#end of the year fandom meme

[thevioletcaptain]

So I was just sitting here head empty no thoughts while sketching art for Pinefest and listening to music, which meant that naturally all of the potential DeanCas thoughts floating around in the ether were like "that's free real estate!" and started clambering around in my brain.

And... now I think I've just managed to summarize my current main read of how and why late seasons Dean and Cas are so goddamn ridiculous about each other while being VERY MUTUALLY IN LOVE yet also both convinced that it's unrequited.

Had to note it all down before it disappeared, and it's not like groundbreaking stuff tbh, but I think this is the first time I've managed to put my thoughts about Their Whole Deal into coherent words. So. Here it is:

Dean knows he's in love with Cas and wants him in every way he can have him, BUT:

Dean also "knows" that can never be, because he "knows" that Cas isn't into men.

The reason Dean "knows" this is because if Cas was into men, then he'd obviously be into Dean.

This isn't Dean being vain!

It's just that Dean knows that Cas cares about him more than he cares about literally anyone else, because there's only so many times a guy can give Heaven the middle finger and die on your behalf before that becomes painfully clear.

But seeing as Cas has clearly placed Dean at the very top of his Important People Hierarchy but has not made any moves to show that he's interested in anything beyond friendship (because Dean has been looking! and he would definitely notice!) then Cas simply must be whatever passes for heterosexual for a cosmic beam of light stuffed down into the body of a 40-something suburban dad.

He did marry that Daphne woman after all, and he tried to go on a date with his boss Nora from the Gas 'N Sip, and that one time when Dean paid him a compliment when Cas was visiting him in his bedroom he immediately told Dean that he had "a female waiting in the car" and bailed, which is a pretty big and obvious stop light as far as Dean's concerned.

So Dean is just like, "Oh well, I guess I'd better make it obvious that I'm happy being bros so that Cas doesn't feel bad about it or think I'm being clingy and weird."

And he throws as many brothers and buddys into conversation as he possibly can.

Which Cas hears & is like, "Ah yes, this confirms my suspicion that despite longing for me constantly, Dean only loves & longs for me in a platonic and brotherly fashion, woe is me."

Or alternately, "Ah yes, this confirms my suspicion that despite loving me back and desiring me carnally as I desire him, Dean is uncomfortable with these feelings and does not wish to pursue them, woe is me."

So basically that's how we get both of them thinking they're being respectful of the other's "platonic" feelings while actually just emotionally destroying each other constantly.

And that's what you missed on Glee!

#90% of the time this is the way i write them #being utter fools about each other #the deancas of it all #fandom: supernatural #casually resurrecting a years old meme at the end there because it's my post and i do what i want

[choices-binglebonkus]

Old Choices book endings:

Modern Choices book endings:

#tripping over the finish line 😮‍💨 #we get a lot of decent books that just go belly up at the end #it’s been a consistent pattern these past few years #choices stories you play #playchoices #choices stories we play #pixelberry #pixelberry studios #playchoices fandom #choices stories you play fandom #choices stories we play fandom #choices meme #choices memes

[jfleamont]

If I had nickel for every time I was in a fandom where all the main characters, except for one, die very young and tragically and the one that survives has to cope with the immense loss and guilt that comes with such a devastating event I'd have three nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened thrice

#sorry for butchering the meme but hear me out #in the marauders fandom Remus survives James Lily and Peter (or so he thinks for 12 years) #then in Julie and the Phantoms it's Bobby who loses his three best friends suddenly in one night #and then there's Marius in Les Miserables who loses every single one of his friends #there's probably a reason why I love characters who are already doomed from the start #maybe it's because my mum read me Greek myths before bed instead of fairytales as a kid #and those stories hardly have a happy ending #or maybe there's an actual psychological explanation that a therapist could provide me lol #jfleamont rambles

[katyspersonal]

I know we don't talk and there's stuff we may not agree with. But I am truly sorry you've dealt with a lot of drama over fictional crap. And I'm sorry if my posts in the past ever contributed to that. Hope you have a better day.

