#ajs fanworks

[ajitated]

(Originally posted: 2 October 2021)

Ghostea! It’s cute, as long as you don’t think about it too much!

Ectober Month 2021, Day 1: Treat

[tismrot]

I'm just gonna have to post it now, despite the very obvious things that are wrong (yes, I see them) - I'm not used to making this type of art, so I'm just gonna have to consider this part of my learning curve. This autumn has been ROUGH for me, I lost a cherished job and two very important personal relationships, and yesterday our landlord told me and my partner we have to move out in a few months, because the house is being renovated. The last bit there nearly cured by Good Omens brainrot, to be honest - which was ignited partially because of said traumatic autumn, so I guess I'm kinda losing my mind a little bit right now. Don't quite know what to do, actually - except draw. Anyways, here you go. It only took a million hours and the health of my right shoulder.

[thestrangestperson]

Imagine Crowley was hanging out in a field. He noticed two figures in the distance. A small girl and her father, between them a telescope and a hundred questions. It's cold enough to see your breath, but not cold enough to shiver. The sky is clear, and they're in awe of every little burning dot, every blinking swirl.

At first Crowley wants to talk to them. He wants to tell them everything about this marvelous universe he worked so hard on, just for them. The time and energy he had invested in his former position for this sweet child and her father to look up with shining eyes and irrepressible joy. He's desperate to name every star, every galaxy, every planet and every idea.

But he opts not to. Instead he sits just far enough so they won't notice him, coiled up as a snake, watching the sky with them. He listens to their words. The small girl's excited squeals and giggles at her discoveries through the lens; the quieter but admittedly identical reactions in her father. He listens as the girl's questions get more and more complicated, more hard to unpick. He listens until the little girl is no longer the one asking questions, but her father instead.

When the day comes that that small girl no longer brings her father, Crowley will mourn. Not for the loss of him but for the loss of his joy. He knows humans die and he knows he'll never see that man again. Perhaps Aziraphale may. He'll tell him to keep an eye out. But the fact he can no longer have the chance to witness such beauty in that small pinch humanity makes him feel just a little melancholy.

The small girl, now mother, brings her own child. The two of them watch the stars, between them a telescope and a hundred questions. It's cold enough to see your breath, but not cold enough to shiver. The sky is clear, and they're in awe of every little burning dot, every blinking swirl.

As he listens, Crowley wonders how different things could have been if he had never fallen. Perhaps the skies would be even more beautiful, even more intricately painted with love and stories. He listens to the questions he once heard from the mother, when her mind was young and wide-eyed. And he smiles. Even if he wasn't supposed to - he was glad he had done good. At least by them.

[aj-lenoire]

honestly i don’t think i really care if people simp for younger snow or call him hot or try to excuse what he does, like it’s fine, he’s fictional, No Children Were Harmed In The Making Of This Movie

as long as you don’t try to woobify and justify the heinous actions of real people, go nuts. coryo can be your poor little meow-meow, your blorbo, your sweet cheese, whatever. make tiktok thirst edits and draw suggestive fanart or whatever it is that happened in the hannibal fandom. have fun with it!

[lesliedraws-lilithcurses]

 @lesliedraws-lilithcurses​ Good Omens Art Masterpost ⚡

Hi, first of, thank you for your notes and kind comments over the last years I’ve been sharing GO fanarts ❤️‍🔥

I’ve tried things, improved my skills, but most importantly have been enjoying myself very much creating art. 

I’m starting to lose count of how many artworks have been shared, so a masterpost seemed appropriate to put together. Now updated with links to fanfics :))

It’ll be pinned to my Tumblr and updated regularly.

