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lucyshypemaster · 3 months

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you will NEVER see anyone writing paragraphs after paragraphs hating on keefe like they do with sophie.

#nah im sorry but i need to get this off my chest #how is it that SOPHIE always gets more hate compared to other characters or yk the ACTUAL ANTAGONISTS of the story?#why do ppl keep bringing up the fact that “she has too many powers” or “all the boys love her” TO SHIT ON HER #is sophie's character perfect? no #should sophie's writing be criticized? honestly yes take it up with shannon #but you ask a dumb bitch why they hate sophie and they'll start giving the funniest reasons ever #and it really makes you understand that these bitches will never say any of this if she was a boy #why do y'all expect so much from sophie #she does one mistake and everyone comes for her #she tries to do something and everyone comes for her #she tries to be friendly and everyone comes for her #she gets together with fitz and keefe and everyone comes for her #she manages to use weapons and fight properly and everyone comes for her #she shows a little emotion and everyone comes for her #hell she DOESN'T DO ANYTHING and EVERYONE COMES FOR HER.#“why did you mention keefe” oh bc yk he does a million mistakes and no one bats an eye #you can just clearly see the way this fandom treats sophie and keefe #kotlc #keeper of the lost cities #sophie foster

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red-might-be-dead · 24 days

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hello hi here to force strange thoughts into your brain once again, this time about jrwi (wow who could’ve guessed)

been thinking about this for a little but it’s basically what i think some campaigns would be if not podcasts, i haven’t listened to some of the older ones so i’m sorry they’re not on here :(( if you have any ideas feel free to add them btw :DD

RIPTIDE!!!!! - really long animated series

not an anime though, no matter how much grizzly wants it, it would be an animation style where the characters could have very clearly different nose, face and body shapes, really pushing my riptide nose agenda here sorry, each episode would be like 20-40 minutes long and instead of coming out in seasons there would be massive gaps in between episodes, from 2-6 months long, to leave time for writers and animators to get stuff done (massive team of animators btw, i feel like it would be pretty successful)

PRIME DEFENDERS!! - comics

literally nothing else they could be, just really well made, well performing comics (i’ve already talked about this before you can stalk my talk tag if you really want to find it lmao), the comic company making them would be keeping well away from movies n shit btw

APOTHEOSIS!!! - i wasn’t really sure about this one to be honest

i had to ask my friend and she said anime which i don’t agree with but i can see it, i think maybe a short book series where each book is 150 - 300 pages and is about a different god they have to kill/a different episode, i think that works but if anyone has any better ideas please tell me :D!!

BLOOD IN THE BAYOU!!! - i hate to say it, i really do…

bitb would be a really long really good 80s horror book with strong homoerotic undertones, a satisfied fanbase and lots of active members in the community making fan comics, films, writing, theories and art ect… until well after the book came out……….. and then it would be made into the most egregious and awful live action movie you have ever seen, the most awful casting (like chris pratt as officer dudes….. throws up) and even worse sfx, oh yeah and the characters would be ruined and the story would become so butchered it wouldn’t make sense, they would do some shit like cut out becky so kian just kisses some random lady (removing both a really good and well written character and a layer of kian’s character that i think is super important) and make rolan really be an evil bug spy the whole time so rand has to kill him to save the town also add in a whole new sub plot that never existed like the rand family is secretly a long line of bug alien hunters or something fucking stupid like that and the entire fanbase would murder whoever thought re-writing the story was a good idea (ahaha can you tell ive been through something like this before ahahaha, character morals and motives being removed and whatnot ahahahhahahaha.)

anyways………

THE SUCKENING!!! - live action series

it would be well made though, unlike the bitb movie it would be its own original thing, have great makeup and effects also be well casted and well shot, well written, ect ect, it would bloody and gory and not suitable for people who can’t handle showing bones and organs all over everywhere, lots of shitty rip off merch would be made though and the fandom would be 99% gay little freaks (normal suckening enjoyers) and 1% homophobic straight white men who get mad whenever they see soda and emizel having gay sex on screen or whatever fag shit that biting thing was

again feel free to add your thoughts and ideas and shit in the reblogs it would be nice to read them :DD!!

