The Randomness Of Fanfic And Reality

Call me Sage, please! I use she/her/hers, and I'm a proud Hufflepuff and a Thunderbird. Icon for Pride Month made by the amazing @sugarkittycat04!!! Absolutely whatever comes to my mind is slapped on here at some point. Side note, I'm totally an author, whoo! So please, if you're so inclined, check out my story list! I'm currently pivoting from Hetalia into BNHA and DabiHawks, so keep an eye out :) But ooootherwise: Anastasia Broadway, Hetalia, etc, please enjoy!

[wisedo]

AO3 is out of beta and they made a 'I was here for beta' badge!

Following this event I felt like we need not only a 'I was here for beta' but also a 'I was here for omega' badge, so I made it:

Feel free to use it! If you want to add the badge to your AO3 bio, here's the code: <img src="https://images2.imgbox.com/d2/88/06XUyY9m_o.png" alt="Circular badge with the words 'I was here for omega' with an AO3 logo">

[gemsofthegalaxy]

i have seen SO many people being like "wow Eloise is such a bitch being so mean because she constantly degrades women for their interests and ignores bids for connection and only cares about herself" and applauding Hyacinth for calling her out in s4e4 but i'm over here like,

i'm sorry but if i have a friend/family member who explicitly hates a certain interest of mine, I'm going to try not to bring it up. I, personally, have a boundaries around a couple topics because i do not like them and they trigger anxiety. If a friend starts to talk about those i WILL shut them down as best (and gently) as i can because i do not want to hear about it! it is fair to have limits around certain topics!!

like, yes, of course, if it means little to you it is absolutely more polite to listen to people about their interests. but when does anyone ever talk to Eloise about her interests? Hyacinth may be on the younger side but Eloise is, in fact, incredibly open about her disdain for talking about marriage and the social expectations and etiquette of the Ton. so then why, pray tell, does every second fucking person constantly try to engage with her on those topics, seemingly every single goddamn day.

as some people have pointed out, Eloise is elated to listen to Sophie talk about art and novels! it's not that she never wants to talk to people, it's that almost everyone tries to constantly force her to talk about topics they know DAMN WELL she has strong, negative opinions about. and they expect her not to react the same way she always does?? they can also choose not to bring those topics up, actually. Hyacinth is old enough to understand and predict how Eloise will react and SHE also should be capable of thinking, hey, maybe my older sister doesn't want to talk about this thing she constantly tells me she doesn't want to talk about. Hyacinth is also not the centre of the universe either, it is sad she's feeling lonely, but pushing Eloise's boundaries isn't the solution. Eloise should honestly start biting people.

[heyhey-apple]

The fact that Benedict's portrait of the Lady in Silver will be completed only when he realizes it was Sophie all along makes it his very first finished artwork.

[ikimaru]

"mirror mirror on my phone, who's the baddest?

✨ us, hello? ✨"

[keikomivra]

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) + TUMBLR REACTIONS

[eggsaladstain]

the more i think about what the writers did with rumi/jinu the more insane i get because it's SO good

they're not lovers, they're foils for each other, they're two sides of the same coin

jinu was an ordinary boy who made a deal with a demon to become extraordinary, while rumi was extraordinary from birth due to her half human/half demon heritage and her mother's legacy as a hunter

jinu's shame is internal because his patterns were the result of his one desperate choice, while rumi's shame is external and taught to her by celine despite her patterns not being her choice at all

jinu becomes a demon because of his deal with gwi-ma, and it's gwi-ma who constantly reminds him that he'll never escape who he is, while rumi becomes a hunter and member of huntr/x because of celine, and it's celine who constantly reminds her to hide her patterns and who she really is

jinu doesn't see himself as anything other than a demon and wants to be free of his memories of his family, and thus his humanity, while rumi refuses to acknowledge the demon side of her and wants to be free of her patterns, and thus, a fundamental piece of her own heritage

