sometimes you see a headcanon that boils down to “what if he was a completely different person” and just have to shake your damn head

Ok this might be an unpopular opinion but someones gotta say it...

Cassandra is a better Casey Jones than Casey Jr

Ive gotta be honest... i think casey jr is a kinda mid and i dont particularly think all the fanfare about him is warranted LOL

I want to note real quick that i dont DISLIKE him! He is a good character who only got as much development that a 2 hour movie could give him, and he filled and satisfied the role he needed to play in the movie, but the way the fandom latched onto him over the og casey... kinda makes me raise a brow

(Essay/rant about the prioritization of casey jr vs og casey under the cut :P)

Fandom spaces love a traumatized boy from the future, and believe me i do too! But the amount of attention given to casey jr after being revealed as casey is a wild amount compared to the amount of attention the original casey gets. Maybe its just me getting into rottmnt after the movie aired, but this seems a little baised?

Not only that, but the amount of... idk the best way i can think to describe it is infantilization of casey jrs character isnt helping my opinion of him. It feels like most content surrounding him babify him and reduce him only to his trauma post movie. I understand that it can be interesting to explore his trauma now that he no longer lives in the literal apocalypse, but it feels strange to see him reduced to someone who cant get around on his own and lives with the turtles when the original pitch for the movies ending has him leave to explore the world, which i feel is very appropriate for him and wish they had kept it in

In the movie when april shows us where the og casey has been and what shes been doing throughout the film, it tells us that casey is friends april which in theory, shouldve also shown us that she and the turtles are friends to some degree as well and should already have her place established within the group as this generations casey jones

However the final shot of the movie is a group shot of the family+casey jr, which subtlety implies that he's the new casey instead, and that this is the main cast moving forward (should it move forward *sob*). While both caseys being considered in the main cast could be true, it does strike me as a little odd that this was the final direction the rot team decided on for the official ending versus the scrapped ending, especially because it complicates the pre-established canon. It wouldve been one thing if our og casey was a different character, but that isnt the case.. y... (<_<)

Casey jr is an interesting character though! And i can understand why he appeals to fans, especially as his character post movie is fun to expand on aswell as developing his past involved with future versions of the main5, but one (me lol) could argue that the og casey is just as interesting of a character to delve into as she was involved, when you boil it down, a cult most of her life, and that concept, as well as the guilt she could hold for working with the foot and releasing the shredder, ontop of trying to befriend and gain the turtles and aprils trust are also intriguing concepts that could be explored, yet finding content that mentions her at all beyond her relation to casey jr is scarce

It feels as though shes been reduced to a background character within the fandom despite being a reoccuring character for the entire show.

For the two seasons of rottmnt that we did get, we are shown just what kind of character casey is and her possible dynamics with the turtles+april. Shes passionate and powerful and beyond determined to prove her worth and reach her goals. Shes also playful and reckless, a side that fits well with the main cast and their humor and, if the show was given more time, couldve developed naturally as the newest addition to the family as most caseys are. I could also argue that her characterization fits that of previous caseys more than casey jrs does (though i will admit that considering the plot of the movie, i cant positively say what hed be like outside of life or death scenarios, but i also cant imagine hes going to make a 180 in personality without it feeling jarring and ooc)

Now, i wont ignore the fact that her arc was cut horribly short and her involvement in the movie was quite literally a brief mention, both of which definitely play into how under appreciated she is. But at the same time it almost feels like everyone, including the show runners, have willingly pushed her aside for this new boy version to fill the role of casey jones. Hell, even when you look up rottmnt casey jones, cassandra barely shows up. Its casey jr which further proves my point

Idk, TLDR im pretty disappointed that despite being a consistent character for the entire show, no one seems to write or acknowledge her and if she is mentioned, its only relevant to push forward casey jrs character development or a brief cameo. As much as i do love casey jr (i can feel like hes mid and i can like him!) it seems like most people forget about the original casey, or favor casey jr in her place and she deserves more love and credit than shes given!

I was scrolling tumblr and I reached a gifset and this is how my sleep addled brain changed the lines :D

“this fic was good except for…” “this would have been great but…”

some of y’all need to learn how to give better constructive criticism and it shows. so here’s a quick rundown.

Give a positive statement. “I really liked how you did X.”

