#Do I need to tag all of them? I don't want to so I won't lol

[fivewholeminutes]

How to avoid being spoiled with ST members' identities

A not so short guide for tumblr newcomers

Hello new fans and (probably) tiktok refugees! This is a guide on how to enjoy sleep token online without being spoiled and also, a guide on how not to be a twat at the same time.

It is rather long, but please give it a chance. If not for you, then for other people who do not want to be spoiled.

I was thinking about making a reminder post about it for ages and recent post from @zelink-stan02 inspired me to make it sooner!

Tumblr is one of not many places online where the chances of you getting jumpscared with the guys' faces and names are minimal. You're not completely safe here, but it's still way better than on other platforms. And a lot of users try to keep it that way.

So, the basics for people who want to avoid spoilers online!

No twitter. That is a place of no honour. No exceptions. Nothing good ever comes from ST twitter. Also i am not calling it x.

Tiktok is also not safe. But most of you probably know that.

Pinterest is a super quick way to see all their faces.

Idk about facebook, but i bet there are morons commenting with their legal names there too. Like on twitter.

Googling is very tricky. Image results will most likely show you their faces among 20 first photos and if you do google them. Well. The main search used to show the names as suggestions up here before; I'm glad to see that for now this is fixed:

BUT LO AND BEHOLD. Pictures tab gives you a treat (derogatory) of a full vessel's name RIGHT THERE:

First suggestion. They're not even trying. So yeah, googling is very tricky.

I didn't scroll further to the right, but i bet ii's name is there too. (Their names are spoiled most often, cause they're writing the songs.)

7. If you look for the lyrics, google sometimes shows vessel and ii's legal names in songwriters' credits. I haven't seen it recently, but it doesn't mean you won't see [redacted] instead of "Vessel 1" and so on in the credits. Try not to scroll too far when checking the lyrics. I think Apple music shows their names in lyics all the time, someone correct me if I'm wrong though.

FORTUNATELY,

if you want pictures, band info, older rituals' shenanigans etc. etc., we have real mvp's here on tumblr!

@sleepanonymous has it all. Including an archive of band-related stuff and also older (mostly) vessel's stuff without any names or faces revealed. Just older songs, if you're curious! Sleep Anon has a neat google drive archive too. Please check the tags and other links in their pinned post!

We also have another pillar of our community here, @thesleeptokenarchive, who shares older rituals' details, song release dates and many other important information and dates.

My dear friend @a-s-levynn created this beautiful archive with band pictures for people who want to find that very specific picture without having their faces spoiled. Behold, the Sleep Token Reference Archive (STRA). Perfect for artists, but not only!

Beautiful people @kaddyssammlung, @vulcanette and @chaosandchaos are posting cool band photos they find regularly. Others too, but these three are the most active! We're also lucky to have @hecetas here, posting their original photos of the band (and not only!)

Also, The Choir is not anonymous. The band itself shared their actual name, Espera, and the ladies are not faceless. It was their decision, band supported it, so you don't need to worry to keep them anonymous.

Last but not least! How not to be a twat in the sleep token fandom space on tumblr:

Do not tag any band-related stuff with their names or older projects' names.

Do not post photos of their faces and tag it as the band or band members.

If you want to sceam about the love you have for that one older Vessel's project, the not solo one, you can do it here: @wings-of-clay

If you are a curious being and face/names reveals don't mean much to you, you can always scream about their past projects with your closest friends in the DMs. Or ask literally anyone here if they want to talk about those things without revealing those things' names publicly. Most of us have their faces and names spoiled anyway. But trust me, you don't need to put any names for us to understand what you mean.

Not exactly a tumblr thing, but! One of the band members streams on twitch. It is an unspoken rule to NOT mention anything band-related in the chat. No "worship", no band name, other members' names, nothing. He wants to keep those things separate. You get blocked there or he stops streaming for everyone if you're too pushy.

And remember folks, digging too much into their personal lives guarantees a court case against you!

I'm not joking. There is a person who is going to face charges for being way too parasocial and stalker-y about them. Do not be like that person. This applies to all public figures, not only sleep token. But some people take anonymity as a challenge to dig even deeper for all their info.

Last, but not least! I have the names spoiled and i don't mind talking about old projects and stuff. So I'm here for you if you want to google something, but are afraid of a face reveal, or if you just wanna talk about the older stuff (tho i admit, i don't know much about previous bands/projects of all of them). However, I will not be engaging in anything related to their private lives or families and I will block you on spot if you mention anything like this to me.

