#i’m thinking some kind of ship

[otaku553]

Haha

#yanqing #honkai star rail #hsr yanqing #my immediate fixation on ice wielding child genius characters in every media I consume strikes again #idk I just think he’s neat!! and so is his gender #he’s definitely overdesigned but I do enjoy the general shape of his clothes #like wow… baggy outer layer AND baggy inner layer #how come you get to have two baggy layers #still don’t know that much about him even after reading his character stories on the wiki #so I’m hoping that his quest writes him well #I suppose there’s some degree of like interesting contrast in the fact that he’s very young on a ship full of people who live very long live #but I feel like regardless they really don’t give him much of a personality besides his hyperfixation on swords and the general naivety and #inexperience from youth yknow what I mean #I just think it would be cool to see like why he’s so ambitious! was he railroaded into being a knight because of his talents? did he try #to be accepted as a knight? what kinds of expectations is he facing and what expectations does he place on himself as a result #I really hope he isn’t just there to be a simpler minded child character for jingyuan to take care of

[samglyph]

Harlan doesn’t “hate shippers” and he’s not “upset at having queer fans” he just forgot how to communicate something reasonably and tried to be playful and instead was just kinda mean.

#masked #this is the most condensed I can get this #again I understand why people are upset but it is really not as malacious as I think some of you are receiving it #he has CONSISTENTLY stated how he’s fine with shipping and wants to encourage it but wants it #made clear that it will never be included in the show #he’s just communicating that in a way that makes him seem like kind of a jerk #maybe I’m so used to worse that I’m like this is nothing. did y’all see supernatural that shit was crazy

[clarabowmp3]

I’m sorry I genuinely cannotttttt understand how some ppl bash joe even in a joking manner. Like the poor guy did nothing wrong (that we know of) but so many ppl are making such snide remarks by comparing him to Travis which is not only condescending but actually kind of mean! HELLO did we listen to the same reputation album??? You can’t praise Travis for letting Taylor bejeweled and then rip joe to shreds in the same breath when joe was the one there for her in a clearly difficult and trying time in her life

#the ripping to shreds is a little exaggerated cuz there’s not that much vitriol behind it #but I just find the callous attitude to be so disgusting and insincere #like the love for Travis is sooo much rn I can’t imagine ppl hating him if they broke up #but I couldn’t imagine that for joe either #and another thing I think has to do with how public they are which is fine #but because ppl see so much physical proof of Travis being loving it somehow automatically proves joe wasnt #he was a private man! let him be!! #and if that wasn’t smth Taylor liked/struggled with she dealt with it like the grown woman she is #I’m not saying she didn’t face any kind of emotional stress in that r/ship #but if she did/going off of her songs she dealt with it like an adult #and now that chapters closed and ofc we can still talk abt joe but the subtle menace towards him is sooo immature #like some ppl rlly need to grow up/touch grass #and I’m not hating on travis like him not being there in 2016 is not a dig towards him #it’s just pointing out who WAS there which a lot of ppl seem to be forgetting #joe alwyn #travis kelce #taylor swift

[decaffeinatedpartymuggoop]

Okay, we all know being a demigod is a shit position. Its scary and gets you killed in really nasty ways. But I feel like being a Big Three Kid has to be the shitiest position in all the shit positions.

Like, imagine being Thalia Grace. Your dad is king of the gods, lord of the skies. Led a war to get rid of a tyrant. And the only thing you get is his scorned wife AND brother, who both try to kill you (with one technically succeeding), a drunk of a mother, and brother who you thought was dead. Oh, wait, he’s not dead! No instead he was used as an offering to appease your dad’s wife and help fight in a war and prevent mass destruction.

Or maybe you can imagine being Percy. Son of the sea god, the stormbringer, the earthshaker. You get to live with a disgusting, abusive man for around 6 years. Who smells like literal shit. All because your scent as a demigod is too strong, BECAUSE of who your father is. You see things that you aren’t supposed to see and do things that people can’t do and go years thinking something is wrong with you. That your the problem. Then you get to the one place where you’re supposed to be save. But! Here is the kicker! You’re not! Your uncles hate you and you’ve been accused of stealing a symbol of power. A series of events that will kick off a war, and guess what. You’re a center point for it. Welcome to Camp Half-Blood.

