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If anyone has Trelawny fic recommendations send them my way 🫶

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pov you’re on a nice relaxing trip with your bestie traveling the world

(click image for optimal quality!)

prints available here!

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Good excuse to get the creative juices flowing! I can't wait!

Yeehawgust 2023: Wide Open Spaces

Howdy, folks, I hope you’ll saddle up and join us for Yeehawgust’s 5th year this August!

Yeehawgust features daily art prompts as well as alternative weekly prompts, for those of us who are a bit slower on the draw. Don’t draw at all? No problem! Submit any art at all, be it illustration, comics, writing, fanfiction, photography, embroidery, sculpture, music, or whatever other creative endeavors you might enjoy. All skill levels are welcome, and this can be a great opportunity to experiment with new styles and techniques. 

Whether you love canonically western media like Red Dead Redemption and Fallout: New Vegas, or you’re looking for a chance to make a cowboy AU and put your blorbos in a Stetson and spurs, this is the month for you!

Tag your work with #Yeehawgust and follow along here on the Yeehawgust blog. If you include any external links or directly tag another Tumblr user in your post (which may impact search visibility), make sure to also tag this blog or contact the mod directly so your work will get reblogged! 

Check out the “Reblogging Policy and Q&A” linked on the blog for more info about Yeehawgust. The event is also Yeehawgust on Twitter and YeehawgustPrompts over on Instagram, but Tumblr is our first home. 

And remember, y’all: be rootin’, tootin’, shootin’, and most importantly, be kind.

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Mason and Trelawny are SPOT ON

Looking for old photos that capture RDR2 characters’ looks and personalities best. Really hard to find this combination. Most cowboys were pretty scrawny. What I got so far:

Arthur Morgan (sad, awkward, bashful, tough)

Josiah Trelawny (confident and fashionable)

Albert Mason (this one just truly captures his essence)

#arthur morgan #outlaws for life #josiah trelawny #albert mason #red dead redemption 2 #morlawny #rdr2 fandom #rdr2 #outlawsforlife #rdr2 photography #reddeadredemption2

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I LOVE THIS

One time I put Trelawny in jail and had him openly smoking contraband in the yard. Then I caved to the drama of Saint Denis and had him worse for wear in a place of total loss. Both were equally fun

#josiah trelawny #rdr2

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Reblogging to remind myself to reblog!

Why you need to start reblogging fics:

Okay, saw a post about this, thought I would make a post explaining further. And this may make me sound like a bitch or ungrateful and that is not my intention. This is a conversation we, as a content consuming community, need to have—need to keep having.

And if you think we don’t need to have it, these are screenshots of notes on some of my fics—fics that have been posted for 7 months to 3 years. (And please keep in mind, I’ve been in the tumblr writing community for a while, so these numbers don’t even begin to correlate with new up-and-coming writers)

Does this seem right to you??? (the difference between likes and reblogs)

If you are saying ‘why yes, you are doing great. you have so many notes.’ you are not getting the point of this post—so let’s talk about it.

I appreciate the likes, believe me I do, but please understand: likes do nothing for content creators.

1. Let’s first talk about why reblogging is so important:

Tumblr works on the reblog system (it’s not like Instagram, twitter or tiktok). In order for content to spread and appear on people’s dashs, it needs to be reblogged. That is the only way for content to be seen.

2. Let’s also do a quick take on why people don’t reblog (this is just what I have come across/seen people say):

“I commented, isn’t that enough?” — comments are fantastic! I LOVE to hear what you have so say, but like…you can also comment on a reblog. A comment + reblog = a marriage proposal from me, I swear. Cuz just comments tend to say: liked it but it wasn’t good enough for me to share with others (-̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥᷄_-̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥᷅ )

“I don’t want people seeing what I read” — unless your conservative grandma is on here and you really don’t want her seeing you reblog gay smut, I’m sorry that’s a stupid excuse.

“I don’t want to clutter up my blog” — I’m sorry, what??? This is tumblr. We are not influencers on here. And if you’re tying to be, I gotta tell ya something, buddy: you’re on the wrong platform. But if it REALLY bothers you that much—I’ve seen some people make a sideblog where they reblog fics. Of course, this doesn’t give the same traction because those blogs tend to have less followers, but at least it’s something.

“It’s too much to scroll through” — bruh, that’s why writers put the ‘keep reading’ line break in their posts. And if they don’t, well, that’s a whole separate issue.

“Tags are enough for content to get spread” — this is simply just not true. People don’t always search through tags and the tag they look under might not be one that the fic has. And, even if people do stalk the tags, the content that is at the top is content that has the most engagement. This doesn’t help creators that don’t already have some traction and it doesn’t do much even for those who do. And before you say, ‘go under recently posted’ - not many people do that and, even when they do, they still miss content because ✮ tumblr algorithm ✮ (◔_◔)

3. And let’s be real—

Most of the reblogs and feedback I receive comes from other writers that I have befriended.

“Support writers” doesn’t just mean “writers support writers” it means “content consumers, support writers.”

