#and i feel like tommy probably feels similarly because of this

[dazzle02]

Can we have the 118 really come through for Tommy for something PLEASE?! Like, really thinking about things, I feel so sad for him.

Like, he was clearly pretty close to both Hen and Chim by the time he left the 118.

But then they lost touch, which happens. It's fine. But TWICE Chimney has called asking for help, and both times he immediately came through.

The second time, he was risking his life, and his job if he survived. All for a hunch that Hen had that Bobby and Athena were in danger. He didn't hesitate to help them out. (Thank you Buck for pointing this out!)

It just makes me kinda sad... So yeah, I need him to need help and for them to help out.

And this isn't anything against Chimney or Hen, people lose touch and it's not like he reached out in all that time either. And I'm sure that if he had called them needing help with something they would've come through. It's just something I've been thinking about.

[hollowed-theory-hall]

Do you think Harry and Tom would be able to use each other's wands?

1000% yes, I believe they could.

I think I mentioned here, that Harry's wand sees Voldy (especially post-resurrection) as an extension of Harry, and Voldy's wand is considered kin. Like, the wands recognize each other and the owners.

So, I think Harry's and Voldemort's wands would, like, barely recognize it's a different person. Like, post-resurrection, Harry and Voldemort share blood and soul and their wands were already magically kin, so basically, it's like almost the same person.

If Harry picked up Voldy's wand, the yaw wand would be like: "Hmm, Tommy's a bit different today, oh well," and just roll with it. Same goes for Harry's wand.

I think a lot of magic is just going to consider Voldemort and Harry extensions of each other, and so would their wands.

However, I think it isn't true for all wands who accept them, just their interwind wands that share a core. Like, the Elder Wand chose Harry, and wouldn't accept Tom, because it's sentient in a different way than other wands. Draco's wand, which also accepted Harry, wouldn't accept Tom probably, because there the acceptance was based on Draco's feelings. But, their wands, which are just as bound together as Harry and Voldemort, yeah, they would barely notice if they were switched up.

Like, the wands won't notice, but Harry and Voldemort would.

On the Pottermore page about wand woods, it's said wands adapt to their user and their spellcasting style. So, I headcanon their wands have adapted to them over time. Harry would notice the Yaw wand is more sensitive to nonverbal magic since Tom probably casts nonverbally more often than not and the wand got used to it. The Yaw wand would probably be proud like its owner and won't allow a subpar wizard to use it (luckily for Harry, he'd be fine on that front) Similarly, Tom would find the Holly wand more volatile and prone to overcharge spells and be more protective of its user. Both wands would be chill with being used creatively though, considering Harry sometimes uses spells intuitively different than how they are meant to be used and Tom probably invents magic whenever he encounters a problem that doesn't have a magical solution yet.

[letmetellyouaboutmyfeels]

i feel like we may not be happy immediately with bi buck reveal because it's probably related to tommy but to me you gotta do buck and men first and have him be comfortable with the idea of being with a man and experimenting before you get to the in depth realization of oh my god i'm in lvoe with my best friend. maybe eddie needs to have another near death experience so we can get to that juicy stuff. cause every other season one of them ends up in danger, eddie it's your turn boy.

Maybe other people won't be all that happy, but I certainly don't mind. If they do have Buck be bi, I don't care that he'll be with another man - especially if it's Buck realizing his sexuality.

I've personally always felt given who Buck is as a person it would make sense for him to "come out" to the audience by casually referencing a past boyfriend, or hooking up with men, or going to Pride with Hen - that kind of thing. And if Buck HAS been with guys before and Tommy is just the latest I don't mind that either, because either way, Eddie needs to know that's an option with Buck and Eddie can't know that's an option if the audience doesn't know it's an option. While in real life it would make sense that the characters know things about one another we the audience don't see, in a show, the audience has to know things, therefore the characters often find things out with the audience.

However if I had to bet at this point I'd say Buck will be realizing this as a new thing - given the serious conversations it looks like Buck's having with Eddie (and I think I saw others? I don't quite remember) - I think it might be that Tommy is Buck's first guy. In which case, I am delighted.

I remember feeling back in the day that Eddie needed to be with someone after Shannon and before Buck, and I feel similarly when it comes to one or both of them being queer. Eddie and Buck going from best friends to lovers will be the scariest step of their lives. They have so much to lose if it goes wrong. For Eddie and Buck to ALSO be each other's first time with a man? Even MORE terrifying. It feels only reasonable that Buck would try that with someone much more "low stakes" - someone where the relationship can be casual and there's nothing riding on it.

So while others might not be happy, I think it's great, and I don't mind at all if that's the direction the writers decide to go with it.

[modelbus]

I wrote these three snippets ages ago, but they work :)

Pairing: Cc!Tommyinnit x Gn!reader

Flufftober 8 - Need A Hand? (Love languages)

You’re talking with Wilbur, waving your hands animatedly in the air, when you sense the shift. It's subtle, like the ripple of a breeze, but it's enough. It tells you Tommy's behind you and definitely about to hug you.

And yup, he does.

Arms snaking around your middle, head resting atop yours. He's warm, like always. You can't help but relax into him. Wilbur, Phil, Ranboo, and Tubbo are the only ones he's this touchy around. You suspect it's because of his whole "big man" shtick.

To your credit, you don’t stop talking. "-It's just bizarre! Who even does that?!"

Wilbur eyes you with amusement.

"Wankers, man." He answers. "Hey Tommy."

"Phil went to get us food." Tommy tells you two, and you can feel his words. 

It's been a long day with a lot of filming. He's probably tired and desperately wanting physical contact seeing as he couldn't be overly affectionate on camera. Which explains him right now. 

"We didn't give him our orders." You point out.

"I told him what you wanted and just hoped he knew what Wil wanted." Of course Tommy knew what you’d get. "What? Wil, why are you staring at me like that?"

To suppress your smile, you try to bite your lip. It's really unsuccessful, and Wilbur gives a small laugh.

"You're a cute couple."

If this had been Tommy at the beginning of you dating, he would've rocketed away. Probably blurt some curse words. But instead, he seems to sink further into you. At this point it must look absolutely ridiculous.

