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shaelit · 1 year
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We interrupt this lovely readalong for more HarperCollins union news.
Namely, the union is on strike. HarperCollins, the second largest publishing house in the United States, has made record profits (in the billions) but refuses to pay its employees a living wage or negotiate in good faith. Unlike the one-day strike earlier this year, this will be an open-ended strike, to last until a fair, good-faith contract is agreed upon.
I cannot overstate the implications here. HarperCollins is a 200-year-old behemoth with over 120 imprints, owned by billionaire Rupert Murdoch. You have reads books from this company, I guarantee it. You have enjoyed movies and TV shows spawned by this company. The workers striking at the blood and sweat responsible for launching those properties you love. And as Harper goes, so goes the rest of the industry. If we raise the living standards for one, so the pressure increases on other companies to raise it for all.
The Harper Union need your support. They have a full thread here, but here’s the gist of what they’re asking:
EVERYONE:
- Donate to the strike fund if you can
- Politely email Harper’s HR ([email protected]) and the CEO ([email protected]) to express your support for the strike and the union.
- Boost their message on social media and among your social circles (here are some assets you can use to do that)
- If you are in the NY metro area, come join the picket line at 195 Broadway in Manhattan!
BLOGGERS/REVIEWERS/BOOKSTAGRAMMERS/BOOKTOKERS:
- If possible, please hold all reviews of Harper titles until the strike is over. (And I would add, if you feel comfortable doing so, tell Harper why.)
FREELANCERS/INDUSTRY HOPEFULS:
- Don’t be a scab. Don’t take new freelance projects or temporary positions while the strike is ongoing.
BOOKSTORES/BOOKSELLERS:
- Share the “I Stand With” graphic
- Print and distribute the union bookmark at your store
AUTHORS/AGENTS:
- Do not submit or sign new contracts to Harper until the union’s own contract is finalized.
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Please note they are not asking for a boycott on Harper titles. A boycott would harm the authors, who have nothing to do with this, so the union is explicitly requesting no boycott.
Also, please do not @ Harper social accounts to yell at them. Direct all feedback to that peopleteam email. The majority of folks watching those accounts are out on the picket line anyways, and their managers have already been warned that, as non-union members, they risk termination if voice any public support for the strike.
For more info, check out the union’s accounts on Twitter and Instagram. I also recommend this Twitter thread for some hard facts and figures.
Want something you can share on TikTok? Check out Carmen’s video here.
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wordstome · 2 months
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how c.ai works and why it's unethical
Okay, since the AI discourse is happening again, I want to make this very clear, because a few weeks ago I had to explain to a (well meaning) person in the community how AI works. I'm going to be addressing people who are maybe younger or aren't familiar with the latest type of "AI", not people who purposely devalue the work of creatives and/or are shills.
The name "Artificial Intelligence" is a bit misleading when it comes to things like AI chatbots. When you think of AI, you think of a robot, and you might think that by making a chatbot you're simply programming a robot to talk about something you want them to talk about, and it's similar to an rp partner. But with current technology, that's not how AI works. For a breakdown on how AI is programmed, CGP grey made a great video about this several years ago (he updated the title and thumbnail recently)
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I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend you watch this because CGP Grey is good at explaining, but the tl;dr for this post is this: bots are made with a metric shit-ton of data. In C.AI's case, the data is writing. Stolen writing, usually scraped fanfiction.
How do we know chatbots are stealing from fanfiction writers? It knows what omegaverse is [SOURCE] (it's a Wired article, put it in incognito mode if it won't let you read it), and when a Reddit user asked a chatbot to write a story about "Steve", it automatically wrote about characters named "Bucky" and "Tony" [SOURCE].
I also said this in the tags of a previous reblog, but when you're talking to C.AI bots, it's also taking your writing and using it in its algorithm: which seems fine until you realize 1. They're using your work uncredited 2. It's not staying private, they're using your work to make their service better, a service they're trying to make money off of.
"But Bucca," you might say. "Human writers work like that too. We read books and other fanfictions and that's how we come up with material for roleplay or fanfiction."
Well, what's the difference between plagiarism and original writing? The answer is that plagiarism is taking what someone else has made and simply editing it or mixing it up to look original. You didn't do any thinking yourself. C.AI doesn't "think" because it's not a brain, it takes all the fanfiction it was taught on, mixes it up with whatever topic you've given it, and generates a response like in old-timey mysteries where somebody cuts a bunch of letters out of magazines and pastes them together to write a letter.
(And might I remind you, people can't monetize their fanfiction the way C.AI is trying to monetize itself. Authors are very lax about fanfiction nowadays: we've come a long way since the Anne Rice days of terror. But this issue is cropping back up again with BookTok complaining that they can't pay someone else for bound copies of fanfiction. Don't do that either.)
Bottom line, here are the problems with using things like C.AI:
It is using material it doesn't have permission to use and doesn't credit anybody. Not only is it ethically wrong, but AI is already beginning to contend with copyright issues.
C.AI sucks at its job anyway. It's not good at basic story structure like building tension, and can't even remember things you've told it. I've also seen many instances of bots saying triggering or disgusting things that deeply upset the user. You don't get that with properly trigger tagged fanworks.
Your work and your time put into the app can be taken away from you at any moment and used to make money for someone else. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people who use AI panic about accidentally deleting a bot that they spent hours conversing with. Your time and effort is so much more stable and well-preserved if you wrote a fanfiction or roleplayed with someone and saved the chatlogs. The company that owns and runs C.AI can not only use whatever you've written as they see fit, they can take your shit away on a whim, either on purpose or by accident due to the nature of the Internet.
DON'T USE C.AI, OR AT THE VERY BARE MINIMUM DO NOT DO THE AI'S WORK FOR IT BY STEALING OTHER PEOPLES' WORK TO PUT INTO IT. Writing fanfiction is a communal labor of love. We share it with each other for free for the love of the original work and ideas we share. Not only can AI not replicate this, but it shouldn't.
(also, this goes without saying, but this entire post also applies to ai art)
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fridayiminlcve · 1 year
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what is your problem with tiktok or booktok and colleen hoover lmao its not that bad surely
the fact that it actively promotes overconsumerism, the way it sells books to you by just playing into already heavily milked out tropes with very specific character niches that are seen in every book nowadays and how the reading is just seen as something aesthetic or a part of the "it girl routine" maybe? if those are enough reasons for you?
does the fact that these books are the first things you see when you walk into a bookstore not bother you? when you ask someone for a book recommendation they'll follow it up with "its a romance slow burn enemies to lovers". it's always about the aesthetic of the book, how many lines can you take out of context and post as a compilation of your super cute romantic annotations page on instagram. no analyzing the book, no theories, no symbolism or meaningfulness at all. how people stand reading those kind of books and still feel any kind of emotions over these flat as hell books with no world or character building is genuinely baffling to me
no one seems to know about actual literature anymore, which not to sound like a boomer but i think its definitely true. there's always been trend cycles, i agree such as the harry potter craze from the 1990s to the 2000s and the dystopia hunger games/maze runner/divergent blast in the early 2010s but tiktok has just.. shortened these cycles so much. as a result, people like our darling colleen hoover whose written around 46 books since 2015 (according to google) try come up with as much fresh content as they can as quickly as possible for the readers (see overconsumption). the fact that this lady outsold the bible is not outstanding to me, its fucking concerning.
and after all that, the result is badly written books with characters who're about as dimensional as a piece of paper, overuse of tropes, read like they've been written by a toddler, toxic-ass relationships being romanticised, very unnecessary sex scenes and countless other things. seriously if i wanted to read about the kind of stories hoover tells i would just open a wattpad account.
not clowning on those who made the choice to read it. i'm trying to highlight some of the flaws i find in authors like colleen hoover, sjm, ali hazelwood, casey mcquinston. some of them might be good, i wouldn't know because i actively try and avoid them at all costs. also i am BEGGING u all who will have an objection to this post to reach out of your comfort zone and read something different like non-fiction or fantasy or one of the classics for once if you only read booktok like seriously it might be hard but just do it for the love of god!! if you're annoying on this i will block you by the way i don't care
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blouisparadise · 2 months
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Today we have the fifth part of our short fic rec list! All of the fics on this list are a nice quick read that is less than 10k. If you missed the other parts to this rec list, you can find part one here, part two here, part three here, and part four here. Happy reading!
1) Shut Your Mouth, Baby | Explicit | 3,028 words
While fooling around in a closet at a New Year’s Eve party, Louis can’t seem to keep quiet. All he needs to do is hold off until midnight, when Harry will finally uncover his mouth and let him come at full volume.
2) Heaven In These Sheets | Explicit | 3,557 words
Bunny Hybrid Louis has it out for his boyfriend’s phone.
3) Tide’s Deathless Death | Explicit | 4,350 words
The Red Serpent gleamed in all of her marvellous glory from where she was anchored a meagre few miles away from the land. Her flag waving proudly in the afternoon sun. The image was certainly memorable, of the flag, that is; a serpent coiled viciously around a human heart, fangs sunken into the organ and blood oozing from the very spot. If not for the ship herself, the flag had its own repute of conveying the message that the captain was not to be trifled with. There was no single man who had survived after taking up arms against the captain. Well, there was one man, but including him amongst the hoard of common faces would be a foolishness on the feared-by-all captain’s part. That man currently stood silently staring after the captain, palm curled around the handle of his blade, and teeth clenched in anger. He was certainly going to relieve all the navies of their plight by taking down the captain. At least then, in his relatively newfound life of piracy, he would have done one good deed.
