#love that that is my longest tag lol

[scribbling-dragon]

I posted 6,155 times in 2022

That's 4,471 more posts than 2021!

1,347 posts created (22%)

4,808 posts reblogged (78%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@scribbling-dragon

@daisy-mooon

@neohood

@sleepsart

@gardenergulfie

I tagged 2,226 of my posts in 2022

#asks - 916 posts

#anon - 329 posts

#juno's vigilante au - 252 posts

#ask game - 230 posts

#juno.talks - 200 posts

#scott smajor - 178 posts

#jimmy solidarity - 173 posts

#empiressmp - 131 posts

#empires smp - 124 posts

#juno.writes - 99 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#i dont like reading fics where the romantic relationship takes priority over all other ones. but that might just be the aroace shining throu

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

he wanna be a COWBOY BABEY

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572 notes - Posted June 27, 2022

#4

vampire scott?? again?

579 notes - Posted March 27, 2022

#3

i drew @teamranchers nether prince tango (for an empires au) because the design was amazing and i love him

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685 notes - Posted July 16, 2022

#2

been brainrotting over ranch duo (i think that’s their name???? right??) recently. so here. have some headcanons:

- jimmy takes care of the cows while tango takes care of the chickens. The calves love jimmy and often flock to him and often will just sit on him, trapping him in place until tango rescues him (because jimmy’s not going to shove them off)

- jimmy’s canary wings only come in after his first death (aka where he’s one of the first to die), and that’s gonna hurt, so not only do they both have to deal with the pain of the explosion, they have to deal with the pain of that a little bit later too

- none of their friends are actually sure whether they’re together-together or not, because they’re physically affectionate with each other and jimmy’s called tango his husband several times already?? but they also act confused when people ask if they’re dating

- they’re such a good duo because tango always asks for jimmy’s input on schemes etc. because he values his input and doesn’t just immediately brush him off and that’s all it took for jimmy

- they only have one bed in their base because they don’t have the resources for any more, which means they end up sharing. which works out really, because jimmy runs warm and tango can’t regulate his own body temperature (i hc him as some kind of netherborn, and to me it makes sense that they’d rely on the nether’s heat to keep them warm) and he’s always cold, even after jimmy got him a blanket

767 notes - Posted June 20, 2022

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a few more ranch duo hcs because people seemed to like the last ones:

- they almost always seem to have coal dust on their hands (canary and his coal mine) but they're not actually sure what it's from. they do, however, like smearing it on each other's faces and seeing how long it takes the person to notice. they do it around others as well and see how they avoid bringing it up or pointing it out

- tango likes the chickens best because theyre like small heat packs that he can carry around with him. some of the ones that like him more even sit inside his jacket and poke their head out at the top

- tango's eyes glow in the dark/reflect light, and jimmy found it annoying at first because tango would blink at night and there would be light on their walls. now he jist finds it reassuring, if he glances back when they're on a mining trip and he sees these glowing eyes watching him from a distance, making sure he's okay

- they've also perfected the art of sending pulses of feelings across the bond, doing it every now and again to make sure the other is alright (i am only thinking about the angst potential with this one). feelings of happiness or appreciation feel warm, apparently, while sadness and fear feel like a bucket of kce water has just been dumped over their heads

906 notes - Posted June 21, 2022

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[rox-of-iu]

ayoo guess who finally sat down and caught up with cultivate B)

is me. so you know what that means.

spoiler warning for cultivate ch 30-37

there was actually.... more things i wanted to draw but I already did so many I had to physically restrain myself hfsjkkdh anyway yes can you tell i love this fic very much

yet once again. cultivate by the wonderful @neonghostcat

[piko-power]

My Personal Headcanon On Why Amy's Love For Sonic Died Down Lately (and their dynamic)

When they were younger, Amy's love for Sonic was pretty extreme, and Sonic was, understandable, uncomfortable for the most part. He knows she means well, but that girl needs to calm down.

