#thinking about mkulia

[apleijuic]

mkulia is next i swear this is just sitting in my gallery waiting to be posted

and this chipper image 😞stop i can't remember where i got the og image from please guys

#total drama #tdi #tdi reboot #tdi art #redesign #art #td damien #td ripper #td chase #td ripamien #td chipper #ripamien #chipper #helpi swear mkulia is next i promise guys please #atpi ship just about anything in the reboot i think

[samyiswatching]

even if Julia x MK doesn’t become canon, they’ll always be remembered as the evil lesbian couple of the gen 6 cast.

#ok time to sleep #it’s late and i’m thinking about mkulia smh #total drama #mkulia #julia x mk #td julia #td mk #total drama reboot #total drama 2023 #samyisrambling

[dremiru]

hi mkulia nation im back !!

luv doodlin' my babies. also mullet julia supremacy (again)

#mkulia #tdi mkulia #tdi #tdi fanart #td mk #td julia #total drama 2023 #lesbians #mullet julia !! #my little gay children #mkulia fanart #still thinking about them </3

[cyniicism]

how i feel gaslighting myself that mkulia’s gonna be canon knowing terry’s most likely queerbaiting us.

also happy almost 60 mkulia fics on ao3 we’re winning here

#mkulia #tdi #td spoilers #i think #terry stop queerbaiting #terry dont do this #please terry #im so normal about them #trust ive been scoping out ao3 every second of the day for new mkulia fics

[vriskira]

more td episodes means i draw them more YIPPEE!!!!

#mkulia #td 2023 #total drama reboot #total drama island #td julia #td mk #td spoilers #i hope they both make it to the end man thatd be so cool #i HATE drawing backgrounds can u tell... throw some random shit n call it a day #anyway theyre neat they make me giggle n kick my feet :3 #mk teasing julia is awesome... i cant stop thinking about it

[wzardjellies]

Even if I love mkulia with all my heart and love their dynamic, I also have kinda been in the state of mind all season that their probably not gonna be a thing this season

#it was silly with axelle bc it was just fun to theorize about without any actual bearing but mkulia is 100% not queer baiting #when it comes to the whole platonic ship thing from the cast I genuinely don’t think anyone’s trying to falsely market them as being queer #also partially came to that state of mind when I heard through the grape vine (no verified source) that Terry confirmed there wouldn’t- #be any lesbian relationships this season #mkulia #td

[mkulias]

okay I may sound insane but. Was it just me or did MK and Julia have something going on....

#total drama #my post #whats their ship name. julmk? mkulia?? 😭 #td mk #td julia #LISTEN. THINK ABOUT THE DYNAMIC.... #i understand why mk got eliminated when she did but god all the interactions we missed out on... her and julia wouldve slayed okay

[total-aroace-island]

AROACE MK!! she definitely had that phase where she saw she never had a crush on anyone and just thought it was bc everyone was ugly and lame (her opinion didn't change even after she figured out she was aroace lmaooo) + her line abt hating kissing in s2 was so real of her...

.

#ur so real. i saw an aroace mkulia qpr moodboard a while back and ive been thinking about it since #td mk #total drama #aroace takes

[moonlessdusk]

I’m over analyzing this scene to spread mkulia propaganda

But also I would like to show everyone that believes that MK and Julia don’t actually care for each other and would coldly betray each other The Scene from Episode 8.

The premise for this conversation is that in the last challenge, Chris broke the campers down into teams of three, two of which had a sabotage option and MK had an ultimately unhelpful advantage that a teammate chose. After being set back by the third team, Julia opted to use her sabotage on MK, who had a huge lead. Julia and her team ultimately won the challenge and immunity in part because of the sabotage.

The editing here is strange because Julia had an unrelated confessional, followed by a scene from Zee and confessional from him but the scene opens presumingly right after her confessional. It’s early morning and MK is right outside the confessional, claiming to have been looking for Julia all morning. From what we know of MK, she would not care to expend the energy looking for anything unless she thought it would give her an advantage. But no, she says she was looking for Julia specifically because she was anxious that Julia was avoiding her. Look at her face, she’s genuinely concerned when she says this; MK usually has some kind of sarcastic/snide remark when she’s not being serious.

Julia tries at first to laugh off the notion as if it’s no big deal, but she’s doing an unusually bad job at doing it. This is unusual for Julia because we know she knows how to act and play people, that’s all she did for the first half of the last season. But consider thematically that MK is the *reason* Julia got to be her authentic self after being ousted as a fraud and how Julia said it felt right to just be herself. It has to feel particularly wrong to lie to MK when the premise of their relationship is appreciating each other for their real selves.

