Same.

Mel wears a tee shirt that reads “I TAP SPINES”

Random stranger: Aw, giving mom a break?

Derek, married and mated to Stiles for years:

Steve’s parents died shortly after he gets the family video job. He tells no one and keeps working even though he’s got MASSIVE inheritance now.

He sort of forgets that he shouldn’t be able to afford paying for all of his friends but no one really questions it bc he always bitches about paying even though he’s more than happy to he just likes being difficult

Random guy: Oh no! What did you do?! Apologizing with flowers?! Hahaha

Derek, engaging sad eyes: No, these were his favorite lilies and I'm just trying to keep his memory alive...

Random guy, embarrassed as hell

@kingdonweek day 1 ▸ tropes

me, an elder fandom veteran, suddenly having anne rice flashbacks:

no.

NO.

starting to rock back and fourth.

you do not understand.

you were born into an age of peace. i was there Gandalf. i was there three thousand years ago. i remember the cease and desists. i remember authors hunting fanfic writers for sport. i remember when every fic opened with a disclaimer because we genuinely thought it might protect us.

we do not charge money for the copyrighted gay wizard stories.

do not tempt fate youngling.

step away from the paywall.

that is how you summon the ancient evils.

hi, er barbie! hi, er ken!