#we've seen our fair share of them here on tumblr

[duskittycat]

every time i see a take along the lines of “how is [insert person/organization] claiming to have financial troubles when they earned X amount from fundraisers/sales/memberships etc???” i think of that simpsons clip where the kids find out principal skinner’s annual income is 25k a year and conclude he must be a millionaire

[savelockwoodandco]

Have you ever thought of crowd-funding?

Thank you so much for the question and for your support -- and for the support of those who've asked similar questions.

We got a few like this, so we figured we'd answer them all in one (and our apologies if we've missed your question -- our inbox is apparently very hungry, eating asks before we get them, and we have quite a few people who have to try three or four times before their question ends up in our inbox).

Crowdfunding comes up every now and again as a solution, especially when people see other fandoms doing it to purchase ad space (such as the OFMD fandom recently). We've seem many fandoms do this over the years and many fandoms avoid this, and there's pros and cons to each approach.

As far as we're concerned -- speaking here as Twitter and Tumblr Mod, not by any means speaking as the One True Voice of the Fandom -- crowdfunding is very often a slippery slope. There have been a few things crowdfunded within this fandom -- space at cons being the one that comes to mind -- and in our opinion that kind of thing makes sense. It's small and personal, and has a real, tangible result -- aka a booth -- along with a set price and very little wiggle room for presenting where money is going. You've probably seen posts on this blog alerting the tumblr space of these happenings, and we're comfortable with that.

Crowdfunding for ad space -- billboards, blimps, electronic ads, and their ilk -- on the other hand, gets tricky very quickly. There have been dozens upon dozens of crowdfunding scams within fandoms -- not saying within ours, saying that with our decades of experience in fandom, we've seen more than our fair share. Crowdfunding attempts that start out with a small group's passion can turn ugly very quickly, and it's a big ask to trust strangers on the Internet not just with your passion and time, but also with your money.

And while there's a chance for high visibility, even if everything goes perfectly, it's a lot of outlay for little to no tangible benefit. There have been fandoms who use it who have had their show picked up; there have been fandoms who use it without any effect whatsoever. It's not a guarantee; it's not even something that always does something.

We the mods invest our limited time and humble talents. We're always amazed at how LockNation has gathered to provide their prodigious talents and time to make this campaign something to be proud of. Knowing the inherent risks of a lot of crowdfunding campaigns, especially ones as directionless as saying (random example we made up but have seen in past campaigns) "donate to save the show" with no other information, causes us to be extremely wary of such efforts.

Once again, we don't speak for the fandom at large. At its core, and like we say in our pinned post, this blog is primarily a place for a lot of information to be gathered in one place and for positivity and encouragement -- celebrating the wins, keeping up momentum, and marveling at what LockNation has managed to do, all in less than a year of the show being out, and less than 9 months since Netflix's hissy fit (as we call it). Others may use their allotment of time and energy and, yes, capital, as they see fit.

There's a post about 2 weeks ago on this very blog from our friends at the Discord, looking for donations to get a booth at GalaxyCon Richmond if you're looking to get your wallet involved! If you have the power, more power to you. We're huge fans of the power of cons here on this blog.

Being the Fandom Grandmas (affectionate) that we are, we've seen nebulous crowdfunding events go south a few too many times to try to organize anything ourselves, and you won't see a big sweet to buy ad space on Times Square anytime soon originating from the mods. We're comfortable with the constant, measurable successes we've been able to bear witness to and help along in some small way here on this little blog.

Above all, we all love the same show, and we're all working towards that awesome day that we get the S2 announcement! Let's work towards it the best ways we know how. We'll be at the finish line before we know it.

[howtofightwrite]

Hi! Are there certain types of asks you don’t respond to, and/or do you have a huge backlog of them? I sent one in like 3 or 4 months ago and still haven’t seen it come out, so I’m just curious as to what’s going on :) (I’m sorry if you do have guidelines posted anywhere I could not find them)

There are a few topics we won't touch. As a general rule, we're not particularly interested in covering sexual violence, violence on children, child abuse, and animal abuse. That list shouldn't be much of a surprise.

Beyond that, there are a few other things we, generally, won't cover.

The most common are cases where someone wants us to write their fight scene for them. We do offer that as a Patreon perk, but it's not something we're ever likely to do for free here. Off-hand, I think we've gotten about a dozen of those asks this year. The most recent was in the last couple weeks. Now, some of these asks do get public responses, but it's usually in the form of discussing world-building, or because one of us thinks we can get something interesting out of it. The recent “water horse,” question was one of these. So was Professional Monster Removal, now that I think about it. The original ask didn't come through Tumblr, and so I decided to revise it without the prompt. Which, part of why the tone of first couple paragraphs didn't exactly match the rest of the text (if anyone noticed.)

