portrayal of mel king from the pitt ! ft. becca king by request.
written by danny. they/them, 27, est, canada, jewish, rping for 10+ years.
primarily plotting-based interactions. on writing with mel & how plotting is helpful to me!
active blogroll: @drkarev (alex karev, grey's anatomy) & @allgather (multifandom multimuse, mostly animanga) & @dannythoughts ( active for my Jewish posting )
please be 21+ to follow/interact.
affiliated/mains with: @w4rfared ( marco moretti is canon to my portrayal of mel <3 ), @f4mily (main frank langdon).
memes / hcs / ideas we can do together <3
rules and important info below the cut
i work in harm reduction and mental health at a youth shelter so I am sometimes quite burnt out and will likely post about it ooc. i also care deeply about the dignity and lives of people who use drugs, unhoused people, and people having mental health crises - and this informs how i write mel and watch the show, deeply.
don't be racist, homophobic, transphobic, zionist, Islamophobic, antisemitic, ableist, sexual about/towards minors, or stigmatizing of mental health and addiction. don't infantalize autistic, neruodivergent, and disabled people and characters.
i am an anti-zionist jew. i don't want there to be confusion when i post about being jewish ( bc i often pull from jewish themes in my writing/portrayals ) and i feel strongly it is my obligation to say it, loudly, because of the ways zionism has co-opted our culture to justify genocide. free palestine. land back.
i am an autistic writer and i portray mel as an autistic character <3. this is so important to me and so joyful for me to get to watch her and write her this way.
i write mel as a queer woman ! more often attracted to women ( dyke mel truther ) but i think its possible she could fall for a man in the right circumstances and would be willing to explore with a lot of plotting.
i don’t often write smut because it’s not super interesting to me. mel can and does have sex but I’m also tired of the “does mel king fuck?” discourse obscuring that her storyline is about a lack of connection to others and feeling alienated as an undiagnosed autistic adult with no sense of self or supports. so smut / usft posting will be sparse.
the pitt is fun because it offers a snapshot of these characters at a moment in time. largely, mel will be based off my headcanons, informed by what i interpret of the show ( as i like it ).
if you would like to break mutuals or have me unfollow you, just block me please! no hard feelings, I just find it hard to understand the intention there and if it is okay for me to refollow you. so a block gives me clarity that is very helpful.
i am plot-centric. what this means is i love to plot deeply, intertwine lore, and create unique bonds between characters. i am willing and love to have mains and exclusives, and to work these into my portrayal. it is something so special to get to watch the way a character is shaped by the plotting and writing we do together.
i love to talk and talk and talk about our muses, our dynamics, our threads, our ideas, and just chit chat. please say hi if you'd like to interact and we can swap discords and queen out and become friends.
i am open to shipping but also anything and everything else. romance, friendship, family, mentorship, rivalry, coworker solidarity, mutual disdain, unreciprocated crushes, forced to be roommates because of the economy - i want it all.
i am au friendly, duplicate friendly, multi-verse friendly, crossover friendly, oc friendly, whatever weird idea you are cooking friendly. I also would love to follow and interact with other mels because I occasionally write becca on this blog, so if I follow your mel, that is the intention!
this blog will contain potentially triggering themes consistent with the show like: blood, injury, violence, illness, death, assault, ableism, mental health crisis, addiction and drug use, trauma and vicarious trauma, suicide, and more. I will tag everything, but if medical / crisis environments are triggering, this may be a deal breaker for the whole blog. please take care of yourself.
i have been off tumblr and out of rp for a minute, so please be patient with me as i figure it out once again. I’m iconless with minimal formatting. I post ooc a lot.
Watching the Mike’s mic lost s4 video and oh my god Desmond Hume my beloved metaphor for failure to perform masculinity correctly. man who is saved by love. the constant is such a good episode.
was feeling the big sadness overtake me so I booked a trip at the end of June to take the big multi-day train across half of Canada. I have a little sleeper car and will be living on a train (dream come true for an autistic guy like me). and then I’m driving the other half of Canada with my sister a month later.
going to continue to be absent. picking myself back up is a process. having my job eliminated and being laid off super unexpectedly has hit really hard and it’s taking all my energy and effort to keep myself moving and feeling some kind of okay. I want to be better at dms and love and appreciate you all so much. I’m sorry. shits just demoralizing and hard atm and writing is not happening right now. thank you for kind words and patience and friendship.
INDEPENDENT, SELECTIVE, PRIVATE, MUTUALS ONLY PORTRAYAL OF DANA EVANS, AS SEEN IN HBO MAX'S THE PITT. WRITTEN LOVINGLY BY ASH / THEY THEM / 25+. CANON COMPLIANT AND SOMEWHAT HEADCANON BASED.
I'm missing my pittlings so here's how I imagine they dress at Renn Faire (Mel BEGGED for them to come and Trinity plans on finding all the hidden drinking spots, and Victoria and Whitaker are huddled together oogling the jousters)
I do imagine this paired with the Knight Jack Abbot I drew a bit ago.
I sneak him back in because I am in love with him (sorry :/)
