#im so passionate about this topic

[stinkrascal]

didnt clint stalk Emily and like not leave her alone? IM DEADASS QUESTIONING BECAUSE MY FRIEND SAYS THATS WHY THEY DONT LIKE HIM BECAUSE OF THESE REASONS

HE DIDNT STALK HER YOU GUYS ARE LITERALLY CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!! theres one scene where the player character is trying to get clint to talk to emily and he gets so nervous that he hides in a bush to avoid talking to her. everyone mischaracterizes that scene as him """stalking""" her when in that scene hes literally just so socially anxious that hes hiding away from her to avoid talking to her bc he likes her so much. clint and emily are literally friends!!! like canonically speaking emily considers clint one of her friends!!!!!! hes not an incel, having unrequited feelings for a girl doesnt make you an incel!!! he never bothers her with his feelings, he never feels entitled to her time, he never blames other women for his own loneliness, if anything hes always the one to mention that hes the reason he cant form romantic relationships with other people. hes literally just an awkward guy with a crush on a girl who is none the wiser and thats it!! and yet the entire sdv fandom is like "hes such an incel" like u guys literally do not know what that word means, hes so very obviously just a socially anxious man, not some grubby weirdo who feels entitled to a relationship with emily and blames her for not reciprocating. it irks me so bad when people make this characterization of clint because like did we even play the same game omg????? im serious when i say i think the only reason ppl make these claims about clint is because hes fat. if he had the same personality but sebastian's emo boy sprite, he would be a fandom favorite. a socially anxious emo boy??? you wouldnt hear the end of the clint thirst. but because hes fat and awkward the fandom hates on him and mischaracterizes him to such a degree that it makes me feel like im going crazy bc like seriously are we playing two different games??fdshjofilgjerobigejsgiofen ok end rant

#jade answers #anonymous #im so passionate about this topic #seriously nobody in the sdv knows what an incel is fjdsfhahogiajerogierg they take it so literally #being too shy to get dates isnt the same as demanding attention from other women and blaming them if it isnt received #and the whole incel subculture didnt become popularized just because a bunch of ppl were too shy to get dates #the foundation of incel culture comprises of entitlement and resentment towards women #which are qualities clint does not ever embody at any point in sdv

[spitvalve]

no no no *wags finger* you guys are doing tordsworld wrong. pat is tom and pau is matt not the other way around...... tsk tsk. i think that pat would call out edds bullshit FIIRRRSTT and get mad and leave. like like like likeeee listen. it just makes sense to me in my head. u gotta be me to understand. fucking explodes

BECAUSE LIKE pau is the silly one okay 🙄🙄 THEY'RE BOTH SILLY BUT LIKE GOING OFF OF WHAT THEY WERE LIKE IN THE CLOUDBERG SCENE. yeah. he would be inclined to stay with tord and edd because he wants tord to be happy and. since tord doesn't see anything wrong it must be okay right 🤔 ?

DO YOU GUYS SEE WHAT I'M SAYING LIKE god i could talk about this for hours tbh

#im so passionate about this topic #val talking #eddsworld #tordsworld

[suntails]

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#4!!! trey is rambling about [redacted topic] (i cant stand talking abt it sry) and it reminds silver of mr zigvolt #its the passion for it its the normal guy-isms of trey clover and mr zigvolt. its so FUNNY its so goofy. if theres a briar valley event... #if theres a briar valley event i will genuinely be MAD if trey isnt there. they hint the similarities so fuckgn much its HILARIOUS cMON #silver im very sorry u are trapped in this conversation <3 <3 #twst #twisted wonderland #twst silver #silver vanrouge #trey clover #suntails #oh i also dunno if i specified anywhere since i started the series on twt? none of this series is rly intended to be Ships #like if someone wants to interpret em that way? all the power to u. this series exists to make sure i draw every goddamn char w silver #so ig rarepair shippers im unaware of will be feasting GHVBJFK i shake yalls hands in solidarity. im silvil ceo i understand lack of conten

