#// may have smth to do with the spaces you put i have no idea

[whenisavillain-notthevillain]

"The Riddler" that's always how you were recognized. Shame that's the only name you'll be remembered in, if I asked someone what's your name will anyone know? Will everyone know? When have you ever been recognized as you? Edward Nygma or Well as your Initials say, E. Nygma, such a Clever name. Everyone has origins I suppose, this one is just far too cliche.

Your story is just far too cliche.

- 🌟

Dick will know my name. He's the only one that has to know.

And even if he doesn't, the Riddler is fine by me.

[arolesbianism]

Oh baby I am getting way to ambitious with my current oni run for someone who's laptop starts screaming anytime it opens steam

[broke-on-books]

Okay so. I have never ever done this before and have NO idea what I'm doing but I was bored at work and made an artfight account. Anyways my name on there is Swishyyellow so like if you're on there. That's me (also tell me what you guyses names are) so um yeah. <3333 peace and love on planet earth etc.

[liannelara-dracula]

Based on the hcs about how they behave in school, the little beef between Ruki and Reiji got me thinking 🧐

Hcs about they finding out that they like the same girl, but in the end she doesn't really care too much about neither of they and just interacts with them because she's polite? (She doesn't know about this beef between them, neither knows that they both like her and just think they're being friendly or smth)

Like, a girl that is a model student and etc but is very oblivious to their feelings, and is very difficult to impress?

Hi love,

This is a really good idea. I like it, I think it will be fun. Thanks for the idea anon.

-Liannelara

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Ruki & Reiji like the same Woman (hcs)

They are both trying their damn hardest to gain your attention.

And they not only don’t get along but when you came into the picture, everything was a competition.

Of course, these two wouldn’t make it obvious like Ayato and Kino that they are trying to get your attention or that something is going on between them.

They are very discreet men and can come off a little dry.

Anyways, this all started when you walked into the library to pick out a book, causing them to both look up from their work since they heard a captivating feminine voice asking for the help of a librarian if they had a particular book. She had a delicate scent of perfume on her that only made her more attractive.

She had her half up and half down pinned by a bow in the back, her hairstyle and curled subtlety. She had such elegance and class when she walked and turned.

They were heavily entranced, though unlike Reiji, Ruki made the first move being the book expert that he is. He always had more luck than Reiji and today especially he was reading the same book this girl was asking about, it was his chance to talk to her and give it to her.

As she was aimlessly looking for the book to see if there was an extra copy she was too distracted to notice she had bumped into someone.

She put a hand over her lips as she mouthed an apology not expecting to have invaded someone’s space as she was looking.

“Pardon me, I hadn’t noticed you standing by. I am so sorry.” She’d apologize, almost enough to guilt trip a man with her sweet voice.

“No worries, you were looking for (b/n), right?”

“Oh yes, where did you find it?”

“I was reading it, but you can keep it. I’ve read it before, it’s a good book.”

She stared at him surprised, “But this book is so thick how can you manage to read it through again.”

“I’ve read almost everything on this shelf in my spare time, I’m Ruki.” He’d say

She smiled, “Y/n.”

Reiji is so jealous!

This automatically makes Reiji want to get involved and try to impress her next which he does so in chemistry class.

Reiji will be much more charismatic and it is incredibly compelling seeing he hardly uses this part of himself.

So you can imagine he'd catch the beaker she almost dropped swiftly or caught her in his arms.

I mostly see it that she trips and he catches her, causing them to exchange a fair amount of eye contact before thanking him.

If Ruki is in the same class it means he's going to have to do more than just recommending a book because Reiji got to have her in his arms first.

better get moving Ru

So everyday they get a chance to be around her they try to have her attention and try to win her over in some way and it is just a constant battle.

And both of them know it is competition even if they haven't said it.

Reiji would try to talk about it and bring it up at some point because he wants to be firm with Ruki about him wanting this woman and that he will not lose.

whereas, Ruki will act like he doesn't know what he's talking about.

"I see that you are fond of the student, just as I am." Reiji would say, adjusting his glasses.

Ruki would turn to look at him with a smirk, "I don't know what you mean?"

"Although you may play this off in a stoic manner, I know that Y/n is in your thoughts. Tell me, do you care for her as a woman?"

"Y/n, is just a girl, Reiji. Why are you worked up about a human?"

"Well then, if that's your answer what I will do shall not matter."

"Even if you plan on something, she and I have plans. "

“I suggest you back down.”

“I threat doesn’t stop me from pursuing.”

Features (some they may like)

Pretty dark hair

wide hips

glass skin

bratty attitude

pretty laugh

intelligent

Elegant vocabulary

Reiji

If she is part of the chess club, he wants to have chess matches with her. But since Ruki is good at chess he will participate in matches w her.

In fact, they would play against in each other to see who would ask her out.

Literally, winner gets to ask her out.

If it’s just her and Reiji, he'd prefer that she loses so that she'll repeatedly compete against him since she is probably 2nd in line.

He also loves these matches with you because he locks eye contact with you and gets to talk to you as well.

He invites you to walk with him in the school yard to observe nature and fascinates you with knowledge about the flowers or science of things to which you had no idea about

He starts off with this small talk and soon moves on to deeper talks where you both exchange conversation about things which are more personal.

You flash a compelling smile and a laugh escapes your lips at something being discussed and Reiji, deep down finds himself in awe as this is the first time a woman was beautiful laughing without covering her mouth.

It is a delicate display of beauty which most hide which keeps him interested in pursuing you.

While he is stubborn and trying to convince himself he is merely amused, this is not the case as he is defiantly interested romantically.

Reiji, although he won’t deliberately show nor say it. He wants you all to himself, he doesn’t want you to spend your time with other men.

He’d like it if he were the only man you paid attention to the most.

Becomes frustrated if you speak of Ruki in high regard because he feels challenged.

Truly he's giving his all to have you.

And the more he finds that there is no progress the harder he is going to try.

Due to his high interest he finds many ways for you to be alone with you.

He will eventually get comfortable speaking to you, and even go as far as teasing you.

However, once he founds out the situation is completely one sided he is upset.

Reiji tells himself he simply can move on, but truthfully he doesn't want to.

He wants to change your mind.

If he can't he probably would distance himself gradually and slowly stop talking to you.

Ruki

In the library he likes to move the books that you’ve been looking for up high so that he can grab them for you.

He’ll leave foot notes at the bottom for you.

Some questions and messages being suggestive to you as well.

Sometimes she’d write back in them and exchange in the conversation.

Loves to also hand you the book so that your hands touch.

