#how popular is this ship? I have no idea...

[twinsunstars]

Thank You, Mother's Day - a small Bad Batch fic

Sypnosis: Omega learns what Mother's Day is, and she's got a few ideas, while Eva, Jax, Sami, and Baryn prepare something for Emerie.

Oh my gosh, Mother's Day is almost over for me where I am in like less than an hour, but I started working on this all day after putting up this post this morning and just finished it quickly (I was so inspired by my own thoughts lol). I hope you guys like it, and Happy Mother's Day!

also up on ao3! read under cut if you want to read it on here instead!

The galaxy had many unique holidays shared around many planets. Life Day, Harvest Day, and the Festival of Light were a few that were more commonly known. One holiday had grown very popular recently as it was coming up soon, as many people on Pabu were getting ready to celebrate it with their loved one.

Mother’s Day. 

When Omega first learned about the holiday from Lyana, she was curious to hear more. Lyana barely remembered celebrating Mother’s Day with her own mother, who had unfortunately passed away from a heavy illness when she was three. Lyana showed Omega a few holophotos she had left of her mother, reminiscing in the memories.

Omega listened closely when Lyana described what a mother was upon her asking. A kind, caring, nurturing, and strong female who always watches out for her family, making sure her kids are safe and healthy.

Nala Se had taken care of Omega ever since she was born, though Omega wasn’t sure about any of those motherly characteristics matching her. All she did to Omega was run tests and make sure she was staying healthy for her own purposes. 

While Lyana described what a mother was, she added, “But you know, mothers don’t quite have to just be female. My dad is like my mom too, and he does everything he can to keep me safe.”

Omega thought about that. Her brothers matched those characteristics way more, always there to make sure she was safe and cared for her wellbeing.

The brother who did this the most was Echo. He always broke up Hunter and Crosshair’s fights before they escalated to violence, helped Omega sew Lula back up whenever Lula got a hole in her fabric or one of her ears ripped, made sure Wrecker wasn’t overeating and wasn’t eating anything that would make him sick, and always tried to get Crosshair to eat something. 

“Lyana,” Omega began, thinking about an idea. “What if I do something for Echo? He’s always taking care of all of us, and he’s my brother but Hunter and Crosshair like joking that he’s the mom.” She would always hear things like “Listen to your mom” or “Okay, Mother” whenever Echo was around, but Omega never got the chance to sit down with her brothers and ask what that meant. 

“That sounds like a wonderful idea!” Lyana said. Lyana was already planning to do something for her father and having Auntie Phee help; ever since her mother had passed away he was fulfilling that role, and even if it wasn’t Father’s Day she wanted to have her dad feel appreciated. 

Omega began brainstorming ideas, asking Lyana what people usually do on this day. Gifting flowers, making a heartfelt message card, giving them gifts and letting them know how much you appreciate them. She had to share this with her brothers. 

***

“Mother’s Day for Echo?”

Omega nodded with excitement, deciding to talk with her brothers about her ideas during their time out fishing today and telling them what the holiday is. “Lyana told me about it, and you all always call Echo the mom.” 

“He certainly does act like a mother,” Crosshair scoffed, chewing on his toothpick and holding the fishing rod with his one hand. Batcher leaned over the ship, keeping an eye out for any fish. 

“Yeah, we always joke about it,” Wrecker chuckled. “But would it be right? Echo’s not actually a mother.”

“Lyana said someone close to you who acts like a mother doesn’t actually have to really be a mother to be celebrated on this day. She’s going to celebrate her dad. I feel like we should do the same for Echo, and he’s coming back for a visit on that day. It’ll be fun!”

Omega hopped up and down, trying to convince her brothers to agree. Omega had a point; Echo always took the most care of them and made sure they were keeping things neat, clean and tidy. Wrecker and Crosshair exchanged a look, and then looked over at Hunter, who was lost in thought. 

“We… could give it a try,” Hunter began. “Echo has been doing a lot lately with Rex. He does need a break.”

Hunter also didn’t want to say no to Omega. She looked so determined to appreciate Echo, he had to give her a chance to experience a Mother’s Day celebration like natural-borns do. 

Omega squealed, telling her brothers the plan. 

***

“Do you think we should do something for Dr. Karr?” 

Eva, Jax, Sami, and Baryn resided under the tree in central Pabu, relaxing after chasing around the moonyos and playing a lot of games to keep Baryn entertained, who was now sleeping soundly in Sami’s arms. 

