#unhinged sapphic energy

[readingrynbow]

she is soooooo apple white coded 🍎

[alastorssimpforever]

Part 1: My Take on Hazbin Hotel Ships

I am a multishipper at heart.

A very long post btw

Spoilers for Hazbin Hotel Season One!

HOWEVER NO SPOILERS FOR SEASON 2 IN HERE AT ALL!

Chaggie:

They supported each other through the roughest of times and while they doubted each other, they got through it together. Vaggie never fails to show how much she loves Charlie in each episode and she's Charlie's rock. Charlie loves Vaggie dearly and even when she was revealed to be an angel, her love won out for her. Relationships are hard and secrets like that, even rougher but they've grown stronger together.

Vaggie is always tough on everyone else but always treats Charlie with a gentleness that shows her tender side. The two will never hesitate to fight for their loves one, especially when the other is in danger.

It's a perfect trope of Forbidden Love and honestly, just a sweet sapphic ship.

Huskerdust:

Two broken people who find the good in each other. They're duet in Loser Baby bonds them together. And right off the bat, Angel Dust starts flirting with him and Husk starts rolling his eyes. But despite all this, Angel Dust being high energy and sexual...Husk perfectly pairs him with his nonchalant attitude.

They're banter is seeming less. Husk can see right through Angel Dust's facade and he can see the person behind the big old porn star persona.

They're a perfect trope for opposite attracts and somewhat sunny x grumpy.

CherriSnake:

Pentious was always an adorable stuttering mess in front of Cherri Bomb and honestly this one-sided love was endearing. And hilarious. Cherri Bomb is the super hot girl next to the awkward nerd. It's a cute pairing. Even Cherri Bomb admitted after the kiss that it was hot.

it's personally not my cup of tea but I'm sure its delightful for other people!

Charlastor:

Right in the pilot, we see this charming pair have a dance and a duet together. The two also have a lot of similarities in that they both have matching outfit and love to sing and dance. Alastor always appears to be intimate and gentle towards Charlie, even encouraging her in her singing.

And come on, in the pilot, he called her a demon belle. And in Episode 8 of Season 1...you gotta admit that was a treat for Charlastor shippers. Kicking his feet on her bed and getting close to her.

The appeal for me is that the two have very different views of the world with Charlie being more optimistic contrasted with Alastor's cynicism. In a platonic match, Alastor could help Charlie become more assertive and Charlie help Alastor become more kinder or at least, less murderous.

Cherrimoth:

Did they interact for like two seconds in canon? Yes. Do I care? No. Their outfits do have eerily similar qualities, the two sport X's on their outfits as well and both have a singular eye. And honestly, the pink and purple complexations look great together!

Now in personality, they would drive each other crazy in a good way. Cherri Bomb would help Vaggie grow in being less conservative while Vaggie would help Cherri Bomb be less chaotic. The two could really help each other grow better as people.

I personally think it's a cute pairing with flecks of a 80s rock star romance for some reason. I can already hear Vaggie calling Cherri a "diabolita" in an adoring way.

Radiodust:

Angel Dust is the only one that can make Alastor truly flustered. The dynamic is also hilarious. The idea that the efficient porn star can pull off the crazy murderer is cute and yes, comedical in a good way. Also the conservatively dressed Radio Star compared with Angel's Dust lack of humbleness makes the odd couple very interesting.

Two very opposing world views crashing together and choosing to be together is fascinating. Also those two would kill at a ballroom dance. The ship has so much potential for some unhingeness.

Also radiodust is such a pretty ship name!

Guitarspear:

Two smug asshole in love? I LOVE IT! And yes, it's sad but also bittersweet that Lute was the only one that mourned Adam's death. The two are ride or die for each other. And while Adam is still a huge jackass, he still does respect Lute's opinion.

They're banter is seeming less. She always plays off his jokes. Whenever the two are together, they seem to steal the stage. They're humor matches. Do they help each other grow? No. Do they still encourage each other? Sure.

And the nickname "Dangertits" while its a little insane, is kind of cute. They're relationship is unique. A bromance you could say.

Staticmoth:

Another assholes in love pair. These two are no good for each other and I'm sure only encourage each other. They're terrible people but they're terrible together. A fire evil power couple if I've ever seen one.

Vox is the only one that can calm down Val. And you know, Val is a crazy son of a bitch and Vox is the only one that can handle him. They both have a flair for drama and killed it with their dancing in that one scene. And the two of them both have it out for two of the guests at the hotel.

They're both crazy and they can be crazy with each other. Also both of them have a damaged part of their bodies. Val with his antenna and Vox with his...antenna too??? They must have been through something together.

Radiostatic:

They hate each other. Guys, the chemistry is already there. Buckle up for some toxic and doomed yaoi. We got a down bad Vox who will not admit his feelings and Alastor, who continuously taunts him. And they had a history where they were friends (or maybe more)??? Hell yeah! sign me up! The angst and drama is doing its job!

It's a perfect Lovers to Enemies (to Lovers?) trope. They're relationship is tumultuous and they want to kill each other. It's perfect! Say less! And they both match each other and rival each other through their different entertainment medias? Yas!

And "Stayed Gone" was an amazing duet! It's the song that absolutely sold me on Hazbin Hotel.

Radiohusk:

I am all for Alastor's spontaneity compared to Husk's gruffness. These two are dapper gentlemen with similar outfits. And hell, they both have been overlords. One didn't turn out to be so lucky. Also Alastor annoys the hell out of Husk which can have some appeal. And I also wonder how that card game went between them? Speaking of which...

I do want to be positive about this ship but the one thing I have against it is that Alastor owns Husk's soul. That's the one thing. But I'm sure some people are into that.

RadioApple:

Old man toxic yaoi. What's not to like? Enemies to lovers fits this pairing well. Right off the bat, they despised each other. They drive each other crazy. They were both competing for Charlie's attention. And does Alastor see Charlie as a daughter probably not?

The best part? He was only doing it to tick Lucifer off. The pettiness of it all was absolutely wonderful!

And "Hell's Greatest Dad"? One of the best songs on the track list. It was an upbeat, mind blowing duet that swept me off my feet. In all honesty, it was an endearing argumentative encounter over Charlie which makes it so appealing.

And yes, who doesn't want a splash of Enemies to Lovers? It's intense and it's a whirlwind of emotions. And between the two most dramatic and over the top characters in the show? SAY LESS!

