Whatever strikes my Fancy

Gen X- Elder Goth. Enjoying Fandom, Fanfiction, Dancing, Yoga. Likes: MCU, IWTV, BTVS, Sherlock. Long time lurker & reblogger

[bubbarnes]

Cannes is over.

[renegadesstuff]

S1E04, “Partners, Am I Right?” aired 2 years ago (December 8, 2021) 💚

[xaveria]

noticed my coworker was on tumblr so i told them “i like your shoelaces” and they said “never say that out loud to me”

[xaveria]

this is the correct response btw

[mrs-stans]

SEBASTIAN STAN during the 'Fjord' press conference at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

[pnglove]

[riotb0nes]

whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same

[busyasabbee]

Top five horror movies

1- this phone call.... its my note

2- why would it upset you what other people say about me

3- THATS WHY HE STAYS

4- Sherlock is actually a girls name

5-Yes of course I forgive you

[precision-instrument]

Tumblr user, even if your fixation fades, do not delete your sideblog. Someone out there just as obsessive as you is going to be deeply sad about losing that archive of material

[saywhat-politics]

Tourists Boycott U.S. at Record Rates After Trump Takeover

The United States had roughly 4 million fewer international visitors in 2025 than the year before.

Tourists Boycott U.S. at Record Rates After Trump Takeover

Millions of international travelers are increasingly choosing to avoid the United States.

The United States had roughly 4 million fewer international visitors in 2025 than the year before, marking a 5.5 percent decline in overseas tourism, according to CNN. Foreign visitor spending also fell by more than $8 billion.

Aside from the collapse in travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, it represents the sharpest annual drop in international tourism in roughly 20 years.

[mangled-by-disuse]

in happier pride news i actually found this deeply heartwarming

that's solidarity baybeeee

[lgbtlaughs]

Further context: Durham city council (Reform UK) cut funding and support for Pride. The Durham Miner's Association and other trade unions raised enough money for Durham Pride 2026 to go ahead - a direct call back to when Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) raised money for mining communities when Margaret Thatcher seized union funding during the miner strikes of 1984-85.

At the 1985 Labour party meet, the motion to support LGBT rights as a party was passed due to a block vote from mining unions.

Stephen Guy, the chair of the Durham Miners’ Association, said that when it became apparent Durham Pride was under threat, he took it upon himself to “encourage the trade union movement to step up and do the right thing, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the LGBT+ community […] They not only raised funds for us, but came to our communities, uplifted our spirits when they were down, and showed their solidarity.”

[sheisraging]

Sam Reid & Jacob Anderson for GQ Hype

[liberalsarecool]

Pride month is not a party, it is a protest. It is a memorial. It is a demand that queer lives, trans lives, indigenous lives, and all LGBTQ+ lives are worth protecting.

[doveywovy]

idk guys sometimes you just have to accept a ship dynamic is unhealthy, insane, and sometimes abusive. and its not real people so those factors just make it interesting

please stop unfolding the origami crane and smoothing it out bc you got worried the paper was hurting from the bends

[doveywovy]

okay see i don't want to be a dick because i'm not saying you're entirely wrong- showing abusive relationships and clarifying that they're abusive in media does help people recognize abuse in real life. it's probably a really good thing to include in media aimed at kids or 'family viewing'. but that's not what my post is about and it's not the only reason to write abusive fucked up relationships, and acting like it is flattens stories in a way that is ultimately really bad. and you're completely misinterpreting my post if you think the point of it was sometimes we should include Bad Relationships so Kids At Home Will Know Its Bad.

my point was that sometimes it is interesting to read about or write about really weird unhealthy relationships. not educational.

I don't think an author should have to preface their gothic horror with "and of course, fucking a guy whos secretly your cousin and maybe killed your mom is bad and i disavow". i don't think every fanfic that decides to make the love interest a rapist should end with "and he goes to jail, because that was a Bad Thing to Do, and the victim of his behavior went to therapy and got help dealing with the ramifications".

It's fictional. It's not real. It's not a PSA. sometimes the point is to deconstruct the viewpoint of a rapist who doesn't know they're a rapist. sometimes it's exploring how codependent two characters can get if you put them in a jigsaw trap and tie their legs together. sometimes the point is the author thinks it's sexy to imagine getting fucked at knifepoint. sometimes its literally just this:

and all of that is awesome, actually.

[doveywovy]

or to put it much much shorter and continue the metaphor of the original post.

please stop demanding an artist justify why they'd make an origami tiger and that they better publicly state they know that real tigers are dangerous. that the only reason to make an origami tiger is so that you can show it to people so they know what a tiger looks like and they know they're dangerous so they never go near a real tiger!

[reticent-vampire]

Assad Zaman for the Reddit AMA

[politijohn]

Source

Happy Pride Month!

[purpurle-iris]

Imagine how many great, weird, awesome stories would exist if writers actually wrote instead of scrolling on tumblr

[katje-is-writing]

u know what i didn't come here to be attacked like this

[rainbowkisses31]

Those eyelashes though!

Repost from @_chrissyevans on Twitter