The kids still resided on the island for their safety, waiting for their chances to go back home once the older adults found a safe way for them to get back to their families. The tricky part was finding Baryn’s family, but the kids had hope that he would get to be reunited with his mother. 

Everyone was talking about Mother’s Day during their stroll in the market, putting up sales and handing out flowers and chocolates. None of the kids had been away from their family on Mother’s Day until now. They missed their mothers much more, longing for their warm hugs. 

Eva suggested giving Dr. Karr a Mother’s Day gift to fill that void of longing to appreciate their mothers. Dr. Karr had been the nicest to Eva, and she felt like appreciating her. She had been away from the island for a while, so Eva was excited to see her again. 

Jax tilted his head, confused. “She’s not our mother though.”

Sami replied, “But she helped us escape and kept us safe. Mothers try to keep their kids safe.” 

The memory replayed in her head of when her mother tried to keep her away from the strange man who was trying to take Sami away. Everything else was a blur after that. She laid her chin on Baryn’s head gently, trying not to cry. 

Eva nodded. “I have a friend who always celebrates her dad for Mother’s Day. Dr. Karr has been so nice, and Omega said she’ll be coming on that day to visit.”

Sami thought for a moment. “Should we ask Omega? She could give us advice. Dr. Karr is her sister.”

“I think she’s near the docks right now. Dr. Karr did try to protect us Maybe it could be fun,” said Jax. He missed his mom a lot, as he would always make drawings and pick flowers for her.

Eva knew how he felt. Eva missed her mother and father so much, and she prayed it was only a matter of short time before getting to be reunited with her again. Dr. Karr had given her the hay doll Eva grew to love so much, reminding her of the small plush dolls her mother would buy for her to feel happy and safe.

“Let’s go find her.”

***

“That… sounds really nice, Omega.” 

Omega had commed Emerie to talk about Mother’s Day for Echo, sitting in a corner near the docks on Pabu. She was really excited, and Echo was bringing Emerie along too during his annual visit. Omega wanted her to be a part of her plan. 

Emerie found this Mother’s Day interesting. Just like every other clone, she never had a mother, nor any parents. Nala Se may have taken care of her for a short period of time, but she wasn’t quite someone who you would call caring and nurturing. Hemlock may have raised her after taking her in, but he didn’t fit any of those categories either at all.

“I knew you would like it!” Omega said. She was about to tell Emerie more, but she heard an outside voice calling her name. 

“Sorry, Omega,” Emerie turned with a frown. “I have to go take care of something. But I promise to keep it secret.”

Omega smiled. “It’s okay. We can go over the plan later.”

Emerie gave her sister a nod. “Be safe, Omega.” 

The call ended, and Omega tucked in her holo-comm into her pocket. She turned to see Eva, Jax, and Sami coming over. Baryn was awake, snuggling with his toy. 

Omega noticed Eva had a nervous look on her face. “Hi! You guys doing okay?”

The kids nodded. Eva held her hands together behind her back. “We wanted to ask you something.”

“Sure, what is it?” Omega gave the young ones her full attention, feeling a little concerned. 

“Well… everyone says Mother’s Day is coming. Our moms aren’t here, but we felt like giving a gift to Dr. Karr.”

“She’s been nice to us, it’s the least we could do,” Sami added. 

Omega’s eyes widened. “That sounds fantastic! I’m going to do something for one of my brothers, and Emerie is going to help. She’ll love your surprise!”

Eva smiled. “You really think so?”

Omega nodded. “Emerie never had a mother either, but I know she will love your gift.”

The kids were happy that Omega liked their idea. Now they just had to think of the perfect gift. 

***

It was perfect timing. Mother’s Day was today. Omega had been wide awake since the sun rose, awaiting Echo and Emerie’s arrival. She had her brothers help her paint banners, pick flowers, and cook some food. She had drawn a picture of her and her family together for Echo to keep with him, and she had Lyana help her frame it. 

Omega had gotten Mox, Stak, and Deke to join in, who were helping the Batch set the table. They had decided to make handmade bracelets for Echo to have on his missions, adding touches to his new painted armor. 

Lyana came over, informing Omega that the ship was arriving. Omega ran out, Hunter exclaiming to tell her to be careful. Batcher followed her, wanting to see Echo and Emerie. 

