#MORE WOMEN RELATIONSHIPS PLEASE

[leupagus]

Team Stark, Team Targaryen, Team Black, Team Green, whatever. I'm on Team Let Shireen Have Nice things

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Sansa's horse's name was Ninny; he had one blue eye and one brown, which Northerners thought was lucky.

"More likely means he's deaf in one ear," Father remarked. Ninny's ears, which seemed to hear well enough, flattened and he nipped at Father's horse. (If it had a name, Father either hadn't asked or didn't want to tell her, since he'd ignored her question when they'd first mounted.)

"I think he feels insulted, Your Grace," Sansa remarked, pulling Ninny's head back around and settling her arms more comfortably around Shireen's waist. She'd been kind to let Shireen ride with her, since most of the Northern horses were needed to carry two or even three soldiers apiece, along with whatever equipment they could drag out of the snows. Mother and Lady Melisandre had chosen to ride two of the surviving Southern horses, but Mother had said there wasn't room on hers for both of them.

So instead of riding in the back of the train, Shireen was next to Father near the front, just behind the beautiful banners that snapped and curled in the breeze. It was still bitterly cold, but Sansa's cloak was warm wrapped round them both and she had even brought a pair of Northern boots for Shireen, with the fur thickly lined on the inside. Only the right side of her face was chilled, tears pricking at her eye. Sansa said they would make camp late tomorrow at this pace; her stormseer had promised them blue skies and clear nights. Shireen had hoped this would make Father — not happy, since she had only rarely seen him so, and never since Uncle Robert had died — but less unhappy.

Instead, it had turned him surly, the sort he only got when he had been frightened about something. He had been like this once when she had gone sailing with Devan in his little skiff and it had capsized, sending them laughing into the calm waters of the western bay. They had managed to swim toward land, pushing the hull of the boat before them, and had found Father and Ser Davos wading out to retrieve them. Davos helped Devan drag the boat in, laughing all the while, but Father had picked her up and carried her to shore, holding her so tightly she could feel her bones creak. "Get to your rooms and change," he'd ordered, all but dropping her to the stony beach, and for the rest of the day had scowled and muttered whenever she'd spoken.

She could not think why he was acting this way now, but she had long since given up trying to coax him out of his sulks the way she could Ser Davos. Instead she asked Sansa more questions — about the Wolfswood, where she and her army had hidden themselves, and about the Goldgrass Coldblood horses that Northerners rode.

"Not just Goldgrasses," said Sansa. "The mountain clans breed and ride their Breakstone Garrons, which are even better than the Coldbloods when it comes to surviving the winters. They're more like goats than horses — they eat like goats, too," she added with a wrinkle to her nose. "The other day, a Garron managed to open Lord Flint's saddlebags and ate his linen smallclothes."

Shireen covered her mouth to hold in her giggle, but Father had dropped behind them to speak with Davos a few lengths behind. "Was Lord Flint very cross?"

"Oh, yes, but you can't throw a horse into the stocks, even if he does eat your underthings."

#spoilers: stannis is surly because he was about two episodes away from murdering his own daughter #and he's having some Feelings about himself as a result #which: GOOD #honestly still cannot believe that anyone thought that character arc was a good idea #anyway I love the idea that sansa is to shireen as margaery was to sansa #ie someone she looks up to who is kind of terrifying #MORE WOMEN RELATIONSHIPS PLEASE #game of thrones motherfuckers #got: bitches get stuff done

[occidentaltourist]

bbc: Some sweet #Silvacre content for your FYP ❤️

#silvacre #suranne jones #rose leslie #vigil #the bbc making a silvacre fan edit was a pleasant surprise :) #i saw the streaming numbers for vigil 2 were very good (understatement) #which makes an s3 at least a possibility #if they can write a story suranne and rose would sign on for #i'm counting on what suranne said that the continuation of the love story is a big part of what brought her back #the series does a good job creating dramatic tension and conflict within a happy relationship that doesn't involve cheating or one dying #if they do a 3rd season i hope that continues #i mean the series started with amy in the worst possible place emotionally and psychologically so surely they wouldn't go there again #s2 with its wlw mlm solidarity/parallel storyline and giving us more insight into amy and how far she's come since s1 #on top of all the other things i liked this season (which i enjoyed quite a bit in addition to the ship) #at heart it's very critical of the british government and military/war machine and some reviews seem to have missed that part #anyway i'm pleased as punch that a prestige bbc drama has two women in love at its center and a lead as compelling as amy #and that it's pulling in the numbers even without the submarine and claustrophobia (admittedly a cool premise) #keep making the fanvids bbc social media team we appreciate you #queue

