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rebouks · 1 year

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How would you recommend growing a community on tumblr? I have struggled with this in the past and have recently gotten back on here. Love your content!

Aweee thanks nonny and welcome back! 🤗 I'll try my best, but I'm no expert aha.. here are a few tips/ideas I think might help you make the most of being here on simblr ❤

Don't be afraid to show the love! Leave likes/comments on peoples posts, even the old ones. Everyone enjoys some good ol' like spam.

Reblogging takes that love a little further, but don't stress and feel like you have to, it's your blog!

Talk to people! Take the time to reply to comments, tell people how much your enjoy their stuff, weigh in on the various daft discussions we all have on here about stupid shit.. like your favourite ice cream flavour or some shit idk 😅 don't be scared to join in is all I'm sayin'.

Follow some tags. Following the ts4 or sims 4 tag for example will fill your dash with people you might not have found otherwise.

Keep an eye out for other new/returning simblrs via the "new simblr" tag. Maybe make your own intro post whilst you're at it.

Hear me out on this one.. but I like to do this thing I call a simblr deep dive. I take a lil' look-see at the notes on peoples posts and check out the blogs liking their stuff, then I check out their notes and and go those blogs, etc etc lmaooo.. Honestly I've found so many new people doing this, it's really fun seeing where you end up aha. For some reason, I always end up in ts3 territory 🤔

Tag people! I wouldn't overdo it or spam.. but if you use a gshade preset someone made, a pose, or a sim from a sim dump etc etc feel free to say a quick thanks and show 'em what you're up to! Most people appreciate the thanks and would love to see how you're enjoying their creations.

Similarly, maybe take part in some simblr tag games and tag the people you'd like to get to know better! I'd tag them accordingly tho cos some people block these (they can get a bit spammy ig, just don't go nuts and it'll be fine)

Take part in/host your own challenges. Bachelor(ette) challenges for example are a great way to meet some new mutuals. I know it's kinda scary to apply/take part in these things sometimes but they're always heaps of fun so it's worth it!

Expand your horizons. I'm not telling you what to enjoy here but if you only look out for one type of content you're gonna miss some good shit! You might find some inspo or something new to enjoy.

I think this one goes without saying, but be friendly! You don't have to enjoy everyone's content on here but if you don't have something nice to say, don't say it.

Try not to stress over your notes/follower count. Take quality over quantity and just try to enjoy yourself! The numbers might come (or not) but it's not important as long you're having fun.

#ranswers #<3 #simblr advice #i guess?#lmao idk #i hope this helps some nonny #feel free to add on to this too! i ran out of ideas #getting asked advice is wild to me #😅

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keerysquinn · 9 months

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tag game dump!

so my very favorite @quinnkeerys tagged me in a whole mess of tag games, and I'm going to put them under a read more here so as not to spam the dash. I know @iero and @corrodedcoffn also tagged me in a couple of these, so a big thank you to them as well <3

if anyone wants to do any of these, you can just say that I tagged you

Last Song: Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

Currently Watching: right this second, I'm watching nothing because I'm at work. but my lunch break tv show is currently Parks and Rec, and then I'm switching back and forth between Solar Opposites, Vanderpump Rules, and a Stranger Things rewatch when I'm at home. I'm also really obsessed with Claim to Fame right now

Currently Reading: rereading The Big Sad™️ as I try and write more of it, but I'm also reading Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman

Current Obsession: not to copy RJ's answer, but have you seen my url?

5 drinks to get to know me: hot coffee with a little sweet italian cream flavored creamer, hot chocolate spiked with whipped cream vodka and topped with mini marshmallows, ice cold water specifically out of my giant insulated purple water bottle, peanut butter and banana smoothie, a cocktail called a manhattan

10 comfort movies: the princess bride, spree, enola holmes, little women (1994), beauty and the beast, edward scissorhands, the wedding singer, scream, cutthroat island, anastasia

Name: Anna

Age: 31, to quote JCB "she's old, love"

Favorite season: Autumn because I am nothing if not a basic white girl

Movies or TV shows?: is it cool to say both? I love both forms of storytelling so much, but I will admit that I gravitate more towards tv shows. like, someone please explain to me why I won't be in the mood to focus on something for two hours to enjoy a movie, so I'll put on a tv show instead and the next thing I know I've watched an entire season in one sitting

