#not cause i hate the ship or anything.

[sarcasticmirage]

I know everyone's kinda -_- abt the casting announcement but honestly I've been just kinda stuck... I'm not involved in kpop at all, but a member of BLACKPINK... BLACK fucking PINK. Is going to be in OMNISCIENT READER'S VIEWPOINT????

like believe me i get it, ORV is much more popular in korea but as a US fan the popularity differential is insane. honestly mind BOGGLING

#orv la #i'm honestly not that upset about the casting... it's insane #but also since it was announced i knew that they were gonna cast heartthrob actors and corporatize the hell out of it #so i guess im just enjoying seeing just how wild it gets #everyone saying 17 yr old kdj would love it is right and its fun to think about it that way #didn't you like ember island players... cause i think thats where we're headed #though i still think a doksang romance might ruin it for me #not cause i hate the ship or anything. #but because pushing them together especially early on #might really ruin their actual relationship and its one of my favorites #orv #also i just saw someone on twitter talking abt how hyped jihye would be abt this and they are RIGHT #SHE WOULD LOVE THIS

[weirdmageddon]

sorry for liking davejade in 2023 btw its in a cool way though

#hs #davejade #like that one person said bi4bi cool silly girl and her lame ass court jester bf who enjoy each others company a lot #“its boring” well not everything has to be conflict sometimes it can be two people really vibing #and being good foils to each other and just sort of being like a lock and key #i dont dislike davekat but i felt like they bickered too much which is Funny dont get me wrong #but i like davejade for different reasons #in that i feel like dave is at his most heartfelt with her #bc jade doesnt do anything to warrant snarkiness. she doesnt make him uncomfortable and that earns his trust like a lot #ppl say its boring cause its a mf ship and they dont get them like i do #and my answer to that as an agender person is who the fuck cares #i hate ppl dismissing mf ships out of hand like…hey bi ppl exist. and even if they were straight they still got a good dynamic #of care and interest towards each other #hes not her knight in shining armor bffr. she has uhhh fucking GUN #they are Equals #jade slaps the shit outta people on more than one occasion lol #they infodump to EACH OTHER and they both listen #remember when jade wanted to infodump to john about physics remember that #dave would eat that up like oh damn that so dope and tie it back to time or whatever. special relativity #since space and time are fundamentally related #sorry im running on fumes rn i didnt sleep last night #ALSO THEY HAVE MATCHING ALCHEMIZED OUTFITS #jade’s dead shuffle dress and dave’s four aces suited both use a midnight crew poster as ingredients #i should draw them together in that mspa style #maybe theyre not even romantic. who said ships had to be. its short for relationship #well theres multiple kinds of relationships. what if they were queerplatonic

[enhanced-operatives-division]

By God Phoenix! What on earth are you doing with Doctor Prism?

(I love them - progress photos under cut)

#i think this ship is EXCELLENT #it goes VERY NICELY next to starstuck..... #actually the thought of prism being reggie's wing man and vice versa is very cute #hehehehe.... #alas im VERY proud of this drawing #I've never drawn anything like this before and like???? it turned out great #esp cause i didn't use a refrence (i hate them to be fair my drawings always end up worse but thats me) #anyways #YAYYYY roxanix. im normal #ieytd #i expect you to die #[agent moose's art] #agent phoenix #roxana prism #roxanix #creator and me #i was gonna do more doodles but ummm i was impatient and really wanted to post this so. yk.

[angelspenance]

Having Kabru as your favorite dunmeshi character and not caring about shipping outside of really specific interpretations/contexts is like fighting an uphill battle. Yes he has beautiful big blue eyes and is a charismatic son of a bitch but my God could he stand there peacefully for five fucking minutes without somebody going woah look how gay he is... girl this ain't about that!

