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tuiyla · 2 years

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I often come to this glee blog to vent, and this time is no different.

I was scrolling down a glee confessions blog from the fandom's hayday, and holy fucking shit what a mistake that was. Glee was the most terrible fandom in this planet. Never have I seen a fandom insult and bully each and every cast member to such a capacity. The racism, the misogyny, the hate, the bullying. My god, never I have seen so many people insult and spread lies about Cory Monteith and his passing. I am disgusted and I am angry, so very angry that one of the pillers of the glee tumblr fandom had allowed and encourged slutshaming, fatshaming, bullying, and homophobia on their page just in the name of free speech. The amount of times Naya and lea had been called sluts, whores, and other degrading nicknames in regards to their bodys and careers. No wonders so many of the actors distanced themselves from the show, the fanbase was insane.

At least I can rest knowing the glee fandom could never be the same as it was and be somewhat hopeful of the progress it achived.

I wasn't in the Glee fandom in its heyday and there's maybe a teeny tiny part of me that regrets that, if only because there's always something special about a live fandom where episodes are still coming out. That said, most of the time I thank the lord I was never tempted into keeping up with Glee as it was airing and that's because the Glee fandom was always notorious for its intensity. You couldn't have paid me enough to touch it with a 10 foot-pole in 2012. So all in all, none of this surprises me.

I tend to stay away from confessions blogs as they're often an excuse for people to spread their horrible opinions - not horrible in that I merely disagree but in that they're actively hateful and often towards the actors, not even the characters, just as you described. Don't get me wrong other fandoms could be wild too and active fandoms nowadays are still yikes sometimes but Glee... Glee was a beast of its own, I think.

It's disgusting. No other word for it. I can only hope those who disrespected Cory and called the cast horrible, horrible names were too young and immature to realize how fucked up all that was. I hope they're grown now, looking back in regret. That's the most I can hope for, really. But you know, I also watched from the sidelines two years ago when people said absolutely appalling things about Naya - as she was still missing, her loved ones dreading the worst. As she was found, not even buried yet but pathetic terminally online trolls already spewing their hate, their ignorant takes on a human being who just lost her life. The mother of a then 4-year-old boy. I have to believe they were too damn young to realize how utterly despicable that was. I have to, because the alternative is, what? That someone could be so willfully rotten? Heck, I saw horrible horrible takes on the cast on reddit about a year ago, too. People up on their high horses, speaking about ~problematic~ things the cast have done, judging them like they were just people on our TVs created for our consumption. They aren't.

But yeah. My own mini venting aside, there's a reason I stay away from reddit now and why I curate my fandom space, not just in terms of Glee as much as possible now. I don't have the patience for this bullshit. I barely have the strength to give them the benefit of the doubt and hope they have, or will eventually change. I don't like focusing on the actors instead of the characters in general; sometimes appreciating them, sure, and in times like these with Cory and Naya's anniversaries it's nice to keep them in our thoughts. But in my experience, things tend to get out of hand once fans allow themselves to look at the actors as anything but human beings whose private lives we do not have any kind of entitlement to. Real-life shipping is a good example. Getting mixed up in made-up dramas and having the audacity to assume we could ever possibly know the life Cory had, the life Naya had, being another one.

Here's the thing about free speech, since you brought it up: just because you can say stuff doesn't mean you should, and certainly doesn't mean anyone's obligated to provide you with a platform. I've never run a confession-type blog myself and I doubt I ever will, but I have run fan sites and just for me personally there would have been rules against confessions about the cast and hateful rhetoric. This sense of... entitlement that people feel towards actors and celebrities. It's disturbing. It's an ugly, ugly side of fandom.

I'm glad you feel safe and comfortable enough to vent. I hope it's okay I vented in return. I suppose, times like these, it's the "basic human decency" and "media studies" parts of my brain automatically starting a conversation. I'd like to think people, in general, are more respectful towards Cory now. Naya, too, of course, but I feel like Cory had even more lies and hate spread about him due to the circumstances of his death. With the 9th anniversary of his passing coming up, I can only hope his loved ones feel more at peace now. Not that nine years matter all that much when you lose someone - I recently had a 9th anniversary of my own grief. But hey, this is still about Glee! So, yeah. Let's be grateful for the progress. I'm grateful for the people I surround myself with in this fandom and I don't need more. And reading this I once again thanked the heavens I was never even tempted to join the Glee fandom at its peak.

#anon #glee asks #glee fandom #tw death #tw grief #cory monteith #naya rivera #discussions of their deaths please be warned #just lamenting on the cruelty of celeb culture i suppose #and fan culture too #i have a feeling as to who you are anon but dw i'll keep it between us haha #for real i'm happy to be able to create a safe space #glee cast

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boyfhee · 9 months

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⋆ NOW WE DATE ! · psh

CHAPTER THIRTEEN · dating hotspot

SYNOPSIS · everyone knew you were sunghoon's biggest fan— or so you claimed to be— it didn't take a scientist to guess after your nonstop gushing about him during enhypen's debut. now, they didn't know you found him 'so babygirl' not until you accidentally tweeted it on your main.

warnings · teensy bit of angst + suggestive dialogues, profanities

it took naya sixteen tries and forty-five minutes to convince you to come to the hybe cafe with the group.

she didn’t think it would be this hard, considering your fixation with the desserts they serve. however, you happen to be sceptical and tend to sit and over analyse everything, and something about naya texting jake, and then asking the whole group to go to the cafe the first thing in the morning doesn’t sit right with you.

you like giving people the benefit of doubt and believe that things are exactly how they seem, that naya and the rest of the girls only want to spend some time at the cafe since it’s been a while all four of you have been there, instead of there being a bigger, darker, picture. the four of you stand in the lift while waiting to get to the second floor as you watch naya type relentlessly on her phone.

“who are you texting?” you ask, pressing your lips in a thin line, raising your head up to get a peek if possible, however she tilts the screen towards herself, giving you a nonchalant shrug.

“my brother,” and the lie rolls off her tongue ever so efficiently— it was bound to happen, her plan was deemed too good to fail. from what jake has told her, sunghoon is absolutely fucked in the head about you. not to mention, how he’s jealous of the fact that the actor park sunghoon got to kiss you first— although, for a scene— instead of the actual, real, park sunghoon who has real feelings for you and would like to kiss you on and off camera, every time, all the time. she is convinced that her plan has no loopholes, and that’s why her thumb softly taps over the send button ever so confidently as she texts jake about their arrival at the cafe.

“uh, i’ll be right back,” yeon interjects as the girls take a seat, grabbing yinuo’s hands as she pulls the youngest member along with her, excusing herself to the washroom.

naya smirks to herself as she sees the other two leave, looking over at you. “what do you want to eat? i was thinking if we should get macaroons or shortcakes, what do you think?”

“macaroons would do,” and naya excuses herself to the counter, utilising every millisecond of her time to walk, occasionally stopping in her tracks to text jake on the situation. now, it’s just you and your suspicion sitting together at a table.

and, the gaze of a certain australian boy projecting in your direction from a few metres behind.

. . .

“sunoo, i need you to not fuck this up,” jake warns the boy again, hands on his waist as if this is about life and death (it almost is because they’re dealing with sunghoon) as he replies to naya, telling her that sunoo will be up there soon.

“i’m telling you, i’ve never flirted with anyone in my entire life,” it’s sunoo’s last attempt at getting out of this situation, which is probably not possible because the rest six of enhypen members are terribly stubborn and practically threw him under the bus when it came to picking the ‘bait.’ “i’ll most likely end up laughing,”

“dude, just tell her she’s cute,” heeseung pipes up, making sunoo roll eyes at his words. “compliment her hair or something,”

“why don’t you do it instead?” it’s evident how sunoo is sulking about the situation and jake is taking none of it, pushing him a bit as sunoo groans and walks up to you, making sure to look normal and like someone who’s approaching you without any hidden intentions.