Lucilith:

It's honestly an adorable couple. The first two people driven to sin? Willingly to deny Heaven and Earth just for the sake of their love? Two people driven to change the world for the better? These two stayed true to themselves and raised an adoring daughter.

If Lucifer and Lilith ever cross paths again, I do hope they can solve whatever happen. I just got to say I love the tragedy of it all. Falling together into the abyss of sin they had created, the first two dreamers of a new world.

I just know those two are attracted to each other as fuck. It goes beyond anything. Even though, they may have grown apart it's clear that Lucifer may still have feelings for Lilith (he still has his wedding ring). Hell, he was devasted when she left.

I hope we get a second chance romance with those two. It would be sweet for Charlie to have her parents get back together.

Radiorose:

An old timey platonic romance? AAAAAAAAAH! And they both have immaculate style and wonderful dancing skills. It's a perfect couple from the 1920s with a vibe of Mary Poppins and Jack. I find them to be very charming and cute together.

In this gif the also almost, just barely kiss! EEEEE! I can totally see these two gossiping over some tea and flavored pinkies. I love the domestic, comfortable feel to this relationship. While, it may not be a whirlwind romance, it's adorable. They dance, the sing, and they laugh together. Hell, Rosie is the only one that truly seems to evoke a true smile from Alastor.

Alzy:

Mimzy got a bad rap due to interrupting "Dad Beats Dad". And if they may not ever get together again, I like the idea of them formerly dating in life. Alastor also seems to very fond of Mimzy and they both seem to go way back.

Also fun fact: Mimzy and Alastor were supposed to be dating in the show but in the end, it didn't happen. Also the idea of a Radio Star and a Southern Belle is very endearing to me. They grew up in the same city I suppose and they've been through a lot together. It's cute. Alastor is also very gentle and kind with her. Although, I'm not a fan of Mimzy playing the damsel in distress and have Alastor deal with her problems.

Another note is that it refreshing to see a woman in this show with more variation in her proportions.

Zestmilla:

I love their dynamic. They both defend each other. And you cannot tell me that Zestial acts like a father figure to Carmilla Carmine's two kids. It's adorable. And I'm all for a power couple!

I wish I could say more but we got so little of them that I really can't. Maybe we'll see more of them in further seasons!

Adamsapple:

Lucifer accidentally saying he was going to FUCK Adam was the best thing ever. And Adam shoving Lucifer into a wall a second later? EEE! Yes, it a crack ship? Yeah, kinda. Do I care? Also the history between these two is priceless. Yes, has Lucifer stolen all of Adam's wives? Yes.

But whose heart has he not stolen yet? ADAM! All the fics I've read about them either have these two in Eden or when Adam reincarnates as a sinner. Are they crazy and wonderful? YES! I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT! I'm all for the unhingeness of the relationship.

And the angst? God, don't get me started on the angst! It's delicious.

Angelicradio:

A good old Enemies to Lovers pair! I love it! It's definitely not that popular but I'm all for it. Also their fight was lit. I do have to explore more about this duo but I'm afraid there's very little of it out there.

FallenWings (Lute x Vaggie):

Hell yeah, toxic and doomed yuri. They've got history, they hate each other. And Lute may be a lesbian/woman lover in denial. If Lute ever had a relationship with Vaggie, Hell, she still has a lot of religious guilt packages to unpack.

The thing that really draws me to this pair is yes, it's toxic. But the angst, the drama, and the betrayal. The forbidden love must have been insane.

The idea of them being exes is probable and spicy. But honestly the trope of Friends to Lovers to Enemies is not used enough. AND I'M HERE FOR IT!

RoyalHalo (Charlie x Emily):

Emily and Charlie got along so well right off the bat! I mean they matched each other's extorted festiveness and they even have similar personalities. The hand touching on Emily's hand got my attention.

They're pretty cute together. And they're outfits look amazing together! They're a pretty fluffy couple that probably wouldn't have many issues. Although Vaggie was explicitly glaring at Emily when Charlie and Emily were holding hands, possibly alluding to a future love triangle. Big maybe though!

And these two teamed up together going against Heaven! AAAAHHH! They're duet was amazing!

Guitarprincess:

Alright, here goes a controversial ship. Is it the ultimate form of toxic? Yes. Is it the best kind of crack? Yes. Is he a big asshole and she's the sweetest thing ever, yeah? Did he try to destroy her Hotel and kill her? Yeah.

The fact that he kept calling her babe was cute. Yes, was it meant to be condescending. Yepppp. But still interesting.

I DON'T KNOW I'M OBSESSED WITH ENEMIES TO LOVERS! IT'S AMAZING! And ngl, they give a Hades and Persephone kinda vibe (the good kind). And to add on, the fics I have read about them were AMAZING!

Baxty:

Nope, Baxterhas not appeared in Hazbin yet but I love him already! He's gonna be that moody scientist and Niffty is gonna annoy the Hell out of him. I just hope the dynamic is that he is the only one that puts up with Niffty.

We also need more short Kings out here apart from Lucifer. AAAAH! I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE SO CUTE! And Baxter is going to be her (cute) bad boy.

Roo x Charlie:

I'm here to spread some Roo x Charlie propaganda! I'm sure I'm like the only one that ships it but HEAR ME OUT! Toxic yuri at its finest. Roo is the Root of All Evil while she represents all the sins, the Sin of Lust is what drives Roo towards Charlie. Roo becomes obsessed with corrupting Charlie's almost incorruptible persona. And would it be fire to see Roo tempt Charlie to the dark side a little bit, let that devil in Charlie come out just a tad?

The angst would be absolutely amazing. And my idea is that Vaggie is the only one that can see through Roo's lies and she knows she's bad for Charlie. Vaggie knows Alastor is no good, but my, Roo is double the danger.

Also do I want to see an epic hero x villain thing? Yes. And TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN? HELL YEAH!

Striker x Alastor:

Two badass asexuals together? WHEW! And they're both delightfully terrifying? LETS GOOO! Another fire, power couple.

GuitarMaid:

Yet another wonderful crack ship! Another instance of Niffty scaring the shit out of someone. And honestly, if Adam came back as a sinner it would be interesting to see the pair reconcile. Adam would surely HATE Niffty at first.

But maybe, just maybe something more and weird may bloom.

Lovebug:

I think this ship is hilarious. And even Niffty, is the only that can freak Valentino out or should I say overdo his freak. It would honestly be kind of satisfying to see Valentino be terrorized by Niffty.

