It's not meta, and I'm not a destiel shipper but like... I am curious about the whole anti-destiel thing since a lot of people in the fandom are destiel shippers and it has been considered like the og ship for dean. I just found your blog so I dunno if you've ever like said anything about it or anything.
Just a newbie who wants like... context i guess??? But you don't have to give me the context, I just thought I'd give a shot asking about it
.. I am curious about the whole anti-destiel thing since a lot of people in the fandom are destiel shippers and it has been considered like the og ship for dean.
1. A lot of people are NOT destiel shippers.
2. The OG ship for Dean is wincest. Castiel didn't show up until season 4, so why would you even THINK that destiel was the "OG" ship?
What do you mean by "context"?
There is CANON that Dean is straight and only hellers' wishful thinking and delusion that he is bi/gay.
There is also Jensen's strong feeling regarding destiel.
This is an interesting post:
Let me address your questions.
wtf is a heller??? Answered HERE
what did misha do??? Answered HERE
im not confused by wincest. So you KNOW about that ship. 🤨
whats with that destiel hate??? It's more about the delusional, entitlement of hellers.
like i've heard them referred to as the "og ship" The ONLY 'fans' that think this are hellers who more than likely have skipped seasons 1-3. The first SPN fanfic was written right after the Pilot aired and it was OBVIOUSLY about wincest.
Interesting tags.
It's NOT tagged 'sam winchester'. 🤨
You give Castiel a last name that doesn't belong to him.
find all the books and fics i read (or didn't read...) this month under the cut with a link to the synopsis and my reviews/ratings attached :)
this is just for fun! i'm not a professional, i just like to read <3
booklist:
Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey (18+!)
review: ...mid as hell actually. and not technically a book, more of a novella, but the pacing was wayyy too quick regardless. i didn't really like either of the characters. i've been singing tessa's praises for the last year but honestly, her last few works have left me really disappointed :( don't even have the energy for a plot summary besides: single mom moves to a small town where the local single framer takes interest in her. maybe i just hate small-town romance. idk. skip this one
rating: 3/5 times i cringed at their "dirty talk"
2. Cruel Winter With You by Ali Hazelwood (18+!)
review: ali hazelwood.... save me.... save me ali hazelwood....... literally anything i pick up by her (i think i only have one or two books out of her complete works i haven't read...) is a certified banger okay? a second chance... former childhood friends... forced proximity... best friend's brother... billionaire.......holiday romance novella......... oh my lord. the brilliant way this story was split between the past and present was so well put together, giving just enough information to understand the present while not enough to reveal any information about the past until the story had run it's course... augh... it's so masterfully written GOD. and the characters, jaime and marc were so wonderful. even in the short length of the story i really cared for them both and the pacing of their story was so pleasant! def would recommend if anyone is looking for a quick holiday read next holiday season!
rating: 4/5 times i had to figure out the settings of my new kindle during this read
did not reach my goal of 24 books this year :( trying again this year!
fic list:
i want to start this section with a preface: as i am learning i'm struggling with a gigantic bout of writer's block atm, i've found myself reading less fic as a result. this doesn't mean i support yalls works any less. it's my resolution this year to read as much as i can - fic or otherwise - so please give me some grace as i learn to love fic again! so proud of you all and your works. that's being said, here is my sad short list from december
assorted works of @icegirl2772
It's a Wonderful Life - Big Time Secret Santa 2024
We Do (But Friends Don't)
my friend..... kucy ship of all time, for one. but i LOVE the way you wrote the two of them as adults so much! so much of their character traits from the show still made it in, despite them being older. the way you constructed their relationship backstory fit so well too!... augh.... also the idea that they all own mansions next to each other when they grow up sent me bc of course they do.... THE ENGAGEMENT ALSO??? THE SCREAM I SCRUMPT!!!!!! it TRULY IS A WONDERFUL LIFE......! so sweet of you to write this for pearl and got to share it with all of us as well :)) <3 and the new chapter of we do but friend's don't had me kicking my feet and twirling my hair around my finger......... god i love jaelyn so fucking much......
