#I was talking to my online friends

[un-pearable]

ngl one of the most useful things i’ve internalized from doing art online is never tell people what to criticize. don’t preemptively apologize for things or point out where you think you fumbled, it’s just priming people to notice minor issues that might not actually matter and hit you where you’re sensitive and throw you off your game. don’t tell people your weak points. if it’s a genuine problem they’ll point it out

#especially not if they’re the professor grading your assignment!!!!!!!!!! feel so bad for my friend #i cant tell him it now bc it’ll come across as mean but i feel so bad :( he kept apologizing for things he didn’t need to and it made him #seem unprepared. when he actually had 95% of what he needed and apologizing made it LOOK like he didn’t #text✨ #i’m making it sound very dramatic here but it’s straight up helped me so much with my anxiety #the above doesn’t apply if you’re looking for constructive criticism kr any thing #i’m very specifically talking about stuff like posting art online or giving a presentation or whatever

[porrigens]

raison d’etre + sushi = profit

#p5 #persona 5 #persona 5 royal #yusuke kitagawa #persona 5 yusuke #p5 akechi #akechi goro #goro akechi #kitagoro #akekita #my first p5 art i posted online! #for a p5 based art trade with my good friend uhenishi on twitter:3 #IF UOU SEE THIS UHE HIIIII FROWS UP #SORRY IF THE DIALOGUE IS CHEESY OR MY CHARACTERIZATION IS OFF I TRIED MY BEST AND THIS IS MY PERSONAL INTERPRETATION OF THEM:3 #they should have interacted more they haved a lot in common Tch… watever….. #of course they would have a deep talk at a sushi conveyor belt place. yusuke’s broke

[aropride]

met someone today who was born in 2006. please stay safe out there it could happen to anyone

#text #IM KIDDING they were very nice #insane to talk to someone younger than my baby brother though #its like ocd exposure therapy... <- JOKE JOKE JOKE I CAN RECLAIM #in 2020 (when i was 17) i worried myself to the point of physical nausea bc i had online friends who were 16 Like the fact that i can just #hang out with someone even though they were born in 2006 now is crazyyyy

[dazesanddoodles]

rip stu you would have loved saying "chat is this real" in inappropriate settings

#she's just a girl #'get ready with me to murk most of my friends!!' she's talking to the mirror #she'd do the mewing motion with the knife in the ghostface getup #billy immediately goes for the kill then because it'd be too embarrassing if their victim witnessed and lived with that memory #chronically online stu macher is the truth and i bear witness to it #dazndoorambles #tns1995 #stu macher #scream 1996

[cemeterything]

"online friendships aren't real friendships" shut the fuck up i literally have custom heart emojis for all my friends on discord

#🐉 #i was talking to my parents yesterday about how my online friends were there for me when literally no one else was #and kept me safe and motivated to stay alive by reminding me that there was someone who cared #i would not have gotten half as far in life without them

[kirby-the-gorb]

#kirby #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #(edit: it's been found thank you! original tags preserved below) #I cannot for the life of me find one specific reaction image and its source post #the one where the person is coming to in a hospital bed after a surgery #and they try to eat their own fist #and get stopped #and make big wibbly confused crying faces #it's smooth line images interspersed with text #does anyone have it? #cuz that '🥺???' was me most of the day and I wanted the image so I could convey it #but I Couldn't Find It #and neither my wife nor my best friend have any idea what image I'm talking about #so they can't help #(my partner isn't very online so there's no point asking them lol) #do any of y'all have it pls #I want the original post but I can't even find the standalone reaction image which should be enough to find the post #I've found one iteration of someone drawing their oc in the meme format and that's as far as I got even with as much as I remember about it #favorites

