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[number-1-kuaidul-fanboy]

"Did my boyfriend really go emo just like me?!"

[itsnotmourn]

SPOOKY MONTH ASK MEME

⟡ — i haven't seen one on tumblr yet so i figured it might be fun to make one! i tried my best to keep the overall energy positive :3 and sorry for all the "why" questions; i'm just nosey and curious. you're welcome to answer seriously or with silliness !! send a number to the user/reblogger (if they ask for it) for them to answer the question!

1. When did you start watching Spooky Month? Was it the same time you got into the fandom (e.g. interacting with the community, posting art) or was it different?

2. Who is currently your top three (3) favourite characters? Please feel free to explain why!

3. If you have any, share some headcanons of your most favourite character!

4. With any character of your choice, what is a song that you associate with them the most?

5. Is there a ship that you enjoy the most? Why?

6. Who do you think is an underrated character?

7. Who is your favourite villain/antagonist so far, and why?

8. What is currently your favourite episode?

9. What is your favourite shot and/or scene from the animated series?

10. Do you have a favourite background art from the animated series?

11. Do you have a favourite soundtrack/music from the animated series?

12. Which is your favourite end credit artwork so far?

13. What is your favourite official Spooky Month art (stuff that is posted outside of the episodes like posters, prints, doodles, etc.)?

14. Do you own any official merch? If not, what is one piece of existing merch that you wish you own? Is there anything that you wish it existed already?

15. From fanart or fanfiction, did someone's work made you think more positively of a character/ship? Free free to shout them out, whether if it's one person or multiple people!

16. Do you have any Spooky Month OCs you'd like to share and ramble about?

17. From the Tender Treats credit art, who would you eat and/or drink? Assume that it’s not the actual character, just regular food that looks like them.

18. Do you have any theories so far on either the lore or (any) character-specific development? It can be your own or someone else's theory.

19. What is your current prediction of Spooky Month’s ending? It can be as simple, brief or detailed as you want.

20. What do you hope will become a Spooky Short in the future (e.g. seeing character-specific lore, character interaction between x and y, etc.)?

[pumpkinspice-prouvaire]

pumpkinspice-prouvaire's required les mis fic reading list

enough of u supported me in my half asleep post asking about fic recs the other day so I am providing. If you want a deep look into my inner psyche this is also the list for that hehe. I tried to be strict about only including my absolute MUST READ fics that I adore and have read and reread and reread again multiple times. Also these will be mostly ExR, to no one's surprise. But there might be a few other ships and gen fics in there too. It's under the read more because this bitch is gonna get long

Auto-read authors:

I didn't wanna rec the same authors too many times in my list proper so these are the authors whose works I have read all (or nearly all) of multiple times. The authors whose tax returns I would read if they posted them on ao3. I will be featuring my favourite fics by them in the list

Fiver

dannyPURO

TheLibrarina

quillsand

Petr1chor

defractum

ShameDumpster

vamillepudding

revolutionbarbie

loverism (all of their fics are currently in a privated bookmark but I have faith that they will someday return. loverism if u see this I miss u)

Need_To_Comment_Rising

Multi-Chapter fics/Series/WIPs:

Under My Wings You Will Find Refuge- Fiver: (WIP) This is the most required reading of my required reading list. I can quote passages of this fic by heart. It's my roman empire. PLEASE check this one out if you haven't it is the best ExR fic in existence, it will change ur life I promise

Beneath a Dragon Moon- The Librarina: GOT AU, no GOT knowledge required. Lots of dramatic moments interspaced with some lovely tender ExR

Guided by a Beating Heart -torakowalski: my absolute FAVOURITE Enjolras centric angst fic. Lots of emotion, lots of friendship, will make you ugly sob

you and i walk a fragile line (is this the time it finally breaks)?- UnforgettableJoMarch: (WIP) I am so enjoying following along with this one. Heartbreaking plot with sublime execution and some brilliant lines, so looking forward to seeing this one develop

The Future's Owned By You and Me- quillsand: ENJOLRAS/FEUILLY ENJOLRAS/FEUILLY ENJOLRAS/FEUILLY WHAT MORE CAN I SAY. Absolutely fantastic rarer pair fic with as much (and maybe more) importance devoted to the activism as to the ship

Getting Fucked in Lingerie- downtheroadandupthehill: PWP. ahem. anyways.

(With a Jubilant Shout) They Will Come One and All- zade: PWP. AHEM. ANYWAYS.

True Blood AU-kjack89: Exactly what it sounds like. Vampire Grantaire and Human Enjolras shenanigans

words can be unwritten- defractum: my favourite soulmate au which makes me melt every time <3

Armillaria- RevocablePeril: THE MOST COURFIUS FIC OF ALL TIME. Lots of excellent Les Amis content in general. SUCH a good, massively underrated fic. 121 kudos??????????? You're all insane.

In An Age Without Heroes- ShitpostingfromtheBarricade: Gloryhole soulmates, the prison industrial complex, Oprah.

walls come tumbling down-reptilianraven: They're cute your honor. One of the only high school AUs I will abide by tbqh hehe

Oneshots:

What's a Bed Between Friends?- dannyPURO: if there's one thing you should know about me it's that I ADORE the there was only one bed trope

epiphany- Abidatchery: screaming crying throwing up that this isn't the fandom's most kudos'ed fic. Every word is expertly crafted and absolutely stunning

Vienna Roast- revolutionbarbie: cosy coffee shop au with a version of Enjolras we don't get to see but that I really enjoy

Out of Touch- ShameDumpster: LET ENJOLRAS GET LOVED YOU COWARDS

A Little More Lois Lane- stellatundra: Just a really funny and silly AU in which Grantaire is Superman

Love in a Coffee Shop-tellthemstories: an absolute fandom classic and rightly so. I've read this one so many times and every time there'll still be something that makes me laugh out loud

My anaconda don't want none (at all)-vamillepudding: v funny and sweet ace enj fic with hilarious triumvirate and exr dynamics

The Waiting is the Hardest Part-samyazaz: In this house, we absolutely love a sexy bet

Between Meetings and Midnight- PieceofCait: Enjolras cries after sex send tweet

A Bad Penny- PBJellie: Gay cowboys and sickfics are the ultimate combo for SURE

Leaves in the Void- myrmidryad: lots of emotion lots of friendship this one is so heavy but SO good you guys. It's also a Space AU I know we all love that <3

my heart's been borrowed (yours has been blue)-Petr1chor: P-tri is so good at writing fics where Enjolras is a complete dumbass and he wrote this one especially for me <3 <3 <3

fire in my hands- geode: This is my go to fic if I want a laugh. "Do you like parsnips?" "Yes they're my second favourite vegetable" iconic exchange god bless

I Would Do Anything For Love- Need_to_Comment_Rising: one of my fave ace Enjolras fics with lovely tender ExR. No I'm not biased because I worked on this series, don't be silly

Like Comfort, Like Solace, Like Relief- areyoumiserableyet: The sensation of coming home to the people you love after a long day <3

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood- sonhoedesrazao: There should be more fics with oblivious to his own emotions Grantaire that's all I'm saying

Trying to Leave the Ground-barricadeur: rly comfy cosy smut fic

YAY ENJOY I'm gonna go lie down now god I hope I haven't forgotten anything lmfao

[olderthannetfic]

What are the ships pictured in that ot3 post? I've been really looking to find more pairings of exactly your vibe

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Hah! I was wondering if people were trying to figure them all out. Some are considerably more famous than others.

These are Haven and White Collar. I didn't watch either to the end and have no regrets about that, just saying. There's plenty of good fic though.

This is the venerable Highlander, baby's first OT3 for many a 90s slash fan.

The Book of Life and Singin' in the Rain.

This is the extremely underrated Man from U.N.C.L.E. film. It came out at the same time as Straight Outta Compton, alas.