Fanfics by me (all including a fanart):

· Close My Eyes Embrace My Matter (rated M) · I Am Made Of Longing (This Is Not An Adieu) (rated E) · I know who I am when I’m alone (I’m something else when I see you) (rated E) · The Bramble Briar and The Rose Tree (rated G) · The Universe Tastes Like Raspberry (rated G) · O, teannaibh dlùth (O, sit closer) (rated E) - part of GO Holiday Exchange 2022 · ✩ Smashing The Roof To See The Stars ☾⋆⁺₊  (rated E) - ongoing

Fic inspired arts or cover arts (+ links to fics):

· Les amants (2022) | fic: Close My Eyes Embrace My Matter by me (rated M) · Tempus Fugit (2022) | fic: Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun) by Mussimm (rated E) · The Praise (2023) | fic: I know who I am when I’m alone (I’m something else when I see you) by me (rated E) · O, teannaibh dlùth (O, sit closer) (2022) | fic: O, teannaibh dlùth (O, sit closer) by me (rated E)

Famous painting and photograph redraw:

· Le ravissement de l’Ange (2021) · Paradis clandestin (Le verrou) (2021) · Lovers Under The Desert’s Sky (2021) · Le baiser (2021) · La veille de Noël (2021) · The False Pretense (2022)

Other:

· Good Omens Anniversary Art (& variations) (2022) · Mx Ashtoreth (& Mx Ashtoreth visualiser detail) (2022) · 90s Punk Crowley (+ link to justmori ficlet) & Goth Punk Aziraphale (2022) · The Temptress (2022) · Désobéissance (2022) · Happy Holidays From The Ineffable Wives (2022) · No Title (or ‘Lovemaking In The Bookshop’) (nsfw) (2023) · A Very, Very Soft Angel (2023) · The Kiss (2023) · Pagan Norse Witch (2023) · Yet another Punk Crowley (2024)

Post Season 2 Fanarts:

· I’ve Never Fallen Harder & It Has Never Felt Lonelier (arts here) (2023) · I’ve Never Fallen Harder mini playlist with visualiser (Vimeo link) (2023) · It Has Never Felt Lonelier mini playlist with visualiser (2023)

[dreambaited]

idgaf about heatwaves getting deleted but like damn that is what made me become a srs dnfer … it was so culturally significant even outside of the fandom

[nesoenaj]

omg 200 notes on my emesis blue fanart! im famous ma !!!!!!!!!

[blackbird-brewster]

Meta: Jemily Queerbaiting

With the huge influx of posts saying 'Jemily is gonna be canon', I really appreciated seeing this post because OP was completely correct. I didn't want to write an entire dissertation as a reply, so I'm making my own post with my personal opinion on this. (All sources are noted in footnotes)

Before I began this rant, for anyone who thinks this is anti-Jemily. It is not. I have shipped Jemily for 18 friggin years and that's never going to change. This post is specifically my thoughts about queer baiting.

First off, I need to note that the showrunners (and the cast members who use social media) KNOW what a huge queer following this show has and that's why we got pansexual Tara Lewis in S16 [1]. Which, in itself, was SOOOOOOO important!!! Our first canonically queer main in SIXTEEN seasons was a middle-aged Black woman!!! That's phenomenal. (The fact it was horrible rep, because they instantly ruined her relationships once her queerness served it's plot point is a whole other post entirely)

In my opinion, the 'big Jemily moment' Paget posted about on Twitter [2] (and AJ hinted at during a recent IG live) is simply queerbaiting to get people to watch S17. I know a lot of you are newer to the fandom and I love your enthusiasm, I really do, ship and let ship, but listen, let's be real, Jemily is not going to be made canon. The showrunners aren't going to suddenly say (after 17 seasons) 'Surprise, Jemily is endgame'. This show has never cared about queer rep and now that CBS/Paramount have already ticked their queer rep box with Tara, they won't be in any rush to add any other characters to it.

Please buckle in, I've got a lot of thoughts on this matter --

What is Queerbaiting?

If you aren't aware of what queerbaiting is, here's a good definition:

Historically, queerbaiting has carried two meanings: the first is an act of aggressive heterosexuality to shut down queer subtext on screen while still teasing and catering to the queer audience in advertising, public relations, and fan engagement strategies; the second is an existing homoerotic tension between two characters played up on screen while met with derision by the professionals behind the scenes. [3]

The Medium article quoted here is from 2017, a time when parasocial relationships were really starting to take over social media. In 2024, actors are now only a mention or tag away online, they have direct conversations with fans, and this process has allowed for an even deeper form of queerbaiting.

