Just you and me. Until the end.

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[mortt-artsy]

Just you and me

Andromaquynh Secret Santa gift for @hottopicmonk. I may or may not have hiperfixated on Space AU, but it just works so well, happy ending is implied because in this household Andromache regains immortality at some point. I hope you like it! ♥⚔️

[andramaquynhs]

No but actually, reading at least one goddamn sentence that seems to finally Get your blorbo may be worth all the 'side' and 'minor' and implicit 'barely a footnote' and 'obligatory tag bc she's technically the lead' and token points that seems to accompany her name 90% of the time

[andramaquynhs]

Want are you most excited for with TOG2? The trailer gave me hope that it might actually deliver lol

So I actually watched the trailer very quickly bc of life (same reason I've just gotten to actually watching the new movie :/ ) but it made me worry about them putting too much focus on the new characters, esp thurman tbqh

I understand and welcome new additions to the fam and lore, but what I most want besides some big, sweet, satisfying andromaquynh angst and reunion (not necesarily happy, but not straight up antagonistic) is more bonding time with the current fam. I want them showing us Andy caring for the others, I want to see how the relationship between her and Nile has evolved, Nile growing into a leader, learning from Andy, never understating that but also becoming her own. I want to see Booker brought in again but in a way that doesn't absolve him of all his shitty actions, I want all their trauma to be acknowledged, especially Andromaquynh's, I want Andy to be the self-flagellating, self-sacrificial, incredibly caring, protective, pragmatic, sometimes self centered whirl of badassery and humanity she's always been.

I want the movie to show how she beats herself up over quynh, but also how she stands by her choice to protect her family. I want it to make her and all of them be confronted and conflicted about it, while acknowledging what an unfortunate hand they were dealt. I want Quynh to have somewhere to direct her rightful anger and pain towards but ultimately it not consuming her and her relationship to the people that love her. I want it to show the nuance of it all, amidst dynamic fight scenes that showcase both how they used to know each other so well but also how they've diverged and quiet, intimate scenes where they can let it all out and take a step towards working through it. where they can just take a moment to take in that holy shit, quynhs back! its complicated af but shes back! and andys mortal and they're together again!! and for just one moment it feels like enough. I want them to be able to breath through it.

I want some joe and nicky interacting with quynh and andy especifically, i want the fact that they were the only immortals for millenia to be conveyed and to make me feel all fuzzy inside. I want some cute moments for them bc it's important, but I want the focus here to be AQ. I want Nile becoming accostumed to this new immortal life, but also what does it look like for her when she takes a break? I want more tie ins to her fam, what happened to them? Nile being clever and cheeky af. I want more Lykon tidbits, maybe some backstory on Quynh herself. I've unfortunately been spolied, and I kinda saw it coming, but I wanted Andy to remain mortal if not for the whole movie, at least for 90% of it. I want her and quynh to fight wHILE she's still mortal! let her bleed at the hands of the love of her life!!!

I want to fall in love with of these characters again and to see them being family while doing cool and soft shit.

[polarcell]

truly after all this time of nothing and essentially being forgotten by netflix, having all this press and hype and the movie coming out the day after tomorrow is like.......

[andramaquynhs]

Torn between being petty and reveling in ppl who have been ok with the sidelining of Quynh/Andromaquynh for years getting a taste of their own medicine via the actual sequel vs ... me getting a taste of it via the actual fucking sequel

[gaal-dornick]

Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne in The Old Guard 2 | Official Trailer +

[itsdappleagain]

[itsdappleagain]

people in my replies arguing for their fav white guy???

[itsdappleagain]

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTIONS:

1. Do you think a post pointing out an issue with fandom racism and misogyny is an appropriate place to bring up your favorite white male character? Why or why not?

2. Did this post call you racist for relating to a white male character? If you thought or think so, consider why you got defensive.

3. Think about the disproportionate amount of art and writing about white male characters in fandom spaces. Do you think this is, across all boards, due to them being written better or more relatably than the POC protagonist?

a. If so, consider why you notice the writing of white male characters more often. Are white male characters written "better" than the POC protagonist, or do you have an internalized fear of relating to non-white characters that you need to work through?

b. If not, consider what ingrained biases might lead to this phenomenon in fandom spaces.

c. If you read a. and thought that white male characters literally just are usually or always written better than the POC and/or female protagonist, accept you are wrong and consider some self reflection.

4. Have you researched how to write and draw characters that are non-white and/or non-male? If not, does this limitation lead you to gravitate towards characters you feel "qualified" to make content about, therefore inflating the issue?

5. If people are telling you to reconsider your point of view in my replies section, did you stop to consider what they said apart from your human instinct to be defensive? Have you considered that arguing against those trying to educate you about fandom racism and misogyny, which can be difficult to see in yourself, in the notes of a post talking about fandom racism and misogyny, might be short-sighted and counterproductive?

6. If you are inclined to defend your favorite white male character, pause. Are all of your other favorite characters also majority white? Are they majority male? Are they either of these and NOT the main character of the show, movie, or game they originate from?

a. If not, this comic is not for you. Please move on and give it a reblog if you're feeling generous.

b. If so, consider this pattern. If you want to break it, ask someone for a reccomendation for characters or media similar to your favorites. Expand your horizons, and engage with your community rather than fighting against them.

[memeuplift]

[faestorian]

"came back wrong" you could not come back wrong even if you tried. you've changed, beyond recognition, but while my eyes may not know you, my heart still does. i love you.

[snowberry-pie]

this has been discussed before but reducing female characters to the girlboss braincell holder in the name of combating misogyny in fandom is ironically also a form of misogyny

[snowberry-pie]

people love love loooove to go on and on and on about whiteguy #135336843’s internal torment and the nuances of his writing and then when it comes time to talk about women it’s all um actually she can do no wrong and holds the braincell and babysits the boys like a mother hashtag feminism. i hope you fucking blow up

[mythtakens]

“everyone interprets characters differently” unfortunately so true! thankfully I was blessed with an intense preternatural insight into their core beings (watched and paid attention) and I don’t have to worry

[ancientcharm]

Gold bracelet found in House of the Faun, Pompeii.

Naples Archaeological Museum, Italy

Photos by Carlo Raso. (CC0)

[caroldanversenthusiast]

waiting on the corner of needington and fifth🫠

[sapphicshart]

hate how people are conflating 'butch' and 'handy' like anyone who fixes things is butch and being butch gives you mechanical skills and femmes never pick up tools. its gender essentialism 2.0 and i hate it so, so much. my butch ex couldnt fix or repair anything. im high femme and i can fix, build, or repair almost anything. cmon. dont make me a homemaker just because i wear a dress.

[ezrisdax-archive]

canon character my beloved vs the same character but fanon version my fucking detested

[orivu]

youve died a thousand times before who caaares just climb out of this grave again & again &agaian & agaian & again & again & aga

[hachinana87]

Dance