You don’t care at all.

"Next up you have to find someone to date." You tell Wilbur. "Honestly, it's quite sad that we have more game than you."

Tommy snickers. "Yeah, Wilbur. Do you need some relationship advice? Hmm? We're the masters."

"Fuck you." Wilbur bites. "You look stupid."

"And you don't?"

"I-" He starts to sputter.

"Exactly." Tommy huffs, straightening up.

Subconsciously you chase his warmth, leaning back and up just a little. Somehow Tommy notices the subtle movements and takes his spot again.

"How do you deal with him? And… this?" Wilbur asks you.

"Eh. I love it." You blurt.

"...ew." He says, turning away. "That's enough of you two for now."

When Phil comes back with all their food, Tommy's forced to unravel himself from you. 

"Cute, mate." Phil notes.

"Fuck off."

-

"You are an absolute dumbass." You deadpan, backing away from Tommy slowly.

"Who? Me?" He grins back at you, eyes sparkling.

Hell no. Without much thought to it, you turn tail and books it out of there. Within seconds his footsteps are following you, echoing loudly on the sidewalk as you both sprint through the streets of Brighton.

After a second, you realize you’ve wound yourself through the grass park. And, of course, you realize this right before Tommy tackles you and tries to murder you.

Okay, that's an overstatement. He tackled you, yes, but quite gently for Tommy. And when they went down, he made care to be the one hitting his ass on the grass.

Either way, you both get the wind knocked out of you.

"Fuck." You wheeze, rolling onto a patch he isn't occupying.

"Sorry." Is his similarly wheezing response.

Tommy regains his breath quick, leaving you struggling to intake air. Really, it's unfair how fast he regains it.

"I'm going to kill you."

"Hey! We can talk about-" he lets out a yelp when you send an elbow his way, careful it doesn't actually connect.

You move closer to him, and he cautiously tugs you so that youre resting your head on his shoulder. Perhaps with a little too much caution than your elbow warranted.

"You're okay?" He asks, somewhat sheepishly.

"Yeah, fine." You quickly answer, propping yourself up on your elbow to overlook him.

"I swear I didn't mean for us to hit the ground so hard."

"It's okay Toms, I know." 

He still looks mildly worried though, so you press a quick kiss to his lips. Before pulling back and laughing.

"What? What?!" He questions.

"You've got so much grass in your hair!"

You run a hand through it, ruffling his hair to try and get it all out.

"So do you!" He protests, ducking away from your hand.

"I make it looks fashionable, you look like you're about to transform into a blade of grass."

He gapes at you, mock-offended. "How. Fucking. Dare. You."

-

"I look fine right? This isn't stupid?" Tommy asks, frowning at his reflection in the mirror.

You sigh, walking around him to block his sight of himself. He's been staring at himself for ten minutes already, stalling the video. It was technically a prank video, making Tommy nervous as fuck.

"Yes, you look fine. It is stupid, and that's why it's perfect." You tell him.

Reaching out, you help fold and flatten his collar. He holds perfectly still for once, watching you as you fix it. 

Part of you wonders if this is how he'll look when you get married. If he'll wear a similar black tuxedo, the same white button up. He hasn't asked you to marry him yet. You aren’t sure if you care or not. You don't need a ring and some vows to establish your love for each other.

But still. Eventually, one day, you’d like to marry him.

"Perfect." You hum, stepping back. "See?"

"I feel like a kid playing dress up." He scowls.

"Because you are playing dress up, Toms. Come on, you were so excited."

"I know, I still am! Just... what if he doesn't take it well?"

"Tubbo's your best friend. Take it well or not, it'll be fine." 

Tommy nods, tugging on his suit jacket. "Okay. Let's do this."

[madlori]

The Claw is our master.

I've had a few folks in DMs ask me how/why/when my shipping did such a completey 180. It's a fair question. I am, after all, someone who spent the last 2 years fervently Buddie shipping, writing fic for them, doing the same hoping/analyzing/searching etc that everyone else (well...not exactly the same, I've always been skeptical of most of the theories and such because I don't believe in a production's ability to be that sneaky, covert or mischievous).

And yet, here I am. I can't really even pretend I'm still a Buddie shipper anymore. Initially I said sure, I still hope for it. I...can't in all honesty say that now. I've firmly decamped for BuckTommy Land. Is this a recipe for heartbreak if they eventually breakup? Sure, but that's always a risk. No more than shipping a non-canon pairing, anyway.

And there's nothing wrong with shipping a non-canon pairing. People do it every day. Hell, it's practically the backbone of fandom. Obsessing about ships being canon is a one-way ticket to dissatisfaction and sometimes total unraveling. I've seen it happen more times than I can count over 30 years in online fandoms.

But if that's the case, why didn't I stay on Team Buddie? Why did I defect so thoroughly that I'm at the point now where not only do I not think Buddie will ever happen, I don't want it to, because I now want to see something different from those two characters, something I believe we will actually get from the writers.

The answer to that question is: I have no idea.

People ask this like I'm somehow in control of it. I'm not. The Fandom Brain is like The Claw in Toy Story. The Claw is our Master. The Claw decided who will go and who will stay.

Fandom Brain is my master. It decides what I'm going to ship, what I'm going to be fannish about and what I'm not, and when I'm going to stop feeling fannish about something. I have zero say in the matter, I'm just along for the ride. At some point in every fandom I have ever been in, my Fandom Brain has, usually with no provocation, decided "Ok we're done with this fandom now." And nothing I can do will make that not true. I can't force it. I can't cajole it. It just is.

Similarly, Fandom Brain has decided "Welp, we're done with this pairing now. We like THIS pairing now. Proceed." Are there reasons? I'm sure there are.

Is it just that it's a canon pairing? Possibly. There is something very seductive about a canon pairing after so long of looking for crumbs and tiny hints where there (mostly) none to find. But I've shipped plenty of non-canon pairings before.

Is it that I prefer Tommy/Lou to Eddie/Ryan? Absolutely not. I love Eddie, always have. I admit to being slightly more of a Buck girlie, but that doesn't mean Eddie means nothing to me.

