#but this goes for any ships really

[princecosmosanon]

Keep seeing so many “hot takes” about Zukka in particular that basically boil down to “this ship isn’t logical because the characters don’t interact enough” and all I gotta say is…

Shipping has nothing to do with canonical interactions.

If you are limiting ships to “do these characters interact a lot” then fella, I gotta say, you are invalidating so many ships and limiting your imagination to embarrassing extents.

It’s fine if you don’t like a ship. It’s fine if you don’t get a ship. Clearly a ship you aren’t interest in isn’t for you.

But no ship is invalid just because there isn’t much or any interaction between the characters.

#zukka #but this goes for any ships really #lack of much interaction doesn’t invalidate a ship #Zuko and Yue don’t really ever interact but that’s a great ship!! #Azula never meets Yue but I’ve seen it shipped and it’s done well!! #why do you care so much about ships you don’t like and invalidate them in spaces meant for everyone? #you’re just bringing in negative vibes and it’s a shit take anyway #live and let ship #ask a friend in a private if you gotta grouse #feel free to also ask in an open way like ‘why do you guys ship this’ if you want stranger’s opinions #but don’t be like ‘this ship doesn’t make sense and you’re grasping’ when shipping is about transformation #like honestly #not naming any names or touching those posts myself because I don’t like stirring shit #but it’s honestly so ridiculous to shit talk ships #venting all my frustrations with fandom right now #kids these days don’t realize you can ship characters who have no connection whatsoever #or characters with themselves #or characters from different canons and media #and it’s all still valid even if it’s not for you #because your tastes will never completely coincide with someone else’s #just accept that you don’t like a ship shrug it off and move on to what you do like #I swear you will be so much happier and leave fandom a much happier place if you do #it’s all about finding things you like and staying in your own lane

[leaky-heart]

Don’t you forget about your friend death

#trigun #vash the stampede #I really hope I got some Trigun fan in my followers cause I’m kind maybe planning on drawing more trigun fanarts sndndmbsnsnd #vashwood might have destroyed me a bit but isn’t that just how any of my ship goes #my art #trigun stampede #tristamp #trigun vash #vash fanart #vashwood

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Thank you all for voting in the poll to decide who was going to be the leader of the band! It turned out to be such a close race!

#poorly drawn mdzs #better drawn mdzs #mdzs #madam lan #A-qing #Band AU #(Reminder that Madam Lan's design inspiration goes to Qourmet!) #Madam Lan may have been the winner per vote count but there were so many strong advocates for A-Qing! #I played around with a few versions of what the 'poll winner' art was going to be and ultimately decided I wanted them both. #As any good theater love knows though - The battle for leadership was a ruse. They *all* get a chance to be featured. #Cooperation was the real end goal! However I do think these two have the best frontman energy of the group. #Or at least 'crowd favourite' energy. I also really loved hearing what people thought their vocal styles would be like! #This was probably one of my favourite polls to do and I love drawing these characters a lot B*) #I'd love to spend a bit more time in this AU so count on me bringing it back. #One thing I keep feeling like I need to redeem myself on is Madam Lan's Translucent skirt. I have *not* done the concept justice yet. #It is such a crack-platonic ship but I want to think Madam Lan and A-Qing would enjoy each other's company. #Possibly also with JYL as well. They can be like mutually beneficial therapy dogs to each other. #Madam Lan never got to see her kids grow up into teenagers after all. She only had sons. Never daughters. #Even if she saw her kids once a month we do know she treated them with so much love and kindness. #She would bite the shit out of YZY for yelling at JYL. What a sight to see. A-Qing would also start biting (for fun).

[thief-of-eggs]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to have a favorite character out of a particular ship. You’re allowed to mostly focus on that character in any fics or art you create. You’re allowed to have a lesser understanding of their counterpart. You do not need to have every ounce of lore in order to ship them. Heck- you can even just like a ship for vibes.

Just because you love a ship doesn’t mean both characters are your absolute favorites. You’re allowed to relate more to one over the other. You’re allowed to make that other character your focus.

#i’ve seen soooo many people get butt hurt when a person focuses on tim in timkon #like… we are ALLOWED to relate to tim more… #which is why i usually write from tim’s pov #i ADORE kon #but i relate much more to tim #which is why i write fic?? i write it for me first #and tim is a character i can really see myself in #anyways #this goes for any ship #you’re allowed to have favorites!!! #you don’t need to know every ounce of lore to ship them !! #timkon #ships #fandoms #birdflash #dc #marvel #harry potter #star wars

[bumblingbabooshka]

Tuvok Voice: You are her official right hand while I have been making detailed psychological observations about her for the past four years - we are not the same.

