#whether it’s platonic or romantic

[thranduel]

bg3 is getting popular and the fandom is getting bigger so i’m just gonna say this now lol

i’m already waiting for the astarion hate to begin just because he’s a popular character and the internet always gets mad when someone gets popular lol :/ “he’s so overrated!!!!”, “he’s not even that good”, “he’s horrible and mean”, blah blah blah. he’s a well-written and very complex fictional character with an incredibly talented voice actor that most of us have been excited to see in the full game for the past 3 years. people are allowed to like him. he’s popular for many reasons, not just “wow handsome vampire”. his character tropes are also very popular in fiction and people tend to get drawn to characters like him because they’re interesting, have deep backstories and we want to see redemption arcs. enemies to friends + enemies to lovers are also some of the most well-loved tropes. characters being loved and popular is NOT a bad thing and i don’t know why people get so bitter about it. and fyi this isn’t about people who simply don’t like him for their own reasons, i understand why he might not be everyone’s cup of tea and that’s totally valid, it’s more about people who only randomly started to hate him just because he’s popular

it kinda reminds me of when the internet turned on eddie munson from stranger things. i still can’t get over how everyone immediately switched up on him and hopped on the hate bandwagon just because he became popular. and then it became “trendy” to hate him. people who previously liked him when volume 1 came out totally changed and then started picking out every tiny little flaw just to hate on him. i used to see edits of him everywhere and then it turned into calling him cringe and making fun of anyone who liked him. even cosplayers got hated on and bullied for… having fun? like yeah you might find some things cringe but the way the entire internet bullied these people and enjoyed laughing at them was SO weird to me

again, it’s totally fine for people to dislike certain characters and have their own opinions. but ONLY hating on them just because they’re popular and then trying to guilt trip/make people feel like idiots for liking them is so weird

#baldur’s gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #this is a psa that even if the entire internet turns on astarion i will not 🫡 i got u buddy #and for the record no i’m not one of those fans of characters that acts like they’re perfect #trust me i see and acknowledge every flaw #there’s many things astarion has said and done that i hate #he’s not this perfect little baby we obviously know this #but i love how we slowly start to learn about him and see why he ended up the way he did #i love that there is still a chance to help him and redeem him #he never knew what it felt like to be genuinely loved and cared for #no one ever treated him like a person #he doesn’t even know how to say no because he’s been forced into things for 200 years #he’s been abused and assaulted and tortured and mutilated #cazador absolutely BROKE him #but all you had to do was show him love #that’s it #that’s all he wanted #whether it’s platonic or romantic #there is good in him deep down it was just covered by darkness #he was literally drowning in it #you’re the only one that’s able to pull him out of it #and i think in a way some people find comfort in the fact that someone so broken can still be loved #they can still get better #they can still become a better person and help others #like it’s not too late for that #anyways #popular characters usually tend to be popular for valid reasons #yeah you can appreciate their looks and when they do something attractive but it’s not always just about that

[ithinkiveforgottenaboutyou]

she’d be the best you’ve ever had if you let her

#i’m sorry but this song is MINE #like fr #it’s tattooed on my arm #and i can add it to every damn relationship i’ve ever experienced #whether it’s platonic or romantic #like DAMN why’d she do this to me #know it’s for the better MY ASS

[amalgamezz]

ALT

#aromantic #actually aromantic #aro #aro pride #love loses #good job everyone. im so proud of us <2 #edit (12/31): also pls do not quote 'not all loves are romantic/sexual' at me #1. aros have always been the first to dissect the definition of love. we are likely to know that before you. #2. are we gonna keep pretending that aros aint only an afterthought to the 'love wins' and 'love is love' crowds. #3. im loveless aro. i do not care for love whether its romantic platonic or familial etc etc. #one can do good w love. one can also do evil w love. love =/= morals. stop acting like it is.

[beepborpdoodledorp]

these are their wedding rings because i said so, no i will not be taking criticism

#in all seriousness whether you see their relationship as platonic or romantic the fact they still had matching earrings just agggddhhdhfffff #sobbing screaming eating a mouthful of cardboard #fnaf #five nights at freddy's #fnaf security breach #fnaf ruin #glamrock freddy #glamrock bonnie #fronnie

[lesbicosmos]

sometimes i just remember that merlin and arthur are canonically soulmates...like that's the main point of the entire show, their destiny is each other

then i just start crying.

#whether you see them as romantic or platonic #they're literally soulmates #i cannot handle them #bbc merlin #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin

[zukosdualdao]

everytime i see antis imply that katara somehow secretly still hates zuko by the end of the show, i'm like

... "yup. that's exactly how i look at people i hate."

