#can this fandom be normal sometimes plz??

[aliciamorov]

if i see one more cod fic with romanticizing or normalizing rape, incest or any disgusting shit im gonna throw myself out of the window

(its my opinion but if you like that kind of shit dni)

[hollowsart]

I sorry for the strange question, but how do you understand that this is a bot and not just an inactive person?

A thing to understand about tumblr: even if you're a big popular blog (not a good thing and not something you really wanna become..) you don't get 35 random follows in under 5 minutes if it's real people. Real people also usually will like a few posts or more before and/or after following you. These bots? They don't.

Tumblr is also known for these random influxes of bots from time to time. So the long time users, such as myself, are very vigilant about this sort of thing.

600+ notifications upon me waking up just a while ago, this is a record, and it's 99% ALL JUST BOTS FOLLOWING ME:

Inactive: they wouldn't be following you in the first place. Inactive means there is NO activity. Perhaps there was at one point, but there is no activity anymore.

New and lurking: if you're going to be joining tumblr. PLEASE put some semblance of "PLZ DON'T BLOCK, I'M REAL, I JUST WANNA LIKE AND BROWSE! I'M SHY/LAZY AND TRYING TO GET SOME FEEL FOR THIS PLACE BEFORE I DECIDE IF I WANNA POST OR REBLOG STUFF!" It would honestly help protect you from being blocked and reported as we have far too many instances like this where bots come in swarms at random.

Real: You have posts on your blog that a normal human person would and have customized your blog, too (ie, your pfp and header image, or if you're a desktop user, you also customized your blogs overall theme!)

Bot: bots are not real people and can come in a few different varieties:

1) The s3xy men & women bots: they have links that will steal your info if you click them. Don't do that. Their blogs will have tons of posts of HIGHLY EXCPLICIT nsft content, which are also links. DO NOT CLICK THE LINKS. BLOCK AND REPORT FOR SPAM AND/OR BOT WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN YOUR ACTIVITY OR WITHIN TAG SEARCHES!

2) Fake company: "Divorce Law Firm" or "[name] Beauty Academy" etc etc are all fake. They have changed their icon to a company logo and have a link post on their blog. Don't click the link. Don't even give them the time of day. Block and report. They aren't real, and it's just weird to see some random "company" blog following you when all you post is random fandom related junk or whatever the heck you dedicate your blog to that has no reason to be followed by such a blog.

3) Default: they have the default icon, default blog theme, default header image, default description (usually in Spanish, Cyrillic, etc). Their names will usually either be a keyboard smash, something that looks vaguely real but very much came from a name generator, a select few letters repeated, is someone's name (likely not a real person, or it's identity theft idk).

4) Default, but sus: Similar to the last one, but these guys have mismatched foreign text (Persian, Korean, uhh I can't identify the differences specifically between Middle Eastern/some South Eastern languages, but just know those are also used) and sometimes you'll see some with English or with numbers in the description like "1." Or "101" if you translate the text, you'll get suspicious spam email type sentences.

Once again. Just block and report on sight if you see these bots.

Bots #1 and #3 may interact with your posts as well. As well as a different type of bot, I didn't mention as they aren't nearly as incessant or as prominent, but those bots are the "sugar daddy looking for sugar baby for allowance" types of blogs you'll see leaving replies in the notes of popular posts.

I'm sure other people can add on to this post with further information about how to identify each type of bot and what not to trust about a blog if they seem suspicious at all in a "are you a bot?" way.

[casrae]

Anime Rp partner plzzzz!

(No minors! 18+ only!)

♡Hello! I'm Cas, 21, (i prefer someone close to my age range, but im not picky! just above 18 plz) and I'm looking for another long term rp partner, the partner I have now hasn't responded for days and it's making me upset because rp is truly one of my favorite hobbies.

♡I only Rp on discord and we can even make bots to go with the story!

♡I prefer to do two rps at once, one rp of my choice and another of your choice so we both don't have to settle on one idea and we both can enjoy it together! I love bouncing ideas off each other for both rps so feel free to give me any ideas or feedback!

♡I prefer literate writing (at least 1 paragraph but i understand it's hard sometimes so a short response is okay too! :3) Please no "*", write out the actions like you would in a book, please!

♡I'm okay with Ocs! I will normally use my same oc for all of the rps for me.

♡Fandoms i can rp!♡

• My Hero Academia

• Inuyasha

• Vampire Knight

• Oc world

• Attack on Titan (I don't know an extensive knowledge but I've watched season 1-3 enough and played the game to know the story and some characters)

♡I'm not limited to only these, If you have a certain Fandom you'd like to do, we can talk about it! :)

♡I'll mostly choose mha for me because I'm a whore for Dabi and Keigo, despite that, I refuse to do dabihawks, dabishiggy, HawksEndeavor or ship them with anyone else tbh, I'm not big on shipping characters that clearly hate each other. All characters need to be 18+ but if you would like to age up a character (ex: bakugo) we can talk about it and decide together, but no guarantees.

♡I love, LOVE AU's and have a few lists of possible rp/au ideas so if you don't know what you want, we choose from the list!

♡I prefer romance and NSFW in the rps but we don't have to do the NSFW.

♡Most of my rp paring will be♡

• Dabi / Touya x oc

•Hawks x oc (I know it's not much of a wide range but they're my hyperfixation and it will really make me happy!)

♡I'm okay with doing any ships (that aren't the ones mentioned above)

♡Dark themes and angst is okay, I love drama. The only triggers I have are minors in NSFW or romantic setting so NONE OF THAT PLEASE! If I have a problem with something I'll let you know but I'm usually good with most stuff.

♡ please message me if you're interested or have any questions! And I hope to make a new friend!

♡Thank you!♡

EDIT!!!

I'm opening this up again for a new rp partner! Please message me if you're interested!

[ay-chuu]

Can i plz have a romantic male matchup any fandom works (u pick who fits me best out of all if them cause im a fan if all of em and can’t decide)

Gender: cis female

Pronouns: she/her

Sexuality: heterosexual ally

Zodiac: Capricorn

Appearance: 5’2 African American hourglass body type black curly wavy hair blackish brown eyes chubby cheeks glasses

Mbti: infj

Enneagram: 2w1

Personality: kind smart funny motherly responsible empathetic anxious emotional moody perfectionist helpful people pleaser caring compassionate nerdy curious protective polite respectful indecisive fearful nervous introvert shy awkward clumsy low self esteem low confidence sassy sarcastic soft spoken

Likes: animals books magic alone time friends learning personality quizzes helping sweets and bread

Top 3 hobbies: reading video games and listening to music

Top 3 things i hate: spiders math people who harm others and don’t think about the consequences of their actions

Favorite things:

Game: fire emblem series, tales of arise, Pokémon series, marvel midnight suns, Hogwarts legacy, honkai impact

Music genre: pop, anime, musical

Movie genre: fantasy, sci fi, action, animation

Idol: don’t really have any

Extra: i pace a lot i sing when im alone i talk to myself and im a picky eater

Thank you also stay safe

Hi sweetie thanks for you kindness! (ɔ◔‿◔)ɔ ♥

I match you with... (っ＾▿＾)💨

DIAVOLO!

Capricorn and Scorpio are a very idealistic couple. I think Diavolo and you would share the same ambition to help the world! I don't think I need to explain ENFJ and INFJ compatibility, the only annoyance between you guys is that sometimes Diavolo is REALLY extrovert haha.

Diavolo likes that you can be normally very kind but moody and spoiled towards him! It's his job to pamper the sweet baby that underlies her sweet benevolent mother personality in general. I think you do a lot of charity together and oh! he always helps to solve your self confidence problems with you <3

I think the main problem in your relationship is more of Diavolo's royalty life and sometimes the two of you have to break up unintentionally, but you know what they say! Pain that doesn't kill makes it stronger, it's the same for your relationship <33

finally, some memories I dream of for you: learning about your own worlds together, running around the palace giggling like two high school girls, sweet "goodnight" kisses before going home, and cuddling together when you find peace with each other.

[do-androids-dream-ao3acc]

For the last ask

🧐 Do you spend much time researching for your stories?

And

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

Also, I would like to ask if you have any ficwriters-friends? Do you read their work? Would you read their work if they wrote on a fandom you don't know? Or gift? It's a strange question, I agree, but have they ever written a fic-gift for you? Like, I imagined it. "I don't have a fucking thing, so here's my little freak, its name is "The Last Night of the Stars", love it, plz".

A lot of questions, yes. You know, you're the most open person I've met on Tumblr, like, they don't answer me very often, even if I write some Ask question Ask. And you answer not just questions of Ask, but also abstract questions. I like it

And I'm not a ficwriter, I don't have ficwriter-friends, and I don't know any ficwriter, so for me your world is literally "wtf? What's it? Is that normal?"

