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we'll just regroup in hell: hamlet in james cameron's avatar: the way of water by This_world_of_beautiful_monsters
Fandoms: Avatar (Cameron Movies), Hamlet - Shakespeare, James Cameron's Avatar - All Media Types
12 Dec 2023
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In which I mutter to myself about Hamlet and Quaritch for nearly 3k and invite all you lovely people to join me. Bring apple juice and incest goggles.
__Or, my finals English essay, edited for ao3 consumption (sort of; expect a lot of essay-speak if you dare to follow on my intrepid quest).
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mind meld and me: some random autistic bullshit by This_world_of_beautiful_monsters
Fandoms: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - All Media Types, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon 2018), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV 2012)
10 Jul 2022
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TLDR: ROTTMNT’s “Mind Meld” disturbs me because it uses science, however painless, to “fix” people with neurodivergent tendencies, and this reminds me of both my own experiences and the dangers of ableist misrepresentation.
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Keeping Up with the Celebrity Joneses: Parasocial Relationships and Social Media by Stanzie York (ladyofreylo)
Fandoms: No Fandom, Fandom - Fandom, Multi-Fandom
20 May 2022
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I devolved into an ugly spiral of depression recently that I traced back to digging into my celebrity crush's social media account. There he was looking so happy with his fam. It was completely adorable.
And I started feeling like shit.Carefully curated social media images can sometimes lead to depressing comparisons and destructive wishful thinking. And I believe it is more pervasive and more damaging (at least to me) when I’m looking at the lives of my celebrity crushes. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe it’s just me. And I suppose that’s okay if it is. But my celebrity crushes look so beautiful and polished and their lives seem so happy that I feel the long claws of envy digging into me every time I see them.
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The boys of South Park have a few words to say about the stories they've been written into. This calls for a parody! Request for couples.
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Bucky finds a dead dove in the fridge and he and Steve have a conversation.
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- Part 2 of HTP Gift Exchange Announcements
Bookmarked by sasubxtch
22 Feb 2022
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... i need more fanfics of the avengers getting sucked in a self aware, Deadpool-like meta AU. Like. Right now. I need more.
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Why Do Non-Canon Ships Become So Popular? (And Why Should Writers Rethink When They Do?) by sarehptar
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron: Legendary Defender, 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
27 Dec 2018
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A vaguely academic examination of the phenomena behind fandom shipping and why certain non-canon ships become exceedingly popular, far overshadowing the popularity of canon ships. This essay touches on common mistakes writers make with female characters and romantic subplots, and suggests a explanation for the enduring popularity of so many m/m ships which have no chance at all of becoming canon. Examples are drawn from Avatar the Last Air Bender, Voltron Legendary Defender (god help me), and My Hero Academia.
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- Part 3 of Echodrops' Meta and Fandom Analyses
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The Book Burning That Wasn't: Thousands of Works of Fiction Destroyed and No One Pays Attention by Hannah Ellison
Fandoms: Meta - Fandom
23 Mar 2020
This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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In the wake of 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James, a current bestselling novel that started life as Twilight fanfiction, questions about are being asked. If the only difference between a piece of fanfiction and a bestselling novel is the changing of character names and places, then is the deletion stories without warning something that should be bigger news?
Written: 13/06/2012
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Omegaverse Genetics - One Theory by Diana Williams (dkwilliams)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Meta - Fandom, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Historical RPF
09 Oct 2015
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A pseudo-scientific look at the genetic possibilities for the Omegaverse.
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Sex and Gender: A Biological and Social Guide to the Omegaverse by PrincessPestilence
Fandoms: Multi-Fandom, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Supernatural, Doctor Who, Teen Wolf (TV), Sherlock (TV), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Torchwood, Glee, One Direction (Band), The 100 (TV), Hannibal (TV), Iron Man - All Media Types, Captain America - All Media Types, Iron Man (Movies), Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies), The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Movies), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Deadpool (Comics), Deadpool - All Media Types, Deadpool (2016), Spider-Man - All Media Types, X-Men (Movieverse), X-Men - All Media Types, X-Men: First Class (2011) RPF, James Bond (Craig Movies), James Bond (Movies), James Bond - All Media Types, NCIS, NCIS RPF, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Stargate - All Series, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel (Movies), Marvel (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), DC Cinematic Universe
06 May 2015
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Wherein we discuss the differences between Sex and Gender and what it means to be an Alpha, Beta, or Omega from both a biological and socio-cultural point of view.
Specifically for those who don't understand the Omegaverse, or haven't thought very far ahead in their worldbuilding. This is how I imagine this universe, because it doesn't make any sense to me as it is. Covers tricky subjects such as: Alpha and Omega Females, gender-switched pairs (Such as Alpha-Female/Omega-Male or vice versa), the importance of Betas, ABO evolution, sexism and gender-prejudices, alternative sexualities and more!
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- Part 1 of Fictional Universes for Dummies