Is it the immediate gratification? Maybe. Is it just how the relationship's being written? Possibly. Is it just a mental adjustment for my belief that Buddie will never happen, and Eddie will always be straight? Likely. But that doesn't change the outcome.

So here I sit, just...yep. Sometimes it just be like that. I didn't choose this, it's just what my brain decided was going to work for me going forward. If this goes up in smoke, my brain will choose something else, whether it's to run back to Buddie, or be done with 9-1-1 entirely, or who knows what else?

The good news for any of you who follow my writing is that I'm still working on the next Husbros installment. That universe is removed enough from the canon that it almost feels separate to me now, and I'm still feeling connected to it. Yes, I've written a few short BT fics, but so far I've not had any lengthy or involved plot bunnies for it.

So there you have it. I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me. I don't know if I'd have chosen this if I could, but tbh I'm having a pretty good time with it so far, so. That's probably a big part of the reason.

[one-chaotic-neautral]

Heyo, just saw your post about the mcyt/sbi atla au and i was wondering if you could possibly share your plans? I just love the idea of an atla au and want to hear more!! Like; what kind of bender is everyone? Etc, etc,,,,

Please don't feel pressured to answer if you don't want to! Thank you! :D

Oh I'd love to talk about this! thanks for asking :D

Atm the Benders I have decided are:

Waterbender -

Technoblade

Charlie

Firebender -

Nikki (or waterbender)

Jackmanifold

Earthbender -

Tubbo

Eret

Sam

Airbender -

Philza

Quackity

Nonbender -

Schlatt

Wilbur (It's been a few years, not sure how comfortable I am including him in this AU now)

TBD

Tommy

Ranboo

Captainpuffy (earth or waterbender?)

+ any other CC's people think would be cool to add, feel free to suggest some i've forgotten or not thought of!

It's Sbi Centric, so mostly centred around Tommy, Techno, Phil, Tubbo, Ranboo and Nikki, but I'd like to flesh out the others involvement in it.

When I first made the AU I was obsessed with Technoblade, so most development is on him cause he is my favourite.

I originally had a poll on reddit about some of the types they'd be, and a lot of people thought Techno would be a firebender or earthbender, until I brought up Bloodbending as a part of Waterbending (Blood for the Blood God!).

It's not only the boodbending though, considering waterbending is the most versatile bending technique and probably has the most potential for someone who's creative and willing to abuse every use of a mechanic, which Technoblade is 100% going to do. The ability to create weapons out of Ice is something I have for him, as well as potions existing in this universe (basically liquid drugs absorbed through the skin) which he carries around.

^ The current redesign, I'll probably make a more detailed post when I finish it.

I had an idea that he'd have Albinism in this Au, making his eyes red instead of blue (which'll tie into his backstory) and he wears the Boar head not just for intimidation and the pig motif, but cause it kinda also works as a hat and sunglasses combo to protect his eyes and skin from the sunlight.

Phil Is definitely an Airbender due to his partiality to flying, and the crow motifs. people were pretty much in agreement about that.

He's an old friend of Techno's, and the only person he trusts. Originally I had his design as kinda silly with a missive broad-brimmed hat, that worked like a parachute. But I decided to replace that with (probably black) glider like wings, made of solid, light wood or metal poles and fabric.

He has his own backstory stuff, which is why he wears his typical green (earth kingdom clothing) instead of airbender colours, cause he is no longer affiliated with his homeland and uses more local garb. Him and Techno both travel around a lot between kingdoms, but not always together.

Tommy I've had a hard time deciding on, I considered airbender because of his more energetic nature, and in Origins smp he is an Avian and vegetarian, but he really wouldn't fit in with airbenders in universe, which i could tie into the plot similarly to Phil. I initially wanted him to be a firebender, which is still a strong contender.

^ The first design I did for the au in 2021, which used to be set in the dsmp universe i think, or at least had his clothes from there.

I also considered him being the Avatar, considering tommy takes on the protagonist role a lot. if he were then Techno, phil and tubbo could have been his element teachers, but I don't think I'll go with that anymore as it just doesn't feel right.

A few people seem to be inclined towards him being a nonbender in the poll from yesterday, which I think is an idea I could explore.

Wilbur I'd originally had as a nonbender, tho a lot of people liked the idea of firebender, but I thought a nonbender thief and conman who relied on charisma and manipulation instead of bending. He took Tommy under his wing as a pickpocket and scammer, which leads into Tommy's plot. (I still don't know whether to include Wilbur in this au, cause I don't like the CC anymore, but the character could be seperated from him, I just feel weird about it.)

Tommy's introduction was going to be that him and Techno met (and subsequently Philza) after tommy was bold enough to steal from Techno, who caught him but decided to spare him.

Tubbo is definitely an Earthbender, it just makes sense to his personality and everything. I feel like it could also tie into redstone, with that being a kind of rock and exists in this Au, similar to how Potions exist. (In the same vein I think Sam would be an earthbender, and Sam and Eret and both big builders so I think Earthbending suits that cause its the best for construction)

Nikki I think I've decided is a Firebender if we're going off her Dsmp plot, she initially was seen as a harmless weak bender who used it for baking, but she actually is quite skilled (Which Techno and Phil recognise later and ask her to join them) and has a more violent side, like burning down the L'mantree and hunting down tommy (which likely doesn't happen in this AU, but will have equivalents or aspects of that part of her character). I also considered waterbending if we took it from her Origins smp character, who is a mermaid, but I feel like theres less potential for lore there.

Ranboo I have no idea. my first thought was a waterbender who's afraid of water, but I'm not sure. Or half Earthbender/firebender cause of his eyes. It could be that he doesn't know due to his amnesia. I also considered Avatar for him, which fits his character imo, and is discovered later after befriending tubbo and tommy, and them + techno, phil and nikki could teach him their elements. But I haven't really gotten onto him yet and will probably make a poll for him soon.

I may add more but I think I'll leave it here for now, I hope that answered any questions and feel free to ask more! It helps me think about and flesh out the different aspects of the world :)

I'll likely post the updated art soon, I've already done a rough Techno and Tommy first interaction.

