#even though thats inevitable in fandom spaces

[tinyfantasminha]

I'm curious what do you think about non sharing in general?

I mean you seem pretty chill about other yume/oc x conan with Jack and Leona so if I'm not wrong do you enjoy talking with others that love them too :)

I do not have any animosity towards people who share the same faves as me!! On the contrary, I LOVE finding other Jack enjoyers and going crazy about him with them!! It's comforting to know there are other people who love him as much as I do 🥹

I always considered myself selective sharing somewhat, just because I don't particularly have strong feelings towards other yumes? I don't usually go out on my way to follow every yume acc I see, I mostly stay in my own circle of mutuals and if people are nice to me and my ships, I'll be nice to them and their own ships in return. (Luckily most Jack yumes I come across are very chill and lovely!)

But the sentiment is a bit more different when it comes to Leona 💦 I'm a Leona liker since 2020 (he was actually a fave before Jack lol) but till this day I don't feel as comfortable lovemailing him the way I do with Jack. Popular character tends to get... more extreme fans 💦It always seemed to me that the Leona fandom (stans/ccxcc shippers/yumes) is at constant war with each other? One wrong interpretation or HC and people will say you're mischaracterizing him or are media illiterate. The vast majority of Leona yumes (at least the ones I come across) seem to be selective/non-sharing too. It makes me feel like I'm walking in a minefield, you know 😭💦

I recently had an unpleasant experience with a mutual on another soc media who is a Leona yume. They always seemed supportive of my art and my Jack yume, but the moment I posted yume art with Leona (the first one in over 2 years), they soft-blocked me. That alone was upsetting, but what made it worse was seeing them still liking my art but only when it featured Leona alone 💀

Obviously, they have every right to do that if doubles make them uncomfortable, just as I have the right to feel upset. But man, that hurt. So my art is only worth something when it caters specifically to them? Let’s just say my years-long insecurity about my Leona yume skyrocketed and doubled after that🤡

Because of that, I’ve become overly wary of selective and non-sharing doubles 💦 I completely understand when your fave means so much to you that the thought of them with someone else makes you feel sick—there’s nothing wrong with that, as long as it doesn’t harm your mental health and you remain polite to others!! But at the same time, please understand that I’m not comfortable with a one-sided connection where I’m expected to support and validate your ship while you make no effort to support mine. I don't want to feel hurt again.

Setting yumeships aside, I'm okay with gushing over any character and even some cc x cc ships together 👍flojack shippers w where are you guys

[plague-karm]

Different takes I have based on my interests and other miscellaneous things because I’m bored.

•Bill Cipher is never getting redeemed, ever, I adore his character but I can admit when my faves are horrible people. Oh and the way some people write the Handyman Bill au makes me REALLY uncomfortable as an abuse survivor. Why do some people write it like it’s the Pines family’s responsibility for Bill’s actions? Thats so fucked, especially with Ford (the ones where they basically shit talk Bill the entire time he’s at the Mystery Shack is funny as fuck though more of that please)

•The “Jax is an NPC” theory is boring and it would make him a lot less compelling as a character if that was the case

•You can still love Danganronpa and admit that the fanservice (ESPECIALLY the stuff with Mikan) is gross

•DNI lists will inevitably attract the people in those lists to harass and piss off whoever the account is and that’s why I don’t use them

•The original Monster flavour tastes like condensed piss and I will never understand the people who drink it when every other flavour soloes it by comparison

•The second half of the Death Note anime isn’t bad at all people were just too busy huffing on L copium to care, also, Mello was one of the best characters in the entire show

•Most of Killstar’s collaborations are terrible, the Monster High collection is one of the most disappointing things I’ve ever seen and it all looks so uninspired and bland (they saved themselves a bit with the second Gloomy Bear collab they did but most of the designs for their collabs are really tacky).

•Hear me outs are becoming incredibly sterilised, there’s a big difference between a hear me out and a character you find attractive

•Also, humans (both real and fictional) along with any Hellaverse characters do not count as hear me outs (to me anyway I’m not the hear me out police)

•Ultrakill will be seen as one of the greatest games of all time once it’s fully released, it is an absolute masterclass in immersion and presentation and the soundtrack is one of the best I’ve ever heard

•I like the DHMIS show a bit more than the web series

•Resellers need to be called out more, I’ll probably make a separate post talking about this more but it gets BAD. Not all of them are bad (especially on Vinted) but the overcharging in certain fandoms is insane (especially with Sanrio stuff it’s actually disgusting)

•Lloromannic have the potential to be some of the most popular Sanrio characters of all time but their potential goes nowhere

•Prima is one of the most misused Vocaloids of all time and it HURTS. When she’s used properly she sounds GORGEOUS but most people use her for pop stuff and she sounds awful there. Shes an OPERALOID, she’s meant for OPERA. Stop misusing her (I also don’t like any of her designs I’m sorry-)

•SeeU is also very underrated, Alone is one of my favourite Vocaloid songs it’s really vibey

•Monster High G3 is very overhated. There are still some designs I don’t like (Iris’ design hurts me, the character with the same body type as me gets the weakest outfit fuck 💀) but its representation is really good (Twyla not being shamed for needing headphones in loud spaces made me so happy)

•ROTTMNT’s version of Donatello is some of the best autism rep I’ve ever seen, I’ve never identified with an autistic character more than I have with him and the fact that the show’s in limbo makes me really upset

•Robo Fizz’ design > normal Fizz’ design

•I don’t care how many songs you give Stolas I will always see Octavia as the victim in that situation and the fact that the crew see her as a “cock block” pisses me off

•Phosphophyllite will go down as one of the greatest protagonists in recent memory, their story is heartbreaking and no one in that manga deserved a happy ending more than them

•Vinted is the best reseller app and it’s not even close

•I don’t care if Art The Clown never gets a backstory, he’s a silly little guy who kills people in horrific ways and I’m fine with that

•Making it a rule to not talk about certain fandoms on big Discord servers is fucking useless, an old autism server I was on went to shit when this happened, just ignore them and move on

•The addictive nature of Character AI needs to be talked about more, I’ve only began to realise how bad it is recently, it’s negatively affected my writing abilities, do NOT download it (especially if you’re mentally ill) you WILL get addicted to it and it isn’t fun. I’ve deleted it and I’m going to try to get into better habits, never again

• William Afton is an evil bastard and that’s okay, he never needed any redeemable traits and I really like that they’re making him do some Saturday morning cartoon level shit while also making him a threat (The Golden Bite in Into The Pit is as funny as it is horrific)

•I don’t care how many times the Fnaf games will try and gaslight me into seeing the Pinkypills Afton design as him, I will ALWAYS picture Matthew Lillard when thinking of this character (also I never want to see any Pinkypills or Ladyfiszi art in the games ever again they’re terrible people and they should’ve gotten fired years ago)

•Rage bait is the key factor in what made the internet a significantly more miserable place, start saying pizza with random fruit on is good again stop with the racist and misogynistic bullshit

•CaseOh being one of the most popular streamers right now brings me joy, in a time where so many male streamers are some of the most miserable and out of touch cunts in existence, having one of the most popular ones be a seemingly normal and chill guy is so refreshing

•I respect Illumination as a studio a lot more than others would think, in an age where horror stories are coming out surrounding every animation studio in existence, I have yet to hear one about Illumination. Do I like their movies? Not really (some of them are kind of fun and the Sing movies are guilty pleasures) but they seem a lot more ethical than other studios (also they’ve openly mocked AI that’s fucking awesome lmao)

•Murder Drones needed more episodes/time to explore certain ideas, that final episode felt like a SEASON finale, not a SERIES finale (no complaints about Cyn though I adore her)

•The art style change to Soul Eater to Soul Eater Not! Will go down as one of the biggest downgrades in history

Anyway that’s it I’m tired I’ll make another one of these when I feel like it I wanna go to bed

[arsynnotarson]

Do you have any source-related thoughts/opinions you’d be willing to share? I’m particularly curious about your thoughts on people from your source, but anything you’re willing to share is fine

thanks for asking!!!

i assume you mean on the fellows in the festival, or on the festival as a whole? ill be covering both. its a long read, so prepare yourself, hah.

personally, concerning the festival, it was a bloodbath, as expected. i was used to seeing blood used for religious purposes like face engraving and ritualistic cutting, but since i grew up in prehevil-- while not great better than nothing--i wasnt used to murder being everywhere and expecting to be murdered. prehevil was a chore to be in, people being gloomy, not much going on besides religion and school, but killings werent on your front doorstep... atleast daily, that is.

back to termina, it was terribly stressful. if my hair wasnt already white when i arrived, it surely would have been that way if when i left (actually, there were white streaks in my hair, not entirely white, so thats a half-lie, haha.) you didn't know who to trust, what was around you, and what your enemy was capable of. its a miracle i survived it all, even against perkele. fog was oppressive, it was a labyrinth through the very few buildings that were still able to be entered, and puzzles that made me feel more miniscule than i already was.