2. assorted works of @naquey/@ithinkyouhealedmyheart
Ghostwriter Extras: Swim
Ghostwriter Ch 18-22
swim...... aguh........... aside from the main point, i think this story showed such depth to ronnie's character that i haven't yet seen in ghostwriter! the way you write emotion is so raw and real, the descriptions of her every thought and feeling really informs her decisions and it's so fascinating to see the way her mind works. it's the same in the main story, of course, which i love so dearly as well! ronnie and kurt's trouble in paradise is driving me crazy!! and your descriptions as ronnie is going through that is so interesting!! so excited to catch up and see what the gang is all up to :3 <3
3. assorted works of @partiallypearl/@praetoravila
All Over Again Ch 10
and when i was ten, you were my best friend
listen, i think about the first scene with olive and lexi like literally on the daily. the "i'm giving myself permission to have different options" line lexi shares has quite honestly entered my list of little mantras i tell myself when the going gets tough.... so impactful and so important and so wonderful of lexi to share with olive. changed my entire worldview for a second and many times afterward i stg.... so ty for that! and the way you write logan and camille (even if it's hard to see for a lomille shipper such as i....) is honestly what i imagine those two are like when the going gets tough. they're both so emotional and you capture that so well! even if this is a fight they don't come back from (and i hope bc im a bigger lolive shipper...) it is so true to them IMO!! but olive is driving me crazy trying to help fix it.... girl that's the love of your life leave it alone!!!!!!!!!! last few lines had me reeling. logan you perfect stupid genius idiot........ <3333!!! :) AND OF COURSE MY CHRISTMAS GIFT..... friend i cannot thank you enough. i know that kames is not ship you love, but the way you captured the boy's relationship was masterfully written. despite not knowing much canon info about their lives in minnesota, i think you did a wonderful job at displaying the dynamic between james and kendall. i'm also a sucker for multiple interpretations - so be it a platonic or romantic interaction, it was still something personal and hard to share, but james shared anyway... augh.... god i'm obsessed with them.thank you so much for the gift. you are always so sweet and kind to me and ily mwah!!!!
4. assorted works of @fiyero0533/@fiyero3305
I Gotta Get New Friends
first of all, any kidfic kills me, but there is something so special about baby btr..... i also love the logan is from texas agenda sm. sometimes fanon should be canon but i digress! the dialogue was so realistic to kiddos and i love the way kendall was wanting to help logan, even as a stranger! natural born leader forever. i would love to read about the four of them conducting science experiments from logans book or from bill nye lmaoooo! and everyone meeting as lunch augh!! "are you going to get injured again?" "probably!" took me outtt. and the END AUGHHHH god i love those four so much. such a sweet gift im so thrilled you got to share :3
You were my first look into the btr fandom. Randomly, one night I found out they still made music cause of a spotify discover playlist and then I made that post about jendall. I was worried I had the unpopular opinion for a little bit until you reblogged me!
And then we hit it off!
You've been in my corner supporting my art and various project (even when i need to slow doen 😅) and it has been a massive relief. I am so glad I met you dude.
Your writing opened up things about characters I may not have noticed, and you add a breathe of life to the characters you love. Kames, Nalyn, Trans fem logan. I love it all. And didnt know I needed it until I see it.
Your stories make me laugh, and make me cry, and they feel human. My heart is warm and fuzzy, but I also want to protect the characters you write.
Thank you so much.
<3 <3 <3
AAAAAAAAA, this is incredibly sweet!!
I remember that night like it was yesterday—reblogging back and forth until we talked nearly every day exchanging and discussing our ideas. It's been so much fun watching you grow into the author you've always wanted to be! Every time I read the latest chapter of Ghostwriter I'm reminded of how there was only a couple chapters out when we first met. I'm reminded of how much you've flourished and brought your story to life. Not to mention the other stories you've got on the side. I'll always be a huuuuuuuuuuuuge Carlynn shipper!!
I'm incredibly grateful that we provide a safe space for each other to express the thoughts and ideas we have for creative works that we're not quite ready to share with others just yet. I love how we inspire each other and constantly go to each other for feedback on original characters or video edits. I have plethora of other ideas on the backburner at the moment, but Lord knows you've heard about and supported every single one of them.