Oftentimes online, actors are asked directly about certain ships and while some ignore these questions (usually to avoid breaking their contracts or other repercussions), others (looking at you, Paget) choose to instead tease fans about queer ships. She's done this for years upon years and if I've learned anything in the past twenty-years of existing in fandom spaces it's this -- don't hold your breath. In it's original meaning, for something to be deemed as queerbaiting there had to be malicious, or at least, purposeful intent to string queer fans along by teasing them with suggestive content about the ship in question, while knowing this ship will never come to fruition in canon.

The thing to remember is, Paget and AJ aren't the only ones who know about Jemily shippers -- the network and showrunners are well aware of this ship too. When networks/showrunners figure out they have a strong sapphic fanbase, they love to use that to their advantage to get more viewers and higher ratings. Queerbaiting is a goldmine to keep fans watching long running shows, look at Rizzoli and Isles, Supergirl, and OUAT for examples of this.

Jemily and Queerbaiting:

Ever since Emily joined the BAU in S2 (2006), there have always been fans who ship JJ/Emily (shoutout to the old LJ forums!). Way before celebs were just a tweet away from fans, back when all our fics began with disclaimers so we wouldn't get sued by networks, we went to great lengths to keep our fanworks far removed from actors/showrunners attention.

As far as Jemily goes, this reply from Paget in a 2009 interview with TVGuide.com [4] (which has now been deleted from their site unfortunately, but there are quotes on Tumblr still [4.a]) confirmed some fans' worst fear -- the actors had found our fanworks online.

TVGuide.com: Of course, a band of fans want her to hook up with Hotch.

Brewster: I know! I didn't realize that fans make these videos on YouTube? A.J. Cook sent me a hilarious one that made it look like Prentiss and J.J. were having a secret lesbian affair. You know, when Hotch was blown up in the SUV, we shot this scene where he's in the hospital and I'm standing next to him, looking at his bleeding ear. Our director came in and said, "Paget, you're looking at Hotch like you're in love with him. It looks really weird." So now, every day, Thomas [Gibson] and I flutter our eyelids at each other.

This was the first time I recall anyone acknowledging Jemily shippers publicly and at the time (Jan 2009), the show was still in Season Four (just before CBS fired both AJ and Paget [5]). Paget genuinely said it's 'hilarious' that fans shipped JJ/Emily. Even now, I'll see people say 'We know Paget and AJ have seen Jemily fanvids, so they obviously ship it too' -- but those same people rarely acknowledge the full context of the original answer. Paget not only thought JJ/Emily were 'hilarious', but then she doubled down and turned her reply back to how she and Thomas liked to play up the chemistry between Emily/Hotch.

While no one can say for sure which video it was that AJ sent Paget, just knowing they were watching JJ/Emily fanvids sent a bit of a shockwave through the femslash side of the fandom. To some it felt like an invasion of privacy, fanworks are by fans for fans -- knowing the cast were poking around in fandom spaces added an extra layer of worry around what we fans were posting online. Fifteen years ago, it used to be quite taboo for actors to outwardly discuss shipping or other fanon for whatever show they were in, and we fans were usually comfortably removed from the actors altogether.

Of course, now it's the norm for fans and actors/showrunners to co-exist online and interact with one another. This connection has opened new ways for shows to queerbait their fans. Pretty much every show has some form of social media account now and there is no doubt that the people running those accounts keep up with the most popular ships and hashtags. Not to mention that actors are constantly barraged with questions about whether they ship their character with x,y,z, or whether they think a ship should be made canon, etc. These interactions only serve to benefit the shows themselves, because whether the conversation is for or against a certain ship, it's all just free publicity (Why do you think CM now has a TikTok account?)

Every time AJ or Paget say anything about Jemily, the queer side of the fandom loses their minds. But this has been going on for YEARS now and every single time, it turns out to be nothing but social media hype and queerbaiting. Remember this AJ post? [6] Or what about the notorious reply by Paget to a fan, where she talks about how she and AJ held hands under the table 'for the shippers' [7] I've seen this cycle over and over again, so perhaps I am cynical, but I'm not getting my hopes up that Jemily will ever seriously be canon.

