#ft meta

[redmyeyes]

Fellow Travelers sex scenes

I can't stop thinking about what Matt and Jonny keep repeating over and over again in interviews, regarding the FT sex scenes. That, in the writing and filming it was important that:

No two scenes were the same.

Every sex scene informed the story.

The characters were not the same before the scene as they were after. That they were changed by it.

So, let's talk about them.

"Pretend"

establishment of hawk's usual modus operandi -- brief fucks with strangers. he keeps a tight rein on his desires and won't allow himself to want more.

2. "Fold them."

establishing dynamics, hawk is in control, tim is being (happily) led. par for the course for hawk (or is it?)

3. "I'm your boy, right?"

tim can play, too. this dynamic is not one-way. the 'power' in this relationship definitely does not lie solely with hawk. you might even say this flips the power dynamic on its head. hawk is GONE.

4. "Do you like it this way? Your life, like this?"

not a sex scene, but one of the first slow, tender aftermaths. clear now that, for both of them, this goes much much deeper than just sex.

5. "I belong to Hawkins Fuller."

tim showing that he's willing to meet hawk on his level. the submission and dominance are so intertwined here they can't be separated. it's the willingness of that submission, the willingness of that Belonging, that changes everything.

and tim begging (through provocation) hawk to acknowledge him / what they have, out loud. "who do you belong to" = "i love you, i need you, tell me you need me too."

6. "It's your turn tonight."

a fucked-up goodbye, on hawk's part. he really thinks this might be the last time he's allowed to see tim, and he says 'i love you' the only way he knows how -- with his body, with service.

7. "Your Honor, I stand before you accused of being sweet."

crucially, not a sex scene. even more crucially, there is no sex at all in episode 5, where they separate for the first (and, they think, last) time. instead, we're shown what they're really giving up -- this too sweet (painfully sweet) domesticity.

8. "We don't have to do what we used to do."

the horribly empty aftermath. where they give in to "sex", of a sort, but it's dry and horrifically painful and NOT AT ALL what either of them want. because what they want is intimacy, not sex. and they're not allowed this.

9. "Stay with me."

the botched threesome, where craig is an afterthought, an excuse for hawk and tim to be together, and even then, horrifically painful in the way they LONG for each other and for what they can't have.

10. "I want you to fuck me."

a true surrender. again, hawk showing what he wants the only way he knows how -- through his body -- giving tim his willing submission, body, heart and soul.

11. "We'll be colleagues. We'll see each other every day."

not technically a sex scene, but the truest expression of them 'making love' that we ever get on screen. returning to #1, it's the polar opposite of what hawk had previously allowed himself, and it's what he really wants -- all the intimacy he'll shortly be sacrificing.

12. "That better?" "Oh yeah."

finally, finally, after all those years, a return to the true intimacy they were craving.

#can i just add how much i ADORE that they left 1957 for the end? #it's the clearest view we have of their missed potential -- of everything they COULD have had 😭 #fellow travelers #fellowtravelersedit #ft meta #*

[lazylittledragon]

just realised i never posted any of the stuff i did for the alternative steddie dads au

#steddie #stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #we're getting meta #this is the alt version where bee was the product of a one night stand and eddie skipped town and never told him #the original was too wholesome i guess #also you can tell i made some of these months apart #ft. uncle gareth seeing through eddie's bullshit #i was just going to post the newest ones but you need. context. there's lore now #i am insane

[moonmacabre01]

Little kid Meta. If you even care.

#ft. his parents Echo Knight and Elle #kirby #my art #meta knight #digital art #kirby of the stars #kirby ocs #echo knight oc #elle oc #moonmacabre01 #even as a wee thing he still loves chocolate <3

[paintpanic]

Return of Unpaid Intern Waddle Dee

#ft. the Meta-Knights #kirby series #kirby oc #unpaid intern waddle dee #ask 2 tag

[thelionandtheeagle]

a quarter century of comics history in between

and Dick still just ain't about that Slandering Slade Life ya know

Deathstroke (1991) #7 --- Teen Titans (2016) #8

#Sladick #meta #my stuff #I do wanna make more in depth posts about them but #ft. small wayne and big wayne who knew

[bumblebeehug]

Btw Natsu didn’t “snap” last chapter. He called out to Lucy, it’s different. Snapping implies that he was mad or upset over Lucy’s actions, but I truly don’t think he was: he just noticed that she wasn’t fighting, and he knew she was needed in this fight, so he cried out for her.

