#plz don’t flame ship who you ship!!!
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If you’re taking requests plz write a short fic in the style of ‘My Immortal’, but robots. Please include their oddly specific slutty goffic paint jobs. Plz make Rodimus Cron the main character K THXXX
I can't believe you made me go look at the text of My Immortal.
Only notes are: swearing and lightly implied MegaRod. Only the first bit is reminiscent of the original text. The rest is below the cut. It is entirely SFW.
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Hi my name is Rodimus Cron and I have long black and purple armor (that’s how I got my name) with evil flames and purple decals that cover my entire chest and bromine red optics like limpid spinel and a lot of people tell me I look like Skywarp (AN: if u don’t know who he is get da hell out of here!). I’m not related to Solus Prime but I wish I was because she’s a major fucking hottie. I’m a sparkeater but my teeth are straight and white. I have pale white facial plating. I’m also a space wizard, and I captain an awesome spaceship called the Lost Light in space where I’ve been here for years (I’m 4.2 million). I’m a goth (in case you couldn’t tell) and I wear mostly black. I love Bot Topic and I buy all my paints from there. For example today was I wearing a black matte base coat with matching trim around it and a shiny clear coat on my hips, purple joint accents, and black leg armor. I was wearing a black flame decal on my chest, white primer on my face, black optic trim with red undereye paint. I was walking around the ship. The ship is in space so there was no sun, which I was very happy about. A lot of preps stared at me. I put up my middle finger at them.
“Hey Rodimus!” shouted a voice. I looked up. It was…. Megatron!
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That was it.
After several pages of faux edgy stylistic choices, unusual plot decisions, and uncomfortable semi-graphic depictions of interfacing, Minimus had seen more than enough.
He turned the datapad off and went off to locate the author. Rodimus needed to learn to not leave these sorts of personal writing out where everyone and Primus could see it. He was lucky that Minimus found it first.
What had that mech been thinking? Leaving it in the captain’s chair where it would almost certainly be seen? That was just asking for trouble.
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"Rodimus, what is this?"
Minimus held the datapad up for the captain's inspection, doing his damned best to keep the expression on his face neutral as possible.
Creative writing was an important avenue of self-expression, of course; Minimus knew that from personal experience. He was in no position to judge Rodimus, after all. It was all part of practicing a skill and there was no shame in that.
Furthermore, indulging in fantasy from time to time was an allegedly healthy behavior for the processor. That was what his research had indicated anyway.
However, from the contents that Minimus had inadvertently borne witness to, he could only wonder, perhaps, if there were other factors at play. He had never seen anyone describe Megatron that way, with that much color and awkward eroticism. Conversations might need to be had.
Rodimus’s optics went wide when he recognized the datapad before he snatched out right out of Minimus’s outstretched hand.
“Thanks, Mims,” he said, not bothering to answer the question actually asked of him. “I must have misplaced that.”
His vocalizer sounded like it has been kicked into double-speed and pitched up.
Embarrassment. An expected reaction.
Rodimus, however, turned on his heel to march off in the other direction.
“Anyway, I need to go jump out of the airlock now. See you around, buddy.”
Minimus hurried after him.
“Isn’t that rather excessive?”
“It sure is, my guy!”
Rather than stopping, Rodimus rounded a blind corner. The heavy sound of armor colliding and Rodimus’s voice going “oof!” announcing that he had impacted a crew member in his haste.
“Oh, hey, Megs, I didn’t see you there—“
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I support Rhaenyra but her treatment of Nettles was absolutely racist, abhorrent and unwarranted, since Nettles was nothing but loyal to her cause. (And as someone who doesn’t ship Daemyra, I don’t think that Daemon and Nettles were lovers. Daemon taking care of Nettles is probably because she reminds him of his daughter, Baela).
*EDITED POST* (11/13/23)
I've mentioned Rhaenyra's classist blood purity jumping out more in her paranoia, that it is a "companion" & result of the Targ-Andal assimilative paradigm. I even wrote a whole Twitter thread about it. And yes, Nettles was loyal to her, Jace, the rest of her kids, and their claims.
Still, I like the Daemyra concept and storyline, and I don't think you need to have an ideal relationship to see it as a valid relationship. I also already stated that I wouldn't like to see Rhaenyra ascend bc of that blod purity/racism.
Classism and blood purity.....we'll have to wait a few more hundred years for that to come screaming down.
As for Daemon and Nettles, yeah, wrote about that as well. I also think they had more of a father-daughter relationship if not almost-mentor-mentee.
I've heard a theory that Daemon is her actual father from one of his many times of sex with others. Nettles was 17 by the Dance (129 A.C.), so she was born around 113. (Neither Daemon/Rhaenyra nor Daemon/Laena were married by then, he was whoring his way through KL and Driftmark & Hull were just a short dragon's ride away from KL.)
It's a very plausible and a very attractive theory, bc it provides a good line of reasoning for how he bonded so quickly with her after his interest was already peaked with her ability to bond with a dragon at all. What if he suspected or found out who her mom was (though how well would he remember his unimportant trysts? This is something we should also note) for her to exist? Couple that with his own history of losing his first child in Viserys' exile of Mysaria? There have been numerous brave people--children--in the Dance and it certainly helps that Nettles didn't already have a familial bond with anyone or was "claimed" by anyone like Bloody Ben, Addam and Alyn Velaryon. It also gives a lot more credence and finally provides the missing connection/hinge I keep trying to find in hamliet's suggestion that Mysaria targeted Nettles out of envy through Rhaenyra bc of her own inability to have children or family bc of the classism & bastardry stigma of Westerosi aristocracy.
(8/21/23):
THIS is a great post by @mononijikayu about medieval queens, female rulers, the history of how women in leadership positions were made and seen as threats to the very structure of social “order”, and contextualizing Rhaenyra thru Empress Matilda. I didn’t even know about Matilda’s husband being comparable to Rhaneyra’s Daemon! PLZ READ!!!!
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just as much, along with these fictitious portrayals, more lies are depicted. these women are considered vixens that cause havoc to men by shifting them into desires and danger. through the written word, we see how women are cast in roles of villains in men’s lives. it is because by their conclusive thoughts, women are the only creatures that are able to turn ‘good honorable men’ into despicable creatures who do shameful, deplorable acts for the sake of women’s pleasures.
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itis within this narrative that ancient chroniclers declare that women were in fact the doom of men. if they were not able to control the dangers posed by the wiles of women, then the foundations of the mighty society they had built would be up in flames.
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as i mentioned, these factors of community are written down and preserved. and with that, the example of the ancients were the foundations by which medieval society built itself. the same concepts continued to cause the same issue within society and that was the exclusion of women from participating in the bigger picture of community and state, much so with governing states in their own right—without judgment or disapproval.
#asoiaf asks to me#nettles#rhaenyra targaryen#rhaenyra and nettles#fire and blood characters#fire and blood comment#rhaenyra's characterization#rhaenyra and feminism#asoiaf#fire and blood
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For the salty ask 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 16, 20, 22, 23 and 26 for cobra kai pretty please
My answers are so long, so I am putting this under the cut @wonderwolfballoon! Also I just noticed your Daniel icon I SWEAR I’M NOT DRAGGING HIM TO BE MEAN!!!
1. What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?*
My biggest IDGI ships for CK are probably Elimetri or Kiaz. I’m not here to yuck other people’s yums or anything, but I do think there is something to the idea that Migueli isn’t popular because it’s a ship predicated on mutual respect for one another. Kiaz has the obvious enemies to lovers vibe and I just generally don’t sail those ships. Elimetri has... its problems, IMO, most especially around the idea that Demetri has to like... save Hawk from himself? Idk. I just like romances that I feel are based on love and mutual respect and not ...tropes.
I am also not a Lawrusso shipper although I have a lot of those on my dash and you all are great! Again, not yucking yums! Daniel just makes me want to head butt him too much to pair him romantically with anyone 😂 I don’t even want his wife with him. He needs to self reflect~
4. Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP?*
I once saw someone ship Amanda and Anoush and I noped out of that so fucking fast I almost tripped over myself. I’m not sure if they’re popular. I just think some people feel the need to get Amanda out of the way to sail their ship and stuck her with Anoush which... no. Just no. Let Amanda be a messy single queen with a martini hobby, thanks!
5. Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?*
Not in CK. I’m lucky because I pretty much stick to my little Migueli bubble and I’m okay with that? Lmao lord knows the Squad on my dash is all about the DISCOURSE™️ so idk if I just don’t feel the need to get sucked into the wider ship wars because we have good healthy debates, but so far, so good.
6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?*
I never hated it... I just didn’t have many feelings on shipping with this show in general at first. Then I was in the CK tag one day and I saw Migueli fan art. Then I discovered @afurioushawk‘s falconry series and it was all over for me after that! So fandom DID make me love a ship, just not one I hated.
9. Most disliked character(s)? Why?
Oh boy. How much time do you have?
In some instances, it’s a good thing season 3 happened because otherwise, this would be a multi-page essay on the problems with race and class privilege as it pertains to Sam LaRusso and just some... generally not nice comments about Demetri that I’m conflicted about because I’m not sure if the writers are intentionally trying to write him a specific way and it’s just not translating to me or what. But season 3 revamped both of their images with me a lot. I’m way more flexible in terms of Demetri, but lmao I was the number one Sam LaRusso hater for a minute there (or maybe number 2, I can think of at least 1 other person who was in that boat with me back in like... August/September, but I won’t call them out because I don’t want them to get hate...)
However, I have grown a bit in my opinions of Sam, and even though I still think she’s responsible for a lot of shit she NEVER gets held accountable for, I also think that’s a reflection of the adults around her too, and this includes my otherwise unproblematic queen, Amanda.
But honestly, my most hated character (other than the obvious villain that is Kreese) is Daniel. No matter how handsome Ralph Macchio looks in cable-knits, because Daniel has always been a sanctimonious, shit starting drama king and I say that about KK Daniel too. I’m not saying Daniel was the ~true villain~ or anything, or that Johnny was innocent -- I can only drink so much Red and Yellow Kool-Aid -- but Daniel’s always been annoying to me as a protagonist, and turning him into a smarmy wealthy car salesman who is also a class traitor did not do him any favors in my book. I will say, I also like Daniel more in season 3 than I have in previous season, but since he is the adult, I will be mad at him longer than I will be at the kids, ya feel?
10. Most disliked arc? Why?
Johnny’s entire season 3 storyline. The sheer level of REGRESSION at every turn drives me bonkers. It’s like watching him go through all of the stumbling blocks of season 1 all over again, but without the “he’s learning! He’s going to make mistakes!” free pass that I was willing to give him the first time around. He regularly jeopardizes Miguel’s recovery and it’s played for laughs. He fucks up on every level with Robby. He spends most of his time running away when things get hard or too real. He drops the ball completely with Hawk, and like, not to put too fine a point on it, but a lot of Hawk’s issues are because Johnny put Hawk on this ‘flip the script and be a badass’ path and then offered him no guidance for how to walk that path and instead left him in the hands of Kreese. And then he has the nerve to go to Hawk and basically be like “I made you what you are!” lmao yeah Johnny, you sure did, that’s why he’s breaking peoples arms, hoss. And then all of the nonsense with Ali and Carmen, like... if you were planning on teasing KK fans with Ali and him getting back together, why write her as married in the first place? Why even tease the idea of Carmen and Johnny until after you were sure what you were going to do with Ali as a character? Instead, they do what they did in season 3 and it makes him look like a colossal jerk. So yeah. Literally every choice they made with Johnny this season, I hated.
14. Unpopular opinion about your fandom?
People who hate Tory are not valid, sorry not sorry.
16. If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?
I would have kept Miguel entirely out of Tory and Sam’s beef. Or at least not directly inserted him into it like he was with the kiss. I know the writers thought it was necessary to push Tory to the point of inciting a fight at school, but I am just so exhausted over girls being unable to fight about anything but boys. Also I would bring Aisha back.
