#mel says stuff

[karmelarts]

toxic yuri lesbian flag color picked from juri and shiori from revolutionary girl utena

[me1och]

Made some Starkid patches (with a bonus Owen) instead of prepping for exams and wanted to share them here. Very happy with how they turned out!

[brownfrogs]

This is actually a fic concept i offer to writers. Cole not using any romantic nicknames for Hanzo. Hanzo notices he gives everyone a nickname BUT him. It is then revealed it is bc Cole sees Hanzo, just as Hanzo, and nothing needs to be added bc hes perfect to him :)

[fazedlight]

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but the idea that Kara would eventually tell the world she's Supergirl is a good ending (if written well). Having the constant looming stress of "if I get outed, everyone I love will get fucking murdered" is... a heavy burden, and I think she's been through enough hardship in her life.

But in order to do that, you need to address two things...

General xenophobia

It's a Super Life

The show sort of does address xenophobia. We go from "aliens aren't real [except Superman]" (which is a weird stance in the pilot but oh well) to "aliens are real" to "aliens are a major threat" (season 4) to "building acceptance" (season 6). Acceptance is never sudden and total, but things can shift over time where it's safer to be out now than decades ago, and that's what happens in the show with being alien. I think they could've done better here (especially in highlighting Kara's stress to give us a better sense of why being able to be out is important), but they tried.

But they never touch It's a Super Life. In Kara's mind, her secret coming out can get everyone killed! Everyone she loves! And the thing is, it's so easy to fix. Mxy can't really rewrite time - if he could, "Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk" would've gone much better for him. He's just a trickster god who took the obvious route (lying) to making his friend feel better. Problem solved.

But they didn't touch on that, which makes the finale decision BIZARRE.

Of course, revisiting It's a Super Life poses a problem in the writing. For a lot of the rift, we saw a really beautiful saga of "two flawed people, driven by their different traumas, caused each other a lot of pain". It's a Super Life was part of the shift away from that complexity. The showrunners just couldn't handle it.

But with better writing... we can end up in a world where Kara feels safe and happy, and finally free of that weighty burden that she might suddenly lose everything again.

[namari-hime-moved]

me and magical girl genre deconstructions are at war

[ministarfruit]

boys night in

[jmeldog]

Honestly though no matter what happens during the break I’m voting everyone innocent trial 3. I don’t care.

Cuz I mean

*stares at camera*

have you looked into the experiment that Milgram is named after.

[mel-loly]

-“Oh, school has to be something serious, especially this year/something like that!”

The things I did when I was at school (especially in computer class):

TW: cigarette

I have a lot of memories, and this is certainly one of the most important/best/funniest in my life. I'm really going to miss everything... and I'm already crying lol..

[exlibrisfangirl]

When you hobble out to your car after the MRI, turn on the radio, and the very first words you hear are, "When your legs don't work like they used to before..." 😐

RUDE, ED SHEERAN. SO RUDE.

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

Individuals I never take seriously: the “Jon deserved to die” discoursers and the “Red Wedding was justified” contrarians. Y’all are never going to be right I fear.

[karmelarts]

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY QUEER SHORT FILMS I COULDVE MADE WITH SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS?????

[me1och]

Hear me out. Lah Dee Dah Dah Day is the theme equivalent of a house filled with chintz. That is to say, Becky Barnes deserved to fuck Tom on the floor.

And Mark deserves to be fucked on the floor too.

i believe by Ted, but could be anyone!

[brownfrogs]

Cole in distress, overwhelmed by negative emotions but Hanzo is there and teaches him some meditation techniques to help ease his breathing…

[fazedlight]

could you imagine the level of hatefuck that both Kara & Lena becoming red lanterns during the Rift would be

[melit0n]

From a fic writer, please don't say 'I wish there was a second part to this!' or 'part 2?' to writers, like, ever, because it is unfortunately not the compliment you think it is.

Don't get me wrong, I love every person who's taken the time to comment and make sure I reply to them, but it always brings me down a bit to see people asking for a second part, especially if it is quite clearly stated as a oneshot. It's half of 'oh hey! They think my writing is good and want more of it :D', so I recommend the other stuff I have on my page, and half 'They just want more.' because, when it comes to those comments, there is nothing else but asking for more.

In a general sense, the author has put time and effort into making that fic//oneshot happen! Might've been inspired by a song and written out in two days, or it could've been intractably planned over weeks! It is still time and effort and self indulgence! Don't ask for more when there is obviously nothing else planned.

I think, nowadays, even with fic reading, it's become a matter of quantity; basing whether to read a fic off of kudos:reads ratio, only being able to read fics over 50k words and not accepting any less etc. People also have seemed to forgotten that fic writers are apart of fandom as well; they aren't influencers farming out massive fics every two months, and, when it comes to a oneshot, quite possibly want to leave it as that. A oneshot.

So, instead of asking for more, maybe compliment what is there! Talk about a favourite line or scene, or give some constructive criticism if the author allows it. Fill your belly on the food served and don't think of the extra plate you could have.

[ryssbelle]

When you've been forever potioned

Ocs belong to @its-caluke @marshmellohi and me!

This was made as a joke while discussing minecraft diaries and then applied to our trio of superhero ocs