too many fandoms

Nico • they/them Literally this is just where I post random fandom stuff. Here's my art blog if you wish to take a peek. This blog may or may not end up containing spoilers for your fandom. All spoilers are tagged as such.

[fandomsofhope]

my ao3 • my ff.net • goodreads • storygraph

current top fandom interests

Batfam + other DC (current special interest)

9-1-1 (current special interest)

Heartstopper

BBC’s Merlin (noncurrent special interest)

Natsume Yuujinchou (noncurrent special interest)

PJ/HOO (noncurrent special interest)

Heated Rivalry (just rewatched, have read some of the books now reading others)

The Good Place

ATLA

Currently watching / reading:

Batfam comics (currently in 2011 era)

9-1-1 (rewatch and new episodes)

Petrichor (iQIYI)

[dogsdayilya]

Loyalty (1869)

— by Briton Rivière

Loyalty (2025)

— by Ilya Rozanov

[sapphirebluejewel]

Julie and the Phantoms Songs for @inkbutterflyuniverse

[atdawn]

MERLIN | 1.09 Excalibur

[linusbenjamin]

Severance 1.09 | The We We Are

[hamabee]

The Moon and Her Ocean

[rockshitty]

Yearning for what you can never have is beginner level. Real yearners know the good shit is what you could freely have if you allowed yourself to, but never will.

[costumegifs]

every GUINEVERE PENDRAGON outfit as seen in MERLIN (2008 - 2012)

Costume Design by Charlotte Morris

[shaneybby]

shane hollander, eight years old. paint me a picture.

... I don't know probably just having fun

[knighteirian]

Guinevere BBC MERLIN (2008–2012) 1.01 "The Dragon's Call"

[thisfeebleheart]

smiling and kissing

[thisfeebleheart]

I have only been in love with one person. Same here. Only one.

[shaneswhitesocks]

positing the idea that shane and ilya's characterizations (by parts of the fandom) suffer from fans limited experience with healthy relationships/love. i'm not saying that we're all miserable virgins who've never been in a good relationship, but it's becoming more and more apparent to me that some people have not been in, or even seen, an equitable partnership before.

there is a subconscious need to sort into these roles that largely rely on inequitable dynamics, when the reality is neither of these characters fits wholly into one or the other. their ambiguity is difficult for people (especially ((sorry)) straight people) to comprehend. but i think that ambiguity paves the way for equanimity.

a great example from the show is the "i can carry my bag" "how're your ribs?" exchange at the cottage. people might assume that ilya would carry their bags, but it's not about occupying a role to either of them; it's about seeing a need and being there to take care of it!

they are, most importantly, supportive of each other as partners and as equals. it's arguably the entire thesis of the series! so what if the way they care for each other isn't tied to a role or personality trait, but is solely based on NEED? what if love is taking care of the other person in any way that you are able to? shane/ilya care for each other by filling the gaps that the other can't. or maybe doesn't even know how to fill (yes yes filling more than just gaps hehe haha).

if you look at their relationship through this lens, it makes perfect sense why the events of tlg unfold the way they do. shane sees that ilya is struggling, and tries to offer help (to fill a need), but ilya shrugs it off and hides how he's feeling. shane can't be there if ilya straight up won't let him. and shane isn't being open about how much he's struggling with his team and hiding their relationship, so ilya has no idea that shane would be open to coming out sooner than they planned.

neither of them realizes the full extent of how the other is being impacted, mostly because they're hiding from each other, but once they are both on the same page about what the actual needs are, they get right to work sorting it out. because ya know they freakin love each other i guess

[theedorksinlove]

you are a really bad liar

[piwonplaylist]

jealous of ruby and jade for getting the ability to officiate hollanovs very real wedding

[iceddragon]

The Severed Cut

If you've ever wanted to watch severance from a single character's point of view, innie or outie, you can now!

This site has cuts for Helly, Dylan, Irving, Burt and Gemma. No Mark, yet...

From The Severed Cut's manifesto (click to read in full):

As always, no one asked me for this… And yet, here it is: The Severed Cut, an artistic experiment born from my obsession with things I love...

... Each Severed Cut is a film in its own right. Not a recap, nor even a compilation of highlights, but the full reconstruction of a subjective experience.

And to reconstruct each character’s perspective, I can only use the sequences where they are present. Nothing else. Only their consciousness, their confusion, their story.

I'm not affiliated with this project! I just think it's really cool and wanted to share :)

[tanely]

Al-Hashimi's cry in the car was so fucking relatable to anyone who has a chronic illness that feels like they're being barred from doing what they want because of something that they had no choice or control over.