#and i wouldn't say i /hate/ the ship anyway

[f4nd0m-fun]

DPxDC - Mafia Ties

Good parents Fenton and redeemed Vlad escaping to another universe with Danny, Jordan, Ellie, Jazz, Tucker, and Sam because of GIW chaos getting so bad they literally need to go to another world to get help, only for the portal to close, and they can't open it from this side. Jordan is Jazz's age maybe a year older and Ellie accidentally got deaged to her actual age give or take which is probably about a year and a half old. Yes it's the Family Breakfast ship.

@hallowsden

Cue Vlad doing his whole possession stuff to not only get them new identities but carefully accumulate a small amount of wealth, not enough to be suspicious in his opinion but still.

The Fenton parents start looking to see if/where this world has ectoplasm because the kids, and maybe Vlad, need it. Hel, maybe the parents accidentally need it too after all those years of exposure.

I know everyone chooses Gotham for this stuff, but also that's about the most I know about DC and it has a Lazarus pit underground so we're using it.

Vlad doesn't get back into the proper businessman profile, too many eyes for him to feel safe after the GIW disaster, but he does end up a Mafia boss, or at least tries. Also, Hood becomes a new 'son' obsession for him, yeah he has Danny and Jordan and Ellie but this kid is also ghosty and probably hungry or something, right?

Hood doesn't get what's up with this weird older man who always has a baby with him, let alone why he'd even bring a baby along to mafia stuff.

Vlad thinks it's safer to have Ellie in mafia meetings than be left with the Fentons during their research obsession periods because they will literally not pay attention to anything else unless it's an emergency, it's not their fault, they're learning to manage it though.

Speaking of Fentons, they work on clean energy manufacturing topside, but underground they deal with weapons. Mostly they supply them to Vlad's crew, since that's basically their testing grounds, but they also don't make anything that's actually lethal. Vlad isn't a fan of guns though but he isn't about to bring out his plasma blasts if there isn't a good reason. (He pretends anyone who sees him cackling like a maniac hit their head, he did say he hates using guns after all).

Jordan and Jazz are probably about 17/18 now. Jazz is going to college, while Jordan slips his way into the kid's mafia (yes he knows he's a kid now too, shut up, he used to be 24). This is half to annoy Vlad and half because he's curious. Jazz, of course, with a little help from both Vlad and Tucker in getting her grades moved between universes, is in college soon, and manages a full scholarship (not that Vlad wouldn't have paid if he still had his old money, in fact he might even be a little jealous that he wasn't the one to pay for her schooling).

Jordan looks a little more like Vlad than he does Jack, due to the way the ghost half fusion effects everything, but he also looks more like Jack than Maddie because Jack is what Danny would have grown into anyway.

Ellie of course just looks like a nearly carbon copy of Danny of course, just baby and female.

Danny, Sam, and Tucker are all going to Gotham Prep, if Vlad can't pay for Jazz's schooling then he's paying at just some for theirs (they might have partial scholarships but not full ride). Danny still sneaks out at night because he can't stand sitting still after an hour time being a vigilante and ends up running into the Bat. He promptly apologizes for invading his haunt and flees.

If any ships, I'm thinking Jazz/Jason and Jordan/Dick, but I'm a sucker for everlasting Trio and Tim also has a trio of his own.

Back to Ellie and Vlad. He of course is trying to keep any 'Meta' rumors on the downlow, but she's just a baby. The harness she's in is ghost proof mostly so she can't just phase out of it, but you try changing a baby's diaper and they just turn intangible, or put then down to nap when they start floating. Hel, imagine setting her down for two seconds, she accidentally makes a shield, and now she's crying because she wants to be held. Sure, Vlad and Danny both, Jordan and Ellie too, can go through shields in human form, but that doesn't mean it doesn't sting or something. Eventually it gets figured out though.

I wonder how long it takes Jason to figure out that this Jordan fellow is related to Vlad. 😂

I also wonder what it would take for Vlad to actually use his ghost form outright, what kind of threat he'd expose himself to for the sake of his family. Just, shoving the kids at Jack - "Darling your aim is iced tea, let Maddie and myself handle this" - and doing what he has to.

