#but i wanted this to be more neutral for casual viewers

[queerxqueen]

It is unreal knowing that Byler has seemingly surpassed Mileven in popularity. I know that Mileven might be more popular with some of the general audience, but I saw that Mileven was trending before and I swear one of the top tweets about them only had 58 likes. It's just unreal to me because I remember when the Byler tag was a ghost town a few years back. There are so many new shippers too since season 4 came out, and I think that really means something about the direction it's going. Many people see it now, even some people in the GA.

It's seriously been so cool to see the tag and fandom grow and see perspectives shift as more and more people realize that Byler is a real and distinct possibility that the show wants you to consider. I do think we're at the point where most Critical fans who watch the show as more than just passive entertainment see the real possibilities here, even if they don't 100% trust in it being endgame like I do. Even the broader GA and casual fans are at least picking up on the vibe that Mileven is not quite right and that something's going on with Mike and Will.

My parents tend to be my personal benchmark for GA perspectives, and while their heteronormative goggles prevent them from seeing Byler as a real option, I can clearly see in them the way that the writers have laid out delicate groundwork. My mom adores Will, and while she didn't recognize the blatant flirting, she cheered when Will and Mike made up in 4x04. She sees that they're better together. While she didn't see the painting lie as the blatant Chekov's gun for season 5 that I see it as, she was emotional about Will's monologue and hopes for his happiness next season. While she didn't see that Mileven is broken beyond repair, she was neutral at best when it came to Mike's monologue to El. She just didn't care or feel emotionally invested, especially compared to her emotional reaction whenever Mike and Will fought or made up.

Even if GA viewers don't quite see how it all fits together, they feel those emotional beats. They're getting underlying vibes of Mike and Will are great together, and Mike and El are not as strong as they used to be that will make everything come together in season 5. Even if they don't expect it now, they will see how things were laid out in hindsight.

And of course it helps when there's external things like the "Byler won't write itself' sign or ST day's snubbing of Mileven and nods to Byler.

#antimileven #stranger things #byler #byler analysis #answered #anon

[trekkingaroundasgard]

Midnight Meetings (Clint Barton x Reader)

Summary: In the middle of the night you wait to meet your contact for the upcoming mission. He's not quite what you expected.

Gender: Neutral

Rating: Gen/Teen

Tags: SHIELD!Reader, first meetings, spies, eventual colleagues to lovers

Words: 1.1k

Note: The first part in a mini series. It will be updated... at some point.

@thehawkeyesbingo prompt: "Quick catch that flamingo, it stole my wallet"

The seat in the booth behind you creaked. You glanced to your left, attempting to steal a look at the man – you assumed, from the light smell of aftershave. However, a server stood directly in front of the mirrored surface where you could have caught a glimpse. You expected her to move any moment but she didn’t; apparently, flirting with the line cook was much more important than serving truck drivers cold, drip coffee.

Slowly, you reached into your jacket, fingers curling around the handle of your pistol. The last thing you wanted was to whip out a gun in the middle of the shitty motorway diner but it was better to be safe than sorry. Should things turn sour, the nearest exit was less than five steps away and your secondary escape remained unblocked.

You stiffened as the man moved, lazily stretching his arm across the thin surface that separated your booths. He twisted his head, not quite enough to bring him into your peripheral but close enough to your ear to whisper, “Catch that flamingo.”

The grip on your gun loosened. “It stole my wallet,” you responded quietly. If the situation weren’t so dire, you’d be suppressing an eye-roll about now. Whoever came up with these ridiculous countersigns had issues.

Without another word, he dropped a folded note into your open bag which you then gathered casually along with your coat. Leaving a few notes on the table, you walked out to the car park without looking up from the ground. It was only as you sat in your car, fastening your seatbelt, that you finally caught a look at the man you were to partner with through the diner window.

It was difficult to make out details from this angle, not helped by the reflection of the neon sign on the glass, but you saw enough to know who you’d be looking for later. Short blond hair, broad frame. Otherwise unremarkable. Just what you’d expect from a spy.

You unfolded the paper he’d given and frowned.

A New York pizza menu?

You were used to cryptic clues from both your sources and your superiors but even by those standards this seemed left field. Were you supposed to call the proprietor and ask for mighty meat? Perhaps it was a front for the New York branch of SHIELD, a way for agents in the field to get the information they needed. But what good would that do you half way across the world?

You looked at the leaflet again, this time giving it more than a confused cursory glance, and there you saw it. Scribbled in the bottom corner, a telephone number with a distinctly local calling code. A quick search returned the name and address of a crappy hotel about half an hour away.

It was probably a bit paranoid to assume you were being followed but you checked for a tail nonetheless before heading towards the hotel. The guy on the desk was half asleep when you arrived, a victim of perpetually unlucky scheduling judging by the dark bags under his eyes. He didn’t bother to check your fake ID, instead simply handing over a preprepared room key and pointing vaguely up the stairs.

The overhead lights were too bright for this time of night so you only switched on the bedside lamp. Perched on the edge of the bed, in the relative darkness, you pulled the case folder from your duffle bag and skimmed through the files once more. Halfway down the page, you heard a gentle knock.

You peered through the viewer and saw a blond man. Or, rather, a very intense close up of his nose and an eye. “I caught the flamingo.”

Clearly more tired than you thought, your mind blanked entirely on the correct response. It didn’t matter, though, you rationed, since he had already come to your door. Flicking the lock, you opened the door wide enough for him to step through before locking it again. Gesturing towards the beds, you said, “How does that one go?”

“Huh?”

“The countersign. I caught the flamingo…”

“He’s a slippery bastard.” He flopped onto the bed and dragged a large palm down his face. With a sigh that seemed to come from deep inside his bones, he said, “I don’t know. It’s not a real sign. I’m too tired to think. Just needed you to open the door. What time is it?”

“About two thirty.”

“Right.” The man sat suddenly, like someone had yanked on a puppet string and pulled him upright. “Well. It’s nice to meet you and all but I’ve gotta make some calls and get everything ready for tomorrow. You’ve got the files?”

You nodded towards the brown folder that you’d been reading before he interrupted.

“Great. I’ll brief you in the morning.”

He looked up and suddenly seemed to see you for the first time. Not fast enough to hide the interest that flickered across his gaze, he instead leaned into it. You’d have shrunk under such over attention from any other agent, especially one you’d just met, but there was something about him, something magnetic. The bedside lamp cast a warm light over his face, highlighting both the sharp features and the softness in his smile.

Resting back on his hands, you couldn’t help but mirror his appreciation. The bedside lamp worked doubly hard to emphasise the thickness and strength of his muscles. The midnight chill had set in but he hardly seemed bothered; with no jacket to hide beneath, you were given a full view of the tight pull of his shirt across his chest and the prominent veins along his arms. You doubted if you’d be able to wrap your hand around the muscles, so large were they.

He unashamedly let his gaze drop to your lips, your neck, your chest, before dragging his attention slowly back up to your eyes. “I’m Clint, by the way.”

You gave your name in return and felt your stomach twist when he smiled back. Forcing some semblance of professionalism into the ever shrinking space between you, you stretched out a hand and tried not to shiver at the sparks which danced across your skin when he shook it.

Slowly pulling it back, pretending that his simple touch hadn’t set your nerves on fire, you said, “I look forward to working with you, Clint.”

“Get some rest,” he said softly, finally pushing up off the bed and heading towards the door. “I’m in one-oh-six if you need me.”