He loves to surprise you at your locker and chat with you to get Reiji jealous since Reiji doesn’t have the talent to just casually speak with you.

Won’t show what he is bothered/jealous when Reiji comes around.

Has invited you over for dinner at his place, which is definitely one up on Reiji. lol

He cooked for you there and got to talk to you for a long time.

Since he knows Nordic languages he'd teach you them.

If you needed help in cooking he'd offer to help you in cooking class to give you tips and to show you how to cut.

Mostly so that his hands are on yours and for him to whisper and say things to your ear.

Would say quotes to you from poems or books to keep you interested or questioning.

Would teach you how to dance and have fun in the middle of it by breaking the rules and dipping you instead.

leaves you messages in your locker about how you looked nice but you don't know they are from him.

Has the upper hand because he was once human and Reiji never was so its easier for him to keep a conversation.

While part of this is amusing to compete against Reiji to win over a woman's heart he is also interested in pursuing you.

Of course in terms of feelings once he comes to terms with himself and understands that you do not feel anything for either he is a little bummed out the game ended but mostly because you weren't interested.

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[ship-zai]

omg hiii I don't see alot of proshippers in the bsd fandom so this is a nice surprise, hope we can get along bcz there's not alot of us. also even tho i don't have my age in my profile (omg im procrastinating on making an intro post) i'm a minor. anyways i was wondering if you could write like teen port mafia dazai x preppy law following kunikida, i think it'd be really toxic. especially if dazai is forcing kunikida to date him n threatening him with the pm if he leaves. even cooler if they met while dazai was committing a crime and kidnaps him or smth but it doesn't have to go like that. I'd really appreciate it if you wrote it, especially bcz i also write fics so ik how much effort they take. anyways i hope you have a lovely day filled with pleasant little surprises that feel kinda like a warm hug <333/p

decided to do my own spin on this idea in a way, this is quite short because i didn't have too many ideas but this is a fanfic of them meeting for the first time!, i hope you like it!, and hope you have a good day as well! (fic under cut) tw for smoking and mild violence

It was around 7pm on a Sunday when Kunikida met Dazai. The sun was beginning the set and the summer air was cooling down after the sweltering hot heat in the middle of the day. Kunikida saw a boy who looked to be about his age if not younger, smoking in an alley. He couldn’t help but intervene. “You know its a misdemeanor to smoke underage in public spaces” Kunikida said, standing awkwardly in front of the wall, refusing to lean back against the alley wall to avoid dirtying his clothing. Dazai tilted his head and burst out laughing. “Wow…you seriously dont know who i am…oh this is great!” He said, still in a fit of laughter. He stepped in front of Kunikida pressing him against the brick wall of the alley. “I’ve done much worse than a misdemeanor…now i suggest you leave, unless you really want to care for someone like me” He said, holding his almost finished cigarette threateningly close to Kunikida’s neck. “Even if you’ve done worse…you’re my age…you seriously should take better care of yourself, you look like you’re on the brink of death…” Kunikida said. Dazai laughed slightly. “Is that so?” He pressed his Cigarette to Kunikida’s neck and burst out laughing when he yelped and covered the now blistering spot on his neck. Kunikida had small tears in the corners of his eyes but did his best to keep himself together and remain as dignified as he could in this situation. “Violence isn’t the solution just because you’re annoyed with someone you know?, and i seriously mean it, health is important…no matter how much of a pain you may be…” Kunikda says the last part sounding slightly annoyed. “You know what…i like you!, you’re funny…why don't you meet me here tomorrow ok?” Dazai said, with a glint in his eyes that sent a shiver down Kunikida’s spine. Kunikida swallows the spit that was pooling in his mouth and hesitantly nodded. When Dazai backed up he practically shot out of the area. When he got home he put medication on the burn and wrapped it in bandages. He decided to research criminals area, and his heart dropped when he realized who he had accidentally caught the eye of.

[campbyler]

helllooo!!

i hope you’re all doing well!

just gon leave my overall thoughts on this spectacular, insane, gut wrenchingly beautiful chapter:

- first, thea your writing has me rocking back and forth insanely while sobbing with taylor swift on loud speaker in the background. it’s just. ugh. it’s so. you’re so talented <3

- michael. inhalers should be put in your silly little fanny pack at all times. just shove your snacks into your pockets if you’re that desperate

- lucas is always right.

- hopper knows

- i keep re-reading the asthma attack scene (beforehand) and i have no idea why will was crying - feel like i’ve missed smth but it really showed that mike does, in fact, — no matter how hard he tries to deny this — care about will and i think that perfectly sets their relationship into the ground if yk what i mean?

- will flinches a lot and this will probably be brought up again?? i think it aligns with his dad, lonnie, as in “follow the sparks (i’ll drive)” (which may i say is BEAUTIFULLY written by suni) it’s shown that will has a fear of cars driving past a certain limit - even though mike was driving somewhere around 85 (i forget now but i’m trying) because of lonnie. feel like this’ll be brought up again.

- “Like – what might Will do, if Mike were to kiss somewhere that wasn’t his lips? If he didn’t give Will a clean break; if he were messy about it when he pulled his mouth away from Will’s, if he trailed his kisses along Will’s skin instead? Would Will like it, if Mike used his mouth to trace along the length of his jaw, down to his neck, working his way into that nook of space behind Will’s ear? Would he get mad, Mike muses, if Mike bit into his skin where his neck meets his shoulder, or would he be okay with a bite like that? Would he push Mike away, or would his breath hitch, would his fingers tighten in Mike’s hair, would he bring his other hand up to cradle Mike’s head, too? Would he also have the thought that not all the marks they leave on each other have to hurt – that not all of them need bandaids to heal, that some of them can be smoothed over with a kiss instead? Will’s breath hitches, and all ten of his fingers are knotted into Mike’s hair, and Mike kisses the spot he’s sunk his teeth into so swiftly . . . Mike wonders if he’s gotten carried away, if he got so engrossed in whether or not he could do something, he hadn’t stopped to consider whether or not he should. He brushes another kiss against Will’s skin, apologetic and cautious, and then another – further up, back by his ear, right at the curve of his jaw.” okay, i LOVE the way you’ve characterised mike here. the fact that he’s an over thinker, he over thinks how will is feeling, he over thinks if he’s doing the right thing and overall is being tender with affection as he, quote-unquote, “doesn’t hate will — and that’s all he’s willing to admit”. gotcha buddy…

- “i like your bucket” i had a cheeky giggle

- “Mike thinks he would very much like to hate Will – he thinks his life might be a lot easier if he did. But he doesn’t, and that’s as much as he’s willing to admit.” excuse me. ex—fucking—scuse me?? evil. evil for that ending. you know. you know what you’re doing. and it’s painful >:(

