sapphoismywife

[sapphoismywife]

i think what the idea of pomni and ragatha mean to a lot of people with anxiety is even though they both are polar opposites, their qualities balance each other out, with pomni being the realist and ragatha being the idealist. the idea that someone as anxious as pomni or purposefully naive as ragatha (this is not an insult, i love them both) can find love and still exist while trying to get better is amazing BUT the idea of their romance implies they are ALSO still loving each other whilst knowing the other’s faults. ragatha’s handling of pomni’s character especially shows how to treat people with anxiety when people need excessive or a lot of reassurance, regardless of whether they end up together. ANYWAYS thank you for coming to my ted talk. i just think these two are neat!

#tadc #digital circus #buttonblossom #jesterdoll #pomni x ragatha #ragapom #tadc ragatha #the amazing digital circus #ragatha #tadc pomni #ragatha x pomni #the amazing digital circus pomni #pomni #ragatha tadc #the amazing digital circus ragatha #ragpom

[sapphoismywife]

after seeing a bunch of stuff in the fandom related to how touch-starved ragatha really is, i just had to go back and count every time she touches herself or looks like she wants to touch someone else in episode two. and guess. just guess.

i counted eleven different times on-screen that she's rubbing her own arm, fiddling with/ holding her own hands, hugging herself, etc. eleven times is way more than i was expecting (i was thinking five at first) but it's literally almost every time she's on screen. and i didn't count how eager she was to take princess loolilalu's hands in her own.

and i also felt obligated to overanalyze the way pomni acts, especially around gummigoo... this is more about ragatha though i think? idk either way this will be long so buckle up and grab some popcorn

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ragatha is the kind of woman to need to be touched, with every fiber of her being, but never ask for it, because she doesn't want to bother anyone. she needs physical affection, and she would accept it from literally anyone, but she also needs people to like her. she needs people to rely on her. ragatha stays optimistic to a scarily unhealthy degree jist to make sure no one hates her. and somehow it works.

she doesn't ever cross anyone's boundaries, she doesn't dare even imply that she wants to, even though she needs it more than anything. she just projects her insecurity and self-loathing in the form of "cupcakes and sprinkles and petting kitty-cats" and "if you're feeling sad just do a little dance!!" like girl is suppressing so much... the mass of all her suppressed emotions has ti have become a singularity by now.

anyway, with pomni canonically just disliking being touched, ragatha only suffers more. she seems like she's attached herself to pomni, in a sense? she's desperate to try and make pomni feel extra comfortable, for some reason. and i think i know why.

all the other members of the circus already know her. she already knows what they think of her to an extent, and she already knows how much or little her happy-go-lucky demeanor does for them all. and no one there seems to really be a genuine friend to her other than kinger. and, y'know, he's... kinger.

so ragatha has no one to really confide in, and i assume no one else confides in her other than the occasional need for encouragement or reassurance. and as previously stated, she needs people to lean on her.

then pomni shows up! and she seems like a somewhat nice person. so ragatha tries her absolute hardest to get pomni to like her. because no one else in the circus seems to care.

this dynamic seems like such a good opportunity for gut-wrenching angst and tension. maybe even a horrible scene in which ragatha tries to make pomni feel better with her debilitatingly unhealthy and unrealistic optimism im a situation that absolutely does mot call for it-- and pomni just can't deal with it anymore. because she's smart enough to know that ragatha is only using it as a decoy and a tool to hide something deep, dark, terrible, within her... and snaps at her.

full-on yelling, pointing, walking towards her all in a blind, devastating rage, because pomni is smart enough to see that it's just a way to get her self-worth from somewhere other than herself, and that it's all a facade, and she hates that ragatha thinks that's the only reason people care about her... and ragatha is dumbfounded, because in her entire life, in and out of the circus, no one has ever been able to see through it. not a single soul.

this eventually leads to a heart-to-heart, and apologies, truths, lies, and everything in-between fall out of their mouths like waterfalls. and it all leads to the best friendship either of them have ever had.

pomni is no therapist, no professional. but she's been through some bad places before, as seen in ep 2 with her conversation with gummigoo. sometimes we just need to be realistic about things, and acknowledge that things aren't okay. and pomni seems like she can keep things real. which is something ragatha desperately needs.

and when pomni is about to explode from the insanity of the world, ragatha can be there as comfort and reassurance, because pomni's always drowning in the bad possibilities so much and being so skeptical of everything that it's debilitating. ragatha can see the bright side of things no matter what (even if it's unhealthy most times), and with pomni seeming like an overall more down-to-earth person, they can balance things out really well. ragatha's got the heart to keep everyone's spirits high, and pomni can stay real with everyone to make sure they're prepared for whatever might come barreling towards them. i think this is what makes them so perfect for each other.

