"bottom" please consider 🫵 whether the word you are looking for is in fact "submissive" ! because if we decide that taking dick means your personality & character r inherently subservient 😃 we might as well just throw in the towel on the most basic premise of feminism & 🔫 kill ourselves 🎉
Someone should make a disco elysium spiritual successor that takes place in a maze and follows a protagonist who has to eat all the dots in the maze whilst avoiding several ghosts
some of you are saying enemies to lovers when you mean rivals to lovers and some of you are saying enemies to lovers when you mean enemies with benefits. but these are all distinct categories
I see "you" as same as "he" or "she". I read "you" as "you" not as "I" so there is some dissociation between me and the character. "I" though, is just ugh. It's interesting if the character is SUPER interesting but when it's your regular cringy character, it just sucks that I have to be in their head. Add on it if the character is sexist/racist too. at least with he and you, I can put distamce between us mentally.
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honestly I wouldn’t mind the “likes and replies do nothing!” posts so much if every person writing them didn’t sound like a cartoon supervillain berating an underling
you fool. you imbecile. likes and replies do NOTHING. you think anyone cares what you have to say? you’re dirt. you’re nobody. I didn’t create you to have ‘opinions’ or ‘commentary’. I created you to REBLOG and extend my reach across the empire, like a virus—and I can unmake you just as easily. I don’t care what you like. it’s not your job to like or to think. do you understand me? good. do not disappoint me again.
“i think draco would be in a (insert traditionally/generally-viewed-as feminine sport), and harry would be in a (insert traditionally masculine sport)”
i think a lot of people internalized the misogynistic idea that “men are rational and women are emotional” and just went “that’s true… but it’s a good thing!” instead of saying “that’s obviously bullshit and we shouldn’t perpetuate this belief in any form”
Seen a weird flipside in supposedly progressive spaces, where it's "men are emotional and form deep meaningful bonds with each other, and are curious and silly and like to explore the world around them in adventurous ways, but women are cold and rational and uptight and never take risks or break the rules."
This is often phrased in ways like "here's a video of men doing something silly but interesting – this is what boys will be boys should mean!" Or even simply tagging those videos "boys will be boys" as if the act of... I don't know, jumping on a trampoline covered in ice to see what happens, or whatever, is specifically gendered somehow just because the video happens to depict men
It's insidious, because it's framed as a positive thing – women are too ~intelligent and responsible~ to goof off with their friends; don't be offended!! But under the surface, it's still the idea that the thing men are doing is good and the thing women are doing is bad in this scenario 
i think theres this idea in the general public that the "best" fanfic gets turned into real books like 50 shades of grey. but the truth is that the best fanfic can never be published as an actual book because its intricately woven into the canon material so its inseparable even if you change the names
wearing a shirt that says “even in an au fanfiction, the characters, relationships, or even the scenarios are recognizable in the best fanfic, and an au without ties to the source material may be a fine story but it’s not a good fanfiction” and booty shorts that say “I HATE FUN”
> I ask whether it’s actually feminist, or whether it’s a story about how patriarchy is good as long as the patriarch is benevolent
> they don’t understand
> I describe the common trope in faux-feminist historical romance where the female lead is able to “escape” the sexism of her time simply by marrying the rare good man who respects women— as if patriarchy is a problem of abusive individuals, rather than an inherently abusive system. As if all the issues in patriarchy go away if the man you marry is Nice. As if “patriarchal systems can actually work well when the patriarch is kind and loves you uwu” is a bold feminist statement, instead of the cornerstone of inherently reactionary tradwife beliefs about gender roles.
> they laugh
> “it’s a feminist historical romance”
> look inside
> it’s a story about how patriarchy is good as long as the patriarch is benevolent
the thing about media literacy is that understanding why the author chose to specify that the curtains are blue is the same skill set as understanding that the way the author characterizes all black characters as angry or all chinese characters as meek and silent is racist. it is the same skill set as being able to identify when a news source is biased or when someone is feeding you propaganda. the ability to ask "why did this person choose to present this premise in this specific way?" is a critical skill in a world full of misinformation. why are the curtains blue? maybe it's a characterization detail. maybe it's extraneous worldbuilding. why is this character written as being right all the time? maybe you're intended to disagree with them. maybe it doesn't matter. maybe you should still ask why.
