#i need more people to romance her so i don't have to keep seeing 'haha laezel is obsessed with murder' jokes everywhere lmao

[pagesofkenna]

what all of you people who haven't romanced Lae'zel don't get is that romanced Lae'zel is obsessed with Tav. she gets ahold of their body just one time and cannot stop thinking about them. the first time you go from 'casual sex' to 'committed relationship' is when she challenges Tav to a duel, because that's how she was trained to show compatibility, except that for me after she got just one lick in she immediately stopped and said no I can't do this, I can't hurt you, I don't want anything bad to happen to you ever, and isn't that strange for someone trained to be a weapon in a society that only prizes how good you are at killing??

she gives you a series of petnames over the course of the relationship, from 'source of my bruises' (/affectionate) to 'object of my obsession' to 'my everything'. in her last romance cutscene (that I've seen, at least) she takes Tav to watch the sun rise over the city and tells them how beautiful she thinks it is, and how before Tav she never thought to look for beauty in the world

and also, when I was looking up the romance options for this game, basically everything I saw assured me that you can really only do one romance 'path' but if you want to sleep with Halsin certain partners will be OK with that, including Lae'zel. I didn't get Halsin's offer until fairly late, and went to ask Lae'zel how she felt about polyamory; she immediately clocked that I meant Halsin, agreed with me about hot he is... and then said no. gave me a possessive 'you're mine and if you want to sleep around I'm breaking it off'. which, like, I'm a bit disappointed by but also something about her being so possessive of Tav that she doesn't want anyone else to touch them, even when the internet was under the impression that she 'doesn't care'? it's so endearing to me. she cares SO MUCH

do you see what I'm saying here? Lae'zel is OBSESSED with Tav

#i need more people to romance her so i don't have to keep seeing 'haha laezel is obsessed with murder' jokes everywhere lmao #is she? obsessed with murder if you let her pursue her false god path? #i found a reddit thread of people pouring love out for her which I super appreciate #where everyone's pointing out that her disapproval of any 'goody two shoes' stuff you do in act 1 #is almost entirely due to the fact that you're WASTING TIME when youre supposed to be GOING TO THE HOSPITAL #which got me thinking that... yeah i dont even remember what disapproval I've gotten from her since act 1 #im sure there's been things but I don't remember them?? #i need to find that script utility people have been using to check what her approval sets are lol

[evanhamato]

Hello! How are you? Hopefully great!

May i please request hurt/comfort, platonic head canon younger sister reader and her older brothers?

It's about reader who's going through a rough break up since her boyfriend cheated on her with no remorse, so the gang are comforting her and having their revenge on the ex.

[ Family First ]

ROTTMNT x GN!Reader dealing with a breakup

A/N: im so sorry to hear about your ex :( i really hope you can move on from that! also, there wasn't really any gender specific terms used so, i applied it as gender neutral if thats okay (plus, trying to be more inclusive for people who may be going through a similar situation)! have a nice day siniora and thank you for requesting! <3

Relationship: Platonic / Familial

TW: Hurt/comfort, slight mentions of violence, threats, fluff

Raph

Calm on the surface, reassuring you and rubbing your back.

He is genuinely boiling underneath the surface.

However, he redirects his anger to focusing on comforting you.

What kind of person does that anyways?

You get babied for the next week.

Food? Made for you. Fast food? Ordered. Drinks? Brought to you and pre poured.

If he ever comes across said ex, it is so very difficult for him to keep his composure

Passive aggressive to the max.

But of course, he doesn't want to be seen as violent so he will leave as quickly as possibly.

That doesn't mean he doesn't give your ex a nasty stare.

Leo

Tells you how he 'told you so'.

Tries to cheer you up with jokes and snarky remarks about your ex.

But, if you don't like the jokes, he goes stone cold immediately.

Distractions, its what helps him calm down!

Karaoke by humiliating himself, dumb jokes that never land.

But also, he'll talk about his day, or anything really.

If you guys are out and he spots your ex, of course he's not happy to see them.

But, why waste energy on that when your right there?

Walks in front of you, on weird angles, anything to hide you.

He'd rather you not see your ex.

Donnie

He's stunned.

He can't wrap his head around the fact someone would cheat, the concept is foreign to him. (100% not projecting haha../sar)

Emotions. Not his category, not his strong suit.

Also, romance is something he understands but, also does not.

He obviously understands this meant a lot to you so, he goes out of his way to accommodate to your physical touch needs if needed.

Hugs, cuddles, shoulder rubs, its a limited time deal.

He knows sometimes he inherently says mean stuff so, he tries to keep his sarcasm down a notch.

He doesn't wanna make you feel like a fool for something that wasn't your fault.

He doesn't give your ex an ounce of attention.

Nothing. If they try to interact, Donnie doesn't even respond. He's above that.

Mikey

When he hears about what happens, he pinches the bridge of his snout (beak, snout?) and shakes his head.

Not at you, but at your ex of course.

The whole situation is just a matter of morality and clearly your ex didn't have good morals.

Of course, its just normal reassurance.

You go to bed feeling crappy. Wake up, go to the lair.

When you arrive, everyone acts secretive.

That is until they reveal they're going for the day to a festival with you!

Mikey doesn't acknowledge your ex, like Donnie.

He doesn't completely ignore said ex though.

He will deliver the nastiest stare like Raph, not a single word exchanged other than that.

#2018 tmnt #rise donnie x reader #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of tmnt #rise tmnt #rottmnt #tmnt 2018 #rise donatello #rise donatello x reader #rise leo #rise donnie #rise mikey #rise raph #rise raph x reader #rise leo x reader #rise mikey x reader #tmnt #tmnt x reader #rottmnt x reader #rottmnt x reader platonic #platonic #headcanon #hcs

[celestie0]

notes on kickoff ch.7

hellooo if you're here thank you for taking the interest! i just had some creative notes i wanted to get off my chest with the release of ch.7 lol i felt compelled to do so with this one i'm basically journaling here. you can read this after reading ch7 here!

I. on gojo's feelings

as for why didn't gojo just tell reader how he felt at the end of the chapter, and instead only says what he does. i think i rewrote this ending like five different times, he was never supposed to tell her at this point based on my story planning, but i did explore the idea of a dramatic confession here regardless, and it didn't fit for lots of different reasons for one, i think he's finally able to put himself in reader's shoes. it's true he's pretty dense and obviously has commitment issues/valid fears that keep him from opening up, but that still doesn't mean he hasn't hurt reader in a lot of different ways already. he realizes, whether intentionally or not, he's led her on and to do a complete turnaround within a few hours while she's already trying to process rejection as she is clearly withdrawn from him i believed would've been selfish on his part, and could possibly cause even more hurt over the fact that he could come off ingenuine. gojo is finally emotionally aware of her enough to recognize it, but he's not a perfect person so it still slips through that he's distraught at the thought of never seeing her again. in general i'm of the opinion that if someone asks for space, you respect that unless they say otherwise of note, just because he realizes that he has these feelings, doesn't necessary change his fears, as no single moment can undo years of trauma, so i think that's why he bites his tongue too. i'm not keen on making this a "woman fixes man" story but i moreso want to embrace the sentiment that you don't need to resolve every single bad thing that's ever happened to you in order to embrace love or happiness.

II. on gojo's commitment issues

i know it was brought up in the first gojo pov that he has issues committing to just one woman, but i wanted this chapter to reveal that it's really just his fear of opening up to people due to the still raw loss he feels of losing someone he loved. i aim with his pov to be more of a stream of his own consciousness rather than from an omniscient observer, which may explain the ambiguity. he's not sure if he's able to open up to a person in a way he knows is normal and healthy, so he settles on shallow connections instead. just wanted to clear this up, and say that it won't be any sort of plot point in which he struggles to be sincere or faithful when he seriously wants to commit to someone as he has no issues with that if he truly wants to be with them (unlike the whore he's been so far in the series lmao)

III. on strawberry vanilla soda

btw i've never had this flavor of soda i'm not even sure where i came up w it loool or if it even exists. i was kind of toying with the idea of gojo seeing reader's message on the can during the match, and that would maybe help him get more focused on the field (sooo sports romance cliche but i still love it haha) but i settled on him seeing it afterwards to kinda parallel the clumsiness he's had with reader so far. for some reason, the universe just doesn't want him to get his timing right with her lol

IV. on angst/conflict

i know ch7 was a bit differentttt less gojo x reader and more just gojo lmfao, it was also a bit angsty. it definitely won't stay angsty throughout the remaining chapters. this was just gojo's lore drop chapter LOL. there will still obviously be angst here and there, but i've got a lot of fun, cute, tense, silly, passionate, messy scenes still planned similar to ch5&6 because i prefer writing those kinds of scenes haha. ultimately this story was always meant to be a full-circle romance, so ch7 was to lay some of the emotional groundwork that gets brought up as the story builds to its climax

that's all i have to saayyy if you actually read this whole thing i love you?? lol. ch7 really emotionally resonated with me as i wrote it, both as someone who understands how gojo feels but also as someone who understands how reader feels, and if it resonated with you too then that makes me very happy and that's ultimately every writer's dream haha. was very cathartic to share these thoughts. i hope to see you in the next oneeee <3 have a wonderful rest of your day!

#kickoff #gojo satoru #fanfiction

[spop-romanticizes-abuse]

so i just found some old interviews of spop, especially ones after the finale, and i just wanted to dissect some of the interesting parts:

the crew themselves keep reinforcing the idea that only catra saw adora for who she is, when the show itself says otherwise multiple times. catra, who mocked adora for never being a true hero, who kept hurting adora because she resented her for being she-ra, who kept saying that adora has a hero complex and that she is full of herself. that catra “motivated and inspired” adora?

