#show them some love

[draconic-ichor]

Finally ordered some throw pillows from @dappermouth

They make beautiful artwork and these are no exception!

#beautiful pillows #black goats #dappermouth #show them some love

[dystopia-incognito]

#hazbin hotel #hazbin hotel lucifer #hazbin hotel charlie #hazbin hotel lilith #hazbin hotel animatic #四月 #四月 YouTube #Hell's Best Dad #Short King #best boy #Youtube #underrated artist #show them some love

[provoiceactor1]

Damn, he just wanted a slice… Do we have any extra slices @skeletoninthemelonland ?

Seriously love dubbing these animations you all seriously need to send them more support because everything is just *Chefs kiss*

#i love these animations #animation dub #fnaf behind the codes #fnaf 3 anniversary #fnaf 3 springtrap #phantom freddy #phantom foxy #phantom chica #phantom puppet #phantom mangle #phantom balloon boy #FNAF 3 dub #happy birthday fnaf3 #love your stuff Starbles ^^ #show them some love #michael afton #happiest day #Youtube

[icbmil]

thought these were stunning and wanted to share! (source)

#pls credit the op if you use #show them some love #not my art #the 1975 #ross macdonald #george daniel #adam hann #matty healy #instagram #photo set #icbmil*

[lunarriviera]

on the importance of beta screaming

i would like to say a little bit here in this chili’s tonight about the vital, indispensible role of beta enthusiasm.

because yeah we all know we get tied in knots in our prose, write sex scenes with impossible numbers of hands, dangle modifiers, repeat words, commit horrifying typos like “he licks with his tounge.” i have several useless graduate degrees so yes i can fix all those things for you or offer revision suggestions. as well, i am a north american who lived in the uk and divorced a londoner, so i can also britpick or yankpick your fic. then, it’s important to have at least one beta who can check you if you’re writing about a culture other than your own. finally, i usually will only beta for fic with whose canon i am intimately familiar.

those things are helpful, even essential. but there is something else a beta reader not only can do, but has to do, and that is scream.

look it’s hard out here for a pimp okay. we are in our little offices or bedrooms or hunched on the bathroom floor with the phone just trying to write our little stories. we made a tiny gay man and we gave him problems, and now we are going to make it YOUR problem. and then we will all thrash around and yell happily together, for we love this tiny gay man.

but until someone picks that fic out of the tag and clicks on it and reads it and starts keysmashing in the comment box, you’re all alone. just you, in your head, in your room, while you’re walking around the park, while you’re shampooing your hair, while you’re cleaning the cat’s litter pan—it’s just you. (and, sure, also the imaginary friends who spout riveting or hilarious dialogue in your head. them too.)

and when you’re all alone with just your words and your little people, a terrible and completely unique kind of loneliness can sink in. were they the right words? were they funny, pretty, tragic, joyful, smart? do they truly convey the depth of your feeling? and above all else: can they compel someone else to feel what you felt? because you’ve read that fic that made you scream into a pillow at 2 am. and you wonder: can i do that for someone else? can i feel my feelings so strongly and so well that they reach out of the screen and haul someone else in along with them?

and in the hours, days, weeks of waiting for someone to reach back through the pixels for you, a beta steps in to fill that space. this, she will let you know, is good. this is REALLY good. this is so good she’s gonna dword. she has no chill. she is about to mclose it. how dare you. she thought you were friends. now you’re in a fight. elmo in flames dot gif., screaming girl dot png., spongebob burying himself dot webp.

this is not an OPTIONAL feature of a beta reader. this is not just a nice thing that it’s nice to have. this might be the ESSENTIAL function of a beta. her hand is over your head and it’s briefly sheltering you from the pouring rain. hey listen! she says, and she cups your face in her hands: SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP. and you, wherever you are in the world, even if you’re 24 hours away from her on the globe, you put your palms to your cheeks to feel the warm blush of happiness and relief. someone else is out there, picking up what you’re throwing down. and you did not fuck it up. it’s actually entirely possible that you nailed it.

without her, you wouldn’t know. and in fact in a small fandom, without her, there wouldn’t BE that much of a fandom. so you and your beta get to be a part of that little group of people who keep a set of stories, a family of characters, alive. that’s fun too. (plus you get to backchannel about all the horribly Wrong Opinions everyone else has. this both saves you from making an ass of yourself on social media, and will make you guffaw during a zoom meeting if you’re not careful.)

so get you a beta reader who’s a screamer. i said what i said. don’t settle for someone who can be nitpicky about the past perfect but who never says anything positive; people will remember and come to read the fic that’s stunning and strange and new even if you forget to use “had.”

i aim for about 50/50 between praise and suggestions (the same proportions i use as a professor), but if i’m honest it winds up being more like 80/20 for fanfic. that’s okay. if i’m gonna err, i’d rather err on the side of encouragement.

we get so little of that, either as writers or just in the world. we get so little hand-holding and shoulder rubs and affectionate hollering. so when you beta, think about letting loose a little. think about, sure, exaggerating for effect. you know how sweet it feels when someone gets all exuberant all over your drafts—so maybe allcaps a little bit, as a treat. it feels pretty great. you’ll see.

