Lady Moondust

Like saying his Loki and his portrayal was not good enough, despite turning him into legend, and giving new Loki all the magic his Loki should have shown, because we have been waiting for it, is the greatest injustice I have ever witnessed.

No really. Picture you play a God and wizard for a decade. And writers only give you stupid knives while you know about all the magical powers your character has. You work your ass off. Study the psychology of the character.

Then after 10 years they bring in new versions of the character, call them better, and give them all those powers you wanted to show over the years, but writers never let you.

What we then got instaed:

It was lies and false advertizing, making it look like it was Loki's show all along, that he was overcoming obsticles alone, then we got him only as a sidekick. So yeah. We are angry and we have every right to be.

If it was advertized like this from the beginning, like them puting Kathy next to Clint in Hawkeye trailer, I would at least be prepared for the option that he might be sidekick again. But they deliberately mislead us by making it look like it will be finally his solo thing then it wasnt.

Thor: I love you

My husband complained that this was more Shakespeare than Eddas, and I challenged him to do better.

Solen sken, skönt gyllene

Dagen Tor föddes

På trottoaren, vid Taco Bell

Där låg Loke

—KJN

My translation:

The sun shone, sweet golden

The day of Tor’s birth

On the tarmac, by Taco Bell

There lay Loki

ay yo show ur husband 

Solen skinnede, skøn og gylden

På dagen for Tors fødsel

På asfalten ved Taco Bell

Dér lå Loke

“LEV MERE (LIVE MAS)”

He hair shine brite

A very very

Magical site

But then I see

A bab from hell

I pik up loki

The tags.

Look, i think about this a lot.

David Bowie isnt problematic in this case but why the fuck did Terry Jones write that? And why did Jim Henson and Dennis Lee let him do it?

I actually didnt know they had originally written her as being older. However they still asked David to do it and he declined so its a bit…muddy. Like they cast her and didnt just automatically remove it. David had to say something first .

I was a nasty ass little freak when i was a teenager.

And Jareth was one of the many objects of my desire.

Listen. The majority of the fandom are adults well over the age of like 20. That has much to do with most of the fans seeing the movie when it originally came out when they were younger or it was passed down to them from family members that saw Labyrinth when it came out. A lot of your Bowie fans who are also well over the age of 20-30 really enjoy this movie because Bowie’s music follows much more mature themes than most (not all) younger people like myself would listen to today. I’ve been in the classic rock/glam rock fandom for a few years across multiple social media sites- most fans I’ve interacted with personally are over 30. Labyrinth in general constrains themed of growing up, keeping parts of your childhood, and understanding your sexuality as you transition from teen to adult. Jareth was/is a heartthrob for many. Ive seen countless posts and heard what feels like a billion testimonies of Jareth being one’s sexual awakening. So it’s like an equation: you take adults, Jareth’s very intentional sex appeal experienced from that older generation- it’s going to be a very adult fandom with very adult themes.

The biggest ship in this fandom is Sareth. Someone else can sit down and crunch the numbers but if I had to guess then I’d say 95% of fanfiction from AO3 to Wattpad is Sareth content. Safely, I can say 98% of that has an aged up Sarah- largely influenced by the canonical portrayal of Sarah being an adult in the Return to Labyrinth manga series as well as David Bowie’s “As the World Falls Down” music video. Sarah is canonically an adult in both one which directly involves Bowie. Which I find hilarious considering most of the people I see having any problem with the ship are much younger Bowie fans. Like 13-19 year old Bowie fans. Like yell at your man that you worship so much too if this ship truly bothers you that much. Look back at some of the interviews for Labyrinth and tell me what you think of Bowie and a few other people you like after that. I can’t help but notice the hypocrisy your spouting. But I digress: It’s fine if you don’t see them working out as a pair, it’s fine if you don’t see the appeal, or want to ship at all in the fandom. If you find it creepy by your own personal views, fine! But when you enter a fandom that predominantly ships that thing that you don’t like so much, don’t be mad when you don’t most of the people in this fandom that you interact with ship that thing. And don’t be mad when someone gets offended by an assumption you’re throwing around when they are or not doing anything near what you’re assuming. It’s your job to curate your fandom experience and you can do that easily with simple tools like a search bar, unfollow button, and block button. Tag filtering helps too!

For myself, my personal views have changed so much from the time I entered this fandom to now. I’ve been just as hypocritical with some things that I understand and appreciate about Labyrinth that I couldn’t grasp before. But I’ll never agree with underage Sarah being paired with Jareth in any way. I can’t and won’t stand for it and I’m not going to surround myself with people who are okay with it. That’s for my own personal experiences and traumas I have endured but will not go into. I have boundaries. But to sit and point fingers at adults in an adult fandom that ships two adult characters together? I’m going to assume you’re a very ignorant and/or immature asshole, little 13-16 year old kid that probably needs more parents supervision. Why are you even on an app that’s age limit is 17+? That’s on you, kiddo. If most of the adults on here have made it clear of what their content caters towards or if they’re tagging properly, or that they don’t even want minors interacting with them in the first place, then it’s on you to keep yourself away from what makes you or them uncomfortable.

And, my god, if you think Labyrinth is 100% a kid’s movie??? Lol you and I must’ve watched two entirely different Labyrinths and you need to sit your ass down and rewatch the movie again because- well, you should know better. I’ll leave it at that. Y’all must’ve seen the version where every shot of Jareth is from like his mid-torso up lmao.

But with all of that being said- if you can’t handle the Labyrinth fandom mostly being made up of adults that ship something you can’t pull your head out of your ass to understand?? Allow me kindly show you the door:

I only support of age Sareth.

I also dont support Toby/Jareth because to me it feels like grooming (since he was an infant).

This.

Every writer inevitably gets to that scene that just doesn't want to work. It doesn't flow, no matter how hard you try. Well, here are some things to try to get out of that rut:

1. Change the weather

I know this doesn't sound like it'll make much of a difference, but trust me when I say it does.

Every single time I've tried this, it worked and the scene flowed magically.

2. Change the POV

If your book has multiple POV characters, it might be a good idea to switch the scene to another character's perspective.

9/10 times, this will make the scene flow better.

3. Start the scene earlier/later

Oftentimes, a scene just doesn't work because you're not starting in the right place.

Perhaps you're starting too late and giving too little context. Perhaps some description or character introspection is needed before you dive in.

Alternatively, you may be taking too long to get to the actual point of the scene. Would it help to dive straight into the action without much ado?

4. Write only the dialogue

If your scene involves dialogue, it can help immensely to write only the spoken words the first time round.

It's even better if you highlight different characters' speech in different colors.

Then, later on, you can go back and fill in the dialogue tags, description etc.

5. Fuck it and use a placeholder

If nothing works, it's time to move on.

Rather than perpetually getting stuck on that one scene, use a placeholder. Something like: [they escape somehow] or [big emotional talk].

And then continue with the draft.

This'll help you keep momentum and, maybe, make the scene easier to write later on once you have a better grasp on the plot and characters.

Trust me, I do this all the time.

It can take some practice to get past your Type A brain screaming at you, but it's worth it.

So, those are some things to try when a scene is being difficult. I hope that these tips help :)