#i don't know anon and i'm just as frustrated and vaguely annoyed at me about it as you are

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#gonna go on a self-pitying little vent here #but sometimes the way i struggle to write on any half-decent schedule really kills me #it's literally taking me years to finish things #and i know that's so frustrating for some people #you know who it's also really frustrating for? #me #i want to get these ideas out of my head and on paper before they get stale #before the idea of writing them down is exhausting instead of exciting #i love some of these characters and stories so much #but when they've been looming over me for so long #when i've gotten a mountain of 'when are you updating' comments for them #when i've played the same scene that i really wanted to write over and over again in my head until i can't get the original flavor #they turn into these big amorphus blobs of resignation and vague anxiety #where i can barely recognize them for what they were before #and i just wish work and life and responsibility and my own stupid stupid brain #would just let me finish something while it's still fresh #instead of letting it fester like an open wound #this goes out to that one comment from the other day #'bro when are you gonna update this' #i don't know anon and i'm just as frustrated and vaguely annoyed at me about it as you are #ryo rambles #ryo's writing rambles #vent

[ao3commentoftheday]

i feel really frustrated sometimes and i don't know to deal with it. i create both art and fic, and i've had to deal with people who never were rude to me directly but vagued about me by making some really hurtful remarks about my interpretations of certain characters we all liked. maybe this wouldn't sting so much if it weren't for the fact that these people have a significantly larger following than i do, and get so much praise for they way they interpret the characters in a way that clearly they like.

(context: these are characters who we never meet in the source material let alone have a physical appearance; there's very little we know about them. naturally, there's a good amount of fans who are interested in what we do know and make up their characterization from there.)

the worst part is i can't really feel like talking about it because obviously, there've been people who have been subject to direct harassment - while i'm positive that these people were making vagueposts about me and my work, i can never be one hundred percent sure. and it's really frustrating to put so much care into my work and how i approach these characters only to realize that the people who've (maybe) whispered about me behind my back get far more love and attention for their work.

i wish i had a more constructive way to go about dealing with this; so far i preemptively block people who i think might be rude to me about the way i portray these characters - they don't have to see me, and i don't have to see them. but somehow the jealousy and anger at these other artists and writers still gnaws away at me. i'd like for it not to.

I'm sorry you're going through this, anon. That's not an easy situation to be in. I'm glad that you're taking care of yourself and blocking the people you don't want to see. That's a good practice to keep up.

It's important to remember that jealousy and anger aren't bad emotions to have. Emotions are just information. Our body's way of telling us something. Any badness associated with those emotions comes out in the way we express them.

You need to allow yourself to feel angry and jealous. Trying to bottle it up or shut it down don't make it go away. It will just make it fester. Allow yourself to be angry. You're hurt and annoyed and frustrated, and those are all good reasons to feel angry. Allow yourself to feel jealous. Those other artists get more attention and likes and reblogs on their art than you do, and that's a valid reason to feel jealous.

But after you've let yourself feel like that for a little while, close your eyes and take a really deep breath.

The only person you can control in this life is yourself. That means that you can't control the people who are vague posting about you. Blocking them was your way to exercise the control you do have. You can't control whether people like or reblog your work. You can decide what tags you add to your posts, how you describe images in your alt text, whether or not you reblog your own work.

If people are liking and reblogging your work, considering following them. That could in turn encourage them to follow you back. Open up your ask box for requests. Post something on Work in Progress Wednesday. You might need to put a little more effort in, but you can find people who see things the same way you do. And don't assume that someone liking one artist's representation won't like another. I have fandoms where I've seen the same character look radically different from one artist to another, but they're all so amazing I have to like them all.

What do the rest of you think? Have you got any advice for anon?

#asks and answers

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

i keep telling myself to quit checking up on KM spaces cause there’s literally nothing but bickering and going out of the way to find things to be mad at but I keep ending up coming back 😓 it’s so hard, I still think about them a lot and I generally enjoy doing so! They make me happy to think about, genuinely. it’s been a force of habit for so long but the vibe with no new content (I try and avoid military updates but they waft into my view every so often and I’m glad they seem to be doing ok at least) is just so nasty it’s just like can’t everyone just relax and be happy knowing they’re together??? Obviously I am the problem here and I need to stop but it’s a struggle….do I need to just go completely cold turkey on bangtan? 😂 is that what you did when you took a long break? It’s not like I don’t have hobbies and a job and stuff, but for a long time they’ve occupied a special nice place where I just think of them and generally enjoy reading people’s thoughts about them, but over the past year especially w the solo stuff it’s just gotten kinda rancid

Hello, anon

I understand you completely. If something has become part of your daily routine, on top of other activities and interests, it's normal to get the urge to check up on it. Cold turkey might not help because it increases the chances of going back to it. I'm going through the same thing nowadays. I'm aware that right now, there's barely any point in keeping up with that part of my interests online. KM have enlisted and despite seeing some military updates, I'm not excitedly/anxiously looking forward to it. Like you, I think it's nice to see that they appear fine, but personally I could live without those updates as well. Consequently, I barely discuss it even on my blog, I don't find it necessary.

Most likely, the upcoming show will be the only relevant content that makes me still keep an eye on them right now and that's because the announcement might drop at any time. By not knowing exactly when, it's enough to keep at least a part of the fandom waiting and participating online. Not a bad strategy, but a frustrating one for us.

Likewise, by still checking up tumblr/twitter, I'm also exposing myself to daily fights, endless debates on relationship dynamics and so on. I find it pointless and I'd say a sign of boredom if this wasn't the modus operandi of the fandom anyway.

I made a vague comment recently, but it is terribly annoying having to read left and right troll anons baiting bloggers who then are bringing receipts to demonstrate that KM are close. Really? We're still doing that in 2024? People are talking in circles to demonstrate something that doesn't need more proving. Twitter is worse because they fight like idiots under the guise of defending. The knights in shining armour fighting for the princesses.

