#Please reblog I want many ppl to add to this

[seawitchkaraoke]

we should start a collection of small things that helped us with adhd organisation and such, like literally the tiniest things, I'll start

hook for my keys right at the door, keys always go there, don't lose my keys anymore

Tray for meals/dishes, less crumbs everywhere from eating in places that aren't a table bc crumbs go on tray + can carry more dishes back to the kitchen at once so less dishes everywhere

Boxes. So many boxes. When cleaning up just put everything I don't immediately have a place for in box. Sort box later (or not). Mess is contained in box (for now)

[daydark4k]

quick tumblr etiquette as how i understand it (i havent used tumblr primarily for years so if im wrong sorryyy) for boobers running to tumblr: -reblog posts for the love of god. reblogging is how posts are primarily spread because most people dont spend a lot of time in tags -likes do nothing other than being a number, unless you are saving the post for yourself -most people dont like comments being added to posts, especially on art. add your comments to tags -tags are less for visibility and more for you to organize your blog and add silly little comments. please add comments in tags especially on art artists love that -you can reblog things more than once -reblog posts of any age. people regularly reblog things theyve reblogged before and that are many years old. posts have no shelf life like twitters 1-2 days lifespan -you can filter tags, most people have a specific tag for their personal posting that people can filter if they only want to see their reblogs -i dont agree with the tumblr etiquette of “dont like dont look” but theres a lot of that over here because people feel they are out of the public eye so just. be aware of that -dont crosstag stuff. if you are posting to reach a certain audience use that tag but the example ppl use a lot is minecraft vs mcyt. those are two different communities. dont tag mcyt posts as minecraft you will get massacred -oh yeah you can make threats here. tell ppl to kys all you want -also dont censor tags the muted word function here works the same as twitter, censored words wont be caught in filters -put your tws and cws in tags not in the main caption

i think thats the important stuff for now

[evil-peanut-butter-addict-sam]

POLITICAL RANT!!!

1 IF YOU ARE A TRUMP SUPPORTER FUCK OFF!!!

I'm taking this from my friend on twt

'trump is a rapist, racist, sexist, homophobe, transphobe, will take away rights of woman, poc, queer ppl, will make abortions and gender affirming care illegal, he will cause mass inflation and start wars and More'

if your not a Christian your also done for.

'he also plans on taking away the department of education so he can make students learn whatever he wants so they can be uneducated and be worker drones trump will cause mas inflation and make taxes more on the average citizen and kamala will lower the cost of things, give more money to start-up small businesses, first time home buyers etc'

My friend is neurodivergent, poc, trans. gay, not christian, afab

And I'm neurodivergent, genderfluid, bisexual, not christian

So me and my friend have lost all possible rights we could have had.

Thia next quote I'm taking from 'lakerfan1234000' on twt

'now that Trump might become president again.

- Palestinians will no longer exist.

- Ukraine will be taken over by Russia (Russia will attempt to move further into Europe).

- We will be paying 3k more per year because of Trumps tarrifs.

- Our taxes will stay the same, but don’t worry because Elon Musk will see his taxes go down!

- Women will no longer have access to healthcare.

- Mass deportation of both illegal and legal immigrants (terrible for economy).

- 6 Trillions will be added to the debt compared to Harris who was only going to add 2 trillion.

leader of our country is a sexual abuser, pedophile, rapist, racist, who tried to overthrow our government.'

this shit is fucked. As someone who supports palestine this will be horrible and evem worse for the people there. If you do support palestine please go reblog peoples stuff supporting them as much as possible. I highly recommend going to support @northgazaupdates they are constantly updating and are great at keeping up.

there are many other things I want to rant on that I probably will rant on about, for now reblogs are highly appreciated to spread the word, and I will now be going to school.

[0dividedby0haha]

ok so i didn’t think i needed to make this but just cause its better safe than sorry.

my blog has basic dni, also please keep it pg-13 i want to keep the NSFW to a minimum, also please no extreme opinions such as: misogyny or transphobia/homophobia/etc. I want to keep this blog welcoming for as many ppl as possible, also DNI z00s, those types of people are not valid, animals CAN NOT consent. also if you are anti-endo DNI

I AM A MINOR

will add more if i feel like it

roblox username: lol123abc456789althi

tumblr toshiro and zenkichi fanclub: https://www.tumblr.com/join/tvjiBYF_

tumblr komasan fanclub community: https://www.tumblr.com/join/My4rvb9E

strawpage: https://0dividedby0.straw.page/

community for ppl to reblog in when post limit: https://www.tumblr.com/join/DrqfTa5Z

edit: masterpost now

blogs i own:

@regretehannibal

@theanon-kingdom (affiliated with but not directly linked to: @1nf3ct3d-x3 bc they gave me idea of kingsbond anon and anon kingdom, just wanted to credit them)

@teamrockets-wobbuffet (a gimmick blog i made of team rocket’s wobbuffet)

@your-fav-isnt-divorced (gimmick blog that is the opposite of @your-fav-is-divorced )

@pressure-confessions (a confessions blog ran by me and @idkjustamherelol, i am mod flashbeacon)

@totallyrealzero (an askblog i made after creating an oc of @z3r0th3h3r0’s blog)

@elosthetree (regretevator oc askblog)

@the-text-reverser (gimmick blog where i reverse text)