We also can't privately audit your work. At least, not through the ask system. This does come up from time to time when someone will send a sample of their writing (this did happen twice in the last four months.) There's two issues here. One, I wouldn't, so you'd get Michi editing and she is an absolutely merciless editor. The second thing is, there isn't really a way to do that privately in Tumblr. If you did it through Patreon, it would probably be through a shared Google Doc, or via Discord, but if you're in that tier, get in touch, and we can work with you.

I know this isn't relevant to you, but hate mail doesn't generally get a response. This should go without saying, but, I did publicly clown on that Dragon Age fanfiction writer over her attempted death threats a few years back. Similarly most of the misogynistic responses from Women are not Weaker than Men, or any of the subsequent posts, tends to get summarily executed. That stray fan of Shane O'Mara who never really understood his work, tends to get ignored. Though, I haven't seen anything from them in a year or two. Similarly, that guy who wanted me to know that “Space lizards are very important for the economy,” will probably have to wait... forever.

The real problem you're running into is probably because of how our backlog works. It tends to runs in a FILO pattern. That is to say, “first in, last out,” meaning new asks go on the top of the pile, and pushing down earlier questions in the queue. This has more to do with how Tumblr organizes its inbox rather than an intentional decision. For example, if I remember a question from five years ago, and want to answer it, I probably could not find it. I might be able to write up a post without that ask, but I wouldn't be able to notify the original sender (assuming they still use Tumblr.) This is the other reason that the dude who wanted to talk about space lizard economics will have to wait forever, that question was in 2013 or 2014, and there are roughly four-thousand asks burying his inquiry. (As a general rule, the only stuff that actually gets deleted is some of the hate mail.)

Another way to ensure a question won't get answered is to send it to Michi's personal Tumblr blog. There's only 153 in there, but, when answered, they don't get posted to How to Fight Write, and as a result, they're likely to get missed. (To be fair, the most recent ask in her inbox is from April 20, 2021, so that's not you.)

If you're asking about invisible lightsabers, I wouldn't completely give up hope. It wasn't really suitable for a full post, but assuming I can get Tumblr's inbox to cooperate again, it might show up in a batch of questions like the ones earlier this week.

-Starke

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[angelbornaltruist]

for real though John had a point. this place has it fair share of problems, but a lot of the people on here are just silly little guys who have niche interests and want to share them with each other. we've got our own little culture; a unique language, our own stories and folk tales, and (probably the most unique thing ive ever seen tbh) a group of people who seem to be more altruistically/positively minded as opposed to cynical or aggresive. even if we have different beliefs and ideals, the vast majority of tumblr users seem to legitimately believe the world to be good, or at least make it a good place.

Not what I expected coming from John Green

[apatheticlexicographer]

okay, unless any other roaches feel like crawling out from where they're nesting in our tag's ventillation, i'd like for this to be my last direct interaction with this situation on here.

i haven't been hugely vocal about it on tumblr, but i've been quite active behind the scenes on discord during this whole mess. i was the person who took the screenshot of the now-deleted blog that prompted a fair amount of discourse and the revelation that two less active skittles squad members were pr0shippers (yes, they have been banned). i think a screenshot of one of my discord messages was also knocking around on here.

to paraphrase something i already said on discord, in a slightly more eloquent form:

the fact that some people have tried to defend the accounts being referred to as p3dophil3s and pr0shippers is bleakly funny. the people coming after vry yesterday were almost all adults, and while the majority of them meant well they were outside of the situation. the people coming after the pr0shippers are either minors who have interacted with them directly or people from the skittles squad server who have seen many screenshots of their past behaviour on tumblr and in other servers.

i do not question the motives of the vast majority of people who have spoken about the situation, regardless of their side in it. as i stated in my previous, equally obnoxiously wordy post, it's clear to me that aside from the pr0shippers everybody here is concerned about the safety of minors in our community. however, if your intention is to "protect the kids," please listen to what we say.

most of the adults in the community are absolutely fine. they seem like lovely people from the interactions myself and other minors have had with them. even if they aren't they have presented no behaviour to us that suggests otherwise, and if they ever did they would be swiftly removed from the server and blocked by us on tumblr. we've done this multiple times over the last couple of days. there's no need to be suspicious simply because adults interact with us.

some of the adults in the community (and people who say that they're minors; whether you believe them is up to you) are, to put it bluntly, fucking creeps. we know them when we see them. we block them, and we share the warnings on the server so that others can block them too. if one of us makes a post saying that an account is a p3dophil3 or a pr0shipper, this is information sourced not only from their own actions, but from how they make us feel. that is to say: creeped out as hell.

the point of callouts like this isn't to categorize people as a certain label of fucked up, the point is to express the fact that we, as the minors who are supposed to be protected here, are made extremely uncomfortable by these people and their actions. if your response to that is to debate the definition of a p3dophil3 or a pr0shipper or to argue over the morality of depicting teen sexuality then the you aren't just missing the point, you're actively repelling it.

these people make us extremely uncomfortable. their words and actions make us feel disgusted and victimized. their presence and behaviour, regardless of what dictionary definition it best matches, makes the community feel like an unsafe space to minors.

please, if you see somebody getting called out by a minor over p3dophilic or pr0shipping behaviour, block them. or don't, it's your internet experience, you get to police it however you want. just don't try and defend them to us. it will not change the fact that their actions have made us feel unsafe.

this isn't directed at anyone in particular on here. it's in vague response to some things i've seen said, but i have no idea what the bulk of the discourse or public opinion looks like on tumblr. it's more of a general appeal.

if you value our safety, value our opinions on what people and behaviours are threatening it. thank you.

