Fictional Fangirl

Writing: Requests are open. I also RP so message me to find out what I do. Turn, HP, Good Omens, TWW, some other stuff. History nerd. Masterlist

[visceralcoma]

You know. James Potter trying to blackmail Lily into dating him definitely shows a lack of respect for her and her choices. And with the evidence of how he pursued her, hounding her over and over makes me think his attempts to win her over escalated over time.

like I can also see his saving Snape from Lupin had nothing to do with actually saving Snape - though that is the end result. But I think his motivations were purely on Lily, and in not ruining his chances with her. Her best friend dying or being savagely attacked by a werewolf he knew had free reign on school grounds would have ruined his chances.

Plus Lily’s near about turn of her opinion and sudden “feelings” for James makes me think he manipulated her somehow. This is the Wizarding world where love potions are so casually used (and casually sold too!). It wouldn’t be surprising if it was common place for wizards to use potions like that. Look at how unfazed Slughorn was to learn Ron had drank a love potion. So Lily’s complete flip on her feelings for James could EASILY be explained by his dosing her with potions. Nothing obvious because Lily and Snape would notice when it wears off but just enough to tip the scales. Manipulating her, gaslighting her, and then the end all blackmailing her. People like to headcanon him as good at potions so I can see him knowing how to use such potions much more effectively so as to be gentler but far more creepy and manipulative. With them being in the same house, he had a lot more options and opportunities to sneak something into her drinks or her food.

Perhaps that was the end goal of harassing Snape so viciously in their fifth year after the werewolf incident? Trying to get him out of the picture so James can pursue Lily easier. Because a drastic change in Lily’s behavior would have been clocked by Snape. So drive a wedge between them and force Snape to snap under pressure of harassment to get them to break up. Leaves the all clear for James.

I say this because I don’t think Lily would have easily trusted her ex-best friend’s abuser. I give her more credit. I think she was manipulated, drugged with potions, and ultimately and essentially date raped. She was the brightest witch of her age. And then she ended up a housewife/mother after graduating. No career. Nothing. She could have done anything. And it just seemed so uncharacteristic that she wouldn’t DO something as well as that and joining the order. She had far more talent, sense, and drive before James. So it’s like...what happened. James did.

Additionally, James isolated her from her closest friend, Severus. And then later also caused issues with Vernon which further isolated Lily from her family. Isolation is an abuser technique. Removes the support system. Just think about how we don’t hear about any of HER friends. Only James’s friends. What happened to her friends?

James being that asshole jock who date rapes the girl he wanted just fits the stereotype. With his buddies (Sirius & Remus) trying to downplay his bullying - even victim blaming Severus too. Add in the time period in the muggle world and the misogynistic sentiments about purity and virginity and how women should save themselves for marriage. You can easily imagine a middle class family like the Evans had instilled those sort of Christian values in Lily. She might have felt that once used like that there was no fighting it. She was going to have to marry James to protect her reputation. Even if she hated him still - probably more so now that he’d forced himself on her.

TL;DR: James consistent lack of respect forLily and then casually blackmailing her, suggests early markers of a sexual predator and informs his status as a manipulative abuser. When paired with Lily’s complete 180 in demeanor to him, suggests some manipulation was used - possibly even a mild love potion to manipulate her. Resulting in James date raping Lily and entrapping her in marriage as she was “used” goods (per the time period in the muggle world that was still considered a huge worry for muggle women).

[moretrashyrpmemes]

Reblog if you're okay with people just sending in random asks. Mutual or someone you've never interacted with!

[neil-gaiman]

Did Crowley or Aziraphale met Cleopatra? Again, I'm having fun writing fanfics and I want to get every little detail right.

I can’t answer that, or rather, there’s no point to my answering it. That’s why you write fanfiction: to tell those stories, to make up those details. That’s not something I answer yes or no to and it doesn’t matter if I do or don’t. You’re the one with the “What If…?” or the “Wouldn’t it be interesting if…?” that starts a story here.

(You’ll get a lot of answers to questions you didn’t know you have when the TV series comes out. It’s your call whether you decide that the TV series is canon or only the book. They rarely contradict each other, but one might exclude fictions or create fictions that the other wouldn’t…)

[neil-gaiman]

This was a 2017 reply. when we were still shooting the tv show. and it’s still true.

[naniiebimworks]

Aziraphale and Crowley in Morticia and Gomez Addams Halloween costumes.

I kind of wanted to get across the adoration…. and snakeyness and still maintain their sort of colour palette.

[theboywantscoffee]

Okay but like

HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS IMAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO???