The ship landed, and Omega ran to Echo, leaping into his arms. 

“Whoa, good to see you again too kid!” Echo returned the hug, carefully setting Omega down. Omega gave Emerie a hug next, as Emerie knelt down to give her sister a tight one. Omega was still getting used to seeing Emerie without those rose-tinted glasses, but she looked pretty either way. 

Batcher nuzzled herself on Echo’s legs. Echo smiled, giving her some pets. She came over to Emerie, who slightly flinched. Batcher tilted her head and sat down calmly, allowing Emerie to come near her when she felt comfortable.

Emerie was still getting used to Batcher, as she would always see the lurca hounds as these vicious creatures who could easily rip one’s throats with their claws. But there was nothing to worry about with Batcher; she wasn’t one of them anymore. Emerie slowly reached her hand out, gently petting Batcher’s head. She smiled, enjoying the feeling. 

“Dr. Karr!” Emerie heard little voices call her name, looking over to see Eva and Jax running towards her. Sami walked over with Baryn in her arms; the baby never wanted to leave her gentle hold. Emerie stayed down on her knees to receive a hug from each of them. 

“Hello, Eva, Jax, Sami. Baryn.” Emerie smiled and scrunched her nose at Baryn, who giggled, happy to see her. “You all can call me Emerie. You don’t have to keep calling me Dr. Karr.”

“Okay. Emerie,” Eva responded, getting the feel of calling Emerie by her first name.

Echo looked around. There was no sight of the Batch. “Where are the others?”

Omega smiled. “Getting ready.”

Echo raised an eyebrow. “Ready for what?”

Omega grabbed Echo’s hand, pulling him to go with her. “Come with me. You’ve got to see this!”

Echo laughed, following his sister to where she wanted him to go. Emerie began to follow Omega, turning to the kids. “Coming?”

Eva replied, “In a bit. We’ll  be there.” Emerie nodded, following Echo and Omega.

“Let’s go prepare her gift,” Jax whispered. The kids nodded, heading off to get Emerie’s Mother’s Day gift. 

***

Omega excitedly led Echo to her family’s new home on Pabu. Echo noticed her being more energetic than usual, wondering where this girl had in store for him. They reached the door, but Omega stopped before opening it. 

“Could you close your eyes?”

Echo scrunched his eyebrows, starting to grow suspicious of what was behind those doors. He hoped it wasn’t one of their pranks they convinced Omega to do with them. Last time he had a whole mishap with his scomp arm and sticky string.

“Please?” Omega held her hands together. As much as he was worried, Echo couldn’t say no to his favorite girl. He shut his eyes, feeling Omega take his hand again and heard the door open. Emerie opened the door so Omega could lead Echo in.

Echo slowly walked, trusting Omega to take him safely. He felt Omega stop walking as he stopped as well. 

“Okay, open.”

Echo swallowed, ready to face anything that was thrown onto his face. He opened his eyes, and all he saw were his brothers, standing together with smiles on their faces. There was a whole table set with food and flowers carefully arranged. A painted banner was hung above on the walls with the words colorfully written in Aurebesh: “Happy Mother’s Day.”

Echo was about to ask what Mother’s Day was, but Omega began, “Everyone may joke that you’re our mom, but in a way you really are. You take so much care of us, and we wanted to thank you for it. Happy Mother’s Day, Echo!”

“Yeah, happy Mother’s Day, Echo!” Wrecker exclaimed, happy to celebrate. Hunter and Crosshair couldn’t help smiling at their older brother. Mox, Stak and Deke came over to Echo, handing him the bracelets they made. 

“For your new armor. It’ll add some color,” Mox said. 

Echo smiled, grateful for all of this. 

Omega walked over to the table, reaching for a frame. She handed Echo the frame, who got to see her drawn picture of him and Omega standing together, the rest in the picture as well along with Emerie. “I drew this for you to have wherever you go, so you have a picture of us for you to look at whenever you miss us on your missions.”

Echo knelt down, holding the frame. He loved it so much, and the picture being drawn by his little sister was the best thing for him. “Thank you, Omega.”

He pulled her into a hug, which Omega returned warmly. Wrecker joined in, and so did Hunter. Wrecker dragged Crosshair into the hug, which he actually enjoyed.

