#but I am taking break from the fandom now

[vierss-herondale]

Please tell me your favourite thing(s) about Clace! I'm rereading TMI and I just am falling in love with them all over again. I'm at CoFA, they're FINALLY officially together, and their banter is ON POINT (they come by it honestly. Wessa, yk yk.) But YEAH . And also ramble about Sizzy too if you're into it, they're hitting SO hard this time and I'm in love in love in love with them.

Bestie, I don’t even know where to start 😂

The fact that during TMI most of the people saw Clary as this tiny little girl and they underestimated her but Jace realized very quickly how STRONG she really was! Like, he kicks her ass for real during training! He knows she can take it! And she’s the bravest person he knows!

And how everyone sees Jace as this strong warrior but Clary knows the fragility that lays underneath his tough exterior. Most of the people describes Jace as "hot/sexy" but Clary almost always thinks about him as ✨beautiful✨

Don’t even get me started on how Jace lacked love for so long in his life, even thinking that his heart was broken and he was incapable of falling in love… and then he met Clary, someone with such a big heart and with SO MUCH LOVE to give, and then they fell in love! ♥️

It makes me so sad that during TMI Jace had such a low faith in himself because of the way Valentine raised him. That he thought he had to be perfect or the Lightwoods would kick him out. Can you imagine that? Living with such fear of losing the love of the only family you ever know? 🥺🥺 That's why I love the fact that Clary's faith in Jace is so big and it NEVER lacks! And she makes sure he KNOWS it. That he can always count on her and her love for him.

And the fact that even when Jace was taught that love destroys you, he was never afraid of loving Clary! He said that loving her was the best feeling he ever felt. In many other books you see the male protagonist keep the girl away because they are afraid to fall in love but Jace never did that, quite the contrary actually.

I love how they complete each other, and how they helped each other to be better! Jace learned so much from Clary, and became a better version of himself, but Clary also growth so much after meeting him!

I also love how they pick on each other so much! They know how to have fun!

Listen, I know it's SUCH a big cliche and judge me all you want but I LOOOVE how Jace was mean to everyone but Clary lol In my defense I was a teenager when Wattpad was a hit and the bad boy trope was on every story 😂 So yeah, I like that he’s such a sweetheart with her and ONLY her 🫶🏻

How Jace looks at Clary as if she's his personal miracle 🥹♥️

I love that she NEVER slut shamed Jace! I have seen that some part of the fandom judge Jace for sleeping with other girls BEFORE HE MET CLARY. Like bro? It's his body and he was single, I don't see the problem and I love that Clary never judged him for that. She always knew that what they have is different from anything Jace could have had with other girls. I love a secure female character 🫶🏻

Also girl the way he's SO OBSESSED with her! He worships her so hard! I love those kind of male protagonist!!!

There's LOTS of things I love about Clace but I might never finish listing them so let's just cut it here lol

Now about Sizzy... I love that couple because they always seem like such a REAL LIFE couple to me.

Look I'm such a sucker for love at first sight couples like Clace BUT the reason why I love Simon and Izzy is because they are so real about the way their relationship developed.

In real life most people falls in love more than once in life and that's normal and it's okay. You can go through heart break and be hurt but that doesn't mean that you can't fall in love again and it be even MORE stronger than before! Simon represents that so well. He loved Clary so much for many years but then he realized they didn't work like that, and his love transformed into friendship love.

And then he fell in love with Izzy and it was a stronger feeling! This time he knew he belonged with her. That's just like real life is, you can fall in love more than once but it doesn’t mean that your previous love was less valid.

And Izzy is such an amazing character, she was the one that taught teenage me that you can wear makeup, dresses and high hills AND STILL KICK ASSES while doing so!

I think she's such a brave character because she carried the pain of her father's betrayal on her mom for so long... But she overcame it and she was brave enough to open up her heart to Simon. This comes from someone who went through something similar at a similar age and believe me, I KNOW by first hand how brave and strong Izzy had to be to let herself trust someone else with her heart. She’s so special to me.

