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[gay-lien-from-space]

Hello fanfiction community,

Just wanted to bring to your attention that the term whump was actually coined by the Stargate fandom specifically to describe making this guy suffer. He is the original Mr. Whump (no that's not his actual name). That's how torturable this guy is.

Everyone say mean things about him.

Here is a non exhaustive list of what he goes through in canon btw:

His parents get crushed to death right in front of him when he is a kid

He is forced to relive the memory of his parents death countless times

He dies and gets resurrected

His wife gets possessed

He fails to save her and she dies in his arms

He dies and gets resurrected again

He gets infected by a virus that makes him act crazy and gets put in an insane asylum

He dies and gets resurrected again

His ex gets possessed

He is exposed to a lethal dose of radiation

He dies and ascends to a higher plane, then gets kicked out of the higher plane and his memory is wiped

He gets kidnapped by a princess

He gets kidnapped by a fish alien

He gets kidnapped and tortured by some terrorists

He gets kidnapped and tortured by another alien

He is driven to insanity by an alien device

He dies and gets resurrected again

He dies and gets resurrected again

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

Book 2: The Sexual Escapades of the Well-Informed Pureblood, Engaged to the Randy Prat Who Lived - Masterlist (Complete)

Because we keep our promises. And we promised smut, fluff and a masterlist. 

Lulz okay so this is the promised masterlist for The Sexual Escapades of The Well-Informed Pureblood, Engaged To the Randy Prat Who Lived (AKA @bixgirl1 and my second child wow look at our little family grow). 

(Book 1 - Masterlist)

(Book 3 - Masterlist)

Chapters:

1 - Well Done, Chosen One

2 - Anticlimaxes and Climaxes

3 - Time Management Issues

4 - “Normal”

5 - Competition

6 - What’s For Lunch?

7 - The Same Old Argument

8 - Unicorns and Centaurs

9 - Parental Hypocrisy

10 - A Wake Up Call

11 - Public Appearances

12 - Home Sweet Home

13 - The Two Week Wank

14 - All Play and Not Much Work

15 - Godric’s Hollow

16 - Housewarming

17 - Just The Boy

18 - Roleplay…Or Something Resembling It Anyway

19 - An Offer

20 - Half-Burnt Letters and Sudden Conclusions

21 - Broken Glass and Cigarettes  

22  - Promises, Promises

23 - St. Mungo’s Again

24 - A Resolution

25 - The Sexual Conundrum of a Well-Informed Pureblood, Newly Married To The Exhausted Prat Who Lived

❤️

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

Book 1: The Sexual Awakening of An Innocent Pureblood, Dating The Randy Prat Who Lived - Masterlist (Complete)

Following the countless requests @bixgirl1 and I have received for one of these (and the complaints that the chapters aren’t all visible under #virgin draco), we present - The Masterlist. Hopefully we remember to update it regularly (LOL cause we’re both like really old women, I’m 93 she’s a 112 and we forget things).

Also this is the first masterlist I’ve ever made and I have no idea what I’m doing. 

Like I said, I’m 93 years old. What is this machine I’m typing on?

(Book 2 - Masterlist)

(Book 3 - Masterlist)

Chapters: 

1 - Harry Asks Draco Out

2 - The First Date 

3 - Misunderstandings and Their Purpose (i.e. Snogging)

4 - How Draco Malfoy Nearly Lost His Way To His Own Office 

5 -  Lunch With Pansy–Who Wishes Draco Would Read The Goddamned Book 

6 -  The Universal Answer to Most Questions: Mouth Pressing    

7 -  PG Weekdays and R-Rated Weekends  

8 -  In Which Ron Questions His Friendship With the Randy Prat and Hermione Is Done With the Both of Them  

9 - Wine Connoisseur

10 -  Parental Advice and Ill-Thought-Out Plans

11 - Teachable Moments

12 - Pyjamas

13 - Pansy’s Book

14 - The Proper Use of a Breakfast Table

15 - Harry Potter – Boy Who Lived, Star Auror, And A Goddamn Blessing

16 - A Premature Birthday Fuckup  

17 - Harry’s Birthday Present

18 - A Pub, Two Purebloods and A Storm

19 - Kiss The Rain

20 - Eleven

21 - Coming Home

22 - The Amazing Bouncing Ferret

23 - Afternoon Delight With A Nightmare For Dessert

24 - Dinner and A Show

25 - Kink Negotiation. Sorta.