[jakeperalta]

People are being so mean to tiktok fans for being "locals" but they're already organising to send mass letters to the department of justice to investigate Ticketmaster as a monopoly.

They're also consulting for a class action lawsuit. People here might hate TikTok swifties but they're actually doing something to fix this shit show, we've been complaining about them getting tickets instead of us and they might actually fix our problem.

to be fair I have seen a few people sharing similar things about taking action on here, but I agree. like, tiktok is definitely not my kind of fandom space and their theories do my head in sometimes but they're still fans and should still get to go if that's what they want and it's not like they've got priority or something, I'm sure there's an equal proportion of fans across tumblr/tiktok/other social medias/not on social media who either did or didn't get tickets

[turnaboutimagines]

its been 2 years, how are you doing ?

It... It's actually HAS been over two years, hasn't it? That feels wrong, but I know it's not. I'm okay, though, mostly! Things aren't great, but they could be so much worse so... I'll take it.

I will say that I still have notifications for this blog, my side blogs, and my AO3 in these two years away. I have seen every single comment, message, like, reblog, and kudos. I'm so glad people have continued to read my silly little AA fanfic pieces, it means so much to me. Writing for this blog was (is?) such a joy that it still brought a smile to my face to see someone engage with my tumblr and AO3. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

... Anyways, I'm playing the AA games again for the first time in a while so I may get back into writing? A very tentative maybe. Things will be different around here if I do! I'll be making new posts soon and revamping the blog. So keep an eye out! :> But for those of you who see this and are curious about where I've been or life updates, it's under the cut!

The most important thing though: I am very sorry for vanishing off the face of the earth. I didn't really want to come back here until I felt like I could stick around for more than just one post, which in my head meant potentially returning in some capacity or deciding to shut this blog down for good. And so, two years of silence has passed as a result. I am what I've always been: an anxious, awkward, and indecisive disaster.

But to those of you who read my stuff years ago and totally forgot you followed an AA imagines blog or just have no interest in AA content now, I see you and there's no shame in unfollowing as I dust things off. I just appreciate that you were here at all, pal!

Okay, now onto the personal shenanigans. Since I was last on here, I started playing with my beloved weekly D&D group (we've been playing for over 2 years now and are on our second campaign! <3), got REALLY into Critical Role and Dimension 20, graduated with my master's, landed a job right out of my practicum, read SO many wonderful books, and I'm 26 now! ...Which means that I've got way too many games and hobbies I'm interested in and not enough time/energy for any of them. :"D

I'm still just as in love with stories as ever, but I've barely written anything outside of D&D fic in 2 years.

Of course, it hasn't all been good, I've had my fair share of grieving, family drama, mental health issues, work as my personal hell, and grappling with my sense of failure and hopelessness. I've barely left my house in two years and I honestly don't remember how to socialize or be a person among other people anymore -- I barely knew to begin with. But I'm just going one day at a time and taking my time to catch back up.

But I miss writing. I'm apprehensive to post again because it's gonna be bad for a while. I am rusty. But I wanna pick it back up again. And I LOVE Ace Attorney. I love these characters. I love this setting. And I've dearly missed the whimsy and heart of this series.

My inbox is open for messages, I'll do my best to respond to things? I'll probably leave old asks in my inbox to rest, but I'll respond to any new things! For those of you who sent in anons checking on me, consider this an open letter to you, too! I got quite a few of kind anons in the past two years and I appreciate y'all taking the time to check in on me.

Thanks for reading all of this. Keep an eye out for future posts and some blog modifications but I'm signing off for now!

[many-but-one]

It's Fusion Time!

(in the same way one would say "It's Morbin' Time!" Lol. I think I'm hilarious.)

Alter Intro: Dorian!

Hello folks! This isn't our first alter intro, however, we've deleted all of the ones we've made in the past for personal reasons. I'm making this intro mostly to kind of explain what just happened. As several of our followers have seen, James made a post talking about how Jules (our previous host) and Foster (previous co-host and sexual protector) were beginning to fuse, and then later updated saying that we have fused.

