#b/c of a gargoyles fanfic of all things

[recurring-polynya]

reblog and put in the tags what band you only got into because a fanfic writer you liked was obsessed with them

[incorrectbatfam]

Types of obnoxious batfam stans

Written by an obnoxious batfam stan

Not really a rant but something I've noticed over the years interacting in different spaces and I've decided to make your problem now.

Please note that I'm not saying there's any "right" way to be a fan because we all suck by virtue of being comic nerds, but there are certain kinds of batfamily fans that stick out to be in particular.

Anywho, here are 12 kinds of annoying batfam stans that you've probably run into and you better get a laugh out of it *points gun to your head*.

1) The Newbies Who Never Heard of Google

There's no shame in being new to something. It's a phase that we're all guaranteed to go through, whether we're 11 or 101. However, in this day and age, so many things can be easily googled that you don't need to shout every question you have into the VVorld VVide VVoid. If you need comic recs or a reading list, google it. If you wanna know a character's origin story, google it. If you need to know the color of Batman's underpants in a particular issue in 1965... well that's probably too specific for Google but Reddit will definitely have an answer.

2) The Middle School Authors

Before the 13-year-olds get up in my notes, I'm not saying everyone that age writes like this. Middle school is a state of mind. These fanfic writers usually stand out in a few ways.

They're oftentimes first-person POV or reader-insert. Give Y/N a break, she's tired.

The grammar is stunningly atrocious. I get if you're inexperienced or if you're writing in a second language, but we are in the prime era of autocorrect. If you need help, it's right there. Also, fuck c*nsoring b*d w*rds and fuck "unalive."

The characters do things that are out-of-character because the author is projecting their own personality. Bruce Wayne is a lot of things but he does not listen to the fucking Mountain Goats.

There's a lack of experience or research when it comes to certain topics. That's not how physics works. He can't walk that injury off. And that's definitely NOT how you do the horizontal hokey pokey.

3) The Neckbeards

Unfortunately, these basement-dwelling mouth-breathers tainted the image of what a comic fan is, though that's been changing recently. Still, we've all seen them. They gatekeep via pop quizzes, 'cause obviously you're not a real fan unless you know what page 10 of Batman #138 smells like. They give unsolicited commentary on people's cosplays, nitpicking the guys and being gross toward women. And heaven forbid the comics add a little diversity.

4) The Moviegoers

Nothing inherently wrong with getting into the fandom via the movies, nor is there anything wrong with sticking to that. I just feel like we're two different species of Galapagos finches, you know?

5) The Christopher Nolans

Separate from casual fans of the Nolan movies. I'm calling them the Christopher Nolans because these people have a tendency to reach for the grimdarkest thing possible. It's like they cannot fathom Batman having any other emotions besides punching and gargoyle brooding.

6) The Canon Purists

Wanna share a fun headcanon? NO, because Stephanie Brown never used cherry lip balm in the comics so therefore that must be the absolute truth. These people are a stickler for comic accuracy to the point where it's like... why bother interacting with the fandom in the first place? The worst part is when they're adamant on following a single continuity and refuse to consider anything else. This is comics we're talking about. Everything either has been or will be canon at some point.

7) The Fanon Worshippers

On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have the people who base their entire perception of the characters on something either they pulled out of their ass or that their mutual with 16 followers came up with, despite evidence directly contradicting it. I love WFA, but I feel like that's partially responsible for further perpetuating certain popular myths. Also, these fans tend to focus solely on the batfam/their ships. It's one thing to have some people in the foreground vs. background, but put some respect to Bart Allen's name you goddamn cheesecakes.

8) The Golden Age Dads

These guys aren't really obnoxious. I actually find it kind of cute how they think Jason Todd is still dead.

9) The Chronically Online

I have a rule of thumb when it comes to discourse: if it's not something I'd hear about at a bar, it's not worth my mental energy. Some people haven't gotten the memo, though.

These are either the well-intentioned but misinformed teenagers or grown-ass adults beefing with children because they don't have a life. They have takes that are oversimplified, rage-inducing, TikTok algorithm attention-grabbers that no one cares about in real life.

