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weirdly-specific-but-ok · 1 month

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julius caesar but i've never watched it

...either the play or the actual man. I am not a time-travelling voyeur. Why does that give Doctor Who vibes? I haven't watched that either.

Anyway, happy Ides of March, tumblr. I am about as enthusiastic about the celebration as Neil Gaiman is, but here we are. Doing what I do worst, making a summary of things I have no authority to summarise... WAHOO LET'S GO. Whatever it is I know about the play:

Caesar was vibing sometime around the '40s. 0040s, not 1940s.

He has a wife named Calpurnia. A maggot wants to be her because and I quote 'no one ever listens to me either'.

She tells him not to go to some kind of coronation or speech or something on the Ides. He's like nah wifey 'sall gucci.

I regret saying that sentence. As did Caesar, because he went and got stabbed in 44. Spoiler alert.

People ship Mark Antony with Caesar but some ship Brutus and Caesar. *youtuber voice* Comment below with your favourite ship.

Don't do it I don't want to know. Anyway, he's also married to Cleopatra, who is killed by snake venom that may not have been snake venom or something.

Idk they were cute. They had a kid that ran away and Asterix and Obelix had to take care of him. Caesarian?

WAIT IS A C-SECTION CALLED A CAESARIAN BECAUSE YOU CUT IT OPEN AND CAESAR WAS STABBED? WHAT?

There is a soothsayer. He tries to soothwarn Caesar.

Caesar does not soothlisten. Caesar is a lil bitch.

On the Ides of March, Caesar goes up to the soothsayer who is lurking on the steps of the maybe-coronation place. He soothsays The Ides of March are come!

The soothsayer soothsighs and soothsays Aye, Caesar, but not gone.

The senators, otherwise known as the soothslayers, have been plotting for a while. Brutus is a very dear friend of Caesar. He thinks Caesar slays.

But the other senators convince him this is what's best for Rome. So he thinks Caesar should be slayed.

So now the soothslayers at the maybe-coronation gather around Caesar and start stabbing him. Et tu, Brute? and all that (though I remember something about that phrase not meaning the same thing as it does in popular context...).

The soothslayers are a bit extra. Like bro. One stab to the heart would have soothsufficed.

Anyway, Caesar is soothslayed like the soothsayer soothsaid.

There is a funeral thing. The People of Rome are cranky.

A maggot once said Moots, maggots, countrymen! and it lives rent-free in my head.

Anyway what Mark Antony actually says is a whole ass speech. FRIENDS, ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN, LEND ME YOUR EARS. I COME TO BURY CAESAR, NOT TO PRAISE HIM! THE EVIL THAT MEN DO LIVES AFTER THEM, THE GOOD IS INTERR'D WITH THEIR BONES (I THINK I HAVEN'T HEARD THE SPEECH IN A WHILE OK) SO LET IT BE WITH CAESAR.

So he gives the soothspeech and everyone is emotional. IF YOU HAVE TEARS, PREPARE TO SHED THEM NOW. Damn bro. It's like playing villain music just as the camera focuses on the villain.

Anyway then there is a lot of chaos and blah blah blah Mark Antony does some stuff Caesar's adoptive son Octavian does some stuff.

There's some bloke named Augustus who may or may not be Octavian (if he was sorry for the deadname Auggy my bad).

Brutus is killed? Or he kills Mark Antony? One of them die.

They were totally not fighting over who was a better lover to Caesar.

Roman Republic gone byebye as I say to Roxie. Roman Empire starts. The end.

Er.

That was a thing. I rather like summarising my homeboy Shakespeare haven't read him in a while and I only read his comedies. Maybe I should do more in honour of the Globe Theatre Maggots.

Happy Ides. Please don't soothslay me. I've been a good Maggot Prince to you, haven't I?

*runs just in soothcase*

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crazyunsexycool · 1 year

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Come dance with me.

Pairing: 40s!Bucky Barnes x reader

Word count: 2.3k

Warnings: 1940’s Bucky, someone gets slapped, tiny bit of angst but mostly fluff, kissing

A/N: Bucky comes back home after the war and all he wants is to take you Dancing.

Based on this song:

“Hey Cutes.”

You heard his voice before you saw him your head snapped toward the left when you heard the nickname you hadn’t heard in years. Leaning against the wall of the tailor shop you worked at was the one and only James Buchanan Barnes, back from war. He was even more handsome and breathtaking than you remembered. The navy suit he wore and slicked back hair only made his bright blue eyes pop more. The butterflies in your stomach were brought back to life with just his voice.

“James, welcome home.” You smile at him.

“That’s all I get?” He asks teasingly as he pushes off the building and walks closer to you. “Not even a kiss on the cheek, Cutes?”

You tilt your head to the side, your eyes roaming his face. “Seems like you’ve received enough kisses.” You say as you wipe away a bit of pink lipstick off his cheek.

“Oh come on, that was just my Ma.”

You roll your eyes before turning to head home for the day. Bucky follows you.

“She’s just happy her only son is back from war, is all.”

“James, I saw your mother earlier and she wasn’t wearing pink lipstick. We both know who that lipstick belongs to.”

“Ok fine, it was hers but I promise, Dot just launched herself at me. I was heading here when I ran into her.”

“Mmhhm.” You hum as you reach the intersection.

“Pretty face come dance with me.”

“James…”

“Cutes, don’t make me beg. Just put on that pretty pink dress and your dancing shoes and let me pick you up tonight.”

“I don’t think it’s a good idea. Remember what happened last time?” You look up at him quickly before crossing the street while he follows.

“You can’t seriously hold that against me for the rest of our lives. I mean how is our marriage supposed to last if you keep bringing up the girls I’ve danced with before.” He quips and you turn your head so that he can’t see your smile.

“You think we’re going to get married?”

“Oh I know it, Cutes. We could’ve been planning a wedding right now if you weren’t so stubborn.”

“I am not stubborn.” You stop in the middle of the sidewalk and glare up at him.

“It’s ok, it's one of the things I love about ya. Except when it comes to you not letting me take you out on a date.”

“Well how am I supposed to take you seriously if you’re always dating a new girl each week, James?”

He steps closer to you, his hand on your waist as he moves both of you out of the path of other people.

“One chance, it’s all I’m asking for, Cutes.” He said, his body still close enough to you that you were afraid that he could feel your heart beating out of your chest.

What was the harm in going to one dance with him? The truth was that you’ve always liked James. You more than liked him, you were in love. It just worried you that he’d realize you had nothing in common. In all honesty you had missed him since he’d gone off to war and you hadn’t been happier than when Mrs. Barnes stopped by to pick up a dress and mentioned that her son was back. With nothing to lose you give him an answer.

“Ok.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah.”

He beamed, his eyes were brighter and then he took your hand in his and placed a kiss on your knuckles.

“Tonight at 7:00?”

“Pick me up?” You ask.

“Of course, Cutes.” He offers you his arm and you take it. “Let me walk you home.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

There’s a knock at your door at 7:00 pm sharp. Your nerves had gotten the better of you and you were ready with more than enough time to spare. There’s another knock and you look at yourself in the mirror one last time to make sure your hair looks good and your pink dress is wrinkle free. You take a deep breath as you check through the peephole.

“Hi Cutes.” Bucky flashes you his most charming smile. He’s dressed in his army uniform and the sight was enough to make you swoon. “You look beautiful.” He tells you as he presents a bouquet of flowers.

“Thank you, please come in.” You step back to let him in. “You look very handsome in your uniform.”

“Only in my uniform, cutes?”

You chuckle when you see his pout. With the flowers in a vase you turn back to see Bucky looking at some pictures you had hanging on your wall.

“Ok I’m all set.”

“Alright, let’s get this party started.”

Once you’re outside and the door is locked Bucky offers you his arm again. As you move to place your hand around his arm he grabs it and places a kiss on your knuckles. You bite down lightly on your bottom lip to try and keep your smile from showing but you fail.

Bucky had always been the charming guy you knew. At school with the teachers, at dances with the girls, at family gatherings with the parents. So sometimes it would catch you off guard when he always seeked you out. He charmed the teachers so that his seat was moved next to yours, he’d always wanted to have the last dance with you and he always made sure to have a conversation with your parents.

