#when people compliment me

[shivunin]

Because I have just seen this specific thing for the second time, I would like to say:

If I reblog your art, I do not expect you to reblog (or share!) my fic in return

If I comment on your fic, I do not expect you to comment on (or read!) mine in return

My enjoyment of anyone's work does not come with strings or expectations

My friendship is not a bill that you will have to pay later

That's it!

#the fucking obsession with fandom becoming ~content creation~ has got to stop. this is not a business. #i don't like it when someone acts like i owe them because they complimented my work #and i will never do that to someone else #kindness has to be freely given or it isn't kindness; it's manipulation #this just. makes me feel super gross and it upsets me that it's happened twice #and that both people explicitly stated in their profiles that this is an expectation they have of fandom #you can't form a community by force. that's not how it works. #anyways. rant over. i just want it to be known that i'm not expecting anything from anyone lol #if i talk to you or hang out it's because i want to. i don't want anything from you except you know #kindness and companionship or w/e #bleargh. gonna go play a game or something. #dixeram

[homkamiro]

"Love, huh?"

#i'm a big believer that scout was screamed at or punished by all the people around him because of his annoyance #brothers dates the mercs and etc #he's used to negative feedback and therefore feels really uncomfortable when he gets to be complimented or said nice things #his annoying behaviour is like some sort of defense mechanism #tho he likes to feel special to sniper. a lot #i know it's incredibly OOC but god just let me be delusional a bit. what's a girl to do #team fortress 2 #team fortress 2 fanart #team fortress 2 comic #tf2 #tf2 fanart #tf2 comic #tf2 sniper #tf2 scout #sniperscout #speeding bullet

[ratrrriot]

are you cute?

oh wait yes you are

maria robotnik when she puts on her glasses and sees her rat brother beside her

#thanks for calling me cute sonic btw but i prefer when only close people give me those kind of compliments #i still appreciate it tho #shadow the hedgehog #maria robotnik #ark siblings

[taffywabbit]

my relatives looking over my shoulder while I sit at a table at this predominantly mormon wedding, drawing SLARPG fanart in a sketchbook and showing my cousin some furry art on my phone under the guise of it just being a "D&D commission" (because apparently having a furry character be a cool wizard completely nullifies all typical warning signs):

#buny text #seriously you have no idea the glee i experience from having my extremely devout mormon grandpa compliment my Claire Higsby drawing #i could do with fewer people asking me when I'm gonna move back here permanently #but i do quite enjoy getting to draw cute animal people unquestioned as long as i give them weapons or magic powers #it's very funny

[aquanutart]

#wind waker #loz #zelda #beedle #linktober #link #aquanutart #day 1: merchant #i really liked beedle in the wind waker he just always seemed so genuinely enthusiastic and happy to see you #i thought his compliment card was hilarious. i always bought a lot of bait anyway to complete my sea chart #and because i liked messing around as a bird i guess i'd buy hyoi pears; so i always racked up enough points without really trying #however i wasn't a fan of what they did with his character in games after that. he became pressuring and insincere #i understand why people would find a two-faced salesman character funny or interesting in his own right #but it's the opposite of what i originally liked about him #unfortunately this makes me question whether it was meant that way to begin with? #i don't know but i like to believe wind waker beedle actually meant his enthusiasm #back when ww beedle was the only beedle i always meant to show appreciation for him so i'm doing that now

[sergle]

The unspoken part of that too, being called "soft squishy marshmallow mom shaped uwu" and then going, hm, no thanks. That's weird and uncomfortable. Is that people get SO TAKEN ABACK. And almost immediately switch straight into anger, because the idea of a fat person turning down a "compliment" is absolutely unthinkable.

#people HATE IT when you point out that it's weird. they don't even get embarrassed first they just get mad at you #Like these fatties should absolutely be grateful to receive any compliment at all type vibe #I was willing to tolerate you being fat but now that you've had an opinion I'm no longer on your side #don't listen to me I am insane #sergle.txt #and sometimes it IS attraction. THAT'S EVEN MORE FUCKED UP #When someone is attracted to a fat person but you can tell that THEY FEEL WEIRD ABOUT IT. So they ACT WEIRD about it #they don't treat it like they would treat attraction to a thin person #Would it actually kill you to just fuckin call this person hot!! you don't have to dance around it!

