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chongoblog · 1 year

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Hey, I genuinely want to engage honestly: the word tankie quite literally has nothing to do with Putin. The word has existed for decades (in an incredibly different context), but---as is pretty clear from the replies of that HeritagePosts post now---is a word specifically going against the ideology of Marxist-Leninists. Do you see how authority is the thing that keeps coming up in response to the word tankie in those replies? The crux of how tankie is used now relies on that idea of authority---Marxism-Leninism, as an ideology, involves the proletariat wielding structured authority against the ruling class. People who see MLs as wielding too much authority call them tankies. This is fundamentally how the word has been defined recently, and you can have whatever idea you want of this---but it's important to work with that definition everyone is using.

Also, not going to lie---as a non-White person, the word tankie in recent years has been disproportionately used against non-White radicals by White, Western leftists, and the term has more than enough racial baggage to make me question the people who use it without taking into account how race dynamics and their own internalization of the US state line might play into it.

Alright, I'm gonna hit this reply and then close the book on this (if only because I DO want to clear things up amidst the chaos of the last few hours but also I dont want this blog to devolve to political bickering)

My understanding of the term "tankie" has been to describe people who use the guise of marxist-leninist ideology to support nations and regimes that, in a broader sense, don't actually hold such values today (with the most notable examples being Russia and China), usually with their support for them coming from being against "America and western imperialism". And this perspective has led to some people who base their ideology on "America Bad" (which is true, but isn't really enough to support an ideology, and it's important to ensure you aren't simply doing dogmatism just for another country. If you've ever heard of Caleb Maupin...yeah). Now, if the term has more history than I realize, then I apologize for not fully comprehending the full history of its use and meaning (personally it's a term I hadn't heard until a couple years ago, which may be on me). Hopefully explaining how I define it will better speak to my point of view. Obviously there's a fair amount of nuance involved that frankly I don't have the energy to fully dive into, but I was pretty unclear in my tagging as I didn't mean to imply "ML=this definition of tankie"

That said, I greatly appreciate the honest engagement. With this post I'm not gonna really be posting about this anymore so that this blog can get back to its more lighthearted elements.

#politics cw #hopefully this clears things up

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messrmoonyy · 1 year

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Who I write for:

Varying characters from RDR2 x Fem!reader <requests OPEN>

Tess Servopoulos x Fem!reader <requests OPEN>

Moonknight x reader ( Steven/marc/Jake/Layla ) <requests CLOSED>

Sylvie laufeydottir x Loki Laufeyson <requests CLOSED>

Remus Lupin x Nymphadora Tonks <requests CLOSED>

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General blog rules / notes

• I am an 18+ blog because a lot of my writing contains mature/explicit content.

• reblogs really help me out! Always consider reblogging if you like any of my writing or dropping a comment even if it’s anonymously in my ask box! Comments and reblogs really help motivate writers <3

• criticism of my writing is not welcome here. Whether you think it’s constructive or not. I owe no one ‘improvement’ of my hobby also I will cry

• blank blogs are immediately blocked. At least have an age in your bio or something that shows you’re not just an empty spam blog

Requests, styles and themes I accept

• fem!reader. Sometimes what I write could be GN!reader but I always write with female reader in mind because I’m a female. It’s what I know and what I’m comfortable with.

• fluff

• smut ( be as feral as you want, I won’t judge )

• angst ( including death, violence etc )

I accept requests for one shots, drabbles, Headcannons or even just rambling little responses if you just want to get an idea out of your head and chat about it! I class drabbles as anything under 1k words.

If you are sending in a request please try and give as much detail as you can or elaborate a little on your ideas :) just sending in ‘ trope!character x reader ‘ is kinda useless to me cause what am I supposed to do with so littlleeee. Pleeaasseee try and elaborate even a tiny bit when you send in requests it helps me out a whole lot when I know what you actually want! 😊

What I will not write

• non-con / dub-con

• reader under the age of 20 ( I don’t usually mention readers age at all. But if readers age is something you want specifically mentioning. They must be an adult. And know that I am always writing with an adult in mind ) especially as all characters I write for are adults.

