/wes/ - Western & Alternative Style

>>1411
>Anyone here a fan of Ford/Arthur from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
I used to ship them back when I read the series but I haven't thought of the books for years. Good luck uncovering buried fandom treasure!

When I was younger I was really into Darren Shan/Cirque Du Freak and I still think that is peak YA BL content. Good Omens was also one of my favorites, and I've been too afraid to watch the adaptation for fear of them messing with my beloved source material. As for recent stuff, admittedly the only things I really read nowadays are classics. Modern literary scene just doesn't have a lot that appeals to me. Fight Club is probably the most recently released thing I've read in the past year, it did have some underlying romantic tension, but YMMV.

>>1412
>Book one implies Simon's issues are different than how they're explored in book 2 +3
nta but could you elaborate more on that? I love the entire series and yeah I also don’t care for and basically just ignore all the side romances haha. I never cared for any Harry Potter ships funny enough. There’s so many HP inspired stories that I don’t really relate the two and Baz is definitely better than Draco imo

>>1414
AYRT months later lmao sorry I never realized someone replied again to me! I think I just perceived Simon's issues with being a chosen one differently in the first book, and I liked the way the epilogue set up that he was seeking some kind of structure to his life again and then it fell apart in the sequel. I think I also found the rushed way it dealt with Simon finding out [spoiler] his grandma still being alive [/spoiler] sucked since we saw with his relationship with his ex & her family and how much he liked them that being part of a family was important to him. And I agree Baz is better! I like both Simon & Baz a ton but there are definitely bits you can tell that feel so specifically Drarry esp if you read Fangirl first. I don't mean that as an insult btw Drarry drove fujos crazy for a reason and I love the way Rowell has made them her own. I think also I'm due to reread the books as I had read the 2nd and 3rd books years after I had finished Carry On and I had an instinctive hatred for sequels. And the comic is so cute thanks for sharing!

Also, I am once again thinking about AFTG… The Heated Rivalry craze has just reminded me of them and I want to reread the series soooo bad. I like their mind games and the way the author gives both of them complexity unlike *some* other BLs (the way the gay hockey show author talks about the uke and how she wrote him in the sequel is crazyyy you can tell she only thinks the seme is special) and that they're still acerbic and shit-talk each other even after getting together. It does make finding fanfic for them so difficult BECAUSE they aren't really soft in the traditional way with each other.

>>1508
It's honestly hilarious how these kids throw such a fit over Valentino being a rapist. The show takes place in Hell, of course there's going to be fucked up evil characters, and these characters can still be entertaining even if they are horrible people. Hell, them being horrible is a part of the fun.

Kudos to Viv for not portraying Val as cartoonishly evil like she did with Stella in Helluva Boss. He has depth beyond just "evil pimp rapist", he genuinely appreciates the Vees and is in love with Vox. Abusers like Val often have charms that attract victims to them in real life too, they don't just think about rape 24/7. These kids genuinely want evil characters to be written in the most black and white obvious way with zero redeeming qualities so that children can watch it and be fully aware they're bad, nevermind that Hazbin Hotel is not for children to begin with.

>>1509
I do think to some extent it's Viv's own fault for cultivating this fanbase. Why is some previously-human guy from florida more of an embodiment of lust as a sin than the actual demon Asmodeus who basically drops a consent PSA onto the viewer?

>>1510
>>1509
Helluva Boss has less editor input, and it shows.

At this point, I think it's fun for what it is. We don't often get to see such an unashamedly female show, part of the charm is seeing her have fun with her OCs.

That said, you can really tell that she was more of a total creator. The shift from episodic comedy to plot-driven drama, the embodiments of sin being tonally inconsistent, and the whole Blitzo and Stolas were actually childhood friends reveal.

That said, I'll add that 2-D animation generally needs someone with a strong and consistent vision to create a successful product, and Helluva is a lot of fun.