(oh and ps: save a life. leave an ao3 comment.)

#y'all beta readers are out here every day doing the lord's work #show them some love #buy them some dark chocolate #beta readers #beta reading #fic betas #fanfiction betas #writeblr #fic writing

[hey-imma-fangirl]

Lowkey Living for this

O H M Y G O D I L O V E T H I S

#cuphead au #humanized au #the devil cuphead #king dice cuphead #devildice #friends art #not my art #friends au #the cuphead show #cuphead dlc #cuphead: ddwtd #absolutely stunning #my fav #i literally cannot stop staring at this #it’s beautiful #show them some love #everyone go follow them ^w^

[willowshimmer]

Hey guys!

So I recently watched this video from a project called "TOH revived" and I honestly LOVE IT!💖

As someone who loves TOH I'm happy that there are people creating their own continuations!

They also have a Tumblr @tohrevivedproject!

Please go show them some support and watch their videos!

#the owl house #toh revived #show them some love

[ask-roxy-and-the-devil-blog23]

Hey guys. Aku, Akira, Jackie, and a lot of the other characters/OCs haven't been getting any asks at all recently. I'm just pointing this out because I haven't received any asks for them at all, and they deserve some love as well.

#ask roxy and the devil #cuphead au #cuphead show #cuphead #cuphead oc #oc x canon #they deserve more love #they need attention too #show them some love #aku samurai jack #jackie the imp #akira the onryō

[captain-crowfish]

So like

I Just found a YouTube channel full of wonderful angst ParaNorman edits that just OOZE early 2010s MV vibes. Like I'm nearly about to choke. I love this style sooooooooooooooooooo much, like, These need some more attention just for their editing style. Brings me HEAPS of nostalgia.

#ParaNorman #video edits #movie edits #favorites #not sarcasm #I love these #show them some love #We need to protect these artifacts #Precious things #relics of a forgotten era #laika films #crowfish crap #angst #Hooooooooooo #nostalgia #Youtube

[thatrandomblogsays]

Annabeth: I, a child, had to earn Thalia’s love, that’s how the world works! I have to earn my moms love. Love is transactional, you gotta be worthy of it first silly :)

Percy, listening to this on the train

#STOP TRAUMATIZING THIS CHILD PLEASE #this is what it’s like when you were raised in a loving home and you find out your friend wasn’t #but they don’t know they weren’t #so you’re like um hey that’s fucked up and sometimes a crime? #you tell them parents are supposed to love you as is without earning it and they don’t believe you #you can hear the therapy bill racking up #annabeth chase #Percy jackson #percy jackson and the olympians #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo #pjo series #pjo tv show #mine #adding on to my tags because some people are debating if that’s how love works #love is meant to be a mutual exchange and something that grows over time between two people as their bond grows #whereas how Annabeth says it #in my opinion at least #she had to do XY and Z to be worthy of thalias love before receiving it #like with her mother #she has to be amazing before Athena is proud of her #vs Athena being proud of her just for being her daughter #that being said I’m not hating on a traumatized child having potentially negative and toxic patterns #more pointing out the comedy of the scene from Percy’s perspective who has a good grasp on healthy vs unhealthy relationships

[perfectlyripeclementine]

calling my lover "mine" but not in the way that my toothbrush or notebook are mine, mine in the way my neighborhood is mine, and also everybody else's, "mine" like mine to tend to, mine to care for, mine to love. "mine" not like possession but devotion.