And, yes, even as a Mafia boss he refuses to actually swear. Also, he probably still goes by Plasmius, the way his other form looks does NOT help the vampire rumors. Let alone the- well, I read a post on here a while ago where Ellie Danny and Jordan were deaged and needed his ectoplasm to survive. Imagine being a Plasmius goon in a meeting while he's trying to rock his baby to sleep and she's just sucking on his hand. You don't think much of it until you see he's bleeding and, even though it's technically red, your pretty sure it's glowing green and you're not sure if you want to ask (you won't but still). Plus, he's not even reacting to what must be a fair bit of pain, right?

Honestly, there's probably a betting pool about the whole weird family.

And of course I'm bringing in my Alfred Clockwork storyline. Flashpoint Thomas is Frighty, dead Thomas is Pariah, and Gotham is Martha. The moment Vlad finds out that Jason's grandparents are some of the most powerful ghosts in the realms (or at least this side of them in Gotham's case) he's like "okay I won't interfere, but maybe he'd like a friend? He doesn't seem to know a lot of ghosts.' (he tries to figure out which kid would be a better fit and that's when he finds out Jordan's been working for Hood this whole time. "You didn't tell me?" "You didn't know?!") 😂

Basically, give me a Mafia family who's major story plot isn't even the bats outright, it's just trying to survive after fleeing a world that may as well be destroyed at this point. Sure, they interact with the bats, cross paths, maybe even a couple relationships, but, overall, the Fenton-Masters are just outsiders in Gotham, learning to adjust to this new life.

#Fenton-Masters Mafia Crossover #Fenton-Masters Mafia AU #Fenton-Masters Mafia Family #dpxdc #dpxdc crossover #dpxdc au #dimensional travel #new life

[nezz-cringe-crib]

growing up is realizing that dipcifica was actually a pretty damn good ship and holy shit i totally misjudged this pairing.

i never really liked dipcifica mainly because of how it got represented by the fandom, but looking back on it, it would've made a lot of sense and it would've been beneficial for both of them to date each other. and even in a completely platonic sense, their dynamic worked well enough that they could've done a lot more together.

dipper is a very nerdy awkward guy, clearly. he likes solving mysteries and sometimes he gets a little in over his head because of it. and his silly little awkward teenage love life reflects all of these things. that little shrimp was disney's #1 simp, it's actually insane. whenever he'd start to fall for a girl it'd end up going pretty terribly because he'd have no idea how to just act like himself and he'd also become a little bit of a jerk. (i'm not trying to like dog on dipper btw. he's just a kid and these are all understandable flaws, especially at his age and at the time period gravity falls took place in). however, with pacifica, a lot of these flaws are manageable solely because of how they're introduced to each other. dipper hates pacifica at first and wants nothing to do with her, but eventually they're forced to work together and realize "huh. we actually make a really good team." for dipper, this gradual building of a relationship is really beneficial to him. he wouldn't just go head-first into simping for some random girl and he'd also learn to respect her as a person and realize when he's being a little bit of a dick. being with pacifica, platonically or romantically (though personally i think romantically would strengthen their pros more but thats just my personal taste), would've helped dipper become a better person.

this goes for pacifica as well. pacifica's homelife is extremely controlling and it's what groomed her into becoming the mean girl that she's first presented as. as the show continues though, it's clear that she doesn't really want to be mean to anybody. she only acts spoiled because she doesn't know what else she can act like. she wants to connect to people but she's been so forced into this fake rich life that she has no idea how to be genuine with anybody. that's why her having a connection to dipper is so important. dipper is a little blunt, and he especially won't hide that from pacifica because he initially hates her and her family's lifestyle, so this'll eventually help pacifica realize "oh shit. i'm kind of a dick. my family are kind of huge dicks." and we do end up seeing this from her in "Northwest Mansion Mystery". she learns how to be herself, learns who "herself" even means, and learns to stand up for who she is when she figures that out. also pacifica's pretty damn smart???? especially socially???? she could absolutely help dipper do a lot of things when it comes to mystery solving, and with her status it'll most likely be things that dipper could never pull off and never even thought about because that's just what he's used to. they'd both end up learning a lot from each other because they'd be dragged into environments that they're not familiar with, but the other is. and their different perspectives/lifestyles would help the other view their environment in a new light.

not only is their relationship genuinely really beneficial to the both of them, but i also just know that their dialogue and scenes with each other would be so damn silly i can't not say yes to it anymore. i also just personally like headcanoning them both as bisexual so that's a plus for me.

