Saathi

@saathi1013

Fandom acct. She/her, queer, married, white BOFQ. Disavows the proship/anti divide. Purveyor of OT3+ fic, cracky plot bunnies woven into epics, fandomcrit, & occasional nonsense. Female character stan, always. Saathi1013 from AO3, tumblr, & twitter.

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Saathi@saathi1013· 12d

Still HEATED about the board game mechanic for my girl Dee in the BSG board game expansion. THE DISRESPECT. THE GALL.

A photo of the character card for Anastasia Dualla, a pretty, petite Black woman in a blue uniform. Her "drawback" mechanic is that if the collective morale of the human players drops below a certain point, she dies / gets "executed," and if she doesn't turn out to be a secret cylon, the human players don't collectively lose morale due to her death.

Saathi@saathi1013· 22d

Finishing up The Bear and yeah, I gotta do a fanvid for Sydney Adamu to Dessa's Bullpen:

A screenshot of some of the lyrics to the bullpen, that reads:

[Verse 1]
It's been assumed I'm soft or irrelevant
'Cause I refuse to downplay my intelligence
But in a room of thugs and rap veterans
Why am I the only one who's acting like a gentleman?
Good form, bad taste
Pity what a waste
All that style, not a thing to say
Looks to me like a little of your true school
Is at the shallow end of the typing pool
All cloak, no dagger
Just smoke and swagger
I hope that your battery's charged
'Cause I found this here ladder
Now your ceilings don't matter
Check me out, now I got glass floors

Saathi@saathi1013· 22d

My nails are great tho!

A closeup of a white woman's hand, featuring deep matte teal oval nails.

Saathi@saathi1013· 23d

I'm not even an arms person but ARMSSS

Ryan Gosling as Ryan Grace in the cockpit of the Hail Mary. His arms are crossed and are surprisingly buff given just how goddamn nerdy the character is (there's a silly plot reason for him to be jacked lol).

Lionel Boyce from an LA Times interview about The Bear. He has a well-fitted but not super tight black T-shirt and a red ballcap on, and he looks like a goddamn SNACK.

Saathi@saathi1013· 24d

Also he had FANTASTIC chemistry with Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary!

Saathi@saathi1013· 24d

I mean. Big strong male character who loves his mom and baking? COME ON.

Lionel Boyce as Marcus in The Bear. His arms look REALLY good in his tshirt as he's standing in a warmly-lit bakery.

Saathi@saathi1013· Jul 8

He'd try but be wholly out of his depth lol

Saathi@saathi1013· Jul 8

GET HIS ASS

A poster/screenshot from Dune 3, showing Paul and Chani in their stillsuits, facing off atop sun-drenched desert sands.

Saathi@saathi1013· Jun 30

From E. Lumish's latest newsletter here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

White text in a black background reading "Fanfic authors have an incentive to write to what fans want: when the only currency you are paid in is validation, you will often lean towards writing the things that you know are more likely to get you that validation, whether that is a character or ship to focus on, a headcanon or interpretation to follow, or a fandom to write for."

Saathi@saathi1013· Jun 26

OH APPARENTLY some of them DO glow under UV!! (source: leerentz.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/g... )

A southern flying squirrel perched on the side of a tree, its fur glowing a bright pink-orange under UV light.

Saathi@saathi1013· May 26

OOF TOO REAL (not sure of source, it wasn't cited on Tumblr):

A snippet of text that reads, in part: "...some readers defined 'morally grey' as 'a remorseless murderer who is good-looking.'"

Saathi@saathi1013· May 25

Yeah and sometimes it's so transparently a ploy for white writers to get "diversity cookies" or w/e. No meaningful engagement beyond superficial ~flavor~.

A package of McCormick "Original Taco" seasoning.

Saathi@saathi1013· May 19

Unacceptable:

Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary. He's wearing a worn cream cardigan and glasses, his hair is disheveled, and he's smiling

Saathi@saathi1013· May 19

Rude:

A screenshot of Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary, sitting in the pilot seat of the ship and smirking.

Saathi@saathi1013· Apr 22

Read me for filth, friends:

Screenshot of a post by Aubrey LI saying “reply with a fic premise that 100% sounds like the kind of thing I would write, and I’ll tell you how embarrassingly accurate it is.”

Saathi@saathi1013· Apr 12

Nice:

A cropped screenshot of the stats for an AO3 fic. There are 69 bookmarks.