He opens the car door for you and once you’re settled he closes the door and jogs over to the driver’s side. Bucky smiles over at you again causing butterflies to take flight.

~~~~~~~~~~~

The dance hall was packed, mostly with returning soldiers and their sweethearts. The band was playing something upbeat and the dance floor couldn’t hold one more couple. Bucky held your hand as he walked through the crowd to get to his best friend, Steve and his girl. From what Bucky told you in the car they had met after Steve was rejected yet again from joining the army. He wasn’t as torn up about it now that he found the girl he wanted to marry.

“Hi Steve.” you leaned in and hugged him.

“Y/N, It’s good to see you again.” He said as he pulled away to quickly introduce his date to you.

You chatted for a little bit before Bucky asked you for the first dance of the night. The song was a quick one but not too fast. Bucky found a way to keep you pressed up against him even if the song called for spins and dips. Without having to ask him you knew he had seen truly horrible things during his time overseas. So to see him happy and carefree filled you with joy, so did being in his arms.

Song after song neither of you wanted to stop but you had to for just a moment to freshen up.

“Seems like you finally got your girl.” Steve said with a smile once Bucky sat down, his jacket and tie were long abandoned.

“Almost, pal. I’m gonna ask her tonight when I drop her off.”

“You shouldn’t have a problem, I see the way she looks at you.”

“You think?”

“Of course, you’ll be fine.”

“I don’t know Steve. I’ve liked her for so long and she barely ever gave me the time of day when we were in school.”

“Don’t lose your nerve.” Steve places a hand on Bucky’s shoulder. “Just be yourself and tell her how you feel.”

“You’re right. I’ll just be myself and tell her how I feel.” Bucky takes a deep breath. “I need a drink for this.”

Bucky gets up and walks toward the other side of the room where the bar is. He orders his drink and waits.

“I thought I saw you earlier.” Dot, the girl who had been practically throwing herself at him since high school, walks up to him.

She’s too close to him and he takes a small step back. Bucky doesn’t want you to think that anything is going on between him and Dot. She steps closer, placing a hand on his chest.

“Aren’t you going to ask me to dance?”

“No Dot, I came here with Y/N and she’s the only one I want to dance with. Why don’t you go back to your date.”

She pouts. Her perfectly red lips arched into a frown as she looked up at him. “I don’t understand what you see in her. She’ll never treat you like I could.” She wrapped her arms around Bucky’s neck. He grabs her arms to try and push her away gently. “I could treat you so much better.” Her lips are on his.

~~~~~~~~~~

You and Steve’s sweetheart took a bit longer than you’d liked waiting to use the restroom. But you were able to get to know her better. It was easy to see why Steve was so smitten and the term of endearment fit her perfectly.

“Would you say yes if he asked you to be his girl?” She asked as you left the restroom.

“Yes, I would. He’s always been so sweet but I thought he was like that with everyone. Truth is I’ve had a crush on him since school.”

She puts her hand over her chest. “That is so sweet, and you two look so good together.”

You had just entered the main room in the building and you tensed next to Steve's girl. She followed your gaze and gasped. At the bar you saw Bucky and Dot kissing. Tears immediately burned your eyes and you headed toward the door. Sweetheart tried to stop you but you wouldn’t. You needed to get out of there quickly.

~~~~~~~~~

Bucky pushed Dot away from him and immediately tried to wipe away the lipstick stain he knew would be there. He was angry, Bucky had tried to be a gentleman but he had had enough.

“Why can’t you understand that I’m not interested in you? I never was and I never will. I tried to be nice about it because I didn’t want to hurt your feelings but enough is enough. I’m in love with Y/N. She’s who I want.”

The other people around had stopped their conversation and turned their attention to the scene that was unfolding. Dot felt humiliated, her cheeks were crimson as she looked around to see who was paying attention. In her own anger, before she realized what she was doing her hand connected with Bucky’s face. She huffed and turned to leave as quickly as she could.

“Bucky,” Steve’s girl pushed through the crowd. “James, you have to go.” She was panting when she got to him.

“Hey, just breathe. What’s wrong?”

“We were walking out of the bathroom, and Y/N saw you kissing that girl. She left.”

“Shit. Thanks, tell Steve I left.” Bucky didn’t wait for a reply. He focused on pushing his way through the crowd and hoped he could catch you outside.

~~~~~~~~~

You made it outside and took a deep breath before thinking about what you should do. Part of you wanted to go back in there and let Bucky know you never wanted to see him again. But the other part wanted to go home and so you started walking in the direction of your home. You’re halfway up the block when you hear Bucky call your name followed by fast approaching footsteps. It only makes you walk faster.

Bucky catches up to you and softly wraps his hand around your wrist. You turn to look at him reluctantly and wait until he catches his breath. When he looks at you, you avert your eyes but he can see the unshed tears.

“Cutes, it’s not what you think,” He says once he’s finally slowed his breathing. “I promise. You can ask anyone, even Steve’s sweetheart. I don’t care about Dot.”

“Then why does she keep thinking she can just kiss you whenever she wants?”

“I don’t know. But I told her that I’m not interested in her. I only want you.”

You shake your head mostly in disbelief. Bucky’s hands cups your cheeks and turns your head so that you have to look at him.

“What do I have to do to prove it? Tell me and I’ll do it.”

“I don’t know. I don’t even understand why me?”

Bucky groans in frustration. “What is there not to get? You’re everything.”

“Maybe you’re better off with Dot.”

“I don’t want Dot, I want you. Do you want to know why?” He didn’t wait for an answer. “Because from the moment I left to go to that damned war all I could think about was seeing you again. Whenever I was able to sleep I dreamt of you. Any time I thought I wasn’t going to make it I looked at your picture to remember that I never got to tell you that I’m in love with you.” Bucky said as his heart was about to beat out of his chest.

“You had my picture?” You asked in a whisper.

Bucky didn’t hesitate to take out a cigarette holder and show you a withered photo of you hidden behind the left over cigarettes.

“Listen if you don-“

You didn’t let him finish his sentence. Shutting him up with your lips on his and your arms around his neck. It takes Bucky a second to realize what’s happening but then his arms are wrapped around your waist and he’s pulling you closer to himself. His lips moved in sync to yours. When you finally pulled back both your lips were slightly swollen and held matching smiles.

“For the record, I’m in love with you too.” You whisper.

“So you’ll be my girl?”

“Yes.” Bucky lifted you by your waist and spun you around before kissing you again.

After that night Bucky loved dancing with you at any chance he got. At Steve’s wedding and at yours. In your living room and kitchen. At birthday parties or bbqs. No matter when or where he always wanted to have you in his arms. And it always started the same.

“Hey cutes, come dance with me.” He offered you his hand.

And every single time you took it.

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realmofvoxtv · 2 months

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Theories about Vox's and Alastor's Past

SPOILERS: If you have not watched episode 8 or just season one please read this post later. Also these are theories. These may predict future plot reveals idk.

Trigger Warning: Brief mentions of a toxic/abusive relationships. I mention Valentino too. Please continue with caution. Also, I mention Alastor's possible past as a killer.

So, we got a pretty BIG reveal in episode 8. Which is the photo below:

So, Vox and Alastor have more of a history than what many people believed. Let's first take some notes about the photo.

1. Alastor has his pilot suit

2. This photo is in black and white

3. Vox's screen looks different, it looks like an older model.

4. Vox and Alastor are pretty close together (this is important later).

Ok, let's talk about a few things.

1. Alastor's pilot suit.

This could be reference to the pilot. Or maybe his change is a reference to how, apparently, Alastor has made a deal and may not even own his soul.

2. The photo is in black and white.

And 3. Vox's screen likes like an older model.

Given how Vox seems to be ALL about updating and keeping up with the times, I don't think he was like pretending to be old fashioned for Alastor in recent or present times.

So, odds are this was AGES ago in hell. Like shortly after Vox died. I would say 1950s-1960s.

4. Vox and Alastor are pretty close together.

Now I think this is something important to mention. So far it seems like Alastor has this disconnection from most other males. Alastor mentions his mother in the pilot, but he has yet to mention his father.

He has this hatred for Lucifer (Charlie's DAD and Lilith's HUSBAND).

And at BEST Alastor respects Zestial (A powerful and OLDER MALE overlord). And at WORST he fears Zestial.

Sidenote: Look at that scene between Zestial and Alastor. It really looks like Alastor panics when he realizes that he (Alastor) is losing the respect of people in hell.

So given all of this, Alastor having mostly female friends, and mentioning his mother. But not mentioning his father, and even seeming to feel this need for respect and control (check back on his song in episode 8). I really do think it's possible that Alastor had a father who was in his life. But his father may have instilled fear and the need to gain respect, and perhaps the way Alastor was raised. Alastor felt the need to gain control in his life. (Sidenote: If he did indeed hurt/end people while alive, it's possible that was the driving force).

So the fact that Alastor was standing so close to Vox. And long enough for a photo to be taken? (Sidenote: If this is an old photo, I'm sure this photo would have taken a while to snap. Also is the camera being held by someone else or on a tripod or something? (Remember that this is probably in the 1950s-1960s)). This is important. This tells me that Alastor and Vox, at the time, trusted each other.

So what happened?

Well, let’s go over Alastor's history since we have more of that as of now.

Alastor lived through the Great Depression, and died AT LEAST after the 1920s my best guess is 1930s - 1940s.

He arrived in hell, and according to Vaggie in the pilot, and Mimzy, he wiped out some of the most powerful and eldest Overlords with ease.

IMPORTANT: I think Alastor made this deal shortly after he appeared in hell. His power had to have come from somewhere.

And seven years ago, he disappeared. And only recently he has re-appeared.

Also despite killing overlords and hating new stuff, he allowed Vox around him for that photo.

Now about Vox. It's try to make some sense of his timeline. Apparently the first tv's appeared in 1927. But they only become really popular around 1946 - 1951. So it's likely that Vox and Alastor DID NOT meet each other when they were humans. So, he likely fell some time between 1950 - 1960. HOWEVER, if Alastor did encounter primitive tvs in 1927 to whenever died. It make sense that Alastor would originally accept Vox's presence.

IMPORTANT: I am now sure that Vox died at least before 1970s. As that’s when colored cameras were popularized. And again that photo was in black and white.

So, what happened between them. Well I have some ideas and supporting evidence.

1. Vox and Alastor made a bet/deal and Vox won.

We hear in episode 2 from Valentino that Alastor owes Valentino and Vox something. It is possible that Vox and Alastor similar to Husk and Alastor. Made a bet, in which whoever wins gets the loser's soul. However, Alastor lost and maybe since he doesn't own his soul, he's able to attack Vox. Meanwhile Vox is shocked, as he's weirded out that Alastor is still able to move and (apparently) still has his soul. Perhaps in this theory Vox thought that Alastor found a loophole.