And she opened her heart to Simon TWICE! They are a couple that went through a LOT and it makes me so happy to know that they are engaged now ♥️

#ask #clace #clary fairchild #jace herondale #clary fray #jace wayland #jace lightwood #Jace lightwood herondale #sizzy #izzy lightwood #isabelle lightwood #simon lewis #simon lovelace #tmi #the mortal instruments #tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles #cds #vierssherondale

[not-poignant]

Hi! Big fan of your work and writing blog :) I have a question re: fanfic reception. I like writing fanfics about villains on the receiving end of noncon, and I sometimes get feedback that makes me feel weird and I dunno how to respond to it? It’s along the lines of "thanks for giving [character] the pain they deserve" "it’s good that you aren’t nice to [character] like those other fanfic writers". (Part 1…)

(Part 2…)I kind of feel like they’re complimenting my morals instead of my writing, but I also could be overreacting, because I mean it’s fine to seek out fics where a character you hate gets tortured? No hurry answering this, and thanks in advance if you do. I hope you’re doing alright on your break from UtB. I am using the time to reread and am loving it!

~

Hi anon!

Oh this is an interesting quandary to be in, because I'm certain at least some of those people are very much being moralistic about it.

Tbh when it's 'thanks for giving (character) the pain they deserve' you can probably ignore that if you want, because yeah, they might have revenge fantasies and find that very satisfying.

But when you get people going 'thanks for being mean / not nice to this character like other writers' - if you're the kind of person who responds to comments and feels uncomfortable when someone is using your space to shame other authors (because that's exactly what's happening) you can choose - if you want - to take the time to say 'I have no problems when people enjoy this character being hurt, however, I do not tolerate when folks shame other authors and readers for what they enjoy in fiction. Please don't compliment my fic by putting down other people, that's not what a compliment is' or something similar.

As soon as a reader brings in other people and shames them, that's absolutely when you can take a stand and see a clear issue.

I see this a lot for two different things:

Writing realistic kink, and so many readers being like 'omg thanks for writing realistic kink there's so much unrealistic trash on here' and these days I always make a point of saying 'oh thanks! but I write and love unrealistic trash too. This is a fictional site and no one should be expected to write realistic kink here!' It shuts people down amazingly fast. But also makes them realise that perhaps they just shouldn't be throwing stones when we're all in a very glass castle on AO3 lmao

Writing realistic trauma recovery, so like 'thanks for showing how awful and evil rape can be unlike those people who write it for fun' - now how I end up with these readers with my actual writing history, I don't know, but I take the same approach of like 'thanks BUT I LOVE writing rape as titillation! I enjoy both!'

You don't have to be as blunt as me, and you don't have to address it at all, but any reader who shames other authors or readers in your comment section can be addressed directly because it's just a shitty thing to do. And people don't say shit like that in public if they don't secretly hope that one of those people will see the comment and feel bad about what they like.

So yeah, with your first example, they could be feeling moralistic, or they could just want a revenge fantasy and really enjoy noncon! The second example is a clear cut example of shaming, or stepping on other people to pass you a compliment, and you're never ever over-reacting when that makes you feel uncomfortable, or makes you feel like it's not really a compliment. Because all it really is, is a version of: 'you passed my moral standards, thanks' and that's not actually a compliment at all. (Or like you say, it's complimenting your morals, it's like having a weird fandom policeman come by and glare at you and be like '....okay you're committing no crimes, as you were' and moving on. It's just weird).

Anyway *shakes hands for weird comments that shame other readers/authors in the form of a compliment* - I do think you're right to feel uncomfortable at least sometimes when this happens. It's up to you how you choose to address or not address it, but I will say personally that if you aren't going to address it in comments, maaaaybe consider deleting the ones that shame other readers/authors, so that when those people read your fics they don't feel alienated. It's obviously your choice! But just something to consider if you want to be curating your space. And best of luck writing all the noncon-villain fics! They can be a lot of fun :D

#asks and answers #on fandom #on fanfiction #these kinds of comments are also becoming more common #now that we judge fics badly based purely on morals #complimenting a fic on its moral standing is considered a very good compliment #but it's not really #it feels very Christian Evangelist youth camp where it's like #'wow jessica you're so good at following the lord!' #'thanks Angie I never sin!' #'wow me either!' #like get me out of the cult and can we just go back to complimenting each toher on the filth of the noncon #and how good you make a character suffer sadlfkjas