anyways, tldr: i was wrong about dipcifica and its actually really good, i just think people should really analyze their relationship more since the way the fandom presents it (or how ive personally seen the fandom present it) is a little icky and shallow at least in my opinion. yay for dipcifica being silly little goobers :3

#gravity falls #analysis #dipper pines #pacifica northwest #dipcifica

[lovingoverwatchguys]

Non-Jack ship thoughts

I don’t mean to be a hater, but the reason I dislike a lot of ships involving Mercy (especially with men) is that I think Mercy deserves better than to have a partner that she constantly has to take care of. She already does that enough at work. It’s my main problem with how a lot of people portray Gency (and also why Mercy76 was always bad even before the gay reveal and especially afterwards). 

I don’t think Gency always inherently has to have that imbalance. But it’s a common issue I see in portrayals of their relationship, and I don’t think it’s good for either of them. Maybe that’s cute for some people, but it gives me major ‘get married and then have a messy divorce during a midlife crisis’ vibes.

#a lot of people dislike the doctor patient relationship thing but it's not even about their jobs for me #it's more about their dynamic in general even outside of work #this isn't meant to be an attack or anything i'm just thinking out loud #and i wouldn't say i /hate/ the ship anyway #just a lot of the portrayals are not for me

[lecter-lioncourt]

Me when an OFMD fan yet again forgets about Ed's 3 canon acts of animal cruelty, ordering Fang to skin a man alive with a snail fork, setting fire to a ship full of people and burning them alive, cutting people's body parts off, canonologically "loving a good maim" etc and instead infantalizes Ed and somehow places the blame for all his Kraken antics onto Izzy:

#also can I say that given how nd coded Ed is I actually find it ableist how some people treat him fhfhfjfj #did Izzy push him? yeah. does that make Ed blameless? NO #not saying Izzy is an angel btw I'm simply saying that Ed ALSO isn't an angel #let Ed be accountable for his actions! #I hate the headcanon that Stede won't be upset w ed for the same reason #why WOULDN'T stede be upset with ed? why SHOULDN'T he be? #he marooned most of his crew straight up drowned another and kidnapped the other two #he stole stede's ship and ruined all his things #stede has every right to be upset w ed in s2 #ed is not a blameless victim babyman ok #let characters be complex! characters don't have to be morally pure to be likable. or even good people #anyway please stop woobifying ed for the sake of protagonist favouritism and izzy slander #mine #ofmd #edward teach #izzy hands #fandom stuff

[ben-the-hyena]

So I found out Elemental made a huge comeback and went from the worst Pixar fail to the biggest Disney success since 2019 !!! I am SO happy for it I thought it would have failed but no the word-to-mouth was apparently phenomenal and I can almost boast I loved it before it was cool !

In the dirty face of Encanto who finally got beaten, fuck off narcissictic family dynamics apologizing movie, make way to ACTUAL family pressure that DO seem believable when resolved because it IS apparent they actually do care from the start all while being a great romance and being a social racial commentary at that

And in your FACE Tumblr who HOPED it would bomb and made bad faith posts calling it ugly and problematic without watching it because it wasn't about a LGBT allegory like other movies you were determined to dickride and overly promoted as the BEST MOVIE EVAAAA because no other reason over than GAE (you ALL know which...) and because you keep blaming Disney for being unoriginal but refuse to watch its few original content then do a surprised Pikachu face at the 1828th live action remake, and because you assumed it would be problematic (the word that has the least meaning and impact left nowadays) from bad marketing alone while it is an immigrant 2nd generation story first AND a romance second. But no instead let's praise stunning and brave unnecessary remakes for coloring a character ON PURPOSE TO CAUSE REACTIONS because they know it would have failed otherwise and nobody would care, and those caring only for that shallow bait as if that would beat racism and calling racists those who don't think it makes sense. And now it's gonna rinse and repeat with "WHO NEEDS STRAIGHT ROMANCE STRONG WOMEN DON'T NEED IT THEY CAN SAVE THEMSELVES WOMEN WHO NEED TO BE SAVED ARE WEAK" as if that were not mysoginistic

Either way, Ember and Wade are the superior Pixar couple and I wish they are making out over all those who rejoiced it failed because they can't enjoy anything anymore equally and only see them as RRRRIVALS to their beloved stories, the larger audience ultimately made their choice proving the world is very different from what Tumblr thinks it is and even if I know I won't see any other post celebrating here because "NOT our movie uwu" I just know it is real. The fandom does exist and won't need you

