#Old archives {Mun art}

[jammerlee]

An old and dear friend of mine, @fini-mun, has launched a Kickstarter for an art book featuring their work! Please go check it out and spread the word!

[lord-overlips]

Lord-Overlips - AU Overlord

Please read the rules, anything else is optional but be aware that this blog contains nsfw, violence etc. While Overlord is a cuddle bug he is also a murder machine. Just... usually not at the same time. :)

nsfw stuff tagged as nsft - not safe for tumblr

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Rules / About Mun

About

Voice

Detailed Background Notes (trigger warnings, gore, violence, abuse etc.) includes earlier life and origin/childhood.

History - OLD - basically an info and RP archive. Past rps, relationships, world building.

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Side Blogs -

Trailbreaker - tipsyteebs

OC Characters - Oil Slick // Pox // Valour The Cybercat // Shots

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Please contact me if I haven't replied within a few days and you think I may have missed a post. Maybe I'm busier than usual but maybe tumblr ate my post. I'm always happy to chat too! Please don't be shy. I DO NOT expect my rp partners to reply with lightening speed. I will happily wait until you are ready to reply :) I understand if you would like to drop a thread too but I appreciate a heads up. If in doubt about anyhting please just swing me a message. ^.^

I love drawing dopey MS Paint art! send me a suggestion : D tag is #bad art for some examples

Asks and dash memes, all that stuff are always open too, even if they're old

[sweet-chimera]

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@mutuals send me a 🍓 and ill compliment u!

// Slurk, you're a funny case for me cause WE KEEP INTERACTING IN THE COMMENTS OF POSTS INSTEAD OF IN DMS OR IN CHARACTER, ON SOME DUMB SHIT AND IT BRINGS ME FUCKING JOY,-- like. Literally as muns we're causing a fucking ruckus on random posts and I find that so endearing. Your art. Tasty, your world building and writing management? Mwah. Chef kiss. The amount of energy you have to do all of those replies for so many people? HONESTLY? Impressive. When I pop on tumblr your blog is usually one of the ones I will go out of my way to peek at and read if its not immediately on my dash.

// Funnily enough, I first found your blog a while ago, before I archived my old one. And I told myself, if I see that blog with that cool monster dude again, i'ma follow em. AND SURE ENOUGH. Eventually you popped up. I love reading your writing and your character interactions. Although it is no secret I like chromwell more. The mun is such a chill and sweet bean and literally. If i'm having an artist problem or a dialogue as a mun, i can always count on you being there in the comments to FUCKING ACT AFOOL WITH ME. HECKING. 10/10

[disasterghaster]

Spooky Binch

[ CHARACTER INFO || READMORE ]

(( I moved blogs to start actually organizing this place, but this character is older than Tumblr. Don't let the WIPness fool you. ))

[Other Blogs!] || [Thread Tracker]

Indie!OC (Urban Sci-fi/Fantasy-ish)

Open-Verse/Fandom

OC & Canon Friendly

Flexible Narrative Style (para/script/long/short/whatever)

Mun 30+

Open to all types of character relationships, even negative.

CURRENT M!A/NOTE(S): None.

NSFW/Vent: @ghasterstatic

[ RELATIONSHIPS ]

Tags:

debriefing; answered asks

behind a cigarette; thematic to Devang

brain pan blues; thematic to her mental illness

empty house; to do with Devang's body (sans Devang)

pizza accessories; pizza related stuff

sounds in silence; thematic music

ugly mug; images of Devang (including fan-art)

classifieds; ask memes

ghaster; thematic/info of Ghaster form

dekropolis; information about Dekro

millennium city; information about Millennium City, CA USA

deep research; additional lore/information

satellite ears; Charlie ( @cdwalker )

marlboro scarecrow; Doc Worth ( @sodoffyabuggers )

trash panda; Miles ( @mr-pulvis )

old woofer; Dietrich ( @uberwulf )

wip; Rook ( @averyrook )

offered me a ride; ( @theothersideofhim )

Hiya, I'm Asche (she/he/they). I'm 30+ yrs old and agender/ace. Feel free to talk to me!

previously @murderbynecessity // @murderbynecessity-moved // @disasterghaster-archive

[robotic-hearts-n-minds]

{We're still working on a full story and occupation (have something lined up but I need my brain to work with me on this) but-!

HAVE A BEE~!}

[acorpseandfouridiots]

Tag dump? tag dump.

[thankskenpenders]

So I've always wondered - you know a lot of trivia about sonic/archie, like behind-the-scenes drama, post publication edits (like the sally dip story, rip) and outside circumstances affecting quality at the time. How did you learn all this? Instensive research, outside sources, fandom osmosis?

So it’s kind of a combination of all of the above

When I started this blog, it was way more casual, and I thought it would mainly get read by people who already knew me from other projects. As such I wasn’t really trying to be informative, and I was going in largely blind. I read a few dozen issues of the comics in the ‘00s as a kid, and I was a lifelong fan of the games and other Sonic media, but I didn’t know about much of the behind the scenes information regarding the comics when I started out

As I made my way through the first 50 or so issues, I started to gain followers who knew more about Archie Sonic than me, including people who’d been around on the old forums. They started messaging me with interesting tidbits about the production, and infamous stories about weird shit Penders has said, and stuff like that, which added some much needed context for what I was reading. So I started to learn more about the history of the series and take more interest in that angle

So now that I actually know my stuff, my info comes from a combination of other people and my own digging. This includes:

Other Archie Sonic fans on Tumblr who’ve been around longer and have receipts on the old drama. In particular this includes this widely circulated post about the lawsuits by The Amazing Sally Hogan, which is even linked in Ken’s pinned tweet as a good source, as well as lots of random tidbits from people like robotnik-mun who you’ll see giving additional commentary in my notes all the time

Searching for relevant keywords on Ken’s Twitter, because he’s talked about a lot of this stuff on there

The Sonic and Archie Sonic wikis, which have a lot of production info all over the place. The page on Ken’s lawsuit has a lot of info, and they also have pages for the writers’ scrapped plans and tons of random production info in the trivia sections of many pages

Old news posts on Sonic fansites from when this stuff was actively happening

Old threads from Ken’s personal forum, much of which is archived via the Wayback Machine

Interviews with the creatives. These aren’t SUPER common, but I’ll find one every now and then, sometimes as a bonus feature in a TPB or something

For stuff Ian has written, he shares behind the scenes info every week on his BumbleKast Q&As

If I just want to comment on other stuff certain creatives have worked on besides Sonic or see if they have any other contributions, I look them up on Comic Vine

And honestly, sometimes it’s just context clues you pick up on on your own. Like if a bit of dialogue suddenly changes from hand lettering to a font, it was probably edited late in production. Or if the art in a story looks like an artist’s older work, it was probably sat on for a while

I am, of course, not fully aware of everything, and I’m continuing to learn more about the history of this series as the blog continues

[fandomstuckportal]

((im overdue for a pinned post!

HI, I’M ANGEL!

this is my main blog + (repurposed) fandomstuck rp blog! im waiting for the day fandomstuck gets revived, so i still use ooc tags.

if i followed you and youre an rp blog: its probably cause i want to interact with you via one of my sideblogs! my most active rp sideblogs rn are: @nickelofprion (italicized = losing muse)

im 22 years old, genderqueer, cuban, and autistic! i draw and write and am working towards my dream job! i roleplay a lot too!

sadly im hyper-dependent on other people, and i really want to help my family where i can. im in my first year of college and its really tough for me.

i have did due to childhood trauma. my alters are (in order of discovery) angel, elizabeth, credence, saturn, andor, xara, whiteout, and dedf1sh!

LINKS:

BYF/DNI - Mun About - FAQ - Carrd - Neocities

Commissions - Redbubble - Etsy - Paypal.me (ignore deadname please!) - Portfolio - Roblox Catalog

Twitter - Toyhouse - AO3 - Youtube - Art Fight - Roblox - Instagram

SIDEBLOGS: (ive been on tumblr for more than 8 years, there’s a LOT and im sorry. this list is probably not up-to-date)  

Aesthetic + Suggestion Sideblogs

@comebacklilylightly - pastel kidcore, old web, + lolita - active

@kid-dies - bright kidcore, old web, scene, + emo - active

@saturncyber - cyberpunk - inactive, kept for archive

@acolytesuggestion - pagan/fantasy/etc suggestion blog, based off Prince Andor and Ianite from Mianite - semi-active

@kamabo-suggestion - cleancore/unreality/medical/manipulative/etc suggestion blog, based off Kamabo Co. from Splatoon - semi-active

@outcastia - various aesthetics based off my original universe, the Outcastian Universe - semi-active

@maccadamsoldoilhouse - Transformers energon aesthetic blog - semi-active

Character Based

Canon

@blacksmithings - japanese mythology + weapons, based off Akemi Kikoku from Mianite - semi-active

@amberlinian - various aesthetics, based off Cyril, Aristide, and Cordelia from The Amberlough Dossier - semi-active

OC

@cabochon-19 - various aesthetics, based off Steven Universe/Gem Galaxies OC 19 - semi-active

