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twitter @sb_ambs. jjk; megumi harem enthusiast

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winter break

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so goncharov is my welcome back to tumblr???

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I freed up 20GB of storage to redownload this app

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💗Check out my AO3💗

If you’re looking for Armin-centric, angsty or horny (or both 👀) fics pls consider checking out my AO3 https://archiveofourown.org/users/Turtleduck23/pseuds/Turtleduck23

I mainly write Eremin and Jearmin, though you can find other ships such as Eruri, Arumika, Erejean and Flarmin <3

There are a lot of upcoming projects so please look forward to that 💗

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I will say that I gain a lot more braincells on tumblr than on twitter

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amberrrr<3

fishhh 🥺 okay I missed the ask feature on tumblr

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I didn’t think I’d be back here what the fuck

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the silver doe 

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severus snape and the ongoing theme of “insufficient masculinity” (aka homophobia/transphobia)

snape is introduced at a young age wearing a “women’s blouse”, which petunia uses to mock him

snape, when appearing to neville as a boggart, wears neville’s grandmother’s clothing when neville uses riddikilus on him

during “snape’s worst memory”, james turns snape (who he sees as a potential romantic rival) upside down and strips him/humiliates him in an attempt to impress lily, and after snape yells at lily and calls her a mudblood, lily covers up her (justifiably) hurt feelings by commenting on his dirty underwear

snape’s patronus, confirmed by jkr to be a symbol of “true love, love everlasting”, unlike james’ stag, mirrors lily’s patronus by being a doe (which much of the fandom considers to be a sign of obsession, despite never levelling the same accusations against tonks’ wolf patronus mirroring remus’)

most, if not all, of the significantly positive/grounding forces in severus’ life are women (eileen, lily, narcissa, mcgonagall) 

feel free to add more if u can think of any

[severusdefender]

-his handwriting was described as feminine -he specialised in potions which is rather feminine due to its connection to cooking -he worked as a spy in a way that i felt was more traditionally feminine (mata hari as opposed to james bond) -the nickname his bullies gave him referenced crying which is something boys aren’t allowed to do

[liminy-lemony]

He’s not an attacker, the sum total of his interactions with the marauders are defensive, and aggressive defensive, rather than offensive - which is the opposite of the ‘masculine’ trait of overt and confrontational aggression

[severusdefender]

-he is terrible at sports and not only that, the girl he wants to impress laughs at him -he often assists with healing. slughorn who is a fellow potions master doesn’t -he has little control over his emotions which isn’t strictly feminine but compare it to other male characters’ outbursts and you see there’s this element of ‘he’s overreacting.’

[liminy-lemony]

- Speaking of healing: when he creates his first confrontational offensive spell (sectumsempra), its not only “overkill” in the spirit of ‘overreacting’, but he creates a spell that heals the wounds immediately and that spell is described as a lullaby

[severusdefender]

-we never see him use the full force of his powers -thematically speaking if sirius is a stand in for james then severus is a stand in for lily -he is more like his mother than his father

[liminy-lemony]

- taking into account that masculine = overt confrontational violence, loud bragging egos and showy heroic deeds, and the opposite is humility, quietly bearing burdens, silent suffering; the fact that snape doesn’t want anyone to know about his heroic deeds. That he was a succeaaful spy until his dying breath, and his last act was teaching/passing on knowledge, instead of slaying the metaphorical dragon.

[prosnapeblogging]

Snape’s use of potions and poisons is a more traditionally feminine form of violence, as female assassins and characters were more likely to use poison to kill than males, who were more likely to use guns and swords.

If you go by the freudian/jungian interpretation of the wand as a phallic symbol, Snape’s connection to the cauldron is a yonic/vulvic symbol.

Considering the connections between Harry Potter and the Arthurian legends (a prophecied hero who is guided by a wise old man bands together with his loyal friends to defeat a massive evil with the use of a legendary sword), the characters who are the clearest parallel to Snape are the Ladies of the Lake, as they both serve the good guys, kill the wise old leader, and give the sword to the hero. Also the multiple versions of the Lady of the Lake mirror the multiple faces of Snape, as different Ladies of the Lake were evil and hindered the good guys, while others were extremely helpful to them.

