#I'd link to the page about it but their website won't allow you to link to individual items...? odd

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rhyton (libation vessel) depicting bull-leaping. crete, 2000-1800 BCE.

via the heraklion archaeological museum

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Welcome to the Hazbin Hotel!

Welcome to the ask blog for the Hazbin Hotel, featuring all of the residents, along with their newest sponsors - the Vees! They're here to answer all of your questions, and might occasionally reblog things they like. Vox runs the website and handles most things around here, but the others are here too. Also me - hi, you can call me Mel (she/her), liaison between the hotel and the Vees. But I'll mostly let the others do the talking.

So, send in an ask! You can request to talk to someone specific, or someone (or multiple people) will reply at random. As I said, you can expect to see Vox the most, but Lucifer, Alastor, Charlie, and Angel Dust are all decently active here. The others might pop in on occasion.

THINGS TO KNOW

This blog is set not long after Season 1 of Hazbin Hotel. It is canon-divergent in that anything that happens in canon after this blog was established is not canon to the blog, unless I choose to make it so. The blog has its own lore, and all asks exist within the same continuity. All major story arcs are tagged on the navigation page to easily keep track of plot developments.

Here you can find the rules for how the universe of this blog works.

NSFW themes are allowed, but I'm unlikely to get graphic with anything. 

Due to the nature of this, this is an 18+ blog - MINORS DNI. This is for everyone’s protection - these characters will say inappropriate things when responding to asks, so I can’t risk a minor being on the receiving end of such things. If I find out a minor is sending in asks, you will be blocked.

OCs are welcome to interact, but please no children and no one who's related to/has history with one of the characters.

Canon characters sending in asks will be treated as though they're from a different universe, since this blog has its own lore for the characters that other portrayals of the character might not fit.

RP is done through asks, not reblogs.

If you send a link, please include a brief description of what the link is to. (It can be as simple as 'an edit of Lucifer and Charlie'.) I ask this because I've been sent links to leaks, and I'd like to avoid that, so I won't open links unless I know what they are.

The majority of these characters aren't good people, so don't expect them to always be nice. (Similarly, just because a character says something doesn't mean I, the moderator, agree with it.)

I will answer most things via queue, which posts 10-15 times a day. There will also be exceptions, such as if the asks are connected to a current situation that’s happening, a limited time event/game, or you know, if I feel like it.

Be kind and respectful! Giving the characters a hard time is fine, but spreading hate to anyone who interacts with the blog is a blockable offense.

NAVIGATION

A navigation page can be found here, where you can find posts tagged by character and ship, as well as art, fics, and lore. 

This is also where you will find all of the story arcs in chronological order!

MODERATOR

Mel is my OC name that I go by here. She is a demon who works for Vox as a liason with the hotel, but I'll also talk about my normal life under that name. A few facts about me:

30

AuDHD

bi/ace

Married

2 Cats, 1 Dog

CST time zone

Also here is where you can find my triggers/phobias, if you could pretty please avoid sending in anything involving them - thanks!

Personal Blog -> @ineffableslytherinking AO3 -> songofhell

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Hello! I'm Boomtowne and this is my Warriors design blog! The goal for this blog is for me to design every single named character in the series in order of appearance.

My Links

General Blog | Warriors Blog | Youtube

The rules i'm following for this challenge are-

Generally, the actual books take priority over the allegiances, just because a character is listed in the allegiances section of a book does not mean that i'm going to be drawing them then, I'll instead be drawing characters when they officially appear/are named in the books. (Example: Boulder is listed in the allegiances of Into the Wild but doesn't actually appear in the books until The Darkest Hour, i'll be drawing him with the cats who first appear in that book rather than Into the Wild) The reason I do this is because I like to understand the context behind why a cat first appears or what they are actually like in the books before I draw them, I feel like it really adds to the design!

I draw cats in various stages of their life, so as a cat ages/changes ranks I'll be drawing them multiple times. The changes I'll draw are; Kits -> Apprentice -> Warrior/Med Cat -> Leader/Elder. Exceptions will be made for cats who go through very drastic changes (example; Brightpaw -> Lostface -> Brightheart or Stormkit -> Crookedkit) but in cases where cats don't change a lot inbetween ranks, I will most likely be drawing them only once. (Boris and Cherry -> Sparrowpaw and Cherrypaw, or Yellowfang as a rogue -> Yellowfang as a TC medicine cat)

I take into account the family that a cat has before I design them, but to me the website family tree doesn't exist. If a familal relation is never explicitly confirmed in the books and exists only through the family tree, then it's not canon in my book and I won't be considering it for my designs. (Examples: Smallear being Goldenflower and Lionheart's dad, Robinwing and Fuzzypelt being Dustpelt and Ravenpaw's parents, and Whitestorm being Ferncloud and Ashfur's father)

The same goes for any cats who do appear or officially exist in the books but are only given names or designs through the family tree (Examples: Ashfur and Ferncloud's littermates, Firestar and Princess' littermates, and Cloudtail's littermates)

Rules for others

You are 100% allowed to use my designs for MAP's, fanart, or whatever else. Just make sure you give credit and feel free to tag/link me, I'd love to see!