@three-generations-cursed - various aesthetics, based off Homestuck OC Sanaba - semi-active

@citrus--medica - various aesthetics, based off Steven Universe/Gem Galaxies OC Citron - semi-active

@cold-constructed - various aesthetics, based off various Transformers OCs (mainly Heartache) - semi-active

Mixed

@mobius-trip-and-hadron-kaleido - various aesthetics, based off Mobius Trip and Hadron Kaleido from Homestuck, as well as OC Saturn Trip - semi-active

Promo Sideblogs

@hadron-kaleido - old web aesthetic, promo blog for my old fanfic series Cataclysm - semi-active, kept for archive

@falsanite - official blog for the now defunct Falsanite series - inactive, kept for archive

@theclearskyhermit - aesthetic blog for Clear Sky from Mianite: Awakening - semi-active

@alternate--ethereal - aesthetic blog for Alternate Ianite from Mianite: Awakening - inactive, kept for archive

@odogowan-cardinal - aesthetic blog for Cardinal from Mianite: Awakening - semi-active

@maple-sapling - aesthetic blog for Sapiena from Mianite: Awakening - semi-active, kept for archive

@chi-waashkeshi - aesthetic + promo blog for Landmark by @official-maverick - active

Kin Sideblogs

@princeandorr - aesthetic + kin for Prince Andor from Mianite - active

@belowthebedrock - aesthetic + kin for Xara from MCSM - hiatus

@angel-the-siren - aesthetic, kin, + partial roleplay for Angel from Borderlands - active

@autistic-oopsy-bear - aesthetic + kin for Oopsy Bear from Care Bears, autism acceptance, info, + pride - active

@professor-toren - aesthetic + kin for Toren and Gladion from Pokemon - semi-active

@fivehundredfathoms - aesthetic + kin for Elizabeth from Bioshock - semi-active

@weep-for-your-tokens - aesthetic + kin for Whiteout from Wings of Fire - semi-active

@the-planet-sylvain - aesthetic + kin for Sylvain + Alexandra from TAZ Amnesty - semi-active

@kamabo--co - aesthetic + kin for Dedf1sh from Splatoon - active

@nickel-of-prion - aesthetic + kin for Nickel from Transformers - active

@scp-939-1o1 - aesthetic + kin for SCP-939-101 from SCP Foundation - semi-active

Roleplay Sideblogs

Homestuck

@5-4-7 - aesthetic + semi-roleplay for AU OC 547/”Five” - hiatus

@sailingonthepumpkintide - roleplay for Hadron Kaleido - hiatus

@sburb-patch-notes - archive blog for “patch notes” made in the AU Skaianet Help Desk, based off the SBURB Patch Notes series - hiatus

@taleofthewyrm - aesthetic + semi-roleplay for OC Wyrmin - semi-active

Mianite

@andor-of-mayhaven - aesthetic + semi-roleplay for an AU version of Prince Andor - inactive, kept for archive

Minecraft: Story Mode

@below-andbeyond - ask blog for an AU version of Binta and Xara - hiatus

Splatoon

@deepsea-metr0 - aesthetic + semi-roleplay for OCs Mimic and Mantle - semi-active

Transformers

@nickelofprion - roleplay for Nickel - active

@megatrons-finest - roleplay for a Shattered Glass AU version of Nickel - semi-active

@brxkenheartsyndrome - roleplay for OC Heartache - semi-active

Hobby Sideblogs

@andorsspellbook - pagan + witchcraft - semi-active

@the-worlds-biggest-tea-party - my little pony collection - active

@bubbaberriboo - webkinz - semi-active

@neurogalaxy - neurogalaxy, neopets, subeta, marapets, gaia online, + other pet/avatar games - semi-active

NSFT ART TUMBLR - ask for this! 18+ only.

@outofcontextdeprideisle - out of context/funny de pride isle sanatorium + les beyond screenshots - semi-active

@outofcontextkaijuparadise - out of context/funny kaiju paradise + the final experiment screenshots - active

@outofcontextminusdescendance - out of context/funny minus descendance screenshots - semi-active

@outofcontextlittlewitchesphd - out of context/funny little witches phd screenshots - semi-active

@outofcontextgemgalaxies​ - out of context/funny gem galaxies screenshots - semi-active

@angels-directory - wip internet directory blog - hiatus

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[bulletballet-arch]

REALLY LONG  CHARACTER  SURVEY. RULES. repost ,   don’t  reblog !    tag 10 ! good  luck ! TAGGED. I took this from Minnie’s archived Bioshock blog. I’ve been looking for this meme all this month. TAGGING. @hammurabicomplex. @bluuxriising. @ Me - for Sal on @bulletsoverbensonhurst​. @immaterialed (charlie) @soypeor (bella) @svmmercmance​. @mrflayed. and you!

BASICS. FULL  NAME :  Eve Delores Littlejohn NICKNAME : Evie, Little Evie (by her maternal side of the family), Delores, Didi NAME  MEANING / S  Eve is from the ancient Hebrew name  חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חָוָה (chawah) meaning "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה (chayah) meaning "to live". Delores is a variant of Dolores, meaning "sorrows", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María de los Dolores, meaning "Mary of Sorrows." Littlejohn is a surname that has historically been found in England and Scotland. With potential origins being either ‘to distinguish a beloved child that was not the eldest.’ Or, ‘a contradictory nickname for a large man.’ HISTORICAL  CONNECTION? : She’s named after her grandmother, Evelyn Hollins.

AGE : 42 BIRTHDAY :  June 2 ETHNIC  GROUP : Black-American. Meaning she’s mixed with a lot (Some of her relatives are respectively Creole and Italian) but uses Black as a catch-all term. NATIONALITY :  American LANGUAGE / S : English, Italian, Spanish, Latin, some French SEXUAL  ORIENTATION :   Bisexual ROMANTIC  ORIENTATION :  Biromantic RELATIONSHIP  STATUS : Verse dependent, usually married -or connected- to Salvatore Scozzari in some way. CLASS : Upper-Class HOME  TOWN / AREA :   Brooklyn. Spent time between Bedford-Stuyvesant - with her paternal grandfather and Park Slope - with her maternal grandparents.  CURRENT  HOME : In her childhood home in Bedford-Stuyvesant. PROFESSION : Ballet Instructor. Former Professional Ballerina. ( Other verses see her as a professional thief. )

PHYSICAL. HAIR : Black. In terms of her natural hair, Eve has springy, 3C hair she seldom shows off because she was raised in a family where straightened hair was deemed presentable and professional.  EYES : Thin almond eyes. Dark brown. NOSE : Straight and small. FACE :  She has a prominent, high forehead, that’s accented with high cheekbones and a pointy chin. LIPS :  Full. COMPLEXION : She has a light brown (tawny) complexion.  SCARS : None major. TATTOOS : None. HEIGHT : 5′4″ BUILD : Eve has a slender build. One of those people who have been small and petite since childhood. Despite this, she also stays skinny because she is obsessively conscious of the food she consumes. The older she gets the more she weighs, however. USUAL HAIR STYLE :  Her hair is cut short. Reaching her shoulders in a neat, even bob. She either curls it in a retro fashion or curls the tips. For work she wears it in a traditional, pinned bun. USUAL FACE LOOK : In public, she appears stoic for the most part. Any emotion shown (such as the length of a smile) is carefully calculated. She has to seem perfect.  USUAL  CLOTHING : Form fitting dresses. Incredibly chic and fashionable for the time. Shoes include heels - never open-toed, unless she has on stockings. Extravagant earrings. Jewelry that can include either necklaces, crosses, pearls, or dainty rings. Prone to wearing black sunglasses in public.

PSYCHOLOGY. FEAR / S : Thunderstorms, airplanes, creatures like weasels, snakes and ferrets, break-ins, men she doesn’t know, harm coming to her children ASPIRATION / S :  Formerly wanted to become a major [black] ballerina in the elite world of ballet, now she just wants to expose more [inner city children] to dance through her job. Personally, she wants her children to change the world in some form or fashion, too. Eve also has good ideas on improving the community, but at the moment has no idea how to go about these ideas. POSITIVE  TRAITS :  Generous, compassionate, patient, protective NEGATIVE  TRAITS : Strict, sullen, hard to read, represses her emotions, secretive MBTI :  Advocate - INFJ-T ZODIAC :  Cancer TEMPERAMENT :  Melancholic ANIMALS :  Lioness VICE / S :  Pride & Lust FAITH : Christian. Grew up Baptist, but Catholic influences have been around her since childhood. Attended a Catholic High School in Park Slope, her grandmother Evelyn was also a practicing Catholic.  GHOSTS ? : Yes and no. She feels that objects formerly owned by the deceased posses the essence of their previous owners and that they essentially live on through these pieces of property. AFTERLIFE ? : Yes. REINCARNATION ? :  No, but it’s a romantic concept. ALIENS ? : No. POLITICAL  ALIGNMENT :  Democratic ECONOMIC  PREFERENCE :  She likes being where she’s at now. But honestly, being upper class is all she’s ever known. SOCIOPOLITICAL  POSITION : Bourgeoisie, basically. The Littlejohn’s represent The Historical Black Elite.  EDUCATION  LEVEL : College level. FAMILY.