Some oldschool show fans whined that it was nothing like the show, but they are wrongity wrong wrong and have forgotten season 1, particularly Marion Raven and Gervaise Ravel, upon whom the love interest and the villainess are based. (And yes, I absolutely ship show Illya/Napoleon/Marion.)

There was a nice little fic fandom for a year or two, but it withered in the absence of any sequels. The show is more of a m/m juggernaut with the very occasional foray into the main dudes having a one-off threesome with some lady. Show Illya is pretty iconic and very different from movie Illya though, so I understand that disappointment.

Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty and Mysterious Lotus Casebook. These are historical mystery and wuxia mystery respectively. The former has a more satisfying series end than the latter, but I liked both endings all right. (Look, with c-dramas, that's always my first question: Did everyone die and/or everything get left hanging in a way that will make me throw things?)

The Two Faces of January might as well be called Daddy Issues: The Movie and has allll kinds of badwrong vibes. It's not a happy story. I'm not sure Patricia Highsmith knew what happiness even looked like. But boy is it delicious! The scenery is gorgeous too.

And that last one is Les Spécialistes, a film I only discovered from a fan bitching about how it was the OT3iest thing ever but nobody remembered that it existed. It's a silly French heist movie from the 80s with some identity porn and twists.

Other people added Leverage, most notorious of OT3 fandoms, three of the side dudes from The Untamed, Arthurian legend, and Girl Genius.

[insertmeaningfulusername]

Fanfic writer interview

Thank you for the tag @sinvulkt 💙

What fandoms do you write in?

Literally just various Star Wars media atm. The main focus for 2024 was the prequel era, mostly The Clone Wars and some Bad Batch.

How many words have you published in 2024?

172,387 according to my stats. I wrote more than that though, and I still plan on posting and backdating approximately 5 one-shots I wrote in 2024 but never got around to post.

What are your top three fics you’ve written this year?

I despise/love them all equally I guess if I had to choose, I'm still really happy with these three: Wanted, a gift for @omaano in which Dogma gets morning snuggles from Tup and Fives. Idk why this pairing is so rare, they're underrated!! The Meaning Is Ours, the first fic I ever wrote that's entirely original characters, for the 2024 Trans Clone Week. Both Hunter and Prey, my fic for the DinLuke mini bang in which Luke is a vampire and on the hunt for a certain Mandalorian. I just think it's hot sklfjadlksfj.

What was your biggest pit of despair moment?

Oh boy... maybe writing the gift fic for the Star Wars Rare Pairs exchange. It just kept getting longer and longer!! Which, really, I should have probably expected, because among other ships my giftee requested Polybatch with a focus on Echo getting railed and I just couldn't resist, and of course all the Batch members wanted a turn. And the fic kept being a thorn in my eye even after it was posted because people would request another fic based on a flashback scene that's maybe one paragraph long, all without complimenting the 13k I'd already written 😭 like, you really expect me to write more fic for you when you can't even comment on the fic that's already there??? Idk what to tell you but fanfiction writers aren't content machines where you can just press a button that says "Next story, please!"

What have you learned?

That people will love the fics you think are hot garbage and entirely pass by the stories you put a lot of thought and energy into. It's an old lesson but one I have to keep re-learning.

Did you beta any fics? Any faves you want to shout out?

I betaed or cheerread two or three things but I don't know if they've even been posted...

What three fics have you read this year that you love?

I have to admit that I don't read a lot of fanfiction, but these three I've found in my bookmarks: Ready Room by countessofbiscuit, in which Fi and Corr make out - ultra rare pair content from the Republic Commando novels and so sweet and silly (like Fi) and just a tiny bit bittersweet! Nine-Seven by Trudemaethien, with some platonic Sev & Niner. It's just so refreshing to see aroace headcanons finally arriving in fandom. Save an AT-RT (Ride an ARF Trooper) by BilbosMom, WaxerBoil, containing both smut and humor - my favourite combination!!

What ideas are percolating for next year?

Nothing concrete so far. Maybe finish some of the WIPs in my pile, try to write more than one fic for the Codywan First Kiss Bingo so I'll at least get a bingo, and try to write something for the @cloneshiprarepair monthly ships (go check out this event btw, there are some crunchy ships getting served up!). Probably try to sign up for fewer exchanges because I can feel my interest in Star Wars slipping.

No pressure tagging @lesbiankiliel @wolveria @loverboy-havocboy @violentcheese @bilbosmom-belladonna @forloveofcodywan @anxiousotters @five-oh-thirst @the-starry-seas @hastalavistabyebye @theproblemwithstardust @violetjedisylveon @elimaryholmes @rooksunday @ladylucksrogue

[raasturi]

You know what, the Fairly OddParents fandom has been quite tame. Let's spice things up a little bit.

Doesn't anybody else get that silly feeling when you see fanart of Peri being like a father to Dev, like... where's the rest of you 😍? Don't be shy, show us where Dale is. Or are you too scared? (I wouldn't blame you, I was too at first)

Small warning: this post includes slight swearing and many brain-numbing headcanons. I'm not responsible for any mental anguish you may experience

I would like to quickly apologize to the 6 people shipping Peri with Dale. I thought I was the only one but it seems like I've finally found my people. Anyways, back to the topic.

Now that you're here, I may as well show some more art of these two goobers +some silly headcanons. These are my AUed* versions of the two in my odd semi-realistic style that I completely ditch whenever I don't have the patience to draw faces (I often suck at drawing them. No wonder all my OCs are furries)

Note: him being slightly chubby and him having mobility issues are both headcanons I have shamelessly borrowed from others in the fandom. Also am I the only one who thinks Peri WOULDN'T be 6 ft tall? In the series he's like 5 apples tall, so wouldn't it make sense for him to be a bit short?

Note: there's like a bunch of lore explaining the reason why Dale looks so fucked up in my version. I scarred him for life, oopsie! But at least he has Peri now who "forces" him to go to therapy 😍. I may need to make a seperate post where I only talk about him and his past if I have the motivation.

I know a lot of you don't even know the pain of trying to convert a stylized character into a realistic style and still making them look good and kinda recognizable. I envy you who have less realistic art styles.

*And yes, I did say AU. More specifically I'm talking about the "Missionaries of Eden AU" (by me). I'm not gonna go into detail now, but basically it's a semi-biblical and more serious take on FOP, where the fairies are angels, anti-fairies are demons and pixies... I think they can stay as pixies, or maybe they're ghosts, bees? (There's a lot of things I still need to figure out) Their tasks are to work as missionaries on the planets of Eden (planets where life exists). There's a bunch of other lore (some of which I've explained on my casual/personal account on Instagram), but it's best I leave it for another time.

Btw: if you've seen me talk about a "Below the Stars AU", "Bible AU", "Ager DLC" or something else, it's all just the same thing. I just had a hard time coming up with a good name for it lol.

Also speaking of which, I have another post coming up (hopefully) where I explain my reasons for shipping Peri and Dale. It can honestly, out of context, seem like a toxic yaoi crack ship, but believe it or not but I managed to make it the opposite; plausible AND healthy. I want to enlighten you all plus I really want to yap about them.

It feels super funny to ship such a underrated ship. I'm used to shipping semi-popular ships, so to now be all alone feels kinda fun! They have so much potential and so few are seeing the vision?? Though to be fair I'm also glad it's not that famous lmao.

Ps. Ignore the fact I haven't posted anything here for at least half-a-year. All my mutuals are on Instagram, so I don't have a need to post here, though now I've decided to dedicate this account to hyperfixation slop so maybe you'll be hearing from me much sooner.

Ps. Ps. I currently have a 22-page-long google doc filled with lore and info about almost everything I've thought of for the AU, but it's 80% in Finnish so sharing it is useless.

Man, I love writing unnecessary long posts knowing I'm the only one reading them❤️😍 though if you HAVE gotten this far, here's a little treat:

My body refuses to draw Dale in his original outfit. I like to pretend Peri helped him change a bit (most notably taking off his goddamn shoes, though they do have some lore that I've created. GGHHRRAAA EVERYTHING HAS LORE ATTACHED TO IT GRRRR). Also Dev isn't actually grumpy, he just likes to act tough.

