#shes romancing him for real for real

[mrstargkonnen]

Lucy and Maximus really are living that sole survivor x paladin danse romance huh?!

#on ep 7. that was cute as hell ya’ll! 🫶🏼🫶🏼 #shes romancing him for real for real #imagine if max had been like AD VICTORIUM! after they kissed lmao #Maximus #lucy maclean #fallout #fallout tv #fallout 4 #paladin danse

[anna-scribbles]

inspired by recent events from my sister’s actual real life

#i feel crazy you guys. i feel crazy about it. #stabby #(<- her requested tag) #i listened to a playlist this boy made her today and😭😭😭😭guys romance is alive and real. for my sister #anyway #ml #my art #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #adrinette #adrienette #adrien agreste #marinette dupain cheng #alya cesaire #nino lahiffe #he booked flights to come and visit her…the day after meeting her.. #they hadn’t even talked yet he didn’t even know if she liked him…and he was booking flights on the off chance that she might want to see him #again #sorry but adrien agreste behavior😭😭😭😭

[catsharky]

I'm sobbing and clawing at the screen begging Larian to just let my Tav give more hugs because so many of these characters need it.

WIP cause this is getting colours, I just like how the lines look

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #bg3 astarion #my tav #sharky's tav #she's a tiefling bard #also surprise! I'm not dead #Baldur's Gate just has me by the throat and it's not letting me tap out until I see the end credits #there's a new tattoo on my brain next to the Mass Effect one #I'm hopefully gonna do a 'BG3 characters get the hugs they deserve' series #Astarion was obviously first because. yeah. #Rolan's likely next cause I'm fucking gone on him too love him would kill and die for him would rip the heavens and hells apart for him #If Astarion hadn't swooped in and snatched my heart first I'd be real pissed that Rolan wasn't romanceable because hhhhhh #sharky art #tav: ember #oc: ember

[lucy-ghoul]

can't believe a show based on a videogame (usually games adaptations are notoriously bad, which isn't the case here tho) gave me the beauty and the beast/twisted mirrors/enemies to traveling companions/ruthless antihero+optmistic but still badass heroine who takes none of his shit/age gap but make it sexy dynamic of my dreams. as much as i love maximus and i think he deserves the best writing ever because 1. he's a clever deconstruction of the aspiring Knight bro who's actually a bit of a loser and, as much as lucy, sees the world in black&white at first and then doesn't get what he thought he wanted but what he needs (or at least i hope he'll eventually get it), and 2. he's a cutie and i want an epic love story for him too, it's very funny how they tried to give us a puppy kind of romance and the tumblr girlies still fixated on the "toxic ~she bites his finger off and he cuts hers off and sews it on his hand in what we'll pretend it's a symbolic marriage rings exchange or whatever~ asshole who used to be a nice guy/good girl™ with a lot of spunk and hidden anger but unshakeable morals" kind of relationship.

#mind you idt the writers will ever have the guts to go for this pair or anything and i'm perfectly okay with the maximus/lucy romance #but still. they tried to give us the wholesome love story between two cuties with a killer side #and the fandom went ~mmmh we kinda want for that girl and the noseless radioactive ghoul to fuck nasty actually #shhdhdhf i'm sorry but this was so predictable to me. conosco i miei polli #also. i don't fully understand those who see it as a father/daughter thing? just because it worked on tlos #doesn't mean we need the same kind of dynamic here #1. despite him being an actual father (or at least. he was 200+ years ago) i've never seen a less paternal character than the ghoul lmao #2. lucy is an adult woman. young but in her mid twenties i guess? cooper had (and maybe still has) a daughter but the kid was like. 6 or 7? #lucy doesn't need a daddy she's a grown up. stop infantilizing women all the freaking time #let them be fully equals!! let them be bickering road trip companions/a killer squad/tentative allies who eventually form a real bond #i SWEAR if the writers go full parent/child bs with them in s2 because they're more popular #(at least on ao3. i don't expect the same level of insanity from the general audience) #than the canon ship i'll riot. idt they will but still #..... maybe they should go for a hot max/lucy/coop polycule instead. that would be interesting lmao #vaultghoul #fallout #val rambles in the tags #val speaks #txt

