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STOP THIS IS THE FUNNIEST PHOTO OF LUCANIS I'VE EVER

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Swanky new outfit for Emmrich (replaces his og Researchers Robes). I really liked how it turned out, but apparently no one on Nexus does. *sigh* I think he looks great!

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I made a Latex Daddy mod to accompany my Latex Mommy mod and I am unwell.

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This is true across a myriad of creative endeavors. They say making the art YOU enjoy the most will bring out your most skilled and dynamic paintings, but YES, we want engagement, we're human beings! I love it so much when people tell me they love something I've painted. I don't think you can really seperate the two. Or that I can't I guess.

Its a fine balancing act. Enjoying the praise where it comes, and ignoring the negative comments because you've made something YOU"VE enjoyed.

The 'write for yourself uwu' culture shift has done real damage to fic writers imo. I recently had a post on the importance of strategic commenting break containment and I'm surprised by how many strangers who rb it in agreement feel the need to reassure in the tags that they do write for themselves, but...

There is a kernel of truth in the heart of this sentiment--if you only chase stats, you are unlikely to find joy in your writing. At the same time, I think we've veered too far in the other direction.

It is only natural to want engagement and the write for yourself crowd often overlooks how communal an effort fic writing usually is. So many story ideas are born from casual discussions about h/c's and favourite scenes and what ifs and the comment box is a cornerstone of this process. Not only can the discussions in the comment box be a hub for idea generation on their own, but even when the said idea generation takes place in DMs or Discord chats, commenting is often the first/easiest way into befriending authors; it's where community building starts.

Further, the write for yourself crowd similarly overlooks that the things a writer can write for themselves are often vast and many at any given time, and relative engagement levels across fandoms/ships can play a large part in which of those ideas a writer chooses to pursue--or whether they choose to publish their finished work at all.

In sum, I don't think we need to be this apologetic as writers for wanting feedback and engagement for what we post -- writing is hard work and it's only human that we want something external out of it in turn, however rewarding the process might intrinsically be.

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Commune Polycule John Locke .........

The first three words you see will manifest in 2025.

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Y’all seen these videos

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Rook: Truth or dare?

Lucanis: Truth.

Rook: How many hours of sleep have you gotten this week?

Lucanis: Dare.

Rook: Go to sleep.

Lucanis: I don't like this game.

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A moment's peace

featuring Tiny!Spite (courtesy of @/psin314), pose from @/mellon-soup

Spite waited his turn for Rook's attention patiently!! They've been asleep for 14 hrs

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PLEASE SHARE IF YOU ARE A MODDER! <3

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PLZ, EL'S FICS ARE SO FUCKIN GOOD Y'ALL

So, if there's anyone out there who does NOT want to constantly pick apart Veilguard, hit me up. Follow me. JUST INTERACT WITH ME SOMEHOW. I'm trying to write fanfiction for this shit and enjoy myself and the negativity is killing meeeeee...

Bonus if you're a Lucanis shipper and willing to embrace complexity, nuance, and I dunno, different perspectives. 🤷

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Viago: Teia and I are having a baby.

Rook: That's gre-

Viago, slamming adoption papers on the table: It's you, sign here

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Consider budgeting for Patreon & Ko-fi in 2025!

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fuckin this. THIS ahdhdfdshfidi

becoming president just to put lumen, decibel, and size restrictions on vehicles.

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he speaks for ALL of us

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A VERY MERRY LIGHTHOUSE! https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonagetheveilguard/mods/1511?tab=description

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When your crush who is also your boss who also just saw you possessed by a demon flirts with you