FATHER :  William ‘Bill’ Littlejohn MOTHER : Linda Littlejohn ( nee Hollins ) SIBLINGS : None EXTENDED  FAMILY : Amos Littlejohn (paternal grandfather) Liza Littlejohn (paternal grandmother) Evelyn Hollins (maternal grandmother) Giuseppe D’Aietti (maternal grandfather) and a wide host of cousins, aunts and uncles.

FAVOURITES. BOOK :  Night Song by Beverly Jenkins. The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Some sort of old, French erotic novel that was published before she was born. MOVIE : Eve watches films along the lines of...Waiting to Exhale, Beaches, The First Wives Club and Fatal Attraction. She loves Made-For-TV movies from the time period. In regards to plays, her favorite one is Sunday In The Park With George. 5  SONGS :  Meet Me On The Moon / Essence of Sapphire / No One In The World / People / The First Time I Saw Your Face  DEITY :  Persephone  HOLIDAY : New Years Eve, Christmas, Thanksgiving. Major holidays during the colder season. MONTH :  October SEASON :  Autumn PLACE :  The dance studio she works at. WEATHER : Sunny, but cool. SOUND : The voices of Anita Baker and Sarah Vaughn. A skilled hand running over piano keys. Soft trumpets. Running water. Cats making chipper little meows. SCENT / S :  Perfume, floral scented lotions, her partner’s cologne TASTE / S :  Caramel, the tang of dark chocolate, strawberries coated with either chocolate, or sprinkles of white sugar. Light Vinegar.  FEEL / S : Performing in front of an audience. Hot water engulfing your skin after a long day. Satin - whether it be the fabric of her clothes or sheets, your fingers tightly intertwined with another’s, feeling your significant other’s chest raise and lower against your skin with each breath they take. ANIMAL / S : Cocker Spaniels, Afghan Hounds, Cats, Birds - she loves all ( well, a majority ) of animals. NUMBER :  Doesn’t have one. COLOR :  White, Pink, Gold.

EXTRA. TALENTS :  Dance, Eve is trained in ballet when it comes to her main verse. She has attended ballet classes since the age of eight and ever since then she placed all of her focus into it. Similarly, Eve has always had the makings of a good artist - as a child she enjoyed drawing and had informal art lessons with a man who lived in the basement of her grandfather’s brownstone, but she never invested into that half of her. BAD AT : Singing, Being interviewed, Public Speaking (as in Speech Giving), Decision Making TURN  ONS :  Charisma, Leadership Skills, Temperature Play, Phone Sex, Heavy Kissing, Light Roleplay TURN  OFFS :  Public Sex, Tearing [ Her ] Clothes, Threesomes, Cruelty, Senseless Violence HOBBIES :  viewing plays & some musicals, reading romance novels, shopping, working out (she was into the whole celebrity VHS tape exercise trend), playing tennis, decorating AESTHETIC :  Vintage Black Glamour, Black Ballerinas, Champagne and Wine Glasses, Paintings by Melinda Byers and Edward 'Clay' Wright QUOTES :  "I'm bad with words, I hope you're good in reading eyes." / "There are truths I haven't even told God. And not even myself. I am a secret under the lock of seven keys."

FC INFO. MAIN  FC / S : Lynn Whitfield ( A Thin Line Between Love & Hate ) ALT  FC / S : Kylie Bunbury ( Twisted ) OLDER  FC / S :  Lynn Whitfield ( Greenleaf ) YOUNGER  FC / S : N/A VOICE  CLAIM / S : Lynn Whitfield

MUN QUESTIONS.

Q1 :   if  you  could  write  your  character  your  way  in  their  own  movie ,   what  would  it  be  called ,  what  style  would  it  be  filmed  in ,  and  what  would  it  be  about ?       A1 : Recently I decided that if/when I try to write anything serious about Eve again, it’ll center on her being a jewel thief because it presents me more fun, and emotionally diverse, opportunities. That and I have a very specific cover image in my mind. Ideally, her adventures would be a series of books. I have no title in mind, no idea about how ‘it would be filmed’ ( although a style replicating 90s films would be excellent, film grain and all. ) but, I do have a bunch of plots in mind that I really don’t feel like typing out here.  

Q2 :   what  would  their  soundtrack / score  sound  like ?         A2 :  Her score would have a vintage sound (or a jazzy Spike Lee sound, if you will) with instrumentals by Dorothy Ashby (a Jazz Harpist) the Ahmad Jamal Trio, Pharaoh Sanders, Yusef Lateef and Tarika Blue. For music with lyrics, the soundtrack would include the likes of Julie London, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dionne Warwick.

Q3 :   why  did  you  start  writing  this  character ?   + Q4 :   what  first  attracted  you  to  this  character ? A3 :  Whenever I make NPCs for my character’s lives I actually can’t just let them just be NPCs. I start thinking about them too much. Developing them too much. And then I’m like, ‘wow! I really like this character!’ Eve was a different character when I began writing her, and likely wouldn’t be considered the same character as she was previously, if I told someone in real life who knows about my writing (like my grandma) about all the changes she has undergone. Originally Delores was a university professor, because I thought it could lead to interesting interactions with college-age muses. And her previous history with the mafia was also something interesting to tap in. But then I started thinking about what was realistic, what wasn’t realistic, what did I feel comfortable/interested writing? What didn’t I feel comfortable/interested in writing?  So as time went on, things would alter about this character. And the new things I came up with attracted me more. 

Q5 :   describe  the  biggest  thing  you  dislike  about  your  muse.         A5 :  I have a love/hate relationship with Eve’s quiet demeanor. On one hand, I think quieter characters need love and the ability to be fully dimensional but on the other hand, writing louder characters has always been more fun for me. But really, Eve’s guarded behavior makes writing her stressful in some cases with others because sometimes...if I’m going to be honest...people don’t know how to carry a thread and interact with someone of her demeanor effectively. 

Q6 :   what  do  you  have  in  common  with  your  muse ?       A6 : We’re both black, we’re both into art (although our exact interests and aesthetics with art differ)

Q7 :   how  does  your  muse  feel  about  you ?         A7 : Realistically she would think I need to take better care of myself.

Q8 :   what  characters  does  your  muse  have  interesting  interactions with ?   A8 :  We skippin’ this question.

Q9 :   what  gives  you  inspiration  to  write  your  muse ?       A9 : Films such as, “Waiting to Exhale,” “The Kitchen” and “Widows.” Books by Alice Walker, like “The Third Life of Grange Copeland” as well as her short story, “Roselily.” The historical mob figure Stephanie St. Clair.

Q10 :   how  long  did  this  take  you  to  complete ?       A10 : A few hours.

[rpbetter]

Sorry if this isn't the place to ask but I'm in need of advice. I have a canon character I truly adore, but I haven't gotten muse or any opportunity to write them at all. My blog is collecting dust and the fandom is kinda dead at this point. Not to mention, it's hard to find compatible writing partners, especially with how picky I can be. I'm honestly considering deactivating the blog (for the nth time), but I don't want to lose the writing I have. I know I could archive, but I hate having blogs just sitting around.

In short, I really want to write the muse/keep the blog but I'm not getting any incentive to do that.

Hello, Anon, it’s totally the place to ask!

I will say, though, that since finding and keeping muse can be flavored rather personally, I can’t promise that what works for me is going to work for you. I’ll even confess that in over two decades, I’ve never personally lost muse. I don’t know if it is due to underlying, neurodiverse style, fixating, or if it is due to keeping myself continually invested in both my muse and writing regardless of what else is going on. (Probably a combination of both, though, and the things I do to keep myself highly in touch with my muse I’ll be recommending.) I’m definitely happy to try to help, however.

That really is a very frustrating spot to be in, wanting to write the muse and keep your blog active, but logging in every day to be reminded of what little reason you have to do so. Since we’re drawn to the characters we are for reasons of personal appeal and writing in itself is a pretty personal form of art, it can also feel depressing on top of the frustration.

However, that’s also the good news, in my opinion, because your incentive here is, or can be, yourself.

You were drawn to this character because you connected with them. They mean something to you, you can relate to them, maybe they have qualities (good or bad) that you wish you could experience. Whatever it is, there’s a reason why you had this draw. Writing is like that as well, there’s a reason why this is a hobby that drew you, that you get enjoyment out of. Again, though all art (it doesn’t matter if it is a hobby) has personal bits of the artist in it, writing is uniquely personal. When you write, you’re exploring thoughts and feelings, giving them life in a character that matters to you. I know, all of that sounds really convoluted and hokey, but it’s true.

And it’s good! That means you always have a reason to write and that you have the tools necessary to find and keep muse without any outside push necessary.

I’d say, firstly, work on getting muse back.

Get back in touch with your muse the next time you feel a particularly strong urge to write. Instead of spending time trying to find people in a silent fandom or forcing yourself to write something you don’t want to, just do some exercises that will help you get back into your muse.