Then — without detracting from the first statement, and only if the author has signaled that they are open to criticism and advice — give your second, unrelated point.

Critical point:

“I noticed how you did Y. That felt a little out of character to me because of Z reason.”

And, finally, follow up with a broad summary:

“Overall, I really liked this, thank you for writing!”

Now kiss (haha Jk... Unless??? (Toby PLEASE make it "Unless"))

Ello Deltarune fandom. Guess what ship has gotten my brainrot now 2 1/2 years later. :P Because ofc I go from one f/f ship to another and cling onto it. But fr tho I love these sapphics sm. I love them so muuuuuch I'm so glad they are semi-canon just 2 chapters in.

Been wanting to draw something with them since February, but because of art block back then I decided to just let my pen go on its own since I had art block and ended up with a rough of this and hallelujah lol ^^

Seriously Toby please. Take your time ofc no rush. But please I NEED to see them together again.

Also I love Noelle's glow-y nose hc so that's mine now too thanks fandom.

Art: Mine

Do not steal/crop/edit/etc. Do not tag as kin/me ty! Suselle haters DNI :U

You know what, as a wlw im extremely tired of this fandom.

There are:

4 boys

15 girls

1 Mizuki

And the fandom manages to get the 4 boys twice as popular as the most popular wlw ship.

Up until a few months ago there were more wlw fics even if ruikasa and akitouya were always top 3 but then the genshin fujoshis entered this fandom but this isn't about that now.

I understand ruikasa and akitouya are great ships, but can't people spare the time to give wlw some love too or are people gonna continue being straight up lesbiphobic and misogynist?

MinoHaru and Anhane are THE MOST EXPLICIT SAID ships in the full game. And anhane still gets more attention because they're from vbs, a group with two boys. MinoHaru has so few fanfics actually dedicated to them, most of them are chatfics or background couples.

Its full on misogynist when:

The fandom treats leo/need and more more jump too, they're the only full female group (im not counting niigo because of Mizuki) and said as "boring" and the girls without personality, Saki saves actually because she is Tsukasa's sister.

Both of those groups has amazing stories that might not be for you, but it does not gives anyone the right to say its boring when you didn't even pay attention to it.

I've seen people call Kanade, Mafuyu, Ena boring even, but then go and amplify Tsukasa's depression (which is another fucked up thing) because sure, girls cant be as interesting as boys.

Treat Shiho, Ena and Airi as this assholes but turn around and say Akito is the best written character as if those 4 dont have the same thing of acting harsh but genuinely caring.

People put stuff like ruinene and mizurui as past abusive/toxic relationships for the sake of mlm.

People keep up putting Saki on the hospital or dead in favor of Tsukasa angst, which is not only misogynist but also ableist.

People treat Ena as this abusive older sister when really, it's not that at all. (Also used for Akito angst because people love doing this to the siblings apparently)

Its full on transphobic when:

People dont treat Mizuki as nonbinary, or their ships being nblw/nblm or even wlw would be more correct, people treat Mizuki differently. Yall barely treat them as a person, just for your ship. Mizuena and Mizumafu are extremely sexualized as if thats the only good thing for the character.

Its full on lesbiphobic when:

The 4 boys have more content than 15 girls.

A lot of the most popular wlw ship is just as a background for Akitouya. (Seriously dont even tag them when its not important to the story, when i want to see Akitouya i go to the akitouya tag).

In early fandom, people demonized Anhane to say how Akitouya is this great thing.

Someone had to write anhane fics near daily (Kohane420 if you're out there you're a legend) because there were more akian fics than anhane.

It's straight up homophobic when:

The mlm ships has a lot of fetishization and smut.

They change Tsukasa's personality to be an innocent bean who does no wrong and Rui's personality as this sexualized person just to write fanfic.

I wont be mad if you like the boy characters or the mlm ships because that is valid but sometimes you should stop and look at if there's any reason to that or if you're not leaving the girls behind for it.