#elemental #reaction gif #movie #moi #audience #encanto #them bastards ! #this is avatar 2 all over again. people hoped and 'predicted' it'd bomb. it didn't at all. then they called it racist out of frustration #and keep saying 'not our movie. we don't talk about it which proves it isn't impactful' my buddy in christ you're not the world #i wouldn't be so salty if these movies were given chances and not compared all the time to movies tumblr JUST hyperfixate on #which is hypocritcal 'nah this movie sucks ANYWAY I noticed Dolores is holding a plate of corn !' #tumblr #ember lumen #wade ripple #i ship it ! #love is here #haters gonna hate #fandom #disney #pixar #2019 #years

[sashannarcy]

Why do you think people wants Sasha and Anne to be always fighting each other? Just this last week I saw: the fanon Sashanne is bad because Sasha isn't a bitch to Anne, Anne is mis characterized as a damsel in distress and being "small" in comparison to Sasha so her saving Anne is bad, that they are a bad written Catradora, that they would never work without Marcy in the relationship, that people always give them bad break ups and that Season 3B Sashanne is bad because they don't fight 🤷‍♀️

honestly I think it's just based off of two things I've seen in the fandom over and over: 1) they throw a fit when Marcy isn't involved and 2) people are dead set on this idea that Sasha is abusive. Sashanne is a very wonderful ship but it's also the most complex out of all the trio ships, so it... is not surprising that a lot of people just want to see it burn. you're talking abt a fandom that, like a lot of other cartoon fandoms, thinks primarily in black and white. ofc they're not going to want to see a friends to enemies to lovers arc, they're going to want it to stop at the enemies part. especially since Sasha never seemed to be truly remorseful about his actions until s2/s3; he was kind of just fucking shitty. which is. literally normal. sometimes you are just a shitty person before you get better. but to people who cannot understand nuance to save their lives, this means he is abusive and that he should always be a bitch to Anne or else it's out of character

#abt the badly written catradora thing... that's laughable bc imo sashanne and catradora are two completely diff ships #sure they have their similarities but the similarities kind of end past the overall structure of both ships' arcs #and yeah I HATE when people say they wouldn't work without marcy like shut the fuck UP #I would love for one of these people to give me a detailed analysis on why marcy is the glue here bc that's literally just incorrect #marcy isn't the glue. anne is. that's kind of the whole point of the SHOW #and it's ALSO why I love delving into sasharcy because narratively it's the ship that makes the LEAST sense #so you can either make hcs abt it that are pretty ooc which. okay fine but at that point just make ocs #or you can look at it through a bit of a different angle which is what I tend to do #anyway I loveeeee sashanne soooo fucking much let's go sashanne NATION #amphibia #sashanne #anonymous #ask

[kittytheartist]

*cough* so is anyone gonna comment on how Tsukasa made an entire fake world for Mitsuba to be happy in and didn’t bother him a single bit. Like he just let Mitsuba live his fake life

hi Anon!

you're SOOO right! no one talks about that but??like?? that's so cute?? and people say Tsukasa doesn't even like Mitsuba, like what? what was that? because what I'm reading is that MITSUBA IS ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE TSUKASA CARES FOR!!

he gave Mitsuba his own present, he's tried to grant his wish how many times??

can't believe people think Tsukasa doesn't care about Mitsuba! he says he likes Mitsuba!

and he got him a gift! a welcoming gift, because he cares, who has he given a gift to before in this manga besides Hanako? he used to bring his brother gifts all the time, and he gave Mitsuba something he thought he'd like!

something to help his wish come true, and he lets Mitsuba have fun and meet people, just like he wanted and remember, Mitsuba is a main character okay? it's not just about Hanako or something, this whole fake world wouldn't be a thing unless Mitsuba wanted something like his wish.