Perhaps Valentino gets involved, and that's how he loses his antenna. Maybe Alastor realized that his secret may be out. And he brought out an angelic weapon trying to end Vox and Valentino. But instead, he has to flee. Also, Vox has a crooked antenna too. Maybe a result of Alastor?

Also, in episode 2, Vox says that they must prevent Charlie from making a deal with Alastor. Interesting...

IDK though where Vox inviting Alastor to the team fits in this theory. Maybe this battle happens after Alastor rejects Vox's offer.

2. One of them saved the other's life

In episode 8, while Alastor sings he taunts the idea that people would think that he would die and, thus, cares for the people in the Happy Hotel. What if this is something that happened between Alastor and Vox. What if when Vox was a younger sinner, he was nearly killed and Alastor came to his defense. Or perhaps it was the other way around.

And Alastor realized that with him not owning his own soul, that he may be forced to kill Vox, like the oldest overlords. So, he cut off Vox. As he was maybe starting to care about Vox (doesn't have to be romantic).

And perhaps that's why Vox invited Alastor to join his team (Which for sure had Vox and Valentino, idk about Velvette). As Vox wanted to have his pal back.

Then Alastor attacks Vox to send the message to Vox.

Also, in this theory. They were likely friends. (Remember the earliest tvs were made in 1927. So, Alastor likely had no problem with Vox's technology as it was around when he was alive, but just not common in most households. )

How close Vox and Alastor are in the photo, does support this theory. Especially since Alastor does seem to have this mistrust around males.

Also if Vox saved Alastor's life. That would explain Valentino saying that Alastor owes them something (aka his afterlife).

3. Alastor tried to swap places with Vox

It's possible that Alastor got close to Vox, and maybe offered Vox a deal. Which was intended to trap Vox and maybe Alastor was hoping that whoever owns his soul would instead want Vox to take leadership. And possibly free Alastor's soul.

Remember how Vox mentioned to the other V's that they must prevent Alastor from making a deal with Charlie? Perhaps Alastor is going to order Charlie to take his place in his deal. (Remember, Charlie's only restriction is that she wouldn't hurt someone. Taking his place in his deal, doesn't directly hurt anyone).

Anyways, Vox realizes what Alastor wanted. Maybe he tries to get Alastor more involved like joining his team. And Alastor keeps pushing a deal. And maybe Alastor or Vox snap and then they battle.

In this theory, Alastor allowing Vox to be so close to him in a photo. Likely would've been an act to pretend that he trusts Vox.

Also, in this theory, maybe Alastor was training Vox to be like him. That way he would be the perfect replacement for his deal. This would also explain Vox's similarities to Alastor.

Maybe whoever owns Alastor's soul, realized his plans and intentions. And that's why Alastor disappeared for 7 years. He was being reminded to never betray them.

4. Perhaps Valentino and maybe Velvette, drove Alastor apart from Vox and vice versa.

We know Vox invited Alastor to join his "team". That hints that at least one more V member was in the team. Likely Valentino.

Remember Alastor's possible past with his father and his fear/hatred of certain male figures. It's possible that such a male sinner like Valentino drove a divide between Alastor and Vox. Perhaps Valentino even framed Vox or Alastor. Which drove them to battle. Vox and Valentino get hurt. And Alastor disappears for 7 years.

So even though in this theory, Alastor once trusted Vox. He doesn't anymore.

So that's all. Share your thoughts below!

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youremyheaven · 2 months

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Theatrical Romantic (TR): Kibbe ID Exploration Through Media

Let me begin by saying that its best to think of Kibbe as a set of archetypes (its called Kibbe Image Identities, not Kibbe Body Types for a reason) and to use it as a fun, creative & useful tool for self-presentation and not something to scrutinize your own appearance with (I blame social media and media in general for how obsessive women get with this).

Now let us begin. This is my new series, I'll be making a detailed post for each Kibbe ID (of which there are 13). I thought I'll begin with TRs as they are the most misunderstood and purported to be the rarest.

I think its important to analyse Kibbe IDs in relation to the character tropes most associated with actors who belong to each respective ID because this is the way that reveals the essence of an ID most clearly and also because (and most people overlook this) Kibbe is literally based on the old Hollywood star system.

Little rant: I get really sick of seeing people on the Kibbe subreddit analyse the size of their hands or the breadth of their shoulders or whatever when so much of it is just based on vibes :/ and the kind of vibes your physicality gives off. Ok rant over.

Character Tropes/Typecasting:

I have noticed that TRs are often cast as aristocrats, literal royalty or just someone upper-class and tend to play very sophisticated women.

Morgan Fairchild & Joan Collins (both verified TRs)

Priscilla Presley (unverified TR) played Jenna Wade on Dallas in the 80s. She described her character as "Jenna is her own woman. She's extremely self-reliant, she has lived in Europe and has a child. Just like me. Except that she's a bit more sophisticated than me. She has a lot of integrity, she's totally honest. I like her. How could I help but identify with her?"

TRs often come across as very self-possessed, intimidating, strong, free thinking and hard to "tame".

Its funny to me that this character was later played by Morgan Fairchild (verified TR) after Priscilla left the show

They literally look SO similar. the 1930s-1940s period and the decade of 1980s was the heyday for TRs and they were everywhere & kind of overrepresented in the media.

I find this very interesting because TRs are often typecast as rich bratty girls or rich manipulative women. In the 1930s the US economy was experiencing the Great Depression and the wealth disparity between the rich & the poor was at its peak. In the 40s due to wartime production, the US finally climbed out of the great depression and it was a period of economic uplifting. During both these periods TRs were kinda everywhere in the media and film noir cinema was also very popular (I'll explore the link between TRs & this genre in another post). Movies depicted opulence & glamour & TRs were there to play those roles. Film noir can be understood as a reaction to the paranoia & general mistrust of the Great Depression and these movies were often very sexually charged as well. This is where the "femme fatale" shines.

Its so weird how they're practically extinct in the public eye now because of the homogenization of fashion/style/body aesthetics and every body looking like a copy of each other. To embrace your ID is to celebrate your unique presence and embrace individuality.

this same character was also played by Francine Tacker and look at how different her presence/vibes come across as. Both Morgan & Priscilla kind of radiate a similar aura of sensuality, affluence and they don't really seem like people who will take shit from anyone. Francine looks much sweeter and more girl next door not a posh bougie cut throat kinda woman. Again this is just based on VIBES which is how casting works. An actor needs to LOOK convincing as the character they are playing.

Joan Collins' character on Dynasty really exemplifies this. She plays Alexis who is a manipulative, scheming but sophisticated antagonist. She's described as "passionate, shrewd, and vengeful, Alexis loves her children fiercely and will do anything to protect them, but she often ignores their own needs and desires in place of what she thinks is best". Collins described her character as such:

"I went into the show, I was told that it was a failing show and that it was about to be cancelled, so they expected me to bring something to it to make it much more interesting to the viewer. That was a challenge, and it wasn't necessarily all in the writing. But I did find that the character was multifaceted, and wasn't just the plain old straightforward bitch type. I tried to give her a sense of humour, I tried to give her vulnerability, because she was betrayed by her ex-husband and her whole family, and I tried to bring other dimensions to the character."

It's vv imp to note this because TRs don't play supervillains or straight-up evil people, they're kind of bratty, and a little uppitty but it's mostly all in good humour and they have their reasons for doing so. They're not evil without reason. Their "bitchiness" is usually a mask for their vulnerability.

Scarlett O'Hara is also a REALLY good example. There is a reason why Kibbe said Vivien Leigh is THE prime TR example. If you've watched the movie you know that Scarlett is a bratty rich girl who uses other people and learns her lesson far too late. She is also a victim of her circumstances.

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I feel like everyone associates an RBF with Vivien Leigh and does not see how kooky, playful and kind of silly (although mean and bratty as well) her character was. This is what TRs are like, they look bitchy but they're actually only mean in a playful silly kind of way.

This Jada Pinkett Smith in the 90s. A lot of people only know her in her current pixie cut form so they're confused by her being typed as a TR but if you watch her old stuff or look at pictures of her from when she had long hair, its vv apparent that she's a TR.

Her daughter Willow looks so much like her (this is a pic of young Jada)

Its crazy how styling can hide or enhance so many things. Jada comes across vv differently now than she did in the 90s.

TRs are often typecast as spoilt brats who are a little dim-witted. They have a dry sense of humour and can come across as cold/mean/blunt. Even when the character isn't actually rich, they still come across as bratty.

Alex Russo is a good example of this (played by verified TR Selena Gomez). Alex is good-natured and means no harm but she's often rude, sarcastic, conniving and manipulative.

Jackie Burkhart (played by verified TR Mila Kunis) is yet another good example of this trope.

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TRs are often cast as drama queens and they KILL it in these roles.

Morgan Brittany played Vivien Leigh (both verified TR) in 3 different movies. Their resemblance is uncanny as are the vibes they both give off.

She's best known for playing Katherine on Dallas. Her character was very scheming & conniving.

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This is a very interesting video of Morgan speaking about how she tried to emulate Vivien's "essence". This was in the 70s pre-Kibbe but I feel like she was intuitively employing the same techniques.

