#(( the blockquotes??? the small text?? ))

[sugarpasteltmnt]

hey pastel!! weird question but how do u make ur chapter previews???? is it a AO3 skin???

OOOOOO what a fun ask!!!

lmao i never understood how skins worked on ao3 ( ´•̥̥̥ω•̥̥̥` ) I did this through HTML! I'll try to explain it the best i can

(putting it under a read more since it's a little long)

PREVIEW SECTION CODE:

<center> (makes everything centered!) <h3> </h3> (This makes the double line that goes across the page!) <p> </p> <p> </p> <h5><em>Next chapter preview:</em></h5>   <hr /> (This makes the little line!)   <h4>Chapter 24: Tag</h4>   <h5>Part II: Brotherhood</h5> <p><em> <small>"Trust me"</small> </em></p><hr />  <hr /> <p> </p> <h3> </h3> </center>

AUTHOR'S NOTE SECTION CODE:

<b>♡ Author's Note ♡</b> (This makes the text bold!) <blockquote> (This makes the following section indented!) Surprise!!! This chapter is getting split into two parts because. yeah. whoopsie.</p><p>Hehe hope you guys liked it! I knew this one took a hot minute but dealing some irl things right now, so I hope you guys liked it. (kinda rushed this one through beta so if there's errors let me know!) </blockquote>

I hope this was somewhat helpful!! have fun!! use it chaotically lol ( • ̀ω•́ )✧

[rpclefairy]

collection of tweaks for tumblr.

note this is directed at roleplay blogs, which is why i may be removing features that a regular personal blog would use, but everyone is free to use and customize these to your own liking.

i recently posted a quick tutorial on how to use ublock to remove the annoying shop button with the permanent "new" notification and i was asked both if i use any other tweaks for the dashboard and if i could compile my previous tweaks such as bigger dms, so here i am bundling all my tumblr fixes / tweaks. to install these you'll need ublock origin (feel free to experiment and adapt this to other adblocker extensions!) and stylus (apparently stylish has some privacy concerns so i'm no longer using that)

ublock / adblocker part: following the steps on this tutorial, you'll open the filters panel on ublock origin and paste this. all filters are named and categorized in case you want to pick and choose.

follow the instructions in the notes! you'll have to replace my url with yours and if you have sideblogs copy paste the filters with the urls of your other blogs:

stylus part: install this style, follow the "get stylus" button if you don't have this extension installed. optional customizing the css:

.j17Mp makes the dms window size bigger, adjust to your liking.

.k31gt various is all text / posts settings:

1. "text-align: justify;" justfies text, remove if you don't want justified text. 2. "font-size: 13px;" changes the font size of both normal and small text to a default 13px, adjust to a size comfortable for you!

.k31gt.ljmFj removes the gap between blockquotes.

everything else removes the empty gaps from removing ads with ublock.

before and after still screenshots:

[rpschtuff]

Beta Editor Overview

This post was originally made on January 7, 2023, and was last updated on January 14, 2023.

After seeing quite a few posts expressing confusion/frustration over the beta editor, trying to understand new features and find where old options have moved to, I thought I'd write up an overview of the new editor, showing the various changes it has from legacy.

My main goal is to show people that the new editor not nearly as bad as they may have heard. You'll have a few days of weirdness and confusion, and then you'll be used to it. The beta editor does have some bugs... but so does the legacy editor. We've all just gotten used to legacy and know how to work around its quirks. After a couple weeks with beta, you'll be familiar with it and know how to do the same.

FAQ

I'm putting this part above the read more to quickly answer the questions I see asked most often.

How do I cut posts with the new editor? — You need to get an extension called XKit Rewritten and use Trim Reblogs. Once you have that installed, save the post to your drafts and click the scissors icon along the bottom of the post. This will open a window that allows you to remove earlier reblogs. If you run into funky issues, see my ginormous post here.

Where is blockquote? — Blockquote is now called indented. There are two ways to reach it. Option 1: select your text, open the dropdown menu, and choose indented. Option 2: type / on an empty line, select indented, and type your text.

Where is small text? — Select your text and click the small S in brackets. I recommend doing this at the end of writing your post, as it can be finicky otherwise. The old keyboard shortcut for small text does not work anymore; the new shortcut is CTRL/CMD + COMMA.

Where are bullets? — Select your text, open the dropdown menu, and choose bulleted list. You can also type / on an empty line and select/type bulleted list. Additionally, you can type * and a space on an empty line to autoformat to bullets, or use the keyboard shortcut CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + 8.

How do I disable reblogs on a post? — Click the settings icon in the top right, click the dropdown next to "Who can reblog?" and select "no one." (Please note that while it says those mentioned in a post can always reblog, I've found this to be broken. At the moment you should only disable reblogs if you don't want anyone reblogging it.)

Why does adding a gif to a post include the URL? — Inserting an image via link will automatically include that URL underneath the image in the final post (though it won't display in the editor). You can remove this by hovering over the image and clicking the chain link icon in the bottom left. Select the URL in the field there, delete it, and click Done.

How do I add alt text to an image? — Add your image, hover over it, click the three dots in the bottom right corner, and click "update image description."

Adding Elements

When you click on an empty line, options for things to add to your post will appear on the right, similar to legacy.

In order, these are:

Image

Gif search

Link

Audio

Video

Read more

All of these work almost exactly as they have previously, except for adding an image. Clicking that will give you this, which resembles a standalone photo post of the old format.

You can then upload directly from your computer, or paste a URL, as before. If you insert an image via URL, that link will be visible just below the image in your final post, though it won't show up like that in the editor. It'll look like this.

If you don't want this, make sure to click the link icon at the bottom left of the image and delete the URL there.

Back to the image you added in the text editor! Hovering over the image will give these options.

The squares icon in the top left lets you click and drag the image, and you can drag images next to each other to stack them horizontally. The X in the top right will remove the image from your post. The link icon in the bottom left shows the image URL, and will only appear if you inserted the image via link. And the dots in the bottom right allow you to add alt text to your image -- click the dots, then click Update image description.

Formatting Text

Now! If you type up some text and then select it, formatting options will pop up. This is similar to legacy, but now there's a dropdown menu.

Here's what's in the dropdown.

Here's what they all look like in a post.

Regular is plain text. Bigger is the equivalent of the headline option on the legacy editor. Biggest is the equivalent of the main title, but you can have more than one in a single post now.

Quote turns text into a serif font and increases the font size. If you type up a long quote, the font size will shrink.

Chat switches to a more computer-looking font.

Lucille increases the font size and is a cursive font.

Indented is blockquote. It looks a tiny bit different on the dash now, with some more spacing on the top and bottom, but it's functionally the same.

Bulleted and numbered lists are self-explanatory. You can also start a bulleted list by starting an empty line of regular text with * and a space, and a numbered line by starting an empty line with 1 and a space. Additionally, the keyboard shortcuts CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + 7 for numbered list and CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + 8 for bulleted list still work.

You can also access these same options (and some others) by typing a slash onto the start of an empty line. A menu will pop up, allowing you to either click the one you want or simply type the one you want and hit enter.

If you want to quickly add a title, an indented blockquote, or anything like that, this is the fastest way to do it.

Hopping back to the rest of these options now!

To the right of the drop down, these options are:

Strikethrough

Bold

Italics

Small

Link

Color

Most of these are self-explanatory. Keyboard shortcuts for bold and italics work as before. The old keyboard shortcut for small text no longer works, but CTRL/CMD + COMMA does.

Link works the same as it always has, and the keyboard shortcut of CTRL/CMD + K works as well. Additionally, if you have text selected and just paste in a URL, it will insert as a hyperlink from that selected text.

Color lets you change the color of your text to a few presets. Just click the paint bucket, and pick the color you want.

Post Settings

Back out to the main editor now, here's what under the settings icon in the top right.

Custom URL lets you set a custom URL for your post, if you want it to be something other than a string of numbers.

Content source is the source link and works similarly to how it did in legacy.

Post date is not the scheduler! That's under the post button dropdown and is fairly straightforward. But this option lets you backdate a post, setting the date to sometime earlier than you actually made. Gonna be completely honest, I haven't used this at all and don't entirely see the point, but if you want to play around with it, there it is.

Who can reblog? Is one of my favorite features. Opening that dropdown lets you disable reblogs on your post. The reblog button will be grayed out on the dash. (After you've made the post, you can edit to turn reblogs back on if you need to.)