I believe Tsukasa really does want to grant Mitsuba's wish and make him happy, I really do, because the fake world is for him for his happiness

it's all for Mitsuba, this is a solution him, a supernatural thought would be good, and Mitsuba did like it, with how it seemed Tsukasa stayed in there for a little bit he didn't do anything, you're right Anon, he let Mitsuba enjoy himself, he didn't bother him

which, I think is kind of sad thinking about because he also thought Amane was better off without him but, hay! I'm sure Tsukasa was happy with how it was turning out, since Mitsuba seemed satisfied, but oh well it seems he'll keep trying to grant his wish, although seems right now is Sakura wish time..

also Tsukasa was excited, I swear he was! he celebrated and used his party popper before anyone else could turn things on and surprise him

when has he done this with someone he doesn't care about or just sees as a creation of his? NO WHERE!! and I'm sure we all know where we've seen Tsukasa act with someone he could care less about and only sees as useful sometimes

yeah safe to say he has never let be treated/treated Mitsuba like that! I'd say he's quite protective more then anything! i also stand by Mitsuba being one of the only people Tsukasa has tried to comfort or help make feel better

he's also more gentle with Mitsuba despite punching him to help him gain some backbone and I think they created a connection considering how Mitsuba acts, it may not be apparent, but they have this sort of bond that comes naturally, I feel it in my bones with how their relationship has progressed

and lets talk about how willing Tsukasa is to get Mitsuba something? like friends? he was ready to make Mitsuba a friend, and was also ready to be his friend, but I'm sure we all know how Tsukasa has a harder time with that, with how Tsukasa in the red house said that Amane would be happier without him and how he hated him, how was he supposed to know Mitsuba would except him as a friend?

his speech bubble is FRILLY!! he must be very happy (not just because he wants to know if sparklers will still crackle in his stomach I swear bare with me)

but am I the only one who feels sort of like Tsukasa thought Mitsuba, a creation without memories would rather be able to see his self... because I'm quite sure Tsukasa knows of the powers of school mystery number three, especially since he talks about how powerful the power is

and helping Mitsuba become stronger...feels kind of like Tsukasa knows a creation without a goal or knowing is horrible, so he tried to let Mitsuba forge that himself with the powers...maybe I'm looking too much into it and Tsukasa really did just make him number three for a big plan but I feel like there could more to his relationship with Mitsuba, I think he cares

I know Tsukasa isn't the best at showing affection and doesn't really know what people like, but I think they have something going for them that isn't toxic

#oh and btw only fake Mitsuba real Mitsuba is out of question #they're both different and Tsukasa has a connection with fake not real #i know a lot of people cant exactly see them in a good light because of what he did to real Mitsuba but i dont really relate the two much #but i totally respect it when people say they cant ship them or see them as besties but #i cant stand when people talk about it in a light more about how Tsukasa cant really have healthy relationships or its because he's kinda #messed up #i just hate when people do that and i cannot respect Tsukasa hate #anyways this focused on Tsukasa but i wouldn't mind talking about Mitsuba and hos interactions #uhm yeah but thanks for the ask this was fun! i love them and dont think they should get so much hate #glad you got my back Anon lol #this post might be a little everywhere but i tried #tbhk #jshk #toilet bound hanako kun #jibaku shonen hanako kun #jshk manga #tbhk manga #yugi tsukasa #tsukasa yugi #sousuke mitsuba #mitsuba sousuke #tsumitsu #mitsutsu #tbhk analysis #kinda #jshk analysis #nsjdhjxhdirbdjbr

[youremyonlyhope]

Observing the fandoms of shows I watch that have lots of fans that skew younger makes me kind of marvel at how different things are in online fandom even just 10 years after I was their age.

Like, I know I probably sounded like I was losing my mind every 5 seconds in posts I made as a teenager, but some things I see nowadays are actually concerning. I see people taking things waaaayyyyyy too seriously. It’s a TV show. It’s not obligated to go in the direction you want it to. It’s not the end of the world when it doesn’t. It’s not even the end of the TV show yet. Who’s to say it won’t go in that direction eventually, or even do something completely different that you’ll like even more than what you initially wanted? And outside the bubble of those younger fans on tumblr and twitter, no one really cares about the same issues that are being blown out of proportion here.