Also WHY ISN'T FIVE IN A FESTIVE SEASONAL SWEATER??? ARE THEY REALLY THAT AGAINST ANY OUTFIT CHANGE FOR HIM?! GIVE FIVE A HOLIDAY SWEATER 2020.

[cos-mic-gob-lin]

Tumblr users are often so arrogant and it shows. They can draw a full cast of POC characters but when POC say "Hey we want more than just our skin tone" they're suddenly deaf as shit.

Representation on Tumblr has become a way for white people to win brownie points just because they took a Hershey's bar and slapped it onto a person's skin tone.

The most disgusting thing is that they insist on making JUST African-Americans. They insist on making JUST one facial type, one nose type, one lip type, one hair type, one slang type, one skin tone.

And when they make a person Asian, it's Japanese. And when they make a person Hispanic, it's Mexican. And when they make a person indigenous, they never specify on which tribe/nation they came from, but you'll bet they're Native AMERICAN.

But my favorite part is when other POC demand representation and those same fucking white people are like "But but but look at all my black characters!!!!"

POC isn't just confined to America.

POC isn't just black.

POC isn't just Japanese.

POC isn't just Mexican.

POC isn't just Native American.

It's from the Miskitu in Nicaragua, from the highlands of Ethiopia, from the deserts of Saudi Arabia, from the mountains of Indonesia. It's from the arroz con gandules, from the folk music, from the festivals. It's many cultures blending, it's speaking more than just English, it's dealing with racism unique to our countries of origin.

It's more than just one universal experience, and white Tumblr isn't willing to show that.

[seafoam-aliens]

Basically for the people who refuse to fucking read

Can you guys do some actual fucking research on anywhere other than whats at the borders of America before you slap a random ethnicity or race onto a character?

[cos-mic-gob-lin]

Btw: White people PLEASE reblog but do not clown on the post.

[wahtdahel-blog]

[chemicalheart-deactivated202009]

that last line is absolutely phenomenal is this why yall are so keen on therapy??

[fictionalfangirls]

Also, forgiveness is never for someone else, it’s alwYs for you. Always.

[30-minute-memes]

Almost like this was done of purpose to keep certain groups of ppl from voting

[kaosafro]

When Black people say that racism is systemic this is what we mean. By being over policed we are in constant danger of being disenfranchised.

[40ouncesandamule]

The modern 3/5ths compromise

[beaconpress-blog]

[kissnecks]

THIS OKAY

[ten-and-donna]

You want to get kids out of foster care and into good, loving homes? I’ve got a simple solution to your problem.

[reginaeinferos]

Did you know LGBT couples are more likely to adopt older, children of color and disable children than straight couples? LGBT couples tend to adopt ‘undesired’ children more (basically kids no one else wants.)

[just-a-penis--with-a-dream]

This is so important because I remember being in the system and being so scared that I would never be adopted or loved or whatever and seriously just fucking let them, take the fear out of finding a family

[followerspleasecheckinbox]

Exactly. I reblog this every time I see it. EVERY time.

[annadesu]

Can we also normalize adoption more? I know not everyone can afford it/do it, but if you can, please don’t be afraid to make this your first option, not the “back-up“.

[merrysithmas]

also adoption should NOT be expensive and should be an easy process for qualified prospective parents. find these kids fucking homes for fuck’s sake

[0urbladesaresharp-deactivated20]

I will never not be upset that there are no TURN bloopers. I need to see Jamie Bell swearing up a mean streak in his little peasant beanie. And George Washington saying "fuck"? AMC, I'm begging you.

[i-hate-chick-fil-a]

[knifenick]

If you think like that, please don’t ever have children.

[dragonsspire]

Listen, my parents installed a lock on my door so I could lock everyone out of my room if I wanted to at sometime around 8 years old. They had a key of course for safety but they’ve never had to use it and they’ve never used it when they didn’t have to.

I was allowed full access to any books, movies, and internet I wanted fully informed about our family beliefs and practices but I was given no supervision once I reached about 13 because my parents trusted me to stick to the rules or not as I felt and come to them if there was anything that I had questions about.

As long as I said where I was going, who I was with, and when I was going to be back and then phone if anything changed I was allowed to do pretty much as I pleased from 13 onward.

I moved back in with my parents after university and the first conversation we had was my dad telling me that if I felt like they were treating me like a child to please tell them because they had no intention of doing so.

I still live with them and I’m comfortable here as an adult. When I eventually move out again, which I feel no rush to do because I feel respected and given more than enough elbow room, I will probably talk to them often if not everyday. Because they’ve always respected my privacy and my autonomy both physically and emotionally. If you want an independent and fictional child trusting them and giving them their space will do you many more favours than not.