[snapedefender]

sirius and james are both threatened by snape before they are old enough to be jealous of his connection to lily. many times boys don’t fit traditionally masculine roles are ridiculed by their peers, esp their peers who feel their masculinity is “threatened” in any way by the nonconforming boy. james and sirius’ vitriol toward snape seem to be more of that nature esp when theyre young

there’s a lot of focus on snape’s looks - eg that his most recognizable trait is his hair, which seems odd to focus on

speaking of hair, his hair length

has to be “rescued” by james during the werewolf incident, and damsels are often seen as feminine

often described in ways more coded to the feminine 

it’s so interesting to me that these kinds of things get internalized to the point where most readers wouldn’t even necessarily pick up on them overtly. and yet, snape is in the traditional position a nonconforming male character often falls into - the bully, the bad guy, the evil person.stereotypes are often cast as a villain and it’s esp common for male villain characters to be androgynous. he’s done nothing worse than many of the other evil characters and yet it is is snape who is so thoroughly villified by fandom, snape who is the fandom punching bag.

and i do wonder if this underlying tension of snape’s gender and sexuality, that we recognize these nuances in snape’s performance of gender without necessarily evaluating them at a conscious level, contributes to that. that’s not to say that everyone who dislikes snape does so because of that, but just in a general sense of how snape is turned to as the paragon of evil in a book where characters like umbridge, the malfoys, voldemort, pettigrew etc all exist… it seems directed at him for a specific reason, somehow. not just that he’s done bad things, but a particular kind of loathing that seems much higher than demanded for the actual level of his crimes.

anyway, sorry im rambling. but yes, this is an excellent list and a really interesting way to read snape’s character, i love it. 

[deathdaydungeon]

Snape’s gender presentation is endlessly fascinating to me.

I don’t have anything major to add, just a few add-ons to points already raised.

-  To add to @prosnapeblogging‘s point about Freud/Jung and wands as a phallic symbol/cauldrons as vulvic…Snape dismissed ‘foolish wand waving’, and waxed lyrical about the cauldron instead.

-  To add to @severusdefender‘s point about cauldrons and cooking, it’s also that witches - as opposed to wizards - are traditionally depicted with a cauldron, and stirring pots.

-  To add to @lamentthebard‘s observation about the blouse, it isn’t just that Snape is wearing women’s clothing, but that a longstanding insult in the UK is calling a boy ‘a big girl’s blouse’ - suggesting that the boy is behaving in an “inappropriate” way, by not being manly enough.

[helly-watermelonsmellinfellon]

-  Every time he tries to speak to defend himself, he is interrupted. He never gets to explain what he thinks or means before someone(Dumbledore and Lily for example) interrupts him with their own assumption of events, and then never let him finish. Women typically never get to have a voice and are talked over all the time.

-  Occlumency is a form of defense and because it isn’t attention-seeking or aggressive, it could be considered a more feminine role. Snape is so good at it that he fooled Voldemort, who is the most aggressive person in the entire series.

-  Snape is the one who is has to brew the Wolfsbane Potion for Lupin. Not Dumbledore, who is a supposedly genius in everything and has more free time on his hands. No, Snape has to take time away from his teaching schedule to make medicine for another person. And not just any person. One of his abusers. He is forced to maintain his abuser’s good health all year long and whenever he expresses concern over his abuser’s loyalties, he’s told he’s overreacting. That sounds so much like the female experience.

-  Snape wasn’t allowed to expose the Marauders for what Sirius and Remus did. He was sworn to secrecy while the people who almost murdered him got off without any sort of punishment. Silencing female victims of violence is a long-standing tradition of men in power.

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That last addition though

[ham-tuitui]

welcom the first-year student!

[dearseverus]

“Harry James Potter… you … extraordinary soul.”

Pacify Part 7, Chapter 8 by @chickenpets

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This is how their relationship was, is and will always be. You can’t change my mind.

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getting cold recently🤧

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[throwingmenthols-deactivated202]

all debates abt the artistic merits of fanfiction fail to recognize the purpose of fic. you don’t write fic to be published or to learn how to construct a narrative although you can use it to develop style. you write it so that your friends will message you “bestie you’re utterly deranged for this one im eating dirt” 

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