Ps. I've never read or seen anything with the title "the last night of the stars", I didn't want to offend anyone, these are just the first three abstract words that came to my mind

I'm just trying to think if you're trying to set me on a wrong track by claiming you don't write, nonny. I have suspicions. But you know why I am so open? Because I'm super curios. This is my me-time-space. My fandom space. My obsessions place. The one place I can do whatever I want without thinking about what people think about it. And I love to see all the other obsessions! It could of course also be that I answer almost everything because this is a super small rare pair dedicated blog that nobody outside of my obsessions even notices. Which is fine by me :)

BUT now to your questions!

🧐 Do you spend much time researching for your stories?

Well. "Much" is relative, isn't it. I don't dig in super deep, but most of the time I don't have to, I feel. You see, and I don't want to praise myself here, but I have studied information design, and I've learned to select information quickly. I can get a good overview over an unknown topic. It's not enough to know every detail, of course, which is why I might either be vague sometimes or just bluntly make something up - which I always explain in the author's notes! I love researching things, actually. You know, I'm so curious I even completed a degree in Journalism. Researching was the most fun for me :) I'd love to tell you the latest things I researched, but as they are also for the event fic I can't tell much about it. But there are things I found out about a specific thing that were so interesting, I will explain a lot about that when the fic is out.

🎉 What leads you to consider a fic a success?

Ah, that's hard. There's two types of success, I believe: the one where you think your personal goals are achieved, and the fandom success, meaning the fic has reached a lot of the audience. In both cases, you'll probably measure that success by kudos and/or comments. Writing for rare pairs, I personally think 100 kudos is quite successful (and many of my fics don't reach that!). But then again... I think, a fic of mine is successful when I get comments like "I missed a station reading this" or "I cried".

Oh, and I forgot one of your questions, so quick edit. Do I have fic writer friends? Yes. Do I read their stuff? Sometimes, yes! I don’t read a lot of fic lately. And no, I don’t read everything a writer friend writes just because they wrote it, it may just not be to my liking and I think that’s fine. Many writers I know and like don’t read my stuff, that’s totally normal. 

[3rddimension]

Yoooo guys why would you post then on the c subreddit, those pervs def don't care about shipping or the wellbeing of c. She's stated multiple times that she doesn't appreciate the predatory and degrading comments she gets on there, let's not treat those incels like they're part of the Fandom or that they deserve to be in on what we know.

C posted the red carpet pic and they can see it there and think what they want, but the c subreddit is def not a discussion subreddit on c and her life. It's literally just horny men making the creepiest comments about her body!!!!! Let's stop interacting plz

I definitely trying to save that subreddit sometimes with just a normal post like that one. Which there are also some people helping too in there. Whose trying to comment respectfully and normally. But yeah they are a lot of freak in there. Maybe this will be the last time i’ve try to save it. At least right now the post is still kinda ok. Just downvote some shitty comment down.

[kirishwima]

I love your crying hcs 🥺. Can you do Jumin plz???

thank you! and i love making them cry :D

Jumin + crying:

* Jumin Han doesn’t cry.

* No, wait. Let’s rephrase that. 

* Jumin Han doesn’t know how to cry. He did, once before-as a child, maybe, as an infant-isn’t it an instinct, to cry? Necessary for survival? It must be, why else do children cry over the smallest of things, sometimes over nothing at all?

* And when was it that he simply stopped knowing how to? It’s as if a small well was drilled into his chest,  right between his ribs, drilled down down, down into the deepest recesses of his bones, straight to the marrow. Now, all the unshed tears spill there. He knows it’ll overflow eventually-won’t it? But it hasn’t so far, so he lets it be.

* Well, all that changed after he met you. You taught him how to redirect the flow, how to close the well and free the stagnant water. He was unsure at first, afraid almost-is this normal? How his throat hurt with all the emotion spilling out, one night when you put your hand on his lap, your fingers digging into his thigh as you said it’s okay, he’s allowed to express emotion in any way he wants. 

* He cried for the first time then-small, simple tears, his eyebrows raised. He didn’t know what was going on, what was this stinging in his eyes, why were his lips trembling? But soon he felt a sob raking through his body and he was sobbing into your arms, your fingertips rubbing circles in his back. 

* Nowadays he knows it’s okay to cry. Jumin Han does cry. Not often. He’d rather smile, after all, but he knows it’s okay to cry.

* When he does, he allows himself to cry until his well is dry, knows he’ll feel better once its done. And he knows-you’ll always be there to hold him throughout it. 

-Send me your favorite character (from any fandom) and a headcanon for my thoughts on it-

[macgyvertape]

Venom 2 thoughts (spoilers)

Dedicating this to my friend J, very sad you moved and I hope sometime in the future we can both rewatch this together

Not up on the comics despite saying I should read them 3 years ago when the movie first came out. Plz let me know which ones I should read

expected screamer especially for post credits scene, i didn’t know who shriek was until reading up on the movie afterwards

I wish Shriek hadn’t died. I hope fandom does more with her, similar to Dr. Dora Skirth, female character killed off when they confront the antagonist for going too far

Woody Harrelson really knocked it out of the park with hitting the right tone for Cletus Cassidy. I honestly didn’t realize it was the same actor who I had seen in other films like Zombieland. Cletus just had that much of a different vibe

Shocked the movie is pg-13 despite the violence and cursing

Friend pointed out that Venom always responds half a second quicker than people do, so that’s how he knew what was up with Ms Chen, for me I had my suspicions confirmed when Venom used the word “Pussy” since he’s the only one using that word

Friend described it as “characters interacting with each-other and the plot isn’t more than to get them there” and that’s a reason I love the movie, I really enjoy character arc narratives

I have my reservations about Venom being in a MCU movie, I like that Sony  allows Tom Hardy a lot of creative control, more probably than MCU blockbuster formula.

The extra 20 minutes of runtime compared to Venom 1 really made this movie better. As a friend put it “Venom 1 is missing a middle act”, in this one characters and plots have time to breathe

We got to see Tom Hardy’s Eddie in nicer clothes, but glad he just felt grungy still. That’s probably my view of how living in that messy apartment would be hell

Looking forward to seeing gifsets of Eddie crying on the motorbike and Venom almost crying when rescuing Anne. (it definitely looked like the eyes were tearing up in both scenes)

I’m pretty sure the Restaurant where Anne announces her engagement is the same one she and Eddie have their date at in the first movie

I definitely want to read other people's thoughts on that restaurant scene, trying to figure out how much Venom actually want to get with Anne as a person or Eddie just wants the normality that he had when he was dating Anne is something that’s going to take me another viewing to figure out

Anne really is a good friend, especially handling Eddie’s first reaction of immediately comparing it to the ring he gave her (dick move) like you could tell she was hurt but she immediately had his back when things got serious

Carnage, just what good visual design. Really good cinematography for all these cgi monster vs cgi monster fight

Really despite all the death and the fact there a manhunt, the movie treats it as Eddie & Venom get to go somewhere that Venom deeply wanted to go, and work on their relationship. It’s a really upbeat note

One of my favorite scenes was Venom solving the visual clues,  using Eddies hands to highlight what was important in the drawings

Funniest line was Venom going “fuck this guy” and just killing Cletus

The Anne and Dan stuff was all really cute, Dan really is so brave

I'm just wondering how Carlton “symbiotes are the better species” Drake would have reacted to Cletus/Carmage if he had survived. If for whatever reason Riot was still around how he would handle Carnage being a red symbiote any differently than Venom.

I’m glad they didn’t woobify Eddie or Venom, there is conflict in the relationship that they have to work on, both of them are assholes to each other and outside people.

[itsarealshitshow]

NCT 127 reaction to falling in love with a fan

Requested by @fruityutas​

Pairing: NCT 127 x reader

Warnings: None

Author: Admin Wiki & Admin Emelia

Scenario: The members have secret accounts to keep up and interact with their fans. What happens when they start talking to you and they develop feelings? 

A/N: so we changed the request up a little bit. instead of them falling in love with a fan on their like secret account, it’s how they meet and fall for you. i hope you like it!