#nonbinary love #nblnb yearning #nb4nb #nblnb #wholesomeposting #yearning hours #ive been thinking about how some languages dont have a possessive tense #so you dont say “i have a thing” but rather “a thing is by me” #and like im not usually one for psycho linguistics and like critical thoughts etc etc etc #but i really like the framework of responsibility/commitment rather than ownership #i think about this mostly in terms of ecology #and relation to land #but i also love it as it applies to language shared between lovers #like i LOVE calling them mine or for them to call me theirs #but i'm also nonmonog and that was kinda weird to square for a while #and it clicked one time when i was talking about my neighborhood and i was like well #when i say my neighborhood or my city it's understood i'm not taking it away from anybody else #its understood i just mean the city where i live #so why cant we apply the same to lovers? #mine in the way i want to show up for you again and again #ok #done now

[mintzez-world]

I drew my little persona thing :) they are an arsonist <3

#first post #don’t rly like it but it was a rush job so #hp #green mints r underrated #show them some love

[puppyeared]

these two are so interesting to me

characters belong to @canisalbus

#clenches fists. im so sosososo normal about them. i think about them a normal amount (lying) #actually the 2nd image is based on some sort of anime couple pose template(?????) that i saw a while back and wanted to draw them in it #but i swear to god i CANNOT FUCKING FIND IT. i was literally knee deep in yuri and yaoi fanart for hours trying to find that god damn photo #but i dont even know who the characters were and pinterest just shows me bakugou and deku making out sloppy style whenever i try #so i gave up an tried drawing it from memory and cried the whole time. i hate anatomy.. but they look so happy so its fine #god whenever i see Lore or sweet little tidbits for these two i want to tear into something with my teeth and throw something /pos #i genuinely want to study these gay little renaissance dogs under a microscope #what fucks me up is the fact that we all know it ends horribly but u cant help loving them anyway.. they are so. incoherent hand gestures #my art #myart #others ocs #vasco #machete #vaschete #furry art #fur #anthro

[exquisitely-delicious-girls]

A couple of playful girls want to have some fun with you

#bikini babe #swimwear #inviting #seductive smile #show them some love #ready to play #hot fun

[dr-who-asked]

Chapters: 11/11 Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Mitsurugi Reiji/Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Miles Edgeworth/Phoenix Wright, Garyuu Kyouya/Odoroki Housuke | Klavier Gavin/Apollo Justice, Kamiya Kirio/Karuma Mei | Adrian Andrews/Franziska von Karma, Itonokogiri Keisuke/Suzuki Mako | Maggey Byrde/Dick Gumshoe Characters: Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright, Mitsurugi Reiji | Miles Edgeworth, Yahari Masashi | Larry Butz, Odoroki Housuke | Apollo Justice, Garyuu Kyouya | Klavier Gavin, Ese Makoto | Vera Misham, Naruhodou Minuki | Trucy Wright, Ayasato Mayoi | Maya Fey, Houzuki Akane | Ema Skye, Karuma Mei | Franziska von Karma, Garyuu Kirihito | Kristoph Gavin Additional Tags: Complete Summary:

Post-GS4, an estranged Phoenix and Miles respond to a friendly challenge from an unexpected source: do three things each to fix your lives.

#this was so fucking good #I don’t usually post recommendations but this is just aaaAAAA #if you enjoy narumitsu and the tags seem appealing to you then please for the love of everything give this a try #also if you like this fic then please consider leaving a comment #the author’s replied to some of the newer comments which means they still do see and read them #show them some love #GOD this was a good read #ace attorney #ao3 #a turnabout toast #ao3 recommendation #ao3 rec

[somnimagus]

My page for @sheikahzine; about Impaz's duty to her village, empty of people and full of memories.

[id in alt text]

#legend of zelda #loz #twilight princess #loz tp #i'm still reeling that someone sent me an ask about this one.. that they took the time to find my tumblr and tell me they liked it #it really meant a lot; thank you to anyone that stops to leave comments like that. they make me happy #but yeah! here's the usual symbolism ramble: #i thought it'd be cool to have the 'spirits' flowing one way and the cats walking through them the other way #to kinda show the difference in life inhabiting the village in the past and present #link's face is covered because impaz was just waiting for 'the hero' so his clothes are what matters; not his face #and it (hopefully) gives a surreal and intangible sense to 'the hero' she could only hope would actually show up #you can feel free to interpret the glowy blue sheikah as ghosts or just as memories of the past! i couldn't decide either way #the one on the bottom left is oot impa since she's implied to be the village founder. so i guess she would be a ghost actually? #fan art #my art #project stuff #and ahhh the book-- everyone's stuff is so beautiful!! #especially the writing. some of the fics made me really tear up and some were so fun and clever. i really love them #a lot of them captured the sheer burden of the role of the sheikah; all of the time and grief and doubt #i know i always say this stuff about every project but. the people i get to work with in these are truly so skilled every time