2025-03-17 9:42:39 ¶ ●

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Option on doorway/gerrymichael

I’m assumimg you meant ‘opinion’, and I don’t have one. (Also, I think the other name is actually DoorKeay. Door + Key. Cute)

I like Gerry, he’s an interesting and likeable character. But Michael doesn’t even play any major parts in the story. He’s not even there.

He’s been dead since the beginning. We only heard him say one line. We only know that he was kind, and caring, and marked by the Supernatural. Poor, disposable Michael.

The ship between Gerry and Michael is cute and silly, especially since the designs fanon gave them are opposites. It’s aesthetically pleasing. But when it comes to their actual story and dynamic, there is none. You can make up basically anything and it technically could be canon. Very fun if you like writing characters, but I prefer analyzing what’s already there.

I can get behind DoorKeay tho. Gerry as someone raised among the Supernatural, and the Distortion wearing the face of his coworker. I feel like Gerry would have an easier time bonding with the Distortion rather than the og Michael. He would understand it, and it would HAAAATE him for it. Perhaps Gerry could force the Distortion to alter its nature?

But truth be told, I never really cared. I never cared much about any of the ships and that’s why the fandom’s focus on shipping is irritating, esp since they almost always omit the horror part of it all.

2025-03-29 21:34:03 ¶ ●

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Coming from the doorway anon here I haven't checked Tumblr in a while absolutely in love with this blog/p

Also as a Michael Shelley lover I think the only reason he's up there is because he is an empty shell

We don't get that much of him and they either like him because since he is in an empty shell we don't get to see almost none of his flaws other than being naive and people like projecting it gives them stuff to work with not in an "stuff to analyse Michael Shelley" kind of way but just to make stuff up and whatever they slap onto him cannot be mischacterisation because there is not much of him to be mischaracterised

Also I never realised why I desliked Martin in a way until I found this blog

"SO THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE THAT ABOUT HIM"

Also Michael being naive and disposable.....the fandom is full of traumatized people

I wish Jon was aromantic too oh my god

I couldn't realise WHY I hated Martin so much because whenever I opened tumblr everyone made him seem like such a sweetheart

Writing this at school with not much sleep and dehydrated ignore any spelling mistakes

Please never ever stop posting

Also I think the fandom is starting to make me slightly annoyed at Michael Shelley because he's so babied too? Maybe

also confused on where muslim basira came from I am relistening and wondering if I zoned out on an episode (I probably did)

I MISS SO MANY STUFF OH MY GODD

About Michael - yeah, that is basically what makes him fun! While technically you are free to do as you please in regards of the designs, with him you can also do whatever you want with his personality. He’s a bit like a free space in the story, and you can squeeze whoever you’d like in there.

I’m glad i helped give words to your feelings regarding Martin. That’s why diversity in fandom is needed, not everyone will enjoy a piece of media in the same way. You need different perspectives in order to put together your own. Not to mention that it always feels nice to find someone who shares your opinion.

The babying is a big problem in this fandom. Notice how its always male characters getting this treatment? They’re always helpless cute babies. And the women aren’t even hated, they’re just never talked about.

And muslim Basira? I think it’s just the fandom hearing a vaguely eastern name and deciding to run with a stereotype. A hijab is a garment tied to religious faith, and there is nothing said about Basira’s beliefs or relationship with religion in the show.