Emerie came over to Echo, holding an untied bracelet. “Senator Chuchi told me about these bracelets that are shared between brothers and sisters. I wanted to make you one as a gift. It’ll bring you good luck.”

Echo looked at the delicate bracelet in Emerie’s hand. He reached out his arm, allowing Emerie to put on the bracelet for him. Emerie smiled, tying the bracelet onto his wrist next to the bracelets the young triplets gave him. Echo loved his gifts, and he was happy that his family decided to do this for him. 

“You should eat, you’ve probably had a long journey,” Hunter suggested. 

“The cake is delicious! Your favorite berry is in it,” Wrecker said. 

Echo nodded, following his brothers and sister to the table. 

Emerie was ready to follow Echo, but she heard Eva’s voice behind her. The kids stood together shyly, and Emerie noticed a red box in Eva’s hands. 

“We… thought of making something for you for Mother’s Day,” Jax said. 

“For helping keep us safe,” Sami added. 

Eva reached out the box. Emerie was shocked. She wasn’t expecting to get anything for Mother’s Day. She didn’t feel she really fit the qualities of a mother. 

Emerie knelt down, taking the box gently from Eva’s small hands. She opened it carefully, revealing a beautiful woven necklace.

“Did you all make this?” Emerie asked. The kids nodded. 

“It was Sami’s idea,” said Eva. “You can wear that on your adventures, and when we go back to our families, you can have that to remember us by.”

Emerie held the necklace, fond of the design. The colors of gold, maroon, and dark blue were so beautifully woven together. She had never received a gift as precious as this. 

"I have some flowers for you too," Jax said, handing her a bunch of colorful flowers he found around Pabu. Emerie took the flowers gently.

“Do you like it?” Sami asked. 

Emerie smiled, tears welling up in her eyes. “It’s beautiful. It’s perfect. Thank you." 

The kids smiled, coming in for another hug. Baryn cooed as Emerie set a hand on his head. She felt grateful to be loved by these children. 

“Emerie, come eat!” Omega called. 

“Come join,” Emerie said to the kids. She stood up, holding Eva and Jax’s hands. She helped Sami set up Baryn so he could eat something good for him. 

The family was happy to be together like this, just like other normal families in the galaxy spending a holiday together. Echo had listened to Omega explain Mother's Day to him and often looked over at his bracelets, loving his gifts. Emerie had Eva put the necklace on her carefully, loving to wear it. 

Mother’s Day had become a new special holiday for them in their hearts, and Omega was ready to celebrate it every year, just like this.

#feel free to share and lmk your thoughts! #pabu life headcanons #the bad batch #star wars #tbb #sw tbb #the bad batch spoilers #tbb s3 #the bad batch omega #the bad batch echo #emerie karr #the bad batch season 3 #the bad batch hunter #the bad batch wrecker #the bad batch crosshair #the bad batch eva #the bad batch jax #the bad batch sami #the bad batch baryn #tbb sami #tbb eva #tbb bayrn #tbb jax #tbb emerie #lyana hazard #happy mother's day #mother's day #happy mothers day

[sauron-kraut]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thank you so much for tagging me, @nihil-ism 🖤

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

Currently 15.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

9,329 - you see, my works posted so far are either shorter one shots or ficlets/drabbles.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The Silmarillion and adjacent works by Tolkien. :) And within this fandom it's almost exclusively about rather niche ships with Mairon. Let's see when/if I will write for other fandoms; I'd love to at some point.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Of Gods And Monsters

Sacrificial

Plaything

Sugar

Sacred

All of these are Mairon/Ar-Pharazôn. lmao

5. Do you respond to comments?

I will respond to every single (first) comment someone leaves on a fic of mine. I thorougly enjoy these little interactions and I want to show my appreciation to people who show me theirs.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

That must be my double drabble Plaything I guess. At least if we talk about the very moment ending the fic. Throwing up from negative emotions and alcohol alike seems pretty... angsty.

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

That must be Of Being Born and Little Deaths. Everyone (well...) is having a good time and it literally ends with an orgasm.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

So far I haven't and I'm very grateful for that.

9. Do you write smut?

I love writing smut. And I love weaving character analyses/studies and some poetry into it.

