#SELL IT TO YOUR LAST DAYS

[eli-is-an-idiot]

i love the middle bit of sing so much I need it injected into my veins right now

[vorbarrsultana]

i finished rereading the first four vorkosigan books (+ "the flowers of vashnoi" because ekaterin!!!), and you really have to feel for piotr vorkosigan because what a nightmare life, truly.

imagine you are born just in time for your world to be unified by dorca vorbarra and rediscovered by people from wider galaxy. things are finally looking good, for the first time in 600 years of isolation there is no more feudal infighting, and the promise of galactic medicine and technologies being available lightens everyone's perspectives. sure, your grandpa is called count pierre "le sanguinaire", but who doesn't have terrible relatives?

then you are 15, and suddenly your planet is attacked by the aggressive eugenecist space empire hell-bent on subjugating your people and turning them into disposable material for unethical genetic experiments. you flee into the mountains, away from your family, and create guerrilla forces from locals sworn to your dad, and it's really terrible for a very long time. you have no high-tech weapons and no food, you sleep in a cave in the dead of winter, and the cetagandans try everything (from carpet bombing to chemical weapons) to murder you.

but hey, at least you now have your bff ezar vorbarra, and (from the bff's words on his deathbed) it sounds like you two had so much fun between unimaginable horrors and despair, and it's not surprising, since no one really believes in death after life at 20. then the emperor makes you a general at the tender age of 22. fortunately for him, you & bff make a frighteningly competent dream-team, and the joke's on cetagandans.

then, several years later, you ask the emperor for weapons, because you still sleep on the bare cave floor, there are little resources, and every ghem on the planet is trying to murder you. he offers you the hand of his granddaughter instead, like it's some sort of twisted fairytale, but you grow to love your olivia more than anything, and the tide of war is finally turning, and you allow yourself to entertain the idea of peaceful life, and then...

the space eugenecist empire nukes your hometown, killing your mom, dad, surviving brothers, and two hundred thousand of your people. plus your bff (ezar) gets a radiation doze large enough for it to cause severe cancer thirty years later. great.

but you win! your district is in shambles, your capital is an irradiated crater, your castle is in ruins, but you win! the old dorca dies, and yuri ascends the throne, but politicking is secondary to the fact that you are alive.

yes, you are probably not entirely sane, and you've long forgotten what the peaceful times look like, but you are alive, just under 35, and your entire life is ahead of you. olivia is alive too, and ezar, and you now have three wonderful children, and the extended vorpatril-vorbarra family that hosts regular get-togethers. sure, your mom-in-law is a betan with all sorts of crazy ideas in her head, but she is not pierre vorrutyer. small mercies.

but then the new emperor goes mad, and decides to murder your entire family overnight. your brothers-in-law are gone, one of your sisters-in-law too, and all your nephews and nieces except little padma. but all of this pales in comparison to the facts that olivia is murdered, and that your heir and daughter lay dead beside her.

all you have left of her, of your house, of the family you've lost in vashnoi not a ten years ago, is aral, whom you keep by your side throughout the bloody civil war to put your bff on the throne.

but you win again. you are 43, and ezar vorbarra is now the emperor. you are responsible for the imperium's entire ground forces. you are also responsible for a severely traumatized boy of 13, and the only children you've interacted with without olivia's genle guidance were little messengers of guerilla companies.

what a mess.

[muffinlance]

It's Sunday. I had plans. Clean the house, do some laundry, some life admin, the gym, find a body of water to enjoy what's presumably the last hot day of the year. Instead, I stumbled across 'Salvage' this morning and I have not done anything else but read it all day. I dont even go there, to quote the ancient Gods. I have not even seen a single episode of this show. But I cannot stop reading it. It's so so so so good. But I have no AO3 account so I can only leave Kudos there. So here's my comment: ARGHHDUWHAULA THIS IS SO GOOD I WANT TO CLAW MY FACE OFF!!!

But if Claw Face Off, how can Read More Fics?

(I have 19 Avatar fics posted, if you do get an account. Only 2 or 3 for those not logged in.)

[wellthisissomething]

AI-Less Whumptober Day 18 - Hypnotized/Possessed

Enigma - Ep. 4

Lovers of the Red Sky - Ep. 13

Guardian - Ep. 13

The Last Immortal - Ep. 23

Sell Your Haunted House - Ep. 11

Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

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[gomzdrawfr]

here's what I got from day 1 hehe

I got the Ghost charm and prints from beloved rinny!! so happy to meet up with fellow Malaysian artists :D The stickers are printed from an artist I recognized which is bue_june (warning, very nsfw account) - cat!Ghost, sense of sight, I'm not sure who did the Konigs tho :3

[cameoutstruggling93]

If I'm not responsive today, or really this upcoming week, its because I'm planning my demise so I don't have to be in this hell hole anymore. Peace and love babes. Pray for me.

