#one of the biggest problems i have with media and especially in fics is when characters just have. the worlds most perfect inner dialogue

[etchedstars]

hi i just wanted to drop a ss of the comments i wrote on my notion page for captured ghosts because im about to reread and i think this fic deserves all the recognition in the world it slays so hard and you should know the absolute anxiety and simultaneous joy you caused me!!!

HI OH MY GOD ?!?!??!?!? thank you asufaudsf this is so so nice the joy THIS brought me?????????? immeasurable ty <3333

(ps theres a lot of thoughts in the tags w captured ghosts spoilers for those who may or may have not read my will byers gets haunted multichaptered fic!!)

#if youre thinking hmm i should read captured ghosts!! dont take it from me take it from tumblr user romainlettusdinnerparty :) #okokok so !!! authors thoughts #one of the biggest problems i have with media and especially in fics is when characters just have. the worlds most perfect inner dialogue #which clearly. bc they are fifteen years old. they will not be perfect they wont think coherent thoughts #human emotions are messy and indecipherable and ESP w the st characters someone who has gone thru as much as will has. hes gonna be angry ! #i do my best to walk the line between good writing and realistic writing LMAO so im glad that came across :))) #ok abt joyce. this was less of a 'i think this is how joyce would be' and rlly just me being annoyed w my own mother tbh #i also wasnt a huge fan of her when i first wrote cg bc i thought she was way too paranoid over will and not caring much abt jonathan #so that is why shes Like that. im gonna be real i dont think id change it if i rewrote but i also dont think i wrote her fairly #and finally !!! im very sorry i lied about the rewrite. its not gonna happen bc i am so so swamped and i have nothing and i wrote it last y #but for the record will was supposed to be in the same sort of coma max was in and they were supposed to find each other and will #was going to promise max hed find her way out and then boom he was going to wake up there was going to be some jealousy w lucas and mike an #he makes it out alive max makes it out alive vecna doesnt fully leave etc etc. the end #anyways if youve read this far thank u and thank you for leaving this ask and this comment :))))) i havent gotten anything abt my fics in a #while tbh so knowing that like . They Still Exist and people still like them means so so much to me :')))) ok bye this was super long #overdue gets some asks #captured ghosts #happy chemical

[satellite-evans]

Kick Harder

Pairing: Chris Evans x actress!reader

Summary: if the whole world was watching, Chris would still dance with you.

Word count: 1.3k words

Warnings: fluff, talks of anxiety, rude fans

A/N: are we surprised that it's another dad!chris fic? Lmao I hope you will love it guys. Sorry that it's not my greatest work, love you all xxx

English is not my first language, so I apologize if I made any (grammar) mistakes. Feedback, requests, questions, recommendations, or just vents are always welcome.

happy reading <3

I do NOT give permission for my work to be translated or reposted on here or any other site.

As a child, you’ve always dreamed of being an actress. When kids your age were watching Disney movies, you were watching movies from Jodie Foster and Tom Hanks. The world of Hollywood and the filmmaking industry were so fascinating. In your eyes, it felt like a fever dream. Everything about it was drawing you in slowly. Nothing in this world could change your love for acting or the goal of becoming one.

There was a slight problem.

You had social anxiety. And that is not a good quality, especially for a want-to-be actor.

Being an introvert and having social anxiety was not so easy for you. Hell, it was difficult for anyone that was suffering from it. Children made fun of you for not answering back. They never picked you up during gym and made fun of you when they heard you wanted to become an actress.

After many therapy lessons, you became a little more confident and finally got the nerves to audition for a role in a movie.

The movie changed everything for you.

It was a daughter-mother dynamic, and Michelle Pfeiffer played the mother. You were thrilled when you got the callback, saying you got the part. It was one of the year's best movies, and Michelle won an Oscar, and they nominated you as the best supporting actress. It didn't matter that you won nothing because it was never about the awards. You wanted to become an actress because it gave you happiness. It also gave you your current boyfriend, Chris Evans.

You and Chris met in 2017 when they announced that the two of you would play lovers in the new Greta Gerwig movie. He was dating his girlfriend back then. The two of you immediately hit it off. He was always nice to you and wanted to hang out with you. Chris was mesmerized by how you looked and how professional and childish you could be on set.

If he had a smile, it was because of you. Everything good happening to him was because of you. And Chris wasn't complaining. He took you out for coffee during breaks and introduced you to his dog. Chris was friendly to you, and you were nice to him. Social media went crazy when they saw pictures of you together and speculated that you and he were together. Of course, those weren’t true, and you would never do something like that to another woman.

But the truth was, the more Chris spent time with you, the more he fell in love. You had so much in common that he thought you were like his female version. There was a slight age gap, but not too big. Chris thought seven years were reasonable enough to have a relationship with you. But he had to break up with his girlfriend first.

It wasn’t a big surprise to the media when Chris and his girlfriend announced their breakup. It was a big surprise to you because never thought he would break his relationship to be with you. Not even once during your conversations did you ask him to do something like that. You didn't even 'hint' it to do so.

He started dating you five months after the breakup. Chris didn’t want to rush things and get all the media’s attention on you. So, he waited. He bought you gifts, took you back to Boston so you could meet his family, and even took you back to his place to make you his famous pesto eggs.

Everything was perfect. Until you found out that you were pregnant. You and Chris were beyond excited and happy with the news. Building a family was one of his biggest dreams, and that It came true because of you couldn't be better in Chris' eyes. You knew it was a little early in your relationship, but you loved him, and he loved you, so it didn’t matter.

Chris announced the news to the world and proudly said he would be a father. The media was shaking when they got the information, relieved that Chris would finally be a 'daddy.' But a group of people also wanted to hate on you.

The fans of his former relationship were not so kind, to say the least. Messaging your death threats, spreading fake rumors, harassing your family. It took a toll on you. The fact that you weren't the most confident woman in the world didn't help with the situation, either. You were trying hard not to read them since you didn’t want your baby to feel any stress, but you couldn’t help yourself. You read every single threat and cried about it every single time.

That’s how Chris found you when he got back home. He met with his team about the situation, trying to protect you as much as possible. It hurt him a lot, too. To see that the love of his life and his baby were getting threats made him sick. He had one purpose in life: to protect both of you.

He saw you sitting on the couch, crying. His heart broke immediately. He felt tears building up in his eyes and slowly walked towards you.

“Honey, talk to me. Is everything okay?” He wanted to punch himself in asking you a question like that. Of course, everything was NOT okay. He broke his promise to you. He swore to protect you and the baby forever, and he failed. He failed as a partner and as a father.

You slowly looked him in the eye and saw him crying like you. You hugged him hard, burying yourself in his chest and wanting never to leave there. His heartbeat was the only thing that comforted you, the only thing that gave you a smile on your dark days. Nothing else could help you.

Until.

“Chris?”

