Nyxelestia

Nyxie has been a Fandom Wine Aunt for nearly two decades. @nyxelestia on Discord. Asks temporarily disabled due to spam.

[nyxelestia]

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[ravenbytes]

I gotta say some pockets of this fandom are so biphobic in ways they can’t even see.

For reference bc it seems necessary, here are some common biphobic sentiments you may recognise: ‘Bisexuals are disloyal sluts who will cheat on you, probably with another gender bc they’re greedy’ and ‘Bisexuals have to pick a side’ (often w a side of ‘women’ don’t count regardless of the bi person’s own gender bc misogyny) and ‘Bisexuals can choose to live straight’

In no particular order, the receipts:

Treating Sasha like some kind of evil gay femme fatale figure out to steal Shane’s man—dismissing the implications of a more complex/nuanced history in the process—and behaving as though Ilya so much as speaking to him would be ‘cheating’ regardless of his and Shane’s relationship status/whether they are exclusive at the time (bc Sasha is a queer man and therefore a Threat vs. nameless women we never meet)

Arguably, the insistence on dismissing both the implicit and explicit evidence provided by both canons wrt Ilya’s previous and ongoing sexual encounters with other men (bc as with Sasha such men would be a Threat) even by those that enjoy the idea of Shane’s additional book encounters (bc he’s gay I guess?) in hc

Connected: Limiting sexual encounters to women pre Shane even in AU fics where he could be open about his sexuality (because if there were men involved, they would *matter*/ be a Threat)

The dismissal and reduction of Ilya and Sveta’s clearly close relationship by referring to her as “his ex” (which would be obnoxiously amatonormative even if she were a regular casual hookup and not also his Friend) and making wild statements like “he hasn’t known love since he was 12” despite everything we’ve been shown and told to the contrary (bc Svetlana is a woman he’s slept with that has a name and a place in his life with whom he could perform straightness and is therefore a Threat)

The sidelining of Sveta in fic in favour of straight or partnered men, e.g., Marly, even when setting does not support it (bc Ilya has had sex with Sveta and she is therefore a Threat as above). This is especially apparent in fics that simultaneously elevate and centre Shane’s friendship with Rose (bc Shane is Gay and Rose is therefore not a Threat)

Also, while I have no problem whatsoever with Roselana as a concept bc I am always in favour of sapphic rep, I do think the urge to pair Sveta off quickly (and perhaps esp in this way) in at least some corners of this fandom is not unrelated to this 👀

The suggestion that he somehow has less to fear than Shane because he could ‘choose’ not to be queer and live out his life as a straight man

Making sure everyone in Ilya’s life he might have ever been attracted to or may have been attracted to him, e.g., Sveta, Sasha, Luca, Marly lol etc. is at least half in love with Shane (bc Ilya can’t be trusted and so they would otherwise be a Threat)

Accusing him of playing mind games for ever referencing he has a sexual history with anyone, but especially “other women” 🤢 (which additionally manages to be both misogynistic and heterosexist by implicitly misgendering Shane via assumption of het tropes while slut-shaming Ilya. Awesome.) as well as suggesting that this is an essentially vulgar topic somehow.

Also, yeah, it IS counterintuitive that you can simultaneously brush off former encounters as ‘meaningless’ bc they were with women (and nonromantic bc only romantic sex has value, right?) only to then turn around and accuse him of mind fuckery for admitting to their existence (bc apparently a) Feelings necessitate monogamy and b) this is inherently cruel to Shane BECAUSE he’s a man and Ilya’s publicly known partners are women which must therefore mean Ilya would miss women or smth so it’s psychosexually traumatising to mention them…and this thought process is Ilya’s fault somehow???), but then prejudice is always illogical and very often self-contradictory so

Repeatedly erasing his identity by referring to the show and him and Shane jointly as “gay” (I get that some people prefer it to queer as an umbrella term when referring to nonstraight sexualities, so I can deal with “the gay hockey show” and even stomach “gay for e/o” when it’s clearly a joke, but I do draw the line at “gay rival hockey players”)

Feel free to follow up with anything I’ve missed.

[victusinveritas]

[black-crested-jaybird]

I always think of the description I saw years ago: Self-imposed deadlines don't help me, because I know the person who set them, and they're full of shit.

[37q]

[antisocial-transfag]

tags by nothorses

[ravenbytes]

The GC series exists simultaneously in a world within which fear of homophobia drives pro athletes so deeply into their respective closets that they will implode their personal lives rather than face it AND another fantasy land full of rainbow sprinkles and fan service puppies in which homophobia is a single unpleasant but ultimately impotent business exec that can be shut down with a single firm “I choose him”. There is simply no way to reconcile these two worlds while retaining equal respect for both. Either the closeted athletes are paranoid losers that need to get over themselves or the exec is a cartoonish boogeyman set up like an inflatable punch bag in the way of empty fluff. As neither of these is narratively (or ideologically) satisfying, the only logical response is to reject the invalid premise. I’ll let you decide which that is.

[hollowistheworld]

I really can and will blame the 9-5 for everything. "We're in a loneliness epidemic" well, we have to spend a third of our day interacting with people in a professional way that makes forming real friendships difficult and then we're peopled out by the time we're done. "People are eating more and more unhealthily" people have to spend more than a third of their day doing work related tasks and they don't want to spend their tiny amount of free time making food. "People aren't involved in their local communities" after spending more than a third of their day doing work related things people are tired and also all those community events take place during normal working hours. "People need to get more hobbies" after spending more than a third of their day working, people are TIRED and don't want to do anything that takes yet more energy. "Literacy is dying" to maintain your critical thinking skills you need to read/watch things that make you think and after spending more than a third of your day doing work related stuff you are TIRED and don't want to expend even more brainnpower. "People need to get outside more" People. Are. TIRED. Because they have to spend all of their time working or preparing for work or recovering from work or doing all the chores they couldn't stay on top of because of work. I can blame fucking anything on having to work, it is truly the root of all fucking evil.

