Lvl 27. I cosplay! And Bata read! And cry over fictional characters! Her/she/Hers sometimes they/them/theirs but my gender crisis is terrifying. So yeah.
It's the end of the year which means it's finally time for the ML Big Bang's yearly fic rec lists! We're really excited to bring you our contributors' favourite fics started this year to supply you with plenty of reading material while you're waiting for the Big Bang fics' publication in January.
Luka/Marinette/Adrien
The World Is Brighter Than The Sun (Now That You’re Here) by @emmalylis
3,870 words, Teen, 1/1 chapter
When Adrien impulsively ditches a photoshoot, his bodyguard and Nathalie are left to chase him around Paris. Luckily for Adrien, Luka and Marinette are there for him to run to.
"It's a great fic!"
school gossip by potter_freak1262
7,220 words, Teen, 3/3 chapters
Marinette, Luka and Adrien have been dating for a while. They're not out to the public yet but that can change really quickly when Lila snaps pictures of Adrien and Marinette. How will they deal with the blackmail? And how does Luka fit in all of this?
rating for swearing and getting outed.
"It's great!!!"
Marinette/Alya/Adrien/Nino
i'll make myself a fool (for you) by @theriveroflight
1683 words, General, 1/1 chapter
Marinette's sick. Alya's hurting. Adrien and Nino set out to cheer them up.
"They all really care for each other in this one. It's cute, funny, and a good pick me up fic."
Adrien/Marientte/Kagami
i got this notion (sophisticated, manipulated) by noirshitsuji
620 words, Teen, 1/1 chapter
Kagami is greedy. There's nothing else going on here.
"Such a wonderful study in Kagami's character and her motivations and how those actually present to her as a character and overall just. 10/10"
NSFW works
Luka/Marinette/Adrien
Midnight Snacks by @inkmousey
3,032 words, Explicit, 1/1 chapter
So maybe she should’ve eaten something when they said. Maybe she had been a bit distracted.
She didn’t mean it… she didn’t…
She just…. She was busy!
Well, Luka and Adrien will just have to punish her for that, won’t they?
Heyy you got any solangelo recs since I've finished reading everything in my bookmarks and am going through withdrawal 🥹
YES I DO YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!
this one was SUPER CUTE and I just GAH! perfectly fit the whole Teenage Romance vibe: The Quiz
(I'm almost done with the second work for it!)
This one was sooooo adorable, featuring Connor and Mitchell as well??? Super cute all around: The Rose of Paphos
THIS ONE! The group dynamics in it are CHEF'S KISS! The Alethia Flower
THIS (clap) ONE! THE OPENING/ENDING REFLECTION! THE SETUP! THE EMOTION! As If Hands Were Enough (to Hold an Avalanche Off)
This one may be one of my all time favorite fics. I'm a SUCKER for royalty aus and everything is so well thought out! loved the Will pov for it: a shadow in the rising sun
A soulmate au that made me cry! Just something about Nico always hating fate: love is like ghosts (few have felt it but everybody talks)
This is also one of my top favorite fics. I'm always a bit weak for fake dating, though, so maybe I'm biased: Rental Love*
Completing the list of top three faves. I have read this one MULTIPLE times and I CANNOT get over it. Royalty au, family drama, political tension, etc. BEAUTIFUL! like the sun and stars above
this fic series is so wonderful. The tension, the passion, the anger, the build up. Musicians are hot, okay. twenty four seven, i hate my love for you
ANOTHER fake dating au. The dynamics are so so good. echoes of lies that i told
flower shop/tattoo shop au? Not how you'd expect. AMAZING dynamics AGAIN. I feel like I keep saying that but. Thats what I search for in every fic! Im gonna mention it if theyre great! you and i were (fireworks)
We have some unfinished business and a case to solve: The Case of the Curious Cancellation! 💀🔎
Here are the ways you can help (be sure to read until the end).
I'm not sure how many people here on Tumblr are also over on DBDA Twitter, but there have been MANY developments in the last 24 hours and it's important for all of us to be on the same page if we're going to have a chance in hell of saving our show.
First and foremost, we need to get Dead Boy Detectives in the Netflix Top 10 again. This means running it as much as possible. Read about that below:
(SOURCE x)
As the graphic says, the goal is to have it running on a loop constantly, as much as you physically can. Be sure to have some level of volume on or else it won't count. If you're on Twitter be sure to post your rewatch (photos of your tv, commentary, etc.) with the hashtag #ReviveDeadBoyDetectives !!!
Also, there's no better time to do this: the Tweet below brings up a great point! 👍
(SOURCE x)
Second, and easiest thing: KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE SHOW AND CREATING CONTENT ABOUT THE SHOW. Analysis, fics, fanart, shitposts, gif sets, memes, tik tok videos, so on - do not stop! Reblog other people's stuff and talk about it! Give fics kudos, comment, make fic rec lists and post that WIP or sketch! The most important thing to remember is to TAG YOUR POSTS AND CREATIONS. We need to trend!!! On Tumblr make sure you continue tagging your posts as you probably already are (look at my tags on this post if you need help, and remember not to use "DBD" on here because that is another fandom! We use DBDA here). On Twitter you want to use the hashtag #ReviveDeadBoyDetectives for the rewatch and #SaveDeadBoyDetectives is a popular one, too. You can also use #DeadBoyDetectives. Hell, I usually use all three if I can! Hashtag every post you make about Dead Boys, no matter how annoying or "cringe" you may feel. Flood the fucking tag and do not stop.