He panicked a little when he heard your high-pitched voice. Millions of scenarios went through his head only 2 seconds after you said his name.

“What, what is it? Is it the baby? Is there something wrong? Do you want to go to the ho-” You stopped his talking by putting his hand on your swollen belly, and time stopped for Chris.

He saw your lips were moving, but he couldn’t hear a thing; everything went silent.

The baby kicked. The baby kicked for the first time. The miracle that both of you created just made a move, saying that it was living inside you.

Chris couldn’t control the laughter leaving his lips and the tears escaping his eyes. He looked at you and saw that you weren’t much different from him. You were smiling like crazy and crying your eyes out.

“I think our baby wants to kick the people that made mommy and daddy sad. Is that right, huh, bubba?” You slowly rubbed your belly, and Chris felt the baby kick harder.

“Wow, look at you, bubba, not even born and trying to protect your parents from the bad guys.” While keeping his hand on your belly, Chris looked at you and gave your lips a sweet, gentle kiss. When the two of you parted, he watched with so much adoration in his eyes, asking himself how lucky he got with you.

“What do you think about a trip, honey? Just me, you, and our little protector. I know these last days were hard on you and our little bubba, and I’m sorry. I just wished people could see how much I loved our little family, and I swear in my life that I will do everything in my power to protect both of you. I love you so much.”

Before answering, the baby kicked again and made Chris and you laugh hard.

“I think the baby just answered both of us. Just know that people will always talk, Chris. We decide whether or not to listen. Let's be honest, we didn’t handle the latest situation well, but that doesn’t mean it will always be like that. I love you and will always love and support every decision you make. Never leave us, and we will be more than okay.”

Yes, thought Chris. Everything will be okay, because there was no way he would ever leave you.

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[insanetvgirl]

|| Sick of love!||

Fanfic!

Yandere Roti X Mikan Tsumuki/Nurse!Darling

Theme song: Bruno is orange!

TW: THIS IS GOING TO BE A YANDERE FIC! MAYBE SOME CHARACTHERS WILL BE OOC! DOCTORS AND NURSES MENTIONS! BAD ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR THAT I AM GOING TO FIX AFTER

-💗-

" Yes! We are sick! Of love,and you are the reason. "

" You only have yourself to blame. "

Prologue: Gosh,i need money!

Y/n L/n!💉

" I AM GOING TO DIE I AM GOING TO DIE OH MY GOD- "

Kazuichi screams while I bandage his wound, he cut himself while fixing a car, well, I think he was fixing a car

" Do-Do-Don't worry Kazuichi! Is just a little cut,you are going to be fine! "

I finish bandaging Kazuichi's wound, he looks relieved and a little embarrassed

"Ah, I think I was a little dramatic, man-"

he says looking at the bandaged part of his arm, where the cut was

"Thanks Miss Y/n!"

He said happily and relieved and leaving the nurse's office

"N-No need to thank me!"

I answered stuttering... again

I help the school nurse every day whenever I can! I've been told that this is my natural habitat, my biggest interest is medicine, I want to be a nurse or doctor, but college is very expensive...VERY EXPENSIVE! I could try for college scholarships, but what if I don't get it? If I fail? I don't have much courage to take a test for a scholarship and tests like this aren't easy, especially the 100% ones

And I can't afford a medical course, my aunt doesn't have money, maybe I should give up I stayed at the nurse's office doing nothing, I even looked at the clock, the school day was over! I ran to my classroom and grabbed my backpack, since I had it in the room, everyone had already left, only myself to be so distracted!

I was watching curiosities videos about medicine on the computer, my aunt hasn't come home from work yet, maybe she's working overtime

In other words, another night alone

I love watching these types of videos! Studying this subject is very important to me, after all, someone can get hurt at any time.

But I still think about going to medical school, but how would I pay for it? Even if I tested for a scholarship, I don't know if I could do it, but I don't just want money to pay for college, but here at home we also have our problems... what a thing. I've now decided to stay on social media, see if people in my class have posted something or whatever, something to distract me, then I come across

announcement for a new season of Total Drama, with a new cast?

I know this show! I saw it with my aunt, the winner gets 1 million! Maybe...what if i

No, Y/n l/n you're not thinking about making an audition video to participate, are you? I wouldn't be accepted! Who would accept someone like me? There are more interesting people, MUCH MORE INTERESTING Maybe I should ask my aunt for advice when she arrives?

I will think better.

- 💉 -

" Did you hear about that, mother?

Broke her daughter's legs in two

And said, "It's too dangerous out there to walk, so I had to save you" "

- 💉 -

NOTES

Who missed me?

SORRY IF THIS WAS TOO SHORT OMG AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

This is so bad help

SORRY IF IS NOT ACCURATE!!!!

So,i am going to say that some dangaronpa ocs can appear at the story!

SORRY FOR BAD ENGLISH I AM REALLY SORRY!!:(

Maybe i am going to delete/rewrite that

I love u all! Remember of take care and drink some water

Kisses!^^

#insanetvgirl #total drama #tdi #yandere total drama #fanfic #yandere roti #danganronpa #mikan tsumiki #total drama fanfiction #yanderes #yandere fics #yandere #yandere tdi #yandere tdi x reader #yandere x reader #love sick

[starryrock]

Okay I’ve never written fanfic before but I have an idea for obligatory HP crossover #49 except TWST get sent to the HP universe and everyone suffers.

Idea 1: Masquerade Event gone horribly wrong because this is NOT the school we’re supposed to be at. (Dark Mirror sends Masquerade Group to the Triwizard Tournament instead of Fleur City. Possibly easier to figure out an ending after all that weirdness happens.)

Idea 2: Freshmen (+ maybe Ortho) sleepover after [insert whatever Chapter would best fit, maybe 4]. Yuu’s mirror does some funky stuff and OH LORD, THAT’S NOT MICKEY (pending idea is that they try doing some “Bloody Mary” type sleepover game and it’s actually a ritual). They are then spit out in Hogwarts, don’t know where or when yet. There will be lots of fighting and yelling at first (and throughout but especially at first).

The biggest problem is that I actually never read any Harry Potters books ever. I’ve seen maybe 2.5 movies and the rest of my knowledge comes from character analysis videos and more crossover fics. And I actually kinda wanna make this good too. I hate crossovers that clearly show favoritism to one media, instead of using both to expand the characters. If you know anything about HP let me know because I have ideas but no knowledge.