Look at how quick Julia’s facade drops and MK’s face knowing it’s a lie:

MK, who again, has a tendency to make sarcastic remarks, just says “So, yes,” when Julia tries to deny avoiding her. Then she glances away like this before trying to reassure Julia that she’s not mad:

She actually looks uncomfortable, like she’s not used to having to reassure people like this and she’s generally awkward trying to get the words out. If MK didn’t care, if she was lying about actively looking for Julia, she easily could’ve scripted this out and throw in her signature snarking humor. We know from her audition tape that she’s also good at being sneaky and we know from past episodes that she enjoys seeing people squirm, but there’s no indication she’s enjoying this conversation.

What her assurance essentially breaks down to is saying she’s not mad at Julia for using her sabotage on her. After she says this she pauses because she spots Zee shenanigans behind Julia but tries to refocus but we see Julia give MK this look:

It’s a very subtle detail but Julia slightly lifts her head and raises her eyebrows. She looks like she can’t believe someone is actually forgiving her despite doing what any other person on the island would perceive as a backstabbing. Considering the ruthless way she played last season and her strategy to just keep winning immediately, it could be argued that she was just worried she burned a bridge and would have to do it again. But if that was the case, she wouldn’t just be silently listening to what MK had to say, she’d just go back to being The Mean Girl.

But she doesn’t and MK begins to elaborate that she thinks they make a great team and she begins to say “All I want is for—” before total drama does what it does and undercuts the moment with Zee’s shenanigans. It being these two though, I can’t imagine MK saying something too sentimental though and it’s clearly water under the bridge as they immediately agree to mess with Zee and are back to doing confessionals together.

I could go on and on about different scenes that reinforced this one. I just totally refute the idea that they aren’t genuine with each other because they have what feels like the most planned out dynamic of the new generation. It’s not out of character for these two to have gotten along so quickly or for them to care about each other like this.

We’re just watching a yuritastic slow burn.

#it’s 2am and I’m still not over this #please ask me to analyze more because I enjoy them a normal amount #mkulia #td mk #td julia #total drama mk #total drama julia #total drama 2023 #total drama reboot #total drama spoilers

[courtney-deserved-better]

the mkulia alliance IS in character

ive heard a lot of people, some of them mkulia shippers, saying that while the evil lesbian alliance is great to watch, it isn't in character for mk and julia. however, i believe it is, and i believe it's still consistent from last season, and this is why:

facades

mk and julia were both hiding under facades in the beginning of sesaon one. mk was downplaying her skills to fly under the radar, and julia was posing as a chill influencer both to maintain her online image and not make herself a threat. these two facades had their advantages, but also their downsides. mk's contributions, specifically in the skull challenge, went unnoticed by her team, while julia had to completely hide her true personality. mk expresses frustration at everyone thinking she hadn't done anything when she got her team the win, and julia later goes on to say that it's exhausting to pretend to like yoga and whatnot. for most of the time they interact in season one, mk and julia are not behaving like their true selves.

animosity

did mk and julia have a rivalry once julia's true self was revealed? yes. did it result in mk's elimination? also yes. was mk the one to instigate that rivalry by posting the video of julia's true self? absolutely. and while they definitely had beef while this was going down, in the end, it was better for both of them. julia says that it's freeing to get to be her true self, and she even gains followers from it. the consequences of being her full nasty self don't catch up with her for a while after mk's elimination, and the worst thing that happens is julia too gets eliminated. as for mk, julia revealing that she watched everyone's confessionals means that while mk can't fly under the radar as much as she previously had, she gets to be recognized for her brains and sneakiness. because of their initial rivalry, mk and julia don't have to keep hiding their true selves.

necessity

julia and mk are both smart enough to know that in order to survive on their team, they NEED an alliance to counter the bowie-raj-wayne voting power. and seeing as scary girl was the first boot, and chase and ripper are chase and ripper, it makes sense that they would gravitate toward one another. especially with their underhanded playing styles, and especially being the only girls on the team. julia and bowie did not like each other in season one, and they still teamed up to counter the priya-millie alliance. julia has already proven to be willing to team up with people she doesn't like in order to stay in the game.

friendship

they became enemies in the first season, but after the passage of time, a necessary alliance, and most importantly, the shedding of their facades, it's reasonable that they could become friends. mk only got to interact with the real julia for an episode's worth of time, and julia never really got to see the real mk. now, she's watching mk steal an intern's uniform, sneak into production meetings, stash cheating supplies, and get the challenge answers from computers. julia is seeing a whole new side of mk, and as someone who appreciates vicious, strategic competitors like herself, i can absolutely see julia growing to like the real mk. and mk doesn't have to hide her true self from her team anymore, as she can be very upfront about cheating.

