Friends to Lovers Tournament: Round 1, Side B, Match 31
propaganda under the cut!
Kirk/Spock:
Submission 1
They're the ogs. They're in every tumblr ship poll. They spend five years making love eyes at each other, have a massive messy breakup, get back together after 2.8 years and get married. They're idiots and I love them. They invented every trope. I've written so much propaganda for these guys I've lost all ability to be coherent. Just trust me on this and put them in, they'll get far
Submission 2
They are so gentle and teasing with each other. They work side by side and then when their shifts are over they still hang out together and play chess and such. They respect the hell out of one another and trust each other completely. They're literal soul mates. T'hy'la forever :) <3
Ellemmett:
I'm a musical theater fan and Elle and Emmett's relationship is so much more developed and considered in the musical than in the movie.
They have an ARC. It's ADORABLE. Emmett is the one to really help Elle get grounded and focused on doing well in school rather than impressing Warner.
Emmett was the only one to respect her when she arrived at Harvard, which is why he helps her focus. He saw her potential INSTANTLY, and made her feel welcome despite everyone else saying she didn't belong.
She was SO HAPPY for him when Callahan offered the associate position to Emmett just like he was for her when she got the internship its amazing
He doesn't take credit for her success. He knew she had it in her and he just helped her see it. He says he "happy to be there" when seeing her thrive, it's amazing the amount of respect Emmett has for her.
They have a "She's Everything. He's just Ken" vibe to them. Elle is this super duper bubbly excitable kind young woman and Emmett is straight up just some guy.
Their on stage chemistry was SO GOOD, Laura Bell Bundy and Christian Borle (the actors) had a real life affair with each other.
jim kirk goes to starfleet academy to win back his ex, gary mitchell, via academic excellence in the command track. kirk (and gary but that's less impt) get recruited to work under pike's mentorship, and meet his other protege, science track cadet first class spock who has a 🎵 chip on his shoulder 🎵 and who initially butts heads w kirk but they end up working closely together under pike and it all comes to a head when kirk finds out pike knew his dad and kirk thinks he only got the mentorship bc of nepotism (no sexual assault in this pls and thank u!)
and uh idk the Big Case they end up working on involves tom leighton (narratively as fitness instructor brooke windham) who has been charged w murdering actor anton karidian
featuring leonard bones mccoy as the begrudging roommate but narratively as paulette, uhura narratively as vivian (but not as gary's girlfriend), carol as kirk's friend from back home (narratively the delta nu girls), and whoever u want as delivery man brandon
The Mountain Prince of C.R.C Roderick Rhydderch (2020)
Kirby's cousin, Hywel's nephew, and Delwyn's son, Roderick. An Irish-Catholic living in Wales, and a geeky though tough father. He collects and makes items from world mythologies.
"Llin, I'm fairly certain the phrase is 'Don't bring a knife to a gun fight'."
Name
Full Legal Name: Roderick Ceallach Mabon Flaithrí Rhydderch
First Name: Roderick
Meaning: Means 'Famous ruler' from the Old German elements 'Hroud' 'Fame' and 'Rih' 'Ruler, King'.
Pronunciation: RAHD-rik
Origin: English, Scottish, Welsh
Middle Name(s): Ceallach, Mabon, Flathrí
Meaning(s): Ceallach: From Old Irish 'Cellach', of uncertain origin, traditionally said to mean 'Bright-Headed'.
Mabon: Later Welsh form of 'Maponos', which means 'Great son', from the Celtic root 'Makwos' meaning 'Son' (Gaulish and Brythonic 'Mapos') combined with the divine or augmentive suffix 'On'.
Flathrí: Means 'King of princes', from Old Irish 'Flaith' 'Ruler, Sovereign, Prince' and 'Ri' 'King'.
Pronunciation(s): KYA-lakh. MA-bon. FLAIT-hri
Origin(s): Irish. Welsh Mythology. Old Irish
Surname: Rhydderch
Meaning: From the given name 'Rhydderch' from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted'
Backstory: Roderick Rhydderch of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) Owning Rhydderch Family. When Delwyn dies Roderick will have a 1/16th ownership of the promotion. Jarlath is a 'Mountain Style’ (Powerhouse) trainer. He’s Half-Welsh and Half-Irish
Behind the Keyboard is a series of interviews with different Schitt’s Creek fanfic authors. The series will last as long as there is interest (from authors) and capacity (from me). If you are an author from the Schitt’s Creek fandom who would like to participate, send a DM to this account.
Each author was given ten questions. The first five questions are the same for every author, the last five will vary.
If you'd like to do an interview, let me know!
Let’s meet our next author:
@flowerfan2 / flowerfan
How many fics have you written? 235
When did you publish your first fic on AO3?
Fall of 2013. I don’t know the exact date because I had to delete my first one from A03 - it was a Glee fic and I had used too much of a song so they messaged me about it, and I was too embarrassed to simply edit it.