She can fight, but sometimes her hammer could only stun her enemies for a while. (It took her a long time to get rid of that robot that has been chasing her around Station Square.) She wasn't fully independent yet, even if she fought on her own a couple of times.

She often follows Sonic and his friends around. She is part of the team, but she was not a strong as she is now at the time yet.

She admires Sonic. A LOT. And Sonic knows that. Obviously, he could only run away from something like that, since he is NOT ready for that kind of thing, and whether Amy takes the hint or stop, she still loves him.

...BUT, I think things were slightly starting to change between her and Sonic after Lost World.

Remember this line?

You remember that? Okay, okay. Here's another totally unrelated question:

Before the events of Lost World, when was the last time Amy said "I love you" to Sonic out loud?

...YEP. 😈 (Unless I'm missing something, let me know lmao)

As more games and adventures come out, the characters get slightly older, and Amy is 12 to 13 now, and she is most certainly at that age where her body starts to change, but especially on how she views Sonic.

She knows she loves Sonic, but it was this moment during her change where she actually wanted to admit that she loves him.

I believe that Amy was all about sharing her affection to him not through confessions, but through obvious hints. Sonic totally got it, and there was no need to confess. Sonic knows she loves her.

...But she never said it. And she almost did, but she never did again for a while.

I think this was the moment in her life where, oh, God, she actually loves Sonic. SHE LOVES HIM, WHAT.

And she was looking back at all the times she had with Sonic that she can now see were unpleasant to Sonic (At least that's what she thinks) and that's probably why she isn't so expressive about her love to him than how she used to back then.

She wasn't sure what to do with this realization, and sets aside it for a while, and nearly stayed as her casual, peppy self... until the Eggman War happened.

During the 6 months of being with the Resistance, fighting Eggman's army all day and all night, all she can think of was Sonic.

She dreams that he still with not just her, but with her friends. She just wanted to see Sonic again, she just wants to be with her hero again.

But I'd like to think that she was also thinking about how she used to treat Sonic back when they were younger, how Sonic would almost always run away from her whenever she asks him out, or always look so uncomfortable whenever she gets so close to him.

Cringing at those memories big time, she wanted to change and hopefully when Sonic is okay and comes back, she can be better for him.

...Or will he still find her uncomfortable regardless? Would he even be happy to see her at all if he did survive?

But, hold on! She can't just give up her love for Sonic! He made her who she is today! A peppy, nature-loving, hammer-swinging, confident, brave... loud-mouth... annoying... Sonic obsessed... weak... pathetic... lonely little girl.

If she gives up on Sonic, it'll be like she gave up on the one hedgehog who saved her life. If she didn't she'll still be the same ol' Amy.

I also like to think she had parents a long while before she met Sonic, and was even expecting a little sister, but a robot invasion happened from where she was and attacked her parents and instead of trying to save them, after getting hurt, she ran away, hoping that they'll come back okay. But they never did.

She was all alone, and needed someone, a friend, a new family, someone who will hold her hand, anyone, to be there for her. But she was ignored by lots, and at that point, she's better off by herself, but still longed for company.

Eventually though, her tarot cards told her her future hero, and there might be hope after all. She encountered Sonic, held onto the belief of the cards tight, and the rest is history.

So, with that headcanon in mind, not only did Amy loose her parents that she didn't save because of her cowardliness (she was only so little at the time that happened) and also Sonic, who she thought will be her only hope, but now gone.

She doesn't even care if he did come back, he'd probably hate her now after everything she did to him, always talking about their "future wedding" or forcing him to go to Twinkle Park.

For the last few months of the war, it was nothing but Amy mentally beating herself up for either refusing to change or moving on, and they are both not fine choices.

She loves Sonic, but he does not love her, and she finally, finally realized it. And it's probably for the best if no body loved her at all.

But of course Sonic did survive and all of her worries wash away in an instant, she's just not expressive about her love for Sonic AT ALL now, since she's still worried about it but rather not mention it to Sonic because it doesn't matter.

If Sonic doesn't love her, then her feelings don't matter to him, and according to Amy herself, that is okay.

