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I just saw an ad for the new series Silos. There was an image of someone in an environmental suit collapsing in a barren landscape and I was like, wait, I’ve read this story. But I thought I had read a fanfic…

So I google Silos AO3 and a Destiel fanfic by anactoria called Clean Air comes back. Which is what I read.

So I read a fanfic like 9 years ago that was so good my brain has that scene burned into it and it was based on the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey (which I’ve not read). And now Silos is based on the Wool trilogy.

Fanfic.

#fanfic #anactoria #silos #clean air #my brain is weird

yasoinabatrout

reject canon, embrace delusion

hottestthingalive

rip to you guys but i love assembling ikea furniture its so fun its like legos

loveforbobandeliza

random bellamy blake [3/∞]

nbpsiioniic

"you can't ship that, it'll never be canon!"

look, when I was your age, we shipped characters who never even met in canon. uphill. both ways. in the snow.

oysters-aint-for-me

geekgirles

When you find a fanfic writer you like:

yrbeecharmer

very specific tag game: if you are from the US and can drive, pls reblog and say where you’re from and what you call it when someone sorta pauses at a stop sign without fully stopping all the way

i-prefer-walking

Rolling stop

creekfiend

Ive come up with the phrase "blorbo-in-law" which is a fictional character who isn't, like, YOUR blorbo from YOUR shows but it is your mutual's blorbo who you nevertheless have developed strong opinions about due to long term dash exposure

sodamnradd

“Wait! What is that?” Pansy lowered her sunglasses, fixing her eyes on Draco’s wrist.

“Nothing.” He clapped his hand over it, shooting her a warning look.

She sat back in her seat, smiling artificially at Lady Greengrass across the rose garden before turning back to him. “Is that a tattoo?” she hissed.

“It’s a tattoo,” he confirmed, removing his palm to admire it. “White ink.”

“What does it say?”

He hesitated. “It says, unpath’d water, undream’d shores.”

She stared at him blankly.

Leaning back, he undid the top button of his shirt to cool his flushed throat. His gaze darted across the bustling yard. Then, satisfied nobody was watching them, he said, “It’s from a play. The Winter’s Tale.”

She rolled her eyes. “You are such a swot.”

He combed his hair from his eyes, grinning sheepishly.

A year later, Pansy discovered the real meaning behind the tattoo.

She’d been admiring Draco and Granger’s new flat, definitely not snooping or anything, when she came across a book titled The Winter’s Tale. It rang an oddly familiar bell, so she pulled it out and peeked inside.

On the title page, a personalized note in elegant black ink read: This was my mother’s copy. Her favourite passages are highlighted with her notes in the margin. Though she’s gone, I hope she teaches you something new. Love, Hermione.

Pansy felt like she was imposing on something intimate by holding the book in her hands. So naturally, she began flipping through the pages. That’s how she found it, highlighted bright yellow: To unpath’d waters, undream’d shores, most certain.

Next to it, Hermione’s mother had scrawled: but what if?

A year ago, at High Society Tea, Draco had still been betrothed to Astoria. Granger’s name hadn’t even slipped from his lips until well after he’d discovered a way to dissolve the betrothal. And here Pansy thought Draco was shite at keeping secrets from her.

Shaking her head, she slipped the book back on the shelf, suppressing her smile. “Sneaky bastard.”

(335 words, prompt from twitter: tattoos)

andreii-tarkovsky

To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)

Dir. Beeban Kidron

brehaaorgana

This was such a formative movie

musicalhell

This shit was revolutionary for the mid-90s. Among other things it helped me understand that transgender and cross-dressing were completely separate things.

aqueerkettleofish

To this day, I am in awe of the fact that Patrick Swayze not only campaigned hard to get the audition, not only auditioned in dress and makeup, but spent most of the day leading up to the audition walking around LA in dress and makeup.

This was a man who could sing, dance, act, ride a horse, fight, and walk in heels, he had nothing to prove to anyone, and he is MISSED.

aqueerkettleofish

Okay, I’m not done feeling about this.

If you’re younger, you may not know Patrick Swayze; he was Taken From Us in 2009. But Patrick Swayze was an icon of masculinity. Men were willing to watch romantic movies because Patrick Swayze was in them.

Patrick Swayze was fucking beefcake.

And this man didn’t just agree to do a movie where the only time he’s not actually in drag is the first three minutes, which involve stepping out of the shower, doing make up, and getting Dressed. He has ONE LINE that is delivered in a man’s voice, and it’s not during those three minutes.

