Enby Samurai

They/them 23 Fantasy, anime and gay cartoons because I'm an anxious queer disaster and need me some escapism 🥲😅 Also sometimes I draw and play D&D. I have a twitch now! hard4hardingsoft4lace if you wanna check it out. I'm not super active, but I'd appreciate it if you subscribe!

[milkywayes]

The senior crew of Starfleet's most controversial starship, the USS Normandy SR-1.

blurb and crew list under the cut!

I came up with a whole backstory for this AU, but I’ll just leave you with this blurb:

After the media circus around the Cerberus trials dies down and the rogue Section 31 cell has been thoroughly dealt with, no one expects to see key witness Shepard, ex-special forces commander, ever again. Not after she publicly disavowed Starfleet, and not with half the quadrant still questioning her involvement. They especially don’t expect to see her captaining her own starship. And to hire a turian first officer only months after the Hierarchy’s sudden and inexplicable move to join the Federation? It’s like she’s begging for negative attention. The galaxy wants to know: what leverage does she hold against Starfleet brass to make them cater to her every whim? And how long until the crew cannibalizes itself under her rogue leadership?

SENIOR CREW LIST

CMDR. Shepard, Commanding Officer LT. Moreau, Helmsman

LT. CMDR.* Vakarian, XO, Chief Tactical Officer LT. ALENKO, Second Officer SPECIALIST TRAYNOR, Communications Officer

*approximate rank based on Hierarchy tier

CPTN. CHAKWAS, Chief Medical Officer CPO WILLIAMS, Chief of Security N/A [INVALID NAME], Acting Chief Engineer ENSIGN T'SONI, Science Officer

[anothergayghoul]

"People are not property!" - *loud cheering*

"This includes prisoners! They are not suddenly property of the state when they're convicted!" - *a little less cheering*

"And that includes children who are not their parents' property!" - *almost no cheering*

"What? I thought we said people aren't property?"

[otherside-picnic]

If criminals don't get to have human rights, then the people in charge of deciding what a criminal is get to decide who is and is not human. Do you understand? Is this not blindingly obvious? Do you care?

Or do you assume you will always be "one of the good ones"?

[polarispebblebrook]

I have nothing to add, I'm just trying to boost the message

[loklove48]

[moltensmusings]

Nothing is more infuriating than being unable to engage with Korra content without seeing 1 of three comments:

"The writers did her so dirty she deserved better"

"Korra sucks as a character"

"She's the weakest avatar"

First: no. The writing for the show is fine. Especially for a show where the executives in charge of the network would randomly spring approval for next seasons on the writers. Do you know why most people agree season 3 and 4 fit together best? Because the writers KNEW they'd be getting a fourth season and it allowed them to build season 3 in a way where they could leave plot threads undone to be tied in season 4 in ways they couldn't with seasons 1 and 2.

I frankly adore the show as a whole but the writers wrote season 1 as a contained narrative, which is why everything got wrapped up in 12 episodes. Season 2 similarly was a contained narrative where there wasn't an expectation of continuing so things got wrapped up. Even still they managed to build a compelling narrative from the previous closed stories to allow for a continuation. "Now that she's mastered all 4 elements, how does korra deal with the spiritual side of bending we didn't much touch on? What obstacles would make that more complicated?" "Now that the spirit side of the avatar duties is more front and center, what sort of repercussions do we get from the spirit portals remaining open, allowing for a much more spiritually connected world?" The writers did a good job, we can be critical without wholly condemning everything they created for the series.

The writers didn't "do korra dirty" just because you personally didn't enjoy the series. They made her a complex character with growth that was incredibly solid for how shitty nick was to them.

Second: korra isn't a shitty character, you're likely just misogynistic. Fandoms have a real issue with interacting with complicated female characters and it heavily impacts how they talk about them. Men get away with murder but a woman shows some complicated emotions or pushes back on the fandom favorite guy and suddenly she's public enemy number 1. Everyone talks about how much aang would hate korra when they want to prove she sucks while ignoring that we have proof that he factually doesn't. In season 1 he was so open and kind to her when she was without her bending. Aang wanted to teach and support korra.

She maintained being korra while still growing.

Third: again not true. I'd argue Wan is the weakest avatar, purely because each avatar is stronger than the one that came before. The world is ever changing and the avatar evolves to keep up with it. Korra has some frankly unbelievable feats under her belt. I'm sorry if you heard "she reshaped the world" as part of the set up for Seven Havens and believed it somehow affirmed your bizzaro stance that a woman capable of merging all landmasses is somehow a wimp.