“i wanted their romance to be the central arc”

this explains everything. the fact that they took an existing show with an intriguing fantasy world and so much potential and then reduced it to “cute lesbians kiss haha”. if you're gonna write a show about romance, do that. you don't have to butcher an already existing series for that.

“it reveals how that arc has been built”

what arc? is the arc we're talking about in the same room as us? because from what i can see, they put in zero effort to make c//a's development even halfway coherent. catgirl tortures hero for four seasons, gets saved by said hero and joins the good guys, continues torturing hero. how is that an arc?

so.. they have the right idea here. catra and adora did indeed need to take their time away from each other and deal with their problems. but did they? adora came close to building her self-esteem and realizing that she didn't have to take responsibility for everything around her. but then all that was reversed in s5 when she was forced into a relationship with the same person who ruined her sense of self-worth in the first place.

catra.. doesn't even try. the closest she got to moving on from her past was during her time in the crimson waste but then she ends up spiralling even deeper into toxicity, adding more and more into her list of crimes. in s5, she is shown to reflect on her relationship with adora but does she learn anything from it? nope. she continues abusing and berating adora, she continues giving adora mixed signals and relying on adora to do all the work in the relationship.

so the crew seemingly had the right idea (although i'd say they still shouldn't get into a relationship, even after they've worked on their issues) but never followed through. instead they gave us a lazy and rushed redemption, where the wrongdoer never works on their flaws and instead puts all the blame on their partner. amazing.

so nate himself admits that not all of catra's actions were justified. but then, why does the show try to justify them? why does the show justify catra abusing adora by implying that it's because adora abandoned her? why does the show justify all of catra's toxic and abusive behaviour by blaming it solely on shadow weaver? if catra's actions cannot be justified, the narrative should keep her accountable, which they don't.

secondly, i'll try not to assume the worst of nate's personality from what he said, and just get to the important part.

“It's other people's decision to forgive you, that's not a given, but also there are ways for you to fix what's broken. You have to work hard to prove yourself again, you have to actually actively fix what's done, it's not as simple as a sacrifice.”

i'm so confused. the way nate says it, you'd think he applied all of this to catra's arc. but he didn't. “it's not as simple as a sacrifice” but a sacrifice was all it took for catra to be forgiven by her victims. she doesn't work on herself, her apologies were shallow, and she continues repeating the same mistakes. “it's other people's decision to forgive you” yet every single character forgives catra immediately and none of them are allowed to stay mad at her.

how could you write such a bad redemption and then talk about it as if it had all the details and nuance it was lacking? again, when speaking, nate seems to have the right idea of how to write a redemption arc. why did they fumble so badly when it came to actually executing it in the story? the only answer i can think of is that none of the writers in the crew are good at writing.

#spop critical #spop #spop salt #spop criticism #spop discourse #she ra #anti catradora #anti catra #anti c//a #anti spop #antic//a #anticatra #anticatradora

[nanabansama]

Hi hi! why do you think Tsukasa kisses Nene ? do you think he likes her ? Do you think Nene will start to like Tsukasa after this ?

Hi! You're in luck actually, because I have been thinking very heavily about Tsukasa and Nene's relationship recently and have some #thoughts. (Err, but who hasn't been thinking about them, honestly...?)

Okay, so you're wondering if Tsukasa likes Nene, why he kissed her, and if Nene will start to like him... let's see...

First, do I think he likes her...? Well, I wouldn't say that's completely off the table yet. Look at how happy he gets after kissing her:

Cute, right?! I think saying something like... "he's in LOVE with her"... might be a bit too grandiose, but it's definitely giving off the vibes of a kiddy crush, at least. And like with any kiddy crush, he has a precocious way of showing it.

Consider: him offering her food...

...Leaning in really close to her face while her eyes are closed...

...I mean, it's not totally impossible, right? He even invites her on a PLAY DATE.

Haha, but to be real with you, I am having a bit of trouble believing he has an actual crush on her myself. It's certainly a lower priority to him than getting the Yorishiro destroyed and accomplishing his goals, anyway.

I'm also going to discount any instances of Tsukasa getting annoyed with the reverted child form of Nene as proof that he doesn't like her, because I think it's kind of ridiculous to expect any hypothetical crush he has to stay intact when she starts acting like this:

All this to say, don't let anyone tell you that Tsunene is fake or anything. I personally am undecided on it, leaning more towards Tsukasa not having a crush, but I could just as easily believe he has a small crush on her, too.

So, if Tsukasa doesn't have a crush on Nene, then why would we kiss her? Well...

Honestly, sometimes? I don't think Tsukasa really thinks much before doing things. Not always, of course...! But remember, this is the guy who just randomly decided that he was going to swim to Los Angeles:

I hope this isn't too lackluster of an answer, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Tsukasa only did it... just because! Maybe he saw Amane kissing her and wanted to copy him. Maybe he thought it'd be a funny prank, kissing her when he knows she likes Amane and Amane likes her. Remember, Tsukasa has never been above pulling pranks on his brother or his assistant.

Need I remind you that he tried to eat her?

He's just a bit... mysterious. The comparisons people make of him to an animal or toddler are not completely unwarranted. Still, he is a scheming 13-year-old ghost that has proven levels of intellect and cruelty on par with other members of the cast. It's best not to underestimate him too much... I just really can't see any benefit to kissing Nene other than getting a laugh out of it. Or, potentially, a little treasure for himself! ❤️

Finally, you asked if Nene would fall in love with him... this is actually my favorite part of the ask, because I considered how likely this was to happen and surprised myself with where my mind went, lmao.

The first thing we need to remember about Nene is that she is described as, and demonstrably is, a girl in love with love. She LIVES for romance. (Just keep this in mind always. It might even be the most important part of her character, idk.)

Now, not only is Tsukasa an identical clone to the boy she loves--the boy she's planning on asking to be her BOYFRIEND soon, mind you--but she sees the potential!!! She literally had an entire daydream about him showing up to be Hanako's "rival" for her love.

While she's very clearly still loyal to Hanako, take note of the fact that she made both of the twins look taller and more handsome in the daydream. This could be proof she finds him physically attractive. ...That being said, she seems more into the fact that Tsukasa is into her than anything else... but can you really blame her? She's always dreamed of being popular with boys. To have TWO boys be madly in love with her is something straight out of her wildest fantasies.

Okay, but you know what's kinda funny? This whole... "Taller Twins" fantasy... is um... kind of happening right now?!

While the height difference is obviously greater than the one between her and the Fantasy Tsukasa, it's still hilarious that this is even happening. And, while Tsukasa hasn't exactly been the best babysitter for Nene so far...

...she is having a ton of fun with him!!!

Also, I haven't brought this up yet, but during The Misaki Stairs Arc, Nene brings up having had a crush on her Kindergarten teacher. Is it so unrealistic that Nene might end up getting a crush on Tsukasa, too? Especially for a girl who falls in love so easily?

Well, if not, I'm still expecting her to be totally enchanted by Hanako if she happens to meet him when she's still a child, lol. Could you imagine how cool he would look to 5-year-old Nene, coming to save her?! She already thinks he looks cool when they're at their typical height difference!

JUST IMAGINE HOW STARSTRUCK SHE WOULD BE, NOW THAT HE'S SEVERAL FEET TALLER...!! Crazy.

Anyway. To summarize: I think Tsukasa could have a crush on Nene, I think Tsukasa either kissed her just because or because he has a kiddy crush on her, and I think Baby Nene could develop a crush on Tsukasa. Thanks for the ask!

#asks #tsukanene #tsunene #tsukasa yugi #nene yashiro #tbhk #jshk

[mayadoesfandomstuff]

Thing that I feel like I need to bring up here about Persona 5: most of the girls are competent cooks.

This isn't headcanon, this is fully canon. They cook together pretty often during Strikers and have pretty good results.

This isn't just because they're being helped by the protagonist either by the way, Ann, Haru, and Makoto cook with Yusuke some pretty good curry of their own that Joker only helps with at the last minute, and Haru teaches Zenkichi how to cook to make better meals for his daughter since he's not a good one like at all.

The only one we don't see cooking among the thieves during the game is literally Futaba who is considered their resident taste tester. Futaba, however, is seen baking in the actual P5/R if you romance her, so she probably knows how to follow a recipe well.

I just need more people to know this because I know there's a side of the fandom that keeps making the girls (specifically Futaba, Ann, and even Haru sometimes) as horrible cooks coming from jokes from previous Persona games. I know it's a funny haha joke but it's a little iffy to try to push this idea about the girls just because of previous installments.

#mayaposts #persona #p5 #persona 5 #ann takamaki #haru okumura #futaba sakura #makoto nijima #not really gonna bring sumi i to this considering that thats kinda one of the main things she does #i want to just discuss the main pt girls considering i see people keep doing this for ann and futaba specifically #and honestly it irks me like it reeks of misogyny a little #like i know it comes from jokes from the previous persona games with chie and yukiko being awful #but it's a little iffy to bring that into the next game bc of eithrr archetypes or just memes or whatever

[ordinaryschmuck]

So I finally saw Pixar's Elemental.

A projected box office flop turned frickin' SLEEPER HIT as this movie went from Pixar's lowest opening weekend to one of Disney's biggest financial hits in a WHILE. There are arguments as to why this happened, with some saying that it's because good word of mouth made more people want to see this movie more, while more CYNICAL individuals saying that it's because other choices at the time were either The Flash or Ruby Gillman. And whether you like THOSE movies or not...other people tend to agree that Elemental was the better choice. The question is, where do I stand? Do I think this movie was so good that more people went to see it or was it just a bit of good timing?

