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sflow-er · 3 days ago

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Fandom New Year's resolutions...

I found myself thinking quite a lot about this fandom and my place in it over the holidays. It was already on my mind due to Faves Fest, and the hate anon I got on Christmas Eve and the general discussion on the confessions blog on whether shipping Wille/Felice was "allowed" made sure it remained there.

I've summarised some of my thoughts as resolutions concerning my presence in the fandom in 2025.

Keep writing and posting my "diabolical" and "deranged" thoughts here when I feel like it, and especially "dying on the hill of Henry and Walter's entirely made up relationship" on ao3. Sorry not sorry, anon. That's the corner of the YR sandbox that I have enjoyed playing in since August 2021, and I will keep playing until l run out of things to say or stories to write. .

Keep reblogging my friends' posts and posts by others interested in the non-Wilmon aspects of the show (when I come across them). Including gifsets etc! I'm not naturally great at paying attention to those because I'm more of a text post person, but they still deserve to be seen by as many people as possible. .

Spend less time scrolling tumblr as a whole. It takes far too much energy and headache-free time away from fic writing and keeping up with my friends. .

Make a safe and comfortable space for my more personal posts. Frankly, the hate anons scrolling my blog feels similar to that one time when someone broke into our basement storage and tried on some of my old jackets, leaving them in a bundle on the floor with the sleeves turned inside out. I washed them, but they all went to goodwill because I didn't feel comfortable wearing them anymore. In the same spirit, I've taken all personal posts except my intro off this blog and reblogged them to a new one that is currently set to private. When it's ready, I will make a separate post asking if anyone wants to follow me there. .

No longer allow anons. I have wanted to keep them on in the past to provide a forum for thoughts that people might be too shy to express on their own blog, such as the Stedrika debate a while back and some past anons about August's ED and accountability, but I'm done risking hate for it. If you want to discuss something with me, you are always welcome to do so in your own name. Whether in agreement or mutually respectful disagreement! .

Radically accept the state of the fandom at large: interest in our corner of the sandbox is what it is. My friend and I had made some plans to liven things up, but after recent events, I'm backing out. I don't want to spend my remaining time in the fandom feeling demoralised; I want to focus on what I enjoy. At the risk of sounding like an obnoxious brag, I can look back on my past contributions to the non-Wilmon corner with pride. Countless people have told me it was my longfic that got them interested and invested in Henry as a character, and it also started the Walty ship that has since become a fandom staple! (Receipts: my fic was the first one from Henry's POV, I added the Henry/Walter tag on ao3, and my readers coined the ship name. The fic was quite popular in its heyday, with 700 to 1,200 reads per chapter. It's still the fourth-most commented fic in the fandom, the most kudo'ed fic with a non-Wilmon focus [although Wilmon do feature prominently as side characters], and the 116th most kudo'ed out of the total 5,880 YR fics on ao3.) But the time for that has been over for a while now. Interest in non-Wilmon aspects and characters, which was always remarkably low, has waned as the people in the fandom have changed and new seasons have been added to the canon. Which is perfectly fine; everyone enjoys the show in their own way! Live and let live. Except... Even that seems to be a controversial opinion nowadays. The sad fact is that puritanical, fundamentalist sentiment has gained more and more ground in this fandom as time has gone by. There are people who feel the need to police others' shipping, opinions, and interpretations of canon. People who see all characters who either stand in Wilmon's way or represent the establishment that Wille is meant to break free from as rotten and unworthy of further exploration, and by extension, the fans who still want to explore them as morally dubious. People who see themselves as righteous warriors and anonymous hate mail to their "fandom adversaries" as a force for good. I never thought back when I was posting my longfic that I would one day be sent hate on Christmas Eve for making an analysis post about Henry and Simon's dynamic for an event that was meant to be about celebrating your fandom faves. Or that I would dread to publish said hate anon, because I was afraid people would either agree with it or more likely ignore it. But here we are. To reiterate, I'm not going anywhere. I'm just going to focus on enjoying my corner rather than trying to wave people over. .

Thanks for reading!

#do i put this in the main tag?#i don't think i dare.#yr fandom #fandom new year's resolutions #Edit: changed my mind so...#young royals

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butchfalin · 1 year ago

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the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours?#also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that!#unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

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valeriapryanikova · 1 year ago

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This season, on Hermitcraft...

(speedpaint)

#i never ask for reblogs But this is a special occasion so pretty please reblog reblog reblog! thank you ^_^#hermitcraft #rendog #vintagebeef #tangotek #i'm not tagging everyone :0 those three get tags bc they were the more important ones lore-wise this season #i'm tempted to also tag grian scar and mumbo for the Exposure but i'm not gonna #edit: changed my mind i'm tagging them i have no shame #grian #goodtimeswithscar #mumbo jumbo #mcyt #fanart #special shoutout to hc recap bc i watched all of the recaps for s9 and took a Bunch of notes to figure out what and how to draw for this #(and i still didn't manage to draw everything i wanted to bc of just sheer amount of stuff that happened this season lol)

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zazrichor · 8 months ago

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a reminder of you (and me)

#bbcmorgana #bbc guinevere #morgwen #merlinart #merlin fanart #that was my second prompt for the rvbb #obviously heavily inspired by love’s shadow by sandys & ellen terry ‘choosing’ by watts #it got claimed but alas #this was my last year’s masterstudy lmao #gwen’s dress underwent so many changes istg #EDIT: i WILL paint what i had in mind as a second prompt incentive #just don’t know when #zazrichart #procreate

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lizardkingeliot · 2 months ago

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I'm rewatching 1x07 for the millionth time and losing my mind over this little moment where Lestat silently signals to Louis to turn the page, and for just a second when they cut to Louis he's totally lost in Lestat's gaze before he manages to snap himself out of it. He just immediately tumbled into that well with no bottom the instant their eyes locked together...

