#and i get that

[ao3commentoftheday]

There have been times when I've created something in order to please other people. I had various reasons for doing that, but invariably that meant that I had to get most of my happiness from how those people reacted to what I'd made.

There have also been times when I've made something completely self-indulgent. When I've found an idea that is absolutely delightful to me, and I've turned that idea into something I can enjoy again and again. In those instances, I got my happiness from both the process of creation and from returning to the finished product to enjoy the result.

In some extremely fortunate cases, the things that I have made for myself have also prompted other people to respond to my creations, and that is when my happiness has verged on ecstasy: a wild rush of joy that carried me through dark times and propelled me to further acts of creation that I never would have achieved otherwise.

I can't expect that third scenario to be my default. There's no telling what other people will and won't enjoy, and honestly I don't always want to share the things I create. What I can control is how I spend my free time and what I do with my creative energy.

Sometimes I'll create for others. Sometimes I'll create for just me. And sometimes, when I'm lucky, the stars will align and those two audiences will want the same thing.

#thinky thoughts #write for yourself is a pithy phrase #that leads to some people feeling pithed off #and I get that #but I think that's partly because there's no nuance to it #anyway #this is just my own personal view of things #it might not apply all that broadly

[meep-meep-richie]

Mobius's puppy eyes worked

#loki couldn't resist it #and i get that #i don't think i would survive mobius's puppy eyes either #he can try it tho #lokius #loki #loki s2 #dailyloki #dailylokius #loki x mobius #mobius x loki #loki gifs #lokiusedit #lokiedit #lokitvsource #lokitvedit #my gifs #gifs #gif* #loki tv #loki series #loki season 2 #loki laufeyson #mobius #mobius m mobius #tom hiddleston #owen wilson

[monocub]

and that's why we didn't wake luffy up :)

#one piece #one piece fanart #one piece fan art #op #monkey d luffy #monkey d. luffy #straw hat luffy #revolutionary sabo #sabo the revolutionary #flame emperor sabo #asl brothers #op art #my art #monocuboodles #sabo didnt wake him up cause luffy was NOT gonna let him go #and sabo had to GO go #and i get that #...but still :((( #HE WAS SAD SABO LEFT WITHOUT SAYING BYE :((( #but then the plot happened...so fair #BUT STILL :((( #i just need one (1) wholesome moment from these two again pls

[mail-me-a-snail]

hey. hi. listen. can you imagine being vance. can you imagine being vance and being told you have the opportunity of a lifetime; your ticket to all the eddies you'll ever need to skip town; start fresh; never have to look over your shoulder again (though you will, always; you cannot help yourself)

with the one catch being you have to willingly return to the people you're so desperately trying to escape in the first place. you have to venture into the den and come back out without ever letting them know who you are.

and that's easy enough. that's some kind of retribution, some subtraction of assets that could give vance an uneasy sense of closure. whatever i take from arasaka is what's going to take me away from them.

but can you imagine being vance and losing your best friend in the process.

(he got you out)

(he was going to get you out again)

can you imagine being vance and staring at your reflection, at the suit you swore youd never wear again, at the blood splattered on the once pristine white.

can you imagine wondering how you ever thought you could escape it?

#vance #frows up. god. fuck #FUCK #sorry i just thought about the konpeki suit #a lot of people say they wish the heist was more like the one in the trailer #and i get that #but playing it from a corpo v perspective is so fucking tasty #my post

[skyhawkstragedy]

We’re all slamming Jared for going after Cory’s likability AS WE SHOULD but remember when we hated him preseason and for some of week 1? oh how times change

#bb25 #bb25 cory #bb25 jared #I mean some of y’all still don’t like cory #and I get that #but he’s a lot more likable than Jared

[padfootastic]

Day 24 - Calm

Written for @prongsfoot-microfic

"Don't you dare tell me to calm down." Sirius' voice is ice cold, like the edge of a knife, ready to shred you into ribbons with words alone.

"Sirius--"

"No." One word. Just one word was enough for James' teeth to clack shut, for the blood to drain out of his face at the finality of it ringing around the room.

"I asked you one thing, James. What was it?"

"Si, listen to--"

"Uh-uh," Sirius tsked. "One thing. Come on, tell me, darling."

The term of endearment that usually made James feel like he was on top of a cloud, floating above the world was now deployed with the precision of a missile, a strike straight for his heart. It was all wrong--mocking and taunting and cruel. Cruel in a way Sirius Black had never been to James Potter. Cruel in a way he was with everyone else.

His answer, therefore, was a mumble. "Don't talk to Regulus."

"That's right." His voice was still sarcastic; James could hear the sneer even with his gaze fixed on the ground. "What then, pray tell, made you do the one thing I asked you not to?"

He didn't have an answer for that, just like he wasn't thinking when he actually approached Regulus. The only thing going through his mind was the look on Sirius' face, the cocktail of abject despair and pain and grief--James couldn't deal with it, not when it comes to Sirius.

So he remained silent, silent like James hated. Silent like he never was around Sirius.

"That's what I thought," Sirius finally said after a minute of utter silence. The hysterical anger has mellowed out, transformed into something else now--hurt. It is, somehow, even more unbearable.

"Of everyone," he started and James just knew--he could hear it in his tone that this would be the final blow. He closed his eyes, braced himself for impact, but it still tore through him when it came.

"Of everyone, I never thought you'd do this to me."

