BendTheCanon

call me Bend, she/her, 30, queer good at flat pack furniture and bad at life decisions mostly Snowpiercer vibes too old for Tumblr, too young for a midlife crisis (so I guess this is just a crisis) AO3: BendTheCanon Interrogation Room

[leopardheart-deactivated2023022]

what’s the vibe of your blog. everyone has their own. is it an art gallery exhibit serving canapés. a nightclub. a knights of the round table situation. a book discussion meeting. a lonely hearts club newspaper section. a bedroom where you and two friends are chatting. the school of athens debating matters of consequence. a garden tea party. a bacchanal. an agatha christie murder novel style tense dinner party. etc

[missaudreystiara]

What are the top questions about character histories/backstories you really really (really) want answered by the end of Snowpiercer's series finale?

I have quite a lot of Audrey specific questions which I’m almost certain won’t be answered sadly 🤡

1. Why/how did she become an escort? Was it a choice or a necessity? In my head and fic I’ve gone for necessity because I feel like it makes her story more tragic but I can also see it being a choice for her.

2. Did she practice her “therapy” off the train before the freeze or was it something she always wanted to do but Wilford didn’t allow? If she did practice before the train, who did she help/who were her patients?

3. Was she friends with Melanie before the freeze? Clearly they will have known each other given their relationships with Wilford, but like… did they like each other? We’re they sort of rivals? Did they ever have a romantic relationship (I feel like maybe? If not there’s some tension there that I’d like explained pls)?

4. What prompted the bath tub moment? Did she try to leave Wilford… did she try to rebel against something he’d ordered? I don’t think anything justifies that response but I’m curious none the less.

5. Where does she get all her outfits from? Did she board the trains with cases and cases of them or does the tailor make new ones for her/does she trade items in on occasion?

6. And then the biggest one being about when she realised Wilford wasn’t on the train and how she and Melanie discussed (or avoided discussing) this? I feel like she knew very early on because she’s Audrey and I feel like she just knows things, but I would so love a flashback to that conversation with Mel.

I should probably have pressing questions about the other characters too but tbh Audrey’s the one I’m most curious about 😂

Thank you for asking anon! 🖤🤩

[train-pirate]

[gaygirlsblog-deactivated2024033]

Yeah I can’t sit “properly” hahahaha

[train-pirate]

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

I finished the long, kinky smut fic! Heads up: the final chapter gets VERY soft. I feel like that's not too much of a problem for most brakenight shippers, though...

This fic is sexually explicit. Only read it if you are an adult.

[alleycatboy]

mutuals this is us when we r all online

[sweetcherryblossomswrites]

[phantomdoodler]

my favorite pairings are the ones that you can’t even bring yourself to care if it’s platonic or romantic or sexual or all of the above they just need to be together and happy and happy together

[hymnsofheresy]

i was with my mother’s family and they were talking to me about my religious studies major. my great aunt asked me what the definition of hell was, and i responded “well i suppose it depends on who you ask.” and nearly all the protestants in the group decided that hell was “the absence of god” which i suppose is a fair answer, albeit not a universal one. my cousin’s wife was playing with her 3-year-old daughter and she says “well mommy says that hell is a mcdonald’s playplace” asdfghjhgfd

[hymnsofheresy]

this 3-year-old girl is so fucking hilarious. her mothers have signed her up for a toddler yoga class, and so she has adopted a very unique language. this child also has an imaginary friend named “mom” which is, in her mind, the boss of her two mothers. for example, my cousin’s wife explained to me how her daughter got mad at them one time. the little girl situated herself in the corner of her crib, pretended to type on a cell phone and said  “im writing an email to mom right now and telling her how bad you two are. namaste.”

[hymnsofheresy]

the family’s Big Theory about “Mom” is that both my cousin and her wife are referred to as “Mommy” and “Mama.” The nickname “Mom” is not used in the house because it would just be confusing. However, when interacting with the world, people tell their daughter that they will “tell her mom” if she is doing something wrong. so this child automatically assumes there is this greater “Mom” figure that is responsible for distributing universal justice. 

[alexaloraetheris]

To be fair to the toddler, that’s pretty much how religions get started.

