Hehe memes time

Creates a male x female ship*

Random people: Oh, so they’re both straig-

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OOOOHHH I WANNA KNOW ABOUT MARLOX AND PASWON <:3c

1) … rate the ship:

pls N O | not shipping it | nah | maybe | I WISH it’d work | yasss | I ship it | wOW PLEASE!

2) … tell you shortly about how I think they’d work (or why they wouldn’t) in that quad/general opinion

Bet we all forgot about these didn't we... I know I did,

ANYWAY !! Bleats me.. Marlox and Paswon <>

Idk if I plan for them to confess to each other eventually or not bc tbh it's unnecessary. Their dynamic isn't gonna change much at all whether or not they're "officially" together as moirails bc they already see the other that way and wouldn't take up someone else in their respective pale quads.

Mary and Pas have had each other's backs ever since Paswon protected Marlox from getting beat to shit (or possibly worse) during that first chance meeting of theirs. Marlox thought she was stupid, but was grateful and figured he owed her one by making sure she took care of herself, too. And Paswon thought Marlox could use someone to look out for him, and they also gave her a more constructive reason to fight- on someone's behalf & to protect instead of only to cause trouble.

They've always been really good for one another, looking out and making sure they have someone to cover their weak spots, as well as someone to feel comfortable showing their weakness to in private. They tamp each other's violent or mean behavior when together, take care of each other, support each other, and love each other.

Most importantly, they're not afraid to call the other out on being stupid or hurtful to themselves n the ppl around them.

They're ride or die and will always pick each other over anyone or anything else. <>

@yaebloom

any thoughts on block/aglaya

Whether I ship it or not: I may not ship it at the level at which I ship Lara/Block or Artemy/Aglaya, but Your Honor, I do ship them too. (In fact, if you give me any variation of Lara/Block/Aglaya/Artemy I am the happiest plant)

Why I ship it or not: It's pretty obvious that I love me a good enemies to lovers situation, but not only that. I love that by getting these two together, you are allowing them to say eff it to their situations. They do not have to be enemies. They do not have to be what TPTB planned for them. AND I DO LOVE MAKING THE ACTORS IN THIS PLAY GO OFF-SCRIPT, ADLIB THEIR STORIES AND END UP CREATING SOMETHING NEW (and better because f you Mark).

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Well, at the very least, we do get more hints of a story between them both in canon. Of an enmity that is mostly born due to the fact that they belong to different institutions (and yeah there's a quote on Pathologic 1 that says that there's only one woman he fears in this town. Yep.) , of roles that they have been placed in, and that both of them are trying to fight against in different levels.

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): As it is customary, this one goes under a cut:

Thankfully, I've not seen the level of vitriol/bafflement towards this pair that I have seen towards Lara/Block, BUT I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. And that something is, that I wish more people would consider them outside of a dynamic with Daniil. Not saying that the emissaries' thing isn't interesting, which it is, but most of the time I see it mostly as an excuse for DanBlock (I do like the pairing too! It is just that if you are going to write a throuple, actually write the dynamics of the three ffs), setting Aglaya aside. And tbh they are missing out on some dynamics that are potentially very interesting.

This being said, there's an Aglaya/Block/Daniil fic that I will never not once grow tired of recommending: ERNest's Dim Fragments Meant to Be United

But yes, please. More just Aglaya/Block. Explore the potential the hints we get at a backstory has. Or maybe have them both taking refuge in the Town after the Sand Pest and brokering peace with each other.

(And maybe joining for some group sex with Lara and Artemy. A girl can dream.)

(Daniil can also join if he wants)

shipping win! they have different but equally terrible coping mechanisms

i relate to this because for awhile i assumed oh they just mean they’d put them both in boats and they’d meet halfway

Come on Barbie let’s go party

Pinterest recommended a picture and i have to draw Lucifer and Lilith LMAO

“this ship is not canon” babe, they’re fictional characters. they’re not real. they’re literally dolls we play with. we don’t care about whether or not these fictional characters’ love story is canon in this piece of media that is also entirely based on fiction. I mean, sure, canon would be lovely, but it’s a bonus. it’s not necessary. what we care about is the fun of talking about these 2 idiots being in love.

we don’t give a fuck if they didn’t kiss in “canon”. they had raw sex in thousands of fics about them though. and I’d say that’s more than enough to make people who ship them happily ship them even harder. happy shipping!

hey um so i slowly started replacing all of your boyfriend's parts with indistinguishable, identical parts and now he's not sure he's your boyfriend anymore. sorry about that

POV: You wake up Octatrio at 3AM to solve a dorm dispute

King Kong & Tigress Kongress 🦍❤️🐯

u know, since self ships have been brought up, im curious about the deal between null + parlus,

1) … rate the ship:

please N O | not shipping it | nah | maybe | I WISH it’d work | yasss | I ship it | wOW PLEASE!

2) … tell you shortly about how I think they’d work (or why they wouldn’t) in that quad/general opinion

I hate them they make me feel bad (as a relationship, I mean),

Null is a disgusting manipulative bitch and he knows that Parlus is a very romantic and sensually driven person, Obviously, he does not want to sleep w/ them ever or on a regular basis, but he still felt the need to form some kind of strong bond with them... which led him to become their moirail.

He will be affectionate to them in ways that can easily be read as platonic to anyone except parlus, like holding their hand or hugging them, for example. But he doesn't even like to do those things if it's not needed. Parlus thinks he's simply refraining from being more affectionate out of respect for them and their status as something more than mortal, not wanting to make anyone who worships them envious, etc.

