#controversial opinion???

[amaishimaa]

I noticed you’re a big fan of Del Toro’s Pinocchio cuz I keep seeing you in the tags a lot. Do you have any pairings? And also, what do you think of the following ships: Wood Sprite × Candlewick's mom, Pinocchio × Candlewick, Sebastian × Geppetto, etc. ?

Yeah, I am.

I do have some pairings yes but not among those you listed. But since you asked nicely enough I guess I’ll give my two cents.

Wood Sprite x Candlewick’s mom — I’ve seen a fic of this… I think it’s ok in terms of the age and the fact it’s not connected to weird porn art, but I personally think that Candlewick’s mom, if we have to pair her with a lady, would be best suited with the Dottore’s wife since they’re usually close to one another. That and the latter blushes when she and her “husband” (read: beard) go visit the blacksmith’s.

Pinocchio x Candlewick — this is contentious for me. They’re both ten years old, firstly, and not only that but distinctly Pinocchio doesn’t age in canon terms. Candlewick, if he lives, would age and be a young adult by the time Pinocchio loses all his family. There’s red flag number one.

° Another red flag is that most people don’t age them up when writing romantic fics or ship art, or only Candlewick’s aged up but Pinocchio’s left 10yrs old. Which is yikes? But even then, this ship was spear headed by someone who dabbles in shotacon – you know, one of THOSE people. And another thing, the most “evidence” used to argue for this ship comes from taking a scene where two boys tortured by nazis bond over their father-related issues and trauma — forming a co-dependency, which usually isn’t something healthy romantic relationships have mind you — and the fact they both defend each other (no shit they defend each other. They’re facing the fucking Podestà. Ride or die, quite literal in this case).

° I understand the want of queer fans to see one’s self in certain characters, but if you want an example of queer youth, Luca would probably be a better example… Also not fond of the fact the majority of people who make content of this ship on other platforms lean towards suggestive art. It’s fucked up.

Sebastian x Geppetto — LMAO WHAT? WHERE IS THIS FROM? Is it because they’re both Pinocchio’s dads technically?? Anyway this ship is so bizarre to me. Mainly because of the vast height difference being that Sebastian’s pocket sized, and then the fact Geppetto’s human and Sebastian’s a literal insect. I do support the idea of Sebastian being queer coded, but I’d rather have him being in an mlm ship with another insect and not… a old ass widower…

Also speaking of widower, I ship Geppetto with my own version of Carlo’s mother so with all due respect, I’m too engrossed in the idea of him loving his late wife so much he never truly moved on, hence why his first son’s death hurts harder because he had her features (and Pinocchio’s got her personality). I also ship Sebastian with my own OC so. /shrug/

But if you like these pairings, I guess, more power to you! I personally just have my own thoughts and that is: these pairings don’t spark anything within me, and don’t carry enough logic or true chemistry in terms of romance — platonically, I consider Candlewick and Pinocchio a BROTP and Geppetto and Sebastian make the perfect case of two men raising a child together while having a close bond — to invest myself in shipping them.

(plus my idea of Candlewick is he grows up, gets married, and becomes a better father than his ever was… soooooo)

[sporesgalaxy]

i shouldnt be at the club i should be at a monastery. illuminating texts and shit

[d-does-art]

*crawls out of art block dungeon*

Here's a page of a comic I've been thinking of. I don't know if I'll finish it, but posting might help motivate me. Or I'll move on to the next thing, haha.   

[daughter-of-the-clayr]

i step up to the mike. "ten treated martha unfairly" i say. the crowd boos. "shes right" says a voice in the front row. its 13.

[sevrinve]

avatar aang 💨

[novembermorgon]

aemon

[caitiespersonalhell]

Boyfriend who is a boyfriend:

Boyfriend who is a girlfriend:

Girlfriend who is a girlfriend:

Girlfriend who is a boyfriend:

[adm-starblitzsteel-4305]

So anyway, about the critics and the audience score...

[temporaerthaervaerk]

Queerbaiting sucks... but

I find it so affirming as a person who struggles with their romantic orientatation. I just live for that state of not quite friends/not quite lovers.

Like yes, they are partners, yes, they live and die for eachother, yes, every other relationship they have loses all meaning compared to them. But also no, they haven't kissed, and they don't want to kiss, and yet, somehow, every single word, every single glance, every single touch carries so much meaning and conveys so much love because this amount of platonic love is usually unheard of and they don't want the other to misunderstand. And I just- aaah, it gives me so much hope and reminds me that romantic love isn’t the only type of love worth experiencing and showing on screen/paper.

I do wish it was done intentionally and wasn’t just a product of homophobia and capitalism. Like I really, really hate the reason I get this representation. Like, it also leaves a somewhat sour taste in my mouth, because I can see that if the world was more accepting, it would probably be a romantic relationship.

(I sometimes see people calling queercoding queerbaiting, and just to make it clear, that isn't what i'm talking about)

[sskk-manifesto]

I love my women unhinged with blood splattered across their face

[beebunss]

i love the hyuga

[ennawrite]

What’s your biggest controversial ACOTAR take?