4) Always Tell The Truth | Not Rated | 5,027 words
Harry is Louis’ dentist and getting a wisdom tooth removed shouldn’t be the end of the world.
5) I Knew It From The Start | Explicit | 5,233 words
Louis starts calling Harry ‘daddy’. Consequently, Harry discovers that he has a daddy kink.
6) Spaces Between Us, Hold All Our Secrets | Not Rated | 6,441 words
The thing about Harry is, is that he is the most wonderful guy you´ll ever meet. He is kind, compliments you on things you are usually insecure about, which shows he truly pays attention to who you are as a person. And he befriends everyone. Except Louis.
7) Outline Of My Sins | Explicit | 6,551 words
Prompt 453: AU where alpha Harry is an art student who is taking a figure drawing class and omega Louis is the nude model. In the many years that Harry has taken art classes, he has never been more hot and bothered than now, having to stare at a beautiful nude omega model for hours.
8) Shouldn’t Cry (But I Love It) | Explicit | 6,586 words
They're roommates. They're quarantined. There's a small problem coming up.
9) Your Name Is Tattooed To The Bottom Of My Heart | Explicit | 6,613 words
Prompt 114: a PWP where Louis gets an arse tattoo with Harry’s name for his birthday.
10) Leave Like The Summer Breeze | Explicit | 6,551 words
When Louis and Zayn are stranded in Alabama, a farmer offers them shelter. He just asks for one thing in return.
11) Smile for the Camera for It Knows Everything, Hollywood Star| Mature | 6,676 words
Prompt 132- The story of Nancy Reagan being called the blowjob queen of Hollywood but it’s Louis.
12) The Writing On the Wall | Explicit | 6,705 words
When BookToker Louis receives a gift basket filled with all his favorite sweets, wines, and stuffed animals alongside the new Harry Styles book, he’s shocked at the story he finds in the pages.
13) Muffins & Cigarettes| Mature | 7,591 words
Louis pouts. “You can’t pout your way into this, Louis”, Harry said as he was fixing his tie, watch and rings glinting against the soft sunlight filtering through the window. “Of course, I can. Watch me.”
14) The Knothead Neighbor| Mature | 8,058 words
Prompt 3: Neighbors AU, preferably ABO! Harry works evenings/nights (maybe like a surgeon something that requires him to be gone for long hours) and has a cat. The cat has a little kitty door at the back so that it can explore and such. Louis just moved next door and the cat seems to always end up at his door. Eventually, Louis lets the cat in, as he’s new and he’s feeling quite lonely. They become fast friends, so much so that the cat prefers to stay with Louis rather than go home. Harry gets concerned that the cat starts to stay out all day/night so he eventually leaves a note attached to the cat’s collar with its name and phone number. Louis texts him telling him he’s his neighbor and not to worry, the cat just likes to hang with him as it might be lonely. Harry gets pissed that this stranger is stealing his cat so he goes to confront Louis and tell him to stop stealing his cat. Of course, as soon as he sees Louis, he falls in love with him and the rest is history. (If ABO could be cute that both Harry and Louis like to cuddle with the cat because it holds the other’s scent)
15) Kiss It Better | Explicit | 8,080 words
Harry shakes his head with a light laugh and leans down to kiss him again which Louis happily accepts even if he is a little confused by the reaction. "Baby, not a night has gone by that I haven't thought about you in my bed, naked, and begging for my cock." Blinking up at him with wide eyes, Louis opens his mouth to say something but nothing comes out. While they did flirt a lot over the last few weeks, Harry had never said anything like that. It shocks him as much as it turns him on. "News to me." "I won't lie and say I like random hookups or casual sex, but to me this isn't what that is." Louis swallows thickly, unsure of what to say to that but once again Harry gives him an out. "So, If you want we can stay up here and I can show you all the things I've thought about doing to you." Another kiss, quick and sweet. "Or, we can go back downstairs and we'll dance all night."
16) Could Start A Cult | Explicit | 8,750 words
He lowers down the top that Louis is wearing, successfully unclasping his nursing bra as well, letting Louis’ tits bounce at the sudden movement. Harry massages both breasts to stimulate the milk flow, and he can feel his cock hardening inside his pants.
17) Should Be, Meant To Be | Explicit | 9,174 words
Prompt #65: Louis signs up for a Sugar Daddy dating website on a drunken dare. He forgets for a while, until one night he gets a notification for a message request from none other than his really hot (really rich) boss, Harry Styles.
18) Into It | Explicit | 9,197 words
Louis meets Harry. They hit it off.
19) Something To Prove | Explicit | 9,425 words
Louis is the first and only omega to work at Red Valley Medical Center. Despite being more than qualified, he still faces prejudice for his career choice everyday. From patients refusing his treatment to condescending alpha doctors intervening with his work, practicing medicine in Boston is more challenging than Louis had ever thought it would be.
20) Sugar Water | Explicit | 9,454 words
When his most familiar begins to feel all too unfamiliar, Harry finds out what it means to love like real people do.
21) Hook You Up (Charm You Down) | Explicit | 9,600 words
Swiftly, Harry raises his right hand to his head. Bringing two ringed fingers up, he touches the brown hat sitting on his head, tipping it with a raise of eyebrows in the direction of Peter Pan. He punctuates the whole action with his signature smirk. The reaction is almost immediate. Like Harry hoped it’d be. Though he expected the grin he received, he can’t say he directly expected the man to come forward his way. But he surely isn’t going to complain. “Captain! Fancy seeing you there,” Peter Pan says when he reaches Harry’s space. And wow. Seeing it from up close, Niall was right. Face of an angel, totally Harry’s type and all that. 
22) Poppies In May | Mature | 9,603 words
And maybe he deserves it, Louis thinks bitterly. His hand curls around the fence tightly, and he feels like if he lets go he’ll slid onto the cold ground and never fucking get up again. Maybe standing here, staring at Harry’s hunched over, retreating back is what he deserves.
23) Wanna Do Nothing With You | Explicit | 9,606 words
The accident happens in the stupidest way possible. One minute Louis is demonstrating a skateboard trick he’d just learned for Lottie, the next he’s waking up in a hospital. He’s told that he wasn’t unconscious the entire ride, but he has absolutely no recollection of it. One second he’s fucking around in his own garden and the next he’s being assaulted with the strong sterile scent of a hospital. So. There’s that.
24) Hello, My Name is Louis | Explicit | 9,686 words
Louis hurried to hang up the phone and take off his headset, throwing it away as if it was burning hot. He hugged himself by the shoulders and hid his face in his knees, sitting in his desk chair like a swimmer ready to dip into a pool, a pool of embarrassment. Not many people got past "Hello, my name is… " and even fewer engaged in a full conversation with him. And if they did, it usually went better than this.
25) Got It Right Such A Long Time Ago | Explicit | 9,699 words
Note: This fic is locked and can only be read by AO3 users.
There are a lot of people Harry might expect to find on his doorstep at three o’clock in the afternoon these days. It could be the delivery man, come to drop off the pair of boots Harry impulsively ordered online last week. It could be one of his neighbors, dropping by to complain about how a party he’d thrown weeks ago had clogged up the street. It could also be any number of his friends in L.A., who stop by unannounced most days to mooch off Harry’s food or whisk him away to try some new yogurt shop.    As a rule, it definitely cannot be Louis Tomlinson, although Harry’s blinked at least three times now, and it’s still Louis standing there, a backpack slung over his shoulder and a duffel bag at his feet.
Check out our other fic rec lists by category here and by title here.
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thottybrucewayne · 3 months
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A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO HELL: 2024 EDITION
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Every zionist, duh, but esp yall who screenshot perfectly reasonable posts and go "Um, the look at this idiot who thinks genocide is wrong" yall make my ass itch and nobody takes you seriously, MOVE. 2. The entire U.S. government but esp Joe Biden that old ass man gettin spit roasted in hell (AND NOT THE FUN KIND!) 3. DIDDY AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT PROTECTED AND DEFENDED HIM. 4. Tory Lanez whole family, his mama, his daddy, his dog? All them. 5. The nonblack people who run those Rap House Tv type blogs that are clearly trying to be shade room clones. 6. People who get all their news from the Shade Room and Whatsapp, sorry auntie, I'm sick of you tellin' me COVID can be cured by sticking cloves of garlic up my nose :/ 7. Every single one of you dirtbag leftist ass people, yall do nothing for nobody except you thousands of adoring "former nazi" fans that need to be told it's okay that they still say the n word in private. 8. N.O.R.E and every single hiphop "journalist" 9. Charlemagne Tha God and Dj Envy, they know why. 10. Everyone who made Ike and Tina jokes after Tina past away. Grow up. 11. You fanfic girlies. So many of y'all are seeing the lake of fire, But esp if you donate to ao3 or own ao3 merch. Like, that is just embarrassing. 12. It's 2024, If I see you coming up here saying shit like "Miku wroke harry potter!" or " Hello Kitty wrote Ofmed, actually" I'm sending you to hell myself. 13. Booktokers? This is yall the second year on this list, tighten the fuck up and stop being weird about strange men on the internet, now. 14. People who do LITERALLY NOTHING yet try to tell other people how to be activists. You contribute nothing to any conversation you're a part of, suck my dick from the back. 15. People who stopped masking because other people were making them feel bad. Fuck your mama not being able to see your smile, PEOPLE ARE DYING???? 16. Lana Del Ray and Taylor Swift. They know exactly what they did. 17. Every white girl on twt who tried to jump me cause I said the Barbie movie is white feminism at its finest. 18. Elon, you raggedy bitch. 19. Every single man who hit on me this year who isn't one of my friends. 20. People who don't know what transmisogyny means and make that everyone else's problem. I need yall to start reading so bad it's not even funny. 21. You "goth is a feeling" people. You gonna be "feeling" that hell fire nippin' at your ass, NEXT 22. You 35 defending fanservice of high schoolers in anime/manga all day every day...yeah, just get on down there, big fella. They waiting on you. 23. Cishet Black men on tiktok and twt who make it their life's mission to make an ass of themselves for minor ducats. You are a one-man modern-day minstrel show and you will be dealt with. 24. White Tyler The Creator fans. Y'all know what you do.
