#fandom asks

1- what do you think is the appeal of their dynamic

2- how do they weaken and strengthen each other

3- is their relationship related in any form to their individual character arcs

4- are they better in concept than in execution

5- what visions or hopes do they have for their relationship

6- in what ways do they complement and complete each other

7- how much time did it take each of them to notice their feelings for the other and how long did it take for them to act on those feelings

8- are they naturally compatible or do they make an effort to try and understand the other

9- do they consider the other a big part of their life and how inclined are they to plan it around the other

10- how vulnerable are they with each other and when are they the most open with e/o

11- is there anything they keep hidden for themselves and refuse to share with the other

12- would you consider them to be functional or dysfunctional

13- what is it that they need the most from their partner and do they find it easy to ask for it

14- did they ever have to sacrifice for their relationship and what was their sacrifice

15- how would you describe the rhythm of their relationship

16- how accepted is their relationship by their community and loved ones

17- what made them choose each other and what was the decisive factor

18- how do they disturb or challenge each other

19- where do their morals and ideals align and where do they diverge? are they attuned or in conflict ethically

20- how did the relationship change them individually

21- are they both on equal footing in all aspects or is their imbalance within their dynamic and if yes how so

22- what is the one thing they would change about their partner and the one thing they would keep

23- is there trust between them? where does this mis/trust stems from

24- is their relationship characterized by continuation or separation

25- how would they fill in the blank in the sentence "my partner is my ---" if they are not allowed to use the word 'lover' or anything of sorts

26- what is the definitive moment of their relationship and what's their most romantic moment ever

27- what is the most extreme thing they have done in the name of love

28- would you want to be in a relationship like theirs

29- does their dynamic emulate any other dynamic in their lives or within the story

30- in what ways do they inspire one another

31- what can be considered the worst thing they have done to each other

32- is there happiness between them and in which way does being together bring them happiness? is there more happiness than sadness or less?

33- do they give and take from each other almost equally or is there an inequality

34- what are the external and internal obstacles they face in making the relationship succeed

35- how do you think their childhood or the relationship they witnessed while growing up affect their own relationship

36- do they believe they are worthy of the other's love or not and why is that

37- what is the base on which their relationship is built on

38- how does jealousy manifest in their relationship and how do they usually handle it

39- what are they the most grateful about in their partner

40- imagine them in their best state as a couple what would that look like for them

41- what do you believe is the metaphor of their relationship

42- how intensely are you consumed by this ship, from casual to way past the point of help

43- how gentle, soft and considerate are they with one another and how do they show up for each other

44- do they handle separation well? can they withstand being apart or is it difficult? and is it harder on one more than the other

45- how are they different when they are with each other than when they are with everyone else

46- in what ways does their relationship fall within the norm and in what ways does it stand apart

47- what are their fights like? how intense is it? how do they go on about apologizing

48- where does their relationship mostly exist: in public or in private

49- what is the most difficult thing they had to go through together and how did that affect them

50- which room do you think they would use most if they lived together

Send a character + one or more of these question IN THE INBOX. Don't reply on the post!

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

11. Would you date this character?

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

23. Favorite picture of this character?

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

26. What's something the character has done you can't get over? Be it something funny, bad, good, serious, whatever?

27. What is a color or colors that you think of when you think of this character, be it their canon color(s) or not?

28. If you could have this character meet another in another media, who would you have them meet?

29. Could you live as this character, would you? If not, what would you change so that you could?

Yes

Definitely

(please DO steal!)

🥵 - Do you have any THG crushes? (hinged or unhinged)

😭 - What scene still breaks your heart?

🥰 - THG blorbos? As a writer or reader or both?

🤬 - least favorite character and why?

🫥 - one character everyone loves that you just don't get?

👀 - one THG hear me out (character, moment, theory, anything)?

🌙 - do you have any fandoms that you'd rank over THG?

☀️ - one popular theory from the fandom you despise?

🌈 - hottest sexuality take for a THG character?

🌸 - can you give us an OC/self-insert name you'd use in Panem?

🐚 - what District would you love to be in and why?

🫗 - spill the tea, what's one silly theory you stand by?

🎯 - are there any moments you just didn't 'get' in the series that took a while to register?

🎞️ - favorite movie only scene/moment/plot point?

📖 - favorite book moment left out of the movies?

💻 - link your favorite fic to shout someone out? pls?

⚔️ - a hottake you'll die defending?

I see some people, who are definitely not kids, not being able to understand straightforward narrative. And I can't tell if they're playing dumb deliberately or average viewer genuinely isn't smart.

Do you think show's diversity, queerness, even campiness and of course vampirism of it all somehow prevents it from reaching audience, that is capable of appreciating its writing more?

