#Imma see what my personal canon timeline looks like with all these changes

[thebearme]

OH WAIT MY DUMBASS FORGOT TO ALSO ASK BTW IF YOU HAVE ANY HEADCANONS ON CAMERON OR GWEN

Imma just gonna start with Cam first, and let me just tell you Cameron I projected the most on because even after my "ihatehim no ilovehim" phase so idk maybe some of this could be out of character srry.

I imagine Cameron is south African, particularly Zimbabwean.

His a walking nerd emoji.

The only pass time Cam had was to draw bugs. So he's REALLY GOOD at drawing bugs. Only bugs. Everything else looks like it's from the diary of a wimpy kid.

Cam not that keen of physical touch but slowly getting used to it cuz of Mike. Mike also trying to remember that everyone is open on surprise hugs.

Idk why but with Zoey and Cam's relationship I just think of Carly and Freddie but without the crush.

Gwen and Cam would have art trades together.

Cam got the dryess hands in existence because of the amount of hand sanitizer he uses. OCD GAND RISE UP!

Im saying this now but Cam and B would TOTALLY VIBE TOGETHER!! i just don't know their intentions are yet so dont ask..

Lightning and Cam would have hangout if not for the cheating thing.

Duncan once asked Cam if he can draw a mural of his pet spider Scruffy.

Sam would take it as his personal duty to teach Cam in the way of being a gamer. By teaching him the Zelda timeline and the lore of FNAF. May god rest Cam soul after that.

Cam doesn't not do well with the more active people in Mike's system like Svetlana and Manitoba. They try to be gentle with him but they just don't know their strengths and Manitoba canonically eats dirt so there's only so much they can hangout.

Vito doesn't vibe with nerds but he does occasional try to back him up if he's getting bullied. ONLY if Vito himself isn't bullying Cam.

Cameron actually has the best relationship with Chester. He loves hearing history and old facts and Chester loves the excuse to chat someone's ears off.

Mal and Cam have more of a neutral relationship with each other but I can definitely see Mal thinking his just some weakling nerd until Cam shows him he knows how to make the Demon core.

Cam and Mike started a hate Scott club. Although Cam feels alil bad about, he tends to be reminded of why they started this club every time they go back to their cabin.

Cam once witnessed Scott use the bathroom without washing his hands. And never liked him since.

There was one time between season, Mike, Cam and Zoey were going on a little road trip. Z & M both ask what song should they play next? Cam said he doesn't know any songs so maybe just play the Ice cream truck theme. And that's when they find out HOW sheltered this boy is.

I would get into the nitty gritty but Cam's mom is NOT a good mom. Zoey and Mike have beef with her (Zoey trys to have the benefit of the doubt and said she just too over protective while Mike legit DONT like her.)

They both make sure that Cam gets as much outside time as possible and learn to have a life outside of his house.

When Cam goes to college is going aboard as an entomologist.

When Cameron first came on TD he didn't know what to wear because obviously he's never been outside so it a mixture of hot and cold clothes. Bro don't know fashion but it's his outfit changes in All Stars.

He's wearing a puffer jacket because it reminds him of a sleeping bag and makes him cozy + it has a cooling system inside thanks to B.

[bardicious]

Notable Witcher Season 2 writing I willingly discard completely from my canon of the show:

Geralt's instant parenting skills

Roach being alive for 33 years.

Eskel's death (though personally I like that it might have been a doppler or something similar and he comes back after the season ends)

The unreasonable amount of Witchers still living. And their fighting skills (that are subpar and henchmen like). My canon has only ever had Coen, Lambert, Eskel, Vesemir, Geralt, and whoever else is still alive (if they become relevant in Season 3, if not than I don't care - they don't exist either)

The other Witchers' armor that can't compare to Geralt's or Vesemir's.

Toxic Masculinity in the Witcher keep! BLEH! (Or I turn it into Toxic Witcher...inity? Cause they've had a hard life and hate outsiders now or something. Idk)

Rience finding the Witcher keep somehow???

Jaskier's fumble while sandpipering

Geralt's whole ass personality, really. (As in, take out all the toxic masculinity, the apparent uncaring of his friend and past lover, his only emotion being "protect ciri")

Anything Rience does past Jaskier's torture scene (cause I really don't get how he got to be anywhere in that story, also let him use more magic! I get it, he likes fire! But I need more, wtf)

Emhyr's whole ass face.

Any too ridiculous comic relief bit with Jaskier (they went way too much into it at several inappropriate times - which they've done in Season 1 and I've happily ignored in those instances too + though Im not saying I can't see Jaskier making jokes to lighten up tense moods - thats something I happily accept in his character and is in my keep list)

Yennefer and Ciri making it all the way back to Cintra... (feels like it makes light of Ciri's journey outside of there).

Triss' sudden wig, and Ciri's.

Lots of costuming choices this season.

Triss' attraction to Geralt and their whole thing... felt awkward honestly.

Alternatively Witcher Season 2 writing I will be keeping for angst purposes, things I like despite everything, and things I love.

Jaskier accepting Geralt's apology and Geralt not giving him a better one (thats really just on par with their relationship)

Geralt and Jaskier's entire rocky relationship

Jaskier's drinking problem before and after Rience (clearly started either after Geralt abandoned him or possibly another result of how the war and the persecution of the Elves has hit him hard)

Jaskier's destroyed lute (I miss you, I love you, but aaaangst)

Jaskier's sense of humor at the wrong place and the wrong time. What can I say, the man hides his tension and fear well.

Yennefer's everything. She's perfect. I love her.

Ciri, my love. You're doing wonderful.

Jaskier is fantastic too accept for how they did him dirty.

Lambert, Coen, Eskel's Netflix looks (yall are all lovely, and we don't need no game!canon versions).

Deathless Mother/Baba Yaga - I GUESS - she's the main villain of this Season so I have to keep her, but I wish she weren't so anti climatic. (She needs rewriting)

Every Witcher has their own personal medallion (I think it's really neat)

Jaskier and Yennefer bbfs. <3

Rience, my beloved.

One more, just for good luck, Witcher headcanons I add in to make myself happy and angsty:

Jaskier's torture burns are not healed up and he hasn't showed anyone the marks.

Jaskier's general ptsd after Rience tortures him.

Rience mildly (or a lot?) obsessed/attracted with Jaskier. (Why, yes, Jaskier, he is a big fan)

Rience finding Geralt, Yen, and Ciri by mistake and then attacking them.

Eskel is alive, and he's got a goat, he just hasn't made it back to the keep yet.

There are more Witcher schools (just in case there aren't in the Netflix version)

All the Witchers, including Geralt have scars on their faces.

Geralt starts showing facial hair.

Jaskier isn't human, but he doesn't know about it.

Stregabor is dead (I hate him - I hate Vilgefortz and Emhyr too but unfortunately they're too important to sacrifice to the canon gods)

Triss gets a change of heart, and makes up with Ciri. (no book/game canon Triss here, I know she's awful)

A year and a half passed - since Jaskier saw Geralt last. (I don't know how much time really past, but it needs to be more for me cause this all happening at once is too much)

The Deathless Mother is the reason Yen lost her powers.

The Deathless Mother's grip on Yen being so powerful Yen doesn't realize herself, how little in control she was. She believes it was her decision to sacrifice Ciri, and on some level it was, but she would never have done so if her mind was all hers.

Ciri and Yen bond for more time before Yen ultimately tries to sacrifice her. It's her budding love of the child that fights the Deathless Mother's grip in the end, but not quick enough to stop completely from her goal. Geralt still stops her. They still fight and don't quite make up for the finale.

Lastly (only one point), things I know f*ck all what to do with:

Jaskier's purpose for being in Kaer Morhen (WHY DOES GERALT GET HIM OUT OF JAIL???? NO REALLY? WHY?) I haven't the faintest how to place Jaskier there in a way it makes sense. Because the way Geralt's been acting, there's no real reason for him to have gone to jail break Jaskier (who was in trouble, but when he got there, Geralt didn't seem to care anyway, sooooo....)

This list is not at all concise enough. I have more thoughts and rewrites, mentally speaking. But Imma leave it at this.

[i-did]

Do you know when the racism and ableism accusations against Nora started? Because back when I was active in 2016/2017 and don't think they were a thing, or were very low-key. Was it something she said or are people just basing it off the things she wrote in the books?

From what I remember, the first time I heard the blanket statement of “Nora is racist/fetishizes gay men” blanket statement was early fall 2019 (which is so ironic for the fandom to say on so many levels lmao). There wasn’t a catalyst or anything, just she went offline 2016 and no new content was coming out and the aftg fandom is such an echo chamber that… an accidental smear campaign happened.

 Before then, I would see occasional “Nora used ableist slur” which… is funny (not that ableism isn’t serious) to me people care more about that than Seth saying the f-slur. IMO this is because with Seth, it clearly shows the character thinking it and not the author who is writing about what will be an end game mlm relationship. 

But anyways! Long story short, it's the fact that she’s an ace/aro woman who wrote a mlm book, and based off of the events in canon. There is no “Nora called me/someone else a slur” it’s “Nora wrote a book where slur(s) are used” and “the Moriyama’s are Japanese.”

Below I put my own opinion on these claims and go into more detail:

CW for discussions of: racism, ableism, mlm fetishization

Fetishization: (and mentions of sexism at the end)

To one question in the EC about her inspo for aftg she jokingly responded how she wanted to write about gay athletes. On other parts of your blog you could see she was a hockey fan and an overall sports fan (anime or otherwise) but I've seen this statement taken out of context and framed as “she's one of those BOYXBOY” shippers. Considering how… well-developed both Andrew and Neil’s relationship is, and it takes them until like the 3rd book and there is a whole complex ass plot going on around, you can see how that's just. Not really true. And considering the fandom is like… 85% women (queer women but still women) and I've gotten into a discussion with someone who is a woman and called Nora a fetishizer and was ignoring my opinions as a mlm, and I really just wanted to say “well what does that make you?” it's a very ironic high horse. She didn’t write 3 all 3 books to put Neil in lingerie pwp or crop-top fem-fatal fashion show, fandom did. 