(some guy on the internet voice) it's so unrealistic and forced when women win fights against men in stories. of course, when a young boy defeats a huge man I'm cheering and screaming because it is so badass, and when a frail old man defeats a cocky young warrior I feel nothing but satisfaction. I love these power fantasies about easily dispatching people who underestimate you, a thing I desire despite the fact that I will likely never have the skill to achieve it in real life, but I'm pretty sure women don't have that same desire, and even if they do, they shouldn't get to see it in media. because it's so unrealistic, you see. I mean I'm smart enough to know I can't take down a big man in a fight but the women, you know, they'll get ideas. I could probably do it if I trained hard enough, but the women??? for some reason I can't see it happening, and who can say why that is.
cosmic horror is when the Thing is Not Familiar, the Location Makes No Fucking Sense, and the Outside is BIG.
gothic horror is when The Thing is Of Your Own Making, the Location has a Deeply Bloody History, and the Outside is Wet and Cold and Is Caging You In.
folk horror is when the Thing Should Be Familiar, But Is Not, the Location Should Be Pleasing, But Is Not, and the Outside is Trying Very Hard To Kill You
I have some thoughts once again about the Drarry Fandom and their relationship to Lucius Malfoy.
There's this prevalent archetype in the portrayal of the Malfoys, specifically Lucius, that they would oppose Draco being in a relationship with another wizard on the basis that it's same-sex. Reasons range from same-sex relationships are not tolerated in the wizarding community, same-sex couples can't have biological children (The Malfoy's must have an heir!), to pure-blood families are just homophobic.
Is there any truth to this in canon? Because I see it a lot in fanon, so much it has me questioning if canon would support a homophobic Lucissa.
Let's start with what we know.
During his POV in the series, Harry never observes a same-sex couple at Hogwarts, or out there in the world, Muggle or Wizard. He doesn't comment on same-sex relationships or give any indication if he even has an opinion on same-sex couples. That's not to argue that he's oblivious or it doesn't exist. There are three instances in the books where Harry's POV addresses it.
The first is during Order of the Phoenix when Dudley taunts Harry about calling out Cedric's name in his sleep.
“What d’you mean?” Harry said again, but there was a cold, plunging sensation in his stomach. He had revisited the graveyard last night in his dreams.
Dudley gave a harsh bark of laughter then adopted a high-pitched, whimpering voice. “ ‘Don’t kill Cedric! Don’t kill Cedric!’ Who’s Cedric — your boyfriend?”
“I — you’re lying — ” said Harry automatically. But his mouth had gone dry. He knew Dudley wasn’t lying — how else would he know about Cedric? “ Dad! Help me, Dad! He’s going to kill me, Dad! Boo- hoo!”’ “Shut up,” said Harry quietly. “Shut up, Dudley, I’m warning you!”
-OotP, Chapter One
This is the first example in the series I can find that acknowledges same-sex relationships, and it's meant to be insulting. Harry himself is more upset that Dudley knows Harry's having nightmares about Cedric dying than the implication about having a boyfriend, at least that's my interpretation.
Next time is during Deathly Hallows. Ron disguises himself with magic and Harry cracks a joke.
It was just possible to discern Ron under his disguise, but only, Harry thought, because he knew him so well. Ron’s hair was now long and wavy; he had a thick brown beard and mustache, no freckles, a short, broad nose, and heavy eyebrows.
“Well, he’s not my type, but he’ll do,” said Harry.
-DH, Chapter Twenty Five
It's obviously meant to be a joke rather than Harry being serious (...unless?). None of the characters react to the joke in a negative or positive way, they just continue on their way to the next chapter. I'm just including it here to show Harry's not unaware of same-sex attraction existing, as some people may try to argue.
The next example is about Harry's relationship with Dumbledore.
Skeeter refuses to give any more away on this intriguing subject, so we turn instead to the relationship that will undoubtedly fascinate her readers more than any other.
“Oh yes,” says Skeeter, nodding briskly, “I devote an entire chapter to the whole Potter-Dumbledore relationship. It’s been called unhealthy, even sinister. Again, your readers will have to buy my book for the whole story, but there is no question that Dumbledore took an unnatural interest in Potter from the word go. Whether that was really in the boy’s best interests — well, we’ll see. It’s certainly an open secret that Potter has had a most troubled adolescence.”
