#cityscreams

[captain-hen]

holy shit, your post about non-canon queer ships is so real!! and i think the reason why so many of us get attached to fanon ships is because it tends to have the buildup that most canon queer ships now lack for one reason or another -- maybe the writers don't want to be accused of queerbaiting, or they did have plans but their show got cancelled thanks to the streaming model, or maybe these showrunners and writers are just more interested in marketing 'diverse' characters than doing any of the work required to make these stories feel authentic and real.

these days, the characters meet, and you immediately know they're going to get together in about eight episodes. the characters rarely have individual identities or story arcs outside of each other, and the fact that most new shows are only a step away from getting canceled means that the writing rushes through all of the buildup in order to get to the supposed payoff that doesn't make you feel anything.

which is why a ship like buck and eddie, for example, is so much more compelling to me than anything i've seen in the past five years bc we got to actually see these characters grow as individuals and go through so many important relationship-cementing experiences way before they would (presumably) get together. from the many lighthearted fun, moments of friendship to all of the hardships they've endured together to taking the steps they need in order to actually be ready for a relationship -- we got to go on that journey with them every step of the way.

eddie didn't just come in during season two, PTSD-free, mentally healthy, and divorced, and announce that he's queer to the firehouse 0.2 seconds after meeting buck. no, he had to navigate the messiness of his wife coming back and dying, buck had to deal with the fallout of the ladder truck incident, they had to work through the lawsuit and the shooting and the repercussions of said shooting and had to make their way out of relationships that didn't work for them. but they got to do it all together, and we as an audience got to see that relationship play out over six whole seasons.

so now, buck and eddie getting together wouldn't feel manufactured, it would feel real, and rewarding, and it'd feel like the only natural, satisfying conclusion to both of their story arcs. i just...i don't see that in new queer media because we don't get enough about either partner or their dynamic before their relationship turns romantic for me to get invested.

(sorry for dumping in your inbox bjskdjdk, u just did a really great job articulating the exact point about queer rep that i've been trying to put into words for a long time 😅)

no, you're so right! i think this is a combination of showrunners trying have a checklist of 'diverse' characters, and the 8-10 episode model where shows are in constant danger of being canceled. these characters meet, 5 seconds later they're kissing, and they're declaring their undying love for each other at the end of the season...if they even wait that long. it's literally so rare to see shows that actually bother to give queer relationships some time to breathe and develop, the only examples i can think of are casey and izzie from atypical and ava and beatrice from warrior nun. and if what we do end up having most of the time with canon queer couples is fine with the people who like them, then all the power to them! but having a weird superiority complex or decrying others for liking non-canon queer ships is...not it.

i mean, everything you've said about buck and eddie is exactly why i'm so obsessed with them—they meet every single requirement i have for a well-written dynamic! both the characters are fleshed out, rather than being plot devices for each other; their relationship is incredibly well-developed; it's a slow burn; they have interesting conflicts and arcs; and there's actually a reason as to why these two make sense as a couple, rather than them just being two attractive adults in the vicinity of each other. i can't count the number of times i've seen LS fans say that people should just watch lone star because 'the gay couple is actually canon' which is not only infuriating, but also speaks so much as to how people have seemingly ceased to care about good and interesting writing in favour of the canonization of queer ships. (i'm sorry, but t/arlos sucks and i would rather buck and eddie get married to different people rather than ever end up like them)

at the end of the day, good writing matters. interesting and intricate storytelling and development matters. you can't just handwave all of that and pretend it's fine just because the characters are ~~diverse~~. i'm being so serious when i say that i'd rather a show had a handful of characters who are minorities who are written well and manage to drive the plot forward; rather than an entire cast full of them who ultimately don't do anything, and are only there so that the creators can pat themselves on the back and not do any work to actually write them well.

[padme-amidala]

so my silly little blog has reached 3,000 followers!! i am truly grateful for every single one of you, thank you for supporting my gifs and giving me motivation to keep creating them 💜 to express my gratitude i've decided to have another follower celebration! if you'd like to participate simply send me:

🖤 + a show or a movie for a colorful gifset of said show/movie

and because i want to show my mutuals some extra appreciation, an option for mutuals only:

💌 for a personalized gifset based on your interests

i'm gonna tag some of my lovely mutuals under the cut to boost this <3

@labyrinth @saws2004 @commander-codys @edwards-teach @morgana-pendragon @mcbride @piperhaliwell @cal-kestis @matthew-lillard @killianglyndon @kitconnor @ughmerlin @zoya-nazyalenskys @pedro-pascal @jakeyp @diwalis @bixcaleen @hellshee @fireplceashes @captain-hen @cate-dunlap @dindjarism @lady-arryn @frodo-baggins @calkestis @yennefer @usergirlfailure @starfighters @the-force-awakens @mcgregor @obiwan @arabellas @elizascarlets @yasminkahns @hayden-christensen @kbishop @mayahawkins @moirainesedai @revengeofthesiths @jamietarrt @henry-alex @wandasmaximofffs @sansastarkr @ronandreams @cityscreams @avasillva @bottoms-movie @heroeddiemunson @yenvengerberg @dani-clayton

