativity and gossip in any way shape or form. 
I am sad I couldn’t carry out Eve’s 7 years like I had intended to. To be the first person to really do that, make my own story in the Harry Potter universe and have it there for me and anyone else to look on and read forever, like my own extension of the books, is incredible, and even more so to do it from the perspective of my own self as though I was there is a dream. But I am ready to close this chapter. I don’t know if I’ll ever return to it, on Eve or someone new, and whether I do or do not, I will always be grateful for the experience. 
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lunchador ¡ 4 years ago
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Don't mind me but I'm rambling. I'm gonna yell about this here cuz it is my fandom blog and that's what it's for.
Man, The Boys is the perfect example of seeing a comic, seeing the potential, and gutting it for something better. I used to be a fan of Garth Ennis, I used to say he was the kind of writer that could balance edgy in a fun way that wasn't too much, but after revisiting his work I'm like....very unimpressed. And I feel as he keeps releasing series they keep getting worse 😬 I can't say this on FB because some of my male friends hold it in high regards(lots of them read it as angry edgy teens) but Preacher? Kinda a super shit comic. I genuinely think the show was attempting something better by polishing up the core concept (also the casting? Chefs kiss). I liked The Boys. I own The Boys. But the show is a fantastic example of how a comic adaptation does not need to be faithful. I think they made the characters a lot more engaging, they kept the graphic violence but I'm not rolling my eyes at it, and made the overall plot more of an arc versus the previous baddie hero of the week style that made it feel disjointed. And it's nice not to be able to expect what is going to happen next, not like how some shows throw it in a new direction solely to fuck with you versus genuinely interesting. They still sprinkle tons of comic stuff nicely in the show (my friend and I screamed at love sausage). I think the timing of the show is excellent in both that there is a corporate superhero burnout with so many movies and shows being churned out (often playing it too safe where money > interesting) and also reflecting irl events in an eerie but clever way. The whole comic and show is assholes, and I'm thrilled to love to hate them. I couldn't even do much of a reread because it's just not that good to me anymore. Absolutely crazy that Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg read those two comics by Ennis and were like yeah, let's do this.
I feel the same way about Mark Millar though. I cannot stand his comics, I feel like he's pretty good with coming up with a concept but someone always executes it better on his behalf. Kingsman? Kick ass? Wanted? All superior to the comics. I think red son and jupiter's legacy are ones I did like, but I am very interested to see how netflix (?) Does jupiter's legacy in the wake of the boys. Not quite the same, but an edgy superhero series I highly expect people to make a comparison. It's about children of superheros that are struggling to live in their shadows. Drugs, sex, violence, drama.
On the other hand, I am screaming about the Invincible adaptation. IM SO FUCKING EXCITED. Invincible is in my top favorite comics, it got me INTO comics, and I always thought it was vastly superior to Kirkmans famous work Walking Dead. This I do hope sticks close to the comics (though maybe slightly better writing for women characters haha). I already know exactly what they're doing for the first arc and I really really hope we can get further than that because the series gets so fucking WILD. Insane all of the merch and now a show we are getting after the series ends. It's also super long for a western comic series at like 26 trades I think. I hope the show is a success for multiple reasons.
With the old guards success, I hope amazon finally does something with the rights they bought to Lazarus a few years ago. Greg Rucka is truly one of the best comic writers out there and that series is perfect for tv. Which reminds me I need to watch stumptown cuz I just bought the comic to reread and it's so good!!!!
And y the last man finally has its feet on the ground after being in development hell for like 10 years. Brian k vaughn writes the most human characters out there. And also paper girls is gonna be a series!!!! Fucking hell yeah!!! Hopefully it catches people attention as stranger things did. It's gonna be fun. And I hope saga never gets adapted. I truly think nothing will be able to capture it. Leave it as is.
And I'm still sad Chew ended up falling into development hell. Originally showtime wanted to use to to replace Dexter as that ended as their new bloody crime show, then it fell to an animated series which is better imo to pair with how weird it is and showcase the art style but I think the last I heard of it it was pretty much not happening. Especially since iZombie got surprising amount of traction and I guess they expected it to be too similar.
I'm also still bitter about Deadly Class's cancellation. I had a lot of potential. Great cast, good cinematography. It's such a fun tragic comic.
Locke&key was alright, it's such a good horror comic but I wouldn't be able to tell you what would have made the show better. Something didn't quite click for me.
I'm kinda really burnt out on marvel/dc. I don't think either is impressing me lately besides scattered things. I don't think I'm excited for any of the disney+ shows besides falcon+winter soldier and even then expectations are tentatively low. Maybe wandavision? I didn't give a shit about them in the movies but it's heavily based on a run of comics I did enjoy so I'm wary. I know only care about Hawkeye for Kate and she-hulk for the actress. Though I've been having a surprising amount of fun watching Doom Patrol and I enjoyed swamp thing. It's weird. It embraces that weird. There's something I feel like Umbrella Academy is missing it could learn from doom Patrol. Like ua still feels like it played it a bit safe. Idk. Haven't finished it because I'm not as motivated to.
And Faith?? Is gonna get a movie??? A plus size hero??? AHHHH. I have my first issue signed by the author I met at comic con a few years ago.
