#*future

[aparticularbandit]

When the Rio leaks (re: her relationship with Agatha) dropped, I didn't believe them because I didn't think a Disney-run Marvel would allow for that.

However, in conversations regarding when the MCU might actually the queer, I considered Agatha a possibility - in part because of Kathryn Hahn, but in part because of something else.

In the grand scheme of things, Agatha doesn't matter.

Now, let me explain that, because I love Agatha and I'm loving the show. I don't really think she doesn't matter but—

-sighs-

Agatha Harkness was only supposed to be in WandaVision. She was not intended to have her own show, she was not intended to have multiple appearances, she was not intended to necessarily show up again.

Agatha Harkness gained her own show on the basis of Jac's writing, Kathryn's performance, and the fans' reaction to her.

But Agatha does not matter to the grand scheme of whatever is happening in this saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If she was, Kathryn would have been signed on for multiple things when she signed on as Agatha the first time, Jac would have known early on that she would be continuing Agatha later, etc. etc.

What this means is that a Disney-run Marvel could use Agatha's show as a testing ground for all of the queer.

It's an indicator of what the average viewer wants and enjoys.

If it does well, then the Disney/Marvel conglomerate can feel more assured about future queer content (particularly when it comes to characters like Billy and Teddy and America).

If it does NOT do well, then Agatha and all of the characters herein (minus Billy and Teddy) can be written off because they don't need them for anything in the future anyway. They're just here because the fans loved Agatha and WandaVision. They don't matter.

And it does feel very much like that's what they're doing with Agatha All Along. They gave Jac more leeway to write a queer story, and she's hitting it out of the park, as are each of the actors portraying their characters. They're doing SUCH a good job.

But this really is about audience perception.

So I hope that the show does well for more than just us queers here on tumblr.com.

(And I honestly don't know how to gauge that.)

[macchiatosdumptruck]

Short haired dyke-y Dani being taught to dance by Kumiko and Chiyo having crackling ice-hot rage at this girl who dares to be too masculine (Chiyo could NEVER get away with cutting her hair short or dressing immodestly) AND engage in feminine behaviors that would get her taken less seriously, getting away with Doing Gender Wrong from both directions! No wonder she ends up trying to kill her.

!!!

Yes, you get it.

Like, there's ways to be a Proper Woman, and Chiyo is trying so hard to be the good niece her uncle wants, and then here comes Dani, a little mess of a tomboy,not even actual blood, and somehow she's good enough for Miyagi but Chiyo isn't for Sato?

(she is, but, like, she's Not There yet, they both have to undergo some character development first. The point is, she's not even blood!)

But then she sees Dani dance with Kumiko (or maybe male Kumiko in this au?) and despite the way she acts- too loud, too opinionated, short messy hair that she cut herself, diy shorts and tank tops that show off her slender frame, skinny, but not in the the good way that boys usually like, (she's as flat as a board) she still dances Like That. Like the grace comes easy for her. Like she doesn't have a thousand fighting voices inside of her pulling her in different directions. Like she doesn't even have to try, she just exists in herself at peace.

And Chiyo is trying so hard to get that precarious balance right. She needs to be strong and tough and prove her worth, that's what they want right? That's what everyone wants? But despite how hard she tries, and how good she gets she's always going to be a little too much in one way or another.

She isn't strong as much as stubborn. She speaks up but it never seems to be at the right time, or in the right time of voice, or whatever people want to hear. Etc etc etc.

[halfapersob]

DR PEPPER MASTER POST

Dr pepper is going to eventually be a super long series,

Me and @totallynotagremlin are super exited and are writing this together. There will be several sections to it to separate it up a little. Anything else about Dr pepper will be under the tag dr pepper.

Fic 1) Night of our lives- Grian had been sent to kill the king, Scar, but things don't go quite as planned. The king was trying to make peace with his neighbors, but Grian knew it was too late for that. Peace was no longer an option, and it hadn’t been for a while. 4/4 [21,163]

Fic 2) The Black Sheep- Soup group comes up with a plan to save Grian. 2/2 [9,225]

Fic 4) in the works, not posted yet

Fic 3) take me to war- the excape 1/1 [13,119]

Orts

I did some art for it as well because avian cultural clothing has taken the brain rot, it was a redraw of this, here is the new one. And a mumbo. Pearl too.

Grumbo

Scarian

More scarian

SCAARRR (by @/totallynotagremlin)

More ort

SCARIAN (by gremlin as well)

Vex scar (gremlin again ^-^)

[lesbianoctoling]

at first i was like Man. What a cheap cop out for themes! Reusing this for the THIRD TIME

but honestly. this theme with the addition of fame? Fits deep cut the most. It felt SO FORCED to have the other two idols do love vs money imo.

It makes so much sense w Deep Cut I can imagine why they'd snatch this opportunity. And It's Also Really Fucking Funny

[sugajimin]

200306 ON Jimin is unforgettable

bonus:

[oidheadh-con-culainn]

i did it. i finally deleted the lleu / fourth branch poll because i could no longer take my own errors haunting me in the form of my activity feed being daily filled by people who thought they were the first person to suggest that wheelchair users might not count as people

[rememberthelaughtermp3]

they should make a bands i like who play in my city