All excuses and reasoning that Null brainwashed into their head, of course. Null has made them believe that he is their mouthpiece who can translate the meaning of their words better than they can. It's extremely yucky, but at least it doesn't put them in danger... i guess,

Null puts so much effort into keeping them around and attached to him simply because of how powerful their psionics are and thinks they'll be a great boon to him in achieving his ultimate goal. Not to mention, he knows there are other trolls who want Parlus for themselves, so he needs to keep them sheltered and wanting to stay with him. :/

For the ask meme: Lara/Block. (Yes, I hardly need to ask whether you ship it, I just figure I'll give you the chance to rant gloriously about it if you want to.)

First of all, I thank you for this chance and I apologize for how belated this is!

Whether I ship it or not: Circa 45 fics in ao3 can attest that I do, Your Honor.

Why I ship it or not: I think it is the proof that they can both rise up from their situations, and find not only solace in each other (after all, they were the two people who knew Captain Ravel the best, they are the ones that are going to feel his absence more acutely. Yes, even if Block was the one who sent him to his death, he is genuinely going to feel that absence too.), but become better versions of themselves. They will learn forgiveness (towards the other in the case of Lara, and towards oneself in the case of Block), and this learning of forgiveness will help them move forward. Because yes, they are two characters extremely stuck in their current situations, one way or another (One in her depression-mourning state, and the other trying to change things for the better and seeing that the more he tries to change them, the more they stay the same. And maybe, leaning into each other can help them see beyond their current personal hellholes. Also, I like the idea of them getting to know each other, and, specially in the case of Lara, understand that the whole situation with her father isn’t as black and white as she painted it. (Mostly in the case that Block seems a person with a conscience. A man who is trying to make things better and found himself between a rock and a hard place)

(Plus lbh they would look cute as heck together in any iterations)

My opinion on their canon potential (chemistry, canon interactions, etc): Well, I’ve never let something as canon stop me when it comes to ships but they do have canon potential. 1. The whole situation with Captain Ravel 2. Lara being one of Clara’s bound and Block being Clara’s champion. (And friendly reminder that Lara is listed in Clara’s list as Lara the vengeful. So her reason for being there is BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK). And since I know that whoever reads this is going to say that this is only reasons for violence from Lara to Block, ah guess what, this is my interpretation of a canon that is extremely subjective and that allows for multiple interpretations. (And tbh, a girl can dream but I frankly doubt that we would be getting anything more than what we get in canon.)

My opinion on fanon interpretations/fandom around it (Favorite widespread hcs, pet-peeves, etc): I had sorely been considering not answering to this part of the ask . But efff it. Adding this under a cut:

Aside from a few people that I count among my LaraBlock family and people who might not have anything to do with the ship but whose opinion I respect, the consensus in most of the fandom regarding this pairing makes me laugh.

Because HURRDURR LARA MUST KILL BLOCK BECAUSE GIRLPOWER AND FEMINISM HURRDURR HOW DARE YOU WRITE ABOUT THEM ENDING TOGETHER.

First of all, as pointed out in the previous point: This canon allows for multiple interpretations. So yes, yours is valid, mine is valid, but I dare you to do something:

READ FURTHER INTO THE TEXT FFS.

And when I mean read, I do not only mean "read what the character says and take it at face value" which is something a lot of people in this fandom tend to do and think they are doing extremely deep analysis for some reason. Take into account the circumstances of the character. Think of who they are interacting with (you as in the player and you as either Daniil/p1 Artemy/p2 Artemy/Clara, and yes the Artemys count as two different characters). Think of what the other characters tell you about that character.

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME THOUGHT PROCESSES IF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT.

Again, Lara is a deeply traumatised woman (guess what, mourning is not an easy process and it is also one of the reasons why I ended up sympathising so much with her) in an extremely stressful environment. Taking her words and theories about Block at face value is extremely simplistic.

Specially when he turns to be something... Quite similar to Lara. He is a man at a breaking point, who is trying his best to help and change things (specially in P2, need I remind people of his pantomime with Mark????), and seeing everything crumble around him.

He is not the monster Lara has painted in her mind. He's actually one of the few characters of Pathologic that I would qualify as honorable. (specially in P2, which is the version I have fresh in my mind. P1 is a whole other thing. And!! Block in Changeling route is even another thing. He's pass the breaking point and we see the extent of his breakdown. It is uncomfortable af, specially considering that he is putting all his faith in a teenager, but that is a story for another day.)

We never know what actually happened with Ravel. He could have been an upstanding dude, someone who had been trying to change things withing the Army, a Block 1.0, if you will. (That is, coincidentally, the view I espoused in one of my very first fics). He could have been an actual monster that genuinely needed to be stopped.

But then again, IMHO those people who are like YASSS QUEEN MURDER HIM do not take into account the actual consecquences this act might have for Lara.

(and yes I have just linked to an essay of mine. No shame.)

(Also, I do enjoy fics that tackle the subject of Lara murdering Block, believe it or not. Only those of certain people though.)

Now, this being said, I have to say that I am extremely amused at how baffled people were at LaraBlock entering the most popular pairings list in ao3 (guess what happens when you actually go and create content for the pairings and characters you enjoy). AND also, at the fact that someone thought that not liking the ship would be an actual cancellable take.

The Power that the LaraBlock family has, the intelligence that the LaraBlock family has, the clearance that the LaraBlock family has, the access that the LaraBlock family has, the influence that the LaraBlock family has, the profile that the LaraBlock family has, the international implications that the LaraBlock family has.

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