While this does say that anyone mentioned can always reblog, I've found this to be broken in my testing -- I have submitted a ticket to staff, so hopefully they're working on it. It would be a godsend for roleplayers, since it would restrict reblogs to only the partner that you @-mentioned in your starter and keep randos from reblogging your threads.

Lastly, the text editor lets you switch to HTML or Markdown for your post, if you prefer one of those. They are similar to how they worked in legacy.

Community Labels

Along the bottom of the editor, you'll see the close button, the post button with the same dropdown as in legacy, and another dropdown that reads Everyone by default. Here's what that one looks like.

This is where you can manage your community labels, which is a fairly new feature from Tumblr. By default, your post will be marked as being for everyone. However, if your post contains any of the content listed, you should click to toggle that one on. This will hide your post from anyone who has that label switched off in their settings.

To check what you have on or off in your settings, look for this underneath your filtered tags:

Tags

Tags work the same as before. The only notable difference is that you can now edit inside tags without having to completely delete them. Just click on the text where you want your cursor to be.

You can rearrange tags with click and drag as before. Just be sure to click on the blue space around the text, rather than on the text itself.

Autosaving

The beta editor will automatically save your posts! It's autosaving whenever you see this pop up at the bottom of your screen, every minute or so.

If the editor gets closed unexpectedly, the last autosave of your post will go into your drafts. As someone who's lost many replies to unexpected tab closures, this is a godsend.

Just know that this only works if something external closes the editor. If you click the close button yourself, the post will disappear.

Miscellaneous Differences

You can now have more than one main title (Biggest) in your post.

You can no longer have multiple levels of bullet points.

You can no longer have paragraph breaks within your blockquote/indented text (though it's been that way for a while). To get a similar look in your blockquote, hold down shift and press enter twice (or use <br><br> in your HTML).

Previewing a post on your blog is still possible, but in a different location. Go to a post in your drafts, click the three dots in the top right, and click preview.

The editor will still remember your tags, but capitalization will be removed, which might be an aesthetic annoyance.

The editor will only suggest tags that start with your search. For example, if your ask memes tag is send me stuff ( ask memes ) — typing "send me stuff" in the tags box will suggest this tag for you, while typing "ask memes" will not.

When making or reblogging a post, your most recently used sideblog will be up by default; this is different from the legacy editor, which would always open your primary blog. Be mindful of things going onto the correct blogs!

More items may be added here as I spot them. Feel free to send any observations of your own if you have them.

Known Glitches

Because the beta editor is still known to be buggy, I thought I'd document the glitches I am aware of. I have reported these to staff using their feedback option and highly recommend that you politely do the same if these annoy you.

I've heard from several people that using CTRL/CMD + Z to undo caused their entire post to be erased. This has not personally happened to me, but I've heard it enough times that I feel I should share it here.

Using CTRL/CMD + A to select your entire post can be finicky. Clicking and dragging across the entire post is more reliable.

Typing with small text can be finicky and won't always apply correctly. I highly recommend applying the small text after everything is written, just to save some headache.

Generally, text formatting and paragraph blocks can behave oddly, especially when trying to select more than one. This is also a problem I've had with the legacy editor, but my experiences are not universal, so it may be a hindrance to you.

Customizing Beta/NPF Elements on your Theme

This is only for those of you who want to know how to change the way certain new beta elements look on their blog theme. If that's not you, you can stop reading here!

These are the elements and classes you want to customize in your CSS:

BIGGER - h2

BIGGEST - h1

QUOTE - .npf_quote

CHAT - .npf_chat

LUCILLE - .npf_quirky

RED TEXT - .npf_color_joey

ORANGE TEXT - .npf_color_monica

PURPLE TEXT - .npf_color_chandler

YELLOW TEXT - .npf_color_phoebe

BLUE TEXT - .npf_color_ross

PINK TEXT - .npf_color_niles

Colored text that isn't one of the default colors from Tumblr will just use <span> to assign a custom hex code, and can usually be targeted that way. You may need to use the !important property to override some of these default styles.

[astrojulia]

Hi!! I saw your blog and it's beautiful! I'd like to ask if you could share some tips about editing posts, specifically changing the font color and doing that cool effect where it has more than one color on the same font ☺ if you're not comfortable teaching that's okay too! Have a good night

Hello Siren,

Thank you for the compliment. Yes, I can teach you. Just follow a tip from Auntie here: do it because you genuinely like the aesthetic. The time you spend writing the post is sometimes the same as editing it, and in my experience, this won't necessarily translate into more likes or reblogs. So, do it because you think it's beautiful.

As comical as it sounds, I won't be using HTML in this post because using the codes could cause problems. I've seen some tutorials, but I just really learned when I searched on my own.. I also do all my editings on my notebook. So, here's everything I use:

Websites I use for editing:

HTML Code Editor: While you're creating your HTML, you can simultaneously see if it's working

BBcode & HTML Text Colorizer: This is where you'll create the gradient

Browserling: I use this site to make the gradient code compatible for Tumblr

Aesthetic Symbols: this is for that cute symbols

Piliapp: more copy/paste symbols

Fontes e Letras: copy/paste fonts

Canva: This is where I create some of my designs. I also use Photoshop

Deviantart: a lot of material for Photoshop like templates, PSDs and Renders (PNG image with a good resolution), you can see the ones I use the most in my sources

@animatedglittergraphics-n-more: dividers

@saradika: dividers

@engrampixel: cute material

Color Hunt: if you don't have a color pallete in mind, here you can find a lot of options

Adobe Color: if you want to create your own HTML color palette this site can help

DaFont: where I download my fonts, the ones I use the most are: Betterfly, Arcadepix, Starborn, Lemon Milk, Cursive Sans and BubbleGum

EmojiTerra: as I use tumblr on my notebook, this is where I get my emojis

HTML Text Editing

Important:

Go use the HTML Code Editor in this part and your life will be way easier.

Some things I do right here in the tumblr editor, like putting the images and different fonts like Lucille.

All HTML code starts with < > and ends with , that is, when you start a paragraph you will write <p> and when you finish you will write </p> (HTML Code Editor ends your coding automatically)

I'm teaching all this because if you want to make gradients in your entire text and not just in the title, you'll need to know about html

To start your HTML you will need to go to the gear that appears on the right side when you are writing your post, go to the bottom until you find the Text Editor and switch to HTML.

The Codes

<p> start a paragraph </p>

<br> to make a space between text less than a paragraph (good to use in indented text) you don't need to put </br>

<b> make the text bold </b>

<i> leave the text in italics</i>

<strike> leave the text crossed out </strike>

<small> make the text small like this </small>

<h1> make the text large like this </h1>

<h2> make the text large like this </h2>

<ul> Create unordered list (dotted) </ul>

<ol>Create lists with order (numeric) </ol>

*instead of making paragraphs you will create new items in the list using the code <li> </li>

<blockquote class="npf_indented"> make the text indented </blockquote>

<span style="color: #HTML"> Code to color your texts, pay attention that it uses (") instead of (') and doesn't use (;) </span>

Tutorial on creating invisible spaces, just like I use to do the navigation, if I put it here everything bugs. PT-BR

<a href="URL">Link Text</a>: Creates a hyperlink

Making your Gradient

Go to BBCode and HTML already with your HTML text and colors in hand. Write or copy your text in the box, choose the gradient type (I use middle) and select your colors (from one to three different colors)

Now copy the text in the "HTML code for this text: (To use on your website)" box and go to the Browseling, you will replace the (') to (") and the (;) for nothing

Copy and paste your new code direct in your tumblr post editor or in the HTML Code Editor. Success!!

I think that's all. Kisses from the Sea! 🐚

[tacticalhimbo]

YALE PSYCHIATRIC - THE TRAGIC CASE OF FATHER JOHN WARD (FAITH: THE UNHOLY TRINITY)

With the new drop of development notes into the GOODIES folder of the game, I wanted to revisit an old analysis I did way back during the era of the Chapter 2 demo.

The long story made short is this: John has an interesting psychology that is backed by the in-game letters and allusions to his hospitalization at Yale Psychiatric. That being said, it isn't really expanded upon because it's not a core element to the plot.

Which, to an extent, can be disagreed with because it is entirely possible that the events of The Unholy Trinity are told through the perspective of an unreliable narrator (John), which then means that some (if not all) events that take place are exaggerated and intensified by John's mental state.