[flavored-soda]

Hiiii did someone say 9-1-1 and metal???? We should be friends!!

Also please imagine Tommy singing along to Death Diviner by Soilwork

.OH!!!

Or Ice Nine Kills, and then explaining the references/films they're based on! Movie night followed by album listening party?

hi, anon! my messages are always open so please come yell at me about 911 and metal! i need more mutuals in the fandom!

ok, ok. but have you considered tommy singing along to slipknot? or black sabbath?

personally, i like to think tommy listens to mostly 80s and 90s metal bands because he was born in ‘84 (if you’re going off of lou saying they’re the same age). so like metallica, dio, black sabbath, motley crue, probably even gwar. i think he got into newer metal bands from going to festivals or shows when he could and just finding what he liked. and thats how he got into bands like slipknot and motionless in white. but yes to ice nine kills too!

i think buck listens to punk and more alternative music himself. mostly like green day, the offspring, and bad religion. cuz he’s a 90s kid.

i’m sure he’s dabbled into metal as well, probably nu metal. so i think he probably knows some of the songs in tommy’s playlists but most likely not all of them. but if did hear ice nine kills and ask about them cuz the references aren’t too hard to figure out in most of the songs (at least if you’ve seen the movie or read the book).

but also i think that buck hates horror movies. like he’ll watch the cheesy slashers, sure. the classics like the original friday the 13th or nightmare on elm street. but i don’t think he’s keen on newer horror movies, especially after he joined the 118. something about not taking his work home with him. maybe he liked them more when he was kid or teenager but he almost grew out of them when he became a firefighter. i think he feels similarly about war movies too. so ice nine kills may not be his favorite band that tommy listens too, but he still likes the music.

either way i think buck finds it extremely hot when tommy is working out to his metal playlist.

[mrsegbert]

Joker (Brian Azzarello) Meta

Somebody's probably already made this connection, but I think Joker uses Jonny Frost as a stand-in for Batman at multiple points in the Joker graphic novel. Especially because we see Joker talking to himself as if he were talking to Batman in the story, too.

Compare lines Joker says to Jonny (and Batman) near the end of the story. "You have no charm at all. Just... Obviousness. Dumb, dull... Obvious." And in certain moments throughout the story, Joker describes Jonny as having these qualities.

After Joker schedules a meeting with Tommy Bang Bang, Jonny tells Joker that telling Tommy that they're coming would mean potentially walking into a set-up. In reply, Joker says, "I don't mind you saying that Jonny. Sometimes, I need to hear the obvious." Near the end of the graphic novel, Joker asks Jonny if he knows what he hates. Jonny replies that Joker hates everything, and Joker says, "My, my... Is it you've learned a lot... Or you're smarter than you look?" Which implies Joker thinks of Jonny as unintelligent. (This is reaching, but during a drove at night, Joker asks what Jonny sees, and Jonny says, "lights." Joker then describes the lights as nothing more than pinpricks in darkness, which could connect to the dull descriptor.)

We can use these moments between Jonny and Joker to see how Joker feels about Batman. Most obviously, Joker describes Batman as obvious when he stated beforehand that he sometimes needs to hear the obvious - or rather, needs Batman. There are also multiple occasions where Joker acts toward Jonny similarly to how he does Batman. For example, screaming at Jonny, demanding to know if he thinks he's better than him, holding a gun to Jonny's head and asking if he's one of his problems, talking about a story of a man trying to complete an impossible mission, it being something he admires. And when Jonny doesn't understand what Joker is talking about, Joker treats it as Batman being the one who doesn't understand. "Of course not - he doesn't have a funny bone in his broken body."

There's also a recurring theme of apologies in the story. When they first meet, Joker tells Jonny to never apologize for the way he looks. Later on, Joker says what he actually hates most is apologies. When Joker and Batman finally confront one another, Joker tries to shame Batman - implying that Bruce has something to apologize for. Then, he shames Batman for the window he has for his mouth on his cowl - finding something wrong with the way he looks. "A glimpse at the perfection underneath. Obvious - the chiseled good looks - not the jaw, the mouth of a monster."

This hints at not only insecurity from The Joker but potentially some form of attraction. Not to mention - hypocrisy. Which isn't unusual considering the character, but it stands out all the same given what's he said about not apologizing for one's looks.

Ultimately, I think this version of Joker needs or feels he needs Batman, is almost always putting on a performance for him, admires him, wanting to talk to him or get through to him, but also feels a hatred for him. Maybe even envy. He doesn't want to feel like, or have it be that, Batman thinks he's better than him. And because Jonny is no longer a Batman stand-in, now that Joker can finally be with him again, Jonny is killed and tossed aside like trash - just like anyone who he considers beneath him and Batman.

Also, there's a moment near the end where Jonny laughs as he and Joker are fleeing, and Joker strikes him in the face. Potentially this might be because he felt like he was being mocked, or because it's something too "out of character" for Joker to continue projecting his nemesis onto Jonny.

[scarlet--wiccan]

We know Wanda loves Teddy (and I imagine she’d feel similarly about David, but at this point it wouldn’t shock me if Tommy’s never introduced them), but how do you think Luna would feel about Monet (assuming the relationship lasts long enough to get to the “meeting the kids stage”) and Billy and Tommy feel/felt about Jericho (I’m sure that happened off panel)?

(I just realized Monet’s sisters are probably younger than Luna because they’ve never seemed to age despite definitely being older than her when they were introduced (and Monet might be their primary caregiver, since they seem to live on Krakoa), so if you have any thoughts on that meeting feel free to share).

Billy has been on page with Jericho a few times. They've definitely met, and even though Billy has never had the opportunity to be super-involved in the magical community like Wanda, my general impression is that he knows of and respects a lot of those people.

Billy and Wanda understand each other very intuitively, and Billy was also a Big Time Wanda Fan™ before they ever met. He would support Wanda being with anyone she likes and trusts, as she obviously does with Jericho, and I imagine that he really appreciates how good this relationship is for her. Tommy, on the other hand, is just very protective, and I think that "family" is a circle that he has a hard time letting people into. It takes time for him to warm up to anybody getting close to his mother or brother-- he's very similar to Pietro that way.