But also, I'd like to think that Sonic was thinking about his friends a lot up in the Death Egg for the past months, sometimes it's Tails (worried for his safety), sometimes it's Shadow (because he's wondering why he would join Eggman.) At some point, for a few days, Amy was in his mind the longest, and he felt bad about how he thought he was rude and pushy to her.

He wondered if she's not thinking about it too much, and if she is, will she give up on him? Yeah, he doesn't feel the same and still not looking for a relationship, but it's so strange but interesting how anyone could ever like someone like Sonic the Hedgehog. Amy was never afraid to show that, and she probably might be now.

He couldn't help but feel guilty. They were kids when she was like this, but he was so... arrogant at the time too. Not a lot happened at the time yet. He'd always have trouble expressing how much he value his friends, until he shattered the Paradox Prism. (I'd like to think Prime took place before Forces. It makes sense.)

She is such a sweet girl, and he probably made her believe that he didn't care for her. Just because he doesn't feel the same, that doesn't mean he hates her at all.

He wished he never ran away from Amy... Worrying for his little bro and wishing to be a good person for Amy was when Sonic cried in the Death Egg for the first and only time.

Frontiers, in my opinion, is kind of confirming their dynamic now. Sonic is a lot more sincere and kinder to Amy and she is not all hyperactive and lovey to Sonic. There is probably a real reason for this now.

They are both hiding their feelings from them, and they are both unaware of this. Amy, hiding her mental issues from Sonic, and Sonic, hiding his guilt away from Amy.

None of those things are important now. Sonic is with Amy and Amy is with Sonic. They are here with each other. They can be finally be better for each other now.

They don't care if they'll ever be something more when they get older. None of that matters anymore. They are here with each other. They can be finally be better for each other now.

Maybe someday they'll both talk about it, but for now, the present is important. They care about each other too much to think about it right now.

It's the kind of love that is unbreakable. It doesn't even have to be romantic. It's just love. Love is important for everyone, in any form. It's something Sonic and his friends need. And especially Sonic and Amy.

Amy Rose is the living embodiment of love, and without her, a lot would go downhill for Sonic and co. Heck, if it weren't for her, Shadow wouldn't have never remembered Maria's promise, which lead him to save the world with Sonic, before he temporarily disappeared from their lives for a while.

She is always there to lend a helping hand for anybody, even bad guys like Metal Sonic, and despite what she had been through, both in Forces and headcanon wise, she still fights back, even without her hammer.

She will pick you back up on your feet, reminding you that you are important and that you are loved, and that you should never give up. It's pretty much the words of encouragement she herself needed also...

She is still the happy, hyper, butt-kicking hedgehog we all know and love, but she still need someone to pick her back up on her feet after so long. Thankfully, she has her friends and her blue hero. The hero who made her who she is today.

I think Amy has no idea how important she thought she is, but Sonic does. Sonic knows fully well how important she is to a lot of people. It's about time he returns the favor to her. It's his turn to remind her how much a lot of people love her.

How much he loves her.

And I feel like The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog was the moment where their dynamic really shined, but also the starting point of their relationship not only healing, but also the next chapter of what's to come for them.

Everyone, friends old and new, gathered around for a special birthday. A birthday for the confident, unshakable, and radiant Amy Rose.

It was such a special moment in Amy's life. After years of chasing and following the people she look up to, she is part of the team, but most importantly, she is part of the family.

She is fully realized as someone more than just a fangirl, but someone strong, courageous, creative, kind and a big inspiration for others.

I feel like this moment here...

-is where Amy is eternally grateful to call her friends her family. A family she thought she'll never have again. She's not alone anymore, and as long as they're by her side, she'll never will be again.

Her chasing days are over. She's finally caught up to them. She's finally home.

And it's all thanks to Sonic.

If it weren't for him, she'd probably be alone forever. Her past moments with Sonic might be embarrassing to look back on for a while, but they are good memories regardless, because they involve him.