It seems that the Homestuck website has finally uploaded all the pages and the entirety of the epilogues, so the comic is actually accessible now. You probably won’t have to use mirror sites or download the Unofficial Homestuck Collection any longer.

New Reader: https://homestuck.com/newreader
Archive: https://homestuck.com/archive

i love dirk and dirkbowl

That SNL 'Heated Wizardry' skit pissed me off so bad, it's not only just the completely wrong ships but also simply unfunny

I hate how normalfags have gotten a hold on BL

>>1537
TOMARRY SPOTTED!!!!!

How are you nonnies liking season 3 so far?

Nonnies I love him

>>1013
Morby was my first western fujoship. These two had way too much chemistry, and the whole thing with Rigby being disgustingly codependent on Mordecai, and Mordecai using Rigby as a way to feel superior in his own mediocrity is too juicy to ignore.

>>1268
Agreed on all fronts. I hope to one day write Crying Viktor without completely butchering his character… It is very appealing.
>fandom portrayals of him as this cold unfeeling daddy dom guy
Does this really happen? Jesus. I guess I could see it for what little I know of his original League lore, but Arcane? Nah. That's up there with fandom Viktor being some hyper experienced mega slut. I just don't see it.
>>1270
Jayce's thighs are a miracle of the universe.

It's been a year and I still can't stop thinking about these homos. I've never felt such love for a ship yet such hatred for its fandom. But I'm still out here, making my own food, sitting at my table… for one. Say a prayer for me.

>>1445
You're strong nonna, I got filtered by the fandom a couple months in though I still have warm feelings towards Jayvik. I hope we get a crumb of them in future series even if it's just a mention. Keep going!

>>1391
I had the ps2 since I was little, when it broke I bought it again and simply played it again, I am lucky I had the games because my dad was into videogames too, you can always go the pirate route and download them and mod the ps2 to play them.

>>1391
>PLEASE tell me you got back at it again.
Just started back tonight. Going to try not to click through stuff too fast to avoid a repeat of my last incident kek. Please post about it when you finally get a chance to play! I actually like a lot of the characters so far, and I think I've gotten more efficient as far as managing them goes (I started out blind).
>Did you like the remake?
Haven't had a chance to buy the remake yet, and I'm in no hurry due to alterations in the OST. I feel kind of uneasy about it, to be perfectly honest. OFF is one of my most favorite games ever, and I'm so afraid of the remake doing something to ruin it, as silly as it sounds.

Makes me sad that there's only fanart of Henry and James hanging out platonically, either that or the shipping art is all just buried online and i still haven't found it, guess i'll have to make my own.

How was there never a Gorillaz/Dethklok collab? I don't even think I've seen a fanmade crossover, be it art or fic. It seems like the most obvious thing in the world. Imagine what it would sound like. Imagine the character interactions.

>Your favourite song?
Too many to name but Tomorrow Comes Today still has a very special place in my heart for the vibes, the aesthetic, and most of all the ~*memories*~

>>1184
I couldn't see a Dethklok crossover working simply because their styles of music don't mesh and they both use satire in a completely different way when it comes to looking at the world. That being said I would kill for a Brendon Small feature on a Gorillaz song.

New album coming on March 20th nonnies!

Did Palpatine rape Anakin? I want a spin-off of Anakin getting broken by the dark side.

>>989
i’m a palpakin truther. there’s no way in hell that palps wasn’t basically his sugar daddy (i mean, the opera scene, hello??)

>>1296
Just watched the first episode. Lance needs correction from Keith

The other day I went to a collectible show and saw a girl trying to resell a bunch of Klance merch lol.

>>1315
That's so funny. While I do think zines have merit as "fandom history" and deserve their secondhand market, the idea of trying to resell artist alley keychains and pins is a little much.
>>1302
>I assume the fandom itself elevated a lot of the ships because somehow 6,000+ fics were spawned on ao3 just from the first season
Right on the money. It was a spiritual successor to Attack on Titan in this regard.