change the rules

a dynamic I really enjoy in fiction is when a relationship starts with some power imbalance, then changes into something sweet and balanced, and eventually shifts into imbalance in the other direction 🤤

Characters will make a very nuanced choice that makes sense for their story arc and internal conflict, and audience members will be like "is anyone else going to misconstrue this in the most black and white, bad faith manner possible?"

everybody needs to read more. read all the time. read every day. read read read

the thing about "no one is talking about this!" posts is that at best they are weird guilt trips trying to make you feel personally responsible for the fact that you haven't heard about one specific thing happening that no one has mentioned to you. at worst they are just wrong because the op turns out to have no idea what people are talking about because they've never listened to another person in their life. either way I am not reblogging that

Reblog this and tell me what was your biggest crying over a piece of fiction. You can be vague if you don't want to spoil.

You join a new fandom and you become acquainted with a new flavor of moron you didn’t even know god could make

can we all agree that pressing foreheads together is an underrated act of affection??

one of my favorite hobbies is not being a parent

There is always hope

It’s so hard loving a complex fictional woman because assholes will try to turn you against her by listing off all her flaws and it’s like yeah no shit, that’s the whole point. What aren’t you getting about this?