#also obligatory “hate Rowling” because none of these character would ever be transphobic. #rockie talkies #harry potter #hp fandom #harry potter fanfiction #idk what to tag and I’m scared #beta request #??? idk #i’ve never written a fic before #twisted wonderland #twst fanfic #hp fanfic #someone please help #lord this post is so cringe. but I don’t know where else to put my ideas #twisted wonderland au #twst au #fanfiction

[bluesadansey]

🔥 anything tsc related

the biggest problem with Queen of Air and Darkness to me is that it really should have been two books. I really enjoy the grief exploration in that book in the wake of Livvy’s death felt cathartic to me on reread and I find Julian’s switch-off arc in relation to that fascinating. I enjoy Thule in terms of how it ties into the main arc with the blackthorns although I’m not crazy about the twp set ups from it. Basically there’s quite a bit in that book I do like but as a finale it’s rushed and disappointing. I also do think either Julian or Emma or both dying would have made the ending slay and I say this as someone who clearly looooves them both and Blackstairs (considering how much I love blackstairs as it is think I would be even more insane about it if we got full tragic potential realized).

Grace x Lucie is thee toxic yuri dynamic in tsc and I think ya’ll are cowards for not paying attention to it. Literally the only reason I would reread tlh is to write fic about them ChoI era because someone should.

on a related note Lucie Herondale reads as a lesbian to me, she says at one point she’s never been attracted to a boy other than Jesse who is kind of a phantom she can make into whatever she wants / project storybook romance tropes onto in a sense for most of the books and she reads as more attracted to Cordelia with the whole ‘Beautiful Cordelia’ fanfiction and like I said her most interesting dynamic with the most chemistry is her and Grace, so yeah I get comp het vibes personally I know that’s my subjective read.

I’m pretty neutral on Clary sometimes I really liked her sometimes I was frustrated by her but I do think this counts as unpopular since most either hate or love her. I do think she falls into the 2010s heroine who is written to have an overly romantically focused arc but all her interesting bits of characterization are about tangential platonic dynamics that the author doesn’t care to elaborate on much… but also this could be an ungenerous or overly generous assessment since it’s been years since I touched og tmi. I do side eye some people for giving Jace a lot of grace to be ‘complex’ and process his trauma and be dismissive of how much she goes through in the books ( I kind of hate Jace. without nuance)

I think I deserve one on one Tessa and Julian interactions in twp, not for any logical reason I just think I deserve it since they’re my two favorite tsc characters. And there’s a lot of fan service in recent tsc anyway… let me have this.

Kieran is overrated I don’t dislike him and enjoy him in the context of Kierarktina and as a foil to Julian, but I don’t fervently love him the way a lot of people do. (I also really disliked his fandom when the tda books were coming out so that might influence this).

I want Thule! Emma to come into play in twp … I’m very interested in the idea of her in the aftermath of Thule Julian and Sebastian’s deaths. I had an idea for a fic about her but didn’t write it partly because of laziness partly because I felt I’d have to go back to tmi to remember endarkened lore for that.

Grace Blackthorn discourse was kind of unserious… not because I don’t think people can have valid reasons to dislike her obviously those exist. What she did to James was sexual assault and of course fans who hate her for it are valid. But I COULD NOT with some of statements about her especially on twitter that were like ‘well if she was a Male Character ya’ll would never forgive her and she would never get a redemption arc she only does cause she’s a pretty white girl’ like GORL. GORL what universe are you living in what paranormal/fantasy media do you consume and engage in fandoms for if you think that a male character who does a nebulous magical consent violation is going to get Less grace (no pun intended) from the narrative and fandom than a female character and would NEVER get a redemption arc. I can’t even ya’ll are dumb. If I’m being really generous maybe they just don’t read/watch a lot of paranormal media other than tsc because otherwise I…

Thanks for the ask <3

(send me a 🔥+topic/fandom and I’ll give some unpopular opinions)

#asks #tsc #tda #tlh #tmi #chaosandtwo #mutuals #sa mention #sorry but me as someone who blogs about TVDu reading that: you have to be Kidding me 😭 #more like if she were a man she would have ended up with the love interest she violated and gotten everything she wanted #s speaks

[olderthannetfic]

Hope is okay to ask for like, tips and such for something.

I want to write again, because I'm entering the stressed and depressed state of mind where I can't do shit for my own mental health. In vacations I was fine, I wrote 7 fics in a row, it wasn't a problem. But now University consumes everything of me (again and again), my mind just shuts down and I'm incapable of doing anything but boring and loooooooong obligatory readings and essays (and sometimes I can't do that at all) and when I have free time I just... go to YouTube, see videos I'm barely interested in and scroll and scroll and scroll until is night and time to sleep to go to the academic suffering again because my mind just screams "I'M EXHAUSTED NOT WANNA DO SHIT".

Has anyone tips for overcoming this? (Just one thing: my cellphone is all I have to do jobs, write, listen to music, read (physical books are expensive), etc. The "just don't use your cellphone" tip is not an option for me sadly.) I don't how to even search what the fuck is wrong with me in Google to see if there's tips there in the wildness (I'm guessing there must be a term lol).

--

You're overwhelmed and stressed. "How do I do more creative writing?" is the wrong question here. You may or may not be able to get back to where you can do that at the same time as school.

"How do I manage this stress and get my brain back?" is more the thing you should be pursuing.

During the pandemic, people have talked a lot about anhedonia and about how amorphous long-term stress takes up all your extra mental processes till the unconscious churning of ideas your brain normally does that helps you come up with creative ideas is instead all taken up with this overhead of worry. Many professional writers have found themselves unable to write. Granted, yours is a school-triggered problem, but I think it's the same basic deal.

Time management and sleep patterns are something to look at, but the biggest thing is probably finding a way to completely turn off your brain and decompress... that is not mindlessly scrolling through social media. That doesn't fully shut you down and reboot you. It takes up time while maintaining low-grade anxiety, whether about the world or about feeling like you haven't scrolled far enough to be caught up. Things that make you experience FOMO or feel behind are especially to be avoided. Things that are relaxing and that give you a sense of finishing a task and doing a good job should be sought out.

Basically, your brain wants a cookie, but nothing about school is giving it a cookie, and because you're so stressed, nothing else is either. You seek out short things that don't require attention in the quest for some little hit of happy brain chemicals, but these aren't satisfying and further sap your energy.

It's a common problem for neurodivergent people, for people with depression, and for basically everyone in the pandemic or other long-term shitty situations.

Look up terms like 'executive function' for the part about getting stuck in one task and being unable to switch to something else.

Look up terms like 'anhedonia' for more on the depression-y symptoms, and combine with 'pandemic' for copious self help articles.

Here's one for example.

Self help on "mindfulness" and tips on how to meditate may also be relevant.

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For me personally, physical exercise, being outside where there are trees and plants, eating fresh vegetables, spending time offline with friends, and hobbies or even chores that are physical things with a success/finishing condition (doing the dishes, knitting, repairing my own clothes) are the biggest help.

If you don't have physical books, then you don't. But getting off the cell phone is still key. TBH, even if you had paper books, Things That Are Not Books are often key.

I don't particularly want to get off the couch and go take a walk, but my ability to write or even read is often better after I do so.

[kcrabb88]

Fic Writer 20 Questions

Tagged by the lovely @foreverchangingfandomsao3!

1.) How many works do you have on ao3?

