#otp: one ship to rule them all

[iamstartraveller776]

HALADRIEL WEEK: MISSING SCENES OR WHAT IFS

WE ARE (ao3)

He didn’t believe her, not when she told him that something greater than destiny brought them together. Or if he did, it was that she was his curse—a bane sent by Eru himself in punishment for his corrupt deeds. He was as interested in submitting to this so-called fate as he was in stretching his neck for the Valar. And yet, he still let her lead him by the noose toward the gallows. For surely, surely this tenuous ruse would fall apart once they reached the Southlands.

It didn’t. He didn’t use the black speech to wrest the orcs back under his control. He didn’t exact revenge against the traitor who called himself Father. Instead he stood with Men and Elves against the very abominations he helped create. Because she was—is—a beacon, brilliant in silver armor and flaxen braids, calling him out from the darkness.

“I felt it too.”

Her confession is hardly more than a whisper hours later, but it quakes the foundation of everything he’s thought to be true. Could the One have given him this mercy—that through her, he can have the atonement he both craves and fears? Not a curse, but a gift. Does he dare hope?

He holds her gaze, air thick in his chest. “I see it now,” he says. “We are…” Words fail him again. They feel too thin, too flat.

She dips her chin in a bare nod. “We are,” she agrees in a quavering voice.

A part of him wants to laugh at her sudden meekness. Since the moment he pulled the spirited elf from the sea, she has been a wellspring of implacable conviction, and now she shows the first blush of hesitation? But then the weight of what lies between them is no small thing.

And he wants it? Yes, he wants this. He wants her. Eru grant him this desire, and he will gladly bow to her whims. Allow her to mold him, burn away the impurities within until he gleams as she does. They will be Laurelin and Telperion, casting out the shadows of Middle Earth.

He reaches a tentative hand toward her. She inhales but does not retreat when he caresses a lock of hair behind her ear. Her fingers curl around his, and she leans softly against his palm. However, a fine thread of apprehension is woven in her gaze.

With his other hand, he cups her jaw, draws her to him until their foreheads are pressed together. “We are, Galadriel,” he murmurs, willing her to understand. Willing her to embrace what they could be—what they will be.

He brushes his lips against hers, swallows her quiet gasp, and pulls her closer to him. It’s a promise, this gentle kiss. A covenant.

“Halbrand,” she breathes when they break apart.

Yes, he is Halbrand. The lost Southlander king—and whatever else she may require of him. So long as he can have her at his side.

Sauron will live no more.

~FIN~

#haladrielweek #haladriel week #haladriel #saurondriel #trop #otp: one ship to rule them all #my fic #we are

[pursuitseternal]

Once Upon a Time…

There was a “Dark Wolf of the Woods:” A expansion of @meohme-thedorklord ‘s AU artwork, a reenvisioning of Haladriel as Little Red and the Big Bad Wolf…

Damned to wander Middle Earth in his wolf-form until freed, Sauron curses his fate: the Dark Wolf forever doomed by Huan to remain trapped until one of the Light comes to love him.

Unwilling to return to Angband to utter shame and disgrace at his failure at Tol- in -Gaurhoth, he waits, festering in his malice, until one She-elf wanders in his path…

I am delivering on a promise to develop on my one-shot cutesy bedtime story version: “Stuff of Fairytales.” But this will be darker, angstier, and spicier 🐺⚔️❤️

Thoughts, comments, insights, help, appreciation all sought on this! Thank you, dear readers🖤

Tagging because they loved the cutesy version: @marimosalad @iamstartraveller776 @eowyn7023 @penelopeisshipping @jhalya

#werewolf sauron #red riding hood au #sauron #halbrand #lotr rings of power #haladriel #rings of power #the rings of power #saurondriel #lotr rop #haladriel fanfic #haladriel smut #saurondriel smut #lots of arrogant sauron #red riding hood #silmarillion #silm au #my fic post #otp: one ship to rule them all #the sauron appreciation society #sauron x galadriel #lord of the rings #galadriel

[blighted-lights]

do you ship ravage and drift? you draw them a lot and they're always so touchy lol

nah. they're really touchy amicas, tho. probably because im always touchy with my friends and it just kinda rubs off on my art. ravage is my Me character so i do end up giving him traits i have. one of those is being touchy with people he cares about 🤷‍♂️. he's especially touchy with drift as when they were grouped together in the dead end (which is where they met in my brain), ravage spent a lot of hours curled up in drift's car alt with laserbeak and buzzsaw for shelter. that touchy aspect never really left their dynamic.

and besides,

drift/deadlock's candle has always been lit for someone else.

(plus an extra doodle of them)

#ask: anon #tf art #transformers #more than meets the eye #transformers art #maccadams #maccadam #blight rambles #drift | deadlock #drift #ravage #tf ravage #transformers ravage #mtmte #transformwrs idw #not gonna go all out on tags here #my art #good rule of thumb for me is that unless it is specifically tagged as ship then its not ship #not much of a transformers romance person in general #like there are exceptions and i DO enjoy tf ships. i am actively encouraging ppl to ask about em/about my opinions on ur otps #but my rav and drift are amicas #very TOUCHY amicas. i draw them touching a lot bc i think theyd be pretty physically affectionate with one another #they hug. they cuddle. drift carries ravage occasionally. they speak through hand simply just to feel the contact. ravage puts all his #weight on drift on bad pain days. drift does the same for him. its a big part of their dynamic. its the Trust that comes with that touch #theyre sparkbonded to each other as amicas too. like these two cant really get closer. but its not a romantic dynamic 🤷‍♂️ #i cant stop you from seeing it that way and. im not gonna try lol. but anon asked so i figured id answer and talk a bit more about em #idk rambling in the tags

[amberrskiies]

Decided to do this ship template with Leviathan and MC! Amber! ^^

I decided to try this OTP chart from Twitter since it's really cool looking!

