#not st related at all

[eruptedinlight]

this is how it went, right?

#star trek discovery #st disco #saru #t'rina #saru x t'rina #disco 05x03 #star trek edit #discovery spoilers #dsc shitpost #my stuff #that moment you wish you could shove all the stupid words right back in your mouth #10/10 can relate to this poor dumb boy #this was such a real relationship moment #t'rina ready to read him to filth in her effortlessly cool vulcan way

[shares-a-vest]

Steve looks up from his magazine, one of Keith’s many car subscriptions that he is gifted as leftovers, to find Dustin not not looking straight at him and fiddling with the same copy of Hello! Dolly he had picked up a solid ten minutes ago.

He is fairly certain he knows Dustin’s movie preferences. And they don’t include Barbara Streisand’s matchmaking through song and big hats.

Dustin turns away, revealing a backpack that now sports a gigantic Hellfire patch sewn onto the front pocket, courtesy of Robin and Eddie’s joint sewing endeavours.

“Henderson!” Steve calls, frowning.

Nothing. The kid might as well be twiddling his goddamn thumbs as he chances a glance over he shoulder, very obviously hearing him.

Steve snaps the magazine shut and rounds the counter to the musical section. But Dustin scampers away, setting a steady pace as he comically power walks down the split horror-comedy aisle in order to double back to the front of the store.

“Hey! What the hell, man?” Steve says, taking a few strides to get ahead of the kid so Dustin is blocked right between him and the front candy display, “What the hell is up with you?”

He probably sounds more accusatory than curious, judging by Dustin’s wide and panicked eyes. The boy shrugs and looks away.

Yeah, Dustin not talking and not blabbering away about anything, let alone whatever it is that’s up? Fucking weird.

Steve looks him over, examining his young friend’s movements as he shuffles on the spot and periodically scuffs his sneakers on the sun-faded green carpet.

“Um, uhhh...” Dustin hums after a long pause.

Still strangely incomprehensible for him – but it’s something, at least.

“What is it?” he asks, voice low as he searches for a shred of eye contact.

“Do you, I dunno... maybe...” Dustin trails off, gesturing in the air as a pair of nervous eyebrows disappear up under the Cubs cap Steve gifted him for Christmas 1984.

Not that Dustin cares about the Cubs – then or now.

Dustin slips his hands under his backpack straps and rocks on the spot as he continues prattling on.

“Do you wanna hang out on Sunday? I mean, if you don’t have a date or anything.”

The kid sticks out his bottom lip and rolls his eyes, not at all appearing as casual as he seems to want to be.

“Sure,” Steve shrugs, confused.

Jesus Christ, since when is this kid all nervous about hanging out?

“Steve,” Dustin sighs deeply, pinching his nose (good, back to his bratty, if a little exasperated, self), “Sunday is Father's Day.”

“Oh.”

He must have passed by the greeting card display at Melvad’s, over and over during every lunch break as he headed in for a can of soda and whatever non Family Video-sponsored candy Keith was craving.

It’s not like he had any reason to remember. His folks haven’t been home since the ‘earthquake’ and they almost never call. Hell, he has enough of a time conversing at any length when his mother does call, let alone asking her to put his father on the phone.

Not that he wants to talk to his non-college attending, barely-high school graduate son who works minimum wage retail and has no girlfriend, anyway.

Not that all of that matters much when Dustin is looking back at him with a rare sadness in his eyes.

“I mean, your dad isn’t home – obviously,” Dustin starts, though not quite as harsh as his usual barbs, “And Will spends the day with Hop now. Eddie and Wayne go fishing. And I would be going to visit my grandpa but he and Nanna went on a cruise. I think they went – ”

“Sure, buddy,” he blurts out, offering a pat on the shoulder to make up for inadvertently cutting the kid off. He pauses and frowns, “But what about your mom?”

Dustin shrugs, “She wants to have a girl’s day with Valerie.”

Ah, yes. Valerie Richardson, Claudia Henderson’s best friend and Hawkins’ biggest town gossip courtesy of her job as the receptionist at the doctor’s office. Steve can’t help but laugh – Valerie really knows her stuff.