My art style looks probably so inconsistent❤️

[creativity-deficient]

#3. Most underrated character in your opinion?

So this one, at least for me, definitely depends on what exactly you’d define as “underrated”.

If we’re talking in terms of popularity, one character that definitely comes in mind to me is Tolkien. Not an unpopular character by any means! Just a personal favorite of mine and one I don’t feel like gets enough love, at least in comparison to some of the other boys!

Nichole is another favorite of mine (like as in, literally in my top 3) that I would love to see more of from this fandom! Again, she’s definitely not unpopular, but I do think she deserves more love!

David Rodriguez is one of my favorite minor characters, and I don’t see him get talked about nearly as much as some of the other minor characters!!

HOWEVER-

If you were to ask me who I think is the most underrated in terms of PERSONALITY?? Yall already KNOW my answer to this is Tweek. I know I’ve gone over this very subject multiple times atp, but I truly do think he is SUCH a complex character with a very strong personality, one that is often glossed over imo. Definitely not an underrated character in terms of popularity as he IS a fan favorite, but when it comes to him as an actual CHARACTER, I feel so much of him gets overlooked. I’m really glad I was able to find this community of people who love him and his character just as much as I do! 🥺

#4. Most overrated character in your opinion?

Tbh…none that I can think of? I like most of the characters, or at least can see the appeal in them, and the ones I don’t either aren’t very popular in the first place.

One of the things I love about this show is how memorable all the characters are, I don’t think any of them are “overrated” because I feel like there’s something to enjoy about most, if not all of them.

I know a lot of people consider Tweek and Craig to be overrated, and as someone who absolutely ADORES both characters, I can see where they’re coming from, as there are fans who do tend to treat them like they’re the ONLY characters in this show. However, both are EXTREMELY memorable and well developed characters in my opinion, who I think deserve every bit of love they get tbh. Not to mention, great rep for the gay community as well!!

You’re allowed to have your opinion on them, but I think it’s silly to complain about them getting a lot of love when that love is VERY much deserved!!!

#5. If you could bring ANY one-shot character back in the entire series, who would it be?

THEM!!! MY GIRLS!!!! THEY DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER 😭😭

I always feel SO bad for Tammy in “the ring” omg. Like imagine performing an explicit act on a guy, getting a bunch of hate for it and feeling ashamed because of it, then finally feeling comfortable enough with your new boyfriend to give it another try and then he fucking DIES??

And the fact that we never see her again after that like to I just need to know how my girl is 😭

And Rebecca was such a cute character, it always made me sad that she was reduced to just a “slut” in the end lmaooo, we never see her again after that either so who knows what happened to her after that.

#6. What is your most crack, crack ship- talking a pairing potentially no one has heard of?

Bit of a disappointing answer probably but I don’t think I have one lmaooo

#7. Favorite adult?

I could be missing some, but here’s some that come to mind (in no particular order)!!

#8. Favorite girl?

NICHOLE!!!

As stayed before, she’s definitely in my top three in terms of favorite characters. Shes such a cutie, I love her!!!

#10. Favorite episode?

Probably a bit of a cliche/boring answer lmao, but I personally really love the post covid specials and bigger, longer, uncut!

Tbh though, there’s a LOT of episodes I’d consider favorites of mine, it’s not letting me link it here but I’ve made a whole list of them in a recent post of mine if you scroll a bit back!

#11. Least favorite episode?

Mr Garrison’s fancy new vagina 😭 not only does it skeeve me out, but the transphobic themes are just…eugh 💀

It does have some funny moments to episode though, I will admit.

This part in particular KILLS me 😭😭😭

#16. Least favorite ship? (Keep it respectful)

I mean, unless we’re counting the obvious ones, like anything with incest, pedophilia, etc, there’s none I can really think of? I’m chill with most ships. Even if I don’t ship it myself, I’m not gonna stop people from enjoying what they like, so go ham!!

#17. Least favorite character?

Okay it’s not letting me include a photo of him but the dad from the elementary school musical episode?? I HATED him, he pissed me off sm omg. Whenever I see that man it’s on-SITE 😭😭😭

#20. Hopes for seasons going forward and specific episode tropes you’d like explored?

Honestly? I just hope to see them go back to the old format of episodes, with the boys getting up to their old shenanigans again. I miss that!

I feel like the show has lost a lot of its whimsy overtime. The newer seasons, while not bad, are just way too meta for me?? Sure, South Park has obviously always had SOME degree of meta/political satire to it, but it’s only ever been PART of the equation. Lately however, it’s gotten to the point where it no longer feels like a parody, just real life, and it just feels so…boring to me. The characters don’t even feel like actual characters half the time, just stand ins for when the creators want to make a point about something or to provide exposition. Even the way they interact with each other now can feel so boring and stale. Of course, I say all this pretty loosely as they absolutely do still have their moments, and there are still absolutely episodes and plotlines and character moments that I feel ARE very well written and enjoyable!! Hell, even some of my FAVORITE episodes come from these seasons!! But compared to a lot of other seasons?? I just don’t really care for these ones, for the most part at least.

The end of obesity special did give me high hopes however. I felt like that was the closest we’ve gotten to a really good classic episode in a while, with a few others before that having come pretty close as well!! The season 27 trailer also gives me high hopes! It definitely seems like they’ve been gradually easing back into the old format with time, so I’m excited to see what they’re going to come up with!!

#21. Favorite background or non-main character?

This was a tough one because I feel like it sorta depends on what your definition of “non-main character” would be? So I just went with characters that appear outside of the boys’ friend group and have had limited appearances/episode focus throughout the series!

#22. TFBW or SOT?

Mannn, that’s a TOUGH one! They’re both great! I think I am a little more biased towards tfbw though, as it was one of the first things that got me into the fandom. I also just enjoy the plot line slightly more! (not to mention all the creek moments we get hehe)

I definitely like tsot better in terms of aesthetic though, the character designs/concepts are sm cooler to me in that game!!

#23. If a new game is in the works, what theme would you like to see? Such as fantasy, superhero, futuristic, or so on?

Hmm, perhaps another superhero themed game? Since we got another fantasy themed one with snow day! It would be cool to see them explore other options too though, instead of just sticking to those themes. Perhaps they could make a game based off of any of the cards we see in phone destroyer! I think any of them could be fun, really! :))

@zoot-marimba @panicatthecourtx @justakidnamednick @shroomerr

[thegaybluejay]

Just for fun, here are my rapid fire rambling thoughts on the ATLA ships and platonic dynamics hehe (please don’t go full ship wars tho - these are just my opinions as a chill multishipper!)

My Favorite Ships:

• Zukka - My current brainrot and main ship!! I know they aren’t canon but I really love them and their potential okay😭I just feel like their personalities would work so well! Sokka would call Zuko on his shit and Zuko would be good at grounding Sokka when he needs it. Plus I have seen some absolutely breathtaking AUs with this ship! And fire-and-ice vibes except gay! Them <3

• Kataang - Cutiessss!! I love them! They may not be the ship I think about most often, but when I do think about them, they’re adorable! Aang is such a “my wife” guy and Katara absolutely adores him back! Also the last airbender x last southern waterbender dynamic goes HARD! I like that these two are canon!

• Yuetara - Listen I know they barely interacted but THEY’VE ACTUALLY GROWN ON ME SO MUCH LATELY AND I VERY HIGH KEY SHIP THEM! Something about like, Katara thinking about Yue when she bends is so😭Their story would be heartbreaking in the best way!! Sapphic noncanon blorbos <3

• Mailee - These two are SO cute and have so much potential rahhh!! Again, love some noncanon sapphics <3

• Batkoda - Super SUPER cute and silly and fun! The dads fr <3 Bato is either Katara and Sokka’s adopted uncle or their stepdad and I love it for them hehe! This usually pairs well with a “Hakoda adopts Zuko” AU lmao!