Dishonorable mentions: Shojo fans who never talk about the fucked up shit in the manga they recc you because "At least its not as misogynistic as shounen!" (yes, yes it is) Fashion tiktokkers I hate so many of you its not even funny Every person who put the image of T.D. Jakes getting his doonies beat down at a Diddy party in my mind. Like I literally never needed to think about that. My dad <3 and all my friends' dads. Patricide NOW!!!!! People who are still whining about having to boycott shut upppppp god damn. People who stare at me in public. You got a fuckin problem?????
That's a wrap! Here are the lists from last year and the year before feel free to add more in the tags <3
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bunnyhargrove · 3 months
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Hungry eyes
So was listening to Hungry eyes by Eric carmen.. when this idea for a steve harrington x best friend reader smut struck.
And let me tell you i am absolutely foaming at the mouth thinking about Steve serenading us with this song and then.. gaaaahhh... fuck im flustered right now.
Warnings: Smut 18+ minors DNI, Steve does the booktok pose 🫠, oral (f recieving), unprotected piv, fluffy smut, not proofread.
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It's late on a Saturday night, the older members of the group had decided to have a small get together and have some drinks everyone had long since left, so now its just you and Steve left listening to music in his kitchen and finishing off a bottle of wine between you. You are giggling like a school girl at Steves jokes and just praying he doesnt pick up on how flustered he has you, especially every time his skin brushes yours, you have been clenching your thighs all night, your panties already ruined at this point, and yes Steve has infact noticed and has been trying to figure out a way to make a move all night once he got you alone.
When the intro to Hungry Eyes starts playing, it gives Steve his opportunity, especially when he sees you biting your lower lip as you lean against the wall, your pupils completely blown out from lust.
Steve slowly walks over to you, his eyes also dark with lust as he stops just inches in front of you, one of his hands resting on the wall above your head, leaning in his fingers softly touching your cheek as he starts sing along with Eric Carmen
"I've been meanin' to tell you
I've got this feelin' that won't subside
I look at you and I fantasize
You're mine tonight
Now I've got you in my sights
With these hungry eyes
One look at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you and I" his voice deep and smooth like honey, the heat between your thighs building as he keeps singing, his lips almost ghost against yours.
"I wanna hold you so hear me out
I wanna show you what love's all about
Darlin' tonight
Now I've got you in my sights
With these hungry eyes"
Your chest is heaving as your breathing quickens, you had imagined yourself with Steve on many occasions but this blew every single one of those out of the water.
Steve presses his lips softly against yours, not wanting to over step if he has read the situation wrong, but as soon as you reciprocate, wrapping your arms around his neck deepening the kiss he groans into your mouth, the sound sending shivers down your spine. He runs his tongue along your bottom lip requesting entrance which you happily grant, your tongues dancing together languidly as both his hands fall to your hips pulling you flush against him, you can feel the sizable bulge in his jeans pressing against your lower abdomen and it takes everything in you not to combust on the spot.
You finally pull away when your lungs start burning with need for oxygen, your foreheads touching as your both hungrily gaze into each others eyes.
"Need you baby, please" Steve begs, his voice husky and breathy with lust.
"Need you to Stevie" you respond as you softly kiss him again.
Steves grip slides lower his large hands gripping the flesh of your ass lifting you up, you automatically wrap your legs around his waist as makes his way towards to stairs.
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Once you finally make it up the stairs and into Steves room he lays you down gently on the bed crawling on top of you his elbows resting either side of your head. he captures your lips in another toe curling kiss, you are both moaning as he grinds his hips against yours, arousal pooling at the apex of your thighs.
"Need you now" you gasp as your hands slip under his shirt, you feel his stomach tense as your fingertips graze the toned muscle of his abs.
"Mmm, soon sweetheart, but i wanna taste you first, can i please?" He pleads "ohh, yes, please" you breathe out as he places soft kisses over your neck and collarbone, as his fingers find the buttons on your blouse, popping them open swiftly with practiced ease revealing the sheer lace bra you're wearing underneath.
"So beautiful" he breathes out as he continues peppering kiss down your chest between the valley of your breasts before taking a lace covered nipple between his teeth, gently nipping and sucking, breathy moans falling from your lips as he swaps over to the other nipple giving it the same attention.
"Too many clothes" you whine as you tug at his shirt.
Steve straddles your hips as he removes his shirt, revealing his softly toned torso, your breath hitching at the sight. You had seen him shirtless many times over the years in the summer down by the lake or by his pool, but this was different, this time you got to touch him, so you did just that, running you fingers over his hairy chest and down his abs, he let out a soft sigh at your your touch.
Your fingers dance over his belt, wanting his jeans off as well, wordlessly Steve stood up beside the bed, swiftly removing his belt, his jeans hitting the floor along with his briefs directly after, your eyes travel south landing on his large thick cock, you let out a little whimper at the site, your mouth practically watering.
"See something you like sweetheart?" He chuckles as he catches you staring.
"Mmm, yes, need you now" you moan in response.
"Ah ah, be patient honey, like i said, soon, i gotta taste you first baby, been dying to get my tongue on that sweet pussy for a very long time" Steve tuts as he repositions himself on the bed between your legs, his fingers grasp the waist band of your skirt, you lift your hips slightly so he could pull you skirt and panties off in one fluid motion, spreading your legs open, he marvels at your bare pussy laid out before him, glistening in the dim light of the bedside lamp.
Steve starts by trailing soft kisses down the inside of your thighs, goosebumps prickling along the soft flesh, your body trembling with anticipation as his lips move closer and closer to where you want him.
You let out a strangled gasp when Steve's tongue finally slids through your wet folds, your eyes rolling back in your head when the warm muscle gently circles your sensitive clit, it was a feeling like no other, you had other guys go down on you but fuck none of them come even close to what Steve could do with his tongue.
"Ohh, fuck, r-right there Stevie" you moaned as you tangled your fingers in his soft hair and pushed his face further into your cunt, making him moan into you as he wrapped his lips around your sensitive clit, his tongue swirling around the sensitive nub in a steady rhythm, gasps and sighs falling from you lips, the coil in your abdomen tightening rapidly.
"Ohh f-fuck" you moan out as Steve gently inserts two of his thick fingers inside your tight wet hole stretching you out, his tongue working in tandem with the thrust of his fingers, bring you closer and closer to your impending orgasm. Steve continues to lap at your pussy like a man starved, after one harsh suck on your clit as he curls his fingers against your sweet spot, the coil snaps without warning, your orgasm crashing over you as your body shakes and you scream out his name.
"Taste so fucking good baby, better than i could have ever imagined" he says with a salacious grin on his face, his chin covered in your arousal.
Steve kisses his way back up your body, capturing your right nipple in his mouth once again, his tongue flicking over the hardened bud, a soft gasp leaving your mouth as you arch your back at the sensation, he switches over to the other nipple making sure not to neglect it, he presses a few more soft kisses along your chest and neck before his lips are on yours again, a soft and slow kiss, pouring every ounce of passion into it as your tongues slide over one another, his hard cock digging into your thigh as he grinds against you.
"You ready for me baby?" He asks as his grips the base of his cock with one hand lining it up with your entrance, the other arm resting beside your head.
"So, so ready" you breath out as you wrap your legs around his waist pulling him closer to you, the head of his cock pressing into you.
You both gasped out in unison as Steve slowly pushed himself inside you, he paused for a moment once he was fully seated inside you, letting you adjust to his size.
"Move please" you mewled softly as you wiggled you hips letting him know you were ready. He started slow, gently rolling his hips against yours, you could feel every vein and ridge of his length as it dragged against your tight walls, and it felt delicious.
You wrapped your arms around Steve as he nuzzled into your neck, licking and nipping little marks into the delicate skin as he continued to thrust into you slowly, you felt so full and so loved right now even if he hadn't said the words, this wasnt just fucking or sex, it was loving making and you felt like the most treasured person in the world right now, small sighs and pants leaving falling from your lips as your boths moved together in perfect harmony.
"So beautiful" Steve whispered as he raised his head, his honey coloured eyes gazing lovingly into yours before placing another sweet kiss on your lips.
As much as you loved the current pace, you need more, you needed him to go faster, deeper.
"More please" you begged as you rolled your hips up to meet his thrusts.
