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I’ve been seeing a lot of weird shit posted here recently about the marauders fandom. So I just want everyone to remember—

Wanting to control the way people express themselves in fandom just because it’s not the way you express yourself is conservative ideology. I mean it’s literally a fascist tactic that is actively being used in my country. And if you’re okay with that then, fine, whatever, you’re okay with that, but it is incredibly dangerous to be bringing this way of thinking into fandom spaces. I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again, this is supposed to be a place of freedom, exploration, and creativity. Stop trying to destroy that just because you don’t like a character or ship that other people like. It honestly weird as hell.

This is fiction. We come here to escape the reality of the conservative, puritanical, and fascist outside world. That shit is not tolerated here.

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people will be like “the only solution is to ship all three of them 😌” but the trio includes a lesbian and a gay man who would genuinely fucking hate each other

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Why was one direction buying a teenage girl

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Ngl I totally forgot fandom discourse was a thing. I don’t care man, I have car payments

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i think there is something interesting about seeing so many people harp on the dangers of writing dark subjects (moral wrong or illegal things) and how almost every single one of them is a minor. like ill see these intricate posts about how writing about SA or incest is wrong because it "encourages people to do it in real life." i've always thought this was a bad argument, but it's fascinating to me that so many young people truly believe that writing an incest fanfic is going to cause someone to engage in incest irl.

obviously this is a much bigger issue, especially with the pro-censorship and anti-shipper crowds, but it does make me wonder what about the current youth makes them so restrictive or conservative that immoral art can't even exist without it being the detriment to our society.

i am not going to encourage anyone to follow the fandom motto of don't like, don't read because i honestly don't think that's helpful here. the issue isn't that they're engaging with art they know they're not going to like, it's that they believe anything immoral should be punished and that thirst for punishment and condemnation is worrying.

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TCOPTP CH.64 ANIMATION (link below)

There is no better way to start animating than doing a whole 5-minute scene from your favourite fic.

Thanks again @motswolo for your work. EVERYONE GO READ CADENCE RIGHT NOW.

I didn't put a spoiler warning because honestly, I don't think it spoils the plot. My guys are just hugging 💔

Also, I know some things are not a 100% fic accurate, but you get the vibe

I love you all, thanks for watching :)

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YESSSSS. i’ve been recommending this fic to anyone who will listen!!!!

guys omg so idk i love lily don’t get me wrong but like she’s just not my favorite character the way marlene or james or regulus is, right?

but omg this fic im reading

this might change me for the better

it’s giving lily evans crashout/adcademic burnout and it’s literally everything i never knew i needed

i’m dying ahhh

lemme link it

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64400929/chapters/165344002

AHH GO READ ITS BARTYLILY BUT ITS SOOOO GOOD GUYS PLS GO READ AHHHHH

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The Princess Bride headers (requested by @nightsisterjedi) - 6 headers (640x360) | 4 different border versions under the cut - all versions + 2 extra border options here - please like or reblog if you take one - credit isn’t required but it’s appreciated - requests are open for other headers!

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the marauders fandom is not the reason terfs brought about a deeply transphobic and lesbophobic supreme court ruling in the UK. i’m going to be very clear about that because it’s something this fandom sincerely needs to confront

the ruling itself was written based on a deep misunderstanding of trans, nonbinary and lesbian identity that stems at least in part from a basic lack of british social education and discourse on lgbtq issues. jkr did not cause that. she is one of many right wing bigots capitalising on it and this case specifically only came about because she put £70,000 behind it

that wealth is based off a franchise which became a household name nearly three decades ago. that franchise is sustained because harry potter is ingrained in popular culture worldwide. it’s the families who flew 4000 miles to take their kids to wb studios. the vast majority of the world does not hear about hp or engage with it because of the marauders fandom

i do want to be very clear about that last point, because its a different issue from whether someone is personally uncomfortable engaging with hp in any way or whether engaging with it affects people in your community. that is a different kind of impact, but the discourse in this fandom is repeatedly blurring it with the broader impact on lgbtq people in britain of hp being so profitable and what jkr does with those profits