It's a beautiful crack couple.

Chaggistor:

Why fight over Chaggie and Charlastor when you can just combine them? And there would always be that spice of tension between Alastor and Vaggie that keeps the poly fresh. And honestly, it would be great! All the people invovled in the hotel in a polycule! AMAZING!

Chaggily:

It's a wholesome poly ship. And honestly they'd be a killer throuple. Absolutely unstoppable.

Maybe I'll do a part 2. Shoot me an ask if you want me to add a ship I didn't add here in a part 2!

[reiviluola]

queer ladies who like to read hmu

(but actually it's a very cute little place i've worked very hard on and would love to create a community of women/enbies/whoever that love to read wlw literature 🥺) (we can read books and drink tea together or something) (unhinged queers may bring energy drink of choice in lieu of tea)

[nuancefem]

i mean there’s genuinely no difference between a frat bro saying ‘i’m a lesbian too haha’ and a ‘transbian’… they are males intruding on a female exclusive sexuality that has always and will always face harassment from males just for daring to not feel attraction to them. a man did not grow up with the same experiences as a lesbian. a woman did not grow up with the same experiences as a gay man. they are heterosexuals with het privilege inserting themselves into gay spaces and it is insulting to actual homosexuals - who are a very small minority!- to intrude on our lives and communities. i have been pushed out of most mainstream lesbian spaces by ‘transbians’, they revolve around girldick and people who ‘love butches’ who are always just masculine males. i hold no energy for men who claim space for themselves without giving a damn about us - which is most ‘transbians’. because they are entitled males and were raised entitled males. you are doing fine work by being diplomatic but god including ‘transbians’ is downright insulting to lesbians who have been dealing with lesbophobia and misogyny because we aren’t attracted to and don’t relate to trans women *by nature*. they are heterosexual males and lesbians should not be expected to stand by them after they’ve colonized our spaces. it’s disappointing that you hold such an inherently homophobic view about heterosexual people

also are you not supporting bisexual lesbianism/split attraction model by saying people who are trans, have ‘gay experiences’, but are technically hetero/bi can use gay labels? there’s no criteria for lesbianism besides experiencing similar harassment to lesbians? i think you are well-spoken but should interrogate this train of thought more. who does it serve to include bisexual, or, less generously, heterosexual trans people in gay sexuality?

i thought for a really long time about this ask! it's such a complicated topic that ofc seems very obvious to ppl on each side. originally when i answered your previous asks (you or someone else on the topic) i honestly wasn't fully settled into my thoughts about it. i'm still fairly new to spaces that aren't mainstream tra spaces. i don't agree that male ppl who transition into being perceived as gay women with their partners etc have the same intent as fratbros joking abt being dykes. i think they just occupy a space that previously was almost impossible back when physical transition wasn't a thing. they're still struggling to find their own space. yes, they did (and still do) really bad shit to homosexuals and female ppl as a community. i know that firsthand. but i also have seen people transition that way and i think it's always annoyingly more complex than it is at first glance. but i REFUSE to give up exclusive female4female & male4male spaces. i refuse to not hold heterosexual ppl accountable for their consistent homophobia, especially transfems unfortunately due to their male socializing & body differences that causes a power imbalance. though i have seen transmascs who date bio men and say the wildest shit ever, or even trick bio gay men into having sex with them without telling them. like stuff is getting REALLY bad, truly unhinged, and i am worried. i just want to figure this stuff out, and i don't believe all trans ppl are doing this for evil reasons, or even callous reasons.

honestly, i do think the term lesbian has always been so fucking unique and uniquely marginalized. and many people born with dicks, transfems included, have been horrible to me & other biological lesbians. i think we have been denied basic respect for so long and pressured to the point of abuse for some of us. transitioning becoming more accessible makes this issue much worse and more pressing. personally, where i'm at right now is... i am okay with transfems who post-transition live passing as sapphic with their gfs etc (who at times are transfem too) using the term transbian. but i do think them using the word lesbian on its own just digs the knife deeper for the female4female community, the lesbian community, which before very recently - back when physical transition wasn't possible - was always 99.9% bio women and transmasc folks loving each other. it's a very specific term. it is heavily, extremely fetishized, and demonized, and belittled, and is an isolating af experience from a young age. they don't get it. of course they don't. yet their sexuality is extremely complex if they transition; they go from their relationships being shrugged off to facing lesbophobia. just like transmasc ppl who transition can date bio men and suddenly face homophobia. but that's those people immigrating into the experiences that homosexuals, exclusively same-sex/agab attracted people, were born into. they have had a life free of the paranoia of showing any attraction to their opposite sex. it must be confusing as fuck. it must be isolating. but it's not the same. it'll never be, and i think gay female ppl & gay male ppl have really tried to be accommodating... i do believe there can be wonderful spaces where everyone who lives perceived as gay/bi men, or as gay/bi women, can have their respective gay & sapphic spaces that are trans-inclusive. i also believe that we need our exclusive male4male and female4female spaces too. we need a space to let loose and bond over stuff.

i think it would be immensely healthy for trans people who transition into living as gay to form their own specific terms for that. i think right now they exist in a very awkward in-between place where they try to make gay/lesbian terms match. but they're constantly upset when homosexual culture doesn't magically stretch itself to include them at every turn, they view it as an attack and a rejection, bc they don't realize same-sex attracted ppl have unique experiences too. they accept t4t but not us. and at times they're butting into a culture they can't really comprehend, same as if a bio gay guy went into a club full of transmasc people who live as gay men. there would be a totally different vibe, a different culture, and i think it upsets trans ppl to think that they're different. even though it's 10000% OKAY to be different, you need to come to terms with it. it can be dysphoria-triggering, that makes total sense... but it's not healthy for them to try to utterly deny their sex/agab and shove themselves into a box they are incapable of fitting into and pretend that they were always in that box and they 1000% understand that box and anyone who says they were never in that box before or that they're new in it and need to be respectful is just a horrible bigot. anyone making homosexual-specific inside jokes etc are being exclusionary meanies. it's not fucking healthy for them OR for female4female & male4male people. we're all marginalized in different ways, and it's not earning them any favors from us. which actually only isolates them more!

