Julia/MK
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Julia (Total Drama)/MK (Total Drama) |
| Alternative name(s): | MKulia |
| Gender category: | Femslash |
| Fandom: | Total Drama |
| Canonical?: | Fanon |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Julia/MK, known mostly as MKulia, is a popular pairing within Total Drama fandom. The ship is between Julia and MK, both prominent characters.
Julia/MK was a rarepair during the run of Total Drama: Island (2023), but the ship surged in popularity after they became good friends in Total Drama: Island (2024). It is the most popular ship for both characters and is the second-most popular femslash ship in all of TD fandom after Courtney/Gwen.
Julia & MK, the gen interpretation of their relationship, is also popular, particularly on Archive of Our Own as pre-slash.
Common Tropes
- Enemies to Lovers: Julia got MK eliminated from the show during TDI2023, but this was forgiven by TDI2024.
- "If MK's brain drove a cool car, I'd date it": This line, said by Julia on the show, is frequently referenced by fans.
- Damien Ships It: Fans may take a scene from the show, (where Damien teases Julia about "choosing MK,") to mean that he ships it too.
- Shared Interests: Julia and MK may bond over fashion and jewelry, (with Julia liking them aesthetically and MK getting a kick out of stealing them.)
- Height Difference: Julia is taller, MK is shorter.
Julia/MK Fandom
BNFs for Julia/MK include courtney-deserved-better[1], total-mkulia[2], hva08[3] and stinkysparkle[4]. courtney-deserved-better is a BNF in Total Drama fandom as a whole.
During Total Drama FanFic Awards 2023, Alejandro/Noah narrowly beat Julia/MK for the "best ship of 2023" award.
Alleged Queerbaiting from Terry McGurrin
Terry McGurrin, an executive producer for the Total Drama series who frequently interacts with fans, ships Julia/MK and often retweets fanart for them on his Twitter. Since Bowie/Raj proved to fans that Fresh TV was able to show queer relationships on their shows, (something which was not the case in the past, see Noah and Owen's pages for more info,) some fans believe his support for the ship borders on queerbaiting since he's vague about whether or not it would be a thing in season three of the reboot (should it be announced.) Most fans don't see this as a negative, though it is worth noting.
isla-del-drama has made a compilation of these tweets, which can be seen here [Unable to archive].
Julia/MK vs. Julia/Wayne
Along with the popularity of Julia/MK, Julia/Wayne also became popular during the run of TDI2024. Many fans ship one or the other instead of both, and ship war is quite common.
Example/Notable Fanac
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Mkulia Week 2023, a fanweek held on Twitter.
Fan Comics
- terry please stop queerbaiting us make them canon by possumluvr2000, Archived version (2023) parodying the It's okay... I am a "lesbo" meme.
Fan Art
- Evil yuri rules! by painkosmic, Archived version (2023) Julia and MK with devil horns and tails.
- iconic lesbian imagery with the total drama lesbians to fill the void that no episodes have left me with by goldngazes, Archived version (2023), parodying Magnet.
- hi soft mkulia posting by sachacha.v, Archived version (2024) College AU, complete with a cat.
- after days of not knowing what to draw by heygflol [Unable to archive] (2024) fanart of Julia and MK kissing that was quote tweeted by Terry McGurrin.
- Niagara brawls 2023 by itsdivineart, Archived version (2024), Bowie/Raj and Julia/MK for the Niagara Brawls challenge seen in Total Drama: World Tour.
- Fanedit by TheRiverian31, Archived version (2024), made for Pride Month on r/TotalDrama and later shared by Terry McGurrin on Twitter.
Vids
- happy valentines day (i made this to cope) by axeqls (2024)
- i love mkulia so much u dont understand by totalmaddie (2024) comparing how Julia act towards MK compared to the other competitors.
- hello mkulianation do u like this content by khoisolos (2023) rare MK pining over Julia when she's with Wayne angst. Made in Gacha Life.
- untitled by prxfessorchaos (2024) featuring art by maklivv, sinigangmix13_ , and wtfalejandro.
- Day 6 by li78gan2, Archived version, Julia/MK to Hey Lover by The Daughters Of Eve. Done for Mayrarey 2024.
Fan Fic
- Stole My Heart (And My Wallet) by courtney-deserved-better, Archived version (2023) popular one-shot where they meet after MK attempts to steal Julia's wallet in a shopping mall.
- gaydar more like speedometer by poppyfieldsgalore for Hugh_Jidiot, Archived version (2023) MK sees Julia's confessional about dating her and wants answers.
- Revelations by namaramac, Archived version (2024) A series of things MK learns from being in an alliance with Julia, in the form of short chapters.
- комуз by Kyrgyzstan, Archived version (2023), one-shot and poetry. and the first fanwork ever posted to AO3 written in the Kyrgyz language.
- La reina del mal by CrimsonGloom, Archived version (2024) Smut fic involving Julia wearing a sexy demon suit, and the first MKulia fic posted on AO3 written in Spanish.
- Queen of Evil by CrimsonGloom_EN, Archived version (2024) An English translation of "La reina del mal" created by the same author.
Meta
- "how does it feel to cook on every mkulia one shot " idk ask them by biabooboobear, Archived version (2024) appreciating mkulialover[5] and wish4bliss[6] for their one-shots.
- Mkulia is evil Sasharcy and you can't tell me otherwise by purplegalaxystarlight, Archived version (2023) comparing this ship to Sasha Waybright/Marcy Wu from Amphibia.