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People treated Bennett like a teen because characters call him "kid" and it'll be overwhelmingly accepted, but the minute Lohen gets the same treatment, people would go "uhm actually he's a legal adult. He can do whatever he wants, he can be shipped with whoever we want"

Idk. Every new story I read about Lohen seems to indicate that he's younger. And the way people treat that vs the way people treat Bennett makes me feel weird.

*Bennett being called a kid* "omg so cute! He's like their little brother!"

*Lohen being called a kid* "He's not actually a kid, it's a term of endearment. He's a legal adult"

Is it because Bennett is perceived as cute while Lohen is perceived as hot? Probably.

I don't know, it just makes me cringe a bit at how hypocritical it all is and how quickly people abandon their morals. Excuse my buzzword here but it feels like their previous stance was just performative

It's not even the short male model thing, like I fully acknowledge that ships like Ittorou and Lyneythesley are just fine. But this one just has... Too much age implications that I'm kinda creeped out by its popularity

People treated Bennett like a teen because characters call him "kid" and it'll be overwhelmingly accepted, but the minute Lohen gets the same treatment, people would go "uhm actually he's a legal adult. He can do whatever he wants, he can be shipped with whoever we want"

Idk. Every new story I read about Lohen seems to indicate that he's younger. And the way people treat that vs the way people treat Bennett makes me feel weird.

*Bennett being called a kid* "omg so cute! He's like their little brother!"

*Lohen being called a kid* "He's not actually a kid, it's a term of endearment. He's a legal adult"

Is it because Bennett is perceived as cute while Lohen is perceived as hot? Probably.

I don't know, it just makes me cringe a bit at how hypocritical it all is and how quickly people abandon their morals. Excuse my buzzword here but it feels like their previous stance was just performative

It's not even the short male model thing, like I fully acknowledge that ships like Ittorou and Lyneythesley are just fine. But this one just has... Too much age implications that I'm kinda creeped out by its popularity

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‼️WARNING THIS DISCUSSION WILL INCLUDE THE TOPICS OF THE FOLLOWING‼️

-Incest and incest coded relationships

- Harassment and fandom 

- Predatory or unhealthy age gaps.

- “Pro ship” VS “anti” discourse 

- Power imbalance in relationships

- Fetishization of taboo relationships 

- Sexualization of underage characters

- Obsessive or possessive relationship dynamics 

- Explicit fan content involving minors.

- Character misinterpretation/flattening personalities 

- Toxic shipping culture.

- Romanticization of unhealthy relationships 

- Toxic fandom behaviour and gatekeeping 

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As you may know the “x reader” side of the Twisted Wonderland fandom is PRETTY BIG in my opinion. As much as I love the x reader and shipping side there’s been a lot of disturbing stuff I have been seeing revolving around this part recently. A BIGGGG issue with the “x reader” + shipping side of the Twisted Wonderland fandom is how certain harmful dynamics become normalized or romanticized. While fanfiction is FICTIONAL and people can write what they what when they want, there is still a noticeable pattern of content involving incest-coded relationships, inappropriate age gaps, and unhealthy power dynamics being treated as “attractive” or “harmless” without much critical discussion.

One major example is the presence of incest or sibling-coded ships. Even when characters are canonically related, or in “x reader” case the reader is implied to have a familial relationship with that character, people still sexualize those dynamics for shock value or fetish content. Examples of incest in the fandom would definitely be Jade x Floyd and not that long ago I saw a Lilia x Reader where the reader WAS LILIAS CHILD(and it was a smut fic). These types of relationships make many fans uncomfortable, especially when these relationships are romanticized way rather than acknowledged as taboo along with that it’s genuinely just disgusting YES they are fictional characters but it’s DEFINITELY doesn’t excuse the fact that they are related. With x reader it’s truly up to the creator and it’s sick that they would even think to make reader related to the character of choice and then make them be romantic with each other.