Describe your writing process from “Oh, I have an idea” to pushing publish on AO3.
This varies. Sometimes I am seized with an idea and I simply can’t stop writing - for those fics, I move from the idea to posting within a day or two. For longer fics, or fics written for challenges, the process moves a bit more slowly. With multi-chapter fics I have begun to have a few organizing documents, so I keep track of what happens in each chapter. This was particularly important in my Schitt’s Creek Legally Blond AU, So Much Better, because I was trying really hard to match up the fic with the songs from the show. I think I succeeded pretty well!
Tell me about your most recent fic? What do you love about it? Is there anything you think you could have done better?
My most recent fic, Apples and Honey, is kind of an outlier. It is the only Kirk/Spock fic I have ever written, and it’s also pretty niche because it’s about Rosh Hashanah. But I have recently started reading a lot of Star Trek fic and I was thinking alot about it right around the Jewish High Holidays, and I didn’t want to break my streak of posting a High Holiday fic (previous ones were David x Patrick, and Good Omens), and it just happened. I kind of love it, in part because I admire how Leonard Nimoy’s Jewish identity influenced his character, and I think that worked nicely in the fic. As far as what I could have done better - I try not to spend too much time worrying about that. If what I write makes me happy, then I’m good.
What advice would you give to someone who’s thinking about publishing their fic for the first time?
Just do it. Honestly. There’s no reason at all not to, and so many reasons to go for it.
What’s the best advice anyone has ever given you about writing?
It’s the same as my answer to question #6 - just do it.
How has writing fic changed you?
It has given me the confidence to understand and explore my own creativity. And brought me a lot of joy.
If you could say one thing to the people who read your fic, what would it be?
Thank you. And please know how much every comment and kudos means to me.
If you could say one thing to your fellow fic writers, what would it be?
Don’t worry, we all want more cake. More cake is awesome, keep it coming.
What is your comfort fic?
It’s hard to pick just one, but I think I have to go back to my first fandom (Glee) - The Symphony Verse, by shandyall.
My friends and I started talking about the Jim Kirk Tiddy Window™️, and I showed them the picture of him in a toga, and one of my friends commented about him doing the bend and snap from Legally Blonde while in it, which devolved into the squat/drop and snap, so now all I can think of is Jim Kirk at a first contact, in some deep v-neck or windowed shirt going “I am James T. Kirk, Captain of the” drop ✨ snap ✨ “Enterprise”
@yeomcn said: ✿
bold for things i could definitely see or want, italics for things i could see or am unsure of and striked out for things i don’t want or cannot see.
FRIENDSHIP. childhood friends / work buddies or coworkers / family friends / friends with benefits / smoking buddies / adventure buddies / fake friends / recently friends / party buddies / friendship of need / dying friendship / circumstantial friendship / partners in crime / old friendship /[your muse] is the good influence /[your muse] is the bad influence /[my muse] is the good influence /[my muse] is the bad influence / opposites attract / ride or die / frenemies / roommates or flatmates / penpals / exes to friends / enemies to friends / other
FAMILIAL. siblings [half]/ siblings [step]/[my muse] is an older sibling figure to your younger sibling figure /[my muse] is a younger sibling figure to your older sibling figure muse /[my muse] is a parental figure to yours /[my muse] is a child figure to your muse / guardian figure / legal guardian / adoptive child / foster child /[your muse] is taken under mines wing /[my muse] is taken under yours wing / other
i was thinking that considering in andie's main st timeline she is pike's yeoman that it would be fun if she sort of... trained janice to take over her position when she graduates up! or at least oversees her hiring/training having been the person in that role on the enterprise before janice. and everyone who stayed on ent between pike's captaincy to kirk's always gets them confused since they're both silly little blondes acting as yeoman :)
thank you all for your patience! here's our updated bracket:
(the typed-out list of match-ups can be found under the cut)
sorry if your ship didn't make it in btw. we made our selections based on number of submissions + strength of propaganda and these were the ones that made the cut
a reminder of the rules because we want this tournament to be a fun & safe space for everyone:
be respectful to the other voters and to us mods. supporting your fave(s) is encouraged, but we will NOT tolerate any hate towards other ships. anything from "wreck those twinks" to slurs and hate speech will get you blocked IMMEDIATELY, no questions asked or chances given. if you have nothing nice to say to/about your opponent then literally don't say anything at all; just vote and scream for your blorbos then MOVE ON. there are better things to do than being toxic about some pixels online.
a ship being canon does not make it "superior" and a ship not being canon does not make it "inferior". comments like "XX ship is canon therefore it's better than YY ship" will also get you blocked immediately. we let headcannoned ships in so more people can indulge in silly blorbo fun, don't ruin it.
