Quintiple A’s

Asexual, aromantic, adhd, asian, and AWESOME

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

In which Rachel does not become a professional wrestler, Tom does not (quite) cheat at basketball, and the U.S. doesn't entirely suck.

[sparklejamesysparkle]

“𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲: ‘𝐎𝐡, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈𝐭’𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲.’ 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲: ‘𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜!’ 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝.” Elizabeth Taylor chats with Whoopi Goldberg on the debut episode of The Whoopi Goldberg Show, originally broadcast in syndication on September 14th, 1992. An early trailblazer in the fight against HIV/AIDS and a staunch and outspoken LGBTQ+ ally, Elizabeth committed her time and energy to the cause when her friend and co-star Rock Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS prior to his passing in 1985. Elizabeth went on to become a co-founder (alongside Dr. Mathilde Krim) of the first AIDS research center amfAR, and later founded her separate Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in 1991 with the specific focus of providing nutritious meals (as well as medical and financial assistance) to people living with HIV and AIDS. She also lobbied the U.S. congress to contribute more money for AIDS research and education, devoting the last twenty-six years of her life to the cause. After Elizabeth passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, a large portion of the $156,800,000 raised at the Christie’s auction of her legendary jewelry collection was bequeathed to her charity in order to continue providing the services and assistance she believed were important in perpetuity. Still actively raising funds today, Elizabeth’s grandson Quinn Tivey is now an officer and co-trustee of her foundation. Reflecting on his grandmother’s humanitarianism and advocacy, he recently stated: “The fight against HIV/AIDS was such a vital part of her legacy, and although the fight is far from over, I’m honored to see the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation continue her work, educating legislators, raising awareness for the public, disproving myths and decreasing fear and stigma. Grandma stood up for what she believed in, living boldly and courageously. She would never buckle under pressure, and she certainly would not support the status quo if the status quo didn’t feel right.”

[madlori]

nobody better say a goddamned word against Elizabeth Taylor in front of me, is all I can say. She fought this fight before it was popular, before it was acceptable, even before people knew it WAS a fight. She didn’t care if it made people think less of her. She fought it.

[smokey-ilya]

seeing lots of shane discourse today and just wanna say: people are unintentionally shitty in relationships sometimes and it’s not a bad thing, it’s just a human thing. relationships are based on ruptured and MORE IMPORTANTLY the repair of those ruptures… repair is what makes a relationship sustainable long term. it’s what allows someone to say something fucked up to their partner then reflect and apologize and act differently moving forward

and trusting in the repair process is what allows the hurt person to take time/space while knowing their experience will be acknowledged, accountability will be taken, and a joint recovery will be prioritized

we really reduce others (and ourselves) if we’re like oh he did something fucked up so he’s bad. that’s tired, boring, and reductive. what if someone did something fucked up AND really worked hard to address it and make changes? growth is magical and messy

[artemis-the-sinister]

People need to take this shit into account for every character they’re quick to condemn because they did something in the wrong way once or twice. I’m looking at you, character bashers 🖕

[glamrockmike]

realizing that the online sphere and especially tumblr is NOT a good sample for ‘what everyone thinks’ is so, so, so good for your mental health and moral OCD. i swear to god. realizing that you don’t have to live your actual life like you’re being hunted for sport because the average tumblr user will hunt you for sport for wording something slightly weird or engaging in the wrong stuff or whatever is so incredible. like no you’re actually not fucked up and evil for not donating or for watching that one indie cartoon or questioning a post that everybody is agreeing with. that’s just tumblrs georg making you feel that way

[estro-boi]

[artemis-the-sinister]

*slides Rachel Reid $20* can you write the Max and Leah story

[suzieloveships]

I finally understand why that argument was always making me angry

[artemis-the-sinister]

You can tell which fandoms are writing their ace characters with this in mind and which very much aren’t. Magnus archives? Gold star absolutely, almost all the Jon Sims fics keep his aceness in mind, even when it’s smutty. Sometimes especially so. Hazbin Hotel? I’d roughly estimate 1/10 fics remember to do anything with it. Not always in a great way either. Certainly none of the popular ones.

[memories]

you wouldn’t download a #hollanov.

[memories]

#epic the musical and Other Things That Ruined My Life: An Autobiography by artemis-the-sinister

[artemis-the-sinister]

Listen i think everyone deserves to ship whoever they want wherever they want to, but personally when a character who previously had been headcanoned sroace by the vast majority of the fandom is suddenly in a megaship with some other guy from a movie i haven’t even watched (no disrespect i just don’t like scary movies) i do feel a little bit robbed. I’m not gonna try to stop anyone ofc but yeah it feels like a fandom i was previously at home in suddenly doesn’t fit anymore.

