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rai-jin-andro-jin · 3 years

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Intimacy: An Aromantic, Queer, Storyteller's Perspective on Raya and Namaari's Relationship in RatLD

Ok, I know people have lots of opinions about Raya and the Last Dragon. (Please go watch it if you're able to, it's fantastic.) I'm not here to step on any toes, nor am I here to deny that Disney has work to do on openly queer representation. But I wanted to give my opinion on the subject because I've already seen some thoughts flying, and I've got my own too.

Note: potential Raya and the Last Dragon spoilers ahead!

Now, I'm here for queer women. (I'm so here for queer women that I'm queer for them.) I love Raya's depth, design, and arc. I love Namaari's depth, design, and arc (and oh my god, her face shape). I love the way the narrative treated these warriors: like warriors! I could talk all day about how this movie is such a brilliant step toward treating women as people on screen.

But I'm here to talk about the queer aspects.

Any queer person watching that movie saw a couple of baby gays. Anyone saw the tension between Raya and Namaari as adults, their distrust for one another, but also their recollection of how close they once were, how close they could have been, how similar they actually are, but they both don't want to admit it for one reason or another. I think that tension is done beautifully.

I also want to take a second to remind everyone that romantic attraction is not necessary to make something queer.

Sure, maybe you could view their interactions as having romantic undertones. I don't think that's necessarily wrong, but I also don't think that the movie needed a romantic subplot to work. The subplot was platonic, even queerplatonic. The subplot was about Raya learning to realize how similar Namaari was to her, in all the uncomfortable ways Raya wasn't ready to admit. Raya wanted to remain focused inward; she wanted to protect her goal from destruction, she wanted to bring her Ba back. And she didn't want to trust anyone again. She didn't feel like she could, and she didn't want to try, especially not with Namaari.

And yet, during their interactions, there is a sense of intimacy. No doubt, over the six (6) years after the gem broke, Raya and Namaari have run into each other on several occasions. It seems like they still know each other well enough to banter mid battle. Raya knows Namaari well enough to be able to easily "push her buttons" and distract her. There is an intimacy here that strays easily into frienemy territory. It has the potential of being romantic. It also has the potential of not being romantic at all.

And, as someone on the aromantic spectrum, I want to reiterate that romantic queerness is not the only queerness. Aromantic affection, queerplatonic affection, allosexual aromantic affection — all of these are valid and real queer identities and queer expressions.

So, while I agree that "Disney is a coward" and that queer people deserve genuine, wholesome, and healthy representation in movies — I also want to emphasize that you can remove romanticism from the equation and still retain the queer narrative (or, what we the audience read as a queer narrative).

(I personally think there is nothing straight about these two characters, but I also respect the possibility that cultural norms and expectations can change how queerness manifests, or what is even considered queer. I'm a white person from the USA; the way I read or express queerness may not be the same as the way someone of Southeast Asian descent would read or express queerness. That topic in itself is worthy of an entirely different mega post. But that is very important to note.)

Furthermore, I want to add that while, again, seeing Disney explicitly tackle a queer relationship on screen would be so amazing, I also don't think this particular narrative had room for it.

Raya and the Last Dragon has a beautiful story filled with strong cultural tradition and Southeast Asian communal values. Love for one's community and family is especially important, as the writers have expressed, and this value was purposely woven into the narrative as a centerpiece.

Disney has a long history of making that centerpiece romantic love. Movies in general, Disney included, have a very long history of using romantic love as an easy subplot. It is such a common thing to do in the industry.

Stepping away from that norm is a breath of fresh air, in my opinion. And I'm not saying that because I'm aromantic and I "hate romance"—I don't, by the way, and I'll show you why.

I have written romance in fiction for a long-ass time. I love writing it. And in my (self-proclaimed) professional opinion, adding romance into Raya and the Last Dragon would have been really forced. I don't think the movie needed it. It would have been narratively unnecessary, and the catharsis we received regarding the mending of Raya and Namaari's relationship was more than enough. Any romance would have been extra, and, more importantly, would have been distracting from the actual main theme of the movie. Remember, the takeaway from this movie is communal trust: building bridges to unite families and communities of people. This narrative values familial and communal love first and foremost. (This is not to say that romantic love can't intersect with familial, communal, and platonic love, but I'm making the distinction here because the story writers intended to make this distinction, too.) Putting communal love first also does not devalue any romantic or queerplatonic love that might exist under that umbrella — but that's just it; communal love is the focus here, and I'm glad the writers made the decision to keep the focus of the narrative grounded and organized. It keeps the story from wandering off in too many directions and becoming confusing. It keeps us from having too many loose ends. And it keeps the runtime from being too long — or worse, it saves the narrative and all it's subplots from feeling cut short.

And here's where I jump into my main gripe. Yes, Raya and Namaari have chemistry. At the very least, when they met as kids, they formed a nice first bond: they had a lot in common, they related to each other on several things, and they had empathy for each other. That's a good foundation for a lot of things: friendship, queerplatonic relationships, romantic relationships, business partnerships... What I'm saying is, they had a good beginning. But it was just one day. And they were kids.

They were both kids who were vulnerable to the opinions and desires of the adults around them.

Namaari was influenced by her mother to betray Raya in order to gain the Dragon Gem (ultimately to give her people the prosperity they lacked). Before coming to Heart, Namaari likely saw Raya and the people of Heart like her mother/chief did: Heart was rich solely because they hoarded the magic of the Dragon Gem, and they would lie and say the Gem didn't give them prosperity only so they could continue to hoard the gem.

Raya was influenced by people in her village too, though we don't explicitly see those influences. When her father mentions that the other lands are on their way to Heart, Raya immediately believes they are coming with evil intent. When her father asks her what she knows about the other lands, Raya lists qualities about each land that portray them in a dangerous light. She views them explicitly as enemies and outsiders, people to fear and distrust in order to maintain her and Heart's safety and prosperity. Namaari included.

When Raya and Namaari meet, there is a lot going on under the surface of their interaction. Certainly, they are both kids; part of them likely has a natural urge to trust and connect with each other, as they eventually did that day! But clearly, especially for Namaari, there still exists a level of distrust and divide. Perhaps because Raya had the influence of her father, who encouraged her to see the other lands as friends rather than enemies, Raya's guard was lower than Namaari's. It's doubtful Namaari had that kind of influence, as her mother consistently displayed distrust for other lands, and focused more on the protection of Fang's people. Namaari clearly experienced quite a bit of internal conflict during the time before her betrayal of Raya, trying to balance her own desires for connection and friendship with her desire to please and protect Fang. Having a connection with Raya at all, especially a deeper connection (rather than a false pretense of connection), was likely not the intention of this subterfuge plan. Connecting with Raya likely felt good, but it also felt like a betrayal of Fang; a betrayal of Fang felt like a death sentence, especially since not obtaining the Gem would mean that Fang (according to Namaari's mother and the people of Fang) would likely perish. Namaari chose to resolve the conflict by returning to what was most familiar and comfortable: distrusting Heart for the good of Fang. For Namaari, it likely didn't dispel the discomfort of knowing that she betrayed a friend, someone who felt so close and genuine, someone who was just as obsessed with dragons as she was (which seems like it was rare for Namaari, and thus valuable). But her choice to betray Raya did, in Namaari's mind, save Fang, a strong value instilled in her from birth.

