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petrichoraline · 10 months

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EIGHT SHOWS TO GET TO KNOW ME

tagged by @littleragondin mwah🥰 these are not all my most fave but they all represent a bit of me so i find them suitable

W.I.T.C.H - now i'm not gonna pretend to be the biggest fan but this used to be THE show for me before WINX came along and i'll always pride myself on being a witch girlie first and winx girlie second (the "not like other girls" syndrome began very early on for me); their powers, the visuals, the adventures combined with the daily struggles of teen girls, the boyfriends, the intro song omg, there is sm about this show, the countless books, the og comic.. good stuff <3

also those two >>>

Lovely Complex - my first anime iirc, i wish people would pay attention to it (but also i'm the only one who's allowed to get it, y'know); only a young romantic towering over her classmates could have the chance of understanding my feelings for it

also read the manga <3 but uh you can skip the live action lol

Hana Yori Dango - broooo- bro. this show was made for my basic romantic ass, it was my first asian drama (or one of the first), it introduced me to Matsumoto Jun, had me hooked for two seasons (though im pretty sure i binged the second season and movie in 24 hours, long after i had watched the first season..? idk what that was about)

i am of the opinion f4 thailand did best in many ways but this will forever be THE adaptation in my heart. the songs were unmatched, the drama breathtaking (there are so many cliches that i didn't know were cliches back then lol) and the experience surreal. i'll always treasure this questionable classic 💖

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - i enjoy this an unreasonable amount - my country's edition, that is; i just like having it in the bg and being a smartass, sometimes i run my mouth off so confidently and proceed to apologise to the tv when the contestant turns out to have been right lol

Weekly Idol - hear me out on this - aside from all of its issues, the show has always been my way of finding more about groups. especially back in 2015, those low quality episodes on yt helped me so much with getting into kpop; it can be very hit-or-miss but i have so many faves; many artists have been on multiple episodes throughout the years and yet show something entertaining every time. you can find new groups to stan through the mixed episodes and learn more about the members of groups you're already interested in (though for that i also rec individual shows like gose, wanteez, monsta x-ray etc.). i'm especially excited for eunkwang and minjoo as the new hosts, they are so funny on their own and i want to see their dynamic so bad

Pride & Prejudice - i've watched this just once but i can't not appreciate the accuracy to the book (except for the iconic lake scene lmao) and it covers british tv, 90s shows, austen books and period dramas all at once - all things i enjoy

Bridgerton - i had a whole piece written bout this but simply put - season 2 and kathony were a Thing for me. got me researching and binging a bunch of jonathan shows, reading most of the book and a bunch of tumblr posts..even looking through gifs now im going feral, i love them

New Girl - i usually play shows like this in the bg but i found myself paying a lot of attention and actually losing it laughing so many times, also nick and schmidt are the most precious intense bromance i've witnessed in fiction

#i told you it was near finishing so long ago im sorry <33 thanks for your patience #this was one of the most fun tags EVER #and the best part is i can do it so many times like i actually held back on mentioning so many shows #no show on here shows my love for murder mysteries though sigh #i want to see everyone's takes on this one so either do it or send me a link if youve done it pleasee #ppg

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jasontrthhrtz · 1 month

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I write fanfiction because no one ships the ships I ship. 😂

Please, remember to behave yourself and unload your pent up anger somewhere else and with somebody else, better if it's a therapist. Remember: don't like don't interact. It's as easy as that. Thank you and I wish you well (I mean it). ❤

When I’m not writing I’m either plotting or beta reading for someone else (Ita/Eng).

In my stories, Originals or Fan Fictions, most of the time I deal with delicate issues and/or ship that no one, other than myself, ships; my ships can be considered problematic for many, so, I’m letting you know in advance.

I’ll admit that I write sporadic fluff too, just to practice on more things, but it’s the thought that counts, right? Jokes aside, fluff can be just as important as any other content! 🙌🏻

I must say that I also tend to write stories without ships or romantic relationships.

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ITA

Scrivo fanfiction perché nessuno shippa le ship che shippo. 😂

Per favore, ricordate di rispettare gli spazi altrui e non insultate solo perché contrariati o non d'accordo con qualcosa. Se avete parecchia rabbia da sfogare, vi consiglio di rivolgervi a uno specialista del settore, non qui, dove le persone vogliono solo avere il loro angolino felice su internet. Se non vi piace qualcosa, passate oltre: è gratis. Grazie per l'attenzione e vi auguro tante belle cose, in generale (dico davvero). ❤

Quando non sto scrivendo sto plottando o betando.

Nelle mie storie, Originali oppure Fan Fiction, la maggior parte delle volte affronto tematiche delicate e/o ship che non shippa nessuno oltre al sottoscritto; possono essere ship e tematiche problematiche per molti, quindi ci tengo ad avvisarvi.

Scrivo fluff sporadico, lo ammetto, giusto per tenermi in allenamento su più cose, ma è il pensiero che conta, no? Ovviamente, sto scherzando. Il fluff può essere importante tanto quanto qualsiasi altro contenuto. Devo dire che mi capita anche di scrivere storie senza ship o relazioni romantiche.