transfems haven't returned the allyship that female ppl so often show them, and especially did earlier on when it wasn't so girldick-in-your-face in lesbian spaces and homosexual-shaming as it is now. i will personally, where i'm at right now writing this, accept the term transbian to mean someone who has immigrated into the experience of being perceived as a lesbian, faces misogyny & lesbophobia, and may live that way for 30-40+ years or their whole ass lives doing so. i still will consider them my sisters and want to bond over the similarities and differences in our experiences. but they need to fucking understand what they've done, as a group, to bio lesbians and just female4female ppl. and how bio men & transfems are born into privilege, and that doesn't just all shed away the second they grow tits or get surgeries. i will accept transbian for now. but i think them saying they're lesbian women outright has started to feel insensitive to the current cultural tensions within lgbt, and the misogyny & lesbophobia their community has brought us. all the threats and sexual abuse & guilt-tripping they throw at us, in very male ways. i do believe there's absolutely lovely trans women who i wouldn't even recognize as trans and find common ground with when we both talk about our girlfriends and how shitty society treats lesbian-passing couples. i think homosexual bio men tend to be better at asserting their boundaries bc female folks are taught to be meek and subservient growing up. but we've finally had enough. it took me meeting trans women who tell me "hey, it's really fucked up how my community treats lesbians. i'm sorry. you deserve better" for me to really start to process my anger. bc it could've been so simple!! but it wasn't. it still isn't. i want transfem allies to rise up and show the fuck up for homosexual female folks. for the og lesbians. i will welcome transbians, personally, but not in all context. and i don't expect them to welcome me in transbian-exclusive context either. i want actual allyship. i know this isn't me fully agreeing with you anon, we still disagree on certain aspects of this. but your ask did help me. and i want you to know i don't take shit from misogynistic transfems, i don't let opposite-sex attracted transfems to speak over homosexuals, i demand mutual respect. opposite-sex attracted trans people who live as gays irl post-transition occupy a very weird space. i want to open up dialogue about that with them and between homosexuals too. at the very least, more and more transfems are peaking and properly apologizing & showing up for us. little by little.

i don't know where i am about opposite-sex attracted transmascs using gay. for me, personally, i don't really mind bc it doesn't have the same impact as lesbians having male bodies pressured onto them. i would need to talk to more male4male people, including bio gay men and transfems who are only into other male people. i know some transmascs use the term achillean, and other things like that. some also use gay to mean being same-sex attracted, often they're transmasc4transmasc (and can reclaim lesbian if they so desired, or make new terms). i deeply care for both homosexual rights and people who are genuinely trans and transitioning into new experiences. i'm still trying to learn more and find a middle ground. i know i'm a nicefem by radblr standards or whatever, but whatever.

so yeah, anyways. thank you sm for this ask! it really did stir my brain. i know this isn't as satisfying as if i had outright agreed with you after all this, but i tend to have more nuanced takes since i've been deep in the trans community as a detrans woman and seen how complex life is for people who transition into a gay-passing life. i'm still learning and gathering my thoughts. asks like these really do help.

we need to stand our ground gyns. we need to fight for homosexual rights. we need ppl who immigrate into our experiences to show us basic respect and not demand us to do conversion therapy on ourselves or stop making community inside jokes, just erase all our history to make space for them. we can have overlapping experiences without forgetting to celebrate our differences too. we can have trans-inclusive gay spaces and homosexual-only spaces and trans-exclusive spaces. we can literally have it all and coexist! & they need to start holding their bigots & creeps accountable. we need them to figure this shit out. i get that being a hetero person living as gay, thriving in that way as they're more than welcome to, can be really confusing and isolating and frustrating. but they can't keep doing this to other marginalized communities. it's just not fucking fair.

[yennas-stuff]

An E/riel said that “Emerie and Rhys have a better chance at being friends than Gwyn and Rhys - he already flies her to and from Illyria” and while it is possible that Rhys and Emerie will become friends, I still believe that Rhys and Gwyn are going to become very good friends for many reasons, but that’s a whole different post.

And while we’re on the topic of Emerie, E/riel’s only bring her up when they want to put down/make Gwynriel’s, Gwyn stans, and Nesta stans look bad (I stated this in another ask). That we don’t care about her and we forget about her. Emerie week was announced not too long ago and the majority of them were dead quiet. “Emerie deserves better” they say and then it’s radio silent from them. It honestly feels performative. I have a lot to say about this actually.

The majority of Gwynriel’s/Valkyries fans have made so much fanart of Emerie (and Emorie), short fics, headcanons, little blurbs of how she inspired young girls in Illyria, theories of her getting green siphons or even getting Truth-Teller, and praise her for being brave and hardworking. I’ve even seen some say how it would be cool if Emerie got a little camp of her own for the woman who want to be a Valkyrie and it would be like a safe haven. And if E/riel’s have the Gwynriel, or Gwyn, or Nesta, or Valkyries tag blocked then that’s probably why they don’t see some of it. Even without those tags there is still lots of love for Emerie, so when I see them talk about how we don’t appreciate her or only care about Gwyn because we ship her with Azriel it makes no sense to me.

And also, a lot of E/riel’s bring down the Valkyries by calling the sleepover and them making friendship bracelets childish, how the three of them aren’t really friends because all they’ve done is hang out a few times and read books and had a sleepover (?), saying the Blood Rite was lackluster/stupid, “the power of friendship”, etc. So how exactly is bringing down those girls and their friendship being supportive of Emerie? (I think they only do this because they don’t like Nesta or Gwyn).

This topic really makes me heated and annoyed. Like I said it just feels performative from E/riel’s. @yazthebookish actually made a very good post talking about this a little bit ago, but I think it’s deleted now. (Apologies to Yaz if I made you uncomfortable with tagging you❣️)

🍒 anon

Helloo 🍒 anon,

sorry for responding late. There's a heatwave, and I'm just barely surviving it.

Every *feminist*, girls girl take from E/riels feels performative and fake. They always end up saying something indirectly misogynistic.

It is funny when they ridicule Valkyries but pretend to love Emerie. Do they know she's also a Valkyrie? And she loves Gwyn and Nesta. And she's a cool character with lots of potential. Especially considering the Illyrians plot.

Unfortunately, as it's a romance series, we are interested in speculating about romance. Hence, the ship wars. I don't particularly enjoy Mor, and that's why it's hard for me to think about the possibility of Emorie. I think Emerie deserves better, but at the same time, I need at least one wlw ship. (Pls sjm, give us something sapphic.) So when there is not much to fight or speculate about... there are just fewer discussion points. We still show appreciation for the character, tho.