Monet meeting Luna for the first time would probably be really funny, and I hope we get to see it on page someday. Monet is not disingenuous, by any measure, but she is very intentional about her presentation and she has a lot going on beneath the surface. Luna is a precocious child whose superpower is, effectively, seeing through people. Her first impressions are always right, and she's not afraid to make cutting observations. Depending on what she sees and how she voices it, she and Monet will either butt heads, or get on like a house on fire. Personally, I think Monet would appreciate Luna's intelligence and honestly, and I feel like Luna might enjoy getting to spend time around someone from a more... aristocratic background, like her.

[hyperfixingfr]

I just had a 2 x Cree shipper try to follow me on main so I'm gonna say this bullshit again since grown ass adults can't get the damn point. Content warning for some mentions of weird proshipping stuff. Not in depth.

2 x Cree is a proship/comship. Aside from the disgusting age gap and role Cree has over Hoagie (most likely having babysat him and/or kids his age), she ASSAULTS him. With no reasoning behind it or comedy/playfulness to it. That's two different types of proship: abusive x abused, and authority x controlled. If you wanna say it for what it really is, much younger x much older.

I. Do. Not. Care. What. You. Change. NO ONE WITH A BRAIN DOES. You can't say, "but I made them adults", "but I made Cree nice" and expect people to take you seriously. The fact that you go as far as to change the canon character just to attempt to justify a disgusting ship should make you stop and think. If you need to change an aspect of canon to make it look better, your ship is disgusting and probably wrong. I don't know why you 2 x Cree shippers keep insinuating this makes it okay, because it doesn't. You don't look at siblings and decide, "how about we make them just really close friends so I can ship them!".

Cree is, as far as the canon has told, unwilling to change. She has no intention of it. She has "nice moments" with her sister, but that means nothing when you think about how people who act like that irl do it. They can't be all evil, or else no one would let them into their lives. It's completely unreasonable to change the very key villain aspect just for some stupid ship. If something were to happen in canon where she has a change of heart, then I would retract my statement. But she hasn't. And it doesn't seem like that will EVER happen, because Cree is supposed to be the villain of the Lincoln family. Her tendency to assault him alone makes it weird, but him being a very obvious abuse victim almost seems like a sort of non con justification/abuser support message. He has been hit and berated by his grandmother for at least since Tommy was a baby... His "feelings" for her in the show are most likely a trauma response at most (similarly to how S/A victims suffer from hypersexuality) and at least, they're just because he's confusing his feelings for Abby with Cree.

And that's just one reason why it's a disgusting ship. What makes it even more concerning is the gap. Look, if they met as adults with fully developed frontal lobes (aka 25+), I'd raise an eyebrow but I'd let 4 years slide. But they didn't. They met as little kids. Hoagie had been in the KND for a long while and most likely knew Cree ever since first grade - when she would've been in fifth grade. She has been there to watch him grow four years behind her ever since he was 7 (estimate). Not only that but the one episode implies that Cree frequently babysits for children of Hoagie's age, if not for Hoagie himself. Betty seemed to be extremely familiar with Cree and extremely trusting in her capabilities to babysit, implying it wouldn't have been her first time. Yes... I get that it was a dream. But the dream was also rooted in reality at the beginning. Hoagie thinking of her as someone to babysit him alone should make you feel weird about the pairing being together, even when they're adults. Because even as adults, they'll still have the same connection they had back then. Those connections don't go away. Normal people tend to always think of their babysitter as, well... Their babysitter. They would remember feeling that sort of connection with their babysitter, and vise versa. But even if she wasn't babysitting him, it would still feel weird. They have four years between them (for all we know, it could be closer to five due to uncounted months). That would make Cree in 9th grade (high school) while Hoagie is still in 5th grade (elementary school). That's such a big gap that Hoagie isn't even in the school level behind Cree, which would be middle school. He's so young, he'd still be in elementary school by the time Cree finally goes to high school. And to remind you once more... They know each other very well during this period. I'm sure they see each other frequently due to teens clashing with the KND. That, or visiting Abby and seeing Cree there.

I'm just gonna say it... It's ridiculous to ship them and try to justify it. If you're just proship and like pedo ships go ahead and just say it. I'm not gonna think of you any differently, but saying it out right is better than trying to hide it. There is NO REASON to want to ship them unless you like the problems the ship has. Abby is right fucking there, and she isn't abusive nor too old for him. It's the same family too - come on! If you personally don't ship 2/5 that's fine. But trying to ship 2/Cree instead is almost blatantly saying, "I wish 2/5 was more problematic". Cree is the older, more malicious counterpart of Abby. Aside from that, they're very similar. Cree is literally Abby's foil. There is no reason to think 2/5 isn't your flow, but 2/Cree is... Unless, once again, you like disgusting ships. And none of you hit me with the "but I ship Abby with someone else" because I don't recall anyone in this fandom bashing multishipping or polyamorous relationships. A matter of fact, most people in this fandom think of Sector V as polyamorous. Don't you dare use the fear of a harmless thing such as multishipping to excuse a creepy ship.

The maturity of you 2/Cree supporters/neutrals is shown very clearly through the amount of bashing and hatemail I've gotten from grown ass adults. None of you have acted any more mature than me and that says a lot.

To sum it up... I'm not a shipping wars person. I'm someone who has very reasonable evidence to support my feelings of disgust towards this ship. There's no reason to want to ship it unless you're proship with the existence of a near identical, canon, within normal age range, much more kind and loving character.