The betrayal hurts Raya a lot more openly. She sees Namaari firstly as a potential friend, a connection. Raya was taught by her father to value connection with others more than preemptively distrusting them in order to protect herself. This is likely why we see their interactions mostly from Raya's perspective. Namaari's behavior is very conflicted in intention, bouncing back and forth between deception and genuine connection, and trying to balance those two in a way that remains faithful to Fang and herself. Raya, on the other hand, is fully genuine for this interaction, save for maybe a couple moments of brief, minor hesitation. But, that hesitation is short-lived and the desire for friendship ultimately wins over for Raya. She fully trusts Namaari (to the level that she is able to, given that they just met that day), up to the moment the betrayal occurs. She is blindsided, and in response, she also returns to the comfort of her original views (before her father tried to teach her to trust the other lands). This decision to abandon the friendship is not comfortable at all for Raya; it is forced. She must do it to protect not only her land, but ostensibly the world. She is fighting between protecting her "clan" and protecting outsiders. She is struggling to view other lands as part of her clan/community, and Namaari's betrayal only solidifies Raya's eventual choice to mistrust others completely. Once her father dies, so does Raya's trust. To her, (misplaced) trust caused the downfall of the world, and more importantly, the death of her Ba. And to her, that betrayal is embodied and personified by Namaari. Namaari becomes a scapegoat and a punching bag for all that went wrong with the world, and this is a consistent mindset Raya has throughout the movie, until it is openly challenged by Namaari during the climax. Raya is comfortable in an "us versus them" mindset; it rids her of blame and responsibility for her actions, her role in problems. She, like Namaari, chooses to believe that everyone else is to blame for her downfall, while excluding herself entirely from that equation.

It goes without saying that these characters are well-written. Their emotions, motivations, and actions are complex and whole. I could (clearly) write analysis for days about these two. But here's my point.

Romance is only a potential part of their relationship at the start, no more. It is budding at best, and not fully realized or invoked. It is not ever made explicit or agreed upon. And the foundations of trust between these two, for a massive portion of the movie, are severely damaged. Any intimacy they had as children is put on hold, if not destroyed. They only trust each other as far as their blades reach, and as much as they've crossed paths during the six (6) year time-jump (enough to banter, manipulate each other, and predict each other's strategies to a degree), and and no further than that. Where they left off, they still have a connection, even while they don't trust each other with their deepest values. This foundation is clearly not enough for either of them to warrant a more intimate relationship, be it in the shade of romantic, queerplatonic, sexual, sensual, or otherwise. If it was enough, they would have done so already. Their closest intimacy is for the purpose of evading each other's attacks and maneuvers in order to get the upperhand. Their main goals are not each other, even though they both likely desire deeper connection, like they once had as kids. That childhood connection was genuine; no one is arguing otherwise.

But, by the climax of the movie, these two are not in a position of full, deep trust and connection. At the climax of the movie, when the Gem has finally been restored, their relationship is effectively back at the beginning, right where they left off as kids: budding and new, unsure yet hopeful, and with initial chemistry. That may read as potential romance, potential queerplatonics, potential you-name-it. But it is still potential, not active, not existent in the moment. They still have work to do in terms of building a deep relationship. Trust is a first step — one of many, many more steps. They're still working on the friendship and trust by the end — they just reunited as peoples from different lands, and as old ex-friends. They're relearning to see other lands as friends and not enemies, and that includes the way they see each other. They've come a long way, no doubt, and they still have a long way to go before they're remotely deep friends with established trust. They're effectively rebuilding that damaged trust by the end of the movie.

I mean, seriously. Expecting a full on romantic relationship, or even the explicit beginning of one is a massive stretch. Like, did you watch the movie? They have a lot of things to work through and talk about together! I don't care that they worked together and sacrificed themselves to save the world together. That's step one. Step one going well does not equal the kind of deep intimacy seen in romantic, queerplatonic, or deep platonic relationships, especially not the kind of romance that some audience members expressed they wanted to see from the movie. Did we forget that a genuine, hurtful betrayal happened? Did we forget that a betrayal happened very early on in the relationship? That sort of behavior doesn't scream "healthy relationship," and Raya and Namaari's subsequent reactions to said betrayal and following said event don't scream "consent to intimacy." Like, sure, they were both kids when it happened, especially Namaari, who was partially manipulated into that betrayal. But being young doesn't dilute or negate any of the very real trauma and pain felt by either of them, nor does it take away autonomy and responsibility for actions. She may have been manipulated and taught an incomplete view of the world, but Namaari also made that choice to betray Raya herself, no matter how mis- or un-informed she was about the world at the time. She still made a decision that hurt Raya, and in the process a lot of others. That can't be glossed over if we're talking about the formation of genuinely deep bonds. If the movie had made Raya and Namaari explicitly a couple of any kind, I strongly believe that any romantic, queerplatonic, or any other type of intimate social behavior would have made their relationship and conflict-resolution come across as forced, rushed, inauthentic, and unearned. Gestures of romantic intimacy especially tend to imply (in narratives that want to portray a healthy romantic relationship) a sense of depth, bond, and trust that is developed over long periods of time, marked by continuous and explicit efforts toward mutual trust. Raya and Namaari might have cultivated genuine trust for each other, but they lack a history of that trust that would realistically allow for a believable and genuine romantic/queerplatonic relationship at the level of harmony most "romance-lacking" audience-complaints demand. Raya and Namaari are not at that point yet. Rushing them there doesn't make that bond authentic, nor does it create healthy and realistic queer representation, much less healthy romantic/queerplatonic/intimate representation in general. Furthermore, rushing that sort of thing on-screen and portraying it as perfectly healthy perpetuates pre-existing, unrealistic, and unhealthy ideals of romance, human intimacy in general, and amatonormativity. Preliminary trust is not enough to give someone access to you in totality. We shouldn't portray that idea to kids, and this movie is careful not to. Trust is an ongoing process, and teaching kids that intimacy is developed over time and through consistent respect and communication is paramount. I seriously wish this movie had existed when I was a kid. I wish I had learned what this movie teaches. Romance isn't the answer to everything; it's not the highest form of love; and it's not the highest form of queer representation either. The highest form of love is the kind that is genuine and realistic and respectful.

Plus, on the subject of amatonormativity, I want to restress that queerness is not defined by romance. No one is made queer by their queer relationships, or even their visibly queer relationships. No one is suddenly not queer when they're single. Raya and Namaari can still be queer representation without ever having a romantic, sexual, or even queerplatonic relationship. Does Disney still have a record of cisheteronormative-flavored cowardice towards positively portraying explicitly queer people on screen? Absolutely. But I also don't think the answer to cisheteronormative amatonormativity is queer amatonormativity. Queer people are still queer, regardless of their relationship status, and especially regardless of their romantic orientation. Queer people are queer by virtue of existing.

TL;DR:

This should be more than clear: I'm of the strong opinion that both Raya and Namaari are queer. I don't think any of my regular readership will disagree. But forcing a romance (or any sort of deeper, unearned intimacy) onto this particular relationship and narrative only has the capacity to muddy and ruin this valuable and beautiful storyline and it's themes. Such a careless choice perpetuates some very harmful and prejudiced cultural norms regarding love and it's expression, and such a choice runs the risk of directly teaching children to view the world — to view their relationships — in a limiting, destructive, and isolating way.

