#H O N E S T L Y

[jimgandolfini]

me when frank vernon is a party to corporate criminal conspiracies

#he was only chief operating officer and vice chair of the board so I don’t think he had anything to do with it #tbh #and legal counsel during the 80s when cruises was 🔥 so he probably doesn’t know anything at all #H O N E S T L Y #but like he’s real anxious about it so I should sooth him #frank vernon #oh also frogan #frogan #peter friedman

[captainnaustralia]

me, every year: nanowrimo is so fucking hard

me, two weeks before my PhD defence because a tv show made my favourite boy a lil sad:

#WHY AM I LIKE THIS #nanowrimo #My writing #H O N E S T L Y #and it's definitely going to end up being like #60-70k easily #without breaking a sweat #and I plan on finishing it this week

[krchov]

The czech comentator about Estonia: she won one singing contest and then proceeded to join as many others as you could fit into the diary

#eurovision #h o n e s t l y

[grapecaseschoices]

i usually don't send asks and i would send this off anon, but im scared of getting hate on this, since ive seen quite a lot of discriminatory behaviour in if fandom spaces when it comes to poc opinions so imma just stay anonymous if that's ok with u.

i came across a post you posted a while ago regarding the if ROs and the lack of diverse characters when it comes to darker skin characters and i just wanted to say thank u for making that post. i hope it gives writers and the fandom some food for thought. ive been noticing ever since i got into the if community that black/ros of black descent tend to almost always be the less popular ros and as a mixed black person myself it's really sad to see. you also mentioned the lack of darker skinned east Asians/south East Asians if i recall correctly (if not please feel free to correct me) and I honestly couldn't agree not. ive noticed in some ifs that the characters of color that are the most popular tend to be those of east Asian descent with paler skin or poc ROs who's ethnicity is left ambigious by the author and whilst I'm really happy that there's been more progress made in terms of diversity, i would love to see more black characters who aren't sidelined to the best friend stereotype and more poc characters who's ethnicity is made clearer.

some south east Asian friends of mine who are of Hmong-Thai and Agta-Filipino descent have also mentioned they would would love to see more South East Asian ROs as well as East Asian ROs who are darker skinned, because the majority of the rep that there seems to be for Asian characters are those with paler skin. its a similar feeling for Latinx ROs, i almost always see lighter skinned Latinx ROs being represented in the majority with a lack of darker skinned Latinx ros. I'm not forcing anyone to add diversity to their game ofc, but the ratio of poc ROs to white ros on some games have made me kind of sad to see, specially when there's like 4 or 5 white ros and then 2 ros of colors who seem like they were just kind of tacked on for representation points, but their backgrounds are left ambigious and no Nationality or ethnicity is ever mentioned by the author which kind of leaves me scratching my head ngl. there's also a prominent lack of SEA and SA rep in terms of ROs, so I'm always happy when I see one! I would also love to see more biracial characters who aren't half white, since we aren't all a monolith.

regarding black ros. in my time in the community whilst ive seen an increase in the amount of black ROs, seeing them always be the least popular in polls still makes me quite sad. i hope that fandom can become more open minded and give more black ROs a chance. on the other hand I've seen a lot of greatly written black ROs in comparison to back in the day, and I'm glad people are incorporating more ROs based on their culture which is great!

sorry about this essay, but i hope it doesn't come across as rude or offensive, it's just something that has been on my mind ever since ive seen your post regarding the lack of representation in if. English isn't my first language so I hope I expressed myself alright.

negl, when i the way you started and then the length of this post, i foreal thought it was gonna be a fight. so, it was a relief that isnt the case. i honestly don't think there's anything for me to add, because you said my feelings and all i could do is nod along as i read this.

though, i'm glad that my post struck a chord for you. (is that the thing to say?? i'm not even sure. i guess my purpose for that post was pointing out the ignored part and bringing on encouragement as well. so, while i'm glad it encouraged you to share your opinion and made you feel less alone in feeling uncomfortable with what you were seeing -- it sucks that things haven't changed to a point where you can feel comfortable saying your thoughts off anon without being harassed. like yikes [not at you, but at fandom]. roflmao. like this is 2023. we really STILL at a point where we're going to make people feel bad about having a GENERAL issue with the racism and colorism that if writers & the if fandom continue to show? rather than … idk continue to DO something about it.)

i would love to see more black characters who aren't sidelined to the best friend stereotype and more poc characters who's ethnicity is made clearer.

i have actually seen some improvement, too. either from the fandom directly zeroing in and supporting black characters (i know the polls can seem disheartening - and i had a feeling that's what drew you to my inbox - but there HAVE been moments where the black character would be the most favored ro -- buuuuuut .... sadly, it is still so rare that i continue to be surprised when it occurs) or in the if writers boosting black characters because they have an awareness regarding fandom's bias. i definitely do think we need more of the latter, tho.

