Something about how Fire & Ice give up on going after Pearl directly, and instead both arrow in on dissing Marina-
Something about, Pearl having no shame at all, outright telling Frye right off that Off the Hook is here to “take control” and then literally talking over Frye’s turn. Frye’s snarking on how Pearl isn’t the boss here and no one’s cheering for her, ignored. How she goes after both Frye and Shiver asking where Frye’s big friend is to help her pass this test, moving right on to saying they’re both just goons making a mess anyway, little fish who should stay in they're bowl, but
that seems to give Frye the idea of hitting back with the “who’s backing you? Imaginary friends?” line… like Marina doesn’t even count as a music partner- or a friend?
Pearl literally yaps about Marina being divine, one of a kind, voice so fine, big mind- raps the lines off her cuff and the heart that's proudly pinned there
And Frye and Shiver go TARGET DETECTED. They lock onto Marina.
Shiver doesn’t bother trying to needle Marina about Pearl, the way their partners were each doing- if Pearl has no shame then at least she DOES still have a weakness, a soft spot, a thing she openly cares about- something they can try riling her up over
(problem: Pearl actually has all the confidence in Marina as a musician, partner, and performer. She's WATCHED Marina be all those things for YEARS now)
In the end Frye and Shiver just rile up the gay feels. Because Marina’s been living with a rapper who LOVES hyping her up even when they’re not on stage- Pearl who said she’d cut a fish for Marina. And if you don’t come to Inkopolis with a lot of self confidence, well then getting some from your girlfriend is fine too
But it’s cute that Pearl’s still so obvious about being Marina's no. 1 fan that Fire & Ice thought they could use it against her XD
i am once again saying that there is nothing wrong with being a non-sharing selfshipper. there's nothing wrong with blocking people who share one (or multiple) of your f/os. there's nothing wrong with telling doubles not to interact with you. setting boundaries for yourself and your online space is a moral neutral and has nothing to do with being "insecure" or some other negative. if you find that insulting or belittling, that's on you; not on the person setting the boundary. quit trying to make non-sharers into bad guys.
I will never understand non-sharing. Their F/Os are just fictitious characters, they are not their property. :/
It's usually for comfort. Some people are just very closely attached to the characters and thus feel uncomfortable sharing them. Sometimes it's because they're ficto in some way and thus view the characters as being genuine partners cause the love for them is the same as any nonfictional relationship (which is completely valid, by the way), and sometimes it's just because they don't want to for their own reasons
Yes, some people can be rude about being not open to sharing, but not all non-sharers are aggressive about it. Most are fans just like you who want to feel safe in their community just like you do. Most don't even view the characters as their "property", they just don't feel comfortable interacting with those who have the same F/O as them. It's a boundary and should be respected just as much as people that are okay with sharing
I'm mainly answering this just to give some information, but this is a safe space for sharers and non-sharers. You gotta realize that to some people these aren't just "fictitious characters", and selfshipping is a lot more personal.
'the only way to write a good on screen romance is to spend at least half a season having them dance around their feelings with enough space for the holy ghost' i mean, yes, when every meaningful m/f relationship in the 911verse (besides grace and judd who've been married for years prior to the start of the show) is written that way, and buck/tommy and tk/carlos go from zero to hooking up in one episode that tells us something about what the writers care more about...
what? I’m so serious wtf is this take, there’s plenty of different ways to successfully build an on screen romance.
Plus, you’re kidding yourself if you don’t acknowledge that sometimes tv shows have to approach queer relationships differently than m/f ones. Straight ppl are blind, anything short of a kiss and ppl would’ve been bending over backwards to no-homo buck’s coming out.
Are you really describing a very chaste kiss as hooking up? And even if (like tk and carlos) they did have sex, that would be fine! Queer people having sex isn’t yucky and it’s actually good when shows acknowledge queer sex/physical intimacy.
Thinking about the intricacies of Sebastian if he was an human with human needs like.
Sebastian : I'm going to make myself a sandwich, do you also want one ?
Ciel : Na i'm not hungry-
Sebastian : Sure.
Ciel : But I'll probably take a bite of yours.
Sebastian : *slowly clenching fists**starts making his sandwich* If I make him a sandwich despite him asking not too, he is going to whine about how its way too much and how it's going to be snack time soon... HOWEVER... If I let him take a bite of my sandwich... hm.......
Sebastian : There you go, here have a bite :3
Ciel : Thanks *approaching in slowmo*
Sebastian : I knew it. I knew it, he is aiming in the middle and he is going to take THE bite, the perfect mix of the crumb, the sauce, the meat without the excess of crust that comes from biting on the sides while it would be the POLITE choice to make... Aaaaah why do you have to fit half of it in your mouth!! it's such a greedy interpretation of the "One Bite" rule!!! That brat I sweaaaaa-