I think we would all as a fandom have more energy to discuss Emerie more if we didn't have to debunk more and more unhinged E/riel theories and block trolls every day.

[dchuntress]

Take this as an opportunity to yap abt anything bc otherwise I'd be picking ur brain over BoP dynamics and how 2 huntresses can come together to maximise their joint slay

HAIIII THANK YOU SO MUCH OMFG THESE ARE MY MOST FAVOURITE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT

unhinged ramblings underneath the cut

for the birds of prey:

i love the core four, i love the og trio, i love the extended roster where oracle is affiliated with almost every superheroine ever. i think as long as you have an understanding of what a birds of prey team looks like (hint: you don't just throw a bunch of women in a room and slap the bop level on them and call it a day), i think the dynamic works in every way

i think the birds of prey are so versatile that you could easily adapt them into a tense, high action film with a powerful cast, or a chill, comedic, sitcomesque animated show. you know what i'd love to see? a video game or two based on them! i had this idea the other day of a dating sim with babs as the central character, but i also think it'd be cool to see a more action and strategy focused game where you get to play as any of the four core and get to experience different gameplay mechanics for each character

i don't know how else to throw in this thought? but i wanna say that the birds of prey (talking namely about the core four here) are not without their conflicts; they're all headstrong women with strong personalities, opinions, and beliefs that conflicts are bound to happen, some of them might be more chill or stable than the other and they're all enduring, but none of them are without emotional baggage lol. a part of me thinks that helena's tendency as a lone wolf never truly goes away, she still has an apartment of her own and seldom lowers her guard, but as she spends more time with them, she feels less and less inclined to separate herself. they're a great time, and also a wonderful friendship group because at the root of it all, they care deeply about each other, they care about making a difference, they care about their respective legacies they want to nurture, and they have worked hard to earn each other's trust and they have got each other's brick. they founded this chaotic crew one brick at a time and you can't take that away from them!!!! you can just add more to them. <3

for the two huntresses:

i think there are a number of ways to achieve this, i'd just set some ground rules:

no competition between the two, none of that "helena wayne steals helena bertinelli's identity" thing, no "the two huntresses cannot co-exist" shit because that's nonsense to me, i genuinely think neither of them would have a problem with sharing the mantle and operating as huntress simultaneously.

when you respect both of their stories, there really is little room for complications or inequality in regards to whoever is "better" or gets "the more spotlight" because both of them are their own interesting individuals in their own right, both of them are doing their own thing, and both of them are equally worthy of the huntress mantle.

both huntresses are important; helena wayne was first created, and then helena bertinelli was created to continue telling the story of the huntress, and so on, and so forth.

i also think they MUST have their distinct differences — the suit design, the teams they're in, their thoughts on the bat mantle, the pronunciations of their names, and so on — but i also want them to be similar enough that people might mistake them for each other the first few times. in my head, both wayne and bertinelli are both women of colour and have wavy or curly hair, and they both radiate black cat energy, and they're both sapphic.

i think it's pretty sweet that helena wayne could've been inspired by helena bertinelli and took up the huntress mantle after her, but i think it also works just as well that helena wayne is the first huntress of earth 2. also additionally, i think it'd be neat if wayne was a lawyer again, because there are some comparisons that could be made between her dayjob and bertinelli's teaching job

to maximise their joint slay:

i think these two teaming up would be so neat, especially when they have the advantage of covering for each other and throwing off villains, like say, if they face off a manipulative supervillain that preys on fears, but he knows shit about wayne and he can't exactly blackmail her with bertinelli's trauma lol 😆

i can also see them both having similar motives and targets in crime fighting, since neither of them feels apologetic about being lethal and adopting less than lawful ways for justice and protecting innocent people.

i had this mini scenario of a case going wrong where the culprit involved ended up dying before he could've gotten arrested and all of the heroes involved are disappointed about this outcome, bertinelli and wayne are like "good riddance" in the background and do a fist bump

some other mini scenarios i had because i am bad at writing a structured book:

- hel wayne not so legally swiping money from bruce wayne's funds in earth one, when suddenly she's being confronted by oracle digitally... wayne casually strikes up a conversation with babs, something something "oh he won't miss that six million dollars", and wouldn't you know, babs agrees and makes that twelve million dollars because salaries for the birds don't fall down from trees, but she still has questions for miss wayne

- tim, who has been hanging out with helena from when he was a kid, being one of if not the first person to figure out that there are TWO huntresses. people think he's insane or sleep deprived at first but he is right!!!

- bertinelli wanting to shoot a fugitive right in the head, wayne stopping her, bertinelli being like oh don't you dare lecture me about how killing is bad or something, wayne is like, why would i do that? i'm just saying unless you're interested in getting caught, you should aim for somewhere between the toes, it'd mimic a heart attack and we can get out of here much quicker

- cats. idk. just let them play with kittens like a buzzfeed interview because they've been through a lot, they deserve a break

[winter-wise]

Just as well that I was on a different continent to the Danai Gurira performance of Richard III because if I'd been in the audience or tbh within a mile of it, it would have unhinged me. Deranged me. Sapphic energy overload. Don't care that Richard III is a villain in that play. Not if Richard III in this case is 5 foot 7 inches of Danai Guriria. Richard III may not be "made to court an amorous looking glass" but is she made to court an amorous Me? She says she "cannot prove a lover" but is she sure? would she like to find out? i'm free saturday

[cannibalspicnic]

God, I wish they'd both been around together. The absolutely unhinged sapphic Odd Couple energy they'd have through some kind of a forced team-up....

