#venting bout ace stuff again

[leikeliscomet]

Racism in the ace community is seen as a joke from the outside and a confusing concept in the inside but it's pretty bait tbh:

Barbie, Wednesday and Elsa are ace-coded but not canon aces but they're widely accepted as ace icons in the community. Lacking genitalia, disliking romance and being single are not inherently asexual yet the community happily claims them as ace solely on those reasons. But Selah Summers? Nah she actually didn't say the words "aroace" even though the director confirmed it so she didn't really count. Abbi Singh? Nah she had a girlfriend and her superpower is being a succubus and it's not like the Imperfects actually addressed the themes of an asexual lesbian South Asian woman and her sexuality or anything. Fei Hargreeves? Well yeah the actress and producer confirmed it but she never said it on screen. Ace characters of colour always get held "screened" for approval to be "real rep" in a way white aces aren't its so weird (this also happens to gay aces but that's another post)

Almost anything involving Yasmin Benoit. The reason she's unacceptable ace rep is because of misogynoir. She's spoken so many times about never dating and not having sex (which mind you is none of our business and she shouldn't need to explain herself in the 1st place) and yet she's "too sexual" to represent the community. Again with the nitpicking, popular white ace accounts were so quick to dogpile her for not-so-good takes but when she speaks about racism? Crickets. When she spoke about sexual harassment? Crickets and not only that but they defended her harasser. The main ace activists that defended her were other Black aspecs.

Not understanding how desexualisation affects POC. Specifically, Black women are excluded from representations of love and sex because we're seen as undesirable. It's common for TV/Film to pair up everyone but the Black girl, or have a rebound Black partner for the non-Black main character who's disposed of when they're ready for their "real" non-Black partner again. This isn't done for Black aspecs benefit. It's a form of dehumanisation. Friendship especially in m/f is needed but exclusively pushing for friendship between Black women and non-Black men when there is romance coded or confirmed and shaming Black women in fandom or in show for shipping the Black female character is not doing what you think its doing.

Not understanding how sexualisation effects POC. Again linking to Yasmin, POC, especially Black people have been sexualised due to white supremacy. The "allosexual privilege" framework fails to acknowledge this because Black people's sexual attraction and sex is seen as aggressive and animalistic. Black people aren't "allowed" to be ace because of this sexualisation and why Yasmin regardless of what she wears or does is seen is too promiscuous.

Not acknowledging ace POC as ace rep. Again, where was the acknowledgement of Selah and the Spades as groundbreaking rep? The first aroace darkskin Black girl as a lead in any film? Sherronda J Brown spoke about Big Mouth's Black ace character and someone said it didn't count just bc they dislike the show. Again with Abbi and Fei the community didn't make noise for them like they did Todd from Bojack Horseman or Florence from Sex Ed (mind you the gap between how they did Florence vs O is jarring in itself) Isaac from Heartstopper was inspirational for many aspecs and I wont take that away but the way he's instantly credited for ace representation when he has so little screentime compared to the others is wild.

Just tired tbh. "Listen to POC aces!" "POC aces are valid!" Prove it then...?

#venting bout ace stuff again #i got more to say too lol #asexual representation #black asexuals #black asexual #ace representation #black ace #black aces #asexual #asexuality

[ham-sandwich-lol]

about me (updated)

the name's emma, or stank if ya want

⚠️ before we get started, if you see any tags including my username or anything like it, or my nickname "stank", please don't use it. ⚠️

some quick facts bout yours truly *gay sparkle*

my current special interest is the octonauts

i write books on wattpad: emmaslaffytaffy

i play guitar (very seggc, i know)

im bisexual (questioning if im on the aro-ace spectrum)

im an autistic person! (even better, with adhd too hhhh)

i draw too

now for the boundaries

anyone = green, only mutuals = orange, no plz = red

calling me by my nicknames

messaging me to talk/vent/get to know me

spam liking my posts

liking my old posts/reblogging my stuff

asking to see my face

asking for other social media platforms

requesting art/art trades

fanart of things like redraws, or art for my books or something like that (ive never gotten that before so that would acc be so cool- just plz tag me in it i'd love to see it!)

sexualizing me

bringing hate onto my platforms

venting in my replies (if you need to vent please message me i'm always here for you) if the post has nothing to do with you venting, please don't do it.

sending me links (to things like youtube videos)

copying my art style/or the way i draw characters. this depends. if you originally had an idea that is very similar to mine and you had no idea i did it too and i point it out, please just tell me! i don't want to intrude on you for having an idea. but if you base characters off my designs and you say nothing about it, that isn't cool. adding small things that i also did are okay though!

sending me things that sexualize characters. if its a sexuality headcanon of some sort, that's perfectly fine. but if its sexualizing a character, please stay out of my messages.

stealing my art. this isn't okay ever, no matter the artist.

bringing politics onto my page. as a (somewhat) far leftist with many republican family members, its already shitty in my home life. don't make it worse.

again, please don't use my personal tags either, such as tags that include my nickname (stank) in them, or my username

this includes my art tags, book tags, vent tags, etc.

#boundaries #memes #rant #introduction time #im tired #boundaries post #me things

[blushing-starker]

Having a boyfriend that's a natural rule breaker becomes even more tedious because now it's two people conspiring together, itching to shatter social norms. Sure, they won't pull the fire alarm stunt to get out of a quiz (that's more Rocket and Groot's style), place mirrors on front steps to confuse Fury and nearly give the principal a heart attack (Loki with an exasperated Thor and cackling Hela) or hire a mariachi band to follow hall monitor Alexander Pierce (Steve had joined Bucky and Sam in that one); they'd never sneak into the air vents, fill them with glitter so the haughty board of directors would be covered in pink sparkles when they cranked the ac (Clint and Nat).