I don’t know what media type your character comes from, but especially if it is something like movie or show that you can have on in the background of what you’re doing, do that. If it’s a comic or a book, think about your favorite scene and read it over first. If you’ve ever made some playlists for writing/your muse, you can always do that instead or as well. The point is to do something passively inspiring while you actively create. Now, that creating...

You want to do something that requires you to think about your muse so you can get in touch with them, not something that is going to make you feel overwhelmed and shut down. So, maybe don’t pick writing prompts for this - you can work up to that. Try out headcanon and character development memes and other question lists instead for right now. Things you can scroll down a list of, find questions that jump out as interesting (or even simply answerable to you at this point, you’re jump-starting a dead battery, it’s alright) and answer them. You can also do something as simple as write down what you like best about the character or their story, or put down the basics of filling in missing information that has always bugged you.

The beauty of this is that it is all on your own terms, your only objective here is to answer what you want, as much as you want. You can stop any time, but you can also answer a single question for three hours, making it eight pages long if the inspiration strikes you. It’s only about recharging your inspiration and establishing a connection with your character again. (This is also going to help you with getting back into writing, or approaching it for the first time, with a more internalized focus of interest.)

When you feel like you’ve done that, you can branch out on these exercises more. Answer the memes more in-depth, answer more of them/the ones you don’t have immediate answers for. You can also try writing out scenes from the character’s canon from their perspective, if it wasn’t already so, adding in their thoughts and feelings, or changing the scene in some ways that would be interesting to write out. This is the point where it’s a good idea to try a writing prompt or two, as well! Take the prompt as a sort of starter sentence from a mutual, you’ve got the situation, fill in with your muse.

Write when you feel like writing. The RPC is great at saying this when it comes to muns not wanting to write, but kind of ignores the other side of the equation. The side where you want to write, have the inspiration and muse to do so, but it might not be the best time. As in, you’re not home/wherever you usually write, with whatever device you tend to write on accessible. No, you’re not going to be able to get as much done, but you can write without the usual situation and device regardless. You can write a scene or ideas down using your phone or tablet, or go old school and use a notebook. If you’re at work and your job isn’t applicable to being able to get down a single sentence, that still doesn’t mean you have to wait 8+ hours to get home; while you’re taking your break, write a little bit. It is a break, and writing is your hobby, it isn’t work. It’s good to do things you enjoy on breaks, and far more fulfilling to have also accomplished something you happen to enjoy.

Not writing when you have the drive to do, putting it off and holding it in until “the perfect moment,” is a great way to lose your inspiration and never actually have that moment. If you feel like doing it, that means it is the perfect moment. Life is restricting, don’t impose even more restrictions on yourself by having to be at home, in a specific spot, with a specific device, at a specific time, on a specific day. Was that annoying repetition? You’re right, it was. And that’s how your creative mind processes all the crap piled onto it that doesn’t allow for creativity.

Now, the other problem, the fandom situation.

There isn’t anything you can do about that, to be absolutely honest. I’m not going to blow smoke and tell you to be positive, wait it out, maybe the fandom will spring to life again. You know, maybe it will...but you could be waiting literal decades for that to happen. Not cool. Please, take my word for that, it’s personal experience that it blows even more than you imagine it will.

What you can do is take the matter into your own hands in other ways; putting yourself out there with more availability in multiple ways.

Are you a single-fandom blog, or are you crossover friendly? If you’re not crossover friendly, try to think of a single, relatively popular fandom that you enjoy. Don’t look at it like a hassle, but rather, just another creative exercise. A serious pitfall of creating alternate universe versions of muses is to take the simplest route, merely picking something you want from that other universe and applying it to your muse with no relevant changes that would naturally occur from it. It isn’t just reductive as hell, it’s not remotely creative, it’s like sticking a sticker on your muse’s forehead and saying that’s a whole different muse. It’s neither attractive to potential partners nor going to sustain your own interest for long. You want this to be a passionate investment on your own end, for yourself.

What not to do:

Let’s say the fandom you picked to do crossovers with is based around magic, the main characters are witches, and they are divided into factions based on how their magical talents display and develop. Not only do you decide to make your muse a witch, you pick the most badass faction. It’s the one full of assassins and action and (metaphorically or literally) sex appeal. Well, that’s also going to be the most popular faction in the fandom. That means there will not only be plenty of big name canons there but also that there’s going to be a plethora of OCs designed just for this universe...and other crossovers from other currently active fandoms.

While that might sound like it’s great for maximizing interaction chances, it’s really not when you’re just starting somewhere new with a character from another fandom that might not be known or liked. It can also take a minute in another fandom’s RPC to identify where the good partners are. Every now and then, it is the most popular and over-populous era/faction/etc., but most of the time, it isn’t. People who write with considerable dedication and talent fairly rarely are in the popular kids club even in their fandom choices. By inserting yourself into that area, you might be bypassing (and being bypassed) by better partners on the assumption that their characters are simply going to bore you to death since they’re not within the scope of your focal point.

It’s not a situation of not being allowed to be picky, you not only have that right regardless of your situation, you also should be. This is not a “beggars can’t be choosers” situation, you’re not beholden to anyone on the basis of being new and bored. However, some of my best, and longest lasting, writing partners over all 23 years I’ve been RPing didn’t/don’t fit with all the exact surface details that automatically draw my interest. It is as true within my own fandom as it is in dealing with crossovers. Opposites (with enough similarities) really do attract and work out well together!

Don’t judge and write people off for anything that isn’t an issue of compatibility with your muse, your writing, or yourself. Decline someone because they do one line only and you are novella, they write topics that are upsetting to you, you can see no way your muse and theirs can interact without instant murder, or because you cannot stand writing with someone who is pulling 90% aesthetics and purple prose. Not because their muse is a witch who uses life-based magic, loves nature, is a healer, and into their health...while your muse in this AU is all about the death, only appreciates an urban environment and is grossed out by animals, kills as an occupation, lives on cheeseburgers and caffeine. You see what I’m saying? Don’t limit yourself unnecessarily!

What to do:

Did you consider if, in that hypothetical idea of a fandom, your muse based on their purely canon self would even fit into that faction? Or is it just something you wanted to see? If you didn’t consider this, or it was the latter, fix that. That’s bad.

If you’re not absolutely dead set on that and only that, think about what really does fit the muse better. Maybe, they would be better as a healer, someone who messes with the very fabric of reality, or someone who manipulates natural elements at will. Then again, they might not even be a witch. They could be more mundane in terms of power, but more accurate and interesting as a normal, human (or whatever). They could even be greatly opposed to the use of magic and witches. Use your muse’s original canon as a base to decide these things.

If you are absolutely dead set on it, though, you have a lot of work to do making the character into what amounts to a markedly different one while still retaining some recognizable aspects of themselves. Consider what events, in this new universe of fandom, might have happened to alter the character thus. Keep in mind that even small changes can have great consequences in a character’s development, and you might need to think about the myriad ways in which that can display, how it changes still more things for this character.

While that job becomes so much more intense when you haven’t planned out a path that matches your muse’s canon characterization at all, it is still an important part of constructing an AU, of any kind, in general. Ask yourself what experiences led to the character you know as you already know them (including your own headcanons, yes). Then, find similar possible experiences within your new fandom verse that can have the same effect. Again, though, it’s important to understand that you are never going to have an identical set of experiences, so you need to explore relevant changes still.

When you do this, you’re allowing your muse to more seamlessly fit into this other universe in a fleshed out, interesting way. Interesting both new partners and yourself.

Okay, next obnoxious question from me! Do you have multiple verses, or are you single-verse?

Whether you are already exploring new fandoms or not, by creating a variety of verses for others to interact with, you’re increasing your chances for interest and activity. When you have a verse from a different fandom you can then, additionally, advertise your presence in both that fandom’s tags when you do a promo or applicable open starter and on active RPer lists for that fandom.

Every popular fandom has such lists. You can get on them by messaging/sending an ask to the blog or by reblogging their post to be added, following the directions. I haven’t seen one yet that doesn’t allow for crossovers. You simply have to tag it as stated in the post, such as “your canon’s name here - original fandom name - crossover.” By tagging your open starter or promo as “-insert fandom here- rp” and “-fandom here- open starter” you allow people in that fandom to find you to interact. Either way is excellent for getting started in totally new places with a character others might be unfamiliar with.

Please remember that if you tag a promo as “promo,” it’ll not show up in searches off of your blog. You know, where it actually needs to be searched. Thanks, tumblr, for being janky! Being more specific as to the fandom and character will help others actually find you. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot by tagging it as “promo.”

Make your verses accessible on your blog itself, in the nature of those verses, and how you set up your page or post that lists them.

