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It is vitally, vitally important that Clark Kent is boring.
I don't mean 'boring' in an inherently bad way. A desk job is boring. Data analysis is boring. Due process is boring. All of these things are imperative for a functioning society but almost nobody will ever be praised for them.
When my car got stolen a year ago, the guy who took it stole a bunch of other stuff too. I was sitting with a cop in a backroom of the campus police station for almost an hour while he was doing paperwork (to make sure everyone would get their stuff back), and at one point he looked up at me and he said, "sorry about this. It's not all shootouts and car chases like on TV."
And I almost said, "well, due process is sexy" (I didn't, for obvious reasons). But he looked surprised when I told him I thought due process was pretty cool. Like nobody is supposed to think due process is cool. Things are only cool if they're glamorous or flashy.
The guy who stole my car was horribly addicted to meth. The sheriff told me, "you should press charges so we can put him away for as long as possible."
The sheriff was lost in a world of heroes and villains. He was the "hero." The addict was the "villain." But the person who helped people was the guy at a desk, who went back over the mile long paper trail and returned every stolen item to its owner. The important stuff is when some guy in an office writes an algorithm to save endangered whales, or when the third double blind test finally shows sufficient evidence for the efficacy of a new cancer treatment. The goose that actually lays the golden egg almost never cackles.
This is why the 'Glasses' comic is so important, to me. We live in a world which glorifies exciting acts of heroism but not "boring" ones. We live in a world that thinks people like Clark Kent aren't important, when they're often doing the most important work, solving the systemic issues, saving people who aren't lost yet. Sometimes we need firefighters, but in a perfect world, we'd only need safety inspectors.
And sure, Superman is necessary within the story. There are disasters and villainy he can prevent. There are lives he can save. But being Superman is ultimately a terrible sacrifice, and if the heroism wasn't necessary he'd be Clark Kent all day. That's what makes him not a cop: he's not enjoying the car chases and shootouts. He avoids letting things get 'interesting' at all costs. He avoids glory.
The comic Strong Female Protagonist (by Brennan Lee Mulligan and Molly Ostertag, BRING IT BACK) has several fascinating pieces of philosophy on superheroes and society, but my favourite is this:
Kal-el, living solar battery, isn't just someone who contributes to society from the outside or the top. He plugs away at boring, everyday kindnesses just like other humans. (This can make for great contrasts with Lex Luthor, who is the epitome of a light bulb person and could never understand why Superman would want to be a battery.)
Clark Kent is boring. Clark Kent plays things by the book. Clark Kent is sexy in the same way that due process is sexy, and any character who thinks the Clark Kent side is 'less than' the Superman side, is textually a goddamn idiot. "No glory save honour" and he will always have both.
On my second watch of nsbu i realised that g13, kingskin and jeniffer drips are all connected by the shadow falcon protocol because a) g13´s movie’s name is the shadow falcon protocol b) there is the shadow falcon agent (can’t remember his name) that is jennifer’s rival and c) the guy kingskin squished was supposed to get a floppy disk, instead of the drugs he stole which means they’re all CONNECTED!!!
I am six years late to the party but I just finished Strong Female Protagonist and wow. What a great look at super hero stories. I'm sad it will likely never get finished. I love how it humanized the villians without forgiving them. Menace was a monster but how could he be anything else? Children were turned into weapons and the fallout is basically exactly what you would expect. There is also such a good look at the use of power and what it means.
If you're okay with an unfinished story, check it out. I had to read it through the Wayback Machine since the actual site isn't working.
Okay so heres something thought up nightmare wants to recruit black to join the gang but can’t do it himself so he sends the murder time trio to go and recruit him instead
they weren’t sure which swapfell/fellswap sans they should have been recruiting so each of them went out and ended up recruiting black wine and razz
killer went for black horror went for wine and dust went for razz
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Do you hear that? The birds are sweetly singing a new song while the bees are bumbling to a buzzworthy bop. That can only mean one thing... LOVE IS IN THE AIR! 💋
This calls for a new Choices fandom event! From May 22-26th, we will be hosting Spring Fever Pitch, a creator event where we celebrate love and how our favorite characters express it physically to each other.
Because there are so many ways of expressing love through touch and so many different comfort levels amongst creators, we will be using the baseball euphemism of the four bases. Don't worry; you don't have to be a baseball fan to join in on the fun.
Here's how it works:
First...
You can be as sweet or as naughty as you want to be! Just think: this is your chance to write about your OTP's first date or their first romp to test their limits.
Next, you need a place! We have divided the locations into generalized categories per day.
Now, create! Write a story. Develop a headcanon. Share some artwork. Do what you do best, and most importantly, have fun doing it! ❤️
Are you more of a daredevil and want more of a challenge?
The Concession Stand is open to take your orders! For more information, click here! Ready to order? Fill out this form! We'd like to gently remind you that if you do sign-up to participate in the Concession Stand, we are eagerly looking forward to your participation.
Due to the sensitive nature of this event, trigger warnings and NSFW tagging must be used where appropriate. If you have any questions, Asks are open as well as our DMs!
Thank you for letting us open up this opportunity to the Choices family. We look forward to a fun and sexy event! ❤️