Ok, they did help with that last one, buying the shimmering stuff from T'Challa's sister and slipping five jars into Clint's backpack, but they didn't actually go into the vents.

But that's not the point. The point is there are limits to their rule breaking; Tony's spot on the football team and Peter's participation in the art club too important to risk on something as silly as skipping a quiz. No, they thanked their best friends, unhooked the window lock and slithered out only after finishing and handing in the quiz. They weren't amateurs.

Still, Peter knows Tony literally couldn't have chosen a worse time for their impromptu lunch date. (Luckily, he'd expected this exact situation.)

"Tony, they don't even have bad food today. We could just wait until the bell rang to meet up and eat at the bleachers. Like we always do a day before a big game."

His boyfriend swivels around, hooks nimble fingers into his belt loops to pull Peter closer, never once stumbling even while walking backwards. The grin he shows is manic, just this side of wild to let Peter know this isn't about haunting nightmares and bouts of anxiety. This is normal, too high on a feeling Tony Stark. Which means he won't head back to school unless Peter pulls out all the stops...

He's too exhausted from last night's art project to use up energy on the puppy eyes. So he sighs, tugs on the blue varsity jacket Tony loves to show off, kisses a dimple before turning this untamed creature around.

"Come on, I found a new route to that shawarma place with MJ and Ned last week." It sounds exasperated, but Tony knows Peter will do anything to keep him happy. Well. Not anything. There's only so many times they can discuss Star Wars before simply agreeing to disagree on whether Han and Luke are pan or bi.

"What, and you tell me this now?", Tony squawks indignantly from Peter's left side, freezing nose nuzzling into Peter's neck as revenge.

Like a robber caught sneaking into a vault, he raises his hands instantly before shoving Tony away.

"Hey, you were focusing on practice! If I told you, you'd bring Rhodey, he'd bring T'Challa and then Shuri would pop up and who goes where she goes? Bucky, which means Steve and Sam, who'd already be there thanks to Rhodey and of course Clint would somehow appear with Nat. We'd be together so Ned and MJ are gonna be teasing with Betty and half the guys in our grade have a crush on Nat, or MJ or Shuri or Betty or you. So what's the end result? The entire football, soccer, basketball and swim team eating shawarma a week before the games. I am not hearing Coach Coulson scold me for you guys breaking diet again. I'm already on his list, another situation like that and I'll have to run fifteen laps around the field."

"Oh come on, you can do those in your sleep." He could, but again, not the point.

"With a weighted backpack, Tony."

"Yeah, I can see why you wouldn't want that."

"Before cycling fifteen laps and then swimming fifteen laps."

"Jesus, why would he even do that?" Tony looks at him then, disgruntled at the thought of his boyfriend doing all that.

He shrugs, doesn't want to explain Peter had done it once when it all got too much and he'd needed to release the pent up energy. He hadn't noticed Coach watching him, ready to come help if he hurt himself. They'd talk afterwards, Coulson making him promise to never do that alone. Now it became a reward and a punishment. Peter won the art contest? Fifteen everything to focus his mind and not go jumping off walls in his excitement.

His students wolfing down a thousand calories before a game? Fifteen everything so Peter would at least "time it so it's not during the season, Jesus". To be fair to Peter, Tony participated in almost all the sports teams so scheduling was hard.

"Listen, just don't eat a whole animal, ok? We can split it, eat enough," he glares at Tony, pushing through even as the puppy eyes come out, "and then head to the movies. They're showing Aliens for a few days cuz of Halloween and I already texted the guys to come during lunch."

His boyfriend, smart and sharp and witty, just blinks at him. "But we have class after lunch."

"Technically, but I convinced Mr Pym to let the class out of lab so we could all hang out. It's the one class we share so now the whole group can see it together."

Tony stops, eyes wide and mouth open.

"You, what, planned this?"

"Yeah, something fun before tomorrow to take it off your mind for a while. Or, you know, not make it stand out as much. I know how focused you get, and it's really great, having that as a goal, strategizing and taking it seriously. But I also know it can be a lot, so I thought we should all hang out since each of us has something coming up and we aren't spending much time together. Which I get, responsibilities and family and school; I just missed it and I can't be the only one, right? So yeah, this was planned. Like, two weeks ago. When MJ found the new route, it was like a sign. And I really want you to relax and enjoy the whole, I have friends that care for me and a boyfriend that loves-"

He slaps a hand on his mouth, eyes impossibly wide and cheeks flaming. Tony and Peter stand immobile, the world reduced to beat up sneakers breaking the simplicity of yellow lines on black, a flickering neon sign telling them the shawarma place is open and two hearts slowly starting to beat again after that confession.

Ned would say it's romantic. MJ would bluntly remind them it's a bad idea to stand in the middle of the road even if they're saying I love you. And with good reason, since there's the telltale roar of a car bursting with teenagers, voices howling out the lyrics to an AC/DC song. And of course Peter notices the noise of rubber swerving against gravel, the screeching of old brakes and a few terrified shrieks harmonizing with a sharp wind blasting into him out of nowhere. Before he can react, Tony is there, wrapping his arms around Peter and shoving them both into the little patch of grass that grows from a crack in dirty pavement.

There's a moment where his whole world flips, tumbles until he screws his eyes shut and prepare himself for whatever the fuck caused that noise. But nothing comes. Only a sigh blowing a stray curl away from his forehead. But a sigh? Why would?

Tony.

He gasps, jolts upright and apologizes when that just serves to jostle his boyfriend further into the ground. His boyfriend who'd flip them so Peter wouldn't be hurt. Tony is peering at him through half shut eyes, discomfort clear on the grimace he tried to transform into a sheepish grin.

