escapist fantasy queer

Have some more shitposts, as a treat for surviving this hellscape of a week.

This bit of table talk is living in my head rent free

Some unexpected heroes

No but the Hunger Games really said "what do you hate more- the atrocities or the people who commit them against you? Because like it or not there IS a difference. If you hate the people who commit acts of pure evil more than you hate the acts themselves, what will stop you from becoming just like your enemies in your pursuit of justice? What will keep you from commiting those very same acts against THEM when the opportunity arises? And what then? The cycle of pain and suffering will never stop. Round and round it'll go. Nothing will ever change. But. BUT. If you hate the atrocities. If you hate the vile, senseless acts MORE than you hate the people who did them to you. If you are able to see that evil is evil regardless of who does it... The cycle ends with you. No, you may never get justice. But you will never be responsible for making others, even your enemies, suffer the same crimes you have. The atrocities will never be committed by you, never by your hand. And that's the way you change the world. It's the ONLY way" and that's why I am sure it will never stop being one of the most relevant works of fiction ever created

HEARTSTOPPER (2022 - ) I 3.06 - Body

oh this scene is so beautiful and poignant

for the ones who didn't have role models and people around them to let them know it was okay to be gay

HEARTSTOPPER 1.05 | 2.08 | 3.04

We know you're all sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for Arc 4, so we've decided to shake things up a bit and drop THIS the day before!

What's next for WBN? Will there be mugs? Who will FINALLY get to be a PC? Well, watch and find out!

thanks @worldsbeyondpod for giving us a whole arc to prepare to let go of ame, suvi and eursulon. i don't know how i will live my life after them - there are so few fantasy stories that celebrate platonic love like this - but i'm excited for @quiddie to take the helm!

Okay I think I get it now I get it. You cannot explain the difference between romantic and platonic relationships to me in a way that I would actually understand it the same way I could never explain red and green to someone who's red-green colorblind. I'm not colorblind in any way so I can clearly see that red and green are two very different colors, but I cannot explain that to someone who doesn't see that distinction because it simply doesn't exist to them and you sure as hell can't explain colors. I will never understand the difference between romantic and platonic relationships because that difference does not exist to me no matter how much people insist there's a difference

I'm obsessed with She-Ra (2018)

and it may not be why you think.

Don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE catradora fan, and I love the character development that's shown throughout the 5 seasons in many of the characters. Glimmer's reliance on Shadow Weaver as a maternal figure in season 4 after losing her mother. The manipulation of her grief. Catra's descent to complete rock bottom, and still being redeemable. The connections between Mara and Adora, and the self actualisation of Adora's she-ra after she broke the sword.

But my favourite part of this show is how it showcases Adora's ability to love. Her ability to see the good in absoloutely everybody (aside horde Prime, but he's one of those villains who is just completely evil).

the famous line "I never hated you" Adora says to Catra just proves her ability to love above all else. Catra literally tried to kill Adora numerous times, set off a portal that collapsed time and space, which in turn was the thing that killed Glimmer's mom. She led the armies who took over and nearly destroyed Etheria. But Adora never hated her. Never Hated Her. As soon as Catra saved Glimmer, Adora didn't hesitate to risk her life to save her. Adora may have been angry at Catra, sure, but she always loved her. Adora's ability to love above all else is the thing that saved them. Adora isn't called Adora because everybody is destined to love her. No, Adora's name is fitting to her because she loves deeply, she makes strong and deep connections with people, and she's always willing to see the good in people. She does what she does out of love.

And she deserves love too 🥳

Analysis/Theory Time!

Why does Catra go from looking at She Ra resentfully to this:

So there's several layers to my thinking.

Originally She Ra is what took Adora away from her. This destiny that suddenly made Adora change everything she ever believed in (From Catras POV) and gave Adora new friends to where Adora could leave Catra behind and break the promise. L

This time She Ra is what allowed them to come back together.

And now for the theory part

I think another factor was the Sword. Many of us noticed that New Unbound She Ra looks a lot more like Adora than old she Ra did. And we also know that when Mara used the sword it lightened her skin and hair. Which was left unaddressed in the series and was overall a bad move.

But I have a theory (which i in no way give the creators credit to but its my own personal theory) because Its canon that the First ones made it to where only First One She Ras could access their power (This is along the lines that She Ras are predestined to be she ras and that this is actually the reason for the She Ra deficit not Mara. Which is backed up by Madame Razz telling Mara that Etheria CHOSE her.)

So my theory is that part of the Swords programming (other than sapping She Ras powers and only allowing Transformation with the Sword and with First Ones) is that The She Ra transformation would fit some kind of First Ones prominent figure or Beauty standard. Before the sword broke nothing about she ras form said adora none of her ties or beliefs or personality are reflected in her appearance at all. Its pretty much pure coincidence that She Ra has a similar hair and eye color to her because She Ras under the sword are all made to he blonde haired and blue eyed it just so HAPPENS thay adora was born with these feature (maybe because she was a part of a lineage that contributed to that standard in the first place? Idk.

But when she becomes she ra after breaking the sword its so OBVIOUSLY Adora. The Hair Poof and ponytail the redesign of the outfit. Including symbols of the people she cares about most Catra, Bow and Glimmer.

For the first time when Catra looks at She Ra she doesn't see a stranger that took the place of her oldest friend.

For the first time Catra looks at She Ra and finally sees.... /Adora/

Still in awe of how well the D&D movie mimicked the feeling of D&D without doing anything as tediously literal as a "sitting around the table" framing device. The way some characters have names that sound like names a DM improvised on the spot, the sudden appearance and disappearance of a overpowered DM NPC for a single dungeon, the way they used the fact that characters can plausibly just mess up for no clear reason to escalate action scenes...that was cinema

Also the tragic backstories that clash noticeably with the goofy tone of the actual movie and are related in full at inopportune moments. And the fact that the DMPC is the only one with a backstory even SLIGHTLY connected to the main plot. Plus the fact that every character is a subtle representation of a DND player trope - Edgin is an extensive roleplayer who barely even uses his bard abilities and just talks his way out of every situation he finds, Holga is a wargamer who's just here to kick monster ass and barely talks about her character (to the point that her tragic backstory comes completely out of nowhere as though the DM shoved it in), Simon is a newbie who doesn't really know how the game works and has picked the most complicated class there is to start off with, and Doric is a rule-of-cool action hero who thinks the limitations on wild shape are Dumb and Stupid and the DM begrudgingly indulges her because what she does is in fairness much cooler.

on september 15, 1967, spock and kirk gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named slash fanfiction

you ever been so grumpy about how revenge of the sith was written that you make your own fanfic? specifically, how padme was written in revenge of the sith?

here's my alternative feminist version where padme doesn't stop being gutsy just because she's pregnant, and (spoiler alert) she leaves anakin.