#only fanon is acknowledged

[fromtheseventhhell]

Arya and Dany stans: *discuss the likelihood that they'll have a positive relationship given their parallels, foreshadowing, status as key characters, and being two of George's favorite characters*

Stansas: Is this Sansa shade?

I think it's hilarious that Stansas got mad at me for (accurately) pointing out that they accuse Arya and Dany stans of being motivated by Sansa hate simply because...we get along and like both of them lol. The idea of them getting along is about their characters and has nothing to do with Sansa. Just because they pit Dany and Arya against each other for Sansa's sake doesn't mean we're motivated by the same thing. Are there some conversations that bring up Sansa + Arya's strained relationship? Absolutely, that isn't baseless in the books considering they're written as foils and George has already said they have issues they need to work out. The "Stark sisters 4ever" fantasy they have is just that, and it's funny we never see this same energy for Arya being turned into a prop for her sister 🤔. Sisterhood didn't stop Sansa from siding with Joffrey, telling Cersei that Arya was a traitor (even though she had no idea where Arya was), or calling Arya unsatisfactory when she thought that she was dead so why are we supposed to pretend it's an all-important factor when discussing Arya's potential relationships with other characters?

#arya stark #daenerys targeryan #anti sansa stans #fandom forever talking about how the sisters writing is misogynistic but when we acknowledge that conflict it's an issue #yes Arya loves her sister but that doesn't mean all of their issues are going to magically disappear when they reunite and this is somethin #we were explicitly told by the author! guess we're supposed to just ignore what he said cause it doesn't fit fanon though #this idea that we're constantly thinking about Sansa and forming our opinions to spite her is so insane I can't #we can't even like two female characters without it being turned into a conspiracy theory 😭 #the real issue is that they can't stand that we talk about Arya as her own character and not just a prop for Sansa #cause where's this energy for the Stansas and /supposed/ Arya stans who come together to hate on Dany?? #or for the ones who erase Arya's entire story and mold her into a prop whose only purpose is to serve Sansa?

[briliantlymad]

A lot of the people doing sw analysis are either

"Anakin is the only one wrong"

Or

"Anakin did nothing wrong"

It's funny cus both sides keep taking potshots at the other for not understanding the source material when in fact they're both extreme and wrong. I be scrolling through the tag and I can make out when someone makes a post in response to the other but neither @ each other shsjsjdjdjd

Must be nice. Not being able to understand that characters can be multidimensional and that plot developments can be influenced through multiple factors.

#i feel like. what ever your version of fanon anakin #its ok to write him however ya want in your fanfiction #but if you're pushing your analysis as the only correct interpration and the other side is just stupid #at least bother to see anakin as more than an uwu baby or as evil incarnate #anakin skywalker #star wars #bro contains multitudes #i promise you can acknowledge context and background of a character when you're analysing them

[arabian-batboy]

At this point I don’t know who is more annoying. Fanon fans who get all their knowledge from wiki pages/Ao3 and are shamelessly spreading misinformation everywhere, or stuck-up elitists who think they’re the only people on Earth who read comics and that their own personal interpretation on ambiguous subjects is the hard truth and everyone who disagree is automatically misinformed.

#at least half the time fanon fans will acknowledge their mistake if you call them out #but some of these elitists will die on the hill that they're the only people on Earth who can read #I'm sorry to tell you this but you're not the actual writer of the comic #so unless something was explicitly stated as fact #then you have no right to tell people that your analysis on unclear storylines/characterization is better than someone's analysis #again when it comes to unclear/ambiguous subjects

[myimaginationplain]

If I have any Undertale fanon pet peeve, it's probably the way Frisk is sometimes relegated to being "the kid" of the group who the monsters effectively babysit and tend to, in a way that really runs up against how the characters actually interact with the player in canon.

With the exception of Toriel & Asgore, who both want to be surrogate parents to Frisk & are both hundreds of years older than any of the other main characters, the monsters speak to & interact with Frisk as a peer. Sans & Papyrus most of all, imo; Sans in particular is constantly leveling with Frisk. But he's probably the most vulnerable to dad-ification in fics & fanart. It's not like I'm mad at it; I've read & enjoyed a couple PTA step-dad Sans fics in my time. But it can be annoying to me when "little Frisk & their crew of babysitters" is treated like the default mode of interaction in fan work when it's so unlike canon (especially for mister "You'd be dead where you stand" over there.)

