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[homoeroticism]

You know, if we listen carefully, we can hear some ribs cracking soon!

[vendetta06]

hey don't cry. think about Blorbo struggling to get up, coughing up blood <3

[candycoatedrox]

getting characters into world-endingly intense codependent queerplatonic relationships is literally what life is all about. it is literally what we were put here on this earth to do

[iwishtheygottogether-tournament]

I Wish They Ended Up Together Tournament - ROUND 2 MATCHUP 25

Edward Nygma & Oswald Cobblepot vs Claire Redfield & Leon S. Kennedy

Edward Nygma & Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham)

Claire Redfield & Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)

Remaining time: 1 day 23 hours

Propaganda:

Edward & Oswald

Oswald falls for Ed during one of the few times in his life when someone is actually standing beside him without treating him like a joke. Ed helps him with the mayoral campaign, supports him, works with him, and gives him the kind of attention Oswald has been starving for forever. Oswald is dramatic about it, obviously, because he’s Oswald, but the feelings are real enough that he literally plans to confess them out loud. Then it all goes horribly wrong because Gotham characters handle emotions like live grenades. Oswald kills Isabella out of jealousy, Ed destroys his life in revenge, shoots him, and later Oswald freezes him as a reminder not to let love weaken him again. It’s terrible, but it’s also very them. And then obviously they forgive each other because it's them. These two keep hurting each other and then circling back because nobody else quite fits as partner, rival, equal, or worst possible emotional weakness. By the finale, after everything, they’re together again. Ten years later and it’s still Ed and Oswald, escaping, scheming, complaining, and deciding Gotham belongs to them. I just wish the show had let the obvious thing be obvious. Let the Riddler and Penguin be villain husbands for real.

Claire & Leon

Their chemistry whenever they're in a scene together is so good, they're so soulmate coded honestly

[iwishtheygottogether-tournament]

I Wish They Ended Up Together Tournament - ROUND 2 MATCHUP 25

Edward Nygma & Oswald Cobblepot vs Claire Redfield & Leon S. Kennedy

Edward Nygma & Oswald Cobblepot (Gotham)

Claire Redfield & Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)

Remaining time: 1 day 23 hours

Propaganda:

Edward & Oswald

Oswald falls for Ed during one of the few times in his life when someone is actually standing beside him without treating him like a joke. Ed helps him with the mayoral campaign, supports him, works with him, and gives him the kind of attention Oswald has been starving for forever. Oswald is dramatic about it, obviously, because he’s Oswald, but the feelings are real enough that he literally plans to confess them out loud. Then it all goes horribly wrong because Gotham characters handle emotions like live grenades. Oswald kills Isabella out of jealousy, Ed destroys his life in revenge, shoots him, and later Oswald freezes him as a reminder not to let love weaken him again. It’s terrible, but it’s also very them. And then obviously they forgive each other because it's them. These two keep hurting each other and then circling back because nobody else quite fits as partner, rival, equal, or worst possible emotional weakness. By the finale, after everything, they’re together again. Ten years later and it’s still Ed and Oswald, escaping, scheming, complaining, and deciding Gotham belongs to them. I just wish the show had let the obvious thing be obvious. Let the Riddler and Penguin be villain husbands for real.

Claire & Leon

Their chemistry whenever they're in a scene together is so good, they're so soulmate coded honestly

[digitalkiddo]

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

[muckamitemagic]

Taken out of context I can hear Ed saying “Well hello there, short, well dressed and ill tempered.”

😜

[introvertsnation]

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[pipsqueek132]

It's almost 5 am. I am still on the couch.

[girl-blorbo-polls]

If you were handcuffed to your girl blorbo with magical unbreakable handcuffs for 24h, would you be okay with this?

I trust her, I’ll be fine

I trust her, but it’ll be a stressful 24h

It depends on what kind of day we’re having

This is gonna suck…

Other/nuance

Voting ended onJul 19

[gotham101]

Oswald is on the loose at Comic-Con! :) 

[strawberisapphic]

everyone has a ship thats just: theyre perfect. they hate each other. theyre married. they havent spoken in 15 years. they have date nights three times a week. theyre divorced. theyre pining, its unrequited. its requited. theyre starcrossed. theyre meant to be. theyre doomed by the narrative. they love each other. theyve never held hands. they wont stop making out at parties. they cant look each other in the eye

[freckledandspectacled]

Edward “Fun Dad” Nygma met his son for the first time and immediately took him out for ice cream, even though Sofia controlled the entire city and was no doubt immediately looking for them.

She also sent her people after Oswald ASAP once she found out, which Edward KNEW would happen and even banked on happening, and yet he still made time for freakin ice cream with the kid. Edward’s priorities need sorting Edward prioritizes family

Oswald is absolutely the only source of discipline in that family, mark my words.

[pourmyselfoverhim]

I also love that Edward seemingly didn’t question the rescue of a young boy he had never yet! Oswald tells Ed that they can’t do anything before Martin is rescued and Edward is straight there with the heavy artillery. No, ‘we don’t have time to waste on an orphan boy’, just straight down there to rescue Oswald’s son without question. Also does it in a ‘fun’ way by leaving Martin notes and having him participate in his own escape attempt.

[strawberrycamel]

we really should be calling it fanworks, not content

[strawberrycamel]

I'm here for fun and community not to rp a mega corporation's underpaid social media intern

[caputaoamerica]

[meanao3thoughts]

a feel like the new generation of fanfic readers NEED to understand that clicking on a fic (interaction) does nothing. ao3 has no algorithm. your private discord discussions of fic do not reach the authors. if you do not actively engage with writers they will stop posting. this isn’t social media this is community.

[neverknowthe-sittingnexttoyou]

Tbh this scene was the hardest part because anyone who is queer has been through this exact situation

[kcrabb88]

I feel like we really lost something when we started looking at writing as a reader-centric product meant to appeal to the desires of a specific audience rather than a writer-centric approach of someone writes whatever particular thing particular compels them/whatever weird thing the demons in their head want to talk about, and people out there who are also compelled, and/or relate, find that writing. A lot of discussions of writing really center around what readers want rather than a writer's exploration. Sometimes as a reader I don't know what I want. I click on a fic or pick up a book I'm not sure about but that looks interesting, and I love it. Reading what I expect to get is it's own joy, but we always need to expand our horizons and not get mad at creators for not always writing what we want/expect.