I’m upset over people calling him angry, that he snapped and got mad and yelled at her. That’s literally not what happened: Natsu saying “Just shut your mouth for once!” With a dark, clearly very angry face, when she unknowingly talked about Lisanna before she returned from Edolas - that is him snapping.

(I could only find the scene on TikTok lol, credits go to @dailydragneel even if I edited it a bit)

Maybe it’s not that deep, but I feel like the nuances matter. There was nothing that indicated that Natsu was angry with Lucy, the “Lucy, please…” panel showed more that he felt helpless, knowing that their efforts didn’t seem to make a difference in the fight. So he called out for Lucy. (Here’s the panels so you can compare with the actual angry Natsu)

In the hyq he looks upset and stressed, but I don’t think those emotions were aimed at her. Maybe I’m choosing to see it differently, but I think he’s upset and desperate in the situation, and that he’s raising his voice and straining himself because he’s in the middle of a fight.

Anyways that’s my two cents.

(Nice addition in the tags by @fleuve-des-etoiles )

#fairy tail #lucy heartfilia #natsu dragneel #fairy tail 100 years quest #hiro mashima #ft 100yq #atsuo ueda #can i call this a meta? #mild nalu #it’s understood #nalu

[tired-but-willing]

I wholeheartedly do not understand the take of "Luke is Padmés child"/"Leia is Anakins child". I understand it's very popular within the fandom, and it's a way for fans to create a connection between characters— but I just don't see it.

Long-winded rant coming. Hope it makes sense. No spoilers for recent Star Wars media, but I do briefly talk about the Original Trilogy, the Prequels, the books (Legends and Canon), and the comics.

The biggest argument that I have seen for both sides is temperament. "Leia has Anakins temper" "Luke has Padmés calm". But really, that's not wholly accurate. Every time that we see Leia becoming angry, it's righteous anger. She's been taken captive. Her planet has been threatened. Her planet has been destroyed.

Now compare that to Anakin. He's mad Padmé won't return his advances. He's mad the council doesn't trust him— for good reason, but we'll touch on that later in a different post.

A major difference that sits between Leia and Anakin (aside from the obvious), is timing. Leia knows when the time for sarcastic quips is. She knows when the time for angry comments is. And she also knows when to shut it down. If you want to compare her to anyone out of the family, it should be to Padmé; but I'll do you one better. Leia's temperament is all Bail and Breha Organa.

It's plenty sweet to want to connect the twins to the mother they lost, but truthfully, they don't get their personality traits from her. If Leia were to take after anyone, it would be the parents who raised her. The ones who brought her up to be good and kind and care about the people of Alderaan. I went off on a tangent: Leia does not have Anakins temper. Not even close.

Compare her moments of righteous anger to his outburst in the council chambers. Mace Windu— quite fairly, in my opinion— tells Anakin to sit down when his adult self starts throwing a temper tantrum for not becoming a barely-out-of-teens Jedi Master. He's entitled. He thinks he deserves the position, regardless of meeting very few qualifications. I'll likely make another post about that as well. The main point of this paragraph being; for Leia to share Anakins anger, it would need to come from a place of entitlement. It does not.

Now onto Luke. I see people attempting to mould him into Padmé for a multitude of reasons. Some want to, as I said, connect the twins to their mother in a way that is easy. They want a parallel to Padmé and Anakin that can be found in their children. Others, I'm sure, just want to make Luke "softer" (though Padmé is far from soft; some people just lack media comprehension). Luke is not some patron saint of patience. He CAN be patient, yes; but it is not his defining character trait. Throughout the movies, books, and comics, Luke has had outbursts. He's not some holier than thou figure who never gets angry. He just works to overcome that anger. Maybe that is a bit reminiscent of Padmé; but do you know who it reminds me of?

Beru Lars.

The same way his stubborn determination (look at him, look at me in my eyes, and tell me he's not stubborn) reminds me of both Owen and Beru.