#no spoilers but i'll tag just in case #st spoilers #stranger things spoilers #specifically this is about stranger things and umbrella academy but i also saw it in the julie and the phantoms fandom too #but i'm seeing people act like a certain ship not becoming canon is the end of everything #am i the only one who had the sense to realize that realistically it probably wouldn't be canon and at least not right now if ever #like can we not joke about coming after a teenage actor because they ship the ship that didn't become canon and gave people hope #the actor just wanted to interact with fans. nothing malicious. honestly it's not even misleading. #anyway it's 2am and i watched stranger things this morning and then rewatched episode 8 when my brother watched it #and i'm still like processing the whole season so i can't even allow myself to pay attention to these younger fans #i just see the posts and tweets and i'm like '...nope... really glad i'm not that age right now... not gonna even touch that issue...' #honestly. these kids need glee. that desensitized me from asking for stuff from my shows because then it'd happen #and then it'd blow up in some weird way or just get undone by the end of a season or just be stupid and not what i wanted #only rarely did things i REALLY want to happen happen on glee. the rest of the time i was just along for the ride. #and that's the mindset i have when watching tv shows to this day. so honestly. thank you glee. #quick someone find the gif of soos in gravity falls saying 'this better be exactly like my fanfiction or i will be VERY disappointed.' #also something being hinted at and foreshadowed doesn't make it predictable when it happens. it makes it planned. #i swear. people are getting too used to shock killings or plot twists out of nowhere that they're forgetting what foreshadowing is. #the finale has a 9.6 rating on IMDB right now. a site that is infamous for being incredibly skewed if even half a fandom hates something. #(believe me. doctor who's IMDB ratings are all over the place due to a loud group of Thirteen's haters) #so if even a good chunk of the fandom disliked the finale then the score would be much lower. but it's not. #maybe it will go down a bit as more people watch. but this is not game of thrones. but i see people treating it like it is. #and really only focusing on 2 or 3 maybe 4 specific issues and writing off everything else. #(not trying to swat a hornet's nest or start crazy discourse and my anon is turned off so just don't come at me. i don't care.)

[beedreamscape]

The thought that Scanlan would fall for Deanna at first sight rings so true in my head

Not to be that kind of person regarding player/character and repeated dynamics but......

#so she was dead in the years of VM #but let us not forget scanlan still around and very much alive thank you very much #anyway another one to my niche interests #and I'm only saying this bc I eventually learned him and Pike split at some point off campaign #my biggest disappointment ever #idk about you but I haven't seen a rockstar/very old soul ship dynamics yet and I wouldn't hate to see it #don't get me wrong pikeIan still shakes me #but I like exploring ship dynamics #i don't wanna tag this bc this is such a niche observation #but i will #scanlan shorthalt #deanna leimert #she's not just a gnome. she's THE gnome #her exes are 400 years old and she loves knitting. she's a badass brought back from the dead. she's ridding the magical bull #SHE BROUGHT STEW AND SHE WANTS TO GET FREAKY #scanlan would love her

[missholoska]

What is your opinion on krerdly?

I mean I did mention in my tags that I don't really care to ship Kris with anyone but. Krerdly at least gets points for being funny 85% of the time I've seen it 👍

#tbh canonically-speaking it doesn't seem like kris is all that fond of berdly #I don't think they hate him or want him dead. but if you choose to join him before his first battle they say it incredulously #so I still wouldn't ship it anyway bc I only like ships where both characters actually like each other as friends at the very least #but I have less of a problem with it than other popular kris ships I guess #holoskart asks #bad opinion zone #anonymous

[acaiyatree]

wow!! going into the sonic idw tag was a fucking mistake!!

#yall r annoying god bless #i understood some critiques of last issue (ie : tangle wouldn't Do That and it feels like an artificially made conflict for the sake of #making conflict) #but like. for the folks saying lanolin's a bitch : What. genuinely What. and also Boo Hoo female charas can give off bad vibes boo hoo so #sad crying a river boo hoo yall r weak < 3. yall do know she could go through character dev right? yall do know bitchy characters can exist #right? fucking face palming be fr w me rn. insaw someone say that her saying her wisp can't fly that high is mean and like. bro. be fr with #me. be so fucking fr with me rn. and also miss maam's just tired i??? yall genuinely got mean vibes from her tf #she isn't even all that bad lmao. and then someone saying lanolin is being shipped with sonic in the latest issue.... again. be so fr with #me rn. be fr. you saw that as budding romance?? WHAT. WHY. anyways idw comics tag i will never see you again i hate you so much an #d i hate the people in it more :>

[boasamishipper]

Ted Lasso for the NoTP meme please!

i may have delved into it once or twice (or thrice) in the past, but sambecca. absolutely FUCK that ship. i don't know how it's possible that the writers' room came up with a ship that does both sam and rebecca's characters such a goddamn disservice, yet here we are anyway. if they get back together in s3 i'm disavowing canon and fighting bill lawrence in the nearest denny's parking lot.