about the others, id love to anecdote.

pav: pervy, obviously. obnoxious in many ways you can probably point out if you play my source material. loud often, and his favorite place to bark orders at us was in closed spaces. we didnt get to know eachother well, since i avoided him when i could for the aforementioned reasons. he was a hot-headed looney toon with abiut 4 good jokes, to summarize. used his looks to advantage, too.

osaa: we didnt speak much, and when we interacted or i had the audacity to approach him, itd be in small, surface-level conversation with unmistakable judgemental glares sent my way. i think there was a reason sometimes. although he was very smart, he was painstakingly independent. whether or not the headaches were from him or nashrah, i know he had something to do with it.

abella: very nice when she wasnt hiding the solutions to ciphers; thats my primary gripe with her, but besides that very kind. loved to pick flowers with olivia, and especially liked the red hues of nature, from the deep sunset to the maroon herbs. did not like the blood, though.

olivia: also a pleasure to be around. tried to help whenever she could, but is like a bit osaa in terms of being a lone wolf. she was reluctant to accept help, but a little awkward buttering up from marcoh, logic from me, and passive pressure from daan, she eventually took it. i think she may have gifted more herbs to certain people she favored, but the ones who got less didnt realize. also made very rare comments about others that sounded rude, but they were so cryptic no one could say what her intention was.

tanaka: didnt get to know him much. the fandom is pretty accurate with the unlucky streak, it was the little comedy we had in the hellscape, even if it did come from the same man falling over the same root in the ground for the 5th time. he was respectful to others as i expected from a man in a suit, but there were times where his anger would peek through when frustrated, like clenching his fists or tugging on the hem of his jacket while clenching his teeth. traded glasses with olivia when his inevitably broke with much hesitance.

marcoh: such a sweetie. a little stiff when it came to social interaction, but once the urgency picked up he stepped out of his comfort zone. caligura thought him and tanaka were dating and i think he prayed for them; not out of the kindness of his heart, though. didnt like fighting others, yes, but when it came down to protecting the only sane people he had arrived with, he did enough to keep them out of our hair.

levi: surprisingly entertaining if he liked you. he was very coy during withdrawal, running, and while it went down after he got it fix, it took a few hours for him to fully grasp the fact we werent there to kill him. maybe its because we grew up in the same area, but his sense of humor really appealed to me. nearly had me crying in the cabin when we hung out while others were out. i had to clear up that i dont know samarie too since he was subtly but very obvious he didnt like being stared at by a mysterious stranger any time he wants to talk to me at all.

samarie: really, really made me feel watched. i never knew her, except for the few times i saw her while on my way to schooland break hour. devotion was really creepy and didnt know at all on how to talk to anything. the fact she was dying was sad and made me pity her, yes, but... she still, you know, killed my dad. i hated him, but now i dont know what happened to my mom and will never find out verifiably. wasnt the conventional yandere type actually, just really, really obsessed, but had her moments of hating those i spoke to.

karin: talkative and didnt shut up. shes like that one person who you agree with, but they present it in such an unnecessarily hostile tone that you cant reblog it. she was tolerable sometimes when she wasnt going on about her feats on her newspaper and actually contributing, but those only lasted for so long. very literate and clever, despite all. i prefer daan more.

daan: has his flaws, like always needing to have the last word, which is smooth as velcro when it comes to arguing with karin. a lifesaver for the team, quite literally, even if he was talking down on you very transparently while making you a tourniquet that made you want to just bleed out there. i think he wanted to be a bartender when he was younger, or atleast was at some point, given his sudden skills on it. at the very least, he made listening to another argument in the middle of a murder game funny.

caligura: we didnt speak much. prefers to be alone, again. from what i gathered, if we ignore the homocide, he seemed to have more underlying issues. had a listless look on his face while he wandered when not angry. very paranoid, too, always looking over his shoulder in a way he tried to play off as casual. hates being startled, too, and wont hesitate to cuss at you (as if he would hold back anyway).

august: acted as if he knew more than we did; not in a superior, egotistical way, just knew his way around well for someone out of town. levi and i both shared the impression he was suspicious too, but he never caused issues with us and helped when he could. tanaka didnt take a liking to him though for a reason he only explained to marcoh, and i think august knew this. never talked but two times.

henryk: weird but not as weird as pav is. off his rocker, not only because of the manor incident, but he also mumbled to himself while he cooked. some little words were im understandable english, some in french, and the rest just vowels jumbled together. when i tried to read his mind, instead of hearing words, there were diagrams detailing topics i didnt have context of any kind to. also yelled to "get out of my head" when i was listening in on him. if that was a coincidence, or him being aware of my confused eavesdropping, are both mysteries that keep me up at night to this day.

congrats on getting to the end,,, thank you so much for the ask! i loved writing this!!! any further questions are welcomed and encouraged.

[ahorsesea]

Wow, thank you very much.

Yeah, the flowers were intentional. I had wanted to flood the page with them, but for some reason we never got around to finishing it. This happens a lot with my Dave art and I'm starting to wonder if the lack of finishing it is just a part of my Dave works I need to accept.

I've never bound anything before, but I have some very specific binding ideas in mind. While Dave is unmistakably my favorite, I'm not above dabbling in Dirk art, which will be inevitable if I illustrate it, so you have that to look forward to. It may take me some time, but I will get there eventually. The frustrating part is my complete lack of understanding when it comes to building structures and accurate perspectives. Part of the reason I've neglected to make more art for your fiction is because I simply just dont understand the mechanics of what it is i can see in my head, and how to apply it to paper.

I deleted my blog because there was a guy who lowkey wanted me dead and he kept making my life a living hell, and i had accidentally interacted with one of his posts from that account, (which was supposed to be new so he wouldnt find me) but at this point, now that im older, im realizing he cant actually do anything to me of consequence that he hasnt already done? so dont even worry about that, its all good now.

As for your writing, hear me out when I tell you to please take your time. I know the phrase "take your time" is overused to the point of meaninglessness these days, but I genuinely mean it. I'm always telling my friends this, but seriously; Take a year, take three, take ten. I don't mind. Art takes time. People take time. Things grow, they aren't spawned.

I'd rather wait five years for a genuine piece of work, made because the creator WANTED to make it, as opposed to someone who felt rushed into cramming it out for a deadline, especially if the deadline never existed in the first place.

Since you played with the digital medium, I'm curious to see if I can play with the paper medium to convey the feelings of space and time that you conveyed so well, despite the limitations of the digital-text formatting. I'll apologize in advance, though, as I know its a Dirk centric novel, I'm still going to take a hard lean into the Dave side of things. I hope you don't mind too much.

I've always been incredibly fond of the idea of Dave and cathedrals/religious themes having some form of cross over, so finding your fic was probably one of the best things to happen to me since being in this fandom, haha.

Fun fact, i wouldnt feel bad about snooping around my blog, as I rarely engage with Ao3 (I'm talking ive read maybe 5 fan fictions start to finish at the most. ive skimmed maybe 12-20?) and like a good bulk of the ones I completed or stuck around for the most happened to be your fanfictions, and because I have no idea how Ao3 works, i didn't even realize this until the other day when i found out i could scroll your Ao3 blog, just, to see the works YOU had made, and I ended up laughing cuz the majority of fan fictions i had read over the years that i had sincerely liked were written by you. I think Bamsara was one back when Sundrop and Moondrop were a thing but yeah. Youre a kickass writer.

In the event i dislike the ending, I still think the binding is worth my time. whether or not it completes in a way i like, at the end of the day, you are not writing this story for me, and i think thats what is important. I like the majority of what it is, as it is. Thats enough of a reason for me to put that effort into it. It was special and it connected to me in a way books rarely do, so to me, the sentiment alone is enough to fuel a project like that. creation to me is a way to process the world around me. Im a bit of an overly sentimental person, so if there is a way to concretely insert something into my life in a tangible, weighted way, I will make it a reality so i can carry whatever it is around with me. Its why im saving up for a custom made detailed figurine of dave strider.

They dont exist, but they CAN, and i have the power to do that so i WILL. your writing is the same to me. what you have written up until this point is special to me in the same way dave is special to me, and the idea of losing that was frightening. as someone who religiously deletes his artworks, i live in constant fear of others to do the same. But when i was presented with your fic, it occurred to me I could make it a tangible object, and not only that, but ever since i learned book binding fan fiction was a thing, ive learned that there are numerous ways to honor an author's penmanship in the form of art, and that is what i intend to do. Is the binding of your work a selfish act motivated by me for me and my want/desire to have this beautiful artwork on my person at any time i wish? yes. does that take away from its value in anyway? absolutely not.

yeah the book is gonna be heavily dave-leaning in its appearance/color scheme but it would be dishonorable of me to leave out dirk and the others from its pages/thread colors/illustrations. because they are a part of that story.

i dont know if im even making sense anymore, i got excited and started rambling like i did the first time i sent you a message. hsnfnfns, my bad.