Well, here we are! To explain a bit:

We knew this fusion was on the horizon for a LONG time. It'd been a few months of pretty consistent integration between Foster and Jules. They were sharing almost all memories with each other, they were best friends in-sys, they co-conned almost constantly, and they spent almost all of their time together. They loved each other deeply, in a platonic, best-friend way. It was the deepest friendship either of them had ever known. Of course it had to be from someone in their own head😂

This is actually not the first time they've fused, however, the fusions previously were usually something more along the lines of extreme blending and feeling fused for a few hours or even half a day before splitting back apart. Most of the system was NOT in favor of the fusion occurring. Jules was not wanting it, James especially was not wanting it, and several others were quite worried about it. Foster had an incredibly laissez-faire attitude about the entire thing. Kind of a "if it happens, it happens." Very on-brand. Guy's cool as a cucumber most of the time. There were even attempts to stop it, such as having Foster do more inside duties and keeping him separate from Jules. However, it really only harmed the system. Both hosts were better up front, and both were better as a team. We started noticing the intense blending on Monday night and suddenly our Inner Gatekeeper (Anna) shoved James out in front and blocked him off from what was happening, which was his signal that it was really happening and it was likely going to be permanent. She did this mainly so he wouldn't try to do something stupid and stop it somehow and because he has very little support inside the system (Foster was his support) but has a lot of external support. She basically shoved him out and said "Go ask for help, idiot." Which he did, and I'm so proud of him for that. The fusion finished late Tuesday evening, though I can tell it will still be a while until it's a "full" fusion, I think. There's still slight separation, however, we are one and I can tell this will likely be permanent unless there's an intense outside stressor that breaks us apart again.

So, what does it feel like to be fused? There have been many posts in the past about this on the good old Tumblr, many probably worded way better than ours will ever be, (namely this post by @subsystems)

However, I still want to share, as I feel it may help some people who are anxious about fusion. I know we sure as hell were! However, now that it's finished and here to stay, I can say confidently: this was for the best, and it has made me feel so much better.

Being a fusion of Jules and Foster is interesting. I feel both parts in me. I do something and kind of chuckle and think "that was the Foster in me" or I say something and I think "wow, that was so Jules of me." They are still there, 100%. I feel them. The way I've been describing it to friends is like the two of them are constantly hugging inside of my chest. I feel their closeness, and they are closer than ever before. We are happy as one self, rather than our separate selves. This feels good. It feels peaceful. Even though it was just two parts, and we still have dozens upon dozens more to contend with--I still feel just a little more "whole." Having them both in me feels so peaceful. This was meant to happen.

Foster and Jules, for those that know them more personally, are quite literally opposites in almost every way. Jules is very introverted, Foster is immensely extroverted. Jules has extreme problems with fatigue, Foster has almost endless energy. Jules is unbothered or doesn't care about sex and Foster is essentially a sex addict😂 There could not be two more different parts in our system. We were so worried about how this would end up, but overall it's so so good. I know I keep saying "it's so good", but I really have no better words to describe. I feel closer to my best friend than ever before, this is how it was always meant to be.

We agreed on the name Dorian about two weeks prior to the fusion, however we knew we could easily change our minds afterward. It was mostly a suggestion and a name we both loved. We knew we could decide to stick with Jules, or stick with Foster. Thing is, I still feel like being called Jules wouldn't be weird. Same with Foster. I AM them. But...also not? There was no "loss" of either of them like we were worried about. I am Jules, I am Foster, but I am also a super special secret third thing that is what makes ME. Dorian🥰 Dorian feels good. I would answer to both of the other names, most likely! However, while I am them, I'm also not. Jules just a bit to the left, and Foster just a bit to the right, as I've sort of described to others!

I'm still working out who I am and how this will affect my relationships with inner parts and external people. Foster and James were VERY close. Partners in every sense of the word. Jules and James had a more sibling type relationship. Kind of a "you're my annoying sibling but I love you anyway" sort of thing. I feel both in me now. I love him both romantically and platonically. As this fusion becomes more solid and I start understanding who I am more completely, I will see which way I lean toward the most. I know James is hesitant to be around me because he doesn't want me to feel like I am being pressured into a relationship with him, as he knows it won't be the same as it was before. I can tell that I lean more toward the romantic feelings toward him, though I am waiting to be sure that's the direction I want to go. I know my personality, at least socializing, leans very heavy toward Foster. I talk loud like him, I gesture like him, I am incredibly crude like he was😂 However I still feel the Jules influence, which is so SO interesting. I feel like I really can't even put into words what this feels like. I was so terrified, and I realize we didn't need to be at all. This is such a good and pure feeling. Even though we were both non-trauma holding ANPs through and through, this step in our healing journey is so huge. It is incredible, really. I can already tell we will be so much better as One now.

So what I know about myself now:

My name is Dorian. I am genderfluid (like Foster was). I use he/they pronouns, either is fine. I look a lot like Foster with a bit of Jules flair. I can tell the Jules part of me would be so stoked at having a masculine body IW. Finally tall >:) I've got a cool picrew that I've been grooving on that captures our essence pretty well, I'd say. I'll put it in the read more below.

