#its hard to explain ig

[thisisadonaldduckblognow]

all the rise boys get done dirty on characterization by fandom in different ways i think. (not ALL the time every fanwork etc etc these are just like, trends i tend to notice?) every fandom suffers from losing character nuance.

- leo i’ve talked about plenty on this blog, how some of his canon traits (genuine belief in his skill and cockiness, capacity for joy, his manipulativeness whether for good or ill) seem to get watered down or wiped off the board and supplemented with generic sad boy. his struggles with purpose and identity and not wanting to fail somehow morph into “he hates and completely holds no value for himself”

- donnie’s canon personality gets blurred out and largely replaced with whatever list of Neurodivergent Traits. and i think there’s such a fine line to walk between exploring a character that’s been word of god confirmed as on the spectrum and overwriting what’s canonically there. it’s a hard needle to thread. it also feels like a lot of his canon emotiveness gets left off the table for some reason. bc he does have his moments of flat/deadpan delivery, but a lot of the time he’s honestly very emotive. he has the passion of a theatre kid and the vindictiveness of... also a theatre kid. and the mind of a scientist.

- raph loses so much of his rowdy teen boy energy it’s kind of wild? like interpretations sand off that he’s also impulsive and can be reckless and dumb and LOVES fighting and roughhousing and isn’t the most eloquent person. suddenly there’s this pitch perfect soft boy big bro who would never hurt a fly and always says the exact right supportive thing and singlehandedly raised his 3 brothers (which simultaneously sands off all the nuance of splinter’s issues emotionally connecting with his sons and how that affected all of them). and like i LOVE raph, he’s so full of love and care and anxiety, he clearly has learned to put a lot of work into being aware of his strength and size. but there’s a difference you know?

- mikey is like. where raph gets overparentified by fanon, mikey gets over “family therapist”-ed IMO. the impulsiveness, the goofiness, the powerful emotions including a VERY powerful temper, the flat-out dumb teen boy choices... they get ignored. suddenly there’s this only very sweet and earnest boy who has read a hundred psychology books and runs group family therapy weekly or something. he is crying in his room bc leo and raph are arguing about something. which is so. he IS very sweet and can be very earnest and is full of love! he HAS come in with his opinions and unsolicited advice a couple of times and life coached for the greater good. but there’s a difference between what he does in canon and the role he gets in fanon.

[quinnonimp]

the current romantic implications of qtntduo rn r pretty funny since qwilbur obviously finds qQuackity attractive but only comments on it sometimes - meanwhile qQ is all "HE IS MY HUSBAND . HIS DAUGHTER IS MY DAUGHTER . WE HAVE A VERY INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP THAT IS YET TO BE LABELLED "

[choco-1601]

Do u think John never talked about Arthur’s sickness in front of him out of respect for Arthur’s feelings?

[favoure]

to that one anon that asked about how i do my side profiles i hope u see this n i also hope this makes sense ....!!!!

the rest is under the cut vv

[gregorybacon]

So if anyone asks me "How do you headcanon your gregory? What's he's like in your point of view?"

how the fuck do I explain this guy

[kithj]

i have like 100 pages of girl flesh left and i WILL finish it tonight <- affirmations chanted in front of the mirror

[sanjisboyfie]

i feel like what u said about using male terms in male reader imagines is SO important like it makes me so happy when im reading something and it has a 'pretty boy/my boy/my man/my boyfriend' i think its really importanr to have it there and im so glad u do it

:.)))

on a really super genuine note : it makes me feel so affirmed in myself to see masc terms being used in x male readers. because ive been so used to only feminine tersm being used bc i used to have to just read x fem readers (ltr like years ago since i dont think x male readers were that "common" as they are now) as a source of [character x reader] content. and the plot and writing of the story would get me so wrapped up in it id forget the readers gender!! but then i'd see "she/her prns + baby girl/princess/any other fem term" and i'd just remember that what im reading is not for me and it never will be (and thats not the writers fault, they were doing what was fitting for their story. it was definitely at my own discretion to b reading fem reader stories -- im not blaming the writers at all LOL just giving my experience w reading ffs and stuff). and now that i write for male readers, i just really wanna assure my readers that i write specifically and especially for them. i dont know; smth abt seeing masc terms being used in x readers makes me really happy, and im v glad i can spread that happiness to u as well <3 and ofc everyone else that may agree and feel the same ! <3