In conclusion, youre dope as hell, I love your work, you should be proud of yourself. I hope you take your time, and only work on this if youd like to, your perspectives are refreshing and im very flattered you enjoy my work, cuz in my opinion theyre not even half as great a what you can make me see when im reading it. I'm very grateful to be living in a time period in which i may engage with your works.

hey man, just more art that you've inspired me to make.

i deleted my blog a while back during an episode, and i cant remember if i ever posted these but you definitely had a hand in them, so thank you for that, and here they are!

this one was recent and not at all inspire by your fics but i figured you would not pass up a strider, ever.

its been a while since ive read Metempsychosis, but i plan to read it again and actually set in motion the plans to bind that fic into a book. apparently there is a whole subculture of people who bind fan fictions on reddit, they have proper book paper and story formatting and everything. I think I'll go that route cuz if I'm gonna do it, might as well do it justice. do it right. I'll illustrate pictures for it, too, i think, cuz you painted some really cool shit in my head man.

anyways, hope youre having a nice night, thank you for existing an sharing your work with the world.

Oh my gosh, yes, I remember your art!!!!!! I remember specifically seeing those and thinking "ah yes this is exactly the kind of thing I had in mind for metempsychosis!"

So I am both honored and flattered that you would also send them my way. They're so gorgeous, and I'm sorry you deleted your blog before, because you should be so proud of this work, and of yourself in general ❤️ the spider lilies, which my partner said are also the flower of death??? Wow!!! And Dave's slump in the second piece still just.... Wow! You can feel the weight of it you know??? I cannot express how much I adore these, they make me insane!!!

As for the additional Strider.... I would NEVER turn him down, especially gorgeous art like this!!! The fingers, the texture... Wow, man! Your art is so stunning!

I am honored you think my work is worth binding, I've done a couple of my own favorite fics and it is the most fun I've had exploring a new art medium, and I can't wait to see what you come up with. AND ILLUSTRATIONS??????;?!?;? WOW!!!!!! I am secretly fangirling!! I hope you'll share so I can see because I would go BONKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As great thanks, I will tell you that Metempsychosis is almost over, and it has only really been trying to graduate from university (and working on top of that 💀) that has stopped me from writing lately! I'm excited to be able to get back to it, though I suspect I will need a refresher before I really dive into the actual writing process. I'm anxious, but excited to share the rest of it c: and hopefully you will like the ending enough to bind it still!

Thank you for taking the time to message me, it made my day! ❤️ I appreciate your kind words and I hope you know how happy they made me!

[bananonbinary]

the main argument I've heard made wrt the IP thing and AI art is that the AI can only ever combine works from other artists. it has no creative input other than combining works that already exist; which, personally, i would be fine with if it was just being trained on work in the public domain and work from people who consented to be included, but these bots are scraping art from literally everywhere on the web with *very* few opportunities to opt out. even a human artist that's heavily inspired by other creators adds something of their own to the mix, it's kind of impossible *not* to unless you're literally tracing someone else's design, but AI is using art taken from other creators And Nothing Else, which when combined with the fact you can ask it to produce art "in the style of X" gets a lot of artists very mad

that feels like a very esoteric complaint though. how does one measure "creative input," and why does the actual method it uses to create not count? if you can't actually point to a bit of AI art like "thats my OC it clearly lifted that from this painting i did" then it's clearly done SOMETHING transformative. what has it actually stolen? the knowledge that your work exists, somewhere?

as far as i understand it, the main practical reason for "intellectual property" to exist as a legal concept, is to prevent someone from harming someone else's livelihood or reputation by claiming the work as their own. parody and free use are allowed only so far as they are sufficiently different from the source work. but these AIs...don't claim credit for the source works. they don't reproduce the source works anywhere at all. and what they create IS pretty transformative, even if it's in a soulless robot kinda way. it can't really be considered to be "taking away" from sales etc of the original works that exist, because it doesn't actually look like any one of them at all. I think even if I, a human, DID create "here's a collage of tiny pieces of shit i found on deviantart" it would still be considered fair use, but the connection between anything in the data sets and the actual art the AIs produce is much, much more tenuous than that.

I think any way that it could hurt an artist that you could define would also just cover competing artists in general. Even if an AI created a picture of, say, a tree In The Style Of Artist (let's call them Phil), it still wouldn't ACTUALLY be the same as the tree Phil would draw, it would just kinda look similar. and anyone who wanted a tree by Phil would know that this wasn't one, and wasn't worth their time. Phil could draw their own tree, and still sell it, and the AI would only really compete with that among Phil fans if it actually tried to claim that its version WAS by Phil.

This is sort of my main hesitation for the IP argument. we here in fandom spaces exist in a grey area of intellectual property, where EVERYTHING is "in the style of" or "based on" existing properties. if we try to legislate those very conceptual qualities, instead of actual concrete "look this was literally my image it made i published it two years ago," then our spaces will cease to exist.

again, that's not to say there's zero valid complaints about AI art. i definitely see the problem with corporations trying to replace human labor with them because the humans wanted better working conditions. (this is a larger problem imo where any progress in the workplace is stagnated because it will inevitably be used as an excuse to fire people instead of give them less work). and a friend explained to me why it's fairly offensive at the very least to try and bring AI art into what was clearly a space to celebrate the process of making art (eg, contests, writers groups and websites, etc). i just don't think this specific argument is a good path to go down.

[princeanxious]

Trust is a Fragile, Fickle Demon.

Pairing: Analogical

Fandom: Sanders sides

Warnings: hurt/comfort, happy ending, mentions of childhood trauma, mentions of mental abuse, mentions of abusive parent, mentioned of past betrayed trust, trust issues, let me know if i missed anything!

Wordcount: 1.9k words

(A/n): this is sort of a short one, idk that im very proud of it, its written a little differently than I normally write so let me know if ya’ll like it? I tried!

Trust was something earned, gained, given, not expected. At least, to Logan, thats how it’d always been. The omega had learned young the mistake of trusting anyone so readily, a freely given token of connection that only served to hurt him in the long run.

Even now, Logan was aware his upbringing had been slightly rougher than his common peers. His therapists all readily, or subtly, pointed out that his alcoholic alpha of a single father who never should have been a parent to begin with was undoubtedly the root cause of many of his issues.

First of all of them was the lasting trauma of the emotional abuse he’d endured as a child and teenager. Never smart enough, never quiet enough, never clean enough. He was never enough, he was never going to be enough. He was a weak, broken, and useless omega in his father's eyes, and would never amount to anything more. And while he never wanted to believe it, often said he never believed any of it, he could only confidently say he didn’t truly believe even just part of it by the time he was 23.

Another was that he’d never been given any freedom to do as he pleased when he was younger. He never got to visit friends or do anything more fun than read at the library(and boy did he read any chance that he got back then). His first real social outing was when Roman, his then longtime college roommate and current best friend, had playfully offered for him to come join him to go buy icecream at midnight. But, that story is better saved for a different time.

All you need to know is that, that midnight ice cream became a bi-weekly routine, and the other omega learned more about Logan than he thought he’d ever get out of the closed off nerd that night. Perhaps one could even go so far to say that Roman was the reason Logan ever even dared to go to a therapist in the first place.

Logan had become very stunted from the childhood neglect he’d endured. Omegas had many self-soothing mannerisms built into their primal instincts to comfort themselves when stressed, like purring when upset(was well as when happy or content!) and nesting to decompress or hide in a safe zone when stressed. And well, Logan had pretty much stifled his purring by the time he was 14, and.. Completely stopped nesting by the time he was 9.

There had been no point, and both had become increasingly dangerous to do as he grew older. Anytime his father caught him purring, the Alpha would berate him for being ungrateful, seeing it as a weakness. And no matter how well he’d try to hide his safety nests, his father would inevitably find them and destroy them. Far too many afternoons were ruined when he came home to find his father in a drunken stupor and his newest safe haven wrecked beyond repair, and stinking to high heaven of alcohol and aggressive, angry alpha pheromones.

So he gave up. He gave up trying to make the nests in hopes for comfort, in hopes for a safe haven to hide away. The longest he’d gotten was hiding away in his closet for periods of a time before his father decided it didn’t deserve a closeable door anymore.

Roman had been horrified, and promptly dragged the other omega into his own nest in distress. They spent hours like that, Logan sobbing and tucked up tenderly into Roman’s protective embrace as the omega purred and crooned comfortingly enough for the both of them.

It would be Roman to encourage Logan to begin nesting again. They’d made a whole day out of it, going out and buying brand new nesting materials along with comfort food and rented movies. Slowly but surely, Logan rebuilt his nest for the first time in a little over 10 years, and he was in heaven. And day by day, every time he came home to it intact and undisturbed, Logan’s psyche was assured just a little more that the nest was safe, that he was finally safe.