[sandorsubs]

shiftblr/loablr is giving pathetic lately

first of all, dear fabricated "void success story 🌺✨" post owners, come here. i'm gonna have a friendly chat with you in a dark alley. posting same things in same templates, tagging SAME accounts...look, i don't care if your stories are real. they are probably bots anyways because i've seen tons of them.

just get the fuck out and stop promoting your accounts. no one gives a shit. i'm sick and tired of your ads. whatever you are trying to do, promoting, scamming, attention seeking, you are just being sus and i recommend others to block tagged people in those posts.

and you, success story addict, come here.

i'm watching some of y'all drool over those bloggers because they got what they want, they have shifted or they succeeded. seriously? if you are a sucker for people like this, then your subconscious must scream "i put success on a pedestal and this person is my savior because i can't do a shit" everytime you enter this app.

no one is going to save you, no one is going to manifest for you, not a single success story or account will MAKE you shift or manifest. all they do giving ideas for YOU(again you) to use. obsessing over them makes zero sense. plus it's not serving.

you are handing them power, you supposed to hold for yourself. it's pathetic. why are you addicted to success stories? they are not yours. why are you putting some shifters on pedastal because they shifted? they are not a prophet or god, they won't make you shift.

some of those accounts took it wrong when they heard "i am god" concept. you are no one's god, honey. be your own god and move on with your life.

"but they have proofs" oh i couldn't give a less fuck. that's not the point, don't you get it? point is why do you need them so badly? look at their asses skyrocketing because they are popular now, they try to scam people, they start CULTS, fucking cults to abuse people easily and they think they can tell you what to do or control you.

control my ass, make it bigger please, void prophet/master shifter because i can't do a shit 🙏🙏🙏

and fuck motivation, seriously have some confidence. motivation this, motivation that. you made a comfort zone out of motivation, don't get me started.

"so what tf am i supposed to do?" still asking me? still asking someone else? stop watching outside the window, you are driving. i'm not saying don't enjoy the nature but you keep pulling over to have ridiculous amount of picnics now.

for what? comfort, oh sorry motivation of c.ai? motivation of reading other people's success stories and imagining it could be yours? or daydreaming for 38 hours a day? if you find yourself searching for success story, a new post from your fav void prophet/master shifter like an addict, work on your confidence. get the fuck out of your comfort zone. why is it so hard to focus on yourself? because it's easier to watch people fail or succeed rather than yourself, eh? sorry, at the end of the day, you remain as watcher.

and let me tell you, motivation is not a poison but it's not the cure you are looking for.

[inquisitornocturn]

We're a bit over the mark, but a celebration is a celebration and I cherish every person who follows me, likes, comments or reblogs my silly little fics (affectionately)! Thus, I want to appreciate my readers as much as they appreciate me, cue giweaway!~

Here's some things you need to know:

⋟ Prize of this giveaway is a fic, so you have a chance to have me tailor a fic for your tastes and preferences! (More details under the cut)

⋟ To enter you need to follow me, like this post and in replies tell me what you like about my writing!

⋟ Reblogs are NOT necessary and do not count for an entry. This giveaway is not to attract an audience, but to celebrate people who already love what I do. Although, you can still reblog if you wish~

⋟ The giveaway will run from today (1/20) until (2/3), for two weeks, then a winner will be picked at random

⋟ Once the winner is picked - I will contact them. They will have a total of three days (72 hours from the moment I contact them) to respond to me and claim the win, if not, I will randomly pick another person

That's it. Under the cut there are specifics for the prize to ensure that whoever wins knows in advance what to expect from me.

And once again, thank you so so much for being supportive, friendly and just overall wonderful to me. All of you make sharing my stories so much more worth it ♡♡♡

What the fic will be about, who, when and other details:

⋟ The winner will pick the fandom, the character(s), the plot, the kinks, the general setting etc. Which means all the power is in your hands and if you don't have anything to give me - then I won't have anything to work with, so make sure you have at least base details!

⋟ On that note, NSFW is totally okay and welcome!

⋟ The gift fic will be written as a reader insert. It will be a nameless female reader with 2nd POV. However, the winner will be able to pick the fantastical race if they wish. Couple examples: tieflings, elves, aeldari of each flavor, etc.