- last, but oh ho-ho not the least. i kid you not when will kissed mike i had to pause. take a large, over exaggerated step back. blink. blink again. look around. then, re-read the first sentence. and scream.

no but seriously, this chapter was absolutely beautiful. again, thea, your writing is amazing and it’s so refreshing to read.

furthermore, please don’t feel like you have to get a chapter done by a dead line if there is something that causes a slower pace! take all the time you need! <3

HELLO!!! WE ARE DOING GREAT!!!!! i am Sat for this ask ty for leaving all your thoughts!! let me try to respond point by point:

SHSH HH . SHH. HSHHHHHSHHSHHSH . why would you say that. WHY WOULD YU SAY THAT!!!!!!! now iiii am rocking back and forth insanely while sobbing with taylor swift on loud speaker in the background!!!!!!!!!

he is more frequently hungry than he is having an asthma attack!!!!!!! he's a growing boy!!!!! let him live!!!!!!!!!

lucas IS always right.

hopper probably definitely knows.

it's not super obvious in the narrative because mike has an asthma attack before he can bring it up LOL but since i'm not sure if it gets addressed in ch05, as the Author, i will confirm: will is a frustrated crier! he is frustrated at himself for the circumstances they've found themselves in and because max and justin are both rightfully mad at him so he is assuming Everyone hates him. he didn't get the same pep talk from max that mike got from lucas so he's just in his feels a little bit! he's good tho fr :)

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we ummm. we all love writing mike as an overthinker because that's just #true so the kiss scene was fun bc it was like. mike's actions were being carried out through his thoughts and it was a neat little trick to balance as a writer :')

i personally actually fr say "any questions? comments? concerns? complaints? compliments?" to my team in shift meetings so that was fun to bring in here and it was a nice moment to diffuse the tension LOL

mwhaha and hehe and hoohoo and so on and so forth

thank you so much for your kind words and leniency with the chapter going up!! i am sure that it Will happen again so to have the reassurance of everyone's patience has been so nice :') <3

[m1ckeyb3rry]

Ok forgetting moment pt. 20 I left the note where I wrote this open and can’t rmr if I actually sent it or not so if I did please delete this LMAO

FRRR I also really enjoy the panel where he has a lot of dark shadows on his face and he’s telling nagi not to get cocky after he was like “am I really a genius?”

RIN you getting inspiration for Rin is actually kinda crazy LMAOO but omg kiyora??? Your blog is just side character paradise atp but wait I’m kinda curious what else is in line in your inbox (if it’s not a secret you’re trying to keep LOL)

Karasu Shidou new duo coming soon move over Otoya /j but they definitely match each others freak LMAOO I bet Karasu’s like “your freaky but also extraordinary so I can respect you” and shidous just “yahoo!! Karasu chan!!” LOL

Karasu IS dad material he’s just the man of all men >>>> he would totally just lift his kid up and stare at them like “damn this extraordinary kid is MINE???”

I CANT WAIT FOR KARASU ARGUING WITH THE REF LMAOOOO and the stripper king scene is too funny!! Im also very excited for the moment that Barou and Nagi accidentally head butt each other HAHAHA

No because that’s so real I used to be SOOO into jjk and now it’s just kinda…..I am glad that the rollercoaster of a really confusing story is coming to an end so the suffering can stop but oh my…really hoping gege decides to put a bit of effort in for the ending!!!

Also I saw the pictures from your other ask reply and OMGGG THEYRE GORGEOUS!!! Looks like it was sm fun too! Hope you’re feeling better now and that your doctor has a solution for your nausea symptoms!

- Karasu anon

LMAO okay so you did send this in HOWEVER tumblr didn’t notify me?? which is why i took so long to respond despite now being at home and back to my chronically online ways (albeit jet lagged and still suffering from a migraine but we up) so it’s all good that you resent it HAHAAH

that panel is so villainous but so good HDJFLSKS like he looks EVILLLL but in such a cunty way!! i love how they’ve been juxtaposing karasu and nagi as of late…not just in personality but even in looks/drawing style they’re truly such opposites that their panels together slap SO hard 😮‍💨 definitely not biased because those two are my favs nope not at all

NO THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING like if an idea for NAGI (my number one my baby the loml) can give me RIN inspiration it can truly happen to anyone 😬 imagine i try writing for karasu and then all of a sudden isagi is there?? like bro fuck off why are you wiggling your way into a plot that is NOT for you 😓 AND YES KIYORA I’M SO EXCITED tbh there’s lowkey no info abt kiyora even on the wiki so it’s time for me to take mad liberties with his character 😏 which i do love doing hehehe so i’m hype!! i’m so glad to be a safe space for side character enjoyers 🙏🏻 the more obscure the better…lowkey it’s so fun to write for characters like kiyora because i can truly write whatever and it’s so hard to make him ooc because what character does he even have to be in yk 😭 any “oocness” is just me giving him depth etc etc it may make the fic outdated once more comes out on him but me personally idc + i’m always spot on so 🥱 (mostly /j although in doing one of my current requests i realized that the reader calls kaiser a dog in the instrument and now it’s been revealed that his fav animals are stray dogs so maybe i’m onto smth fr 🫣)

LMAO no secrets here!! i have a note with my current requests so i’ll just paste that here 😄 they’re in chronological order of when the req was made but i fear i am NOT completing/posting them in that order 😟

[Secret gaming buddies — hiori

Prodigies — hiori

Singing reader — karasu

Karasu anon requests (any)

Classmates/friends to lovers — nagi

Karasu anon requests pt 2 (any)

Vague prompt — karasu or zantetsu

Cherry tree pt 2 — rin

The instrument pt 2 — kaiser (abt to post this one after i respond to some asks and take a post-riding lesson shower FJSKSK)

Vague prompt — kiyora]

vague prompt just means the person requested a character and literally nothing else HAHA but also yeah…as you can see karasu nation has been busy…although there are a couple of popular characters thrown in there!! i think once i post pt2 of the instrument i’ll probably get more reqs because atm i haven’t done a req since the last part of fwtkac and since that wasn’t answering an ask (since it was multiparts) lowkey people have probably forgotten i opened reqs back up again for bllk 😭 anyways hoping to get some more of these out of the way now that i have more free time and am not busily vacationing/writing karasu’s version of bfb (still cannot believe that’s the longest bllk fic i’ve written so far 😩)