when you start talking about the harm that financially supporting the hp brand does as a personal moral issue, you are making this about you. when a supreme court ruling comes down that says very specifically that only cis women can be lesbians and five days later the discussion online is how someone feels about posting hp fanfic, you have made this harm about you. and it’s not about you. it’s about the people dealing with the reality of being lgbtq in britain right now. it’s about the ways in which that ruling directly and indirectly affects us

when i go to work each day and navigate the transphobia still rumbling around even in explicitly left wing spaces of british society i quite frankly do not give a fuck about your 100k wolfstar first war slowburn being taken off ao3. neither do the trans and nonbinary people I work with. neither do the parents of trans and nonbinary people I work with. it has literally zero impact on anybody’s lives here and has made absolutely nothing better

so what I am asking is that instead of posting on tumblr or ao3 or tiktok about the morality of being in the marauders fandom you instead share information about lgbtq issues in the uk right now and the voices of people who live here and are going through it. make people hear us. make people understand

being trans or nonbinary in the uk right now feels suffocating. it feels like a constant battle to not have your identity snuffed out. it feels like shouting into a void and being faced with this terrifying, uncaring silence. or worse. i am genuinely begging all of you to actually engage with that reality and stop being one more person talking over us

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"im okay with *insert ship/headcanon* in fandom as long as it's not problematic!" weak. pathetic. puny. you have the internal constitution of ash in a rainstorm and you won't survive the winter

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hi hello

*clears throat*

*taps microphone*

hot take. but. having a moral panic about some mild hp spicy role play on ur fyp is dumb i fear.

like, sure, it's something we can discuss, but like. it's not a war crime. it's not child pornography. it's not pedophilia.

uniforms are the most generic/common/popular kinky thing ever and yeah there’s a conversation that can be had about whether that content should be on a platform where you can’t curate your audience and where your audience can’t really curate their content, because we’re all slaves to daddy algorithm.

but it’s a discussion that requires nuance. things can be complex btw. they can be kinda grey. that happens. everything is not just good or evil.

Sex is not inherently bad or dangerous fyi

Sexual content is not inherently dangerous fyi

Teenagers have sex and all sexual content involving teenagers is not inherently fetishizing like have u seen any mainstream teen show ever ???

And like, yeah, I think we can discuss the possible harm that portraying teens as adults can do, but like, that harm is not being done by fan works, and also, again ✨nuance✨

there are real problems in the world

get a goddamn grip I beg

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STOP CENSORING YOURSELF ON THIS WEBSITE. FUCK SHIT SEX MURDER ALCOHOL DRUGS FAGGOT DYKE QUEER TRANS BITCH SLUT WHORE SEX SEX SEX SEX!!!!!!!!!!!

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if any of you cadence of part time poets fans out there haven’t seen daisy jones and the six, i highly recommended you change that.

i haven’t had anything reach the immaculate vibes of coptp like this does. it’s got the 70s rock band thing, it’s got an ensemble of found family/lovable yet flawed characters, it’s got good music and good vibes.

i cant even explain it. it just makes me smile in the same way that cadence did and i had been missing that. highly recommend

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SIRIUS 👏 BLACK 👏 IS 👏 SHORT 👏 SUPREMACY 👏 THIS FUCKER IS LIKE 5'10 MAXIMUM GUYS

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you can pry starting sentences with 'and' or 'but' out of my cold, dead hands

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Speechless wc: 1003

Regulus burst into his dorm in a fury. Potter had been following him around for weeks now. He hasn't been able to go anywhere without seeing that messy head of hair, that perpetually smiling face, those worn to shit red trainers, somehow around every corner.

He's like an overbearing little sibling.

The irony of that is not lost on Regulus.

Most of the time he's been able to brush the Gryffindor off. Ignoring the “Hey Reg! You look nice today”, or the “Regulus! Good luck on the game against Hufflepuff!”, with an eye roll and a brisk pace. But, boy was Potter persistent. Offen catching him on a late night walk through the halls of the castle or at the end of a grueling quidditch practice, when he's weak, when his guards are down. These are the times when he entertained the other boy. Allows the boy to sit next to him, tell his stories, ask his questions, sometimes Regulus would even answer.

But today something horrible happened. Something that was absolutely, under no circumstances, allowed to happen. It all started when Regulus, who was already having a very bad day, walked into the quidditch locker room to change for an early warmup, only to find James fucking Potter already there. And as the loveliest cherry on top, the bloody Gryffindor was shirtless.

