It’s Not A Plot Hole The Reason Old Erik Had A British Accent Was Because He Spent So Long With Charles

a mask changes everything. you can have the most cringefail guy ever and people will listen to them when their face is covered by a cool enough mask

fictional things that deserve more love

the I LOVE MY WIFE guy

the guy who refuses to listen to anyone expect for his wife (even if she isn’t his actual wife)

two characters deciding to live for each other as opposed to dying for each other

the guy who goes from “i’ll die for my wife” to “i’ll kill you if you hurt my wife” because she cried over him being a martyr

the female character who’s a total cinnamon roll but could also kill you (she won’t. but she could)

boy who takes —1— good look at his love interest and decides it’s the love of his life

friends to strangers to lovers

the character who refuses violence until one of their loved ones are in danger

enemies with benefits

love stories that don’t end with happily ever after

characters trying to wingman their friends on a date but it ends in disaster

rom-com male dumping his love interest for refusing to communicate with him

genuine friendship between a man and a woman without it turning sexual

childhood best friends to lovers

villains who made being bad their hobby

“i thought i told you to get a hobby” “i did. i choose murder.” “last time i checked killing innocent people isn’t a hobby.” “it is it to me.”

frenemies who don’t get along being locked in a confined space together

best friends to i don’t care if we get married to other people we’ll still be buried together

fake dating

morally grey female characters

characters who’s smart individually but chaotic when together

bad boy bad girl / good boy bad girl

long-term relationships, characters doing mundane, domestic stuff

found family (dysfunctional but we love each other anyway) and with no focus on romance

best friends to enemies to best friends

a character being single/becoming single and not ending up in relationship

not clumsy anti-heroes, but reckless ones. anti-heroes who doesn’t understand why they can’t just stack their victim in the closet and get rid of the body the next day, and forget that the murder weapon is in their back pocket

a slow burn kissing early on, then denying their feelings for like eight months

enemies to lovers but i actually stab you this time, but you have nowhere to go so now i have to bandage you up

feel free to add more

Here are the drabbles for Week 1!

The prompt was:

Prompt: Pass/Fail

Genre: Origin Story

Word count: Up to and including 375 words

To vote, head over to this Google Form and vote for your favorite and least favorite drabble.

Betas, you are welcome to vote. You may vote for the drabble you betaed if you truly believe it is the best!

Note: We had one contestant withdraw, which brings us to 10 contestants total. However, this week will still be a double elimination week.

Voting will close on Thursday, July 4 at 7PM EDT (click here for your time zone!).

At the end of Disco Elysium if you try to recruit Kim to come work with you at the 41st he initially misunderstands the question and blows you off. Did you know that if you back down at that point Jean will cut in and explain your intent for you?

However much Harry has changed since destroying his memory Jean still understands him. And however angry Jean is with him he still immediately steps in to make sure Harry isn't misunderstood.

X-Men Rare Pairs Fest 2022

Thank you to everyone who responded to my post expressing interest in Rare Pairs Fest! This year, timing for X-Men Rare Pairs 2022 is as follows:

Sign Ups Open: Feb 15 Works Revealed: Feb 22 Authors/Artists Revealed: Mar 15

Fest Highlights - Rare Pairs Fest is a prompt fest (vs a gift exchange) - Prompting remains open for the duration of the fest - Fills may be fic or art - All X-Men ‘verses are welcome (comics too!) - All X-Men pairings are allowed except Charles/Erik, though poly ships that include one or both these characters are permitted - Pairings can be romantic or platonic - Crossovers with other Marvel characters permitted as long as one of the pairing is in the X-Men verse (i.e. Storm/Black Panther) - You can request up to 10 prompts (min. one is required) - There is no minimum word count but fills (and art) must be complete when posted - Each prompt can be filled an unlimited number of times by an unlimited number of people - You do not have to write/draw to leave prompts - You do not have to prompt to write/draw a fill

If you have any questions about Rare Pairs Fest, please visit the Collection home page for details or feel free to send me an ask!

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Inception 30 Day Challenge 2024: Get inspired, share your hot takes and win prizes!

Create a post, whether it be text, art, music, or any other media, using these 31 items as prompts. Feel free to participate in as many or as few of them as you want!

Copy the prompt into the body of the post somewhere and tag your posts with @inception30daychallenge, #inceptiversary, and #inception30daychallenge. Your posts will be reblogged on this blog for everyone to appreciate!

You earn one entry for every prompt you answer before 11:59 PM EDT on July 31. We’ll hold a raffle then to determine our prize winner(s)! More info can be found in our FAQ.

Prompts below the cut, or at this Google Doc link!

Day 01: Your favourite thing about the movie.