"So, you love me, huh?"

It's the stupidest thing Tony Stark has ever said.

"What the fuck were you thinking? You could have gotten hurt, you could have shattered a wrist, dislocated a shoulder, torn an ACL, bent a leg-"

"This is not what I expected. Also it was a three foot leap forward on grass, I'm fine, Peter."

"Or bashed your head, or busted an arm and then what would you do for the game tomorrow? Who the hell does that?"

"The guy you love, apparently."

"That's not the point, Tony, that's unimportant because you nearly got hurt. Christ, Coulson will slaughter me if there's a scratch on you, and then your mom would be sad and I'd be sad because, what would I do without you? And don't you ever do that again, I can't take it. I am not losing you, Tony. God, why would you do that, risk so much on-"

"On you? Babe, I'd do it again. Ok, not the right thing to say based on the whole face thing you got going on right now. But just hear me out. Don't, stop hitting me, ow, why are you hitting, how are you this strong, Jesus. Ow, stop it. Peter, for fuck's sakes, I love you, you animal. Now please let go of the jacket, it'll get wrinkles."

His hands unclasp the soft cotton, Tony falling back with a groan and Peter's unhinged jaw snapping shut after fifteen seconds of letting the flies in.

It's a wonderful thing, hearing the guy he's loved for so long say it back, say he loves Peter.

It's also fucking stupid since there's even more reason to not do stunts like that.

"You're an idiot. I'm in love with a guy that has one shared brain cell with Steve. You could have been hurt, Tony. And what would that have done, huh?"

His boyfriend sighs yet again, wraps an arm around Peter to push them from the ground and heads to the car where their friends are gawking. He waves them off, offers a "Yeah, I know I'm amazing, no, I didn't break anything, T'challa, yes, I can play, Jesus, Rogers, I can read you like a book. I appreciate the worry, Bruce; Nat, thanks for calming him down. Rhodes, excellent driving. No need to hog the seats, Sam, we need to settle in. Peter, you can keep cursing me out if you, yeah, see how it's nice being fun size when you fit in my lap in a car full of people. What, I'm not walking after that, I don't care if it's til we reach the parking. Let's go, Rhodes. Pepper, I'm fine. "

Clint offers a high five. Tony responds and that's that. Out of sight, Ned gives him a fist bump and MJ keeps on reading her book. It could just be his imagination, but Tony's sure she's smiling, approval clear on her face. He preens, glad to have her blessing, and settles his head on Peter's fluffy hair.

-----

When they're all laughing in a booth, smashed together and picking food off of everyone's plate, Peter nuzzles the crook of his neck, holds his hand and squeezes it. Tony smiles, lights up and shoves at Sam's face when the trio of best friends tease him for puffing his chest out when his boyfriend ever so softly says, "I love you."

"I love you, too." The table whoops and calls for another round of food and Coca-Cola, their family grinning at them and fondly teasing the new couple. Tony grins back, high on this feeling of warmth and happiness and safety and love.

And then Peter presses ice cold lips onto his neck and he lets out a shout, pain coursing through him when a knee slams into the table. His eyes water and through the haze of agony he sees their friends exchanging cash, some grumbling and others smirking. Rhodey and MJ, he notes, are the ones that win the most. They high five before pocketing the cash and ordering dessert.

Peter kisses his cheek, smile innocent and eyes wicked. It's his own fault Tony snatches an ice cube and slips it below his Nirvana shirt. He only has five seconds to lord his victory over Peter before there's ice cream being smeared on his cheek. They battle then, accidentally sending food into Wanda's lap, Clint's hair and Bucky's face.

In less than a minute they are all covered in shawarma and participating in the fight. Peter shrieks when Tony pulls him into his lap, gets chicken on the varsity jacket and tries to wriggle away. But Tony kisses him, tastes ice cream and joy, thanks whoever decided to give him a break and find this incredible person dozing on the roof of the school with Ned and MJ one spring afternoon. Peter kisses back and, at the same time, they say, confidently, honestly,

"I love you."

This is dedicated to @drarryismyshit07

#my moodboards #peter parker x tony stark #peter parker #starker #tony stark #peter x tony #ironspider #young!tony #high school au #Highschool starker! #Soft!starker #Punk!Peter #Jock!Tony #Artsy!Peter #Excited!Tony #Exasperated!Rhodey #Rhodey #Steve Rogers #Bruce Banner #Natasha Romanoff #Clint Barton #T'Challa #Shuri #Wanda Maximoff #Bucky Barnes #Sam Wilson #Pepper Potts #Nick Fury

[lananiscorner]

(1/?) So about 10 days ago I started reading the Arkham Compendium, and now I've arrived at IWGA/Chapter 1. I'm not really much of comment kind of reader and for this I thought a summary of my experiences was more appropriate seeing as I don't really have much to say about every single part of the series. It really shows that there was a lot of research done, but without making it labourous to read. (I mean without fachsimpeln; I can't remember the English word right now.)

(2/?) But me being the way I am I ended updoing a google search about Castillian vs Latin American Spanish anyway becauseone of my teachers was married to an Argentinian while the other was very muchEuropean so I got a lot of conflictive info while learning Spanish, especiallywhen it came to adressing other people (the vosotros vs ustedes thing, which Isomehow also remembered as a tu vs usted thing, but nooooo). So thanks for therevision of that!

(3/?) Moving on; rewriting the plot ofArkham Knight (and filling in some plot holes) while using pre-existingdialogue, but from a different perspective and keeping things interestingrather than tedious / a revision of what is already there is something thatseems really difficult to me, you did a really good job there! Like, therewould always be the wish to stay true to the source material, but you want toadd your own take onto things, and I usually end up doing too much of one ofthose.