And no one could really be surprised that Logan became viscerally protective of his nest, even more so than the average omega, at that. The first time they realized this, one of their mutual friends, a beta named Patton, had suddenly come close to his nest in excitement over the new addition. Logan had snarled loudly and aggressively before he’d even processed moving to guard his nest from the approaching threat. When Patton had taken multiple careful steps back in shock, Logan finally snapped out of the defensive mindset and realized what had happened. He’d apologized profusely, and was quick to try and make amends.

Patton understood the justified reaction after some light explanation and waved off the apologies immediately. Logan, though mortified at his own surprising lapse in control, was grateful that there had at least been no hard feelings in the end.

Safe to say, their friend group and subsequently any new friends made in the future would be warned, “Don’t approach, or touch, Logan’s nest.” And it was fine. Things were even looking up, Logan had started truly healing, and trusting people started to become a little less difficult!

So it would really come as a surprise to everyone, let alone Logan himself, when he started developing a small crush on the kind and patient(if a little anxious) Alpha who nearly daily visited the library Lo worked at to study. It was an honest shock, but, perhaps it wasn’t the worst thing in the world..?

Logan had never seriously considered dating another until Virgil came around, and the prospect of dating an alpha was frankly terrifying. But, Virgil was nice, he was caring and gentle with him, and yet unwaveringly respectful. He’d listen to Logan ramble about stars for hours and never interrupt him, only asking questions when Logan’s voice lulled or allowed him to speak. Virgil encouraged this, wanting Logan to open up and ramble and talk without fear of being shut down.

Roman had told Logan it was obvious Virgil was crushing hard on Logan, that they both had it bad for one another it seemed. Of course, nothing had to come of it if Logan didn’t want it to! But the thing was, he did. He did want something to come of it, if at the very least they could just remain friends.

It took a few more months, but Virgil eventually worked up enough confidence to ask Logan out, and the unwavering, almost immediate ‘Yes,’ had almost taken Virgil off guard. They wouldn’t share their first kiss for another few weeks, but neither of them minded.

Virgil slowly but surely was given the whole story, and expressed his own quiet outrage in the form of promising to never let that happen again, nor let Logan’s father near him again. It was a protective sentiment that almost scared Logan, but the protectiveness was born out of love and compassion, not selfishness and hate. So he let it slide, and contently tucked himself into Virgil’s warm embrace with a soft “thank you,” and the first very soft but very happy purr that he’d let out in years.

This alpha, he’d find him telling himself a year and a half into their relationship, this alpha was the one that would be allowed into his nest.

It didn’t bother Virgil personally, that he wasn’t allowed into his omega’s nest. No one was allowed near the nest except him, and even then he still got growled at plenty. He was completely aware that Logan had a deep instinctual fear of the destruction of his nest, sewn by the only parent he’d had growing up doing just that out of malice. Logan had made strides in his journey of healing though. The omega was confident in himself, and refused to be pushed aside or spoken over. Logan was highly independent, even during his heats, which made Virgil feel all the more love for him to be let into his omegas life.

Logan wasn’t dependent on him like society demanded he be, and Virgil didn’t mind in the slightest, because he knew Logan. He loved this omega and knew said omega loved him back. That was all that mattered to either of them.

It took another half a year before Logan finally tried breaking down some of his protective walls over his nest. He was tired, so tired of the separation. Having Virgil's scent heavily entwined with objects in his nest wasn’t enough anymore. At two years into their relationship, Logan’s instincts didn't feel the need to growl at Virgil for being near his nest anymore. He wanted Virgil in his nest, and that thought was jarring to realize.

And when he’d brought it up, Virgil had been quick to assure him that he didn’t have to force himself to let Virgil in, that Logan’s safe space was sacred and he never wanted Logan to feel pressured by anything to let him in.

Perhaps Logan kissed him soundly after that, and was reminded just how much he really loved Virgil. Virgil's insistence for Logan's comfort coming first only made him want to pull his alpha into his nest that much more.

But still, he agreed to take it slowly. Every day, Virgil would scoot a little closer to the edge of the nest, would hold Logan’s hand and stroke his hair, even sometimes daring to slowly lean over and kiss him with prior warning.

It took a full week to really prove to Virgil during their progress that they were ready to take this next step, that Logan truly and fully trusted Virgil and wanted him in his nest.

And when it finally happened, they’d made a little date out of the occasion, setting up snacks and candy, ordering take out and lining up a few documentaries to watch on Virgil’s laptop, getting into their nightclothes.

Virgil had been beyond nervous, and Logan understood why. They managed to soothe each other as everything fell into place, and Logan carefully walked Virgil step by step into his nest. With careful movements, they sat down and Virgil let himself be carefully arranged as he was leaned back into the nest. It took a second for Logan to finish tucking things against Virgil and pull a weighted comforter over them before he finally settled himself onto Virgil’s chest.

Despite their original nervousness towards the idea, everything felt right, now. Logan felt so unbelievably safe now that he was tucked into his alpha’s arms within the cocoon of his nest. It was amazing in its own right. And it takes Virgil chuckling lovingly for Logan to notice just how content they both are.

“You’re purring like crazy, L,” he murmurs with a smile, running his fingers up and down Logan’s rumbling back, “If you’re not careful you might fall asleep before we even get through the first documentary.” Logan just grins back, tilting his head to peck Virgil on the cheek.

“I see no downside to that, V, considering I’ll be falling asleep in my alpha’s safe embrace. What more could I ever want?”

Virgil flusters and hides his face in Logan’s hair as the omega laughs, hugging the other closer. Logan eventually does fall asleep in the middle of the second documentary, cuddled close and relaxed.

And really, there was no other place Logan would rather be.

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Ok, so you reblogged my post about bnha fic recs and I also looked through the ones you linked and I LOVED THEM. If its alright to ask, would you happen to have more Protective Aizawa or possibly Dadmic or Protective Present Mic? Also Protective Midnight or Momnight? Only if you have! Thanks! -bnhastanning

I somehow stupidly lost my reply to this ask, not once, but TWICE. at the end, when i was almost done. im so sorry but this will be the crappiest version yet... (also! hello, fellow batfam fan... *spiderman pointing meme*)

I read a lot of fic and i loooooove sharing them with people, so thanks for giving me an excuse to do this!! :D

lots of fics, so im putting them under the read more! One of these days I’ll get around to making more organized fic rec posts...

Dadmic: only a couple, and tbh i think they have more dadzawa in them?? Secondary Colors by NaoNazo

"You got pushed down the stairs... and you're apologizing for it," he stated blandly. "That seems counterintuitive." "Um... sorry?" Izuku whispered. He was starting to shake a little, adrenaline flooding his veins and leaving him cold. He had no idea what Purple was going for with his blunt statements and the hand reaching toward his shoulder as if to steady him, but apologizing was generally safe. "You don't have to apologize, dude. I don't know your name, but I doubt it's actually Deku." "Um. Midoriya." Izuku peered sideways at Purple as they rounded the corner. "Izuku Midoriya. Deku is just, um, just what my... friends call me." He winced. "Sounds real friendly."

and Cat Days by Griffinrose

Izuku has a shapeshifting quirk. He's not the best at controlling it, especially under stress. So when tragedy strikes and he gets lost in the city, he's stuck as a cat. At least he found a nice underground hero to take him in?

Pied Piper by Blackholeca has some really great concerned Dadmic in recent chapters!!

If they wouldn’t give him a chance then the solution seemed simple, he’d give himself one. He’d force the world to see him, force them to recognize his hard work. He wasn’t missing a quirk, it was simply that everyone else had been given an advantage. He wasn’t broken, or useless, or incapable, and he’d prove it by outrunning all of them, he who was quirkless, he who had started in last.

As for momnight, there are also only a couple, and im also not caught up with these either. i have a little bit more of an excuse with these, as Indefinite by OwlF45 is really REALLY long, as well as intense. Worth the read though! I just gotta catch up! So much mindblowing stuff in that, and the Momnight is really sweet.

It comes with the package deal of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Midoriya gets another chance at life, but he must throw it away when that dreaded day comes. After all, a life for nineteen is more than a fair trade.

Or: the world will rise or fall, and it depends on one boy protecting Class 1-A to prevent the inevitable.

The other Momnight one I have is A Single Reason by TheDeepSeaWitch. Also really good, but really intense and I’ve had to take a break because I was getting a bit depressed, whoops. But I liked it!

Training begins the next day, and doesn’t stop for any reason. They wait for heroes, then for police, then for anyone to save them, but nobody comes.

It’s only a month before Izuku forgets their names. It’s a year before he forgets his own.

It’s only a chance meeting with an impassioned soul eight long, painful years later that saves them.

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They thought they were lost forever, that there was no future out there for them with their scars so visible and the blood on their hands still pungent and red. But if they have the strength to try, then perhaps, one day, they may yet find their forgiveness, and rediscover themselves along the way.

