#xdream-catcher

Sometimes slow and quiet is good, for a change.

Maybe it's just that her human name actually was like Megara or something and she finds it hilarious to only wear girls named some variation on that as meatsuits.

from Nel: Kinda think you're amazing for the Destiel/Megstiel post. You got my follow, brosky. Awww, thank you, new friend! …welcome to my corner of silliness. :) ♥

*hugs on.* YES, THANK YOU. This is pretty much my feelings about John in the most succinct of nutshells. I think he's a fantastic character — I think the writers really screwed up with him because… no, honeys, no. There was a PERFECT opportunity to deconstruct the whole idea that only Very Bad People abuse children by presenting John as a child abuser who is also a human being (unlike, say, Max Millar's parents, Jeremy's father from "Dream A Little Dream Of Me," the Bender, Bela's parents, et al.)… and nope. We couldn't do that on this show. John's perspective is validated too often and his abuse called out too little, so we end up with what we have now.None of this changes that he's a pretty compelling and interesting character, though. It's just that… speaking strictly for me? If John Winchester were ever a real person? I wouldn't want to be anywhere near him, ever. If I had to pick whom to invite over for tea, and my choices were John and Alastair… ehhhh, thanks but no thanks, John. I would much rather spend time with an undisputed evil douchebag who KNOWS he is an evil douchebag and RELISHES in being an evil douchebag, than spend it with some guy who has a lot of redemptive qualities and a lot of potential to be a good person… but gets so hung up in being self-righteous and reacting negatively (even violently) to people calling him on his shit that… he never really manages to be more than a hurtful dick. Maybe not a BAD person, but definitely a douche.(Relatedly, but going off on a tangent: I saw this ask before I crashed out after writing The Post that that started this, and… courtesy of how my mind works while I'm nodding off, I'm now thinking about potential meta to write about what it means that Alastair is really the only villain, or even just the only demon, on Show whose motivations are, put simply, "for the evulz." Like, how we have Lilith motivated by loyalty, her and Azazel both thinking they can save the world, Lucifer motivated by righteous indignation and love, Meg motivated by love and loyalty, Ruby's motivations which are so chock-full of layers and khrghs I love her so much, Crowley motivated by craven self-preservation and constantly upfront about it…and then Alastair's motivations are just, "for the evulz." He has one line about the apocalypse and Dean breaking the First Seal being "a religious sort of thing, for me" — but… otherwise, he just kind of likes being bad. He likes destroying people. He's a force of pure destruction who views himself as at least an artist, if not some kind of creator — c.f., "I carved you into a new animal, Dean" and his monologue to Ruby about how her generation has no appreciation for artistry and craftsmanship — and… I haven't decided what I'd want to say with it. But I want to say something.)

Pairing I Hate: John/Heterosexuality.

C - A pairing you have never liked and probably never will: John Winchester/any of his sons. Just… no, especially not when it's written as a good thing, despite the blatant abuse going on in it (especially seen in John/Dean). John Winchester is bad enough without making him worse, guys. And just. All the things I've seen presented as ship moments? The scenes get treated as, like, "OMG DEAN IS SUCH A GOOD SUBMISSIVE, I WANT JOHN TO BE MY DOM" and… no. Just. no. That's… not an example of D/s interactions, fandom; it's an example of abusive parenting and it's not okay. (To be fair: I could totally see Dean trying to have a threesome with his parents while he's in the seventies, in which case… there'd still be some Issues lingering from how John raised Dean, but it'd mostly be a scenario of three [mostly] consenting adults*, and that'd be okay.) (*: I say "mostly" consenting because some relevant facts — like, "ohai, I'm your son from the future" — would be excluded and might change whether or not John and Mary consented. But aside from the deception, consent is given, so.) A - Your current OTP: Weeeell. Already got this one, so I'll just pick another OTP out of the hat at random… erm. Severus Snape/Barty Crouch, Jr. :D S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon: It's a Deep Space Nine headcanon, but… I'm pretty fond of this one, so… that one. XD T - What’s your favorite het ship?: ooooh, good question. …hrm. I'll go for a top five, then, because I don't want to pick: Neville/Luna, Castiel/Meg, Dean/Bela, Castiel/Anna, Gabriel/Lilith. I - Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why: ehhh, I've said it has before, but… upon reflection, I don't really think so? E - Have you added anything cracky, hilarious, or ridiculous to your fandom, if so, what: OH LORD YES. UHM. LET'S SEE. There's "The Caschelor, or: On The Arbitrary Giving Out Of Roses to One's Sweetheart" (where did Gabriel put Cas during "Changing Channels"? On The Bachelor, that's where); "In His Likeness" (it's bring your children to work day in the Garden of Eden; Lilith is Not Impressed); "Accentuating" (Dean and Alastair shop for curtains in Hell); "Did You Hear About The…" (Lucifer and Gabriel trade puns over the Death of the Firstborn. Well. Mostly Gabriel makes puns and Lucifer seethes); "(Parenthetical statements are kind of unhelpful, really.)" (…I just don't even know, it's epistolary fic, Cas wrote it, here, have some fluff XD); "Too Much Talking, Not Enough Listening" ("Seriously. They're just a pair of leather pants, not an invitation to talk about feelings."); aaaaand, of course… Songs of Love And Hate, or: Alas! A Cornucopia of Love! …which normally I pretend doesn't exist, but since the whole thing is crack, it fits the theme here. L - Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for: fjgh, oh gosh. uhm. …well, first, I'd need to be sure that my favorite artist was okay with drawing crossdressing!Cas. And then, if she was… Castiel, angel of the lord, wearing this outfit and possibly carrying a riding crop.