#it was complicated

[transingthoseformers]

I was originally going to suggest additional Megastar kids but now I want to write the super awkward fic where they had three kids at different ages and parts of their relationships and they all have vastly different experiences.

Thunderclash: The oldest born during the early Decepticon movement qhen they liked and trusted each other. This would be terribly funny especially as it would mean he immediately befriended Ratchet upon defecting who saw this wet cat kid and immediately grabbed him and because all the bright color choices are definitely Starscream's fault and him being Megatron's kid Would make the Lost Light even more dramatic. And now I kind of want Rodimus finding out Thunderclash (he changed his name) deep dark secret. Megatron is awkwardly trying to bond with his kid, who is very in love with his co-captain, who is eating up the drama, while said kid hates him because the stepkid (Tarn) may have shot him and Megatron may have told Thunderclash he was no child of his last they spoke which led to said abandonment of his former name, a new paintjob, a frame change and an awkward few centuries when Starscream was aware that was their kid but Megatron wasn't which made the hit he put on him exceptionally awkward. And explained one horrible fight upon reflection.

Misfire: Middle child. Megatron knew all the Scavengers' names for a reason. He found out he was carrying during one of his "off" times with Starscream and decided he didn't want the fuss. He had the kid and passed him off to someone else he trusted. Flyhigh changed his name, and he lost track of him only to find out he'd been arrested and saved and became a Scavenger. He put a permanent "Do not touch" mark beside his name and let him be relieved one at least remained a Decepticon.

Deathsaurus: The youngest and second most rebellious born in the last attempt at a relationship as a "make up baby" a bad decision all around. Takes after both of them at their most charming. Rebels and fucks off to to philosophical amd idealistic reasons which reminded Megatron painfully of early years. Starscream did not forgive putting him on the List which led to the Earth Plot in Phase 1. Reunites with Megatron when his new boyfriend convinces him to murder his dad which leads to some pretty interesting conversation that mildly derails things on Necrobot's planet.

Ohhh my goddddd that'd be so fucking fun, there'd be so much interesting conflict,

Hey I've seen a fic where Misfire is a MegaStar fic! (And use that plot detail in one of my plotlines), oh that's gotta cause fun

mmmhm a make-up baby, I'm pretty sure that technique never works

Ooo yes yes? So many awkward / emotional moments??

[randomnameless]

Do you agree that anyone that uses death of the author as argument shouldn't be arguing about a text? Because according to them all interpretations are valid so why argue against other people's interpretations?

Mmh...

I guess it's part of the duality of fandom life - people want to talk about the game are very involved in it, but they also create fun headcanons to explore said game's lore/setting/characters.

So in way, participating in fandom and even writing fanfiction, or saying stupid things like "hc : Nabateans attach a great importance to golden trinkets" is, in a way, pushing your own interpretation over the game's.

But at one point, it depends on what you want to argue about.

Argue about headcanon? Uh... it's like arguing about what topping you prefer on your ice cream. It's your ice cream, your tastes, so you can prefer chocolate cookies or peanuts and it's, you know, not open to discussion as in "talking with you made me realise peanuts are was tastier than chocolate chip cookies".

I like to talk and discuss and see other people's headcanons because it's fun and when some of ours match we can nerd about pointless things like warm rocks or nabatean laying eggs, but you won't see me being an ass and tell them "uh your headcanon sucks, you should put blue cheese on your ice cream".

Now, arguing about canon?

FE16 (and Fe Fodlan in general) is a game where the devs forgot to hire a continuity game and thought letting the world "vague" would make it look "deeper and richer" than it is. 10k years of lore, after all. And we have at least 2 unreliable narrators, that are Lords so who are protagonists and usually should be believed... expect that the game shows us they're full of nonsense regarding various topics.

But, unlike headcanon, canon isn't subjective, it's the same game (well... depending on the audio, it's not) everyone played, some people were kind enough to create a website where every line (+ dub!) is available, so it's not a question of interpretation as much as going to read and check the datamine website and the hundreds of YT videos, were people recorded their PT.

