#U OWN OUR HEARTS

[rimetin]

is there a joy more pure than receiving your ao3 kudos summary and seeing the same person's name ten times bc they obviously binged your entire library of works

#writing #ao3 #archive of our own #rly warms my heart fr folks #shout out to deinde whoever u are

[lazybug16]

Books I read/reread in the last 3 months of 2022 and recommend (and yes, all apart from two are queer)

Also recommend to check for trigger warnings just in case, this website for books is the one I use, or you can ask!

Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

Eve Brown is 26 and still hasn't found her passion, so after an argument with her parents she drives off and finds a cute B&B that is hiring a cook, so she takes her chance, not expecting to find out new things about herself along the way

I read this book because there are autistic characters in it and I felt so fucking seen when reading this book (especially by Eve), very very good book and the dialogue is AMAZING, you will definetly laugh! Also just fyi two very explicit scenes and very graphic (all consensual and lovey dovey) but wanted to say it just in case because they use more explicit language than what I'm used to lol 9/10

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. brown

Almost a year after a flu pandemic two boys find each other and help one another on their journey to find help, and feelings might start up on the way to their destination

Started reading it because I love The Last of Us and knew this was going to be sort of that style and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED it, I couldn't put it down like... I have no words... wow, one of the best stories I've read! Jamie and Andrew my beloved 10/10

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Two 15 year old boys meet in the summer of 1987 in El Paso, Texas, at the swimming pool where Dante teaches Aristotle how to swim, which marks the start of their friendship and adventures together, and maybe more...

An absolute delight to read and these two boys are just adorable (their parents are also super nice), very easy to read and keeps you wanting to know more about the story 9/10

Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Continues right where the previous story ends, we see how Ari and Dante's relationship moves forward while also touching the topic about the AIDS epidemic, internalised homophobia, family and friendship

I really liked the sequel, you get to delve deeper into Aristotle and the people around him, and the ending was just as beautiful as the first one, Aristotle and Dante must be protected at all costs 9/10

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Some children find a door/portal to another world which they eventually consider home, but they eventually end up back in the real world again. It might have felt like years since they left, but it's only been days for their parents/siblings who were in the real world waiting for their return, so they send them to a special school to get better (and also meet others like them who have been through the same experience)

Fantasy and mystery book (a bit of gore too because of murder), very very interesting and fast read, and if anyone deadnames Kade I will deck them 9/10

Heartstopper (volume 1-4) by Alice Oseman

A graphic novel showing the journey of young lgbtq+ teenagers showing their life through high school in the UK, the main characters are Nick and Charlie and we see them grow and fall in love

Just an amazingly adorable lgbtq+ story and beautiful illustrations, you will fall in love with the characters instantly, definetly recommend, especially for someone who might not be a "book" person since it's like a comic/graphic novel 10/10

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

An American girl goes to a school in Scottland for her final year in high school and gets to be roommates with a princess, what could possibly happen...

The slowest of slow-burns, enemies to friends to lovers, and roommates, what more could you ask for? Sort of a mix between Red, White and Royal Blue and Young Royals but wlw. Also Perry my chaotic beloved 7/10

I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman

Angel is a massive fan of the boy band The Ark and meets up with an internet friend to meet them and go to their concert, all the while we also see how Jimmy and his other two band mates cope with fame and fangirls

You think famous people are perfect? You put them on a pedestal? Feel possessive? Ship them together? Then read this book to learn the reality of it all and maybe you can grow tf up 8/10

Lost Christmas by David Logan

A child called Goose lives with his nan in Manchester and does petty thefts for a bit of cash, alongside his dog Mutt, but what he doesn't know is that stealing a certain jewellery will be the first domino to unravel certain events that might just change his life, and possibly a second chance

This book will break your heart and mend it in the most marvelous way, you can connect with every single main character in one way or another, the story is fascinating and the twist is just so unexpected, one of my favourite books that I read as a kid and reread now 9/10

Loveless by Alice Oseman

Georgia and her two best friends just finished high school and are going to the same university, but things start to unravel when Georgia thinks that she has wasted her teens by not having her first kiss yet at the ripe age of eighteen, but soon finds out why she has never had a crush (and wonders why society is so obsessed with sex and love)