[blueskittlesart]

Hi! As someone who now kinda wants to check out Trigun because of the hype, do you recommend that I can start with Stampede? Or do I really need to watch the OG anime first to better understand/enjoy it? Thank you! 🙋🏻‍♀️

you can start with stampede! i'd say knowing the context of the original enhances the experience but isn't necessary to enjoy the show. I would consider stampede more viewer-friendly, especially for those of us who are used to modern storytelling conventions (the original suffers the consequences of general writing trends in anime at the time it was produced and of the fact that it was produced long before the manga was finished, so the story is somewhat disjointed and has a lot of filler which makes it REALLY hard to get into.) if you do end up liking stampede, however, I'd suggest trying out watching at least SOME of the original because it adds a lot of cool nuance and context to the story that stampede tells!

[miss-mossball]

holding on tight

[creatively-cosmic]

Heyyy, it’s me again :)

Wanted to say that the Fire lore is indeed Fire. And dark. Jesus Christ Almighty is it dark and I love everything about it. (I wanna give Fire a hug now but I don’t know if he likes hugs from strangers-)

ANYWAY! I got curious again and I have more questions: about Blue this time. I hope this isn’t too much.

Okay, first question: Where did Blue get the scar on his neck?

Second: Does Blue hate Fire? Or is he just so angry at his unfair existence that he takes it out on the thing closest to/most important to Arceus that he can get his hands on? (I might be reading things wrong, but that’s the vibes I get from it.)

And Third: Would Blue really be happy to see (His?) Red if he came back, even though he’s completely batshit insane?

That’s all though! I hope this wasn’t annoying. Have a good day/afternoon/night!

Trust me when I say that not only are you no trouble at all, but getting questions about Missing Numbers has been the highlights of our days! We love getting to talk about this, and it's wonderful that people have shown care and interest. Your questions make us really happy and we're always more than happy to answer.

For starters, Fire is a giant teddy bear of a man. He doesn't mind hugs. In fact, I think he needs one.

As for Blue!

The scar on Blue's neck is one of the clearest signs of his... Anomaly? Corruption?

It's a design troupe we like to use, of some kind of subtle physical sign of a more metaphysical issue. For this scar on Blue, it's the source of his Glitched state. It's an entire piece of the story, how he ended up partially corrupted and how it works, but to keep it... Simple? Without getting into the mechanics of how it worked or the in-depth story of what happened, lest we're here all day?

The scar is from his first death. The event it's from is, essentially, the first time he and Fire went through their little murder-suicide death loop, spurred on by Leaf's demise. It's a point of no return: opening up the flesh, giving up his life, and letting the corruption seep in.

Does Blue hate Fire? It feels like a cop-out answer to say it's complicated, but it REALLY is. Not even he really knows how he feels.

He hates him, yet he loves him so. He can't comprehend him, but he's the only one who understands. He's so much greater than him, so high above. He's so much less than him, like dirt beneath his feet. He is his greatest equal, the only one he could look in the eye.

It isn't his fault. It's ALL his fault. He wants him here. He wants him gone. He can't imagine losing him. He wants him dead. He NEEDS him dead. He is NOTHING to him. He's his friend rival enemy savior punishment god damnation lover

everything.

Is he haunting Blue? Is Blue haunting him? Isn't it a cruel existence to be taunted by? The man who stole the name, the place, the identity of the only one he cared for. Is it betrayal to love him too? Who else could he come to love, but him? But he's seen it- how empty he is. Like everything he does is done because it's predestined. Surely, you'd think, it's meaningless as "Red" tries to extend warmth. Tries to show kindness. Tries to be a friend. Acts like Blue means something to him.

