User blog:LoudFanWolf/MariLuna

Warning: this post talks about a certain drug that the author neither approves or disapproves of Luna has had many tropes given to her by the fandom in fanfiction. From Lincolns Guardian, to the 2nd nicest sister etc, and these tropes have come to bother people in the fandom. But there is one Luna trope that isnt written a lot, but stil bothers me. This trope has never been written on this website, but it has been written on fanfiction.net several times. This is a trope I call, MariLuna: Luna smokes marijuana/pot.

We've been told pretty much our entire lives that drugs are bad; The drugs that aren't given to you by a doctor, the drugs that are sold on the street by criminals, the drugs that homeless spend your pity money on. Yes, those drugs are bad. But, marijuana on the other hand, is a drug that has been highly debated on for the last thirty something years. Is it harnful to your body? Should it be used recreationally? Should be used non-recreationally? Should it be legalized? Etc. Now, my thoughts on marijuana are pretty indifferent. Its an illegal drug where I live, but if you want to smoke it, then go right ahead be my guest, but just know that I don't want any, and if police are called, dont blame me for getting the heck out of dodge immediately.

Anyway, back to Luna. I'm sure that the only reason why writers decide to make Luna a pot smoker is because classic rock musicians are usually pot smokers. And since Luna is a rock musician herself, that means that she should smoke pot, too, right? No, not in my opinion.

I personally believe that Luna is far too smart to be a pot smoker. Some musicians say that they get their creativity from smoking pot, and in The Beatles case, that could be justified, but not in Lunas. Luna seems creative enough on her own, doesn't need drugs to write music.

In short, I believe that MariLuna is a trope that makes sense at first glance, but not when you stare at it.