Don’t put any page behind an impossible or complicated aesthetic. You really shouldn’t anyway, but when you’re needing interactions, it’s actively hurting your chances. Many people don’t want to have to play a game with your theme, it’s a turn off. Try a pinned post that lists all of your links to important pages like rules, verses, and bio instead. It means that, even from the dash, that information can quickly be found while other muns are first interested, and also that anyone who might be using the app can access it more expediently. (I’m genuinely not a fan or big supporter of doing google docs for rules, verses, bios, etc., as it forces people off site, so I can’t personally say, in good conscious and honesty, that I’d recommend it, but you do you!) You want to keep things quickly accessible is the idea here; when people are interested, you want to catch them right then and there before they have a chance to forget and lose your blog.

As to the nature of the verses themselves, give people real options. Don’t have 20 verses that all read same way. Same themes, plot possibilities, and backstories, or incredibly similar names. Have a diverse list of verses that can act as foundations for a variety of different muns. As many fandoms as you can reasonably have a good portrayal of, and different types of fandoms; not all the same genre (all fantasy, all horror, all scifi). Verses where your muse has substantially different goals, occupations, and other life situations that will involve another muse; don’t make your muse A Warrior™ in every verse, you can keep plenty of those aspects without being that literal. People love “modern” verses set in our own universe and, usually, in our own era. That doesn’t mean you have to go stereotypical or otherwise bore yourself by doing the standard “high school/college verse,” for instance. You don’t even have to designate that sort of thing, let alone make it the focus; simply create the verse by considering what your character really would be like if they existed within your reality.

As a final note on verses as pertains to this point, when you’re doing crossover verses, it’s alright to do some verses where your muse from their own canon existence somehow ends up teleported or whatever to another fandom’s reality, or even our own. Just don’t make every verse like this, it puts the onus of a great deal of creativity and effort onto the other mun by default; your muse has cluelessly dropped into the universe, and while it is high drama time for you, the other mun has to babysit, educate, deal with fallout, etc.

On making the list of your verses accessible, you want to focus on ease of browsing and not being overwhelming. People tend to look through a verse page and not read every verse listed, rather, they look at the titles and breakdowns to see if it is of interest, then read it. Don’t try to make everyone read them all, it isn’t going to happen, and shouldn’t change your effort any as the right people are going to find the verses that interest them...if you make it clear and easy enough.

Have a basic format you stick to, firstly. I do it this way: small verse banner, title of verse (linked to its overall tag so that muns can look through the tag at headcanons, aesthetics, pictures of the FC, and threads), muse age/age range, small blurb, possible triggers found uniquely or just heavily within this verse. In that order, one following the other in a simple, but pleasing way. Below that, is a more in depth breakdown of the “verse canon.” Sometimes, that is giving a brief rehashing of canon itself and anywhere my muse differs, be it in this verse only or overall, ending with where my muse is in this verse. Not literally where. I mean their present occupation, emotional and general state in life. At the very end, I provide any other relevant links and/or an expansion on the triggers mentioned at the top of the verse description if they’re that serious/recurrent so that muns can decide this isn’t the verse for them. I happen to have a potentially triggering muse, triggering verses, and writing triggering topics, though. That’s not something everyone needs to do.

Secondly, group your verses in a sensible way. I do my short list of default verses first. (And, I do mean short, you don’t want this be any more than four or five, it is overwhelming right out of the gate.) For me, that is two default verses of canon at different points on the timeline, one default AU that is a bit of a reversal of canon, and one default “modern” verse. Then, I list the verses that are in line with the altered canon one, just different possibilities, changes, points in history. After that, the different “modern” verse options. Then, verses for other fandoms, the crossover verses. And so on. This way, a potential partner can find the type of verse that might appeal to them and have an easier time picking from those possibilities and getting ideas.

Lastly, don’t be so succinct that you give too little information and underwhelm, but also don’t be so excessive that it takes all of the mystery of interaction away and overwhelms someone. It can be a difficult balance to strike, and some verses require more information than others, just experiment a bit. Additionally, it’s fine to link to pertinent information for the other mun to view aside from this, but don’t just link people to a fandom wiki as your “description/bio.” That isn’t giving information on how you write this muse, approach this fandom, or what another mun can otherwise expect. Keeping your descriptions interesting is important, you’re not giving a boring lecture, you’re trying to inform someone while making them hyped for their choices. It’s more interesting, and informative, to read if you do them with an ear to the “tone” of your muse in that verse. Is it a sad one? Sound that way. These can, indeed, function as snippets of your writing, so be sure you are writing them with the same care you should be giving your replies; spellcheck, good word flow and use, mind the grammar, and read over what you’ve written for common, easy mistakes.

Again, by giving a genuine variety of verses to choose from, you’re allowing for a greater reach in potential partners. Everyone from those still in your original fandom to those in new ones, all the way to fandomless muses will be able to interact with you this way.

Finally, in regards to what you can change or do when you’re in a dead fandom and seeking interactions; make sure you are increasing your reach by using proper tags, being honest about what and how you write, and don’t wait for others to stumble across you.

When you use tags properly, you’re increasing your chances of being seen at all. Every time you post something at all applicable on your blog, tag it with relevant things. Tag as described above with whatever fandom it is and “RP,” your character’s name, “open RP,” character name and RP, indie RP, open starter, and so on. Be sure you are optimizing your tags by placing the most relevant to finding you in the first four, those are what show up in site-wide searches only. Anything after that isn’t going to appear in a search across all tumblr.

By tagging your character’s name, as a canon, you should know that you are likely to get personal blog interaction. I’m pretty against being nasty to personal blogs for no reason, as I don’t appreciate personal and fandom blogs being shitty to me for the sole reason that I am an RPer. Please, use clear, short, attention getting directions for them. If you want no interactions with them, put right in the description of your blog “RP blog, does not interact with personal blogs.” When you say things like, “personals dni,” or “personals blocked,” you’re not doing anyone any favors. Personal blogs often don’t even know what the hell a personal blog even is! They do not denote themselves this way, to a personal blog, they’re just a blog. By designating first that you are an RP blog, you’re making it clearer that they’re the personal; they’re obviously not an RP blog, so that must make them a personal. Follow this up in a pinned post, right on top. Give a note to personal blogs that describes them as “any blog that isn’t an RP blog” first, then either tell them in brief what they can and can’t do or that you don’t interact and will block.

I don’t recommend taking your blog off of being findable, however. That’s alright once you have the RP activity you are looking for, but until then, it’s working against you. Other RP blogs cannot easily find you either, they will only find you if you’re on a list or appear in their recommended blogs, if you interact with a mutual, or are recommended by a mutual. You’re not just lessening your chances of personal blogs finding you, so if you have that turned off, turn it back on.

Don’t entirely rely on others finding you regardless, though. You can’t be 100% passive when you have no interactions, and by relying solely on serendipity you’re far less likely to get them. I know that everyone here is terminally shy, but seriously, you have to do more than put your silent will into the universe that someone perfect find you. You have to make this happen. Once you get a few people, you can afford to be more passive. Not only do you have some people to write with, you will be more visible to their mutuals, and more established as a presence. I’m not saying this is easy, or that it will become easy, not awkward or stressful, if you have a legitimate issue behind the shyness. Just that it is the only way to really proceed, and I believe you can do it!

So, go looking for interesting blogs. Be crossover and OC friendly (again, this doesn’t mean “accept everyone,” there are valid reasons for not accepting people you won’t work out with that have nothing to do with their fandom or being an OC), and search those fandom’s RPCs, following any blogs you think you might work out with upon reading their rules and other pages. Search for fandomless OCs and do the same thing. Fandomless OCs aren’t just floating around in the ether, they just weren’t created expressly for a particular fandom and within its confines. What is excellent about that is their ability to have a wide variety of verses and many possibilities to fit into any fandom or verse. So, don’t count them out solely on the basis of being an OC and fandomless. It doesn’t mean what people seem to think it does!

Do not stop at having followed 50 blogs. I mean, other than that you probably should stop following people for a bit. That you should do, as you need to be building writing relationships here, not following so many people that you cannot get to them. Don’t just stop at the follow, though. Since you’ve read their rules and information like a good RP partner, you should have some idea of what their interests are and where they align with yours, as well as how they prefer to be approached, if they accept memes right away to start, need plotting, have a rules password. When they’ve followed you back, proceed with interaction!

Ask if they’d like to plot when they have time, you’re really looking forward to writing with them. But...have some idea of a plot, please. It is a serious turn off to have someone message you wanting to plot, only to reply and get “lol I don’t have any ideas, anything works for me/whatever you want to do.” That isn’t plotting, it’s one party coming up with ideas and constructing a plot while they’re being told “I’m fine with anything.” That may be true, but it’s disheartening and a red flag for many people. If you genuinely can’t come up with anything, pick verses that match up well and suggest doing something within them.

“When you have the time, would you be interested in discussing writing? I was looking at your verses, and I think your verse -name- and mine, -verse name-, would mesh well.” Is a good way to start. Once you have a discussion flowing about the verses meshing and the muses, it’s typically easy to organically develop some plot ideas to go off of.

If both you and the other mun are alright with plot-free interaction and memes, you can send a meme any time. If you can’t find any memes on their blog, look for a wishlist or navigation page that shows you the tags for memes/wishlist. Still can’t find it? Ask them if they’ve got a wishlist or meme tag you can look through.