I wouldn't change any part of the way this movie portrays Raya and Namaari's relationship. Every ounce of their interactions: from their words to their body language, facial expressions to actions, motivations to desires, conflict to resolution — they all make sense and are fully earned in this movie.

Yes, they'd look super cute together. Yes, it would likely be super cathartic for my gay little heart to see them kiss. Yes, they have the chemistry and potential for really meaningful and fulfilling growth and intimacy down the line. That is kind of the entire message of of the movie: potential; growth seen as a process made up of steps, the first being the catalyst towards making that potential a reality.

Raya and Namaari are a queer-coded microcosm for the rest of their world. They are one of many microcosms teaching a lesson about the importance of valuing and developing communal, cross-border trust.

Please stop yelling at Disney to make them kiss. They're together in a way that matters just as much, and they're together in a way that, for once, doesn't make romance the highest and truest form of intimacy. Write your fanfiction, enjoy them as a pairing, write letters to Disney and tell them we deserve explicit and normalized queer representation (because we do). Do what you wish, and do what makes you happy! Enjoy your queer pairings! I encourage you! I implore you!

But please, please, please don't discount the importance, validity, and power of the connection they do have. This connection is no less intimate and no less important than romance, sex, or anything else. They don't need romance to be queer, and they don't need any label at all to be a beautiful, realistic, and healthy portrayal of human relationships, queer or not.

And for the record, they are very, very gay, and nobody, not even Disney, can change my mind.

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blcssed · 2 years

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this post is a relationship call !!

if you leave a little heart and/or a reply to a specific relationship, i can hop into your ims ( or your disc if you’re comfortable ) and we can discuss and plot out such !!

mind that relations do not need to be romantic, they may be platonic, hate, toxic, frienemies, rivals, enemies-turn-lovers any of it !!

becoming a relationship partner also basically means in simplistic terms: you are a main to my muse, you get a tag for the relationship and - though this is for everyone but i understand people get anxious without interaction: you’re welcome to invade my inbox whenever - memes or no memes, tag me in things, random starters or you’ll get some in return !!

this is a post for anyone anxious: don’t worry and just SLAM that lil heart till it shatters man. my muses and i welcome any and all relations !!

#relationship call.#aggressively smelling the flowers ( elie speaks. )

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abysslarchiving · 3 years

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i’m primarily somewhere else today, but i saw the ship thing and wanted to give it a go ! even though there are some ships i’m partial to, it still pales to the dynamics built through ooc communication, mun interaction, and build up. that being said, i will ship things with no canon basis because i’m unhinged. these are dynamics on my wish list.

mondstadt:

jean ( bffs / childhood best friends / wingman / wingwoman / wlw + mlm solidarity / i’m too cool for romance novels but at the same time can you believe that arturia chose the duke instead of the handsome bard instead, it’s the lack of taste for me — ) lisa ( bffs / childhood best friends / wingman + wingwoman / fwb / romantic / they have tea / gossip sessions every thursday afternoon and trade recommendations about the restricted section of the library ) klee / amber / razor / bennet / fischl / sucrose / noelle ( older brother kaeya dynamic pls, pls, pls ) + barbara ( bffs with kaeya primarily because they both scheme on how to get jean a significant other, otherwise kaeya rarely goes to the cathedral ) diluc ( i want them to be brothers again so badly, pls, just a smidge of reconciliation ) literally anyone at the dawn winery ( familial relations :gun: hand them over ) venti ( kaeya wanted to learn his secrets but ended up becoming drinking buddies instead / knows something is up with this chaotic gremlin but will keep his mouth shut because he appreciates the friendship ) albedo ( otp / frienemies / enemies / platonic / fwb / romantic / you use the alchemy art that killed my nation pls respond ) mona ( frienemies / you cannot be lied to and i keep lying do you wanna make out / but otherwise / possibly romantic ? / platonic / pls kaeya comes from khaenri’ah he is also an astrology bitch, i want them to be friends / but only if you can be friends with a sagittarius sun - gemini moon - scorpio rising ) rosaria ( frienemies / enemies / fwb ? exes ? / idk man something happened between those two and i wanna know, i wanna know so bad ) varka ( kaeya had a crush on him when he was still a squire which he eventually grew out of but jeans, dilucs, and other knights are free to tease him about it / want that mentor relationship though / want that someone who saw things in kaeya and believed he was destined for greatness ) other knights ( friendship ??? camaraderie ??? please ??? ) huffman ( the running joke on this blog has always been that they’re frienemies ) wagner ( had a one night stand once, kaeya still flirts occasionally, no you will not change my mind ) pallad ( dfghjk i’m joking, stay away pls and thanks ) dvalin ( dvalin if you read this i’m free on thursday night and would like to hang out / please respond to this and then hang out with me on thursday night when i am free )

liyue:

zhongli ( i saw cute art once and went owo / platonic / fwb / romantic / you have secrets and a billion stories to tell while i love secrets and love listening to people’s stories / coincidence ? i think not ) beidou ( drinking buddies / both of you require so many of my treasure hoarder coins so you might as well become friends when hunting for them / wingman + wingwoman / my grandfather was a pirate i swear i know how to sail properly — ) ningguang ( fwb / one night stand / they still flirt occasionally but lbr they’re both too narcissistic to be more than friends / wingman + wingwoman / can we talk ? one ten to another ? i’m an eleven but continue ) keqing ( frienemies ? reluctant allies ? idk i just feel like she wouldn’t like him / yes i do sort of ship them romantically but i cannot even begin to start telling you why ) xiangling ( older brother dynamic but also / what do you mean this is spicy ? the hottest thing on the menu ? are you sure ? / kaeya’s love of spicy food + cryo vision + no preservation instinct = interesting customer ) chongyun ( i saw cute art and now want an older brother dynamic / cryo buddies ) actually that includes xingqiu / xingyan ( older brother dynamic pls ) this includes xiao ( treats similarly like a siblings or annoying friend / no it doesn’t matter if you’re older than me by a few millenia / i have a feeling xiao would hate kaeya instinctively because of attitude ) master zhang ( kaeya flirts with him when he’s in liyue but hasn’t gotten a response yet ) baizhu ( oh doctor, please ~ i’m in need of your healing / okay, then i perscribe bedrest and three doses of [ redacted ] a day / wait, no, this isn’t what i wanted — )

snezhnaya:

childe ( otp / i trip and all the chaeya doodles i’ve drawn fall out of my pockets / possible childhood friends ? “met in the abyss” friends ? incredibly chaotic shifty friends ? / frienemies / fwb / enemies with benefits / enemies / enemies to lovers / i really am so weak for this ship and interactions / ooo even wingmen dynamic / i just want them to interact ) foul legacy ( winks ) signora ( cryo friends pls interact / general alignment does not matter )

inazuma:

ayaka ( as stated above cryo friends pls interact )

khaenriah:

dainsleif ( otp / incredibly wary acquaintances ? family friends ? family acquaintances / kaeya learned about the bough bearer in khaenri’ahn mythology class ? frienemies ? enemeies ? enemies to lovers / there are so many question marks because i have no idea how they’d interact but i want all of it / dainsleif roleplayers pls talk to me pspspsps )

other:

fatui skirmishers / cicins / agents ( twirls hair around finger / hi ) abyss heralds ( :flushed: / :hot face: / :sweating: ) cryo abyss mages ( hey, you’re actually where i learned like eighty percent of my technique and aesthetic so, you’re cool, and i might not even try to kill you out in the field as long as you don’t hurt my party, okay ? ) oc’s ( :gun: hand them over )

#ninesense /#this was meant to be serious and then i went off the rails again #feel free to dm me if you're interested in dynamics !!