Also, I talked to an ace/aro friend about this, and she talked to me about how AFTG spoke to her very much so as an ace/aro story. Neil is demisexual, Nora didn’t know of the word at the time of reading it, but she did get an anon asking if Neil was demi after, and she said “had to look it up, and yep, but he doesn't really think about it” (paraphrased). Obviously it would have been cool if andreil were canonly written as wlw by Nora instead, (which would have increased the amount of wlw rep and demi rep) but tbh I don’t think tumblr would have cared about it nearly as much and everyone would just call Neil a cold bitch–like people do with Nora’s other published book with a main character who's a woman. Plus they're her OC’s, not mine. 

The fact is that 50% of all LGBT+ rep in literature is mlm, mostly white mlm, and not written by mlm. I’m not going to hold her to a higher standard than everyone else, she already broke a shit ton of barriers in topics she discusses that otherwise get ignored. I’m grateful to these books for existing even if it's a mlm story written by a woman. I still will prioritize reading mlm written by mlm–and vice versa with wlw– in the way I prioritize reading stories about POC written by POC. But credit where credit is due, this is a very good story, and a very good demi story. 

Ableism:

To me, AFTG is a story about ableism and how we perceive some trauma survivors more worthy than others. Neil and the foxes using ableist language shows how people actually talk. Neil thinks shitty things about Andrew, like the others do too, and thinks he's “psycho”. The story ultimately deconstructs this idea and these perceptions of people. Wymack, someone who says the r-slur (which is still not known by the general population as a slur even in 2021 much less the early 2000s when the book was beginning to be written and what the timeline is based off of) is a character who understands Andrew better than most of the others do, and gives him the most sympathy and understanding despite using words like the m-slur and r-slur. Using these words isn't good, but it is how people talk, and this character talks. Wymack is a playful “name caller” especially when he’s mad, the foxes think Andrew is “crazy” and incapable of humanity and love because of it. They call his meds “antipsychotics” as an assumption and insult in a derogatory way, when really antipsychotics are a very helpful drug for some people who need them. Even Neil thinks these things about Andrew until he learns to care about him. All the foxes are hypocritical to am extent, as people in real life tend to be. Nora herself doesn’t use these or tweet them or something, her characters do to show aspects of their personality and opinions and how they change over time.

Racism:

As for the racism, I've seen people talk about how racial minorities being antagonists is inherently bad, which I think lacks nuance but overall isn't a harmful statement or belief. However, Nora herself said she wrote in the yakuza instead of another gang or mob because she was inspired for AFTG by sports anime, (which often queer-bait for a variety of reasons). I haven’t seen a textual analysis acknowledging the racist undertones surrounding the Moriyama’s as the few characters of color who are also major antagonists, but instead just “Nora is racist”. Wymack having shitty flame tribal tattoo’s is just… a huge 90’s thing and a part of his character design. Her having a character with bad taste in tattoo trends doesn’t mean she's racist. There is the whole how Nicky is handled thing, but that's a whole thing on it’s own. The fandom… really will write Nicky being all “ai ai muy spicy, jaja imma hit on my white–not annoying like me–boyfriend in Spanish. With my booty hole out and open for him ofc.” and as a Mexican mlm I’m like … damn alright. 

I think there is merit to the fact that she writes white as the default* and unless otherwise stated a POC a character was written with the intent to be white is another valid criticism, as well as the fact that the cast is largely white, but everything Nora is accused of I've seen the fandom do worse. That goes to the debate of, is actively writing stereotypes for POC more harmful than no representation at all? And personally I prefer the lack of established race line that lets me ignore Nora’s canon intent of characters to be white and come up with my own HC’s over the fandoms depictions of “zen monk Renee with dark past” “black best friend Matt who got over drugs but is a puppy dog” “ex stripper black Dan who dates Matt” vague tokenism. I HC many of the upperclassmen as POC and do my best to actively give thought behind it and have their own arcs that also avoids the fandom colorism spectrum of “darkest characters we HC go to the back and fandom favorites are in the front and are the lightest.” 

*I however won't criticize her harsher or more than… everyone else who still largely does this in fanfiction regarding AFTG as well as literature in general. This isn't a Nora thing, it's a societal thing, and considering the books came out in like 2014 I'm not gonna hold her to a higher standard than the rest of the world. She's just someone who wrote her personal OC’s and self-published expecting no following. I don’t know her race and I’m not gonna hold her to a higher standard than everyone else just because. 

The criticisms I've seen have always been… ironic IMO, and clearly I have a lot of thoughts on it. I think most people say those things about Nora because they heard them, and it's the woke thing to say and do and don’t critically analyze their actions or anything, but just accept them. 

[istansamwilsonbish]

I kinda Hate how Bucky/Stucky Stans Gun at Steve for Endgame. So....Imma give my unasked for opinion cause I felt like it. So lets look at all the things they say and Imma just break it down or whatever.

This is just my opinion and my thoughts by the way. If you wanna be mad at Rogers, go ahead.

"Why didn't Steve take Bucky with him?"

Because that would be stupid. I'm just gonna lay it out there that it would be fucking stupid.

For one PSTD wasn't a something used as a diagnosis until the 80s(According to my googling.) Also Mental illness and issues weren't handled very well in the 30s and 40s. Certainly not as well as in modern day. As we have seen in FATWS, Bucky can be extremely hostile, He has a lot of guilt, he is antisocial, and he still has nightmares from his time as the Winter Soldier. As much as I hate Raynor, Bucky needed a Therapist.

I do not believe the mental health care in the 40s would be sufficient enough to help Bucky through all the things he has going on. Yeah he would have Steve. Thats a start but....Steve is not Bucky's care taker.

Even if Steve didn't get with Peggy, Steve would have found someone else and moved on. And No I don't believe Steve would have been okay with just being with Bucky his whole life. Ship what you want. But going off canon alone, there is nothing that tells me personally that Steve would have gone after a romantic relationship with Bucky. Certainly not in a time period where it wasn't okay to be Gay. That being said, At one point Steve is going to be too focused on himself and can't hold Bucky's hand.

To Me, Bucky going back is just leaving Bucky with bad mental health in a different time period. Where he can't get the help needed.

"Steve is a bad friend because he Left Bucky"

No. Bucky is a grown ass man. Steve isn't his care taker.

It is very important to be there for our friends but it more important to be there for ourselves. Steve has fought alongside Bucky, He fought for Bucky, He saved Bucky twice, he got Bucky fully Pardoned. Those are things great friends do. Would it have been nice if Steve stayed and helped Bucky even more? Yeah. But that's not what Steve wanted. Why should Steve continue in a path he doesn't want? Yes Bucky is has friend but Steve's wants and personal feelings need to come first. Steve isn't living his life for Bucky.

And I'm sure Bucky wouldn't have wanted him too.

I refuse to believe that Bucky would have wanted his best friend to be unhappy. Bucky loves Steve like a brother. He has protected Steve and Steve has protected him. If Bucky knew that Steve wanted to be with Peggy, Bucky was gonna tell him to shut up and go. Would it hurt Bucky in the moment? Yes of course. But I honestly believe that it would hurt him even more if he found out Steve gave up what he wanted just for Bucky.

"Peggy didn't need Steve/Peggy Moved. She didn't love Steve."

Your point is? My husband doesn't need me. My husband wants me around. He wants to have a life with me.

Love and relationships aren't about needing someone in my eyes. It about openly wanting and caring for another person. When you feel like you need someone in your life....it can get really toxic real fast.

Secondly Bucky didn't need Steve. As we see in FATWS, Bucky managed just fine without him. Of course this was with the help of Sam. Bucky needed a friend. And that didn't have to be Steve. I will admit that maybe Steve would have helped it move smoother. But who knows.

Also Peggy thought the mans was dead. The fuck? Of course she was going to move on. The hell did yall expect her to do?

"Steve messed up Peggy's life. She was already married."

Okay I'll give you that. That's fair. But again I think we will agree to disagree.

Personally I think that Steve was Peggy's Husband the whole time. This was something that was reconned in and Imma explain that a little more later.

But Think about this. If Steve went back in time and stayed with Peggy. He had to have changed something and made a new timeline. Which we know from Loki is a Big No-No and it will land in the TVA. And as we know from Loki, The whole time Heist was a situation that was supposed to happen. If Steve going back to Peggy wasn't supposed to happen, he would have been nabbed by TVA agents way before he could come back and give the Sam the Shield.

In both Loki and FATWS we have no evidence to believe that Steve was taken in it any point of time. And yes Steve is missing from FATWS but it really doesn't make sense that they would have grabbed old Steve and not reset the timeline.

So I think that the husband Peggy had was Steve. He probably changed his name due to the fact everyone thought he was dead. He wasn't at the funeral because he knew his younger self would have been there.

"Why didn't Steve save Bucky earlier?"

In Loki, we learned about the timekeepers and timelines. If you fuck up the timeline you end up in the TVA. According to the Timekeepers, everything that's happened to Bucky, Sam, Natasha, Tony and all his other friends were supposed to happen. So if Steve were to change it, he would have most likely messed up the Timeline. Which gets him sent to the TVA.

Of course Steve didn't know that. But Chris Evans appears to be done with playing Cap so there would be no point to Marvel doing that. Its would just create a weird plot hole. That they can't fix in a natural way.