Hey... That's all fine, don't worry! After all, it takes a lot of time and Insight to realise that Gehrman is a very gentle and respectful man and Godrick is an absolute gigachad kdkdkshdffhhgfds /lh /lh

But yeah, on a serious note. It was quite frustrating to find out the real motivation under all that... mess was something so pathetic, but at the same time this is what happens when people make engagement with media and fandoms a moral, political act. Not necessarily a problem, after all, I was the one who concluded that the way a fan judges fictional characters and other fans will very well reveal how cruel they are to real people who do something bad, or how much they will forgive based on personal sympathies. And my mad ravings about caring about female characters! I think the problem comes when a fan is so insecure that they have nothing else besides this defence of ideals through fandomry. If your only way to assert yourself is to be a good guy punishing the bad guys, and that mad raving loredigger discovers there is NO bad guy, what is left of you?

This is why it is crucial to have passion for nurturing rather than for undermining! I think if you speak like this, you've found this truth too? This is true that I don't know you very much (mutual-in-law thing), but to be honest.. you didn't poison my fandom experience at all? I tend to never be aware about discourse until someone basically calls me for help fhdhgsdgdfs Can't scout the fandom tag regularly!

But not only it actually was a quite long ago I saw a "negative" post from you, but also I've seen through the posts that my friends liked or reblogged from you that you've actually became very eager person to defend people's passion and interests! I think the post that particularly got stuck with me was when you resented seeing someone's light die after some Redditor asshole "well aktualy"'d a thing they were excited about creating (not exact wording but maybe you remember too)? Like... you are fine, man. At that point I realised that you were a good fan and in the end valued people's creativity and passion over personal preferences. That you never wanted to be THAT guy, even if your interpretation could not be further from someone else's. Coming to terms with what actually matters in fandomry is very mature and I am happy to see this attitude!

I am still glad that you messaged me about this though; I did not expect this, but thank you! I think I will continue getting involved in fictional discourse because my autistic senses cannot ignore factually incorrect takes with a clear insidious motive, and.. eh, sooner or later, I'll piss off the wrong guy again. Don't feel bad for me when it inevitably happens :p I've accepted the shortcomings when I decided to be the debate guy. Simply laughing at some gremlin starting a discourse with the girls in DMs and not stressing over it is only funny until I realise that newer fans could get misinformed right off the bat.

#ask replies #fandomry rambles #sorry this is probably a bit too long and emotional #this topic just makes me remember a lot of stuff.. it is not you! like I mean it my impression has been positive for a while now #I could already sense that you've changed your stance on things before this message and I respect this a lot! #I am just thinking about..... stuff #how there was an actually strongly furious gehrman hater who finally matured and became chill after two years of terrorizing fandom #and I even wrote them a DM saying how much I respected the change.. only to lose them forever a couple of weeks later because of timing LOL #or story of the guy that got driven away from the fandom with fake accusations and slander because he criticised maria when her toxic fans- #-back then were not pretending to 'recognise her flaws too' #or people talking to me how they stopped feeling safe posting in fandom over that crap #like... you did not really hurt me. I knew you had strong opinions but I've noticed more and more based posts on the fandomry topic #there are just many things that make whole fandom situation sad. I am happy to be the part of what helped BB fandom a bit #but I've heard some shit going on in ER fandom and like... yeah I am bound to get into trouble again because I can't sit back and meme #just don't feel bad for me when I end up with another arch enemy because of my autism about lore fhshdffsd

[ivorysodapop]

HAPPY NEW YEARRRRRR shoutout to mdzs for breaking my oc streak

#I did draw for a couple other fandoms but December is the only month where I DIDN'T. have a nice oc drawing #digital #ocs #gsr verse #also the old version of the senecal was on last year's review so? congrats to that drawing #STARTED WITH RED ENDED WITH RED WAHOO #also adding the wulfe meme. is killing me

