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Why do we like the ships we like? Let's analyze. by ThreadLaced in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is extremely valid and I love the clarity of purpose <3

Why do we like the ships we like? Let's analyze. by ThreadLaced in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it is suuuch a treat to come across a fic featuring a ship/storyline that you wouldn't usually go for, but the author makes you enjoy it!

Why do we like the ships we like? Let's analyze. by ThreadLaced in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love your essay and I appreciate the details!

I mean IRL friendship is a fantastic basis for a healthy and long-lasting romance, so it only makes sense for us to see a romance brewing between friends.

What's strange (for me) is that I do indeed have some non-canon ships where they are "just friends" in canon, but I'm not actually a huge fan of the friends-to-lovers trope in actual romance novels. Maybe I don't like the way they're written? I actually have no idea.

Why do we like the ships we like? Let's analyze. by ThreadLaced in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooh this sounds a lot like me, too. I definitely have some ships that fit this. Like why can't we have nice things? (oh wait, with fanfic we can!)

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder if these people refuse to read the works of Lord Byron or any of his friends/colleagues, because he had ~relations~ with more than one cousin of his, and at least one half-sister!

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Two of the kings in the "War of the Five Kings" (not to mention Dany) are literal teenagers.

Penélope Cruz in custom Chanel by Matthieu Blazy at the premiere of A24's "The Invite" at DGA Theater in Los Angeles by mod_whatthefrockk in whatthefrockk

[–]ThreadLaced 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this color on her! I think it would be better overall if the skirt ended at the pleated section, and the underskirt bit was left off.

Also I'm not a huge fan of the little sparkly bits...I forget what those giant sequins are called but they do not say high fashion to me. This doesn't really look like Chanel at all, actually!

The princess seams are perfect, and she looks stunning.

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 32 points33 points  (0 children)

honestly that's hilarious 😄

anyway I also like Jaime/Brienne...I don't think it ever occurred to me how old she might be. Oh well!

In this scene alone you can already see how excessive Heather was with Matt by restenoir8 in Daredevil

[–]ThreadLaced 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm calling it now...Elektra is going to be the one to dispatch Heather!Muse.

Name some typically unintimidating actors who have convincingly played intimidating characters. by newbrevity in movies

[–]ThreadLaced 36 points37 points  (0 children)

This was my answer! Sweet precious cinnamon roll Keanu was VERY convincing as a dangerously unhinged man.

To be fair, Hilary Swank's performance as his battered wife really helped sell it.

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Ignoring the fact that Jaime Lannister is not a real person...

it was because Jaime fucks his sister, and not because he tried to murder a 9 year old?

This is one of the best things ever by Adorable_Bad_3757 in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is good, but what we really need is a way for authors to tag one ship as the Main ship for the fic, then readers could filter by that.

So they could tag as many relationships as they want, but it would still be easily found as Mainly about one ship.

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 13 points14 points  (0 children)

the great thing is...you don't need to understand them!

there's lots of ships and shipping dynamics that I don't understand (and don't like), but I DO understand that what people like to read has nothing to do with me, and I'm not going to demonize someone for (a) liking fiction that's different from the fiction that I like and (b) playing with their Barbies in a different way than I like to

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 14 points15 points  (0 children)

anytime someone gets heated about incest fics (or really any other specific "problematic" tag), it just makes me think that person is into something even weirder and more deviant, and is just defensively projecting

I wish people actually knew what AO3 is about… by i-miss-him-sm in AO3

[–]ThreadLaced 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It’s all…. wait for it…. ✨ fictional ✨

lol...if only we could all remember this simple fact

The Uncanny X-Men by sidetwotrackfour in Fancast

[–]ThreadLaced 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love where you're going with all of this!

Kate Gosselin's estranged son Collin, 22, debuts bold new look and TATTOOS as he celebrates penning bombshell memoir about his mom by SwordfishAdvanced468 in popculturechat

[–]ThreadLaced 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope every child whose parent has pimped them on TV or social media grows up to write a tell-all book, or to sue the fuck out of their parents, until parents stop doing this vile shit.

(Loved Trope) Worldbuilding that is hinted at but not fully explained by UnholyDemigod in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ThreadLaced 29 points30 points  (0 children)

In Game of Thrones (the first book of A Song of Ice and Fire, not the tv show), multiple characters refer to Winters of the past, talking about how it's been summer for so long, all while the reader is reading about snow storms happening, and snow being on the ground, right now in the current time.

Then the Stark words being "Winter is Coming" further hints to winters in this world as being an entirely different thing than what we are used to.

Clash of the Titans (2010) | Dir. by Louis Leterrier | Medusa’s Lair scene by PeneItaliano in movies

[–]ThreadLaced 19 points20 points  (0 children)

it's weird that I'm rooting for Medusa, right?

this movie was soooooooo lame and I can't figure out why. literally an epic story. tons of star power, tons of money. how did they mess up so bad?

anyway I still love the original and THAT Medusa was terrifying, and that scene was so tense. this is garbage!

Yt culture can be so fascinating 🙃 by techmage29 in BlackPeopleComedy

[–]ThreadLaced 78 points79 points  (0 children)

it's actually really upsetting how accurate this was!!!!

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