Mhm, but then there’s Hazel. Daughter Pluto, god of the underworld and riches. But that doesn’t really change anything does it? She’s still living in 1930s America, in a red state. One where confederate flags still hang if you go deep enough into the city. She go to a school where the kids are supposed to be just like her! They still don’t like her tho. She’s got no idea who your father is, only that he left her with a parting gift. Only it’s not really a gift. Sure, she can pull rubies and diamonds from the earth, all worth millions. But anyone who’s ever gonna touch it will die. She lives with her mother, a woman gone so mad with greed it kills her. And Hazel, by the way. Laying dead Alaska, inhaling oil. But it doesn’t end there! She can’t have her mother suffering for eternity, can she? The answer is no. Hazel gets to spend the next 70 years in the Fields of Asphodel. It still doesn’t end! Because when she’s brought back to life, she gets to fight in a war against giants, her sad story seemingly never ending.

Nico’s a son of one of the Big Three, one of the most ancient and most powerful. But most people look at him as something bad, something not worth taking a second glance at. Something too look away from, mostly. He’s from the 30s, spent years in a magical time casino with only his sister at his side. She doesn’t stay for long though, she dies soon after they discover their heritage. And he doesn’t remember his mother much, a name without a face. A face without a name. He survived an attempted assassination at 2, though it wouldn’t be the only time his was life was threatened. He clings to his sister, even though she’s dead. He’s the son of the god of the underworld, is he not? There had to be a way, and there is. Only she won’t talk to him, she seems more concerned with communicating with the guy who got her killed instead. She chooses rebirth, and he decides to lay it to rest. She’s not coming back, and he has a war to fight in. (He gets stuck in a jar and forcibly outed a few years later, but that’s a lot to get into for now.)

Jason Grace is a pillar of New Rome, their golden boy, their American boy. He’s a son of Jupiter, a natural born leader. He’s been at camp for as long as he can remember, he wants to be praetor soon. He’s had a rocky start, but maybe he’ll be one of the lucky ones. Retire a veteran and live a long life with Reyna in New Rome. Only that never happened. He has no idea where he is, there’s a girl holding his hand, and she’s cute but it feels wrong. They get attacked and people come in and call him a Greek demigod, familiar, yes, but still wrong. It doesn’t feel right. It doesn’t put things into perspective the way it does for Piper and Leo. He’s goes to a quest to rescue Hera, the name sounds wrong. He nearly dies but at least he remembers who he is. He spends the next 6 months trying to get back home, even though he isn’t too sure on where or what home is. He gets there, eventually, but it doesn’t stop there. He’s dragged on quests and battles and fights in the war but at least he survives it, he’s still there. Apollo needs help, he and Piper give him aid. He gets dumped. He doesn’t get to he a veteran in New Rome. Not with Reyna, not with Piper, not with anybody. He doesn’t get kids or grandkids. No, he gets shot down, another demigod buried.

You could be any one of them, really. Pick your poison, but I guarantee you won’t like any of them. Spending years trying to find a place where you belong, where you feel safe. Only for it to never come.

Percy, who, if you really look at the books, isn’t really all that well liked until he’s at least 2 years into camp. Only to then be sidelined because the courages, brave, fearless daughter of Zeus is back from the dead. Nico, the son of one of the most feared and hated gods. Who has death written all over him, who excludes it so much animals can smell it and humans can sense it, who’s been ostracized and pushed off to the side since he was 10. Hazel, who was treated like disease as soon as she stepped foot on camp soil. Who’s gone her whole life looked as something that’s cursed, that will only bring misfortune, a bad omen.

Shit positions, all of them.

#Hazel and Jason make my head spin #also jaosn and Percy #I like how they both in a way didn’t want glory or to be some hero #i don’t think Jason mentions it much but they kids and grandkids mention in BOO is very telling #Percy’s is from the musical but whatever we all know the musical is canon #and show Percy thinking something is wrong with him and that he needs a mental evaluation of some kind is #everything #I’m making that canon now #I’d love to get a Thalia book #a trilogy maybe #first book is her with her mom and Jason + Luke and Annabeth on the run #ending with her dying #2nd book takes place after her resurrection and during the the war #final book is life with the hunters #and how she found peace in a world designed for her to struggle #I feel like out of all of them big three kids she’s the only one who got her happy ending #and in the fandom the hunters have gotten the reputation of being where Rick puts characters that can’t be shipped with anyone #but I really don’t think it’s the case with her #she’s also one of the only demigods where I think her story has come to a close #like it’s done #Percy’s story is almost done too #Nico and Hazel I feel aren’t quite there yet #percy jackson #thalia grace #hazel levesque #jason grace #nico di angelo #pjo hoo toa #heroes of olympus #percy jackon and the olympians

[inthegloomglow]

I’m gonna try to censor this cause I’m about to be rude.