107

2.) What's your ao3 word count? 

1,383,112

3.) What fandoms do you write for? 

I've written for Les Mis, Phantom of the Opera, Black Sails, Captain America, Hadestown, and Star Wars.

4.) What are your top five fics by kudos?

Shoulder the Sky: My RoTS fix-it AU and the first installment in the series of the same name! Obi-Wan figures Palpatine out and gets stabbed and put on trial for his trouble. Anakin has to sort his way out of Palpatine's manipulations.

Les Hommes de la Misericorde: My first long fic in the Les Mis fandom, which is very dear to my heart! It established many long lasting friendships as well as my brand of "Valjean saves some or all of the Amis after the barricade"

Whispers From the Dead: The sequel to Shoulder the Sky, featuring undead Sith, lots of QuinObi, Obi-Wan whump, Anakin being the Jedi master he always could have been, really cute Skywalker twins, and Padme finally getting to be chancellor.

Conjuring Miracles: My OWK what-if, where Vader gets his hands on Obi-Wan at the end of episode 3.

Between the Soul and the Star: My Les Mis fic where I attempt to save ALL the Amis and put Javert through his paces :D

5.) Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I like to! I don't always get to every one, but I do try and answer as often as I can, especially long comments--I like to thank people for that effort! Plus, I've made friends by talking in comments!

6.) What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I think that one goes to By Force of Friendship, my Les Mis Barricade Day fic where Enjolras watches each of his friends die one by one, until he reaches his end. I mean, blame canon for that! But still, it hurt.

7.) What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I dunno if I can pick one? I've written a lot of fix-it fics for various fandoms, although my Hadestown fix-it, As If it Might Turn Out This Time, might be the winner .

8.) Do you get hate on fics?

Hmm I got flames like everyone else back in the 'ole ff.net days, but the only hate I ever got was on my Les Mis pirate AU (long taken down and turned into my series of novels) and I wouldn't even call it hate so much as weird and aggressive.

9.) Do you write smut? If so what kind?

I do! I used to do almost entirely closed door/implied smut, but over the last few years, between my girl Raoul Phantom of the Opera AU and QuinObi fic for Star Wars, I write it a lot more! And I've really enjoyed writing it, too. Lot of character work that can happen!

10.) Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I wrote a Criminal Minds/House MD cross years and years ago, pre-Ao3!

11.) Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of!

12.) Have you ever had a fic translated?

A couple of Les Mis ones, yes! Into Chinese.

13.) Have you ever cowritten a fic before?

Wayyyyy back in the day, pre-Ao3, but not since then.

14.) What's your all time favorite ship?

I write a lot of gen fic, but as far as romantic ships go, it's a tie between QuinObi and Raoul/Christine, both of which I'm feral over and have written the most shippy content for.

15.) What's a WIP you'd like to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Don't currently have any unfinished ones! Well, WFTD, but it's almost done and will definitely be finished.

16.) What are your writing strengths?

I think character-depth and character arcs are probably my biggest strength? It's what's most important to me as a reader, so that's where I tend to focus the most.

17.) What are your writing weaknesses?

God, blocking!!! Not even in action scenes, that I can do, but when people are just sitting in a room! Constantly have problems with that.

18.) Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

Sometimes I do! I've used French in Les Mis here and there.

19.) First fandom you wrote for?

Rurouni Kenshin, back when I was a tiny baby on Media Miner.

20.) Favorite fic you've ever written?

This is like picking a favorite child??? I can't pick, but I will say that I'm proud of how I've expanded my horizons and written new things in Whispers From the Dead!

#Thank you for the tag friendo!!!! #Normally I would also tag but am sleepy so feel free to do this is you like and say I tagged you! #Fic things

[xsteveharringtonsmistress86x]

Hey, sorry it took me a minute to get back to you. The “pale” skin and “running finger through readers hair” are definitely bothersome. Also when they describe the reader’s skin as “creamy”. I know they can mean it as being “smooth” but I’d rather they write “smooth” or “soft” without using a term who’s color is a particular shade of white. Blushing is a HUGE one that’s a red flag for me to know that fics are not inclusive; “reader turned red” or “reader turned a deep shade of pink”. White knuckling is another one that bothers me too. There’s so many other ways to describe gripping something tight that doesn’t involve skin changing colors. Pink nipples is another one. Using white girls in the gif or the moodboard is definitely not inclusive. But MY biggest pet peeve is RELATIVE!Reader fics. Majority of the shows/movies that I hyperfixate on has a majority white cast so when these writers write a sibling!reader fic for one of those characters that immediately excludes SO many potential readers. I get it, you write what you know, and I know that white is the default. I just expect SOME type of effort or I’d rather for them to just tag it as White!Reader so us POC!Readers will know the fic ain’t for us. They’re just scared to do so. 🤷🏽‍♀️// I'm sorry. As much as I agree with most that you said I don't get the last part "the fic ain't for us". I personally read fics of many colors (yes, I'm white). It doesn't really bothers me if discription of the y/n is dark skin or blue eyes which both I don't have. So I don't understand 'this isn't fic for me'. I only pass when I don't like a story or if in my opinion is badly written and I have a hard time. Yes there are many white y/n oriented fics but they for everyone. I don't fit in most those physical discriptions but that don't stop me from enjoying. I fell like the big problem here beside what you said is also the fact that y/n isn't real and it ain't you and it your problem reader is that you try to fit in it. If you try to look for the one that fully describe you you wouldn't find plenty. Like there will be a fic with brunet, brown eyes, skinny. And how many of you fit in that huh. That's also a big problem. Use your imagination people! I understand you point of view when you look for a very specific fics. I don't have problem with either. I enjoy them all the same cause I mostly skip or overlook those description part unless it has a meaning for the story if I so disier to have a ME IN THERE moment. I'm seeing fics as the story's of someone. I never in my life actually read Y/N as my actual name and I'm sure many of you don't do it either. It's like reading a book. You not really a star in it no matter your physical appearance.

Ok, so here’s the thing. POCs, especially Black POCs, have ALWAYS had to adapt to white media. Whether it’s in TV, Movies, books, etc, we’ve always been forced to adapt or assimilate. Then when we ask to be included in this said media, we are either ignored or tokenized. Or if we actually get the main feature, it’s always a negative backlash (Don’t get me started on Halle as Ariel). We’re SICK and TIRED of it all. You reading 1 to 2 stories not centered around whiteness, does not equal the years upon years upon decades upon centuries of not being included—of being PURPOSELY exclude and made a mockery of. And the fact that you decided to come here to try to compare your apples to MY oranges, speaks absolute VOLUMES. Instead of inserting your WHITE opinion, how about you shut up and actually listen to what POCs are trying to tell you.

#anon ask #steve harrington x reader #steve harrington x black!reader #chris evans x reader #dean winchester x reader #black!reader #white!reader

[vote-gaara]

I came across your oc x Gaara and was mildly impressed that you didn't immediately ship her with him.