their connection, then, is inevitable

jinu sees rumi, who is free of gwi-ma's voice in her ear, as the version of himself he'd do anything to be, but he also sees her as the living proof that demons are capable of being loved and can feel more than misery

rumi sees jinu, who steals souls and is bound to gwi-ma, as the version of herself that she's terrified to become if the patterns consume her, but she also sees in him the proof that demons aren't evil and mindless like she's been led to believe

with each other, they feel seen for the first time, and they can see the good in each other that they can't see in themselves, and it feels like they might be able to help each other, like they might be able to save each other, but in the end, they can't get past their individual traumas

jinu betrays rumi because he can't let go of his own shame, because he is so afraid of a future where his family's voices continue to echo in his head that he can't even imagine a different future with a girl who makes the voices go quiet

rumi walks right into jinu's trap because she's afraid of being rejected for who she really is, because she can't see the truth through her own fears

they let their worst instincts get the best of them and they failed each other, and despite singing about being free together, they ended up choosing their own familiar fears over the uncertainty that comes with freedom

the theme of freedom is a big part of their relationship - the freedom they feel to be themselves around each other, the freedom they are both trying to achieve by working together - and i see jinu's sacrifice as the culmination of their relationship, not the end of it

because freedom, to jinu, is freedom from his guilt and shame and pain, as well as the freedom to make his own choices

jinu's choice to sacrifice himself, to give his soul to rumi, is the first real choice he makes that isn't driven by desperation or fear but by love, it's the first real choice he makes to run towards something rather than away from something, and in choosing rumi, he is finally able to be free and at peace

rumi is the first person who looks at jinu and sees hope and not just a demon and jinu is the first person who knows the truth about rumi and says she's not a mistake, and they both believed in each other when they couldn't believe in themselves, they were only able to believe in themselves because they did it for each other first

no, they're not lovers, but the love was there

[eggsaladstain]

anyways i just love the way kpop demon hunters stayed true to its roots in korean/asian culture, especially around the core theme of community vs individualism

the fact that it's not a single chosen one but a group of three

the fact that the honmoon is not powered by the hunters themselves but by the energy and love of the fans

the fact that gwi-ma turns people into demons by promising that he is the only one who can help them when he is in fact reliant on his army of demons to collect souls for him

the fact that "your idol" is about surrendering yourself to a single higher power while "golden" is about soaring to new heights together

the fact that gwi-ma preys on people's individual insecurities and shame to get inside their heads while rumi, mira, and zoey set them free in the end by encouraging them to embrace their differences and reminding them that they're not alone

the fact that you can see the audience cheering individually and even pushing into each other to get closer to the stage during "your idol"

while they're linking arms and cheering together and hugging during "what it feels like"

i have not seen the live action lilo and stitch but it feels like that movie sits on the opposite end of the spectrum from kpop demon hunters as a case study for how to tell a story in way that is culturally authentic and still resonates with a broader audience

and i think given that the core theme of the movie is all about community over individualism, the ending, particularly as it relates to rumi and jinu's budding romance, is really the perfect culmination of that broader theme

rumi and jinu's connection has all the hallmarks of that all-encompassing, all-consuming, borderline co-dependent first love where you keep your relationship a secret and sneak out of the house to meet up and feel like the other person is the ONLY person who really gets you

i'm the only one who can understand you, i'm the only one who will love you is the kind of thing that sounds romantic when you're 16 until you get older and realize how toxic it actually is and i love that the movie counters that in "what it sounds like" with rumi realizing that she had that love and support all along from her girls, and later, from the fans who continue to cheer them on through their comeback

it's about connection and sisterhood and love and sharing your fears and lifting each other up and becoming stronger and better together

and as compelling as i found rumi/jinu and as much as i would like to see their relationship explored more in a sequel/series, i just really love that this movie, which is clearly targeted at young women, ends on the message that romantic love is not the end all be all, that friendship is just as important if not more so than a romantic partner, that single women can lead successful, fulfilling lives, that true happiness and freedom start from within

it's crazy that this message still seems revolutionary in 2025 but given the current state of the world, it feels more necessary than ever