There was an invitation there, in the inflection, the up tick of his grin, you were certain. Not tonight, you cautioned yourself. Maybe after the mission was over. Yeah. If he still looked at you the same way after this was done, after he learned what you really were, then you’d accept the invitation. Not a moment sooner, though.

#clint barton x reader #hawkeye x reader #nicola writes #marvel fanfic

[thunderstomm]

HOT WHEELS: LET’S RACE - Mini-Redesigns and Headcanons !

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been watching this super-cute new hot wheels show! And while I originally didn’t intend to do much in terms of fan content, I accidentally got very attached to these silly little guys so something was in order. While I like what the show has to offer, I don’t love that they wear casual clothes instead of actual racing gear, so I designed my own !!

The suits match because I imagine that these were given to them as a gift from Dash, symbolising the shift from “temporary campers” to her full-time protégés. I wanted to go full-hot wheels inspo, so all of the suits are decked out with a sweet flame pattern ! They all have little name badges on the side, and the colours of their suits are taken from the racing gloves which Dash gives them in S1! I wanted the suits to feel very simple compared to a pro racer’s suit, so while they have many staples, they have no sponsor patches anywhere ! As for the numbers on their suits, they are their rankings from camp !(thanks @viewer-of-many for the idea!!)

As I do with any media I like, I’ve included some little headcanon pages to go with! I’ve included headcanons for their full names- because I refuse to believe that these are all their legal names- as well as their pronouns, ages, racer numbers, nationalities, and heights ! I want to go in-depth on some of my choices, so buckle in! (Also if you’re finding this post and you’re a hot wheels fan PLEASE come talk to me I need more people to babble with)

COOP

Cooper “Coop” Fèng, our camp champ and main character is up first! I’m pretty sure that Cooper is canonically his first name, so I stuck with that. The nickname “Coop” was kind of just a natural development, it’s shorter, and he likes cars. Perfect! His surname is Fèng, a Chinese surname that means phoenix- which I chose because I think it’s a neat reference to his shift from “average kid” to camp champ. A real rise from the ashes! I headcanon him to be Chinese & African American- his Dad is the former and his other parent would be the latter. His pronouns are he/him, he’s 12 years old, 4’10” tall and thanks to his winning status- racer 01 in the level 2 training program !!

MAC

Mackenzie “Mac” Caliper is next ! Like Cooper, I feel like his nickname is just a shortened version of his full name, and “Mackenzie” just felt right. Before you ask- the name is gender neutral where I come from. His surname, Caliper, is taken from a car part, it’s the disc in a brake system ! Also I made his hair into some sort of mullet-y thing because of his crimes of having no bangs. I headcanon him to be Canadian. Mac uses he/him pronouns, is 12 years old (he is the oldest of the three 12 year olds, having a December birthday in the year prior), 4’11” tall, and racer 04 !

SPARK

Samantha “Spark” Turner ! For her first name, I wanted something cute that could hypothetically be given a GNC nickname. Plus “Samantha” and “spark” sound so cute together! The nickname Spark came from her love of inventing, and how her brain is always “sparking” with ideas! Her surname, Turner, is a play on a car’s “turn signal”. Not included on the chart, but I headcanon her as Autistic ! Spark is a black Canadian, her pronouns are she/her, she is 11 years old (the youngest of the 6 campers), 4’7” tall, and is racer 03 !!

BRIGHTS

Bryce “Brights” Hikari is racer 05! I imagine that she was born missing her arm, hence her prosthetic. Despite her hair matching her Uncle’s- it’s 100% dyed. Her first name, Bryce, fully just comes from me mishearing her name the first time I watched the show. So I choose to reuse it. I headcanon her as being Japanese, and her surname, Hikari, means “light”! The nickname “Brights” combines the sound of her first name and the meaning of her last! Brights uses she/her pronouns, is 12 years old, and is 4’9” tall.

AXLE

Axle Spoiler, son of beloved champ Striker Spoiler! The only character with a canon full name, and the only one who I can believe that his name is actually his legal one. I headcanon him as being Mexican. Axle is the oldest of the racers, at 14 years old. Axle uses he/him pronouns, is 5’2” tall, and is racer 02- something he accepts, but feels just a little taunted by. (I feel so funny saying so little about him because he’s my favourite.)

SIDECAR

Simon “Sidecar” Cotter is the final racer ! For his name, I wanted to keep the initials of his nickname (S.C.) intact. I went with Simon for his first name, because it’s a little goofy, but also feels just a little TOO formal for someone like him. His surname is, you guessed it, a reference to a car part! A Cotter is a pin which secures something in place. I think that Axle gave him the nickname “sidecar”, because he seems to start off as his sidekick. Sidecar is American, 13 years old, 4’8” tall, uses he/him pronouns, and is racer 06 at camp !!

While that is all I’ll be sharing for now, I do have another more detailed art piece of these guys in their canon outfits, in my more polished art style, which I hope can be coming out sooner than later. Again, if you like this show, please DM me here or on discord so we can chat!!

Thanks for reading !! 🩵💚💛🩷❤️🩶

#thunderstomm #tomm talks #okay to reblog #please reblog #art #my art #thunderstomm art #artist #fanart #hot wheels #hot wheels lets race #hot wheels let’s race #coop hot wheels #brights hot wheels #axle hot wheels #axle spoiler #spark hot wheels #Mac hot wheels #sidecar hot wheels #headcanons #headcanon #my headcanons #(: #dash wheeler #I will draw her soon I promise #redesign #redesigns #my redesigns

[bohemian-nights]

The Daemyra beach sex scene is one of the worst sex scenes I've seen. It's so stiff and frigid and it looks like they're afraid of touching each other. There's no melting, no revealing in each other, no basking in the ambiance, no true passion in it. Let's not even talk about Rhaenyra's face at the end because if that's the face of a woman who had fulfilling sex with the man of her dreams then I don't wanna know what she looks like when she's having boring sex LOL.

And Daemyra stans had the nerve to claim that we have porn-rotted brains and need to get our heads out of the gutter and stop wanting gratuitous porn-like sex scenes. First of all: you can go online (Twitter and Tumblr specifically) and see how many of them constantly bitch and moan about how they were robbed of 20000000 Daemyra sex scenes 🤢, and how they hope next season they get more sex scenes and how they wanna see Daemyra have angry sex and sex on the painted table. They're the ones who want them to have a sex scene equivalent to the sex scenes from 365 days. They're the ones who sexualize Daemon choking Rhaenyra calling it a kink, but we're the ones whose brains have been rotted from porn. Second of all: all we asked for (which we didn't) was a decent sex scene. A sex scene that they claimed was "passionate, sensual, and loving" when it wasn't. That sex scene was purely transactional and Rhaenyra trying to secure the political bag. You know who had a passionate, sensual, love scene Stefan and Elena from TVD. That scene is everything the Daemyra idiots think the beach scene was when it wasn't. Lastly: Daemyra stans were the main ones bitching and moaning about how bad the sex scene when the episode aired I remember 🤣🤣. They were the main ones saying that they had no chemistry and that it was flat, but when everybody else (team Green, team neutral, casual viewers alike) started to say the same thing these idiots backtracked and started claiming that it was the greatest love scene in the world. Overcompensation at its best. Bullshit at its worst.