"Yeah?" He responded softly
"Yes please" you sighed
"Anything for you honey" Steve said as he slung both your legs over his shoulders, with his hands gripping the soft flesh of your hips, he started fucking into you harder, the new position reaching deeper than anyone else ever had before, the familiar pleasurable pressure building up in your abdomen very rapidly as his cock found your sweet spot, the tip brushing over it again and again, your walls clenching around his cock in response, you both werent far off your releases now.
"Mm, so close Steve, m'gonna cum" you mumbled out as he pressed your legs against your body, folding you in half as he kissed you again, he started thrusting even harder, the sounds of skin slapping and moans echoing throughout the room.
"Cum for me sweetheart, come all over my cock" he panted out as he kept up his relentless pace, you slipped your hand between your thighs, your fingers finding your clit, gently circling it until finally the pressure boiled over, your orgasm ripping through your body and consuming you, your eyes rolling back in your head as you scream Steve's name, you tight walls clenching around his cock dragging him over the edge with you, a low growl rumbling through his chest as he filled you with his warm spend.
Your legs dropped from Steve's shoulders as you both slumped into the bed, both panting for breath as exhaustion took over your bodies.
"I love you" Steve whispered as he propped himself up on his elbows, his lips once again finding yours, years of yearning and passion filling the kiss.
"I love you too" you responded as you pulled away from the kiss, a small content smile on your face.
Steven rolled off you on to the bed and pulled you into his arms, neither of you could be bothered to worry about cleaning up right now, you just wanted to bask in the closeness and intimacy of the situation, sleep soon taking over the both of you.
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cup-and-chaucer · 5 months
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Really the problem with these BookTok books like Romantic Comedy is that...they are commodities. The answer to Fran Leibowitz's brilliant quote, "A book is not a mirror, it should be a door." is that, with advent of a literary social media, we are not reading to engage with a story or an idea but to attain an ideal. Marketing is built on the tension of relatability and aspiration. We see commercials set in clean, pristine suburban homes with happy, well-behaved children because it feels like it something we could attainably be if only we had the right brand of cereal or peanut butter or dish soap or life insurance. We want to see ourselves in those places that feel within our grasp. With the rise of books as a commodity to be marketed, rather than as art or entertainment, we increasingly want to see ourselves in the books we read. We want to see aspirational versions of ourselves either reading the book (aesthetics bloggers like Dakota Warren) or within the pages of the books. This why so many of those romance books feel so...conflict-avoidant. Don't get too close to reality or imperfection.
As the idea of a corporate morality (think: rainbow capitalism) emerges, it comes out in books too. Books have to have queer or PoC characters...not because those characters are essential or interesting or natural parts of the landscape or have their own purpose in the books but because the people reading the books want to feel like they are reading diversely and want to believe they are the type of people who also have queer or PoC friends. It doesn't matter if these portrayals are sanitized or feel tokenish.
A book like Romantic Comedy, where the characters mouth literal Facebook think-piece memes I saw during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 as their political beliefs, without much self-reflection on the fact that these are two culturally powerful white people who are saying those things to signal that they are good people. It feels like a distraction and a benediction so you can support them in their rockstar fantasy romance, white guilt free. They are saying you are a good person for liking this book because the people in it are good the way you want them to be good and in the way you also want to be good. And they don't have to mean a word of it, they don't have to examine themselves any deeper, if the box is checked and disclaimer signed.
It's also why I think there is so much moral puritanism in reading now. We can't read Lolita because most of us don't want to be associated with its content and what we read, because it is now synonymous with what we buy and own and identify with, is a mirror to who we are and what we aspire to be. The problem is that books are not material things, not really, not the way jeans or furniture or cooking utensils are. They aren't forms of self-expression for the reader, the way fashion or make-up or paint is, they are simply a collection of thoughts from the imagination of an individual put into the world to tell of an experience or make an argument for us to read. That's all.
And all of this, all of this, all of this fucking capitalism is going to get conflated with the very real need for representation in literature and media, for more equitable publishing, for uplifting marginalized voices and experiences.
*sighs*
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What's your take on the hockey booktok thing? Since you mentioned it on twt
my initial take would be that all these people scare me so much I don't want to get into it but also people keep messaging me to be like did you know people ship carlando" off the back of it and yes. I did know that.
my understanding of what's happened on booktok, which I absorb any information about only twice a year during whatever version of this is blowing up at the time, is pretty limited. partly because I'm not on tiktok and partly because I can't read. but the crux of it seems to have come down to people writing disgustingly thirsty comments on a hockey player and his wife's posts, regardless of what they were about, somehow feeling empowered to be horny not just on main but in someone's face because of booktok.
that's, clearly, not remotely acceptable. if there are communities of people out there that thirst about me I don't know about them (although the cold tendrils of horror about the Wikifeet page have just gripped me and no, oh god, that isn't the phrase I should've used at all get me out of here) but there are loads of people who fucking hate my guts. that's like, fine, it's their own business; if they keep it on discord or whatever and away from me it doesn't do me any harm. lord knows, I have committed the act of hating and indeed being horny, sometimes simultaneously, when I was at a safe enough distance for none of the subjects to ever know.
this is a thing about fandom. if you post "Max Verstappen looks breedable" on here then he's extraordinarily unlikely to ever see it or probably know what it means. if you comment that on Kelly's instagram posts, even if you don't like her and even if that's for valid reasons, that's very different.
as I gather it, the booktok thing has exploded into RPF in general. which, I gotta say, RPF and sexually harassing a dude and his family are in fact very different things. one has a rich history, both as actual ways of telling history (Anthony and Cleopatra: RPF, Chernobyl: RPF, the god damn Gran Turismo movie is RPF about an uncomfortably large number of people I know IRL and to be fair it looks like it slaps I'm gonna see it) and as a longstanding artform. RPF's history of horny is even extremely longstanding, with obscene RPF being used by both the French and Russian revolutionaries to undermine the concept of royal divinity.
RPF is political because it involves an interpretation of real events and people. and the perspective from which that's written will always be political. RPF can, certainly, be feminist; there's quite a lot of retellings of classical stories that fit this. RPF can, also, be fucking weird horny shit. or terrible man takes. or incredible, tender, queer retellings; Kaz Rowe's graphic novel about real-life surrealist Claude Cahun is an obvious example of the latter. Pride, the film about the miners' strikes and the AIDS crisis, is another.
so yeah, it is a legitimate and recognised form of literature and art and also uhhhh. well. I mean the omegaverse is definitely recognised, legally, in court because of that one case but I don't know that even its fiercest enthusiasts would really be all that keen on describing it. not as like, literature or anything just I think most people would rather literally never have an IRL conversation about that. ever.
I'm not 1000% clear on how carlando got into this but clearly that's broken containment a long time ago anyway. when you had Sky doing love heart interviews 15 races into them being teammates or whatever, there was an obvious amount of gay chicken being played by the producers that frankly, as a queer person in motorsport, I'm a lot more comfortable with the fan version of.
no, obviously, I do not think they are dating - or want to think that tbh - but frequently-queer fans projecting the wish fulfilment of seeing a kinder and more representative world for their desires, in places hidden from the subjects, is a lot less weird than leering, laughed-at dating questions and milk baths. in an ideal world it wouldn't have to be a secret, yearned-for alternative because things would be safe and open enough for there to be real queer stories everywhere but that, unfortunately, is not the one we currently live in.
wish fulfilment and telling stories are not the same things, necessarily. sometimes you tell the stories to remind yourself it's ok to have wishes or to work out what those even are. I don't think there's anything necessarily harmful about what names the characters have in those, provided the line between reality and any real people's privacy is kept.
clearly, with the booktok thing, that's where things went extremely wrong. generally tiktok as a whole seems to have a very odd perception about other people's agency, whether it's pranking videos or like the girl who filmed people peeing at Spa. if you regard everyday people as content opportunities (spoiler: the law does not think this and particularly in the EU you cannot film people without their consent) then I guess it's easy to slide over to seeing an athlete as a target for what I suspect very few of the people doing it recognised as very unpleasant and invasive harassment.
there's nothing wrong with fancying athletes. there's nothing even wrong with sexualising them, provided you respect some boundaries and provided it's not part of the conditions of their working contracts. there's a lot of difference between there being a discord where, idk, people say Mitch Evans is hot (he is, although somewhat implausibly he genuinely does not know this) and sponsors for female tennis players wanting them to wear revealing outfits and stay skinny or teenage girls being encouraged into provocative photoshoots by people who promise them roles, etc. teenage male athletes being pressured into doing things they don't want to yet or maybe at all to prove they're men, queer athletes being forced to hide who they are or repress it entirely.
would it be a little bit odd to find RPF of yourself? yes. I won't lie, I would judge the characterisation. I already do judge that on the frankly very weird things people write about me. you have never seen RPF as strange as the narratives people will make up about you in the comments of an article about hydrogen and frankly those scare me a lot more than whether someone thinks I'd be assigned beta or whatever.
stumbling across something, rather than having explicit sexual fantasies forced into your face, especially on what's your own social media pages where people you know in real life can see them, is very different though. some people who engage with RPF cross lines, whether that's weird conspiracy stuff about girlfriends being faked or stalking people's friends accounts etc.