[keikomivra]

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) + TUMBLR REACTIONS

[windwenn]

I LOVE THIS THING❗️❗️❗️

[coldflash-corner]

imagine barry growing up as a (oh-so-obviously) neurodivergent kid who's a massive nerd, and the kinds of bullying and teasing he got not only from jerks at school but his own friends, iris included

imagine how his interests, from science to the supernatural, or dismissed or ignored unless they somehow benefit the people around him, today

imagine him spending his entire adolescence and young adulthood apologizing for everything. for being late, for not being neurotypical enough, for not begin "properly professional" (which is the same issue as the previous one but no one likes to talk about it), for being too fast, too needy, to nerdy, too passionate, too driven. for caring too much

imagine henry allen seeing how his son is developing from the other side of the glass. imagine the grief he feels for the parts of himself his son is starting to lose due to the judgement of others

imagine henry, being out of prison, and seeing barry and leonard snart interacting for the first time. joe and iris are extremely disapproving of their relationship. but henry is not. and barry can Tell that he isn't. that he supports this. he just doesn't know why

the reason why is simple: the entire time leonard snart was in the room, barry didn't feel the need to apologize to anyone for existing the way he is

[whenyouandmedance]

thinking abt barry being functionally immortal and len being affected by the oculus so that he doesn't age...thinking abt the flash' identity never being compromised and barry and len ruling over central's criminal underworld.

everyone knows barry is some kind of meta but team flash arranged for wally to be out in his flash suit a few times while len and barry were out in public so no one knows what kind of meta he is.

central has the lowest rate of casualties for crime because if you're in his city you follow len's rules, the ones barry got him to agree to at the very beginning, and if you don't follow the rules you're persona non grata to any associated businesses AND you're on the run from the flash. no safe houses, no backup, no assistance because only idiots go against captain cold.

len and the rogues teaming up with team flash whenever central's threatened and everyone fully believing it's only with the help of barry who works with team flash that it ever works out peacefully, blissfully unaware that len would kill for the flash in a heartbeat.

just. the idea of barry and len playing both sides and accidentally creating the safest city in the country by doing it.

[qlala]

i love coldflash because logically both of them would freak out and immediately regret that spontaneous hookup (which they knew was a bad idea at the time, but beforehand it was a bad idea (sexy!), and afterwards it was a bad idea (jesus christ))

but the consequences of that freak out and how much it tanks them depends entirely on which one of them freaks out first

like, if len does, then he’s going to shut down and get flippant and try to leave immediately, which is going to make barry feel stupid and naive and used (the thing he’s sensitive about) and now he’s getting defensive and angry, and the entire situation devolves into barry making snappy accusations and len shutting down even further and walking out with no intention of ever touching that can of worms again

but if barry freaks out first, he starts making excuses and rambling and tripping on his own jeans as he tries to get his clothes back on and head for the exit at the same time, and that completely derails down len’s own pending freak out, because he’s a man with a one-track mind, and barry disheveled and backing toward the door just set off his prey drive

no one is leaving that situation with their pride intact enough to bail out because len is pinning barry up against the wall for round two and barry forgets every reason he shouldn’t let him as soon as he does

this is by far the more catastrophic situation btw because barry getting even a little bit invested increases the chances of len hitting his cut-and-run point in the future and causing option 1 to execute instead. except it also gives barry the leverage to ignore len’s freak out and be like “oh okay you’re a ~villain ~ again, got it. well, i’m gonna take a nap. so text me whenever you’re done with… whatever this is, and want me to blow you again” and len is extremely cranky about it. but he does

[efkaservicegirl]

I don't think any ship dynamic will ever beat "In a fight, they're lethal. Around each other, they melt." for me. That is the chef's kiss, battle couple dynamic for me.