[lollytea]

I need to watch Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure to reach my final conclusion on if she's even attracted to men

#girl help i keep thinking about sharpay and ryan being each others only friend growing up #theyre not very good at interpersonal relationships #romance is foreign to them. they dont care about playing romantic interests because they only view romance through the lens of theatre #fake. not real. an act to entertain an audience. so they dont understand why it would be weird #neither of them have ever kissed anyone #sharpay likes things that make her look better #because her whole life is a performance #so she wants troy because hes a shiny accessory to her #thinking about hsm 2 where once again when she tries to perform a romantic song (with troy this time and not her brother) #she still barely fucking looks at him #all of her attention is on the (nonexistent) audience #and ryan. ryan hm #ryan usually performs alongside sharpay #its usually an in universe performance. theyre on a stage. theres an audience #and all of his attention is on pleasing that audience #an exception to this is during the gay baseball song #where theres a different kind of audience BUT #ryan barely looks at them #most of his attention is directed solely to chad #talking flirting teasing being cocky and annoying but clearly addressing him directly through most of the song #first time this has happened with ryan. take that as you will #ANYWAY i can see sharpay as completely uninterested in romance but she hasnt realized that about herself #and she THINKS she wants it. because she sees it as glamorous #or maybe shes a lesbian i dont know #she might be a lesbian #the deciding factor is sharpays fabulous adventure #if she has chemistry with the guy in that movie then shes just repressed and clueless #if she doesnt shes aro #or possibly lesbian

[rosepompadour]

It was obvious to me right away that Carole was madly in love with him. Just from the way she spoke about him. I never saw them together. I can only say that I felt she was enormously in love, and that she was going to see that this situation was handled properly on every level. As I look back on it now, I just think that she had such enormous energy, you see - that was one of her main qualities. When she would zero in on something, that was it, and she wanted this relationship. - Margaret Tallichet

#remember when she referred to him later as being 'just a hunk of meat' on set? #i think about that a lot #no man of her own #carole lombard #clark gable #the silver screen #real life romances #*

[eff-plays]

I think Wyll is prettier than Astarion. There I said it. Astarion is more interesting certainly but mainly because Wyll is easier to look at. I just kick my legs and giggle whenever he's on screen. Mesmerized by him. Cannot tear my eyes away type shit.

#i desperately want to romance him but he's hard to find an angle on for an appropriately angsty romance that i enjoy #cuz he's so nice and well-adjusted it's like u deserve better than whatever creature i make for u king<3 #wyll keep trying tho he simply must be smooched asap #i think pally is my best bet tbh #like someone who's righteously angry at mizora #like feral abt how she's mistreating wyll #vengeance pally would be juicy i think but maybe barb could also work? hmmm #i did make a rogue drow just now who looks like the joker and i feel like that'd be a fun combo #i will keep thinking on it #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #wyll ravengard #the problem with wyll is that he's not real and not my boyfriend #astarion type men are fun when they're fictional and you know you wouldn't touch them with a ten-foot-pole irl #but wyll?? i wanna kiss wyll. reader x wyll type shit. i think he can fix me<3

[realmermaid333]

the more i watch avatar the more i become a zutara shipper LOL

#i really liked aang and katara at first #but now i am sort of noticing that she feels more like a big sister to him #and i would have preferred to watch him learn to get over his crush on her #she doesn't seem super into him #and although their friendship is so special and she is his earthly attachment #i would have preferred for it to stay a friendship i think #they just feel sort of sibling-like #but there's lots of tension between zuko and katara #and they feel like peers and relate to each other in a lot of ways #i feel there are a lot of places where they could have helped each other grow #and i really love complex romances where there are real struggles and stuff #but i feel like katara and aang feels too perfect in a way #and i don't like the katara is confused about her feelings for him but then we never actually see her sort through those feelings #anyway now i am rambling #zutara

