#or they're a business i want to support

[duckprintspress]

suddenly got curious why people follow us, and also just in general why people follow each other. i know for me I usually follow my friends, whether we became friends on another platform (Discord, Ravelry, AO3, etc.) or because we became friends after interacting with each others' personal posts.

but yeah.

tell prev why you followed them (vote and tell um in the tags!), then reblog to find out in the tags why people follow you!

#polls #lmao I just realized I forgot something like #i like a product that they sell #or they're a business i want to support #shows where my head is right now

[twilight-deviant]

Watcher fans sure are entitled and a little insane, ngl. "No one is going to sign up for your service! We're all poor! You've made the worst decision, and you'll be back in no time!" Saying this directly to the creators really reminds you of how low the respect for people you don't personally know has gone. I miss the forth wall between creator and audience.

I get and fully understand not having the money to support them, but... Watcher does have fans with money. A lot of them actually. They have merch sales. Their live tour sells out most venues. They have thousands of supporters on Patreon, where the cheapest tier is $5. They're able to gauge the rough finances of their staunchest supporters; that's how they landed on the subscription price. Yes, this move will reduce their viewership in sheer numbers, but to say all of their fans are broke and none will follow/support is factually incorrect.

It may not be a decision everyone agrees with, but severing the limitations of advertisers and youtube in favor of artistic freedom is a good thing. Yes, even if it comes with a loss of revenue. They understand that risk.

Also, I'm begging people to stop treating this like "another Netflix" or something and instead look at it as, "I am supporting a creator I like, similar to Patreon." They literally said in the video that they don't care if you share accounts. Get five friends, and you'll pay $1/mo.

I hate feeling compelled to rant in favor of their decision because I have my own reservations about whether it's the best move. However, I know it's not a choice they made lightly, and I like to think they understand that they'll need to branch out like crazy to entice subscribers.

#Fair-weather fans #I speak as someone currently undecided if I'll sign up for their service or not #I have my own budget to consider #But the waves of people poor-mouthing AT Watcher directly is ridiculous and embarrassing #“They're underestimating how many of us are poor” #Okay but that's not how business works #They just need enough people who aren't poor #and they may well have those numbers #Do you think they would have made such a drastic decision if they didn't??? #If they want to focus on fans who support them even if their hard work isn't free that's their choice #People are trying to be so anti-capitalism on this they've actually circled back around to saying #“Just take ad revenue from these companies so they can profit off your content and I don't have to pay out of MY pocket.” #That's... that's not the anti-capitalism stance you think it is #Maybe (and this is crazy) asking for a few dollars directly instead of through the vehicle of youtube‚ google‚ and all its advertisers is #... not spitting on the fans? #Please stop trying to guilt small content creators to their face while simping for large corporations #Watcher

[sysig]

Delusions (Patreon)

"Could I have your hand, sir?" Max didn't move, which Dexter was, sadly, getting used to.

"Sir?" Max jerked, then turned and stared at him, lost and blank. "Your hand, please."

Max's hand lifted shakily, and he laid it gently in Dexter's upturned palm. Dexter gave a quick and quiet "thank you," then turned it over in his own hand, observing him closely.

Too closely - his knuckles were rough and his fingernails were dull and cracked in places. His once-soft, not-a-day-in-his-life-subjected-to-hard-labour hands were now, already, toughened and split and scarred in places, especially the heel of his palm. He turned it over again, this time to stop looking so intensely. He had only wanted to give it a cursory glance to begin with.

"Do you know what I see, sir?" he asked as conversationally as he could manage, running his fingers along Max's abused flesh. He seemed to be at least half paying attention, his eye gazing down between them, and he'd occasionally twitch, encouragingly Dexter thought. He seemed to want to curl around him, then stopped and shook, his hand squeezing into a fist. Dexter coaxed him back out, encouraged him to hold himself lightly.

"What do you see?" He was almost startled by Max actually continuing their conversation, that happened so rarely now, shaking and quiet as it was. He took a deep breath, was he really going to do this?

"I see a hand, with five fingers." Max remained quiet, though his brow curled, and a guarded look came into his eye, though he still wasn't looking at Dexter. He felt a pang of guilt, but he had to try. "What do you see?"