i still think there is a very long way to go. extremely. like i think in general, despite the imporvements we have both observed, a lot of the newer games i've seen ratio is still low like you said. it's a mix instead of being - at least from my observation - as consistently majorly white like it used to be. now i'd say the ratio is aybe 3 (white characters) to 2 (characters of color, of different races) ... as opposed to 3:1. Whoo. BUT i've seen what you mentioned too, still -- too many games are still so white. And if they're not, they're more often than not theyll be light skinned East Asian or black (or mixed... with white). Or an ambigous Latino that I can't tell if they're a white Latine or meant to be a character of color. So, yeah ... i don't know what it is. a fear of writing characters of color, not finding characters of color romanceable, or just a lack of awareness.

Like I guess I agree with you (lmao), I don't want to "pressure" people to have diversity either --- mostly because the people who get hurt in cases like that are minorities reading the story. My desire, I suppose, is a want to understand. I know a lot of IF writers have the idea that 'my story is for me', and in a sense, I agree -- I think we shouldn't expect writers to bend every bit of story to the fans (not even an interactive story). I've seen the mess that can create. However, if you wanted it to be JUST your story, you would've left it in your journal. You want engagement and participation -- you want to share, and I believe most stories should be shared. So, why as an artis wouldn't you want to make a story where .... I don't know. I'm tired. I've kind of gotten to a point where I'm just like whatever. I'm disappointed in myself for expecting better from IF writers and the IF fandom.

BUT I am glad that you and your friends are not only discussing but EXPECTING better, because you deserve it. Because your friends deserve to see and engage with characters who are SEA (of all shades, but especially of darker skinned). You deserve to see mixed raced characters who aren't half white (or light skinned), because as stated yall arent a monolith -- that isn't all there is in the world. (And it's WEIRD to me, like WHY do we AUTOMATICALLY assume mixed/biracial = partially white? I mean I KNOW why but COME ON! lol.)

*sighs*

i WILL say though, again, it's not all bleak: and i have seen variation of the TYPE of characters of color -- like it isn't always the cold e. asian or the black emotional pack mule best friend. so that's good. and i hope that continues.

and you're fine, dove. i actually appreciate your ask because like i said i was feeling kinda ho-hum about things but this sorta sparked a fire in me, roflmao. you expresse yourself just fine, and honestly despite the essay i wrote back i really didnt have anything worth adding.

#grapecase answers #interactive fiction #representation matters #diversity #fandom stuf #if fandom #h o n e s t l y #just read what anon said because i honestly didnt say anything different #they got all my feelings in a nutshell and i just very wordily parroted them back #everything under the cut is just anon getting me in my feelings #you got me hype again dove #i was just feeling so blergh about this whiteness in if and the fandom #but you're right the discussions SHOULD continue and you're also right that there HAVE been some cool stuff -- like i agree #i am really loving people writing stories or ros based on their culture #it's grand #i hope anyone who sees this isnt put off by the length and takes anons words as encouragement #do that research and give us that SEA ro #give us that mixed race dark skinned RO #give us that afro-latine RO #come on you know you want to #the world is so diverse. and the if community is just so broad. how could you not WANT to engage in the voices that you expect / hope to #engage with your imagination and your heart #idk what im saying but i have feelings on this that i need to ponder #anyway #long post

[heart-shaped-tickles]

Text me that you've thought of a new way to pin me and tickle me out of my MIND already!!!!!!!!

#h o n e s t l y #all day ive been thinking abt just #getting pinned and just fucking ruined #i want my limits to be pushed a little. just a lil #and then we can cuddle n stuff like :(

[aguacerotropical]

Bipolar depression rly be making me feel like the world is terrible and i will never be happy bc i had to pay 10$ for parking huh

#and bc it was 95F today #C rambles #h o n e s t l y

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

#text #quotes #magic #p e r v e r s i o n #s e x u a l i t y #h o r n y

[tagerrkix]

#*giggles* #(but like m y s t e r i o u s l y) #i totally did not post this two hours ago then deleted it after like 11 seconds because i saw a random pixel i didn't like #aaaanyway #yes hi i have 75 different artstyles #yall ever just draw one thing and then you're like “hmmmmmmmm what if i drew another one..........” #then proceed to suffer trying to make the styles match #i am very inconsistent #also my relationship with lineart is complicated #i stop doing it for 6 months then come back like h i #then ditch it again #no but look how r o u n d i made aziraphale look tho #just l o o k a t h i m #imma squish him #and he'll make that pufffff noise like one of those soft squishy fidget toys #*sobs* #ilovehimsomuch #good omens #ineffable husbands #aziraphale #crowley #aziracrow

[burninginthegymplplinko]

MAG 141 - Doomed Voyage

doodle 141/200; days left - 10/110 8/128

you know how in old cartoons, when a character is hungry, the ppl around them start turning into meat?? that but with the statement hunger.

oh yeah BTW!?! i had to learn a bit of 3D for this stupid joke ajxhkd. ((and then i'm surprised i'm falling behind on scheduled doodles xD))

more blorbo under the cut bc uuuh the more versions the merrier questionmark?

#tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #return of the fan favourite three-fingered blorbo #tma 141 #mag 141 #tma s4 #help tumblr is refusing to work #((its probably bc there are multiple gifs in this post but i t s s t il l ann o y i n a s h e c k))

[luxmoogle]

Your bio says you can be bribed with lux, but what about 13 postcards I found randomly? Would you take those?

..THIRTEEN????

#XIII #1101 1101 1101 1101 #X I I I #DARKNESS #1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 1101 #13 #DOOR TO DARKNESS #ABYSS #d a r k n e s s i s h a l f o f e v e r y t h i n g #d a r k n e s s #a m e a n i n g l e s s e f f o r t #oNe who knows n o t h i n g #can u n d er sta n d n o t h i n g

[blinkpen]

"oh... wow, that's... "...beautiful?" "...probably bad...?" "...yeah, probably"

#mog art #artists on tumblr #demersa #grimstone #monster girl #demon #[leans waaaaayyy back in my chair] yeah that looks Real nice #y u r i s m o r e p o w e r fu l t h a n y o u c a n i m a g i n e #Fantasy

[clownsuu]

Are they friends? Frenemies? Oh, who knows!

LMAOOO c l a s s i c Mob!Barnaby behavior

#Big bad boi dog who can chomp your head off ruthlessly and without mercy? #W r o n g #Anime school girl tsundere #LmAOOOOO #JUMPSCARED AGAIN BY HONORABLE ART AAAAAAUGGGHHHH #W o r m p h y s i c s n e c k #Funfact barnaby is almost as strong as Howdy #And Howdy is commanded to never harm ANYONE unless told otherwise by Wally or is a immediate threat (everyone else can do whatever) #So technically barnaby can throw him through a window and get away with it #T e c h n i c a l l y #“I’m going to throw you through that window” #“…..Is that a threat Mr Beagle-?” #“No that’s a P R O M I S E-“ #[c r a s h i n g n o i s e]

[csyakult]

✻ ⌣ 🦦 ˚ 𖤛

#࿐ ･✻ ◌ #a p h r o d i t e #w e l l k n o w f o r h e l o v e a n d b e a u t y #y o u t o o k m e a n d y o u b a t h e m e i n #y o u r w a t e r s #seulgi #seulgi moodboard #seulgi red velvet #seulgi icons #red velvet #red velvet moodboard #red velvet icons #red velvet layouts #grunge moodboard #edgy moodboard #messy moodboard #random moodboard #moodboard #kpop icons #kpop messy packs #kpop packs #gg icons #ulzzang icons

[just-a-mod]

i have strong feelings for papa Ratau im gonna hunt that murderous fox down and beat him to death (|)W(|)

#justaart #art #justavent #ventart #justaventart #know what Tyme's weapon of choice is? #gauntlets #you know what? #SO I CAN P H Y S I CA L LY B EAT P E O P LE T O D EA T H #any way so i love Ratau #Tyme will protect him with e ver r y th i n g i t h a ss #cultofthelamb #cult of the lamb #cotl

[lillonvia]

— happy new year, from your dearest lili.

first off, i want to thank all of you guys for making my 2023 such an incredible rollercoaster !! ure all v silly n fun n adorable i js wanna grrRRAAA SMOTHERS ALL OF U WITH AFFECTION TAKE MY FUCKINH LOVE RAAAAHHHH 👹 I LOVE INTERACTING W ALL OF U IT ALWAYS MAKES ME SMILE N GIGGLE LIKE AN IDIOT HEHEHEJFN 🤭🤭 

@idyllic-affections ꒱꒱ ADDIII MY ELDRITCH DEITY N LITTLE SIBLINGGGG 🥺🥺💕💘💖💖💗💘💘💕💝💗💝💖💘💖🩷💘💗 u were my v first moot on this site n ill never forget the fun convos n memories we’ve made over the months <33 ure v dear to me n i herkehehdbd *vibrating uncontrollably* I LOVEEE talking w u n DONT U DARE APOLOGIZE FOR REPLYING LATE RRRRRR 👹👹 /lh ur works always leave me feeling delulu n giddy n i end up imagining different scenarios w certain character nd AAADJFKFKFB I LOVE U SM WAAA