S!dL!nk shippers are perfect examples of why shipping has become so annoying to my aroace ass in fandom as a whole. People see these INCREDIBLY minor things and insist it’s a sign of a deep profound love, and CANNOT let it go if canon doesn’t bend over backwards to validate them. They attack other characters (very often using sexist logic cause the “threat” is almost always a woman), they try to do everything they can to deny the canon/semi canon ships (the debate about how Link CANNOT be living in his house, as if Zelda just kicked him out lol?) and it’s so annoying to deal with because of how they act.

It’s not canon. It was never canon. It was never going to be canon. Not every interaction is about romance and sex. Sidon is friendly, that’s how he is, he’s sweet and friendly to Link because that’s his personality!! His DEAD SISTER was in love with Link, she was going to give him engagement armor! Sidon wasn’t going to jump on his dick five seconds after meeting him! (I don’t think the ship is “amoral” or whatever. I’m just saying since we’re so hung up on canon, canonically it’d be weird for that to happen like that or quickly. But I’ve noticed shippers also try to undermine Mipha’s feelings, as if their ship only works if Link has never felt anything romantic or had anyone feel anything romantic for him.)

Stop going on other peoples ship posts and making it about Sidon! Stop complaining about his fiancé! Stop trying to deny canon evidence and push on happy Z3link shippers that it’s not what it clearly is! I’m sorry you’re not happy but your ship is just as valid! Your fics are still good! Why has fandom become so obsessive about canon backing y’all up? I was here for early day slash shipping and none of it was explicitly canon and we had a great time!

Fucking hell let people enjoy things and enjoy things without getting so pressed a ship you made up in your head didn’t happen! You will be so much happier!

(Also consider that bi people exist. Sidon can be MLM whether Yona exists or not. Fandom is constantly chomping at the bit to exclude and deny bi people so I’m not surprised. But still.)

#totk #tears of the kingdom #anti sidlink #I’m not but some shippers are INSUFFERABLE #I just cannot get a ship that doesn’t have very in your face things to read #if it could easily be read as platonic and isn’t canon I will read it that way #I have to WORK to see it as romantic and I’m not doing that #and I just don’t see anything in their interactions that are that way #like if you want a guy with link #who has heavy ties to him #Ganondorf would make sense to me?? #if you squint he is canonically links soulmate #and Zelda’s #and it’d be easy for me to see people reading it as romantic #THAT I get #but I don’t get seeing someone being friendly and thinking it translates into love or wanting to smash #much less convincing myself it was the creators intention #much less that they’d then canonize it #zelink has kind of always been a thing and botw went p hard on it #and also #stuff like Sidon getting on one knee to give link a ring #yes that obviously has vibes #but consider Nintendo did that as a joke #and have done stuff like that before #‘haha he’s on one knee giving a ring like proposals yeah?’ #that is mean spirited of them yes #but doesn’t mean they were hinting Sidon was gay #AND regardless of all of that that doesn’t make the ignoring of fandom etiquette okay #do NOT go on other ship posts and pitch a fit or make it about sidlink have some damn manners #totk spoilers

[waterberry-strawmelon]

just gonna go ahead and say this in advance—

if Riz does indeed come out in junior year, and he says, “I’m ace” or “I’m asexual” when referring specifically to his lack of romantic attraction, aromantic people are allowed to be upset about it.