There's no crime in comparing the twins to their biological parents. I understand the want. I love parallels in media as much as anyone else. I only wish that Star Wars fans would quit labeling Leia as "just Anakin's daughter" because she got a little angry That One Time when That One Thing happened, and quit labeling Luke as " just Padmé's son" because he's a Cool and Collected Jedi. There is so much more to their characters than just their biological parentage. I am begging people to read more into the characters who actually raised them and gave them love for nineteen years of their lives.

Long-winded and incomprehensible rant over <3 ty for reading.

#luke skywalker #leia organa #padme amidala #anakin skywalker #star wars #meta #ft: bail and breha organa #ft: owen and beru lars

[midnightrings]

Still trying to collect my thoughts after the finale, but one of the many things I love about the final conversation between Hawk and Tim is how clearly Tim has moved on – not by forgetting about Hawk or because he didn’t love him anymore, but by accepting that his own love for Hawk was enough. He didn’t expect more, he didn’t need more.

Hawk, on the other hand, has constantly been running away from his love for Tim, unable to admit how important Tim essentially was for him. I found it almost funny how he asked “Don’t you need me?” back in episode 7, because it is very clear at that point that Hawk needs him much more than Tim needs Hawk. But the problem is that Hawk never wanted to need Tim; never wanted to be in love with him. Tim has been honest within his feelings for Hawk, which has allowed him to find peace. Hawk has never been able to do that.

It was clear from the beginning that Tim needed someone like Hawk in his life – someone that represented love and passion to him. He also found that love and passion in Church and within his idolization of McCarthy. But Hawk allowed him to be authentically himself – something that neither his faith nor his political beliefs, and not even his family, could give him.

Besides being fond of him, I believe that Hawk very much admired Tim from the very beginning. He admired Tim’s care and passion, because those are the exact things Hawk was missing and needed in his life. The last scene of the first episode already shows that Hawk needs Tim – needs his comfort and compassion.

Essentially, Hawk is the only person in Tim’s life that Tim feels like he can truly be himself with. And Tim is the only person in Hawk’s life that Hawk can allow himself to be vulnerable with.

Hawk is fine with the way their relationship continues because it is always on his terms. Tim is there for him and he doesn’t need more. But Tim clearly struggles within it, because he does need more than Hawk can give him. He doesn’t just want to eat dinner in a restaurant, pretending Hawk is his uncle, but he wants to eat dinner in a restaurant while letting everyone know that this is the man he loves.

Then Hawk decided to end their relationship at the worst time possible: the one time that Tim truly needed Hawk. At this point, they are both aware that Tim has to let go of Hawk, yet neither can admit that Hawk has to let go as well. As a result, Hawk wants to reunite with him in ’57, and Tim relents, but with different expectations – ready to have the casual affair Hawk always wanted. I think the scene of them dancing together naked is a quite pivotal scene on why this didn’t work. For one, Tim is clearly unable to just be casual about anything. But it also shows that Hawk very clearly can’t have anything casual with Tim anymore either.

Tim then continues his search for something more – searching for what he found with Hawk but knew very well Hawk could not give him. First, he’s returning to his faith, trying to become a priest. Then he becomes a social worker. And, throughout all this, he’s still passionate about his political beliefs – and while those beliefs have changed over the years, the root to it all is still his compassion and care. He also moves to San Francisco, choosing to be authentically himself by coming out, and living within a queer community. He doesn’t need Hawk anymore. He still loves him, but he doesn’t need him.

Hawk, however, has never tried to look for the comfort Tim has given him elsewhere. He pushed Tim out of his life when he believed that he had to, then tried to reconcile when it was convenient for him. Because, in the end, even his family could not give him the same love and care, as he constantly felt like he had lie to them. And don’t get me wrong, Hawk clearly loved his family, but he never found the same comfort with them as he had with Tim, because with Tim he could be vulnerable in a way that he has never allowed himself to be with Lucy or their children.

However, after Tim leaves him in ’79, I do believe that he is trying his best to let Tim go. He’s become much more caring when we meet him in ’86, possibly allowing himself to find comfort and happiness in the life he has built with his family.

At this point, Tim has found peace within his feelings for Hawk. He doesn’t need him anymore, but neither does he regret anything. He still loves him, but that love is enough for him. He’s not searching for more, because he’s already found it.