[the-kipsabian]

wrestling fic writers!!

i have decided to be the change i wanna see, so lets do a nice little thing for each other, as a community full of incredible and talented writers. yes this is writer specific only, but thats cause thats where the main problem of people not interacting with creative works lies in this fandom as far as i can tell and have seen people talking about it especially in the last couple of months

if you read this, please add links to your written works. it can be just a single fic youre really proud of, your writing blog, your writing tag, your ao3 account, anything where your works can be found

and if you leave your link here, PLEASE check out someone else that has left their works, and interact with them. leave them a comment, even just a kudos, REBLOG their fic, etc. interacting is the keyword i want to emphasize here, along with building a sort of a masterpost of where to find people writing in this fandom

and if you are not a writer, youre still highly encouraged to interact with this post and share it and show love to the writers in this fandom, obviously!! i think that should go without saying, but adding it in anyways

a bit more about my vision and resources and such under the read more, but thats the gist of it. happy linking and please be kind and supportive to each other!! 💜

nobody is too big or too small to add their things on this list. if you write and post anything in this fandom whatsoever, be it fics or drabbles or headcanons, any companies or any kind of ships or reader inserts or any content whatsoever no matter how 'dead dove dont eat' or hell even if its just meta, we welcome all here and nobody can say that one thing is less valid than another. just please tag your content accordingly, especially if theres content warnings, and feel free to mention what you write, who you write, any info you wish to leave that would help people before they click on your links. but even so, that should not and hopefully will not deter people from interacting, no matter what it is. someones trash is another ones treasure, i promise you

and unless the amount gets really overwhelming, im personally going to be checking out everyone that leaves something here. unless it squeaks me out, but even then, i'll spread the word. and i just wish as many people as possible will do the same, and not just use this as a potential board to only get eyes on their stuff. ofc thats also the point, but you should give as much, if not more, than you get. we need to be kind and supportive of one another (besides, from personal experience, if you show love to someone else, they are more likely to do it back than without you taking the first step, so... pay it forward)

as for resources, heres a few links that should be helpful in leaving comments and feedback. of course everyone does their own thing and no comment is too big or too small to leave, but for those who need them. if you have anything you'd like added to this list, dont hesitate to get in touch or drop it in the post yourself!!

101 comment starters

ao3 floating comment box

kudos html

dont know how to comment? easy solutions

a quick hot guide to commenting (by yours truly)

an overall guide to appreciating fanfic writers

and just in general.. leave people comments. leave them asks about their projects. just go over and gush about their work. i know it sounds embarrassing but writers love nothing more than to hear that someone likes what they are doing. if you find a fic that hasnt been updated in forever, comment on it. it might just be the spark the author needs to continue. while kudos and likes are nice, and just as valuable to some, its definitely in the words the people leave for them that matter the most. im not saying this to put pressure on anyone, its just how it is, and i feel like unless people are writers themselves, and even then sometimes, thats just hard to grasp, especially if the writer is a smaller and less popular one who doesnt get a lot of traffic in the first place

i think thats all. just be nice and considered to everyone, reblog peoples works, this post with others add ons and so forth. and if i find anyone talking shit here or at other writers for something they share, you'll be blocked and im probably taking your kneecaps. be fucking nice. we are all struggling here and we need to stick together

happy sharing and commenting 💜💜

#wrestling fanfiction #wrestling fic #aew fanfic #aew fanfiction #wwe fanfiction #wwe fanfic #i hope this make some sort of coherent sense #despite being a writer im really bad at words lmao #i also dont know what to tag this with without clogging main tags so im going to trust moots to get this going first #just. this is a topic im passionate about. i love writing i love writers and having seen the wrestling fandom as of late really struggling #with this. we need to do something. even a little bit helps. actually get people leaving feedback and commenting again #supporting each other. we can do this together #dont let dreams be dreams lets fucking do this #just be nice and help each other out #im gonna stop now before i get overly emotional. if theres any questions let me know tho i think i got the main parts pretty clear here #again moots. im trusting you to get this started. im not gonna add my own shit here immediately this isnt about me #this is about the community as a whole #i also hope nobody is afraid of adding themselves here. you are all valid and worth the attention no matter what #just remember to also give if you leave something here. look at the previous links. look in the notes to find more people #okay thats it i need to make dinner now #lets just be kind and support one another. promise me that 💜 #night is an absolute mess on main