#unless I'm forgetting something toriel is the only character we really see acknowledge literally any possible maturity gap #which I find interesting honestly. because even though they obviously know frisk is a child (striped shirt & all) #they don't really seem to care or relate to frisk in the same way a human adult would to a child of indeterminate age #undertale #frisk #toriel #asgore #sans #papyrus #canon vs fanon #I'm not trying to be the no-fanon police or anything #just ranting about something that mildly annoys me

[starlooove]

If ur blaming bad writers for why you only read WFA and fanfic…boy have I got some news for you!

#girl just say u wanna read fun shit like don’t pretend it’s genuinely that #Like if I said I don’t read fanfic I only read comics bc of bad ooc writing… #c’mon yall #and the bad writing in question is Bruce being mediocre at parenting the JL being competent and not kissing the bats asses and tim actually #having a personality that’s not easily palatable insecurities and ‘flaws’ that the masses can relate to without feeling bad about themselves #cause It’s easy for y’all to say ur overworked or do too much #It’s not easy for y’all to say ur arrogant or petty in a way that’s not ‘girl bossing’ #like can we talk about that too when y’all acknowledge Tim’s flaws it’s always in a ‘haha so real’ kinda way #Like u can never sit down and say this dude is petty and at times narrowmined and it screws him and the ppl around him over at times #It’s always ‘he’s so petty he’s real asf’ but when you talk about how weird it is to hold THAT kind of grudge against a 10 year old #now we’re victim blaming 💀 #I wouldn’t dislike fanon so much it y’all weren’t so weird about tbh #OH and god forbid the JL being competent without Bruce #god forbid they can do their fucking jobs #shocker 😱 the entire JL doesn’t revolve around Batman #most of them are not super duper intrigued by what he and his kids are doing 24/7 #woooooah #started reading GL (FINALLY SORRY) and I’m never gonna forgive what y’all did to hal Jordan 😏 #Im not fixing that emoji 😕 #BUT IM ALSO NEVER GONNA FORGIVE HOW YALL TREAT OLIVER QUEEN

[poppyseed799]

I feel like life series fanon jimmy is kind of mischaracterized and there’s an easy way to make sure you’re doing it right: he has a lot of unearned confidence

#the tags is where I’m going to ACTUALLY say stuff LOL!!! #but like I love life series Jimmy mkay. he’s got that curse of dying first and all. which is what I mean by fanon cuz curses aren’t real #but a lot of fans make it like Jimmy accepts the curse? or even acknowledges that it’s real. which bugs me a bit cuz No He Does Not #(side note tho. I’m not mad about it. I know ppl wanna explore the concept of someone cursed to die first and that’s what they’re doing) #but like Jimmy would just be so in denial about it okay. even if you managed to convince him he would be like ‘..BUT SURELY THIS TIME’ #and this relates to ranchers too. I love ranchers ok. mostly cuz my sister does tbh LMAOO she loves them. but ranchers fan content isn’t #what I’m looking for cuz it’s so often stuff like.. Jimmy being like ‘I’m sorry I’m cursed’ and Tango being like ‘it’s ok love u anyway’ #but it’s really more like ‘CURSED?? NO! WE WILL WIN!’ which I think is MORE fun for the aftermath of their death. meeting in the afterlife. #I NEED to see ranchers content where they keep denying that the curse is real then Jimmy dies and they’re ghosts or whatever and Jimmy’s #like ‘oh no. we didn’t break the curse. tango probably hates me now. he only liked me cuz we thought the curse wasn’t real.’ and tango to be #like upset at first as anyone would be when they die. but then he like notices the way Jimmy is acting and he’s like ‘no.. ranchers 4 life’ #???? what am I saying. hire me for writing fanfic I totally know what I’m doing. #anyways what I’m saying is Jimmy is the canary but he’s the canary that’s like ‘SURELY I can sing for the miners the whole way THIS time’ #he is NOT the canary who says ‘WELL time to eventually stop singing in this cave’ #HOWEVER I do think that although he has loads of unearned confidence and is in a constant state of denial. he does also have that crumble #sometimes. so it’s not totally ooc imo for him to act like that. but it would be rare moments and also mostly post death #ANOTHER SIDE NOTE I WANNA SAY. I HATE the way I’m saying this as if it’s fact. it’s my personal analysis and just because I think it’s right #doesn’t mean I want to present it as undeniable fact. I could be misinterpreting. if you want to interpret life!Jimmy’s character different #then go on ahead. I don’t hate fanon Jimmy I just wish I saw more like how I see him. that is all. #ok I lied I also wanna add that I’m bad at explaining things ESPECIALLY personalities so it’s possible that I didn’t convey what I wanted to #say properly too. sorry. OKAY NOW THAT IS ALL.

