#epm 2025

[sobachk00]

Day 1: Duct tape

The best dad and husband

[yourfellowhuman07]

Hello, my fellow Entrapdak shippers!

I am happy to say it is once again time for Entrapdak Positivity Month, a fandom event created by the always lovely @maireadralph, who works tirelessly to put on all the major events, zines, and is currently running the Entrapdak Community here on Tumblr.

Now, like last year, I have decided to make another Ask Game for those who don't plan on drawing or writing anything but still wish to participate in the event this year.

The game is simple, just open your Ask Box and reblog this post so fellow shippers can ask you one of the questions I have written for this year. I will also link the Ask Game from last year if anyone wants to answer those (I know I'm willing).

Now without further ado, the questions:

What were Entrapta and Hordak’s first impressions of each other?

Who fell first, and who fell harder?

When and what made them realize their feelings for each other?

Who proposed first and how did they do it?

What’s the first Human/Our World AU that comes to mind when it involves Entrapdak?

What is the worst take on Entrapdak you’ve ever seen/heard?

What part(s) of their relationship made you fall in love with the ship?

How long have you been shipping them for?

Which of Hordak’s various designs throughout the series is your favorite (Season 1/2, Season 3/4, Season 5, or the flashback design in the finale)?

What is one thing they don’t like about each other that they can look past?

What is an interest/hobby they each have that you have no evidence for, but you know in your heart they love?

What is a weird crack headcanon you think about for fun?

What would happen if Entrapta joined the Horde before she was offered to join the Alliance?

What does Hordak wear now that he is out of the Galactic Horde?

What kinds of movies/TV shows/books do you think they like?

If you have/hypothetically had a playlist for them as individuals and/or as a couple, what is/would be on it?

For my writers and imaginers, what is an old story idea you had about or involving Entrapdak that you abandoned?

What was Hordak’s reaction when he met Wrong Hordak?

In your mind, what happened to Entrapta’s parents?

What was (x character)’s reaction to finding out Entrapdak was a thing?

How long did it take for Entrapta and Hordak to get into a relationship after season 5?

Who’s the most likely to tell the other about their feelings first?

How do you think Entrapta’s hair works (Robotics, Genetics, Magic, etc.)?

 What type of music would they listen to?

Who’s bringing the stray animal they found on the street home?

What do they find the most attractive about each other (besides their mutual intelligence)?

 What, in your mind, is Hordak’s punishment, and how does he feel about it?

 Could you tell me about any potential kids they might have?

 What’s something random you wanted to talk about regarding Entrapdak?

Your own SFW question?

And for those who would like to use it, Last Year's Ask Game:

[galaxyarvii]

Hey, buddy.

May I know the answers to questions 7, 19, 20 [x=Arvina], 23, and 29?

thank you for the ask!!

7: What part(s) of their relationship made you fall in love with the ship?

oh boy get ready for the yap. ever since I saw entrapta on the show, i related to her so much with her attitude, love for science and everything and seeing her form a wonderful relationship with someone who understood and valued her for who she was just got to me. it was basically everything i personally wanted in a relationship and seeing them together is just so cute in general and i love the scientist x scientist trope in general lol

19: In your mind, what happened to Entrapta's parents?

oh i made a whole ass headcannon for this, maybe or maybe not inspired by some random fics i read in the past. basically entrapta and the king and queen of dryl stayed in the castle (in the hc she had an older sister as well) and her parents were scientists and basically the horde had invaded her castle to try and use their scientific knowledge to help them build weapons but they refused cause it wasn't ethical or wtv and they had to look after the children and when they said no, the horde stole some of their experiments and due to it being extremely volatile, it exploded, killing the parents and entrapta saw everything and lived on her own with the kitchen staff, and she ended up building all those traps in her castle to prevent anyone from invading again.

20: What was (x character)'s reaction to finding out Entrapdak was a thing? (x = Arvina)

ARVINA MENTIONED??!! HELL YEAH

okay so she's the type of person who won't have a single bit of romantic experience but will act like she knows everything about it, and she secretly shipped them before and after finding out about it would definitely be like I KNEW IT!! and make the weirdest jokes about them and give the worst advice (which entrapta would hopefully not follow) this is what i would imagine their conversation:

E: Umm i need to tell you something, Hordak and I are together now..

A: (pause) You are?

E: I know you may consider it weird but-

A: I KNEW IT EVER SINCE YOU SPOKE TO EACH OTHER FOR EXAMPLE- (proceeds to list out a whole essay about every small detail she analysed and decided they were a ship)

she's the literal definition of fan girl LOLL,

23: How do you think Entrapta's hair works (Robotics, Genetics, Magic, etc.)?

hmm this is interesting, I've thought a bit about it, maybe it was magic, like she had a runestone which was destroyed in the explosion which made her hair magic but after it was destroyed, she made robotic strands of hair and had them along with her real hair to restore the magic that made her hair move, like she used the first ones tech to make the robotics wire hair which along with making it move, also charged the magic in her biological hair? idk if this actually makes sense or I'm just yapping lol

29: What's something random you wanted to talk about regarding Entrapdak?

okay maybe let me yap about my AU where entrapta got chipped by prime, I lowkey wrote a fic about it lol. basically in it, entrapta got taken to prime's ship along with glimmer instead of catra and he realised her intelligence and wanted her to be part of his army which she first refused to. but then prime realised she loved hordak and decided to use that to his advantage, and that if she didn't accept the being chipped then he would kill hordak. with no choice she accepts it and they reunite (remember they hadn't met since she got sent to beast island and hordak thought she was dead) and he was so relieved that she was alive but when he finds out she's going to be chipped, hordak does all he can and begs prime to leave her alone and do whatever he wants with him instead, but prime simply considers him a worthless clone so goes ahead with it anyway and entrapta and hordak have a sad goodbye scene

and then entrapta's chipped and even though it's horrible she's still lowkey finds it interesting because science so yeah and outfit change (I drew a design and stuff for it I'll share it eventually after editing it) and her hairs not cut cause it's useful. and then the lovers meet again but this time entraptas not herself and they have a whole sad conversation, he's like "what has he done to you" and she's like "he saved me, I'm no longer imperfect. you broke my heart and he has made it whole again"

and so yeah it's depressing asf and im trying to remember what happens next. i think he assists her for the experiments, and one time he damages the chip and they work together to escape, it's really dramatic and all, i love that AU so much i need to make more art lol.