I will remain host, of course. I will primarily run this blog. Foster had a blog and so did Jules. I'll run both, though I'll probably rename Foster's blog, as it was highly tied to his source (he was an introject) and that isn't very relevant to me anymore, as he was already extremely source separate by the time we fused. The reason for keeping both is to 1) preserve both. I am still them and I like seeing the stuff we've done in the past and 2) ya boy needs an NSFW account and Foster's blog was exactly that LOL. Feels silly making a totally new blog. 😂

All in all. This was such a good experience. So amazing, really. I had been so hesitant on fusion. The idea of final fusion was scary even though we were open to it. Functional multiplicity seemed a better route. However now that we've experienced one fusion, the idea of feeling like this with everyone is....wow. What a thought. I know not all fusions will be quite like this, but the idea of feeling more whole and more "me" in one self is very appealing. While I am fine with either ending (functional multiplicity or final fusion) my mind is far more open to the idea of final fusion. The idea is thrilling.

SO interesting too, that our fusion started just before Multiplicity and Me's video came out about her final fusion journey, and after it ended we watched the video (which apparently James watched it already to give himself a bit more encouragement that this was a good thing, lol) and I could actually somewhat relate. I'm nowhere near the "final" part of fusion, but the way she spoke about fusion felt exactly like me. Gave me a confidence boost too, that I wasn't making this up😂 I am way better with the denial nowadays but it still hits every so often, especially with big system changes like this, or when discovering the subsystems. Feels like a weird fever dream, but realizing other people with DID have similar experiences only strengthens my resolve and helps me combat that denial.

Very first sign off as the new version of me. Jules a bit to the left, and Foster a bit to the right. Also known as Dorian. 🥰

Cheers to healing, friends.

-Dorian🌹

(face claim under the read more)

(picrew link)

[keagan-ashleigh]

Hello tis me 👋😊

Ok so just like many people I have been following Loki's show and I have been sharing my thoughts on Twitter (look for @KeaganAsh if you want to meet me there) but, well, I thought, hey, that's been a while since I've posted something on Tumblr, and since the finale's tomorrow, well.

So. I haven't had many theories, some thoughts here and there but nothing big, but one. This is about Sylvie - it's not exactly my theory, I've seen some tweets about it and I tend to sort of agree with it: I am not 100% convinced Sylvie is actually a Loki. I think there is a possibility, a fair one, that Sylvie is the Enchantress. The actress has answered about it but in case the theory is true she can't just spoil it, and she's been vague enough so the theory still has a chance to be true.

First of all there's the name: Sylvie. Sylvie Lushton is one of the two characters that has taken the Enchantress alias, the other one being Amora.

The two are not the same character but they have things in comon and as Sophia Di Martino said they took inspiration from Lushton but are telling a different story from the comics. That doesn't rule out the theory at all since Sylvie and Amora can have been merged into this new character we've been presented.

I'm going to introduce those characters - even if in the end I end up being wrong, which is a possibility, they're still interesting.

Sylvie Lushton is a human, who obtained the powers of Enchantress from Loki who met her when she was a teenager, in Oklahoma where she was born. His reason being, basically, he wanted to play with the life of a human, and see what will happen. With her newly gained powers she tried her chance at joining the Avengers, taking The Enchantress name and lying about being an asgardian. But she was rejected.

She later joined Coat of Arm and the Young Masters, still trying to be a hero, then was accepted by the Young Avengers before being rejected because of her bad attitude. She joined other groups until she ultimately led a villainous group and was defeated by The Defenders then led by Valkyrie, Misty Knight, Hyppolita, etc.

Her powers: she has the ability to cast illusions, to control people's minds (!), teleportation, she can transform people into animals, cast some sort of energy field, transmorgrification (changing form, often in a grotesque way)

Amora is a born asgardian, her powers have been taught to her by the Norns, especially the Queen of the Norns, Karnilla. She's been continuing her studies by seducing or stealing knowledge from mages, wizards. She associated w Brunnhilde but soon betrayed her.

She's been for a long time associated with Skurge, who was deeply in love with her.

She's notably known as Thor's love interest - more precisely, Amora fell in love with Thor, tried to seduce him but when she couldn't, asked Skurge to kill Jane Foster. She was then defeated.

Later she has been associated with Loki, Zemo, Doctor Doom, etc.

She later was forced by the Beyonder to fight on Battleworld, at some point she fought against Miss Hulk and lost. She met Thor again by that time.

[note that those are mostly characters that have an importance in the incoming mcu phase]

The Enchantress was exhiled from Asgard by Odin who was unhappy with her villainous actions. But she fought against Surtur's army, and against her sister Lorelei when she refused to fight alongside asgardians. So she casted (?) a spell on her so she fell in love with Loki.