Max's eye unfocused and began to water. He looked up, but not enough to reach Dexter's gaze in return, instead staring through his chest, and he felt just as hollow and empty as he must look to him.

"Do you take me for a fool, DAX?" Quiet and as close to angry as he'd heard since they'd been here.

No, not angry.

Betrayed.

He swallowed down the stinging lump at the back of his throat. He had to put on a brave face, had to keep his composure if he wanted Max to get better. That was the only thing he wanted, more than anything.

"Of course not, sir. Genuinely, what do you see?"

Max pulled his hand away and turned his body, his bandaged side facing Dexter. Shutting him out, pointedly. Dexter's empty hand curled into a fist, he was no better.

"Please, don't..." Max took a shallow, shuddering breath, and several beats before he spoke again, even quieter. "Don't ridicule me." Dexter could hear his breath catch, and he wanted nothing more than for this all to just stop.

"Sir, I didn't-"

"I've had enough of that." He shook his head stiffly, the action strange and wrong, like he had forgotten how. He stilled, his head turned even further away. "More than enough."

#Doodles #SCII #Helix #ZEX #Dexter Favin #And a drabble-fic under the cut #I ended up writing that the night after I read - I was a bit too inspired while busy so it's a little on the unfocused side haha #I would've cleaned it but I worry it wouldn't make it out of that stage! Please enjoy it for now <3 #This set is mostly periphery ideas - inspired by events rather than directly shown ♪ I suppose the first two kinda count tho #But they're more directly of the little scene I wrote ouò Poor ZEX </3 #And Dex! He's usually so capable! But he's stretching himself so thin ahh it's hard to watch in the best way #Of course he doesn't want to give ''Max'' over to just anyone - anyone at all really - both of their trusts have bottomed out #But how much could he reasonably care for him in that state? When he's still being actively haunted and most importantly - Not Max #He needs helps he needs support he needs to sleep and shower but a second with his eyes off Max and - then what? He'll immolate from fear #It's hard to imagine him crying but pushed to this extreme? To the thought of losing Max utterly and completely? Hhhhh #I do also just love him being possessive even outside of how terrible the situation is - he's always had his glimpses but this situation #Brings out the worst in him <3 In terrible ways #Really his method is just setting ''Max'' up nearby and prompting him over the sound of the shower like that's not nerve-wracking at all #Like he already doesn't answer half the time if that #As for the mini fic I was really interested in Dex's line about indulging ''Max's'' delusions #Apart from the fact that they're not delusions - not that anyone believes him outside of the Institute - what it means to indulge is weird #I saw one example of how to handle delusions that stuck with me - how not to deny them outright while also not reinforcing them #Since it's not actually helpful to be told ''That isn't Really happening to you'' when to you - to ZEX - it really is! How invalidating #And so rather to take the approach of ''I don't see/feel/hear what you are - I can't find any evidence of it myself'' and extrapolating #Dex taking the approach of ''What reality are you experiencing right now?'' and trying to build from there! #Unfortunately ZEX has already been treated like....well like all that - he's not in the mood for games even well-intentioned ones #He /knows/ he's in a human body. He can feel that and see that and understands that. It doesn't change who - what he /is/ #The idea of a completely broken ZEX is so sad to me :( He's so strong and prideful and vivacious - Max really is another him </3 #It's not the same but he was saved from death! To fall into torture... But even despite that I want to see him succeed! As much as he can #Even in that small and shaking way I want to see him be hateful and spiteful - angry. Powerful <3 Fighting ♥

[welcometogrouchland]

[ID: a coloured and shaded digital sketch of Luz and Lilith from the owl house. They're depicted with their designs from For the Future. Luz is tackle-hugging Lilith, ugly crying and exclaiming "I missed you so much". Lilith braces for the hug and smiles with tears also in her eyes. The background is a pale yellow colour and previous versions of the sketch can be seen at low opacity behind the full drawing. End ID]

When you see your cool aunt (actually a loser but you love her) for the first time in months and she has a badass apocalypse makeover but still somehow looks like a librarian