Day 02: Classify each character according to the Alignment Chart. (For more details on what each box means)

Day 03: A post-canon headcanon.

Day 04: Arthur’s secret phobia.

Day 05: Your favourite line in the movie.

Day 06: A fic rec!

Day 07: If you had to change a scene from the movie to have a musical number, which scene would it be?

Day 08: What songs/artists are on Eames’ main playlist?

Day 09: Which character has the most annoying habit on the job and what is it?

Day 10: A headcanon about your favourite character.

Day 11: Mal’s favourite fairytale.

Day 12: Your favourite setting in the movie.

Day 13: A fanart rec! (note: please do not repost art from tumblr artists! just reblog it and tag @inception30daychallenge so we can see it.)

Day 14: What skills would you bring to a dreamshare team?

Day 15: Cobb’s greatest parenting strength and weakness.

Day 16: Inception Day! Make anything Inception-related! Take a photo, write a poem, make a meme, sing a tune, whatever you want!

Day 17: How did the team spend the rest of the week on the first dream level?

Day 18: What building or monument does Ariadne wish she designed?

Day 19: Your favourite bit of fanon.

Day 20: Another type of rec! (meta, podfic, fanvid, edit, meme, blog, whatever!)

Day 21: What would you want to use dreamshare technology for?

Day 22: What skill does Robert wish he had?

Day 23: If you had to be stuck on a deserted island with an Inception character, who would you choose?

Day 24: A headcanon about your favourite friendship or relationship.

Day 25: When Saito was a child, what did he want to be when he grew up?

Day 26: Which summer Olympic sport would each character compete in? 

Day 27: A self-rec! (anything from art to a funny Tumblr post you made!)

Day 28: What piece of media would you want to see in a crossover with Inception?

Day 29: Something Yusuf keeps hidden in his desk.

Day 30: If the characters were all in a band, what instruments/roles would they play?

Day 31: A letter to Inception fandom.

Mystique get dressed! 

Ive just read that  one cherik fanfic where Charles was like a writer and also an illustrator for his own book. There was this one called “Mystique get dressed” made me rlly want to draw something and ta-da here it is :)))

Thinking about the anime cutscenes from Pachislot Gyakuten Saiban. It would be so cool if we got an OVA like this.

Captured from this. More footage here but it’s footage of the machine. 

The only relationship I've watched in anime that has absolutely convinced me that big age gaps can work out romantically is the one between Barnaby Brooks Jr and Kotetsu T Kaburagi in Tiger and Bunny.

12 years age gap. Barnaby is 23 and Kotetsu is 35. They're literally the newest rookie and the oldest veteran in the hero scene. And you can say "they are not canon" as if the creators hadn't gone out of their way to state that they pretty much don't care how you interpret it, a romantic reading of their relationship is as valid as anything else.

Their respect for each other? Their partnership? They're both treated as grown ass men on the same level.

Somehow Kotetsu can call Barnaby a "cute little bunny" and still he never reduces Barnaby to a naive child who doesn't know a thing about life. Kotetsu treats Barnaby like a man, a professional. He never infantilizes Barnaby for his trauma or his past. He helped Bunny as much as he can, goes beyond his limits to help him reaffirm himself and recover his independence. Kotetsu wants Barnaby to be respected, to not feel powerless, helpless, he wants his partner to stop being manipulated. Bunny's whole arc is that he wants to stop having decisions made for him!!!! Kotetsu knows it!!

On the other hand, Barnaby jokes all the time that Kotetsu is old, calls him grampa, that he should retire, the complete dance. Yet, Barnaby has never seen Kotetsu as a father figure. Kotetsu is Bunny's hero partner, not his superior. Thanks to Kotetsu's respectful treatment, they're friends. Hell, Bunny treats Kotetsu like a man. He doesn't pity Kotetsu for having lost his wife. He doesn't treat Kotetsu any differently when he meets Kaede, Kotetsu's daughter. There are moments when you forget the age gap because the story focuses on them being equals!!! They can take care of each other, they can share their burdens, they talk it out if they are frustrated, they communicate with full responsibility, etc etc etc.

Normally I don't like big age gaps at all. It's more of a personal preference, since those dynamics make me uncomfortable.

Kotetsu and Barnaby are the exception and the standard. God bless the Tiger and Bunny creators.

* also it has some of the best treatments of a teen girl having a crush on an older man I've ever seen. It's nothing predatory 'cause Kotetsu completely respects Karina and never takes advantage of her, also completely healthy because Karina uses that to sort out her teenage conflicts and figure out how she wants to be treated, how she deserves to be treated, what he's looking for in a relationship, how older people should approach her, etc.

Kotetsu is a gentleman through and through. An absolute must watch if you want to learn how to write those types of characters and relationships.