#she deserves better from the fandom

[yume-x-hanabi]

🧡💚💕 for the ask meme!

Gonna do it for Xillia

🧡: What is a popular (serious) theory you disagree with?

That Gaius was planning to destroy Elympios. He wanted to destroy their spyrixes, not the whole country. Idk who decided to spread this misinterpretation as fact but seeing it repeated on wikis or tvtropes drives me up the wall.

💚: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?

See above (tho idk if that counts as 'everyone' lol). But speaking of Gaius, I can't stand ship stuff where he's portrayed as (genuinely, not like as part of play) super dominant/pushy/rapey. Like yeah he's pretty intimidating and looks like he'd be the type if you only have a very surface view of him, but considering his history I can't see him not being really careful about the power dynamic. Plus come on, he's a big softie deep down (one good thing of X2's portrayal of him is showing more of that side of him). Tho again idk if that counts as 'everyone', just that I've seen it often enough to dislike it...

💕: What is an unpopular ship that you like?

Gaiwin, tho it's not popular due to small number of ppl actually interested it rather than people disliking it.

For the latter, Jumilla. Like I can get preferring other ships and stuff, but the amount of vitriol it sometimes gets when it's such a well-balanced, mutually respectful and caring couple is sad to see. It's also not much of a threat to other ships considering the ending (on top of being rather low-key on the actual canon romance stuff aside from a few scenes here and there), so I don't get the need to put it down to prop other ships up :/

#ask yume #re jumilla #the less charitable part of me also believes that #the fandom's opinion on milla ships would be vastly different #if you changed nothing except make her a male character #yes im salty about it #milla's cool y'all #she deserves better from the fandom #yume rants #(somewhat)

[leikeliscomet]

You think Martha deserved better because you think her being attracted to Ten is some moral failing she needed to correct I think Martha deserved better bc the misogynoir in S3 in the show and fandom was so rampant that Freema Agyeman, other Black and mixed actors and fans are dealing with the repercussions over a decade later we're not the same

#I do think Martha deserved better bc she did but it has nothing to do with the crush #i used think the crush was the issue but honestly how it affects “Martha discourse” is worse bc it overshadows everything #there are so many things from S3 to unpack but its everyday “she was obsessed with Ten” like there's bigger fish to fry abeg #martha jones #doctor who series 3 #doctor who series three #doctor who #doctor who fandom #fandom antiblackness #black representation #dr who fandom #dw fandom

[anonymocha]

Mesmer Jr and Medicine Pocket having beef in official arts collection (as of 1 May 2024). I hope they keep beefing for all of eternity.

#they’re like 210 and 37 to me #Mesmer Jr #Medicine Pocket #she deserves more content!!! mesmer jr in xtreme talent when #she is so :/ :| :< :[ vibes #i think they could be frenemies despite mesmer jr being a human enjoyer and medpoc being somewhat the opposite #two different flavors of gifted kid/prodigy burnout coming from different places with so much pressure on their back despite their age #do you get it #they would still beef tho #reverse 1999 #mochagaming #I care mesmer very much #manifesting mesmer skin on 2.0 or 2.1 🕯️ #she deserves better from bluepoch and the fandom i feel kinda bad for not drawing her more often #(her design is hard to get right) #in a way this collection also works as art reference #SORRY FOR MY MESMER RAMBLING #BUT I DO YAP ABOUT HER A LOT OUTSIDE TUMBLR AND ITS LEAKING THRU

[hamletshoeratio]

Theo Sharpe, Marina Thompson, and Eloise Bridgerton, they could never make me hate you <3

#Bridgerton #bridgerton netflix #eloise bridgerton #she deserves better from both the writers and the fandom #anti philoise #marina thompson #theo sharpe #eloise x theo #marina deserves better period #her arc is a mess #if they do to her what they did in the books i swear - #theo you deserve the world

[mintytrifecta]

#IM AN APPLE SUPPORTER UNTIL THE DAY I AM NO LONGER OF THIS EARTH IDGAF I'LL DEFEND HER TO THE DEATH #'she was such a bitch to raven and so manipulative and vain' BABYGIRL SHE WAS FORCED INTO THAT BY EVERY ADULT AROUND HER AND GREW OUT OF IT #SHE DEVELOPED AND BECAME A BETTER PERSON AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING WHERE SHE WENT WRONG AND GREW FROM IT!!! #If you hate apple you just didn't pay attention to her character arc imo #Apple deserves better man idgaf I could write a wholeass essay defending her #ever after high #Eah #Apple white #apple white ever after high #This isn't directed at anyone in the fandom btw this is about people outside of it who've only seen the show like Once years ago -.-