I had to use a picrew for Amber and use a fanart of Levi (couldn't find the artists sadly ;-; ) because I can't draw for the life of me lol- ^^;;

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me one master to rule them all #obey me leviathan #obey me levi #leviathan #obey me mc #obey me mc: amber #obey me leviathan x mc #obey me levi x mc #leviathan x mc #obey me leviathan x amber #obey me levi x amber #leviathan x amber #leviamber #otp chart #ship template

[justacynicalromantic]

“What are you doing?” he begged again. She looked over at him, between messy strands of golden hair. A hard smile played at her mouth, the kind he’d only ever seen her give to him a very long time ago. When she had trusted him. “Sometimes to find the light,” she said, her words filled with the echo of bitter laughter, “we must first touch the darkness.” He threw his head back. “You reckless, senseless elf. There is no light where I am going. The only thing you’ll find in the Void is pain, and emptiness like you’ve never known.”

==/==/==

"The Lord of the Rings, who had been so many things and had so many names he barely knew what he was anymore, gripped her hand tighter. Whatever he was, he was hers to command, if she would finally accept it.

==/==/==

“I told you. Ours was no chance meeting. Not fate, nor destiny. Ours was the work of something greater. I just did not know what, or why, at the time.” He huffed a laugh. “Leave it to you, Galadriel, to convince yourself that you were always right in the end.” “That’s only because it turned out to be true.” He chuckled and nodded. “I suppose we shall see.” He shut his eyes. The darkness had almost consumed them now. “Do you think it will hurt? To be ensnared in darkness.” She took a deep breath. “No. It is only loneliness. You and I have been lonely many times. And this will not be one of them. It will be like… sinking in the sea.” “I never meant to let you sink. You are light, Galadriel,” he said softly, honestly. “You don’t belong relegated to the Void, forgotten in the depths.” “Then make sure I am not,” was the last thing she said, before the darkness took her mouth, and she was rendered silent for the next eternity. “I will,” he whispered. And the Void took him, as well.

This fanfiction is everything❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭

#otp: bind yourself to me #saurondriel #sauron x galadriel #rings of power #lord of the rigs #trop #lotr #sauron #galadriel #like legitimately this is The One Fanfic to Rule Them All #it keeps both TROP and LOTR canon #and still gives it all a fix-it end❤️😭 #a perfect fix-it for a doomed ship's shipper's heart❤️ #the way it all circles back to their first meeting I cant❤️😭 #to how they both ended up sinking into the darkness of the waters #but now its her jumping in into the dark waters after him❤️😭 #and finally them both going on a shared adventure road that they were always meant to have❤️😭

[wistfulwatcher]

I know we’re Mistynat girlies but I’m really hoping we get some Misty x Lottie x Van soon considering it looks like they’re going to be Lottie’s first real followers. There’s just something so cute about the imagine of adult Van and Misty curled around a silk draped Lottie.

Oooh, this is something I haven't considered! I'm very interested in the Van/Lottie dynamic back in '96, and can't wait to see how it plays out in '21. And I have been thinking about Misty/Lottie a lot recently - I'm very intrigued by Misty both trying to find logical explanations for everything but also not totally discounting the unexplainable, and supporting Lottie. And then at the same time her being right there with Van and Lottie at the end of season 1.

I hadn't thought much about Van/Misty before the most recent episode, but - funny timing, anon - I'm making a gifset right now of the two of them because they're both the ones to put together the image of the symbol in a map/photos, and I think that's interesting; I can't wait to see how they develop as Lottie's first-ish (Mari is SO aggressively in favor of Lottie, I hesitate to put Misty above her as first, even though Misty was the one in the season finale) followers, and how that plays out when they are all back together again. (Because I am a mistynat girlie I cannot see Misty do anything but side with Natalie on the skeptical side, even if she doesn't really feel that way!)

So looking at each of the three of these pairs individual, I am 👀👀👀 right there with you to see what happens when it's all of them. And what, I'm gonna say no to a cuddle pile??

#reply #ask #Anonymous #for a full exploration of my misty/lottie feelings please see 'you're blossoming in the woods' - i have Thoughts about them there lol #yellowjackets spoilers #bc i can't remember if i saw something about them all going to the compound or if that's speculation #misty and nat are the ultimate yjs otp but i /am/ a multishipper! #(i just have some weird Rules and Limitations about how much/who i can ship nat and misty with without getting Uncomfortable #because i'm a mess 🤣) #this is one of those moments where i can't believe how many amazing female characters we have that there are dynamics i haven't considered! #or thought about in depth like. someone pinch me

