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What characters do you want to see more of/rped?

as a tony stark blog:  jaMES ‘ RHODEY ’ RHODES.  i would die for a james rhodes.  also a  riri williams.  i’ve seen come and go but there aren’t any active atm.  if anyone out there is reading this,  my ironfam ass is thirsty. 

in general: more  comic characters  or  netflix / hulu  characters !!   i would Love to write with a  janet van dyne  /  wasp,   jennifer walter / she-hulk,  jessica drew / spider-woman,  monica rambeau / captain marvel / spectrum.  defenders characters          luke cage,  misty knight,  danny rand,  patsy walker / hellcat,  elektra natchios         that are also comics-based or multiverse would also be fantastic.  and always more  x-men characters.  that’s probably on me bc i don’t follow enough mutant blogs but  emma frost,  anna maria  /  rogue,  kitty pryde  /  shadowcat,  jean grey,  remy lebeau  /  gambit,  kurt wagner  /  nightcrawler. 

any of the young avengers;  i’ve seen a lot of kates but  america chavez, c’MOn.  also the runaways, with their new show ! ,  in particular nico minoru / sister grimm,  and  karolina dean.

from the broader comics fandom, i.e. dc:  dinah lance /  black canary,  cassandra cain  /  batgirl,  connor kent  / superboy,  donna troy  /  wonder girl,  any of the teen titans .

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Tony Stark is indeed VERY GOOD. Diana Prince approved.

me: tearing up bc diana prince is an actual goddess ????  a Gift to humanity ???  so blessed. so grateful.

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happy day. ♡ : claudia? you honestly invented tony stark? you write him so beautifully? so amazing? and i love the fact that you use a moc as your fc instead of rdj? i never get bored scrolling through your blog, everything you write, everything you post is so interesting. i love following you and i always check to see if you are doing alright because you deserve all good in this world. stay amazing!! 🌹✨

this has been sitting in my askbox for so long i almost forgot i didn’t post it,  i am a Hoarder,  but it was also so lovely to remember i had this chilling here whenever i opened up the dash.  like,, when smth Good happens to u and u just want to keep it and stare at it for like 72 hrs straight ????  me @ this ask tbh,  me @ u, anon.  i appreciate this…. so fucking much…..  wOw.   thank you for sending this,  and for enjoying what i do.  you are incredible, and i’m so grateful.  i hope ur week is full of all the good + light + warmth. 

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can you believe tonglr user ironarmored invented tony stank

:/ libby i’ve run out of ways to express how much i love you but it’s tru he’s my son i gave Birth to him

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look punk ur already my exclusive but like ?? I see no 1000-word essay about how great I am or anything like :////

SON i just fiNISHED a 1500-word essay i am all out of juice ????????  just live with the knowledge that i love u 2 death and u do words good

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irondaddy

do y’all understand the depths of my suffering

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Has anyone ever given you crap for ethnicitybending Stark? I think it's freaking cool as hell that you did! I've always considered ethnicitybending some muses but I'm afraid of catching anon hate because of it. (I would do it with intent to do heavy research, ofc.) I was just curious if that's ever happened to you.

i would  l o ve  to see someone to try it lmao.  but no,  i’ve been pretty fortunate in that no one has, at least not to my face,  and i am extremely grateful for the level of support and appreciation i’ve received in my portrayal of an asian-american tony stark.

honestly speaking, i think the reason why no one has given me crap, openly or not, is that the choice to racebend tony was a very personal one.  i am, like him, a  second-gen. immigrant from an asian background  living in a western society.  there aren’t that many huge differences between the asian-american / asian-australian experience in terms of racism / underrepresentation / microagressions etc. so in that respect,  everything that’s gone into my portrayal is coming from genuine firsthand knowledge.  like,,, it’d be pretty embarrassing for someone to come at me for wanting to contribute to more representation of my own culture + experiences through my own muse. 

i have  a massive amount of respect  for people, poc or not, who racebend / ethnicitybend muses with backgrounds they’re not personally familiar with.  the choice takes a lot of courage just because,  yeah,  there’s alway a persistent worry about haters,  but particularly criticism       well-intentioned or not       for the way you portray certain aspects of your muse,  or how you approach a certain culture / ethnicity.   talking about race and identity is always complicated and inevitably messy.

the main thing is just to be as respectful,  thorough and committed in your writing  as you would be with any other aspect of your character.  the same way people watch the same episodes or movies over and over to capture important character moments,  or the way people pull from multiple books and comic runs and other sources to add detail and dimension to their interpretation.  race and ethnicity is fundamental to people’s identity,  but it also shouldn’t be the only feature that defines them                       that’s a really difficult line to tread,  even irl for people of color and from what i can say abt my own life.  