I am Georgia and Georgia is me, I felt so seen in this book and I could understand almost all of the main characters thought process and struggles, thank you Alice for writing this book, it means the world to me 9/10

Nick & Charlie novella by Alice Oseman

Takes place about a year after the 4th volume of Heartstopper, Nick is a few months away from going to university and Charlie is worried that a long distance relationship might not be the best idea... But of course, they are Nick and Charlie, so not even that can stop them

Very quick read, angsty and spicy at the same time lol 9/10

Our Favorite Songs by Anita Kelly

Aiden and Kai haven't seen each other since high school five years ago, and running into each other in a queer karaoke bar might be just what they needed to reconnect and get to know each other

If you liked Alex and Henry from RWRB then you will love this, it's fluffy, smutty and angsty and it's just an amazing story, very fast read too and it will get you hooked from the very beginning 10/10

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Takes place about a year or two after Solitaire, following the life of Frances Janvier and Aled Last. They need to start thinking about their future and university options, but before anything is decided, a YouTube podcast called Universe City might be the answer they needed

Oof okay, this was darker than I thought it was going to be, had to take a few breaks because of intense scenes and personal trigger warnings, that's why I lowered the rating by a point, but just like any other Alice's books, very well written 8/10

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

FSOTUS Alex and Prince of Wales Henry have to pretend to be friends, and in doing so actually become friends, and something more (shenanigans ensue)

One of my favourite books EVER! (If not my favourite book that I've read so far) Amazing characters, amazing writing and you feel the emotions so deeply, and Alex is a little shit (affectionate) throughout all of it 10/10

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Takes place in the universe of Heartstopper (around volume 3-4), but this time the protagonist is Victoria "Tori" Spring, Charlie's sister. We get to see her life at school and at home, and how a blog named "Solitaire" changes everything

Much darker that Heartstopper but still an amazing story, you really just want to give Tori a hug 9/10

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

People recieve a phone call on the day they are going to die to inform them of the tragic news, two boys in their late teens recieve the call and spend the last day together, forming an unlikely friendship and something more

I'm so much like Mateo it's INSANE, also very interesting how some of the characters were connected with one another, very interesting concept and part four was my favourite, but also get your tissues ready because you will CRY 8/10

This Winter by Alice Oseman

Takes place about 1-2 weeks before Solitaire, during Christmas day. Written in Tori, Charlie and Oliver's POV

Very quick read, and you get to know the extended Spring family a bit more, also Nick's family a bit 9/10

Volverán a por mí by Josan Hatero & Use Lahoz

"Disobedient" teenagers are sent to an academy in scotland over the summer so that they learn how to be good and disciplined, meanwhile three strangers become friends and find out what really happens in that grey mansion and try to escape

This book is in spanish, I read it for the first time when I was in high school (like 10 years ago when it first came out lol) and instantly fell in love with it, it has the same vibes as Every Heart a Doorway but more dramatic, very cool and easy to read 9/10

Queer rep:

Act Your Age, Eve Brown (pansexual character)

All That's Left in the World (gay and bisexual characters)

Aristotle and Dante (gay characters)

Every Heart a Doorway (asexual and transgender characters)

Heartstopper (gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender characters)

Her Royal Highness (bisexual and lesbian characters)

I Was Born for This (transgender, gay and bisexual characters)

Loveless (asexual, aromantic, gay, lesbian, pansexual and non binary characters)

Nick and Charlie (bisexual and gay characters)

Our Favorite Songs (bisexual, queer and non binary characters)

Radio Silence (bisexual, gay, demisexual and agender characters)

Red, White and Royal Blue (gay, bisexual, pansexual and transgender characters)

Solitaire (bisexual and gay characters)

They Both Die at The End (gay and bisexual characters)

This Winter (bisexual and gay characters)

#if u have any questions about them ask away! #i recommend all of them but everyone has their own tastes lol #act your age eve brown #all thats left in the world #aristotle and dante #aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe #aristotle and dante dive into the waters of the world #every heart a doorway #heartstopper #her royal highness #i was born for this #lost christmas #loveless #nick and charlie #nick and charlie novella #our favorite songs #radio silence #red white and royal blue #rwrb #solitaire #they both die at the end #this winter #volveran a por mi #books #queer #lgbtq+ #book rec list #alice oseman #casey mcquiston #mine