[girlmetalsonic]

something that is like the baseline of amys entire character to me is that shes lonely. shes clingy and physically affectionate in a way none of her friends really are, shes always getting pushed aside and left behind. yeah, she helps out people she doesnt know because shes a nice person, but also, she sees part of herself in them. she wont leave someone else behind because she knows the feeling —and more importantly, hates the feeling. if she doesnt have somebody to stand by her and be there for her, then shes going to be that person for everybody else. something something her obsession with sonic is really just like a manifestation of that desire for closeness with someone, and she thinks that romance is the only way to get that. idk... this hedgehog can have so many abandonment issues.

#me posts #amy rose #sth #sonic the hedgehog #and this is not to say at all that romance is the only way to have 'real' love or anything #just that yknow part of her breaking free of that would also be realizing that she just wants closeness with someone and it doesnt- #-have to be romantic #aroace amy could fit this i suppose and she just doesnt know it yknow. thats not my hc but i support their beliefs if that makes sense #she wants to be loved and she wants to love and she doesnt really get a big outlet for that so she shares it with everyone she sees #also i didnt wanna jam up the post but GAMMA!! this is partially abt gamma she helps him find out how to love and how to find joy in it- #-bc its what she wants for herself. she sees him and sees how completely alone he is and she wants to help him. idk idk something something #-when she was locked in the cell she saw part of herself staring back at her #gamma parallels to amy is SLEPT ON i stg i could make a whole other post about it #idk.. whenever im writing amy or just thinking abt how shed interact with others its always from the lens that she craves closeness with- #-others. she wants people to just stay for once. #does this make any sense. idk man im rambling here #my worst nightmare is characterizing her wrong its such a fine line and sometimes the words do not come out of my brain right #btw this is NOT me dissing amy i love amy. she is like top three favorite character. #important context: im typing this with amy firefox theme rn ok. ok im an amy fan. #she points at the minimize button like shes telling me to log off #jesus christ i just scrolled back up i love to put a whole other post in the notes dont i

[theposhperyton]

All evidence suggests yes

#starting a new power scaling system for the warlords of the sea but im rating them based on whether i think theyre an ally or homophobic #kuma is an ally because photos dont lie and hes clearly wearing an ally pin #also you cant spend that much time around somebody with the title “Queen of the Queers” and somehow be homophobic afterwards #unless youre sanji but hes still on his internalized homophobia growth arc. i believe in you buddy you can beat this #crocodile is trans and baroque works is the alphabet mafia in a literal form #with that said. he has the energy of “im not homophobic yall are just annoying” #doffy has the energy of a homophobic homosexual #like hed kiss a guy and then call him a f*g and throw him out a nearby window #jimbei joins the strawhats so ofc HES an ally #blackbeard sucks but i dont think hes homophobic #hes one of those people you meet and theyre just the worst all around and youre like “man this guy has gotta be homophobic” #somebody mentions their partner and you go “oh boy here it is” but he just has no reaction whatsoever #hes such a problem but at least hes not homophobic on top of everything else #Gecko Moria is such a virgin that i dont think he knows being gay exists any more than he knows being straight does #Typa MFer who thinks “sex” is just a synonym for gender #also hed see your top scars and get excited because he thinks youre a zombie #gecko moria probably thinks LGBT is an acronym for some branch of the navy that he doesnt know (or care) about #Because Boa lives on Sapphic island i would jump the gun and immediately say she's an ally but i feel that its more complicated than that #not unlike moria. she also doesnt actually have a real strong grasp on being straight vs being queer #but thats just because shes used to everybody being whipped for her equally #somebody tries to explain it to her and shes just like “??? but theyre all obsessed with me?” #if she ever encounters a gay man it will be a reality shifting event for her #id say itd be the same if she met a sex/romance indifferent aroace but like #monkey d luffy #its already happened #mihawk is probably both an ally and queer himself but he just minds his own business so much that we may never know #one piece #seven warlords #warlords of the sea #bartholomew kuma

[forcedhesitation]

I MISSED THIS ENTIRELY MY FIRST TIME AROUND....THIS IS SO DAMN PRECIOUS?!!