[Patreon | Ko-fi]

#love early seasons Tuvok where he really goes hard on hissing at Chakotay like '/I/ know her best. She trusts /ME/ the most' #wish they had a whole episode about the three of them and their dynamic. REAAAALLY I wish there was a whole multi-episode arc about it #Tuvok #Kathryn Janeway #I didn't wanna draw any particular uniform bc I don't really care when precisely they were ensigns #and the show doesn't either (Janeway has known Tuvok 6 or 20 years) #the starfleet uniform changes so much anyway <3 I don't mind - it's fun #st voyager #voy #st voy #star trek voyager #this can be ship art if you believe #bea art tag #there is SOMETHING going on between them #Tuvok has a file somewhere that's just FOUR + /YEARS/ of observations on Janeway #I need you to understand - at the time of him saying this they have not been in the delta quadrant for four years. He was doing this BEFORE

[a-spacecadet]

Okay but I wanted to see them ACTUALLY HAVE THE SLEEPOVER 💔

Doodled this for my dear @jfkonfucius haha

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Side note, not ready for the absolute garbage heap season 3 will inevitably be, but still super excited for it nonetheless ??? (Also WHAT THE ACTUAL F is up with Joan x Confucius LMAO XD )

#JoanFK #is #dead #for reals this time #😭😭 #and not that I super shipped them #or tubfucius for that matter #but both of them were really cute #like I loved PCJelly’s fanart of them together #like Confucius having a crush on her since they were young #SO CUTE NOW RUINED #welp #tysm clone high 😊 #idk it’s just a cartoon i guess any ship goes atm #good luck jfabe shippers #you might have have a chance LOL #okay ranting over #still excited for the new season #fanart #my art #roxi's art #clone high #clone high jfk #clone high confucius #clone high fanart #clone high s2 #jfk #confucius #jfkonfucius

[gourde]

Mike Pollock whacking a wasp nest with a stick (2022, colourized)

#sth #eggman #amy rose #literally though people have GOT to stop asking shipping questions #we know nothing is happening between any sonic character #so maybe we can CHILL OUT and STOP HARASSING PEOPLE over fucking SHIPS #IT DOESNT MATTER SHIPPING DOESNT MATTER IN THE LONG RUN #JUST ENJOY THE MEDIA YOU HAVE #its about a blue hedgehog who goes fast #and defeats evil #there isnt any room for stupid fucking romance drama #i am also biased because i really dislike romance in general #which is why i love the sonic franchise so much #THERE IS NO ROMANCE #its perfect #want romance between the male lead and girl whos entire personality is literally just girl? #watch any other piece of media #literally its everywhere

[gayofthefae]

It's the fact that it's not just that their actions are suspicious/indicative of them knowing they have feelings for each other, but their actual dynamic itself has gotten closer. You can feel the build-up without the plot-pertinent conflict around the romance. The romance itself is at its core there too with the tv-typical buildup.

They weren't this close in season 1. We often talk about it as them always having been different and then realizing but they DO have momentum. They WEREN'T this close. Like any other love story, they have been falling in love in front of us, not just noticing themselves.

They were close, closer than the others it seemed. Then they built on that in season 2 - practicing their close dynamic more and getting more used to it one-on-one, building to Mike telling Will how important he was to him near the climax of the season. In season 3, they fought for the first time, breaking some very important relationship ice, in my opinion, fighting. In doing so, they opened up a conversation about their future. One that, even if they didn't continue it, was now out in the open and they knew that the other knew, and that affects dynamics as well. This ended for the season with Mike purposefully subtextually validating that he wanted that future with Will too. closer. In season 4, they fought again, repeating more directly this new dynamic of saying their feelings out in the open, asking "What am I to you? Am I still important to you? As important as I used to be?" and working their way back. Mike took a big step forward in their relationship by not just letting it be swept under the rug like in the past but coming back to address it and voluntarily iterate how much Will means to him and apologize. That indicated to Will that he might be able to do the same, though he ultimately backed out via the El cover-up.

They have built up. Even if their dynamic has remained the same, they have over the course of the seasons been working more and more up in ability to talk with each other about their feelings. That is what needs a climax in season 5 for their relationship. And for "we're slowly improving at acknowledging the feelings we already have" as an arc, there need to be more unspoken feelings than the "you're my best friend" we've established in past intimate conversations.