Sonic saved her life in more ways than one, and despite everything, he's grateful to have her too.

He cares about her. He really does... And in her eyes, that all she needed to know. As long as Sonic loves her in his own way, she'll be happy.

Amy hasn't given up on Sonic. As long as Amy always supports him, he'll be happy.

Maybe sometime in the future, they can talk about their problems, but that's a story for another time. At this point, they need to. Right now, they are happy. They are okay.

They are here for each other. They are finally better for each other now.

"You guys won't ever leave me, right?"

"Wouldn't dream of it."

[dykrophone]

they don't know about my dark past (i was close mutuals with the most passionate finchel and mileven shipper on the goddamn planet for almost as long as i've been on tumblr and longer than i've had this account)

[arknid]

the books on my shelves cry as i lay beneath warm blankets, excitedly tapping on the Fallen Hero icon for the nth time of the day

[justanobsessedpan]

I posted 572 times in 2022

That's 565 more posts than 2021!

146 posts created (26%)

426 posts reblogged (74%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@helloliriels

@topsyturvy-turtely

@inevitably-johnlocked

@totallysilvergirl

@musingsofmyown

I tagged 427 of my posts in 2022

Only 25% of my posts had no tags

#<3 - 147 posts

#my art - 103 posts

#sherlock - 89 posts

#bbc sherlock - 88 posts

#purplecurls - 88 posts

#johnlock - 86 posts

#johnlock fanart - 86 posts

#:) - 83 posts

#plumplum - 36 posts

#fluffbruary - 34 posts

Longest Tag: 132 characters

#look me in the eyes and try to tell me that you dont want for a case fake rel fix-it fic with bed sharing and actual talking etc etc

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

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#4

Look

Look

Look, I made a thing :D

Much love <3

@totallysilvergirl @helloliriels @dontfuckmylifewtf @sussexinchelsea @loki-lock @topsyturvy-turtely @matixsstuff @ohlooktheresabee @boredsushi @ohmrshudsontookmyskull @nathan-no @astudyin221b @oetkb12 @psychosociogentleman @darkkitty1208 @zira-and-crowley @beesholmes

(If I somehow missed you or you want to be tagged, just tell me!)

455 notes - Posted July 22, 2022

#3

Flags!

26th of @fluffbruary, Bubbles!!

Much love <3

460 notes - Posted February 26, 2022

#2

I'm not the one for speeches, I often can't find the right words. So, in the only way I can, I want to show the support, all the support I can. It's really important issue and innocent people do not deserve to be treated like that. My whole heart is with you, Ukraine.

Much love to everyone. All the best. <3

526 notes - Posted February 26, 2022

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[phoenixcatch7]

Looking at spider info for Spidey and the wiki says he has super jumping. Not just as a result of super strength/speed/agility, but as its own thing. Understandable since apparently jumping spiders make up the largest percentage of spider species!

Apparently they can jump up to 50x their own length. For Spidey that's 100 metres!! But the hilarious part is they manage to do that at such speeds by literally SHOVING THEIR BLOOD INTO THEIR LEGS for maximum thrust. And in humans that kind of rapid change causes momentary sight loss and dizziness.

Forget web slinging and aggressive reflexes, whenever someone startles Peter he blacks out and wakes up five streets over.

[matchawhippedcreamlatte]

tagged by the wonderful @softwarmlight​! <3333

tagging @breadgrl​ @mhtyr​ @sadspicychilli​ @candlesoul​ @diospyros​ and anyone else that would like to participate (only if you would like to)

[saline-coelacanth]

I have randomly remembered you Ninjago fusion au and just. Began scrolling through the tag FJSNDNDN I FORGOT HOW MUCH I LOVE BOTH CHIP AND VULCAN SO MUCH

Yeah, sometimes I also decide to randomly scroll through the tag to reminisce and I think about how much I love those guys (although for me it's not specific to Chip and Vulcan it's all of them)

Seeing this ask also made me look to see if there were any other fusion aus on tumblr but I couldn't really find any that still seemed active so I guess I'm just left here to think about the old days for now