Well...Honestly, I'd say it's really that good. Or, at least, ALMOST that good. The meat of the story is about immigration, where this fire family moved to Element City, only to realize the town wasn't built for people like them in mind and their left struggling to make a life there with their community having their full support. Needless to say, this is definitely a movie with a specific target audience in mind and it's an engaging angle to go about the concept of sentient elements. And it's definitely more interesting than being a romcom about how opposites attract. Don't get me wrong, Wade and Ember have their cute moments, but not enough to sell me as a couple as they don't have enough chemistry (ha) to make something endearing. By the end of the day, I find myself fascinated more by Ember struggling to make her family proud and keeping the light (haha) of her heritage alive despite the things she wants to do with HER life. Ember finding a man? Nah, I could be fine without that. Especially when the movie does the whole "We're in love despite knowing each other for a few days" thing. Not my cup of tea when it comes to romance...

But where the story tends to struggle, where Elemental succeeds in is the animation. I'm sick of this belief that Pixar having great animation isn't a compliment anymore, because LOOK at this film! It's one of their most gorgeous projects to date, having breath taking visuals, fantastic expressions, and movements that nail the physics of fire and water PERFECTLY. Did a story about immigration or opposites attract NEED to be animated? Probably not. But a story about fire and water falling in love? Absolutely, because while the story doesn't do that opposites attract concept justice, the animation does. There's this great scene where they touch for the first time and, visually, they perfectly capture that fear and excitement that comes from holding the person you love for the first time. It's sight to see, and I was left in awe through so much of this movie because of it.

In a way, I can totally buy why people went to see this movie, making it the hit that it did. The immigration side of the story had to have struck a chord with so many people and the animation made the love story more beautiful than it had to. That combined had to have been elemental to the films success.

I just hope studios learn something from this film.

"That you should leave movies in theaters longer to make them a success instead of throwing them onto streaming?"

THAT, and that the only way this movie exists the way it does is through the HUMAN experience. Only a human can convey the feeling of wanting to move to a new country, wanting to make a life only to feel as though they don't fit in. Only a human can accurately convey the beauty of love through the beauty of fire and water.

Computers can NOT. You can use AI all you want to make movies with NONE of the heart and talent that make hits like these. But studios will quickly learn that none of that will lead to a financial success like this.

(And if you're wondering where this stacks in my Pixar ranking, I'd say...#15. Right between the first Toy Story and Turning Red)

#pixar #pixar's elemental #elemental #ember lumen

[markantonys]

I haven’t read the books but I do know what they have done with Moiraine and Siuan’s relationship is way more than it was in the books. On the one hand they developed it fully, have given them a very clear and deep 20 year relationship. And on the other hand, they also destroyed it fully by the end of season 2. Where do you think they are taking this? Will they stick to the books and give them their other relationships or will they weave them back together. It’s anyone’s guess but am interested to hear what yours is. I like the theory that their fallout was preplanned and part of the reason the episode was called daes daemar. But me liking something does not equal logic and fact to be sure

imo there's 0 chance that either of them will have their book relationships, that's just not happening and i find it a little silly when people (not you! but i've seen others doing it) immediately panic and think the show broke them up for that purpose haha of course i can understand why people are worried and upset! but it feels so SO unlikely that either character would ever have a romance with anyone but each other in the show, so that is one worry i think it's pretty safe to set aside altogether. (for time constraint reasons if nothing else; giving moiraine and/or siuan a brand-new love interest and having to develop that relationship would be far from the best use of the show's limited time. plus, i remember rafe outright called moiraine a lesbian in an interview once, so i highly doubt he's got plans for her, at least, to have a male love interest at any point.)

this got a little long so putting a read more!

personally i don't buy the preplanned fallout theory because i think the waygate scene doesn't work with it. if their goal was to make rand trust moiraine, then they accomplished that with their scene in the throne room; there was no need for siuan to chase them down to the waygate, she could've just let them leave if she was in on moiraine's plan here. the only time this theory felt plausible to me is when someone suggested they were in on it together UP UNTIL siuan saw moiraine channeling after moiraine had told her she was stilled, and so everything before that point was an act but everything after was genuine. but even then, it's tricky to explain why siuan would have even chased them to the waygate in the first place - unless she just wanted to make sure they got away successfully and/or wanted leane & co to think she made an effort to stop them, but then catching moiraine in an apparent lie made her change her mind and actually try to stop them? but yeah, imo there's no way the waygate scene was not genuine, but it's possible (but still unlikely; again imo) that the scenes before it were part of a scheme.

and to me, that's okay! to me, as a queer person myself (but ofc i'm just speaking for myself, not for All Queer People), giving queer characters and queer relationships the same narrative weight as het ones also means letting them be flawed and have conflict, rather than keeping them up on a pedestal of perfection and ultimately relegating them to the background of the story because you won't let them face obstacles or develop. i understand why others don't feel that way and were upset by the way things went down in 2x07, but that's just my personal feeling and that's why i personally wasn't bothered to see siuan and moiraine have major conflict here (especially since, unlike the Queer Traumaporn in so much media, this conflict had nothing to do with them being queer - it just felt like a natural conflict that arose from the two characters' specific personalities and life circumstances, as opposed to feeling like they were being punished by their world or by the narrative for being queer, you know?)

duty is a huge theme of WOT and here we saw how moiraine and siuan are both so committed to duty above absolutely everything else. they are both willing to sacrifice anything for what they each see as the greater good, and here, when they realize they have different ideas* about what best serves the greater good, they sacrifice even their relationship with each other because they feel they have no other choice, because they've spent 20 years training themselves to think that the greater good is more important than their personal happiness. to me it's so beautifully tragic! and to me it felt like the best kind of tragedy, one that's rooted in the specific characterization of the individuals involved and on all the previous choices they've made that built up to make the moment of tragedy an inevitable outcome.

*and both are reasonable and in-character ideas that were set up last season. we saw how in their discussion of "can the prophecies be trusted?" in 1x06 that moiraine is skeptical of tower tradition/protocol because she's been out in the world and largely cut off from the tower for 20 years, whereas siuan tends to trust tower tradition/protocol because she's been in the tower leading it for 20 years. and now in s2, from moiraine's perspective they need to break with tower protocol because the tower is too fractured and they have too many enemies within it, but from siuan's perspective they need to return to tower protocol because they tried going rogue and doing so freed the forsaken and was a huge mistake.

all this being said, i do not by any means think the relationship is 100% dead and over for good. like you say, the show put in work to make their relationship much deeper than it was in the books, and i don't think that was for nothing! i think that siuan in particular has been set up for a really meaty character development arc and that this is only the very beginning for her, and that by the end of the show we'll see the two of them reconcile and come back together. maybe i'm totally wrong and maybe it'll turn out that i shouldn't have given the benefit of the doubt, but as of now i don't feel there's reason to worry the show has completely trashed their relationship for good. but season 3 will be a make-or-break season, so by the end of that, depending on how certain book events play out, we should have a much clearer idea of their long-term plans for siuan and siuaraine!

#again not trying to invalidate anyone's differing feelings on this topic! just sharing my own #anonymous #answered #wot show spoilers #wot book spoilers #(mildly so)

[comedi-anne]

i would like penelope lore 👀

Hi! Thank you so much for taking an interest in my OC! I will update this post with little pictures one day, but I'm in the middle of graduate school finals and it's 1am. :3 Please accept this gigantic, rambly wall of text until I can craft something more visually appealing to tell her story!

For basic information, her name is Penelope Campbell, because I thought it would be funny if I could shorten it to PC. She's mostly a self-insert for this trauma simulator game, but because a big game mechanic is that the longer you exist the more beautiful you become, I gave her all the physical traits I wish I had: big blue eyes, tiny waist, incredibly long hair, huge gadonkahonkaroos, etc. She's nothing like me fr. Lol.

As far as backstory goes, it's sort of subject to change as I continue to make stuff up, but this is what we're working with thus far! Even before the game began, I think she was traumatized by her experience of growing out of an adoptable age. I picture her as one of those children you see in movies that DREAM and PRAY that one day they'll get adopted and live happily ever after with a family that loves them. <3 But the years passed, and she never got adopted. Year after year after year after year, no one wanted her, and I think that majorly fucked her up.

She wants that unconditional, unending, unchanging love of a parent so badly, and she never got it, and because she's now an adult, she'll never have it. So she's just DESPERATE for love of some sort, because in her mind the person she is wasn't good enough to be loved and adopted. Thus, she hates the person she is, which is why she's so willing to change her personality to suit any of the love interests' desires. She'll become whoever she needs to be in order to be loved.

This is inspired by my play style. I know a lot of people in the fandom have various saves for all the love interests, but I just keep trekking on romancing everyone in a single playthrough where I do roughly the exact same actions each time, because I am set in my ways. Haha.

I think she would've latched onto Bailey as a kid. There are some lines that suggest that the kids don't know the full extent of how evil Bailey is until they reach adulthood. There's lines during Christmas I think about the younger kids not knowing Bailey's true colors yet or the lines about the nursery that suggest PC was never allowed out of the orphanage without supervision. I don't think she ever viewed Bailey as a nice person, but he was a father figure to her, because he was the closest she had to one.

I think that first week she would've been totally in denial and thought the payments were a joke until the first time she was sold. Then reality comes crashing around her like broken glass she'll never be able to put back together. I still think she has a soft spot for Bailey as a person who raised her (in the vaguest sense of the word), and she has a bit of a delusion that once her bill is paid off he'll go back to just being a grumpy, short-tempered old man and not an abusive, greedy, human-trafficker we know him to be.