Don't get me wrong, we've got a bunch of issues in comics and fandom that are worth discussing. However, there comes a point where you're splitting hairs and need to go the fuck outside. I'm not gonna link the post 'cause I don't wanna call them and their 7 notes out, but the other week I saw someone saying Stephcass was a racist ship because something something colonialism parallel. You gotta be Elastigirl to have that kind of reach.

10) The Corporate Simps

I love comics. I appreciate the writers and artists. However, you will find my carcass in a ditch before you catch me licking the boots of DC/Warner Bros. Basically, these fans, fewer as they are, can't seem to fathom that their favorite franchise can (and does) put out some steaming motherfucking garbage.

11) The Hot Cosplayers

Not actually annoyed, I'm just a little jealous. Stop being hotter than me, please and thank you.

12) The One With A Punchline For Everything

Wait–

[nepalsaysrawr]

The Long-Lost My Immortal Sequel You Didn’t Ask For: Prologue

Actual author’s note: Had this ancient beauty sitting in the phone for almost two years, but I’m putting it up on tumblr for you guys (especially My Immortal readers) to enjoy a continuation that never was by yours truly! Will add more chapters in the future and post it on some fanfiction website.

My Immortal: Part The Second

Prologue: da duel wif vlodemint

AN: gues wat!!!!!11111 raven and i r bak frum da ded!!!!111 im sorry if i diddnt updat coz da original fanfic waz deleted!!!!111111 anywey since u all wnated new chapters oki doki here u go!!!!!1111 fangz 4 sa support goffs11111 u all rok!!!!!11 btw preps u stink!!!1111 go fuk urselvez!!111

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Vlodenint dodged my attack evily. “WTF Voldemort!” I shooted in an angry voice. “Y da fuk would u do dat?!” Voldimont put his hand on his mouth and srtated to laff cruelly like those anime villains (AN: c we watched 2 much animu :DD). Suddenly i began to remember wat he said. “So yu wantid 2 kill us all huh?” I asked. “Yes. it is part of da master plan.” Vopermint replyd. “So waht is it?” “To EXTRAMINIUTE (AN: c is dat speld ring) ALL GOTHS!!!!111111” he roared. He sonded leik a delrk frum dr who but more hirrble. (AN: raven and her prents watch da show on weekends!) “Butt 1st fingz 1st, ill kill ur buddies!!!111”

Then he summonde his minions!!!11 (AN: Vlodmerr is like a wich from PMMM ok!) I gasped. Dey wr supah scray and dey all looked like a pentagram between a gargoyle, a shrak a dragin a prinaha a snake and a rancor. They were also just liek da flying monkeyz from da wiserd of oz. “MININZ ATTACK!!!1111” he shotted. The evil critures began 2 run over da place so we all screamed and paniced. Den Dey began 2 attack us!1

“We’re doomed.” Slughorn sad (geddit coz Im goffik n i like sadness).

“OMFG NOOOOOO! THIS IS DA END OF DA WORLD!!!111” Vampire scrambled.

“WHAT WILL BE OFF US GOTS?” cried Draco.

“EVERYBODY SHUT UP!” Dumblrdire shouted, being te angry old man he was. “STOP PANICKIN AND LISTEN UP!!!1 WE ALL HAV 2 RUN AWAY FUM DA HOLLS N EVACUEATE UNTIL VOLDEH AN HIs PETS R GUNR!!1” “What abot me sir?” I Asked. “U r responsible 4 defiting Blifemot!1” “But hed way 2 powerfuk…” “Bah! I dnot care!!!1 Do it 4 ur da chosen — AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!111” “Dunbedore!” I scramed scarde and worried. What if hed die by the hands of te minion? What if id die as well? Suddenly I had a plan. I began to summon my bat (AN: bats r sooo goffik dats why) patronus and it began distracting da all minions. It worked! Then I began 2 avada kebabra em. “Take dat Vildys momios!” I screamed sexily, but voldi was angry aboy it. “How dare u kill my minions?!” he BORKED (AN: R.I.P. GABE DA DOG). “Ill kill u for this!!1”