[capinejghafa]

One day, someone will realize Inej's dad value in her story... not today, though 😔

#inej ghafa #inej's father propaganda #it's always inej's mom this and inej's mom that... #like you would think she raised inej by herself lolol #also not to devalue her relationship with her mom or anything but... #if you look at the text inej thinks about her dad a lot #like her strength is based on his teaching #her notions of love and understanding comes from him... #idk every time i read a story with them featured and inej's dad doesnt get a pov i get sad #sad because even colm gets treated better by the fandom than he does... #anyways im just thinking about inej and her dad and the relationship we dont get to see #and how little it gets represented in fic with the respect it deserves #soc #the crows #six of crows #something something pocs are allowed to have good parents representation something

[fionaswhvre]

I can't believe there are Buck stans out there who hate Maddie for leaving him?? Did y'all never watch the show or do you not understand how abuse works?? Maddie is someone who grew up with parents who were too busy grieving their dead child to love their remaining children. While Buck had his older sister looking out for him, she had no one until she met Doug. Doug was probably really nice to her at first. Maybe he was the first person to show Maddie the kind of love she always wanted. Maybe he was showing Maddie he was protecting her by keeping her away from the rest of the world. Like Eddie, Maddie was always the caretaker. She raised Buck and took care of her grieving mother. So when she found someone who was willing to take care of her, in his own fucked up way, she found herself drawn to him because she had never been shown any better love.

So of course she doesn't want to leave the one person who's willing to love her. That doesn't mean she doesn't love Buck. She loves him like her own son. She gave him her own jeep, essentially cutting off her own means to escape an abusive partner.

She was also a teenager who fell in love with the wrong person. She is not a villain, she is a victim.

#maddie deserves better from this fandom #also buck will hate you for hating maddie #she's his mom and dad #maddie buckley #character study #911 character study #evan buckley #buckley siblings

[ladyalicentshightower]

"Team Black is better than Team Green because Luke's funeral is private while Team Green hold a public funeral for propaganda purposes!"

Kingslanding is the biggest city in Westeros and is densely populated, and while Dragonstone is also densely populated, it's infinitely smaller. If Team Black were in Kingslanding instead of Dragonstone, they would never have been able to have a private funeral because the small folk would want to attend too. Furthermore, as an island, Dragonstone is isolated as few would travel for a funeral in a time of war. Kingslanding even during war, has Westeros' highest population density. Aemma and Baelon also had a public funeral in season 1.

In the books (hopefully in the show too), Haelena is remembered as being beloved by the small folk. Jaehaerys, as her son, was loved by and is mourned by them too. Even if they wanted to - and likely they did want to - have a private funeral, they wouldn't have been able to due to public reaction and outcry.

#hotd #hotd spoilers #house of the dragon #house of the dragon spoilers #alicent hightower #haelena targaryen #i wish there would be more emphasis on the common folk by both the writers and by the fandom #because they play a significant role in whats to come #one can argue that rhaenyra is disconnected from her people and that is one reason why things end the way they do for her #rhaenyra to me is reminiscent of mary queen of scots #but also we only get two characters who are not noble but they only either get dogs abuse from or are ignored by the fandom #mysaria deserves so much better #she gets a better ending in hotd i beg #the essays i could write about criston cole

[miraculous-pyxie]

marinette headcanon time

marinette’s knees are filled with little scars and long-term bruises from how many time she falls over 

she carries a very cute first aid kit in her backpack just in case her skin breaks or if she needs a quick ice pack (those lil crack and shake things that get really cold)

marinette became the go to person when somebody got hurt is phys ed when the teens were younger. she eventually got first aid certified.

 marinette used to carry a bit more weight (you see her parents genetic make up) but from becoming ladybug she burns a lot of calories/fat from running around all day. to keep people/parents from getting suspicious, she starts running which keeps her even more in shape.

little marinette got into sewing because her mom always needed to repair her clothes from the rips and tears they would get from her falling over. she felt guilty about it so she said that she would do it. her mom taught her then she started teaching herself

I love the idea that Adrien and Marinette get stronger and more flexible from using the miraculous. Adrien has an excuse that this is how he needs to look for modeling (everyone believes that) but marinette has less of an excuse so she has to flub saying she started going to the gym and attempt to become less clumsy. not wanting it to be a lie, she starts going to a gym once a week for an hour (this is where she does her runs instead).

