#the saw fandom wouldn't be as glorious

[filmbropilled]

he thought Saw (2004) was for 3 movies only!!!! he MAD!!!!!

[saurongorthaur9]

Potentially unpopular opinion for the ROP fandom:

I really wish people/interviewers would stop pushing the Hot Sauron and Haladriel stuff directly into Charlie's face.

I woke up this morning to drama in the fandom about Charlie (yet again) very politely deflecting Haladriel questions, as if this is some sort of insult to the fandom and shippers. And I know it's not going to stop, but I wish it would.

To make it very explicitly clear, make all the stupid sexy Sauron and Hot Sauron memes and jokes you want within the fandom. Ship Haladriel to your heart's content and create glorious fanfiction and fanart of them making out as they ride into the sunset (or as they simultaneously attempt to kill each other, if that's your vibe). All great. All fantastic. Everyone knows I'm a huge fan of sexy Sauron both inside and outside the ROP fandom, and I am a thorough Haladriel enjoyer at this point.

But I really, really, really wish people would stop pushing it on Charlie himself.

It just makes me so sad and uncomfortable for him. I saw the interview yesterday that I'm pretty sure was what caused everyone to be up in arms where he was being shown Sauron memes and fan posts and a lot of them were very Haladriel/shippy. He is obviously SO uncomfortable with those and the "Hot Sauron" comments. You can see it in the difference between how he answers questions about Sauron's motives or psyche or his research into Tolkien and how his eyes light up and he gets so animated and he just starts gushing vs when he's asked for the millionth time if Sauron has feelings for Galadriel and he gets quiet and reserved and gives a short, diplomatic answer.

And he's been so gracious and polite to the shippers and about all the shipping questions that he keeps getting asked. Each time, he gives basically the same answer: that he doesn't personally see it as romantic but that he's happy people care enough about the characters and story to be passionate about what they see in it. He's not going to suddenly flip a switch and start passionately shipping Haladriel.

I personally like to view it as Sauron (particularly as Halbrand) having some genuine feelings for Galadriel: genuine sense of connection, genuine sense of shared purpose, genuine attraction on both a spiritual and physical level, and yes, even some genuine admiration and love, mixed in with the complex mess of other things Sauron feels, which is why he's a great, complicated villain. The fact that this doesn't 100% line up with everything Charlie has said that he feels about the character is fine with me. I respect Charlie's opinions and the clear thought he's put into portraying that character. But I can also have my own thoughts and perceptions of the character and story apart from that, without needing him to validate them.

I know this isn't the first time an attractive man playing a charming, sexy villain has been inundated by thirsty fans (I remember Loki's Army very clearly) and that some level of it is to be expected. But he's clearly put such thought into portraying Sauron and I'm so grateful to him for that, so I'm sad to see him having uncomfortable questions shoved at him that reduce everything he's done to "what do you think of being Hot Sauron?" and "Do you think Sauron and Galadriel should kiss?" And I'm even sadder to see fans reacting negatively to him simply because he won't validate a particular ship or perspective.

From everything I've heard of fans who have gotten the opportunity to meet him, he's an absolute sweetheart and very kind and appreciative towards his fans. I hope dearly that I can meet him some day and tell him how important it was to me to see Sauron portrayed on screen as such a wonderfully complicated character. But I truly hope that the constant barrage of nagging for him to openly endorse Haladriel and the backlash whenever he gives one of his reserved, diplomatic answers about shipping doesn't sour him to his fanbase. He's given us a gift that I wouldn't have even dared dream of only a few years ago; why can't we focus on that instead of whether or not he's enthusiastically pro-Haladriel or not?

[mouseonamoose]

I absolutely loved Demonology. It was an extremely generous gift to the fandom and to the GO mythology as a whole. I loved how you fleshed out Aubrey as a real character and the story being told through her perspective was so effective and clever. I was amazed at how true to the character of Crowley you were so that you were able to write him so authentically into new scenarios. Each chapter was such a surprising and original adventure but with a beloved friend. I loved the humor and pain in this story and so glad it wasn't any shorter than it was. Also, I was reading it at the Denver airport when Crowley made that quip about Aubrey's smell so I felt very connected to the story at that time, very funny private moment. I think this was the most enjoyable story I have ever read and also, got me to see why I personally related so strongly to Crowley. I have found validation as well as escapism from the perennial grief I feel at this time of year. So thank you thank you thank you.

I also read the Aziraphale story, which I felt had some very funny, LOL moments and was heartbreaking. I do wish that you had felt the freedom to write a healing journey before you saw season 2 and the stuckness that Aziraphale was still in. I think it can be really cathartic and beautiful to imagine what it would take for them to become healed. That was the magic of the Crowley story because you actually delivered the answers you promised which is so rare in any book. You showed us the magic that it took with trust and time and expression for Crowley to restore his heart.

I'm going to go back and read the story all over again.

The imagery that stuck with me the most was Crowley wedged up in the corner of the ceiling, and also the most glorious chapter where he shared his poetry with Aziraphale. Also I am a plant lover so all that stuff with the tree and Bud was just phenomenal.

You are an extremely gifted writer and I hope you continue to write and publish and I really, really hope you write some more stories from this universe. If there are any others please please let me know!

Oh, thank you. I'm blushing! I am so grateful that you found both valuable, and shared this with me.

I think, having done both Demonology and Angel-Centered now, I have come to this conclusion: anything but a satisfying resolution for Crowley would have been a disservice to his character; anything but unsatisfying heartbreak for Aziraphale would have been a disservice to his character. I don't mean this at all in a harsh way, regarding Aziraphale, and I have no doubts that he and Crowley both will have a well-deserved Happily Ever After. But, in therapy? And especially within the confines of the sort of fanfic I was writing (e.g., as much as possible, avoid adding to canon; as much as possible, only extrapolate and comment upon canon)? What other sort of option could there be, for Aziraphale?

I don't know.

Or maybe I'm just experiencing the same bittersweet frustration about Good Omens, right now, as everyone else, and that's clouding my thoughts.

You sent a follow-up message, clarifying you'd appreciate recommendations for other Good Omens fic. I am terrible at providing recommendations, unfortunately, but I hope others will be happy to offer some. There is one I can think of, though! Factory Settings is superb. I'm blown away by the clear confidence in the plotting and characterizing. I wouldn't mind it being our S3.

[lucianalight]

You say the show characters weren't divided to "good" and "evil" but they are still stripping people and putting collars their necks which personally I find pretty messed up. This is my problem and why I can't bring myself to watch season 2 because everything I end up seeing seems like the TVA is still doing horrible things and not treated with the weight it should. Like, there's torture scene, but it's supposed to be okay because turns out it wasn't really physical? Like thats still torture that crosses the line way past grey in my opinion.

It's these two images for me is why I can't be asked to see any of the TVA as just grey especially it's asked while Loki is still called a villain. He didn't do a fraction as bad as they did.

If what I saw was Mobius owing up to being wrong about believing in the TVA and how his glorious purpose hurt people instead of seeing Loki say he invaded New York because he was mad at Thor and Odin, maybe I wouldn't still mad at the show

The actions are wrong, it doesn't matter who they're against what justification they have for using them. I rather have a story the condemns those actions and finds a better way than one that keeps the system with only a promise that now they'll only target the bad people

What I've been trying to say and said before in my s2 review, is that the narrative is neutral this time. It just shows you the story and leaves you to decide for yourself how you want to judge characters and their actions. That's sth very important for me in a story. I always have an instant knee jerk reaction to any blunt sort of message/framing even if it's a good one. I hate it when I feel like the writer is holding up a sign and telling me "look look it's a bad/good action or you should love/hate this character". No, thank you very much I can think for myself. The writer's feelings towards the characters can also bleed through so you understand when a character is treated by distaste and another with adoration.

These were the most important issues I had with s1. Because it stopped me from doing what I love most, in-universe analysis. Sth the fandom were doing before TR. No one told us, what happened to Loki before Avengers, we were shown clues. No one told us the reasoning behind every sentence of the characters and what they meant. But we analyzed every single action and expression. We put the pieces of puzzle together and built the picture. I was happy doing just that, until with TR the in-universe analysis didn't make sense so we had to look what caused it from out-universe pov.

Now with s2 having that neutrality I want, I don't care what the creators wanted to say as long as the characterization and actions make sense and are consistent with how I see the canon material. That's why Loki's line about New York didn't make me angry.

That hatred and dismissal toward Loki we felt in TR, IW and S1 is also gone. So having that irritating narrative of s1 out of the way and a better writing, the characters look grey to me. Which means like any other human they do bad things and good things. I didn't got the feeling that any of wrong actions are framed as sth good. Not putting collar on people(they were actually uncomfortable), not the torture scene(which I hated as I explained in my review) and not what TVA was doing all this time. In fact one of the few instances of framing in the narrative is that their atrocities were acknowledged.

The promotions of S2 were terrible though. I have no idea what they were thinking. None of the trailers were interesting and who would buy TVA merch? They're not even aesthetically beautiful and why would anyone want one of those creepy posters anyway? Although that's what happens when you sideline your main character in s1 and then you have nothing except creepy totalitarian merch for promotion smh. So yeah I get what you mean.

The ending also wasn't like now they're targeting the bad guys. It was shown that they won't interfere with what happens in timelines unless one of HWR's variants start a war and their intervention was needed. I haven't watched ant-man 3 but I assume they were referring to it when they said one of his variants made trouble but it was handled and their intervention wasn't needed. So they just intervene when the people of a timeline can't handle sth themselves. I also got the impression that they were changing their whole system to sth new.

In the end I hope it's been clear that by posting about the series, I'm not insisting, encouraging or recommending others to watch it. Because I know what Loki means to us. And Because I've seen many of my mutuals didn't like s2. Some did. S1 still makes me as angry as the first time I watched it but I liked s2(that doesn't mean I won't criticize it though). No two people are ever gonna agree with each other on everything. So it's ultimately a choice everyone need to make themselves.

