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softpine · 1 month

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#listen.....................................#asa's crazy but he's free 💃🏻#you should be used to his antics by now #more importantly. FINN FINN FINN FINN FINN FINN FINN FINN FINN #frozen pines #camellia #asa mayfield #finn atwood #richard atwood #lucy atwood #abuse tw #child abuse tw #guns tw #bruises tw #blood tw

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tuiyla · 2 years

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The way that out of the myriad of short-lived relationships and one-off hookups on Glee the one that gets referenced the most and the one the writers won't let us just forget about already...

It's Santana and Finn's 1 (one) night together. The lesbian and the homophobe. Why must we be cursed like this

#i swear they bring it up in almost every season #it's referenced so much #i demand answers but more importantly i demand blood #anti finn hudson #ig why not tag every post with that #glee #anti finntana #well DUH (they exist as a brotp in my mind tho)

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ybcpatrick · 10 months

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1-800-GETHISASS

#shut up kell #GET HIM FERGAL I FUCKIN LOVE U #i support finn bálor's rights. and more importantly: his wrongs

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anthurak · 7 months

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Something I’ve often found really compelling in Adventure Time is how The Grass Sword/Grass Demon/Fern found up becoming one of the most prominent and disturbing antagonists of the series pretty much by complete accident.

Like it’s easy to forget after Fern has become such a prominent character both in the show and fandom, but the ‘curse’ of the Grass Longsword started out and spent much of the show entirely benign. All it really did was cause the sword to stick to Finn. If anything, the sword/curse was quite beneficial to Finn, providing him with a prosthetic arm and activating on several instances to protect him. Really, the entire point of the original Blade of Grass episode was that the sword was actually pretty useful.

It was only AFTER stabbing and later merging with the Finn Sword to create Fern that the ‘curse’ started becoming actively malicious.

In hindsight, I think it’s pretty clear that while the Grass Spider/Octopus/Demon ‘curse’ entity within the Grass Sword may have been malicious, for the longest time it had no way of actually controlling or otherwise influencing Finn. The sword may have bonded to Finn’s body, but NOT to his mind, or more importantly his soul. This left Finn free to use the sword, and later even the grass-prosthetic freely without any danger or corruption from the curse.

But then Finn accidentally used it to stab the Finn Sword. As we see in Two Swords, this for the first time gave the Grass Demon/Curse direct access to a soul, the soul of the alternate Finn within the Finn Sword. A soul that it was able to corrupt and influence and ultimately merge with to create Fern.

This is one of those things that I think a lot of the fandom seems to miss: Fern isn’t some quirky doppelganger or a ‘brother’ to Finn. He is straight up a distorted, corrupted version OF Finn (the alternate iteration of him within the Finn Sword) manifested by the CURSE of the Grass Sword.

As in, basically EVERYTHING Fern does that deviates from the ‘norm’ that is Finn can be considered the work OF the curse. From more overt stuff like his tendency to ‘stab first, ask questions later’ or the times he ‘flips out’, to more subtle things like his brooding or just the fact that he has a noticeably different voice (the voice of the Grass Demon mind you), ALL of these are the product of the Curse.

And it’s this fact which makes Fern a truly tragic character. Because he was effectively doomed from the very start. Despite Fern’s attempts to do good and Finn’s and Jake’s attempts to accept him as his own person, Fern simply could not escape the curse’s influence. Because that curse was the very thing that created and maintained his physical body. It WAS his body. And this curse wanted nothing but to subvert, influence and ultimately CONTROL him for its own ends.

I think we can very easily assume that all of Fern’s failures, all his insecurities, everything that drove him to turning on Finn and trying to kill him and becoming the Green Knight in the final season, ALL of that was the result of the curse’s influence. Trying to whittle and break down Fern’s will so that it could mold him into whatever it wanted. And there was NOTHING Fern could do to stop this. Because the curse made itself a core part of what he was.

When Finn and Fern finally enter his mental world and destroy the Grass Demon in Come Along With Me, we see Fern as he truly is: simply another version of Finn who has been corrupted by the curse.

And with the Grass Demon dead, there is nothing to maintain Fern’s physical body, causing him to soon fade away. In order for this alternate Finn to be saved, he couldn’t exist as ‘Fern’.

Of course this also means that ‘Fern’ didn’t actually DIE at the end of the series. He simply reverted back to his true form: The Finn Sword.

And what I find so compelling and tragic about all this is that NONE of it had to actually happen. The Finn within the Finn Sword didn’t need to be put through all this suffering. Like it seems pretty clear that the Finn that become the Finn Sword was perfectly content being a sword. He didn’t need to be corrupted and spend the last two and half seasons being manipulated by a grass octopus demon.

