#seriously?? folks I need this!

[messrsbyler]

ao3 authors who have no social media are are so mystical. they really be writing and posting some of the most perfectly crafted pieces of media and then disappearing without a trace

#ma'am or sir or folk please give me an username where to find you because i need to become your loyal follower #it's like going from tavern to tavern asking for the tales of the great CoffeeAndWriter from the mythical land of AO3 #but seriously every time i find an amazing fanfiction i'm holding my breath crossing my fingers and scrolling to the ending notes hoping to #find a tumblr username and when there's nothing i go to the profile and then when there's nothing there i know #i found another mythical creature in the fandom to add to the book #at this point i'm collecting them like pokemons specially in st fandom #byler #byler tumblr #fanfiction #fanfic #ao3 #fandom #writing #fandom things #fandom culture #byler ao3 #stranger things ao3

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

*tries to organize my thoughts*

*remembers i'm not in school and therefore beholden to neither heaven nor hell nor any man's grading system*

*joyously shredding & tossing all my carefully arranged 3x5 mental notecards into the air like so much beige confetti. raising my arms in victory, cheering raucously until i accidentally inhale bits of homemade confetti*

(*coughing up itty bits of paper like a cat evicting a hairball with a firm understanding of tenants' rights*) wait wat happens next

#i marie kondoed my thoughts and *i* feel great. but now my stream-of-consciousness has escaped containment #so many innocent bystanders at stake #every time i try to organize my thoughts i run out of plastic bins and have to make a trip to the container store where i get even more dis #racted so. you can't just hand me THIS brain and NO catalogue OR library classification system #and expect me to single-handedly sort through all this nonsense? bad form but fucking form not in my job description #aNYways. formal education sure did a FUCKING NUMBER on us huh #(a number i measure not in gpa or dollars of student debt. #but in the number of therapy sessions & medical debt it will take to recover.) #seriously folks. our education systems are...innately traumatizing for a huge number of students. and we NEED to address this. #the fact that it is culturally common for adults to have anxiety nightmares about school/exams...even decades later? #that is not cute. it is Alarming. #no one--much less entire generations--should be spending their developmental years in an environment of chronic stress & pressure & strain #and yet that is the reality for millions and millions of pre-teen and teenage and young adult students #this isn't healthy and it serves and empowers NO ONE #...except of course the many exploitative educational & financial & debt-collecting institutions thriving from the current balance of power #and of course it's a nefarious and powerful way to sabotage/erase the middle class #which billionaires and the wealth-inequality creators they finance couldn't possibly have any noteworthy interest in whatsoever #it's not like there's an elite group of people with huge financial incentives to drain/steal resources from the masses... #anyways sorry for going all Conspiracy Theory on you. #obviously the billionaires who control the vast majority of our resources and news and political campaign funding #are not tied to every single itty bitty social issue and i'm a silly billy to imply it #please tell elon musk to ignore this tweet i am so subservient and acquiescent #mr musky u r so good at inheriting slavery-built mining fortunes & buying other people's companies #& building rocket ships & fancy cars that do NOT explode/catch fire & also NOT running billion dollar companies into the ground #mr musky u r so talented genius billionaire playboy with 10 kids and ex-wives who find you creepy af babe u r basically iron man

[chirpsythismorning]