[usereddie]

i haven't been taking any of the anons seriously when they come into my inbox and start yapping on about how i clearly never cared about buddie and how i'm jumping ship and how i must hate eddie which is not only untrue but also unbelievably silly. 911 is the first fandom i've ever seen that's majority monoship. everyone ships bathena, henren, madney, and buddie only with each other and absolutely nobody else. which, hey, there is nothing wrong with that, but 911 is the exception, not the rule. in every other fandom characters are shipped with multiple people. mcu steve is shipped with tony and bucky and bucky is also shipped with sam and natasha. derek hale is shipped with stiles but also scott. dean winchester is shipped with just about every man that breathes in his direction his brother included. purity culture has its claws so deep into the 911 fandom that i think people forget so many things just aren't actually that big of a deal. there's nothing wrong with polyshipping. there's nothing wrong with liking the canon relationships and still also shipping the fanon ones. otp doesn't mean "one true pairing" for shits and giggles, once upon a time it was used to show that out of ALL the MULTIPLE DIFFERENT SHIPS, their otp was their very favorite. i think bucktommy is cute. buddie is and forever will be my otp. these are feelings that can and should coexist. fandom is not a catholic church, y'all. and you don't have to like it, nobody is forcing you to read bucktommy fics or even like them together at all, but let's not pretend that shipping a character with multiple people is weird, wrong, gross, or a new thing in any capacity.

#kinda driving me a little nuts lol #bucktommy #evan buckley #buddie #my post

[miqotepotatoe]

Here's what I think your favourite Ninjago ship says about you (made with plz don't take seriously)

Jaya - You definately pick a ship in the begining and you stick with it which isn't usually a problem because as seen here you're usually right

Lava - Same as the first person but you're usually wrong

Bruise - Aw this is your favourite ship? Wow I can't beleive you never told your crush how you feel about them that's really sad

Scruff - I'm gonna be real with you guys until recently I didn't know people shipped this unironicly I thought it was a joke and that's all I'm gonna say on it

Gemstone - These characters interacted maybe one time but that will not stop you from shipping them

Pixane - So it doesn't need to be like your OTP or anything but this is kind of a general rule if you don't ship this I don't trust you does that make sense

Greenflame - On the other hand if you do ship this I also don't trust you GET OUT!!!

Opposite - Yeah we can be friends I can see it

Survival - This is your favourite ship holy shit you got a lot of willpower

Glacier - I could see this happening like it's not a groundbreaking ship or anything but like it's a ship and it's cute I could get behind this

Conya - Really? Like objectively there's nothing wrong with this ship but like you're really sticking with that okay

Mudshock - You really said fuck the love triange or whatever shape it's become

Polyninja - You have wonderful taste in ships

#ninjago #ninjago ships #ninjago jaya #lavashipping #bruiseshipping #scruffshipping #gemstoneshipping #ninjago pixane #oppositeshipping #glaciershipping #mudshock #ninjago polyninja #polyninja #forgive me if you ship isn't present or if i insulted your favourite ship #this was simply what a sleepy brain at 2:30am does

[foxyyaoguai]

The antis have been all over my posts in the last few days, so I wanted to share my experiences and write a guide on how to deal with them. 

First off: Our ships and character preferences are valid, no matter how hard some people try to demonize them. We are part of fandom and allowed to post about the things we enjoy, just like everyone else. Our fanfics, fanart, video edits, photo edits, etc. are all works of love and they deserve to exist and be explored by others. 

✨ Strategies for dealing with antis ✨

Don’t engage. I have checked the bios of all the antis that left comments under my posts, and the majority of them are minors. You don’t want to talk to minors in fandom spaces!! And a conversation based on logic or reason won’t be possible either. 

Delete their comments. Tumblr, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube allow you to delete comments, DO IT!! You created something with love and hateful comments have no place underneath it. Even if the comment just makes you uncomfortable and isn’t outright hateful, it is perfectly reasonable to delete it for your own sanity.

Block generously. Not only the people who target you specifically but also anyone who engages in character- or ship-bashing. People who do that for one ship will do it for other ships too and it’s extremely bad fandom etiquette. When you see a character or ship-bashing post, block everyone who liked it and then the poster.

Report people for harassment. The rules vary by site, but especially threats of violence should be reported. Also, if someone follows you to another social media site after you’ve blocked them, that is called block evading and you should report that too. 

When you see other people getting hateful comments underneath their posts, leave a nice comment to offset some of the negativity. Your being supportive can make the difference between this person never posting again and them being motivated to keep going. People are always welcome to send me links to a post that is getting targeted by antis and I’ll like it and leave a nice comment. 🥰

Don’t let the bad comments outshine the positive ones! Every time my post gets enough traction for antis to find it, it also gets lots of lovely reactions. Many people have told me that my content and recommendations made them ship my OTP, and that is the single thing that makes me happier than anything else. Take a screenshot and look at these kinds of comments when you feel down. This is the real reason you should keep posting. 

Most hate comments are exceptionally uncreative. It helps to laugh about it, preferably with a friend. ✨ Remember, you used your energy to create something and you should be proud of it!

When you see a creator you like, but they also display obnoxious behavior towards people who like other ships, characters, or dynamics, at the very least don’t give them a platform by sharing their posts. 

Stay safe. Don’t post personal information online. 

It’s completely valid to step away from social media for some time. Private your accounts, turn off notifications, do a canon reread, read some fanfics in peace. Whatever it takes to remind you why you love the things you love. 

Bonus Tip: Watch videos of cute animals to destress. Bunnies nose-booping each other can (and will) cure anti-induced anxiety. :)

✨ Platforms sorted by least to most toxic and my advice for using them ✨

1. Discord 

Discord is great because you can join servers specifically for your favorite characters and ships. If a server doesn’t already exist, consider setting one up! Pro tip: only invite people that have positively interacted with you in the past. A small server consisting of nice people is a lot more fun than a large server consisting of members that can’t get along or are only marginally interested in the topic. 

