#that's not me being like ''at 30 i will be over all my childish fandom interests'' btw obviously u can be 30+ and on tumblr

[seekerstone]

“just do ur homework a day early” very good advice thank u. i will not take it bc unfortunately it will be missing deadline panic. instead i will fritter away the day & then stay up until 3am to do it then. thanks for understanding

#i waaaant to do it now but not enough to actually do it #this is the last assignment i'll ever have to do so i should be glad to get it over with but alas #instead i'm just over it #the moon speaks #just think: 2 more weeks and none of you will ever have to listen to me complain abt writing papers again #...until 5 years from now when i inevitably buckle and enroll in law school #but until that time you will be FREE #GOD IMAGINE BEING IN LAW SCHOOL AND STILL ON TUMBLR #that's not me being like ''at 30 i will be over all my childish fandom interests'' btw obviously u can be 30+ and on tumblr #in fact i think those are the people using it right #(and also 30 isn't that old in the first place) #and likewise i know there ARE lawyers on tumblr #it just feels inherently counter intuitive. like oh man that murder trial sure was exhausting. well lets see what the tumblr girlies are #saying abt their blorbos now #*rbs horse plinko memes while jury is deliberating* #this is just making me wanna go to law school sooner actually

[iceinwhb]

Me, and my opinion. Last post.

Ok, I am simply amazed that there are comments on whb. Ha. When they were complaining about Levi and his new card, I thought it was because of how childish and silly it had been. I didn't expect them to give him the real P solely because Mc was younger.

So, at some points, with some posts talking about it, I thought I was going to be really rude if I got into an argument, “over nothing”, but now that I'm justified...

1.- We are adults.

And as adults that we are, we don't get to invent, or assume. We resolve ourselves with facts, and with coldness. We do not launch stupid and unverifiable accusations. If we want to point out a fact, you must demonstrate that Leviathan, as a character, is a pedophile.

2.- Do I really have to explain it?

For the people who accuse Leviathan of being a pedophile, where the hell do they get that from? Are they guided only because they wear a uniform? Mc may very well be over the legal age of consent for sexual relations in any country, not only that, Mc's nationality is Korean. In South Korea, they enter college at between 18-19 and finish between 22-23. At no time was it specified that Mc went to high school, or anything like that. Another point, are they really going to discuss the age of Mc when Leviathan biblically exists since the beginning of creation? Really? I don't know if those people will feel better if Mc is at least five thousand years old.

If don't have enough…

Well, let's say Mc was 16-17. You, player, are between 19-30. Do you know what age the game is geared towards? +18 in case we forgot the LITTLE detail. What if they know that Mc is the player's representation? Idk what they want. Especially BECAUSE THEY ARE ADULTS who know how to tell the difference, separate fact from fiction, separate a game from real life. Leviathan is not out there on the loose, looking for 18-23 year old “babes”, my god. And no one who plays the game, is going after a minor just because Leviathan likes the Mc who is probably 20 YEARS OLD. And more, of course. The story is based ON A DREAM, MADE OF MAGIC. Where do they find sense for they to want to complain about it? At this point I am indeed laughing at how absurd it sounds, because that's what it is.

Last but not least.

Okay, let's ignore all of the above. If you don't like the game, because it has certain themes, stop playing, go to Play Store, and look for the thousands of Otome games you like so much. There are millions, even those that touch only a sexual plot. There are hundreds and hundreds of different games for all tastes, but don't ruin the experience for other players just because other people think Leviathan is a pedophile. The game is PB's, and they can do whatever they wants with it as they has always done.

Really is the last.

With this point, it is where we delve into the fact that PB never gently implies when they talk about abuse, nor do they leave it implicit. They never did, they never would, they know the topics they touch on, how they use them and they never romanticize them. We are all aware of when it happens, and we are consistent enough to know that it is wrong, and that we are not going to replicate it in our daily lives, nor idealize as if we were 13 years old.

So, person who thinks they saw the worst of the worst, and you expose it as if no one has three fingers in front to understand it, question it and know it's a game, you're not helping anyone. Those of us in fandom are not idiots to not know what we are consuming. We know what whb is, we are aware of the complicated issues, and no, we are not 14, much less 16, we can think for ourselves and know what is wrong. You don't have to stress what we already know, please. If you want to complain, don't make a pointless war out of the issue, show that you have reading comprehension and do it on a reasoned basis. (Although I don't promise that anyone is going to take any notice of you for it, because no matter what you say, I repeat, we know what we are consuming).

If someone has to send this to one of those who can't even research for a minute, do it. Because it is truly fucked up to be at the expense of a daily absurd complaint.

Clarification.

I am not implying that no one is complaining. In fact, we should understand, learn, and tolerate all opinions, but it's one thing to say that Leviathan is an unprecedented jerk, abuser, and manipulator (and I would totally agree with the point), and quite another to accuse him of seriousness, spread him thin, and have more people, who don't know about the subject, want to play along, to the point that they get to PB.

I knew that whb had the potential to grow

And reach the public, even the wrong audience. But for certain types of people to make such a big deal over a card, especially over something as trivial as the Leviathan card it's absurdly stupid.

My prediction of all this is that Pretty Busy is going to be criticized sooner or later. We accept it, but we know it's not going to come from fandom, because we're not teenagers with attention issues.

It looks like PB is going to have to post more warnings and cautions about its content and the kind of themes they can find in it even within the game itself. I, what I fear the most, is that they will end up censoring it. (Because it's not enough for X and Play to have it labeled as C content.)

#prettybusy what in “hell” is bad? #what in hell is bad #whb #whb leviathan #whb content #I bet my opinion will pass by but it never hurts to state the obvious.

[king-magppi]

Yellow Guy's Age

DHMIS Fandom, we need to talk about the infantilization of Yellow Guy. It's Papyrus from Undertale all over again😭😭 seriously. Anyways, I'm tired of seeing a GROWN MAN get depicted as a child by this fandom (I'm not talking about AUs or whatever, I'm talking about in casual fanart and the like). There is plenty of evidence from the show to support that Yellow Guy is, in fact, an adult, and I will list some out for you here:

In episode 1 (Jobs), Yellow Guy falls in love and marries Claire (the wrench person) in the span of the 40 years of working for Peterson's and Son's and Friends Bits and Parts Limited! This would be weird if Yellow Guy had met her as a child and grew up to marry her, wouldn't it? "But all that never even happened!" Yes, it did, because if we're using that logic, nothing from ANY of the other episodes happened because they always end up right back at home with no memory of the day prior regardless! Stay with me here!

In episode 3 (Family), Yellow Guy is seen as old enough by Todney and Lily to be forced into the role of the "Mother" and successfully order the Grolton's Chicken family tub. When the three get home, they proceed to try and open the packet of Chuddle Dollops again. During this scene, Red Guy refers to Yellow Guy as his "brother" rather than a son or any other family member.

In episode 4 (Friendship), it is revealed that Yellow Guy has a maiden name (it's "Rat Eyes" apparently), implying he has been married and/or divorced! Also, this next point might be a stretch which is why it isn't the main one for this bullet, but the first thing Yellow Guy wants to do when they finally get on the computer is "Do Gambling".

In episode 6 (Electricity), Lesley refers to Yellow as "NOT their real son". If they DO in fact happen to be his creator/parental figure, and Roy is his father, then that makes it very well possible that Yellow is at VERY LEAST in his late 20s-30s if Lesley is between 60-70 (the actress that plays Lesley, Vivienne Soan, is 67 years old, so it's safe to assume her character is supposed to be presented as around that age range). Another bit that might be a stretch is that after getting fresh batteries, Yellow Guy is able to do taxes, and even speaks more clearly and "mature" sounding.

Yellow is never referred to as a child by the others and is treated as an equal by all members of the household. They constantly pick on each other and even get in a fistfight at the end of episode 4.

Yellow Guy's voice is deep and does not SOUND like one of a child. If he were supposed to be one, wouldn't they give him a more "childish" voice?

And now I will debunk a few arguments I've seen used against people claiming Yellow Guy being an adult:

"But he dresses in overalls!"

Roy wears overalls too. Does this make him a child? Anyone can wear overalls.

"He's child sized! He MUST be a child!"

Actually, Duck/Green is the smallest one, and they're all puppets. They're gonna be pretty small compared to Red Guy. Also, height =/= age. Remember when the smallest in the house in the Family episode was revealed to be the father? Also, if we're going by height, why isn't Duck considered a child too then?

"He's too stupid/doesn't act like an adult."

We see in episode 6 that the reason he acts the way he does is because his batteries are dying. Also "stupidity" =/= age. Half the time Red Guy and Duck are just as dumb (if not more) than Yellow Guy in their actions So I really don't get why people use this one as an argument. It also feels a bit ableist to consider "not smart" people as children.

Wow. All of this even when I've fully disregarded the Pilot episode (I did this because some of you may consider it "not canon" because it was scrapped) and the webseries. I can't believe I even had to make this post, but it had to be done or else I'd lose my head! Thanks for reading if you made it this far!

#magppi meeps #dhmis #dont hug me im scared #dhmis yellow guy #dhmis manny #dhmis doi #what else do yall call him even #fluffybird #<< to get people to actually see this

[theambivalentagender]

I love your comic!! What inspired you to share Zekes story?

There's a lot to this answer so buckle up.

I've always been a writer, ever since I was a little kid telling stories has been my entire life's goal. But its been a struggle, and for a long time I've felt kinda lost in trying to survive taking soul sucking desk jobs. It honestly destroyed any desire I had to create.

And then at the beginning of 2022 I got abruptly fired (for what I don't think are honest reasons but that's another story). And then I found myself just not being able to land a new job no matter what I did - I worked in a tech-adjacent industry and know others in similar positions also have had these issues. Weeks turned into months, and my mental health took a nosedive.

That summer I noticed one of my long time close friends kept popping up on steam playing Stardew Valley at odd hours in the morning. I'd heard of the game before, I loved farming sims, and I really needed a distraction. So I finally bought it.

Long story short, several hours into the game this motherfucker hits me up with this line:

So you can imagine what that did to my psyche. I got so god damn invested in the game. Like I do with any game, I started modding the crap out of it, mostly to add more lines for Shane. And then I found myself imagining my own little story with my farmer.