Do you carry a bag/purse? What kind?: I am a mini backpack girlie. the current one is hellfire club patterned, and before I got that one, I was going back and forth between the loungefly that looked like steve's scoops ahoy uniform and a stranger things one that I found at target

What color is your water bottle?: lavender. I would put stickers on it, but I'm afraid that I'd ruin the stickers, so it's very plain

What color is your phone case?: teal, but it's super grody since I've been using it for so long. I should probably get a new one, but I'm due for a phone upgrade soon, so I don't want to spend money on a new case if I'm just going to have to get a new one when I get my new phone

Do you sleep in silence or do you need white noise/sounds/music?: I fall asleep to spree every single night. don't ask me why, but I find kurt kunkle drawing his life to be very soothing

Top sheets. Yes or no?: yes. when it's warm, the top sheet is the only blanket I use because all other blankets are too hot, and I can't sleep without a blanket of some sort

You're in the candy aisle at the corner store, what are you grabbing?: it depends on my mood. if I want fruity, I'm getting pull apart twizzlers or haribo happy cherry gummies, or the super cheap strawberry gummies from the dollar store. if I want chocolate, it's typically something with caramel. I gravitate towards milk duds, caramel m&ms, twix, and milky way midnights. also peanut butter m&ms

Preferred mode of travel (plane/train/car/bus/on foot/etc.): in my day to day life, my car is my lifeline. public transit isn't the best in my area (doesn't go anywhere near parents' house and idk if it goes anywhere near mine), so I've never really used it. when going on vacation, I prefer planes and trains though because I am not built to drive long distances

What's your phone background right now?: lockscreen is my photo op with joseph quinn from philly, home screen is a collage of eddie munson pics

Are you more of a miminalist or a maximalist?: the minimalist aesthetic is lovely, but it could never be me because I love little trinkets and art too much. maximalist all the way

It's time to paint your bedroom! What color are you choosing?: I have had the same pink and white striped wallpaper as nancy wheeler's bedroom in season one since I was seven years old, and I love it dearly. at my new place, my bedroom walls are this deep gray-ish purple, and I'm quite fond of that, so maybe I'd choose that color if it wasn't already what I already had. I'm also a big fan of blue, and that's supposed to be better for your sleep, so maybe a light blue

And finally, tell me something that brings you joy: stealing RJ's answer, but working on cheerscoops week graphics and stories (even The Big Sad™️) is what's keeping me going right now

#tag game

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searchingmyfeelings · 1 year

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If You're New To Tumblr & Have No Idea How To Use This Place

(created specifically for phone users)

(and find yourself tumbling around-- aight aight I'll excuse myself--)

When I rejoined Tumblr, I was so confused and scared on how to use this site properly. I was afraid I'd be doing something offensive, or breaking the norm or not respecting the culture here or doing what I'm not supposed to be doing and so on. (I think I'm also breaking the norm by making this guideline fjsjc but please forgive me)

Anyway. Here are some stuff you need to know.

We'll start off with the buttons, then move on to the other feature exclusively available on Tumblr (filtering posts) and then etiquettes (for posting and reblogging etc.)

Buttons

You see that blue pencil button? That's the button for when you wanna make a post. The buttons available once you click on that are pretty intuitive so feel free to explore them by yourself.

Next, the house button. Pretty obvious? Yeah. That's the dashboard button. Posts are usually chronologically shown to you -- but some posts might not appear. We'll get down to that in the etiquettes section.

And then the magnifying glass. That's the 'search' or 'explore' button. There's also a similar tab on your dashboard at the top but you can explore them yourself to get used to them.

Then we have the chat bubble with a smiley. That is the equivalent of DMs here. We don't really call that our inbox here because that is specifically for the ask box. But eh each users could differ. Some users may turn off the chat feature so you might find yourself unable to 'Send A Message' to a user.

And lastly is the person icon. That is your page. You can also access your settings there. You can drag from top to bottom to refresh (works on both dashboard and your page). You'll find these at the top of your page.

