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[call-me-casual]

Hey Thunderfandom, been thinking about my au for TOS and I need y’all’s opinions

If I were to write more for it (probably random one shots rather than a full story), should I make the puppet speak like little Victorian children or those lucid chart videos? Or should I make them able to speak at all?

I am just completely attached to the idea of the puppets (if they were sentient) being very much intelligent and capable of careful thinking, but 9 times out of 10 drawing the completely wrong conclusion about something. Like, they’re intelligent but lack any and all context so they don’t realise their logic is flawed. And I think making them speak weirdly to reflect that would be funny.

[willow-salix]

Guys... This is free to support, can you help make this happen?

[cg29]

2 Screenshots of the day: Bolt from the Blue.

The first is from a hot scowling Virgil...

The 2nd from the adorable pouting Gordon...

[katblu42]

Cheeky cockatoos stealing apples!

Ok these guys have nothing to do with Thunderbirds, but the picture is mine and I wanted to give you all something that might make you smile.

Being new here I’m still finding my feet, figuring out where I fit and how everything works.  One thing I do know is this fandom is full of wonderfully kind and generous people.  There is always encouragement and support for those who create and share (art, fics, screnshots, gifs . . . ), and for those brave enough to speak up and say they are having a hard time with RL.

(I am not good at speaking up when I am feeling low and generally struggling with stuff - I just muddle my way through it.  I know half the things that get me down the most are fixable, but changing the things I need to seems so overwhelming I just keep repeating the cycle.  But I digress - you people are brave and magnificent for speaking up, seeking help and advice, and taking steps forward.)

Sometimes I read your posts and want to offer encouragement or advice - and I’ll comment if I think it will help.  Sometimes I just can’t find the right words, but I still want to say something - so if I don’t comment it’s not because I don’t care, it might be because I just don’t want to say the wrong things. 

To anyone who needs it I offer virtual hugs and a reminder that I’m here because you led me here and have been willing to welcome me, which is awesome and I’m very grateful!  If there is ever anything I can do for any of you please ask.  If you want to vent I will listen, if you want to chat I’m up for that, if you want to know more about me please ask, if you want me to shut up just tell me! ;)

I have a jumble of more stuff I want to say that just won’t come out as words in sentences that make sense!  So I’ll leave this here.

Many hugs to you wonderful people, from a crazy old chick from the down under part of the world!

[thundersolstice]

Lion-OxCheetara & Lion-OxPumyra fans @ fanfiction authors:

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[willow-salix]

A PLEA FOR FLUFF!

Hey guys, little update on moi!

Things are a bit better here, but I'm still finding that I'm having a hard time keeping up with life in general. I'm in the beginning stages of writing my latest novel as well as trying to keep my fics and chapters moving along (why do I have five in progress, why?) So I've not got a lot of time to spend scrolling through the dash multiple times a day.

I want to love on and support my fellow fic writers but I'm still not in a good place mentally to deal with tons of whump, I just can't enjoy it at the moment and I feel like I'm missing out of things.

So, if you have a lovely, fluffy story, a nice one, a funny one, a cute one, anything that's not gonna make my heart hurt, please, feel free to tag me.

I'd love to read more, I WANT to read more, I just don't have to time to skim read through everything to find the happy little gems.

If you've read a cute one, let me know! If you've written an adorable little ficlet, send it my way!

Hit me up with all the feel good stuffs! I revel in that shit!

Thunderbirds is my happy place, my escape from the nastiness of the world, so I find it very hard to read whump all the time. It's just how I am, just as others get comfort and a sense of release from reading or writing whump, so I do from all the lovely, squishy fluff.

So please, help me out, I don't want to be missing all the good stuffs. I want to reeeeeaaaaddddd!

[thundersolstice]

ATTN: ALL FANS OF THUNDERCATS (2011)

Kindly answer the following at your leisure:

Who's your favorite character and why?

Which character do you want to shove off a cliff and why?