As to solo stans, I don't have an issue with the idea of only liking an artist and that's it. If only that would be the full definition. Anyone acting like not only a fanatic, but writing like some miserable 4chan user is someone I really can't stand. It's slowly becoming standard stan behavior and I see this in other fandoms as well, including those of western artists. It's nasty and embarassing.

When I took a break, I unfollowed almost all KM and JM focused accounts. The ones remaining I muted so I had to go to my following list and check each individually if I wanted to see what was up. My point was to not have any of that on my timeline. I think it worked for a while. Now I'm back to how it was before and I don't know how that happened. I should make some changes again.

#m thoughts #jikook #bts fandom #solo stans #fandom behavior

[gwyns]

We would love you to voice your thoughts Kenzie 👀❤️

i appreciate this anon but i know for a fact that some people would not love it lol

it's not something that's strictly related to acotar, or even sjm in general. more so just like... everything. i'm sorry i'm bad at trying to explain things. i don't feel it's my place to do anything that could be seen as attacking someone so i'll just seethe in peace. so why even post about it, you may ask? well... i was frustrated and i'm human, i needed to vent, even if vaguely. i apologize for being so annoying about this, i just couldn't handle people hating me right now

#asks #anonymous

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

https://smhalltheurlsaretaken.tumblr.com/post/664010820609572864/do-you-think-the-jedi-had-any-flaws-that-you-think

this is such a boring and frustrating take, and it sucks that you and the rest of the clique of jedi stan blogs are so hostile to anyone who loves the jedi but is also willing to critisize them.

Okay. I'm done throwing away a lifetime's worth of boxes and moldy food and paper clips and old magazines and I'm just tired enough to feel like being salty.

Look here. This post?

See the "do you think" part? The part that announces that post is about what *I* think? Why would you feel the need to tell me that you, a perfect stranger to me and an anon on top of that, personally find my opinion boring and frustrating? I don't know why you think that. I don't know (though I can guess) what you find boring and frustrating. I can't have a conversation with you because you're anonymous and you're not interested in engaging in any sort of debate - if you were, you'd be refuting some of my points with you're own arguments. Your response would still be unprompted, but it'd be a lot less annoying.

That post also states again and again that I don't think the Jedi are perfect. Nowhere does it say I think they're above criticism - I even say the exact opposite. I'm guessing you're taking issue with me saying I wouldn't change anything about the Order. If that's the case, grow a thicker skin.

Finally, I absolutely take issue with you calling me hostile, because nothing about that post was remotely about other people's opinions, much less policing them. It was a post about what I think, on my blog, which is for me. I don't send contentious asks, I don't reblog posts I disagree with, I very rarely comment on those either, I try to not tag my vague salty posts so they don't show up unprompted on people's dash, I do tag my longer takes appropriately so people can filter them out and I don't do call outs. How is my salt (and the post you linked WASN'T EVEN SALTY qsghtrertgh) hostile?

Like, come on! That post you're annoying me about? Had this in the links:

I’ve been thinking a bit - a lot, for like a year - about all the headcanons around Jedi’s biological people, and there are really only two possible cases that seem to get explored: the pure of heart, flawed but loving, desperate parents who ‘had’ to give up their precious child to the Jedi and didn’t feel they had a choice (most commonly seen from the more Jedi critical parts of the fandom, but not always), and the horribly abusive no good parents at all who gladly dumped their baby onto the Order (which appears to be the way of some Jedi fans to ‘justify’ the adoption into the Order as legitimate, which really shouldn’t be the point because adoptions are just as legitimate without abuse factoring in).

What’s kinda sad is how little we’re willing to explore all the possibilities, maybe because we don’t want to be perceived as on the wrong side of the fandom by our own pals. We all deal with just so much bad faith discourse that we smooth out any sort of human drama and nuance to try and have clear cut narratives that are so black and white that they must prevent bad faith interpretations. Jedi have to be perfect pure angels that have never done anything wrong to be recognized as good, because we’re afraid that if we write them in an interesting way people will jump on the opportunity to accuse them of all sorts of stuff.

Well, I’m tired of vanilla fics and good guys vs bad guys when dealing with purely human everyday stuff. Bad guys are for the galactic battles, the epic clash of eternal forces. When dealing with how Jedi younglings come to the Order, we can have plenty of amazing, heart-wrenching drama and warm, happy moments where all sorts of good and regular people have different goals and meet and clash without anyone being at ‘fault’ or being to blame for it. I want to see (*sigh* to write) complex, difficult situations that can’t be perfectly resolved but where people do try and everyone feels like a *person*.

So yeah. I guess you were taking out a larger frustration on me, which is understandable but also very unwelcome

#ask #anonymous #salt

[stanleyl]

I tried to find another celeb to follow but no one else hits as much as tom, which is why it's even more frustrating when you see everyone else having fun because their fav is going to 202873 events a month, having projects back to back, meanwhile it's drier than a desert in tom's nation😩

And to that anon earlier who called you constantly angry.. Idk I feel like as fans it's normal to get annoyed because nothing is happening, if that makes you an angry person then... I'll join you lol

Since it doesn't look like Fred Astaire is filming anytime soon, neither does Spider-Man or Uncharted, I truly wonder if he's not doing a-ny-thing this year. A two years break is not something other actors can afford, but it's a lot when he seemingly doesn't do anything on the side. From my understanding he's been spotted going to meetings with his team a couple times in the past few weeks so I truly hope for some movement this year (I'm begging)

Actually I don't have a problem when others tell me I complain too much (or that "I'm angry", which is something I heard many people saying all my life whenever I stood up for myself 🤠), but they need to know that it doesn't mean I have to change my mind because they don't like what I post on my blog.

I think Tom is very unique, I know this might sound corny, but he really is. For example, I tried to get into the Josh Hutcherson hype, because people kept saying "he's like an older Tom Holland", but I didn't see it... at all, and I think the guy is actually nice, but he's nothing like Tom.