[the-far-bright-center]

Ever since the Kenobi show came out the entire SW fandom now seems to think Obi-Wan Kenobi is the main character of Star Wars. Not Anakin, not the Skywalkers. Obi-Wan. Just because Disney made a big-budget fanfic about him. 🤦🏽‍♀️

#don’t know if I should laugh or cry 😅😭 #and no... I'm not saying other characters shouldn't receive attention #in fact...under different circumstances i would not mind at all #but within the context of Disney's terrible and destructive 'sequels' #(which had a decidedly 'anti-Skywalker' bias!!!) #i will always be inherently suspicious of the way Disney portray ANY other SW characters #because Disney NEVER truly acknowledged Anakin Skywalker as the CENTRAL FIGURE OF THE LUCAS SAGA #in fact they tried to pretend he wasn't 'that important'... tried to destroy the ENTIRE meaning of his story #and reduce him to nothing but 'Vader' #so why would I welcome yet another entry into this same madness?? #i'm not even getting into detail about my views on Obi-Wan's character here #only to say that I love him dearly #but i love the tragically flawed Lucas CANON version of him #not the 'long suffering saint' idealised fanon version i'm seeing everywhere these days #and the fact is -- no matter how much people like him #he's NOT the central character of the story and never will be #there's a reason it's called the SKYWALKER saga... ffs #anti-disney #or perhaps more accurately #anti-disney sw fandom

[lesbiradshaw]

it's funny to look at DC (the comics & animation side at least) vs Marvel when it comes to 🌈🌈🌈

b/c it's been years since harlivy was made canon and they still get viral social media attention & fanarts + lgbt cast w/ names ppl actually recognize, then there's marvel whose execs (allegedly) send angry emails when pride flags show up in a background of a popular release + their lgbt rep almost never shows up/gets focus and most audiences can't even name them

very true lol. the mcu especially has done a shitty job especially at showing characters’ queerness on screen and even if they do portray it it’s in a way that can be easily edited out or written off BUT for the record these are my canonically queer marvel favs. deanoru, ayoaneka, and america chavez you will always be famous!

#karolina was the first canon lesbian i was introduced to in comic book media and nico being japanese is so personal to me #im rlly hoping they show more of ayo and aneka in future projects #i get very annoyed when (majority white) stans only acknowledge the canonical queer characters to prop up their (majority white) fanon ones #likeeeee the amount of people who say they have to scrounge for queer rep in the mcu but ignore the ones that exist #like the rep isnt plentiful but. theres stuff thats there #and personally i feel that its malicious to ignore queer poc in order to ONLY focus on white characters whose queerness you just made up #but anywho #i rlly love ayoaneka’s comics and if you havent watched marvels runaways i enjoyed it! #but you will have to pirate it since they took it off d+ :/

[castielmacleod]

Listen I could easily contrive some self-indulgent fanfictiony situation where Cas does end up giving Crowley a handprint scar on his shoulder after saving him from whatever for whatever reason but it’s just then how could I live with the sheer embarrassment of unironically writing that and making myself known as the guy who HATES D/stiel yet simultaneously is like

#Not that Crowley with a handprint scar wouldnt slap because god it would #But thats because the handprint just. Slaps. Just entirely on its own divorced of any and all context that goes hard as hell #And that’s the big damn problem with D/stiel ultimately. Because from a purely conceptual theoretical standpoint it sounds like #a truly amazing story. #But the way Dean treats Cas. Is utterly irredeemably unforgivable #And that’s a narrative tragedy—Cas pulling this man out of hell and falling in love with him only to get treated like shite in return #As much as it’s a tragedy for the viewer. Because that conceptual theoretical amazing story turns into a dumpster fire before your very eyes #And that’s why I don’t not sympathise with the way D/stiel stans have invented their own fanon version of the relationship #As annoying as they are I can hardly blame them for wanting fix such a colossal fuck up when it had such incredible potential #But really the annoying part is how they’ll act like what they’ve created is NOT fanon and is actually in the show #And won’t even acknowledge how abusive Dean is toward Cas in canon. If they’re not already romanticising some of those scenes #Or victim blaming Cas or treating DEAN like the victim. Et cetera #Anyway I’ve kind of lost what my original point was going to be here so I’ll just say that D/stiel frustrates me to no end in so many ways #It could have been. But it so wasn’t to the point where it now very much shouldn’t. Stan Crowstiel 😘 #My posts