“oh, yn?” and sunoo is channelling his inner song joong ki as he fake gasps as you, making you turn around to look at him as you stand up and greet the boy. “wow, what’s a coincidence, i can’t believe you like food at hybe cafe too,”

that’s the fakest, most unbelievable shit that has come out of sunoo’s mouth. even the intonation isn’t how he normally sounds, and he’s trying to be very normal here. he can see jay making annoyed faces at him from his peripheral vision although he tries not to react, focusing on your instead. you seem to believe is normalcy, and it’s going so good so far.

“yeah, the macaroons here are quite good,” you reply with an awkward laugh, not internally screaming because naya is taking eternity to come back and it seems like yeon and yinuo got flushed down the toilet. you’re not the one with overflowing social anxieties, but how does one continue a conversation with someone who you have never really talked to so far?

“just like you,” sunoo wants to dig a grave and bury himself alive because you look like you just heard the most inhumane thing ever. “i mean you and an idol, like your vocals are so good and i really look up to you. your dance style is cool, i like you—”

and the next thing you remember is seeing sunghoon only a few steps away from you and sunoo, watching you two with a confused expression before he ran out.

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note : crazy how i keep forgetting i have a smau to update anyway guys the writing here is shit i wrote that in ten mins hope u still like it though (idk how to end it)

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sapphic-agent · 19 hours

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As a POC I could not handle any longer the way they excused Lea's actions on the Glee subreddit. I left permanently because of it. It angered me the day someone on the sub said that Lea apologised. Lea did not apologise. More than enough times, I've seen Lea be defended on that sub and people get upvoted for it and I couldn't stand it any longer.

The tipping point for me was that people started to say that Santana fans can't keep their feelings about Naya separate but at the same time they're known strong Rachel fans and Rachel defenders and have shown support to Lea multiples all the while being overly-critical about Santana. It was just brewing into hypocritical territory for me.

As a teen, Naya helped me in ways that's hard to explain. Her passing affected me deeply. To see that a few people, going off of the multiple upvotes, were agreeing with comments made accusing Santana fans of mixing their feelings about Naya with Santana in an unhealthy manner was hurtful. Lea fans also double down on putting Rachel on a pedstal to not talk about Lea's past actions on the glee sub but it's not spoken about.

So grateful that you spoke up about this major issue when it comes to Lea on the Glee sub. Your willingness to speak up about the issues on the Glee sub makes me feel less alone.

Omg thank you! That's so nice of you to say. I really do try to steer away from real people on this blog because I want to be primarily media-based. But the Glee sub makes me so fucking mad. They're the definition of performative activism and double standards. Supporting and/or forgiving Lea is just shitty, no matter how many times they try to justify it.

Naya- and Heather- helped me a lot too. They brought to life one of the healthiest, most important sapphic couple of the 2010s (my username was inspired by them lol, that's why they were my old pfp). They made me feel okay to be myself and comfortable in my sexuality. Her passing affected me for a long time too, it was like I couldn't process it.

I know exactly what you're talking about, when people would accuse Santana fans of conflating Santana because of Naya's passing. Like, right after it happened. It was really an awful thing to say because a woman was dead. Her life and memory were more important than their favorite character getting shit. They're vile.

If anyone can't separate the actor from the character it's Finn fans. Cory was a great guy- people always said him and Dianna were the nicest of the cast- and he also passed while the show was still running. A lot of Finn's "likability" came from Cory's charisma and comedic timing. If Cory was still alive I really don't think as many people would defend Finn.

(Tbh, I think Cory himself would shit on Finn. His mom once said that Santana slapping Finn was his favorite scene)

I also feel like people (including other POCs) don't actually understand why Lea was (is?) racist. Racism isn't just "I hate minorities and don't think they deserve rights." It's way more complicated than that. Lea might not have been throwing the n-word around (though, she was derogatory at least towards Samantha with that "shit in her wig" comment), but she absolutely viewed her being white as being superior to her WOC coworkers.

It's a pretty common thing for Black girls. Hell, I even experienced it from girls I called my friends. They're so "down✊🏾" but will be quick to remind you how more cultured and better than you they are.

If you haven't been taught about or experienced these things, you won't know that. But attempting to shut down WOC who have experienced it is shitty. Lea fans trip over themselves to defend someone who went out of her way to bully a younger Black coworker just because she could.

(Also, she was outwardly transphobic. Not letting anyone forget that either. If she was so willing to be transphobic, what makes you think she wasn't racist?)

Lea fans have no excuse. I liked and looked up to JKR too, but the people she hurt (and continues to hurt) are more important than how much I admired her or how much I enjoyed Harry Potter. I was disgusted by her and had no issues condemning her. Lea fans are hypocritical, self-righteous performative activists

#anti lea michele #naya rivera #heather morris #cory monteith #anti jkr #anti jk rowling #santana lopez #brittany pierce #brittana #anti finn hudson #anti glee subreddit #ask #tw racsim #tw transpobia

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goqmir · 3 months

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i kind of like maybe just a little adore the new clue set cards like. the clue set itself is a weird and overpriced product and the physical cards themselves are definitely gonna be stupid overpriced because nobody wants to buy a board game to crack packs but like. the cards themselves? kind of fire?

i kind of adore that theyre not just all rares and we are getting clue set commons and stuff :3 its cute! and we're getting a new lonis too-- its not a super interesting card but i adore lonis and im very excited to play with more of her. and we get an interesting new land cycle in the cluelands too! the art for them kinda blows at the moment but at some point in the future i assume they'll be reprinted in a set that gives them fun and interesting art? maybe? please? im not exactly itching to play them but ill never turn down another cycle of duals teehee

id love to talk about some individual cards from the lineup so far that i adore! these are just my top picks but id recommend going and looking at the full list spoiled so far on scryfall :3

for starters, my favorite card from the whole spoiler season right now i think has to be scuttling sentinel. i dont think i want to play her in any commander deck, but in my opinion this is like one of the top cards for cubes in 2024 period-- like cankerbloom tier of cube card. she's awesome! a crab elf which is such an awesome creature type, playable with green or blue, puts 1/1 counters on things and its main draw is just being a decent body that offers protection :) she's great!!!! ive already slotted her into the cube ive been piecing together recently. i like her a lot.

resonance technician is such a cool spell copier <3 every part of it is kind of expensive so im not really sure where youd play it but it does a lot of cool things all at once on a single card which is fun! the flavor is cool-- we all love weirds here-- and the functionality is useful and cute. cool card. big fan

we also have portal manipulator who is like one of the weirdest and strongest combat tricks ive ever seen? this is like if aetherize also fucked your shit in. so i can absolutely see this seeing a lot of play honestly. but lets be real here this card just has amazing art. thheres portals around her skull !!! god shes so cool.

corporeal projection gets a shoutout because what a fun effect <3 it being izzet is awesome and on-flavor and the card itself is both an interesting choice to give your creature myriad for extra damage and a fun wincon :) im glad theres a simple and convenient way to give one creature myriad now that isn't a brick to run in my commander decks because it has a high-cost endgame mode. yay!

finally it wouldnt be a goqmir set review if i didnt shout out the new cards that work well in Naya Cast From Exile :3 Boros Strike-Captain seems kind of mid but it's important to remember that the card never goes away, and you can cast it any time after when you attack with at least 3 creatures even if BSC is off the battlefield. big fan of this one! im not sure if i can find the space to jam him in my Rocco Street Chef decklist but he's a very playable option.