[saiilorstars]

Love, Ours Ch. 6: The Pumpkin Queen

Fandom: MCU

Pairing: Steve Rogers x OFC

Story Summary: One-Shots/AU collection of Seren and Steve outside of their fics (Darkest Before Dawn, Alignment, etc.).

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Steve was exhausted when he returned from his overseas mission. The only thing that was getting him through was the glorious idea of showering and sleeping. He was dragging his feet through the compound at this point, ignoring Sam's jabs about how defeated he looked. It was true, but Steve just didn't want to hear it.

He was about to split from Sam when the man's awed 'ooooh' stopped him. Looking back, he saw that Sam had abruptly stopped by the threshold of one of their lounge rooms.

"Did Halloween throw up in here?" Sam asked just as Steve stepped back and saw what he was looking at.

The room was decked out in Halloween and Fall decorations. Brightly colored pumpkins, both stuffed and plastic, were littered on each table in the room. Fall colored lights were strung up on their windows, flickering in and out. The couches had new orange cloths on them, each one decorated with Fall leaves. And there was the distinct smell of pumpkin spice dancing in the air. Sam soon spotted the scented lit candle on the coffee table.

"I'm no firefighter but I'm pretty sure leaving an unattended candle is a fire hazard," Sam said, crossing his arms. "And I am not making that 911 call. As an Avenger, that would just be embarrassing."

Steve rolled his eyes at Sam. "Guess Chloe's really going all out for Halloween." Just as he turned to leave, he bumped into Chloe Winters herself.

Her brows were together and she was frowning at him. "Why do you assume this was me? And hello, by the way, nice to see you back," she gave a dramatic wave of her hand. "Did the mission go well?"

"Yes," Steve said.

"Perfectly," Sam added. "So this" — he nodded back at the room — "wasn't you?"

"No," Chloe rolled her eyes at them. "I do like Halloween but not like this, no."

"Then who was it?" Sam said.

"Who cares, I'm going to bed." Steve was yawning beside him.

Chloe smirked at him."This is your first Halloween with us, huh?"

"Yeah—"

"More specifically, this is your first Halloween with Seren, huh?"

The question managed to stir Steve's lucidness a bit. "Huh? What do you mean by that?" Chloe's smirk widened, urging him to figure it out on his own. Even with his tired brain, he eventually did. "Wait, Seren did all that?" He peeked into the room again, eyes strained wide to take in each decoration again with more attention.

Chloe started to laugh. "That, the kitchen, the other lounge rooms, and I'm pretty sure your bedroom too. The only reason she didn't do the labs is because Tony kicked her out and threatened to take it all down while she slept."

Now it was Sam laughing. "No way!"

"Oh, yes," Chloe crossed her arms. "Around these parts, Seren goes all out for Halloween. This is her time of the year."

"Yeah, but…" Steve once again looked inside the room. There wasn't one spot that wasn't decorated. "Seren wouldn't…I mean…she does decorate for holidays but…not like this."

"I'm telling you, this is her holiday," Chloe said. "Has been ever since I met her. She's like the pumpkin queen or something."

"You mean the Halloween queen?" Sam asked, confused.

"No, the Pumpkin Queen," Chloe didn't hesitate to clarify. "She's obsessed with everything pumpkin."

"Okay," Steve motioned with a hand for them both to stop, "I think you might be exaggerating a bit there, Chloe."

"Oh, no I'm not," Chloe said adamantly. "You," she pointed a finger at him, "just don't know because this is the first time you're here for Halloween. You're used to normal Seren. She's not here for October," she wagged the same finger at him. "You'll see her back November 1st and even then, you'll have pumpkins to deal with sans the scary shit." Steve didn't buy it for a second and Chloe saw it. "Okay, fine, don't believe me," she threw her hands in front of him. "But when you're sick and tired of pumpkin spice flavored things, I'll be happy to show you where Nat and I keep our stash of regular food for the month. You too, Sam."

Sam was still laughing when Steve walked away from the two. He truly just wanted to close his eyes for a long, long time. He was sure that Chloe was just being her dramatic self.

When he entered his room, he saw that it was also decorated and, for a split moment he too wondered if Halloween had thrown up in there just as Sam had asked earlier. The same Fall colors were strung up on their windows and up on the walls. On the dresser there were Fall pumpkins on a display. Their sheets had been changed to a cream color with — surprise — little orange pumpkins on it. The throw pillows were white with a large jack o'lanterns on the front. Their dresser had been cleared off from their usual miscellaneous things. Instead it now held three new candles and upon inspecting them, they were scented pumpkin spice, pumpkin pecan, and pumpkin apple. A wooden frame with the word 'harvest' written in cursive was placed in the center against the wall. A few more pumpkins were littered on either side of it. A miniature caricature scarecrow was set on the side with its hay legs dangling from the edge.

Steve was baffled by the sight. He felt crazy but he was pretty sure that the lights in the room were slightly more yellowish than he remembered them. He turned around as he heard the bathroom door opening.

"Lovey! You're home!" Seren came dashing out in a bathrobe and damp hair. She jumped on Steve, throwing her arms around his neck for a tight hug.

As tired as he was, and confused, that kind of welcoming just made his entire night. "Hey there," he murmured against her wet hair. Does she smell like pumpkins? He was losing his mind; he had to be. He set Seren on her feet, sliding his hands to her waist.

"You weren't supposed to be in until tomorrow morning," Seren said, grinning from ear to ear. "Does that mean everything went well?"

Steve nodded at her. "Yeah, all taken care of. But I'm exhausted…" And on cue, he yawned.

Seren laughed at him. "I can tell. Well, there's plenty of warm water for a nice shower. I can get your stuff out in the meantime."

"That sounds amazing, honestly," Steve said, letting out a tired sigh. He couldn't wait to get out of his suit and climb into their soft bed, no matter how pumpkin-fied it was.

"Go ahead then," Seren leaned up on her toes to press a kiss on his lips. "I'll get changed and then help you out."

"Thanks, honey." Steve dragged his feet into the bathroom and got straight to showering. He heard the door open once and assumed it was Seren leaving his things like planned.

When he was dry and changed, he stepped back into the room and saw Seren already in bed with a throw blanket around her body. This one was white with little witches riding broomsticks. She was busy munching on some snacks and when he sat down on the bed, he saw they were snickerdoodles with frosted pumpkins on top.

"Hungry?" Seren offered him a cookie, which he did take on the first try. He was hungry but the exhaustion was winning the battle. "Do you want me to bring you some actual dinner?" Seren asked as she watched him basically eat her cookies in one bite like they were popcorn.

"Nah, I'm literally about to fall asleep," Steve said, deciding to take one more cookie and call it a day. "They're good. Sorry, I'll buy you more tomorrow."

Seren chuckled. "It's fine. I went grocery shopping so trust me when I say that we are stocked up."

"I bet we are…I also bet that it's pumpkin flavored?" Steve made a gesture at their new bedroom and saw the flush on Seren's face.

"I know…it's over the top," she said sheepishly. "I just love Halloween and the season."

"Mm, really? I couldn't tell," Steve shook his head. She playfully pushed him and wrapped her blanket closer around her. "Gotta say, I'm a little concerned that tomorrow morning I'm going to find a pumpkin in your place. You know the saying, you are what you eat, so…"

Seren laughed and whacked his arm. "Shut up and go to sleep!"

Steve only listened because he was very tired, but he had a feeling that this wouldn't be the last time they had a conversation about this. He fell asleep right away and the next morning, he was happy to find that his girlfriend had not turned into a pumpkin and was still bundled up in her witch blanket instead.

They stayed in bed together for about an hour before their combined hunger won out their desire to cuddle. When they entered the kitchen, Steve was not surprised that it had also been changed into a pumpkin festival. He was also not surprised that breakfast consisted of pumpkin-spice pancakes, hashbrowns and pumpkin spice chai lattes. He was actually very fond of Seren's pumpkin decorated pajamas too and told Chloe to quit making fun of Seren for it.

"God, you're a suck up," Chloe rolled her eyes and yet still stole one of their pancakes. "You know you don't have to suck up to her anymore, right? You're already sleeping with her."

"Chloe." Seren had smacked Chloe upside the head on her way to the sink to dump her dishes. "Some people actually appreciate the season."

"Hey, I appreciate it too," Chloe clarified, "But, you know, the normal amount? Not your psychotic obsession for pumpkins." She then looked over at Steve and mouthed 'pumpkin queen' and motioned to Seren.

"I just like the season, and I like to enjoy it while it lasts, okay?" Seren said curtly and left the room altogether.

Steve then glanced at Chloe, his expression saying 'was that necessary?'

Chloe sighed. "Yeah, alright, I'm sorry."

Steve got up from his seat and took his dishes to the sink. "I'm not the one you should apologize to. It's not that big of a deal."

"You only say that because this is your first time here," Chloe said, sliding into an empty stool. "And, you know, because you're in love with her. Love makes you blind, you know."

"Oh, is that why you think Bucky's staring problem is cute?" Steve looked over his shoulder to see Chloe blushing.

"Shut the fuck up right now," she ordered him. "And I'm telling him that when he gets back next week."

"Case in point." Steve turned around and smirked at her. "So please lay off my girlfriend's obsession."

"Aha! So you admit it's an obsession!" Chloe exclaimed.

Steve rolled his eyes. "Let her do what she wants, Chloe." He left her to clean up the kitchen as punishment.

~ 0 ~

Over the next few days, Steve got to watch just how much Seren truly loved the season. He watched her entice Sam, Wanda and Vision into a scary movie marathon and to his genuine surprise, Sam turned out to be more frightened. Wanda didn't bat an eye and Vision didn't understand the concept. Seren enjoyed it, especially when Sam dove behind a pillow to cover his face from any gorey scene. That was Steve's favorite part of the day.