I just recently started feeling annoyed with all this secrecy & vague answers about projects we already know are going to happen. I know there was a strike, but for us it has been longer than 6 months lol. And I wish he attend more public events too.

But I'm hopeful and trust Tom is going to make the right decisions and we're definitely getting something this year 🙏🏽.

#tom holland

[azulas-daddy-kink]

Fandom discourse anon again, I took your advice and took time off but when i returned it seemed to only get worse. Now i despise these characters and any ship of theirs, the fans have ruined it for me. They shipped my favorite character with these other characters and had trashy and stupid ideas pushed onto my favorite one. I just want to fight back and just scream how stupid their ships are but im scared of backlash. How do I be more like you and not give a fuck. I dont necessarily have a group or friends behind me so I'm worried I'll be bullied out of here. Its so frustrating I can't tell these creepy fans to keep their ideas in their place and that their fan ideas isnt law.

Hey, Anon.

I'm sorry, I let this sit in my inbox for a while because I wasn't sure what to say... except that this is just sad, and I wish fandom wasn't like this. And don't be fooled, it gets to me, too. I've found that arguing with these people just really isn't worth it, and I've been a lot more liberal with my usage of the block feature. I'm at the point where I block as soon as I see an annoying headcanon, a bad take, or a ship I don't like. It's actually pretty nice, highly recommend. Don't be ashamed of it, the feature is there so you can do precisely that - curate your space and not see things you don't like or have no interest in.

I know it's frustrating, believe me. I have gotten so many stupid/harassing asks and comments under my posts, I've even been made aware of someone who has me blocked still vague posting about me.... you just can't win with them. You can't argue with stupid. Stupid will flip the board, shit all over it like a pigeon, and prance around saying that it won.

The only other thing I can say, too, is that you have to be the one to create the content you DO want to see. And that the more you block and ignore, the better it gets.

#ask response #anon ask #discourse

[bare1ythere]

idk about actual methods but I also really struggle to learn kanji, you aren’t alone. I can only remember a handful of the most super common ones and even then sometimes I’ll totally blank and have to look it up on jisho. it really sucks

I appreciate it anon. I think I'm just a bit intimidated by the sheer amount of work its gonna take to get any good. I can read and write pretty fluently in hiragana now, though katakana is still a bit of a struggle, but kanji is just so tough. And its annoying that I've put so much effort into learning and still can't really practice reading because of all the kanji.

I recently tried to study kanji like how I used to study characters in mandarin back in elementary school but man. Each unit in Genki has a vocab list of ~60 words, usually all with unique kanji, while my elementary school mandarin textbooks had like 15 words per unit. I don't know where to start or if there's even a point to learning how to write rather than only recognize kanji since when am I going to be handwriting japanese outside of formal exams I may never take?? But then again how the hell am I going to learn to recognize kanji if I don't write it down?

I love learning the vocab and grammar and I love being able to write my own sentences and vaguely understand japanese fan art I find online with text in hiragana and katakana but kanji just makes me so frustrated.

I'm going to keep trying. not today probably. but I'm going to figure it out somehow. Because the feeling of actually being able to read kanji in context is so exciting for me, and ultimately is necessary for becoming fluent.

I need to keep this video pinned somewhere because the video itself and the comment section really calms me down when I think I really need to learn on'yomi and kun'yomi to ever get fluent when lots of people don't do that and do very well.

#pluto answers #asks #Someone in the comments mentioned learning basic kanji that makes up other more complex kanji- #not learning their readings but just their meanings and how to write them- #helped them learn more complex kanji later on #I might try that.. though they didnt include a complete list of all the kanji they learnt #might have to do some digging on my own for that

[of-a-chaotic-mind]

Bravery Comes In Many Forms

Summary: Some new guy in the guild decides to pick a fight with Laxus in an attempt to win Reader from him. Gajeel gets in on the action when the guy decides to disrespect Reader.

TW/CW: Laxus Dreyar x Female!Reader. An unnamed new to the guild character is pretty rude and disrespectful. None that I can think of other than that.

Requested? Yes, a lovely Anon said, “Hey! if you don't mind can i get a Laxus x reader(preferably female but it can be gn) it can be anything angst, fluff, it really doesn't matter, THANKS SO MUCH”

Word Count: 1,300

A/N: So, I pulled a few prompts for this one bc I don’t really have any other ideas stored up lol, hope you don’t mind. I hope you enjoy the read! Love to all!

Prompts: “Where you from?” “Here and there.” “What do you do?” “This and that.” “You ever-” “Now and then.” “Boy you’re just full of information.”     Person A getting really annoyed with their tangled headphones and Person B just taking them off them and doing it for them.     “Do you need a hand?” “Does it look like I need your help?” “Do you really want me to answer that or would you like to maintain plausible deniability for later?” Dialogue prompts are bolded.

As I make my way into the Guild Hall, many of my new friends say hello or wave. I’m so happy that I’ve found Fairy Tail and was allowed to join. It’s only been a few weeks and I already feel at home. Everyone is so welcoming and kind and honestly, the rowdiest bunch of mages I’ve ever seen but that makes it fun and exciting.

I make my way over to the bar and take a seat on a stool next to a very handsome gentleman in a large coat with fur around the collar. I order a drink from Mira and then turn to him to strike up a friendly conversation, “Hey big guy, where you from?”

He gives me the side-eye before rolling his eyes, “Here and there.”

Sensing a challenge, I decide to play his game, “What do you do around here?”

“This and that,” comes another vague answer.

I’m determined to get more than just a short vague answer so I continue, “You ever-”

“Now and then,” he says before I can finish my question.

This draws a chuckle out of me, “Boy, you’re just full of information.” Mira drops off my drink and giggles at my comment before heading off to help another guild member.