[ambreiiigns]

btw rick and morty makes me insane bc no one Gets it people who don't wanna watch it (like me! before my brother made me watch it in exchange of him watching sk8 the infinity w me!) are like ugh problematique bad #edgy dark humor adult cartoon for reddit bros 🙄 but then the reddit bros who watch it & became the main representatives for its audience are like haha pickle rick wooo you need high iq I Relate To Rick Sanchez Deeply and he's like the joker to them and he's a king and an icon of alpha males somehow???? but like. neither of those people understand that rick and morty is actually about Nobody Exists On Purpose. Nobody Belongs Anywhere. Everybody's Gonna Die. Come Watch TV?

#like yea the universe is huge and there's so many versions of everything that everything becomes replaceable and therefore worthless #and you can find joy in that or not. you can find a way to be happy despite it all or not #yes the core is nihilism. but then like. why are we ignoring the opposite approaches to nihilism shown by the titular characters #people will talk too much abt rick and not enough abt morty if u ask me but whatever. let's talk abt rick #why will people forget that what makes our rick the ''rickest rick'' (arguable ????) is not that he's the Toughest Smartest Whatever rick #but that he's the most human rick ? like. the fact that he was attached to his humanity and to the worth he found within it is what #kickstarts the entire show. bc he tries quitting science. and when another rick offers him the portal gun so he can live out that #nihilistic reckless life we see he refuses it bc it sounds Lonely???????? which it IS #so then the other rick takes away what matters to our rick. and that's what makes him the Alpha Male Genius that the reddit bros like #not his toughness his brains his big dick or whatever. it was all about loooove baybayyy and revenge i do love revenge #it was his heart that made him into what we see in the show <3 and what we see in the show is a pathetic weak miserable old bastard #but the reddit bros aren't brave enough to accept it #but whatever. next time we will be talking abt how much he loves morty and how he hates it so much bc it makes him weak #(as evil rick points out when they're looking over rick's memories and he tears up when he sees morty. which kills me btw) #(so much so that when rick can take out everything he considers toxic from inside of him he gets rid of his love for morty too) #and yet he loves his little buddy sooooo much it's what fuels him now. kinda. lol #is he still shitty. does he fall back in his own shit a lot. does he keep treating morty like shit. yea #there's no buts. the statements coexist #yes he will drunk call jessica to cry abt missing morty. yes he will dump morty for two crows #and also he's in love w birdperson. next time too #oh nay

[craycraybluejay]

who wants to make Fight Club irl w me

#fight club #every day i just want to get in a brawl #idc if i lose i just want to fight with no outside consequence #like yes. injuries and potential emotional damage and whatever. #but like. without the law interfering. without the sensitive-hearted humans interfering. any of that #only the heat of battle and its natural consequences #so what u broke my leg we're still best buds and i'll see you again and be ready to fuck you up right back soon as it heals #or before then #call me a risk taker i guess #i wonder if i can convince any of my friends to fight me 😭 #but it wouldnt be enough we'd both go easy from our bond #i want a death match. i want to expect grievous injury #shouldve been a cis guy when thunderdomes were a thing #what if i become rich manage to make an island and then like #declare it its own nation with my laws #and we can have fights w consent forms and other stuff #i know its a useless fantasy but its nice anyway #imma try to get some shut-eye

[aq2003]

series 3 is so frustrating because there is like a shining core of pure diamond underneath the problems . like conceptually it rocks so incredibly hard. but the problems