Moon Taeil

YOU ACCIDENTALLY DM HIM

sir is a grandfather

like literal grandpa energy radiates off this man

i see him on facebook and pinterest 

but for the sake of this fic

let’s say haechan downloaded tiktok on his phone and that taeil uses it

you sent him something once accidentally thinking it was your friend but it was taeil

and he replied to it 

soon after a beautiful friendship started 

eventually he trusted you enough to go on video call and he was like plz don’t tell anyone that you’re friends with taeil moon

and you guys start going on video calls so often that he just falls for your humour and your beauty

he eventually realizes by himself that he loves you 

it’s a late night on video call with you and he doesn’t care that he’s going to be tired in the morning during practice

he knows that you’re a fan and he doesn’t care because to him you’re so much more

Johnny Seo

CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO LOVERS

ok so basically 

you guys were so close as kids 

then he moved away and lost contact with you

of course when you got into kpop you’ve heard of johnny seo 

and were like omg it’s my childhood best friend

luckily

one day you go to go to an nct concert 

and he saw you and stood there like 👁👄👁 too

he got you backstage for afterwards

and was like omg i’ve missed you, i can’t believe you’re a fan 

you’re like i’ve gotta seize this opportunity

so you’re like johnny i’m in love with you

and he’s like OMG I’VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH YOU TOO

and once again you guys look at each other like 👁👄👁

johnny’s first instinct is to be like wanna date then 

and you

being the rational one 

asked about you being a fan 

and he was like OH SHIT RIGHT

but you two brought it up with sm and somehow they let you two date

Lee Taeyong

BECOMING FRIENDS THROUGH ANIMAL CROSSING

so of course this mans plays animal crossing

we been knew

but one day he needed to sell his turnips very desperately 

and used an app to find someone with the highest prices

which happened to be you

and so 

your island is the cutest and most amazing island taeyong ever seen 

you have a welcome sign and are so nice to him in the game

he saw that you have some custom designs of nct stuff and that’s when he found out he was on a fan’s island

but he doesn’t really care

and he asks for your number so you two can text

he told you to call him yongie 

so he can be anonymous

and over time you two just fell for each other

taeyong becomes worried when he realizes that he’s fallen for you

because you’re a fan and if he confesses without ever doing a video call or meeting in person it’s weird

but he decides to confess to you over text and makes sure you actually like him for him

after taeyong confirms that you like him too he suggests going on a video call

that’s when you two see each other for the first time and you’re like omg 

and he asks you to be his s/o

Yuta Nakamoto

FOLLOWS A FAN ACCOUNT AND FALLS FOR THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE ACCOUNT

disclaimer : i don't know how the photo accounts actually work

but anyways

this man is full of himself

it’s kinda obvious 

so of course he follows fan accounts

one day he direct messages you to see photos that you haven’t posted yet 

and you were like um hi?? 

who are you??

he’s like hi i’m yuta i wanna see photos of myself, also do not post about this interaction or else i can sue you 🥰🥰

so you’re like um ok first i want confirmation that you’re yuta and not some crazy fan wanting unreleased photos

anyways

after that whole shebang

you two just start talking on the regular about anything and everything

and he realizes that he’s fallen for you

he doesn’t care that you’re a fan because he’s genuinely fallen for you

and the next time he sees you at an event is when he confesses how he feels

Kim Doyoung

HE GETS SAVED FROM SAESANGS

we all know that mans hates saesangs and fights them a lot

so one day doyoung is trying to escape some crazy fans 

but nothing is working and they keep catching up to him 

you end up running into him when he’s running away

realizing that saesangs are following him like crazy you figure he must be an idol

and so you grab his hand

you pull doyoung to a really small café that no one knows about

once you’ve lost them you realize that it really is doyoung that you were hanging onto

doyoung starts to open his mouth to thank you when all of a sudden you start apologizing

“i’m so sorry! it was really rude of me to just grab onto you and drag you around. i can’t believe saesangs are like that! honestly i hate being in the same fandom as them when they do stuff like this.”

he sits there like 👁👄👁 

“so you’re a fan of mine?”

“oh yes, i’m so sorry for just grabbing you like that doyoung. i should’ve asked you first.”

he’s like “actually, i should pay you back. you got me away from the saesangs.”

so you two go on a date 

and then he finds he actually likes you and that you make him feel normal even though you’re a fan of his group

he’s surprised because he thought he would fall in love with a fellow idol and not someone who idolizes him

Jaehyun (Jung Jaehyun or Jung Yoonoh)

HE MEETS THEM DURING A BUSKING

while strolling through seoul on his day out jaehyun stumbled upon a group of people doing a busking

the songs they were performing happened to be NCT songs which is what caught his attention

there was one person who had completely captured his attention 

which happened to be you

luckily for jaehyun he was wearing a hat and a mask which meant that no one would know it was him 

he watched as you performed and was completely enamoured with your charm and looks

after your performance had ended jaehyun decided to come up to you 

he was like “i think you’re super cool and really good looking do you wanna hang out sometime”

no cap you recognize his voice and are like “🤩 yessir”

he keeps coming to your buskings and you two hang out all the time

he quickly falls for you but is worried that you only like him because he’s an idol 

he gets johnny or mark to ask you how you feel about him and if you care that he’s an idol

jaehyun’s decision is set when they tell him you like him for him and not because he’s famous 

Kim Jungwoo

THEY DO AEGYO DURING A FAN MEET

jungwoo loves the shit out of these fan meets

he’s anxious about them of course but he loves meeting fans and seeing them

before the fan meet had even begun jungwoo spotted you in the crowd

he thought you were the best looking person he’s ever seen and couldn’t wait to meet you

he forgot about you but when he heard mark laughing at someone and saw you he got all excited again

finally when you came up to him you performed some aegyo for him

he thinks he’s died and gone to heaven you are so cute

you guys chat it up during the time you guys have with each other and he sneaks his phone number in for you

he loves the fact that you’re a fan because it means you just appreciate what he does so much more

Mark Lee

ACCIDENTALLY HITS THEM WITH A NCT BONG DURING A CONCERT

ok so picture this

all the members were given some light sticks for this song to just fool around

when the song starts haechan looks at mark and is like “i dare you to recreate that video of taeyong dancing and breaking the light stick without you actually breaking the stick”

spoiler alert 

it still fucking breaks and hits you in the face

mark is screaming that he’s sorry and tells the security guards to bring you backstage

haechan is on the floor laughing because he can’t believe mark just hit a fan in the face

once mark is backstage he’s rushing around looking around for you

once he spots you he’s on his knees apologizing so hard he switches to english

you’re like “it’s ok! i’m fine! it’s just gonna bruise a little maybe”

he’s like “THAT’S EVEN WORSE”

so he’s like “how ‘bout you go out with me after the concert so i can repay you for this” 

ofc you say yes

so you two go out to get something to eat 

and mark falls for you so quick

he likes everything about you that you’ve shown so far

he also really likes the fact that you’re a fan because that means he has a chance with you since you already like him and understand what he’s doing

Haechan (Lee Donghyuck)

HE MEETS HER ON TIKTOK MAKING FUN OF RENJUN 

so this mans obvs has a tik tok

he loves the trends and seeing what fans are doing

and one day he stumbles upon your tik tok making fun of renjun 

it’s you and your friends recreating iconic nct moments and you’re the one who gets to recreate the renjun video

you know the voice crack during the my first and last era

he dies when he sees your recreation of that video

he direct messages you and asks if you guys can be friends because you seem so cool and cute

you’re like sure how bout we talk on snap 

and that’s when you find out that he’s haechan

he tells you to not say anything about his identity

you two become close and eventually meet up like regular friends

he doesn’t really remember that you’re a fan because he feels normal around you

and that’s what he really likes about you 

[kayokos-villain-imagines]

Ur blog is god’s gift we need more shie hassaikai writers in this fandom >.

Awww, thanks! There really should be more of us.

What he needs in a s/o: Someone who can cook. Don’t get me wrong here, Tabe will find dozens of other reasons to love you once you get together, but he’s most likely to pay attention to you when you first meet if you offer him food. Also, a patient s/o would help, since he hasn’t really dated before, so he doesn’t know what to do. Setsuno tells him to get you flowers. He picks some wildflowers for you, but they get crushed on the way to your house. He’s a little embarrassed, but you love them anyways. Because of things like this, it’d probably be best if you took the lead in the romantic side of the relationship.

How he acts with a crush: As previously stated, Tabe probably first noticed you when you offered him food. That, or you’re particularly nice to him. He’s not used to that, so it stands out to him. Once you’ve caught his interest, he’ll stare at you a lot. And I mean a lot. If you look over at him at any given moment, you’ll see puppy dog eyes staring back at you. Kinda shameless about it, too. He’ll only look down in embarrassment after you two have been looking at each other long enough to make the others suspicious. He’s too shy to talk to you directly, but that’s what friends are for. Setsuno and Hojo might try to intimidate you at first, but they’re only looking after Tabe’s well-being. Once they’re on board with the idea of a relationship between you, you’ll find yourself alone with Tabe a lot more.

Pros of dating him:

Grateful- Honestly, Tabe’s just so happy to have you in his life. He’ll make sure you know how much he appreciates you and literally everything you do.

Good listener- Tabe could listen to you talk for hours. The sound of your voice is just so soothing to him, he has trouble paying attention to what you’re saying sometimes. But if you seem angry with someone or something, he’ll be there to actively listen and give what little advice he can.

Supportive- Going along with the ‘good listener’ trait, Tabe is also very supportive of you. He respects you and your decisions to the point that if you were to give him advice on anything, you’d immediately get his full attention as he tries to commit your words to memory. He’s not that great at giving advice, but he still tries, and sometimes even that can make your day.

