#and the community they brought with them

[astral-express-family]

Okay so we've all thought about protective romantic f/os, I'm sure, but what about protective platonics?

Platonic f/os who have been friends with you for so long that they understand you and the quirks that make you unique. And if anybody dares say anything rude to their favorite friend in the entire world, then they better brace themselves, cause they're in for a world of hurt.

Platonic f/os who see you in an uncomfortable situation and come over to get you out.

Platonic f/os who shove you out of the way and take the hit for you during fights.

Just... protective platonic f/os

#augh sorry if this is weird im tired #selfshipping community #self shipping community #selfship community #self ship community #selfship imagines #self ship imagine #platonic selfshipping #platonic self shipping #platonic selfship #platonic self ship #platonic f/o #tagging is hard esp when youre tired augh #anyways this was written thinking abt my gr.eedfall platonics bc THEM #💛❤️💜 brought together by fate 💜❤️💛

[1001galaxygal]

Joel and Etho be normal about each other challenge FAILED

#Joel’s new video is WILD for the smalletho community #what do you mean Joel made a whole bit out of interviewing the part of himself that is obsessed w ergo #what do you mean they brought back neck kisses #what do you mean Gem said I ship it about them #i’m going insane #smalletho #joel smallishbeans #ethoslab

[drewpicturesani]

The Traveller

So Chants of Sennaar is a good game-

#chants of sennaar #cos traveller #traveller sennaar #fanart #chants of sennaar spoilers #sennaar #art #character portrait #support small artists #tower of babel #hiiii these are custom glyphs based on how I think each floor might come to refer to the traveller #devotees is a combo of [person] and [up/great] as the traveller helped them to open the doors and ascend #warriors is [person] and [go/pass] as the traveller filtered through their ranks without trace #bards is [freedom] with their lil [person] signifier loop on the bottom as the traveller brought both the serfs and the upperclass bards #their own kinds of freedom #the alchemists is a mix of [specific person] and [open] as the traveller opened their fairy door #and the anchorites #extra spoiler warning just in case #the anchorites is a combination of [key] and [talk] - because they made the traveller to unlock the closed off communication between #the peoples of the tower #PLUS it looks like the ... #what are we calling the god/duty/beauty/transformation/exile glyph yall #the connection glyph? #thatll do

[hephaestuscrew]

Renée Minkowski is extremely into the abstract concept of Crew Bonding in such a way that it impairs her ability to actually bond with the particular crew that she has.

She wants them to have Christmas dinner together and give each other Christmas gifts, but she's not made an effort to learn Eiffel's feelings about December 25th and to think about what he might like to do that day.

She wants them to each say what they are thankful for at Thanksgiving, but when she says she's "thankful to have such a great crew on this mission", it sounds extremely unconvincing, as if she's just saying what she thinks a Commander ought to say at a Thanksgiving dinner on a space station, rather than expressing any genuine sentiments or revealing anything personal about herself.

She wants them all to participate in the talent show "to boost morale... bond as a crew, and... have a great time doing it", but Hilbert and Eiffel's reactions make it clear that talent shows do the opposite of improving crew morale for them.

Christmas celebrations and thanksgiving dinners and talent shows are all things that could potentially have a positive impact on morale and bonding for some hypothetical space crews, but in the way Minkowski approaches them, none of these things are particularly helpful for the morale and bonding of the people who are actually in her crew. Minkowski puts real effort into group bonding activities for her crew, but they are always based on general ideas about crew bonding, rather than on thinking about the individuals around her and what she can do to connect with those people in particular.

#Wolf 359 #w359 #renee minkowski #renée minkowski #I think she was probably even more intense about crew bonding stuff earlier in the mission #By the beginning of S1 she's just going through the motions to some extent #Also telling Eiffel 'that's actually less horrific than what I was expecting' to his thanksgiving contribution #isn't exactly a good way to encourage him to contribute #She tells him not to do smoke rings for the talent show as well #which under Wolf 359 science is sensible #but it's also reflective of a determination to get people to participate in the way that feels right to her #rather than the way that's natural for them #Tbf Eiffel at least seemed to enjoy that thanksgiving dinner #but it doesn't really seem like it brought them closer together #Especially with culturally loaded things like Christmas and Thanksgiving #there should have been a discussion there #but that's the thing #communication #and understanding her crew as individuals #those are things she has to learn #I'm also not saying that successfully bonding with Hilbert would have made any difference to anything #but pre-Christmas-mutiny it was an aim of hers at least on paper #Another thing to note is that Hera is partially excluded from some of these things #She's the only willing participant in the talent show #but Minkowski gives her a part with two lines #Minkowski encourages Hera's contribution of what she's thankful for #but only after Hera's asked if she could say something #Oh also I think that Minkowski's thanksgiving speech sounds like she'd planned those lines out before she even got up to the Hephaestus #She isn't thankful for her crew. Not at that stage. She's saying it through gritted teeth #But she'd planned on having a crew she was thankful for

