Fickle Infatuations

Look at this adorable dork, I swear if he had a tail it start waving like a flag in a tornado everytime Annie walked into the room.

sometimes I’m reminded that there are still people who don’t know ao3 was literally created by incest shippers — and the site’s sole purpose is to 1. be completely against censorship and 2. host all kinds of dark, taboo fics that are banned on other platforms — and the first ever fic that was posted on ao3 was a fic about an incest ship from supernatural.

you are in the house that was created by freaks. for freaks (affectionate). every disgusting thing you can think of is rightfully allowed and welcomed on ao3, because they are exactly the reasons why ao3 was created in the first place.

ao3 was created because its creators got tired of censorship, they got tired of dark and taboo fics getting banned on pro-censorship platforms, and they wanted a place that was safe for ALL FICS THAT WERE DARK AND TABOO.

ao3’s main principle is being against censorship and being proship / profic.

there are some things in fiction that make me uncomfortable, but instead of shaming people who are just minding their own business and not harming anyone in real life, I choose to curate my own internet experience by blocking/muting what I don’t want to see. ao3 has excellent tagging system, so instead of being a bitch, use their tagging system properly and you won’t see the things you don’t want to see.

it’s your job to curate what you see. it’s not other people’s jobs or responsibilities to censor themselves for your personal comfort. the world does not revolve around you.

also you cannot censor “only the things you personally hate” without expecting everything else, that isn’t of conservative beliefs, to be censored too. because censorship is a slippery slope and a fascist tool. I promise you there are people who think “why do tags for queer love even exist on ao3? they’re grooming children”.

if you allow the things that you hate to be censored — because someone with enough power gets to control what other people can and cannot create/consume, it will not stop at the things that you hate.

mother, daughter // a sandra lynn and figueroth faeth poem

here’s the contrapuntal poem I wrote as a part of @d20exchange 2025 for @complicatedwomenpodcast!!❄️

In the course of time, Armin becomes quite similar to Erwin. He is able to put his emotions aside and make calculated decisions; ones that might seem cruel to the onlookers. Ones that are necessary to win. He models his way of thinking on what he believes is Erwin's way of thinking: "people who don't sacrifice anything, gain nothing". "What else do I have to sacrifice?"

Jean protests Erwin's choices and leadership skills already during the mission to capture the Female Titan, whereas Armin embraces them and explains why the Commander did what he did.

Jean is angry because people died. Armin sees beyond that.

Hange knows Jean cares too deeply, even about his enemies. When Hange wants to kill Reiner in Shiganshina, it's Jean who stops them. It's Jean who wants to keep giving people second chances, no matter how much they've hurt him. At the same time, Armin gives his enemies (Bertholdt) an opportunity to speak their mind, but once there is no room for negotiation, he is ready to fight.

One could say Jean isn't a commander for the same reason Levi isn't a commander. They both value human life and hate the idea of an empty death. Yes, they can make difficult decisions. Yes, they are able to get the job done and, yes, they are good leaders. But putting them in a position where they would have to consciously send hundreds of soldiers to death would be cruel. 

I’m keeping Asa and Anthony. I mean, look at them. All sweet and OLD. With their little sweaters and matching lawn chairs. Subtle frangrance of Earl Grey and Bengay wafting after them wherever they go.

They’re CUTE.

And Slorch is a winner I don’t care what anyone says. Gimme that goth queen with his Muriel Deets sidekick.

The Ice Cream Bentley has a permitted spot in my heart’s garage, next to Dean’s Baby.

Jesus, sorry you didn’t get enough screen time, kid. You seemed nice. I liked you WAY better than Mel “That Fucking Psycho” Gibson’s version.

That being said, I am not going to be trading in the OLD universe either. I like this universe. It’s cosy,dependable and talk about ROOMY! You can fit all kinds of stuff in here. The eldritch horrors learning how to be human, the biblical lore but FUNNY and the oh so juicy religious trauma! Mr. Brown with his disturbingly toned glutes alone is worth keeping it around. (Oh, that’s not canon? That’s just me being a weirdo? Huh.)

Plus Aziraphale is PEAK. He’s Aura. he’s SKIBIDIokay I don’t know cool kid lingo.

He’s MY GUY (shoves Castiel out of the way.)

I’m not giving up on MY GUY(avoids eye contact with Samwise Gamgee.)

You don’t Thanos MY GUYYYY (steps over drunken wet cat Spike) and expect me to be cool with it. I’m VERY not cool with it.

*insert Elmo surrounded by flames meme here*

Just like a vampire who had a cup of rice thrown at their feet, I am sat down and focused on picking up those little angel atoms. I got my Elmer’s glue and a mighty need to avoid reading anymore Breaking News these days. Have you SEEN what’s happening out in the wild? NOT GREAT, BOB.

I got the time, is what I’m saying.

So don’t be surprised when (when NOT if) you see a post of mine and it’s the NEW universe and the OLD universe together doing really weird things with their tongues.

I find this oddly... comforting?

If the ending as we saw it was always planned, then that's a huge misstep for me in terms of the narrative arc, the genre expectations, and the faithfulness to the story as presented on screen in season 1.