Additionally, if open starters are a thing you both do and are alright with, find some of theirs and respond. Post your own, tag it appropriately to be found in general and on your blog, and reblog it once or twice. Don’t excessively reblog it, and don’t get upset on the dash if no one interacts with it or any memes you reblog. Both are demanding to outright guilting, and not a good way to get partners. Just provide them with the ability to easily interact by making the posts available in the first place and by making them findable on your blog search and navigation.

Provide something for potential partners to see. Since you said you already do have writing, that’s great! That’s content on your blog that your partners can view. However, since you’re also having the issues you’ve stated, it’s likely that you haven’t many new posts. Show that you are active, interested in being here, and how you write your muse (and in general) by posting some newer content. For original content, do a headcanon or some meta, or post about new verses you are adding, the changes on your blog, a promo. For reblogs, things pertaining to your muse like canon imagery, fanart, quotes from canon or that generally express your muse, and aesthetics relevant to your muse are all excellent things to queue.

Use that queue. Not only do very few people appreciate having dash spam of similar content for the comparatively short time you might be around, but also, running these things on a queue means you spread that out for maximum view. While there are hours of heavier activity, you’ll have mutuals who are on at unusual hours due to their life and preferences or their timezone. This way, you’re not appearing inactive, if not outright invisible, to those mutuals. It’s not a bad idea to use a queue tag so that people know if they interact with a post that’s been queued, you might be here to quickly respond.

Ultimately, to fix your fandom and lacking partners problem, you just need to up your availability and reach beyond that fandom alone. Be proactive in following and approaching, decline blogs based on not working out only, utilize tags and fandom RPer lists, have everything on your blog easy to follow and not overwhelming, and have your verses meet as wide of a range of people as possible while also not being overwhelming.

Try updating your promo, as well, by the way. They’re not dead, they just really tanked when people kept making them based solely on aesthetic principle instead of being at all informative about the muse. They do seem to be coming back, so it’s a thing to consider.

Yes, make it visually appealing, it will draw people to reading it. No, do not just use a song lyric or quote with words highlighted linking your rules, verses, bio. Tell people basic info like the age of your muse and yourself, if you are multiverse and multiship, your muse’s canon verse and a couple of big interest verses of other major fandoms or themes that tend to be of interest to people, and what kind of RP you write - one line/para/multipara/novella. Absolutely give links to rules, verses, bio, and either memes, wishlist, or open starters, but give them just like that; make it very clear what this link is to. Put a very short statement of interest on there denoting that you’re expanding to new fandoms and looking for writing partners.

Do not sound desperate, demanding, or devaluing of yourself. Don’t say shit like “because my fandom is dead,” “trying this before I give up and delete my blog,” or “I suck at interaction/writing/ooc interaction/being a person but welp giving it a try, so follow and hit that heart.” (Conversely, calling yourself derogatory things and implying that your partners are too, such as the “we’re all just losers here” shit.) All of the above are not attractive, and they’re not even surprising enough to stand out anymore. It’s another reason to scroll right by that promo because nothing at all was different or of interest.

And as a wrap-up/rehash of the first topic, getting muse back: try starting over at the beginning by approaching the media involving your muse that has really stuck with you emotionally over the years, and exploring and developing your muse again.

Don’t tell yourself you can only write, for example, at home, on the laptop, after 7pm, and with a pop toy staring at you. The best thing about writing, as opposed to so many other hobbies, is that you can do it anywhere! So, do that. Do it any time you both feel the inspiration to do so and aren’t going to get fired or expelled for it. This isn’t work, it’s something enjoyable that does take effort (like literally all creative activities and skills do), but approaching it as though you need to follow novel writing advice from someone who has never published anything of note and isn’t you on the internet, with strict rules for success makes it feel that way. So does being frustrated with a dead fandom, no interaction. It’s disheartening, feels as annoying and fruitless as work often does. You probably need to break out of that mindset, and you can only do it by beginning to allow yourself to be creative on your own terms, entirely for yourself.

Do write simple things at first that you are inspired to do (you can’t get a scene out of your head, or a bit of dialogue), and/or headcanon/character development memes and question lists. Build from there as you get back in touch with your muse, writing things primarily or entirely for yourself still. Expanding on headcanons, doing some meta, or maybe writing out a missing piece of canon or what you’d be interested in seeing happen in canon if some event was altered.

Doing this sort of thing, you are getting in touch with your muse again and back into the real spirit of writing creatively, simultaneously.

Whatever you find most inspiring, do it. If it’s watching the movie or show again, do that, have it on while you write or simply think on the character’s actions, thoughts, and emotions during those scenes. If it’s reading the material again, do that, and read snippets of personal importance before you write. Maybe it’s some past playlists you can have on while writing, or even while you’re cleaning, walking the dog, driving or riding somewhere. It could even be your own previous writing! Go ahead and re-read that, it sounds like you still appreciate it, and that’s truly promising. If you find that you’re horrified by some of the things you’ve written in the more distant past, hey...that’s not just valid as hell, it’s natural. You know what else it is? An inspiration. You can clearly see that you could do better, that means you now know how to do better and are ready to do so. Validate yourself, prove it to yourself by rewriting or fixing something.

Don’t delete the blog or archive it. It is unpleasant to have a dead blog around, but don’t keep it dead. Use the same blog and simply transition it into wider things that will net you more partners and the interactions you deserve.

Look, even if you weren’t the most popular blog in your fandom before it went quiet, you really appreciated the blog, muse, and writing you were doing. You’ve defined that it wasn’t something you did to cause this situation, you just had the shit luck we all run into eventually of being in a fandom that ran out of material or interest. People are really fickle, so by taking a wider approach and fixing on the writing and muse instead of fandom now, you’re stopping this from repeating. Seriously, on a long enough timeline, every fandom dies or goes into hibernation. If you make a whole new blog with a different muse, it is going to happen again eventually.

So, don’t feel like you’re ridiculously clinging to the past and need to move on, you’re just sticking to something and can continue to stick to it through the next five fandom deaths. Just because it is the most popular thing to do to drop muses, constantly add new ones, and have this attitude that you can “blog refresh” your way out of recurrent, and inherent, problem doesn’t mean it is actually the right thing to do. It’s not even the most sensible, and certainly not the best thing to do with anything you’ve spent time and effort on.

That’s your incentive; yourself, the time and care you’ve put in, and your continued interest in writing and the muse. You’ll find good people, and bluntly, everyone else can fuck right off when you’re incentivized by yourself. It becomes a self-fulfilling activity at that point, I swear, and it feels really nice.

Just get back in touch with your muse and writing itself so that you can begin to expand and start interacting again!

[erudite-rebel]

AU: The Dresden Verse

Characters marked with a * are referred to as they are in the verse I made with @littleblackqrow in regards to his background, and with @hvithale in regards to the synesthesia ability (rights to it are respectfully hers). If another mun who plays with these muses wants to RP with me in the Dresden Verse, I'll be happy to adjust and fix what HC's are there to suit the new mun and their personal interpretation of the muse within that verse. Have no fear, I force headcanons on no man or entity.

Until Bartholomew Oobleck came into his magic at the age of thirteen, Barty was an unusual, precocious child. Initially expected to be mostly non-verbal and diagnosed with autism, he began to speak in full sentences at the age of three and advanced past his academic level rapidly. He was wont to ask questions and get into trouble, and his parents made efforts to curb his hyperactivity with sports and classes to wear him down.

A more accurate diagnosis was made when he was nine, with ADHD, low spectrum autism, and synesthesia. Barty reportedly 'saw things' all his life, and in art class and occasionally in creative writing or when he'd speak to his parents they pieced together he could see things that others couldn't. Without a reasonable explanation, the doctor supposed it was a type of auditory synesthesia.

Bart was subject to his share of bullying as a child. When he was thirteen and trying to avoid being caught by a particularly nasty group in Edinburgh a gust of wind pushed on him hard, sending him sailing well out of reach. Stumbling and knowing they could still catch him up, and panicking over the freak occurrence in the weather, he ducked into a side shop. No one noticed him come in, and even when the bullies had looked in the windows they hadn't seen him clearly there among the racks of clothes.

He didn't know yet how, but he'd managed to turn himself invisible. After the bullies had moved on he'd been left unsure of what to do and in a state of minor panic, especially as the blurry colours of his synesthesia had seemed to get far brighter than they'd ever been.

After the incident he hid at the house, nervous to be around people and afraid he was the cause of all the shorted out light bulbs. Approaching him generally resulted in magical misfires (and a few real fires).

While his parents were mundane, his mother recognized magic when she saw it. At first she thought about trying to help him hide it, let it fade out. Her mother had never trusted the White Council, after all, but Bart seemed to have more talent than she'd had. After some deliberation, she had her husband call in their family friend, Ozpin*.

