i literally cannot comprehend the people who act like shipping is some kind of crusade or moral obligation. like if you ask them why they ship something they say “oh it’s groundbreaking representation” or some shit instead of talking about how they like the way the characters interact.
obviously representation is important but nobody is going to give you a medal for only shipping wholesome healthy all-natural 100% organic gmo-free pure pairings, you’re allowed to just…have fun. sometimes you just want two characters to kiss. you’re not a bad person for not writing a thousand-page thesis mathematically proving that your otp will end oppression across the globe
hell, sometimes i ship characters i don’t want to kiss, but it occurs to me that if they did, it would be a truly entertaining disaster. 😀
This was originally going to be a lot longer, but I ran out of steam! I have some thoughts to continue it later if I feel up to it!
-Yamino
P.S. Shoutout to my wife @summerlightning for helping me bounce off ideas and editing the text!
Edit: This comic has sequels!
i am feeling some bnhastuck in this chilis tonight. thank @argetcross for this tasty idea.
mareepe replied to your post: lets just all agree This is madoka’s f…
how is ANYTHING madoka’s fault
>couldnt solo walpurgis nacht
>being a casual
>made homura become a magical girl in turn making sayaka a magical girl
>used homuras powers to farm xp for like 2 years so she could one shot walpurgis
>Prospered with al the good endgame loot
Honestly madokas just an asshole and we never knew
classpect
so i LIKE both mage and seer as my classpect but neither of them fit as well as i would like
so im trying a diff tactic and trying out sylph
so far it looks like sylph of heart but idk
this is all just supposed to be fun but now im obsessing over it and i know theres no “right” answer bc im a person not a character
I always find weird when people say that Kirishima’s quirk isn’t all that cool as far as powers go cause when I really think about it usually if in a series there’s a character whose weapon is a shield/being unbreakable then there’s?? a super high chance they’re my fave???
and also, like, “it’s just hardening it’s not as cool as explosions or shapeshifting or anything else” but?? in a fight as long as you don’t manage to land a proper hit your power can be as cool as you want he’s still winning??? literally there’s no power that’s better than being unbreakable if the aim is to fight Kirishima should seriously stop overthinking this
“We as a fandom have to talk about-” No. No we don’t. You can talk about it if you want to. That’s fine, if that’s how you fandom then go for it. I hope it works out for you because I want you to enjoy your fandom experience. But if I’m in fandom for reasons that’s counter to, then I have no obligation to talk about it. I don’t have to talk about anything except what I want to.
“Okay but you have to talk about your fave’s flaws-” No! No I don’t! I have to be able to acknowledge those flaws when they come up. I have to be able to admit that my character has flaws, and accept when others talk about those flaws. But I don’t have to talk about them if I don’t want to. If I want to only focus on the better aspects of my fave, even if that means just shallowly talking about how hot they are, I can. That’s my choice, that’s how I’ve decided to enjoy them.
Fandom is meant to be fun. Fandom is meant to be a hobby. I don’t have to talk about any aspect of my favorite story or ship or character or writer or anything if I don’t want to. You know what’s not fun? Having to talk about the ways my favorite thing is bad every time I want to talk about it. Having to point out my favorite thing’s flaws instead of the things that makes me enjoy it. Having to disclaim before I get to sing something’s praises because “yeah I know it’s shit BUT”. No. I can know something is bad without needing to talk about it.
I was talking to someone today about writing, and I was surprised by how amazed they were by writers’ ability to create a story. They couldn’t understand how JKR was able to create the world of Harry Potter–how she came up a world so far removed from our reality.
It made me realize something; not everyone can come up with worlds on a whimsy. Not everyone can create characters that they grow so fond of that they’re like real people in their eyes. Not everyone has gone through the experience of a character derailing their story and swearing it wasn’t them typing those words in that document. Not everyone can just envision a story and then just write it.
I’ve been making stories since I was a small child–it’s something so ingrained in me that to imagine not being able to write (no matter how much I agonize over writing woes) is such a foreign concept to me. Writers, cherish your ability to create stories. Because not everyone can create stories. Because there isn’t anyone in the world who can write the stories you are writing. Because you don’t know when or where there might be a person in the world who needs to hear your story.
Out of all my posts to hit 5k, I’m glad it was this one. All my fellow writers out there are amazing, and don’t ever be afraid to express yourself through writing! I support every single of you guys ❤
This made me emotional. Sometimes I don’t feel like a good enough writer, but things like this really help put it into perspective. To all my fellow writers, we are amazing!
As someone who is so utterly convinced that everything they write is bad, I needed this so much… yeah. Yeah, we’re awesome.
You, an intellectual: 9+7=16
Me, with ADHD: if you take 1 from 9 and give it to 7 thats 8+8 and 8×2 is 16
Someone, usually a Teacher: NOT LIKE THAT YOU HEATHEN
This is literally how I would have done it
9 is a hungry bitch and takes one from 7, making it 10+6=16
VALID
just moving along like everyone else 