If you'd like to follow me along and also draw the cats in order of when they first appear you of course can, i'd love to see the stuff you draw as well! Additionally, you don't at all have to follow the rules that I'm following, if you feel like my personal rules are too restricting feel free to adapt the challenge however you want to! This is all in good fun after all.

Please refrain from asking for a specific character to be drawn, I'll get to everyone as long as they're named in the books I promise! If you notice I've skipped over a character feel free to send in an ask or a DM letting me know! Just make sure you give me some information about when the character was first named (book title, chapter, page number, and the quote from the book would be great), this way I can double check and add them to my list!

Feel free to send in an ask or DM me if you have any other questions!

Current Book: Into the Wild

Already Done

Oakheart

Tigerclaw

Mousefur

Redtail

Bluestar

Spottedleaf

Rusty

Smudge

Henry

Graypaw

Lionheart

Whitestorm

Longtail

Firepaw

Darkstripe

Smallear

Ravenpaw

Goldenflower

Dustpaw

Sandpaw

Halftail

One-Eye

Dappletail

Yellowfang

Willowpelt

Frostfur

Raggedstar

Brokenstar

Speckletail

Clawface

Stonefur

Crookedstar

Tallstar

Blackfoot

Runningnose

Runningwind

Barley

Upcoming

Brindleface

Patchpelt

Rosetail

Ashfur (ShadowClan elder)

Nightpelt

Dawncloud

Brightflower

Graystripe (warrior)

Fireheart (warrior)

Next Books: Fire and Ice

Ashfoot

Deadfoot

Onewhisker

Morningflower

Swiftpaw

Wetfoot

Blackclaw

Oakpaw (Oakfur)

Leopardfur

Nightstar

Ravenpaw (loner)

Barkface

Whiteclaw

Cinderpaw (Cinderpelt)

Brackenpaw (Brackenfur)

Princess

Silverstream

Shadepaw (Shadepelt)

Cloudkit (Cloudtail)

Brokentail (Brokenstar; elder/prisoner)

Sandstorm (warrior)

Dustpelt (warrior)

Forest of Secrets

Graypool (warrior; flashback)

Mudfur

Crowfur

Mudclaw

Tornear

Runningpaw (Runningbrook)

Mistyfoot

Graypool

Thornpaw (Thornclaw)

Brightpaw (Brightheart)

Cinderpaw (Cinderpelt; post injury, new med. cat apprentice)

Cinderfur

Greenflower

Stumpytail

Brackenfur

Tawnyspots

Thistleclaw

Cloudpaw (Cloudtail)

Rising Storm

Bramblekit (Brambleclaw)

Tawnykit (Tawnypelt)

Cinderpelt

Ashpaw (Ashfur)

Fernpaw (Ferncloud)

Littlecloud

Whitethroat

Webpaw (Webfoot)

Mudfur

Mosspelt

A Dangerous Path

Pack Leader

Tigerstar

Snowkit

Speckletail

Gorsepaw

Leopardstar

Cloudtail

Lostface (Brightheart; post dog attack)

Tawnypaw (Tawnypelt)

Bramblepaw (Brambleclaw)

Featherkit (Feathertail)

Stormkit (Stormfur)

Featherpaw (Feathertail)

Stormpaw (Stormfur)

Firestar

The Darkest Hour

Boulder

Bone

Scourge

Sorrelkit (Sorreltail)

Thornclaw

Brightheart

Sootkit (Sootfur)

Rainkit (Rainwhisker)

Heavystep

Jaggedtooth

Runningbrook

Webfoot

Oakfur

Shadepelt

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I have been on and off pro-ana for so many years. It's exhausting to think about. Thankfully I've been put of it for a few years now and have been getting a handle on my ED.

But let me tell you. Pro-ana blogs and forums and websites are (at least nowadays) mostly about how not to eat.

TW: ED, CALORIES, CALORIE COUNTING, PROANA THINGS

I had goddamned notebooks full of recipes I found on those sites, eating schedules, fasting periods, how to trick your metabolism by switching up the amount of calories to eat, restrictive eating plans that allowed you to eat up to a certain amount of calories per day (and each day had a different number, lowest being 0, highest being 800, 1000 if you were new to it)

I would step on my scale every time I walked near it and had it near my bed so I'd have to step on it no matter what. I could go to a different bathroom that didnt have a scale, I could order food and not step foot in the kitchen but outside of the rare exception, like doing work on final projects at my college, or the odd extremely late night out, I would always end up in my bedroom.

I meticulously counted calories, had panic attacks when I went even 10 calories over because I forgot about that gum I had earlier, tracked my weight loss by the decimal and chastised myself for every day I didnt lose an ounce.

