#appreciation post

[lilawritesangst]

As much as I enjoy a ship focused fanfic, can we please appreciate the plot driven fics. Seriously. I’ve read some of the most passionate, beautiful fics purely made for the plot and they need more credit form the fanfic community <3

[this-is-antiarab]

We see a lot of queer arab erasure, almost as if we don’t exist. Not only are we hated and murdered within our own countries for being different, but we are also invisible and forgotten in our own communities.

So this is an appreciation posts to all the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and A-spectrum Arabs! And lets not forget our non-binary cousins You aren’t forgotten!

Sincerely, someone who has also experienced said erasure (achillean gay) ^^

[noah-wyles]

humanity at its best

[phmthoughts]

So i know that first contact jumpscare was fun and tonally totally appropriate for the scary dark tunnel moment and the genre (even if just to play with us the audience, since ultimately this is not that kind of movie). But I also like to think it had a narrative / character purpose / meaning - either Rocky was so damn excited and eager (and maybe desperate) that he couldn't contain himself and just wailed on the xenoglass way too hard before he got himself under control, or maybe he wasn't sure how good Grace's hearing was (especially since his side wasn't pressurized) so he wanted to make damn sure Grace would hear him and know he was there. The only gripe I have is the screeching noise - that does not seem like a sound Rocky would make, based on everything we hear from him in the rest of the film. BUT - maybe it is the sound Grace's American-cultured sci-fi-filled brain interpolates for that moment? Anyway, it's a fun and effective moment and I love that he immediately goes right back to the xenoglass as soon as he gathers himself. And I LOVE that Rocky is so gentle the second time - he's like "oh shit I scared the alien I didn't mean to crap crap crap be gentle be gentle". What a great moment that fleshes out both their characters' personalities without even a word.

[the-boring-distopia]

Camilla Hect is such an underrated character. The human version of the "oh, I guess we're doing [batshit crazy change in schedule that would send everyone else into madness] now" meme. Cavalier, hostage, foster parent, getaway driver and more. The type of person to say "it could be worse" after the literal worst is already happening. Whatever she and Palamedes have is the equivalent of having a long distance relationship while also literally fusing together like anglerfish, at the same time. Leaving voice messages and texts to her boyfriend in the myriadth year of the lord to resurrect the spirit of Discord. Being called a dog by Silas might've been foreshadowing that the c. in c. familiaris stands for Camilla the way she's not letting go of those bones. She is a good contender for character of all time.

She did all of that. The Scholar grindset.

[savagesnikt]

Why is he so pretty 😭😭😭😭😭

[that1ceilingfan]

Can we all disconnect sex from always having a romantic connection tied to it

I'm super fucking sure we owe that to our aroallo fellas

If friends want to have sex , let them for fucks sake , they can still be friends . There's nothing wrong with that , and it's actually incredibly great you trust them to do that with you !!!

If it's just a sexual relationship then let it be just sexual . No need to slutshame anyone for wanting a basic need every single species that reproduces like we do has (the intensity varies depending on person of course !!) in form of a relationship

A lot of people also think "relationship" always has a romantic connection to it . No !!!! "Relationship" can be platonic , family , sexual and so many more !!!! Let's not water it down to one use

We owe that to our aroallo fellas