[barksbog]

if anyone wants to learn color theory i will teach you

are you ready?

make things look edible. invoke the desire for your art to be shoved in someone's mouth. it just works.

#i'm only like 10% joking #the biggest compliment is when people tell me my art looks edible #thank you i tried to invoke you looking at this little frog and think it looks like fruit gumby #i guess if you want unappealing colors make it inedible looking? idk why you would #edible doesn't mean like food to be clear i mean when you see absolutely inedible objects and desire to consume them #like dirt/moss/green/brown can be the most edible color if it's the kind of moss you want to shove in your mouth #okay maybe this is me being autistic but i swear that's a science fact #my study is asaaaaghghghgg my friends agreed get wrecked

[yuyu-bubu]

more chalk art :3

#SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE LITTLE KIDS WHO STOPPED TO WATCH ME DRAW AAA #i got so many compliments eee #i loved it when people recognized i was drawing kirby stuff eee autism activated autistic joy is real :3 #kirby #bandana dee #bandana waddle dee #nintendo #nintendo fanart #sanrio #my melody #cinamoroll #tbh creature #among us #chalk art #traditional art #meowm :3 #art tag #happy pride month

[f1-stuff]

Racing ID -> Racecraft Jolyon Palmer discusses Carlos' and Charles' racecraft

On Carlos: "He calls some brilliant strategy shots from the car... He's good at making those big, committed moves on the inside, he's good in attack, he's very good in defense, he's a smart driver as well, and he has very few incidents. He might just be the strongest racer in the field for me." On Charles: "He's one of the bigger brakers in the field... He's got great skills at slowing the car down, and he's got good commitment on the overtake... He's quite tactical with the DRS lines... Charles gives up the inside line quite often. If you give him space to come back on the outside, he'll definitely take it."

#me when people compliment my boys ☺️ #carlos' overtake on pierre in australia was absolutely filthy #i remember the commentators drooling over it #carlos sainz #charles leclerc #jolyon palmer #racing ID #f1tv #video #formula one #f1 #ferrari

[doodledrawsthings]

Please don't take this the wrong way but your art style reminds me of Steven universe a little bit. It's cute

Thanks! It changed my brain chemistry as a teenager!

#‘your art reminds me of Steven universe’ uh yeah I sure HOPE it does #lmao this is lighthearted thank you I do consider this a compliment #it’s always fun when people notice where my influences come from

[astronomeridian]

Hey, I'm really happy that you liked my fic, but could you please think about what you're saying to me—a complete stranger—before you comment?

Here’s the thing: I write mostly E-rated fic. For obvious reasons, the norms for commenting are a little different than in the genfic world, and (to be clear) I deeply appreciate every comment I get.

But every now and then I get a comment that’s something like this:

“Hi! I loved this fic. Here’s a graphic description of the things I did to myself while reading it.”

Or this:

“Hi, I’m in this fic! It was so hot to read about [other half of ship] doing all of those things to me. Thank you for writing about me!”

And. Okay. Let me tread a little carefully.

To start: I am genuinely really happy you liked the fic, and that you're taking the time to tell me that. Most of my NSFW scenes are meant to be titillating. If you find them arousing, that’s great—that’s what I’m going for. If you’re picturing yourself as one half of the pairing, more power to you.

I also don’t know you. Like, at all. You scrolled through AO3 and saw my fic and read the tags and decided to click and read to the end, but I cannot control whether or not your comment shows up in my inbox.

So I hope you can understand why I’m a little uncomfortable when someone I don’t know shares graphic sexual details of their life in my inbox. 

I hope you can understand that no, you’re not in this fic: I wrote this fic about a fictional character that may share your name and face, but who does not exist. And I hope you can understand why it’s uncomfortable and distressing to me when someone tells me that no, actually, this is for me. it’s about me.