Other Canon/Relatively Popular Ships:

• Zutara - A good ship! I see the potential and tbh it’s very very fun to think about sometimes!!! However, some of y’all toxic Zutara stans need to leave my boy Aang alone lmao. Those who are chill tho, I rock with y’all!! Overall, I’m not opposed if it’s done well and I do sometimes seek out Zutara content! I personally do prefer writing them as found siblings tho, especially with the Azula and Katara parallels!!

• Sukka - Canon cuties!! I really like them! Suki my BELOVED <3 She’s so underrated!

• Yukka - Also canon cuties! They make me sad tho ahhhhh😭😭😭

• Maiko - Also ALSO canon cuties!! They have an interesting dynamic that I can really appreciate! And gotta love Mai <3

• Jinko - Jin my beloved! These two had a super cute dynamic during the one episode they had together lmaoooo, tho I don’t think about this ship too too often.

• Tokka - I don’t mind it if it’s them getting together as adults! But tbh I personally don’t prefer shipping them as teens and I think Toph’s crush was just a typical young girl crush on someone slightly older lol. Definitely not horrible and most Tokka shippers are relatively chill! I like to think Sokka sees Toph as a little sister tho.

Now For Some Of The Crackship-y/Less Popular Ships (based on ships I’ve actually seen):

• Zukki (Zuko/Sokka/Suki) - Power throuple fr and I love some polyamory!! While I mostly lean plain Zukka, this is extremely fun to think about and would be a great dynamic!

• Mai/Ty Lee/Suki - Saw this in a Zukka fic once and it was adorableeeeee! I may not have plans to actively write this or anything, but it’s cute! Another power throuple!

• Jetko - I don’t think they would be compatible long term, but by god they are very very fun to think about in a “Jet flirts with Zuko and Zuko is completely oblivious and they share one kiss before everything goes to shit” way lmao!

• Taang - I can respect it!! I will always love them as chaos siblings personally, but it’s a totally valid and chill ship!

• Katoph - Not a bad ship at all! I’ve only come across like one post tho lmao. Also I do think I heavily prefer them as found sisters, but that’s just me personally! Again, totally a valid and chill ship!

• Azutara - I’m very neutral on this lmao. I don’t despise it at all and it could be pretty interesting?? But tbh really not something I plan to seek out.

• Azulaang - I mean?? I’m also pretty neutral on this one. Aang would be kind to her if she was trying to get help but…idk lmao.

• Tyzula - I see the potential, but I personally think Mai and Ty Lee had a healthier and more interesting and more realistic dynamic. Just my preference tho!

(I think I just want Azula to be in therapy before I reallyyyyy ship her lmao, but NOT THE KIND OF “THERAPY” SHE WAS GIVEN IN THE COMICS)

• Zukaang - I don’t love this as a ship honestly. The canon age gap as teens is sketchy for my personal taste, tho I’ve seen people ship them in “Aang was 16 when he got frozen” AUs and that’s…better and I can get behind it a little! It would be interesting! But I think Roku being Zuko’s great-grandpa just still throws me off of this ship. I don’t have any beef with the shippers tho! I’m very “live and let live” and I have seen so much worse lol.

Can’t Forget My Fav Platonic Dynamics!

• Sokka and Aang - Two found brothers who share one idiot braincell when they interact LMAO! Love them always <3

• Sokka and Katara - The siblings ever!!

• Zuko and Aang - Enemies to found brothers!! Canon besties! I love their friendship and their parallels SO MUCH!!

• Toph and Katara - Absolutely ADORABLE as found sisters!!!! Love them!

• Zuko and Katara - I really like their development in a platonic sense and I think they’re very very fun and lovely found siblings by the end!!!! Zuko is 100% the brother that just “yeah my sister can and will whoop your ass” LMAO!

• Zuko and Toph - Also very found siblings in my head!! Only have a handful of solo interactions in canon but I DON’T CARE! I WILL FOUND FAMILY THEM ANYWAY! I’m a “Toph seeks out Zuko for sibling hugs/cuddles when she’s cold because he’s basically a space heater” truther.

• Uncle Iroh and the Gaang - Zuko needs to learn to share because that is ALL OF THEIR Uncle!!!

• Hakoda and Zuko - I thrive in this section of the fandom!! They have exactly one (1) frame together in canon, but I ADORE Dadkoda adopting Zuko! Something about it is just so wholesome and cute!!! My very very fav ATLA fics are this trope!!#LetHakodaBitchSlapOzaiAndAdoptZuko2024

• Uncle Iroh and Zuko - God they make me so ALSNDKSNXNCNSNSNXNX, y’know?

• The Gaang as a whole - Obvious I know, but I really do love them😭They all bonded sm and I adore their little family!! I eat up fanart of the Gaang cuddling like CANDY omg. And yes Suki is included in the Gaang because WHY WOULDN’T SHE BE!

Anyway, thanks for coming to my TedTalk. If you made it to the end, you get a big platonic kiss on the forehead MWAH!

[clonedchaos]

GUYS GUYS GUYSSSS IM LOSING MY MINNNNDDDD TRANSFORMERS ONE WAS SO GOOODDDD THIS IS LEGIT ME RN:

Okay, but seriously though, I really enjoyed it and want to make plans to see it again. So if you haven’t already, I highly recommend the film. It’s criminally underrated in terms of the box office, so go show it the love it so rightfully deserves!!! 🥰

Anywho, if you want to hear nonsensical spoilers, feel free to read below the cut.

Childhood me would never think I’d be somewhat shipping Optimus and Megatron but like… yeah I understand what y’all are getting at in your tumblr posts. (Fr though, their friendship was so sweet. D-16’s betrayal really did hurt. And it’s been a while since I’ve seen such a well done relationship like that in the media. They’re just two silly lads who genuinely cared about one another and yet got driven apart by vengeance.)

Every single time Bee said “Badassatron” I’m sobbing— He’s such a goober. Bumblebee was always my favorite as a kid, so I have a soft spot for him (even if Orion and D16 were my favorites in this film). “KNIFE HANDS” he’s a safety hazard. (Also him being slightly insane and making inanimate objects his friends to talk to and being self-aware that they’re fake— I AM STEVE?!)

Sentinel essentially saying “Nu-uh” to D-16 when he was rambling about his plans.

Why did they keep saying miner? 😭

Starscream is such a neeerddd per usual. Dang he’s simping for Megatron (I’m kidding y’all, I miss poking fun at the silly plane man)

Trion basically adopted these tiny 4 robots and yes it is canon 💯 (Bro shouldn’t have died, I wanted silly dad shenanigans 😭)

Orion- “Hey Darkwing, my finger can transform”. Meanwhile D16: *knocks Orion the heck out and then proceeds to get punched by Darkwing* My favorite part of the movie ngl

I am very Bumblebee core tbh. He’s just a silly little guy. A silly guy with knife hands.

Bee saying his dream was to work for the government had the theater and I howling (this was a very fun theater experience actually, loved the vibes)

The boys are just casually scared of Elita. Girlboss 💅 (Also I love that her and Arachnid had a fight. I vaguely remember them having a fight/maybe rivalry? In Transformers Prime. Speaking of which, I need to rewatch that. Its been years and I never finished it)

I’m sorry but the whole “Starscream” namesake and then D-16 damaging his vocal cords is obvious irony but still. Nice touch.

”Why did you gag him?” “He wouldn’t stop talking.” “Even when he was unconscious?” “ESPECIALLY WHEN HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS!” Bee’s certified yapper moment

Orion’s whole arc and relationship with D-16 is sad when you pair it with how they are in other iterations. Like, the reason Orion/Optimus would’ve been a stickler for the rules and order was because he was afraid of losing someone again like he lost D-16. (I can’t remember if their backstory is the same all across the board, its been a while since I brushed up on transformers stuff)

The animation was genuinely very pretty. I love the little magic sand particles and the way Megatron’s eyes have a glow trail as specific examples.