and the connection, the deep emotional understanding of each other leads to something... more.... homosexual. yeah i'm a chronic jesterdoll shipper of course it would lead to this

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all the funny ha-ha aside, this dynamic is so fun to brainstorm about. i'm in love with how deep this could get. some of this might be pretty far from cannon, as only episode two is out when i write this, but i'm trying to interpret their characters as accurately as possible from what little we have so far. i think i did pretty well for a random gay bird with internet access

i'm half-tempted to incorporate a scene like this into my au. like it's soooo juicy i love it i want to write it i need to see it realized

[sapphoismywife]

imagine you have to describe a character in your fanfiction and it’s this

[sapphoismywife]

happy pride month to them specifically 💖

[sapphoismywife]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

chapter 3 is out!

[sapphoismywife]

chapter 3 is out!

#buttonblossom #digital circus #jesterdoll #tadc #pomni x ragatha #ragapom #tadc ragatha #the amazing digital circus #ragatha #tadc pomni #ragatha x pomni #the amazing digital circus pomni #pomni #ragatha tadc #the amazing digital circus ragatha

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“Stockings and Menorahs” is back up. It is now called “Growing Mistletoes” and is about why Ivy hates the holidays. I didn’t have to edit it as much as I thought I did, but the main thing that has been changed is the synopsis.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56312029

#harlivy #harley quinn #harleen quinzel #pamela isley #poison ivy #harley x ivy #wlw fanfic #bi representation #ivy x harley

[sapphoismywife]

Draft one of chapter 3 is done! Definitely needs a lot of editing but I have a better idea of the day it will be out now: thinking tomorrow or early next week! In this chapter, Caine has the group go on a date with an AI, and Pomni reveals some not-so-subtle feelings about Ragatha.

Read the first two chapters here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56044549/chapters/142344394

#buttonblossom #digital circus #jesterdoll #tadc #pomni x ragatha #ragapom #tadc ragatha #the amazing digital circus #ragatha #tadc pomni #ragatha x pomni #pomni #the amazing digital circus pomni #ragatha tadc #the amazing digital circus ragatha #the amazing digital circus caine #tadc caine #caine #tdac caine #queer fanfiction #wlw fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 fanfic #ao3 writer #ao3fic #ao3 #ao3 author

[sapphoismywife]

my villain origin story is having to wait until episode 5 for the Ragatha episode but also I love all the characters so trust I will be hyped for the other episodes as well!! (I’m scared the Ragatha episode or also the Gangle episode might break me)

Also we get Kinger’s episode next, so that’s cool! (Yes, ik it will also have Zooble, but I just really love Kinger!)

#digital circus #tadc #tadc ragatha #ragatha #the amazing digital circus #amazing digital circus #glitch studios #gooseworx #tadc kinger #the amazing digital circus kinger

[sapphoismywife]

Ragatha does this flirty little hip sway when she asks pomni what she thinks about the candy kingdom adventure

her ass is gay

[sapphoismywife]

imagine you have to describe a character in your fanfiction and it’s this

[sapphoismywife]

I know a lot of you follow me from TADC but my Harley Quinn Cartoon ao3 piece “Stockings and Menorahs” is currently being revamped & will be back up when it’s done.

TADC chapter 3 is currently at 800 words but will probably be around 3k more or less so when finished & will also be up when it’s ready, hopefully within the week or so.

#harley quinn #harlivy #ao3 writer #ao3fic #wlw fanfic #fanfiction #digital circus #buttonblossom #jesterdoll #pomni x ragatha #ragapom #tadc #tadc ragatha #the amazing digital circus #ragatha #tadc pomni #pamela isley #harleen quinzel #queer ships

[sapphoismywife]

i know Pomni canonically doesn't like being touched but i'll be DAMNED if i can't have my Ragapom cuddle brainrot >:C

[sapphoismywife]

so sorry haven’t gotten as much done. it is so hard to write when i have a squirming child in my arms judging everything i do (my 8 week old puppy)

[sapphoismywife]

Gummi Plushi

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this is so bad but i permanently cropped the file so brutally that i can no longer edit it. whoops! also panels 4-7 were fully coloured but it looks better without for some reason. pomni (penny?) is such an ugly crier. i love my horrible failgirl accountant

[sapphoismywife]

imagine you have to describe a character in your fanfiction and it’s this