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My Fandoms (ongoing list & in alphabetical order. If you’re curious if I’m part of a particular fandom, just ask):

9-1-1

9-1-1: Lone Star

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Barbie Cinematic Universe

Blindspot

Crossing Lines

Descendants

DISNEY/PIXAR/DREAMWORKS et similia

Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

Fate: The Winx Saga

Five Second of Summer (5SOS)

Greek Mythology

GRIMM

H2O

Harry Potter

Hunter x Hunter

Katekyo Hitman REBORN!

Legacies

Legend of Korra

Leverage

Life With Derek

Merlin (BBC)

Miraculous Ladybug & Chat Noir

Naruto

One Direction

Spiderverse (movies)

STAR WARS

The Chronicles of Narnia

The Punisher (Marvel TV series with Jon Bernthal)

The Rookie

Tokyo Mew Mew

Vampire Knight

W.I.T.C.H.

White Collar

WINX CLUB

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wolf Girl & Black Prince

and probably more that I can’t remember

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faemeis · 7 months

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profile ☙

☼ Mei! She/her pronouns, pan. 18. from France.

☽ likes: my cats, animals, cartoons, animes, series, films, kpop, music, writing, fantasy, sci-fi, and more.

☼ cartoons & animes: winx club, monster high, ever after high, w.i.t.c.h., bratz, the owl house, dragon prince, sk8: the infinity, one piece, my little pony & equestria girls, avatar: the last airbender, lolirock, naruto, and more.

☽ tv shows: motherland: fort salem, the secret circle, h2o: just add water, tvd universe, once upon a time, pretty little liars, paraiso, the magicians, charmed, buffy the vampire slayer & angel, heartstopper, kingdom, teen wolf, eyewitness, the umbrella academy, all of us are dead, alice in borderland, are you afraid of the dark (2019), roswell & roswell, new mexico, from, alexa & katie, the stranded, paper girls, and a lot more.

☼ movies: the maze runner, harry potter, the chronicles of narnia, train to busan, monster high movies, the secret of the lost kingdom, ghibli movies, the hunger games, and more.

I probably forgot a lot of them, so I will probably edit this a lot, haha.

Hi ☙

☽ Hi, I'm new to Tumblr, as said above, you can call me Mei. I'm not sure what I'm going to do here yet, but I was thinking of sharing my ideas, headcanons, and such about my favorite universes. My primary goal, I think, would be to publish some fan fictions I've had in mind for a long time, but I'm still thinking about it.

☼ Don't hesitate to come and talk to me, I have a hard time with anything social, but I don't bite and would love to talk to you. ♡

Universes I would be most likely to write about:

☽ winx club

☼ monster high

☽ ever after high

☼ w.i.t.c.h.

☽ avatar: the last airbender

☼ naruto

☽ one piece

this is for now, I will have to go back on these at some point.

Bye. ♡

link: ao3

#faemeis

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ilikemuffins · 1 year

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w.i.t.c.h questions tag

(or journalling prompts!)

1. Favourite w.i.t.c.h member

2. Favourite villain

3. Favourite power (water, fire, earth, air, quintessence/lightning)

4. Favourite boyfriend/boy friend

5. Favourite season

6. Favourite episode

7. Least favourite season

8. Least favourite episode

9. Favourite canon couple

10. Favourite non-canon couple

11. Favourite quote

12. Idea for an episode / season

13. Favourite outfit

14. Favourite family

15. Favourite song

16. Favourite fan project (fan fiction, youtube videos)

17. Favourite doll

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sparklyfireflies · 1 year

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🌻 If you get this, answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send it to the last 7 blogs in your notifications, anonymously or not! Let's get to know the person behind the blog 🌻

omg thank you!

I studied Speech Therapy at Uni and I work as a Speech and Language Therapist (or Speech & Language Pathologist if you're in the US) with the national healthcare system. I'm specialised in learning disabilities (aka dyslexia, for example), but in my day to day work I treat children with complex language and developmental disabilities. I love my work but it can be very demanding.

my very first fandom was of course Harry Potter back when I was 9 nine years old. around that time I was also very passionate about W.I.T.C.H. and I think I wrote my very first fan fiction about them at that age not even knowing what a fanfiction was. I joined internet fandoms around 2009-2010 when I was obsessed with glee and klaine.

people around me (from various circles) say that I'm very knowledgeable about a lot of things, they simply don't know that I spend most of my free time on the internet consuming bunch of pop culture 💀

#about #I wish I could say something cool about my life

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rosamelancholica · 9 months

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For the very long ask game: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 40, 45, 47, 49, 52, 57, 60, 65, 69, 71, 79, 86, 96, 98, 99, 128, 138, 140, 148, 160, 197, 216. Feel free to ignore any question that feels too personal or if they're just too many and you don't feel like answering every single one.

Want to know me better? Send me any number!

5: Book/series I reread?

I reread The Hobbit once. The first time I read it was eleven years ago for school. My classmates convinced our substitute teacher to make it our reading assignment for that term because the first Peter Jackson adaptation was coming out that year. I read it and enjoyed it (it was one of the best book assignments I ever had and I remember it very fondly) but I didn't really get into Tolkien until I watched the films. I reread The Hobbit in English when I became a Tolkien fan.