The Reforming Villains AU nobody asked for.

For Dadzawa:

Flare Signal by achievingelsium, of course! Annie writes some of my absolute fav dadzawa content, so definitely check it out!!

AU. Midoriya Izuku shouldn't be surprised he ended up like this: hiding the secret of One for All from his own father, the notorious villain Dragon. The path to being a hero is a hard one.

Or; Izuku is an aspiring hero forced to work for his father’s villain organization. Then he runs into All Might.

Izuku Ya’broker by Dreamillusions, is a fic i loved a LOT.

Perhaps you should actually listen to the news every once in a while, so you wouldn't end up in these kinds of situations. What kinds of situations? Glad you asked. Look at Izuku, for example. You would think Izuku would be at home after school, safe and sound from anyone attempting to, you know, kill him. But no, Izuku decided to roam around. Because of a bet. This is the kind of a situation you shouldn't end up in. Don't be Izuku.

Butterfly by aconstantstateofbladerunner, is rightfully popular! It has some horror/suspense themes though, so if thats not your style, try one of Blade’s other fics!! She’s a seriously good writer.

The first over-night trip off campus since the training camp was supposed to be a fun break from more intense work back home.  But between a bleak introduction to chaos theory, a chilly reception from the locals, and the looming threat of a villain attack, Izuku has too much on his mind to properly enjoy the fresh air.  But those worries are a light breeze compared to the hurricane that accompanies what he finds on the outskirts of town.

Or rather, what finds him.

A House Divided Against Itself by BeyondTheClouds777, another one of my fav fics by a great writer!

"Become a villain," they said.

“I’ll be a villain,” he said.

He lied. He’s only there so he can tear apart the League of Villains from the inside out.

The scars we carry by Banana_Ink is a great AU with plenty of Dadzawa

Aizawa rescued Izuku from the league of villains and takes care of the child for now. Izuku has two quirks in this AU, one natural - Forced Quirk Activation - and one that AFO 'gifted' him with - Self-Heal. He has a pretty big handprint-scar on his face and started as a problem child, scared and wary of people. But Aizawa managed to help him slowly heal.

This AU is just some silly little thing I came up in my freetime and like to add to it as I go, so I don't have a plan at all. Mostly I write for fun so I hope you might enjoy this as well :D

Ticked Off by Xenolis is a fic that I just want to rec all the time,,, for some reason...

~ ON HIATUS/OCCASIONAL UPDATES ~ Midoriya Izuku attracted trouble. It was just a fact of life – the sky was blue, the grass was green, and Izuku constantly found himself in an absurd number of deadly situations. He was okay with that. Mortal peril was an average Tuesday afternoon for a Pro Hero like him. Being kidnapped was practically a holiday. Saving civilians as a building collapsed around him was easier than facing his worried mum afterwards. He had dealt with All Might's disappointed dad stare and only cried for two hours afterwards. A serial killing villain with an unknown Quirk would be no problem! ..but even Izuku had to admit that being sent back in time to his first day at UA wasn't on the agenda. Still, there was no-one more spitefully determined than him – he was going to make the most of it. Yeah, good luck, heroes and villains alike! Deku was here to cause mischief and love his friends!

Toward A Bright Future by LazyRainDancer holds a special, soft place in my heart. I always want to go reread it after watching the show and I always want to rewatch the show after reading it. it never ends

You wake up at UA, the highest ranked hero school in the country, with no recollection of how you got there. Unfortunately, those aren't the only memories you're missing. Still, you can't let a little amnesia get in the way of you warning the school about the attack you know will happen during Class 1-A's field trip to the USJ. After you deliver your warning, you're beyond shocked when the principal offers you a position as a TA for Class 1-A. You accept the position in hopes that you'll be able to use your Quirk to help protect the students. It'll be far from easy, but you're determined to do whatever it takes to change the students' future for the better.

The rest don’t really have Dadzawa? But theyre really good so I had to rec them anyway

once forgotten, twice removed by blueh, good writer for multiple fandoms

“Yes,” All for One agreed. “This will be the final resting place of All Might.” “You,” Midoriya Izuku said and paused, thinking over the words. He sounded taken aback. “You want me to help fight All Might.” “Of course,” All for One nodded along. “I can offer you double of whatever my counterpart is paying you currently, along with anything your little heart could desire. Of course, you would get to help out drastically—" “Did you happen to check what world you were pulling me out of when you did this?” Midoriya Izuku interrupted and it was said in such an incredulous tone that had the situation not been as critical as it was, All Might would have laughed. Also known as: number one hero Deku has been through a lot of things, but being thrust into an alternate reality where he’s All for One’s Successor is a first.  He has to navigate this world when his alternate self is a villain dead-set on killing him and all of this version of class 1-A. All the while, his friends search desperately for a way to get him back.

Office Space by Caelismylife quirkless izuku gets a job at UA analyzing quirks, HECK YES

It took a little time, but he eventually found himself with a job at UA. The revolving door of heroes was not in the contract.

To Repair with Gold by TitleUnwanted FEEEEELS

AU. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, biggest lie in the world. Tattoos, which appeared when quirks did, are when a person feels an impact on something they are told and it becomes inked on their body, the closer they show to your heart the deeper the impact it has on the person.

For Izuku this is a blessing and a curse.

An Accident at Workstudy by Galactic_Jax been enjoying this one!

Izuku is working hard to prove himself at his work study, but it's hard when Sir Nighteye has made it clear he's not wanted. But what happens when Izuku is caught in a villain attack on his way to the agency? Will a few revelations about his most recent intern's past be enough for Sir Nighteye to change his mind about All Might's successor?

Nice to Meet You? by Allwalkfree didn’t know i needed this until i read it           

Kirishima introduces Bakugou to his favorite senpai. In which over several encounters Bakugou and Amajiki learn to become tentative friends.

A Study in Firsts by Oceanbreeze7 dorm shenanigans AND feels

There’s a first time for everything. The first time everyone crammed in Momo’s room to study, a mess of limbs and books on her bed. The first time Mina burned crepes so badly the smoke alarm went off. The first time a jumpscare got Sero so badly, he flipped off the back of the couch. The first time Uraraka fell asleep at the table and accidentally sent it floating. The first time someone realized Todoroki walked far too quietly, and far too cautiously around the dorms to be normal. The first time Midoriya broke his toe on a door frame and kept walking through it. The first time Kirishima woke up screaming through the walls. The first time Tsuyu blanched at the sight of a needle. The first time Bakugo dropped, clutching the back of his neck with eyes scarily vacant and detonating everything around him until Aizawa had to intervene. It wasn’t always pretty, but the dorms were filled with firsts.

Hero Class Civil Warfare by Roguedruid extremely satisfying to read

Heroes lead by Bakugo. Villains lead by Midoriya. Seven days prep time. Three days for Izuku Midoriya to show why they should be glad he's not a real villain.

A Fleeting Smile by AnonymousTwit good bakugou content

Or a collection of fifteen Bakusquad one shots where someone outside of the Bakusquad catches a rare glimpse of a friendlier side of Bakugou Katsuki, and one time that is specifically reserved for the four people that he hates the least.

Hope this gives you something to work with!!! I have more(and am always adding) in my bookmarks on AO3, but this should be a good start! Hopefully you’ll find at least one that you love! have a great day!!!! -Ani <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[masc-reader-insertss]

Totally not gay- Xavier Plympton

Gif credit; Violadvs (I won’t tag them on here because this is a smut and I do t want to make anyone uncomfortable)

So, I flaked on my no nsfw rule, ahs is the only fandom I will write nsfw for right now (apart from two spn ones I got coming up) but god I just saw Xavier and I was like,, I have to make this. I can't decide if I wanna fuck him or I want him to fuck me I just,, watch my cry when he inevitably gets killed off.

Description; Xavier totally isn't gay, so what, he'd had to pretend for the camera, that didn't mean he actually like guys, right? That's what he tells himself at least, until he and Y/N are left alone in the showers.

Smut; shower blowjobs/hand jobs, denial, making out

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Just to be clear, Xavier wasn't gay, like, not even a little bit. Those 'acting' gigs had been nothing more than that, he was only pretending to be into that, at least, that's what he'd tried to tell himself. Really he had no idea how he had ended up in this situation, but he wasn't complaining, far from it actually. But this didn't mean anything, right? This was just like all those other times he'd acted for the camera, except this time there was no camera, and he was really enjoying this.

It had all started once they had sent the kids to bed. All the rest of the guy counsellors had hit the showers like any ordinary night, except this time it felt different. Y/N had always been cocky, he couldn't help it, so when he'd turned around to see his fellow totally not gay counsellor Xavier staring at him while he showered he couldn't keep himself from saying, "take a picture, lasts longer. Better wank material too", a large grin on his face.