20. What is the purest ship in the fandom?
I am probably biased, but I still maintain it’s Migueli. Look, Miguel stood up to Kyler for Eli and Demetri both. Hawk joined CK because he saw what it could do for some skinny nerd who was getting his ass kicked. And he took to CK, really took to it! Even flourished before he started getting mixed messages. And he and Miguel were pretty much inseparable after that. They coordinated their wardrobes ffs. Hawk dubbed him El Serpiente and no one else calls him that — it’s Hawk’s nickname for him. Miguel confides in Hawk only secondary to Johnny, who is like a father to him. The entire Coyote Creek exchange shows they can fight and disagree but... well, to use the cliche, they don’t go to bed angry, you know? They’re square the very next day. Hawk is the first person at Miguel’s side when he gets kicked over the balcony and the LOOK he gives the second floor where Robby is? That boy is out for blood immediately to avenge Miguel. So much of his s3 behavior is fueled by that need for vengeance because MD is wholly responsible for what happened to Miguel. And Miguel is so confused and betrayed by Hawk’s shift in behavior, and yet still holds out hope that Hawk will see through Kreese’s BS and come with him to The Dojo I Refuse to Name. And when Hawk does make that deflection finally, he shows up at MD with Miguel. There’s so much more that I know I’m missing but whether someone ships them or not, that is a tried and true love and respect for one another, a willingness to fight for and defend one another that you don’t often see in TV friendships... or even in most tv relationships. And I just think that’s the best ❤️
22. Popular character you hate?
Daniel, hands down. I mean... I don’t even necessarily hate Daniel, you know? I just think it’s really, pardon the pun, rich that a guy of immense wealth and privilege can’t get a therapist or turn to his far too patient wife for help with his existential crisis over his high school bully opening up a karate dojo to make some money and help a kid who is getting the crap kicked out of him. I get that Daniel’s narrative is necessary for the rivalry, but it does nothing to make him sympathetic as a character.
23. Unpopular character you love?
Tory, definitely! Everyone hates her and then there’s me and the Squad over here banging away on our Coors Banquet cans yelling TORY RIGHTS! Seriously she catches so much flack for a teenage girl who is... the sole income provider for her family? At 17? While caring for a sick mom and a little brother? And fending off a creepy landlord? Tory has it so rough and then she meets a cool girl at her dojo who asks her to hang out at some fancy ass country club which is probably the nicest place Tory has ever been in, and then she gets talked down to and accused of being a thief and has another girl lay hands on her, only to find out that same girl is her new boyfriend’s ex and... ugh. I HATE that Tory gets shit all over when Tory and Sam wouldn’t even have beef if Sam had apologized to Tory as she SHOULD have. Tory isn’t innocent, but damn, I’d be pressed too.
My other unpopular character I love? Nathaniel. Seriously that kid is THE best. He’s a literal child but is out there like I WILL FUCK YOU UP, even though he’s MD. Honestly, his Cobra Kai energy is so ferocious I won’t be surprised if he moves back to CK eventually. Anyway, I love him.
26. Most shippable character?
Miguel, hands down. It’s because he’s so affable and sweet overall. And because his hair is so fluffy and pettable that no one can resist touching it. I like to imagine that one day he and Hawk are talking about their hair and Hawk makes a joke about how Miguel’s mane is getting so long that it’s going to be bigger than his own, and then he reaches out to ruffle it and internally has a bisexual meltdown because oh no IT’S SO SOFT AND NICE. But uh... anyway, yes. Definitely Miguel.
#ask game#cobra kai#sorry y’all I gotta tag#uh#anti Daniel larusso#anti lawrusso#anti Kiaz#anti Elimetri#it’s not *really* anti those ships but uh... tagging for the culture???#plz don’t flame ship who you ship!!!#Migueli#i hope this is tagged appropriately if you need something else tagged lmk
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@omgkalyppso AND @bylaudelekha tagged me in this Fic Writing Tag Game! It’s been great seeing other replies to this. Like a one stop shop for friends’ fics! :D Consider yourself tagged if you want to take this chance to talk about your own writing.
What's your all-time favorite ship?
I have several all-time favorites lol. In terms of ships I have written for, my favorite ships are Ferdinand/Hubert, (FETH), Zuko/Katara (ATLA), and Doug/Dylas (Rune Factory 4).
How many works do you have on AO3?
269.
What's your total AO3 word count?
519,774. I should have posted one more fic before answering this just to bump it to 520k. Oh well XD
What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Across ALL my AO3 fics since 2014:
What Do You Know About Me? (LazyTown Sportacus/Robbie)
Saying It First (LazyTown Sportacus/Robbie)
Choosing (Avengers Tony/Steve)
The Whims of the Universe (Marvel Cinematic Universe Tony/Loki)
The Ballad of the Princess and the Commoner (Fire Emblem: Three Houses Ferdibert)
I... keep forgetting about Choosing. That was a gift fic that kinda blew up. Shame I haven’t written much else for Avengers. However the movies ended, it’s a fun Universe to play in.
(more below the cut for interested parties. And if you fill this out, tag me so I can see!)
Do you reply to comments, why or why not?
I used to be good about replying because I know I like it when authors replied to my comments. But I’ve slipped these last few months.
What's the fic you've written with the angstiest ending?
I had two whole paragraphs listed here originally to talk about two angsty fics that I intend/did intend to follow up with happy endings-- and then I remembered “24th Garland Moon” (FETH) which is, to date, the SADDEST THING I have ever written. Fluffy and hurt/comfort are my wheelhouse so writing something so different was kinda nice. Also devastating. I recommend stepping out of your genre comfort zone from time to time to give your readers whiplash.
What's the fic you've written with the happiest ending?
Many of my Lazytown prompt fills had saccharine endings just due to the nature of the show (it’s geared towards younger children if you’ve never heard of it). “Something There That Wasn’t There Before”, my Lazytown Beauty and the Beast AU, feels like the happiest ending to me because 1) EVERYONE in that story got a happy ending, even the person in the role of the ‘villain’; and 2) it was over 25 chapters so the ending felt well deserved after everything the characters went through.
Do you write crossovers?
I think about them more than I write them. Is my Felix/Ferdinand Pokemon fic “Some Curry, Some Company” technically a crossover? Sometimes the line between AU and crossover is blurry to me lol
Have you ever received hate on a fic?
On AO3, no. I’ve received some annoying comments like ones that just say “update plz” on four year old fics (this is rude and don’t do it). But no one on AO3 has left hate. On fanfiction dot net I DID get one or two ‘flames’-- more for my ships than my writing. I don’t know if that’s better.
Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I’ve tried my hand at it once or twice but I’ve never published anything. All fairly vanilla. Doesn’t mean my face didn’t turn scarlet >////<
[Side note: I’ve always felt it would shock my readers if I ever posted smut. All my fics are PG-13 for violence at most so I don’t feel like my ‘audience’ would go for anything more? And apart from trying my hand at something totally different, there’s no real reason for me to learn how to write smut-- most of my fanfic ideas don’t involve sex and so far none of my original story ideas have to do with sex either. Am I overthinking this? Should I just “write badly” and see where it goes? Am I considering other people too much? Vote now on your phones.]
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not to my knowledge! In my early days of FF.net, there was someone who had a very similar start to her story as I did, and apparently fans of my fic left angry comments on hers staying I had stolen the idea. She reached out to me to apologize (which was the first I heard of it) and explained she hadn’t meant to copy me-- she hadn’t even ever read my story! Given that I had spoofed my story concept from someone else, I didn’t hold anything against her. She was a good writing buddy for a while actually.
Have you ever had a fic translated?
Someone asked to translate my fic “Choosing” into Russian but I’m having trouble remembering if that actually happened.
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
No, and I doubt I will. I’ve talked about stories with people and been inspired by others, often giving them credit in the author’s note for the fic idea, but my writing process is too chaotic to co with anyone.
What's a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?
“The Whims Of The Universe”, my soulmate AU Frostiron fic. I still want to finish it but every year I feel like I get farther from doing so. Is “I misplaced my notes and am too lazy to look hard for them” a good enough excuse? Let’s hope so.
What are your writing strengths?
Readers of both my fanfics and original stories have complimented my dialogue. People also tell me I capture character voices really well, which is always nice to hear but hits especially well if I struggled with that particular story.
My goal is to turn my vocabulary into a strength. In college I got knocked a lot for lack of variety in my word choice. It would be easy to blame this on my struggles with spelling (I tend to lean on the same words over and over since I know I can spell them) but at a certain point I had to accept I was being lazy. OneLook has helped, and so has just taking my time when editing. Last year I saw improvement in my vocabulary and I hope that continues!
What are you writing weaknesses?
Describing characters is haaaard, especially in original stories where I can’t rely on the reader knowing what the character looks like to begin with. In fanfic I can say “Katara wore a black coat and thick boots” but I don’t have to tell you she has tan skin, dark hair, and blue eyes. I find it hard to work in character description organically. Sometimes it just turned into a list of traits.
Outfits are hard too because not only do I not have any fashion sense, I have trouble naming the article of clothing I’m even imagining. Picture references help but I have more than once had to google the same word because I just plain forget what I looked up yesterday.
What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
I think it’s fun to incorporate if it feels right for the character/moment. In my Lazytown fics I frequently used Icelandic for “Elvish” terms of endearment. As long as the reader can surmise the meaning or intend based on context, I think those kinds of words can stay untranslated. But if there’s no reason two characters should be speaking English and you still want to have the reader understand them, using italics or adding “turning to his grandmother, Mark switched to Spanish” works for me.
What was the first fandom you wrote for?
Avatar: The Last Airbender. Good times :3
What's your favorite fic you've written? What’s a fic you wrote that you love but hasn’t been mentioned in this game yet?
“Haunts Me Faithfully” (FETH) was a concept I wanted to write for a long while-- non-Crimson Flower Ferdibert is such a flavor. Ghosts are a fascinating thing to write and there’s so many different ways to take them. I still enjoy rereading this one.
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Thanks for reading to the bottom! I appreciate you taking the time. Again: if you want to do this, use me as an excuse and tag me so I can read it!
#mine#omgkalyppso#bylaudelekha#writing#i stalled on doing this bc i thought id already done an ao3 thing#but this was more in depth#thank you both for the tag!!
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Mihooooo 🙈 can I have angst plz? Mihawk and Shanks learn they have lost the love of their life and they are too far away to make the journey to their funeral 😞 I luv the way you write angst, I hope I will make to your box
Anon, omg, don’t you know that I LIVE AND DIE for angst moment?? I’m already sorry because I’ll try to break you hurt into pieces with this one! Thank you for requesting this! Hopefully you will enjoy it! 🖤
I’m just going with their emotions and reactions, I hope it’s okay anon!