Final Thoughts?

Marvel did give me Sam Wilson as the new Cap. And I am so grateful. But they fumbled with Steve Rogers. Even I can admit that.

Remember when it mentioned that Steve being Peggy's husband/Steve going back to her was probably added last moment? Yeah because of how its written. Its not that its made no sense, its that yall explained it weird in the movie and after. So for one Endgame was Followed by FATWS, Steve is MIA the whole time. Then you have Loki, where the Timelines and TVA were put into the mix. Which could have cleared Steve a bit. Just drop a little throw away line or something more than the Time Heist. Because I don't think these situations were that closely linked. Yes Cap was putting the Stones back but he went rouge so.....

Secondly it can be assumed that Steve talked to Bucky about this before hand. But the exact opposite can be assumed too. Which is why people get even more made at him.

This scene could have really been more about how Steve finally just picked himself and his friends supported him. But it comes off as more selfish and self centered when you looked at it from different angles.

Meh.

[pluviophile-imagines]

Could I ask what your sexuality headcanons are? I love comparing mine with other peoples’!

Ok second half of this; this is just like. non-students who i Actually have thought about HJBAFV not at all a comprehensive list. Again disclaimer i write all these chars as bi in my fics, also i am bi myself so the vast majority are also bi, and also leaving a lot of these vague so u can imagine ur favorite ship or urself or w/ever

ok lets start this off with Aizawa. I think....... hes another one who's rlly unlabelled, doesnt super care to think it through and define it, but calls himself gay bc his interest in women is very, very rare and it's just way easier to say than explain all that. Definitely do buy into the idea that he had a crush on Oboro in hs but i do NOT buy into the easermic agenda sorry. Definitely not someone who goes looking for dates, but doesn't say no if someone asks him and hes interested (also im not gonna give her a whole section but i saw a hc a while back that the Ms. Joke stuff is literally that shes a lesbian and hes gay and shes fucking with him and i love that so much i just wanted to put it out there)

on the topic of the erasermic agenda: Hizashi's pan and knew it before HS, had a sudden & intense crush on Aizawa for the first month they knew each other and then immediately got over it in favor of a similar sudden, intense, and then immediately fading crush on Midnight. Hizashi and Aizawa r just rlly good friends imo; maybe they messed around for a bit in their twenties but it never went anywhere serious. He dates around a lot, not even necessarily to settle down just to have some fun

Midnight is aro/ace but does get in qprs & gravitates towards women wrt that. Most people dont read vigilantes but theres a woman in that, Kazuho, who i imagine she's been in a long-term qpr with; her relationship with aizawa and hizashi leans a little more towards a qpr than a normal friendship, too, but it's not rlly defined that way

All Might is married to justice queer but v much not interested in relationships. He and that one guy from the first movie are ABSOLUTELY exes and i won't hear otherwise; it's the only relationship he's ever had, and they broke up bc he had to go back to japan. He was heartbroken but did eventually get over him; his lack of romance afterwards is from genuine disinterest and not being hung up on his past. I can see him finding someone else in his later years, after he's retired. Definitely feels like he's not worthy of it tho

Hawks is bi but unfortunately didn't get to figure that out until like Now in the timeline...... if youll let my dabihawks history shine through i think dabi was the reason JHBASFGJHB he was basically brainwashed by the commission to become a hero so he didnt have time to Figure That Shit Out; he knew he was into women bc that was easy & what the commission expected from him but then he started this undercover assignment and met dabi and realized Oh...... Fuck. Hawks is hard tbh, bc i think between the control that the commission has over him and his own convictions as a hero he doesn't pursue any romance (tho he does get crushes or find people attractive) and most of his flings are done to keep up his prettyboy act, not out of genuine interest in being a fuckboy. Can't imagine him having a relationship until well after canon but I do see him being interested eventually

Onto the villains, Shigaraki is unlabelled but probably would call himself queer if asked. Definitely admires women more but isn't very interested in romance; AFO actively encourages him to pursue the things interested in so imo if he were he'd talk abt it more lmfao. I kinda see him as demi as well, not the type to fall immediately but requiring a friendship beforehand; tho unlike Bakugo as i said in my last post I dont think it happens suddenly but rather slowly. Y'all know im a big fan of shigaraki being absolutely whipped for his s/o so i do thing hes a big piner, tho he's also pretty bold and unashamed of his affections. I'm a big fan of him falling for a member of the league or a civilian; definitely can't see him falling for a hero unless the hero was already halfway to turning sides already. I think he's also attracted to intelligence and someone who pushes him to think more abt his ideology...... maybe im just projecting at this point JSHDFBVAJKSHD but my point is that the gender of his partner is definitely the least of what he considers/notices

Dabi is bi and, here's my bold take, demisexual; not interested in sex unless its with someone he loves. Absolutely doesn't even think abt romance for most of the years where he's on his own. He's got revenge to plan. By the time he joins the league that hasn't changed much, and he's demi so he's not interested in sleeping around, plus he rlly denies any attachment to people at all. As I said in that other ask tho I do rlly like the idea of him with Magne, so I think they have a fling for a bit before her death :( it's one of the things that leads him to isolate himself further, unfortunately, even from Jin and the other League members with whom his relationships aren't romantic. I can see him dating someone post-canon bc i think hes gonna be redeemed lol. It could be someone he knew before but they probably didnt date again bc he was v guarded; i think magne was rlly the only person he dated

Magne is pan and heres the kicker: I think shes t4t, which led to a little moment just before she and dabi got together where he was like "she wouldnt be into me :/" but she was into him anyway so all was good. She got around in her circles, mostly casual stuff tho she yearned for something more serious.

Spinner's bi & trends towards women but does occasionally get things for men and they're almost always intense. He thought he was straight for a while even once he joined the league and then suddenly got a crush on Shigaraki (around the time of MVA) and realized otherwise LMFAO he's definitely a hopeless romantic type, the whole mutant prejudice thing makes it rlly hard for him and i can see him being rlly happy with another mutant-type; i feel like as he matures he starts to gravitate towards them

Toga is canonically pan to my understanding, iirc her interest in Uraraka and Deku is the same (and romantic) in canon tho i might be wrong. Poor girl just needs therapy. I like the idea of the two of them becoming her friends over her being involved with them but i totally can get behind her having a thing with Uraraka (and maybe Tsu) at some point post-canon (presuming she gets redeemed), tho I think a qpr between the two/three of them would be longer lasting. And again presuming she gets therapy i can see her settling down with someone, gender irrelevant

Jin is unlabelled bc he hasn't much thought abt it, definitely had a thing for dabi and for hawks which does make me sad on both counts. I think he likes women slightly more abstractly/aesthetically and gets crushes more on men,. The dabi thing fades as they get closer and start to view each other as brothers. In his later years he doesn't rlly care about romance, I think he enjoys the experience of crushing but doesnt like dating people; his found family in the League is far more important to him. But i can see him falling head-over-heels for someone quite suddenly and having a bit of a whirlwind romance. Also someone for whom gender isn't much of a factor

Mr Compress is also queer and also hasn't rlly thought abt it. Definitely leans more towards women; he's like 30 but i like to think he also goes for older partners, 10 or 15 years his senior KJBADSJFHB idk he just has that Vibe with the way he calls himself an old man etc. A lot of the league i cant see sleeping or dating around much, i feel like they prioritize each other, but I do think mr compress gets around more than the others. i can see him having a bit of a fuckbuddy who he catches feelings for

Kurogiri is fun; as Oboro I do think Aizawa's crush was reciprocated, tho he wasn't around long enough for them to act on it :( he's bi, tho kurogiri isn't supposed to have personal interests. I like to imagine the brainwashing isnt as good as AFO wants it to be tho so I like the idea of him falling for someone anyway. I also like the idea of the heroes managing to undo the nomufication and I 100% can see him, aizawa, and someone else (someone he was involved with as Kurogiri) ending up in a triad as a result of aizawa and the third partner helping him through the aftermath of all that shit

Lady Nagant is a manga-only minor character but im in love with her so imma talk abt it. Shes bi and leans VERY heavily towards women, probably spent years questioning whether she was rlly bi or a lesbian before finally having a fling with a guy that she genuinely enjoyed. Has only ever been in long-term relationships with women and I v much think she has a gf at home who stayed even when she was arrested 🥺

Finally imma talk abt Natsuo bc i love that boy. He's one of the few unmarried chars with a love interest and he canonically has a gf. I do see him as IDing straight in canon ngl, but the kind of straight where he might actually be bi but his preference leans so heavily towards women and he grew up in a bad home so he just doesnt rlly think abt it bc hes v happy with women anyway. In shiganatsu thoughts shigaraki is the first man he has a thing for; i rlly can see the two of them in a triad with a woman specifically, who helps the two of them find each other and is the one who initiates bc its definitely a weird situation for natsuo

[16woodsequ]

Imma rant about a negative comment below the cut line so I can get it out of my system, but if you want to avoid that then feel free!

[ID: ao3 comment reading: "DisappointedReader left the following comment on The Alternate End: The first in the series was good. Nice, divergent story,even if it stuck to the stations of canon. Then it went downhill.....and now it is entirely a canon rehash in an alternate timeline. Ever heard of butterfly effect? Anyway, your technical writing is above average. It is a shame, however, that you do not possess even an ounce of imagination and have blindly copied from canon while changing minor details here and there." End ID]

Look. First off, idk what kind of day you need to have to leave comment like this. If you stop liking a series, why tell the author like this? Just stop reading it.

Also, this person could have comment something like: "I wish the plot was less connected with canon." Which is a perfectly polite way to state what they want to get out of the story, and then I could share what my vision is. And they could know they won't get what they are looking for.