RPF doesn't inherently cross lines, even when it's public; there's a very interesting interview here with Jann Mardenborough and the guy who plays him in the Gran Turismo movie about, among other things, portraying a fatal crash he was involved in. clearly, Jann is not only aware of but is the executive producer of what's ultimately fiction about himself and there's an ownership there, of course. but some parts of the movie are made up, for sure.
obviously I'm like, the not-very-secret infiltrator here because clearly I am On Tumblr and know what AO3 is. I follow a bunch of people who write fanfic because they also make nice gifs of my favourite blorbos and I like to think we can all make peace with our own boundaries about that kinda thing. also I read every single Shane/Ryan fic in like 5 weeks and honestly, not going to apologise except to myself for persisting with a few that didn't pay off.
but like: you do not have to make RPF or any fandom activity unethical. the way you conduct yourself does that and some people step way out of line.
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kingkonoha · 2 years
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➙ Eren Yeager
Eren and Jean constantly argue on Twitter like some young middle school girls after losing a cheerleading competition
Eren definitely rants about everything on his twitter, and especially about Jean. Also calls you at 3 AM to tell you what Jean said
Speaking of Jean, we know his contact name is Horseface or Horseface ass mf who needs to stay away from my fake sister before he gets turned into the headless horseman
Eren is the kinda guy who hasn’t posted a selfie on Instagram in 5 or 12 years
Loves video games, rages constantly
Answers FaceTime calls with “What 😐” while looking straight down at the phone
NEVER updates his phone, he always has to ask what new emojis people are sending bc he cant see them and feels as if that isn’t his fault
Also, his phone screen is cracked
Listens to rock music, maybe even heavy metal if he’s feeling spicy
Watches movies on his phone and holds the phone extremely close to his face, his green eyes concentration SO HARD
His alarm is chaotic as hell
Like, he has the tornado warning alarms to wake him up
You’ll think the world is ending and the government is issuing an alarm to alert everyone of the incoming apocalypse and you gotta find canned food, a weapon, and a cool leather jacket and start saying goodbye to your family and friends-
But no.
It’s just Eren’s alarm.
He never ever likes or comments on your posts
If you ask him about it he just shrugs and says he forgot, which is true even though he constantly comments mean shit under Jean’s post
Eren clicks out of YouTube videos if he has to watch an ad longer than 5 seconds
He’s one of those people who reads text messages and answers in his head, forgetting to respond
He constantly fights with people online, no matter if it’s a video game, YouTube video, or Instagram comment, he’s arguing and will think about that argument all day and this is non-debatable
➙ Mikasa Ackerman
Mikasa only follows one person on all her social media platforms. It’s Ereh.
She also has his post notifications on
When he posts his dangerous stunt competitions with Jean, Mikasa is always commenting “you shouldn’t do that. Are you okay?”
Eren, Mikasa, and Armin are in a group chat together
She has an organized phone with her own cute personal touch on it, really letting her creative side show when it comes to designing and editing her home and lock screen
Does not like to FaceTime, leave her ALONE
She responds to text messages in a timely manner. If she hasn’t responded in 2+ hours she definitely will apologize and tell you why
Jean sends her thirst traps on Snapchat claiming they’re “streaks,” but only sends them to her
Takes pictures of her food sometimes before she eats it and no I will not be taking constructive criticism over this
She sends you the most random mundane text messages throughout the day
“I just saw a frog. It was a small one and really cute.”
“I left the grocery store.”
“Eren.”
Defends Ereh when he’s arguing with strangers online, but tells him he shouldn’t do that stuff afterwards
She has the most random apps on her phone, like apps that no one has ever heard of, like an app for identifying plants or apps for different kinda scarves or something
She loves reading online news articles, its a little habit of hers
Doesn’t really take selfies on her own, but she will if one of her friends wants to take a pic with her
Likes all of your posts and will comment a heart every single time
Probably has tumblr and only posts every 2 years
Her playlist is filled with music that no one has ever heard of, and that weird shit is always so lovely
➙ Armin Arlert
Armin puts on videos of ocean waves while he sleeps
Booktok 100%
Armin always texts the groupchat that Eren and Mikasa are in and will say something like “I wish I had the Game of Thrones book collection ;(“ and they ALWAYS GET HIM IT
They do it so many times thinking they’re surprising Armin but it gets to a point where Armin realizes they’ll give him anything he asks for and does it on purpose
ARMIN USES SO MANY EMOJIS
He texts like “Good morning 🥰😁😄😇😘😊😄😆😃☀️🌤🌼🌞🐚🌊”
Has a soft boy aesthetic on all his social media
He FaceTimes you just bc he feels like it and does it just because he wants to see you and hear your voice like the precious bby he is
He accidentally opened his phone to find a photo someone sent him of some mommy milkers and he screamed and dropped his phone
Now it’s cracked.
Over a pair of tiddlers.
He responds to text messages SO FAST
Hell, he responds to text messages before you even finish typing sometimes
He sees the little dots meaning that you’re typing and is already responding because he knows what you’re gonna say
Has the cutest games on his phone, always plays them and has the cutest frown when he loses
Posts his seashells and favorite books on his Instagram
He’s one of those people who makes sure you text or call him after hanging out to make sure you got home safe
And that’s only if he can’t take you home himself
Probably has Disney Plus
➙ Levi Ackerman
Probably has everybody blocked
Doesn’t have any social media either
His text messages always have proper punctuation and he can be a little rude sometimes so I hope you’re not too sensitive
Does NOT answer his phone
Unless you’re Erwin
His home and lock screen are still the default photos they give you
Hange always forces him and Erwin into group selfies and you know he doesn’t smile
Hange: 😄
Erwin: 🙂
Levi: 😒
A secret way to tell if Levi likes you or not is based on whether or not he has your contact saved
Watches how-to videos on cleaning
He wouldn’t have TikTok but if he did, he’d dominate cleantok/cleaning TikTok all the way
Has Zeke BLOCKED and probably sends him hate messages but you didn’t hear that from me
Eren always texts him and Levi never answers
Probably because Eren texts at like 3:24 AM and Levi just goes “leave me alone. Go to bed.”
Leaves everyone on read
Levi could easily get addicted to candy crush and he knows it
If Levi does answer texts it’s probably with a phone call especially if you said something stupid
He does always call you when he’s going to the store or to get food to see what you want
Probably likes soft music to relax to while he drinks his tea
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Jean does not have Eren’s number saved in his phone to be petty
Im sorry but…Jean boy definitely posts thirst traps on TikTok 😏
Sasha hypes him up in the comments while Connie roasts the hell out of him
The three of them are in a groupchat together and its 100% pure chaos
They play crazy 8 together and Connie purposely takes 3948483393938 years to answer to leave them all in suspense
Jean takes photos of his Mouse-Ka-Tool 😌
He accidentally sent them to Connie and Connie replied with laughing emojis and wont let him live it down
A lot of girls try to message him because he’s hot, but he is incredibly bad at flirting especially through text
He used to do the whole black screen “dont hmu” thing on Snapchat with a sad emoji until he realized how horrifically cringe that was
He takes selfies of himself often and posts it on Instagram with quotes as captions and the quotes are either stupid as hell or extremely sophisticated
His mom always comments “Looking good my handsome son! ❤️ love you Jean-boy 😇”
He always calls his mom afterwards and goes “mom I toLD YOU TO STOP COMMENTING ON MY-”
And she goes “Okay I understand!”
She does not understand.
She does it again.
Jean likes talking to you all night long on FaceTime, and he loves falling asleep on the phone with you
Likes slow ass R&B love songs
➙ Connie Springer
He clicks through everyone’s Instagram and Snapchat stories but doesn’t watch them like a pure psychopath
Has a meme page and a lot of followers
Always sends a Snapchat with a funny filter on
He cries laughing at funny videos and shows them to everyone he knows
He showed one to Levi once and Levi actually found it funny
Did he laugh? No but thats besides the point he found it funny trust me okay
He records EVERYTHING from accidental falls to catching Sasha stuffing her face with food, looking at him like a deer caught in headlights
Has funny contact names and ridiculous photos for everyone
I saw this hc on TikTok but he definitely FaceTimes you when he thinks of a joke
And then his dumbass forgets the joke as soon as you answer
He recorded all of his friends trying to do the jerk dance
It did not end well because imagine the 104th Cadets trying to do the jerk.
Does EVERY SINGLE INTERNET CHALLENGE
Has almost met his holy maker on several occasions
Plays a lot of video games too, often plays with Eren
He tried to prank call Levi once but Levi already knew it was him and now he cant call Levi at all :|
Probably likes Eminem
And reality shows
➙ Sasha Braus
Watches cooking videos
She got so excited when she discovered doordash and she uses it more than Eren uses hair ties
Secretly loves country music and jams out to it in her car when shes driving alone, windows down, singing her heart out
And stopping to get fast food of course
She has niccolo or piccolo or nicotine or however you spell his damn name as her lock screen
She calls her dad every single day and they just chit chat
She accidentally leaves her ringer up too loud and it scares the crap outta her
She loves snacking and watch videos or movies on her phone
Probably has a tablet as well
Got Jean a drawing tablet for Christmas once
Her and Connie use Mikasa’s Netflix account because it’s too damn high
Sasha watches stuff without headphones and has everything on the highest volume like she’s 85 and going deaf
Watches reality shows with Connie
She also really likes drama shows like Grey’s Anatomy
Probably reads fanfiction
I take that back she definitely reads fanfiction
➙ Marco whatever-tf-his-last-name-is
Don’t hand him the aux cord. His music taste will make everyone want to go home
He’s a sweet guy who definitely sends you texts throughout the day checking in on you
He prefers to call rather than text
Likes all of his friend’s post and watches their stories
When he sees someone in comments asking questions he always helps them out
One time someone comments a sweet compliment about his freckles and he was smiling for days
Took 203847278 screenshots of that one compliment
Marco always posts and complains about not being able to start off his day with coffee
I guess you could say that he likes half & half 😔
Marco has streaming services that aren’t that popular like Peacock or Apple TV
He loves online reading but only makes it halfway through the book 😔 Okay im done for real this time
He LOVES Tedtalks so much, watches them and sends them to Jean all of the time
Marco loves Twitter, and he secretly loves Twitter drama as long as he’s not involved
His photo gallery is 50% selfies with his friends and 50% cool photos of the sky
Can give you an entire essay on why Spotify is better than iTunes and he’s correct
Bonus: Hange catfishes people. Reiner’s username is “Imthearmoredtitan34” Erwin signs all of his text messages with “- Commander Erwin Smith.”