[cakemoney]

finding out that kaito and shinichi have been revealed to be cousins is like finding out there was a huge earthquake in the country you used to live in

#which also just happened. these experiences are roughly equivalent. snmcmdmcmdllc #detective conan #laughs awkwardly #LIKE. idk how to put into words. detective conan's fandom is.... something #these are people who have been invested in the (often romantic) trials and tribulations of a 17 year old who looks 7 years old #for upwards of 20 or 30 years. this is not a casual reveal #detective conan is not some labor of love and artistry that the author has a specific vision for. it's the longest cash grab that never end #it has had movies during golden week every year for longer than i have been alive and distributes it in several countries #and kaito/shinichi is very popular. i think if you know anything about manga/anime fandoms i don't even need to explain why #for the author to publicly canonically rip up one of the most popular ships of the series... it's hard to imagine that it wasn't deliberate #it's not just a matter of 'omg just ship what you like ignore canon'. they HAVE been doing that (conan has a canon female love interest) #this is very destiel-coded in the sense that it feels simultaneously like the author acknowledging that section of the fandom #while doing the worst possible thing about it. like NO ONE wanted that dnvkdmlvmdk #except for me. this is so funny. I've ALWAYS HAD SUSPICIONS OKAY #kaito and shinichi's canonized same-face syndrome might have started as a meta joke. but remember. this is one of those series #where people are frequently revealed to be a.) not dead all along and b.) secretly someone else all along and #c.) secretly related to someone plot-important all along. all these have happened MANY times #when you have a franchise that has run for this long you kind of have no choice but to up the stakes to the point of absurdity #so basically. it feels like walking in with pizza to the burning room meme except the author was the one to set the fire

[goingxmissing]

Great way to make me feel ancient on a Monday morning, LJ 💀😂

#real talk though: ​no website has ever recreated the feeling and community aspects of livejournal for me #living my best life in the 00s scrolling my flist and catching up on the rec communities #the OG kink memes #sometimes I get a random email that a prompt from the social network kinkmeme has been filled and isn't that incredible #MOST IMPORTANTLY #I made two of the most important relationships of my life through livejournal so I can never quite bring myself to delete my account #(even though I probably should) #anyway props to joining livejournal and ending up with a fiancé out of it years later ✌️ #I was feeling a bit lost in fandom last week and this has reminded me that it's a positive constant in my life #and my fiance @strawberry-daiquiris is upstairs working in the house we bought together #and I'm going to dinner with Katie @thewindowatkirkland tonight #and I'm emo about fandom #LOVE U FANDOM #no one will read this far but I love all of you for enhancing my glorious experience of f1 #🥹🥹🥹 #about me

[anxiouslittlepossum]

was looking at memes for a show i hadn’t seen, and realized this fit perfectly

#ninjago #incorrect ninjago quotes #ninjago lloyd #cole brookstone #ninjago zane #ninjago cole #kai smith #jay walker #ninjago kai #ninjago jay #memes #i dont know why lloyd is joked as the baby of the group in the fandom #but im using it to my advantage #wouldnt it be funny to draw something #for this show everyday #until the end of the year #and only watch it after the year ends #lol #i dont know what the hell im doing #can you tell

[praetorqueenreyna]

#so excited I get to reuse this meme I made between fandoms #tumblr user PQR driving fandom insane for years on end <3 #fortunately ppl talking about me is my kink #especially getting frothed at the mouth bc I ruined their day #I don't consider it a success until I found out my haters have been talking about me in therapy

[theluckiestlb]

Hey, are you still writing? I love your miraculous au stuff, it's funny, but you haven't posted anything in months. Are you ok?

Hi, Anon! Thank you for checking in, it's very sweet! I'm alive. I returned to uni this past year and have been dealing with some health issues.

