mel medarda fumbler jayce πβπ½
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quartz β’ 28 β’ tired af β’ bisexual β’ biracial π¬π π©πͺ β’ pfp from mysterious meljay anon β’ priv @gcldietalks
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Joined April 2018
jinx cant consent mel is an abuser ekko is a wifebeater vi cant read like do you guys even listen to to yourselves.
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mel literally went super saiyan but you wouldnt know looking at arcanetwt π€¨
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no u guys you dont understand when she reaches for his face and that single tear falls and she makes peace w the fact that this man is not her brother only to bash his head in while the music fucking GOESS OFF like that how am i supposed to be normal about this actually
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AHA so none of you wanted to share this one got it
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this show is a gentle reminder that we need black writers to handle black characters or at least have a sensitivity reader who might alert you to some of the repeating patterns youβre reproducing.
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saw a few funny caitvi x meljay posts so im doing the double date polls w the options of mixing them up platonically for certain scenarios π
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okay, here goes the thread about why exactly none of you are slick about mel in relation to meljay π§΅
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@starbennettt btw i wanna know what that mel jayce comvo was like "oh i just met your mom yeah she was naked no full on no clothes naked".
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MEL AND JAYCES LOVE SCENE GUYS AKFHJHDFDSK not sex but love LOVE
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not ppl calling meljay sibling coded now thinking they are funny like y'all really speedrunning through this "how can i masquerade my hatred for mel and meljay" level of hell.
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timebomb blinded me very well last night and i was mostly caught off guard by that man going off at mel but how did we end up w two black characters carrying most of the weight then being left to struggle on their own.
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most infuriating thing about arcanetwt is how quickly things like magical negro, disposable black gf, reed literally getting called monkey, other horrendous antiblack things are just swept over. you guys have the energy to defend anything that isnt black FOR DAYS like cmon now.
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there is still a 1% chance he's alive because why should i trust any of leblancs words really.
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mels story was about her breaking the cycle, about being kind and compassionate, to see her off to noxus with no one to take some of that weight of her shoulders while she is also grieving her mothers loss⦠ooof⦠choice.
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ekko was there for zaun, he is the heart of the community, he came back from his good au to save his people and then we get so little of him w said community nor a seat on the council + (i love timebomb!) most of his story revolves around uplifting a white woman.
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some of the writing in s1 already made me unhappy but i didnt think itβd get that bad like i genuinely thought a show like arcane would have somewhat happy endings in mind for two of their most prominent darkskin characters.
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her heart is bleeding right in front of our eyes im not okay
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this is why tumblr will always win i fear
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some of u donβt seem to get the point, yes, she wasnβt the main focus this act, but iβm talking about YOU guys completely overlooking mels plot not just this act but everytime she has any kind of story that isnβt tied to jayce (bc then u guys always have time to hate on her).
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that the tree didnt really matter in the long run and the black rose wrapped up so quickly only further cements for me the fact they wanted to sideline these two black characters as long as possible bc writers frankly didnt know what to do with them other than magical negro trope.
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sevika art poster to pull in the crowds then her having no single line for the whole of the act, then putting her onto the council alone where she will definitely be undermined every single damn time, having to bow to her oppressors.
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and when i say im still in act 1, ep 1
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im so serious when i say i do not want mel to have a white woman as a love interest in future projects bc i know ppl will only focus on the white woman and ignore mel its one thing to have her sidelined by mlm shippers but i do not need her to be ignored from her own shippers too.
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this show has ended two days ago and you are already unironically calling ekko and his va a monkey.
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JUST GET ON YOUR KNEE AND ASK HER TO MARRY YOU ALREADY
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sky being brought back into this story and written in a context that could be easily interpreted as romantic knowing very well how this or literally any fandom responds to women - but especially black women - being considered an obstacle to a mlm ship.
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so many choices that couldβve been avoided if writers actually tried to go a little further than just having a diverse cast β¦ like it needs a little bit more work than just nice black and brown character designs.
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calling it love not once but twice, earnest soundtrack, bernard herrmann love theme, no caricature of that kind of scene LIKE im dizzy
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quick why is mel in the intro of both seasons.
@miriamBrat12739 @GlitchysCave mel is not a main character and isha was probably included because child characters add to the found family trope which is what the art is about.