I'm all for self inserting with shipping and oc x canon but one of my biggest pet peeves in fan writing is when a character is immediately all over the oc even though it would never happen in canon u.

People do this especially with Gaara. They write their ocs to be friends with him when they are kids or they have him see something special in the oc or something. I hate is when Gaara develops an immediate crush on them too cause it's just not the way his character is.

I just respect your story more for writing that Gaara hated your oc before they became friends cause it just seems more reasonable to me.

I do notice that's a thing that does happen in fics with OCs, but my general rule is that we're all here to have fun.

Personally, I would never point out to an author that they're writing out of character unless they are genuinely asking for honest criticism on how to improve. Again...we're all here to have fun.

I think most people when writing pairings for Gaara tend to lean on tropes to make it easier to get the ball rolling, so that's where you get variations of "they were friends as kids" or "there was something about her that made him feel things."

No trope is bad when executed well, or even used for the sake of just enjoying writing.

Gaara is an extremely difficult character to write for just on his own without adding romance - something he's really bad at - into the mix. It took me years as a fan fic writer to actually come to terms with the idea that, hey, my characters should actually be irritating, annoying, stupid and unreasonable at times. My OCs - who are extensions of me - should have things they're really, really, really bad at.

I find enjoyment out of exploring flaws through characters and having them grow, while some people self insert themselves into canon material in order to build themselves up, feel better about themselves and to write their ideal world to escape from this one (which can be very unkind). I have written both, read both, and enjoy both.

I support everyone in their fic writing, but I'm gonna be honest here and say that I aggressively support women especially, or those who identify as female, self inserting themselves as rock solid, flawless female characters who have naturally amazing and god bending powers because I feel most media allows male characters to be that way without too much gripe. Yet when a woman is naturally talented, then suddenly it's "unrealistic" because she hasn't "suffered for it", or when she is flawed in the beginning and grows to be powerful, suddenly people can't look passed "but she used to be annoying!" (Looking at you Sakura haters out there.)

I am, by quite a huge margin, a lot more accepting of fan works having unrealistic characters than I am from professional media sources, but because people should be able to explore themselves through their interests and to have fun.

They used to use the term Mary Sue for these types of characters, I don't know if they still do because of how misogynistic it is, but honestly I don't have problems with Mary Sues.

A writer didn't write something for me. They wrote it for themselves, and again, unless they're asking for honest criticism, I'm not gonna say anything. Stopping reading something you don't like is completely free, but someone saying something nasty to a fic writer may cost them their happiness and their hobby.

I think it's fine to discuss these things on a neutral blog like mine, but I ask that you please, please PLEASE not post hate on someone's fic.

And in the spirit of OC positivity....Anyone have an OC? Come into my inbox and tell me why they're amazing.

[plague-of-insomnia]

Hi there. I have been following your account for awhile. Besides Black Butler, do you follow other fandoms too?

Hi BDK :). Thank you for the ask.

Kuro is the only fandom I’ve become deeply involved in. The others I tend to just kinda skirt and reblog art or things like that, mostly bc Kuro is the only property I’m super super into.

I don’t always ship people as I tend to not really care much about those. I have to really fall for two or more characters usually for that to happen, and that’s another thing that makes kuro special. I tend to consume a LOT of media to try to stay ahead of my moods (mostly manga and anime nowadays, bc that’s easier for me to read/watch), and most even if I love the story don’t hook me like Kuro. I am generally not one who re-reads or re-watches things more than once. I’m more of consume, move on, and mostly forget lol.

My other problem is I tend to have very niche taste even among “niche” media, and often even when I find something I love and wanna watch more Or experience more of, the fandom is essentially nonexistent, or the content I want doesn’t exist. So there really isn’t a fandom for me to be involved in even I wanted to (cries in Emma, VME, etc)…

But here are some fandoms I do follow on tumblr, more or less, aside from Kuro, ofc, and any ships I may like if applicable:

Ace Attorney (Wrightworth) - I fell so damn hard for Edgeworth when I played the games for the first time. I never expected such an old game to be so gay in the best possible way, and I related so much to him. I don’t really care as much for some of the other characters, but I do enjoy the overall franchise (including The Great Detective series). I doubt I would ever get too involved though

Attack on Titan (eruri), though honestly I really only like Erwin, and mostly as a Bard substitute if I’m being entirely honest… there’s a lot of content for him and that ship and not for Bard and sebard so when I’m really craving what I can’t have I look here. I do not like the series as a whole and I hate the main characters lol so I stopped reading and watching after Erwin’s death and have zero interest in being involved in the fandom. I may one day write something for it bc I had a good story idea, but that would be the most I’d be involved

Buddy Daddies (kuzarei) - biggest thing I’m into rn, like I MAY actually write a oneshot for this. I love Rei bc he reminds me a lot of WDH Luci, and he and K have a kind of sebard dynamic. But even as it’s own I really enjoy the depth of characters that they’ve managed to create with only a few episodes… much better than other series I’ll be polite and not mention lol

Kamisama Hajimemashita (Tomoe) - I am a big sucker for stories about yokai and I love this series partly bc Tomoe reminds me A LOT of Sebastian if he were a kitsune. The story itself is also very good (except I hate the ending and pretend it didn’t happen that way, lol). I don’t dislike the female MC, she’s actually not awful like a lot of shoujo heroines are, but I don’t relate to female characters most of the time and so I don’t really care too much about their ship outside of canon. But I do like seeing fan art especially of him.

Link Click (lucheng) - This was a surprisingly queer-coded and emotional anime (well, donghua) that I was not expecting anything from going in and that I’m very excited to see the next season of. I haven’t sought out any fics for this but have reblogged fan and official art.

xxxHolic (douwata) - the manga for this series infuriated me in a lot of ways, but at the same time I adored the relationship between Doumeki and Watanaki. I don’t think I would write for this fandom but I would read for it, potentially.

That’s about it, aside from some anime/manga I adore that I rewatch/re-read, but don’t really have plans to get involved in fandom for (or there is no fandom for them, at least not an English speaking one), or a few video games I really like but again, it’s more about enjoying some art every now and then rather than anything else.

I’m sorry I’m not more interesting, lol. I rarely enjoy big properties/popular manga/anime, and even if I do it’s like “ah that was nice” and move on. Like I can really appreciate the storytelling behind Fullmetal Alchemist, I have read a couple fan fics for it, and I would rewatch Brotherhood, but I don’t really ship anyone enough/care enough to be in the fandom. Same with SPN. I have watched the first ~10+ seasons or so several times (no I haven’t watched the last few 2-3 and maybe never will), and I really adore Sam and Dean’s relationship, but I never shipped anyone (except maybe Bobby/Rufus, lol), and so I probably will never get into that fandom either. 🤷🏻

Just how I’m wired, I guess.

