#<- new tag we'll see if it gets used or not

[preservationofnormalcy]

A family moved in down the street last month. This sounds normal, but they're suspiciously close to one in a story I'm writing. I made a character last year with the exact family. Did I somehow predict this family's arrival, or have there been any past cases of peoples' fictional creations coming to life?

We call this "parafictional" manifestation, and you can learn more by clicking on the parafiction tag my intern Jenny will append to this post. The short version is that this does happen but we have to be careful. The vast majority of the times this happens, especially with a fictional property only one person know about (like this personal project you have) these aren't truly self-aware entities that have manifested - these are lures.

Some entities like Outsider behavior patterns feed on the human capacity for creativity (has a lot to do with emotions involved with creative expression being particularly attractive to psychophagics) and to harvest that, they'll exploit your own thoughts and creations. Either to feed on you psychically, or literally.

Be careful. You obviously don't want to assume these new neighbors are automatically harmful in this way - it could just be a big coincidence - but there's a few things you can do.

Ask another creative neighbor about them. These things will be a mirror, typically. They'll reflect what the viewer already has in mind. You might see these folks as Mr and Mrs Smith from your book, but your neighbor might see them as Mr and Mrs Takahashi from the manga he's working on.

You could also very gently ask them some nonsense questions. If this is a lure, it'll also be a "chinese room" - an entity that is able to mimic human conversations simply by examining textual data en masse and regurgitating what the response is likely or expected to be without actually understanding it. You might feel silly, but try asking a nonsense question, like if the sky feels glarble or if nods yon today. If they just raise an eyebrow, green flag. If they try and respond without breaking stride, red flag.

If you get a couple red flags that way, send us another message. We'll send someone out.

#office for the preservation of normalcy #ask #advice #parafiction

[originalartblog]

#I HAVE THE POWER #FINALLY #nawy's polls #<- new tag we'll see if it gets used or not #dazai goosamu #tumblr user @ilejeshi i saw you want to eat him your suggestion made it into the poll #no i'm not doing a poll for chuuya to get a sword or not i have asagiri and harukawa on my side i know i'm right #it is a just decision no matter how badass he'd look

[destielyurii]

It’s my Stargate and I’ll make it pink if I want to

#cannae remember the last time i posted art? dont know if i ever had a tag for it? #ill start a new one & we'll see if it ever gets used again lmao #juno.png #stargate #sga #stargate atlantis #so yeah this is clearly based on the pegasus gates but who is going to stop me from tagging the other shows? #sg1 #sgu #im a fraud who has never watched sgu and only started sg1 like. last month i think? BUT im up to s6 of sg1 #& ill watch sgu as part of my binge of the whole franchise I'm doing atm #PLUS ive watched sga like at least a half dozen times so surely that counts for something lmao

[paintpanic]

#kirby series #kirby triple deluxe #no characters to tag today! #i made myself a new desktop background. if you like you are free to use it also. #it was fun to draw something in this style again. maybe we'll see more of it in the future? #headcanon time i think the castle here was left overgrown and in a state of disrepair after tdx. not at all a priority for the people- #who ended up in charge. who i think are probably the people of the sky. #apologies for the infrequency in posting! i've been drawing but it's all doodle sheet type stuff which i bet you guys are sick of by now. #i'd really like to be able to make more complete pieces but i'm in a bit of a creative rut atm. maybe when tablet come it will get better? #who's to say. certainly not me. #...if you read this all the way through you win a cookie.

[star-fi]

Hello! It's been one year since I posted the first page of c2censuscomic (name...still pending) and since then ive made... 7 pages total. That being said! I'm proud of the pages I've made! It feels great to see a finished page after hours of drafting, linework, coloring etc. and I could see myself improving with each page. However, I started this comic very impulsively with a skeleton of an idea with very little direction. Every new page I had a new idea for the story going forward, which made me want to completely change pages that I had already posted. I still don't have a real draft for the story, so: I'm going to step back for awhile until I do.

When I begin posting this comic again, the updates will likely be larger and have more complete arcs so I can confidently go back and change stuff if I need to. That is, when I have the time to write out and draw a full color comic. Which will probably not be for awhile. Because I am entering my second year at college and I'll be pretty busy focusing on my studies.

But! I'm not going to stop drawing starbound oc comics! I'm just going to change my approach. While the story of the C2 Census is wildly incomplete, there are many more stories to be told with Thierri's Crew in more shortform, limited palette comics. And if all goes well I'm tentatively planning on starting up an askblog around December! I'm hoping that by making more regular comics and limiting the time I spend on them, I can improve my time management and speed/ease when making other comics.