This story isn't about major changes to the plot. It wouldn't work that way. This story has to focus on the small changes. This story is all about how communication and friendship between Steve and Tony improve their lives, but you wouldn't see that if they didn't go through the same things as their counterparts and come out better.

For example, what's the point of writing an Endgame story without doing the Snap? Where's the catharsis if they don't even know what they missed?

Anyway, that is a conversation we could have had, if this person actually asked.

But instead they decided to claim that the plot I have going somehow doesn't require imagination.

Ha. They think somehow that staying tethered to the canon is the easy path. As if trying to figure what key elements are needed to keep the plot going, what can leave, what spiralling consequences from small changes will happen, and what won't happen is easy. As if trying to develop the characters and keep them in character while you do this is easy.

Not to mention how hard to is to write scenes that have happened on screen. I can't just make up the actions and dialogue, but I gotta describe them and explain them adequately.

Anyway.

In the end, this fanfic isn't supposed to be anything but what I want to write. If I want to follow canon and focus on character based changes (or 'little things here and there', as they call it), then I can.

If you don't want to read that, then don't?? I don't see the point in write a negative, insulting review like this nearly 500,000 words into the series.

Did you think you would somehow change the plotting 4 chapters from the end? Did your really think I was too stupid not to think of changing the plot more, and that keeping in near the canon wasn't a purposeful choice?

"Ever heard of the butterfly effect?" Save me now. The plot has to be recognisable so that you can tell how different it is.

There is no tension in avoiding a problem completely. And if I went off and started writing something completely out of the blue, then the fic might as well be an AU that isn't even connected to the 2012-alternate timeline.

*lets out a breath*

Okay, anyway. I feel better getting that out there. I deleted the comment because it is pointless, but I just want to say I appreciate everyone else who has been reading and commenting.

These kinds of comments are pretty rare for me, I'm really lucky to have such a good group of readers!

[bionicdragonguardian1]

Ranma 2/4

Part 3; Final: chapter 26-38

After this it’s on to good and proper timeline deliberation

These two are honest-to-God morons and I want to punch them in the face

*sigh* Ranma…

Y’know I almost had hope that this differed in the manga

Guess not

I DO NOT approve of alienation

However, getting emotional character development out of Ranma is like pulling teeth

So alienate away

Emotional Oof

THANK YOU!

*chuckles* Ryoga, you’re great

BREATHE

He’s dying don’t kill him early

FINALLY!

Ooo

didn’t see that coming

*tightly* I’m fine

okay, Ranma, you know what to do

*heaves giant ass sigh* RANMA!

*screams*

Look I know no chill, kay, shut up

RIP my shipping heart

*sighs* FUCK!

Not gonna lie, I’m Ranma

Careful, Akane might kill you

And with the way Hinako’s acting she deserves it

I’m actually with Nabiki on this one

I love how Ranma is rolling with this

Ooo that’s gonna sting

Those 3 are terrifying, honestly

Hinako, your timing is awful

STOP USING RANMA AS YOUR LANDING PAD SHAMPOO!

Ranma blubbering hurts WAY more than I thought it would

Ranma, you’re digging your own grave here

Someone call me when he learns his lesson FINALLY

*cringes* Yikes, tbh I can’t tell if she’s playing him

Ranma you shit

WHY

Why is it always Kuno?!

Oof this gonna hurt w Kuno’s understanding of Ranma’s curse

Expect all Ranma and Kuno- especially Ranko- interactions to hurt really bad

Ukyo, you’re an idiot

You too Ryoga

Honestly

Alright, that’s funny

Ukyo, you’re lucky they’re dumb

Oh God, you two are SO wrong, but I love it

Aaand what does that say about you two Akane?

Ooo I could make this really mean

It’s SO tempting

Well, that went nowhere

Poor Ranma

So many trans vibes, honestly

*screams* HOW? Who? WHY?!

Wha-wha-what?!?!

Ouch, that’s gonna sting SO bad

heheh

Ouch, that hurt surprisingly more than I thought it would

Further proof that Genma SUCKS

Just this once, gimme soft

PLEASE

Close enough…

Okay, this fight was AWESOME!!

*sigh* Why am I even surprised by Genma’s reasoning anymore?

If Ranma cries, Imma cry

Excuse me while I go scream

I literally don’t even know what to do with this

Chuck it in the fuck it bucket and move on, I guess

okay, the end was funny though

Soun, is that bird didn’t look out of it’s gourd I’d believe you

*Chucks whole birdhouse* “fair”

A+ pic of Ranma

In his defense, he can argue something else, they just won’t listen cuz Shampoo won’t go with the truth

Alright, so Shampoo is smart, but with Ranma she’s an idiot

Wouldn’t the smart idea be to send Ranma AND Akane in with all 4 objects at the start?

Ok, Shampoo Sleep-Fighting is funny

Ranma is so underwhelmed that he’s just not even caring anymore

How Kasumi the scariest one to be possessed

Alright, anything with Nabiki on the cover worries me

Holy Shit he played Nabiki

I’d be impressed if I wasn’t annoyed to hell

Let’s all be glad right now that Genma never mastered this

Where do you think he would’ve sent it?

My inclination’s the Tendos

If nothing else I’m impressed by Nabiki

Now play this man like a kazoo PLEASE

When Ranma lectures you on how you’re acting like kids, you done fucked up

I’m with Ranma

Are you sure Akane?

Cuz I’m not

Heheheheh

Thems the breaks Ranma

You deserve it

Holy Shit Ryoga, nice

Now, I understand that Pigs are your life, but you might be dead

And honestly, I don’t blame him

Okay, that one’s gonna hurt

No matter how you slice it

Morality, Ranma, I know you have it

I hate this

Ok, that was uncalled for

Ranma he’s gonna kill you

Also WTF are you thinking?!?

Oof

Wait… what?

I’m officially concerned

Ok, I actually kinda like this interlude

Akane… seriously, trust is a thing you need to learn

One would think she’d learn…

Okay, that is actually creepy

I would too Ranma, I would too

Jesus fucking Christ, you suck Happosai

LetRanmaMeetHisMomCOVID19!

Gemma you shit

Happosai, go fuck yourself

Nevermind, don’t let him meet her, this is ridiculous

“Where’s the fridge?” “Akane wanted it”

I shouldn’t’ve laughed as hard as I did

*sigh* I just want Ranma to have ONE normal parental figure in his life, is that too much to ask?!

I already hate this idea

He comes back Imma scream

Since when?

On what planet does penpal = boyfriend/girlfriend?

Ryoga, PICK ONE!

I’m getting annoyed with you Ryoga, which sucks cuz you’re one of my faves

Ryoga, how are you this gullible?

You deserved that Ranma

I would wish the fate of being Kuno’s wife on no one

Ever

Congrats Ukyo you’ve actually made me freak out

I don’t appreciate it

At all

*shudders*

Oh this is SO weird

Of y’all keep making comments like this WHY do you keep trying?!

Nevermind it’s Hiroshi and Daisuke, they’re in the know

I’m going to say it again

AKANE LEARNS TO SWIM LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!

This is why you don’t buy cheap food people

I can’t lie, I’ve been waiting for Akane to get possessed

That moment when the ghost is honestly being a bit too sensitive

Actually, he didn’t, so shut up

I could make the Hawaiian thing so Explicit

But I won’t, cuz y’know consequences and stuff

I’m not going to ask how Ashura drowned at Josenkyo

Taro, quit being a dick, you turn into a Minatour-like thing

God he’s dumb

When Crazy and Crazy wanna duke it out, Ranma’s got the right idea

Excuse me, what?!

Ooo, now you’ve made Akane mad, run

Wtf is wrong with you, Kodachi, he’s literally unconscious!

I think that was almost character development?

I can’t tell

Ranma should not look that good in a suit

Whoa, she actually like… said it

Damn

Everyone’s got 4 sec to start treating Ranma like a person

Oof, right in his pride

Akane, I need you to stop being cute for 3 sec so I can focus

Yeah, I ain’t making it dormant

Ranma, I can’t tell if this is sexism or jealousy, either way it looks ugly on you

“At least he’s scaring the cats” harsh Kasumi

Okay, so I’m 90% sure it’s just jealousy, which better but still ugh

Ranma, you can be kickass when Akane is too

Ya goddamn moron

I’m going to beat that into him

There will probs be some angst about that

Not gonna lie

Look I’m good at it

Sorry

Ranma, if you want to get MURDERED that’s the way to do it

Smooth one, idiot

Called out

You better do this right or I swear, I’ll kill you myself, Ranma

I believe that is a fail

Of epic proportions, congrats

You NEED to learn to keep your mouth shut Soun

Awww

But he’s not lying!

Ranma, just run, she’s actually pissed this time

FUCKING RUN!

Alright, Akane, NO

You’re playing into the patriarchy

Oh, right… 80’s...

I’m changing that!!

Oh My God PLEASE tell me Ranma gets deaged!! Please!

Ranma’s got more patience for assholes than I do

Jesus

Hah

He deserved that

Part of me wants to see Kasumi actually get pissed off

YES!!

I LOVE degaging plots!

Ranma, I want you to math that one out, just a little

YES!

I am LIVING for this!

There is so much wrong with that sentence Kodachi

Ok, that was a little too cruel Akane

Someone either get Mousse recognized as Legally Blind

Or someone get him glasses that work!

Either one, but PLEASE

I just got a “draw me like one of your french girls” joke from a horse

Even though the widespread joke is LITERALLY at least 30 years later than this image

OOF

Ice Cold

We’re running out of chapters for her to find out

She better have a canon way of doing it otherwise I’m gonna be really mean with it…

Bean… Gun… Plant…

Eh Seen weirder

Aww Valentine’s Day chapter!