Fandom Discord servers have clear guidelines on what you can post. As long as you follow the rules, people have no grounds for calling you out. In my experience, moderators are quick to respond to harassment.  

When you join a server and you see they heavily restrict certain types of content, it is a red flag. Proceed with caution, even if you plan to only talk about “safe” characters and ships. 

2. Tumblr

I have rarely gotten hateful comments on Tumblr, and the few times I did they were easy to delete.  

A lot of the older fandom generations use Tumblr and they are more mature and accepting of all kinds of content.

3. Twitter

Twitter makes it easy to curate your own fandom experience. You can mute words you don’t like to see on your timeline, mute and block users, and most people have their ship preferences in their bio.

4. Instagram

My Instagram posts about Jadecest get a lot of positive interaction, even more than on Twitter. There are unpleasant comments once in a while, but they are easy to delete. 

Blocking a user will delete all their comments from your posts. 

5. YouTube

People who don’t like your ship will downvote your videos and downvotes lead to the algorithm not recommending your videos. 

I have gotten a few negative comments, but they are easy to delete. 

6. Reddit 

When you post in a fandom subreddit, everyone will see the post, independent of their ship preferences. 

There are a lot of minors on Reddit. 

You can’t delete comments.

Most fandom subreddits are poorly moderated. 

7. TikTok

I have gotten the most hate comments on TikTok. They can be filtered or deleted, but antis interacting with your video by leaving hate comments will lead to the algorithm recommending your content to even more antis. It can get very ugly. 

If you post on TikTok consider turning off comments, stitches, and video replies. You can also mark your content as 18+, so it won’t get recommended to minors. (Again, antis tend to be underage.)

Platforms are more toxic the more they show your content to people outside your bubble. Discord, Tumblr, and Twitter keep your content relatively well contained to your circle of friends. Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram heavily promote your content outside your bubble, which is good, because more people are going to see it, but also bad, because it reaches more antis. 

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Antis are loud and obnoxious, but it’s important to remember that they are a minority. Ship and let ship still exists, especially among the people who have been in fandom spaces for more than just a few years. Don’t be afraid to post your content and express your love for your favorite characters and ships! I, for one, would love to see your creations, and many other people would love to see them too. 

What are your experiences and strategies for dealing with antis?

#fandom #mdzs fandom #proship #proshipping #fanfiction #reading fanfiction #writing fanfiction #fanfic #fanfic authors #ship discourse #pro fiction #anti harrassment #ship and let ship #pro ship #anti anti #fan creations #ao3 #fandom discourse #fandom discussion #fandom psa

[thesoappope]

My thoughts on Chaggie/ Charlie x Vaggie

Before we begin, no this isn't a "I hate chaggie post" and no I will not be hating on those who ship it either. Rather this is just my thoughts on chaggie at the moment.

So, I'm just gonna say it, Chaggie is my OTP. Not because it is perfection, but because it's in my opinion one of the most interesting relationship canon/noncanon, I love both the characters in the relationship, and any moment of intimacy (not just kisses and such but any intimacy that reads as romantic) is cute. And with that I want to talk about the relationship so far.

Now I've been seeing people say their relationship is toxic or unhealthy, and to that I say...that's a bit strong. Let me explain. So because hazbin is kinda speedrunning it's plot (which I understand bc limitations on episodes and seasons green lit) we don't get to deeply know all the characters and specifics on why they make certain choices and how they ended up the way they did so we have to rely on the broad and limited information provided in each episode.

Based on the 6 episodes released, we can tell Charlie is very optimistic, to a fault at times, passionate, a go getter with some direction, very empathetic, ablivious at times, and ultimanty wants to be a leader but lacks the confidence and authority (despite begin a princess bc we love the royal that doesn't know how to rule troupe, genuinely) to be one.

Vaggie on the other hand, is like Charlie, very kind, but isn't as willing to put faith in a person till they've proven they deserve it, protective, loyal, good intended, not very trusting, lacks confidence, and dependent on Charlie.

Now when you put these two together, while the two do help eachother supplement what the other lacks, whether through reassurance, doing what the other can't or doesn't want to do, or giving the other what they need at the moment, even if that isn't them, it's clear who relies more on the other. After it's revealed how Vaggie and Charlie met, it really reframes Vaggie's character. No longer is she just a slightly insecure girlfriend who just wants to make sure her partner is happy and is being supportive and good enough to her, she's now a character who has bad identity issues. I mean can you blame her?! Her whole life disappeared in an instance and started all over when Charlie found her. I imagine they haven't really been apart since then except for a couple hours maybe, but never for days or longer. And being with someone for so long especially in an unfamiliar place, of course you become attached to them. Add Charlie basically saving Vaggie's life, there's an imbalance there. A feeling of indebtedness even if Charlie never said Vaggie owed her bc wow that would be way out of character.

Now as I mentioned before, Charlie is a bit ablivious to certain things, she's especially ablivious to how vaggie feels and what she's going through. Now that's not entirely her fault, she didn't know Vaggie was an angel and that Vaggie may feel indebted to her for saving her life, but also it's clear Charlie doesn't understand social cues and again, because of her trust in Vaggie, she'd assume Vaggie would tell her anything that was wrong or bothering her since the contrary just isn't something established in there relationship. And if Vaggie didn't want to talk about something she'd say it, not lie. Like in all honesty I think Charlie won't be upset by Vaggie being an angel, but rather hiding it. Now it may sound like alot to ask of Vaggie, but again, Charlie is under the impression that Vaggie would be explicit about what to talk and not talk about. Also Charlie may be hurt because she may feel like Vaggie doesn't trust her enough or think she wouldn't accept her. So I get both sides.

