#mirror lorca

Accidentally fell into a Lorca-shaped art spiral today so here’s a style study 💀✨

NB It's not like I didn't know how it would end up and what the consequences of dwelling in microscopic fandom would be. I knew, I did it anyways, and now I'm angry at the universe that I couldn't inspire myself with more trending media.

I mean, the OA fic brought me 2 kudos 53 views, Sweetwater resulted in 3 kudos 11 views, Brotherhood brought me 1 kudos 26 views. And I am eyeing other, more lively fandoms with a buccaneer's interest. I'm absolutely not above writing fanfics for popular fandoms and popular pairings just to attract more attention to my more rarepair/rarefandom works.

But then, I kinda don't want to disperse. Apparently (I just checked), I wrote, like, 157 000 words on series and movies involving Jason Isaacs since last year. It was by far my most productive spiral, supported by the fact that for once in my life I did't have to work and could do hobbies full-time. All good things come to an end, so I'll be looking for work again this summer. And then I'll need to think about adult things, about getting a more senior grade, considering management positions again, etc., etc.

So my time is in fact very limited, so I think I'll devote myself to doing what I (and my bestie and 2 mutuals) really love. That is, writing really horny drama about sexy older men)))))

Yeah he's evil and obsessive but lordy he loved her so much in his own fucked up Terran way.

Then, second of all, have it that Prime!Lorca was BFFs with Georgiou and Pike bc they all went to the academy together, and as soon as Mirror!Lorca showed up, both Georgiou and Pike went “Uh no, this isn’t Gabriel Lorca” and instead locked Mirror!Lorca up and mounted a rescue mission to the mirror verse with the Discovery and the Enterprise to save their best friend? 

Like why can’t we have this healthy model of loyalty and positive human emotions to let Michael start her journey to greatness? She sees how vastly different Pike, Georgiou and Lorca are with their personalities, but how they’ve all achieved greatness in their own way and all value each other - and then she realizes that Tilly’s enthusiasm has its own illogical value and that she should broaden her horizon and risk things as well? 

Don’t get me wrong, the edgy antiheroes from the mirrorverse are fun sometimes, but I’d like some positive role models and painful but gradual growth. I want Prime!Georgiou. I want her to be three dimensional and bad ass with her own motley group that she went through fire with that the rest of the Discovery gets to meet and learn from and from that find their path to greatness. 

Or heck, maybe its the prequel, the Shenzhou is Georgiou’s ship, she and Pike with the Enterprise go over and rescue Prime!Lorca and after that experience, Michael learns what she needs to to trust herself and jump out of the nest. And just right out of the gate is made captain of the Discovery when it’s commissioned and put in charge of the crew and slowly becomes best friends with Tilly even though she’s a cadet because she’s learned friendship doesn’t care about rank or even dimensions. I don’t know I have a lot of thoughts about the possibilities of this that I’m sure no one cares about, but still.