Fun fact about The Hobbit for me is it was the book I analyzed for my end of degree project at university so I reread parts of it then too. I knew I wanted my project to be about Tolkien and I originally wanted to make it about The Lord of the Rings but The Hobbit suited the topic I ended up choosing better and it being a shorter work also made it easier for me.

I wanted to reread The Lord of the Rings too when it was my main obsession but I never found the motivation to reread the whole thing, only the first chapter on Bilbo and Frodo's birthday to celebrate. It's the chapter I remember most fondly and definitely my favourite. I think I read the whole Harry Potter series again once a long time ago but it's not something I usually do. I don't really have a favourite book so I don't have a book I keep coming back to.

7: Writer I trust enough to read whatever they write?

J.R.R. Tolkien, Jane Austen and Louisa May Alcott.

9: Favourite flavour of anything?

I'm not sure I have a favourite but I like chocolate and vanilla.

11: Favourite song?

cardigan by Taylor Swift.

13: Favourite word?

Ethereal.

14: The last person who hurt me, did I forgive them?

Yes, she didn't mean to hurt me.

18: Movie I watch when I’m feeling down?

Usually Cinderella (1950). I used to watch The Fellowship of the Ring several years ago and the last one I watched when I was feeling down was Frozen.

21: What am I most afraid of?

People (I have social anxiety) and the future.

22: A good quality of mine?

My depth of sensitivity and emotion.

23: A bad quality of mine?

I'm very insecure.

25: Actor/actress you trust enough to watch whatever they’re in?

Noah Schnapp. Not so much because I trust him (I do) but because I really want to watch everything he's in (not that much so far, he's young).

28: Something I miss?

When my life was simpler.

32: Someone I love?

My beloved.

33: Someone I trust?

My sister.

36: My current obsession?

My beloved.

37: Favourite TV shows as a child?

The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was my absolute favourite but I also liked Hannah Barbera shows (Wacky Races, Top Cat, Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, Tom and Jerry), Pink Panther, The Powerpuff Girls, Winx Club, Bratz, Trollz, W.I.T.C.H. and Kim Possible.

40: What do I think about most?

My beloved.

45: Last film I watched?

The Peanuts Movie, such a cute funny feel good movie. I watched it mostly for Noah (he voiced Charlie Brown and was absolutely adorable <3) but I enjoyed it a lot, I love it. ♡

47: Favourite animal?

Swan but I also like birds in general.

49: Superpower I wish I could have?

Invisibility.

52: When do I feel most at peace?

When I'm asleep dreaming of my beloved.

57: Favourite drink?

Camomile tea.

60: Pet peeve?

Running into people I know on the street.

65: What fictional universe would I like to be a part of?

I've always wanted to be a fairy tale princess but that's too vague and doesn't really answer the question.

If you had asked me this question about five years ago, I would've said Middle-earth, the Shire specifically, without hesitation. I was in love with it, my dream was to live in Bag End, but now I think it would be nicer and cozier to be Beth March for a day.

Back then, I also would have loved to be a Hogwarts student but now I think it probably wouldn't be as nice as it sounds. I still occasionally come up with Hogwarts AU situations in my head though.

I would love to live close to the Hundred Acre Wood so I could meet its inhabitants.

And although Hawkins is definitely not the best place to live, I'd love to have the chance to see Will.

69: What do I admire most about others?

Their ability to do usual every day tasks effortlessly and have the energy to basically live their lives.

71: Something I wish I could do?

Have the life of my dreams.

79: Sunsets or sunrise?

Sunsets.

86: Who is my hero?

96: Can I cook?

Will the Wise: intelligent, creative, resourceful and most importantly selfless.

Kinda, a few very simple dishes like omelette and pasta but nothing very elaborate.

98: 3 things I love?

Music, fiction, nature.

99: 3 things I hate?

Not being taken seriously, being undervalued, others being insensitive or inconsiderate.

128: Do I admit when I wrong?

I guess? I try.

138: Do I believe in second chances?

I generally do, though it depends on the case. I do if the person is willing to take them.

140: Do I believe people are capable of change?

Yes, if they are willing and committed to change.

148: Which fictional character do I wish was real?

Will Byers.

160: What colour mostly dominates my wardrobe?

Blue, I think. I also have pink, purple, green, grey and white, but I would say it's mostly blue, it's my favorite color.

197: Something I hated as a child that I like now?

The Nightmare Before Christmas, I guess. I wouldn't say I like it now but I don't hate it anymore. I'm mostly indifferent though I still think it's creepy.

216: Favourite fictional character?

Will Byers (Stranger Things), Beth March (Little Women), Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings).