I'm not sure where I'd be as an author or a person if I hadn't met you. I've learned a lot from you, and not just how to flesh out characters or graphically express their emotions. But I've learned the importance of unapologetically being myself—something I'm still learning to apply in a few other facets of my life. You have such a unique outlook on the world that I've always enamored with. Not a day goes by that I'm not grateful for all that you've shared with me over the course of our friendship.
Thank you for continuing to teach and inspire me! ദ്ദി •⩊• )
real talk ooc admin, i love seeing your posts on my dashboard and the gifs that go along with the questions you answer
Thanks!!! That really means a lot to me! Since I make all the gifs myself (and I’m picky as is) it takes me a while to find the right scene to use, so I appreciate the appreciation. I’m just glad people actually care enough to send in questions. I was a little hesitant about making an ask blog for Drake since the show’s been over for so long, but getting messages like this, they just make my day so thanks again!
find all the books and fics i read (or didn't read...) this month under the cut with a link to the synopsis and my reviews/ratings attached :)
this is just for fun! i'm not a professional, i just like to read <3
book list:
i did not read any books this month. please feel free to throw some virtual stones at me <3
fic list:
work by @selangkir
bonus gtr scene!
THIS BOY.... sneaking in to delete his evidence i can't.... but i think you really nailed his relationship with gustavo and kelly in this small blrub. you're always so thoughtful about how your characters interact and i think this is displayed very well here :)
2. work by @skyj80
btr cuddle drabbles
AHH!! this was so cute!! btrtv focuses so little on the guys individual relationships so i love how you were able to make logan and carlos' your own in this drabble!! effortless dialogue that felt like i was watching a scene of the show and their comfortability with each other (so i knowww this is going on A LOT) was just so sweet. i love them so much! and i can tell you do too!
3. work by @naquey / @allthistrashtalkmakemeitchin
gift
my friend 😭 im so blessed to have you write my characters alongside your own. it feels like meeting a celebrity lmao. roxy and donna's relationship makes me rattle at the bars of my enclosure like a wild animal!! so wonderful you brought it to life with this story <333 ilysmmmmm
find all the books and fics i read (or didn't read...) this month under the cut with a link to the synopsis and my reviews/ratings attached :)
this is just for fun! i'm not a professional, i just like to read <3
booklist:
a trilogy this time... but i only finished two of them this month. need everyone to be ok w some things rq...
The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
review: LISTEN i need a billionaire romance every now and then OKAY... this one in particular is insane though bc laruen asher clearly wanted to fuck walt disney and im so enthralled by her passion on this subject and how she ended up turning it into an entire book series. scene set: three brothers, evil alcoholic dad, newly dead grandfather who founded the kane coroporation - this universe's version of the disney company. streaming service, theme parks, movies and all. to cut their father out of the company these three brothers must complete the tasks in their grandfather's will to collectively earn more stock shares and oust their father from control. awesome. first book is about the youngest sibling, rowan, hardened by the rigid lines of toxic masculinity who is forced to go back to his creative and artistic roots to overhaul an old section of the park/spruce it into something new. on day one of this journey he runs into a spunky wannabe imagineer, zahra who spouts off all these criticisms of the company she works for and instantly he's attracted to her. which is so crazy. a unique story concept in the theme park i'll give her that. but the story was really choppy at parts. cringe dialogue. tongues battling for dominance. the best part was the way she radicalized him into like doubling employee wage and giving them all like the best tier of healthcare possible! go girl! help your fellow workers! kind of the epitome of the coolest chick you've ever met and she's just dating Some Guy. this time he just happened to be rich
rating: 3/5 times i thought "wow the author wants to be zahra so fucking bad:
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher
review: told you there were three! so obviously i had to read the second. oldest brother, declan, slated company CEO once the tasks from the will are complete. notable for being a huge dick, heart of ice, america's most eligible bachelor who wants nothing to do with anything besides business. so of course his task from his GRANDFATHER'S WILL is to marry a woman and have a kid with her. i was crying! so fucking funny! only getting laid because of your fucking grandpa! anyway. he and his assistant, iris, end up entering a marriage of convenience contract and. yall might kill me but this is one of my fav tropes ever sue me! but this is my book review so. i loved this one. declan and iris were so enjoyable to learn more about and see their relationship develop. the pacing wasn't as awkward as the first book and these two already had a working relationship prior to their story actually unfolding which helped very much. i'm so obsessed with iris, woman of all time, and how she was - even as his assistant - always on his same level. reading him finally fucking realizing that and trying to make up for all is previous wrongdoings > love it when a man has to repent. and it certainly doesn't hurt when he's filthy fucking rich. anyway. lovedd this one had all my fav things in it. and the ending did make me cry even if i hate to admit it.
