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@lukystars
Imagine an AU where werewolves and hellhounds are descendants of Fenrir, kanimas are descendants of Jörmungandr (the World Serpent), and banshees are descendants of Hel, and the reason Stiles can deal with all of them because he is the descendent of the God of Mischief themself, Loki.
i feel like once you have a shapeshifting monster who reads minds to become the ultimate sexual fantasy of its victim, and that monster turns into a person of the same gender as your character for them, your character should be considered textually queer
people don’t talk about this enough
1. some claim dean’s siren was male because he’s closest to his brother, but one guy in the episode was closest to his mom and the siren was still a hot girl, not an old lady.
2. the siren couldn’t have possibly predicted that dean would take out his flask, drink from it, offer it to him, and drink from it again. he must have planned to at least kiss dean for the saliva poison to work, and if he didn’t think he could’ve kissed him, he wouldn’t have been a male.
3. sam still thought sirens infected their victims through sex when he realized dean was under the spell, and he didn’t react at all to the obvious presumption that dean and nick had sex.
dean is hella bi, QED
argue against the above, I dare you
LOKI + daggers
every day i am percieved™️
There is a reason for this though!
The original tweet summarizes it pretty well. Fanfic tends to be popular among certain types of neurodivergent people (aka people most likely to read excessively as a child, and have burnout as an adult) for the same reasons that we tend to hyperfixate–neurochemical signaling (I hope I’m using that phrase correctly). What I mean is, for people who are really dependent on changes in dopamine/serotonin/neurotransmitter levels, who have low levels or wonky neural reward systems (perhaps the most common types of neurodivergence)…people like us rely on dependable external sources of those neurochemicals. In order to function, we spend a lot of our free time trying to level out our brain chemistry using things that can reliably bring us a steady stream of joyful moments (rewards) without costing too much of the mental effort that is already in short supply.
significantly: the investment of reading has to be balanced with a steady “return on investment”–and this return has to start fairly quickly. because again, we don’t have a lot of attention/energy to invest on tiring things. we have perpetual “low batteries” in that regard.
that doesn’t mean these stories are “simple,” or that they lack complexity or value–only that the reward has to come in short regular intervals, and it has to have a low “upfront cost.” these stories are only “easy” to read in the sense that the effort we put into them is rewarded in a timely manner. which is why fanfic stories are so perfectly formulated for neurodivergent readers–they are often beautifully written, but skip a lot of the upfront costs (of introducing new characters, of world-building, of getting the audience emotionally connected to the story elements).
the nature of fanfiction is that the reader has a pre-existing relationship with this world and these characters. that–combined with the shorter average length of fics–means that fan fics very quickly start rewarding the reader in a way that traditional fiction struggles to. that’s not a bad thing! and maybe it’s something more traditionally published writers should be paying attention to.
Fanfic, as a genre, has been uniquely helpful and accessible to many neurodivergent readers who would otherwise struggle to immerse themselves in stories. I’m glad so many of you have found a way to love and enjoy reading again! The important thing is that you are spending time inside stories you love–the way those stories are published or presented to the world is just one detail. The fact that you find joy in the process of reading (or listening!) to stories–that is what matters.
I feel understood 🥰
a bunch of people have reblogged this with the default “i feel called out” reaction….and i know when we say that we mean it tongue-in-cheek….but this comment sorta blew my mind & shifted my perspective up and to the left a little thank you♥
The Serotonin is stored in the Ao3
The Serotonin is stored in the Ao3
#this 100% happened to me#but i’m a middle aged writer and english teacher with an academic literature background#when i burned out got sick and had a breakdown i couldn’t read regular books anymore i could only read fanfic#i saw on twitter where someone said literature is prescriptive. you read the kind of fiction that fits your personal need#we’re all overwhelmed right now and that’s why we like the tropey fiction whether fanfic or romance novels or superhero movies#we UNDERSTAND the rules of fiction and dont’ have to work to understand while the payoff comes quickly. kiss. hea. battle/victory
Today I'm crying over this 🥰
(Credit to Capsidekick from Facebook)
Wow this is so true 😂😂 this is how my fic should have gone 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️😂
Peggy: What a lovely bottom you have there, Mr. Rogers 👀
Steve: Thanks ☺️
Steve: His name is Bucky 🥰
"jock Steve" this and "emo bucky" that. Did you guys not watch first avenger? Bucky would be more preppy/jock like, and Steve wouldn't even go to school he'd be busy attending civil rights marches.
translation from turkish the guy: are you hungry? are you really hungry? didn’t they feed you in the street? you poor thing. let me give you something then. come. come. do you like spleen? it’s hematinic. (this sentence wasn’t the exact translation but it’s the best i can come up with) like this look. let me give you some spleen. this much. is this enough? get it.
this is so cute. I love the butcher chatting away and the cat responding, him pulling out a package of meat and showing it, just like he’s dealing with any customer.
one of those posts that makes me happy every time I see it
hey!!!!!! congrats!!!!! why??? you ask???? because you made it to today!!! even after everything !! i’m so proud of you!!
Come on, man. Let’s hug it out. I’m not hugging it out, Ice Man.
the fact that Elliot could in fact very easily break Hardison’s hold but chooses to mutter and reluctantly accept the cuddle hug is EVERYTHING
Hey is the build a bear employee supposed to force us to jump up and down or are we getting hazed
as a build-a-bear employee it is my honor to happily inform you that we get to make everyone do whatever the fuck we want during a heart ceremony. jump to get that heart beating. rub that heart to your knees so your furry friend always needs you. rub it to your toes so it’s totally awesome! shake it up so it’s got enough energy to hang out with you all day! close your eyes, make a wish, and give it a kiss you helpless motherfucker
Look, reanimation is a Process, okay
“Reanimation is a process” is a sentence that just makes me want to play a Necromancer as a very deadpan Build-A-Bear employee.
endless gifs of pet therapy sessions
endless gifs of pet therapy sessions
[ID: The John Mulaney meme. The first panel shows John Mulaney yelling “No!” at “having romance be directed at me”. The second panel shows John Mulaney yelling “Yeah!” at “enjoying romance vicariously through media so that I can distance myself from it as needed”. End ID]