[iso7010]

tbh i have yet to see an antisemitic post bending into the Palestinian liberation.. that isn't called out for its antisemitism. idk, maybe it's because i follow and interact with the right people, who treat marginalization with seriousness.

if you sit down to type up a post about something that is very clearly antisemitic such as "pls don't reblog posts that say isr*el is supported bc it's Jewish and Jews control this this and that" - which i cannot imagine anyone who ISN'T antisemitic to interact with - and then turn around and reblog a post that puts free Palestine movement in a thinly veiled antagonistic spotlight... the only thing i infer of you is that you're just not hanging with the right people.

you're NEVER responsible for the antisemitism that blends into movements that are meant to be progressive.

but you're responsible for who you make community with, if you hang out with people who let zionists run freely in their spaces, then that was your choice. and you can opt out and make better connections.

which leads to the same argument on why you should follow Palestinian users and treat them with the same seriousness, compassion and sympathy YOU deserve as a Jewish person.

#.txt #it's bad faith because you're not acting in solidarity #it is SO easy to call antisemitism out without giving Palestinians crap!!!! #the other day someone brought up nn posting Em Cohen being antisemitic as she approved a random hannukiah + random Jewish community #just being associated with zionism by being there #if someone gave op crap i didn't see them bc i block antisemites. other marginalized folk are not stupid. #antisemitism

[cheerfullycatholic]

I hope someday kids don't have to fear coming out to their Catholic families. I hope someday they're raised being taught the whole truth, that while actions are sinful and the Church cannot condone them, feelings and temptations are not, and that God doesn't love them any less for something they can't control. I hope when they start to feel these things their immediate reaction isn't "oh no, my parents will kill me if they find out" but, "I need to talk about this with my parents". I hope someday it's no longer treated as the worst thing a person could be, or something that needs to be hidden. I hope someday they don't feel unwelcome by their parish, that they know they belong there just as much as anyone else. I hope someday they're taught that a celibate life is not a punishment, but a beautiful way to live a holy life- not just for lgbt people, but for anyone who chooses it, and that it's no longer looked at as a lesser option. I hope someday they can confidently turn to their loved ones for support and guidance, and not have to carry this alone. I hope someday lgbt Catholics are loved in the Church like God loves them.

#heard a story yesterday that brought back a lot of memories about when i first started questioning my sexuality #dont tell me im wrong #that people in the church are already welcoming and loving and whatever else #at least a good chunk of them arent #i didnt just make up everything i said #i mentioned it because ive seen it #and yes i do know #like i said above #lgbt actions are a sin and we cannot condone them #if you think that anything i said condones it then idk what to tell you #changing how you treat people so they dont feel hated or ostracized by their own community doesnt equal acceptance of sin

[a-lonely-tatertot]

The qsmp fucks me up everytime i think ab it to hard honestly like these people (not just ccs like fans too!!) separated by such a large language barrier brought together by such an ambitious but like normal idea that a guy had has now created this group of people who are meeting up in fucking paris and talking about their fucking rp eggs like. This is such an insane community and i dont think ill ever stop being impressed by how much work and creativity that these players, admins and quackity have put into this like god this is so cool

#qsmp #tater rambles #and the community between them? like thryre so kind to eachother they communicate #they get out of roleplay and immediately start complimenting eachother #like that moment after the second debate where #baghera and cellbit are talking and theyre both like you did so well!! i dont agree with u but u did so well!!! #was so good #sorry im sick and emotional ill never be over this funky little smp #like dsmp was a goddammed mess. and seeing quackity come out of that #with his crazy ass lore and build this? this was nothing anyone was ready for #and the fact that he brought foolish and bad and philza people whos lore got brushed over and talked over and ignored into somrthing like th #where foolishs builds are lived in and bad is known as kind but dangerous and phil who gets dragged into stuff like im so happy for them #sorry im really rambly today i saw their twitchcon paris photos

[dribs-and-drabbles]

The Thai Communal Wardrobe item #22

The Shipper ep 10:

The Warp Effect ep 9:

Be My Favourite ep 11:

