#personal preferences

Critiquing its development, pacing, or chemistry? Totally valid.

Dehumanizing someone for liking something you don’t?  

That crosses a line!

I didn’t fear for Christian Bale’s Batman, because of his ability to seem in control even in some of the most strained scenes in the movie. I had a feeling of ‘he’ll pull himself together and do this’

Ben Affleck’s Batman seemed so stoic and determined where his grief had turned more to anger and vengeance, than soul-deep sadness. And he always seemed to me like he would accept death if it meant taking down someone who hurt his family.

And while other Batman portrayals are certainly not the same as these two I’ve highlighted, I don’t feel like they’re completely separate either.

But Battinson..? He seems so in the throes of grief that he can barely hold himself together. A fic I read almost put perfectly with their Alfred saying “sometimes the only reason I knew he was still alive was because I could hear him breathe”. And that’s how I saw Bruce in the beginning of the movie. A man only alive because he has not died yet.

And this might be an unresolved hero-complex, but I wanted to actively crawl into the screen the hug this poor sad man. Even after when he was self-determined to save Gotham in the batsuit, it truly also didn’t feel like he put himself that much higher than scum. He’s doing it for his city and like it’s a duty. I feel like it encapsulates what I really love about Batman, that he lives and breathes for Gotham even when it’s barely able to give back. He’s doing it because someone had got to.

It makes me both worried and proud of him when he achieves what he sets out to do, and it makes me deeply happy to see him evolve, learn and become a better version of himself.

When writers say “he’s eating you like a starved man/caveman”

Eat me like you’ve mapped it over a thousand times! Like you go to sleep dreaming about that finger tongue combo that had me gaping! Lke he’s flicking his tongue so fast you think it’s a vibrator

Hehe but yeah, come read my stuff —I know you’ll enjoy it here 😊

Thank you for sending me your thoughts! I still wanted to share my thoughts with you, so instead of publishing your ask, I will just talk about it! I hope you see this.

I’m not going to lie, hearing this from someone who doesn’t even read explicit fic was incredibly validating. I struggle with some Jerejean fics because even without anything explicit, the personalization (and I really mean personally) just grates on me. I kept wondering if I was imagining it or being too sensitive. With Jean, people tend to crank up a few of his canon traits—the possessiveness, the jealousy, the violence, the intensity—and, it does makes me incredibly uncomfortable sometimes, but with Jeremy, they sometimes strip away whole parts of who he is in canon. It’s such an odd imbalance, and it’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one who sees it.

This “bottom” or "submisive" version of him exists because they seem to want Jean to be the stabilizing force in their relationship, rewriting Jeremy in the process. In my very personal opinion,Jean can absolutely be a stabilizing force for Jeremy in the same way Jeremy has been for him, but that doesn’t require turning Jean into a macho savior daddy and Jeremy into a damsel in distress. Jean wasn’t “saved” by Jeremy in canon. And Jeremy doesn’t need to be rescued from himself by Jean either—he might need help, grounding, or someone to lean on, but that’s not the same as being fragile or helpless. Their relationship doesn’t have to be framed as Jean swooping in to save the day; it works because they steady each other, not because one of them is rewritten as weak so the other can play hero.

And I am quoting you in this because YES YES YES: it might be just me, but I never considered Jeremy to be outright insecure. Having low self-worth and being insecure are not the same in my eyes. Jeremy is confident in many things: socially, athletically, sexually, etc. He doubts his value, not his competence, not really. His confidence is gentle and wavers sometimes, but it’s there.

I also agree that with what we know about Jeremy from before Noah's passing, whatever softness he grows into later, it’s layered over a core that’s always been sharp, reactive, and not submissive.

