kylermalloy

[kylermalloy]

by far the harshest truth ive ever had to come to terms with is that many people genuinely have absolute dogshit taste and that is, technically, not a crime

#…it’s so true #bigger fandoms do not usually mean better media #stuff #fandom #but also life #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

i really like outsider POV, but the thing is, it fundamentally works better when whatever is going on with the characters in question is so fucking weird that no reasonable outsider could ever discern it

like, the ideal outsider POV should have at least some element of 'what the fuck is wrong with these people'.

#…is that not what you people are using outsider pov for #stuff #fandom #fanfic #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

telephone game

#kiss chain gang! #atla #fanart #zukaang #kataang #katoph #tokka #sukka #azuki #is that the ship name? #tyzula #jetara #zutara #everyone gets to smooch everyone! #all right i’m calling this #polygaang #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

Just so you all know, I actually had some wholesome ghost crew doodles I was going to polish off tonight instead. But no. The season 2 finale happened, so not cute art for you.

#star wars #rebels #ezra bridger #kanan jarrus #the boy has Seen some things #kanan has seen too much he said no more seeing for me #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

I'm a multi-shipper, meaning I ship one character with multiple different people. But I'm also a poly shipper and believe that they should all be one happy polycule

#they have two hands! #fandom #shipping #stuff #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

At twins. He's looking at twins

#trigun stampede #fanart #plantcest #oh they’re pretty! #and holding hands eee #vash’s sweet little faaace #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

another redraw (010224)

original (010419)

#THESE are the fuck-you brothers #zeke is eat shit #and eren’s die #attack on titan #fanart #zeke jaeger #eren jaeger #zekeren #i’d say electric boogaloo vibes but they’re too ripped for that lol #that’s a physique they’d only get by being titans #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

#phone bc (hear me out) #the twelve weeks my right arm spent in a plaster cast when i was ten years old left it permanently twisted clockwise #typing on a keyboard (or playing a piano tbh) requires constant thought #KEEP IT HORIZONTAL #so using my thumbs is a bit easier #stuff #polls #about me #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

(Guy whos never been at risk from systemic violence voice) No i think all violence is bad guys. You know. The cycle of violence. I think both sides are bad!

#guy who wrote west side story #stuff #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

young heretics

#attack on titan #fanart #eren jaeger #armin arlert #eremin #okay but you can imagine it can’t you #little eren clinging tight to armin and asserting in his little voice ‘if he’s a heretic i’m a heretic too!’ #because armin is his FRIEND and whatever armin is being beaten down for eren’s right there with him #fighting for both of them #because armin won’t #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

that post that’s like, fandom’s obsession with viewing characters as only relatable or shippable or defendable has ruined media literacy in being able to view characters through the lens of themes or narrative theory. character analysis one of my favourite forms of analysis but not at the detriment of being able to understand when a character represents something larger thematically in a story than what they would be if they were just a guy from your high school

#azula does not need a redemption arc thank you and goodnight #she is a TRAGEDY that is the POINT of her #and uncle iroh was correct to say ‘she’s crazy and she needs to go down’ #because. *gestures to every single one of her actions in the narrative* #anyhoo #stuff #fandom #atla #for my tags #i have never wanted to relate to a character in my life #this is an exaggeration but i will stick by it #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

"You Missed the Point by Idolizing Them" Starter Pack

#paddington??? #let’s replace him with eren jaeger lol #he’s animated too! #fandom #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

i don't know who needs to hear this, but guilt, self-hatred and shame are not sustainable sources of growth and healing. you can't hate yourself into feeling better, or being better. you can't repeatedly punish yourself for your flawed humanity and expect wholesome results.

#i am always gentle with past me because she didn’t know as much #and it’s insurance so future me will do the same with present me #because i know i will learn and grow more in the future #i cannot berate myself for past or present shortcomings #i have to love myself regardless #stuff #about me #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

i am once again thinking about the intersection of praise and cnc. need to describe all the ways someone is beautiful while they’re sobbing and trying to push me off.

#…plant twins #nom nom nom #tropes tropes everywhere #trigun stampede #for my tags #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

#fma fans stop making stuff up challenge #do you know how much lore i had to read on roy mustang thinking ‘oh wow the anime left so much of this out!’ #to only learn later that NONE OF IT WAS REAL. the fans made it all up because the mangaka didn’t give a fully fleshed out backstory #to a side character #which. fanon is fine. go nuts #but DON’T PRETEND IT’S CANON #stuff #fandom #also me in the eruri fandom #they would NOT F*CKING SAY THAT. #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

#me when my eighth grade student tells me she got a poster of klaus mikaelson for christmas #and i have to go ‘oh cool!’ and not start vibrating with excitement #stuff #fandom #find my way back to queue

[kylermalloy]

You were still soft when you were five...

#alphonse elric wondering what he was like as a soft squishy human baby gets to me #not only because he doesn’t remember being a baby #but because he doesn’t remember being SOFT AND WARM #;A; #fullmetal alchemist #al elric #and ed so gently telling him he was still soft when he was five like. he loves his brother SO MUCH #and he’s gonna show him exactly how soft and warm bodies can be when he gets his back #find my way back to queue