Last Twilight ep 2:

for @waitmyturtles 💙

#the shipper #the warp effect #be my favorite #be my favourite #be my favorite the series #last twilight #last twilight the series #the thai communal wardrobe #turtles - this was the shirt I talked about in our dms #after the last twilight trailer had aired #that mark and gawin had already worn #and then I decided to look through the shipper on a whim #and found it there too #on ohm no less! #there's 2.5 years between the shipper and the warp effect #and then it was brought out of storage and used three times in nine months #this top is a favourite of mine #we've had boyfriends sharing clothes #now we have brothers sharing them

[deejayponethree]

I still need to do color palettes but for now. Horse moment

#cricket doodles #encanto #encanto mlp au #mlp #my little pony au #mirabel madrigal #luisa madrigal #isabela madrigal #dolores madrigal #camilo madrigal #antonio madrigal #They're alicorns bc their canon magic status makes them unique and that would be hard to communicate if they just got their cutiemarks #Speaking of which they all get their cutiemarks and become alicorns when they open their doors #Which is why Mirabel is an earth pony without a cutiemark for a while #She doesn't become an alicorn at the end of the movie but she does get her candle cutiemark when she puts the knob in the new front door #symbolizing her fully realizing that she's still part of her family and how she's the one who brought them together #Also Mirabel is the only one who wears a skirt which means at first glance you wouldn't be able to tell if she had a cm or not #Which also shows her insecurity #my art #crossover

[the-cookie-of-doom]

What if Chay, after The Song, writes and posts his response. Kim jumps on it, writes another song in response to that, Chay does the same. They have this back and forth for months, publicly working through their breakup through soulful, euphemistic music. Except no one knows what’s going on, because the songs are never a direct reply, they don’t tag each other in posts, they don’t ever actually interact.

Eventually, as Chay’s popularity rises, some astute fans put it together. They connect the suspiciously timed uploads from both of them, the lyrics that miiight be in reference each other’s past songs. Chay’s follower count skyrockets overnight once people put it together that, even though he’s posting under a pseudonym, he’s that Porchay.

Neither of them confirms or denies anything. They still don’t interact. Fans speculate on what happened—clearly a messy breakup, but aside from the first song or two from Chay, the tone isn’t angry. It’s betrayed, but the songs from both of them are full of longing. Clearly whatever happened between them is unfinished; it wasn’t a clean break.

When they finally finish working through things enough that they can have a conversation about it offline, their fans finally get closure in the form of a collaboration. Kim and Chay record a duet, and this time, it’s full of love and forgiveness, setting the perfect tone for their new beginning.

#cookie writes #kimchay #I think it would be neat #if they communicated only through music for a while #that’s the language that brought them together #it should be what brings them back together

[onyx-got-clowned]

*me finding new character, getting some vibes from them*

#Me when link #Me when zelda #Literally just blasting them with the trans ray #Brought to you by a transgender guy #Onyx rants⭐️ #Trans link #trans zelda #Trans #trans community

[seahydra]

Imagining your F/O getting into things you enjoy is awesome but how about the inverse... doing extensive research into something your F/O is interested in? Love and joy and enthusiasm etc all around

#atari.txt #and autism. For me at least #This post is brought to you by me spending hours reading about ferris wheels. I think it awakened something #N is right. Ferris wheels are beautiful machines and they should be cherished #self shipping #self ship community #No but like actually they're so fascinating #And in reading about them and developing my own fondness for them feel like I understand a whole part of him a lot better now #It's great!!! I love it!!!

[lunar-wandering]

I genuinely think so many people have forgotten the fact of "there are no toxic fandoms, only toxic people".

When fandoms get big, of course the amount of people u want nothing to do with is also gonna get bigger.

Youre not meant to combat them. Youre not meant to talk about them and expose others to them.

Youre meant to block them at the first signs and continue to enjoy your experience interacting with other people.

Kill the weeds, don't let the seeds spread, reap your wheat and enjoy your bread.