[buckttommy]

not to shit stir but tell us the reasons u dislike t/arlos for fun lmao

TK is a little bitch. That's number one. I'm literally so serious. He's the "Buck" of Lone Star except, instead of actually being cute and lovable, he's fucking nasty and insufferable, and what's frustrating is that he wasn't always! S1E1 when he's overdosed and throws up and is crying to his dad, I was like "hm yes I will kill for this young man" but then he just became fucking annoying as hell and I can't even say what did it exactly, but it's like. Ew.

So we'll start there and then move onto the fact that... he treated Carlos like shit. Sorry, but he did. I rewatched Season 3 recently and only got about halfway through before I just... did not want to continue lmfao. But him breaking up with Carlos for buying him a house? A house he wanted, mind you. I was like.... "Okay, at best, you're an asshole, at worst, you're not ready to be in this committed relationship AT ALL and you're taking it out on this kind man who has never done anything but love you wholeheartedly." And Carlos is my baby so he definitely didn't deserve that.

And then the OTHER thing is like... Do they have to makeout all the goddamn time? And the fact that I'M saying this? Shocking, I know! I am pro-boykisser! (I am pro-girlkisser as well, to be clear). But the physical displays of Carlos and TK's relationship was so horny-focused and not even in a queer way but in a "women like to see hot men kiss" kind of way. It's one of the things I love so much about the BuckTommy kiss is, like. That moment is very much FOR BUCK. We, the audience, get to witness it, but it's chaste and gentle and careful. It's not meant to arouse or make you sweat or ogle or whatever. It's just... there. But with T/arlos, their kisses/makeout scenes feel very much like they're pandering to an audience and it makes the whole thing inauthentic. Visually appealing, sure, but nothing more than that.

Now, I'm not a total hater. Carlos / TK calling each other baby? That shit lights up my brain like fireworks. They have some mad cute moments, but even when I started watching (before I joined OG fandom and was still just bingeing), I was like "well, hey, this is just the cheap knockoff of those guys from the original >:("...which. like. well. was I wrong?

anyways.

not a fan! rip lone star xoxo

#jack answers mail #anti lone star #anti tarlos

[qqueenofhades]

I don’t know if you’re really taking fandomy asks at the moment, but I’m just curious, what do you think Hob’s thoughts about/reaction to the moon landing would be? Like he’s seen a lot of incredible stuff over his life but like watching it happen, watching humans land on not quite another planet but like the MOON, even just for him discovering that it’s a big chunk of rock floating in the sky, that’s got to be so magical and especially given the fact that he’s a HUGE nerd

I mean, it makes ME cry every time I hear "one...small...step for man.... one giant leap... for mankind," and/or think about space in general, and I was born in the 20th century. For someone born in the FOURTEENTH century, yeah, uh, wow.

#anonymous #ask #and i am not NOT taking fandom asks #i always enjoy them! #especially as a break from politics lol #and i know many people are patiently waiting for updates on dreamling fics #which i do intend to get back to eventually #my muse is just very very busy with original stuff (eob) and probably will be until that project is finished #plus it's dark hours now so my brain went “we're done here lads” and switched off the chemicals #PLUS all my sagas at work #anyway the point is: i do want to! i will get back to it! eventually maybe possibly we all hope #etc. #thanks for your patience #we shall see

[jettorii]

what should i draw guys. im at a stump even with all the spiderverse hcs. what would you guys like to see from me >:]

#look at my fandoms guys muhahahaha #will probably take a break from drawing hcs i am rolling #anyways. anyone know codmw2. if so kiss me now #jettxt

[crownedwille]

How can you make yourself not care about the thing you care very much about? Asking for a friend