#the owl house #toh #luz noceda #lilith clawthorne #I have a distinct feeling they won't reunite until the last episode (which I'm cool with #we're kinda busy rn) #but that won't stop me from imagining self-indulgent scenarios!! I love their relationship so much #luz really went from calling Lilith a bitch in the only way the disney channel would allow to being like. okay she's pathetic #in the first few episodes of season 2 and then by elsewhere and elsewhen when Lilith is visibly doing better luz is so supportive #of like. her new job and hobbies and stuff #and Lilith is still the same cringe fail slug woman we all know and love but she cares about Luz! #she wants to help her and share her interests with her! #they're so lame together and I adore them soooo much. adhd and autism best friends forever (real) #this was a quick doodle that i put way too mucn effort into colouring and posing wise to not post #I'm proud of the shading not bc it's especially intricate or pretty #but because the process was entirely me colour picking each individual colour and futzing with it until i got coherent shading #it's not something i do often but i love to practice it cause i feel like it improves my colour sense #and also allows me to micro manage the palette #like how Luz's azura outfit and the inside of her mouth and Lilith's skin are all the same shade of off-white #BUT i gave Lilith's a warmer shading tone (bc it's skin and has blood beneath it) while Luz's teeth has a yellow shading cast #(since that's the colour teeth turn w/o enamel and most ppls teeth is a yellowy off-white anyway) and then Luz's outfit has a teal cast! #bc i wanted white fabric to look different to pale white skin or teeth #that's such a niche thing to have fun doing and appreciate abt my own work but like. it's there! #I'm not a master of colour by any means it's just nice to be able to do that

[mymarifae]

i don't think either of them know what they're doing. i love them dearly

#i don't think any of the vbs kids know how to dance. like they just get up on stage and do whatever #the summer festival event being the first time akito and toya have ever done a real dance routine supports this theory #akito and an are the most agile but from the 3dmvs it looks like akito has a better understanding of movement and weight than an does #so like if he wanted to akito would easily be vbs's best dancer #unfortunately he is busy. with his imposter syndrome and inferiority complexes #as far as toya and kohane go. ........... ..... .... . ........... #they're just pathetic 🫶🏾 sorry forever #toya is so tall and lanky and awkward and has absolutely 0 spatial awareness dance movements are Not clicking in his brain #and kohane is kohane

[ladyseidr]

and what if i finally decided on a fc for anna / mrs. em.ily. what then. ( do you love her )

#☽—— ⸢ my edit ⸥ #˖ ♡ 𝒻𝒸. » heart aching ( anna emily ) #f n a f / #me: hasn't written her because i hadn't decided on an fc #also me: i should add her as a full muse now ( i won't yet i promise lmaooo ) #i've literally written out her muse bio and everything tho in notion lmao #she's a manager in a bookstore and she's from a town in arizona right near the border of utah #her parents are chinese immigrants and she has two sisters she adores #she wants to own her own business one day and is super supportive of henry's work while they're together #like she's so down to brainstorm with him ( & william if he's willing lmao ) and is def smart when it comes to business stuff #( and not in a cutting corners way either. glances at both my henry and william. ) #and she's a very good mom to charlie as well as a good aunt-like figure to the af.ton kids #love love love the idea of her and mrs. af.ton as best friends even once they've both divorced the Disasters #but i think she gets bad vibes from william like. . . not immediately but earlier than most. she's friendly but it's minimal y'know lmao #but obv she doesn't guess what he's /actually/ up to. just thinks he's a dick ( valid )

[savage-rhi]

💙😭

#i got offered a great job #pay is 18.81 an hour #trying to negotiate to get up to 20 #I'll start in June sometime #there's a light at the end of the tunnel #ill be working with kiddos #and these folk offered to help me get my hours for the masters in psychology program #im applying for #its like ill be doing the same job but i'll have more creative freedom #and its gonna be from a trauma informed/mental health pov #they were good on offering accommodations too for my disability #i didn't give them an answer yet cause i still gotta go over finances and hrs #but they're giving me time to think it over #wanted to hire me on the spot #it feels good being appreciated and knowing that im valued for what i have to offer #and they were supportive too of my peer support business #and discussed there may be a way to intersect that with the job #ahhhhhh #sorry for the long rant #it just feels too good to be true #and im just fucking happy ill be somewhere different soon #its like the little white flag in golf #thats hundreds of yards away #that gives you hope #lmao #love you guys for being supportive while ive been enduring the ringer #and thank you again to folks checking in on me #ill respond soon to dms #and im working on getting my creative flow back #so i can write drabbles