Because when you think about it, ALL of this happened by accident. If Finn hadn’t lost the Finn Sword to Bandit Princess, or if he’d been able to simply avoid stabbing it with the Grass Sword during his fight with her, NONE of this would have happened. Finn would still have the Finn Sword and the Grass Sword would have likely remained benign and helpful to him. Heck, given how Finn seems to fully regain the use of the Grass Sword in his fight with Bandit Princess, he probably would have been able to duel-wield the Grass Sword and Finn Sword together.

This is really what I find to be the tragedy of Fern: That two of Finn’s greatest tools wound up becoming one of his most dangerous adversaries, and even worse that the Finn who became the Finn Sword was tortured and corrupted for no real reason, all essentially by accident.

#adventure time #adventure time analysis #finn mertens #finn the human #fern the human #the grass sword #the finn sword #now that i think about it calling him 'fern' almost feels insulting #like we insist on calling this finn a name that represents one of the worst times of his life #imagine the au where finn DOESN'T stab the finn sword?

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inthelquvre · 4 months

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finnick being protective?

warnings: set in catching fire b4 quarter quell, tiny signs of panic attacks if you squint, mean peacekeeper (nothing new), very short but don’t fear at least one more part will be posted soon!

a/n: thanks for the request anon!! i hope i did this justice, if not lmk and id be happy to rewrite something similar: )

when you were crowned victor of the 67th annual hunger games, the last thing you expected was to be thrown into the quarter quell.

it was like a nightmare you couldn’t wake up from, constantly stuck in a never ending state of fear and anxiety. it was slowly killing you from the inside out.

one thing, one person kept you grounded, though. finnick odair. finnick had been your mentor for your games. he taught you everything you knew about surviving. he taught you how to tie intricate fishing knots, which led you to survive off fishing during your games. every time a fish swam into the fishing net, you smiled up to the sky. and in the other side, finnick smiled back.

though survival wasn’t the only thing finnick taught you.

he taught you how to control your emotions, he taught you how to be strong, and most importantly, how to love.

love was a tough thing in your eyes. you never had any childhood crushes after river, a boy a year older than you, got pulled into the hunger games and died. to you, it felt like the universe was against you, so the idea of love never came easy. though, after finnick was in the picture, he took note of your hesitancy to his flirting and made it his mission to make you feel loved. he ultimately came up with the conclusion that you yourself hadn’t been loved on enough; and no one should live without love.

after you won your games, nightmares and panic attacks came often. but it wasn’t your mother or father you comforted you; it was finnick. he was the one you sat with you on endless nights, cradling you in the protection of his arms.

even now, as the two of you stood on the stage facing your district, you looked to finnick with tears in your eyes. even as ocean formed in your eyes and the crisp air began hard to breathe, finnick remained calm. once the two of you were directed backstage, your first instinct was to go to finnick. luckily, his was too.

“finn,” you sobbed into his shirt. he was quick to wrap his arms around you in a tight embrace, holding you close to him, but not too tight; like you were a porcelain doll. it felt like you were, that a single wrong word would shatter you into a million shards of glass. “i don’t wanna go back.” you let out a long and shaky sigh, tightly shutting your eyes as if the world around you would melt away, leaving just you and finnick.

one of his big hands fell on your back, gently stroking the soft material of your light blue dress your mother made especially for reaping days. the other one cradled your head, holding you close to his chest. every so often he would press his soft lips to the top of your head, murmuring softly. “don’t worry, don’t worry about a thing. i’ll protect you. i won’t let anything happen to you.”

his words paired with his gentle touch almost calmed your nerves. but the immediate though of him flooded your brain. “oh, oh no finnick,” you pulled back, only slightly. finnick arms were still latched onto yours, grounding you to him. “what about you? what about us?” the quiver in your voice made finnick heart sink into his stomach.

while it wasn’t true, he continued to soothe you by whispering “it’ll be okay” and “we’ll be alright” into your ear while rocking your gently. he knew, when it came down to it, it wouldn’t be him walking out of that arena.

the quiet moment shared between you was cut off by a peacekeeper. the man dressed in white didn’t waste anytime, nor give any warnings before he ripped you out of finnick warm grasp. it was only to get you ready for the train, but finnick jaw ticked as your brow furrowed at the man’s tight grip. somehow, you were back in the area. just a teenager again as another tribute tried to pull you to your certain death.

“hey, hey, hey!” the blond boy rushed forward, taking hold on the peacekeepers white jacket and trying his best to keep you away from the government troop. he could see the fear in your eyes, he knew those eyes. the same eyes that he looked into countless nights when either of you had nightmares. “no need for all this, let her go.” it was so sincere, his tone. it was kind of how he talked to you, calm and gentle. but behind the sweetness there was a tang of venom, a underlying sense of tension hung over finnick head as the peacekeeper didn’t move a muscle.

and older woman (you couldn’t remember her name. diamond? sapphire? something stupid like that), another previous victor (and now your mentor) stepped forward. her hand fell of finnicks shoulder, she meant it in a motherly way but the boy in front of you frowned. “oh finnick, darling, don’t worry. he’s just trying to help.”