[bigriceenthusiast]

imo a huge thing in the hayden discourse is the fact that a lot of us in the fandom are literally Homotron 3000 (myself included) and that really skews our perspective

like yes downright bigotry is never okay i am not defending that but the whole reason these characters are interesting is because they have to navigate queerness and unpack their internalized toxicity in a space where, for all intents and purposes, they're The First Gay Person Ever

the expert always overestimates what's common knowledge or however it goes

[softgnome]

Personally I do think that sometimes non-hockey fans can end up mischaracterizing Shane and Ilya because they don't know enough about hockey/hockey playstyles

The Ilya we see in Heated rivalry would not be throwing the first punch, he's not an enforcer. Ilya is a star center and a Pest. He wouldn't be doing his job correctly if he was punching players every other game, it would end up with not enough ice time to let him be the playmaker he's paid to be.

But being a pest can be playmaking! Find a player to bait, emotionally push them just enough that they try to fight you, and then get the fuck out of there before the ref gives you both penalties. This gets your team the power play. There is probably someone on Ilya's line dedicated to helping him get out of the fights he starts, and finishing them for him!

I also think this is also something that Shane would respect. Ilya is good at it and it's a good strategy for his team. I don't think Shane would see it as some dirty tactic, because Shane probably thinks everyone with a brain can see it for what it is! He probably thinks everyone should be able to see that being an asshole is a tactic for Ilya, that it's something to ignore and not fall for, that it's a strategy and not personal beef.

I think Shane's more disappointed when a Metro falls for it. Shane sees it as Ilya set up a Looney Toons ass obvious trap and one of his teammates ran into it. Why be mad at Bugs Bunny when you can be mad at your defenceman for falling for a fucking Bugs Bunny trap.

[rho-delta]

Yep, Ilya’s not the guy who throws punches or gets hit by them, that’s an enforcer like Ryan Price. It’s pretty clearly stated in the book. From Heated Rivalry chapter 9:

I think this confusion stems from the few hockey scenes in the show where Ilya checks people into boards (notably Shane 😈). But we don’t see any actual fights on screen and so we don’t see an enforcer in action, only Ilya shoving people.. which is definitely NOT a fight.

[artemis-the-sinister]

Ilya gets called things like an aggressive player and instigator so i think combined with hockey’s famously violent reputation it makes people think he’s personally starting fistfights when that would not generally be the case. Honestly Ilya probably only has to start a few fights over his early career to get that reputation

[elizabethtenderlyatomic]

Also, does it ever say in canon that Shane never fights? The non-enforcer type of fight is the heat of the moment/protecting a teammate type fight like we see when 5'10", 180lbs-ish Hayden drops the gloves on Marleau. (Even in those, there's a bit of etiqutte; if Hayden had concussed Ilya, Marleau can't exactly fight him, so it would have been Connors or someone while Marleau and JJ fight even though neither of them did anything).

If say Hayden was injured in a dirty hit and Shane didn't stick up for him, the old hockey men would be saying things like: Soft. Cowardly. Emotionless. Robotic. Doesn't care. (and yes, we all hear the dog whistles).

I think Shane probably does have a couple of official fighting majors on his record, from early in his career when he needed to prove himself.

If you look at the OG rivalry, Crosby's had 9 fights in his career and Ovechkin 4. Not what people would expect extrapolating back, is it?

[artemis-the-sinister]

The announcer going “have we ever seen Hollander and Hunter fight” when they got into their little tiff was probably exaggerating. Like many announcers tend to do. It almost certainly doesn’t mean they never ever fight even when deserved. They’re probably just players who never seek out or escalate the fight and stop as soon as they can. Players who get seen breaking up more fights than they get involved in. Players who have clean reputations, so the confirmation bias pushes the narrative that they never actually fight.

[gaygoatshane]

ilya apologizing for being the first draft pick

[wagyubeefs]

“the fandom has decided - ” “everyone agrees that - ” “we all know that this is the only right way to - ”

[artemis-the-sinister]

Is it so fucking hard to just not write Hayden into your fanfics if you hate him so much? Jfc it’s not fucking fun

[artemis-the-sinister]

Post retirement hollanov coaching rival college teams. Probably two collages within a 45 minute radius of their home. Division rivals who also practice against each other often enough that the teams become friendly. Trading championships back and forth.

[mooned-knights]

is anyone else annoyed that "ai" encompasses both chatgpt and tools we train to do repetitive tedious work for us. and by the ripple effect of articles like "scientists develop ai to detect cancer early" that make people argue for the merit of chatgpt or become anti-medicine. and by the general state of the world and society

[isuggesteatingtherich]

i have a suggestion

[artemis-the-sinister]

Lol guess i yap a lot in comments 😅😅😅