Yes!

Poor Ranma

These two are blind to each other

Heheh

Aww

I love these dorks

Heheh oops, busted

I still just find the principal an honest annoyance

Wait… when did Ranma start wearing a school uniform?

Congrats Miss Hinako!

I just now realized that I’m going to have write someone who is ok with having a female chest

Gag me with a spoon

Bleh

I’m bad at that

I really do want to give Ranma clothes that do actually fit his female form

Ranma needs to look at the terms and conditions of good curse

Cuz this is getting creative

Uh oh

Ranma you have a brain, please use it

Hehe, she’s doing her body laundry

Oh shit

THANK YOU SOUN!

Fucking Happosai

Why are you the actual worst!

Oh shit

Goddammit Nodoka

That one was ALL on you

I expected this from Nabiki, but wtf Nodoka?!

Happosai you twisted fuck

Heheheh alright that’s funny

If nothing else Shampoo is sneaky

WHY is that the only way to undo it?!

Poor Akane she is so lost

Aw, poor Ryoga

Definitely not, Akane, but thank you for posing that question

Thank you for calling him out on his ego

This would be hilarious to see this before anyone had any bit of a clue about Ranma’s two forms

Also, Ranma, you need to keep her safe from the Kunos 

 *sigh* Akane, you’re wrong 

 Ooo, not good 

 And that is what no self control looks like folks 

 What is with that ending? 

 And this is what manipulation look like folks 

Also, y’know, robbing someone blind 

 I’m assuming this is Konatsu and I love them already 

 I’m using they/them cuz I’m unsure of what pronouns to use 

 Y’know I thought the Cinderella thing was a joke, turns out I was wrong 

 I do not understand Konatsu’s thought process w Ukyo at all 

 Also, can you not knock them out? 

 I am forgetting the name of that one Hero from Supergirl but if my understanding Konatsu is correct I’m DEFINITELY going to do that

Yeah, that’s NOT how that’s gonna go over 

 Okay, can we all agree that the trick Kuno used on Ranma is HORRIBLE, right? 

 Wholeass mood for Ranma 

 Like you two need to shut up 

 I just want Ranma to wear a sun shirt and trunks to the beach ONCE 

Ryoga… how are you so lost that you came up through the ground? 

Ranma, how are you both a dick and a good friend at the same time? 

 Just tell me How on Earth did Akari justify the hot water for Ryoga with revealing that he’s Pchan 

 I’d like to think that’d be something they wouldn’t skip over 

 No questions, just punches a grave 

 Why does that grave hit back? 

 Honestly Nodoka almost finding is stressing me out 

 I could be SO angsty with the Neko-ken Fear thing 

 Someone tell me not to I’m that much of an asshole 

So glad that she’s apparently gonna learn bc I would’ve been SO mean 

God, Genma you actually suck 

 Oh, thank God she’s not too smart 

 The fact that he’s 300% ready to die is actually depressing 

 That was actually quite touching

If we ignore the way Ranma phrasing that is just plain wrong

Uhm… what?

 C-can she do that?

I hope not

God, you two are so dumb!

Is her definition of “manly” emotionless?!

Bitch, have a heart!

Oh God make them ALL leave! ALL OF THEM!

You feel? You said “you’re leaving”

 Ranma, the fact that you didn’t put that together I can’t help you Like my dad says “I can’t fix stupid”

The fact that he feels the need to run screaming from his own house…

Nabiki, WHY

I’m convinced at this point that there is something Nabiki HATES about Ranma and that’s why she’s making his life a living hell

Cuz you do realize at least ⅓ of his problems are because she told someone something that was private

I can’t tell if that’s an insult or a backhanded comment

Either way, RUDE

I can’t tell, is that Konatsu or is that Tsubasa?

Must go back and check cuz Akane’s comment about “trasvestite and a homosexual” confused me since Ranma mentioned being “the first male kunoichi”But then who HAS TO BE Tsubasa says they’re a straight guy

*sigh*

 Yep, nope, that’s Konatsu

My understanding was that Konatsu was like actually trans in canon

Apparently I mixed that up

I’m making it canon

 MtF Konatsu

 Bisexual Konatsu

One of these days someone is going to teach people to cook before assuming they know what they’re doing

 Seriously It’s not that hard

Did they seriously just try to marry an unconscious Akane to Ranma?!

What The Fuck?!

Aww, she’s cute

Ryoga has a bad sense of direction, but he’s never missed before…

Okay, that’s a little strange

Why is she hatching?

Poor Mousse

Lol, that was so sweet until Ranma was dumb

It’s still sweet, who am I kidding

“Do I look like I wear Totoro underwear” oh that’s GOLDEN

Le shit

 Firstly, Genma is still and idiot

Second, how is he already in Moscow?!

Third, why do I find this hilarious

Oh fuck

YES Kick her ass Akane!

I’m confused

Ok, was heralding back to the first chapter intentional?

Why does he have the staff in the bath?

Ok, I THINK I know what’s happening here…

Oof Can you two leave?

Ok, I was DEAD wrong

Wait…

If she…

If the DROWNED AKANE Imma commit murder

Damn, if you wanna piss off Ranma that’s how you do it

I don’t know why anyone would think pissing him off is smart

Oh, thank God, she’s okay

What is with this kid?

Why is he such a pain in the ASS?!

So I know she’s not dead

Unless SEVERAL DOZEN Fanfics have lied to me

Which is entirely possible since they were all listed as AUs

Uhm… Ranma… you okay?

Good, get him out cuz he’s clearly in shock

 This hurts

Okay, hate to be the one who complains that Akane’s not dead, but that doesn’t track

At all

Can I rescience this?

Please?

Am I going to be an ass about it, probably, but it’s me no one should be surprised by that in any way

“Honored and crazy guest” I mean, accurate

Alright, Shampoo you’ve got exactly 1 chance

Then I’ll maybe apologize for calling you names constantly

Oh I am gonna be such an asshole in this scene

Also extend it some

Oh, God I could be such a dick

I’ll restrain

I’ll just write one-shots instead

Mousse do the right thing

You have a Moral Compass I know that!

“Anytime THIS YEAR!” Damn the witty quips

Yeah, but you won morally

That’s what’s important

Why the Scooby-Doo line?

Go Ranma!

Ok, so that comment about Ranma basically fighting a God is NOT an overstatement

Noted

Congrats Ranma you made me Google a word

Turns out it is a word that had its height of use in the 80s

Neat

Explains why I had no clue what it meant

Someone shoot those damn chicken brains OUT OF THE SKY!

 “Only rocks”, rocks Ryoga just confirmed are 3 Tons

*sigh* I’m gonna have to physics the shit out of that

Joy

I cannot tell you the amount my heart dropped when I saw a full color double spread

Jesus Christ

DAMN

You’re gonna make me cry, dammit

Aww

YAY!

Heheh poor Ranma

Chill, hun, you’re good

Aww he’s tiny!

WHAT IS WITH YOU 2?!

STOP trying to marry your kids while they’re unconscious!

I’m not crying you are!

*tightly* I’m fine

Kodachi LET IT GO

 Literally everyone else too! I hate you all

Just so it’s on the record I’m pissed

Ok, so “back to the start” is definitely an oversimplification because Akane knows Ranma loves her Ranma knows she knows

Akane! Your turn!

Ooo, IDEA!

[artificialqueens]

Things Unsaid (Branjie) - Manta

AN: First of all, thank you to everyone who interacted with the last fic I posted! I wasn’t expecting so much feedback as a first time author– it definitely motivated me to start writing this sooner. 

This one is a fluffy fic I started writing before the reunion, and obviously we know some things now that we didn’t know before, but I haven’t gone back and edited anything to take that into account. There isn’t a specific timeline though, so this could still be canon compliant depending on when it took place. 

5 things that Brooke and Vanjie don’t say (and something that they do)

1:

The workroom is strangely calm. Conversation lulls as the queens wait to walk the runway. A few queens are still by the mirrors, rushing to put the finishing touches on their costumes or makeup, but most are scattered around the room appreciating a few minutes of relaxation before they need to walk the runway and then stand for God knows how long listening to critiques. Brooke is by herself, savoring the rare quiet. She had finished her face pretty early and walked away from her workstation to avoid the temptation of making any changes that might end up ruining her look.

Now, she is zoning out, letting the time pass, but as soon as a certain figure starts moving in the corner of her eye she snaps back to attention. Vanessa walks toward where Brooke stands leaning against one of the worktables. They’re a few episodes into the competition, so Brooke has seen Vanessa in drag and should be used to it, but somehow the sight takes Brooke’s breath away a little more every time.

She pushes herself off of the table she’s been resting against— Vanessa’s approach feels too significant to not be fully standing for— and then Brooke realizes that’s silly and casually settles back down.

Vanessa takes her place across from Brooke, propping herself against the next table over so they’re facing each other, mirror images. Not that anyone can mirror Vanessa, Brooke thinks.

She feels like she should say something, but the silence feels too significant to break with just a casual greeting. So Brooke stays quiet, smiles gently. Watches as Vanessa nods in return and reaches up to adjust pieces of her hair.

Does everyone move that smoothly? Brooke wonders as Vanessa’s fingers navigate aptly through her wig. Does everyone look so comfortable with themselves just leaning against a table?

Brooke had communicated briefly and rarely with Vanessa before the show, but in the handful of days that they’ve been in this competition, Brooke feels like she’s already grown very close to the other queen.

They’ve kissed. Softly, quickly. Brooke doesn’t know what that means, exactly. Doesn’t know if she’s reading into it. Or if maybe she’s not reading into it enough. All she knows is that she would kill to do it again.