⋟ I am okay writing wlw per winner's request as well~

⋟ I will reserve a total of 6 weeks to fulfill the prize, and that means to write it. During that time I most likely will come to the winner to clarify details, especially if the fic will be smutty in nature. While it's a reader insert, I still want the winner to know it's written for them.

⋟ I will tag the winner when I post the fic and can gift it on AO3 as well, you will have to tell me your account on there so that I can do that.

⋟ The fandoms I'm writing for are the same three: Baldur's Gate 3, Vampire the Masquerade (with special emphasis on Bloodlines) and Warhammer 40,00: Rogue Trader. You can pick almost any character or several to participate in the fic for you. I have some I absolutely won't write but that depends on a plot so it's case-sensitive and we will have to discuss it together.

⋟ Pretty much same goes for kinks. I'm open to write a lot, but not everything. Again, this is case sensitive and we will discuss it. Additionally, I am a darkfic writer by nature so you will have to clarify to me just how light or dark you want the fic to be!

That's all!

[laswells-ashtray]

This is me humbly asking you to write more autistic Kate at your convenience

There is no space for humility here. If you swan dive into my ask box, you do it with confidence and the clown shoes they provide at the door.

Kate is bad for when watching movies with Sarah, ripping the film apart.

"I don't get this, he's expecting something stupid."

"Why?"

"He expects her to know something without telling her."

"Because he wants her to know him well enough that she can assume what he needs."

"He's expecting her to play mindreader and then punishing her for not knowing what to provide him, it's stupid."

"But the movie requires on the miscommunication to work, it relies on it."

"It's stupid, if a movie requires miscommunication on a man's part then the premise is idiotic and it should never have been made."

"..."

"Sorry, did I ruin it?"

"No, you're right and now I don't like this movie either. Back to JFK."

She'll ask Sarah to make the same meal twice a week for months and she's very apologetic about it. Sarah doesn't mind but she never makes it without Kate asking first because she knows one day Kate will stop asking and she won't ask again for a year or two.

She sticks to minimal jewellery, if she wears too much or she wears it and finds herself overstimulated then she needs jewellery that she can remove quickly. Once, she snapped the chain of a necklace in an effort to get it off quickly while on the field and she was so ashamed to admit to John what happened when he rounded the corner to find her holding the broken one.

He took it and the next time she saw him face to face he returned it, repaired with a herringbone chain, one that's smoother on the skin and with a clasp that's easier to function with.

They never talked about it but he did find a new box of the good quality, expensive cigars waiting for him on his doorstep when she returned home.

She also has a shirt. It's her shirt. It's her wear it as much as possible until the fabric is worn and tearing shirt which isn't a problem because she bought two more of them after wearing the shirt for the first time. The tags are cut off all three of them.

[noise-misato-boy-destroyer]

when i see u and other transfems who are cool and hot it makes me want to kill myself because i dont know how to be like that and idk what to do about it

i know you'll say shit like 'oh just strive to be the person u wanna be/be yourself/estrogen' etcb ut it doesnt feel like enough

Okay sooooo unfortunately for us broken dolls even getting to where I am won't make those thoughts go away, I still deal with them constantly because there's always a doll out there that'll give you that much dysphoria and gender envy and also life is terrifying but I promise promise promise it's light years better than anything I ever went through pretransition.

I couldn't act like myself in the beginning either because until you get like six months in you may not know who you even are yet, personally I emulated a bunch of girls I looked up to until I found myself n then as it turns out I wasn't too different from them to begin with. There's gonna be struggling, there's gonna be tears, you're gonna wonder why you did this and if it was even worth. This isn't easy by any definition of the word even under the best circumstances, but it's so far beyond anything I could have dreamed that I can't imagine going back. Again, it WILL be hard, there's just no way around that. I think of it like a pact with the devil; there will be a price but the rewards... Oh babygirl the rewards are worth every dysphoric sob session and every second guess and then some.

Don't get discouraged looking at dolls like me either because literally you can just be one, all the makeup looks you need are on here, all the fashion inspo, the community, the attitudes. Girl you're literally at the gender store right now, what looks good to you? I had a bunch of dolls tagged with like a fashion inspo tag for months before I finally took my first steps and that really helped me to find who I wanted to be.

Oh and estrogen will absolutely drive you crazy btw especially if you're already in this mental state, those first six months are a nightmare lowkey. I wouldn't have been able to transition without the support of the community on here.