[greyforthewicked]

meanwhile, my parents…

password protected my computer so i had to get permission every time i wanted to use it

put a passcode lock on our pantry so we couldn’t eat without permission

regularly checked our internet browsing history

shut off the internet at regular intervals, including when i needed it for university homework

did monthly checks of our bank statements and would confiscate money if they didn’t approve of our activities

in response, i went behind their backs and opened a new bank account, got a secret job, bought my own groceries, and used the wifi from the school across the street. they didn’t succeed in disciplining me. all they did was force me to distance myself from them.

your children are not your property. they are human beings, and they deserve basic human rights.

[consultingskeletondetective]

The reverse of this is also true btw

I lived with my dad after he divorced my mum and he did nothing for me. I don’t think he knew he had a child? I always said could straight up die and it would take my dad a week to notice.

Now he’s got a new wife and kids and treats them like angels and yeah - we don’t talk anymore.

TREAT YOUR KIDS LIKE PEOPLE

[softblockwashere-deactivated202]

Would also be really annoying if they wore heat resistant gloves to throw back the hot tear gas canisters and if this got shared to all those protesting…

[honestmerchantsailor]

Would be a further shame if people started covering cameras (as seen in Hong Kong, with protestors using poles and rakes to lift cardboard boxes over security cameras), blinding drone optics with laser pointers, and flooding police-run reporting apps with junk data.

It would be a shame if the protesters noted that plainclothes cops can be identified a number of ways, such as wearing steel-toed boots; an armband or wristband of a particular color; driving white, black, or dark blue cars with concealed lights; or having the outline of cuffs visible in the back pocket or the bumps of an armor vest’s shoulder straps under their shirt.

It would be a shame if the protesters began making their signs out of inch-thick plywood to stop rubber bullets, forming a tight shield wall to prevent police from singling out and mobbing individual protesters. It would be a shame if the people behind the shield wall held up umbrellas so that tear gas canisters fired over the heads of the front line will be bounced away. It would be a shame if protesters began constructing improvised armor vests out of duct tape, hardback books, and ceramic tiles.

It would be a shame if protesters started wearing safety glasses, hard hats, respirators, and gardening gloves, all of which can be found at the same hardware stores as the plywood. It would be a shame if they started using traffic cones (the kind without the hole in the top) upside-down buckets, or other improvised lids to contain tear gas by placing them over the canisters.

It would be a shame if protesters learned that police scanners are legal to own in the US, allowing them to learn where police are moving and what routes they intend to take. It would be a shame if they discovered that these scanners can be used to send as well as receive, allowing them to flood the scanner frequencies with noise.

All this would be a terrible, terrible shame.

[snakiee]

Hey it be even more of a shame to not use plywood

But Rubbermaid instead. Shame shame definitely DONT do that

[fuckyeahgoodomens]

[wtf-fun-factss]

Traces of coca and nicotine found in Egyptian mummies - WTF fun facts

[jillyaintfromphilly]

well DUH. a lot of historians are still trying to process the fact that ancient egyptians knew how to build boats, which is ridiculous. why would they not be seafarers and explorers?

[youngbadmanbrown-deactivated201]

this is not new or surprising information at all. it pretty much day one of any african-american studies course.

the egyptians knew that if they put their boats in front of the summer storm winds it’d blow them right across the sea to the Americas and they shared that with the greeks.

[doublehamburgerjack-deactivated]

It’s really hard for people to understand that everyone had boats, exploration, and trade interactions without the same level of murder, colonization, and violence that the Europeans did. It’s really hard for people to get that.

[cantyousayanythingnew]

Well, no people find hard to understand that one of the earliest civilizations could build a boat sturdy enough and reliable enough to cross a 8,766 mile stretch that gave people thousands of years of technological progress later great difficulty.

[prokopetz]

The notion that technology is a steady upward climb of “progress” is, itself, part of a Eurocentric historical narrative revolving around the tacit teleological assertion that Western European civilisation represents the culmination and endpoint of history.

In reality, technologies are frequently discovered, lost and rediscovered, often multiple times, and frequently in parallel. A Dark Age in one region may be a time of rapid technological development in another region, and it’s not uncommon to encounter evidence of ancient civlisations using technologies a thousand years out of whack with the “proper” order of discovery… where “proper” is defined in terms of the order in which those technologies were discovered in Western Europe - there’s that Eurocentrism again.

I mean, just to give you an idea of how flexible the order in which technologies are developed can be and how ultimately wrong-headed the notion of linear technological progress is, there are Central American civilisations that had indoor plumbing, central heating and hot and cold running water before inventing the wheel. Some of the First Nations in what is now Eastern Canada had sophisticated climate models and reliable weather prediction - including functioning barometers and other simple meteorological instruments - before they figured out metallurgy.