[dantescandlestick]

Our Mom, who art gonna hear about this,

[train-pirate]

[o-writers-woes]

[bendthecanon]

1, 3, 8, 11, 14, 20, 31, 51, 58, 60 for melruth !!

EDIT: this is quite long so I'll put it under a cut

1) who would end a heated argument by defending their actions with 'because I love you!' ?

Definitely Ruth. When Melanie has risked her life again doing breach work, when she hasn't eaten more than an apple, when she hasn't slept in nearly a week. When Melanie asks if they can keep things quiet a little longer, when Melanie keeps secrets, when Melanie breaks down in tears because shes so conflicted.

"Because I love you, Melanie, and I don't know how much longer I can stand it."

3) Do they wear each others clothes?

At first, Melanie can't stand the thought of someone else wearing her hoodie. But Ruth just looks so cute, all snuggled up and warm in it. And every time she wears it, a little more of Ruth's smell is left, and Melanie thinks it's worth it just for that.

Ruth pretends she's still sleeping one morning when Melanie tries on her uniform shirt. Melanie wonders if it would be like hugging Ruth all day. But alas, it doesn't fit quite right. Instead, she bundles it into a bag, sneaks it up to the engine and uses it as a pillowcase. And maybe, just maybe, she'll have fewer nightmares alone in her bunk.

8) what happens if one of them gets sick?

The other one has to work twice as hard, but never complains. Melanie sends apprentices to check on Ruth, whenever she can't manage it herself. They're under strict instructions to keep her tucked up in bed, and dosed up on whatever medicine Dr Pelton prescribes. Ruth, on the other hand, bribes the second class cooks to follow her grandmother's recipes, and calls ahead to the engine to tell them that Melanie will be staying downtrain until she recovers.

11) Do either try to hide their emotions when they're upset? Can the other one tell?

Melanie knows something is wrong when Ruth gets passive aggressive. And it takes a few tries to get Ruth to open up about what really is the problem, but eventually she pulls her knees up to her chest, and Melanie knows this is when the truth is coming.

Ruth knows that Melanie likes to be busy, so she doesn't have to feel her feelings. But eventually, exhausted, she'll come home, and all it takes is Ruth stroking her hair for everything to come tumbling out. Except more and more often, Melanie stops herself, and shuts down, and Ruth wonders what she did to lose her trust.

14) how do their personalities complement each other? How do they clash?

Ruth is a stickler for protocol, and Melanie struggles with change. And so where others might see mundane routine, they both find a calmness, and a clarity.

But Melanie's black and white thinking often irritates Ruth, who forges her way with the passengers by finding the grey, middle ground. (Also Ruth is horrified to discover that when Melanie makes tea, she adds the milk first, and has a small crisis about whether they're right for each other after all).

Melanie finds it irritating when Ruth talks too much - why use such a long sentence when a short one will do? It's not the amount she speaks, per se (hell she would listen to Ruth read an entire engineering encyclopedia of she could) but the lack of efficiency.

20) Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship

This is an impossible question to answer when we have a 4h30m playlist of songs that describe them at various points of their relationship! Currently feeling this one:

31) can they sit side by side without touching each other or are they handsy?

Oh they're definitely handsy. Even when they need to be discreet their fingers still find a way to brush past each other, or they lean in just a little too close to read a clipboard, or an important message needs to be whispered carefully into an ear.

And then there's the time Melanie read the opening statement for the committee meeting with her hand pushed up under Ruth's skirt, hidden by the tablecloth.

51) what's a non-verbal way to say I love you?

Ruth bringing home a to-go meal, knowing Melanie would have forgotten to eat.

Melanie holding Ruth's hand against her chest to let her feel the heartbeat below, when Ruth wakes from another night terror.

58) who's most likely to hold a grudge after an argument?

When an argument is resolved, Melanie feels like it ceases to exist entirely. She is thoroughly confused when Ruth brings up their little spat a few days later.

60) who pulls the other closer when they're sleeping?

Sometimes Melanie tries to give Ruth her space, but she always wakes up with her body pressed rightly up to Ruth's, sometimes curling around her protectively, and other times pressing her back against the warmth of Ruth's stomach and chest.