-DH, Chapter Two
This is the only example we ever get in the text of even the possibility that a same-sex relationship can be considered negatively by the wizarding world. Harry was underage during his mentorship with Dumbledore and the use of terms like "unhealthy" and "sinister" make the argument that Skeeter is implying Dumbledore was abusing Harry more so than they were in a sexual or romantic relationship. So no, I would not count this as evidence the wizarding community doesn't support same-sex couples.
Finally, that leaves us with Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Gridelwald. JKR didn't actually portray them as a couple in the book, and so once again we have no reaction from Harry or the wizarding world to base how homophobic they are. However, there are plenty of quotes that Dumbledore and Grindelwald were intended to be a romantic relationship outside of canon from JKR. Therefore, same-sex relationships, whether allowed to exist openly or not among wizards, canonly do happen in the wizarding world and in the HP canon.
Back to Lucius. There's a section of the fandom that portrays pure-blood wizards as traditional, conservative, and culturally anti-progressive. You would think that means that wizards, especially the conservative ones, are just as prejudiced against same-sex unions as their Muggle counterparts.
Despite there being no in-textual evidence to support either way, there was an interview JKR did with the Pottercast team that actually addressed this!
MA: We wanna talk about Dumbledore so bad. We know that you've created worldwide intrigue when you said that he is gay. But I wanted to ask you about homosexuality in the Wizarding World in general. Is it a taboo?
JKR: Now, that's something I never thought of. I would think that that would be-- it would be exactly what it is in the Muggle World. But the greatest taboo in the Wizarding World is, well, for some wizards... I mean if we're talking about prejudiced people within the Wizarding World, what they care most about is your blood status. So I think you could be, um, gay, pure-blood, and totally without any kind of criticism from the Lucius Malfoys of the world. I don't think that would be something that would interest him in the slightest. But, you know, I can't answer for all witches and wizards because I think in matters of the heart, it would be directly parallel to our world.
-Anelli, Melissa, John Noe and Sue Upton. "PotterCast Interviews J.K. Rowling, part one." PotterCast #130, 17 December 2007. https://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/1217-pottercast-anelli.html
There's so much I can talk about here with this answer but I want to bring this meta back to Lucius and if he would oppose a Draco/Harry relationship. LOL at her saying she never thought about it (This bitch...😒). You can tell she's working through her answer in real time and coming up with an explanation on the fly.
My takeaway is that Lucius (and those traditional, anti-Muggle pure-bloods like him) values magical blood status more so than your sexuality. Including that of his son. So, in fanon, this right here is the biggest strike against an anti-Drarry Lucissa.
If anything, my interpretation to this is that the Muggle-born witches and wizards are more likely to be homophobic during the time the series is taking place, as the Muggle world is completely homophobic from the date the Statute takes place to the time the books are set. That's another meta though.
Anyway, the thought of a Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy that would disown or disinherit a Draco Malfoy for being gay or in a same-sex relationship never sat right with me. We see in the text how much Lucius and Narcissa adore Draco. They literally run into a battlefield without wands looking for Draco, putting their own safety aside multiple times.
This doesn't mean their fanon selves can't also be homophobic. You do you, write what you want. I just want to present the above evidence as a counter-argument to homophobic Lucius. From JKR herself, Lucius would not give a damn about sexuality. At the end of the day, he's a magical blood purist. Harry's a half-blood and a wizard, he should be fine with Draco having a relationship with Harry.
Well, except for the fact that it's Chosen One himself, Boy Who Lived Twice Harry Potter now becoming his son-in-law. 🤣
Personally, I think he would try to play nice. He loves Draco, obviously, and Harry did kill the madman that was holding him and his family hostage in their own home for the better part of a year. As well as torturing them. So, yeah, I think he would be fine in the long run that Draco and Harry are romantically involved.
Besides I'm pretty sure Narcissa would widow herself if Lucius ever hurt Draco.
I'm not sure fandom babies understand how much info they generally get on fics on AO3. Especially the ones who complain about certain kinds of content. TIME WAS YOU COULD NEVER KNOW IF THERE WOULD BE SHIT YOU DIDN'T LIKE IN FICS.