She does love Robin, but I do think she views him as more of a brother. However, upon realizing he had feelings for her she felt obligated to return them. She knows how traumatizing it is to want love and not receive it, so if it makes Robin happy to have her love, then she'll give it to him. But she'll never love him as much as he loves her. It's an unfortunate fact. Penelope wants to be saved and loved and protected, and Robin is just too burdensome. She'll always feel love and loyalty and obligation to protect him, but because he needs to be protected she can't fall for him. He's not her ideal knight in shining armor. She's his knight if anything. Robin is a damsel in distress that she cares for, but will never adore.

Penelope just doesn't like Whitney if we're being honest, because I do not like Whitney. I know they have some really cute content if you get their love up high enough, but I am not willing to trudge through the tsundere bullshit to get to there, and neither is she. There is a part of her that likes all the attention, even if it's just physical (from her point of view at least), but his personality is just too abrasive.

Penelope and Kylar get along very well! I think Penelope relates to Kylar a lot. They both have an obsession to recieve love, but where Penelope will change her personality to recieve "love" Kylar can only be authentically himself. Penelope admires that about him. Even if it makes him the target of bullies or if he lacks social skills (i.e. reading love poetry to a classroom of his peers), she respects his ability to have a personality and stick to it. She pities him, because she sees so much of herself in him.

As troublesome as Kylar can be, she always sticks up for him, and is honestly flattered by his obsession of her. I think she has a tendency to romanticize his mental illness, because it's what makes her so special to him. She loves being special. I think this is another case where she'd be happy to just be his friend, but because he loves her, she will love him back.

I'm not entirely sure how she meet Eden, whether she gets kidnapped in the forest or gets sold off, but either way she has a fondness for Eden. As self-sufficient as he is, she sees him as a person who could protect her… you know… if he weren't the one causing harm. Because she's sick in the head, I think she almost views the rape as a compliment. Like he's so overcome with affection, he just can't help himself! So she'll justify his actions that way, but the justifcation doesn't erase the physical pain he causes her, so she can't ignore his cruelness entirely.

However, I think mostly she recognizes Eden as someone very lonely and someone with no one to love. She fears she'll end up like Eden, all alone with no one to love. I do think she genuinely enjoys his company tho! Eden is pretty quiet, but he does talk about his books and his interests, so they infodump at each other and she has a lot of fun doing that.

Avery is probably the saddest relationship, because Avery initially presents himself as such a nice person. Their introduction is always him helping her get lichen for the science fair and then inviting her to a free drink at the cafe. She recognizes him as someone with money and power, someone who could save her, and she so, so, so desperately wants him to save her. She thinks if she's obedient enough, one day he'll actually take her away from her troubles and make her his real girlfriend instead of just his sugarbaby. I think Penelope thinks she loves Avery, but in reality I think she loves the idea of him. It really hurts her feelings when he's upset with her, so she tries her best to behave. I think she finds it quite natural to act exactly how he wants, because she's basically doing that with the other love interests. Avery is just more direct about it. But deep down, she wants him to love her for her real personality… whatever that is at this point, and she's burdened with the knowledge that Avery views her as a tool and not a person.

There's a comment on Vrel's blog that if the PC were ever disfigured Avery would be the only love interest to abandon them, and I don't know if I'm cruel enough to give Penelope a disfigurement, but just know him abandoning him would resurface all the shallowly buried abandonment issues that plague her mind.

And then there's Sydney. <3 Beloved Sydney. <3 I think Sydney is the one Penelope genuinely loves. That's not to say she doesn't love the others, because in her own way I think she does. But a lot of her love is just a response to the love she gets from them. She wants love, so she'll love in order to be loved. And because she's so desperate for love and has no love for herself, she's trying to gorge herself on as much love as she can hoping that will fill the void in her heart. (It won't.) But I think she really does love Sydney. He's everything she wants to be. He's pure and protected and kind and intelligent and faithful. He has a father who loves him. He's perfect. Like all her relationships, it isn't healthy. She does idolize Sydney and put him on a pedastal, but I think if she HAD to choose someone, she'd choose Sydney.

I think for her canon, she fell in love after she yelled at him and he comforted her. It was so shocking to her, so discongruent with everything she'd known about people and the town and her world. His kindness in reaction to her cruelty really flipped a switch in her, and she just viewed him as the most perfect, wonderful person in existence. But because Sydney is so perfect in her eyes and she's so worthless in her eyes, she lives in constant fear of losing his love. She's torn between bringing him down into sin with her so they're on more even footing, but she also wants to keep him pure so he never has to lose that innocence she envies so much. Also, Sydney has a lot of lines about faithfulness, and unfortunately for Penelope it's the one thing she can never be.

Not only do the game mechanics almost require her to cheat on him, she can't bring herself to stop seeing the other love interests. She needs to love them, because they love her, and she can't be someone who withholds her love. She thinks that's the cruelest thing in the world, to know you are loved, but refuse to return that love. She feels very guilty, but she doesn't know what else to do. She wants to be loved, so she loves, but does she love? Is what she's doing love or is it just addiction or obsession or transaction or whatever else she could call it? She doesn't know if she's capable of love, because as a child she wasn't capable of being loved. The two go hand in hand in her eyes. Sometimes she thinks she's just a doll who can change her face depending on what she wants to play pretend. Who does she want to be today? A sister, an object, an ingenue, a housewife? She'll be whatever. As long as she gets "love," she's happy to be something. She wishes she could be loved for being her, but she doesn't think that's possible, and after pretending to be others for so long, she doesn't have a concrete idea of what her real personality is anymore. Penelope the Malleable.

#dol pc #penelope campbell #bailey the caretaker #robin the orphan #whitney the bully #kylar the loner #eden the hunter #avery the businessperson #sydney the faithful #sydney the fallen #also she'll pretty much develope a crush on anyone who shows her a shred of kindness #or any adult man who gives her some positive reinforcement #she's got a wittle crush on Doren and Winter definitely #thank you again for asking for pc lore!!!!!! <3 #i love interacting with people and being a part of the fandom #i wish I were more active so i could make more mutuals and friends #uwu

[thranduel]

before volume 2 comes out, i just wanted to talk about why a lot of people love byler and why i personally think it's one of the strongest and most genuine relationships in the show, since i'm so tired of people acting like it's "forced" and "unrealistic" when it actually isn't

*note: this gets veryyyyy long because they mean so much to me and i have a lot to say :')

before i start, i just wanna say that these are my own opinions and observations especially after watching season 4 volume 1 and hearing the cast and producers officially confirm that will likes mike. i’ve been watching stranger things since i was 15 and will has always been my comfort character and someone i can relate to in some ways, so exploring more about his character is so important to me and i just want him to be happy. also, i just need to mention it’s completely okay if you prefer byler platonically! their friendship is beautiful and of course it should be appreciated. not everything has to end up romantic anyways. it's also fine to prefer certain ships over others so there’s no need to get into arguments or get mad at someone just because they have a different opinion. but this specific post focuses on byler as a ship so keep that in mind before reading!

but anyways, back to why people love byler.

their story is so beautiful and meaningful to so many of us because they've known each other for such a long time and have such a close and genuine bond, and if they became canon it could actually work really well especially after everything they've built up throughout the entire series and all the hints in season 4 (which i talk about in more detail below). also just to make it very clear, i wouldn't want to see eleven heartbroken. i love her so much so this would only be in a situation where mike and el mutually broke up or something like that. but yeah, people will say "byler doesn't make sense", "it's unrealistic" or "it's forced", when it really isn't. if anything, byler is probably the most realistic and genuine ship on the entire show because they've known each other for most of their lives and genuinely love and care for each other so much. also, there's been so many situations where best friends develop feelings for each other, especially when they've known each other for a long time and share the same interests and have experienced the same struggles throughout childhood (neither of them had friends before they met each other, they were both bullied in school, etc.) and they've always stayed by each other's side.

side note: i also feel like people wouldn't be saying it's "forced" or "unrealistic" if will was a girl instead of a boy, which is really sad because it shouldn't matter. if you think mike and el are cute but mike and will are "inappropriate" just because they're boys, that's just hypocritical and homophobic because it shouldn't be any different. they're all the same age and the love they share is so beautiful and wholesome. there's absolutely nothing sexual or inappropriate about these relationships, and if i see anyone sexualise them or talk about them inappropriately (especially if they’re much older than them), then i'll block them immediately because that makes me so uncomfortable. also, i’m so tired of people automatically assuming that love, romance and attraction is inherently sexual when it isn't. it also feels extremely invalidating when people assume that every single person sees love and romance in a sexual way, when they don't. i can't speak for everyone, but i personally don't like to focus on sexual things too much (it’s completely fine if you do as long as the ship is appropriate of course!! but i’m just talking about myself personally in general. i hope this makes sense haha). when i get invested in romance and ships, it's because i really love the individual characters and the emotional bond they have together. it's because it's meaningful and emotional and comforting to me. true romantic love is not exactly easy to find or experience in real life (especially when you're not heterosexual), which is why i find so much comfort in fictional characters and ships, especially when i relate to certain characters like will. it’s also really nice and refreshing to see healthy lgbtq+ characters and ships because the representation is so important to so many of us, and i think that’s why a lot of people are drawn to them instead of straight ones. for a long time, all we’ve ever been surrounded by is heterosexuality and sometimes people just want a break from that which is completely understandable. fiction genuinely brings me a lot of comfort and happiness, and in some way it can be a distraction as well. that’s why i’m so tired of people acting like mike and will is “inappropriate” or "forced" just because they’re both boys but they don’t say the same for mike and el.

