#(i’m so grateful. also i love them)

[cricketandclover]

LOVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE

[secondstar-acorn]

can’t think of anything to say other than it was everything I could have ever expected and wanted and hoped for. seeing them perform truly is an electric experience and I am so, so grateful I got to be there. I’ve never felt such overflowing joy and love in one room before and that truly is down to what a one-of-a-kind group Starkid is. I’m so happy and a little emotional that it’s over but like it’s sung in days of summer, “don’t wanna see you go but it’s not forever, not forever” ⭐️💜

[sofiasfanartcollection]

after much self-reflection and research I have discovered that I have audhd <3

I drew River to celebrate ♾️🌈 :]

[goldkirk]

it is SUCH a good day to no longer be in a cult 😭🌈✨💖

[kinokoshoujoart]

the sos awl development team really looked at rock and said “even if we could fix him (we can’t) he would never agree to it, carry on king”

[jacketpotatoo]

Hey @thehomelybadger , thank you for breaking my heart

[chevelleneech]

@alligatorjesie

I was talking about my experience with a portion of the fandom, not the entirety. I was there, I saw the things people were saying and how things were twisted to excuse the racism. Especially the push that John had no respect for and was over sexualizing Daisy.

Again, ship whatever you want, I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with Reylo. It doesn’t do it for me, but that’s fine. However, as I pointed out, a portion of that same fandom is now clinging to Oshamir and seemingly projecting their long lost Reylo wants and entitlements on to them, and it’s not fun for me to see. Which you only further prove my point of, by dismissing what I’m saying.

“Why would racists ship PoC?” because some of them don’t care that Osha and Qimir aren’t white, solely because to them it’s a matter of vindication. They don’t see them as new characters, but as Reylo stand-ins. Which is why I also said, if either Amandla or Manny say a single thing the racist and entitled fans don’t like, they’ll be hit with the same backlash as John. Don’t play the fool.

Back to the point though, I’m wasn’t talking about every single Reylo out there. I’m enjoying the fan art and theories, and a lot of it is coming from Reylos, but that doesn’t erase what was. A lot of the hate John got was purely racist, and some of it did stem from him not shipping Rey and Kylo. In fact, a good example of that brewing again is the fans who are trying to uplift Osha/Jecki over Oshamir, in negative ways. Not everyone, but we all saw that account on Twitter (and the many who co-signed) trying to make it seem like killing off Jecki was to sideline a lesbian ship. When really, Jecki was underage, was she not? But also, Dafne Keen is white, which speaks to the fandom racism overall.

The Star Wars fandom as a whole is not welcoming, which I also stated. Amandla is being talked down upon solely because they’re Black, and Kelly Marie Tran was treated horribly during her run as well. Not by Reylos to my knowledge, so I’m not pretending like they were the ultimate toxicity within the fandom. They weren’t, but to act as if it was 100% in defense of Daisy is disingenuous.

So if we focus on what I said, which was seeing so many of them on my feeds now, and seeing how a lot of them are using Oshamir as a sort of shield to ignore how things went down, rubs me the wrong way. It makes the Oshamir fandom not as fun, for me. It doesn’t mean every Reylo here was a weirdo back in the day, but maybe you’re white and simply don’t get it? I don’t know.

Either way, the topic of the post wasn’t up for debate. It was me expressing my thoughts about being an Oshamir shipper.

Lastly, yes, Reylos party in the Oshamir tag, but you can’t expect people not to tag Oshamir posts accordingly to avoid angering other shippers. The “Oshamir” tag is Osha and Qimir’s playground, and while I will be sure to not go out of my way to offend anyone, I’m not going to not post my thoughts. So if you don’t want to read anything else I’ve got to say, that’s fine. Block away, because biting my tongue to avoid potentially offending Reylos in a tag that does not belong to their fandom, is not happening.

To other Reylos who may read this, understand I’m not coming for your ship nor your entire fandom. I’m talking specifically about how seeing racist undertones from some Reylos in the Oshamir fandom is reminding me of what happened in the past. If you aren’t or weren’t one of those people, this post nor my previous one is referring to you.

[sirenedeslily]

feel like it’s been a lil dull on here lately :3 motivation to write has been so low so chat with me in the inbox.. i’ll always get to them even though it sometimes takes me a bit !! it has been a bit negative these last few days and now it’s been pretty quiet but it would be so nice to get requests or to talk about previous and future fics or honestly talk about anything else maybe?!? idk i really truly don’t bite >< love you all sm

[bbq-potato-chip]

I want to b excited for the new ulqui art but. That is Not What he Looks Like.

[bilestat]

[seagull-scribbles]

Caysi Jons 🏒💥

[ocdhuacheng]

I have… lots of thoughts on milsiril and kabru and the commentary on mixed-race family/adoption, in particular white parents with children of color. I think it’s really cool kui incorporated this into the story because lots of (particularly white) people just think adoption is this pure altruistic thing and don’t think about the negative affects it has on kids (again, kids of color) to not have people of their own culture to grow up with.

[seiwas]

hope everyone’s had/is having a lovely day so far!! 🥺💗 here is some extra love!!!

[theres-whump-in-that-nebula]

I did something completely out of my comfort zone and I lived!

[reflectionsofgalaxies]

i have thought of 1 (one) pro to this whole housing situation and i’m clinging onto it for dear life

[russilton]

I’ll be like “I love u ur my friend” and bad will be like “hmm instead of saying I love you back what if I dropped a couple thousand words of fic that rip you open from gut to sternum and splay ribs to leave your heart exposed”

And then I’ll say “I value how you listen to me” and she’ll share writing that makes me want to commit arson and tear bricks from the walls and turn glass to dust with my fingers

How am I friends with so many people who will crawl into a tree when I tell them they make my life brighter but then throw back things so profound and gorgeous I worry my heart is going to collapse from the ache- HOW. ITS NOT JSUT BAD ITS ALL OF THEM. IT KEEPS HAPPENING

Also “why are you posting this” bc it’ll take them a while to see it and I want to be sworn at