And watchmen of course.
And outcast, and happy, and powers! And I kill giants was turned into such a good movie!!! So many image comics!!
I just read nailbiter is gonna be a series so that's gonna be bloody and violent and full of serial killers lmao. The ending of that comic got a little ??? For me but I own the whole series so i guess that says something.
What a time to be a comics fan!!! We are so fucking spoiled lmao and there's still sooo many untapped series. I think Criminal would make a fantastic live action drama show. Who does like Intricate crimes and heists and overlapping stories And wic+div would make a stellar show especially if they really had fun with the music. And so many comics I like would make amazing animated series like pretty deadly, or chew, rocket girl. Haunt is another Kirkmans series that has potential to be a fun gritty superhero violent adaptation. Except the ectoplasma attacks haunt has looks like violent jizz sometimes. Idk. Like, URGHHHHHHH. Gimme gimme gimme more comic stuff.
And there's so many good things I'm not even aware it was a comic initially.
And there's so many things I hear good things I have yet to touch like black lightning, runaways ( I love the comics!!, Cloak and dagger (also great comics )
Old comic shit is good too. I've been rewatching the Spawn series. Adult animated superhero stuff is seriously underrated. The tank girl movie is FUN. ROCKETEEEEER!!!!! Disney was supposed to do a remake with a black girl. What happened to that?
I dislike all the cw shows though lmao too cheesy. Also why I can't get into agents of shield though I tried for Robbie.
So many THINGS
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mylesimeblr ¡ 5 years ago
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If that's how Finn's fans reacted to a trailer of a movie, imagine how they would react if Mike and Will kissed in ST...
Honestly anon, I’ve been asking myself the same thing for a few days now. And unfortunately, I think that this is one of the main reasons Byler will never be canon. The world isn’t ready for a big show portraying two boys in love as a final twist. It would sign its death sentence. The backlash would be too much to handle. 
As you said, the reactions to Finn kissing another boy have been mostly negative. People are still massively homophobic, even if it’s 2019. They have been raised in their heteronormative bubble and can’t imagine it could burst. It’s too scary and they like their comfort zone. Can you imagine? A world without homophobia? We’d have to get rid of sexism and bias against structured and hierarchized sexuality first and it’s not gonna happen before at least a few more centuries (and probably never too) if we keep going this way. 
The negative reactions to Finn playing an LGBT character sadden me but they don’t surprise me either. It was to be expected, unfortunately. As I said, most people are still very homophobic. 
So, can you imagine if Byler became canon over Mileven? If the gay ship won over the heterosexual one? It’s been clearly established by now that us queer folks and Byler shippers have been harrassed and attacked by many Mileven shippers and heterosexual biggots who think we’re being “delusional”, “stupid”, and overall “gay” (thanks for the compliment my dude) for even daring think about Mike in love with another boy!
I mean, Will’s possible homosexuality has come out as a shock to them!!!!!! None of them saw the hundreds of gay coding ever since season 1!!!! It’s unbelievable!!!!! Not to forget that most people don’t WANT Byler to become canon. Mike being in love with Will is something they don’t see, don’t want to see, don’t want. They like Mike being straight, in love with Mileven. It caters to their little hetero hearts and brains. 
And seeing the reactions to Boris’ character, I can’t imagine what it would do to the show’s popularity if it ever went that way… Can you imagine? The amount of hatred. The threats, insults and overall backlash… On Finn. Noah. The showrunners. It would be HUGE. They would demand a remake of the script. Playing a gay character usually destroys a career (it’s sad but it’s true). It can destroy a movie and a show. Canon Byler would kill Stranger Things. It would kill the young actor’s career. Noah would be seen as the gay boy from that gay show for the rest of his life (even if he’s not gay IRL). Same for Finn. Playing two LGBT characters? He’d be labelled forever. Mileven shippers would lose their shit. They would go crazy. 
Stranger Things is Netflix’s cash cow. They would never risk endangering such a big money maker by taking the LGBT road for the main ship. Mileven shippers are the main targeted audience because it’s been proven that heterosexual girls/women are the most lucrative audience in a fanbase (friendly reminder that Fifty Shades of Gray overthrew Harry Potter… Yes, I know, that hurt me too) So go against Mileven and lose that audience/money for what? A gay ship? No, they wouldn’t do that. They wouldn’t be that stupid. It would be like shooting themselves in the foot.
Don’t take this the wrong way, I’d love for Stranger Things to be smarter than that and have Byler canon (my heart!). I just don’t think they’d risk it. Gay is still very taboo, especially for a big show, popular among teenagers.
And they wouldn’t risk it precisely because people are still massively homophobes. The backlash to Finn’s gay character is a painful proof of that. Honestly, maybe the Duffers wanted Byler at first when they created the show in their head… Will Netflix allow it? Not a chance. Too dangerous.
I will even go as far as to say that if Will was pushed to the side during season 3 it was for this very reason. Netflix probably saw Byler coming in season 2 and went all “NOPE!” so the Duffers had no other choice but separate them and diminish Will’s role and interactions with Mike in s3.
I hope I’m wrong though.
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