#stranger things #byler #byler arc #byler analysis #byler isn't just cute like any other queercoded ship #they have BUILDUP #and we never talk about it and we need to #they have been getting progressively closer emotionally to the point of *kissing* (teehee) #but really just admitting their feelings the buildup itself is very verbal based actually #1) it was a seven. 2) it was the best thing i've ever done 3) i guess i did 4) it's not the same without you #also just noticed that it alternates who initiates it which is awesome #it goes will mike will mike #go them man #better at relationships than me fr #wait til i find out that's literally the whole point of me being a shipper #they're better than me and i am living vicariously through that

[lunarharp]

you can now buy my little orufrey zine i made!

a 36 page, b&w a5 amateur zine made up of orufrey art i've drawn this year so far. alone is £6 + shipping and they can also come with a mini print add-on, a 4x6 photo print for £8.50 total.

the first 6 orders will come with a free official bromide :)

#i have 2 easthies 2 coco 1 tartah and 1 olruggio - #i don't really know how to gauge this or how many i'll sell or how quick or anything really so uh..assume you're just getting the zine.. #but if you want this and you order asap then let me know in the notes if you'd like any of them or you'd not want a certain character haha #AND BEAR WITH MEEEEE this is the first time i've ever done something like this! it took kinda a lot of setup #but it seems bigcartel is pretty nice. we'll see how this goes lol #idk if that's even too much or too little for a zine but someone advised me that it's fine so...That's how it goes #it's all art that's online anyway haha but i'm like..disabled and stuff..it's a way to help me out & own my art @ the same time if u want.. #this is my first ever time printing my own work so it's not like. professional quality #but this is how 'zines' are supposed to be after all! #international shipping btw! shipping won't be too much since it's less than 100g and same whether or not there's a print/bromide! #i think i can ship anywhere?????? the royal mail said so.....i hope that's true... #paypal or stripe is ok btw.. if this goes well i will make and sell more stuff...i like printing.. #OH BRUSHBUG AND TASSELS NOT INCLUDED............they are my friends

[plebstar]

{Insert funny winter joke}

Despite my less than festive mood, I do wish everyone a happy & safe new year. And thank you deeply for all the likes/reblogs on my silly, little, drawings- seriously, thank you.❤️🥲

more stuff with these dorks coming soon-🌟🌹

#Rosalina just goes full on chatterbox mode when talking about space lol #Waluigi doesn’t get any of it but tries #he REALLY tries #drawing #traditional art #fanart #super mario #my art #cute? idk #super mario art #waluigi #rosalina #waluigi x rosalina #wtf is their ship name #there’s too many options lol help #festiveseason #super mario bros

[artsyanapink]

There is this!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

If you are an hater you can respectfully get out of my post. I don't need Antis acting like angry teen because you dislike a ship ☺️❤️

Seriously tho, that's like really immature and stupid

#fanart #my art #star wars #reylo #reylo is canon #reylo forever #i ship it #ben solo #kylo ren #rey #rey x kylo ren #rey x ben solo #haters gonna hate #seriously tho guys #that is really stupid #to send angry texts to others for liking a ship #and that goes for any fandom

[class1akids]

Shoto being an outsider in his family and the neglected step-child of the Origin Trio too feelings hit particularly hard today...😭😭

#I'm so sad #we didn't get the chapter color page either #i just feel like every piece of content is made to rub it in #how he doesn't belong anywhere truly #no matter how hard he tries #no matter the effort or kindness #he's always going to be pushed to the side #i'm just depressed now #vol 5 of tum will have 3 chapters with shoto in it #but i bet we won't get any extra content #because we never do #it really sucks when all the fanservice goes to one single ship #and it really sucks how 90% of the fandom wants an edgy ending to the Todo-fam plot #because they give zero fucks about shouto's healing or wellbeing or giving him a satisfying character arc...