If you notice the triangle pointing downwards, that's the option for you to create a side blog. But beware, you are not creating multiple accounts with that feature. Instead, you are just creating another pseudonym and using the place under that pseudonym. When you wanna send an ask or a comment, you will be automatically using your main. (Main is the URL or username, that you chose when you signed up and set up stuff).

The magnifying glass is for users to look up specific posts (either through tags or through keywords) available on your blog page (whether you originally posted it or you reblogged from others).

The icon of three dots connected by two lines is the share button. Press on it if you wanna share or grab the link to your blog page.

And beside it looking like a gear is the settings button. You can optimize stuff yeah. From here on, we shall move to the next 'chapter'.

Other Feature: Tumblr Specialty

There are quite some features that only Tumblr has (which is why I love this place so much tbh). We'll go through them one-by-one.

I will only explain about drafts, queue and inbox.

See, sometimes on Tumblr, you can end up scrolling & reblogging so many things that it may end up spamming our followers/friends on their dashboard. Below are how you can access the three features. Either you press on the three dots or press on the blue button long enough it'll show up as the icons as appeared on the right side.

To avoid spamming others' dash (if it bothers you care about them), you can opt to saving the posts to the Drafts. In there, you can edit the post to add tags or comments that you feel suitable or add-ons or simply to go back to (to read and stuff).

In Queue, you can set up the saved posts (or readily queue them from the dashboard) to a specific frequency and a specific time period. (Or just use Schedule feature if you have a very specific time you want it posted.) Using this will let the post be out there during the set times. Also very useful to make it seem like you never left.

As for inbox, I've nothing much to say. Just that, inbox on Tumblr does not mean instant messages for instant chats etc. It's for asks and submissions (you can liberally enable or disable both). Asks are where people send you stuff and you can respond to it by answering them, either privately or publicly. Heads up though, if you answer it privately you'll never see the ask ever again. (I regret it till this day... Sobs.) Submissions are posts sent to you that when you post it, it becomes a post on its own.

Ay, we move on to my favourite feature now. The tags and filtering.

Scrolling up a little bit upwards, you'll notice I put in a red arrow pointing to 'Content you see'.

The tagging itself will be explained more in the last 'chapter'. Just lemme share how to use this and how useful it is for you so that you curate your online experience on here to the best you can.

Click on the 'Content you see' button. You'll be directed to these two below.

Filtered Tags and Filtered Post Content.

Say for example, like me, you try to avoid 18+ content because you might open this app in public and you don't want to weird out the people around you irl with the sudden passing of sexual pictures as you scroll.

Simple! You can put in the keyword '18+' on BOTH of the options.

You see, filtered tags is to filter out the posts tagged as such and such. Whereas filtered post content is to filter out posts containing the keywords in the post (not placed in the tags).

Don't be afraid of using this. If for example, a user makes you upset and you dont want to see whatever it is they post, you can just put their URL in both sections. You can use this feature for as many keywords as you wish. There's a whole other explanation for Trigger Warnings and stuff, but I'm not good at that so I'll leave it out of this post. (Anyone else seeing this feel free to add on).

Now... that's done and over with. We'll be moving on to the last 'chapter'.

Etiquettes

Fhshcjs okay for real I didn't expect to write this much. I was expecting to give up writing this halfway. But welp. Okay so first things first.

1. Enjoy a post? Content? Artworks? Fanfics? GIFsets? Headcanons? Meta analysis? Stuff in general?

REBLOG. Liking works more as a bookmark and doesn't help with exposure nor algorithm whatsoever. So please. Reblog that content (unless the op, original poster, specifically says not to reblog - sometimes they put it in the tags so check the tags) and help get that post be spread around. This is very helpful for creators to get more exposure!

While reblogging, you can choose to save it into the drafts, quick reblog it or reblog with comments/reactions/add-ons.

Now. When you reblog and you wanna say something, you have two options. Either you add to the thread or you add in the tags. USUALLY, people would leave reactions either in the comments or in the tags as they reblog.

(More of this will be explained in the 'Tagging' part.)

"Wait. So reblogging is better, why's there a like button then?" you may wonder, as I once did.