The child in me kept kicking my legs and screaming at the references. The mask! Roll out! When D got his signature arm gun I internally lost it. And Chris Hemsworth’s voice at the end of the film was a really really good Optimus voice.

“Is it… getting closer?” Meanwhile Bee: *running away for his life* (both him and Orion running at the start of the film absolutely took me out)

Okay I might do a follow up to this tomorrow, it’s late and I have work in the morning. I’ll think on some more things I want to add as well as some headcanons! Stay tuned!

[setholopod]

yttd unpopular opinion: gashu is hot and deserves more simps(in response to the one post about yttd-related asks). also keiji shinogi chose the worst shade of yellow to dye his hair with. it legit looks like piss. also get some sleep mf. also i feel bad for hinako man, gurl's only value in her eyes was having information. she got like betrayed and stuff by the skinny green haired slut, its so unfair. also nankidai HOW DARE YOU NOT MAKE A RANMARU ROUTE ur telling me sara cant escape with this mop headed little sheep boi?!!?! tsk, sighs in major disappointment i expected more out of you nankidai. safalin is.. um. kind of an asshole?? kind of not?? mixed opinion here. in love w/ her design, though. also imo what she did to rio ranger(returning his emotions to him and turning him back to rio laizer) wasn't really cruel, i hope we get to see more of rio laizer in the last part of ch3. mai's arc is so amazing. big qmai shipper here. just yes. like im not too good at putting stuff into words but i love how she at first treats him the same way she'd treat her customers at the bakery- with a fake, bouncy, happy go lucky attitude, and it makes him uncomfortable, but when she starts acting like her real self he accepts her for who she is and prefers it to the mask she'd put on before. also bro forgave her for(literally) stabbing him in the back, that is so cute. its always 'the keiji simps' STFU WHERE MY KURUMADA SIMPS AT??? maple doesnt realize how LUCKY she was to get a face full of that guys tiddies. also in the emotion route when he asks reko to sing its just so frickin cute omg when everyones listening and glasses guy is like clapping and stuff :( reko x nao is so real, but honestly i dont ship naosara too much. like in the massacre ending i interpreted as like, platonic and stuff. i just think itd be sweet that way without making it romance. kanna is smarter than a lot of people give her credit for. she made the conscious decision to go alone with sou's lies in ch1 and she herself says its because she felt like sou had more useful info than kai, and one or the other had to go. i dont rmmber where she says so exactly?? but ill shoot my shot and assume its the emotion route. mishima is a madly underrated character. nao has a truly noble teacher. kai is canonically my wife. i have a lot of yttd related stuff dont mind me 😌🎀

ONE FOR EACH!!!!!!

one. as an official old mad lover i can confirm he's kinda hot. annoying? yes. hot? also yes.

two. YES BRO IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE PISSED ON HIM?!?!?! (me /hj)

three. i get this but as an original hinako fan i cannot stand her i dunno it's the attitude. she did NOT deserve to get kebabbed though.

four. hah. i HATE ranmaru so i can't relate. i giggled and CLAPPED when bro died. (he put me through hell in your turn to shine and also he killed my dude in the logic route </3)

five. I LOVE RIO RANGER // LAIZER SO MUCH I HOPE HE COMES BACK. and as for safalin me and my friend both agreed she's okay because she bends over in that chapter three

six. YESYEYSYEYSYEYS i love qmai (i don't SHIP-ship it but it's cute platonically and i love their relationship) and i love how they both had really good development towards each other and the others. UGH cubetaro hamburger makes me sick i adore him (my baseball husband </3)

seven. I AM HERE. I AM HERE. KURUMADA CAN GET IT ALL DAY ALL NIGHT. he makes me giggle i wanna take him out to lunch >_<

eight. i love naoreko!!! the scene in the alice route with nao painting mishima with reko AIRUHKETHJ. THEY HAVE SUCH A WHOLESOME RELATIIONSHIP UGHGHG. naosara makes me... eugh. since sara's seventeen and nao is implied to be in college so. uhghguhg i dunno. doesn't sit right with me?

nine. i've done the emotion route and. i don't remember this. hahahah. i love kai and hate sou so i'll just ignore it /silly. but. kanna IS a lot more important than sou (she has a higher survival rate than sou guys. it is more LOGICAL to choose her. but whatever.) i love kanna

ten. yYEYSYES?!?!?! I LOVE MISHIMA SO MUCH HE IS MY WIFE AND ALSO JUST SUCH A GOOD AND HONEST MAN?!??! the scenes with him and gin or kanna or nao made me wanna cry honestly. i hope we find out where his head went.

eleven. i think you mean. OUR wife!!!

UHG THANK YOU FOR THIS... FRIEND!!!!

[ddlcpoly]

Ranking Duo ships from my least favorite to my favorite!

(Excluding the player cuz I dunno how to rank player x whoever)

#10 MCxYuri: I think that MC and Yuri have the worst chemistry in the whole game and it kinda feels as if they don’t completely fill each other’s needs as partners. I like them more when the rest of the club are involved bcs they aren’t an exclusive thing and they still fill some of each other’s needs, but the rest are filled by the other dokis.

#9 MCxMonika: MC ships are really hit or miss for me (as you’ll later see), but like in most scenarios I don’t really like this ship. Mid-game Aware Monika x unaware MC kinda just feels forced, same if MC is aware as well or is the only one aware. The only reason that I could think that type of situation would work is if Monika is just coping and going for the next best thing apart from the player, but even then I think another ship does it better. Meanwhile unaware MC x unaware Monika would just be plane old boring. BUT there is one situation where I think Monika x MC works for me, post-game and they’re both aware, mostly thanks because of the “The things she does for love” fic.

#8 Monsuki: Now we’re getting to some ships I actually like, revealing that the main reason I wanted to do this ranking is to yap about how much I love these ships. I’d say that Monsuki is my least favorite of the ships I actually really love because I think it would kinda lack a lot of the angst/drama/comfort the other ships can offer. Anyways I do think that they’d make the silliest couple out of any of these, mostly because of Monika’s Faux confidence and flirty nature would bring out the most tsundere out of Natsuki, both the Tsun and the Dere.

#7 Natsuri: I’m not the biggest Natsuri fan (or maybe it’s just me being a contrarian lol), but I can very well see how they just work as a ship, mostly because they’re extremely similar yet complete opposites and seeing them discover just how similar they are to each other is just so awesome? I don’t know any other word to describe it. Also short feisty lesbian x tall calm and anxious lesbian is a tale as old as time.

#6 Sayuri: Sayori and Yuri would just make a great couple, Sayori being silly and flirty and Yuri just constantly being flustered. Meanwhile they both comprehend really well they’re feelings of self-doubt and self-hatred and would comfort each other really well when push comes to shove. IT’S JUST SO CUUUTEEEE!!!

#5 Yurika: Toxic or evil duo Yurika can be really fun, but like I think they’re both just a really underrated ship cuz like they’re both pretty mature for their age or at least act more mature than the rest, so I dunno there’s something in that which calls to me. Plus Confident power sub Monika works really with Yuri being shy but intense in a way I cannot describe.

#4 Sayosuki: Sayori and Natsuki have my favorite dynamic from the base game (I haven’t played nor seen the side stories lol), they’re just silly, and I think that them being silly and cute together really just makes me happy. + imagine all of the hurt/confort (my favorite tag).

#3 MCxNatsuki: As I said, I love Hurt/Comfort and I think that MC x Natsuki really shines in that department. It’s possibly because in all the ddlc mods I’ve seen, when Natsuki x MC is the main couple, it really makes Natsuki shine a lot, for a bunch of reasons (Natsuki being a interesting yet easy to dissect character, the whole softening up that Tsundere lovers absolutely eat up, the angst and then the comfort that comes with it, the fact that MC doesn’t really face much personal problems , so Natsuki’s problems are in the limelight, etc.). But also because they’re probably one of the most probable couples, cuz they’re both weebs, MC is very understanding, non-judgmental and patient with Natsuki, which is something that she needs and they just have good chemistry.

