#lurker says things

[lurkerdelima]

my music really said ‘side of emotional devastation with your coffee this morning?’

#lurker says things #lurker rambles #music #Hozier #o u c h

[barblaz-arts]

Not sure if you have seen me @you in a post before or not, but I really want to thank you for the halter top fanarts you drew for Vaggie! It inspired a fanfic I wrote (posted on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54993175/chapters/139411105). It’s a bit long for an explicit one-shot with some trigger warnings in the tags, but I wish you could see that I referenced and factored in your halter top design there.

I love this design so much that I wish it could become canon one day🤞

Yeah, I'm not always guaranteed to see those kinda stuff because of the amount of notifs I get, so sorry I overlooked it. I'll check it out! I'm really glad you liked my drawing of Vaggie in a halter top as much as you did! Gosh I wish it were canon too...

#asks #im not gonna say the exact amount #but i have a lot of followers in this blog #tho im sure most are lurkers/deactivated #i still get quite a number of notifs #so certain things are easy to miss

[esterigermaine]

Pick the one that fits most please

#astarion #I've heard various versions of the above answers and some others #I won't say my theory until this ends so I dont ruin things #but lets just say I'm pretty sure I know the top 2 #but I want to know which ends up more popular/if posts here reflect the thoughts of everyone including lurkers #baldurs gate 3 #astarion acunin #i mean I can explain my theory over message if you really want to know early??? #i may not have worded them the best but I wanted to be vague and umbrella it so i would get less other answers #but pick the one that fits most

[marley-manson]

Well I succumbed and watched the Pilot and first ep of Due South last night.

Really struck me how central the theme of Fraser's estrangement from his father is in the Pilot. Fraser mentioning that the last time they spoke was Christmas, essentially saying that the only times they speak are presumably brief calls at holidays. Gerard responding with a platitude - "I guess the more you know someone, the less needs to be said" - but it becomes quite clear that Fraser feels he doesn't know Bob at all, and has to learn about him through his journals.

And yet they're cut from the same cloth: "I always thought your father was the last of a kind. I was wrong - you are." And this is tied to the mountie stereotype lol.

Bob and Fraser both repeat the lines, "You're going to shoot a mountie? They'll hunt you to the ends of the earth," and they're both wrong. No one wants to pursue Bob Fraser's death except Fraser, and no one's happy with Fraser for solving the case because it uncovered corruption. He gets exiled for it. Bob and Fraser are the only mounties who "always get their man," lol, and it's because of Bob's neglect in the course of duty that Fraser follows in his footsteps and becomes so similar to Bob. He idealizes his father and wanted to grow up to be just like him - we can see that admiration in the drawing of him he finds in Bob's things that he made when he was a child eg, or in the song Superman that plays while Fraser reads his journal in the diner. But he doesn't know him. And he pursues duty above all else because he has nothing else of his father.

And then you have Ray, who seems to exist as the opposite of Bob. If there's one thing Ray is, it's there. He is there for Fraser to hunt down suspects, to invite him to a loud family dinner, to save him from an explosion, he tracks him down to apologize for being dismissive, to invite him to dinner, and he flies to the Yukon when he can't reach him by phone. In the diner scene in particular he's directly positioned as a contrast to Bob's absence both in life and death. Fraser is alone trying to understand his father through his journals (looking for something "he missed" ie his dad), and Ray joins him, ending the thematically significant song montage, and eases his solitude. Fraser says he doesn't have family, and Ray shares his own with him.

And after the pilot case, there's nothing drawing them together except friendship. They're not a mismatched pair of cops assigned together who have to learn to get along, they work together unofficially because they can't help but spend every waking moment together.

Bob represents absence and Ray represents presence, distant admiration vs actually knowing someone.

And I'll probably have more to say on that as like, poles Fraser is caught between, if/as I rewatch more of the show. Ray's position is a little muddy especially because pre VS he buys into Fraser's image to an extent, as pointedly examined in Heaven and Earth. But again, more on that another time.

#due south #boy do i have thoughts on heaven and earth that have been percolating for twenty years #i won't know for sure unless i rewatch it all but i feel like the first season is very thematically coherent and then it kinda #falls apart and gets muddy and contradictory. i last watched season 1 in 2014 and that was how i felt then at least #actually i'd say pilot -> vault is a cohesive thematic narrative and everything after that is extra. maaaaybe bird in the hand #marley on due south #text post #i don't think this will subsume my mash thing - it's an old nostalgia run and those never really become main fandoms - but i do think #it'll make a great side thing for a little bit #i never got the chance to talk much about this show back when i was first into it because i was a lurker then

[magpiesketchins]

✨art✨

#Trying very hard not to be self conscious about the comic #Self consciousness is the inspiration killer #But I am very conscious that I am making A Lot of art and talking A Lot and I'm very conscious of annoying people #Or making people feel like I'm filling up a space so there's no room for them #I can be a pretty big personality when I'm comfoy and I've worked hard to let myself be but I worry about accidentally squashing people out #Because I don't want to do that! I want to lift people up with me! #Weh. I'm probably just ill and grumpy about it #Those of you who are out there saying really nice things about my art I love you #You keep me inspired #✨ ADHD ✨ #This is why I'm a fandom lurker #But then people are nice and I'm like why am I worried so I make more things and thus the cycle continues #I like the things I'm making anyway and that's what counts 😤 #Thank you for joining me on this journey

[vimbry]

just saw tags from someone saying they "saw a completely empty blog that didn't even have public likes". we have Got to relearn and embrace internet anonymity. you can just do that, if you want.

sometimes people just like to look at things, maybe they DM others to socialise rather than talk publicly, maybe they don't talk at all.