He shrugs so I pull out my earbuds and decide to listen to music while I wait him out. Unfortunately, my earbuds are yet again tangled from being in my pocket. I’m thoroughly surprised I didn’t lose them on my last job. I huff as I struggle to get them untangled which draws the mysterious man’s attention toward me. He raises an eyebrow, “Do you need a hand?”

I tilt my head at him, “Oh now I get a full sentence,” I look back down at my earbuds and return to untangling them, “Does it look like I need your help?”

“Do you really want me to answer that or would you like to maintain plausible deniability for later?” he responds. I ignore him and continue my work but after a moment of my frustrated tugging at them, he gently pulls them from my hands, “You’re going to break them if you keep that up.” Seconds later, he has them completely untangled and neat. After handing them back to me he pulls out his own headphones and places them over his ears. I mumble a thanks and then put my earbuds in and press play on my music. Little did I know, I had just had my first interaction with Laxus Dreyar, one of the strongest members of the guild and Master Makarov’s grandson.

A few months pass by of small interactions with the lightning dragon slayer. During one of said interactions, I finally learn his name. He seemed shocked when I didn’t cower in fear. I’ve never be known to fear things that I probably should. Looking back, I wonder if that’s why he found an interest in me. I obviously respect him for the power that he holds but I never fear him.

One day, I'm sitting at one of the tables in the guild hall with my back turned to the table as I talk to Levy, with Gajeel at her side as always, about her most recent favorite book. Suddenly, someone takes a seat beside me, honestly too close for comfort. I scoot away from this newcomer, he had just joined the guild yesterday, in hope that he’ll get the hint and keep his distance. Before the guy can scoot closer, I hear and feel boots stomping on the table behind me before someone drops to sit on the table with their feet propped on the seat and their legs to either side of me.

Looking back, I find my best friend recently made boyfriend Laxus sitting there with a very pissed-off look on his face. However, he isn’t looking at me. He’s looking at the mage sitting beside me who has now squared up and seems rather annoyed. The annoyance is clear in his tone when he speaks up, “Hey pal, can’t you see I’m trying to make a move here. Back the fuck off.”

Now, even Levy and Gajeel are pissed at this man’s audacity. Gajeel looks like he’s about to iron club this guy into the next century. Levy seems to be barely holding him back. That being said, Laxus doesn’t need their help. He leans forward and throws his arm around my shoulders, “Moves have already been made here. Leave.”

“How about I fight you for her?” the, I have to say it, idiot challenges.

“Lax-,” I mumble placing a hand on his arm around my shoulders in hopes of halting him, “He doesn’t know what he’s getting into. He just joined yesterday.”

“You’re kidding me right?” Laxus grumbles, “You just joined yesterday and you’re already hitting up every woman you come across? I just saw you trying to hit on Cana and Mira said you hit on her this morning.”

The newbie shrugs, “What’s the point in joining a powerful guild if I don’t at least try to get a girlfriend out of the deal. Now, are you going to fight me or not?”

Levy and I visibly tense up at his rudeness. I stand, shrugging off Laxus’s arm as I do, “How about you fight me instead?”

“Tch, like you could take me in a fight. Sit back down girly the big boys are talking,” he answers. Now Laxus stands and, with Gajeel close behind, moves to stand between me and the newbie. Levy jumps up to my side to pull me away toward the bar before we get caught in the crossfire.

From our new seats at the bar with Mira and Cana, we can hear Gajeel say, “You just joined and you’ve already gone and pissed off not one but two Dragon Slayers.”

Laxus chuckles, “I’m willing to bet that if Natsu hears there’s a fight he’ll join. He also doesn’t appreciate rude assholes who objectify women.”

“Good point. So, do you really want to fight three Dragon Slayers?” Gajeel asks the newbie.

In an attempt to make himself seem bigger and stronger, the newbie straightens up and holds his head high, “Bring it.”

For a moment, it seems like Laxus is contemplating something. I know he can take this guy down with a single lightning strike but as he nudges Gajeel and says, “You take the first move,” I can tell he’s decided to let his best friend join in on the fun.

“I wonder if this guy realizes that those two could easily take him down in a good old fistfight,” Cana mumbles before taking a sip of her keg.

Mira laughs, “That’s true. They could just shove the guy and he’d be down for the count.” Levy and I are silent as we watch out boyfriends practically bat this guy around like a couple of cats with a ball of yarn. It doesn’t take long for this guy to drop to his knees and forfeit. Thankfully ending the fight before Natsu gets wind of it. As Laxus and Gajeel make their way over to us, leaving the guy to wallow in his defeat, they both have huge grins on their faces.

Gajeel drops onto a stool beside Levy, “I don’t think that guy is gonna be picking any more fights around here for a while.”

Laxus scoffs as he takes a seat beside me, “Good, the idiot needed to be put in his place.” We all laugh and order a round of drinks. Even though I could’ve fought that guy myself, it feels good to have someone to protect me.

I place my chin on Laxus’s shoulder and whisper in his ear, “Thank you, Sparky.”

He kisses my forehead, “Anytime, babe.”

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[rywritten]

Bartender!Dream x Baker!Techno? 👀

(this was initially going to be really poetic with an atmospheric vibe going on, but then my lizard brain was like: nah, make it crack and have them bicker the entire time.

also, it was pretty hard to incorporate Baker!Techno into the story due to the scene i was writing, so i had to make it a bit vague.. so yeah, i hope this is still your cup of tea anon!)

In all of Dream's three years of experience serving as a bartender, he's never met a man quite like his current customer.

Now, he's dealt with the typical drunks who would either talk to him in gibberish or say nothing at all – too out of it to really form any words, then there's the self entitled pricks who would demand far too much from him and still find something to complain about. Hell, he's even had his fair share of grabby perverts with their sleezy smiles and wandering hands, but not once has he ever had the misfortune of dealing with the growing headache who has introduced himself as "the blood god."

The blood god, who's still surprisingly stone cold sobber even after the late hours of the evening, walked into the bar counter with only one order in mind, and out of all the drinks one would request at such a high end place, he had requested Dream for the impossible.