“she doesn’t need any help.” this time his words came out as rough and full of intention. and yet the peacekeeper didn’t budge. finnick was fed up. he lurched forward to harshly shove the man shoulder, causing him to stumble back and let go of you. “i got her from here.” he grumbled to the man now on the floor before turning to you. “you okay? anything hurt?” you shook your head and he smiled.

“thank you.” you smiled back at him. his efforts to make you feel better certainly went a long way considering the circumstances. “you didn’t have to do that.” you hated to admit, but you could feel a certain pink blush creeping across your cheeks. finnick must have also noticed, seeing he smirked and placed his hand on the small of your back, leading you away from the peacekeeper and mentor.

“i know,” he replied softly. “but they shouldn’t be doing all that to you. you’ve been through enough.” he gently nudged your shoulder. how he could go from being rough with the capitol people do being so very delicate with you was an odd thing, but beautiful nonetheless. “now cmon, let’s get you to bed.” he smiled with a kiss to your head.

#oh man #finnick odair #finnick odair x reader #finnick odair x you #finnick odair imagine #finnick #thg series #finnick odair fanfic #the hunger games

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lucy-gray1075 · 5 months

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There Are Worse Games to Play

pairing: finnick odair x reader (hunger games)

synopsis: you and finnick get reaped for the 3rd quarter quell

warnings: fluff, angst, sadness, self-sacrifice

a/n: my first hunger games fic!! i love fin so much, so i hope you enjoy this <3

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"Finnick Odair," the Escort's voice rang loud in the silence of the gathered audience.

You let out a strangled cry of suppressed fury. It wasn't fair. He won, fair and square. He had played by the Capitol's rules, just like the rest of you. Why should he be taken again?

The Escort walked over to the bowl containing the female Victors' names and before you knew it she was calling out, "Mags Flanagan!"

"I volunteer! I volunteer!" your hand shot up as you stepped forward to ensure your intentions wouldn't be mistaken.

"How wonderful! We have a volunteer for the female tribute from District 4," the Escort sounded genuinely proud, like you had done some great service to the Capitol. In her eyes, you were a compliant soldier, a willing pawn of the Capitol. It disgusted you, but at least now, you had the chance to die in the games and leave this cruel world behind.

"No! Y/N!" Finnick seemed to be struggling against his anguish. You had forgotten this might affect him, just as much as him being in danger affected you. Well, if it came down to it, you would sacrifice yourself for him in a heartbeat. That knowledge was the only constant you could rely on in your quickly crumbling world.

Finnick wouldn't speak to you on the train. And every time you mustered the courage to say something, to try and explain yourself, your words died in your throat like mockingjays shot down from the sky.

"Finnick, would you please say something?" you finally broke. "At least look at me." You hated how you wore your desperation all over your face.

Finnick's head snapped to yours, and you almost wished you hadn't asked. His eyes were ablaze with a fury so deep you thought he just might hate you.

"I'm sorry," you let out a sob you didn't realize you were holding in.

Your embarrassing display of emotion made his features to soften. He didn't mean to make you cry.

"C'mere," there was a rough edge to his voice, which you suspected was from him trying to hide how emotional he had gotten.

Despite the tough guy act, he melted at your touch. He pulled you into his arms and when that wasn't enough, into his lap. You couldn't be close enough to him.

"I'm so scared," his voice broke. All you could do was nod. If Finnick couldn't be strong about this, there was no hope for you. You pulled his head into your chest, stroking his soft curls to comfort him. He rubbed your lower back in wide sweeping motions, trying to quell your tears.

"We have each other," you wiped at your face harshly. You needed to see the bright side. "There are worse games to play. This time, we're older and stronger and we'll be together, most importantly."

"You're right, love," Finnick dried your remaining tears more gently than you had. The pad of his thumb was soft against your undereye, and you tried to focus on the feeling of his arms around you for as long as you could. You loved how much he cared for you. You loved him so much, and if anything ever happened to him, you didn't think you could live with yourself.

"I love you," he whispered, touching his forehead to yours.

"I love you more, Finn," you closed your eyes, feeling his lashes flutter against yours.

"Not possible, birdie," you opened your eyes to find the ghost of a grin lighting up his entire face. You stared hard, committing this image of him to memory. You didn't know if you'd ever see him this way again.

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bpdjennamaroney · 9 months

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Will and Emma are having relationship problems because Will is not taking COVID seriously enough ("Therapy"). The next day Will takes his frustration out on the glee club and accuses them of not taking COVID seriously enough (Finn doesn't understand germ theory and Brittany is QAnon.)