rating 4/5 times i would have added distributing the wealth to charity on their marriage contract rules
fic list:
assorted works by @naquey / @allthistrashtalkmakemeitchin
Decdonna 1
Who Invited You?
Totally Just Directions
Cig
Homesick
Things You Like
JANUARY. THE MONTH OF DECDONNA..... oh my friend. i love your creative mind and how you weave all of your stories together.... donna is everything to me! getting to see her story unfold through these one-shots was such a pleasure. and THEN! she loves DECLAN? my DECLAN? im screaming. the way your write them is everything to me. knowing my work inspired others... i can't even begin to describe the feeling <3 AND THINGS YOU LIKE...... i can't believe i harped on about my billionaire romances you wrote me my own featuring james and roxy to help me out of my slump. i do not deserve you my friend... i simply don't <3
2. assorted works of @icegirl2772
Take A Shot In The Dark Ch. 18
RAHHHHH!!!!!!! first of all your work always leaves me speechless. it's so masterfully done, and i can tell just how much effort goes into each any every line but this chapter..... oh my god. even with the ending which had me HOLLERING.... btw........ each chapter makes me fall more and more in love with kaelyn and how her relationship with james keeps developing <333 so excited to see what comes next for those two!!!!!!!!
well she’s going to wear her favorite color of course!!!! a nice dark red, going well with her gold jewelry :) in her fav off the shoulder design. a little basic, but just her style :)
paired with some high high heels so she has a HOPE of maybe looking james in the eye LMAO
find all the books and fics i read (or didn't read...) this month under the cut with a link to the synopsis and my reviews/ratings attached :)
this is just for fun! i'm not a professional, i just like to read <3
booklist:
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay(18+!)
• review: this was a solid read. nothing incredible, but definitely better than some of the other crap i've read this year lol. i enjoyed the dynamic between the fmc - a dyslexic chef named sam - and the mmc - a librarian named ben - and the interesting relationship between someone who hates to read and someone who's life revolves around books. honestly i was really interested to see how this played out between the two of them, but like one week into them fooling around he begins to read a book aloud to her and the conflict is magically solved. sam just loves audiobooks now and i wish the author had done more with that. both sam and ben have goals they're striving to reach and i love that ben is able to see his through to the end, but the reader is kind of left wondering about sam's and i would have loved for that threat to have been tied up, but overall this was a cute read. my only real issue with this story was the quality of writing. there were some parts that were super cringe and were clearly written by a millennial emulating the 'how do you do fellow kids' meme that i could've gone without... anyway. i really enjoyed the relationship exploration between sam and her budding teenager brother. after not being in each others lives for a bit, i thought their bonding over the summer was adorable :) would've loved to read a book just about them tbh. neither of the main characters were the kinds of characters to write home about, but overall i did enjoy the progression of their relationship. just kind of a middle-ground novel.
