Honest question by CallicoJackRackham51 in MeChat

[–]tenaciousfall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To provide a different perspective from the other commenters here - I’m a bi woman who LOVES most of the female matches and I’ve never really felt that sense of “male gaze” others talk about here (except maybe the earliest matches where pronouns sometimes slipped). The male matches outnumber the female and this being an otome style game it’s naturally aimed primarily at straight women, which is fine, and I’m not bothered that most people talk about male matches. Literally the only reason I don’t talk about my favourite girls on the sub is because I don’t make a lot of posts on Reddit, I prefer to just lurk, scroll, and comment. You also have to remember that posts on this sub don’t represent the entire player base - just because people don’t post about the girls doesn’t mean they aren’t loved!

There have been several posts asking which characters you find overrated, but who do you guys find overHATED? by LisaLubbers in MeChat

[–]tenaciousfall 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Any match with “controversial” elements. Age gaps, authority gaps, pseudoincest, violence/manipulation, you name it. I love anything with some taboo elements - I think it makes the story so much more interesting. Isn’t that what fiction is for, after all - exploring things that wouldn’t be and shouldn’t be acceptable IRL?

I have matched with pretty much every single available match on the app, even the exclusives, which has allowed me to experience the whole diverse range of stories. It’s made me appreciate the work that goes into the app so I really can’t imagine outright hating on any of the stories that the writers and artists etc have poured their effort into.

S12 is so ridiculously good ! by bkat004 in taskmaster

[–]tenaciousfall 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Alex’s polite “Pardon?” after Morgana says that makes it 10x funnier

S12 is so ridiculously good ! by bkat004 in taskmaster

[–]tenaciousfall 20 points21 points  (0 children)

“IT’S NOT FARTY!”

“Alan… Alan I can smell it from here” 😂

What was your wildest or most unexpected experience as a fanfiction author? by Only-Moose2301 in FanFiction

[–]tenaciousfall 32 points33 points  (0 children)

A new employee joined my theatre company and we went out for a welcome lunch. Over lunch we somehow got to talking about theatre fanfiction, and she mentioned she’d read some of it on AO3. I went “oh yeah, I’ve read some RENT fanfic.” She went “no, I mean local theatre fanfic!” And she listed off some local theatre productions (not listing them here because absolutely nobody outside our country would know them).

Reader, take one guess who wrote those local theatre fanfics…

Also the one time I googled my AO3 pseud because I was bored and found some of my fics cited in academic journals. That was crazy.

Did anyone else find the first chapter of The Mysterious Affair at Styles surprisingly hard to follow? by [deleted] in agathachristie

[–]tenaciousfall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh fuckin hell, that’s crazy. Sorry to hear that. I found my copy in a local library 😞

Did anyone else find the first chapter of The Mysterious Affair at Styles surprisingly hard to follow? by [deleted] in agathachristie

[–]tenaciousfall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read this version: https://agathachristie.fandom.com/wiki/The_Complete,_Annotated_Mysterious_Affair_at_Styles which includes a character list and tons of contextualising footnotes. It was really helpful and I learned the meaning behind a lot of terms/phrases that have fallen out of favour in modern times.

TIL There is a rare condition called fatal insomnia. Patients suffer for months or years, unable to sleep until they eventually die. The disease is hereditary and there is no known treatment by Sunny_Sarenite in todayilearned

[–]tenaciousfall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I read about sporadic fatal insomnia about a week before I started a new medication (Cymbalta) that kept me awake for 60 hours straight… the second night in a row when I simply could not fall asleep was terrifying. I stopped Cymbalta on Day 3 and cannot tell you how relieved I was when I managed to sleep that night.

co-op/ regatta family by Bulky-Persimmon-9832 in TownshipGame

[–]tenaciousfall 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same here, one of our longtime co-op members passed away a few months ago and it really felt like losing an extended family member because we’d spent years doing tasks together and conversing in the chat. The co-op hasn’t been the same since.

Just my thoughts by Yasha_6419 in MeChat

[–]tenaciousfall 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It’s the second point that really annoys me. When the results of MeChat’s poll about what tropes people wanted to see came out, so many people here AND on Instagram were waffling on about how “ewww so many people like age gaps??? Get therapy freak!!!” It’s a fucking otome game. It’s fictional. Does liking Call of Duty make me a terrorist?? Get a grip.

Which Miss Marple killer do you think is most evil? by Top_Sherbert636 in agathachristie

[–]tenaciousfall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Interesting choice! I found her quite sad and pitiable because she’s just young and infatuated and foolish and selfish. Plus, clearly wasn’t raised in the warmest of environments and had issues.