The whole room erupted in laughter, and Xavier scoffed, his cheeks a dark red as he looked away from Y/N. "I wasn't staring at you, I'm not gay. I like chicks" he muttered, huffing for a moment before Y/N leant over to speak to him again. "Me too, but that's never stopped me" and of course he was blushing again, nearly choking on his own spit. "Thats still gay, and I told you, I'm /not/ gay" Xavier rolled his eyes and turned his back to Y/N, and it was then he realised that while he was busy denying that he had any interest in guys all the other counsellors had gone, leaving only him and Y/N.

"Great.." he muttered, rinsing the last of the shampoo from his hair before he reached for the shower handle, nearly jumping out of his skin when Y/N grabbed his wrist. "Dude, what the fuck?!" He hissed, trying to tug back his wrist, but to no avail. Y/N only smirked, looking up at the other counsellor. "So you're telling me, you wouldn't get turned on if I did.. this?" He asked before taking a step forward, reaching up to cup Xavier's jaw with his free hand before he leant in, pressing his lips against his collarbone. Quickly, he trailed his lips up, leaving soft bites and kissed along the way. "You wouldn't even get a little hard, if I started to do that..?" He continued, pulling back to look up at Xavier.

Y/N knew he was good, but he didn't think he was good enough to have someone as worked up as Xavier was so quickly. "Look, just because that was kind of hot and I am sort of hard, doesn't mean that I'm in to guys.." he breathed, letting his eyes close for a moment, which turned out to be a big mistake because as soon as he did Y/N took that opportunity and got on his knees in front of Xavier, releasing his grip on his wrist to wrap his hands around his dick, because holy shit it was big enough for Y/N to be able to wrap both of his hands around and still have just enough to wrap his lips around, which is exactly what he did.

And that was what had led up to this moment right here, with Xavier letting out an embarrassingly loud moan and opening his eyes to look down at Y/N. Okay, so maybe he did like guys, just a little bit, but he wasn't gay, and he made sure Y/N knew that. "Just because- shit, just because I'm into this, doesn't mean I'm- doesn't mean, fuck.." well, he tried to tell him, at least, but when Y/N's lips wrapped around the head of his dick so perfectly it was hard to focus, and doing anything more than breathing became impossible when his tongue ran over his slit.

"You were saying..?" Y/N pulled back for a moment to look up at Xavier, revelling in the sight of his flushed cheeks and wide eyes. He was really a sight to behold when he was this turned on. His break didn't last long, and Y/N soon moved back to his task of proving to Xavier that he was in fact partly gay weather he liked it or not, one of his hands moving to hold at his hip so he had more space to work with. Y/N had done this countless times before, he knew just how to drive a guy crazy, and that's exactly what he did, because when he ran his tongue along the vein on the under side of his cock Xavier was sure he'd died and gone to heaven, because fuck, no one had ever made him feel like that before. The worry that someone might walk in on them did flash through his mind for a second, but that thought, along with every single other completely disappeared from his brain as Y/N hollowed out his cheeks and began to bob his head, and fuck, maybe he was just a little bit gay because this had to be the best blow job he'd ever gotten.

Y/N knew what he was doing and it was obvious. He knew the affect he was having on Xavier, and he loved it. When he pulled his other hand away and looked up to meet eyes with Xavier he was surprised the other hadn't blown his load right then and there with the look that flashed across his face as he hit the back of his throat, Y/N didn't think he'd ever seen someone that desperate. The sight was enough to make him reach a hand down to his own cock, bucking into his fists a few times to give just some relief as he continued to go to town on his friends cock. Xavier was close, he could feel it in the way he reached down to grab his hair, and when Y/N swallowed around him he finally lost it, arching his head back and shoving his hips forward, he'd never heard anything hotter than the sound of Y/N choking on his dick as he held him there and came down his throat.

All too soon the wet heat around him disappeared, and Xavier closed his eyes for a moment to catch his breath, though his eyes quickly snapped open again when he heard Y/N's moans, looking over at the other, and if he hadn't just came he totally would have gotten hard at the sight. Y/N leant against the wall, his Y/H/C fringe hanging in his face as he fucked into his fist, and yeah he was definitely a little gay. Quickly he moved forward, shoving his lips against Y/N's and letting out a moan when he could taste himself on the others lips. "Thought you weren't gay? Kissing a guy is pretty gay.." Y/N teased, choking on a moan when his hand was shoved away and replaced with a bigger, softer one. "You literally just had my dick in your mouth, that's way more gay.." Xavier pressed their lips together again before Y/N could say anything else, swallowing down his moans as he jacked him off. The kiss was messy, teeth clashed and tongues prodded, but it was better than any other kiss either of them had experienced.

Xavier's attack on his lips soon moved to his neck, and Y/N soon found himself tangling a hand in the others hair, moaning out and tugging at the bleached strands to try and cope with the building pleasure. He was close, it wouldn't take much more for him to tip over the edge, and that small nudge came in the form of Xavier reaching a hand back to squeeze his ass for a moment as he bit down on the one spot on his neck that made his knees weak. Y/N came with a shout, blowing his load all over Xavier's toned stomach, some of it even landing on himself. Thank god they were in the shower, or this would be one hell of a mess to clean up.

"So, still think you're not gay, even a little bit?" Y/N teased as they both washed themselves off, arms wrapped around Xavier's neck. "Okay, maybe just a little bit" Xavier grinned back, pressing a quick kiss to Y/N's lips before reaching to turn off the shower again. They'd both been so busy making out for the next five minuets that neither of them had heard the unmistakable sound of keys jingling in the distance, soon pulling away to get dressed again.

"So.. all I have to do to get you off is squeeze your ass, huh?" Xavier teased as they walked back the cabin, Y/N rolling his eyes and throwing his wet towel at him. "Shut up.. it was hot" he shrugged, taking Xavier's hand in his own. Maybe this summer wasn't going to be so boring after all. When they'd finally made it back to their cabin, each of them climbed into their top bunks, turning to face each other. Both boys were so high on their post orgasm bliss, they had absolutely no idea what was in store for them that night.

[mind-writing0]

Chapter 37

Would Virgil ever be fit for the throne? Or would he ever be the husband of a guard? Would he ever be fit to be himself, whatever that meant? Virgil could barely grasp the order of what forks to use, much less anything about manning a country. Though when he imagined ruling a country with Prince Roman by his side, his strong arms around him, his calm breath gently hitting his skin through tangled limbs as they slept...

Virgil's mind was wondering again, and as a fierce blush rose to his cheeks, he looked down at his breakfast. He hated to seem like another fanboy, and he obviously wasn't, though there was a seemingly different calm before the storm effect about Roman.

"Good morning, gentlemen." The king spoke as he rose from his seat. What little awkward bits of conversation there were calmed down into silence. The king was a kind of odd-looking man, round and short, though there was a strong look about him besides his position. He had a tomato-red face, always angry or blood pressure it seemed, and a scruffy brown beard that didn't make him look any better. Though it was rude to think, Virgil knew Roman got his good looks from his mother. "I have an announcement: later today, all of you will be invited to the banquet hall for a tea party. I would like to know each of my son's suitors individually. I assume you all know your edicate and behavior accordingly. You will be graded on this and, well, the rest of your lives." He laughed, and others joined him, though it was more nervous than anything.

Virgil knew all that it took to be considered polite, as everyone had taken their own lessons from their manners lessons. Bill was charming, or as some would say, quietly manipulative. Logan was an impressive intellectual. Patton had learned to not be so loud, though he was still the kind light that lit up the banquet hall. Virgil was...silent. That was his lesson. After everything, he had nothing to say that wouldn't offend the traditional politics of these people. It could be assumed by the people in the palace that he was hiding something underneath that, though he truly wasn't. He wondered what they would think when he revealed to Ben nothing more than the commoner they all thought.

Virgil waited in the banquet hall as everyone took their turns to speak with the king and queen. Though it was only a tea party, waiters walked around offering other drinks; sparkling water, champagne, wine, and coffee. Virgil took a glass of champagne when offered as he sat in his sparkling suit, the same design he'd worn when Prince Roman had kissed him for the first time. That, combined with the taste of champagne, made for a blissful yet bittersweet remembrance.

The king continued to chat with everyone, eventually making rounds, though Virgil was shocked when he walked past him as if he didn't exist. Yes, the black haired boy was aware that his breakdown at Lance's caning wasn't exactly refined, but neither was the king ignoring him. Virgil stepped closer to where he was having a conversation with Logan about the country's finances, and he wanted to bang his head against the wall. He continued hanging around for another agonizing half hour, almost wishing he would mess up somehow so the king would merely look at him, though that didn't happen.

Then the king smiled at all of them, still not looking Virgil in the eye, and thanked them all for coming. They were all dismissed, and Virgil didn't even want to look at any of the royalty as he left. There were some people on his floor that would acknowledge his existence with joy, and he would bask in it as long as he could.

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[zenosanalytic]

Ok: I KNOW this is a joke post but:

Light Aspect and Void Aspect are NOT opposites Rose and Roxy are literally each others mothers.