HAHAAH EXACTLY like karasu acknowledges shidou’s freak but he’s undeniably talented/not mediocre so karasu has no choice but to be gang with him…meanwhile shidou is in it for the vibes + he thinks the bullshit karasu says abt erotic left legs and whatnot is super funny so they get along very well 😭 rip tabieita but i fear i am now a ryutabi TRUTHER 🤩 jkjk but no actually i’m going to make them besties at some point even if it’s just in a smau (although the otoya + shidou duo is also hilarious so dare i say trio?? and then yukimiya can get actually normal somewhat mature friends like reo and barou 😰)

THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING like bro is starstruck that he somehow managed to create something so perfect 🥹 honestly he already has parenting experience (dealing with pxg) i just know he’s prepared and ready for it

OMG YES literally any and all nagi + barou interactions i’m so excited because i miss them being together so much 😭 BEST bllk duo no question i cannot wait for them to be reunited post nel (because despite what the haters say nagi is NOT going anywhere and barou is eating it up atm so safe to say he’s staying)

i agree completely…i think it’s a mix of the pacing just not being enjoyable to me weekly + everyone dying + me getting busy with irl and then becoming super into bllk as soon as i had free time that just really made me so lukewarm!! i think it’s impressive what gege has managed to create and for sure what he does well he does EXCELLENTLY so i’m not here to hate as some people have been doing however i do think the writing is not always as good as it’s hyped up to be either (cough female characters cough) and there’s def spots that make me go “hm” 😔 i’m hoping the ending is satisfying and wraps up any loose ends but we’ll see…anyways leaks tn for jjk i think so ig we can get a pretty good idea of what’s going to happen based on the chapter!!

IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL OVER THERE FR like sometimes i’d just stand there and be like “wow this feels like the set of a movie” it literally just didn’t even seem real at times 😭 probably going to call the doctor at some point this week and hopefully they offer good solutions because i’m still dizzy even lying in bed at home 😓

[filliteapot]

What are your thoughts about age-gap romances? I myself I am mostly okay with them (it's all about the execution and how the relationship is potrayed, what it is like etc.) and some of my favorite couples and ships have age-gap, for example Tom and Polly from Fire and Hemlock, Firuka and Hagas from Genbu Kaiden. But due to fandom spaces... I have started to feel quilty and bad for liking some age-gap couples and romances and I wonder if I should stop liking them and if I should age-up my own character from 20 to 28 since the love interest is 32-33 in a fantasy romance I am writing.

Oh my, you know , I saw your ask right after complaining to a friend about fandoms. The timing made me yell. So expect a long answer with my honest thoughts under the cut.

I may have an opinion unpopular in fandom spaces and nowadays overall, but I think that your taste in fiction doesn't necessary reflect your preferences and opinions irl. More than that, I don't think that fiction equals reality and I consider viewing reality through fandom/fiction lenses (and otherwise, evaluating fiction from the point of view of our reality, this time and age) a dangerous simplification. Fiction doesn't have to work by our reality's laws and morals. Reality is much more complicated than any fiction ever written. This is that I think.

As for stories with age gap romances - I don't see it as something necessarily problematic and accusable. I may like them, I may dislike them, or stay neutral - as you said, it depends on how it's written. But I'm gonna say smth that kinda makes me worst person for fandoms: in all honesty, shoujos about teenage girls falling for their teachers, fantasy about 20 y.o. in relationships with immortal creatures, even stories about straight out creepy relationships with age gap don't hurt me and don't make me righteously mad and screaming it gives young people the wrong idea. What doesn't, nowadays? Learning to use your brains and analyze information is still my preferable option. I also don't understand how writing about some not-safe-for-all-audiences themes equals romantization of said themes. I really don't see such stories as a problem or harmful influence, just like any other thing claimed problematic by fandoms tbh. In my experience, most of them are not even close to "excusing age gaps between young ppl and old perverts". This is something totally different.

I think you should write your story as you want, without trying to please everyone and make it safe for everyone, without a mere possibility to trigger smth unpleasant for someone - it's impossible to do that after all. If for some reason your characters must be 20 and 32 years old, so be it. In fantasy I sometimes see examples of bigger age gaps, like "twenty y.o. and a 3000 y.o. magician" which fandom sometimes condemns as problematic bc of said "age gap", and I see that this one potential 3000 y.o. magician is written like a teenage girl and doesn't feel old or not human in the slightest, and it's not about problematicness or age gap at all, even when your mage is not 3000 y.o. but 30-something. It's about your exploring yourself, people and the world through your writing. Maybe, it's about learning to love the world a bit more (true in my case, this is why i'm making my own story I guess), maybe it's about putting yourself in other person's shoes, trying to understand how someone different from you (in age, or status) feels and thinks. Maybe it's about going against fandom morals and hollow accusations you are unhappy with, some kind of protest, I don't know. It may be sublimation, a stupid wish that never came true, a way to get through some traumatic experience, a way to understand your own feelings about this subject and form your opinion, or desire to take this theme and make a good story you can enjoy, finally! None of these makes you a criminal, btw. You may even never understand why exactly you take something for your story or the purpose of writing it at all - and that's okay. You have a personal relationship with your story and not a single person has the right to interfere.

In short, I'm standing firmly on this ground: stories are not our reality, but a way to get to know it and maybe love it. Your preferences in fiction don't necessarily mean it expands to real life. Feeling something good from a story that someone says you are supposed to hate doesn't make you trash. Also, I beg you: don't use fandom categories to deal with reality and don't apply their standards and logic to your opinion about yourself. Fandoms surely make our life funnier sometimes, but they are limited spaces with their own rules and working mechanisms, and they simplify things a lot. I can understand the desire to always have the right and simple answer to everything, and a clear opinion about everything, but life has the habit of walking up to you and smashing your face into situations that can't be defined by simple notions, or even don't let you decide what to accuse and what to excuse (sometimes it's not our place to decide). I don't think you must feel guilty for liking smth in fiction. I stopped caring about it some time ago, when I got that me liking murder ballads by the Decemberists didn't make me a killer, and that I actually don't see the period novels in which women suffer as romantization of women's suffering. And I'm fine with my unpopular perception of fiction and reality.

I wish all the best on your writing.

[littlemissmanga]

it makes me so nervous me as someone who Wants 2 write in the future but doesnt rlly know how or have much of the talent or skill that other ppl have that, on the chance i actually get published that it’ll be bad & ppl might think im just trying to appeal to the market or part of the right circles or smth :( which ik is such a nonissue but i rlly dont want to upset actually talented writers

In my 13 years on this site, you're my first anon. Thank you for reaching out!