So no, it’s not particularly incredible that the ancient Egyptians had boats far more advanced than they “should” have given their overall level of technology. That stuff happens all the time.

[jenniferrpovey]

People invent the technology they need. They can even invent a technology, then not use it.

The Inca are often accused of “not knowing about wheels.”

Except, they did have wheels. They just didn’t use wheels for long distance transportation. They had a huge road system. On which everything was moved by pack animals and people. The Inca road is an incredible feat of engineering.

So, why didn’t they use wheels?

Because their land was so freaking mountainous that the road would repeatedly turn into this:

Tell me what earthly use a wheel is when your road keeps having to have steps and narrow bridges because you live on top of a mountain.

But that image shows us what they did have.

That’s a suspension bridge. Europeans didn’t invent those until centuries after the Inca did.

Because when the most efficient route through your home hits chasms, guess what?

You get real good at making bridges!

And when the best way to move goods through your desert homeland is a big river?

You get real good at making boats.

The technology a culture develops and uses is the technology they need. In Europe that was one suite of technology, and because white folk are so dang arrogant, we think that’s the superior means of development. It’s not, it’s just how technology develops in Europe.

[alinaastarkov]

The Minoan civilisation in Greece, around 2,500 BCE, developed huge technological advancements, including fully operational water and sewage systems, complete with flushing toilets. This would be around 3,000 years before one was invented in England.

Minoan Greece was also a sea power. They had huge fleets of ships, which meant they did a lot of exploration. They also built one of the biggest trade networks in the world, reaching as far as Egypt, Cyprus, Canaan, Syria,  the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and Portugal), the Levantine coast, Anatolia and Mesopotamia (modern-day Turkey, Israel and Iraq).

A volcano eruption on a nearby island, which caused a tsunami, possibly destroyed their sea power and left them vulnerable, which is why most of their technology was lost.

The Late Bronze Age Collapse a few centuries later led to the simultaneous destruction of advanced civilisations in Greece, Egypt, the Near East, Asia Minor, North Africa, Caucasus, Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. This caused a dark age across two continents which created isolated village cultures, and is the reason most of their advancements were lost.

The notion that technology can only advance is some white nonsense.

[jenniferrpovey]

That too.

(Minoan Crete may have been part of the inspiration for Atlantis).

[prismatic-bell]

This is also why Egyptians didn’t bother with the wheel* for like three thousand years. What fucking good are wheels when EVERYTHING IS SAND?

But on the flip side…they came up with a way to use water to basically hydroplane those giant stone blocks in their buildings across the desert. Which is a hell of a lot more useful in an unpaved sandy region.

Likewise let’s not forget the Aztecs, who came up with a farming system so efficient (chinampas) that parts of it are still used today and really ought to be revived on a wider scale as part of sustainable farming. And also Native Americans, and I’m using that term BECAUSE it’s so broad: look at tribes across the country and you’ll see something interesting. Iroquois, living in a cold, well-forested, and often icy land, built immovable longhouses—which would survive the bitter northeastern winters. Plains tribes developed the tipi/teepee—while they also faced long, even dangerous winters, they also lived in a place where travel was far easier and the worst of winter could be weathered by heading south. Or down where I live, the Sinagua (later assimilated into the Hopi) built their homes IN CLIFFS. And by that I mean “off the ground, built into the cliff face with adobe.” Aka, some of the best pre-refrigeration insulation against the heat that you could possibly hope for. We still don’t know how they did it, incidentally. “With ladders, dumbass” is an obvious answer in some of their dwellings, but in others it’s not clear how they just….hung over a sinkhole, a quarter of a mile or so above the water, and chipped out the front doors so they had a place to sit while they made the rest. Scaffolds? Very well-balanced rope ladders? Smaller cliffs they chipped off afterward to prevent enemy incursion? We don’t know, but we do know they found a way to make the extreme heat survivable and even sort of a nonissue. They never bothered with stuff like modern central AC because they found a way to let the stone and clay do the job for them.

Technology isn’t always a race. Sometimes it’s just an evolution.

*nominally. We have extant toys from this period that have wheels to make them move.

[ms-march]

Was anyone gonna tell me that Owain Yeoman (Benedict Arnold from Turn: Washington’s Spies) literally took the job becuase he “was on the market for a role that let him dress up in period clothes and wave a sword on horseback” or was I supposed to find that out an hour into an interview dive on YouTube?

[parsonkenny101-deactivated20161]

[tallmadgeandtea]

Turn’s biggest plot twist was me finding out Seth Numrich lived in a tiny house that he built during production of the show.