The fact that neither of them has spoken makes Brooke feels like she’s in a dream. Like she’s conjuring the beauty in front of her and none of it is real.

But Vanessa finishes shifting one last curl of her wig, and finally breaks the silence. “This hair fixed yet?”

The casual words travel across the short distance between them, and no trance is broken. The magical feeling is still in the air. Is Brooke the only one who feels it?

“Yeah, mostly,” Brooke says. She closes the few feet between them and reaches out to tuck in one lock of hair that’s still sticking out just a little too far on the side of Vanessa’s head. She’s not even touching Vanessa, not really, just her wig, but Brooke feels a flutter in her chest at the contact.

It’s over in a second, and Brooke steps back to where she was. “Okay, do I look good now?” Vanessa asks.

Brooke takes in the delicate, but expressive features of Vanessa’s face. The contours of her collar bones dusted in gold glitter. The gentle slope of her shoulders and the warm glow of her skin.

“Yeah, you look good,” Brooke says.

What she doesn’t say is that Vanessa is the most beautiful thing Brooke has seen in her life. More beautiful every time she sees her. She doesn’t say that there’s no point in asking Brooke because in her eyes Vanessa will never be anything less than the most perfect thing she’s ever seen.

——

2:

It’s later in the competition now; they’re getting close to the end and Jose can’t believe it’s almost over. There are fewer queens left, so there’s room for everyone to spread out a little bit more on the van ride back to the hotel, but Jose is pressed up against Brock’s side anyway. Obviously.

They’ve all de-dragged for the day, so at least his face is clean, but Jose can’t wait to get back to the hotel and scrub the sweat from his hair.

Brock is resting against the window, and Jose is leaning against him with his head tucked onto Brock’s shoulder. They’re definitely something now, though they haven’t put the exact words to what.

Jose feels Brock shift his head so it’s not against the window anymore, and his cheek nestles into Jose’s hair instead. It reminds him of a cat. Brock has mentioned that he has cats— is that where he learned all his cuddling?

“You know how I’ve never had a boyfriend before?” Brock asks. Jose does know. They’ve talked about it. “Well, I don’t know what I was thinking waiting so long. This is nice.” Brock’s voice is low, and he sounds tired but happy.

“Stop tryna act like you never even cuddled nobody before,” Jose mutters back.

Brock wraps his arms around Jose and holds him to his chest. It’s not the most comfortable be like this, still sitting beside Brock with only his torso bent slightly to the side, but Jose loves it. Loves the soft rub of cotton against the skin of his face, the steady thud of Brock’s heart, the rhythm of his breath. He takes a deep breath and feels comfort wash over him at the scent of Brock, masked only slightly by the scent of his laundry detergent. It’s amazing how quickly a smell can become so familiar. So welcoming.

“Yeah, but it’s different now,” Brock mumbles into his hair. “When it’s with… when I know it’s not temporary.”

Jose’s heart swells at the words. Not temporary, not temporary, not temporary. Jose didn’t think they were, but it’s still nice to hear Brock say it. It’s verbal confirmation that this warm chest, and these arms that feel so safe, will be here to hold him again in the future.

“It’s nice to know you’ll be here again tomorrow,” Brock says, echoing Jose’s thoughts. “That’s new for me.” He presses a kiss to the crown of Jose’s head.

“Well everyone else must be crazy to not come back for seconds on these cuddles.” Jose’s delivery is teasing, but he’s glad to be the one that Brock decided was worth more than a fling. “I’m not about to start turnin’ them down any time soon,” he says.

What Jose doesn’t say is that, even though he has dated before, Brock makes everything feel so different that it almost feels like a first for Jose, too.

——

3:

The season is over, and they’re busy. And not only are their schedules keeping Brock and Jose from seeing each other, but their NDAs require them to keep their relationship a mystery. Which means not being seen together in public too often.

So they FaceTime. A lot.

Brooke has just finished a gig in Boston. Vanjie is working somewhere in Texas tonight, which means she probably isn’t done yet. Brooke tries to remember how much earlier it is there. Two hours?

As soon as she’s done packing up and walking out of the club she tries calling Vanjie anyway on the off chance that her gig ended early. She doesn’t answer. Which makes sense— Vanjie is probably onstage right now turning it for a crowd. Brooke tries not to be too jealous of the people that are getting to see her in person tonight.

Brooke is exhausted by the time she reaches her hotel room for the night, but when she flops onto the bed she leaves the lights on and flips to a random channel on the TV, more than willing to stay up until Vanessa calls her back.

Her phone rings about an hour later and she answers immediately, muting the TV while she waits for the FaceTime to connect.

“Hey Toes, what’s good.” Vanjie’s loud voice crackles through the phone. The screen is still blurry with lag as it tries to keep up with the fast movements of Vanessa’s phone.

“Nothin’, just spending the night in Boston. I think I’m heading to Tampa tomorrow but I’ll at least get to sleep in. How’s Texas?”

The screen finally comes into focus and Brooke can see Vanjie grinning on the other end, clearly just offstage in the dressing room at the bar. “That’s good. Bitch it’s hot as hell down here!” Some other queens shuffle around behind her and they’re all still buzzing from the excitement of being on stage. They say something that pulls Vanessa into the conversation. Brooke smiles and watches from her hotel bed many states away as Vanjie chats with the local queens.

Vanessa props her phone up against the mirror while she takes her makeup off and Brooke stays on the call, sometimes talking, but mostly not, as Vanessa de-drags and kikis with the other girls. At some point, Brooke gets up to turn the lights and the TV off so the glow of the phone is the only thing faintly lighting up her facing.

“Bitch, where’d you go?” Vanessa’s asks when she glances back down at her phone.

“Turned the lights off. Don’t need them if I’m only looking at you anyway.” Brooke curls deeper into the covers and yawns.

“Well, that’s not fair because now I can’t see you.”

“Use your imagination.”

“Alright, but I’m gonna imagine you ugly.”

Brooke laughs. “Fine.”

“Imma imagine you in Soju’s dress.”

Brooke gasps in mock astonishment. “Who knew you were so evil Vanessa Vanjie? The true villain of season eleven.”

“Don’t chu know it.” Vanjie’s eyes are bright as she grins at the phone. “Oh, shit I think my Uber’s here. I’m gonna let you go to sleep, okay?”

“Okay, want to call me in the morning before my flight?”

“Yeah, maybe if I’m awake by then,” Vanessa says, grabbing her things.

“Or I can call when I land,” Brooke offers.

“I think I might be on a plane by the time you get there. I can try you when I get to San Diego though?”

“That might work. I should have a bit of time before my gig.” Brooke tries to hide her disappointment that they probably won’t talk again until late in the day tomorrow.

“Well, I’ll talk to you soon then,” Vanjie says, and Brooke’s screen gets dimmer as Vanessa steps out from the lights of the club onto a dark street. “Sleep good. Miss you.”

“I miss you, too,” Brooke says. “Can’t wait to talk to you tomorrow.”

What she doesn’t say is that she’ll be thinking of Vanessa every second between now and then. That she’ll be scrolling through pictures of her on Instagram as a poor substitute for actually talking to her, which itself is a poor substitute for actually being together.

“Bye!” Vanessa yells and blows a kiss into the phone as she climbs into her Uber and hangs up.

She doesn’t tell Vanjie that when they’re apart Brooke sometimes misses her so desperately that it’s all she can do.

——

4:

They’re finally together. It’s in a city that neither of them knows very well, and it’s only for a little while, but they’re together.

Brock had a gig two nights ago and stayed some extra time. Jose has a gig tonight and flew in a little early.

They’re both extremely busy now that the season is airing, and should probably think harder before giving up days of time that could be spent working, but as soon as Brock had noticed that this would fit with both of their schedules, and mentioned the idea to Jose, there wasn’t a question. It was happening.

Jose had gotten in late last night, and they had been holed up in the hotel since then— ordering room service, watching movies, or just laying together like they are now.

It’s late in the afternoon. Less than twenty-four hours since Jose got here and already almost time for Brock to head to the airport. But Jose is trying not to think about that.

Brock is lying on his back, propped slightly up on pillows. Jose is flopped over him, half his chest covering Brock’s own. Neither had bothered getting dressed today other than throwing on underwear when room service brought in their breakfast. They’re both scrolling through their phones now, occasionally laughing and showing each other particularly funny posts they find.

But it’s hard to stay light-hearted when Jose knows time is almost up. He drops his phone into the covers and curls himself tighter against Brock’s side.

Brock feels him move, and sets his phone aside as well, sliding down the bed until he’s fully lying down. He turns so he’s facing Jose, and Jose winds his arms around Brock’s waist. One of Brock’s hands comes to rest on Jose’s hip, and the other arm snakes under his neck. Their legs twine together as well. They’re as close as they can possibly be, in preparation for how far apart they’ll be again soon.

Jose presses his lips to Brock’s chest— the only part of his body in kissing distance. “Don’t leave,” he murmurs. As if it’s an option.

“I would stay like this forever if it was my choice,” Brock’s fingers trail softly up and down Jose’s back. “Once the season’s over we can start booking more places together. Only have to get through a little while longer.”

It’s true. They just have to stay separated through the season. But Brock doesn’t sound very comforted by those words, and it’s not good enough for Jose either. He wants to be together now. Knowing they’ll see each other more eventually won’t make the next handful of weeks any less lonely. It won’t make saying goodbye tonight any easier.

They stay like that for a long time. So long that Jose knows he could fall asleep if he wanted, but he makes himself stay up because he doesn’t want to miss any of these last minutes together. He can’t see a clock— can’t see anything but Brock’s torso— but the light in the room fades into a soft pink as the sun begins to set and Jose thinks it must be almost time for Brock to leave.

