#down to lexa still saying ara

arbitrarygreay:

I feel kind of peeved that apparently my lot in the fandom is to keep pointing at canon and going “YOUR FAVORITE SHOOT FIC TROPES HAVE NO BASIS IN CANON” but… (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)

When did Root start “”“"stalking”“”“ Shaw, and was it of her own volition?

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#whoops look at me crapping all over shoot week my bad #oh yeah I should expand the line analysis to include the new s5 data #oh man I’m gonna feel sorry for people who try browsing my blog for more Shoot stuff #blacklist the idol tag guys it’ll make your life much easier! #that or only browse the PoI tag! #although I’ve touched on PoI when talking about other shows too so maybe go with the TV tag instead #to be clear there are still plenty of writers who write shoot very true to canon! #and everyone has the right to write shoot however they please #but…naw let’s be honest I’m still drunk on power from people not writing 3-night rule shaw anymore >:D #even though yes sometimes I still get in the mood to read 3-night rule shaw lol

The reason I go “YOUR FAVORITE SHOOT FIC TROPES HAVE NO BASIS IN CANON” in a fan culture that often takes pride in ignoring canon is that for the ships I like, the prevalence of tropes are almost always less interesting than the canon ship I fell in love with. The “Root stalking Shaw” cliche makes both Root and Shaw less complex characters, as well as shortchanging their relationship dynamics.

Sometimes (oftentimes)….[fanons] are worse