(4/?) (It's a big part of why I ended upgetting into just about every kind of creative expression BUT writing at onepoint or another...) So fast forward to the Christmas one-shot: the gamingscenes. I'm mostly in the (J)RPG/turn-based combat corner these days with theoccational bout of Action-RPGs and some Visual Novels when I feel like it. Myaction gameplay "strategy" has been largely influence by AC, meaninga) going for stealth takedowns or b) evade - counter - takedown for directcombat.

(5/?) For the most part this works fairlywell for Arkham, esp since you'd try to go up most of the time for extrastealth anyway. But so far I ended rage-quitting Arkham Asylum a bunch of timesbecause I'm stuck at a point where I can't go up because Joker has rigged thegargoyles to explode and there is this one fucker in front of the box (?) thatI have to get to who ends up killing me every. Single. Time. The gaming scenereally reminded me of that, so thanks, I guess...

(6/6) Now I'm kind of at a crossroad whereI can either try to get through the 300k of IWGA, or pick up Arkham Asylumagain and die some more. Any suggestions there? (Sorry that this ended up witha lot of venting, my brain-to-typed-words filter is pretty much shot past 10pm.)

Thank you very much, Rhinefall, and no worries about the rambling/venting. I do that all the time (and the record holder for most consecutive comments is still @phantomchick XD)

Speaking of rambling, I could write entire essays about Castillian vs Latinamerican Spanish, but other people have already done that much better than I ever could. Suffice to say, tu/usted is the tip of the iceberg, especially considering all the lexical differences (which can have you going from “I’ll take the bus” to “I’m a pedo” in all of three words).

Re “re-treading” Arkham Knight in “Red”: it was definitely a challenge. THere were plenty of moments where I felt like people who had never played the game would not understand wtf was going on and people who had played the game would find it tedious. I’m glad it ended up doing neither, but one of the things I always try to do is to stick very close to canon, unless I am writing an AU/fix-it. For example, Batman: Arkham Compendium is trying to stick as close as possible to the Batman: Arkham games canon. I am ADDING a whole bunch of stuff, but I am not really CHANGING much (if any) of that existing canon. Same for “The Calling” and post Crisis. “City of Hope”/“Gotham Banksy” on the other hand are explicitly written as canon-divergent.

As for the Christmas story and Arkham Asylum: my frustration came more from the predator challenge maps in Arkham City (specifically the ones with Catwoman), but yes, Arkham Asylum had its terrible moments, too. And like you, I prefer stealthy approaches to combat, so any map without gargoyles/perches is a sad map :(

As for your last question, I can’t really make that choice for you. If you choose Arkham Asylum, definitely don’t be afraid to ask uncle Youtube to help you. If you choose IWGA... please remember that its already Really Fucking Late™ and taking breaks is a legit strategy in 300k fics.

Either way: have fun :)

P.S.: “fachsimpeln” - I think that’s one of those words that English doesn’t really have a translation for. Leo and Dict.CC suggest “talk shop”, but that is completely missing the “wtf is up with your legalese/legalese-equivalent-from-other-field” component.

#asks #Rhinefall #my fics #rhinefall

[randomfandomimagine]

can you make a chocobros version of the prompt about the reader and ignis. but in head canon? *^* please *puppy eyes* .

Basically headcanons about the boys cheering up and spoiling the reader during a bad day? Absolutely, here it is (can never resist puppy eyes ;D)! Thank you!

Prompto:

As soon as he notices you’re having a bad day he forgets about everything else

The first thing he gives you is a tight warm comforting hug

Prompto tries very hard to cheer you up, mainly distracting you

This boy knows you well and is aware of the fact that you’ll talk about whatever is upsetting you when you’re ready

He things it’s his duty to make you happy again and he won’t stop until he sees you smile

Heck, he misses that beautiful genuine smile of yours!

He’ll offer you to do many things

“Wanna look at some pictures I took today, Y/N?”

“No? How ‘bout playing some videogames?”

“Not in the mood? Okay! Wanna watch a movie then?” 

He understands that you don’t feel like doing anything

Prompto doesn’t get mad if you refuse to do stuff, of course

He just wants you to be happy so badly! He’s frustrated with himself

If nothing works he’ll just resolve to cuddle you 

Just sitting in silence and giving you lots of affection

That alone improves your mood, it was what you needed

If that still doesn’t entirely work, he has some aces up his sleeve

As always, he’ll be super goofy and spry and lively

To hopefully pass his vibrant energy over to you

He will joke and goof around a lot to get you to smile

But one of his last resorts is tickling you

And if that still doesn’t work, he knows what to do

Dancing with you, just taking you by the hands and spin you around

None of you understand why, but it never fails to put a smile on your face and make you laugh

Maybe because he has tried so many things before, it just shows you how much he cares and reminds you that you can’t be sad with him around

Noctis:

He hates to see you stressed or sad

You’re usually so lively and smiley!

So it’s weird that tables have turned and now you’re the lazy and feeble one instead of him

You’re usually the one trying to get him to do stuff and not the other way around

He gets that you have reasons to be upset, but he hates it

You should never be sad, and he lets you know

“You don’t deserve to be sad, Y/N… Smile for me?” 

Noctis is a bit awkward about it, though, and doesn’t really know what to do to change it since that phrase doesn’t work

Wanting to help you, he will focus all his attention on you

“Wanna talk about it?” He will offer, he’s ready to hear you out

The poor boy would feel a bit lost and would ask you what you need

He offers you hugs and food and ways to distract yourself

Noct asks you if you want to go out

When you say you don’t feel like it, he gets frustrated

What can he do?!