Personally, i think Headliner Scarlett is the winner this set. She's a very good hit pretty much any time-- you're always gonna get a minimum of 4 free damage when she sticks, and if you play her early you get some pretty strong card advantage, which turns into very very strong card advantage in both Rocco and Prosper. if you pull her late, she can win you the game straight up by allowing you to swing out uninhibited-- though i can't speak for Prosper players, this will pretty much always be at minimum a knock out if you pull it lategame in Rocco. definitely making room for her in my decklist.

anyway thats just some cards i liked from the weird product thats coming out :3 i was and still am iffy on purchasing the product and expect the cards to be a little too expensive but as far as designs go they're pretty cool and im very happy that they exist! um sqrrk <3

#mtg #magic the gathering #mtg spoilers

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eliaskahtri · 4 months

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Hand Warmers || Elias & Marcus

TIMING: Current LOCATION: The Commons PARTIES: Elias (@eliaskahtri) & Marcus (@thenavysealkie) SUMMARY: Marcus runs into Elias during the frostbite festival and decides to confront him. They get deep. CONTENT WARNINGS: None

Today was one of the more exciting days that Marcus had experienced in a while, and this time it was a good kind of excitement. The town had set up their own little version of a Kris Kringle market and he was excited to check out all of the little stands that were set up. He had one of these that would come to town every year where he grew up and he was interested to see how different towns ran theirs.

As he approached the market area, he could see plenty of people gathered around, all bundled up in their winter gear. Marcus had dressed warm as well, but he was already starting to feel the sting of the cold wind hitting his face. He decided to hit up a hot chocolate stand so he could warm up a bit.

While scanning the different stands trying to find what he was looking for, a familiar face appeared in the crowd. One that had been ghosting him for the past two weeks.

“Elias?” he said questioningly, trying not to break his line of sight on the man. He knew everyone had their reasons for ghosting others, but Marcus felt he had the right to know what Elias’s reason was. After all, they had become a bit closer than just running buddies at that point.

“Elias!” he repeated again, not sure if the other man hadn’t heard him or if he was ignoring him on purpose.

It had been his assistant’s idea to go out to the market. She needed to find Christmas gifts for her family, and decided that Elias needed to do something that wasn’t working for once in his life. Which… fair enough. He was standing in front of a puzzle stall. They made little intricate pieces that slotted together like cogs and gears. Of course, he had to have it.

That’s when Elias heard a familiar voice. A voice he was rather keen on avoiding. Thanks very much. He pretended he didn’t hear Marcus, continuing with his transaction with the vendor. Then his name echoed out again. Shit, there was no getting out of this, was there? After taking the bag from the vendor, Elias finally turned around to face Marcus with an awkward smile.

“Oh, hey!” He called out, making his way over to Marcus. “Sorry I didn’t get in contact. Life got…” he trailed off. How did he explain that his life had turned upside down? That his closest friend was leaving? That fae and werewolves and god knew what else was real? He had more than one late-night freak-out over it. “...weird.” He finally concluded. There was no other word to describe it other than weird.

“Come to check out the festival?” He asked, not wanting to dwell on his hang-ups too much. “Naya, my assistant, dragged me out of the apartment.” He admitted. He wouldn’t have come here if it weren’t for her insistence. “Between person shit and work, I haven’t really had any time to breathe.” It was the truth, Elias realized. He worked himself too hard in all aspects of his life, and that’s how he kept ending up in these situations of severe burnout.

While Marcus wasn’t sure if he really believed what Elias had to say, he decided the excuse was good enough for now.

“I get it. Life has a habit of getting really weird really quick. Feels like it’s been doing that a lot lately, come to think of it.”

He didn’t really feel like giving him the third degree. Just wanted to subtly let him know that that ghosting was very much not cool and then let him enjoy the rest of the festival. But now that he was here, actually speaking to him again, he found he didn’t want to end the conversation just yet.

“If it ever gets to be too much, you can talk to me. You know? Even if I have nothing else to offer in terms of help, I’ll always at least be a listening ear. And a voice of reason, if needed of course.”

He listened to Elias recount how busy he’s been and could relate. It definitely wasn’t like he wasn’t going through his own shit.

“It’s the holidays, busy time for everyone. I get how some things can slip through the cracks.” He had never been clingy. In fact, he often criticized previous lovers on their tendency to get way too close to him. Yet here was, almost wanting to demand Elias at least send him a “hey, can’t talk right now. Work shit” text. But he had never been like that and didn’t want to be. So instead he simply nodded his head after an awkward pause and said “Well…I should probably let you enjoy the rest of the festival, huh? Unless you wanted some company”.

Everything in Elias screamed to let Marcus walk away. This was how he got into trouble, letting people get too close. But He’d let Regan in, which hadn’t gone too terribly. Weird, but not terrible. So, after a beat of silence, Elias deflated. Telling Marcus the entire truth would be too much. “I was a dick for not saying anything. I just freaked out.” He finally admitted as he stepped away from the booth, looking at Marcus. “I’m sorry, it was shitty of me.” His gaze held sincerity, but it was also nervous. As if being this honest with a person was a step too far for him. He was getting too close, and it scared him. That had gone wrong for him in the past.

Elias nodded his head for Marcus to follow him. “Honestly, I’ve been… learning a lot about people I wasn’t supposed ever to know. And it freaked me out. And I shut down for a while. I was going through the motions instead of actually interacting with the world.” Elias kept his head down, only looking at Marcus out of the corner of his eye. Was he sharing too much? Did Marcus regret ever talking to Elias in the first place? “Still, I should have said something. Again, it was shitty of me.” he reiterated as he played with the handles of the bag in his hand.

“If you wanted to, I don’t think I’d mind a little company.” He relented, a shy smile peaking onto Elias’s face. “I’ve never lived in a town with this much activity going on.” He admitted, standing up a bit straighter as if he’d lifted a load off his shoulders. With every step, he became more and more like his normal, chipper self. “Well, I guess I’ve never lived in a small town with this much going on. San Diego had plenty.”

Marcus was relieved to hear the honesty from Elias. He could relate about discovering things about people. He could also sympathize that his entire worldview was still recently turned completely on its head, so he may not be in the best headspace right now.

“You’re good, man. I was just worried about you, that’s all. You’ve seemed more bothered recently, at least judging from what little I’ve seen of you. You know I’m still here if you need to talk, right? I mean I’ve gone through some shit of my own recently so I completely understand not being in a great headspace.”

“San Diego is much warmer, and the town doesn’t actively try to kill you. But this town has its own charm you really can’t get anywhere else. Plenty going on, for sure, but at least you have time to meet people and make every event feel like a community driven thing.” He offered a warm smile.

“Hey, I was just about to grab some hot chocolate, did you want some?”

Elias wanted to shrug it off, but something kept eating at him. Why wouldn’t Marcus tell him the truth of what he was? It was written all over his face, the storm clouds hidden behind his eyes. He clenched his jaw, then relaxed it. “I can handle the truth, you know.” He finally said. “I’ve found out quite a lot, and I’m still standing.” He really had to work on controlling what he said and when he said it. He had just blurted it out. “I mean, you said that you’re something else, but you didn’t want to overwhelm me.” Elias fiddled with the handle of the bag, staring down at it before deciding to be brave for once in his life and meet Marcus in the eyes. “And you can talk about what you’ve been through to me. Maybe we should… both stop hiding.”

“Eh,” Elias responded. “I mean, San Diego is nice, don’t get me wrong.” He rubbed at the back of his neck. “I mean, it’s home. But it’s not… not home anymore, you know? I outgrew it.” In a moment of panic, Elias had moved away from California and changed his setting completely. “I don’t know, maybe there were killer creatures all over the place, I was just too blind to see it.”

