#and I think this should apply to any blogs anyone interacts with

[doctorsiren]

little PSA:

I have zero obligations to answer any asks sent in. I have zero obligations to draw something for those asks. There are many that I want to draw things for, and there are many that I just might reply to.

I have around 950 asks in my inbox (i had around 850-ish just last week). This is great, this is cool! I love it when people interact and send in asks!

Yet feeling like I need to respond to all of them, or feeling like I need to do art for them is incredibly draining.

This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t send something in. Please do! I love to read it and I do read every single one!

I am a busy person. I have life, uni, and other work I need to do. So I don’t like feeling like I have an obligation to do something that I know, in reality, I don’t have an obligation to do. I’m not mad or anything. I just wanted to give a little heads up, seeing as my inbox is nearing 1000 unanswered asks. (This is, of course, since I made this blog in 2020)

I love you all and I love all the interactions because it does genuinely bring me joy and this blog and the people who interact are a big place of happiness to me through my days. I thank you for your support and interaction. Just know that I am a person with stuff I gotta do. You get it haha

#doctorsiren #not art #siren speaks #phoenix divorce anon (who is no longer an anon to me haha) just know that I will be drawing up your asks someday bc I’ve been meaning to #but seriously y’all I love it when I’m sent the most random stuff #please don’t stop sending things in #I really do thank you #I just get overwhelmed when im made to feel like I have to do something #just be courteous ^^ #and I think this should apply to any blogs anyone interacts with #just know that there’s real people running these blogs and that they have lives and stuff to do !

[foundfamilywhump]

serious word of warning about a server that's been making the rounds

i've debated about making this post a lot, for a lot of reasons. i'm concerned about making it as a trans person and as a relatively new blog, though i've been involved in the whump community for years. i hope you'll hear me out and i'm not looking forward to whatever backlash may come my way, should anyone actually pay attention to this at all.

the short version is: the whump discord server 'whump lovers collaborate' (@/whumplovers-collaborate) is unsafe and hostile to trans people and the server owner will not take action to shut down transphobia, nor will she allow her mod team to do so. i am certain this would apply to other bigotries as well. i know this because i am trans, and when i called out some disgustingly transphobic commentary being made by a member of the server i was blamed for causing drama, essentially, and there was a rule added to the server not to talk about 'controversial topics' or get into arguments, and that was all that was done.

the much longer version is under the cut. i just can't sit on this anymore after seeing that the server got advertised in the whumptober server (to no fault of the whumptober mods who didn't know about any of this, they're fine) and also seeing hundreds of notes on posts broadcasting it. this server is unsafe for trans people and the server owner is actively enabling bigots. given the whump community has a bit of a transphobia problem in some places, i wanted to make sure no trans person or ally was unwittingly walking into that without warning. i'd appreciate it if you would spread the word as well, to keep trans community members and allies safe.

so, here's what happened:

i was in the whump lovers collaborate server for a while earlier this year. in february, a member of the server started spouting off some extremely transphobic rhetoric, including talking about inherent biological differences between men and women, that women are inherently and unchangeably weaker than men, that men have a 'biological instinct' to protect women, and other things. (there was also some bizarre commentary about how abuse or assault committed against men was inherently less upsetting, and often funny to witness because of this).

seeing this and being unwilling, as both a trans person and someone who believes it is important to not let bigotry go unchallenged, i stepped in and called out these statements for being both factually untrue and steeped in both misogyny and transphobia. this person and i went around and around in circles as he asked 'genuine questions' which were just thinly veiled excuses to continue needling me on the subject. eventually, i shut it down by saying that this was not the appropriate venue for a transphobic cis person to get educated about the nuance of the trans experience and trans issues, but what he was saying was transphobic and he needed to stop now that he'd been told that.

throughout this interaction, mods were emoji-reacting and responding to other things. at no point did any mod step in to help me or shut down the transphobia or at all intervene in what was happening. after i shut things down for good, one of the mods said 'thanks for keeping everything respectful' which was a truly laughable thing to have said in that situation.

after this, the server owner made an announcement that said, among a few other things about Not Fighting: "Friendly reminder that we are all here because of what we have in common, our love of writing We are not here to debate controversial issues Or say harmful opinions If you cannot hold a conversation without being civil and without escalating conflict, back away from the channel, and cool down All involved in a conflict are responsible for turning a chill space sour No matter how right you think you are (I’m not saying no mention of controversial things is allowed per se, I’m saying be civil, if that means avoiding controversial topics, avoid away)"

this is not an appropriate response to one person espousing blatant transphobia (among other disgusting views) and being called on it. a rule was added that if a mod or the server owner asked you to change the subject from a topic, you had to do so immediately and there should be no more discussion of it 'by any of the participants'. no rule was present to begin with making clear that bigotry was not tolerated, nor was one added.

subsequently, the server owner made it clear she had no interest in protecting marginalized community members, and that she blamed me for what happened because i refused to allow rampant transphobia to proceed unchecked.

when either asked by other server members about what happened or when asking server members who left why they left (which is a weird thing to do on its own) the server owner responded by essentially throwing a fit and asking what she was supposed to do? kick the transphobe out? she whined about how the person saying something should be done about the transphobe was assuming that she hadn't already done anything.

(she also said that she hadn't done anything. the person was not warned, muted, banned, there were no consequences. but she whined about the assumption that she hadn't done anything about it.)

she also said that it wasn't just the transphobe's fault. "[transphobe] was not the only one at fault there in that others contributed to the conflict by engaging them, drawing out more of their unpleasant opinions. If I punished [problem person] alone, the others might think that they were in the right" that is a direct quote from the server owner. i was clearly the person she was speaking about, and she refused to enforce consequences on the transphobe because that might lead to me thinking that it was okay to call out transphobia and protect myself and other trans people in that space.

when i spoke to a few of the other mods about what happened, the response was disappointing, to put it mildly. the mod team had apparently tried to argue with her and get her to enforce a no bigotry policy but she was afraid of causing arguments and didn't want to deal with conflict, and so refused to do so. this is not acceptable behaviour for someone who is in charge of such a large space. you cannot be this conflict-averse and also run a server of hundreds of people, especially if the outcome is protecting bigots.

the mods i spoke to also got defensive and upset when i pointed out that by not expressing disagreement with the owner's actions and by throwing up their hands and saying 'oh well, nothing we can do!' they were also tacitly endorsing transphobia and a community that protects transphobes at the expense of trans people. they were unwilling to do anything in the moment, and failed to do anything after the fact either.

i have screenshots and proof of all of these events, but i didn't add them here bc i didn't want to make this even longer. please feel free to contact me directly if you would like any further information or to see proof of what i have mentioned here.

in short:

please do not join this server. you will not be protected there, as the server owner cares more about making it as big and as popular as possible than she does about keeping her server bigot-free. please do not promote this server or allow this server to be promoted in your own spaces either. please do your part to keep trans people in the whump community safe.