[sciderman]

Sometimes i remember a comics moment i randomly came across somewhere, where Sam Wilson mentiones a musical and Steve Rodgers says he doesn't like musicals, to whitch Sam goes "Guess that means you really are straight" and even tho i don't care about Cap America or the Avengers, the moment stuck in me for that quote by Sam. And like....Sci, any ideas if straight men actually don't like musicals or is that bullshit?

actually i think i know more gay men who hate musicals than i know straight men who hate musicals. i've had a drag queen stop me point blank when i was about to sing a barbra streisand song, and i know so many gays who pointedly hate abba. so based on my experience i think the inverse is true. most of the straight men i know are kind of impartial about musicals, but gay men? hate.

my theory is that a lot of gay men don't want to fall into stereotypes, maybe. but thaaaaat's just a theory! a gay theory.

#sci speaks #i'm trying to understand the gays. they are a mystery to me. #i've seen a lot more toxic masculinity coming from gay men than i have from straight men. #i think it makes sense. they have less women in their lives. so they reckon with a lot more masculinity. more dick measuring. #also gay men have some of THE most unhealthy romantic relationships i've ever seen in my life. #this isn't a blanket statement on everyone but just from what i've seen. it's such a strange pattern i've observed. #lesbians? healthy. straights? usually healthy. gay men? universally a tire fire that makes me say “if you hate each other so much ??” #“why are you together??????????” #i have never met a cis gay mlm couple in real life that was healthy. every single one of them made my eyes widen in horror. #i want them to be healthy. please treat each other better. #the number of bitchy bitchy fights i've seen between mlm couples in public that make me so terrified #but i know mlm relationships in general are usually less... affectionate than wlw relationships. even and especially friendships. #just an observation. #i hate to say that there is a definite difference between amab vs afab experiences when it comes to relationship dynamics but. #of course there is. there is. as much as i want to say gender and sex do not matter. it really does. #it makes a difference. it does. #which is kind of why i'm glad i was born in the body i was. when people say “trans means you feel you were born in the wrong body” #im like.. i don't think that's true. i don't think that's true for me. #i wouldn't be me if i wasn't born the way i was. and i want to be me. but i'm a boy. i'm a boy but in the body that i have. #my body is still a boy's body. because i live in here. #sorry this went off on a tangent. #but yeah i know my brain would be different if i was amab. and i don't want all those other issues. #i think the only reason i'm so peaceful and serene is because i'm afab. and afabulous. #i see cis guys and im like.. yeah i don't want what you got. #once again! lucky to be me! i'm lucky. im lucky i have a vargooba. thank fuck for that! #couldve been so much worse off. could've been born with a dick and would be fighting for my life right now.

[frogs-in3-hills]

“why aren’t there any soggy pathetic women in fiction. why is it only horrible depressed little men”

how soon we forget her…. ultimate miserable idiot bisexual….

[Image ID: Four screenshots of Nana Komatsu from Ai Yazawa’s manga, Nana, and the anime adaptation of the same name. Nana is a young woman in her 20’s with shoulder length pinkish brown hair. She wears very feminine, fashionable clothing. End ID.]

#i need y’all to understand that nana is fundamentally a sapphic tragedy #about two best friends in love who are slowly and excruciating ripped apart by band drama #and it’s literally the best relationship drama i’ve ever seen #and she is SO cringe she is SO soggy i literally hate her she’s my favorite girl in the world #sully is typing #nana manga #nana anime #nana komatsu #described #please feel free to contribute more cringe women i want to start a collection

[kuravix]

Felt that. It’s like people forget platonic relationships exist, familial relationships exist, mentor-mentee relationships exist. Not everything needs to be romantic, so sick of people making the romantic the be all end all.

Exactly! I'm so confused by people who look at the Straw Hat's and think each of them needs a romantic partner by the end of the series. Like romance = true happiness.