Elias thought for a moment, something about an unmanned hot chocolate station seemed like a recipe for disaster. “The one that no one is watching the drinks? Where anyone could tamper with them, that hot chocolate?” Elias’s brows knitted together, followed by a shake of his head. “Are you sure that’s a good idea?”

Hearing Elias’s request, Marcus let out a heavy sigh. “You really like stirring up a hornet’s nest, don’t you? I feel like every time some revelation about reality hits you, you very decidedly do NOT handle it. But if you must know…” he trailed off, getting himself ready to tell him. It wasn’t as if selkies had a bad reputation or anything. But once Elias knew, Marcus would only be seen as something else; worst case scenario he’d be seen as a monster. He felt he risked losing Elias and yet…he knew that he deserved nothing but the truth after an entire life of being deceived.

“You remember that day on the beach? When we first met? Didn’t exactly get off on the right foot. But we got to talking about a very specific brand of cryptids. Seal people, selkies if you will.” He took a brief pause, waiting to see a hint of recognition so he wouldn’t have to give Elias a crash course reminder of what selkies were. “Well anyway, the reason I knew so much is because I, sort of… am one. A seal person.”

He didn’t wait to gauge Elias’s reaction, he almost couldn’t bear to look at the aftermath of him revealing his true identity. He swiftly turned to look at the unmanned hot chocolate station. Quickly trying to change subject he muttered out “Oh would you look at that. No oversight or anything. You’re right, bad move getting the hot chocolate.” He said letting out a nervous laugh.

Elias grinned as Marcus sighed on him, knowing that he was most likely going to get his way. “I do like it, it’s my favorite activity!” Elias exclaimed as he clapped his hands together, walking in stride with Marcus. There was something about discovering that everyone in this town seemed to be anything but human. It was in part exciting, but also terrifying. Elias’s life was becoming more of him accepting that everyone was probably lying to him about something than telling him the truth.

As Marcus brought up their first meeting, Elias squinted. Selkies? Oh. Oh. Recognition washed over Elias’s features as he froze in place. Marcus? Over six-foot tall hulking muscle Marcus? Turned into a seal? Elias should be afraid. He should think about the ramifications of being involved with someone who could turn into something else. But a seal? That’s it? A smile broke out over Elias’s features, leaving him more excited than horrified. For once, he was giddy to learn something new about someone. “Wait, that’s… “he trailed off, not wanting to say what he was thinking. Would Marcus take offense? “That’s really cute.” He finally said, gaze shifting side to side as if he were being caught doing something he shouldn’t.

“What kind of seal?” He immediately asked, excitement shining in Elias’s eyes. For once, he could take this information in without freaking out. He was starting to get it. To accept things. This was good. Marcus was a selkie. A seal person. “I hope you turn into a gray seal, those guys are adorable.”

Marcus was relieved that Elias had responded well, and couldn’t help but feel flattered at being called cute. Still, there was a certain brand of toughness liked to maintain, and Elias was certainly putting a damper on it.

“Northern elephant seal. They’re native to the Pacific Coast, and they’re big. Like, really big. With these loud and mighty roars. In packs, they’ve been known to attack sharks.” He said, hoping that would make seals sound cooler to Elias.

“I’m glad you’re at least responding to that well. I can show you when we’re somewhere with a lot less witnesses. I still like to keep a low profile about it, you know?But anyway, I’d love to answer whatever questions you have for me.”

Upon learning the type of seal that Marcus said he was, Elias pulled out his phone and typed it into google to get a better look at it. Oh, that was… one hell of a seal. Elias tucked his phone away, disguising his disappointment at Marcus not being something cuter. He was really hoping for a small, cute little seal. As Marcus tried to make himself sound cooler, Elias couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh, patting the other on the shoulder. “I’m sure you’re very tough. If I need someone to beat up a shark, I’ll call you first.”

Elias took a glance around at everyone, glad they were relatively isolated as they walked together. “Yeah I mean… I don’t think people take kindly to learning that there are people out there that can just shapeshift.” Elias waved his hands in the air as he spoke. “I don’t know what to ask.” Elias then admitted, unsure where to start. “So you just turn into a seal? What else can selkies do?” He decided to ask, brows furrowing at the idea that all Marcus could do was be a seal. Sounded… almost lame.

“Why don’t you like fae?” He then found himself asking, recalling Marcus’s immediate distaste when Elias had told him that he had discovered fae were real. “There some kind of beef there?”

In response to Elias’s comment, Marcus could only shake his head.

“Plenty worse things in the water to worry about than sharks. But don’t worry, I can keep you safe from those too. Well…most of them anyway. And if I ever end up having another giant snake problem, I’ll be sure to call you first.” Marcus said, trying not to add on a perverted snake joke to the end of his comment.

“A lot of shapeshifters tend not to lead with ‘Hey there! I’m not human, please feel free to either kill me or run away now!’. We have to build a certain level of trust before we show that kind of thing, you know? I mean some hide it for more nefarious purposes, wolf in sheep’s clothing type deal. But I hope by now you trust that that isn’t the case for me.”

Now that Marcus thought about it, his ability did seem a little lame. But, wasn’t that true for all shapeshifters? Some people turned into wolves, reptiles, or bird-humanoid things. The whole point of being a shapeshifter was you shifted your shape. And yet, compared to other thing Elias had seen, it must seem so mundane in comparison.

“Sorry to underwhelm you. If it helps sweeten the pot, I can also swim really good, even when I’m in my regular human shape.”

He heard Elias’s question about fae, and why Marcus was so distrusting of them. He led Elias away to a more secluded spot, wanting to make sure nobody would overhear this next part.

“I have another…talent, you could call it. I can steal magic from other creatures. I store it in a pelt that I keep on me at all times. Long story short, I keep it hidden away if I can because a lot of folks have various reasons to want to steal it from me. The fae, as a whole, fall into that group. They would always play tricks and steal from people when I was growing up, and almost tricked me right out of my pelt several times. I always had to be on the lookout for losing something so important to me. Mind you, not all fae are bad, of course. Many are goodhearted. But, I don’t know, I guess it’s a bit of a mental block I’ve never really gotten over. Not being able to let my guard down in fear I’ll lose something so important to me again.”

“If it’s a small enough creature with not enough powers behind it, I can probably take a whack at it,” Elias replied with a crooked smile. “Otherwise, I’m shit out of luck and running away faster than you.” He amended with a shrug of his shoulder, a mischievous glint in his eyes as he cast a glance over to Marcus. “If I ever find myself willingly swimming in open ocean waters, I’ll make sure you’re there with me. But don’t think I’ll do that willingly without clinging to you for dear life. Oceans… they’re scary.” Elias felt a shiver run through his body.

“Well maybe they should!” Elias replied with wide eyes and raised brows. “Would make my life a hell of a lot easier. It’s bad enough when people are just people, but add another layer of potential supernatural chaos creature? It really makes things a hell of a lot harder to digest.” He blinked, realizing he didn’t panic at finding out what Marcus was. “But I didn’t freak out this time, so I’ve got that going for me.” He said with a grin. “One foot in front of the other, I’m getting better at this.”

“You didn’t underwhelm me,” Elias shot back, nudging Marcus with a chuckle. “It’s nice to know that not everyone can herald the coming of death.” He shivered again, thinking to Regan. It was a lot when people had far more power than expected. Just a seal shapeshifter was a breath of fresh air. “At least you’re not a wereseal.” He added with a smirk. “Wonder what that would entail…” He trailed off, now lost in thought of the idea of the wereseal.