“Okay, then we’re gonna stay here and watch your favorite movie”

Because of course he knows which one it is and what snacks you want to eat while watching it

During the movie he hugs you tight and kisses your cheek 

And strokes your hair and just gives you lots of love

“I’m not gonna leave you until I see you smile”

And he doesn’t break that promise

Gladio:

You’re sad, you say? Nu-huh, not on his watch

Gladio will start by giving you the best bear hug you’ve ever had

Then he will ask you if you want or need anything

First, he will try to find the source of your sadness

“Who do I have to kill, babe?”

“No one, Gladdy, I’m just having a crappy day” 

“Still want me to beat someone? I will if that makes you happy”

He’s kidding, of course, he will joke like that a lot because it gets you to laugh a bit

Gladio will say the stupidest things ever just to get you to crack a smile

He offers you a hug, knowing you feel so safe and comfortable held in his strong and warm arms

He will then be the biggest sweetheart (even more so than usual) for the entire day

Gladio will run any errands you want and give you all the cuddles you ask him to

He spoils you on a regular basis, but that day you get absolutely anything you want

On top of all, he humbly brushes it off when you thank him for all he’s doing for you

“You don’t have to thank me, I’m not gonna let my Y/N be sad”

Ignis (check the prompt right here):

Iggy immediately drops everything

You don’t even have to tell him you feel distraught, he already knows 

He noticed, even the slightest hint that you’re upset

Lots of affectionate terms of endearment like ‘kitten’, ‘dear’, ‘darling’ and ‘my love’. LOTS of them

He offers to hear you out so you can vent, he’s ready to comfort you about whatever is bothering you and do what he can to change it

Already thinking of wise advice to give you if you need it

Ignis will be so calm and patient, which helps you relax and cheer up

Not that he’s too into excesive displays of affection, but he does it for you

He showers you with lovely compliments and affection and attention

First, he offers you his best and most comforting hug

He lets you shield in the warm comfort of his embrace

Ignis offers to indulge in some of your favorite activities

Maybe watching a movie? Going out for dinner? He’s buying!

Perhaps staying in and doing something cute together?

He’s super charming (you think he’s usually charming? he’s not even trying most of the time, you have to see him trying really hard)

Which means lots of hand and forehead kisses 

He offers to cook or bake anything you crave

And he insists on giving you a back massage which relaxes you a lot

Because of course he gives the best massages ever (is there anything this man can’t do?)

#anon ask #ask #requests #headcanon request #headcanon #head canon #ff #chocobros #chocobros x reader #ffxv #ffxv request #ffxv headcanon #ffxv headcanon request #faves #ffxv head canon #final fantasy xv #final fantasy xv headcanon #final fantasy xv head canon #noctis #noctis x reader #prompto #prompto x reader #gladio #gladio x reader #ignis #ignis x reader #noctis lucis caelum #prompto argentum #gladiolus #gladiolus amicitia

[maychorian]

Do you know of any good Voltron fics with hurt Keith?? I can never find any, and if I do they're super shippy. Ships are fine, but I really enjoy some good gen. Thanks!

I definitely have some of these, though not nearly as much as I have hurt!Lance. I’ll see what I can do.

Between by SilverkleptofoxWords: 2,086 Author’s Summary: Between the biggest revelation of his life and his whole world changing, there is no time for Keith to rest and recover. His teammates make sure he does anyway. Tag to Season 2 Episode 8.My Comments: Almost unnecessarily detailed hurt/comfort based on canon injuries, haha. I love it.

Measuring Up by MoonlitWaterSunnyRiverWords: 1,092 Author’s Summary: Keith has insomnia, and finally decides to *do* something about it. Turns out he’s not the only one up at night. Keith & Lance friendship, written for Platonic VLD Week. My Comments: Aw, boys. Good talk.

Scattered by avidbeaderWords: 27,974 (WIP 11/?)Author’s Summary: Separated by Haggar’s parting shot, the Alteans and their new Paladins must regroup and find one another across the galaxies. Along the way, they will discover tragedy, treachery, and hope. Season 2 AU, no ships. My Comments: Really good action fic following the Season 1 finale. I got sucked into all of the paladins’ separate adventures really quickly, and it’s so satisfying to watch them slowly reunite. I’m really worried about Keith, though.

Aftermath by tristen84Words: 1,975 Author’s Summary: After his ordeal at the Blade of Marmora base, Keith turns out to be in worse shape than he thought. Hunk and Lance try to help. My Comments: I believe there was a call for more post-ep 8 Keith whump? Yes, it is here. I especially like that it’s Lance and Hunk who do the supporting in this one.

Insomnia by GriffinRoseWords: 15,278 Author’s Summary: They reunite after the Wormhole Incident all in one piece. Mostly. But some scars can’t be seen. Keith can’t sleep, no matter how hard he tries. Luckily he’s got the best team/family ever who are not about to let this go. No, seriously, they won’t let it go.My Comments: Absolutely wonderful, subtle hurt/comfort and teamy goodness. What was really wrong and how to fix it was obvious to me early on, but it was fun to watch the team slowly figure it out.

Casserole by genericfanaticWords: 1,922 Author’s Summary: After Shiro “dies” on the Kerberos mission, Keith is all alone. Some days are harder than others.My Comments: This author really excels at sharp, almost harsh depictions of pain and grief that are so realistic that you can feel it yourself. So good.

Wolves by Utsukushin (UserFromPluto)Words: 2,498 Author’s Summary: Keith’s hands shook, and for a second he allowed himself to give in to weakness, slumping forward so his upper body rested on Red’s dashboard. His eyes slipped closed, and immediately he was assaulted with a brutal wave - flashes of laser blasts and screams, the violent jolting of his lion in combat, tiny droplets of blood flying off his sword… “Keith?” (Keith has a hard time calming down after battles)My Comments: Stressed-out, hyper-vigilant Keith is really well-written and vivid, and the team’s concerted effort to surround him and make him feel safe again is lovely.

