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butterfly leg chain by mammamiajwl

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Hi Lora! I hope you’ve been well! ☺️ sorry I haven’t been the best mutual recently.

I just wanted to stop in and say hi .. oh and also leave something that might brighten your day.

These Mutts have always made me smile, so I thought they might make you smile too.

**of course the cat would say that about its owner 🤣

Sending much love your way! 🧡

Hello, K! I'm doing just fine, hope you've been well too, there's a while I don't check on you (or anyone, y'know what's like when adult life gets in the way), but anyways, thanks for checking in, I'm sending you love 💗

And oh yes, of course a kitty's first priority is food, my own is exactly the same 😂

#ask box

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CILLIAN MURPHY as THOMAS SHELBY ⌙ Peaky Blinders (2013-2022) | 6.05 "The Road to Hell"

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swan lake ballet pump | paolo sebastian

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It's not caused by any recent situation, I've been thinking about it for a long time now but I have some things to say about fic writing.

Being a fic writer in a fandom might be the most ungrateful "job" in the community. I have lots of gif maker friends and I make mediocre gifs myself so I will compare these two a lot but I want to make it clear I don't want to say fic writers are more important or suffer more or anything like that because I value gif makers more than you can imagine.

– First of all, the whole cringe status around fic writing – especially x reader fanfics – is awful. I often see posts that whine about the fact that these fics even exist. People don't think twice, they just hit "post" and in result they are shaming other people for having innocent and creative hobbies. We spend real time of our real lives writing fics we love for ourselves but also for other people's enjoyment. For free. I really don't want to see posts about how cringe and silly fic writers are just because someone thinks they're superior in a fandom. It's a fucking Tumblr. Also, would you say the same about a person drawing fan art? I don't think so.

– I know there are some gifsets that take literally weeks to make but in most cases fic writing takes more time to create and at the same time it takes more time to consume. It's easy to hit a like or a reblog button under a gifset that you consumed in under a minute just like it's easy to ignore a fanfic because consuming it would take you more time. It's understandable but at the same time, if you read fanfics, reblog them at least. Leave some sort of feedback. Even one word or a reaction image. It really means a lot... And, once again, the lack of reblogs bothers gif makers as well, but I think in the case of fic writing it's mostly caused because y'all ashamed of admitting that you read these fics. Like who the fuck cares? It's not Facebook, no one here knows who you really are, who the fuck cares?

– Speaking of reactions under fics. Being like "Part Two" is considered to be extremely rude. We are not AI bots and we certainly won't force ourselves to write a second part because you demanded it without even commenting on the work itself or hitting a reblog button. If "Part Two" is all you have to say, then it's better to stay quiet.

– Also, readers who comment rudely under fics written for free like ??? So what he's out of character? So what he's a sad little meow meow in the movie but a ray of sunshine in this fic? You are not being forced to read it and there's a whole community of people preferring fluff to angst. If some fic is not your type, just ignore it. I guarantee you, there are other fics that are your type and if there are not, you're welcome to start writing yourself. I've also seen people starting dramas about some details in the smut fics. Like Jesus fucking Christ... Go touch some grass.

– What hurts the most is the prejudice from other content makers. I've seen some posts hating on/mocking fic writers that are coming from gif makers themselves. We're all on the same boat, we create fan art for the media we love. Why do we have to bring each other down? I am aware of the problem of gif stealing in the fic writing community but it mostly is caused by the fact these people don't know how to properly credit gifs with the gif tool. Believe me, most of the fic writers have a huge respect for the gif makers and I wish it went the other way around as well, even if you don't read fanfics, you don't have to be rude about people who do.

– Fan fiction writers are not desperate ugly teenagers locked in their parents' basement. Some of them are mothers, some of them have PhDs, some of them are doctors, some of them are just simple people who want to relax after a stressful day. The same things y'all be thinking of fic writers can be said about any content maker on this site because they also spend hours in front of a computer making fan arts or gifs of their favorite characters.

#couldn't have said it better myself

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Costume Appreciation

Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)

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Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022) 

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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY and CILLIAN MURPHY in THE EDGE OF LOVE (2008) dir. John Maybury

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Harrisburg Daily Independent, Pennsylvania, April 11, 1907

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can't believe michael gray *is the last loyal man on earth

#*was #just rewatched s6 and he's so family led #so in love with gina #and worries about his son #a good man (or a good village boy?) #personal bullshit

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So now it’s down to you.

Yes.

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peaky blinders in a modern set, everything is the same except that every female love interest is constantly made fun over bc why the fuck you're hanging out with a half bald motherfucker you can get better

#personal bullshit

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daydreaming about writing: 🥰😍🥹❤️😊🌺✨😘

the act of actually writing: 😭😰😵‍💫😭😰😭☹️😖