"Kiyoshi moved lands" she cut off her island from the world. She didn't fully alter everything. Im not saying Kiyoshi is weak, but claiming korra is, is frankly ludicrous.

You do not have to like legend of korra. I'm the first one willing to admit the series can stumble at times. But I'm desperately tired of people pretending the writers sucked or that they punished korra, or that they didn't give us a fantastic and layered female character. If you like ATLA then like ATLA. If you enjoy tlok, enjoy it unapologetically. Stop trying being embarrassed because some assholes who will never approve of it think it's bad.

[ansdrela]

[introvertsnation]

[polarispebblebrook]

Bonus: it shows up in a jumpscare that terrified me all through childhood. Overly accurate representation of overstimulation imo.

(I love you Fizzgig, you funky boi, but you scared the shit out of me for years)

[quasi-normalcy]

Remember today's lesson: whining alone solves nothing but whining en masse can solve a great deal

[teaboot]

I’m not Christian, I don’t go to church anymore, and my pastor died, but when he was alive I’d sometimes go to his sermons and I remember one time he said “it feels good to hate, but we know that it isn’t allowed, so when we’re told that we’re allowed to hate someone we get so excited that we forget we’re supposed to love”, and if my humble atheist ass might borrow some church talk I’d like to perhaps submit that

[teaboot]

Anyhow sometimes on the day to day I feel disgust or revulsion and I have to ask myself “is this a danger to anyone at all or am I just looking for something I’m allowed to hate” and a solid 98/100 times it’s the latter so once again thank you pastor D

[imkeepinit]

Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’

[dorindameddler]

Shep and Tali by me9999

[couldntbedamned]

If you come across anyone who starts off with "Scientists don't want you to know..." you need to understand that they're lying. They're completely full of shit and working a grift.

Because they've never met or spoke with a scientist.

Scientists WANT YOU TO KNOW. Scientists want you to know SO MUCH. Scientists would be THRILLED to teach you EVERYTHING they know in EXPLICIT DETAIL. Scientists LOVE to share information and their findings and their theories. They don't want to hide anything, ever. They are SO HAPPY to share.

[tuulikki]

This goes for historians, too!

[jacine-the-queen]

Transphobes can die mad 🤷🏻

[femmesweetheart]

A closer look because these ladies deserve to be appreciated 💓

[elainiisms]

female protagonists will literally go through 30 life altering traumas at the age of 16 and you ppl still have the audacity to call them annoying bc they cry about it and act like teenage girls

[mikehasfleas]

Most annoying thing to remember is that you're litterally just a homosapien. You're just a very smart animal. If you feel like shit, imagine you're an exotic pet for some alien species and do what they'd do to keep you healthy. You gotta be well cared for. Animal abuse is a crime for a reason

"My pet human, Greg, hasn't left his bed in a long time. He's just scrolling his phone all day" Greg needs enrichment. Add enrichment in his enclosure and take him on walks

"Greg has been super lethargic and sad recently for seemingly no reason" Greg need vitamins, take him outside for some vitamin D and fresh air. Perhaps a picnic

"Greg won't sleep even though he's been super lethargic" Greg needs a schedule, especially for the lights in his enclosure.

"Greg has been super distant recently and keeps crying to sad music" Humans are pack animals, he needs to hug another human and hang out. Perhaps pack bond with a rock together

"Greg has been flailing around and panicking, his breathing is way faster than it should be" Greg is overwhelmed. Take Greg out of the situation and give him time to calm down. Perhaps somewhere cozy with tea and a movie

"Greg won't do what he needs to do" Train him. Humans do great with positive reinforcement, give him little treats when he's doing good

"Greg he's been super anxious and tired, he can't seem to enjoy his days" Humans needs to move around. Give Greg something to exercise with. Things like stretching, weight lifting, walking, or even dancing will help

"Even though I've taken really good care of Greg, he still has been having issues" Greg is ill, take him to the doctor. You might need a specialist (therapist, optometrist, oncologist, etc)

I know it feels patronizing, and I know it feels embarrassing or that you're "just giving into the clichés", but you are literally just a creature. You need to sleep/eat on time, you need enrichment, and you need to take care of your social needs. Humans are complicated animals, but they are also beautiful and all deserve proper care. This obviously isn't a perfect analogy, nothing is, but if you saw your friend taking care of their pet the way you take care of yourself, would you be concerned?

[finding-avalon]

Hey guys! I'm just letting you all know that I won't be active that much today.

Me and a bunch of psychos on Tumblr are celebrating the death of some old Roman politician.

[itsmeimcathy]

March: *starts*

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