Fangirl

[stormycryptgorgon]

Honestly I don't know how to do an intro I just wanna let this out and get to the point: I watched the movie the Backrooms a few weeks ago and I've been looking at some essays done on it. It always covers the same "Clark has to change", "Clark is a jerk" points which I don't know why, but I never bought into.

Just to make it clear: I absolutely think that Clark IS A JERK. He is immature and he harms people close to him.

But fuck you mean he is THE PROBLEM when the man we're talking about is someone whose all hopes and dreams, and lastly, the only means to sustain himself, was all taken away from him? How can we just tell a man, who can barely get ends meet by selling furniture he never even wanted to do in the first place, to just change? Where is his personal support system? Where is his family and friends?

Let me list: (1) Clark is a man who exists in a society in which he has a clear lack of safety because of the color of his skin. (2) Clark had hopes and dreams of becoming an architect, he failed. He is also forced to exist under capitalism, so to get the ends meet, he is forced to do a job he isn't meant to do; not to mention a job that is also failing; not to mention as the owner he has a shitton of responsibilities to operate that giant store. (3) Clark has no visible family members or close friends, his only support system are people he is in a transactional relationship with: employees & a therapist who knows she really can't help people let alone herself.

Yeah sure he is a piece of shit but it is simply shallow and insincere to throw a person into this situation and expect them to just change when almost nobody in Clark's position could've found support or peace to do any inner-reflection. This is a man in survival mode. And the real villain is clearly the system he is forced to exist in, which never gets addressed.

[stormycryptgorgon]

Magneto & Gambit in mutant heaven making out right before one of them gets resurrected

[merletka]

[stormycryptgorgon]

Just for my own edification, because I'm just making personal fan notes for a fan universe to get it out of my head and onto paper:

Which girls would you say are best for Gambit? For the record I respect Belladonna, but I 1 am really warming up to the idea of him and Scarlet Witch, and 2 I also personally want to ask you what you think of Medea and, by extension, if you'd consider Gambit and Storm a good couple or not.

Not judging, not trying to start anything. I just want another's opinion for some mild reference, especially from a Gambit fan (and I must admit, Medea looks really cool.)

Take care.

Hello, thank you for your question, it is very sweet of you.

I don't think there's much exploration between Gambit and any other character to determine which alternative ships could suit him the best., but on top of my head I think Storm could be one of the first candidates that comes to my mind. Other than her, I think I would really like to see him with another man. I can think of several candidates: Quicksilver, Iceman (I know they haven't interacted much positively, but I think it'd be interesting to explore), Deadpool, and the Courier (one of his best friends).

I do hear Scarlet Witch as a candidate but to be honest her personality comes off even more messier (emotions-wise) than that of Rogue's and I personally don't think someone like that could be befitting to Gambit's personality. I feel like it could be interesting but ultimately still messy on Wanda's part. Although, I think they could team up, given Gambit's unexplored mystic side.

[houseofgambit]

Gambit

Wolverine and the X-Men

[stormycryptgorgon]

People often hate this version of him but I just love how ugly he looks.

[ladyemberswrites]

Certain types of X: men fans forget that Gambit is a cajun man from deep south louisana, he's not french. I like have no opinion of Canning Tatum as Gambit, but I wanna bet they were put off by his accent which as far as I could look, though exaggerated for humor, its a mostly accurate cajun accent. I also think him smoking, drinking, and being vulgar asshole ruins their golden retriever wife-guy uwu image of Gambit. Its kind of like fans insisting Cyclops is autistic, which he is canonically not, while infantizing him in the same breath, a grown man with dick and balls, honestly, I think they rather like the idea of poor baby Scott being lead astray by Emma or Maddie than the idea that he willfully cheated on any of his wives. He's not autistic or oblivious, he's just kind of a selfish dickhead.

[stormycryptgorgon]

He looks so cute mid-air.

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #1

[mydearestdarlingdead]

Marvel's insistence that he's straight quite literally contradicts their own source material, by the way

[super-hero-confessions]

[kisseism]

undiagnosing myself. there is nothing wrong with me i am #normal

[diseasedbreeze]

[razed-filth]

people being all like “well jasons death was for the best cause we got red hood!” as if jason wasn’t already interesting as robin is a stab in my liver

that was a kid who wanted to do what was right and starting to figure out batman and robin weren’t enough to do that. the boy was gonna be revolutionary he didn’t need to die to be interesting

[cobalt-knave]

Dick and Jason: Matching Outfit

(Batman 370 drawn by Don Newton and Alfredo Alcala with Adrienne Roy colors; Batman 379 drawn by Don Newton and Alfredo Alcala with Adrienne Roy colors)

[morgangalaxy43]

These are my favorite

What’s your favorite Marvel and DC crossover ship?

John and Remy would be fighting over poker then having the craziest one night stand

[alatariel-galadriel]

kind of obsessed with how chris bachalo draws remy, ngl. goofy lil guy

[stormycryptgorgon]

Rogue & Gambit's age gap is bigger than Kitty & Colossus, btw. And they met when Rogue was barely an adult (19) and Gambit was older than 25.

I mean shouldn't even talk about the age factor, Gambit was MARRIED and that alone makes everything sketchy.

[hermesserpent-stuff]

remy from the tired rabbit au. he has a tiny sprite!!! lobe him

[stormycryptgorgon]

Ugh I've been seeing this so too much and I'm really over it: No, neither Rogue, nor Gambit are good metaphors for asexuality. And I really don't care that it is your personal 'headcannon', it is a stupid headcanon. Headcanons exist to add onto a missing part of the canon, not to change it. And it's just another symptom of the fanon replacing the canon, especially Gambit's canon, which becomes my problem because they've butchered him more than enough at this point. I'm really over all of this wishful thinking (of certain fans) being forced to a point it becomes a delusion that attempts to change the fucking CANON itself.

Here is why, neither Rogue, nor Gambit are asexual, nor are good metaphors or representation for asexuality:

Gambit is a recorded sex pest, he is very allosexual and feels attraction to people. His inability to touch Rogue had never been comforting to him. He had always tried to breach that personal space, trying to touch her and at every moment he could get the chance to, and at every moment they could touch. When their powers were nulled due to power inhibitor collars, Gambit could've free them but the guy LIED to a distressed Rogue, so he could fuck her, in a cave. That was Rogue's first sexual experience. Gambit is as asexual as Frank Reynolds from IASIP is.

Rogue's entire 'issue' with her inability to touch literally stems from her allosexuality. She was barely ever bothered by it when it didn't involve sexual access to men. She was DESPERATE to touch men and felt incredibly insecure about it. Her character is nothing close to asexual rep, if anything, she's a metaphor for a disabled or incurably ill person who yearns to have physical connection just like any other woman of her age, but is rejected by most men due to it. The only thing she has in common with ace folks is that ace folks have problem finding romantic partners because of their lack of sexual attraction and lower libidos. But Rogue's insecurity literally stems from the opposite of what asexual folks deal with. It's not the emotional she's yearning, she is yearning for a full on allosexual connection with a man. Rogue never just needed an emotional connection with someone, because she already had fulfilling relationships with her found family. She could've gone her entire life without falling in love but being surrounded by people she loves, and she'd still be fine. She is allosexual to her core, just as Gambit is.