#byler #stranger things #st5 predictions #hellfire club is on a hit list plastered around town with the word hunt surrounding it... #and jason who just gave a huge speech about how hellfire is a cult is now dead... #cool #oh and will byers aka zombie boy who everyone in town knows is gay apparently and whose disappearance jumpstarted these cursed events... #is back in town? #oh they're so fucked #what does intrigue me is that if this is explored at all whether it be blatantly or sub-textually #they're gonna need to establish byler's feelings fairly early on to warrant the town having suspicions about them and then acting on it #but seriously #their entire town is dust #almost everyone has left besides the party and the extremely religious folks who are using jason's words as their driving force... #shit is about to go down #i have a whole post in my drafts about mike being fuuuuuckedd #like there's just too much evidence supporting it #the fact that he is on the hellfire poster #the fact that they make a point to have jason looking for mike and also nancy say that she saw him die in the vision #the fact that the scene at the town hall has both a will and mike lookalike #but the scene with will looking at his lookalike directly as they drive into hawkins but without mike's lookalike present this tie #with the following dialogue literally acknowledging people missing and dying and the shot focusing on mike #the fact that mike has been consistently late at the start of every season #the fact that mike's accompanied by a funeral home fan in his s4 promo pics #the fact that his funkopop looks like it's getting vecna'd #the fact that finn himself joked about mike dying in the opening scene... #oh and my personal favorite #mike: 'how am i gonna survive a whole week without you guys?' #that week ain't over yet folks... #anyways

[darlingod]

Jude in QoN: “Of course it was a trick” That’s what you said.

Cardan:

#Cardan: but that’s what you dooooo baby girl I was just tryna match your energy #also him saying “ofc it was a trick” #that “ofc” speaks volumes to me #like “well yeah it was a trick?? no way you thought you were seriously exiled” #also he’s so fucking dumb for that cause yes #I see his side #BUT DAMN SHE JUST GOT BACK FROM BEING TORTURED BRUH #and you sent her to the one place you always told her to go back to😭😭😭😭with NO WARNING #that’s what Madoc did to her you son of a bitch😭😭😭took everything from her in one day #obvi Madoc was so much worse but they both took everything from her within a moment of time and sent her to a world she did NOTTT wanna go #I love love love Cardan #he overestimates Jude so much and it’s cute AS FUCK but fucks shit over #like yes I’m all for him thinking his wife is a literal god #but he needs a reminder of her mortality every once in awhile #the folk are so fucking oblivious dear god😭😭😭😭 #cardan greenbriar #queen of nothing #jude duarte

[signalhill-if]

Mark your calendars, babes! The initial demo for Signal Hill will be releasing at noon EST on Sunday, March 12th, 2023!

Get ready for an 83,000 word romp through the post-apocalyptic utopia of Signal Hill. In the first release of the demo, you'll...

Create a character with a unique set of skills and an array of customization options

Develop their identity, with 8 different identities you can earn that will change how you play the game

Choose their style, with over 130 clothing options to really nail your post-apocalyptic style

Explore the city's neighbourhoods, full of lush descriptions, interesting locals, and unique local character

Get shot, get high, get an unwanted amputation

Meet most of the major characters

This demo has been a long time in the works, and I've put a ton of effort into making sure it's the best representation of the final product it can possibly be. I'm so excited to share it with y'all and start this journey for real!

Follow my itch.io to get alerted as soon as it's released!

#WOOHOO it's almost here!!!! #i'm so excited. like i wanted to schedule it even sooner that's how excited i am #but i have restrained myself in case i need to make some last minute tweaks lmao #but seriously PUT IT IN YOUR CALENDAR #i'm confident you folks are going to love it #update #interactive fiction #if #signal hill if

[starsetvie]

We love and respect Jude's scheming and Madoc's manipulation

But mother marrow is the BOSS.

#you need to re-read the series if you didn't get it #how can you not see it? #I love her #like seriously in all the books #anyways coming to tags #the prisoners throne #cardan greenbriar #Jude #jude duarte #folk of the air #holly black #the cruel prince #queen of nothing #oak #suren #how the king of elfhame learned to hate stories #and most importantly: #MOTHER MARROW

[troius]

