#the winner table

[goobersforlife]

and we have our winners and ultimate goobers for the comp!!!

say congrats to our fabulous winners

Kirby! - @tomatoshapedstars

Robo rise! turtles! - @zinovi768

Leonette! - @leonette-soup

mizuiro & murasaki! - @pommigranite

misa! - @littlemissartemisia

Timothy - @pinetreevillain

and oystfyw! Donnie! - @onejellyfishplease

and I would love to say thank you for all that participated in this comp. It was a fun experience for me, and I can’t wait to do it again

see you and your goobers next year :)

[laurasbailey]

We transcend words, our relationship. That tether goes beyond this realm and this life.

[solthecelestine]

[dumpster-fire-sapphic-failgirl]

I thought that i was gonna make it through Downfall without weeping uncontrollably but then Noshir made the switch from the voice of the body of the Emissary (construct, gruff, rumbling, powerful in a way that belied that age of the words being spoken) the spirit of the Emissary (the scared little kid that was always there) and it was just waterworks for the rest of the episode.

That isn’t to say that the rest of the cast didn’t deliver powerful, moving, memorable performances, but the last scene between The Matron and the Emissary destroyed me like I’d been hit by the Factorum Malleus

[madcap-nattery]

I have seen (slash made) enough jokes about these two being tumblr sexymen to let it pass without comment. i can and will pit two queens against each other

[dykedvonte]

Ty for answering my asks! Recently, I saw some fanart of the gender bendered crew and it got me curios, how much would the plot change if Jimmy was a woman. I mean, she would still be emotionally abusive (esp to Fem!Curly), but at lest, I guess, the crash would've never happened (?)

Also, her relationship w/ Anya: if she was assulted still, it prolly would've been dissmissed, since it's between 2 women. Or, if Anya is male in this scenario, he couldn't really be able to talk abt it, since society decided that "women can't r*pe men", so it's not serious and he should suck it up. Man, it's just sucks to be Anya in any scenario my poor girl 😭

What do you think? If you have an opinion on that at all, that is

-💀

I think the scenario's where the gender was flipped or any level of gender based intersectionality is expanded makes it so much more complex.

If this is the scenario with fem!Jimmy, it comes with the territory of questionable internalized homophobia. Does Jimmy brush it off in this scenario because she doesn't think lesbian encounters are real ones? Is she struggling with her identity and taking it out on Anya who may be openly queer compared a fem!Curly who is either straight or just not interested in Jimmy? Perhaps it's a sort of weird entitled that can occur in female dominated spaces "We're both girls, I know what you have, it won't matter." It's still is something I don't see Jimmy denying in this scenario, he never really denies it in canon just talks around it with Curly. Here I can see it's less about the pregnancy and more so about the internalized homophobia. Not seeing Anya as anything but an unwanted aspect of her femineity and the allure of it, there's a lot more objectification of both Curly and Anya in this alteration as I would believe feels better thinking of them in that light if they are just fodder in her mind. Guilty pleasures that no longer bring her such. It's a careful situation because I don't want this to fall into predatory lesbian stereotyping, Jimmy is just a person who does not respect other people or their choice, if it conflict with what he wants or perceived is owed.

The idea of Curly having to report it and outing her not only as a rapist but queer and the denial, especially in the case Anya and Curly are both out as she feels a sort of resentment she can't be secure with herself that way. If it is masc!Curly, there could be the jealousy of him being able to actively pursue relationships he wants while she feels she can't, Anya and Curly playfully flirt, its casual but it's something she longs for in the same way she doesn't. She obsesses over Curly because she wishes she could be Curly in a social sense in both aspect male or female Curly.

If it's fem!Jimmy and masc!Anya? It's a much more delicate situation. In this scenario Jimmy gets pregnant. Maybe Anya does a blood test after the incident and finds out Jimmy is pregnant. It's a very sensitive matter because if it's fem!Curly her first assumption is Anya may have done something. That is just the immediate assumptions in cases like this. I think the fact that Anya is telling her would make Curly think it's not that simple, especially since Jimmy isn't brining it up or really caring but everyone reacts differently. Jimmy is pregnant however, and that's a big deal, she'll figure that out eventually on her own but how will she react? Curly knows it won't be good, Anya knows too.

I think the crash is instigated in this scenerio by fem!Curly actually doing more, refusing to sweep it under the rug because she can conceptualize that fear, likely she and Jimmy are the only girls on board. She trusts everyone, well did trust everyone, but it's just something you live with. She can't just live with that double standard but I feel like she really doesn't know how to address it. How does she bring it up to superiors without implicating Anya? What does she do with Jimmy, it still feels like she's catering to Jimmy but now the concern is primarily focused on the life this baby will be born into. If it is born at all. I don't think Jimmy would try to kill Anya in this concept but try to spin the narrative it was mutual up until she got pregnant. Curly doesn't really buy it but it's a lot of processing, a lot more he said she said but what Jimmy is saying just doesn't make sense. It gives Jimmy too much time to really settle with the fact she's pregnant and likely can't support a kid nor wants to give birth out in space. Jimmy feeling like she's being othered from the only other woman could also be a factor, maybe even starting into her thinking Curly is behaving like a "pick-me" for siding with a guy over her. The crash is more spiteful in terms of having to protect herself alone, due to Curly not outright supporting her delusions.

It really adds a certain horror to Jimmy's pregnancy hallucinations because after the crash they are about her, her symptoms the sign of showing. She doesn't want the child either and considering what being pregnant can do to your mental/physical state, especially some of the more negative symptoms, I doubt she is handling it well. A lot of Anya's struggles are with the stigmas around male victims. His body reacted so did he want it? He's gonna be a father and courts likely will make him pay or care for the baby even if they take Anya's side, their world is just like that. Would the other's blame him for not doing more, he is a man after all? Should he be considered lucky a woman was that into him? It's eating away at him because not only does he not feel safe, he actively blames himself.