marinette meditates with her mom whenever she’s stressed and gets lightly told off when she starts fidgeting too much

along with Tikki’s cookies, marinette keeps a stash of protein shakes and protein bars in her room

 marinette has ADHD so she is prone to zoning out and has accidentally zoned out in someone’s direction before then zones back in and profusely apologizes for ”staring” at them

marinette will hyperfocus on a project for hours and she has almost missed patrol several times because of it.

adding onto that, she will sometimes be working till 3 am so getting up at 7 am for school is really hard. (delayed sleep phase syndrome let’s goooo)

on top of that, coffee is her best friend. not because of the energy boost but it keeps her focused in school. (Alya doesn’t know about the ADHD at first and thinks her best friend has a severe coffee addiction)

from becoming ladybug, Marinette has actually gotten very coordinated.  she was very clumsy as a kid, but now it only spikes when she feels emotionally vulnerable. (i.e. around Adrien, when she’s nervous)

 Adrien is Marinette’s first big crush  so for the first few weeks marinette actually was really uncomfortable. she was having an internal battle of never feeling something like a crush before and also beating herself up over the idea that this might be a celebrity crush and she’s just a crazy fan

i saw this somewhere else but marinette doesn’t like horror movies not because they scare her but because they are underwhelming to her. mari and the gang will be having a movie night and she’ll just sit their with her arms crossed and say “I’ve seen worse.” and alya nino and adrien will just looked at her absolutely baffled. (even though adrien is chat noir, he’s had less exposure to scary things growing up)

adding onto that, marinette 100% had unrestricted internet access as a kid but she does not let it show

Marinette doodles on her skin in pen and one time she was drawing on her arm in red pen in class and an akuma related explosion happened really close. The pen exploded all over her skin and it looked like she had just killed someone.

marinette wanted to join the costume department for theater but because of her crammed schedule she can’t do it. everyone is confused as to why she doesn’t bc she’s perfect for it.

marinette matches the color of her hair ties to her outfit

marinette is better at listening to people in chinese then speaking or writing it

marinette actually gets along with her grandma really well and that’s why her grandma knew exactly what bike to get her

even though Marinette’s focus is in high fashion, she loves learning about streetwear and street fashion in places like Japan and the US

she is an absolute force to be reckoned with when she’s being stubborn about something 

she indulges in the confidence that being ladybug gives her from time to time so when chloe is back on her bs she claps back better than the last time

 a personal retcon is she gets a hold of her boy crazy-ness after the first few weeks. (the show really did her dirty on this like stalking? stealing? they should not be promoting that behavior to kids tbh)

marinette wears her new designs to school. she also secretly has a commission style business (so she can keep on top of orders bc she is just 1 person)

all and all, she is a little frazzled gremlin and i wish we got more of that blunt ,frazzled, always-busy, gremlin side of her

that’s all i can think of for now :)

#miraculous fandom #miraculous ladybug #mlb #mlb fandom #mlb headcanon #marinette dupain cheng #miraculoustalesofladybugandcatnoir #mlb marinette #she needs better well rounding traits to bring out her true character #like she’s such a dorky lil thing i need everyone to see her the way i see her #i retcon a lot from the show #she deserves better tbh #just let her be a little gremlin that’s all i ask

[lagosbratzdoll]

thoughts about Laena and more

The statement “That show is disrespectful to its Black characters” is unfortunately applicable to almost every show ever broadcasted, which is a disheartening realization. In this instance, though, I’m talking about House of the Dragon. 

Laena's erasure from Rhaenyra's life to make room for a friendship between two white women that did not exist in the original source material. She is isolated from her family so that Daemon can be separated from Rhaenyra, which isn't what happened in the books. It's frustrating to watch Black characters isolated and used as plot devices.

The show's treatment of Baela and Rhaena is also problematic. There are inconsistencies in the plot, such as Daemon ignoring Rhaena even though he didn't have a dragon until later in life. Baela going to foster at Driftmark when it should be Luke and Rhaena. It's disappointing that we don't see more of Laena with her family on Driftmark or her claiming Vhagar.

Additionally, it's strange that Jaehaerys is depicted as white as snow when his mother was Black and his father was at least half Black based on show lore. The Targaryens have historically intermarried with the Velaryons, so they shouldn't be all white, at least not at this point in their history. It seems like the show may have made the Velaryons Black solely to push the Strong boys' narrative, without considering the wider implications. This is negligent at best and malicious at worst.