“I worked at the Mushroom Circle.” Elias began to say, biting at his lower lip as he thought about what to say next. “Turns out, I was a plaything that they used to entertain themselves. I was a laughing stock. A court jester, if you will.” He rolled his eyes. “I’m starting to realize, as much as I want to know more about them, I’m in danger around them. I almost got killed because I was close to them.” He sighed, slumping back into the seat a little. “Again,” Elias echoed with a quirked brow. “So you’ve lost it before? What happens if you don’t have it?”

“Don’t worry”, Marcus replied, “I’ll make sure you stay real close to me whenever we go swimming. I wouldn’t worry all that much though. The really scary stuff is farther out from shore than any normal human could swim out to.”

“It isn’t that simple…hard to be a truly open book in this world.” He knew all too well how that usually ended for somebody like him. Rejection was one thing, having a sizable portion of people suddenly wanting you dead was something else entirely. “True, you didn’t freak out. I guess considering everything else you’ve been faced with a seal man isn’t too far fetched for you. I’m also really grateful for the whole ‘no were-seal’ thing. I like having control over when I turn.”

Marcus had a spark of recognition as he mentioned a harbinger of death. “Death? You…know a banshee, I’m assuming? It makes a lot of sense why you were so freaked out then. They can be a little intense. Not exactly the whimsical trickster persona you typically associate with fae. Never had a problem with one personally, though.”

Marcus nodded, not seeming very surprised at Elias’s treatment. “That sounds more typical. They love taking the piss out of humans. You might have said or done something to make them single you out that badly though.” Marcus’s face suddenly went stony when Elias called out his mention of “again”. “Yeah…happened not too long ago. Part of why I ended up in this town in the first place actually. It was stolen, but not by a fae. From somebody who was very close to me, actually.” He looked down without saying anything for a while. Here he was trusting again, but why? He was so certain he could trust William, and that clearly didn’t pan out. Why would he think this guy, who he knew for way less time, could be trusted with information so important? If he knew what was good for him, he figured, he’d shut his mouth and walk away while he still could.

“I’m sorry, here I go talking your ear off again. I didn’t mean to interrupt you. By all means, carry on with whatever you were doing before I got here” Marcus said quickly, picking his head back up and turning to walk away from Elias, intent on not looking back.

Trying not to roll his eyes, Elias simply smirked in response to Marcus’s words. He was a flirt, and Elias still wasn’t sure what he wanted. Sure, Marcus was attractive and nice, but Elias wasn’t sure what he wanted out of anything at this point. Oh, get a best friend? She’s a banshee. Meet a nice guy? He turns into a seal for fun! None of this was making sense and it was overwhelming for him.

“So no seal on the full moon, got it. Unless it’s for fun, of course.” Elias spoke with a slow nod. His face fell as Marcus seemed shocked by the idea of Elias knowing a banshee. “Yeah, she’s trying really hard to go back to being strict about her duty.” He paused, then kicked at the ground beneath his foot. “She’s leaving for Ireland, going back to where she belongs.” Elias rolled his eyes. “Or so she claims.”

Elias listened intently as Marcus told him his story, and frowned as he suddenly clammed up and began to walk away. His brows furrowed as he shot a hand out to stop him, but Marcus was already a step out of reach from it. For a moment, Elias let him keep walking. Did he dare tread into uncharted waters? Did he let himself take that small jump? He took a deep breath, then marched after him. “Hey, I’m sorry I made you bring up something you didn’t want to.” Elias called after him, placing a hand on his shoulder. “But if you want to talk, I’m here.” He let his hand fall with a frown. “You don’t have to go at whatever you’re going through alone. God knows I’m tired of going through everything alone.”

Elias wasn’t sure what he was asking for in that moment, but he suspected it stretched further than just what Marcus was going through. Maybe he wasn’t afraid of being with someone. But Marcus, well, he barely knew him. And he turned into a fucking seal, of all things. But he knew if he crossed his line, he couldn’t run away from it. Not again. “So let’s not be alone.” He then said, trying to hold Marcus’s gaze.

At Elias’s insistence that he stay, Marcus wasn’t really sure how to respond. He, of course, wanted to stay. But it all seemed so…reckless? Then again, forming any kind of personal connection came with its own degree of risk.

“No…I’m sorry. You couldn’t have known it was a sore subject.” Marcus said before letting out a long exhale. “Essentially, who I thought was a normal person was another selkie. One who lost his pelt. We tend to get all sorts of fucked up if we don’t have access to our pelts for too long. In fact, it can kill us. So in the process of him getting close to me, he learned all of my weaknesses and vulnerabilities so he could use them against me. Strike at the perfect moment and then make off like a thief in the night. Literally.”

He didn’t like sharing what had happened. In fact, other than the siren he met the night William died, nobody knew that this had happened to him. He felt like an idiot for letting it happen, and felt it made him sound far weaker than he’d like to let on.

“I don’t want to go through everything alone either. I don’t think anybody should have to.” He then grabbed hold of Elias’s hand and said “I won’t go anywhere if you don’t. So the world’s a fucked up place, doesn’t mean we have to suffer through it all in isolation, right?”

Suffering alone was something that Elias had become accustomed to. He’d never had someone who was willing to stand by him when things got tough. But then there was Marcus, holding his hands and throwing everything Elias knew to be true out the window. He took in a breath, then nodded his head in reply. Right.

They were in this together now, the two of them had each other. Elias had someone. And that someone was Marcus. It was overwhelming, but for once, it was in a good way. He knew where he stood and didn’t feel a need to define what it was. “No, I’m not…” he paused, remembering what had happened last time. “I’m not going to run away. Not again.” Elias gave a smile, then nodded his head. He was sure, this time. “I’m done running.”

#Hand Warmers #threads #thenavysealkie

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whynotsableye · 3 months

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BG3 OC (tagged by @illithidactivities, thanks for the inclusion!)

Name: Nia Liadan Valar (Pronounced Naya Lee-din vah-lar)

Nickname: Nia doesnt really do nicknames but she has grown quite fond of hearing the word "soldier" come out of a certain tiefling.

Pronouns: She/her

Star Sign: I've never put much thought into this, i havent even given her a birthdate lol

Height: she is 5'9" (about 175 cm)

Orientation: Lesbian

Race: Half-Drow, Half-human

Romancing: Karlach

Class: Spore Druid

Fave Fruit: Strawberries. Strawberries were one of the first fruits she tried in her first trip out of the underdark and they've been a favorite ever since, her magically produced good berries taste of strawberry as well

Favorite Season: Despite the fact that her favorite fruit blooms in the spring and is ripe at the end of spring or beginning of summer, her favorite season is the end of fall/Autumn, into the beginning of winter- right around the first real snowfall. The seasons changing reminds her of the ideals she holds as a druid.

Favorite Flower: If pressed she would say her favorite flower is lily of the valley, but at heart she would much rather have a culture of fire lichen or glow lichen

Fave Scent: Cinnamon, fresh bread, the ozone/plasma that builds on the wind before a storm, and fresh ground coffee. (and Karlach who she thinks smells like a campfire and cinnamon bundled together)

Coffee/Tea/Hot-chocolate? Almost always the answer is coffee, with a bit of cream, but she loves Tea- especially if there are natural additives she can find nearby. if she drinks hot chocolate at all it is almost always darker than most would prefer, with a stick of cinnamon.

Average sleep hours? 7-9 depending on if she is taking watch at camp or not. She likes to sleep, but if shes disturbed in the night its hard for her to go back to sleep which can easily make the odd night turn into 4 hours of sleep and 2 hours of laying in bed angry before making a pot of coffee and accepting she will just be moody the whole day

Dogs or Cats? Dogs! She loves dogs, and Scratch is the bestest boy in all the realms. she likes cats too. she herself hasnt kept many pets only the odd animal that would travel with her for a bit while she adventured (usually a wolf in the overworld, or a spider or rothe in the underdark, but these animals usually went on their own way after a time)

Dream Trip: Before the beginning of the game this answer wouldve been "travel the world" but after she started dating Karlach her dream trip is simply to take Karlach to her home grove and introduce her to the people that raised her and show Karlach the wild joys of the underdark.