For a good while this was just a dumb headcanon story I had every time I played Stardew. But then I found myself actually plotting things out, connecting different aspects of SDV that were "unexplained" or "implied" with the story I was developing in my head. And then I realized - I was making a story again. I was feeling the exact same way I used to feel when I would plan out and write a play, or a short story, or one of my many unfinished novels. It was such a good feeling, and I started coming around to the idea that I shouldn't just keep this story in my head.

I dealt with a lot of self doubt over it of course. The last time I wrote anything like fanfiction was when I was 10 and it was a HP fanfic where I misspelled Slytherin in five different ways. Some part of me felt like it would be wasting time because I wouldn't make money off of it. Another part of me worried I'd be mocked for writing an entire self-indulgent story about a borderline self-insert character romancing a grumpy pixel man, when I was nearly 30 living in an apartment with a long term partner and shouldn't be doing such *childish things*.

I lurked around the SDV fandom for a long time before actually posting anything, and seeing other people, often people close to my own age, doing exactly what I was afraid of because fuck it, we're adults and we get to decide what that means, really helped. It also helped to see a positive community praising and supporting creators of all skill levels.

As for the money thing, I ended up "justifying" it to myself that if I made myself draw just about every day working on the comic (since I had decided to make it a comic rather than a fanfic), that would help me bring my art skills up to par with my writing skills. And, well, it would probably help my mental health if I had something productive to work on while I still looked for a job, because there's only so many times you can rotate between various video games.

I honestly didn't expect the comic to get as much attention as it has. But I told myself even if nobody cared about it, I'd make it for the one person who wanted to see this story play out - me.

#personal #asks #valley echoes asides

[lurkingdoll]

Little rant about the fandom's treatment of Konig and Gaz because I am very hyperfixated on COD right now and this is a topic that bothers me way more than it should

(ALSO DISCLAIMER: This is just my opinion, I don't think it actually really matters that much but I like to rant about dumb things)

As I have mentioned in other posts, Gaz is my favorite character from the MW campaign. Mostly because he's overall a likeable character and you can play as him in all 3 of the reboots. His dynamic with Price is also rather entertaining to watch

Call of duty was the first game franchise I was introduced to, which me being shown it back when I was around 5 or so. But I only ever played the zombies mode, stopped playing because I use to only play on an Xbox and had to pay for Xbox live in order to even play the modes I enjoyed and up until 2023, I didn't know there was any actual storyline. I thought the campaigns were just random missions without much of a story so I never touched them. I found out because I kept getting videos of people cosplaying or talking about characters such as Ghost, Soap, and Konig.

I bought the MW reboots on my computer and was very confused when I finished all 3 of the reboots and saw nothing about Konig in any of the campaigns. I had to look around online before realizing this character I saw so many people obsessing over wasn't in a single campaign from any of the games, he was just a random playable operator for the multi-player mode.

I was even more confused when I saw that he was a Colonel for KORTAC, because from the posts I had seen before playing the games, I had seen people adding him to 141 and straight up replacing Gaz for him. And based off of the things I saw online when I was doing the research to figure out who he even is and in the dialog for Konig, his personality is also very different from how I saw many people depicting him.

The version of Konig I saw on the posts about him was a 6'10 gentle giant UWU boi who was a member of 141 and extremely sweet/shy around his comrades but also simultaneously a terrifying threat around his enemies. And I know this is mostly an issue with tiktokers because it's tiktok but still

There are many, many inaccuracies with how I've seen so many people portray him. First of all, there is no way in hell he's 6'10. When you compare Konig's model to Ghost's model side-by-side, Konig is only very slightly taller than Ghost. Ghost is confirmed to be 6'2 1/2. And usually, militaries take men around 60-80 inches tall (5 foot to around 6'6) and people below or over this are much more likely to be rejected.

Let's now talk about his personality. While Konig does have social anxiety according to his wiki page, he isn't some sort of shy baby boy. He's a Colonel and most Colonels are between the age of 30-40. He isn't a child and none of his dialog depicts him with any sort of soft, shy, or childish personality. The main reason people mischaracterize him like this is due to the infantilization of mentally ill people. As someone who also has anxiety, having anxiety does not make you into some sort of shy UWU baby. We're still people and it's incredibly infantilizing to act like having anxiety makes people into these extremely shy and childish characatures.

This also goes without saying, but Konig is NOT part of 141 and he's not friends with anyone on 141 either. They probably don't even know he EXISTS. While this obviously isn't bad compared to something more serious like infanitilizing people with mental illnesses, its still just annoying to replace an already established and likeable character with some completely random dude. Gaz is part of 141, not Konig. 141 and Konig are not affiliated with eachother and they would probably try to kill eachother if they ever DID meet. Show Gaz the love he deserves

#call of duty #call of duty modern warfare #call of duty mw2 #call of duty mwii #call of duty mw3 #call of duty mwiii #konig cod #Konig #konig call of duty #kyle gaz garrick #gaz cod #gaz call of duty #gaz #mischaracterization #rant post #I hate mischaracterization way too much #hyperfixation #im hyperfixating again

[antebunny]

random observations about kudos/hits ratios on ao3

so i've been reading fic on ao3 since uhhhh about 2016? 2015 maybe? and writing since 2018 ish. during those years i've made a few observations about common ao3 reader/author behaviors. i thought i'd share them with the obvious caveat that i am limited to the fandoms i've been in and my own personal experiences

One-Shots

generally the standard for one-shots is a 1/10 kudos/hit ratio. meaning if a fic has 3,000 hits, it has at least 300 kudos.

if a fic has a kudos/hit ratio below 10%, it probably has an unsatisfying ending. i almost never see the ratio lowered for poor writing quality.

the exception is fics tagged Unhappy Ending or Hurt No Comfort. those get less hits but the people reading know what they're getting in to. those fics will generally stay within a 10% range.

generally fluff one-shots or fics that are all comfort, no hurt have the highest ratios of any category of fics, sometimes reaching as high as 20%.

Multi-Chaptered Fics

these fics are damn lucky if they reach 10% lmaooo

this is a gradient of sorts, though. complete fics with 2/3 chapters have a much higher chance of being near a 1/10 kudos/hit ratio, while those decade-long 400k 50 chaptered epics are probably near 1%.

based on how ao3 hits work, i would guess that this is because there's a higher chance of ao3 registering another hit even if the reader is just reading the latest updates.

basically, a 2-chapter fic started and finished within two weeks has a very good chance of being above the 10% ratio. that really long fic you spent a week reading three years ago which made you feel like you just ran a marathon? not a chance.

a brief tangent into chapter lengths: a higher length correlates with higher quality. i want to emphasize (actually, i want to tell twelve-year-old self this, but 12 y/o me is beyond our help now) that quantity does NOT make quality. just because you can squeeze an extra thousand words into chapter 3 doesn't make the story any better. however, in general, the writing quality of a 30k fic with 3 chapters will be higher than that of a 30k fic with 30 chapters.

there are exceptions! i once read a very long fic with very long chapters where the writing was, for lack of a better descriptor, extremely childish. the author mostly rotated the same ten verbs around and around for 100k. also sometimes you read a 400-word one-shot that mentally destroys you for weeks.

of course, at the end of the day none of this matters. i wrote a barely decent 42k 5-chapter fic which is somehow over the 10% ratio. i cannot for the life of me understand why this is. it's not good, you guys. it's really not. on the other hand, i wrote a 37k one-shot which is below the 10% ratio. the kudos/hit ratio has not changed how i view the quality of those fics, it just convinced me that some of y'all have no taste.

these really are just random observations i've made from my six ish years putting fic on the good old Archive. it's not meant to be a reading guide, just something that makes you go "huh."

#ao3 #random observations

[scattered-winter]

When you love Barbara Gordon but Dickbabs is also your notp 🥂

I was oh so tempted to respond with a sarcastic remark but no. I'm actually gonna get into this one

the reason I hate dickbabs doesn't have anything to do with my love for the characters. I love dick grayson. I love barbara gordon. these aren't secrets; anyone who spends more than 30 seconds on my blog can see it. my issue with dickbabs comes from a long history of barbara being thrown with every batboy that comes along. tim in arkham knight, even bruce in btas, to name a few examples. to me this makes even dickbabs seem surface level and 2-dimensional because......dick is another batboy.

another issue I have with it is the fact that both characters are reduced to only their relationship with each other. tom taylor's recent run puts dickbabs at the forefront of a story that, if you go by the title, should be about nightwing. I don't mind romance in stories but if I am reading the nightwing comics, I want to read about nightwing. and this isn't even getting into the disgusting ableism in regards to barbara in particular! her disability, something that enabled her to become the literal capstone of the vigilante society, was retconned but guess what!!! to replace the lost representation we'll just write in a 3-legged dog!!! there's absolutely no way this is ableist or shitty!! ✨✨✨ (/s)

I also really hate how fandom (and dc) are pitting all of dick's love interests against each other. it turns babs and kori (some of my favorite heroes with their own powerful stories and personalities) into the bratty girls squabbling over the guy. and I don't even need to say why that's so upsetting to me

finally, my biggest issue is that I just?!?! don't like it very much!! they have an incredible friendship and I fucking love good friendships!!! there doesn't need to be a big reason why I dislike a ship! sometimes it just doesn't vibe with me! but in the case of dickbabs, there are a few things in specific that make me dislike it.

tldr: my dislike for dickbabs has nothing to do with how much I love/hate their characters and everything to do with the fact that I am curating my own experience with this media and if I dislike something, it is of my own choice so to assume that I have to ship dickbabs because I love barbara as a character is, frankly, childish and immature. with all the love, grow up <3

#obligatory disclaimer but i am not physically disabled so im not the voice you need to listen to on that front #but its just something that has rubbed me the wrong way for a long time. #if you want more examples/opinions about the ableism toward dickbabs in particular i strongly suggest listening to disabled voices #rather than mine #anyway rant over <3 #if you try and start shit with me i Will finish it and i Will clown on you. this is your one warning. i was respectful this time #but im only respectful once #asks #anon

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hi Steph, I hope you’re well. I also hope this message isn’t hurtful in any way. See, I’m not even 25 yet, but I struggle with shame at the idea that I’m still on tumblr and reading fanfic. It just doesn’t feel grownup or mature enough. It feels like I should get over it. It may seem like a childish concern but the level of distress and shame it causes me is significant. Have you ever felt the same way ? How did you overcome it ? Much love to you.