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i just feel like if arcane would've probably adressed the gassing stuff then we wouldn't have to always repeat this discussions bc apparently some ppl only understand smth as being bad when it is quite literally spelled out for them on screen.
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and then im forced to read horseshit takes about mel not having a story outside of jayce when very clearly she has SO MUCH going on, you just close your eyes and pretend you donβt see COME ON
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i get where you guys are coming from w the whole "but polyamory exists" "x has two hands" but honestly the only valid response to "mel gets hate for getting in a way of a yaoi ship" should be: mel should not be getting hate.
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why is he looking down on him like that man does this mean anything does he hate him or what
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okay we are doing it here are the meljay polls
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why does mels page on tv tropes not mention magical negro or disposable black gf and why are some of those trope explanations soβ¦. specifically phrased?.
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between ppl calling mel a charcoal bitch and writing ekko being lynched. i think its pretty clear this fandom cant be saved anymore.
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BUT ARE WE BEYOND REPAIR SHOW ME YOURE THE ONE IN CONTROL
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43.7k likes and 3.6k rts but everyone always says they are sooo normal about mel.
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suddenly mel isnt a manipulative abuser anymore now shes empathic and understanding and only has his best interest on her mind.
Someone just said that Mel wouldnβt care if Jayce got together with Viktor after breaking up with herβ¦
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can people now finally admit that mels feelings were genuine or are we still playing this game
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the art in question being drawn by a jayvik makes this qrt so much more funnier than it needs to be aside from the usual playing dumb bit like friend this is probably one of 3 artpieces where mel isnt the cuck be serious
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with every bit of interaction i've had after that, where it became obnoxiously clear to me that i've once again run into the "black woman is in the way of popular ship" which arent just mlm ships but het ships as well that both have a very important pattern to factor in:.
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the most notes app apology ive ever seen.
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dont interact just block and report (block everyone who follows them too tbh)
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we as meljay nation dont talk about this moment enough
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their black characters at the bottom when it comes to screentime says it all tbh doesnt matter how good your character design is if you dont give them the same love and time their nonblack counterparts get it starts stinking a little like performative bs
Iβm not really sure I can still praise this show for its black rep anymore. Yeah Ekko and Mel are def up there as cool compelling characters but when you think about how they were both handled in the long run + lack of screen time and sidelining? i dunno.
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just shows me that people do not understand the disposable black girlfriend trope and how it can be perpetuated not only by writers but fandom too and that sometimes intent does not matter.
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another thing that really annoys me is that viktor very clearly was in mels shield but somehow ends up being hurt, at no point later do we learn that their magic actually clashes in a way that would result in him not being shielded + i gen dont understand how shoola survived that
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someone lock mel and jayce in a room so they talk things out instead of being like wham wham are we beyond repair what will prevail affection or ambition TALK!!! YOU ARE TWO MID 30S !!!! STOP PLAYING WITH ME.
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@starbennettt i know they hate to see us in their qrts bc we keep posting this gif as a reply adghsjjjf.
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by this logic caitlyn has a white hooded cape in her closet and leads the klan member meetings bc reed tweeted #KuKluxKiramman once like what are we doing here.
you can see it as the disposable black gf trope but like melβs VA is literally fujoshing out every day on IG π atp this is Arcane canon to me
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shit like this is so funny to me bc it says a lot more about the person than it does about meljay shippers just doing their stuff
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let me preface this w the fact that i have not sought out jayv*k content ever since i watched arcane for the first time in 2021, consuming the episodes w/o fandom interaction, not being opposed but not really caring about it either, gradually turning my back on this indifference.
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mel has a serious case of main character syndrome bc how is she ALWAYS brushing her fingers over things like she knows the cameras are rolling.
give me more of her hands doing this please
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some black people on arcanetwt are going too hard to defend police brutality man.
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one day i will post them on tumblr too but i hate having the same gifs twice on tumblr so whatever
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at what point are we gonna talk about how people constantly erase the queerness of meljay shippers just bc the ship is m/f like its starting to seriously pmo.
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@tendertano we need to get her out of there and put her in her own show, they dont deserve her.