If you ask me, I see the series of events as a blend of details. Demons exist and the cult is very much up to something, but certain things are manipulated to fit a narrative (think, the Martin twins. Amy's mother miscarried, yet John was manipulated into believing the cult had kidnapped the born children for their rituals). I might expand on that another time, but for now, here is my perspective on the characterization of John Ward, and how mental illness plays a significant role throughout the series.

DISCLAIMER: I am not a psychiatric professional. I do have a degree and spent years studying the intersection between the mental health and correctional systems, but I am not a clinician or an individual with a lot of clinical knowledge. I'm just a guy with too much time on their hands and a tendency to let the autism win (/lh /j). Also, if there are any grammar issues… I know. It was, like, 3 AM when I wrote this, and I don't care to tidy it up more than I have tried to.

With this out of the way, let's dive into it. Below the cut will be spoilers for the game and discussions regarding psychiatric abuse. Reader discretion is advised.

In-game dialog and other citations will be highlighted using small text, as I cannot for the life of me get the indent/blockquote feature to work on desktop.

As of writing this post (January 2023), there are five notes regarding John's admission to Yale Psychiatric after the failed exorcism of Amy Martin. I'm going to transcribe them in order of events, and not in the order they are found. The first note we would see examining John's case file, if he were an actual patient, would be the intake assessment form:

Yale Psychiatric Institute NEW PATIENT INTAKE FORM

Patient Name: Ward, John Thomas

Age: 33 Sex: M Ethnicity: White/Caucasian

Assigned Counselor: Spinel, James, PhD

Health Examination Results: Height: 6 feet 2 inches Weight: 185 lbs HR: 92 bpm Blood Pressure: 135/81

Current Status: Minor cuts and bruises, sprain in left ankle.

Patient is in a state of psychologic shock.

Existing Conditions:

Asthma (dormant) Diminished mobility from childhood injury to right knee.

Notice the little note there about psychologic shock. We do get elaboration on the comment made by whoever conducted the intake process, which come from Yale Psychiatric Notes 1 & 2:

Notes - new patient initial consultation

Subject: John Thomas Ward

Present: Dr. James Spinel, PhD, and two orderlies

Subject non-responsive for first half-hour, followed by fragmented 'exorcism' narrative

Subject unable to maintain consistency in story (for example, stating that Amy was in the basement and then saying she was in the attic)

Subject insists incident was the result of demonic possession

Cannot declare subject of sound mind; will require several more sessions to fully understand subject's mental state. Will advise Martin Family attorneys.

—

Subject is suffering from delusion. In John's mind, he plays the role of the hero sent by God to protect the innocent. In order to escape the consequences of his actions, he has created his own reality. In order for everything to make sense, he needs to believe in the evil spirits and paranormal occurrences. I recommend an in-vivo approach until we can get John to accept the truth.

And for the love of God, please have Ms. Martin transferred to another facility. Somehow, John knows that she is in here with him.

Then there's the newer documentation and references to In Vivo, found in the GOODIES folder of the game. See the text around bullet point 3.

[IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An image of development notes for Faith: The Unholy Trinity Chapter 3, which were taken in an non-lined notebook. There are several roughly drawn images of the page, consisting of level mapping for puzzles in what the developer has called, in previous notes, GaryLand. The text beside bullet point 3 reads "Mini-environments to collect keys. Re-contextualized once you grab key (lost In Vivo). Placement of plagas cultists is 'contested space'. Keys? Sigils? Body parts? Notes alluding that John was there". Beside the last note is a doodle of the eyes emoji, with two stylized eyes looking to the left toward the text. END DESCRIPTION.]

Here's the thing about psychiatric institutions: They suck.

The mental health system in modern day America is better than it was in the 80s, naturally, but not by much. It is important to note that the deinstitutionalization of the mental health system was the right call to make. However, I must note that the lack of funding and resource allocation (mostly due to greed among politicians and public perception of those with mental illness) made it so that individuals are still institutionalized. As of the modern era, individuals with mental illness are disproportionately incarcerated.

The Prison Policy Initiative has a wonderful online research library with up-to-date and reflective research on the rates and treatment of individuals incarcerated, as well as how current carceral practices only work to exacerbate these issues through intensive focus on punishment:

But traveling back in time, before the tides shifted, we have to understand what the environment was like within psychiatric wards/asylums.

The deinstitutionalization of mental health emerged in the 50s following World War II. To make a very long story short, the human rights abuses were put into the spotlight. Several factors, such as inhumane living conditions, harmful treatment practices (which we will elaborate on later), and the rising costs and demand for psychiatric treatment, all contributed to the call for deinstitutionalization. The goal was to improve the quality of life for people with mental illness, and to really just… allow them to exist as humans within society. Though the movement began in the 50s, it didn't gain much popularity among advocate groups until the 60s and 70s (e.g., the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Project Release), where the movement truly took off.

However, large-scale closures of institutions didn't actually happen until the 80s, at least in the States. This means that, come 1986/1987, there were still institutions actively running. If you'd like to read more about how psychiatric institutions were run in this era, then I highly recommend reading Dr. David Laing Dawson's personal testimonies as a clinician during the era of asylums and advocacy:

But what were popular treatment modalities for patients like John? Firstly, and mentioned in the in-game notes, we have In Vivo Exposure Therapy, or more simply put: Exposure Therapy.

The American Psychiatric Association, in their Clinical Practice Guideline(s) for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (2023), define In Vivo Exposure as:

Directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in real life. For example, someone with a fear of snakes might be instructed to handle a snake, or someone with social anxiety might be instructed to give a speech in front of an audience.

This intervention is not limited to PTSD, though, and is often used for other clinical concerns such as phobias, panic and anxiety, and (in some cases) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The ultimate goal is to break the pattern of avoidance while confronting the fear in a safe environment. Which is great… for patients who are ready to confront these things. If there's one lesson to take away from this post, it's that treatment cannot be forced. Treatment is ineffective if the person requiring it is non-consenting or otherwise unwilling/unable to go through the modality.

So when you look at a patient like John, who is in an active state of crisis, and decide the best treatment intervention is to (effectively) tell him to "Suck it up" and induce anxiety and fear? It's disgusting and it would, in a realistic scenario, only exacerbate his symptoms even further. Which it seems to do, if the line about John having a reaction to Amy's presence in Yale Psychiatric is anything to go by. The man believes she is possessed by a demon (or knows she is), and has intense dread and anxiety around trying to save her (to the point where it's already a fixation). Exposing him to Amy's presence, or even the possibility of it, is not going to do him well until he is guided down from a crisis state and able to understand what is going on (as well as process the events that took place in the Martin home, because Amy would be a psychological trigger of recollection for said events).

John's official diagnoses are, ultimately, mild anxiety and acute coulrophobia (aka: fear of clowns). This much is clarified in the release form:

RELEASE FORM

SUBJECT: John Thomas Ward

DOR: 31 Oct 1986

This form certifies that the subject is hereby released from my care after having completed their required counseling and treatment to my satisfaction, with confidence that they are ready to resume their normal daily activities as a mentally stable member of society.

Dr. James Spinel, PhD

EXISTING CONDITION:

Mild anxiety

Acute coulrophobia

As an aside, can we just point out how John was only admitted for a month, give or take some days? Even if we take the events at face value (aka: demons are real; Hell is real; Lucifer is planning an invasion of Earth to reclaim what God has taken from him-), this feels… entirely too short to state that John is fully recovered.

At least from my interpretation of the intent behind "a mentally stable member of society", as the stigmatization of mental illness would place the burden of showing minimal, if any, signs of distress within day to day life… unless you were a hard-working husband who drank off most of his time at home while beating his wife, lest we forget the nuclear family values and toxic masculinity that still run rampant in American society. But I digress...

And immediately bring your attention to a bit of a continuity issue that, effectively, renders my last point moot: John's letter to Dr. McGlashan, who we can assume is a director of sorts within Yale Psychiatric.

This note is dated for December 30th, 1986:

Dear Dr. McGlashan,

It has been thirty days since the beginning of my treatment here at Yale Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Spinel, who has been so patient with me, has helped me understand my afflictions and has helped me fund a way to move forward and accept the truth.

With Dr. Spinel's help, I have come to accept what really happened in September at the Martin family residence. I accept that what happened was not the result of any supernatural phenomenon, but rather the desperate actions of a young girl driven to violence by her dogmatic parents and old church rituals that are thought to drive out evil.