First, let me start with this: NO writer you consider "talented" (a subjective moniker at best) will ever be upset that someone else is starting out, even if they're working through the same bumps we all do at first. This isn't the hunger games and there are no winners. There's always room at the table for a new friend with new ideas, new ways to express themselves, and new ways to explore the stories that are important to us.

Writing is a skill. Just like learning a new language or cooking. No one is born knowing what to write. Sure, some people naturally have a more discernable palate or pic up languages easier. And some people have a natural grasp on grammar and the rhythm of words. But you can still be a great writer without that. it just takes a bit of work.

Writing is also scary. You know the story you want to tell, and when you're just starting out (which is the first time you start any new writing project, no matter how many have come before it) it may be that nothing you put to page will sound the way you imagined in your head.

It's frustrating and disheartening. But my best advice is to just keep going just for yourself. When you're getting it down into paper/screen for the first time, you're writing for you. What you imagined is so important to you, it deserves to be made real through writing.

So don't think about what readers will think - of the prompt, the prose, the dialog, or the characters. Don't worry about syntax or diction, just get what you need to express out of your mind to a place where you can examine it.

Then, give yourself time and space. It's OK to edit and re-edit. To polish a section only to cut it later because as much as you like it, it doen't actually fit what your end goal is. Don't think about it in terms of what's popular or well-liked. Just think about "Does this serve the story I want to tell?" "Is my blorbo behaving in a way that serves their character and the plot? If not, why and how can it be adjusted?"

Over time, you'll see a growth in your writing. You may also see a regression in your writing from time to time. I'm going through that right now. That just reveals an area you need to focus on more.

It's up to you whether you want to share those early attempts or not. And be prepared - you'll never really feel your writing is "ready." But rather your excitement over sharing it with others who enjoy the media/characters/writing will overwhelm your anxiety.

And it's ok to be selective with who reads your writing, especially if it's early. Select strangers on the internet you don't know so you can remain anonymous. Find online workshops and share there. Select friends you can trust to give you only constructive critiques, rather than subjective analysis if that helps at first. Don't shy away from true help, but it's ok to share with people you know will inherently be supportive.

And if it helps, I'll offer to be your first stop :) I can't wait to see what stories you have in your heart.

[suspicious-whumping-egg]

11, 24, 36, 37 for the writers asks <33 (no pressure to answer them all, just whichever you vibe with!)

11. Do you believe in the old advice to “kill your darlings?” Are you a ruthless darling assassin? What happens to the darlings you murder? Do you have a darling graveyard? Do you grieve?

I don’t kill my darlings! Because if I kill them, I can’t make them suffer anymore! And also because my stories are about hope and the resilience of the human spirit as much as they are about “hehe make blorbo suffer, pain fun”. The message I hope people can get from Alec and Raina is that there is always a tomorrow, and it may not be better at first, but you gotta stick around to find out. The only character I’ve killed definitely deserved to die.

24. How much prep work do you put into your stories? What does that look like for you? Do you enjoy this part or do you just want to get on with it?

I haven’t ever prepped my stories until recently! I didn’t do any planning for Alec and Raina other than rambling about my ideas on discord. As for Low Profile, I’ve started making a cohesive plot outline and while it’ll help the story a lot, it’s very draining. I’m not a big fan of it because idk how to finish the story and I feel like I’m not “allowed” to write any more until I finish the outline.

36. They say to Write What You Know. Setting aside for a moment the fact that this is terrible advice...what do you Know?

I know a lot about religious trauma and how it effects someone, playing cello, rock climbing, mental health, crafts and how to make them (jewelry, resin art, candles, and more), and the experience of being trans! And I know a lot about history and sociology, a smattering of space facts, and have lots of facts about opossums!!!! Feel free to hop into my ask box and ask abt history, space, or opossums any time!!!

37. If you were to be remembered only by the words you’ve put on the page, what would future historians think of you?

They’d probably think I was absolutely fucking insane and possibly an individual with a rather hefty criminal record when in reality I haven’t even stolen a pack of candy or smth. And I wouldn’t have it any other way :)))

[feral-radfem]

I don’t think you came off harsh at all! Honestly some things I’m just not very educated on … like I have an idea that smths not right but I ask people like you who have obviously thought more about this for your side to help me grow my view.

Sometimes it takes someone to point out “don’t equate it with the horror genre” to realize that’s what im doing so I really do appreciate your response.

Something else you said that I really agree with, not trying to get through to these people and just go straight to the government. I will start doing that bc I’ve noticed on top of this whole issue with therapy language being used a lot of the people who write these fanfics are traumatized women (obviously not all just these spaces i believe but the ones I’ve run into were all women) who use their trauma to justify it. it’s like… girl ur SELF HARMING.

“I write pedo fics bc i was molested and it helps me cope” well to start, besides the obvious that it’s selfharm and you should never do that to “cope” you’re not that little kid anymore. Second the self harm issue … not all coping mechanisms are good.

There’s no winning with these people especially when we are in the age of “well if i consent it’s okay!” / “it’s not real it won’t hurt anyone..” it breaks my hearts and also yes ok no recommendations I only asked in case there was a better platform to be using but we should just fix the ones we have.

Good. I'm trying to find a way to balance being direct without coming across as speaking down to others or like assuming the worst of them.

If you would like some material from people who have thought very deeply specifically about this subject, I can recommend a few books I think cover the subject well.

I have tried to have these discussions with the actual creators of these works. The problem is is once people know they're engaging in behaviors that they know are societally look down upon they start to find defenses for their behaviors. They hang on to these defenses firmly. Some of the defenses were that they were traumatized as children in the same way, some of the defenses is that it's all fiction, and some of the defenses is it's horror so it's meant to be horrible. They have already convinced themselves that what they are doing is morally okay because they don't see themselves as a bad person so what they do cannot be doing bad. Its a harmful effect of black and white thinking. No one will ever convince them that they are doing a bad thing or causing harm because that translates to them being a bad person in their entirety. So removing the emotional element and the self-serving desires from it entirely by petitioning the government is the best option in this situation.

Because you're right, a lot of these are traumatized women or women who have "groomed themselves" (groomed by unregulated websites with adult material) by consuming this media at a young age and growing up with it. They have a warped sexuality that they've been encouraging through harmful media in their adult years. They've already done the damage, all they have to do now is justify the continuation of it. They can't go back and undo the damage they've done however. So they need to make sure that the moral judgment for participating in this form of media is grey at worst. They don't know any other form of sexuality, so they're desperate to hold on to the one they do know even if it's detrimental to their own health and safety.