[jesterwaves]

I did say that I would play hived swap act 2 only if act 3 came out ...so maybe I will

#if i can justify spending money on it #i dont know that ill like it as much as act 1. my expectations are really low but i cant judge until i experience it one way or another #ive been back on a hs kick recently.... it was fun.... trollsona redesign 500 maybe #hiveswap is the only post hs (as in act 7) media i care about. im not too pleased with what ive heard but i think i could still enjoy it #even if its not exactly what i wanted it to be #still upset about what ive heard about a certain characters whole thing... and certain connections back 2 homestuck #however. genuinely kind of hilarious that i got covid like. as the game was announced LMAO #(but one thing i am excited about for act three is FINALLY violetbloods maybe this one wont be a bad person (doubt)) #(i was a fan of eri back in the day but. i now acknowledge that he was like. terrible! like literally wanted to do a genocide #i literally just saw violet and the ocean and was like 'hmm i will not think critically about this guy' #did not help that i heard a lot about the trolls b4 reading so i had fanon characterizations in mind. #anyways #when i recover. be prepared. im going to post hs art in 2022. or later even. who knows. but it will happen. #hmm these tags look long. if u actually r reading this sorry #to be deleted maybe....

[windnorrain]

one thing i wished was a bigger thing in fanon and fanwork for bkdk is acknowledgement of just how much that period of being a vigilante changed izuku. i’m not saying he’s a completely different person, but he’s also not the same doe eyed kid he was on his first day at UA. hori illustrates this for us even in the way he draws him- notice his eyes are usually more narrow that the wide circles they were before

#he changed #and not just in that hes traumatized #thats true #but he also moves with a surety snd steeliness he didn’t before #it’s rly fascinating honestly #i also acknowledge tho tht the main reason why fanon is like this is bc many ppl are anime onlys

[threewaywithdelusion]

The fact that Roy canonically goes to gay bars and hangs out with drag queens is criminally under-utilised in fanon.

Where are my stories about the boys trying to support Colin by going to a gay bar and then being gobsmacked when Roy knows everybody there? Where are the stories where Roy gets caught at G-A-Y by the paparazzi and outed, only for him to insist that he’s straight to the team, who think he’s trying to save face and keep making grandiose gestures to prove their support to an increasingly infuriated Roy. Where are the stories about Roy and Keeley going to a gay bar together (with the yoga milfs) and running into one of Keeley’s ex-girlfriends?

What about Jamie thinking he’s doing super subtle bisexual signalling (cuffed jeans, layers, iced coffee, etc) only for Roy to clock him immediately and start trying to signal his support to Jamie à la Trent’s gay mug, only for it to backfire as Jamie assumes Roy is trying to come out.

Where’s my Roy who’s known he’s queer all his life getting invited to a gay club by his yoga friends for the first time and panicking, (because he’s never acknowledged this part of himself and how can they see it?), only to go to the bar and have it feel like he’s coming home. Where’s my Roy who’s absolutely certain he’s straight (after all, he’s being going to gay bars for years and he would know by now if he wasn’t) having a fucking heart attack as he falls for Jamie and has to reconceptualize his identity at 40. Where are the comedies about Keeley and Roy knowing the same person, but Roy only knows the drag queen and Keeley only knows the man out of drag and so they don’t realise they have the same friend?

What about a post-finale story where Roy, Keeley, and Jamie all show up at the same gay bar without planning it and have a series of bewildering conversations as they try to figure out if they’ve followed each other there (Keeley is like “how many times can I tell these boys I won’t pick between them?”) or if the other person is gay (you obviously can’t just ask).

These are all off the top of my head, so I am sure there are more. But please, please, somebody write this. We can’t let Roy get away with mentioning this once and then never talking about it again.