I’m happy to hear that you liked the fic. I’m happy to hear that you found it hot. But please keep in mind that I am a stranger that you are approaching on the street, and my consent matters too.

#this morning was the...fourth? time I've gotten something like this #and I didn't want to say anything! because I know people mean it as a compliment #but it keeps happening #and its genuinely really distressing when someone insists that because their origin is this character #the fic must be about them #for them #whatever #i dont want to stop you from reading my fic and relating to it #but please dont share that with me #its very #unreality #triggering

[cowardlykrow]

I just needed to say: I LOVE YOUR ART SM

It's great and I am obsessed--!

THANK YOU SO MUCH OTL

My gut tells me you would appreciate this scribble 💚

#promise I’m not trying to buy compliments with art LOLOL #it’s actually my distraction technique so u don’t realize how bad I am at taking compliments #//krow scribbles #and also #I usually only add scribbles when I like a concept and wanna share it even tho it’s not even close to being done haha #so it’s like a distraction and an excuse #also I see a lot of people headcannon wiggly as the eldest brother but to me he is second to last #I have no reason for that #it just feels correct #(even tho they are eldritch beings and probably came into existence all simultaneously but I digress) #edit: no ive decided he is the baby brother

[time-slink]

hello >///< can you pls draw a pacific lamprey? I love your artwork, esp the colors you choose!

?? genuinely in love with this beast

#my art #asks #art asks #gods silliest creature…… #i was expecting a ray with an a when i googled her. nope #everything abt this thing facisnates me. shaped like the worlds longest ocarina. they also come in banana yellow. the mouth. #the way it looks kinda like a big ol shnozz #fish #i think some people are bothered by them? so tagging jic #thank you so much anon both for the compliment and for teaching me about a new animal

[solargeist]

i dont know how people do it ! how do they compliment people so easily, hold a persons hand, say i love you, and make eye contact, i cant do it ! im sweating !!

#last time i complimented someone on their pink hair i had the anxiety shakes for three hours and then thought i was disgusting #''your hair is pretty'' im a creep! im a weirdo! radiohead.... #/lh /lh /lh but also real #my art #sketching #vent art #<- ??? MAYBE? #how do you just start talking when you've been mute most of your life. so scary. #i feel like exploding when people touch me its too overwhelming

[hadesknockedupintheunderworld]

Okay I just need to say that I knew I'd like this Tailstube as soon as I saw the thumbnail (after all, I am a Sonadails enjoyer, and Tails is literally in the middle of them in the thumbnail)

But I think probably something that stood out the most to me when I watched it was just

The hints that Shadow and Tails have a relationship outside of Sonic??

The first thing that tipped me off to this was that not only did Tails convince Shadow to join in on his show, he also convinced him to stick around to its natural end?? You know, Shadow. The guy you can't force to do anything and frequently will just dip if he's bored or doesn't want to be there. But even while Sonic was annoying him and he made it clear he wanted the "interview" over with, he still never made a move to chaos control out of there because of any of this.

And the second thing that tipped me off was this:

When Shadow is both confused and annoyed at Sonic, he chooses to complain to Tails about Sonic. And so Tails steps in to try to "explain" what Sonic meant by what he said (i.e he told Shadow something much nicer in the interest of getting them to be on better terms). The fact that he looks to Tails to complain to about Tails' own best friend and possibly even to explain that which he does not understand in a social context tells me just how highly he regards Tails. And since both Shadow and Sonic are being childish here, it's amusing to see Tails regarded as something closer to a trusted figure with more power here.

From an objective analysis standpoint, of course this means they have their own friendship. And this is a prospect I enjoy (The idea that Tails and Shadow are good friends)! It actually means a lot to me that Tails could form a frienship or bond with Shadow outside of the context of Sonic (in terms of who initiates it and for what reason it's initiated).