• AMAB reader

• anything relating to eating/ EDs. A bitch is in BED recovery not tryna get triggered.

• anything that would fall under racism, transphobia, reader being hurt/assaulted by the character you are requesting for, minors (if it’s by someone else that’s fine )

• I don’t particularly like pregnant reader so I’d rather not get any requests that feature that. But if you really want it let me see the request and I’ll see what I can do ☺️

I am a feral mf there’s not much I won’t give a try. But please remember I have a right to not do a request if I don’t want to

All request must be sent as an ask. I won’t acknowledge requests left in comments or in messages, it just makes it easier for me to have them all in one place.

Last of all please be patient. Have respect and basic manners when requesting something. I don’t write in the order I receive requests, I go on what spikes motivation first. So if your request is taking longer than you’d hoped, just be patient.

I have a right to ignore requests if I don’t vibe with it or you didn’t follow the rules above, without informing you. I’ll simply just delete it. Even just a hi/hello is nice! Remember I’m writing because it’s fun! In my free time. Don’t take the fun out of it for me.

If you you ever had any questions my ask box is always open

#hopefully this clears things up #tagging the ships I write for whether they are closed or not because I chnage the status all the time #tess servopoulos x reader #moonknight x reader #Steven grant x reader #layla el faouly x reader #marc spector x reader #sylki

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st4rlex · 7 months

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dont feel like doing actual art sorry guys

#shoutout to simons ponytail from the comics #also marcy's hair is supposed to be doing the thing where it like flows upwards when she's mad i feel like i didn't make that clear #or at least i think that's something that it does #hopefully i didn't make that up #simon petrikov #marceline #marceline the vampire queen #lumpy space princess #simon and marcy #fionna and cake #adventure time #shitpost #art #lex art

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autisticaradiamegido · 4 months

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thoughts on dave and aradia (<>)?

day 356

BIG fan tbh. in this house we love and respect timerails

truly yall read this log and tell me theyre not cute

#day 356 #year 4 #dave strider #aradia megido #aradave #homestuck #she really saw this kid and was like OH YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR MORTALITY?? :D #boy do i have some relevant life experience and wisdom to impart on THAT ISSUE SPECIFICALLY #and then she just. very gently and kindly makes the subject more approachable for ghostdave #the pesterlog i linked is literally my FAVORITE aradia moment. to me it is THE character defining moment for god tier aradia #yes she is being kind of ominous and trickstery at first #but it VERY quickly becomes clear shes got genuine concern for this kid she's had very little to do with up until this point #she really wants to connect with him over their shared time aspect stuff #and she really DOES care about how he feels about everything. she wants to help and she wants to put him at ease #because she KNOWS from experience that being dead and having to cope with what that means for you is like VERY UPSETTING AND TRAUMATIC #shes not just like. 'hee hee i think death is great and awesome because im edgy'#shes like 'no dude being dead is scary if you dont have anybody to explain this shit to you. so im going to explain it-'#'-and hopefully by the end of this conversation you will have some new things to feel relief and maybe even joy and excitement about'#'not just in spite of the death thing but BECAUSE of it'#i know shes spooky and has weirdgirl swag and we all love that about her but like #at her core she is a very KIND person. she may occasionally struggle to connect to people through the Death Special Interest Haze #but she WANTS to and when she DOES she is like. a genuinely very warm and comforting presence for her friends #ANYWAY. if andrew hussie or i guess james roach now want to give me an honorary doctorate for my 12+ years of intensive aradia studies #i will be here waiting patiently

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 2 months

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ON THE TOPIC OF BARNABY. as well as his relationship with Wally.

So. To kick this off - Riv (@funonion) and I were Speculating, and they introduced me to the johari window:

They put Barnaby in the “facade” section, and I entirely agree. To quote them;

“So he’s Wally’s guide, right? He’s the “knowledgeable” one of the two and is always the one teaching him new things. And you know, it’s one thing if you’re just teaching him how to laugh or how to tell a joke. But.

Clown has given us two doors. One says that Barnaby understands Wally in a way the rest of the neighborhood doesn’t, and is willing to do his dirty work so to speak. The other says that their friendship was not a natural occurring thing and had to be enforced repeatedly within the show. HOW THAT’S BEING ENFORCED IS ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY but it is worth it to note.