“I’m assuming their girl’s day will involve a charcuterie board and wine?”

“Charcuterie,” Dustin mutters, beyond displeased at the thought of dips, fruit and water crackers – a far cry from his mother’s prized lasagne.

“Alright,” Steve announces, rubbing his hands together, “We’d better pick out some movies. I’m thinking we hit the arcade, then have a movie marathon over the cheesiest of pizzas...”

Dustin grins.

#i hope this came across more as a brotherly relationship and not steve as a parent figure #i'm tentatively writing some father-related stuff this week (it's father's day in aus this sunday) #my goal is to write a little something each day but my week is shaping up to be all over the place so i'll see how i go #steve harrington #dustin henderson #stranger things #stranger things 4 #steve harrington headcanon #claudia henderson #lilys ficlets #st: father's day edition

[arianwyn-art]

my favorite genre of character is short angry blonde gay and this now exclusively includes andrew minyard and james st clair

#arianwyn rambles #notable related genre is golden retriever blond gays #which includes prince henry nick nelson will solace and prince wilhelm #all for the game #aftg #the foxhole court #andrew minyard #dark rise #dark heir #james st clair #cs pacat

[chirpsythismorning]

When byler is trekking the UD together in s5 and one of them brings up how they’re like Sam and Frodo 😳

#byler #stranger things #then what? #we would never recover I fear #no bc imagine antis not being able to refute byler paralleling sam and frodo bc mike and will themselves make a joke about it… #for reference st has made references to LOTR before #even some of will’s drawings in the earlier seasons seem LOTR inspired #it goes even further beyond that with several moments paralleling Sam and Frodo with Mike and Will… #with the added bonus of sean astin literally right there in the shot beside mike 😭 #and given one of the few things we know about s5 is that it’s going to be inspired by Return of the King… #with sam and frodo journeying towards mordor… #combined with all the hints that mike and will are going to end up alone in the UD together… #there’s a serious possibility one of our final verbal LOTR references is gonna be byler/samfro related #let that sink in… #‘remember when the boys made us watch that movie about the gay guys on the mountain!’ #‘Lord of the Rings!’ #the fact that this joke not only applies to lord of the rings but also brokeback mountain 😭 #anyways #summer roberts predicted byler endgame believe it or not

[beaulesbian]

this was the part i hoped they would show with Mariner, some way for her to genuinely open up about the dreams / hopes she first had when she joining starfleet.

since s1 she herself compared herself to kirk, in way of personality and experience, and the show actually showed it - how much skills she does have in communication, in crucial situations, in fighting and in caring for her crew/friends.

there were few moments when i wasn't sure if (because she didn't want to be promoted at all) she would rather accept a role of number one instead of a captain (sometimes in future), but now it's obvious she herself dreamed of becoming a captain, and she would make the best captain!

(makes this part even more sweet now)

#lwd spoilers #beckett mariner #star trek #star trek lower decks #lower decks #lower decks spoilers #st lwd #star trek lwd #lwdedit #kinda #mine #marinler #if you squint #star trek spoilers #whats up with all these dreams being so important and becoming 'something' in relation to a crew of a ship #be it a space ship or a pirate ship. within media im watching lately :') hmm its good writing!

[rkivees]

For a moment I forgot the Collar was a mirror of the Dark King's desires. I was happy then.

#now im just as miserable as will is #‘sarcean. i remember everything.’ and all i want is to forget #dark heir #dark heir spoilers #dark rise #james st clair #will kempen #reading related

[hawkinsunderground]

no imagine they killed max and her voiceover starts reading the letters that she wrote in s4 as the story comes to a close and they all move into a new chapter of their lives having won the fight but forever changed by what they lost

#that would be so evil #i actually think max's letters will come into play in some situation where it's maybe touch and go or an all hope is lost kinda vibe #and her letters will provide some sort of insight that relates to their character/arcs/ etc #which will be a turning point where everyone resolves some stuff and can go into the fight at their best #max mayfield #st #stranger things 5 #stranger things #byler #stranger things theory