26 - Calm Before the Storm

27 - Never Push A Slytherin

28 - The Assignment

29 - Trading Secrets, And Other Revelations

30 - St. Mungo’s

31 - The Perks of a Long Convalescence

32 - Reading Material

33 - A Declaration With Friends (and the rest of the world, too)

34 - The Article (and That Very Important Question)

🎄✨The Holiday Special chapter!✨🎄

[bixgirl1]

Teaser - A Very Sneaky Christmas

Happy Holidays, everyone!  @l0vegl0wsinthedark and I know how crazy-busy this season is for so many of us, so in lieu of a two chapters of Pregnant Pureblood, we’re offering a standalone chapter of holiday fluff (yayyy!), set somewhere between books one and two. Because we never really got to see them have their first Christmas together, did we? And let us warn you now: Neither of them is… Very well behaved. LOLOL.

(But they love each other anyway.)

Here’s the teaser, which @l0vegl0wsinthedark will be posting tomorrow!  We hope you like, and hope everyone who’s celebrating one has a great holiday!

Book One: Masterlist

Book Two: Masterlist

Book Three: Masterlist

A Very Sneaky Christmas

Keep reading

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

Omg please don’t be mad at us for skipping on the knocked up chapters but this is kinda cute too 🤓💖

[zalrb]

List of Fan Fiction

OK! I’ve decided to do an entirely new post with a list of ALL of my fan fiction.

Stelena Fan Fiction

Stelena Sirebond Series

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/719875024485498880/sacrifice-se-sired-fic

Stelena No Humanity Series

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/714536667431796737/claiming-pt-2

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/714263270656180224/imagine-the-setup-pt-1

Elena/Stefan/Katherine Triangle Series - Toxic Steferine/Angsty Stelena

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/753593676384567296/saint-elenastefankatherine-pt-7

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/733086688201654273/kill-elenastefankatherine-fic-part-6

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/710584105290579968/boundaries-elenastefankatherine-fic-pt-5

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/710274615200628736/blood-elenastefankatherine-fic-pt-4

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/709838031967879168/choices-elenastefankatherine-fic-pt-3 (pt 3)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/709460774203064320/valentines-day-elenastefankatherine-fic-pt-2 (pt 2)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/707929608286240768/toxic-elenastefankatherine-fic (pt 1)

AU Christmas Rom Com Series

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/704382922050961409/memories-se-xmas-fic-pt-2 (pt 2)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/703687556774215680/be-neighbourly-se-xmas-fic-pt-1 (pt 1)

Need series: Requested Smut – Stelena vs Delena sex life

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/677236466738429952/right-here

(pt 4-ish)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/677284729430622208/always (pt 3)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/676064220469772288/reminisce (pt 2)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/675788764013002752/need (pt 1)

Regency series

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/644041068768280576/different-now

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/643680968071348224/with-water-part-i-maybe

One-offs but all involve Elena dealing with the sire bond

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/699429749709291520/change-se-fic

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/696794850238070784/loyalty-se-fic

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/627123968785137664/se-preview (SE/Delena Preview)

Heartbreak Back Series: Stefan and Elena are married to Caroline and Damon and have an affair (popular for a time)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/628720856786436097/come-outside-damon-stefan-swiped-to-his (SE Preview of part 7)

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/181495350570/time-section-v-part-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/179850445820/i-didnt-think-section-iv-part-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/179697299790/confrontations-section-iii-part-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/178351761190/the-truth-hurts-baby-section-ii-part-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/176454426370/morning-routine-section-i-part-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/163680622795/fallout-se-pt-5

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/163494150075/defining-moments-se-pt-4

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/163425957080/true-north-se-pt-3

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/163149696545/just-this-night-se-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/162905370050/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner

Hello/What’s A Soulmate? Series: Stefan has amnesia (popular for a time)

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/155498464960/close-pt-8

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/150368749130/neutral-pt-7

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/145893665985/just-a-feeling-pt-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/143869910125/the-sixth-paragraph-pt-5

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/140771914690/i-know-you-will-pt-4

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/139817980385/do-you-trust-me-stelena-preview

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/137728895230/whats-a-soulmate-pt-3

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/137598436035/only-if-for-a-night-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/137291932855/hello-are-you-there-pt-1

Background to “Hello” series: Who is Rosetta?