[egg-artblog]

Been getting a lot of ppl looking at my old coldflash art so I wanted to do a redraw! Here you go my fellow coldflash enjoyers👉❤❄⚡

⬇CLOSE UP AND OLD ART BELOW⬇

[whenyouandmedance]

okay but barry having like, fifty escape plans for iron heights because while the goal has always been to exonerate his father, if henry ever hinted he wanted out…he wanted to be ready and able to help.

them having to stage a prison break with the rogues for plot reasons and barry being like well no that won’t work the pipes in that section are too thick, you want the wall behind cells 71-90. and everyone on team flash is like. what. meanwhile the rogues but in particular len and mick are sitting there with heart eyes

[papayafromtv]

actually. considering ‘brucie wayne’ is a popular well loved gotham-born-and-bread socialite that is adored by gotham’s public on social media. shouldn’t he like… be all for the joker’s death???

like i think we all agree at this point that everybody is fucking fine with the joker getting murdered. batman is literally the only one in the city that won’t do it. so if ‘brucie’ is really so beloved then his public views must be lovable too. can you fucking imagine bruce wayne at a party getting caught on camera with a bunch of people talking about how ‘oh my god can we just PLEASE kill the joker, amiright or am i RIGHT!?’ and everybody is laughing and nodding in agreement and bruce wayne is so devoted to his brucie act that he literally feels like he has no choice but to nod and loudly agree ‘HONESTLY, like get that man in a GRAVE!’

he comes downstairs the next morning slightly hungover to the clip trending on twitter and his kids all just fucking glaring at him across the breakfast table looking so betrayed like

bruce:

bruce: ok listen-

dick: if i were you i wouldn’t speak

bruce: …?

dick: *nods his head over to jason*

jason: *glaring directly at bruce, shaking with rage, eyes green, gun in hand* i fucking dare you to talk. give me a reason. give me a SINGLE FUCKING REASON

bruce:

[byjove]

I’ve seen this new trend of girls posting videos like “I hate my boyfriend for bringing all of his stupid boy things into our apartment when we moved in together 🙄” and then pictures of his hot wheels collection or a Halloween skeleton or an extremely cool pirate flag. Give him to me you do not deserve him.

[throwbackjoe]

Buckle up, folks. I’ve got a lot to say on this…

I’m not one of those guys who subscribes to the “Man Cave” idea. That theory that once you’re in a relationship, you’re required to forfeit 99% of your own home and be grateful to have one room in which you can be yourself and have your own possessions on display. I think if you’re in a relationship, you have a right to make your home reflect your personality and interests as much your partner does. I’ve run into a couple of instances where a woman thinking a man has no right to his own possessions has not gone over so well and it was hysterical.

I once knew a guy who worked in the telemarketing department of a company I worked at. One Friday night after work, he told me about how he ended up breaking up with his girlfriend.

This guy was like me, very clean and orderly and liked things a certain way but he wasn’t volatile about it or anything. He and his girlfriend decide to have a weekend sleepover at his house, a trial run in his mind for moving in together. She showed up and the red flags sprang up immediately. “Where’s your bag?” he asks. “For a weekend? I don’t need one.” she says. His mind reels. “So you’re not gonna change clothes…or shower…or brush your teeth…?” “No. Why would I do that in just a couple of days?” He tries to be okay about it but then she starts “cooking” and the kitchen looks like a war zone. Then there’s the fact that her B.O. seems to get stronger by the hour.

The last straw comes towards the end of the weekend when she walks around his place, eyes his Elvis Presley memorabilia collection and says “If I lived here, all this Elvis shit would get set out for trash, I’m not wasting space on all that.” When it finally comes time for her to go back home, she says “This was fun! Can’t wait to do it again.” “Yeah, about that…” and he dumped her in his own driveway.

He said if he had to choose between hygiene and an Elvis collection he’s built for years and her, he’s gonna be happier being single, cleaner and having his collectibles around than he would be with her.

Another instance happened when I had a garage sale and one of the things I was selling was a talking football player action figure from the 90s that someone had bought me under the presumption that because I was boy, I was into sports (I was not). The action figure was brand new in the box because that was how little I cared about playing with it despite my mother’s best attempts. A woman shows up, sees the action figure and loses her shit.