[dumbbullet]

#this has been my state of being for the past 2 days #hozier #sleep token #theres overlap you know there is #hozier could cover the summoning and sleep token could cover movement #the joke is the day before hozier posted the “all things end” image i had a comic in mind where i joked about him being overtaken by st #dumb doodles #i know there's at least 5 of you that relate #this is for me and for you 5 whoever you are #also to be clear i am NOT pitting them against each other they are occupying the same space in my brain

[cringengl]

Sometimes there's ships where you would be genuinely angry/upset if they weren't endgame and sometimes there's ships where you would be upset if they were endgame, but in another universe, they would make a great couple.

#like for example stonathan #i love stonathan im actually in the middle of reading a fic about them rn #but in the st canon to me jonathan is a heterosexual and steve is going to learn that theres more to life than relationships #the reason jonathan is straight to me is bcus it shows how unconditional his love for will is even when they are different to each other #jonathans support means so much to will bcus jonathan cant relate but loves him anyway showing his unconditional love and suport for will #also im a jancy endgame truther i love them #like same with elmax and ronance #are they amazing ships that i love?? yes #however do these characters need a female friend more than another live interest?? also yes #also got to love lumax they have to be endgame #but in another universe stonathan ronance and elmax r all canon #just not in the official canon st universe #byler #< target audience #byler lumax and jancy r examples of the first ship where i would be mad if they werent endgame #ESPECIALLY byler and lumax with jancy i wouldnt be too pissed if nancy and jonathan amicably broke up #i hope this post makes sense #stranger things

[emblazons]

Its kind of an extension of what I was talking about here, but...I just keep thinking about how this was El's response when she saw Mike try to fight his way to her post-bullying at Rink-o-Mania.

I see so many people talk about the fact that El was ashamed of being found out / wanted to get away from everyone who had just publicly humiliated her, which I think is entirely true to a certain extent. But that little scoff she does the second she sees Mike? The fact that El, who has never run from a fight in the entirety of Stranger Things, sees the boy she's supposedly head over heels for make his way at full speed to comfort / console her...and damn near rolls her eyes before making a break in the opposite direction (leaving Mike to get caught in the crowd)?

Its definitely meant to show us that El isn't nearly as invested in closeness with Mike as a lot of people who watch the show more casually seem to believe.

Like. I would buy that El was just trying to get away from the people bullying her if it weren't for the fact that 1) not soon after this when she knows Mike isn't nearby she goes out of her way to ask Angela to continue perpetuating the lies she told Mike and 2) El has zero problem taking a roller-skate to Angela's face not 30 seconds after she's insulted again—showing that, at least on some level, El's response to the first altercation with Angela (fleeing) was motivated by her wanting to run from Mike as much as Angela herself.

—Do I think this is solely her blowing off Mike? Absolutely not. But the shame she feels in that moment—and the way she responds to the sight of him—is something to note, especially as we watch the devolution of their romance throughout S4. To ignore how blatantly El runs from / disregards Mike's attempts to care for her is to do a disservice to our understanding of their relationship, and to pretend like El isn't actively avoiding being honest with or close to Mike even at the start of the season is to delude yourself about their romance.

Basically: El shows us again and again (and again) that she doesn't want love the way Mike offers it (through acts of protection and service)—you just have to pay attention to her expressions and decisions on more than a surface level.

#anti mlvn #el hopper #a controversial post as an el fan I'm sure but I'm calling it like I see it. #El's lack of desire to be around or near mike when she's vulnerable says more than anything else in the S4 m*leven narrative #She does it EVEN BEFORE they get into the i love you fight #and it only gets worse as they season goes on. #she doesn't trust him #she doesn't want to be close to him #and when she's down the last person she wants near her is Mike #she shuts down all his attempts to relate #and never says i love you / complements him despite demanding it from him. #I A D O R E El and understand exactly why she relates how she does #but to pretend their demise is all Mike's fault is insanity lmao #anyway #my st commentary #stranger things #my gifs #the me tag