Other platforms like AO3, Wattpad, and/or FF.NET — buddy, it ain’t better over there. trust me, I’m on em’ all.

Why do you think so many writers disappear from writing community? Why do you think so many of them stop creating? Why do you think we rarely get new ones?

It’s because they put hours upon hours of their sweat, blood, and tears into motherfucking masterpieces and those masterpieces just end up at the bottom of the void.

Yes, yes writers should write for themselves, ultimately, but it’s nice to get some validation—to get someone saying ‘hey, yeah I’m here. I’m seeing you.”

And that is why I try my VERY hardest to reblog with a large comment!

So, please, content consumers, support your content creators.

#rdr2 #fanfictions #fanfics #fanfic writing #fanfic authors

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This is too accurate!

Arthur: We're surrounded by Pinkertons! Trelawny, how's it looking out there? What's our chances of escape?

Josiah: Would you like the long version or the short version?

Arthur: Uhh....Long.

Josiah: You're finished.

Arthur:

John:

Sean: What the fuck was the short version?!

Josiah: Bye!

#josiah trelawny #rdr2 #arthur morgan #incorrect rdr2 quotes #source: red dwarf #john marston

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Yes, yes we are. *Grabs chainsaw* now hold still.

So I assume you believe people who write horror novels are promoting violence, torture and murder?

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Someone needs to write this.

I love the idea of Trelawny and Javier having a weird thing together, when they went to scout Blackwater Charles was probably just there trying to figure out what exactly there is between the two

SHDBFNFNFN the thought of charles fighting for his life trying to decipher what the fuck is going on between them.. he watches them hold hands thru an entire shootout then later he asks javi if they're dating and javi's like "I hate him"

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him with Boris ❤️‍🩹

#valery legasov #chernobyl #boris shcherbina

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THIS JUST HAPPENED AND I’M IN TEARS

#rdr2 #arthur morgan

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Reverend Swanson and Trelawny 1899

#josiah trelawny #reverend swanson

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Playing with a different pen. I’m loving it!! This isn’t done. Josiah’s ever so slightly tilted head and open mouth combination is something I’ve never attempted to draw before and it drove me insane. I became obsessed with getting it right… I hope. Took a freaking hour just to draw the angle of the mouth and jaw. But I’m happy so far. It’s going to post with Ch. 24 of my fanfic (when that’s done) When this drawing is done, it’ll be very spicy.

Also, I like posing them where Trelawny is pretty much taking the lead. In game, Arthur let’s him get away with being snarky towards him. I think he digs it😂 I also think Josiah would be a very attentive partner, which I’m sure Arthur would enjoy. (I may be biased cuz Trelawny and my wife have very similar personalities)

Jo is my favorite choice for Arthur. Close 2nd is Charles, then Albert, then Charlotte.

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From the piece I wrote entitled, ‘Everyday Magic’ I observed that Trelawny loves plants. At least this is my head canon, something about him gives me that vibe. So, what exactly are Trelawny’s favourite plants?

Willow Trees – Reminds him of rivers back home in England. He went punting once in Cambridge with his parents and the image has never left his mind. It’s one of the reasons for the hat he wears! The trees are magnificent to him, reminiscent of lazy days and summer dreams. It’s rare he comes across them in his new home but when he does, memories come flooding back.

Orchids, bumblebee orchids as you will recall from ‘Everyday Magic’ Look, Trelawny just thinks bees are fabulous! They are colourful little rays of sunshine even on a grey day and deserve to be looked after. So, when he discovers there is an orchid (one of his favourite plants in general) that looks like this little critter, well, he’s over the moon! He manages to buy one from the conservatory in St Denis and has it in his Caravan. It sits by the chair he uses for reading and sketching, he has 5 drawings of the orchid so far. One day a miner bee found its way into his caravan and sat on one of the leaves.

Desert flowers – moving to America from England was quite the change for young Josiah! But the bright flowers that littered the floor of the desert helped. Desert Poppies & Dandelions are two of his favourites. When prickly pears and other cacti bloom, he is captivated by their appearance, even investing in a camera so he could capture their unique beauty.

Ivy – Perhaps nothing reminds him more of home than this. He sees it in his new home, on old houses and in conservatories. It reminds him of autumn equinox and cold winter days. Soup after church.

Parlour Palm – Nothing says opulence as much as a parlour palm as far as he is concerned. They brighten up the driest of rooms and make him feel like he’s in the great outdoors exploring even when he’s cooped up inside.

Fuchsias in any colour because the world can be so dark at times and he likes that they bring life into any room or garden and with it joy.

Traditional in Victorian gardens, fuchsias were something his mother loved. She had several rarer ones, in lilac and purple which he thought were intriguing and reminded him of the night sky at dusk. He has been known to buy fuchsias for first dates, he doesn’t like buying flowers, after all they die, and he thinks that’s a terrible pity.

Trelawny loves all plants though, even the weeds which irritate others. They represent life, humans and nature in perfect balance with one another. 

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Fuckin' love this

Family portrait

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aint this the fucken truth