#whump #whump community #whumpblr #idk what else to tag this with ugh #long post

[spider-lily929]

A message to anyone who interacts with roleplayers, particularly with Miguel roleplayers

I get it if you don't like Miguel, but that doesn't mean you can treat people who do like shit, even if you don't think you are. Sending an ask saying to a Miguel acc in character saying "you're horrible and you should die" (paraphrased, but essentially what I've ACTUALLY seen) is going to affect the very REAL person behind the blog. You may not think it, but you're also telling that person the same thing because they PLAY him (this applies to ANY character, but I've seen it a lot with Miguel). It also affects the roleplayers when you send an in character ask saying it's annoying that Miguel is occasionally non-verbal, seeing as real people do the same. I myself am selectively mute, and have had a lot of instances where I can't physically get words out, but people berate me for not talking. Saying it's annoying, telling someone off for using sounds and body language to communicate REPEATEDLY (as has happened with @itsmiguel2099 's Miguel) is SO harmful. Someone keeps harassing my friend and making people (not JUST Lupin) uncomfortable, and it needs to stop. These are real people, not the characters they play. Don't say things to us online that you wouldn't say in real life.

#miguel o'hara #spidersona #non rp post #about roleplay

[hungry-dragon-hugs]

important blog stuff (UPDATED)

hi! call me Draco (creative, i know. don't judge, i thought it was a super unique online name when i was 12). i go by he/him, kinda by default, but i've cut ties with most strictures of gender so really just call me what you want.

i'm a recently-over-18 aro/ace, autistic furry. i am comfortable interacting as this blog with only those who are 16 and up. i will block anyone found to be under 16, no questions asked. this includes liking or reblogging my posts.

this blog is for Extreme Cuddling content. all of it will be safe and fluffy, no digestion or chewing to be found here.

MY INTEREST IN THESE TROPES IS A NON-SEXUAL COPING MECHANISM. if any of the following applies to you:

interact sexually with v*re content

enjoy v*re content of real-life people, or which uses images of real-life people

enjoy v*re content of nonsentient animals

support "MAP" (child molester) or zoophile "rights," or are proship

general bigotry (racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, aphobic, etc.)

then interacting in any way with this blog will be a violation of my boundaries and i will block you immediately.

TERMINOLOGY EXPLANATION (under the cut)

i am no longer utilizing terminology originating from v*rearephilia, and will hereafter be censoring any mention of it on this blog to prevent traffic from fetish blogs on my regular posts. i am using it here in order to allow attention from those still using "sfw v*re" terms.

i want no connection to fetish content attributed to me. my interest in the idea of characters nonfatally swallowing each other whole is not, and has never been, sexual. (and if you think that concept is an inherently sexual one, you should probably reevaluate how you view the world.) the term "v*re" originates from "v*rearephilia," which is defined as a fetish in the modern usage. while i respect others' decisions to continue utilizing the term and those associated with it, i have found that it often only serves to attract unwanted interaction and harassment from fetishists who are too inconsiderate to let others enjoy their interests (and, often, sensitive coping mechanisms) the way they wish to.

TL;DR i don't use terms like "v*re," "pr*d," "pr*y," "mouthpl*y," "foodpl*y," etc. because they act as an open invitation for fetish blogs to violate my boundaries.

#extreme cuddling #sfw vore #nonsexual vore #draco talks about stuff #important blog info #vore tags for visibility

[olderthannetfic]

I’m kind of surprised that the whole heteronormativity BL discourse turned into me hating femme men and wanting every man to be masc. It’s doubly nuts because the story I described that got the brunt of this was one I made because of a certain masculine gay character trope that I really hated, to the point where my idea of fixing it was to basically make him sensitive and soft and a yuri on ice fan, and bullied for his lack of masculinity. If I find myself hating or feeling negatively about any part of a BL story it’s usually because of the actions of the top/seme character.

If a BL is bad, or I don’t know if it’s good or not, or I think there’s any bad writing moments at all, the top is usually the problem. This rule applies even if I think the top is a great character. This applies even if the bottom is a fucking terrorist who crippled an innocent young woman and tortured her for hours and never once grows as a person the whole story. (to be clear I really like the story i’m talking about and would recommend it, halfway across by dracze, but it’s still insane how the top basically NEEDS to be at the more toxic one in the relationship if the story has any flavor whatsoever). I know there are obviously exceptions, I can’t name a single one at the moment.

None of what i’m saying is a criticism of BL or of masc gay characters, i’m just saying that way too many people jumped to one specific conclusion about me based on my words. I really hope this doesn’t turn into discourse about me hating masc gay men and wanting everyone to be femme or some shit. I’d probably rage quit the internet for a week if that happened.

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You are the only one who can't let this go. Everyone else forgot about it five minutes after it happened... or would have if your ongoing behavior didn't remind them.

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As I've explained numerous times, people respond to the subtext and vibe of what a person writes as much as to their literal words. You said a bunch of shit that was laden with buzzwords and dogwhistles from communities with bad attitudes. People picked up on that.

You send lots of lengthy posts that are hard to parse and that come out of nowhere. And no, "you don't have to answer this but..." is not the ass-covering you think it is. I have to at least look at the posts in my inbox to evaluate them before they go in the queue. Normally, I don't mind if the same person sends me lots, and I don't care if they're all super interesting, but yours are particularly self-absorbed, boring, and horribly-written.

They're always phrased like "I think X about media Y". They don't invite discussion. They aren't tied to past conversations on here. They don't show the slightest spark of interest in what others think.

You apparently want eyeballs on your writing, both creative and nonfiction asks, but you're incapable of showing genuine interest in others. If these posts are an attempt to interact rather than to just say words in front of an audience, it sure doesn't show in the final product.

The posts people respond better to are just written better, but they are also more obviously part of a dialogue that treats other readers of my blog as peers, not a spigot dispensing free attention.

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Why should anyone care why you dislike one BL or another? I get that you're trying to prove something about yourself, but why should anyone care about that either?

You are not the main character in other people's lives.

You're treating this like some need to clear your name, but fundamentally, that's assuming any of this matters to other people. It doesn't outside of refuting a given comment on a given post and then, like I said, forgetting about it five minutes later.

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Every time you ask a new question, it just demonstrates the same lack of clue as before. For example, you recently asked (in part):

"What would changing my behavior look like? I have full plans to write […]"

It does not matter what comes in place of that ellipsis because no one cares what you do in your own art.

No one ever had an issue with your art because nobody has consumed it. And, to be honest, plenty of people have perfectly fine values for things they do. The fact that you do or don't include problematic thing X or proship stance Y in your own art is not proof of anything.

The issue is in how people talk to others about other people's art.

Endlessly trying to bring up your own work just looks like pointless grandstanding. Meanwhile, the vibe when you chat with others here has not really changed. There's still a strong subtext of unexamined assumptions and desire to make everything about yourself.

It's not about swapping out word X or Y. It's about your overall writing ability and command of subtext, which is poor. Really, really poor.

It's also about moronic statements like:

Like would it have made you mad that I said what I said if I removed those words? Because I didn't even mean them I just didn't think long enough to cut them from the post.

"Ooh, I didn't think".

Then don't fucking speak.

Or, if you do run your mouth without thinking, like most of us do sometimes, expect to suffer the consequences and don't cry like a cowardly little weasel when you do.

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To be perfectly frank, I spend less time trying to promote my own work on here than you do. On my blog.

And I can actually write.

This constant me, me, me, me bullshit is what makes you seem selfish, self-absorbed, and like you're wasting everyone's time on purpose.

[joe-moi]

I kinda look at it this way; I was lucky enough to meet him a few times at the earlier Fan Expos. I’ve met more engaging celebs (I hate to say this, but meeting Jamie put things into perspective because he was so kind and so engaged and talked to me for a couple of minutes and it really felt like he cared about what I have to say) but I’ve always had good interactions with him. I made him laugh, I asked him about movies or music or whatever. He def matches energy, and I think he appreciates when people bring things up not related to Eddie.