#ted lasso #roy kent #ted lasso ot3 #keeley jones #jamie tartt #colin hughes #roykeeleyjamie #roykeeley

[writeroutoftime]

precious secret

pairing: eris vanserra x fem!reader

summary: eris has kept you - his mate - a secret for years, not wanting any harm to come to you. but when his hands are tied, he must turn to an unlikely ally to offer you protection

warnings: minor mentions of violence against reader (split lip, not graphic description), beron - enough said

words: 1.5k

a/n: alright, I am in love with eris - at least the fanon version of him lol. and I'm such a sucker for stories where he tries to protect his mate from his father, so I humbly offer this as my submission. please enjoy and it'd be great if you let me know what you think! have a great day everyone!

oOoOo

A sense of fear palpated through Eris' heart with every purposeful stride his took down the halls of Forest House. His palms were sweaty, and his skin felt flushed, a stark contrast to the cool and collected exterior he normally presented.

The moment his trusted guard had let him know of your situation, his mind could think only of the worst possible scenarios. The worst images his mind could mangle before his eyes flooded his senses, and he knew the only remedy would be to see, hear, and touch you.

Upon reaching your room, he slammed open the door and immediately rushed to your side. His hands automatically reached to cup your cheeks, eyes frantically scanning for blood, bruises, anything that could cause you pain. It didn't take long for his eyes to zero in on the blood that ran along your lips.

Hands shaking, Eris reached out to gently wipe the blood away with his thumb. Your instinctive flinch caused a pain to wash over his body. He never wanted to be the cause of your pain. You sent a wave of reassurance down the golden bond, but it did little to assure him.

"It's worse than it looks." you tried, grasping his wrist, holding his palm against your cheek.

Eris growled, eyes hardening as though his mind had not registered your words. "What happened?

There was a moment of hesitation from your side, but with a soft sigh you let your mate in the morning's events. "Word got out to Beron that there had been sightings of us together. He let me off with a warning for lesser fae such as myself to stay away from the likes of you."

"This can't go on." he spoke, scoffing at his father's words.

Now it was your turn to panic. "W-what do you mean?" 

"It's not safe for you to stay here any longer." he clarified, gaze softening ever so slightly.

"I'm not leaving you." you demanded, holding your ground.

"Love, we thought we were being careful and look what happened. What am I to do if this becomes a regular occurrence. It will ease my mind to know you are safe and out of harm's way." 

"Away from you." you argued, nuzzling your head into his neck as you tried to stop the tears that burned against your eyes. 

"Just for a little while." he promised. "Just until I know it's safe to bring you back." softly pressing a kiss to the crown of your head. 

"I don't know where I shall go." you admitted. 

It pained you to think of leaving the Autumn Court - your home. Yes, Beron was a horrible, cruel ruler, but there was still so much good to be found outside of his clutches. The breathtaking scenery, your family, and, of course, all the beautiful moments you and your mate created together. If you left would you ever see any of it again?

"I'll take care of it." Eris said, drifting off into silence as he savored the last night he had to hold you for the time being.

oOoOo

Eris strolled through the halls of River House, trademark smirk upon his features as he came into view of his reluctant allies. Rhysand and Feyre draped themselves across two chairs at their grand table, looking warily at the heir to the Autumn Court. 

"High Lord, High Lady, a pleasure as always." Eris greeted, bowing slightly to the rulers of the Night Court. Though, it didn't escape his notice the close eye that the rest of the Inner Circle kept on him.

"Eris," Rhysand acknowledged, trying to be diplomatic. "to what do we owe this unexpected visit?" 

There was a long pause in which Eris took a deep breath and pushed aside the snarky comments, the masked facade, and allowed the Night Court to see him in his true form. "I am here to ask you to provide sanctuary for a member of the Autumn Court." he spoke, choosing his words carefully. 

Feyre cocked her head to the side, as if trying to decipher a hidden cipher in Eris' words. "And why do you presume we have any obligation to help someone associated with you?"

Eris' palms burned with a heat that threatened to burst free and wreak havoc. A reaction that had become more common after solidifying the mating bond with you all those years ago. But he tamped down said flames, knowing anger wouldn't get him anywhere. So, the red-headed swallowed his pride and tried another approach.

"I know I have no room to ask such a request, but please." Eris pled, bending to bow before the Night Court on one knee. "If not for my sake, then do it for the sake of - of my mate. For the innocent female who has had the misfortune of falling in love with me." he confessed, revealing his most precious card.

All eyes of the Inner Circle widened in surprise, and Feyre couldn't contain her gasp at Eris' words. None of them had ever had any inkling there was someone tied to Eris in that way, but from the shake in his voice, to the bowing of his head, they knew he spoke only the truth. 