On another day, Seren cautiously asked Steve if he wanted to come with her for new candles. He understood her hesitance given that he didn't quite like the idea of grocery shopping. But this was different. This wasn't food shopping, first of all, it was quality time with her. But truthfully, Bath and Body Works was overwhelming. He only got past it because Seren guided him around. She was enamored with the Fall candles and couldn't decide on which ones to get, even with Steve's inputs it still took her a while. She came out with a handful of new candles (that Steve carried for her) and had planned on just where she was going to place them around the compound.

Then, she brought him to a pumpkin patch. It was a little crowded but it was pretty fun. He got a little anxious when they went inside a maze and got stuck in there for a while. Seren just laughed it off, loving the adrenaline of figuring out what corridor was the way to go.

"It's like a mission!" she said delightedly as she sprinted down one way.

"Filled with pumpkins…" Steve said, brows raised as he followed after her in a walk.

Seren eventually came running back to him, grabbed his hand, and forced him to run with her. "Exactly! It's so much better!"

To her credit, Seren was the one who figured out the maze and came out together. With many giggles, she taunted him for a while about it.

"I'm going to go home if you don't quit it," Steve warned her, even though he knew he was not going anywhere. He loved seeing her so happy and laughing.

She led him over to the actual pumpkin patch filled with all kinds of pumpkins. There were so many pumpkins of all different colors and shapes that she had no idea which one she would like to take. She wanted to bring them all to carve out at home.

"I don't think I've ever seen green pumpkins," Steve admitted when he saw a whole row of them up ahead. Then he lost it at blue pumpkins.

Seren hopped over a small pumpkin and squatted down in front of a yellow one. "I kind of like this one. Gives a sunset-y vibe. We could put it at the entrance of the compound. Oh! Maybe we could find a matching one to put on the other side of the hallway!" She looked up at Steve with the brightest grin on her face. "What do you think?"

There was no way he was denying her anything. He made sure they grabbed the three yellow pumpkins she wanted. He had all of them in his arms when she stopped by just at the entrance of the patch, 'awwing' at another pumpkin.

"These are so cute!" She stepped around the smaller orange pumpkins. "We could stack them like a little tower."

Steve thought she was just adorable picking up all the pumpkins she could fit in her arms. She really loves her pumpkins. There was no doubt about it.

He thought it was funny more than anything else, and adorable of course. There wasn't a room that didn't smell like sweet pumpkin spice and truthfully he didn't mind wearing the halloween sweaters that Seren bought him, nor eating pumpkin spice flavored treats. Chloe was right, he had never been around during these days and now that he was, he got to enjoy his time with the person he loved most.

I mean, how could he mind laying in bed with his favorite person in the world, watching one of her favorite childhood halloween movies?

They were cozied up in bed, blankets over them, lights dimmed low. Every once in a while, Seren would leave lazy kisses along Steve's cheek and jaw. Then, she would snuggle up to him even more and the cycle would start again. How could he ever be against the season when it treated him so nicely? He'd have to be insane.

"I used to watch this as a kid," Seren murmured to him at one point. She felt his arm go over her back. "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown'. Mouthful."

Steve smiled and kissed her hair. "It's cute." His hand idly rubbed circles on her back.

"And old," Seren smirked. "It's from the 60s. But it would come out only once a year and I had to watch it."

"Along with other movies, right?" Already, Steve had gotten to know more of her favorite Halloween movies. They were good movies, in his opinion. Among them were Beetlejuice, Hocus Pocus, the Addams Family and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Personally, he thought the last one was by far the best. Combining two polar opposite holidays in a movie was fascinating.

"Just tell me when I bore you," Seren said, tilting her head up at him. "Because I know it's been a long day of this today."

"Bore me? I love this," Steve said, confused. He tilted her head up and captured her lips in a kiss. "I don't think I've ever sat down to watch Halloween movies in one day. We have to rewatch the Nightmare Before Christmas, by the way."

"Seriously?" Seren beamed. "You want to do this again?"

"Yeah," Steve chuckled. "Why wouldn't I?"

"I don't know…" Seren shifted in bed and when Steve felt her trying to shift away from him, he pulled her back to him.

"What's the matter?" he looked at her, confused.

"Nothing, I just…I know that I can be over the top about this precise holiday."

"You're not—"

"Yes, I am, Steve. I know that I am," Seren nodded at him. "But there's an explanation, I promise. I'm not crazy for no reason."

"Seren…" Steve chuckled, dropping a kiss on her forehead. "I think you're the right amount of everything. But this holiday does seem to be your favorite…"

Seren's lips stretched into a smile that almost turned into a laugh. "Can I tell you a secret?"

"Anytime."

"You know what it was like for me growing up. I had to basically stay away from any potential friends at school because of my powers. Halloween was just one of the things I also had to miss." Seren snuggled closer to Steve and felt his arms wrap around her. "I didn't get to trick-or-treat, I didn't get to do harvest festivals in the town. I stayed home and just watched movies with my parents, then on my own. My parents offered to buy my costumes that I could wear at home but I just…I felt stupid sitting at home wearing costumes."

"I'm sorry, honey," Steve whispered, holding her closer. He hated how solitary her life had been as a kid. He wished he could change it for her but of course that was impossible.

"Now I guess I indulge myself on all the things I missed out on," Seren said with a resigned sigh. "I go to the pumpkin patches, I eat everything pumpkin spice, I wear the costumes on Halloween and I pass out the treats to children. I make up for the lost time, you know?"

"Yeah, I get that," nodded Steve. "So hey, how about this year, we dress up together? Maybe go to a pumpkin patch this week? Do some of those things you couldn't do as a kid?"

Seren's face softened at all his ideas. "You'd do that with me?"

"Of course," Steve said. "I've never done any Halloween since I was a kid. I'd love to start again with you." He truly couldn't describe the feeling he got watching Seren light up with excitement. She pepper-kissed his entire face and immediately started rambling about the places she'd love to show him, as well as some costume ideas he could like. He was excited to do every single thing with her.

[tilliwriteapine]

Fandom Tracking: How I Got To Where I Am Today

Because sometimes it is wild to review how I got where I am today because of all the fandoms I have been immersed in. And someone once said, you don't forget fandom - it goes to sleep until it effing wakes up again one random day and oh no, you're back in deep!!! *lmao*

This is long and wordy, so if you do read my journey - thank you! And thank you to those who have influenced my fandoms over the years. So many have been through Tumblr, and I can say I continue to have multiple friends (that I still talk with!!) just from Tumblr because of fandom. And if we don't talk anymore, know that you shaped me, I am grateful for you, and I still care about you. <3

My first fandom was probably Adventures in Odyssey. And the internet proved to really fuel that obsession, especially with the Town of Odyssey website. Interacting with other fans was exhilarating (and pissed off my father because dial-up connection impacted his ability to call home during the day ;)) I believe I got into AIO in 2004 (maybe 2003, but the events of 2004 still ring in my brain that fueled some of my life choices about going into healthcare and nursing).

At almost the same time, I got into CSI:Miami, and then filtered through all of CSI (regular, Miami, NY) (this all happened really off the internet, tho, so it honestly was more of an obsession without the fandom). 2005/2006.

And that was in the early 2000s. I was staying up to watch CSI:Miami at 9/10pm even though I was barely an 8th grader *lmao* And I was a budding fanfiction writer - AIO, CSI:Miami, mary sues everywhere, crossovers left and right (I crossed AIO with CSI:Miami and NY so many times).

But my earliest fandom interaction on Tumblr (which was the typical medium of choice to fuel my trajectory through various fandoms since about 2009/2010) was for Firefly. I don't remember exactly how I got into Firefly—whether it was a combo of my sister mentioning it while we were watching Castle together or Tumblr—but I fell head-over-heels into It. Plus Castle became an obsession (the fanfiction I wrote - oof) - oh Nathan Fillion.

Firefly then led me to Chuck; I've noticed an unending trend of getting to new fandoms by just the actors alone (re: Star Trek). Adam Baldwin led to Zachary Levi.

Chuck (Zach, oh Zach) catapulted me into the Tangled fandom in 2010/2011 (there were so many glorious fanfics, both written and read!!). Tangled became my most-watched movie in theaters (11 times if I remember correctly).

Somewhere amongst the odds and ends of finishing high school and beginning college, I collected all of Prison Break on DVD (what a show). I wouldn't say I was ever "in" the fandom, but I certainly have held that show in my heart for *years*.

A friend in the Tangled fandom began posting Thor-related posts, and I was interested. Went to Thor in 2011 and walked out going, "Who is the sexy villain, and can I have that?!" - fell head-over-heels for Tom Hiddleston.

Hiddles was something else entirely for about three years - the movies I watched, the TV shows I watched, the absolute obsession with magazines and anything I could get my hands on. Bonkers time of my life! I saw The Avengers movie in 2012 twice on opening day (midnight, and then again later that evening). I would say Hiddles did get me into the Marvel universe (cinematic. I have never gotten into the comics).

Now this part is fuzzy. Which came first - the chicken or the egg? Did Hiddles get me to see War Horse, which led me to Benedict Cumberbatch? Or had I already been intrigued by BBC Sherlock? Not sure. Honestly, this time of my life was a blur. Nursing school. Needless to say, I then found Cumberbatch.

Watched all of his filmography (I think I did for Hiddles too), and then Cumberbatch was cast into Star Trek.

Growing up, I had watched some episodes of Enterprise. My sister seemed to enjoy bits and pieces, but I couldn't fully commit.

Well, considering Cumberbatch was cast into the sequel movie from the 2009 hit, I guess I needed to watch the first one.

At first, I kind of hated Chris Pine. No idea. Might have been the cockiness. Plus, I had to watch Star Trek 2009 about a million times to understand the entire plot. I do remember live-streaming ST 2009 for all my tumblr friends while working on care plans in nursing school. Bro, those were the days.

But now that I remember, I fell in love with Chris Pine when Rise of the Guardians came out Thanksgiving 2012. His voice acting was magical. And I was forever smitten.