Aside from Rhaenyra's face at the end of that sex scene, it was so pitiful and sad to watch her chase after him at the funeral, to throw away her dignity and self respect and follow after like a lost puppy dog after everything he's done to her. Then she goes on to tell him her whole 10 yr life story when he doesn't do the same in return, and spills her secrets to him (poorly hidden secrets that everyone knows about) when again he doesn't return the favor. It's like this man nearly got you disinherited, left you alone in a brothel, abandoned you to get trampled on at the wedding and you just welcome him back with open arms!! Grooming 101 at it's finest! This is what Ryan Condal meant when he said that Daemon's grooming of Rhaenyra is not only abuse, but that it traumatized her and shaped her into the person that she is

Yep, they were the first ones crying about the show doing Dumbnyra and that dry a** “love scene” wrong(just like with chokegate).

Then they realized that by saying that it was dry they couldn't say that the show portrayed Dumbnyra as an epic romance so they started backpedaling and saying that the scene showed how much “mature chemistry” they had together and that there was some ten-minute cut of the scene that HBO is going to release… at some point…..

Not to mention they lied about how there was some scene of them doing it on a table that got cut(which I see they've now moved onto saying it will be in season 2 🤣).

Or how they are hoping Alys uses some potion to make herself appear like Rhaenyra and then proceed to rape Daemon so that they can get a sex scene in season two(the fact that they try to accuse others of being demented sex-crazed perverts is straight-up hilarious when they peddle this cow dung).

It is really funny to see the mental gymnastics these people will do to claim that show!Dumbnyra is the ship to end all ships and that beach sex was the culmination of their love while at the same time claiming that this show isn’t canon(the same way they try to say that Rhaenyra died a dragonriders death when that doesn’t even exist in the book. That's 100% Sara Hess’s sh*tty writing to make Rhaenyra’s death look less pathetic). Which they by and large didn’t claim until the finale then they finally realized this wasn’t the Dumbnyra show.

This show has made it clear from at least episode four(it’s actually been clear since the premiere but they don’t consider a underage girl having her uncle make passes at her to be grooming) that Dumbnyra wasn’t an epic romance, but they ignored this because incest is hot or whatever.

It’s actually cause they were the only two youngish white people in a relationship, but I’m not getting into that today since they always start crying when you point that out too. Dumbnyra wouldn’t be this popular if they had more competition. I’m really hoping they get overtaken by at least the Alysmond fandom because they truly are an insufferable bunch of delusional weirdos.

This 👆🏽was a preclude to beach sex(where Rhaenyra looked like she wasn’t having the time of her life) and to this👇🏽

No one was duped. These people know what a good or even okay sex scene is (there are so many shows and movies that have decent sex scenes, HOTD should be ashamed of themselves). They know how an actual romantic relationship would be portrayed. Hell, they know that Dumbnyra in the books(see their stealing and re-wording of the text) isn’t an epic romance.

It’s a relationship built on grooming/lust for political power/ to be closer to brother dearest that culminates with Rhaenyra’s abandonment(which the show is setting up since Daemon keeps abandoning her every chance he gets).

Her being used by Daemon is the reason why I have 0.001 of an ounce of sympathy for her🎻(She’s still incredibly sh*try character and her going on a racist tangent about Nettles is 100% on her).

The only reason why these continue to lie and act oblivious(and hope no one calls them out on their bullcrap) is because they don’t want to admit they were wrong(that or they really are delusional).

#lol Dumbnyra is worse than 5O shades of grey #it’s utterly atrocious #they can’t even touch 365 d@ys #anti daemyra

[justafriend-ql]

couples + color matching (never let me go, ep. 3)

in this episode, clothing color is used strategically to convey the varying levels of intimacy between characters and present some as "couples" while highlighting the relational distance between others. essentially, when two characters wear clothing of similar style/color, it visually pairs them together, making them look like "a couple" that "belongs together". when the clothing contrasts, it "doesn't look right" (to use chanon's words), emphasizing the distance between characters.

let's start with the shoes. when maggie and palm dance together in episode 2, i noticed that their shoes are almost exactly the same. the "sameness" of their shoes as they step in time with each other helps convey a level of "coupleness" that underscores nueng's jealousy as he looks on. nueng, in contrast to palm's casual black shoes, has bright white, spotless sneakers that convey his wealth and superior status, and thereby emphasize the distance between palm and him.

given this contrast, it is interesting that nueng seems to be considering buying palm expensive basketball shoes at the beginning of episode 3. these shoes are more similar in style to his own. while this is probably just nueng wanting to do something nice for palm, you could also interpret this as a subconscious effort to make palm and him "look right" together as a couple.

in the oh-so-angsty ballroom dance scene in which palm and nueng dance with maggie and ben, respectively, all while staring at each other from across the room, color matching is used to visually pair palm and maggie (who both wear pale yellow) and nueng and ben (who both wear dark earth tones).

the color matching here pairs these couples together, while the color dissonance between palm and nueng separates the two and illustrates the distance they will have to bridge in order to ultimately be together. in the dream sequence of palm and nueng dancing together, their "mismatched" clothes and shoes highlight the unreality of the moment.

by the end of the episode, however, after they have worked together to fight phum, nueng and palm both wear grey and neutral tones, matching each other. this is reminiscent of the "pengyou" scene in episode 2, where their clothes shared the color red. both scenes occur by the pond in nueng's yard, which seems to be a safe place for them to ratchet the intimacy of their relationship to new levels.

side note: is it significant that palm and nueng's shirts only match from behind (both grey), while nueng's is black from the front? this might suggest that people who evaluate palm and nueng from the front (i.e., accept their master/servant relationship at face value) will not perceive the deep connection between them. you must look from a different perspective, just as they have come to do so in the last few episodes.

while couples in real life and many shows definitely do not wear matching clothes all the time or at all, color matching and dissonance seem to be narrative cues for relationship status in never let me go. it's a really neat tool for cultivating a sense of "belonginess" (or separation) both between the characters and in the eyes of viewers themselves.

or, you know, it's all just coincidental ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#this one's for all my fellow delusional color theory enthusiasts #never let me go #never let me go the series #nlmg #never let me go meta #palmnueng #pondphuwin #thai bl #bl series #bl drama #asianlgbtqdramas

[leorawright]

hiii can i get a romantic genshin matchup please ☺️💖

she/her, heterosexual, taurus, estj, neutral good.

i’m very outgoing and extremely extroverted like my friends say. i’m the type of person that is always talking 😭 if you put me in a room with a stranger, the chances are extremely high that i end up befriending them (unless i feel like they don’t want to talk). but i get bad days too like other people and sometimes i just shut down and won’t talk unless spoken to.

while i am friendly, i also keep my circle small. i don’t have the ability to maintain a thousand of friendships so i have only a handful of friends that i am reallllyyyy close to.

i am very emotional and have the worst case of fomo. when i see my friends hanging out without me, i immediately feel like it’s the end of the world which is stupid and currently trying to resolve that. the way i cope is usually joining whatever org i can which makes me an extremely busy person at times.

i don’t get mad at people very often (i am easily annoyed though) and when i’m mad, i easily forgive but i /never/ forget.

i love discovering new music but my current favorite artists are phoebe bridgers and haim. i have a short-ass attention span when it comes to series and it’s been forever since i finished one. i’m more of a casual viewer, so i like movies better (especially romcoms)

what i don’t like is people who are extremely judgy and only see people negatively. it’s a pet peeve of mine when people are so quick to judge. i also hateeeee liver (although my mom encourages me to eat it bc i have iron deficiency…) but i love eating a mix of vegetables.

i’m a hopeless romantic by the way! i genuinely think that i won’t ever settle for any other than the tender and sweet kind of love. my love language are acts of service and quality time. i also really appreciate if someone listens to my ramblings tirelessly.

one of the things that i look for a partner is that he’s an active member of the community like me; it helps me see if he’s truly responsible. i also want him to care about his studies as much as i do and he should have a set goal in life. i want someone to have a direction in life, and knows that we shouldn’t be each other’s ONLY priorities.

i love to read fantasy and historical books. i also write whenever i’m on the mood and have time. one of my current obsessions is lord of the rings (which is weird bc i alr went thru an lotr phase when i was like… 6) AND I HAVE A PUPPY 🥹 i love her sm she’s so cute!!! i adore her sm and we spend time together through sitting on the floor and her laying her head on me 😭🥹

thank you smmm have a great day and take care of yourself 💖

I had a lot of choices but I've decided on...