#2 Sayonika: I 👏 Like 👏 Cute 👏 and 👏Fluffy 👏 Sayonika. Yes please, gimme me more of it, but I absolutely love toxic Sayonika for some reason. And like this isn’t probably too much of a hot take in the toxic yuri website, but there’s something just so intriguing about a Monika treating Sayori like a tool for stress relief or a means to an end thinking she’s not a real person and Sayori just kinda ok with it because it’s the only way she can feel loved.

#1 MCSayo: I have a thing for childhood friends to lovers, OK!? But also they just make a very silly and very cute couple, and like, THEY’RE JUST SO CUTE TOGETHER!

Overall of I had to like rank these on a tier list (cuz why not?), I’d say that MCxYuri are a D tier, MCxMonika are a C tier, Monsuki, Natsuri, Sayuri and Yurika are all A tier and the top 4 are all S tier.

What are y’all’s favorite duo ship? It’s probably Natsuri knowing my audience, but I’d still be glad to hear y’all’s thoughts!

[rosesradio]

so I never finished Heroes of Olympus but also I never liked Percy/Annabeth in PJO (……. which makes me an outcast I know) my reasons were silly but I was like 13 when I read the first series. (something something she was too mean to MY Percy and he deserved better) ALL this is to say, I’m curious on your opinion of HoO Percy/Annabeth:

“was not a fan of the amalgamation they became in HoO, but that’s another post”

would love to hear your thoughts as to why it was better in PJO or whatever you feel like sharing!

so first off, you should definitely finish HoO !! i'm not a huge stickler for "you have to read all of the source material" (because i haven't read past the first ToA book), and HoO is really only Peak Literature if you're like 14 (not to say adults can't like it obv, i do, but when you get older you notice some glaring flaws lol). that being said, you should still finish it, it has its rises & falls. i for one have been rereading son of neptune (very very slowly) & listening along to the newest olympian podcast. but anyways

i honestly can relate to your take on being young & having a book boyfriend & feeling overprotective of him lol. when i was like 14 & first reading HoO, i felt that way with leo when calypso was treating him like absolute garbage...like that's my little guy lol

so my take on percabeth is kind of a, "like it more than i don't, not overly invested in a fandom sense, take it or leave it" on the tier list. i enjoyed their development in PJO despite the moments where annabeth did give him a bit of a hard time, etc. they had a close friendship & trusted each other & i think it developed into a nice relationship (i will say them getting together the morning after annabeth's older brother figure/childhood crush/war rival Died is some Unhinged romantic timing on Richard's part, but i get that ya gotta wrap up the book & the underwater kiss was still cute, etc).

that being said, i understand how they were seperated in HoO & circumstances were desperate, but obv the judo flip scene was just...ick. i think i saw a post somewhere that rewrote it to where she pulled her knife on him, he pulled his sword on her, the romans got freaked out & then they just kinda half-play sparred with no winner, and that helped percy gain back some of his memories, which i think was a sweet rewrite. but anyways.

in the rest of the HoO books they're just kinda...wildly codependant with no individual personalities. annabeth needs percy to save her in battle because it's not like she's been training Longer than he has, and percy needs annabeth's wisdom because Obviously he has none of his own, Right?? (someone save percy from the stupid allegations i can't do it in these conditions Richard—this is all your fault Richard & the fandom Is Not Helping—)

all in all i think Richard's just...not good at writing established relationships as opposed to build up, which is funny because he pairs so many ships off-page & then we gotta see the amalgamations for the rest of the books (someone save solangelo i can't i need a cig—)

also for the record i think perachel is underrated. i think there was a point in tlo where percy admitted in the narrative that hanging out with rachel was more carefree than hanging out with annabeth, and that's kind of the ideal you would want in a partner.

so i'll take them or not, i like fanart & cute hc's with them & having them as a background pair. i don't see myself writing anything with them unless it's like a request or something though. i ship both of them with other people more in a Fandom sense, remaining a casual fan of percabeth. i know there's a niche group in the pjo fandom that are anti-percabeth & say annabeth is abusive—i'm not gonna say that's a lie or the truth or anything, i can see where they're coming from but i can see the other side of it too.

so yeah, that's pretty much my unorganized ramblings on percabeth ! thanks for asking !!

[yugioh-rare-pair-poll]

Round 3: Poll 4

Propaganda under the cut

Pairing 1: Protectshipping (Ryou Bakura/Hiroto Honda|Tristan Taylor)

Propaganda: Tristan’s so loyal and dependable, and he pays more attention to Ryo than probably any other character does, and it’s what Ryo needs after everything he’s been through. He’d listen if Ryo wants to talk about his troubles, he’d remember little random details about him, and he wouldn’t make a big deal about these things, but they’d mean so much to Ryo, and he’d let Tristan know how much he appreciates his efforts.  I also think it’s interesting how Ryo looks soft and gentle, but is also really strong and brave, while Tristan looks tough (and can be), but is more sensitive than he’d probably like to admit. A lot of Protectshipping fics are more about Tristan taking care of Ryo, which makes sense and I love it, but I think it’d go both ways - Ryo would want to be there for Tristan if he was going through a difficult time, and I like the idea of Tristan being able to confide in him, especially post-canon when the Ring’s gone and he’s doing better mentally. He might still have some trouble putting his feelings into words (as we saw in chapter 7), but Ryo would be patient with him and let him say whatever he needs to, and I think he’d give pretty good advice too.  I just think it has the potential to be a really tender, caring relationship, and they both deserve that. ^-^

Pairing 2: Snareshipping (Katsuya Jounouchi|Joey Wheeler/Ryuji Otogi|Duke Devlin)

Propaganda: They would make an amazing couple and would definitely get married | They plague my mind every waking moment. Their chemistry is insane and theyre both so hot. | They look cool together n have that playful sorta rival dynamic. Also dog costume dont forget that XD

Now, let’s keep things civil. This is a silly poll where we can share why we love our overlooked ships. There’s no need to be nasty to prove your point. Bashers will be banished to the Shadow Realm.

[tekkerism]

emma’s favourite kenny omega relationships

time to go through some of my favourite relationships with reasonings for each!

The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson)

they all share one brain cell <3 they’re all very silly and I love their trios matches. I miss when they did trios stuff :( but they are very funny and cute together on bte. I love them <33 they also put on fantastic matches together and I find their time as a trio very underrated!

Kenny Omega & “Hangman” Adam Page

My OTP!!!! They’re everything to me, from their friendship moments on bte, their moments during the anarchy of the arena match, and just…. Everything about them, they are so cute! Their feud from 2021 is also pretty spectacular as it’s probably Kenny’s best feud when he was AEW champion. (Plz go watch their full gear match, it’s worth it).

Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay

Besides the fantastic matches the two of them put on with one another, I think they have 10/10 chemistry when it comes to promos and in ring. One may say they’re “wrestling soulmates”, they never miss. (Also kind of a “hear me out” post because I ship them MADLY🫠), but please go watch their matches if you want some classic wrestling from two fantastic wrestlers.

The Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi)

There isn’t much to say about them to be honest, to me they are the definition of love in a tag team. Which is what makes them so unique to begin with!! They have 10/10 chemistry and I love how they care so much for each other, the loyalty and love these two share for each other is just… fantastic. I won’t ramble on since this would be much longer if I had the time😭 but they are so amazing and AEW needs to open their eyes to call them the Golden Lovers!

Kenny Omega & Riho

Oh they are both soooooo sillyyyyyy together, Kenny trained Riho so it’s explainable why they are so close. But their mixed tag matches are SO cute and they seem to have a lot of fun together :3 which is everything to me!!! Especially when Kenny goes “RIHO GO!” And she starts beating the shit out of their opponents. We all miss Riho and I hope she comes back soon :(( but they are sooooo silly and funky!! (Also they are pure mlm wlw vibes)

[ministerofchaosabsolute]

I was not expecting to see Peter/Groot fanart on my dash but I’m kinda curious to see more of your take on it!