Her story doesn't stop here but it's a long story, see the rest on Marvel wiki.

Her powers: she has the asgardian strength of course, speed, ability to fight, endurance, etc. Plus obviously she is a witch so she casts spells, throw lightning bolts, teleport, cast illusions, transform her appearance, she manipulates men by seducing them, she can use force fields and blows up things with energy she emits, she can levitate, AND not the least: she can astral project to possess other people yes !

Both Enchantresses have obviously things in comon with the show's Sylvie - including their looks. Their powers seem similar to Loki's but there is things they can do that he can't, such as what is said in Lamentis: Loki can't enchant people, not the way she does it.

Loki manipulates minds in a different way as established in Avengers, he used the scepter that multiplied his power and emotions, to control minds and unleash Avengers deep anger to awake the Hulk. In a way, that power came from him, but it's not something he really does in the movies. Initially, he can astral project, use hypsnosis, telepathy, but he doesn't possess people. I guess Sylvie is teaching him to use this power he doesn't yet control. Still, it's quite possible that this is to make us doubt, or to focus our attention on the fact that Sylvie can help him unleash his powers, and not on the fact it's fairly possible that he just doesn't have Sylvie's abilities.

There is not many differences between a Loki and an Enchantress and that makes it really easy to deceive people into believing they are the same person.

What we've seen from the show and Sylvie's past, she was taken away from Asgard by the TVA as a kid and then hid from them and ran away... But there is actually nothing that really say unequivocally, the kid we saw was Sylvie. That is the story she is telling.

Plus there this tiny detail that the kid had dark hair, while Sylvie doesn't - yep I know hair dye is a thing but that blurs the line, that creates a visual difference between those two persons. What if it's implying they're not the same ?

And there is other details, like the HUGE amount of times they use the words "enchant", " enchanting", and such. I mean. Why insist on this word, when her power can be described differently, could have used telepathy, mind manipulation, etc, but they insist on using "enchantment".

And there is the fact her first impulse when called a Loki is to reject it, perhaps with a bit more anger than necessary. Why doesn't she wants to be associated with this name? Why insisting on the fact they're two different beings and not two versions of the same person. She's the only Loki to reject being a Loki, the only one who doesn't dramatize everything, and if they have comon traits, they are very different. Even Loki points it out, they're different. They imply that's because she was taken out of her timeline befire she could learn to be Loki, but again, it'd be a very good way to mislead us.

And of course there's the fact that they make them fall in love with each other - I doubt they really are to be honest, but they make it such a point that falling for himself is sick and absurd, then what if it means he's not? Yes it IS absurd. What if that's precisely the point?

I don't care if they end up together if she is not Loki but Enchantress, Loki is still canonically bisexual no matter who they set him up with, that is a win they can't take back. But yes, if she's actually Loki, then this pairing is weird. They are different people anyway, they don't share the same timeline, the same life, the same experience, still that is weird. And perhaps it's meant to feel weird and to be questioned.

In conclusion : I am not sure this theory is right. Not at all. But I feel like there is a piece of the puzzle missing, I feel like there is a lack of an actual twist. For now there has been 2 twists (tva agents are variants and the Time Keepers are fake), but we have been told that since the beginning, we started the show with this fact that it was all bullshit so there is no surprise, we have been led from the start to the understanding that the tva was coated in lies.

I expect something more unexpected. Something that not only will give a starting point to the multiverse just as it has been announced on the medias, but also something, pretty much like the Agatha reveal in WandaVision, that will make us go back to the beginning and reconsider everything we've seen. Why not that thing be that Sylvie is the Enchantress and has been either pulling the strings or been manipulated into tricking everyone.

Maybe not. Maybe I am wrong. We'll see tomorrow, maybe not this time but next season if there is one - everything is possible. If I am wrong, no worries, it happens, but if I am right I'll be happy but not surprised. 😁

[failing-to-write-again]

Germany x Ireland!Reader: Snow Storms and Confessions

Ok so the plan was to post another scenario and write two more yesterday. But Tumblr did an oopsie and deleted everything.

Every cloud has a silver lining however, my friend sent me this gem of a find and all I could think about afterwards was this story. I was going to write them as scenarios but I found it difficult to imagine situations for the other characters.

So here's a different story. A one shot...goody.

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*Ireland's POV*

I sat there cold and alone in the Russian airport terminal. My flight cancelled due to the violent snow storm outside and no hotel room to go to. All the other countries had already left, the usual flights to Ireland weren't available. Just one at 10pm when a blizzard was due. Russia didn't exactly give a direct response when I brought it up...

*flash back*

"Little Ireland! You are feisty small one, you're lack of fear is amusing."