I am happy to report that, since accepting the truth, my nightmares have ceased and I now enjoy peace of mind that I have not felt since the incident. Given my progress since first coming here, I respectfully request my release from Yale Psychiatric Institute, contingent upon follow-up appointments with Dr. Spinel in the future.

Sincerely,

John Ward

And raises several questions, such as:

If the failed exorcism took place in September, does this mean that John was within Yale Psychiatric from September to December?

Why was there a release form authorized in October 1986 by Dr. Spinel?

John states, "It has been thirty days since the beginning of my treatment […]". Does this mean that there was a second admission period between October and December?

If there was, when did that occur? Was he brought back in during the last weeks of October? In November?

My personal belief is that John was institutionalized twice. Once immediately following the failed exorcism, and once more after due to a relapse (hence the specification "[…] contingent upon follow-up appointments with Dr. Spinel in the future."). John, by this point, is aware of his mental health concerns and acknowledges that he needs more in regard to his treatment. Here, he's showing a clear capacity to establish and (hopefully) follow a community treatment regiment.

And this is where a bibically-accurate, canonical analysis, would end. A bit of insight into what happened, why it happened, and the ramifications (albeit brief). But here's the thing:

I believe there's more to John's case, since I believe in the blending of two prominent theories (everything is real versus everything is imagined). Personally, based on these notes and a few key dialogs within Chapter 3, I believe that John (in addition to the Anxiety) experiences Psychosis brought on by Paranoid Schizophrenia. In context of the game's plot, he experiences Persecutory and Grandiose Religious Delusions.

Let me explain.

There are several types of delusions, and the severity of these delusions can vary from individual to individual. More on the specifics (as well as recommended treatment modalities) can be found in this PDF.

Generally speaking, though, the types of delusions I mentioned are described as follows:

Grandiose: An individual experiences an exaggerated sense of importance, power, knowledge, or identity, that may have some type of theme.

Persecutory: An individual is fixated on the prospect of being attacked, harassed, persecuted, or conspired against.

Sounds familiar, yeah? Let's break it down:

Grandiose: Exhibited in all chapters. John is of the belief that he is a destined savior to Amy Martin. That he is the only one who can save her from the demon(s) plaguing her because he is the only one with the power and ability to do so. He, in the Super Miriam boss fight, also claims to have God's power directly within him. That he, in a way, is God (at least, in that moment).

Persecutory: Exhibited in all chapters, prominent in Chapter 3. In Chapter 1, there's "The Offering" Ending. John is (or perceives to be) stopped in the middle of the road home by Gary and his cult. Then, in Chapter 3, the entire arc around Gary's cult centers around the idea of John being persecuted (targeted by the cult for his attempts to save Amy).

But I feel like this expansion on John's psyche is supported within the canon itself, even if not explicit. Let's look more at the dialog cues from other characters.

One thing that slates me toward this conclusion is the brief mention of John's mother, Meredith. Amy's demon taunts John by asking him "What about Meredith? Did she get better?" and says how he couldn't save her. And based on the delivery of this line, it's clear that some sort of illness was what killed Meredith. Given that Schizophrenia in of itself typically doesn't cause death (though symptoms can contribute to other factors, such as poor physical health, risk-taking behaviors, higher risks of suicide), we have to look beyond the mental health aspect for a brief moment.

According to fairly recent research, there have been connections made between an individual's Schizophrenia diagnosis and their likelihood for developing Alzheimer's Disease. Kochunov et al. (2020) state:

"Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe psychiatric illness associated with an elevated risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Both SZ and AD have white matter abnormalities and cognitive deficits as core disease features. […] SZ and AD have diverse etiologies and clinical courses; our findings suggest that white matter deficits may represent a key intersecting point for these 2 otherwise distinct diseases. Identifying mechanisms underlying this white matter deficit pattern may yield preventative and treatment targets for cognitive deficits in both SZ and AD patients."

Now, as a personal note, I have seen and experienced what Alzheimer's can do to people and how long of a process it is. My maternal grandfather, tragically, passed due to the illness in 2020. I still cannot discuss the symptomatology and progression in full as a result of the grief, but I can direct attention to the Alzheimer's Association and their article on the stages of progression:

Returning to the psychoanalytical aspect, mental illness can be hereditary and passed down, in addition to being individually developed (through whatever means, which are often referred to as the biopsychosocial factors of development). Such is true with the case of Schizophrenia.

Additionally, there does seem to be evidence suggesting that John's perception of events is questionable. Of course, I must note here that every character in this story is an unreliable narrator. Every character has their motives in the information they share and how they share it. This is in no way, shape, or form, me saying that other characters are objectively right in their perceptions. Especially Gary.

Gary is a cult leader. Even if the cult is not as dramatized as they appear to be (e.g., they are not, in fact, kidnapping babies and sacrificing people)… he is still running a cult. He is still capable of being manipulative regardless. I can absolutely delve into the psychology and structure of cults, but this post is long enough as is.

So instead, let's look at what it is Gary says to contradict John's point of view. The primary dialog that I believe points us to a faulty perception is Gary's recollection of the Martin twins:

"Oh, John… deep down, you always knew the twins were an illusion. But you could not resist chasing after lost (hurt) souls. I suppose you wished they were real, just like the late Mrs. Martin. That is how I knew you would come to me."

The popular analysis among the fandom is that Mrs. Martin miscarried the twins, and experienced a rough patch of grief surrounding the event. Again, I have seen similar experiences in my personal life, so I can sympathize with and affirm how rough this process can be. This is why Mrs. Martin had put effort into the belief that they were still expected/born, with the room being set up for them and the crib being discarded in the Martin's basement (as well as the birthday party and clown aspect).

John knew this at the time of exorcising Amy, but his own mental break altered his perception of events and made him believe in the same narrative that Mrs. Martin presented: The twins were alive. The difference here is that John tied the twins into his perception of the game's events, and came to the conclusion that Gary (and his cult) kidnapped them for ritualistic reasons.

Likewise, a lot of Gary's dialog has key words switched out. A list of these words is as follows, with their substitutions in parentheses:

enter (abuse)

lost (hurt) souls

Vessel (Victim)

journey (despair)

Again, this could be a simple nod to Gary's capacity for manipulation as a cult leader. But that doesn't exclude it from also pointing out John's perception of the series' events. In fact, this could be John's psyche interjecting and affirming itself.

So, if John does have this diagnosis, what would a thorough treatment modality look like if they'd pinpointed it back then? If he was institutionalized a third time, after stopping the Profane Sabbath?

The answer to that is either Insulin Shock Therapy (IST)/Insulin Coma Therapy (ICT), or Chlorpromazine (a strong antipsychotic medication).

It's important to note here that IST/ICT fell out of favor in the 1960s, like most shock therapies (with the exception of electroconvulsive therapy). Jones (2000) details the history and modality of ICT, stating:

"Comas were induced on five or six mornings a week. Typically, the third dose of insulin was 10±15 units with a daily increase of 5±10 units until the patient showed severe hypoglycemia. Treatment continued until there was a satisfactory psychiatric response or until 50±60 comas had been induced. Experienced therapists let patients spend up to 15 minutes in 'deep coma' with hypotonia and absent corneal and pupillary reflexes. Clinicians noted gross variation between individuals in response to a given dose of insulin. Also, in the course of treatment a patient could show day-to-day variation in his reaction. Further there was an uncertain relationship between clinical signs and the blood glucose level. The hypoglycemia made patients extremely restless and liable to major convulsions. Comas were terminated by administration of glucose via a nasal tube or intravenously."

If any of this sounds vaguely familiar, it's because the treatment modality was highlighted in the story of John Nash, a fundamental American mathematician with Schizophrenia.

The 2001 film A Beautiful Mind showcases Nash's story, including the usage of ICT. Attached is a video clip from the film, which contains content that may be triggering/disturbing. Watching it is not vital to this analysis, as it's to illustrate the paragraph above:

Ultimately, the takeaway is this:

Mental illness plays a huge role in the game's overarching narrative, even if not considered a major plot element in of itself. The Satanic Panic was a moral panic used by fundamentalist Christians to excuse abuse within their churches, excuse the discrimination of BIPOC and queer folk, and dismiss rising concerns regarding mental health advocacy. This, alongside simply targeting youth subcultures to preserve the nuclear family imagery that arose during the previous generations.