#bg3 spoilers #thoughts about media #this is so sweet. corydalis would cherish this present to the end of his days. #so nice of mirkon to say we killed the harpies in one blow! #we did not. #I couldn't long rest and reset corydalis' empty spell slots because the scene was glitching and the kid would spawn dead. #so i had to forgo the long rest and just fight them. #and then astarion and karlach kept getting lured by the harpy song! #lae'zel was the only one getting anything done! #and she sure as fuck didn't even want to be there!! i brought her to try and boost her approval... #but it's like. stuck at 6 or something equally abysmal because I keep pissing her off by being too nice. #I didn't realise there was an interaction between her and a tiefling in the grove in my first playthrough...she hated me more after that. #GIRL I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE ZORRU BOW FOR YOU! #like corydalis is a tiefling himself! be real lae'zel! #being nice to zorru got us the information we needed anyways... #astarion for whatever reason didn't complain even though i'm pretty sure being too nice in this interaction is supposed to annoy him. #i'm literally LOOKING for interactions to gain his disapproval!!!!! #BECAUSE HIS APPROVAL WON'T GO DOWN!!!!!!!!! #please my dearest I would like to NOT trigger your first romance scene too soon. #honestly if i could romance him without suffering through that again I would be thrilled. but it is not possible. #REALISTICALLY corydalis wouldn't even fall for his lying. he's ten times better a liar than astarion could ever hope to be. #and he's also extremely kind and caring! there's noooo WAY he'd let astarion's evasiveness slide unmentioned. #BUT ALAS. the game only permits you to avoid this TORMENTUOUS experience if you are playing karlach. #goblin camp is next though. I'm SURE I can earn disapproval there with him. #he may be allergic to disagreeing with my tiefling but this is still act 1 astarion! he is a bitter HATER with no healthy outlet. #I just have to like. oh I don't know. offer to help some random npc and ask for nothing in return.

[helianthus21]

i like that soocheol didnt think for even a second that him not being the biological father meant he wasn't the kid's father but i wish they'd let him be mad at his wife at least for a moment,,

#like she did lie to him ever since they knew each other #i know he's just a side character but still #he could ask himself if he can fall in love with her real version too #bc the girl he fell in love with doesnt even really exist #like i doubt it was all a lie but still #not really invested in this romance but i want more for kdy's character sksksk #heli liveblogs #queen of tears #hong soo cheol

[musubiki]

lime hearing theres gonna be an awesome meteor shower visible from the capitols outskirts and hatching a whole plan to take mochi on a stargazing date. hes over there pulling all the stops, bringing pillows and blankets and a pop-up mattress, (somewhat) forcefully getting taffy to lend him his truck, bringing snacks and picnic dinner, the whole time thinking "Hehe, the perfect date idea. She's gonna eat this shit up and fall in love with me no problem."

but then of course like a hundred other people had the same genius idea as him so the location has tons of people. including the other guild members. (he didnt tell them where he was taking mochi so they couldnt follow him. by coincidence they also went to the same place. maybe not coincidence, limes idea for a spot isnt exactly a hidden location)

#poor lime...maybe next time #he was like (this date is gonna be so nice i swear to god) #had a whole mind image of setting up a cozy bed in the back of taffys truck and cuddling with her under the stars #watching the meteor shower all romantic #plans foiled by the general public #some dude barbequeing. another playing music on a loud stereo #he wants to kill everyone there #marshal and clarinette show up like (hey guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!) #poor lime #and a disappointed mochi because she wanted to actually go on a real date with him #he went through the whole (hey so... [leans against wall] i heard theres gonna be a meteor shower on saterday...) #(i thought maybe we could go grab dinner and watch it together or something...[trying not to fall apart]) #dont worry she still (subtly) sits close to and leans on him while theyre watching #snuggle under a blanket... #they get a little bit of romance time #quickly diffused by taffy asking who has the box of crackers #anyway. random ideas i have