#can we bring back the concept of ''lurker'' #it's weird bc even tho I Do enjoy the function of reblogging to circulate posts - #on all the past popular blogging/art sites there was never a way to do that. people created art uploads or diary entries and others replied #and listen there's no way of saying this that doesn't sound like ''these lazy people today'' bc there's a good justification behind it #but improved suggestion algorithms really saw people's shrinking free time and took advantage of that #sometimes you have to seek things out yourself instead of it being recommended on your feed #''x community is so dead these days'' the tags look in the tags look in the tags there's posts in there

[arty-cakes]

Do you think you’ll ever be able to finish the game on random mode. What if you get to the Randiance and it’s just a giant Hornet.

at this point i've had so much practice fighting hornet i'd probably win.. no actually i wouldnt i gotta be realistic 👎 she'd end me

fortunately i dont think it'll end up being her, so far every boss battle has been a pilflip. it'll probably be a giant floating pilflip

#i wish i could say i havent died to these things even once but.. lol #randomizer #honestly we'll see im having a hard time finding the pale lurker and beating her because of randomizer glitches #who knows if i'll even get to the (pliflipdiance) radiance 😞😞😞

[babykittenteach]

Hi? I think. I'm going to try making a pinned post. I have not been on tumblr in like five years so relearning curve.

I am a terminal lurker in fandom. I sort of wanted the chance to interact with more people because I like drawing silly things. There is stuff here that took me 48 hours and stuff that was like 20 minutes for a joke. Big fan of Ed "Babygirl" Teach, enjoyed season 2, and anyone can come say hi if they like. Twitter for posting more NSFW.

#when I say 48 hours that's no joke that's that one hair twirling animation so most things will not be that high effort #Why this username: because me an my fellow lurker friends could not come up with anything more distinct

[not-poignant]

Had a question. I've been in the Fae Tales Discord server for several months now, but a lot gets sent in it, and I don't have the time or energy to keep up with it. I end up basically lurking and reading what gets said without replying much beyond sticker replies. I feel bad about it, but I get really anxious whenever I try to be more active in the discord. It seems like you're all quite tight-knit and full of knowledge and wit. Is it bad if I just read along and don't say much? I can try more if that's better

Hi anon!

There's actually a ton of lurkers in the Fae Tales Discord and it's perfectly fine! I only know some of them when they emoji react to stuff and I love that. (Seriously we have some regular 'emoji react' lurkers and I get so excited when I see them reacting to stuff).

Fae Tales and my writing in general has always drawn in quite a few people with high anxiety and social anxiety, so it's only natural that the server itself would be totally fine with people who have to lurk. That's normal!

In fact, it even says in the rules:

"You can expect spoilery content if you haven't read everything (even outside of post-update-spoiler-chat), people talking too much about media, fae, politics, fandom, general silliness, a lot of lurking (you are also welcome to lurk), and a queer-friendly atmosphere."

Lurkers being welcome is codified into the rules and has been since the very beginning. Trust me anon, the only reason you don't realise you aren't alone in your social anxiety is because the other lurkers aren't talking ;)

(Also, it's perfectly fine to just chat once a month, or once every few months too. This happens! Though the chat might seem tight-knit, and some of us do turn up daily, there are folks who only chat once or twice a week, or once or twice a month, but have just been in the chat for so long that they're familiar.

Some folks turn up like 6 times a year. Some turn up once. Some just emoji react when it suits them. Some only visit one or two channels and have the rest muted. There's absolutely zero judgement no matter if / how often / when etc. you decide you want to participate. Folks can test out de-lurking and then lurk again, folks who have never lurked can try lurking for a while, and so on. It's literally there to work for you, in that sense. I'm sure you have way more knowledge and wit than you realise, but I can understand having social anxiety in group situations absolutely.

Imho, if you have high social anxiety, you can just mute it and then check occasionally for excerpts and fanart, because a lot of fanart gets posted there that never gets posted on Tumblr or even Instagram - and same with excerpts, so it can just be a good way to intermittently access things you wouldn't normally see otherwise)

(Also for folks who didn't realise there was a Fae Tales Discord / Discord for my writing, it's here!)