Saathi@saathi1013· Mar 28

OKAY THEN, guess I'm Perfectly Normal if this is the actual bar:

Screenshot of text that reads:

"Fanfiction is a cancer that is contributing to rising illiteracy rates and is therefore inherently anti-Leftist. [...] All visual media is some flavor of propaganda, meant to uphold the empire and reinforce the status quo. [...] So fanfiction is literally just watered down propaganda."

Saathi@saathi1013· Mar 2

The original post was about fandom misogyny (quoting a user who said they had a hard time connecting with any female characters ever):

A Tumblr reply by user woman-respecter saying "the way oop[sic] is about female characters is how I feel about male characters who aren't yaoiable "

Saathi@saathi1013· Feb 25

Romance Science Fiction Fantasy Horror (dual classing is encouraged)

Black and white woodcut (?) of a warrior fighting a skeleton, framed by the words:
"What are the four core character classes?
Wrong answers only."

Saathi@saathi1013· Feb 1

The meme image of a crowd of young people, mostly women, holding red solo cups at a party and looking at the camera contemptuously.

Saathi@saathi1013· Feb 1

Wife and I have been watching The Repair Shop (very good show, halfway between GBBO and How It's Made in vibes) and have come up with a bingo list/drinking game for it:

A list written in white text on a dark screen:

- someone says "chuffed"
- someone says they're "over the moon"
- someone says "place of pride" or "pride of place"
- someone takes the piss out of Will
- two craftspeople with different skills team up to collaborate on the same Object
- someone spills some Family Tea
- The Object is clearly Cursed
- a man cries when he gets back The Object
- someone asks "can I touch it" when The Object is literally their own property

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 30

A screenshot of the header for the Tumblr blog i-suggest-arson, featuring orange flames on a white background and black text simply saying "arson?"

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 23

I WILL need a Britpicker to curb my egregious use of their vernacular, but:

A snippet of Riot Women fanfic that reads:

They settle into a rhythm, as steady as Jess on the beat, driving them forward through the days and weeks and, eventually, months.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are for practice. Friday nights are for marking (Beth, at home) and work (Kitty, at the pub). Saturdays are for gigs – not every Saturday, mind, but often enough that they’ve stopped making other plans unless they're absolutely sure they're free.

Sundays are for hangovers and roasts.

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 20

Rosa Diaz from Brooklyn Nine-Nine saying "Who's got the time?"

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 17

Critical reading/thinking in service of upholding the status quo in fanspace. Reminds me of the tumblr post:

A Tumblr post by morningstars that says "fandom approaches male characters from a watsonian perspective and female characters from a doylist perspective"

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 7

This Stranger Things thing is like a note for note rehash of TJLC from Sherlock Fandom:

Text from the wikipedia entry on "Johnlock":

"Fans that believed in TJLC became so convinced that the fourth season would end with John and Sherlock becoming a couple that after the final episode of the season aired they began to expect a secret fourth episode, even watching the unrelated miniseries Apple Tree Yard in the hopes that it would be the "real" final episode. Some fans reported mental health issues following their disappointment that the fourth season did not include a romantic relationship between John and Sherlock."

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 6

I also have nearly all (minus the gold cylon) of these little BSG vinyl figures, which I wouldn't have gotten (sculpts are kinda mid) except they were on clearance at a local game store for like $5 for the lot. BSG figures are hard to find, so beggars can't be choosers, esp at that price!

A photo (not mine) of the complete Battlestar Galactica series of "Titan" vinyl figures, including 12 humans & humanoid cylons, plus one battered-looking cylon raider ship.

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 5

Got some little acrylic tiers for all the nerd shit that's been jumbled on the shelves of the hutch I inherited from Gramma... see if you can spot the little Sarah Sawyer that @knitmeapony.com made for me after I wrote Lorem Ipsum!

A closeup photo of a caramel-colored wooden hutch with glass panels in front of the shelves, which display an assortment of figurines on the bottom shelf and a set of jars filled with dice on the upper shelf.

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 5

I would even accept Padme in the white outfit with the midriff tear, so long as I could have all 3! But this would be my preferred outfit if they need an Action Padme:

Padme in an earthtone outfit, with dark brown leather boots, vest, and bracers, a long-sleeved brown shirt, and maroon pants. Her hair is pulled back simply from her face.

Saathi@saathi1013· Jan 5

I love amiibo figures not for the game but bc the sculpts are GREAT and I like that they're not HUGE. I have a Vader, Yoda, Luke, Leia, Ahsoka, Boba Fett, Rey, & Finn. Need a Poe to round out my sequels ot3.