#because yes of course some people irl say ace to mean both bc that’s how they personally identify #but in fictional media the distinction is necessary. especially with how few canonically aromantic characters even exist in ANY mainstream/ #popular media. #I assure you I’m not invalidating anyone who is ace and they mean that to include lack of romantic attraction. #But to look at this from a MEDIA PERSPECTIVE its irresponsible to do this w/out clarification that they also know the word aromantic exists #because otherwise that’s just a conflation of asexual and aromantic without any nuance #and an erasure of aromantic people who are not asexual. #Plus—name a single fucking time a character in mainstream/popular media has said the word aromantic. #Because I can name several instances where they say asexual. But I can’t think of ONE where they say aro or aromantic. #(Maybe that Isaac kid does in season 2 of Heartstopper? But I haven’t seen it so I’m not 100% sure.) #anyways. #the way this fucking fandom—and ANY fandom with a canon aro character—discusses the aromantic spectrum #is blatantly just to remove their own personal guilt for shipping that character with other characters and erasing their orientation. #because yes aromanticism IS a spectrum!! But when people talk about fabriz and say ‘he can still be ace!’ (Which is aro erasure) or #‘he can still be aro!’ They never SHOW riz still being aro or having any kind of complex relationship with romance. #I’m angry and I’m allowed to be. #I get that a ship you liked may be hard to let go of or something #But I’d be much less mad if all the fabriz fans said ‘yeah I know Riz is aro in canon and he and Fabian would never get together. #I just like to imagine it sometimes in fiction/fanon!’ Then that would be a WHOLE different conversation #Because then they’d at least be acknowledging that riz doesn’t feel romance in canon. That fabriz is something that actively #Goes against the canon characterization of one of those characters—and that’s fine. Just fucking ACKNOWLEDGE IT. #But most of these people either WANT fabriz to be canon/believe it WILL BE canon #OR I guess feel uncomfortable confronting the fact that they ARE erasing riz’s aromanticism so they don’t even acknowledge it at all. #fhjy #fantasy high #d20 #dimension 20 #riz gukgak #aromantic riz gukgak #fhsy

[tonariofjananda]

I think about this moment a lot.

Like. It feels really rude that Fushi’s just brushing Tonari off like this, jerking his hand away as if he’s annoyed she even tried to touch him in the first place. The fact that we don’t even see his expression when he does this makes it feel extra brutal. But I think a lot of people see this scene as if Fushi rejecting Tonari’s ‘advances,’ so to speak, and I’m not convinced that’s what’s happening here.

Like, yeah we see that big love bubble at the corner of the panel while she’s telling Fushi how important he is to her, but Tonari’s just reflected on how she feels about him and ultimately rejected her own feelings. Romantic love is not something she wants to feel for Fushi. So I don’t think she was working her way up to a confession. At least, not intentionally (it’s not her fault Fushi’s an empath)!

Instead I think this scene is supposed to be a parallel of the moment that happens between Gugu and Rean.

Gugu doesn’t tear his hand away from Rean’s because he doesn’t want to hear her confession. He isn’t running away because he doesn’t love her back. Gugu pulls away from Rean because he’s rejecting the concern she has for him and his safety. He realizes there’s something greater that he needs to focus on, something he feels only he‘s strong enough to take care of. And he wants to take care of it to keep her and the people he loves safe. Gugu loves her, it’s just not the right time for him to indulge in it.

In my opinion Fushi feels similarly to Gugu (not the reciprocation part though). He appreciates Tonari’s concern and love for him- that’s why he smiles a little and thanks her- but it’s not the right time for him to indulge in that. He‘s still trying to prove that the world is at peace (something he’s doing because of her, for her), he doesn’t need or want her getting involved in his fight against the nokkers.

I wanna reemphasize that I’m not trying to argue that Fushi secretly reciprocates Tonari’s romantic feelings- he’s already said he’s never felt that way about anyone before. I just don’t think he’s outright rejecting them either.

I think the hands in this scene are also what get people thinking this scene is a little more romantic than it is. It’s a standard cliche where one character stops another from leaving after all lmao. But this to me is what solidifies this as a scene that’s not inherently romantic.

Them grabbing at each other like this is a much older, a much deeper thing for them. Back when they were on Jananda, they’d often grab at each other’s wrists because they could never quite see eye to eye. Tonari specifically would grab at Fushi’s wrists a lot when trying to impose her will on him and drag him along. Once they start understanding each other, however, their hands actually touch (ex. Tonari pressing Oopa’s blow dart to the back of Fushi’s hand).

This scene is a little mix of the two. Tonari’s grabbing Fushi’s wrist to stop him from leaving (imposing her will on him) but her hand overlaps with his palm a little (trying to understand him). Tonari doesn’t know what’s happening completely, but she knows enough to know something’s wrong. In a way, Tonari grabbing for his hand is her appealing to Fushi to open up, to let her in, follow through on this connection that’s always been theirs.