Shanks
• It’s the moment he has always feared. Something he’s terrified to experience one more time. A deep wound he feels right into his heart, and something he’s clearly not sure to handle. He has always been afraid of the day he will lose someone he deeply cares about, the agonizing pain coming back like a terrible old friend, just like the day he lost his captain, Gol D Roger
• Even though, this time, the pain is much stronger than expected. It feels like an empty hole, scratching the deepest part of his soul and bones, pouring acid onto his organs, as he doesn’t know what to do, nor how to react. The news came out of nowhere, a sudden whisper telling him that you’re gone forever, and you’re too far for him to save you
• But Shanks is master in hiding his real emotions. A master in tricks and masks, somehow a good way for him to ignore those terrible feelings he’s unable to face. Learning about your death is awful, so hurtful, but when he faces it, Shanks doesn’t cry, doesn’t scream... He only nods, severe eyes peering down at whoever brought him the news, pinching his lips for a second
• For sure, he wishes that he could find a way to make the trip to your funerals, studying the maps of the seas during hours, even if, yes, he understands at some point that it won’t be possible, he can’t make it. Somehow he accepts the fact he won’t be there to say goodbye properly, and for that, well, he only knows one way to honor a person
• Shanks decides to throw the biggest party on his ship he has ever done before. Boozes, meats, fruits, everything is there to have for his mates, and strangers who are curious enough to clim onto the deck of his ship, to celebrate a life of wonders, happiness, and warm moments
• For hours, he drinks, he jokes, he sings, he acts quite like usual, ignoring the raging pain hidden under his smile, and the fact that celebrating in this moment feels so wrong. Yet, he keeps going, over, and over again, until no one would follow his infernal pace anymore, until all of his friends and those strangers begin to sit down somewhere, looking at the stars, floating in a second stateas they are too drunk to continue
• For a moment, it bothers Shanks, because the party can’t stop. The party has to continue! They all need to get up, and dance, and sing, and smoke, because as soon as the party would be over... Shanks eventually feels dizzy, grabbing the rail of the boat to keep his balance, as he finds himself unable to hide his feelings anymore... Because he lost you... God, it’s true... he lost you...
• Shanks eventually surrenders to his real emotions, acid tears falling down his cheeks, as he’s unable to even stand on his feet, his knees hitting the wood of the deck. He’s shaking, he wants to vomit, he feels so cold and desperate, because the party is over... your party is over... and he hasn’t been able to save you. He has always promised himself to save you from everything, and as you needed him the most, you died, and he wasn’t there...
• Bitter tears can’t stop falling as Shanks eventually begins to understand that you’re forever gone, his crewmates silently gathering around him, watching from a far distance the moment he would collapse. They all knew it was a matter of time before Shanks would eventually realize the agony of his sorrow, all of them heartbroken to see how miserable their captain is, and how much they will miss you all
• For sure, Benn Beckman is the one who will hug Shanks, strongly, promising him that their next trip would be to visit your grave, and that he has all the reasons in the world to be a mess right now. Shanks nods, grabs his collar and keeps crying, hiccups escaping his throat, screams of pain sometimes escorting his broken voice, unable to imagine that the day he has always feared finally happened...
Mihawk
• He has never really thought about that potential day. Well, not that way for sure. Life and death are two faces of the same coin, something inevitable for sure. It’s a part of the journey of life, and it has been something Mihawk has always accepted. He’s not afraid to cross the veil of death, accepting it as an old friend, almost certain that he would be the one to disappear first
• But today, that call on his Den Den Mushi has been quite unexpected, unwelcome and unusual. He heard your name, and then something he wasn’t prepared to hear. You’re gone. The sentence has been so quick, and quiet, that he didn’t know if the meaning of this phonecall was truly about your death or just something really different, almost casual
• It leaves him completely abashed, a least for perhaps two seconds, before he eventually collects himself and masters his emotions. Because Mihawk doesn’t really know how to react, he has never been prepared to receive that kind of news in the first place, and frankly, he’s not the type of man to reveal what are his deepest thoughts
• So instead of having a strong reaction, Mihawk simply sits back in front the fireplace, grabbing his glass of wine back, his golden eyes staring at the flames dancing in front of him. He doesn’t have any emotion, doesn’t need to express his sorrow, it’s like he’s completely numb and detached from the reality, just sitting there, unable to have a normal behavior to this atrocious tragedy
• For a moment, Mihawk is continuing his life as if nothing happened. You’re gone, but he’s used to have you away. You have always had this relationship together, enjoying the moment when you could meet somewhere but having a distance between the two of you most of the time. Perhaps he will never grieve... Perhaps it’s a part of his own character to react the way he does, it doesn’t bother him really much... He tends to accept the way people lives after all
• Yet, the more time passes, and the more something bothers him. When he wishes to share a good bottle of wine, and brings two glasses in the livingroom, he suddenly remembers your absence. When he finishes a beautiful reading, he wants to offer you the book for you to give your opinion and debate for hours. When he sees red roses blooming during warm days, he has the intention to collect them to hand you a bouquet, and when he paints landscapes in front of his window, he only thinks about the shapes of your body, the intensity of your stare, and that floating smile you had whenever you posed for him...
• All those familiar activities have a bitter taste now, because each time he wants to do something, Mihawk remembers that they feel cruelly empty when you’re not around. Your absence begins to take a huge place in his life. The food doesn’t have the same taste, the music doesn’t echoe within him, the nature isn’t that beautiful... There’s something missing, and Mihawk understands soon enough that you’re definitely that missing part of his life
• So after all... Yes, he’s grieving you in his own way. He celebrates you in his own way as well, as he even creates a mausoleum to always have you close from him. Because Mihawk finally gets it, after months of your absence... Keeping you far from him has been is most tragic mistake. He wishes he could rewrite your story, and find a way to keep you safe and sound, just for the food to have the same taste, just for the music to bring emotions, just for the world to have some colors...
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All right! Off to liveblog Chapter 9, The Marshal!
Ah yes, recap. “Traveling for me, that’s no life for a kid.”
Except searching and searching for a Jedi takes time. Except Din and the kid fall into routines and habits and sweet little moments throughout the day. Except Din dreams sometimes, in the dark of deep space, that there are no Jedi... that the kid will always need him, and he wakes from these dreams feeling both grateful and guilty
Moff Gideon totally killed those poor Jawas, didn’t he.
What would it be like to be a Jawa, to find joys in scrap and metal, to dream of Egg???
To scavenge, perchance to dream....
I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the graffiti art for this scene
Also, Grogu’s pram absolutely got scorched in the flame trooper’s assault and Din didn’t go back for it or anything. Yet they’re using the one Kuiil made? This bothers me and it’s so petty.
3PO made it into the graffiti <3
Grogu is a budding art critic, change my mind
Gor Koresh, such a dick. But I love the music being so reminiscent of Jabba’s palace! Ludwig Goransson, you’ve done it again
I wonder if Grogu gets overwhelmed picking up Force vibrations in crowds? Is that a thing? Or does he mostly just get senses from other Force-sensitives?
Wherever I go, he goes. BECAUSE HE’S YOUR SON DINGUS
I can’t believe how adorable Din is, going on to total creepos about the fact that he has Been Quested
It just speaks to a very sweet earnestness on his part
“Put up your armor for the info” and Din: swivels his head like woah
What is Gor Koresh going to DO with the beskar anyway? He’s not even wearing any???? What a prick
He absolutely deserves everything coming to him
But Din even gives him a chance! What an idiot
Kick... BABY! (Anyone else ever play Peasant’s Quest on Homestar Runner???)
I always forget about the whipcord. How do I always forget about the whipcord?
Ooh Mando has a very homey cape this scene, I like
I’m glad he’s leaving this guy to be devoured by monster dogs, he’s gotta protect any other Mandalorians that may run across him
Does Razor Crest strike anyone else as a rather feminine ship? It reminds me of a sea cow. She’s got a belly on her.
PELI MOTTO MY QUEEN
She’s sooooo happy to see Grogu and he’s delighted to see her too and they’re all just so happy together
“I’m here on business.” Does that mean that they sometimes hang out not on business? Oh, what the hell, I’ve already written the fic.
Peli doesn’t dare leave the city walls. But maybe she will again someday? Sit a little in the desert, feel the suns on her face, the wind in her hair?
Is this R2-D5? Like, THAT R2-D5 that the Jawas nearly sold Luke?
The speeder bike has rusted. This lends more credence to my theory that Din and Grogu got to have a good amount of time together!
Grogu LOOOOOVES SPEED
Boy’s gonna be a pilot some day
I just... love... all of Din’s visits with the Sand People so much
Siiiiigh I love all speeder music in this series so much. Again, Ludwig Goransson, YOUR BRAIN
Just imagine being a little kid riding in the speeder with your dad, knowing he’s gonna take care of anything scary, and you get to go fast and see everything and feel the wind and it’s so delightful and you feel so safe even though you’re going 200km an hour <3
Hmm so a whole night fell on the way to Mos Pelgo. I just love watching episodes and looking for pockets of time that I can exploit with fic :)
Just imagine a Tusken calling him out and signing the word for “your son” and Din just having to go with it.
I always forget there is a little notch under the ear piece thing of his helmet. I’ve been drawing the damn thing for 2 months and still don’t have it down.
Short!cape version, activate!
Fake Boba Fett: *arrives*
Did he seriously have spurs back in the day? God I need to rewatch the original trilogy, don’t I?
Din watching Vanth order spotchka and being confused as hell, like “you know we’re not going to drink that in front of anyone, right???”
The body language in this scene is so good. The way Din stops, mid-step, and freezes. Then breathes, heavily, frozen in place. Ready to fight. Pissed as HELL. Take. It. Off.
Oh Din. “He’s seen worse” is not exactly a ringing endorsement for your ability to keep him out of trouble, lol.
Just imagine Grogu curiously feeling the vibrations of the krayt dragon and thinking he’s never felt anything so BIG in the Force before
I always forget what the name is the for the liquefaction of soil during a severe earthquake.... *doublechecks* goddamn it it’s just “soil liquefaction”
Doodle idea: Din having to clean tobacco spit off Grogu’s clothes from the spittoon
Awww Din’s speeder is so tiny next to Cobb’s pod racer engine speeder
Cobb Vanth: *runs away, steals ice cream, I MEAN A CAMTONO*
Yeeeeah running into the desert was maybe not the best way to survive in most cases
Luckily Jawas on Tatooine are honest and want to trade instead of steal his shit
I’m excited to see how shit goes down in the Book of Boba Fett! Do we get to see the Sarlacc escape on screen, FINALLY?
Weequay bartender: “But who WAS that masked man??”
Pew
God I miss the amban rifle so much!
It’s such a weird and sexy weapon
Do the dog things have a name? Tusken snarlies?
Every time Din speaks Tusken I die a little bit because I love it so
Awwwww he’s brushing the bantha’s teeth!!! It’s just very sweet to see
Grogu: ‘plz to not be eating me”
Din: *so fucking impatient about this guy not drinking a fucking gourd*
Grogu: *yay I love it when dad shoots fire!*
I love the sign for “kill it”
I also love how done Din is with petty squabbles, like, at all times
He just has no chill. Just “stop your whining, dammit.”
Grogu: “my dad is so smart”. He’s hanging on to every word Din says
Grogu: *watches dragon* DO NOT WANT
I love it when Din gets sassy. “They might be open to some fresh ideas.”
“It’s to scale.” *cackling*
Din volunteering the village is very yes. I also love when he is just absurdly old-fashioned. “Dragon will kill you if it takes its fancy, yadda yadda”
More energy thoughts from Grogu — everyone focused, tense, worried but Grogu isn’t sure why
A bantha is essentially a ground Appa and my husband votes to rename them a Grappa
Sand People always ride single file, to hide their numbers
Ooooh is this the same “the village rises up to defend itself” motif as when the Sorganites were training with Din and Cara?
It sounds very similar, but I could be making this up entirely
This episode was so fun on first watch but it doesn’t have a ton of emotional heft. I still like it, because I love all of them, but it’s definitely not as ripe for expansion of content as some of the others. Except, of course, to the Din/Cobb shippers, who said “hold my beer” and went off. Have fun, you crazy kids.
Run Sand People run!!!!
Seriously though Star Wars suffers from a serious case of the ecology never making any sense. What do banthas eat???? There’s gotta be SOMETHING for them to eat!
Krayt dragon: LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Mando tiiiiime but imagine Din glancing over to Cobb and for a second forgetting and being glad to fight alongside another Mandalorian but then he isn’t
Also there’s definitely room in this episode to write some cute little camp out scenes with Din and Grogu, awwww
Farewell to Mos Pelgo!
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Ship History Meme!
Embrace your past and get to know your friends fandom origins!