Was Burnie surrounded by flames, effectively preventing her escape from her pyre, or not?

Does Cyril mention to Mercedes how he only ate every couple of days before coming to the monastery (so under House Goneril's good care and in the Almyran army) or not?

Those things can be easily checked, and there's no interpretation.

If you don't like canon, you can churn out headcanon and have fun developing them, maybe finding people who like them and expend them themselves!

But for various reasons (is it because fanfiction has a bad rep since the 2000s for being something, idk, teenage girls write? or because it's not seen as very serious (tm) as a redshit post?) some people in the Fodlan fandom don't really want to confess they don't like the canon, and prefer the headcanon/fanfiction version of the game portrayed through a certain fic that, in turn, influenced how canon is perceived by some devoted fans.

(and let's not forget the lolcalisation that, too, didn't like the base game and edited it for ~ reasons ~)

And imo, Death of the author, in those fandom circles, is a roundabout way to say "the canon is not conclusive so i interpret the situation as this, but it's totes not my headcanon nor a fanfiction bcs i'm no gross fangirl, it's still canon, but my interpretation of the canon"

Tldr : Arguing about headcanon is as pointless and fruitless as starting a shipwar, and in the 2020s apparently it's too shameful to confess liking/writing fanfictions, so instead you like and write "your own interpretations of canon or how it should be" instead, using various theories like "Death of the Author" to validate your creative process, bcs fanfics gross'n'bad'n'only for lonely teenager girls, i guess.

[a-biochemist-not-a-bird]

...soo are we gonna talk about how the High Evolutionary was the only black guy in GotG3....? ...or the white woman leading a coup against him as like empowerment vibes?��

...and how the evil scientists were east asian? 

I’m not entirely sure how to feel about the choice to have the High Evolutionary be surrounded by white people/-coded aliens because they made him a villain but they also made him God kinda? and I have no clue what that means, but the one thing I DO know is that the human skin mask added another layer (hah) of meaning that I don’t think the story needed. 

Anywho- maybe I haven’t been looking in the right places but is it just me? 

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[bruhstation]

you’re just like the rest of them

[platosworstnightmare]

Adult Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase are the most surreal power couple in the mortal world.

Annabeth Chase, world renowned architect who was entrusted with repairs and renovation on the Empire State Building…

…and her husband, this guy who was wanted by the FBI for blowing up the St Louis Arch seventeen years ago

[putadapower]

bill talking about ford in therapy

the code is: even his lies are lies

Bill talking about Ford and then having to talk about his parents, who he killed, is really insaneee

[stargirl230]

thanks for the light

I was just trying to figure out how procreate works but then the op brainworms got to me and 35 hours later here we are! can you tell I miss home-cooked meals :')

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

[kingofdoma]

best description of morgan spurlock's legacy ever

[satanicdollx]

they should invent friends that do not live so fucking far

[greykolla-art]

⚠️Please don’t touch the sexy deer, it’s not flirting with you. ⚠️

I’ve got a thing for Vox being a fuckboi who keeps thinking their tension is gonna lead to hate sex. 😂

[aueua]

people with siblings: how do you feel about them?

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

Attention Christians - THIS is what Jesus would do. Put his body on the line, speak truth to power, and demand justice for the starving and oppressed. 🙌

Thank you, @christiansforafreepalestine, for being an example of true decency and faith in action.

“Our scriptures say ‘woe to you, who eat while others go hungry!” they called out to senate staff.

Saying “Congress won’t eat until Gaza eats,” over 60 Christians from across the U.S. are nonviolently blockading the Senate Cafeteria to pressure the Senate and their staffers to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, restore aid to UNRWA, and end military funding to Israel. #CFPAction

[dailyhatsune]

the old uncle who refuses to wear headphones on the train

[chloesimaginationthings]

The FNAF Mikes talk about their extended family..

[ashleyrguillory]

And I didn’t talk to him ever again