Will says, "You guys lack historical perspective. Back in the 80s and 90s there was a young gay composer named Jonathan Larson who saw disease and suffering all around him. When he found out he was afflicted with AIDS, he put all of his pain into the timeless and unreproachable work of art, RENT. RENT taught us about community and caring for one another and more importantly...it taught us that musicals can rock." Will sings the title song from RENT with Artie and Finn.

That night: Santana is fed up with lockdown restrictions and sneaks out of her house to visit Brittany ("Out Tonight"). Brittany is planning a big show that will blow the whole COVID conspiracy wide open. She previews it for Santana ("Over the Moon"). Santana is freaked out and breaks up with Brittany. Santana can excuse ignoring disease prevention guidelines but she draws the line at being Republican about it.

Also that night, Will tries to sleep with Emma but she's too COVID-cautious ("Green Green Dress"). She says maybe they need some time apart because of their different priorities.

While grocery shopping, Will runs into Holly Holliday. Holly is lighting scented candles in the middle of the store but for some reason all of them are defective/unscented ("Light My Candle.") Holly propositions Will. Will says he's seeing Emma, and Holly admits she also has a boyfriend.

"I'm sure we can work something out," Holly says. "Meet me at the basement of the swinger's club at 9:00."

Will shows up at the swinger's club and spots his old rival, Brian Ryan (the Neil Patrick Harris character). They glare at each other, then confront each other and it's revealed that Brian is Holly's boyfriend ("Tango Maureen.") She knew Brian and Will were old high school rivals and set all this up because she's into the whole enemies-to-lovers thing.

Will scolds her. "That is so cruel and manipulative of you. I can't believe you would do this."

Holly tries to convince him to live life to the fullest. ("Another Day.")

Eventually Will thinks about what proud openly gay icon Jonathan larson would do, and he has a threesome with Holly and Brian ("Contact," I'm afraid.)

The morning after, Will can't believe he kind of cheated on Emma/hooked up with Brian and really enjoyed it ("Real Life").

On Monday, Brittany and Santana are still broken up but sitting on opposite sides of the choir room is emotionally difficult for them ("Without You.")

On the way home from school, Kurt and Blaine are like "Aren't you glad we're not like Brittany and Santana, breaking up every 5 seconds over something stupid?" and they sing "I'll Cover You" but then they break up over something stupid.

Will contemplates his sexual awakening, torn between Holly+Brian and Emma ("Johnny Can't Decide/Come To Your Senses" mashup).

The tension in glee club is unavoidable.

"Mr. Shu, this is ridiculous," Rachel says. "Ever since you brought up RENT and Jonathan Larson, it's been nonstop hookups and fighting. Also, Jonathan Larson wasn't gay and he didn't die of AIDS! He was straight and died of some random heart thing."

"What? Jonathan Larson wasn't gay? So my sexual experimentation was under false pretenses?"

Will immediately calls and breaks it off with Brian and they argue ("What You Own").

The next day Santana says "I can't believe we caused this much fuss over a straight man, who died of a random heart thing."

"Wait, just because he was straight doesn't make his words less powerful," Finn says.

"You're right," Will says. "Maybe I'm bisexual." ("Louder than Words.") And then they all sing La Vie Boheme.

At some point Santana and Mercedes sing "Take Me or Leave Me" as their glee club presentation. (It's a four-part episode.) Also I think Gwyneth would have fun with Today 4 U, don't kill me.

#glee #rent #jonathan larson

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inbarfink · 7 months

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It's funny, people pretty immediately clocked that despite being at least 29, Fionna Campbell had some pretty childish tendencies.

But the finale really drove home that Simon Petrikov, middle-aged academic and local Dad, also had some real immature elements to his personality that he needed to tackle. I mean, they literally just put his mind into the body of a little cat child and noted both how much, from Beth's outsider's perspective, he changed and also how much he did not change.

And Simon tends to be paired up with people who are younger than him (Marcy), or much more brash and impulsive than he is (Betty) or both (Finn and Fionna)

Now he's suddenly paired up with the calm, mature and nurturing Beth - who still kinda treats him like her adorable little kid buddy Shermy. And while maybe everyone will look a bit childish and overly-emotional compared to her, Simon is really not doing himself any favors when it came to convincing her that he is actually an Adult Man.

Most importantly, it highlights how his immaturity can come across in his understanding of love and relationships.

Simon spends so much time being a Dad and generally trying to emotionally support and comfort younger people around him, but this time he literally just needed someone more mature to sit him down and explain him some stuff about How Relationships Work.

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beauty-and-passion · 11 months

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Käärijä served us the show we all needed

Käärijä’s show at the Helsinki Ice Hall just ended and oh gosh, it was a fantastic experience. It really gave us everything we ever needed.

Do you want fire? There was a ton of fire, there was fire everywhere, I love fire, he loves fire, FIRE!