[ailithnight]

Hey OP, love your scalding take here; don't forget about commutes.

Once you factor in commute times (which even for short distances can be grotesquely inflated due to the fact that so many people are all commuting at the same time, but that's a different conversation) many people are actually devoting upwards of 10-12 hours a day on "work related tasks."

[nyxelestia]

And while it might be a third of the day in terms of hours, in practice it's half your waking hours MINIMUM.

[kyoshi-lesbians]

my controversial opinion is I don’t think Zuko was confused by “my first girlfriend turned into the moon”

[kyoshi-lesbians]

he was there during siege of the North. he infiltrated the spirit oasis. he has an uncle who studies spirits and the spirit world. he watched the sky go dark then the moon suddenly reappear like everyone else in the entire world did. and most importantly he watched zhao get eaten by a giant godzilla fish spirit.

[kyoshi-lesbians]

his entire life since he saw that beam of blue-white light in the south pole has been ‘this day has already been so goddamn weird’

[edgar-allan-possum]

The only really new information was that that was Sokka’s girlfriend

[library-graffiti]

Important opinion in the tags that I need to have be part of the post:

[clearascountryair]

Also, Iroh was there? He literally watched Sokka make out with the moon spirit. And you want to tell me that a romantic sap like him would not have immediately told Zuko about this romantic tragedy? Please, Zuko has known about this for ages, he just knows that this is not an acceptable situation in which to say “yeah, I know.”

[terriwriting]

Sokka: “My girlfriend turned into the moon.”

Zuko: “I know.” “Yes.” “She sure did.” “Uh huh.” “Tell me something new.” “Are we still talking about that?” “That’s rough, buddy.”

[alexseanchai]

[image: tags by samwisethebold: #it’s not that he doesn’t get what sokka means #it’s that how on earth do you respond to that]

[uberguber89]

When you put it like that, this is actually a legendary display of tact on Zuko’s part

[pelmenilya]

#myilya has always been chronically online and easily enamored by a good internet challenge, especially in the early 2010s. He personally participated in many with the Raiders, including but not limited to:

Planking. Everywhere

Making a music video to “Like A Boss” by The Lonely Island in the Raider’s training facility

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, multiple times, always shirtless. Some of his notable nominations include a Raider’s assistant coach, Gritty, Shane Hollander, and then-sitting Vice President Joe Biden

The cinnamon challenge (fucked up his breathing for days but refused to acknowledge any discomfort bc Russians Do Not Do This)

Ghost pepper challenge (he ended up crying, made Connors delete the video, and threatened all present to secrecy)

Chubby Bunny challenge (Marly won and posted the video himself)

Gallon of milk challenge (Marly threw up and it was decided the video was too gross to post)

Ghost pepper challenge, again (went the same as the first attempt)

Harlem Shake in the Raiders locker room, obviously

Mannequin challenge during a Raiders practice, also obviously

Meanwhile the only internet trend #myshane has ever willingly participated in was the Ice Bucket Challenge when Ilya nominated him bc it was for charity and Yuna said it would be good for his image

[nyxelestia]

My hot take is that someone else actually nominated Shane for the ice bucket challenge; SHANE nominated Ilya.

[deslizada]

man sometimes friendship really is just "I saw this and knew it would give you psychic damage. please respond with agony" and then they do. and it's great

[deslizada]

man sometimes friendship really is just "I saw this and knew it would give you psychic damage. please respond with agony" and then they do. and it's great

[derinthescarletpescatarian]

[liberalsarecool]

Getting #BlackRock to change/exit the real estate market in NYC is a massive win for New Yorkers and #ZohranMamdani.

[lucylehane]

Heated Rivalry, p. 137

[seasideoranges]

the fact that the atla movie never even got a proper trailer, not even a lick of a teaser trailer, is so unreal.

[seasideoranges]

oh cool it got a trailer 18 days before it starts streaming. the atla movie. the movie about atla, the show that’s deemed to be one of the greatest cartoons that’s beloved by many and inspired many more, a 2D animated feature that was supposed to get a theatrical release. yeah that one.

everyone thank paramount for being so generous and caring about this franchise and the audience. unfortunately they ran out of crumbs so we get belly button lint instead.

[ilikeit-art]

Have you ever wondered how tech technicians recover data from faulty flash and memory whose data cannot be recovered by normal methods.

[myothertardisisonthemun]

this is necromancy

[oodles-of-boodle]

This, right here?

THIS is a magic circle and NOTHING you can tell me will convince me otherwise.

[spikeface]

mason's just messing with him tho none of them have figured it out<3

based on (x)

[valtsv]

time to make a post on tumblr. surely no one will interpret it to be as offensive and bad intentioned as possible.

[valtsv]

by talos this cant be happening

[cowplantblues]

Actually when I say “fuck all billionaires” I particularly mean Taylor “having my wedding in the middle of the busiest city in the world on the busiest weekend in the world in the part of the city the majority of commuters need to get through because fuck working people” Swift

[norondor]

fuck you if you like this dumb nepo baby white supremacist.