propaganda is encouraged! preferably do it in the text of a reblog of the relevant poll, but sending it via an ask is also an option
-mod deli 🎀
4. also propaganda in the form of fanart, fics, and memes are also encouraged! (just specifying this to make it clear)
-mod soba 🍜
SIDE A
Amalia/MC (It Lives Within) vs Keanyx (Boy Girlfriend)
Tasutsumu (A3!) vs Zenyuki (Snow White with the Red Hair)
Makoharu (Free!) vs Soma (Soul Eater)
Rahulanjali (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai) vs Dexer (Jackson's Diary)
Eulamber (Genshin Impact) vs Polyneed (Project Sekai)
Darlapple (Ever After High) vs Joon Hyung/Bok Joo (Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo)
Sasuke/Mai (Ikemen Sengoku) vs Fuyupoly (A3!)
Aviskull (Coroika Splatoon) vs Sourin (Free!)
Iruclarazz (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) vs Sunnflower (Omori)
Sidyonk (Legend of Zelda TOTK) vs Rex/Nia/Pyra/Mythra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and 3)
Adrienette (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Sorikai (Kingdom Hearts)
Narlie (Heartstopper) vs Courfius (Les Miserables)
Junnana (Revue Starlight) vs Alanna/George (Song of the Lioness)
Walter/Millie (Free Guy) vs Kuroken (Haikyuu!!)
Soriku (Kingdom Hearts) vs Scarlet/Chase/Brook (I'm the Grim Reaper)
Adrigaminette (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Tigatron/Airazor (Transformers: Beast Wars)
SIDE B
Chrobin (Fire Emblem Series) vs KohaAi (Ensemble Stars)
Seeley/Temperance (Bones) vs Kidkiller (One Piece)
Boyf Riends (Be More Chill the Musical) vs Avocados at Law (Daredevil)
Patcap (BBC Ghosts) vs Tankana (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Buddie (9-1-1) vs Kenhina (Haikyuu!!)
Renga (Sk8 the Infinity) vs Fitzsimmons (Agents of SHIELD)
Danny/Sam (Danny Phantom) vs Huntlow (The Owl House)
Aridante (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe) vs Ikesoren (Fire Emblem Series)
Karmisa (Assassination Classroom) vs Gwiles (Spiderverse)
Catradora (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power) vs Bumbleby (RWBY)
Olivia/Victoria (Rainbow High) vs Tododeku (Boku No Hero Academia)
Zosan (One Piece) vs Byler (Stranger Things)
Hidekane (Tokyo Ghoul) vs Mawee (Drawn to Life)
Knighthouse (Emma by Jane Austen) vs Percabeth (Riordanverse)
Kirk/Spock (Star Trek) vs Ellemmett (Legally Blonde the Musical)
Share ten different favorite characters from ten different pieces of media in no particular order, then send this to 10 people (anon or not, your choice) 🎥🎬📺
This is really hard. It's almost impossible to pick favorites because mine cycle. A lot. So without further ado, here are my top ten favorite characters at the moment.
Jake 'Hangman' Seresin (Top Gun: Maverick, Movie)
James Tiberius Kirk (Star Trek 2009, Movie)
Lady Katsa of the Middluns (Graceling Series, Kristin Cashore, Book)
Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, Book)
Eragon Bromsson (Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini, Book)
Saphira Bjartskular (Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini, Book)
Sophie Sheridan (Mamma Mia, Movie)
Elle Woods (Legally Blonde, Movie)
Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins, Movie)
Luke Skywalker (Star Wars, Movie)
Thanks for asking me this! It was way too difficult!
okay so i recently saw that OLDDD post about star trek legally blonde au and i have Not been able to stop thinking about James T. Kirk in elle wood's bunny outfit
Lol, I didn’t feel like scouring my WIP for six sentences that would convey anything meaningful. So you get six short paragraphs! This is for my Legally Blonde AU. Jim, Jim, Jim, what are you up to?
Jim stared up at the lettering above the gold-trimmed doorway. Kelvin Memorial Archive. He took a deep breath and went through the door leading inside. There was a welcome desk, behind which sat a yeoman. He went up to the desk and put on his most charming smile. “Good morning. I’m Cadet James T. Kirk here on business for the Judge Advocate General. I’d like to speak to whoever’s in charge.”
She gave him a condescending smile. “I’m afraid we’re closed to visitors while repairs are being made to the building.”
Jim kept his smile in place, but his tone became firmer. “I’m not a visitor. I’m here on official JAG business. Who is the head of operations?”
She raised her eyebrows. “That’s classified. And if you were really here on business, you wouldn’t need to know their name, would you?”
Jim’s own eyebrows shot up. “Why would the head of an archive be classified?”
The yeoman glanced to her right, catching the eye of a man in a security officer uniform who was standing a few feet away. He immediately marched over. “You need to leave, cadet. This place is not safe for visitors at the moment.”