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and if i say the reason why jvs are pushing the meljays are ableist homophobes agenda so hard is bc a lot of people outside of meljay have started complaining about jv and they are trying to shift the narrative
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the biggest thing as a meljay shipper who also likes mel AND jayce separately is the constant mischaracterization u r faced w which is already annoying on the jayce part but hella annoying n frustrating when it comes to mel, a complex black woman.
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mel is the only one whos romantic feelings constantly get questioned or portrayed as predatory which is the reason why ppl defend her loudly she is also the only one who gets these type of posts made about her yet "defining" any other character about their ship is not "too much".
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mel is a character that is introduced as politically cunning woman that has a special interest in growing piltovers mark on the map w hextech but we witness the layers of her character unfolding throughout the show re her motivations but also her actions w jayce.
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the meljay skyvik double date polls bc its been too long w/o double date polls and the people yearn for skyvik! β¨as always: feel free to share and/or elaborate
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@WUXlCNS like literally π if you would like just pay attention to her one second you wouldβve noticed π.
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i see not many of the usual "but i love mel" "i want mel to be w me" "mel deserves better" "mel stans only talk about jayce never about mel" suspects are celebrating this dear mel day w us how come
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@starbennettt need someone to write fic about what happened between this and the bridge maybe i have to be that someone.
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"the wrath of the medardas" so shes really leaning into her ambessa side huh
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"there is no heterosexual explanation for this" yet the writer has repeatedly stated it is a heterosexual story heβs telling like dont get me wrong: ship it! dont let canon stop you! but stop rewriting plotlines in an attempt to erase a black woman to fit your narrative.
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fandoms favorite white person yay β€οΈ and i am mentioning this on purpose! because a lot of the following things can be tracked back to ppls unchecked bias and the refusal to deal w said bias despite constantly rt/rb stuff about bEiNg A bEtTeR aLlY hashtag blm power fist.
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all the tweets about her being beautiful or her being her own character or saying mel fans only mention her within one ship dont mean shit if you yourself do not engage further than that w her and people not engaging further w her is very much a result of the general (1/2).
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jayces mel voicelines are live finna prepare to get called slurs tonight meljays BECAUSE WE WON.
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anyway this mel and that jayce π₯°
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you guys i think we really need to be a little louder about having black writers for the black characters for future arcane projects this needs to reach them some way or another.
A recent article confirms that Jinx is alive and that the creators are developing ideas for potential spin-offs. While no new series has entered full production yet, the team is working on multiple concepts, including exploring Jinxβs future, or more stories centered on Ekko.
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like do you know how bad the mel hate has to be that non arcane people are totally aware of the bullshit that is going on in this fandom.
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but when its them no one wants to talk about """parallels"""
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and the best part? NO BULLSHIT INVESTMENT LINE
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i think its interesting btw how hes shielding her like it very much looks like he pulled her into his arms to protect which just makes him lashing out like that even more enraging⦠boy you went and made your choice in that second what are you shouting for.
them huggingβ¦. im gonna buy a gunπ©
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it is clear then that the strictly professional relationship turns into an actual emotional one & the whole "promise of a bright future for personal gains" (might they just be better & greater for all piltovians) turns into her sincerely supporting jayce through whatever he needs.
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is anything about mel even solely about mel anymore.
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rewatching for writing purposes and watching this still feels sooooo good
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the fact that any of you think viktors main issue is jayce being w mel when we see that he doesnt really have any big emotions about her or their relationshipβ¦. this guy has other problems to deal with!! what is this "competition" bs
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"as a meljay shipper" u could've been retweeting meljay voicelines in the time it took u to write this but u chose to come into my strawpage to talk about jv so really who's being weird rn
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noxus spinoff mel better have her breaking down once bc i cant do this always composed shit anymore we saw her falter a bit w jayce and ambessa but i really really need her to just break down and be allowed to show emotions and cry instead of always hiding it so well.
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i need you to be so serious rn making a call out post not having watched the show nor being involved in arcanetwt yes you can condemn ableist comments but talking about "fake calls of misogyny and racism" while not having watched the show is silly
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glad some of u are finally realizing how fucking tragic mels story is actually like yay mage of course but damn they sent my girl off w nothing and no one but at least she glows now
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riot saw you all packing bags thats why they dropped the lines earlier.
seeing meltwt packing their bags to move to castlevania yall just gonna leave me here?
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