#my chest feels so tight and like it's aching since yesterday now #i'm so mentally and physically affected by how much the ending bothers me #i wish i wouldn't care so much about the show and i could just shrug it off #i really want a different obsession right now just so i wouldn't care so much about a stupid tv show ending #it's ridiculous it's so stupid #why am i freaking out about it so much and getting all depressed about it #it shouldn't matter so much #it just makes me so upset idk i hate it #everyone is over the moon and happy and here i am having a fucking breakdown #maybe i should take a break from the fandom and from the blog #i try to focus on the positive and things i like but my mind just keeps coming back to it #and maybe i just need to not see any young royals right now #i haven't even watched the documentary yet. i wanted to today but it was too much #if it affects me so badly then that's not good. that's not how it should be

[startanewdream]

Hi Mah, I’ve noticed a lot of writers saying their fics aren’t being commented on or reblogged as much as they were before, and that it’s been discouraging. I can’t speak why for everyone but this is my story. I used to comment and reblog everything because I appreciated the hard work everyone put in. I got inspired to write a few fics of my own, hoping I would get the same support or even suggestions on ways I could improve my writing from all the writers I looked up to, but I got nothing. I spent hours and days writing, reading articles, and watching YouTube videos on how to improve your writing, but I never got one comment, like, kudos, or reblog from any of the writers I showed my support to. I started to notice people had their own little friend/support group and would reblog and comment on each other's posts or stories, but not the newer writers unless you were a phenomenal writer. If you weren’t worth their time, then you were unnoticed and not appreciated. It didn’t matter that you wrote long detailed comments on every single chapter of their story and reblogged their stories, hoping it would get more attention to help encourage them. You and one other blogger were the only ones that I got a comment from, and I ended up unfollowing everyone except for you and the other blogger. I stopped writing, deleted my stories on one of my low days, and unfollowed everyone but you and the other blogger. I stayed away from the Harry Potter community for a while. You two are the only ones I will take time out of my day to write comments for. I’ve read other stories, but I don’t comment on theirs unless it's by a new writer. I try to show encouragement and give suggestions in ways I wish I would have gotten them. I just wanted to say thanks, and I've come across some great new writers through your blog. I’ve been absent for a long time, but I’m back now. I hope things have changed and everyone is more supportive of one another. I don’t know if people are hesitant to help other writers but they take 5 minutes out of their day to read their stories and write two lines of encouragement or heck even a pm on ways you think the story could be improved, newbies will appreciate it more than you’ll ever understand. I just think if you want a little love then you need to show a little love too.

Hey, Anon. I went back and forth on how to answer this because yes, I understand it, but also... not?

I really don’t want to sound dismissive; I get it, writing takes time and effort, you put a piece of your heart there, and when people don’t seem to notice it, you take it personally. I've been there as, in a way, all who has ever posted their fan work have been. It’s shitty.

But you cannot control anyone else. If you are writing and posting because you want people to comment and engage; don’t. It will drive you mad, trust me, because there is no bar that will ever suffice. Write for your own joy... and read and review for your own joy.

If you want criticism, ask for it, send a pm to those who answer it. Join a discord. The review section in a fanfic is not the place for it, it would be just rude. And accept that sometimes there is no problem, no reason for why your fic is unnoticed; no one has ever cracked the code for what makes a fic popular, and honestly, I am glad for it. It’s cliche, but true: you are the only one who can write your stories.

Finally, I get the if you want love you need to offer some love, but also... it sounds entitled? Threatening? I am not sure. Fanfics are for free; they are supposed to be fun. When they stop being something that you can enjoy, what is the whole point?

I am sorry you didn’t feel your effort was appreciated. I hope that, despite everything else, you loved giving voice to the characters, crafting a scenario out of nowhere, and spinning words into something that was real and yours. I hope you stick around.