#one time I saw somebody say that they hated him because “he's the cause of the yaoi rapture” or whatever. SHUT THE FUCK UP‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ #it's not his fault that people don't want to say anything about him other than joking about his violent thoughts his eye color or his #obsessive Chessmaster grindset. and the fact that people reduce him. a brown man. down to shipping. with white guys. GRRRRRRRRRRR. I'm good. #cath.txt

[bobmckenzie]

shout out to selfshippers who don’t even really like their f/o’s source material. whether you actively dislike it, or you’re just indifferent to it, you’re still valid and your f/o loves you

#i love all my f/o's source material except for stick which is so funny cause he's like my 1 #my number 1* #i don't hate it i just really don't care about it or have any kind of attachment to anything other than stick who has like. #2 mins of screentime and maybe 5 lines?? it amuses me #self ship #self ship community #self shipping #fictional other #fictional other memes #fictional other community #self shipping community #caitiechat

[acearohippo]

Mermay's over, but I'm not done with it! Anyway mermaid Tang Xuan Au where Tang Xuan is a octopus based mermaid and Li Ling is like a rich aristocrat. They meet when they are kids and become best friends then Tang Xuan goes away. So a few years down Li Ling is an adult and thinks he made it up till Tang Xuan shows up again. Lewis is also going to be in this idea (cause he deserves it) but I don't have an exact idea. I'm thinking sailor who was friends with Xuan and Ling when younger and also has to go away but stayed in contact with Tang Xuan

You put down Octupus!Merman!Tang Xuan, solid as octopus are know for their flexibility and adaptability, but I raise you WingedFish!merman!Tang Xuan, specifically Four Winged Flying Fish. Fast, sleek, [small,] and can perform decent feats of acrobatics when it launches itself out if the water and into the air. They use their ability to speed boost to outmanoeuvre predators, so they're agile too!

Lewis would be a legend, spread in multiple small towns and isolated villages, as a pirate who shows no mercy to other ships that cross his territory, his wrath setting ships ablaze with a terrifying plume of fire that the townsfolk can see clearly from the comforts of their beach. The screams of these tortured sailors travel with the wind from their emblazed ship, providing easy fodder to scare unruly children into doing their chores and listening to their elders.

In reality, Lewis is in a petty sibling cat-and-mousrle game with Bonnie, Lewis actually being part of the Western King's admiral fleet and trying to catch up to his Pirate!Sister before the Royal Navals find her. She smuggles herself onto pirate ships, in the hopes of joining a crew and going on bloody adventures, but since she's a bit too... Excitable... And aggressive... And bloodthirsty... The Royal Naval fleet always gets involved, and Lewis is almost always there to at least rangle her off the ship. He is fine with his sister's dreams, he just wishes they were a tad less violent so he didn't have to lose sleep over her potentially getting caught and sent to the gallows.

With that being said, Bonnie is a bit of a legend herself, among the pirates, as her figure holding a crude, hodge podge farming scythe in one hand and a ball of fire (actually a lit flask) in the other, is the omen before their ship explodes and they're left to die a slow death. She appears out of nowhere and vanishes just as abruptly too.

Then everything you said is happening between our two boys, with the added spice that Li Ling goes off to find his friend, with the idea to find this Legend and join his crew, so that there will be no rules stopping them and no eyes and ears reporting back to his family. Of course, he hops on his Best Friend's™ ship, Lewis, not realising that this man is the Legend and Lewis can only keep a poker face and act like this Fire Fist legend is someone he's met rather than himself.

#the hippo speaks #dislyte #li ling dislyte #tang xuan dislyte #lewis dislyte #btw the fire fist name comes from witnesses watching him and his sister playing hot potato with active flasks and wildly exaggerating #Tang Xuan knows Lewis because they reenacted the little mermaid accidentally on one of Lewis' attempts to grab his sister #he fell overboard smacking his head on a cannon and Tang Xuan had jumped out of the water to prevent him further injuring himself #honestly i feel like tang yun would make for a better octopus merman #they're intelligent but shy creatures too #excellent with camoflauging and tricking predators #he hated that his brother always went off exploring and made the dangerous decision to talk to the Sea Witches to find a solution #anesidora nicole and kara are only too happy to get a new subject to test their spells and potions on #they impressed their father as well #hyde has never been so proud of his kids' ambitions and success #tang yun is forming a legend of his own as a kraken like entity that destroys lighthouses ships buoys anything manmade #it's cause he's following his brother in secret #the irony is that tang xuan is searching for him since he's disappeared #thanks OP for this lovely little au #i hope your pillow is always cold when you sleep #the hippo responds #the hippo tags

[jrwiyuri]

Do ppl actually care a lot about certain ships? Like in of itself even aside from the fact that it brings up certain representation?