@the-velvet-room-real (gimmick blog where the velvet room and it’s residents run the blog)

@official-level-5 (gimmick blog co-ran by me and another person)

@liam-and-alice-rant (blog for dumb rants)

@the-vinki-slugcat (fanmade blog of the vinki from rain world)

@anonymouse-the-anon (blog made bc of a silly in @dollking081 ‘s blog)

@0dividedby1haha (post limit blog)

[girlreblogger]

also to add to my previous post, when i say blk yn go through crazy situations im exaggerating but i mean (“cause me personally!!!!!!!!!!!”) allowing the character to be treated in certain manner and be put in “awkward” positions. i also want to say that the “situations” seem unfulfilling like i wanted to say in the first place.

because of the unsavory situations she is put in she legit has to have characteristics that are straight up unnecessary if the wellbeing of her character was prevalent. and i have to say that because of blk yn stories that it applies to. (and no ian talking abt how ppl be complaining abt yn being “ghetto” 😒)

drama, comfort, or for fun, is cool and dandy but it’s the same type of thing and i’m not tryna come for the plug stories like don’t nbgaf like omg i’m so tired of hearing bout them freaking stories.

to the ppl who still decide to ignore how damaging fr CERTAIN! blk yn fics y’all remind me of the ppl who support tyler perry movies simply because it’s for entertainment and “he’s telling a story” (that not everyone has)

yep. those things are true but an impact worse than good is being produced. like bffr.

and i feel conflicted by even saying that because some ppl obviously genuinely relate or find comfort in those stories but at what cost. like is comfort worth change and progression?

me rn:

some ppl just really don’t gaf and don’t care to want better. please don’t let the ppl who don’t gaf sway you. for the ppl who do, reblog nice fics or write. blow them up so other blk girls can find them. we deserve it.

there are so many blk fics where yn is not going through those things and if there is “drama” is solved or there’s a healthy resolve. (there’s so many blk writers who need to be publishing books fuck tumblr or ao3 and tryna get reblogs. with all that talent girl MAKE SOME MONEYYYY! YALL STUFF BE GOOD.)

i’m dead serious. why haven’t you thought abt it.

but yeah. it is what it is we have to put more work in to change as people in general. but i really just want my ppl to grow. ppl find comfort in fics for a reason. i really think a good balance of what everyone is looking for and needs should be found. i know ppl gonna feel like ppl telling them what to do but they prolly the ones who don’t want the change for wtv.. reason… ahem..

ppl feeling hit by what i said:

there’s obviously a problem and as a ppl! why can’t we just fix it. like at least try.

side note:

there’s so many ways to get drama. also the smut after arguing piss me off this is off topic cause it applies to a lot of ppl who make fics but like damn. y’all ain’t gon talk it out. and it be the most weird arguments and stuff and you wanna squeeze lemons after that???

idk that annoys me like everyyyy time? and i think smut after arguments can be well written but ….

anyways the blk ff community to damn big for us to be sitting here starving acting like we don’t have food in the refrigerator to make something.

get it together yall. youn want what’s in the refrigerator go get your keys and buy something.

i’m tired of this shit that’s why so many blk writers stop writing or ppl stop reading because it’s too much going on all for some damn fake characters we wanna imagine ourselves with.

and i know for some ppl it’s abt the followers and all that which i mean to each is own i mean

sigh i was tryna be proper and cordial but i really want better for us but it’s so many ppl who go too far or do too little. and some are so sheep that they go with someone else’s opinion too. you know you tired of all the toxic fics say sumn. you know you tired of ppl constantly bringing up yn being ghetto for no reason (that shit piss me off so bad i can’t. they be so close but so farr) say sumn.

me after thinking someone finna bring up how unnecessary struggle love/toxic/extra smutty blk fics are but they end up just complaining abt yn using aave:

anyways i’m ranting. i wanted to say what i felt.

muah

[anti-ao3]

it really breaks my heart seeing many palestinian fundraisers so low on donations. it breaks me bc i'm uncapable of donating anything rn, and it also angers me that a lot of ppl who could donate would rather accuse the fundraisers of being scams without proof (which definitely worsens the whole situation).

it also saddens me that even when a post about a fundraiser has thousands of reblogs, including artworks or pictures, or clearly showing the dire situations, the funds might still be low and/or stagnated.

i understand not everyone has financial conditions to help, especially as i'm also in the same boat, but please, please if you can donate even a few dollars or euros etc., do so. it makes a lot of difference. and stop believing ppl who accuse palestinians of being scammers without any evidence. please, any amount of money can help palestinians/gazans, they need our help.

*and while i know i'm talking mainly about gaza, this also applies to other ppl who need donations, such as the sudanese.

i reblog several fundraiser posts to this blog, i try to organize them in the #resources tag - besides organizations that help gaza, info about e-sims etc. please check it out if you can. i'll also try to make my own post with some fundraisers later.

if you want to add fundraisers to this post, feel free to do so.

EDIT: @gaza-evacuation-funds is a blog that shares/posts vetted fundraisers. and if you're worried about real scams (because unfortunately they might happen and impersonate real palestinians), @/kyra45 is a known scam buster i trust.