#the first fanfic I ever posted on ao3 got one comment and then nothing #the first fanfic I wrote after 10 years away from fandom got no reviews #i wrote a hundred thousand words and maybe one or two people were following #i got 23 views on each chapter and I was happy for it #and still i get the wish to write something everyone will enjoy #only i've also come to terms with the fact you cannot please everyone #and some people will simply ignore you for no good reason #the same way you will not read everything and you will not enjoy everything #and that's fine #that’s why you need to write first for yourself #and share for the one or two people who will make editing and posting worth it #i appreciate you one and you two person btw #and I am sorry I haven’t engaed much lately #I have felt at odds for a while now #so when it becomes too much I just take a break #because I cannot control anyone else but me :) #this is a messy post #just pm anon

[harrylights]

ok i just need to write down these whack 1d dreams i’ve had the last couple days

#so two nights ago it was that zayn had a reality dating show and i was ON IT #and the whole time i was like 😭 i’m too gay for this can i leave pls #it was in this place that was both super tropical but also a desert #and zayn INSISTED we keep going on these long ass walks thru the sand i was just like bro can we go back #and he got mad at me when i said i needed to go take a walk to decompress after this story about his ex that he told me #it was so vivid and surreal #but then the dream i just woke up from i was part of 1d in like 2013 era??? #and it was sooo busy so many interviews and a couple fan meeting things #and i was like damn this is exhausting #but also got to see these beaauuutiful places #like one of our hotels was suspended directly over this crystal blue water that had orca swimming thru it and we swam w the orca #and both harry and louis separately plotted w me to pull pranks on each other #harry was also like?? psychic?? like he could send images into everyone’s heads but he only did it w nice things lol #and then randomly at the end he came to work w my at this body jewelry company i used to work for #but like he was still him and on our application form to work there we had to disclose our income for some reason #and on his he was like i’m not telling u this 😐 don’t push it #like w the emoji too fhdhskeldk #but i’m out here like why am i dreaming of these guys even more when i’m taking a break from them #like i still listen to their music ofc but i don’t have the energy to participate in the fandom rn #it’s like they know and they’re like #u thought u could forget about us!!!!! syke bitch we’re haunting ur dreams now <3 #but whatever i’ll take this over the other vivid dreams i’ve been having lately #anyway #rowyn rambles

[quaranmine]

why do people always try to blame hermit and traffic fandom discourse on new dsmp fans. bestie we have our own homegrown discourse to be responsible of, it isn't always someone else's fault

#i just feel like it's a cop out #oooh the dsmp fans caused people to break cc boundaries!! no they didnt and also the boundaries ur defending dont exist #oooh the dsmp fans made this place hostile!! nope the hermit fans did that perfectly well way before the dsmp even existed back in 2019! #like i am just saying. can we own up to our own mistakes in this fandom and stop pretending to be superior to other corners of mcytblr #and take this from me. someone who is painfully intimately aware of dsmp discourse and someone who loves hermitcraft and traffic series #discourse #also yall have been saying that the dsmp fandom people ruined things for like...over a year now probably. let it go. no they didnt. #like in isolation yes i am sure there were bad dsmp fans who crossed over and made trouble here to but like. #there are also plenty of bad hermit/traffic fans who do the same all on their own without ever being into dsmp #the issue isnt the fandoms themselves LOL and im so sick of people trying to be superior #lets focus on the issues at hand and stop trying to point fingers at innocent groups of people. #ur scaring potential fans off by being hostile. i've seen multiple people who said they didnt wanna watch hermitcraft at all #because they felt uncomfortable after seeing hermit fans drag down dsmp fans #lets all. be nice to each other. please and thank you have a nice day

[bri-does-art]

Hi, just popping in to say I'm alive, still working on the next chapter and those ask responses, everything's good. |'D In case anyone was worried!

#i'm so sorry it's taking so long y'all #i'm just going through some INTENSELY STRESSFUL SHIT and it's taken a huge toll on me #but i'm doing my best i promise #i've had to take quite a few mental health breaks in the past few months #didn't help that a big part of the chapter was pretty difficult to write from a linguistic and technical perspective #but i've completed it!! now i just... gotta write the rest :')))) #maybe i'll do another poll for splitting the chapter or not because my god i am gonna finish this one in august at this rate #also random thoughts but #sometimes i think it'd be nice to join fnaf servers and meet and talk to people #make some more friends who love fnaf as well with whom i could talk and stuff #i keep going ''hmmm that'd be nice'' BUT #then i remember how i barely am active even on the server i am a mod for and i think of how big this fandom is #and i break into hives just thinking about it lmao #i don't want to be in a huge server i know it'll just stress me out and i'll end up muting it forever OTL #i perform so much better in little groups or one on one #but #to find these cool little groups or the cool people to talk to 1-on-1 i NEED to go through these hugeass servers and honestly no thank you #i am too autistic for this ;v;) #or maybe i am just growing old :'3 #i know there are some very cool people who follow me (how did it even happen i do not know) who i'd love to reach out to #who probably don't even realize that we'd be mutuals if it wasn't for this being a sideblog i can't follow back from #and i kinda want to keep my main blog kinda private just for online living hygiene reasons #*long wistful sighing* ah well