[starsnumber1charliefan]

they keep showingup and its scaring me

#the d!ckheads #school bus graveyard (webtoon) #school bus graveyard #WHAT I ABSOLUTELY DESPISE IS HOW THE TIMELINES DONT ADD UP #the d!ckheads is set in 2013 #sbg is set in 2016 #so legally since the sbg gang is 15 they should be arnd 12 in the d!ckheads #and yet here they are in a high school #and they don't look 12 #also 12 yr olds dont go to highschool #unless you skipped a grade your at least 13 when you enter hs #SO WHY #ARE THE SBG KIDS #THERE #IT MAKES ME COOCOOBANANAS #my online friends know what im talking about (i wouldnt shut up abt it) #ori if ur reading this thanks for putting up with me #ur a doll #aiden clark #ashlyn banner #taylor hernandez #tyler hernandez #eliana ocampo #other people i dont remember #logan fields

[only-one-brain-cell]

“None of which we had access to for security.” Oh really? Then how the fuck was JJ able to play Scrabble with her then?????

#criminal minds #this makes me so mad #warning the following tags will turn into a novel #this and the fight between Spencer and JJ #how was she able to look Spencer in the eye and say Emily is dead and help him grive while also playing Scrabble with her #did Hotch play any online games with her?? NO #“but she couldn’t tell him” pretty sure she also couldn’t play online word games with her #“he’s my best friend” I mean you roll your eyes every time he opens his mouth or you shut up down whenever he talks about his interests #but yeah your his ”best friend” #not Emily ”I’m so proud of you” “never stop being you” #or Penelope “I know I’m sorry” *presses two fingers to her lips then to his forhead* Spencer: ☺️ #also Pen: *keeps his secrets despite not being able to keep anyone else’s* #she didn’t tell anyone about his mom when she found out nor did she tell Tara or Luke about his addiction #AND THEN HIS “BESTIE” JJ IMMEDIATELY DID #I’m sorry what was this post about oh yeah “dead Emily”

[kingkatsuki]

Specifically thinking about long distance relationships today.

So tell me how you and your f/o would first meet online?

#I feel like Bakugou and I would meet in one of those online games he’s downloaded to mindlessly waste time between shifts #and he’s so foul at first because he thinks I’m weak but we play and he realises that I’m #actually whooping everyone and he’s like well damn okay #and now he’s messaging in the alliance chat and like getting excited when I’m online even tho he tries to hide it #and gets annoyed when other creeps in his alliance try to flirt with me #and then he’s asking for my discord #me and Sanemi get into a fight on discord the first time we interact #in some stupid big server I only joined for the emojis #but he’s a jerk so I tell him to shut up and a message later I find a msg notification and it’s him trying to continue the conversation😭 #enjin slides into my dms on Instagram #he finds my post at a concert and hates the fuckboys that are commenting below #ends up messaging me to see if I’m okay but then immediately worries he’s one of those guys #Tamsy I feel like is that mutual I’ve had forever on twt and we like each others posts but we’ve NEVER talked to each other?? #it’s not until I’m feeling sad at 2am and I post something self-deprecating that he drops me a msg🥺 #and we end up staying up until 5am just talking to each other #Kirishima is ALWAYS the guy that responds to my ‘morning’ with a morning back! every day without fail #and I slide into his DMs one day and ask how he’s ALWAYS awake when I am??? like to say it back so quick #and he admits he’s kinda learned my schedule and he tries to be online for it because it’s one of the best parts of his day #and he likes saying it back😭😭😭 even if he’s off from a night shift and needs sleep he can’t without seeing me msg #Shindou blatantly flirts with me in a gaming discord and I think he’s an incel so I block him #he gets a friend to ping me to beg me to unblock him and I refuse #the friend then sends another message with a screenshot of Shindou basically begging me to unblock him😭 #Dot and I meet in one of those AITA Reddit threads #and we end up borderline arguing over whether op is TA #so much that we get told to take it elsewhere😭😭😭 #enjo #bakujo #eijo #but also catch me sending Dynamight sassy banter on his official socials😭😂

[suntails]

I’m going to paint you a picture of modern communication, and how it is fundamentally broken.

Let’s look at one friend. You chat pretty much everyday, and mostly talk to this person on twitter and discord, with occasional tumblr DMs. That’s three places you talk. But that’s actually not true, because you also have each other’s priv twitters and talk there as well. That’s four. Now account for, let’s say, one post reply per account per person, in addition to your DMs. That’s eight. But that’s ALSO not true, because not only do you talk in discord DMs with each other, but you’re in a friend group server as well! And you talk in those channels together! That’s nine.