[canonicallyanxious]

Favorite 2024 Song Finds

As per tradition these are not all released in 2024; basically though this list is for jams i listened to for the first time this year and became obsessed with

Every year i make what i call a "365 playlist" (366 for 2024, since it was a leap year) which started as a playlist i added a song a day to but nowadays functions more as a yearly snapshot in playlist form of the music i listened to and vibed with in a year. i've made one every year since 2019 and it's one of my favorite personal traditions. the one i made for 2024 can be found here (note that the year is not yet over so i'm still fine tuning, i will eventually have this pruned down to 366 songs)

Full list and notes/ramblings under the cut:

10. Walk Through Fire - Yannis & The Yaw (2024)

9. All the time / Tout le temps - The Knocks, Yelle (2024)

8. Even When The Water's Cold - !!! (2013)

7. Garden of Eden - Rachel Chinouriri (2024)

6. synthesizer - DE'WAYNE (2024) / deeply treasured rec from @parkshuppy, who introduced this song to me as "the trans anthem i heard on the radio" (also the video serves absolute cunt, i just need it to be said)

5. Steady Waves - Cross Record (2016)

4. CHIHIRO - Billie Eilish (2024) / some might be surprised this made it onto the list rather than the absolutely iconic gen z queer anthem of the ages LUNCH but this is hands down my favorite song off of an album i absolutely adore, finneas went off with that production and i can't get enough of it even now

3. Get High - Herizen (2018) / that drop in the chorus changed my whole life

2. On My Mama - Victoria Monet (2023) / at the beginning of the year when i was struggling the most with Mysterious Chronic Illness That Still Has No Name my therapist suggested i make a playlist as a low pressure way to express my feelings about it. i liked this idea so much i made 3, one of which was a playlist meant to hype myself up when i needed the confidence/energy boost, and i put this song at the very top of that list. so that probably explains why this is my most played song of the year. you can listen to the full playlist here if you want

1. Kororon - Eve (2022) / actually though i'm really genuinely surprised this song did not take the top spot on my spotify wrapped considering every time it came on this year i did put it on repeat at least 4 or 5 times but it is number one on the only list that matters so there. The music video is really wonderful, highly recommend checking it out if you like quality animation and sapphic undertones

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Featuring: a selection of catchy and upbeat vocaloid songs with unhinged lyrics (presented in order of more or less increasing unhingedery; i feel it would only be responsible to include a warning for go to daitokai for, shall we say, incredibly sexually explicit lyrics), and Kesha

Joyride - Kesha / song of the summer, i'm lowkey devastated it never became the giant hit it deserved to be

All I Need Are Things I Like - PinnochioP / i am a hatsune miku stan now what can i say

Dappou Rock - Neru / i have only one word to describe the music video for this song, and that is "bonkers"

ゴー・トゥ・大都会 [Go To Daitokai] - ニャン・トンロン [Niang Donglong] / and yet this is such a fucking bop i have it on all my playlists and i'm not even a little bit sorry

[thisultraviolet]

DBATC or Hits Different?

THIS IS THE ONLY ONE YOU’VE SENT THAT’S CAUSING ME GENUINE PAIN WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

DBATC is her best bridge but Hits Different’s bridge is still absolutely that bitch.

Vocally both absolutely soar in the last chorus.

Hits Different gets bonus points for sapphic energy tbh AGDJAG

Hits Different has more fun unhinged lyrics

DBATC thematically ties in with the rest of Lover with the repeated “my’s” which drives me insane

Hits Different has perfect fun pop production.

DBATC has the insane piano though that I’m obsessed with GOD THIS IS SO HARD

MY GROUPCHAT NAME USED TO BE STILL WRITING PAGES. PLUS THE WAY SHE SAYS FLICKERING SCRATCHES MY BRAIN.

OK YEP DBATC WINS BUT IT IS SO CLOSE

[cesare-and-raistlin]

The lovely @dramateaque tagged me, and while I love answering questions about myself (I’m self-centered that way), I’m not much of a tagger on this platform, for the simple reason that except for a couple people, everyone is faceless and anonymous and I’m good with that.

ships | three ships

I honestly have just one because all the others come and go. Only one ship is a constant in my life.

Shen Wei & Zhao Yunlan from Guardian

The only ship I don’t see myself ever tiring of, and also my first stop whenever I visit AO3. It’s wild how two characters so different in every way can be so perfect for each other.

ships | first ship

Hard to be sure that it’s really the first, but I want to say Maris Pallitax and Quint Verginix from the book series The Edge Chronicles. I adored them as a child. Fun fact, Maris is named Maria in the French translation.

last | last song

The last song I listened to was A&W by Lana Del Rey, but the most recent song that had me going feral is Aurora’s Blood in the Wine. The unhinged sapphic energy in that one. Beautiful.

last | last movie

It’s either Glass Onion or Emma, I’m honestly not sure. 

currently | currently reading

The Ron Chernow Hamilton biography. And as a result I constantly have the songs of the musical stuck in my head.

currently | currently watching

Nothing is sticking right now unfortunately. My currently watching list has 22 titles on it but most are inactive.

currently | currently craving

I need to be in the woods, without snow, surrounded by the colour green. I still have many months to wait for this.

@theflowergirl and @namjhyun consider yourselves tagged if you want to do this!

[dropouttvpollbrackets]

Just one day left to vote in this epic final showdown between two chaotic, non-binary icons - though I'll admit there isn't much suspense in this one. I am delighted that without any reblogs on my part, this finale has been the poll in this bracket with by far the most votes! Last round I had said I planned on posting propaganda along with this post, but then almost all the submissions I got were for Ally, so I decided not to bias the poll with them right off the bat. But now that we're almost done (and a Beardsley sweep seems practically inevitable), I thought I'd share some of the propaganda that was shared with me as well as some favorite tags I've seen about them:

"They are so chaotic that basically everyone in the s6 finale [of Game Changer] was thought to be them at some point. they are impossible to pin down. they could be anyone. do anything. not even the rest of the dropout cast knows what they're capable of" - Anonymous "They roll dice like ripping a beyblade. They maxxed out their credit card on gas station clothing. They found grants on set bar and made a negroni to drink during filming. They regularly ran out of gas on freeways for 6 years just because they refused to fill up the tank. They lost a septum piercing during sex. They boarded a ferry, took it, and got home while filming a zoom epsiode of adventuring party. When Sam said go they flew to new york. They sang for the wienermobile as a kid. No one can compete guys" - Anonymous "I'm sorry but until Vic gets a neck tattoo on a dare for a girl they've been seeing for like - a month, they do not hold a candle to Ally." - @foldingfittedsheets "Vic seems a little more intentional, whereas I think Ally is like 80% intentional comedy and 20% just Like That." - @satisfactuality "Total Forgiveness. That is all." - @ralphward458 "I think the difference is that Ally is chaotic neutral/good while vic is lawful chaotic." - @quantummindclassicalheart "Ally 'I ate a post it note once it was on my sandwich' Beardsley." - @sapphic-squid "Sorry but nothing will compare to the sheer Energy [Ally puts] into every 'girlieeeee.'" - @donutcats "I've said it before and I'll say it again: Beardsley is least hinged. The most hinged they've ever been is as Margaret Encino and even then they made her post nudes on space reddit directly after calling for a revolution. Allergic to hinges." - @lailedcat "They heard 'go' and went to the other side of the country. I'm never forgetting that." - @catboyrichardkarinsky "Unfortunately after the jerk off emoji sequence, Ally Beardsley has to take it by a landslide." - @eleven-of-the-woods "Unhinged person is gonna go to 'hey girlie', 'that's what you think,' 'blimey,' 'then I fart,' throw-a-hat-into-the-box-of-doom, neck-tattoo-of-a-girlfriend Ally Beardsley (the last one is completely bonkers btw)." - @fandoomed-len