Gaming!

He's definitely an active member in the community and gets along with about everybody

He's got a goal with wanting to become a Wushu dancer and he'd be delighted if you support his passion

He also supports your goals in life, and whatever you want to do, he'll help as best he can

His love language is acts of service so whatever you need help with, just tell him and he'll be at your side

He's not usually much of a reader, but if you have any suggestions, he'll happily read them and talk about them with you

Absolutely adores your dog as well and will sneak her treats all the time

#matchups #gaming x reader

[ryehouses]

I don't remember clone wars SUPER well, but wasn't Bo's whole goal to get Viszla on the Mando throne, not Maul? She did accidentally help Maul get there, but it was never her goal, and she did immediately fight to dethrone him. Like Qui-gon is pretty responsible for creating Darth Vader but we don't blame him. Am I missing something???

hold on let me put on my philosophy hat! star wars meta under the cut, because this is way better than looking at contracts:

tldr, for folks that don't want to read a treatise: clone wars era bo-katan is like the shocked pikachu meme, in which bo-katan is running around with a bunch of terrorists, doing terrorist things, and then is surprised when doing those terrorist things has led to, like, the socio-political collapse of mandalore's government. she's the "'but i didn't think the leopards would eat my face!' sobbed the woman who voted for the face-eating leopards party" woman, except the face-eating leopard is a sith lord with attachment issues and moderate megalomania who kills bo-katan's sister to make his already desperately sad archenemy even sadder. she's an australia that has introduced a non-native cane toad to control a native beetle in order to more efficiently maximize a brutal capitalist system and now is upset that her house is full of huge toads with no natural predators. the toads are poisonous and the ecosystem is collapsing. i got carried away here, but you get the gist.

too long did read, for my reasoning: in this case, i'd argue that no matter what bo-katan's reason for going along with the maul plan is -- possibly installing pre vizsla to the throne of mandalore, but mostly just destablizing the neutral mandalorian government -- her reasoning is secondary to the action because she is fully and consciously participating in death watch, which is doing terrible things (not just on mandalore, mind; there's a whole little arc with ahsoka and... the one kid... lux? where death watch has just casually taken over an enslaved a random settlement because they can and think that they deserve to).

whatever bo-katan's original intentions were, be they good intentions (also arbitrary; the neutral mandalorians would disagree than any attempt to return to mandalore's more violent ways is not good, while dw could and does argue that they're just upholding their cultural traditions and fending off a government they didn't elect or support, how can that not be a good?) or not, intention is secondary to an action that does harm, especially to an action that does intentional harm. maul's name, like, means intentional harm. it's very on the nose. even if maul usupring vizsla was a surprise, the whole "building a super crime syndicate" thing is objectively a bad, immoral action, and imo it's pretty hard to "the ends justify the means" that away just because bo-katan didn't mean for what maul did to happen.

also, leaving morality aside for a minute, imo bo-katan holds additional culpability for what maul does because she knows that it's a bad idea to ally with him from the start, but knuckles under and lets it happen in order to get what she wants from the situation. i could be misremembering, but i'm pretty sure she knows that sith lords are bad news and tells pre vizsla as much, but ultimately falls in line because she wants what maul is offering. that's a conscious choice that she makes.

i think it's also important to remember that she does not abandon death watch because she thinks that maul's actions are immoral or bad -- she leaves because she doesn't want an outsider to rule mandalore. she says it out loud, to the viewer -- it's only after maul takes over and betrays pre vizsla that she bolts and lets obi-wan go, presumably to that obi-wan can rally some jedi to help him pry maul off of mandalore.

(I'm not touching the qui-gon thing until after I've shared it with the discord, because we've honestly never seen a "qui-gon is pretty responsible for darth vader" take and have to dissect it over the course of 4-5 buisness days.)

#a meta far far away #ask box #i think the key difference is that bo-katan doesn't accidentally let maul take over mandalore; #she intentionally agrees to ally with him in order to get what she wants and then underestimates maul's ability to rock pre vizsla's shit #yes pre vizsla is the one who makes the alliance in the first place #but bo-katan goes along with it and only bails AFTER she realizes that dw collectively miscalculated #all of this to say: bo is a complicated awful person and disney trying to pretend that she's not awful does a disservice to her character

[fyeahvarchie]

Hi!! As someone who's not a BA nor a VA (I'm one of the four people who have been shipping JV since day 1 so this is basically my fav season because I thought JV was the only ship that was never going to get any real content, lmao) I wanted to say that I really appreciate your blog and I'm loving the spoilers, especially for what they're doing to the BA fandom. You could think that as a non-shipper of any of the main couples I should be neutral, but the rise of the BA fandom is considered by many of us casual viewers/non-shippers the ruin of this show, at least in terms of overall enjoyability. Their behavior is what brought me out of the Riverdale fandom by the end of s5 (not entirely, of course the low quality of the overall content had a lot to do with it) 'cause for real, the general immaturity, the insults that I've seen towards VA shippers and the fantasy views on hints of how BA were clearly meant to be since s1 were too much. They are the reason I hated BA as a couple since the very beginning, I could have been neutral about the ship (especially because BA becoming canon made me raise my hopes for JV at the time) but they made the air so heavy at some point with their fanatic behavior that made me start to root for VA out of spite.

HOWEVER I got curious when I learned about the 50s and gave this season a shot and I have to admit, VA caught my interest more than it ever did before and I stumbled upon your blog, which was a pleasant surprise especially with the spoilers, so thank you very much for everything! Also you should get a medal or something like that for dealing for so much time with the BAs, I personally would've turned crazy a long time ago if I were in your place. Hope you'll have the best day!!

Hello!

First of all, thank you for the kind words.

I was told I'd get the Nobel Prize at the end of the year for my hard work in the middle of such a messy fandom~

It's nice to finally encounter a JV who isn't set on diminishing VA in order to prop up their ship. I've witnessed too much this season. Although @andsmile is proof that you can enjoy both.

And I agree with everything you said. Fandoms in general can be frustrating but ever since s4, it became unbearable. Just downright nasty. But thankfully we've finally reached the end.

I'm glad you were able to enjoy VA this season and congratulations on finally getting content for your ship. I'll take a guess and say you've probably got more coming, so enjoy.

And have a good day.