The warmth in those brown eyes shouldn't mean anything. Not when he's seen them so cold, so empty, in everything else he's done. Not when those eyes should have been the intense red Blue KNOWS he remembers from his childhood. It's all wrong.

It's not fair. That's the main thing, and you understood that much in your question. Save one thing- Blue doesn't know about Arceus. He has no idea who is responsible. No clue why this has happened, or what's happening. He's in the dark.

All that he knows is one night as a child, at his lowest moment, his best friend left him with a tangible promise.

And the next day he was gone. He doesn't know what happened.

And the world moved on.

And then there was the brown eyed kid. Him in every sense but so, absolutely and completely, wrong. And there's no explanation. No reason. Nothing. So who else could he possibly blame? Who else could that anger possibly be directed towards?

He tried to find anyone, anything, any way to justify it. In his rational mind, this must be something beyond their control. And he's so sweet. So gentle. So quiet. So kind. But with no way to see or even comprehend the higher powers at play, every sign can only point to him.

That imposter. That replacement. That bastard.

... That boy, the only one who chose to be his friend in spite of everything.

Does he hate him? Does he not? What else can I say? It's just... Complicated.

As for the Third question.

It's funny you ask. I have a bigger piece for this planned.

[ithinktheygotthealias]

i’m (slowly) watching netflix’s atla and while i am still formulating Thoughts on it, one thing they definitely, thankfully got right was Uncle Iroh.

which got me thinking, as one does, about fanfic, and how most of the atla fanfic i’ve read has been very gen stuff about iroh parenting zuko. and i think this real speaks to the core of what fanfic is about. like sure, we may want to read about hot characters fucking, but there’s a reason why hurt/comfort and angst are, and have historically been, some of the most popular genres in the medium.

it’s the very human desire to have someone at the end of the day to tell us “you did your best. you matter. let’s rest now” and have that person get us, so well that we believe them.

the reason it usually manifests through shipping is that we’re predisposed to want that from romantic partners. firstly because that’s the person you choose to go home to every night for the rest of your life (ideally) (, which i think is very valid), but also because the vast majority of us don’t really get that from their parents/guardians/adult figures, so we go looking for it in people we see ourselves in equal footing with. be honest, how many people do you know that have or have had an uncle iroh figure in their lives? do you have one?

when i’m doing ok mentally i like reading fanfic before going to sleep. earlier in the day if i have time i like to read original stories, but i need that comfort at the end of the day. when im not well i want to drown myself in fanfiction and forget everything else. i think the repetitiveness of the stories we tell ourselves comes from the same place. there’s something comforting in knowing that spock will always belong at jim’s side, like he’s always been there and always will be, that’s comforting in the dead of night.

(and if you have a loving partner, or anyone else in your life, who provides you with this reassurance, and you still read fanfiction, that’s normal too. humans like both finding things they can relate to and platonic ideals in their stories)

back to uncle iroh, i think this kind of wish fulfilment is even more visceral when it comes to parenting because it speaks to where the desire comes from in the first place. i know i do, so maybe this whole thing was just me projecting hard.

and so, Internet Stranger, if you stopped to read this until the end: you did your best. you matter. let’s rest now. and may you find as many persons you believe in as much as they believe in you as you need.

[redactedgender]

got drawn as a dog today.

brb making my first official fursona based on it.

[furrysmp]

hi everyone, this is my disclaimer telling yall I live in israel so please stop following me if you happen to be in that group of people in this fandom who think everyone who lives here is evil, I already had to remove 10 of my followers who are reblogging stuff that casually mentions how 7/10 was israels fault and that we should all be happy that people I know personally died or lost limbs for being born in a country. thanks

[v-iv-rusty]

I feel like growing up with parents that are rabid conspiracy theorists about anything and everything affects you like. way way way deeper than most people do (or maybe want to?) acknowledge. and I just wish it was talked about more honestly

[toytulini]

can i access the tunglr on work wifi but not discord. insane

[ghosts-of-love]

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