"I'm not being feisty I just want to know why there's none of the usual planes to my country. I don't want to end up caught in the blizzard"

"Она умнее, чем выглядит...I don't involve myself petty plane issues. Perhaps this is fate, you believe in a lot of those magical fairy tales no?"

she's smarter then she looks

"Она также говорит по-русски. Что ты прячешь?"

she also speaks Russian. What are you hiding?

*flash forward to present*

Just before I could pry, Germany got the meeting started and I was left to get to my seat and ponder over Russia's behaviour. He's a strange study for sure.

Germany was as well. We became properly acquainted in the early 1900s only labelling ourselves as friends around the 70s when I joined the early version of the EU (then EEC). He definitely is a layered character, and even though he is sweet once I became closer with him, he seems to still be hiding aspects of his personality. But enough about that I'm cold and have to figure out where I'll sleep tonight.

"Ireland? Vhat are jou doing here?"

Speak of the devil and he shall arrive...

"Hey Germy, my flight got cancelled and it was the only one available, my hotel booking also ran out so I'm just sorta stuck here haha."

A rather enjoyable shade of red spread across his face at the mention of the nickname. I'd do anything to see those little cracks in his tightly woven character. Anything to see the little smiles or chuckles, the crush I'd developed over years of friendship pushing me to.

"V...Vell mein flight vas cancelled as vell...vould you like to share a hotel room vith me? I still have an extra day."

Panic.

"I wouldn't be against it, but you probably would like to not share a room so I understand if you don't want to and everything. Thanks for the offer though"

"Nein it's fine I don't mind ve're friends ja? It's ok!"

The air is so fucking uncomfortable. Big brother France is looking on in disappointed from Paris. I just know it. After a few more rounds of pitiful back and forth we agreed we both were ok with sharing a room and set off, chittering throughout the walk.

*[insert timeskip joke] Germany's POV*

Ireland was in the bathroom getting ready for bed as I sat mentally preparing to sleep beside her.

At some point my feelings of friendship began to be replaced with... love as Italy put it. I thought I was ill whenever my heart would flutter like a manly butterfly near her. After voicing my concerns to my brother and Italy, bruder proceeded to have a laughing fit. Italy took the time to gush about love long enough for me to come to the conclusion I was in it.

Ireland. She's not perfect by any means and we've had our fair share of arguments and disagreements. Though we always manage to work then out. Would it be the same if we were dating? I would be living in a dream if that was true...

The door opened and in she came. In the shorts she wore for sleep her false leg was on full display. I remember helping her make it, replacing the standard wooden one for a metal one with upgrades bring added whenever we visited eachother or were together in our free time from longer summits. The leg, essentially fully functional due to her use of spells and my use of metal. Light blue swirls, famous for their use in her history giving off a slight hum in the dark room, dancing up and down the metal limb. Gott she was an angel.

"That meeting left me a wreck." She stifled a yawn, lowering herself slowly to the bed beside me. The blue began to fade slowly as she stopped using magic, bleeding up her leg until disappearing once it reached the end of the metal at her upper thigh. "How does it vork?" I lowly hummed.

"The magic I use to move the leg? It's a weird mix of electricity and telekinesis. I use the electricity to stimulate the metal wires and pistons you put into it and use the telekinesis to make it move in a more natural way. I just wish it didn't glow, it makes it impossible to hide"

Hide? Why hide it? It's beautiful...is it inappropriate to say that out loud? I settle on a less invasive response.

"Why hide it? The blue looks like the tattoo you always joke about getting?"

She went quiet did I go to far? No she always said when I went too far same as I always did if our discussions on my...past got too vivid...She continued.

"When I lost my leg, I lost a part of myself. The image of the country who would fight anyone to be free, that had the confidence of countries ten times her size, it was gone. I kept up the act in letters and statements acting like the leg didn't phase me...Then I got to finally see my siblings again. None of them were allowed near me after one of my attempts for freeedom out of fear I'd help them escape or convince England to go rogue against his boss. They watched me struggle to do anything, they watched me have to ask for help to move, they watched me weak. It's been hard adjusting...then..."

She took a deep breath and looked up. Something she often did when trying not to cry. I gently lay a hand on her back and put on the calmest voice I could.

"Then vhat? Take jour time, I know it's difficult, but please tell me vhat happened?"

"I met someone. They helped me without even realising it. They slowly built up my confidence in myself, taught me how to laugh and smile like I used to. Obviously my family helped but the help from this person stuck with me more I suppose. He built me up, tried to help when he didn't have to."

He. My world slowly shattered and fell around me. So she has somebody else. Someone better. Someone who can show her all the love they probably expect being raised by someone like France and England.

"Oh...vill jou tell me more about him?"

She let a slow smile spread across her face.

"He's kind and sweet but covers it over with a stiff outer shell. He has many talents...so many talents. He's amazing really, but one thing in particular is what I think made me fall for him."