Do you want amazing songs? Käärijä served great songs ONLY. Every song is good, every song is a banger. And he gave us new songs too - and they slap too! I don’t know how, but this man can only do great music and I love him for that.

Do you want charisma and fun? If you look at the definition of these words, you will find his face. This man is made for the stage. I’ve already talked about his charisma in an previous post, but the way he just radiates charisma is incredible. He puts his everything on the stage, he’s magnetic, he’s everything. And, most importantly, he enjoys every single moment of it. And that makes me enjoy the whole show even more!

Do you want a normal, down-to-earth man? He kept thanking everyone for being there and he was so happy and surprised because a lot of people decided to see him. He made jokes, he called his friends, he said we are all his family.

And since we are family, shoutout to all the amazing Finns who translated his words for the international fans. You are the best ever, you are everyone’s beloved cousins now, thank you for doing the god’s work, we love you <3

Do you want a sexy man? This man with this haircut is the new sex symbol Europe has to offer and everyone is thirsty for him. Deal with it, fashion industry: we love a man with zero shirts who always shows his body like nothing.

Do you want to Cha Cha Cha? Käärijä had the box, the dancers, the green bolero and the moves. Everything was what we all wanted, the crowd went crazy and the livechat went crazy as well.

Then, just because the moment wasn’t already perfect enough, the crowd started singing with him and my broken heart got immediately healed. And in the end, even if you can’t see his face, it’s clear he was overcomed by joy and probably shed some happy tears too.

What a wonderful, sensible man. What a wonderful, emotional human being. Thank you, Jere from Vantaa, for always being your true, pure self.

And then, as if all of this wasn’t enough, he awarded us by doing Cha Cha Cha again. He’s the king of the world, I just decided. He’s just serving everything, we don’t need anything else.

And when he took the family photo with the crowd, they decided to give me the final blow, by calling him “voittaja” again. My heart is healed, my crops are healed too and I have to lay down and process all this happiness filling my body and my mind.

Eurovision 2023 does not exist anymore, not after this show. Käärijä himself said he will forget it but remember this show forever. And I will too, because I’ve never seen such a beautiful, funny, emotional show. It was one hour long, but it felt like five minutes and the blast of serotonin I got from it will keep me happy for a very long time.

Kiitos to Yle, for allowing the rest of the world to see this beautiful show and for keeping it on their website for a long time: I will definitely rewatch it over and over again.

Kiitos to the entire country of Finland, for giving us this gem of a man. You are beautiful people and you deserve all the recognition, the tourism and the appreciation of the world.

Kiitos to Jere, for giving us the most wonderful gift you could’ve ever given to us. This was the best possible way to heal our hearts and we will forever be thankful for it. Please enjoy your vacation now, you really deserve it!

And, once the vacation will be over, please come back to us and become the Mr. Worldwide you are destined to be. The world is waiting for you 💚

#käärijä #finland #jere from vantaa #jere pöyhönen #I love this man #he's perfect #he's the king

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peathepirate · 2 months

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Also, I have a VERY important question regarding the next scene (I call it the ’Pekka Pouta’ scene, Finns will know) in WINGS and what Miles should wear in it.

Spesifically, do you think it’d be too out of character for him to wear Phoenix’s old pink P college shirt if offered? 😅 OR more importantly, if Phoenix would even offer it to him in the first place?

This is literally just something for explaining the outfit changes between scenes, so not important at all. But it’s important to meee! I kinda want to draw Miles in the pink shirt (bc that’d be funny) BUT I also worry if it’s too out of character. My other option is to have him borrow one of Phoenix’s white collar shirts. Or maybe the night shirt he wears in the bed scene.

If you have any other fun clothing options, I gladly take suggestions. I’m just tired of drawing the same white collar shirt for Miles. And also, I don’t think he’d keep wearing it, it’s still the same bloodied shirt from the first scenes 😅 that’s kinda gross

#polls #peaswingsau

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khihi · 4 months

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sorry for getting all soppy on you like this but i'm feeling exra "christmassy" this year and i think that's mostly because i'm feeling really warm and affectionate to all of you beautiful people nearing the end of this year

sincerely i'm so greatful for this little combo fandom of ours, and i know i'm not the only one whose life has been changed this year because of that freaky finn and those silly slavs and, more importantly, the community we've built

my mental health is better than it has been in years and i've made friends i hope i'll have for a lifetime, and whether we talk all the time or we've never interacted at all i love you and i really hope all your new years are beautiful 💖

#im feeling a lot today #käärijä #joker out

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chirpsythismorning · 8 months

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Well, it looks like I've been shadowbanned by the Stranger Things subreddit for talking about the strikes.

This might not seem like that big of a deal, but considering the ST subreddit might very well be moderated by Netflix themselves in some capacity, has me pretty pissed off rn.