• rating: 3/5 seasons of the bear that taught me all i know about cooking
fic list:
assorted works of @ceruleanmusings <3
look around your world, pretty baby
Blood Diamond; Year Four
i could always write literal essays on your work i swear to god but these two works this month really got to me as per usual. the first mickames one shot for james canon bday was so freaking adorable. i had literal butterflies in my stomach like i was there on the date with them... despite the urgency of the time crunch, which you did exellent in making it seem like it was somehow slow and fast at the same time, god i read this like three times over. mickey and james are just my favorite ;-;!! and blood diamond always hitting in the feels of course... this one in particular really got to me though. the combination of brooke's annoyance with james the last few chapters really came to a head here at the hair salon. he's just a kiddo!! let him play in peace!! and then her figuring out a way to potentially exploit his singing talent... i'll wring her neck i swear. as always tysm for sharing and tagging me in your works 😭 i could read them forever and ever and ever <3
2. assorted works of @partiallypearl/ @praetoravila <3
it's nowhere close to closing time
all over again
be my weekend lover (but don't be my friend)
can i have this dance?
lolive kissssss
you got me paralyzed
you know all my deep dish
this is such a STACKED LINE UP AUGH!! from the beginning with it's nowhere close to closing time... kogan... save me.... i love the first chapter introduction to both the characters and the setting. it's been so exciting theorizing how the story will play out from here and i can't wait to read more!! and of course... all over again with olive my beloved... i just can't get enough of logan and olive and their fucked up little relationship. jo's party chapter literally had me shitting my pants ngl and you already know im thinking of lolive on a daily basis. they're my roman empire i stg... the other three lolive on shots had me by the neck too - from the conversation with kendall 👀 to the quinceañera chapter to their KISS augh im too obsessed for my own good... and saylors introduction one shot!!! ahh!!!! you always have such interesting and well-rounded ocs i'm so jealous!!! i can't wait to learn more about saylor and their relationship with both kendall and lucy :)) macie's story too... she and katie are so adorable. i love the dynamic you've set up between the two of them as they both navigate hollywood!! obsessed as always. im up in your dms literally every single day gushing and i wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!! <3
3. assorted works of @selangkir <3
mrs. knight one shot
girl time rush (anniversary reread🙏)
iconic work as ALWAYS!!!!!! i truly think your character interptetations of btr/side characters/ocs are so unique and bring such a fresh perspective to the story! the mrs. knight one shot, on top of being hilarious, began to expand on her pretty one dimensional characterization in such a short story and it blew me away. unmatched creativity!! lord knows she needed the j anyway if im being COMPLETELY honest. and i cannot believe gtr turned one year old this month what the fuck!! what the actual fuck!! i swear i've read all three chapters about a bazillion times. ty for being so accepting of roxy and using her as a vessel to tell your story too <3 i'd be lying if i said i wasn't so inspired by sabrina carpenter rn i already have another chapter draft of my own cooking in the google docs..... <33
4. assorted works of @inkameswetrust <3
the windowsill pt. 4
the windowsill pt. 5
oh LORD such incredible updates to this sweet story. these chapters always pack such a punch! i expect nothing less from kames fan #1... im obsessed with the continued relationship between katie and kendall in pt 4. btrtv lacks so heavy on their sibling-ness so i always love seeing it expanded on in fic! and JAMES AND KENDALL GOING OFFICIAL AOAJFOBOBGA i had knots in my stomach! you've also so clearly set up stakes and kendall's future fears it's so genuine and just real it hits so hard. pt 5 with brooke had me almost throwing my phone at the wall if im being honest. the way she spoke to kendall was bonechilling and i'm nervous yet excited for their future together <3 never stop kamesing the world needs it so so sos sooo bad !!!
5. assorted works of @naquey / @ithinkyouhealedmyheart
ghostwriter chapter 1
ghostwriter chapter 2
hi <3 welcome to the reading round up! i love your story sm i'm so grateful to be here for the very beginning of kenonnie and their sweet relationship. ronnie is such a cool character! there is so much depth and dimension to them and i love that every single chapter we learn something new about her!! from her relationship with addy and callie (who i also ADORE and can't wait to learn more about) to his struggles with his father's health... god... the amount of thought you put in is clear and i'm just astounded! the second chapter was also super cool too; i love how you took existing characters and tweaked their relationship so we could learn more about how you view the two of them. i'd never thought to write something with just kelly and rebecca - it's so inventive, just like the (spoliers lol) other chapters you've published since <3 tysm for sharing your writing with us, i'm so excited to see ronnie's journey progress!!!