But he doesn’t. Fushi rejects it.

I think the chapter image shows it all pretty well too. They’re both reaching out for each other. But while Tonari’s solid in her attempts to reach him, Fushi's all fuzzy. It's as if these are his emotions. Like, subconsciously he wants to reach out, but he can't. So close, yet so far…

#TYE Spoilers #Nova Rambles #Fushi #Tonari #Tonari of Jananda #ToFu #To Your Eternity #Fumetsu No Anata E #To You The Immortal #I have no clue if this makes sense I’m actually exhausted and spent the last few hours typing this out #i was supposed to post some art today actually #but I’ve had these thoughts for so long that I just kind of needed to get them out #it drives me nuts how nobody ever points out the GuguRean parallels between these two when I feel like they’re Right. There #Like. I feel like it romance codes them a little #i want to clarify I DONT THINK FUSHI LOVES TONARI ROMANTICALLY #they’re just like. Romance Coded. Oima ships it a little 🤏 #but will she ever make them canon? I don’t think so. Her Silent Voice protags were hunted to have romantic feelings for each other #but I don’t think Oima ever actually paired them up. so I wouldn’t be surprised if Tonari and Fushi just never become a thing #that’s not what TYE is about anyway so I wouldn’t be too upset #ive said it before I’m more interested in them in terms of Tonari’s one sided emotions anyway so I’m Ok (even if it hurts 😔) #… or who knows maybe after that 500 year timeskip we’ll find out Fushi and Tonari started dating for some reason LMAO #that’d be so cursed #…. sigh. i guess i shouldn’t rule it out tho. weirder things have happened in this damn series #Anyway. #Goodnight. I’ll post the art later 🥱 #if you’ve read this far omg im so sorry

[frecklystars]

I made myself teary-eyed thinking about K and I slow dancing to Elvis music ;-; and how the world is cruel and unforgiving but when we are in each other’s arms we are safe and loved and wanted and cared for and the ache of isolation doesn’t hurt as much because we have each other and and and

#I am on my phone at work so I can’t add my ship tag. wah. #but I associate him with so many Elvis songs because of that split second Elvis is singing can’t help falling in love with you #the scene. w/e you know the one #which is what my ship tag is named after!!! #i just have come to associate so many 60s and 70s love songs with him now bc of that #anyway listening to Love Me Tender and thinking of him holding me close and finding gentle comfort in each other when we are so deeply #hurting. #got me feeling some kind of way #i have to act like I’m not sniffling and weeping while unloading huge trucks #huge black unmarked truck cars as Ken would call them #thank god it’s Sunday it’s always slow on Sundays #let me yearn and weep in pieces. i mean peace. no I mean pieces I’m in shambles here #love notes #when I get internet back I need to remember to add my ship tag to this post #I like keeping everything organized

[elliesbelle]

just a reminder that ellie and abby are fictional characters... people who hcs them being together are not invalid. It's totally okay to state your opinion and not like the ship (as long as you remain respectful), but just because you don't like it, doesn't mean you should discourage others from writing about it.

both ellie and abby are of age, there are much worse ideas people have of them than them being together.

it’s the same situation as the sudden hate train people gave on that one writer a couple of months ago even though they didn’t do anything wrong. If you don’t like what they write, just block them! ✌🏾

just a reminder that i literally am talking about the ship itself and you could have used your brain and eyes for two seconds to see i’m not discouraging anyone from anything and merely stating my opinion.

if my opinion on a ship involving two fictional characters offends anyone, it sounds like those people should log off tumblr dot com for once in their life ✌🏽

#literally like lmfao half my friends and mutuals on here write for the ellabs ship #i still support them and their work? i’m not telling anyone to not write anything #i just think the ship is weird as hell #the fact that i didn’t even name names or anything lmfao #see this is how i know i’m an actual vs some of y’all on here cause lol what kind of message is this fr #anon #belle answers

[peapod20001]

