[ SECRET POST #5606 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5606 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 13 secrets from Secret Submission Post #802.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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[case]

Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

[(Anonymous)]

Case, I know it is only Thursday, but can you tell us how many secrets have been posted for next week so far? I've got some more to upload, but I can save them for the week after if we have a lot.

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01. https://i.imgur.com/W7gkZWa.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

This secret made me really happy, OP.

Lando/George is a good ship.

[(Anonymous)]

I can't agree with this. Lando/Carlos is my OTP. (But Nico/Nando would be gloriously bitchy and I approve.)

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who doesn't follow F1, who are the people shown in the pics?

[(Anonymous)]

Uhhhh no, not like every RPF fan I know at all. Huge difference between shipping for fun and tinhatting.

[(Anonymous)]

I had no idea RPF was such a big thing in F1 (I think I've heard of some NASCAR stuff) but my mind is blown lol. The major RPF stuff I've seen is usually bands/KPOP/actors (trending front page AO3 stuff), so whenever I've run into sports RPF it's usually hockey (I've read, y'all are filthy using that Stanley cup like that lol). I had no ideas F1 was ripe for it!

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02. https://i.imgur.com/WuCWMEq.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

There's two flavors to the whole "magical cure" thing, for me, as someone with both chronic illness and ADHD

Like, I would cure a lot of my chronic illness stuff in a heartbeat. I'm in pain. It fucking sucks.

But I wouldn't ask for my ADHD to be removed. It's been with me my whole life. It's part of who I am. It's shaped my path in life. I'd want something more magical than science gives me to help me function day to day. Like a better potion. Or a crown I can put on and take off.

A big part can be how it's addressed narratively. Like, if you have a "go to another world" situation, does the person still think about their life, how different it is now that they have these fixes? Is there something still broken with the system there that they use their new privilege to point out/address/help?

It's not all black and white, but there are definitely worse examples. And going from disabled to suddenly not often isn't treated as the big transition it would be. And, of course, there's the trope when written by non disabled people. I think it's a good discussion to have and not something to just pass by.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, the big problem with that is the idea that disabled people are something to be 'fixed' in some way. I don't doubt people would fix themselves, but any relationship with their own brain and body is likely to be deeply personal and what a 'fix' would look like is individual. Suggesting a blanket wide fix sounds much more like erasure.

[dani_phantasma]

Cure my OCD? Fuck yeah!

'Cure' my autism? Fuck that

The thing is that some disorders and conditions become such a part of who a person is that they can't imagine living without it. You shouldn't assume that because you want to cure something you see as wrong with you , that someone else feels the same.

[(Anonymous)]

I often feel the 'magical cure' divide is much like the 'mutant cure' divide in X-men.

For everyone one person with something that is usually cured by magic (neurodivergence, chronic illness, etc) that would embrace being without that 'thing', there is one person who wouldn't and it seems that they both virulently hate each other rather than accepting that everyone has different feelings about who they are and how their lives have shaped them and whether or not they would be different without those experiences.

I don't think writers will ever win either side of that fight tbh.

[(Anonymous)]

I’d love for my chronic pain to be cured, same with my depression and anxiety! So I agree with you OP.

But at the same time, I understand where these people are coming from, considering some people might feel like it has unfortunate implications. It’s like people who want a “cure” for things like autism treating autistic people and other neurodivergent people like there’s actually anything wrong with them that needs curing. That there’s something wrong with anyone who’s not neurotypical. Like autism is a disease, and not just a difference. It feels like that’s maybe what the people who find the magical cure problematic are thinking of. And in some cases, they’re right. Not everyone who has something like that, or other things like ADHD would actually want it to be cured, because it’s just a part of them. But in other cases, these people are not right, and they’re not thinking about this with the perspective and nuance it requires. Because not every situation or person is the same. And the magical cure would surely be an optional choice for people who want it in this fictional world, and not something forced upon everyone deemed “different” and “divergent” from the nebulous norm. That would be a whole different kind of story, and that type of story has already been done. And since the magical cure would be an option that’s dependent on choice in this fictional world, I’m pretty sure most people with anxiety and depression, and other afflictions that cause them constant physical and/or psychological pain, would no doubt choose it in a heartbeat. That’s what these people apparently didn’t consider, or perhaps some ignored that possibility because it goes against their point of views.

I’m not a fan of the choice to use the term “special snowflake” to describe them though. I thought everyone but the alt-right and anti-SJWs left that term behind years ago. Not that you’re an alt-righter or anti-SJW though, that’s not what I mean by pointing out the only places I usually still see people use that term. I don’t think people concerned or upset about possible unfortunate implications in a work fit that term, even if their feelings and opinions about it may be misguided. Especially since I think their feelings are understandable in some ways, like I said, even though the ways they go about asserting their thoughts might possibly not be understandable(I don’t know how they go about discussing it, I’m just covering my ass just in case some of these people have harassed the creator or other fans about this, because I don’t want people to assume I support anyone doing that). Maybe me saying this and feeling this way makes me seem like a “special snowflake”, idk.

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03. https://i.imgur.com/TjIt8Q0.png

[(Anonymous)]

I'm going to go listen to this song now, OP. Because I need the inspiration (not for exercise, just getting shit done). Thanks for the rec!

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04. https://i.imgur.com/bxLe0ua.jpeg

[(Anonymous)]

First of all, it seems weird to accuse Doom/Strange fans of being "wannabe fans from the MCU" when... Doom has not appeared in the MCU?

Second.... I mean, look, I completely get why someone would ship Doom/Reed, it's the most obvious ship imaginable, and it's a classic for a reason. If you're into shipping enemies, you can't do much better. With all of that said, I think Doom/Strange is a really great ship and it's much more interesting to me personally. Part of that is that Doom and Strange are two of my favorite Marvel characters. Nothing against Reed, Reed is fine, I just like Doom and Strange more.

And I think the fact that Doom and Strange have a relationship with more grey areas in it is really awesome. Doom and Strange are not automatically enemies. They will often be at cross purposes, because Doom is Doom, but they don't really have to be. With Reed, Doom is always going to be Reed's enemy unless there's some really, really pressing reason not to, and so much of their dynamic is bound up around that fixed point. With Strange, it feels like there's more room for Doom's character to breath, and I personally prefer that. Strange is relatively unique in the Marvel universe because he's a good guy who is not going to immediately treat Doom as an enemy, and he's also someone who Doom can legitimately respect. So Doom can play off him in a wide range of ways. It's a really fun dynamic. And of course there's still room for a ton of angst and great relationship dynamics. And like you say, Stephen is the one who helped save Doom's mother.

Which ship you prefer just comes down to a matter of taste, but the relationship between Strange and Doom is phenomenal. Whether it's shippy or platonic tbh, fantastic either way.

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05. https://i.imgur.com/94H90az.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

What is this and where can I watch some?!

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06. https://i.imgur.com/AYB3Jz0.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

where is he from?
I've been seeing a lot of red and pink eyes in anime lately, with brown eyes belonging to Generic Protag (tm) mostly.

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07. https://i.imgur.com/GGVyEQl.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

Can anyone read this?

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[(Anonymous)]

How are you all doing? Everything okay?

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