despite her rivalry with bowie, julia also had moments when she enjoyed being in an alliance with him (talking in the confessional about how they both thought they would be in the final after priya and millie were supposedly dead via avalanche) and trusted that he had her back (not thinking that he would double cross her and vote for her instead of millie even though it was the smarter move for him). i think it would make sense for julia to enjoy an alliance with mk and admire her clever thinking.

as for mk, yes, julia got her booted last season, but mk instigated that by exposing the real julia, and i think she's aware of that. i also think that even though she was the first person to see the real julia, mk still didn't understand that she wasn't just a mean girl with an influencer persona, she's a force to be reckoned with. julia loses it for her team in the episode mk is eliminated in, so mk doesn't get to see julia doing great in other challenges before her own screentime is over. i believe mk underestimated julia when she exposed her.

seeing as emma was able to watch the episode where she thought chase was performing an act of love for her when it was really just for pizza, it's completely reasonable for mk and julia to watch or at least know of each other's actions in the last season that they didn't get to witness in person. their first direct interaction is complimenting each other's moves/style, meaning that they have a greater understanding of how the other girl operates than they did last season.

because of how they play/interact with others, mk and julia don't have many friends. the closest thing julia has is bowie, who's more like her rival, while everyone else knows she's mean and doesn't like her. meanwhile nobody on mk's team would like her after she stole their stuff, and nobody else would like her for secretly watching their "private" confessionals. it makes sense to me that not only would they latch onto the other girl out of necessity, but because they're someone who can actually appreciate their play style and not turn against them because of it. not to mention mk can finally hang out with someone who likes her sarcasm for a change.

and while mk and julia definitely act like they have a romance plot in the future (and god i hope they do), i don't think their interactions together are very out of character even though they're praising one another and enjoying each other's company. julia is still mean and enjoys people getting hurt, mk is still devious and has no qualms about cheating, they just get to scheme and sabotage with someone by their side now. and while this development was unexpected even for a lot of us mkulia shippers, it is hardly unwelcome, and to me, hardly illogical. thank you for coming to my td talk.

#td spoilers #td mk #td julia #mkulia #please tell me this makes sense i wrote it right before i went to bed #thats a 1075 word analysis post babey #i will definitely wake up tomorrow and realize i forgot something #also i will be both delighted and disappointed if im the first person to make a thank you for coming to my td talk joke

[ccircusclwn]

Since I’m super obsessed with your idea of the Alenoah apocalypse thing I gotta ask, if you’re up for asking more questions about it, what would julia be in the au :) (definitely not to feed my Mkulia hyperfixation)

was gonna say this is a quick sketch but i'd be lying (i spent like 2h figuring out their designs)

SO! rambling time!! (also dw i love it when people ask questions abt my aus, whether it is the regular alenoah gay dads au, intertwined or the monster-pocalypse^_^)

julia wld def be a siren, as they are characteristically known for being deadly creatures that manipulate humans with their singing,

but i also thought to add bowie into the mix as well because, even though he isn't as villanous as Julia, he's still manipulative, and it wld be pretty funny if two people that hate each other became a duo to survive in the apocalypse!!!

bowie n julia spend their day on the sea, trying to lure survivor humans with their singing to manipulate them into getting supplies for free (also they totally dont spend time on the shore because bowie has a bit of a crush on a certain merman... nooo of course not)

i still need to develop this story so its kinda dry on info but i think bowie n julia being a duo bcs they have to is generally very fun (at least to me)

as for mkulia crumbs... iiiii am sorry but this is an emmk au <\3 (its one of my comfortships i just rlly like them n i crave emmk crumbs) in my other two aus theres mkulia tho!!

#my art #total drama #tdi 2023 #td julia #td bowie #total drama julia #total drama bowie #tdi #tdi julia #tdi bowie #THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DRAWING BOWIE EVER I FEEL SO BAD FOR NOT DRAWING HIM!!!! #also i rlly love designing this au so might drop sm more after the alenoah week #alenoah monster apocalypse au

[m3gal3sbian]

taps mic

think mkulia. think high school au.

mk transfers to a new school district in junior year. that same fall, she gets a parking spot right next to queen bee julia.

she HATES her.

her skin is weirdly clear, she's never had her hair not out of place, and every time mk keys her car, it's always fixed the next day. mk searched her up on instagram, way too many followers, so many crystals, travel vlogs, so on. mk also keeps stealing change from julia's car because seriously- learn to lock ur fucking car.

she's also a TOTAL fucking bitch- which is revealed to the rest of world when mk records and anonymously posts a phone call julia has in her car about sabotaging bowie's prom queen plans that year. julia loses all her followers, gains twice the amount back, and still loses to bowie- who managed to snag both the queen and king's crown's.

mk's parents force her to go to prom that year to 'make friends', so she's sitting at some abandoned table where the lights are dim and the punch is close.