"I still need time to take control of Autumn from my father, and it is no longer safe for her there." he continued. "But once I am High Lord, she will be able to return to me. Until then, this is the safest place I know of for her. Name your price, and I swear it will be done." 

Rhys and Feyre shared a look, silently conversing. Even the powerful High Lord was taken aback by the confession and felt a small pang in his own heart. His mind shifted to Feyre and the lengths he had gone to protect and everything he would continue to do if necessary -what he would do, what he would promise, what he would give up. All just to know she was safe, regardless of his own well-being. He saw those same feelings reflected in Eris' eyes. No longer was he an arrogant heir before them, but a male in love and desperate. 

"That is a bold offer to make." Rhys spoke, his voice commanding always one with a flair for dramatics. He saw the way Eris flinched in worry, so he quickly put the male out of his misery. "But we accept."

The relief Eris felt washed over him instantaneously, his shoulders sagging in relief. "Thank you." he whispered, so overcome with emotion, he didn't know how else to emote his gratitude. "I am at your disposal to the best of my ability when you call in your favor" he spoke, standing up. 

The thought of Rhysand now having a favor to dangle over his head sent a small chill down his spine. But he would offer a thousand favors to the male if it would guarantee your safety. It should have scared him, but Eris knew that wasn't anything in this world (or the next) he wouldn't do to keep you protected. 

"No favor necessary." Feyre spoke gently, after sparing a quick glance in Rhys' direction. "We know the sanctity of the mating bond, and we will do our best to keep your mate safe." she vowed, seeing a new light to the male before her.

With another round of thanks, Eris bowed his head a final time before winnowing away and back to spend one last night with you.

oOoOo

The next day, under the cover of night, Eris stood with you in his arms, at the entrance to Velaris. Tears pulled in both of your eyes as your foreheads rest against each other's. Feelings of both love and despair were shot down the bond, leaving you feeling breathless.

"Please, we can figure this out." you tried one last time, not caring if the tears on your cheeks belonged to you and Eris. We don't have to separate."

"Trust me," Eris whispered, knowing that Rhys and Feyre stood only a few feet away. "I would wish for nothing more than to be selfish and keep you by your side. But this is the only way I can ensure your safe."

"What about you?"

Eris pulled back slightly to take in your form, sighing softly at your stubbornness. He gently cupped your cheek, pressing soft kisses to your skin. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine, and we'll be back together before you know it, alright?" he asked, content with your reluctant nod.

One last time, Eris leaned in and captured your lips with his. You gripped the lapels of his jacket, pulling your mate as close to your chest as was possible. The kiss was soft, but desperate and full of languish. Though you both wished the moment could last forever, you eventually pulled away, whispering words of love to each other.

"Until we see each other again, love." Eris vowed, watching your figure retreat into the safety of Velaris until you he could see you no more.

#eris vanserra x reader #eris vanserra imagine #eris x reader #acotar imagine #rita writes

[starlooove]

Read one or two fics where they give Duke a personality treat Damian like a human being and stop sucking Tim’s dick for 5 seconds and everything else feels like forcing urself to eat normal food after tasting the fruits of the fae

#the Duke personality in question is also not that stupid ass chaotic gremlin shit #I cannot even articulate why that bothers me but it’s been a Thing for years w/ white ppl who call themselves shit like trash goblins or #whatever #anyways yeah they just made Duke a person instead of soley writing to break apart from tropes they made up! #if ur ONLY writing Duke to get away from the normal one trope without knowing shit about him besides he jumped out a car #it’s just a bad bc ur still not saying anything #there’s less racial tension there since the normal stereotype has been a race thing forever #however when ur trope is ONLY based off the racial one idknoooow #anyways treating Damian like a human being is such a low bar #but that’s where we’re at #and stop sucking Tim’s dick is exactly what it sounds like #u can always tell when tim is the writers fave lmaoooo #even when THEY don’t think so #a lot of dick Grayson Stans don’t think they like tim as much as they do but literally everyone around you can tell #SAME WITH JASON STANS #also Damián stans that are only fans of his to go against popular fanon perception are just as annoying bc again U DONT KNOW WHO HE IS #EVERYTHING U SAY TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE FANDOM RACISM MEANS NOTHING #BC U REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BASE OF THE RACISM AND STEREOTYPES IS A REFUSAL TO GET TO KNOW A CHARACTER THEY CANT RELATE TO #that’s gonna be it’s own post someday I cooked

[braxiatel]

Okay but actually. With the hints of lore surrounding the secret keeper I think it’s important that we remember this:

The watchers have only ever been life series canon to Martyn’s POV.

