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not to do with willmack but just had to get this off my chest (esp to a fellow uk gal):

ok so i saw this massive guy on the bus today—like, legitimately monumental. a human planet. and listen, i just wanna preface this with: i do not fat shame. like eat the food, love your bod, wear the crop top. being fat isn’t a moral failure and i’m not here to police that.

BUT.

as a UK girlie, we just don’t see that kind of size often. we’ve got overweight people, sure, but not that specific brand of American Obese™ that feels like it should come with its own barbecue sauce sponsorship. and i’m sitting there thinking: “huh. this guy’s got big republican uncle vibes.” like the body language? the posture? pure Tucker Carlson commercial break.

and i laugh to myself—“imagine if he was actually american. lol.”

BABE.

HE TURNS AROUND.

HE’S WEARING A FUCKING MAGA HAT.

on the 715 to Guildford. in SURREY. like not even central London where all the strange shit happens—this was the sleepy, middle-class suburbs where the most exciting thing usually is a fox in someone’s recycling bin.

i nearly launched myself off the bus.

sometimes the stereotype really jumps out and smacks you in the face with a novelty eagle mug.

you know what they say....you can always tell 😌

(also asks don't have to be willmack related! i like getting asks even if its to say something like 'i saw a bunny today')

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an older lady next to me on the 7am train this morning was reading hardcore smut in size 100 font.

I’ve seen my future and she is thriving.

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Trust me, they do. For many of them it’s kind of like a heist. I know of a few who set up whole personas to get into every goddamn corner, discord servers, an actual ao3 account, you name it. You have no idea how fascinating it is to them but simultaneously so petrifying. Don’t freak out, a lot of them don’t give a fuck. Majority, actually. Right after they go look once to kill their curiosity. But all of this only really happens when their media or advertising is really tied into this culture, ie: ‘willmack’ being used frequently in main posts by the sharks to refer to Will and Mack. One google and plane hits the second tower, when it would usually be far more difficult. This also happens if said person is young enough to be a part of the beautiful internet, this type of culture is kind of hard to avoid no matter how much anyone hides this. It’s astonishing that all of you think you’re a small chunk of fan base that can be ignored. Absolutely not. You’re all at least a third of whatever stat we’re going by here. Fan culture is also the 60 year old fathers who scream at the TV when his favorite team scores, etc etc etc. You’re what I call ‘the fandom’ and the fathers (,etc etc etc, all the smaller fan culture phenotypes that contribute less but still have their defined lines) are the ‘fans,’ I know fandom is technically both, but only the people who know the word fandom are apart of ‘the fandom,’ if you know what I mean. You have to be well educated in this particular sub genre of culture to know that the word fandom exists. Then, when you think about this, not many ‘fans’ post on the internet, do they? But oh boy does the fandom, that’s basically all it is. There’s no escaping, the famous ones are always condemned to it if they’re chronically online like 99% of the population. Usually have to be, because it’s a critical part of marketing to be modern, and modern is tied in a bow on their phone.

No because you’re so right, and I really should’ve been more specific—I was talking about that deeply online, AO3-lurking, trope-fluent little slice of fandom. The ones who will write 40k based on one slightly-too-long look. Not the full range of fans, just the unhinged gremlins (said with love) I orbit.

What I was mostly wondering about is how much the players actually know vs how much their media teams do. Like, I have zero doubt Max Verstappen’s PR team is well-versed in Lestappen and has a whole strategy doc somewhere. But Max himself? I fully believe someone once told him “maybe don’t Google that” and he just nodded and never thought about it again. Meanwhile, some of these guys are probably ten pages deep on AO3 in private. I find that whole unknown so weirdly fascinating.

And honestly, you put it perfectly—there’s no separating fandom culture from modern visibility anymore. It’s loud, it’s everywhere, and the fourth wall is basically vibes now.

Thank you for such a thoughtful ask anon—it really made me think!! 💕

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Will: Is Hannibal……in love with me?

Bedelia: Wouldn’t you like to know weather boy

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🌈 happy pride month 💖🎉✨

it’s wild to think it’s been three whole years since I came out as pan 🌟💫. sometimes it feels like I’ve always known, and other times I look back and remember how terrifying it was to even say it out loud for the first time. it wasn’t some big fireworks moment —it was slow, quiet, a little tangled. but it was mine. every year since, june has felt like this soft reminder that i made it. that i found language for myself. that i get to grow into my queerness more every day, and that’s such a beautiful thing 💕

and listen —when people ask how I knew, the answer still makes me laugh. because the moment it really hit me? was watching But I’m a Cheerleader 🎬💖. like. of course it was that movie. there I was, just casually watching a satirical rom-com about gay conversion camp, thinking I was a totally normal straight-ish person … and by the time Natasha Lyonne was mid-crisis, I was spiraling in the best way. it was camp, it was iconic, it was accidentally life-changing. I didn’t just see queerness—I felt it. and suddenly, things started making sense in ways they never had before.

so, this post is for the baby gays, the seasoned gays, the confused cuties, the gender question marks, and everyone in between. it’s for the ones who flinch when someone says “girlfriend” too confidently, and the ones who show up to school in full pride flag couture. it's for the ones still figuring it out and the ones who’ve known forever

you’re allowed to take your time. you’re allowed to change. you’re allowed to be soft, loud, messy, proud, or all of the above at once. there’s no wrong way to be queer 🌈💞.

this month is an important reminder that pride isn’t just celebration. it’s survival. it’s community. it’s growth. and yeah, it’s a little bit of glitter, too ✨💖

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happy pride to the stoopid(ly in love) baby sharks ily

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i think about this way more than i should, but like… how much do celebrities really know about fan culture?

i’m sure their PR teams give them the standard warnings—“don’t google yourself too much,” “yes, people write stories,” “it’s best not to engage”—but do they actually know what’s out there? do they understand just how deep the rabbit hole goes?

it’s not just the occasional headcanon or cute ship post. it’s entire fictional lives crafted around them. slow burn epics. emotional arcs more developed than some TV shows.

have they ever clicked? just once? just out of morbid curiosity? and suddenly they’re reading a fic where they’re the blushing one getting railed in a locker room by their biggest rival. and it has 2k kudos. and 300 comments. and a podfic. and art.

most likely thing is that they don’t know. and honestly? i’m not sure if that’s better or worse. ignorance is bliss, but not knowing also means they’re missing out on the wildest, most dedicated, and somehow most heartfelt parts of their fandom.

but not you, macklin celebrini. we all know you're in the willmack tag like “hmm interesting characterization. i would pine like that.”

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me: i love this ship because they understand each other on a level no one else does

also me: i love this ship because they misunderstand each other constantly and it’s causing irreparable damage to them and everyone around them

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JAKE SERESIN SEARCH HISTORY

6:43 AM dagger squad group chat: why does no one answer before 10am

7:12 AM how to get verified on insta without trying

8:05 AM can you bench press a fighter jet if you believe hard enough

9:18 AM what’s the navy’s official policy on flinging coffee at your wingman

11:27 AM do fighter pilots get fan mail asking for autographs (asking for a friend)

12:55 PM how to eject dramatically and still look hot

1:38 PM pilot pickup lines that don’t sound like war crimes

3:10 PM top signs your ex-boyfriend is still your emotional support anchor

4:44 PM how to win a bar sing-off when you can’t sing

5:19 PM signs your friends have daddy issues (and you do too)

7:06 PM help I accidentally liked my ex’s post from 6 months ago

8:42 PM how to accidentally run into your ex on purpose

9:28 PM how to ask your ex to get drinks ‘casually’ and not sound desperate

10:15 PM why do i keep dating therapists

11:02 PM being hot and emotionally unavailable: pros and cons

11:47 PM my therapist says I’m using bravado as a shield—do I sue??