But yeah I still have a special place in my heart for this au even if I've decided not to actually work on it anymore in favor of making the fusions into their own thing because without it, I wouldn't have these ocs that I love with my entire being

[lucky-numberme]

I posted 5,773 times in 2022

114 posts created (2%)

5,659 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@the-antlered-cryptid

@martinbelovedblackwood

@gentlemancrow

@darlingtons-voyster

@banashee

I tagged 3,213 of my posts in 2022

Only 44% of my posts had no tags

#darling crowgue - 108 posts

#tma - 59 posts

#tma fanart - 26 posts

#ofmd - 25 posts

#little museum - 24 posts

#rqg - 24 posts

#hfth - 23 posts

#jonmartin - 22 posts

#trice forgotten - 21 posts

#he's my best friend he's my pal he's my homeboy my rotten soldier my sweet cheese my good time boy - 21 posts

Longest Tag: 138 characters

#the unfettered joy of the 2d pic watered my crops for nigh on a decade—it has warmed me through 4 consecutive winters—it is the sun itself

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

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#4

SHHH THE JARCHIVIST SLEEPS

[Image ID: A fluffy grey cat sits on the sleeping form of Jon Sims. In the background, Jon is mostly covered by a fluffy blue blanket and sleeping on a couch. In the foreground, the cat sits on his leg proprietarily while staring directly at the viewer. End ID]

515 notes - Posted April 29, 2022

#3

[Image ID: Digital art of Jon Sims sitting at a dimly lit desk hiding his face in his hand and looking deeply concerned. Jon is a brown-skinned South Asian person with long greying hair, heavy scarring, and a short beard. He wears a brown sweatervest and a light blue collared shirt. Papers, post-its, and a tape recorder are lying on the desk. A black ace ring is visible on his right middle finger. End ID]

saw @bagginshield's lovely Jon dtiys and had to give it a go!

595 notes - Posted March 28, 2022

#2

[Image ID: a sketch of a pale hand (Gerry Keay's) holding a lit zippo lighter. The lighter is inscribed with the text "This Machine Burns Leitners." The nails are painted black and each joint is tattooed with a stylized eye. /end ID]

1,708 notes - Posted February 5, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

my brother asked why I'm freaking out rn and I can't for the life of me find a normal way to say, "the safety bell above the grave of my favorite show (which has been dead in the ground for a year and a half) has just started ringing violently"

7,619 notes - Posted October 12, 2022

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[willkimurashat]

I posted 1,012 times in 2022

That's 1,012 more posts than 2021!

322 posts created (32%)

690 posts reblogged (68%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@beesandfigsblog

@mrsbsmooth

@crimswnred

@noahsthottie

@rebelrayne

I tagged 950 of my posts in 2022

Only 6% of my posts had no tags

#litg - 846 posts

#love island the game - 833 posts

#litg s5 - 434 posts

#litg eitv - 424 posts

#litg ex in the villa - 420 posts

#litg s4 - 143 posts

#litg s2 - 125 posts

#litg bobby - 104 posts

#litg fanfic - 88 posts

#ask ab - 85 posts

Longest Tag: 133 characters

#please don’t make him ooc ​please don’t make him ooc ​please don’t make him ooc ​please don’t make him ooc ​please don’t make him ooc

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Eddie: breathes

Me:

217 notes - Posted September 14, 2022

#4

Choose your fighter

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230 notes - Posted August 3, 2022

#3

Put that thing back where it came from or so help me💀

259 notes - Posted September 21, 2022

#2

Everyone in the villa to Suresh:

333 notes - Posted August 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Bobby watching Love Island, seeing Eddie put on a judge wig:

369 notes - Posted August 17, 2022

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[bbq-potato-chip]

I posted 774 times in 2022

That's 774 more posts than 2021!