#james potter #sirius black #bambibelle #prongsfoot #prongsfoot microfics #this is. possibly the most out of pocket thing ive written lol #(which is rly saying something when u consider some of the stuff ive posted) #but like--this can be very ooc #and i get that #i just really wanted to write a j/s fight for some reason? #i know i could never do a full version of it #so the microfics are perfect #but i just. yeah #james feels a bit--too timid but. #idk. #anyway. enjoy! #this was a reward for me actually finishing some of my work for once #ive been neglecting it for days #and writing fanfiction lol #so i resolved not to touch ff until id done it #and i did so!! treatt!! #pen's writing #tumblr works

[galaxythreads]

i know - i know - that querying involves a lot of rejections, and by god have I got them, but I got a rejection from an agent I really thought would like my og book and i feel really, really, really discouraged right now. :/

#me as person #i'm ready to throw hands with the stupid series and scream at god and burn everything #or just curl up into a very small ball and cry #i don't know i guess there's just... #querying is in of itself exhausting i wasn't expecting it to BE this exhausting #and I am trying really really hard to keep the agents perspective because I know that they have so so so so many requests #and they can only take the ones that they get brain rot for #and i get that #i do #but it's just #discouraging #to put your hopes out there and then it to end badly over and over #i don't know i rewrote chapter 1 (again) i've rewritten my query 3 times and i just kind a wish i knew what was Not Working #so i could fix that #because i think the book is good??? i just need to lure someone into the pages #i guess. i don't know. i just.

[willyoubemycherryy]

It be the 11-15 year olds ruining it I swear🤦🏽‍♀️if they can’t start a r-rated channel bc of y’all???I’m stealing all 3 of them😐

TRUST.

#sturniolo police #sturniolo triplets #get it together #minors relax #theyre hot #and i get that #but seriously #chillout

[gauntletqueen]

V1 is the only character in ULTRAKILL I respect

#Gabriel SUCKS all the demons SUCK Mindflayer is TRANS and that's GRREAT but she's FUCKING ANNOYING so she SUCKS #V1 just wants to KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL #and i GET THAT #ULTRAKILL

[tbcanary]

question for y’all bc i’m curious: how much of a character should you read before you start writing them

#text.tb #i feel like in general there’s a large push to Read The Comics #and I get that #but like. is it all of them. do you have to know everything. #is just one or two runs okay. #if they’re just a secondary character in the fic does that change. #I do have my own answers to these but I want to hear what other people think

[traumasurvivors]

Sounds like you believe in gentle parenting and I saw your post a few weeks ago about not wanting kids and I think the world is missing out on your kindness

Hi anon,

I also talked about in that post how when I’m in a place away from my family and my partner and I have financial stability, I hope to foster. Specifically, I hope to foster teenagers who are often overlooked. I really want to show them the kindness, respect and love they deserve.

I think that will be a good use of my views.

#April answers #sorry if the tone reads off #I don’t mean it to #but this asks makes me feel weird #you may not have intended it to #but I’m really trying to accept that I’m not wrong for not having kids #like my parents have pushed on me since I was a child #so I’m kind of sensitive to being told things that imply #it’s the wrong choice #which maybe isn’t what you meant #and I get that #just sensitive

[doctorweebmd]

okay I’m starting to think the path to paradise is actually not going to ever take off lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#a part of me is like: if you build it they will come #especially because like… not to honk my own clown nose but I’m one of the better writers in the fandom #it’s so good. it’s so good!!!! why can’t anyone else see that?! #am I going crazy. #sorry. this is my weekly vent post #it’s just not what people in the fandom want or are looking for #and I get that #it won’t stop me from writing but I must admit I’m a little disappointed #oh well! I’m writing for me and me alone as god intended

[dgaftilwedie]

read the most devastating thomas fic earlier. he really is just like me.

#kira momentz :3 #he lives to be tragic #he tries so so so hard to mean something #he just wants to feel loved and appreciated #and i get that #i feel that #deep in my fucking core

[eddywoww]

First I just want to say I’m alway so excited for your updates - they’re like a little treat for me getting through the week! I love you fics so much!

Second your omega Eddie update was incredible - I love the dynamic between the two of them - I’m usually only down to read omega steve/alpha Eddie but because the dynamic is Dom Eddie and your writing is one of my faves! I can’t get enough!!!

And third (and you can ignore this if you want because I know you got a lot of hate for it) but anytime I read your omega fic I think about your omega steve fic and what you might have done with it or what route you would have take if you hadn’t deleted it (which you had every right to because people were being so unnecessarily rude to you!)

But I guess what I’m saying is thank you for posting and taking the time out of your day/life to write about these two and I can’t wait to see what other stuff you write!! 💕💕💕

I’ll definitely end up writing omega steve. I have an idea for it that involves a very mean Eddie and an equally mean Steve lol so on the cusp of very toxic and not great relationship, at least in the beginning. It’s something id like to play around with but I’ll definitely be warning people that it won’t be as fluffy or sweet as my usual stuff 😂

And you’re very sweet, thank you. I’m glad you’re enjoying omega eddie ☺️☺️☺️

#asks #and I get that #im very sub steve

[softmileapo]

PORSCHE GLOWING… THE CAWK IS REALLY THAT GOOD

#kinnporsche #kinnporsche spoilers #he was acting insane this episode #and i get that #i really do

[baronessblixen]

I’m so happy you had a good time at the concert 🥳 seems like a lot of ppl had fun and it makes me happy to see. whether you like his music or not you can’t deny that he’s always enjoying the scene 😂😂

Yeah, I feel like it's more of a happening. I really can't say how many people went there for the music. Someone I said close to had David and Gillian as their lock screen, so 😂 Most people wanna see him and it's really about that and less about the actual music for the most part, I'd say.

#lovely anons #my friend said she likes the songs #but wishes they were sung by someone else #and i get that