No Desert For You by MikiriWords: 5,373 Author’s Summary: They may have won, but what happens after? Keith worries of returning to Earth and the team comforts him as best they can.My Comments: SO sweet and comforting. Wonderful paladin pile, and I love how they just went around the room taking turns telling Keith that he’s been adopted and he’s not going back to the desert alone. Ever.

A Little Unsteady (Hold Onto Me) by DeerstalkerDeathFrisbeeWords: 13,385 Author’s Summary: Takashi Shirogane is nine years old when he holds his brother for the first time. “I’m here,” he’d whispered to his fussing baby brother, “I’m here, I’m here, I’m here.” And Keith stopped crying. He didn’t laugh; he looked up at Shiro with big, skeptical eyes. A challenge. Like this tiny person was saying ‘oh yeah, prove it’. And Shiro, newly nine years old, promised that he’d prove it. Shiro and Keith’s childhood in moments.My Comments: Modern setting AU, but with a few tweaks I could absolutely see this working in canon-verse. It’s incredibly touching and well-written, and Shiro’s development from reluctant child to fiercely protective big brother was beautiful to watch. Both boys went through a lot of heartache, but by the end they’re together, and you know they’re going to be okay.

Closure by wolfsan11Word Count: 7,837 Author’s Summary: Between finding Pidge’s family and healing up from the final battle against Zarkon, the Paladins only think of heading home, back to Earth. Keith has a hard time with that idea and the team helps. My Comments: This is just the sweetest. Everyone needs to hug Keith and reassure him that they’re family, no matter what.

A Gift Horse by To Be or Not to- Oh forget it (Mikki)Words: 17,801 Author’s Summary: The paladins of Voltron are the universe’s only hope, and they are ready to fight against the Galra. The only problem is, they’re one short. After stumbling their way through freeing a planet however, they might just find the solution to their problem in the form of a ‘gift of gratitude’. No one is happy about it.My Comments: Tagged as slight Klance, but reads gen. Warning for abuse, including implied sexual abuse, and slavery. So yeah. Team Voltron is “given” a Keith who has been raised as a Galra and enslaved for years. And then they proceed to absolutely bungle their handling of him. But I really liked Lance doing his best to get to know Keith as a person rather than a problem to be solved, and I find the concept really interesting. This is one of those fics where I want to write the sequel, because a LOT of work is going to need to be done to get these characters anywhere near healed after something like this.

Trial by Ordeal by To Be or Not to- Oh forget it (Mikki)Words: 89,187 Author’s Summary: They’re supposed to be two sides of the same coin, or something like that. The truth is a bit more complicated. (Character study of Keith and Lance)My Comments: This is long, but absolutely worth the effort. Warning for depictions of abuse in both parts, but it’s treated realistically and respectfully. There were parts in Keith’s chapter that I had to stop reading for a while and do something else, and pretty much everything in Lance’s chapter made me ache for him and the family he left behind. But it’s really, really good. Amazingly well-written and deep and lifelike, and it all makes so much sense, for both of these characters. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long, long time.

Burning Bright by RaccoonDoomWords: 2,221 Summary: For an anon request on my tumblr: “Can you do a klance fic where Keith is sick and Lance is surprisingly good at taking care of him despite his mood swings and bouts of delirium?” Not exactly what they requested but eh close enough. The first time sickness hit the team, it hit Keith. Hard. At least it’s easier to be sick when you have a team than when you’re alone in the desert.My Comments: Keith doesn’t know when to ask for help, but fortunately he doesn’t have to. Lance acts exasperated, but I think he secretly likes being needed, and he’ll step in wherever he can.

Keith Alone by cheshirereeWords: 5,328 Summary: Keith grows up alone, then he gains a family. It somehow becomes a cycle. Vent fic. My Comments: Very sad at the beginning, but well-written backstory and character study. This history for Shiro and Keith makes a lot of sense, and I loved the way Keith gradually came to accept the other paladins, too, and learn to interact with them. They have more in common than they believe at first.

An Echo of Thunder by WashiPuppyWords: 6,934 Author’s Summary: Good thing Lance has a plan. Okay, the second part of the plan had a few holes. It was a work-in-progress. Keith didn’t need to know that though.My Comments: HOLY EVERYTHING BATMAN I LOVE THIS FIC SO MUCH. I can’t even…I don’t want to spoil it! Just, okay, Lance and Keith are in trouble, right, and they both want to protect each other, isn’t that adorable, but THE LIONS. RED AND ALSO BLUE. Read it read it read it. If you read nothing else on the list this week, read this one. It made me SO happy. Fave. Fave of all time.

Call of Duty by APendingThought for MilkTeaMikuWords: 4,184 Author’s Summary: Lance thought he could handle most things when it came to Keith. He was not prepared for an infant Keith with an ear infection, however. My Comments: I may be aro/ace, and I definitely am, but there is still a very id part of me that is EXTREMELY pleased with the image of an attractive man taking care of a baby, and this story fed that part of me in the most wonderful way. Sweet and satisfying.

Conditional Acceptance by yet_intrepidWords: 6,914 Author’s Summary: Shiro’s looking for a job. Keith, new to the Garrison, needs a tutor to be allowed to stay. He also needs a lot of other things - a decent meal plan, for one, but more importantly, a friend. My Comments: Oh, gosh, this fic broke my heart, but it’s SO good. I would happily accept this as canon. I mean, I kind of have already. Poor Keith is so scared and sad and needy, and Shiro is nervous and out of his depth but so badly wants to help. And Matt as Shiro’s roommate is amazing. I just adore this one to pieces.