John Ward is easily one of the most fascinating characters to exist, in my opinion, because of how his character is linked to this idea. John Ward is a beacon (for a lack of better term) for this message within the game. He exhibits mental health issues canonically (re: the official diagnoses) and can be analyzed as having a deeper, more expansive diagnosis.

Everything I have said is interpretation, and is not entirely canon in the bibically-accurate sense. This is just a topic that's been in my mind since the release of Chapter 2's demo. You can feel free to agree or disagree with literally anything I have said, and I love hearing others' interpretations as well! The theories scattered around the fandom, whether posted on the Fandom Wiki or hidden in the tags on Tumblr, are just… so good. So I wanted to help contribute in some way!

And for those that read this far... Thank you <3

[manoncomms]

happy holidays, everyone!

with all of the celebrations happening during this time, i thought i'd throw this little sale out there for the next few weeks! currently, EVERYTHING on my blog is 25% off (all prices are in USD)! if you're interested in commissioning me, please send me an IM so that we can discuss what you're wanting and we'll move forward from there!

WHAT I OFFER

- roleplay icons, dash icons (set of 5), icon borders, icon templates - mobile banners, post banners (answered, asked, headcanons, etc.), promos, post dividers - theme background, theme code (i only code for my own theme backgrounds), with or without popups (individual or tabs) - screencaps - blog packages

more information can be found on my CARRD. please make sure to read my INFORMATION page first, as there are important things to take note/be aware of before you send in a form. please also note that some of the psd's i use are NOT MINE and that they belong to @jaynedits and @cerberuscommissions. more info is on my carrd regarding this.

for pricing information and other things, see below the cut!

VARIOUS ICON PRICES

100 icons: $6 now $4.50 150 icons: $8 now $6 200 icons: $12 now $9 300 icons $20 now $15 400 icons: $40 now $30 500 icons: $55 now $41.25 for additional icon prices/amounts, see carrd! on a normal basis, i offer up to 1000 for any one commission. if more is wanted, there is a $20 extra cost (for the sale, $15) for each additional set of 250 icons after 1000.

VARIOUS OTHER GRAPHICS PRICES

icon border/templates: - simple (basic border and/or basic blockquote design; limited text on the icon itself): $4 now $3 - moderate (a border for the icon itself, one image added in the blockquote area/more elaborate blockquote design, and limited text on or outside of the icon): $6 now $4.50 - elaborate (a border for the icon itself, multiple images in blockquote area/much more elaborate blockquote design, and whatever text you’re wanting [within reason, given whatever size the icon is]): $10 now $7.50 promos/mobile banners/other small graphics - post dividers: starts at $3 now $2.25 - promos & mobile banners: starts at $8 now $6 - post banners: starts at $4 now $3 screencaps - movie (1.5hr-2hr): $20 now $15; $28 for sorted caps now $21 - movie (2hr-3hr): $24 now $18; $32 for sorted caps now $24 - tv show (30min-1hr): $14 now $10.50; $18 for sorted caps $13.50 - tv show (over 1hr): $15 now $11.25; $20 for sorted caps now $15 theme backgrounds/codes - background only: starting at $15 now $11.25 - code & background: starting at $28 now $21 - basic popups: extra $3 now $2.25 - popups with bg images (individual links): $3 per popup now $2.25 per popup - popups with bg images (tabs): $4 per tab now $3 per tab packages - florence: theme image, code, 100 icons: starts at $32 now $24 - yelena: theme image, code, 200 icons: starts at $38 now $28.50 - billie: theme image, code, 100 icons, mobile banner: starts at $38 now $28.50 - lana: theme image, code, 200 icons, mobile banner: starts at $42 now $31.50 - selene: theme image, code, 100 icons, mobile banner, promo: starts at $42 now $31.50 - lucy gray: theme image, code, 200 icons, mobile banner, promo: starts at $50 now $37.50 - MCR: full blog makeover (theme image, code, promo, mobile banner, icons [amount is case by case basis, as well as how edited they end up being and if a template and/or psd is wanted], post banners, post dividers, etc.): starts at $65 now $48.75 wanting something else? need a different mix of items? feel free to I.M. me with any questions you have! i’m very open to haggling prices/what's included in a package.

[golden-bubblebee]

Some HTML codes I've gathered over the years to use on ao3!

<em > makes words between italic </em>

<b> makes words between bold </b>

<h1> makes headings </h1>

<h1> - <h6> make different size headings

<hr> shows a thematic break, often by displaying a solid horizontal line

<hr> -----------------------</hr>

<details> shows an arrow dropdown menu

<mark> makes words highlighted </mark>

<s> makes words strikethrough </s>

<ins> makes words underlined </ins>

<q> "makes words a quote" </q>

<a href="url">link text</a> (adds a link)

<ol>

<li> 1. makes </li>

<li> 2. words </li>

<li> 3. listed </li>

</ol>

<ul>

<li> • makes </li>

<li> • words </li>

<li> • listed </li>

</ul>

<small> makes words smaller </small>

<blockquote>

Makes lines of text that are a. quotation of another source (typically longer quotes) stand out. Usually by indenting the text. On ao3 it adds a vertical line.

</blockquote>

<blocktext>

Indents a block of text. Idk abt other. websites besides ao3.

</blocktext>

Second kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/tHMjbb6/second-kudos.png" alt="second kudos">

Third kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/52bggQH/third-kudos.png" alt="third kudos">

yet another kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/wKtcj0s/yet-another-kudos.png" alt="yet another kudos">

ALL the kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/KsndWzq/all-the-kudos.png" alt="all the kudos">

Chapter kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/9ZSmqrp/Chapter-kudos.png" alt="Chapter kudos">

Elevenses kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/6P4JTsP/elevenses-kudos.png" alt="elevenses kudos">

Heaps of kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/GvRw2HS/heaps-of-kudos.png" alt="heaps of kudos">

Kisses your forehead kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/6nph6nM/kisses-your-forehead.png" alt="kisses your forehead kudos">

Reading in public kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/f1HDR2K/reading-in-public.png" alt="reading in public kudos">

Should be working kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/26WJHKg/should-be-working.png" alt="should be working kudos">

Ungodly hour kudos:

<img src="https://i.ibb.co/84300T6/ungodly-hour.png" alt="ungodly hour kudos">

@iwanttobepersephone

[prayreturn]

accessibility > aesthetics.

it's been said many times, but accessibility in the rpc is a real issue - i have seen quite a few people tag graphics with eyestrain, which is good, but we can do more. particularly when it comes to fonts as screen readers cannot read some of the fonts used and, honestly, the rpc in general tends to over-format their posts. aesthetics is one thing, but you really don't need 7 different fonts and styles in your posts ( personally i only really use it for character names so the post doesn't get thrown into the char tags even though it's untagged, thanks tumblr! ) though most often i see it used for headings which i think is fine in small doses - but it's quite common to see several fonts, styles and colours in peoples posts which is far less accessible. spacing is a complicated matter as personally it makes things much harder for me to read and i know several roleplayers who have said the same, but have also seen people argue that it makes things easier for others to read. it differs person for person, so it's best to ask! similarly, whilst it's rare i do see it still - posting your replies as images completely disregards accessibility.

below is a list of those that it can read and those it cannot - when in doubt, it doesn't hurt to temporarily use a screen reader to double check or asking the person you are writing with if it's a thread. make your writing and your blog accessible and ask if those you are writing with need any particular formatting in order to assist with any dyslexia or visibility problems. when plotting or discussing threads, it only takes a few seconds to ask "hey, do you need anything specific regarding accessibility or visibility in these posts?"

unfortunately i am unable to test all available screen readers that are available, so if you have any additions do let me know! i have tested on a few screen readers and text-to-speech programs: ttsreader, ChromeVox, Pericles: screen reader extension on chrome and firefox, NVDA (windows), murfai, tts by Readme, Screen Reader by UserWay, Google text-to-speech, NaturalReader text-to-speech and textmagic.

these fonts work:

ｔｈｉｓ　ｆｏｎｔ

these ones may or may not work depending on the text-to-speech or screenreader. they appear to work on textmagic, on Screen reader by UserWay, Pericles: screen reader extension on chrome and firefox, and google text-to-speech. i have tested it with ChromeVox and these fonts sometimes work and sometimes don't for some reaso - if i would suggest that if you are in doubt, ask:

𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒏𝒕

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐧𝐭

𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁

𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙣𝙩

these fonts do not work with most screen readers / tss:

𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔣𝔬𝔫𝔱 ( works with Pericles )

𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖓𝖙 ( works with Pericles )

ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶠᵒⁿᵗ

ᴛʜɪs ꜰᴏɴᴛ

​🇹​​🇭​​🇮​​🇸​ ​🇫​​🇴​​🇳​​🇹​

ₜₕᵢₛ fₒₙₜ

ᵗʰⁱˢ ᶠᵒⁿᵗ​

𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕟𝕥 ( works with Pericles )

𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚗𝚝 ( works with Pericles )

𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒻ℴ𝓃𝓉 ( works with Pericles )

𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓷𝓽 ( works with Pericles )

тнιѕ ƒσηт

t̷h̷i̷s̷ ̷f̷o̷n̷t

those that don't work simply will not read out the words, skipping them altogether if there is text it can read either side of it, resulting in large amounts of text being unread. if you absolutely have to use several fonts or large amounts of text in these fonts ( i wouldn't think so, though ) then please add "captions" below the text, possibly in a blockquote or read-more, where the text is plainly typed so it can be read.

t̸̡̧̪̣̯̼̠̺̠͉̼̍͜͜͠ͅh̷͎̜̠̺̫̘̒͊̈i̸̡͗̔̉̾̚͝͝ṣ̸̢̥̮͚̲͎̣̉̏̈́̂ ̵̮̞͇̪̼̳͈͚͉̻̬͈͑̄̍͌̓͊̽̌̍͆͒͝f̷̡̢̡̫͎̲̻̼̤̪̠̪͍͔͒͌͊̈́̔̄̀̉̈́͛̕ơ̸̞͚̗̣͇̜̫͍͋̓̐͒̓̒͌͐n̷̛̗͍̈́̎͐̌̈͆̂͆͒̒̚ṱ̷̨̤͚̓͑̒͌̒͌̎̀̕͝͝

the above "cursed text" font...kind of works? it reads it out letter by letter, as does t͎h͎i͎s͎ ͎f͎o͎n͎t͎, so i would recommend against using them for anything but short single words.

please keep this in mind and try to make your blog accessible!

[cinnamunspice]

❛ nothing in this world is coincidence. ❜ ── tags.

𝖨𝖭𝖣𝖤𝖯𝖤𝖭𝖣𝖤𝖭𝖳, 𝖧𝖨𝖦𝖧𝖫𝖸 𝖲𝖤𝖫𝖤𝖢𝖳𝖨𝖵𝖤 𝖬𝖴𝖫𝖳𝖨𝖬𝖴𝖲𝖤 𝖡𝖫𝖮𝖦 𝖥𝖤𝖠𝖳𝖴𝖱𝖨𝖭𝖦 𝖢𝖧𝖠𝖱𝖠𝖢𝖳𝖤𝖱𝖲 𝖥𝖱𝖮𝖬 𝖣𝖨𝖥𝖥𝖤𝖱𝖤𝖭𝖳 𝖥𝖠𝖭𝖣𝖮𝖬𝖲 𝖫𝖨𝖪𝖤 𝖣𝖢 𝖢𝖮𝖬𝖨𝖢𝖲, MARVEL COMICS 𝖠𝖭𝖣 PERCY JACKSON. 𝖤𝖷𝖯𝖫𝖮𝖱𝖤𝖣 𝖡𝖸 𝖢𝖨𝖭𝖭𝖠. 𝖳𝖧𝖤𝖸 / 𝖳𝖧𝖤𝖬. 𝟤7. 𝖤𝖲𝖳 (𝖦𝖬𝖳-𝟧). blockquotes graphics by sapphicsrph

carrd.

mobile list + rules below. (updated 6/2/24)

                                 primary muse

THALIA GRACE / HUNTER OF ARTEMIS * promo sʜᴇ/ʜᴇʀ - PERCY JACKSON ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜꜱʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀꜱ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴢᴇᴜꜱ. ᴍᴜɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ TOA: THE DARK PROPHECY, ʙᴜᴛ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ.

STEPHANIE BROWN / BATGIRL ⭑ bio sʜᴇ/ʜᴇʀ - ʙɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ - DC COMICS ᴘʀᴇ-52 ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ + ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟɪᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀᴛɢɪʀʟs (2021).

                                 secondary muse

PIPER MCLEAN / DAUGHTER OF APHRODITE * sideblog only. sʜᴇ/ʜᴇʀ - PERCY JACKSON ɴᴏᴛᴇ: ᴍᴜɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴏɴʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ TOA: THE DARK PROPHECY, ʙᴜᴛ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴛᴛʏ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟɪᴀʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ꜱᴘᴏɪʟᴇʀ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ.

TALIA AL GHUL ⭑ bio sʜᴇ/ʜᴇʀ - ᴅᴇᴍɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ - DC COMICS ᴘʀᴇ-ᴍᴏʀʀɪsᴏɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ 70s/80s ᴅᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍɪᴄs

JOSEPH WILSON / JERICHO * sideblog only ʜᴇ/ʜɪᴍ - ᴘᴀɴsᴇxᴜᴀʟ - DC COMICS sᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴘʀᴇ.52 ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ +ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ɴᴇᴡ ᴛᴇᴇɴ ᴛɪᴛᴀɴs ᴠ.2

THEODORA THAWNE / INERTIA ⭑ bio sʜᴇ/ʜᴇʀ - ʟᴇsʙɪᴀɴ - DC COMICS ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴ EARTH-11 (ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀʙᴇɴᴅ.) ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ @ɴʀᴛʜ-ᴡɪɴᴅ's 'ʙᴇᴀ ᴀʟʟᴇɴ/ɪᴍᴘᴜʟsᴇ'.

                                 testing muse

MAYA DUCARD / NOBODY ⭑ bio sʜᴇ/ᴛʜᴇʏ - DC COMICS     ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ sᴏɴ ᴏғ ʙᴀᴛᴍᴀɴ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ.     ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀs ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪғɪᴄs ᴄᴀᴍᴇᴏ ᴄᴀɴᴏɴ.

VALENTINE VUONG / THE HORNED EMPEROR ᴛʜᴇʏ/ᴛʜᴇᴍ - ᴘᴀɴsᴇxᴜᴀʟ . - MARVEL COMICS ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴘᴏsᴛ ᴅᴇᴀᴅᴘᴏᴏʟ ᴠᴏʟ.9 ʀᴜɴ.

MATT THOLOMULE ʜᴇ/ʜɪᴍ - THE OWLHOUSE ᴅᴇғᴀᴜʟᴛ ɪs ᴘᴏsᴛ sᴇᴀsᴏɴ 3 ғɪɴᴀʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ sᴇᴀsᴏɴs 1-3.

rare / request only muse

KON-EL / SUPERBOY or SUPERNOVA ⭑ bio ʜᴇ/ʜɪᴍ - ǫᴜᴇᴇʀ - DC COMICS     ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɴᴇᴡ MOT sᴇʀɪᴇs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ     + 90s SB / YJ ᴄᴏᴍɪᴄs.

TIMOTHY DRAKE / RED ROBIN or ROBIN ʜᴇ/sʜᴇ/ᴛʜᴇʏ (ᴀɴʏ) - ʙɪsᴇxᴜᴀʟ - ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀғʟᴜɪᴅ - DC COMICS ʜᴇᴀᴠɪʟʏ ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ 90s ʀᴏʙɪɴ + ʏᴊ ᴄᴏᴍɪᴄs. ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ ᴅᴀᴡɴ ᴏғ ᴅᴄ/ɪɴғɪɴɪᴛᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛɪᴇʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢs.

DICK GRAYSON / NIGHTWING ʜᴇ/ʜɪᴍ - ᴘᴀɴsᴇxᴜᴀʟ - DC COMICS ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ᴘʀᴇ-52 ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʀᴏʙɪɴ: ʏᴇᴀʀ 1 & ɴɪɢʜᴛᴡɪɴɢ: ʏᴇᴀʀ 1.

CISSIE KING JONES / prev. ARROWETTE ⭑ bio / outlaws au   /  dkos au sʜᴇ/ʜᴇʀ - ᴘᴀɴsᴇxᴜᴀʟ - ᴛʀᴀɴs - DC COMICS     ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ 90s ɪᴍᴘᴜʟsᴇ + YJ ᴄᴏᴍɪᴄs

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RULE ONE  this account is for roleplay only, i will only be interacting with rp accounts. personal blogs are fine to follow, but please do not interact with my posts.

