swim through the fires to stay in this world

xkcd fires shots at the idea that life was better before the internet.

This is a great meme that I gacked from philcoulson over on tumblr and you should all do it, too. As was pointed out when it was making the round on tumblr, one thing that's notable about this meme is that it's all general questions - nothing about OTPs or romantic relationships. (Of course, because it's me, there's a touch of pairing talk anyway, because that's how I roll.)

(Psst, qualapec, this was the meme I was talking about.)


( questions ahoy! )

There was a post going around tumblr that really got under my skin - it was a fairy accurate summary of the king and lionheart dynamic, but the line about not being able to find a example with a lady just***... triggered all my past experience of people dismissing het and femme-slash because [pick a square from your slash fangirl bingo card, pick any square].

*** I also want to note that the person I linked from tagged this post 'Kate/Clint' SO CLEARLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO THINKS THAT THIS DYNAMIC EXISTS WITH LADIES.

So, queen and lionheart dynamics. The examples that came to mind:

Lydia/Allison (Teen Wolf)
Sabriel/Touchstone (Sabriel, bolded because so much yes.)
Tremaine/Ilias (although that's more spy/lionheart)
Mulan/Aurora (Once Upon A Time)
Jane/Darcy (would be the super-fluffy version of this trope)
Any Evil Queen/Huntsman story would be the evil example of this trope
I'd accept a case for Hermione/Ron here.
I think a case could also be made for Cameron/John from TSCC.
Richard/Cara (LOTS)

Navel-gazing fanfic questions gacked from musesfool:

Leitmotif of the year:

"Clint/Natasha, Stephanie Brown, and ships that involve a dude pining" is one answer. I almost feel like a more accurate one would be, "this are people I want to kiss. See them kiss."

What's the story that makes you happiest?

I'm really pleased with You Only Live Twice, both because I am so happy that Jason/Stephanie fanfic exists, and because I really enjoy that story.

My favorite story this year:

Couldn't Get That Boy To Kill Me (Natasha/Clint)

I love the prompt, the section of Natasha's history I was working with, what I ended up saying about Clint and Natasha, and just.... this went through several drafts and I think it shows (in a good way).

My 5 best stories this year:

This Is The Art Of Living With A Ticking Heart (Felicity/Oliver)
End Of The World News (Darcy/Steve)
Please Believe Me When I Say The Last Thing You Need Is Fixing (Stephanie Brown/Nick Gage, Barbara Gordon/Dick Grayson)
Couldn't Get That Boy To Kill Me (Natasha/Clint)
I'm Yours (Ghosts & All) (Natasha/Clint)

( ............ )

that kind of luxe just ain't for us, we crave a different kind of buzz (Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain)

Summary: Batgirl and Black Bat versus the two most unobservant robbers in Gotham. The 'versus' implies that the robbers had even the faintest ghost of a chance, which, lol, no.

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This is a modified version of a meme linked to me by stainofmylove - I basically edited it around so the questions it asked fit answers I had:

( wow that was a fuckton of typing and linking good lord )

Also, when I was talking about favorite movies with a RL friend earlier I actually initially forgot about pacific rim so please, feel very free to comment if you think I forgot something or want further details.

OH MY GOD YOU GUYS, I ACTUALLY GOT AN AMAZING FIC FOR MY BATFAM REQUEST.

THERE IS BANTER AND NICK-NAMES AND ACTUAL SEX AND JASON BEING A LIT-GEEK AND JASON LIKING PINEAPPLE ON HIS PIZZA (YES YES YES, BEST PIZZA EVER) AND HOLDING KITTENS WHILE IN FULL GEAR OH MY GOD, I NEED TO LIE DOWN.

LIKE, THIS IS WRITTEN SO MUCH TO ALL THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT STEPH AND JASON AND STEPHANIE/JASON THAT PART OF ME STRONGLY SUSPECTS THAT THE AUTHOR IS ALREADY ON MY FLIST.

I approve of this all-ladies Batfam fancasting!