[wifiwuxians]

Even though I will be taking it easier this next year, as I can recognize that I need to change myself and my life and some of my choices aren't healthy, I want to once again say thank you to everyone who has been there for me and my art, especially those who have been there since the very beginning. To those I don't see as often, I hope you were able to enjoy my work while you were around. To the friends I managed to make, I hope you all know how appreciated you are and how much your support means to me. Even if I'm not around as much next year, I will still do my best to not abandon you completely since we've had such good times, and even if I do taper off in my presence, I hope I am able to bring a smile or two to this space in 2023.

I'm definitely going to keep focusing on what makes me happy, only this time around I'm going to do my damndest to not let that be affected by how many other people enjoy it with me. I am just one small creator in an enormous sea, and my splash is not that big. I'm not a big name creator and I most likely never will be no matter how much I put out. And that's okay. It's time I learn that the people I love enjoying my work is far more important than numbers. If every single one of my posts flops from now on, so be it! Easier said than done, but. At least I had fun!!! As much as I want to bring freshness to the table and as much as I wish it were spread around, ultimately the goal is to have fun. Losing sight of the fun is definitely one of the reasons I need to take a step back!

That said, I'm gonna keep reblogging my own work like an annoying lil shit. Be proud of your work!!

Happy new year 💓

#i need a break from social media and fandom in general #until i am in a better place i think #sometimes it's hard not to feel undervalued when you draw a billion things for a fandom #but like. nobody asked me or forced me to. i did that. and no one is obligated to enjoy it #do i wish they did? ofc. but come on now #but yes that and many other things are why i need to take some time and REFLECT i think #it's bittersweet and it might not even work but! #anyways. i hope everyone is healthy and happy this 2023

[correct-bangtannies]

I don't even like men and I'm somehow already a military wife, what goes on

PS. Don't open the tags unless you want a big ass wall of text of me rambling on your screen

#hit #im just honestly so glad that I've become a lot more chill with the whole being an army thing #in the sense that i used to be a lot more attached and hyped over everything #i do still get very hyped and i do still have an attachment to them n their work but y'know just more toned down #(i mean i remember the days of staying up all night to watch award shows knowing damn well they'd always perform last) #(mma 2018 was an emotional rollercoaster like i legit cried a little from the tiredness and being overwhelmed with the performance) #so im glad im a lot more calm about the enlistment news than what i would've been say three years ago before they started to #take longer breaks and eventually announce the hiatus this year #it's like they did it in purpose so that the fandom would grow a bit more used to it n im glad to see that a huge majority are very calm #many are sad ofc but its not being treated as some kind of horrific news #if anything ppl are coping with humor including me lmao #so idk im mostly just happy for them that they're taking their VERY well deserved break before doing their service #i just hope everything goes well and is decently peaceful (as peaceful as enlistment can be at least lol) for them once they're there #now why am i rambling in the tags? bc i need to put my thoughts in order but i don't wanna clog my blog with a long ass wall of text 💀 #I'm at least relieved to know that they already have a set plan of when they're going to go and return + BH is sure af gonna keep putting #out a lot of content that they've filmed over all these years #i mean run bts; documentaries; probably even music and ofc not all of them are gonna go at the exact same time #and ofc stuff related to the HYYH and Chakho #them being absent won't as hard for most hopefully #and hey 2 years aint nothing ive waited far longer for stuff to come out than that we'll be fine! #*cries in silksong and the YOI movie

[7official7moose7]

For fucks sake it's 4 am. Can I not ever unexpectedly hyperfixate at a reasonable time