Which is why we set up the government, to put regulations on things that people may still want but we understand is a detrimental to public safety. We recognize that physical health has to be handled as a community issue because community health affects everybody but a lot of people refuse to hold mental health in the same regard. They refuse to hold sexual health in the same regard. And after we get the regulations for what should be allowed on media to protect our communities and public safety, we can address lackluster sexual education that leads kids to looking at pornography for answer in the first. The way we help these women and children is by removing their access to this material.

That being said, on the defense of writing pedophile porn because you were predated on as a child, while you're correct that it's an unhelpful coping mechanism, we cannot negate that these people are now harming children themselves. They have become the pedophiles even if they were predated on his children. They are also feeding pedophiles interest who have never been victims of anything because they are posting it on public forums. At this point they are the perpetuators of pedophilia not the victims. They can't continue the cycle and remain the victim. (This doesn't contradict with anything you said, I just didn't know where to put it in my response)

I don't mind that you asked for recommendations, I was just making it clear to my other followers I was not comfortable with them recommending them here. Though I do agree, we should fix the ones we currently have because any site that people start migrating to will eventually have the exact same problems if we don't regulate them. Like the tumblr to Twitter migration.

Thanks for the asks btw, I always enjoy the engagement.

[collective-scribblings]

Intro post: Collective Scribblings

So, we're not shameless enough to be horny on main but we are shameless enough to make a blog for it!

We're a plural collective who wanted a space to talk about kinky shit. So we made one. We'll be using titles as sign-offs here instead of names for the sake of anonymity. We're bodily 21 and collectively that age or above. Body is transmasc, and don't bother with our blog if you don't like men or don't want to hear about them in a sexual context. Most of us are nonhuman in some way, so keep in mind that you will see a lot alterhuman/nonhuman stuff here as well. At the very least, you'll see how it can sometime interact with our kinks. Mod intros might be added as needed.

If the idea of insys sex makes you uncomfortable you won't like it here btw. Just in case this blog ends up with any actual followers and asks: specify who it's to please, and if it's not to someone in particular specify that. Also, we have no idea how to tag our posts, so feel free to point out any untagged stuff or give us tags to look into.

The Witch: Our local dom. She/her pronouns for the time being, but she is NOT a woman. Fem and masc terms but boundaries may change. Likes the idea of luring people with her sweet demeanor, and then just going feral in bed. idk if that's a fantasy or a kink but whatever.

The Imposter: The one typing this post. He/him + probably neos because I think it's funny that people hate them so much. I don't know that much about my own preferences yet but I'm probably a bratty as fuck sub-leaning switch. Like sure I'd have fun wrecking someone but I also would be absolutely thrilled to have that turned on me lol. Also yes I'm making an amogus joke with my title. I think I am fucking hilarious for the record.

The Wolf: Dom-leaning switch. He/him. I barely fucking remember what he's into lol. Generally the most masc dude here, probably into petplay both as a dom and sub. Local furry and we all bully (/J) him for it. I think into hypno as a sub. Primal play?? I'm not sure what counts.

The God: Sub-leaning switch. He/him/comfortable with "she" if ur being silly. Generally just the most sexual of all of us I think. Likes playing into the god thing (reference to his source, "The God" is very literal) as a dom. idfk remember what he likes uniquely from us as a sub and I've been writing this post for too fucking long so he'll finish this.

The Dragon: Tbh he's not likely to post here but I hope he will it'd be good for him. Takes a human form even in headspace. He/him preference, but any pronouns are okay unless that changes. Vaguely ABO flavored in kinks. I'm putting him on here explicitly because 1. I think he'd do well to loosen up some and 2. I want to see horny as fuck posts written in his formal-ass style. I think it'd be funny. And now if he posts he absolutely has to change this for a better intro >:3

The Cryptid: He/they/it but likely to play around with pronouns. Wrote my own intro later, I'm surprised no one clocked that I'd be interested. Useless sub with no plans to change, nonhuman and horny about it. Vaguely into petplay and things of similar flavor, I don't remember my own kinks rip. No titles.

The "Hero": He/him. Not sure how often I'll post. The Cryptid tends to be involved with the things I'm posting.

General collective likes/things you'll see: Collars, praise, degradation (only gentle and condescending, best paired with praise,) hypno, vague BD/SM themes, various ownership dynamics, intox concepts possibly. Depending on who, both forcefem and forcemasc seem cool we just haven't explored that much. Will update as needed since this isn't an extensive list by any means. Just shoot us an ask if you see smth we should tag.

DNI: We don't put a DNI beyond the obvious "minors DNI" and typical "terfs/MAPS/p@do/racist/just don't be a dick" because we don't think it's useful. We'll curate our experience. We do, however, have boundaries. If you have anything against endo systems, or any systems for that matter, fuck all the way off <3 okay. This is a horny blog we're not here to listen to people debate syscourse shit. We're here to talk kink. Also, antiship people can interact but know that due to having fictives in our collective we have very strong opinions about this and we've been told they count as proship to some people. So just. Be aware. And be fucking normal about fictives by the way. We won't be telling you our source.

General collective dislikes (if you're into these you can interact, we're just not into them and won't be posting or interacting with posts about it): CNC, ageplay, inc3st play, watersports/scat, really harsh degredation, raceplay, feet, detrans, mommy/daddy. Will update as needed.

[illuminiscentboba]

Behind the scenes <3

hi guyssss!!! tysm nohr for the tag !!! <3333 this is my behind the scenes expernece as illumminiscentboba !! prepare yourselves bc this is gon be personal~~~

Started writing: I've been writing on and off since middle school, and have been posting works since that time on quotev <3 i actually still use quotev to this day and im so thankful that it was a safe space to write fiction, fanfiction and participate in random writing challenges :)

Started blogging: I starting blogging here around 5 years ago, using this acc to just bingeread fics and repost art! i didnt originally plan on writing on here until I read a few HQ fics and ichiruki fics from bleach on fanfiction.net that had me like..,,in awe, I wanted to replicate that awe and here I am.

Followers: i've been around 179/180 when I was more active around 4-3 years ago but have been on hiatus up until this month so now im at 113 LMAOODSBHDSBJ HELPPPPP followers did mean a bunch to me in the earlier years but now i'm just happy i enjoy my own work

Communication: ahahaa,,,about this,,,as of late I have been going nonverbal more often and just been a lot less social. The later is for no reason beyond not wanting to give anyone the illusion that I am very active here esp bc I havent been publishing work for such a long time. but now that I've mentioned it here and once I get my tags reorganized, I'll reblog a lot more...prepare to be sick of me.