Donna Mills (verified TR) is best known for playing Abby Cunningham on Knots Landing.

Abby's storylines focused on business dealings, affairs and family troubles. Introduced as the sister of Sid Fairgate, she was initially portrayed as a friendly, warm-hearted woman with great love for her children. In due time, she evolved into the series' main antagonist, constantly causing mayhem in others' lives. According to series creator David Jacobs, the producers always intended Abby to be a J.R. Ewing-esque character. Jacobs said, "When we were casting the role of Abby, we were looking for a homey type, someone whom the other women characters would trust. It was our intention to have this nice person gain the trust of the other women and then cause trouble for them. We didn't want the other characters and the audience to know that there was a scheming person under this nice facade. We wanted her to come on as a good person and then evolve into a vixen." The character became known for her manipulative behaviour and was often labelled a "soap vixen".

This pretty much sums up the TR cinematic typecasting lol. They're innocent seeming vixens. Their "femme fatale" essence comes through with their scheming & manipulating, they're not action heroines who kick ass, most people now associate "femme fatale" with someone like Angelina Jolie but back in the day it was a charming innocent alluring woman who manipulated you and ruined your life.

Salma Hayek's first & only telenovela Teresa had her playing a young woman who uses her beauty & manipulation tactics to climb out of poverty.

"Teresa is a beautiful and intelligent young woman desperately seeking to get out of the grinding poverty of the neighborhood where she lives. Resentful of the miserable life that took her sister, she plans to use her beauty and intelligence to enter the world of luxury to which she wants to belong.

To this end, she enters her classmate and friend Aurora's group of friends. There she meets Aurora's cousin Raul, a young but neurotic millionaire with suicidal tendencies. Telling Raul that she is rich, coupled with her beauty, Raul becomes smitten with her. Even though he and Aurora discover that Teresa lied about her wealth, Raul is obsessed with her and forgives her.

Fearing that their opposition to the relationship will end with Raul's suicide, Aurora's parents accept the romance of Teresa and Raul. However, Teresa discovers that her deceit and ambition leads to unhappiness and loneliness." (Wikipedia Plot Synopsis)

I feel like most verified TRs have played a character that uses their beauty/schemes etc to get ahead in life only to realize that it makes them deeply unhappy. Its kind of the OG TR trope.

This is also what sets them apart from other villainous or evil characters. They have goodness in them to make them realize they're wrong. Also their schemes are often used to comedic effect and they're not straight up cold or ruthless, they're slightly slow and dimwitted (charmingly so).

Voice & Mannerisms

I have found one of the most distinct TR trait is their voice (usually low pitched, kinda husky) and also HOW they speak. They almost always come across as either

a. bubbly, playful, dry humour, little snarky and sarcastic

b. very well spoken, sophisticated, elegant, ladylike

or usually a combination of the two.

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Jane Seymour (verified TR) look at the way she speaks, behaves

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She's very playful but elegant and poised

Here's a bit where Selena speaks about her low pitched voice.

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Salma Hayek (verified TR) honestly watch any interview of hers to get an idea of the traits & qualities of a TR. she's very feminine, very poised, very graceful yet silly, playful and can be very sarcastic and also does not take shit from anyone. That's the femme fatale essence for you.

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I hope this post helped shed some light on the nature of TRs.

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thatoneguydownthestreet · 1 year

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Ok hear me out rq. I’m a nerd so i was thinking about how musical instruments date back to like 35,000 years ago or something and music has always been a big part of humanity. In Apocalypse Yuu’s world do they still have music? What would they do seeing how music evolved in twst?

(I literally love your writings btw, the Lilia and apocalypse Yuu one was like gut wrenching for me lol)

Ay fellow history nerd! Also I didn't know if this was a request or just a question so I just answered it. Sorry if this ain't what you want.

Ok, so the war that started this whole mess would have been set during the later end of the 1900's. With the build up of said war starting towards the 1940s/1950s.

So the world itself would most definitely have music, but here's the thing.

This war was fucking world ending. It's called the apocalypse for a reason. You have to be as incognito as possible.

I'll elaborate more on this in the ao3 fic, but there is an extremely enforced way that you're aloud to look. You don't choose your clothes. You don't choose you're hair. You don't choose your height. You're 5'10? Lmao take these 2 inch heels. Now you're 6ft, you now fit in one of the height categories.

The absolutely most you can do is decorate your mask. And even that comes with restrictions.

So playing and listening to music? Drawing attention to yourself like that?

That's a death sentence my friend.

Music is only for those blessed (rich) enough to be able to avoid the conflicts all together and actually live a life.

People still let out muffled hums and whistles and whisper with the slightest hint of a rhythm but...their not upper counsle.

Those are the people who get clean water. Thos are the people that get edible food. Those are the people who get music.

Not them. Not yuu.

So, coming to twisted wonderland? Hearing songs that were sung loud and happy and not whispered like prayers that'll be forever locked away?

....yuu doesn't know how to feel about that.

Also Mr. Jamil Viper has the face of someone with severe constipation. Never seen a man look so offended in my life fr

#twisted wonderland #twst x male reader #twisted wonderland x male reader #twisted wonderland x reader #jamil viper #apocalypse reader #apocalypse yuu #i answer shit

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audhd-nightwing · 4 months

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percy jackson ep2 live reaction

annabeth being a little creep i love her

fun fact i learned at the pjo NYCC panel: the most grueling part of the show production was making the camp half-blood shirts. they all had to be a specific shade of orange and there had to be a LOT cuz all the campers wear them consistently

very much angsty tween energy

ITS SOOO PRETTYYYYYYYYYY

i love the big house’s design

grover’s little *clop clop clop* hehe

“your highness” book!percy wouldn’t be caught dead saying that shit but it’s still funny cuz i KNOW as soon as he learns more abt the gods all that respect is out the window. book!percy is just a little asshole from the start

Mr D is fucking perfect casting

godDAMN chiron is tall asf

also i fr did not know brunner was pronounced like that

mr d actually being kinda nice to grover??

ITS SO COOL I WANNA GO TO CAMP THERE

riptide my bbg

i need a close up of the inside and outside of all the cabins immediately

Hermes cabin 💪💪💪

there’s a fire pit IN the cabin?? that seems like a hazard. but also magic and it’s fucking cool so

the complete non-reaction to percy’s introduction now vs how people will eventually react to hearing his name is kinda wild

they really did not give this poor boy any time to grieve his mom huh

LUKE

poor percy, his first reaction to being approached is to be defensive :(

CHB necklace!!!!

o shit that scared me. hello wood nymph. is this his mom??? idk how satyrs are born

the tiger shirt 💀

LIKE AN OLD BANANA HGHDGDGDGD

grover :( ur a good friend bb

dream time woooooo. OH THE VOICE IS KRONOS i forgor

“glory” ok nerd

luke really has a whole posse following him around lmao

IS THAT THE LESBIAN FLAG ON CLARISSE’S NECKLACE???

nvm they all have them in that order….

i love that percy has just had that leather necklace from the very start of the show. in preparation for the camp beads :,)

aaaaaaaa a character in a wheelchair that’s so cool!!!!!

no one’s even gonna show him how to use the bow???

this boy is gonna destroy the camp i love him

BRO DID NOT GET THE JOKE AND I FEEL SO SEEN. YES THERES A GREEK GOD OF DISAPPOINTMENT

oh my god i’m gonna cry. percy praying to sally is my favorite change they made in the whole show

“like, real friends” crying luke how dare you betray this sweet darling boy

YOU TELL HIM PERCY!! get his ass

“hey guys! 😃 🤚 can’t sleep huh?” ilysm percy

“do you think you’re special?” oh boy clarisse do you have a big surprise coming. also percy didn’t even tell anyone abt the minotaur that was grover

okay i liked this cgi way better than nancy bobofit’s takedown

annabeth stalker behavior i love you. SHE ADMITS IT TOO I LOVE HERRRE

“annabeth sees the world differently” yeah she’s autistic with a genius iq

sobbing. “she’s my little sister”. pain. the betrayal is gonna hurt so much more

th-alia ??? hm

“until zeus broke the pact” hades, hiding his kids from the 1940s in the lotus hotel: yeah zeus was the one to break it first, obviously

i can’t wait to see who they cast as thalia

“let it rip” i see what you did there 👀 my mind went right to beyblade tho lol

their shields lowkey look like the nightwing symbol :3

SUNSHINE ADDSHFJFHDG

god this set is so fucking cool

cringefail loserboy rizz

THE HAT!!!!!!!!!!!

“he’ll be ready, i know it” *cuts to percy flossing* i love this dumbass so much

lizard :D

exceptional depiction of adhd ty rick

bro really just gave away the location of the flag with no hesitation lol

OH SHIT THAT WAS COOL! the roll into picking up the shield? smooth asf!!!

how tf did the spear even break isn’t it made of like magic metal

she really used him as bait lmao. *pushes him into the water* she’s just testing a hypothesis!!

holy shit the cabin is so cool. kinda spooky tho. i hate to say it but i like the movie version better

“what 😃”

damn they really just blame everything on hades huh. poor guy. i’d hate my siblings too if they gave me a shitty job and made me the scapegoat for a bunch of stuff

why tf is chiron wearing a suit. why.

“i’m sally jackson’s son” YES YOU ARE KING

grover you’re the best ily. chiron you’re giving way too much dumbledore energy i hate it

#percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo tv show #percy jackson show #pjo spoilers #percy jackson spoilers

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Hi dear..