#stupid snake talk #cause I don’t actually care about ships cannon or not 😭 #but like ESPECIALLY if it’s not cannon or has substantial backing to be cannon #I don’t hate ships or anything I think they’re cute n shit #but I most often use them to in some way grow my love for both characters #cause I adore how characters interact and seeing them happy and shif #OR if it’s in the case of a crush or smth I will use it to make fun of a character (gh0st knife.. f1sh n chips.. etc) #but 99% of the time ships don’t cross my mind #and so idk #I’m curious how much ppl actually care about ships? #cannon or not #and if a ship being cannon or not cannon changes how much they care about it

[avenger-hawk]

also:

Don’t tag my content as ____ (random problematic thing)

Dude, if you police how ppl tag your content when when they reblog it you kinda make them want to...uh...not reblog it. 

Personally, I tag ships not only when I reblog/post shipper stuff, but also when the characters are in the same artwork or stuff, you know, for being able to find the artwork quicker, cause I don’t remember all fanartists’ names (yup, sorry about that). In short, I tag ships because I want to, and if you have a problem with it because you don’t want to have your precious hands dirty with problematic stuff ok, but you put off a lot of ppl. 

Because others might not tag a ship but they might want to add weird rants on their reblog and they might be uncomfortable since you’re policing notes lol, and even tho I find certain thirsty fangirl comments on certain artworks kinda gross, or I get pissed off when someone reblogs the fanarts with permission I post, tagging some canon shit or papas*ke, I don’t start drama with it, I mean as long as they don’t bitch at me directly who cares...ofc I’m not the author. But being an fanfic author, even if it’s not the same exactly, I’m just happy if someone reblogs my stuff and I don’t look at their tags lol. What if...I mean...what if. you start not policing too. Just a thought.

Hawk out

#fanon and fandom stuff #I was going through my likes and was about to repost some cute thing but then I saw their warning and I unliked everything #cause I don't want to get anxious when I tag something #like. real life is shitty enough I don't need to be policed by some stranger on the internet #anyway sorry. I am ranting but I'm not tagging anything so it just stays on my blog and for my poor followers #it's not like I put these rants in some ship tags clearly wanting shippers to see how outraged I am lol #like when ppl tag my NS stuff as SN...I hate it lol but I'm not going to look for them and bitch. which happened to me once tbh? I don't #remember what was the fanart but I took it down cause the person had a problem with one of my tags and wanted me to change it #so ofc I deleted and blocked the person

[piningprecussionist]

Hey so I filled out this chart (apparently pulled from twitter) and I just wanna know if you guys either A) have a better chart I can be Even More Unhinged with (thought I saw one once) or B) just want to see the absolute fucking Mess Of A Thing I have made

(I do have my initial version and then like 5 others where they're all separated out onto different layers and saved individually-- it features basically everything I could think of, but I'm probably/definitely still missing a few, if anyone has any specific ones they wanna know about and send in.)

Oh also. From the original chart <3 (I Hate Him. /gen)

And also this (the ship this was connected to got upgraded in the newer version honestly)

#charts that might make people kill me actually tbh #(i dont think so actually... but one of my notes on the No chart might not be taken as lightly as intended ydifshjchhfd) #but for the most part even stuff on my no chart i like. dont care enough to be bothered I guess? with exceptions for obvious ones I think-+ #+ like the twins being anything other than friends #ooc #txt #spto #spvtw #sp comic #ship stuff #Death To Straight Wallace. No Girls For You- Notorious Heterosexual *spits* /j #seriously though I hate him he's just there cause he's there in this version of the chart #i think people making him queer is funny as hell but it's not passible to me #yeah ill put this in my art tag. sure #art

[yykh22]

Developping characters

TW: If you like ACOTAR and are not an anti-fan,pls don't read nor comment meaningless hate.