Den he began casting evil spells on me first thing in da deul and i tried attaking him bak wif my wand aswll. I even summind my katana and gun and Vildemort summoned his naginata crossbow and armor. The armer was samuraish and it was blak and red and v. fancy. It even had a jetpack bottn hidden sumwjere. He looked like a samurai pinp. “AHAHAHAHA! NOW I AM DA MOST POWAHFUL WISERD IN DA WIRLD!!!1111” he laughed evilly. “NO ONE CAN BEAT ME UP1111111!!!!!!!” I shook my head. “Nuh uh uh Voldimort!” I said. “That armor wont hlep u becum powerfur than u fink!” “O RLY?” he asked. He then cockled. “Maybe nor!!!11 da armir is sooo proctive dat I shall b a god!!!1” he shouted. Then he pointed his wnad 2 me!!!1 I gasped. He was gonna kill me! Den I began 2 notice sumehing. Dumbledog was deer like lying all badly injured. “DUMBLORD r u ok?” I asked but he didnt respond. His guts were all jaked up. I began to bust into tearz. Voldemort gazed at me evilly. “U KILLED DUMBLAFORE!!!1 ILL AVENGE U!!!” I shitted in an angry voice. “I dont care if he’s asleep or dead (AN: dats frum famouse last words ok!) but i want u dead anyway!!!1” He yelled “AVABRA KADAVER!” (AN: geddit kadaver coz im goffik n i like ded bodis) so I yelled back.

All of a sudden, our powers collied (AN: just leik ib helena) then they exploded! Everyone gasped!

Then everything was blak.

Actual author’s note, again: There’s a chapter 1 that comes with this, so I’ll post tomorrow, I guess.

[miniwolfsbane]

Copied from @andalite-angel post. Edited slightly.

A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, etc. are allowed.

Biospecialist, Marco/Rachel, Sam/Rahne, all cannon Disney Princess pairings, the two young kids Pacific Rim Uprising,  Lancitty, Evo Kurt/ Amanda,  Jott in Evo. Skyward??

B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or ***** that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.

Fanfic writers and Evo romy, adult Jubilee x Gambit, others.

C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.

Never gonna be big on Evo Romy ever again, will forever hate Rahne x Roberto, Sam and Rahne with anyone but each other!!

D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.

Evo Romy...somtimes. Because it does sorta make sense IN FANNON, but not in cannon. And Jean x Scott, because it’s so iconic, but I only like them in Evo, so...yah.

E - Have you added anything cracky crazy/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what? 

See my fan fiction.

F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?

The Little Mermaid and Star Trek have been there for 95% of my life.

G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?

Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, Sam/Rahne, Ariel and Eric (first when I was 5, even though I wanted to be Ariel), Rachel Tobias (first when I was actually gettin into fandom), Jake/Cassie (Animorphs), Clark/Lana, Clark/Lois (I think??) and Chloe/Ollie, Romy (even in Evo at a point!), and now Eliza and Goliath in Gargoyles. I keep saying I’m not a shipper, but I think I’m just a subtle one that pines and doesn’t read a lot of fanfic, but my heart swells over seeing my OTP on screen

H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?

TV Shows and Western (superhero) Animation mostly, but also a few animes.

I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

I was annoyed by the Agents Of Shield fandoms behavior for a while, but I’ve never stopped liking any fandoms because of Tumblr. 

J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)

SuperWhoLock, Riverdale...some other popular teen shows.

K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?

Tie between Sailor Moon and Gambit I guess, but I’m sure there are lots of others. Sailor Jupiter has a good arc as well, even though she doesn’t have a lot of character development TBH.

L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)

Roberto Dacosta’s super strength power is pretty cool and he’s a chill guy. And rich. (I just realized that a lot of X-Men characters are rich, actually. Gambit, Xavier, Warren and him. Holy crap.)

M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.

Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Moon. TAS Rogue too, because she seems fun to hang with, and who wouldn’t like to be called “Sugah” all the time?

N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).