If requests are open.Can you do a 1940s Bucky smut and maybe the reader is Steve’s younger sister.

I don’t have a particular plot but maybe war is over and they both are back home and living happily.

Steve doesn’t know of them yet.so some fun sneaky stuff

Thanks bye

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Thank you my beautiful @elle14-blog1 for sending this in and waiting SO long for me to write it!! Love you so much angel I hope you enjoy 😍

Warnings: 40s Bucky; sneaky sex, semi-public sex.

He's so pretty 🥺

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You stirred in Bucky's arms, his lips pressing kisses to your forehead, his fingers tracing patterns on your soft skin. You hummed in contentment, wiggling a little until you were face to face, his warm smile lighting up his features and you couldn't resist kissing him, your arms brushing over his chest.

"Morning baby" his voice rumbled through you as you smiled and pressed more kisses to him. "Mornin' Buck, how did you sleep?" He squeezed your ass under the covers and you squeaked, hiding your face in his chest, "pretty good dollface...had a pretty girl keeping me warm all night." You rolled your eyes and giggled as his hands kept squeezing. But your morning cuddle was not to last.

"Hey sis!! You in there?" The sound of your (no longer) little brother stomping towards your bedroom made you both jump out of your skin. Bucky scrambled out of bed and silently ran around the room grabbing his pants and shirt from the night before.

Steve rattled the doorknob and knocked loudly. "Hey, get up you bum! Let me in." You called out that you were getting decent before opening the window and passing Bucky his shoes. He climbed out before grabbing your face and planting a kiss on your lips. "Go! Before he breaks the door down!" You whispered, still kissing him before he made a quick climb down the ladder outside your window. You then grabbed a dressing gown and unlocked the door.

"Hey Stevie, wheres the fire huh?" You could tell he was a bit confused as to why you were so breathless, but without any evidence as you why, he told you instead to come and get some breakfast.

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You had been so incredibly happy to see both your brother and Bucky return from war. You could tell that they had both seen and been through some traumatic things which they were hesitant to talk about with you. But despite that they still managed to maintain their charm, happiness and energy that they had left Brooklyn with all those years ago.

You had been serving dinner at the local diner when they arrived back, full uniform and small smiles on their faces. You had screamed and rushed over to them, wrapping Steve in your arms and sobbing before pulling Bucky into a big hug and kissing his cheek. They both blushed as the diner filled with applause and they were offered dinner for free, and you got the rest of the night off. You had laughed harder than you had in years, your cheeks and tummy aching by the end of the night.

You walked them back to your apartment, now to be shared with Steve until you found somewhere more suitable. You both implored Bucky to stay with you but he said he should go back to his mother's before she killed him.

Before he left he hovered on the doorstep and you waited while Steve lugged his bags upstairs. "Everything ok Buck?" He scratched the back of his head, a faint tinge of red colouring his cheeks. "Um yeah it's just...." You raised your brows expectantly and he climbed the stair so he was face to face with you. "It's just, something happened, y'know over there... And I thought, I thought I was gonna...." He cleared his throat and looked away. You took his hand in yours and squeezed, not really sure what else to do. "Anyway, all I could think about was you doll... Couldn't believe I'd wasted a lifetime not telling you every day how much I cared about you and just wished I had kissed you a whole bunch more."

You giggled in shock. Bucky was a ladies man and you figured he saw you like a little sister, not someone he cared about like that? You closed the space between you, and lowered your voice. "So what are you gonna do about it Buck?" His eyes widened before he grinned, grabbing your chin and pulling you forward, kissing you like his life depended on it. Your arms wrapped around his neck and you moaned as his tongue explored your mouth. "Fuck, doll. Knew it. Knew I shoulda been kissing you for years..." You pressed your forehead against his and sighed out a laugh. "Well I coulda told you that dummy." He kissed you again before pulling away.

"Listen, do you think we should tell Steve? Or not? He's been through so much, maybe we see how it goes and tell him later?" You gripped his hand tight, "it's not because I don't wanna tell the world about it...but it's Steve yknow. He's still my baby brother, even if he's bigger than a house now." You both chuckled and he nodded. "Good idea Doll, just between us... For now." He kissed your hand before making his way home. You leaned against the door before you heard Steve shout down to you. You rolled your eyes and hurried in, still relishing the feeling of Bucky on your lips.

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From then on, you and Bucky had been engaged in the worst kept secret relationship in the world. The only one who was seemingly oblivious to it was Steve.

Just like the old days, the three of you spent all your free time together, which was both a blessing and curse for you and Bucky. Cinema trips were the best, you sat in between them, your hand finding Bucky's in the dark, squeezing when a romantic scene appeared. You sometimes tried to get Steve to grab more popcorn, knowing he'd be held up in the lobby by adoring kids and fans, which gave you and Bucky a few moments alone to kiss each other like crazy.

He often came to visit you at the diner you worked at and would pretend to read the paper whilst leering at you in your pretty uniform. On one occasion, on a particularly quiet afternoon he grabbed you and pulled you into the little staff bathroom. He pulled your skirt up and pressed his fingers into your underwear, stroking at your folds as he kissed you, pressing your against the wall of the stall. You managed to fit your hand down the front of his pants, stroking at his half hard cock making him growl and slid a finger into you.

"Baby whaddya think your gonna do huh? Make me fuck you right here in this stall? What a naughty little thing you are..." You whined in his ear and tugged on his pants. "Just do it Sarge, want it now..." He couldn't help but oblige as your hand worked harder at his throbbing dick. He managed to lift you a bit higher, and with some clever manevering you where suddenly sinking down on him, both of you hissing at the glorious stretch. You clawed at his shoulders as he rutted into you, kissing you hard and sloppy, making you gasp.

Ten minutes later you emerged from the room, seeing your little brother sitting at the counter, smiling when he saw you. "Hey! What you been doing in there?" You face flushed and you gapped wordlessly when Bucky followed you out shortly after. "I....I... Was just letting Bucky use the bathroom... Not supposed to let customers in there, so y'know... Don't tell anyone!" Steve chuckled and grabbed a menu and you straightened your skirt before resuming service as normal.

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You thought it would only be a matter of time before Steve found out. Bucky had been sneaking into your bedroom 5 nights out of 7 via the fire escape and sneaking out again each morning. This morning was particularly close and you watched him wash up the plates with a little sadness. You hated lying to him, and you certainly didn't want to keep Bucky a secret anymore, even if it was the most thrilling thing to ever happen to you.

"You ok there? Did I get the eggs wrong?" He looked half concerned half amused as you shook your head. "No, they're delicious, thanks sweetie. I'm sorry, it's just nice having you back, I lose track of where my head's at." He smiled and sat down next to you, "I know, it's weird, so many things have changed but a lot feels the same too. Just nice to be back home."

You smiled and grabbed his hand and squeezed it before the phone started ringing. You rolled your eyes and stood up to get it.

"Hey doll" the crackling voice of Bucky glided down the line. "Did I get away with it?" You giggled and mumbled "yeah just about." You stared at Steve for a moment and made a decision in your head. "Hey Buck, you wanna come over for dinner tonight? Be nice to have some proper catch up time all together, whaddya say?" He paused for a moment and your heart thudded, until you heard him reply, "sounds like a plan babygirl, don't cook anything to heavy though, might need to make a quick get away when you tell Steve what I've been doing to ya."

#bucky barnes #bucky x reader #bucky barnes fanfiction #bucky imagine #bucky smut #bucky barnes smut #sebastian stan #masterlist #request fic #40s bucky

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linesonscreens · 4 months

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Let's Read Peanuts (Yes, all of it) - February 1953

There are lots of great strips I just don't have room to comment on. I strongly encourage everybody to read the full month at the official GoComics page. Today's month starts HERE.

Feb 5, 1953

Today: “Last night on the internet I read an AI-generated Sonic The Hedgehog erotic fanfic with ten million views”

Feb 6, 1953

I know that those are supposed to be weird thought balloons but it looks like Snoopy just talks now.

Feb 11, 1953

Bah, what's this nonsense? Schroeder never complained!

Feb 14, 1953

First Valentine comic? Maybe?? I really should have made a list of things to look out for when I started. -_-'

Feb 17, 1953

OK, so apparently “Ivanhoe” was a novel written in 1819 by Walter Scott. It's been adapted several times in various formats including an early 1940's comic book and a 1952 live action film.

Film trailer here.

I'd link to the comic but ~for some reason~ nobody bothered to scan and upload a 80+ year old comic nobody's ever hear of onto the internet. Rude!

Feb 21, 1953

Paperboy comics continue to be good.

Feb 27, 1953

Time is a flat circle.

Thoughts:

Apparently the only way to read that Ivanhoe comic (that I've been able to find) is to buy a physical copy off of eBay somewhere and consume it the old-fashioned way. Which is kind of a shame, right? I mean, would it have been especially good or noteworthy? Probably not, but reading a few issues would have been a fun way to get a peek into Schulz's mind and get a feel for the comics he was influenced by.

This kind of thing actually bothers me quite a bit and it's a topic that's been on my mind a lot lately. Think about it like this. Ctrl+Alt+Del is not a particularly good webcomic, but think about how many loss.jpg references have been made in various forms of media over the last couple decades that would simply stop making sense if the original comic were to become inaccessible.