Likes: I actually was surprised about how much more interest people had in headcannons than fics or blurbs but that aside I don't really have an opinion on likes but to those who do leave likes on my work, I appreciate it a bunch :)) likes used to help me define how much people enjoyed my writing style/the characters which is sooooo wrong and quite a damaging mindset to have. I don't share this sentiment nearly as much as I did in middle school thankfully but it does suck when I feel like i'm the only one that enjoyed smth i cooked

Requests: for a long time I got such little request, my inbox deadass had tumbleweeds skipping past everytime I opened it but then around the time I was beginning to feel burnt out here...i actually got a bunch...(i hate it here) a lot of the requests are so cute and sweet, I'll fulfil them in my own time and space :) but i appreciate them soooooo much i love silly billies in my requests

Writing: the hate love relationship I have with writing...i have quite a lot of ideas but putting them into works is....something else HELO doesn't help that I've got ADHD and keep getting ahead of myself when writing...but yeah I have been writing things as of late that Ive been enjoying and playing around with diff au concepts (which im quite excited for) that aside, one of the ultimate contributers to my hiatus was the change in environment and in myself a few years ago. Many of my friends happen to be ace and a lot of my other friends at that point in time had aversions to affection? strongly disliked verbal affection, physical affection, you could name it and they were not about it. It did actually effect my behavior in a sense where to this day I instinctively hold back on hugging hand holding, arm linking etc. and it feels so weird now bc some of my friends now are the opposite LMAO its very jarring, the sudden change and realizing that to make my writing flow better I would put myself in the situations and id do the same with dialogue which made writing for characters i didn't feel much for harder to digest, and constantly writing romance prompts also made things hard for me because it felt quite repetitive and made me lose touch with what writing was for me which was like the final straw for me at the time. Some things have changed since then, especially my life cirumstances and preferences. you guys can request as you like but I hope that there is understanding if i'm unable to fulfil the requests, some of many of my works that are romance may have other genres with it like thriller, mystery, fantasy or villainess concepts, and/or historical time period fics. and since my program is keeping me busy asl I wont be able to update as much as I hope but i'll likely be more active now that there are some things cleared up :))

once again, tysm nohr for the tag and this oppurtinity to rebrand and I'd love to see @cloudyevaa @cup-of-fluff @kaeyazuha @sexyandcringe @anyone else who see's this to do it :)) I actually deviated a bit from the normal format so here is @alienaiver 's who ate it up :))

[haeresys-realm]

(I watched the Arlecchino cinematic and I am VERY dissapointed. I will end this post some time later. Yesterday I begun it and again wrote too much with anger too earlier background and didn't reached my main idea about all my emotions abiut this predictable childish cinematic, so don't read this for now.)

I despise all thede twitters or reddits because of their conigent and reactions but I'm so comfortable with Tumblr now because no one tells shit in others space here and I cant speak anything I want to open abd explain my tjiughts. Thank you all.

All I speak about Genshin is nit because I hatr the game, it's because I hate the most part of it's immature community and now – everything developers do satisfy it.

I was telling earlier how much I hate the Fontaine and it's story where everything was just familiar trops and characters but mixed and named another names. I'll never forgive them Allen who acted as Dottore segment but there was no game clue underlined in it and also he got family. It's disgusting to take everything from character you have and just put it into some one-quest npc we'll never see while the original charracter now looks NOT originally as if all these so-called geniuses with greater ambitions are the same and think the same way having the same features and views and behaving model. Exuse me??? Whatbthe fuck?! I hate that Nahida story was recycled to Furina one. WTF. Hate her Fishl behavior model. Hate that shit about Neuvillete and Tartaglia. Hate the fuck they screwd Fatui ranks where put down Pierro/Pedrolino to nowhere and he's not even a Harbinger while always being called the first of them lol.nope you cant when you don't even have a rank idiots, it DOESN'T look this way. It's so childish stupid trop to try to put the so-called strategic leader outside brackets to show how fucking mastermind he is sitting and playing all other harbingers as a chechmate figures. Lol not while you have the figure like a Doctor it's the only mastermind who can play you. I rrally hate it when we see such a stupid contradictions when everything tell you about one thing and then you are faced with absolutely banal and vulgar another conclusion so fucking cliched so childish just not to do anything outside the frames. The put the mastermind not as a leader right head, while the second position after Pierro is absolutely understood – he's a god who make gods but when Pierro is a gray cardinal of the visible monarch the doctor is the one who are their partner who helps them realise their plans but he's no longer ideologically or revengefully interested and motivated, he just uses their goals to do what he wants to do, to research what he's interested in,.and with his ambitions, resourses and unorthodox ghinking he could create another universe and ecosystems. (Ruan may is just his granddauggter or smth you know.)

But they preferred to erase Pedrolino's rank and kill the Fatui rank system; they preferred to eliminate the concept put some fuckin' banal sTrOnG mAn with aBbYsS pOwErS (I'll ask you again, why Tartaglia is not the Fatui leader with such idiot logic? Gods who are responsible for all Snezhnaya and it's army progress and elite units power to use elements are weaker than fuckin abyss creatures? So, why Enjou still didn't make Celestia crushed?¿?) on the highest rank position just to show children that the first of the Fatui is the good man and good man are strong honoured and respected, so they always must be on the top. This is so fucking inappropriate considering to really adequate, non-cliched and interesting gray moral concepts... And then these idiots puts Arlecchino.to.tge top ranks too. They name her king and father, dress her as a man, without any fucking normal explanation and excuse they forgive her and put as the 4th (!!!) Harbinger, not 10nth!! When her mind, powers and duty couldn't be such to challenge gods and goddish entities (Dottore and Columbina, 2nd and 3rd), the Captain should stay there – the one after gods. The man of the greatest will but still weaker than MONSTERS because to have SUCH power you should be a monster. It's really great concept that gorgeously correlates with everithing we saw. But now lol. Some fucking little cliched poor girl with lesbian story – hoyo can't do any new drama except some close female friend-character died on another girl's hands, and surely there couldn't be such deep relations between boy and girl, hoyo can tell stories only about lesbians, they think there couldn't be any drama between different gender persons or genders, I can recollect only one side quest in genshin with banal outcome and some stupid decisions but it was a bit interesting and sincere, about two friends who invented card game; and Scaramuccia with his little friend, but how about some love or near-the-love moments between different genders?? Hey! Nooo, they easier make a women play men, like they changed the plot in the cinema event with Chevreuse and Ayaka while throwed out Ayato of it. They can't develop man characters at all but now even female characters are too banal or just stealing man roles. Why the fuck doing this?! Because all these fucking kids that your audience consists 90% of are teen schoolgirls who often cosplaying male characters, draw gayshit (with no fucking canonic clues; it's absolutely normal when it is some Mo Xiang Tong Xiu novels and anime adaptation, like Mo Dao Zu Shi, etc, I have absolutely nothing to raise objections) and kiss their female friends or even play lesbians because now it's so fashionable to proclaim herselves feminists knowing nothing about ideology and just proclaiming that men are not needed while playing a men themselves.... Isocracy. But hoyo supportsnit. Money and stupid childish cliches are still better and easier way to make any product for mass audience than trying to develop something conceptual. Contemporary directors are just some shitty cowards who will spoil anything in their plot and any character to make children happily discuss it and draw.