#thanks for asking! #ted lasso #anti sambecca #anti sam x rebecca #this is NOT because i ship tedbecca and robisanya i swear to god #i will just never be over my absolute dismay that they set up such a great storyline for sam in 2x03 and then there were just.... #no consequences as a result of his protest #and then the only time it was mentioned again #was to spur him into asking out rebecca #and then he went from character to plot device in rebecca's arc (which was stupid as fuck too) #like i'm not saying i wouldn't risk it all for sam too but come on ma'am. #he's your EMPLOYEE. he WORKS FOR YOU. he's young enough to be your SON. what were you THINKING. #and WHY THE FUCK did NOBODY AT ALL have a problem with it??? #AND we never even got to see why sam was so interested in bossgirl!!!! #like obv we saw him being charming over bantr but like where was our view of his half of the relationship??? #the whole relationship was just so one-sided and the only good thing that came out of it at all #was me getting to see sam shirtless #and that's the that on that #i will stop here but anyway tldr sambecca is my notp to end all notps for this show #i also have a distaste for danijamie for similar reasons but not nearly as much as i hate sambecca

[thev01dd]

tag vent post

#omfg i hate twitter so much #h*llch**r shippers are so annoying over ther for fucks sake #i censored the ship name so it wouldn't show up in twitter's search engine #but the shippers found me and harassed me either way because they can't fucking ignore people who don't ship h*llch**r #i jokingly said to lucia 'they really do be out there trying to make their ship' popular #because at the paris con all people apparently knew to ask about was: #'would chrissy and eddie have a romantic relationship if they were alive' #and they asked it to people who weren't even part of the ship #anyways #then suddenly a whole day later i get notifs from h*llch**r shipers saying #'we don't need to try they are popular' #like yeah right say that to the top ten ship tags on tumblr #or the numbers of videos on tiktok under each ship tag #steddie (and ronance) is bigger and more popular than h*llch**r fandom wise #and we didn't need to impose our ship onto anybody for it to become this big mind you #it's the thing i said on the tags of that post that talked about canon ships or wtvr #of course h*ll*ch**r will be a 'popular halloween couple costume' because it's a fucking m/f ship #it doesn't mean it's more popular within fandom #this need to feel that a ship is better than the other and to rub it into peoples faces is so annoying #fucking enjoy your ship in your corner and let people enjoy other ship in their corner #it wasn't me going to random h*llch**r shippers twt accounts and harassing them #it was the oposite #fucking hell #also hide your homophobia a little better

[bambirex]

My interest in Queen faded a bit so I'm not in the mood to write Queen fic but the lack of feedback on my Witcher fics makes me unmotivated to write Witcher fic so I guess the solution is to not get any writing done today - again.

#there's also a fucking thunder raging outside and i hate thunder and i can't will my brain to focus on anything #other than the fear that a lightning will destroy my house #guess i'm just gonna sit in the dark and pray #also i know exactly that sticking to canon stuff and writing m/m ships would make my life 100x easier #but unhinged aus and genderbending became so much my brand that i can't let go of them #even tho i know i'm depriving myself of positive interaction #so it's actually all my fault but i love self-pity #also i have been thinking about just writing for myself again like i used to do #just keeping my stuff in word documents and never posting them #but i know i just wouldn't be able to resist #i hate losing a hyperfixation so much especially if you have zero friends in the fandom of your new hyperfixation #meanwhile the old one is full of lovely mutuals and it feels like I'm betraying them by not posting content #anyways i love having adhd and anxiety it makes even my hobbies unenjoyable #personal #bambi says some bullshit

[thoughtvoid]

At least schedule more than one person the day after major sales and not just the day of (if that), you stupid sadists. Or, y'know. More than just two people for the entire day, trying to fill the pit you're providing excavators for.