#red rambles relentlessly #jrwi show #jrwi pd #the suckening #jrwi riptide #jrwi apotheosis #jrwi bitb #jrwi spoilers #jrwi the suckening #jrwi prime defenders #bitb spoilers #suckening spoilers #i think i wrote some shit that could be considered spoilers in those two sections #definitely the bitb one #which i definitely didn’t base around a certain netflix adaptation of one of my old favourite books cough cough #I HATE THAT FILM SO MUCH WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO SOPHIES CHARACTER SHE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A BITCH STOP TRYING TO MAKE HER NICE #anyways like maybe one person who sees this post will know what that’s referencing #and i will admit the books weren’t perfect but at least the characterisation made sense

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camelspit · 7 months

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(spoilers for the marella short story)

i think we need to actually consider the importance of canon marellinh, if that truly is what shannon meant to do (this does have to be taken with a grain of salt, since shannon is known for accidental queercoding.) after all these years of joking about the seemingly implied queer shit between the characters, to actually get something canonical? especially when a lot of us on tumblr are lgbtq+ in some way? it means so much and I genuinley cannot describe my feelings on it. to be in this fandom for years and all of a sudden have this? holy shit. even more insane when you consider a large part of the fandom is christian, many of whom are or have parents who are homophobic. this is a big move from shannon, and I genuinley cannot wait to see if it was intentional.

#this has actually renewed a bit of my faith in the next book #idk. im judt having many thoughts..#the main one being. is it real.#is this really what shannon was going for?#its like. on one hand shes known for this shit and it feels like a trap #but on the other hand. im not sure even she could have that "pretty and italicized perfect' line #without seeing this #especially when connecting it to a lack of serious love interests for both characters #and marellas line about linh in legacy when sophie asked if she liked keefe #just. a lot to take in.#kotlc #marellinh #marella redek #linh song #marella short story spoilers

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nerdy-girlramblings · 3 months

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Fandom Rant: I am so tried of people saying that fictional characters who are naturally kind are "too perfect" and "have no flaws" because they absolutely do. Kindness can be a burden and part of that is putting other people's needs before your own. Not being vocal and communicating your needs and worries because you don't want to burden other people is a flaw. Letting people take advantage of your kindness and abuse it is a flaw. It is not making a character "too perfect" because others are drawn to them because of their kindness for better or for worse.

Fictional characters who are not hurting or being rude outright to people are also flawed like brutal characters. Stop saying they are not just because they are a decent character.

#I tend to like these kind of characters because I see myself in them and their flaws #if these types of characters annoy you that's okay #but they are not perfect #yes this is partly in reference to the take that Sophie foster is a Mary sue #booklr #books #bookish #fandom #movies #tv shows #shows #nerdygirlramblings

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frizzle-mcshizzle · 6 months

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it kinda bugs me un fandom when people will see a parental character make a mistake, or do something that’s morally grey once or twice and people are like well if you actually think about it that makes them a bad parent™️

like it doesn’t make them a bad parent it makes them a realistic character, people mess up and sometimes people do morally grey things with good intentions.

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hundredowls · 4 months

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silly oc doodle..... ballroom yuri

#ocs #ok so im gonna ramble/complain in the tags for a bit bc i love to complain its mostly not even gonna be relevant to the ocs but anyway ok #yknow that diagram abt art skills thats like ability to see/ability to draw #im at the BAD PART OF IT RN #i wanna draw fanart so bad but then i get annoyed bc the fanart doesnt look as good as the source material GHRG which is a totally #unreasonable thing to think bc source material is drawn by Professionals but you know how it is. Art Hard etc etc complain etc etc #need to do more studies etc etc #i wanna be able to draw really good so i can draw the things i love!!!!! even if its hard and tedious i wanna practise!!!! i love art!!!!!!#dont think about whats easy think about whats fun - bokuto koutarou etc #anyway everyday i am sad i have to sit in front of a desk for 8 hours instead of practising drawing :( i wanna table at a con this year....#but is there even time.....#ANYWAY this is somewhat relevant bc in an effort to be less hard on myself mayhaps i will try draw more oc things so i dont feel pressure #(self imposed)#to make it perfect kjskjkd #or at least not as much #and hopefully get over my brain's tendency to Compare Everything #i have like 3 vague sets of ocs (one less vague than the others ive posted one of the characters from that on my main art blog before sjdks #these two are from the next less vague set there is a plot premise and some side characters too. shdks #i thought abt them a couple months ago but then i watched strictly ballroom w sophie n i was reminded of them again #anyway im not good at coming up w fully fleshed out stories i just like to doodle ppl n think of random connected scenarios sometimes sdjk #i did a mini free online life drawing course in the break n i tried to apply what i learnt here.... i will keep practising when i can.....#well. if u read all the way to the end. hello :) KJASKA #im going to shower....