But, my friends, from a biased standpoint, I'm shipping trash. And to me this Tailstube was a fun show for Sonadails fans. Honestly, Tails staging this episode to get Sonic and Shadow to talk and "bury the hatchet", as well as how he acts during the show, read a lot to me personally like a guy trying to get his two boyfriends (who happen to be rivals) to get on better terms, if not just tolerate each other. I quite like the idea of Tails dating both of these idiots and just trying to get them to play nice when they're all together (although frankly I think the ideal scenario for Tails in my biased reading is that Sonic and Shadow get together as well).

This is also not to mention the dynamics showcased here! Sonic and Tails as best friends, with Sonic assuming that he and Tails were gonna talk shit about Shadow behind his back, and Tails trying to get him to play nicer. Shadow and Tails as friends, with Tails trying to convince him why he and Sonic are in the perfect position to become friends and helping him out socially, and with Shadow choosing to do something he doesn't want to because of Tails, as well as looking to Tails to complain to when Sonic is annoying him or when he doesn't understand something. And then there's Sonic and Shadow. In short, their relationship in this episode reminded me a lot of the dynamic I plotted out for that Sonadow post I wrote up where the two just beat the crap out of each other. In slightly longer terms, I find interesting how Mr. Flynn maintained Sonic and Shadow's dynamic during SA2 (with Sonic bothering Shadow and trying to fight him, while Shadow is just annoyed that Sonic won't leave him alone) while also showing the audience that they are rivals. And in longer terms...Sonic was clearly seeking a fight during this episode. And the facial expression, the mocking, his tone of voice, it doesn’t really matter whether or not he actually dislikes Shadow and believes they could never be friends. He's trying to annoy Shadow and goad him into a fight because he wants to fight Shadow so badly it makes him look stupid. And we can tell by how he expresses his confusion to Tails that Shadow is just not getting this. To him Sonic is just being annoying and confusing. Sonic is targeting him specifically, and Shadow shoots back with his own words. And so it's also pointed that Shadow reciprocates/actually decides to fight Sonic when Sonic specifically challenges him. He doesn't respond to Sonic trying to goad him on, but when Sonic challenges him specifically he's much more interested in opposing him.

Anyways guys I love Shadow and Tails having a soft on the side relationship while Sonic flirts by convincing Shadow to fight him somehow😂💖

#sonic the hedgehog #tailstube #sonadails #sonshadails #sonadow #sontails #shadails #shadow the hedgehog #tails the fox #miles tails prower #i just be ramblin #man there are so many things about this episode #Another personal favorite interaction was when #Tails: Come on could you try to just say one nice thing about each other? One compliment? Please? #Sonic‚ mockingly: Anything you can do I can do better #Shadow: Yeah? Do it then. Prove it. #Sonic: Ah crap he called my bluff #Sonic: I uh...I love the way you...chaos control? #Tails: Okay. You do one now Shadow #Shadow: I uh... I also love the way you chaos control. ...It's impressive that you could do it with a fake emerald #Tails: See? You can compliment each other! Sorta #Sonic is on the aro/ace spectrum to me but to me his most compelling relationships are always little buddy effect related and knuckles #effect related #Which just means that he tends to hold relationships like his and Tails highly (and has taken more than one little buddy)‚ but is also #attracted to people who have tried to kill him. What can I say? He loves the softness and domesticity of having a smaller loyal partner as #he loves the danger and exhilaration of fighting/racing a strong opponent #Sonic and Shadow fighting (and especially Sonic trying to get Shadow to fight him on purpose) is just baseline what the two need #for 'toxic yaoi' so if someone can't even handle how hostile they were during the tailstube then... #Anyways‚ how we feelin Sonshadails fans?

[frostedpuffs]

felt like the main character earlier today when i pulled up to a gas station and went inside and the guy behind me said "you look really pretty" and i was like oh. thank u. then the cashier said "oh wow, you are really pretty" and then everyone in line was just Staring At Me so my social anxiety didnt know whether to feel appreciative or freaked out. it was flattering but also super awkward. but I feel like it DIDNT MAKE SENSE because it was pouring rain outside and i had RAN IN and was soaking wet. like a drowned rat. like thank you but the fuck. goodbye

#i never know how to act when someone compliments me #when its MULTIPLE PEOPLE I wanna pass out #text post