Best hugs ever- I don’t know why, but I headcanon that Tabe gives the best hugs. Not too weak, not too strong, not shaky, awkward or sweaty, just perfect and warm. It’s not really based on anything, he just seems like the type to give good hugs.

Bodyguards- If you involve yourself in the yakuza in any way, even just occasional visits, you’ve definitely spent time with Setsuno and Hojo. They might be suspicious of your motives at first, but once they realize how important you are to their friend, they’ll protect you like their lives depend on it. If you ever need anything and Tabe isn’t around, those are your go-to guys. (Will probably have to copy-paste this into their headcanons, too…..)

Cons of dating him:

Clueless- When I said he hasn’t dated before, I mean he really hasn’t dated. The first few crushes he had when he was younger all rejected him, so he never really bothered with romance after that. This can be a problem if you have expectations of things all boyfriends should know to do, like scheduling regular outings or bringing you flowers ‘just because’. You’ll have to sit him down and tell him if there’s something you want him to do. Most likely, he’d happily comply.

His appetite- Suddenly, you have to make 2x the amount of food you normally do, and leftovers? Don’t even think about it. Tabe doesn’t see it as a problem at first, but he’ll start to think more about it later on, secretly wondering if he’s being a burden on you. If he notices you getting even the slightest bit annoyed while cooking, or eating with him, he might slowly stop eating your food. The last thing he wants is for you to be upset with him. This could cause new issues if you make other assumptions as to why he’s not eating your food anymore.

Friends- Setsuno and Hojo are nice to have around, but it can sometimes be a bit overwhelming. You’re only dating one of them, after all. If you confront Tabe about spending too much time with them, he’ll be both confused as to why you don’t like having them around, and worried that the three people he cares about most aren’t getting along. You’ll have to explain that you just want a bit more time alone with him.

Big Spoon or Little Spoon? Kind of awkward and unsure with all things relationship, so probably a little spoon. It gives him a chance to ponder how lucky he is to be here with your arms wrapped tightly around him. That being said, if you were to give him instructions on how to be the big spoon, he wouldn’t be opposed to that, either. Remember, best hugs ever.

How to make him happy: To make Tabe happy, be patient with him and tolerant of any mistakes or miscommunications. He really is trying to learn how to be a good boyfriend, so stick with him and he’ll feel like the happiest man alive.

(⌒‿⌒)

[dyketectivecomics]

Cassandra Cain and Zatanna Zatara for the character ask thing

I’ve got another ask waiting JUST for Cass so I’ll save her for later! (& again y’all if ya wanna send in more characters plz send them individually thanks!)

Favorite thing:

How grounded she is. With every fantastical adventure and magical obstacle she faces, no matter how much it turns her entire world around, she’s still engaging with the Normal™️ world and approaches from that mindset when she can. She knows she’s a bridge between mortals and magic and she’s perfectly content and takes pride in that job.

Least favorite thing:

Bc of this she tends to be DC/fandoms go-to magic user. Guys there’s at least TEN others y’all can use too. She’s the most well-known but Zee is a BUSY lady thanks. The burden of being A bridge doesn’t mean that she’s the ONLY one.

Favorite line:

“OGRE FLOG A GOLFER GO!” (It’s a palindrome ok? Ya just GOTTA READ THAT ISSUE)

Friend-Ships:

Ima list DinahZee later too, but that’s bc I love BOTH their friendship+romance. Uhh, otherwise LOVE how she’s kinda started building a rapport with Kirk & Bobo in JLD, and just when she makes friends with Magic users in gen? LOVE LOVE LOVE the banter she has with her Crew too

Romantic-Ships:

Magicblazer, DianaZee, DinahZee, Covenshipping 2.0, Batanna, IvyZee, Catanna, NightmareMagic, Zee13 but only bc I like that being a Consistent Part of her History and also a Regret™️ lmaooooooo oh WAIT AND MIKEYZEE. That’s StageMagic hahaha

Don’t Ship at all much anymore:

Can’t think of any off the top of my head, other than Chalant sometimes making me Grumpy. But that’s bc WhYJ in general makes me Grumpy for what they did to Zee lmao

Random Headcanon:

Absolutely gives impromptu street shows on her days off. But she has a self-imposed rule to ONLY use sleight-of-hand for those moments. It’s how she puts in Practice when she’s trying out new, close-up tricks. Also some-what related: if she’s setting up a Three Card Monte op for the day, she tries to suss out marks that give Vibes. Whether those Vibes are Good or Bad will determine how the game goes for them lmao

Unpopular Opinion:

Zee COULD be OP, but anyone who says that she’s OP unironically doesn’t understand her. Magic takes a toll on her just like it does anyone else. She’s not an endless magic battery that can just keep speaking the universe into inverting itself forever. She can do a lot of impossible things, but that doesn’t mean she can make it stick forever. Or that she wants to make it stick.

Song I Associate with them:

Currently? Stevie Nicks’ “Rooms On Fire” Generally I associate Stevie+Fleetwood with Zee & most magic users already but this ones really HITTIN it for me for Zee today

Fav pic of them:

The variant cover for Zatanna #3 (by Brian Bolland) is one of the BEST pics of Zee. Just such a Classic™️ Celeb Look. Altho it’s TIED with her outfit+how she carries herself at the end of Zatanna #7 but I don’t wanna stretch this post any further lmao

[ruthlessnessisyourdesire-archive]

rp guidelines.

Mun is Ash. She/Her. 21+. Ruthless Drama King keeps me prisoner. 

This blog is 21+ Nsfw/smut will not be written with those under 21 years old. I will not write with minors. 

I know there are a lot of rules here now but incidents, past stuff in rp scene kind of made it mandatory for myself to put down. Common sense lacks in some too so sorry it’s so long but ya know. Gotta do what we rpers gotta do. <3

tw: potential for triggering content & subject matter due to crime scene investigations/forensic profiling. strong language expected. he is simply a problematic aggressive character in most verses.

no godmodding. unspoken rule but please do not control my character under any circumstances. if you continue to break this rule however I may have to cancel our thread. only in extreme cases.

Don’t have personal triggers but I will not write my muse forcing themselves on any other muse.

any personal triggers you are uncomfortable with I will not write and vice versa.

multiverse/oc friendly. au friendly: discussion on AU’s are love. same char different mun friendly. duplicates are always welcome. personally I love OC’s and this boy cannot get enough interaction from them ever. just so you know. 

Do not screenshot my posts: ooc, threads etc. It is MY content. I should not have to add this but yes this has happened without my knowledge - at first. 

Unfollowing: If there is something you disagree with, do not favor about my writing, portrayal, muse(s) or views the button is always there. Please soft block to unfollow. I will do the same and quietly if it calls for it. 

PSA: Don’t call 60 Connor. He is not Connor. He is his own person. This sort of trumps the significance I have built for him as an individual entity in my characterization/ headcanons/ personal iteration in a fandom where he is overlooked. Also if you do refer to him as such verbally to his face you consent to the wrath and animosity he will bestow upon you be it verbal or potentially physical. Trust me 60 is not fond of being mistaken for his predecessor. (It’s a pet peeve and I’m sorry lol but they’re two separate people. I mean I write Connor too so bear with me.)

plots are love. let's discuss story, char relationships, just anything really. down for plotted, random prompts and memes. my dm’s are always open. if I don’t respond straight away I’m either not on at the moment or I’m just swamped in drafts. I still want you to drop in tho.

replies may take a bit. this is a hobby. if I take a while it doesn’t mean I don’t want to rp. sometimes I forget, tumblr eats my notifs or I haven’t thought up a decent reply as of yet. please be patient. I always offer the same to my rp partners. also I do get swamped in drafts and asks so this does contribute to my reply speed. TLDR: I am slow af but I want to write with you.

want to drop a thread? we all lose muse, get too busy, overwhelmed at times. it is perfectly OK. when I do thread purges I will always post an update and @ those I am keeping threads with. the number of follows I have it is just easier for me to do it this way.

shipping: will ship with chars but there are some I may turn down depending on personal preference. typically ships with another RK800/RK900 are a no. sibling, platonic, enemies is where I go. some exceptions may apply depending on verse type but his exclusive and only RK800 ship is with @rob0badge . 60 also would like platonic, friend and enemy ships to counter his romantic ships. any and all are appreciated. 

open to smut threads. 21+ very explicit at times depending on verse. 60 is ruthless. fair warning. also smut is not a requirement for romantic ships. if you’re not down for that then 60 is all about the respect of his partner’s wishes.

multiship friendly: winning rk800-60's affection is not easy in the long run. remember he is not easy to get along with. 

Shipping Additions: I WILL NOT ship cross unless it is plotted mutually between all parties. even then I will be selective about it. please respect this. multiverse is a thing and that is what my blog is. it will just be ignored. 