It's widely known now, after both Kirsten [8] and Paget [9] have talked about it, that there was an early idea where Prentiss was supposed to be queer, but that was ultimately scraped before it ever made it on screen. For context, please remember, this show has been airing for nearly twenty years. It began in 2005, during the highly conservative Bush administration. Queer people didn't have rights in the US, we couldn't get married, we were rarely protected under discrimination laws, and we could even be fired for simply being queer (in some states). Diverse queer representation on screen was extremely limited to things like 'The L Word' and 'Queer as Folk' (both aired on Showtime, so they were behind a paywall. And as far as tLw goes, that show was extremely male-gaze focused and is horrible in nearly all regards if you try to rewatch it now). As far as prime time shows went, queer rep was even more rare. Which is why Emily wasn't queer from the get-go.

Yes, things have changed since 2006 in terms of queer rep on TV. We have a myriad of queer identities represented in TV and film nowadays, which is why I think it's so easy for newer fans to say 'lf she was supposed to be gay anyway, they should just make Emily queer in canon!' I know this is what fuels most fans' demands for Emily being confirmed queer, and I get it, I DO. I would be all for it! However, I do not, in one hundred years, actually believe that is going to happen after they already canonically queer confirmed Tara in S16. The fact we even got ONE queer character is ground-breaking for this show.

It's also worth noting, that in the time between Paget's departure in 2012 and her return in 2016, she became very active on Twitter. This was when more and more fans began asking her about Jemily and after Kirsten's AfterEllen interview, fans also pushed for Paget to address the possibility of Emily being gay. 'Pushed' is actually an understatement for some of the outright harassment she would receive. (AJ received some of this harassment too, but less so because she doesn't use social media ass often) Back then, neither of them replied to these things directly. Yet, no matter what either woman posted, the replies were full of Jemily stans begging for her acknowledgement. (Did you know 'stan' is literally a term coined for stalker fans?) I remember one time AJ's friend was missing and she posted info on her IG about it, you know what the replies were? People asking her about Jemily. It was genuinely sickening.

Within this context, it was no surprise to fans when Emily came back in S12 , she and JJ's friendship was seemingly erased. The two women were rarely on screen together in the late seasons, plus the writers saw fit to even give Emily not only one (Mark in London, but two, on-screen boyfriends for the first time in the entire series. I personally do not think these changes to Emily's character were coincidence, I saw the hellscape of what people would say to AJ and Paget online and I fully believe that upon Paget's return to the show, the showrunners purposely tried to distance JJ and Emily to dissuade the more abusive side of the fanbase.

Can I prove that, no. But it is the only reason I can think of as to why Emily S12+ seemingly didn't care about JJ anymore, despite their deep and meaningful friendship. I mean, they both CROSSED THE WORLD to go rescue each other in prior canon -- but when Emily comes back, they acted like they barely knew each other. This was even more prevalent in S16, when JJ's main storylines all revolved around Will, and Emily barely looked at JJ in the entirety of ten episodes. (Remember how Prentiss didn't even hug JJ after bomb, but she did go hug Luke?)

So, do Paget and AJ earnestly ship Jemily, or are they continuing the long tradition of queerbaiting us? Who fucking knows, not me. But based on the history of this fandom, I think I can make a safe bet. (Interestingly, if you search all of Paget's twitter for the word 'Jemily' [10] she only has 3 direct tweets mentioning the ship. I don't think it's a coincidence that two are within the past few months since they started filming S17 (the other one was a RT of Kirsten (who tagged something Jemily)

This is all to say --

Just because Paget and AJ have publicly talked about Jemily,, this doesn't mean it's ever going to happen on screen. And you know what, THAT'S OKAY!! There has been this constant outcry (after Tara became queer confirmed) of 'Do Emily next' or 'Why wasn't it Emily with a girlfriend!?' and 'Jemily needs to be canon in S17!' -- as if people believe their ships aren't worth anything unless they are canon.