What are your ships (including crack), and why do you ship those ships? Why is your OTP your OTP, if you have an OTP?

Do you have any NOTPs? What specifically makes them no-go ships for you?

Do you have a favorite fic? Favorite fanart? Favorite fanwork that isn't drawn/painted or written? (Links, please!)

Do you draw fanart or write fanfiction? (Please link me if you do!)

What's your favorite thing to squee about and why?

What's your favorite thing to rage about and why?

What did you think about the plans for the second season?

Thank you. <3

[edutainer2022]

11- Tell me a ship you love and a ship you hate

@mrmustachious Thanks for the ask. Ooooh, dangerous waters, as, I'm sure, I have quite unpopular or unconventional opinions on ships in Thunderfandom (TAG-verse). But here goes nothing. If it earns me unfollows - so be it.

A caveat, though: the Thunderbirds are foremost about brothers' and father-sons' relationships for me, so I'm a lot more open to ideas of 'ships' on the periphery of those primary relationships, than I would normally be in a different fandom.

Caveat #2: I know what headcanons and elements of fanon I subscribe to and don't. Those are my personal opinions exclusively. The fanon/fic-canon I don't agree with may or may not be a deal breaker for me to read (or keep reading) a story, mostly it depends if the characters in question are explored in depth.

Ships I like. I appears, Scott Tracy is the only character in the long range of my Tall, Dark and Emotionally Compromised favorites, whom I quite liberally multiship. I would usually stick to an OTP. Since my go-to OTP for Scott is peace of mind, laying down his burdens, knowing he's enough and knowing he's loved (by Dad, mostly) without having to martyr himself to earn it, I go a little more loose in the ship department.

Scott and Kayo make sense to me on many levels. I still remember the time there were 1,5 Scayo fics in the days of TAG run and I was parched, waiting for an update. I actually think they're the kind of ship that would end up together years down the line, even having pursued other relationships and/or marriages. He's the Sun, she's the Shadow.

That said, I can see merit in what the canon wheeled out or hinted at for Scott - Jane Carter the pilot, Marion (this one actually has ample dramatic and comedic potential, where I'm concerned - I'm glad they brought Marion back to showcase Scott). I think one of TAG's creators identified her as a potential LI for Scott in S3, so I'm rolling with that - 10 Things I Hate About You, and all. Pure fic territory, but journalist Kat, Lemaire's wife, Professor Qawrk and Havoc are fun to explore as well. For various reasons. Heck, so are Tyco Reeves and Cameron the Shakleton Guard. People meet Scott - people get inspired by Scott - people get a thing for Scott and kinda carry a torch. That leaves a vast untapped potential for Scott and the Mechanic. I don't personally ship them, but the ground to be covered from resentment to respect to a working relationship/friendship is quite fertile.

I am not sure I'm opposed to the idea of Scott and Penelope having been an on again-off again sort of thing when they were younger. Now it's just a really fond friendship.

I'm also mostly fine with the ideas the show kinda put on the table for John and Virgil - Ridley and Cass. Cass in particular, as I think she ticks many boxes Virgil would need to seek in a relationship (any relationship, not only romantic). I know the fandom generally dislikes Ridley and John/Ridley (or John/anyone) - I don't. The show went for it in no uncertain terms, all Tracy boys definitely have a thing for strong, capable, assertive (and slightly reckless) women. I always wondered if Virgil and Kip Harris could be explored - in a May-December "impossible" sort of way (maybe one-sided).

Going underwater in TB2 really, really made me give Virgil and Penny a long, hard look. I really enjoyed their rapport and banter. The sweet Lumberjack may be awkward eating cookies in a castle, but he's a man of fine arts and music. That's more of Penelope's scene. But I wouldn't want unrequited love or anguish over "brotherly code" for Virgil - he deserves being the first choice. Then again, maybe Penelope too deserves to not feel shackled by obligation to Gordon's undying and unwavering devotion. Either way - Legends of the Fall territory, very unlikely to end mess-free.