139 posts created (18%)

635 posts reblogged (82%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@nothing-particularly-exciting

@jascurka

@ladrianenjoyer

@sofilandstuff

@daily-dose-of-dopamine

I tagged 591 of my posts in 2022

Only 24% of my posts had no tags

#miraculous ladybug - 108 posts

#ml spoilers - 80 posts

#my art - 45 posts

#ml - 42 posts

#lol - 34 posts

#botw - 33 posts

#adrien agreste - 21 posts

#loz - 17 posts

#chat noir - 17 posts

#spy x family - 16 posts

Longest Tag: 107 characters

#😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩😩 why did they change it to gum fart cushion would be soooo much better 😩😩😩😩😩😩😩

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

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#4

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#3

He appears!

3,380 notes - Posted March 30, 2022

#2

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[hidden-highlands]

i am home in my own bed, cleaner than i've been in over a month and also a lil bit tipsy

it's been a whirlwind of a month (for good and for bad) and it's been a super long day and i'm so happy to be home but more than that i'm so happy to have somewhere that feels like home. somewhere that feels permanent, somewhere that i miss when i'm away, somewhere i'm grateful to return to.

[viola-ophelia]

I posted 2,337 times in 2022

108 posts created (5%)

2,229 posts reblogged (95%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@couldnt-think-of-a-funny-name

@deathicus-sling

@general-george-washington

@filodox

@revolutionarytea

I tagged 2,326 of my posts in 2022

#anne-core - 231 posts

#historical fashion - 202 posts

#art history - 182 posts

#literature - 179 posts

#history - 178 posts

#turn - 159 posts

#turnsgiving2022 - 145 posts

#aesthetic - 129 posts

#writing - 89 posts

#fashion - 81 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#idk why some people can't get it into their heads that writing a redemption arc for a character doesn't mean that the author condones murder

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

i feel extremely seen in pepa madrigal from encanto...... like. i too am a temperamental girl with anxiety who’s not as sweet and gentle as most disney women bc i have this reputation within my family for being difficult and dramatic which i lowkey resent but don’t know if i can ever really change bc it is kinda true lol but hey at least i’m genuine and i’m doing my best... idk, i know she’s a random side character in a kid’s movie but damn 

78 notes - Posted January 18, 2022

#4

in defense of cutler beckett

it’s kind of a tradition of mine to periodically write “in defense of” essays for unpopular characters (see “in defense of celegorm” and “in defense of bunny corcoran” lol), and idk what it says about me that i frequently feel the urge to advocate in favor of characters that are deemed unlikable/ unredeemable/ unworthy of attention by their respective fandoms, but i’m rolling with it lol. anyway, today, i want to focus on lord cutler beckett from pirates of the caribbean, because the general consensus about him on tumblr these days is… pretty abysmal lol, but i think he deserves a closer look. beckett seems to be the vast majority of people’s least favorite character, and not in an ironic way like some of the characters in POTC are treated online, like oh haha yeah barbossa was kinda annoying for going all ghost zombie mode on everyone but also we love him, weird eclectic uncle vibes, woo!.... no, everyone just straight-up hates beckett. and look: i get it, i really do. beckett is a much “realer” villain than davy jones or barbossa or salazar or any of the other POTC baddies, and that makes him much easier to hate. he’s not a giant octopus or a cursed skeleton or a slimy ghost guy with mystical powers, he’s literally just some guy– and he’s an asshole of a guy, because he’s basically just a random capitalist who wants all our favorite characters swinging from the gallows because they’re getting in the way of his trading schemes. and, if you count the price of freedom as canon, he’s also a slave trader, which is pretty unambiguously terrible. but despite all that, i actually like beckett. in fact, he’s one of my favorite characters in POTC: although it’s important to note that when i say that, i’m in no way saying that i condone his actions or that i think he’s morally good. as i see it, it’s totally valid to enjoy villainous characters while also acknowledging that they’re evil/problematic/whatever and that their actions are not morally acceptable in the real world. but the realm of POTC– where people (including the “good guys,” might i add!) are murdering and backstabbing each other left and right, any and all historical accuracy has to be taken with several grains of salt, and occult magic and sea goddesses and evil fish-men casually exist– is pretty far from “the real world” if you ask me lol. but anyway, let’s get into it then, shall we! (adding a read-more bc this is LONG oop)