[dex-the-smart-one]

OC// ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE KEEPER RP GROUP (Tagging as many ppl as I can, please let me know if I miss anyone/reblog and add their names.) Since the group has gotten so large, and the communication has grown a bit muffled, I was curious to see if anyone wanted to start a discord server? @therarestprattlespin @therealsophieelizabethfoster @elwin-at-your-service @tam-shade-song @sparkles-make-anything-better @linh--song @im-just-cooler @flasher-boi-endal @amy-rose-foster @norwegian-trickster-god @shut-up-i-will-burn-you @the-official-iggy-the-imp @the-official-matchmaking-office @the-only-maruca-chebota @black-swan-official @lady-gisela @fintan-pyren @edaline--ruwen @igowhereyougo @alden-dendrick-vacker @quinlin-sonden @vespera-folend @neverseen-official @king-dimitar @ruy-tonio-ignis @jensi-babbles-lots @the-prettiest-ice-cube @psychic-physician @exillium @hunkyhairs-backup \\OC

[sttoru]

i want to start writing things here but i dont know where and how to start it

do you have any advices?

you are so kind and talented!

🩷🩷

heeellooo!!! ^_^ thank u sm for ur compliments lovely xx means a LOTT! im gonna give u some advice based on my own personal experience on tumblr for the past 4 years (also had a previous writing acc with 4k+ a year or two back) :

start with setting up your writing blog! it’s important to let your future followers know what they’re getting into by following you and what your boundaries are. essentials to make: “blog rules page” — put your DNI (do not interact if…) section and BYF (before you follow) section in there | “request rules page” is also important if you want to take on requests from anons | “masterlist page” to put all your published work in one place | “about me page” if you want to tell people information about yourself.

for examples on how those pages can look, you can click on my profile & see how i did / set up my pages + take inspo!

it’s also partially important to have a easily navigable / aesthetically pleasing theme or layout. this will capture more attention of others. well, that’s speaking from my experience. something aesthetically pleasing to look at adds so much to the appeal !!!! i personally love it when writing blogs have a cool / cute / interesting theme bcs it catches my eye and makes me check out their works more.

after setting up your blog, you can start publishing a work of fiction. use the tags wisely and accordingly. jjk related fic example: ‘jjk x reader’ , ‘jjk smut’ (only if it is smut), ‘jjk fluff’ (only if its fluff), ‘gojo x reader’ etc etc etc ! you can follow what the writers you follow do with their posted fics. but make sure to tag properly. (p.s if you created a separate new acc, make sure that you give it a day or two bcs tumblr has to confirm that you aren’t a bot before your account is visible in tags)

keep in mind; gaining notes and followers can take days, weeks to months !!! please don’t get easily demotivated because your fic isn’t getting the notes you thought it would have. especiallyyyy at the start of your writing tumblr acc!!! i know how it feels, but i can reassure you that there will be people who will show up and appreciate your work one day!

interact with readers. interact with people who leave comments, show them that you appreciate the support they give you !! u can also make appreciation posts for ur readers and thank them for their support to let them know that it means a lot!!

interact with other writers!! reblog their fics, leave comments, pop up in their inbox with a small message — that’s how u mostly start making mutuals. mutuals will literally get u FARRRR on tumblr (ofc dont just use the other writers solely for the purpose to make ur fics get more notes . . . people easily get blocked by many if they do, they would by me too). but im sure many writers on here dont mind to spread your fics without you directly having to ask for it. if u just interact and make friends, that will follow automatically!

write what you want, when you want. getting ideas for fics can take some time, but when you do have an idea, write it down somewhere. you dont have to instantly write the entire fic — take ur time!!!!! don’t feel pressured to constantly post fics, i’m sure your audience understands that you have a life outside of tumblr.

but! posting constantly at the start of your tumblr acc can take u far as well. if u constantly appear in tags, ppl will get curious abt ur account. but don’t feel pressured to bcs it can easily burn u out !! just a little thing that i did at the start of my acc

[lesbonym]

okay so I have a few questions if that’s okay? 😅

~ what’s the difference between masc and butch?

~ I met this girl on hinge last year and she made such a big deal over the fact that i basically knew nothing 🥹 she laughed at me at first and then she started explaining the “types” of lesbians?? I was so confused, she started by trying to explain what a U-haul lesbian was and got then never explained anything else??? would she have meant “types” as in like, femme, masc, butch, pillow princess etc terms like that?

~ also I’m really worried because most of the community goes on about how lesbian relationships go really fast… and I’m worried because I don’t know if anyone is gonna want me or want to deal with me, you know? Or be bothered with taking it slow because (Really exposing myself here,) but I’ve never been in a relationship. Never held hands, never kissed anyone, still a virgin. So most I know is from ppl around me, movies and fanfiction- PROBABLY NOT THE MOST RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION?!

sorry if this is really long idk, I’m gonna be 19 in a month and I just feel that people are gonna treat me differently… but not in a good way if that makes sense?

🕷️

It's okay, baby. I'm glad you are asking. I might not give perfect answers to these so I would also check comments or reblogs for other answers! I'll also try to link some good articles I found and I recommend people tag some good blogs that fall under these categories. Questions are under the line cause this is a bit long lol

1. Okay, I'm definitely not butch but I hope I can answer some questions. Butch is an important part of lesbian culture that's often viewed as a masculine protector, it's an identity. "Masc," means masculine and can be more viewed as the aesthetic or how someone looks. There's another term called "Stud," which refers to masculine POC (Black, indigenous, Hispanic, etc.) lesbians, and white masculine lesbians can not identify with this identity. But not every POC masculine lesbian will identify with Stud. All of these identities are equally valid and wonderful alongside Femme.