#ask: rvd

[my-mt-heart]

I’m so frustrated by your asks this week, MT. Thank you for being so patient and so willing to repeat the same thing over and over again. The bizarre insistence that Angela Kang is either mostly responsible for the shitshow that is season 11 and should be publicly vilified for it, OR that she is refusing to speak her truth and call out those actually responsible is utterly bizarre. She’s a relatively young WOC working in an industry that still MASSIVELY disadvantages people like her. The only way to progress in that industry is to work—no doubt harder than the white men all around her—and to shut up and not give the industry clique an excuse to cancel or blacklist her. Badmouthing her employer? Badmouthing Gimple? Saying anything to shift responsibility? If she does that, she might as well buy herself a broom and start sweeping the streets now to save time.

What’s been significant to me in her recent interviews is her repeated emphasis—expressed neutrally or gratefully—on Scott Gimple’s significance contributions to the season, which she has framed positively; and her increasing commentary on Caryl (witness the Talking Dead video last week, which held space in a dogshow of Donnie teasing for a reminder that Carol and Daryl put each other before anyone else). She has repeatedly mentioned Gimple’s “ideas” in discussing shaping the narrative for season 11. Read between the lines.

Even if people believe Angela is in fact a useless and flaky showrunner, it then comes down, as you’ve pointed out, to what is gained by trashing her on social media, which is, in totality, a momentary satisfaction. If it doesn’t serve your aims—which are hopefully to save Caryl from ultimate doom—then why are you wasting time on it? Why are you drawing emphasis from Melissa McBride, from Caryl, to devote energy to dragging a showrunner who lost a lucrative position on a spinoff for which she had already written scripts? If your aim is, in fact, just to spur on hatred for Angela, then go and have fun doing that. But let the people whose focus is NOT that get on with their lives.

Lastly, two things about LaToya Morgan. Firstly, LaToya speaks of Angela in the HIGHEST possible terms—her writing, her showrunning, the joy of working with her. No one is forcing LaToya to say that. She doesn’t work for AMC. And her expressions of admiration and support for Angela have been much more notable than her lukewarm “yay TWD family” tweets when she’s made them of late.

Secondly, LaToya had an exchange on Twitter a while back with another POC in the industry in which she made passing reference to one day being able to “spill the tea” about what it’s like as a WOC to work in Hollywood. No one jumped on her then and asked why she wasn’t speaking up NOW. No one yelled at her for not calling out the people who had worked against her own progress in the industry. Why? Because that kind of truth-telling would likely end her career, and if that happens, she is no longer able to do any good for anyone else, to mentor any other upcoming writers, to empathize with and help other minority candidates. Angela didn’t get to her position as showrunner in a company that favours middle-aged white men by throwing her toys and bitching to the press.

You've made some really great points here, a couple of which made me a little emotional to read, so thank you. I don't want to ruin the impact by adding too much more, especially since I've jumped on my soapbox plenty of times this week already as you mentioned haha But I do want to emphasize one more time that, in my opinion, Angela Kang has been an asset to TWD, not simply because she checks certain boxes, but because she managed to bring the show back from the brink of death, give it a beating heart again which included making Carol and Caryl front and center, and generate a significant amount of positive buzz. It was her story that turned me from casual viewer to passionate fan/shipper, passionate enough to have a blog ;) I can't discount that just because I don't agree with all the choices made in S9/10.

The bottom line is it's clear she had Caryl vision the whole time, yes even with Zeke, Leah, and Connie in the mix and that couldn't have suddenly changed in S11, certainly not when she had a spinoff to build up to. Her spinoff, centered on Daryl and Carol, that was taken away because of the antics carried out by middle-aged white men for middle-aged white men. In addition to protecting the story that Carol/Caryl fans are owed, this has also been about proper treatment of female talent/leaders. In my mind, that refers to Melissa and Angela. But nobody is obligated to agree. I hope we can at least continue to find common ground in the characters that we love as we go into the last 2 episodes. And I hope we'll have things to be happy and excited about again.

#caryl #carol peletier #melissa mcbride #angela kang #darylneedscarol

[edgelordfucker]

Belos just goes after Ancient Greek ideals and works out naked and covered in olive oil

This is pure crack, my bitches and babes, I'm playing in the space, throwing this off the top of the dome piece in the two hours I have before bed. If this is your kink, you're welcome. 🖤

CW: Belos nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.

Belos keeps his breathing even, strained as it is, controlling the descent of the bar until it touches his chest, holds for a seconds, and then raises it in a burst of calculated power, and then lowers it slowly for another repetition.

The doorknob to his private gym rattles, but he doesn't pay it much mind. There's only one person that it can be, after all.

"Hey, baby!" In the corner of his eye, he sees you carefully swing the door open, and step over the threshold. "Do you want-" You stop short. "What. Uh, what're you up to, cowboy?" Your tone is taken aback, uncertain, and tremulous with shocked laughter, held just barely back.

Belos raises the bar, and racks it smoothly, sitting up so that he can face you as do everything you can to keep your expression neutral. He flickers his eyes at the weights, and then back to you as he tries to slow the way he's breathing.

"Fuckin'- I can see the weights," you interject before he can speak. "I do see the weights. Why are you naked and covered in..." You gesture to him with a circle of your finger.

"Oh. It's a type of oil, made from olives from the Sacral Basin." Seeing from your face that you'd like more of an explanation, he continues, "Rubbing it onto the skin before exercise helps keep the muscles limber, and prevents injury. Is this not common in the human realm?"

Belos is quietly hoping that the practices of ancient Greece has come back in the way he'd predicted. (Well, some of them.) He had read as many books about their history as he could get his hands on when he was a little boy, and had been certain that the wisdom of one of the most advanced and culturally significant societies before the rise of England would be readopted in some ways.

"No? Well," you kiss your teeth with a conceding bobble of your head, "maybe in ye olde Rome - but I think that was more wrestling - but not nowadays. I mean- there's always someone doing something, somewhere, but, no, not commonly. Probably. I don't go out much. Is this, like, a big witch thing?"

"I find that it works for me," he says with a shrug, instead of answering, because it's not a big witch thing. "Would you like to join me?" He figures that the purr in his voices might not be quite so effective as he's would like it to be, but it doesn't hurt to try. You run your tongue over your top teeth behind your lips, letting your head loosely cock to the side as your hip pops out in a similar way, but on the opposite side, hands at your waist, trying your damnedest to look unimpressed, belied by the the corners of your mouth keep twitching upwards.

"I'm not lifting any weights," you state, the smile winning out in the end as you approach to stand between his knees.

"That's alright," is his reply, quick and easy, grabbing your hips, "I'm sure we can find some other way to... work up a sweat." The laugh you try to muffle puffs past your lips, making you snort before you give into it. And then, so casually, "What was that you said about wrestling?"

"You are the worst." Saying this, you lean down to kiss him. Belos grins into to it, tightening his grip on you. You part from him with a heavy sigh as you pull your shirt over your head, toss it into the floor, and unsnap your bra.

"I'll get the oil," he says, anticipatory, in his light, musical way.

#replies #i'm not putting this in the main belos x reader tag i can't #this just in belos is a weaboo but for ancient greek/rome shocking no one #im not proof reading this #my stuff #(reluctant)

[kaffeebaby]

wait pls expand on lalo being a yassified chuck!!!!!