Canon even addresses this through Rose's own enormous regret over conceiving of herself in opposition to her mother, and the role she(incorrectly) attributes that conception to the difficulties in their relationship(her mother was an alcoholic, which rendered her behavior inscrutable and unpredictable to Rose; THATS the problem. Such self-destructive fantasies of control are a common way for children in such powerless, unpredictable circumstances to cope, unfortunately).

Homestuck is not a story of esoteric systems: Homestuck is a story where esoteric systems impose themselves violently and unexpectedly upon people without their consent. Homestuck is a story about relationships surrounded by those systems. Trying to understand the Characters of Homestuck through those systems, rather than those systems as metaphors for the Characters and relationships Homestuck is actually about, is not even missing the forest for the trees: it's mistaking a sheet of Overhead Flimsy for the amazon rainforest.

Look: Are darkness and light actually in opposition? Is Night the Opposite of Day, or the inevitable byproduct of Light projected upon a three-dimensional object? Does Light dispel darkness, or just fill it for awhile? Is the vast oceanic Void anathema to stars and light, or the very medium they move and exist within? If everything comes from nothing then how can light, A Thing, be in opposition to nothing, it's source? If Void is Infinite Possibility then how could Fortune, the concretizing of that which is EXTREMELY unlikely, be contrary to it, instead of dependent? If Light allows a Seer to Chart a course through Possibility to the most Propitious Outcome, then how is Void anything other than its Wellspring? If these Aspects make up the characters' "Reality", and that Reality is Whole, then how can ANY of the Aspects meaningfully be said to exist in opposition to each other? This is all just a very poetic way for me to say what I already said at the start: Rose and Roxy are each other's moms!

Because Homestuck's systems are metaphors for their characters, those characters teach you about the systems, not the otherway round. Homestuck is literally structured this way: nearly all the information we get about how the Aspects work, comes from things the characters do(the exceptions being two infodumps of questionable veracity; themselves deeply characterizing of the people giving them[1]). So I would suggest if you want to understand the relationship between Light and Void, the obvious way to do that is NOOOOOT to impose your own dualistic tendencies onto this fun little webcomic about kids playing games, but to look at the relationships between "Light" and "Void" characters in the story instead. Which, to repeat myself for the third time(cuz I love threes) is Mutual Parentage.

[1] for example: Calliope is a megafan and thus ALSO a fantheorist, theorizing about her fandom. At the same time though we've seen from Jade how Space plays with Boundaries and Definitions, which is what Calliope is establishing in her explanation. This might also tell us something about what Muses do, given that Calli is a Muse of Space.

The reason Vriska had such a hard time against Katya (goncharov) in the 2023 tumblrwoman polls was due to the fact that Katya, as an entirely nonexistent character in the unreality phenomenon Goncharov, is fundamentally tied to the aspect of Void, the opposite to Vriska’s ties to Light. In this essay I will

[witch-apologist]

one, that commentary abt scorpia’s crush on catra was on point. it always really confuses me as well when ppl claim that catra used scorpia’s crush on her for her gain, when all we ever see is her being deeply uncomfortable abt it both bc she still loves adora & she’s internalized that intimacy = feeling awkward at best/heartache and danger at worst, bc everyone will leave & throw her to the wolves while they’re at it. two, why are there so many racist glimmadora stans? it’s v disturbing.

One: yeah like does Catra treat Scorpia poorly? Yes. But its not "taking advantage of" Scorpia. And when Catra starts to warm up to Scorpia that's not her taking advantage of Scorpia either its just her starting to think maybe its not so bad to be vulnerable sometimes.

Two: Unfortunately its kind of inevitable racism is deeply entrenched into modern society so most people have at least some racism and when it goes unchecked/unchallenged from within it just gets worse. Thats why fandom even though it mostly talking about fiction is not a safe haven for people of color like it is for racist white ppl because You can't escape from racism in a space that is primarily made up of racists. Because Glimmadora is the alternative to Catradora with the most on screen interaction and Glimmer is closer to whiteness than Catra the racists whose racism informs their opinion of Catra/Catradora end up going to Glimmadora. Plus Glimmer is also more palatable because she had three seasons of having a typically postitive/nice attitude and because her toxicity comes out often as passive aggressive/gaslighting/emotional appeal type manipulation rather than outright anger.

[entrapra]

whatever happens in the show happens. whatever relationship becomes canon, if any, is going to become canon as the writers see fit. no matter what someone is going to be disappointed, and i know i personally would be pretty upset if a shaladin ship became canon, but we have literally no control over what happens in the show now matter how much we think we do. sure our reactions can help influence a LITTLE. dos santos and montgomery said in an interview they saw that the fans loved keith and wanted to see more keith after season one, and we all saw how season two was centered around keith. thats the small influence that we have, we dont have the power to determine specifics in the show though. whatever happens, happens according to their plans and no one can stop it. all we can really do is show how much we love the, in my opinion, good ships (the only criteria being it doesnt imply pedophilia or incest) show them how much we love klance, hance, heith, klunk, shatt and funnily enough shlav. show them how much we love laxum, hunay, and kallura. show them how much we love shayllura, nyallura, shayma, and shaymallura. show them what we really WANT instead of what you dont want. look at fandometrics on here and how klance has been number one for such a long time. show them more of that. show them how passionate we are. i feel like that is the most effective way of influencing in even a fractional way something truly positive in the show. all this negativity and fighting back in forth is doing nothing for the show except disappointing the people who work on it who just want us to be having fun with the show, not fighting about it. the discourse is incredibly important and i think people should still continue to advocate against inappropriate relationships/pairings in media, fandom spaces, and just in general. that is so fucking important, and until all minors are safe from perverse adults whether in fiction or in real life, its an important and necessary discussion that must be had. but for the shows purposes i feel like we should also make more of an effort towards the positive again because i think we all seem to have forgotten this is supposed to be a fun thing, and i truly believe that positivity and showing what we want is the way to go here. we will enjoy the fandom more again, the people who work on the show will have a breath of fresh air from all the negative content and toxicity the fandom has inevitably become, and who knows how it could sway the writers, but i feel that this is important and that showing the writers what we care deeply about and showing them that is imperative.

[h1ghtechl0wlife]

shapeshifting gays are cursed w/ more than shapeshifting

hl: clicks over to a book w/ a lot of reviews that has a nice cover

"When Nox was fourteen, his brother Joth murdered their older brother, their mother, and a human girl. Nox survived, but the attack wrecked his womb. "

RUNS

im in the Bad Section of supernatural mlm

jackalloops: I'm So Sorry

hightech.lowlife: i can't believe abo is a thing that exists out of fanfiction sites

....possibly existed BEFORE the ones on fanfiction sites

squints

i dont want to know

jackalloops: mpreg is abo only got big in self-publishing books around when teen wolf got popular

bc that's where the dynamic started

hightech.lowlife: wh what

jackalloops: in fandom not the show*

hightech.lowlife: i think we've had this exact conversation like 3 times but

oh ok

like not okay but

jackalloops: like there's alpha/betas/omegas in teen wolf but in traditional werewolf fashion not "omegas have vaginas between their balls and ass"

"and everyone sprays their rank musk thru the streets"

hightech.lowlife: y e ah what wrong w ppl

jackalloops: "women don't exist possibly, also"

hightech.lowlife: why am i finding this on amazon

jackalloops: bc amazon lets u self publish

jackalloops:honestly i wouldn't be surprised if this werewolf one [one i linked earlier] is also abo, just hidden

a secret abo-verse

oH

she's the one who wrote the bear shifter books

hightech.lowlife: it better not be bc it looked cute

jackalloops: i can absolutely almost confirm that it's gonna have bo flavor

hightech.lowlife: god dammit

why cant i have gay werewolves tha tDONT GET PREGNANT

am i asking for the MOON zephy

jackalloops: i mean, basicall yes

hightech.lowlife: see what i did there

rev and google have a smirking cat emoji

discord is lacking

imagine one

jackalloops: things i can offer: avoid female authors bc they inevitably started writing gay shit from fanfic and most m/m werewolf writers have their roots in teen wolf's Horrible Fandom unless it's pre-2000

2010ish?

hightech.lowlife: i was leery of the female author for that reason but i thought mb........

but yeah it's like

a Notable issue

i try to avoid female writers for mlm stuff anyway bc just

bad.

incorrect

bad words

jackalloops: saammeeee

someone fanfic writers r fine but once they're trying to publish something it goes

wrong

here's someone who reviewed it who's also reviewed mpreg and abo-verse stuff (link)

me, stalking for good m/m werewolf books

hightech.lowlife: u g h

jackalloops: additionally why would u connect ur legal name to 30ish reviews of mpreg novels

hightech.lowlife: stressful

one of the top reviews on the book i'd been looking at bc it had like 22 positive reviews was like

"though this would contain m-preg was sorely disappointed"

but like

crytyping.