"I'm sorry, but did you just say you wanted a tall glass of Kool-Aid?"

"Yea."

"What?"

The blood god's frowning at him now, looking at Dream as if he was the one being weird.

"Don't you know what that is?" He asked slowly like he's talking to a child. "It's blood red, artificially sweet, probably made up of pixie dust."

"I know what a Kool-Aid is, sir."

"Then hop to it." He makes a shooing motion at Dream and there's a smirk on his lips like he knows just how frustrating he's being. "I want it to give me heartburn as soon as the first drop hits my tongue."

"I'm afraid we don't have any Kool-Aid available at the moment."

The blood god makes a face at him and he lets out an audible gasp, sounding far too dramatic to be real. "What kind of bar are you running here?"

A normal kind. Dream wanted to answer him, maybe even punch the smirk right out of his stupidly handsome face.

But he can't.

Their boss had given him his second warning two hours before they opened.

"Don't pick a fight with any of the customers." Wilbur had specifically told him with a warning glare and Dream was forced to agree, unless he wants to kiss his chances of a stable income goodbye.

"Would you prefer ordering anything else?" Dream forced himself to smile, showcasing his best customer service voice.

The blood god paused, thinking on the suggestion as if there weren't any other customers waiting, completely unbothered.

"Do you have any Fruitopia?"

There's a look of sick amusement on the guy's face when Dream answered his question with an exasperated no, and as Dream proceeded to turn down all the other specifically labelled 90's kids drink the guy kept asking for, the more he's convinced that the sick fuck was messing with him.

"We only serve alcohol here, sir." Dream had to explain calmly, willing his nerves to settle, least he does something he'll regret later on, like possibly punching a customer in the face.

"Really? I had no idea." The blood god replied in mock surprise.

"Look man, I don't know why you decided to come here tonight, but if your only goal is to piss me off, I swear I'll–"

Dream pauses mid rant when heard the guy snort.

"I knew you'd catch on eventually." He teased, clearly amused by the annoyed glare Dream was giving him.

"Why?"

The guy opens his mouth, about to answer his question, but stops when Wilbur all but tackles him to the ground.

"Where the hell have you been?!" Dream's boss was practically shaking the guy by the collar of his shirt, clearly annoyed. "I was looking everywhere for you."

"Well, I specifically remember telling you that I never wanted to come."

"So you retaliate by harassing my staff?"

"Yes."

"You're a fucking menace, Techno."

The blood god–Techno–smiles at Wilbur's words, obviously happy to have given the other man a hard time.

"I'll kill you." Dream heard Wilbur muttering under his breath. "And no one would be able to find your body."

"You wouldn't do that to your one and only older brother." Techno answered him with surety. "You love me too much."

"Just get your ass over to the second floor." Wilbur tells him tiredly. "Everyone's waiting for you."

"What can I say, I'm the life of the party." He smiles and turns to go, but not before turning to Dream with a knowing smirk. "I'll see you later, Dream." Techno drawls, reading the name from Dream's tag.

The man places a cheque on top of the counter and slides it towards Dream. "For all the trouble." He adds with a wink, giving Dream a two finger salute before heading off to follow his brother.

Dream watches him go in equal parts relief and confusion. He turns to his co-worker as soon as Techno and Wilbur's figure disappear from view and heaves out a sigh.

"Who even was that guy?"

"Dude, that was Technoblade." Punz all but shouts at him, exasperated by Dream's complete ignorance.

Dream only looks at him in confusion.

"That one world renowned chef? Practically a prodigy? A living legend? They based a movie off of him? He's our boss's brother for fuck's sake."

Punz listed out a few more titles but Dream didn't really care.

Techno had decided to mess with him tonight and Dream wasn't one to forgive so easily, even when said menace decided to give him a tip as a token of apology.

Speaking of tips, Dream finally took his time to read the cheque Techo had given, and as soon as his eyes lands on the amount, he nearly passes out by the sheer number of zeros.

"No way in hell." Dream whispered to himself as he reread the cheque again and still seeing the same amount.

"He probably likes you." Dream heard Punz saying over his shoulder. "This is the first time I've ever seen him talk to any of the staff."

#ry.quests #anon #dreamnoblade #dnb #dreamwastaken #technoblade #this got way out of hand #i had to put a line break #i hope you liked it anon #i certainly had a lot of fun #techno would definitely be the type to say blood red just to be obnoxious

[obeymehasinfluncedmythoughts]

I'm asking for it again, because I'm soft, but I seriously want the brothers reaction to poly!Mc using the brightest red lipstick they can find/buy and just kiss the brothers for every insults they aim at themselves, probably asking them to only wash it off at the end of the day, after they had a good look at how much they're loved and cared for! ;^;

Now this is the positivity I am here for

And this is also the anon ask I accidentally deleted! 🖤🧡🖤

Lucifer

This doesn't really happen a lot with Lucifer.

He is a man of pride afterall, admitting his flaws and his own insecurities is not something Luci's actually prone to.

Yet, every so often, he'll occasionally slip. Typically on one of his bad days, when he hasn't had enough caffeine and Mammon's being extra annoying.

He isn't super self-critical, but it's enough.

Giving him one of these kisses will always be a shock to his system. He doesn't expect it!

His first reaction will be to reach up and wipe the lipstick away.

But, will do as you ask and wear the kiss for the day.

It'll only be one, but some part of him is tickled by the fact that you marked him.

(Demons are weird yo)

Mammon

He isn't super big on insulting himmself

Kinda narcissistic.

(Low-key if we're comparing him to Asmodeus)

But sometimes he's really hard on himself.

Especially when he really attempts to do something good and messes up in a way that gets him into trouble.

Poor baby gets really down on himself

Most the time he's just muttering, but you'll be able to hear insulting words, often directed towards himself.

Give him a kiss and he'll perk right back up again.