Thank you so much for asking. ♡

#questions

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opalsiren · 4 years

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“What is this thing,” Will asks Irma one day, “with you and Hay Lin?” Hay Lin is the only person on the planet who can make Irma laugh till she snorts orange juice out her nose. She loves Twin Peaks and Karmilla and pink marshmallow fluff. Sometimes, despite her flights of spaciness, Irma thinks Hay Lin might be the smartest one of them all. “I’m falling in love with her,” Irma realises aloud. / Or, Irma falls for Hay Lin and seeks advice from the other Guardians in a series of drabbles. Post-series. Hay Lin x Irma, obvi.

rating: K+

relationship: irma/hay lin

words: 1,504

status: complete

read on ff.net here!

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chubbyreaderchan · 4 years

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Remember this man? I loved him so much. I should figure out this long light haired grumpy dude complex I have.

#w.i.t.c.h.#prince phobos #fan fiction #ideas #hm

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fireember345 · 1 year

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From my Fanfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45879148/chapters/115468606

Do not own WITCH

#w.i.t.c.h fanart #w.i.t.c.h.#orignal character #fan fiction

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lapontoart · 6 years

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Recently I don't find a lot of inspiration to continue the series, although it has billions of ideas to draw.

Then I took a moment of leisure to do a different thing; in the beginning was supposed to be a parody of the poster of "Guardians of the Galaxy 2", but part of the project was to come bad and all that remains of the original are the two main characters in the fan fan-fiction. I didn't enter any text because there was no font that I liked. You can consider the new cover of the series, "the Heart of the Universe" (the old one: https://queensolaris.deviantart.com/art/Heart-of-universe-cover-373587686)

#crossover #w.i.t.c.h.#jackie chan adventures #cover #fan fiction #fan art #will vandom #Drago #sketch #illustration #demon #guardian #heart of universe

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herocentral · 3 years

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He-Man and the Guardians of the Veil: Alt cover art: 11/9-12/9/2021:

I HAVE THE POWER!!!!. After seeing the latest clips of the new He-Man Reboot due out on Netflix next Thursday, it made me consider a new angle for the cover art of my He-Man 2002/W.I.T.C.H Crossover fan fiction.

The story shall be released once my story Teenage Mysticon Ninja Turtles is complete and my other stories updated.

As regards the new cgi HE-MAN reboot, while I had some reservations on the sword design when it’s not empowered by Grayskull. I have to admit other aspects of the series are starting to grow on me.

HE-MAN (c) Mattel

W.I.T.C.H (c) Jetix

painted in Procreate

Art (c) A.Montgomery,2021-2023

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angeldustart-blog · 6 years

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Shagon: Alright tridart. Just like i told you outside. Don't say a single word, Just let us do the talking, and everything will be find alright?

Tridart: y- yeah......

Shagon: good. Mistress. Me and the others are going to heather field to see what the witches are up to.

Nerrisa: Good timing. I was just going to send you out there. There hasn't been much going on with them for the past few months so i need you to find out if there planning anything.

Shagon: yes misstress.

Nerrisa: hmmmmmm what's wrong

with tridart?..... he looks like

He's struggling for air.

Tridart: (don't say a single word. Just let them do all the talking and everything will be alright)

Shagon: (oh goddamit...) Who tridart?! No. He's just a little constipated that's all...

Nerrisa: is that so?.... well what did he eat? Because now he looks even worse.

Shagon: Oh you know. Too much of that cheese pizza! Nerrisa we should talk about this later besides the witches could be planning something troublesome we don't know about

Nerrisa: Hmmmm interesting. You seem to have quite the interest in those witches today shagon. Has will been on your mind all this time?

Shagon:

Tridart: nods head

Shagon: Jesus tridart you nearly gave us away!!!

Tridart: what but how I didn't even say anything!

Shagon: sigh...... whatever all that matters is that we were able to get away from that old bitch

Ember: doesn't it feel strange being down here not to pursue the witches? I mean it's the only reason why we're ever out here.

Shagon: yeah it does feel kinda off actually ( I wonder what wills doing )

Ember: will on your mind shagon

Shagon: shut up!

Tridart: is that the place

Shagon: huh oh shit yeah that's it almost past it

Tridart: wait a minute though...... how are we actually going to get in I mean look at us we look like people dressed in Halloween costumes!

Shagon: just like I said back home bro we have everything under control.....

Security gaurd: h- hey what the hell are you

Khor: ROARRRRRRRRRDRRRR

Secretly gaurd: what the hell???!!!

Shagon: good job buddy alright guys let's party!

Ember: smhhh finally

Kohr: roar!

Tridart: u- u- uh...... guys maybe this wasn't such a good idea you know how about i just sit back here a-

Shagon: shut up and go inside!

Tridart: gah!

Ember: I never thought that this little club would be so packed especially when you look at it from the outside

Tridart: (falls down and crawls into fetal position)

Shagon: goddamnit tridart your embarrassing us!! Get up man!!

Tridart: s-shagon this isn't good there's laughing,happiness and joy here there's no desperation at all

Shagon: duh that's the whole point of a party tridart!

Ember: don't be to hard on tridart shagon I'm not use to this many people either especially when there's obviously nobody in pain or misrey

Shagon: your really not helping here ember

Ember: whatever so what do we actually do here anyway.....

