merman!shane only knew how to live in solitude. He wasn’t able to find a mate in time before he was fully grown, which led to getting abandoned by his group. There was always a feeling of not belonging.
One day a dark shadow blocked out the sun, curious Shane swam closer
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the issue with “queer roles should only be played by queer actors” has less to do with whether straight actors ‘deserve’ to play queer roles and more to do with how y’all forget not every queer person is out yet
spidey!shane and civilian!ilya #hollanov au where ilya and svetlana keep getting saved by spider-man so much so that ilya thinks spider-man is into sveta but the truth is shane actually has an enormous crush on his lab partner ilya and can't help making sure he is safe
Fun fact 4: Authors are allowed to be disappointed with lack of engagement. "Write for yourself" only goes so far. The point of posting stories is to share with others. If no one interacts, it doesn't feel like it's being shared.
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@cthulhusrose yeahh for me they are mutually exclusive as well because even if there will be a lot of hurt no comfort, if there is comfort eventually it just doesn’t hit like hnc does. But maybe some people see it as no comfort in the moment/right afterwards?