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anyways i just love the way kpop demon hunters stayed true to its roots in korean/asian culture, especially around the core theme of community vs individualism

the fact that it's not a single chosen one but a group of three

the fact that the honmoon is not powered by the hunters themselves but by the energy and love of the fans

the fact that gwi-ma turns people into demons by promising that he is the only one who can help them when he is in fact reliant on his army of demons to collect souls for him

the fact that "your idol" is about surrendering yourself to a single higher power while "golden" is about soaring to new heights together

the fact that gwi-ma preys on people's individual insecurities and shame to get inside their heads while rumi, mira, and zoey set them free in the end by encouraging them to embrace their differences and reminding them that they're not alone

the fact that you can see the audience cheering individually and even pushing into each other to get closer to the stage during "your idol"

while they're linking arms and cheering together and hugging during "what it feels like"

i have not seen the live action lilo and stitch but it feels like that movie sits on the opposite end of the spectrum from kpop demon hunters as a case study for how to tell a story in way that is culturally authentic and still resonates with a broader audience

and i think given that the core theme of the movie is all about community over individualism, the ending, particularly as it relates to rumi and jinu's budding romance, is really the perfect culmination of that broader theme

rumi and jinu's connection has all the hallmarks of that all-encompassing, all-consuming, borderline co-dependent first love where you keep your relationship a secret and sneak out of the house to meet up and feel like the other person is the ONLY person who really gets you

i'm the only one who can understand you, i'm the only one who will love you is the kind of thing that sounds romantic when you're 16 until you get older and realize how toxic it actually is and i love that the movie counters that in "what it sounds like" with rumi realizing that she had that love and support all along from her girls, and later, from the fans who continue to cheer them on through their comeback

it's about connection and sisterhood and love and sharing your fears and lifting each other up and becoming stronger and better together

and as compelling as i found rumi/jinu and as much as i would like to see their relationship explored more in a sequel/series, i just really love that this movie, which is clearly targeted at young women, ends on the message that romantic love is not the end all be all, that friendship is just as important if not more so than a romantic partner, that single women can lead successful, fulfilling lives, that true happiness and freedom start from within

it's crazy that this message still seems revolutionary in 2025 but given the current state of the world, it feels more necessary than ever

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your story doesn’t have to make sense right now. neither do you. just put a guy on a horse and make him sad.

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when the depression finally lifts

when you realize how long your to-do list has gotten

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It's get killed with swords monday

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Anatomy study disguised as an excuse to draw the husbands in their pjs. I just love some morning domesticity lmfao.

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Im gonna be so real can yall actually talk about ways we can support trans women in the UK instead of giving all the attention to fucking JKR. I already know that Harry Poter sucks, I wanna know how to actually HELP people. Something something you have to love the oppressed more than you hate the oppressor

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Posting because the tags have been further updated!

Fic link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/64820845/chapters/166586281

Fic Playlist links:

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Art is forthcoming. 💛

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the horrors persist but my friends write beautiful fanfic

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Thorin, Frerin and Dis! The identical siblings.

From my fic ‘The Weight We Carry’ (I swear I’m posting chapter 1 any day now, I’m waiting for my wife to finish proofreading it)

The hair clasps and beads are all engraved with names/titles that I’ll explain under the cut if you haven’t memorised the entire Dwarven alphabet like a weirdo (ha, ha… ha…)

But also, spot the difference.

The differences in the pics are essentially the start of the quest vs by Laketown (there are three differences)

Anyway, the runes!

Thorin’s has Frerin and Dis’ initials on one side and Fili and Kili’s on the other + Bilbo’s temporary courting bead.

Frerin has Thorin and Dis’ initials in his beard braid beads. And the first two clasps are Adad and Amad for their parents, the second row has Vili (brother-in-law) carved into it and the silver one was left blank and excused as his grandfathers one until he met Bilbo and carved Bilbo’s name into it instead (on his right hand side cause he’s his right hand hobbit). And the last two are Fili and Kili ofc.

And Dis has Fili and Frerin on the gold clasps for their hearts of gold and Kili and Thorin for their steel resolve. And of course Vili’s bead in her beard. (A bead for Bilbo temporary in her hair until she can weave him into the family tree)

Anyway yeah!

Woohoo!

I swear it’ll be out any day now—

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A Firebeard dwarf from Ered Luin

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Fíli/Ori (Tolkien) Characters: Fíli (Tolkien), Ori (Tolkien) Additional Tags: Omegaverse, Alpha/Omega, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Pining, Tenderness, Fluff and Smut, Alpha Fíli (Tolkien), Omega Ori (Tolkien), Vaginal Sex, Cunnilingus, Kissing, Cuddling & Snuggling, Post-Coital Cuddling, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Love Confessions, Library Sex, POV Fíli (Tolkien), Getting Together, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Fluff without Plot, Fili is a little shit but so is Ori sometimes, Trans Ori (Tolkien), Erebor Reclaimed, Post-Quest of Erebor, Alternate Universe - Erebor Reclaimed, Erebor | The Lonely Mountain (Tolkien) Summary:

Fíli meant to seek his friend out in the library to spend time together. His plans change when he realizes that Ori is in heat, as this presents a large problem for the Alpha, who has also been secretly pining for the Omega for some time.

Fíli does his best to be respectful of their friendship and leave Ori's presence until it all passes.

However, the scribe has other ideas that lead to a much better outcome than Fíli previously thought possible.

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it is honestly amazing how much of writing and editing is just. logistics. like... do i use a name here or a pronoun? if i move this dialogue tag to the middle of this line and break it in half, does the end of the line hit harder that way? what if i move the tag to the front? what if i remove it entirely? ...wait, whose point of view am i in; can i reasonably say this character is appalled, or must i say they look or seem or sound appalled? is this a deliberate action or a step-removed one; is her hand closing on his shoulder, or is she closing her hand on his shoulder? environment environment environment, we need to break all this dialogue up with some narration, the scene is coming untethered. what! are! they doing! with! the rest of their bodies that are not hands! fuck fuck fuck FUCK i forgot we covered this two chapters ago and now i either need to cut this whole chunk or find a reason to reprise the conversation from earlier. name or pronoun? name or pronoun? name or pronoun? move this clause around in this sentence? oh i'll add this phrase-- nope, never mind, past!me added the same phrase two lines down. okay, if i add too much environmental narration it's going to take away from this bit, but not enough and it won't feel grounded. what if i move this to its own line? where the FUCK are their hands?

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This blog is my adult version of cutting pictures out of magazines and glueing them on to paper

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How To Tell Your Cat That You Could Walk To His Food Faster If He Weren't Weaving Under Your Fucking Feet In A Beautiful And Intricate Idiot's Ballet

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I want to rewatched The Hobbit, but I don't want to rewatched "The Hobbit"

I want to watch about Bagginshield's everyday life. Everything about them: cooking together, sleeping together, walking together, raising Frodo together, braiding each other's hair... say gex.

I want to watch it, but I made it up in my head.

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emails suck. unless they are from ao3, then they are the best thing to ever happen to me