Why do I love stories about pining? Why do I love it when the two people in question are idiots to lovers and idiots in love? What is it about that trope that is just so wonderful?
Is it the reassurance that, no matter how foolish you act, that the other person will love you? Is it the fact that others have felt like fools in love and made it regardless or because of that fact? Is it the yearning and the longing for something more in life, the discontent with the way things are right now?
Is it because I want to be in a romantic relationship with a woman but I am a woman and a Christian and I know that to do so would go against God’s design and holiness and what He wants for us, and so I yearn for that which I cannot have, what I will not allow myself to have, so I like to see others see fulfillment in their yearnings?
I don’t know.
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Professor: let's move on to the text about eating disorders. I hope this didn't trigger anyone here
Absolutely not, everyone in here had a completely normal reaction to this topic and didn't let it consume them whole for the past 3 days
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You know what movie I think has good queer representation?
Paranorman.
Sure, you could argue that it isn’t good at all - it’s a single line at the end of the movie, or it was played off as a joke.
But honestly? It’s still good because he’s literally just a guy. You probably weren’t expecting it because he didn’t ‘act/talk/dress a certain way’. But I’ve always hated that.
This isn’t about gender identity - everyone’s free to present themselves however they want, that isn’t what I have a problem with. (And fuck gender norms just in general!!!) But gender identity does NOT equal someone’s sexuality. The only thing you need to do to be homosexual is have an attraction to people who identify as the same gender as you. That’s it!!!
I don’t like that most gay men in the media are flamboyant, that most lesbian women are masculine. It feels like they’re literally trying to heteronormalize homosexuality. The media thinks you NEED to have both feminine and masculine qualities in a relationship, and I think that’s stupid.
I think it’s stupid that someone who’s questioning themselves will watch all these movies, see how people are presented, and think that just because they have an attraction to a specific gender, they absolutely HAVE to act/talk/present themselves in a certain way.
So sure, Paranorman probably isn’t the best because of whatever the intentions were, but I like that he’s just some random high school jock that happens to be attracted to boys. Because that’s all you need to be gay.
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woah hello why does the tag-adding area on desktop look different
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The feeling of rereading a fic you know left a big impact on you many years later is one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking feelings I have ever felt
I remembered about two months ago two Xanlow fics that left a big impact on me during 2019 + they were the first fics I had ever read on AO3 so they were reaaaally important to me then
So I just finished rereading them and I just felt this sense of nostalgia and happiness because I thought about how cool it is to have such beautiful stories about any characters of any media shared by such talented writers,
but I also got sad because people move on and it is obvious that some fandoms are going to be way more inactive now than before, but it's still a very nice experience to check all the fics that were written during the prime moments of those fandoms (I guess I could compare it to being in a library or when you check the past generation's yearbooks)
Idk I guess I wanted to get that off my chest because I feel a lot of emotions rn and I'm also very sleepy, but I thought ranting to the void might do me good
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okay okay okay so-
I'm picturing after Dan and Donna take their parental leave the news studio like freaks out and just grabs random Hatchetfield citizens to fill the void and they all do terribly. Like, Ted is just randomly rambling off about some shit and Charlotte's anxiety has just peaked. One time Peanuts and Proud Papa Ed host and it's amazing. Dan and Donna are at home laughing their asses off.
MDHSKSDH I’M FUCKING SCREEEAAAAMING IT’S LITERALLY LIKE THE FUCKING HUNGER GAMES! LIKE THEY DO A RANDOM DRAW & EVERYTHING!
Ok but what if Ted was coanchoring for Tom Houston, & it’s just 2 awkward dudes who aren’t 100% sure they vibe with each other trying to read cue cards. & Ted is trying to make Tom laugh mostly because he’s nervous & he needs to crack a joke or else he’ll explode & Tom is just staring at him like |:/ & Ted chuckles at his joke before turning away into his coffee mug to take a nervous sip
I think the age limit to enter is 18, which means you can have a fresh faced high school senior next to a woman going through a midlife crisis. & because I’m such a comedy genius, I think the cruel fates would pair Charlotte with none other than Max Jagerman. & of course she has no reason to fear him, she has no idea who he is other than “the quarterback.” But every time she stutters or slips up he fucking makes fun of her & it’s honestly painful to watch this sweet woman doing her best get bullied by this young cocky asshole. But hey, views! It escalates when Ted rushes in, wielding Peter’s old metal Spider-Man lunchbox full of rocks btw & whacks him upside the head. He’s barely conscious & Ted says “don’t you dare talk to her like that ever again. And leave my brother the fuck alone” everyone at Hatchetfield High is obsessed with that clip
The Peanuts episode is iconic, Papa Dan is just talking to himself while they put captions for what Peanuts is saying, but it’s just dead silence😂
It’s a much deserved break for Dan & Donna & they’re enjoying all the craziness!
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