He knows it’s coming, but his heart still breaks when Brock squeezes him tighter for a couple of seconds before whispering an apology and pulling away.

Jose watches as Brock packs up the last of his things. “Let me borrow a shirt,” he says from the bed.

Brock laughs. “I just got back the one you borrowed last time,” he teases but tosses Jose the T-shirt that he had worn yesterday when they met up.

The last shirt Jose had borrowed had long since lost Brock’s scent, but this one would hopefully smell like him for at least a couple days. “Thanks.”

“Maybe you should start packing more boy clothes instead of using every last nook and cranny in your bags packing drag. If you’re always needing clothes from other people,” Brock jokes.

“I don’t want clothes from other people, I want clothes from you.” Jose snatches the shirt up off the bed. “It reminds me of you.”

“I know, sweetie,” Brock says. He pauses packing to walk over and plant a kiss against the top of Jose’s head and then leans down to press a deep kiss to his mouth as well.

Ten minutes later Jose is standing at the door saying his goodbyes. He doesn’t have time to see Brock off to the airport, he needs to start getting ready for his show soon.

They kiss goodbye, and then do it again because they need one more.

And then again. And again.

As Brock finally walks away Jose calls after him to have a safe flight, and thanks him again for leaving the shirt.

Once Brock is out of sight Jose shuts the door and falls back into the bed, immediately pressing the shirt to his face and taking a deep breath, and then balling it against his chest.

What he didn’t say to Brock was that he’ll sleep with the shirt every night until the scent fades, and even after that. Even once the smell of Brock is long gone he’ll hold it close and hope so hard to catch a hint of his boyfriend that he’ll sometimes convince himself it’s still there.

——

5.

Brock is home. Well, Brock is in Nashville.

He’s been so excited to get a break in his schedule and go back to his apartment to relax, but somehow it doesn’t feel the same. Still, he has his cats and a couple of nights off for the first time in months, so that’s nice.

He lays down on his bed and Henry and Apollo curl up against him, immediately covering his black sweatshirt in cat hair. Brock gives them plenty of pets and love to make up for all the time he’s been away.

Within an hour he ends up on his phone, with reruns of the office playing as background noise. If it weren’t for the cats, Brock can’t help but think this apartment would just feel like another hotel where he’s passing time between gigs. What did it used to feel like to be home? Certainly not like this.

Brock thinks he’ll call his friends and see if they’re free, but when he goes through his contacts he realizes that most of his closest friends aren’t people that live in Nashville anymore. He gives up on that and goes live on Instagram. It’s nice hearing from the fans, but it isn’t distracting him as much as he’d hoped, so a few minutes in he makes up an excuse to end the stream.

Brock almost wishes he had a gig tonight so at least he could feel productive.

A month later Brock is back in Nashville for another short break, and miraculously Jose has the same day off. When Brock gets the text that Jose has arrived at the address, and looks through the window to see Jose climbing out of an Uber, he all but runs downstairs to meet him. They take Jose’s bags inside, and barely set them down before their mouths are pressed together and they’re falling back onto the couch to make up for lost time.

Later, when they’ve settled down a bit, Brock moves to the kitchen to make dinner. He hasn’t had the chance to go shopping for fresh food and is feeling lazy anyway, so he ends up just throwing a frozen pizza in the oven.

He looks back to where Jose is snuggled up on the couch, petting the cats. They’ve taken to him quickly, Brock is pleased to see. Even Apollo, who generally doesn’t warm up to strangers very quickly, is laying across Jose’s feet.

Warmth blossom in Brock’s chest at the sight. Three of the things he cares most about in the world all sitting together, safe and comfortable and waiting for him.

Brock returns to the couch, raising one arm to make room for Jose when he scoots closer. Brock can’t remember the last time he’s felt so content.

“So,” Jose says, “this is your home.”

Jose is scratching Henry’s chin, and Brock reaches over to stroke the cats head as well. He looks at Jose, who is making an adorable kissy face at Henry, and Brock feels affection swell for both of them.

“Yep, this is it,” he says.

What Brock doesn’t say that it has only started feeling like home again since Jose got here. He doesn’t say that wherever they’re together will feel more like home to him now than any specific place.

But he has a sneaking suspicion that if he did, Jose would say the same.

What he does say is “I love you.” Or whispers it, really. And it should be a big deal, but it feels so obvious that somehow it isn’t.

“I love you, too,” Jose replies and tilts his head up to press a kiss to Brock’s jaw.

They knew, long before those words, how they felt about each other. But some things are worth saying.

[dbphantom]

Canon: Zane Flynt fucks

Me: haha u know what this means ;))))

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Me: merfolk glamour time

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Alright but for real tho u wanna see how deep I am in this fucking universe? Lego

I don't even know where to begin with this universe (Zer0 is an alien! Hammerlock is a werewolf! Troy is psychic! Tannis is a skag! Wait, no, wrong shitpost...) so imma open the 140 page document and start from the beginning

Annnnd Clay! Junpai-7.

When Zane meets Clay for the first time he mentions they did a smuggling job together on Junpai-7, u know, the water planet, so obviously this is good news (This made me super happy because my discord channel's name had been the junpai-7 moon pool for a while so I was like 'holy shit it's canon now' :') )

Timeline wise this isn't the beginning, but I don't write in chronological order and I don't order anything in chronological order, either, so. Eh.

Speaking of chronological order, I once got a line where Zane was like exclaiming something and used the moon instead of idk a god or powerful figure or smth and I was like 'lmao that's canon now'

So the moon... Elpis fucking got yeeted halfway across the galaxy or smth, and, considering we've seen (more) ocean on Pandora in 3 instead of just, like, Liars Berg (getting to THAT) or Tretchers landing, I feel bad for the tides. But that's good news for everyone else. Unless you were on Elpis, I guess.

Also hoh boy the 'end' of the game where Troy Phaselocks the moon was fun to write (it actually wasn't, I lowkey hate writing Moonstruck phases because... It hurts and I can't do it well.) also can we talk about how in tps the psychos are called Moonstrucks in tvhm because this makes me so happy. I really hope they did that intentionally considering H2O is an Australian show because my two favorite things combined can and will kill me. Wait actually the Troy boss fight is gonna be hilarious to write mostly because of that one attack with the tidal waves lol oh no

Also, also, also, you guys it's only explained in a guide book and never actually in-game as to why Captain's ship is Like That (TM) so I took some liberties and uhhh blame the Crackening. I mean the crackening happened after dahl pulled out of Pandora/Elpis so it works. It sorta works. It mostly works. Fuck. It works okay? shut. That's why Liars Berg is all frozen ocean [shoves 3 page essay about climate change on Pandora into the trash] don't need that anymore.

I was gonna talk about smth else

Oh yeah

Mostly brain freeze and trick of the light. That one meme video I made of Tannis and the Flynt Brothers imposed over that one clip of H2O (so let me get this straight: you freeze things, you explode things, and you boil things) wasn't just for laughs, it was actually a warning.

Each Flynt has a thing and Zane's is ice, Baron's is explosions, and Captain's is fire. (Glorious cleansing fire) Because it fits. It fits so well. I will say right off the bat that Mako Mermaids isn't my canon. I lowkey want to write out Charlotte as well (lol) because I've seen the 2nd season so many times and tbh I much prefer them having 1 really strong power over having 3+ really weak powers. Also Charlotte did nothing wrong in the first half of that season. Cleo was just a bitch to her. And Mako Mermaids is just. Not great on the power side of things. You can TURN INVISIBLE. USE IT. Soooo. (also cam got destroyed in s1 and I'm so glad they ended up making him work in s2 and 3. Because he deserved better and Zac was a terrible friend to him and only got away with it because he's a main character). /rant sorry I have so many feelings about these shows. Grew up with them soooooo.

And if ur wondering why I brought up trick of the light it's cause the 13th year exists and that movie was bopping. U guys remember Jess? Good times... Tuba pool scene is iconic. U know the one. I would also bring up aquamarine but ngl that movie was weaksauce comparatively. They hid that bitch in a water tower and iunno talked to earrings. Meanwhile in the 13th year they bring Jess back from the fucking dead and climb on walls like Spiderman. Clearly one is superior.

"but cruddy Aurelia has ice powers too and she's not a mermaid" no she's a werewolf like her brother we already went over that. Did u think I was kidding? No! I'm never kidding unless I am and I fucking love werewolves so I'd never kid about that. I love werewolves and I love Hammerlock and it's perfect I just love the idea of this gentlemanly hunter being a werewolf because I want to see a giant hulking monster being all proper and shit. They're just really cool. Werewolves > vampires and ngl I'm sad skyrim screwed over werewolves with the dawnguard dlc. Anyway Aurelia's ice powers are nanobots as explained in-game and listen I already lore-scienced this okay? Let me say it's amazing the things science is capable of when it thinks it's trying to beat out a competitor and doesn't realize non-Siren magic exists. Even better now that we know Sirens are not Eridian and actually existed before Eridians. Makes me giddy to think about. The universe is tearing me APART Lisa.

Oh speaking of, can we talk about the witch's brew quest on eden-6 because holy shit I had been writing Hiromi and her fascination with discovering all the secret circles long before the game came out and then learning about the group of witches and The Pact (TM) made me lose my shit because 'oh my god it's actually canon now'. We're on the canon path nowwwww. Soon. I hope we get a water planet dlc. I wants it, GB, I wants it.