It's always important to just ask what a lesbian identifies and what it might mean to them. (Again anyone can come and add more info to this or correct me on any info.)

Article written by Stud lesbian

Butch blogs I recommend that I follow: @butchxdaddy @daddyisatitlenotagender @wanderingbutch (I need more studs to follow, please recommend some)

2. That girl should not be laughing at you and I'm sorry she did that. "U-Haul" lesbian isn't even really a type of lesbian, it's a stereotype that lesbian tend to move in together quickly. People are all learning many things at different times and you making an effort to learn is what matters. And yes, there's many labels that lesbians can fall under, but don't have to. Types or labels could include butch, femme, stud, and masc, though I personally view pillow princess as more as a sexual term, but I might be wrong about that.

3. Sadly, there's a lot of hate towards lesbians even in the community (POC and masc lesbians especially). Many lesbians are viewed in the stereotype of always moving quickly, moving in and moving on. My own personal relationship is slow moving, a decision mutually agreed upon. I would definitely say that while fanfic and movies is an okay starting place, I learned much more by talking to other people on tumblr, finding posts and articles. You could probably try to find some good educational videos to learn more. That was a lot but I want to say that it's okay to ask questions and to never feel afraid to not know something if you just don't know. You should be allowed to take it slow and anyone that doesn't respect that is an ass. People that laugh at you (maliciously) or make you feel dumb are not good for you. While they aren't obligated to educate you, I think it's important to help baby gays <3

[avpdvoidspace]

um. hi. im not sure if this is like cool or a good plave to post but im svared to talk to anyone irl so if yhis is annoying u can just like look away and forget this ever happened um. sorry for typos btw

so. i? maybe? have avpd??? but also like dpd and i feel like from my experience its created a personal hell of needing constant advice and help on everything but being too fucking terrified to ask for help like

for example im at a spot in life rn where i have several difficult decisions i need to make and im the one who has to make them bc they’re about my life specifically

but both sides of the decisions have so many cons and i need someone else to tell me what to do but im too scared to ask bc i dont want ppl to be like ohbur beingvirrational

and i have stuff that i can easily fix but theres drawbacks andnim so scared i just avoid fixing anything for fear of messing up and i wish i had the strength to ask for help

im jsut rambling sorry im just so tired of always feeling like a burden even tho idt i am and needing sm support and also constantly denying my issues to avoid em so im just. here. if thsi all sounds dumb you can igmore me but if i relate to anyone hi you’re not alone <3

You're definitely not annoying me or anything like that. I can see how it would be so difficult to have both dpd and avpd, craving guidance, but afraid of reaching out and being criticized or rejected, so you just don't. In some ways I think the combination of avpd and ocpd put me in a sort of opposite position since I am resentful of not being able to handle things my way, but at the same time, if something is unfamiliar to me, I do feel like I'm going to completely mess it up (because obviously I'm incompetent), so I get scared and feel like I need help... then if I get it, I feel like I'm being resented and scrutinized the whole time.

If any followers have both avpd and dpd--or have one and strong traits of another--please feel free to add to this, and I'll reblog what you add.

[plutos134340]

Natalie, she/her

Im also @cj-polls

Tiktok: colorfulshadesofgrey

Discord: ask if u want it

Insta: notplutos134340

Current Interests (also the initials in my bio)

-Chonny Jash <- literally all i think about

-Tim Minchin (thanks chonny.)

-Tally Hall

-Miracle Musical

(+all the other tally hall side projects)

-Will Wood

Other little facts about me:

I like to paint, draw, and play the piano

I use an excessive amount of emojis i just try and control that here 😝🤘

Also some boundaries/things im ok with

-Im perfectly fine with asks and dms, feel free to say something as long as it isnt really venty i like talking

-Im also good with being tagged in those chains i find them super fun and love joining them

-If u dont want to be tagged/ would want me to tag u in them please let me know!!

-Also i do not ship any of hms so please refrain from mentioning it on my own account please if u do buuut idc if u choose to do

-I also love when ppl reblog with their thoughts about anything i post so always feel free to talk

My tags:

🗣️- all of my original posts

Asks- asks

My art- my art

Wips- art thats not done

Others art- some tag thats updated to the middle of january for other ppls art so lets see if it sticks

Reblogged art- from when i tried to make a reblog tag

Quizzes- all posts with links to my sporcle quizzes

Polls- polls ive created

Palestinian accounts to support and donate to:

@karemandohan1999

@emanzaqout3

@bilal-salah0

@mohamed-mikki

Post with many more

**please tell me of any vetted accounts to add to this list if you know of one

[hollypies]

Hello Hollow Knight and Silksong community. Gonna be a bit more of a serious post so listen up please.

So. I've noticed a certain trend of comments since hmm.. last year maybe, of a lot of ppl discouraging other people when it comes to being excited about Silksong in June.

The main argument being that if you post or comment about being excited for Silksong, or even just saying you want to play it soon, you're somehow rushing the developers. I'm not even gonna touch the 'coping/copiem' comments, but we gotta stop this.