Content Trigger: 60 is very much ruthless despite his fall into deviancy. if you are uncomfortable with intense personalities this may not be the rp blog for you. certain themes will be highly thematic, problematic and even controversial at times. all of these will be tagged accordingly and put under read more for my followers/mutuals. he will be aggressive and hateful depending on circumstances. he is not very nice. however, the mun does not reflect this characterization and is extremely nice to followers. 60 may not share that affinity but the mun has no malicious intent. Only this ruthless boy does.

threads containing 18/21+ material always go under read more. please adhere to all warnings. some subject matter may be unsettling. remember any dark or triggering themes are NOT condoned by me irl. it just needs to be said.

Interactions: non-rp blogs, personals or those not part of current threads: DO NOT REBLOG. this is becoming a problem lately and I really don’t want to be that person but please follow this rule.If you continue to do so you will be BLOCKED. You can like my posts just fine however. In fact it’s welcome! I like to see others enjoying what I write for the ruthless king.

DBH VERSE REQUIRED: It just works better to be able to write adequately and since my muse is from this universe it’s a given. I rarely do crossovers as I feel some just do not work or fit my muse. If I do they are with main mutuals depending on fandom or personal preference.

Mutual Exclusive/RP Blogs Only: This blog is now private. If you follow me and I do the same back it means I want to interact. Otherwise assume I won’t be following back if I haven’t in a week. I have had some odd things come 60′s way and it is why this blog is locked down now.

Follows: If I follow back it means I want to interact with you. If you're a mutual and you still have not interacted with me after several weeks I WILL unfollow. This is nothing against anyone or meant to be unfair/mean spirited. The blog is an rp blog so of course I want to interact with you all. Also I do not just give free follows since this is not a personal blog. 

I would love to follow back depending but if I see no rules or somewhere that states 21 and above for the mun on your blog I won’t. I interact solely with those 21+. I myself am 28 years old. Respect this and don’t lie about your age to me. I have had people lie to me in the past and they’ve been dropped faster then you can shout “Deviant Spotted!”

I reserve the right to unfollow anyone for whatever reason including but not limited to rp politics. Ya gurl not here for rp snobbery or assumptions made. If I become uncomfortable I will soft block to unfollow quietly. I also practice block back. Meaning if I’m hardblocked (which is in anyone’s right who is uncomfortable with my content) I will hardblock back. It’s only fair and honestly it’s a lovely page taken out of one of my waifu’s books.

OOC: If you post a crap ton of ooc posts (I mean plz it’s your blog and your content is yours so go for it) I may unfollow if I cannot blacklist them properly. I mean things that aren’t rp related. This is only in extreme cases. My blog has overwhelmed me so the dash being flooded is something I want to clean up.

Replies: As I have stated in updates on this blog I am super busy and backed up. My reply speed is slower due to lots of drafts and asks. You can remind me but please don’t come at me or try to push me. Muse can be fickle. Some days I have it for a specific verse, others I have it for shorter convos or text threads. I aim to reply to everyone but keep in mind running this blog is not easy and I want it be fun for me. It’s a hobby.  When I have to worry and hide from people this is no longer that. If it continues I will drop the thread completely. Only in extreme cases. 

Pressuring: Do not come into my inbox on anon passive aggressively asking when I will reply to threads. If you honestly want to remind me like a normal person my dms are open to mutuals only. Do not guilt me into rping. If you pressure and attempt manipulating me you will be blocked. This has happened and I will not put up with it. 

Please reblog any memes/prompts from the source and not this blog. I am not an rp source or creator of these. If you continue to do this and just harvest my blog for memes without even interacting I will unfollow/block. If you reblog send me one then. If not well do not do it. non-mutuals do not reblog anything at all from this blog. Also I  have to mention some people have used me as a source WITHOUT reblogging from me. Meaning they see the meme and reblog it for themselves as a means of bypassing sending in anything. If we’re mutuals why are you doing this? It will just make me think you do not want to interact.

Asks: Do not reblog asks. Please if you wish to continue make a new post and link back to ask. It just makes my dash a little cleaner and I want to avoid extra asks in the inbox continuing it when we can turn them into convo threads. So please don’t keep sending asks to continue a plot line. Thread it.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT HATE & ASSUMPTIONS: If I discover you sending hate on anon to anybody you’re gone. If you send hate to people about what they ship, especially to female muns/muses, you’re gone. I will not tolerate hate of any kind and if I see you talking negatively about any female muse I will soft block you quietly. I just do not want to interact with you. People who assume generalized posts are about them when I follow you will be softblocked as well. Honestly it’s a given that if I’m following it’s not directed at you. I will not put up with assumptions or continue to view it on my dash. Unfollow me, softblock me, etc. It’s not difficult. My comfort levels are important to me as well as yours should be.

I will not  interact with egoists. If I see anything that wigs me out I will just softblock quietly. Elitists go home. I don’t want you here. 

I will never rush or be pushy at my partners. I’m so chill about threads. please take your time. let’s never take the fun out of it. never think you’re taking too long or bothering me. DM’s are open to my mutuals only.

I do not do passwords or send messages of any kind. If I am following you rest assured that I have read your rules. I do this automatically when someone follows me and vice versa since I expect the same. If I’m liking update posts you can consider that me seeing it as well. 

unfollowing/refollowing: Don’t do it on my blog. If you follow and then unfollow but for some reason come back to follow you get blocked from my side. I don’t need the bs or the attention seeking.

Duplicates are amazing but I will be selective who I follow back and interact with. Nothing personal but I have been the victim of theft in the past. It’s an unfortunate thing but my characterization and headcanons for 60 are my own. I have been writing this boy forever even long before I made this blog. I’m highly protective of my ruthless king. He is my baby after all.

softblocks: I remove people by doing this. It could be for any reason to be honest. We never interact, you keep dropping our stuff, show no interest, I don’t see us interacting after all or any number of reasons to make my dash more comfortable. Do not ask me why I did it. That’s my comfort. No hard feelings. Just move on. I don’t have to cater to you. If you don’t like my methods use the unfollow button and leave my blog. Simple enough.

hardbocking/blacklisting: Yes I have done it. Am I going to blatantly broadcast it for all to see? Nope. I am not obligated to explain why I blocked you. Most times you have broken my rules despite me reminding to read them. Other times there are people I just do not want to see and that is my right not to see them. Same goes for you. Block me if you do not like what you see. I will not censor myself, my writing or who I interact with.

ostracizing people in the rpc: If you don’t like who I am interacting with use your blacklist function. NEVER tell me not to interact with them. If I find out you practice this exclusion tactic on others in the rpc I will purge you off my blog no questions or explanation needed. I totally get it. There are people I don’t like. No one is going to like everyone but do you see me telling others NOT to write with them? Hell no because I know for a fact they have done it to me and others love to listen without all sides to a story.

I also drop people who vague in public servers because it’s straight up childish behavior. I also will not follow or interact with anyone who guilt trips, suicide baits or lies with a pity party song and dance. When you’re found out to be lying or telling other people not to interact with somebody in this RPC I want nothing to do with you. Move on. That’s it. 

Drop a like if you made it this far. Whew! No passwords needed. Even if you don’t drop a like it won’t prevent me interacting it’s just nice to see. 

[toaarcan]

Scourge the Hedgehog: The Bad Fanfic Apotheosis

Y’all are gonna hate me for this one.

This is something of a followup to my previous post, Fiona Fox: Depth vs. Prominence, and inspired directly by the discussion I had with a friend in the comments section of the DA upload of it.

Part 1: Fanfic vs. Canon- Genesis of the Recolour Elements of the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic have long been compared to a bad fanfiction, particularly the parts of the story written by Ken Penders, though other writers like Bollers, Chacon, and Flynn have drawn that label too. I'm one of the people that's done it, and that's largely because I hold fanfic and official material to very different standards. There are certain things you can do in fanfic that you can't do in official material, especially with franchises like Sonic, and especially with more niche parts of said franchise, like a comic series. Of course, there are also certain things you can do in both, but you probably shouldn't. And Scourge is one of them. What exactly the process behind Scourge's creation was is something that's been debated. For a lot of people, he's considered to be a parody of the then-rampant "Sonic Recolour" fad, wherein fans would take screenshots of Sonic X, and other official artwork, and then edit it in Microsoft Paint, or another similar program, to create their own characters and stories. Now, this was long decried by other fans, myself included, as incredibly lacking in creativity and originality. It also had an "Ew, cringe" reaction, due to the often-shoddy editing, text-to-speech voices, and usually some top-tier mid-2000s Nu Metal for the music. These days, it's much easier to look back and say "These were mostly made by kids who were just having fun, and it's completely harmless", and it becomes apparent that a lot of the people that were making fun of them and criticising them were grown men, at which point you kinda realise that this "internet fad" was basically just bullying a bunch of children for not being up to the creative standards of some adults. Everybody was looking for the next Chris-Chan, but Chris-Chan is a near-unique entity, as only one other person alive has ever managed to combine that sheer void of talent with a monumentally repulsive personality, and that person is Ken Penders. But Sonichu is the least interesting thing about Chris, and Chris became the laughingstock that he is because of his inability to avoid posting his entire life on the Internet, which was something of a rarity in those halcyon days before the rise of modern social media. Sonichu was a gateway to the actually interesting content also on his channels, whereas these recolour-creators didn't have anything like that, just endless Windows Movie Maker slideshows. And, like, Chris was in his 20s when he became the Internet's punching bag for the first time, and while he's a horrible person, so were the people that dedicated their time and effort to trolling him- His story is fascinating, but it has no heroes. And into this collective cocktail of grown men shitting on preteens, so Ian Flynn introduced Scourge the Hedgehog. Is Scourge a parody of Sonic recolours? I sincerely hope not. The reason for that is twofold, and I'll discuss how his portrayal generally doesn't seem to be mocking those tropes further down the page, but the second issue with the idea that he is a parody is best explained by Sir Terry.