Anyways! Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed c2census comic and thank you for your patience. See ya!

#starbound #c2censuscomic #thierri's crew #also regular art updates will probably slow down a bit in the coming months as i get moved in and used to my new schedule #ik the gap between updates has always been pretty long and i didn't really address it before but #i didn't want to leave people in the dark about when to expect another update #and another thank you to everyone who left nice notes in the tags you're awesome #i was planning on updating one more time today before the hiatus #got the drafts done and everything but things got busy #i may release those two in a month or so we'll see #well. goodnight!

[enderwalking]

he really shouldn't be doing this, dream thinks as he leads aimsey over the treetops to a safer location. it really shouldn't matter that the image of sapnap ruthlessly slaughtering an unarmed innocent sticks in his mind like a splinter. it certainly shouldn't matter that they'd insisted on brewing him a coffee as thanks for his help. he hates coffee. none of this should matter at all, especially not in the grand scheme of things...

he's so lost in thought that it takes him a while to realize that aimsey has stopped dead in their tracks about a hundred feet behind him.

with an annoyed huff, dream backtracks. "we should keep moving if we wanna get to a portal before nighttime."

aimsey doesn't bother to acknowledge his words, instead gesturing with excitement towards the horizon. "look, the sun is setting!"

he frowns. "yeah, which is why we need to--"

"nah, ah, ah!" aimsey interrupts, continuing to gaze westward with a smile. "we're stopping right here. come on, never waste a sunset!"

"what?"

"you heard me! we can get going in a bit, just watch until the sun goes down, yeah?"

dream bristles and mutters, "this is stupid," but it's clear that aimsey is not going to budge, so he stands beside them and fidgets impatiently as together they watch the sun slowly sink beneath the horizon.

....it is a nice sunset.

#lei talks lore #lei writes #<- new tag? maybe? idk #we'll see if it gets any other use ever lmao #hi guys. is this anything? does anyone see the vision? #woah sudden paranoia that someone might read this as /r IT IS MOST CERTAINLY NOT. JUST SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR. #let me have my self-indulgent soft character moments ok

[the-kipsabian]

#kip sabian #wrestlingedit #wrestling #night gifs #some sad pathetic loser to end this set off #this was such a fun match tho. highly enjoyed. i like it that youtube just lets me know now when new old stuff like this gets uploaded lol #so we'll probably see me gif more superbad later again yay #anyways here is he. a sad wet cat of a man 💜 my beloved 💜💜 #my beloved #kip in a box #(rp blogs dont reblog; saving and other personal use with tag credits is fine)

[thingswhatareawesome]

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#lol i see the jealous caelus art and it's too cute #but i can see why he would be ^^; #the danheng/trl tag on ao3 is still ahead of the danheng/jingyuan tag but jingheng has gained a lot #it used to be like 1/3 of dancae but now it's almost half it's getting a lot of new content #i feel bad for caelus he's starting to not get written about as much the trl in general i mean #like the jingheng tag is 418 and jingcae is stalled at 47 SO MUCH FEWER :( #and i bet we'll see a time where the jingheng tag exceeds the danheng/trl one #going back in old bookmarks there used to be SO much better fic quality for dancae #but i hate to say it most of the better writers i think have gone on to liking danheng with others :/ #which is kind of sad bc i love that pairing so much but there's just not that much fic happening and it's not as good as it used to be #and ofc no one ever wrote my ot3 #i'm glad for the occasional art but dang i wish there was stuff to read #ugh i just read stats for a pairing i dislike and the numbers piss me off and make me sad #bc it's just like the pairing i hated when i was into vtrn where it's not based out of anything not out of chemistry or interactions #just shit fan hcs that somehow explode even though it's based on literally nothing actually real in story or lore #wow and i think ship i dislike has just destroyed the jingren tag like there's almost nothing for it anymore and there used to be so much #i really dislike how x ship has become the klnc of sr :/ #anyway it's just sad that caelus gets no love from fans in the writing department :/

[correct-bangtannies]

I don't even like men and I'm somehow already a military wife, what goes on

PS. Don't open the tags unless you want a big ass wall of text of me rambling on your screen