[onlyfangz]

did we all collectively forget that vampires not being able to see their reflection because old mirrors were backed with silver is a tumblr creation that has no basis in any classical texts or?

because the reason vampires cant see their reflections (in classic texts) is because mirrors were considered reflections of the soul, and vampires are soulless, which means regardless of what the reflective surface is, they cannot cast an image.

i'm not a snob, i love modern vampires as much as classic vampires, but please remember that classic vampires are soulless monsters, not misunderstood sadboys of the 00s>.

#charlie.txt #i just saw an astarion headcanon but the way it was worded it was like this was canon lore #it was a harmless hc tho so i didnt want to harass op with nitpicking #but for one dnd5e (and be extension bg3) has its own set of vampiric lore #and for two the silver thing isnt based on any pre established lore in any mainstream media like. ever. #afaik. #they either cant see their reflection or they make a snarky comment about how you shouldnt believe all the fairytales #those are the two modern options in mainstream media #this isnt like. serious. im not upset. #THATS A LIE IM IRKED LMAO. #i just like vampires lol but im not like. stewing abt it. #its my silly little topic im passionate about.

[thedisablednaturalist]

Yea I admit it, I am extremely jealous of rich people, especially those who were born rich. Who are able to follow their passions and not worry about money because their parents bought them a car and a penthouse apartment in LA and they can stream on twitch and get thousands of followers cause they have top of the line equipment and studio set up and the TIME that is essential to creating and keeping a community engaged. It's very rare that a person who makes enough money to support themselves on twitch started out poor. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but being able to stay home and stream all day and afford expensive equipment (including a gaming pc or laptop that can handle streaming video, let alone streaming both video and a graphics heavy game) will always have a HUGE advantage over someone who has to work all day for a living. And don't get me started on vtubers who drop 5k+ on a model and branding kit and instantly get hundreds of thousands of followers.

I wish I could stream more and do more streams oriented towards environmental science and conservation but my pc keeps breaking and most of my spoons go towards my job. I don't even really want to be a huge streamer? I just want enough people to hang out with so I'm not lonely while playing farming games

#wrenfea.exe #twitch #streaming #vtubers #sorry this is kinda off topic for this blog #im just frustrated and jealous #i took sculpture classes in college and met so many people from rich familes #who told their kids they could do anything and theyd support them #which is nice but i still have a right to be pissed that we dont all have that privilege #this girl was like yeah im gonna pursue sculpture cause my daddy already pays for my car and apartment #its like...a whole nother world... #income inequality #i just wish everyone could puruse their passions without worrying about survival

[spearxwind]

Oof I'm kinda scared to ask... Why do you not want to be an artist professionally?

Its just like, incredibly miserable in my experience.

Everyone wants their dream job of being paid to draw whatever the hell they want but 99% of the time you are hired and tasked to draw things that you don't have a lot of interest in, professionally speaking, and constantly getting your artistic efforts undermined by the rest of the team (this is esp. true in the videogame industry) artists always try to push for better designs and get their takes watered down for the sake of general public pleasing. Also you don't have a security blanket unless you're under long term contract. Most freelancers live gig to gig with the fear of not being able to support themselves if they don't take a job to take a break. Videogame and movie jobs arent stable because companies never keep the art teams, they are laid off and rehired whenever there is a new project

During my major, I drew nonstop for 4 years for class. Not always things I enjoyed, but also not always things I didnt like. In fact I enjoyed my major immensely! It was so fun. But the burnout is very, very real, and the workload was similar (even inferior to) regular art jobs. What happens if you like to draw in your off time? You spend your days making and pumping out art nonstop for hours, and then on your free time breaks you draw some more? I personally couldn't do it. I just wanted to do other things

