Heartbreaking to know in series 3 both John and Sherlock believed “But if he loved me, he would have stayed”.
I accidentally fell into a 90s country music rabbithole this morning (i know i know), and there’s that awkward moment when you realize that the music that meant the world to you when you were 16 is older than some of you’re friends…
(There is some amazing 90s hair/clothes btw and also 1995 Toby Keith is pre-douchbero toby, and has a glorious mullet)
nobody talks about rent enough
“modern media doesnt diversify gays enough. they’re all white m-”
“yeah but what about lesbia-”
“how about interracial couples-”
“what about transgender-”
(you could also argue that she’s nonbinary, as mimi also quotes her saying that she called herself “more than a man than you’ll ever be, and more a woman than you’ll ever get”)
“what about bisexua-”
(anthony rapp, who plays mark, is bisexual too)
4/7 of the main cast are PoC and 4/7 also have AIDS
not to mention this movie is a MUSICAL I MEAN rip jonathan larson
IN CONCLUSION rent is a very important movie/musical
Ok, no, you guys do not understand how important it was for RENT to feature LGBT people, sex workers and addicts living with HIV/AIDS in 1993. In 93, AIDS was only just beginning to be recognized and was still heavily stigmatized. Many people believed that it was a “dirty” disease that only affected degenerate people. Some even believed that it was a sent by God to dole out punishment to sinners. For RENT to not only tell the story of AIDS victims, but “undesireable” AIDS victims was unbelievably brave and important.
And there is so much LGBT/AIDS history that we have lost (because they don’t teach it) that is kept alive in RENT.
Things like the landlords turning off the heat because it would speed up the death of AIDS tenants and they could then bring in higher paying tenants and businesses.
AO3 Filters Fic Meme
I was tagged by @jaimistoryteller
This should be fun..
1. What’s your first and second most common work ratings? Any surprises?
- Explicit (230)
- General Audiences (40)
Not surprised. It tends to be porn or gen, though there are also 35 M fics, so that’s close to the gen numbers.
2. What’s your most common archive warning? Least common? Do you consider yourself an adventurous writer?
- No Archive Warnings Apply (261)
- Rape/Non-Con (1)
I like to think I’m fairly adventurous? But maybe not. At least I try to have variety.
3. How many fics have you written in each relationship category? Is this more accidental, or do you have preferences?
- M/M (305)
- Gen (20)
- Multi (19)
- Other (2)
- F/M (2)
That’s not surprising. Well, I’m a little surprised I have more gen than multi, but it’s practically a tie. I def prefer writing m/m ships. Hell, of the F/M fics, one is omegaverse with evil alpha Mary, and the other is Anthea pegging Greg.
4. What are your top 4 fandoms by numbers? Are you still active in any of them, and do you tend to migrate a lot?
- Sherlock (TV) (252)
- Torchwood (73)
- Supernatural (50)
- Doctor Who (19)
I tend to stick with a fandom. The only reason Supernatural is so high is because I tag my Superwood fics with it. Same with Torchwood. I’ve only got a handful of purely Supernatural or Torchwood fics.
5. What are your top 4 character tags? Does this match how you feel about the characters, or are you puzzled?
- Sherlock Holmes (188)
- John Watson (183)
- Greg Lestrade (90)
- Mycroft Holmes (86)
- Jack Harkness (75)
It’s says 4, but i’m throwing Jack in there for reasons. And this isn’t the least bit surprising to me. Jack’s still my fave, but I know I haven’t written as much with him. (though should it be 76, for the jack/jack fic?) I am a little surpised there’s a bit more Greg then Mycroft, but it’s close.
6. What are your top 2 most used additional tags, and your bottom 2? What would happen if you combined all 4 of these into a fic?
- Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot (190)
- Anal Sex (108)
- Top John Watson (26)
- Ficlet (24)
Sounds like a party to me…
7. How many WIPs do you have currently running on AO3? Any you don’t plan on finishing?
Looks like there’s 14 incomplete, which seems off, but eh. I might not ever finish that kidnapped Hamish fic from 3 years ago, and I want to scrap and restart ‘it doesn’t usually start with a wedding’, but yeah, I mean, I always intend to finish.
Which reminds me I need to write and post the next foundling chapter.
Bonus: Top 4 pairings? Any surprises? (this wasn’t part of the original but I wanted to)
- Sherlock Holmes/John Watson (152)
- Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade (55)
- Castiel (Supernatural)/Jack Harkness (26)
- Jack Harkness/Sam Winchester (10)
And no, not that surprised at all.
Tag 5 people: @consultingcaitlin, @chasingriversong, @snogbox1, @awabubbles, @jazzforthecaptain