@soleillunne ꒱꒱ ALYYYYY !!! LYSSA !!! UUUU HI BELOVEDDDD MWAHH 😍🥰 i dont feel like weve been talking a lot bUT BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY, IM ALWAYS WILLING TO WAIT FOR U UWAAA ure soso precious to me n i js wan give u A BIG KITH N HUGGIE bc i love u vm n u deserve it !!!! 🫶🫶 i hate the fact ure stressed w education n i wish i cld do more for u to help u feel better :((( but if ure ever in need of some form of comfort my discords always open for u n ill do my best for u <33 💖💕🩷💝💘

@fatuismooches ꒱꒱ SMOOCHES MY LOVE HI HELLO !!! ure so fun to be around N NOT TO MENTION URE ALSO ONE OF THE SWEETEST PPL IVE EVER MET WAAAA 😩 i had so much fun when we were both brainrotting so hard abt our dragon otter neuvie EHEHHEHR I WAS SOOO GIDDY THAT TIME BC NOT ONLY BC IT WAS NEUVIE BUT ALSO BC IT WAS U I WAS TALKING TO !!!!! 🥹🥹 YIPPEEEEE

@areislol ꒱꒱ REIREI MY CONFETTI CREEPER OMG !! m always so happi whenever we talk bc ure SO sweet n adorable n amazing !!! 🫶🫶🫶 i remember feeling shocked when u followed me n dropped by my inbox bc OMG !!! ITS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WRITERS !!! FOLLOWING SILLY LIL ME!!!! UJWJEKRKSJANABA 🤭 

@mondaymelon ꒱꒱ the silliest watermelon to ever watermelon in existence !! interacting w u n seeing the silly things u say never fail to make me laugh BWJERJRKRKIFG m so glad i was able to work up the courage to be moots w u bc lets js say. I DONT REGRET IT 😋😋 ure so lovably unpredictable ND UR ART IS SO NOMNOMNOM DEVOURED N DIGESTED TEEHEEE JSJSKAKAN UUUU i love u 💝💕💕💗

@https-furina ꒱꒱ AAAAAAA FINA FINA FINA !!!!!! UWAAHDHHRHF NSJSJ YIPPEE YIPPEE YIPPEE MY BELOVED POMERANIAN UUUUU RUNS AROUND IN A CIRCLE AROUND U we havent been mootsies for v long BUTBUT OMGG I ALWAYS HAVE THE FUNNEST TIME W U BC UWAAHH URE SO PRECIOUS N ADORABLE AAAAAA !!!! 🥺🥺 i still cant believe we ended up rambling to each other abt liyue hell family for eight hrs straight BUT IM NOT COMPLAINING BC IT FED N SOMEHOW SATIATED MY INNER ND OUTER DELULU 🫶💕💝💗💖🫶💕💝🤭💘 i love talking abt ocs w u HEJEKEJRH UR CHARACTERS R ALWAYS SO INTERESTING ?????? WHAT IS YOUR SECRET ???? /lh I WANNA GROW EVEN CLOSER W U IN 2024 MWAH MWAH LOVE U ALWAYS <333

@umgatochamadopercyval ꒱꒱ CLARACLARACLARA !!!! the cutie patootie sweetheart herself, in the flesh !!! sunshine in human form !! u have such an incredibly kind and beautiful soul UUUUU CRYING SOBBINH /pos I LOVE YOU SM love ur cat too btw JAJAJJAJ IM RLLY HOPING WE CAN INTERACT MORE OFTEN NEXT YEAR UWAAAHHJJH

to all my other moots who didnt make it on the list, M SO SORRYYYY DJJFN I JS NEED TO IMTERACT W U MORE SO I CAN HAVE MORE POSITIVE OPINIONS ABT U 😭 ITS NOTHING TO DO W U GUYS I PROMISE 🙏🙏 but w little conversation we have, i still appreciate each and every one of u 🫶🫶 KITH KITH MWAH once again, thank u sm for such an amazing year !!!! 💕💗💘🩷💝💖💖💕💗💘🫶🩷💝💕🫶

#W H E N I T E L L Y O U A L L I W A S V I B R A T I N G W H E N I W A S W R I T I N G T H I S #the shogun’s familiars.

[supgoddo]

Dawg I just remembered that I have a tumblr LMFAO

{Click for higher quality}

This is an art trade I did with @glowingneonduck :D

I am so sorry this took me a month and two weeks to finish

BUT IM REALLY PROUD WITH HOW THIS CAME OUT YIPPPE YIPPPE YIPPE

#storybots #digital art #storybot oc #ask the storybots #fanart #Heeb Hullabaloo #I LOVE HIS TATTOOS SM 10/10 #first time proud of the background #I d r e w e v e r y s i n g l e s t r a n d o n t h e r o p e