Leviathan

He is a weird guy when it comes to self confidence.

Like, half the time he is berating everyone else for being normies, but then the other half he's talking about how no one would ever want an otaku like him

Very weird, very confusing, but he's the perfect canvas for kisses!

Everytime you give him a kiss, he gets super flushed. Levi might even run away depending on how shocked he is

Definetly attempts to rub the lipstick off. Like, he doesn't care what you say, it's coming off.

(^but it really isn't and now he just has a red-toned face the whole day)

Never gets used to this little quirk of yours and probably actively attempts to keep all of his self-hatred to himself.

Satan

Like father, like son.

Rarely ever demeans himself, because one way or another he's going to blame someone or something else.

(^but when he does admit fault, he's very calm about it. Maybe a bit disappointed if anything)

The only time you'll really see him get on himself is if something happens to you because of him.

It crushes him completely, and he'll call himself every name under the sun until he's patched you up or fixed whatever situation he's caused.

Needless to say, kissing him is a great way to bring him back to reality. It reassures him; even allows him to take a step back and reassess the situation.

Blushes very heavily, but is very proud to wear your lipstick.

Asmodeus

He's cracked the code.

All he has to do to get you to shower him in long-lasting kisses is to just demean himself?

It's a hard task, but the prize is worth it.

His self insults are so vague.

"I guess I could have dressed a little nicer for this event."

"No one will take me seriously with chipped nail polish."

And of course,

"People might find me unattractive, but I don't know."

It's a struggle for him to complain about himself.

In reality, when Asmo really is hard on himself, he's quiet. Deathly silent as frustration and anger grow inside him over whatever he's done.

Those are the times kissing him really means something.

Beelzebub

He's not one for self hatred, just self improvement.

Hurt himself during a workout? Oh well, he'll remember not to make the same mistake next time. Ate all the food in the fridge? Sorry, he's just hungry and he'll go buy more.

Not really one to blame himself, just accepts his nature for the most part.

But the few times he flys off the handle are the few times he'll really need your support.

For example, after he enters one of his rages (most likely caused by someone eating his stuff), he'll feel terrible afterwards.

He'll get reall down on himself, wondering why he can't have more self-control.

Kissing him doesn't make these feelings go away, but it does distract him for a bit.

And throughout the day, he'll be reminded of you everytime he looks into a reflective surface.

Belphegor

Belphie find pointing out faults of others to be easier then pointing out his own.

Mammon is annoying, Asmo is full of himself, Lucifer's a sell out, ext.

(Except Beel, Beel is perfect)

But, Belphegor is prone to be a bit negative when he slips up or reminisces

He'll never forgive himself for killing you, and these feelings become verbal whenever he has nightmares.

Usually he'll complain about how he shouldn't be scared, how he shouldn't be worried either, but he'll call himself names to the point any onlooker would recognize he doesn't truly trust himself.

It's frightening to experience, and to watch.

Giving him a kiss won't solve much. He'll still feel this way from time to time.

However, it does reassure him that you do love him. That you care enough to let that fact be known in such a unique way.

When he goes to sleep, he'll lightly stroke his cheek until eventually drifting off.

#obey me #obey me! #obey me beelzebub #obey me asmodeus #obey me mammon #obey me x mc #obey me satan #obey me belphegor #obey me luficer #obey me leviathan #obey me headcanons

[bookofmirth]

Hi

I'm not up to date with all the drama in this fandom bc i tend to scroll past it. But being a reader of the books before I landed in these fandoms, I'm utterly shocked about how people treat eachother.

I'm very neutral on this stupid ship war going on. I tend to fall more for Elriel. But I understand everyone's opinion. I used to read all the book analysis, but now it just seems so exhausting. I get that people love books and ship different people. That's normal, everyone has different taste etc i'm just here trying to understand why we need to bring other human beings down in order to push our own narrative.

Since when is it okay to do that???? Can't we have a normal conversation without sending death treats?

I normally don't really respond to anything that involves drama. But these last couples of months have gotten me to dislike the books more and more solely because of these, may I call them blandly, horrible people.

And i'm very sad to have to admit that i'm also getting sick of the art of the multiple ships. Which that's horrible because I love what all these amazing artists create. But the hate they receive and the comments just make me hate it all more,this whole fandom with all these toxic people ruining it for me personally.

Can't we all just agree that we like these books, and respect eachother as human beings, no matter what everyone else thinks? And maybe wait and see what the author writes? In the end it are still her books and she will have the final say in everything.

I wish SJM would release the next book sooner so all this hate would stop, then again i don't know if it will stop. They will likely continue and probably bother SJM too...

Thank you for listening to me ranting, you always seem very nice to people with different opinions, so I thought i might as well rant a bit too.

Have a lovely day!!

Hello! Thank you for this message! I think it's really helpful for people to see because they can see the impact of the things they are doing and saying in the fandom. There are a lot of people who feel comfortable being vocal in the fandom, but I gotta say, if I were just joining now, I'm not sure that would be me. I wonder how many people walk in, take a look around, and walk the fuck back out. I probably would.

I got on my soap box a little bit because I was thinking about some of the things you've said!

I was just talking with some friends, some of whom I've been in the fandom with since 2017, some who are newer. And we all 1000% agree with you. It's so, so frustrating that the fandom has gotten so nasty to the point where we've become so separated from each other that we can't have a single civil conversation. Where people of color don't feel safe, and where a lot of the fandom doesn't even seem to care about that.

When I first joined the fandom, there were definitely people who shipped one way and people who shipped another, but we were still able to have conversations with each other. There would be these really, really long posts that were chains of people commenting on posts and reblogging, then someone adding on their thoughts, then op would respond, etc. Yeah, the posts were super long to scroll through, but there was so much engagement, ya know? And it was genuine, too. We could disagree or say "hey OP I like this point, but have you thought of X?" And it was great! (I even have a tag for it, #long post tag, because I once got an anon who was annoyed at how long my conversations with people would be 💀so I made that tag for people who wanted to block those posts.)

