All art is at once surface and symbol

I feel dirty defending Vivziepop, but geez, people talk about Stolas like he's on the same level as Christian Grey and Edward Cullen, and a lot of the conversation around him and Blitz is disgusting.

( Spoilers for Helluva Boss S2. )

I don't consider myself Stolas's biggest fan, but god. Congratulations Stolas hatedom, you got me defending him.

So the other day, I caught up on Helluva Boss. I have mixed feelings about Stolas and Stolitz, but it's too big and complicated to try to make a BlueSky thread out of, so Dreamwidth it is!

( Spoilers all the way up to the Season 2 finale )

As long as they don't mess up Millie/Moxxie and Asmodeus/Fizzarolli. Those are my favorite ships. ;;

A. Post a list of 20 fandoms.
B. Have your friends list guess your favorite character and pairing from each one.
C. When guessed, bold the line, include the character and pairing names, and write a sentence about why you like that character/pairing.

(Some have multiple faves, so if you guess either, you're good! Polyships can also be answers)


1. LISA: The Painful RPG Character still open for guessing. Ship guessed: BradTerry! Those two are so sweet together, and there's so many opportunities ripe for healing or tragedy. Especially in AUs where they can get a chance to be happy together. ;;
2. Pokemon (Ultra) Sun/Moon Lillie, Hau/Gladion. I love Lillie's character arc and I'm so proud of her for standing up to her abusive mom. ;; Hau/Gladion is wonderful because it shows Opposites Attract in all the best ways. Both Hau and Gladion grow and learn from each other~
3. Pokemon (Soul/Heart) Gold/Silver/Crystal Morty or Eusine, Morty/Eusine. Morty was one of my earliest crushes and he's just awesome for being a Ghost trainer while also having ambition and a heart of gold. Eusine is great because he's basically a personification of my autism and I find him endearing for it. Morty/Eusine have been long-time best friends who have always supported each other's dreams, which I find is a wonderful basis for a relationship~
4. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon
5. Revolutionary Girl Utena Anthy, Utena/Anthy. I just love how angry and spiteful Anthy is towards the world, and that she still deserves love and compassion. The whole series has Utena and Anthy's relationship as the center of the story, and the way they learn to open up and trust each other despite all the backstabbings is waaaah. ;;
6. Puella Magi Madoka Magica Homura, Madoka/Homura. Homura works so fucking hard, and in the end, she's still human and prone to selfishness and mistakes. Madoka/Homura is both fluffy and messy in that they can build each other up while also tearing each other down. I really really really want the final movie to give them the happy ending they deserve. ;;
7. Undertale Asriel, Frisk/Chara/Asriel. Asriel is so sweet while also being the most human (ironically) character in the game, grieving and traumatized and doing lots of horrible things because of it. Frisk/Chara/Asriel is made up of characters who went through so so so so much and understand the unique horrors they went through, and now they get to start together again. ;;
8. Undertale Yellow
9. Deltarune Spamton, Spamton/Kris. Spamton is my horrible, creepy, hilarious, tragic crooked puppet salesman, and I'm forever fascinated by his rise and fall and surprising relatability. With Spamton/Kris, they're both in a weird fucked up situation only they could understand, which could either lead to the most dysfunctional dynamics in the world or solidarity which helps them heal. ;;
10. Super Mario Geno, Geno/Mallow. Geno is amazing and awesome and there's just something so cool about a kid's doll coming to life to save everybody, not to mention he's also the closest we get to an alien. Geno/Mallow is just pure sweetness, fluff, and innocence. ♥
11. Yume Nikki
12. Neon Genesis Evangelion Character still open for guessing. Ship guessed: KawoShin! Kaworu's episode left such an impact on me and I would've been so curious how their relationship would've evolved if Kaworu hadn't died. ;;
13. Mawaru Penguindrum Himari, Himari/Ringo. I like how despite being sweet and kindhearted, there's so much more to her under the surface and her awareness of how bad her situation is hits hard. Himari being the first to reach out to Ringo did a lot for me to hop on the ship and the rare times they interact on screen is adorable. ♥
14. Yuri Kuma Arashi Lulu, Ginko/Kureha/Lulu. See Episode 4. That is all. I was really rooting for the OT3 and it feels more right to me than just Ginko/Kureha and Lulu being a third-wheel/forgotten. ;;
15. Sarazanmai Toi, ReoMabu or Entoi. I was surprised how attached I grew to Toi--everything about his relationship with Chikai hits me in the feels. I'm torn between ReoMabu and Entoi, and I blame several people for the latter--I just like the Opposites Attract angle and how surprisingly well they work together (even when Enta's being an ass and hyper-focused on Kazuki, haha. XD) but at the same time, ReoMabu is just classic. They're adorable in their spinoff manga and the little bits of background information we learn from the light novels makes what happens to them in the anime even more tragic. ;; Not to mention the dance. THE DANCE
16. Cuphead
17. Fear & Hunger
18: Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
19. Earthbound Beginnings Lloyd, Teddy/Lloyd. Like Lillie, I'm in love with Lloyd's character arc and that he didn't need to become the strongest party member in order to find value. For Teddy/Lloyd, I find the contrasts between them fascinating and I love the respect that Teddy developed for Lloyd and how that became part of his arc, and waaaaah, I love it.
20. Earthbound Character still open for guessing. Ship guessed: JeffTony! Those two are angels and Tony's devotion to Jeff is just so goshdarn sweet. One of my most wholesome ships~ ♥