Outside the father/son dynamic of Pete and og Groot’s progeny baby Groot in the MCU films, I feel like peter and Groot’s dynamics in other gotg media are very underrated. Peter and Groot have some sweet and fun interactions in the Telltale game and the Eidos game. With peter, dispite usually not understanding Groot, always makes the effort to reach out and help him feel like part of the team. And Groot is, in most of these versions, a kind and supportive rock to Peter along with the rest of the guardians. I feel there’s a lot of potential for them to connect an a deeper level, with Groot having a lot of respect for Pete as a captain and leader and Peter getting to know Groot as a person and eventually understanding him.

I also like the idea of them bonding over earth stuff. Since Peter is from earth, and in the 2015 Groot comic miniseries and the Guardians Grounded arc, we see Groot has a love of earth and its culture, Peter would have a blast teaching Groot all about Terran pop culture (like your art where Pete teaches Groot how to game, for example). Real Ariel/Prince Eric energy.

Also, even though I’m personally on the fence at the moment about shipping them romantically, I do like the idea of them dating for:

1) their contrasting love lives and how them being together would make for some fun and sweet irony. Pete has in most post-MCU incarnations been depicted as a bit of a Casanova who dates/sleeps around a lot. While Groot has rarely shown romantic interest in anyone or anything, say for one or two implied outliers. So the idea of this legendary starlord who typically gets his romance fix through planetary flings one night stands, genuinely falling for a relatively sexless being like Groot is a cute idea. And,

2) the comedy/drama potential of Rocket finding out about them and dealing with the fact his best friend and other best friend/occasional rival/pain in the ass leader are dating. In the Telltale comic tie in, Rocket went through a whole jealousy arc when Groot became friends with Cosmo the space dog. So you can only imagine the emotions he’d get if he found out his best friend is dating someone. And that someone being flarkin’ QUILL of all people?! Sure, Rocket doesn’t hate Pete as much as he hates Cosmo, and they have a pretty close friendship in their own right, But they’ve also had their friction and rivalry in the past. And Pete taking Groot’s attention away from Rocket probably wouldn’t help things.

Needless to say rocket would be seething with resentment in the corner of the ship while Groot and Quill are being all lovey dovey. Though deep down he does still care about them both, he’s just insecure them dating will make them drift away from him as his friends. I like to imagine that, after a bit of drama and hijinks (mainly caused by rocket) he does come around to accepting the relationship and sorta becomes their third wheel.

Sorry, this ask took a very rambly turn! What I trying to say is I am a proud Proot shipper ally and would love to see you cook with the ship!

Oh my goodness, hi!!!

Please, don't apologise literally at all for asking any and all of this!!! Even though I'm not very good at answering these types of questions because I'm very scatterbrained sometimes, I'm really excited to answer because I am so, so happy to see someone interested in my silly little ship, even if they themselves don't ship it!!! So thank you so much for giving me an excuse to talk about them !!! 😊

Just to start; I'm not the biggest fan of the MCU, myself, so not much at all of what I put in my own personal little Marvel universe comes from the MCU. There are exceptions to this, of course!! Like, basically entirely how Mantis is in the MCU (except for her backstory and stuff - just her personality) I take for my own little universe, because I actually think they portrayed her really cutely in the MCU. This isn't, by the by, to say that the MCU is outright bad! There are so many people out there that absolutely adore the MCU, so obviously, it's an inherently good source! I'm just not that big on it, myself! I much more go by the comics, and even the little Guardians of The Galaxy video game (not Telltale, because I actually haven't played that one yet despite how much I want to), where I think they portrayed them all - with the exception of Mantis and Rocket sometimes - really, really cutely. The personality of the Peter from the game is the one I moreso lean towards, because he is genuinely just so outright sweet in that one, whilst still maintaining some of his more petulant attitude at times.

I agree that Groot and Peter's dynamic/relationship is very often undermined/under-represented in Marvel, and, sadly, this doesn't just apply to Peter. Groot's relationship with everyone who isn't Rocket, basically, is very... Unworked on. I absolutely adore Rocket and Groot's relationship, which I see as kind of being like that of best friends and brotherly, and they give me great comfort as a duo in that way, as well! I do just wish that Groot was ever given more than just being Rocket's best friend :( he is always very neglected, and it makes me very sad.

Peter often is depicted as that casanovery, one night stand type of person, and I do keep that because it's quite a consistent trait of his. Groot is never really depicted to be interested in that sort of stuff, but I do feel that is likely mostly because of the fact that he is an alien who looks like an alien (as in he doesn't look human) who cannot speak English. I touched upon this in my tags on my drawing a little bit, but I repeat it because it just frustrates/saddens me a lot. I don't like seeing Groot so undeveloped as a character just because of these traits :(. In this one case, the whole lack of romance thing works out in my favour because I obviously love him and Peter as a romantic pair, haha.

In my mind, I don't think that Groot - to me !! - is necessarily completely uninterested in things such as sex and love (obviously it's a perfectly cool and fair take when people do see him like that, though!), it's just that he's not quite like Peter. I don't see him as much of the one night stand type, and I think he'd maybe prefer things like sex with a partner, moreso than just some random person. Maybe a friend, but I don't know on that one.

I'm also not 100% certain where it is that I see them falling for each other, or who falls first, but I know that I've always imagined them being very close (obviously as I'd hope the entire crew would be after a point), especially because they're two of the most (traditionally) affectionate people on the ship! Peter seems (at least to me) to crave affection and enjoys giving out affection, as shown by his numerous attempts to bond with the others when they're most standoffish to him (in the beginning), typically leaving him a little dejected. Groot, also, is shown to be very friendly (usually!) from the get go, and is usually checking up on the others through Rocket. Also, this is (maybe?) specific to his portrayal in the video game, but I thought it was really sweet the way that Groot would follow Peter around and kind of stay on the other side of places that Peter would squeeze through and just sort of wait for him. Like the whole him bending/leaning down to wait and watch out for Peter and him waving and smiling when he sees him I just thought was so - !!!!!! Ahhg!!! Cute!!!!! I imagine he does stuff like that a lot :) always getting very excited to see Peter whenever they're separated, and following him around on missions and stuff. I think that Peter would also really come to appreciate this after a point. He'd probably think it was a little strange at first (not I'm a bad way) just because he had such a terrible upbringing, likely never really knowing anyone who just wanted to actually be around him for the sake of being around him like that. I think he'd end up taking a lot of comfort in having Groot just... being there a lot of the time, as a sort of consistent rock to lean upon, or just a consistent presence, even. That's why I think that whole Peter as the King/Emperor arc would really fuck them both up bad. I think they'd be together by then?? To memory?

Also; I love your comparison to them as Ariel and Prince Eric 😂, that's genuinely really cute, and I should draw them over a few scenes from The Little Mermaid at some point... That'd be so cute...

And, yeah; I've thought about the whole Rocket thing before. I do think he'd struggle with it a little at first, or at least be thrown for a bit of a loop initially! I don't think he'd know how entirely to handle it initially, though I do think it'd be even just remotely better because I keep Lylla around and add her to the crew because him leaving her is just so sad to me :( so having a lover and even just someone else he's really close to off the bat with him would probably make the situation even a little easier on him. But, yeah, I do think he'd be begrudging about it for a long time in that typical Rocket Raccoon way of his. Though, I have imagined this whole scene in my little brain of him helping Peter out of a bad situation (fight) after Peter and Groot have already been together for a while, and Peter doing that whole "woah - you saved me, Rocket" thing and Rocket grumbling his little "of course I did. You're my brother" but the moment that Peter tries to bring it up again later, Rocket tells him to stfu. Naturally. He adores them both, though, and obviously, because I take out Peter and Kitty dating as they do in some comics, so it's Groot he's dating during the King/Emperor arc, Rocket does try to mediate for them when Peter rejoins their crew. He'd hate to see them struggle like that after he's adjusted, and I also imagined him making them little personal fireworks and stuff to celebrate their anniversary together. He'd act nonchalant and gruff about it, but I think he'd secretly shed a few tears for them out of happiness.