There is a lot of war ships with characters that I will admit feel empty and devoid of character.(Looking at you Azriel/Cassian/anyone else ig) And don't start believing I hate these characters,it's more like I'm disappointed in them and their enormous potential which go wasted with excessive s*x scenes (ngl). I wouldn't mind lots of s*x , if the characters actually had more than toxic chemistry but anyway that is like only a portion of the post...

First, let's adress the female characters, who, by the way, got placed solely for the main male characters. I'm gonna start with Feyre,who is technically our MC, she had potential in the first book and when she wasn't whipped for Rhysand...But it got horrible after that.(I'm not gonna include many example but there is this: When her and the others are discussing Velaris and she points out how unfair it is for the other courts...etc.) Feyre would have had a great arc,if she had actually gained the love of "her" court but instead, Rhysand, gave it to her on a silver plate...Which annoys me greatly. Her character got thrown out to uplift a male "love" interest? Bad and so annoying.

I really feel like writing a fic where she realises how horribly she is treated and leaves, only to return and actually help the Night Court in its entirety. BTW, she stays single and only cares for her court and her kid. I'm not going to dwell that much on it.

Nesta, sweet Nesta with SO much potential that was just there but it all got thrown out to fit a angry-immature bastard. There is so many things wrong with their relationship that abusive doesn't even cover half of it. Plus, her development is only partially good because, compared to Feyre, she actually got decent friends.(It's like the only good part of ACOSF in terms of relationship.) Honestly, one of her greatest asset as a character is that she could have been a wonderful courtier , if she absolutely had to work for the IC. But yk what I would really like? Nesta living a comfortable life, reading books and gossiping with her friends. To make this realistic and make her earn money normally, she could work in a library and devour more books all day. I mean she has the looks, the emotional calm and patience to deal with people. An another wasted aspect is her magic. What's wrong with powerful female characters with no love interest, who doesn't sacrifice their power? It's not like she absolutely has to use it anyway.(Not gonna elaborate,since my idea is pretty vague.) That's all I'm gonna say for Nesta. :(

Elain,who was more of a side character for all the series, still has potential but I feel it is gonna be wasted if she goes with like Azriel but it could work with Lucien, since he has a more fleshed out character.(No hate to Elriel but pls, Azriel is a bland character and honestly also had great potential.) Personally, I would have liked it if Elain ended up with an another side character who didn't have much "screen" time like Gwyn or even Mor at this point. But again, that is a preference!

SideNote: I have more to say about the Archeron sisters but I'm lazy and might make a post about each of them indivually.

Now for the bland ass male character! Yay!(this is sarcastic btw)

Rhysand, NO, I don't want to talk about him.

Cassian, a 500 years old, had a some potential that got wasted for a typical trashy toxic and abusive romance. Honestly, I'm curious why SMJ didn't write him like a sort of Eris and Lucien combine? Like he has the talent of a cunning general but the heart of gentleman with more lawfully good morals. (Is my idea clear?) Like he keeps his energic and liking to battle but isn't an abusive ass? He would have had more chemistry with Nesta that way, like being smart and kindly energetic which matches Nesta's smart but coldly affectionate demeanor. (I'm simplifying their character really bad rn) Anyway, that's all for him,while I do have ideas for how their relationship could have evolved, I'm not gonna post them here.

Azriel, I'm gonna go full rant mode, was one of the main side characters with the most wasted potential and bland character. He basically has no personality beside a weird obsession with "righteous" females? Though I am glad he had enough decency with the Archerons (exclude Elain.) but even then, that is a terrifying low bar for a male character. Plus, it's not like SMJ didn't write about his personality, it's more she never "proved" his personality. Like, you want me to believe he's cunning but make him duel a potential ally only for a woman? Nah, no way. An another wasted aspect is his abilities influencing the narrative? Like I get he's not a main-main character but he could still have more influence,since he is like the spymaster. Just like how Cassian could have more influence, since he is the general? But obviously, all that potential thrown out to write about s*x and more s*x.

