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[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day 😁

BWHAHAHA IM NOT KIDDING WHEN I SAY THIS ONE MADE ME SNORT WHEN I SAW IT /POS

man dawg your memes are always so slay-

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[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day 😇

A MEME A DAY BABYYYYY (ignore that im late por favor-)

Also I used this format once before too :D it was chapter 3 promo~

HEHE WE’RE TWINNIGNGGGG

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[yourlocalartsonist]

it's kinda comforting to me when my friends are a little annoying or longwinded or abrasive or tired and inarticulate, or they don't do the exact politest thing in every interaction, and stuff, because I know I'm sometimes annoying, or take up a more than my share of conversational space, or forget to ask them questions, etc etc, and... like, I'm always working to be nice to my friends and to get better and better at friend-ing, but it just makes me feel more human about it :}

anyway I love you friends plz know I'm not counting, in fact I feel great affection toward you even (especially) when conversations go less than Perfectly Ideal

[yourlocalartsonist]

Hi ho! I was just reading your fic and omg its so cool! I was wondering what parts of you were put in salena? Like i know you said they have certain parts of them that were inspired by you.

I love it when a character has little bits and pieces of the author! I feel like it helps them seem more realistic or well rounded because you can talk about stuff you know!

Also what kinda impact/moral do you think youd like for your story to have on ppl?

If any of this has been answered you can ignore it!

Also im so excited to see whats next for Salena! She's super cool!

HIIII I’m glad you’re enjoying the fic ;w;

So the short answer to your first question of what parts of me were put into Salena: all of them—

That’s not even an exaggeration, Salena is the first ever proper self insert I’ve made for a story! In the past, any self insert OCs I made would end up being VASTLY different characters by the time I wrote the story since I valued making them work for the narrative more than I valued making them feel like me. But with Salena, it genuinely worked. The personality, morals, reactions, bla bla bla that I would have genuinely work in the story of rise and make for really interesting dynamics with the main cast. It’s honestly hella cool to basically be writing myself and so I took it a step further and put a lot of my actual life experiences into MFIP in order to explore them more. A lot of the scenarios are things I’ve experienced, just more exaggerated for the sake of the story but ngl it feels like an AU for my own life in the best way possible.

This also kind of relates to the second question. I use MFIP as a way to critique a lot about our society and the norms and traditions and all that bullshit we’re taught. Often times, the media and Hollywood and whatever the fuck play the same narrative over and over again even if that narrative is toxic. I mean, how many romcoms have you seen that basically romanticize cheating but make it all cutesy cuz “oh they were just meant to be so it’s okay X main character cheated on their partner to end up with Y main character!”? But also I can’t just write a long ass book saying “this this and this is wrong with society” cuz that would be hella draining to read. So instead, I tried a more fun delivery.

In MFIP, it’s written to make you feel like you’re inside Salena’s mind, witnessing all their reactions and emotions and seeing the world through her lens for better or worse. And I think that will hopefully allow people to understand someone like Salena way better. Understand why Zane’s behavior isn’t okay for example, critiquing the whole “bad boy who’s obsessed with you” stereotype by showing how Salena feels in that situation. I could honestly go on and on with examples but yk I don’t wanna spoil the whole fun~

In a nutshell, I want people who have never experienced a life like Salena’s to understand and empathize with them. I want them to grow their worldview. And for people who relate to Salena, I want them to know they’re not alone. That they’re heard and they’re accepted and they deserve love just as much as Salena does.

I don’t really know how to end this tbh cuz this ramble can be a whole 15 page essay in Times New Roman 12 size font with a fucking Abstract and annotated bibliography. So I will just leave ya with this:

I went through the majority of my life feeling and alone and isolated because no one took the time to ever understand me on a more personal level that’s removed from their own biases. So I made Salena and this story to try and fix that issue and hopefully prevent it from repeating with someone else.

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[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day 🫣

IM LATE BUT IM HERE BABYYYY WE GOT THE DAILY MFIP MEEEEME

The clown fit suits Zane ngl🤭🎀✨

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[yourlocalartsonist]

LMAO I FORGOT I EVEN POSTED THIS—

Y’all should read my fic frfr

[yourlocalartsonist]

[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day 🥰

It’s only day 2 and I’m amazed at the variety of memes in your collection- /pos /aff

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[yourlocalartsonist]

Why even repost on the reblog app???

Tumblr Brainrot

rottmnt AUs be like:

#not my art #reblog bro #save rottmnt

[yourlocalartsonist]

A meme a day

I’M SOBBING LMFAOOOO

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[yourlocalartsonist]

[yourlocalartsonist]

Heya! I wanted to ask about your fic, "Moths Fly In Packs", that I wanted to know for a while. Forgive me if it was answered or not:

What was your main inspiration for the actual story? Was it just a Rise AU? Did you automatically create Salena for this story? I wanna know the origins of story and what got you writing the first chapter!