I'm not going to pretend it was perfect - there were definitely people I didn't get along with. But that wasn't a fandom thing, that was just a personality thing. And I never in a million years expected those people to fly off the handle and start attacking me anon, or to ss my posts to make fun of elsewhere. Now, that's a constant fear hanging over everyone's heads.

It has created an extreme echo chamber. I would genuinely like having those old fandom discussions where people would comment - in the open, on reblogs - and then we could all engage in that discussion in public. Now, all of that discussion happens in private, in groupchats and Discord. And don't get me wrong, Discord is super fun. But it also means that 1) people who aren't in those groups have no idea wtf is going on when we vague, although I try not to do that anyway, and 2) when people are in those groups they egg each other on to be worse and worse. Worse than they would have been if they were on their own and didn't feel like they had a group of people there to support their asshole behavior. tbh, I have to check myself sometimes and think, "would I do this if I hadn't just gotten into a rant conversation with friends on Discord?"

And what you said about fan art, it's so frustrating!!! Since when did fan art become a battle ground??? Since when did the appearance of fan art = a win for one ship or the other?? Why can't the comments of those arts ever just be nice and appreciative of the work someone has put into it? Honestly, it makes me paranoid to write fanfic, too! I mean, is that next???

I totally agree with you that we should be able to respect each other as people. We used to be able to do that. I hate to admit it, but I have so many people blocked now because I just don't trust them. I don't trust them to be civil, I don't trust them to be able to see my posts, I don't trust them to even read what I've written without misconstruing everything I've said.

I'm not sure if people realize that there is a big difference between this:

I don't like X ship

And this:

People who like X ship are delusional

The first one is okay! It's normal! Like you said, we all have feelings and interpretations and stuff we would prefer to see or not see!

The second one, not okay! Stop insulting people, people!!!!

The idea of engaging in a normal, healthy debate with a huge portion of the fandom is such a foreign concept to me at this point, and it never used to be. There could be a lot of reasons for this. And I always try to avoid pointing fingers because I know that not everyone is like that, though I'm sure I have slipped into that from time to time.

I think it would help if we stop seeing each other as a gwynriel or an elucien or an elriel, and start seeing each other as individuals. When acosf first came out, I started noticing a trend where people would send me asks and write them as if they were writing to every single person who ships elucien, or as if they were writing to every single person who holds a certain opinion about Azriel. It was really confusing at first, and I'm gonna request that the fandom stop doing that altogether, to everyone. If you want to engage with someone, engage with that person, not your idea of who they are and what they think.

I'm down for conversations where we talk about the series and what might come next as possibilities, because that's all this is, so far. Anyone who says that "X thing will never happen" is making some bold claims, and it's really off-putting to people who know that that's not why we are here. It's not a contest where we "win" canon. It's fandom, where we talk about what we like and what we don't like and what we want and cross our fingers and hope.

EDIT I wanted to add on one thing - a lot of this behavior is incredibly shocking and disgusting and I think that we, as a fandom, need to be better at 1) calling it out, and 2) not assuming that whoever did X horrible thing represents all people from that corner of the fandom.

I hope that you have a lovely day as well! And that the fandom doesn't get you too down. @heleencollier

#acotar fandom #acotar #acosf #fandom wank #leslie being a fandom grandma again

[mintchanniemint]

hey again :) how are you doing now? let's ignore the fact that i teared up while reading your response. and this is going to be a long-ass message omg.

im currently deciding what to sing for that audition (considering ruby by woozi, but if anything, it's someone you loved). it is, in fact, really sad that by the time i first got into kpop, idols at my current age would be at their first years of training, but nowadays they're already debuting. there's so much about it, but i don't have the energy to discuss :)

feel like im just rambling, but?? im in a moment of my life where i don't have much say in what happens it's so annoying? like, the choices im making usually end up bad, and i know this is part of life and maturing, but... it's just so frustrating.

im currently being pushed to go to a military college (idk how it seems to you or how it is where you live, but here these colleges are really controversial. i was reading their rules and i cannot have piercings? and i just got my ear piercings like 5 months ago. im pretty sure i can't take them off yet, but i'll prob be forced to 😔)

and what you said about age is so true. i do have (fortunately) options of where and what to work with if my main plains don't work, but it is so uuugh that we feel useless when we're actually so young. again, where i live is super common for young adults to stay in their parent's house till they're like 25, or even older, so im luckier in that aspect, but it does feel odd (i get judged by some of my family members for living with my mom and grandma, even if they want me to stay with them? like?)

it's even more frustrating that, because of my age, if my plans of working with music don't go well this year, i'll most prob have to change ways and forget it. it's really painful to see that you won't be able to do what you love the most, it just strikes deep and hard (i've been breathing music for my whole life, but odds are just against me).

anyway anyway let's stop the sadness and talk about good things. i'll def check the manga/anime you mentioned, the description you gave really grabbed my attention, and im predicting tears? is it emotional?

now, a song recommendation from a local artist that i really love. the melody is simple but catching, and the lyrics are about following your own path not agreeing to others orders (kinda like itzy's wannabe message, but a tiny bit more aggressive), emphasis to the chorus that says "i have my fun when they want to hear yes, but i say no". it's called 'não' by clau - https://youtu.be/MGOQdd7Ciuw

im sorry for using your inbox to vent 🤦‍♀️ and sorry for the never-ending and not so fun message too. thank you for the flower, and here, i found another one 🌹 stay healthy and safe, our minty mint, and don't forget to eat delicious food you enjoy! one of the small pleasures of life hehe have a good day/night :) - 🐰 anon

Do not apologize for writing a long message, my inbox welcomes anything and if you feel comfortable enough to vent, it's completely ok!!