I also feel like a few people just ruined it for everyone. The ones that crossed boundaries, did weird things, asked him weird questions (I remember at one con overhearing someone ask him “where do I apply to date you?” And that was just a normie, no one that I recognized from stan Twitter or anything like that.

I do feel like he’s tired of them, and ask anyone, I was defending the fact that he liked going to cons like my fucking life depended on it, lol. I just think he’s over it, and he might do them sporadically but I don’t think we’re going to get a ton like we used to. It’ll never be like London or New Orleans in terms of interactions again, tbh. And I don’t blame him one bit. I’ve stepped away from the fandom, but I still see what’s going on, and again… I don’t blame him. People at these events act weird (and I’m someone that loves them and will defend them forever). His fan base is bonkers as it is. I’m glad he’s moving away from Stranger Things and the absolutely problematic people associated with it, and it drives me absolutely nuts when people say he dropped out of the cons because he’s going to film THAT. He’s has such a blossoming career ahead of him. He’s over Eddie, and we should leave it be.

I’d also rather him not book any than end up cancelling, cause he’s lowkey developing a Christina Ricci reputation (she literally gets announced for every con ever and then ends up cancelling) 😅

I think this is beautifully put. I agree with you almost 100% on all of this. Also, do like that for some reason on this blog, this seems to be the people who aren’t actively in fandom, but are still paying attention, and still like the guy. And I like that because that’s exactly how we are.

#anonymous asks #🛼answers #jq

[inklessletter]

Threatening to report minors for interacting with your public, non-functionally-age gated blog is a fucking joke and it is report abuse. Your blog is public, minors are probably viewing it right now. What is wrong with you?

Hi Anon. I was just about to reply the same way I did to the other anon that actually insulted me so gratuitously, because, seriously, just by the tone alone you might as well deserve it. But I am civil, because I see that there is a genuine lack of understanding of that rule, so I'm going to explain this one to you (though I don't have to, Anon, you should already know this, it's common sense, but I get that you may just not be aware).

Firstly, my blog is public because, if you cared to scroll down for half a minute, you'd have seen that I don't aim to post or reblog +18 stuff, and when I do post content that might be sensitive, I rate the post as Mature, so there's no need of a warning for the whole blog, it's just silly. I am careful like that, even though I have never posted anything explicit whatsoever. But I don't know if I'm going to come across an explicit post that it's so good that it deserves a reblog, or post something explicit myself (that, as I say, I would rate it as I should, and always respecting this site's ground rules), and those are the post I'm warning minors about, not the whole blog.

Secondly, (and this is where I think most people get lost in this issue) about the minors dni thing, you should keep in mind a simple thing: when OPs say "MINORS DNI" they are not protecting minors, they're protecting their blogs, their creations, and above all, themselves. No OP of age with the minors dni warning in their blogs sets this rule for the kicks, if we make a +18 post and allow comments or reblogs from clear minors this could be a potentially serious problem depending on the country or the laws that they apply to that. It is that simple. It's for our own protection. (Besides, some people just don't want minors interacting with their blog/posts, and that's okay).

And before someone goes like "how could you say that you're protecting your blog and not what kids see!!", I'm going to tell them (and I think I might be speaking for many of us here) that I am not responsible for monitoring what minors consume or don't consume on the internet, unless they're my kids. It's their parent's/tutor's/people who are responsible for them, not me. And believe me that I don't mean this in a rude way, but it is simply not my problem.

I have no issue whatsoever with minors interacting in non-rated posts, everyone is welcome here, that is actually the first rule of this house. That this is a safe place, and I think I can't stress this enough. What I am asking is for you to understand that I, as responsible for this blog, draw a line on minors interacting in rated/+18 post, either mine or something I reblog, under the consequence of being potentially blocked and/or reported. I have the right to do both blocking and reporting people that don't go with the rules, and honestly, I don't even have to warn about it, I'm just being clear here so we all know where we stand. It is, honestly, not hard to understand.

So, you see, there's a reason for that rule, and I thought that it was absolutely clear without having to go through this big-ass text post, but maybe you just didn't know it. I am not gate keeping anyone, I'm not an elitist, I am not an kid-eating ogre (I do actually like them, little wips of a person), I am just saying that in this particular blog, in my house, this is a rule that should be respected if you want to stay. If you don't then don't follow me (or block me, even, so you don't have to deal with the posibility of someday finding any of my post in your dash, it is really, really okay, since as I said before, I am not responsible for what you consume or not, but you are.)

And that, dear Anon, is what's wrong with me.

Have a nice night

🤍🤍🤍

#inklessletter #warning of minors dni #anon asks #seriously anon i could have replied this to you without that attitude #i hope you understand what I'm saying here

[safety-pin-punk]

FYI: the author of that ""they deserve to die" is something you should never hear a leftist say. if you do, run" post is a Zionist. I guess that mindset doesn't apply to brown people, huh?

But also, you should consider that this is an extremely shallow view of leftism and violence as a tactic. What, you're a "punk" and you think any punk space got safe without a few nazis getting their teeth kicked in? They didn't. Sorry.

I hope you develop a punk mindset that's a little less about shitty bands and an aesthetic and a little more about having firmer political opinions and not agreeing with Zionists.

Your concern in the first paragraph was addressed in a previous post I’ll link to here.

Going off of that, I’m not sure what on my blog, besides the controversy surrounding this specific post (which again has already been addressed), would ever make you think that I would exclude anyone from the statement of ‘we shouldn't say anyone deserves to die’??? I simply. Do not think humans should be killing other humans. At all. Anywhere. On either side of any war. Like. One human should not be granted the power to decide the lifespan of another in my opinion

On that note, being anti-war is actually both a very punk stance AND a left-wing movement. Though I agree, it is a shallow view of leftism. Because leftism is SO much more than a single movement (like the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, the LGBTQ+ movement, the environmentalism movement, anarchy, socialism, the labor movement, and GOD the list goes on). But also. It *does* include being anti-war and anti-'they deserve to die'.

As far as Punk being anti-war and taking non-violent approaches to the larger socio-political changes in the world, I'd recommend looking into Peace Punk. It was very popular in the 70's and early 80's with bands like Subhumans, Zounds, and The Mob. Here's a great beginner article on it!

As to your point about nazis. I promise you I'm not oblivious to the history behind the phrase 'Nazi Punks Fuck Off'. I also would have hoped that someone would be able to see nuance in a statement that say 'lets not say everyone deserves death' and not read it as 'we should let nazis do what they want'. Because that would be stupid. And if you've interacted with my blog for any real length of time, then you would know that I ALWAYS support punching nazis. But evidently that must have slipped your brain.

Now as far as this part of your ask: "I hope you develop a punk mindset that's a little less about shitty bands and an aesthetic and a little more about having firmer political opinions"

First of all buddy, I think I've already demonstrated that my political opinions are pretty firmly set (and that someone hoping on anon isn't going to change them). Personally, I don't feel the need to scream about my political stances every second of the day to make myself feel validated and like a good person. Because I have a life outside of the internet. But you do you I guess. I would however say that its kinda a dick move to just assume that others aren't well educated or have developed opinions when you've evidently only looked at a single post on my blog without actually looking at my blog. Otherwise you would have seen the EXTENSIVE amount of research and punk culture that I've written about or collected either on my own or in collaboration with others.