This is one friend.

Now look around you. How many friends, how many mutuals are you in contact with. A few, a handful, a dozen, more? How many accounts per person do you have, how many places can you send each other posts, devolve into separate topics and conversations? How many people text you as well. Friends, family, coworkers? What do you do day to day around catching up, what IRL commitments will rip you away long enough to let the pile build again?

I can’t do it. I cannot live an actual life in the real world and balance this much interaction, it’s crushing. I reply to a friend’s post because I’m interested in the subject, I want to have a discussion! I WANT to talk about it with them, but I immediately kick myself for adding another conversation to the pile. Day by day, I ignore messages for hours on end and watch mountains pile around me, to reply en masse at the end of the night to let the cycle repeat. I wake up to six discord DMs and as I clear the third, the first replies back again.

We weren’t meant to have thirty simultaneous conversations. We weren’t. And you know in your bones that the number isn’t an exaggeration.

#hush catríona #this is essentially copy pasted from my twt last week but made a touch more coherent #iiiii spiral about this pretty regularly. i think this is the 4th or 5th time ive gone on this spiel bc its agonizing #i feel horrific guilt for ignoring messages for so long. and its absolutely voluntary. but i cant FUNCTION like this i cant DO it #i have friends where we talk Every Single Day and i LOVE them so much. so unfathomably much. but it KILLS me #hell take my roomie for example. one of my fav ppl in the world. we text- twit dm- discord dm- ig dm- reply to posts. thats five right? #i guess!!! but we also LIVE TOGETHER. i see them in real life and talk to them out loud with my voice and its still this much to add on!!!! #and i feel like nobody else talks abt this shit and it makes me feel crazy. am i the only person completely debilitated by this??? #i dont want this to come across as like ‘boohoo we get it ur sooo popular’ that is NOT what this post means #i think a lot of ppl big acct or small. fandom or otherwise. talk to a dozen ppl online. and i dont get how anyone copes #this is agony. and every single time i ever make a post? its another opportunity to add to the pile #i only reply to comments on posts on twt and this is why. i cant DO it i cant keep up. i see every tag and im so grateful but i cant ever #reach out. i cant add to the pile. theyre already taller than me

[uncanny-tranny]

Over the years, I've gotten a lot of cis people messaging me about how they should go about dating or courting somebody who's trans, and I always felt like my responses would almost... disappoint them because there isn't this magic secret to dating us.

Cis people, if you want to date us, just date us. We're human beings, we're not wild animals to tame! I promise you can have a healthy relationship with a trans person without needing to feel like the world will end if you mess up.

Trans people who date cis people often want to feel secure in your acceptance of them. You don't have to talk about our transness for hours on end to prove that you accept your loved one. You don't have to put on a display and cabaret about how Much You Accept Us. Just be a person around us, and let us be people, too!

I almost want to disappoint cis people by reminding them of this. Some of the best relationships I've had with cis people have been ones where my transness is acknowledged, sure, but it's acknowledged in the same way that my left-handedness is. It's not a joke to them, it isn't something to be horrified about, but it's also something that they don't objectify me for.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #watching a video about this topic and it just reminded me of this #like there have been plenty of cis people who have come to me for advice and while i appreciate the thoughtfulness (don't get me wrong!)... #...part of me just feels like... they see trans people as needing to be Tamed in some way or Appeased... #...like they see us as people but it's more like they see us as Trans People and not... people... #...and maybe i'm looking too deep into it. maybe i'm jaded but that's sometimes how it can feel with some people... #...like my besties that i talk to fully accepted me... #...though it is funny when they forget i'm... not a trans woman or (with other friends) that i'm... not a cis man #(maybe i just give off ambiguous vibes irl and online because it's happened irl and with my online buddies) #adding once again: i don't think ALL cis people who ask this are doing so in bad faith #cis people i'm glad you are vulnerable about not being sure about how to go about transness... #...however i don't always think it's the best move to go to a stranger about your interest in a trans person in your life... #...simply because: 1. transness isn't a monolith and... #...2. it feels awkward because you aren't going to *them* to have this conversation that will ultimately affect *them*... #...because your relationship with a trans person will likely /not/ affect a trans stranger...