And like.... I spent the first three years being told by teachers (people with stable, contract based jobs) how cool of a job it is to do art, and then the last year getting grilled on how insanely hard it is to make it out there. If you don't have connections, money, an audience, a studio, it's actually impossible. You need to be your own lawyer, abide by the very strict self employment rules that take a severe chunk out of your earnings. Do all of your finance/schedule/marketing etc while on top of that constantly producing work (I know there's people who can do it but, personally, I cannot) I really admire the people who were able to build themselves up as artists from the ground like this (because its definitely possible, just insanely hard)

Also, making something you love into your job ends up being miserable too. I experienced this with patreon, which I posted to as like a chill thing and it just got increasingly hard to make content for it or just post in general, even drawing my own ocs and sharing stuff about them started to feel like a chore.

Maybe it's just me though, this has just been my personal experience but yeah in general I realized I am immensely happier just keeping art as a hobby or its gonna suck my soul out (Since I already experienced it)

I don't mean to discourage anyone, I think the world in general needs more artists. But for that we would need to actually be taken seriously and valued, which sadly we are not, at all. And if there's anyone reading that is considering art as a job: it is absolutely grueling. It's not an easy job. Even if you desperately love art it can suck the life out of you and the joy for what you do

(As an extra sidenote. Artists are usually exploited using this mentality as well. That they are supposed to love their job. So they expect you to work your wrists off "For the passion". Dont fall victim to it)

#ask #anon #genuinely i just wanna share my stories and content. see others stories in turn and make friends about it #the desperate need to monetize everything that makes you happy is such an insidious mentality. #people need to learn that you can have hobbies without needing to monetize them. your joy has inherent value and you dont need to sell it #like... i need people to stop being like 'oh you are so good at art/crochet/writing you should sell things : )' it fucking sucks #there is a lot of nuance to the topic of course but im talking like. in general #doing art out of ones heart is always good but having to pump out content under the crushing wheel of capitalism and need to survive is not #this is about my experience with drawn art but this goes for any other artistic discipline #music... writing... etc. we are all in the same boat #sorry for the long winded answer and tags i am just so passionate about this #and especially as someone whos skill wasnt taken seriously until i started making money from it........ fuck that so fucking much #you are allowed to create. in fact you should create. without feeling the need to put a price on it #not everything needs a price tag to be valuable. #especially not your joy.

[tomatolandsca]

Apparently writing Good Omens fan fiction does, in fact, help me fix my problems so maybe I should do it more often.

#good omens #writing #aziraphale #crowley #maybe about the inherent desire and loneliness of having true connection but never being able to show it to the world is a topic #and im passionate about it #also its good to do something thats not school so theres that

[namari-hime-moved]

me and magical girl genre deconstructions are at war

#ive never posted about it on here but magical girl anime has been a very very long running interest of mine #my credentials are having watched a bunch of classic 80s magical girl shows and Almost all of precure and a bunch of other stuff #and its just. every deconstruction ive watched so far doesnt even understand what makes the genre tick #BROTHER I CAN TELL YOU SKIPPED MAHOU SHOJOU CLASS #theyre all like 'heh wouldnt that be fucked up. nothing personell kid. childhood = soul murdered' #and im not even saying magical girl media cant be dark it very much can i enjoy when it does. what im saying is they do all edge no point #HALF OF THEM DONT EVEN CARE ABOUT THE GIRLS #OR DECONSTRUCT THE GENRE FOR THAT MATTER. THEY JUST ADD ON TOP OF EXISTING GENRE CONVENTIONS BADLY #sorry this is a topic i am just very passionate about #mel talks #this post isnt about madoka btw. i have Many thoughts on that show but they arent listed here

[todayisafridaynight]

yk in retrospect it really is no surprise that rgg has a lot of queer fans. outside of the games being utterly homosexual of course

