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Ao3 authors, which do you prefer uploading your fics with?

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#haha who tf out there using html #some kinda big brain so-and-so #anyways rich text obvs #brill reblogs #ao3

dykecinema

which one is better (no nuance)

Pride and Prejudice (1995)

Pride and Prejudice (2005)

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#the 2005 one winning is DIABOLICAL #RAAGHGHH #I mean I haven't read the book so IDK if that forfits my right to an opinion #but going off quality and enjoyment of them on their own merits it has to he '95 #brill reblogs

fawnssy

chrishaz.. chrishaz i miss you please come back ☹️☹️☹️

#they are always near #so long as we keep them in our hearts #chrishaz #ashes to ashes

tanyafreemont

#YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHH #shaz love #shaz granger #ashes to ashes #brill reblogs

Y'know, with the whole yoai vs yuri debate, I almost feel like near exlusively shipping M/F wraps round to being progressive cause you can always be sure you've got a numerically equal gender balance among your ships

#silly post #but also kinda real #brill posting #shipping #shipping discussion

To my followers, it's less than a week to go now, so here is your warning:

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#tour de france #tdf #tour de france 2026 #brill posting

5'6 is the annoying middle ground hight where you're not so short you've given up on the dream of being able to see at a gig and just try to make the most of it, but also short enough likely your view will be at least partially blocked

#brill posting

I'm melting, but these characters aren't gonna get into bed together all by themselves

#heatwave #uk heatwave #fanfiction #ao3 #brill posting

Shaz Granger canonically doesn't shave her bush, and I think that's beautiful

#posts i make at gone midnight #shaz granger #chrishaz #brill posting

you know that feeling were you're like 'This won't be much, only a little ficlet, it'll struggle to get over 1k words', and then you reach 1k and realise how much you've written and how much is left to go, and it's like ah

#fanfiction #ao3 #brill posting

(Brow slick with sweat, hunched over my laptop in front of the fan, running on four hours sleep) 'It may be a red weather warning, but a rairpair shipper never stops-'

#brill posting #fanfiction #ao3

Managing one's youtube feed feels less carefully curating a tastefel palette of suggested videos, and more bashing in retched evil recomendations with a big stick alla rhodi bashing

#'we need to talk about'-#'the problem with'-#'everything wrong with'-#'the wasted potential of'-#*loud incorrect buzzer*#SHUT UP #SHUT THE FUCK UP #we need a name for this kind of crap #you've heard of 'misery porn'#now get ready for 'misery slop'#or maybe anger slop #anyway #brill posting #uh uhh #youtube #the internet #(tm)

the-bar-sinister

They would not go on cute dates and raise children, they would punch each other in the throat and have bad sex on the couch.

#dare I say #starpollo #I mean canonically they have at least done that first bit #i mean they are cute in their own special way #brill reblogs

ro-fromthestars

It's been a while since I've done a rewatch of ashes to ashes but I've seen a number of people on tiktok say how annoying they found Alex in season 1 especially, that she was really whiny and pissed them off. Maybe I'm missing something but at no point did I find her irritating or whiny. And also ffs she essentially just lost her daughter, so she'd have good reason even if she was.

...sounds like misogyny to me tbh

yeah-right-brill

So this was gonna be a comment but it got way too long so now it's a reblog.

Anyways, here's two cents (pennies?) from someone who personally did find Alex irritating and whiny. I think it is because of misogyny, but from the writers.

Alex is, (in my opinion) not supposed to be a good person at the start of the show, because she has to grow into the best version of herself over the course of the show, but that doesn't mean she can't be likable to watch. Unfortunately, she's written to play into the 'hysterical female' stereotype, to get a laugh out of a presumed male audience, which trivialises the actual issues she does through, and makes it harder to sympathise for her.

Also, in my opinion, her relationship with Molly is nowhere near enough fleshed out- Molly barely feels like her own character to me- so while in real life, a daughter loosing her mother is terrible, in a fictional show I struggle to feel as concerned as I should. Despite having a few key ones, in my opinion the show way undersells the female relationships until series 3 (with Shaz and Alex.)

It's hard to explain why Alex is less likeable than Sam to me despite them ostensibly being very similar on paper. but there are small differences in the way they are written, framed an directed that sell her short. I guess it comes down to the fact that despite his shortcomings, we are supposed to relate to Sam, whereas I don't think in series one of Ashes we are intended to project onto Alex, at least not to the same extent- for a clear example, see the ways in which she is objectified for the audience's supposed 'gratification'. If anything, the influence of the male gaze in the show positions the audience to empathise with Gene rather than Alex- or at the least, it makes it apparent that Alex as a character is filtered through a layer of sexist bias. male characters (a.k.a Gene) absolutely do the same, even worse than Alex, but I genuinely think in ashes to ashes, at least the first series, they are genuinely afforded more empathy for doing what they do than Alex, and that informs the way they are viewed and interpreted by viewers. (not me personally though, as much as I dislike Alex in Series 1, Gene is so much worse.)

Plus I hate to say it, but whether or not it was 'good', or her decision or the director's, the energy of Keely's performance is... different from the rest of the cast, which doesn't help, and somewhat plays into the 'hysterical female' trope (although because of that I'm inclined to believe it was how she was directed).

That being said, the initial backlash to Alex Drake back in the day was absolutely fueled by misogyny from viewers. Also, I think probably a lot of modern fans who aren't necessarily sexist themselves might find her unlikable without potentially realising the misogyny-biased creative choices that make them feel that way.

Also on a non-sexism related note, one major difference Sam and Alex have is that while both are rule obsessed, Sam doesn't break said rules as frequently, and when he does, it's a big deal for him- for example binning Raymes' doctors letter, or letting Joni stay round his flat, or lying to his mum to get her to talk to him. Alex on the other hand is very rule obsessed and controlling, but herself constantly breaks the rules and acts generally inappropriately for her role. It's never really addressed and explained as to why she's does it, which makes her come off entitled and hypocritical- no character flaw is inherently off the table, but I think those traits are two of the hardest for a lot of people to get along with.

#obligatory 'not arguing' disclaimer #just adding on #I think some people who don't like her might not have interrogated why that is #I'm not trying to defend outright misogynistic hate that alex and keely have had thrown at them over the years #alex drake #ashes to ashes #brill reblogs #brill addon

Mmmm today feels like a good day to rewatch a favourite of mine