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whitefoxedarchives · 5 years

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the be honest meme

5. Do you prefer interacting with male muses or female more? Why?

Offhand, I would say male muses, but on the most basic level, I don’t actually have a preference. When Rping, I like the possibility of being able to ship the two muses together on all levels - platonic, romantic, sexual, enemies, frienemies, etc.

Perhaps its an internalised thing, but with muses opposite my muse’s gender(and I mostly write males) , there’s a caution where I minutely worry about having to ship romantically if I’m not interested in that manner.

On top of that, I’m actually very socially awkward and know very little about interacting with unfamiliar people. Most of the time I just hope an extrovert adopts me or look for someone who puts a lot of information about themselves and their muses on their blogs. Include my (slowly diminishing) gynophobia (of unfamiliar women - including muses), I’m still analysing every word, it gets stressful during the ‘getting-to-know-you’ period and bleeds into my Rping.

The few lady muses whom I can RP comfortably are @theperditorian, @thewonderingsorceress, and @keeperoftheliars.

6. Do you prefer writing male muses or female more? Why?

Male muses are comfortable to me, especially since I identified as a man between the ages 6-26. These last two years my gender has somewhat drifted to the non-binary void of some male-leaning-agender-blob. Because I’m female presenting IRL, the last thing I want to do is continue being female online.

There are, of course, exceptions when I want some leading lady RPs. Or lesbian RPs. Anywho~

22. What would make you block someone?

Extremists and porn blogs aside, I very rarely block someone completely. In fact, most of the time I do so is to just get them off from following me, to shortly unblock them afterwards (I do this for porn blogs too!)

Because to me, if I don’t like someone, I just unfollow them and stop talking. It’s not like people actually remember a flaky RPer like me, who has mastered and gotten used to the invisibility skill. Eh.

When I hardcore blocked someone? Harassment, accusation and guilt tripping.

1. An old historian university professor who can’t differentiate online and offline and thought I was flirting with her with a budding romance thrown in, when I was IC both ‘out of RP chat’ and “in RP chat’. Upon discovering her misunderstanding and clarifying with her, she politely logged off. Only to block me the next day and write on all her social media that I was a cheater and liar, accusing me of being a stalker, telling others in the fandom that I’m a dangeous person- I could go on.

Again, I managed to send an email asking for a clarification, she promptly replied me that she had stalker experiences in the past and is just protecting herself, then continued to insult me in said email about what I ‘did wrong’ and addressing me as if I am a convicted potential murderer for ‘pretending’ I’m male (remember I identified as male, so throw transphobic in there).

I have become unable to be IC in OOC chat since.

2. A closer RP friend A, who was the gf of another close RP friend B, who turned out to have ‘fallen for me and tried to break up with B’, resulting in B begging me to return her A - dragging me into their drama which I uh, I really didn’t know what to do about.

Then somehow they settled it with B telling me to take good care of A and cutting off from me, while I was like ‘Um ok but we’re just friends’. And I kept my word and stood by A while through Tumblr drama and everything - only to be guilt tripped and pressured into RPing while I was on hiatus due to extreme depression. Which was also worsened by A deciding to throw pre-natal depression when we were trying to go for a happy pregnancy RP for our muses to cheer me up, claiming that was how all her sisters had their pregnancies.

With my depression on suicide help line red alert levels, I begged A for some understanding. A agreed, we spoke on skype about light ooc things instead. Only for A to continue discussing RP just 10 minutes in, 3 warnings later, about her depressed muse from the sudden miscarriage of my muse’s baby, I did the polite log off and block thing.

For the next few years, even today sometimes, I am unable to RP miscarriages or pregnancy-related depression stuff.

So… bascially I’d block someone when they give me life long trauma?

31. Is there something you don’t know the meaning of but you haven’t asked anyone because you think it’s supposed to be general knowledge? Was there ever something you had to ask someone to explain?

Slang, in any language. I try to search for it online when I remember. Sometimes online explanations are not reliable. I just pretend that I know.

I’ve asked @prevariicator on English terms or common knowledge. Like, do Caucasians scrub their tongues when they wash their mouth because TV never showed it.

Cultural differences.

P.S. since my previous answer above was a little heavy, a cute little historical fact about me: I was learning English phonics as a 5-6 year old, and proudly told my parents I know how to pronounce ‘Cheque’. My parents waited in anticipation.

“Chee-Quik!”

They still laugh about it to this day.

— @algrimthestrong, sentMarch 19th 2019, 5:23:33 am

#algrimthestrong #asks #ooc.algrimthestrong #asks.ooc #memes.algrimthestrong #asks.memes #ooc.about

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dxhvakiin · 5 years

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Shipping Call-;

This shipping call is for Mutuals only. Like this post and I’ll roll into your IM to discuss a ship. This can be romantic, Enemies, Frienemies, Platonic, Family, etc.

#Shipping call #mutuals only

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scarletcommodore · 5 years

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SHIPPING INFO !!

Answer the following for your muse so people know how shipping works on your blog.

WHAT IS YOUR OTP FOR YOUR CHARACTER?:

I’ve been smitten with Gladio x Aranea since I’ve played the game. It’s one of my absolute favorite pairings for Aranea. I am a sucker for strong women with strong men - cry with me about power couples kicking some ass yeah? That being said, I DO NOT auto crush/thirst on every Gladiolus on dash, and I’m NOT out scouting for shipping partners. I’m a hella slow shipper when it comes to shipping and I require tons of slow burn and development. Just because I ship with a character doesn’t mean I want to ship with every muse of that character.

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO WRITE WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING?:

I’m up for most things honestly. So long as both characters remain in character. I’m down for crossovers and AUs as well. I love anything that has conflict and challenges. Pushing characters to their limits.

HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?:

As a rule, as long as they’re of age. I mean come on it’s a fantasy world where some characters are centuries old.

ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?:

Absolutely. I am never about that insta-ship. Nor am I in it for meaningless one liner flirting. I love building a ship, spending time planning and plotting it between muns. I’m here to get wrecked. Destroy me and I’ll return the favor. I never ship lightly.

HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED NS/FW?:

Nudity or mention of sexual acts/nudity!

WHO ARE OTHER THE CHARACTERS YOU SHIP YOUR CHARACTER WITH?:

@theplagueofstars Ardyn, @praesidioest Gladio possibly? Depending on how things pan out.

Either way there must be plotting, development and chemistry.

DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?:

Not necessarily ask, but let me know if you are interested/feeling it after we have interacted a bit. Chemistry is very important to me and the way I see it it either happens or it doesn’t. We can plot and plan to work towards it something, but if there is no chemistry then it’s a moot point. It doesn’t matter if your muse is the other half of my OTP, if there is no chemistry, I’m not forcing it and I would be grateful if you extended the same courtesy. I have partners that I ADORE writing with and we have never shipped romantically and that’s absolutely fine!

HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP?:

If it happens, it happens. I don’t write roleplays just so I can write gushy romance. I love all kinds of relationships - platonic, familial, enemies, frienemies, unrequited - just give me good chemistry, lots of world building and development. I love to die with unrequited ships.

ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?:

Not at all obsessed. While I enjoy romantic shipping, I also enjoy exploring every kind of relationship. The good and the bad. Just because I ship with a character doesn’t mean I want to ship with every muse of that character. Everyone has a different take on their muses, variety is the spice of life!

ARE YOU MULTISHIP?:

YES!

WHAT IS/ARE YOUR FAVOURITE SHIP(S) IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?:

LuNyx. Someone fuck me up with some good Luna x Nyx to read. Bust also Aranea x Ardyn, Ignis x Noctis, Prompto x Cindy, Noctis x HAPPINESS, CHOCOBROS x HAPPINESS.

FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?:

Honestly, my best ship/writing partners have been people that have become my best friends. Some have been my long time friends, others I’ve met through our love of our muses and writing. But the most important thing that I’ve had with every single one of them is that we developed wonderful chemistry, IC and OOC. If we’re shipping I need to be comfortable with coming to you and screaming about our ship, tossing 101 AUs and scenarios at you, and in turn you can do the same with me (in fact I encourage this lmao). It’s the best feeling when you’re in a ship with someone and your muses get along, your writing flows and is in the perfect harmonious sync with each other. It becomes a wonderful tale to write. I don’t ship often, but when I ship it, I ship it hard. And I am UNREMORSEFUL about it.

Bottom line if you are interested in shipping with me, talk to me, write with me, world build with me.

Tagged by: @praesidioest @descientia

Tagging: @foppishdandy @beefcakequnari @theplagueofstars @nooseofthorns @rexcrystallis @kyouminaine @ivory-paragon @sadistic-second @yaffee @rikelusshinra @king-x-carnage & anyone else that wants to do it!

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soulwounds-a · 6 years

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RELATIONSHIP / CONNECTIONS CALL ! / because everyone else seems on this band wagon so i thought , hey , why not ! i could always use more stuff for all my characters ! just hit that like or comment or just IM me if you’re interested in anything !

LINK : 22 , human ( prev . hylian ) , male , asexual .

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / OPEN : while i am partial to some loz ships ( particularly link/zelda but also link/midna & link/malon ) & would lean towards those if we got those characters , i’m also not against simply shipping link with someone he meets here if there’s good chemistry ! he’s ace , sexuality wise , but for sure demi romantic . he can fall hard for people he gets close to , male or female , he’ll get some massive heart eyes . plus , he’ll defend you on pain of death always if he has to . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : link is literally the softest boy & deserves all the friends i beg of you ! he’s extremely kind & very easy to befriend . literally if you’re just nice to him he’ll consider you a friend after like 5 seconds & would fight god with a stick for you if you asked .

ROWENA MACLEOD : 300+ ( appears roughly 40 ) , witch , female , pansexual . ( @evliskank )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / OPEN : open , yes , but rowena is far more for playful flirting & meaningless flings . this doesn’t mean i’m against a serious relationship for her completely ! especially after this event as rowena will be losing memory of most of her life including when the man who would be crowley’s father broke her heart & caused her view of love as weakness . so , she won’t despise the thought of being in love . however , as her memories slowly come back she’ll become more callous towards it . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : want a powerful witch friend to gossip with ? say no more . rowena isn’t easy to befriend , however , but it’s not impossible . if you’re interested , we’ll work something out ! ENEMIES / OPEN : rowena makes a lot more unfriendly relationships than she does friends . if you guys want a rivalry that’d be awesome ! plus , we can even look into a frienemies kinda deal if you’re into that , too .

JESSE TURNER : 20 , cambion ( half human , half demon ) + the antichrist , male , homosexual . ( @anitchrist )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / CLOSED : sorry , boys , the antichrist is taken ! or he will be . loey & i have a plotted ship to come for jesse & jack kline . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : jesse is pissy , emo , sarcastic , & a down right loner . . . please , force friendship on him . i’m especially here for him being befriended by someone who’s all sunshine & rainbows ! that dynamic would be great . plus , who doesn’t wanna be friends with the antichrist , am i right ? ENEMIES / OPEN : it’s not like he means to make a lot , but jesse can be off putting to some people . particularly this is open to anyone who plays demons . jesse , though half demon , hates demonkind & thinks them pathetic & obnoxious . he wants them to leave him alone .

THE COLT : 183 ( appears roughly early 30s ) , human ( humanized gun ) , male , pansexual . ( @dustsanything )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / OPEN : he’s still learning about being human & feelings like this but i’d be very entertained to see him in a relationship tbh . if you like cowboys who used to be literal guns & have a slight god complex then i’ve got good news ! PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : him & friends he makes are usually amusing . not much to say on it . . . but also if your character wants some protection i’d recommend him . he doesn’t play games in defending people he likes , usually , & he’s the most powerful gun in the world . he’s good to have on your side . ENEMIES / OPEN : probably mostly for supernatural creatures , seeing as he’s sometimes salty towards them , & he’s whats made to kill them . plus , he’s a hitman it’s his job ! he’s bound to have made some enemies .

AZAZEL : 10,000+ ( appears around 50s ) , demon ( prince of hell ) , male , pansexual . ( @yellweyes )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / OPEN : uh . . . i mean i guess if you’re into . . . horrible asshole demons . don’t expect anything super healthy though . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : there are people who will amuse him & he’ll choose to spend time around them for that . doesn’t mean he cares much or he’ll do much for you . . . but he likes having friends for entertainment . ENEMIES / OPEN : look he’s terrible he’ll make enemies with everyone .

OBI-WAN “BEN” KENOBI : 40 , human ( force sensitive ) , male , asexual . ( @jedirelic )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / OPEN : it’s gonna be hard for him . especially seeing as he’s A. ace as hell & B. has the jedi code still very imprinted in his lifestyle . plus he’s just mega depressed from a lot . . . i will say , though , he can playfully flirt like no one’s business . there’s not much meaning ever behind it , but he thinks flirting is fun . he’s a master at flirting but has the romance skill of a bent spoon . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : god he’s so sad he needs friends again . all his friends are dead please befriend him he’s so so kind he’s just tired bc the world hurt him .

CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK : 27 , human , male , bisexual . ( @flvbov )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / OPEN-ISH : i say ish because i’m . . . i’ve been playin lowkey but tbh spirk is everything to me & i’d die if we got a spock . but like i’ll think about it . . . he’ll flirt too he’s flirty . so flings are for sure something we can talk about or friends with benefits . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : he’s SUCH a good friend & he loves just having fun honestly ? he’s very interested in this place as it is 200 years in the past for him . he’s excitable & fun . kinda like a puppy .