That couldn't be further from the truth! Fandom is built on headcanons and fan interpretations and rare pairs and all types of shippers. Your ship does NOT need to be canon for you to enjoy it. I will ship Jemily forever, no matter what. I don't think there will be some magical queer plot in S17, at best, we might actually get to see Emily/JJ on screen together again and after the train wreck that was S16 -- I'll take whatever I can get.

And hey -- if I am completely wrong, if Erica Messer pulls a Korrasami out of her hat, I will be ecstatic. I will be happy to be proved wrong, but at the same time, I'm not going to lose sleep over it and I'm DEFINITELY not going to go hound the actors about it on social media.

Sources:

[1] 2022 Digital Spy article about the importance of Tara's coming out

[2] 04/18/24 Paget Tweet

[3] 2017 Queerbaiting article from medium.com

[4] 2009 Broken TVGuide link

[4.a] Tumblr quote from the above TVGuide Interview

[5] 2010 Kirsten interview screenrant.com

[6] 2019 AJ Instagram Post

[7] 2020 Paget video on Twitter (via @karasluthqr)

[8] 2015 Kirsten interview AfterEllen.com

[9] 2016 Paget Interview CriminalMindsFans.com

[10] @PagetPaget search 'Jemily'

[stop-breaking-my-heart-telltale]

what do you think about the concept of the comic kids stumbling upon ericsons instead of clem leaving?

It's a fine concept that I doubt anyone would actually implement into their fanworks because comic bad. Most fans are too pissy about the comics to see any further than the tips of their nose, and I totally get it but it's kind of unfortunate for me since it limits the discussions significantly. I can only hear the same, "the comics ruined Clementine and TWDG, Tillie Walden bad, Skybound bad," so many times before I'm so tired that I retire to my chair with a glass of tea to stare disappointedly into the great nothing and deteriorate.

So, for fun, some ideas to toss out there:

As I said in my previous post, Amos would love Ericson. The dude would be all over the place and determined to make as many new friends as possible. I think Olivia would enjoy it, too, and maybe Georgia wouldn't be a half-assed villain... or she could've been made into a great villain... just saying, Georgia could've gotten in good with Marlon, learned about the raiders, and then convinced him to trade Amos away as a means of keeping him away from Olivia. Though, she might not have anything to worry about in this case; I maintain that Amos would've had a major crush on Ruby.

But then we get to Ricca. Within the comics, her character falters due to being Clementine's main love interest. As a concept, Ricca isn't actually that bad. It's the execution and how she's portrayed as a love interest that makes me not like her, so if we remove that, she has a shot at being a compelling character... because we're not sending her to Ericson to be a love interest, or shove her into a love triangle/square with Clementine and Louis/Violet. I think she'd get along with most of the Ericson crew, except I think she'd really butt heads with Marlon and Mitch. I can see her getting on well with Violet, too. I know saying they're alike in a lot of ways could be considered as offensive by some sensitive fans, but they're both queer girls with religious backgrounds and familial trauma and I think it's okay to entertain the idea that they'd get along. Also, they both have snark to them that could easily be bounced back and forth... or at someone else. Probably Louis, or Amos.

And honestly bring everyone except Morro from Book Two to Ericson. Get John away from his abusive mother. Let Amir be friends with AJ, Tenn, and Willy and teach them to play new games and stuff. Emi could teach them better ways to fish and could even go on longer trips to bring back bigger hauls for the group. Fen would love the school setting and would search everywhere for different maps and information about Taiwan. Hell, bring Giles and Ginette, the old French couple who don't speak much English. Let them settle down with little Mercy at Ericson where they can teach everyone how to knit and build stuff and just be grandparents to all these troubled youth.

Yeah, the comics suck, but what's a fandom to do other than take things they don't like and change them to be something they do, yeah?

[the-one-who-lambs]

Hello I'm the survey anon, I'm here to ask you some questións about cotl. First: how did you get into the game? Second: What's your favorite part of the game? And Third: If you could add or remove anything? What would it be? Thank you for your time, tumblr user The-one-who-lambs. (I'm not an official account or anything, just a curious guy.)

Oh, hello! I love surveys and data and statistics

I got into the game thanks to my best friend, AJ! We had moved in together a few days before, and while we were settling in they told me that Cult of the Lamb had come out that day. I hadn't heard of it so I watched them play it and a few days later I was hooked myself. I got way more into it than they did, actually.