#Black Friday? Three people per shift all day; actually wasn't a problem; so little work people did filler jobs #Cyber Monday? Like 150 fluctuating orders and manageable with the two people per shift #Literally the day /after/ Cyber Monday? When people are known to be ordering up until midnight? #One person in the morning shift; one person closing #With a 'surprise coupon that we don't even tell our storefronts about beforehand because f you' #We ran out of shipping boxes this past week. Our supply orders are delayed. Triple digit orders all day #Can barely dent it before the number goes up. Fucking UPS has just. Not picked up packages a few times. #One was after a weekend; when they don't pick up anyway; so an extra no show was just. Us drowning in packages #Why is it that the stress test I'm prepared for (Black Cyber) isn't what makes me want to commit arson #I told myself I wouldn't volunteer for the Hours ever again after last year but I have weak conviction and bad memory #Usually I go for it because it means I do overnights but we didn't even /get/ overnights this year #Instead I was bounced between openings and closings and having to work with /customers/ roaming around #Overnights have fucked up my family time and probably my mental state before #But not as badly as me having constant mental shutdowns because /there are people everywhere/ #/And I hate getting stopped 10+ times per shift when I'm trying to focus on an already overwhelming task/ #Price check? That's fine; I just scan something and leave. Bare minimum helpfulness #But 'do you have this product'; 'can you help me find my size'; 'when do you get [product] in' #Sometimes I wanna be honest instead of helpful #I wanna say 'I just know where to look for stuff; I don't actually know anything about this department or what we have' #'Do I work here; in the shoe area? No. I work at the store and search for very specific products' #'I can't even browse and shop for myself because I am laser focused on what I'm looking for for other people' #'I know we have nobody on the floor and I'm the only one wandering around for you to see' #'But I'm not wearing a nametag for two reasons and one is to dissuade people from flagging me down' #(I am not mean and do help people; but then there's also 'I want to help but I can't because you don't even know what you want') #('Or because what you want doesn't exist and I don't know how else I can say 'we don't even seem to have it online; sorry'') #(Which is also demoralizing on top of my social interaction tolerance already being drained) #(Please stop making online orders; people; you already missed the famously good sales; I don't even know why you bother) #/I/ feel like there should be a lull; we don't even have anything good right now #The next big sale is Soon; and really no one should feel like buying right this second #Please stop making me deal with hundreds of orders on my own for no discernible reason

[iamfitzwilliamdarcy]

anyway, i'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseam at this point but I'll say it again -- the show gives us two scenes of zuko expressing very legitimate worries about facing a father-figure after messing up

The Book 3 opener, with Mai on the boat, where Zuko worries about seeing his father after 3 years and how he's changed/his home has changed

Zuko anxious about facing Iroh again and discusses this with Katara

The conversations go like this:

Mai: Aren't you cold? Zuko: I've got a lot on my mind. It's been so long, over three years since I was home. I wonder what's changed. I wonder how I've changed. Mai: [Yawns.] I just asked if you were cold, I didn't ask for your whole life story. [Zuko frowns at her sarcastic response. Mai giggles and holds his face in her hands.] Stop worrying.

(in interest of fairness, I will include that the transcript i got from atla wiki says this: The two kiss. Mai exits, and Zuko stays there with an expression of relief on his face. We return to the ship where Team Avatar is on -- however, the show just actually shows a close up of his eyes)

and

Cut back to Zuko, who becomes worried and ashamed before walking toward the tent. Cut to Zuko from behind as he approaches the tent before stopping. Close-up of Zuko. Side-view as he sits down. Katara walks up to him. Katara Are you okay? Zuko [Frontal view.] No, I'm not okay. My uncle hates me, I know it. [Katara sits down next to him.] He loved and supported me in every way he could, and I still turned against him. How can I even face him? Katara [Close-up side-view of Zuko.] Zuko, you're sorry for what you did, right? Zuko: More sorry than I've been about anything in my entire life. Katara: Then he'll forgive you. He will.

I just think there's a very clear contrast here of dismissive vs supportive. I get what the writers were trying to do- Mai even smiles a little when she makes her joke-- but it just doesn't land for me because I think Zuko's concerns are valid and ought to be treated seriously here-- who wouldn't be worried after 3 years away???? And And Zuko doesn't even disclose his real worries to Mai (he does to Azula though!-- about seeing his dad without having actually recaptured the Avatar! which I think is interesting)

And he's very upfront with Katara in the later scene, which is a very pivotal one for him-- his courage to make amends and apologize to one of the most important people in his life. And Katara doesn't try to lighten the mood or tell him to stop worrying -- she treats his concerns as valid and walks him through it-- he's sorry, so Iroh will forgive him (it probably helps that she has also forgiven him for what he did in Ba Sing Se, she knows what that means)

#zutara #atla #i'll tag this as #anti maiko #to keep y'all all of my back lol even though i don't think it's so much anti maiko as it is.... #just looking at these two scenes in contrast? the writing at least