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/133509775715/drunkhow-could-i-nsfw

Tell Me Series: Elena is about to marry Damon but…

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/130910071380/the-first-time-and-the-hundredth-pt-4

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/130654817800/revelations-pt-3

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/129433886360/painted-altar-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/128224713800/tell-me-pt-1-stelena-fan-fic

One-Offs/Drabbles

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/190745109645/the-ferris-wheel-se-drabble

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/189485428175/loss

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/181680906160/the-one-shot-was-about-elena-getting-drunk-for-the

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/153290434470/counterpoints-stelena-drabblensfw

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/151805208630/stubborn-love-se-snippet

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/152381823185/their-vows-stelena-drabble

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/151714508830/stelena-season-8-drabble-ish

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/152573039315/its-her-se-drabble-ish-request

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/670074433873051648/alright-i-did-it-that-borgias-scene-to-stefan

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/669888190712250368/which-one-do-you-like-best-yall-ask-for-new

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/128488179110/the-problem-is

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/127399178295/heat-calm-the-story-of-bonkai-stelena

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/126879602640/rushing-back

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/124261043055/wrecked-stelena-fan-fic

Bonkai Fan Fiction

It’s a Bonkai-verse so everything is connected.

Bonkai AU fiction

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/628134278405947392/awake-bonkai-fanfic

Post-Medieval Continuation

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/177033262890/escape-part-12

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/168916836720/hers-alone-pt-117

Medieval Series insp. by The Tudors interpretation of King Henry and Anne Boleyn (for some reason I called Regency idk) – was popular for a time

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/165486745170/chaos-pt-10-bk-regency-fic

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/157618803690/cursed-pt-9-bk-regency-fic

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/157247433010/possession-bk-regency-fic-pt-8

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/156132665615/paranoia-bk-regency-fic-pt-7

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/154476548055/mad-bk-regency-fic-pt-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/154224617970/ensnared-bk-regency-fic-pt-5

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/153795180910/tonight-bk-regency-fic-pt-4

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/152739097855/winded-bk-regency-fic-pt-3

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/152178534030/the-moon-bk-regency-fic-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/151942784000/the-gambit-bk-regency-pt-1

Jealous Kai (+ Damon & Jeremy)

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/147980722920/resentment-continued-pt-6

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/147122245155/and-it-burns-burns-burns

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/144318482825/mercy-pt-5

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/141040792730/fiending-pt-4

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/140812635565/yours-pt-3

Bonkai + Bonenzo + New Years

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/136730161000/limits-nsfw

Bonkai Fluff/Smut: Requested

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/135822531425/breakfast-nsfw

Bonkai + Toxic Cycles

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/134907393240/euphoria-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/134700408935/a-woman-possessed-pt1

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/130213849910/desire-nsfw

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/129292375755/inflamed-insanity-nsfw

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/128791068775/killing-me-bonkai-fanfic

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/128488179110/the-problem-is

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/128058152350/honesty-bonkai-snippet-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/127978437090/mine-bonkai-snippet

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/127399178295/heat-calm-the-story-of-bonkai-stelena

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/126879602640/rushing-back

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/125760237090/power

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/122966539100/beneath-the-moon-bonkai-one-shot

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/121614032815/the-kiss-bonkai-fan-fic-teaser

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/120821876440/spite-bonkai-fan-fiction

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/120514855815/hunger

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/120121053525/only-ours

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/119058925670/taking-over-the-night

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/118281661540/here-here-with-you

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/118012542920/consumed-k-nsju-m-d

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/117884432370/we-were-born-sick

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/108106119865/insatiable-appetite-bonkai-fanfic

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/107882098900/wicked-games-bonkai-fanfic

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/107880241075/the-first-step-is-admitting-you-have-a-problem

Jonsa Fan Fiction

One ongoing series

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/726926827860393984/speak (pt 8)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/695978201342672896/agony (pt 7)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/627229549053214720/nothing-has-changed-everything-has-changed (pt 6)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/184637430325/the-happening (pt 5)

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/184333793460/survival (pt 4)

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/182562584780/passion (pt 3)

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/181817838525/an-entirely-different-way-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/164720175550/trust-jonsa-one-shot (pt 1)

Stefonnie Fan Fiction

One ongoing series

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/153262968780/suspension-of-grief-pt-3

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/150448488560/we-are-ok-pt-2

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/149653136175/i-see-you-stefonnie-preview

Steferine Fan Fiction

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/150038910820/unfinished-business-pt-1

Jax and Tara Fan Fiction

https://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/707623446622928896/trying-jax-x-tara-fic

OT3: Klaus/Stefan/Rebekah Fan Fiction

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/178451575500/hi-guys-i-decided-to-write-a-fanfic-about

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/178496451555/invitation-ot3-fic-pt-2

Stalia Fanfiction

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/152425280005/into-the-woods-stalia-drabble

Steroline Fan Fiction

http://zalrb.tumblr.com/post/107882080510/maybe-i-didmaybe-i-do-steroline-fanfic

[zalrb]

Reblogging because people are liking an old version of this list.

