When the Sun has set, no candle can replace it

Effi | 28 | Fandom Related blog for whichever show or ship I'm obsessed with at the moment *✲☆⋆(˘ᴗ˘) More commonly known as @taylor-on-your-dash

[aangisdead]

sometimes…….things that are fanon………are worse

[lakemojave]

You know that whatever character did those problematic things isn't like. Real, right?

[lakemojave]

You are aware that a fictional character is just a rhetorical construct designed to fulfill a narrative/thematic purpose right? That their actions are written by an author who wants to use them to explore complex ideas and moral gray areas within the safe confines of fiction right? That they aren't a real person who has killed real people right?

[rottingapotheosis]

[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

[thoughtsickles]

i don't know why we should care if the actors "don't see it" that's because you're trained in acting, whereas i am trained in the ancient and noble art of shipping. get ready to have fake sex with someone who reminds you of your sister, actor boy

[eliotheman]

”This portrayal of a marginalized group was wrong then and is wrong now” and “This portrayal of a marginalized group was very progressive for the time period and paved the way for more representation while likely limited by factors outside of the creator’s control” are two statements that can and should ABSOLUTELY coexist and be kept in mind when interacting with older media

[lemonylemus]

Great example

[eightfifteen]

Crazy how many people want characters in fiction to speak and act like they’ve had 20 hours of intensive therapy. Could NOT be me I want these bitches fucked up insane

[caffeinatedopossum]

Me when I remember something I said ages ago that was wrong or my values no longer align with

[williamaldonado]

Something about the particular generation of gay person that Will Byers is where he grew up believing there wasn’t anybody like him out there, or at the very least not anyone happy. He witnesses the AIDS crisis in his formative years and sees unimaginable pain for people like him and the indifference of the straight majority. He sees the way the community rallies around each other and the way gay people with fight for justice and liberation, and as a teenager finally meets another gay person who gives him hope for the first time. He gets to move to a big city to live openly in his community and realize how big the possibilities are for him. He gets to go on dates and hold hands and kiss and fuck and unlearn shame and feel normal if he wants to and completely disregard the idea of normalcy and write his own script. He goes to Pride and realizes how much joy there is in being himself. He can dream about the future he once thought he’d never have with stability and safety and a partner and a house and a dog and kids. In 2003, Lawrence vs Texas changes his rural middle American queer perception of having to go somewhere else to be himself. He starts to gay people on TV. In his thirties, after spending his twenties watching his childhood friends and his brother and his mother all get married in his and wondering if that was that was the one thing the world would still hold onto keeping from him, he gets to have a husband. The rings and the ceremony and the legal documents and the first dance. He wants all of it because it’s an option now. He takes it.

It’s not perfect, it probably never will be, and he’ll fight like hell to stop this progress from being taken away, but it’s so much more than he let himself hope for as a child. A pipedream is now his reality. He’s seen so much change. He fought for it. He earned it. He shouldn’t have had to, but it was worth it. It’s beautiful, it’s better than he could’ve imagined. His own little slice of heaven. He’ll protect it with his life.

Little Will Byers couldn’t imagine how adult Will Byers gets to live. He thought he would never fall in love. How he can get married and have kids and have a viable career making art for and about people like him. It makes my heart swell.

[totearup]

Cliff can't believe he didn't figure it out sooner. The strange move to Ottawa. How happy he's been. And most damming of all, "Jane", it fucking rhymes!

He watches a highlight reel of Ilya celebrating with his line and realizes he's just going to have to accept it.

Ilya was in love with Zane Boodram.

[thepuppyclub]

any advice for someone who isn't really that interesting?

you weren’t put on this earth to entertain people. live your life as a boring bitch to the fullest.

[glitchfang]

there should be a term for characters you personally don't care about but you defend them anyways because the way people treat them is really uncomfortable. like ok this is a very middle-of-the-road character for me but the fandom's either been super misogynistic, racist, etc. about them or harassed innocent people who try to genuinely explore that character warts and all, and i find that more annoying than the actual character.

[androgynousmoonboy]

the term should by 'my client', like you're a lawyer defending your client that you are completely indifferent to but you are obligated by your job (or your morals) to defend

[stripedroseandsketchpads]

I’m

[fanandsword]

You either die a hero (get unfairly cancelled after 1-2 seasons) or live long enough to become the villain (the last season/final is a shit show)

[bigassbowlingballhead]

you can make most fandom drama disappear with this one cool trick

[bigassbowlingballhead]

GET THE FUCK OFF TWITTER

[softwaring]

bi pride flag, made using my own photography <3

[hollanovbiter]

I know i have already discussed this ad nauseum, but I love that Shane never talks down to Ilya because of his weaker english skills. especially at the beginning when he’s just moved from russia. he just talks like he would with anyone else.

similarly, i love that ilya never teases or laughs at shane when he misses obvious conversational cues (re: ilya asking shane four times in florida if he is still seeing rose). he obviously finds it endearing mostly but even when he starts to get frustrated and just asks outright he never makes shane feel lesser or aware of his misstep. he’s endlessly patient with it

they are both just so earnest with each other, sort of unintentionally??? they really are like fated mates hehe <3

[youramradio-deactivated20240428]

i call this the headcanon chart. see my vision

[youramradio-deactivated20240428]

elaboration

[theroseunblown]

if I may:

[wetheurban]

Stop delaying joy until life looks a certain way. You're allowed to be happy while you're figuring things out.