As I've mentioned, likes can be like bookmarks (you can access posts you've liked in the 'liked' tab on your page). But. In some cases, for eg, when someone you follow is venting or just posting random stuff,...you can op to just liking it. Not every posts are suitable to reblog sometimes. Or like, when you post something and someone dear to you reblogged it, you can like that post to show that, "I see you reblogging my post, I really appreciate it fam". Honestly, this is something you will learn as you use the app more and more often. It's part of the fun Tumblr experience.

2. Donations post Vs Commissions/Tips etc.

There are a lot of donation posts here, but PLEASE be careful. Some of these might be scams. They will show pictures and stuff for evidence but they could be reused photos and so on. It's your money, so it's ultimately up to you what to do with it. But seriously, if you reblog such posts, don't be wary of someone coming into your DMs or askbox telling you the person is possibly a scammer. It is simply for your own safety. They are looking out for you. Basically, I guess you'll have to judge it yourself.

HOWEVER. In contrast to that, you will also see creators posting links to their KoFi, Patreon etc. Reblogging such posts would be very, very much welcomed. As a creator myself, I got some of my first commissions from someone that saw my post being reblogged by other people outside of my following circle. The only thing you should be wary of is if the links are safe, or if the creator doesn't plagiarize and claim what they have as theirs and so on.

3. Tagging

There are a couple of posts out there regarding this feature alone. If anyone makes an add-on, feel free to reblog this with them links.

Anyway.

I've already mentioned part of it in the previous chapter, under the part where I explained about filtering keywords.

It's very, very important that you do NOT censor the words. Don't sugarcoat it. For eg., s3x, rac1sm etc. Because we already have the filtering system! Just use the exact words without the symbols or numbers or whatever way of sugarcoating it.

Hard reminder: DON'T CENSOR THE WORDS.

If you censor it as we the example if gave up there, the post would not appear as filtered for other users. That might become triggering for them or give them an unpleasant experience. Even if you don't care about other users, if you don't want it to happen to you then don't do it upon others.

Wish upon others what you wish upon yourself.

Now. As for general tagging as reactionary tags: Please. You are allowed to be as incoherent as your mind truly is in the tags. You can scream, you can squeal, you can ,,,, yknowwww, just say stuff!!! I'll demonstrate with the tags on this post if you're still not sure. :) ...or just observer how others use it. However, please refrain from being mean in the tags or saying really nasty stuff. Be mindful of the person you're reblogging from or the op who might be triggered by it.

4. Fandom

I am not gonna go too deep into the anti Vs proship topic. Just. Just gonna re-emphasize basic internet etiquettes in this section. Along with a mention of red flags you should be wary of.

- those who tale-tell on others' behaviours whether in asks or DMs, especially as anons. This in turn causes a rift and potentially invokes call-out posts or cancel culture etc. (Not gonna discuss that here)

- they are very lenient with throwing out violent threats or words that sound violent. Or verbal violence. As funny as that sounds... It's not funny and it can be triggering to read. Or cause discomfort to those who read it. There's a distinction between advocating something and threatening others to oblige to whatever they advocate for. Imagine it in real life. Would you follow someone who says they'll do violent things to uphold what's right or would you follow someone who is patient and proactive with their words and actions to uphold what's right?

- suicidebaiters. Just no. People come here on Tumblr as escapism in general. Please don't tolerate this behaviour. Even if it's for the 'greater good', if someone does end up off-ing themselves, that will be on these baiters. Block them on sight if you must. How to block? Oh yeah crap I forgot to show how to block fhsjx

Go to that person's page and press on the 'person icon' and these options will appear.

Bear in mind the block button may not be your best friend, but it is definitely your very good reliable ally. (This doesn't make sense sorry I just really wanted to make a sentence with the phrase fhdj)

And lastly,

- cult-like circles. If they seem controlling, or you feel like you have to screen everything according to their moral compass, leave them. If they monitor everything you do, whom you reblogged from, whom you follow, whose posts you commented on or with whom you've interacted with etc. etc., be wary and be smart: leave them. You don't deserve to feel like you're stepping on eggshells while being here. If one's got a problem with something, they can filter the keyword using the features available on this site.