And this is perhaps the first time that Hawk is truly there for Tim – deciding to stay with him, standing by his side, showing his love for him publicly and eventually admitting it to his daughter. And while I believe that Hawk has been more or less aware of his feelings for Tim since the 50s, I also believe that he only truly admitted it to himself after everything was over. His confession to his daughter was also a confession to himself.

#fellow travelers #ft spoilers #not sure how much sense i make i'm still recovering from the finale #i have so many thoughts about this damn show i could probably write a million essays #hawkins fuller #tim laughlin #hawk x tim #meta

[blueberryfruitbat]

Some various quick drawings of Gibbous with the 64 gang!

His aunt ripple and his cousins Ribbon and Adeleine, also a little painting of the scrungly boy by Adeleine for them!

#my art #kirby #kirby fanart #king dedede #meta knight #metadede #gibbous #kirby series #adeleine kirby #ribbon kirby #kirby 64 #queen ripple #hc dedede treats ripple like his little sister #gibbous does not like being dressed up #whole ass normal sized people in a world where the tallest dude is like 3 ft tall my beloved...

[metaknightsimp]

So.. i wanted to draw some cute metadad, but it didn't really come out how i wanted it to, especially the background. I still think its cute though... so....

Headpat time

#I wanted to give meta the proud parent look but he kinda looks angry #pissed off because kirby ate his chocolate #ft whispy woods in the background #meta knight #kirby #metadad #metaknight #kirby fanart #kirby meta knight #meta knight kirby

[avadaniels]

Why do you think hawk let tim bottom him when he was so adamant no one ever would? I’ve been so curious since watching it, he was so in control but around tim he crumbled 🥹

I love that you said "he's so in control" because that's really key to Hawk's character and how he expresses his sexuality.

I think Hawk being so determined about only topping wasn't just about the physical or pleasure element. It's not only that he wanted to be in control of the physical aspects. He's definitely naturally dominant and really enjoys being a dom top. But it's not like he couldn't ever enjoy bottoming — he certainly did with Tim.

But that would mean some physical "vulnerability", and physical vulnerability probably wasn't any different from emotional vulnerability in Hawk's mind. And in order to protect his job, his reputation, and his family, he could not risk any emotional vulnerability at all with the strangers he usually fucked. So in addition to total emotional control (not letting anyone in, not even telling them his name), he also kept total physical control at all times. That was the only way he felt somewhat safe. I think he wouldn't have enjoyed bottoming with any other guy, because of his personality and the strict protections he built up over time, he would've felt too vulnerable and exposed to have any fun.

Tim is the one exception to all of this.

Hawk let Tim do it because he trusted him. Tim was the only person who knew Hawk long enough and well enough. And he did fall in love with Tim during the 50s. There are so many scenes where Hawk's looking at Tim with such deep, deep emotion in his eyes. It's clear that he loved him. So if it would happen with anyone, it would be Tim.

And it happens within a very specific context. They have just reconnected after years apart. Tim went to the army to get away from Hawk, but it didn't change how they feel when they're together. They think they're going to work at the state department together again, and it will be just like the old days—only better, now that the M Unit can't hurt them. When Tim fucked him, Hawk could feel close to him in a whole new way. He didn't have to manage and worry and keep control anymore.

Hawk offered because he wanted to show Tim that he was special to him. That he loved him. That he missed him. That he wanted him to stay. That this time, maybe things could be different. That he could finally be vulnerable with Tim, more than ever before.

But most of all that he loved him.

#fellow travelers #fellow travelers meta #ft spoilers #hawk x tim #ask #anonymous #text #hope this makes sense 😵‍💫 #im not sorry about how long this is. i want people to KNOW

[redmyeyes]

I cannot stop thinking about 1968 Tim, given the new context of 1957 Tim.

This Tim -- who can barely let himself look at Hawk--

wracked with guilt and shame and longing--

and YES, it's partly about the (not vow but) practice of celibacy he's trying to keep, but more than that, it's this--

not wanting to let himself fall back into the trap of believing.

because, last time, it tore him apart.

