#which i strongly prefer

[manicali]

Hey don't ask me why I do the thing I do I have no clue

My brain ain't built for thinking ok

Idk who this was sorry, maybe Pat?

[happychildhood]

goin on a date on tuesday n im sooo excited

[keferon]

*clasps your shoulders gently and looks you straight in the eye*

Keferon. Please read Ninth by Kyn on AO3. I think you would love it very much. It has a large chapter count, but don't be intimidated, it's very easy to get into. It is currently unfinished, but is being updated regularly.

You are the seventh person that recommended this fic to me so ahahahaha yeah

I’m doing great Help I hate some parts of it but I love the other parts I’m spinning in the blender

…..I made the moodboard….

[widowshill]

the people aren't ready to hear this but angelique arbitrarily picking quentin to decide to be in love with out of nowhere, bewitching roger into marriage and then absolutely not wanting him to touch her, and constantly pursuing men's (chiefly barn's) attention only when it's clear he doesn't want her, is soooo comp het of her.

[asgardian--angels]

....

[kimeoshi]

I'm sure you've probably checked tags but you might want to do something about that blog that AI-ified your art. Ingore this ask if u don't mind AI k bye

Obviously I do mind. I do not know what prompted the last part, but it is completely unsolicited.

Anyways, I've already reported the post before, if that is what you meant.

[eshildora]

Hateful She

[slurpyboii]

A little bit of this chapter was actually p good but the rest was literally nothing. Like. What are we doing. What do you mean one more chapter left.

Spoilers in tags

[hemo-goblin-a1c]

Such a typically popular and unexciting show to post about but I kind of love how bobs burgers has it Very Explicitly Stated that

a) Louise is a Daddy's Girl

but at the same time it's proven over and over again that

b) her and Linda have sooooo much in common. I'm watching the ep where they have a thunder dome in the freezer (S5E3) for ref but it's just like obvious all over the series.

Yes Louise has disdain for the traditionally feminine things her mom wants her to do, and especially a rightful anger against the disregard her mom shows for her established boundaries. But at the end of the day Louise really gets her chaotic and rule-breaking nature from Linda, not Bob, (remember how Bob has been a workaholic since childhood but Linda threw rocks at cars and got drunk underage and climbed off bridges with her sister?) And it's just like, idk, kind of cute to me! Like omg yesssss show me a flawed but relatable and not unsalvageable parent-child dynamic LFGGGG!!!!!!

[bigboobshaunt]

Yesterday at work they told me to update my profile on the company's internal system and I found out they now have trans man and trans woman listed as gender options... separate from man and woman :I

[creekfiend]

please do not sicc ur nerds on me. I am also disabled if that helps

I did not and do not ever sicc anybody on anybody and turned reblogs off on that post this morning so it wouldn't keep spreading as ragebait. 🤷

[shararan]

good news: started shortfic 300 words

good news 2: its binggehua

??? news: its pushing the boundaries of a shortfic as im at 1500 words and cant stop for a break

worse news: my back is dying

good news 3: still kicking and screaming as the words flow like waterfall

less good but also ???? news: its in swedish

not good but kinda makes me laugh news: ill be the one to take yet another fandoms swedish fic virginity on ao3

[chaosthatsmellsgreen]

so here's the thing.

Swan Song is the perfect ending.

it's not a happy ending, it's not necessarily the ending i'd want for either Sam or Dean, but that's not what a good ending to a story is. not all stories have a happy ending. and Supernatural? it's a tragic story. it's a story of perservering in the face of insurmountable evil. it's a story about holding on for dear life, as long as you can. it's a story about making the right choice, even if it seems impossible - even it if doesn't make you happy.

i wouldn't want Sam to be locked up with Lucifer for the rest of eternity. i wouldn't want Dean to fail the one goal he'd had in life, to protect his little brother. but by looking at the narrative of the whole five seasons, it's the ending that makes sense, and while bittersweet, it completes both of their stories perfectly.

Sam had been infected by evil before he was even born. he'd made unforgivable mistakes, he'd been struggling to stay on the path of good his whole life. in the end, the one thing he had to do was to be able to do the right thing. as heart-breaking as that is, the right thing, for Sam, is to sacrifice himself to save the world. the tragedy of it, that all he wanted was an out of this life he'd grown up in, to be normal, to be safe. to get away from the monsters and the darkness inside him. throughout the five seasons, he'd been struggling to make the right choices, he's been trying to deny who and what he is. in season four, he makes the ultimate mistake - and season five, from start to finish is his redemption arc. he knows what he's done, and he genuinely doesn't try to excuse it. even in the last second, he considers himself less than the people he looks up to, less than Dean and Bobby, but he knows what the next right thing is. the only thing left to do. and in the end, he doesn't get to enjoy the normal life he'd wanted in the world he saved, because that's just not his story. what he does get to do is to do right by the world - and more importantly, right by his brother.