"you're sneaky."

mk jumps, and she looks behind to see julia with her arms crossed. for a second, she thinks she's going to get beat up but-

"you took that video of me- and stole the last 20 in my glove box?" julia asks, but mk knows she knows.

"... yeah, why?" mk asks. she is going to die, actually.

julia looks her up and down, and then she looks past mk- towards bowie receiving the crown on the stage in the gymnasium.

"i need your help."

mk leaves prom with one new friend and one of bowie's tires in her trunk. she calls it a win.

#mkulia #tdi #mk tdi #julia tdi #tdi reboot #what if i wrote a whole multichapter mkulia fic #what if yall

[starlover2]

It's 3 AM in my time and I'm hyperfixating on Mkulia and other dynamics Bowie and Damien would totally tease Julia about her crush on MK Like Damien: You totally like them Julia: What-- NO I DON'T Bowie: Girl, it's so obvious the closet is practically glass Damien and Julia's beef should've lasted longer it was fun

Damien and Bowie would probably bond over said beef with Julia(I think they'd be good friends)

#mkulia #td julia #td bowie #td damien

[mkuliatruther]

GUYS NOW THAT THE SEASON IS OVER

DO WE STILL THINK THIS IS ABOUT MKULIA.

#mkulia #tdi julia #tdi mk #td mkulia #tdi reboot #tdi 2023

[dual-fantasy]

still thinking about mkulia because more people need to make angst. being in love with your best friend is a fate literally worse than death speaking from personal experience, especially in a televised show. they both have so much to lose from being emotionally invested with someone else in the game, a mutual understanding that it's dangerous in a game like total drama because it can only end in betrayal. but they care for eachother regardless, as much as they might not want to.

they've seen what the game does to relationships firsthand with Bowie and Raj, both being major players in the cheating scandal. but neither of them were willing to break the ice about their own relationship, and what it might mean for them. neither wants to admit it to themselves, but they know it regardless, but assume the other person knows better, even if they don't.

#mkulia #td mk #td julia #total drama spoilers #total drama #total drama 2023 #td 2023 #total drama reboot #total drama island #sick in the head aboht them btw

[fraudulent-cheese]

Ok this might be a hot take

people saying "alenoah is just gay aleheather" might not be as horrifically wrong as the people saying "mkulia is lesbian alenoah", but they are still INCREDIBLY FUCKING WRONG.

Im assuming it's because they're basing it off the people who write alenoah strictly as enemies to lovers??? Because that is not the reason i really like it! I like it because it's friends to enemies to lovers, or at the very least, they start off neutrally. Outside of Noah and Heather just being different people, their relationship in canon doesn't start off the same either:

Heather starts off IMMEDIATLY calling Alejandro's façade complete bullshit and does not like him. at all. Meanwhile, pre-I See London, Noah and Alejandro seem to be friendly with eachother, or at least they're not on hostile terms (yet). During episodes 9 and 10, they're actively seen hanging around eachother during challenges and from what i know Alejandro doesn't try to mess with Noah in particular before this point? Like he tries messing with Owen in the Am-AH-zon Race episode, he pulls the favor thing with Tyler in Greece, hell he betrays Duncan before he does anything to Noah outside his elimination! Im not saying "oh alenoah canon", im saying that it's a clear difference between the two!

Also this isn't entirely related but a reason i like alenoah more than aleheather is because it opens up more interesting character interactions built off of canon, at least to me. Like, if Alejandro's going to date Noah, he's gonna have to actually be around Noah's friends, and if his obvious dislike of Owen is anything to go by he's probably not gonna be their biggest fan at first. Meanwhile with Heather, what exactly do you have (BY BUILDING OFF OF CANON!!!)? Harold, maybe? It's the only relationship she hasn't completly trashed by the end of All Stars considering her friendship with Leshawna ended in canon after WT and the more popular Heather friendships in the fandom don't have much (if any) canon basis.

this isn't to say you have to stick to canon exclusivly for this, im literally comparing a canon relationship to a purely fanon one, but i prefer going off of canon to an extent while writing or drawing or just. generally thinking about characters. I guess the building blocks in canon for an alenoah dynamic interest me more than aleheather's.

...also i prefer aleheather as besties LOL SORRY!

#cheese posting #yes this was spurred on by seeing someone claiming something similar #you can like the same thing in different people and still have a different relationship with them #like? that's just having a type im pretty sure #feel free to vague about this back or ignore this post lol #alenoah #not tagging the other because this is more negative towards it #HOT CHEESE POSTING #ALSO BEFORE YOU COME AT ME. MKULIA AINT LEBSIAN ALEHEATHER EITHER. HAVE YOU WATCHED THE FUCKING SHOW