THANK YOU SO MUCH @yourfellowhuman07 FOR THE ASK, AND CREATING THIS GAME IT WAS SO FUN TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS!!

[bicxo]

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[yourfellowhuman07]

This reminds me of those record intros that play in the begging of Arcane episodes, and I’m living for it.

 "Then I'll show you that starry, starry sky, like I promised I would"

Entrapdak Positivity Month 2025 Day 3 and 12: Present+Delay

Ever since I watched Millennium Actress I've been dying to draw something inspired by it! As my reference I've chosen the soundtrack album cover (cause the music in this movie is also incredible)

If you haven't seen the movie I could not recommend it enough! "A woman spends her entire life searching for her long-lost love with nothing but a key to the most cherished memories" - and s5 Entrapdak is all I could think about upon my first watch

The aforementioned cover art c:

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[yourfellowhuman07]

Ladies, gentlemen, and other creatures of the Northern Reach...

The most wonderful time of the year is upon us!

Entrapdak Positivity Month prompts for 2025!

Entrapdak Positivity Month revolves around our imperfect couple's birthdays as noted on the She-Ra Wikia ...with the bonus of Valentine's day ;)

As always everything is totally optional, do as many or a little as you wish. The main thing is to have fun, fan fic or fan art, doing everything out of order - YOU DO YOU! <3

The calendar template is from here

[sobachk00]

Day 9: Hairball

Entrapta should stop washing her hair with plumbing cleaner

Got a bit late with this one, that's my first comic (and probably last) :p

[yourfellowhuman07]

Oh all right. Let's do question #13: what would have happened if Entrapta had joined the Horde before the Princess Alliance?

(Thank you so much for the ask)

13.Entrapta would have been a neutral party in the war, but, since in my mind Dryl and Scorponi boarder each other, she was feeling pressure from their forces. Thus, she decided to jump the gun and join up with the Fright Zone.

Hordak, at first, would be apprehensive to partner with a princess of Etheria, thinking this might be a con from the Princess Alliance. However, she eventually proves her loyalty and an alliance is made between the two industrial focused countries.

This would obviously send the Alliance into a frenzy, realizing two tech superpowers are officially teamed up.

The rest of the series plays out mostly the same, Entrapta plays with the Black Garnet, helps Hordak with the portal, etc.

The main divergence will definitely be her relationship with the Alliance, especially in season 5 when they all team up together.

Once again, thank you so much for the ask, you are awesome.

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[yourfellowhuman07]

Omg the answer to number two! YES

Thank you so much for answering!!

Hello.

Can I know the answers to 1, 2, 19, and 27?

What were Entrapta and Hordak's first impressions of each other?

Well, I expect Hordak viewed Entrapta as a valuable asset: highly skilled and intelligent, plus well-focused on her work. While Entrapta obviously wasn't afraid of Hordak and likely had interest in all of the tech he could provide access to. A practical interest in one another that deepened into something more emotionally complex as they worked together c:

2. Who fell first, and who fell harder?

Entrapta fell first. Hordak fell harder. Like, waaaaay harder. He fell and could not get up. :P

19. In your mind, what happened to Entrapta's parents?

I never really thought about it much, to be honest. Science accident, maybe?

27. What, in your mind, is Hordak's punishment, and how does he feel about it?

From what I remember reading, Etheria practices restorative rather than punitive justice. So rather than a "punishment," I expect that Hordak simply works to repair the things his Horde destroyed. To the best of his ability. And I expect that he is content with this: Hordak is a very fair-minded character. And he's a good character, within the confines of his understanding of that term. He does what he truly believes is right, and when his understanding of "right" shifts to better align with the Etherian understanding, I expect he will have no issue with repairing what he broke. Etheria is his home. Etheria and its people ultimately provided him with what he needed to free himself from Prime. I expect that he will want to repay that.

[bicxo]

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[yourfellowhuman07]

Thank you so much for responding! I love all of these!

Hi Eliza!

May I know the answers to 11, 12, 16, and 29?

Ohh I love to answer😁😁

11. The two love playing games together, video or board games they absolutely love it, hordak gets very competitive and loves games like Sorry and battleship but Entrapta always wins (she secretly has cameras around to chest but she doesn’t tell him and sometimes lets him win knowing it makes him so happy. )

12. Both of them don’t want to wake another up so at different times at night they sneak out to grab snacks and one time they caught each other in the kitchen, they decided to have cookies and salad at 3am.

16.I have so many, I truly believe Hordak would love citizen soldier (every song he relates to) and musicals specifically Phantom of the opera, while Entrapta likes Techno (mostly as she works on her projects it hyped her up)

29. Not exactly random but it’s mostly something I’m curious about, who asked who out on a date and who proposed first, I like to think Entrapta asked Hordak out on a date first and Hordak proposed first on Christmas when he gave Entrapta a matching blue first ones Crystal. I just need the creator or one of the people who worked on the show to confirm it 😁

I hope you like my answers and if you wanna know more don’t hesitate to ask I love to answer questions