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sophiethewitch1 · 2 months

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Sometimes it feels like it's just me and a totally insane viewing of a character on a tiny little row boat in the middle of the sea

#sophie speaks #yes this is about tim #why does everyone think hes normal all his important character arcs are fully deranged #just. mental breakdowns all around #also that doesnt mean i think hes perfect i think he is an insane loser and thats whats attractive about him to me #like theres the restof the fandom and then me and my mutuals #i can only trust them....

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bookwyrminspiration · 11 months

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the only part about legacy i liked is the scene where bronte is heavily implied to want sophie to become a councillor. other than that the entire experience was MISERABLE that book was. not fun

Correct! Bronte has been an absolute gem this book, between his you should become a councillor/not distract yourself with romance hints and saying he'd be proud if she was his daughter, he's the lone firefly keeping me light in this pitch black hell.

I will say I've also enjoyed Stina; she's not my favorite, but I can really appreciate her development and place in the story here--which makes it even more unfortunate when she gets undeveloped in Stellarlune for the sake of drama. Oh and Tam! He's been a delight, though unfortunately he is currently kidnapped so we're not seeing a lot of him.

Aside from that...I don't think there's anything else I'm enjoying. Smeyer once said that the further you get into a story, the more the possibilities of what it could be narrows into what it is, and the more people you lose who were attached to other possibilities that didn't come to fruition (paraphrased). Which I think might be happened here for me a little.

Because there is just so much talk about matchmaking and finding her parents and how she deserves this etc. etc. And about how difficult its turning out to be to be in a relationship. It's such a central part to the book and I simply do not give a shit! Both about how much its being focused on and how the characters are acting/being written. Yeah, Sophie, I'm sorry you're having relationship troubles, but you literally acknowledged what the mature, reasonable way to proceed was and then didn't do it. Twice. I'm not sympathetic to that

Also the way both Biana and Sophie are like..."would Fitz wait?" in terms of matchmaking when he has canonically said! twice!! that he would go at her pace, however long she needed. Like. Tell me you're being unfair to him and the issue is being forced without telling me you're being unfair to him and the issue is being forced. The whole book is just so unfair to Fitz. He's characterized and attentive and willing to go slow, even though matchmaking is important to him, and then the narrative turns around and makes a bio parent search necessary in connection to him? Rude. He's consistently trying to communicate and be supportive and Sophie's just doubting him and not returning the effort!! So I'm really not sympathetic to her plight. No, Fitz isn't perfect, but I'm upset about all this more

And when Sophie said she was getting really bad at juggling everything she was very very right. Her priorities are all out of order and she keeps ignoring other people, and I understand she's a busy person who deserves a break. But she's letting everything else slack for matchmaking? I cannot find it in me to care.

Listen. I know. I know that Sophie's only ever wanted to be normal and she hoped that's what matchmaking would be for her, one part of her life that was normal. It's just not a sentiment I resonate with so it doesn't really add to the book for me. It was important to her, I get it, and I'm sorry she doesn't get to be normal like she wants. But there are people relying on her, responsibilities she has agreed to and is failing to deliver on--which also brings me to Team Valiant and all that. They're reaching a stage where they're like "we need to work alongside the council, the black swan has always wanted to work with them" and maybe this is because I grew up with a shit government, but whenever I read that I roll my eyes. because like. fuck the council. they have total control and have consistently fucked up in the past, and overestimate their importance as naturally chosen to lead this world, while also wanting us to sympathize with the burden. it is under the council and their choices that these problems have come to pass, so if it were me I don't know if I'd make the same choices as the characters. and I don't think working alongside the council would've ever been my goal. like hooray if they want to do something that benefits our goals to fix everything in the end, I won't stop them, but also. that doesn't make them wonderful and reliable and mean we shouldn't continue to critique and fix things outside of them. like marx said

I think I could stand it more if there was a balance between all her matchmaking/parentage woes and everything else going on in the series, but it just feels overwhelming. And I really don't care. And I don't like how it's being explored and written. So this book has been very painful to read through.