Hey Nonny *HUGS*

Listen: The idea that fandom should be discarded when you get older is UTTER FUCKING BOLLOCKS, and the majority of people shitting on older fandom folks and trying to make people feel bad about it are either too young to comprehend that there's no magic door you go through in your 20's and suddenly you lose interest in everything you enjoyed and pop out on the other side in a suit and tie, or "high and mighty" ass-twats who think they're better than everyone else, that everything except for what they like is “cringe” and are the same folks who think sports fandoms aren’t weird-as-fuck either.

They don't understand who keeps fandoms alive. They don't understand that the creators of the media they consume are also adults over 30 (this one ALWAYS confused me... like... who they fuck do they think wrote the content they currently enjoy in the first place???). They don't get that not everything is made for them specifically, and that people are allowed to enjoy different things.

They don't understand that being an adult doesn't mean losing a part of yourself, nor losing the things that make you happy.

And they CERTAINLY don't comprehend that it's fantastic being an adult in a fandom. I can now afford a Funko collection, or buy those prints I wanted, collect comics, create the art I enjoy, interact with people who share my interests, and play video games without rage quitting because now I enjoy the challenge that they present to me.

And, ESPECIALLY in this day and age of the entire world falling apart, obligations having to take precedence over yourself, and jobs working us so much that it’s nigh impossible to have free time anymore, we adults need things that make us happy, to help us make sense of the world, to help us escape it for just a little while, because honestly once you have to deal with real life again, it can sometimes really suck.

I've written and reblogged posts about this very thing in the past that you can check out, before I get to my main point and answer your actual question:

MY POSTS:

Fandom Twitter seems so ageist, I see why you don’t like it (with reply from JBaillier)

REPLY: I’m a 33 year old nurse, I come to fandom to escape

HATE REPLY (to a different ask): That other Anon is right, it’s weird you’re almost 40

REPLY to REPLY: Don’t let the ageism get to you

REPLY to REPLY: Don’t listen to that other anon

REPLY to REPLY to REPLY: Anons are mean

REPLY to REPLY: I’m 18 and it makes me mad people are ageist

OTHERS' POSTS

On Fandoms, Age and Gender

On Fanart and Fanfiction: When Are you Going to Stop It?

Ageism in Fandom

Ignore the Fun Police as you Age

Your Fave Author is over 30

You only need to like a thing to be a fan of it

Ageism in fandom, 27 is too old?

ALL THAT SAID, finally, Nonny, I can’t 100% relate to how you feel because I was fortunate enough to have family and friends who encouraged me and my interests given my affinity for art and my initial desire to be an animator. Of course I had the occasional adult belittle me, AND I still keep my fandom life VERY much separated from my personal and work lives, AND I also hyperfixate on fandom things so I’m always “weird”, so in that regard I have felt shame. But when I got into my late 20′s and early 30′s, I suddenly realized that those people who shat on me for liking the things that I do were just miserable people themselves, who had very little interests of their own, and their impact on my life is literally a blip of a moment in a life that could be 80 years long. Suddenly it didn’t make sense to me to stop doing things I enjoyed and be shameful of that stuff, because there’s so little in my life these days that makes me happy, and my Stuff and Things™ are precious to me. Sure, I still have a Personal Life, Private Life, Work Life, and Fandom Life that all vaguely connect together but are for the most-part kept separated, but it’s not out of shame, it’s out of “my job doesn’t need to know what I do in my off hours because it’s none of their business”. It’s worked for me, and perhaps it can work for you.

I mean, who wants to essentially go to work 40+ hours a week, pay bills, do essential and obligatory tasks and chores, try to stay alive, and then in what little free time one has and just.... do nothing? I genuinely do feel sad for people who feel like they have to abandon what they once loved... it must make life feel very lonely and very unfulfilling. For me, I do all of the adulty things mentioned above, plus I watch movies, I draw, I write, I maintain a blog that fulfills me, I read, I collect stuff, and I play video games. I can’t afford to travel nor do I have any partner/s in my life, so it’s these little things that make me happy. And once I realized that, it was easier to let go of any residual shame I still had.

Don’t ever stop enjoying fandom. No one does... Conventions of any sort would never exist without fandom. Sherlock Holmes is still a relevant literary figure because people STILL adapt it over a century later. Sports live on forever and no one ever shames those people, right? Like, I don’t GET football or hockey or the fandoms surrounding them, and I don’t GET enjoying a sport I’m not actively participating in, but sports isn’t my thing, ergo, not my place to shame someone else for it. 

As one post put it up above there: a LARGE chunk of your favourite fic authors are in their 40s/50s/60s. Fandom is multigenerational and no shame should ever be had about reading fan fiction. I don’t make it a secret anymore that the only literature I read is fanfic. Quite frankly, it’s easier for me to consume because the worlds are already established, and I just get to read about what the toys I love are doing in the sandbox this time from someone ELSE’S perspective.

*HUGS* Please don’t feel shame, Lovely. It will take time, but once you realize how insignificant other people-who-you-barely-know’s opinion really is, you genuinely do stop caring what other people think. Literally just a blip.

*HUGS* Please take care, Nonny. I hope my words comforted you at least just a little bit.  

#steph replies #chatting with nonnies #my advice #about me #fandom life #fandoms are the best #seriously

[forcebookish]

After watching the latest episode and going through the 5 stages of rage and grief, I’ve made my peace with the fact that Top has been character assassinated- hopefully Force gets a better role next year. Forgive me for this but Mew and Boeing hits more than Mew and Top atm. I know I know, I hate myself for it. Now that I’ve seen 10 episodes, I will say I can’t wait for the day the BL fandom allows actors to be great, we could have had something special. The show should have had one established pair instead of two because clearly the louder fandom will always disrupt the story the creators are trying to convey. The sheer amount of misunderstandings and hate the actors and the characters have gotten has had me wondering if I’ve entered a parallel universe. Like nobody is mad at Boston for being slut (neutral) people are mad he assaulted Top and deliberately hurt his friend just because he could. Or the hate Mew got for telling Ray to stop drinking unless he wants to die before 30 as if Sand didn’t say a similar thing this episode, it’s almost as if Mew is very familiar with his highly volatile drug addicted friend’s patterns of behaviour. Also, I think Boston was wrong for sleeping with Atom because sleeping with your friend’s younger brother is faintly incestuous to me and he knew Cheum would disapprove, he also knew how much Atom idolised him- like just because you can doesn’t mean you should. Atom was soooo foul for lying though. They way these constant violations are glossed over in the show, not a single one of these characters understands boundaries.

I have a theory for the narrative arc Jojo was setting up before the fandom decided to get childish. So Mew and Top’s relationship has never felt completely transparent or truthful despite how much they like each other so I think the second part was to explore Mew and Top finally seeing each other for who they really are without the rose tinted glasses, remember the dinner in darkness and the silent disco, whether they get together will depend on whether Jojo wants to make a statement on how your first relationship and heartbreak defines you. For Ray and Sand, it’s the BL loves saves all arc, it’s a bit cliche but sometimes in life the right person at the right time can change your life. And for Boston and Nick, my theory is that Boston’s narrative arc is about how being closeted (not his choice) and repressed affects you. Boston thinks everyone sees the world they way he does, his is comfortable in his sexuality and sexually liberated but unable to openly date because his father is a politician, he’s free in every way except in the public expression of his sexuality and for someone who enjoys doing what they want when they want, it probably feels like flying with one wing clipped. He’s hiding something so everybody else is hiding something, especially Top and Ray who are of the same social class as him. As for Nick, Boston has no issue with mess, Boston just doesn’t like someone else’s mess on his plate so Boston/Nick is less about them getting together and more about Boston learning the consequences of his actions.

i agree with a lot of your points here, anon, but what in the fuck do you mean by "hits more?" you think that mew and boeing would... work?

boeing is a fucking snake and no part of me believes that he or mew are serious about each other. look, topmew's vibes in this episode may have been bad, but boeing's vibes were rancid. and it's hard for me to believe that this is 100% different from how he acted when he and top were together.

i'm not sure what you mean by character assassinated? because i do think he's getting the short end of the stick, certainly, but i don't think this was a bad role for force - even if they seem to be sabotaging him by cutting his scenes. top is still my favorite character and he's done nothing to prove that he shouldn't be - it's just that no one seems to fucking like him except the top defenders and me😭 even when they (cheum, mew, THE AUDIENCE for example) should😭😭😭

i don't if i'm with you on the narrative, re: topmew and sandray but i don't know if i can put it into words lol the narrative keeps letting me down. all i know is that topmew are endgame and i'm clinging to that, and the hope that mew finally gains some perspective. i just want them to be happy. i guess i can comment on sandray in that i hope it's not a BL saves all, because that would be supremely lame and i think boeing's going to fuck everything up for them. idk, i think there's going to be a timeskip and i'm hoping that at least topmew have their shit together before then, but i don't think sandray will. recovery takes a lot of work, and i have a hard time believing that ray won't relapse before the end of the series.

and re: boston, i don't know if he's in the same social class as top and ray? not really the point. boston has had so little character development and we've only known that he was closeted since ep7. it took ten episodes for him to realize that he was a shitty person lol and he doesn't have a problem exposing other people's secrets so it's not something he's self-aware of. idk, i kind of don't get nickboston? i do now, but not so much their foundation and how they got here. i have to be honest, i don't care enough. i still think that they're going to be in new york in the timeskip but... uh, i don't know.

in general, i'm not convinced that anyone's trying to make a "statement," at least not when it comes to the couples or the ending. i think there were themes and throughlines that challenge some worldviews and genre expectations, but having something to say about these kinds of relationships is not a vibe i've gotten. "consent" is certainly a theme, but it's a little inconsistent and i don't think there's any sort of lesson being told, just some tropes and stereotypes being subverted. there's not a moral to the story. it's just the trajectory of some college students and how they navigate the relationship of boyfriends, friends with benefits, and fuck buddies while falling in love and how it complicates their friendships. iirc p'jojo has gone on the record saying something similar too.

very interesting takes, anon! a little heavier on the boston meta than i typically prefer haha but still interesting to think about!💗💗

#ofs liveblog #anonymous #asked and answered

[princesscrownprince]

【 30 Questions of CP, OC & Fandom 】

— credits : @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat

1. How long have you been in this fandom?

🎀 I believe I joined the fandom since 2016, so about 6 years from now. Though, it wasn't until a year ago that I started diving deep into its lore. 🎀

2. Who's your fictional boyfriend/husband?

🎀 Assuming it's for DL, I'll have to say Kanato and Reiji. I know, it's a little weird, seeing as I've barely interacted with a Reiji DL blog but some of you may have seen my shenanigans with a Kanato DL blog ( @kanato--sakamaki ). 🎀

3. Why do you like them?

🎀 Now, these two aren't particularly my top fictional boyfriend/husband ( It's Kenma from Haikyuu HAHAHA ) so this may be a little short.