Parody can never punch down, and as a then-24 year old man writing official canon for a franchise, mocking a bunch of 10 year olds on the Internet for making bad stories would definitely be punching down. And, as I said, nothing about the way Scourge is written is in any way poking fun at the tropes of these fancharacters and stories. It's pretty much all played completely straight. So not only do I hope Ian wasn't trying to mock these fancharacters, but there's also little reason to believe that he actually was.   He's not a parody, he is a send-up. And on the one hand, it's kinda nice to throw a bone to those kids. But on the other hand... is Scourge really the character you want to represent your part of the fandom in official material? A cruel, violent, abusive, vicious monster that spends his time palling around with a girlfriend that the writer reforged to be the most unlikable character in the entire comic? Yeah, can't say that's what I'd want if I were one of those people, but he seems to be popular enough, so maybe I'm in the minority there. But now we get to the meat of the problem. You see, the way Scourge is written is one of those things that you can do in fanfic, but you shouldn't do in canon. Part 2: What is a Mary-Sue? The term "Mary-Sue" gets thrown around a lot these days. It's gradually lost all meaning, and has slowly become a term for "Female character that I don't like," mainly used by whiny, easily-offended Broflake Youtubers, who get all pissy that Star Wars films aren't specifically catering to them, to the point that you only have to make a girl be good at something in a movie and these pissbabies lose their shit. I liked Episode VII and VIII more than I, II, or VI, get fucked. But what, then, is a Mary-Sue? And why is it relevant to Scourge? The answer to that first question is a lot more complicated than it might seem. Not just because there are now several different varieties of the trope, but also because the trope itself evolved as it began to be applied to non-fanworks, and additionally because the name itself is somewhat non-indicative. A male Mary-Sue can exist, though these are normally referred to as "Marty-Stue" or "Gary-Stue", or more cynically "The Protagonist". Check out the average Batman comic these days and you'll see what I mean. Originally, the term applied only to a self-insert character in a fanfic, that was an overly-idealised version of the author, dramatically overpowered, hugely popular, normally dating whichever member of the cast the author wanted to bone, or sometimes multiple partners at the same time, along with a few other traits. It's actually pre-Internet term, originating in a Star Trek fanzine when "Mary-Sue" was created as a parody of other fans' similar characters. Over time, the trope evolved to the point that, while the "author avatar" feature is still a pretty big indicator, it's not really necessary. So while there are probably plenty of people out there who want to be Batman, not every character that is a Mary-Sue is someone for the author to project themselves onto, and not every author avatar is a Mary-Sue. Generally, the important features of a Mary-Sue are now: 1) Receives a great deal of favouritism from the author 2) More powerful than the rest of the cast, often to the point of absurdity 3) Faces zero consequences for their actions. 4) Liked by characters that have no reason to do so 5) In a relationship with a character that has no reason to date them, previous relationships be damned. 6) Most importantly, the story will bend over backwards to give them easy wins, even in situations where they logically should struggle. You're probably starting to get where I'm going with this, and if you're not... Part 3: Creator's Pet Scourge is a Creator's Pet. He gets shown a fair bit of favouritism from Ian Flynn, primarily the guise of how much focus he gets. Scourge is the most prolific villain in Ian's run, aside from Eggman himself. While other, better villains like Mogul and Naugus were being imprisoned repeatedly until one retired and the other became a dog, and a huge chunk of the comic's remaining antagonists were being subsumed into the Eggman Empire, Scourge was only moving up, not only being the villain of Ian's first two issues on the book, but continuing to make sporadic appearances for the next twenty issues, before appearing as the new leader of the Destructix under Finitevus in the Enerjak Reborn arc, followed swiftly by a stint as the Big Bad in Bold New Moebius. Does he actually deserve this level of importance? You be the judge, but personally, I don't think so. Even within those stories, Scourge gets special treatment, the biggest and most obvious being Metal Scourge. Now, personally, I think Metal Scourge was a better character than Scourge himself, but the fact that, of all people, Scourge got a Metal counterpart before anyone else, including Knuckles, who had such a counterpart in the games for over a decade by that point.  Especially since, well... Metal and Mettle is a fun story, but it doesn't really do anything for Bold New Moebius as a whole, does it? It's basically pure filler, only really serving to add another dead Metal Sonic to Ian's list and stall the plot out for a bit longer. And, of course, the most clear indicator of Scourge's favouritism is that he was he first Archie character to receive his own Sonic Universe arc, and the only one to do so without needing two or three SEGA characters also making up the rest of the lead cast. "Lockdown" isn't a particularly good story, but its existence speaks to not just the insane popularity that such an unworthy character received, but also Archie's willingness to indulge that. Sonic Universe was largely intended to tell stories revolving around the members of the SEGA cast that, for whatever reason, weren't able to regularly appear in the main book. This... frequently got broken, with Sonic, Tails, Sally, Bunnie, Antoine, and Amy all taking centre-stage in the book before obvious candidates like the Chaotix got a look in, some of them twice over, but Scourge was the only time they were willing to try a story based entirely around one of their characters, and they gave it to the already extremely prominent Scourge. It's pretty clear that Ian loved using this character, and did so as much as possible. YMMV on whether that's good or not. Part 4: Scourge OP plz nerf Let's be real, he's overpowered as fuck. Now, overpowered characters aren't necessarily bad, but it's significantly harder to write an OP character than an on-average one, and Scourge didn't work out so well. From the moment he turns green, he's basically unstoppable. The one time he actually seems to remotely struggle is actually in 161, where he looks ever-so-slightly winded after curbstomping Sonic and Shadow at the same time. From then on, while he does start to slowly even out with Sonic, he also continues to utterly demolish basically everyone else, especially his easy conquest of Moebius. It's been suggested that conquering Moebius should be easy, because the big threats are all good, kind people there, but that somewhat ignores that there are anti-versions of the heroes kicking about too. All the (Mostly) benevolent rulers of the Primeverse should be tyrannical despots there, and there are excessively powerful entities like the Anti-versions of Merlin and the Guardians, not to mention whatever horrors Anti-Gerald would've unleashed on the world, and that's without the Suppression Squad themselves. While the comic has generally treated Sonic as being able to stomp the entire rest of the FF, well, who says it has to be a fight? Why the fuck doesn't Patch just poison him? I mean, the obvious answer is "Because then Bold New Moebius won't have a main villain", and sometimes contractual villain immortality has to be a thing, but a good writer should be able to avoid putting the characters in that position. Following on from that, Scourge gets to fight basically the entire FF and Suppression Squad at the same time, (Sonic and Amy are absent and Fiona is on his side), and he's winning until Sonic shows up. Then directly after that is the hedgehog brawl, and despite Sonic managing to get everyone against Scourge, he easily manages to escape and break out his Super form. Even after spending his time in the No-Zone completely powerless, Scourge manages to break out the moment he gets his powers back, despite the prison being full of characters who should be equally or more powerful than him, and the police force that caught them all, basically unchallenged. Scourge never faces an actual challenge in the comic. He never struggles, and the one time he actually loses? Ian makes up some new lore on the spot, which is contradictory to SEGA lore from the same year, and then uses that to have Sonic trick Scourge into depowering himself. Not only does Scourge never struggle with anything, but he also never actually loses a fight. Part 5: When will you learn, that your actions have consequences?! Probably never, because Scourge's actions never have consequences. Throughout his entire run, Scourge gets to go wherever he wants, do what he wants, with or to whomever he wants, and he never has to deal with the fallout of the decisions he makes. Absorbs the energy of a matter world into his antimatter body? He's better than fine, it only made him stronger. Turns up in Knothole with his secret girlfriend's hated arch rival by his side? Never mentioned again. Blows Fiona's connection to him, costing Finitevus' operation a potential spy in Knothole, where Knuckles is? Not even considered a factor. Ditches Finitevus to go and make Moebius into an egopolis? Finitevus isn't bothered, and supports Fiona's efforts to rescue him later down the line after than plan backfired on him. Blinds Patch in one eye out of jealousy/spite? The guy that poisoned Armand and Max, took a torch to Antoine's personal life, took advantage of Sally's frayed mental state, emotionally damaged Bunnie, and tried to assassinate Elias to get what he wanted lets him get away with it. Openly announces that he's going to destroy both worlds? Conveniently does it when he's alone with Sonic so nobody can tell Fiona what she's letting herself in for. He eventually does get sent to jail, but he breaks out with ease the next time he turns up. Because, y'know, that's just what we want to see. Villains never having to deal with karma. Part 6: What does anyone see in him? Scourge doesn't quite get the "everyone loves him" treatment, but he still gets a whole lot more respect than he's ever earned. Both Sonic and Zobotnik are portrayed arbitrarily deciding that maybe there's a shred of good in this monster, and this is the part where I stress that he's abusive again. Maybe if I repeat that enough it'll sink in. Despite knowing full-well the sort of person Scourge is, Sonic's response to Scourge's crappy cribbing of the "One Bad Day" speech is to try and turn it around and claim that Scourge only needs a tiny bit of decency to be a good person, and this is outright untrue, and given what we see of Scourge later, I'm frankly disgusted that Ian tried to pull this with a character he'll pretty much unambiguously portray as an abuser. Zobotnik's case is even more baffling. We're introduced to the guy in the Lockdown arc, and it's implied that he's effectively a tyrannical warden, ruling over the No-Zone with an iron fist, taking an almost sadistic delight in punishing the inmates. But yet, for whatever reason, he decides that it's a good idea to try and rehabilitate Scourge, for no adequately established reason. Even on the other side of the morality line, we have Finitevus, who apparently respects Scourge enough to not just make him leader of the Destructix during the Enerjak Reborn arc, despite him very clearly not being a leader, and not being liked by any of his comrades except Fiona, but then when he promptly ditches the whole plan toward the end, Finitevus apparently decides that he not only wants to get him back, but is willing to go to great lengths and risk losing the only team of mercenaries dumb enough to work for a guy who is quite open about his intentions to "purify the world with Chaos fire" in order to do it. And speaking of, the most egregious case of this comes again in Lockdown, where the Destructix all end up siding with Scourge. Across the second half of the arc, Scourge learns his new team's backstories, and despite them clearly showing traits and beliefs that should make them respect him less, this somehow works in his favour, and he manages to wrest leadership of the team from Fiona. Especially galling is that it appears that Fiona loses their respect early on because of her faith in Scourge, who to them, looks pathetic, but then they end up supporting him anyway, despite doing nothing to earn it. But wait, one's missing... Looks like it's that time again. Part 7: Oh right, he's an abuser. It's time to talk about Fiona. Fiona's heel turn is really, really effective at selling you on the idea that Fiona is a vile, cruel, and selfish person. It's a dramatic, "big bang" moment that, in basically a single panel, got an entire fandom to hate a character. Now for some it was more of a "Love to hate" thing, but there are plenty of people out there who just really hate Fiona for this single moment. And when you're introducing a new major villain, maybe that's what you want to accomplish. What it doesn't do, however, is sell you on her motives for taking that course of action. Fiona, for the rest of her existence, mainly antagonises Sally, whom she has no worthwhile connection to on either side of her turn, other than being the evil  Sally to Scourge's Evil Sonic, and stands around or clings to Scourge's arm, looking smug about her abusive relationship. And yes, it is abusive, verbal abuse is still abuse, and the implications that he's physically abusive are present too. I know this is something that Scourge's fans don't really want to accept, but it's true, and we're going to get into that later. For now, what matters is that this character's run as a villain mainly consists of: Fiona: "Hey Sugar-Queen, look at how much my boyfriend yells at me and insults me, and probably beats me when he's angry. I make smart decisions and you suck." We never come to understand why this character, who is so motivated by her belief that everyone will eventually double-cross her that she has decided to start lashing out at people before they can turn on her, is willing to put her faith 100% in someone so repeatedly deceptive that he first approached her by pretending to be someone else. Like, in terms of bad first impressions, that's up there with arriving at a job interview in full clown regalia. The comic makes no effort to show why these characters like each other. Scourge allegedly likes her because she chooses to turn evil and join him, rather than being born evil, but this clashes with not only the fact that Fiona is a genuinely good person before this, who makes a solid effort to stay loyal to her friends first, and is lured into villainy by him, but also the fact that she blames everyone but herself for her current situation, but especially with the fact that all of the foreshadowing for Fiona turning evil consists of people not trusting her because she has a shady history. Scourge claims to appreciate that Fiona is a good person that chooses to be evil, but the narrative has a clear message of "If you started evil, it doesn't matter if you try to become good, you will always revert to type." Which isn't exactly a good message, Ian. In return, all we get from Fiona's side is that Scourge "has no expectations of her and just wants to have fun", which clashes entirely with how we see them interact in subsequent arcs, where Fiona frequently looks disturbed or apprehensive, or just bored, while Scourge yells at her and threatens her for not meeting his standards. Seriously, why do people ship this? But okay, okay. Scourge is a good liar, and Fiona's established paranoia and history do make her vulnerable to manipulators like him, so maybe she falls for his lies and gets taken for a ride. That could happen, sure. Doesn't really explain why she becomes a horrendous person all of a sudden, but whatever. Maybe he convinced her to do it as a sort of hazing, and a means of ensuring she couldn't go back. That fits with his abusive nature (You might also notice that this the explanation I used in Revival). But why does she stay? And why does she refuse every out she's given? Why, after everything that pulled her to his side has turned out to be bullshit, does she remain devoted to him? Now, you can argue that due to the abuse and the manipulation she's suffered, she believes she has to stay with him, and that's a fair shout, but her appearance in Journey to the East is kind of a stumbling block for that theory, because we're shown a Fiona who is fully capable of functioning without him, and even after making efforts to establish herself... the next time we see her she's gone back for him. And now... well, it's time to talk about that "A" word I've been bringing up a lot in this section. Scourge is abusive. I've frequently referenced that he verbally abuses Fiona every time she displeases him across the book, but the most telling scene is this one from Issue 190.