Thus began the 12-year+ never-ending obsession with Chris Pine. And as we got closer to STID, I fell in love with Star Trek. 2012 changed my world - Star Trek was new worlds, galaxies, and adventures - everything I couldn't even imagine. Granted, I started off with only the new movies, but over the past 12 years, I have successfully watched every single series entirely at least once (I have been a loyal Trekkie of all the new stuff, love it so damn much!). I watched Into Darkness 13 times in theaters (still holds the record. Nothing beats my maternal grandmother and her 17 times seeing Devil Wears Prada, but ya know...)

But the friends I have made and still cherish today just from Star Trek and fandom alone was worth every single painful detail of growth I have had to experience to get to now.

I think I stagnated between 2013 and 2015. School ended, I started my first nursing job, and then in May 2015, I moved to North Dakota. Somewhere in there, I did watch Doctor Who and went to the Doctor Who-themed bar in Portland (so cool!). My first comic con was in - 2014? 2015? I got to see Alan Tudyk, Stephen Amell (my sister liked him a lot), Karl Urban, and a few from the cast of Agents of Shield. What a time to be alive! Also looks like this was the first budding relationship with Powell's Bookstore in Portland (best bookstore on the planet!). I was steady in my love for Star Trek. I likely watched many different tv shows and movies for various actors (Heroes was up there; Almost Human), but Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tom Hiddleston reigned in my mind.

Cue Christmas. 2015. This orange round droid called BB8 has been all over the merch. I think he is adorable. I believe I had tried to get into Star Wars before, but it never stuck. I grew up watching the original trilogy, but never made the connection on how amazing Star Wars was. (there was also a lot of heat for fans liking both Trek and Wars - which, even now, I still don't get it. They are both so very, very different! I say BOTH, DANG IT!).

So I go to the first possible screening of the Force Awakens I can get. Magic. Pure magic.

Then this - this youthful man takes off the mask. And I'm like "Okay, who the hell are you and when can we get married?" (this was 2015, I wasn't mature - yet).

Oh Adam Driver. He sparked my interest for a short time (I watched a few of his movies after seeing TFA), but for some reason it wasn't meant to be.

I flitted with Star Trek some more - and then we lost Anton Yelchin and my world seemed to topple. I don't know why his death hit me so hard, but I was a wreck when I went to see Beyond, I was a wreck watching any of his beloved films, and in December 2016 I got a second Star Trek tattoo in memory of Anton and a patient I had cared for before moving to Denver.

I found myself getting into Hannibal somewhere in that first year in Denver - 2017 (I also then watched all of Chris Pine's filmography, and... maybe Cumberbatch's? I'm not entirely sure when Hiddleston slipped from my focus. I know sometime after BBC Sherlock ended and Cumberbatch got married I also let him slip from my focus). I know I saw The Last Jedi in theaters, but was so bored that I couldn't connect with Star Wars (yet). (ironically, TLJ is now my favorite ST movie, hands down.)

Things kind of blur again. I cannot for the life of me remember how I got into MacGyver 2016 (of course I had seen the OG, I was there when my father bought the DVD sets, and I can recite the very first episode of the entire series from memory (oh Richard Dean Anderson)). Something, something, maybe it was a tumblr influence? I know I binge-watched S1 & S2 right as S3 started in 2018. I don't know if the connection was between George Eads or Lucas Till (CSI vs X-Men First Class) that likely enticed me - but, well, look at me now. 6+ years strong and I'm still addicted to MacGyver. and Lucas Till.

Leverage happened somewhere in there.

And, of course, the next biggest fandom that fell into my lap actually became - Star Wars & Adam Driver. December 2019. I see TROS. And I see TROS again. And again. And again. I think I saw it around 9 to 10 times in the theaters. (When the pandemic hit and there was a delay in getting the physical copy of the movie, I was so mad. It was the thing keeping me going in that first period of isolation. Oh, and all the Adam Driver movies I was binge-watching, lmao). Needless to say, in December 2019, I fell in love with Star Wars and Adam Driver and literally haven't looked back. Ever.

It's been pretty steady since then. MacGyver, Lucas Till, Star Trek, Chris Pine, Star Wars, Adam Driver.

Until this past week when I finally watched S1E1 of The Legend of Vox Machina. GUYS, I THINK I'M A D&D FAN NOW. I just binge-watched 36 episodes of a masterpiece, I went to Powell's and bought three fucking books, and I'm literally about to start Critical Role; this is exhilarating!! Absolute insanity. That one came out of nowhere (Amazon Prime Video showed a picture sometime in October, and I was like "okay, what is this? Hmmm. I'm interested" - VEX AND PERCY WILL BE THE DEATH OF MEEEEEE!!)

I also cannot forget to mention Lee Pace ended up enthralled in there somewhere (Pushing Daisies! The Fall!!!). And a childhood favorite for life, The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Crazy this journey. I'm sure it won't end like this - it will continue to always evolve.

Much love <3

[lyowyn]

Okay. I stayed up until 1am on Thursday night to binge watch all of Good Omens 2, and I let it settle in for a bit. This should be tagged appropriately, but spoilers ahead.

As of this moment, I don't think I enjoyed it as much as season 1, but I think that might have more to do with the fact that it wasn't based on a long beloved book than anything else.

I was a little disappointed with the plot resolution-- not because of the heartwrenching place the season left us, but because the answer to the mystery of what was going on with Gabriel didn't feel quite earned. I'm all for ineffable bureaucracy, but the second I saw that fly in the box I figured that's where we were headed, and I wish that there had been a little more to it than that. I was waiting for all the pieces of the puzzle to snap together into some satisfying answer to the mystery. I was hoping for a Sherlockesque parlor reveal, where Aziraphale puts it all together, and shocks the audience with something unexpected that should have been obvious in hindsight. We didn't get that, or at least I didn't, and I don't think Gabriel and Beelzebub's relationship got enough screen time to give it the emotional investment that it needed. And the whole resolution felt like a bit of a let down.

I didn't mind the angsty ending. Like everyone else, I'm really counting on season 3 now, but I think we've been left in a really interesting and compelling place. That kiss (that whole scene,) was visceral and heartbreaking. David and Michael deserve all the awards. I'm so frustrated at Aziraphale (has he learned nothing? Dense sod,) and I just want to give Crowley a hug, but that's okay. There's this little moment where Aziraphale calls out to The Metatron, right before they leave the bookshop, like he's about to change his mind, and then he doesn't, and it's just so aggravatingly perfect. That's a compelling place for them to be right now, and I can't wait to see where they go from here. Hopefully, the studios can get their heads out of their asses soon, so there will be less waiting for the seeing than last time, but whatever I'm patient. It's a big fandom, and we have a lot to work with in the meantime.

While everyone is still recovering, there's two things I haven't seen anyone talk about:

1) Aziraphale driving The Bentley. AHHH AZIRAPHALE DRIVING THE BENTLEY! And he made it yellow, and had traveling sweets, and classical music that STAYS classical music, and Crowley can FEEL HIM DRIVING UNDER THE SPEEDLIMIT! And Aziraphale was just so excited to borrow it and go on his little detective trip. And Crowley sort of did an okay job watching the shop. You know, minus the book throwing. He wouldn't sell one, at least-- not even at gunpoint. That whole bit was glorious. I was making mad cackling noises the whole time. Anyway...

2) Aziraphale and Crowley are crazy powerful when they work together. Hello? Just a hardly detectable quarter of a smidgen of a miracle, but combined they're setting off alarms in heaven and registering double digits on the lazeri scale. Well, that's fucking interesting. We always knew they were better when they were working together, but this is measurable evidence that they're a LOT stronger together, and it has some interesting ramifications. Is it just the combination of divine and infernal magics? Can Beelzebub and Gabriel do the same thing? If Aziraphale and Crowley held hands and put a little oomph into it, could they do a BIG MIRACLE? Could they give humanity the protection and safety that they both want? Could they stop the second coming?

And also, does this mean Yeshua is showing up in Season 3? Will Adam be there?

Anyway, yeah, those are my thoughts right now, and they generally boil down to "Please, sir, can I have some more?"

[swanimagines]

X-Men: Imagine Hank McCoy planning you a surprise candlelit dinner to cheer you up whilst you’re on your period, and walking in while he’s getting everything ready.

requested by anon (periods aren't a specific female thing so that's why I'm tagging this as gn)

It had been a spontaneous idea for Hank when your monthly nuisance came around again, he had gone shopping and was now cooking a glorious dinner in hopes to cheer you up. You were still in bed with your book and your bar of chocolate, and Hank had told you to stay in bed unless you'd need to use the bathroom because he didn't want you to suffer any more than you already did.

Professor Xavier gave you a few days off every month because of your periods, everyone knew you wouldn't be able to teach if you were barely able to stand with your ovaries abusing you and the kids gave Hank your favorite candies or chocolates sometimes so he'd take them to you, which did cheer you up. The kids caring about you enough to do that warmed your heart and made you eager to get back to work as soon as possible.

It had been quite some time since he had last cooked anything, and that showed. It smelled amazing from the moment he put it on the stove, but he had to read the instructions with every single step and make sure he does it right, so the process was incredibly slow, and curious pupils came by to peek into the kitchen to see where all the delicious smells are coming from. Luckily for him, they knew he was probably cooking for you so they didn't come up and ask to have a taste.

Gravy was on one stove as pasta boiled on another stove as he cut vegetables, and there was also a pie in the oven. Extra pair of hands would have been nice, but on the other hand he wanted to do it all by himself. It was just difficult to keep an eye on them all at the same time, Hank should have probably do one thing at a time.

He didn't hear the soft knock on the door as he worked, and was startled to see you standing at the door with your empty bottle of water. You stared at each other for a moment, and he could almost see how you placed the puzzle pieces together as you looked at everything happening on the stove.