I believe that is all that I can share. Anyone else feel free to add-on.

Just one final message from me to you guys:

This is a pocket world. Yes, what goes on in here is significant. But you are not obliged to be as serious here as in real life. Be mindful of people and be mindful of your words.

Lastly, welcome to Tumblr. Hope you have a good time while on this hellsite and please don't make it hard for others already on here.

Take care!

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reveriereapurrings · 1 year

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welcome!

i'm reverie, but i also go by rev and revy! i'm 22 and my pronouns are they/them. i'm a dorky gnc bisexual with too much time on my hands. this is my main blog, where i basically shitpost as well as fandom post. be warned i do have a lot of fandoms, but i do my best to tag fandom posts and animal posts with their respective names in case you're into blacklisting certain ones. i mainly run this blog on a queue or else i'd end up spamming dashes, but i do actively post now and again.

my more active fandoms and interests have sideblogs, which you can find in my #revsideblogs tag! i also plan to create a list of my more prominent ones eventually and will link it back here once i do.

some of my basic interests are, animation of any sort, music, gaming and of course hyperfocusing on my chosen interest at that moment in time. (from personality typing, to a tv show, to drawing, to skincare who knows what i'll be obsessed with next.)

i sometimes gravitate towards media that has some content that's less than stellar. i consume them critically and do not support anything shitty they endorse in the media. i try my best to read dnis just in case there's certain fandoms, but if i post a fandom you're uncomfy with don't be afraid to block me, i want your time on tumblr to be safe and what you wanna see! <3 *i say this like i consume lots of iffy media but honestly it's only a small few and i rarely post them.*

i mean, i don't rlly need a dni cuz normally people don't find my blog. for example, if you're here wondering if you should follow me back, i read your dni and agree with it at least to a certain degree. honestly i'll just remove you if i don't vibe with what you post or stand for. this is a safe space for all the theys, gays and babes here. not a place for 'phobes, pedos and assholes, etc.

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widevibratobitch · 2 years

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you have an eating disorder. you know this. you know you need to gain weight, because you are sick. you are sick and underweight and suffering.

if you were a stray cat, I'd feed you.

i won't patronize you. but sometimes it helps to hear it from someone else. you are sick, you have a mental illness, and you need help.

i hope you can keep singing. if nothing else, do it for that. eat so you can sing.

i love you. take care.

okay putting the answer under the cut cuz it's gonna be full of disordered thoughts (yes, i am aware of that), ed talk and yeah, internalised fatphobia which is Bad, and also because i dont wanna spam people's dashes with my bullshit even more than i already do.

first of all, thank you so much for this, anon, I appreciate it, I really, genuinely do. Thank you. BUT. i am not underweight.

i WISH i were because then it wouldn't be such an issue. that's the problem. i started out fat and like, fuck the BMI but just to paint the picture - after xx kg down i am still balancing on the line between "normal" and overweight. if i gain weight now, im gonna just be fat again.

and i dont want to ever go back to how i was before mostly because of how people treated me then and the comments i had to deal with. i dont wanna ever hear again that im either 'pretty for a fat girl' or 'too pretty to be fat', or that id look like [conventionally attractive blonde celebrity] if i just lost some weight. im tired of being afraid of eating in public or going shopping with my skinny friends and not being able to find a piece of fabric that fits me.

i hear so many compliments now, about how great i look and how it's good that i finally started taking care of myself (lmao sike). to so many people around me my eating disorder is a story of success and self-discipline - because i was fat and now i'm not so obviously that's a gOoD cHaNgE. and if i recover (and yes, there is no recovery without weight gain) - it's gonna be viewed as a failure.

life as a fat girl is SO much more difficult. it just is. it's a fact. people treat you differently. i've lived my whole life like that and ive suffered from it since i was a kid. i dont think i could ever go back, especially knowing now how nice it feels to live in a smaller body.

as for my singing. idk. im thigh-deep in shit rn. no matter what i do, i'll be miserable. i am miserable rn so even if i do nothing, i'll still be miserable lmao it sucks. it just sucks.

if you've made it here, thank you for your concern, i really truly do appreciate it. i hope you have a great day and thank you again. ilyt