#hit #im just honestly so glad that I've become a lot more chill with the whole being an army thing #in the sense that i used to be a lot more attached and hyped over everything #i do still get very hyped and i do still have an attachment to them n their work but y'know just more toned down #(i mean i remember the days of staying up all night to watch award shows knowing damn well they'd always perform last) #(mma 2018 was an emotional rollercoaster like i legit cried a little from the tiredness and being overwhelmed with the performance) #so im glad im a lot more calm about the enlistment news than what i would've been say three years ago before they started to #take longer breaks and eventually announce the hiatus this year #it's like they did it in purpose so that the fandom would grow a bit more used to it n im glad to see that a huge majority are very calm #many are sad ofc but its not being treated as some kind of horrific news #if anything ppl are coping with humor including me lmao #so idk im mostly just happy for them that they're taking their VERY well deserved break before doing their service #i just hope everything goes well and is decently peaceful (as peaceful as enlistment can be at least lol) for them once they're there #now why am i rambling in the tags? bc i need to put my thoughts in order but i don't wanna clog my blog with a long ass wall of text 💀 #I'm at least relieved to know that they already have a set plan of when they're going to go and return + BH is sure af gonna keep putting #out a lot of content that they've filmed over all these years #i mean run bts; documentaries; probably even music and ofc not all of them are gonna go at the exact same time #and ofc stuff related to the HYYH and Chakho #them being absent won't as hard for most hopefully #and hey 2 years aint nothing ive waited far longer for stuff to come out than that we'll be fine! #*cries in silksong and the YOI movie

[derelictdumbass]

today on 'Dean got himself fucked up at the fault of no one else and his bf feels guilty about it anyway'

I may be kinda messed up bc drawing the scuff/bruise marks is like,,, really addicting ajsjdjdh

#nadine's wips #Far Cry Tag #remy's oc: James Rook #si/oc: deputy dean sinclaire #I swear i'll finish one of these wips before starting something new.. maybe #but I'm recording the process for this one and actually using the csp comic features sooooo #I will have a sexy timelapse to share for this one uvu #anyway context for this (singularpage) comic is Dean gets his jaw dislocated in a fight and James feels bad he wasn't there to protect him #There are 2 panels that make me feel extremely homosexual. u will understand when u see them #or not I may just be gay and no one else will guess which ones are the ones making me gay we'll see ig

[hyperfixation-hideout]

When do you think we'll get news on volume 9 and how long do you think the volume will be I remember someone telling me that volume 9 was going to be 10 episodes but I think that's just the rumor

I'm a month late on this ask, sorry! I would've said we'd get it at RTX, since that's a big event and people would be compelled to buy tickets and attend so as to be among the first to know. But here we are a month later and yup! They're gonna reveal it at RTX, surprise, surprise XD

As for the length, I've heard from several people (and one of the writers iirc?) that it'll be a short volume with fewer episodes, but I don't remember the actual number.

#quinanswer #rwby volume 9 news #PLEASE all I want to know is whether my boy will be in it at all #I need to know if I have to wait another year #he's a big part of why I actually watch the show lmao #the vacuo team is more interesting to me atm sorry rwbyj but you didn't have arcs set up the same way in v8 that all of olve did #if we timeskip past any of the following I will riot: #the merge; nora finding herself; the early refugee crisis and impact of atlas' fall; emerald integrating into the team; #oz finding his new role as peer; oscar/nora being team leader; whitley losing weiss & interacting w olve; grief; winter & maiden powers #did I mention the merge? #cause uh not just it finalizing but I need to see their identities mixing and getting confused before they fully become one #not just their mannerisms/demeanors and oz adopting oscar's morals and worldview (though that's all been fun to see too) #I am begging to stop reminding us THAT they're merging & show us what that is actually doing to them psychologically #the tags sound a bit rwde but listen #if vacuo isn't in v9 we'll either have to timeskip or spend early v10 catching up #and crwby won't likely wanna go long without rwbyj #it's gonna be a hard balance... tbh I feel like this is a weird time for them to implement this plan they've had pre-v1 airing #right after atlas' fall.... #but alas that's what we're workin with #whoops quin pulled a quin and no one is surprised

[neverendingford]

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#tag talk #because of all the artists I follow and the art I see I'm able to muster up some art when the muse sings. #so thanks I was able to sketch something for the guy I'm getting to know and maybe will be dating at some point #was thinking about whether to call him cute or not and I think yeah I do think he's cute. #I've been using all my brain power to min-max the interactions we've had without jumping too quickly into the deep end #which is why I don't call him my boyfriend because we've only met irl twice but I think there's no reason why we won't escalate to dating #provided I can not fuck things up #prolly not healthy to have the mindset that I'm responsible for whether things go well or not #not healthy to have the mindset that I'm a stick of dynamite and if I screw things up it'll all blow to shit. #idk. I still feel that way. #we'll see. #either way he's my in to a whole other friend group of coworkers and their friends since we got matched by a coworker/friend #my coworker his friend so I have higher hopes since it's not an online match. #he seems pretty cool and I'm doing my best to spread out the interaction and not get too caught up in his dms #and I was the one to be like “yeah this hangout has gone pretty long” because I know I tend to drag things out longer than they should go. #even if the other person is engaged it's functionally great to make a lunch date last the whole afternoon into the evening. #we both have things to do so as fun as it is to hang out for five hours I'm trying to keep emotionally healthy. #enough distance to keep perspective on things. #my last relationship the other person pushed for more and more hangout time and more and more closeness and I think that's what fucked it #I need to keep my distance to stay emotionally healthy #and honestly? I'm proud of myself for learning that and keeping it in mind. #I've had some hard experiences to learn that lesson but now I'm going to put it to good use and maybe get some dick again. #it's deadass been since October. deadass halfa year since I got dick. #I fucked someone more recently than that but fucking and getting dick are not the same thing. #anyway. new relationship. wish me luck.