My first post is gunna be abt these bitches bc I've been obsessed with them for like 2 years now 😜😭

Look what Brian gave her! :D

(He actually didn't) (She stole it) (He's gonna beat the shit out of her when he finds her)

Felt like drawing her and trying out some new methods of drawing so we end up with this

Happy autumn guys. In celebration I offer. uh. um. silly horror podcast

not to be like I Have The Objectively Correct Opinion About Baby Media (even though I do) but whyyyy does every single Annie fic read like this

Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan, The Trials of Apollo - Rick Riordan Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Nico di Angelo/Will Solace, Annabeth Chase/Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson, Nico di Angelo & Will Solace, Nico di Angelo & Jason Grace, Annabeth Chase & Nico di Angelo, Nico di Angelo & Everyone, Nico di Angelo & Gleeson Hedge Characters: Nico di Angelo, Will Solace, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase (Percy Jackson), Jason Grace, Piper McLean, Hazel Levesque, Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, Kayla Knowles, Austin Lake, Gleeson Hedge, Mitchell (Percy Jackson) Additional Tags: so i've been sitting on this fic since middle school okay, and im aware that its likely in no way original OR unlike anything else you've ever seen before, it's that obligatory-three-days-in-the-infirmary-fic BUT, it starts AT THE END of those three days, Starting Over, Friendship, Developing Friendships, learning how to be accepted, Learning Self-Acceptance, Self-Acceptance, but in order to get there, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-Hatred, Self-Doubt, emotional roller coasters, Canon Compliant, at least up to a point?, not sure if i'm going to keep ~certain~ aspects from TOA, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, like seriously who let these kids fight TWO wars, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health Issues, Leaning to Be a Kid, Nico di Angelo Needs a Hug, Nico di Angelo-centric, Nico di Angelo & Percy Jackson Friendship, Percy Jackson is a Mess, listen percy fucked up a LOT okay, but that will be addressed, Percy Jackson is a Good Friend, Will Solace is a Good Friend, Will Solace is a Mess, lets just establish that EVERYONE IS A MESS, Protective Jason Grace, Nico di Angelo is Trying, Nico di Angelo is Scared of the Dark, AIJFKGJKSDLJFKLJSD, that was NOT a tag when i was in middle/high school, i am SO FUCKING EXCITED that thats a tag now, Nico di Angelo is a Mess, LMAO how did i miss that one before now, i'll probably be back with more tags later, Will Solace is a Ball of Sunshine, Will Solace Has Anxiety Summary:

He doesn’t remember the last time that he had the time to do something as simple as just look up. He’s been running for so long, he’s been trapped and let go and pushed and dragged across the world and back again, and he doesn’t know how it happened but somehow he has found himself standing still—maybe for the first time since he found out he was a demigod. Maybe for the first time since he and Biance were brought out of the Lotus and back into the real world, when she’d cupped his face between her hands and promised, “Now we’ll have a real life, you and I.”

He wonders, as he often does, what she would think if she could see him now.

-

or,

Starting after Nico's three-day-stay in the infirmary, the repercussions of being alone and fighting in two wars—across the span of only four years, might he add—begin to manifest. Featuring the formation of new friendships, reconciliation with old ones, self-reinvention, and the revolutionary concept that it's okay to just be a kid and need people sometimes.

Traveling light means only bringing one sleeping bag

I am stupid

here is evidence that I am stupid:

I finally started watching death note, always wanted to watch it, it’s been out for years but for some reason I never got into it.

I got so invested so fast that I got withdrawals when I didn’t have time to watch it and thought “I’ll just go on tumblr for a few minutes and look at death note content.”

Aaaaand spoilers

of course I saw spoilers, anyone with a brain cell could have predicted that but I lent mine out for the weekend.

How do you think Brahms would react to me crying because I dropped a slice of cheese?

Wait, I think I found the perfect picture for this.

People on this site are always talking about the things that live rent free in their mind (at least they do in the old screenshots on Pinterest back when Tumblr had lines like Gmail replies).

You know what lives rent free in my brain? That scene at the end of the curse of the divine.

Which is the second book in a duology

And the first book is ink in the blood.

So go read it.

Kim Smejkal wrote it.

It's amazing.

Please Tumblr make a huge fandom out of this I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE FANFICTION OR DRAW

Anyway spoiler alert but the scene is when griffin is kissing Celia and he wants to kiss her forever but she's breathing rlly hard and he remembers she's hella weak bc yk she just defeated a whole devil and drained a bunch of ink and he pulls away and she whimpers bc she doesn't want him to stop kissing her and I just-

I am deceased.

People writing Steve calling Eddie ‘Eds’ in fanfic is my villain origin story.