I'm creeping back online now that things have settled and am currently behind on fandom projects, if you're out there reading this I'm so, so sorry for not being responsive.

Goodness, it's been six months. Fingers crossed the entire season hasn't aired in my absence. 😅 I'd still like to post memes/my thoughts on what I missed, but I don't think many would care for those.

I hope everyone is doing well!

#asks #anonymous #this new posting format editor thing sucks #the twitter series will continue! #once some classes end this week I'll get to it #miraculous ladybug #this is the longest I've been away from this fandom in like seven years wow #have I watched anything since the marichat ep??? #I think I made a meme about kwami's choice but didn't get to it before disappearing? #edit: I take back what I said about the new posting system I can edit tags without deleting the whole thing god bless

[notpandi]

Me starting to get bored of MSM (My Singing Monsters) but also not wanting to join any other fandom bc Idk where to go:

#meme #msm #im playing the game like once a day #[[lame story incoming]]< i remember 2 years ago on december 6th #(or 7th or 5th) i heard pompom's air island sound on my sister's ipad while she was scrolling on yt shorts #something clicked inside my head and i just searched up “pompom sound” idk how but yeah #thats how i got into the msm fandom <[[end of lame story]] #now i just feel bored now #oh and also idk which platform is considered “okay” and there isnt too much controversial stuff going on #scared that one day i might go overboard/screw up with something/saying something and then when i apologize it only gets worse #(which i either deserve or not deserve) #+btw im sorry vey

[always-a-joyful-note]

I've done it. I finished Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. It's long. It's worth binging. It's...it's everything.

I'm....I...It....I can't articulate anything coherent right now so just...just have some emoji reactions and also memes that I generated during my reading of it.

My two biggest moods during the entire thing:

My second two biggest moods:

Memes (in order of creation):

Me right now?

See you in 3 to 5 business days to spam this blog with a long post because boy do I have thoughts and, yes, I will make it everyone's problem.

#they....they got him back right? #im gonna say yes cause it implies it #and...and....and.....IM SORRY I STILL CANT SAY ANYTHING PROPERLY IN THE TAGS #this book ruined me and if I was prone to crying i would have DROWNED in my tears #the next best thing i can do is lie on the floor contemplating my existence #/and they really did that didn't they...these TROLLS of authors/ #but they managed to end it happily??? maybe a little vague but i do think it was made to be happy... #or at least hopeful to reflect the way all of these guys were holding onto HOPE all these years and it kept dokja alive #AHDHDHGEGEJDJDHUDHEYDUJEJ IM SUFFERING #and also...thank you to everyone who witnessed my reactions you are all beloved #and apologies to those who didn't follow me for this xD #fandom spamdom #note's nonsense #orv #omniscient reader's viewpoint #i am deceased destroyed devastated de - #and yes i also make references to... #bsd #vnc #in the nickel memes #edit: oh wow...memes have a lot of typos...you can tell i wasnt coherent when making them #orv spoilers

[jackgoodfellow]

EVERY POST-SEINE LES MIS FIC BE LIKE

This meme also works if you replace the "Javert" label with "Me" and make the caption "reading/watching Les Mis be like"

Jean Valjean sees a river and immediately begins wondering if there is a way he can help someone by throwing himself into a river because HIS JESUS-LIKE SELF-SACRIFICE IS ACTUALLY UNNECESSARY AND BULLSHIT THE MAN IS JUST SUICIDAL AND LIKE. CATHOLIC. But also I get how the story works better if Jean dies because that is the point of classism and that is what the book is about but also if you aren't religious it is a much much sadder story and fuck you Victor

This is in no way a diss to post-Seine fics - they are like, one of my favorite things, and if Jean didn't try to sacrifice himself unnecessarily, it would frankly be out-of-character. The best ones are when he learns to stop doing that as much.