"Vhat vas it? That he did"

I was probing. I was pushing too far into her private life. If she never spoke about him in all our years of friendship, she had a reason not to. She's a damn ex-spy and rebel leader she knows how much to trust people. But...I didn't care. I wanted to know. Needed to. I had loved her for years only for her to slip away the moment I had started working to con-

"He built me a new leg. Then he called it pretty and sleek and said he liked the blue the magic made on it."

Oh...this was...not what I expected. I was the one who built the leg...she knows that...she...she...

"Ireland I..."

I slowly pulled her gently, she was straddling me so I could look into her eyes.

"Do jou really. But vhat I've done. How could jou?"

"Fall for a lovable human being? It's rather simple. I'm just hoping you'll give this amputee a chance."

She looked at me hopefully through her eye lashes. At that moment I realised why us Germans aren't seen as great romantics. We're better at doing, not speaking. So do I did.

I kissed her. Pouring every piece of emotion I felt for her, because of her into it. Desperately trying to show her how much I cared regardless of how bad I'd be at saying it. And it was bliss. My pulse was racing faster then any of my, no Germany's, F1 cars.

She was with me, not my country, not my people, ME. And I'm going to be selfish.

Her soft warm lips, pushing against my colder ones. Tasting like that brand of chocolate she loves mixed with the minty taste of toothpaste. Her arms, laying around me neck, playing with the hairs on the back of my head. My arms, pulling her closer filling every gap between us I could find. I was in heaven, kissing an angel, and I wasn't going to give it up for anything. The entire world could be damned so long as she was in my arms. Everything Italy, France, Spain, Bruder, and all the other countries preached about love suddenly clicked. I loved her. I never wanted to leave her side. I wanted to be her hero, her Ritter (knight), her lover.

And by the way she was kissing back she wanted to be mine.

*POV switch*

HOLY FUCKING SHIT HE'S KISSING ME!

HOLY FUCKING SHIT I'M KISSING HIM!

AAAHHHHHHHH!!!

I barely thought of anything else, all I could focus on was getting drunk off his kisses. He was kissing me like the world was ending and I loved it.

At some point it went from me in his lap to beneath him on the bed, staring into icy blue eyes.

"vell..." He drawled "ve have a hotel room, a snow storm. no ozher countries on zhis floor, or anyvone for that matter until tomorrow. and a very horny country. vhat do jou suppose ve do Ms.Ireland?"

I spoke before my mind could think. "Well Mr.Germany. A second, equally as horny country is beneath you so the real question is...Was wirst du dagegen tun?

What are you going to do about it?

Snap.

"Ich heiße nicht deutschland Ich heiße ludvig" he growls out. Responds very well to German if the kisses are any proof.

My name isn't Germany. My name is Ludwig

I leant up to whisper in his ear..."Es ist gut zu wissen, was ich später schreien werde. Ich bin (Y/N)."

It's good to know what I'll be screaming later. I'm (Y/N).

I hear a growl before my hands are held above my head with kisses attacking my neck...If this was Russia's plan for only having only one flight home then he's getting cookies next meeting.

*both POV*

Thank God/Gott for snow storms.

[kookmin1913]

(1)Hey!! i love your tumblr so much. i just wanted to say that youre doing great! I dont know you, obviously, but we're quite similar in our preferences (km supporter and jm bias). And i assume we've probably both seen our fair share of antis, whether it be jm antis or km antis. I've probably seen it all but despite this sometimes i see something atrocious someone wrote and it'll get to me. At those moments i just take a step back and go "im here for the music and to see these members happy"

(2) Sometimes we get caught up in peripheral nonsense that, in the grand scheme of things, dont really matter. and we forget why we even started supporting these boys. I think maybe some army need to take a step back and just appreciate what these boys give us. I don't mean you specifically i mean army's in general, we get caught up in this whirlwind and we want to always be on top of it or part of it and we lose our footing in reality.

(3) We support KM. We want to see them happy. We appreciate and celebrate their relationship by sharing cute, funny, sus af, wtf moments between the them because we enjoy that. All the other stuff, like antis and rumours and random people catfishing us for clout. that stuff doesnt matter. So my advice to any army is that if you see yourself trying engage with these type of people, just take a step back, maybe go listen your favourite bts track, go watch your fave run ep or interviews.

(4) We became fans of this band because they make us happy, so lets be happy. If you're not enjoying yourself as a fan then youre doing it wrong. take a step back. if you have to remove yourself from some social platforms then do it. I've seen so many miserable fans and it breaks my heart because this isnt what its about. Anyway, im not very god with words, so i hope this made even a little bit of sense. i was all over the place lol. Lets just love and support these boys while we can. 💖

Hi anon....thank you thank you thank you so so so much for the kind words. 🥰🥰 I am so happy you enjoy my blog, and I hope you continue to support in the future.

You words are truest to how I see the band as a whole and KM as who I believe to be a couple. I agree that we should just love and support the boys while we can. Absolutely!

Thanks again! 🥰💜🥰💜🥰