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𝚃𝚒𝚙 𝙹𝚊𝚛 - 𝙱𝚞𝚢 𝙼𝚎 𝚊 𝙲𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎? ♡
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asprinkleofkitties · 6 months
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is blogging still a thing?
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short answer? kinda. and you wont believe that tiktok does play a role in it.
its not a 'no' because i cant go disgracing tumblr when i've been using it for almost 11 years.
okay. before we get right into it, a brief introduction to what the hell is blogging.
so, blogging. sounds ancient, doesn't it. well, it did started when we barely knew anything about the world. according to many other websites, has been defined as something that has been posted, where writers (or anyone else for the matter) can share their opinions on certain subject, mediums such as writing, photography or things that could be self-publishing online on a website, like tumblr. most people don't know that posting on your twitter, whatsapp statuses and instagram stories are considered microblogging.
see, the thing is, people think that blogging is dead when platforms like tiktok and instagram are thriving. but actually, said platforms are the reason why blogging is still relevant.
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how come tiktok is the reason why blogging is still a thing?
well, when you blog, its basically just you posting about your day, what you eat, what activities did you do and so forth. it can be whatever you want it to be. there are various reasons as to why people are on tiktok. we were there because of covid.
sorry, shouldve put a trigger warning for that.
while most of us signed up to tiktok when ms rona ruined things for us to join trends, share knowledge etc, others would share their similar interests. i remember being on anitiktok, and lord, when i look at the old videos, they were sooo cringey. but hey, at least we've made the most out of it during the lockdown.
other than that, the most notable side of tiktok would be... drum roll please!
booktok.
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so, what's the correlation here? how did tumblr and tiktok became the reason why blogging is still alive and breathing? what does booktok has to do with blogging?
booktok. for starters, is when users are to talk (sometimes they recommend) about books, rant about them, shit talk about how awful the story is (even goes as far as side eyeing the authors [*cough* im looking at you, colleen hoover]).
booktok is meant for people who are into reading. i mean, isn't it obvious?
so, yup. okay, not everyone knows that people go to tumblr to read self-published works of fictions. yes, reading a fanfic on someone's tumblr account on this website is still considered looking at someone's blog (and appreciating them like i do, i've been a loyal fan and reader of several authors on this site). people publish their works here is still considered as blogging because blogging can be anything.
tumblr started and has always been a site where people are able to blog whatever they want, in whatever form (text, gifs, arts, etc). as a result, users as able to look (and appreciate by interacting with the posts by liking, commenting and reblogging) at one's works because it also acts as an archive.
blogging can go from posting lifehacks, tips and advices for people to use as aids as well as to guide them so that they can relate, making them form an online presence.
so when i tell you that the reason why people are still blogging (and interacting with the blogs) because of tiktok, i meant it.
okay, so i mightve made a mistake. to clarify, booktok isnt the only reason why people are into blogging. anime fans, tv series fans like supernatural, movie fans, comic fans, animated fans like atsv fans (specifically miguel fans [aka me]) are the reason why people go to tumblr to blog.
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(i love brooding older men sm yall hes so sexy)
people from all walks of life, specifically if their background is them being a fan of some type of media, is bound to use tumblr to either write a blog (in forms of fanfics/drabbles/oneshot etc) or to interact with them.
and that, ladies, gents and enbies, is the reason as to why blogging is still a fighting tooth and nail to stay alive. its the reason why people still use tumblr to blog. its the reason why tumblr is the place fans go to, to blog and do whatever they want on this app/site. sure, they go to wattpad or ao3 (hell, maybe even fanfiction.net if that site is still alive), but tumblr is one of the platforms (arguable the easiest one to navigate) to use for blogging and such.
and that concludes my opinion. blogging is still fighting for their life, even in the age of tiktok and whatever theyre doing over there (pretty much its vlogging, you know a video type of blogging)
(my right wrist hurt as we speak and i kinda went beyond the word limit so forgiefe mac or whatever it is they say in old/archaic english to be pardoned)
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oh! if they ever would shut down tumblr, i would simply off myself cus what the hell am i gonna do? ಥ_ಥ
reblogs are appreciated!
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fuck booktok fr it literally recommends the same ten books over and over again, mischaracterises or twinkifies half the characters and then act like theyve done no wrong when other book communities hate on them. LIKE BABES YOU LITERALLY TURNED LITERATURE INTO FAST FASHION. capatalism is at an all time high in booktok, with ppl having 200 physical tbr's and five editions of the same book. but if you say anything about it, you hated on for hating???? we really need to go back to libraries, its like ppl have forgotten those exist. anyway that was my small little rant hehe (sorry feel free to ignore)
Oooooh, book-community discourse is a thing? *-* Interesting. I do know they get a lot of backlash from the art-communities because every damn novel has one of three cover-designs and they all look the same nowadays. You can hardly tell the authors apart. Most are made by AI as well -.- (I mean, shouldn’t writers/authors and artists be on the same page about the matter? No? Imagine complaining about your writing being stolen and then using AI for your cover-art… come on now.) 
Feel free to rant always xD I’m actually happy to know I’m not the only one feeling weird about these 10’ish recommendations that you see over and over again. I picked one out that was Goodreads #1 bestseller once (2022, I believe) and seeing people rave about it and giving the monstrosity 5-⭐️ catapulted me to an alternative Universe to rethink my entire life. I don’t think I’ve ever been more confused. (Beautiful prose though, I’ll give it that.) 
((I put book-tok and -tube together because to me it didn’t seem like it’s much different? I don’t really use tiktok, but they all repost their vids and recs through yt-shorts. Not sure if putting the two together pissed someone off then, but please do correct me if I’m wrong.))
Yeeaaahh, you’re right actually. I never really sat down to think about it, but that analogy you made is pretty brilliant. I mean, it’s sad, but a lot do treat books like fast fashion from what I’ve seen. I may not like majority of these ‘trending’ books, but treating a piece of work that way (cheap and trendy) hurts my book-loving heart a little. If ever possible in the future, I’d love to have a library in my home with my favorite books. (Dark academia style of course.) I usually only buy a physical copy if I really liked it after reading the digital version. Unfortunately around here, most libraries have closed :( So I’m afraid you’re right about that as well— people really have forgotten. 
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Thinking about art and fiction and concepts of ownership and honestly it's kinda fucked that collaborative and transformative storytelling is literally as old as time and one of the most basic human instincts that exists, but the only good word it we have right now is "fanfiction"
and when you tell people you write fanfiction they think you're some kind of cringe weirdo and possibly pervert and then the whole thing gets derailed by this bizarre side discussion into how "No it's not all porn, it's absolutely everything and anything imaginable, duh, but like, even if it were all porn, that would also be okay". Like I'm all for pointing out the double standards about how published authors who put sex into their stories don't lose any respectability (especially if they're men, and especially if the sex is cishet), but the second I, a fanfiction person, add a romantic arc into my plotty casefic suddenly I'm a fujoshi with shipper brainrot etc etc-
But it's tiring that this is even a focal point
My favourite funny and sad thing is watching people (usually dudes) who clearly either view themselves as above fanfiction or have simply never ever thought of themselves as "the type" to do creative writing discover The Fanfiction Urge, because the way they express it is like. An increasingly passionate and detailed video essay about how Movie should have gone instead, or, my favourite, a story about something cool that happened to them in XCOM or Darkest Dungeon or some other Difficult Game For Serious Gamers and by the end of the post they're legitimately just writing prose. Like look at this! LOOK! Damn if this person didn't speedrun the gamerbro-to-AO3 pipeline just for a sec. And not that there's anything wrong with those formats but it makes you wonder if that's something they'd be interested in exploring more if their wings got unclipped
Or DnD. Small wonder that TTRPGs are becoming so popular when they're one of the few increasingly non-cringe ways to do the extremely basic human urge of Tell Story Collaboratively
A friend of mine had this to say recently about his own struggles with this kind of internal bias:
i'd like to try out Thousand-Year-Old Vampire (a solo role-playing game with minimal rules to make you write your own narrative) and my toxic masculinity is getting in the way. discouraging thoughts include: i'm not creative enough; creative writing is for Floofy Humanities types and i am a Cold STEM type; it's not a real game unless it has Systems that you can Study and Master. would anyone like to say something encouraging?
and honestly that's incredibly illuminating innit isn't it. The splitting off of creative activity (not just fanfiction, either) into something only for Floofy Humanities Types but not Serious People and the way it's linked to whether or not you can make money off it... oof.