[kirbyddd]

expectations really have hit rock bottom

[flufflecat]

it has been a long week here comes a tag rant

[eddiestattoos]

I don't have resting bitch face I have resting bitch tone. I try to make a simple statement and it comes out snippy

[william-solace-aaaaa]

Yo guys I started playing a dnd campaign w some of my friends n my husband (both of us are new to it) and it's soooooooo cool and I love this game sm but it's pretty complicated but that's what makes it gooooooddd

(Dam das alot of tags)

[rjshope]

Just in case, i'm still here x)

[lockofspades]

No one talk to me unless they've listened to the acoustic version of Lovejoy

[msfcatlover]

I see your “Jay Peters is Jason’s most common alias (because it’s funny,)” headcanons, and raise you:

James “Jamie” Graves.

Because Jason thinks it’s funny.

[purble-turble]

Hi! I've been trying to find your comics and stuff, but none of the links in your masterpost work and I can't find them when I search it up. Did you take down your comics or something? It's OK if you did, I just enjoy your content alot and I can't find it and I want to make sure I'm not going mad lol

Make sure to drink some water and eat something healthy!

Hi Anon! Sorry for the delayed response, I have not had any time to address the many asks I have in my inbox for awhile now.. but let me answer your question here quickly.

The links on my masterpost are not broken, it's just that Tumblr is a dumpheap of a website and sometimes people aren't able to use links correctly :U When I click on the links, both on my app and on a desktop browser, they work perfectly fine, so there's nothing else I can really do to change them to work for everyone.

Here is a link to my art tag which: #purbs-art

Hopefully that one will work for you. If not, I suggest switching to desktop if you are on the app (or app if you are on a desktop) and trying again. Sorry I can't be of more help!

[causticsunshine]

Louis has said so often that engagement is what brings him joy when he's performing and when he's around his fans. Seeing his fans engage with him and with each other. I think fan projects as a general concept are fine, but they should be tailored more towards the aspect of community and found family over things like trying to do some backhanded grand gesture for Louis.

For example:

Trading friendship bracelets and Louis-based crafts amongst the crowd like what happens at Harry and Taylor Swift (and several KPOP group) shows.

Light projects during songs.

Group sign projects with positive but generic comments or just random fandom stuff. Hard to co-ordinate and organise, but they can be super fun. Again mentioning KPOP, but the Stray Kids fandom does these really well. Signs are usually things like meme quotes or 'honk if you love Stray Kids' (which is hilarious because people would just randomly honk like geese throughout the whole show. Harmless, hilarious, fun.)

Co-ordinated outfits. These happened a lot during the 1D shows. Different sections could dress up as a different 'era' Louis, ect.

So again, just things that are less focused on Louis and treating Louis like a little child you have to coddle and more focused on Louis as the person that's brought everyone in that room together. Fun things that Louis can notice and see and engage with. Things he's said make him happier than the awkward moments when fans he doesn't even know are telling him things like how they're in love with him.

mostly just going to leave this as is because these are def good points / things to mention!

there are TONS of ways to respectfully and creatively engage with an artist as well as other fans at shows and other events without making things uncomfortable, self serving, invasive.... i think it just takes some brainstorming, careful planning (if you want to make it a proper Thing), and some insight on the audience and artist you're engaging with so it can be fun while still remaining both respectful and true to the other people involved!

we had all sorts of fun stuff going on during 1D shows and as a kpop fan myself people doing trades for things like photo cards and fan merch before shows is so nice to see! i’ve been seeing some people do bracelet trades at louis shows recently as well and it really makes me want to get into making beaded keychains again and handing those at shows 🩷

[neraiutsuze]

Also, and I cannot stress this enough, double-check your summary for typos before you post! Typos inside the fic happen, no matter how many times you or your beta look over it, things slip through the cracks, people will overlook it or not even notice if they’re already invested. But the summary is your readers’ first impression of a fic! Typos, especially egregious ones like character names, make the fic look sloppy and like you, the author, didn’t care about the work you were putting out. Don’t put potential readers off; check your summary before you post.

Types of AO3 Summary

Option 1 - The Excerpt:

The quickest, the easiest! Find a section of your fic that contains the main premise of said fic and also showcases your writing. Copy paste that into the summary box. BOOM! Done.

Best used for any fic, unless it's so short the excerpt would be the whole fic.

Option 2 - The No Frills:

Just a description of the fic. No need for drama. No need to complicate matters. Keep it simple, keep it safe.