10. Do you write crossovers?

I don't, personally not a fan of crossovers.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Nope.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I haven't, but sharing headcanons and ideas with others has endlessly inspired many of my fics.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

Angbang (Melkor/Mairon). I love them, I will never be over them; they've been with me for ten years now, I could ramble on forever about how important this ship is to me and what it means to me. It's rather popular in fandom though and I feel like there's many great writers out there who have graced us with their brilliant work. That makes me feel like I don't necessarily need to... add to that somehow. I'd love to write (more) Angbang at some point but as far as writing goes my favorite ship is Mairon/Ar-Pharazôn (which many of you might have guessed at this point lol). It's rotten, it's biblical, it's a playground for all things terrible to me. And it's a rarepair (why??) and therefore (in my mind) lies like a bare field before me, ready to sow and play in. 🖤

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

No such thing. My WIP are my children and I will not abandon them. It might take many months but they will see the light of day.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Building atmosphere, pretty lines, poetry, in some parts characterization. (Very) short formats are my strength in general.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Not really able to write anything plot-driven, sometimes dialogue (though I might have started to improve a little), prioritizing pretty imagery and rhythm/sound over meaning/sense sometimes, having difficulties writing longer stuff.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Not really my thing; could get awkard quickly imo.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Visual Kei bands (Moi dix Mois) when I was 14.

20. Favorite fic you’ve written? 

Easily my little double drabble Reverence. It illustrates nicely what I talked about regarding my writing strengths for question 17 imo.

Tagging @lvsifer, @curufiin, @cilil, @saintstars, @gardensofthemoon, @elevenelvenswords , @crackinthecup , @swanhild , @a-world-of-whimsy-5 and @i-did-not-mean-to (no pressure ofc and sorry if I forgot anyone, in that case: that's just my forgetful brain at work)

#tag game

[peefartress2]

little town (3260 words) by JOYBOYO Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Cursed Princess Club (Webcomic) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: maria/beckett dandridge Characters: Maria (Cursed Princess Club), Beckett Dandridge, King Jack (Cursed Princess Club), Townspeople Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Small Town, First Meetings, Meet-Cute, beckett is just a really normal guy, he's that one kid that all the adults adore, inspired by kaya and usopp and that one conversation because it was too funny NOT to do, also hope you guys like my lambcat humor impression, ALSO I DID IN FACT WORK ON THIS THROUGHOUT THIS SINGULAR DAY LMAO, POV Alternating, for later Summary: When he's not working on his mother's farm, Beckett sells newspapers and delivers mail. One day, he must deliver a package to the mysterious mansion on the hill, the residence of the mayor and his daughters forbidden to see the outside world… what could go wrong?

maria/beckett fic for at mechanical-clown B)

#cursed princess club #markett #how popular is this ship? I have no idea... #cookie crumbles

[drawnfamiliarfaces]

close

too close?

(the correct answer is all 3 at the same time of course)

#ninja showdown #my immortal soul #first ninja x chase young #rc9gn first ninja #first ninja #chase young #rc9gn #xiaolin showdown #if only people knew how much a think about them and the way i draw them. everyone will lose any respect they ever had for me xD #someone said on one of my previous art that this crossover ship is very 2014 and honestly? i WISH it was #i just know it would have been so popular in 2014 xD lol i would have started my insanity so much earlier and maybe now i'd had a lot more #content to go crazy bout cause uu sometimes i cringe at what i create but then i remind myself that if i dont create my own ideas who would

[gobstoppr]

hey guys am i allowed to say on main that i dont like metadad . am i gonna get beaten up for saying this.

guys i think we all took the term found family too literally and now everythings flattened into a boring nuclear family. guys can we stop. hello . is anybody there

#text #it was kinda charming at first but it feels like everytime i try to look at the mk tag its always the same shit . guys. guys. #we can do so much more w/ their dynamics than just dad and son ugh its so . ughhh. #every since i realized i was like . really really aroace. ive started to grow a bit of a distaste for shipping culture #this is relavant i swear. iwanna talk about metadede #like ok in fandoms right. theres often #the enforcement of specific roles onto characters for a simplified understanding of them for memes and drawing ideas #we want gay rep but we dont quite have it canonically so we make our queer headcanons seem more legit #by giving a char a same sex partner. ok easy we did it. gay people are real now #and we get awesome art and its wonderful bc people are wonderful #but its like . the relationships themselves feel flat a lot of the times. #metadede never seems to be about dedede. its about mk having a boyfriend. bc we need him to date someone. #and im not like . mad at anyone about this. i participated in it back in the day. but like. #ok so. gay hcs are the most popular in most fandom things bc its easy; hot; and sweet #but things like aro or ace hcs? its just. they. how can you depict that in a single framed drawing of a char?so theres none at all. #its not even that i actively hc chars aroace its jsut this is my world view; how i default to reading chars #maybe this rant in the tags is unrelated after all. #but idk. ive got lots of thoughts about things. #anyways as ceo of meta knigth im right about everything #i can talk more about metadad stuff specifically if people want

[samipekoe]

I have to say, I don't fully understand the ship since I haven't finished DM yet, but you certainly make it look appealing at the very least. Thank you for sharing your passions, and please continue to do so!