What If The Storm Ends? by earthstarWords: 17,913 Author’s Summary: After the fight with Zarkon, Keith finds himself stranded alone on a strange forest planet. All hope seems lost when he gets bitten by venomous creature, but he finds aid from someone he’s not sure he can trust. My Comments: I usually avoid Galra!Keith stuff, idk why, guess I want to see what canon does first. But I am a HUGE sucker for a wise and protective adult trying to take care of a scared and needy kid, and that’s what this is. The plot is great, as well as the character interactions and development, and I would happily accept this in canon.

Standing on the Edge by LenoirWhittlethornWords: 2,901 (WIP)Author’s Summary: Keith doesn’t know how to ask for hugs. My Comments: Golly, I am just ACHING for more of this. It’s so cute and sweet and touching. Keith needs all the hugs, omg. He doesn’t know how to ask, but fortunately the others know how to give.

assistance by asexualreyWords: 1,096 Author’s Summary: Keith managed to break his leg and Lance almost feels sorry for him. My Comments: This one is short and sweet, a little funny, a little sad, but very in character. I would like for these silly boys to be friends eventually, please.

Prison Bonds by GriffinRoseWords: 18,295 Author’s Summary: Keith and Lance are captured and stuck in a cell together, but it’s not the Galra. They almost wish it was. These Cordalians feed off of emotions, and their favorite emotion is sadness. Worse, they’ve found a way to make their victims relive their worst memories to make that pain fresh again, and Keith has a lot of terrible memories he’d rather not relive. My Comments: SO GOOD. SO MUCH PLATONIC CUDDLING. Lance and Keith are both suffering horribly, and all they can do is comfort each other and wait for rescue. I’m so happy that it’s gen, too. And it’s finished! Run, don’t walk. It’s so great.

Impractical Immune Responses by hufflepirateWords: 4,829 Author’s Summary: Keith discovers that he’s horribly allergic to something on the new planet they’ve landed on, and Coran discovers that his cryopods are completely unable to do anything about seasonal allergies. Luckily, the rest of the team has some ideas about what to do. Keith may not be good at acknowledging his weaknesses, asking for help, or letting other people take care of him, but he’s about to get a LOT of practice - enough to start surprising himself.My Comments: I really like how EVERYONE has an important role in this, all doing their best to take care of Keith and help him feel better. And Keith’s development is really lovely, as he starts off scared and distant then slowly warms up to the idea of leaning on his teammates for help. It’s a very sweet fic with a bit of depth, just how I like my h/c.

You stole a BABY?! by genericfanaticWords: 24,324 Author’s Summary:  The castle ship has a new stowaway, and Keith and Lance must figure out how to take care of them without alerting the rest of the crew. My Comments: Warning for child abuse, though it’s in the past. But yeah, this is a great angsty, h/c fic with endgame Klance but more importantly, Keith and Lance taking care of an adorable alien child. It’s well thought-out and plotted, and I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Loved Lance being smart and analytical with his research and Keith showing his fighting chops in an unfamiliar situation, too.

#askbox #voltron legendary defender #space kageyama #rec request #please reply and reblog with more #stvles-stilinski

[pinkglitteringdemondildos]

idk whats going on im just thinkin bout stuff idk ive been venting a lot and im not done yet i guess because i got more stuff dropped on me last night and its hit me p hard than i thought it would

so lately ive been thinking about suicide again to the point where i have two fully constructed plans and i have a will written out (even if its not notarized, its something, right?) and I’ve realized that I’m slowly losing my fear of dying and the afterlife (if there is one, what it is, will it be better or worse, what’s going to happen in it, etc.) and I don’t know why. It’s just suddenly become a lot less worried about what happens to me after. I don’t particularly know what I believe in yet, and I don’t know what I expect or even want to find when I die. I think the ultimate end for me would just be dying and just sort of fading out of existence? Then I wouldn’t feel anything anymore and I wouldn’t be conscious or aware because I wouldn’t even exist, which just sounds swell, to be completely and utterly honest. 

I’ve also been thinking about how truly easy suicide is? Its so simple, there are so many ways to do it. The only thing that stops most people is the fear of what people will think after they go or what happens when they die or if it’ll hurt, but those are all things people wonder when they die of other causes too so its not really a surprise. Like, I’m very afraid of pain. I hate pain. But I also have an extreme fear that if I fail I’ll be put in an institution for a good amount of time and that’s kind of what I’m trying to avoid, y’know? I don’t know how to explain anything to my therapist or my family or my friends because they don;t really get it? My therapist gets it but there’s nothing she can do anymore because my dad and his gf refuse to trust me or give me any help or even change at all. My dad doesn’t believe me when I try to explain anything to him and he compares my problems to what he was like when he was a teenager ( the 1980′s) and somehow refuses to accept that anything has changed among teenagers and young adults today. And my friends just don’t get it and don’t know how to make me feel better and usually end up making me feel worse. For instance, one of my friends always tells me that I have a pretty good life and that I COULD be a child in Africa that’s starving and owned by a warlord, which is true, and that would be worse. But when you tell depressed people that they could have it worse, it doesn’t ‘inspire’ them to see the world in a different way, it just tells them that they’re being stupid and that they have no reason to feel bad and their depression isn’t validated and they’re just being depressed for no reason and that the really are just ‘making it up’ somehow in one way or another. To be fair, he has gotten better about it once my other friend explained that the way he was trying to help was actually making it worse (that boy knows less about depression than a rock) but he also doesn’t realize that jokes he makes actually kinda fucks me up. He always jokes about how I haven’t done anything in my life and how art isn’t gonna get me anywhere and how all I do is laze around and not do anything around my house  (which isn’t true AT ALL) and stuff like that. And while I also do make jokes about him, its generally me poking fun about how his literal aspiration in life is to be an accountant, or pointing at a girl and being like “thats gonna be ur gf go talk to her shes pretty” or calling him a shortened version of his name. And even then when he says he feels like he’s not going anywhere in life I always am like the first one to tell him he’s gone farther already than most people I know and that he’s doing well in school and he has a strong job and a lot of potential to get where he needs to go and that he has enough motivation in one month to fuel me for a few years and that he should be proud of where he is and how far hes made it and how he’s almost done and ready to start his career.

