all the female characters

(she/her, 29) Posting mainly Marvel, various manga, some Tolkien, feminism, this and that.

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[chrishemsworht]

“I’m a black man carrying the stars and stripes. What don’t I understand? Every time I pick this thing up, I know there are millions of people who are gonna hate me for it. Even now, here… I feel it. The stares, the judgement. And there’s nothin’ I can do to change it. Yet, I’m still here. No super serum, no blond hair or blue eyes. The only power I have is that I believe we can do better.”

[swiftkick404]

uhhh Wasn't levi like 35 when he knew mikasa (who was 15~)?? Like her and Eren is weird cause they were raised like siblings, but Levis twice her age AND actually related to her (which was pretty obvious from the beginning)

Uuuh!!!! I have no clue.  As I said, this is not really my jam and the series left minimal impact on me.  I don't care and none of that means anything to me.  You're trying to insinuate I am advocating something I am clearly not. ETA: *I actually specifically refer to Mikasa as a woman in the post and reiterate I do not think they are relatives!  So stop trying to twist this breadstick into a pretzel, boo, it's just going to snap in your face.  Block and move the fuck on! : )

[swiftkick404]

Actually after reading the aot manga ending I take back what I said

Oh shiiiitt. I'm genuinely sorry this has happened to you. : (  There are several properties that have been absolutely wrecked for me after disappointing endings.  

I hope you can still get enjoyment from the parts of the story that spoke to you.  You can always dispose of the gross parts in your head, no reason not to do that! Take care, friend, and thank you for the conversation : )

[msjemmxswift]

“No girl’s gonna trade in a red, white, and blue shield for an aluminum crutch.”

She did. She chose him.

[swiftkick404]

I think aot is worth taking another look at, honestly. In my opinion, it does get better and much more interesting. Not sure if I can vouch for how Mikasa's character development was handled though sadly. Oh and Mikasa and Levi are basically confirmed to be related at this point, I used to like the idea of them together too haha. I hope you give the series another chance but it's okay if you don't!

Wtf there was like zero implication they were closely related. I just thought they shared a surname and some sort of magical ability. Like, they would not have been chilling at the family barbeque together. Wasn't she raised as Eren's sister??? That's fcked. Actually. I don't care. The series is not my cup of tea, and people who insist on writing characters as promising and damned limited as Mikasa do not deserve to get paid. I was too badly burned by Nardo to want to give benefit of the doubt to like minded authors. 

I realize I might not be forgiving about this but I am too old to care now.

[saintlopezlov3r]

Steve Rogers & Natasha Romanoff

[swiftkick404]

Ah, I don't know if you're still into this series but Attack on Titan (manga) is one chapter away from ending and I'm disappointed by the amount of fans just pitting the significant female characters against eachother over which one is better for the main guy.

It has been years since I read or followed it, but it was intriguing for awhile. I just got bored when Mikasa could not get past that weird obsession with Eren(??). Never understood it. She was cool otherwise. No growth there and no promise of it changing, though, so I bounced. How someone writes their most prominent woman in the series is really a big deal for my enjoyment of and commitment to the story.

Using female characters as tools to serve a male character is disappointing, if unsurprising, for any fandom. It has been reinforced by so many things, and it takes a sort of awakening to see this for what it is and to leave it behind for better, more satisfying storytelling.

That said. I really appreciate shippers. They engage with stories and create so much content. But yeah, I often don't agree with them!

And - for what it's worth, I would root for Levi x Mikasa because that man wears the face of respect, fear, and awe for Mikasa that she deserves. From what I read, he seemed comfortable with her and they seem similar and stable together. And both are pretty powerful together lol

Anyway. It's just sad that most times, what makes a female character in particular happy, according to authors and fans, is 'finally having their feelings reciprocated by the dude that has been blowing her off for five hundred chapters!!!' And, like, nothing else. Which is reductive and gross. Never, ever, understood it.

[swiftkick404]

Hey! Thank you for replying! Nothing breaks my heart more than seeing good stories disappear. I always regret not saving them on an external drive or something but then again, I would also feel guilty for not respecting the author's wishes to remove them from the public eye. Fanfiction is a huge part of my life, I've read so many of them over the years and even though I can only recall bits and pieces of your old stories, there was something very precious about them. I'm just saying thank you!

Thank you for being so respectful and supportive! :)  I'm sorry I can't be more helpful. But seriously thank you for this awesome affirmation that sometimes I can manage to write good. Thanks

[swiftkick404]

Hello! I have a question that's been bugging me for a while. I've had you on my fav author list since 2014 and I vaguely remember you used to have more stories on ffnet, some unfinished ones. What happened to them? Is my memory even accurate? (If so, please consider sharing them again. I don't even remember the plots tbh but they were really good?)

Those stories are long lost, unfortunately. Plus, I took them down because I was no longer comfortable sharing them, so I would not post them even if I had them still.   But I'm happy you enjoyed them while they were up. Thank you for the kind words :)

[swiftkick404]

Hey, hope you'll see this but I wanted to thank you for your hard work because your Sakura fics have really inspired me fr and rekindled my love for creative writing. This is the first time I've ever read something with 277k+ words so fast too. Anyway, hope you are well and keep on keeping on~

Hey, thanks! Honestly, getting lovely notes like this rekindles my love for writing! Thank you. Hope you're well, friend. 

[jadequarze]

Get you a buff girl who can easily lift you.

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[swiftkick404]

Just wanted to say I love your mando comics!

Thank you!!

[swiftkick404]

Hello. Just wanted to give heartfelt gratitude for writing Expedient♡ I love it so much and can't stop reading it haha, my eyesight is becoming a bit blurry from reading so much in a short amount of time. I discovered Expedient only recently, I absolutely adore the little DeiSaku moments ;w;. I also love that Sakura's getting the treatment she deserves. It's sad that she was neglected by Kishi. Think I may care about this more then canon haha. Thank you so much for your work❣

Haha! Glad you're enjoying it, and thank you for the supportive words! It is sad and frustrating how she is treated by canon, but there are plenty in fandom who do right and better by her!

[swiftkick404]

I really cannot use the updated site. It’s the worst. Dealing with endless scrolling makes me seriously apoplectic. Is this a new rollout or did an old one finally just hit me? I don’t even know. I can’t figure out how to disable these new features so I must leave.

This is my last post!

If you ever want to reach out to me for whatever reason - and please do! - I will be on AO3 or ffnet under the username, Swiftkick.

I really wanted to do more comics for The Mandalorian, but that’s probably not going to happen!

[shirilily]

Daisy Johnson as Eleanor Shellstrop

For Luck of the Draw @accio-the-force asked me to do an AOS The Good Place AU. I didn’t quite know how to table that, so I did a Daisy-as-Eleanor moodboard!

[swiftkick404]

this hell website.