[larytello]

Small rant in the tags again, I guess, nothing serious tho

#Also the reason I didn't reblog a lot of Paw Patrol (my current hyperfixation) yet is simply bc they have a lot of DNI banners #It just scares me off even if I'm not in any of those specifications #Not to mention there's a lot of tags and DNIs I don't even know what they are #Even a few I know are not even harmful but they're in the list and even if I'm not part of it I have good friends who are #And it makes me feel attacked too #Idk man I just wanted to enjoy a goddamned KIDS SHOW with more than two or three seasons for once in my life #And I'm usually too busy to make content FOR MYSELF all the time #Maybe that's what happens when you're in your nearly thirties and miss the good ol' days when you could share stuff in your own blog #Without possibly starting a wave of “OMG YOU SUPPORT X BC YOU REBLOGGED FROM Y” and being put in block lists or whatever they do nowadays #Rant

[kyros-tha-soldier]

If you support the ongoing Human genocide in palestine, DRC and Sudan or you are a "nUWUtral cutie patootie oooooh i am so neutral I don't care 💅💅💅" type of person and STILL be a fan of one piece ...

Then I've got bad news for you

Your ass is reading too fast or you're too damn dumb to understand what the story is about. Either way get off the fandom and shut up forever

#If you don't like this post then boohoo I don't care #Human lives are precious no matter the color or gender or beliefs or religion #And that's what Oda is trying to show but some of y'all are very very dence and can't understand that #“B-But i enjoy it” yeah ok cool but you also automatically enjoy seeing people dead and seeing kids and civilians dying #I have been supporting the cause with my friends on my priv instagram and the amount of OP fans who are pro genocide like????? #Bitch get your shit together and go watch paint dry... Or don't; paint is too precious for your ass #“all lives matter” until it's about black people or native americans or Balkans or south asians or Inuit or Quechua or Homeless people or- #-Latin Americans or Arabs or Holocaust survivors or Central asians or chechens or Tatars or Rohingya or Uyghur- #I could go on forever! But y'all go “all lives matter” the moment a black person says “black lives matter” because let's be real for a sec. #You say “all lives matter” and you know DAMN well you don't give a single shit about those lives as long as they're not white #The hypocrisy is showing baby and it's on you if people hate your guts for it #Also... Support Palestinians by donating to Palestinian aid services; E-sims; Palestinian owned businesses and damilies ❤️ #Same goes for the Congolese and Sudanese ppl. Send them aid; donate; help the artists and people who speak for their cause and speak up ☝️🙏 #There are some very trusty organizations out there to help but I can't link them since I'm afraid some of them can turn out to be scammers #I'll try to find legit ones #As for anybody who wants to come and whine about me becoming “too political and whiny blah blah”- #You can eat shit for all i care 🤗🥰🤩 #Unfollow if you disagree I don't give a damn #free congo #save congo #DRC #I STAND WITH CONGO #FREE PALESTINE #غزة العزة #غزة حرة #فلسطين حرة إن شاء الله #جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية #الكونغو #السودان #Sudan

[leftdestiny-posts]

I planned on having a free weekend, but I got an opportunity to see my mom (I haven't really seen her this month yet) so I'll be gone tomorrow noon till night probably

That being said, I will have time Sunday to devour some fics

#I saw more doctors therapists and specialists this month than my mom #which sucks #so I'm really happy to see her #She's also been busy and only recently finished her term in school #I also want to be there to support and hug her #She called me a day or two ago saying she's been sent to the hospital for checkups #she has the same chronic disease as me so I hope she won't be in for another wild ride #ahhh stressstress when I was here being happy to see her #kbdfgnkjfhnk #adding #shiro rambles #cause I rambled again (its my vent tag block if u dont want negativity) #(but unfortunatly I am only human and I will have emotions so I sometimes will be sad or unhappy) #ANYWAYS!! #EXCITED!!! #I ALSO WILL SEE MY LIL SISTERS <333 #havent seen em either in a month but they're teens now so they dont care as much for big sibling shiro </33 #lmao I sound like a fossil