What is Barnaby willing to keep? What is he willing to bury for his little buddy? I can’t say anything definitively yet, but the fact that I even have to ask is telling. The class clown archetype is usually used as a way to cover up for something else a character might be experiencing”

And my response, (I won’t directly quote because I have little things in the phrasing & elaboration to add / tweak );

Barnaby being a Comic Relief Character immediately raised so many alarms in my head. I love comic relief characters. They’re always so fucked up in one way or another, and Barnaby is almost certainly SO inauthentic. He’s wearing a comedy mask just as opaque as Wally’s own mask. In everything we’ve seen about him so far he’s either Teaching Wally, wisecracking/joking, or… pretty much nothing else. We got that moment of concern in audio 14-14, but that doesn’t reveal anything beyond genuine care for Wally.

Comedic characters have the best disguises. Their poker faces & ability to deflect is always top tier [and practiced], and just look at comedy-focused actors and entertainers - so many of them have severe issues, either with their mental health or life. From what i’ve observed both in that aspect & with fictional characters, they play it off & work hard to entertain/deflect [one in the same] right up until the end. Sometimes it’s a coping mechanism. Usually it’s both. If they laugh loud enough and make people think they’re lighthearted fools w/ nothing underneath, no one will look any deeper and thus they’re “safe”.

& I’m a little suspicious that Barnaby’s red/orange/yellow spots aren’t naturally those colors. While yes, he could be (in-universe) designed that way to echo Ms. Beagle, there’s a strong possibility that that’s not it. What if he paints them to feel a connection to her, or it’s a physical manifestation of Barnaby covering up his insecurities/issues - what if it’s part of him striving to convince the world that he is what he paints himself as.

The laidback funnyguy with a loving mom and not a problem in the world.

And I mean, Barnaby claims to be a natural blue and I believe him! But the other colors? I’m doubtful

(I was going to include the Cast As Lil Kids Designs in this since Barnaby has all blue spots, but given how early in 2021 it was posted and how there seem to be little discrepancies from the ~official~ designs, I don’t want to provide it as evidence.)

& on the topic of Wally and Barnaby’s relationship being both real and not - disclaimer, this conversation happened before my Updated Thoughts On Them post, so there may be some minor rephrasing here from what I originally said - I’m sure that the relationship started out as inauthentic. Wally was assigned Barnaby as a best friend and technically vice versa, but I don’t doubt for a second that it became real to some extent. Clown wouldn’t treat their relationship outside of “canon” WH stuff the way that he does if they weren’t actually friends. They’ve said that Wally & Barnaby would be friends in every universe (which melts my heart <3 platonic soulmates my beloved <3), so then I have to agree with Riv. what WILL Barnaby do for Wally? I touched on this in the Milk Theory, but especially if Barnaby prides himself on “knowing Wally better than anything else”, what would Barn do to preserve that?

This relates to another conversation we had - Barnaby possibly having abandonment issues. It’s such a choice to have him of all characters be explicitly stated as an orphan. That and while every other Neighbor with a mentioned family have a somewhat large one (Howdy and his gajillion relatives, Julie and her three siblings, Poppy and her crowded tree [note: Eddie has a mentioned mother, but that info is tenuous and who knows if there are other Dears]), Barnaby has also explicitly stated that Ms. Beagle is his only family. That’s it. And farm life can’t be a sociable way to grow up, not with all the chores he must have had and how rural he might have grown up. Barnaby jokes that Home is the “Big Apple”, which could just be a joke - but jokes often come from a place of truth, and Home might be the most populated area Barnaby has lived in. Who’s to say!

Either way, Barnaby was orphaned one way or another, and I don’t doubt that it weighs on him. Especially if his birth parents really did abandon him. That added to a possible life of loneliness… I wonder if he’s latched onto Wally emotionally, which would hit all the painful places if it turns out that my “Barnaby is more attached to Wally than Wally is to Barnaby” theory has merit. Abandonment issues could also strongly back the apparent walls he’s plastered over with circus tent fabric

Back to Barnaby & Wally: the fact that, at present, Barnaby and Wally seem to have the best disguises / strongest masks. That. looking at 14-14, i suspect that Barnaby is excellent at keeping his up, but as soon as Wally’s mask cracks, so does Barnaby’s.