- @gayandtrashy

- @periru3 (ok, I'll admit it, this one is mine. I reblogged the Grant vs. Ally poll to my main blog with this vid, but I thought now might be the time to plug it here too)

Most Unhinged Dropout Cast Member Poll Bracket (Finals)

Ally Beardsley vs. Vic Michaelis

Click here for more info on this poll bracket

[chain-chomp]

Swifties have been fabricating unhinged sapphic energy from taylor’s boringass discography with Chappell Roan right there??

[loverofallthingsgay]

me staying up until like 6 am then getting up again at 9 just to sit down at my laptop and pound out 5k words worth of fix it fic…

[sendme-2hell]

totally biased and unhinged wlw book recomendations list

Happy Pride! I have over 80 books in my “sapphic” goodreads list and these are my personal favs…I don’t have the energy to type actual descriptions but here are the first things that came to my mind with some of them. enjoy. or don’t. to be clear most of these are NOT romances. that’s a different genre and I feel like sometimes ppl get annoyed that the queer sci fi book had more sci fi than romance…but it’s just how it is. ** **

Literature/misc 

Stone Butch Blues - Leslie Feinberg

REQUIRED READING FOR ALL

fictionalized history of a working class jewish queer person and their experiences with lesbian bars, transitioning, unions, and more!

extremely heart breaking but I learned a lot of history I didn’t realize I didn’t know* **Last Night at the Telegraph Club-Malinda Lo **

main character is a chinese-american lesbian coming of age in the 1950′s in san francisco

she forms a sort of relationship with a girl in class and they go to a lesbian bar secretly

can’t recommend enough!  

Her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado

Carmen Maria Machado is the GOAT. Her writing is just incredible and some of these stories are haunting.

single handedly made me like short stories.

both Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers listed it as one of their favs. I Know the End is based on a story from this book.

contains a Law and Order: SVU fanfic which HAUNTS me* 

In The Dream House - Carmen Maria Machado

a genuinely heartbreaking book about abuse in queer relationships

semi autobiographical/looking at histories of abuse

Everyone in this room will someday be dead - Emily Austin

if you struggle with anxiety or/and depression and a fixation on death and/or illness, boy do I have the book for you.

Painfully relatable but also very funny. in a laugh at your own pain kinda way. and the main character is a lesbian in a relationship. I truly love this book and highly recommend.

I had it on my tbr for a year and when I finally started I finished it in one sitting. 

No One Belongs Here More Than You - Miranda July

definitely an acquired taste but one of my favorite books of all time.

a bunch of short stories focusing on loneliness

many queer characters in the stories

The First Bad Man - Miranda July

a dowdy, depressed, anxious woman is asked to house her boss’ aggressive, sexual, and comparatively young daughter (20′s)

they start beating each other up

that leads to other activities

I cried so hard reading this book. That might just be a personal thing though.

It is gay and it is amazing but also it broke my heart. It’s also completely unhinged. can’t recommend more. 

Disobedience - Naomi Alderman

I did not expect to like this as much as I did. I hated the author’s other book. But I really liked about 90% of Disobedience. Really interesting look at religion and conformity. 

The Rehearsal - Eleanor Catton

another unhinged classic. A lot of my literary recs are a bit unhinged.

def not a romance.

A book about the weird relationship teachers have with their students, specifically in music and theatre. Touches on themes of consent and abuse, as well as sexuality and power dynamics. 

My Education - Susan Choi

Book about a woman who falls in love with her professor’s wife but the woman won’t commit to her. that’s kinda the whole story.

9/10 would recommend but that’s just me

end made me angry ngl

The Miseducation of Cameron Post - emily m. danforth

from the movie trailers I thought this book was about cameron at a conversion camp, but it’s about way more than that. and only maybe 1/5 of the book takes place at the camp.

Liked it way more than I thought I would! 

My Brilliant Friend - Elena Ferrante

sooooo this book isn’t explicitly queer but ok actually it is and I will fight anyone on this. my favorite book series ever so it must be on the list.

this book has everything: explorations of class dynamics, italian language discourse, academic rivalry, shoe drama, explorations of gender dynamics, dolls, kinda mean main character, obsession, very internal main characters

The Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante

this book IS explicitly queer and literally when the fuck is the sequel coming out?

has many of the same themes as MBF. I am a whore for Elena Ferrante so had to put it on the list but I wouldn’t say either of the books are like SCREAMING explicitly wlw content. but it does inform many of the actions of the characters*

Thriller/Horror/dark

They Never Learn - Layne Fargo

when I say this book changed my life

sometimes a hot bi lit professor ruthlessly murdering rapists on campus is the catharsis one needs

the inverse of bury your gays

this book made me so happy

Plain Bad Heroines - emily m. danforth

polyamory, horror, so many footnotes, every character in this book is gay and there are so many characters

the moral of the story is polyamory? I think

The Luminous Dead - Caitlin Starling

this is a really claustrophobia-inducing book about a woman who goes into a cave lead only by this asshole woman who really doesn’t care for her well being…they sort of trauma bond? I loved it.

you will NOT catch me cave diving

 Women in Gray - K.D. Rye

very dark book about a woman who’s girlfriend is an evil scientist who has created a technology that can control her and how she escapes

Sci-Fi:

One Last Stop - Casey Mcquiston

look this book isn’t for everyone and theres a lot of discourse but here’s why I loved it: time travel, public transportation, wlw, Lost references 

 A Memory Called Empire - Arkady Martine

an incredible book about assimilation in an empire

very funny and great worldbuilding/culture building

has really interesting themes and the sequel is even better imo

the main relationship is between two women and it is very connected to the themes of assimilation and personhood but also a cute relationship 

The Space Between Worlds - Micaiah Johnson

what if the multiverse was discovered but to travel to a parallel universe you can only do it if you’re dead in that universe. otherwise you will instantly die

so who do they chose to do multiversal travel? the disenfranchised because they are more likely to be dead in other universes

book very much delves into themes of class and race.