[figs-oliomedley]

The biggest thing keeping me rooting for Skailor in canon is the way she makes Kai crumple like a leaf

he literally burns himself with his own fire when talking to her oh my god

#how do you spell the ship name #he's such a confident flirt with any other girl but around her he just disintegrates #they are very cute and I love them both but there are like no big interactions between them #*since season 4 #and Skylor has like no character development or quirky things #shush I've seen crystalized don't @ me I want more #really hope she forces her way into the main characters the way Pixal did #a blind puppy in hell would do a better job at drawing Kai's hair #I have no idea what I'm doing when it goes to that lol #I'm also bad at drawing fire could you tell #Kai's emotions making his fire hotter should totally be explored more #except how would you do that #oh man this fire feels hotter than the other fires #they should totally change the fire's color like I've seen in all that fanart #really proud of the smear frame I drew #ninjago #kai smith #skylor chen #kai x skylor #canon ship #proud of this one #digital sketch #my stuff #I kinda wanna rewatch Season 4 again #FOR THE SIXTH TIME #lol

[leopardmuffinxo]

they are gonna have to drag me away from tumblr kicking and screaming, but y'all can add me on Steam if you want. ♡ i have a Twatter too, but i'm not very active. Discord is the same name as here. i suck at conversation, but the offer is open lol. just let me know who you are if it's not obvious. ♡

#i'm going down with the ship #i'm also about to run errands so i won't respond to any requests right away ♡ #i really hope it never goes away though #i've met some cool people here ♡ #and i love my little gifing hobby that i can't use anywhere else lmao #random text post #personal

[kyouka-supremacy]

It's actually quite curious that I've never found a sskk fic where Atsushi was jealous of the attentions Akutagwa gives Dazai

IMHO, I think it’s bc jealousy like that would mean Atsushi wanted Akutagawa to feel about him the way Akutagawa feels about Dazai, and I don’t think that’s the kind of connection Atsushi would envy anyone having with anyone

That's... A very good point

#I didn't think about it. It makes a lot of sense #atsushi nakajima #ryūnosuke akutagawa #sskk #osamu dazai #bsd #people asks me stuff #Like one possible counterpoint I can think is that jealousy is irrational and wouldn't look at the nature of the attention– #beyond the simple fact that such attention direct to another person exists #But then again I hate jealousy tropes in general so it's really not an issue with me pfftt #It's just that. In t/pn I used to hate them because it didn't make any sense. #All the characters grew up with 30+ siblings you CAN'T grow up to be a jealous person when you were raised in that environment #Besides to me jealousy is inherently toxic and... t/pn ships aren't toxic. The slightest. #Like yeah nothing is perfectly pure everything is problematic etc etc but t/pn sure goes as close as being pure as you can get #But ss/kk IS toxic. Or at least a big component of it is. So I guess... It might happen? #But really I don't like the trope either way so I won't dwell on it further. #It was just a random thought and Anon is making a good counterpoint

[the-magpie-archives]

Daisy and Basira's relationship is such a sweet agony, because at its foundation it's so transparent, so honest. They both know what they're doing, however much they pretend to lie or hide it. Such is the situation they're in that there's no choice but to cling to eachother.

Have you ever been in that sort of situation? The type where the closest person to you is deeply morally flawed and you're realising just how in the wrong you are, but their hand is the only one to grasp. You see the claws along their fingertips and you turn your head and hold them close.

On many occasions Basira talks about the wrong Daisy's done, she knows where Daisy's kill spot is, she figured that's where Jon would be. And yet she never tries to convince everyone that she's capable of fixing daisy, because she knows she's not. Daisy knows this just as well, and perhaps it's a foundation of their trust.

To be loved is to be changed but to be changed is to be hated; a relationship where you accept each others flaws is a commodity, and a rare one at that. Whether those flaws are mundane or deeply damaging, these kinds of connections have a tendancy to grow beyond the point of return.

To know that you're in the wrong together is a comfort. It's not good, nor is it right, but it's a place you can sit. A place you can stay. And as your comfort grows so does that leeching wrongness you protect, and in the end it may just eat you up.

To continue the way Daisy and Basira did was what drove them towards their end, but even at that last painful moment there was a tenderness, a rose in the thorns that makes the wounds worthwhile.

#I know a lot of people struggle with Daisy as a character because a lot of her traits are really triggering which is totally valid #But she's just stunningly written and her connection to Basira is painfully beautiful #Exploring sapphic love in a wrong‚ bloodied‚ awful‚ painful way is something that's so important... #And even if you don't ship them just that connection #Even the most evil people have beauty to their lives and that's one of the reasons so many folks are swept up into bad ways #But regardless of the meaning of her story I do love Daisy #(and of course I'm obsessed with Basira but I feel like that goes without saying) #tma #the magnus archives #the magnus institute #daisy tonner #basira hussain #jonathan sims #tma analysis #tw blood #tw horror #tw toxic relationship #tw violent imagery #Reading all of this back I'm realising some of it probably doesn't make any sense but I'm too tired to fix it #Do message me if there's any of it you wanna discuss or feel should be changed 😌