This became a long post thank you for your patience
ngl i just dont rly care that much for fandoms... i like fanfic, i read it and write it, but i dont rly see fandom as my identity or smth i particularly care about, to me all of it is just the same as me playing with barbie dolls.
i dont think its something special that can be compared to actual literature and i think there are certain problems w booktok people relying on tropes that come from fanfic mentality. its just not the same, and i do wish people who like fanfic would sometimes also read.......some actual books sometimes
i just generally dont see what youre describing as some huge thing or problem, i think anti-kink ppl doxxing artists is the major worrisome thing when it comes to fandoms, but i think the doxxers also take the whole fandom experience too seriously
and i say this as someone who also writes fanfic, so like, it rly isnt me going "fanfic authors/readers are stupid", i find fanfic super cool to explore yourself, fanart taught me sooo much as an artist, i even enjoy roleplaying; all of this serves a very real purpose of exploring things as a human in realms of fiction, and pre-existing characters make that easier. i think that can be very useful, we learn about ourselves through books and stories. i just think fandom should be treated the way it is - playtime with toys ✌️
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sawasawako-archived · 2 years
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Oh yeah I agree that every sentence can be beautiful. Especially when you’re writing about your own life, or your own trauma, and you want it to give hope to people, you want your pain to have meaning, so you work really hard for potency and beauty. The problem is that it doesn’t always form a coherent whole. So much fanfiction / booktok fiction is just beautiful charms with no necklace, if that makes sense. It doesn’t work toward a goal, it’s aimless. I think it was you who said it’s a craft
in other words, all style and no substance… i was just thinking of the converse issue, which is writers (myself included) trying to emulate that style of writing without the requisite technical skill and so you end up with sentences masquerading as pithy without actually being all that meaningful. i haven’t read a lot of booktok-recommended fiction so i can’t attest to your assessment, but i wouldn’t be surprised. my BIGGEST pet peeve is when you can just tell a writer has nothing really meaningful to say bc they’re afraid of taking ownership of their own words and values, or it’s coming from a place of unexamined... belief? living? can’t find the right word. but i think you have to first know WHAT to say before you can figure out HOW to say it, and, perhaps even more important, what NOT to say and how not to say it
i don’t think it necessarily has to form a ‘coherent whole’ - we reject the privileging of lucid & linear narratives around these parts - but writing should not be made to serve commodified ends, if you get what i mean. potency and beauty often are simple things, often require nothing but what you have and what you can give, and that doesn’t always fall neatly into a pattern. there’s nothing wrong with deliberate artifice, so long as you’re clear about its purposes and effects
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5ftpsycho · 6 months
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Tips to writing an "opposites attract" ship:
come on, we all love the black cat and golden retriever energy, we all love watching two complete opposites falling in love, but we absolutely dont love the unresolved conflict that rises from these ships, and the plot holes in their relationship, how can you avoid all this?
opposites attract, in my opinion, when done right can be extremely complex, because to make it a healthy and proper relationship, theres a whole lot to take into consideration, and you gotta dive real deep into their characters- which, okay, does apply to all relationships, but i feel it's a bit more complex here.
the first thing to consider is their meeting, their first impressions of each other.
as humans, we (probably) arent mind readers, its shallow traits you look at in people, and these shallow traits often times should be similar to yours, but that isnt how it works in a ship like this?
of course they can have your basic meeting at a cute little coffee shop, library, clothing store, but wouldn't it be better for them to be childhood friends, best friends, roommates.
people who know each other on a deep level before a relationship could even occur, thats what you should try to do.
your average person wouldnt meet the complete opposite of themselves in a coffee shop and be interested in a date, perhaps seeing their roommate in a different light is the way to go.
basically, a good connection before a relationship, and by good i mean one where they both know each other, not necessarily good friends.
expanding this point, slow burn is your best friend when it comes to this trope.
would you seriously consider trying to romantically pursue someone you live with or someone you can't stand losing? of course not!
internal conflict, tension, anxiety, awkwardness, mutual pining where neither of them know.
all good, all interesting.
all ive said was just about how to write leading up to the establishment of a relationship, what if your opposites attract ship is already established, what do you do?
well, you need to think about things that don't make them opposites, from the most general to the most specific traits, what do they have in common?
complete shocker.
if you are in a healthy relationship with someone, you need to have some things in common, this doesn't mean interests, it means beliefs, morals, habits, such things.
the key to an opposites attract ship, is to find things that dont make them opposites, and also figure out how - as opposites - they interact.
i can really only give general tips about this specific part, because all ships are extremely different, but moving on to the next part.
i wont just tell you what to do, i will also tell you what to avoid.
constantly giving + constantly taking: for obvious reasons, this would be a horrid take on this dynamic if its meant as anything but toxic.
cold-hearted + sensitive: really just no, that plot twist about how the cold-hearted one is actually obsessed with the sensitive one doesn't help anyone, or undo any damage, these are too different to successfully date.
people pleaser + plain rude: a bad take on a mean+nice dynamic (which is only good when done in a specific way). this dynamic just puts room for a whole lot of anxiety, which only the toxic booktok dwellers would enjoy.
obviously, from these examples ive listed, you might be noticing a pattern.
as ive mentioned before, in opposites attract ships, its extremely important to find a middle ground.
things that they both agree on, and that they have in common.
because opposites attract isnt about being complete opposites in everything ever, its about finding their similarities just like you find their differences.
(and also not making them toxic as fuck but that applies to any ship)
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amalthea-fictions · 3 months
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👉👈🥺 can I request that you write a fanfic about Shakarian doing this:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRnBmKTp/
(there's a whole compilation but I won't bother you with it 😅)
Like Shepard is reading a book in their home smirking at a thought of making her husband do this and pulls Garrus to awkwardly and asking him to do certain positions for her and he's like confused and totally awkward about it as she's trying to soothe her inner fangirl and he's just being a dork like "um ok..why..?" 😂💙
A/N: Hello! First of all, I'M SO SORRY THIS REQUEST IS SO OLD. Second of all: aww this is so cute! 💙 For anyone who can't see the link, it's the TikTok "BookTok doorframe lean" trend from forever ago 😂 I hope that you enjoy even though it's late, and thank you for the fun request!
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Garrus and the BookTok Lean
She leaned against the doorframe, utterly dejected, when suddenly HE approached. 
He slid his hand over her head, the weight of his perfectly chiseled biceps supported by the doorframe. With his other hand, he tilted her head up and– 
“Honey, Vega wants to know if you’ll be at the N7 gala this week.”
Shepard looks up from her book towards her husband’s voice. She shifts her feet under her knees on the plush sofa she’s cozied up in on her balcony. 
“Tell him yes, but I already promised we’d sit at the Urdnot table,” she calls. 
Inside the house, Garrus affirms, but Shepard has already picked up her book again.
With his other hand, he tilted her head up and moved his nose towards hers. He moved forward to kiss her–
“Do you have your dress ready for that night, or should I put in an order for the cleaners?”
Shepard sighs, marking the page in her book and putting it down beside her on the couch.
“It’s ready,” she answers, projecting her voice past the doorframe. 
The doorframe.
A smirk creeps unto her lips.
“Garrus? Could you come here for a second?”
It only takes a moment for him to finish whatever he was doing and walk into her view.
“What do you need, sweetheart?” He asks. But before he can cross the threshold from one room to the next, Shepard stops him by raising one hand.
“Wait,” she says, and he freezes with one leg over the doorsweep. “I need you to test something for me.”
“Is everything alright?” He’s trying to sound casual, but his subvocals betray his concern. Because of course he would do anything she ever needs, so long as she’s happy and healthy. She’ll have to apologize later for abusing his trust. But for now…
“I’m not sure.” She chews the inside of her cheek. “I’m worried there’s something wrong with the doorframe.”
He diverts his gaze from his wife to the frame in question. “The entryway? What about it?”
“It’s been shaking in the wind tonight,” she lies. Then, after a pretend moment of hesitancy, “Could you test its stability for me?”
“Sure, let me just get my tablet and I’ll run some calibrations–”
“No, no, just lean on it.”
Garrus barely had any time to move to grab his tech before Shepard’s interjection. He tilts his head, confused. 
“Lean on it?”
Shepard nods, schooling her expression into neutrality, but hiding her giddiness. “Mhm. No calibrations necessary. I think you’ll be able to tell if it’s stable enough from putting your weight on it.”
Garrus squints at her. In spite of her practiced ability to conceal her emotions, he can still read his wife better than anyone. “Alright,” he says slowly, but obliges her. He allows the top half of his body to fall onto the side of the wall, pressing his shoulder into the frame. “Like this?”
She evaluates him. “A little more.”
He lifts an eyebrow, but then leans his carapace against the frame and crosses one foot behind the other for good measure. “The frame isn’t moving. Are you sure you saw it shaking?”
Shepard nods a bit too eagerly. “I’m sure. Maybe try…” she shifts her feet from under one knee to the other, leaning forward a bit. “Maybe try leaning your weight through your hand against the frame.
“Hm, a singular pressure point then?”  He holds one hand out directly perpendicular to the frame, pushing into it. Naturally, the door does not budge. 
“Not there,” Shepard points a finger towards the top corner of the frame. “A little higher.”
He slides his hand up on the frame and leans into it.
Shepard feels the heat rush to her cheeks.
“Here?” Garrus asks, and turns to look at her. 
She inhales sharply to avoid squealing.
