#meanwhile harry

[mylittleredgirl]

all the posts about harry kim getting shafted have me thinking about What Could Have Been and YES he should have gotten promoted and that is the LEAST they could do, but it should have been so much more than that. harry could and should have been the audience self-insert pov growing-into-hero character we deserved.

basically, he's perfectly set up to fill the wesley crusher role on voyager without the three things that pissed off tng fans (unfairly imho): that wesley was a literal teenager, a civilian who hadn't earned the right to be an officer, and that he was overpowered because he kept figuring out answers alone.

harry's strength isn't in his individual genius, but in his a) relentless starfleet optimism, and b) ability to collaborate and bring out the best in other people. his weakness is that he has been on the job for 14 hours when everything goes to hell.

if they weren't so allergic to continuity, voyager is set up to be theee individual character development show and they should have leaned into that hard (because tng was the "these characters are already the best starfleet has to offer" one and ds9 already had the "we all have to learn to collaborate with our different objectives and points of view" story well in hand). so let harry be the flagship character of that story!!

first off: he shouldn't have walked on board as the operations officer. almost nothing has to change for this. let his first conversation with janeway when he comes on board be about his potential. "it's a special privilege to be a starfleet officer's first captain," she says, which tells us a lot about her character right off the bat (she's great at spotting potential and loves to develop people). "your job is to do your best and watch and learn from the experienced officers around you, and one day you'll make a great one."

and then two scenes later we get flung into the delta quadrant and the senior bridge officers DIE, and in that moment of holy shit this is my first day on the job and all these people died and i don't know what's going on, harry steps up!! and in the ocampa arc he shows how he handles first contact like a starfleet officer even when literally dying. after the pilot we would totally get why janeway is like "welp i guess you're getting that chance to be a senior officer a lot sooner than expected." both he and the audience know that he's stepping into huge shoes he's not really qualified for (last held on-screen by DATA) but we want to root for him!!

and i don't think anyone else's story has to be sacrificed for this either. i know the EMH and b'elanna have fish-out-of-water senior officer stories already, but this is something different. those two are both fully confident in their individual abilities, but need to learn the interpersonal skills to work with others and lead a department. harry needs practical experience to offset his academy idealism and develop faith in his own skill.

and tom's story isn't competition because that's a "second chance" narrative and has a totally different arc.

so that's the setup, and THEN we get to go through all the things that actually already happen on-screen with harry (and more of the same -- a "nightingale" type story should have happened way sooner). there should have been more of the kind of scenes with janeway that we got at the end of "emanations" where she helps him process his experiences and recognizes him for his development. give the kid some medals! his night shift command could have been be a big deal!

and YEAH he finally gets promoted! i think it should come either after "the killing game," or after an unwritten episode where all the senior officers are captured somewhere and harry has to rally a handful of lower decks crewmen to save the day. that would be a fantastic episode in this storyline actually, because it could start with him kind of bemoaning that he's not really a command officer because he doesn't get to / can't make these bold command decisions on his own that janeway & chakotay do -- janeway especially gets a lot of individual heroism moments. but here you have him in charge of some scared crewmen and yeah he makes some decisions but also he leans into his strengths and raises them all up. in some nice narrative parallels, he gives them a speech that janeway gave him early on about how You Can Do It Actually.

and at the end of that, janeway gets to talk to him about how every captain has a unique style. she can't give him his own ship, but here, now he's one pip closer.

anyway since that did NOT happen paramount owes me money and they can pay me back by having the phrase "youngest admiral in starfleet history harry kim" spoken aloud and guys you literally have FOUR actively airing shows where this could happen.

#star trek voyager #all of this is isn't that original so probably didn't need to be resaid but it's my blog and i want to #harry kim #deserved this!! garrett wang deserved this! #and voyager would've been so much better for it i'm still so mad #voyager is deep inside in The Fandom Zone of that alignment chart. so much character potential wasted #meanwhile harry #star trek thoughts

[incorrectly-mischievous]

Remus: babe, I know I said I’d hype you up so you look better than your brother, but-

Sirius: I know, I shouldn’t compre myself to others. We’re all in our own journey

Remus: What? Who the hell told you that? I was gonna say that, if things start going downhill, I’ll pretend to choke and you can save my life in front of everyone

Sirius: I love you. Thank you for not trying to make me a better person

#remus lupin #sirius black #the marauders #wolfstar #hp #harry potter #james potter #lily evans #peter pettigrew #the marauders’ era #jegulus #regulus black #marylily #meanwhile regulus is trying to convince James to do the same

[shima-draws]

Ghost Cora AU where he’s actually been following Law around ever since he died but nobody has been able to see him, so all he’s able to do is watch Law get hurt and suffer in silence. UNTIL, miraculously, the battle of Dressrosa ends, and for some strange reason—through some supernatural bullshit or maybe just fate—one person is finally able to see him.