I'm all for giving the devs as much time as they need, and it seems they've used their time well and are still working diligently. I dont think they'd let Xbox announce Silksong if it wasn't in a ready enough state to be out in June, seriously. They know what they're doing, and I'm sure they're excited to release the game too!

But just because someone states their excitement or hope about a game coming out doesn't mean they're rushing the devs, and definitely doesn't mean you should "call out" their behavior. Seriously, we're better than this. We don't need to be mocking people for being hopeful about a game coming out.

I know I have absolutely no authority in the Hollow knight Fandom but if even one person listens than that's enough. I've seen so so many ppl in comments or threads get out down for being excited about Silksong. It's even happened to me a few times. It's getting ridiculous.

The Hollow Knight community is one of the least toxic spaces I've ever been in, and it's really sad seeing people behave like this. Makes it hard to want to talk about a game im looking forward to playing when others actively try to push down release date speculation or hope.

That's all I have to say, honestly. I'm just really disappointed in you all. Feel free to reblog and add onto this

[ave661]

Just so you know someone used your art (Keegan, König, Ghost) and erased your @

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMF7Dh79N/

Oh.

I see that some of my cod arts are getting more and more attention which tbh I love.

I am making this in my free time because I'm enjoying this + for You. I'm not gonna complain but one of my pics can took me 3-4 hrs. Sometimes even more.

I love when I see soooooooooo many messages that you like them. It gets me going! But theres this dark side: there are ppl who will edit out my name and act like it's theirs art. And when I see comments of people who look for better quality, there are always anwsers like "I don't know who is the author - I just found it on twitter lol".

I know, this is the Internet - I should expect it and I can't do anything about it (.....or maybe put watermarks in places which will be hard to edit out😈)

All I'm asking is if You want use it, go on- reblog, edit them, post them, make video edits, use as wallpapers, backgrounds etc. just please don't steal someones work. Don't be shy and tag me I rlly don't mind it. Quite the oppisite! I wanna see what You are doing with them :) (I even sometines comment, add to my secret favs and show them to my friends♥).

Respect the artists, we are making this content for You for free ♥

You can tag me on tik tok here if You want

[beautifulhigh]

I have a question for you that I really hope you'll answer. But if you think it might start discourse you'd rather avoid, I understand if you ignore this.

So I love both OG and LS and I follow a bunch of popular blogs in both fandoms. but so many of those folks watch only one of the two shows and are pretty rude about the other one, by insulting cast members and making fun of even the popular well-received storylines. often they don't tag such posts in any particular way so there's no way to filter those out. I sent a few of them asks requesting if they'd tag such posts. Some agreed to but they haven't actually done it. I've seen you interact in a pretty friendly way with some of those accounts and I'm wondering, how do you do it? Everyone always says to unfollow but I genuinely don't want to miss out on the other posts these ppl share. I enjoy those other posts. It's just these particular posts that diss the shows that I want to avoid but can't. I've tried ignoring it, I've tried laughing it off, but I don't think I'm very good at managing my emotions because I always still end up feeling low and negative when I see such posts. How do you manage to interact with people with opinions you clearly don't share? I'd really appreciate any tips. I really don't want to withdraw from these two fandoms but I don't know how to remain while also maintaining a healthy emotional state.

Firstly, I'm sorry this has happened to you. I really am. And I want to stress that this reply is 100% around my experience and the way I have curated my fandom experience, and YMMV. I hope that it doesn't vary too much but this is how I deal with it. I'm going to tag a few people in this, people who I have on my dash, purely to illustrate the diversity and how you can approach things.

I'm also going to pre-empt things and say that if you read a line and you get mad at me for that one line, I want you to do two things. Firstly, I want you to go outside and touch grass. Secondly, I want you to maybe read the full thing and engage some level of critical thinking before you start yelling at me that I'm being inconsiderate because you have a grass allergy so how DARE I tell you to go touch grass?

Also, because I want this to have a bit of a reach and I know people do curate their dashes, I'm going to be a bit sneaky with how I refer to things to actively circumvent any filters. Should make sense what I'm actually referring to but if you're not sure then please ask.

Step one

Curate your experience. I mean this. One of the few joys of this hellsite is that you are in control over your dash. You can't control who people on your dash reblog but you can start with who is on your dash. If you don't want to block anyone then you can filter by blog names and install add ons like Tumblr Savior.

Step two

Remember why you're on this hellsite in the first place. Chances are it's for fandom purposes. And, given the premise of your ask, I'm going to focus on the TV element of it. So you're here because you like one or both of the weewoo shows and you want to share thoughts and ideas and reblogs of gif sets of people who are WAY too pretty to just be out there like normal people. And because we're hardwired that way, we want to seek connections with people. So we follow blogs and we talk to people and we have our mutuals and we message then and chat with them and we develop relationships with them because we all watch the same TV show.

But – and this is the point that I think a lot of fandom forgets. It's a fucking TV show. That's it. A silly little show which is 99% designed for entertainment and distraction. I am not ignoring the fact that there will be parts of both shows which have impact above and beyond the show, but Ryan Murphy et al did not set out to make shows with the primary goals of changing people's lives.