it's also so important to remember that kids/teens can be lgtbq+, struggle with their identity and experience attraction to people that are the same gender, so saying "they're just kids! stop forcing sexuality on them!" or "that's so inappropriate because they're kids" is actually harmful and invalidating, and it implies that you think being gay is inherently sexual and inappropriate and that kids shouldn't see it on tv and in real life which is ridiculous because why is it only an issue when it's gay people but not straight people? love and attraction is not inherently sexual. being lgbtq+ is not inherently sexual either. it's just love and attraction. there are so many different types of attraction too such as romantic, platonic, physical, emotional, sexual, aesthetic, and more. every person is different and some people can experience either one type of attraction or more than one of them, and everyone is valid! also, people need to stop acting like everyone is born straight by default and "must reach a certain age before being gay", because that sounds absolutely ridiculous and that's definitely not how it works. straight is not the "default setting" and people don't choose who they are or when. also, if kids can be straight and have heterosexuality shoved in their face from the moment they're born, they can be lgbtq+ and also learn about different types of love and identities, and it could actually help them discover themselves, become more accepting towards others and prevent them from growing up with unnecessary trauma or feeling like there's something wrong with them. i was talking to one of my friends recently and she said she wishes there was more wlw representation when she was a teenager because it would've helped her so much growing up. this is why characters like robin and will are so important to so many people and why it would be so incredible if they can actually explore their stories and let them be happy. it's important for kids who are their age that are currently going through what they're going through and it's also important for adults who never had that sort of representation as they were growing up. also, no one is "forcing" these characters to be lgbtq+ and i'm so sick of seeing comments like "stop forcing everyone to be gay!". they are fictional characters, not real people, and one of them was literally written as gay, there's been so much subtext from the beginning, and it has now been confirmed that he has a crush on mike. also, heterosexuality is also a sexuality, so if you’re so worried about people forcing a sexuality on will but then say he’s straight two seconds later, guess what, you’re forcing a sexuality on him yourself. stop being hypocrites.

anyways back to what i was saying before, mike and will have the closest and most genuine relationship (at least to me personally) and they've known each other the longest out of all the friends. just because they're not romantically canon doesn't mean people can't see how strong their relationship is, and it doesn't necessarily mean that the canon relationships are best for the characters individually either. i think that's why so many people love mike and will, because they're so important to each other and have been through a lot together from when they were young. the little conversations they have when they're alone always show their vulnerability and they completely open up with each other which is so important to see as well. no lies, no making each other feel bad, nothing like that. they both just try to comfort each other and get each other through whatever they're going through. you can even see their eyes filled with tears at the end of some of their scenes because they care about each other so much and they feel safe and comfortable with each other. they always end up being honest and letting their feelings out. they're best friends, and if they have problems, they try to actually discuss it and sort it out rather than lie and try to change the topic. again, that doesn't always mean it has to be romantic. people don't have to see them that way and it's completely fine to love and appreciate byler platonically. even i do, and i hope people can always enjoy their friendship regardless of what the writers decide to do with their story. but i genuinely do feel like they could work really well romantically too and i think season 4 was really building up to that, especially since the cast and crew have been teasing byler a lot.

i’ve also noticed that the way mike talks to will, especially when they're having their own deep conversations, has always seemed a little different to how he talks to everyone else and it's just so cute to me. it's like he goes all soft with him and he can actually be himself and show his vulnerability, letting his honest feelings out without being held back even if that means admitting he was wrong in certain situations. being honest and communicating properly is such an important thing when it comes to any relationship, whether it's platonic or romantic, and mike and will always end up communicating so well which i love so much. the fact that will got so angry over el lying to mike and not being honest with him also really shows that honesty is so important to him and he didn't want to see mike hurt because of it (also, he would've been upset to see el struggling but it wasn't really his place or responsibility to inform mike without her knowing. el clearly didn't want him to know and if will did it behind her back, people probably would've complained about that and blamed him, and el probably would've gotten more upset. also, will explained that he had no idea el was lying to mike and he thought she told him what was going on because they sent so many letters to each other, so it’s not will’s fault that mike didn’t know about el lying). anyways i noticed the way mike spoke to will softly again in ep 4 when he apologises to him after their argument and they both have tears in their eyes by the end of the scene (similiar to the "crazy together" scene in season 2).

this is what we like to call "the will smile" :')

he just always speaks in a softer voice with him and gives him little smiles and nods to assure him, especially after they've argued or if will has been through something. even though he was being harsh at the roller rink, you could tell when he apologised that he genuinely felt bad about it and he was probably having so many conflicting feelings in the moment when he got mad at him. he also chased after him to apologise in season 3 after their argument in the rain (“it’s not my fault you don’t like girls” scene) which shows that mike doesn't like leaving will without apologising, checking on him and making up. when mike says stuff sometimes, he doesn't really mean it or think about how it could come across, and i think he always wants to make sure that will knows that. will is such a soft and gentle person and mike knows that as well, so he's always looking out for him.

you can see how much mike cares about will and looks out for him especially in season 2, as he’s always by his side and checks up on him. he constantly asks if he’s okay, he slept at his house and the lab to be by his side, he held his hand to calm him down and he kept trying to comfort him and tell him that everything would be okay.

will was extremely anxious and struggling physically and mentally during this season with the mindflayer, and mike was always there for him. on halloween night when will was in the upside down, he was calling out for mike and only mike. then mike saved him and took him home, far away from the party, and they had a conversation which ended up being one of my favourite scenes. mike carefully listened to everything will said and he didn’t freak out or make him feel like he was alone. they agreed that if they go crazy, they’ll go crazy together.

the scene in episode 8 where the mindflayer has possessed will and everyone is trying to get through to him is one of my favourite scenes ever. mike starts talking about the day they first met, and he tells will that asking to be his friend was the best thing he’s ever done. they’re both crying during this scene, and regardless of whether you see them platonically or romantically, you can just see how much they love and care for each other and how beautiful, genuine and strong their relationship is. they had no one before they met each other. they had no friends. they were completely alone. and then they found each other and mike asked will if he wanted to be his friend. they’ve grown up together, overcome so many struggles and had to deal with being bullied, shared the same interests and hobbies and always been by each other’s side. just thinking about it makes me want to cry because the type of relationship they have is so unbelievably special and precious and not everyone gets to experience something like this. they’ve been best friends since kindergarten and they’ve shared so many childhood memories together and it’s just so beautiful to me.

(CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE EMOTION IN THIS SCENE AND THE TEARS IN THEIR EYES????? LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE FACES I CAN'T TAKE IT)

another thing, childhood best friends falling in love is one of the most common and well-loved tropes in fiction and it's quite common in real life too. sometimes it can take a long time for feelings to develop between characters (either because they were repressed, in denial or confused, or maybe they just had previous relationships and were in love with other people before falling in love with someone new) and it might not be obvious or directly explored for a while, but that doesn't mean it's impossible or that people aren't allowed to enjoy the idea of certain ships. obviously platonic relationships are just as beautiful and strong as romantic ones, sometimes even stronger, and not everything has to end up romantic, but some people just simply see chemistry between characters or think that they could like each other as more than friends and that's completely okay too. especially after all the subtext, queer-coding and confirmation of will liking mike from some of the cast and producers, of course people are going to ship it even more now and see potential with them. it's not forced at all when the cast, writers and producers themselves are confirming things and including subtext in every season.

for the past few years, i've always believed that will had a crush on mike, but i wasn't sure if mike had a crush on will. after watching season 4 volume 1, i'm definitely more sure that he does and that they share the same feelings for each other. i feel like all the awkward moments and tension between them weren't for nothing, and that the writers knew what they were doing when they included them. as we know, finn confirmed that mike has no idea will likes him, so that's not the reason why he was acting awkward around him. they also left on good terms at the end of season 3, so it makes no sense for him to suddenly act so weird around his best friend who he's always been so comfortable with. the only explanation that would actually make sense is that mike has repressed feelings for will and he doesn't know what to do about it, so he distances himself from him, causing awkwardness and tension. part of him is probably confused about what he feels for el too, and based on mike and el's fight scene, it seems like he's not romantically in love with her and he's struggling with his feelings because their relationship has clearly changed a lot. then there's the episode 5 scene (which i talk about in detail here), which is honestly one of the biggest and most powerful scenes i've seen between mike and will. it's an extremely important and meaningful scene where will talks about opening up and sharing feelings, and it's obvious that he's talking about his feelings for mike. at the same time, it seems as though mike is thinking about a lot of things in that scene, and he kind of looks confused, afraid and unsure of what to do. if he loved el romantically and wasn't having any doubts about his relationship, and if he also didn't have repressed feelings for will and everything was just the same like how it has been for the past few seasons, why would he be looking so sad and confused like that? and why would will say "what if they don't like the truth?" when we obviously know what el wants to hear from mike? the only thing that would explain it is that mike doesn't actually have romantic feelings for her and if he tells her, that's why she might not like the truth. then from will's side, it's obviously about his feelings for mike and how he's afraid to tell him in case he doesn't react well. otherwise, what would be the point in all of these scenes if mike just runs back to el and confesses he loves her? it would make no sense to the writing and it would feel so forced. it would also take away all the emotional impact of scenes like this and it wouldn't explain any of the awkwardness between mike and will. what’s the point of this meaningful heart-to-heart scene if it’s not gonna result in a new outcome we haven’t seen before?

here's some other little things that i wanted to point out:

mike keeps all of will's artwork and you can see him go through it in season 1

will's painting for mike is even cuter for the above reason and we know how passionate he is about art. he draws things that mean a lot to him (their d&d party, his d&d character "will the wise", bob as a superhero, his rainbow ship, etc.)