#tw ed #tw eating disorder #tw body image #tw disordered thoughts #tw internalized fatphobia #i dont know what else to tag sorry #and im sorry for spamming yall with this but i am. really not in a good place rn lol like at all.#also damn anon i really wish i were a stray cat that some good soul would take in and pamper. alas im just a lowly human.#well shit happens

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seijorhi · 3 years

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hey rhi :) I think that you might've already answered something similar to this but I can't find it TT I've been a big fan of yandere/dark content stuff for forever and I want to try writing some, and I'm thinking about starting my own blog in the next year or so once life calms down a bit. Do you have any tips or tricks to share? Your blog is wonderful and such a joy to read (not to mention really organized!!), and I'd love to hear your advice :) sorry again if you've already done this !

Hiya bby!

I think I have answered something similar but I can’t find it either so 🤷‍♀️ I’m probably not the best person to ask because I’m a little inconsistent haha, but hopefully something here helps?

Don’t be afraid to reach out to other writers! It doesn’t happen often but I love being tagged in fics and stuff - and most writers on tumblr (or at least the ones I know of) are usually super happy to check out new blogs and content so long as you’re nice about it

I think there are a few discord writing servers I’ve seen going around that have like monthly collabs and things. I am a shy little gremlin and so I don’t interact too much on big discord servers but it’s a great way to interact with other writers and with the ones that have the collabs, build up a bit of a following

Opening requests is a great way to gain a following, however I highly recommend having a list of rules and characters/fandoms you’ll write for in place before you do that, but pease don’t forget that it’s your blog, you should write the content you want to write and at the end of the day you don’t owe strangers on the internet anything

Write consistently - I don’t mean that you have to post every day (and setting targets like that can be a super quick way to suck the fun out of your writing and burn out quickly) but even if it’s a few sentences a day, just write :)

Try and keep to a rough schedule - I realise that I’m being incredibly hypocritical here, but especially when you’re starting out it’s good to have a guide for what you’ll post when, though please don’t do what I do which is consistently overestimating how much writing can be achieved in a short amount of time and then forgoing sleep in order to ‘catch up’

I want to stress this again; you don’t have to post content every day. Some writers will write smaller ficlets and drabbles - like 500-ish words and post them more frequently, other writers might take a few weeks between posts but then drop 15k+ masterpieces, there’s no hard and fast rule. I for one can’t write headcanons, but for some blogs that’s a quick way for them to smash out content - figure out what works for you. I aim to have one ‘proper’ fic out a week and in between some shorter drabbles and concepts.

Interact with your followers! I think we all get a little worried about spamming people’s dashes with asks and stuff, but i love my anons (and my moots!) and I think it makes it fun :)

Create a masterlist early, figure out your tw tags - and tags in general - so there’s consistency, and purely for the sake of making things easier for your followers, it’s good to create a navigation post with links that you can pin

Also, it goes without saying but please for the love of god tag your content 👀

And the biggest one - try not to obsess over notes. It so, so easy to start comparing yourself to other writers or thinking that a fic has ‘failed’ because it doesn’t have the notes that your other ones do, and it’s never going to do you any good. I know that it’s really the only measure we have over whether or not our content is appreciated but your notes are not a reflection of how good of a writer you are. I think especially with dark content a lot of people aren’t comfortable reblogging/liking content that’s ‘taboo’ so you end up with a lot of silent readers or a really skewed likes to reblog ratio. Depending on time zones and a whole range of other factors sometimes certain fics just take off while others don’t. Certain characters are more popular, so you have a higher chance of more people seeing it or whatever, sometimes tumblr’s tagging systems fucks up and your fics don’t appear - just don’t obsess over the numbers because it won’t do anything but make you feel like shit

It takes time to build a following, so please don’t get disheartened - the first haikyuu fic I posted got 2 notes in the first 24 hours that I posted it, which felt like a gut punch, and I think it took a few days for my first fic to get any at all. Buti was also coming out of the blue with a fresh blog that no one knew about so there’s that haha. Have fun with it, write because you want to and you love the characters

#BD rambles #like a lot #ask #anon

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