[arohuacheng]

also hiiiiiii while i'm on the subject of "pei ming respects women actually" (<— that man provides for all his lovers when he's not there and is altogether very normal about things, just isn't interested in romantic relationships) can we talk about the whole "pei ming likes women who are softspoken and docile" thing. cause i know the narrative says it several times. but the most significant relationship that the narrative shows pei ming having in canon. is him and another fucking general in the middle of a war. somehow i don't associate xuan ji with words like softspoken or docile or even easygoing. and yet pei ming seems to have no problem hanging out with her... and very actively prefers her as a strong opponent rather than someone who gives up her own agency for his sake... my point here is that the narrative loves to just straight up fucking lie about pei ming. we're ostensibly in xie lian's head and i don't think he actually understands what's going on with pei ming sfjkgdf

#pei ming will find the strongest fucking personalities possible to hang out with and the narrative will go 'actually he likes soft girls...' #i mean yeah ostensibly. every time the narrative says like 'you're not his type cause you're too self-assured and outspoken' though #that's. just a lie. have you seen him and shi wudu. that man is not always going for the softspoken and demure girlies #his wiki says he doesn't reciprocate xuan ji's feelings cause he doesn't like hotheaded women like her. like wow that's crazy... #so is she his type or isn't she... #so many things become so clear about pei ming once you consider him as aroallo. so many things #'he doesn't like hotheaded women' i just don't think he's interested in romance actually. #and that guy certainly enjoys sex with combative personalities let's be so fucking real here #talking #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #pei ming

[rosepompadour]

One evening [during the production of Paris When It Sizzles] Holden began climbing the wail that led up to Audrey’s dressing-room window at the studio. Richard Quine and George Axelrod screamed at him to desist, but he refused. Audrey, like Rapunzel in the fairy tale, came to the window and leaned out to look at her highly improbable knight-errant. Holden kissed her, then slipped and plunged from the tree, landing with a brutal thwack on top of a parked automobile. - Charles Higham, AUDREY

#god i am so thankful that she didn't end up with him #he would have ruined her life #audrey hepburn #william holden #sabrina #real life romances #*

[itspileofgoodthings]

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#the thing is. and it doesn’t matter #but like. Ken’s love for Barbie was played as a joke but it also wasn’t #and I just think that his charisma and love should have been allowed to center her more and sort of …. I don’t know #sweep her up on the wave of his charm as she headed out of Barbieland into the real world #it didn’t even HAVE to make it full on romance #because I think the sort of splitting up of Barbie and Ken as this joined identity was good and necessary #and she had this journey to becoming human she had to take first #and tbh I think it would have worked if they had ended the movie as friends #with only the hint of something more #but the simple truth is that the most consistently human thing in the movie as far as SHE was concerned #was that he really loved her! and being loved that way. Is part of being human and even part of becoming human #it’s to feel that warmth and understand it #the Gloria thing didn’t really carry enough emotional weight for me. nor did the vague girlbossery. The creator was shoehorned in #or even the touching (in itself) montage of mothers and daughters at the end #but the realest relationship Barbie had the closest thing she had to it was being loved by Ken #and if they both became human? and she stepped into that space with that warmth of love supporting her #and making her step into this wider world? that would have been something #and the thing is yes yes. He’s basically the Michael Scott of Ken’s. He’s doing the things he shouldn’t be doing in reaction to it #and he has to learn and NOT do that and realize he’s kenough #but that stupid line at the end? Where Gloria’s like ‘honey he stole your house etc. don’t feel BAD for him’ #rings hollow. especially because the General Public DID feel bad for him. He was the only one to feel bad for!!!!!!!!! #so Greta and co. Tried to make this Point about rejecting the guy who thinks you Owe him Something #But Ryan’s Ken was not really that guy! He just wasn’t! The core is too pure the love is too real! so the ending is just kinda mean #and it de-centralized her! Ironically enough!!!! Ken WANTED her to have the world. His best self did! #the movie should have let him give it to her. that is really it at the end of the day #barbie