every time i remember that photo of the little inuk girl with her puppy i engage in inconsolable hysterics

this is it. this is the photo of all time

Coming into a fandom late

Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck

Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie

Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war. 

Accuracy at its best

Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…

all of this shit…lol

When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF

When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead

This gets better every time I see it. 

@fuboos-mess

Being in a dead fandom…

Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one

The accuracy hurts.

Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.

When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.

Being in a fandom meant for kids.

This just gets better..

@mi-kleos

When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you

Fandom hell in general

Yes.

This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.

Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on

THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!

Trying to recruit people to your fandom

Annnnnnndddd it’s back

Being in a fandom which has so many antis

I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.

Being in a fandom that actually works together

Why is this so true? All of it.

being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs

I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.

Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions

When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)

Being in a fandom you never meant to join

I love this. and it’s gotten better

After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….

All of these are me. Lol

Being in a fandom on Tumblr

And it reached its epic conclusion

I CHOKED ON FUNDIP

HISTORY HAS BEEN ENGRAVED INTO THIS POST

“You’re not for the streets Pricilla.”

Absolutely

The funniest thing about LOTR is Aragorn constantly overstepping the Elves’ personal boundaries. They come from a race where touching your heart is one of the highest signs of affection and he’s over here pulling them into bear hugs and slapping shoulders like a brawny middle-aged dad

LMAO wasn’t Aragorn raised by Elves? He knows what he’s doing

True, but the momentary panic in Haldir’s eyes here is hilarious

Okay but what this potentially says about Elrond and the rest of the elves he was raised by is absolutely heartwarming. Because IRL humans need a certain amount of touch and affection and hugs and stuff. It’s particularly important for things like brain development and while it varies from person to person it’s still more than what elf kids need

And it honestly looks like Aragorn is not only comfortable with this kind of physical affection, he’s used to it. 

Which makes me think that instead of looking at young Aragorn, and asking him to be more like an elf to fit in with those around them. Elrond looked at this kid and and thought to himself “how can I be more like what this child needs to thrive” 

Aragorn has been raised by Elves since he was only 2 years old. So if we’re going by Piaget’s theories of child development, that puts Aragorn, (who would have been called Estel at the time) in the pre-operational stage. Or somewhere thereabouts. So Elrond is raising this kid when he’s learning to talk. When he’s constantly asking “why?” about everything. 

Young Estel would have grown up surrounded by elves and elf children and just by virtue of not being an elf, he probably would have had to deal with feeling less capable than those around him. He wouldn’t have been able to do things like run across snow, and didn’t have the ability to see as far as they did with their “elf eyes” and I am imagining all manner of bruises and skinned knees as he tries to keep up anyway. 

And it would take some getting used to his new surrounding, but  I can’t stop picturing the first time tiny little Estel runs full tilt across the room and hugs Elrond’s leg. 

And instead of scolding him or asking him to be more like an elf to fit in, Elrond consciously sets aside his own discomfort in the face of what this child needs to thrive. And if what Estel needs is hugs, then hugs he shall have. 

Elrond picking up itty bitty Aragorn in a great big hug, and being just as uncomfortable about it, but hiding it well because this child was entrusted to his care and he will not let the boy grow up feeling unwanted or unloved.

And so Aragorn grew up surrounded by elves, but he grew up to be someone who naturally and unselfconsciously displays affection. 

I think that speaks volumes about Elrond. 

He raised this kid from age 2 to age 20 (so the majority of his formative years and well through his teens) and it was around then that Elrond’s own daughter gets back form visiting her grandmother Galadriel and meets this boy for the first time.

So I have NO IDEA what the various stages of child development would be for an elf, but I doubt their exactly the same.

Sure, Elrond might seem distant now, but there is no way Aragorn became the guy who is constantly overstepping elves personal boundaries to display affection without Elrond choosing to sacrifice his personal boundaries for the sake of a child’s well being.

This is the best possible addition to this post

Considering Elrond was born half-elven and was eventually made full elven by choice, while his twin chose to be human (and thus started Numenor) it makes sense, as Elrond didn’t grow up fully elven.

Elrond probably knows what it’s like to grow up as not-elven, around full blooded elves and knows what humans need.  He’s probably the one elf remaining on Middle Earth that COULD comprehend what Aragorn needed growing up, as a human.

Daemon giving the most petty younger sibling energy I have ever seen by running a suicide mission and finishing the war single-handedly. Just so he didn’t have to accept Viserys’ aid is amazing. Like I respect the continued grind to be nothing but a menace.

+ bonus

Steve Harrington + yellow STRANGER THINGS 4x06 | “The Dive”

There are some things worse than ghosts.

STRANGER THINGS 4 (2022)

#stancys how we feelin?

4.03 // 4.06

#she’s not alone, he’s here for her.

the way I'm screaming about stancy!!!! did it come out of nowhere? yes. did I still enjoy every tiny little moment to the fullest? YESS!

People being shocked by stancy and saying they're pushing them on us, do not realise that, right person wrong time trope exists.

S1 steve and nancy had to break up and grow individually. But neither of them were ever responsible for the others characters regression at the time. Nancy didn't make steve be born in a rich family and be a brat. And tbh, if my memory serves me right, his friends were total losers. He was the good one. He was a regular teenager, they deflect from pain and responsibilities, they jump to untimely conclusions. That's what teenagers do when it's not their fight.

And Nancy was never a cheater. She was going through A LOT and she needed someone who believed her, a shoulder to lean on. She was plunged into something unexpected. She had to mature just a tad bit early than steve did.

Her being a hormonal teenager and spending the night with her boyfriend had absolutely nothing to do with her best friends death. What she's going through is survivers guilt, because she thinks she could have avoided it.

They actually loved eachother before their life went crazy. They had the capability to spend time with each other without their ever being a need for shared trauma, a mystery to solve or impending doom. I'm sorry but that is all the other ship has in common. Steve and Nancy were always the right person, it just wasnt their time yet.

Steve never stopped loving Nancy. I'm not ignoring or discrediting Jonathan here, but if Nancy is realising it now that she's still head over heels in love with her first love? Thats more than fine. If she's realising that there's a life beyond life threatening adventures and that she'd like to spend them with the one who puts her first, who stayed back for her senior year, than its okay.

Again, it's completely understandable and acceptable what Jonathan did for his family. He had to move away for their safety. Steve just stayed back, every time.

#they love each other ur honor

i like how every season behind the evil guy there's Another evil guy and it just escalates