they talk to each other differently than how they talk to everyone else; the soft voices, little smiles, tears in their eyes. it's so genuine and you can tell they're comfortable together

mike has never had a fight with will without going back to him and apologising and checking up on him (in season 3 they didn't really get to have a proper talk because will was warning them that the mindflayer was back but he still tried going there to apologise)

there's a parallel in season 1 ep 3 and season 3 ep 8 where mike hugs his mum (the first one was when they found will's "body" and the second one was right after will left hawkins)

mike telling will that hawkins isn't the same without him and that he was worried because he felt like he lost him

their emotional scenes in season 4 where they talk privately always had [tender, emotional music playing] captions and they got interrupted several times

note: the next paragraphs are just how i personally feel about mike and el's relationship especially after season 3 and 4, but i just want to make it clear that i love both of these characters and i genuinely loved the ship in season 1 and 2, so i'm not hating on them or trying to bring down anyone that ships them. they have a beautiful relationship and many sweet moments, but i just don't feel as though they suit each other romantically anymore. this is just my personal opinion especially after watching season 4.

since a lot of people are probably wondering how anyone could ship something that isn't canon (mike and will) when there's a canon ship already (mike and el), it's normal for people to get bored of the main male protagonist and main female protagonist randomly meeting in the middle of nowhere and falling in love at first sight trope, especially because it's so common and people see it in almost everything. a lot of people find comfort in lgbtq+ ships because they relate to the characters or they just simply want to see basic representation and they enjoy things that are different. or maybe they just simply believe that the characters suit each other a lot more and it makes more sense to the story and that’s completely understandable too. just because something isn’t canon doesn’t mean it’s “unrealistic” or “forced”, and acting like a ship is automatically better just because it’s canon isn’t always the best argument. even if a ship has been built up from the start doesn't mean it has to be endgame. there's many shows where the main character is in relationships before falling in love with another person several seasons later and that doesn't mean it's "forced" or "unrealistic". it's actually quite the opposite because the characters take time to actually develop and realise their feelings as they get older and learn more about love and relationships. with mike and el, they met as kids and kissed when el didn't even know what a kiss was. even now as teenagers, they're still trying to figure out what love is and mike is struggling to tell el he loves her.

it also seems like there's always a pattern where they argue, lie to each other, get separated and then reunite and make up in a big dramatic scene, and this has happened several times which people are understandably sick of. it's kinda expected at this point since they're the main ship and focused on the most, so even whenever they fight, it's not that impactful or dramatic because people expect them to get back together again. i have no doubt that they love each other and there's many sweet things about them, but after watching season 3 and 4, i just didn't like how their relationship went. i personally find them boring and repetitive now, and i really didn't like how mike got so consumed with el that he ended up neglecting and excluding his friends. it just wasn't cute or romantic to me at all, and i couldn’t enjoy their lovey dovey scenes especially when will was in the background getting ignored. it was heartbreaking to watch and it felt so out of character for mike too. being a "teenager in love" isn't an excuse to forget about your friends and treat them like that. it was extra hurtful to see because mike was the complete opposite in season 1 and 2. in season 1 he was willing to jump off a cliff to protect dustin and he did everything he could to find will, and in season 2 when will was really struggling, he was so attentive and caring towards him. but the moment i saw him forget about his best friends and only focus on el, it annoyed me and i just couldn’t look at the ship the same anymore. that probably sounds dramatic but as someone who has been excluded like will, it hurts, and it’s annoying to see. and then there’s the fact that mike can’t say “i love you” even when el is crying and practically begging him to say it. he said it in front of a group of people in season 3 and then tried to talk about how he loves her during the grocery store scene. at the end of season 3, el said “i love you, too” so she clearly knows he loves her and so does the audience. some people were saying he shows his love with actions instead of words but in that scene he didn’t use actions either? he could’ve hugged her or held her hand but he didn’t. and we’ve seen him show he loves her with actions previously so why couldn’t he say it or at least show it in that scene at all? he just sat there and lied and tried to dodge her questions. it would also feel incredibly forced and boring if there’s a big dramatic scene where they make up and mike finally says “i love you” because the audience is already expecting it and it doesn’t feel powerful at all. i don’t know about anyone else but i don’t really enjoy watching mike and el, who are already struggling with their own personal issues outside of their relationship, constantly lie to each other and go back and forth constantly. they argue, get seperated, reunite, make up, act all lovey dovey and forget about everyone else, then repeat. it’s exhausting to watch and i actually think it would be exhausting for them too.

anyways, mike, will and el are all incredible characters that deserve to be happy, but i just wanted to share my opinions about why me and so many other people love byler and why i think it’s one of the strongest and most genuine relationships in the show. i’ve noticed that the ship is becoming a lot more popular now and the show is starting to actually explore it more which makes me so happy :')

(also if you screenshot any of this or want to post it outside of tumblr, just make sure my blog name is cropped out!! i know that's such a random request but i don't really want my blog shared outside of here since this is the only place i engage with fandom stuff LOL thank you!)

#byler #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things #stranger things spoilers #stranger things 4 #st4 #mike x will #will #mike #otp: the best thing i've ever done #byler analysis

[vaguely-concerned]

I binged through all of Dragon Age: Absolution today and honestly I really really liked it! I was allowing myself only some very cautious optimism after watching the twitch premiere of the first episode, but freed from the need for infodumps and setting up the characters the rest of the show actually rapidly gets better from there (some pacing issues here and there excepted but hey they were given 6 episodes, I think they did pretty well considering those constraints)! If like me you HUNGER for, you YEARN for, you CRAVE more Dragon Age right the fuck now, this is not at all a bad thing to help keep some of that hunger down while we wait for the next game, and has a few loveable new characters to get into and some great action animation to boot.

More idle thoughts/reactions under the cut!

first and foremost I love Roland and Lacklon so much haha, a surprisingly well paced romance considering it mainly happens in quick background-ish moments! I'm especially interested in Roland's backstory, since he's very chill and openminded for what seems to be a decently well-trained/educated Orlesian? Lacklon being like 'I want to hold his hand and suck his dick 😔 fml' every time Roland did something cool in battle was just *chef's kiss* too, it was kind of smart to have their fight scenes double as foreplay as well on a writing level since they're arguably the least plot-important characters overall (though they and Qwydion are definitely the heart of the story as far as I'm concerned)

I understand why Miriam clung to Hira so much since she just lost literally everything in her life, good or bad, moments before and that relationship was the only time she had tasted anything like real love since her brother died, but girl... girl when people show you who they are, believe them. marry Qwydion instead you deserve so much better (Hira gave me the Bad Vibes right away from how she didn't respect anything Miriam said or expressed and kept pushing in ways that made me really uncomfortable, so I won't say I was shocked or anything lol.) There is the (??deliberate??) mirror of Hira hugging Miriam from behind in the blood magic dream and Qwydion coming up behind her in very much the same way to rest her hand on her shoulder in the real world afterwards, so I have hope maybe?

can you imagine Dorian watching shitshows like this go down every other week all around Tevinter and tearing at his perfectly sculpted hair because Andraste's tits if you motherfuckers would stop acting stereotypically for FIVE MINUTES! could any of you go take a PISS without resorting to blood magic! Dorian's job is a shit job and he's probably been doing it for a while by the time of Dreadwolf so y'know. get my son a drink

speaking of Qwydion, I am so glad for further support for my theory that vashoth born away from the Qun are actually some of the most well-adjusted people in all of Thedas. they've dodged the Qun from birth by definition, they don't seem terribly interested in the Chantry or grand politics of any kind, they don't have a caste system hanging over them, they can step on anyone who tries to mess with them even if they don't have magic... truly the only sane people running around out here

so you're telling me the Inquisition screws Fairbanks over no matter what you do, b/c either he dies or he's forced into Orlesian politics. Oh buddy I'm sorry we should've just let you frolic around in the Emerald Graves on your own you didn't deserve this

Poor Tessa. she is probably better off without him in the long run but that's a rough week

I was so excited to see Kirkwall again, I saw the horrific chain statues and went 'OH HELLHOLE MORE LIKE HELLHOME'. it's so grim and awful I miss it so much lol

meredith, huh. so uh. hawke really has failed at everything, pretty much, then. even the few people they did manage to kill to protect everyone didn't stay dead. I'm just waiting for the dragon they killed in the Bone Pit to come back and ravage the city as well now, just to top it off. celestial punching bag of thedas hawke. babyyyyyyyyy if it helps I still love you the most and so does your collection of bi weirdos found family

rezaren wasn't even that good a mage, as far as we can tell, so you have to wonder what the FUCK dorian's ancestor was pulling to have created this thing that he could barely control with half a dragon's worth of blood (and what someone like Dorian, who helped crack time like an egg in his student days sort of just to see if he could, it seems, could do with it if they didn't have like scruples or other pesky things like that. everything we see about tevinter magisters makes me more impressed with how comparatively not fundamentally shitty Dorian has managed to turn out (no wonder Bull is kind of impressed with him for having actual integrity, if this is the competition he's up against). can you tell I miss him lol)

I found it genuniely interesting how much rezaren and hira are thematic mirrors to each other and mutually cannot see it, right down to treating miriam ultimately as an object. same self-centered idiot, different hairstyles. what a scathing indictment of Tevinter high society that even Hira, who's family was notoriously progressive and trying to enact change, still treats people exactly the same way as the other magisters when push comes to shove.

thank u to Lacklon for pessimistic cynical bastard representation, he is right that that dragon is going to ravage the countryside and someone on the crew has to keep clear eyes for that sort of thing even when it's a downer

#dragon age #dragon age absolution #dragon age absolution spoilers #dragon age: absolution spoilers #dragon age: absolution

[starlit-hopes-and-dreams]

Whump Intro

Hi, hello! 