So to me there relationship feels like any relationship, complicated. The relationship Itself isn't unhealthy, but some of the actions of the two involved aren't healthy or the best. Don't think I forgot about Charlie being pushy at times, I understand why she does it, but combine it with her abliviousness it's not so great. I definitely think Charlie and Vaggie can bounce back and maybe the two can have a moment together that helps the two be better together and separate. Which brings me to another thing I'd like to talk about.

My hope for Chaggie in the future is this. In the next episode, the two give eachother space, and they hangout with people in the hotel. I like the idea of Vaggie, Husk, and or Angel hanging out. Charlie and Lucifer or Charlie, Sir Pentious, Husk, or Angel spending time with her. Then half way or 3 quarters through the episode Vaggie and Charlie have a moment together after talking and hangingout with the others, talk about it/maybe apologize, make up, and have there first kiss in the show (other gestures like their foreheads touching or noses touching or a combination of gestures work as well). Then of course setting up for the 8th episode.

Another thought I had, is also the two trying to act as if nothing happened, they continue with there plans with the hotel, then when everyone notices the obvious tension, while they want to prepare for the extermination, they also want to figureout/help Vaggie and Charlie get through what ever happened. Then I imagine they either try doing the exercises and such Charlie plans but secretly use it as a way to help Charlie and Vaggie, in the end Vaggie or Charlie blow up. Shit goes down and then they make up. Or it's still not working so they try getting the two away from eachother by saying they need help with stuff, talking to them, then the two make up. Or one last one I swear, Vaggie or Charlie say to take a break from this. Everyone does, Charlie and Vaggie talk or argue. Walk different ways, Vaggie stays at the hotel and Charlie leaves the hotel. After the two end up figuring shit out, I like to think Charlie got into some shit, Vaggie saves her, they talk as they deal with the trouble Charlie's in, make up, and have an intimate moment.

Now the last thing I wat to say is kinda related but not, so if you came just for Chaggie you can leave. Anyways, with the current state of chaggie (especially with the lack of typical romantic intimacy) I noticed people shipping Charlie x Emily. And while yes I see it, personally I don't ship it just because they've only met in episode 6, they're too similar, and in my opinion, I like them as friends. With that being said, I do like them together so long as Charlie is still with Vaggie. Like I just love Charlie and Vaggie together so much, I don't want them to split. So either I'd have them as a throuple, or Charlie is dating them both but Emily and Vaggie are just friends. Either one is a pretty interesting shipping dynamic and great for fanfiction. Also just to clarify, I'm not hating on Emily x Charlie, it's just not one I'm strong about. So if you like it, more power to you. And you know what, I'll probably still look at content of it anyways cause even if it isn't my fav it's still cute.

Uh anyways, I hope you enjoyed my word vomit and thoughts? Idk how to end this...uh goodbye!

#hazbin hotel #charlie morningstar #vaggie #hazbin hotel charlie #hazbin hotel vaggie #charlie x vaggie #chaggie #hazbin hotel emily #charlie x emily #vaggie x charlie x emily #shipping

[lilisouless]

Grishaverse opinions no one asked for, updated post show

Top 5 characters

Jesper

Nina

Inej

Wylan

The loser with ugly hair and uglier personality

Bottom 5 characters ( i Can awnser questions)

Sergei

Marie

The dark/ing in R&R AND season two of the show

Show!Nina

Number 5 i won’t say it, but people that know me probably can tell and I have given my reasons many time,also last time I stated d I don’t hate them anymore,I just think they don’t have the right to be that bland

Top 3 books

Crooked kingdom

Six of crows

Rule of wolves

Bottom 3 books

Shadow and bone

Life of the saints

Siege and Storm

Otp (just top 5) in that order

Wesper

Kanej

Ninej

Zoyalai

Helnik

Bottom ships (just 5) in that order

Da/lina

Nikolai x Nina

Nik/lina

Zoya x Mal (although the fans seem nice, all three of them)

Show!Helnik (congrats netflix, you dethroned J/K)

#netflix shadow and bone #six of crows #leigh bardugo #kaz brekker #jesper fahey #wylan van eck #grishaverse #nina zenik #crooked kingdom #inej ghafa #shadow and bone #Grishaverse opinions

[iamstartraveller776]

HALADRIEL WEEK: FIRSTS OR FIRST TIMES

ACROSS THIS GREAT DIVIDE (ao3)

Galadriel swings her blade, slicing through leathery orc hide. She spins to meet another at her rear. The battle around her has devolved into a cacophony of metal against metal, guttural snarls clashing with cries of pain. Her horse was lost some time ago, downed by a spear. She leapt into the fray, not sparing a breath in mourning for the beast. There will be time enough for that later.

She fells another orc. Then another. More and more they come, and she ignores the fatigue lapping in her sinews. Inky, putrid blood mars the steel of her sword, splashes against her breastplate and helm. But she does not stop. She cannot. Even when her companions barely hold the line, she charges ahead with a growl. For it is not the orcs that drive her single-minded fury, but the monster who watches the battle in terrible, spiky armor and a great pike in his gauntleted fist.