RULE TWO  it’s completely fine if you don’t agree with the character choices i’ve made, but i ask that you are respectful and kind. no one likes gatekeeping, or drama, and there’s always an option to just not interact.

RULE THREE  anti-batc*st blog, here. please do not follow or interact if you write this content.

RULE FOUR  this blog is for 20+ muns only. there are muses that I write that are underaged, and all of that content is appropriate, but the bottom line is this: i work in childhood education and i would love to keep those worlds separate as this is my hobby in my off-time! please do not lie about your age. it's not cool.

RULE FIVE  i usually use small text, borders, and use no icons - but if there is anything i can do to make my threads more accessible for you: let me know. i'm pretty flexible!

RULE SIX  i am both selective and incredibly slow/sporadic at checking out blogs before following. please be patient with me! i am oc friendly, duplicate friendly, and rp twin friendly as well.

i haven't forgotten about our thread! you don't need to remind me. my muse comes and goes, and adhd brain takes over most of the time. sporadic replies apply. sometimes you'll get a reply within ten minutes, sometimes it'll be months. this is a hobby that i enjoy and never want anyone else to feel pressured to respond.

RULE SEVEN  if you have certain tags blacklisted i make sure that i use the format #cw ____ with no other special characters. there will be dark content mentioned or touched on occasion regarding: general vio_lence, unethical experimentation, mental illness, and parental ab_use (both mental and physical). I make sure that I always tag these when writing.

small little disclaimer: although i write dark content like the subjects listed above, as a domestic ab_use survivor myself with diagnosed mental illness, I treat these subjects with care and NEVER as 'whump factor'. Things like C-PTSD and ab_use is something serious and should be treated as such.

RULE EIGHT  basic ettiquette applies here. i cut my threads, i use reblog karma, and i start a new post for ask answers. i ask that my roleplaying partners do the same. i also reserve the right to unfollow/softblock at any times if i feel as if we are not a good match as roleplaying partners or if i find the content to not match with the content i am trying to write. i am also never offended if any other parties do the same to me.

RULE NINE  for shipping: both of us will need to opt-in for it to be applied. i will never force ships on anyone, and i ask that others do the same. that goes for 'canon ships' as well. If those are referenced they are ALWAYS from a 'different version' of your muse. i also don't write smut on here. not really what i'm looking for in writing, but i'm totally fine with some nsfw on dash.

RULE TEN  multi-storyline threads. i enjoy both including things from other storylines - with the permission of all parties - and keeping everything separate. I usually just follow the lead of my roleplaying partner's preferences.

RULE ELEVEN  ask memes are always the easiest for me to break the ice, but if our muses are supposed to have a pre-established relationship, I'll want to reach out and make sure that we both have an idea of what is 'canon' and how we want their relationship to proceed. basically: i assume nothing except what i learn on your character bio and rules. most of my stuff is pre-52 (and by most i mean all of it), but i've been catching up on infinite frontier stuff to keep things fresh, and current. this information doesn't have to effect our rp threads.

RULE TWELVE  i am not practicing mains on this account, currently.

RULE THIRTEEN  OOC =/= IC. My ideals and morals are not to be reflected in that of the expression/actions/and thoughts of my characters.

RULE FOURTEEN  a lot of my characters are queer and may use different pronouns from canon. please address my muse accordingly- pronouns are in the muse list!

i have a majority of non-male muses on this blog, and although i encourage all of my followers to reach out to whoever they want to react to: i may respond more slowly if the only interactions i receive are with my secondary muse - just as a warning! if you're cool with that then float on, my friend. thanks for reading. :) appreciate it.

[alyssacommissions]

| | | | | | ꒰ა ♱ ໒꒱ INFORMATION & PRICING.

keep in mind that i have the right to refuse a commission for any reason. whether it be because your blog makes me uncomfortable , because i am too busy to accept any new orders , or because i don't think i am the right creative fit for whatever it is you are looking to commission.

also please remember to respect my time. i like to think i am relatively quick with the things that i make , but i will be taking my time when it comes to working with others. on top of that and wanting to also use my free time writing , i deal with mental health issues that may affect my speed. please do not rush me. i will always keep you updated on progress.

credit is mandatory. it will already be designed into every google slide or doc that i create , do not remove it under any circumstances. as for graphics , i only ask that i am credited somewhere on your blog or rules. you are more than welcome to tweak and change anything that i create for you. but credit is still required.

payment for orders more than $20 will be required in half before i start and the other half will be due once everything is to your liking. small order payments are not required until i've finished it. but you are more than welcome to pay in full upfront!

i accept payments via paypal and ko-fi. just let me know which one you prefer prior. refunds will only be given if a commission is cancelled. my ko-fi is also open to tips and donations.

you are more than welcome to provide me with your own psd or one that you have permission to use. otherwise , everything i make for you that requires a psd will be one of my own. i cap everything by hand and customize my psds for each individual order , thus why i may charge a little more or may take a little extra time. everything i make is extremely personalized and tailored towards you!

to piggyback off that , please be as specific as you possibly can with graphics! as much as i love being told to just do my thing , i want to create exactly what you have in mind. provide me with as much reference or aesthetic inspiration as you're able. link me to your pinterest board , give me a thorough rundown of the vibe you're going for , you're even more than welcome to reference my own personal work if it's an idea that you're into. i don't mind recreating it.

base / unedited icon pack: $5 for 50 , $10 for 100. these are screencapped by hand , sharpened , and made into whatever size you prefer.

edited icon pack: $25 for 50 , $45 for 100. these are screencapped by hand , sharpened , made with a psd , simple or premium icon border and blockquotes.

simple icon border and blockquotes: $5. border and blockquote design only. no psd.

premium icon border and blockquotes: $8. border and blockquote design only. no psd. includes pngs and text , etc.

two panel promo: $10. vertical or horizontal.

three panel promo: $15. horizontal.

four panel promo: $20. vertical or horizontal.

blog header: $8.

pinned post graphic: $8 for 1 , $12 for 2.

post banner pack: $12. set of 6 + post break.

dash icon pack: $8. set of 5.

simple single muse google slides: $20. contains starter page , rules , stats. fully customized with graphics.

premium single muse google slides: $30. contains cover , starter page , rules , stats , biography , verses , mains. fully customized with graphics.

simple multi muse google slides: $25. contains starter page , rules , stats. fully customized with graphics.

premium multi muse google slides: $35. contains cover , starter page , rules , stats , biography , verses , mains. fully customized with graphics.

ship manips: $5 for 2 , $8 for 4.

customized audio: $5. i will edit any song of your choosing for your pinned post or promo to bypass copyright and add a clip of your muse.

blog pack #1: $35. two dash icons , two panel horizontal promo , pinned post graphic , post break / separator , simple icon border and blockquotes , custom psd.

blog pack #2: $55. three dash icons , three panel horizontal promo , blog header , pinned post graphic , post banner pack , custom psd , pack of 50 edited icons , simple google slides.

blog pack #3: $75. pack of dash icons , four panel horizontal promo , blog header , two pinned post graphics + customized audio , post banner pack , custom psd , pack of 100 edited icons , premium google slides.

[luckylewis]

consider this a speed-run of all things beta that may be causing legacy users issues. if there's anything else that needs explaining, i'll update this post! let's go beloveds. 🤭

🟠 BEFORE YOU SWITCH TO BETA.

if you've been previously using new xkit, you will need to download xkit rewritten. that can be found:

here for google chrome users.

here for mozailla firefox users.

once you've installed it, you can install whatever add ons are your preference from new xkit. the one that you'll need to install and enable to cut posts on beta is called trim reblogs and it looks like this:

🔴 SWITCHING TO BETA.

switching is pretty straightforward for any former legacy users and you only have to do it once.

step 1: new text post.

step 2: a pop up for the new editor will show in the top right corner. click lets go!

step 3: press let's go again.

step 4: voila, shiny new editor.

🟡 USING BETA.

for the most part, beta has condensed features of legacy to be more intuitive, which means you need to remember less keyboard shortcuts. once you've written anything in the editor itself, highlighting it will bring up this dropdown.

the list of functions in the vertical dropdown are for the following:

regular is tumblr's standard font.

bigger is, you guessed it, bigger.

i think u can figure what biggest is KSJGSHJ

quote is for if you want any part of your post to look like the quote function.

chat will turn your font into the chat format (typically used for text/sms threads!)

indented will put your paragraphs into a blockquote for those that prefer them.

bulleted list is how you create a bulletpoint list like this one you're reading.

numbered list is same as above but with (spoilers!) numbers. 😎

the list that goes horizontally is for the following:

s with a strikethrough allows you to strike through text.

b is for bolding (the keyboard shortcut still works for this).

i is for italicizing (the keyboard shortcut still works for this).