#poi answers #blitzdragonking #fandom asks

[khaleesiofalicante]

I think that TLND Magnus needs some LBAF Alec in his life 😃 Also I think that TLND Alec could use some LBAF Magnus. I’ve just reread LBAF and thare was this part when Alec told Max to burn down the Clave if they ever hurt Magnus. Magnus needs a man with this kind of energy! It is actually the hardest thing for me to read about in TLND. Alec choosing to protect his career and public image instead of Magnus in every chapter (except maybe one when Magnus missed the voting I think). But yeah well you should never be forced to choose between love and job.

The biggest problem for them isn’t really their work life. It is that they are unable to talk to each other and that’s like the biggest red flag you can get in a relationship.

Also, Alec will be so pissed about that photoshoot (especially Magnus’ outfit). But maybe he’ll finally move on. I hope he will, he is so sad. I have this feeling that there are arms of a young, hot mayor waiting for Alec to get over Magnus ;) one can hope.

Love this as always❤️

Lmao. Not another Balec mention skdjfnjsdk ;)

One of the main themes of the fic is lack of control and powerlessness.

We see Alec being powerless to protect his family even though he is the most powerful person in the state. We see Magnus powerless against his own body. We see Rafe powerless against the responsibilities he has assumed for himself. We see Max powerless against his anxieties about the future.

These are all valid fears and these can make feel do things that they wouldn't do otherwise - whether it's getting angry or ghosting your best friend or asking for a divorce.

It's a tricky thing. Because i do think lack of communication and unhealthy coping mechanisms did affect the situation. But we should also think of accountability. About the media, for example. Sure, Malec could have dealt with it better if they had communicated when these media shitstorms happened on Twitter. But we need to think about why they were put in such situations in the first place. I (personally) feel it's sort of victim blaming to put some in an awful positon and then blame them for dealing with it in the right way. It's sort of what happened to all four of them.

We will dissect this all later!

#tlnd

[lesbian-in-leather]

5, 8, 25 for the writing asks?

5. What character that you’re writing do you most identify with?

This is difficult to answer, mainly because the only way I can write characters is by putting a little bit of myself in with them. It's how I relate to all media - I probably won't write about characters I can't relate to even a little bit, unless that's the point of the fic (for example, someone I don't identify with interacting with one of the characters I do). I'd say I identify quite strongly with Beatrice and Esmé, certainly the way I write them, in the sense that no one can really tell what they're thinking and everyone's sort of aware of that fact, and it pisses them off (I have had this sentiment directed at me quite a lot irl). There's a few other similarities between me and them, but I think it'd be getting too much into my own psyche to list them lmao

8. Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?

It'd say it's a venn diagram with a significant amount of crossover. In both reading and writing I tend to gravitate towards one shots, and though I do enjoy reading multichapters, writing them is very difficult (I'm still trying though!). The biggest difference is that I read a lot more fluff than I write - I'd say probably all of my stories have at least some sort of sad tinge to them, and I do love reading angst, but I also enjoy reading stories where the characters are cute and happy the whole way through. I just. Cannot write them

25. What part of writing is the most fun?

It's either getting feedback or having the initial idea. The initial idea stage is super fun because I get to figure out how everything would work together, and all these ideas are swirling around and I get to pick the best ones and weave them together which is GREAT (when I actually sit down to write... problems can be had, but before then everything is just Working Out and it's so much fun). But getting comments after I've posted a work (however old it is) makes me so so happy because I love the idea of people actually enjoying what I'm putting out there, especially if they single out a specific line or theme or something that they particularly liked. Just gives me so many warm feelings ^.^

(Here is the writing asks list)

#thanks for the ask!! #this list is full of so many good ones #the lesbian herself #writing asks #vaguely-functional-directions

[ilikekidsshows]

Green! I mean, I never really consuming media with such critical thinking and only enjoy it as it is. (Perhaps that's why I never see the hints that people been saying to be all over the episodes as proof as Adrien being a senti being?) But you!!! You're one of my favorite ml analyst and I'm amazed by how big your brain is, especially the kwami swap. I really like your analytical thinking about it and I must say it give me ideas and also realization that swapping kwamis would affect the character development of the holder and swapping partner could also change the theme of the show altogether. It just something that I never think before because the fanfiction that I used to read didn't approach it that way like I've read a what if story where Adrien and Marinette swap the kwamis but it end up swapping their personality along the way where Marinette is the flirt and still girlbossing while Adrien is the stuttering mess. It's cute but after reading your kwami swap... Let's just say I feel embarrassed when I think about it because it's not the Adrien and Marinette I knew LMAO and it also make me want to make a story with a proper characterization this time. Thanks a lot for the ideas, all the metas and analysis! I'm grateful I following you. Sorry for the grammar error I hope it's still make senses. 😂

@marrys-dream-world: For the ask game - green <3

“What color am I to you?” ask game

I work out all of my muscles. Including my brain. Somebody has to carry the discourse. :P

Sincerity mode, though: thanks, I'm so happy to see that people find my stuff insightful and interesting.

The reason my Kwami Swaps focus on character arcs and story progression is because I was a writer of fiction before I was a writer of analysis. From the start when I started gaining tools for analysis from university, I was interested in how to use those tools to build more complex stories. I was especially interested in how genres are formed, recognized and reconstructed and that became my speciality and what I based my Master's Thesis on.

You know how certain fandoms have specific types of fics that get common? And then, when fics of that type become more widely spread they all just start copying details or downright story beats from each other? Those fanfics become so similar, they basically form a mini genre of their own. My favorite type of fic to write these days is to pick a genre of fanfic that interests me, compare typical examples of it, and recreate it with a new spin, to try and break away from the overused story devices and breathe new life and creativity into a stagnant genre.

There's nothing wrong with a personality swap, per se. My guilty pleasure in the Undertale fandom is Underswap, after all. Although, I admit that it's mostly because it is also a target of reinvention by other fans as well when people wonder how the characters' lives need to change for the swaps to make sense or how their canon personalities would fit into a swapped role if their personalities remain unchanged. The problem with swaps only comes into play if they're not actually used to create anything new. "The same stuff happens but the names are changed" isn't really that interesting in the long run. This is why swap AUs usually just start as fanart, since you don't need a story for that, but as soon as there's fic or comics coming out, it starts getting fleshed out more.

My biggest hope for my Kwami Swap content is, indeed, that it inspires others to make their own Kwami Swap content, so go for it.

Go nuts, Anon.

#ask game #dats chats

[blueteller]

About Writing Reaction Fics

I love "reaction fanfics". But darn, are these hard to write... the good ones, at least.

"Reaction fanfic" is what I call the kind of story where the characters, somehow, have an oppurtunity to witness past and/or future events (sometimes it's an alternate universe and/or timeline), often in the form of the very media they come from (example: anime characters watch their own anime).