🥲 THANK YOU... I'll continue to publicly mutter to myself about larcille...!!!!

#this is enough...i dont need u guys to ship it...if u can enjoy my twisted cyclo path ramblings thats all i need #u may find urself finishing dm and still having no idea what im going on about #i must say canonicity or coherency do not factor into shipping to me. looking good together is enough LOl #HOWEVER!!!! i DO BELIEVE LARCILLE HAS PLENTY OF MOMENTS!!!! #but (im restrained before i can go on abt how whenever theres 1 popular ship the chatacters in the ships other relationships #get bogged down by the fandom so as to not step on the ships toes)

[kabukeo]

tonight's little doodles

#doodle #lcb #meursault lcb #meurgreg #im trying to be less self conscious about making meurgreg or any ship art really #twt has exposed me to everyone having an opinion on every ship ever #which has made me back away from making too much art of any one ship #i know meurgreg is one of the most popular ships but because of that i also feel an odd sense of guilt #i cant explain it like i should use my art to contribute to a rare pair or smth idk #its all a bit weird and irrational #but ive realized i have not been able to make art for myself for months #every idea i have and everything i go forward to draw im always thinking about how others will feel about it #and how i can make it better fit or adequate for an audience so i dont let them down or bore them #and that mindset has made art so much of a chore that ive significantly slowed down so much on art at all #so idk #trying to stop overthinking and just draw what i feel to the extent that i feel #escape the perfectionism and wanting to please everyone as much as possible #to elaborate on the weird meurgreg feeling i guess its like #i feel guilty for filling tags even more with an already popular ship & making mutuals who dont like meurgreg see it more #but its just not that deep #people can mute meurgreg and thats just not my problem anyway #sry ab these tags!

[frozenhi-chews]

Arthur and Starlo, the two desert F/Os

And my desert-loving butt is going nuts over both of them HUAAGH

#the cake doth speak #self ship stuff #i love the aesthetic of deserts. I've grown up in one !! #the sunset in a desert?? holy crap it is GORGEOUS #and MAN- #the MSA gang really does feel like a fun found family that picked me up and let me join them #yall have no idea just how much i love em #and then Stars just asked me out on a date and i saud yes #said* #AAUGH #also remembering i wanted to comm this one popular MSA artist for a self ship comm but didn't #because i was so freaking scared #can anyone tell me if nebulous-rain does self ship msa comms bc I'm. i still want one from them. i love how they draw arthur #im just. way too shy #(they also liked a couple of my msa self ship posts so what do i know #ah well) #arthur kingsmen <3 #🌵💫

[dandyshucks]

for the amount of hype guzma got back in the day there sure hasnt been much merch for him :(

#like two mediocre plushies... one hoodie.... zero figurines.... #unfortunately i cannot buy whatever few pins are left on etsy bc shipping is always $20-35 no matter the item 😭 #i loathe shipping prices fhfkdl they're so ridiculous lately #i had the genius idea to check for figurines like how anime girls always have figurines... and there arent any for my boy WAUGH #if i want merch I'll have to make it myself djdkdl I've already made a hoodie so ig I'll have to make anything else i want too #I RLY THOUGHT THERE'D BE MORE OUT THERE NGL #i thought he was a popular enough character for more to exist but apparently not fkdkdl #dandy.cmd

[that-was-anticlimactic]

i wanna make a b.sd kenji week. idk how to do that but like. i think there should be a b.sd kenji week...