I think. It would be fun to make oc ship children

#random post #I know in my heart of hearts that I’d ducking SUCK trying to fuse oc designs together (I know because I’ve tried rip) #BUT I AM good at making ship children which is like. kind of close #and if I’m not careful. I’ll end up with new ocs. so. win #if u would like to help by naming some ocs of mine (hell. yours too if u want) I’ll try my hand at making some lil guys #I already have some thoughts in my head... cus I actually think about this sort of thing more often than you’d think LMAO

[veganhamsalad]

Amnesty please I have a sad backstory

#that’s a joke and also a ‘I think it’s lame to think you’re cancelled before you’ve even done anything but also I get why it may be seen #not how you would hope #anyways #daisy is the town bike in my shipping wall #look upon second relisten… daisy voice performer did amazing at conveying a post from hell returning intimacy that I can’t shake thinking #about #so it elevated my vague memory of simply liking the development of their relationship upon first listen. it became more tender next time #also idk if I’d say it’s fully romantic but it’s def something #also Jude but only as like. an au sort of thing. like one where the stakes are lower… #same with Julia. that one is more in a ‘killing as a theatrical meaning for love/sex/etc #so like when I’m playing dolls in my head they’re rivals in some fashion #like think that married professors who write papers as if though they despise each other #plus basira kind of. I’m being a hipster about it tbh #anyways I’m sorry if this is kinda weird I do think this is just a byproduct of homestuck being my first majorly interactive fandom #she’s my vriska

[prxckedradiolove]

so normal about dinahboose 🙃😭

#i don’t even know if people ship it anymore all the stuff i see for it is pretty old 😭 #dont care 😎 #i know im evil #im such a multishipper tho.. cooking oil is so sweet at times… #i feel like if your gonna ship greaseball or c.b with dinah i think everyone has this lil yeah dw they get better tho #which is so me im like #AWWW GUYS THEY ARE SO CUTE #but i only ship them when c.b apologizes to rusty and everyone 😡 #then its okay 🥰 #so many thoughts about what c.b did tho.. #cuz i feel like him braking/crashing rusty and being on electra and greaseball’s side is kind of out of immatureity and naive(ness?) #just a lil bit #and dinah helps him realize good morality in some way #but what i love about dinahboose above any other c.b ship is that i feel like c.b could also improve dinah as well #like during theres me he’s so supportive and guenuine and i feel like he would totally give dianh advice #i’m still figuring out caboose’s character tho because he is.. confusing #a lil deranged guy 😭 #wow ok that was a lot of tag talking alright gn everyone #trainrot #dinahboose

[stanger-things]

Why don’t melvin shippers realize that wanting El to find herself outside of a relationship, given what she’s been through and the fact that she’s only 15 years old, is not some kind of insult. It’s not some kind of claim that she doesn’t deserve a relationship at all or is some kind of social leper or that she doesn’t know how to love someone. Many people want the same thing for Nancy! Many people want that for Steve too! To have a journey that does not involve some kind of romantic desire or relationship. This does not mean we don’t love the characters. Nor does it mean we are undermining or insulting them. We are simply expressing what we think the best individual arc would be for that character at this time. Some people make EVERYTHING about a ship, but that isn’t always the case.

#stranger things #anti mileven #i guess??? not really anti them more just anti those that think bylers hate el cuz literally no one does #i LOVE jancy #also loved ronance! #and I’m even cool with stancy if they go that way #but I think a good arc for Nancy would still be for her to end the show focusing on HERSELF #outside of the confines of a relationship #free to pursue her own education and ambitions #and revisit the love thing a little later #i feel the same for El #and that is even if mlvn is ‘destined’ for each other  #obv I ship byler but a mlvn endgame is very possible #which is fine but like can Mike and El pls separate for REAL for a while before that? #they trauma bonded when they were 12 and never really had a chance to breathe #they’ve been in a relationship of some kind since then #but the moment it shifted to explicitly romantic they suddenly lost almost all ties with other people #and yeah yeah realistic but lumax didn’t do that #or Dustin/Suzie #nor jancy #mlvn was set apart as being the relationship TOO dependent #and I thought s3 fixed that it seemed that way #but s4 is like begging them to be dependent again #and like NO ffs stop #mike wheeler #el hopper #byler #simply bc we are the ones constantly accused of hating or infantalizing el

[heavencasteel420]

Sometimes someone will write a fic about Jonathan and reveal in the paratext that they don’t like him much. And it’s like. Yeah. I could tell. Due to your deadening incuriosity about him (at best) or your wildly OOC characterization (at worst).