And I’m not saying people who prefer bottom‑Jean never go too far to make Jerejean fit more into the top and bottom roles—that definitely happens—but in general I feel they at least try to keep the two of them balanced. And that’s really the heart of it for me: when people lean toward bottom‑Jean, I feel like there’s usually at least some effort to keep both characters intact: Jean gets to be soft without losing his edge, and Jeremy gets to be warm without losing his backbone. Their dynamic works because they’re both complex, both capable, both shaped by trauma and growth. They’re at their best when they’re allowed to meet as equals.

I’m sorry for the long wait girl but I’ve had a dozen requests to write!! Anyways have fun readying lovely ;). I had to keep it short because I didn’t knew if you’d like it as a chapter is just as an preference 😭

You looked at the game that was playing in front of you. Portugal VS. Turkey. For some it was clear from the beginning that Portugal will win.

Still your boyfriend Kenan hoped that Turkey would win, but he soon realised, and that was after their own goal against themselves, that Turkey will loose.

You sat in the VIP Box Kenan arranged for you, and even up from there you could see his depressed face. Arda, who sat next to him, didn’t look happy either.

During halftime you heard lots of Turkish fans shouting at Montella, cussing at him.

“HOW COULD HE PUT THIS 11 AGAINST PORTUGAL”

“Why didn’t Kenan and Arda play from the beginning”

“Their own coach is against them”

“If Kenan and Arda had played from the beginning we would have won”

“The score would have been different if Montella had a fucking brain and put Kenan in from minute one on”

And lots of other comments you don’t wanna rewind. As the referee called the game over you immediately got up walking down on the pitch to Kenan.

The thing about Kenan is that he is determined to win, he gives his best and everyone knows and sees that. But if his team won’t cooperate that it gets worse for him. He gets mad at his colleagues and at his Coach, who for once didn’t put him into the first 11 starting lineup.

Although Kenan is a very optimistic person who life lightens up your moods he is the complete opposite when he looses.

As you passed soßen or fans who try to take pictures with you or your Autogramm, some even grab you by your arm, you continue ignoring them all. Knowing very well that if you’re not next to Kenan he will loose it at some point.

Jumping over the fence Kenan immediately walked up to you, the who of you walking faster and faster to reach each other more quickly.

As your arms wrapped around his neck he buried his face in the crook of your neck. Picking you up slightly as his arm wrapped around your waist he took in your scent.

You’re wearing his favourite perfume of yours. The two of you didn’t talk, just stood there.

You noticed that his grip around your waist got harder whether Portugal fans laughed at the Turkish national team. “Booing” them on, and making fun of the team.

Everyone in that stadium knew that if Kenan and Arda had played from the beginning the score would have looked different.

“Deep breaths” You whisper at Kenan.

Trying your best to calm him down you signalled to his Coach that the security should get the stadium cleaned out.

It’s not that Kenan is a weak person who stars crying when he losses it’s rather that he losses his temper when he looses.

He doesn’t allow himself to lose or fail at anything and when opponent fans get on his nerves he quickly jumps at them.

It happens once during a game of Juventus, media still suspects when Kenan will loose it again like a maniac.

After five more minutes standing like that the Stadium was quiet, no fans, no referees, no other players and no coaches in sight.

Kenan’s ears were covered by your arms because of the way you two hugged each other.

You slowly let go of him looking deep into his eyes.

“You did your best Kenan” you say, giving him a lovely smile.

He played just 30 minutes and that with Arda just playing 20 minutes beside him. What is he supposed to do 1 VS. 11 ?

“If I had played better during practice Coach would have put me in from the beginning” he walks towards the bench for substitute players, sitting down on it.

“You know that’s not true, it wasn’t your fault that you hurt yourself during practice even that shows how passionate you are about your sport” You stood on the pitch walking towards a football.

“EM 2024” was written on it.

Kenan looks up at you, smiling for the first time ever that day.

“Common 1 VS. 1” you say before passing the ball to Kenan.

Instantly getting up from the bench he throws you his jersey, you didn’t care if it was covered with sweat you still wore it.

A topless Kenan stood in front of you, abs showing perfectly.

The two of you started playing together. And although Kenan hates losing he loves losing to you.