Um, I’ve been avoiding this intro bc I am a shy awkward hermit that usually just lurks and likes stuff, but that doesn’t really work on Tumblr so here I am! Plus I wanted to use Whumptober to force myself into sharing my writing and figured it might be useful to introduce myself first.

You can call me starlit, or anna, or hey you, I don’t really care lol. She/her pronouns. I love reading fantasy & fantasy romance, writing, and playing RPG video games when I have the time (usually fantasy based-are we sensing a theme here? 😂)

Before we get to more about me nonsense-

Acknowledgements!

Shout out to @i-can-even-burn-salad

For beta reading for me and then being brave enough to share her stories with me. And for sucking me into Tumbler lol. And for talking to me all the time and making me laugh. And for being such a great person. <3

I love her writing and stories so much. Please, please, check her writing out. It's worth it, I promise! Bring tissues though!!

Best internet friend ever trophy, where is it? I need to send it… oh, there it is. Here you go, Elli! 🏆🎉💜

I haven't had the opportunity to check out many other blogs yet, bc someone has such an extensive back catalog 👀 😂 but tagged below is the one I have read. I devoured Traces in one day because it was so good. Highly recommend!

Traces by @whumping-in-the-wings - Thanks for writing such a great story! Can't wait to see what happens next :)

(Obligatory disclaimer: heed the warnings. They are well-tagged.)

I've got my eye on several other blogs once I have a little more time. Hope ya'll like spam likes/reblogs/comments, bc I'm a bit enthusiastic 😂

Ok, back to me, I suppose. Under the cut 🤣

I tend to use emojis excessively, but don’t expect me to know the meaning of them beyond face-value expressions. I shamelessly claim elder millennial status as an excuse (which means I’m 18+, obviously).

I’m audhd (combo autistic/adhd), but I didn’t find that out until earlier this year, so I’m still very used to tiptoeing around people and holding myself back out of self-preservation. Working on that though, bc I’m tired of that shit. 

Erm, also… fuck is my favorite word. If you don’t like foul language, I might not be a great fit for you. 

I joined Tumblr about a month ago, so I am still learning and ask for your patience. (I will probably be learning for quite some time, tbh) If I’m doing something wrong, please let me know so I can fix it.

Asks are welcome, although not sure what you would ask me lol. With asks, keep in mind that I’m literal as fuck and context is everything :D

As is fairly common from what I’ve seen in this community, I’ve daydreamed whump for as long as I can remember, and it’s nice to:

1. know what to call it 🥲

2. find someplace where I don’t feel weird about getting it out of my head and putting it on digital paper. Well, not quite as weird haha.

I’m super nervous to post on here, but that’s what I’m here for, so… deep breaths 😶

Likes: 

*Fantasy whump 

Magic w/ consequences

Captivity

Torture/punishments 

Restraints

Dub/non-con 

Emotional whump/angst 

Defiant whumpee

Breaking whumpee to the point of hopeless despair before building them back up again

Revenge against whumper 

Creepy/intimate whumper 

Named characters 

Recovery arcs, bonus points for romance <3

Eventual Happy endings after copious amounts of suffering

I write what I like, btw. I have written explicit romance previously, but I’m not sure if I will here.

I will try to be diligent with my warnings, but as those are new for me as well, I may miss some. Please let me know if I do and I will fix it! (within reason, don't ask me to tag something like sadness. that's a typical emotion. extremes like depression, yes. sadness, no.)

* Disclaimer: I will only ever write fantasy. I prefer to read fantasy as well, but I have made exceptions when I get the tropes I want :D 

Squicks: 

I’m willing to try most anything once. 

In general though, I tend to avoid cannibalism, major character death, hard-core conditioning, whumper redemptions, bad caretakers 

I’m excited to join the community here and looking forward to participating in Whumptober! I have no idea how well I’ll keep up since I only decided to write for it 3 days before the event, but I’m willing to try 😅

Even if I can’t keep up during October's events, I do plan to finish the storyline and there will be a happy end :D  

Fuck, this got long. Sorry!!!

See you all around! 💜

#whump intro #whump introduction #whump writing #whumpblr #whump #whump community #Nice to meet you all! #I can't believe I'm actually posting this and committing myself to something 😶 #this is a rarity lol #don't ask me how long it took to actually click the post button #also don't ask how many times I read my own intro 😅

[authoralexharvey]

INTERVIEW WITH A WRITEBLR — @ink-fireplace-coffee

Who You Are:

Carmen || she/her

I'm 20, an avid reader and coffee lover. I like writing stories to build shelters of imagination for others.

What You Write:

What genres do you write in? What age ranges do you write for?

Contemporary, fantasy, and romance. New Adult.

What genre would you write in for the rest of your life, if you could? What about that genre appeals to you?

I'd stick to writing (urban) fantasy with romances subplots. I like the freedom fantasy gives you but without being as overwhelming as high fantasy for example

What genre/s will you not write unless you HAVE to? What about that genre turns you off?

oh, that's quite easy: nonfiction. I think you need to know a lot OR be really interesting to write nonfiction and I'm neither so I don't think I have what it takes haha

Who is your target audience? Do you think anyone outside of that would get anything out of your works?

I guess everyone who needs the story to escape reality for a bit. Anyone who would like to not be reminder of their problems or their obligations and can dream of characters and plots. I hope people who read my work can feel, above all, a sense of hope. A hug and a reminder that everything will work out in the end

What kind of themes do you tend to focus on? What kinds of tropes? What about them appeals to you?

I subsconciously write about messy family dynamics (specially mother-daughter or siblings) and good vs bad or exploring a sense of morality a lot. About the first, it's my day to day and we all know writers somehow write from experience and about the latter i really think it's a fun concept to explore.

What themes or tropes can you not stand? What about them turn you off?

Either sad tragic endings (unless they are completely fitting for the story and the characters), I avoid sad endings like the plague cuase my life is already not as happy as I'd like enough haha. Another is just straight up killing people for the plot twist and the shock of it; I just don't see the point besides hurting and betraying the audience somehow

What are you currently working on? How long have you been working on it?

I'm currently working on Is The Blood Thicker? which has been going on since September of 2022. Still a first draft and a baby but mine, after all

Why do you write? What keeps you writing?

I found a shelter from life problems (read: bullying) in books, and if there's people out there like me, I cannot give them all a hug and a promise that everything will be okay, but I can maybe contribute to that reality escapism for a couple of hours

How long have you been writing? What do you think first drew you to it?

I've been writing for as long as I can remember, but more seriously since I was maybe 12. I've always been a really fast reader and it's actually one of the few hobbies you can do anywhere and don't need nobody else to do. So that plus being a shy kid with no friends definitely helped. From then it was only natural for me to just take a pencil and a notebook and create my own stories

Where do you get your inspiration from? Is that how you got your inspiration for your current project? If not, where did the inspiration come from?

Is it too redundant if I say everywhere? Friends and media and even dreams (that's where Is The Blood Thicker? came from, at least) as well as movies

What work of yours are you most proud of? Why?

I wrote a short story for a school competition once when I was in my junior year of highschool and won. It had been the first time I presented something serious to a contest and knowing that it was "worth" something really made me want to become a writer.

Have you published anything? Do you want to?

I haven't but I'd love to. I hope I will, at least

What part of the publishing process most appeals to you? What part least appeals to you? Why?

The most: cover designing. I think it's such an artistic process and even though I try I don't have that sense of style as others do to design them. It also looks really fun. The least: it's stupid but the rejection kind of scares me a little. Or more like I am aversed to it. I am a perfectionist and I say this as my biggest flaw so… yeah

What part of the writing process most appeals to you? What part is least appealing?

I really really like plotting and figuring how everything's gonna be. I am a plotter at heart and whenever I try to be a panster I just can't. I need to know what happens before I write it or I'm lost. The least appealing might be editing. I need to find a sweet balance in between rewriting absolutely everything and not touching a single word. It's hard

Do you have a writing process? Do you have an ideal setup? Do you write in pure chaos? Talk about your process a bit.

Well, I'm a full time uni student so I can't really have a consistent writing schedule (sometimes I write in between classes or directly during lectures). The setup is not really important, but I prefer to write either when I'm alone or if nobody is directly talking to me because my concentration is not the best. I also avoid writing near my parents or family members in general and although I allow my classmates to read my writing, always when I'm done with it and not over my shoulder (I get really self-conscious). Besides that I always follow an outline and do not skip chapters or write thme out of order (controlling much?). I am chaotic but not when it comes to writing!

Your Thoughts on Writeblr:

How long have you been a writeblr? What inspired you to join the community?

I started my writeblr four years ago more or less and decided to join because I couldn't stop lurking and seeing all these amazing stories and posts. A friend and I discussed it and they supported me on the decission.

Shout out some of your favorite writeblrs. How did you find them and what made you want to follow them?

A few years ago I made a post when I was down asking for other writeblrs to link me a few of their posts to cheer me up and Alex (@alexwritesfiction) answered and dropped a really cute story right at my feet. The first time I joined a writeblr server for Nano, Kat (@zonnemaagd) talked about her story, involving a chaotic halfling and the most amazing worldbuilding I've ever seen. We've lost a little bit of contact but she'll always be very dear to me Most recently, Rose and Joy (@rose-bookblood) and @italiangothicwriteblr) came to my life and added so much character drama?? They are rays of sunshine both of them <3 The unconditional one, my sister Anmol (@the-orangeauthor) has been like a home to me, a place I could always return to for warmth and peace, but in a person. Lastly I can't end this without giving a shoutout to my chaotic gremlins of a family @euphoniouspandemoniumn @fiercely-raging-writer and most recently @wordsandparagraphs

What is your favorite part about writeblr?