Anyways. I haven't even seen the show yet, I just kept finding clips of rottmnt on my yt reccomendations??? I used to watch 2012 tmnt when I was a kid and Mikey was literally always my favorite like. I kin this mf so hard djfkgglkfj

Anyways (^2), this art is just me messing with some hc ideas that I've developed over the last. *checks watch* twelve hours of scrolling through the tumblr tag and watching yt clips and reading fandom wikis (ex. The scars on his hands are from his mystic powers even though it's nooot realistic at all I honestly just wanted to draw him with scars)-

Also I felt sort of weird about drawing an anthropomorphic teenage turtle with no clothes so I made up an outfit for him 😳👉🏽👈🏽

#artists on tumblr #digital art #good lird here comes the fandom tag guys #bee's tmnt tag #rise mikey #mikey rottmnt #anyways this hc design will probably change once i actually 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 the show so i might edit it later- #dw though im still into dbh (and i will be for a while) im just taking a break from it for like a week lmao #thats usually how long my hyperfixations last- #bruh its almost 5 am now wtf #im going to bed ffs i swear i ALWAYS do this

[the-hs-etaverse]

One thing that I’ve never seen mentioned, even in the Homestuck lesbian circles, that bears mentioning, is the relationship between Vriska and Terezi in the pre-retcon timeline.

Here’s the issue.

In the pre-retcon timeline, Vriska is a ghost, and as such is a perpetual 13-year-old. Terezi, on dying, is a perpetual 16-year-old. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT AGE-GAP ISSUE.

Yes, it’s still an issue if they’re “only” moirails. Moirallegiance is a romantic relationship. It’s not just “mega best friends” or even just a QPP. It is one of the four quadrants of troll romance for a reason. 

And no, it doesn’t matter that they’re ghosts, that (Vriska)’s been dead for 3 years so that “technically” makes her 16. Age gap issues are about maturity, both physical and mental. (Vriska) still has the mind of a 13-year-old. She is not fully mature. She will NEVER be fully mature.

Another thing, regarding post-retcon and/or post-canon Vriska & Terezi. Time flows weirdly in the Furthest Ring. I implore you to, if you write fanfic or have a medium in which you can easily define this, make sure they end up within a reasonable age gap when it comes to shipping them.

#homestuck #vriska serket #terezi pyrope #(vriska serket) #queue #breaking: meow is taking moral stands for once in her life online. film at eleven #I really thought I would have seen a post like this by now seeing as I've been in this fandom for almost 3 years #welp be the change you wish to see in the world #okay caveat: #I know that not everyone abides by real-world standards for good relationships when it comes to fanon #which is just a complex way of saying 'proshippers' #I don't want to condemn you for shipping something 'problematic' #I rephrased much of this post after first writing to make it less a condemnation and more a warning #I dislike morally black ships and condemn people who deliberately partake in them in real life #but so long as you can tell fiction from reality #ship what you please #:3 #[I am going to end up on so many blacklists]

[weirdly-specific-but-ok]

Pt III good omens but i STILL SOMEHOW haven't watched it (and i'm increasingly passive aggressive)

i'm now basically held hostage adopted as mascot by this fandom. it's fine i'm fine *SIGNALS FOR HELP DESPERATELY*

Alright fuckers I swear this time I'm going to get some shit right. Without further ado, here's my third attempt at a good omens summary:

Everything everywhere is queer all at once

Angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley on earth likey each other

The car is a bentley and it is BLACK not silver and everyone is very upset about this. my bad yall it was reflecting light therefore i guessed more silver than black but I'm not Anish Kapoor take your black.

Then it is yellow, and aziraphale likes it. crowley preferred the black because he's a flamboyant emo.

God is a deadbeat absentee parent and you are all children of divorce.

There's a naked archangel and they cause problems for the husbands somehow. By being naked? By being an archangel? By being at their doorstep? Who knows not me

They were actually married for 6000 years, they just are the last to know about it.

Crowley is on fire. Like, he's slaying for sure, but also he is literally on fire, like Aziraphale's bookstore.

The actors like I said before are Michael Sheen and David Tennant but this is the place where I finally admit that I don't actually know who is whom. I'm going to assume Michael is Aziraphale because Michael sounds angel-y and David is Crowley because uh Michaelangelo made David and was gay for him.