Rules: Post gifs of your fabdoms/ships starting with your most current hyperfixation and work backwards. (Bonus points if you share any stories about how or when you got into that ship! But not necessary!!) Then tag anyone whose fandom history you'd like to learn about!
Tagged by the awesome @taraknowless ❤️
1. Beth/Rio - Good Girls
Absolute shocker!
I actually owe it all to @hopelikethesun who I've been following for such a long time. When S2 started she was the only person I followed posting about it. I saw a few gifs and thought 'eh, he's not that hot' LOL and then a 2x04 gifset popped up and I went ummm excuse you? Then I felt the 'I want to watch this' urge. Thought it would be casual. It was not. This ship is flames and controls my life.
2. Karen & Frank - Daredevil S2/The Punisher
I deadass can't with Kastle. Seeing this violent angry but loving man fall apart about his soft badass fave lady constantly? Him tearing down an entire building to keep her safe? That's love mf. Absolutely beautifuly acted by Jon & Deb. I'm still gutted about Marvel stopping their shows. They were holding off till S3 to make these two fuck. But they still made it canon that they love eachother so I was thrilled. But I deserved my kiss. The almost kiss in the Elevator before forehead touching will always be iconic.
3. Carol & Daryl - The Walking Dead
When I say I used to think it wasn't possible I could ship anything more than these two? I mean it. The ship of Dreams.
I watched the show up until S8? Then I couldn't take it anymore. I had waited 8 fuckin years for Caryl and was tired of being baited. As much as I still do love them and check in, tptb are cowards and won't make it romantic explicitly. They'll just keep stringing fans along for views cause they know it's so popular.
And rightfully so. It's the most beautiful relationship. I remember watching S5 thinking 'this is my year! Caryl will be canon!' I fuckin baked Caryl cookies and put quotes on them! I was THAT much of a Caryl saddo! But they are on S10 and it's still not gone further than implication. It makes me so mad.
4. Jaime & Brienne - Game of Thrones
I have a lot of GoT ships, but Braime really is That Bitch™
I had loved them from the books, then NCW and Gwen are just far too perfect for these roles. They are ridiculousy adorable and beautiful and everything good about love. They put so much work in to understanding eachother. Jaime becomes a better man for her. They fight to the death for the other. They are just amazing.
The show absolutely destroyed them in the end, but fuck em, the books won't be ending that way. The show did an amazing job until those last few eps. Forever salty. Braime 4eva.
5. Sawyer & Kate - LOST
MY FIRST SHIP EVER! THE BEST SHOW EVER! This show made me the fangirl I am today. 11 year old Tay was born when this show aired.
If you didn't ship Skate, you were wrong. Jate was the most sauceless garbage ever and I'm still fuckin fuming about it.
It's not like Sawyer and Kate were the main ship for 5/6 of seasons? 🙃
They were fuckin beautiful and broken and had the most insane chemistry. That first kiss? Flamesssssss. Cage sex? Flamesssssss.
My first EVER fanfic was Skate! And I read it on my family computer! And it was filthy! And I minimised it thinking it was gone! It wasn't! My Dad found it! He read it to see what his 12yr old was up to! I've literally never been so embarrassed! 🙃
The day the finale aired I was wearing a SKATE FOR LIFE T-Shirt I had printed. I baked a LOST Cake. I baked cookies and wrote quotes on them. I dressed up as Charlie. I still have a Lost shelf in my bedroom.
This is who I am.
(Plz don't ask me for pictures of these things cause they do exist but I'm so tragic I just keep them to laugh at that lil nerd)
I'm taggin @medievalraven and @sothischickshe cause u gotta have some good ships in your repertoire! 😊
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𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐳𝐨.
*/ EMILY RATAJKOWSKI , 23 , CIS FEMALE , SHE/HER . i just watched dean matthews pull zoyenka voznesensky into his office. maybe it has something to do with them being a member of phi alpha phi. yeah, i spoke to zo a few times. they’re a senior studying business administration. apparently they’re from new york city, new york. maybe that’s why they’re so vexing and audacious, i don’t know, man. all i know is they’re always listening to needed me by rihanna. / jocey , 23, est, she/her .
ayyyye ya girl is back with her second bby, zo. apologizing in advance for the terror that is zoyenka. she is truly the worst™. hit that like button & i’ll slide into dem dms real quick.
name : zoyenka voznesensky ( will not acknowledge you if you can’t pronounce her name. true story. )
nickname : zo
age : twenty-three
sexuality : pansexual
hometown : new york city, new york
chapter : phi alpha phi
major : business administration
extracurriculars : cheerleading ( base ), dance team, mock trial
━ the voznesensky’s didn’t always have a net worth of millions. with humble beginnings in saint petersburg, russia, the family moved to america a couple generations ago to expand their distillery business. it was only then did the family-run business grow by producing, shipping and selling their premium vodka brand and maybe some other less than legal products too. eventually they got into the nightlife entertainment business as well, through acquiring and running several bars, clubs and lounges on the east coast.
━ as the second and youngest child born to dimitri and natalia, it was never in the books for zoyenka to take over the family business. a traditional man, her father had always groomed her older brother, alek, to be his successor. her father’s bias always left her feeling bitter and resentful, and only drove her ambitions and determination to prove him wrong. the more he kept her at arm’s length, the more driven she was to find an in.
━ unfortunately, her mother, a socialite/philanthropist herself, also had different plans for her - something along the lines of debutante and her daughter following in her footsteps. from being forced into piano lessons, ballet and etiquette classes, zo absolutely despised the person her family wanted to mold her into. the only things she didn’t mind as much were the gymnastics and language lessons ( russian, french, spanish & italian ). both stubborn in wanting to get their way, their differences pulled their mother-daughter relationship further and further apart.
━ even her mom’s passing when she was 12 did little to change zo’s opinion in the matter. she didn’t care about the woman’s death, nor did it affect her whatsoever, and she will gladly tell anyone that. but the fact that she accepted her offer at NEU and pledged phi alpha, her mom’s sorority, may hint at something different. despite now being a part of greek life, she still doesn’t buy into any of the sisterhood crap and thinks it’s all just a load of BS. but of course, that didn’t stop her from wanting to be president, if only for the power.
━ a hustler with an alpha bitch mentality, she’s always outsmarting people and outsmarting the system to get things to work in her favour. and when that didn’t work, no one could ever say no to a big fat wad of cash. because zoyenka voznesensky never loses. she doesn’t just play the game, she owns it, makes the rules and wins. every. damn. time. does she think she’s better than everyone? without a doubt.
━ zo swears by the belief that playing by the rules was for suckers and if you weren’t the best, then you were nothing at all. and sometimes being the best required playing dirty. if she has to ruin someone else’s life to get her way, then she will gladly pour a jug of gasoline, light a match and enjoy watching it go up in flames. hell, sometimes she’ll do that just purely for her own enjoyment.
━ with that mentality, it’s no surprise that zo was on track to becoming phi alpha’s president. but it was also her ambition that screwed herself over in the end. last year, an all too eager zo wanted a quick loophole to move from vice president to president because she just didn’t want to wait another year. so, she framed the then-president for stealing funds from the sorority, but was consequently busted, removed as VP and put on probation.
━ after that debacle, zo decided to do an exchange program in france for a semester, as a way to escape the aftermath. now she’s back with her head held high, still one month on probation, and ready to move on. but then again, why take the high road when the low road is so much more chaotic and fun? her presidency was already taken from her, so what else was there to lose?
WANTED CONNECTIONS.
BEST FRIEND ━ someone who can put up with zo’s awfulness, or maybe they’re just as awful as she is. this is probably one of the few people she’s actually relatively soft for ( not that she’d ever admit it ) and will always have their back. possibly even one of the few people she’ll ever let her guard down for. gimme some soft bestie feels for this cold bitch. taken by minka kellar ( little ), kieran rhodes, alana brooks
SISTERS, I GUESS ━ zo really does not give af about all this sisterhood crap and she just doesn’t buy into any of it. but there’s bound to be a couple of phi alpha girls who have grown on her over time. perhaps someone she pledged with? she’d never admit it, but she would give a bitch the smackdown if they tried to mess with them. taken by hannah maddison
MORAL CONSCIENCE ━ does zo even have a moral compass? your guess is as good as mine. this is someone she is more likely to listen to and could try to sway her from doing, y’know, ~*just zo things*~. kind of the angel on her shoulder? often tries to get her to be nicer and overall be a decent human being. taken by garrett shepherd
BAD INFLUENCE ━ i’m sure even satan has a little devil on his shoulder, so zo needs one too. though more likely than not, zo’s that little devil. basically they like to stir up all kinds of trouble together, either with her egging the other person on or they both fuel each other’s bad habits. taken by lennon winter, kamelya tansel
EXES ━ either she dumped him/her, or she was dumped ( in which case, rip my friend ). maybe there are some lingering feelings. maybe she’s still hella soft for them. could be interesting if they’re very different from zo and that’s why it didn’t work out despite the chemistry or whatever. and/or the relationship ended when she abruptly left for her exchange program.
ENEMIES ━ ho’boy. homegirl can piss off a lot of people just for shits and giggles, nor does she care to be likeable and personable, so i’m sure she’s got a hella long list of enemies/people she rubs the wrong way. also people she’s sabotaged, fucked over and manipulated to get her way? plz. taken by leticia viterra
CHILDHOOD FRIENDS ━ pretty self-explanatory. they’ve known each other since they were kids and their parents are likely friends. maybe their moms were in phi alpha together. they can be close, or not get along at all, or maybe even an ex-friend situation. taken by alexandria boss
UNWANTED CHILD ━ zo somehow ended up being this person’s very reluctant mom friend. she hates it, she does not want to deal with them, and yet she’ll still go pick up their drunk ass at 4am. she’s all about tough love, so while she may be super harsh and hard on them, she does it out of love and because she cares. not that she’d ever actually admit to caring. taken by noelle faust
UNLIKELY/ACCIDENTAL FRIENDS ━ they shouldn’t get along, but somehow, they just do and their friendship works. not typically someone zo would see herself being friends with, but somehow an accidental friendship of sorts developed. taken by lincoln hayes
MUTUAL ANNOYANCE ━ they annoy each other to no end and just live for pushing each other’s buttons. not quite a hatred, but some days, it’s pretty darn close. maybe there’s some sexual tension involved cuz that’s always the good shiet. taken by sydney marco ( roommate ), zane wancosh
HOOK-UPS/FLINGS/FWBS ━ self-explanatory. a girl’s got needs. whether she actually likes you as a person or not, if you’re hot, then you’ll do the job. rip why is she like this. we can make it angsty or not because tbh zo can be pretty possessive sometimes, so y’knOW.
okay, that’s all i can think of off the top of my head. some plots i’m open for multiple characters to fill, unless it has been crossed out. and ofc, i’m always open to new ideas too!
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Wind & Flame plz??
Once again, no knowledge of them in canon, but here are some speculations
Tempest Wind:
favorite thing about them: His stupid beautiful face. It is not necessary that he needs to be so built and macho yet has a face like a porcelain doll. I think he seems to satisfy any type of sexual preference too, as I’ve seen quite a few straight guys (or bi/closeted bi) say he makes them uncomfortable lmao. The words “weird boner” have been used, and I’m just like ‘same’
least favorite thing about them: The green hair. I just expected him to be blond...I’ll get over it. Obviously it’s just his monster dna that turned it green, like Garou going red, since his monster form makes his skin a little green. Basically he is a frog monster and I just need to accept that.
favorite line: “Every name you’ve mentioned are people we were planning to kill after we get rid of you. It doesn’t matter if it’s the mafia or any other threatening power, we will eliminate them one by one.” Because that’s when he reveals they’re not necessarily the bad guys we think they are and they’re out to kill off the mafia (basically the people they were forced to work for) just like Flash.
brOTP: Flame, for obvious reasons. I’m so desperate to find out how they became so close. Even though they’re both power mad soldiers, they are always connected and I feel a strong bromance with them.
