#I thought I should post it

[mistystarshine]

Christ. So I've done some thinking and...

I think I'm going to keep writing fanfic. I love it too much not to. However, new projects will not be posted on Museflight. Idk if I'll de-anon my existing stuff, but for now it's staying on anon. But beyond that...

I think it's time for me to step back from fandom as a whole. I need to let Museflight die. Earlier this week, I spent nine hours straight running around doing work stuff. During that time, I completely forgot about fandom nonsense. I made a friend. I accomplished stuff. I notably improved on a skill I've been working hard at and got a notification that I'm being considered for rank promotion in kung fu. By the end of the day, I was completely and utterly exhausted, which is when it hit me. The people who hurt me so badly don't have lives outside of fandom. I do.

I've been deeply - deeply - involved in fandom for seventeen years. There was a point where it was all that I had, my freedom, my socialization, the thing that filled the hours that would otherwise go empty. It let me escape abuse, depression, isolation, and an all-around terrible reality. But my reality isn't terrible anymore. I'm making friends outside of fic and roleplay. I have a lot going on and a lot coming up. I have opportunities that I'm running the risk of missing due to spending too much time online. I have a promising future in a very public-facing career, one that I don't want to risk messing up with internet drama.

Fandom has started warring for time with more important things where it once gave me something to hold onto. I can make friends without it. I can find things to do and look forward to without it. An insane amount of stuff, good stuff, came up just yesterday and I didn't turn anything down because I was worried about if I'd have time for online shit. I've reached a point where I can get the things I needed fandom for outside of it without the drama that comes with it. There's no need for something like this to feel like the end of the world because the internet isn't my entire world anymore. People who'd dedicate hours to callout posts over personal grudges aren't worth my time anymore.

Seventeen year old Misty was an abused, depressed child who thought she had no future and needed fandom to make her present bearable. Twenty seven year old Misty's future is too bright to put at first for it. Fandom has been a crutch for me for seventeen years. There was a time when I needed it to keep moving. But I've learned to walk on my own, and if I don't let go, I'm going to forget how.

So this is me, letting go.

I'm going to keep writing, but I won't really be a face around fandom beyond that. I don't plan on letting people know that it's me when I do. No new projects will be posted on Museflight. If I de-anon my current works, those will be the last of them, and when they peter out, Museflight is done. No more big public servers. No more actively trying to reach out to other fans and getting entangled with fandom events. I'll probably keep this blog, since I can't be arsed to rebuild, but I'm going to try to dial back on here as well.

I appreciate all of the support and love I've gotten over the years. I cherish the friends I've made and absolutely will be staying in touch with the people I'm chatting with now. I probably will continue to make friends online, just not the same way or for the same reasons.

It's hard to let go of something that's been such a massive part of my life for so long. It was my life at one point. But that's the thing; it was my life. If I don't change some things, it will be my life again. I owe it to seventeen year old Misty not to let that happen. I owe it to thirty seven year old Misty to move forward instead of back.

[butchfalin]

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

[risingsunresistance]

you guys can see this too bc even tho i was wrong i think it's funny

[tokyozilla]

TRANS IS BEAUTIFUL

[catskullery]

[1930sdarlin]

(Meme made by Me, @1930sdarlin )

[a-caterpillars-world]

Something I find that people are missing when comparing Minecraft Story Mode to the Minecraft movie trailer is that, while MSM absolutely has its writing problems, compared to the Minecraft movie there's a level of sincerity that puts it well above. Where the Minecraft movie grimaces at itself and refuses to actually care about Minecraft as a game, MCSM treats the concept of "living in a Minecraft world" about as seriously as it can. Things like poofing into a pile of inventory when you die seems silly to us, as outsiders looking in, but to the characters who have been living under these rules their whole lives, they might as well be looking at a corpse. Meanwhile, it doesn't happen in the teaser trailer, but I'd bet anything that Minecraft death and item drops will be the subject of a quippy "well THAT just happened (⊙_⊙;)" joke and nothing more. If you can't at least take yourself seriously while exploring what life would be like under Minecraft rules, then you should not be making a movie about it.

[freshbeeth]

two queens maximizing their joint slay

[fillianore]

kill them with kindness? wrong, eldritch blast

[fluentisonus]

the thing is I am still thinking about that bit in conclave right before they're about to vote when the breath of wind & birdsong comes in through the window that had recently been violently blown in to let the light and air into what has til then been a suffocatingly still & sterile & dark & enclosed environment & it ruffles all the pages on the desks & they all pause and look up. like oh god is there

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi - Character Eyes and Profiles

[alex-just-vibing]

Are you a student who is unable to donate to Palestine, but still want ways to show your support?

Me too! Unfortunately, searching up ways for students who can't drive, spend money, or drop school for a week to show solidarity for Palestine just comes up with "centrist" (if not blatantly pro-israel) articles for teachers telling them how to stay neutral during discussions with students. So! Here are some ways that I've thought of to bring pro palestine sentiment into your school and community! You are more than encouraged to add on any ideas of your own!

Wear shirts, pins, or anything outwardly pro palestine. If you can't find something, make it.

Email your representatives. Email Congress. Email the White House, or whatever your country's equivalent would be. Let the people in charge know you want a ceasefire

Talk to your local library about holding an educational night about the genocide, and/or about Palestinian culture.

Talk to your peers. Find people who share your views. Create a fuss together.

Talk to your teachers about it. Having an authority figure on your side could make things so much easier for you.

Make stickers, posters, pamphlets, etc to put up around your school, town/city, anywhere you can.

Educate yourself on anti-palestine talking points and how to refute them in a calm and logical manner. (Palestinian Toolkit is a great website for that)

Speak up! It's fucking scary, but if you can, don't let people's bigotry go unchecked. (You can use knowledge from the last point to make it easier to talk)

But also, know when to give up. It sucks, but not everyone is worth wasting your time debating. Some people won't change their mind no matter what.

[delicourse]

Snake Year

[skeletood]

Go ahead, put anything.

[squoobest]

LET'S GET ONE THING CLEAR, I can brush my teeth all by myself OK?

[lucabyte]

some thoughts on Claude

alt title: diversity win! this Butch Nun is crafting bombs in an unventilated room in her convent while actively courting Mother Superior! Do Not Give Them Access To Unlimited Power No Matter How Nice They Are

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