Starting off, I like Kanato mainly because he shares the same voice actor as Kenma; that being Kaji Yuki. Yes, he's a brat. Yes, he's a difficult vampire to deal with. But there's just something about him that's endearing. Maybe it's his childish personality. Maybe it's his whole boy lolita aesthetic that draws me in. Or maybe it's because it seems fun to tease with him. Yes, he's incredibly violent but I find that aspect of him to be fun. I know, Estelle is a little twisted when it comes to their fictional crushes. Though I know he may never change, I can't help but feel the need to take care of him too, you know? I want to spoil him a lot, all while poking fun at him.

As for Reiji, I have a liking for men that are prim and proper in all aspects. He may seem like a gentleman but I know deep down, he's a sadistic bastard. And I suppose, the whole evil gentleman vibes he gives off is what made me find him attractive. Besides that, I do relate to Reiji a lot in terms of his relationship with Shuu, but I can only dream to be as responsible and mature as Reiji when it comes to family. He's also not that horrible of a person. As stated on his wiki page : "Reiji is shown to become highly emotional when drunk.", "It's shown Reiji has a fear of ghosts (though doesn't openly admit to it).", and, "Reiji states he enjoys rollercoasters, finding them interesting and fun."

I find that so adorable and such a stark contrast to his usual strict personality. I'm not saying that he's good, but he isn't entirely all that bad. After all, these boys grew up from a bad environment, thus developing an unpleasant character as a result of their poor upbringing.

With all that said, I may like these two a lot but in real life? I would never consider dating either of them. 🎀

4. Have you made an acquaintance with anyone that ships themselves with the same character?

🎀 Not that I'm aware of, no. 🎀

5. How do you feel about it?

🎀 Nothing HAHAHA! I mean, if I do meet someone who likes them so much so they ship themselves with them, I don't particularly feel anything but excitement that I get to talk and/or fanboy over said character with them. 🎀

6. Do you feel any negativity towards them?

🎀 Again, no. 🎀

7. Do you like seeing their oc(s) interact with your man/woman?

🎀 Again, I don't particularly care. Although, I would jokingly act jealous and competitive but in the end, it's all good vibes. They aren't mine to own, after all. 🎀

8. Do you feel competitive against them?

🎀 Nope. Though, I act as if I am in a joking way. Just to bring humor in, you know? 🎀

9. Confident, or pessimistic?

🎀 A little bit of both. I don't really understand this one. 🎀

10. Would you like more people to get to know about your ship, or would you rather it being lowkey?

🎀 Either is good. I'd be happy if either happens. Though, deep down, I do hope that people are interested enough to know about my ships.

If any of you aren't aware. I have 6 main OCs and 3 of them have official ships : Rukas ( @ruki--mukami's Ruki × Lukas ), Irigiel ( @iricathel's Irina × Hagiel ), and Kin ( @bunny--love/Lin × Kai ).

It would be nice knowing that some people are interested in them enough to want to know about them more and hopefully follow their story. 🎀

11. Do you follow any of those people (them whom ship themselves with your fictional lover)

🎀 Refer to my answer on number 4. 🎀

12. Are you friends with them?

🎀 Refer to my answer on number 4. 🎀

13. What do you think about the 'stans' ?

🎀 Neutral. You do you, and I do I. 🎀

14. Are you worried about plagiarism or copying of your oc(s) by others?

🎀 Not really because I don't think anyone has ever done that to me. However, if that were to happen, it would piss me off and make me feel upset, but I'm willing to listen to their reason and properly talk it through. 🎀

15. How do you handle such a situation if it happens?

🎀 Refer to my answer on number 14. 🎀

16. Is your cp public or only between a particular circle of friends?

🎀 Public. Rukas gradually occured in public and so did Kin but Irigiel happened in private that I'm slowly trying to push into the public. 🎀

17. Do you lock a specific cp ship, whats the reason? (I dare you to tag them~!)

🎀 Not at all. I never really thought about it so I'm a little confused about locking certain couple pairing ships. 🎀

18. What kind of behaviors do you suppose is pretentious to you?

🎀 Yandere behavior and claiming ownership of a character or ship that isn't entirely yours. 🎀

19. What kind of comments do you dislike the most when it comes to cp feedbacks of your oc(s)?

🎀 None. I never received any. 🎀

20. Have you receive hates about your oc(s) before?

🎀 No, but I expected some sort of hatred to come by. Especially with how Lukas is, and how Kai has a brother complex. I anticipated, but none came. 🎀

21. Do you have a complete love story of your cp?

🎀 Depends. My OCs in their own canon world and story, don't really have any romantic pairing. Well, except for Zaliki and Asra where Asra harbors an unrequited love for Zaliki who claims to hate getting into a serious relationship again. However, with Lukas' situation, he was supposed to be shipped with Reiji but that side of his story has been completely scrapped as I've decided to focus on Lukas' relationship with his family, friends and himself.

Out of their own canon world, my OCs' ships ( Rukas, Irigiel, & Kin ), all have their own love story going on. Although the progress is slow and gradual, I hope to reach the point where they finally settle together as a married couple. 🎀

22. Do you allow joint of alternate universe with the canon version of your cp story?

🎀 Yes! Such as the case with @mcchild-alischer, Kai and Lin's future child. As well as Irina and Lukas being best friends despite being shipped to the same man, Ruki Mukami. Kin also occured within the Rukas universe. And I may be wrong but there are hints of @kauzebridgerton's Kauze being in the Rukas universe too, seeing as Kauze used to tease Ruki about Lukas a lot! HAHAHA! I always find that hilarious! 🎀

23. Are you okay with people shipping their oc(s) with yours?

🎀 Absolutely! Though keep in mind that I can't force my OCs to grow romantic feelings for someone they can't pair well with. Oh! and don't let their main ships stop you from shipping yours with mine! I'd be happy to talk about it too! 🎀

24. Ever gone through a bad experience in the fandom?

🎀 Not quite. None that I recall. 🎀

25. The ocs that you admire in this fandom are? (Tag them~)

🎀 These following accounts :

@kindan-no-kanojo @iricathel @retelling-of-ragnarok @fruit-of-infidelity @kauze-bridgerton @kauzebridgerton @harrybridgerton @dialovers-angelica @cursed--requiem @diabolic-harlequin @celenod @mukami-kuron-mrsadisticcat @mino-diabolik @mchallwrites

You all have such wonderful OCs that I enjoy getting to know and I hope to interact with. Keep up the good work with developing them as a character as I enjoy reading their development and seeing how well you've created them. It truly sparks motivation and inspiration within me when I see your OCs. Thank you so much for creating such lovely creations and spending so much time and hard work into their character. You deserve all the love and support! 🎀

26. What is the moment that caused you to feel most disappointed or excited?

🎀 Disappointed — Not being able to reply as fast as I used to before, and leaving so many roleplays unfinished and undone. I've been so busy that I can't even find the right time to sit down and just reply to them all yet. And for that, I deeply apologize. I'm mostly disappointed with myself.

Excited — Creating headcanons and lore for my OCs. All of which will occur as soon as I receive my laptop to work with. 🎀

27. The scariest era that you have come across in the fandom?

🎀 None that I recall. 🎀

28. The most wonderful thing you have come across in this fandom?

🎀 Meeting my everlasting group of friends and being able to call them my friends. If Jas had never inspired me to create Lukas and Kai to interact with her Ruki before, I would have never met such wonderful and talented people.

@ruki--mukami @iricathel @kindan-no-kanojo @bunny--love @dialovers-angelica @yui-komori-ask

I love you all. Thank you so much for being my friends. I hope we get to know each other more! 🎀

29. Say something towards those that support and admire your cp~

🎀 Special thanks to : @haru1237 @renamami

I remember both of you being so supportive and active on Rukas' love story a lot and I enjoy the little comments both of you would post on Jas and I's roleplays. It was always a fun thing to read and see! And thank you to @retelling-of-ragnarok as well for liking my OCs all the way from the beginning, to the point that you even drew Lukas and Ruki together. Overall, thank you so much! 🎀

30. You've worked hard, keep up the good work!

🎀 You as well! I've seen how hard you're working on in creating your OC and developing them. It's admirable and I hope to reach that level of development with mine soon. Thank you for creating this 30 questions post! 🎀

#princesscrownprince #diabolik lovers oc #diabolik lovers #30 questions

[ticklishshenanigansau]

Agent 1's Ink-terrogation

Fandom: Splatoon

Characters: Callie (Agent 1), Agent 3, DJ Octavio

Synopsis: What was supposed to be another normal day for Callie gets interrupted when the third operative of the Squidbeak Splatoon starts acting odd. But no matter how tight-lipped her junior was being, Callie still had one special trick up her sleeve to pry out the secret that she might be hiding.

(I feel bad for always asking for a "Keep Reading" cut from the mods, but that's what I get when I keep writing crazy long prompts. xD)

[Here's the cut! Also, this is for Day 28: Confession]

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Okay, okay. One more time. Callie could do this. She juggled much more than that without a hitch before the whole Octo Canyon fiasco; this kind of schedule was smallfry to her!

"Meeting with Marie's doc on 9:20, practice session on 10:30, Metro investigation with OTH on 11:15… uh… uhhhhhh… oh no…! What was the next one...?!"

"OI!"

"Holy salmon!" What the heck was that?! That was so loud! That was… Octavio’s voice, wasn’t it?