OTP: Shadow Ring/Wind. I’m waiting for SR to be confirmed under 18 before I abandon this ship (or will I??? 😎). It’s dumb and makes no sense, seeing as I know absolutely nothing about either of them, but one day it just kind of stuck with me.
nOTP: Flame/Wind. I realize their relationship was probably the same as Sonic and Flash, in that they were pretty really close friends who risked punishment to stay that way. And their closeness is apparently so strong that they are fully in sync when they fight and even speak. All of this is really awesome. But for some reason I can only see them as brotherly. It’s weird because their bond seems even closer than Flash and Sonic, so it would make more sense that I’d see them in a more romantic light, but I’m not into it.
random headcanon: He is deep down a hopeless romantic, but has no interest in pursuing a s/o due to not wanting to get close. He still holds onto who he is and what he’s done, and wouldn’t want someone he truly cares about to know his sins or being caught in the crossfire.
unpopular opinion: Honestly I don’t really know enough about him to answer this.
song i associate with them: Five Finger Death Punch - “Jekyll and Hyde”
favorite picture of them
🥵🥵🥵 Jeez Murata calm down
Hellfire Flame
favorite thing about them: How emotional he is. Maybe. Of course this is just a possibility, but the tear when he and Wind were dying was somewhat telling. It made him appear more human now that he had failed the mission and was going to die, defeated and pathetic.
least favorite thing about them: I’m not fond of his ridiculous hair length. Boy needs a trim. I think if he got a normal haircut he’d be a total babe.
favorite line: “Assassins can only live in the shadows...they’ll never be treated as humans, and only exploited.” It gave more depth to their situation and why they really wanted to be monsters. Not just to control the world for power itself, but just so they didn’t have to feel like weapons anymore.
brOTP: Wind, for the same reasons as above 👆
OTP: I honestly haven’t discovered one yet, at least not a logical one, but if I was forced to choose I thought it’d be cool if Super S had taken an interest in him. Since apparently according to almost every monster that’s made a comment about the bros, they’re super strong (and I think they’re actually hiding the rest of their monster abilities tbh. I really doubt changing their skin is all they can do), so Super S probably figured it was a good idea to cozy up to at least one of them. Plus she’s the only hot monster I know.
nOTP: Because he hasn’t been shipped with anyone else but Wind, I’ll say the same thing I said in Wind’s panel.
random headcanon: He (like maybe Sonic) is fascinated by food. In the village they only ate gruel, and I don’t think even when out of the village they ate better than that. When he was finally free, he might have tried different foods that were actually good, and it made him genuinely happy. This is kind of why I suspect Sonic is in the same boat maybe, even though that whole monster cell thing was a joke.
unpopular opinion: Same as Wind, I don’t know enough about him to talk shit.
song i associate with them: Five Finger Death Punch - “Wrong Side Of Heaven” another FFDP song but this one seems more of how I associate Flame. Technically both these songs are interchangeable for either of them.
favorite picture of them
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Well, well, well, what a mix of feelings I have about this book. I started off feeling very salty about Chaol & Celaena and this feeling carried on for a while because I was just refusing to let the C+C ship go. However, I still love Chaol, who is one of my favourite characters and I truly think him and Celaena are a great couple, butttt, I don’t think he is right for Aelin… (plz, don’t hate me). I gotta admit, Rowan did grow on me, and not gonna lie I do love fae *cough* Rhysand *cough.* So, yeah, I might be Rowan trash… I regret nothing. I am actually going to start talking about the book itself now, because you know this is a review, so I should shut up about Rowan and Rhysand even though… nope, no.
Ok, ok, I am talking about the book now. This book is super hard to rate, like the first half even though I enjoyed it was soo slow, seriously it was crawling, then, bam! the second half was insane, I COULD NOT put the book down. I swear I am not kidding, it was absolutely mental. So you know, you can understand my plight when I say at the half way point, I was 100% ready to give this book 4 or something and now… what even. Looking at this book as a whole now I have read it, rather than in sections, this book is brilliant and it is definitely needed. How every single character progressed throughout this whole novel, and began coming to terms with things… even Rowan who is probs hundreds of years old progressed, overcame and learnt he can still feel things. So, although the pacing isn’t great, especially the gaps in between each point of view, this novel had some of my favourite scenes and definitely favourite character progression. Oh, oh, not to mention quotes. Not gonna lie, I did get goosebumps when this happened
“And there, beyond the stones, standing between to of those creatures, stood Aelin, a strange mark glowing on her brow. Her hair flowed around her, shorter now and bright like her fire. And her eyes –- though they were red rimmed, the gold in her eyes was a living flame (…) He forgot Gavriel and Lorcan as he bolted for her– the gold and red and blue flames utterly hers, this heir of fire. Spying him at last, she smiled faintly. A queen’s smile.”
Moreover, you get introduced to soo many new characters such as Manon, The Thirteen and Abraxos. Luca, Emyrs, Malakai, Ren and Murtaugh. I have seen many people dislike Manon’s chapters, at first I wasn’t overly fussed but then my interest started pike. I realised Manon is a very complex character and I definitely look forward to seeing more from her and Abraxos who is precious. Not every point of view was great to read, though. Take Dorian, for example, I love Dorian he is another precious cinnamon roll, but his chapters felt like filler, bad. Chaol’s weren’t particularly riveting either. All the awesome moments do kinda make up for it though, when Celaena or rather, Aelin stands up to Meave basically humiliating her and frees Rowan from the blood oath, yassss. Dorian unleashing his magic on his father and ultimately sacrificing himself to save Choal, not to mention his steady growth into a king rather than a lonely crown prince. I adored the part where Murtaugh and his riders are telling the world Aelin is back, she can fight with blade or magic and she is done with hiding… telling the world to hold on, ahhh, oiswufesoiudqaqwe. It’s not all happiness though, I was so close to crying reading parts of this, especially when the King puts that collar on Dorian, when Abraxos is still a bait beast, god, I was a mess. Aelin getting that damn tattoo also had me all emotional. What a roller-coaster ride this was.
My final rating after much consideration is going to five stars. The second half was straight up a lot better than the first, but looking at the whole story flow as one, getting rid of the beginning wouldn’t allow it have the same emotional responses and impact it had on me. It made me feel for the characters and what they going through at the end more, it made me have more of a emotional response to Celaena over coming her fears of her heritage and embracing her true self, the Queen of Terrasen. I really did grow to love Aelin and Rowan’s friendship too.
“(…)A woman– a woman was smiling back at her, beautiful for every scar and imperfection and mark of survival, beautiful for the fact that the smile was real, and she felt it kindle the long-slumbering joy in her heart."
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reaction post typed while watching SPN 13x22 “Exodus”
“WATCH THIS SHOW” they said. “IT’LL BE FUN” they said. cue me being very stressed out for two hours straight
02:38pm
am i looking forward to this, with absolute confidence that nothing terrible and unfortunate will happen because it’s the deadly duo writing this and it’s near the end of the season and last episode was the whiplashiest of whiplashes? NOPE
am i gonna watch it anyway? .......yeah
hopes: nobody we care about dies
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02:43
I DID NOT WANT THIS RECAP
SAMMY DID NOT DESERVE THAT
but also i still haven’t seen a captioned giftset of the moment cas said to dean “dean, he’s gone, we can’t save him”
‘cause wow as far as destiel moments go, that’s a heck of a lot of trust for dean, and a heck of a lot of concern and care on cas’ part
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02:46
lucifer: your name is jack
jack: and yours is lucifer
i don’t even know why i laughed but i did??? i don’t think that was meant to be funny
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02:48
lucifer: don’t you think that’s his choice?
cas: no
the abusive dad vs protective family saga continues
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also i just realised for MONTHS/years? i’ve been using the 24-hour clock on my laptop and didn’t even notice how much i didn’t like it until just now, and i just changed it, and AAH THIS IS BETTER IT SAYS 02:49 INSTEAD OF 14:49 AND I DON’T ACCIDENTALLY TYPE 4:49 WHEN WRITING THESE POSTS
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actually in terms of abusive parents vs protective families (expanding on what i said last week), i kinda feel like right now the writers are kinda toning down how bad it can be. lucifer’s so chill about this, kinda, and i’ve known families whose estranged parent is almost a perfect match for lucifer’s behaviour here:
they’ll offer the kid an incredible gift without telling the other parent(s), something the kid can’t refuse because of how badly they want/need it, and the parents can’t refuse without being the bad guy(s), and the whole family then becomes eternally indebted to the abusive parent and is obliged to give them money/time/rights with their child, with the threat of violence, property destroyed, access to said property removed, or instigated legal proceedings if they refuse.
plus the kid is often too young or innocent to understand, they just see an extra parent who gives them nice things, and for a kid from a broken home with not enough to go around, they don’t see the downside, and they maybe never see the threat their parents are under. or they’re physically or mentally abused by their parent(s), but think it’s okay because the parent(s) “apologises” or bribes them with nice things. or if the protective parent(s) try and keep them away from the abusive parent, the kid sees themselves as being deprived of that parent’s love
long story short, people can be shitty, and lucifer probably has the potential to be much worse than just standing around and having a casual discussion
i feel like the extended winchester family verbally defending jack is not gonna be enough, and lucifer’s gonna wanna take back sam, and destroy more while he’s at it
like an “if i can’t have it, nobody can have it” sort of thing
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03:03
eyyy felicia day is in the credits
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03:04
hug!!!!!!!!!!!
nawww the lil tiny nuzzle dean does with his chin before pulling away
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03:07
YEAH MARY YOU PUNCH THE DEVIL IN THE FACE
!!!
AGAIN!!!
cas kinda looked like he was expecting that
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03:09
i was busy admiring how mary’s hair was perfectly curly
and then by the next shot it was all limp and sad
if the weather was humid i guess it melted the curl between takes
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but also MARY WHAT THE HELL
YOU DON’T WANNA ABANDON ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE AU
BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR SMOL NEEDY HERO CHILDREN
??????
i mean i get it bUT ALSO NO I DON’T
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also my face is >:| because they cut to cas and lucifer in the middle of mary and dean having a super important conversation
usually it’s not jarring but THAT WAS JARRING
eehh the deadly duo trademark is all over this
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03:15
sam: mom doesn’t wanna leave these people.
sam: ...
sam: so let’s take ‘em with us
YEAH NOW THAT’S A PLAN
MUCH BETTER
take charlie and bobby too okay please
..........aw man now i said that, i get the terrible feeling that one or both of them is gonna go out in a blaze of glory instead, or stay on the sinking ship for no good reason other than because the writers don’t know what else to do with them
edit: i mean there’s still next episode.... (best case, they all survive and get storylines next season)
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03:20
see all the stuff lucifer is telling jack is true, and it does remove the blame from the CONCEPT of lucifer
but the personality is lucifer is BAD AND ABUSIVE
like you don’t have to commit horrible crimes to be a bad person to be around
he corrupts the will of others, he tortures them emotionally, he manipulates them
none of those things are first-degree murder, or the great oppression of the entire human race, but they are Bad Things For A Father To Be
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03:23
lucifer: i have done bad things, but i just want the opportunity to get better. doesn’t everybody? don’t you?
i actually feel sick ‘cause this is sooooooo very very dangerous
cas was right, talking to lucifer is bad
yeah, he says all the right things. anyone could give him the benefit of the doubt, and perhaps say sure, lucifer’s changed ‘cause he has a kid now, but he PROVED in bringing sam back to life that he hasn’t changed
and not just because of the “i’mma bring jack a gift he can’t refuse thing”, but the “i’mma kill sam again if he doesn’t agree to this” thing
lucifer is a manipulative, blackmailing, flaming trash baby and jack needs better. lucifer might treat jack himself with genuine love, but he’ll destroy everyone and everything around him in doing so
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03:28
also? i relate so hard to the fact dean, sam, and cas all see and know the real lucifer, and lucifer’s putting on a show for jack
i think the people i’ve personally felt the least safe around in the past, especially growing up, are the people who are perfectly sweet when you’re in company and then become bullies as soon as the adults/parents/protectors are out of earshot
and there’s no way to prove to your protectors that you’re being hurt because all they see is “a nice person” or “ohh they’re such a sweetie”
i mean it’s the other way around for team free will and jack, where tfw see the real thing and jack sees the perfect angel but yeah
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03:42
ketch: take the b&o railroad......straight to hell
good line tbh
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03:43
angel to ketch: i’ve sent for an expert in these matters
probably gonna be other ketch
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03:44
WHOA DARK CAS
WAY BETTER
he has a twitchy hamster face
where does misha get these ideas
i kinda wanna draw whiskers on dark!cas ???