#fae tales #fae tales verse #asks and answers #discord and social anxiety #as someone with severe social anxiety #that actually gets this in other groups #(i lurk on like literally every other group i'm in lmao) #lurkers are absolutely welcome #we have i'd say at least 10 'active' lurkers #(i.e. people who almost never chat but emoji react to things) #and then we'd have active lurkers outside of that too #no one is judging or expecting consistency in conversation #whoever turns up is who turns up on the day and it's a shifting landscape #i am so grateful for the regulars who keep the discord alive #but i'm also incredibly grateful for the lurkers given i can be one myself

[lurkerdelima]

hi it’s me, here to share a devastating detail from my paranormal AU:

ghost Miranda can’t move things anymore so Flint leaves a book out open for her and turns a page every day (or more if she asks him to)

:,)

#lurker says things #rambling #my writing #rambling about writing #paranormal au #black sails au #james flint #miranda barlow

[ivomartins]

Also I actually appreciate Zain's character because it is REALISTIC, unfortunately so, I wish that wasn't the case but well it is and he is. He is actively better than most lf that type irl and it's obvious that he is going to have some type of character development.

YEAH like. i'm sorry that you're butthurt that the culture captured by the story actually exists in real life and most men in it are Actually like this - and that we as arab women can't afford to have the angelic fucking untainted politically correct attitude that's so easy on the other side of the world and have to adapt our thinking and have more tolerance in order to muster happy, mentally sound lives??? like get the fuck over yourself

(this is @ the butthurt anon ofc not at you queen <3 ty for sharing your insight w me!!)

#romance club #the desert rose #congrats butthurt anon consider yourself Educated baby #@casual tag lurkers : last thing i'll say on this i promise i'm just Heated #shut up jen #conversations

[discluded]

.

#@lurker anon #despite the narrative on tumblr #Bible and B** actually weren't very close #it's also fine to have a purely collegial relationship with a colleague #but yes agreed it doesn't take away the hurt of someone who's supposed be your phi/senior doing you so dirty #there's not a single person B didn't have a bad thing to say #when all they did was exist around him #you reap what you sow #and I think 4 minutes will be a success #hoping Bible's fans and other kpts fans rally around him for this show #☺️☺️☺️

[oceanic-sunsets]

happy new year to everyone in the byler tag! from the popular, big fandom blogs we all know and love and create fantastic content (analysis, funny posts, art, fics, gifs, you name it), to the lurkers, rebloggers and people who rarely post and interact but are still part of this corner of the internet.

thank you to everyone for making the tag an active place and keeping us excited and entertained while we wait for s5<3

#byler #also please dont leave #im so serious #idk what I'd do if i couldn't wake up and read the byler tag every day like it's the morning paper #or the analysis bringing up the same points and reaching to the same conclusion #but with different wording #OR the analysis that bring up new possibilities and theories #i want it all please never stop making these posts #i promise im interested #lurkers are interested in what you have to say and what you post #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things

[geekynightowl1997]

$20 in monopoly money says that Eliot was lurking, to keep a figurative eye to keep Hardison safe.

Also- the way Hardison and Eliot (together, mind you all,) "It's gonna cost you."

🤦‍♀️😂

#leverage #eliot spencer #alec hardison #the reunion job #eliot is a lurker #its his things #but he was keeping an eye out for danger to keep his little brother safe #mind games #and the way they say 'it's gonna cost you' #look at them #nerds #aldis hodge #christian kane

[they-call-me-biscuit]

Listen, I’m gonna say something potentially controversial so bare with me, or just throw your tomatoes and move on

I do not, cannot, understand how people have read tbosbas and watched the movie and still like young! Coryo or think him truly sympathetic. If he had you fooled at certain moments, I get it. Fully think that was Suzanne’s intention when writing. (smarter people on this app have already written about it so I won’t here)

But like,,, after the fact? After reading and digesting, seeing his smarmy behind on screen? I’m sorry, I do not get it.

#there’s a whole discussion to be had about how we view coryo and how we view people in real life #about how much our preconceived biases affect how we judge a person #arguments over empathy and sympathy and when it turns into complicity and toxic positivity #I tend to be pessimistic about people naturally so homeboy never fooled me #but like? so interesting to see how react to fictional characters bc it’s a hint of how they will react to people in real life too #the hunger games #tbosbas #I have crawled out of my lurker hole to say one single thing and then my social anxiety will pull me back in for another 6-13 months

[grandtheftautumn]

Fuck it

Because I love unapologetically jock!Chrissy

Chrissy getting into March Madness & starts rattling off about college basketball and Eddie finally knows how she feels when he goes off on DnD tangents.

#Chrissy (modern au or not) thinking out loud through her bracket choices #(which took more effort in the 80s than it does now) #Eddie just sitting there not understanding a single thing she’s saying #and then the realization that he’s finally on the other side of this #Not that he minds. He likes seeing her so passionate even if it’s not his thing™ #Alternatively it’s 1987 #Chrissy’s cheerleading at IU & going on about their stats from the regular season & how she just KNOWS they’re gonna win the title this year #hellcheer #chrissy cunningham #st #stepping out of my lurker status for a second #don’t listen to me