Sometimes it's framed as a vision or a dream or something similar, but most commonly it's a straight up "a god kidnapped them and forced them to watch" premise. It can come off as cringy a lot, I'm not gonna lie, especially with random boastful OCs who lord their "author-given power" over the cannon characters. Personally, I prefer the scenario there the "god" in question doesn't quite show themselves, leaving room for mystery and interpretation.

While those kind of fics can involve only a couple of people, more commonly there's a bigger group - sometimes the entire cast, with even some extra background characters, unnamed random citizen A or something.

You see, this is the biggest challenge of writing such a fanfic. There are several things an author must know about each and every character involved in the story to make it work:

individual background a character's history might influence reaction, especially if they have experiences similar to what they're seeing - example: someone with harsh past might be feeling sympathetic when witnessing another's suffering, even if they're a stranger at the moment

core personality their temper matters when processing information and how they express themselves - meaning: not everyone will loudly shout "WHAT?!" every time when a plot twist happens

established relationships how they act towards the people with them - whether a character already has a relationship with the other characters (especially if they're seeing their own future) might influence their behavior and how they'll approach relationships in that very moment

current circumstances awareness of being in private vs in public - if the watchers know they're not alone in watching, they might hold back their reaction, opinion and/or information

order of priorities their reasoning inluences actions and decisions - whether the character is a hero, villain, neutral et cetera matters a lot of course

their likes desires expressed during events - the author has to have a firm grasp on their basic likes to know whether a given reaction is "in-character" or not

their dislikes displeasure expressed during events - complaints et cetera

This means one thing: the author must know their source material really well and understand the characters they're working with, as well as keep track of all the developments happening with everyone at the same time.

Which is freaking hard, and why I never wrote a fic like that - even though I've been tempted to do so, multiple times. I would just drown myself in the research and cross-referencing every single piece of information to "make sure everyone is in-character" and "just in case I forgot anything important". Just the mere thought of that makes me tired.

So, I have enormous respect for anyone who attempts writing a reaction fic. Even unfinished, even when a mere couple chapters long, such a story - when well written - is a blast to read. I really love them. The fics that are... well... less well-written, they're often very fun as well. Although I often roll my eyes while reading them ("So cringy..." - "Why would this person say it like that?" - "But this character would not react like that!"), I still enjoy them. They're very fun.

...There's also the problem with, ehem, legalities. To explain what I mean, allow me to introduce my 3 favorite reaction fics:

In an Instant, by Messy_haired_bum - a Trash of the Count's Family fanfic (my newest obsession, RIP me)

No such thing as a painless lesson, by RoseJennison - a My Hero Academia fanfic (been following this one for a long time)

Truth Revealed, by Fallen Crest - a Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood fanfic [link unavailable]

Why link unavailable? Because the fanfiction site deleted it. Story time:

Truth Revealed was one of the best fanfics I've ever read, ever. It was extremely well thought-out and had a lot of story beside the "show reaction" aspect, gradually building up to something great. But then... The story suddenly vanished. BAM, gone. Why? Apparently directly using script from FMA:B violated some copyright guidelines. Which is a terrible shame, because that author put SO MUCH work into it!! There were over 40 chapters for a series that's 64 episodes long, it was 2/3rds done! And they just - deleted it with no warning!! It made me very upset. I know I'm not the only one. This is fanfiction! People write it for free! What, do you think just because a script is being used people won't watch the anime or something?? People who read this have watched the anime already! They OWN the anime! Why else would they read that?!

I've seen some authors take that as a "cautionary tale" and switch things up in their own stories. For example, instead of quoting what the character was saying, they're paraphrasing or summarizing it. While it's a smart idea, that must be even harder on the poor writers. It's even more work for them.

To sum it up: be careful when writing a reaction fic, especially on the fanfiction site. However, do not let that discourage you. Reaction fics are extremely fun, anyone who writes them has my deep respect no matter the quality of the writing, and I hope I will get the chance to read more excellent works in the future 😄

#writing #writer tips #fanfiction #reaction fics #reaction fic #watching the show #or however else you call it #discussion #analysis #tcf #trash of the count's family #lcf #lout of the count’s family #bnha #boku no hero academia #mha #my hero acedamia #fma #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood

[just-antithings]

Tbh after reading this ask i think the real reason antis wanna act like fics having tags for dark themes and nsfw topcis can also be traumatizing is the biggest tell that anti rhetoric is concern trolling. cuz like as an ex anti with weird triggers i think it's pretty insulting to claim. i know triggers can be different for everyone. but if you're genuinely that triggered by tw's which are literally there for you to protect your mental health, you might just need to take a break from social media altogether. you can't just expect the internet to stop making fics that require those kind of tw's. that's such an impossible task that it can't possibly be a good self defense mechanism to rely on. it's just wasting everyone's time with useless new drama. y'all won't be able to get court systems to agree with you on this, at least not ones that don't have an issue with giving republicans too much legislature power. it's been proven everytime both with the recent tumblr ios ban AND with the recent earn it act. so that's what got me thinking about the real reason antis are pushing this anti nuance argument about tw culture. i think the real reason they're bitching about problematic tw's existing period is they actually hate how tw's have ruined one of the earlier days of their community's arguments. that it was too easy to stumble upon fucked up fanfics on accident. that's their actual issue with more and more content creators getting on bad with using tw's for their dark fic or whump fic content. they hate that it weakens one of their first major arguments they relied on to paint proshippers as malicious and exploitative predators. they just don't wanna say that outright on tumblr publicly. cuz they realize that'd make a lot of people who only pretend to side with antis to avoid being harassed realize they're being ridiculous and just refusing to learn how to take responsibility for their own browsing habits. like i don't wanna say these people are inherently pretending to have this trigger but it's absolutely not a healthy one that should be kept. they need to confront that with a therapist and fic it that way instead of making it be the problems of authors exploring dark topics in their fics for whatever reason. i just don't like seeing these antis tokenize victims like me with genuinely weird and thus hard to navigate triggers in order to push this honestly asinine idea that they can use their poorly managed trauma to make people stop making fics that require such tw's. especially when you and other blogs have exposed that these people DO often go out of their way to look up triggering fan content. especially going out of their way to look up triggering 18+ content. and have the nerve to call the 18+ creator a bad person for not letting minors peruse their blogs for receipts. that's another reason a part of me is highly doubting that this claim that these people are genuinely triggered by certain tw's even though i don't wanna risk ableism by saying the trigger isn't real outright, but i do still wish they'd stop tokenizing people like me to justify this kind of impossible to achieve faux progressive activism please and thanks. plus again i'm irritated by how these people refuse to take accountability for how pushing stances like this to become the mainstream enables republican politicians. much more so than any proship anti censorship stance does. its just annoyingly hypocritical and involves a lot of intellectual dishonesty imo. sorry for the long ask i just have a lot of thoughts about this recent issue.