And if you watch those three minutes, you see a stark difference between his portrayal of Miss Vida Bohéme and Wesley Snipes as Noxeema Jackson. (I am not criticizing Snipes’ performance. They were different roles.) Noxeema was a comedy character. Chi-Chi was a comedy character. But Miss Vida Bohéme was a dramatic role, played by a dramatic powerhouse.

When Vida sits down in front of the mirror, she sees a man. And she doesn’t like it.

Then she puts her hair up, and her face lights up.

“Ready or not,” she says. “Here comes Mama.”

And while Noxeema is having fun with her transformation (at one point breaking into a giggling fit after putting on pantyhose), Vida is simply taking pleasure in bringing out her true self. And when she’s done, she sees this:

And you can FEEL her pride.

All of this from an actor who, up to this point, walked on to the screen and dripped testosterone.

jenroses

It matters that this happened in 1995. It wouldn’t fly today, wouldn’t be the right choice, we’ve moved past it, but it mattered and was important that it happened the way it happened today. It’s one of the stepping stones.

maxximoffed

Marvel Comics #1000: We’re Calling Him Ben

sulemania

I feel this is an important addition. He saves so many people on a regular basis that this just keeps happening. And he feels so much for his uncle that the answer is always the same.

drek-odradek-deactivated2022031

…. This hits different when you realise he’s canonically Jewish

marvel-and-dc-geek

Can you please elaborate ? I’m curious as to what it means

drek-odradek-deactivated2022031

You can read a pretty good summary of it here, but as (most likely) Ashkenazi Jews, PP probably follows the minhag (custom) that says “that by naming a newborn child after a deceased loved one, the soul lives on through the child.” (Quoted from the site linked above.) And given how his Uncle Ben died, it just makes it all the more sadder tbh.

roach-works

another fine distinction is that the soul isn’t thought to be reincarnated, it’s that the memory of the loved one is kept alive and more good deeds in life can be inspired by (and thus partially attributed to) the dead. ‘may their memory be a blessing’–the memory of the deceased is honored, respected, and who they were is retold as inspiration to the next generation.

ben’s memory is a blessing. that’s extremely jewish. spiderman is inspired not just by the shame of his death, but by the moral teachings he’d given peter in life. and his name given to these babies is another part of it: babies named in spiderman’s honor are also very honestly and truly named in his honor, and continue to be blessings to the world.

it’s very joyous, i think. very sweet.

knitmeapony

I swear to God I get happy tears every time I see these panels, and the commentary makes it even better

carloskaplan

Alexey Kondakov

starkdistress

me @ myself: haha u should study now its like 12 am

idiot, also me: wait but remember that verrry good fic u read a long time ago haha yesss u should read it its not gonna be different but i think it would be a good idea

temporary-dysphoria

a non-selective plan for the resurgence of fic commissions

majorenglishesquire

Too many children in the comments like ‘I think authors should be able to share ko-fi links :) it’s just nice’ and ‘OP is just a cop.’ Homie, OP is trying to keep AO3 fully functional without interruption. I will report your ass, too, because I value fic artists and our freedom of expression and my audience and our shared history far more than I value the few bux you wanna make on a commission.

It is not hard to link to your Tumblr or Twitter with a vague message like, “If you’re looking for my other works or other ways of supporting me, go here: link.” I have had people buy me coffees after enjoying my fic and asking where to support me. I threw up a link to my Tumblr and people cared enough to follow it. They were fully understanding when I explained in the comments that they could not commission me and I could not link them directly to any donation platform, but they could go to xyz link to read more. And they did! Nobody has to put AO3 directly on the firing line.

Go ahead and commission independently. Just do it anywhere else except on AO3. And then don’t come crying to the community when you, personally, get a C&D from a massive corporation.

AO3 is our bullet shield. Tumblr will pull your shit down. Wattpad won’t fucking protect you. LJ and FF.net already sold our asses for one (1) corn chip. AO3 is trying to protect us, you goddamn lemmings.

If you cannot follow the rules that protect fanspaces, you do not belong in our fanspaces.

The only people who misunderstand this are doing so intentionally and maliciously. Do yourself a favor and block the infants who think this isn’t a big deal.

kedreeva

Please remember that this ALSO INCLUDES FANDOM CHARITY AUCTIONS.

When you post charity auction fics, DO NOT note that they are commissions in any way. You can note them as “here is my thank you gift to X for such-and-such event” but please please PLEASE do not list them as commissions.