She has a vow to keep.

He turns when she breaks through the rear flank, the weight of his black interest pushing against the unseen barrier that hides her mind from him. Nenya hangs safely on a chain between her breasts. But Galadriel would be known as she faces her singular foe, and she rips her helmet off, throws it at his feet as a challenge.

The sounds of the melee behind die away as he pulls off his own helm, revealing the face of her once-friend. No. No, he was never a friend. His features are harder, shadows deep in the hollow of his cheeks. His expression is almost soft as he smiles at her. She curses the answering ache in her chest, conjures up instead the memory of her brother, of her missing husband, of every atrocity he’s committed.

“Galadriel.” His voice is both familiar and not.

She raises her blade, charges at him with a feral cry. He easily blocks her swing with his pike. Again and again. But she does not stop coming, not until he knocks her sword from her grip. With unnatural speed, he sweeps her feet, boot on her breastplate as he levels his pike at her throat.

“You should have taken my offer.” He presses the serrated tip against her chin. “Yield, and perhaps I will be merciful.”

“Never!”

His face contorts, eyes twin flames of angry red-gold. “You are defeated, Elf!”

She isn’t. She draws on Nenya’s light, fills herself with its power, and then shoves. She catches his shock and rage as he flies backward. A thick swirl of smoke envelops him before she can reach him. He’s gone, his army retreating.

Galadriel sinks to her knees, tears hot on her cheeks. To her shame, her sorrow is for him—for them both. For Halbrand who, after a similar campaign, confided in her with painful sincerity. Fighting at your side…

She scrubs away the wetness. No more. Next time they meet, she will see only Sauron.

And she will banish him to the void.

~FIN~

#haladrielweek #haladriel week #haladriel #saurondriel #my fic #across this great divide #trop #otp: one ship to rule them all

[pursuitseternal]

Oh, “Touch the Darkness,” I haven’t forgotten about you… you’ll be shared this weekend

With one last teaser…

The stakes are higher than before…

“Daughter of Ungoliant,” he called into the tunnel. “I’ve come to offer you a bargain.”

A silent sort of skittering noise sounded behind him as eight spindly legs crept up the side of the mountain.

A female voice laughed in his head, “Why should I care to craft deals with a fallen elf such as you?” Adar turned just in time to press that thick blade between him and her slathering mandibles. “Not that you would taste much better than your black-blooded Orc children, Moriondor.”

“I have more to offer you than a way to feed,” Adar proclaimed, his voice steely as he pressed the serrated blade against the great spider’s face. “I offer you a chance to bring darkness back to reign over this Middle Earth. Be your mother’s daughter…

Bring your phial of Ëarendil for these next chapters, dearest readers…

@jurassiclexie @coraleethroughthelookingglass @myfavouritelunatic @eowyn7023 @iamstartraveller776

#the rings of power #touch the darkness #sauron #lotr rings of power #haladriel #halbrand #rings of power #lotr rop #haladriel fanfic #haladriel smut #sauron x galadriel #otp: bind yourself to me #otp: one ship to rule them all #my fic writing #adar #shelob

[fyodcrs]

can I ask why you ship dazai x fyodor? just curious! I feel like not a lot of people do

Hi, anon! Not enough people ship fyozai, that's for sure :/

Why do I ship them? Because of this:

And this:

And this:

And they're canon, actually:

And just, like, whatever they had going on in Dead Apple:

They are just so interesting together. I went into depth on my view of the two of them in this post (an older post now, but it still sums it up pretty well), but it really comes down to how fascinating it is how their characters play off of one another. They are the perfect enemies-to-lovers ship, if you ask me.

They can predict what moves the other one will make and they can predict that the other one will predict that they’re predicting each other, and they can predict that the other one will predict that the other one will predict - on and on into infinity sdfghjghj (although according to the anime Fyodor couldn't predict that Dazai would stick Chuuya in a Halloween costume...but I'm not going to rant about The Season Finale That Shall Not Be Acknowledged here). They're ridiculous. Completely and utterly ridiculous. They play mental chess together.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SECRET LANGUAGE.

THEY ARE SOULMATES.

I love their dynamic and how they stand opposed to each other. It's not that one of them is "good" and the other is "evil." Dazai is not good. Fyodor believes that humanity is sinful and foolish. Dazai does not disagree with him. He does not think humanity is good or that the world is a good place. Dazai is amoral; he is not Kunikida, an idealist pursuing justice, and he is not kind-hearted Atsushi.

Really the difference between Dazai and Fyodor is their opposing views of how the world works and should work. Fyodor wants order, perfect justice. Dazai does not believe such a thing exists. It's not that Dazai has hope where Fyodor does not; it's just that Dazai has accepted the world for all its darkness, and Fyodor has not.

And Fyodor does not believe there is any value to life. Dazai is starting to believe there is.