[zalrb]

FOUR MASTERLISTS BELOW. 👏🏾READ 👏🏾THEM + FANFICTION MASTERLIST.

Two masterlists are about TVD, one is about chemistry in shows in general, the other is about miscellaneous TV shows. List of fanfic is at the end.

Pro-tip. You can search tags: zalrb.tumblr.com/tagged/_____so if you want to see posts about stelena or bonkai or bangel etc in particular episode like 3x05 just type: zalrb.tumblr.com/tagged/stelena 3x05 etc. etc. just put the ship name before the episode number.

Stelena et al. Masterlist

I’ve been getting a lot of asks recently about my opinions on things I’ve spoken about before at great length, usually anons asking me to respond to what DErs have said. It’s fine, I’m flattered, but I’m going to post this masterlist and will ask you all to refer to the list before sending certain asks like, what do you say to DErs who say Stefan doesn’t challenge Elena, what do you to say to DErs who say Stelena is abusive etc., it’s all in this list. There are also posts on Stefan, Damon and Elena as individual characters and posts on friendship dynamics and how TVD deals with vampirism. I will be happy to do any follow-ups or discuss if my views from a particular post has changed (which is bound to happen at times, people’s opinions change or evolve). Please reblog so it can circulate.

Chemistry Masterlist

A good chunk of my posts about chemistry such as, which ships I think have chemistry, which ships I think don’t, what platonic chemistry looks like, how to observe romantic chemistry etc. can be found in this list. Please reblog so it can circulate.

Bonnie Bennett et al. Masterlist

This is a masterlist of all my noteworthy Bonnie Bennett posts — about her antiblack treatment (if you feel the urge to ask me ‘why did the writers have Bonnie’ the answer is antiblack racism, read the posts in the list), about why I ship Bonkai, about why I don’t ship Bamon and why I don’t ship Bonenzo, what I think of Beremy, what I think of Stefonnie, it’s all here. Please reblog so it can circulate.

General TV Masterlist

(a semi-regularly updated list of my OTPs)

To see the links, you must view on the app:

There are posts about various shows including Merlin (Merthur posts mostly), The Borgias (Cesare and Lucrezia), Game of Thrones (Sansa Stark Defense Squad, Jonsa, Anti-Daenerys, Anti-Jonerys and general GoT stuff), The Handmaid’s Tale, Gossip Girl (Dair and anti-Chair, plus other posts), Teen Wolf, The OC, Star Trek Disco, FRIENDS (everyone is trash not just Ross), The Office (pro Pam and Jim FYI), Parks and Rec, and Kdramas in this masterlist as well as posts like “favourite quotes from OTPs” “favourite comedic roasts” etc.

Fanfiction Masterlist

https://www.tumblr.com/zalrb/767051199081037824/list-of-fan-fiction?source=share

These lists will all be updated regularly to semi-regularly.

[queer-coded-camaro-driver]

Info About the 80's As Provided By My Dad, Who Graduated High School in 1987:

No boxers, no briefs, ONLY tighty-whiteys.

The Satanic Panic was something discussed primarily by adults to try and sway more voters toward Reagan.

EVERYONE had their ears pierced. Men, women, everyone. My Dad still wears his little diamond stud sometimes.

Crop tops and tube socks were a popular combo for high school and college guys.

Long hair was masculine and having decent hygiene was a big deal.

You took a girl to the roller rink on the first date to show off and then to the drive-in on the second date if she wanted to make out.

Here are some good metal bands to include in your fics: Judas Priest, Queensryche, Slayer, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Saxon, Scorpions, Ratt, Quiet Riot, Joan Jett, Pat Benetar, and Alice Cooper.

Vinyl cost between $1 and $4 on average.

Minimum wage was around $3.50.

Jorts for men. Good fuckin' lord the cutoff jorts for men...

The stoners knew everyone and everything.

If you're writing a fic or making art and have any questions for Mark about your Historical Accuracy, please feel free to send me an ask and I'll text him.

He thinks this is fun.