#fellow travelers #fellowtravelersedit #* #ft meta

[turkey-sandwich]

Willing to bet that Keito had a Gameboy when he was a kid and played Pokemon with Eichi

#i love it when enstars references some other thing that i like #also willing to bet that keito and midori also played pokemon with each other during manga club meetings when theyre not reading #midori is a casual player and keito shiny hunts sometimes but neither of them are competitive #midori will not touch competitive pokemon gameplay even with a 20 ft pole and would rather die than follow the meta #also shinobu played xy and had a box full of frog pokemon just because #enstars #shinobu sengoku #keito hasumi #turkey reads

[effieandtim]

One thing I've noticed, is how it's always Tim who gives emotional comfort to Hawk and not the other way around. It was pretty stricking in this episode when Tim was at his lowest point and went to Hawk for comfort, and instead of helping him, he added to the pain, leaving basically Tim to deal with his shit alone. But also it gives a nice contrast to their dynamic, like Hawk may be the dominating one in bed, but Tim is the stronger emotionally. And this became like a drug to Hawk, because he probably can only be vulnerable and truly himself when he's with Tim. It was pretty clear at the end of this episode when after Smith died he still went to Tim for comfort, even if he basically broke up with him in their scene prior to this. It's also why Tim made him promise to not write because Hawk can't seem to let him go, no matter what, and this just hurt Tim, because he just want the chance to get over him.

i agree. another anon said this earlier but yeah hawk isnt the best at comforting lmao while whenever he asked for comfort from tim - be it in ep 1, ep 2, ep 4 and now again in ep 5 tim always gave it to him

like hawk gravitates towards tim whenever shit gets hard but i think he doesnt want to accept it bc he knows what it means, that its not a mere infatuation or just sex

at the same time yeah its just infuriating that tim is always left alone to deal with his shit - this has happened time and again and its unbelievable that it kinda happened in the 80s too where hawk (though unknowingly) left him alone during a major medical episode - though i think he’s finally close to learning his lesson

like in ep 5 tim really needed that comfort bc as i said earlier, everything he knew, all his beliefs and everything had been shaken and he couldnt believe in those things anymore. at that point the only thing constant or well, the only thing that seemed true to him was his love for hawk and their relationship that seemed real to him - so he naturally sought him out to hold him and be close to him

and then in a few seconds he was forced to acknowledge that no, their relationship was in fact not real - or well, it wasnt real in the sense that the world defines the word

skippy definitely is stronger emotionally and there was a wonderful blog post that i reblogged with a few perspectives that talks about it (i will link it here when i find it)

#anons #fellow travelers #tim laughlin #hawkins fuller #jonathan bailey #ft spoilers #meta

[oshiawaseni]

I know you must have been asked this so many times but do you think will Horikoshi make Bakudeku cannon? I mean he wouldn't add Trans characters and show them in a positive light but exclude LGBTQ+ characters because it wouldn't make sense to the narrative of acceptance of people of all backgrounds. Bakugo's role also seems like that of a tsundere love interest in Shonen who was in denial of his feelings towards Izuku.

Of course! I've always thought there was something between them. But the time when all of my doubts about them becoming canon actually went away, was the day we saw Katsuki die thinking of Izuku. There was something so very romantic about him drawing courage from his memories of Izuku and talking to him in his mind for comfort and relieving his fear, etc. And guess which loved up couple soon returns to the manga with the convenient words of "My only comfort was the thought of you!"

My next Hori's Trails meta will cover the "canon" topic thoroughly! It should be a good read!

#asks #BKDK canon #<- search that tag anon :) #I've tagged it a lot recently with the mood that: everything we see now is because they ARE going to become canon #also you can check: #Kacchan loves Deku #Deku loves Kacchan #ALSO THIS -> #tsundere kacchan #btw you guys #does one big meta covering a lot of on topic things I want to talk about feel okay to read? #or is that hard to get through and I should I try to split it up more? Like make Gentle/La Brava section it's own post #I think everything combined will be about 1/4 of a standard FTS chapter xD

[itchose]

in-depth character headcanon questions | @inflame asked "what would your muse's bio say if they were on a dating app?"

 ↳ "Young at heart. Cat mom. WHS alum, BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ! Survivor of Flight 2525 (I wasn't on it - but ask me anything!)

#study: allie. #meta: allie. #literally embarrassing to make #personally i think she'd have her age set to 39 and never change it but alas #ft. randy bc im actually surprised they didnt end up together just for the laughs frankly #she would ignore him. fdklasjfklsj #'young at heart' funny for someone who peaked at 14