The Straw Hat's love each other so much. None of them are dating anyone. And they're so, so happy! Nami isn't in love with anyone nor is she searching for romance. No one joined the crew because they have romantic interest in Luffy. Their found family is precious and fulfilling. The series could end with none of them in romantic relationships and it would be a very happy ending for them, so long as they have each other! Screw romance, I want what they have 💜💜💜

#i have my ships but their platonic relationships are more precious to me #friendships are good #sibling dynamics are good #i love strong platonic bonds between characters #i die a little inside when i see one of those 'who the straw hats could end up with at the end of the series' posts #please luffy does not need not desire a pretty wife #zoro has never expressed interest in anyone ever #sanji wants the freedom to love all women not just one

[reitheist]

I would pay exorbitant amounts to see a live action, adult-oriented show with all the agony, heart, and hilarity of ourgoodshadows surrounding queer women pretty pleaseeeee

#yes i know all about the cartoon lesbians they're excellent #but an explicitly queer show geared toward adults about a sapphic relationship would be nice yknow #theres older shows but they dont really align with the vibe i like #plus im a fan of vamps pirates and demons. sue me. #the only adult woman-centric queer show i know with the same sort of fantastical life-or-death will-they-wont-they vibe is utena #which is excellent but theres only so much utena in the world unfortunately #if anyone has any recs please feel free to share im desperate here #because being a lesbian with my main obsessions almost exclusively surrounding masculine queer expression feels lonely sometimes #dont get me wrong masc queer expression is great! #in fact i tend to relate to it more than femme lesbian stories since im butch/genderfluid/whateverthefuck #i just want a show that examines feminine queerness with the same complexity that o/fmd does #and the women get to try to kill eachother as a treat <3 #tldr; old man yaoi is great but i also if someone did a old woman yuri romcom i would explode on the spot #um. essay over. #personal

[pinkomcranger]

I agree with you about Saga! I personally don't ship Andercasey (no hate to people who do, of course! You're all great and your creations are fantastic <3) but I love love love their platonic relationship! It's so great to see male/female platonic relationships represented in media, and their relationship is fantastic (whether you like it platonic like me, or romantic!). Saga in general is such an amazing character and it's sad to see how the fandom treats her. I know this is a usual pattern in fandoms in general, not just with AW - people ignore the women (of course, woc even more so!) in general, no matter how interesting they are, just to focus on the (white) men. I do like Caseywake personally, since I find the dynamic interesting, but I don't like, ship-ship it very hard, I find it intriguing. But whether people do or don't, it's sad to see they also can't give focus to Saga and acknowledge she's her own person. They make her a prop in other people's relationships. It just sucks. Why are women always the backdrop and props to mxm relationships?? In general I find it sad that people are so quick to only value romantic love - not that there is anything wrong with shipping. Usually I'm a big shipper as well. But bc shipping is such a huge thing, then they can use the excuse of "I only like Saga and Casey platonically, but I don't write platonic things, and Saga doesn't have any interesting romantic pairings to make for her if it's not Andercasey so I just don't write her!!" And it sucks so bad. I wish this fandom was different but unfortunately it follows this very old pattern of a fandom. :(

I think everyone in every fandom needs to do some self-reflection on why they ALWAYS ignore the female characters and poc. It's always been a problem and unfortunately continues to be.

Oh, you absolutely do not have to ship Andercase romantically. It's perfectly fine to see them as platonic, it can arguably be said they were written that way! Their relationship is beautiful however way you see it. Their chemistry was off the charts, Melanie and James/Sam made sure of that!

Platonic m/f relationships do make me happy, and personally, that's Alan/Saga for me. Nary a hint of romance or even surface level attraction, and I'm here for that.

Now, putting my personal ships aside, you're very correct. In fandom, women and WOC especially get ignored to place more focus on the white men. And I've never understood that in this day and age, when women and WOC are finally starting to get the recognition we deserve. What's the point in this?

You can very much ship your fav men, while also including the woman, especially if she was such a big part of the source material. It's very egregious when it comes to Saga, considering she's the deuteragonist. She gets equal writing and treatment, in fact, I would go so far to say that if the series WASN'T called Alan Wake, Saga would be the protagonist.