#dr who #i am being so honest when i say ten should have gotten on his knees and begged for simm!master's life #they should have framed the bit between him and martha's mom so different #like yes it is 10000% in character that the doctor with his bleeding heart and loneliness wouldn't want to kill him #even after everything that happened. because he's the only person he has left. 'i forgive you' was PERFECT. #but literally anyone else that suffered from what the master did. Deserves to rip him to shreds. so very obviously #and like i know.i KNOW that i am watching the 'funny immortal alien saves people through time and space' show #but i actually despise the doctor being framed as like an all powerful savior. or treated like one. even for a little bit. is Annoying #the first part of the series 3 finale having martha be humanity's last hope was SO GOOD bc it like kind of set her up as like #having to grapple with all that responsibility and attention like the doctor does. everyone's lives are in her hands. so crunchy #but when it like slides into 'everyone pls believe in our specialest boy in the world The Doctor <3' it just. falls flat #i feel like with a couple tweaks here and there in the execution and like actual fuckinnn people of color in the writer's room #series 3 would be PEAK media. but as it is it's just. falling short. #i do really appreciate martha deciding to leave ten on her own though. first of all. qpp down. second of all #she's realized that she can't keep traveling with him. bc (as i mentioned) hes someone who simultaneously needs saving #and refuses to be saved in the ways that matter. Yes im fucking ignoring the unrequited romance angle i think #it does a gigantic disservice to martha's character if u boil her down to that. fight me i dont care if that was the authorial intent #martha in the end is too kind to ten and ten keeps making her watch his meandering path of self destruction. toxic doomed qprism to ME. #anyway fuck. idk man series 2 consensus was that im dead inside and series 3 consensus is that the version i have of it in my head is peak #series 2 is better but i think because of my ten martha insanity i actually enjoyed watching series 3 more than series 2. #even if i got mad at it more than any other season. i think something is wrong with me. um. lmao #ten and martha #10 era

[cutemeat]

never wont lose my mind over Glenn’s choice to frame the scene like this and have Mac pointing towards Dennis before delivering the line “yeah.. that’s the one.” like OK!!! OK!

#macden #macdennis #the beginning of my insane amount of re-watching this show over n over again all began with the 2 week period wehere i did nothing but #rewatch this ep n take notes. it did things to my brain #like glenn rewatching the show pre-s14 rlly shows cuz all the directing choices made in Macden Break Up came very much back into play here #with the Walls... ugh. sunny motifs u kno #ITS SHOWIN THAT DEN IS STILL THE CAT KEEPIN HIMSELF IN THE WALL!!! IT BRINGS BACK A SIMILAR SHOT FROM MACDEN BREAK UP!! #like... dennis FEELS like theres a wall between him n mac. but its invisible. n mac wont just TURN AROUND even tho he knows yeah Dennis.. #hes the one! his guy... his LEADING MAN #JUST TURN AROUNDDD #but the thing is there IS a wall n its invisibile so DENNIS cant see how his own insecurity n fear of taking a risk is holding himself back #from what his hearts always wanted.. which is just the same exact core conflict of Macden Break Up... in reality they never addressed that #problen so this ewas a smart way to bring it back around before we open up our Real macden storyline in s14/s15...the Set Up.. the Act i... #parker posts

[tinylilvalery]

i bet the people that download fics are reeeeeal chuffed rn

#a03 #archive of our own #i'm talking about how u can download fics from ao3 #which i've started doing with fics that i hold dear to my heart cos SOME people out here deleting their fics instead of orphaning them #smh #anyway no i don't feel chuffed w myself because i wanna the fics that i don't have rrrrrr #the want to check rarepair tags but now i can't so it itches me #“what if there is a really good fic that's been posted since last time i checked the tag???” #and what if there isn't. go to bed me.

[loving-delusions]

i fucking love lunar bro

they're my lil skrunkly

#and i kin him have i told u guys that before #(i alr did but i wanna say it again bc aaAAHHSSHXJDJDJDNDN im vibrating so hard i love the sams it's my current obsession and i cant gRRAAA #i drew all of this while our instructor was absent and we got some free time lol #lovingdelusions #sams lunar #lunar sams #lunar sun and moon show #the sun and moon show #sun and moon show lunar #sun and moon show #also i am aware he said he's somewhere around Eclipse and Sun n Moon's age but #let me have this... <3 #he's 17 in my heart #(also in my own au cough) #omg did someone mention an au omg i dont know who said that #anyways

[thatfaerieprincess]