I think it’s important because of two reasons

1) there’s a chance we are going to get some lore that doesn’t fit exactly with Martyn’s version of the watcher lore and/or the fanon that has spun from it

2) that said, with the nod towards Evo in the build of the secret keeper and the general vibe of “there is a being that holds some kind of power over the players on this server”, it could be that all of them (or at least Grian, who at the end of the day is in charge of the life series) are leaning into the watcher lore and/or the idea of the series needing lore at all.

Either way I am looking at this and thinking some fans are going to start discourse over this. Whether it be because this is “inconsistent with previously established canon” that’s actually just fanon spun from something that is only canon to one POV, or because people are in general resistant to lore in the series. They’re going to kick up a fuss and you bet they’ll do so loudly where the CCs can see them.

This is a huge step for the series and we need to acknowledge that! We didn’t have world building like this that is universally canon until Secret Life. It’s massive! Even if we get no more lore than we have now, this is still a shift in how the series as a whole has worked in the past.

With that in mind I think it’s very important that we as a fandom - and especially the side of the fandom that is on tumblr and loves to lean into the lore of mcyt - do a few things in the coming weeks:

Stay open minded with the new lore. If it does contradict Martyn’s watcher canon/Evo canon/watcher fanon we CANNOT blame Grian or the CCs behind the life series as a whole for that. Be cool, people. Remember that this is a creative project that is still unfolding. Embrace any potential changes or at least don’t hate on the creators for making them.

Let the creators know that you are enjoying this direction for the series! You know how their hermits for the most part think that the fandom hater the moon big/s8 lore just because the reddit side of the fandom did? Yeah, let’s not let that happen here, okay? Comment on the videos of all your POV creators to tell them how excited you are about this - especially Martyn and Grian! Grian because he’s in charge of the series and the direction it takes after this season will be up to him. Martyn because… like, come on. Friends. His limlife ending was Good it was narratively cohesive and fitting for his character, but he’s still getting hate over it. Let’s bring some love to the guy that brought watcher lore to the traffic series in the first place, okay?

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[luna-rainbow]

The reason people were saying don’t forget fandom history isn’t because anyone thinks Stucky is the oldest MLM ship, or the biggest MLM ship, or the only MLM ship of its time. It’s because it was 2014 and gay marriage was still illegal. It’s because it was 2015 and MAGA was flying everywhere. It’s because it was 2016, people took to Twitter and trended #givecapaboyfriend. Mere weeks later, comics Steve Rogers was written into a Nazi.

It’s because it came at a turning point not just in superhero history but American history. MCU Steve Rogers was a return to a more sincere worldview after two decades of grim dark cynicism. The MCU, previously the domain of (mainly cis white) dudebros — you only have to look at the way Nat and Peggy were written in the early movies to know that women and other minorities, whether as characters or audience, were a distant afterthought — has gained traction with the mainstream audience. The advent of social media and internet accessibility meant a blossoming abundance of fan content that previous generations didn’t have.

This coincided with a time of intense ideological clash between progressive and conservative voices. Unlike what dudebros say, very few people believed the MCU would actually give Cap a boyfriend, but it did squarely place Captain America on the side of the LGBT community. Up until this point, MCU Steve in both canon and fanon has often been portrayed with hazy nostalgia for “the greatest generation” and the white picket fence dream. The hashtag trend was a reclamation of a character who was written by a minority, whose origin was a marginalised group for his time, and whose moral code was always supportive of people sidelined by history.

There will always be older ships, bigger ships, “more canon” ships, but you’ll never get another ship that rode the nexus of social media growth, genre popularity, LGBT recognition and political tug-o-war to breach containment the way Steve-Bucky did.

Don’t forget the history of #GiveCapABoyfriend, the BBC Steve-Bucky fan video, the “of course it’s a love story”, the “we went a little Brokeback” and the “Bucky is his home”. All of these were acknowledgement of the sheer size and international reach of the fandom. With a character many people thought of as the face of conservative America, it brought gay romance into the mainstream consciousness…and yes, without Steve-Bucky and several other concurrent massive MLM ships laying down the ground work, many of the newer canon gay romances would not have been green lit by profit-hungry studios.

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