#I’m so tired of people being like this on my post like I’m not trying to take that away from you I’m literally just some guy

[quietlyblooms]

alright, friends, it's time for a lil heart-to-heart.

for quite a while now, i've struggled with feeling like the rpc is an actual community. there's a few things that contribute to this feeling, but it mostly comes down to a lack of interaction and visible interest. sometimes i feel very one-sided in my interest and attachment to my mutuals bc when i see their ooc posts or headcanons, i like them or comment, yet this isn't reciprocated by everyone. i can usually guess who i'm about to see in my notifications, and to be absolutely clear, i'm very grateful for those people!! it's a handful or two of you, but it could be just one and i'd be grateful. it's not about numbers whatsoever but rather growing uncomfortable that not all of my mutuals are all that interested in my character or me.

i write on here to share the excitement of creating with other people. i write on here to create together, too, but i'm also here to share characters and ideas and lore with people i know are happy to hear me ramble. i'm just getting to the point in which i'm questioning how many of you are actually happy to listen, and that's just not a good feeling at all. i'm not a mind reader, y'all. if you don't tell or show me that you care about the things i talk about or even about interacting, there's no way for me to know. eventually, i'm going to question why you're following me if i never see or hear from you, and eventually, i'm going to softblock and move on. that's the only way forward i see right now because i just do not feel comfortable on my own blog. i feel like i'm retreating into this quiet bubble to avoid discomfort, and it really sucks. it's killing my muse.

i'm not perfect. none of us are, and we can't be online at all times to catch every little post. but if we're a community, then we should be supporting each other when we can and liking headcanons, liking/commenting on those lil ooc posts that remind us our writing partners are humans with lives outside this site, reblogging their promo posts, sending in that meme they've reblogged even if we're nervous to reach out first -- if we're a roleplaying community, then we need to act like it. " community " implies connection, and a connection doesn't really begin when you follow each other. it begins when you reach out, even if it's in some small way.

tldr: i think we can all do better to support our mutuals and to connect, and i'm going to softblock people rather than continue to feel unsure where i stand with my mutuals. i won't start until sometime next week, and i won't make one of those " like this to remain mutuals " posts. they're not helpful to me, if i'm honest. if you're worried, just reach out. i'm literally a 4'9'' gremlin who sleeps with a m.unchlax plushie -- i promise i'm not scary despite this post uvu

[ixkhor-and-ambroxia]

Hey #GreekMythology tumblr, I want ya’lls help on something :).

So, I’ve been thinking about starting this massive project. Like, would take years and years work of writing and research and sheerly finding the time and motivation for. And as I was thinking about the specifics, I thought: why not bring others into it as well? Because as much as I am interested in a lot of Greek Mythology, there are things that are simply not my interests and might cause writers block and my goal for the project would to be as fun as possible. So, here we are.

What is the project exactly? Well, hopefully, it’ll be a long Ao3 series/fic focusing on the individual perspectives of various figures/events in Greek Mythology arranged in (semi/good enough) chronological order. I personally intend to write for Poseidon in his/my version of the Titanomachy and (maybe) some events that follow, if you want a little bit of an idea on what I’m talking about.

The limits on this are almost completely free, all that I ask are that each of your submissions are one POV only (and by that I mean your main subject’s POV). Why do I say this? I say this because that is what I want this project to look like. It doesn’t matter if it’s First, Second, or Third POV along with all the other variants of those three, my main focus is on the individual experiences of these individuals. Kind of like character studies, if you know what I mean. I’m intending for it to be mostly formal but I will absolutely accept crack admissions that I will probably put into its own series to Separate the Vibes for whoever comes by :).

Ultimately, this is a completely open-ended project that has absolutely no deadline. I’m about to go to bed so I can’t go into too much detail, but if you want to DM me or send any asks, I am completely okay with that and we’ll all flesh out the specifics we go :).

What is my overall purpose? Not only is this project made for my own individual purposes of learning more about the gods and other Greek Mythology writers, but it’s also the chance to spread the word of other writers. I know how hard it is to get specific audiences, especially when you’re shy, so this is a chance for your work to be stumbled upon. Each post on the eventual Ao3 fic will include your socials, how to find you, and your other general works on either ao3, tumblr, wattpad, or other :)

Can you participate even without socials or a tumblr page? Yes you absolutely can :). My asks will always be open to anons and I will do my best to give credit when I eventually post everything :). If you want to post multiple submissions or simply just want a trackable (between works) name to your writing, just sign something at the end. It could be a name, it could be a potential username, I don’t mind at all :)).