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03:46
THE FACT DEAN CAN GIVE CAS INSTRUCTIONS JUST BY FLUTTERING HIS EYELASHES
and the way he moves his eyes is so soft and gentle and subtle too
it makes my heart feel a thing tbh
even though cas is torturing someone
ugh nonverbal communication is so sexy
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03:52
DARK CAS IS GERMAN ?????
and there’s........something misha-like in his smile?? that’s weird
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03:54
I AM INTENSELY UNCOMFORTABLE
his two different eyes are cool though
maybe it’s just a trick of the light, or a very subtle contact lens
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03:55
fuck yeah that coat
but why is he german, other than clearly being a nazi-inspired character
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is it just me or is this legitimately the scariest of all misha’s characters
i want to run away and hide
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actually i kinda wanna cry
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03:59
that’s better
GOOD CAS, PLZ DESTROY NAZI CAS
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04:02
ketch: “well helloo~”
ketch: “are you... actually saving me? about bloody time”
gayyyyyyyy
biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
also maybe definitely a destiel parallel from that time cas beat dean up to stop him saying yes to micheal
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04:05
um?????
that smile when real!cas dragged the blade down dark!cas throat ?????
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04:08
jack’s like LET ME DO THE THING EVERYONE’S BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR MONTHS/YEARS
IN ONE HOUR
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04:11
fuck yeah mary
lookin all swish at the back of the war bus
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04:12
????????????????????
??????????????????????????????????
hOW DID THEY GET THE BUS THROUGH THE TUNNEL THAT HAD THE VAMPIRES IN
DID THEY TAKE THE MOUNTAIN ROUTE THAT WOULD’VE TAKEN SEVERAL DAYS???
WHAT???????????????????
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04:16
MY HEART IS POUNDING
C’MON EVERYONE YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
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04:17
mary, bobby, ketch, charlie, jack are safe!!!! SAVE EVERYONE!!! QUICK QUICK
NOBODY LEFT BEHIND PLEASE
except lucifer maybe
except that would probably be bad in the long run
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CAS IS SAFE
YAH C;MON!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I’M SO STRESSED RN
fuckin feel like i’m trying to pull ducklings one by one through a fence before a dog gets them FUCK
/sobs to self
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04:19
I;M GONBA HEVA FUCKING HEART ATACK FUHF
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04:20
WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE BLACK GUY
DO THESE WRITERS LIKE.. HAVE A FETISH FOR DEAD BLACK PEOPLE
WHAT THE FUCK IS THEIR PROBLEM
AND THE CAMERA ALWAYS LINGERS MORE WHEN IT’S THESE WRITERS I’M PRETTY SURE??? someone do a test, go find all the dead black people and check which writers/editors/directors leave the camera lingering for longest
istg these writers do it more often and for longer
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04:24
aw MAAAAN :C
dean’s “gaBE nO” though. :c :c :c
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04:26
everyone except gabe :c :c :c
(and no lucifer...........like i said, great now, baaaaaad in the long run)
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04:29
nobody mentions cas but he’s still there, looking all pretty and being a good, wholesome bean
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04:30
:C
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04:30
SEE? BAD
VERY BAD
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04:33pm
it ends
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh man that was
........a lot
overall a good ‘un but STILL VERY STRESSFUL
i need a nice calming shower after that, i smell like !!!!!anxiety!!!!
9/10, loses a point JUST BECAUSE OF HOW STRESSFUL IT WAS TO WATCH. THIS WAS NOT FUN AT ALL
BUT STILL GOOD??
I DUNNO MAN I JUST WANT A SHOW WITH THESE EXACT CHARACTERS JUST HANGING AROUND AND BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER AND FALLING IN LOVE AND HEALING EACH OTHER EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY AND BAKING CAKES AND RAISING CHILDREN
to be fair though, my endless almost-what-i-wanted-but-not-quite dissatisfaction with this show keeps driving me to write 81+ fanfics where nice things happen
so
win-win????
but this show would still be better with dean/cas cuddles let’s be real
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Can you maybe make Ace have a dragon devil fruit instead? And the Whitebeard pirates find out somehow? pretty plz
“Don’t touch that” Ace growls, face shadowed by his hair. Haruta stills, her hand a few inches away from one of the discharged pair of shorts lingering around the floor of the room. She gives him a surprised look, as she thought he was asleep when she came in.
Based on the rise and fall of his chest, he seemed to have woken up
Dammit. This was her one chance to finally get rid of the smell and Mr. My-Stuff-Mine wakes up. Well, she is not having it today.
“Your room recks” Haruta huffs, crossing her arms “It’s stinking up the whole ship. I’m going to clean it up.”
Ace’s silver eyes peek out from some strands of hair, the glare of protectiveness almost sends shivers running down her spine. Almost but she doesn’t allow the action to be visible.
She’s a Whitebeard commander with years of experience and no broody teenager is going to scare her. “I’m just going to take them to the laundry room-”
“Thier mine!” Ace shouts spring up from the bed. Haruta is surprised by the pure venom in his voice. The kid hadn’t sounded like this in quite a way, not since joining the family a few days back. “Don’t touch my stuff!”
A few gusts of flames rush out with the breaths he takes and Haruta realizes he’s about to use his fire-based devil fruit. Agh Logias and their stupid pride. She sticks out her chin daring him to throw a fire fist, unwilling to be intimidated.
She needs to get rid of this stupid smell. It’s been gathering ever since the firebrat climb aboard their ship. She stood up with it for months but her nose could only take so much before the Commander had enough.
Ace just seemed to never throw anything away, instead, he allowed it rot in a corner of the Moby for weeks. They thought he was storing supplies as a precaution on an “ennemy ship”, so they let him be. Who were they to stop his one comfort?
Eventually, his little pile of filth was moved to a storage room he turned into his base for his killing spree attempts on Pops.
It was only recently that it turns into a proper room for a brother.
When she pushed open the door to his room, she had to fight against piles and piles of junk. Clothes, bags, wrappers, bottles, cans, wanted posters, random drawings, pipes- honestly, it looked like there was more but the poor lighting made it hard to see.
The place was nearly as dark as a cave, seeing as the youth had blocked out the sun with black blankets.
Teenagers.
“Stop being over dramatic-”
“MINE! MINE! MINE!” Ace growled-honest to Sea Madine growled. His rumbling voice echoes, the flames around his mouth expanded with each heaving gasp of air “LEAVE MY HORDE ALONE! GET OUT!”
Wait. Horde?
“Ace what are-”
Just then Marco kicks open the door, half transformed, with wild eyes. When he speaks his voice overlaps with the shrieking of his Phoniex form and Haruta isn’t sure what is going on anymore.
“Haurta you can’t just steal a man’s horde! You tried to do the same thing to me, you wench! Leave my shinies alone and leave his stuff alone yoi!”
And then the ass kicks her in the face, over Ace’s triumph roar.
It isn’t until later when Ace offers a very delighted Marco a cinnamon roll as a thank you for defending his, precious things, not until after she gets released from the medical wing, sporting bruises, scratches and small burns, that Haruta learns from a former Spade pirate.
The marines got it wrong in the newspapers.
Ace isn’t the Fire Logia
He’s a Zoan, Dragon form it seemed
Which meant one very important thing: Now she had to deal with two hoarding dumbasses that will never let things be clean. Great.
#One Piece#Portgas D Ace#Haruta#Marco the Phoniex#Different Fruit Ace#There was once a legend that the two magical creatures got alone great so they horde guarding buddies#Also Phoniexs like cinmionmen#Poor Haurta just wants a clean ship is that too much to ask?#Anonymous sender
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On Review Etiquette
So, lately, I have been participating in @sailormoonreviewevent and it brings back some of my best and worst memories of fandoms, not just SM but fandoms in general, and the people who populate them.
Background information: I’ve been around since dinosaurs still roamed the Earth and geocities sites with animated word-art headers and the like were still the norm. In the case of Sailor Moon as well as other fandoms in which I have participated, I seem to always end up in a peculiar sort of capacity-- on the one hand, I’d pretty much stick to a very small corner of the fandom wherein my ship and/or character preferences kept me mostly away from the vast majority of the riff-raff and the fandom politics, but maybe because I have an inherently bossy and super type-A personality, I’d still end up in some sort of organizational capacity. The whip-cracker, as it were, amidst a bunch of creative types. For instance, in Sailor Moon, I pretty much stuck exclusively with senshi/shitennou. I paid very little attention to fanfics not about senshi/shitennou, and don’t really know people outside of that group. However, for all that, I ended up organizing ficathon for a few years, as well as moderating a writing community and planning meet-ups between members. In this role, I get to see a lot of the nuts and bolts which go on behind the scenes, and, unfortunately, also have to play the bad guy in certain sticky situations, which brings me to the point of this post.
Now, as a fanfic writer myself, I can say definitively that reviews make the world go round. Much as we write for fun, and we write to please ourselves, there is nothing quite so uplifting and encouraging as a genuine, sincere, detailed positive review. You know the type-- the ones that tell you exactly what they liked the most about your fic, in such a way that shows that not only did they read it, but it truly had an impact on them-- maybe it made them reconsider a facet of a character they’d never considered before, or maybe it mentions their favourite lines, or maybe it subconsciously reassures the writer on some point or another which they were uncertain about. Obviously, these are like the gold standard of reviews, and somewhat rare and far between. However, you’ll also get a bunch of “omg i <3 this fic MOAR PLZ”, which is okay too. You’ll probably even get a few with constructive criticism, which may sting at the time, but if the reviewer 1. means well and 2. has a point, it’s definitely worth your time to take their words into account.
However, then you get one of these other types of reviews:
1. “Why did you write about [character] and/or [ship] they suxxxx [other character/ship] IS SO MUCH BETTER!!!!!”
2. this fucking fic is dumb. you suck. die in a fire. flame flame flame flame flame. trollololol I have no life I live in my parents’ basement and wank over how hard I am even though I need to put people down behind a meaningless screen name to feel better about myself. Not in a million years would I have the balls to say this sort of thing to someone’s face, but on the internet I am a Grade A Certified Prime Asshole and proud of it. [guest review anonymous]
3. So yeah this fic is great and I know it’s marked complete but could you add another chapter? Perhaps with [very specific plot and character requirements to cater into my personal whims] plzkthxbai!
4. Ummm... so why are you writing [characters] in [AU setting] or [different version of canon-- manga/anime/pgsm/etc.]?? MY PREFERRED CANON IS BETTER. WHY CAN’T YOU DO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO??
5. Update faster plz!!! I need the next chapter NOW!! Actually I needed it YESTERDAY!! WTF ARE YOU DOING WHY ARE YOU NOT WRITING?!?!!?!!