This isn't everything, but its some of it. Fortunately I do quite like unlocked, so I'll have a brief reprieve of enjoyment before I dive into Stellarlune :)

#kotlc #quil's queries #commonghost #i'm not liking how sophie x fitz are being written (NOT because i'm against their relationship. i'm quite neutral on it)#and I didn't like how sophie x keefe were in stellarlune #maybe I just don't like how shannon writes relationships #and as they become more prevalent I like those books less #anyway. not liking this era sophie #loser girl era but in a you're genuinely not being the best person rn not in a silly loser girl way #and like. yeah I know that can add intrigue and characters don't have to be perfect!#that's just. not the kinda story shannon seems to be trying to tell? and sophie's just struggling #and I'm sorry you're struggling but also some of this is very much something you could solve and you're choosing not to #i know I'm being a little unfair but like. book situation is fake my feelings are real #and my feelings are: annoyed

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quietparanoiac · 2 years

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Relative Values (2000)

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desdasiwrites · 10 months

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I swallowed, and scanned the faces staring up at me. No one looked judgy or irritated, even though it felt like such a stupid, trivial thing to bring up. The fear of passing as straight, for god's safe. "I feel like if I'm with a guy, I won't belong here properly anymore. What if I got a boyfriend? I'd feel weird bringing him to pride events, or even telling queer people I have a boyfriend. I'd feel judged."

– Sophie Gonzales, Perfect on Paper

#book quote of the day #sophie gonzales #perfect on paper #bisexual protagonist #internalized biphobia #biphobia #lgbtqi+ representation #high school ya #diverse side characters #ya #young adult #contemporary fiction #romance novels #enemies to lovers #pride month #book recommendations

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sophieswundergarten · 9 months

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I was thinking about how great it is to read about characters who are described as ugly or scary looking and it's not because of their hair or their face or body type or whatever, but because no matter how they look the context of their appearance is all the horrible things they've done in their lives

Like, a vampire or something who is really conventionally attractive but creeps everyone out and the protagonists are really uncomfortable around them from the get-go, whereas a character who is very scarred and doesn't look conventionally acceptable but who has lived a good life, or got the scars from defending others, etc., is described in a completely different way.

Or a villain who is outright described as physically disgusting but it's because they've hurt so many people that their appearance is just collateral damage to all the murders and maimings they've done where the victims tried to fight back.

That kind of thing

And the symbolism, and how looks can be deceiving but gut reactions often are right, no matter how pretty the person may or may not seem on the outside,

And then

My brain jumped directly to everyone's (least) favourite Ten Man: Crawlings

#Afjjsdhfdsfg #It's so stupid #Because I really love all that stuff as a literary tool #And it's so awesome to read and can have so many beautiful uses #BUT WHY DID MY BRAIN GO THERE #Ah yes. A good example of a character who is ugly looking not because of a superficial reason #But because of the consequences of their depravity...#YEP. THE TEN MAN WHO LOST HIS EYEBROW BECAUSE HE'S REALLY BAD AT HIS JOB #PERFECT #Afjjsfhddghjkds #What happened there Sophie Brain??? Are you okay???

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autisticagathasblog · 10 months

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I know everyone and their mother likes to talk about how The Ever is nothing more annoying than "Nepo babies", like we have that discussion every two weeks. but I feel like no one really discusses how overall the school for evil is “groomy” and how their system never comes into question.

#lunchtime lectures #school for good and evil #Like obviously Sophie is a perfect example of it (*gesture to Rafal)#But Never characters aren't given the chance to express about their thoughts #Like I would love a scene where Hester does question her loyalty to Evil and why do her and friends have to continue the cycle #because they were simply born into it.#idk 1 am thoughts

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thatonesongyouretryingtoremember · 1 year

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How are all my girls with godly powers they don't understand, high expectations placed on their head, a traumatic past, no place to call home, and several buckets full of self doubt?

#literally the most perfect character fight me #looking at you Sophie Foster and Linh Song and Raven from TITANS and El Hopper and and and #song spouts bullshit

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wahlpaper · 2 years

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Review: Let's Talk About Love

Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann

CW: Controlling Family, Racism, Acephobia, Microagressions, Drinking, Discussion of Sex

5/5

I have rarely felt so seen by a book! If you are on the asexual spectrum, even if you don't typically read romance novels, I highly recommend Let's Talk About Love. This book is to asexuality as Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales is to being bi. It explores the nuances and the struggles that come with being ace while weaving a very sweet love story.