“Oh God, I am so sick of seeing these! My husband has the whole set and all I want to do is throw them in the trash!” A guy at the sale overhears this and says “Well, I’m sure your husband has a list of things that he’d like to get rid of that you’re partial to but he doesn’t say anything because that’s the give and take of being in a relationship” She blows him off and says “I should be the one to decide what goes in the house and what he can buy, THAT is how marriage works for ME.” The guy changes his argument. “Maybe on your husband’s list of shit that needs to go, you should be at the top of the list…” Everyone else at the garage sale (including me) was now watching silently and wondering when the throw down would happen…

“What did you say?”, she asks him a bit taken back. “I said if I was him, I wouldn’t take that shit that somehow being married to you means forfeiture of my belongings and personality and substituting it all for your bullshit. I’d sooner throw you out than my action figures.” After picking her jaw up off my driveway, the woman hurumphs and storms back to her car. I high-five the guy for making an excellent point after she leaves.

I have a lot of collectibles myself and am currently in the creative habit of going through my childhood Power Rangers and Pokémon toys and putting the ones I absolutely want to keep in shadow boxes and hanging them on the wall as conversation pieces and selling the rest.

I have Funko Pops. I have lunchboxes. I have special edition magazines and comic books in floater frames on the wall. I have more books than I have time to count or read. I have tub after tub of Halloween and Christmas decorations because that’s my favorite time of year. I would never throw all of this stuff away because I’ve purged plenty already and kept what I wanted to keep. It’s all a reflection of my personality and my story. If someone came into my life and said our life together would mean giving all of this up and doing what he wanted, I would consider that a toxic situation and I would end it before I got in too deep.

Men, gay or straight, can find themselves in toxic, abusive relationships, this is not a phenomenon only experienced by women. It just seems that way because men, especially straight men, rarely speak up about it and mistakenly settle on what they assume is some unchangable default result of being in a relationship. It’s not.

I would never move in with someone and tell them to throw everything out that has been a part of them or spoken to who they are in order to make room for me. I am all about organizing and making a space feel cozy, functional and fun and would go out of my way to make sure we both had space for our things and our personalities and stories. One does not have to overshadow or overpower the other in order to make a relationship between two people work.

So, the next time someone says “It’s me or the Star Wars action figures on that one shelf that aren’t bothering anyone but I hate that that shelf isn’t all about me anyway” say “May The Force not hit you in the ass on the way out” as you show them the door.

[rudjedet]

My dad broke up with the girlfriend he had when he was 20ish because she said "the motorcycle goes or I go". And not because she genuinely didn't like motorcycles, no! Because a friend of hers told her bf to get rid of the bike or lose her, and that guy choose the girl. Dad's ex saw it as a power play she could pull on my dad as well. He turned her out on the spot.

[digdeepergravedigger09]

I used to think guys just didn’t have any interests?? Or hobbies?? Because of all those images of homes where the wife designs everything and there’s basically no touch of the husband there anywhere, and how it was implied that that’s “normal”.

[cookingwithroxy]

I just reblogged this but then I thought and I just have to make this addition?

Yeah, that last comment, that's how fucked up our society has gotten, because men have to conceal or hide or at best get ONE room to put their stuff in, and even then it's treated as terrible and regressive and should not be allowed. The 'Man Cave' aka the one space in a person's house where they're allowed to express themselves and their hobbies and it's treated as a terrible thing because he's 'excluding' his wife from it, while the things that are in there are NOT ALLOWED ANYWHERE ELSE.

We have allowed people to brainwash us into two dumb ideas, one that men are expected to give up everything that they love for their significant others, and the second that it's a burden on women that they have to determine how everything is in the household. Because that is also how it is in so many cases.

[skepticsub]

Felt this meme would be important here.

[ranpoismyblorbo]

The meme is perfect here and this thread as a whole makes me realise how screwed up society is and also how happy I am to not be living in such a household