For some context, Netflix creating the ST sub has already been speculated since the sub's inception. The first season of the show didn't even start filming until November of 2015, however the subreddit for the show was created a month before that, in mid October of 2015.

It's not uncommon for Netflix to create social media accounts across the board for all of their content in order to promote it online, and so it makes sense that in the process of getting filming ready, marketing was going about creating social media accounts on every platform (their other official accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram were also created months in advance of filming as well).

Also worth noting that there is a separate sub called Hawkins AV Club, which fans created themselves to talk about the show and other things related to it that they weren't able to on the main sub, most commonly leaks, which are prohibited on the main one (Netflix don't like leaks...).

Recently though, I noticed all the strike related posts were getting removed, with it being flagged as breaking rule three.

Rule three is pretty simple, in that all it really states is that users cannot post stuff unrelated to the show.

As far as I know, the main ST sub has never made an official post about how the strikes qualify as being unrelated to the show, so it's not like this is some widely understood specific point that has been elaborated on that fans have to follow. To me, it looks like this rule operates as a loophole for a moderator to remove strike posts and list it as 'breaking rule three', without having to acknowledge how fucked up that is.

And so I wanted to test this theory and decided to post the picture of Finn picketing at Paramount Studios in support of SAG-AFTRA the other day.

Right after posting, I added the comment, 'Also ST sub if you delete this, you're confirming you have a Netflix bias'.

For the first hour, the post remained public and so luckily I was able to get some comments on it from other users in the sub. A majority of the comments just acknowledged the picture of Finn and voiced their support, though there was at least one condescending comment speaking negatively against the writers and actors striking. But most importantly, I got a few comments from fans asking why I was insinuating that the post would get deleted aka my time to shine.

I replied by saying that I noticed all the strike related posts were being removed for 'breaking rule three' and how it was bogus because plenty of other unserious posts, that are even less related to the show, stay up all the time. And so, considering the speculation over the years that Netflix played a part in creating the sub and therefore likely still has a stake in moderating it in some capacity, means they are essentially blocking fans from discussing the strike.

I then went into how ST has one of the biggest fandoms for a TV series and how the sub reflects that with over 1 million users. There are plenty of other fandoms out there that are much more niche and small in comparison to ST's base, that have been able to come together and make a big difference by donating and spreading the word as a community, and how it's kind of embarrassing considering our size, that we have not been able to come together to show support for our writers and actors in a tangible way.

And that's when I speculated how I didn't think it was a coincidence that one of the biggest fandoms in the world isn't able to even merely talk about the strikes, in the one place that affords them the ability to come together in the masses, to potentially have the ability to play role in putting pressure on the studios in order to reach a fair deal sooner than later.

These strikes literally depend on the writers and actors not talking about their content in order to put pressure on the studios, and this sub basically operates in the exact opposite way. It allows free for all discussions about the show, but doesn't allow any discussions of the strikes.

Who benefits from that? Netflix. The studios.

The reality is the strikes have EVERYTHING to do with the show. Making posts about an actor protesting so that the writers and actors of said show can continue production in a way that is more just and humane, is about the show. Technically, in a reality where things are never resolved as a result of this strike and the studios being greedy, the show could literally cease to continue. So again, this strike has EVERYTHING to do with the show.

I then ended my comment by saying that despite my suspicions, I hoped that I was wrong and that my post would stay up.

Returning to the sub the following day, I found that my post was not only removed, but also all of my comments were. Everyone else's comments remained including the anti-strike one, and there was also the addition of a pinned moderator comment explaining why the post was removed ie Rule 3.

Now, I have had some of my posts removed on Reddit in the past. Byler posts for example tend to get removed pretty swiftly because the comments get nasty and so that's the moderators usual excuse for removing those, however they don't say it outright with a moderator comment, you usually have to message them directly to get the gist of why it was removed. I've also posted memes before with them being removed and being flagged as breaking rule three, however I have never seen an actual moderator pin the details of the rule. They usually just tag Rule 3 at the top, with it being implied that you have to go look into their FAQ to read up on the rules yourself.

The way they removed my post just came off soooooooooo corporate to me, where the moderator(s) didn't even acknowledge what I said, but basically just proved my point by taking advantage of their rule loophole, by listing off the irrelevant argument against it based on said rule, with no further elaboration on what I actually speculated.

Initially, I wanted to make a post about what happened on here, but I sort of just shined it on because I already assumed they were going to remove it, and so all they did was confirm my suspicions.

But then today I was on the sub and tried to comment on a recent post, only to see that when I tried to reread it after posting, my comment wasn't showing up.

To test if it was a me problem, I went to another subreddit I'm in, Shrek (naturally), and commented on a post. Low and behold it showed up and stayed there...

I then went back to the ST sub to comment on a different recent post and again it did not show up right after I posted it.