People aren't just shitposting when they talk about how we're capable of anything. You gotta give yourself more credit <3

[iri-desky]

Alien Stage rarepairs all have their charm, but nothing hits like two mentally unwell boys with complex trauma. I know some people like them fluffy and some people like them filled with tension, but I love them in all settings. Would I ship them in canon? Heavens, no. Do I start losing it whenever something new drops on their tag? Yes, absolutely. The thing is they fit each other and compliment each other on all levels. Canon them were so similar they had to be consciously differentiated. Actor AU them are close.

Don't get me wrong and think I only mean romantic. Imagine queer platonic IvanLuka huhuhuhuhuhuhuhhhh the possibilities are endless these two sick bitches and funny lil guys need to be put in a jar and SHOOK

I'm so so so sorry for having this rot in my inbox but this is SO insanely real. In Canon I don't think ivanluka would work AT ALL, but through an analyst's goggles as someone who plays with characters like dolls? It's just such a delicious ship. Call me a sicko but it's a perfect balance of "aw they're the same but different!!" And "OH. THEY'RE THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT. FUCK" and it's wonderful. Theoretically they might actually be able to make it work in another universe, but with the way their stories went in this universe it sure as hell won't work here. And that makes me so insane because it has THIS but is in NO WAY a doomed ship. There was never anything between them to begin with . It's just a back and forth with your own twisted reflection. Let's be real here, I'm coming out as someone who likes them concept-wise more than ivantill (overall, and Canon, I LOVE ivantill, but when it comes to the concept of the two of them Ivanluka sends me reeling). Even their color schemes are positively wonderful and every time I see a new fic of them on ao3 I go crazy. Call me a fanboy/girl but it's true. They make me so happy.

I need to make a playlist of them...I want them to kiss. But also rip each other apart

[royalarchivist]

I say this in the kindest way possible, but I think this style of prose is more appropriate for a personal account rather than an update account. I have no idea who's being talked about half the time. 🥲

[ Tumblr meme via @mikaikaika ]

[enruint]

clown jumpscare on the dash. the clown is me. i had this whole essay written out but i decided not to post that bc i am allergic to being perceived and to ever share what's going on with me. sorry chat if i were a character in a show or book i'd be the one the fans would psycho-analyze and decide that 'he'd rather have his nails pulled out one by one than share his feelings tf???' does that mean i'd be the dreaded fan fav?? having the most outrageous takes written about me??? i am joking. but also i am not. as in i am not joking about not wanting to share beyond the bare minimum on the dash right now. gotta keep up my clown face after all JHSABJKDDF anyway!! let me be srs for just a second: the one thing i will share is that i feel so burnt out. and that in turn makes me feel so icky when i log in here. i don't know what it is but i've been on a sort of semi-hiatus for 4 months alrdy and nothing really changed. i want to write here but i also don't want to. it's sickening honestly. i am going to put this blog on an official hiatus rn when it comes to ic writing until i know what to do. you're free to unfollow bc i really don't know when i'll be writing here and i hate saying that i will and then end up not doing anything. save for maybe writing some meta posts once in a blue moon, i don't think i'll be doing much. and even that i can't promise at this point. all this to say that i'll continue to be very scarce for a while. or i'll just remake. it's all up in the air for now. we'll see what future me decides.

[sysig]

Finally made a Parapluesch OC, introducing Mama Oz ♥ (Patreon)

[meownotgood]

i have so many thoughts about arcane but I'm so tired because it's 5 in the morning and I'm starving because i didn't eat and my brain is functioning at about 2% and all of my insides feel like mush.

[gwydionae]

SAY IT WITH ME:

FEMALE CHARACTERS CAN BE WARRIORS AND FEMININE

MALE CHARACTERS CAN BE SMART AND MASCULINE

BEING BOTH IS NOT A "FLAW" WHERE ONE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED

IT'S CALLED "COMPLEXITY"

[izzy-b-hands]

Was doing okay holding back all of the fear re: the potential election outcome until literally this second what the fuck to my brain lmao

[fridayyy-13th]

wow. not even a week into college and i'm already behind on work. fucking lovely.

[autumn-applepie]

University ever pushes you so low you have to go buy a couple of beers? /srs/neg

I'm gonna vent in the tags for a moment humor me for once /gen

[backpackingspace]

Hey this just in? Ptsd sucks balls

[doodlingwren]

It's 2024 can we please stop saying it's normal to trace or copying an entire drawing and pretending it's 100% your work? Just bc you changed the character or added clothes on a base you found on pinterest it doesn't mean you created original art