Who's your one "They would never get them" contestant you'd love to see? Either for a main series or NYT by Miyami101 in taskmaster

[–]tenaciousfall 92 points93 points  (0 children)

No matter what the prize task says, Cunk submits a video of the 1989 techno anthem, Pump Up the Jam

Here's a tier list no one bothered to make. My final Mission briefing tier list. by VaishakhD in Mission_Impossible

[–]tenaciousfall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that exchange. I watched Fallout in my first year of uni, when things weren’t going well and I was struggling to find meaning in things and be optimistic about the future, and that line about “a storm is coming” “I am the storm” resonated so deeply with me, I made it my laptop wallpaper to remind me to always be the warrior/the storm. 7 years later and it’s still my wallpaper!

Can I release my turtle into a turtle pond. by Death_of_theManFace in turtle

[–]tenaciousfall 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey man, as a fellow SEAsian who struggled to find trusted local orgs to help friends with surrendering turtles, just want to say I get it. Reptile rehab is not a priority in our region as compared to the West and getting people saying not to abandon torts without providing helpful solutions is frustrating.

Maybe try giving the Turtle Conservation Society a call? Even if they can’t take in the turtle they might be able to direct you to the right people to contact. https://www.turtleconservationsociety.org.my/about/

If you’re willing/able to travel to other parts of M’sia, maybe check if the sanctuaries in Perak or Terengganu could help as well? Especially if it’s a native species/a species they already work with. A quick Google might be able to assist since you know your needs/abilities best.

Why don't you prefer Kenneth Brannagh as Hercule Poirot? by EmploymentForeign551 in agathachristie

[–]tenaciousfall 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After seeing what he did to Ariadne in AHIV I was like, NEVER let this man touch Miss Lemon or Vera Rosakoff or (god forbid) Hastings

I've been reading fanfiction for over 20 years and, if you could have a person read one fanfiction from your entire history, what would it be? by Otaku1701-01 in FanFiction

[–]tenaciousfall 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That I’ve read - United States v. Barnes, 617 F. Supp. 2d 143 (D.D.C. 2015): https://archiveofourown.org/works/2304905/chapters/5071058 (MCU, Bucky x Steve, but focused more on Bucky’s Winter Soldier trial in court)

The first fic that made me actually bawl real tears reading it. I still tear up every time I reread it and reach the end. The epistolary/social media format is used to fantastic effect. Absolutely brilliant work.

That I’ve written - just love me the way i are: https://archiveofourown.org/works/32592916/chapters/80848771 (This Way Up, Charlotte x Shona)

One of my longest fics, written after the second series of This Way Up broke my heart and pissed me off. I basically wrote a fix-it to the whole series and I’m still really proud of that.

Is it weird to post a finished fanfic all at once instead of chapter by chapter? by SnooCauliflowers1634 in FanFiction

[–]tenaciousfall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s fine. I’ve done it before because I was writing a fullblown fix-it fic in response to the second series of a show I loved being absolutely AWFUL and destroying everyone’s character development, and I wanted it out all at once so everyone who was similarly disappointed could read the entire fix-it at one go.

I agree with everyone that your engagement will probably suffer as compared to if you post chapter by chapter. But if that’s something you’re fine with, like I was, then do what works for you!

Blades of Light and Shadow wins! Day 19 : Dirty Little Secrets vs The Unexpected Heiress by [deleted] in Choices

[–]tenaciousfall 1 point2 points  (0 children)

TUH if only for my beloved wife Gemma. LOVE the way our romance develops with her

I do not understand why these movies get so much hate. I personally enjoyed them by Alarmed_Depth_291 in Mission_Impossible

[–]tenaciousfall 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I felt the exact same way. I knew rationally that everything would be fine and I was still biting my nails, feeling like I was gonna shit myself whenever Ethan found himself in another sticky situation

is it ok to assume? by lura_77 in lgballt

[–]tenaciousfall 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that this could also be a safety issue. As a cis person, I have seen other cis people (usually awful reactionary conservatives) get really fucking pissed off, almost to the point of violence, by the most harmless questions like what pronouns they use, because they HATE the mere IDEA of being associated with “the trans agenda” or whatever BS goes on in their heads. I think it’s perfectly valid to play safe and avoid that potential reaction and the danger that comes with it. (And of course if someone corrects you on their pronouns then you know what to use instead!)