So apparently I am a threat to the ST sub to the point where they do not want me commenting on posts anymore, specifically after I posted about the strike and the subs intense measures to prevent it from being discussed at all. Like... ya'll just literally proved my point tenfold.

Now, I do think there very well could be several moderators that are not associated with Netflix at all that are in charge of moderating the main sub. That's actually very likely. However, whether Netflix was involved from the beginning or not, it's also very likely they are now, as the sub is MASSIVE and they probably don't want an account on that scale to be controlled entirely by fans. That would mean 1 million people having access to leaks or anything and everything. Not being able to moderate that would be a pain in the ass (and we're seeing how now in the case of a strike, they also benefit from preventing certain posts from being seen).

So I think that either Netflix created the account themselves from the beginning and have recruited a handful of regular hardcore fans over the years to help moderate it, or they hopped on after a bunch of complications with leaks getting posted to hundreds of thousands of fans during s2-3, taking control at some point from the original moderator, only to join the mix of other moderators that already existed and are basically none the wiser.

In the case of either of those, they can play off that they are an unofficial ST reddit, all because they have a few fan moderators, when it's clear that is not the case.

Anyways, the ST sub has a Netflix (studio) bias and everything that's posted on there is likely moderated by someone that works for Netflix. So, keep that in mind.

#byler #stranger things #reddit rambles #wga strike #sag-aftra #st cast #st tumblr: is this st related or am I cross tagging?#no but fr #I understand that the sub is intended to make posts about the show #i get that that rule can be useful so that there aren't a bunch of posts that literally have nothing to do with the show clogging the sub #however it also allows them the affordance of arguing that a strike entirely tied to the shows ability to even continue is somehow unrelate #you're telling me that an actor is protesting for THIS show...#THIS SHOW that cannot continue until a fair deal is made #has nothing to do with this show...?#like? make it make sense?

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pandorasfavorite · 4 months

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hiii!! can i request dominik x reader where the reader is kinda short and easy to carry so dom usually carries the reader around/reader always jumps into dom’s arms??

thanks!!

Two Feet Above Ground

AN: I need a GIF plug asap

You are like a shot of expresso, energetic, and enjoyable to be around for the most part. Something about being with The Judgement Day fills your chest with so much serotonin that it radiates from your body. Normally you would keep to yourself, oftentimes opting not to stand out. The Judgment Day just brings out that intense and carefree aura from you that not a single person wants to turn off.

You were practically skipping through the halls to the locker rooms, looking forward to another day with your group. More importantly, you were looking forward to being with Dominik, he so easily matched your energy. Almost instantly his smile would brighten and his chest would puff up in delight at the mere sight of you.

You bounce on your heels outside the door, willing yourself to take a deep breath before busting through the door. You swing the door open and everyone whips around to look at you, Dominik's eyes instantaneously widen and his arms are spread open for you to run into. You fly off into a sprint out of nature and instinct, throwing yourself into Dominik's arms, your body lifting off the ground. Your legs wrap around his waist and his arms are tight around your body, his face nestled in the crook of your neck as if it belonged there. You do the same, your cheek pressed against his shoulder and you can’t help but mumble to him, “I missed you”. You feel his arms squeeze tighter around you, not daring to let up.

“Guys seriously every time?”

“Yes”, both yours and Dominik's heads swivel to the owner of the voice. You give Dominik one more squeeze, letting your arms fall limp from behind his neck. With a huff Dominik lets go of you, carefully letting your body slip away from his and back onto the carpet floors. “Ready?”, Rhea asks while zipping up her bag, not bothering to look at the rest of the group, only expecting answers. Everyone apart from you says yes, leaving you confused…” Where are we going?”, you ask barely above a whisper.

“Press tour mate!”, Finn says while quirking his eyebrow, as if this was old news. Honestly, this was old news, you may have accidentally forgotten that was today. Finn’s reply brought everyone's attention back onto you and you can hear Dominik holding back laughter. “Where’s your stuff?”, he leans down to get a better look at your surprise-stricken face.

“I forgot-”, you mumbled looking away from all the teasing faces, an embarrassed blush gracing your face. “What was that mumbles?”, Dominik pushes a strand of hair behind your ear as he gets closer to hear you.

You huff and throw your arms up in a frustrated matter, “Come on guys, you know I'm forgetful”. Everyone snickers at you and the normal behavior you present week by week. You purse your lips and glance at Dominik with a tiny smile, “The walk all the back to my car is so far…I don’t think I’ll be able to make it on my own”.

Dominik’s face splits into an all-familiar grin, “fine -augh” you move quickly, jumping onto his back. His calloused but smooth palms grasp the back of your thighs, keeping you against his back. Your arms slip back around his neck for the second time and your face is over Dominik’s shoulder, your cheeks brushing against each other as you walk out of the door. Clinging to a content Dominik Mysterio.