#laena velaryon #deserved better #unrelated but #aegon the conqueror was Black #Jaehaerys was Black #All targs were at least half Black from Aegon the conqueror until Viserys II's kids #Jocelyn Baratheon was half Black #Rhaenys should be a Black idk #her father was Aemon Targaryen and he was Black and her mother was half Black ergo she should be Black #Alicent Hightower's kids should be the only white Targs on this show #at the end of the show #there'll be only two white Targs left #Aegon III #and #viserys ii targaryen #also the fandom is kinda racist to Baela and Rhaena #excluding them from their family is weird #creating stuff where their father spends more time with Rhaenyra's Velaryon sons than his own daughters is weird #I'm also really tired of seeing Aemond the Kinslayer in Laena's tag #rhaenyra targaryen #deserved healthier friendships with equals #not whatever the fuck that was with #alicent hightower #I know I said I was sorry that #aemond the kinslayer #lost his eye in an earlier post but idk man #talk shit get hit #he shouldn't have been talking shit #can't wait to see Baela beat #Aegon II

[jasontoddssuper]

The wave of Gwen Stacy hate now that Atsv is out is literally just transmisogyny.Yes,that includes from black non-transfems and that's coming from one.It's one thing to point out the misogynoir in parts of her writing like the Margo thing and it's a whole different thing to insistantly demonize a trans girl who's not even a senior in high school and has to deal with an abusive dad who's also a cop that claims to support her but threatend to kill her over being a superhero for everything she does.No,Gwen is not an intrusive jerk for accidentally unpacking a collectible of her friend's because she thought it was just a regular figure.No,she's not abusive for trying to be happy with said friend while hiding something from him for the sake of keeping him safe for at least a little.No,she does not see Jessica as her m///ammy for instantly wanting her to adopt her because HER DAD HAD JUST BLATANTLY THREATEND HER LIFE AND LEFT HER HOMELESS.Jesus christ,i cringed so hard while typing this out and i don't even agree with any of the takes,aren't y'all niggas embarrased when you say them unironically and thinking you eat by turning over a leaf on a female character the second she was given actual depth with an emphasis on transfemininity?Especially because i've barely met any minors who dislike her and in fact they're the ones stanning her half the time!You're grown,go pick on people your own age or better yet go talk to irl transfems so you can learn to treat them as people

#i'm not talking out of my ass btw even excluding my tgirl friends every one of them fandom i've met has seen themselves in her so much #and it's absolutely foul that y'all have the balls to try to twist her into a monster and use 'i'm a minority too!!!' as a shield #oh and just wanna ask:how come none of you ever make transfem jess content even though she is in the comics👀do tgirls threaten you? #i'm just saying you guys seem real repressed over them or just straight up ignoring them.embarrasing x 2!!!!! #gwen stacy #pro gwen stacy #trans gwen stacy #miles morales #miles morales deserves better #jessica drew #pro jessica drew #not really ghostflower but you can take it that way #spiderverse #atsv #btsv #spiderman #transmisogyny #i'm black tag #💌 #letters from summer

[applesandbannas747]

actually i think I am going to be a dick about this even though it's possible I'm being unreasonable. I think it's shitty to post art from behind Jo's paywall unless it's art you commissioned. Otherwise, you are denying her income from posting and/or posting something someone else bought, which sucks a little

#jackshit #fence comic #it just feels so personal when we are such a small fandom and she is such a small artist--l think Jo deserves better #and i get that not everyone can afford to pay for her patreon/kofi but that's why only extra stuff is on there #so you dont miss anyhitn big by not paying #but by making and posting the extra content she can make some more money from people who do have the disposable income #capitalism sucks but steal from walmarts not small businesses yknow #and yeah im also butthurt but her art means a stupid amount to me and when someone else gets to post what i requested before i do #it upsets me a stupid amount #yell at me if you disagree i might delete/change my mind I don’t know but it b u g s me so much and has for years

[sysig]

Really digging out the old OCs now; Pan-na, Pilok, Azalea, squirrel boys Will and Damien, and Cupid and Venus <3 (Patreon)