#zutara #whether you interpret it platonically or romantically i truly don't care but she likes him! by the end of the show! #the different expressions are so too cute too #before tsr hug is like. fondly seeing someone in a new light #second one is friend enjoying teasing another friend #third one is like. soft and comforting but also almost admiring #fourth is literally weeping with joy that he's okay #like. in what world does she hate him by the end of this show lmao #also katara has very expressive eyebrows and i love that for her #atla #zuko #katara

[mochiiniko]

i am so normal about this movie

edit: this has been getting more attention for some reason and im REALLY confused but im not complaining because this movie means so much to me and im so glad people do too! im looking forward to making more castle in the sky art, as well as ghibli art in general, so in the meantime heres some silly doodles i made of sheeta and pazu :>

#this was supposed to be ONE screenshot redraw #ONE #and look what happened #having the “fine i'll make art myself” mentality for small fandoms is fun and all until theres like 4 separate fandoms you want to make art #yea #castle in the sky #studio ghibli #also sheeta and pazu's relationship is the cutest thing ever #whether you view it platonically or romantically its still so wholesome #ghibli guys in general raising my standards for a partner :skull: #chiimo art shenanigans

[waitineedaname]

not romantic or platonic but a secret third thing (bonded pair)

#I think more character dynamics should be described as bonded pairs #are two characters very attached to each other in a way that's hard to define? bonded pair. #are two characters rarely seen in a scene without each other? bonded pair #do two characters get anxious when separated? bonded pair #I don't mean this in a weird way I mean it in the way cats will be bonded when at a shelter together or something #this can apply to so many characters I think #regardless of whether they're romantic or platonic or whatever #most necrocav duos in tlt for example #and too many duos in fma to count #like obviously knowing me im thinking about greedling #but also the elric brothers or mustang and hawkeye #but also. many of the side characters. #doing my massive spreadsheet (almost done btw!) has shown to me that jerso and zampano are almost always in the same scene #that's a bonded pair babey #brosh and ross too. to me. #anyway. someone once left the tags ''bonded pair do not separate'' on a greedling post of mine and i haven't stop thinking about it #that's just how I conceptualize their dynamic now #two cats that have to be adopted together or else they'll start destroying furniture

[wizardsimper]

Honestly there was a real missed opportunity for a scene involving Gale reading the player some of his poetry

#maybe the poem changes depending on whether youre relationship is romantic or platonic #i dunno i just think itd be neat to explore that side of him more #his love for poetry is one of the first things he mentions about himself #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 gale #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep

[amber-angel]

Ok as someone with a longstanding special interest in scooby doo, I feel qualified to pitch an actual "real" reboot. They're poly, in a qpr, and instead of solving random mysteries, people come to them to help solve crimes that the police have brushed off. They're Benoit Blanc except they're four people and they have a dog. Scooby can still talk, somehow

#stupid flighty bullshit #scooby doo #the core defining trait of scooby doo has always been the gang's love for each other!! #whether its romantic or platonic that is a found family right there and creating arbitrary drama between them is just stupid!! #like if you want to make a realistic version of scooby doo you could do soooo much better than that mess of a show!!!

[theposhperyton]

I'm almost finished with Enies Lobby, manifesting this energy for the end of the arc 🙏

#just take that guy to the street and curbstomp him please #take him out back and shoot him like an old dog #get puffing tom or rocketman and back over him a couple dozen times #the world would benefit greatly if we were to acquaint his skull with a hydraulic press #nico robin #robin op #robin one piece #franky #franky op #franky one piece #cutty flam #frobin #? i guess #sure why not #whether one views the dynamic as romantic or platonic we can all agree that they deserve to beat up spandam together #cp9 one piece #cp9 #enies lobby #water 7 #one piece #one piece spoilers #?? idk we'll see if ive predicted the ending #one piece fanart #fanart #doodles #spandam #spandam op #spandam one piece #lmao almost forgot to tag the loser himself

[huanted-dennys]

i find it funny that in tfp, megatron is such a big intimidating guy, he looks down on every one (either metaphorically or also physically) and it gives him an air of being powerful and unmovable

and than every once in awhile he’ll lean down to get a better look at soundwave’s mask, like a mom trying to read a meme ur showing her, i just think it’s funny that soundwave gets this dumbass to practically kneel too see what hes saying. doesn’t even tilt the visor up just feels salty like “no u tall mfer, get down here!”