Callie shoved open the sliding door of Cuttlefish Cabin and caught a glance of… oh, Three’s already here! The younger Inkling looked like a Salmonid caught in the headlights, while DJ Octavio was shaking his head in his snow globe abode.

“Honestly, what are you doing, pacing back and forth like that?” The DJ pointed at Three with one of his wasabi stalks. “You’re gonna make me dizzy just by watching you!”

“That’s…” Meanwhile, Three was clearly still flustered from shock. “What I’m doing is none of your business.”

Something's going on here. Callie skipped over to her junior’s side and patted her shoulder. “Becaaauuse Octavio here’s secretly a big ol’ softie, and he’s worried for you! It’s obvious, Three.”

“Don’t feed that muck to your junior, Callie.” Octavio’s grumble only made her stick her tongue out at him. “You oughta drag her to a doctor to see if she really hasn’t caught anything. She practically phased out from reality just now. I can’t keep shouting at the top of my lungs, ya know!”

When she turned to face the younger Inkling, she was met with a childish pout. Clearly, something must be going on with Agent 3 if even Octavio was concerned (even if he was showing it in the sassiest way possible). Looks like it was time for Detective Callie to get down to business!

“Ha-ha, admit it, Octavio; you’re a big worrywart for everyone around you! I can’t promise you I’ll actually drag her to a doctor, though.”

“Please don’t.” Three immediately interjected.

“Aww, just kidding! Now c’mon, didn’t you want to discuss something about the Metro with me?” Before either Octavio or Three could continue the subject, Callie quickly dragged her junior towards the cabin. Maybe Three felt uncomfortable with letting Octavio overhear whatever was gnawing at her.

The cabin was… kinda cramped, if Callie wanted to be brutally honest, but there was still enough space for more than the two of them to gather in. All of the folders and manila cards on the folding table are quickly swept off and stacked in a nearby cupboard; they were currently of no use to Detective Callie. Alright, let’s see just what kind of case she had on her hands.

“So, out with it. What’s on your mind?” At Three’s confused gaze, she continued on. “Oh, don’t you try to deny it! There’s obviously a reason you ‘phased out from reality’ if Octavio had to yell to get your attention.”

“He yells all the time! Did you forget the time I faced off against him?”

“Not wrong, but you know how much he’s mellowed out ever since he got his butt kicked again. Now tell me!”

“It’s…” Hang on. Was Agent 3 blushing?! “It’s really dumb. I can just ask Marina for advice later.”

Yep, no way around it. The orange blooming on her cheeks contrasted against the fair tone of her skin. A theory was already starting to form in Callie’s mind, but until Three herself admitted it out loud, she couldn’t decisively name it as the truth.

“Oh come on, so what if it’s really dumb? You know you can tell me or Marie anything, right?”

“Ngh… it’s really not a big deal...” The pouty face was back again. Yikes, she’d almost forgotten how stubborn the younger agent can be. Well, if words weren’t getting her anywhere further, perhaps it was time for more… unconventional methods. Callie flexed her fingers underneath the tiny table; she had to play her cards perfectly if she wanted to catch Three off-guard. Luckily, two-and-a-half years of working together in the Splatoon also allowed Callie to be able to read her junior like a book and spot the perfect opening.

“Uh-huh, and Octavio will finally admit that he’s a big softie. Well, if you still think it’s really dumb, then maybe I’ll have to convince you that it’s not, whether you like it or not!” Before her fellow operative could catch on, Callie quickly rounded to behind Three and wrapped an arm across her left elbow to restrict the movement of that arm. Just as she reckoned, Three’s smaller size gave Callie the upper hand. She would feel bad for the poor girl, but right now, the desire for friendly mischief was too powerful to ignore.

With quick, gentle strokes of her fingers across the younger Inkling’s stomach, Callie was already drawing out a surprised squeal and uncontrollable giggling from her captive. The free hand that had been tugging at Callie’s arm sprang away in the midst of the chaos, and the junior soon started twisting frantically in a sloppy attempt to escape the senior agent’s hold.

Back before the younger agent had left with Gramps for their Mount Nantai excursion (which had soon reeled them into far more than what they’d bargained for), Callie often liked playing with Three during down time at the Cuttlefish residence, just to make the younger Inkling feel less lonely. And although Three always protested very loudly, Callie just couldn’t resist attacking her ticklish spots, not helped by the natural advantage in size she always had over the smaller Inkling. If it wasn’t all in good fun, she might be considered bullying someone younger than her. But hey, it still got her to start grinning from ear to ear, even if it was involuntary.

“No, nooooo!!” And even now, despite being hardened by the adventures she had with Gramps, Three could never hold her ground against Callie’s mischievous fingers, which had now travelled up to attack the junior’s sides. ���Agent 1, let- let go! It-It’s not fair!”

“No can do, Three! Detective Callie has decided that you need to let loose a little bit, and that’s what I will help you to do!” The Hero Vest that Three usually wore to Octarian turf, which was made of thin, flexible fabric, provided little resistance against the scratching fingers, much to the agent’s dismay. “The great tickle monster has named you as her next prey, agent! Can you escape from her grasp?”

“D-Don’t- let me- WAH!!” Callie found herself giggling at the sight of Three immediately puffing up like Judd the Cat when she decided to brush her fingers down her back, slowly dragging them across the black fabric like a comb through tentacles. With one of her arms currently being held in place by Callie’s firm grip, Agent 3 had a very limited sphere of mobility, and her only free arm worked a lot less effectively as a weapon when she was locked in this position and was enduring devious tickles at her weakest points, so all she could do was claw and kick aimlessly at the air in front of her, unable to impede Callie’s fingers in any way.

Eventually, Callie felt the younger operative slacken in her grip. “Oh- Okay, okay!! I’ll tell you! Just let me go!”

“As you wish! ~♪” She unwound the arm that had been holding tightly onto Three’s own captive arm, while her fingers finally stopped tormenting her junior’s neck. The younger Inkling was completely wiped out, lying down on Callie’s lap as she tried to catch her breath and fight off the last of the phantom tickles, all while she still held her arms in front of her in a defensive X, as if she was anticipating seconds and thirds from Callie the moment she let her guard down.

“Ngh… Callie, it’s not fair…! You always hold me down tightly so that I can’t fight back!”

“Sorry, Three! You just make it too easy!” Just to troll her a little more, Callie began to slowly draw her fingers towards her stomach again, only to get it fiercely slapped away by a gloved hand. “Kidding, kidding!”

“Ugh, give me a- moment.” In one motion, the younger operative sat straight up, before turning around to face Callie. “You have a way of wrestling out any secrets I want to keep.”

“Trying to urge you was getting me nowhere, so I had to switch up my plan of attack, now, don’t I? Now,” Callie softened her grin into a gentle smile. “Will you finally tell me what’s this ‘really dumb’ thing that’s been on your mind?”

“Yeah, yeah. It’s actually…” The junior’s orange blush was back in full force. “Agent 8 asked me if I would like to go for lunch at Skipper’s Pavilion together tomorrow.”

B-I-N-G-O.

“CALLED IT!! ~♪” Callie couldn’t help but cheer loudly. Three may be the first Inkling to thoroughly kick Octavio’s butt, but she was still a squidkid, and predictably, matters of the heart turned her into a total shrinking violet, especially when it concerned their Octoling rookie. That Agent 8 sure had a way with the ladies, alright. “I wasn’t sure at first, but I reckoned that it has to be something to do with your dear Eight. After all, who else could make you flustered like that, huh~?”

“Shut it…!” The younger operative wailed. “My brother keeps telling me that I shouldn’t be fretting so much, but I just- I just wanna make it a good time to remember! I don’t want to look back on it and feel like wanting to kick myself for screwing it up!”

“Oh, Three, Three, Three,” Callie wrapped an arm around the girl’s shoulders. “I can understand that feeling, but believe me, it’s not that complicated! Tell you what, screw the Metro discussion; it’s time for a crash course with yours truly! Now c’mon, let’s go!”

“G-Go? Go where?”

The sliding door was practically shoved open. “To the Cuttlefish residence, duh! This tiny cabin is no place for preparing you for your lunch date! Come on, time’s-a wasting!”

“Okay, okay, I’m coming! Wait for me!” While Three was scrambling up behind her, Callie had already dashed towards the sewer grate leading back to Inkopolis. Oh, to be young in love; it was super-duper adorable, at least. And if she had to be honest, she’d really missed this kind of daily-life adventures with the younger agent.

… No, not just her; she’d missed having this simple life with all of those around her. Advancing her careers to the next level did make her happy back then, but she’d also failed to see just how much she was missing out on.

Not this time, though. This time, Callie intended to cherish every moment she could spend with this little family they’ve created over the 2 years.

Kicking evil’s butt as Agent 1 was cool and all, but for now, it was time for Callie Cuttlefish to take the center stage.

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Ending notes: So this was a doozy. For this prompt, I decided to dive back into the ink™ and revisit my fanfiction-writing roots, Splatoon (totally not influenced by the release of Splatoon 3, promise).

For a franchise largely advertised for its multiplayer shooter side, a staggering proportion of its fics – if not all of them – are centered around its more sidelined single-player mode and the juicy background lore said mode provides, and much of the fun comes from establishing your original characters from the local blank slate player avatars (Agent 3, for example) and exploring character relations and developing headcannons, with the only limit being your imagination. So unfortunately, and perhaps ironically, despite being more of a multiplayer shooter than a story-driven game, Splatoon also requires new members to have some basic starting knowledge of its world and lore in order to get the best out of its fics. I have no idea if either mods have played Splatoon or at least know how it works, so I tried to keep my submission as first-timer-friendly as possible, but some quick catching up via either the Inkepedia or YouTube may be inevitable (no lore dump from yours truly, though, since this ending note itself was getting abhorrently long).

Either way, I hope you enjoy this submission for #28. I didn’t think I would come up with this idea, much less one with my very first fandom, but sometimes ink-spiration strikes and you just have to keep the pen moving. Thank you for allowing me to be part of this event again!