Really its either that you just didn't look, or because you didn't immediately agree with me, that you decided that my political views had a very shaky foundation. In which case, please do grow the fuck up and learn how to deal with people that have differing opinions than you without being a bitch and ranting about it on anon thanks.

Also. I like my 'shitty bands'. Get over it (Also like. Punk is inherently connected to music and shitty bands? Do you not know that? Do you understand where punk even comes from? I'm all for not needing to listen to punk music to be a punk as long as you align with other facets of the counter culture, but being told NOT to focus on music that is politically charged and full of punk values and history. Well that's a new one lol)

And lastly. Dude if you don't like me, you don't have to be here? You can leave? No one is forcing you to read anything on my blog??? Bye???

#mail tag #yeaaahhhhhhhh if your a dick to me I'll be one right back

[aberrant-angel]

i'm kind of considering just blocking anyone with some variation of "minors DNI" on their blog because

1. i don't have an age so how am i supposed to figure out whether i fit that or not. i know it means there is no place for me in your worldview. i'd rather opt out entirely than trying to navigate that.

2. there is at least one kid in our system, and who exactly within the system is conscious and aware of the surrounding world at any given time is not 100% clear-cut. a lot of the stuff i see gets seen by a "minor" too.

3. i truly cannot in my heart condone how many people exclude younger people from connecting to queer culture and learning from queer adults, how young people are denied any real community online, all because of the puritanical, conservative idea that young people are harmed by exposure to sexuality as a concept. (like,, a 16 year old will not take psychic damage because they saw you rbed anime girl tiddy please be serious here.) many young queer people feel extremely isolated and then adult queers still complain about The Kids Nowadays having the wrong opinions on things,, well maybe it's because everyone that could have guided them to having a more complete worldview refuses to interact with them so they have to figure it all out on their own! oftentimes the only adults that do interact with them are the ones interested in indoctrinating them!! (e.g. cryptofascists) because you're sure not talking to them!!! did you think about that???

4. finally it is just such an annoyingly USAmerican thing to do. "minor" is not a meaningful category outside of legal definitions, which vary all over the world, but we all know you mean "under 18" (...but you're not going to just write "under 18" because it's apparently important for you to signal that you think the US is the centre of the world and we should assume only their laws apply universally!)

#the definitive complete Misha rant about “minors dni”

[che444]

Navigating the Online LOA Community:

I’ve been studying the law for around 3 years now, and I’ve learned to navigate the nonsense and drama that pops up every now and then, but for my new learners who may fall into the mess or feel more comfortable at the moment learning through socials such as twitter or tumblr, here are some tips:

do not involve yourself in frivolous things like drama in the community.

It is ridiculous. do not interact, you are god and you have better things to do, it is nothing but a distraction, don’t get swept up in bs, manifest your dream life. wasting your time on things like choosing sides, trying to disprove people’s success, argue your understanding vs. another persons understanding of the law (even though the way both of you are doing it, despite differences, is working for both of you because you BELIEVE IT, which is the law..), and other things of the sort is so embarrassing, truly.

do not put any blog on a pedestal.

I don’t not care who it is, not even me. No one should be placed higher than you in YOUR reality. Learning from someone and appreciating their perspective on the law that helps you understand and form your own routine in manifesting is great, but becoming a fan to the point where you are no longer considering yourself, making affirmations like “I manifest like jujuonthatvoid32’s blog” is taking it far. You will never manifest like them, you can only manifest like you. Stop giving your power away. And for the love of god, do not give anyone money to manifest for you. They are not god in your reality, you are, act like it.

set boundaries.

I personally will mute, block, unfollow, or completely ignore the drama. Choosing sides, doxing people, arguing in comment sections and through subtweets is childish and unnecessary. I understand everyone loves a good gossip sesh every now and then but keep it offline, it’s annoying. In part I can understand someone trying to fight for the truth or defend themselves, but with this newfound power, why do you feel the need to? It is mind numbingly ignorant some of the drama that comes out of this community.

check your disbelief at the door.

If you are not ready to be challenged on everything you have ever known to be true, If you are not open to learning, if you have come to this community just to disprove and catch everyone in a hoax, there is no reason for you to be here. You are wasting your time, and bothering the wrong people. What you need to do is focus on your own success and stop being obsessed with others. Focus on yourself and for the love of god do not get on here with another exposé of yet another blog you can “prove” is lying about their success. We quite literally don’t care, and for those that do entertain that, I genuinely question if you are here to learn or if you are here for drama. Create a tea page, your own tag, and stay over there.

There are new people joining this community every day and I honestly think their introduction to this community being that is such a waste.

focus on source, put your phone down.

At the end of the day, drama will ensue in any community, unfortunately ridiculous popularity contests, silly and redundant exposés, ridiculous and baseless arguments about what and who to believe and trust will be around. However, remember to go to source. Read Neville Goddard, practice and apply, tune out the nonsense and remember who you are and what your power is. None of that matters, just you and your reality. Learn how it works, learn how YOU manifest, this is all available to you. I recommend starting with feeling is the secret, but you can start anywhere because this is YOUR journey.

There is no wrong way to manifest and there is no inherently right way to manifest, you have been doing it all your life. It is all based on you. Stop being distracted, stop becoming obsessed with others, and focus on you.

(tough) luv, che.

#law of assumption #neville goddard #self concept #manifestation #loa #manifest #shifting motivation #shifting realities #desired reality #manifesting

[princeescaluswords]

Public vs. Private

There's an interesting discussion going on over on @elandrialore's blog that I think everyone should read, but I didn't want to derail the conversation any more than I already have, so I'm starting another post.

I think that a lot of the trouble we're having about fanfiction and other creative works and the criticism of said works comes from overreaching capitalism and the way it has contaminated all social interaction with the controlling concept of ownership. People believe that if they put the effort towards the creation of something it becomes theirs in perpetuity, which gives them the right to control how it is perceived, how it is reacted to, and how it is discussed. It is as if copyright -- which solely governs profit from intellectual work -- has metastasized into some universal and (hilariously) moral right to constrain how an audience experiences art.

As an old fogey, I partially blame the internet and technology. There used to be a pretty bright line between the Private -- actions which exist for which an individual is answerable only to themselves and the people they choose to involve -- and the Public -- actions which exist for anyone in the general mass of humanity who makes an effort to involve themselves. The rights of an audience member depend on the nature of the actions. To give a concrete example, if I am walking by a house where a person is playing the piano in the living room, and they are not doing it well, I should recognize it as a private action and keep my reaction to myself. If I walked up to the house, knocked on the door, and told the performer they sucked, it would be rude and crass. But if I am attending a concert, I am supposed to react, and I am free to react in a certain number of ways. I am able to clap or not clap, even boo if it is extreme, or write a report or comment evaluating the skill of the performer.

But on the internet now, we have people taking pictures of what they ate for dinner and sharing it with millions of people. We have parents sharing fights with their children on Facebook. In other words, we have people walking about the house, hearing the bad piano playing, recording it and sharing it with their ten thousand followers. The line between Public and Private has become blurred into near nonexistence.

Many of the arguments we're having about fanfiction today seem to me to arise out of people trying to apply mores about Private behavior to Public actions. (Make no mistake, by any definition, publishing a story on AO3 is a public act.) This is the basis of "don't like; don't read" or "I do this for free." Through the application of ownership to something it has never been before, they're trying to exert control.