#interview with the vampire #iwtvedit #loustat #otp: all my love belongs to you #my edit #my gifs #he spends this entire episode quietly trying to get claudia to change her mind #trying to steer her away from whatever plans she's making every step of the way #he was so so so gone on him like it was 1910 all over again #and i feel so normal about it.....

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deweyduck · 2 months ago

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@easthigh's wiztober 2024 event 🔮 week four: beyond

↳ 2008 vs. 2024

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pierogish · 6 months ago

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I grew a spine

#well!#this is my first attempt at uhh oil painting animation and I think it's pretty good for the first time!#I see a lot of things that I can improve next time #yes - this was made with tlt in mind because I am very interested in experimenting with visuals of necromancy and stuff #but I don't know if i should tag it... because it doesn't look too connected yet?#animation #my art #btw these 5 seconds have almost 50 frames. I think I've spent around eight hours painting and four editing #I just took pictures with my phone so light and perspective were changing. it's FAR from perfect. but it works to just try out a technique #my animation

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ectonurites · 11 months ago

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CHAPPELL ROAN THE LATE SHOW [2.15.24]

#chappell roan #chappell roan edit #chappell roan gifs #red wine supernova #the rise and fall of a midwest princess #the late show #the late show with stephen colbert #sam edits #LOOK AT HER GOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!#she always brings her all to everything like. GOD. this really is how she sounds live!!! she's just THAT good!!!!!!!#my mind has been reeling since winning tickets & seeing her in october literally life changing #its so cool getting to see her do stuff like this now :') my pink pony girl has come so faaaaar

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gothoffspring · 2 months ago

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Emilija and Khia. 2 pretty best friends tbh. They fit into that opposites attract trope very well b/c they're inseparable but have very different personalities

#ts4 #the sims 4 #ts4 edit #ts4 cas #maxis match #the dollhouse #this is my 'have fun b! do whatever u want!' save #lots more coming soon :')#these 2 wont leave my MIND i love them so much u dont understand.......#literally in love w/ my new reshade ((i forgot to save it dsjlf but im confident i can recreate the changes i made)#like i didnt even have to use srwe and i like these :)

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jesuis-assez · 5 months ago

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Tim unconsciously sending/showing signals of his feelings for Lucy

#chenford #chenfordedit #the rookie #therookieedit #tim x lucy #tim and lucy #lucy x tim #jesuis-assez edits: chenford #jesuis-assez edits: chenford multi #Or rather Tim's body responding to what his mind has not yet caught up with and his actions showing/ revealing #his feelings in full display. Or rather Tim's mind suppressing what he doesn't want to acknowledge #Tim closing the door to the possibility of having developed feelings for Lucy while she was his rookie or rather ..#Tim not thinking of Lucy in that light as she was his rookie but feeling so much for her and not understanding what he was feeling.#Because this is uncharted territory for him. This feels different. What he feels for her and what she has given him.#Or rather Tim needing to be in control and how he couldn't control his heart letting Lucy in.#Or rather allowing Lucy to take space in his heart gradually until she covers it completely with her love and kindness #and not realising just how deeply he had fallen for her. How she came to be this important person in his orbit #How she came in his life and changed it for the better. How she was his rookie and his friend and how this one person could mean so much #and how he can't bare to lose her.#How little control he had over how he feels for her and how he came to accept and embrace that #how the entire foundation they built was worth risking and exploring to him #because how could something so beautiful not be?#*takes a breath * ok. I wish I could convey all of this more eloquently but my brain is just not having it.

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radioroxx · 5 months ago

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bald king

#i was gonna make one of those isat headswap edits i keep seeing ppl do but i got so invested in bald king i changed my mind #so heres bald king

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lazylittledragon · 1 month ago

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Feel free to ignore if it doesn't match your HCs BUT since you draw a lot of dad astarion/gale etc I thought you'd appreciate the midwife Halsin headcanon that goes around a lot!

I'm just getting cuteness aggression imagining him being there for Dorian/Astarion's kid :')

nO WAIT THIS IS SO CUTE???? that fits him so well aaa :OOO

idk if cyra would want him hanging around but dorian is pretty crunchy and would probably appreciate him adkfjf

#ramble #bg3 #i do appreciate this anon thank you for bringing it to my attention #this is such a sweet idea i love it #i am here for ALL midwife halsin hcs that's so precious #honestly though i think halfway through dorian is like 'i don't need to breathe i need DRUGS'#but the thought is there #i stg midwives are actual angels sent to earth and old timey doctors were BARBARIC. google why the chainsaw was invented #edit i've changed my mind i think cyra would want him for the other 2 because she did NOT have a good time with the first one

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cuntylestat · 1 year ago

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