#tadecson

Tama ka, nagsimula ang #el nolibusterismo sa Tumblr. (Shinortcut to el noli dahil sa character limit ng Twitter hehe.) Bandang 2014, wala pa talagang “fandom” or any form of community. Just a bunch of people who liked elibarra.

#Elibarra is important. Not because it is the first ship of the fandom, but because of elibarra, nagkaroon ng fan works for Noli, na magiging springboard later on to push for an actual Noli-Fili fandom. Content like fan art, head canons, fan fics were not so scarce but few. Maybe very, very few? Tipong, kapag may bagong content sa elibarra tag, SIGAWAN ANG MGA UTAW! ALAM AGAD NG LAHAT AT NI-REBLOG NA AT NI-LIKE AT SIGAWAN PA MORE SA TAGS! Ganern kauhaw. Ganoon din kaliit ang fandom noon; kilala mo kung sino si sino, or at least, ‘yung mga blogs na may fan art/ fan fics/ head canons. (Iyang tatlo ang mga bumubuo at bumubuhay sa fandom noon. Ngayon, I don’t necessarily think it’s strictly just these.) Back then, people didn’t necessarily belonged in a fandom yet. We just said, “Uy, siya rin, mahilig sa elibarra.” And that’s how most of us fangirl together lol.

Besides the elibarra tag, we also check out the Noli Me Tangere & El Filibusterismo. Siyempre, dahil ito ang official book titles, nandito rin ang mga students who just post their works for school activities. Then— I’m going to use the 1st POV in here because this is my personal experience— Then, I saw a person who posted na bakit daw shini-ship si Elias at Ibarra romantically. Bros lang daw sila. Obvious daw na Ibarra loves MariClar. 

It was THAT post that made me (over)think, maybe it’s time to have a fandom tag. Tutal, may group of people who like the book, and maybe we can expand the shippings! (*throws in penilaez and basagani*) We can also have discourse going around, throwing head canons and AU’s, without interfering with anybody’s school work. Para hindi rin “tainted ang kabataan” with the shippy nsfw stuff they didn’t ask for. 

I honestly spent weeks, months, thinking of a fandom tag. Came up with stuff like #noli-fili fandom/ #noli me filibustero/ #noli and fili, and of course, #el nolibusterismo. So, el noli, to me, felt like, “Ay, ito, puwede.” Then, kinausap ko ang mga ka-elibarra shippers (year 2014) to use #el nolibusterismo as a fandom tag. Ayun! The fan content then transferred to that tag that we use until today!

Most of the ship tags like marisisa, tadecson, tacaraig, basagani then followed. Si Tumblr user 1972ph ang unang nag-imbento ng elibarra tag, if I’m not mistaken. And Tumblr user earthsgayestdefender naman ang nag-imbento ng penilaez tag. If you’re interested na maghalungkat pa ng el noli stuff, I tag all my stuff since 2014. Feel free to browse this.

Ok medyo mahaba na ito HAHA. This is more or less what I have to say. If you want to talk more, ask stuff, just hit me up! Pwede niyo rin ako i-DM sa Twitter! (Sorry mas active ako du’n, char.)

Si Pecson ay dinescribe bilang matabang estudyante, at napakapesimistiko. Minsan naiisip ko, baka noon, may kultura rin ng fat-shaming na posibleng nagaganap. Pero wala akong textual evidence from El Fili, so I cannot conclude this point. This remains as an open theory tho.

Pero, kung ipagpapatuloy ko ang train of thought, fat-shaming may be linked with his attitude ng pagiging pesimista. What if he was always used to being shut up dahil lang mataba siya? What if sanay siya sa pambu-bully at masasamang echos, kahit walang relasyon sa kaniyang katabaan?

(It’s the same thing with racism. Wala naman sa kulay ng balat-- puti, kayumanggi, dilaw, itim, atbp-- ang isyu ng karapatan, pero nag-aaway ang mga tao dahil doon.) 

So what if Pecson’s pessimism is because of anxiety or society’s pressure, that leads to his pessimism and secret low self-esteem? ( And then here comes happy-go-lucky Tadeo, es ultima sol en Pecson de vive. iQue lindo! Nakakakilig.)  Idk if im overreading at ala una ng umaga na pero my hands summoned tadecson. KYUT. 

who wakes the other one up with kisses

for some reason, tadeo finds himself waking up early in the morning, early enough to watch the sun rise. he watches the light stream through the windows, how it silhouettes pecson's sleeping figure. tadeo can never resist the urge to kiss pecson in these moments because pecson looks so damn relaxed, a peaceful angel finally freed from his troubles in the waking world. honestly, tadeo feels a little guilty when he wakes pecson up, but by the time pecson is reintroduced to reality, tadeo has fallen sleep again HAHA

who cooks for who

pecson cooks, tho he's never satisfied with it. however, tadeo eagerly scarfing it down is more than enough to reassure pecson that his culinary skills are fine

who is the morning person/night person

pecson is a morning person and tadeo is more of an afternoon person if that makes sense ahha

who is the romantic one

pecson has more romantic notions, but he doesn't act on them often bc he second-guesses himself. contrary to popular belief, tadeo can pull off grandiose romantic gestures, but he likes to keep them as surprises bc pecson hates surprises HAHA

who is the top when it comes to sex

they switch, tho pecson prefers bottoming

who would lead in ballroom dancing

tadeo. the first time pecson had to dance him was during pe class when they were paired up together. as expected, tadeo didn't attend a single lesson so pecson was forced to ask other people to practice the waltz with him. some, like placido, were willing to indulge him bc they were nice (and tho his partner knew the steps, juanito kept purposely stepping on placido's feet), others just teased him abt wanting to do the ~*~horizontal tango~*~ with them.

tadeo showed up a few minutes before the performance. pecson kept hissing instructions into his ear, but tadeo seemed unconcerned til they were already in posistion, and pecson was preparing to bid adieu to his pe grade. completely ignoring his proximity to tadeo, pecson cringed, murmuring "consummatum est”... when amazingly, tadeo fell into step with him. he was so stunned that he let tadeo lead the waltz; which wasn't a bad decision as the lad's graceful dancing had landed them the high grade pecson never thought he'd get.

(later, when he pressed tadeo abt it, tadeo's lazy-eyed stare turned sharp as he explained that he used to take ballroom dancing lessons with his parents before they became too busy to deal with him. pecson blinks and, after a pregnant pause, awkwardly says, "for what it's worth, you were the best dance partner i could've asked for." "you know, the waltz isn't the only thing i'm good at." tadeo winks. "...i'm leaving." "i was talking about a lapdance." "gooDBYE TADEO" "aw come on, not even a strip tease—")

who is the more cuddly one

pecson, but he insists that it's bc tadeo is surprisingly a good person to cuddle with

who is the one to most likely pick the movie they watch

pecson, at the risk of tadeo teasing him abt literally any and every movie he chooses. (but pecson doesn't mind it afterwards, when tadeo does that cliche, 'pretend-to-yawn-and-stretch-your-arm-but-really-you're-just-putting-it-around-your-date' move #smooth)

who is the one who would pay for dates

tadeo. it's the least he can do to make it up to pecson bc he got lost on the road of life is always late HAHA

who is the one who would initiate a quicky during classes

pecson. is tadeo even present during classes. nah but i have this hc that tadeo used to be a sickly kid who was often absent. because he couldn't keep up with his classes (he only passed bc his parents' bribes, mind you), tadeo eventually gave up and became the slacker we all know and love.