Bouncing off your Ichigo being sidelined discussion (which, yes, where's he been this whole arc?) One thing that really made TYBW suffer imo was the lack of inner character insight from the main squad, Ichigo and Uryu (poor boy got practically offscreened in an arc about his own people) especially, given that the supposed rift between them is meant to carry the Karakura gang side of things and only got /one/ quick scene (and where, i think, the arc being cut short suffers). Where Hueco Mundo managed to balance both Ichigo/Orihime/the Six Hearts gang, their issues and give them a narrative to follow and spent time with them and gave them genuinely compelling moments (the Lust mini arc centered around Ichigo/Orihime/Uryu/Ulquiorra remains, imo, the very best writing Kubo did, it had great art, genuinely compelling writing, good fighting and interpersonal relationships between Ichigo and the three of them, and kept us hooked because we /care/ about these characters and the despair they're going through), and made room for the SS Captains without them being overwhelming (Mayuri/Szayel was tedious, I'll give you that), TYBW really became a Shinigami fest (the extended time spent on characters like Mayuri (two fights, restores everyone's bankai, gets "closure" with Nemu and conveniently zero repercussion for his crimes against the quincies) Shunsui, Urahara and Zaraki (also two very lenghty fights) which yielded, ultimately, not all that much in terms of meaty character development and relied on a lot of convenience/deus ex machina/plot armour, and feels unsatisfying when you're waiting to get back to Ichigo and the squad where the emotional crux of the arc lies (Yhwach killed his mother & Uryu's mother, and it yields... also very little), the arc, despite being super long also did extremely little in developping the Quincies (aside perhaps from Jugram and Bazz, and even that was limited. Uryu suffered the most for it imo, but I guess showing any hint of inner conflict with him would have gone against what Kubo tried to pull with him, the anime also cut out his exchange with Jugram, where Jugram spells out for him that the blood ritual has essentially trapped him on Yhwach's side and Uryu being clearly horrified by it & Uryu's reaction to Yhwach asking him why he's alive), and dropped the ball big time on the main characters we *should* be invested in (poor poor Chad tbh). It's a shame, when you see what Kubo /can/ do with a contained story like Everything but the Rain; which had heart and character development, and made us care about Masaki/Isshin/Ryuken and Katagiri because what limited stuff we were given was actually compelling, and we're already attached to both of their kids and the friendship between them. The Gerard Valkyrie fight goes on for just as long as ebtr, features the three most popular captains, but has none of that heart (and a lot of plot convenience), which is why people bemoan it so much.

It's pretty telling that even anime fans last cour were clamoring for Ichigo to come back after episodes of mere cameos from him, but also nice to see that while Mayuri/Byakuya/Zaraki and co are popular, *Ichigo* is the one who remains the heart of the story, the nexus that pulls together the Shinigami, his gang of friends and the audience. Given that animation can oft make what feels long and tedious in manga (Gremmy vs Zaraki was one ep in anime vs going on forever in manga), the Pernida/Lille stuff should hopefully not last beyond 2/+1/2eps. With all the talk about Cour 3 having a lot of addition, I'm crossing my fingers the anime will spend more time with Ichigo/those close to him (*cough* and the dad squad) in the next parts! Visual fights are nice and all, but character relationships, conflict and depth are, ultimately, far more compelling and memorable than any Cgi flashing swordfight and brute strenght boost can do, there's a reason ppl remember the Ulquiorra stuff on the dome as the pinnacle of Bleach, and not, say, Zaraki vs Gremmy. While I'm not expecting a Lust arc round 2, if the anime team takes their time, I'm hoping the ultimate Ichigo (&co)/Yhwach showdown to be reworked into something just as compelling.

Lol I feel kinda guilty posting this because there's not much to say in response. Get yourself a Tumblog anon, otherwise I'll get all the credit for your meta!

#bleach #ask Troius #but not really #no but seriously folks if we're gonna have some dialogue here I need an interlocutor

[guardian-angle22]

TK/Carlos + Touch + WHY tHe HeLL Did YoU PuT ThE CrediTs THERE?