Did some of those people offer support? Did some of those websites offer information about recovery? Yes. Was that the main focus of any of the sites I visited?

No.

But I could lose 100lbs by my birthday if I only ate 300 calories a day

And since I'm so fat it's ok I won't do any damage to myself.

The restriction would never last, and I'd eventually binge. And hate myself. And hate myself even more for not being able to purge, and honestly just being too afraid to (I loathed the feing if throwing up with every fiber of my being) then I'd hate myself. Throw myself back into restrictive eating and continue the cycle. This was how I functioned since like 7th grade. (And honestly this was well before i even knew about proana, and i dont even know if proana was a thing. I am an old. In 7th grade AOL still came on CDs with 500 free hours. I experimented a bunch on my own because I didnt trust anyone enough to confide in them until I eventually discovered proana sometime in the early to mid 2000s)

I figured out my own method of purging when I was 31.

I can still be triggered by calorie counts in restaurant menus and have an anxiety or panic attack (usually an anxiety attack) because I'll feel like I'm failing myself and I'm eating too much and I'm too fat and I shouldn't be eating and now many calories have I had today now and oh my God I cant really eat that many calories I'm such a pig.

And I think about all those "inspiring" pictures and how many of them I had saved on my compute or secretly printed out and hid in a box. How I still believe what I read countless times that someone who looks like me doesnt deserve to be loved.

And how many of those sites reinforced that. How many of them had a very easy to find weight loss calculator on the front page but you had to click through a few links to find actual recovery resources.

I get so angry at all of that. I'm working through a lot of things and this is one of those things where I'm learning to place my anger away from myself. Because I was, and still am, angry at myself for having a failure of a body (but I am much less angry about that on a personal level but that feeling is so much a part of how I learned to identify that it's hard to delete), but now I'm more angry at the society that taught me these things, at the people who encouraged this self-destructive and self-hating behaviour, at all the years I wasted believing I was never good enough. Good enough for what, I dont know. Just not good enough in general.

And proana blogs did NOT help me. Proana kept me in a spiral. Kept telling me how strong and amazing I would be if I didnt eat. How worthy I would be if I were thin. How scary being lightheaded and dizzy was but how great it felt because it meant you hadn't eaten and how proud you should be of that.

I'm tired. And livid. And sad.

Dont ever try to convince anyone ever that proana is helpful. If you want to help someone who is anorexic, send them to a website that is actually about recovery. They will be able to help them more than proana could ever help anyone.

If proana was ever an actual support group for people suffering from anorexia, which is so important that honestly if you suffer from anorexia and can find a legitimate support group that does not just reinforce being thin at all costs (one perhaps led by some kind of councilor who is experienced in working with people with EDs) you should go to those groups and be a part of them and know that what you are going through is terrible and you have no reason to be ashamed of any of those choices!

... unfortunately, if that ever was the case, it has changed.

Pro-ana blogs are beginning to harass us for our stance. But let me be clear: we will not be changing our opinions on this.

Pro-ana is a threat to the mental health, emotional health, and safety of many vulnerable people. Saying, “But I don’t hate fat people” doesn’t erase the harm that these blogs do.

We have stated time and time again how we feel. The fact that people don’t want to actually read what we have said and would rather twist our words or make allegations is not our problem.

We cannot make you read our words. But you can. You can see in our tags about this topic what we have said.

1) We have repeatedly said that “pro-ana” attitudes and anorexia are not the same thing.

2) We have said that many anorexic people are not peo-ana, and therefore not a problem.

3) We have stated a desire to help protect people with eating disorders from harmful messages, like those delivered by pro-ana.

4) We have said the problem with pro-ana is the fatphobia and other issues. The problem is not that anorexic people exist.

5) We have said we have nothing against anorexic people who are not fatphobic, and that we are against all forms of fatphobia, regardless of who it is who is doing it. Anorexic people are not our enemy.

6) We have said that anorexia is a mental illness and we have sympathy for people suffering with it.

7) We have repeatedly shown examples of fatphobic things pro-ana blogs do, and how they are harmful.

8) We have said that other blogs that post similar messages, but aren’t technically pro-ana, are also a problem and that we also do not like those blogs.

9) We have stated that we do not want pro-ana blogs interacting.

And finally, 10) we have asked people not to use conversations about pro-ana to self harm.

We have said this repeatedly, and I’m getting tired of saying it. I wish you would actually hear it.

And I wish you would understand that claiming “I don’t hate fat people” or saying, “But I’m not anorexic because I don’t want to be fat,” do not solve the issue here.

Moreover, I wish you’d understand that we do understand mental illness. Some of us have struggled with disordered eating ourselves. The problem is not that we don’t understand. The problem is the actions and rhetoric of pro-ana blogs, and how this rhetoric harms fat people and people with eating disorders alike.

I don’t know how much clearer we could be. We have done everything we can to make you understand, and you’ve responded by harassing us, posting about us, and twisting our words.

I’m fed up. No more.

- Mod Bella