Example: "A short character exploration of Blorbo's thoughts after Daisy leaves."

Best used for short fics, poems and fics where the style/format is more important than the plot. Or fics that tie directly into a scene/episode from canon or another fanfic.

Option 3 - The Hook:

Draw the reader's interest by giving them a set up with no conclusion. Introduce the main character(s), introduce the status quo, describe an inciting incident, leave a question in the reader's mind.

Example: "Blorbo is a barista at a coffee shop, struggling to pay their bills, but after handsome rockstar Obrolb walks into their coffee shop they find that they have to decide whether a chance at love is worth the cost of fame."

Best used for mid to long fic where there's a strong premise and follow through. Especially good for AUs. Can be expanded for more complex plots or used multiple times in one summary for multiple characters or subplots.

Option 4 - The Sitcom One-Liner:

"The one in which [over simplified description of one of the main plotlines]" This is essentially 'boil your plot down to the very simplest statement you can, oversimplify if possible. The more bizarre or unhelpful the better.

Example: "The one in which Blorbo learns to like cake".

Best used for fics with at least a little humour in them.

Option 5 - The Rule of Three:

Three is a magic number. Find three key moments in your fic and just list them. That's it. Often ends with 'not necessarily in that order' if used for comic effect. If it's an AU, establish that quickly (i.e. 'Star NHL player Blorbo…').

Example: "Blorbo makes a friend, falls in love, and almost burns to death, not necessarily in that order."

Best used for anything, really. Three is a magic number. The human brain loves things that come in threes.

Option 6 - The Trope Lure:

Why bother describing the plot? We all know AO3 readers are here for the tropes. Similar to The Sitcom One-Liner just using tropes instead of plot. Often followed by the phrase 'that nobody asked for'.

Example: "The Space western/ABO/Mail Order Bride fic that nobody asked for."

Often tacked on to the end of The Hook or The Excerpt as a tl;dr.

Best used for fic that plays its tropes straight with no shame or second guessing.

Option 7 - The Pre-emptive Strike:

(Not recommended) You just wrote this fic, the self doubt is consuming you. You feel the need to apologise profusely for your existence for no apparently reason. You feel cringe, you think the fic is cringe, you want everyone to know that you think the fic is cringe in case they don't like it and judge you for it.

Example: "So I fell in love with this pairing and had to write this. It's weird and terrible. Lol! I suck at summaries! Sorry!"

Best used for no fics ever. I cannot stress this enough.

(Seriously, I am begging you, don't do this. If you're planning to use this option, rethink it and do one of the others. I guarantee you more people will want to read your fic.)

Sometimes added on to any other summary as a strange disclaimer. (srsly. don't.)

Option 8 - The Unapology:

Embrace the mayhem, embrace the deep dark depths of your soul. The opposite of The Pre-emptive Strike. A combination of The No Frills and The Trope Lure that truly gives no fucks.

You have committed crimes and you are proud of them. You know what your USP is and you're going to make sure your target market finds you. Look upon my works, ye readers, and despair!

Example: "There aren't enough tentacle fics in this pairing, so I had to write one myself!"

Best used for fics with controversial/polarising tropes with all relevant details already clearly stated in the tags.

Option 9 - The Interrogation:

What if you wrote a summary entirely in questions? What if your readers had to read the fic to discover the answers? Who knows what will happen if you do this?

Example: "What happens when Blorbo McBlorbo gets his wish and Daisy doesn't make it to the plane on time? What happens when Obrolb finds out? How will this change Daisy and Blorbo's friendship?"

Best used for... I honestly don't know. This style of summary does not vibe with me. Mystery fic maybe? Sorry guys.

Option 10 - The Multipack:

Got a bunch of shorter fics in one work? No way of summarising them all without a wall of text larger than the Great Wall of China? This one is similar to The No Frills in that you're not describing the plots themselves and similar to The Trope Lure in that often broader genres and tropes are mentioned. What links those fics? Are they all in the same fandom? The same pairing? The same challenge? Just slap that right in the summary. A chapter list with 1-2 word trope/pairing summaries can be included or not.

Example: "A collection of Blorbo/Daisy/Obrolb fics based on Tumblr prompts. Chapter 1: Regency AU Chapter 2: Werewolves vs vampires Chapter 3: Ghost!Daisy Chapter 4: Space pirates!"

Best used for (obviously) works that are compilations of fic.

Option ? - The Void:

I said The Excerpt was the quickest and easiest summary to do. I lied, well... I didn't exactly lie. What is quicker and easier than not having a summary at all? After all, that's what the tags are for.

Example:

Best used for... nothing? Write a summary, guys. Please?