Annnnnnnnd... you count to ten, resisting the impulse to chuck the phone or computer out the window. Take a deep breath, count to ten again, backward this time, and remind yourself that this is just fanfic. Just fanfic. Fandom’s bound to have a few idiots. You want to reply to the reviewer: “Look can u not” but that would be validating them, making them more important than they should be. You tell yourself it’s just a troll, but nonetheless, it hurts. And when you pick up that fic again, you’ll probably remember that one review in the back of your mind, taunting, more vivid than a dozen “gr8 job hope to see more soon!”’s.
And it’s sad. So I’m about to give everyone who has experienced this (which, in all likelihood, is everyone who has posted a fanfic in any fandom ever) a voice. A loud, stridently snarky one.
Reviewers: CAN U NOT?? with the trolling????
Look, I’m so glad that you have the time and the means to sit around and chill and read fanfic. It’s a luxury that requires a lot of first world amenities that not everyone has, so kudos to you. But that means, also, that you have a lot of freedoms not afforded to everyone, such as, y’know, the ability to pick and choose what you decide to read and comment on. There will be fics about every possible permutation of character ships in a fandom. There will be fics in every genre, which run the gamut of writing skill from novice to expert. And pretty much every single fic site, be it something privately owned or some behemoth like ff.n or AO3, will separate their fics into categories by character, genre, length, rating, etc. etc. The internetz is a wonderful thing. You can pretty much find anything with a few clicks. Like you can literally probably search for “I want a fic featuring [character A] and [character B] in a high school AU with angsty undertones and make it a one-shot less than 5000 words because I am on lunch break”, and it will take only the minimal amount of effort to get exactly what you look for to fall into your lap.
We all have our fic preferences. We also all know what we do not like. So, let me ask, why the hell do people insist on not only reading but flaming stuff that they KNOW they’re not going to like?? I am a diehard senshi/shitennou shipper and manga is my preferred canon. I KNOW that I do not ship Rei/Yuuichirou for example, so I won’t go out of my way to read fics featuring them. I’m not crazy about fics which feature tons of violence or porn, or lots of OCs, and I tend to dislike fics which make light of serious issues such as self harm or drug abuse, and I draw a very hard line at rape and sexual assault, especially if it features characters below the age of consent. Like, serious, trigger warning, PTSD, nope nope nope nope at Planet Nope. Now, what do I do if I come across a fic featuring any of these things?
I DON’T FUCKING READ IT. Really. That’s all there is to it. I scroll down onto the next thing. And in the event that, say, I accidentally clicked on something that I figure out isn’t my cup of tea, it does not take any sort of effort to click right back out. Why give yourself grief? But even more, why give the writer grief? Even if it’s totally not your thing, they put effort into it-- far more effort than you did, clicking on their work. THEY are into what they wrote.
Now, once upon a time, when I was organizing one of the senshi/shitennou ficathons, one of the submissions happened to feature something that NOPED with me very hard. And as ficathon mistress, I had to read it. So I did. And then replied to the author that it was very well written but I could not review it for personal reasons. Then I sent it off to another moderator to read it and give them an actual review. And that is an extenuating circumstance. Most people would not ever be in the position to have to read a fic that they would otherwise not read, or say anything to the writer of said fic. Even in that circumstance, it is not hard to deal with it in a respectful manner. So, why the fuck would someone willingly and knowingly inflict something they know they’re not going to like on themselves and then punish someone else for it? That makes NO sense.
As far as harassing authors to follow your own niche or write more on a topic or story that they feel as though they’re done with? Dude, write your own fic. You have total control over only one person in this world: yourself. Sure, validating what a fanfic writer does is very nice and gratifying, but they are not trained monkeys there to do your bidding and perform for your personal amusement. Unless you’re paying them good cashy money (which, since it’s fanfic, you’re not), you don’t get to have a say in what they write, when they write it, where they post it (if anywhere), any of that. They are under no contractual obligation to cater in to you in any way. And furthermore, when you try to dictate to them what to write and how to write it, the message is this: I Know Better Than You. Do As I Say. You Don’t Know Shit. What You Do Is Not Good Enough For Me. What You Do Doesn’t Matter. The Only Thing That Matters Is What I Want.
That’s nothing but a goddamn put-down. And when you put down someone who probably put in a whole lot of thought and effort into something which brings them no possible reward but personal satisfaction and maybe others’ enjoyment, it’s really kind of a sucker-punch. If, say, this was the type of interaction between a boyfriend and girlfriend-- the put-downs, the belittling, the dictating, the insults-- we’d all recoil and call it a toxic, abusive relationship. We’d tell the person receiving those comments to get out of there, to get help, to leave.
So, when you make those types of comments, that’s the message you’re sending that writer. Leave. Get out of here. Go away, for your own good, for your own sanity and health and happiness.
Now think about it, as you’re scrolling through ff.n or ao3 or wherever, looking for that next undiscovered gem. Think about it, when someone shyly asks you to review their fic, or signs up for the first time for a fandom event such as a ficathon or a big bang or a secret santa exchange. Is that the message you want to give them? That they should leave and never look back?
Now think about it again, and remember when you first discovered fanfic, or your preferred fandom, and wrote your first fic. Maybe it was campy and featured every trope on the TV tropes page. Maybe it was a shameless Mary Sue. Maybe it was ridiculously OOC and featured eye-gougingly purple prose. Maybe it was riddled with typos. Maybe you, yourself, looking back at it now, shake your head at how you could’ve written such a monstrosity. But would you have stayed, I wonder, if nobody at all encouraged you? Countless writers fade into oblivion after one fic, or disappear forever, deleting their fics off the internet. Countless people get fed up with fandom and throw their hands up and dismiss it as a lost cause. These things are going to happen regardless, sure.
But why the hell would you encourage that?
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Khadgar’s Life After Karazhan - The Abridged Version.
So there was a conversation with @sigurdjarlson.
Part of this is from the conversation, and the rest of it is to fill in what I skipped over.
Khadgar's Life After Karazhan
(Abridged Version)
It starts with a... like.. 1-2 week of just successive loss and heartbreak. Khadgar and Lothar kill Medivh. They return to find Stormwind a mess. Llane is assassinated. Taria and Addy (who are apparently now gamecanon) are killed before they reach the docks. Varian watches his home burn while Lothar and Khadgar stare at it like "And we couldn't stop any of it."
Khadgar then gets to watch his home get overrun, and then deal with assholes in Dalaran. And THEN Lothar dies. And then he leads his people across to Draenor and is like "Well this is my life now if I don't kill us first"
.... And then he goes home and is like "WHY THE FUCK IS MY HOMETOWN FULL OF FUCKING ZOMBIES?" And realizes that Some Shit happened when he was gone, tries to go to Dalaran and is confused by this giant fucking hole in the ground...
Gets BACK to Dalaran because Varian's like "Oh. um. Yeah. Shit happened. Here, lemme fill you in."
And he chills in hiding while Deathwing nukes the world because Deathwing is all like "I WILL REMEMBER YOU" and not in the good way... and then the portal to Draenor changes and he's like "GOD FUCKING DAMMIT ALL I THOUGHT I FIXED THAT MOTHERFUCK....ER.... FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK."
So then he leads ANOTHER fucking expidition over to Draenor and kills off some of the champions to make rings for them, (and later hands over their remains to power someone's artifact weapon), fails to stop Gul'dan from Gul'danning, finds out his bodyguard goes nuts and joins the fucking Legion (which rips his fucking heart out), and then Maeiv being like "I lend you one of my Watchers and she fucking joins the fucking Legion, are you THAT much of a Shit Wizard?!"
And because Maiev is a bitch, he goes and duels Gul'dan and has his ass handed to him on ice (because without that ice block let's face it he'd have been fucking TOAST), and Maiev mocks him s'more and Khadgar's like "Scuse me I need to go copy the awesome move Medivh did last time this happened." and goes to warn Stormwind.... and kind of hopes that the word will trickle over to the Horde because he's a twit.
And then he flies his freaked out ass to Karazhan, finds Dreadlord!Medivh and arcane-nutblasts him out a fucking window (like seriously "YOU FUCKING IMPERSONATE THE ONE PERSON IN THIS WORLD I LOVE AND PRETEND THAT HE'S BACK AND I'M JUST GOING TO NUKE YOUR ASS... fuck I just smashed a window, Medivh's going to kill me..."), and finds out that he's screwed no matter what he does.
So he acts cool by teleporting Dalaran around for a bit and putting gnomes in walls (which was kind of awesome) and according to one guy there's a trail of books still following Dalaran from both moves... and Khadgar then drags us back to Karazhan to find a book in The Library Where We All Learned I SHALL NOT MOVE WHEN FLAME WREATH IS CAST OR THE RAID BLOWS UP or else... meanwhile having us play with constructs while he tries to fuck with wards that he should have paid attention to for the last twenty fucking years but didn't because WTF.
And then things quiet down just enough to find out Karazhan's gone fucky AGAIN, and he goes there, finds Medivh alive and 'well' and has a half-assed emotional breakdown that Medivh half-ignores and then fucks off again, leaving Khadgar to stare at the retreating raven like "FUCKING HELL GET YOUR FUCKING RAVEN ASS BACK HERE WE HAVE FUCKING FOUR DECADES TO CATCH UP ON YOU DICK! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE BACK?! I HAD NO IDEA WHEN YOU WERE ON THAT FUCKING BALCONY BEFORE I FUCKING LEFT THIS FUCKING TOWER YOU FUCKING... ... oh. right, sorry, Champions, here's a portal back to Dalaran. Go ahead back, I'm going to stand here and scream into the Nether and probably have another mental and emotional breakdown, tell Modera I'll be back by dinner."
And of course there's the Legion ships all pointing their dicks at Dalaran while he has to shoot them down while we clear the beach and he makes bad puns and tries not to let his anger blow up on everyone else.
And then gets his ass kicked out of the Tomb of Sargeras. Again. (Since I first thought that thing in Cathedral was an illusion to distract us - no, they got their asses kicked, probably because Khadgar was exhasuted as fuck and he's only human, and his manapool is deep as fuck but he has a limit dammit)
And then they get into the fucking tomb and Khadgar then throws out Medivh’s last words to him about going through doors instead of closing them - and somehow Medivh didn’t fly down, dig his talons into Khadgar’s shoulder and peck his head all like “WHAT THE FUCK YOUNG TRUST?! WHAT THE FUCK DID I TELL YOU?? FUCKING NOOBLET I TAUGHT YOU BETTER THAN THIS!!!”
So because VELEN has more balls than Khadgar, we all go kill KJ and then he’s all like “Well, at least we will have died fighting...” all like “THANK FUCKING GOD I CAN GET SOME FUCKING REST!” BUT NO!!!
Illdan pulls out Plot Device and opens a giant fucking hole in the Universe and is like “Portal to Azeroth PLZ.”
So he has to dig into the bottom of the little strength he has left to mass teleport like 40 people THROUGH THE FUCKING NETHER back to Azeroth without losing anyone... and he’s then like “Is everyone all right?” And Illdan’s just staring at the sky with this giddy “Holy fuck I’m epic” look and Khadgar is just “..................................” and doesn’t even have the strength of mind to punch the smile off Illidan’s face.
... and now he's like "GOD DAMMIT FUCKING LEGION UP MY ASS CAN'T GET A FCUKING BREAK FOR FUCK'S SAKE THIS IS FINE. EVERYTHING IS FINE I'M ON A SPACE SHIP. ON ARGUS. MY FRIENDS HARDLY TALKED TO ME BUT THIS IS FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE EVERYTHING HAST TO BE FINE I'M FINE SOMEONE KILL ME."
And this is where we stand today.
This is me on talking with Sig and on pain meds. Thank you.