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#mod erin #just anti things #ask #posted without comment #I’m glad you got out of there anon

[mskatesharma]

Hey sorry to bother you but I wanted to ask if you could rec some good sources on learning more about Indian Culture/history/customs. Movies books anything really. I have looked online but well, I always take things on the internet with several grains of salt. And considering I know very little on it, I can't say how reliable the information is. I would like to incorporate elements of Kate being Indian when writing about Kate (and Kate and Anthony) going forward and I want to do it in as respectful and accurate a way as I can. For example, I had a thought of Anthony seeing Kate and her fam celebrate Holi and falling in love with how happy and carefree she is and brushing some paint off her cheek before she dunks some pigment onto him or something 1/2

But considering I've never celebrated Holi or seen it celebrated before I don't think I'd do a good job to write it... I know I get annoyed when people get the basic customs and traditions of my culture wrong. Anyway sorry for rambling TLDR: I would like to learn more about Indian culture and idk where to begin so I would be grateful for any direction you can point me at 2/2

so this has taken me a while to answer because i needed to find time to sit down, think about it and answer it properly. it might seem like a somewhat simple question, but to me, at least, it’s complicated? (i’m probably going to be going over stuff you probably already know, but i’m trying to answer in a complete way.)

i need to start off by saying that my family is from north india (gujarat specifically), and because of that, i have a certain level of privilege, including how north indians and north indian culture is portrayed in the media (obviously including bollywood). i mention this because simone ashley is south indian, specifically tamil, and there is so much prejudice against south indians in general, and this obviously extends to how they are depicted and how their culture is shown in various forms of media; colourism (which simone has spoken out about) is just the start of it. (also, as someone who is north indian, i’m not the best placed person to talk about the prejudice and discrimination faced by south indians.)  

a big part of why desi fans are so excited about simone’s casting as kate is because she a dark-skinned woc, and typically, dark-skinned women aren’t cast as romantic leads, and they’re not cast in shows anyway, especially when compared to light-skinned woc. so the fact that she’s going to be a lead in one of the biggest shows on netflix is a big.fucking.deal. in addition, they changed her character’s surname from ‘sheffield’ to ‘sharma’, which on the surface seems like a great idea, but if you look a little deeper, there are so many problems to be found.

(this got long so continues below)

sharma is not a generic indian surname; it’s specifically a north indian hindu name, which throws up questions. is kate going to be a hindu on the show? does this mean her family is from north india?  are they going to talk about caste on the show because sharma is a brahmin surname? how are they going to explain kate being in england, and being out in society with the upper crust of the british aristocracy? (because of the time that bridgerton is set, and with them specifically setting up kate as indian, i honestly don’t know how they’re going to explain kate’s presence) i honestly think that the show didn’t think too deeply about it and they chose the name sharma because it starts with ‘sh’ and ~sounds indian. however, it’s thrown up so many questions that they can’t ignore, especially because they tried to explain race in the first season. 

i talk about all this because you ask about holi, and incorporating elements of kate being indian when writing. and i’m not trying to be mean, but i would maybe hold off altogether? i need to point out that holi is a hindu festival, and is not specifically tied to being indian. i know i mentioned that sharma is a hindu surname, but we don’t even know if kate is going to be hindu, she may be a christian, or another religion or an atheist. also, because simone is tamil, they may decide to have kate be south indian despite the north indian origins of sharma, if they chose to address it at all. and depending on where in india you are from, and your religion, you will celebrate different festivals. even indians of the same religion celebrate different festivals, and some celebrate occasions at different times (e.g. gujaratis celebrate hindu new year the day after diwali. this isn’t the case for most other hindus. if we take holi, i know that it tends to be celebrated more in north india, and the image you describe isn’t necessarily universal). 

there has been a lot in the tags regarding clothing, and seeing kate and her family wearing indian clothing, and while i get it, it makes me nervous. personally, i cannot wait to see kate in the same style of dresses that everyone else wore in season one. why? because seeing an indian woman in that period of dress is something i have been longing for. i don’t want to see an indian woman wearing a lengha or a sari or sabyasachi in that time period, i want to see her in a bonnet and empire waistline, because that is something we haven’t seen much of. 

also, talking about seeing kate and her family wearing indian clothing has the potential to ‘other’ her, and tbh, can come across sometimes as fetishy, especially when you consider the time the story takes place in, and all the implications of colonialism. (there’s also the fact that unless the show has hired indian costume designers, it would be kinda gross for them to use any kind of indian clothing, and that includes adding elements to the era-typical dress that i’m hoping for.) 

i’m going to be honest, i’ve seen pieces of fanart with kate wearing a sari and other indian clothing, while anthony has been in typical regency dress, and it makes me uncomfortable. it gives off coloniser vibes, and that’s a dynamic i have absolutely no interest in. there’s also the fact that i’ve seen art where simone as kate has been shown as light-skinned, to the point where she appears to be the same colour as anthony, and i mean, hello?!

full disclosure, i’ve made some posts regarding headcanons and music that i should have thought twice about. i’ve reblogged stuff that i should have thought more about before i did so. why? because they had overtones of north indian privilege, and/or orientalism. being indian (wherever in india that is) is part of someone’s identity, it’s not a gimmick to sprinkle onto things, and it’s not something to festishise, and i think, at least from what i’ve seen, that is the concern a lot of desi fans have, even if that’s not the intention of the original posters.   

i realise i’ve gone on a seemingly massive tangent, but what i’m trying to say is, i don’t think there is a need to specifically reference kate being indian, especially when when writing canon-era fic, even more so when you consider we don’t know how the show is going to address it. now, i’m not saying i have faith in the show when it comes to kate and her ~indian surname, just that until we know how the show addresses it, i don’t see why it needs to be referred to? i understand why one might want to, but i just think there are waaay too many potential pitfalls, and the risk of coming across as orientalist/patronising/fetishy too high. some fans have fears when it comes to kate sharma and how she is presented, and for good reason.

sorry for not answering how you expected, and not giving you the resources you asked for (which, tbh, i’m not sure i would know where to start). i get what you were trying to ask, and i thank you for asking in the first place, but the question felt a little unfair tbh. but, i would encourage to read up on orientalism, also about the privilege that north indian hindus have, and honestly, the british colonisation of india.

ETA: i put this in the reblog but im going to add it here as well

also, something i forgot to add, even though i talk about north indians/north india and south indians/south india, it is obviously more complicated than that. there are many different states in india, and even then, different regions within those states will have different customs to each other. and then you have to factor in religion. likewise, there’s no one language that everyone in india speaks. basically, it’s not one universal culture that can be ‘boiled down to the essentials’.

#kate sharma #kate sheffield #kathony #bridgerton #anthony x kate #kate x anthony #simone ashley #kanthony #if i've got something wrong please PLEASE correct me #also if i've forgot to say something that needs to be said #idk anymore #i am once again wishing they hadn’t tried to explain race during season one #look at all the stuff it’s thrown up #ask