Shagon: i dont know talk to people, mingle, dance, eat have a few drink it's whatever I guess

It is a club after all just look at khor he knows what's up

Khor: (shoves a shit ton of food in his mouth)

Tridart: (still on the floor

In fetal position)

Shagon: tridart!! Dont just lay there like a pussy talk to someone do somthing dammnit it's a party

Tridart:

Shagon: sigh... alright then I guess I gotta be the one to help you out of your shell.....

@tallariawalker @keeperofthetongatooth @officialwitchfansunite

@kandrakar-rambles

@shoshanish

NOTE: I deeply apologize for the errors that you see here when I get some free time tommorw I will change a few things around in this post thank you for understanding

#w.i.t.c.h.#chat #funny chat #fan fiction #knights of destruction

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legends-live-in-memories · 3 years

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I Have Too Many Opinions. ep. 1

lmao. i got encouragement to post my opinions on fandom things and now i want to make a miniseries doing just that. so here i am. doing just that.

im putting it under the cut cuz this was 4 whole pages including the disclaimer. yes i put a disclaimer and i explain why.

Anyways, here is the first piece in what inevitably will become fandom info dump, this time on thomas astruc’s writing on miraculous ladybug. but only some of my opinions cuz we would be here all day otherwise.

So… a disclaimer before I begin…

I do not hate Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir (yes i'm using their government name). I am quite a fan of the show actually despite its faults. I am also older than the intended audience but was obviously younger when the show first aired which is how my interest was piqued (the fact that its been 6 years and only 3 seasons says more about the show than me being a fan for that amount of time but also i never want to rush content creators cuz they're doing their best) and due to my age, there will be inherent bias in my approach of what i'm about to say as there is in EVERY opinion. The fact that it is an opinion should imply the presence of bias but most people tend to lack the critical thinking skills required to draw that conclusion ANYWAYS…

If I did hate the show I would not have this blog nor would I be even writing this because i tend to not give more than 2 seconds of thought to things i actively dislike (some of yall should give this a try) and i'm allowed to like things that are designed for an audience that i was originally a part of but grew out of. (I don't suddenly stop liking things because I'm older despite what many younger fans seem to believe about older audiences. I also don't need to be ‘allowed’ to do anything cuz i wasn't asking for permission anyways.)

This will not be character bashing, astruc bashing nor fandom bashing cuz, again, that would imply i hate any of those elements and if i did, i would not dedicate brainpower to them. Analyses and criticisms of media are fun and engaging and required if you wish to produce good enjoyable content. Now most of this should be already assumed and self-explanatory but people on the internet like to play morality roulette roll dice on purity culture and I rather have documentation that I am in fact not bullying fictional 14 year olds or a grown man. But alas, people get trigger happy whenever someone has less than 1000000% positive opinions on something they like and will throw out words they can't define (gaslight, baiting, toxic, problematic, gatekeep etc) in an attempt to defend their blind devotion,

which is not needed, if you like something you never have to defend it, even if i don't like it. If you respond to anything I post saying you disagree with me, I will not argue with you. I won't debate back and forth and try to convince you that the things you like are wrong. Unless you are being absolutely tone deaf to what i'm saying, you wont get a negative reaction from me. So don't try to fish for a fight. Please. I got metaphorical hands for days and I'm mean, you don't want me hurting your feelings on the internet. Do yourself the favour. Difference of opinion is how we get diversification in media and is inherently a good thing. Now that that's out of the way, please don't ever let me have to say that again. I beg.

Now onto the fun stuff

I didn't know what I wanted as a first topic so my trusty internet friend @moonlitceleste suggested astruc’s writing…

AND BOI do i got some opinions on ole tommy boi. Again I don't hate the dude. In fact, he has worked on a few shows that had defined my childhood, including but not limited to W.I.T.C.H. (all eps available on youtube for those interested, 2 seasons, general fun time all around).

So I don't think he’s scum of the earth but I do think his approach to writing mlb specifically has more misses than hits.

The first big miss is that he has no idea how to write 14 year old girls. At all. Almost every girl he has ever written feels like some terrible archetype built entirely for marketability and childish projection and pubescent self-insert (kind of). He has never been a 14 year old girl. I have. In fact when the show first aired, I WAS around the (assumed) age of the mlb characters. The behaviour he passes off as quirky or awkward or just the character’s genuine personality tend to perpetuate harmful stereotypes of teen girls found in the media and are never actually addressed as harmful. they just get swept under the rug. Marinette’s exuberant collage of teen heart throb model boi Adrien Agreste and her very painful almost fan worship she has of him (which flip flops like a paper sandal in the rain) being portrayed as a cute school girl crush uwu, Chloe being the y7 Regina George, Alya being the token best friend of colour with her ‘sassy’ personality (i want y'all to imagine me eyerolling so hard i bust a vessel in my eye), Kagami being the very damaging Perfect Asian Child stereotype. And before y'all get on your dusty soap box and defend going on about “BUT IT'S FOR CHILDREN”,,,, know this.

i don’t give a solid fuck.

Not one.

Children arent stupid. Children are always going to remember the richy bitchy blonde who bullies the art kid, and the big kid, and the shy kid, and the non white kids, and was only nice to her equally rich white friend who she probably had a crush on or was only ever civil to her equally white lapdog. They're going to remember the half asian girl who was never allowed to actually be asian or the only black girl who existed solely as a soundboard for enabling bad habits or chastising the main character for the same habits she enables in the first place (boi aint THAT a topic for later). Like do i really need to explain that alya chastising marinette for taking max’s spot in gamer just to play with adrien rings absolutely hollow when she actively encourages her to sabotage the contest she’s in just so Kagami doesn't win?? Like I don't have to explain that right?? Again kids arent stupid and its quite something that Mari gets chastised for proving herself the best video game player regardless of her intentions just cuz it comes at the expense of max’s feelings/ego but is actively encouraged to sabotage not only kagami but herself by extension cuz kagami is ‘competition.’ Adrien is not a trophy to be won. And no I don't expect 14 yrs old to be perfect and to always make good decisions but these decisions are never addressed as being bad decisions. they get swept under the rug cuz those decisions were necessary for the ‘plot’ but astruc can barely keep characterization consistent and his characters suffer for it and it's the same children you preach are watching it that suffer as well. Cuz guess what? I KNOW 14 yr olds aren't like that cuz i've been there done that (this is the last time i'm saying that i promise) so I know astruc is just metaphorically throwing darts to figure out who says and does what without consideration for pre established personalities to drive the stalemate plot along. The same kids you say are watching this don't know that that's not how preteens work and will absorb and internalize those dynamics like baking soda and vinegar. Cata-fucking-strophically.

And I haven't even gotten to the boys yet. Which honestly doesn't require much explanation anyways cuz they suffer the same fate as the girls. Tired archetypes with nothing to give them life. Nino falls into Adrien’s person of colour token best friend who dates the female lead’s person of colour token best friend so they can have cute double dates uwu. Except the plot goes nowhere and we have no inclination of romantic development beyond moments that only act to actively convince me to anti ship the lovesquare (i don't want to do that so i self indulge in fanon that actually cares about the characters and plot. may i interest you in True Sight on AO3?). Max is the residential nerd but it doesn't matter (cuz he and everyone are dumbed down for the sake of ‘plot’), kim is the sports jock (which interestingly subverts the asian comedic relief stereotype but only barely) and luka is cute older guy ™ that wears black nail polish and is in a band. The point of all this is to say there is no depth in the characters. It's especially blatantly obvious with the characters astruc doesn't like (chloe). Again, it being a show for kids is not an excuse to be absolved of putting effort into the characters you make.

This is one of the biggest misses astruc has. I haven't even gone into all the nuances of this particular miss. And i havent gone into how that works against him in the plot either. Mostly because the plot itself hasn't gone anywhere and partially because I wanted to go into the plot (or lack thereof) separately as its own miss.

AND BOI is it a miss.

SO home boy astruc wanted to reap the benefits of a serial show with ‘engaging’ plot without putting in any of the work to make a linear storyline and relying on the episodic format for, again, marketability. You can't have the best of both worlds, you are not Avatar: The Last Airbender. Which btw has a lot less episodes and a desired end goal that didn't involve top dollar. Legend of Korra did but that's not the point and it had its failings with that too. I challenge you, tell me how many episodes actually contribute towards a plot point or introduce new thematic elements to the show? Can you name them? I can and I'm going to include the plot points that moved the story in some direction if only temporarily. Yes only temporarily for some of these and i will explain later. (if you're in the server you already saw this list *wink*)

25/26. Origins- self explanatory, the beginning of the story,

24. Volpina- introduction of the grimoire and Master Fu (kind of) and no, Lila is not a plot point,

28. The Collector- proper introduction of Master Fu,

37. Sapotis- introduction of Rena Rouge,

41. Syren- introduction of new aquatic power ups,

44. Anansi- introduction of Carapace,

47. Frozer- introduction of new ice power ups,

48/49. Style Queen- introduction of Queen Bee,

51/52. Heroes’ Day- introduction of Mayura and mass akumatization,

66. Startrain- introduction of Pegasus,

67. Kwami Buster- Marinette wears multiple miraculouses,

68. Feast- backstory as to how the miraculouses were lost,

69. Ikari Gozen- introduction of Ryuko,

70. Timetagger- introduction of Bunnyx,

71. Party Crasher- introduction of Roi Singe and Viperion,

73. Chat Blanc- alternate timeline that essentially means nothing but got a reaction out of fans anyways (myself included)

77/78. Love Eater/Battle of Miraculous- Marinette becomes guardian and other heroes lose their miraculous,

New York Special- other heroes exist and there is an American miraculous box,

That's 21 episodes. 21 out of a heaping 78 plus 2 specials. Everything else was just your typical akuma of the day episode and everything that happened outside that had no lasting consequences on the plot thanks to the miraculous status quo. Was it entertaining to watch Lila stir the plot of the class dynamic? Hell yeah. Too bad it meant nothing by the end of the episode cuz we were struck with miraculous status quo. She literally doesn't appear again until Heroes Day. that is from episodes 25 all the way to 51, she means nothing and yet she is treated with the severity of a b-villain/rival thing. She means nothing by the end of Volpina if I'm being honest. She is only relevant for 20 mins of episode time she’s in then it's back to magic status quo that undoes any shift in dynamics and relationships. It's like Spongebob who can't get his driver’s license. The worst part is I actually like Lila and I wish the story treated her with the seriousness we as an audience are expected to treat her with. Despite being painfully inconsequential by the end of each of the 3?? 4?? episodes she’s in, it's entertaining to watch a character create drama just because.