There's truly no reason to ignore Saga when she drives the story we get. Alan himself admits, with no hesitation, no anger, that he needs Saga. So to see the fandom essentially go "that's nice you feel that way, Alan, but I don't need her beyond propping!" leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

You can't even give a good case of "I CAN'T create for Saga shipping-wise, there's nobody to ship her with outside of Casey!" There's her husband (and I know that's difficult considering we don't even get so much as a glimpse of him, and that's interesting to me, but that's a topic for another day), there's Rose, there's Tim, there's Ahti, there's Estevez, there's even Alice. Saga has just as many options as Alan.

And there's no excuse to ignore her in another pairing. You can EASILY write CaseyWake without using her as a prop, or just an aside to say "see? I remember she was in the game!" Where are the ensemble fics? Why can't she be written with all of her characteristics and agency that was she given in-game? Does a black woman who isn't a stereotype that uninteresting or frightening to the general content creators?

Again, this isn't something new to just Saga in this fandom. Alice suffered from it the most, by virtue of being the most important woman in the previous games. And she got pushed aside for ScratchWake. But with the release of AW2, she's been given more love, I've seen more fics for her, I've seen quite a few Alan/Casey/Alice fics. Which also tells me that fandom finds it easier to write for a white woman than a black woman.

There really isn't anything I can do about that, I can't FORCE anyone to relate to Saga in the same way I do. I know there's difficulty writing for WOC, there's difficulty relating to them personally if you're not one. But again, in this day and age, when we're being shown more on the big screen/small screen, in books and video games, there's truly no excuse.

POC in general are still nowhere close to being represented as much as white people, but seeing a character like Saga so well written, so wonderfully portrayed, so loved by her creators get ignored for the basic white men, while this same group of people claim they're tired of decades of white men being the focus but continue to personally make them the focus, shows an extreme case of hypocrisy and covert racism, because again, there's no excuse.

I understand the fixation on fictional and FBI Casey. There's so much we're not shown, that we can fill in the blanks and easily fit it into canon. But at the same time, you can do the exact same thing with Saga, because we're NOT shown or told everything about her and her life.

I want this fandom to be better and do better. Like you said, all fandoms need to take a good, hard look at doing some self-reflection. Don't choose to ignore the beautiful women we're given just because they don't fit your narrative.

#alan wake 2 #saga anderson #alex casey #alan wake #ask #meta #my thoughts #strong black woman #shipping #platonic relationships #feel free to ignore #but I truly hope you don't #fandoms need to do better #women are not props for mxm shipping unless they're portrayed that way in the source material #please stop taking away their agency #do better with woc especially #Saga Anderson is a damn hero in every way #give her her flowers #she's so much more than the bro

[calibrationneeded]

There are two wolves inside of you: gay dean and bi dean. They are fighting to the death

#i honestly don’t know which I prefer #bi dean is a classic and I love him #but the angst potential of gay dean is so good #so for the sake of balance I’m just gonna say he’s bi but likes men more but pursues #relationships with women more often because emotionally he relates to women more #so he knows how to please them #supernatural #spn #dean winchester

[phoebeprufrock]

Russian Doll fucking delivered on the whole “generational trauma is inevitable but we must learn to forgive those who came before us” and then two weeks later Undone just came in and really drove the point home and reiterated the entire concept of “we need other people and the love we have for each is stronger than the trauma”

Truly an “if I had a nickel krugerrand for every time a crazy woman went time traveling to undo her family trauma I’d have two nickels krugerrands which isn’t a lot but it’s weird it happened twice in a month” situation

#undone #Russian doll #both second seasons that were better than the first too #ALSO both had an entire storyline centered around immigrant women and the pain that comes with it #and neither had romance/relationship as it’s narrative core #10/10 storytelling please give me more of this extremely specific niche I am now VERY invested in #natasha lyonne really said my mommy issues are valid #(this is a tag I already had and I love it) #phoebeprufrock