Another issue is the amount of extreme age gap content. Since Twisted Wonderland characters are TEENAGERS, some content pairs them with much older adults, authority figures, or immortal characters in ways that feel predatory. A lot of these stories ignore the imbalance in maturity, power, and experience, instead portraying the relationship as an automatically romantic simply because the characters are attractive. Same with “x reader” the amount of age gap content for x readers NEEDS TO BE STUDIED. Examples of this would be shipping any first year with third years or adults, any minor with an adult, minors with immortal beings, (minor) reader with adults, AND any student x teacher relationship.

The fandom also has a problem with oversexualizing underage characters. Even though the cast is largely made up with high school students, there is a huge amount of explicit fan content involving them. Some fans defend this by saying “it’s fictional”, while simultaneously attacking other people’s ships as immoral, creating a very hypocritical environment. Although in my personal opinion if you have decided to age up a character and you have made it clear that you are not making NSFW content of a minor then I think it’s ok.

Another toxic aspect is fandom harassment. People are often attacked for disliking certain ships that are reasonable and this goes vice versa but more of disliking some ships. To be honest I have a hard time writing about this topic specifically because I don’t not want to get hated on or getting attacked for my opinions, although one thing is clear and that is people get attacked for disliking ships, preferring platonic interpretations, or criticizing problematic content. Discussions quickly turn into “pro ship vs anti” arguments instead of respectful conversations. This creates a hostile atmosphere where fans feel pressured to either stay silent or fully agree with the dominant side of the fandom.

There is ALSO the issue of flattening characters in MANY MANY “x readers” stories. Complex characters lose their original personalities and become overly possessive, obsessive, or unrealistically devoted to the reader(though some of these might be applicable to the yandere trope which would make more sense if these traits were used in that context). This can reduce nuanced characters into generic romantic archetypes designed purely for wish fulfillment at the cost of mischaracterizing them COMPLETELY.

Overall, the problem is not that people enjoy fanfiction or self insert stories. The problem is how parts of the fandom normalizes unhealthy dynamics, sexualize teenage characters, and create toxic discourse around shipping and morality while refusing meaningful criticism.

(Once again all of these are MY OPINIONS you do not have to agree with them)

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So much of the fandom brushes MDNI for minors in TWST and it grosses me out. I don’t mind MDNI for third years bc of the simple fact that they are 18+ but for second and first years MDNI should not even be allowed for them bc they are 16-17. IK know that at the end of Book 7 some characters that are second years turn 18, but if a creator does make MDNI of a second year they should specify wether they are making it when the character is 18 to lessen confusion.

Also if you are going to make MDNI for either first or second year at least make it when they are adults or when they are third years bc it’s makes me sick when it’s content of them when they are 16-17 since they are STILL MINORS💔💔

Lohen: *is a character* Female writers/readers: Until I'm swollen. Until I can't walk. Until I'm numb. Until my head hurts. Until my cheeks are red. Until the neighbours know his name. Until my eyes roll back and stay there. 'Till my throat memorises every vein~. 'Till the doctors think he turned my red blood cells white! 'Till we create the next OCEAN! 'Till he changes my DNA to his! Until my holes speak to him in Morse code!... You could put a nuclear bomb inside me, and I'd still ride~

All of this smutty and yandere stuff I'm seeing about Lohen (and other characters in general, but Lohen seems to be the main focus, at the moment) is lowkey making me feel really uncomfortable and concerned about some of the people's mindsets in the Genshin community.

Again, I'm NOT saying this to hate on people, I'm just saying what's been on my mind lately, and then moving on.

Lohen: *is a character* Female writers/readers: Until I'm swollen. Until I can't walk. Until I'm numb. Until my head hurts. Until my cheeks are red. Until the neighbours know his name. Until my eyes roll back and stay there. 'Till my throat memorises every vein~. 'Till the doctors think he turned my red blood cells white! 'Till we create the next OCEAN! 'Till he changes my DNA to his! Until my holes speak to him in Morse code!... You could put a nuclear bomb inside me, and I'd still ride~

Dottore didn't keep that shit to himself. He told Pantalone.

At least one currently living Harbinger is aware of Scaramouche's existence to a somewhat detailed extent, at the bare minimum.