Boy oh boy oh boy, the taglist on candyheartsex is growing huge! I can't wait to see what ships and platonic ships we'll have by the time the 27th rolls around. Someone even nominated a few of my favorites before I did! :3

 peachiescloset 

I'll be crossposting all my fics, art, fanmixes, and meta/essays there! And probably random bits too spicy for Twitter, like sexual headcanons and plot bunnies for problematic ships. Keep an eye out on my SquidgeWorld account too! It'll no longer be focused only on meta, since I'll be posting my fics there too. :)

Copy-pasting from my Twitter, because I'm fucking PISSED.

"An artist who draws things I don't like is an amputee? lololol time to accuse them they chopped their own leg off for fetishistic purposes!🤪🤪🤪" SHUT. THE FUCK. UP.

I hate antis. I hate antis so fucking much. I hate antis, those fucking ableist pieces of fucking TRASH.

Homie/homunculus100_ is my favorite Spamtis artist who also drew a lot of poignant Spamton art, and the fact they got bullied off Twitter for "fEtIsHiZiNg AmPuTeEs" (aka daring to find their own body sexy instead of crippled) is fucking DISGUSTING.

Homie drew a simple G-rated art of people with mobility devices "like me :-)". That's it. That's what prompted the harassment. That's what blew the whistle for the Fire Nation to attack.

All because they drew incest. All because they drew noncon. All because they drew "pRoBlEmAtIc" art. Antis have to make up a fucking lie about Homie's disability and weaponize it against them. But sure, Homie is the ableist one. Not the antis. It's fucking victim-blaming, but uwuuuuuu, the antis are the HEROES guiz! They're keeping the Internet and art world pure from "hideous fetishists" like Homie! 🤪 Sure. Shoot all the songbirds until the woods is fucking silent, but the songbirds were singing about the joys of incest and pedophilia, so it's okay! 🤪🤪🤪

Even if Homie did chop their leg, who cares? It's not affecting you. It's their body, they can do what they want with it as long as it's not hurting anybody else. Mind your own goddamn business.

I swear to fuck I am pumping the entire Internet with Spamtis until the antis GO THE FUCK AWAY and SHUT THE FUCK UP. And each time they bully ANOTHER innocent talented artist off the Internet for "being problematic", the Spamtis spam is going to double. Quadruple.

I am NOT going to let a bunch of snot-nosed Puriteens tell me what I can and can't post on the Internet. I am NOT going to let a bunch of pearl-clutching Frollos demonize me for what I ship, what I write, or what I draw. I am NOT going to let antis erase the love, passion, and creativity meant to be fostered by fandom.

I don't care if you're a minor. I don't care if you're a minority. I don't care if you're traumatized. When you go as far as bullying people off the Internet just because you don't like the subject matter of their art and try to disguise it as "social justice," YOU ARE THE VILLAIN.

Homie? I don't know if you're seeing this, but your art is an inspiration to me. It plays a major influence in how I write Spamtis and Spamton, and the bullshit naysayers spew is not changing that.

marchmetamatterschallenge

This March, not only can you write new meta, but preserve old ones to remain a part of fandom history.

A lot of my old meta and essays are embarrassing as hell, but there's a few I may like to preserve, so I made a Squidgeworld account to participate. :3

Give me a fandom and I will tell you who sings Stacy's Mom and who is sick to death of that song forever.

Possible fandoms: Super Mario, Super Mario RPG + Paper Mario 1 + 2, Pokemon (all gens), Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Kirby, SEGASonic, Sonic SatAM, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum, Yuri Kuma Arashi, Sarazanmai, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Silent Hill 1 - 3, Yume Nikki, Undertale, Deltarune, Cuphead, Doki Doki Literature Club, Earthbound Beginnings, Earthbound, Stardew Valley, Rubyquest, Nanquest, OFF, Animal Crossing