[reluctantbylerblog]

they really have the gall to say they aren’t biased against byler when these are their reactions to both of these posts:

like c’mon bffr

#byler #not gonna tag this as anti m*leven because the last time i did that my post ended up on the actual m*leven tag #so tumblr clearly can't be trusted #but lol I don't much care for m*levin romantically but it just blows my mind how… #idk…let's say…passionate the st subreddit is about ensuring it's sanctity #like they're always like ‘i have no problem with people who ship byler my problem is with people who want mike to break up with el for him’ #and idk it all just seems like a cover for what the actual problem you have against byler: #it's a gay ship involving a character you've projected all your straight fantasies onto (mike) and you feel that #because byler shippers ‘force’ people to admit it will be canon #it says something about your own sexuality #like please touch some grass and work on your homophobia because you can relate to a character who is gay #it's okay #you're not going to magically turn gay if mike ends up being gay #now I'm not saying byler shippers are all little angels btw #(we could probably do better if we just focused on enjoying the ship and the characters instead of arguing with homophobes) #but i definitely think the hate towards byler shippers is queerphobic (it's no secret most of us are queer in some way or another) #where the hate towards m*levin shippers (simply by the fact that it's a straight ship) is just not #and no I don't buy the argument that it's misogynist to want mike to leave el #(as if el's character arc hasn't been intrinsically tied to how misogyny and heteronormativity are #tied together under oppressive systems like the patriarchy #and that her idea of romance and boyfriends under it has been harmful to her independence and sense of self)

[booasaur]

Perry Mason (2020) - 2x03

#perrymasonedit #perry mason hbo #della street #anita st. pierre #juliet rylance #jen tullock #perry mason 2x03 #anita x della #femslash related stuff #to be clear this is before the kiss #and hazel on the phone is della's gf #fourth gif is COLD #it's all so awkward #like how's she gonna say love you back when anita's right there #and then they instantly flip into flirting #I followed your scent #okay okay okay

[gojuo]

Proshippers be funny af. GoT opening sequence is nothing like hotd so that comparison they pulled up is false and desperate.

me: i want helaegon to be the deconstruction of targaryen incest that examines the psychological horror of a forced marriage to one's own sibling in which the full family is already hanging by a thread in a treacherous situation since there is no other targ couple in the entirety of canon perfectly situated to explore and dissect this horrific aspect of targaryen culture

#them: i want an incestuous love triangle (that is not canon) because incestuous love triangles is interesting writing or something

#i cant believe there are asoiaf fans out there that seriously dont want the targ inc*st to be probed and taken apart and vivisected. likeee #the entire point of targ incst is that its a horror show. its wrong. it should be denounced by the narrative. helaegon is the perfect fit #for that exploration and condemnation. hightower mother. first non targ parent and queen. first targ son that is disowned and emasculated #which leads to aegon not wanting to be a part of targaryen culture. neurodivergent helaena who does not or cannot understand why aegon acts #like it. who doesnt understand whats wrong with her (theres nothing wrong with her). aegon who just wants to be a brother since he cant be #son nor an heir. but hes not allowed to bc the dad who disowned him forces him to partake in targ culture. the blurring lines between #brother and husband and sister and wife and the horror of it all. what is love? i love you bc you are my sister but i cant love you bc you #are my wife and bc you are my sister it is wrong. big bro and first son aegon who has nothing to his name wanting a good life for his sibs #since aemond and daeron are not first sons and will never be first sons they are not doomed like aegon the first son is #and helaena could have lived a happy life married to a good guy with an inheritence who can actually bring smt to the table (unlike disowne #aegon) and who is not related by blood to her somewhere far away from KL and all of its grief. but its never gonna happen now bc they are #targaryens and this is what targaryens do. and alicent watches on unable to stop it. unable to spare her children from this horror show #and then blood and cheese happens... #and what does helaemond bring to the table ? .... uhh incst love triangle i guess 😒🙄 #anti helaemond #helaegon #hotd critical #anonymous #answered