It is a TV show. It isn't actually life or death. So the first thing you need to ask yourself I have represented in a nice little flow chart with ALT text:

Negative and hateful ideas

Yes, it's a TV show. But that doesn't stop shitty people saying shitty things. I love that both OG and LS have a diverse cast. I love that both of them explore difficult issues such as addiction and a sense of self-worth. I love that both of them have characters who are tragedy magnets and are both dealing with an entire back story of guilt and grief and a sense of failure and so we are rooting for them to find the self-worth that we know they deserve. Is this Evan? Tyler Kennedy? Both of them? Maybe Eduado, or Carlos? Both captains have their tragedy stories.

But what I'm talking about here is people making comments that are, no matter your views or stances, way out of line. Be them about the characters or the actors, you know exactly the kind that I mean. Commenting on the ethnicity, gender, sexuality of characters/actors. Making statements about race or religion. The Big Stuff that most of us know is way out of line.

So if someone is hating on "Buddy" because one of them is of Latinex descent? Screw you, step on a Lego. If you're hating on "Tarlus" because both of the actors are queer? You can fuck right off now. If you dislike Hen's storylines because she's a proud, queer black woman? Sit on a spike. If you want Paul to shut up and go away because he's trans? Walk off a short pier.

If you wish Owen had less seggsy and screen time? You'll find friends in both camps! But that's about the character and the storytelling.

A good rule of thumb is: can it be changed? If no, don't be a bitch about it. Oliver can't change his birthmark, Alisha can't change her skin colour, Rafael can't change his sexuality, Brian can't change his gender identity.

But they could write "Buddy" as queer. They could write Owen not drooling over some woman. And so we are going to have and express opinions over this.

We know where those lines are and those are the ones we have to draw. We have to shut down those voices and make it clear that they are not welcome because a) we need to make sure there are more safe spaces than there aren't, and b) we need to send the message that this kind of hate isn't OK.

Now where fandom seems to have an issue is where it comes to different opinions. This is because we equate what we like with who we are, and for many people fandom is a part of their identity as a person. There are so many reasons for this – good and otherwise. You see yourself represented in the show, the characters. The storylines resonate with you. It got you through the worst time in your life. You met amazing people because of it. Fandom is a good thing, it truly is, and it exists BECAUSE people take shows and characters and storylines to heart.

So if you come at the fandom then it feels like you're under attack. But you're not. Have another flow chart, also with alt text.

And I'm going to tag my wonderful friend @capseycartwright in this because she hates LS with a passion. I would go so far as to say it's probably visceral? Still follow her, still love her, and I still read her "Buddy" fics because she's an amazing writer. And the reason for this is because there isn't a single comment she makes about LS that is personal or hateful or spiteful. She just doesn't like it.

Now even if she did make a post saying "anyone who watches LS is dumb" I'll still follow her. Because if I follow my flow chart, even though I would call her a friend and maybe say I know her? She's not someone I'm related to and I don't have to deal with her on the day to day. Also she's not saying "Jen is dumb for liking LS". Even if she was, still not related so whatevs.

I'm also going to tag @paperstorm who isn't an OG fan, doesn't watch it at all, isn't at all shy in expressing her opinions on anything. If OG stuff crosses her dash she doesn’t engage. [Edited to clarify]

Now when @capseycartwright makes a post about LS, one of two things happen. Most of the time I just keep on scrolling. She's expressing her opinion about a show she doesn't watch, doesn't like, and has picked up on something that she's commenting on. She's not saying anything awful that would be picked up on the first flow chart so why do I care? I'm not going to get her to change her mind and honestly? It doesn't matter if she does or she doesn't.

I may comment – like I did on her wedding post – if I feel I can offer something to help explain something. She posted about "Tarlus" not cancelling the wedding so, as someone who has watched the episodes and had the information, I pointed out that they were absolutely going to do that but even the grieving widow was all for them having it go ahead.

The trick here is to be respectful. If I come at her with "well ACTUALLY" then it's not going to work. I just dropped in, said my bit, then left. People are still going to think the wedding shouldn't have happened - hell, there's people in the LS fandom who feel like that.

Could it have been written differently? Yes. So opinions get to be had and respected so long as they're respectful, as per the first flow chart.

We can debate if they should have gotten married in the episode. I'm not debating their right to get married.

When @paperstorm responds to an OG ask about something, same principle. Is she being hateful? No. Can I add anything to help explain/clarify? If yes, do it then move on. [Edited for clarity]

Be the change etc etc

If I wanted to start a fight, I could drop into the tags "OMG Buddy/Tarlus is awful and the characters deserve so much better". And people who have made fandom a huge part of who they are will take that a lot more to heart than people who haven't. Only you know where you fall on that spectrum.

Most people are not going to change their minds. I'm not going to be able to convince @capseycartwright that Tarlus are endgame and get her signed up to the "Peaches and Cherries" crew. I'm not going to convince @paperstorm that the OG crew are a wonderful example of how the love of your found family can help you rebuild and find strength with your blood family. And neither of them are going to convince me to bail on the other show!

Fandom doesn't recruit through arguments. Fandom recruits through gif sets and fics and metas and all of the good stuff that comes out of enjoying a show. Fandom grows through people sharing their love of a show and the characters involved in it. It doesn't recruit and it doesn't grow through arguments.