All media is connected. Artists are constantly drawing inspiration from and commenting on works that came before and understanding these influences is a key part of decoding any given work. This is true not only for popular media that everybody agrees is good but also for the absolute garbage that may have been your favorite creator's guilty pleasure. It ALL matters, and it should ALL be available for anybody who's interested. Which is why it makes me irrationally angry when I'm reminded that access to older media can be such a huge crapshoot.

Anyways, I guess my call to action is to... upload more old comics? Sure let's go with that. Maybe support some of the groups archiving old stuff while you're at it. Art is cool, and we should be doing more to let people actually see it.

#peanuts #comics #charles schulz #comic strips #peanuts comics #lets read #charlie brown #patty #snoopy #shermy #Linus #Schroeder #Ivanhoe #fun fact I hate the loud house so much I almost started another blog dedicated to shitting on every episode independently #Over time the blog would have slowly degenerated into a house of leaves style descent into madness. Fanfiction would be involved.

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Bucky barns x male reader

Requested by: my dad lmao(he wanted me to write something avengers)

CW:Set in the 1940s, there will be brief references to WW2.

You, Steve rogers, and James “Bucky” barns have always been best friends. You and Bucky have always been particularly close. People think it’s just a case of “in every trio there’s a duo” but it…a little more than that. You see, you and Bucky were in love. Of course, this being the 1940s people wouldn’t be too fond of gay people. It was always hard for you two. It was even harder now that he had been drafted and you hadent. The reason you hadn’t been drafted was a different story. Today was the last day you had with Bucky. You were both deviated, but both knew that was something he had to do. You were lying in bed, your head in chest well he strokes your hair. “Please don’t leave me, James.” You look up at him with pleasing eyes. He frowns and gazed down at you with his handsome, gentlemanly face. “You know I can’t, darlin’…” you sit up, tears pricking your eyes. “Yes you can, tell them you lost an arm or something, it can’t be that hard…I don’t wanna lose you.” You turn away from him, hurt that he would want to leave you. He sits up not long after, placing a hand on your shoulder. “Now sweetheart-“ “dont ‘sweetheart’ me.” You turn back around to him, tears falling. “You promised you would never leave me. You promised we would be together and no matter how much people wanted us apart we would always be together.” “And I ment it but“ “IM NOT DONE.” You stand up, breathing heavily and trying to wipe away the tears. “James, please…don’t leave me. I can’t live without you.” He follows you to the window you planted yourself in front of. “I mean- Bucky what if you don’t come back? Do you know what that would do to me? I would be nothing but a bitter queer living by himself and drinking booze until he passes out.” Your brunette lover snakes an arm around your waist. “I know, but this isn’t about me. This is about what I’m doing for our country. And besides, there’s no way I wouldn’t coming home to you.” He smiles, picking you up and slamming you back down on the bed, laughing. “You know I don’t like seeing you sad.” “Ok, fine. But can you at least stay until I fall asleep?” “Of course, darlin’.”

You waited for him to come back…he never did.

A/N: I loved writing this, 40s Bucky is sooo😍. If you see any problems please let me know, constructive criticism is not only welcome but encouraged. Im always looking to improve.

#marvel #bucky barns x male reader #james bucky buchanan barnes #bucky barns x reader #bucky x reader #x male reader

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itsthewritergal · 2 years

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Me neither - Bucky Barnes x reader

This is a little short and just a lot of fluff for you all to enjoy :)

Love you lots

xxx

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Y/N and Bucky has been living together for near enough a year, and had dated for two before that and they had never been in a better place. Although that was what Y/N believed, she knew Bucky still struggled with the repercussions from his time at HYDRA but she never thought it was as bad as it really was. Bucky did his best to hide it from her, and he had been good at it before they moved in together but it was getting harder and harder to hide the truth. He hadn’t been sleeping once again and it was draining him more than he cared to even admit to himself.

“Buck, love?” Y/N said cutting him out of his thoughts as they sat at their table

“What was that darling?” He asked gently,

“I asked if you were ok, you looked a little lost for a moment” Y/N said calmly, Bucky instantly felt awful at the idea that he had cause Y/N to worry about him

“Just tired” He said

“I noticed you haven’t been sleeping again love, can I help?” She asked gently, Bucky knew she wasn’t trying to make him feel guilty but he did.

“No” He said bluntly, regretting the words instantly “Sorry darling, I’m just stressed with everything going on” He said

“I understand my love” Y/N reached across the table and took both of Bucky’s hands in her own “You can talk to me” She assured him

“I know” Bucky said, but how could he? All he wanted to do was go back to a time he knew so much better, he hated the modern world more than he could explain.

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“Steve?” Y/N said once the ringing stopped, “What’s going on, is Bucky ok?” He asked hurriedly, he was out of breath which Y/N assumed was probably because of a workout

“Yeah Buck’s ok” She started “Well actually, I don’t think he is. I know this is kind of weird but has he said anything to you?”

“He did mention something but I really don’t think it’s my place” Steve said, Y/N could practically hear his stress down the phone

“I just want to know how to make him feel better” Y/N said, knowing that there was something wrong made her worry more, her mind began to go into overdrive and suddenly she was doubting their entire relationship.

“He said he was struggling, with the whole modern world thing again” Steve said “I know it took me a while to get used to it all, and I didn’t have half as much as Bucky did to get over”

“Modern world? So he wants to go back to the 1940s?” She asked

“Not back, but Buck understands the 40s better than now, it’s normal for us to miss that” Steve said comfortingly,

“What can I do?” Y/N pleaded with Steve for some kind of insight in how to make Bucky feel a little better.

“Nothing, just be there for him” Steve instructed, “I better go, I’m helping train some agents. I’ll call Buck later okay?”

“Yeah thanks Steve” The moment the phone was put down Y/N began planning, she had to make Bucky feel more comfortable.

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Y/N smoothed her hands over her dress once more, the man at the vintage store had assured her that it was a conventional 40s style dress but Y/N couldn’t have felt more ridiculous. She had some of Steve’s records playing, she had persuaded Nat to drop them over without asking too many questions. All that she could do now was wait for Bucky to come home.

The moment she heard the door lock turn, she jumped up out of her seat of the kitchen table and smoothed down her dress once more.

“Doll?” Bucky shouted though the house,

“I’m in the kitchen Buck” She called back, hoping that he wouldn’t be mad, she listened closely to the footsteps as they got closer and closer,

“Something smells incredible” Bucky commented from the hallway, Y/N let a grin cover her face, she had cooked Bucky’s favourite dish, which sat keeping warm in the oven “Doll?” Bucky’s voice was barley above a whisper as he saw Y/N’s attire

“Hey Buck” She smiled

“What’s going on?”

“I spoke to Steve” She admitted, “I wanted to make you feel more at home” She said shifted her weight between her feet, waiting for some kind of sign as to how Bucky was feeling “I can go get changed if you want?” She suggested

“You did all this for me?” Bucky asked “Yeah” Y/N admitted studying her feet, not daring to look to see if Bucky was disappointed

“You’re incredible” He breathed taking her face in his flesh hand “This, you, doll you are something else” he said placing a few gentle kisses across her face

“It’s not too much?”

“Not at all, this is everything I thought I’d lost, but here you are” Bucky said, a few stray tears falling down his face

“I love you Barnes” Y/N smiled

“Dance with me” Bucky said holding out his hand as a slow song began playing through the house. Y/N wrapped her arms around Bucky’s neck as he began swaying them to the music, he pressed kissed to her cheek as they twirled around the kitchen.

“The food will get cold” Y/N chuckled

“Just stay for another minute” Bucky said pressing another kiss to her cheek, He pulled away from her and studied her intently “Y/N Y/L/N Marry me?” He said suddenly down on one knee

“Buck?” Y/N said in disbelief

“I’ve been planning this for so long, and I’ve felt so lost but you’re home. I thought for so long that I’d lost my home but its always been here with you. Please doll, my doll, will you marry me?”

“Yes” She grinned throwing herself around Bucky after he placed the ring on her finger

“I can’t wait until you’re Mrs Barnes”

“Me neither Buck, me neither”

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bonebrokebuddy · 2 years

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-Alright I’ve been tagged by @stealingyourbones to do the WIP Challenge. Rules Here!

Feel free to ask me about any of them and I’ll be happy to let u know what it’s about! :D (please i need encouragement to write about them and I don’t want them to be left in WIP hell forever)

Most of these didn’t previously have titles so I’m going to make them up as I go with some having brief summaries.

As I have chronic carpal tunnel so many (but definitely not all) of these are generally short prompts or fic outlines I need to iron out but many have surpassed 3k so I can safely declare some as fics. And there’s a Lot of stuff here so sorry that this is super fucking long but I’m still not including a shit ton of ideas so I can keep it under 100 for now.

I focus a lot on world building and ideas just keeps expanding to the point where I feel like I can’t write it out without having to explain everything else & so I tried splitting them into the smaller ideas & hopefully that’ll help!

@die-erlkonigin6083 ur being tagged now:

Ok so my written ones:

- Stuck In An Adventure: (Wally West getting stuck in a The Adventures of Superman reminiscent universe (radio show that ran from 1940-1951)).

1) Fawcett City: Through A Child’s Eye:

1.a) Sovereign Nation

1.b) Child Logic: A Brief Rundown of How Things Work in Fawcett City In This AU.