Arlecchino is the most popular character in the fandom now, and it's obviously undestood why. She's just made for these teen Twitter girls audience. So you can't say anything bad about her and her concepts, because these is = offend idiotic views of such childish crowd.

I liked her before it turned out this banal way.

[thatoneweirddreamer]

I really want to continue this and if this isn't the same as your idea or smth I'm sorry.

Dan was quite happy with the result of the deal with one John Constantine, now all he had to do was place this contract within the archives report to Danny aka Ma and be done with all things regarding John Constantine.

Dan easily teleported back to Phantoms Keep which has changed since Ma took over. He's extremely happy with the changes, "Ah, High Prince Dan you have returned."

"Yes, I have Fright. Is Ma still in the office?"

"Yes, my Prince. High King Phantom is still in the office, from your expression I feel like the deal went well?"

"It did, now Ma owns Constantine in his entirety."

"Splendid, High King Phantom will be delighted, I will inform the kitchens a feast may be requested."

"Well, then Fright I need to get going I need to place the latest contract in the archives and put under permanent lock and key."

"Understood, my Prince."

Dan floated in, entering the palace that is Phantoms Keep. The outside of the place had changed, it looks more futuristic with hints of a space theme going around. While the inside had changed into more of a mix of an ancient Greek look with a modern Greek look. With tall, extremely tall ceilings looking above with white and black as the main theme.

He soon arrived in front of Ma's office and he knocked before entering, "Hey Ma, I got the contract it went well so now we got 100% of his soul."

"Dan! It's great to see you back so soon, and what great news you have. I will want a feast to be added later tonight seeing as we can finally close the book for his bullshit."

"That we can, that we can. Fright already told the kitchens about that, so I'll tell them the confirmation and I'll ask Auntie Jazz to place the contract in the archives."

"Good, I'll see you at dinner. Bye, Dan!"

"Bye Ma."

Dan left the office and floated straight to the library where he greeted Auntie Jazz, "Hey, Auntie."

"Ah, Dan! The contract collecting went well then?"

"Yes, it did I'm here to give this to you and go take a nap, I've been dealing with Constantine's bull for quite a while. Send me the paperwork for our full claim on his soul tomorrow."

"Alright, go and take a nap and make sure to tell one of the servants on the confirmation for the feast tonight."

"Kay."

"Hey, you!"

"Yes, my Prince."

"Tell the kitchens confirmation on tonight's feast."

"Of course, my Prince."

I don't know much about DC, but seeing all these things about Danny owning Constantine somehow... what if instead of an ancestor, the different demons Constantine sold his soul to are all technically vassals of the Ghost King (hell dimensions being part of the Infinite Realms) and they decided to offload their useless rights to Constantine's soul as part of their taxes?

[cardboardclownery]

[ SWAGGER COLLAGE TUTORIAL OR SMTH ]

Woaaaaaaah we got a special one today folks-

My dear buddy chum pal broski bestie asked me to teach it how i do my collage-y lookin art, and i figured i might as well make it available to anyone else who wants to know B]

Quick disclaimer: im not the best at explaining stuff, and also am not a professional or anything!! Listen to me or dont, these are all merely what i do when i make this kind of stuff-

Oh, and ill post the full spread im making here separately for anyone whos interested in that rather than this guide thingy :P

Since i usually like making more cohesive spreads with a certain theme or subject, i like doodling potential drawings i could use in the spread before starting!! This is very much optional, but helps a bit in case youre worried about having no ideas when you go straight into drawing. You can even plan out where youre gonna put different drawings on the page if ya want!! :]

After that, i rummage through my Trash Box for trash that matches my vision for the spread,, if ya catch my drift B]

For this one, since im making matching spreads for disposable girl and irreverent girl (weevildoing swag yknow yknow), i picked out some hot topic tags and stuff, a few tags from clothes that looked fitting, and a pretty bit of a pokemon tcg deck box i saved!! I mostly just went off of vibes and colors this time, but you can go off of whatever feels right when youre picking collage stuff -v-

Oh, and if you plan on trying out a lot of collage stuff, COLLECT SO MUCH TRASH. Find a bag, a box, anything to hold some fun looking wrappers and junk you could use. Be sure to clean anything used to hold food though, ants dont make good collage bits,, usually,,,

Now, the natural next step: gluing that junk on!! Generally its good to have some sort of pattern for how you glue your base collage bits down, like sticking to certain parts of the paper, or making a shape, using a color sequence,, though just slapping stuff on until it works for you also goes pretty well in the end if youre into spontaneity! Just trust the process and go with the flow and all that-

Oh yeah, and collage includes more than junk yknow!! You can use different kinds of paper, stationary like sticky notes and stuff, anything to add some variety in texture BP

Now for the fun bit!! Well, i find all the steps pretty fun, but the drawing part is probably the most fun for you lovely readers ;]

Not much to say here, just do whatever youd do with a typical drawing/page! I recommend trying to fill most/all of the spaces you left blank (if any) when gluing stuff down. Working around all the collage may serve as a challenge, but its not tooooo annoying once youve gotten a feel for it. You can also add some more collage here if you want -v-

Finally, the second best part (in my humble opinion): the stickers!! I usually do this last, but the order probably doesnt matter? Just kinda,, put stickers on wherever!! Try layering them, or covering doodles with them, or making new pictures with them, go CRAZY WITH STICKERS!! You can also use some paint pens or gel pens to add a little pizazz,,

Once youve bedazzled to your heart’s content, you can add any other details and finishing touches you deem necessary, and v o i l a, youve got a collage!!

Dont worry too much about things looking “right”! Ive found that art is a ton more fun when im not stressing out over how clean my work looks, its all about having fun and expressing yourself!! If something looks a bit wonky, or you think you glued something in a weird spot but cant change it, keep rollin with it! With collage in this style, mistakes are kinda part of the experience, so dont worry yourself too much if things dont go as planned

Hope this was atleast somewhat handy!! Lemme know if you want another tutorial like this or something idk-