And then there’s the side of their dynamic that we could look at - it seems to be a very multifaceted relationship. The way that Barnaby genuinely cares yet in the 00 Halloween audio Wally was left off to the side and Barnaby was just “checking on him” while socializing (then again, this could be part of Barnaby understanding Wally & respecting his space / Wally wanting a break from that socialization). Barnaby is patient with Wally and yet he seems to sometimes treat Wally as his sidekick / let him fade into the background and yet Barnaby kept checking in on Wally during the 14 bug audios (this last one I could tie into the abandonment issues theory).

Then there’s how Barnaby calls Wally kid & can tend to treat him like one despite both of them being in the same age group. The way that all of this could, in a way, relate to the infantilization of autistic people (no matter how well-meaning or unintentional) & internalized ableism.

Note: Riv pointed out that Barnaby does seem to be doing the best with what he has, and that this can connect to the Johari Window’s blind spot / unknown.

I do agree with this wholeheartedly! And I have to mention that - and making a Very educated guess here - the interactions we’ve seen take place in the very late 60s / very early 70s, so Barnaby’s behavior towards Wally is actually pretty fucking stellar given the time period. We can’t expect him to be perfect or do everything / say everything right. That would be boring I think! And one thing I deeply appreciate about the Neighbors & their dynamics is that they feel like real layered people, not cardboard cutouts being perfect caricatures of what people are “supposed” to be like.

Riv also presented this:

We likely are going to reach a point where Wally asks Barnaby something that he can’t / doesn’t want to / won’t answer. And like.. Ok. This is a slight tangent but I swear it’s related! When I first discovered WH and learned the Wally basics, I wondered two things.

Are we going to watch Wally “discover” new emotions? Because he certainly has them. Clown has said that Wally only ever feels happy, and a lot of people took that to mean that Wally can’t feel anything else. I don’t think we should take that answer at face value, because. I mean. Look at the project & creator we’re talking about. Layers, guys. Indirect direct answers. I think that Clown meant that Wally only ever feels happy in the Neighborhood because he has no reason to feel any negative emotion. Everything is as it should be. Until it isn’t - and I think that’s where he’s going to have to struggle with new emotions as he encounters them through new situations/events unfolding as the “story” starts to deteriorate. We’ve actually seen this a little bit - in Wally’s record audios (i believe the chronological second to last?), the way he says “Let Me In” so insistently. That’s definitely not a positive emotion being expressed.

How will the topic of death be handled - because it will be handled, it’s stated in the project warnings. I was wondering this even before I read the list, because I was presented with a blank slate puppet character and so went “oh fuck, this dude doesn’t know about death, does he?” Obviously I wanted to know how that would go. I want to know how it Will go!

How would Barnaby explain emotions that Wally doesn’t know how to convey? How would Barnaby explain death in a way that Wally would understand - given that Barnaby (& all the Neighbors sans Wally) knows what death is - and would Barnaby be willing to explain such a thing? I have a feeling we may find out.

And in a way, I suspect that if none of them know, Wally will find out himself and have to process it without help. But then again, how can something die if it was never really alive in the first place? Unless the death warning relates to human characters… I’m currently assuming it relates to both humans and puppets.

In conclusion: Barnaby has a carefully fabricated facade, he's doing the best with what he has but it likely won't be enough, and uh. shits fucked!

#AGH I HOPE IM PUTTING THESE POSTS TOGETHER CORRECTLY.#I HAVE TWO DAYS TO WRITE AND POST THEM ALL #but anyway another thing i was wondering in relation to barnaby & wally having an imbalanced relationship was #the possibility of:#howdy < barnaby < wally < home #as in the <[x] character is more important to the [y]< character than [y] is to [x]#because howdy does seem to like barnaby a whole hell of a lot but we don't know if barnaby feels so strongly back #idk. i feel like i might be seeing a little domino line being set up here. and im Nervous <3 #what happens if the first domino falls? who will it be? how hard will it fall.#who's to say if that has any merit i just wanted to mention it! its intriguing to me #(& to be clear since im aware of my laughingstock rep - im not talkin about shippy dominoes)#(i take off the shipping goggles for analysis. howdy can fully cherish barn as a Friend while still being [y]<)#homebogging #welcome home speculation #wh speculation #i feel like i have more in my brain but. im dealing with minor flu symptoms and im exhausted <3 #today was a Lot <3 #so i'll queue this for around 10 & hopefully I'll be awake & with the next post written for you guys!