1.c) F’s in Math: Fawcett City Education Standards

1.d) Childlike Misconceptions (x40 I have so many ideas about this)

1.e) Fawcett City Food Culture

1.f) Plan to get Captain Marvel back into continuity in a way that's entertaining, makes sense, and would keep it relevant in the DCU while being able to keep more of it’s original Golden Age tone and make the worldbuilding so much cooler.

1.g) Currency of an allowance

1.h) Robbing Bank Customs

1.i) Issues With The Education System

1.j) Magic Taught In Fawcett Educational Programs

1.k) Medicine & Injury Differences In Fawcett Citizens

1.l) Ambient Knowledge of the Radio & Past Lives: Billy Batson

2.a) Booster Gold. An Exploration into a Modern Version Adaptation of His Online Rise to Fame and His Downfall

2.b) Booster Gold: TikTok Sensation (this is kinda fused with the one above but is more lighthearted in tone)

3) Booster Gold: The Backstory and Rant About an Underappreciated and Massively Relatable Hero.

4) Billy Theorizing Back.

5) Linda Finding Out She Had Twins (but retold based on a real story)

6) The Daily Planet’s Gossip Mill

7) The Worries of the Daily Planet Employees over the one & only Clark Kent/ The Daily Planet thinks Clark’s a Meta but for Different Reasons Than You Might Think.

8) Jimmy Olsen Needs Therapy

9) The Softness Behind A Mask

10) Office Gossip

11) An Electric Charge: All Powered Up

12) Psychic/telepathic Clark (apparently this was a fairly uncommon but still very much existing fan theory that I just thought of independently. But once I found out that it already existed, I lost hope and stopped writing it but it's Very much a theory I enjoy and love that explains literally most if not all of Clark’s abilities.

13) “You mean, you Don’t actually look human?!

14) SO MANY KRYPTONIAN BIOLOGY IDEAS:

14.a) FUN (x so many just give me a number and I’ll give you a certain amount of short prompts for kryptonian biology ideas)

14.b) Inconvenience for the Kents

14.c) Braces

14.d) Biology Discussion

14.e) Different Nutritional Needs. Turns Out Invulnerable Teeth Mean You Can Eat A Lot Of Weird Shit

14.f) Humans stood on two legs to punch things. Why the fuck did kryptonians have the same

14.g) Eyes: Windows To The Soul The Size Of An Orange

15) Man of Steel, Unable to Feel: The issue of Clark’s the association of pain with touch.

16) A brief complaint on the lack of depictions of Batman’s Diet and Workout Regimine in fics because there’s so much comedy potential

17) A Meal Even The Flash Won’t Eat: Bruce’s Protein Shakes

18) Inside-out Space and Time (Dissecting the rock of eternity & it’s ability to travel time without the Speed Force)

DP X DC:

18) Critique on DP x DC twin AU

19) Guide on realism in twin interactions for twin au fics & how twins actually work.

20) Jason Todd’s Fenton Family Reunion

21) Discussion of Theme Similarity of 90’s Superboy and the Danny Phantom Cartoon.

22) A Summoning Going Dead Wrong (an ask commandeered from @stealingyourbones that got stuck in WIP hell and is FINALLY nearly done. I just need someone to unfuck my formatting & it’s all set.)

23) Wait What Do You Mean There’s Two Of You?

24) DP x DC What Do You Mean You Thought This Was A Nuclear Blast Zone?: Explaining the Metagene’s Existence in Amity Park, How Amity Park Was Hidden from the DC World, and the Discovery of It Not Being A Wasteland.

25) A Brief Reminder of Death and Revival: Blood Blossoms in Gotham

Based off of this post (which I am making a reply to but i gotta generate more ideas that fit with the theme first. Got the lore part done tho which is nice)

26.a) Wally West trips into the Backrooms.. wait why’s it all floating and green?

26.b) Speedsters can get healed by GZ

26.c) Speedsters get hurt by GZ contact

26.d) Speedsters gain extra powers when in contact with GZ

26.e) Too Much Of A Good Thing: Ectoplasm Overload (Flash Family)

26.f) How The Fuck Is This Working: Bafflement of the Fenton’s Building Conventions (Flash)

26.g) Lichtenberg AU Flash x DC (x2)

27) Familiar Branching Scars: Lichtenberg AU Captain Marvel x DP where I go way into specifics of magical theory and magical lab procedure than I should’ve

28) Danny’s Not Alive: The Issues That Come With Collecting a Ghost’s DNA

29) Ambient Ectoplasm Quality Warning: Health effects can be immediately felt by sensative groups. Healthy individuals may experience difficulty breathing and throat irritation; consider staying indoors and rescheduling outdoor activities. Please retreat to the GZ for your own safety.

30) tired TA Peter Parker who works a job at a university sponsored lab doing microfluidics

31) College Wally West complaining to his friends about his lab job & the difficulties trying to be a “real scientist”

32) They didn’t tell you being a Clone would come with an inferiority complex and the necessity to tell everyone around you that Not The Same Person Don’t Compare Us (yet I still I want to stand by their side and not in their shadow). (Kon-El)

Brainworms i need to write but have them recorded in my audio app & not transcribed yet:

33) Dash & Booster Gold, Ex-Star Quarterbacks

34) Frozen in Time (DP and the Flash Family)

35) I’m Not the Black Flash!

36) Ghosts In Space (do x dc)

37) The Contrast of Life and Death (Flash Family x dp)

38) Inhuman amounts of Speed. (Flash)

39) Opposing Forces: Same Energy (flash family x dp)

40) Metagene: How the Activation of an Integrated Virus Changes That Much Shit if it Activates

41) A Ghost and An Alien Walk Into A Bar…ow

42) A Ghost from the Future: A Mentor in the Past (Bart Allen)

43) Billy Batson: learning magic theory

44) Jimmy Olsen: Traumatized Beyond Belief (Taos discussion about how the character is handled)

45) Jimmy Olsen: A Neglected Superfamily Core Member By The Fans

46) A Parental Bond and Parental Worry: Clark Kent & Jimmy Olson

47) Trust and Betrayal: Clark Kent Losing a Child’s Trust

48) Help I Think I Accidentally Adopted A College Student What Do I Do

49) A Brief Dissection of the Broad Symbols the DC Hero’s Stand For and Goals they Want: Personal Characterization Help

50) Anger Feels The Same As Happiness (The Feeling Is Just As Intense) (Bart Allen)

51) Shadows of the Future, Traces of the Past: Bart Allen is Not Okay (YJ cartoon)

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ahhhhhhh-e-i-e-i-o · 10 months

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Ok so, transatlantic what happens next headcannon (yes this is a pretty long post):

P.S I am trying to be as historically accurate as I can be but I have like no cell reception to google things right now so if you know something I don’t please tell me!! This has been really interesting to research so even if you know something that’s not super relevant to this specifically but is to the topic please feel free to let me know!

Ok, here’s what I think happens after it ends/in the five years before S2 starts (~1940-1945) (there is a shorter recap at the bottom without as many explanations):

Varian goes back to New York (Jersey??) and (eventually) divorces Eileen because he wants to let her be free but they are still close and live together (at least until she finds someone else to marry but that hasn’t happened yet). He stays in touch with everyone every once in a while (holidays and such) and buys a house in NY to house arriving refugees. He and Thomas talk a bit and Varian tells Thomas not to come because he would be of more help in France and because, at that point, in NY they would be in too much danger. He tells Thomas about his divorce though and they kinda make plans ish for after the war.

Thomas stays and keeps helping Albert and Paul and Lisa (etc) with saving as many people as they can, continues to house refugees if they need somewhere to stay at the Villa Air-Bel. The Villa is eventually destroyed/somehow taken over (near the end of the war) so Thomas finds a little house with a few rooms for whoever they can find (refugees are more rare at this point).

Albert keeps helping people but is eventually found and taken to a concentration camp (probably Auschwitz tbh) but survives and is eventually liberated by the allies. Mary Jayne goes home and sends money to “the gang” from Chicago. She and Albert stay in touch via letters and they make plans for him to come to America after the war. MJ is under pressure from her dad to marry, and when she stops getting letters from Albert, after a while, she figures he is dead and agrees to marry this guy her dad wants her to.

Bingham stays with Thomas and tries to do the most he can from there.

Paul eventually (not after very long) closes the hotel and MJ funds him to go back home and be with his mother (parents?). His revolutionary group work with Thomas to keep getting people out. Paul leaves Lisa in France because it’s the right thing to do and because he needs to go home and figure things out without her.

Lisa and Hans stay to help people get out but when Albert is taken Thomas sends them to America. They stay in Varian’s refugee house and help from the outside too.

RECAP: The war just ended. MJ is married (or soon to be) to a rich guy in Chicago. Varian lives with but is divorced from Eileen in NY and owns a house they keep refugees in until they can figure something out. Thomas has a house in France he is keeping refugees in it as well. Albert just got out of Auschwitz and went back to Thomas’ villa. Paul is in his home country with his mother. Paul’s revolutionary friends are in France too and have been working against the war, somewhat with Thomas/Varian and somewhat on their own. Lisa and Hans live in Varian’s refugee house and are figuring out their relationship and lives. MJ thinks Albert is dead. Varian and Thomas have kinda sorta plans to be together somewhere after the war but NY is too dangerous and they have to put the refugees before themselves. They talk occasionally.

I have a whole thing with my ideas for season 2 but it’s too long to fit in this post so I’ll try to put it in another post but it may be too long for Tumblr we’ll see… Anyway thanks for reading!!