[strigital]

breaking into the new sketchbook with some Sharpie doodles because I am literally in love with this man 😔💖

I'll try to color 'em just gimme a sec to gather my courage and remember how tf do u use markers and pencils

#'wish I was a fish so he'd also eat me raw' - ilandris magpie at some point probably #my art #sketch #traditional sketch #marker sketch #elder scrolls online #eso #zenimax #bethesda #sharp as night #argonian #real talk tho why tf they made him so fine? asking for a friend who is down bad (i am the friend)

[fishnchip3011]

the bfs..... i saw a cute outfit in a store a while ago and felt like drawing rowan in it. then the 2nd pic happened

+ some character info! i initially made rowan without intending to ship him with anyone specifically but i realized he & seb would be really good for each other (seb helps rowan become more assertive, rowan helps seb be more empathetic). them BAM gay people 💥

#ignore how i forgot his tattoos. i mean what they're literally right there what are you talking about #haley and emily use rowan as their dress-up doll & mannequin hehehe #rowan went to an artsy college so hes used to friends who r fashion majors (met thru clubs/classes/online communities/friends of friends)- #-that would use him as a mannequin LOL also cuz he has friends who dress in many different unique styles so he doesnt feel embarrassed- #-dressing femininely or stuff like that. showing skin in front of his Crush tho...which is a nonissue bc seb lieks it Alot heh #his jaw drops every time. HE NEEDS TO STOP BEING GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #my art #farmer rowan #stardew valley #sdv #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley fanart #stardew valley oc #sdv oc #sdv fanart #sdv farmer #sdv sebastian #stardew valley sebastian #stardew sebastian #sebastian sdv #sebastian x farmer

[indigopoptart]

could a star and a bird ever find love?

idk. probably

#welcome home #welcome home horror project #my art #indigo’s art #art #welcomehome #sally starlet #poppy partridge #popstar #poppy x sally #popstar ship #comparing my first sally to my latest sally is literally feverish and a mental debuff of like -63 points #HSDFJHJVDH #JKLJFKLFJLGH #sorry had the urge #shits crazy bro #digital art #sketch #welcome home sally #welcome home poppy #contrary to popular belief #i dont actually draw the wh characters all that much #i mainly draw my ocs for my own personal arg but. im too scared to talk about em online😭 #my friends have been bullying me to😭 #one day…maybe one day… #😭 #doodle

[nellasbookplanet]

The funniest kind of critical role "critique" is always going to be the 'they present themselves as if they aren’t rich/a company no I will not give any examples' crowd. Like what does this even mean. They start literally every single episode with informing you they are professional voice actors. They have clearly advertised sponsors. They have an entire line of merch and an animated show. The production value of the set is bonkers. They run a charity foundation. Do you want them to start every episode with a blaring siren and a warning saying 'beware! company run content! we make money!!' Are you just angry that they are friends having fun as they make a living. Do you have any understanding of how money works.

#critical role #it's always the same people who think they could’ve funded tlovm in its entirety with the kickstarter money too #or that the cast is personally responsible for every single fan acting badly #'how dare they say don’t forget to love each other when their fans are sometimes mean!' like cmon #my theory is that some people are so unable to view celebrities as actual people that they’ve started to view the critrole cast the same #as those corporately run social media accounts pretending to be fun and friendly while just trying to advertise #i don’t know how to tell you that the cast really are friends playing a game. they are also a company. and actual people hanging out online #they are incredibly open about all of this #if you somehow still think they are presenting themselves as not a company that is frankly a skill issue #cr discourse #i came across one of those old posts and was reminded how silly a take this is #nella talks cr

[1995mariners]

the great thing about having baseball as a special interest is you will appear as an incredibly passionate normal guy in some situations and a complete weirdo in others

#talking to the old people at my church abt baseball vs talking to my very online non baseball friends about baseball #i can usually find something to interest both groups tho!! because baseball os weird !