"I... it was meant to be a surprise," Hank mumbled and sighed, stirring the gravy. "I wanted to send someone to fetch you when I had made everything ready."

You blinked. "You did all this for me?" Your eyes went wide with wonder, and he chuckled.

"Yes. You've been in so much pain and your mood has been so down that I wanted to cheer you up." He looked at you and smiled as he saw your face looking just like he had hoped you would look when you'd see what he had done, and the surprise coming out too early didn't feel as bad anymore.

"Hank... you didn't have to..."

"I know. But I wanted to."

You smiled widely and Hank pulled a chair for you to sit on, and the rest of him cooking was filled in you two joking and flirting, ending in a delicious meal together.

He had definitely made your day a little bit better.

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[fandomfluffandfuck]

"You feel better if you look better"

It's time for some 1940s Bucky (and stucky) insecurity theorizing(?)...

"You feel better if you look better," is a quote I've heard my entire life. The meaning is essentially, if you take pride in your appearance and put effort into making yourself look how to want to look you are way more likely to feel better about yourself. As opposed to not caring or thinking about what you look like and then throwing on whatever you have or maybe not showering, not brushing your teeth, or not getting haircuts, etc. (whatever hygiene/self care thing that comes to mind) then because of not doing those things, you think you don't like yourself, as opposed to realizing you're just not enjoying yourself as much as you could.

It crosses over heavily with the "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" idea in my head. All about self confidence and projection of who you are/who you want to be.

Anyway, I heard that quote again recently and instantly in my head I saw pre-war Bucky. I don’t know why. I just know I instantly saw Bucky, brown hair and pale gold skin, standing at the rusty, worn vanity in that tiny, original Brooklyn apartment they had together. Whistling a tune to himself, looking through a cracked mirror with flaking gold leaf edges (a hand-me-down from his Aunt) at his own reflection as he got ready to go out dancing on a Friday night. His heart thumping in his chest and his mouth practicing lazy, easy smiles with youth-plumped lips, soft from the vaseline he put on before bed last night.

And you know what I thought? What else I thought, other than Bucky combing his hair, practicing his lines, getting ready...

I thought about how we sometimes say in this fandom that Bucky accepted Steve post-serum so fast because now his outsides just match his insides and that he was happy (or he told himself he was happy) that now dames could see what he'd seen all along. Now that Steve's appearance matched his mind... maybe he'd get a gal to settle down with after the war (ignoring the strange heart break that Bucky felt even thinking that) and everything would be good. Him and his lady would have some blonde-haired, blue-eyed babies with cute crooked teeth and endearing lisps. Steve would paint in vivid, full color now they they fixed his eyes. He wouldn't instantly cough with the smell of paint thinner and sealant and have to crack the windows or face an asthma attack. His lady would cook mean dinners and would invite Bucky 'round for dinner, knowing Steve needs some companion other than his art and knowing that the kids love him so. Yeah. He'd get a gal... Life would be good. Steve would get what he deserved, not what other's handed off to him, bent and beat up from their own use. Second hand.

Steve would get what he deserved.

But do you ever think maybe Bucky dressed himself so nice, swaggering around and doing his hair just so with pomade, so, so charming all the time, mouth dripping in honey, because, yes, of course, it was part of social life/social performance at the time but also because he felt he couldn't ever be as golden as Steve was inside? He's gilded instead. Steve is a precious metal hidden in gritty dust, just needing a little shine. Bucky feels like he is dipped in gold and all dust and rock inside. The opposite. The moon to the sun. Lackluster once you have seen them both; the cold, shy moon always pales in comparison to the glorious flames and warmth of the sun.

Steve is so good and Bucky felt he wasn't so good, nowhere close, but, hey, he can dress well and talk well and distract himself from those feelings. He can distract everyone else from his short-comings with extra performance too.

And those feelings that get, oh, only about a million times worse after he returns from the shackles of death itself, from HYDRA, from being locked inside his own head, imprisoned and remade from the ashes of himself... only the same in vague outline. He returns quickly to the routine of grooming. Self-soothing in a way. And Steve sees Bucky being Bucky in these reforming patterns. So he is overjoyed with the new hair products cluttering their bathroom and the time Bucky spends in front of the mirror (nevermind the fact that when Bucky looks in the mirror he's seeing dark circles and pale skin and scars and the fragile amalgamation of a shattered, splintered man)...

Bucky eventually is able to indirectly admit these feelings and habits to his therapist. It is slowly and painfully dragged out of him, like wisdom teeth, broken into little peices and then still pried out with pliers because those feelings are stubborn, stuck in your jaw and aching. Part of your skeleton. You do not want to let them go.

After admittance, Bucky tries a new method of doing good for yourself to feel good about yourself that includes very similar routines but excludes the mirror. He doesn't often look at himself and he practices watching the way Steve looks at him rather than comparing himself to Steve's, well, everything. Because he is so... everything. So good at everything. Bucky can, maybe, be good at somethings too. He can learn.

(Psst, like this)

[yostresswritinggirl]

My goodness, I- I did not expect this one to blow up like this. Then again you guys are so goddamn unpredictable, be glad I love you all hhhhh- this will be the last installation of Universe Reversal and it has been a nice yet wild ride for this mini-series pfft. Thank you to the anon with the brilliant mind who started this, I didn't include Kaeya here since he's already fleshed out in the asks convos we had.

Universe Reversal 3

Genshin Impact Character Reader and Modern Players with Venti and Diluc (how they simp for you) (event masterlist / Part 1 / Part 2 / Extras)

Venti the Multi-Account User

This unhinged boyo has made multiple accounts for different servers, and no one really knows how many he uses or how many he's active on (it's 2), nor the reason why he even did this strategy in the first place.

How he pulled you: This little gremlin was messing around with his alt account and saw that he still had some leftover primogems in it, enough for ten pulls. And he was like, why not? He's already ran out of chances in his main account, he wasn't hoping much— so when that glorious golden meteor appear, he froze.

And then he freaked out, both in triumph and anger, because OMG you came home!!! In the WRONG account!!! ¡¡! ¡¡!

Bragging about it to his friends, and when he gets his congratulations, he's gonna come out and say it was on his alt account. And all hell breaks loose.

He's gonna spend most of his days trying to debate over his head what's he gonna do about his predicament, while farming materials not just for you but for the other characters as well. He doesn't have a well-bred team in that account so...

He'll be spending most of his time in that account during the hype, of course, and he's gonna be the gamer that would be staying up so late just to get everything geared up and maxed out.

Venti usually used you in co-op to flex on his pull, and dons your character as his profile. His grinding has raised you to at least C1 with the second best weapon for you, and a decent set of artifacts. He built you as sub dps tho, unlike the other players here.

This is obvious but he likes using you for gliding, because your character reacts so happily when doing so and he finds it really cute. He also ends up idling a lot and watches your idle animation, gif'd and all.

One of the very few characters who would actually cosplay as you, if it's possible. Shameless and proud for it too.

May or may not have attracted some specific fans.

You coming home has sparked the vigor of gaming for him once again, and became more engaged to the community and- holy shit, you have so many fan materials.

Venti may or may not have participated in the ship wars and best character wars alongside Childe and Kaeya.

One of the remixers and character theme/fan-made songs type of fan in the community, very prestigious too. He aims to offers his works to the devs too, even if it's just for small promotional materials.

"The game just become so much more enjoyable and pleasing to play when I got them! Even if I had to switch accounts, it's was sooo worth it." sad neglected account noises

Favorite Voicelines: Feelings About Ascension, All your trailers (What do you mean this is not a voiceline?)

Diluc the Beta Tester

One of the lucky people to be able to play the beta version of the game, as he had been very critical in checking for bugs and suggestions even if he has his own work.

How he pulled you: Mentioned this before, he wasn't meant to pull for you really, he was there for the other characters in your banner, but you ended up coming home to him instead.

It's not that he doesn't LIKE you, it's nothing personal, it's just that his team/playstyle doesn't really let you fit in to his game? But hey, at least he knows you're good, so instead of neglecting you he decided to build you up as well just to see.

Diluc now has the strongest (Y/N) build in the whole game.

Was forced by his brother to make a video/tutorial for your character, and he found it quite enjoyable. So many people thanked him and supported his video for it, dedicated fans to your character and building.

Diluc warms up to your character soon after and sees you in a better light. Starts reading more about you and sees how nice your story was well made, and admires the beauty of your ult animation a tad bit too much.

His reputation suddenly became connected to you, like speedrunning, soloing and powerful builds with/for your character.

If there were any bugs or fixes regarding your character, he's the first to notice and report in full detail to Mihoyo. Because of this your release had been unusually flawless and well-liked by the community, but he wouldn't know much since he's not that engaged to the fandom.

He doesn't notice his bias to you and if he gets called out, he's gonna vehemently deny the fuck outta it. He's a beta player, he needs to analyze all characters equally, damn it.

He may or maaaaay not be one of the cause of your character getting leaked before your actual release; Kaeya may or maaaay not be related to this. Don't worry tho, he's not under any danger, yet.

He has a big chance of being a new character's VA that's closely tied to you and he's unsure yet on how to deal about the offer.

If a casual criticizes your character, especially when they insult that you're too overrated, he's there to pull out the right facts and rants to shit the fucker up.

Silently helped with the popularity poll and made you the most liked character for a very long time.

One of the people obsessed with your idle animation and voicelines, and had listened to all of your lines in ALL languages. For uh, for work purposes, of course. Will fight that your English VA is the best and suiting voice for you.

He's kinda tsun on liking your character in a simping kind of sense? So it's like subtle in which he silently buys one merch of yours, total opposite of Kaeya with his Dakimakura-

"One of the best characters Mihoyo has released so far. I'm guilty I almost didn't try getting them, but now I'm on the shi- train for vouching as best player."