Amount of Blankets: one- she doesnt get cold very easily (especially when sleeping with someone else) but when shes stressed she does want a heavier blanket or extra cuddling to calm down.

Fun Facts:

If you asked her about her parents, Nia would tell you she THINKS she has about 72 moms- this is because all the women in her grove that are mothers are mothers to all the children in that grove.

bonus fact from the first one, she didnt know the word Father until she was about 7 because she didnt have one and the men in the grove only parent their children and are instead more like uncles to the other children.

And lastly she has a real soft-spot for kids, and gladly wouldve taken every orphan tiefling from the druid grove in act 1 to her own grove.

I dont know everyone who has BG3 but if you follow me-especially if we are mutuals- and you have BG3 consider yourself tagged!

#bg3 #bg3 tav #bg3 oc

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rememberingnayarivera · 6 months

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I never had a problem with Dorsey. But I must say I am realllly resenting him now. Even the glee cast a lil too. It’s so unfair! She should be here. 💔💔💔

Thank you for remembering her consistently!

When he and Naya first got together and I learned his acting career wasn’t really going anywhere, he had like 3 or 4 roommates, and a dog walker on the side, that made me question his real motives behind marrying Naya so quickly. Then I really didn’t like him after having Naya arrested for something so serious that she didn’t even do and now I resent him. He gets to raise Josey, see him grow, and he gets praised for just doing the basic stuff any parent is supposed to do. But when Naya was still here she was criticized for just going out with friends or her sister when Josey was still a baby cause apparently she couldn’t have fun and be a mother.

#anonymous

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carminavulcana · 1 year

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For @ronaldofandom

Summary- Jenny and Bheem live together in Adilabad. Bheem does everything in his power to keep Jenny happy. Why, then, won't he allow her to do the same for him?

Note- This may seem like an angsty story. It is not. At least not by my standards. If you disagree (and even if you agree), don't forget to tell me. I love feedback. Also, I spent the whole night writing this. And gave myself a slight headcold in the process. So if you wanna be nice to me, please go ahead 🐱

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“Will you be gone long today? What time will you be back?” She repeated her question and pointed at her wristwatch.

“Aaj toh gaanv se baahar jaa raha hoon; do din lag jayenge,” he signed the number ‘two’ with his fingers. “Parson waapis aaunga. Tumhe sheher se kuch chahiye? Naya blouse ya petticoat? Nayi saari leke aaun tumhare liye?” he asked a little too enthusiastically.

“No, I have enough things to clothe an army at this point,” she giggled. Then her face fell as she considered his words. “But this means you are going into town when you know it is not safe out there yet. Not after what happened last week,” She touched the healing scratch on his forehead. “You could have been seriously hurt or worse.”

“Par main bilkul theek hoon,” he brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. “Aur tumhare hote mujhe koi chinta karne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Jitna marzi toot-phoot jaaun, tum jod hi logi, hain na?”

“I didn’t understand what you said,” she smiled sadly. “But I want to remind you that miracles don’t always happen."

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@kookiries @iam-siriuslysher-lokid @fadedscarlets @hufhkbgg @connerwrites @rorapostsbl @ronika-writes-stuff @pine-breeze

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#bheem rrr #ram rrr #Jenny rrr #bheemjenny #rrr fics #rrr fanfic #rrr fandom #komaram bheem

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festeringfae · 8 months

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A part of my brain wracked with C-PTSD is yelling at me not to "jynx" it by making this post, but: I've never been completely confident that two women who are explicitly, canonically lesbian and bisexual are going to survive and/or not be completely fucking miserable by the end of the finale of a teen show in my entire fucking life. And for all the misognoir and anti-Native bullshit towards and in the way Toni, and by extension, Choni, is written....I don't think I've ever, and I do mean ever, seen First, Most-Characterized love interest of the same gender get to be the endgame in a teen show.

I think about Willow and Tara, and how the first sex scene between women on broadcast TV was between Willow and...Kennedy. I think of Pretty Little Liars, how nothing I'd ever seen before was as electric as Maya and Emily, how it was so tender and alluring and full of longing even just in the commercials that at 18 I remember being surprised that I liked the show itself, because that wasn't what I was here for, I was here for Maya's doe eyes coaxing me out, gently, the way she did Emily. I think about how I don't even know who killed Maya, or if they ever confirmed it on the show. How they sent her away first, to a camp. How Emily's other two main interests were white, and abused her, and tried to drown her. How I don't remember much of anything about Emily's Black love interest, Samara, but I remember her name and the thrill of learning it in some scene in a coffee shop, or a mall kiosk. I remember she was beautiful and later on they revealed she was deceitful and pining after an abusive white girl. I remember she died both off stage narratively and off a literal stage, no discretion given to the image of her splayed across the floor-- a narrative distraction from the real plot of the episode. No funeral episode for her. I remember how the lesbian of the titular Pretty Little Liars was the only one who did not end up with her first love interest-- even though one of the other first love interest's was a high school sophomore's English teacher.

I think of how these were the two most generous depictions of lesbians available to me, as someone whose teenage years were 2005-2010.

There were others. South of Nowhere, a show that despite the utterly mind-blowing focus on a girl realizing she likes not only A Girl but Girls, was sabotaged out of a final season worth watching, of a final season that wasn't too patronizing for even a 16-year-old lesbian with Literally Nothing Else to keep watching. There was Literally Nothing Else because Paige and Alex had already broken up on Degrassi (again), even though they'd only gotten maybe 6 episodes focused on them across multiple seasons, even though I still know exactly what clip from The Lexicon of Love played in the commercials because my 15-year-old self found herself completely drawn in, focused, compelled, impatient for the new episode to air, every time it played. "Ever feel drunk without drinking?" "Is that when your shoes went AWOL?" [Jay somehow makes his presence known] "Ew! VIP does not stand for vastly icky poser. What are you doing here?" "My boy Mic did security on the movie," point at Mic Mic nods at the camera, some snide comment about the girls [in hindsight, incredibly chaste], snide in a way that asks Alex if Paige is why she dumped him but he doesn't say "Paige," Alex UP IN HIS FUCKING FACE IN A PHYSICAL THREAT you do not call her that. Ever." The close-up of Paige's arched brow, her glittering, pleased eyes. Alex will later hold Paige during a panic attack and she will be a lesbian who tells Paige "the word is bi" when Paige is making identity needlessly complicated and Alex will have a weird plotline about a strip club where everything is status quo by the end of the two parter except, conveniently, their relationship status.

Paige's actress will admit fondly that she forgot Paige and Alex ever dated, and that it meant so much to people. Naya Rivera, God rest her soul, will fight for joke-lesbian Santana to become a real girl, but not before I leave for college. My last year as a true teenager, there was so little of Santana and Brittany that the one-off joke that would inspire Naya Rivera to fight for their humanity made my friends and I cheer like it was an epic high of high school football, a touchdown after staring hungrily, longingly, defiantly at those damned pinkies for months.

I stopped watching Glee the moment they finally let those girls kiss. It was never going to get any better than that, I declared. Actually, what I said was that I can't watch Glee anymore-- because that was as good as it was ever going to get. And better to only have the dollop of affirmation I longed for, and live in purposeful denial, than face what I saw as the inevitability of their being broken. Not just separated--broken. Sabotaged. Punished. Thwarted.

