❀PersephoneRevived❀

Divine🌺(self diagnosed) Art used in avi and background is made by Roberto Ferri

[❀PersephoneRevived❀ @hadesSslut]

AAAAAAA

[nova ⎊ @zorottore]

look how that idiot is smiling he's right where he wants to be

[𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘮𝘪𝘯⁷౨ৎ wci ⋆˚꩜｡ @cyndiquills]

you come online to argue
i come online to see zoro and sanji kiss on the mouth

[flor @flowerisonfire]

my favorite button to push

[alu || #1 zosan enjoyer @ichigoginchan]

i need them to come back to me asap 😭

[Imogen Lee 🦆 @ImogenLeewriter]

The current "why do straight women engage with m/m relationships in media if not for fetishism?" conversation is so interesting to me because unless you have no reference to standard heterosexual relationships, at least one potential answer should be obvious.

Sociological and psychological research, medical studies, relationship satisfaction stats, and even antcedotal reports and narratives, show that the emotional burden of heterosexual relationships is largely put on the woman.

There is a gendered entitlement to care - men should receive it, women should provide it, with far less expectation of reciprocity.

Having a relationship between two people of the same gender removes this specific issue.

Why fictional m/m media, opposed to sapphic media, that could be argued to remove the same inherent gender imbalance?

Straight women, by definition, are attracted to men.

When a straight woman consumes heterosexual media the implicit expectation and interpretation is that she is attracted to the male protagonist, and is meant to live vicariously through the female protagonist. No one questions this. No one calls this 'fetishism'. No one suggests this is a moral failing. In fact, the underlying implication of this entire discussion rests on straight women being expected to only consume heterosexual media, not that they shouldn't consume any.

Fictional m/m narratives, such as the ones this conversation has been largely centred on, offer love interests of the gender that straight women are attracted to, without the burden of societal expectations and power dynamics that come with a heterosexual relationship. They want to consume romance without the burden of expected subordination due to their gender.

Of course there are many reasons women engage with m/m media, however from conversations I've had with straight women, this seems to be one of the most prevalent reasons.

I do also think it is a conversation that should remain open. There are circumstances where gay relationships are fetishised.

We, as an audience, shouldn't flatten gay mens voices or experiences.

However, I'd argue rather than only asking, "why are women obsessed with m/m relationships in media?" we should start with, "why are women disengaging with heterosexual relationships and what does that say about society?"

[gigi ∞ 🪭 @goingawaytohell]

I'm sorry but a "fanfic" with 158 words is not a fanfic, it's only a thought

[ℓυηα @CutieLuni]

sexiest things a man can do:

1. get on their knees
2. yearn
3. beg
4. cry
5. keep their word
6. ongoing flirting
7. be confident
8. honesty

[❀PersephoneRevived❀ @hadesSslut]

@_freddymylove @enchannw Yes

[☥𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐱 @Blaqlennox]

Kissing someone when they're sick knowing you'll get sick too is actual real lover typa shit I be on fr

[Susa 𓇢𓆸 @prinkasusa]

no one talks about how soul-affirming it is to get a "had so much fun with you" text after hanging out. not a meme. not a tiktok. not a link. just a plain little sentence saying "i like you. i like your company." we live for that.

like when someone sends "still smiling from earlier" hours after the hang. or when they walk you to your car even though it's 30 feet away. that's the kind of stuff that ruins me

[Tina Turtle 🐢 @tinaturttle]

I stfu around ppl who math in their head quickly

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

men shouldn’t be gynecologists.

[b @wwxwashere]

sometimes i try to sleep by thinking about fictional characters but my dream fic gets too good so an hour later im in bed like this

[Lukasz 🇧🇷 @LukaszBorges]

Dear Santa Claus,

For Christmas, I want all AI servers and companies to collapse and explode forever.

[⚡︎ @_sorrengailll]

My unpopular opinion / Hot Take : I actually do not desire to see technology advance any further.

[b @wwxwashere]

me leaving kudos on a fic that devastated me emotionally: