The Skeleton War 2014

If you ever feel like your family is a bit odd, please know my family has a long history of keeping track of one another in our 3-storey house by basically echolocating with chirps and soft howls. Like it’s impossible to describe how, every time I step into my house, the fucking spirit of some long dead creature possesses my body to make a long, monstrous crooning noise so that I can tell who is home by the distinct noises I get in return.

Most people can tell who is where in the house by the sound of footsteps, but since my house has tiles we’ve come to rely on making the occasional chirp to get a reply and pinpoint where a certain family member is -- it’s mostly done because my brother is an ass who never tells anyone whether he’s coming or going, so you got make insistent chirps to get a grunt in reply.

Now this shit has been fucking pavlov’d into the very core of my dumb primitive lizard brain so it shouldn’t even surprise me that upon moving into a flat share, I immediately performed this behaviour unthinkingly. So, into the large, echoing house that housed 6 other strangers, I made a loud bellowing noise as I toed my shoes off and nonchalantly made my way to the kitchen. To which, one of the 30-year-old men just living his good life in the living room by the door, promptly freaked out, dropped and shattered a glass, while choking on the beer still in his mouth.

All because some weedy young girl made a noise reminiscent of a wildebeest for no apparent reason.

Some asshole: What do Hunk and Pig even contribute to the team? They’re not even important to the plot line and they have no cool powers! They suck!

Season 6, smashing dozens of scenarios where Pidge and Hunks’ intellect save each other, the team and the whole universe into their face: I’m sorry, what was that? I couldn’t hear you over Hunk learning Galran culture or saving an entire planet from getting blown up under pressure, let alone adding Pidge’s analysing skills/cunning to create a failsafe for Shiro and coding fast enough to save the Castle. Wanna repeat that??? :))))

What it's like starting WtNV

Episode 1: what the-? What's going on? Why is there no weather it's just music!! I'm so confused. Cecil's voice is so nice tho...aw he has a crush so cute. I hope he can talk to this Carlos. A few episodes later: WHY ARE ALL THE INTERNS DYING THEY DIDNT DESERVE IT!!! Why is everyone so calm about this huge ass cloud that drops dead animals everywhere??? Why are so many things not real? Why is there no weather??? Will Cecil ever talk to Carlos where we can hear?? Now: ALL HAIL THE GLOW CLOUD!! Fuck yeah I wonder what weather is coming up today? What's the death toll in this episode? 20? Nice that's less than usual. Carlos and Cecil are perfect and I would fight anyone who disrespects a single one of these characters! I have no idea what happened the past few weeks but it was fucking wild...

Please don't. I don't need those mental images.

majestic portraits

Is no one going to talk about how good these boys are at dancing? I get that they do dance practice for their routines but these are some sick as breakdance moves that really have no place on the ice.

What a great week for Adrinette! Also, yes to Adrien using Mandarin to say stuff he’s too shy to say in French.

*immediately starts hyperventilating*

y’all are missing out on the funniest relationship dynamic of CR2

Forget about the tangled web of love that stretches between the M9 (barring Caduceus our aroace king of staying out of drama), I would love if the love triangle between Fjord, Jester and Caleb just somehow naturally fell into a little triad all on its own.

Like no dramatic love confessions, they do that shit constantly with each other in secret little ways, but just Jester coming home to her mother like

Jester: mama I want to introduce my partners to you

The Ruby: ah yes that handsome orc boy that you kept going on about, he was so--

The Ruby: wait, partners???

Jester: lmao yeah I have Fjord, who rejected an eldritch monster he was accidentally raising to get close with Mother Nature herself, but that hobo wizard who eventually cleaned himself up and became one of the most powerful casters around is also my bf.

The Ruby, the actual sex god on this plane of existence and all others: hell yeah my daughter deserves the best, get ‘em my baby girl.

The dynamics of it are so funny as well. Like, Caleb is a highly respected wizard now under the tutelage of several powerful figures, so any time he goes to some sort of elbow-rubbing-fancy-pancy wizard event he of course brings his beaus.

And people are like??? “Ah yes, members of the iconic and world-saving group you are part of Mr Widogast, they must be of such high pedigree.”

And then someone recognises Fjord as Captain Tusktooth who had some sort of fake accent going on for years at a time (and didn’t he sleep with that Captain lady who was horny for water or something??? And then get her killed by the pirate king? There was something about a forbidden eldritch god?) and is praying that Mr Widogast’s other partner is normal--

but the first thing that Jester tells anyone is: “have y’all heard about my mother, best lay in the land? I am the daughter of the greastest sexer around and my childhood imaginary friend is my personal god, anyway how are you?”

Even better, out of the three, the tiny blue tiefling is the only one who can pick up and hoist their partners around, making the comical sight of long-cat and long-suffering Caleb being slung bonelessly over one shoulder, while a blushing Fjord is held like a football under the other as Jester parades them down the street in her cute frilly dresses.

Fucking FjordxJesterxCaleb is where the good shit is at wake up sheeple

While we can agree the Voltron fandom is currently a crash site of vicious disagreements and ship wars, one thing that has risen above the ranks is the sheer amount of ao3 author support. A lot of people are frustrated with the newest season, particularly if (like me) you’re a member of the LGBT+ community who has come face-to-face with the “Bury your gays” trope yet again, or even if you’re someone who has issues with how the plot or characterisation has been done. Everyone’s frustrations are valid because everyone has their own opinion (and I’ll slip in here that while these emotions are yours to express please don’t abuse the creators of Voltron, they deserve respect like any human), but I am LIVING for the sheer amount of genius fix-it fics that have been boosted on this website. While discourse will continue, please be respectful of the fic writers who put their effort into improving the plot how they see fit, and enjoy the works that they lovingly give to the fandom. A lot of reblogs of fics are appearing in the tags so keep up the support for our fandom in these tough times and channel your shipping frustrations into supporting your favourite authors!! Stay positive through these dark times and respect one another!!

Me: I’m tired of Keith being the main character in every season when the rest of the characters desperately need more character development!!

Season 6: What if we gave you soft moments with Keith’s gorgeous mum, including tender flashbacks that show Keith’s tragic background and how much his parents truly loved him.

Me: ....that’s cool but still-

Season 6: How about fully explaining Keith’s relationship with Shiro and using the most breathtaking animation and devastating lines to really make you feel the love and pain between them. 

Me, sniffling slightly: No, uh, that’s totally cool but-

Season 6: There’s flashbacks to tiny Keith looking up to Shiro, the only person who believed he was a good kid with a bright future, he just needed someone to not give up on him.

Me, discreetly wiping a tear: T-that’s definitely something I wanted, but you can’t deny-

Season 6: Alrighty then, how about we show how much Keith has grown by displaying his desperation and fear of losing the team and not being to do anything, accompanied with contrasting close-ups of his friends scared faces and Keith’s cracking frantic voice as he called out for these people that have now become his family. We’ll even throw in the culmination of his development to becoming the team leader by showing how he listens to everyone’s opinions/plans but they all listen to him without question to execute each move perfectly, creating a more powerful Voltron because their love for each other is so strong.

Me, all out sobbing: I’m so proud of my boy and who he’s become!!!!!