#or even like a b.sd side characters week lol #i have so much trouble coming up with fics for the popular ships/characters but then i see a side character and suddenly #i d e a #anyways i actually kind of really want to i just have no idea how #and i'm worried that i'll do it and either no one will do it bc kenji isn't super popular or i wouldn't have time/inspiration to do anythin #n e ways i may delete this later just having feelings

[adelle-ein]

idk man i've reblogged and said things about how certain people on this site and the bird one are putin defenders, syrian/ukranian genocide deniers, outright white supremacists, avowed antisemites, etc. pointed out the ways in which the current moment is being happily hijacked by white supremacists with very strong and obvious agendas. and some of you guys have reblogged and liked those posts, and then immediately gone on to continue reblogging violently antisemitic things from the very same people. so i don't think it's sinking in tbh

(and like, the posts in question are never anything useful or links to articles or anything remotely "worth" platforming genocide deniers, just the usual "DON'T SCROLL PAST THIS, POSTING IS ACTIVISM" shit)

#if i had a nickel for every kpop blog making weird inflammatory posts about how the most important thing to do is Keep Posting bc donations #and calling reps are wastes of times #i would have many nickels #not even just this last month i mean like just in general it's a very popular position among that crowd #seeing people say ''we're winning'' about something like this is just....sick doesn't begin to describe it #i've lost so much respect for so many people. people i've known for years #who will apparently turn around and retweet fucking hasanabi and even jackson hinkle and other nazis #btwn this and the heard trial debacle last year the mask has been ripped off the online left tbh #and because people are going to call me a zionist for this (since they know they're not allowed to say kike) i'm not fucking talking about #antizionism i'm talking about ''ship the jews back to brooklyn'' ''israelis control the world media'' ''jews expressing concern about risin #antisemitism are personally killing palestinians'' ''the hamas attacks didn't happen/were justified'' invoking the holocaust joking about i #etc etc etc etc #just mask off shit #it's the genocide deniers who have really broken me i had no idea how many of this website's big funnymen think putin is a cool dude #but they care about palestine. allegedly. hm #txt #inb4 people come to me with ''it's so easy to not be an antisemite why can't people do it :('' no actually it's hard #that's why they won't do it. because it's too hard for them.

[silentreigns]

F1 and all the marketing departments have to try and make Max look better because he's one of the faces of the sport. Whether we like or not, he's probably going to win like ~90% of the races for like the next 2 years unless a miracle happens. With that comes the idea from the F1 paddock shoves down our throats about how all these records being broken are good for the direction of the sport (and that's another rant for another day). They have no choice but to make the man winning the biggest prizes of the sport look better. Max doesn't have as many redeeming qualities as other drivers so the social media admins have to put in extra work. And the extra work is paying off because it's fooling a lot of people!

Everyone has seen how since the post-summer break, we have seen an increase of Lestappen content on official F1 media. They can't satisfy the fans with the on track action, but they have to keep people engaged somehow. And of course it's gonna work. The repetition easily influences people. Charles and Max are acquaintances at best but not to a lot of y'all. I use ship names because it's easier to tag duos that way, but some of y'all genuinely believe that they could be more than friends. And that's WILD to me. I don't see much of a point on discussing whether or not romantic fanfiction about real people should be a thing or not. But a least put a little bit of truth into your fan-cannons! Max is and will always be a dickhead because people enabled that behavior!

#you know how a subsection of bts fans are called “no-jams armies” because they repeatedly use corny and lame jokes? #that's how i feel whenever i see “just an incident jokes” #what is the f1 equivalent to no-jams armies because that's what lestappies are to me #f1 #formula 1 #can we at least make the most popular f1 ship with 2 people who are universally liked? i have an idea on what the best f1 ship actually is

[drifloonz]

steven/mocha is canon

#wispy talks #im going off my deep end mode . i no longer care about peoples perception of me outside of not being a jackass to ideas i dont like #bc no matter how low i get im not. like. uber popular. but most of this fandom is minors. i do not want to sway easily swayable opinions #for like. nonserious shit if its not a problem. this is unrelated tho basically dont be a jackass 2 ppl Anywyas #context: my oc #context: rp partner and i rp it.. yay #fuck EVERY OTHER STEVEN SHIP XCEPT THIS ONE !!!! ( /j ) #this isnt no Fandom ship that erases their personality and characterization for unseasoned yaoi this is REAL SHIT!1!!!!!!!!! #that isnt a callout to anything particular other than fandom culture in general #You dont know how many thoughts i have youd never survive a day in the asylum they raised me in. Why the fuck did i quote that. #the 'asylum they raised me in' was miiverse and 3ds youtube. #so i dont know what that adds to anything #if any of my ex friends turned back into current friends see this i am so fucking sorry my hyperfixation shame runs deep #but its my hyperfixation now. I have become more autistic. Welcome back CHEATER. ive reclaimed him essentially. mine now. #dont let me type online within 20 mins of waking up #anyways (goes insane #mocha makes him breakfast in bed and mails him little letters by togekiss and visits when hes not busy at work... and steven just opens up. #bit by bit by bit... and he misses mocha so deaaarly. he misses her. he misses his beautiful doeboyfriend. and his scent. #and his good as fuck pancakes and the way he worries about stevens mental health and if hes taking care of himself. etc etc... #hes scary and intimidating. but not to mocha . not anymore...