#transatlantic #transatlantic netflix #transatlantic season 2 #thomas lovegrove #varian fry #albert hirschman #mary jayne gold #transatlantic headcannon

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lesbiangummybearmafia · 1 year

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Spoilers

5x10 Safe

My thoughts...

I do love that they used Billie Eilish's Bury a Friend as ending music to episode it was perfect for that moment between June and Serena. And of course after the whole episode of not seeing her, Serena would pop up on the same train June's on. Not that I mind it too much. If we like it or not it seems those are going to be floating in and out of each lives more and more.

What I wasn't happy with the imagery of masses of people being put on trains late at night being only told they're going West. It reminded me too much of a certain group back in the early 1940 putting masses of certain groups of people on the trains not telling them where they were going, they ended up at concentration camp where they were tortured and murdered. I'm not sure if that was the visualization they were going for if they were trying to actually have a stink back to that or not. Because The Handmaid's Tale is a dark show so it could have been done purposely. If that was for reason that's fine and I'd like to know what the reason was used. But if not I'm really not happy about that imagery especially if it was done and they weren't consciously thinking about it. Although it could of just hit me that way.

Janine coming back to herself as it were in the 11th hour I thought was brilliant. It was like hearing June's name or news snapped her right back to herself. Madeline Brewer is so outstanding and freakin powerful as Janine. Love how she told the now Mrs. Lawrence off!! I am worried about her now though.

Nick is in heap big trouble. I'm not surprised by his actions watching him punch Lawrence was highly entertaining. Let's be honest his marriage to Rose was always going to an issue on any number of levels. But I'm more scared what they may do him now. Especially with who Rose's father is. I think that's going be the bigger issue then he punched another Commander.

I'm not sure how I feel about what Luke did. Didn't Mark give them fault identifications for both June and Luke? Or did I misunderstand something. So why didn't Luke use them? Or is he right leaving his wife and (not ready his) child again is the better option. But for who him or them? I'm just not sure if he's being selfless or selfish again. Only time will tell.

Ok not cute show having June be run over by an asshole in a truck!! Nearly lost my dinner, I know the is show always fucking with June; doesn't mean I like it! Especially when she ran over, that's too close!! Luke did do a very good thing by stopping that asshole and protecting his wife though.

I will say this season definitely went unexpected direction from where I thought it might go. For me it was a bit of slow start but now after watching the whole thing it's more like when your slowly climbing that hill on a roller coaster then you get to top... then it's crazy ride the rest of the way. Yea for me that explains season 5 of The Handmaid's Tale. Can't wait for season 6, even though it's the final season.

#the handmaids tale season 5 #spoilers #05x10 #safe #the handmaids tale spoilers #the handmaid's tale #june osborne #serena joy #nick blaine #luke bankole #commander lawrence #janine lindo

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nickgerlich · 1 year

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Seeing Rainbows

It is rare when music can withstand the passage of time, sounding just as good today as when it was released decades prior. Pretty much everything by the Beatles comes to mind, as does Hotel California by the Eagles, and the rock opera Tommy by The Who.

But let’s not forget Dark Side Of The Moon, by the British prog-rock band Pink Floyd. Songs from that album are in steady rotation on SXM Channel 26, my favorite station. So popular was this album that it remained on Billboard’s Top 200 for 724 consecutive weeks, from 1973 to 1988. That was back when people bought their music, and artists could make a tidy living from the proceeds.

Skip forward to this week, when Pink Floyd updated its profile pic on its Facebook page, and suddenly heads started exploding with dark forebodings. With the 50th anniversary of the album’s release rapidly approaching—1st March—the band opted for a stylized “50” that included the same prismatic imagery of the original album.

It’s just that some people thought the band had gone “woke” and was making a statement of support for the LGBTQ community. Rainbows, anyone? Tell me you’re not a Pink Floyd fan without telling me you’re not a Pink Floyd fan.

As of this morning, there were 17,000 comments on that image alone. Who would have thought that something so simple as this would cause so many peoples’ undies to get in a bunch? And over a non-event in the first place? Sheesh.

Now please allow me to digress a bit. The word “woke” is perhaps to most over-used and misunderstood word being used these days. I bet that most of the people using it do not know its etymology, nor history of usage. Worse yet, it is used as a baseball bat against anyone with whom they disagree, and, typically, from Right to Left. All this in the last two years.

For the record, the first political usage of the word dates to 1962, and was used by African-Americans. Technically, it meant “alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice.” It was used sparingly from the 1940s forward, though, and only hit the zeitgeist by virtue of a New York Times article. More recently, it was used by BLM activists starting around 2016, but by 2021 had been co-opted by non-blacks as a derisive slur.

In other words, it never had anything to do with gay rights, veganism, women’s rights, or whatever seemingly deplorable cause du jour. But hey, “Go woke, go broke” became the rallying cry of the Alt-Right against any company or individual who dared go against their grain.

I do not allow politically motivated speech in my classes. It’s perfectly OK to disagree among us, even with me, about anything, but we must do so in a respectful manner. Don’t use the word “woke” unless you are trying to tell me you “woke up late and missed a deadline” or something like that.

But back to the music. Dark Side Of The Moon is arguably one of the best albums ever released. It has stayed relevant and current by virtue of being that good, but has also benefited from a little myth and lore too. It was in the mid-1990s that a newspaper columnist suggested pairing the album with the classic 1939 film, The Wizard Of Oz. Supposedly the music and lyrics matched the film’s actions minute for minute, as if it were a masterfully created soundtrack 34 years after the fact.

While the band has vehemently denied such intent, they have not argued with the free publicity. If it gets people playing your old album again, then have at it. Which brings me to my final point. In spite of the negativity and willfully exposed ignorance of many commenters, there might just be a silver lining on the dark cloud of social media.

You see, Pink Floyd is now getting tons of unpaid publicity about the anniversary, which necessarily includes a remastered release of the album on vinyl and CD, and even a planetarium tour pairing the music to a star show. While it is regrettable that so many people failed to see the intent of the new logo, and were quick to make accusations, it is also admirable of Pink Floyd to kind of just let it all happen. The PR machine can take on a life of its own.

And Money is more than just a song on that album. It’s what these guys are going to continue making. Got to keep the loonies on the path.

Dr “Everything Under The Sun Is In Tune“ Gerlich

Audio Blog

#marketing #50 #Pink Floyd #rainbow

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cursedcomics · 1 year

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Dream Job writing the Legion of Super Heroes pt. 9

Lets talk race.

I wrote a lot about it and then realized the last thing people want to actively talk about today is race, even if what I had written was kind of celebratory of the history of the legion. (Did you realize that if DC editorial hadn’t stopped Jim Shooter from making Ferro Lad black, he would have appeared the same month as Marvel’s ground breaking Black Panther? Did you know Tyroc was a full member of the Legion a year before Black Lightning made it to the stands -- a character pushed for the JLA and denied full membership in the 1970′s by DC editorial?)

As a mixed guy who spent my youth being studied by adults trying to figure out my racial background to determine my trustworthiness, who saw others look disapprovingly at my white father and black mother, I always had an appreciation for the fact the the legion’s only mixed racial character, Val Armorr, the Karate Kid, was competent bordering on being kind of a badass on the team. No one ever questioned whether he belonged and his race was never an issue.

In a future where humanity had moved towards being their best selves, a mixed marriage was... just a two people in love.

And a mixed character was ... just a character.

It was a soothing thing about the Legion that I truly appreciate and I think a lot of fans did as well. I think that plays a roll in why Legion fans are frankly quite socially progressive.

But that’s still a lot about race so let me sum it up and move on.

Every Legion fan I have ever heard from wants more racial representation involved in the Legion.

Brian Bendis gave them more racial representation.

And the fans hated it because it cost them their favorites who were replaced with cyphers.

Simple as that.

What I am offering as a new timeline would not cost you your favorites.

Minority legionnaires Computo, Kid Quantum I, and Dragonwing would be merged into this timeline at earlier intervals. XS and Kid Quantum II from the reboot timeline would be merged in as well. (I’ve opted out of including some other non-white Legionnaires from other timelines like Catspaw because, frankly, I find her bland and uninspired as is and I very much like the “distinct power” guideline in general. I’d rather include her as a random character in the Legion Universe. More on this later.)

I would also mix in a few new Legionnaires in inobtrusive ways to give a more racially balanced Legion to the next writer.

But race in the 31st century should not be depicted as we experience race today. With things like the eras of Kamandi and OMAC happening, there should not only be more “actual” race representation, there should also be representatives of other earth species on the legion.

“MightyGodKing” thinks there should be a descendent of Gorilla City on the team. I agree. I’d love to collaborate and introduce his creation.

And DC’s earth is not just home to gorillas. Both Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel comics in the 1940′s were filled with lost civilizations and animal men living on earth. As fans of both of those titles in those eras, I also have plans for a walrus man Legionnaire and would love to introduce a recurring crocodile man character.

Being “an earthling” should be a pretty wide range of biology in the 31st Century and that should allow some interesting stories that allow writers if so inclined to tackle the issue of race on earth without being painfully preachy.

Opening that can of worms opens the door to all kinds of ideas....

If you are a racist like Earthman who hates Superman for being a closet alien, how do you feel about smart gorillas, tiger men, or Walrus Men?

Are they OK as earthlings because they are larger groups in society so it is in your best interests to include them with the majorities as you demagog against foreign born aliens?

How racist are THOSE groups against space aliens?

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