Too bad it means nothing.

Astruc is constantly building up suspense to something ‘important’ only for it to not deliver and fans are constantly having the rug pulled out from under us. Oblivio teased us with a reveal only that gets undone cuz memory akuma. Chat Blanc teased us with romantic development but that gets undone cuz time travel bullshit. Feast introduced more miraculous lore and the history of the guardians but that means nothing by the next episode or ever (i'm not including any reference to the season 4 trailer cuz i've been around the block a few times and im familiar with this lil dancy dance). Heroes Day teased us with a possible future team of heroes but that gets undone in Battle of Miraculous cuz ????? why?? (here's why; astruc was having a jolly ole time letting us know how irredeemable Chloe is at the expense of shooting his own stagnant plot in the foot. Again, discussion for later.)

Too bad anything that slightly swerves off course from the akuma of the day gets undone or ignored. Too bad nothing has any lasting consequence. I mean, if anything did, the episodes would have had a consistent order and release schedule so im not scrambling to watch the leaked ep in Portuguese or something while the french dub is two episodes behind while the english version hasnt even been dubbed. I really wonder how he plans to conclude the show when he’s so afraid to step out of the corner he painted himself in.

Again, not going into nuances. If you want you can ask for more specifics (i doubt anyone would) but this is really just a slightly detailed general overview of my opinions on astruc’s writing.

I was going to include another miss in his approach to this show but imma save that for another time.

How’s that for a ‘first’ post?

#mlb #opinions my guy opinions #i dont wanna tag this as salt #but mlb criticisms and analyses #IHTMO #the hashtag for this series #thomas astruc #miraculous fandom #miraculous ladybug #miraculous: tales of ladybug and cat noir #yes the government name again #come get yall juice #miraculous

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“Ancient” wlw ships

This is such a self-indulgent post but I need to get my thoughts out. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about all the girls I shipped in fiction when I was a kid and didn’t realize I was shipping them.

I mean, they pretty much all had boyfriends or ended up marrying a man, and I was pretty much on board, in my eyes it was just some part of the story that needed to happen, because it always did. I think the common thing with these characters was that the female best friend was, at least more often than not, narratively more important than the guy, or just seemed to have a much greater emotional impact in the story.

Thinking about this has been so fun and eye-opening that I just feel like sharing a list of my biggest ancient wlw pairs that I only now, years later, realize were totally in love in my mind, I just didn’t have a concept for it yet. I’m sure that’s relatable for some people, but maybe there’s someone out there who was shipping these same characters??

This will include mild spoilers. And it’ll be long.

1. Cornelia & Elyon from W.i.t.c.h.

I COMPLETELY lived in these comics when I was 8-12 years old, and nothing in it was as compelling to me as Cornelia and Elyon. Guess I was already a sucker for best-friends-to-enemies-to-friends-again, even though I didn’t realize I also wanted them to become lovers. Best friends was all there was to me back then, that was the name I assigned to the highest form of love in my head. Which I still don’t see as invalid? I just didn’t realize I would’ve related to the romance aspect between best friends a hell of a lot more than I did to any of the relationships the W.i.t.c.h. girls had with their boyfriends. Cornelia and Caled was almost as bad as Buffy and Angel! Cornelia and Peter was just boring af. All the other W.i.t.c.h. girls’ boyfriends were all equally boring to me except for Will and Matt, but that was because their struggle to admit their feelings for each other was written in a funny way, not because their relationship had any actual depth.

But Elyon and Cornelia would’ve been perfect! I mean if your best friend has the ability to understand you so well, that with her magical intuition, she can draw you a picture of a guy you’re going to fall for, a guy she has never met... why would you even want to be with that guy anymore? Why wouldn’t you just be with her instead?? What Cornelia and Caleb had was limerence (I actually applaud the comics for eventually treating it as such and showing how it was harmful to both of the characters!) but what Cornelia and Elyon had was true love that transcends dimensions. Cornelia never gave up on Elyon, not even for a moment, after she became the W.i.t.c.h. girls’ enemy, and when she was in trouble, Cornelia had a hunch from another dimension, and she didn’t hesitate to come to her rescue. (The fact that during the same mission she also manages to fall for the dude Elyon drew for her in the past seems more like an accident, to be honest. The real deal was patching things up with Elyon, it was both more emotionally impactful AND more plot-relevant!)

It was also really sad to read the comics sometimes, because Elyon was absolutely my favourite character, and she wasn’t around much after the first arc, being a queen in another dimension. But every time there was a flashback to when Elyon was still living on Earth and being cute with Cornelia I was like MOOOOORE.

