#WHO EVEN CARES

[scyfosuart]

I’m so proud of you

[mistyn4ts]

i literally don’t even care

[thegoodmorningman]

Good Morning: Oops! All Mondays

[arenaconspiracy]

one of the greater mysteries in life

[nulabyaoi]

The Alastair Campbell diaries, volume 2 (2010)

‘Maya’ by Alastair Campbell (2010

[colouredbyd]

Hey Dalia, just being honest — your marauders characterisation feels off. the boys come across way too soft and emotionally perfect, like they’re always coddling each other, especially in poly fics. canon james wouldn’t act like that with sirius — they were loud, chaotic, constantly teasing and pushing each other’s buttons. their dynamic had bite, not just fluff. softness is fine, but when there’s no messiness or edge, it stops feeling like them. it reads more like an idealized version and more OC than what they were..

i really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, and i want to respond thoughtfully and honestly in return. that being said, i have to admit your message threw me off a bit, and if i’m being completely transparent, it did upset me — not because criticism isn’t welcome, but because it touches on something fundamental that i think is often misunderstood about the marauders fandom as a whole.

let’s be clear: the entire marauders fandom is, by nature, fanon.

we were given a few scattered lines about these characters in the harry potter books — vague glimpses, anecdotal moments, biased memories told from the perspective of secondary characters who often didn’t know them intimately. there is no canon dialogue between james and regulus. there is no true depth to canon-era barty. even james and sirius, arguably the best-developed marauders, are still incredibly limited in how much we actually know about their real personalities, their inner worlds, their emotional depths.

so when people say “james wouldn’t act that way,” or “that version of sirius is too soft,” i have to pause.

based on what, exactly? a handful of chapters from a series that was never truly about them? a few biased memories viewed through harry’s grief-stricken lens?

everything we celebrate in the marauders fandom — whether it’s wolfstar, jegulus, poly!marauders, or any aus — is built on interpretation, on love, and yes, on imagination. and that’s not just acceptable, it’s the very spirit of transformative fandom.

as for softness, emotional intimacy, or affection between characters — that’s not a sign of poor characterization or lack of realism. it’s simply a different lens.

my interpretation of these boys leans into the emotional aftermath of war, of growing up too fast, of grief and loss and chosen family. that doesn’t mean i ignore the teasing or chaos or bite — in fact, a lot of my works incorporate it — but i also choose to explore the tenderness that canon never gave them space for. because honestly? they deserved that space, and so do readers who see themselves in that tenderness.

calling it “oc” because it deviates from your version of canon is, frankly, a misunderstanding of what fic is.

there is no singular “correct” marauders dynamic. there are thousands of versions of them across this fandom — messy, soft, angry, wild, reckless, healed, healing — all equally valid. some people want angst, others want fluff, others want realism, and some want escapism. all of it is beautiful, all of it belongs.

so no, i don’t believe there is one “true” james potter or sirius black. the james in my stories may be gentler in some moments, just as others write him more arrogant or wild. both are valid. both are fiction.

i completely understand that my style or my dynamics may not be for everyone — and that’s totally okay. you’re not required to enjoy every portrayal. but implying that emotional vulnerability makes a character “less canon” or less real is a narrow reading of both fanfic and character development. sometimes softness is survival. sometimes healing is loud laughter and quiet hands.

at the end of the day, we’re all just here to love these characters the best way we know how. i write the stories i needed growing up. i write the versions of these boys who carry their trauma, but still learn to love, and i’m proud of that.

wishing you well and all the best on your own fic journey,

[skekthesilly]

sigh. should i delete the posts where i dox my own age. yes internet safety yes mx internet safety i swear im doing my best to be safe. i swear im better than this normally. yes mx internet safety that was not a cool gamer move of me. yes mx internet safety these consequences will cause my early death one day. yes mx internet safety i know i will get killed by a stalker one day. yes mx internet safety i know that will happen

[s1lv3rp4w3dc4t]

oh no I dropped my au no whatever will I do........ don't look at it noooo..... that would be horrible if you read the text...... right there....... in the picture.......

ii life series au (helpppp). you know I had to design my girl first.

these are just concepts, of which I'm not super sure on. I like her yellow one best I think.

