#fandom friendship is for the win

[topshelf2112-blog]

@kimby1967 batter up - it’s slumber party weekend and some of us intend to round all the bases! 😉 ⚾️ ❤️

[kimby1967]

@topshelf2112-blog Max is beyond excited for slumber party weekend!! Clearly, Charles is feigning disinterest because Winchester's refuse to wear their hearts on their sleeves LOL

[booksinpiles]

Thanks to my lovely tumblr pals, I've developed a love of Columbo. The bull-fighting episode has led to some books!

[naturecalls111]

[cassieroo]

As someone who heavily relates to Quinni and is a little bit in love with Harper and her fucked-up bad-bitch mystique, I think they should have an incredibly intense and fucked up gay relationship that leaves them both irreversibly wrecked as people. They could make each other worse and better in equal measure and I want it sooo bad

[justa-sadjellyfish]

Okay, I don’t think I can put into words how much I need a movie surrounding a teenage female character that has just, nothing to do with romance. Nothing. I want to see a teenage girl discover herself and the importance of female friendship without it being played off as a “girl power!!!!” “BFFs forever!!” Kind of way if you know what I mean. Like, a girl discovering herself without it being after a breakup or something like that. A group of girls just being really crazy silly teenage girls without having fights over boys or gossiping or something like that. I see so much media with male friendships and I can’t explain how much I long for some sort of female equivalent to Dead Poets Society, or The Outsiders or something like that. Something centering around a teenage female character where the central conflict/plot is NOT romance, or gossip. If anyone knows literally any movie or show similar to what I just described, PLEASE tell me. I need a movie like that in my life right now. I just need a sort of movie with female friendships that actually involves ACTUAL DEPTH. Male friendships are so much more of the focus in media, and when it’s female friendships there’s hardly ever any depth at all to me, besides ‘oh no! One talked shit about the other and she might find out!!!’ Or ‘oh no!! They both like the same boy!!!’ No. No gossip, no boys. Just girls having MEANINGFUL friendships and doing crazy things with each other. That’s what I need.

[crazy-fangirl2524]

Seeing people reacting to tsc and them getting shock over things I thought was obvious and I was getting annoyed until I realised maybe not everyone reread aftg like a million times and have read most of the analytical posts and yeah maybe I am the problem instead

[petricorah]

[acourtofquestions]

These Dorian & Rowan chapters are absolute GOLD:

THE BROMANCE (their bro based friendship is unmatched… maybe my fav thus far, I’m just enjoying this so much)

Dorian being Dorian (I needed this after the pain of QoS; like yes, he’s different now (how could he not be?) but in a way that is slowly healing & maybe a little “broken”; but still Dorian; beloved Dorian🥹)

Rowan being Rowan (in a way we have yet to see that honestly is just SUCH Celaena vibes; their sass is unmatched and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT.)

Dorian FINALLY having someone appreciate him for all he is worth & Rowan being the person to appreciate & respect him for all of his own genius/goodness/loveliness/skills BECAUSE HE HAS THEM (instead of underestimating & not communicating) like THIS MAN (not only has unmatched levels of magic) but he is a diplomat, a war planner, A PROPER KING. He has survived in the shadows a lifetime (living with A VALG PRINCE) and then ACTUALLY LIVING WITH ONE in his brain; yet he remains grounded in morality, fighting for goodness, for his people & all people. He reads people, his empathy & compassion is a power in itself, he knows how to play the game; use the phrases; make deals and wage alliances. He is level headed, he can plan a part, he keeps it together & has a dam good poker face. He is smart, he is quick on his feet. And he is JUST GOOD; he is a good man. A good king. A good… well… HE’S JUST DORIAN. & Rowan has a great ability to see peoples powers & skills, to teach & empower. And THEY needed this.

Because vice-versa Dorian REALLY appreciates Rowan the way he deserves; instead of fearing him, being angry & bringing up hundreds of years of “what if” & “why not”, instead of feeling the need to puff his chest & “prove” something, creating an environment of distrust & disrespect, or just disregarding annoyance; here he is, thanking him, asking to learn, listening & learning, understanding him, speaking of their lives in honesty, seeing what he’s doing & giving up, treating him as an equal not a lesser or a prejudice just a friend. It is refreshing after centuries to meet a good king, a good man.

The way they work together; they have a great natural ease & understanding. They speak & LISTEN. There isn’t a “captain” or wage for leadership, they just both respect & use the other & their own skill set. They are working both for the present, but also building of the future, while piecing together a lot of pain still aching in their past. They make great diplomats but also warriors. Good cop & bad cop. Hilarity of their youth and age. Just this great balance that’s wholesome & entertaining. You really get to see THE Princes. (Though let’s be honest they are THE KINGS).

The two of them managing to GET. SHIT. DONE. Save the king✔️ Escape Rifthold safely✔️ master their skills & magic (before something explosive happens)✔️ secure an army✔️ build alliances✔️ keep tabs on Maeve✔️ plan for Wyrdkeys✔️ finding Ilken Island (I think this is a check) ✔️

And even as the lovely @mysterylilycheeta mentioned they have a friendship based on more than a mutual pining, love, or heartbreak of a female character. They show emotion. And have a genuine friendship. Frankly it’s just refreshing!!

… so while I miss Aelin & Rowan, anxious to see how Aedion & Gabriel play out, needing Manorian’s ship to fly… etc. I also kinda just want the road trip of fun bromance to continue😂🫶

[leafatlaw]

Diversity win! The glimmer of light is bisexual

[topshelf2112-blog]

@kimby1967 keep on smiling! (Good things are on their way!)

[kimby1967]

@topshelf2112-blog Max brought the wine for slumber party weekend. Looks as though he and Charles have really enjoyed the fruits of someone's labor... 🍷😉 🤣 🎆

[annikat12]

Day 11!

Again, I had to play with the wording a little, but I think it turned out perfect.

@topshelf2112-blog we made it to the weekend!

[frizzyanya]

Me to my friend: I hope we can do the thing together, that would be so fun

Me internally: PLEASE COME OR I'LL DIE THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS TO ME WHY AREN'T YOU FERAL OVER THIS IT MIGHT KILL ME

[gaasublarb]

Legitimately surprised at how dead the ghostpunk tag is