"You do not want to be sent back with me." Translation: "If I get sent back, and you're sent back too, I'm going to beat the shit out of you." Fiona (With her invisible left arm) isn't excluded from this threat. Fiona isn't surprised by this threat either. Nor does she not take the threat seriously. She looks like she's expecting to be struck. He beats her. And please, nobody say that "he's just angry", that's apologism. Now, I dunno if this was in the script, or if Fiona's face was something Yardley did on his own, but given that this arc ends with Super Scourge announcing his intention to destroy both Mobius and Moebius, simply because he can, regardless of the collateral, I'm willing to bet that this relationship wasn't a happy, stable one. But, unfortunately, this element was never made clear enough. Now, your mileage may vary on whether you think Sonic the Hedgehog comics are the appropriate place to discuss abusive relationships or not, but we've got one now, and Ian dropped the ball. This wasn't a Joker/Harley, where the pairing was clearly abusive but also sold DC/Warner millions of dollars worth of merch, this wasn't a RWBY, where Adam took three years to show up and had already won a huge number of fans from his admittedly cool design and powers, so people already liked him before they even knew what his personality was like. Ian had full control over this, no merch to worry about, and Scourge's prolific appearances gave him plenty of opportunity to make it clear that this was an ugly, repulsive thing that Fiona needed to get out of ASAP. And he didn't. Because panels like this, and all the yelling, clearly weren't enough for the fandom. No, you point this detail out to them and they'll make excuses, try to pretend it didn't happen, or just get offended, or worst of all, outright say they don't care and still ship it. We have fanartists who became real official artists creating stories where this garbage-fire pairing is used for sad feels, not because Fiona got stuck in a relationship with a controlling, violent monster, but because oh no they really loved each other and now Fiona's dead isn't it tragic don't you feel sorry for Scourge? No. No I don't. I feel sorry for the thousands of teenagers who support an abusive relationship because Ian was too cowardly to make it clear that the relationship in question was just that. Now, do I think that Ian is an intentional abuse apologist? No. Do I think he wimped out of taking the necessary steps to make it clear that this was bad because he didn't want people to dislike his shitty pet villain? Oh yeah, I do. Scourge's reputation was more important to Flynn than appropriately and sensitively portraying a destructive, damaging relationship between a woman and her monstrous partner. Well, I say "Woman", let's not forget that Fiona was meant to be sixteen, and realistically if you take her timeline into account she's more likely to be about fourteen. Real fucking classy. Part 8: Effort? What effort? So, now we get to our final criteria. And frankly, it's the easiest one to cover. From the moment, Scourge turns green, his life becomes a cakewalk. Everything he ever wants is handed to him with zero actual struggle on his part. Wants to be stronger than Sonic? He is. Zero side-effects to using a Chaos energy form from a mirror universe, or having a Super transformation interrupted, he just seemingly gets to be half-Super forever. Wants another leg-up on Sonic? Here's Fiona, sans personality. Sonic says he's just a lame ripoff of himself? He conquered a planet in a week, look at how cool he is. Also his team all roll over and make him their leader even though they hate him and they could easily kill him. He gets to walk through the entire FF/Squad teamup, and the Hedgehog teamup, and then when he gets to the No-Zone, Zobotnik, who has kept far smarter and more dangerous characters locked up for decades arbitrarily decides to reform him and gets completely suckered by him. The Destructix fully throw in with him, despite him never actually earning their respect. He never loses a fight where he wasn't depowered first. You know what the irony of this is? Ian has a character whom he is contractually obligated to never have lose for longer than an issue or two. And honestly, he wasn't awful at disguising that. Sonic gets a few wins that feel too easy, but for the most part, the issues with this rule mainly manifest in Sonic's limp responses to the tragedies happening around him, and a sprinkling of minor failures and pyrrhic victories ensure that the rule looks more like shoddy writing in a few places unless you're explicitly told about it. And even then, he still manages to make it look like Sonic struggles to attain those victories, that he has to actually put his back into it every time. He is challenged. Scourge isn't allowed to be challenged. That's the irony. Ian has a protagonist who he is not allowed to have lose, and Sonic still manages to be avoid looking like a boring invincible hero, while Scourge just never faces anything that can actually pose a threat to him. Powerful opponents crumple before him. Characters' personalities and development shift to suit his needs. The plot warps to benefit him. Because heaven forbid Scourge actually have to work for his wins. Who needs stakes when you can have the writer on your side! Part 9: In summation... I think you should've all twigged where this is going by now, so let's wrap up. 1) Does Scourge receive a great deal of favouritism from the author? Yes. 2) Is Scourge more powerful than the rest of the cast, often to the point of absurdity? Yes. 3) Does Scourge face zero consequences for his actions? Yes. 4) Is Scourge liked or respected by characters that have no reason to do so? Yes. 5) Is Scourge in a relationship with a character that has no reason to date him? Yes. 6) Most importantly, does the story will bend over backwards to give Scourge easy wins, even in situations where he logically should struggle? Yes. According to these criteria, Scourge the Hedgehog is almost a textbook example of a Mary-Sue. Which is probably why something as disgusting as him got away with so much. I guess, then, that his role in Revival, and a lot of the stuff before that, is the unfortunate reality of a Mary-Sue who suddenly has to deal with the fact that they're no longer getting that special treatment from the writer. That now their actions have consequences, that now the universe doesn't shape itself to their desires.