JUST LET MY INSANE OLD MAN BE HAPPY HE HAS EARNED IT FUCK YOUR THEMATIC STRUCTURE MAKE THE OLD MEN KISS MAKE THEM BRUSH HANDS HOMOEROTICALLY MAKE THEM GO THROUGH SIMULTANEOUS COMPLEMENTARY JOURNEYS IN WHICH THEY BOTH LEARN ABOUT THEIR INHERENT LOVEABILITY AND SUCK EACH OTHER'S COCKS I WILL FIGHT GOD AND WEAR HIS TEETH ON A NECKLACE

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Image description: a meme in three panels depicting a popular short viral video in which a little boy yells that he has a knife and then runs from his mother with a shit-eating grin while she screams "NO!!!!", except the people in the video are labeled and the captions have been changed.

In the first panel a little boy is running around an in-ground pool. He is labeled "Jean Valjean." The back of a woman's head is visible and is labeled "Javert." The woman says to the boy, "Let me see what you have!"

in the second panel, the little boy holds up a small object and says "SELF-SACRIFICE!"

in the third panel, the woman labeled Javert screams "NO!!!!" in bright red font. She is a blur as she moves to run after him. Blurry in the background, the little boy is running fast with a mischievous grin.

#les mis #les miserables #valvert #jean valjean #javert #jean valjean/javert #jean/javert #jvj/j #meme #shitposting #not art #i made this a million years ago and i just found it again so here you go les mis fandom #i love you all very much even though i ghosted on the discord #not because it was a bad discord i just stopped checking discord one day bc my executive function went to shit when my partner got sicker #she is doing a bit better now which is really cool tho #still not checking discord tho. i have like. literally thousands of unread messages #but not on tumblr where it fun to answer messages. just boring email shit and like. things i have left for so long i'm anxious to answernow #i have a lot of thoughts on the ending of les mis for someone who hasn't read the book in a very very very long time #but HAVE THEM I SHALL #What do YOU think of the ending of les mis? #other than - i assume - that it is sad? #see jack talk

[gunkbaby]

the way mfs in 2014 thought this was peak tokyo ghoul comedy and not complete tomfoolery is so Real honestly

#i want to know what op thought when they made this. #i never understood the ‘trashyama’ thing anyway #it seems like the tail end of the 1st wave of cringe ‘QuIrKy’ tumblr humor but im allowed to call it out #second of all. uta was never involved in the trashyama plague #like at this point mans had literally almost 0 character #like this meme doesn’t make any sense #op…op if ur still alive dm me. i want to understand #gunk #shuu gunk #queue #british people love to queue #shuucore #i wonder if in a few years people will approach the gunkbaby shuu lore with the same morbid fascination as me with 2014 tokyo ghoul fandom #‘wtf was this bitch doing…what is a tittyama’ #YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND

[qixjone]

*crunch*

neil:

andrew:

neil:

andrew: i think a piece of your hair just fell off into my hand

neil: ya it does that sometimes

based of this post (x)

#my mans hair must be awful #he was dyeing it almost everyday for YEARS #its def crunchy and broken #the split ends must drive allison insaine #hc the she despertly tryes to get neil to fix his hair and he just dosent care #neil josten #andrew minyard #andreil #aftg fandom #incorrect aftg #aftg textpost #aftg incorrect quotes #aftg meme #aftg hc #aftg headcanon

[seenthisepisode]

my fiance, more or less adult dude aged 28, just discovered what drarry is via tiktok and he's like omg look harry loves malfoy look a video with a romantic song and i am sitting here like. the weight of all the drarry fic i read when i was 14 heavy on my shoulders. doing my best to act surprised and smile

#it was a weird pieline because he was looking at lotr memes and then some other fandoms and then he ended up with this. #and i am like my love i can't do this right now i am having flashbacks from 15 years ago #personal #also he knows what an amv is because my YouTube is full of destiel ones (took some explaining but he got on board) #my poor sweet guy who wasn't really aware what fandom is until i introduced him a few years ago #he is such a down to earth person #god bless him