Sure thing! Cut just for those who don't wanna read a post about Chuck and Lalo

I was mostly being a bit jokey about it, but I honestly think that Lalo and Chuck have a lot in common when it comes down to the details. It's really no coincidence that as soon as Chuck leaves the show, we're presented with Lalo, who ends up bullying Jimmy into the exact opposite direction Chuck was. They're both incredibly selfish, they're the main man in charge, and they both seem to act like they can't stand not getting their way. They're one-track minded and stubborn to reach their goals, even to the point of their own destruction. They both have this level of emotional coldness, like they feel nothing, even though they have quick tempers. Kinda like nothing matters, except for the stuff that they want to matter.

In my opinion, Lalo is much more extreme in this way, just due to the fact that he actually kills people and puts others' lives at risk without even thinking twice. When he sees Nacho run into the building that's about to be taken down by the DEA, Lalo is just amused and entirely neutral to whether Nacho is going to make it or not. He's happy when Nacho makes it back, but I doubt he'd have cared at all if he hadn't, even though it's a dangerous situation and Nacho is way too high up to be risked at all like that. It's a genuinely high-stakes moment and Lalo is just sitting there humming and whistling, which reminds me a lot of Walt right after Drew Sharpe was murdered tbh. And similarly, I think Chuck used Howard as Jimmy's punching bag for years in this way, completely ignoring any pain or stress it would have caused Howard because that's what Howard was "supposed to be" doing, exactly what Chuck told him to. They both have such callous natures when it comes to playing with other people's lives, right down to casually disrespecting others. Like, they both devalue everyone around them just by the casual nature of their refusal to give a shit about anyone else.

It makes sense that Lalo wouldn't really see the value of other people's lives, given the world he's always lived in, but I always saw the two of them as having similar levels of entitlement, pettiness, spitefulness, and callousness. But Lalo has a lot more likeable traits than Chuck does. He's cooler, he's more composed, the people around him treat him with utmost respect, he's suave and a funny character... Whereas Chuck is genuinely needy and annoying and nagging and "lame." Lalo is a hot guy with blood splattered on his face and Chuck is basically like if a crazy old cat lady was a guy obsessed with his charismatic younger brother that everyone else likes more. This is what I mean by "yassified," like he's more conventionally attractive and ideal even to straight guys, he's what they want to be like, even if his actions are usually considered more monstrous.

The only major difference other than personality traits is that Lalo willingly breaks the law and Chuck refuses to, meaning that all of Chuck's actions are more within reality to viewers, which I think makes him seem more like a real asshole and less like a badass evil cool guy. I think this is a major factor as to why people like Lalo but not Chuck. You can easily view yourself as Jimmy, being berated by a holier-than-thou asshole who thinks you're scum, but how easily can you picture yourself as Fred from Travel Wire, innocently trying to help some stranger and being murdered during your shift at your job that doesn't pay you enough? It's like a classic example of the idea that characters killing people is okay because fictional lives are made up, but characters being annoying is bad because the audience's annoyance is real. Lalo could gruesomely skin someone alive on screen, but people would still hate Chuck more because he's mean and annoying and sucks to the average viewer. It doesn't really matter that his actions never reach the moral lows that most people would agree Lalo's do. Lalo is kinda like the anti-Chuck in the sense that even if Chuck did something great, everyone kinda already made their mind up about him and would still hate him anyways. You know, the sort of behavior that the show advocates against via it happening to Jimmy his entire life.

I hope this makes sense and isn't too rambly lol. TLDR: Lalo is more conventionally ideal and Chuck has too few redeeming qualities, so even though they're both awful, people like Lalo more, thus making him "basically yassified Chuck"

#chuckposting #laloposting #my own writing #long post #not brave enough to put this in the main character tags #this is just my own view of them and maybe other people dont see any similarities #but i think every brba and bcs character has at least something in common #and its fun to look at those similarities and the patterns

[blackgirl0nline]

Wealth Voyeurism, Succession, and You

(Excuse the lack of film theory and jargon, I’m just a casual viewer)

I was looking into some background stuff for Season 2, costumes, and sets and I found an article for the apartment Roman invites Shiv and Tom over to for dinner. And Jesus Christ it’s some 25mill ostentatious wealth porn shit. BUT it brought up a pretty interesting thought- I think the show treats wealth in an interesting way.

For us normals this level of a accommodation, pools, theatre, jacuzzi, multiple rooms, dining rooms etc this would be an impressive display of wealth- perhaps even a bit repulsive.

But the show doesn’t linger- it shows one or two spaces, some caterers lurking somewhere in the back, the lights are low the atmosphere is set. But the wealth isn’t the focus.

So what sort of artistic expression is this? What’s the message? Is the camera on the side of Roys or the viewers? Meaning, is the camera uninterested in wealth as a trivial thing or is it uninterested in wealth as a fetishistic item?

The waiter's death seems to shift Ken’s perspective (not in any substantial way though), which the show reflects. There’s one shot in the finale where he’s focusing on a serving boy and one throwaway line in season three where he’s complimenting a manual labourer. In general, he’s seen talking to the largely background lower class folk more than anyone else in the show. But in general low income workers remain peripheral, not just as subjects of the plot but also of the camera (NRPI). Shiv even works for Bernie sanders- esque political figure who fires her after (among other reasons) she makes a joke about using hand sanitizer after shaking the hand of a "prole". We see Roman taunt a boy with a million-dollar cheque early in season one, and the family takes digs at Willa who's living off of Connor's dime. There's an instance in season three where Roman reveals he and Ken had paid a homeless man to tattoo Ken's initials on his head. Poverty seems to flee from the screen, appearing for a few moments, before disappearing again, unwanted and unimportant.

Even Greg, the family outsider who seems most in need of financial assistance, quickly climbs the ranks from failed mascot to Tom’s lackey (his wardrobe beefing up all the way). When he’s impressed by Kendall’s gifted apartment (remember Ken had just sold his house because it smelled like his ex-wife) the camera seems to mock Greg, the ample space is sterile, empty, and taken over quickly by a party Ken throws. Later, Eaton Flat is brought up as an asset which Caroline’s fiancé wants- treated in a completely trivial nature by the Roys (it’s a bargaining chip for Logan and an excess oddity to Shiv, “doesn’t he have his own?”). Even Ken commandeering Rava’s apartment as his war room shows an almost gaudy offhandedness towards expensive spaces.

There are often times when the camera feels like a spying bystander, handheld and swivelling unexpectedly at shocking dialogue. It’s almost paparazzi-esque at moments. And like the paparazzi it’s interested in the things “famous and important”people are up to.

I posit, the show could only be accused of fetishizing wealth insofar as it’s producers rather than its objects. Of course this comes with the territory- a show about rich and powerful people might tend to glorify those rich and powerful people. But the show seems less interested in glorification than voyeurism. We see Ken shit the bed, Logan’s ailing health (worst of which I think is piss in his son’s office), and the general nastiness from these players in “the game” as Logan calls it.

The show attempts a neutrality, a bridge between the world of the ultra wealthy and you. “Look at how gross and awesome they are!” The show says, never lingering long enough on private planes or multi million dollar apartments to make you glorify it.

#succession #succession hbo #succession meta #Kendall Roy #baby’s first media criticism #Logan Roy #Roman Roy #tom wambsgans #tomgreg #perhaps I rambled a bit too much here

[rays-of-fire-and-ice]

hello, sorry idk if this was asked before but, what are your favorite(s) trope(s) and AU(s)? Do you enjoy, feel more comfortable, to write the cannon or au stories? and, what would be the different ships from your comfort zone that you think could work, in your opinion?