That's such an interesting and multilayered conflict that could be explored in so many different ways...especially if you do what I do and headcanon a redemption arc for Fyodor, haha. They are a lot of fun to write fics of! 😆

Two superhuman geniuses that are so evenly matched they could rule the world together if they wanted. What's not to love about that? I absolutely adore them 😌💖💖

Honestly, I've been a lot more into fyosig lately (talk about a rarepair SDFGHFGH), but fyozai is still my main otp. It's a shame more people don't ship them! I just think they're neat (´꒳`)♡

Thanks a lot for asking, anon! Do you ship Dazai and/or Fyodor with anyone? If you don't mind me asking :3

#asks #fyozai #otp: cat and mouse #it's honestly so hard to put into words how I feel about them #especially now that I don't know what to think of canon and what's going on with Fyodor's character in canon #it's all just so confusing right now

[punkeropercyjackson]

I hate........how sexualizing teenage superheroes is the norm in the superheroes fandom at large.Forgive me for traumadumping ig but i have really strong feelings on this as an autistic adult with a special interest in superheroes at large themselves and itself as a genre

My first hero spin was Big Hero 6.By the time it came out,i was 13 so i was allowed internet access no problem and naturally i went looking all over for content of literally everything about it but my favorite character was Hiro so he was what i searched for the most and he was LUDICRIOUSLY objectified and fetishized for his wasian heritage and when the series came out,he got an official love interest named Karmi who's 16 to his 14 and she got tons of hate from Hiro x Gogo and Hiro x Honey shippers despite them not only being college aged to his again,FOURTEEN years but we got explicit ages for them in season 2 when the Nerd Gang minus him gratuated from SFIT so they're canonically TWENTY ONE(i feel it's an important sidenote that Karmi's brownskin with a hooked nose and her VA is indonesian/chinese mixed so her heritage is obvious and as to how it contributed to her reception vs easian Gogo and blonde light-eyed Honey)

My second one was Bnha and there's been tons of discussion about the base's problem with the UA students and Himiko and i thank everyone who's posted about it deeply but my specific one is that my otp of the series was and will always be Shouto and Momo aka Todomomo even if i'm not nearly as into Bnha as i used to be because they were the first ship i actively made content for and it lasted years and that combined with me headcanoning them as bi4bi,t4t and autistic4autistic helped my egg crack and realize my own autism big time so their relathionship eternally has a big place in my heart

This means i've witnessed grown ass people saying Shouto almost touched Momo's boobs in that cap where he stopped her during their Aizawa fight(and his hand didn't even land on her chest)as a running thing and same for him acting as a macho man who rules over her body so she can't wear what she wants or exist near other men,including BAKUGOU who Momo HATES IN-TEXT,or have conflict with him because he'll just 'put her in her place as his woman' and Momo who's thee 'silk hiding steel' character and has adultification trauma that triggers her anxiety as the plot of the Todomomo starter 'Yaoyorozu Rising' with Shouto helping her with words of affirmation,healthy communication and good boundries on both sides that became the foundation of their dynamic throught the whole franchise,manga and extras,is reduced down the 'the class mom to Iida's class dad' as if she's ever even looked in his general direction and when she's rightfully earned her place as Shouto's best friend alongside Izuku himself and that is INSANELY imppressive taking into account her limited screentime.All i wanted was them being goth bf x pastel gf and getting to heal their inner child together and what i got was a nsfw Todomomo week on twitter and a certain artist drawing Momo/Dabi as an 'April Fool's' joke MULTIPLE YEARS in a row because he's also a Todoroki so it's also Todomomo lololol and i also did her with Natsuo and Fuyumi,i'm so funny!The only good thing to come out of that i started spite headcanoning Momo and Dabi as found siblings and platonic soulmates and realized i was actually on point

Then i watched Batman:Under The Red Hood when i was 19 and Jason became a character i selfship with romantically so i did the logical thing and started reading comics,starting with his.Did you know it's canon that while he dosen't exactly hunt them down specifically,he hates pedophiles and incesters so he once targeted a teacher because he was csa'ing one of his student's and expressed disgust at the thought of kissing any of his brothers based off them being brothers?You wouldn't know either of these things off fanon alone,you'd think he was creepy older guy who seeks out younger people on purpose when he dosen't seek anybody out period and that's his canon relathionships coping mechanism and it's also canon he couldn't talk to girls and pushed a guy off a roof for running a sex ring as Robin.As ROBIN,a fucking 11-15 year old Jason had that much of a moral backbone and willingness to take action in it yet everyone thinks he'd date a CHILD,even HIS OWN UNDERAGED SIBLINGS,with taking advantage of them as the appeal

I absolutely loved Into The Spiderverse as an afrolatino like Miles who was a troubled kid like he is too and i thought Gwen was super good too and Peter B's another character i selfship with romantically so naturally i was hyped for Across and the first thing the fandom did when the trailer dropped?Make a hyperpopular meme where that sweet,soft,wholesome scene where Gwen gets cheeky and looks through Miles' sketchbook and sees he's so in love with her he dedicated it's entierty to her just existing as herself into him seeing her as nothing but a sexual object with degrading features she does not have and it was a sick joke on Gwen because the boy she loves just wants her for sex and not even for what she actually looks and that just makes it even worse!!!Then there's the equally pure implied thing they did of her either stealing Hobie's sweaters because he makes her feel safe after her abusive dad kicked her out for being trans or him giving them to her to borrow as affection that ALSO got twisted into Gwen being nothing but a sex object,by people who see Hobie's age interpretation not even as a minor but in his 20s unlike how actual Ghostpunks do!!!!!!!,and don't think i haven't seen the Margo shit calling her 'thicc' and turning the girls into Miles' 'harem'