It just doesn't work, and, more importantly, it's vital that it doesn't work. Public art serves a definite purpose in civilization beyond immediate pleasure, and for that service to be healthy, the audience has to be able to engage with it freely. You know how I know this? Minstrel shows.

In my profession, I work with a lot of music from the first half of the twentieth century, and minstrel music was very popular. Al Jolson is only the most well-known example. But it wasn't just done for profit. There were public performances of minstrel shows across the United States done by churches, by fraternal organizations, by schools. They propagated racists stereotypes absolutely, and they peddled a nostalgia for a United States that never existed so hard that it affected political elections. Yet, you won't see them today because eventually criticism of both the racism and the pseudo-nostalgia. Would it matter if the creators and performers of these shows -- not Al Jolson, but the ubiquitous local, said "don't like, don't read" or "we're doing this for free." No, and it shouldn't.

The idea that the creator has the expectation that they can perform a public act and control the reaction to that act is unbelievable and damaging in many ways. It leads not as they argue to the freedom of creators to create but to disconnection of the audience and the tyranny of the mob. No one, no one, posts a story on AO3 and doesn't want other people to read it, and so they will follow the trends that are popular, and without counterbalancing criticism, art becomes a tool of conformity rather than something that opens up experiences for an entire community. Again, because this ridiculous disclaimer remains necessary, no one is saying that an author can't create what they want and distribute it, but the audience, to be fully included, has to have the freedom to react to it, which the people who run AO3 recognize by having a comments section. How much effort the author put into it is irrelevant.

#fandom problems #fanfiction problems #fandom racism #fandom misogyny #fandom decadence

[girlsgutsandgore]

Writing Communities: Toxicity, Requests, and A Cesspit of Minors

PLEASE READ IF YOU'RE A READER OR WRITER!

I've never made a Tumblr post before and I doubt anyone will see this, so I'm going to rant into the void. This came about after a fanfiction writer I dearly loved, Muzanswaifu, was in a nightmare of a community (not sure if I should tag her). I've noticed that, among fanfic writers, being a writer on this website can be hell, something that seems to be predominately created by a disconnect between the writers and their audience.

While I've never posted any piece of fanfiction myself to Tumblr, I have been a long-time user of this website and regularly follow writers. I've watched far too many writers quit or abandon their accounts because of the pressure they face to regularly post or to write for a certain audience/genre.

Statistically speaking, you'd think that most people would have the decency to realize that some people might not be comfortable writing certain things or that if you're not comfortable with it, leave it alone (or report it if it involves legal issues, bullying, harassment, etc). The Tumblr user base is primarily made up of people between the ages of 18-34, give or take. Of course, there will always be minors in just about any space, but knowing that the majority of Tumblr users are within the 18-34 age range makes things... sad. If you're actively sending death threats to someone because they wrong canon x OC smut, then... why do you have that much time?

Then there's bullying someone because you don't like what they're writing about. Most writing blogs tend to have rules, the basic dos and don'ts when it comes to a blog. Those rules are there for a reason. They aren't there as a suggestion of what the writer will/won't do, they're firm and set in stone unless the writer makes a post stating otherwise. Way too many people ignore rules when making a request or when they go to DM the writer. Please, read the rules before submitting anything to the writer. I've seem people answer some really weird requests on this website/app.

On a similar note to that: content warnings. Again, some people will zoom right past that and then get disgusted by what they read. Like all things on your average writing blog, the content warnings are there for a reason. If you go on reading the content after reading the warnings, then you're responsible for the outcome. You willingly signed up to read this content, you made the conscious choice to interact with it. If it makes you uncomfortable, then you have to deal with that. There's a lot of weird or gross things on this website, so it's best to ignore it or report it if it's dealing with illegal content.

That leads me to my next issue: minors. Even though porn is no longer a thing on Tumblr (sort of), there's still a lot of explicit material, especially in the fanfic community. It's hard to stop minors from reading it when the only way to stop them is the "read more" button in most situations. What minors don't seem to realize is that 18+ content isn't for them. I can't stop you from reading it, but you shouldn't be interacting with it more than the basic like and/or reblog. Sending harassment to a writer makes you look exactly like what you are: a child. You lack the maturity and knowledge to know what a real job is like or how stressful college/university is.

With life comes responsibilities. One of the things that Muzanswaifu points out on her farewell post(?) is how she got a lot of hate for running a Discord server and people thinking she wasn't active enough. Discord is confusing, really damn confusing, especially when you're trying to run an entire server with dozens and dozens of people while warding off minors. Her main job isn't to make sure the Discord is seamless and aesthetically pleasing or to answer every demand someone has, and this applies to any writer or artist with a Discord. That should be a place where people can share ideas, writings, art, or random thoughts. If you have beef, then take it out of the server into somewhere private. Sure, free entertainment is fun, but it isn't fun when you start dragging in other people to pick sides and get upset because they don't want to pick.

One of the big issues I also see fought over is whether a writer writes for xFem, xMale, or xGN content when it comes to reader content. I've seen a lot of complaints that [Writer] should write for [gender/sex] because it's what someone in their audience wants to see. Just because you want to see it doesn't mean that the writer has to cater to your specifications. Frankly, they might not be comfortable with it or know how to. I know as a Genderfluid AFAB person, I would probably suck at writing xMale content and, while I certainly can practice, I'd like to stick to what I know. There are other writers or communities where you can find the kind of content you want. Hell, here's a wild idea: you write it. If you can harass and bully someone else, then you sure as hell have the time to write the kind of content you want.

As for requests, it's a similar situation to what I mentioned above. Most writers have actual lives, like school, work, or simply hanging out with friends. They don't spend every waking moment writing something you asked for to deliver. This content is free. While it might be a priority if it's a commission, it sure as hell isn't if you're going to whine and yap about it when it's been a week since you asked for something. Some writers will take months until they post another chapter or a fic. Life gets hectic and it's not predictable! The health of the writers should take the forefront, so if writing is bringing them no joy or is burning them out, then it's time for them to go on hiatus. It's a normal and expected process.

This post is probably incoherent and sounds like the angry ramblings of a nobody who'll get no traction on their post. I wrote this in, like, an hour and I can't think right now. Any comments/advice to add would be appreciated if there is anything. All I ask is that there's a better community for writers on this app. Since I've never written anything other than this post, I only know the bare minimum of what these people go through. I might make a part two or something of this to rant, but for now, I have calc homework I need to do.

To any writers/artists out there who want someone to write to, my DMs should be open. I'm a very open listener. If Muzanswaifu or any writers in the KNY fandom see this, DM me for a Discord server I'm in. It's centered around Renkaza but we mostly do whatever on there. It's the least toxic Discord server imaginable and people there are super nice. Also, free beta readers and a fanfic book club.

If anyone sends me hate for this, I'm framing it (deadass). You can yell at me all you want for supporting [insert taboo topic] when I'm not. Just stop bullying people online and maybe focus more on yourself. If you're taking out your anger on a faceless person possibly hundreds of miles away over an attempt to call out toxicity, then you've got too much time to think.

Anyway, that was GGG, I'm out (HOW TF DO THESE TAGS WORK SOMEONE HELP ME).

#fanfic #demon slayer #kny #yandere #smut #reader insert #gn reader #male reader #demon slayer x reader #kny x reader

[sophieinwonderland]

"DARVO"

For the love of the gods!

You made an entire blog to attack me because you were upset at how I responded to a fakeclaimer who threatened to bash my head in by saying that bigoted anti-endos like them should be and will be ostracized.