↳ Season 3

#911 lone star #tk strand #carlos reyes #tarlos #tk/carlos + touch #lmaooo the struggle is real folks #seriously tho WHY especially that bottom one? #I need that without the credits on top and also from a better angle asap pls & thx #the way carlos is just so gently kissing tk's fingers??? im dyinggg #I also just love the way carlos is playing with tk's clothes #also his fingers on tk's neck?? saveee me #all of these were such great little moments that I had to find a way to include them somehow lol #i guess i lied when i said that previous one was the last of season 3 oops

[lookninjas]

As mentioned, it's been a fucking week. Here are some songs that I find, for whatever reason, instantly relaxing. Pick one using a bad description. If you want to know what a song is, ask and I shall answer.

At the end of the week, there'll be a playlist (just in time for HELL WEEKEND HELL WEEKEND HELL WEEKEND [I work retail]). Songs will go in order from fewest votes to most votes. If you would like to be reminded of the playlist, let me know and I will tag you.

And please reblog the poll! Seriously, it's polls. It's the one thing on this website we actually want to break containment.

#polls #music #as always i had something different planned #and then the first song on the playlist came up on shuffle and i went #'nope. building a playlist around this.' #seriously one of those songs that just comes when i need it most #also there's probably some repeats on this playlist from previous ones #one i know for a fact #and i also don't care i didn't feel like overthinking #now to see if it was the folk music or the glitter text you guys liked so much last time #pretty sure it was the folk music but glitter text is still fun

[binkybonkles]

Making a collection of merfolk homebrews for 5e and it's just turning into a cheap excuse to make playable Barraki

#Bionicle #dnd 5e #I seriously need to get more people to look over the base rules for the legless fish-folk

[theworstcreature]

I wonder if the person who made that “every second that you see is twenty four connected pieces” song knows how much it effected the owl house fandom once the show ended and honestly during the whole final season

#seriously it was unavoidable for like theee months #the cosplayers took that song and RAN #I can still picture some random folks in the coolest lumity cosplays dancing to it clear as day #every so often one of those will pop up on my feed and give me flashbacks to last year #toh #the owl house #owl house #shitpost #textpost #I need to sleep #I gotta get up at six in the fucking am tomorrow #it’s a good song but by titan it was EVERYWHERE

[designernishiki]

brings me great joy to remember the fact that (aside from serena) the main bar kiryu frequents is a queer bar hosted by drag queens and run by a trans lady. like legit that fact sounds too good to be canon but it literally is

#the main one he frequents by personal choice anyway as opposed to serena (and sometimes shellac) where he’s usually there because someone #else frequents it or needed to meet him somewhere or someone working there is connected to him etc #earth angel initially doesnt really have any predisposed big plot reasons for him to go there let alone recurrently for decades #he just. likes it. and likes ako’s company. and they never really explain anything further than that #honestly it screams repressed gay guy seeking community without knowing it to me. like as in: he’s more comfortable there than most bars and #knows that probably but doesn’t know why or doesn’t try to think too deeply into exactly why #I mean… he says to goromi he feels more comfortable talking to her/him than most women #so I mean. that tracks doesn’t it. #you could argue it’s has to do with him being incessantly hit on by straight women to an uncomfortable degree but I don’t really think #that explains it becuase he’s hit on/flirted with by queer folks as well- ako herself outwardly flirts with him #but of course never to that uncomfortable a degree in my opinion (especially considering he already knows her and whatnot most of the time) #but yeah so I think it’s a little deeper than that. #anyway gshgdshfh rambling. this is just. god I seriously wonder sometimes what the studio is thinking when they do these things #the combination of this + what he says/does with goromi??? ghagghgsggh how do you NOT read him as queer/mlm what the fuck dude #kiryu #yakuza #rambling

[kyouka-supremacy]

Every Tumblr user ever: I hate tiktok so much I wouldn't get near it with a ten meters pole

Tumblr every three days: Here's a brand new way we tiktokified your perfectly fine Tumblr this week