(PS: the occasional colored names are just a fun thing I do when writing for Splatoon, but due to Tumblr's very limited word color choices, I don't have much to work with. xD)

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[Thank you so much for your submission, it's so good to have you join in again! This is so wholesome and cute! >w< I only know the basic gameplay mechanics of Splatoon and none of the lore, but you made everything easy enough to follow. Whether it's canon or not, the strong bond between the agents is wonderful to read =3 ~Kitty]

#submission #Tickletober #Tickletober2022 #Splatoon #Callie #Agent 3 #DJ Octavio #seeker-for-arts

[envysnest]

i know this is tumblr, but the amount of bad faith arguments i got caught up in when i moved to twitter was astounding. i didn't engage in nearly as much bullshit here, and twitter ultimately fucked with my mental health and my anger management badly. like, having-to-bring-it-to-therapy badly. the pandemic made it soooo much worse since i got to watch other scientists be mocked and derided for trying to save lives. here's an example:

my very last twitter fight was with some techbro who argued that the l4b leak theory of c0vid was real based on a single shoddy pre-print. (a pre-print is a scientific paper that has yet to go into peer review.) to be abundantly clear, the l4b leak theory has been rebuffed dozens of times: the literature agrees that c0vid originated in the wild, and it's now about where it evolved from. but this guy was telling his 37k followers that the proponents of the natural origin theory COULDN'T be right, since the authors...."sounded pissy."

i pointed out, using just off-the-cuff knowledge, that the paper was incorrect and mentioned that it was dangerous to encourage others to reject scientific findings based on tone-- that it was a misinformed and childish thing to do, to boot.

within *30 seconds* this guy put me on blast to his 37k followers, making tired "me when i post misinformation" jokes.

i got called a cunt and all sorts of other unpleasant things from dozens of dudebros. when i rebuffed the guy, he started crying about how i had mischaracterized him, that he had science knowledge too (quit a phd over a decade ago; i'm months away from finishing mine and have a decade of experience), *cited himself as a source for why he was right*, and posted this banger:

like. EXCUSE ME. an AMATEUR. in SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. (peep the self-citation with a bunch of pseudo-intellectual word salad thrown in for good measure.)

also, apparently i'm elitist for [checks notes] pointing out that i have the knowledge base to process c0vid news for my non-scientist followers. but calling a woman in STEM with a shitton of experience an "amateur" isn't elitist? isn't the same bullshit i deal with in academia daily? o-kay. we love a progressive king.

i'm glad twitter is dying. i wasn't happy to have my fandom space be turned into one where i felt like my brain was being melted by uninformed takes. i hated having my own discussions with my own inner circle be turned into circuses whenever someone with > 10k followers decided to take a shot. (never 4get the snapewives article. that was a bad day.) i hated that combatting misinformation was a meme. i hated what was being done to researchers trying to help others.

i think elon is a fitting end to that website: an uninformed charlatan driving informed professionals away, leaving only the sexist cryptobro seagulls to pick through the refuse.

#text posts #will NOT miss the peanut gallery full of people with 2-month old accounts #will NOT miss people evading blocks to call me names over fictional characters #i'll take 'hating benedict cumberbatch is homophobic and ableist' discourse on here anyday

[kyrodo]

Marcus was a welcome sight after Ronnie & Friends shat on me and left. Marcus also played a role in my initial head canon with Ronnie. Being a horror fan, really liking pyramid head and silent hill, overall text style. Ronnie very much reminded me of Marcus in his younger years. Marcus was a college friend I met alongside Red, originally Sally.

He was crazy, he was funny, he was fun to be around, cussed freely and always had stories to tell from the darkest sides of the Internet to a loose life in highschool. It was really fun hanging out with him and he always had so much energy.

And that's partly why I thought I would get along with Ronnie just as well. But my approach to him in many ways was off. I kept throwing out all these random memories to get Ronnie up to speed on me, to catch him up to where Marcus is history wise without actually experiencing it. Even though that is not the way to approach someone old or new.

I kept wussing out, sometimes overdramatically because I didn't know if I was gonna lose Red or not. I was overreactive to any small reason I could think of, or I'd "social distance" because I felt like the subtext side of things was too toasty on his end.

But Pennsylvania was a dream future. My thought was that it'd be like how Orange County used to be for me and Red, where everybody we knew was within reach, mostly people we met at the Prancing Skiltaire. Except it'd be Ronnie's friends and I'd slowly get in touch with them the same way I did with my furry pack during college.

So a lot of my subtext respected that dream. It wasn't just Ronnie I wanted. I wanted to make friends with his to replace mine. The people I was leaving behind when I went to Utah. Utah had nothing for me. Balloontoes, Red's contact, was suicidal and had serious long-standing mental and emotional issues that put even Shadetail to shame. His friends and his wife were a very cheap replacement for my friends. We only got to see them twice, but my impressions were not good. Kitami had issues with remembering people, one of them joined us at peloton but was not a good worker, one of them was religious which I have a distaste for, and the wife was okay I guess. I didn't much care for Red having to babysit for them as they did have a baby over there, and babies remind me of my own mortality. I also don't like the smell or pretty much anything else to do with them caregiving wise. I don't find human babies cute at all. Kittens, puppies sure. A human baby is kinda disgusting. And given the sus art I'm into I don't want to associate myself any further than that for fear of what people would think of me.

I have a lot of reasons to avoid them. And back when I was about to turn 30, I wanted the least amount of reminders I was getting older as I could. In a sense my aversion to them is a childish denial of time. I wanted to be young forever. Because the happiest days of my life were in college. When I was discovering the furry fandom, going to cons being on the dance floor during cons etc. I had an extremely good time and a building social circle. And I had Red.

And I missed that so much that I wanted to recreate that time through Ronnie. Even if the way I was trying to do it was a poor attempt at best.

I never had to experience meeting someone like me growing up, and that is about as much as I can apologize for. I've never had to be around a has-been and keep them as a friend. I didn't necessarily make the effort to be all that appealing. I was always being an unhealthy looking mess. I made it clear before we met that something about me was off. Every choice I made including crushing on you was impulsive and a means of coping with where I got in life.

And I think we can both agree neither of us had to experience meeting each other at all. I have no business even being in orbit of you. Your life is way too different from mine. Having you see it firsthand why was a treat at first until I realize how openly hostile the act was towards me. My feelings used to allow me to overlook a lot of shit in temporary bursts. Since giving up completely was going to hurt more than accepting you were trying to hurt me. That's over now.

My bubble had to burst somehow. I sincerely wish you chose a better way but it made it easier to move on without looking back. Looking back used to be extremely addicting whether things were going well or not. Moreso than watching the news. But you gave me many reasons to stop.

Most of all the fact that you always took advantage of it to get to me. Guilt trip me into talking to you etc. The only way things would have truly ended is if one of us stopped completely. And I was volunteered.

The only way to stop a feedback loop is to stop giving feedback.

I did find my alternative to you. And he doesn't come with preemptive difficulty scaling. He doesn't come with your short temperment and he doesn't give up on me every chance he gets. He doesn't run away from any conversation that is remotely deep. He doesn't put me on stage for people to throw pebbles at. He's as much wrapped around my thumb as Red is and he loves Red too. What else is there to say.

You used to always be content in leaving me second guessing the meaning behind everything. I'd rather experience than guess, and I am experiencing. I am experiencing everything you pussyfooted out of being for me. And words in my world have meaning. Everything you thought wasn't even "possible" with me and Red, here we are.

Your constant riddles and off-putting reactions always made it feel like I have to prove something to you, no matter how I word anything and no matter what I'm talking about. Well I proved everything now. I proved it could have worked. I proved the only thing that made the equation fail was you. You ever want to try to debunk me again, you know where to fucking find me.

You see this huge disconnect between me irl and these angry posts? That's cause it's me and Red and you're not there. You get it yet? The Anger in me is solely devoted to you. Anger that you've done just about everything to deserve.

[hogwartsfirebolt]

Hello everyone! I’m back for my (omg time flies) third yearly drarry rec list, in which I share with you my 30 favorite drarry fics I read in the year, divided in three parts. What a year 2020 was. It was challenging, scary and confusing, and it was also an amazing reading year for me, I read so, so much more than I ever had before, and I’m really excited to share these masterpieces with you! The banner art is by @dragontamerdame who is one of my favorite artists and was kind enough to let me use this beautiful piece, which you can (and totally should) reblog right here. Now, with nothing else to add and in no particular order, here’s my

FAVORITE FICS I READ IN 2020 PART ONE

1. Who we are in the shadows - @quicksilvermaid - 100k - E - What happens when you’re forced to become the very thing you despise? Ex-Auror Harry Potter, tossed out of the Ministry for something he had no control over, has been looking for a way back to his former life. When he comes across Draco Malfoy in the criminal underbelly of Wizarding London and in need of protection, Harry figures bringing him in to face the Ministry's justice is his ticket back to everything he's lost. But nothing is exactly as it seems. Not even Harry himself. And as he gets drawn further and further into Malfoy's world of honour and deception he finds himself questioning everything he thought he knew—about his childhood nemesis, the Ministry job he misses so much, and most of all, about himself. What happens when you’re forced to see that you were wrong?

THIS FIC!!! It was the first one I read in 2020, and it immediately became my favorite fic of the entire year, and one of my favorites of all time. I have since read it two more times, the entire 100k of it. There are absolutely no words to describe how amazing it is, how much it floored me to read their characterizations, their jobs and the roads life took them on to end up where they end up, the connection between them in a time when they don’t even know how to relate to anyone, their sorrow and struggles which, despite being so rooted in the magical world, are painfully human, just... wow. It’s a masterpiece. It changed the way I view their characters, forever, and I suspect I will read it many, many more times in the years to come. It’s that kind of story. If for whatever reason you haven’t read it, this is your sign to take that chance and embark on this amazing journey. 

2. Every Kingdom - @thistle-verse - 7k - E - Every kingdom needs a prince. Every prince needs a good and useful knight. Draco and Harry play their parts and renegotiate some borders while they’re at it.

So, so lovely. Even though I don’t read them very often, alternate universes fascinate me so much, and I am in awe of the author for being able to pack so, so much story, so neatly into 7k words. This features a princely, lonesome Draco, a charming, golden Harry, and a blossoming love that could change everything. It’s beautiful, and I recommend it deeply.