[ice-sculptures]

ICE-SCULPTURES -> CITYSCREAMS

i don't usually change my url but i really wanted a taylor-related url for 1989 tv release week!! cityscreams isn't 1989 specific but it's from my fav taylor song and i thought it was so fitting for spooky season 🕸️👻

(for my non-swiftie mutuals....it'll be mostly the same content but with just a little extra taylor this week 🦋)

tagging a few people under the cut so y'all know it's me :)

@basiltonpitch @willelfanpage @lucasvenkman @pumpkinpadmes @callaplums @housewifebuck @questiontv @strandtk @henwilsons @likegoldintheair @shitouttabuck @thefabulousfab-3 @loserdiaz @captain-hen @mlchaelwheeler @madcleradin @mandycantdecide @babygirl-jonathanbyers @9thofoctober @astrobei @heroesbyler @wiseatom @byclairs @stranger-comet @lucassinclaer @pinkeoni @magentamee @howtobecomeadragon @elmaxed @mikeandwillel @talkingtothelights @stbyers @byeler @jesper-faheyss 💙

(i have no idea who's active rn bsjdfhlsjajks sorry if i forgot to tag you)

[bylrndgm]

BEFORE & AFTER COLORING CHALLENGE🎨

tagged by @ghosttfaces 💕

tagging (no pressure !!!!) @will80sbyers @emblazons @cityscreams @maliagf @elsbianism @ezrabriidger @ any of my followers who are gifmakers and want to try this out.

[blueskiesandstarrynights]

BEFORE AND AFTER COLORING CHALLENGE

I wasn't tagged by anyone, but I saw this challenge going around and I wanted to try my hand at it. Coloring is such an interesting part of gifmaking and is so often underappreciated by nongifmakers, but there's so much that goes into the coloring. Even these aren't perfect, but coloring is something one can always improve on and I can't wait to see how my coloring will look a year or two from now.

Tagging @catoptrific @heroeddiemunson @cityscreams @keerysquinn @lucascsinclairs @stargyles and anyone else who wants to!!

[emblazons]

10 fandoms/10 characters/10 tags

thank you so much for tagging me @foodiewithdahoodie! 🥰 All of these were hard to choose, because as a fan of all of these as entire series, it's work to narrow down to one. But! We did well enough!

Astarion - Baldur's Gate III (he is everything to me rn)

Dion Lesage - Final Fantasy XVI (Joshua is here in spirit too)

Mike Wheeler - Stranger Things

Riku - Kingdom Hearts

Armin Artlet - Attack on Titan (end of an era as of yesterday omg)

Yuna - Final Fantasy X

Blair Waldorf - Gossip Girl

Jamie Lannister - Game of Thrones

Legolas - Lord of The Rings

Anakin Skywalker - Star Wars

(no pressure) tags: @magentamee @likegoldintheair @goldentrunks @lockescoles @agnes-nielsens @fireplceashes @bylrndgm @thepunkpanther @cityscreams & @zombiesteve + anyone who wants to do it! I nearly tagged 15 more people lmao

[henwilsons]

thank you @moirainesedai for the tag! ily <3

rules: on pinterest, search [your name + core] and post 6 pictures and tag 6 people

tagging @kitconnor @bodybetters @woozis @cityscreams @jeanmoreaux @stationoneeighteen @bixcaleen (no pressure!) ♡

[lucassinclaer]

10 characters + 10 fandoms + 10 tags

me? actually doing a tag game? it's sm less likely than you think bc i suck. i always appreciate the tag, though. ty rae @cityscreams !! also, i do actually have other fandoms, reminder that this is just my st sideblog.

lucas sinclair – stranger things

sophie devereaux – leverage

martha jones – doctor who

catelyn tully – asoiaf

david alleyne – marvel comics

vex'ahlia – vox machina

aang – atla

mal oretsev – grishaverse

elle greenaway – criminal minds

daphne bridgerton – bridgerton

quite honestly, some of these are v much just characters i'm attached to despite having largely moved on from the fandom

gonna tag some people, but as someone who always forgets about actually getting to these - no pressure!! @byclairs @wheelersboy @musicalchaos07 @heroeddiemunson @freetobeeyouandme @storybook-tiles @junkoandthediamonds @usermauro @vinmauro @foodiewithdahoodie

[your-midnights]

since my financial situation is getting increasingly more desperate, i’ve decided to sell (for whatever you can afford) some urls that i have. some are canon and others are not.

allgetyours

righttherefrontrow

sunshinewasgone

badboyshinytoy

cityscreams-yourname

lookwhatyoumadcmedo

creaksinthefloors

sacrednewbeginnnings

if you’re interested dm me, if not please rb!