Feel free to skip on past this, I’ve just gotta ramble for a minute bc i cant stop thinking about this kid from work last week. They were so much like me at that age (5-6th grade) that I didn’t know how to interact with them? I didn’t know what to say to them bc I don’t know what I needed to hear back then, what I would’ve WANTED to hear? What would I have even listened to? They were almost entirely silent and looked out at the world with a hesitant curiosity, but would pull back so fast as soon as you tried to interact w them. Little to no eye contact, face hidden in hair, always looking down, following others until they could strike off on their own and just quietly explore. Intently focusing on drawing any chance they got. We did an art project and they hunched over their piece the entire time and wouldn’t let any of us see it in progress, refusing to look up or acknowledge us if we asked to see it or to know what it was. Idk. I barely interacted w them while they were with us for those few days bc I didn’t know how? It almost hurt to try? It was like looking back into a time machine and i didn’t know how to tell them that it does get better,,, I still don’t even know if where I am is better, some days feel so unsure that I don’t think I’ve made any progress at all. But seeing that kid, idk. I’ve come pretty far. And it DOES get better. Maybe it’s not the best now, or even that great at all, but it’s better. I wish I could’ve told them but I don’t think they’d have wanted to hear it anyway

#im a rambling sam #I’m in a weird place again since getting here for this season of work #idk maybe I’ve been in a weird place all year probably #I don’t think I’m that far from where I was at that age but I know I am there’s just still so much further to go #one day I think it’ll feel easier but maybe not today #I do love working w kids but I’m considering going into horticulture instead of outdoor education bc I don’t know if I can handle this #I can #but god I don’t know #in my heart I’m still that exact kid and she’s still in there so damn anxious and unsure and needing to observe the world and everyone in it #just to get some sense of understanding of just what the fuck is going on around here #but by the time I’ve gotten a good handle on what is going on everything is already so set in place and my place is outside the system and I #I don’t know how to step into it #sorry sorry I’m still rambling I’m having a weird day I probably just haven’t eaten nearly enough in the last few days and I’m about to #start teaching on my own this week which is terrifying and I can’t stop thinking abt that damn kid I wish they stayed longer I think #we probably would’ve gotten along #but groups only come here for a couple days and then go home which is v weird after having the same kids for 3 weeks for summer camp #idk life gets better and it gets worse and sometimes u grow into the world a little more but there’s still a mute child in your ribcage #little hands pressed up against ur ribs like laying a palm against a bus window #I put my hand over my sternum as if we could press our hands together thru time #when I was that age I used to pretend to have someone around me like an imaginary friend but usually it was a book character that I liked #and I’d talk to myself in my head like having a conversation and giving myself motivation and assurances from someone else to me #and now I’m here and I still talk to myself like that but without the imagined friend as a buffer I just talk to myself in my head #now I’m the imaginary friend for the little Sam that lives in my chest #when I talk to myself I’m talking to her #I’m giving her the assurance she needed back then #the assurance I still need now #I am here for her so I am here for myself #this is getting poetically nonsensical maybe it’s time for bed

[corntort]

I looked into stej, including stej 3

What an ending Oh my God 💀 💀

HAH. YEAH. REALLY FUCKED.

#GOOD GAMES i really like just how. Earnest and cheesy they are #theyre a little clumsy with storytelling but idec its a blast. even when my hearts ripped outta my chest #THE HIGHEST OF HONORS THAT U LOOKED INTO SMTH I LIKE that makes me really happy :] #its something i always strive for but dont succeed in very often im glad i could pitch it to u !!!! its a really really nice universe #intricate world built on the remains of our own that lake has crafted and i love it!!!!! i rlly do #also i think its the game that kinda made me click in my mind that i wasnt a man 💀 #game so good it complicates my gender #rambles #ask #anonymous #spark the electric jester spoilers #i reallycant put into words how happy that makes me u looked into stej ill think abt that for weeks now thanks #stej

[quillthrillswriting]

how am i already at 407 notes my tumblr is barely a week old holy cow i'm so excited about this?? literally nobody i know irl knows that i write fanfiction so i felt like this hobby would always just be something i had to do alone, with the exception of the once-in-a-while ao3 comment interaction, but getting to start building a community of people with my same interests is so so much fun and helps so much to motivate me to write. i still can't believe how many new comments i've received of people genuinely liking what i write:)<3 the ones i've attached here are just a few, and every time i get to see some confirmation that what i'm writing makes people happy, i just get so so so excited:)