Mine is that I think under completely different circumstances, Rhys & Nesta would be so hot together. In a way that can only truly work in fanfic, where the only thing happening is pure, outright smut that doesn’t really lead anywhere. Enemies banging it out? Sign me up😏

(it’s still fuck canon Rhys though 🙏)

[caligvlasaqvarivm]

I used to despise Eridan and think he was the absolute worst character (barring Cronus ig) but you have shown me the light and completely turned my opinion around and now I think he is such an endearing little freak <3 I read your whole blog already but if you've got any more thoughts on eri or anyone else then I hope you post them bc I'd love to hear more abt it!

i have sooo many controversial opinions about the dancestors you have noooooo idea

[fiona-fififi]

could you explain to me why you think bucktommy forever would be narratively satisfying but there's no possibility of them introducing a love interest for eddie that would be satisfying? i don't understand

I DON'T think bucktommy would be narratively satisfying.

I DO think there is more potential in the current narrative structure for them to make bucktommy endgame work in a reasonably narratively satisfying way (IF Eddie's story wasn't a factor, which it is).

I also don't necessarily think it would be impossible for them to bring in someone for Eddie if I'm imagining they have all the time in the world to make that work. But the reality of the current narrative is that I don't think they have all the time in the world. And as talented as these writers are, I don't see any way they could introduce someone entirely new, with no connection to the current narrative, and make me buy that person as Eddie's endgame. There just isn't time. A couple of years ago, I would have said that I thought Eddie could have an interesting and satisfying ending to his story if he learned that he didn't need romantic fulfillment to be happy. Since then, however, they've really doubled down on Eddie's loneliness and desire for a romantic partner AND they went for the queer Buck storyline. When you add to that all of Eddie's history with Buck and the way he's welcomed Buck into his life and embraced him as a partner both in his own life and in Christopher's, I don't see any way for them to disentangle that story and introduce someone else (unless it was Tommy, maybe, but nobody's going to want to hear that).

It would just take SO much work and time that I'm not sure they have because it would take several seasons, I think, for it to really reach any level of satisfying.

The difference with bucktommy is simply that it would take very slightly less work (though still a TON of work) for a few reasons.

First, Buck is just Buck. With Eddie, there's also the Christopher of it all to contend with, which adds a complicating layer that extends the work that needs to be done in Eddie's story in a way that doesn't exist for Buck's story (as important as Christopher is for Buck, it's very different from what would need to happen for Eddie who is literally Christopher's parent). So Buck's story has fewer complications to contend with, especially since they've already gotten it off the ground with Buck's queer awakening and introducing his relationship with Tommy already at this point in canon. So there would literally just be less time involved.

Beyond that, Tommy is already an established character in universe. They don't need to do quite as much work to help us get to know him, because we already do, even if only peripherally. But he is established as significant to the stories of other characters beyond Buck. He had a role to play in Chimney's, Hen's, and Bobby's (and hell, even Eddie's!) stories long before he ever became significant to Buck's. So, developing his place among the team and their extended family is not nearly as complicated as it would be with someone entirely new—and even someone from Eddie's past wouldn't have the history with the team, so still, more complications there.

So, yes, I think bucktommy has more potential in the current narrative structure (if—and ONLY if—completely divorced from Eddie's storyline, which it can never be).

But not only do I not actually think either could be a satisfying ending for either Buck or Eddie in the current narrative, there actually isn't anything to suggest that the show is doing the work it needs to to make that potential a reality, either. Because they are not separating out Eddie and Buck (frankly, they're entwining them further). And they aren't even doing any work to flesh out Tommy’s character. I know fandom has grown really attached to him, but the reality is that the character is currently just being used as a pawn to move Buck's story forward. Tommy has a past with the 118 that creates a lot of potential, but that potential is not being used. The character is, frankly, pretty flat at the current moment. They haven't even tried to bring him back into the 118 fold—the only people he's really interacted with since his reintroduction are Eddie and Buck, when there has been plenty of opportunity to fold him back into the team in ways that would at least have him vaguely interacting with the others (like, I don't know, Chimney actually inviting him to the wedding or Hen even acknowledging him at the bachelor party). Their relationship is cute and sweet, but there's nothing that indicates it's any deeper than any of the other relationships Buck has had thus far, and they are actively juxtaposing the bucktommy relationship with the buddie relationship in a way that makes very clear just how surface level that relationship really is when compared to the depth of Buck and Eddie's relationship with one another.

So, no, I don't think bucktommy are going to be endgame, nor do I have any interest in them being endgame. But I recognize that there is currently—literally, in the canon narrative—more potential for bucktommy to work if the show really wanted to make it happen and put in the work, mostly because of Tommy’s history with the rest of the 118.

On Eddie's end, there is no current canon potential. There's no current love interest they could turn around (especially because Edy is a shit human being and people would riot if they actually made Marisol Eddie's endgame). There's no past love interest they could bring back that wouldn't somehow have to be worked into the rest of the team. There's the additional complication of the Christopher of it all and how much that changes where Eddie's story can go and how quickly it can be developed.

It's quite literally just the difference in time. If Buck's relationship with Eddie wasn't a factor, I think they could do it in two seasons for bucktommy. For Eddie and this currently non-existent love interest, I think it'd take a good three or more, and even then, I think it would have to be someone they introduce as a part of the team (Lucy? Ravi? Tommy?) because anyone separate wouldn't have any room to develop sufficiently.

But the reality is that, frankly, the ONLY narratively satisfying ending for Eddie and Buck is one another. Any other option would require dismantling so much beautiful storytelling that I cannot see how it would ever be worth it.

[jaegerbroshoe]

Rewatching the finale, Jinx is actually a lot more self-aware than people make her out to be. I find it funny how people say Silco manipulated her into becoming Jinx when she herself reveals that his words over the years weren’t what shaped her into this. She even recognizes that he projects his trauma onto her. So like… I don’t think she was manipulated. She’s not oblivious.