[mootmuse]

the downside of subscribing to a substack telling me about US trans news: i now know about US trans news

#and i know about one guy who has a real high chance of being elected in my area if he gets past the republican primary #when have we ever not elected a republican? it's all up to who republican voters decide they want to run #serious post #us stuff #would tag this for trans stuff too but I'm hoping this doesn't end up in tags for anything #venting about it in detail would dox me I guess but. #the 'upside' of not having gotten my shit together enough to start hrt or anything: can go back into the closet pretty easily #is it stupid that i'd chose shaving my face and going back into the closet over potentially having to leave my cat? #he's such a sensitive little dude idk if he'd be able to keep food down if I moved him to a totally new environment. he'd be too stressed #not enough money to get a loan for a house and can't rent a place with all the cats so i'd have to just go by myself if i went #they'd be fine here with just mom but. idk man. i guess we'll see what my options end up being #even if we could magically get a house with a really low loan mom wouldn't have a job #and i've found the least miserable job i'm ever going to be qualified for i think. might be stupid to not want to leave it #just so I don't have to go back into retail #but I don't want to leave the job either. not going to find anything better #so I guess I'll stay even if it would be smarter to go #proud to be an american huh? fuck.

[outer-edges]

uh oh! ya boi is rewatching daredevil season three again!

#matthew michael murdock u will ALWAYS be famous #mattie rewatches dd #BABES SHE'S GETTING A NEW TAG #idk if im going to use it much but probs enough #it's bc im re-entering my matt murdock era irl #(depressed and hitting things 💙) #also for some reason this is giving me Thoughts about retired vigilante!joel #so uhhhhhh #we'll see if that goes anywhere

[yellowlaboratory]

So you think you’ll do any more Rina fanfics? Please say yes please, I love them so much and your writing is so beautiful!

this is so so so kind 💛💛💛 thank you so much!!!!

and oof. that's a good question!! i haven't, like, made a specific decision, i guess? it's hard for me to keep the motivation to write when shows are over. but on the other hand, so much of the future was left open-ended after the finale, and i love ricky and gina with my whole entire heart. I'd say a multi-chap is likely out of the question just because my motivation isn't going to stay consistent, but a one-shot or two is certainly possible. it depends if inspiration strikes or not!

#hsmtmts #hsmtmts s4 #rina #most minor of spoilers but just for people who are blocking the tags -> #hsmtmts spoilers #hsmtmts s4 spoilers #i use new seasons as like 128931% of my motivation to finish multi-chaps and knowing we aren't going to get another season...... #it wouldn't be good for the likelihood of me finishing the fic lmao #also like right now i'm kind of numb #i'm still processing that like. the show is over. the characters are gone. #once i get over that (if I ever do) i might be able to look at it clearer but #it's honestly hard to think about writing them right now cause i'm so emotional alskdjfhlaksjdf #i have a few very very very simple ideas bouncing around in my head but the process of transforming those into fics will be long alskdjfhas #the one thing that will ALWAYS get me is complicated familial relationship and wowza was terri a complicated fucking half of a relationship #so i have a desire to explore that at least a little #but it depends if the right idea hits me #i think i'm gonna spend a little time reading a lot of fic to help me process and then we'll see where I'm at

[pubbydreams]

what if i wrote a roy kent x gn!reader oneshot to break out of this mini writers block? ⚽👀

#i've been hitting a major wall with both the sequel to ipniwg AND the steddie bang and it's bringing me down man #i need to just get something out to shake things up i think #and roy kent has been plaguing my mind since i started watching w my dad #but i struggle writing one shots that are like...low stakes(?) and under 5k so...idk we'll see ig #pubby barks #<- i've decided that's the new tag i'm using for personal posts #pubby posts will be more for Brand Stuff (ie: new fics...blurbs...etc) #just to clean things up a bit fjskldfjs