MORE GAMBIT (and comic Nightcrawler) IMAGINES!! And just more love and less fan wars across all fandoms, really.

O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?

Hero by Chad Kroger. Ship: Romy or Mollyx Remy. Character: Gambit or Angel.

P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

For any fandom? A mad scientist and a famous baker get together after the scientist contacts aliens, resulting in a warring invasion on earth.

Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.

To be perfectly honest, The Smurfs because we’re a Christain household and we found it had stuff in it we didn’t agree with. I was three.  Other than that, I’ve only given up one other fandom permenantly that wasn’t what I thought it was and chosen at a bad time. 

R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?

Kurt and Kitty in Evo, and Logan and Kurt is cool, but I don’t actually pay much attention to it.

S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)

Hmmm. One that isn’t too boring? Remy isn’t (wasn’t? He is married now) particular about a woman’s height and is comfortable enough with himself to date a woman much taller or shorter than he is. (Remember, Frenzy was freaking 6′7 before she got rebooted to a normal height and it was implied they had history.) For a while it was a wish of mine they’d pair him with a short gal, because all X-women are physically clones of each other, minus Rahne, Kitty and Jubilee. Blargh. Oooh, just had an idea for a new art project to make the girls look individual! ^_^

T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?

Besides the above? Uh...headcannon that Remy smells good and his hair is silky to the touch and yes I’m a sick, weird little person, I know. Haha, not really. I’m not much of a headcannon person. 

U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.

* Gambit: Hot, suave, lit, accent, good cook, romantic, my fictional ideal man (told you, I’m sick and weird). * Sailor Jupiter: Sweet, loyal, living on her own at bloody 14 years old, strong physically and emotionally, had trouble believing/finding her feminity like me, tall (not like me!), brunette character, thunder powers. * Tuvok (Star Trek): My second crush ever, calm, reflective, hot grandpa, sarcasm galore, strong, suffers emotionally and physically, POC and like the only black vulcan that I know of, cute little boy chest, that butt (XD), frakin’ hot.

V - Which character do you relate to most?

Surprisingly, one I haven’t talked about yet and that I’m not really fandom-y about. Rapunzel from Tangled. When I saw the movie, I was attached to her immediately. I’d grown up homeschooled and at that point I’d been caregiving for one of my parents for six years at that point, unable to move out and get married and have much of a life, so I was always metaphorically in a tower too. I have childish interests, am artistic and creative, have done LOTS of self-insert art like her, and am a generally happy person (even if I don’t always show it and don’t smile enough). So, out of every character in my many fandoms, I relate to Rapunzel the most. Also, I have only 2 things of Tangled merch-the movie, the soundtrack, and a gorgeous bedspread that’s actually based on the show, but doesn’t look like it. (I don’t like it’s animation/character designs, so it’s been hard to get into it.)

W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.

OMG, do we have to go here? Anything over-sexualized or kinky or just plain gross/weird. (v***, gore, ect.) There’s this one X-Men:Evo artist on DA that would be brilliant, but I can’t stomach their gallery because they feel the need to do a few  v*** and bondage pics amongst otherwise G-rated pictures. *throws up* IT’S A SHOW FOR 7-YEAR OLDS!! 

X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.

Huge guy, Tiny girl! (but it looks...weird...in live action. *Good Luck Charlie flashbacks*.) Also age differences. Some people are put off by Usagi and Mamo’s age difference in Classic, but I think it’s cute and they were really chaste about it. Specifically, I liked the part where he told her to do well in school for some reason. 

Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)? Holy crap, Pride and Prejudice and Anne of Green Gables. No one on my dash is into them though, it’s a real life thing. Long story.

Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)

I have written more self-inserts than is probably healthy, but at least I’ve mostly gotten past my teenage phase of thinking anime guys are hot and it’s extended to Gambit as well. I’d much rather see him be portrayed by a living, breathing actor semi-bringing my fantasies to life than as a drawn character. Well, not that I’m not happy seeing him animated and his voice in Evo is still super hot, but that’s another thing. Anyway, on that note, I wish XM:E weren’t a dead fandom and I could get more reviews instead of just faves/follows. I get so frustrated, because I’m not writing my fics for myself, I’m writing them to finish the story and for the fans. I know OCs/SI aren’t everyones bread and butter, but when you work hard on something, you want people to enjoy and appreciate it on it’s own merits. My regulars dropped off the planet and the fandom is just not that active online. (It’s still kind of active though, otherwise the Gambit and other prints on Steven Gordon’s online store wouldn’t have sold out so fast.) I wish it had been as creative as the MLP fandom, but even that wouldn’t have saved it. Thankfully, there are a few people “keeping the faith”, like Coldfusion180 and some others. They haven’t abandoned it and people have made AMVs for it in recent years, long after the shows cancellation. I know we’ve all moved on in one way or another, but it’s still nice to see the love for the show and it’s characters going strong, even if we’re now a niche fandom, tiny, but there. And even if I don’t get another single review up until the last in the series, at least I can say I finished it, if nothing else. Even if your fandom is dead, keep supporting it. If we don’t keep the characters alive, they die and are forgotten. They need us.

https://fanfiction.net/~miniwolfsbane

[dusketh]

Not really tagged but still gonna do it

a) Always post the rules, answer the questions, then write 11 questions of your own. b) Tag 11 people and link them to the post. c) Tell the person who tagged you that you’ve answered their questions

Technically tagged by @fat-cat-studios 1) Picard or Kirk? I wasn’t a huge Star Trek fan as a kid. Though I remember watching it in passing when my mom had it on. Picard is my go to because he was always the one on the TV. Plus it’s Sir Patrick Stewert, who is A+.

2) New Years resolution? Didn’t plan on doing one this year and never did them the previous years either. My memory is terrible so I’d never remember to hold true to them anyway. :Y

3) What you wanted to be when you were little/grow up to be? I wanted to do something, ANYTHING, involving animals. Primarily the zoo. My tastes have changed since then. 4) Favorite features of the body on other people? Eyes are what I usually notice first. Doesn’t matter the color. I always find them striking. 5) Most visited website that isn’t Tumblr? I’m on Flight Rising a lot and also AO3 pretty much at all times. 6) Number of active OCs/original characters? At the moment I’m juggling 3. Or they’re the ones I draw the most often. Soup, who at this point has several different iterations of himself about for different things. His current look is that of a bat mutant scavenger in a dystopian cityscape. But is an elf in his original canon and a necromancer in a few others. My other 2 are my main Digimon fan characters. Thomas and Jonah, who are being used in a co-written RP/story between me, @kainichivondiamond and @fat-cat-studios.

7) Last thing you cooked? A bowl of instant ramen for lunch at work today. 8) Combine the two last things you watched/played/etc. What is the synopsis of this new combined universe? The characters from Gargoyles go on a hike across New Zealand to drop a ring in a volcano. Or... The characters of LotR end up in “modern” day New York as a group of night time vigilantes. The turning to stone part is also included. 9) Look to your left. The first object you see is what you’d hoard if you were a dragon. What is it? Cellphones... 10) A fear you had as a kid but eventually overcame? I could never sleep with my back to an open door or a closet as a kid. Never really figured out why but it doesn’t affect me anymore. 11) What race would you be in a fantasy world? I guess it would depend on the world... My go to is always gonna be an elf though, hands down. Cause I have high elf esteem snnrrkkk. --------------------- Questions: 1)Favorite flavor of milk? 2)The last fanfic you read, if any? 3)What was something you admired about adult life as a kid that turned out to be not all that admirable? Or if you’re still a kid, what is the thing you admire? 4)What are some unusual habits you have? 5)Do you have a favorite memento from your childhood and if yes, what is it? 6)How many glasses of water do you drink in a day? 7)What’s your current obsession? 8)Is there a game/film/book that you cherish the most out of anything else you like? What is it? 9)What’s the one song, without fail, that can get you to dance whether in private or in public? 10)What is your favorite thing about yourself? 11)If a chef offered to make you whatever you wanted right at this very moment, what would you ask for? ---------------------- I tag whoever wants to do this. Both mutuals and/or followers. :3