And the thing that made realize this is that it's always been like this is when i went looking for Teen Titans screenshots,first Starfire and Blackfire for me and my little sister and then ones of the animated Titans in general for my little brother because he did an edit-redraw of our DC self-inserts together using one so i got excited at how good it was and decided to ask for a few more since we have friends who have DC ocs too and we're all doing a canon rewrite fixit with them but the first results were fucking incest softcore porn and TOO DAMN MUCH horny Bbrae fanart.One of the friend's in question is like another brother to me and he's 17 and he thought there was nothing wrong with Jason/The Fenton Siblings because when i said find it triggering just in general,he tried to explain that i was 'making the wrong assumption' because a lot of people age up Danny and Jazz and he'd learned that from older DPDC fans.They literally groomed him and i'm so glad i met him and helped him unlearn that shit before he could get hurt

That's not normal.NONE of that is normal to involve children even if fictional because they're meant to be exactly like REAL kids mentally and physically and you get upset at the real ones for being upset by you doing this to them and even harrass them for it and i've had to directly defend another one of my little sibling's from harrasment from 'fandom elders' because he dared to have an opinion that 'dosen't follow the rules'.I'm sick of this,i can't stand this,this needs to DIE.There's no exaggaration over ten times the adult superheroes than they're are kid ones and you fucking ship them with eachother instead just sticking to the adults for smut.Batman and Robin were seen as a couple in ye olden times by a group of gay people not because Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson harbord secret romantic feelings for eachother since conception or intended to later on but because that specific gay people were irl pedophiles who used being gay as a defense

I don't care if i sound childish or if nobody who this is aimed at cares,i hate all of you for this.I hate you for tarnishing my special interest,i hate you for violating the history of superheroes and the creation of sidekicks and kid heroes as role models and escapism fantasies for real kids,i hate you for beyond disrespecting that superheroes as a WHOLE were created by jewish folks and that Clark Kent,the FIRST superhero,is the protector of all innocents with a deep love for children and gets especially angry when they're hurt and is a fundemental trait he has to have or he's NOT Superman or Clark Kent Kal-El or Superdad,i hate that the sexualization of underaged supers and them being abused as 'romance' by their fucking pseudo-parents is a long running punchline.I hate you with my entire heart and soul and actual comics reading knowledge

#man.man.man.maaaaaaaaan.augh okay i need comfort i'm gonna go look at cute shit and drink soda and maybe make the video i've been wanting to #comics #cp cw #pedophillia tw #children's rights #siblings tag #hiro hamada #gogo tomago #honey lemon #karmi #karmiro #todoroki shouto #momo yaoyorozu #dabi #s'mores siblings #group:freezerburn wonder woman and jason todd #t4t todomomo #jason todd #jaysumm #anti batcest #ghostflower #ghostpunk #flowerbyte #miles morales #gwen stacy #hobie brown #margo kess #teen titans #anti bakugou #summerposting

[coralcatsea]

Brief Thoughts on Some Ships:

USUK: They're best friends who are obsessed with each other and always looking for excuses to hang out. They tend to info dump all over the other. They're stubborn, kind of petty, very protective, and have a hard time admitting how much they desire the other's company, praise, and attention, but they're working on it because they care deeply about the other. They're in love, your honour.

PrUK: One of the best slept on England ships. Two wild guys that go out to loud punk rock concerts and have drinks together, then quietly recharge at home (e.g. writing in their journals, reading fairy tales, and sewing). Fun personality combination? Check. History together? Check. Canon interactions? Check. Though they really could still use MORE canon moments, given how much potential they have. Pirate x priest with these two is always excellent.

EngBela: The sexy Addams Family-esque couple who live in an elegant gothic mansion and pass time indulging in their hobbies, such as fortune telling, talking to ghosts, singing, and listening to rock music.

FrUK: Used to be an OTP, now I mainly like them as close platonic frenemies. Romantically, it's better in theory than in practice – that is to say, it has potential, but I'm not a fan of most depictions. Also, nyo FrUK is superior.

AmeBela: The dorky hero and goth girl. They confused and exhausted each other at first, but eventually developed an understanding and started getting along pretty well. He can fix her. She can make him worse. Alfred tries to encourage Natalya to form her own identity away from Ivan. Natalya encourages Alfred's suppressed yandere tendencies. She pegs him.

Romerica: They bond over sharing their cultures with each other. Alfred loves Lovino's food. Living in America provided all sorts of new ingredients for Lovino to experiment with in cooking, and he got to be good at something without Feli taking the attention away from him. Lovino is actually a fan of some of Alfred's home cooking as well. They both enjoy singing and dancing, and are fans of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, and Bobby Darin.

EngGer: They're both responsible and serious...until Arthur's wild side comes out and he starts teasing and playing games with Ludwig's head. Ludwig is socially awkward and a strict rule-follower, which Arthur can relate to, but he's better at being social and having fun than Ludwig, so he can help him loosen up – although in the bedroom, Arthur is more than happy with letting Ludwig be a strict rule follower. Ludwig is very obedient. Arthur trained him nicely.

AmeLiet: They're really domestic and get along well most of the time. They're comfortable enough that they can confide pretty easily in each other. Alfred is pretty protective of Tolys, particularly when it comes to Ivan. He doesn't like the way Ivan treated him and is quick to jump to his defence whenever possible. Additionally, Alfred is 'in love with the way Tolys undresses'. That's not questionable at all.

#hetalia #hws #aph #hws england #hws america #hws prussia #hws germany #hws france #hws romano #hws belarus #hws lithuania #usuk #pruk #engbela #amebela #romerica #ameliet #gereng #engger #ukus #usukus #engpru #fruk #nyotalia #nyo France #nyo england #nyo fruk #suggestive