Favorite Voicelines: Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening/Night, Attack Dialogues

@ellitx @moaa @zelos-simp @legionqueensav @dandelion-dreams @snackgod @rxsalinee @cala-ran @wind-wheel

[lesserfandomappreciation]

how do you think Shakes, El Matador, and Klaus would react to a fan whose 'fics of them they've read? (m not really expecting hc's, just your opinion) -shakesposting 🥴🥴

Shakes

"Oh, that's... uh... thanks?"

Shakes is like 18 in Rookie Season and his sister is younger. He knows. He knows what fanfiction is. Headcanon, scenario - the lingo's confusing but sis survived ramblings on the history of the Supa Strikas for years - listening to the drama unfolding for Urbo and Pax Afrika in the latest chapter update is the least she can do.

He knows.

And he's too polite to really delve deeper than that. It's a little uncomfortable thinking that somewhere out there , a writer is writing about him like Shakes and his team are characters instead of people, but knocking a fan down publicly for it isn't the way to go about stopping that.

El Matador

"Of course you do! Who wouldn't want to write about me?...Pst, Shakes, remind me to call my agent, I smell a book deal."

Bless his heart he doesn't get it at all. El Matador's childhood just missed the 'computer era' most kids grow up with these days - the internet is a place to Google things to win arguments and check news reports on himself, that's all there is to it.

'Fandoms' - bah, these are just fans! Fans writing about him are strange but harmless. Look at his most dedicated of followers! They live in a self-imposed isolated village that centers around worshiping him! What's the big deal that a few are writing about him? Yes, add to his legend! Add to his glorious reputation!

Klaus

"You do? Oh where, I can never find any on the Archive-"

People forget that Klaus is a nerd. A really big nerd. Sure he doesn't get the thrill of videogames but this man watches telenovelas and somehow has an encyclopedia of fun facts to share with the team whenever they travel. This man is tech-savy enough to know fandoms.

Crossing over into the Supa Strikas online groups of fanfiction was an accident - he meant to find the fanfic for his favorite characters. But then he saw that Supa Strikas had a bunch and he was curious and...

Look, he's not thrilled that people are writing really personal stuff about the team, but he's also weirdly hurt that out of the team, Grizz has more fanfic than him.

(Gentle reminder to my darlings that I don't write imagines with real people in them.)

[burstofastar]

Oh, finally someone puts into words what I've been feeling since I saw that damn trailer showing the fucking old man again!!

(I also wanted to write something about it, but I haven't had much time to put my thoughts down due to responsibilities)

But yeah, you've perfectly described what I thought, think and will continue to think about the return of the old Mishima.

Having so much to explore and exploit (because come on, how many characters in the franchise were relegated to being literally a joke or just superficially giving them some content, and not a very significant one at that?), and the developers DECIDE TO BRING THE OLD MAN BACK… WHY DAMN IT?! WHY?!

I swear I was hoping there would be more of Kazuya in Tekken 8, some flashback to his youth or even something regarding Tekken 2 and his relationship with Jun. Because, come on, let's be honest… that relationship is still a mystery and all the content there is is either vague or made up of fandom headcanons that everyone "takes for granted" because it more or less makes sense. I wouldn't even have minded seeing Heihachi again in those flashbacks, but just as that, an NPC.

That said, I would've loved to see more depth on Kazuya, and not just be seen as the bad guy who wants to ravage the world. Personally, I don't like the KazuJun ship, but I'd have liked to see more background on him in this first part of Tekken 8, his relationship with Jun and even with his own Devil, as happened with Jin.

Also, the idea of ​​seeing him as the main antagonist and having him in that role would have been glorious too. And why do I say that? Let's see, because actually the first and ONLY time that Kazuya was the main antagonist was in Tekken 2. From then on, he was a second or even third-rate antagonist, because: in Tekken 4, Heihachi was the main antagonist and Kazuya second; in Tekken 5, Jinpachi was the main antagonist, Heihachi second and Kazuya third; In Tekken 6, Jin was the main antagonist, Heihachi was second, and Kazuya was third (maybe even fourth, if we count Azazel as the main antagonist and move the next ones to the next spot); in Tekken 7, Heihachi is once again the main antagonist and Kazuya is second.

On the other hand, what the hell is the point of the "final" fight between Kazuya and Heihachi in Tekken 7, when they even gave enough backstory to the latter in that single game? Hell, devs even gave enough development to "justify" the old man and make him look more like a tragic hero (which I didn't believe either, because none of that took away from all the atrocious things he did after).

Why bring a supposed heiress in Tekken 8, when we now know that her "revenge arc" will no longer make sense, and her role will surely be reduced to being a minion? And yes, subjectively I can admit that Reina didn't convince me as a supposed replacement for Heihachi, I even less like her role as an avenger, because… Damn, it gets too repetitive, tiring, cliché… Not to mention that she has the Devil Gene and, being generous, she can't be older than 20 years old? What's up with that? How the hell did it happen? I would have even accepted if Reina was older, maybe 30 or 40 years old (because we all know what a bastard the old man was fathering children all over the world). But an 18-year-old girl? Come on!

And yes, yes, yes… We all know that Heihachi was always one of the pillars of the series, he was in all the canonical and non-canonical games (including other media), that he has countless fans and all that… But come on! Give the Mishimas some fucking closure already!

"OoH, bUt he'S imPoRtAnt fOr tHe pLoT!!"; alright, but he was the main face for over 25 years and had development enough.

"oOh, bUt hE hAd tO bE fOr tHe 30tH aNnYveRsaRy!!"; why? Did you read the previous reply?

"oOh, bUt i mIsS hEihAcHi sO bAd! teKkeN iSn't thE sAme wIthOut hIm!"; if you miss him that much, go back to play Tekken 7 or the previous games. It isn't that hard. And no, Tekken isn't the same without him… It's EVEN BETTER, fuck it!! (or it could've been better, smh)

Also… How the fuck did he survive without the Devil Gene? Because as far as we knew, Kazuya's body was kept in good condition by being "protected" by the Devil Gene. Devil Gene protects its host, as Devil said to Jin. But the old man just comes in like that; with absolutely no major burns, not even burnt hair or deformities? Just scars from fights and his skin barely tanned, and his clothes intact? Not to mention, of course, that his dogi has the new Tekken Monks logo instead of the dogi he had in Tekken 7? Oh yeah, surely there was a clothing store right there nearby, and… 🙄 Damn, not to mention the theories of his supposed resurrection: like Kazuya unaware passed on him his Devil Gene with that last hit, or something less idiotic and less far-fetched, like Heihachi finally managed to experiment with some remnant of Ogre or the Devil Gene.

God. Those devs can't let him go, and neither can his fans. Every story needs closure, progress, and what's the point of building a story for so many years, only to kill it in such a short time? And well, I'm not saying that Tekken is the greatest story ever created and a literary work made into a game, because obviously it isn't. It is, in fact, a generic shonen neketsu, where only the two or three main characters have some development… while the rest? Fine, thank you. Heck, there are even obvious references to Bleach and JoJo's, to name a couple. But come on, Tekken even has two Guiness awards for its continuity and consistency… And the developers can't properly advance the story?

I've read someone out there saying that fanservice is preferable rather than a good story, and how much I laughed… you have no idea.

Hot take regarding Heihachi Mishima coming back.

I know I said my page was going to be art focused from now on but I need to get this out of my chest.

I´m a veteran Tekken player, since 3 . I basically consumed any Tekken related media too (the mangas, comic books, the animated movie, the CGI movie, the horrible live action one, the anime on Netflix, etc)

Tekken 8 for me was a perfect conclusion for the story. I know that Kaz and Jun had an open ending but it was ok, she is going to take him to wherever she wants, maybe to retire, heal, you get it.

But... the whole clash between Kaz and Heihachi was CLOSED, ended in Tekken 7 in a very emotional manner, it was peak.

In Tekken 8, the final confrontation between Kaz and Jin was INCREDIBLE. I got shivers with Jun stands, T3 Jin theme ost, Angel Jin, etc...

It was cool as it is. It is true that Reina was very disappointing lore wise, I thought she was going to play a bigger role but it was, ok I guess??? leaving an opening to Tekken 9 as her as the main villain probably.

Now, after FINALLY progressing the story for all our main characters we get THE STUPID GRANDPA BACK. Seriously, am I the only one pissed??? it hasn´t even a WHOLE GAME without him. It makes zero sense, it destroys everything that happened during the climax of Tekken 7 and 8. We go back to the starting point. Is getting BORING and tiresome.

I get it... main Heihachi players missed him, cool. MAKE HIM A FLASHBACK.

Heihachi got his own flashback in Tekken 7 along with Kazumi and even though she was dead the whole time, she was still playable. They could have done the same with him.

Kazuya didn´t get ANY flashback of him and Jun in Tekken 2. Why???? Do we even know his aspirations appart from "muh control of the world" . NO. NOTHING.

They could have also bring Jinpachi back as a playable character in a flashback mode telling us about Kazuya childhood. But no... we got CANONICALLY GRANDPA RESURRECTED AGAIN.

Also... isn´t it misogynistic as well???? Jun was missing for +20 years in real time, she didn´t appear canonically since Tekken 2 and the old fart comes back not even one game later.

Same with Kazumi... she HAS THE DEVIL GENE. Heihachi only broke her neck ONCE and she can´t come back ???? COME ONE BAMCO.

Jin and Kazuya have died multiple times and survived others because the Devil Gene allows them to but not for Kazumi???? The true inheritor and probably pure blood devil gene user. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Bruh... honestly. it pisses me off.

On the other hand... Heihachi gets thrown into a volcano, no human being can survive the erosion and melting of the body because of the lava.

Also, I´m pretty sure Heihachi didn´t gave her a proper shinto burial. She came out of a volcano in arcade mode, so Im 100% sure he just tossed her body along with the tiger into the lava. According to Shintoism, if someone doesn´t get a proper burial, they can come back as a vengeful ghost. So she can be brought back as well, not only as an evil ghost but also BECAUSE SHE HAD THE FUCKING DEVIL GENE.