[a-stitch-in-time-and-space]

benjamin sisko autism

benjamin sisko as a man with mental health issues of some kind

the visions of joan of arc the trials of moses, you will bleed into the story until you are more mythology than man, more dream than dreamer

mythologies and religion is the same as science and travelling you will die if you keep having these visions

sports creating narrative structures you cannot know until you have reached the end

despite the feeling that the end will bring sorrow, you must continue 

benjamin sisko as larger than life and as a relatable man who is struggling with how his mind works

#benjamin sisko #ds9 #st: ds9 #star trek #this is very rough but there's jsut something ive been feeling a lot with certain characters #when they become Very Mythological it's like they loop around and I relate to them from a certain experience #and ds9 does support this read of him as highly obsessive in ways that sometimes harm him #and someone who feels emotions in very powerful ways #and of course someone who's going through grief and ptsd #the prophets as religion and as science affecting his mind and his body #and all along he's really *just* (affectionately) a guy who's trying to get his people through something #and wants to make his dad proud and be there for his son #and whose mindbody betray him #there's also this thing (the episode where he gets stuck out of time and only sees jake a few times before he dies #but then it does get reversed) #where there is such a palpable sense of fighting the inevitable #and that feels relatable in terms of struggling with mental health issues or degenerative illnesses/having family members who #struggle with these things -- jake maybe having to prepare to say some kind of goodbye #i say all of this delicately because i firmly am in the camp that avery brooks is that sisko would never just *leave* those he loves #and I want him to return I imagine that he does (although idk when exactly in my head) #but the pain of that leaving is still real -- and I don't think it works as an absent father metaphor #for it being a cheap stereotype and because sisko simply isn't like that and because there are all these signs #like having a parent whose mindbody you see deteriorating for some reason and trying to continue for as long as you can #it's very vague right now but it is there in my head

[live-laugh-lenney]

anyone wanna do the honours and phone in sick for me so i can stay home and stay in my fictional arthurtv world and not go to work?

#severely understaffed and we have a busy BUSY day today #there’s three of us #well… almost three because one of the staff is completely useless in anything remotely related to working #with a st patricks day party on tonight #and the rugby six nations games on all day #like??? #and they wonder why none of us want to work there anymore with this stress and embarrassment and chaos on a weekly basis #?????? #personal shit #absolutely waffling

[ronon-dex]

LOWER DECKS EPISODE OF VOYAGER!!!!! janeway takes her emo teenager, her anxious baby and her depressed preteen out for a walk, ends up getting chased by mosquitoes. love it

so obviously I love lower deckers, the everyman experience aboard trek ships is utterly irresistible to me, but on voyager that is increased x10000 because none of them can leave, transfer or be promoted much. by s6 they've all survived the borg, the vidiians, the hirogen, etc, and they ALL have ptsd. that's made evident in this episode with the gang of telfer, celes and harren, even if it's not explicitly stated - each of them has built up a pathology about surviving on voyager for so long.

it was so cute seeing janeway with her 'lost sheep'. they have so much potential!! meaning in true voyager fashion we will never see them again. rip. yall were awesome

#st voy #star trek #star trek: voyager #st voyager #voyager #kathryn janeway #mortimer harren #william telfer #tal celes #6x20 #the energy was so honestly awkward? i loved it? like it super felt like the boss was taking her minions on a work retreat #this ep was definitely brought about by someone in the writers' room going 'how come we only see 7 people out of 150? #they've all got stories #lower decks one of my fave eps of tng and lower decks the show kicks ass..... this ep joins those ranks #the best #i think it's great for the time in terms of how it depicts mental illness as well #with barclay and lon suder and telfer and harren and b'elanna you get such variety of experience #amplify that for everyone because of how they're lost in space. SO much to explore #i'm legit surprised the idea of making other crew members recurring never came up. i assume it was related to needing to pay them lol #come back soon my lower deckers. mariner and the gang would take you out and make you feel cool #(sidenote wtf was going on with tom and b'elanna. oh my god #are they committed to making those two hate each other? shit's wild #tom is never that mean to ANYONE directly. and b'elanna never takes crap from anyone that directly. and it was brushed over so fast? #i am uncomfortable with the energy we've created in the studio today)