This particular piece of information should not have felt as important as it did at that moment. I mean, he's seen shirtless boys before. In his dorm. In this very locker room. And, yes, sometimes those shirtless boys were not bad to look at, but it never felt like this.

Potter had obviously just finished a workout. His usually unruly hair clinging to his forehead with sweat, weighed down into gentle curls around his temple and at the back of his neck. His dark skin glistened even in the low light of the empty room. He even, as an added bit of torture, had his far too tight quidditch trousers still on. Gods, it was obscene. Absolutely rakish.

It was only then that he finally let his eyes fall on Potter's face, finding an expectant look already there, like he was waiting for a response.

Oh shit.

God had Potter said something?

“Er…. um… Sorry?” Regulus began to stammer. Getting increasingly warmer still in his sweater and cloak from the walk down.

“Glad to see you finally found my eyes.” Potter’s usually warm, inviting smile going crooked. The smirk revealed something far more devilish in the taller boy's eyes.

Regulus’ eyes immediately widened. Warmth overtaking his whole face. Biting the inside of his cheek in an attempt to keep hold of the neutral, impassive, expression he usually wore like armor, as he scrambled for something to say to keep the attention away from how red his cheeks had become.

“You're in my way,” is what he eventually decided on.

“No I’m not.” smile growing.

“That's my locker”

“You have room.”

“Well you made a mess.”

“I was on my way out-”

“Not fast enough apparently.”

“- but someone interrupted me.”

Something about the way he said it made Regulus trip on his own word. Hesitating long enough for Potter's smirk to bloom into a full on grin, but the devilish look remained. Maybe even strengthened. In that moment he also realized that James had somehow already taken several steps closer to him. There was only an arms length between them now, and Regulus couldn't find it within himself to retreat.

With one final step, Potter closed the gap. Leaning down slightly, bringing his lips to Regulus’ ear. Warm breath tickling his neck.

“You look nice today, Regulus.”

Regulus shuddered at the low timber of his voice.

“Weren't you leaving?” Regulus drawed. Surprised by his own ability to keep his voice even in this moment.

“I would but,” dropping his voice to a whisper, “You're in my way.”

And, boy, did Regulus want to bite back at him, but as he turned he realized he was still standing directly in front of the only exit. Regulus swiftly stepped to the side, out of James Potter's reach. He watched as James turned, throwing a hoodie over his bare chest, grabbing his gear, and making for the exit. Not missing the opportunity to throw an infuriatingly smooth wink at Regulus as he passed by and out the door.

He stood, for God knows how long, rooted in that spot, running over what the hell just happened to him.

This is how he finds himself now, crashing back into his dorm, furious. He thinks about that smile as he kicks the closest poster bed, hard. He thinks about that look in Potter's eye as he picks up a book and hurls it at the far wall. He thinks about how his breath felt on his neck as he flops down face first in his own bed.

“Fuuuuuuuuuuck,” the cry of anguish muffled by his pillow.

This was

Not

Happening

“Hmmmmmm, well that was quite the overreaction.” a new voice remarked.

Regulus jolted up, whipping around to face whoever just witnessed, whatever that was, only to find Pandora Rosier sitting politely on her brother's bed, smiling.

“I would have thought seeing James shirtless would have been more fun for you.” She said passively. Like making a declaration about the weather and not about the source of shame currently eating away at Regulus’ insides. He blanched, mouth dropping open, and immediately felt heat rise to his face for the second, excruciating, time that day.

“How did you… What did… But…” Intense feeling of deja vu overtaking him at his inability to find his words.

Pandora just smiled, standing and grabbing her things. She pressed a finger to her lips as she spun around and flounced through the door. Finally leaving Regulus alone.

He stared after her for a moment before flopping back down on his bed. Image of that beautiful smile returning to the forefront of his mind.

Oh dear Godl. What the hell was he gonna do about this?

“Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccck.”

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some fucking resources for all ur writing fuckin needs

* body language masterlist

* a translator that doesn’t eat ass like google translate does

* a reverse dictionary for when ur brain freezes

* 550 words to say instead of fuckin said

* 638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again

* some more body language help

(hope this helps some ppl)