Third, everyone needs to sign and keep circulating the petition. We've surpassed 5,000 signatures in a day which is fantastic, but we need more. Get everyone you know to sign it; tell them it takes no more than 15 seconds. Be annoying until they do it just to shut you up.
Renew Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix
Fourth, request "Dead Boy Detectives Season 2" through Netflix's support website. It's a small thing but if we all do this a couple times a day it will get their attention. They really do vet these suggestions, and an influx of requests for a canceled show will raise eyebrows.
Lastly, if you decide to write Netflix (via email or a letter - their office address has been floating around) please remember to stay concise and professional. Don't curse at them, don't call names. State that you are disappointed with the cancellation of the show, maybe add an anecdote about what it meant to you, and I would even recommend attaching some articles that emphasize people's displeasure with the platform abandoning shows on a whim and Netflix's flippant attitude toward queer shows in particular. Dead Boy Detective Agency on Twitter has retweeted every article on this topic so far, you can find their page here.
You can also use graphics such as the ones below to affirm that the cancellation was unjust.
(Source 1, Source 2)
I know this feels like a lot: know your limits and take care of yourself. Whether you do every single one of these things or just a few of these things, every llittle bit helps!
Even in the worst case scenario where nothing changes, this gesture will mean so much to everyone who made this show. We owe it to the writers, cast, crew, and each other to TRY. We can all agree that this show deserves at least another season and if Netflix isn't going to do it, they need to be open to selling it to someone who will. We cannot keep allowing them to axe these queer and diverse shows with little regard for their customers and their employees, but also because it sets a harmful standard in the industry that is destroying television.
Let's crack this case and bring our agency back! I truly believe in this community!! 💜 We can do this!!
If there are any spelling errors or issues with links let me know! I did this on mobile because I want to mobilize this information as quickly as possible! I'll be adding on to this with new developments and can answer any questions you all might have. Lets save our show!
I'm really optimistic about our chances of saving Dead Boy Detectives and I just want to put that positivity out into the tag today.
Keep fighting. The only people who benefit from us giving up are the asshole execs at Netflix who want to crush successful queer stories without any repercussions. Do not give them that satisfaction.
Here's the petition - sign if you haven't already and be sure to share it with others! Have your friends and family sign it in solidarity, too!
Renew Dead Boy Detectives on Netflix
Keep streaming and tell everyone you know to stream. Views are our best weapon in this fight, so rewatch and promote like crazy!
I hope this message reaches all the neurodiverse and disabled people who were made to feel like their abuse was justified because they had "behaviors".
While this message is true for every child, you are who I had in mind when I wrote it.
I want one of those scenes in a dude bro film where “tomboy” chick has to wear a dress to go undercover or whatever, but instead of the guys drooling as she walks down the stairs, they’re like “k. U need to stop. Go put the cargo pants back on. You look super uncomfortable and awkward in that. Brutus, you go be the fake prostitute.”
The fact that there are so many hackable nervous feedback systems in the body is absurd. We can just be like "I want to feel something different now" and twitch the right muscle like switching modes on an old digital watch. Fucking ridiculous meat machine.
Sometimes I'm a bit bored and I want to feel happier and evolution gave me a specific muscle in my cheek to twitch to do this. Nonsense. Absolute nonsense.
"I want to feel more physically stable, let's fuck around with the vagus nerve." That shouldn't work. That shouldn't be a thing that we can do. This is backwards design.
Mood <--> body language is a self-reinforcing loop; your mood dictates your language and also takes cues from the language to dictate your mood. So you can change your mood by changing the body language.
You ever seen a fake smile vs a real smile (or, if you suck at body language like me, had someone point it out to you?) The main difference is whether a muscle in the corner of the eye/upper cheek is contracted or not. This is a major cue that the body listens to to know if you're happy. So if that muscle's been relaxed for a long time (you're not smiling recently), you can make yourself happy by contracting that muscle.
You can also make yourself sad or angry by stimulating various face muscles but like. Why would you.
If you're feeling generally nervous or unsettled, stimulating your vagus nerve will reset a bunch of physiological functions and calm you down. You can do this via various different maneuvres involving tensing abdominal muscles or stretching muscles along the spine that I won't detail here but are easy to look up. This is also used to 'reset' a palpitating heart. Another way to calm down is to tense and then relax the whole body, or to slow and deepen your breathing (the body breathes faster and shallower when nervous so if you breathe slow and deep it goes "oh I guess I'm not nervous then" and starts to calm down).
Basically if you physically fake a mood then a good 80% of the time your dumbshit body will just believe you, at least temporarily.
You can also slow your heart rate down by activating the mammalian dive response. by putting something cold on your face across your cheekbones your body thinks you have dived underwater and so you need to hold your breath.
You can stimulate the vagus nerve by humming and singing too, bc a part of it runs behind the vocal chords. Literally messing with wires.
There's wholesome ships and there's toxic ships, but I'd like to coin 'sodium chloride ships', where the individuals involved are both horrible and dangerous people, but somehow being together renders them surprisingly well-adjusted (if a little salty).
The opposite of this is a 'coke and mentos' dynamic, where the two people are generally chill and likeable but being around each other makes them both wild and chaotic.
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