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

Book 1: The Sexual Awakening of An Innocent Pureblood, Dating The Randy Prat Who Lived - Masterlist (Complete)

Following the countless requests @bixgirl1 and I have received for one of these (and the complaints that the chapters aren’t all visible under #virgin draco), we present - The Masterlist. Hopefully we remember to update it regularly (LOL cause we’re both like really old women, I’m 93 she’s a 112 and we forget things).

Also this is the first masterlist I’ve ever made and I have no idea what I’m doing. 

Like I said, I’m 93 years old. What is this machine I’m typing on?

(Book 2 - Masterlist)

(Book 3 - Masterlist)

Chapters: 

1 - Harry Asks Draco Out

2 - The First Date 

3 - Misunderstandings and Their Purpose (i.e. Snogging)

4 - How Draco Malfoy Nearly Lost His Way To His Own Office 

5 -  Lunch With Pansy–Who Wishes Draco Would Read The Goddamned Book 

6 -  The Universal Answer to Most Questions: Mouth Pressing    

7 -  PG Weekdays and R-Rated Weekends  

8 -  In Which Ron Questions His Friendship With the Randy Prat and Hermione Is Done With the Both of Them  

9 - Wine Connoisseur

10 -  Parental Advice and Ill-Thought-Out Plans

11 - Teachable Moments

12 - Pyjamas

13 - Pansy’s Book

14 - The Proper Use of a Breakfast Table

15 - Harry Potter – Boy Who Lived, Star Auror, And A Goddamn Blessing

16 - A Premature Birthday Fuckup  

17 - Harry’s Birthday Present

18 - A Pub, Two Purebloods and A Storm

19 - Kiss The Rain

20 - Eleven

21 - Coming Home

22 - The Amazing Bouncing Ferret

23 - Afternoon Delight With A Nightmare For Dessert

24 - Dinner and A Show

25 - Kink Negotiation. Sorta.

26 - Calm Before the Storm

27 - Never Push A Slytherin

28 - The Assignment

29 - Trading Secrets, And Other Revelations

30 - St. Mungo’s

31 - The Perks of a Long Convalescence

32 - Reading Material

33 - A Declaration With Friends (and the rest of the world, too)

34 - The Article (and That Very Important Question)

🎄✨The Holiday Special chapter!✨🎄

[lily-s-world]

Okay, hear me out:

[mywritingcannotbestopped]

Is this a problem?

[gae-bolg-alternative-dot-exe]

[traditional-latin-math]

[draculas-husband]

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

[bloodtroth]

I was today years old when I learned that when you type "otp: true" in AO3 search results it filters out fics with additional ships, leaving only the fics where your otp is the main ship

[djinnhatescold]

Gamechanger

[downtroddendeity]

Here’s a cheatsheet of all the available hidden search functions. “-creators:[whatever]” is another exclusion that can be particularly useful.

[greyhairedgeekgirl]

On Fandoms, Age, and Gender: The Politics of “ Putting Away Childish Things”

Weighing in on yet another round of “fan spaces are youth spaces” (aka “go home and knit, old lady” or “You’re old enough to be my/someone’s mom! gross!” )

Consider these thoughts:

There’s a whole set of interests and behaviors that you might become interested in as you grow from child to adolescent to young adult and take greater interest in the wider world.

You might like horses, or dolls.  Or building models.  You might play soccer, or follow baseball every summer and learn about  box scores.   You might follow the college football draft, or love a pop band.  You might deeply admire a rock band and learn to play the guitar.  You might love superheroes and see all their movies.  You might love space opera and collect paperback books.  Maybe you collect trading cards of your favorite team players – or movie moments.  You probably get t-shirts and posters of teams, or media outlets.  You might get deeply into a social or political cause.

Those are all expressions of interest in the world, all with associated social aspects, many with associated creative actions. 

And then you get older.  And here’s the thing about that list.  The things on that list that are “for boys?”   Are also “for men.”   But the things on that list that are “for girls” or “for nerds?” Are only “for children.”  

Adult men wear brightly colored team clothing and paint their faces without shame.   They join fantasy football leagues and hang out online.   They follow Phish (or continuously talk about how they did when that was a thing).  They spend vast sums on tickets to bowl games.   They get excited all over the internet about Geddy Lee’s greatest hits.  They spend long afternoons on the golf course, playing very bad golf.

No one tells them to grow up 

An adult woman who turns a childhood dollhouse into a beautiful scale model of a real Victorian home is “eccentric.”  An adult man who builds a vast HO train layout in his basement is a “train enthusiast.”   An adult woman who displays her favorite Bryer horses is “odd,” an adult man with a shelf of signed baseballs is “a collector” or even “an investor.” 