#this is so silly #but i'm so excited #ao3 writer #writing #ao3 #archive of our own #tumblr milestone #thank you #from the bottom of my heart #like genuinely #THANK U!! #ao3 comments #ao3 community #community building #quillthrillsyapping

[1327-1]

if ur putting antin*t*list shit on my dashboard while Palestinians are going thru a literal genocide i will wish endless skinnings to u and urs. i dont rock with that shit.

#im so fucking sick and tired of white ppl having their 'innocent' opinions on the existence of human #life. could not be more fucking tone deaf rn #if u dont wanna have kids thats great. i dont either. #to not even consider what’s going on in the actual world OF suffering. #and to plague this morning with ur ‘optimism’ abt how to stop child suffering is for ppl not to be born? #instead of i dont fucking know u daft american cunt. looking at our systems? looking at our inflictions on our own ppl and others?? #to suggest and fucking yap about how dear children are to u and to draw an obvious line #on who u actually care about: the ones Not suffering. the obvious ones who have all the resources in the world to #show ur pure heart they can raise the perfect unharmed child? fuck off #im not saying everything perfectly but i just believe there is some insidious ignorance in those that believe there is innocence in #elimination #that ignorance of Actual Peoples from history of great suffering will crush you tenfold for what little u think of life #and life as an applicant to only those who Dont Have It Bad #fuck off

[espectres]

@never-surrender sent: 

∗ o9﹕ sender falls asleep leaning against receiver . (sUKJA)

[ 100 NONVERBAL PROMPTS ] ...  ▬▬▬   accepting !

HE HAS BEEN AWAY FOR A WHILE , solo business wasn't something out of ordinary when it comes to his father's orders, he is raising a supposed " heir " after all. And who is Suzuki Toichiro's son if he wasn't able to carry out things on his own, to establish dominance and evoke fear into others singlehandedly - to fight, and win without fail. Right, there are things he has to do, but he is only human, no matter what the colder eyes of his father saw. He can only do so much. He can survive, but not unscathed. 

Bandages to broken skin in his hand, bandaids to the smaller injuries on his cheek, he treats them with nonchalance, they are nothing new. But Suk-ja doesn't, she frets and worries and hovers over his wounds with profound care, he merely observes, speechless and mildly embarrassed and so ... so tired. Exhaustion seeps into his bones and makes them heavier, but he fights it like the headstrong boy he is, he doesn't want to rest yet, there is so much he wants to share, and so much he wants to hear and catch up to. 

" I missed you. " Is heard in the midst of their chatter and laughter, truly, he did. And somehow, it's so easy to admit, what's it about her that makes him feel so safe ? Later on he realizes, maybe it's something mutual, something they can share that no one can take away, he doesn't know what is it, yet. But the night goes on and he smiles until his cheeks hurt, and he doesn't want these moments to go away, and he loves every second spent in her company, and it's almost like every bad thing can be overcome with such a friend. But she leaves him behind with the silence, and he almost wants to hate her for it, he feels her weight and looks baffled, Suk-ja had this look to her eyes, a tired thing that spoke volumes of how much she has been resting. Not so much, it seems. Carefully, a blanket is placed around her shoulders. He can't hate her, who is he fooling ? Certainly not himself, knowing full well she would be the sole reason he can sleep soundly this night, with her comforting presence and all the bright feelings she left in his chest.

#HI HI THANK U FOR SENDING. THEY'RE SO CUTE TO ME. LIL DOU IN THEIR OWN LIL WORLD #idk why it came out like that i had a moment. of writing moments. weirdly #HAVE IT ANYWAYS WKDHWKDHSJDHJ i actually love how it turned outtt #ショウ ; distortion confronts both heart and mind. / writing. #never surrender #ショウ ; we scraped our bones to get fire. / inbox.