I love Tekken lore to the core and Namco has just killed any progression the story had.

[magpiefngrl]

I just love how all the fandom people I follow collectively go through the same media obsessions! Like all the drarry and yoi people were into mxtx, and now everyone is losing their minds over kp. Like you don’t even have to go looking for related content bc it’s already on your dash and from people whose opinion you can trust. I just think it’s so nice! Those rambling thoughts were brought by your kp posts, you can just ignore it if you want😅 Have a nice a day❤️

hahaha yes, isn't it fun? KinnPorsche def drew a lot of the Untamed crowd, from what I saw anyway. I wouldn't say many drarry fans got into CQL/MXTX but some authors did for sure and I really loved having friends to chat about my new obsession. I only have one friend currently who has watched KP (though I do follow a few of people who're into it) so here's me hoping for more friends to join me in this (delicious, tantalising, glorious) hell <3

Have a great day too x

[mocacheezy]

Things that made watching Transformers (2007) easier and even enjoyable:

[note: B'verse gets the treatment that it gets by fandom for good reasons. There are tons of posts that dissect the bullshit of these movies far better than my second-language-english-non-american self could ever tackle, so I am not doing that, or plan on doing that. But if I decide that I'll get through every continuity of the franchise I will find a way to make it fun for myself. And so, this is my search for golden nuggets in these movies, because they did bring in new fans to the franchise and that's why we have other continuities that we might not have otherwise. Credit where it's due, and some positivity for those that did find B'verse at least amusing if nothing else. ]

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Frenzy

Anytime Frenzy was on screen made me smile because his movements and personality were hilarious, he is just so expressive despite looking like someone super glued a bunch of knifes together. I wouldn't know it was Frenzy if I didn't go to the Wiki, but no matter that, he was funny and that's what matters.

The original Cybertronian robot modes

We don't see them for long, but the glimpses were glorious. Just look at Optimus

Gorgeous. What I wouldn't give to see the details up close. Maybe I'll go looking eventually, but this is just so nice.

We also get a "sexily rises from the pool" scene with Ironhide (probably unintentional and I am biased due to being a robofucker. In any case, very very nice and Cybertronians look so good as aliens)

"Excuse me, are you the Tooth Fairy?"

You see this kid?

This little girl was the only human I cared about in the movie until I saw just how badass Mikaela is, and how cool the military dude is. I don't like kids, but I would lay down my life for this girl.

This one scene just makes me think of what would happen if her parents showed up way earlier. Ironhide would be her guardian and it would be both adorable and hilarious because "Honey, you have to drive in a sentient alien that looks just like our car because the goverment men said so or there will be consequences and potential alien threats."

There are so many joke potentials there; the cultural barrier, the "I am the ine that is supposed to keep her safe" glaring contests, there is just so much shenanigans that could happen.

Also, tea party with the kid. Tea party with the kid.

Sam Witwicky actually reacts like an average human would when faced with the situations he finds himself in

Do I like Sam Witwicky? No, he is the kind of character that I would want to punch irl because of his personality and actions. He is disgusting. But watching him scamper and scream and stutter when faced with giant metal robot aliens that can squish him like a bug? Good, that was a beliavable reaction and I enjoyed it a great deal.

Megatron. Just, ✨Megatron✨

(the best screenshot of the few I could take while watching, no, I am not going back for a better one, he looks perfect like this)

I also laughted at how they kept him frozen like a popsicle. And not even well, like, they COULD'VE made an actual freezer and pop him in instead of using those couple of tubes just so he was displayed for all personell to gawk at. HE CRASHED IN THE ANTARCTIC!

The design looks so good, because it looks ALIEN and POINTY and AGH!!! The colors? There are no colors that would make him stand out, he looks like someone opened a cutlery drawer, mixed up what's inside, threw in some extra knifes for a good measure and then shook the whole thing until this guy materialized from the pile. It is both incredibly annoying and satisfying.

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Mr. Welker did an amazing job with his voice, I don't know what the directions were, but oh man it sure sent shivers down my spine. That is the kind of voice that spells "You are going to die" and I already have my coffin picked out.

EDIT: SO APPARENTLY! IT WAS NOT WELKER THAT VOICED MEGATRON.

It was Hugo Weaving, and yes the man did am amazing job, but I apologize a million times, I was CERTAIN that THE OG VA OF MEGATRON WOULD ALSO HAVE VOICED MEGATRON. LIKE, OKAY BAY, OKAY!

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LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF ICE! With how quick he came back fully online once Frenzy turned off the freeze liquid tubes, I bet he was half awake through the whole thing. Systems just below idling or something, in any case, AGENTS YOU ARE SO DUMB! WHO WAS GIVING SUBPAR FUNDING TO THEM, THEY BETTER BE FIRED!

I also was glad that Sam refused to call him by the name the sector asigned to him, despite Megatron being in stasis. And that he insisted they use the correct name. Good job Sam, acknowledge the threat by the actual name and show respect to a fellow sentient lifeform. Even though said lifeform is hellbent on destruction of the universe and your world.

ALSO, AND I CANNOT STRESS THE LAUGHTER AND AMUSEMENT HERE; the sheer DISRESPECT! They don't disassemble Megatron's corpse. No, these idiots, these absolute morons decide to dump him into the ocean, letting him sink to the lowest possible point (not sure if they did say it was the M' Trench or not), where there are proper freezing temperatures - good! You're learning, good job!! - just... In full. Full corpse. What's left of him. Just blup! Down with the fishies he goes!

I understand that they probably didn't know how to approach Optimus about it, but... At least behead the guy. He came back ONCE, who is to say he won't come back again?! Safety precautions my dears.

They also completely disregard what a giant extraterrestrial metal alien rusting away on the bottom of the ocean could do to the ecosystem at large. Like, I find this incredibly amusing, because this ISN'T something most folks think about when watching a movie but we have giant squids down there. We have so much weird things down there, the ocean isn't even fully explored AND YOU WANT TO CHUCK AN ALIEN CORPSE DOWN THERE?!

Now the real question: is he a looker? *looks at the pictures* hmmmm, depends on if you like knifes. Like, really like knifes. Like really, really REALLY want to get it on with a fine assembly of kitchen knifes that were exposed to the elements but somehow haven't rusted away completely.

I think he's neat.

Needs a good long powerwash though. Preferrably with something to help the whole "I was frozen for more than 50 years and sprang back to action as soon as I woke up" thing that happened.

My man needs to take a moment and get his bearings, like dude. Please. You can conquer the world after some energon and slow system boot-up period. The strain on the systems my dude, you ain't young.

Also love that this "death" was probably reused in TFP because lord golly, do we love our faves ending up under the sea. (Though Megan took a much bigger fall, Bayverse WAS PLOPPED INTO THE WATER LIKE A NEWLY ACQUIRED FISH I CAN'T YOU GUYS I CAN'T!)

In short: I love the comedy of american military giving such disrespect to an Alien Warlord. These guys are really sealing their fate.

I loved the way they got the Witwicky family to be important to the plot

The whole "selling my great great grandpa's glasses on e-bay" thing gives us a very good self insert/OC/rewrite/movie AU potential. Don't like Sam and his disgustingness? Find a way to write a cousin or some far off relative or hell, even just someone who buys the glasses off e-bay and go wild with it!

Archibald was also clearly an inspiration for Isaac Sumdac as far as I can tell, what with both of them using Megatron as a means of helping technology advance.

Only difference being one of them lived and actually talked to Megatron after he came back online and the other got driven to madness and death due to the amount of information beamed into his brain. Isaac also acquired a space baby daughter, so the guy is absolutely luckier of the two.

Mikaela being fucking competent and badass throughout the movie, and not being just fanservice eyecandy

I could do without the fanservice, but her personality? I loved it. I loved that she wasn't crawling to Sam and wasn't being "hard to get". Which is also why I was very displeased at the very sudden "oh yeah, romance! She returns his feelings after he took her for a ride and let her vent her frustrations!". The movie is 2 hours long and they could throw in some moments where these two connect?

Welp, it is an action movie, boy gets girl no matter what, can't complain about the staple in the genre.

However, Mikaela x Optimus? Now THAT is something I considered as soon as the two locked eyes and interacted. Like, even taking my shipping goggles off, these two could have a very interesting dynamic and Mikaela could be a very good protagonist. I wonder what the movie would be like with her as the lead and Sam being the fucking moron she has to drag along with her.

BUT ALSO! Can we talk about the horrible, excruciating fact that her and Bumblebee drove around with Bee's damaged legs dragging over asphalt all the time he was shooting at 'Cons? There were sparks flying! SHE WAS DRIVING BACKWARDS! She took command of the situation and did what she could because Bee still wanted TO FIGHT!

Also, they way she beat up Frenzy? Gorgeous, I want to slap Sam's non-existent balls off for not atleast saying "thanks". The dude would be sliced thinner than cabbage if she wasn't there.

The millitary man we are supposed to care about because his wife gave birth while he was on duty and we see his baby three times in the whole movie, actually being a pretty awesome and well-written character

Look, personally, I was a little confused at the reason why we were seeing his wife and baby interacting/the scene where she thinks her husband is dead. Mostly because I don't like kids, so scenes like that, when I don't even know who the character is, have no impact at all. Him having a baby isn't going to make me like the guy more, unless I know his character. Him being absent because he's on duty doesn't mean he'll be a good dad (though he looks like the kind of man that will try his best, and I like that in a man). So seeing his wife and kid at the start of the movie seemed pointless to me.

BUT! FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVES HERE!

Lennox is a good character and whenever he was on screen I was invested in what is going to happen to him. He's the kind of action movie lead that would have me invested, despite my meh interest in mainly gun fight oriented action movies.

Essentially, loved the guy, would love to see more of him while also being able to tell what's happening on screen. Also the comedy scenes he was in were usually funny.