3. The Bucket List - GallaPlacidia - 32k - Draco will die in six months if he can't get Harry Potter to fall in love with him. Since that's not going to happen, he might as well spend his last days working through his Bucket List. Tap-dancing lessons? Rock climbing? Poetry-writing? Threesomes? Cocaine? Getting to know his adorable cousin, Teddy Lupin? Draco will try them all! Feat. Cheerily pessimistic Draco, devoted bitch queen Pansy Parkinson, and a Harry who can't help but notice that something seems DIFFERENT about Draco, these days.

I’m positive that many, many of us got acquainted with GallaPlacidia’s writing this year, and I, too, fell in love with it. This story aches in the most beautiful of ways, the humor happens to be somehow light in such a difficult circumstance that it ends up hurting when you laugh, it hurts when everything is right because it’s also wrong, it aches when it’s supposed to be a happy moment and feels tender and sweet when it’s not. I can’t even imagine the challenge of writing this kind of story, and they pulled it off beautifully. It’s a lovely story, one you will take with you long after you finish it, and, personally, I think it’s a great introduction to the author’s writing. 

4. halcyon days - @the-starryknight - 1.3k - T - Sleepy mornings caught while the sun rises are reserved for silly word games and soft touches and feelings.

Oh my god, the amount of tenderness in such a low wordcount made me weak in the knees. I almost couldn’t take it. Being able to convey such a deep emotional connection in a short story seems like such a daunting task, and the author makes it seem almost effortless. I guarantee that this will make you bring your hands to your chest and sigh with how lovely it is. Reading it will be the best ten minutes of your day. 

5. Clouds That Veil the Midnight Moon - @drarrytrash - 37k - E - According to Harry’s personal narrative regarding the incident, he’d hooked up with Draco Malfoy for purely self-destructive reasons, or out of convenience, or by some unlucky accident. Looking at him, sprawled in the moonlight, Harry is devastated to recall that he’d hooked up with Draco Malfoy because he’s hot. Draco is a secret werewolf and Harry is doing his best and they've got criminals to catch, darn it.

Reading this, I found myself laughing out loud, nodding profusely with how freaking spot on the characterizations are. The dialogue is amazing, so hilarious and real and Harry’s inner monologue is so, so him. I love everything about this story. I have a soft spot for werewolf fic, and this one hit everything I love about it, the case is interesting and engaging, the incidental characters, the OCs, Ron and Hermione, everyone and everything is absolutely perfect and I had an absolute blast reading it. You HAVE to read this and see for yourself what I’m talking about. 

6. Sex Ed for Aurors - curiouslyfic - 8k - M - Some things, you need to learn on the job.

Oh my god this is so freaking good. The premise is, basically, that Harry is accidentally doused with a lust potion while in the vicinity of Draco, and suddenly wants him more than anything. I loved this take on that trope, we’re in Harry’s head, and it’s absolutely hilarious and endearing to experience the near childish glee he feels whenever Draco looks his way, when he smiles, when he feels he’s made him happy, meanwhile Draco and Ron are horrified and doing whatever they can to correct it. This is so funny and such a good time, I can’t recommend it enough! While you’re at it, you should definitely read megyal’s remix of this, which is also a blast. 

7. plasticine porters with looking-glass ties - @bonesliketambourines - 15K - E - Lately, Harry thinks things don’t seem the same between him and Draco. His head is in the clouds when he thinks about what their relationship is now, and where it might be headed—he’s happy with their friendship, but he wants something else. A potions accident over a lunchtime visit to Draco’s lab (what does he get up to in there, anyway?) changes things, though, and accelerates their relationship faster than either of them had ever expected. How are they going to get through this new development together?

Atmospheric, beautifully-written and delicious. Their relationship is tender, just on the edge of something more, when they’re forced to quarantine together and face the effects of a potion that makes them see and feel things differently, which makes for the most intense, visual, gorgeous sex scene I think I’ve ever read. It’s just absolutely phenomenal. 

8. i wake up falling - warmfoothills - 9k - M - Draco’s always leaving, one way or another. Harry’s usually 240 thousand miles too late.

In trying to come up with a way to summarize this story, I’m feeling the overwhelming urge to cry again, just like I did when I read it. It’s just so, so, beautiful, every single word of it aches in the best way, the longing feels deeply authentic and just, the setting and the jobs and everything is so unique and gorgeous. Every single work by this author is beyond beautiful, but especially this one is incredibly close to my heart and I think everyone should read it. It’s a gem. 

9. In Every Universe - @skeptiquewrites - 27k - M - They sent Professor Harry Potter to search for Unspeakable Draco Malfoy. Draco has stolen a Firebird, an experimental magical device from the Department of Mysteries that lets you enter parallel universes as yourself. As Harry traverses from universe to universe, he begins to think Draco might be the one searching for him. A story about whether knowing what's possible makes it possible.

Stories where the characters find themselves somehow hopping from one reality to another are always so, so fascinating to me, and this one is incredibly creative and well-written, so entertaining all around. The mystery of it kept me on my toes, and every single reality was a joy to read. 10/10

10. Life goes not backward - @shealwaysreads - 8k - T - Harry still isn’t used to gifts, but this one is different. A story of coming home, finding safe ground, and the wild courage of putting down roots. Leaving one life behind isn’t always a sacrifice, and sometimes the greatest good comes from embracing the people you love.

My god, there are not enough words to describe how much this story means to me, how beautiful it is, how every single time I’ve read it, I’ve cried. Bella has undoubtedly become one of my absolute favorite writers in fandom. She has such a way with words, there is not one of her stories that hasn’t touched me, that doesn’t feel like an actual, full-length novel no matter the word count. I read so many of them this year, so many of the masterpieces she’s gifted us, but this one especially is so tender, so dear, that I ended up choosing it as my favorite of hers this year. Harry’s charactertization, the unbelievable warmth of their relationship, absolutely everything about this is gorgeous. Go read it, right now, and then binge all her other works!! You won’t regret it.

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Each of these fics is incredibly close to my heart and I enjoyed them immensely. In the midst of everything changing, I really found comfort and solace in the amazing works of the people of this fandom. I hope they give you the same amount of warmth and comfort they gave me, and I’m ALWAYS here to gush about any of them ❤️ Happy New Year! 

#drarry #drarry fic #drarry fanfic #drarry fic rec #2020rec #ficrec #draco malfoy #harry potter #drarry rec list

[sunriseseance]

please,,, even if you dont answer this publicly i wanna know your In Depth Thoughts on fanon klaus and the issues w him bc i also have issues w fanon klaus but i cant put it in words

This got SO LONG, so I hope you meant it when you said you wanted in depth! Holy shit I sorta lost my mind on this.

In my early days as a bear-poker in this fandom, I described fanon!Klaus as that person who gets resurrected in a horror movie and comes back different. As an audience member, I can tell he's wrong, but nobody interacting with him directly seems to know this. I've also talked a little bit about Klaus and intelligence before, which plays into any discussion about fanon!Klaus, but I'll be more specific here. Before I get started, I wanna say that fandom is a fun space and I don't think anyone is *bad* for creating/enjoying fanon!Klaus, especially not for the third reason I lay out. I just think he's awful, and has some harmful roots that I doubt the people writing him even know about on a conscious level.

Okay, let's get into this. Because I'm me and Wittgenstein's early work that he later disagreed with has changed my entire way of interacting with the world, I'm gonna define my terms. Let's talk about what fanon!Klaus is LIKE before we talk about why I REALLY DON'T LIKE HIM. Fanon!Klaus is a happy, stupid, sweet, childish, bubbly, luminous free spirit. He wears bubblegum pink skirts and he cries when Diego eats his cookies. He doesn't know what numbers are, he can't count, he can't walk and chew gum, he thinks that Africa is a country, he forgets that homophobia exists, he doesn't know that drugs are bad for him, the list goes on (These are all real examples. Can you tell what part of fanon annoys me the most?). He cries at the drop of a hat, and doesn't understand his place in the family. He'd move heaven and earth to help the people around him, and he'd never be mean to anyone but Luther (and even then just barely) He constantly needs attention, supervision, etc. He makes jokes about modern memes and listens exclusively to pop music. He's really damaged but it's only because nobody Took Care Of Him and he needs someone to Rescue Him.

Canon Klaus is mean, and quick, and sharp, and miserable, and hiding, and funny because you're laughing WITH him, and an old soul, and a goth, and chronically apathetic, and selfish, and so fucking smart, and acutely aware of just how much he matters to other people. He makes rape jokes, he figures out how to get info on the eye while high out of his mind, he speaks like 10 languages, he listens to Nina Simone, he uses people's inherent fear of the dead to buy himself time, he finds the perfect story within the dead to cause a rift, he tells Luther TO HIS FACE that he doesn't care if the world ends. Klaus is a fascinating study in queer trauma, and robbing him of these traits is a complete disservice to yourself AND the character.

I say this often about fanon!Klaus, but WHO IS THIS??? Like…. Okay, if I gave you this list and you didn't know it was about Klaus, would you think it was? I think he's literally unrecognizable. He's not any of the things I know or love about Klaus. He's nobody to me, except a nuisance wearing the same skin suit and clogging the tags. He is also, weirdly, the most popular character in the entire fandom. I wanna think about why, and I have 3 theories that I think can all be true separately or simultaneously instance to instance.

First, fanon!Klaus exists because of internalized homophobia, classism, and anti-addict rhetoric. I think that on some level people don't believe addicts, feminine queer men, or homeless people are capable of intelligence. I think people see Klaus's canonical positive traits and they sort of throw them out the window because they don't make sense with their world view. A queer addict is a helpless tragedy, and he's someone that needs rescuing by Kind Strong Dave. A queer addict can't be smart, because then he wouldn't be an addict. A queer addict can't be wily, or interesting, because then he wouldn't be an addict. Fandom sees a feminine queer mlm and knows he should be in a sparkly bubblegum pink skirt, and saying "dahling" or "wig" or whatever else all the time. They know he should be bashful and submissive and always falling into the arms of Kind Strong Dave who protects him from Evil. They also know he should really, really like Britney Spears, and not give a shit about Nina Simone.