Hi there! I have been asked a few times but in short:

AUs: I'm actually not a big fan of AUs, so I don't often read them unless they have something that really grabs me. I only write for my modern artist AU where Hitsugaya is an ice sculptor and Hinamori is an artist, and @tinaillustrations fae AU.

So in answer to the other part of your question, I'm most comfortable writing canon fanfics. Specifically, I like to write 'missing scenes', where something is implied to have happened or could have very likely happened but was never shown to the reader/viewer. I also like 'what-if' scenarios that can be canon-divergent.

Fave tropes: I did a tier list of tropes here if you want to check that out, but my absolute faves are hurt/comfort, angst, childhood friends to lovers, the grumpy one x the sunshine one, friends to lovers, fluff, slow burn, and missing scenes.

Ships: aside from Hitsuhina, I think Renruki, Ichihime, Ishihime, Rukihime, and HyourinmaruxTobiume work really well together - in fact I'm certain if Hitsuhina wasn't my OTP, I'm sure Renruki would be. However, I also casually like Ichiruki, Grimmichi, Shuuran, and Ginran. I have an endless list of brOTPs as well, but as you specified ships only I won't mention them here. There aren't many ships I dislike, most of the time I'm either neutral towards or they're just not my thing.

Thanks for sending this in and I hope this answers your questions! :D

#fanfiction #bleach #asks

[vibrato-the-third]

i had an ask a while ago about Whumpee trying to act defiant while Whumper records them, but i can’t find it. if you see this, anon, hope you like it! sorry for the wait

WARNINGS: nudity (non-sexual), forced to watch, whipping, slightly intimate whumper, captivity whump, brief mention of vomiting

Caretaker’s knuckles paled as they gripped the arms of their chair with a vice-like intensity. Long ago had they stopped fighting the thick leather straps binding them to the seat. It had been hours since Whumper had put them there, and they were sure that their wrists and ankles were going to bear bruises tomorrow. That, however, was the least of their concerns.

Alternatively, something that they were extremely concerned about, was the wheeled wooden pedestal Whumper had rolled in front of them. More specifically, the sheer black screen propped on top of it. Caretaker had spent their entirety of their time in the room pondering what it would be used for, but really, they didn’t want to know.

The light tap, tap, tapping of footsteps broke the suffocating silence. Caretaker’s gut twisted in horror. Whumper’s impossibly calm gait echoed throughout the smooth concrete cell, slowly approaching them, until finally, Caretaker felt hot breath on their shoulder. They suppressed the urge to vomit right then and there.

“Caretaker, Caretaker,” Whumper cooed softly, their voice dripping with sugarcoated venom. “You look upset. Could you tell me whatever is wrong?”

“You sick fuck!” Caretaker spat, twisting their neck around to glare at Whumper. “Where are they? What did you do with Whumpee?!”

Whumper raised their eyebrows condescendingly. “Well, you’re quite the fighter, aren’t you?”

“ANSWER MY QUESTION!” They roared.

“Relax, dearest,” Whumper chuckled, seizing Caretaker’s chin with one hand and tilting their head upwards. “Your precious Whumpee is in great hands.”

Caretaker promptly yanked their head out of Whumper’s grip. “I don’t believe you.”

Whumper hummed disapprovingly. “Hm. I figured you’d say that.” They retracted from Caretaker with a neutral expression, instead pulling out some kind of remote from their front pocket. “So, I’ve composed video evidence.” Without waiting for a response, they pointed the contraption at the screen.

. . .

Whumpee stumbled within view of the camera, quickly loosing their balance and collapsing. Barbed wire had been fastened to restrain their wrists, painting their hands with blood. They had been stripped bare of clothing, revealing a plethora of bruises and cuts that were undoubtedly not accidental. An open wound underneath their collarbone bled profusely, and several long gashes decorated their frail-looking legs. Whumpee kept their face cast down.

"Don't be such a bore, Whumpee," Whumper casually stepped into view, standing at Whumpee's side. They brandished a whip at their belt. "Smile for your dear viewer."

"Ca..Caretak-er..." Whumpee choked the name out like a prayer, their voice weak and trembling.

Whumper clicked their tongue. "Yes, Caretaker, if that's what you call them..."

"Caretaker!" Whumpee pulled away from their captor with a new surge of strength. They raised their head to shoot a murderous glare at Whumper. An unruly mixture of blood and dirt and tears coursed down their cheeks. "Wh..Where are... Where are they!?"

“All will be found in due time, my Whumpee.” Whumper’s lips curled into a grim smile as they cracked their whip against the floor.

. . .

Caretaker fought furiously back against the tears brewing behind their eyes. Even so, they doubled over when the crack of a whip sounded in the video, a sob tearing through their throat. They didn’t even need to look up at Whumper to tell that they were smiling.

A hand tangled itself in their hair, forcefully yanking Caretaker’s head upwards. “If you take your eyes off that screen one more time, I’ll take that as an invitation to fucking end them. You hear me?” Whumper threatened.

. . .

Whumpee screeched a stream of curses, recoiling away from the dreaded instrument. Their tied limbs did little good, however, in aiding them as Whumper brought the whip down again. And again. And again.

A stream of curses poured from Whumpee’s mouth as they writhed and screeched under the instrument. If Whumper felt even the smallest bit of sympathy, they were great at hiding it.

“Oh, what happened to my shy little Whumpee?” Whumper taunted, letting the crude leather strike the ground and relishing the way Whumpee flinched violently at the sound. “Trying to put on a show for Caretaker, I see?”

“Burn in hell,” Whumpee spat, looking up at their captor with a dangerous glare.

It felt like hours before Whumper finally decided to be done with it, and by then, Whumpee’s flesh was all but unrecognizable under the fresh blood. They lay on their side, facing away from the camera, presumably so Caretaker wouldn’t be able to see their already ruined face contorting into a sob.

“What a show, what a show!” Whumper announced proudly, as if congratulating themselves. They pranced in a full circle around Whumpee, closely observing and admiring their handiwork. Whumpee barely had the strength to further curl into themselves.

. . .

At long last, the recording switched off, and Caretaker tore their eyes away from the tablet. Loud, ugly sobs ravaged through them, and they cried as if they had been whipped instead. What they would give for it to have been them instead.

“See? Whumpee’s in great care,” Whumper said casually, not batting an eye. Caretaker barely noticed the hand lightly patting their lowered head. “Now if you excuse me, I have some business to take care of. Be a dear and stay here for me, will you?”

Caretaker tried to murmur a curse at them, tell them to go fuck themselves, threaten them, anything at all, but all they could do was weep. The door shut behind them as Whumper promptly left, and they heard it lock. As if they could even break out of their restraints in the first place.

Somehow. Somehow, they would leave this place, and take Whumpee far away from here. And somehow, Whumper was going to pay.

#captivity whump #whumpblr #whumpee #whumper #caretaker #intimate whumper #anon answered #writeblr #forced to watch #defiant caretaker

[coochiequeens]

If companies want to be woke and have gender neutral changing rooms then they have to keep safety in mind. Either keep single sex changing rooms and add a third gender whatever room or replace the curtains with doors with a lock.

A young woman is going viral for her TikTok in which she details having been violated in a Primark gender neutral changing room, renewing discussions about the dangers that come with a lack of single-sex spaces.

On September 24, a TikTok began to circulate across social media of a young woman tearfully recounting a distressing experience in a Primark mixed-sex changing room. 