#ignore me #i was looking for some good refs and i saw a couple of the scenes and couldn’t get it off my mind #my fav kinds of writing is sassy soundwave but also the fica where they show the decline of megs and soundwaves relationship #whether it’s romantic or platonic big sad to see friend lose his mind then take purple space crack #tfp #tfp soundwave #tfp megatron

[raindrops-on-concrete]

Wei WuXian and Lan WangJi work so well as a team and it's a big part of why their dynamic is so enjoyable.

They have very different skill sets, but they both know their own strengths and limits. And, at least later on after WWX is reincarnated, they also understand each others strengths and limitations.

WWX let's LWJ fight a lot of his physical battles for him, because he knows that he himself wouldn't be able to handle them but LWJ is more than capable to. A beautiful example of this is in Yi City when LWJ swoops in to fight Xue Yang, and tells WWX that he has the fight handled. WWX then analyses the situation and realizes he's of more help by bringing the Juniors to safety and investigating some more. Lan JingYi even brings this up, asking why they don't lose any words over WWX leaving LWJ behind in battle. And WWX tells him that he trusts LWJ has the situation handled so there would be no use in losing any more words over it.

On the other hand, WWX always does the talking for the two of them. When performing Inquiry, LWJ relays WWXs questions without hesitation.

When they are conducting research in the secret library in the Cloud Recesses and WWX decides to take a break, LWJ takes over his stack of books without hesitation or asking him to continue his work. WWX recognized that he needed a break and LWJ respects that and does his work for him since he still has the energy to keep researching.

They also respect each other a lot, even if they don't agree with each other. After WWXs reincarnation, LWJ never questions him about his demonic cultivation, even though he probably still doesn't quite approve of it. As for WWX I can't think of a specific example after his reincarnation rn, but I really love the scene where he drinks LWJs liquor for him at Jin GuangYao's private banquet, because the Lan Sect are not allowed to drink alcohol.

There's not a leader and a follower between them. They always listen when the other is talking, and depending on the situation one or the other takes the lead. In that way, they are equals and see each other as equals. They are not equal in any particular skill or even cultivation level, but through their different skill sets they can add onto each other skill sets.

TL;DR WWX and LWJ work so well as a team bc they know their own and each other's strengths and limitations very well, and know how to use them accordingly. They have a lot of trust and respect for each other even if they disagree. They see each other as equals and their skill sets add onto each other very well.

#just some thoughts I had while reading #throughout this whole novel I also thought that I didn't really care much that they were in love bc this teamwork is the essence of their #relationship for me and it doesn't matter whether they're platonic or romantic #however I also think it's a wonderful basis to build a healthy romantic relationship on #wei wuxian #wei ying #lan wangji #lan zhan #wangxian #mo dao zu shi #mdzs #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #mxtx mdzs

[rowenas-megacoven]

“Don’t start sounding like him” - please don’t get sappy with me and make this harder than it already is but the last time someone I loved said this to me I had to order him to die and I’m not ready to lose you too

“Don’t ruin what I have going” - please don’t get sappy with me and make this harder than it already is but I’ve made up my mind and it can’t be changed, please let me go

“You understand, don’t you Levi?” - I’m sorry, can you forgive me?

“Devote your heart” - I forgive you. Go

#I call this post reading between the lines #see you Hange #Hange Zoe #Hanji Zoe #levi #levi ackerman #Erwin smith #levi x hange #levihan #whether platonic or romantic what they had was something so special #attack on titan #aot #shingeki no kyojin #snk #okay okay this is the last one I’m going to sleep #mwah.txt

[frogayyyy]

star trek writers in the 60s: these two guys have a deep loving bond that spans their lifetimes and is inherently tied to being queer, not only because of their own personal character arcs but because of the intentional subtext surrounding their relationship and the real life context at the time

star trek writers in the 21st century: two guys being dudes. they hate each other. you can have a little bit of friendship as a treat.

#😍😍😍 #it’s not about being straight or gay or whether it’s romantic or platonic #it’s queer #they don’t understand

[daily-basil]

Otomerson's Pursuit AU is one of the most well-written, dark and emotional fics I've ever read. It doesn't center around Basil but like the rest of the cast his brain is absolutely fascinating to pick apart,,,

anyways. Here he is

#ik you wanted sunflower but i wouldnt say pursuit is a sunflower fic #basil does love sunny very very intensely in the narrative but its never specified whether it's platonic or romantic #perhaps both #anyways i dont think its entirely requited #omori #daily basil #omori basil #basil omori #basil #request #anon #digital #kel omori #omori kel #omori aubrey #aubrey omori #omori fanart #omori sunflower #but one-sided #mod vivisection #hi againnn #art #drawing #its kind of shitty but i did this on aggie. so