#snap chats #sorry i finally finished reading the second volume of yakuza's bias #GREAT manga i cant recommend it enough im already crying waiting for the third one to be translated #i got a stroke when the manga mentioned.. those like. ai-chat character things #like christ i know this is a new series and the japanese version was released in january but my GOD this is still topical #anyway let me. get to my point LMAO #because while i was reading there was a speech given by My Main Man that ive noticed is. p common in yakuza media #yk a speech about how the only people who'll give them (yakuza) worth is themselves #and that they'll forever be casted out by society so their passion is the only thing to turn to and live for. something like that #and of COURSE i remember a similar sentiment from The Clan Heir Is A Trans Woman #and listen..... organized crime is very different from being queer. im pretty sure dont quote me on that-- #HOWEVER when you have messages like that being thrown left and right... yeah its no wonder LMAO #of course its not note-for-note and the contexts are VERY different LMAO but yk what i mean #its like that one post talking abut monsters and monsterfucking being queer or something #dont listen to me i only go here on legality but i think im onto something #ok bye im gonna stare at my ceiling until i pass out. i wanna start working on my dummy comic but alas... #too busy with comms this week... AND im sleepy...

[cptnbeefheart]

expose folk & blues music history to american public school students

#i believe that the exposure of art. of course given the tools to properly digest and provoke questions from it. can be and should be life #changing !! i think we need to utilize art within history classes more. its hard to contextualize history when youre memorizing vocabulary #terms and not exposed to the humanity of our ancestors. actually i got really into this idea a few months ago researching the africanus #austrolopithicus. the dissonance we feel between ourselves and our oldest ancestors that resemble animal more than human. i think we #feel this with history not long behind us as well. you miss the humanity when you cant relate on a basic level to our history. thats why i #think blues and folk music is so important. to hear people complain about the wealthy 100.. 200.. 400 years ago. how can you not be effecte #by that. its timeless !! and thats why its magical. anyway i feel really passionate about this so i apologize for soapboxing #also i want to add. its important to assess the historical art that you're aware of. to be aware of who is preserving this. its so importan #thats also why you should never feel guilty for taking up space with your art. think of all the artwork out there that hasnt been preserved #all the music youll never hear all the paintings and drawings youll never see. making art is part of being human #anyway off topic Im seepy

[hella1975]

hella do you think you could dumb bitchify aftg 🥺

(your making me want to get it but idk yet)

NO. GET HELP

#um. so basically i do not know how to even begin to explain aftg even if i am dumb bitchifying it. there's this guy #and he's on the run and he's on his own no family no friends but he's OBSESSED with a made up sport called exy #it's like a mental crutch for him it's the one thing he's really passionate about and he's willing to risk his brutal life #of survival and being on the run if it only means he can play. and this team of professional exy players called the foxes sign him on #and they're all messed up in some way bc the whole point of them is to be a refuge for societal rejects #we're talking drug addicts ex-juvie abuse victims etc etc the works and it's written in a VERY raw way #that often lends itself to making the characters feel very real but also does mishandle a lot of very sensitive topics as a result #and the series is basically about the found family of this team and them going from dysfunctional underdogs to national champions #except the fucking mafia is involved. and andrew minyard exists but i cant even speak of him tonight with the mood im in #i WILL shatter into a million pieces #ask #aftg

[lcevinolusola]

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#not me actually using my history degree to write fanfiction #see this is where the problems start bc ill start writing about a topic im passionate about and suddenly its no longer fanfic #its just an entire 100k thesis on the golden age of piracy with full analysis and citations with little to no blorbo #but pirates are so fascinating i cant help it :( #personal

[givemewallywestorgivemedeath]

your tags on parenting make me super emotional <3 that's exactly the kind of parent I want to be one day

Thanks! I feel the same way honestly. I have a lot of opinions about parenting and I can't say that I will be the perfect parent because that doesn't exist. I can't even say that my hypothetical future kid/kids will be perfect because children don't grow in a vacuum. I can only control what I do and say and try to be the best version of myself and hope for the best.