Heyyyyy bestie how's it goinnnnn~

Aight so this is actually one of my favorite things to talk about cuz my ass cannot shut up about this fic but it was quite a few things that got mushed together to create the fic

First off, it was originally gonna be a comic! I just got heavily back into Rise after watching the movie in January 2023 and yk the show was cancelled for a while now. I really missed the show and already read through like every headcanon, x reader, and whatever the fuck I could find at the time so to satiate myself, I decided to make a story of my own! That was kinda already the drill for me anyway; if there's a piece of media I adore that never got the love it deserved, I continue the story myself

It was gonna be a comic focused with the boys as the main characters just like the show and would be seen as a continuation. I wasn't planning on releasing it any time soon since ya know... comic but Salena was indeed still gonna be in the story. She was just gonna be a more minor character? Not background, more like on the same level as April or Splintz; pops up often but not always

And then I realized that was a stupid fucking idea cuz no way in hell I would ever survive the torture of making comics :D I don't even enjoy making em for the most part so yk-

I had a different idea on the side. I was thinking it'd be interesting to have a separate fic version of the story but told from Salena's perspective so the audience would understand her more. But then as I kept developing the story, I realized this was the more interesting version anyway! I had a shit ton of ideas and a lot of topics I could critique and commentate on. It was genuinely fucking interesting the more I looked at it, even tho I was hella nervous no one would care for my random ass OC enough to accept them as the main character over the boys-

On a more personal note, I was going through a lot of shit prior to rejoining Rise which made my senior year of high school get a very depressing start. But in a way, watching the movie and the show saved me. Not even exaggerating, this show's done a lot for me than I'll ever be able to express. When I thought about making the fic and settled on it being the story I tell, I wanted to express all my feelings and hardships I've been through. I wanted to explore them through Salena and externalize a lot of the messages I learned and Rise felt like the perfect outlet for that; the characters just genuinely fit

That's the real reason why I had the first chapter out in like a month or two. I wasn't even sure whether to post it, it was entirely an impulse move. But I don't regret it one bit

I really do hope this story find the people I want it to. People who felt just as alone as I did, I want them to know they aren't. There are people out there who understand, who've been through the same, and who've survived and gone onto thriving. I wanted Salena to feel relatable to them since she's quite literally the first character I've made who's truly based off of myself

On the flip side, I also hope it'll reach people who have no idea what I'm talking about and haven't ever experienced what Salena has. I want this story to be an opportunity for them to step into someone else's shoes and learn how to empathize. That was why I loved books as a kid; they helped me learn to empathize. So maybe, my story can do the same. Help people to empathize with folks like Salena who are struggle and have no idea how to say so

Sorry for the long ass ramble. I genuinely do believe the origins of this fic is extremely interesting so I really love talking about it ;w;

Cheers to Chapter 9 finally being out!

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[yourlocalartsonist]

Because I said so.

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[yourlocalartsonist]

We do be creaturing

you, reading this. you're a creature now. reblog to creature your followers

[yourlocalartsonist]

OMG THEYRE SO COOL TEEHEE

TADAAAAA I FINISHED THEMMM‼️‼️💥💥💥

I mixed a bit of Frankie’s jade dress and Mikey’s strap and sleeve, and combined their top of mixtures of their palettes on their original gem forms 🗣️🗣️💥💥‼️‼️

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#not my art #tmnt mutant mayhem #not my oc

[yourlocalartsonist]

Damn this is a long ass chain— /lh All the more better to be a part of :D

1. Hated By Life Itself (English ver by Oktavia)

2. Self Love (Metro Boomin)

3. Symphony (Clean Bandit)

4. Umbrella (Rihanna)

5. Rather Be (Clean Bandit)

I promise I’m mentally sane, I’m just tryna get into the right mood for writing the last few chapters of MFIP’s arc 1 but uh ye time for tags now

No pressure~: @yosajaeofficial @urlocalmj @goldanrabbit @ackalice @mwantstossleep @claudia14sblog @miikichelle @harukonene

tagged by @stickers-on-a-laptop

RULES: put 5 songs you actually listen to, then tag 10 people.

Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance (yes im in my emo phase now)

Whirling-In-Rags, 8 AM - Sea Power

Haunt This Place - Small Fools

Can You Tell - Ra Ra Riot

Basket Case - Green Day

tagging: @malabadspice @otterorder @transcakeoutintherain @starstrike @svnrise-parabellvm @tetrafelino @vibinwiththefrogs @1tbls @funyasm @tiredtransgal

#save rottmnt #tag you're it #tag chain #tag game #favorite songs

[yourlocalartsonist]

Ooo boi I’m finally catching up on tags😭✨

Aight let’s begin shall we~

Last song I listened to: Self Love by Metro Boomin it’s deadass been stuck in my head for days now—

Currently Watching: y’all watch shit?— /lh Fr tho I sadly haven’t had much time for tv shows since I’ve got a lot of stuff to work on alongside the fic. If you want YouTubers, I recommend Kenji; he’s a great one for fun background audio!

Spicy/Sweet/Savory: SPICY SPICY SPICY SPICY IS IT EVEN A QUESTION? MY ASS AINT BOUTTA DISRESPECT MY BENGALI GENES‼️

Relationship status: Single and happy :D Unless you count being delulu over a fictional turtle man

Current Obsession: ROTTMNT obviously. It’s had me in a chokehold for like a year now and won’t let go but I’m not complaining-

Fav color: Pink :3

Tags (no pressure lovelies): tryna tag anyone who hasn’t been yet @ramblehour @urlocalmj @goldanrabbit @ackalice

I got tagged twice in this and I think it's so cute!! I'm gonna do mine apart because I don't wanna bury things under chains atm!

Tagged by: @skittlesqueen101 and @ze0n-wuz-here

Last song I listened to: This is my favorite band

Currently watching: Nothing, but the last thing I watched was Jujutsu Kaisen with some friends on discord!

Spicy/sweet/savory: SPICY🔥

Relationship status: Single

Current obsession: I have three at the moment? DC comics Flash (Wally West specifically), Across the Spiderverse and ROTTMNT

Fav color: Red!

Tagging: No pressure! Trying not to tag people who have already been tagged and failing... @yourlocalartsonist @yosajaeofficial @rottmntsimp @notjustdragonspages @lordfreg @chessman-protocol

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