I'm rather amused by several ship options for Brains - Moffie, Tycho Reeves, the Mechanic.

The mother of his five sons is, of course, Jeff's one true love, but I am not exactly against the idea of him growing closer to Col. Casey (especially after his return, as the now adult boys pursue their own personal lives more). I've read a fic to that effect and... life is a complicated thing. Especially life after so many losses. If anyone is gonna understand and respect the love he has for his children and for his late wife, and be fiercely protective of his family, that gotta be Casey. I'd read more about their friendship (or something deeper).

Ships I don't like. Well, foremost, I gotta say there's A LOT (sometimes contradictory or mutually exclusive things) I would read in fic, if the characters are done justice or some facets of character/conflict are explored in a fascinating way. Some of these things I would file as "that totally happened, headcanon accepted" , some would go "oh, I can see that!", some go "huh? Never would have thought that, but hey...". Some things make sense only in the coordinates and for versions of characters established in a particular story.

Some things keep not making sense to me even after I gave them a lot of thought and have read a lot of excellent exploration of them in fic. Like Gordon and Penelope. I don't ship them. I exist. They ARE the canon pairing and part of the plot, of course. I don't ship them with anyone else, not really. They will live happily ever after. Well, realistically, I can't help but see them as a trainwreck waiting to happen, as the long-distance honeymoon (highschool) stage of romance is over, but it was not a very realistic story to begin with. There's that, as far as my willing engagement with this ship is concerned. I got fascinated by them in Tunnels of Time and am rather vexed how the show went about actually bringing them together, eventually. I understand it's an "opposites attract" trope, I understand they went for "Princess and the Scoundrel", or "couples' costumes are kinda cute" (since Penelope is all of a sudden in the aquatic rescue business now), but... I just don't see it doing justice to Gordon and his journey to maturity (and I'm kinda annoyed with the loyal page/lapdog vibe, sorry). In my experience it never ends well when ALL parties in a relationship think in earnest one is out of the other's league and agree which one. I've read remarkable explorations of Penny's emotional journey, or their mutual journey in fic to make it more captivating but... that's just too much heavy cognitive lifting for me for the two characters I relate least of all in the story overall. I don't actively seek to read fic with their pairing, and if it's a default in other stories, I appreciate it and read through/around it to the parts more focused on other family relationships and dynamics.

It used to be a rather popular fanon ship in early TAG fandom, but I don't really dig Virgil and Brains. It has nothing to do with headcanons on any characters' sexualities, but mostly to do with character dynamics the way I read it. Virgil's "fatal flaw" is lack of confidence and pursuit of approval, and so is Brain's. So to me, there're not enough complimentary or contrasting aspects these characters can bring to the table in a relationship to build each other up (unless Virgil is depicted confident, assertive and suave, which is... an OOC Virgil). Their working dynamics could be quite fascinating. I know some of my followers ship them... Well, these are my personal opinions. I mostly do with Virgil/Brains in fic what I do with Pen and Ink - appreciate them as an established fact of this story version and quietly read around them to other relationships and dynamics (if I like the overall story and want to engage with it, regardless of the ship).

Another popular fanon ship that I don't quite get is Virgil and Kayo. Well, I can SEE it - they're remarkably hot individuals. I can see Virgil falling in love (bless him). I've seen it explored along interesting avenues in fic, but I have to make a conscious effort to suspend disbelief. There's just not enough in their interactions and characterization in the show for me to get the vibe. I dunno... Maybe I can see Kayo going along with Virgil's crush (the boi is precious and breathtakingly handsome), but then withdraw because he's "too good and pure for her"? I dunno... Lots of heartbreak for Virgil. Don't wanna a heartbroken Virgil.