How do I submit things? Well, the best way would be to DM me :). I have a personal writing email separate from most things that would be perfect to either share a google docs with or to just send a copy-and-pasted copy of it. Otherwise, I take asks. None of them will be posted unless asked or we’re ready to so it’ll be safe to just drop them off in! It’s also where I take questions :).

Any other things to note? I’d really appreciate some other moderators and editors :). There’d only be like two or three of each and we’d have to know each other decently well before officially starting, but some help would be appreciated! Also, I’d like to keep a working ‘spreadsheet’ of who’s working on what just for people to see what’s going on :). Maybe some people can collaborate or it’ll encourage those niche writers to write :). A third thing is that most questionable stuff is accepted. I’d personally rather not handle all those things other than posting it so it might be a while until I can officially accept (consensual and/or graphic) ✨spicy stuff✨ but, other than that, I’ll take any of it (also, it’s Greek Mythology, almost all of it already happened). If someone’s willing to take over the ✨spicy stuff✨ then please DM me so we can work out the details and see if it’s a nice fit :)

Honestly, that all should be it. The main point is that I’m trying to start up a long-term project on Tumblr and Ao3 about what is essentially Greek Mythology character studies that not only allows for mass communication across a wide audience, but also (hopefully) gets some recognition for the smaller writers :). Feel free to DM me or send me asks with questions but for now, I shall sleep

Tagging: @bluebellstudio @thirteen-deaths-later @0lympian-c0uncil @happyk44 @h0bg0blin-meat @sworeontheriverstyx @deathlessathanasia @gotstabbedbyapen. Sorry if I tagged you and you want nothing to do with it, I just wanted to get it out there /pos /gen

[monkee-mobile]

Don’t you know that Tork is a wifebeater?

tags.

[foxgloveinspace]

I mean this in the nicest way possible: I wish I was a better friend.

[freakystinky]

the way tumblr talks about medicine makes me wonder how many of us here actually have critical thinking skills

[the-golden-dragoness]

Not crying and being guilt ridden again :))))))

[nymika-arts]

can you please stop reblogging that car its literally like the sixth time i've had to see it today you only need to self reblog once after posting

fuck you

[can-of-w0rmz]

Bro being a person is stupid and exhausting and I don’t want to go back to school, but I also want it to be autumn so I can just spend my day with someone giving me actual proper stuff to objectively do, and I can spend a good amount of time around some people I mostly like, and then go home, and it’ll get dark early so I can just do my homework and go to my room and not have to talk to anyone or do anything, and I won’t have to be tired and overwhelmed all the time, because I’ll just have my stuff to do when I have to do it and then I can do whatever I want and go to bed, instead of having to wait for the sun to set at like 10pm in the summer and having no proper things to do every day when I have to do them bar just “help out when things need helping out with” and “read and draw” and having to constantly try to socialise with family members so I’m not a recluse when I just can’t be assed to most of the time

Not looking forward to having to deal with 99% of my teachers classmates and other general social norms that I don’t understand and that nobody ever bothered to tell me about though. And having to be constantly around people literally every minute of the school day. And generally being expected to know stuff that I just don’t remotely get and have no way of knowing. Mostly social stuff. “Wtf do you mean you didn’t know that stop lying to me for attention you know surely just use your brain it’s basic knowledge” ok well I don’t so either fuck off and stop making things purposefully difficult for no reason or just tell me so I know for next time

[d0d0-b0i]

always get so pleasantly surprised when people really like my stuff i post :) love you all. whether you celebrate something or not around this time i wish you all the best <3

[to-be-frank-i-dont-care]

When you make sure to always pay attention when people are talking to you, and you listen very carefully and react to what they’re saying, and then when you are talking to them you cut yourself off to see if they’re paying attention and they don’t even notice because they weren’t listening to you in the first place, is that an infp thing or

[nerdgirlnarrates]

A few years ago, I started a student organization. I recruited a couple officers, but then interest died off a bit. This year, after meeting with the officers and coming up with a plan, I was the only one who did any of my work. Fine, these things happen. I decided to continue working on it as much as I felt up to it. I emailed everyone today about a project I’ve been working on and need help with, and someone I’ve never spoken to emailed me back saying she and an officer have some ideas of their own and they would like to meet with me but I haven’t been responding. This is interesting because:

- I have no emails from them. I searched my inbox to make sure I hadn’t missed anything.