[astyrial]

puppy dog eyes joel miller x gn!reader (fluff) synopsis: something jumps out from the bushes word count: 1k warnings: guns, dogs (please be careful when dealing with an unknown dog :D) masterlist | requests are open

    cold fall air falls on the settlement's homes, a breeze wafting through the trees. the sun begins to rise for the morning and it shines brightly on the set dew. most people are still in their homes, and yet besides the people watching the perimeter, one person is sitting on an old wooden rocking chair. you sit cross legged with a blanket cascading off of the front of it. 

  normally you don't like waking up early, but the morning hours in maria's settlement is quite a view. your head leans back against the rocking chair's backing. a soft smile rests on your lips as you listen to the rain-like sounds that come from the swaying of the trees. 

  something interrupts this calm morning, though, and it's the sound of something rustling in the bushes. you look up from the front porch and your smile instantly falls. the first thought to run through your mind is that of a stalker, hiding in the bushes to catch its next prey. 

  you slowly get up from your chair. it'd been a month since you've come across any infected. with the work that tommy and maria put into making this settlement what it is, it was easier to live life. but now your heart is racing as if it could jump out of your chest and make its way out of the area.

  your feet feel the cold wooden panels of the porch while you slowly make your way towards the front door. it creaks just enough to make the thing jump out of the bush. "holy shit!" before thinking, you yell loud enough that joel could probably hear you.

  however, before you can open the door and run in, you notice fur. large ears that appears similarly to human hair. it's wavy and a chocolate brown with white spots scattered around. it's certainly not a stalker, or any kind of infected for that matter, it's a dog. 

  a fluffy dog that you hadn't seen since the infection first took over america. he starts sniffing around, his nose close to the dirt road. when he finally looks up and sees you, his paws stay planted on the ground. much to your surprise his nose starts wiggling as he makes his way over to you. 

  "oh hello little guy," you kneel down, cautious because it wouldn't be the first time you've come across a rabid dog.

  he cocks his head, lowering his body a little as he makes his way onto the porch. the little dog moves a little closer every few seconds. your eyes search him, looking for some sign of infection (fungal or rabies). however, nothing appears out of the ordinary. no foaming at the mouth and no fungi.

  suddenly he stops, and maybe you were too focused on the dog to notice, but the door behind you opened up. joel is standing there with a shotgun positioned in his hands, his feet spread and planted on the ground. 

  "what happened?" his voice is deep and raspy from having just woken up, your head quickly turning to see him. 

  he looks over at the dog and then back at you, his eyebrows raised in confusion, "you yelled 'holy shit' cause you saw a dog? honey, i get that you haven't seen a dog in a long time but that's a little bit-"

  "i thought it was an infected, okay miller? now don't scare him off, look at how sweet he is," you swat his leg, turning back to see the dog had backed away some upon the sight of the gun. 

  you wave your arms a little bit, urging him to come to you. "joel, can you please set the gun inside? it's clearly freaked out and as you can see doesn't have rabies or anything. besides don't you like dogs?" in an attempt to convince him to calm down, you give him an award winning smile.

  he sighs, dropping his shoulders while moving the gun so that it isn't pointed at anything but the ground. joel cautiously sets it back down and rests his hands on his hips, "you're lucky i love you.."

  "oh i know," you give him a quick wink before reaching out for the dog who has quickly returned to be a couple feet from you. 

  he leans forward, getting lower and lower to the ground until he's completely flat. his nose wiggles again as your hand gets a little closer. upon sniffing the air between him and your fingers, his tail starts to wag until it's creating a small breeze. 

  you reach out and pet between his ears, his fur soft but matted in spots. he crawls forward a little more so that your hand can rest on his back. he looks up with his tongue sticking out of his mouth, panting. when you feel the small curls in his fur, it does remind you of your time before the infection.

  a pet dog, a retriever mix of some sort, that stayed with you for years. a part of you hopes he died a simple death, nothing having to do with infected individuals. maybe it would be nice to enjoy something so simple like a pet in this world. a dog who sticks it out with you. 

  "we're keeping him joel-"

  "we are not keeping him, y/n."

  "you wanna keep him too, i know you do. and i know ellie would like having a dog around too."

  "a pet? in this time? plus we already have buckley here, what if the two don't like each other? then what?" joel squats down so that he's level with you.

  you look back at him, a pleading look in your eyes. usually he can keep himself from indulging in those wonderful eyes of yours. but when he sees how your fingers run along the dog's back, or how you give him a lopsided smile to convince him of anything. even the dog was giving him puppy dog eyes.

  he purses his lips, sighing, "fine, but i'm naming him.. and it's going to be rookie."

  "rookie? i'm only agreeing to that stupid ass name because i wanna keep the dog."

[eddiegettingshot]

my interpretation of 704 and 705 was that buck was on the precipice of figuring out his feelings for eddie but subconsciously he’s rejecting it? half of 704 didn’t even feature tommy and buck was still vying for eddie’s attention. like bro ordered a fucking basketball to be sent to the firehouse (also the amazon product placement fucking kills me) just for a CHANCE to have eddie’s giant beautiful brown eyes on him 😭

buck hasnt really had a connection with someone the way he has with eddie outside of maddie and as someone who has experienced abandonment issues i 100% get buck just subconsciously tuning that out and refusing to acknowledge it in a lot of ways. he agonized so much about coming out to eddie too so i think he was just like “oh im not looking at that so it mustve been about tommy oh hes kissing me now, actually i like this”

also now that we know buck was attracted to eddie when they met (thanks oliver my beautiful angel) and he acted similarly in 201 compared to 704 it just feels more concrete to me

honestly would die to see some sort of scene with chimney about the whole situation being like “oh it was about tommy? honestly the whole time i thought you were having a meltdown over eddie” and then buck bluescreening lmfao

anyway thank you for listening to my ted talk -22 anon

yeah i think this is a pretty fair interpretation... i'm less generous than you though, i don't even think buck was on the verge of figuring out his feelings for eddie so much as finally understanding that there was something different there. in that way i actually agree with the idea of tommy as a stepping stone (i know it's blasphemy but there's barely any relationship happening on my screen + the whole 'bucktommy deserves to be its own thing' is silly they are not real lol who cares).

if tommy hadn't kissed him at the end of 7x04 i don't think buck would have been able to understand attraction as even being on the table. he probably would have just kept having his weird feelings about eddie and not known what to do with them. but the problem is twofold because now he understands attraction is possible but the opportunity to project his feelings elsewhere literally just dropped into his lap lol

[anarchy-and-piglins]

So, I've been thinking long and hard to craft the PERFECT SBI AU in order to look very cool and neat.