You...

Wait... I need to screenshot that don't I? Because if I don't, people might think I'm making it up that this was the reason for the blog's creation!

There we go! (Also, "anyone who disagrees with me" was actually "anti-endos" and "people like the anon." Those were the groups I specified. But I digress.)

So you make a blog because of my comments that weren't targeted to or about you, then you immediately start attacking me, suggesting my comments could be considered criminal threats. (Again, not how the law works anywhere.)

And these false accusations of criminality are before I ever interacted with you.

Then when I completely debunked that ridiculous talking point, you quickly moved to calling my words violent, (not what that word means), "suibating," (also ridiculous,) accusing me of taking people's rights, and comparing the scenario presented to the torture of solitary confinement.

None of this is secret or happened behind closed doors.

Anyone can go over that thread and draw their own conclusions.

In my first post... what was the absolute meanest thing I said about the person falsely accusing me of criminal actions?

Most of it is just flat debunking.

I umm... I guess I said that accusing me of a crime was absurd. And I had one line saying "there are comically huge leaps being made to blow my comments to that anon way out of proportion beyond what any rational individual would."

And so I guess that implied that the person falsely accusing me of criminal behavior was being irrational, if you really want to look for an attack in that post.

But it's a pretty tame reaction to defamation by false criminal allegations.

And yes, in the subsequent post after they claimed my statements were literally the same as suibaiting, trying to take away people's rights, said my words were acts of violence and other ridiculous reaches, I did say this:

I'm going to be blunt. This reads like emotional manipulation. "People need to be friends with me and accept me no matter how dangerous or harmful I might be because otherwise I might harm myself" is an all-too common manipulation tactic.

I ALSO said immediately after that I wasn't suggesting they were an abuser or that this was intentional. Which is being conveniently ignored.

I don't mean to say that you're an abuser or that this is intentional. Only that I don't like the broader implications of what you're saying because I have seen a lot of abusers use this sort of tactic to keep loved ones, especially significant others, from leaving them. And I could easily see someone vulnerable reading this and using it as a justification to stay with someone who is toxic or harmful to them because they prioritize that person's health above their own. I want to be 100% clear that it is not morally wrong for people to reject someone because that person has dangerous beliefs which may harm them or others. Everyone has a right to choose who they associate with.

Because regardless of the intent, I do worry that this will be people's takeaway from this conversation. That if they're in a relationship they don't want to be in, they have a responsibility to maintain it for the benefit of the other person. Especially if that other person has a small support network or no support network besides them.

I don't think this was the how it was meant. I don't think it was a consideration at all how this might influence people in abusive or toxic relationships. But I do worry that it would be the result regardless.

But YOU, on the other hand, seem very intent on trying to paint me as an evil, abusive person.

Which brings us to "DARVO."

An acronym that typically is used to apply to sexual abusers, but you want to apply to a Tumblr argument with someone who literally didn't know you existed a week ago before you started spreading allegations of criminality about them, and said some slightly mean things online.

And I have to wonder... is this intentionally trying to draw an association between myself and sexual and domestic abusers? To an audience made up of many people who have suffered this sort of abuse??? Is that what we're doing in syscourse now to people we don't like???

DARVO is also typically used in he said/she said positions, where it comes down to the credibility of both sides. Again though, everything here is publicly available. Anyone can read all of my posts on the subject, and all of theirs. Nothing is being hidden. Nothing happened behind closed doors.

DARVO doesn't apply here because this isn't a matter of credibility. There's no Denial of any facts.

And this may be controversial, but I think DARVO does have some problems and can be used to shutdown legitimate natural defenses against false allegations if you use it as proof of wrongdoing.

For example, someone says "Hillary Clinton is secretly a cannibal eating babies in the basement of a pizza joint," and she's probably going to deny it, attack the people making the accusation, and present herself as the victim of obvious lies. And the more outlandish and heinous the accusation is, the more it's likely to invoke this sort of response. Basically, while being aware of DARVO is helpful when evaluating a situation so you don't automatically believe whoever is the most indignant, using it as proof of wrongdoing to discredit any defense people have of themselves is going to lead to a lot of false positives.

Back to the matter at hand, the mention of DARVO is obviously to portray themselves as victims.. So let's just recap the timeline of events...

I'm sent a hate anon threatening physical violence and/or death. I respond saying that people like them should and will be ostracized for bigoted beliefs as plural acceptance becomes more common.

A group of syscoursers immediately jump on this with absurd claims that my comments were worse than death threats, suibait, etc. This system, that claims not to be anti-endo and would therefore not even fall under the category of people I said would be ostracized, makes their entire blog to hop in to the dogpile wrongfully asserting it would be a literal criminal threat if made face-to-face.

I respond to this libelous claim in a post, thoroughly debunk it with reference to Californian law, and the absolute worst thing I've said up to this point is implying that reaches like these are irrational.

This system then compares my post that wasn't about them to suibaiting, violence and solitary confinement. They argue that ostracization is harmful to the people ostracized, so therefore my statements amount to threats of violence. (They seem unclear if this is criminal or not, saying in one line that I'm not a criminal, but in another that it would still amount to criminal threats. 🤷‍♀️)

I say this feels like emotional manipulation I've heard in other contexts, but also specifically make it clear that I'm not saying I think they're being intentionally abusive or manipulative.

Every single interaction I've had with this system has been in response to personal attacks against me.

And my own replies have also generally been kinder and less severe than the personal attacks and false accusations I'm responding to, IMO.

Oh! And then they went on to call my followers a cult!

Because I can't simply be a person online with some opinions that you find offensive or hurtful. No. I have to be an evil violent abusive suicide-baiting cult-leading criminal.

This might sound callous, but if you are having breakdowns because a stranger on the internet who you falsely accused of a crime implies you're being irrational and says you are acting in a way that comes off as unintentionally manipulative, you might need to take a step away from internet discourse.

I really do wish you the best healing.

At the same time though, I would encourage you to grow up and move on. Making an entire blog dedicated to a random blogger you dislike is weird, a little creepy, and I can't imagine it's particularly healthy.

#syscourse

[serpulalacrymans]

//so... I was thinking a lot recently about my blog, and honestly, there's some things I do not like and am aiming to change. Mainly in the way Lawrence is portrayed in his relationships.

//Let it be known that Law is a very selfish man, and if you're willing to give, he's willing to take. This isn't to say he doesn't care about who he's taking from, but most romantic reciprocation is not as it seems. He simply likes the attention and finds it too hard to let go of. (If you want to know what genuine romance looks like, it's intense infatuation and obsession. He will go the extra mile to stay in touch, to talk often, to interact as much as he possibly can for his person of interest, so much so that he feels entitled to their attention, and may even demand it.) Also, putting things to rest after I was cheeky and mentioned it in tags, I hate to "ruin the surprise" or anything, but I feel like it's important? Law, at this point in time, only sees potential in Ren, or in "Lamb." Good ole 🌫 Anon. I can go into detail why if anyone would like, but it's kind of complex and this is getting long as it is. But there ya go. I hope this makes it easier to navigate his interactions nonetheless.

//Next up is reminding everyone that this is an in-character blog. It's Lawrence typing, Lawrence posting. What he writes is not always what he really means or feels. He could be attempting to cater to a friend, to avoid an awkward discussion, or he could be overly mean because he feels like he needs to be- but, just saying, as an Oleander, like any other flower, he too can be a liar.