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Okay so these are the things I like about the first movie! It was very long, had to watch it on 2,5x speed because it simultainously dragged while ALSO giving me too much information, but the moments like these and the way my imagination latched onto characters I liked made it watchable. It isn't a movie I'd use to introduce someone to the TF franchise, but it provided me with lots of material for my imagination to run wild.

[pipermca]

My fic recs continued! Recommendations 5-10 are under the cut.

Please go see this post from @transformativeworks for more info about Feedback Fest and International Fanworks Day!

Audition by crabapplered (M, Jazz/Prowl). Summary: If one were to be delicate, one would say that Jazz and Prowl are incompatible. My comments: Way back when I entered the TF fandom, this was a) my first introduction to “plug and play interfacing,” and b) the first “smutty” story I read that involved an asexual character. Prowl’s efforts to win Jazz over - and the description of how he actually succeeds, and what it does for Jazz - is the hottest thing I’ve ever read that doesn’t actually involve humanized sexual organs. Reading and “seeing” Jazz finally let go and trust Prowl was so… Hnnnrgh. Love it.

Lab Partners by Celaeno (M, Portal crossover, GlaDOS/Shockwave). Summary: In which GLaDOS gets the best surprise ever, Shockwave gets a kick in the pants to solve the ‘whoops the AllSpark exploded and our species is going to die out' issue, and the Oracle Turret keeps being dead-on (but obtuse). My comments: So I saw this story get posted and thought, “Oh, a Portal/Transformers crossover fic. That sounds amazingly silly. I’ll give it a read.” Two and a half hours later, I was thinking, “That was freaking glorious!” Dudes, Shockwave and GlaDOS were made for each other, and it was great fun watching them grow to become friends. All the callbacks to the Portal games, Shockwave’s characterization, GlaDOS’ unique blend of psychopathy and curiosity, Shockwave’s reaction to Cave Johnson’s lemon rant (“bringing extinction’s champion down in a hail of fire and fruit”)… I sat on my couch randomly cackling and reading good bits out loud. Definitely worth a read!

Spec Ops Mission 98: Jazz's Interrogation at Soundwave's Pedes by @kc-anathema (T, Jazz/ProwlSoundwave and permutations). Summary: Surrounded by the torrid fiction of his fellow Autobots, Jazz uncovers a Decepticon plot hidden amidst their written fantasies. Can the Spec Ops commander turn this plot of high treason into a narrative…of love? OR Jazz is surrounded by a bunch of perverted writers, and wouldn't you know it, one of them is a Decepticon. My comments: This story left me stunned… in a good way. I started reading it as a WIP because the premise sounded hilarious (hahaha, the bots and cons are writing RPF fanfic about each other, hahaha). But as the story went on, it turned into a LOT more. It became a story about love and trust, and forgiveness and boundaries, set against the backdrop of a brutal war. And then when it ended and we got the wrap-up of all the threads that we hadn’t even known existed… Wow. This was an amazing story, and I will definitely read it again someday.

Playing the Long Oddsby @bibliotecaria-d (NR, Prowl/Smokescreen). Summary: A.k.a. the Curious Incident of Too Many Prowls. Starscream will never look at Prowl the same, but neither will Smokescreen. My comments: I love this story in so many ways. First, the author mades use of the fact that Prowl, Bluestreak and Smokescreen were basically just recolours of each other… So could they pass as each other to fool the Decepticons? Then, there’s Prowl’s shyness, and his cringe-worthy lack of social awareness or relationship skills. Finally, there’s the adorableness of Smokescreen finally letting Prowl into his orbit and learning how to like him… And then more. Love it. Note: The last chapter is mostly just sex, and the author notes that if you want to stop at chapter 6 for a nice fluffy, smut-free ending, that works too. (But hey - the alt-mode sex is pretty awesome!)

The Echo Garden by @altraviolet (E/X, Rodimus/Shockwave). Summary: Soundwave's banishment to the shadowzone has been bleak, uneventful and unending. He hasn't been able to contact Megatron or the Nemesis. He's low on fuel. If it weren't for the emotion-suppressing protocols he implemented before the war, he would be miserable. And then one day a dimension-hopping Rodimus falls into the shadowzone and offers him a way out. “You'll like the Lost Light,” said Rodimus. “Everyone gets a second chance, there. You wanna stay here forever?” My comments: This story had been ongoing for quite some time, and just recently was completed (so I can finally add it to my rec list!) Its popularity exploded last year sometime, and with good reason. The author took an odd pairing (Rodimus from the IDW1 comics and Soundwave from Transformers: Prime), threw them together using a conceit adapted from the end of the IDW1 comic run (trans-dimensional travel), and turned it into an absolutely lovely fix-it fic for the end of the More Than Meets the Eye/Lost Light comic run. It has an absolutely stunning and convincing redemption arc for Soundwave, excellent world building, sparkling dialogue, and all the emotional beats you'd want in an epic story. Oh, and an aching slow burn that has a super satisfying payoff.

Feedback Fest 2024

In honour of International Fanworks Day (today! February 15) I am posting some fic recommendations that I've made in the past. (I am super swamped at work and can't write up any new recs, but I previously rec'd these over on my main blog over the past few years. I'm collecting them together again here on my writing blog!)

These ten rec's are in no particular order, and all are in the Transformers fandom (with some crossovers). Ratings and pairings (if relevant) are noted.

(I also had to split this list into two parts because I waxed too poetic about these fics. See my reblog for the next part. 🙂)

Frivolities by @neveralarch (G, Megatron & Starscream). Summary: “My correct form of address is in my ID tag,” snapped Starscream. “Use it or lose your tongue.” My comments: I love this story. I love it so much I’ve recommended it to people who would ordinarily never read Transformers fanfic, simply because I think they’d appreciate what the author is doing. They took canon and fanon, and from it alchemized a story of dysphoria and wanting to be seen and acknowledged in a way the character wants, and wrapped it up in a tidy package that hits like a truck, and have I mentioned I love this story! (makes fists) Read it!

Working Through It by @trinarysuns (M, Skywarp/Thundercracker/Marissa Faireborn). Summary: “TC,” Skywarp says, “I’m, like, ninety percent sure that humans don’t have interface cables.” Thundercracker squawks and almost knocks him over trying to get the script out of his hands. My comments: I can’t say enough about this story. I love it and it pushed so many buttons for me. Not even smutty buttons, just interaction buttons: humans interacting with giant alien robots, old loves reuniting, logitical issues of interspecies getting it on… Tumblr deleted my review of this story, (SIGH) so I reposted my review on DW here. It says a lot more about this fic!

The Soft Rush of Black Static by Monstrosibee (NR, Bluestreak/Prowl). Summary: Prowl doesn’t know a lot of bots on this newly salvaged Cybertron, and he definitely doesn’t know the bot intruding on his construction site. My comments: While this fic is essentially a fix-it fic for a story from the Aligned continuity, it just destroyed me. You can read the basics of what happened between Bluestreak and Prowl on TFWiki (at the end of Chapter 7 of The Covenant of Primus) but it was devastating to actually read how upset Prowl was by what happened. This short little fix-it brought all those emotions back and then healed them. I loved this.

Someone You Might Have Been by @astolat (T, Megatron/Optimus Prime.) Summary: I didn’t love him because he wasn’t you. My comments: I'm rec'ing this because it's just pure "this is exactly what I want to read!" for me. This is a delightful mashup of the Shattered Glass universe and G1, in which the Optimus Primes from each universe get (temporarily) swapped. It’s an amazingly heartwrenching MegOP story.

Crash Site by Slyboots (G, Breakdown/Knock Out). Summary: June Darby does not believe in aliens, or in haunted highways, or in government conspiracies, or in any other small-town folklore. The new mechanics in town are uncanny, all the same. My comments: I am a sucker for Transformers: Prime fics, and one of the (it's canon! suck it Hasbro) ships from the show that I love is Knock Out/Breakdown. But besides that, I just love the vibe of this story. You can feel Knock Out and Breakdown in it, even if June doesn’t really see them, except out of the corner of her eye. And I am SO HERE for the idea that the two of them got some lovely downtime together before the events in TFP.

[beldaroot]

Hi I just need to say that when I first saw you in my notifs reblogging some old chihayafuru art of mine I was astounded. It’s always surprising enough when my chhyfr stuff gets noticed bc it’s sort of an obscure series… but then I saw your username……… William Byers……. And then I saw your haikyuu pfp……… and your pinned reddie fic masterlist….

You are absolutely the only person who has ever reached all my niches like holy crap like there’s another rarepair chihayafuru stan who’s ALSO A WILL BYERS STAN…..??????? WHAT??!!!! Gagged I was. Gagged I still am. Extremely positively. Like every day I am astounded that there’s another chihayafuru and Will stan. (As well as reddie and hq WHAT!!!) Have an AMAZING day pls… ur taste in everything is just so… so good

ahhhhh i'm just a puddle on the floor over this message holy shit you're everything!! ngl i also had a gagged moment bc i reblogged your chihayafuru art and then later i saw your reddie art in the tag and then i saw your stranger things art on my dash and i was like...... wait.... hold up.....? like i was trying to connect the dots bc your art style has changed a bit with each fandom but there are obvious similarities as well so when i realized you were the same person i got so excited!!! it and st have fairly large fandoms so i'm not surprised there was overlap there but to see that you also enjoy cf and you create content for it?!?! rare pair wlw content at that?!?! no words, i was simply in awe of your talent and range of taste! and now i'm learning you like hq too omg!!!! you get it, you get it!! :D

it's just lovely to find another person who enjoys so many of my interests like i'm seriously in shock another person like me exists haha! you are always always welcome to talk to me about our shared fandoms (obviously no pressure though!)! anyway, i'm so happy you reached out with this glorious and sweet message! thank you for creating such wonderful content and sharing it with us all - without it we wouldn't have realized our connection at all :') i hope you have a fantastic day as well and stay proud of your absolute exquisite taste in media <3