[welcometoteyvat]

ok sorry i'm going to ship hate again

some things in genshin fandom really just don't make sense to me. ie somehow the most controversial ships at least have canon material, whereas some ships are decently popular but literally only eyecandy with 0 substance. like why are you doing this, they don't even have mutual voicelines or story mentions, they've NEVER interacted, would have 0 reason to even in future storylines, the only reason you like them is because they're lesbians together or smth

yes this is about yan.tao and shen.lan

#open at will: hater behavior #the male ships also don't suffer from this (at least in my experience) so i think it's really just stupidity and a complex about women #i'm also less annoyed about shen.lan because i see it less and i'm more neutral on the two #theyre kind of egregious too though bc they have No voicelines OR mention each other either LMFAO weren't even released in the same patch #but yan.tao DEAR GOD. i can't ever look in the yan.fei tag without seeing them it plagues me #yanfei has one singular voiceline about ht and people immediately thought OMG lets make them kiss or osmething #the fact that it's STILL popular even after shinobu and yelan and especially after perilous trails quest i'm baffled. please LET IT DIE #there are better characters to make her interact with !!! shinobu is literally a goth and purple if you're still looking for eye candy!!!! #and literally gan.yu qianbei also exists if you think long distance relationship doesn't work or something #idk i'm just so annoyed yan.fei is my main and forever has a place in my heart and then she gets crumbs with a ship thats so fucking random #baffles me . ok haterism over i'll reblog normal things now

[ronanceisintheair]

It's comical, in a bad writing way, that they'd have e*die telling st*ve to get Nancy back.

Like he doesn't even know these two, what person would actually say that? Especially when you don't know why they broke up.

Like forced, so forced. If you have to write that in then maybe you just shouldn't?

#some will say that's cute but it's bad writing. #please ignore my lb #stranger things #while having all these characters who don't know why they broke up in the first place try and force this girl back with the guy? #th writers shoe horning that st*ve is some poor guy who should get nancy back #it wouldve been more realistic if they kept dustin and robin as people there talking steve out of it imo #you will scream it's because i like ronance. but no it's because i respect Nancy's side(hat nobody seems to ask about) #and respect nancy as her own person. #even if it's not intentional sometimes a relationship is tainted. i see the barb thing as a big thing you can't move passed #maybe as friends yes but not to get together non platonic #sorry i have logic and loving women juice running through me #nancy wheeler

[pinkfey]

i don’t think jaheira deserves to be mom-ified by fans more than she already has but i do think at some point ursula catches herself inexplicably trying to impress her or feeling weirdly pleased when she commends her for something and is just like

#i think at that point she hadn’t really….. spent such significant time in the company of women more mature than her?? #ever since her m*ther she kind of. avoided them. #but here’s someone who respects her and views her as an equal and she’s like *tucks hair behind ear* oh me? ☺️ #and then she’s like wtf. what is this shit. what is wrong with me. am i soft? the fuck. #she has a sane and normal relationship with the approval of older women (i’m projecting) #evre was probably the closest she'd come but that relationship was honestly quite subservient/deferential on her part #she wasn't desperate to please her but there was a power dynamic. and evre wasn't old enough to fall into a mother figure category #there was love care respect etc but ursula WAS her dog honestly. her enforcer. her butcher. her right hand. #so jaheira is the first older woman she's worked with so closely like. ever. and she's thrown for a fuckin loop because of it #anyways.txt #ch: ursula #bg3 posting

[picory]

i really need to rewatch uwe before the upcoming season finale and properly gather my thoughts on it but i really really like the show! its goofy and cartoony style paired with a serious story about these warriors' souls stuck in an eternal war with the evil, the slight psychological horror of being used as hosts for said souls and almost completely discarded and disregarded (though it doesn't say too much about this, this is more my overthinking), the steampunk elements, the character designs, the voice acting... all of it. despite that i still have some irks with it, like the pacing. this show would've definitely benefited from having more episodes. for such a story heavy show 10 episodes doesn't feel enough. it worked with primal, genndy tartakovsky's previous show, because there was little to no dialogue there. it did an excellent job at making the viewer understand what was happening with mere facial expressions. but uwe characters have a lot to say, a lot to work out between each other. and it's clear tartakovsky wants to tell more. they need more episodes to do that. i hope the show gets renewed for a second season. i need everything that i'm extremely confused about to be addressed and cleared up