[kevindurkiin]

Taylor Swift Fans Are Convinced “I Forgot That You Existed” Is About Calvin Harris

So, Taylor Swift’s new album Lover just dropped this past Friday, and of course her fans immediately went to the lyrics to see who she was throwing shade at these days. As the undisputed queen of breakup songs, Swift has had her fair share of men to write about. On “I Forgot That You Existed,” in particular, fans are convinced she’s finally going after Calvin Harris.

The song opens thus:

“How many days did I spend thinking ’Bout how you did me wrong, wrong, wrong? Lived in the shade you were throwing Till all of my sunshine was gone, gone, gone And I couldn’t get away from ya In my feelings more than Drake, so yeah Your name on my lips, tongue-tied Free rent, living in my mind.”

There’s still the chance that she’s referring to her ongoing feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, but check out these tweets.

she literally didn’t write one song about calvin and then went ya know what i’ll give you one and named it I forgot that you existed pic.twitter.com/liDJFj3dTA

— molly

(@cityscreams) August 23, 2019

THE ONLY SONGS CALVIN GOT WERE I DID SOMETHING BAD AND I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED LMFAO SUCKS TO BE HIM DSFLKJSDFLJK

— 𝓛𝑜𝓋𝑒, maddie

(@HolySwiftly) August 23, 2019

Apparently “I Forgot That You Existed” is about Calvin Harris & was supposed to be on reputation but it didn’t make the cut bc she wrote it so late… bc ya know… she forgot that he existed #Lover

— Bethany (@BethanyHolley) August 21, 2019

not at how y’all are saying that i forgot that you existed is about calvin and the whole time i just assumed it was about karlie bc i genuinely forgot about calvin

— ellie (@ftyoonjin) August 23, 2019

Listen for yourself below. Is it about Calvin Harris?



This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Taylor Swift Fans Are Convinced “I Forgot That You Existed” Is About Calvin Harris

Taylor Swift Fans Are Convinced “I Forgot That You Existed” Is About Calvin Harris published first on https://soundwizreview.tumblr.com/

[bluebuzzmusic]

Taylor Swift Fans Are Convinced “I Forgot That You Existed” Is About Calvin Harris

So, Taylor Swift’s new album Lover just dropped this past Friday, and of course her fans immediately went to the lyrics to see who she was throwing shade at these days. As the undisputed queen of breakup songs, Swift has had her fair share of men to write about. On “I Forgot That You Existed,” in particular, fans are convinced she’s finally going after Calvin Harris.

The song opens thus:

“How many days did I spend thinking ’Bout how you did me wrong, wrong, wrong? Lived in the shade you were throwing Till all of my sunshine was gone, gone, gone And I couldn’t get away from ya In my feelings more than Drake, so yeah Your name on my lips, tongue-tied Free rent, living in my mind.”

There’s still the chance that she’s referring to her ongoing feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, but check out these tweets.

she literally didn’t write one song about calvin and then went ya know what i’ll give you one and named it I forgot that you existed pic.twitter.com/liDJFj3dTA

— molly

(@cityscreams) August 23, 2019

THE ONLY SONGS CALVIN GOT WERE I DID SOMETHING BAD AND I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED LMFAO SUCKS TO BE HIM DSFLKJSDFLJK

— 𝓛𝑜𝓋𝑒, maddie

(@HolySwiftly) August 23, 2019

Apparently “I Forgot That You Existed” is about Calvin Harris & was supposed to be on reputation but it didn’t make the cut bc she wrote it so late… bc ya know… she forgot that he existed #Lover

— Bethany (@BethanyHolley) August 21, 2019

not at how y’all are saying that i forgot that you existed is about calvin and the whole time i just assumed it was about karlie bc i genuinely forgot about calvin

— ellie (@ftyoonjin) August 23, 2019

Listen for yourself below. Is it about Calvin Harris?



This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Taylor Swift Fans Are Convinced “I Forgot That You Existed” Is About Calvin Harris

source https://www.youredm.com/2019/08/26/taylor-swift-fans-are-convinced-i-forgot-that-you-existed-is-about-calvin-harris/

[ice-sculptures]

should i temporarily change my url to cityscreams again for ttpd

[ice-sculptures]

yes i do realize none of these are 1989 related, but i still want a taylor url for that week 😭

[ice-sculptures]

truthfully i actually like cityscreams more but i’m too tired to update all of my links and i do enjoy having a non fandom themed url