Second, fanon!Klaus exists because people want to excuse negative behavior in their favorite characters. Klaus is selfish and mean and apathetic. He just is. These are flaws that haunt him, and define a lot of his interactions. These are, also, pretty tough flaws to excuse (which… Hey…. I have a solution for that). I think that fanon Klaus, who just doesn't GET that he's being mean, and is too stupid not to become an addict (I don't think addiction is a flaw, but I do think that addiction plays into this), and is too out of touch and childish to understand that he shouldn't just fucking leave, comes from a place of wanting Klaus to be a good person who does good things. I'm sorry, but he isn't. Not always. I think the impulse to make him constantly sweet and constantly stupid comes from wanting Klaus's actions to be fundamentally excusable. He can't help it! He's just too much of a useless twink to know that it's bad to lie! (also, side note, fanon!Ben comes from this side of fanon!Klaus. In canon, Klaus is self destructing on purpose and Ben's presence helps…. Maybe, possibly, twice. In fanon, Klaus is just stupid and he needs a babysitter and that is Ben, the motiveless, endlessly loving but Exhausted braincell holder. This is fucked up on many levels. Ben is an asshole, and we all need to get used to that idea quick).

The third and final reason is that fanon!Klaus is… More fun, in the traditional sense of the word. Fanon!Klaus seems like he comes from a very emotional romcom or sitcom or something. He's like a barbie. He's fun to play dress-up with. He's fun to make incorrect quotes about. He's fun to write about, especially when it's about his siblings herding him or coddling him. Good ol' useless, loveable Klaus. I think this is partially because Klaus is a pretty fucking heavy character. He's a traumatized homeless queer drug addict, and that's sort of hard to make jokey fandom content about. Not impossible, I don't think, but not easy. This isn't to say that angsty fandom content isn't guilty of fanon!Klaus, though. It absolutely is. Often when Klaus willingly shares his feelings, or cries in front of someone, or asks for help for something more intense than tying him to a chair, it's fanon!Klaus. Hell, any time he GETS rescued it's teetering into that territory. He's still completely devoid of all of the grit and intrigue of canon, but he's fun to write about, and fun to project onto, and fun to rescue. He's also EASIER to write. People know that Klaus is a funny character, they know they laugh when he's on screen, but it is WAY harder to write a character you're laughing with than it is to write a character you're laughing at. It's WAY easier to write a character who moves your angst plot on by asking for help, or necessitating rescuing, than it is to work out how these things would happen without initiation. I get it, and in spite of the length of this, I don't think it's the end of the world.

I guess as I close this out, I would remind everyone that Klaus is smart, and mean, and over 30 years old. He's not a babe in the woods, or a damsel in distress, or a useless silly junkie twink. I promise that the real Klaus is worth the time and effort it takes to engage with him.

#the umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves #Answered #Um #Fandom criticism #Rape cw

[virmireisms-a]

GET TO KNOW THE MUN

— BASICS

(PEN)NAME: sera/seraphina

PRONOUNS: she/her

ZODIAC: cancer

SINGLE / TAKEN: taken

— THREE FACTS

001. I used to be in school for game design. Specifically I was taking a degree in Interactive System Design, though I only finished my first year and a half or so. I do have coding and web design experience as well as graphic design experience as I took both in high school & carried on in my spare time. I'm not the greatest at programming, but when it comes to html and css I do have quite a bit of experience! Most of the time, though, I'm just lazy and prefer using pre-made stuff (such as layouts). That being said, I don't use PSDs or premade stuff for my graphics--all of those are my own creation. I can and will also make things for friends if requested, you just have to ask!

002. I knit! If you live in Canada or the US, I also sell my knitting, so feel free to reach out and see what I have! That being said, I make no promises on how long it will take me, as it just depends how I'm feeling or what I'm doing (I tend to knit more in the winter than I do the summer). If you live outside Canada or the US, I can still ship to you, but at that point the shipping ends up being more than what the cost of the item is, which is why it's easier if it's in Canada or the US.

003. I used to stream, though I don't do that as much any more. That being said, since I game twice a week playing World of Warcraft (Wednesdays and Sundays 6-9:30 Pacific Time), if you ever want to watch, just ask! I'll happily put my stream up so you can watch, and if you do chat in the Twitch chat I will answer! I mostly stream World of Warcraft, but sometimes will play The Sims 4, JRPGs, or Diablo II Resurrected (and Resurrected streams occasionally also feature my bf, as we play the game together). I also write fanfiction, but not for the Mass Effect verse (yet).

— EXPERIENCE

001. I'M ACTUALLY NEW(ER) TO TUMBLR. I only started roleplaying on tumblr in October 2021 (though I was aware there was a roleplay community in general on Tumblr prior to that). I've spent most of my time on forums, which is where I've focused on multi-para roleplaying which is heavily my preference. Prior to that, I have been on Twitter, which I will tout as the worst experience I've ever had due to (essentially) childish muns. It's for this reason I'm fairly selective as to whom I give my Discord out to, as I've been harassed in the past and just don't want to deal with that again.

002. I HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. I've been roleplaying for well over 15 years now. I am a veteran when it comes to roleplay. Some of the terms and methods of Tumblr I may be new to, but I'm not new to other concepts. This is why my rules can sometimes come off as very direct; I know what I want, what I'll tolerate, what I won't tolerate, etc. I know what styles I can handle and what sorts of plot(s) and replies I prefer, and I will absolutely stick to them. I'm less likely to respond to shorter replies if that's what you tend to give me, because I just don't feel like I get enough out of a reply in that respect.

003. I'VE BEEN IN A VARIETY OF FANDOMS. I started actually roleplaying n.aruto early on, then eventually moved into the t.wilight fandom for quite a while, dipped into the n.asuverse (f.ate/zero etc), circled back around to n.aruto, and at some point ended up in m.ass effect. I've sort of bounced around between n.aruto, m.ass effect, and r.wb.y over the last few years, mostly trying to find the quiet corners in the fandom where you don't get the overzealous fans. Ultimately I'm here to have fun and write, and in the case of some rpverses, I've actually had the fandom almost ruin my love for the content with all of the toxicity.

— MUSE PREFERENCE

First, I only write female characters. This is just my preference. I have written male characters in fanfiction in the past, but from a roleplay perspective I just don't connect with them as much as I do female characters. Thus, you'll pretty much only ever see me writing females. I may be inclined to NPC male characters in threads if necessary and can do that easily, but I'm not inclined to write them directly.

Otherwise, I tend to gravitate toward characters with strong personality traits, especially characters with varying levels of spunk or sass. Characters that struggle with varying levels of self-esteem or internal thoughts tend to be my go-to. I used to write OCs a lot more, but I've grown to write them less as I find I just end up disappointed with a lack of interactions most of the time (as over the years people seem to ignore OCs more than anything). That's why the only OC I've written has been in Mass Effect, as there tends to be more respect for OCs due to the fact that every Shepard is... effectively an OC in a lot of ways (as it varies from person to person).

Strong female characters tend to be my go-to, in general. This is why characters like Ashley stand out to me, as she's very much the tough, no-nonsense kind of girl. I also tend to go against the grain when it comes to the... criticisms of these characters, and I actually dislike when people trash on the canon of a character as being "wrong" or "bad". Generally, I prefer to take those parts that are criticized and find positive ways to give them character development (i.e. people complained about Ashley wearing makeup and wearing her hair down in ME3, entirely forgetting her strict adherence to regs and her glaring self-esteem issues in ME1, and ultimately ignoring potentially important aspects of why she's changed so much in ME3).

Also, I apparently write a lot of really short characters (aka the vertically challenged) for some reason. This doesn't happen all of the time, but my 'main' muses tend to be... short. I don't know why. They just are, lmao.

— SUB-GENRES

FLUFF: It's hit and miss. I like shorter interactions for fluff, or little bits of fluff get get mixed in with other genres, but I don't like to focus specifically on fluff. I feel like it should be a little 'topping' to other things going on in threads, and that threads/plots should be a variety. I don't really like it to be the focus of a whole thread, but I'll do small fluffy interactions.

SMUT: I'm selective with it. I don't have a problem writing it, and I enjoy it as part of a ship, in fact! As a result, I don't usually write plotless smut, which is why it's usually not outside of a ship. For me, there does have to be a story-related component to it, whether that be because it's part of a ship or not. I don't necessarily have to write it out in detail, but in general it's a normal part of a ship & may be mentioned (briefly). I don't mind fading to black or glossing over the actual details, however!

ANGST: Again, this depends on the kind of angst, as I'm sometimes selective. I like emotional drama between characters, whether that be romantically or platonically, so that tends to be where I lean. That being said, there's certain flavours of angst that I just don't want to touch, such as infidelity in relationships or what people would consider "darker" themes. They just aren't to my taste. That being said, I'll never be upset if you pitch the idea, just understand that if it's a little too dark, I may politely decline out of disinterest, and I expect that to be respected. I tend to prefer angst that lets me delve into a character's head or emotions as that tends to be where my writing really shines

IN GENERAL: I don't like to have a thread focus solely on one aspect or sub-genre of writing. I like threads with a bit of variety; I don't want a thread that's all angst or only angst. There needs to be some variety, a little bit of a "cooling-off" period before the train comes back around, and that sort of thing. Usually, mixing that with fluff tends to be the best way to go about it. I find that if you focus too much on one aspect, then the thread will end up becoming stale. Variety is the spice of life, after all.

— PLOTS vs MEMES

I like both! I don't like plotting every single step characters do, but I frequently keep a healthy list of ideas, possibilities, thoughts, and the like that I can reference back to of things that I would like to work in/have happen in threads. I do like to have a general/skeletal outline for the sake of consistency, as I often will reference those event(s) in other threads, so having an idea of a few key points that will (eventually) happen helps me maintain some kind of consistency. more complex plots where there's some variety of outcomes I like to have a list for my own reference for a list of creative ideas or loopholes and twists I can throw in to keep things interesting.

that being said, memes are also great! my memes tag is linked, so if you're never sure what to send, just go through the memes tag. As long as it's nothing weird (like if I reblogged a ship meme and your muse is obviously not a muse mine would ship with / there's no way to play it for humour or platonic) then I'll happily answer! If you send a meme you're also free to specify eras and the like or leave little comments to help spark ideas. I'll usually read them and/or may even use them!

— TAGGED: @crimsonsavior (thaaaanks!) — TAGGING: @caeloservare, @eiiskonigin, @unlockthestars & anyone else who'd like to!

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