#I’m bitching here so I don’t comment directly #because everyone is entitled to their opinions #and I don’t want to begrudge someone trying to extend themselves creatively #but it’s like maybe try reading some fics by people who do like him? #idk I also think it’s kind of shitty to do in the j*rgyle tag #one of the few ships with a nonwhite character #and you choose to spend most of the story ignoring him in favor of recapping stale fandom discourse

[imaginarymen]

AAAAA

#Putting this in tags bc I highly do not want this going around for the sake of not getting dogpiled by weird ppl #But idk I do want to say smth ab it @ least so my mutuals know where I’m @ #Yknow I have said b4 that I stay away from ship and fiction discourse but I’m going to say some shit AGAIN #I do think we can and should be able to explore darker themes in fiction and that darker stories r often misinterpreted but like #I think that is very different from just writing shit that treats heavy topics flippantly and without respect for the sake of gratification #I can’t stop u from writing these things but I find that kind of behavior extremely distasteful and harmful #And I understand obvs that depiction of abuse is not romanticization of abuse. Often it’s the opposite #But I find those rare cases of true romanticization incredibly distasteful #So I would honestly prefer ppl who write or condone these sorts of things spare themselves the trouble and not interact w/ me #But also I can’t really control who u follow either so if u do this shit I’ll probs just block u

[blissfulalchemist]

3, 12, 22, 33, 43 for hkarlach!

Thank you Liz! Gave me a bit of a thinking one but eh the intricacies of having a warforged fall in love ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ whaddya gonna do about it.

3. How would one another describe their partner?

HK: The warmest person around, someone that makes him feel alive (yes even literally because her natural heat allows him to have some kind of sensation since it goes through the thick metal to his nerves. She’s tough and protective, he loves how she has to move always, and how honest she can be. And most of all how she didn’t turn against him when it had to come out that he worked under the man she felt the most betrayed by.

Karlach: For once there’s someone as tall as her and can keep up. He can match her in battle and yet has one of the most gentle of touches. She loves his ways of being polite and how slightly flustered he can get when he gets to the sex scenes in novels after she asked him to read it aloud for her (look the whole camp can hear he’s just trying to be polite). Have you ever seen a robot gently holding a baby bird to put back in its nest? It can make you rethink on if there’s good in the world still. But more importantly he understands her feelings and situation with Gortash because he too suffered by his hand.

12. Who picks the other person up when hugging their partner?

They both do! The question becomes who can lift the other higher! Which there is a clear answer for it and it’s HK. Unfortunately he’s a lot of metal and some inner workings that are just heavy so Karlach can lift him so his feet are about a foot off the ground, HK could lift her higher and over his head. It’s a contest yes and there’s a lot of laughter and is actually the first thing he does with her once she gets the second upgrade. It’s a spinning hug and she’s lifted off the ground.

22. Who is in love with the other person’s laugh?

HK loves Karlachs laugh as it is one of the most human sounding things he enjoys to hear, it also shows off her smile. However in terms of level Karlach beats him as his laugh is something that very much isn’t something you’d hear from a warforged and it does objectively have a very robotic computer quality to it, but with him and having all this natural emotion it just is one of the most genuine sounds he can make that sounds as organic as anyone else. And like sure the magic helped in masking the inorganic part for a long time but when he was able to finally drop it and it just be natural for him it was as if the magic one was inorganic afterwards.

33. Who would they love to go on a double date with?

Of my ocs? They’d pick Aza and Astarion. In general anyone that dates Shadowheart. She’d be the most chill of everyone.

43. What do they like to see each other in?

This is a bit of a hard one as there’s an element of HK without the glamour is just metal….so there isn’t much he could put on other than some kind of strap on…..so basically whatever she’s feeling like that night! And he’s a bit weird in that he finds her beautiful and attractive but he’s still trying to find out how to differentiate between that and sexy (it’s even harder when he’s getting five different answers on what that is because each person he asks has their own idea). He does love her in her more casual wear though!

#apologies it’s a non kind of answer for the last one but I find it hard to think on #at least she can get some custom work for whatever mood she’s in…….. #listen I didn’t think about the whole peg aspect when I shipped them I’m sorry baby girl for taking that from you but again #you can have whatever you want whenever you want #x: hkarlach temp tag