Just to connect to what you said, I might mention vaguely some things that have been happening to me: in my country you choose your career path (high school) when you're still in middle school, at the lovely age of 12/13, when you don't even know a thing about life at all. And back then I blindly chose to focus my studies on Sciences, even though I've always been way better at languages and music. I obviously am suffering the consequences now, as I'm in my 3rd year of uni (which is also technically my last year but because of reasons I'm not graduating soon so lol) AND IT HIT ME— way too many similar messages were surrounding me more than usual recently, and, with a heavy heart, I decided to face myself for once and actually listen to what I wanted to do. The conclusion (still working on it rn) is that I'm dropping out in order to start a completely new path in September. Was I actually forced to choose Sciences in uni too? No, but I admit back then I felt quite pressured by the idea of changing fields so quickly and by the idea of being judged by others. Will I be surrounded by students that are a couple of years younger than me? Yes. Will many of my peers graduate while I'm barely on my first year? Also yes. But who cares? I will be doing something I'm good at, something I'm genuinely interested in, and something that will bring joy TO ME.

I know really well society and overall others' thoughts affect us in such a confusing way, but sweetheart, if music is what you're meant to be doing, keep working towards this goal. Don't toss it aside, keep the passion and interest alive and even if it might not be your main field now, who knows what the future reserves for us? You might get noticed by other companies, maybe not in the kpop industry but still in the music one! Keep going sweetie, I'm always cheering for you!!! I know it can be disappointing, frustrating and all (been there many many times) but don't give up as you might be even ONE step away from your goal!

I never heard of military colleges but if you can choose something that might be more of help to you or not that strict then I wish you the best! :(

Thank you for the song recommendation! I'll listen to it right now! And if you're quite emotional like me, you might need some tissues while reading that manga because so many conversations feel like a whole punch in the face hahah

Just a little quote from the manga:

« “Do what you enjoy as just a hobby” - I think that's too much of an adult perspective.»

(this meant a lot to me- as that's exactly the thought I had when I chose my hs path back when I was 13. I remember I kept saying I wanted to keep my passion as a hobby, but I can't even imagine having a whole career and always feeling no satisfaction from it... If something has to happen, it will happen no matter what. Maybe I was supposed to give up on Sciences after graduating hs, but I was too stubborn and scared yet here I am years later finally accepting what I want to do for real and putting my interests and passions right in front of me.)

Stay safe and healthy!! Feel free to pass by whenever you want heh♡

#📬 #🐰anon

[thebeautyis]

All those couples have much more celebrity than SC. Plus, they are not up & comers to acting. They don't have intense sex scenes on film with their real life partners. That's the difference here. If SC came out (however it was done) I believe they think it would discredit their acting abilities because they were really a couple. Plus, I did hear Sam say a few times he was 'embarrassed for Cait' during those scenes. I'm sure it's very difficult to do those scenes if they are a rlc because it's +

+ it's a bit of voyeurism into their real lives and I'm sure neither one wants that open to public view and comment. So, the only thing they can do is play up the "We're not together" angle and hope it finally takes hold of the audience and convinces them. I'm sure they also do not want all of Hollywood to know they are together in real life and have that detract from their "acting" abilities during those evocative scenes. I'm not angry, I'm just tired of being played & taken advantage of.

couldn’t your point about celebrity could be turned on its head though? I would think, and this is purely my point of view with no basis in Hollywood logic, that having less celebrity would make it easier to come out. Less press, less speculation, more privacy. No? I can see your argument though. Also, Keri and Matthew do film sex scenes (based on the 7 eps of The Americans I watched, just saying). I would think though, at this point in OL, it’s pretty clear they both have immense acting abilities. Cait’s already been nominated for a Globe twice and won a BAFTA. Not that I want any of that to go away but I feel like they’ve proven themselves a little at least? Maybe they’re waiting for Sam to get his dues? 

I think the point about the sex scenes is interesting and I can certainly see that being taken perhaps uncomfortably far but I feel like it’s already gone to that point a teensy bit with reporters talking about how comfortably Sam handles Cait’s boobs and how natural and real the Wedding ep felt. Plus, if the topic of them being together is mostly off limits to press, couldn’t the topic of their sex scenes, or that kind of comparison, also be off limits? Obviously fans are gonna discuss what they want but the press can’t. 

The specific “we’re not together” angle hasn’t worked, obviously. This forcing random unrelated people into their lives is just making the fandom angry and annoyed, as seen by you admitting your frustration, my last anon and shippers themselves, me included.  I’ve said it before, there were a hundred other classier, nicer, less degrading and insulting to their fans ways of saying they weren’t together. It’s done regularly. Kit and Rose, for example. The denials themselves have never been what makes me angry and I don’t think it’s what makes most shippers, yourself included, angry. It’s the treatment of their fans that enrages me. They can deny all they want. Stop treating your fans like we’re lunatics. 

lastly, I vaguely recall the thing about Sam being embarrassed for Cait but I also remember taking it as a joke. I don’t think he was being serious but maybe that’s just my memory of it, idk. 

#anon #asks

[actuallydyspraxic]

This is just a vent, sorry: I feel like I annoy my supervisor with all my clarifying questions so I don't dare ask them in all situations or I ask about some stuff but not everything, but I can't actually do shit if I don't know EXACTLY what I'm supposed to do. It's super stressful for me when I get generic instructions instead of specific ones and when ever that happens I just... Feel like crying and not doing anything else because I'm so frustrated and "lost". 1/?

And I guess I pass s NT or """normal""" so well that people don't realise I struggle with some shit like I guess it's not visible then??? So yea when I get home from work I have to do all sorts of shit because I'm not supposed to be exhausted and my partner doesn't like it if I don't participate enough but my head is a mess from all the thinking and I can't get a break from any of this. 2/2

for what its worth anon I totally know that feel, its super frustrating, you don’t want to annoy people by asking questions all the time but goddam why do nt’s give such vague instructions!?

If you can talk to your supervisor that might be a good idea? (It’d probably be good to talk to your partner too)

-Maddi 

#Anonymous