#i often hear people say that involved parenting is too difficult to be realistic or that modeling behavior is too hard #and yeah. yeah it is. it is one of the most difficult things a person can do. but who the fuck has a kid thinking it'll be easy? #kids are hard work and commitment. they should never be something done on a whim. you should never half ass raising a kid #and not to say that people should be perfect all the time or that people shouldn't have 'me' time #its just that i genuinely don't understand people who shove their kid into as many activities as possible to get away from them #or put all their hopes and dreams and expectations on them. if it's so easy and attainable to live up to your expectations as a parent #then do it first. you want your kid to have straight A's? great. show me your report card at that age #im just... kids are just people. and they just want to hang out with their parents and receive love and attention #and anyway ive lost my point im just very passionate about this topic #very passionate #when im older and financially stable I want to foster teenagers i think. i want to be there for them and model healthy adult behavior #and help them make that transition. i want to be that person for them. because everyone needs help and love and family #and honestly? my parents fostered kids my entire life. THEY MODELED THAT BEHAVIOR #i understand that family is not a given. i understand that family is above all else forged. and that applies to everyone #not just found family or fostering. if you don't know your bio child then can you really call yourself family? #family is *forged* regardless of the context. and if it isn't? if you skip that step with your bio kids? well thats a major fucking issue #anyway nothing but respect for my parents who bought groceries for my foster sister when she was out of care. FOR MONTHS #nothing but respect for my parents who took me with them to give my foster sister their old stroller when she needed it #nothing but respect for my parents who take in my old foster brother every weekend to 'babysit' because they know he isnt in a loving house #nothing but respect for my parents who adopted my siblings without a word when they asked #honestly they are why i am who i am today. i was a kid with adhd and learning disabilities who hated school #and now I'm an honors student and getting my doctorate. because they did the academia with me #and im not saying they did my schoolwork. im saying that they assigned books to read over the summer and we would read them as a family #and we would discuss the literary concepts and themes together as a family. i love dissecting media! and thats because of my parents! #it was a family activity! same goes for science and art and music #and coding and history ect ect #anyway im going off on a tangent but basically what im saying is that my parents didn't ship me off to camp every summer #we just did things as a family together. i remember the time and bonding with them. and i modeled that behavior #and not to brag but i think I turned out alright #anyway tangent over!

[mememan93]

killing and biting and killing and biting

#I swear to god i want to die right now. I write for the opinion section of my school newspaper #and this guy comes in and goes 'i want to write a pro life article and an article on the republican abortion strategy' #and i jump in like “great and i'll write the pro choice one” WHY DID I SAY THAT #like yes im pro choice and yes im passionate about it. but now we're doing a pro con. i can't do that #i can't do that. i can't handle it because last time we did one of those both sides received death threats #and like everyone else there is pro choice except for that fucker but i'm the only ONLY afab person in the room. #which is bad enough as it is but they were just staring at me and i. i feel so humiliated #i want to back out but i can't just let the kid publish his piece without a rebuttal #abortion is a topic i'm passionate about. but also one i'm emotional about. guys a secret. my birth was scuffed. My mom was in so much pain #and was left with injuries that made her cancer treatment more difficult #and i just get so upset that my life and the life of every pregnant person means less to people than a clump of cells #'but it's a baby' it's a parasite. it's a clump of cells. I don't care if it has a heartbeat. I don't care. I have friends- #i have family. i have people that love me and i have things that I do that people rely on. I matter #'but what if the baby cures cancer' WHAT IF I DO. WHAT IF I DO. #I so want to back out i'm crying writing this but. I can't do it. i can't just let that fucker get his way. #he's also transphobic and homophobic btw. unsurprising but still.

[arowrath]

ever since i was a little boy i always knew i wanted to give a ted talk

#text #genuinelt ive wanted to give a ted talk since i was like 14. the topic changes but i think it would be so fun #like sit in your chair boy listen to me talk about something im passionate about and educated on #🗒️