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your-fave-is-christian · 4 months

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This blog is pretty self explanatory, there are plenty of blogs like this, but I did want to clarify a few things:

Yes, we are unironically Christian. This isn't a joke blog mocking Christians or Christianity, since a few people have been confused about if we're serious or not.

It's also not claiming that all of the characters sent in are canonically Christian. They can be, but they don't have to be! Canonically Christian characters are perfectly welcome, but otherwise it's for Christian character headcanons. Send in characters who you feel like are Christian-coded!

Submission guidelines:

Fictional characters, not real people.

One character per ask, preferably. Sometimes a few from the same fandom make sense to go together, and that's fine on occasion, but ideally do one at a time.

One fandom per ask. If you're going to send multiple characters, they should at least be from the same fandom!

Please specify character names!! Sometimes people ask "characters from" or "main characters from" or something along that variety, and I don't know who they mean. I don't want to miss a character someone wants to see because of this. It's probably safest to assume I don't know the media you're talking about and which characters you're referring to!

You can send as many characters as you want! :)

#this hopefully helps clear up things I've seen people confused about so far!#debates about canonicity are unnecessary; that's not the point. canon + headcanon characters equally welcome here #and people keep asking if we're being serious on posts about popular characters. yes!!#Christians are real people with favorite characters too 😂

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911bts · 5 months

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As we start another season:

How to Spot Fake/Joke News Updates:

- if it's tweet, look at the @/username. 90% of the tweets that go around on here that say they're a film updates or news site have a normal user @ thats not associated with the actual site they're pretending to be.

- if it's a screenshot of a news site or other site/account, verify for yourself. (Especially if it's futoncritic, they don't actually delete posts. They just put a strike through and make another post)

- if you can't find a REPUTABLE (major publication or legit database) way to back up (significant) information , it most likely isn't real/true.

#i wont post anything that isnt legit #and if i do post something that im skeptical of #i will make it clear in my post that i am skeptical #if i dont post it #its probably not real #but you can send me an ask if youre not sure and i havent posted it because i do miss things sometimes #anyways between the shit thats happened with fake synopsis and the joke tweets that started over hiatus #i just figured lets make a post now and hopefully that'll help clear some of those up early?

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sonknuxadow · 3 months

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if the only footage youve seen of the game doesnt actually give you a good idea of what the game/story is like (like its from a parody video or is otherwise heavily edited for example) then it doesnt count as having watched the game and you should pick little to no actual exposure to the game. only interacting with the games content through fanart/fanfic/etc also counts as little to no actual exposure to the game

#okay heres another one.#now that im thinking about it i probably should have put a button for people who arent sonic fans to push #so they dont mess up the results. but again. no room. i used up all the space there was to have as many options as possible #so hopefully people who dont care about sonic will just scroll past this #sonic the hedgehog #sth #sonic forces #sonic polls #anyway ive played sonic forces in its entirety like 3 or 4 times at least . because theres something deeply wrong with me .#(to be clear i havent touched the game in a while. im not regularly playing sonic forces)#as for my opinion on it . there are aspects of it that i like and i admittedly have some nostalgia for the game #but i can also admit that its not very good and there are a lot of things about it that i dont like or wish were done differently #im just not a big fan of the 2010s era of sonic in general if im being honest #feels like not as much care and love was being put into the games as before i dont know how to explain it

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uter-us · 6 days

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radfem help !!

2 of my little cousins (14yrs and 15yrs) are both girls dating boys right now, and together we are coming up with a "dealbreaker list" of things they will never put up with from their bfs! and also we are including positives, like so they aren't just looking for the absence of bad things, but actual positive things

what do yall think are the most important things to add? (i put extra info in tags)

Thank you so much!!!