[train-pirate]

[train-pirate]

Remember this line from 2x10?

And this vibe from 3x10?

I’m already scared about what the fuck is gonna happen in 4x10 and how many fix-it fics I’m gonna have to write instead of finishing my thesis

[glitter-and-gasoline-deactivate]

Obligatory OTP Asks

I've decided to make my own because I'm running out of OTP ask games but I never get bored of them.

inspired by this mega post. None are exact copies (that I'm aware of) but in keeping with the general tone.

TW: angst, suggestive content, etc.

Who would end a heated argument by defending their actions with ‘because I love you!’ ?

What would they do if the other woke in a manic state after a nightmare?

Do they wear the other’s clothes? (sweatshirt, bandana, necklace, etc.)

Which one is more protective? Who needs to be ‘protected’?

Describe their cozy night in.

Who would beg the other not to leave? Who has to leave to protect the other?

Would they build a pillow fort together just because?

What happens if one of them gets sick?

What are their thoughts on having children?

Describe their first date.

Do either try to hide their emotions if upset? Can the other still tell?

Do they have many heated arguments? How do they smooth things over?

Who’s the bigger tease?

How do their personalities compliment each other? How do they clash?

Do they always say 'i love you' before leaving?

Can they stay up all night just talking?

Who's more likely to pull the other in by the waist and kiss them passionately?

How likely are they to have fur babies? How many and what kind?

How do they feel about PDA?

Choose one song that perfectly describes their relationship.

Who would get into a fight to defend the other's honor? Who tends to the other's wounds?

What reminds each of their partner?

Who's more likely to convince the other to stay in bed come morning?

Who's more likely to give the other a massage?

Do they have any hobbies they share?

What are their vices?

Who is the light weight that needs to be taken care of after a party?

What are there thoughts on pet names? Do they have any?

Who is more likely to jump in an elevator? Who freaks out?

Your OTP gets to pick out each other's outfits; what is each wearing?

Can they sit side by side without touching the other or are they handsy? (lacing fingers, touching knees, etc.)

Who's the better story teller?

Who's the better cook?

Who's more likely to tell a dirty joke or story to make the other blush?

Who's more artistic?

Who's more likely to fire up the stove at 2am because the other woke up in the middle of the night hungry?

Which is more likely to swear?

Who is more sexually experimental? Who's more vanilla?

Who would rescue an injured animal and nurse it back to health? What would the other think?

Who has an insatiable appetite? And what does the other do to help?

Which one would take their jacket it off and drape over the other one because they were visibly shivering?

What's their favorite type of weather to enjoy together? (getting snowed in together, watching thunderstorms, etc.)

Who would give their life for the other without a second thought?

Who would dance in the kitchen making dinner? Would the other join in or watch from the doorway?

Can they fall asleep without the other?

Would they get frisky at the movies by themselves?

Does either of them have a secret that could potentially ruin their relationship?

Who's the better driver?

Does either of them have a hard time being away from the other?

who's more likely to do something out of spite?

What’s a non verbal way they say I love you?

Describe their weekend getaway?

Would they ever go skinny dipping?

Who’s more likely to carry the other to bed?

Do they like watching clouds or star gazing?

What do they do turn the other on/put them in the mood?

Whose the serious one when grocery shopping and who likes to toss random things in the cart?

Who’s more likely to hold a grudge after an argument?

Who tops? Who bottoms?

Who pulls the other closer when they’re sleeping?

[lenarockerhall]

It’s Satur-gay! And I love you! 🥰🥰🥰 #snowpiercer #besstillmyheart #missaudrey #besstill https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9aRYovzLl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bendthecanon]

Oh don't mind me I'm just thinking about watching season one on my hospital bed whilst I pumped milk for the baby I couldn't hold and I didn't believe was mine, and watching season two with headphones on my own bed whilst my baby slept on my chest even though there were days I felt like giving it all up, and watching season three downstairs in the living room after putting a toddler to sleep and finally feeling like I could breathe as the PND cloud lifted, so is there any wonder it's my hyperfixation really?