#dominik mysterio #dominik mysterio x reader #dom dom #dominik mysterio x you #dominik mysterio fluff #dominik mysterio fanfiction #dominik my bbg #wwe #monday night raw

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justaghostinthesea · 7 months

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Fionna and Cake really feels like the epilogue to the mainline Adventure Time series. It wrapped up some remaining mysteries, and more importantly, gave Simon closure. It also fleshed out some extremely one-note characters (Fionna and Cake).

It also, albeit retroactively, sets up Together Again with Finn going through the same struggle as almost everyone else in the show. When Fionna, Cake, Simon, Prismo, and many others got their happy ending, it's poignant that Finn never got his. And if you watch all of Adventur1e Time in chronological order, you'd see that plot thread wrapped up in Together Again.

Something similar can be said about Obsedian. The show effortlessly continues the plot thread of Simon struggling with not being the Ice King anymore.

The show just slots very neatly into Adventure Time lore and it makes me happy. Sorry for the rambling.

#fionna and cake #fionna campbell #cake the cat #simon petrikov #finn mertens #prismo #adventure time #adventure time distant lands #adventure time together again #adventure time obsidian #rambles #ramblings

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achieve-the-sun · 6 months

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A while has past but i finally have the time to show you my graduation hat drawing💛

A little story time under the cut!

Now, a little bit of context:

On the 7th of October i graduated (yaayyy!!!)

Adventure Time to me is as important as oxygen. I grew up watching it, sharing basically the same age as Finn, it's the series that has always been there for me in happy and dark moments of my life.

Thanks to this series, my drawings started having a meaning, i wanted to create, sketch, draw and pursue this feeling i had, that made me say "i want this to be my whole existence, i want to make this too! I want to be part of this!"

Adventure time made me want to be an Artist.

It all started from that tree house and two brothers having fun...

I really can't be happier of my journey until now💛

I'm grateful to this show because it led me to choices that made me ran into incredible people, amazing friends, a school that supported me and my dreams as those of many others, and more importantly shaped me and my soul as a whole.

I decided to mark this "end" with all that started it and all the characters that really impacted my person.

If you reached this point, thanks for reading my rambling thoughts, i hope reading this made you think about something that really means a lot to you.

Cherish it and never let go of that sparkling feeling in your chest.

Sending you big hugs, thanks again!!

Morghy☀️

(it’s me!! :D)

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redrobin-detective · 7 months

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the Monkey's Paw

I've been thinking, Prismo stated that most -if not all- of the multiverse were the result of wishes and many of the worlds we visited were fulfilled wishes. Farmworld was Finn's wish, Deadworld was the Lich's wish, I believe it was stated that Babyworld was BMO's wish. So what about the other two worlds? the Winter Kingdom and Vampireworld?

Prismo stated in his first appearance that his wishes often had a monkey's paw element to them. In which the wisher gets what they wanted but at a cost. Let's break down the two worlds to their essentials to the try and find the wisher and the wish.

At first glance, this guy looks like -and is even almost directly stated to be - Simon's dream come true: to have control of the crown. He's got both his sanity and magic, he's taken the destructive force of the crown and made something wonderful. Here, he gets to be 'himself' while still having place and purpose in this strange future world. And, with Simon magical, it would make things magical again for Fionna and Cake world. He even has a Marcy! Everyone wins, right?

Well as we see in the episode this Simon has all those things but is missing some pretty elements to his personality: his empathy, kindness, responsibility. It was implied that our Simon always had the ability to overcome the Crown's curse, so long as he was willing to hurt others to do it. This Simon is almost unrecognizable to our own because in the process of gaining control, something else was sacrificed.

The Winter Kingdom was a Simon's wish: to have control of the crown while still maintaining his sanity but at the cost of something he also treasured, his humanity.

Now how about Vampireworld?

We see in the story that this world's Simon died fairly early on due to the vampires. Marcy had no recognition of him - had never even met him and, more importantly, there's no crown in sight. In this world, the world ended but Simon had no protection against the predators that came after the dregs of humanity.

This is a world where Simon Petrikov never found the crown and never became cursed but also never found a scared little girl and raised her to protect humans. A scared girl who grew up resenting the crown that stole her father figure away from her. A crown I bet she wished Simon had never seen.

Vampireworld is a Marceline's wish: for Simon to have never found the crown but cursed him but which not only led to his early death but also caused her to become cool and cruel when another father figure found her.

So every single world we saw would have been a wish resulting from the main Adventure Time characters. And while those wishes may have had good intentions, their desires came back to bite them.

#adventure time #fionna and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #something I've been thinking on #we know the multiverse is made of wish universes #and we SEE other worlds resulting from wishes #and the Winter King is SO Simon fantasy coded... ya know except for his morals #and I could see Marcy -esp a young Marcy - wishing simon never found the crown not seeing the big picture #just a theory but idk it feels right

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