@selarcis @archmage--khadgar @archmage-modera @shadowphoenixrider
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Characters : The warlords. All of them. ( aka : Boa,Buggy,Blackbeard, Crocodile,Doflamingo, Jinbei, Kuma, Law, Mihawk, Moria, and that wannabe whitebeard son. Edward Weevil )
GIVE ME A CHARACTER | ( X )
*Sweats* Julie, Why… ;=;
It’s super long and so it’s under a read more also crosses off OTPS bc shit’s irrevelant to my constant shippy ass.
Blackbeard
How I feel about this character:
First thought when I saw him first: Look at this dumbass
My current thought: Look at this dumbass
My probably future thoughts; Ugh, I don’t want to look at this dumbass
I actually; for once, don’t like this character - you might think it’s based off of his looks, ew, never assume I dislike a character on appearances alone. I appear and seem shallow but I’m really not, it’s like a cover. Well disguised cover.
I hate his personality traits.
He acts so high on power; like he’s untouchable and unbeatable but the moment he knows he’s on the losing side, he’ll cry, cower and ask for mercy like the sniveling little shit he is.
He reminds of people I pushed out of my life for a good reason. Weak, manipulative and conniving.
But you know what; the fact that he’s able to will this sort of reaction and feelings - shows that he’s a good character, good at what he’s doing. I can respect that.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
Can’t ship what you don’t understand. ( X )
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Death; slow and painful death. And my foot. Up his ass.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Why does anyone like him? (Joking, it’s like how people ask how do I like Akainu and this character - dude chill.)
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Shit himself.
Boa Hancock
How I feel about this character
You know; I can fit a whole lot of shit of words but goddamn I love them - GIVE ME MORE OF BOA, BOA IN LOVE, BOA WHO KICKS BITCHES LEFT AND RIGHT!! Just give me more of her, I know we know a lot about her as it is; but just…
My love~
All the people I ship romantically with this character
Luffy? Like the mushy kind, the lovey-dovey kind and Luffy is oblivious and doesn’t care-kind. I’ll stand by you Boa. (But plz marry me…)
I probably ship them with other girls; give me some and I’m like ‘fuck yeah’
(( ;///; And Kav, maybe, maybe a lot… ))
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Her sisters, the island and crew she rules over and that previous snake princess - they’re all her bros.
My unpopular opinion about this character
I often see she gets shit for being in love with Luffy - the only known character (ofc besides Zoro) that hasn’t shown the sort of attraction to Boa and cares not for who she is but she’s cool because she helps him out.
I find it cute honestly but if Boa kicked my ass, I would find that cute so… go figure. Though honestly a few authors need to write better female characters tbh so… whatever.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Come back to me and in canon! That’s all and also kick more people’s asses.
Buggy
How I feel about this character
Eh not much to say; I kind of don’t like clowns or characters who look like one. But he’s alright
All the people I ship romantically with this character
Himself and a mirror, maybe a bit of Mr.3/Galdino
My non-romantic relationships for this character
His crew. Galdino, Shanks, Luffy - he can be pretty cool buds with a lot of people.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Uh… For a clown, he’s not very funny. Actually most clowns are terrifying...
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Like others, become relevant to the story line, maybe?
Crocodile
How I feel about this character
Great character, but like the majority in One Piece - overconfident and arrogant, like it’s kind of why y’all get your ass kicked by a boy. Age doesn’t mean maturity or all your decisions are made wisely.
I would like to know more about his backstory, we got everyone else’s because they’re going to be pushed aside but him - he needs his and I’m waiting.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
He’s not a really trusting man; much like Doflamingo - like a lot of these older pirates aren’t trusting either.
No romantic ships for this one either. (Most of my faves don’t have romantic options, fuck love, right?)
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Platonically, there’s very little - I often see Luffy and Crocodile getting along, as well as Daz. Daz can be a little more than platonic though.
J-just everyone wants to screw Croc and I have no understanding why but god, that arrogance and I think I’m better than you attitude is just. Nice!
He fucks everyone at some point, maybe.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Nothing in mind.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Perhaps come back; most likely go back to your villainous roots, maybe? I don’t know.
Doflamingo
How I feel about this character
Fuck boi, fight me, like right now.
No but seriously, I gravitated to this character more than any other in this series - his love for pink, his carefree nature and his controlling tendencies - Like a moth to a flame and I’m willing to burn in hell for them.
I spend the better part of being in this fandom hyperfixated on them, oops.
But yeah, I do that often actually - I base my life around characters to keep me somewhat sane and emotionally stable. Too bad for everyone though, me fixating on him made me more honest, mayde me more egotistical and so goddamn flamboyant.
He teaches you to be you and that’s cool. I love Doflamingo but I’mma slam dunk his ass down a trash chute.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
If you want a romantic ship with this character, well you know - it wouldn’t be very romantic because he’s not the type to let go easily; he holds onto you because you belong to him and well, if you aren’t strong or capable, expect death being your only way out.
(Toxic-ly ships both Kav and Doflamingo)
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Platonically, everyone in his family this includes Law and his Corazon.
Sexually, there’s more than a few actually besides Kav - because of course, I ship Kav and Doflamingo seeing as Kavandria’s story was made with Doflamingo in mind.
Katakuri though… A crackship Katakuri and Doflamingo, just don’t tell my sweet love.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Eh I got none at the moment.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
YOU COULD HAVE PREVENTED THAT SHITSHOW IN DRESSROSA, YOU ASSHOLE!!!! I am so pissed off with how your story just ends like that… I wanted more from you and I was so disappointed.
Jinbei
How I feel about this character
Mm I think I used to think he was cool; not as much. He’s okay.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
None.
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Luffy and crew; along with his own
My unpopular opinion about this character
Too hyped up
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Nothing really.
Kuma
How I feel about this character
Not much to go on about them really; though his objectives is mysterious and I wonder about them seeing as he helped out the strawhats in his own way.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
No one I can imagine.
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Ivankov? People back at the Revolutionary army? I don’t know. I wasn’t really invested in him.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Nothing.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Tell us more about him next time. I’m tired of vague things tbh…
Law
How I feel about this character
He alright though I kind of wish he kept that “I wanna destroy everything” sort of mindset, honestly - the terrible and horrible things he would have unleashed onto this world with his powers, ooh~
Yeah but he’s alright.
All the people I ship romantically with this character
Nobody, really.
(Unless it’s Kav ;=; They’re both snarky and would hate each other, which makes it all the more better. There’s a trend with my ships, isn’t there?)
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Platonically, there’s his crew, there’s Luffy tho and Zoro. People here and there, whatever. I’m more interested in his powers and what he could do with them.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Eh, pretty boy - too emo, ugh. Much like Ace, you know...
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Wish he wasn’t a fuckass and was bent on revenge; a man saves your life and then you dedicate your life to kill another a man? For what? Nothing. He didn’t even die, you failed! Boo.
Mihawk
How I feel about this character
Beautiful human being and I think he’s great; only because of Julie (like I never would have thought of him - yeah he was one of the characters I liked because he’s a warlord etc)
But you got me hooked even more ;=;
All the people I ship romantically with this character
Huh, I can’t think of anyone - he doesn’t seem like a romantic character, but I say this about myself and everyone so I’m a terrible judge of character.
Ships them with Kav though.
My non-romantic relationships for this character
Perona and Zoro are like his kids, right? I guess, though I think it’s more like a guardian sort of thing - not parental, he just guides them.
Shanks is another, he complements that quiet guy honestly - it’s nice for those who are introverted or silent to have that one loud and happy-go-lucky friend.
I would love to see more warlord interactions honestly ;=;
My unpopular opinion about this character
Like many, I don’t have like set opinions about characters. It changes frequently.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Please, show up more.
Moriah
How I feel about this character
You know, I don’t say this often - much like Gin and a couple of side characters or antagonists, Moriah has made an impact on me. What affected me a lot is that expression when he spoke about his crew - I can relate, I don’t want to lose anyone important to me and when we do, it’s a huge loss on our psyche and our mentality from then on.
I love him honestly.
He’s lazy, he’s got an agenda and he acknowledges it. Honest, he’s just out right with what he thinks. He’s not physically appealing and his theme is halloweeny, what a weeny. The guy wears fishnet… Amazing!
All the people I ship romantically with this character
No one, really.
My non-romantic relationships for this character
His crew; whomever they were - Moriah deserves to have his friends and crew. A father/daughter relationship between him and Perona.
I don’t know what else beyond that. I don’t think he’s a sexual character; he might seem like it but people and characters can surprise you.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Eh, I never really make fun of people or even character’s appearances - I just can’t do it, because you know… I’m not that terrible of a person. And I know it’s suppose to be, you know, funny but my sort of my fun or humor is like at no one’s expense.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Please, come back? You didn’t die. Also fuck up Kaido, he’s bleh… Reminds me of someone I know and I think he deserves to keel over.
Weevil
How I feel about this character
Ew
All the people I ship romantically with this character
No one deserves to have this man child to care for
My non-romantic ships or otherwise relationships for this character
His Momma - she appreciates him I suppose but only for his power and his dumbness.
My unpopular opinion about this character
Mm nothing in mind
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.
Probably become relevant at some point, along with other characters too.
#evildcers#;; meme#;; ask me about character meme#;; written response#( ;; ft. warlords )#// this one is just super long and most of my opinions are not even worth reading
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🔥 plz all the shipping opinions, especially the B5 ones
Ooh yay! I think I might have expressed some of my views on this before, but it’s been a while. Gonna try to stick to what I believe might be unpopular. Gonna put it under a cut, because it’s long.
1. I remember saying before that I never really understood Marcus/Neroon. But I’ve considered it a bit more since then and I think I get where the shippers are (were? it’s not that popular anymore) coming from. Marcus and Neroon only interacted in one episode, yeah, but it was a heated and memorable interaction that I think a lot of fans were hoping to see built on. Looking back on that episode, it really did feel like the beginning of something that the show never followed up on. Basically, it stoked the flames of fans’ imaginations and then failed to deliver. It comes as no surprise to me, in that light, why there’s so much fic — fanfic writers live on loose ends and unfufilled potential. There’s also the fact that it’s almost a condensed, lower stakes version of what’s appealing about Londo/G’Kar. Two characters were on opposite sides of a conflict and one of them is still resentful about how that conflict ended. They have a confrontation, then resolve it only to find that they actually kind of like and respect each other and might have been friends under other circumstances. That’s a compelling situation no matter how you cut it, and Marcus and Neroon pull it off without any of the potentially off-putting aspects of Londo/G’Kar– like the weird genitalia, or the 100+ year history of slavery and oppression. Which are perfectly legit reasons not to ship something btw.
I still don’t actually ship Marcus/Neroon, but like… I can see why it’s a thing.
2. On a related note, Marcus/Stephen is a great pairing that deserves a lot more attention than it gets. They got fake!married for heaven’s sake. They’re a fountain of potential. Granted, just about everyone who’s into B5 is here for the aliens, but as far as human/human ships go, they have a really charming dynamic.
3. Still not into Marcus/Ivanova and I don’t think anything will convince me otherwise.
4. I’m still not a fan of how Londo/Adira was handled in canon. It took what could have been (and, in my mind, truly was) a throughly unhealthy relationship with power imbalances that could have been interesting and worthwhile to explore and turned it into a contrived fairytale love story where Londo is presented as some kind of hero for doing a minimally decent thing. I don’t want to rant on about this too much, cause I’ve already done that in this post and also this one. But yeah. I’m not against the pairing in principle. I legitimately think it could have been interesting and I’d would be interested in reading fic where some of these issues are addressed. But as it stands… I’m just not into it. :(
5. There isn’t a G’Kar pairing in existence that I don’t like. Aside from maybe, like, Na’Toth, Lennier, and Vir, I ship him with everyone he’s so much as spoken to in the series. I enjoy all of the popular G’Kar ships and then some. He’s such a versatile character and he has such entertaining and enjoyable dynamics with the other characters.
Thanks for the ask!
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