Dean on the other hand, had always been fast to sacrifice himself. he was happy with his life as a hunter - keep in mind, even though he starts questioning that through the seasons (same as Sam is questioning whether he could ever be normal), that's where Dean comes from, originally. he's a hunter, it's his job to save people, it's his job to take care of his family, his little brother. that's what he is, that's all he is. and you can see how much of a toll it takes on him. he gives up his life so that Sam can live, but he resents the universe for it. he resents Sam for making the wrong choices, but it's because he feels like it's his responsibility to fix them - but Sam has grown up. he has his own mind and Dean needs to understand, as he does in the very end, that he needs to let Sam be who he is. that this obsession with cleaning up his messes is ruining him, it's pushing him to do things he never would've done for anyone else. and in my opinion, he does the right thing, too. he lets Sam make his own call. he's there, he goes with him to see Lucifer, he goes to where the battle is going to go down, even if there is nothing he can do, just so he's there for Sam ("Well then I ain't gonna let him die alone."). he's not there to change anything. he's there to support his brother. and the thing is, Dean never even dared to want the apple pie life. he was a good little soldier for his dad, he looked after his little brother, he saved people and killed monsters - between all that, anything he might've wanted for himself was just... buried by all the noise.

but Sam knows what it's like to want that. and he wants it for Dean. Dean never let Sam do anything for him, because it wasn't Sam's job to look after Dean. and Sam, whose last act was going to be self-sacrifice, who knew he wasn't going to make it out, he made the last thing he'd ever do be, for once, to look after his big brother. to prevent him from going down a path that would lead to loneliness and madness and the end of the world, again

and after five seasons, after giving up on Sam, on family, on life, on happiness, on the world, Dean finally gives in and lets him. he chooses to honor Sam's wishes, and do the one thing his brother always wanted, the one thing he could never have, the one thing Dean has always been too selfless to even want for himself; he goes and lives a normal life.

i know the series goes on. despite not watching to the end, i know Dean ends up dying and Sam ends up living to an old age. i know they go back to not trusting each other, to recycling their five season long character arcs over and over until narrative cohesion is gone completely. i know there are traces of the Sam and Dean of what i consider to be peak Supernatural in the later series (S8 Sam is very on theme for his character, which is why it's my favourite season from late-Supernatural). but the thing is, Swan Song is the perfect ending. it ends a complete arc, it closes a cohesive story with complex characters, a strong thematic core about love and family and free will, and an - albeit tragic - ending.

there are a lot of posts and conversation around how rare it is to have shows and movie series with a planned story, a story that ends not when it is no longer profitable but when it's supposed to. and Supernatural was clearly supposed to end here. this is my example every time i have a conversation about shows that you shouldn't watch every season of. and like i said, there is a lot of good stuff after this. there is a lot to explore in the world of Supernatural. i personally enjoyed a lot of later episodes, loved season eight and absolutely. fucking. ADORED Fan Fiction (10x05). but i look at all of that as spin off. an alternative way for things to go after the real ending. i often have a loose relationship with canon, and such is the case here. i have my own headcanon about how i'd like to imagine things go after season 5, but that's irrelevant.

Swan Song is a wonderful episode. it rounds out the story, brings it to a bittersweet but complete point. our heroes have made their choices, and Chuck's ending narration says it all.

"So, what's it all add up to? It's hard to say. But me, I'd say this was a test... for Sam and Dean. And I think they did all right. Up against good, evil, angels, devils, destiny, and God himself, they made their own choice. They chose family. And, well... isn't that kinda the whole point?"

THE END

[zorilleerrant]

No, it's not a thing - at least not in comics. Comics writers aren't allowed to read fic or engage with the fandom much at all, to the point it's often detrimental to their love of the character. They generally don't know what the fanon traits are, unless it's something brought up a lot to specific people at cons, etc. - which of course would give a very flattened view of what people care about, and which is why most writers don't lend too much credence to it (for better and for worse).

What you're noticing is the tendency of new or untalented writers to pick a central trait and concentrate too much on it, and then a corresponding tendency of management/the editing team to insist that stories need to be accessible to new readers and therefore have one or a few particularly memorable traits. In the same way there's a reference sheet for art, there are reference sheets for character traits, which will generally list a handful of relevant, simplified traits, and a handful of relevant, simplified plot points. So if a writer isn't familiar with the character and doesn't care to research them, you'll end up without more nuanced references than those. (You may also end up with that if a writer, like Tom Taylor, sucks at everything.)

This is why you'll notice many runs of comics have character growth and development within that arc that's often incredibly detailed and nuanced, but has little to do with things that came before, and often aren't referenced in great detail after. This is also why standalone works often give a character a rich inner life that doesn't correspond to stories before or after, but is necessary to telling that particular story in that particular way. The writer has a story to tell, but it isn't influenced by the stories that came before, only by the cultural concept itself, or by how the character and plot archetypes of a character fit with what they have in mind.