#Doodles #Original #The Original Onslaught has begun >:) *stock maniacal laughter* #Lots of old faces! Lots of unfamiliar faces haha #You might actually recognize the last two individual boys as Blind Willie and Big Boy - those two I've Actually posted over here lol #The rest not so! Goshdang! I actually don't think I post Azalea much of anywhere lol like Maybe once on DA? Possibly? Heck #Same with Pan-na now that I think of it actually she's a Tomodachi Life-specific character haha #I had a few that despite not being fandom-tied I just can't get rid of to make room <3 They're residents! I'd miss them! #I really spoiled Pan-na - lots of cute clothes and a pretty room - so she gets special treatment in doodles too haha #Pilok was made while I was really into making original species on DA - anyone else here fill out the long development sheet? Fun stuff haha #I wish I'd finished a few more memes that got popular on DA back then ♪ Like the OC Remix! Very fun I made a rough of one years ago #Looking at Pilok now she kinda reminds me of the aliens from the DBZ special where Bardock gets sent to the past lol #Azalea was another random design that got a few doodles 'cause I thought she was edgy and cool haha #A more animalistic take on a stomachmouth - I don't think she can talk even she's just shaped like a humanoid maybe to blend in? Dunno #Oh looking back at my notes she was only supposed to have three fingers lol oh well #I don't think I ever drew her with her stomach open either but I'm pretty? sure I always imagined it being teeth-lined haha #Chomp #Squirrel boys! If you remember a few years ago I tried to draw Will again and was like ''>:?your face'' lol - I think I got it better now! #Still not 100% but better! He has very Shaped features haha #Big Boy turned out silly haha very one-large-anime-eyed - he deserves it lol #His hair falling over itself looked cool in my early doodles :0 Careful lines! Not so careful now lol #And Buzz is just missing haha #And finally Cupid and Venus <3 <3 I don't remember now but those two and their third girlfriend Spider might've been my first polycule? :0 #These two were a couple before inviting her in tho haha - there's a whole big backstory of how they met and all that #Venus was one of the main characters in Other Side of the Gun and then split off into her own side story with Cupid- It's a whole Thing #They're very sweet tho <3 I love them ♥ #Kinda seasonal for Cupid haha I didn't plan that! Her favourite holiday is Valentine's Day of course

[queenimmadolla]

i enhanced this because i love her and want to set the fictional stranger things universe on fire for what they’ve done to her

p.s. did you know this is the last time Heather ever got to exist? Heather’s actual last words were a desperate plea for help to Eleven before she was dragged under. the Heather we see for the rest of the season, up until she has probably the most brutal death (along with the rest of the flayed towns folk) of any character as her body melted/disintegrated to form a monstrous being from another dimension, is 100% the mindflayer, unlike Billy, whom got to resurface during moments of confusion. that’s fucked up.

#heather Holloway #you did NOT wish you were Heather #SHE DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER #from the writers and from the fandom #francesca reale #The Lifeguard

[xhanisai]

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#Delete later #Don't read this if you're a fan of kagami cos today I'm feeling livid about her behaviour and actions in s5 #Everything that salters claimed alya would be is exactly what kagami was #I feel like the reason I'm so pissed is cos I've had bitches do that to me in my school days too #Marinette gave her so much and this is what she got in return #She had her important secrets told to the person who helped the enemy and whose morals didn't align with hers #She made this girl a fucking superhero and brought her into her friendship group #AND THIS IS WHAT SHE GOT IN RETURN LOL #And the worst thing for me is that I don't see anyone talking about it and being like #Uwu kagami is such a helpless lonely girl uwu #FUCK HER #Don't get me started with the way she bitched at adrien for not standing up to gabriel at the end of s4 #She was terrible to both adrinette!!! #Alya and nino deserve a better fanbase #Adrinette deserves a better fanbase #If you're a fan of kagami that's completely fine and you're well within your rights to love her no matter what #But I will forever be pissed at her for this so don't expect any fanart or fics about her from me #I won't draw or write her unless she's needed for a plot or whatever #And don't worry I'm not gonna write salt about her or anything like that #And any of my work that involves her will stay in a positive or neutral light because we don't need more negativity in this fandom #I know this is a long rant but I'm just so annoyed #It just hits close to home for me #Cos I've been in Marinette's position #Lol

[lady-corrine]

One of the things that is so dear to my heart about Rhaenyra is how feminine she was. She loved her dresses and her jewelries, her gifts from Daemon, him reading poems to her... She was such a romantic personality that loved life and flying and laughing and smiling.

The fact that she was "cherished and adored by everyone", "well loved by highborns and commons alike", always surrounded by her admirers, the fact that men who fought for her hand in marriage still remembered and raised their banners for her. She was loved and I wish more people would see that before calling her a tyrant or a monster.

Even at the time of her death, she was still called and remembered as The Realm's Delight.

Also, the fact that she was universally loved and adored because of her enchanting personality, but somehow for her haters Daemon "only tolerated her for the throne"? The way this fandom speaks about Rhaenyra is so weird and disgusting.

#rhaenyra targaryen #she is such a tragic figure to me #she deserves so much better from this fandom #she was just so 🥺💖 #rhaenyra my beloved #I will fight all of you for her