(When I stopped watching Glee, I watched for gifsets of them. Youtubed their songs. Threw quiet tantrums in shitty apartments whenever I saw them with other people. Dropped everything and grabbed the remote when I heard they were getting married in the episode currently playing. Recorded myself watching it, because it felt like history, because I needed to see what it looked like-- finding out that we could make it real. I had to WATCH, because if I didn't I WOULD NOT believe it-- SOMETHING would happen, no matter what the episode previews had said. Something ALWAYS did.

When they made it through the episode unscathed, I cracked the champagne that had been meant for New Years Eve. I cried my eyes out. I still didn't watch any more of the show. They'd still had to share their ceremony with two gay boys jumping on their coat tails last minute (Kevin Keller: thank you for 7 years of atoning for Klaine's sins).

I don't know what the fuck is going to happen in the Riverdale series finale. But I know despite the appalling misogynoir she faced, and having a baby, Vanessa Morgan still decided to come back and not only keep Toni alive but keep her kissing Cheryl in scenes where it wasn't originally written that she would. I know Madeleine Petsch looked at a character I looked at and went "that's a high femme" and fucking agreed, and fought for it. I know we went from "it's okay because it's self-aware" faux-lesbianism and creepy stalker lesbian trope to being soulmates in multiple dimensions without even having to die and if you DO die you're resurrected. And you get to have sex. And you look like me and my high school crush-- something I'd never thought to want to see in high school.

I'm not worried about Toni Topaz or Cheryl Blossom dying or being intentionally tragic in the Riverdale series finale. I just really wanted to let you know that. I want to be brave enough to jynx it. We all deserve the feeling of crying on the couch with a bottle of champagne-- safe, no take-backs.

#riverdale #cheryl blossom #toni topaz #brittana

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snixx-sapphic · 1 year

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Heya (RPF)

The Latte Girl - If Heather was never cast on glee but Naya was

Golden globes aftermath - Naya flirts with Dianna at the golden globes and Heather is not happy about it

It was always you - Set during glee live before season 3

Behind the fame

Still only halfway there - falling down a stairwell

Life after glee - 5 years after glee ended

I never told you - best friends on glee

The real 100th - cast celebrates the 100th episode

You and me and everything in between - Set at the beginning of season 4

If you want me, I'm here - After the lesbian lilies scene

Kiss me - Innocent kiss between friends

Never too late - Set during the quarterback

Bold as love - Season 2 RPF (adorable and I loved it)

Impossible Heartache - Secret relationship

Behind closed doors - Locked in Naya's trailer overnight

Serendipitous - They haven't talked in years but meet in NYC

Jump with me - After the GLAAD awards

Hold on

Lights, Heya, Action - Naya's making a video for her first single

When you smiled, all the kids fell apart - When they first met

You're everything I think I need - They are "just friends"

Hate that I love you - Fake married (This is literally one of my all time favourite fics)

I could not ask for more - Heya are married with a baby coming

#brittana fanfiction #brittana #brittana fanfic #heather morris #naya rivera

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redheadgleek · 4 months

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2023 in review

Milestones: 10 years since I completed fellowship and became an attending; 10 years since I moved to Oregon.

Places visited: Hawaii in February with my parents and sister; Yellowstone and Grand Tetons in July with my whole family, with a few days down in Utah; Iceland in September with J; Arizona a couple of times to see my niblings; Seattle for a few weekends.

Games played: Settlers of Catan, Dutch Blitz, Cover Your Assets, Codenames, Exploding Kittens, Zombie Kittens, Happy Salmon, Trails, and Dragonwood. Abandon All Artichokes was also very shortly abandoned and Tacocat was not as entertaining as hoped.

Puzzles completed: 2 (one Karin mostly did, and I just threw down a few pieces).

Movies watched: Wakanda Forever; Return of the King (in the theater in April); Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (terrible movie); Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (excellent movie); Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (stop making want to give up chicken!); Red, White, and Royal Blue.

TV shows watched: Battlestar Galactica (all but the last season because I don’t want it to end), Shadow and Bone season 2 (I am so mad that it was canceled), Doctor Who specials, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Great British Bake-Off, Heartstopper season 2 (and let’s be real, lots of season 1 again as well), Lockwood & Co (I think I still have the last episode to watch), Tom Jones (PBS), Good Omens season 2, Schmicago (so so good).

TV shows watched with @lucy8675309: The Mandalorian; Ted Lasso season 3; Star Trek: Picard; Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; Loki season 2; Fringe (we’re on season 4 and I love it so much). We started to watch the second season of Our Flag Means Death, but it was taking us away from Fringe, so it’s on the back burner.

Books read: 128 (!!!). Here’s a link to my storygraph account. I’ll do a separate sum up.

Audiobooks listened to: 13.5. My hope had been to do one per month, and Jonathan Strange took at least 3 months to finish, so I’m surprised I made it, but I did have a long road trip to Yellowstone, where I listened to 3 different books on the way there and back. (Carry On is the 0.5 – I listened to 2/3rd of it on the plane ride down and wanted to finish it by Christmas so switched over to the ebook).

Musicals/Plays watched: Moulin Rouge: the Musical (the movie is so much better); Ain’t Too Proud; My Fair Lady; Choir Boy; Hairspray; A Midsummer’s Night Dream; Six; Tina: The Tina Turner Musical; Les Miserables; Waitress (in the movie theater).

Concerts attended: Theo Katzman in April; Vienna Teng at The Triple Door in Seattle in August.

Music listened to: The Riversitter by Vienna Teng, Prayer for the Broken by Naya Rivera, multiple hours of classical music while visiting my parents.

Medical conferences attended: 2, one virtually, one in Phoenix, in August in 115 heat.

Medical conferences where I gave a presentation: 1 on a specific consideration on organ donation (the reason why I was in Phoenix in August).

Number of lectures given: 5 including to the NW Internal Medicine Society.

Nights spent in the hospital because my driveway too icy/snowy to get home: only 3!

Knitted projects: Wisteria scarf (a Christmas present that I finished in January); Anne, Diana, and Gilbert dolls were finished in the spring (only took me 2 years); Orchid and Gold Poppins scarf, Grandpa sweater (my first real sweater!), 3 scarves for Christmas (which are in various stages of finished and need to be mailed).

Number of skeins of yarn bought: … Just enough for a few more dolls and a sweater or two, and some Icelandic yarn and some yarn for my mom…

Notable fails: the annular solar eclipse (too cloudy), parenting succulent plants (3 needed the Plant Hospital, 1 is still in the Plant ICU), summer flirtations.

House repairs: every board on my 32×24 foot deck was replaced. I still have the two lower decks and the back stairs to tackle.

Visits to the beach: only once in June. Must be rectified in the new year.

#2023 #end of the year

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sillyname30 · 5 months

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"A lackluster. Not a good scene." The box scene? It would be nice if K&J would give their opinion or explaine why it's bad and not just say such things. Crazy! And lets be real: K not remembering the box scene project? A guy who's always on twitter. I cant't believe that! I've noticed a few times now that they play dumb. The best thing would be to say nothing at all. In my opinion, this also makes the initiators of the project look very stupid. After all, they raised a lot of money. Especially in the background of Snixxmas. If I were collecting money right now like K, I would choose my words a little more carefully. Besides, it's almost hilarious by now that the two of them try almost obsessively not to mention Blaine. I no longer take Jenna seriously. And Kevin is well on his way. Too bad.

I was surprised they talked about the box scenes at all. Of course they turn it into something negative. Blaine can't do anything right. It sounded to me like they thought fans being angry the scene was cut was stupid. (or crazy)

Me personally wouldn't pay money for a script, but they raised money for a good cause and it got Ryan to post the scene on YouTube. If fans would have done that for the Santa Baby scene (which was on the DVD's extra) they would see it differently. I was surprised Kevin didn't talk about Santa Baby more. He never passes an opportunity to talk about Naya.