11:59 PM can a guy be too symmetrical

random thing:

give me some things that would be in a dagger squad members search history (preferably Mav / Rooster / Hangman)

please and thank you ☺️

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the concept of mack in the stands for the gold medal game... will points at him and goes "this ones for you babe" then misses on a wide open net..

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just listened to echo---the most buddie-coded album ever and i desperately need edits! any idea who to reach out to who? don't say you love me/background/loser edits would be so good. my soul needs this skjdfkdsfkdjkdjsfj

holy fuck i wish i knew how to edit because buddie scenes to these songs to would absolutely end me. i just listened to echo and like?? it’s literally the most buddie-coded album of all time.

unfortunately...i don’t know a single buddie editor personally (tragic, i know), and now i’m just sitting here with my clown makeup on, imagining “don’t say you love me” playing over a montage of all their “we almost died together” moments. and “background”??? buck looking at eddie while he’s not looking back, meanwhile everyone sees it but them. and “loser”?? that’s bucks entire internal monologue about not feeling good enough for eddie I’M GONNA SCREAM.

if anyone knows a buddie editor who takes requests or is as chronically online and emotionally devastated as we are, PLEASE. send help. send names. send links. my soul needs this content like Eddie needs to confess his feelings. 😭💔📼

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bruce wayne realising he’s in love with superman is SO funny to me because like. we all know it wouldn’t be gentle. it wouldn’t be soft. it would hit him like a truck full of bricks and gay panic.

this man would be mid-mission, bleeding from at least three places, and Clark would just turn around and smile at him — all sunshine and glowing eyes and “you good, B?”. and Bruce would just freeze.

the mental spiral goes as follows:

“Oh no.”

“This is worse than the Joker.”

“Why is his voice doing that thing.”

“Is he glowing more than usual???”

“I can’t feel my legs. Do kryptonians cause strokes?”

“I would die for him.”

“No. Wait. I would live for him. Oh god.”

and meanwhile Clark’s just over there like :)💭 Bruce probably wants to punch me again lol classic

NO, KENT. BRUCE IS HAVING AN EMOTIONAL CRISIS.

he goes home. does he sleep? no. does he journal? absolutely not. he does twelve hours of rooftop brooding, stares longingly at the stars (where Clark is from!! coincidence?? he thinks not), and then deletes and re-downloads Tinder twice before Alfred intervenes.

Alfred: “Sir. If you sigh at another news broadcast about Superman, I will start mailing him your love letters myself.”

Bruce, twelve shades of flustered: “They’re not love letters, Alfred.”

Alfred: “Then I suppose the one that begins ‘your eyes burn brighter than the sun you come from’ must’ve been a scientific observation?”

bruce.exe has crashed. rebooting in gay.

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Ekky: Why are Will and Mack sat with their backs to each other?

Toff: They had a fight.

Ekky: But why are they holding hands?

Toff: They get sad when they fight.

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a short list of things older than macklin celebrini:

shrek (2001)

those rubber chicken toys that scream (circa 1990)

the macarena (1995)

vinegar (idk)

guy fieri’s frosted tips (circa 2000)

the euro (1999)

The word “yeet” in its original biblical form (1990)

worlds is such a special kind of unhinged. one second you're watching NHL playoffs, next second you're emotionally invested in a Canadian teenager with a baby face playing god-tier hockey next to men with five o'clock shadows and divorce lawyers.

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worlds is such a special kind of unhinged. one second you're watching NHL playoffs, next second you're emotionally invested in a Canadian teenager with a baby face playing god-tier hockey next to men with five o'clock shadows and divorce lawyers.

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before you stab someone: THINK!

how can you make it Tender?

how can you make it Homoerotic?

how can you make it Implicitly intimate?

how can you make it Noticeably a metaphor for sex?

how can you make it Kind of gay?