There's also a genre difference to be aware of - most fic (and therefore most fanon) isn't strictly in the superhero/american comics genre, and is at closest pastiche, and is often a totally different genre. Romance is, of course, popular, but maximalism, stream of consciousness, slice of life, soap opera, and cozy mystery are also huge influences on the genre stylings of fic. This is true of many shorter and standalone arcs in comics, too, which is often why they seem to come out of nowhere or not fit with the rest of the narrative, often an issue in A-story/B-story formats where the stories aren't interrelated or thematically comparable. In fanon, however, there's the additional complication that it tends to be influenced by modernist and post-modernist outlooks on fiction that aren't as heavily represented in mainstream comics as a whole (although DC Black Label tends to be more similar in that regard).

There's also the curation issue - necessarily, with older works, you're much more likely to run into the ones that are better by modern metrics. While this means you'll miss out on things that have basic crafting errors or whose stories are incomplete or confusing, it also means that the older stories that are shared more often now tend to match modern perspectives on how stories should be characterized, plotted, structured, etc. Which means certain works are often centered much more than they were at the time, and considered more canon that their contemporaries. There's a corresponding nostalgia viewpoint that means audiences allow more leeway to older works, assuming they had more nuanced intent, while they think more recent works don't really know what they're doing. It's easier to do that when you can read a whole story at once rather than waiting for installments, too.

What this means is that, no, fanon is having little to no impact on canon, it's just that the process by which fanon you dislike is created and the process by which canon you dislike is created are extremely similar in both the idea-generating and writing procedure and the way they're checked for compliance with earlier installments. They also tend to be made by people with extremely similar attitudes towards the characters and the art. But in ten years, the comics that survive will be the ones that are interesting stories in their own right, not just Content and bridges between Content. The rest will be thought of as supporting canon, and it will be a lot less noticeable that it's shallowly characterized and bland. In the same way, fanfic, fanart, and other fanon that catches people's attention for high artistic and narrative value will be popularized and make its way around the fandom, and people will like it, too.

[chronicparagon]

what if they kissed?

@svnbled

Send "What if they kissed?"

and I'll write a scene where our muses kiss, even if they aren't shipped together. It is it's own thing and doesn't have to lead to an official ship. a "what if scenario"

“What is beauty?”

“What is it, really?”

Such questions buzz in Harmony's mind and escape her lips.  These are the very questions she asked the knight of beauty, one who calls himself Alexios. Silver hues meet his vibrant gaze, shining as bright as aquamarine. They have met a few times before, but nothing outside the usual pleasantries occurred between them. Though the Nameless carries feelings deep in her heart, she dares not speak of them. Fear of rejection holds her desire for more back.  However, that is about to change. It all started when meeting with Alexios again during her exploration of Penacony’s grandeur.

They spoke as the journey of one to become a journey of two. They ventured further beyond the glitz and glam of the Golden Hour to one of the lush gardens where people seek serenity of the natural world. The pair spoke of their factions and their views.

 However, Harmony can’t stop herself from asking her questions as they walk along the cobblestone path beneath the deep green canopy of trees and the hanging lanterns’ gentle glow.

Surely, a Knight of Beauty would be well versed of what beauty is.

"What is true beauty?" Black moccasin boots stop their leisurely pace. Her head tilts back ever so slightly to meet Alexios.

"Is it solely by sight? Like the beauty within the stars?” A swift turn of her head to the other side of the path and she catches sight of an alabaster sculpture of an elegant woman posing on a pedestal. "Is beauty for those who are absolutely flawless? Much like these sculptures?" A metallic hand rests on the pedestal’s edge. A pause follows as the cyborg gently stroke the pedestal as she walks by it.  

“As a Knight of Beauty, do you see beauty just by sight or also by what lies in the heart?”  Here, their walk delves deeper into these gardens, surrounded by hedges adorned with delicate blossoms that bear their sweet fragrances. Here, they stop below a large tree near a small pond where koi swirl beneath the crystal clear surface capped with lilies here and there. A gentle breeze blows, carrying the bouquet of the floral scents around them.  “You know there is beauty in the heart, such as love. There is nothing more pure or more beautiful than that.”  Harmony faces Alexios, her gaze pins the other’s own.

The Nameless hesitates, but only for a moment. She fears of how the Knight will react but she can’t run from this. There is so much she must know. “Mister Alexios, I hope I am not so forward. Please forgive me for that, but-“ Harmony blushes as she approaches him. “You must know more about beauty and love than most souls that exist in the universe. Like, the love for another you deem as beautiful. Their flaws mean nothing for they are all beautiful to you.” Cold metal reaches for his cheek as her hand gently cups it.

“You know, yes? That you are beautiful as well? That is how I see you. I can’t deny what my heart says about you…My hope is that-well, perhaps you…” A deep breath to calm herself, Harmony makes her move. “My hope is it’s mutual…” With that, she leans in until soft lips gently press against Alexios’s. The kiss itself is not demanding or fierce. No, it is a gentle kiss, as though she is handling a delicate masterpiece. Though it is light, there is a love deeper than the depths of the cosmos revealed in that loving touch.

[the-weeping-dawn]

I just realized the romper on a fem DG is actually something straight men read as a sexual outfit especially compared to the, far more attractive armour....