beckett gets a really bad rap in the POTC fandom not just because he’s a ‘problematic’ character, but because on the surface, he comes across as a very one-dimensional, and therefore boring, villain. there are certainly other not-so-morally-pure characters in POTC that don’t seem to get the same treatment beckett does… no one really seems to talk about how pintel and ragetti threatened to r*pe elizabeth in the curse of the black pearl, for example. but pintel and ragetti are goofy comedic relief fan faves, and they’re also on the “good side” (aka the side of the pirates), so they have some redeeming qualities. in contrast, beckett is unique in POTC– a franchise famous for morally complex characters– for his seeming complete lack of redemptive nuance. he’s easy to understand as a villain because he’s just one of those villains who’s bad just ‘cause he can be. and he sucks! he’s ruthless, he’s power-hungry and materialistic, he plots against the pirates simply because they’re an inconvenience to him, and he represents the unjust authority which jack sparrow and the “good guys” stand against. the law permits beckett to freely exploit people in the name of the east india company, but does not allow jack and his companions even a chance of survival if they’re caught: and he knows how unfair this is, and doesn’t care. but here’s the thing: at its core, POTC is a pirate story told by pirates. of course we’re going to root for jack, will, elizabeth, and the gang over characters like beckett and norrington… because the pirates are the ones in control of the narrative. if we want, we can choose to believe them when they show us how much beckett sucks (and to be fair, they’re largely right lol), but it’s sort of boring, i feel, to just readily absorb the story that’s made most prominently visible to us and not bother to examine other perspectives. 

so let’s talk about beckett’s motives. maybe he really is power-hungry and exploitative because he just is, and that’s all there is to him… but again, that’s what the pirates think, but it’s worth considering other possibilities too. what is beckett’s backstory, then– what, if anything, prompted him to go on his pirate-killing spree? well, in the movies, he doesn’t have one. he kinda just shows up one day and crashes will and elizabeth’s wedding as an obnoxious power flex, and from that point on, he’s just, like, there and he hates the pirates REALLY bad and wants to kill them all through any means possible, seemingly just because he can. the price of freedom, though, does give beckett a backstory. i’m not going to summarize the entire thing here, but in it, he and jack once worked together for the east india co. before eventually having a big mutual betrayal where jack wasn’t a fan of the fact that beckett was transporting some slaves, so he freed them all, which fucked beckett’s career over so beckett branded him as a pirate and then went on to become the asshole we see in the movies. but to be honest, this doesn’t really compel me all that much. it’s certainly an important moment for jack, but it explains away beckett’s motives the same vague way the movies do, aka by going “well, he’s just evil because he is/always was.”  

what was really going on with beckett to force him through such a transformation had to have been much more than jack fucking up his job one time. the price of freedom tells us that he was a sickly kid not expected to live past childhood and that he was lowkey abused by his family, so i think a desire to prove his own worth was definitely part of it. but i don’t think beckett became evil (or doomed, for that matter) when he branded jack as a pirate. there’s a point in the book (if i’m remembering correctly) where young beckett gets captured by pirates and his dad refuses to pay the bail to have him released. it doesn’t explain how he eventually managed to escape, but i can only imagine that the experience left him with some internal damage… a fear of losing control, most likely, and of being out of his element. that’s kind of a lot for a teenager to take in… not only that his family doesn’t want him and he’s gonna have to fend for himself for the rest of his life, but that the world is cruel and unforgiving to vulnerable people, and the only way for him to survive is to seize all of the power and control he can and never let it go… because, if he doesn’t become the biggest fish, then a bigger fish is going to come along and that’ll be the end of him. beckett never manages to get rid of this fear of instability and vulnerability, which– especially after jack’s betrayal– manifests itself in a hatred of and desire to dominate (perhaps an attempt to conquer or mask a secret, intense fear of?) pirates and the occult. and of course, this eventually becomes his downfall, as he freezes the second he makes a mistake in at world’s end and is so unable to move beyond the loss of the upper hand that he literally just dies. beckett’s death is exactly what he deserves, but it’s also a remarkably devastating moment granted to a character who, up until this point, we’ve been guided to unreservedly hate and root against. in the grand scheme, it represents the fall of the old order, but for beckett himself, it’s his worst nightmare coming true– it’s the loss of control he’s been fighting this whole time and not realized was sneaking up on him till it was literally staring him in the face… and that’s tragic, and we’re meant to think so! we see his fatal flaw laid bare in a way that we would normally only expect the narrative to do so for its heroes, and it’s an incredible and shocking moment, being forced to briefly see things from the other side. 