The interaction! Not always in the form of notes but the asks games and tag games and most recently the polls. The fact that we are able to create bonds in between us

What do you think writeblr could improve on? How do you think we can go about doing so?

Of course there's always been the problem of notes. There are a lot of writeblrs and a lot of stories and not everyone is being read or interacted as much as they'd like. It sucks but I think it just requires effort and self reblogging in different times and using the correct tags as well as remembering not to write for others but for yourself

How do you contribute to the writeblr community? Do you think you could be doing more?

I've created a few ask games of that's what you're asking. But really, I try to find new writeblrs and I ask for people to send me their works whenever I have a little of free time and want to read something. Of course there's always more to be done but I understand it's not always easy

What kinds of posts do you most like to interact with?

Character introductions or moodboards and excerpts or snippets… I don't always have the time to read longer texts

What kind of posts do you most like to make?

I have a lot of fun doing asks games! Thematic ones are really fun to create and I love seeing people participating on them. Anything with graphics is also really cool

Finally, anywhere else online we may be able to find you?

Nowhere else. Only Tumblr and whenever you find yourself thinking of my blog if you drink coffee :)

Questions For Fun:

Since you're in college, have you used anything you've learned in classes in your writing? Was this on purpose?

Well I'm a psych student so everything that's related to personality in terms of character creation is just another example of how i can use my notes haha. Aside from that I've always have in mind that my OCs have Theory of Mind and that makes interactions so much interesting imo

What kind of baked good would your writing be? Why?

Hmm I want to say a Tiramisu because it's overall sweet with the Mascarpone but it can have their bitter (angstier) notes of the coffee

What is your favorite book you've read? What about it makes it your favorite?

Oh wow that's a hard one haha. I can't say my favorite book but I gotta give it up for "Todas Las Hadas Del Reino" (All the Fairies of the Kingdom) by Laura Gallego. Not only there's a incredible plot twist right in the middle but also the whole character evolution feels so real to me… Like I'd end up like the MC for sure with everything that goes on. I guess it comes to mind cause I relate a lot to the protagonist

#writeblr #writeblr event #writeblr celebration #writing community #iwaw

[amikoroyaiart]

Hey, it's been a while.

I heard that you finished playing Jedi Survivor.

Awesome!! 😃

Overall, what did you think of it? As for me, I thought it was excellent, and I hope we get a third game in the future 🙂

Oh I have a lot of thoughts about this game, I will put them under cut since they will contain major spoilers :D

Graphics were amazing. I was so excited when I saw Coruscant. It's beautiful, I keep going back to that planet and keep imagining Corries there. Tanalorr was beautiful as well.

When it comes to gameplay I have a love-hate relationship with it. I love all the new fighting styles but all the acrobatics and jumping made my hands sweat so much. I don't think I've ever swear as much as I did while I was playing Survivor XD but it's just me struggling with these types of adventures games. Fighting was awesome. While I love all the new quests, I was a little bit overwhelmed with stuff to do on the planets. At some point I had to force myself to stop doing side quests and finally progress the plot because people were spoiling the game everywhere while I was still in the beginning of the plot... (I wish some people understood that not everyone can finish a big game as this one during one weekend...)

As for the story, I liked it, I was living for all the High Republic bits. I kinda wish there was more of it. Overall the plot was an emotional rollercoaster and I cried like a baby during the last hours. Cere's death was tragic, especially when she called Trilla in her last words, Bode's betrayal hurt me so much.

Speaking of Bode, such an amazing character. I only wish his end was different. While I stared being wary of him, I did not expect him to be a Jedi. I love the bromance between Cal and him (or even romance, I already read some fics with them haha) and I understood Bode's point of view and why he did things he did. But I feel like the end was a little bit too extra. I get that we needed a villain but I wish Cal and Bode came to an agreement. I cried like a baby when I found the echo of Bode an his daughter singing the Ghost lullaby. I really wished them the best.

As for the romance between Cal and Merrin I still have mixed feelings. It's just that I see their banter more as siblings' banter rather than flirting but I am happy for the people who ship them! <3

I think that's it. I am still trying to digest the story as I only finished it yesterday and there is still so many things to discover for me. It's a neat game, maybe not always for me when it comes to gameplay but I have my fingers crossed for the third part.

[blowingoffsteam2]

Removing my soriku lenses for a sec: even if the tunnel visions were about Kairi, it makes me mad FOR her. The game could have easily set her up to sacrifice herself to save Sora. She even had a whole scene prior about how she was going to keep him safe, her sacrificing herself would have been a decent narrative. But she just… gets caught and dies lol. So like, going back to the visions, are we as the viewer supposed to interpret Sora seeing those visions to be about him sacrificing himself for her? Like was he just prepping himself up in advance in case he needed to save her? If anything, it would have made sense for him to have those visions after the final battle before he sets off to save her. So now we have Riku sacrificing himself, Kairi dying, Sora sacrificing himself, and now Riku going to save Sora. What am I supposed to think lol

All I can say is that if we are supposed to read S and K as a romance especially in kh3 then Nomura really is as abysmally bad at writing romance as people say (well, and even worse than many people think). To the point where I think it's actually insulting to Nomura to think that he's THAT bad lmao. Like for example the paopu scene. How does one mess up what should have been the easiest layup of romantic scenes in history- Starting the scene with having Sora worrying about Riku instead of paying attention to Kairi who he is sitting alone with on a tree overlooking a romantic sunset, then having a team of animators making him have Those expressions when offered a paopu, not taking it until being reassured that it's just a good luck charm, nothing more, recording a version where they don't even share the paopus, AND failing to tell Sora's own voice actor that it was in fact supposed to be romantic at any point, so he felt the need to say that he doesn't see it as romantic??? I'm sorry but all that cannot be satisfactorily explained by "haha Nomura bad at writing romance". Like there's badly written romance and then there's narratives that look like badly written romances until you realize it's SUPPOSED to not make sense as a romance. ANYWAY back to the tunnel scene: Even in the novel which shows Sora's thought process through that scene, when he sees/remembers those moments and associates them with Kairi (which makes perfect sense for him to do since he doesn't remember Riku's sacrifice anyway, he has no other context for them) he NEVER thinks of them in terms of sacrifice or true love. All he thinks is "Oh, Rapunzel and Elsa/Anna are princesses of heart, so is Kairi. They have powers to save people they care about. I want to be able to do that too, but I guess that's why she was able to save me" So even IF the tunnel scene flashbacks were meant to be about Kairi, Sora himself still doesn't think about it in romantic terms lmao.

And yeah, I've also seen the argument that the flashbacks are supposed to be about Sora eventually sacrificing himself for Kairi, which I can kinda understand that reading? Except again, Sora himself didn't view those flashbacks as relating to true love or sacrifice- only about the princesses' powers and also it misses the whole reason for Sora's journey to the worlds in kh3: He was trying to learn how to regain the power of waking, and his clue, as stated in the kh3 ultimania and in the novel was: "To protect a precious person with all your heart". His heart was guiding him to these worlds to show him this. I don't think it's an accident that Sora regained his powers of waking when he dove into the Realm of Darkness to protect Riku, and lost his powers when he misused the PoW to bring back everyone else + Kairi. The power of waking is not meant for bringing people back from the dead, but something else we were shown in kh3 is.

#soriku #it's love. the answer is love. #Sora doesn't know this because he says himself he doesn't understand love and how it's different than caring about friends #he knows there's overlap but he also knows he's just missing something here #And it doesn't help that he just straight up forgot Riku's sacrifice #like what is he supposed to think when he's shown those flashbacks and Kairi is right there and he knows she saved him right #so of course he'd make that connection #and he isn't even WRONG because she did help save him with her powers #He's just missing half the story #however the audience is not #we remember Riku's sacrifice #so it's up to us to say hey something aint right here

[nigellica]

What I'd like to see in Season Three of Ted Lasso:

Well really it's more what I don't want to happen.

I might be alone here, but I'm really hoping they keep Rebecca and Ted's relationship platonic. I'm dreading it's going to whip off a fake moustache and trenchcoat and say 'haha! All this time you thought I was platonic but it's me, romance!'

I think they've done such an amazing job of tackling toxic masculinity. I'd love to see them continuing that with such a genuine and close relationship between a man and a woman without it needing to be romantic or sexual. Just totally go against that stupid idea that men and women can't be friends without needing to bang.

And for the same reason, I am also dreading that to me it feels like the show is building towards Ted and Dr Sharon being a thing. 

Which again, do not want.

I think they've been building such a great friendship, and they taught each other to open up and grew to care about each other. It just feels like her leaving and no longer being there in a professional capacity is so that their relationship can turn romantic which, again, give us deep and enduring friendships without having to get genitals involved. 

Just let them lean on each other and be there for each other and support through their traumas and let Dr Sharon keep her professional ethics. Let them be strong independent women and not reduced to a romantic interest.

But all that aside, the one thing I would love to see is queer people in the locker room. Whether it's Colin, Jamie, Trent, Ted himself; or all of them. Show us creating a safe space for queer sports people in what can be such a toxic environment.

That's what I'd love to see in this gloriously accepting team that Ted and Beard have built.

Here endeth the rant.

#ted lasso #ted lasso season 3 #rebecca welton #dr sharon fieldstone #trent crimm #give us queer Dr Sharon Fieldstone #give us Trent and Ted #let Ted question #contrasting genitals doesn't have to mean romance #sometimes it just means one of these things is not like the other #but in Ted Lasso all of these things belong #jamie tartt