- I have never met this person before.

- this person is not an officer

The email went on to tell me about what “makes a student group most successful,” and essentially accuses me of purposefully ignoring them and not contributing enough to the group. I’m feeling incredibly pissed off about this. The fucking audacity to lecture me on working hard and having a team when I have done the most work and been the most communicative.

I did agree to meet with them, but I’m very tempted to tell them this email was out of line.

[asexualjedi]

As a kid I wanted to like be like the doctor like play them on tv but then I was likely they’ll never hire me I’m American and then I was like ok best I can get is companion but I need to like figure out how to break into acting I’m only gonna get older I’m running out of time. I need to get enough credits to ever be able to audition. Anyways long story short sometimes I’ll see the doctor or the companions and my brain just awaken that demon and is like ok we’ll time to drop out of law school change my life completely in need to hurry up and speed run if I’m not gonna run out of time.

[theflannelwizard]

My dad has this theory about “project-based friends” that I’ve been thinking about lately. A project-based friend is someone you meet through fandom/hobbies, and they’re usually really easy to get super close to while you’re both invested in the project, be it an actual project or the same fandom/fixation or whatever else.

But as soon as one or both of you moves on from the project, you fall out of touch. Because the project-based friend doesn’t really care about you as a person as much as they care about what you bring to the project. Or even if they do care about you, they just don’t know how to keep a friendship up when you don’t have a project together.

This isn’t necessarily a selfish thing, it’s just… the friendship isn’t personal. A project-based friend will have fun with you while it lasts and then either move on entirely or stay kinda half in your life, never really reaching out or holding real conversations. And I think a big part of my problem is that I’ve been expecting project-based friends to stick around for me when really we just liked the same work of fiction for a while. I keep thinking I’ve made a new best friend and then they get into some media I don’t like and the whole friendship kinda disappears.

[whimsyprinx]

time to make a realistic set of goals for 2023 i guess

[rivertigo]

Too bad, I want my soft wlws because I'm a soft wlw

I’m femme and I don’t fuck btw. I’m sex repulsed but that doesn’t stop me from seeing concerning trends in the community at large. Like I’ll be real I love the soft wlw stuff too but the way it has become the main way to view lesbians is misogynistic. To view a group of women as these soft, sexless, domestic beings bc they aren’t attracted to men is so fucking gross. Especially concerning the way masc lesbians are being treated. As a community they have been our protectors for all of our history. Cops and heterosexual men don’t give a shit about us. Butches do. To completely erase them from the wider community is erasing our history (also it’s just plain mean). The straight world’s view of an acceptable woman is narrow, but a sexless, dainty, white, femme lesbian does not disrupt that order. The big movement of white thin wlw culture often excludes fat women, woc, hairy women, etc. This is not a dig at any lesbians who do look straight, you don’t need to dress or present a certain way just because you’re gay. This is also not a dig at any asexual lesbians, once again I am sex repulsed and I do fall under the category of a femme presenting wlw most of the time, but this does not make me ignorant to issues of the wider community. The weird sexless view of soft wlw also goes along with this trend in younger generations to ignore the history of why sex is an important topic in the lgbt community. The heterosexual world finds gay sex to be disgusting and unnatural, its easy to prove just do some digging in the comment sections of lgbt creators. This new image of a lesbian is more appealing to them when they don’t have to imagine us having sex, or god forbid a hairy fat butch having sex. This has already turned rambly so I’m stopping here but I could go on and on and many others have. Look up your history! Learn about the women before you! And seriously I’m a blogger on tumblr I’m not trying to take away your right to bake bread with your gf, like… I’ll be baking bread with my future gf, because I like all that soft shit too!!!

[mymelodyisme]

Okay I know I don’t shut up about it but let me scream okay 😭