2. Sora and Layla from Kaleido Star

If you haven’t watched this anime you’ve missed. SO. MUCH. This is probably my favourite anime ever. And it features another type of ship I LOVE. Which is partners in some sort of activity, usually sports. When it’s written well it’s just so impactful and intense. These girls are routinely risking their lives in their passion for acrobatics, so they need to have absolute trust in each other. And oh boy is the relationship between them written well. I love it when two characters initially don’t get the way the other thinks or sees the world, but as they grow closer, it’s the other’s way of thinking that really unlocks something huge for them.

Also what’s so compelling about Sora and Layla is that there really isn’t anything like them in any other anime, that I’ve come across, at least. These partnerships are always between two guys in a sports anime, the partnership is at the heart of the story and the emotional stakes are so high it’s no wonder most people don’t want to ship these guys with their intended female love interests. Kaleido Star takes this even further because the guy who is in love with Sora is literally a joke, or the fact that he’s in love with Sora is a running gag, and nothing more. All the focus is on Sora and Layla as partners, and how they change each other's lives for the better.

Also the way Sora pines for Layla when she’s away or not paying enough attention to her is SO... I mean you don’t even have to think it’s romantic for it to absolutely melt you. Although it feels pretty heavily romantically coded, and it doesn’t even feel like queer baiting, because it’s just SO real and honest. And how Layla can’t stop thinking about how Sora is changing her as a person. There’s no question about the fact that the relationship between these women is the true meat of the show.

3. Anne and Diana from Anne of Green Gables

I read these books over and over again as a kid, and the Netflix show renewed my love for these two. They are kind of ridiculous, but SO cute. Looking back, it seems obvious that they had a crush on each other, they were just SO giddy all the time they were alone. Sure, you can excuse all their romantic gestures (like changing locks of hair, and vowing to never leave each other with joined hands and grand words) with saying Anne just romanticizes everything, but it never really felt like just that to me.

I’ll never forget how devastated Anne was about Diana getting married, and I don’t remember the wording but initially she wished she could keep Diana to herself for their whole lives. And every time they talked about marriage it was something they were both gonna do not as individuals, but rather the emphasis seemed to be on the shared experience, and how their children would be best friends and all that. It was all about them together. Like their romantic fantasies were nothing without the other somehow in the picture.

I don’t hate Anne and Gilbert but I don’t love them either. Gilbert has always been just sort of “meh”. He’s okay, but also the kind of love interest that can never compel me much.

4. Chocolat and Vanilla from Sugar Sugar Rune

Seriously, this would have been SO GOOD if it was canon.

Think about it, best friends, chosen to compete against each other for the throne. These witches go to the human world to attract male attention and collect feelings from the men, turning the feelings into heart shaped crystals and whoever collects more will be the queen. I mean... the story was good as it is but if they had ended up together and been queens TOGETHER?? That would have been the best story. It could have had SUCH a compelling best-friends-to-competitors-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers storyline! There would have been room for so much character development.

And if my memory doesn’t betray me the story would not change much at all if they didn’t end up with the guys they do end up with! Especially Vanilla’s guy is like an afterthought and Chocolat’s guy is... well, a sum of my least favourite tropes, including the one that will remind everyone about Mortal Instruments a LITTLE too much, so he can get lost for all I care.

I cried many times while reading this, and it always had something to do with these two girls.

5. Yoko and Liao from Yoko Tsuno

Okay, these two might have a problematic age gap, I’m not sure, but I didn’t know of that possibility as a kid, they just looked the same age to me. I was a huge Yoko Tsuno fan as a pre-teen, and there were so many interesting female adventurers in this series but for some reason the dynamic between Yoko and Liao was my favourite, even though Liao only appeared in one album. I just really felt like I needed to see more of these characters interacting and where their relationship would develop.

There was something about them that seemed rather original to me then, and a nice change. The reader had already gotten used to Yoko as the hero, she was always saving the day everywhere, she was like The Doctor in a way and not only because she time-travelled. She is simply badass. In Liao’s story there’s a prophecy about a girl who speaks to a dragon and saves everyone, and Yoko thinks that girl is her because she’s from the future and knows the dragon is a machine, but it turns out to be Liao, and that was somehow really satisfying. Yoko treats Liao obnoxiously in the beginning, doesn’t give her much credit, but is deeply humbled after Liao needs to save her ass multiple times because she’s just too sure of herself. It was cool to see how Yoko really needed to grow in this story and realize her limitations, and how wrong she was to treat Liao the way she did and look down on her just because Liao was physically weak, had a temper, and came from a much earlier time period than Yoko.

By the end they are clearly very attached to each other (Liao weeping in Yoko’s arms and Yoko confessing how full of herself she was when they met) and respect each other, and I just really would’ve liked to see where they would go from there. I thought about them meeting again A LOT when I was a kid.

That’s my big five! :D I could go on but this is already long, I need to sleep, and these are the characters that I’ve been thinking about the most lately. If you read this far for some reason it would be cool to hear if you have any similar (or different) experiences.

#old ships #wlw #w.i.t.c.h #kaleido star #yoko tsuno #anne of green gables #sugar sugar rune #personal #rambly

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