#this post brought to you by #me yet again seeing a 'x fandom is awful and toxic' #whilst ive experienced nothing but joy + made most of my current friends through said fandom #im part of that fandom. youre part of that fandom. that fandom brought us together. #you would insult something that created something so beautiful? #just because theres some assholes ALSO in it??? #i just. i cant STAND it #its such a fucking generalization #im so fucking tired of 'fandoms are bad' mentalities #yes theres some assholes. most of us dont want them here either #yes theres people being 'cringey'. leave them alone theyre just having fub #fun #fandoms are a COMMUNITY #of people brought together via a common love of one thing #we praise fanfic and fanart for being so creative #but those only truly exist because fandom does #u cant love one and then blatantly insult the other #jeez #im just. i get so depressed when i see those takes #its like. sometimes some of these takes really just give 'people cant have fun anymore' #and other times i see a 'fandom bad!!' take and im just like #u do understand fandom is a community that YOU are meant to build right? #its like how people tell people to curate their dashboard. fandom is the same #block the people u dont like. dont engage with drama. dont make callout posts. #(if u must u can PRIVATELY inform your mutuals if theres some asshole in the community) #fandom is meant to be FUN. A discussion of what people love and an exchange of arts #not continuous arguing over what hcs are correct and stuff #just. god. fandoms arent awful. thats like saying all humans are bad. #just block the assholes. let people have fun. and enjoy yourself. #those are the three rules of fandom.

[alteredsilicone]

Finally someone asked the question that's been burning at the back of my mind.

And this made me laugh:

And then there is an actually elaborate description how they are similar, but different.

Grineer supremacist checking in:

#wf tag #wf reddit adventures #i mean it would make 100% sense that alads conduits are adapted entrati/orokin tech #its only in line with corpus #steal and remake so it works for them #but also it only being the same for gameplay reasons but there actually being differences in function is also an explanation #also someone brought up eternalism under the joke about albrecht time travelling and is2g #NOBODY FUCKING UNDERSTANDS ETERNALISM I AHTE THIS FUCKING COMMUNITY RAHHH #anyways #im normal im fine

[shipping-kitchen]

Honestly, I’m a proshipper mostly in defence of the weird kid that I used to be.

When I was seven years old, I wanted to run away with the villain of my favourite YA books and I wrote little love letters to him all the time.

When I was ten, I started shipping the main character of another series and her mentor (who was four hundred years older and also a skeleton).

When I was twelve, I started shipping myself with the Joker and wrote a few little stories where he kidnapped me and we fell in love

I finally discovered fanfiction at the age of thirteen, and I was overjoyed to find a world of weird fiction and pairings and the ability to read the same plot over and over, instead of reading the same book over and over.

It’s hard to put into words how much discovering online fandoms felt like coming home. Finally being seen.

At fifteen, I had a challenge with my friend group to see who could find the freakiest fanfiction and read it out loud without laughing or flinching. I have incredibly fond memories of those days.

I have always been a weird kid, for more than just my taste in fiction. But I’ve always been thankful that fandoms were a safe space to be weird, to be freaky, to be unabashedly strange and obsessed with things that other people don’t understand.

I will stand here and defend any amount of strange and unusual fanfiction if it means that one other person can come into fandom spaces and feel the same relief I felt at thirteen: that I was finally not alone, finally not judged, and finally not the weirdest person in the room.

#pro ship #proship #kov says things #proship community #when i see antis saying terrible things #i tend to imagine them saying it to me at a younger age #and that is why it bothers me so much #i was so fragile back then #and my silly problematic fictions brought me so much joy #and i feel very defensive of that kid that i was #and the other kids who are just like me #because god knows i was surrounded by them in high school!

[hindahoney]

Is that "I want to make a new Judaism without Israel" person even Jewish at all? I looked through their blog; it's been around for over a year but if you search any Jewish-related tag they use there's not a single post before 7/10. I don't want to accuse, Jews come in all varieties (even shanden), but come on... better to be a goysiche antisemite than such an embarrassment, right? Anyway this is just to say thanks for always dealing with these people so the rest of us don't have to, it's a huge service to the community.

I don't think it's appropriate to speculate about people's Jewish identity when we don't have anything concrete saying if they are or aren't. I don't know anything about them and I'm not really interested in spending time to look, but their views are not unique. I'm aware of only one real-life Jewish community that has tried to completely remove Israel from all of their services and holidays but it's extremely small, like ten people. So I mean there are Jews out there who have made it their mission to do that, it's just small and most Jews are very against them.

#ask hinda #i know that antisemitic antizionist jews are out there but they dont really have the means to start their own congregations #given that no one will ordain them as proper rabbis #so how can you have a community without a rabbi lol #anyway its all very sad i feel bad for them #because they all are so lost and confused about their identity #and then they bring up neturi karta as examples for antizionist jews #and ive heard of rabbis putting a ban on marriage with any member of neturi karta #which is more symbolic than anything because i dont think they marry outside of their own community #but jews have made it very known that we dont like them or support them politically #but theyre brought up that way theyre taught to hate themselves and other jews its very sad #to look at their kids and know theyre going to grow up so fucking confused #and hateful #its all very sad