Rather than sending a lower level wizard to look at Barty, Ozpin himself came to assess his magical talent himself after hearing a bit about him. He found Bart to have a good deal of raw talent and power within him, as well as an unusual and rare gift he'd seen only a few times before. Barty's synesthesia was in fact the reflection of seeing magic present in day to day life, wispy and out of focus, and weaker than his Wizard's Sight would be. Knowing Barty was at risk for driving himself mad using it, and from there becoming a Warlock, he took him directly into his care and apprenticeship from his parents estate.

Barty was trained and schooled under the watch of the White Council. He grew up around Wizards and their dealings, excelled in his academics and began to get control over his synesthesia, though it was a struggle. When he was old enough he equated it to being made to walk around without his glasses in his hand, and being forbidden to put them on.

When he was fifteen he met the Branwen Twins*. Not much was known about them, other than the fact he knew Ozpin had fought to take them on as apprentices and argued with the Wardens over them. Both of them spoke strangely, edging on riddles, and were next to feral. Excited to have friends, though, Bart had done his best to gain their friendship. Eventually the three were inseparable.

Bart graduated high school several years early and went on to post secondary at the University of Edinburgh. He took archaeology and history with the intent of working eventually in an archival position within the White Council once he was of age, and in the mean time work as a professor once he'd received his doctorate. When Qrow and Raven had moved to the states he decided to move over with them, landing a job at Harvard, which was within an easy train ride to his friends. The job went more or less smoothly and he helped Qrow out with his duties as they came.

Everything came to a head when he was applying for tenure. While he'd grown capable of resisting his synesthesia and keeping his name out of the potentially reputation damning tabloids, during a black tie fundraising event he'd spotted something wrong moving in the gallery. Without his Sight he only had the inkling that something was evil, shifting the energy around. Just being near made his stomach twist.

He'd lifted his Sight to get a look at it and formulate a plan when he was confronted with a person possessed by an Outsider. He'd had no choice but to act, even without his things, and the scene caused had been devastating. Blame thoroughly placed upon him after it had gotten away, and struggling with panic attacks over what he'd seen, Bart had been placed into psychiatric evaluation, where he'd remained until Ozpin was able to take him out.

His disgrace at Harvard left a stain on his reputation and blacklisted him from much of academia. He eventually resigned himself to a low position teaching basic history in a community college and began to devoting more time to his spellcraft and helping Qrow travel and take out potential threats.

Bart has several specializations in magic, particularly thaumatergy and kinetomancy. He also has a talent for shielding and fire magic, and thanks to the nature of his Sight has a near eidetic memory for most things. He is the walking Cliff Notes for anything he's studied before.

He has also only Soul Gazed with a handful of people - his mother, accidentally, after his powers had unlocked, Ozpin, and the twins.

[dolcetters]

get to know the mun ~!

repost, don’t reblog.

———  basics! ♡

(PEN)NAME: hannah / red / raven

PRONOUNS: she / her

ZODIAC SIGNS: virgo sun, scorpio moon

TAKEN OR SINGLE: hella single

———  three  facts! ♡

i horde art-of books like a dragon. current count around my art desk is 42 but i have maybe 4 or 5 over in my bookshelves that won’t fit in my desk drawers. if i hear an artist i love/follow is kickstarting a book, i’m on it. and i’m currently trying to slowly collect the Spectrum: Fantastic Art series as well as the annual Illustration series published by Shoeisha. in addition to art-of books, i also love collecting enamel pins and old fashion keys. i really love keys.

my favorite pokemon types are ghost types, and i tend to prefer sticking to the first 2 generations (though i have a handful of later generation pokemon i like, the designs just don’t tickle my quite as much). my FAVORITE would probably be haunter, if i had to choose. also i’ve had pokemon: moon for... cripes, 3 or 4 years? and i’ve barely gotten past getting my rowlet because i kept starting the game over because i really wanted a female, goddamnit. she’s mine, now. ...i just gotta actually give myself permission to play the actual game l m a o.

my webcomic is totally gonna give it away but i have a fascination with forests, trees, and especially old/ancient trees. i can’t quite put it into words, but the concept of a living thing being so MASSIVE and looming, winding, tall and beautiful whilst being thousands of years old... like... what stories can you tell? what have you seen? what have you lived through, felt, sheltered--just... a really love trees and what they can symbolize and/or bring to a story. and the idea of an old forest... auhaufhdskgd.

———  experience ! ♡

been RPing since ye ol’ neopets days (i wanna say i was 11-13?). went from there to RPing in various chat spaces on deviantart, then mostly did one-on-ones  with my bestie, JM, over skype and nowadays discord. think i joined the tumblr RPC early my freshman year of college? with this blog, actually (the original blog is now archived but same handle, same muse). aaaand a decade later i am stillll hereeeee.

———  muse preference !  ♡

can’t say i have one, really? i’ve written a super wide range of personalities over the years and tons of canon AND OCs alike. most of my tumblr muses have been canon, but this is mostly because OC blogs tend to take more leg work (icons, detailed bios, etc; seriously you guys are badasses) and since i started RPing around here in college going forward i generally just... don’t have the free time anymore to dedicate to the stuff OC blogs need. my free time goes toward my comic and other art because i really would like to make THAT my career, and i can’t justify to myself spending time i could be putting into that into an RP blog. --and i really hope that doesn’t come off as “dissing” OC blogs because seriously you guys are fucking incredible and in a lot of ways i do envy you because i wish i had the time and headspace to write my OCs around here--i love dol, but christ, sometimes it comes to the end of the day and you realize he’s not your own actual character and it all just feels super hollow lmfao. i continue to be in awe of the OCs i encounter around here. one of these days i’m gonna write a strongly worded letter of love.

———  FLUFF / ANGST / SMUT! ♡    

FLUFF: fluff is my shit. let me write disgustingly wholesome sweetness all day. i’ll give all you bitches cavities. you’ll hate me for it. my blog doesn’t come with dental, i’m so sorry, i’ll make it up to you somehow. GOD, i’m fluff deprived right now.

ANGST: i’m chill with angst so long as i get breaks. >xD it’s great for development and character exploration and all that jazz but as soon as we get grimdark for grimdark’s sake, i start checking out. i just. i can’t. i’m too tired, the world’s on fire, how ‘bout yours, that’s the way i like it and i never get bored.

SMUT: my willingness to write smut is 100% dependent on my relationship with the other mun, tbh. i was a bit looser with this when i started RPing and i kind of regret that in the sense that i think i let myself get pressured into it because tumblr RPing was newww and my partner and i were excited about our shiiiip and suddenly things were happeniiiiing, and now i’m like. ...idk, i just need to feel completely safe and in transparent communication with the mun before we can do that. it doesn’t help that i’m sex-repulsed and, while there’re some aspects of smut that i don’t bat an eye at there are others that’ll squick me out real fast. i got nothin’ against how often or unoften anyone else partakes, but ya gurl just needs that solid ground on a mun-to-mun level, y’feel.

PLOT / MEMES: i’m totally grand with either, my guy--i love plotted stuff with a basic “outline” of events that we just let our characters find their way through like they were on a roadtrip OR just ... throwing them to the wind and seeing what happens organically. sometimes meme-starters can take real interesting character turns, sometimes plots just up and die... LONG AS WE’RE HAVIN’ FUN.

tagged by: stolen from @aemiliiu​ because eeehhhhHHHHH??? it mundai.

tagging: i stole it, you steal it

[hyaciiintho]

Munday Positivity

Repost, don’t reblog!

For some Munday cheer, tag your FIRST and LASTEST mutual and say why you followed them, something you appreciate about them, etc.

❀ || Can I cheat and use all three of my blogs ?? Because I’ve archived for organizational purposes three times... so here we go ♡ Hope this isn’t too long haha~

FIRST: 

1) @nublaris​​​ ♡ The very first Sheik I have ever interacted with, even back when my muse was a sideblog (yeah, I started off as a sideblog) !! I think honestly they were one of the very big reasons why I wanted to make a seperate solo blog, because our very first interaction was just so good and I was so into it that I went yeah I could definitely dedicate a huge chunk of my efforts into running this blog... so I did ´͈ ᵕ `͈ ♡ They haven’t been active since 2015, which hurts my heart and soul because they were such a wonderful Sheik and a friendly person from what I can remember, so it really sucks to see a treasure go like that. Still, they’re always always always gonna be in my memory as nothing but a fond experience and encounter !!

2) Technically @/twilightiisms but Impy added her Twi to her multimuse so @ironbloodcd​​​ ♡ Impy saw I archived and immediately hopped into my followers list, though to be fair, so did a good chunk of the OG crew too haha~ She just happened to be the first (◡‿◡✿) All in all, I always gush about Impy because she’s been one of the long last friendships I’ve had on here (and tbh she’s been more like family for like two years or more now). We even almost moved in together, but Canada said no haha~ But if that doesn’t tell you how much I trust her, then I don’t know what will. Years of writing with her and her stunning collection of muses never get old (๑′ᴗ‵๑) ♥ 

3) @/badgersrphub aka @quarterheroes​​​ ♡ Badger and her boys-- what haven’t I said about them yet ?? They’re wonderful and amazing (both mun and muses~) and writing with her muses has been an absolute pleasure! She has a collection of sideblog muses that are to die for, so even if you’re not a Zelda blog following me (I see y’all) there’s a still a flavor for all to choose from ٩(๑•◡-๑)۶❤ She’s super friendly and a very talented writer !!