So if people are saying stuff you don't agree with, so long as they are not hurting anyone? Let them. Why are you ruining your peace and your enjoyment yelling into the wind? If you don't follow them and you're only coming across them because they are tagging their hate so it shows in the tags, then realise they're doing it to get the reaction from you. I'm not letting that petty win so I will keep on scrolling. And if it's on my dash? Well then I will just check that they've not decided to indulge in some -ism statements, and then I will keep on scrolling.

Because fandom is supposed to be fun. It's supposed to be uplifting. And there is enough shit out there in the world right now without yucking someone else's yum. Even if you don't understand it. (I don't understand how anyone can eat mushrooms, but I'm not running around a restaurant knocking them off people's plates.)

We like different things. We like what others dislike. And there are so many ways for you to find room and balance those things in your life if you want to. If they don't want to then that's their issue, not yours. Think about the friends you have IRL – do you share every single interest with them? Some of my closest friends are huge Drag Race fans, but not once have I had an issue with them discussing it in our group chat or making plans which exclude me for them to go and see shows.

I don't care that @capseycartwright is a huge Buddy fan. She loves them, it brings her joy, and so I love that for her. I love that she has something in this world which brings her enjoyment, even if I don't share it.

I don't care that @paperstorm doesn't like OG, and I'm pretty certain she doesn't care that I do.

What I do care about is whether it matters in the grand scheme of things. And honestly? More of fandom doesn't matter in the Big Picture than does. It matters when we use it to do great things. It matters when it helps people feel seen and heard and represented. It doesn't matter when your ship isn't canon/gets married.

tl;dr – if people are being deliberately shitty then the block button is your friend. Otherwise, why does it matter if someone has a different opinion to you?

I know this has gotten stupid long, but I wanted to do it justice because you seem to be struggling with it. And if you ever want to talk to me off anon then please do.

[kenobster]

I was tagged by @anakinsthot (thanks so much!) whose WIP looks really interesting by the way :D

Rules: Write the latest line from your wip and tag as many people as there are words in the line. Make a new post, don’t reblog.

I write so incredibly out of order.... and even when I do write in order, I leave blanks to later fill in.... or I add whole sections of content (sometimes even whole scenes lmao). So there's no way for me to figure out my last sentence (esp because it was probably from what I just posted). So instead, I am using this as an excuse to post a lengthy self-indulgent & completely unsolicited excerpt from Chapter 12 of Five Peggats Each :)

He snatches the shock collar's activator from Obi-Wan's unprepared hand and whips his attention back to the slaver. The creature shouts something—wait! maybe—and Anakin is beyond caring, he's beyond anything but the ravenous, terrific desire to bleed. He's about to shout at the top of his lungs, pound the activator with his thumb as if inflicting the shock collar on this creature will somehow win him back what he's lost—but the Force erupts in a plume of ash, and— Anakin can't speak. He can't breathe. Thick tendrils of smoke clog his throat. The room dances in sparks of white and black. He's dizzy. His lips feel numb. Subconsciously his hand shoots upward and claws at his robes, at his skin, trying to find what it is constricting the flow of air to his lungs.

I'm going to selfishly tag @maiaspen @kcrabb88 @obi-wobi-kenobi @clawedandcute (but no pressure! Only if y'all want to!) I also am bestowing a Completely Legitimate Tag™ (no "technically" about it, you can literally say I tagged you) to anyone who is reading this and would like to do it. My favorite thing to do is read context-less excerpts from ppl's WIPs, not even kidding, so please don't think it's weird if u wanna do it :D I'll be delighted!

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OH HELL THE LAST CHAPTER OF DOUBLE TROUBLE HAS GOT ME DOWN SO BAD LIKE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!!!!! YOURSO GOOD AT WRITING SMUT IT REALLY IS ACTUALLY AMAZING BECUZ I NEVER THOUGHT SMUT WAS RELLY WOULD CARE TO READ UNTIL I STARTED READING YOUR FICS. I M ALSO CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU WROTE WHEN YOU SAID THAT HEETHAN WAS BASED OFF YOU IS THAT LIKE NORMAL FOR WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR FICS? IM VERY INTERESTED IN YOUR YN'S AND MALES CAN YOU TALK MORE ABOUT IT?? I'M SUPER INTRIGUED NOW. LUV U!

<3 lol! thank you! i'm glad the last chapter of DT got you feeling some type of way, it was a good chapter. i was pleasantly surprised by how many reblogs it got just over night, which makes me pleased bc i love seeing my work spread out, it gives me hope that many other people will like it and help me create more content. and i love writing smut, it really is fun bc it adds excitement. like writing can sometimes be a drag, but writing smut never gets boring bc there are so many dang ways you can describe and outline the scene, it makes it fun. not to mention i'm sure yall enjoy it ;)

and yes, heethan....actually all my hee-leads are pretty much inspired by myself. like i often think to myself "if i was a dude and in this situation that i'm drafting, how would i react? what would i do?" and that's usually how i end up drafting out the male characters. ofc a bit of inspiration comes from the man himself, the real HS, so certain attributes (aside from his looks and features) but like heethan's ability to dance and do sports, that all is based off the real HS. also the obsession, that's kind of based off the vibe i got from the real HS. to put quite frankly, when i learned who enhypen was and when i first watched their videos and saw their photos, i just got this vibe that the real HS would be the type that would be somewhat obsessed and possessive of his partner. so i just used my gut feeling and expanded that to make the hee-leads as insane yandere lovers. i dont htink the real HS is yandere but i do get this vibe that he would be the type to be somewhat clingy and territorial with his loved one.