Like, okay, take this header from a fic I loved in LotR fandom back in 2002, on the LotR forum/website I preferred:
That provides... essentially no info on what's actually in the fic, y'know? It's 6 chapters and appears to mostly be about Frodo and Pippin, and it's rated G, but other than that, take a risk, right?
Or take this header on Livejournal for a fic I posted in 2008:
This was actually an extremely in-depth fic header at the time. There were a lot of people who didn't bother adding notes, word counts, or even characters of focus. "Warnings" was an optional entry, and I only bothered adding it bc the fic had significant spoilers for an episode that had aired recently. There are other things I'd tag on it now, but those weren't "tagged" at the time by most people.
I'd show off an FF.net header but I can't actually get the site to load tonight.
Like, it was controversial that a fic challenge community I was in on LJ in '07 or so took down a fic someone submitted because they didn't warn for sexual assault. Because we had no rule about being required to warn.
And some of y'all bitch that AO3 allows thoroughly-tagged content that you can easily avoid and not accidentally read, and if you accidentally read it bc it's not tagged, you can REPORT it????
Nah. Fuck that and fuck you. AO3 should not censor content posted to it, but I have not seen a fic in YEARS that doesn't have more info about the content of a 100 word drabble than I would've ever given for a 4k word fic back in the day. Not because I specifically had bad habits, but because WE DID NOT PROVIDE THAT INFO AT THAT TIME.
Sorry just. I saw something earlier today being critical of AO3 and just. Y'all don't understand how good you have it. You really really don't. And on the one hand I'm glad that you always had this quality of tagging, but on the other fuck you for acting like it's not fabulously thorough for asking if there's common triggers in it.
I remember reading X-Files fics on Down in the Basement as a teen and usually all I knew going into the story was the title, rating, pairing, author name, and the length of the story IN KILOBYTES. Not word count. It would say like, 55kb or 210kb. And that would give me sort of an estimate of if it was long or short.
Can Draco kill or not? It seems like as long he isn't directly facing them or isn't violent he is able to? Because he went for poisoning and a cursed item and also I think he didn't like when he was being forced to tortue someone. Also everyone assumed he can't kill Dumbledore Or using the poisoning and cursed item method because he really can't and was really stalling?
Also do you think if Draco was tasked to kill someone else would he be able to do it as they think he couldn't kill because they see Dumbledore is stronger than Draco?
This subject is very much up to personal interpretation since canon doesn't really expound on Draco's thoughts and motivations. To me Draco's various appearances through canon show us that he's just not a violent person, because of things like what you mentioned (he is shown very much not enjoying torturing Rowle) and also because of what he doesn't do (he never once initiates a physical confrontation and never orders Crabbe and Goyle to do so either, his whole bullying style is very "I'm gonna get you in trouble with the teacher" and not "I'm going to beat you to a pulp").
According to Dumbledore, a generally reliable source of information and also a known jkr mouthpiece, Draco's various attempts on his life were both desperate (showing his helplessness) and feeble (showing his aversion to the idea of murder):
We're basically supposed to think that Draco wasn't really onboard with his mission but felt like he had no alternative so he tried some long shots, which he didn't ultimately think would work. This is very much a reach but the only other plan he thought of (the cabinet) was actually a way of removing himself from the equation, an alternative to murder; Draco's mission was never to let DEs into Hogwarts, this is something he chose to prioritise instead of a serious murder attempt, perhaps in the hope that the DEs would kill Dumbledore in his stead.
As for why everyone - from Voldemort all the way to his mother- thought Draco wouldn't be able to kill Dumbledore I think the biggest factor that influenced their opinion was definitely the power differential between the two, like, Voldemort definitely didn't consider any other outcome. I think maybe Narcissa also factored in things she knew about her own son, aversion to violence and all, but she also would have been mostly influenced by the fact that Dumbledore was one of the most powerful wizards out there and Draco was a schoolboy. That said, had Draco been tasked to kill anyone else like, say, Neville, I think a lot of people would still have thought it impossible. Looking at Draco superficially there's many factors (pampered rich boy, risk averse, the magical school version of a theater kid) that point to him not being able to commit murder, without even going into wether he would be capable. I actually think the person who'd take Draco most seriously of all would actually be Harry, just like we see in HBP. Harry never once thinks Draco isn't dangerous, he takes him seriously from the get go.
I kinda went off topic for a while but I think I answered your question, take care friend.
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