as long as you show that you’re coming from  a place of empathy,  that you’re investing as much  compassion and integrity  into portraying this part of the character as you would with everything else that makes them them  then people will recognize that.  drag / call out / block the haters,  but  listen to people giving you genuine constructive criticism.  if you’re writing your muse as coming from a background / ethnicity that isn’t your own,  you should absolutely be seeking primary sources.  there are lots of resources and masterposts on tumblr and google,  but if you can and if you have contacts or friends willing to talk to you and give advice on your portrayal,  definitely seek information from actual poc.  that’s probably the one thing that’s going to make a world of difference in your writing.  people,  esp. people of the ethnicity you might be trying to represent,  can always tell when you’ve just gone to a wikipedia page  (  possibly written by a white person  )   vs. when you’ve backed up your research from first-person accounts and sources.  it’s about authenticity,  and being true to the real life experiences you’re attempting to capture through your rp.

don’t let the idea of anon hate deter you from ethnicitybending your character,  don’t give them that power  because those potential anons are ignorant assholes.  there will always, always be people who appreciate your work and your writing and want to see a rp community that is  more diverse, complex and representative of the actual world  and the people living in it.

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beautiful stunning spectacular amazing one of the most talented people on this entire website and an absolute angel to boot ilsym

I’M LITERALLY. everything u do leaves me in awe!!!! a wonderful + inspiring force of strength and creativity!!!! who literally revolutionized everything wanda maximoff is; whenever i see / think of her i’m always expecting deepika and your writing and the incredible and intricate force of nature your wanda is. i love that u let her be Powerful and i love that u let her be soft, i love that there’s such a driven and passionate writer bringing this woc to life, i love that u and ur muse represent a tru perspective of intersectionality and feminism.  YOU ARE SO IMPORTANT CAMI,  TO THIS COMMUNITY and just In General.  thank u for saying such lovely things abt me and thank u for wanda maximoff

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Uglie AND problematic. 0/10 disgusting

u kno what………. i am going to be the bigger person here and overlook this nastiness bc i blame vctora for All of it

@partofwar come collect ur (tr)ash

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friendly reminder that you're actually okay

this is the most honest review of me i have ever heard thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart 11/10

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um excuse me why didn't u do the heart meme.. anyway i'll word vom like this. Claudia, I love you so much. You are such an amazing writer. Tony is a character that is really hard to get right, and you have done so flawlessly and spectacularly. He's got so many intricacies and layers, and beneath it all is this pure heart that shines through. That is all clear in your writing, as are your love and respect for him. And your writing is so beautiful and such a joy to read. --

And thank you for the magnificent gift of your friendship. You are so kind and so thoughtful, so fuckin funny (aussie humor is my fav) and so smart and wise and just.. a beautiful soul. I’m very grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for always being so true and so you ❤️

because then ppl like u come and say such wonderful things and i phYSICALLY cannot handle it ???  you’re one of the people i’ve known longest in this community, one of my most enduring friendships and i don’t think you know how significant that is to me.  you’ve been a source of  kindness and inspiration  for me from  DAY ONE  (1),  i remember following your thor and being floored by your prose        you still,  to this day,  have one of the most beautiful and elegantly articulated writing styles i’ve ever come across;  i could read the things you write forever        by the way you weave mythology so effortlessly into a portrayal that is grounded half in divinity and half in humanity.  you say tony’s a tough character to get right but honestly i don’t think i’ve ever seen a writer portray thor with more  integrity,  love,  and  gravitas.

you are a genuinely,  selflessly  warm-hearted person.  the level of safety i have knowing i could come to you for anything is something v. rare and wonderful to me.  i love knowing that no matter how much time has passed or however busy we get,  our friendship will always be there.  i absolutely adore you,  libby,  and it’s been awesome being your friend.  thank you.  i appreciate this so, so much.  also get on skype soon so we can yell abt wonder woman i’m dying

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Claudia is the Greatest and the Most and absolutely Wonderful, sunshine personified, im lo v

GET OUT AND SAY THIS TO MY FACE WHEN YOU COME TO SYDNEY

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claudia is ugly, cancel her immediately

look @ how victoria treats me tho

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hey i just want everyone to know claudia saved my life, k bye 🤙🏼

I JUST WOKE UP IT’S TOO EARLy FOR THIS GODDAMMIT VICTORIA.  i cb im so blessed to have such a talented,  incredible,  compassionate,  thoughtful human being in mine.  would literally follow you to the ends of the earth + beyond i hope u know this.

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/ screams quietly i cannot stop staring at that gifset now holy moly my day has been blessed by the glory that is your fc

YOU’RE WELCOME.  and ty for recognizing this,  i didn’t see godfrey gao but i know he looked Good today and i hope he’s been havin a good week.

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no but Claudia ur actually beautiful inside and out and the 'inside beauty' materialises in both your talents as a writer and also how you are as a person. super approachable and friendly , always happy to talk and bounce ideas. honestly , playing a Muslim character is REALLY difficult in terms of finding RP partners - and you've made it so easy for me. so like. honestly you're great x

NANA, U R TRYING TO GIVE ME WHIPLASH.  thank you thank you so much. and for real out of the Nice Things someone could say, i really genuinely appreciate being thought of as approachable!!  i love plotting and tossing headcanons back and forth w/ people, especially when they’re as sweet and fantastic as u.  soo is such a beautiful character, and it’s bc of you and your talents that we get to have her here.  honestly i love u too :*