LAST:  

1) Technically @/cxrrupticn but really that’s @condomglitter​​ ♡ I met Lolly through Impy in the midst of one of our first interactions ever, and let me just say how confused and surprised I was that anyone would leap at the chance to follow me just because they read an interaction I was in haha~ I never thought anyone read anything I wrote, but there Lolly was, showing her excitement for a thread! I’m super glad she did, because then I got the chance to meet her lovely OC’s and see her gorgeous art as well! On top of that, she’s also got one hell of an eye for design and a knack for writing ✿

2) @herxina​​ ♡ I met Rin IRL at a con before she made her lovely Linkel blog !! She’s a huge sweetheart with a great passion for her muse, and truly, she’s made Linny her very own in every way, shape, and form. I mean-- just look at this precious cutie !! It goes without saying after showing off that, her art is wonderful and adorable !! She’s a talented writer and artist, and even though she’s not on often, her and Lin both have a special place in mine and in Link’s hearts (◡‿◡✿)

3) @zoragrace​​ ♡ I don’t know Moon personally, but I have seen them around before! We’ve only just become mutuals recently and so far, I’m really really digging their gorgeous aesthetic for their Mipha !! Everything is so pretty, and their writing is also very pleasing to read through ٩(๑ơ u ơ)۶♡ I hope to see more from them and their love for Mipha!

Tagged by: @lighthearth​ (Thank you~ (ू′ u ‵ ू) ) Tagging: Everyone I mentioned already, @zestirix​, @pinktothepast​, @dolcetters​, and @the-owlchemist​ -- and anyone else who’d like to do it, just say I tagged ya~!!

[kaaras-adaar]

Repost, don’t reblog! Tag 6 muns you would like to get to know better when done!

Name: Owl Nickname: K, Kmod Age: Old Faceclaim: I am a fun sized owl. Pronouns: He/him Height: 5′3 Birthday: October  Aesthetics:  Punk, mohawks, leather boots, deep reds, birds, knights, armour, space, owls, metal music

Favourite muse(s) you’ve written: Kaaras is going to have to be my favourite. He’s just... so much to me now, and we’ve grown so much together. He’s made me so happy, I’ve met so many people through him, and had so many wonderful experiences with him as well. He’s just been a blessing. DA helped me out of a huge depression of my life, and I will never forget that. Kaaras is my knight in shining armour at times, even if that sounds lame lol.

I would say my second is Tobi over on my multi. I love getting to write an antagonistic muse, and I originally wrote antagonists when I first began writing, so I have MISSED that. I love Kaaras and how kind and loving he is, but I just REALLY like writing antagonists. I love getting to be dark and gritty with all the details and I get to do that again with Tobi.

What inspired you to take on your current muse (that you are posting this on): Originally, Kaaras’ blog was made for me to post my playthrough with him. I have a friend who didn’t play games but was interested in him, so I made this blog as basically an archive for all of my art, writing and playthrough vids of him. Someone asked if they could write with me, and I said yes. I was hesitant to, since my last RP experience was pretty dull and boring on here from my last fandom, but people really took to Kaaras. And he’s just grown more and more, each day, thanks to everyone <3 6 years later and still going :) 

What are your favourite aspects of your current muse: That he loves his job as Inquisitor. Honestly, I don’t see many people writing Inquisitor’s that take their role as purpose and duty like Kaaras does, and I think that makes him unique. He doesn’t feel burdened by his role, and if he does, he is thankful no one else has to carry it. So, I believe that Kaaras FITS the role of Inquisitor really well, and that’s something that I love about him, but I’m also so damn proud of him because of it as well.

I also love that he comes off as this really kind and loving person, but he takes forever to get to know. It means its hard and relationships with him take a really long time to grow, but I like that. I love growth and slow burn. I love getting to still learn new things about him, even though I’ve been writing him for such a long time. I love seeing how blunt he is at times, and how he embarrasses me with his terrible dad jokes and when he’s overly romantic that it makes my heart sick and I feel like I’m going to die from sugar overload. I love that he’s moody, even though it sends me insane at times because I never know what the problem is. I love that Kaaras is KAARAS. He’s himself, and I have no control over anything he does anymore. I love that he is himself, and that makes him so much realer for me.

What’s your biggest inspiration when it comes to writing: For one, my passion for my muses, and the world around me--I get inspiration from any source I can get. Most of all, though, it’s all of you guys and your amazing muses. You’ve made Kaaras grow, you’ve inspired me to toss him into so many situations and force him to deal with things so he CAN grow. And sometimes that makes him take a step back, but that’s still character growth, even if it’s been a struggle for us mods in the background.

Favourite types of threads: Anything that makes our characters grow. I LOVE slow burning romances. But I also love fluff and angst, and horror and just DOMESTIC things. I love all threads. <3 I love seeing him laugh, cry, break, angry, everything. I also love when things are awkward and uncomfortable. Kaaras can’t get along with everyone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t write together. I like that challenge, and I like getting to see all the different sides of Kaaras, which isn’t always possible depending on other muses.

Biggest struggle in regards to your current muse: His moods. It will always be his moods, and sometimes his moral high ground. Sometimes Kaaras is (to be blunt) a snob... His morals can make it seem like he’s on a high horse, and putting others down. I find that can be a challenge because I don’t want mods to take it personally, Kaaras is just... like that. But his mood swings are also very intense sometimes that he can be happy one second and then internally fuming the next. As a mod, it impacts me more than most might things since I’m a very empathetic person, and I get very in touch with the characters I write, I want to put myself in their shoes so I can write them the best I can, but that at times does mean mood shifts can be a challenge. Also, I just don’t like making mods uncomfortable, but it’s a part of RP. Just know that mod =/= muse :) 

Tagged by: From my old blog  Tagging: @lathsuledin @theharellan @chiefambassador​ @trevelyanmagic​ @many-tales-told​ 

[pocasu]

get to know mun better

thank you so much for the tag @prometheanglory​!!!

1) What do you prefer to be called namewise:

Giana! (if you really can’t remember or feel a need to shorten it just G is fine too but I really do prefer Giana)

2) When is your birthday?

July 26th!

3) Where do you live? (You can just give the country’s or state name if your not comfortable with sharing the city name)

I live in the yeehaw central of California, USA

4) Three things you are doing right now?

dressed to the nines for no reason, listening to classical music, meeting art deadlines

5) Four fandoms that have your peak interest right now?

Twisted Wonderland, Utapri, A3, and Black Butler!

6) How has this pandemic been treating you?

I lowkey feel hollow inside and I thank the heavens the grading system changed to pass/fail based on the third quarter

7) A song you can’t stop listening to right now?

The first movement of Winter by Vivaldi, and Not Flunky by DISH//

8) Recommend a movie:

You can never go wrong with Howl’s Moving Castle ahaha; it’s a really big comfort movie for me!

9) How old are you?

16!

10) School, university, occupation or other?

I really don’t know what I want in life, but after I finish my last year of high school I want to go to uni and major in sociology, I guess?

11) Do you prefer heat or cold?

I like the in-betweens (early spring and late autumn), but if I had to choose I guess heat! I like my flowy clothes ^^

12) Name one fact about you that others might find unusual:

I’m uhh how you say kinda boring but I guess one would be that I play both violin and cello,,?? Also my pinkies are very proportionally short while my thumbs are long (wait maybe this is why I’m a really good thumb rhythm game player hold on hold on--)

13) Are you shy?

I’m rather shy but if no one speaks in a room I’ll be the first to reach out

14) Do you have preferred pronouns?

she/her please!

15) Biggest pet peeves?

I have more than I’d care to admit but as of recent I suppose it’s:

imperial apologists, people who refuse to see the nuances in media and understand where the ideologies may have come from, and overly negative people

16) What is your favourite “-dere” type?

tsundere and kuudere kinda cute doe ngl

17) Rate you life 1-10. 1 being crappy, 10 being amazing:

5-7, it fluctuates day to day haha no I won’t elaborate

18) What is your main blog?

This one at pocasu! I don’t really use side blogs

19) List your side blogs and what they are used for:

gembastarde: my houseki no kuni art archive. to my followers there i am so sorry oh my god

20) One thing you think people should know about you before they become your friends?

I’m kinda fragile even if I don’t show it a lot, so please don’t be like,, relentlessly mean to me. Even if it’s as a joke I do have my limits :( Also if you’re a Japanese war crime apologist (which I doubt from anyone here but I’ve seen enough to be wary) :)))) why are you even here lol

uhhhhh if you already got tagged sorry in advance!! and ofc no pressure to do it @ratsuke @fratboyintraining @minoux @yuukyuu-no-uta and anyone else up for it!

[robotic-hearts-n-minds]

{In other news, a muse I'll probably never actually manage to get on this blog despite how much development I've given her;

.... and yes I do say "muse" and not "muses". Like I said, highly unlikely to get on this blog atm}