#Rant incoming feel free to ignore this #:( #Read the new @/changes update and I want to throw up. #What's going on seriously they were handling this website so well up to like a month ago. #What do you mean people who create an account after May 8th won't get a dashboard as default... Are you insane. #Did you hit your head or something #What is going on???????? #“Some folks will start getting access to certain badges based on different actions/accomplishments” with all due respect. Kill me right now #What is this???????????????? This is even worse than all the recent stretching and highlighting on mutuals / followers. #I don't follow anyone leave me ALONE #Like seriously someone really needs to remember Staff that the best part of Tumblr is the low competitiveness– #that literally every other social lacks. They used to know back in the day??? #And now it's all “Here's who follows you (((and by evident extension who doesn't)))”. Have you considered I DON'T WANT TO KNOW #Next update they'll hit you with a “follower count / likes / following is all public now btw 😊” #and that's going to be the day I'll disappear from the entire internet once and for all #Tbh I think I'm going to write some very polite but strong worded submission to staff or something. #I know chances are they won't even read it but things are so bad I don't want to leave anything untried #random rambles

[demonic-shadowlucifer]

"tswift is gay" "no, tswift isn't gay" Actually, you guys need to stop speculating the sexuality of a singer you don't even know and will probably never meet, you fucking weirdos.

#shadowrants #next time i see this im just gonna start blocking folks for it #mark my fucking words #taylor swift #swifties #anti taylor swift #(tagging both because both sides need to fucking see this) #seriously get a fucking life you're both annoying #lgbtq #celebrity culture #seriously stop #watch as i get death threats from both sides over this post #and no dont give me the “queerbaiting” bullshit. REAL PEOPLE CANNOT QUEERBAIT. 'QUEERBAIT' APPLIES TO FICTION *ONLY*

[batwynn]

Amazon Self Publishing- Flotsam and Jetsam Book 3 UPDATE:

So, as you might have seen I've had the Kindle version of the scrubbed comic (Accidental MerDer) Flotsam and Jetsam Book 3 up for a month or so now, but no hard copy. This is because Amazon is an asshole who tried to get away with not approving it originally, but when I proved that it is, indeed, my work and I am the one publishing it online, they said I was good to go. But then suddenly every little thing gets flagged, like 'ineligible text' in a spot where it's... not... supposed to be readable he's hallucinating. And no one will respond to me when I email, or tweet, or send in a report. Sooo... there probably isn't going to be a Amazon published book 3, unfortunately. It seems like this is their way of refusing to print it without actually giving me a legit/legal reason why. If you've already ordered copies of the 1st and 2nd books, and really really want a copy of the 3rd I am printing one for myself (and one for someone who specifically requested it!) and I've printed 2 more with some extra sketch pages in the end. These are, obviously, very limited and first come first serve. I'm really sorry about this. :(

That being said, I might put together a omnibus of the first three issues with a bunch of extras if there's enough interest in it. I know most of you have been reading it online, and don't really feel the need to own a published copy. Which is totally understandable! But I thought I'd do a quick interest check anyway. So, please vote below if you'd be interested in buying a copy of the full three issues of Accidental Merder/ Flotsam and Jetsam the scrubbed merman sterek comic. Please only vote if you are genuinely interested in buying, thank you!

#sterek #mer!derek #accidental merDer #lgbt comic #queer comics #merman #fantasy #romance #interest check #please only respond Yes if you are genuinely interested in buying #I need to see real numbers of folks who can actually buy #I appreciate the support seriously but I do need the polls to reflect if there's actual buyers or not for this #thank you!

[skullzy20]

Y'know I am so sick and tired of adults placing the highest expectations on 18 year olds to start life when they're just becoming an adult

#negative post #ventish #ugh. day got ruined because of this specific problem #i dont really post negative stuff here anymore but oh my god i am so. tired of it #just because someone's 18 doesn't need they immediately need to get a job; go to college; or get a place #its so frustrating. You shouldn't be pressuring people who are still teenagers into immediate adulthood just because they're 18 now #sorry folks. had to say something dont mind this #like my parents think im already wasting my life even though I. havent even been an adult for a year #like c'mon. seriously????