//Lastly, on the cutting board is Lawrence, and sexual activity. I don't have a problem with asks. I think those are fun! Finding what makes him tick is absolutely delightful- but actual sexual contact was not comfortable with me from the get-go, and I really should have just said something instead of wishing to throw my RP partners a bone. The doll-thread does NOT apply to this, as that is something Lawrence himself actively invited for his own selfish benefit, but for like.. "Canon" incidents where he has laid with other muses? I don't think I'm comfortable with that anymore. That kind of thing is very sacred to him and by bending the rules too much to cater to my partners, I have lost the plot and I'm sorry- but I think I'm excluding those from this point on. We can always discuss and actually plot, but, it's a long shot. Sorry...

//I will do my best to play the best Lawrence I can, but some very minor things need to change for that to happen. I'm sorry if I let anybody down somehow by posting this, but it's how it's gonna be. I will be going back to normal indefinitely after this is posted, so nobody has to worry about that.

//Have a good night everyone !! Thanks sm for reading if u bothered !!

#ooc #screamo-mun #important

[the-power-of-stuff]

Just sat through the first three NATLA live els and have so many thoughts - the first thing I did was come straight over to your blog because why wouldn’t I?!?

A part of me LOVES Suki’s awkwardness. In fact, none of the gripes I have with Suki and Sokka aren’t about Suki and Sokka and their characterisation themselves, but rather just the execution.

But anyways — the vibe I’m getting is that Season 2 (Book 1? I’m not sure if they’re going by seasons or books) is laying down the groundwork for some of the characters. We know they’re doing that with Azula (and the Fire Lord fam as a whole), but it seems like they’re sort of doing the same with Katara, where they’re starting off with her being a traumatised, almost-shy 14 year old girl who comes into her own as the season progresses.

While I haven’t watched the show in it’s entirety — I probably should have before sending this ask in — I’m assuming this is all leading up to her confrontation with Pakku and role in defending the Northern Water Tribe towards the end of the season. And then that new found confidence in herself and her waterbending carries though to season 2, where we’ll (presumably) find a more fiery, outspoken Katara after I’m guessing a somewhat lengthy time jump?

Anyway — back to Suki. My question to you is, if I’m right in my theory about Katara (and all the others, tbh… I feel like what I said for K can apply to pretty much any of the gaang at this point), do you think the same could be said for Suki and her own development?

We see Suki at the start of ep 2 as a fierce yet slightly socially awkward, sheltered warrior who wants to leave her village and aid in the fight against the Fire Nation and travel the world. As it goes, she does leave her village, and perhaps becomes the confident and sassy (and awful at puns) girl we all know and love, all through her experiences aiding in the war and travelling the world?

Of course, this would mean that her development would largely happen off-screen… but even still, Suki was more familiar towards the end of the episode. She was the one who initiated the kiss, she made her feelings and mostly gratitude known to Sokka by giving him her fan, she told the gaang they had to leave.

It feels like that’s the route Albert Kim is going. He’s made it clear that it’s a re imagination and not a 1:1 adaptation. He clearly wants the show to have its own identity to some extent (e.g. the genocide actually being shown and basically being a mini prologue to the series) and this is his way of doing so through characterisation.

I’ve written way more than I intended, so sorry for this long winded tangent. But what I mean to ask is, do you think in season 2 we’ll see a Suki more similar to the og (while of course still being her own).

I’d love to know what you think! x

Ahh, this makes me so happy!! Thank you so much for enjoying this blog, and for sharing your thoughts and sending this ask! <3 (And absolutely no need to apologize for writing so much, either! Goodness knows I could go on forever about this stuff.)

I think you make a really good point about characterization in the LA, and the potential for certain traits (like Katara's fieriness) to develop more over time. And I've been thinking about it in terms of what we already know about LA Suki that could get built upon in later seasons.

I definitely think it would make sense for us to see Suki come out of her shell a bit more in season 2, although there are some things in the LA that make it hard for me to imagine Suki being quite as sassy as her animated counterpart, just because of the sort of foundation it gives us for her personality.

For one, there's Suki's interactions with her mother. If anyone were going to be on the receiving end of a teenage daughter's sass, even if that sass is buried too deep in shyness to come out around said daughter's crush, it would be her mother. And while we kinda sorta see Suki get a little petulant with Yukari (her delivery of "I'm not too young, I just haven't seen the world" is kind of a swipe? but is really very heartfelt), she overall seems like a well-behaved, obedient daughter. This isn't a King Triton/Ariel situation where you get the impression they've had this conversation a million times before and Yukari is exasperated by Suki always questioning her authority. In fact, it feels like the first time Yukari's even considered that Suki might want something more, and she seems pretty amenable to it, if the fact that she didn't storm into the dojo to break up Sokka and Suki's near-makeout session is any indication. So, even in these private moments where you'd assume Suki is more herself, there isn't much sass to be seen.

(Somewhat related to this, I had a funny sort of "Huh!" reaction to Yukari's, "Such a fierce warrior. And yet such a kind heart." Not that I don't think Suki is kind! It's just not one of the first words I would use to describe her. And not that I would've expected Yukari to say, "Such a fierce warrior. And yet also kind of a pill because you're always giving me lip." But that bit of dialogue is there for the audience's benefit; it was a choice the writers made to tell us what they think is important for us to know about Suki's character. So I had a moment of, "Oh, that's the takeaway we're supposed to have? Interesting...")

And then there's Suki's later interactions with Sokka. On the one hand, when they're training together, the romantic tension is through the roof; it's all very new and interesting for them and it makes sense that they'd still be a little shy about it. On the other hand, Suki gets comfortable enough around Sokka at this point to 1) remove her makeup, 2) have a deep conversation with him, and 3) touch him on the chest. We don't see her show the same awkwardness from earlier in the episode, but she also continues to be very serious. When Sokka pins her, and then she flips them over while he's mid-celebration, she follows up with a useful tip about fighting, and it's delivered completely straight (if a little breathless). No little jokes or jabs. No "Don't get cocky" or knowing smirks.

However, we are not completely without sass! There are a couple moments in particular that I feel have some of that familiar Suki flair.

First...

Lookit her smirky little "come at me, bro" face! That face 100% says, "C'mon then, let's see it, if you're so tough." There's a playfulness here, too, which we know is very much a part of her relationship with Sokka in the animated show. (This Suki up here? I could easily see this Suki saying, "😠I'm an elite warrior who's trained for many years in the art of stealth... I think I could get you backstage!😁")

And then...

The thing I love about this is that she's all, "Nuh uh, I don't think so" (her little head wiggle!), but a fraction of a second ago she was staring blatantly at that boy's mouth. Nice try, sweetheart, but you ain't foolin' anybody. (This Suki is the Suki who smacks her forehead when her boyfriend tells terrible puns to actor-Sokka but who later gazes at him adoringly when he absolutely loses his shit because actor-Sokka actually said "rocky relationship" on stage.)