MERLIN : 1,500+ ( appears mid - late twenties ) , sorcerer , male , bisexual . ( @magicitslf )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP / CLOSED : if yall don’t think him & arthur are endgame as all get out then i’ve news for you . merlin can be flirty , though ! he can be a saucy minx . i mean just watch the show he’s a dumbass but i’m pretty sure every character on that show was at least a little in love w/ merlin . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : be the sweet magic boy’s friend . if you’re earth , you’ve probably heard of merlin as arthurian legend is big too . also , this goes heavy for anyone with magic . looking at you , hp characters ! there’s also not a lot he wouldn’t do for his friends . OH ALSO WITH ANYONE WHO HAS A MUSE THAT’S A PERSONIFIED DRAGON ! bc ik there are some got dragons around . merlin is a dragon lord , basically he’s able to speak in the dragon tongue & can command dragons when he does & the cant disobey him . he loves them . ENEMIES / OPEN : are you someone who uses magic for ill will ? guess what ! merlin isn’t going to like you . he’s also got strong opinions & a big mouth so if he doesn’t like something you’re doing you’ll know .

HENRY JEKYLL / EDWARD HYDE : 37 , human , male , heterosexual but this could change idk . ( @viceindulged )

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : he’s married to science but he’s also a sweet man . . . well . henry is nice . scratch that , he’s kind of an absolute disaster of a human being but he’s trying his best . & then there’s hyde his counterpart who is . . . just plain terrible . for sure a ship with him would be angsty as all get out . he’s a bit terrified of loving people , what with hyde coming out on his own now . PLATONIC RELATIONSHIPS / OPEN : he needs some friends to support him . there’s also a million & ten plots we can draw up for them discovering about hyde & trying to help him through this because it’s driving him insane almost & tearing him apart . he just really needs some support . also if y’all have any sadistic muses ! you can also be friends with hyde ! ENEMIES / OPEN : when i say enemies i mean people who meet hyde before meeting jekyll . jekyll’s nice , doesn’t make a lot of people’s bad lists , but hyde is horrid . people who meet hyde can hate him & then it leads for a ton of confusion when meeting poor jekyll later & it has him deal with the repercussions as he’s always cleaning up hyde’s messes . enemies also work for people who end up befriending hyde also being enemies to jekyll . most people who are an enemy of one will be friend to another . there’s also the idea that someone thinks he’s just unstable & unsafe so he needs to go altogether .

#relationship call #hw: plot call #its like a plot call #but anyway this got long but i Beg of u #i also didnt put michael on here bc im considering dropping him for gandalf #will keep u updated #if i decide to keep him then ill add him on #👌 * / . . . ooc : the triforce of kinda stupid .

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thatpoppyreid · 6 years

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⋆ ◦ ° ⟡ hello there !! it’s solaire again !! now with my sweet poppy !!

⋆ ◦ ° ⟡ ⌈ margot robbie ⌋ — have you met poppy reid? they are a twenty-seven year old cisfemale that goes by she/her. known as the raconteur, this lesbian aries is currently a poet/author/phone sex worker, and they can be benevolent + creative, as well as shy + cowardly. old typewriter, a hand holding a phone, blushing cheeks.

STATS.

full name: poppy jane reid maiden name: poppy jane reid birthdate: tbd age: twenty-seven relationship status: single occupation: poet, author and phone sex worker faceclaim: margot robbie voiceclaim: margot robbie

PERSONALITY.

positive traits: benevolent, creative, determined, optimistic, passionate, negative traits: shy, cowardly, secretive, bland, self-conscious likes: comfortable clothing, literature, poetry, silence, cats, hand holding, british soaps dislikes: large crowds, repetitive work, insects, pain, pysical activity

BIOGRAPHY.

CHILDHOOD tbd

ADOLESCENCE

tbd

ADULTHOOD

after graduating high school, poppy decided to go to university. she sudied to get her bachelor of sciences in english and while it wasn’t exactly what she wanted to do, considering she’d much rather focus on her poetry and writing, she did learn a lot there.

it was during that four year period that she discovered that she was gay. at twenty, she felt attracted to someone for the first time and it was a woman. a professor. nothing ever came of it. in fact, nothing ever came of any attraction she had afterwards. she just wasn’t very good at making girls want her, she guessed. she was a little strange, generally too shy to go up to them and ask them out and that one time she did, she was rejected.

she didn’t have very many friends either. she just doesn’t like going out and would much rather be getting lost in the fantastical places and stories she creates than listen to gossip. that doesn’t mean that she didn’t miss it though, it was just that being social was very stressful for her. she didn’t like it and so, she just entertained herself.

after she graduated, she focussed on writing but wasn’t able to get anything published. sheshe worked some odd jobs but there were days when she went to bed hungry, too proud to ask for help paying the bills and too poor to afford anything. she rented a small studio that she could barely afford and she really was struggling. she did that for five years, before she decided that somehting that to change.

NOW

she stumbled upon an article about how to make money as a phone sex worker. she honestly never thought she’d consider something like that, but she wasn’t making enough money to live. the idea of chatting up masturbating men was not appealing but the money was. she figured that she probably wouldn’t get in anyway, but then at least she’d tried and could say that it was just not for her. she auditioned to work for an online company, that paid 1,5 dollars a minute. it was a hard audition as she’d never had sex and barely touched herself, but the woman on the other end of the line, the boss, liked that she sounded innocent. apparently they needed ‘a blushing virgin’ type.

so, for the last month, she has been spending her evenings and nights calling with random strangers and getting them off. it isn’t fun, most of the time, because generally she gets men who want her to say uncomfortable, rude things... but there are a few women and she hates to say it, but sometimes, she doesn’t fake her orgasm.

she is still writing poetry and is working on a fantasy novel. she still believes in her career as an author, which is what she calls herself even if she hasn’t sold one single book. if you can dream it, you can be it, right?

she also is still a virigin, has never been kissed and still hasn’t gone on her first date. at twenty-seven, she does really want to start building something permanent, something that can lead to a family, to a home... but she isn’t sure that anyone will ever be interested in the quiet girl that has a much more exciting twin sister.

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

FAMILY CONNECTIONS

siblings that don’t get along ;; again basic, the siblings that are always bickering or fighting about something whether it be who gets what for breakfast or time in the bathroom. you could even go as far as having them resent each other.

step siblings ;; could swing the same way as the sibling connections about, either getting alone or resenting each other. you could even have them be sexually/romantically attracted to each other or previously involved if their parents married later in life.

cousins that are more like siblings ;; cousins that act more like they’ve grown up together and are attached at the hip.

cousins that aren’t close ;; cousins that often forget are even related.

FRIENDSHIP CONNECTIONS

best friends ;; a partner in crime, the ying to the yang. the pair or more that are typically attached by the hip, consult each other, and couldn’t live without one another.

bad influence ;; best friends who constantly encourage each other to do bad things (drugs/partying/cheating/etc).

good influence ;; best friend who look out for each other and often act as a conscience to each other.

family friends ;; friends who met through family, could either be close or it be an awkward situation because they don’t really get along or know each other well.

childhood friends ;; friends since the diaper days, could be a brother/sister or sister/sister type connection.

friends with lingering feelings ;; self explanatory, friends where either one or both have some kind of romantic feelings that pass more then just friends.

friendzoned ;; dun dun duh, a friend who wanted to be something more but was denied.

confident/cornerstone ;; someone who acts as a shoulder to lean on and someone to vent to.

