#also Mei doesn't even have the fucking braincell

[imminent-danger-came]

tbh you are so real for talking about the misogyny targeted to mei & other women in the lmk fandom. in general its like people only value mei as: a: the wingman to some basic mlm ship or b: macaque 2.0. its honestly crazy how so many male side characters overshadow her in the fanbase despite not even having a FRACTION of her screen time. idk chat i feel like the reason people dont care about mei but care about some random male side/background character is less because they're inherently more likeable but because some of you view women as inherently less likable. and everyone is always like "mei is so girlboss pussy cunt slay shes the only reason theyre still alive because she keeps them safe from their silly boy shennanigans shes their ultimate wingman shes so badass shes their lesbian best friend i totally paid attention to her when i watched this show LOL" and even ignoring the obvious misogyny here (ie. how people reduce her to being the male characters babysitter) its like... okay... i know mei is cool & badass already... could you name literally ANY other character trait she has. like people just value her as being "the braincell" who can get red son and mk together or something stupid and its like are we having fun still is this still fun. literally every day i go into the mei tag its like "look at mei shes red sons wifey and shes vaguely in the background of this drawing of red son and mk staring into each others eyes #trafficlighttrio am i right oh look shes macaques niece now this post is about ao lie why is it in the mei tag"

and thats literally JUST talking about mei and it doesnt even begin to cover the other female characters. chang'e constantly gets reduced to being red sons aunt/mom/big sister despite them like. not having any actual interactions in the show. lady bone demon constantly gets overshadowed by her minion who has like 2 seconds of screen time, or she gets made into a cartoonishly abusive madwoman who people call lady bitch demon. just in general people act like shes a horrible person for like. being a villain. liks yeah the trying to destroy everything was bad but also she was an antagonist and thats what antagonists do LOL. spider queen gets completely ignored. princess iron fan gets made into a cartoonishly abusive mother so that way red son can have a poor angsty backstory and some male character (usually nezha, macaque, swk) can take care of him.

(also theres just a great deal of ethnocentrism in the lmk fanbase? like im white so take what İ say here with a grain of salt but so many people will misconstrue aspects of chinese culture for their own personal hcs. people will say male characters are transfem or nonbinary while completely ignoring the time period/culture their from where thats the norm. like yippee youve implied that an east asian man is feminine/emasculine because he has long hair. how do you not see the negative connotations with this. people also turn pif (& lbd to an extent) into a dragon lady which obviously has negative racial connotations lol.)

anyway this is where my unhinged rambling ends have a good day have a good night İ had more to say here but İ reached the text limit. İ dont see a lot of people talk about the misogyny thats prevalent in the lmk fanbase so İm glad youre pointing it out lol.

Yeah, I totally hear you. The lmk fandom has plenty of issues with misogyny and, like you said, ethnocentrism. It's definitely something worth having a discussion about, along with these issues in fandom as a whole.

[cangrellesteponme]

If you’re still doing the pairing thing,can I request some SebaMey with Sebastian saying “kiss me again”?

(yes, i am still doing the pairing thing! if the reblog is still up you can assume i'm fine with getting asks about it :D)

so. a very cute prompt for a very cute ship? approved. if i had to write this one, it would probably be packed with a TON of very specific tropes I like. also, i'm staying vague on if this is an AU or canon-verse because i imagine some of these scenes would work in both, but I'm imagining it in more of a modern AU? it's unclear, but fun. so here:

(this one has very little narration it's literally just me explaining how cute this shit could be)

So, imagine that Sebamey got together in the lamest, most anticlimactic way because while Mey-Rin is feelsy, and full of love, and a lively little thing, Seb is. The cold-ass demon we know and love.

(or hate. yeah.)

We basically have Mey-Rin confess in a heartfelt and moving way and Seb is like "huh. i do not feel the same way at all" (specific trope i like, n°1) but they come to the completely illogical conclusion that they could date anyway, it's not unpleasant and would make Mey-Rin happy- obviously it wouldn't but I doubt these two even share ONE braincell. (specific trope i like, n°2)

And so we end up with the most stilted "I can show you what love is"/"I'm trying real hard because I like you, but there's no big epiphany happening rn" relationship. A classic sensitive vs completely emotionless couple. (specific trope i like, n°3)

But weirdly enough, they're having fun! Being with eachother is easy, and doesn't really feel different than before, since they were already friends. (specific trope i like, n°4) There's just. A few more things. Like romantic picnics or kissing or cuddling or really just existing but with eachother. There's something about the comfort of someone else's presence, no matter how distant, that feels special. (specific trope i like, n°5)

And soon enough, that becomes their normal.

The thing that does change it all though, is the cliché "the main characters are dumb, but they have at least one friend who hoards all the braincells" trope! (specific trope i like, n°6) I'm choosing to make it Grelle, but my second choice was Bard with an extremely different discussion, actually.

Anyway, Sebastian is talking to his bestie (bc yes. if I can't have romantic sebagrelle, they're best friends. the platonic love of eachother's life.) about his time with Mey-Rin, and she's like "huh. I never thought I'd see the day you would be head over heels for someone!" which obviously has our dearest Seb confused, because he's obviously not in love, why does she think he is? (specific trope i like, n°7)

So Grelle tells him that while she often describes love as an all-consuming fiery passion that simply cannot be ignored, that's just how it is for her. Love is different for everyone. (specific trope i like, n°8) And sometimes, being in love is just a thing that is there. With no great realisation. Just a tiny, soft feeling.

And good lord, has Seb been feeling that since the beginning? Yes he fucking has. (specific trope i like, n°9)

The thought absolutely tortures him. Like, imagine realising you're that dumb? That shit is hard. But he lives. Trying to figure it all out.

Which leads us to one fateful day.

Mey-Rin is being lovely, as she always is, and Seb is deeply troubled because he's an idiot of course. She tries to cheer him up in every way possible, which usually works. (specific trope i like, n°10) Acting cute, cracking jokes, being her clumsy self, asking him about things he'd usually enjoy, none of it works! Best girl thinks that maybe, physical affection would work. Which leads us to the cutest little kiss. Like, shojo manga sparkly bubbles, soft music, pink filters kind of cute.

And, because we love romantic clichés, that's what makes Seb stop being an idiot. Like, there's this whole amazing girl in front of him and he's having a crisis about loving her? How could he not?

So he says three words.

"I love you."

And three more.

"Kiss me again."

AND THEN WE GET SOME SAPPY SHIT, THE KIND THAT HAS ME SQUEALING.