So...I guess the tl;dr answer to your question is, kind of? I can't see LA Suki getting to "Sorry, Warden, you're my prisoner now" levels of sass, but that's not really the tone the LA is going for anyway. I think we'll see her being very bold (a la taking the initiative to kiss Sokka) and very compassionate (saving Appa—I hope!!), and it makes total sense that, next time we see her, she'll be way more confident than the girl who could barely say a single word to Sokka before attempting to strangle him by way of flirtation. I also hope we'll get to see more of her playfulness! Maybe even some successful flirting? Probably not as forward as "Look at you, sleeveless guy...been workin' out?" but I'd settle for a sly head tilt and a cheeky little grin. And based on what we know of her so far, I don't think that's too much to ask. ;)

#natla #natla spoilers #sukka #suki #gifs #my gifs #live action atla #netflix atla #spoilers #sokka x suki #suki x sokka #suki meta #meta #analysis #answered asks

[imagine-knb]

I'm so excited this blog is back! I forget about KNB sometimes just because of all the new anime, but it is dear to me and so is this blog because of it!

For a request, and it can be a scenario or headcanons, whichever you prefer, can you do Kuroko, Kise, and Himuro's reactions to their (mutual) crush getting roped into doing one of Kise's photoshoots with him?

Like the shoot is stalled because the model supposed to be opposite of him is late (could be due to traffic or maybe they have prima donna syndrome and holding up the shoot to have their demands met), and when crushicchi happens to pass by and stops to chat with Kise, the director or photographer sees them interacting and thinks, "…yeah, that'll work!" And then suddenly they're swept up in a whirlwind of hair, makeup, and wardrobe before they're urged on set and just told to act like Kise's their boyfriend in the pictures. (He's certainly not gonna have a problem with it!)

As far as how Kuroko in Himuro are involved, it could be that that one or both were already hanging out with their crush before their hangout session got interrupted by everything, or maybe they won't find out until they see the ads until later when they get published, it's up to you. Sorry if this was really specific.

I went for a bit of a mix between scenario and headcanons, I hope you don't mind. It's a format I've been playing with recently! Admin Neon

You were beginning to think you should have never answered Kise's call.

As the makeup artist dabbed an oversized puff to your face, spreading around powder that would mattify your foundation, you had to resist the urge to sneeze. As your own makeup artist turned away from you to pull out an array of eyeshadows, you took the opportunity to glance at your companion.

Beside you, in the seat right next to yours, Kise is sitting as still as a statue while his own makeup is applied. He looks downright professional, closing his eyes at the appropriate moments and holding his breath to stay as still as possible.

"What kind of photoshoot is this anyway?" you ask to anyone willing to answer.

"It's a campaign for a new set of matching women's and men's clothing," your makeup artist replied, using one of her hands to tilt your chin up. As she pressed a small brush of color to your eyelids, she continued, "Things like pajama sets, outing clothes, and swimwear."

You flinched away from your makeup artist in surprise at her words. Pajama sets? Outing clothes? Swimwear? "Kise, this sounds like a couple's photoshoot."

Your only response from the blonde was an amused smile as his artist began powdering his face.

Kise was not a conniving man and to say it was his fault his original costar for the photoshoot got a violent case of food poisoning would be a lie — how was he supposed to know the pasta on the snacks table had been sitting for a while and was no good?

he already had you on speed dial the second he heard his costar had fallen ill; not because he especially wanted to do the shoot with you or anything, but because you owed him a favor

he spends a lot of the photoshoot smiling more than usual — the photographer actually has to scold him for once about keeping that dopey grin off his face

during the entire photoshoot, Kise is taking the opportunity to brush his hands along any skin of yours that was deemed appropriate for the photos — pajama sets? he's got his arms wrapped around you; outing clothes? he's holding your hands or wrapping his arms around your shoulders; swimwear? this is where he hesitates a bit...

he's never seen you so exposed and to say he wasn't enjoying the view would be a lie, but he was a professional, so he did his best to hide his excitement and settled for placing his hands on your exposed waist

all in all, you actually end up having a fun time and, much to Kise's pleasure, tell him he can call you as a backup plan whenever

The next day, Kise was on the phone with Kuroko, holding him hostage in conversation and retelling all the events from the photoshoot.

"Kurokocchi, it was so cute!" he gushes, holding his phone close to his ear so he could make sure Kuroko heard every tone and inflection in his voice; he was so happy. "____cchi looked amazing in every outfit and the photographer and makeup artists loved having them around! ____cchi even said I could call again if I ever need an emergency costar!"

On the other end of the call, Kuroko merely gave a disinterested hum. This only spurred the blonde to continue in his ravings, mentioning all the different types of pictures the two of you had to take.

"It got a little romantic near the end when the date night clothes came out," Kise reminisced. Then, as an after thought, he added, "Oh, I should send you my favorite ones! I was able to get copies."

"You really don't have to do that," Kuroko tried to say, but he was interrupted by Kise's continued rant.

"I think you'll really like this one. ____cchi and I look like an actual couple! Maybe we could even—" There was a click on the other end of the line. "K-Kurokocchi? Did the call cut out? Hello?"

it wasn't that Kuroko wasn't listening to his blonde friend, but the moment Kise had mentioned your name as the costar he'd done the photoshoot with, Kuroko had lost all interest in the conversation

he didn't hate you — no quite the opposite, in fact; Kuroko was just having a really hard time listening to Kise gush about you as if you and the blonde were already a couple

when Kise didn't get the hint and sent over a picture or two from the photoshoot, Kuroko didn't open them at first; he didn't want to see you in such close poses with a man who wasn't him

eventually curiosity gets the better of him and Kuroko does end up looking at those pictures — he's trying really hard to ignore Kise in them, only wanting to look at you

he finds that if he zooms in, maybe even crops out his friend, he can smile more at the picture instead of feeling that burning coil of jealousy in his stomach

instead of responding to Kise, Kuroko begins texting you about the photoshoot instead; even if he's feeling jealous over who you had to take pictures with, he still wants to congratulate you on a job well done

It was weeks later that the photoset was released to the public and, in your excitement to see yourself in a magazine, you headed over to the nearest convenience store. Tagging along with you was your classmate, Himuro, and his tall friend from basketball — they were on a grocery run.

As you stepped into the aisle where all the reading material was kept, your eyes were instantly drawn to the magazine in question. "Holy shit, he didn't mention we'd be on the cover."

You picked up the magazine to flip through it, Himuro behind you as he looked over your shoulder. He was silent as you flipped through the pages, looking at all the photos that had made it through to the final cut.

"You look really good in these," he comments, leaning ever so slightly to get a better view — he was looking at you, of course, not at the pictures.

The compliment brought a light flush of color to your face and you smiled at him in return. Placing the magazine into your grocery basket so you could purchase a copy, you trailed along after Himuro as he lead you through the store for the rest of the grocery trip.

on the outside, Himuro had a rather calm appearance about him; nobody would really know that on the inside he was seething about the pictures he saw

his amazement at your skill — despite it being your first photoshoot, nonetheless! — had been genuine at first, but then you flipped onto the page where the swimwear was being displayed

to say his blood ran cold when he saw the way Kise was holding onto you in that photograph would be an understatement; Himuro wasn't stupid and, even through a picture, he could see the desire Kise had in his eyes that day

he tries to move past his feelings of jealousy; after all, at the end of the day, Himuro was the one who saw you the most often since it was his school you attended — he had you to himself most of the year, he supposed he could share you a little

later on he asks you which of the photos you had taken was your favorite — he still wants to show you that he's interested in what you like to do — and he's mentally ecstatic when you show him a picture that isn't so intimate

he asks for a copy of that picture and places it as your icon in his phone; of course, it isn't his fault that Kise gets completely cropped out, the whole picture just wouldn't fit...

#kise #kuroko #himuro #divider by skylightlantern