Which brings us to my, probably, only no-fly ship zone - OC ships. If there's a Tracy Brother/OC ship on the tin... I may test the waters, but am very unlikely to engage or read further. Sadly, I am yet to see OC ships with the boys that are not tumbling their way headfirst into Mary Sue/Gary Stu Bella Swan wish fulfillment territory. Except for, maybe, a couple of dramatic, painful "past relationship" stories for the boys. I read A LOT of fic (for fun and for research). I give many stories many chances, but I am yet to be proven wrong in my initial assumption. Do I have secret bosom OC ships in the bottom drawer of my Thunderheadcanons? Of course. Would I wanna read it, fully aware of the demerits and limitations of OC ship as a genre? No, thank you. To each their own, of course.

[thundersolstice]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LOUD I SCREAMED ASDFGHJKL

Pssst....

….hey, @thundersolstice ….look what I won this morning! 

When I get them, I’ll scan and upload them all!

[hedwigstalons]

Having fallen completely head first into the thunderfandom I'm going through and reading loads of fics from people's archives of work. I'm also getting a bit less shy at showing my appreciation for old work whereas before I would hold off giving comments/reviews/likes/kudos on stuff that was more than a couple of months old. There is so much fantastic work out there that I'm only just discovering.

[dashingmoonlight]

blessing the thunderfandom w/ those crack vids

Thank you so much!!!!!!! Im so glad the fandom likes them i have fun making them :)

[thundersolstice]

I'm inclined to agree.

But! It may drive more people to the 2011 series, so I support it!

Bro if that ThunderCats movie actually happens I don’t think it’s gonna be that good

[thundersolstice]

Lion-O & Tygra fans at fanfiction authors:

[thundersolstice]

^^^ LOOK LOOK, SOMEBODY ELSE IS TALKING ABOUT THUNDERCATS 2011! :D :D

I, too, would like to see Panthro retiring, maybe living in the berbil village with his cute buddies happily ever after.

And Lion-O and Tygra talking about feelings. Yes, please!

ThunderCats ho

Things I’d like to imagine happen in future seasons of ThunderCats 2011

- Lion-O and Tygra talking out their feelings and becoming closer as brothers

- Cheetara playing a more important role as a diplomat and cleric

- More backstory for all the characters, especially the flaws in Claudius’ reign

- The crew getting older and wiser, Panthro retiring

- Kit and Kat reuniting with their family

- Lion-O restructuring Third Earth to be more equitable, democratic, and technologically advanced

- Pumyra betraying Mumm-ra and redeeming herself, possibly becoming a romantic interest for Lion-O or a new member of the crew

- Unity between the animals is what defeats Mumm-ra, the stones are destroyed and there is finally peace

[edutainer2022]

10, 12 and 30 for the writer's ask game?

@amistrio Thanks for the ask!

10. Do you enjoy writing dialogue, exposition, or plot the most?

Oh, dialogue is NOT my forte. And I pretty much can't plot to save my life. So most of my writing for any fandom is internal monologue or vibe-y character study in 3rd person internalized narrative. And mostly I do one-shots.

12. Is there a trope you haven’t written yet but really want to?

I'm not sure if it's a trope, or a whump staple - but for Thunderfandom I really wanna do a migraine fic. I know those intimately (and so does Scott, methinks). I also would like to do a "trapped/snowed in and spending time soul baring and soul searching" for two brothers (think Recharge). And I am a sucker for the trope "a character overhears someone praising them to a third party and is shaken to the core, because they have no concept of deserving recognition or are ridden with doubt/guilt/self-worth issues" (of course I really wanna do that with Scott and Jeff after return, the boy really needs to hear Dad is proud and approves of his choices to believe it).

30.Tell us an idea for a longfic you want to write in the future.

Oh... I'm gonna be disappointing here... I don't have one, because I can't plot)) I have immense appreciation for those, who can write quality multi-chapter stories with consistent characterization. Most of my ideas are for snapshots and tidbits. If I could, I would maybe do an "and they lived happily ever after" series after Jeff's return - with glimpses of how the boys' lives develop, how personal relationships and other professional pursuits are accommodated, how IR extends beyond its confines as the world needs more types of rescues.