That means we're not done with Wanderer. This AQ sure felt like a finale for him, and in a way, it was! He got to face off with his main abuser and came out on top. But the game is hinting over and over that the concept of "Scaramouche" isn't dead in the water, and Dottore confirms that it is theoretically possible to even reinstate Scaramouche into the world memory (he just personally refused to do so because he wants to hurt Wanderer as much as he physically and mentally and emotionally can)

In this Choose Your Own Adventure, a mishap in Potions class leads you and Riddle stuck together -- literally. Will you find a way out of this predicament?

Riddle Rosehearts x Reader/Yuu Choose Your Own Adventure

In this Choose Your Own Adventure, a mishap in Potions class leads you and Riddle stuck together -- literally. Will you find a way out of this predicament?

Riddle Rosehearts x Reader/Yuu Choose Your Own Adventure

i do think this fandom also has a sort of larger misunderstanding of what overblot means and how it happens, because as far as we know, there's actually quite a minority of mages who even have the ability to overblot in the first place BECAUSE a large magic pool is required to generate that much blot. for common magic users who continue to overuse it, them and their magic reserves will become too exhausted before they could reach an amount of blot that is grounds for ob. many users essentially don't physically have the ability to overblot (or it'd be extremely difficult for them to). one of the first things we learn about overblotting is just how rare it is, to the point that an overblot hasn't even occurred at nrc in 100 years until now. it's NOT just something that regularly happens whenever a magic user is facing any sort of emotional turmoil, which i feel like people treat it like it is?

not to mention, we do know of characters have gone through quite literally centuries of traumatic and scarring experiences, and yet haven't overblotted either; specifically lilia comes to mind. a traumatized war veteran who has faced horrific tragedy and loss for most of his life, including the deaths of the people he's loved most. despite a large chunk of book 7 being specifically dedicated to lilia and his dream, people STILL tend to just skim over the tribulations of his character.

instead of the nuances of his character and his relationships with other characters (particularly silver) being properly considered by fans, i find he rather tends to be boiled down to this sort of comedic relief dad character, which is a shame considering his complexities. there's a lot to be said about his trauma and coping mechanisms, along with his role as a father to silver and, though he's trying his best, him being truthfully imperfect in that role; but with lilia being a character that hasn't overblotted, i've seen these facets are often disregarded by a wider majority of the audience.

overblotted characters get a larger amount of attention (for good reason, since they're major catalysts in the story) but this means that a larger portion of the fandom also treats other characters as secondary to them, as if they're one-note static characters who just serve the purpose of moving the story forward. it's a major disservice to their writing, since they are genuinely intricate and interesting characters that DO change and grow throughout the story.

although i don't necessarily think this is entirely the fault of the fandom either, due to the way the twst main story is structured. the overblotters do get major roles in the main story, and honestly it DOES feel like it's a bit much at some points. they're only about 1/3rd of an entire cast of characters, so it can be a bit tiring to just constantly see them being spotlighted while there's 15+ other characters who also need time on center stage to be fleshed out and given growth as characters too. that's also why we know so much about the backgrounds of characters who have overblotted (since we literally get full flashbacks for them), but for characters like jack or rook, there's an especial lack of information despite us knowing these characters for over 6 years in real time now.

but regardless, due to the story giving the most exposure on the overblotters' characterization specifically, i've noticed people framing the struggles, nuance, and intricacies of other characters as "lesser than" in return. in reality, a lot of the characters are genuinely written in just as complex ways as the overblotters, it just takes some more text analysis, often times through places other than the main story too, to see that. with the overblotters, their character conflicts are easily spelt out and handed to the audience. and they need to be, since they're what drives the plot along. but because non overblotted characters don't necessarily get that treatment as much, people much more often turn a blind eye to them.

and then because of that, i find that some people turn around and then make it seem like those other characters are "shallower" or "boring" in terms of writing, when it really just takes a slight bit more attention to detail to understand them because their characterization isn't as blatant in the way that the overblotters' are.