it’s hard for me to hate beckett as i watch him dying, and honestly it’s hard for me to hate him in general, because tbh i do resonate with him in some ways. obviously, his actions as a character are awful (and in particular, there’s no avoiding or diminishing the unequivocal evilness of the slave trading thing), and that’s what makes him a villain. but at the root of it all, i kinda just see a guy who’s sought to prove himself for so long that now he’s at the helm of this incredibly powerful and dangerous position that he cannot lose because he’s nothing without what he’s worked for, but even as he’s surrounded himself with people he can use as tools he has no one he can truly trust, so he projects this cold and calculating persona at all times because he has to, because it’s how he maintains control and he has to maintain control because without control he knows he’s already lost, but as tightly wound as he must be, he somehow manages not to break his composure even at the very end and goes down with his fucking ship in a moment that’s weirdly heroic… like. you don’t have to like beckett, but i do think he deserves respect. in a fandom full of wacky, fun, exciting characters, i know it’s not exactly intuitive to focus on the one decidedly un-supernatural, un-thrilling character… but in a story told by, about (and arguably for) pirates, beckett maybe rebels the most of all, by refusing, right down to his last moments, to succumb to a narrative that was never for him in the first place. and i think there’s something to be said about a character who-- villainous or not-- sticks by his principles till the end even as the very world around him bends to different rules, who doesn’t run from the law when it no longer benefits him but who acknowledges that he’s lost and owns it. 

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things i wish i could tell every young person on the internet (alternate title: an open letter to myself at 18)

- identity labels are an option, not a requirement, and they aren’t the only thing that define you.

- you’re also always allowed to change your mind about them, and you should never feel anything but proud of yourself for doing so.

- it’ll only do you harm to view your trauma(s) and mental illness(es) like immutable personality traits. you deserve to accept that things will get better. 

- if you’re cishet, that’s okay! you don’t “have” to be queer to prove you’re not a bad or boring person.

- fiction does not equal reality, and fandom is a hobby, not a venue for activism.  “problematic” fanfiction has literally no effect on society, so don’t ever feel bad about enjoying what makes you happy! 

- try, above all else, to be kind to yourself. you deserve it. 

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i’m not just a “villain apologist.” oh no no... when i say i like a villainous character, i not only mean that i fully support all of their evil actions and believe them to be totally justified and tremendously sexy, but also that i partake in the same evil actions irl and thoroughly enjoy it. “but you can’t like that character, they murdered someone!” yes, and? i murder at least one person a week for fun, what’s your point

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I’m not sure why I’m suddenly thinking about this for no reason late at night- but I think people don’t think/talk about how much of a miracle human life is enough. Like- think about it. A teeny tiny little egg, and a teeny tiny little sperm, come together and create something that grows and develops into a living, breathing being capable of higher thought, of wants and fears and worries and opinions and love. Something that is constantly growing and learning and can accomplish amazing things beyond your wildest dreams. And we can create that. It’s insane, it’s beautiful, it’s almost incomprehensible. I’m still in shock of it every day. Anyway I just think people need to remember that more.

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So emotional rn… Techno hit 12 mil, Philza hit 4 mil on Twitch, and Phil’s memorial to Techno is stunning.

It’s gonna be okay.

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