My favorite part of the game is definitely the lore and exploring the relationships between characters. Piecing together what happened to the Bishop family absolutely tore me apart. I looooove that the lore and worldbuilding leaves us so much to decipher in the subtext, and also leaves so many possibilities open. It really lends itself to incredibly creative fanworks.

If I could add anything, though, it would be more dialogue + interaction with/between the Bishops. I love the world's most fucked up traumatized family.

Thank you for your ask!

[justabookworm39]

god I'm fine. I'm okay. I'm not thinking about the fact that we're looking at, AT BEST, a fifty-percent survivor rate for FNAF:tM protags. Possibly a 1-in-3 because Dark Remains could very very easily kill Lizzy. Mike and Eggs are both dead. AJ gets transferred just to get stabbed. It's literally just two (maybe three) of them. Definitely not being torn apart by the inherent tragedy of horror game protagonists even in this more lighthearted fanwork no not me.

[ajitated]

Ectoberhaunt 2022: Harvest and Flight

Danny and Dani decided to go pick pumpkins~

Happy Halloween! 🎃

[transboykirito]

If you’re so offended by people calling you out for plagiarism and wanting to be Aj than stop entering a competition HE made (Pride week)

1) pride week isn’t a competition, it’s just an event to share your fanworks. there’s nothing competitive about it.

2) aj didn’t make pride week lmfao it was started in 2019 by my best friend. aj took over running the event after my friend left the fandom.

[briarthorne]

GREETINGS!

Who here remembers Grammy March? Because I do! Grammy March was such a fun way to celebrate March that I and others have agreed that we would be creating a new event for May! 

Introducing…

ZEG MAY!

We all know who Zeg is! The lovable dinosaur hybrid in Blaze and the Monster Machines! One of the side-characters and friend of Blaze and AJ. He had many memorable moments during the show and he is such a lovable sweetheart. 

Zeg May is an event that lasts the whole month, until May ends, to celebrate this baby’s existence! All sorts of fanwork would be welcomed! From fanart to gacha edits, to Youtube videos! Anyone can join this event! Just post it on Tumblr with the tag #ZegMay and you can join in the fun!

Come celebrate Zeg May with us!

Event mods: @briarthorne @gia-batmm-crickle22 @grayblqnkets​ @yjhgvf​ @ @c4ndy1d10t

[ectoberhaunt]

Meet the Mods: Aj

Name: Aj

Pronouns: they/them

Blog: @ajitated

ao3: ajility

Fave DP Character: hmm… probably Clockwork? But the Ancients in general are a lot of fun :3c

Order or Chaos: Both of course, you can’t have one without the other — chaos wouldn’t be chaos without order, and order on its own is monotonous

What is your Phave Prompt this year? Hunger/Harvest!! I’m really excited to see what people do for em 👀

When did you join the Phandom? February 2021, after reading Mortified (^ ^”)

What fanwork are you most proud of? One of the oneshots I did for 2021 phight, What Can be Found. I like how it turned out, it was fun to write, and I still like the concept a lot~ I also really like this ‘blob ghost with mushrooms’ digital art

Do you have a phavorite DP phic trope?  I like stuff that goes into world building and building up the Zone, and I like exploring the Ancients as a concept — but for ‘named’ tropes, I like Ghost King aus!

What are you going as for Halloween?  Y’know, I have no idea. Maybe Poison Ivy? 

Why did you pick your mod role?  I don’t have a front facing role, but I’m helping with stuff behind the scenes! I made the calendars this year, as well as the tracking spreadsheet, which I hope people are finding useful. I’m also tracking stats and participation for the event — as of tonight (Oct 9th), we have 83 participants and 319 prompt fills (Chaos is ahead by 11 prompts 🤫) — and I’ll be keeping an eye out for ways we can improve the event for everyone :3c

[lesliedraws-lilithcurses]

Mx Ashtoreth · soundless detail from the “Eclipse” visualizer I’ve been having fun with.   

There is no context to this art. Just fantasies.