[totheidiot]

Mike hasn’t forgotten the probable ghost in his house. He tries to think about other things; his family and friends, what he wants to photograph, interesting books he has been reading. Recently, Mike had picked up a novel by Albert Camus called The Stranger . It is an intriguing read and he is familiar with Camus’ work, having read The Fall previously. And there is, of course, one line he has been staring at for long moments of time: I looked up at the mass of signs and stars in the night sky and laid myself open for the first time to the benign indifference of the world. He had read countless times, pondering over its meaning and depth. And even so, he always thinks of the sleepover, it’s always in the back of his mind. One part is always screaming, ghost! as it is some comedic ghost story.

But this is not a story. This is reality, and Mike is certain that there exists a ghost. He remembers the warning he had uttered to Nancy that night, you’re going to wish you believed me. And Mike is desperate , he must find the ghost, he must make sense of it. There is no logical explanation for everything that had happened then, there cannot be.

chap05 of your apparition passes through me is published and is just waiting to be ready ! go ahead and give it a read.

#🍂 arian's shit #the monster show that got really popular #byler #stranger things #byler fanfic #📝 arian writes fanfiction #yaptm #ao3 fanfic #new ship incoming: #bitchless will x rizz mike #courtesy of jay because they are literally the funniest person in the world #also you have no idea how many times i have been writing this post the site literally keeps crashing every time i try to post this

[fadefromthelight]

It’s that time of the year again! Mermay!

This year my Initial D boys get to be my subjects lol

#6 years of mermay #and once again i'm cutting it close lol #but i'm really happy how it turned out tho #a little nervous sharing tho because it's a really niche ship and i don't really share my initial d art #also i have no idea where the mermaid and winged character dynamic came from but i don't think it's super popular #this is pretty much a byproduct of my brain needing to draw mermaids and wings lmao #also soft boy hours here #initial d #keitaru #keisuke takahashi #wataru akiyama #keisuke <3 #wataru <3 #<- my personal tags for them lol #my art #faded art #fan art #into the main tags you go #also i just realized that my first drawing of either of them i posted is this lmao #edit: forgot the mermay tags lmao #mermay #mermay 2023

[torgawl]

unpopular opinion but a ship being queer coded doesn't make it compelling

#the dynamic between the characters‚ on another hand‚ does! #sometimes ships from certain media are carried by 'queer coding' instead of being relevant because of the actual relationship #that‚ to me‚ means very little #what does it matter if their colours compliment each other or that their names are intended to hint at something if the relationship in #the story fails to portray anything romance-like or their dynamic is just poorly written? #i could go on a tangent here because this is coming from me wanting to rant about a specific genshin ship but i will shut up #i just want to be a hater #i don't even hate the ship itself it's the fans who take scenes out of context and depth from the characters to make the narrative fit #also the constant idea in fandoms that friendships/platonic relationships can't have depth or be the reason someone cares deeply for #somebody else. or even the idea platonic feelings can't be complicated. #i think it's also hard for me to swallow every genshin ship because it's obvious they use queer coding without compromise as a way to #profit with both the staights and the lgbts but whatever #yes i am aware of the censorship but i'm also aware they're a multi-millionaire company that keeps repeating the same 'formula' #for marketing everytime new characters are released... and it works. #genshin will never be as gay as actual gay media from gay creators and i think people have a hard time grasping that #a bit unrelated to my original point but also not really because i do think it influences the way people interact with the story #i'm not trying to say people can't have fun by the way 😂 #this all started because i dislike a popular ship and that makes you feel like you're somehow missing a few screws #how come i'm the only right person here 🤣 (joking)