Terry Pratchett is not fictional.

He co-wrote the book with @neil-gaiman, who IS fictional, because he does not have social media. Several of you have assured me that he is in fact a fandom inside joke. I like to think he would be proud of me.

They adopt a preteen and Crowley gives him bad advice.

At some point a baby was delivered to someone and was exchanged for the son of Satan. Idk if the baby is the preteen, or the son of satan is the preteen, or neither. This could be a fanfic, I have no way of differentiating the fanfic from canon on tumblr, except that the canon is weirder.

Crowley does not go down a chute. He goes down a telephone cord after making himself microscopic to pole dance on a pin with shroom-induced backgrounds.

During this his stage name is Disco Tony. Get it king go slay you're making better life choices than I am tbh.

Aziraphale is a biblically accurate angel, and you have all gone to extensive lengths to prove this to me. I understood nothing, but there you go.

It's all very queer, just like the fandom.

Crowley is a retired demon but he still sins by breaking the speed limit.

They eat at fancy restaurants and bicker but like in a sexual undercurrent way.

Crowley gives Aziraphale a private dance that is not a lap dance, it is an apology dance, but not in a kinky way, until it is.

Their haircuts keep changing and range from 'this is acceptable and gay' to 'i let a drunk chimpanzee take gardening shears and a blowtorch to my hair'

It's all ineffably queer my good fellows

Everyone keeps trying to convince me Neil Gaiman is the villain yeah no guys I know it's really you. Y'all be like 'SEASON TWO BROKE ME' and then you're making headcanons to make it sadder yeah I see you mmhm.

There is a final fifteen. It is sad. What is it? No one told me.

The demon turns goats into crows and the angel turns them back and then children are turned into newts (does the angel turn them back? who cares not yall) and the demon was the snake in the Eden garden and everyone's furry game seems to be on point.

There are a rather lot of children. I have not seen them. But I am assured they are there. They are, guys. I assume they were turned into the alcohol Aziraphale and Crowley drink or something.

There was an apocalypse plotline. It was averted. It is not important. You don't talk about plotlines in this fandom, no sir.

Crowley doesn't want to go to heaven. Aziraphale is sad.

The kiss is not nice, just like this fandom. It is queer, just like this fandom. It is sad and desperate and masochistic, just like this fandom.

Aziraphale doesn't want to stay back with Crowley. Crowley is sad.

Season 2 ends. Fandom is sad.

Everyone's sanity is hinging on the promise of a happy ending in season 3. Good luck guys.

Y'all better appreciate this. I can't even boast to my mother about this legacy of mine, hey mum your son has been held hostage kidnapped inducted into a cult adopted by a fandom he's not part of look he's winning at life.

#good omens #good omens fandom #ineffably queer #good omens summary #good ineffable omens #aziraphale #crowley #azirafell #aziracrow #azirowley #aziraphel #just tumblr things #masochistic fandom #we could have been us #tell me you said no #angel #demon #unforgivable #wall slam #6000 years of pining #queer #lgbtqia #accurately summarised good omens #reblog at your peril to ruin someone else's life #deadbeat parent #absentee parent #aka god #lot of gay eye contact #ineffable husbands #god's plan doesnt exist??

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#gonna be taking a break from this blog for a little while #I'll definitely still post but not as frequently #i just don't think being so emotionally invested in byler right now is doing me much good #it's definitely become a special interest of mine so I'll still read and write fic #but i need to create better boundaries around the ship and my emotional well being #I've never been as invested in a ship becoming canon as I am with these two boys #and that along with putting so much of my emotional wellbeing into that happening #(plus just how chaotic the fandom is lol like i usually love it but we have to admit we're all real dramatic sometimes asdfghjkl) #so i definitely need a break to recalibrate #(I'm also taking a break from swiftie tumblr because god knows that's a community riddled with drama 🙄 #so it's more of a me problem instead of a byler tumblr problem) #but anyways i hope when i come back i can approach this ship with a healthier mindset because i absolutely adore #all the love and care that writers and artists put into this ship