Mm, I mean, I'm reluctant to say it's attracted the wrong kind of audience, mostly because I don't necessarily think that really exists? If you have an audience engaging with your work, it's speaking to them in some way, right? How it's speaking to them is always going to vary widely - that's a part of the fun of art and storytelling - and while there are certainly ways of engaging that I've seen that let's say surprise me, haha, and some interpretations that I outright disagree with, I don't think there's necessarily anything conducive in telling people that their experience of the work is wrong. I do think it's often valuable though to ask why they're engaging in the way that they are, and how they've come to certain conclusions, because that tends to be where you maybe unpack certain reasons (I do think some people watch because the cast is beautiful and for a certain aesthetic, and that's okay, y'know?) or preconceptions or, as is the reality in this fandom, perhaps some biases and bad faith engagement.

I don't think that necessarily makes them the wrong kind of audience, but it adds context maybe to how you're seeing people react and respond to something.

As for people struggling with the storyline, I do think it's a broader issue than just this one fandom and that has been for a while. We talk about it a bit as failing media literacy, which I do think is a big issue, but I actually kind of think there's a bigger one right now which again, extends beyond this fandom, in that people are increasingly incurious. There's been research conducted about this by far more intelligent people than me, haha, but there's a lot to be said about how the internet has both made information more accessible, and curtailed curiosity. When every question you have can be answered (rightly or wrongly - increasingly wrongly) by a Google search, it stimies deeper thinking and critical thinking, because people will default to an easy answer rather than necessarily giving themselves the time and space to think about that answer.

Like that post yesterday is kind of a good example of that - you can google who Fabio is, and there's your answer, but that's not necessarily going to make someone read about the context of him in the 80s and 90s that coaxes deeper thinking, especially as you might apply it to what the writers are saying about Lestat in writing him distancing himself from him in the way that he does.

It's tricky too, because I think over time, you kind of end up with a bit of a spectrum where on the far side of one end you have people who have lost confidence in their ability to think deeply or critically engage with a text, and so seek out others who can do that for them, and on the far side of the other end, you have people who are so committed to their own interpretations that they can't see the wood for the trees, and in the worst instances, are really sort of addicted to the authority that comes from being The Interpreter of the Text, which just - - isn't how art or storytelling works.

These things often happen symbiotically too which causes cults of personality around the latter, and I think what you kind of end up with in instances like this where there are long hiatuses and people have spent literally years letting certain takes or ideas compound is that people no longer understand the story because they've had two years of someone telling them they're watching - - say, an abuse allegory and not a gothic horror-romance, or a period romance instead of a vampire show that's traipsed time since its inception. I do think that collides with the above issues of media literacy, and I've talked about it before, but I think supernatural romance and YA borrowing (and sanitising) so many gothic tropes too makes a lot of people think they like gothic stories who actually don't.

2) A canon or headcanon hill I will die on

Peter ADORES Stiles, and that's just not a headcanon of my own, he canonically adores that boy.

S1 when he was feral he attacked his own relatives with no compunction, but Stiles was never harmed...ever. A light shove near a laptop was about the closest he got and that was impeccable control for a crazy man (Derek hit him harder when he smashed his face into a steering wheel). Not to mention, despite biting everyone else with no regard, he actually ASKED Stiles and then respected when he said No, even though he knew he was lying.

S3 it's Peter, not the rest of them that automatically knew chess was Stiles's game and he was the one to figure out how to bring him back from the Nogitsunes possession.

S4 when he was once again unhinged and challenged Scott for the alpha power, he threw everyone around in that church ruin, including his own daughter, but never touched Stiles, not even ONCE.

Then finally we have 6A, where despite making the Crack he'd just leave town once he got out of the hunt, Peter took Stiles's keys and got burnt alive AGAIN to make sure that the others would remember Stiles and save him.

Clearly whether you read a romantic or platonic tone to it, Stiles is the one person Peter Hale cares about above all others and I will die a gruesome bloody death on that hill.

Hey, as I'm sure those who have looked through my blog over the last week or so have noticed, I've been posting a fair amount of Danny Phantom crossover prompts with One Punch Man. And for those who enjoy them I would like to let you know I plan on posting more going forward.

However, before I do go about posting more, I want to get some feedback from those of you who know anything about Danny Phantom, One Punch Man, or both. Namely, I would like to know how you all would scale Danny in terms of Hero Classes.

I know that in DPxDC, we tend to make Danny a Superman or above level badass who can go toe-to-toe with literal gods, but given how the only actual 'God' in OPM is the Monster God, who we can't exactly have Danny take out without making the entire story of OPM come to a halt, I figured giving Danny a lower power ceiling would be better.