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I mean... with all this stuff re: denise in mind, *is* there an alternative if the archive goes down? if otw is so abusive and incompetent an org as to be unsalvageable?

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We would disperse to various sites.

Nothing current and good has the ability to host the level of traffic AO3 gets.

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In the hullabaloo of yesterday, I forgot to post our new episode!

Thanks, @freyaswolf and @holdmecloseandfast for coming back to Shipper City for another meeting of The Dead Moms Club! 💕

There are many tropes that have endured for the ages, but none quite so popular as the Dead Mom Phenomenon. Everywhere we look in films, books, TVs shows, etc. moms are dropping like flies.

Em is joined once again by two lovely motherless mongrels, Carly and Farleigh to breakdown why moms are such easy targets in fiction, talk about our favorite fictional moms, and of course, get off topic at least a few times.

Fics

The Right Mom by acaseofthemondays

Taserbones Tumblr Prompts II: Electric Boogaloo (Chapters 12 and 17) by PumpkinDoodles

everything you lose is a step you take by onlyalittlebookworm

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When the author describes a character’s appearance way too late and you have to quickly redesign the image you already have for them in your head:

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Things fanfic is reputed for inserting into the source material:

Sex

Things fanfic actually inserts into the source material:

Sex

Holding hands

Bizarre misunderstandings

Meticulous descriptions of food and clothing

The author’s unaddressed traumas

Found family

Plausible explanations for existing plot holes

Additional plot holes

Exciting new frontiers in speculative physics, economics, chemistry, biology, zoology, psychology, theology, and/or ontology

Tax evasion

Gender

Very bad puns

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@viewparadise

Candice returns to Shipper City to share the ins and outs of the Hanahaki trope, including a trip down memory lane of parents who gave us the wrong version of fairy tales and some truly delectable angsty meanderings.

(also our Silent Sexy Producer made us some killer art for this episode! I think it says all we needed to say.)

Links

-- ColeyDoesThings Explainer:

Fics

-- of red carnations and rainflowers by ryukogo:

-- love is an affliction by WerewolvesAreReal:

-- In The Margins of Another Life by ravensandwritings:

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"What if my favorite show is delayed due to the writers strike?"

Then it's delayed. The show 24 was delayed due to the 2007-2008 strike and honestly I say it was the better for it.

I lived through my hyper fixation show taking a break. This is all for better money, better transparency, and respect for writers; without whom these shows wouldn't exist. It's not about you right now, unless you are a union member but I feel like you already get it.

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Arthur Morgan and Joel Miller and Spyro, oh my!

I Ship It rides again with a deep dive into Red Dead Redemptions 1 & 2 as well as a discussion about video game fandom and a tiiiiiiny look at The Last of Us in between all the Arthur Morgan lovin'.

Video Way Down We Go - themetamora

Fics Nothing is like anything else by travelling-under-r (sockwizard)

On Escaping a Relentless Suitor by arthurmorgan-s-heart (Silverblind)

Mia's book Not Long for This World - Mia Vodanovich

(@that-wimpy-cowboy-doll)

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I Ship It's baby sister is here!

Join your fearless leader as she and (frequent, wonderful, beautiful) guest of the show, Mia (@that-wimpy-cowboy-doll) take a stroll through the resumes of all your fan girl faves.

Because let's be honest: we've all suffered through some true cinematic horrors for a pretty face.

(Lookin' at you, Evans. Lookin' at you, SebStan. Lookin' right in YOUR FACES.)

If you love I Ship It, there's a pretty strong chance this will be your cup of tea as well.

We're on Spotify!

To celebrate the rollout of our brand new show, The Fan Girl Film Club has released our first three episodes to give you the chance to binge.

Tune in for all the tea on the less-than-stellar works of Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Josh Hutcherson, and so many more!

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reading smut in public without showing an ounce of emotion like the lady that I am

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@freyaswolf @holdmecloseandfast

That's our boy 😍

Am I wrong?

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Thank you so much! I'm so glad you found your way to Shipper City! Thank you for these wonderful words--I hope you enjoy your stay!

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled posting of links to my renewed descent into writing fic, reblogs of clones, and arguing semantics with antianakin to bring you this recommendation.

Ya’ll should check out @ishipitpod –a podcast ostensibly about fanfic that degenerates into fandom hijinks, meta, and hysterical laughter more often than not and, because of those exact things, is bringing me a lot of joy right now.

Also? Thank you, ladies of I Ship It, for the episode explaining poor little meow-meows. My dash makes so much more sense now!

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Two guests, two vampires with a soul, almost two hours of Spike-lovin' nonsense.

For our first episode of 2023, I Ship It went coast-to-coast like butter on toast with @holdmecloseandfast and @freyaswolf joining Em to bring three time zones together to talk about everyone's favorite vampire with a soul...and also a little bit about Angel. That's right, we're going on a deep dive about that bleach-blonde menace, The Big Bad himself: Spike.

Fics

if history's so long, how come i only ever run into you? by chasingfictions:

operator, put me through to 1630 revello by chasingfictions:

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The best character development is when the antagonist doesn't even really change or redeem himself. Like no, he still sucks, he's just on our side now.

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Please return us to a world where Notp and squick are used for a ship you don’t like instead of just making up a load of bullshit about how immoral it is or w/e lol 

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The cringe is dead. Long live the cringe.

A million years ago, we had something called the Cringe Binge. This is the opposite of that. No more hiding our cringe in shame. Nothing matters and we're adults who like things.

Join @that-wimpy-cowboy-doll and Em for a celebration of no longer being burdened by the opinions of others and getting out there (into the internet) and writing/reading literally whatever the hell you want.

Go on, get cringey. It's our gift to you this holiday season.

Fics

--Mia's Clerks Universe

--Accompanying Playlist

-- Like a Poem by I call him joey on Tumblr

--Name for the Order by Indulgence_be_thy_name

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This Cringemas, give yourself the gift of not giving a fuck about anything anymore.

I'm sorry, cringe culture can't come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, cause it's dead!