[xcziel]

wow they decided to copy yoongi almost exactly: concert lovefest for army and then dip

#when namjoon started getting all sentimental on sm and vmin got huggy again i kinda knew #i figured nj was waiting to go in at the same time as jk and jm (no brainer that they'd be going in together) #and thinking on it i can't see why tae would want to do this by himself either #logically if they go in together that's the least amount of time they're 'separated' #and also ups the possibility of them being able to support each other within their service #like if one is busy there's others on hand *and* the hyungs are still in place to start them off with advice etc #not to be too cunical but after the thing with jin i just feel like they can't be too safe or guard their backs too much #lol as soon as i saw the full shot of jk's place in the gcf i was like: well that means he's not gonna be there much longer #also jm dyeing his hair bc he's just gonna shave it all off anyway makes a kind of sense #but this ALSO means all the stuff they've been talking and hinting about is gonna come out WHILE they're in #bc hobi's stuff is already on deck and he has a plan for as soon as he's out and the maknaes won't want to trample #on the newly released from service hyungs' projects so the travel show rm and jm's music jk's korean song??? #will all probably come next year and that after the fans have already had a docuseries christmas and new year #whew! #something about them sll going in together just hits me in the feels like ... just the closeness and protectiveness #and this way they can clock out of all the end of year ratings tallyings performances and comparisons! #bc they just deckared so they won't be going for a bit - they should have some time to settle things like yoongi did

[toasteaa]

Where's a good place to get pins? I got my ita bag but I have NO pins and all the ones I want on Etsy are gonna push me into bankruptcy because of how badly I want them all 😭

#toast talks #There are so many fandom and oc related pins I want but they're all like $15 each #That's $30 for two pins that aren't even an inch. And I wanna support the businesses but FUCK #I keep seeing Neuvi pins and Kaveh pins and Paimon pins AND THERE ARE SO MANY CAT PINS

[taegularities]

Is cmi going to continue?🥹

hi there!! i really want it to, but it depends a lot on you guys, too 🥺 so far it's not going too bad or super great, but i also don't wanna say or decide anything yet – i'll wait a lil, since it's a long chapter and it might take people some time to get through it!! will see how things are in a week or so. in any case, support it a lot, loves. i do mean it when i say you can absolutely spam me.. definitely don't wanna abandon them <3

#and i promise i usually don't do this but this time i had to bc life just got SO busy 😭 so there's barely any time left to write #so just wanna make sure i use that time for wips that we truly DO want yk!! yall send so many sweet messages every day 🥺 #about anything!! only the fic ones lessened a lil somehow but yeah i appreciate all you have to say hehe questions or praise or anything #also nobody has to do it ofc but i also appreciate it so much when some of you drop by and lmk they'll still read later bc they're busy #shows me that you really care and do want to support it and yeah 🥺 #don't be shy keep giving it love <3 meaning reblogs feedback asks.. makes me so happy mwah #also 😌 cmi11 is fkn awesome and cmi12 even more just saying hehehehehe 😌 #notes for rid 🌹 #anon #fic: colour me in

[medicinemane]

Actually there is one thing I may legit start doing once I have my social anxiety a bit better tamped down on is when someone's telling me how their kid's just kind of a bum who doesn't have a job and hangs out in their room all day (why the fuck are you telling a stranger, once it was a nurse telling me this stuff and it's like... that's real messed up you're badmouthing your kid to a patient)

I think I'm gonna try and hit them with a "sounds to me like they may be depressed" (cause... it does)

Gonna take some work to feel like dealing with this stuff, but... I think I need to start basically trying to sound sympathetic to the parent, while also reframing it as "it sure sounds like they're struggling and could really use some support right now"