Primark, a popular fast fashion retailer, introduced their first “gender neutral” changing rooms at two UK branches in 2019, and slowly expanded their availability to all stores over the years. But even prior to the introduction of the official policy, staff had reportedly been encouraged to let customers choose whatever changing room they wanted to use.

In the video, TikToker Charlotte M. Kirby explains that she had been in a Primark in Cambridge, UK using the fitting rooms when she was deliberately intruded upon by two men.

“I was trying on some clothes, and it was a unisex changing room — which, I am for because it makes every feel really included… But, twice, two men walked in on me. Opened the curtain and walked in on me … It was two different men but they were with the same group.”

Kirby says she fortunately been dressed on both occasions, but suggests that the men had clearly been organized in an effort to catch her in a more vulnerable state.

Kirby filmed her TikTok in her car, which she says a Primark staff member had to walk her to due to how shaken up she had been by the incident. She also explained that the store was currently investigating who the men were via CCTV footage. Kirby ends by recommending her viewers to avoid using the changing rooms alone, and states she won’t be using them ever again.

After it was posted to Twitter, Kirby’s video went viral — wracking almost one million views on one account alone. On TikTok, the video has since garnered over 140,000 ‘likes’ and thousands of concerned comments from viewers.

Kirby has since made a follow-up video in which she declines to address the issue of whether there should be single-sex facilities in response to a comment, but notes that a similar incident had happened before and that the men involved had been arrested. Kirby also says the men who had intruded upon her this time are still at large.

Following the viral attention, women on Twitter started a #BoycottPrimark campaign, with the hashtag briefly trending in the last 24 hours.

“WTAF? I never use changing rooms, so I was totally unaware that @Primark had mixed ones. WHY in this day and age where sex crimes are at an all time high, would a huge company make such a decision in an area where women get almost naked? #boycottprimark,” Twitter user Pams Daughter wrote.

“#BoycottPrimark I’ve worked with children for over ten years; I happen to know that young girls (and women too) hide out in women’s changing rooms (or toilets) if they need to escape someone, who might be a stranger or stalker. Create an additional room, not mixed ones,” author W.M Aslam tweeted.

Primark’s official Twitter account appears to have attempted to overlook the mass campaign, ignoring the swelling backlash following Kirby’s viral TikTok. But beneath their latest casual tweets, women made their opinions known, and some even posted their own experiences being violated in Primark’s gender neutral fitting rooms.

One Twitter user recounted that Primark staff had offered her £10 in compensation after she had reported several men barging in on her while she was trying on clothes.

This is not the first time Primark’s “gender neutral” changing room policies have led to gross violations of the safety of their customers, females in particular.

Multiple men have been arrested since 2019 in relation to ‘upskirting‘ photographs being taken of girls and women in Primark changing rooms, and the retailer has a long history of serious sexual violence occurring on their premises. 

In one incident, a 4-year-old girl was sexually abused while her mother was shopping for clothes at the Watford Primark. In another, a man was caught masturbating in front of a toddler at the Chelmsford location.

Earlier this year, a 13-year-old boy was sexually assaultedin a Southampton Primark by an individual described as “wearing red fishnet tights, a stripy top and a grey wig.”

Gender neutral facilities are just one battleground in the wider gender ideology debate, with many feminists noting that unisex facilities put women and girls at increased risk of sexual violence. 

According to a 2018 Freedom of Information request conducted by the Sunday Times, just under 90% of police complaints regarding changing room sexual assaults, voyeurism and harassment in UK swimming pool and sports-centre changing rooms occurred in gender neutral or mixed-sex facilities. 

At the time, Member of Parliament David Davies called mixed-sex facilities a “magnet” for sex offenders, and used the data to slam gender self-identification policy as “wrong and dangerous.”

By Jennifer Seiland Jennifer is a founding member of the Reduxx team, writing with a focus on crimes against women and sex-based rights rights advocacy. She is located in the American south where she is a passionate animal welfare advocate and avid coffee drinker.

#UK #primark #cambridge #gender neutral changing room with curtians #BoycottPrimark

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Table of Contents:

Introduction

Are Requests Open Currently?

Are Commissions Open Currently?

Request Rules (both fanfiction and art)

How to Request (both fanfiction and art)

Things to Keep in Mind

Link to Writing Master List

Introduction:

Hello, fellow strangers! I'm blu3-j, but you can call me J. I do fanart! (Along with regular art, but you'll have to ask for me to share my other social media with it on there. This account is supposed to remain a secret and irl mutuals follow my other social medias, haha!) I also do fanfiction, apparently! I love writing, truly! It brings me great joy! I only begun after I joined Tumblr, so I'm very happy you all like my writing! (If you want to see my other non-fanfiction works, hit me up, bestie! I'd love to share!)

Are Requests Open Currently?

As of current, yes! Feel free to send them in! Make sure to look over the rules and "Things to Keep in Mind" sections before you do!

Are Commissions Open Currently?

As of current, no, commissions are not open. I'm still in the process of setting them up. I will make a seperate post about them once I open them up, though! (On top of updating this)

Request Rules:

(May be updated in future)

Fanfiction:

No NSFW (I do not feel comfortable writing it)

No child x character unless it's platonic or familial (they're just a kid, dude.)

No OCs

No racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.

Reader will always be gender neutral unless specified otherwise in the request

Art:

Keep in mind this is more so just casual stuff, so don't expect it to be full illustrations (I may do so if I feel like it and like the idea well enough, but don't get your hopes high in the chance I don't, okie? I don't want to hurt your feelings if I don't! Your precious heart needs to be cherished! There's no replacement for it, after all!)

K.I.S.S. it! Keep it simple, stupid! (You're not stupid, that's just part of the saying I was taught.)

There may be minor gore allowed (light blood. I will be picky if there's gore.)

No NSFW (only if you were commissioning me, but there's a special fee for that. Commissions are currently not set up. Keep a lookout for that, though!)

How to Request:

Fanfiction:

Send in an ask through the little ask button on my thingy! (Make sure to read the rules, first!)

Specify characters and if reader is involved

Specify what kind of relationship it is (platonic, familial, romantic, poly, etc.) (If that's what you're requesting, of course! It can just be a general idea or situation.)

If you're more into headcannons, you can send in requests for those, too!

Art:

Send in an ask through the little ask button on my thingy! (Make sure to read the rules, first!)

And put in the situation/suggestion/idea! You can also specify characters and if viewer is involved. Simple as that! You've got it down!

Things to Keep in Mind:

Don't be shy about requesting! I do my best not to judge, and if I do, you'll never know. You shouldn't need to know, regardless! It's you, after all! You don't deserve that. If I don't have anything good to say, I won't say anything at all!

If you don't know what I'll take as a request, ask me! I'll gladly answer. I won't bite! Promise, cross my heart! With a pinkie promise, too! You're safe here.

I can, however, deny requests. I'll simply just not do anything with them. I won't talk about them on my blog posts, ilI won't show anybody, nothing. Please don't ask about requests you've already sent in and if I'll do them. If I will, I'll get to it eventually.

I have my own life filled with busy-busy events! I may take a while to get to things, and I may occasionally not have requests or commissions open. I also have to take care of myself and mental wellbeing. I'll let y'all know if I'm taking a break from doing things on Tumblr, okie?

Just want to ask me something general or tell me something cool! Go ahead! I love making conversation! Just because I take requests doesn't mean I don't want to get to know you all better! (You all are so amazing! How could I not?)

Link to Writing Master List