#the whole emmalinda thing! she's both of them and neither of them! which woman is taking the centre stage? #it's confusing. everyone calls her melinda. but she's not really herself #everytime she looks at her reflection emma's there instead. so emma is still in the ''backseat'' #this emmalinda has both of the women's memories #she's an enigma to me #dimitri while heavily influencing edred's behavior is just. not there. chilling the background. rolling with whatever (free him 💔) #alfie and seng? i have no fucking idea half the time. they're like emmalinda to me #this whole thing is so confusing.... we need to see the other hosts shining through more. not just emma. just a bit. please. for my sanity #i don't care for the romance. at least now that they are they way they are. emmalinda isn't just one person #so her being pinned with either edred or winston doesn't feel right to me. ''is she into edred? is she into winston?'' #yes and no! no and yes! she's two people!!!!! it's complicated!!!!!!!! forget the romance #it's fair to question their relationships status though considering everything (edred and melinda were lovers for eternity; #emma and winston were about to get married) #but man. whatever #WHY IS THE ELF KINGDOM JUST A FEW KILOMETERS AWAY FROM THE MAIN CITY. why are the elves that edred knew still alive #do they just live that long what the fuck #aelwulf is just going to be stuck pretending to be his brother for the rest of his life huh. that's fucked up. are they not gonna notice #this is a rambling mess isn't it. it's rare for me to go off like this in public i think. i usually keep that all in my head

[deeply-unserious-fellow]

My favorite shipping niche, goofy villain x serious villain with a massive height difference and a percieved power dynamic that doesn't actually effect the relationship that much, has a serious lack of lesbians I fear. Catra/Scorpia is I think the only sapphic pairing I've seen that fits the bill, and they devolved into such a toxic mess by the end of the show it kinda took the fun out of shipping them(at least for me-). We need MORE-

#tbh I just want more pairings that fit this dynamic in general bcuz I like collecting them but its still nice to have diversity y'know? #give us more stupid evil women PLEASE #tropes #shipping #ships #relationships #relationship dynamics #lesbian #wlw #sapphic #late night ramblings

[jrueships]

brian, the new shoe manager and cookie's nice guy sweet little church boo that magic homoerotically dommed and destroyed out of sheer prideful bloodlust should DEFINITELY be looked into as a casting option for a sam cooke biopic bcs .. WOW??

LIKE AM I TRIPPING OR

#add the lil bump in his nose #and mwah 🥰🥰 #cooke in general has a littler nose #but more abt winning time... i am rlly enjoying it so far!!!! #i personally like the 4th wall breaks! #the style is rlly cute and quirky !! keeps ur attention #when it does stuff at the right time it's like OOO but sometimes it doesnt (alot of cuts..) but thats ok!! #i cant wait to see kareem and magic interact (im on ep 3 rn!!) they do such a good job at emphasizing kareems #'i know more than you.' attitude LMAO #i normally have a lovehate relationship with multiple character focuses but bcs all the ppl are meant to be viewed as #kinda immature and kinda shitty (either in a pos/neg sense.. it flips) i rlly like it cus it doesnt force u to like one specific person #everyone has flaws!!! #idk maybe i like it cus one of my fav books is the great gatsby lmao #norm refer kareem as cap whenever he wants his attention/wants to get something he wants... i know what you are . #magics mommy issues go insane #leos when they dont think someone they want proud of them isnt proud in the way they want them to showit/be #or in what THEY want them to be proud abt..... yikes. so the way he treats/views women and then the ppl close to him #.... ej please #him and brian shouldve been endgame instead that was quite hmm! cookie deserves better than the both of them tbh #dr buss or whatever reminds me of every guy who could save themselves with charm and no soul/hardwork #n that playb*y affliation immediately raised red flags. hes very interesting and irritable to watch i like it #AND I TOTALLY CALLED TARK THE SHARK BEING A TURK!!! thank u godfather ANYWAYS i love the show it's great #need more gayness... hope isiah shows up in season 2 so i can clap n whistle like a marvel endcredit character reveal #ZEKE WILL RETURN

[fivestrandbraid]

Genuinely think I could never be in a relationship with a man without acting fucking insane like I literally have a pathological fear of them…… rational or not this is my truth

#luckily for me I don’t mind being single #but if any women would like to wife me up please call 📞 #I’m being realistic here I will probably never be in a relationship with a woman either like where tf would I meet women #like hating dating apps and living in a rural area and not getting out much does not lend itself to meeting gay women 🤷🏻‍♀️ #I’ve more or less accepted this it is what it is