Alice is a college student who has just been broken up with, more or less, because she is ace. She moves in with her two best friends, not being able to remain in the dorm room she shared with her ex. Soon, the library she works at gets a new employee, the cutest person Alice has ever seen. His name is Takumi and he is about to challenge everything Alice thinks she knows about herself.

Despite Alice's bashfulness, she and Takumi become fast friends. As Alice struggles to decide what he means to her, her best friends become jealous and worry that they are being replaced. The trio are like a family, but are threatening to become just as dysfunctional as Alice's biological family. Utilizing therapy, Alice talks about love, in all forms.

Let's Talk About Love is laugh-out-loud-at-work funny, and immensely relatable. The characters are well formed and one finds themself loving them all despite their flaws. This book sends wonderful messages about asexuality, therapy, being biromantic, platonic love, following your dreams, facing your problems, interracial relationships, and not making assumptions. The only thing I could possibly complain about is the magic trick in Chapter 12. I didn't understand it and kept waiting for it to be called back to, which did not happen.

I hope you will love this book as much as I did! I'll be exploring the other books by Claire Kann soon. Much love to the reader for the audiobook, Adenrele Ojo!

#asexual #ace representation #claire kann #lets talk about love #contemporary #new adult #rom com books #queer books #queer characters #sophie gonzales #perfect on paper #adenrele ojo #biromantic #bi representation #black characters

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battlecrazed-axe-mage · 1 year

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Don't get me wrong, I love the dreamy fairytale-ness of the Ghibli movie version of Howl's Moving Castle, but the book. The book. Sophie, first off, being so incredibly set on being the boring un-gifted un-adventuresome eldest daughter (as is right and fitting for an eldest daughter to be) that she doesn't notice she's working magic, like, constantly? And when a witch shows up like "hey girlie you are fully working SO much magic that I'm feeling threatened, so like I'm gonna put you in the old lady dimension ciao," she's like well. That was weird. Anyway I guess I better go find something to do as an old lady. And she reasons that this famously evil sorcerer who eats young girls' hearts is probably safe for her now cause like. She's old. What's he gonna do to me. And proceeds to bully her way into becoming his cleaning lady. And Howl, known flaky whimsical fuckboy extraordinaire, is like sure okay I guess that works for me. And just as well because it turns out he's also a fucking bottom who kinda digs this strong stubborn lady who's steamrolled her way into his life, kinda weird that she's disguised as an old woman but w/e he's not gonna question her life choices and like it's not actually a problem for him, and by the time Sophie's figured out that oh crap oh shit she's actually kinda into this flighty asshole, what am I gonna do, he'd never return my feelings in a hundred years, Howl's basically accepted that they're mostly married. And also how can you top "my extremely powerful and slightly fey wizard is just a Welsh grad student who wandered into a portal one day" for a character concept. You can't. It's the perfect book really

#howl's moving castle

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mycological-mariner · 1 year

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I finished the 3rd Aubrey Maturin book

#so I was correct in being so stressed out #holy SHIT #it’s the ‘everything bad that can happen does happen but only to one character’#stephen straight up being tortured?!#and then later on being responsible for two - even 3 if you count niccolls - deaths whether indirectly or directly #this book was brutal #god the whole storm sequence though #biting my fingernails off there #and then ofc the convoy and the final battle with Linois - perfect no notes god what a blast #and yes my god I am so happy Sophie and Jack are finally gonna get married I was over the moon when she met him on ship #but damn it’s kinda bittersweet ya know?#god when it described him feeling the ring in the envelope holy shit #come on man #anyways holy shit #anyways #yeah I’m greatly enjoying this series I wanna cry lol #HARD CORE I got Ursula K Le Guin vibes in places #god that was a stressful read #I’m not gonna go into every thing that made me tear my hair out (I’m not even gonna comment on Diana - love her character well written #but NO. I think I’m projecting here tho lol) but do know I thoroughly loved this book #and I loved all the characters #just. I need a nap lol #hms surprise #aubreyad #aubrey maturin #ngl I am exhausted

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