Cause once again... that is literally what it sounds like to me

You fools, you've got no idea you're talking to a fucking worthless loser. I will always go to bat for the isolated fuck up who can't get a job, cause that's just me. Don't bad mouth your kid to someone that's got more in common with you kid than with you, I know what it feels like to be in that situation, I'll always go to bat for them and think you're being a cry baby and need to grow up and actually parent

#shout out to the dental assistant who was like 'oh... you're 25? you've got plenty of time; I know you'll figure this out' #as opposed to they hygienist who was like 'oh you can't afford this toothbrush? maybe you should move back in with your mom' #like... what the fuck lady? you say that shit to a literal patient? ...you think that's good business #meanwhile the first lady... just can't express how much people like that mean to the world #I will always work to be a 'you're doing alright kid' kind of person rather than a critical jackass #and maybe some day I can work to lean on parents to make them feel a bit guilty about shitting on their kid instead of supporting them #cause they 100% should feel guilty #'but I feed them and I put a roof over their head'; yeah... that's called being a parent; that's bare minimum #I fucking do the same for my mom; and it sucks still playing parent; but even I manage to avoid guilting her #and I never had a kid; yet I'm pulling that off #you did... you can get on my level #and it's so sad you're not on my level when I'm fucking pathetic #you letting a loser be better than you? you've got less manners than some scum? #that's pretty fucking weak; that's my mom's parents tier stuff #and they were always feuding with a literal child and being made to look like fools when their plan always fucking failed #like... good job; you tricked a kid into eating banana despite not like it... and then they didn't like it and you looked dumb #that's who you people look like when you complain about your kids #I'm not saying raising a kid is easy; do I look like I want to do it? #but I'm saying once they're here... they kind of get priority now #and you never ever get to call them a burden #cause you had them; it's 100% your fault they're here; you have a duty now and you don't get to complain about them #now it can be a hard task; and you can be like... man... it's fucking killing me doing what needs to be done... it's a lot to deal with #but you don't get to treat them like a burden #...eh... I've got feelings on this #and the feelings are mostly just being pissed off about it

[gh-0-stcup]

Awww Andrew!

#his reaction to seeing spike ❤❤❤ #they should have just made spike & buffy start an off screen long distance relationship-ish thing #would have resolved the character weirdness with spike and kept things ambiguous to please fans #make it a spike talks regularly with her over the phone but doesn't want to discuss it with angel and co #because it's his private business and he doesn't need it mocked or scrutinized #keeps it open for audience interpretation and doesn't force smg into the show if they can't get her #this could have been the opening for it - andrew knows so the cat's out of the bag and spike has to talk it out w buffy #which again doesn't need to be shown - it can be left mostly up to fans to decide how she reacted #i just love the idea of them quietly supporting each other while they're an ocean away #very in keeping with their s7 relationship and could be taken as platonic or romantic #spike #spuffy #ats s5 #5x11 damage

[reallyhardydraws]

caught a cold 😷 oof. was gonna work today and be like ayyy grindset no days off! but uhhh i might just upload the leftovers from yesterday's market onto my online shop and then call it for the day: anyone waiting on commissions (i think its just 2 people right now) i'll start up working on those tomorrow

commissions are absolutely open though and i think if you want something specifically in time for the 25th december i can still get them done if you email me on or before the 21st.

#anyway uhhh basically im still about £400 short of the UK minimum income floor for this month so every little helps #and i mean i will have days in the month after the 25th its just #y'know how it is. that's The Big Day in december #also i mean for the past few years i HAVE #happily scraped by on about half of minimum UK wage its just #right so i signed up to this startup scheme they have for #self employed ppl here in the UK #i wasn't like... thrilled about it but it HAS helped #it's just that it's all about 'Business Growth' and all that #and um. basically i like locked myself into these #agreements and commitments to try and meet #the requirements to be 'gainfully self employed' #and if i haven't qualified at the end of 12 months #which i think is in april 2023 #then i think they're gonna be like. u should get a real job #so i'm just yeah really trying to make it work #anyway sorry if u read all this. not looking for advice just #want to vent and also be up front with everyone #thank you all sooooo much for your support this whole time #it does not go unnoticed and it is SO appreciated