(Side note: Since the serie is still not finished, there may be a chance Azriel gets slightly better.)

Overall, I think and have a strong opinion that SMJ wasted a good storyline with bland characters with wasted potential, while promoting toxic relationships and romanticising trauma and abuse.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

#anti-acotar #anti-IC #anti-feyshand #anti-nessian #anti-acotar characters but it's more disappointement than anything #gwynlain or vassalain 'cause they get labeled as simple main interest. #azris bc they have potential and I don't like massive age gaps #no hate only harsh criticisim about a huge aspect of writing a book #these characters deserved better #SMJ critical #ig #pro the vanserras and some side characters #this is my opinion #the ships aren't really the point here #single Feyre #single Nesta

[maretriarch]

the first time i ever saw the word radfem was back when the dancestors were coming out and someone used it to refer to latula/porrim

#this was when like #punny ship names were in vogue #remember when people called. jaderose guns and roses. and then literally took grimdorks from john/rose in an act of m/f hate #caused a lot of tag confusion people were so mad very funny thing that happened that doesnt matter at all bcs. fake nerd thing #i still think roxygens a pretty good one of those clever pun ship names a lot got pretty wordy and annoying. real clunkers #i mean hell we're so far removed i forget rosemary was one of them but like what does. rosemary the spice have anything to do w them lol #it did lead to rosemarried as a term back when the wedding upd8 happened so i guess it all comes full circle #i dont think it was meant bigotedly to be clear at the time this was like. the era when terf and radfem were considered separate entirely

[the-yearning-astronaut]

Human bodies are so unfortunate and illogical. Please tell me again why I need to use kinesio tape to retrain my thumb joints how not to move? Oh, you mean if I don't provide the contact reinforcement from the tape they'll regularly hyperextend and collapse every time I do anything from holding my pencil to driving to opening a jam jar? Causing weakness in my hands, arthritic nodes on my joints, tremors, and severe cramping in my palms and forearms? Cool. Cool cool cool. Love it. -10/10.

#chronic pain #hypermobility #hyperextension #dislocation #in case anyone was wondering #my hands hurt like fuck tonight #the tape is very helpful #except for how my eczema flares up something awful from the adhesive and leaves me with irritated skin and a rash #worth it if i can get my thumbs stable again tho #super excited for my thumb splints to ship this week #hoping that by stabilizing my mcp joints that my cmc joints will figure themselves out too #cause they've been particularly painful too recently #and i don't think the splints i bought include the cmc support #i think the right one has ip support tho? #anyway #i hurt tonight and i hardly did anything at pt today and yet it totally wiped me out #im nearly back to square fuckin one AGAIN and i hate it #i hate it so much #fox thoughts #fox is in pain

[malikselfindulgence]

Worsties of all time I need them grinded to fine dust and then inhaled by a whale

[Template under the cut]

#durianshipping #malik'll makenone 4 him and mei when she's like fronting #oc: Morshid lmk #u dont know how long i stared at the selfishness vs selflessness for a good or bad cause box for swk #almost all of this is them being unreliable narrators btw . theyre so stupid #they gain respect for each other later on after morshid sees swk put himself in danger for MK but it starts out garbage #the thing is morshid's feelings for swk change before swk's except he doesnt reallh say anything that could signify this #so theres a period of time where morshid like . DOESNT hate swk and doesnt understand why swk hates him #meanwhile swk is getting the MOST bizarre signals thrown at him he thought they had a dynamic going and suddenly that's Not Happening #and he doesnt know what to do w it #and swk like TRIES to match the spirit but it just makes Morshid mean again [Morshid doesn't expect kindness and Therefore nice gestures are #false and violent in nature. he is being kind to give me false hope and make it hurt worse] so theyre like . back at square zero #and they dont really want to fight anymore but what else do they have . screaming doesn't feel good anymore. hurting you just hurts me too #now . but how can they stray out of this and into something new and unfamiliar and terrifying?? #kings of zero communication despite preaching communication . ♡ I love them i want them dead #self shipping #self ship #oc x canon