... That was a blatant lie. I got this idea approximately 13 minutes ago and decided to bother you about it. Hope you don't mind!

-

I have a pet bunny. My family found him abandoned near a Post Office and promptly named him Boxy-Boy. Over the year or so that I've had this little freak(endearing,) I've noticed some really cool facts about bunnies! One being that they are crepuscular.

I feel like it would be an interesting idea to somehow have this effect OSMP!Techno. Maybe he tries to alter his natural sleep schedule in order to be around the other origins more often.

This idea led me down an, honestly, very interesting progression of Google searches. Initially, I was under the impression that avians were diurnal. If they were, I'd talk about bunnyblade staying up too late in order to be around Tommy and Philza. But this idea wouldn't be all that effective because similarly to rabbits, they like the morning.

But the more I type this, I realize this wouldn't JUST effect Techno. If bees are most active around the afternoon, how would Tubbo see Tommy, the chicken bird guy, who is up early morning? How about Niki, who is a fish and is probably awake during midday, (when the water is warmer,) hang out with Wil? Phantoms are nocturnal... AA-

Okay. Okay, I need to breathe. I'm digging a rabbit hole so deep rabbit hybrid Techno is jealous.

Sorry for the long ask, though... Hopefully nobody has sent you anything similar to this, I'd feel pretty bad for wasting your time.

...

What about bird migration?

Wait. Wait. Wait.

Human Techno has a messed-up sleep schedule in order to be around the other origins, and the other origins have to have an intervention to protect the only human in their RANKS.

I need to sleep. Thanks for reading.

When somebody talks to me about just a guy human!techno on the osmp I get so giddy it's like:

And YES, this is a lovely little idea. I feel like Techno would be the guy who would want to maximize time awake with his friends. He wakes up at the crack of dawn and then forces himself to stay awake until past midnight and that goes well for about a week before it starts literally making him sick and the other Origins people have to stage an intervention.

[sproutwings]

20 Questions for Fic Writers!

The lovely @crestfallercanyon tagged me for this weeks ago, and I haven't been ignoring it - I just didn't get around to it sooner. Sorry!

How many works do you have on AO3? 380 (382, technically, because two are still anon/unrevealed exchange works.)

What’s your total A03 word count? 1,123,214

What fandoms do you write for? Currently, mostly DCU, The Flash and a bunch of tiny fandoms, but I've been writing fanfic for ages, so I went through quite a few fandoms.

What are your top five fics by kudos?

a) cut me open, take my heart (DCU, JayTim, 1744 kudos) b) A Bird in the Hand (DCU, Dickstroke, 1694 kudos) c) Hook(er), Line and Sinker (The Flash, Coldflash, 1586 kudos) d) No Shortage of Blood (Original Works, Starving Vampire/Vampire Hunter Having A Moral Crisis, 1453 kudos) e) Portrait of the Artist as a Middle-Aged Man (Gossip Girl, Dan/Blair/Chuck, 1149 kudos)

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I always try to, but sometimes it takes a while to get around to it. /o\

What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I have no idea. I used to write a lot of angsty stuff back when I was younger but the older I get the more I gravitate towards fics that leave the characters in a... well, maybe not necessarily in a good place exactly, because I tend to ship a lot of dysfunctional ships and write unhealthy relationship dynamics, but I don't want the characters to feel hopeless and unhappy in the end, so even when they're in a bad situation, they're making the best out of it.

A very old, very angsty fic of mine is Too Close To Touch (Harry Potter, various permutations of Draco, Harry and Hermione). I don't know if it's the angstiest overall, but it occasionally still gets comments so it's fresh in my mind despite having been written almost two decades ago.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Oh no, this is similarly hard to answer. Maybe Throw Away the Plan (The Flash, Coldwestallen)? Most of my endings seem to be "the main conflict of the story is dealt with, the ship kisses and things are okay-ish for now". 🙃

Do you get hate on your fic? Maybe once or twice, but nothing dramatic or memorable, luckily enough.

Do you write smut? Sometimes.

Do you write crossovers? No.

Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yes! Someone copied a few of my fics word by word, replaced the names and posted them as Kpop RPS. D: D: D: I got the author to take them down, but they did it with a lot of people's fics and eventually AO3 banned them.

Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes, a few! I blanket allow translations, as long as they're credited properly and not posted anywhere but AO3.

Have you ever co-written a fic? Yes, but it was a really long time ago, and coordinating was pretty stressful. I prefer to work on my own schedule.

What‘s your all-time favourite ship? Noooo, don't make me choose. I love so many ships! If I absolutely had to pick one, it would be Tommy/Bubonic from Eye Candy, but it mostly depends on what I'm in the mood for right in that moment.

What’s the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? There's Coldflash BDSM fic based on a long-forgotten Tumblr prompt I would have loved to write one day, but it would be far longer than anything I'm comfortable writing and it's only 'in progress' in so far that I have a few dialogue snippets from it written down yet.

What’s your writing strengths? Character voices and snappy banter, probably.

What’s your writing weaknesses? Plot!!!! As you can see by every fic I've written where the characters get captured or attacked by some nameless villain for nebulous reasons. I always handwave stuff like that because I simply can't bring myself to care about it or put any thought into it. 😅 Sorry!

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? As a reader, It always throws me out of the story. :(

First fandom you wrote for? The X-Files! Mulder/Krycek was teenage Sandrine's first fanfic obsession. (Though technically, I wrote terrible Star Wars and The Three Musketeers fic long before I knew what fanfic was! But I've decided that doesn't count. 😅)

Favourite fic you’ve ever written?

(never been) so much at stake (OW, Vampire Moonlighting As A Barista/Exhausted Vampire Hunter In Search Of Caffeine) is probably the best, but The Biggest Score of All (The Flash, Coldflash) has my heart!