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Fic Pref Meme

i was tagged by @insectbah​. thanks ev!

Copy/paste and bold your fic preferences because why not, gotta choose one (near impossible, but go with your first gut instinct), and tag someone because, again, why not.

slow burn or love at first sight (i love a good slow burn with developing feelings)

fake dating or secret dating (i don’t really like the fake dating trope actually)

enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers (this is hard because while i like a good love story prompted by a friendship, a good enemies to friends to lovers is even better sometimes, but as it’s stated as specifically enemies to lovers, i’ll go with the second)

oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance with correspondence (hate me, but i’m not a great fan of the one bed thing because there’s often a bit of weird consent thing, where people are kind of forced into it, although it’s sometimes amazingly done)

hurt/comfort or amnesia (other than the famous amnesia series we all know and love, i don’t ever like amnesia)

fantasy au or modern au

mutual pining or domestic bliss (jeez i hate when the whole thing can be solved by just a normal conversation)

smut or fluff (i don’t think this is not a fair question)

canon compliant (missing scenes) or fix-it fic (depends on the fandom. if the canon is broken FIX IT!!!)

alternate universe or future fic

one-shot or multi-chapter (just from a time perspective)

kid fic or roadtrip fic (*chanting* road trip! road trip!)

reincarnation or character death (i don’t want to choose either to be honest)

arranged marriage or accidental marriage (i guess?? idk)

high school romance or middle aged romance

time travel or isolated together (cabin in a snow storm, desert island) (time travel hurts my brain)

neighbours or roommates (i love both if i’m honest)

sci-fi au or magic au

bodyswap or genderbend

angst or crack

apocalyptic or mundane (no apocalyptic stuff for me plz)

tagging @ladycynthiana @ahappydnp @omgthisisnotmyrealaccount @templeofshame @phantasticlizzy

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Ur def one of my fav Tyrus accounts. But in future can u mayb plz consider making each individual gif a second or two longer. Ur gifs are always so brief they when we see them they just repeat,repeat,repeat Very fast. It sorta hurts my eyes. Mayb add on a couple more secs in a gif so it’s more smooth and so Replay,replay,replay

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoy my blog. 

Sorry the gifs hurt your eyes but the limit for tumblr is INCREDIBLY small and because I film in 1080p for my gifs that already compromises about half the size limit so they have to be pretty short in order to run properly on this site. Otherwise theyre really awful quality and at that point id rather not post them...

Another thing: a lot of the shots are pretty short to begin with. If im trying to do a reaction the shots normally cut from close up to wide, the close up ends up being .5-1.5 seconds at most. If i keep the gifs running at regular speed it kinda has to be a fast loop. Sometimes I’ll try and slow them down but you again compromise quality at that point or they look odd because the movements are so slow. 

Personally I prefer faster gifs if theyre better quality, have more colours, and look in time with the text. Once you lower the colour count or lower the quality below 720p or slow them down to an uncomfortable point i just like,, dont want that on my blog tbh. It’s just really aesthetically unappealing to me so im not gonna post something i dont think looks good on my blog, if that makes sense.

Tumblr is great for sharing, the tag system, following people, etc. But at the end of the day i made this blog as an archive for myself of things I want to look back on/enjoy. I really didn’t expect to have followers at all, or even be involved in the fandom, I just wanted an aesthetic space to store all my gifs/screen shots/videos/text/etc over this kids show lol. 

Unfortunately my aesthetic is bright colours, sharp pictures, condensed words, and fast paced things. Which DEFINITELY isn’t for everyone, and I get that, and im sorry :/

[thevampirelestat]

plz do loustat for the domestic ship thing i will give you my kneecaps

lol don’t worry you can keep your kneecaps, i don’t want them…

Lestat/Louis:

Who’s more dominant: lestat. even if you think he’s a bottom, you have to admit he does have the more dominant personality between them… louis is very passive.  

Who’s the cuddler: lestat most of the time, but louis can get tactile too when he’s in the mood to be

Who’s the big spoon/little spoon: they switch off 

What’s their favorite non-sexual activity: going for long, moon-lit walks together 

Who uses all the hot water: louis. he zones out in the middle of showers sometimes because he enjoys the warmth and just kinda ends up standing there until it’s cold

Most trivial thing they fight over: boredom lol

Who does most of the cleaning: lestat, because louis just dgaf 

What has a season pass on their dvr/Who controls the netflix queue: its a constant power struggle i imagine, but typically lestat  

Who calls up the super/landlord when the heat’s not working: lestat 

Who leaves their stuff around: louis, cuz as previously mentioned he dgaf

Who remembers to buy the milk: neither of them, theyre vampires lol

Who remembers anniversaries: lestat

Who cooks normally: again… vampires…….

How often do they fight: almost constantly 

What do they do when they’re away from each other: pine for each other while simultaneously talking shit about each other to whoever theyre with  

Nicknames for each other: lestat’s for louis are all cute and romantic, as we know from canon, “darling, beautiful one, my love.” while louis’s for lestat are more like “the bastard” and “actually satan probably” and im living for that contrast tbh

Who is more likely to pay for dinner: still v-a-m-p-i-r-e-s, but if they did eat, lestat 

Who steals the covers at night: louis

What would they get each other for gifts: lestat likes to buy clothes for louis so he looks like less of a hot mess… and louis likes to get little meaningful things for lestat, like flowers or trinkets that remind him of him, or sometimes he buys him “self help” books as a joke

Who kissed who first: lestat kissed louis first

Who made the first move: read iwtv, the answer is right there lol

Who remembers things: both of them

Who started the relationship: isnt that the same thing as making the first move?

Who cusses more: lestat, louis pretends he’s “above” such profanity 

What would they do if the other one was hurt: louder for the people in the back >> READ THE BOOKS AND YOU’LL KNOW ;))))

Who is the dirty talker: lestat, obviously 

A head canon: my favorite from when i was first becoming active in this fandom is that at some point lestat buys louis a pair of rose-colored glasses as a joke and when he asks why he tells him “to improve your shitty outlook on life.” but louis likes them and ends up unironically wearing them anyway.