#I dont want it just to be “he doesn't hit me” as that's super important but they could end up with awful boys who don't hit them and still #mistreat them. there are certain vulnerabilities that make me worry the most for them. Ive been writing under the deal breakers like exampl #of how it would manifest like things they might say or how they might behave so that way in the moment there will hopefully not be as much #time spent questioning if it counts as a deal breaker. we want to do positives too so like I said in the post it's not just like "he doesn'#put me down“ but also ”he roots for me and encourages me and verbalizes it“.#they are 14/15 so I'm less focused on stuff related to like splitting domestic labor for example but I think a good translation could #be like “he spends as much time as I do planning dates” and “it's clear to me that he put a lot of thought into my birthday gift” or the li #anyway I know they are safer without dating boys (and for the record they both know I do not date men (and only one knows I am SSA) but #they ARE dating and it's much more practical and realistic to reduce harm here since they are doing it!#also this is obviously not the extent of my effort in making sure they are safe and well and not reliant on boys/men;#this list is just one small part!!!#thanks so so much! and if you don't know please share bc maybe someone else has advice! ty!!!#radfem #radical feminist safe #radblr #sex based oppression #mvawg #question tag

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daily-crabbys · 1 month

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I didn't see anything about it, but I wanted to ask, how did your move go, how have you adjusted, and how are YOU doing?

hey, thanks for asking!

It's been good. i realized i never mentioned it, but it wasn't a big move. we just kinda shifted literally the entire house around. not the hardest of moves, but it was still difficult with the arrangement and process we had, though everything's worked out really well. we're adding more people to the household, which is why we did it in the first place, so this rearrangement was for the best interest of everyone. sorry if i caused concern and made it seem like something bigger than it was, i just kinda forgot to specify that it wasn't a move move. that's my bad ^^"

i do feel the need to finally and actually specify that now 1) because i should've done it anyway and 2) because i plan to ACTUALLY move out soon and i dont want to cause confusion and/or more concern about that

everything's been very good though, and we are very excited. in terms of the move, I'm doing great! there's been issues, but family's just like that, and with everyone having shifted, it was bound to happen, but we're pretty chill now :]

again, thank you for asking! it means a lot that my little crabbies are interested in me, too (*^▽^)/★*☆♪

#not crab posting #again sorry if i made it seem like a bigger deal than it was. it just took up a lot of time but it wasnt a major change or anything #we had to clear out a room fix it up(replace things patch things paint etc) then move the persons belongings in till the old room was clear #repeat process like 4 times #so yes nothing too big but still kinda big and also an exhausting process #hopefully nothing big will happen any time soon. life just be like that sometimes though

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giveemhales · 2 years

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My Steddie Gifsets: 1/?

10 Things I Hate About You AU

Nancy wants to date Robin. But she knows Robin would feel far too guilty to ever say yes to the girl who broke her best friend’s heart. Unless it was clear Steve had truly moved on. So Nancy enlists the help of her younger brother and his friends, promising to do their homework for a month so they have more time to work on building a campaign if they can get Steve in a relationship. So Mike and Dustin embark on a mission to get Steve a date.

Steve stopped dating after his heart was broken. Everyone knows it, because practically every girl in Hawkins has asked him out, only to be rejected. With the pool now so small, Dustin knows he has to get creative and choose someone who will really be able to grab Steve’s attention. So Eddie- the head of his D&D club and the resident bad boy- seems like the perfect fit. Unfortunately, Dustin also knows that anti-establishment Eddie would never date somebody like Steve- who represents everything he hates- unless there was something in it for him (even if Dustin insists that getting to date Steve should be enough of a prize). So Dustin pools up some money (and his most prized miniature that he knows Eddie has been eyeing), and tells Eddie it’s all his if he can get a date with Steve. He hopes that maybe they can both find happiness together. And things seem to go perfectly. Steve and Eddie fall for each other, Robin and Nancy get together. Love is in the air. But of course, the truth always comes out…

(If anyone feels compelled to use this as a prompt, please send the results my way, I’m obsessed with the idea of this AU)

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