Law is sitting on the deck of the Yonta Maria watching everyone party when Luffy comes trotting over to him. And Luffy plops down beside him and says, “I’ve been meaning to ask, Torao, but who’s that really tall blonde guy with the funny makeup that’s been following you around?”

And Law’s just like

#Meanwhile Cora is absolutely THRILLED. LMAO #Eventually Zoro calls Perona over and since her devil fruit power deals with ghosts. She makes it so that Law can see Cora too #(And by some bs he’ll probably be brought back to life somehow idk) #One Piece #Trafalgar Law #Donquixote Rosinante #Cora #Corazon #Luffy #Law: Ha. Haha. #Law: You’re shitting me right. #Luffy: ??? What? No? #Cora: LAWWWWWW 😭😭😭 #Luffy: He’s crying your name this guy CLEARLY knows you Torao #Law; having a mental breakdown: Uh. Uh-huh??? #Shima speaks #Sorry I’m coping. I’m coping really hard rn #Actually. I feel like I was more upset about Cora’s death than Ace’s. WHICH LIKE. YOU’D THINK IT WOULD BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND BUT #I’m very. Very weak for the unsuspecting father figure who dies trope #(Sideeyes Tony and Harry (who didn’t even die anyway but it was still Traumatic for Eggsy to watch)) #COUGHS

[simplyjustagirlsblog]

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[orangepajamas]

stinky-sock kitsuragi and green chartreuse du bois

#the only kim contrast in a reverse au is that he smokes more #and has no filter #meanwhile harry would be clean #more patient #and probably put 6 in Psyche #disco elysium #disco elysium au #disco elysium reverse au #reverse au #kim kitsuragi #harry du bois #de #disco elysium fanart #tequila sunrise #artists on tumblr

[seleneprince]

Unpopular opinion #2

Severus wasn't in love with Lily.

He had an unhealthy emotional attachment towards her because she was his first friend, the first person ever to be nice to him and whom he could trust. There isn't a single paragraph or sentence in the canon material that implies his feelings for her were romantic, beyond the patronus thing, and that doesn't necessarily mean it was romantic.

She was his best friend, they grew up together, and Severus' life outside of her was miserable (abusive parents, bullying, bigoted housemates, the death eater cause grooming him), so it makes perfect sense he thinks of her to cast a patronus. His only happy memories were probably with her.

She was his family, his anchor, and I dare to say, his sister. And when she died because of the prophecy he overheard, he felt like he killed her himself. He condemned the only person who ever cared about him.

That's why I can't stand the common interpretation of Snape as this lovesick/simp/obsessed stalker in memes and fanon stuff. He literally said it himself, in the books:

"I thought we were friends? Best friends?"

He didn't sound disappointed, or sad, or bothered. He was stating the truth of what he felt. He wanted Lily as his friend, nothing more. And like any normal person, he was broken when he lost her.

#meanwhile we have lily CANONICALLY blushing when severus looks at her in the eyes #it sounds more possible to me that she was the one having a crush on him #but it was unrequited and she knew #snily #i have nothing against romantic snily #but i prefer it when lily is the one pining after him initially #severus snape #lily evans #pro snape #marauders era #anti marauders #harry potter

[iamnmbr3]

Draco: --and then he said "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks." Can you believe it? Not that I care. Who would want to be friends with him anyway?

Pansy: Draco. That was FOUR YEARS AGO!

Zabini: *facepalming* Pansy tell me when it's over.

#the rest of slytherin house; please make it stopppp #meanwhile harry's over at the gryffindor table like #'huh. malfoy only put 1 lump of sugar in his tea instead of 4. he only does that when he's distracted because he's upset about something.' #ron & hermione: why do you know these things? #drarry #Harry Potter #Draco Malfoy #humor

[stephgingrichs]

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - Launch Trailer

#pete and mj: dramaaaa meanwhile harry in the back: half dead #this is gonna be so good i can't wait for my game to arrive on friday aaaah #peter parker #harry osborn #mary jane watson #marvel's spider-man 2 #spider-man 2 ps5 #spidermanedit #videogameedit #playstation #video game gifs #gamingedit #insomniac spider-man #marvel #marveledit #dailygaming #dailyvideogames #**

[itsphantasmagoria]

Draco: *flirts aggressively*

Harry: MARRY ME

#harry with long pretty hair is my new favorite harry #also thank mallstars for the white streak in his hair #just some pretty guys flirting via insults over a pint and probably falling in love because theyre obsessed with each other #drarry #drarry fanart #draco malfoy #harry james potter #i want to pet their hair and tell them theyre pretty #meanwhile their friends are screaming at them to JUST FUCK ALREADY GOD #boys in skirts #itsphantasmagoria

[larrylimericks]

6Nov2023

Hairless Edition Many tears, like the curls, have been shed. “He’s acting!” “He’s balding!” they’ve said. At U2’s Vegas home: A shiny, sleek dome ... Not the Sphere — Harry’s freshly shorn head!