jackalloops: thoug,,,t this woul..dd countaim m---rpef waas sorely disappoin tes

hightech.lowlife: stumbles away from mlm shapeshifter/paranormal books in defeat, AGAIN

jackalloops: same, honestly.

hightech.lowlife: i just hate romance being the only thing in a book (or even like, 5% of the writing) but thats all there is in gay fiction!!! and u think itll get better if u go for a genre like horror or fantasy or smth but it just gets WORSE

kicks something over

a straight person, probably

jackalloops: animals i've noticed aren't used in abo-verse/mpreg fiction: felines (exception: jaguars, for some reason????), reptiles, mermen (unless they're spawning mermen in which case sorry it's awful no one wants to read about clouds of cum in the water that's not??? attractive??? to literally anyone salmon literally die after it happens is how bad it is)

hightech.lowlife: goes over in a huff to ao3 since i've found Trustworthy authors

jackalloops: bears usually aren't unless it's like hypermasc

hightech.lowlife: goes to search i was in

jackalloops: and not even i am into hypermasc

hightech.lowlife: "X has no idea Y is capable of falling pregnant "

IM FEELING VERY ATTACKED

jackalloops: also usually it's hypermasc bear shifter + tiny human boy just on the cusp of adulthood

usually underage

hightech.lowlife: j e su s

and ye ive noticed that abt cat shifters? but try and find gay cat shifters that dont have 100% romance stories

you cant!!

jackalloops: see also with bear shifters/werebears: grossly misrepresented bdsm (no safe words, no consent, not sane)

hightech.lowlife: why

where have all these things come from

oh right

straight women

jackalloops: (:

hightech.lowlife: also, my rec's from bookgorilla ended with a book, in the lgbt section, about a mom sending her gay son to conversion therapy camp because she's religious and 'struggling'

hasn't my day been bad enough????????????????/

jackalloops: that's not .... lgbt... .. . . . . .

hightech.lowlife: well see the whole family LEarns together and grows later and it's

uplifting

you know to straights

kicks something really hard

definitely a straight this time

jackalloops: petition to not let any straight people write any gay literature

hightech.lowlife: signs it seven times

jackalloops: hey actually i bet i could email the white house and b like "dr mister potatonut straight ppl have been writing Too Much Gay Fiction, can u make it illegal and only allow The Gays to produce gay content "

and dumptruck would b like ur absolutely write straight ppl aren't allowed in gay space anymore

hightech.lowlife: snorts

jackalloops: https://68.media.tumblr.com/1793dfec84c0b1ae337a05a53dd0ba41/tumblr_o4711oNXs21syym37o1_500.gif here the dark haired one kinda looks like a werewolf

hightech.lowlife: cute

jackalloops: light haired dude is possibly a cat of some sort

serval?

hightech.lowlife:d efinitely.

jackalloops: neither of them can get pregnant.

hightech.lowlife: omg i wans thinkgin servla

jackalloops: that's about where my creativity ends sorry

but i assure u, no mpreg or abo in that gif

hightech.lowlife: omg neither of them can get pregnant... a dream

what a good story

claps

[bigskydreaming]

I was wondering since you seem to have pretty good thoughts on a lot of things and actually know more about acting then most people in this fandom, if you had an thoughts of the actors on teen wolf after it is over? Like specifically do you think any of them would have any luck being cast on any of the big five. I know there might be a stigma for them being primarily MTV actors(and i doubt any of them wouldnt try to pursue another tv show, except DOB who seems more movie oriented) (1/3)

But the best the tw cast have seem to have done is moving over to the CW (which is still great and is improving in some aspects but is still considered the weaker of the five) But even then it is normally in supporting roles (Except for Kane but she was never a really a main on TW). I would love to see some of them book a pilot as a regular (bc I know i miss seeing Crystal and Arden on my screen). Though I know thats not easy and a lot of pilots never get picked up. (2/3)

Or do you think that any name recognition/fanbase they gained from teen wolf could help them in booking roles? bc i really hope so. (And there are other factors like age/ethnicity) I know that Posey, Shelley, Holland, Sprayberry, Kylin have teen wolf as their focus right now but I am hoping that after TW ends they can pursue more roles bc they are not tied to TW’s availability anymore. But idk i am just wondering if u had any thoughts on this, as the series is ending. (3/3)

Honestly, there’s just too many variables to make any kind of guesses as to the future of the cast, which is why I call bullshit whenever anyone in fandom tries to authoritatively talk about chances or futures. Its almost always in service to a fandom agenda.

What I will say is that Posey and Shelley both had decently sized resumes under their belts already when they first booked Teen Wolf. It wasn’t their first credit, I don’t see any reason why it would be their last. 

What I’ll also say is something a lot of people tend to not consider when backseat driving actors’ careers from fandom spaces is that actors are just people with a wide array of interests and influences in their lives. No two actors have the same priorities, and not all actors are interested in fame and fortune, or at least not to the same degree. The Teen Wolf cast are young. This is exactly the time when most of them are exploring what they want to do with their whole lives, and it might not be acting for all of them. Some of them will want to use the visibility of Teen Wolf to springboard them into another role as fast as possible. Some of them will want to use the money they’ve earned over the past few years and take advantage of their newfound time to explore other interests. Some of the younger cast might take a break from acting to go to college, etc.

For instance, Posey’s expressed an interest in exploring stuff behind the camera further, producing and directing stuff. Its inevitable that the year after Teen Wolf concludes there’s going to be a mass rush to examine every role or lack of role he gets and try and argue from that how successful or not successful he is as an actor, and like…..that’s kinda focusing on one variable when there are ten others out of sight? Like the fact that he might be pursuing work in areas of interest to him beyond acting. The fact that he grew up a childhood actor, the son of an actor, surrounded by actors, and might want a change of scenery. The fact that he had to shoulder a LOT of shit, an obscene amount, from the fans of his own show for six years straight and he might not be in a hurry to rush back into the spotlight with his next role.

Like I mean, if and when Posey gets cast on another show, if its not THE lead role, his detractors are absolutely going to point to that and to Teen Wolf and say ‘see, proof he should have never been the lead, he’s not cut out for it.’ And its like….do you have any idea the kind of pressure it takes to headline a show? Especially when most of your fandom hates you for it? If Posey never gets another lead role in his life, it could be because he’s not cast in one, sure. But it could also be just as likely he says screw this shit, I’d rather just be part of the ensemble, its not worth it.

And another variable to consider is the actors of color on the show, like Posey, Arden, Khylin, will always have more limited options than the white actors on the show like Holland, Shelley and O’Brien, and its apples and oranges to compare the careers of white actors to actors of color as though they all are afforded the same opportunities.

So I mean….its impossible to say what the future holds for any of the cast, and I wouldn’t trust anyone who has any kind of clear prediction. Because at the end of the day, its not even about chances, its about what they all WANT for themselves, before they even go after any specific opportunities or career paths. And one of the downsides of the relative access we have to actors via the internet and social media is that it’s played a big role in fans thinking they know a lot more about their favorite actors and have a bigger window into their lives than they actually do.

No matter how much an actor tweets and instagrams and posts on facebook or tumblr, those are still just tiny glimpses of their full life and personality and interests and ambitions. Even less of a glimpse than we think, because those tweets and posts and public statements are often framed within the context of what contracts and publicists and career politics will allow them to say….not to mention their own awareness of having so many eyes on them, scrutinizing everything they say and do.

Point being….actors are more than just their careers, but this aspect tends to almost always be left out of discussion of their careers, with very little regard for any possible reasons they might have for gaps in their resumes beyond ‘they couldn’t get a role.’ And I’m not singling you out for this, anon, so I hope it doesn’t come across that way. More just….in any discussion of actors’ careers, I think this particular disclaimer always could stand to be raised more.

To finish off answering your specific question - aside from the variables I mentioned, keep in mind that Hollywood has a lot of directions for career paths to take. Are there certain networks or studios that might look at Teen Wolf on their resumes and think nope, this actor isn’t the right fit for us because of it? Probably yeah. There’s no shortage of ego and elitism in Hollywood. But there’s plenty of networks and studios that won’t give a fuck. 

There are lots of talented cast members, and I would love to see Posey, Shelley, Khylin, Arden and more on bigger and better stuff in the future, if that’s what they want and they go after it. But really all any of us can do is wait and see for what they actually announce or make us aware of, and be ready with support when they do go after a particular role or land one.

But I’m definitely not going to write any of them off and say Teen Wolf is their peak, they’ll never reach any higher. Fun fact - Harrison Ford was 31 when he first landed a role of any significance in American Graffiti. There’s a long list of award winning actors with huge filmographies who didn’t even start acting until their thirties and forties. Most of the Teen Wolf cast are in their early to mid twenties? I definitely wouldn’t count out any future career prospects for them yet.

Hope there’s somewhat of an answer to your actual question amid my ramblings, lmao.