Adult women making fanart of attractive movie stars is “creepy,’ while adult men decorating their garages with calendar art of scantily-clad very-young women is “just what guys do.”

Interests and hobbies that were feminine and are taken up by men become acceptable.   When The Beatles were greeted with mobs of fainting teen girls, they were a “boy band.”  When young men discovered them, they became Serious Musicians.  

Over and over, across fields of interest, things that girls like are “toys and games and childish” and should be left behind by adults, while things that boys like are “hobbies and sports” that are lifetime pastimes.  And acceptable “hobbies” for adult women?   Most are things that could be coded as household chores, but generations of women have worked to turn into enjoyable pastimes:  knitting, sewing, quilting.  Home decor.  Baking.   Many adult women (myself included) enjoy doing those things in their free time and have elevated them to art forms.  But that doesn’t change the fact that they’re rooted in utility, while “men’s hobbies” are, by and large, rooted in leisure.

Look around you and follow the pattern.  And then, before you ask “Why are adult women in fan spaces,” maybe ask “why do I feel like adult women don’t get to have fun?” 

[dduane]

This.

(With the addendum; I come of the generation that built fan spaces. I’m not going anywhere. Deal.)

[lazywonderlvnd]

happy birthday to harry james potter here’s some reasons why he always has been and always will be one of my favorite characters in all of fiction:

was treated like garbage his entire childhood and still has an inexhaustible capacity for love and forgiveness

u can talk shit abt him but if u talk shit abt his friends he’ll launch a brutal verbal tirade against u

god tier sense of humor. sarcasm level 100 never misses

bravest boy on earth??? this kid found out he had to DIE to get rid of some crazy ass evil dictator and literally walked stone cold to his own death to save everyone else??

let’s not forget he liked his lightning scar at first before he found out what it rly was :( he thought it was cool :(

unheard of emotional maturity for a teenager. instantly understood that ron was insecure abt being the youngest boy in his family and not having a lot of money and always tried to find ways to make him feel better abt it

had cute lil daydreams abt being the triwizard champion before he got forced into it for real

UNmatched bisexual energy, literally always sizing everyone up and declaring them attractive or monstrous, no in between

so so humble abt his talents and abilities yes but also SO arrogant abt his moral code. he said my moral compass is the correct one and i will follow that and ur rules and laws can truly eat my ass and honestly that’s so sexy of him

animals always like him 😔

literally BORN to wield power and not abuse it. boy destroyed the elder wand bc he liked his old one better

drinks his respect women juice every morning and every night before bed rmr when he got so righteously offended that hermione suggested he thought the prince couldn’t be a woman bc he didn’t think a woman could be that smart

also rmr when he choked out mundungus for stealing shit from grimmauld djebfjnwbfne

literally so stubborn that the imperius curse barely works on him lmaoooo

successfully used crucio to defend mcgonagall’s honor like?? ok king go off!!

just the best boy in the whole world. that’s all

[itsjuliak5]

Someone on TikTok said that bitches with anxiety love the enemies to lovers trope because the idea of having someone see all of our negative traits first and then still fall in love with us is really comforting since we worry that if someone sees our negative traits after they fall in love, they’ll leave us.

It’s me, I’m bitches.

[lungthief]

not to sound like a medieval peasant or a catholic but i resent anti-carb propaganda so much like bread will never be evil it is holy it is divine it is one of life’s most simple yet decadent pleasures. love is stored in the bread

[the-laridian]

For anyone who’s ever wondered who they’d be in a 19th century novel

The wait is over: 19th Century Character Trope Generator

I'm "Meddlesome Bachelor with 2,000 pounds a year" yes please sign me up

[phdmama]

This is the most accurate thing I’ve ever seen. I feel so known, on a deep and profound level:

[basicallyahedgehog]

“Regrettably French Governess who is prone to fainting”

I’M CACKLING

[sitp-recs]

Byronic Heroine with Homosexual Tendencies

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

Genteel Governess who is having an Affair with the Groundskeeper.

K but is he hot?

[sitp-recs]

Spoke like a true Draco

[l0vegl0wsinthedark]

@sitp-recs now i can't stop thinking about @lilbeanz 's Draco in his flowing robes, staring fixedly out the window at a shirtless, sweaty Harry as he chops wood or something 👀👀👀

[thenegoteator]

[pettyprocrastination]

Solidarity

[gigilberry]

symbiotic relationship