[gender-thief2]

if i say i think tony stark was autistic will i be cancelled

[shinymoonbraixen]

If you had to choose between

I've been thinking about answering this myself. Long story short i got the idea (~ shower thoughts ~) brushing my teeth the other morning and I was like, if I had to choose between American or Japanese Sonic who would it be?

It was a hard question at first, considering how I'm emotionally connected to both versions of Sonic.

Actual, there isn't a to big gap between American Sonic and Japanese Sonic, but I think it's really just a thing the fandom to account.

Anyway, I settled on Japanese Sonic. It was hard, but I think that should be my decision. I mean, I was introduced to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise at five years old, my first game being Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and my first show being Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

(the rest of my story continued undercut, for various reasons...)

So now it's evened out by the beginning of my saga, one point for american, the other for japanese.

After my only way to watch AOSTH stopped working, my mom showed me Sonic X and was like, "Look, isn't this the same Sonic show you used to watch?" and me and my bro was like, "Nooooo.....?" so yeah, then I started watching Sonic X and that's when I got into anime (Sonic X was my first anime at 8 years old uwu)

I guess now we're at J - 2 / A - 1

Actually, somethings I left out was actually I used to watch Sonic SatAM and Sonic Underground ( 7 yro me: "Why is Amy here?") on occasion, but I mainly just watched AOSTH more (My way to watch AOSTH was also my only way to watch the other Sonic cartoons).

Then another thing I left out was Sonic OVA, so technically THAT was my first anime. It was so long ago I forgot if I watched it after or before AOSTH. So idk if I watched it before, but I think it was after.

Yk, I still watch that movie to this day.

But anyway, I guess I lied earlier and it's J - 3 / A - 3 which is even i guess.

But then once I watched Sonic X, I gotta say, ask me ANYTHING about an episode that has something in it, I will know~

I've rewatched the entire series at least three times.

And that's where I learned that I love anime.

A little bit later I FINALLY BEAT THAT SINNED CHEMICAL PLANT ZONE AFTER THREE - FOUR YEARS (oh I was so proud of myself after beating THE SECOND STAGE OF THE GAME-)

But then, a LOT later, I watch the Sonic Movie. Now don't get me wrong, it was PEAK cinematic for a real life movie other than the OG Space Jam, and maybe Air Bud or smth but that's ancient. I'm surprised if the newer generations even know what I'm talking about.

Oh yeah, almost forgot about Home Alone 1 & 2. Ah, classic nostalgia.

So yeah, I'ma give Japan another two points for making my favorite show and I guess America for the movies.

J - 5 / A - 4

Now remember, this is all my personal opinion, your free to think "American Sonic is better!" Or "Sonic X sucks!" Or whatever you want, I'm not stopping you. Just remember tho that this is my personal opinion.

So after a 15 minute analysis in my bathroom probably still with the toothbrush in my mouth I decided on Japanese Sonic.

And that's the end of my partial story of my history of Sonic.

[somethingsomethingdnd]

Yall can prise ballroom dancing Champion Owen Carvour out of my cold dead hands.

There’s so much of me that wants to write a little drabble of a Curtwen meetcute at a dancing competition. Curt’s there because his mother wanted to watch with someone.

[eylih]

I'm reposting this one last time because I had forgotten something about Elsa's hair. That brown is kinda important in the story- nsfw!

[its-always-sunny-in-city17]

strangelove textpost dump

[cryptidram]

wip i started . okay

[a-bad-case-of-the-stephs]

Everybody go listen to this song it’s so Stephanie Brown coded it’s crazy.

Like specifically post war games Steph. Lyrics r perfect too, if you’re insane enough about stephanie brown. Immaculate to me. It’s​victorious it’s furious it’s melancholic it’s longing.

[codecicle-archive]

i miss el backflipo so bad. Whatever