ENEMY CONNECTIONS

frienemies ;; they’re nice to each others faces and act like friends but are constantly talking badly about each other.

friends turned enemies ;; a pair of people who were friends up until a certain point, but either realized they never really liked each other or one just dropped the other.

enemies because of a friend ;; a friend is the enemy of said person there for they also consider them an enemy (idk if that makes sense??).

competition/rivals ;; the two are always in competition

CURRENT ROMANTIC CONNECTIONS

relationship on the rocks ;; a relationship that if falling apart at the seams, the spark is gone but they just haven’t cut the cord.

mutual crushes ;; either they both have feelings for each other that is p obvious but aren’t ready to take the next step. or it can be one sided or both could be completely oblivious to the other liking them.

secret relationship ;; a relationship kept on the down low because of whatever reason.

will they, won’t they ;; a pair of friends or maybe not friends who constantly flirt and act like a couple but it’s teetering on a cliff on whether or not they’ll take that step.

on again, off again ;; (ariana’s voice) make up, break up, total waste of time. this is basically a couple that you’d get whiplash from on whether or not they are together.

fling ;; an in the moment type thing where both know it’s not going to last or go past a certain point. maybe like a rebound. plot twist one actually catches some heavy duty feelings.

PAST ROMANTIC CONNECTIONS

first loves ;; they started dating when they were younger and were each others first serious relationship. that person that will always have that place no matter what.

PLATONIC CONNECTIONS

neighbour ;; they could live next door, across the street. maybe they hang out? maybe not? maybe there is some attraction, maybe they just find each other annoying?

phone sex client ;; they don’t know it, but they have spent many hot nights together. can be male or female and i’d say i’ll accept about three people to be this connection to her.

#agnes.intro

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mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune · 4 years

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I Think I Might Have A Pineapple Juice Problem

okay first of, I don’t think I have EVER had pineapple juice before

but after trying it this month, I think I have become a bit addicted to it.

like as soon as I finished a class of pineapple juice, I go and want a second helping of it.

it might be possible I might like it more than orange juice O_O

well I do like chocolate milk better than the just regular milk, even though I still have the regular milk in cereal still.

but yeah, I’m pretty much addicted to pineapple juice now.

I think I want to just read PPGD for the whole Saturday.

it is fan made crossover comic and it is really good, but some might not feel that way and that’s okay.

Powerpuff Girls D is interesting, and I’m going to try to read the whole beginning of it even to the updated chapters of the comic.

plus reading that comic I love, might help keep me away from that whole PPG VS PPG thing, I like both versions but I just don’t like the whole original series of the Powerpuff Girls being made out to be so perfect, yeah it was perfect

the English Dub of PPGZ could use some work, but PPGZ is still good regardless.

and I rather have Blossom and Jared from the PPG Reboot

be in the Friendship Zone, which is a ship that isn’t the romantic ship

but just good friends.

I know Jared is suppose to be Blossom’s crush, and it’s okay that she has a crush on him but it might be best that she grows out of the crush on Jared and just be Friends.

and if I had a OTP that is in the PPGD

I would say Buttercup x Dib, even if it hasn’t happen at all

but that’s okay, but I just like the idea of them being shipped.

I’m hoping that someday we will get a Invader Zim Reboot series

and they will be sure to be very careful, and not let another team who was working on another show, copy a episode.

it might not be able to be proven, but I’m pretty sure that someone who was working on Jimmy Neutron, stole that living pants idea from the work-in-progress episode of Invader Zim.

so of course when that episode when pants attacked aired first, Invader Zim couldn’t show that episode that had THAT idea first.

if other fans beside myself who saw the dates, of course we are gonna put two and two together, and figure out that someone who worked on Jimmy Neutron, had copied Invader Zim and stole that episode idea and it wasn’t a friendly coincidence.

there are re-runs of Jimmy Neutron, and the show is good but it really shouldn’t of taken the episode idea from Invader Zim, the names of the episodes were basically the same, the only difference is that they replaced a word with “attack” at the end.

we can’t blame all the people who worked on Jimmy Neutron or even the character of course, the blame goes to the person who saw the plans and script for Invader Zim and stole the idea of that episode and put it in Jimmy Neutron.

some ideas seeming to be the same but are coincidence, can be worked out and explained but I don’t believe this is one of those times, and someone purposely copied that work-in-progress episode of Invader Zim.

it’s fine that not everyone agrees, but I will still believe it is true.

plus it doesn’t matter how Zim x Dib are shipped

either still Enemies, Frienemies, Friends or Love Interests

not all ships are romantic, some are platonic based and just friends or family.

with no romance at all.

plus it would seem that if the original series of Invader Zim was never cancelled,

at some point maybe in a time skip, Zim x Gaz would of became canon.

Gaz would of ended up as Zim’s consort, ruling over Irk

and maybe making her Empress.

a Imperial is more higher in rank than just a royal,

so a King can pull rank on a Duke, but a Emperor can pull rank on a King.

so if Gaz became like Empress of the Irken Empire

that would make her a Imperial-Royal.

and I know some might not think it’s a big deal about the whole pineapple juice, and in a way it isn’t.

but never having it before, and trying it for the first time ever.

of course I would enjoy it enough to become a little addicted and wanting to drink a second helping of it.

maybe I should try not to go too crazy over the pineapple juice XD

but yeah I’m just going to read the PPGD

I will do some other stuff too, maybe watch a movie later.

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hhemeraa-a · 7 years

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shipping meme !

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR MUSE SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW SHIPPING WORKS ON YOUR BLOG. REPOST. DON’T REBLOG.

tagged by: stole from like... 4 different people @dcsidcrium / @portalipsis (I think?) / @celestialspitfire (I think???) / @lunaciies (I think?????) tagging: follow ur heart

WHAT’S YOUR OTP FOR YOUR MUSE?:

A kick to the nuts. HA - I’m kidding. I currently do not... have... an otp for Myles... I mean, don’t get me wrong, I ship Troy and Myles harder than I ever want to admit, but it’s no fun playing in a sandbox all by myself, so I try not to think about it too hard. But my OTP would probably be anything that involves Myles and happiness. I actually want him to admit that he loves someone and my life will be complete.

WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO RP WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING?:

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ What won’t I RP is a shorter list, but because of how.... emotionally difficult Myles is, a majority of any ship needs to be plotted to some extent or else you are at his mercy which means that any ship success rate goes down to about 2% unless the planets are perfectly aligned. With that said, I’m pretty open to all the genres, even those taboo ones you don’t think I’d be into but I am.

HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?:

I refuse to (romantic) ship with anyone under 18 (muns or muses) and Myles very rarely will ever be interested in anyone between 18 - 21. With that, so long as everyone is a consenting adult, age ain’t nothing but a number. Plus Myles likes ‘em older. He won’t make age an issue if your muse doesn’t make age an issue. Some of you have muses that are hundreds and thousands of years old, so? It’s a non-issue.

ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?:

Myles? Hell yes. I said prior, but Myles is extremely difficult to ship with unless it’s plotted and there’s chemistry involved. 90% of the time, he is playing to emotions that benefit him in a situation, but doesn’t actually feel romantic inclinations towards someone. He can be friendly and have one night stands, but if someone asked to be his boyfriend, he’d mean laugh in their face and walk away. But to answer this question - yes, I am. Only because it takes a lot for Myles become attached and actually have feelings that aren’t just surface value. If he’s gotten to this point (unless it’s the rare 1% where he just instantly clicks), we’ve probably RP’d or plotted a lot and I’m starting to get real fuckin annoyed when people drop the muse or disappear right after all the work we’ve done. I’m tired of it, Myles is tried of it, and [we] I’ve become much more weary about being the one to commit when someone else hasn’t.

HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY’RE CONSIDERED NSFW?:

Idk, usually if there’s a peen out, I’m pretty sure that counts as nsfw. I’m bad at tagging things and 50% of the time my written nsfw isn’t tagged, but that’s only because 1) my blog is tagged as nsfw so browse at your discretion, 2) all images will always be tagged with nsfw, 3) this thread isn’t for you, so why are you reading it lol (I’m half joking, half not) 4) I’m pretty sure my partner knows that it is nsfw. Unless my partner wants things under a read more or has specific things they want, I sin proudly and openly.

WHO ARE OTHER MUSES YOU SHIP YOUR MUSE WITH?:

CRACKS KNUCKLES. I COULD HAVE MADE THIS SHORT BUT SCREW THAT. If I forgot to add you, I’m sorry!

@portalipsis - this has been a real slow burn and probably the only healthy thing Myles has in his life that doesn’t involve explicit fighting or manipulation on Myles’ part. I think it’s very cute in that Myles is kind of aware how Chris feels and is being Extra patient with him because he likes to watch the boy squirm. ALSO Porthos writes smut fanfiction of Hemera and mails it out to people. Don’t think he forgot. @heavensson - Sorry Spike, but you’re trapped with Myles’ gross ugly affections because no matter what you do to try and get rid of him, you know it’ll just turn him on. Semi-complicated considering Troy is involved in this odd companionship and they can’t really get rid of each other. @etlascivus - >:3c Demon’s sneaking into Myles’ room at night claiming him as their own only for Myles to get a boy crush on him. Another complicated and involved relationship considering Myles hasn’t really put together what he feels for Asmo. While I wouldn’t say it’s love, Myles’ attachment quirks are starting to come in strong and Asmo tends to do or say the right thing at the right time to put this uptight bundle of emotion at ease to the point where he doesn’t mind (or has completely forgotten) about the mark on his arm. @corpusdxlicti - You mean Myles’ future husband?? Myles will end up feeding off this relationship because of how emotionally detached Vincent appears to be as Myles is 99% more inclined to let himself like someone when they don’t like him back. Not that this is the case here, but Vincent’s seemingly complete emotional detachment gives Myles the room to dance around in his own emotions - little does he know that Vincent is low key (high key?) possessive/jealous and I AM READY FOR THIS. @dcsidcrium - the first girl Myles probably ever kissed. Dating his best friend and secret unrequited love. Nikki is the sister Myles never asked for and will defend her to the death all the while cussing her out in the same breath. He’s also probably shot her more than a few times. A++ friendship. @kashiings - Archer you little shit. A verse of its own, Archer is (was) Myles’ best friend in childhood and also first (boyfriend?) although there were clear miscommunications about what they were and it really tore a hole in Myles after Archer went off and got married. Despite all this, Myles is teetering on the edge of loyalty and abandonment, remaining by his side even after he comes back in Myles’ mid-twenties. @inionnaforaoise - Started off as purely professional - these two are frienemies to a fault. The type to drive by and flip the other off under the table while at a very professional meeting or “accidentally” shoot the other in the arm in the middle a fire fight and shrug like ‘oops’. At the same time, they’ll share a drink together and mean laugh about people they hate. If we’re not counting demons with lady bits, she will probably be the first (and only) girl Myles ever sleeps with. @whiteliily - Ash is a national treasure and these two has this weird high school boy crush going on where they just... nervously laugh around each other. I honestly think that Ash is the only muse that has made Myles openly blush without trying. Even considering Myles’ emotional stuntedness, Ash has been real forward?? Which is pretty disarming for Myles and it’s weird because Myles is like??? Happiness??? Without?? someone??? suffering?? idk man, Ash is great, Jazz is great. This whole thing makes me happy inside. @bestiadeluna - Mally is that friend that Myles flinches around all the time because she’s probably punched him in the arm so many times out of playfulness that it bruised because she’s so much strong than he is. She’s the drinking friend that shows up on his couch once a month and eats all his pie, or brings someone over so that he can explain what a cuck is much to his dismay. They don’t hang out often, but when they do, it’s like they saw each other yesterday and someone is bound to either get hurt or in trouble. @fluffmiester - Space Papa. Apparently Rrii has taken Myles in as his son and while Myles is ok with it, he’s going to take every chance he gets to twist Rrii’s words into something gross. It’s how he shows his affection Rrii, I swear. @svagefaith - Myles’ bitter ass soulmate from hell. The only way these two are going to get on the same page is if some outside event forces them to admit their feelings, but so far the universe is just staring at them like “y i k e s”. They would make amazing friends, but being bound to each other is causing more tension than it’s worth and both are too stubborn to back down, even though they’re both quietly attentive their needs, their emotional connection keeps missing. They’ll get there. @carnivorarium - ZIP because Myles needs more strong independent wolf ladies in his life, although he will always bother her about why she’s single. He’s going to be that annoying younger brother that digs through her stuff and leaves all her tampons out on the curb because he was feeling annoying and she will probably be that older sister that drop kicks into his room while he’s making out with someone so that she can scare the shit out of them in her final form.

DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?:

Yes, although if we have a thread going/there’s chemistry, I’m sure we’ll both reach out to each other about it naturally.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU LIKE TO SHIP?:

I love it! But I don’t believe shipping is purely romantic and includes platonic things and enemies. I have very few romantic ships and that’s often up to Myles to decide that. Friends and enemies are great though, so I’m always down to talk about different possible relationships.

ARE YOU MULTISHIP?:

Yes! And multi-verse unless it’s discussed.

ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?:

Meh - romantic things are nice, but like I’ve been saying, this is completely up to Myles and he’s not inclined for romance. So I’m a ‘more or less’ kind of person. If I really like a ship we have going, I’ll be very obsessed hahaha

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?:

Fandom? Don’t know her. HA. ok. Um.... well, I used to be really into Deimos and happiness. I’m still committed to this, but some people within the fandom really ruined the character for me to the point where even after I tried to make a blog to save my feelings, all I see is bitterness and disdain. They say time heals all wounds buT HERE I AM. STILL BROKEN. Sometimes I write on his blog and I’m filled with such nostalgia... but I hate shipping him with Cain which is my ultimate nOTP but since the fandom is made up of pretty much Cain’s and Helio’s, my time on that blog is.... minimal.

FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?:

My favorite ships always start as an accident - either though starters where we just see something click, or an ask where something funny happens. Just write with me or approach me about it! Chances are if you want to ship, you’re going to know something about Myles’ personality that you/your muse likes. If you come to me in hopes to finding a ship without any prior knowledge of him, you might have a bad time. It’s really easy for things with Myles to get toxic fast, so unless you’re prepared for a slow burn, idk if this is the right place? But again! Just reach out, I absolutely love discussing relationships and plotting, it keeps me alive in my waking hours.

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