I listen for the few bts stories I don't know. I know they don't like what I like and it doesn't bother me anymore.

#and that's what you really missed on glee #extraordinary merry christmas

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capnhanbers · 1 year

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Wait, Gaster knew Asgore because Gaster had no family? Basically Asgore just took him in and Gaster decided to stick onto him like glue right? Did Asgore do that with other monsters too? I think I had saw this in a chapter, but i'm honestly not finding it, making me think it was a different fic (hopefully not) also totally not cooking something up shhhhhhh

yes so! gaster explained to naya in ch117 that all monster orphans were taken in by asgore. however, asgore, in typical joat!asgore fashion, kind of distanced himself from being a true blue "Dad" to the orphans. like was totally wonderful and available to them and made sure literally all their needs were met, but would delegate minute to minute childcare to teachers. and certainly none of them lived in his house. his sad empty house. :'/ he was more of a kind benefactor than a real parent.

gaster's feelings about asgore are more based in respecting him as a ruler. there probably are some messy inner daddy issues (like father like son lol) but a conscious part of gaster liked that bit of distance. he recognized asgore's commitment to his duties over all else, and wanted to follow in those footsteps.

but effectively. yes. little gaster did stick to him like glue.

#i really love joat!asgore if it's not obvious #i feel like so much of his character in the story is subtext but that's ok we love subtlety #his contrast to tori....tori became a mother to every child she met...but asgore knows he doesn't deserve that privilege....awesom #joat talks #answers #also i started chapter 3 on my lunch break #the back and forth between trav and em about how to count down w/ undyne being so exasperated made me laaaaaaaaguh lol

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tuiyla · 1 year

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"#and people can be so fucking performative about mertina but that's another topic"

can you talk more about that? I have noticed some people on reddit resenting Faberritana’s popularity because three of them are white (and one is viewed as the epitome of pretty privilege) and another is a slender, lighter-skinned and mixed-white Afro-Latina (aka Hollywood’s “acceptable” version of a black woman, akin to Zendaya) and while that’s a discussion to be had, imo some in the fandom take it too far and suggest that racism, colorism and fatphobia are the main reasons why they're the four most popular female characters on Glee in general and idk that also rubs me the wrong way.

Yes of course, because it can be a controversial topic but honestly fuck whoever takes issue with me saying this.

Like, let's start off with this: I get that the Faberritana thing can be annoying. I myself find it grating, particularly when I see stuff from the height of the Glee fandom 2011-2012 and it's very clearly centering on Faberritana, at the expense and exclusion of the two other main girls who are less conventionally palatable for, let's be honest, racist and fatphobic reasons. And Glee itself was very, very bad at centering them. So like, I Get It. Faberritana feels like elevating the three white ladies of the group and "allowing" Santana to also take on that fan favourite role. I'd wager, because of the queer storyline and yes, Naya's undeniable conventional attractiveness. Although I do take issue with the baffling backlash people like Zendaya face because shifting the blame onto women of colour for Hollywood deeming them more screen appropriate is in itself fucked up. Particularly in Naya's case because her mixed heritage was constantly ignored to boil it down to something more easily consumable, such as in the context of Glee her being the token Latina and her Blackness all but erased. But anyway.

The answer to this being this, like you say, taking it too far and creating a counter movement is just all wrong. To me. Not only because putting some women down to elevate others NEVER should be the fucking case oh my god it's 2023, but because appreciation for Mertina being born out of spite towards Faberritana enjoyers is... not real appreciation. I could start stanning St Berry sooo hard but if it's just because I find Finchel more and more repulsive, that ain't gonna be the great win for St Berry I sometimes see people posit Mertina appreciation as. I know this sounds strange but it's the fandom equivalent of trying to make an ex jealous via your rebound. You're not actually taking the rebound's feelings into consideration. Alright okay out of left field simile but you get where I'm coming from.

I think that's what annoyed me the most in my reddit days, which, *shudders* are thankfully over. This childish need to counterbalance to take extreme. X ch is popular? Well I don't like them so there must be a moral reason as to why they're The Worst, actually. Y ship is well-liked? I'm going to passive-aggressively show appreciation for Z shit all while implying that all who support another ship hint hint wink wink are Wrong and basic. I think all who spent time on the sub will be able to relate to this. But like I say, that's not real appreciation. If you feel like showing appreciation for, say, Mertina because they're statistically less like to be talked about with the same fervor, good! Please do that. But make it come from a place of authenticity or I, for one, will not be able to get fully behind it.

It's slightly different on tumblr. One, because you curate your own dashboard and experiences and I've fortunately seen the love get spread around a lot more. There are entire blogs I associate with loving Tina (hello tumblr user @tina-cohen-chang) and though Mercedes love is less "centered", I guess, it's ubiquitous as far as I see. And sure, some chs will always be more appreciated than others, but I don't see people throwing a hissy fit about Artie not being even close to being as popular or Klaine, or similar things. Liking the Glee boys is basically synonymous to liking Klaine + Sam + Mike but people never used the term Klainesike so I guess that's okay. And to be clear, it is okay! Like who you like, call it what you want. I'm happy to see things like Tina week or the relatively smaller but constant portions of Mercedes love. It's never the people complaining about Faberritana supplying it, though, which is why it's so performative. You don't have to be a content creator, no one does, but also no one owes you anything and supporting less fan favourite-y chs out of pure spite just makes you look like an ass.

Circling back, even with all this said I too find the unironic use of the Faberritana portmaunteu cringe and I do think Mertina deserve more appreciation. And I think there are layers of racism as well as the show's own issues playing into why that isn't the case. They were less featured and that in itself is a problem. And that's worth investigating within fandom circles. But that's never what happens when the people of reddit complain about Faberritana's popularity and instead it just becomes this resentment party where no one wins but they give themselves brownie points for even pretending to like the Black and Asian women of the show. Congrats I guess, real win for intersectional feminism right there. Really kicked racism in the gut with that.

Basically it just becomes grating, far more grating than unironically using the term Faberritana, when people get into petty passive-aggressive counter-movements in fandom. It becomes not about love for Mertina but bitterness that chs they happen to not like are popular. And I know I just said in my reply that I don't vibe with what I perceive to be inauthentic appreciation of chs, but I also don't like when fans start policing within fandom. So I'm not doing that with anything I'm saying, in fact what I'm trying to get at is to enjoy and let enjoy. Heaven knows I don't have the energy to spread all my Glee love equally and that's okay. I do try to express the love I have for chs other than Santana, or other than my usual suspects but at the end of the day, I know what I like and I like it because I want to enjoy it. Getting sort of off topic, anyway, so just like stop be an ass about people's love for things and mind your own business. If your own business is liking thing X then that's great, enjoy the fandom content and create your own if you wish, but why be mad about what people like about a 10 year-old show, particularly if you're too lazy to actually have those discussion about race and gender and other larger societal issues. You know?

#i also just HATE what the subreddit has done to the term 'pretty privilege' lmaoooo but that's another topic #yet again another topic lmao #this is why i'll never be rid of glee #glee asks #anon #i guess this needed to be said #tbc if you disagree i don't automatically think you're an asshole i just wonder which point you disagree with and why #glee subreddit #imma tag it as that because i am complaining specifically about the sub #if anyone does this on tumblr i just don't follow them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#you could say it rubs me the wrong way too #because it's truly JUST about being bitter that chs they don't like are popular #cue mertina singing cxg's i feel like this isn't about me #damn that's a good joke it should have gone in the post #ah well real ones who read the tags will see #this is a long rambly post so maybe that will be like two people #hi ❤#glee fandom

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