SORRY - edit I just immediately have more to say that I only just thought of!!! I think that Groot would also be so happy to meet someone who is also really affectionate and social, and also someone who keeps trying to involve him and everything despite their language barrier. Outside of Rocket (and Lylla!!) He doesn't really have anyone, and, though he loves them both so very, very much, he's very social and would love someone like Peter. On top of that; I think he'd also just find Peter to be very funny and fun as a whole, even if he'd maybe think that Peter was a little lame (in the most endearing way possible - he'd love how lame Peter was, always making the lamest, unfunniest jokes to the point where they'd always make Groot giggle (in that wonderfully demonic voice of his), always gushing about his 'tunes' and 'jams', and being a general loser about pop culture and stuff. Not only would Groot love all of that and more, he'd also genuinely find it all really interesting, like you pointed out yourself :) also he'd just really appreciate how often Peter was trying to figure out how to understand him and keep him involved, whilst always letting Groot know how much he appreciates him, even with that barrier in the way. <3 #love wins haha

I just - I love them a lot, and I think that they'd be the most obnoxiously pda couple ever, always all over each other and being all lovey dovey and adoring all the time, everywhere they go. I think it'd be such a shocker to Peter at first again because of that lack of any good relationships like that in the past, but I think he'd just end up latching to it. Also, I do think, as they all usually do in the comics, he'd end up understanding Groot and his language, so there wouldn't be that giant language barrier after a point. But I just think they'd be massive cuddlers, and so openly complimentary and supportive to each other all of the time, completely unabashed to flaunt their love and how important the other one is to them, and just ... I love them. I love them a lot.

I think the MCU Groot baby is really funny, though, and I've thought about including him in a way, but as their mutual son because there's something so amusing about that buff, gym bro baby.

I'm so sorry for rambling off of my head here, and I'm also very sorry if this isn't fully coherent or something. I'm just pacing back and forth in my living room while writing all of this, and, like I said, I can be a little scatterbrained sometimes - also its really hot here and i think my brain is frying. But I really appreciate this ask, because I'm very passionate about them and i love having any opportunity to talk about them. #Proot 4 life 😂 thank you so much for the support hehehe 😊 it makes me very happy. I have so much to say about both of them all of the time, and there's only so much I can fit here/think to put here. But they are everything to me

Thank you so much for this again, and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day !!!!!! 🧡🧡

[johnandrasjaqobis]

20 Questions: Writing Edition

@ex-textura didn't technically tag me but i'm technically a mutual who writes so Close Enough!!

How many works do you have on ao3?

37 ~ It never feels like many until I actually scroll through the whole list

What’s your total ao3 word count?

365,335

What are your top five fics by kudos?

A Different Sort of House Call (Danny Phantom / House MD crossover) because Of Course it is, even though I posted it on ao3 years after it started on ff.n a truly bizarre amount of people still found it

Cloaks, Daggers, and Cigarette Smoke (Fallout 4, Nick/Deacon) aka the one I feel actually deserves the kudos count it has fjdksl Longest fic i've ever written, still going strong (relatively, anyway), I love this one a lot

Speak (Z Nation) or that one where 10k had been on his own for a Very Long Time and kinda had to relearn how to. talk to people.

When Ghosts Speak (Pacific Rim!Mad Max au) where Furiosa lost her arm and nearly lost her mother in a kaiju fight, Max just wants to be left alone to repair the jaegers, and unfortunately they keep running into each other

One Step at a Time (MCU, Steve/Maria) that's just a collection of one-shots for a vastly underrated ship, Maria Hill deserves so much more appreciation and also she was definitely wearing Steve's coat in age of ultron

What fandoms do you write for?

there's. a lot. I had a good chunk of Marvel stuff back in the day, a bunch of Helix fics (relatively, for a fandom that tiny), the occasional niche podcasts and syfy shows, some Critical Role, Fallout 4 of course, and I've written a lot for my own dnd games. I have an itch to write something with Severance and Helix but. I gotta figure out What

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

barring the times I read it and then tell myself I'm gonna reply when I get home and then Forget To Do That, yeah!! I love replying to comments, I post stuff so that people can share in my vague flailing about whatever fandom currently lives in my brain, it's even better if it's a conversation!

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

ahahah you say as if any of my chapter fics have Endings for the one shots I think Homecoming is kinda the most depressing because it is. well, canon adjacent to what Helix pulled on us in season 2. If I were ever to finish my chapter fics. Turning Point would absolutely have the angstiest end. My silly little Left4Dead2 fic that I wrote entirely out of spite with the intention of it ending poorly.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Genuinely most of my stuff ends at least vaguely optimistically, especially since I write a lot of ship stuff. I think maybe Morpheus, the EOS10 fic, might take the cake on that one though, that was practically all fluff and chasing a cat around a space station and did end very sweet

Do you get hate on fics?

I think I had one review that might've counted as a flame years ago, statistically on House Call, but I don't really remember much besides being proud that I'd come far enough to get a bad review fjdskl

Do you write smut?

tragically no, I've made attempts every now and again but simply cannot manage it (never say never and all that but. god.)

Do you write crossovers?

My most popular fic by a landslide is an insanely bizarre crossover. I did a lot more of them in the early years, but they still hold a special place in my heart (again, would Love to do Severance and Helix, but hmmmm) ((and also it's the weird difference of. an au is not necessarily the same as a crossover, right, I throw so many characters into Helix aus but it's Different))

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I don't think so -- I've done a quick check every time one of those fic scraper sites pops up and so far I think I'm in the clear

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of!

Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

ehhhh some of the stuff Cyrus and I wrote kinda borders on it -- we've turned quick roleplays into fics before, but not really cowritten, I wouldn't say?

What’s your all time favourite ship?

you ask me to choose between my dear beloved children, I simply cannot clint and natasha will always hold a top spot, but so will sergio and anana. I think if anything those two tie.

What’s the wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

of all the wips I'm determined to finish (and I've got a number that I just know are dead in the water). I honestly don't know that I'll go back to Turning Point. which like, is disappointing (to me, it never had a very big following), but also there's some Real Life emotions tied up with that one now and I know how it ends so. idk again never say never, but as much as part of me would like to wrap that up, it might just stay as is

What are your writing strengths?

I've been at this a long time. I'm good at characterization and dialogue specifically, and I've been told I have a skill for making even one-off npc type side characters feel like real fleshed out people. One comment said I am good at resolving a cliffhanger in a chapter only to hit you with Another Different cliffhanger and I think that's funny because half the time it's unintentional fjdksl

What are your writing weaknesses?

fuking. ending Anything. if it's more than a chapter, it will just never end, there's a reason the vast majority of my works are one shots

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in a fic?

Depends on the context; if it's one or two words that the POV character doesn't understand, I'll probably write it out in that language. If it's more than that it'll just be something noting that they said something in a different language. If it's something that the POV character would understand, probably just note the switch to the other language and write it in italics maybe

First fandom you wrote for?

Warriors. yes, the cats. both in the sense of first fic posted anywhere And literally the first stories I ever actually wrote

Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

the fallout 4 fic is a gem, honestly, I adore that one. and it's technically kind of a spinoff of the main story but or be taken out alive when Carly fights the courser I maintain is probably some of the best writing I've done please if you read the main fic please read that one it came out so good

i am too sleepy to tag anyone tbh it was just fun to do this because a h i love writing, i swear i'll get back to it some day

but of course if any of my beloved mutuals want to yell about their fics consider this your tag i wanna see!!