He notices.
“Are you alright?” The poor turian can’t figure out whether to be genuinely concerned over the door, confused over his wife’s odd behavior, or convinced Joker is somewhere somehow pranking him. 
Shep stands up from the couch and nods. “Yes,” she answers, “but I think maybe I should help you.” And when Garrus budges a millimeter, she quickly adds, “--But stay exactly how you are.”
Garrus furrows his brow, but obeys. “Um… okay, why?”
Shepard slides herself in the space between him and the wall, knitting her hands together behind her back. She gazes up at him, perfectly positioned under his arm.
She can’t hide her giddy smile.
“Shepard,” Garrus exhales, mirth in his eyes. “This isn’t about the doorframe at all, is it?”
She tilts her head up and nuzzles him. “Just kiss me already, Vakarian.”
• • • • •
Later that evening, in bed, Shepard would show Garrus the passage in her book that inspired her.
"Sweetheart," Garrus laughs. "If you wanted me to do those poses, you could have just asked me."
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*guy who knows fuck all about twilight voice* i cannot even begin to describe how interested i am in your extremely specific thoughts on twilight. especially in regard to its takes on classism
I appreciate you so much for saying that especially since everything following this will be so deeply incoherent.
This is mainly in regards to the films since I've seen them recently and I haven't read the books since I was like 14.
The thing about Twilight is that the two defining discourses that dominated this series were "Is Bella a bad Feminist" and "Team Edward vs Team Jacob".
The idea that Bella (aged 17), upon meeting Edward (aged 109) and begins dating him, is ready to give up everything in her life to marry him, die, and become a vampire and devoting her entire life to him; does this set back womanhood decades or is this simply Bella exercising her free will. And the other being which guy is better for Bella, the mega wealthy Edward who can provide everything for her or working class poor Jacob who's the childhood friend.
Twilight didnt define the tropes of love triangles or even the concept of the girl plucked from obscurity and given the fairytale life by someone so insanely rich who could have chosen anyone but still chooses her. It's not even an objectively bad fantasy to explore. But I think what's kinda unique to Twilight and I think what a lot of bad booktok romance novels can trace their tropes back to in Twilight, is this idea that wealth can excuse any wrong-doing.
Edward is deeply controlling of Bella, he's condescending and belittles her, he grooms her, he leaves her deeply traumatized when he randomly abandons her in the second book/novel to the point of near catatonic depression. But ultimately at the end of the day it's fine because what Edward can provide for Bella makes it all worth it! He can take her places and buy her things, of course she'll be humble but that's why she's so #real. Hell it doesn't even matter that we don't even know what they even like about each other beyond mutual obsession and possession in the general sense. And this is something that's so pervasive in the romance genre, it's what spawned 50 Shades specifically. Abuse, physical or emotional, is excused by obscene wealth because what's temporary discomfort and domineering misogyny to private jets and mansions.
If we're being honest, the question of whether or not Bella is a good or bad feminist character is sort of moot when what we're actually seeing is just a sad story of an emotionally isolated girl have her entire existence wrapped up in Edward and know that she's never going to have a come-to-Jesus moment and value her own self worth over Edward. There's a scene in Eclipse when she tells Jacob that immediately after graduation, she's going to marry Edward and become a vampire like him. Jacob is angry about this but it's not even a "pick him over me" moment, but as a friend who doesn't want to see his best friend give up her entire existence to this guy. Even says, "he's got his hooks in you so deep". There's another scene when her father, (the MVP), just wants her to see her other friends outside of Edward and have some sort of life outside of Edward and it's almost like a metatextual awareness that SOMEONE in this story recognizes that Bella is being groomed and that this is all really REALLY toxic. It's a horror story! But of course it immediately pivots back to star crossed lovers bullshit because LOOK, Edward took her to a private island and they can travel the world. But more than anything it feels like they’re trying to establish a sort or attempt at a balance but what’s scary is knowing that Jacob and Charlie’s concerns and reservations are essentially pointless and empty compared to Edward’s financial and physical capabilities and the depth of his grooming in Bella. It’s actually charming that Charlie thinks he can realistically stand a chance against Edward if he really wanted to establish true parental control over his child. Like it’s genuinely sad to watch, actually.
And sure, so much of that we can write off as just being dated at worst. But definitely not end of the world stuff especially considering where that kind of trope has grown into way more severe cases of straight of kidnap/rape fantasy in mafia romance erotica we see today. Which is kind of MAD when you think about what teen girls were reading in the 00s versus what the teens of today are reading. I guess thanks Steph for being Mormon and keeping it PG???
But for ME, PERSONALLY, what's been kinda itching my brain in relation to this is how this pertains to Jacob. It is hard to view Twilight as mere late 00s nostalgia campy mess when I think about how absolutely awful Jacob is treated by the narrative for the sole crime of not being Edward, and by extension, wealthy. This isn't even about which guy was better for Bella, but how the story decides it was necessary for the reader to know that Jacob was NOT the correct option. He goes from earnest good guy who genuinely cares for Bella's physical and emotional well being as just a friend to her when Edward abandoned her, to basically a fucking incel who can't respect boundaries, and then Edward and Bella's lapdog in their happily ever after for no other reason than the narrative demanding it happen for Bella and Edward to be together. And for you the reader to want that to happen.
I've never been able to divorce the racial and classist undertones to this narrative choice to this. In a lot of media that came after that deals with love triangles, the "Jacob archetype" eventually became the often times not white, best friend, good guy type who was never really The One, but just another option for our Main Girl to explore until she gets back to the The One.
But thing is, Jacob was never just random guy option 2. He was working class poor and indigenous. A lot of his character is defined by this and his culture. And this HONESTLY made the Cullens animosity towards Jacob and the Pack kind of actually ridiculous and racist. Like I get Steph was just using the trope of Vampires and Werewolves: eternal enemies, but that isn't really applicable here when the shapeshifting isn't an trait that can be passed on to anyone like vampirism, but something unique to these specific people whose land they're infringing upon. So the little side digs and remarks and the absolute audacity that the Quileutes are just being so unreasonable when the Cullens have the money and means to live anywhere, but choose this boundary of a poor people who're merely trying to keep what's theirs, and we're still supposed to root for the Cullens because they're the Good Ones is like........... girl okay.
And this is all completely secondary to the way Steph appropriated the Quileute tribe, fucked around with their cultural traditions to invent her own lore, never financially compensated the tribe despite her and the producers of the films making MILLIONS, and two of the actors featured in the first film were recast for New Moon because they wouldn't cut their hair. BUT I DIGRESS.
I watched the New Moon special features where Chaske Spencer (who plays Sam) talks about how Jacob's house was extremely authentic to places he lived on his reservation. I'm not indigenous, but I did grow up working class poor and I personally always loved that this was a factor to Jacob and the pack. It didn't define them as people, but provided a sort of grounding depth and relatability that makes you want to explore them more. It isn't a lot but it's something. And hell, even Bella comes from a working class background which I genuinely liked especially as a youth when I'm trying to find some way to connect to this perfectly pretty white character.
But what's kinda frustrating in so many ways is how despite the alleged importance of Jacob and the Pack to the overall story, they are shelved so much. So we really don't get to see them, explore them as characters, their dynamics, and the tribe much as much as they could have been except for the very few times it's relevant to Bella and Edward. And given that Breaking Dawn specifically was TWO FILMS, there was no excuse for it. And it feels insulting to have the concept of the Pack, but we have to save our precious screen time for Bella and Edward playing chess.
I don’t even think people really understand just how almost non existent it is to see authentic depictions of lower/working class people in these kinds of stories. If you’ve never grown up poor it’s probably not something you even notice, just how default upper middle class almost everything (especially in YA) actually is. I think it’s something people don’t want to have to tackle so it just gets avoided? Unless we specifically need the 1 side character who is The Poor Friend, we need to have characters be in financially comfortable positions so the Plot can happen without having to worry about pesky things like bills. And so again, in that sort of authenticity it’s a double edged sword because while that is great to have included in a series like this, the classist undertones are so pervasive in how so much of Edward’s allure to Bella is rooted in wealth. A sort of inherent superiority to her own simple, non important life because of the trappings of his dress, his car, his mansion. There’s an unearned moral goodness that’s applied to Edward because of how we as a society view wealthy people as being inherently good and well meaning despite their actions consistently contradicting this. And it isn’t hard to see the ways in which this grooms Bella and that we the viewer must applaud this, cheer this, and would be aghast and disgusted if Bella was put off by the grandeur and wealth and wanted nothing to do with it because why would you possibly give that up? Again she can have the allusion of financial independence with a cute little job, but we know it isn’t necessary. We arent really meant to support the Quileute’s animosity towards the Cullens because they’re being irrational despite having bigger stakes that are considered frivolous and irrelevant to the Cullens (like retaining land autonomy). The best that Jacob could ever achieve in this story is to be at service to the Cullens and that’s meant to be a happy ending for him. Whatever his hopes and dreams were are inherently inferior to how important being the guard dog to a half vampire miracle child.
So yeah. I get the whole Twilight Renaissance, I get why people go back to it especially as it pertains to girlhood nostalgia. The soundtracks remain in constant rotation. I get why people want to reclaim the thing that made them happy in their youth when society shamed them for it as being just Cringe Girl Stuff. But for ME, it is hard for me to watch these and not be icked with how a lot of things were portrayed especially when it could have been a better story.
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