In the case Curly is still a cis guy, its that weird feeling guys often get when talking about male victims of assault. I don't think he'd victim blame but he likely asks or thinks about how it could've happened, why wouldn't Anya just overpower Jimmy? Maybe he couldn't? Maybe Anya didn't have it in him to strike a woman. He wouldn't. Now he thinks of what he would have done if Jimmy did something like that to him. SImilary to my trans!Curly post, he's wondering if it could've been him. It's likely one of the first times in his life he has to think of that type of vulnerability in terms of himself and other men and against likely his girl best friend. I think that arm pat right before Jimmy crashes the ship would really make him feel weird, not like he'd have the time to really dig into those feeling but y'know WERE GONNA CRASH!!!.

In terms of Jimmy and Curly's specific relationship, it just gets messier if they aren't both guys or girls. There's a lot of misogny on Jimmy's side with fem!Curly. He often points out she's a woman captain or makes a point of her being one of the few independent woman in her field and how certain men hate that. It's insidious but Curly doesn't think about or like to cause she likes to believe Jimmy isn't one of those guys. He can be a bit antiquated, maybe a bit of a pig but no ones perfect! Here a lot of his resentment is more gear toward a woman having that power over him as Captain/filling the typical male roles he fails at. He can't stand that she's above him in almost aspect and he likely takes it out on other women. Similarly, fem!Jimmy and cis Curly is just as bad. It's a fact of not knowing if she wants to be him, wants him or wants to destroy him. It's obsession without anything positive. She feels entitled to his space and life and time and he has a hard time setting up boundaries cause, well, Jimmy's a girl, his bestfriend and it comes with all the stigmas around boygirl best friends. To him it's a sort of oppressive doting, he feels wrong telling her not to pick and like he's being controlling. That's how she'd spin it whenever he'd try to make boundaries with her.

They are still just friends but most people can't tell even if they can tell it's not healthy, in both cases. Either way I feel like if they were opposite genders to each other there would a specific infatuation Jimmy would have with Curly that would be less hidden but sort of unaddressed because the idea of Curly rejecting them would make them lash out in a way Curly may just leave for their safety. It's also Jimmy wouldn't want to be with Curly specifically but just want what would consistently provide/available.

If they are both girls, its envy. It's that sort of hate that someone fits the standards you don't, wanting them to be picked second or crack. She likes to get into Curly's head, point out flaws and act like it's just her being helpful. She wants Curly to be a girls girl but only for her. There's a sort of possessiveness like purposely jeopardizing relationships because why would a man come first? That girl hates me and is a pick me, why are you friends with her still, Curly? Like this is silly but think about how Regina George treats Gretchen Wieners and that's effectively how fem!Curly and fem!Jimmy would work but technically Curly has the sway of Regina.

I believe the crash would always happen. Jimmy would try to escape responsibility or really thinking about what they did in any world, any gender. It's about facing the consequences, losing things he refuses to let go of or having to deal with responsibilities he's not ready for. The switching of sex or gender really doesn't change those core aspects.

[mollyhale]

the best part about the winners were all of the benji/maya interactions. they absolutely wrecked me in the moment knowing what was to come but they also had a vice grip on my heart for how soft they were for each other and how protective they were of each other. like them being proud of each other and that whole conversation in the rink before benji threatens to break amat's legs???? them talking about how they would have been together if benji was into women???? the constant teasing of him being the homewrecker of maya's future marriage???? I LOVE THEM YOUR HONOR IM GONNA START CRYING AGAIN

[chemicalarospec]

yayy Red White & Royal Blue won Fan Favorite and Heartstopper won Outstanding Kids & Family Programming (Live Action) at the GLAAD Media Awards!! (x)

[medievalcat]

[highdensityrabbitsituation]

amazing that the world cup final didn't kill me. the drama. the plot twists. the penalties, the extra time, the penalties. literally everyone on the field crying. my heart rate still hasn't settled

[goobersforlife]

TMNT Goober comp!

hi! Hello! Welcome to another TMNT comp. here you can submit any Au of any iteration (oc’s are allowed) of your little Goober that you want to see fight against other goobers.

there is currently two mods (me and @pommigranite) and one host, you may adress the host as twig. And the other mod as pom.

WE HAVE A DISCORD!

Rules are simple

You can enter about 1 - 4 goobers per Au/iteration

If you are entering someone elses goober, you must have permission

When doing propaganda, please be nice. Witty banter is allowed

No tcest please or anything like that (in the submission or in the comp)

that is it for the rule, for now

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! (Will close on oct 1st, Australia time)

2023- 2024 WINNERS!!

Some tags that will help to get around

#polls for when the polls happen

#properganda for the lovely interactions

#mod twig talk for when the mod makes announcements or stuff

#pom pom talks for when the mod makes announcements and stuff

#announcements for when there are announcement

#information regarding the competitors or other important stuff

#the winner table for when we have our winners

this concludes the goobers master post, can’t wait too see all the goobers :>

Inspo- @tmnt-oc-comp @1v1-tmntiteration-battlenexus @tmntseparatedaucompetition and more!

see you all next year :)

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

I've committed the cardinal sin of beating my older sister at a boardgame on Christmas. 35 dead, 127 injured.

[i-saw-your-chanel-boots]

and the winner of the periodic table poll is bismuth (bi)!

thank you guys for voting in the bracket poll, it's been so much fun <3

[uriahcantdraw]

Holy shit…a part 4????

[words-writ-in-starlight]

Anyway, being married means that my partners legally have to sit and listen to me explain my evidence that the NPC Summoning Bros from the Call of Cthulhu pre-written one-shots were definitely fucking.