Also I was totally gonna write a clip in the main story of the game (because I write a lot of backstory stuff if you can't tell, I only have like 3 scenes that take place during the events of the game and like 4 that are speculatory from before the game came out (including a scene from before I realized Troy was Like That but I edited it so he's more in-line and also has Maya's powers now so that's... Hm. In line with the storyline somewhere, but not an actual scene in the games story. Because its not possible with how the game does things (seperating Vault Hunters) I suppose I could just insert a 5th Vault somewhere and say it's the 4th Vault connected to the Machine (with nekrotefeyo's being the 5th). Fuck it.) and then 9,000 are backstory) where Hiromi comes back after like decades of the two not seeing each other and she's been hired to assassinate Zane by one of the many corporations looking for his corpse for a multitude of reasons (And Emma and Nino are both d e a d a s f, you know, for context). And like Barnabas (ya old bastard) Zane is still joking around and just having a grand old time catching up with his black ops buddy meanwhile she had just tried to blow his brains out (she's a sniper) and got pretty damn close. She's not even amused because of her psychic powers so she's just like 'ok' every time he opens his mouth because she already knows what he's going to say she's mostly just frustrated that she missed because she thought she knew him well enough to go off instead of just listening to her intuition but alas people change after, like, 3 decades of not seeing them.

Oh since we're talking about Hiromi that reminds me why Zane wears the black suit. In my non-h2o universe it's because it looks cool and provides some protection from dots. In the H2Oniverse it is because it's waterproof. Okay wait hang on context so Hiromi doesn't like take off his suit or anything, she's extremely gay and not interested, because I realize now how that sounds me relating Hiromi to the clothes, they just get into an argument about how Sirens don't have to follow any arbitrary rules to hide their magic and how it's easier to hide magic without giant glowing tattoos (and mind you this is before Zane even knows Tannis exists though he does immediately know she's a Siren and that's a whole nother can of worms) and hr's like 'I wear a bodysuit for most of my waking hours, so I am pretty sure they can try wearing long sleeved shirts and makeup for a day. Just a suggestion' but like way more in character (and for the scene) because do I sound like I'm in character right now? I'm not. I'm me. And God what a terrible thing to be.

So context for the context: ~magic is real~. If you've got it then you can usually tell who else has it if you're looking. It's especially clear if they're 'similar' to you (if ur a werewolf and u meet another werewolf then you sorta just know they're a werewolf) or if you're psychic (like Hiromi) then you can make some informed guesses. Like. Same Hat? Same Hat!!! Sirens are basically such powerful magic users that they are in literally a whole nother ball park. They're leagues above everyone else. Kill you just by looking at you sort of deal. So sirens normally don't feel other magic because their own magic is so strong it just 'overwrites' the other signals. You know, to not only explain why Lilith isn't immediately like 'who the fuck are you' to Zane and also how Amara couldn't tell Tannis is a Siren. I had a whole thing with Troy (who is psychic) being able to tell Zane had magic despite being near 4 Sirens at once because Troy grew up with Tyreen always at his side so he's used to it and knows how to look through it. Meanwhile Hiromi is basically incapacitated when she's near a Siren because she gets overwhelmed because her powers make it easier for her to read other people's magic.

Oh, context, the black ops outfit worked with Atlas for a short time (the group being Zane, Hiromi, Emma, and Nino. Emma is the yeehaw captain. She's the leader) and ended up meeting Steele for a little bit. Hiromi was just dead the entire meeting, Zane was totally out of it, and Emma and Nino were too busy eyefucking to really care that there was a Siren in the room so. Just imagine one person lying face down on the floor and crying, another staring at the wall without blinking, two undressing each other with their eyes, and then Cmdt. Steele standing in the middle like 'how the fuck did I get here'.

So that was everyone's first experience with a Siren.

There are more but ehhhh I'm tired and I mostly wrote this because I wanted to talk about it with someone else but they haven't read the whole thing yet so now I can scream into the void about it and not feel like I'm bothering them.

Hooray!

[thetimeoftomorrow]

Rant on VLD

Voltron is disappointing because everything is rushed and the result is a fucked up plot and questionable character developments. They could have dragged it out longer, in fact would anyone have complained? If every single character received a season just to focus on their growth, everyone would have been fucking happy. Like production would definitely be happy I mean more seasons mean more money. If they want to argue about pay and working hours in the studios that's another thing that should be settled within so don't bring it into this argument that touches on their script writing.

VLD fans would have gladly continued the series just to watch each character get their screen time, receive proper development and have active representation. This isn't about ships, like I personally ship Klance but that's not the reason why I'm upset. I'm upset because Voltron had all the potential in the world to educate people and normalize issues such as disabilities/LGBTQ/mental illness etc. To be so much more like they said they would be. That's a whole new other area I don't want to delve into considering what they said/promised so let's just focus on the production of Voltron.

Like the eight fucking seasons. You think eight seasons are enough to give accurate/proper character development? If you count main protagonists ie the paladins, you already have six of them, not counting supporting characters and antagonists. Each of the character has a history, a present and future timeline. You probably need several episodes to lay out their past, show how it gave them their current personality, show how events they go through in the present affects them, and then how it changes their future. And that's just the character themselves, not counting the ripple effect in their social circle ie friends, lovers, families etc. How the hell would eight seasons even be enough for character development (considering the depth they're trying to go for) when there are so many characters with different stories and personalities? If eight seasons isn't even enough for character development, how the hell is it going to be enough for the overall plot; let alone more sub-plots that hint to the major plot?? There's so much to fucking touch on just the protagonists I can't even-

Shiro with his PTSD itself is already such a huge fucking thing that could have taken up one entire season. Who the fuck goes through torture/experimentation, see their friends/comrades get dragged away/killed, be forced to fight and kill monsters + innocent (maybe) civilians for sport in a gladiator ring, and be able to walk around without being triggered? You're telling me Takashi Shirogane would not flinch when he sees his metal arm glow? That Takashi Shirogane would not back away when he hears the whirring sound of a pod because it reminds him of when the druids are preparing to inject him with more quintessence and painful shit? That Takashi Shirogane will see a giant fucking space craft filled with aliens who were complicit in his torture/abuse and keep a cool head/decide: cool imma fly up there with a bunch of underage teenagers and whoop their ass in an alien lion space ship to protect a planet that left me to die, lied to all my friends and family about my death, tarnished my name (a big thing for the Japanese which hah was never fucking touched on) plus strapped me down after I crash landed to conduct tests instead of rushing for medics?

Takashi Shirogane, as a proper character with the actual proper fucking memories, would not have survived ANY war in Voltron just based off his PTSD alone. And it's not like his PTSD is light because when the fuck is there a PTSD that's light? There could have been a whole segment on the team learning what triggers Shiro and how to better help him (which links back into the real world on how you treat veterans/people with PTSD), could have built better teamwork, shown what a positive supportive system looks like, educate on how one should seek help or react but no. It couldn't be done because there are only eight fucking seasons and this is just one aspect of Shiro as a character. What about his Japanese lineage? What about Adam which the creators openly promised/said was his boyfriend? This whole fucking thing is blank and that's just for one character!! ONE.

What about Allura dealing with her xenophobia towards Keith being a half galra (like did no one realise if you just made it all about race it literally is her being racist and judging someone based off their race instead of how they were brought up as a person)? What about Lotor and his problematic relationship with his father (Zarkon basically tried to kill his son because Lotor wouldn't listen to him - parental abuse?), his exile and his journey? What about Lance and his issue with being the fifth wheel, of not being good enough or likeable enough no matter how hard he tries aka self-esteem/insecurities? What about Pidge and the bullying she suffered for being a nerd, exploring how it made it difficult for her to connect with people, relating it back to real life on how people get bullied for being smart/nerdy and how it's somehow still a shameful thing to be "too" academically inclined? What about Hunk and his anxiety issues/worries that he voiced but were brushed off, just like how some people are ignored on a daily basis? What about Keith and his entire process of dealing with losing his father, losing Shiro; touching on the healthy way to truly cope with loss and how to help people who are suffering? (There's still so much more like the whole fucking LGBTQ part but let's not go there yet)

And these are just the fucking main six. We haven't even gotten to all the others like Kolivan, Lotor, Coran, Romelle, Shay etc. There was so much in terms of just educating people that this show completely missed. And yes, the fucking point is that it should have been shown on Voltron because Voltron is a children's show. It is meant to educate children, and teach them things that society doesn't like to openly discuss or even mention.

How many fucking parents would sit their child down and talk about mental illness or let alone teach their kids how to help/support these people, when most of the time they themselves don't even know how? And children are known to mirror: they see a character being mean and they learn it's wrong because that character learns from their mistake and apologises. That's the whole fucking point (and if you come swinging with the whole if the characters are gay then the child will become gay cause they mirror: news flash bitch what they're mirroring is the concept of love, not a sexuality. Character falls in love with other character because they make each other stronger. Child mirrors and wants to fall in love with someone who helps both become stronger NOT with a particular gender. Not that fucking difficult to understand people).

In summary, I am not angry about ships; why would I give a fuck about the ships? Like YES they're amazing and it'll be cool if it was canon but not all ships are going to sail. That's why fandom writers/artists exist. You can create the world you wish to have, and bring life to whatever ship you support. Besides, most people just want them to be happy - the show could literally have an open end with the characters as platonic friends ie the future is up for the fans to decide/create.

What is unforgivable is that they took a show that not only had the potential to break so many stereotypical barriers, but could educate people on respect, promote awareness/love, and turned it into a work that has zero consistency (as of S7), lack of proper character development, and nothing but another money making project.

So yes, that's why I'm angry. I'm angry because no amount of things that they can squeeze in Season 8 will ever fix it/make it the grand finale it could have been. Because it ends in Season 8 and that's why the show is already beyond saving.

They destroyed what could have been a revolution.