I'm supposed to tag people here, and I'm terrible at this, so @waysheswings, @sunherirai, @moriavis, @zeroducks-2, @hithelleth, @elasticella - if you want to do this, consider yourself tagged and if you want to ignore it, pretend I never mentioned your name. And anyone else who sees this and wants to answer, you're also tagged! Yes, I mean YOU. :D

[actual-changeling]

i have the sudden desire to write an ellie/tommy bonding fic like i dont have a spreadsheet full of stories to write/finish first rip

just. tommy man. emotionally open (at least compared to joel), similarly traumatized, and probably longing for the chance to be an uncle again. he watches joel and ellie for two hours together and then decides that yep, his brother adopted this kid, they're bonded like two feral cats, and he has to make sure they don't scratch anyone who comes to close to death.

once ellie trusts him it's pretty much over for joel, tommy tells her all the embarrassing stories joel would never share, they bully him endlessly every time they're in the same room, and ellie feels an even deeper sense of belonging than before.

i feel like tommy would also be her go-to for things she is scared to talk to joel about (because if tommy hates her or doesnt like her she can cope but joel? nope. better check tommy's reaction first) or just stuff she doesn't want him to know but needs help with.

also ellie is incredibly physically affectionate with the people she likes and the second tommy lets her invade his personal space she claims it as her own, not as fully as she does with joel, but well enough for maria to find her napping with tommy on the couch after he showed her a movie joel didnt want her to see (probably some horror/gore/slasher thriller bc she might have grown up in the apocalypse but hell movie ratings still mean something, right?)

just. let tommy be an uncle. i need more of him and ellie bonding thats it thats the whole post. i have a vision and i need to fulfill it.

[bonesandthebees]

The there’s what Phil was going to ask or say (thanks, Ponk for that interruption btw, really adds to the suspense). Phil might have asked what the common ground was, might have asked if Wilbur thinks Tomys would be capable of ruling. If he wanted to work with him. We’ll never know (maybe we will, but not right now).

Either way let’s get to how father and son play the game because having both pov’s makes this so much fun. We already know how Phil plays this game. He keeps every card he has a close to his chest as he can and probably only trusts Techno with the full set. Wilbur gets to see some of them if proven he can keep it a secret. Sneeg doesn’t really get the cards but he has some vague outlines and can probably guess the next play.

Side note: Niki plays the game similarly, she just has less connections (and no idea the Consul is bribing the Sneeg, or does she? She has to be somewhat aware of Phil’s influence if she has known not to trust him for a long time.) before this, she did trust Wilbur with some of her cards, but not all of them, and she’s starting to trust him less and less. She knows how dangerous his father is and I think she’s starting to understand how dangerous Wilbur can become by extension, but I’ll get to that.

Wilbur on the other hand, knows how to hide his cards in theory. He’s just not really that good at it yet. Nor does he seem to know what to hide without being told. In this case that is. Now he does not need to hide his new relationship with Tommy from his father. That’s info Phil very much needs to work his schemes.

But using the same nickname Tomys’ close friends use is a dead giveaway. Phil and Techno know it when they hear it. And Niki knows it too. And if Wilbur was as cunning as his father (or maybe just less tired) he would know to hide that new connection from her. Though at the same time that would come out eventually and it would be better if she knows right away rather than found out he tried to hide the fact he’s bonding with the enemy.

Another point I want to make is that Wilbur very much gains Tommy’s trust (and loyalty) on accident. He was at no point thinking of how he could work with this when (if) they got back to the palace. And that is the big difference between what his father would have done. See Wilbur pulls the right strings without the intentions behind it while Phil would have told Tommy about being heir with the intention of gain his trust. Wilbur just wanted the kid to know why someone tried to kill him. (I really should reread that convo too.)

I think maybe Wilbur does things because he knows he should do them or thinks his father would want him to do them without really getting why. Not to say he’s not smart. He often knows the goal and how it can help. But he’s also been preparing to be Niki’s advisor for his entire life and suddenly his father is considering shifting those plans and Wilbur is not as quick to shift gears. (Does this make sense? I feel like I’m just rambling.)

(4/?)

-🌲

actually, phil wasn't going to ask wilbur about any of that. he was going to slightly change the subject away from tommy and to the bandits, but ponk interrupted before they could have that conversation. probably for the better lol

I love having both povs in this fic because I love showing how the two of them are both similar and different in how they think about this game. phil has been at this for years. he's the most experienced and understands the value of keeping a card up your sleeve. wilbur is still struggling to differentiate what cards you can sacrifice and which ones you have to hold onto.

niki isn't specifically aware that phil gets info from sneeg, but she's sure he has eyes all over the place. she knows he knows everything that goes on in the palace and is smart enough to put together that he must have some kind of information network available to him. she just doesn't know the who or how of it.

but yeah, wilbur lets the nickname slip out in front of niki. to be fair he's incredibly exhausted and recovering from a very traumatic mountain trip. but I think even if he was in his right mind while he would've thought it over more, he would've still ended up using the name in front of niki. because it's niki. wilbur still isn't trying to hide things from her per se, because in his mind he's still on her side. he hasn't consciously switched to only supporting tommy or anything. he's still telling himself niki is someone he should trust with most things (as long as his father hasn't told him to keep it from her) so he doesn't think there's a reason to hide this new connection with tommy. at least... not yet.

I will say, actually, there is one instance of wilbur and tommy talking in the cave where wilbur does in fact think quite a bit like his father.

"Wilbur could still see the needle he could thread here. This was a moment he could connect with Tomys." (Chapter 8) Wilbur isn't exactly being manipulative nor is he lying, but right here he's choosing his words very carefully to try and make himself feel sympathetic to tommy.

so actually wilbur gaining tommy's trust wasn't entirely an accident. for the most part doing things like saving his life and all was just him acting on instinct. but during these quieter conversations wilbur did still have his father's voice in the back of his mind telling him this was an opportunity.

I do get what you mean though, wilbur is struggling to keep up with his father's sudden shift in plans. and wilbur himself isn't sure where he falls. he knows what his father expects of him, but niki is wilbur's friend. if the day tommy arrived at the palace phil told wilbur to stop trying to help niki get the throne to give it to tommy, wilbur would've argued. for all of his fear of disappointing his father, he does have a limit. which is why wilbur had to come to this point on his own. his mentality shift isn't something phil could force on him, it was a seed he had to plant. and then circumstances ended up forcing that seed to grow faster than expected.