i actually love this topic bc i never really got the chance to go into great detail about the hee-leads and how they are created, much less the y/ns. so if you guys want to know more, see below the line for all the details on my y/n and heelead inspirations ;)

for heeleads, they are all based off me in a sense like...their reactions to y/n. all their reactions to y/n is based off my initial reaction i had with a girl that i met at the college i enrolled in, during orientation. now i myself am straight, but i can appreciate beauty when i see it. and the y/n i saw...she was actually in her last year of college at the time and was finishing up...so i assume she was around 23 or 24, so older than me, but she was gorgeous. her hair, her skin, her voice, just...everything. she took my breath away, and it was funny bc i heard about her before seeing her, and i just kind of thought ppl were just hyping her up for no reason but when i saw her i was legit like "whoooooooa." so my reaction was used as inspiration for the heeleads in that aspect, especially heethan. everything else as far as their character is a mixture of "what would i do?" and the vibe i got from real HS, not to mention, adding the yandere influence and traits that are somewhat common in the yandere community. that's the biggest challenge, is to outline their traits as insanely obsessive, possessive, sadistically loving lovers. like i want them to be insanely in love with you guys to the point where the selfishness is wrong but its like....sexy at the same time. bc of how much they want and need you.

now for the y/ns....you know it's so hard to leave the y/n's less descriptive bc i so badly want to describe each one of them in great detail but in order to do that, i'd have to know the attributes of all my readers bc my y/n's really are based off of you all. like i do know its' common for most writers to insert their own image, personality, or their own traits as the y/n, which i find that to be a big no-no as a writer. i feel like if you insert yourself as the main lead when creating, it kind of takes away from the readers in allowing them to fit into the story. so when it comes to the y/ns and who inspires me, it became way easier to imagine a y/n once i got to know my readers and some of them even have PM'd me selfies (just to show love) and it kind of motivates me to draft the chapters and outline y/n's. most of the time, i leave y/ns just a blank face and with somewhat a dull personality bc i dont want to get too narrow with her. i want you all to fit the y/ns. that's the hardest part of drafting the stories tbh. i think the only times i've kind of maybe inserted myself with the y/ns is like....their reactions, like "what would i do if i was her in this situation." so like for instance, when y/n in HHP got kidnapped, I thought to myself "how would i feel? what would i do? would i cry? would i go into shock?" just to try and bring some life in her emotions and personality.

I will say the only y/n that i might of inserted myself a little bit more, as far as sense of style, would be the MT y/n. just the style, like her accessories and attire. so that y/n probably reflected me the most just because when i outlined her outfits, they literally were outfits that i do have or maybe my mom has that i really want to wear....but she wont let me lol. my mom is a fashionista. also heethan's y/n, the bond she has with her dad was influenced by the bond i have with my dad, i placed that in there bc i wanted to include heartfelt moments of y/n with her family, but i also wanted to do the same towards her mother, which is why in DT, the y/n has that similar bond with her mom, so that way i can try to expand the fitting concept to all readers, bc some of you all may be closer to your mom or your dad. i was fortunate to have a tight knit bond with both of mine.

each series has a y/n that will be different from the next so that it can appeal to the wide variety of readers i have. as far as her appearances, i just always have a blank face, although the one thing that is consistent, is that for some reason, my mind always imagines the y/n's (all of them) with longer hair....which is weird bc i personally think that real HS would actually prefer shorter hair (like shoulder length or mid chest length) but for some reason my y/n's always pop up with like really long hair and i have no idea why. probably bc i can imagine the heeleads playing and running their fingers through their hair. that might have been inspired by my cousin, she has super long hair..like mermaid long. its down to her lower waist and its beautiful. I would always watch her swinging it over the arm of a couch and my family members playing with it, so that's probably why i always imagine the y/ns with longer hair. lol.

as far as her personality, again, its dull bc all my readers have different personalities, so i want them to dictate the y/n based off their own traits. to a degree, i will add some personality traits to them. so like heethan's y/n is a gentle, carefree, kind, very submissive and nurturing (good girl next door) type. while MT y/n is immortal, and she's older and her personality type is very witty, smart, a bit standoffish bc of her secret, but caring and just kind of a loner type. she has lots of trust issues bc of her secret lineage.

Heelel's y/n is one that has lots of prospects in life, follows her own gut instinct, and is just one of those that strays from the herd type, as evident in the series. she is confused by the entire events of the cult while she watches her friends and family joining it, but doesn't become influenced to join, which is why she never became a part of the cult. heelel's y/n is just one of those "i'm going to do me" types.

Heebros y/n is kind of like a career gal, she is driven and has lots of potential to be a very successful person, not to mention she's got kind of a slight bit of boldness and attitude to her persona, as seen when she introduced kurt to the parents and the brothers at the wedding.

Heeler's y/n, as you can see so far, is a very calm, no drama type. She's very kind and is the sympathetic type, and will do anything to help others. she's a very nice and quiet type of girl. in fact, all the y/n's are pretty much the quiet types lol.