So its like  “Wow haha ur new name is JORB vs. haha thats morgan all she does is lay on floor and pet dogs and amount to nothing” which i can assure you, does not exactly boost confidence. And then my other friend tries hard to understand depression but she just unintentionally makes me feel bad, and its not her fault at all. She’s just really successful at literally every single point in her life and is naturally gorgeous and looks good in everything and every guy friend she’s ever had has had a crush on her at some point and like? My petty envious ass has none of that. She literally woke up one day like three weeks ago and decided to be a canine officer? And she just got accepted into the academy? And she has a job and runs her own business and still manages her time well enough to have two days off per week. So like shes not doing anything bad she just. Is TOO successful to be around when you hate yourself. And then I usually hang out with both of them at once so its like being told you’re nothing by one person and then immediately hearing about how your other friend became like an astronaut in one day and then they turn to you and ask you what you’ve been doing and all you can say is something along the lines of “haha i turned in four job applications yesterday and cleaned my dining room”

I wish I wasn’t so envious of people but like when you have nothing and you look at someone who has everything, you sometimes just kind of lose yourself. Like, even if I don’t have a business or ace all my classes or become an officer I just want the drive to become something. I’m jealous of her motivation and her will to strive for things. That’s really all I want. “Well Morgan, just get up and do it!!”

Like, I’m already struggling to force myself to get out of bed to eat at this point, let me just apply to Harvard or Yale, nbd. I only really eat when I leave my house, otherwise I eat like one banana and a glass of water, Food just makes me sick lately. Honestly everything is just too hard right now and I need a break from depression and anxiety and my low self esteem. These are supposed to be the starting years of my life and I’ve accomplished less than a dead cow, not to mention I’m a lot less useful than a dead cow as well. Mm, I’m just.

Really tired. And I’m tired of being tired and I no longer have anything or anyone to help me wake up.

#suicide mention #tw suicide #idk im sad but also filled with apathy #and its confusing #im also tired and my stomach and head hurt #probably because i havent eaten since last night #but will i eat? no probably not #i havent seen sunlight in 38 hours #i also live in constant extreme pressure #i will turn into a deepsea fish at this rate #thank god #soon to be deleted scenes

[leikeliscomet]

The reason I feel disconnected from the term alloace and its tag is bc it's just not specific enough and bc of that a lot of commentary on alloaces falls flat to me. The specific gender(s) you have romantic attraction for greatly determine what type of experience you will have. There are so many straight ace experiences I can't relate to. Can you safely express romantic attraction in public? Are depictions of your romantic attraction banned in books and TV/film? Then there's race too. When your race is sexualised and your asexuality is denied, how can you then express romantic attraction freely? When your race is simultaneously desexualised, are you even allowed conventional romance to begin with? When you are seen as a sexual being against your will how can you decentre sexual attraction when no one has ever believed you?

Aroallo on the other hand is used to describe the collective experience of aromanticism without asexuality so there's a consistent community for that that's grown but go to alloace and its less active and a series of random posts, not really 'collective community' stuff. Most alloace content isn't called alloace like aroallo content is called aroallo, but just asexual. There's many ace posts that would fit the label but aren't under the tag. Not sure why but I don't think it's that deep. A lot alloace posts aren't even about alloaces specifically, they're posts about arospec experiences either comparing alloaces implying there's a type of privilege or actively blaming us for arospec erasure. The erasure is real and their anger is justified but again it's assumed under the banner of alloace that having romantic attraction automatically guarantees a certain experience when it doesn't, historically or systemically. The most visible alloaces are predominantly white and cishet. The 'allo asexuality' they have is one a lot of alloaces are actively denied and so we actually have more in common with arospecs bc we both have relationship models and exploration of romance that goes against what is societally expected of us. I relate to Black arospecs bc we share the history of how Black people are sexualised and desexualised. I relate to lesbian arospecs bc our attraction to women is unconventional, experiencing 'half' and not the other.

I'm then left scratching my head being asked to use the privilege I don't have and use the visibility I don't get. Does the aspec community ask aspecs to stand with gay, bi, pan and lesbian aces? Do they make posts on how biphobia and acephobia overlap to protect bi aces? Do they ask aspecs to learn the history of how gay romantic lit was censored? Do they ask aspecs to support alloace victims/survivors with the sexual violence they experience from non-ace partners? Do they ask aspecs to unpack compulsory sexuality? Do they do the community support they wish to see themselves?

So yeah, I'm frustrated. With other parts if my identity and if I don't see certain posts about it I'd be like 'well stop complaining and be the one to say something then'. I could do up 'allo aces are valid' content but again, who would I be referring to? Would anyone care? Is it even possible to make a catchall post that fits the whole experience? It's looking like no. Again I need this community to start to looking outside the scope of their own personal aspec experience cus community is in the name but it doesn't feel like it.

#alloace #alloromantic asexual #alloaro #asexuality #aromanticism #asexual #aromantic #aspec community #black asexual #ace lesbian #asexual lesbian #black asexuals #venting bout ace stuff again