I’m obsessed with the budding relationship between the mc and her “handler”.

misunderstanding taken to a whole new level

Gideon The Ninth - Tamsyn Muir

what if necromancers were in space and they were all kinda catholic but also queer 

don’t make the mistake I did and not read it because it has a man’s name as the title. Gideon is a lesbian

Fantasy: 

When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain - Nghi Vo

what if there was a sexy tiger lady

lots of important themes 

The Witches Heart - Genevieve Gornichec

like Circe or the Penelopiad but for Norse Myths and the mc has a girlfriend

Black Sun - Rebecca Roanhorse

great fantasy book that is based not on eurocentric standards

lots of different queer characters

I kinda forgot the plot but I remember there was a bi mermaid and some priests and i liked it a lot

The Broken Earth Trilogy - NK Jemisin

not actually sapphic (except a very side character) but it is very queer and also one of the best fantasy books EVER so it goes on the list

what if the oppressed really were dangerous? would it be ethical to oppress them? (the answer is no)

the oppressed in this case are earth benders

very dark when you connect the story to real world atrocities

The Traitor Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

the first in a so-far-great series about the horrors of colionalism/imperialism and one very fucked up girl’s journey to avenge/save her island

one of my favs and very gay but also will make you cry

the series as a whole has a LOT of great queer women in it

will make u so depressed about historical and current atrocities

She Who Became the Sun - Shelley Parker Chan

china in 1300s and a girl takes the place of her brother and claims his destiny

mc is actually more of nonbinary

great writing. highly reccomend

The Unbroken-C.L. Clark

another book about colonialism

mc is a soldier who ends up working for the ruler’s niece who is trying to stop a rebellion

lots of ethical questions about loyalty and such. lots of drama. don’t get me wrong it has a lot of queer stuff too 

The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri

the world is based on histories of India 

a magical woman and an ambitious princess form a shaky alliance 

[papenathys]

hey you probably have already talked about it, but I couldn't find it. do you have any recs for indian cinema by any chance? as a good latina i grew up on usa movies lol and I am trying to yk watch something other than this, and we seem to have a somewhat similar teste. thank you in advance!

Hello! All my cinema posts are under the #movies and #movie recs tags. Here are some movie lists I've made or reblogged formerly: list 1/list 2/list 3. Most of these are what you'd consider movies with a "dark academia" aesthetic, at least to differing degrees. I put together a small list here with very short descriptions, please keep in mind that I usually stick to Hindi and Bengali films and this doesn't reflect all of Indian cinema:

comfort films:

wake up sid: it's a story about friendship and family and mangoes and songs and beautiful sweltering mumbai in the rain. this film feels like a personal journal and imo it's the closest bollywood cinema will ever get to perfection. recommended if you like slow paced coming of age stories like lady bird.

aaja nachle: decades after she eloped, a middle aged choreographer returns from USA to her rustic north indian hometown, in an effort to stop the local authorities from demolishing her childhood dance theatre, and ends up having to stage a play with a bunch of village outcasts. has some of the sweetest and sincerest performances i've ever seen + WHOPPING OST.

taare zameen par: bitches be like comfort film then boom comfort be like *struggles with dyslexia* *struggles with parental rejection* *struggles with stringent indian academics* *struggles with art block due to mental trauma* (jk pls watch this film it's a gem)

bhooter bhabishyat: an aspiring indie film maker discovers an old mansion in kolkata and learns the truth about the vast array of ghosts who haunted the premises through diff. points in history. it's fcking funny but also VERY bengali so I understand if others don't like it as much.

ajab prem ki ghazab kahani: what you need to know about this film is that jesus christ rolls up in a pickup truck to try to get the two leads together at some point. ranbir kapoor is so feral and absolutely unhinged, I love him. *there is one small problematic and rather offensive scene, you can dm me and I'll let you know*

mere brother ki dulhan: extremely tired guy's extremely dramatic older brother has a bad breakup and decides to get married, the only condition being the former has to choose the bride for him. guy unwittingly ends up choosing a girl he had a weird past with. this movie is a personal fave, I was going through a rough time and it helped me so so much, it's just wholesome and funny and actually really good in some aspects of storytelling and characterisation.

english vinglish: this movie makes me cry now but anyway it's a gift to mankind. it's about the inherent elitism of knowing english and how non english speakers are treated like shit and the importance of respect and how respect and love are not always synonymous. the mc is one of my all time fave female characters.

any Feluda film: *aggressively hums theme music*

jodha akbar: swordfighting enemies to lovers pining like dumbasses in Mughal India for 2+ hours straight.

not very comforting but still faves

fitoor: search fitoor on my blog to see me have a breakdown in the tags, it's a 2 hour celebration of pure aesthetics and eroticism what else can I say

raanjhanaa: I call it a litmus test for incels and girlbosses because truly this movie has some COMPLEX character studies. the ost keeps me alive.

3 idiots: has one bad scene which you can skip but the rest of the movie towers in quality and has the sharpest social/educational commentary. does have a running arc of academic pressure and mental health, better check up triggers.

jaatishwar: reincarnated soulmates + themes of storytelling through music and interracial harmony + poetry battles in colonial bengal + my hysterical crying at 10 pm when I watched it the first time.

kahaani: heavily pregnant woman travels to kolkata (from abroad) just before durga puja in an attempt to piece together the truth about her missing husband. powerful performances + the usage of the city as an all pervasive entity gave me goosebumps. it's a thriller about deceit and bad cops and lying cities and grisly deaths but it ends with an ocean of female rage and ultimately, heartbreakingly with hope.

om shanti om: it's all fun and vintage 60s bollywood and campy humour and fun costumes and oh god oh fuck what just happened oh god take it back

omg lesbians

fire: one of the best sapphic films I've ever seen, it was a very controversial work at the time of release (fck right wings) but god it's so well made and nandita and shabana are so blessed for doing this

margarita with a straw: respectful and nuanced portrayal of disabled wlw, explores how people with disabilities are often infantilised or desexualised.

ek ladki ko dekha toh aisa laga: sonam kapoor ahuja answer my calls pls (side note: people had such unrealistic and weirdly scathing criticism about this film.... I'm sorry where's that same energy for rohit shetty movies or 50 something year old uncles romancing girls the age of their daughters in most bw films?) anyway cheesy happy wlw endgame film!

hopefully you'll get something to your liking from here ❤️