[asingularshieldmaiden]

Can people stop using canon jiang cheng tag for pro jiang cheng content. It’s the anti tag so instead of trying to flood it and interact with the antis it would be better to just block and ignore the tag and same w the anti accs… the risk is them coming back to the mainstream tag bc their echo chamber is no longer an echo chamber.

It’s a separate ecosystem and yes it is annoying that it’s called canon jiang cheng bc it’s not actually canon behaviour but like if u block it you shouldn’t care because you won’t see it!!! The antis get off on interacting with the stans so if you stop interacting with them it becomes boring for them as they can only fume in silence and yell to each other. They are not going to go away and start magically liking jc. They aren’t going to read your insightful essay and go “yeah they actually have good points” bc if they are posting to canon jc they’re past the point of no return already!!!

It’s a delicate balance. It’s a good thing that they have their own tag bc the shit content is on it and easily blockable. We have the good stuff on the actual jiang cheng tag as should be. If you are posting to canon jiang cheng and it is pro jc content you are losing a large part of your possible audience bc seasoned jc tumblrs have made their peace with it and just blocked it. Tumblr’s unofficial communal policy is block and move on so please please just do that :-|

#jiang cheng #jiang wanyin #come on guys #i did not live through c*non j*ang ch*ng #being absolute shit garbage dumpster fire #for people to start legitimately posting to it #leave the antis alone #the point is not that it is called c*non jc #the point is that the antis have their own tag that is not the actual #jiang cheng tag #so please please just let it go it literally doesn’t matter #you are just losing audience by posting to it #im actually screaming why do I have to address this #jiang cheng is actually fake so u don’t have to defend his honour because he isn’t fucking real #we know we are right in our hearts and that’s enough lmao

[battlelisk]

Im a little tequila tipsy but

just temporarily blanked on the word “fish” and described the mini event to my boyfriend as

“they give you a lot of extra cat food”

he was understandably confused

#I didnt even realize until he looked at me weird and then repeated what I said lol #can u tell our asshole cats run our lives and also own our hearts? #flight rising #fr

[fratboycipher]

obligatory welcome guide for redditors

A lot of the guides I've seen don't actually seem to understand how reddit works in comparison to tumblr so

your blog is basically your own small subreddit. some people curate this heavily to fit a theme, like a sub, most people don't

reblogs are culturally equivilant to upvotes but functionally equvilant to crossposting

there is an algorithm. it sucks and nobody uses it. turn it off in settings. everything is generally chronological

likes are functionally equivilant to saving a post

you've probably already seen this but change your icon and put something in your bio or people WILL assume you're a bot. personal info not required

generally, anything you would put as a comment on a thread should go in the tags or the replies of a post. only add comments in reblogs if you want it to become part of the base post

tags are mostly equivilant to flairs, used for organization and commentary

your dashboard is an aggregation of everyone you follow

there is an r/all equivilant(trending page) but it sucks and nobody uses it

our search also sucks. your best bet is using tumblr.com/tagged/[TAG] and not /search

there are no mods

by extension, reporting something doesn't put it in front of the mods, it sends it to staff, who may or may not do anything(usually they don't)

there is no karma, there are no karma limits. anyone can reblog anything, comment/reply to anything, or post in any tag

"reposting"(reblogging) old content doesn't matter. people can and will reblog the same post multiple times, including in a row

CAVEAT. reposting someones art(NOT reblogging, making a new post) is a dick move. i know this is commonplace on fandom subs but its not necessary here. everything you post should be [OC] unless you are reblogging. or posting shitty memes

we have our own sitelore, you'll pick it up

(though im not opposed to bringing some over from reddit)

our app also sucks. we do not have third party apps and any that claim to be are scams. sorry

for desktop, most people use the XKit Rewritten extension for QoL improvements and to revert shitty aesthetic updates, much like old.reddit

we have no idea where the porn rules are at either. add a mature content flag to anything you'd get fired for looking at at work, that's about it

finally, from the bottom of my heart, fuck u/spez

#reddit #r/196 #r/tumblr #r/curatedtumblr #196 #curatedtumblr #reddit blackout #reddit api #dunno if anyone will read this. but if it helps im glad #im an active reddit user whos very bummed abt the site imploding #so if yall want to come here im happy to help #tilki