Homeless Edition The internet’s taking-the-piss-ing: Harry’s house and his hair have gone missing. Ol’ Ben’s attic shuffle’s Now hotels with Russell, While his husband squawks on about chicken.

#larry #harry #harry styles #harry's hair #deuxmoi bullshit #allegedly harry was seen at a U2 residency show at sphere in vegas #bono snippeted 'sign of the times' the other night #and some of harry's band of misfits and eejits were seen there #so it seems plausible he was there #deuxmoi ran a 'spotted' about seeing harry there #with a fresh buzzcut #i don't know if the pic has been confirmed or if fans are taking the piss #also the rags are making a story happen about his being homeless again #as his mansion gets renovated #and goes on to conveniently explain why he and taylor are being seen so much in central london #as that's where they're staying in a hotel #hussell #meanwhile louis is cranky #limerick-hs #limerick-lt #i know i'm pretty absent #i'm still mostly following along #but i have less and less time and patience for these homosexuals #double edition #november 6 #2023

[linktoo]

WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN GET HARRY ASK LILIENNE OUT WITH KIM THERE 😭😭😭 ME ON A DATE WITH A WOMAN PLUS KIM

WHY THE FUCKS HE THERE IM CRYING

hes so fucking dramatic

#kim kitsuragi #lilienne carter #harry du bois #disco elysium #linktoo rambles #everyone's too fujoshi headed to look up what happens if harry asks out a woman meanwhile this shit happens

[kasirose]

Malec outfit swap cause they dressing up as each other this Halloween ✌😂 cause why dress up as other characters when you're a hot couple 😗

Yo, Alec with eyeliner is lowkey intimidating tho 😂

#man it was so strange to draw magnus without glitter XD #meanwhile dumping glitter and eyeliner on alec was fuuuun #malec #malec fanart #alec lightwood #magnus bane #shadowhunters #shadowhunters fanart #the mortal instruments #harry shum jr #matthew daddario #halloween #spoopy month #halloween costumes

[ecoamerica]

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[instantramenfactory]

Posting these here too

#my art #the flower that bloomed nowhere #utsushikome of fusai #ran of hoa-trinh #kamrusepa of tuon #disco elysium #okay actually i‘m gonna ramble a bit abt in the tags #the orange circle behind ran is obv a reference to kim‘s white halo #but while kim‘s is supposed to represent a sunrise ran‘s is supposed to be the evening sun #bcs kim is meant to be a savior and a new beginning to harry and the player #meanwhile ran is the opposite! #su wants her to judge her she wants to be told that she’s unforgivable #kim is the light meanwhile ran is a weight constantly pulling su back under or smth #also funny that kim is seen as a fantasy for suicidal people #meanwhile ran‘s reaction to su‘s whole thing is to tell her to die #perfect. 10/10. god they make me insane

[libracorpvs]

the boycott is going well, i see

#jk rowling #harry potter #sHe'S eViL bOycOtt hEr #meanwhile: books films videogame and west end play remain popular with a new tv show and audiobooks in the works 💁🏽‍♀️

[theshadowrealmitself]

Harry Osborn seeing his best friend start to withdraw from everyone, seeing him obviously lose sleep, seeing him with more and more bruises that he’s attempting to cover up, seeing the way he’s so jittery around everyone now, seeing how he freezes whenever someone brings up Spiderman

Harry Osborn thinking “oh. my dad was right. I need to get rid of Spiderman.”

#I love hero misunderstandings #I love it so much #I also love protective friends #and protective crushes because y’all don’t have to see this as parksborn but I do love parksborn #everyone else not trusting that shady photographer that follows around Spiderman #meanwhile Harry Osborn doesn’t trust that ‘hero’ that has his friend unsettled for some reason #I love it #peter parker #spiderman #spider man #harry osborn

[seleneprince]

"I wonder what kind of sleepovers they have in Slytherin. Bet they spend the night worshipping the Dark Lord and preaching the importance of blood purity"

"Yeah, they probably just have silly tea parties and talk shit about the rest of us, those pompous snakes"

Meanwhile, the Slytherin dorms on a normal day:

(Spoiler: Pandora and Snape are the ones to suggest it everytime, and the rest of girls follow out of curiosity)

#i saw this and i just thought it #they're gremlins most of them #“girls will be girls” #“what's more feminine that summoning dark creatures together after a skin care routine?” #the girls are dissapointed because they think the rituals fail everytime but they don't relent #meanwhile they boys are already used to this shit and have come up with strategies to deal with the creatures #they even capture some of them to practicse spells on them or simply out of boredom #they turn them into exotic pets that no one outside slytherin are aware of #they're too busy with their inner drama to care about the houses' opinions #slytherinpride #slytherin #hogwarts #wizarding world #hogwarts headcanons #house slytherin headcanons #snape gang #snape's gang #hogwarts 70's era #the marauders era #marauders era headcanons #70's slythering gang #pro snape #harry potter #harry potter headcanons #snapedom

[ecoamerica]

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