<s> is for small text (the keyboard shortcut no longer works)

the link symbol is for adding or removing links (will be utilicized further in the gif url section of this tutorial)

and the paint can symbol is for changing the font colour if that's something you want to do.

🟢 CUTTING POSTS WITH BETA.

for any of y'all that are like stark, we don't care ab this, we just wanna cut our damn posts. firstly, feel that. secondly, it needed it's own section so let's goooooo. once you get used to cutting posts on beta it becomes seamless.

there's two ways to do it.

the first one is: after drafting a reply.

the process for that is as follows:

step 1: draft your reply.

step 2: once the reply is drafted, locate the scissors symbol in the bottom row of functions.

step 3: click it and trim the post you want to be rid of, in this case for me it's my previous reply.

step 4: click trim! and hey presto, you have a cut post that's all pretty and ready for you to reply.

the second one is: after posting a reply.

step 1: go to reblog the post.

step 2: write a reply (a better one than this one SHGSHJ) and click reblog.

step 3: i know, i know, it looks like a triple reply but it only will for a second. just like step one, locate the scissors, click it, trim! your previous post and then it will be cut.

🟣 REMOVING THE URL FROM UNDER YOUR GIF IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ONE.

step 1: paste in your gif.

step 2: click the link button in the bottom left of the gif.

step 3: highlight or backspace and delete the url, click done.

step 4: no url under your gif.

⚪️ MISC ADDITIONS.

this is the button for read mores, for all u spicy legends.

this is to upload an image.

this is to post a song.

NEW FUNCTIONS BETA OFFERS:

editing tags: you no longer have to delete every tag that follows if you made a typo in one. siiiick.

auto saving drafts: a life saver (especially for this post!!) tumblr auto saves your post to your drafts as you type into it.

ANY OTHER Q'S:

feel free to hit me up and i'll help you if i can for anything specific!

this post will be updated with anything i forgot about.

[mcthsman]

very dumb question but how are you doing the double spacing in your posts? the generator i used to use does not work. are we out here doing the spaces ourselves now?

listen ! i even messaged a friend about this the other day bc i can't believe they're not letting us paste the double-spaced text directly onto a post ? tumblr just does it's very best to make it as annoying as possible to use it. what i do is, i use the generator (this one) and then i click the little config wheel above a post, scroll down to 'text editor', switch it to html, paste the stuff and then switch back to rich text to finish editing the small text, blockquote, etc.

[labhonair-a]

private + selective hayley marshall, as seen in the vampire diaries universe and primarily focused on her timeline from the originals, with limited knowledge of the predecessor show. replies come slowly and when i have muse, with ooc conversations and plotting getting priority when it comes to writing. tracking #crescentreigned.

♛ affiliated with: ♛ links: rules ( temp. under the cut ) + prompts + wishlist. ♛ blogroll: @feylived ( main blog ) + @greyslegacy ( sideblog to feylived ) + @l1ghtwood.

written by  shelley. 31. gmt - 8.  xkit rewritten & beta editor only. anyone under 18 will be blocked.

oo1. i have limited knowledge of the vampire diaries as a predecessor show to the tvdu world, and i've only watched about 3 of the 8 seasons of the show. i've watched all of the originals though, and that's what i base my hayley on. i'm canon divergent when it comes to her death in s5, but i will happily write revival storylines set in the legacies timeline, or post canon from the originals. along with the originals plots, hayley is easily adapted into other universes.

oo2. formatting outside of some bold and italics is incredibly minimal, and i don’t bother with more than single space and small sized text, though i’ll probably match partner’s style on text size. my psd is by venuscommissions, blockquotes by plutocommissions, and icon border by roserussell.

oo3. please tag: animal abuse, pregnancy, eye gore, animal harm, rape / dubcon, cheating and clowns. all triggers are tagged as trigger /. if there’s anything you need tagged, please let me know.

oo4. i love shipping as much as the next person, and it’s something you’ll see here! if you want to explore a ship, please send a meme! i highly encourage it. smut will be present, not under a read more but properly tagged. please make sure to blacklist nsfw / if you don’t want to see it.

oo5. while hayley's an only child in canon, you'll find mentions of two sisters here. they are of my own creation, expanded on with a friend in the writing community, but soon to be important parts of her story when it comes to her background and family. i won't push them on anyone unless you want to interact with them, but they can be found on my multi, and found in mentions on here.

[rpschtuff]

I also thought I'd make a quick post going over my experiences and observations using the beta editor, as someone who put off switching for months and months and has now been using it for about a week. If you're putting off making the switch because you're not sure what it will be like, and are worried about committing to a broken editor, this post is for you.

General Observations

Overall, the editor itself really isn't that much different. A few things are in different places, such as blockquotes being under the dropdown and being called indented now, but it's not the buggy, broken mess that I half-expected it to be. A lot of the bugs that various people have reported on have already been fixed by staff. (And you can report bugs or just general complaints to staff! There's a feedback section of their form and they are actively taking user suggestions into account. Just remember to be nice about it.)

Sometimes bold, italics, and small text will act up and not apply correctly. But frankly, those would act up on the legacy editor, too. And if things are being weird, it's fairly easy to select the offending text and just fix it.

Things I Like

By far my favorite feature of the beta editor is the ability to disable reblogs on a post. As someone who runs a roleplay blog for a pretty popular canon character, I've gotten used to typing all of the names L.ike Th/is in order to prevent my posts from showing up in search, and slapping a huge "do not reblog" disclaimer onto everything -- only to have some personal who apparently can't read reblog it anyway. But now I can simply take my OOC posts, headcanons, metas, whatever, and set it so that no one can reblog them.

I love the ability to edit tags without having to completely delete and rewrite them. I've gotten so used to having to redo tags over a single typo that the realization of this the other day left me in shock. You can just click inside the tag and change any of the text that you want.

The new content label system is pretty good. You can clearly designate a post as having mature content, and your followers can choose in settings whether they want to have those flagged posts viewable or not. It's another feature I'd love to see Tumblr expand on, and add some more options to flag a post as, it's a really good start.

The post scheduling system is much more clear than before. You can actually schedule a post and feel confident in the exact date and time that it will go up, unlike the previous system that felt like a wild shot in the dark.

You can add colored text to posts pretty easily. There are a bunch of preset colors, and while I haven't played around with it much, I understand that adding custom colors via HTML is pretty straightforward. It's not a feature I personally use much, but it's neat.

There are also additional font and styling options, like Lucille, Chat, and Quote. Again, not things I use very often, but cool features to have.

Things I Dislike

Tumblr will remember your old tags, but without any capitalization. If your frequently used tags have capitalization and you want them to be consistent, you'll have to retype or paste them in every time.

When you paste an image URL into a post, it will insert the image as before, but include that link below it, with no way to easily remove it. This is an issue for those using gifs or icons with transparency, and simply pasting the image in directly will cause it to display incorrectly. As someone who uses a webpage of my icons when working on threads, I now have to download the icon I want to use and upload it, which is a minor annoyance compared to simply copying the image link and pasting it in.

[luvsbears]

this  is  italic  .this  is  bold  .this  is  bold  italic  .this  is  italic  bold  .this  is  a  link  . this  is  normal  text  . this  is  underlined  .   this  is  normal  text  . this  is  small  text  .

this  is  blockquote  .

this  is  strikethrough  .

this  is  header  2  .

this  is  header  1  .

this  is  a  text  with  a  bolded  word  and  a  word  in  italics  and  underlined  and  striked  and  a  link  .

[emsthemes019]

sample title .

this is some sample text . the font is in normal sized and is double spaced for aesthetic purposes . here is an inline example of the bold font . here is the italic font ! and lastly , here is an inline link . now we just wrap it all up in a blockquote !

this is some sample text . the font is in small size and is double spaced for aesthetic purposes . here is an inline example of the bold font . here is the italic font ! and lastly , here is an inline link . now we just wrap it all up in a blockquote !

bigger header .

biggest header .

bold , bold italic , italic , italic bold , strike out .

list item 1

list item 2

list item 3

readmore text . nothing to see here !