#THANK U FOR ASKING!!

[freshbeeth]

Wait I mean this so genuinely is it bad if you're white and make your ink/octoling black for Aesthetic/OC reasons? My Inkling's been black sense Splat1 cause they were never gonna look like me anyway so I made them more to just look cool, and built an OC around them later. But is that bad?? Should I not be making player characters black if I, the player, am not black?

I mean this all very genuinely I'd never considered it was hurtful to do sense it was my game, my character, my rules to me.

don’t worry, you’re fine!

as a Black person, it’s usually very clear to me when people are using Black player characters as an intimidation tactic or to be “funny,” and representing your Black splat oc doesn’t fall into that category

usually the racist players use the darkest skin tone with red eyes and either a racist nickname or a racist splashtag title (ex: Dark/Pitch-Black XYZ)

the tweet i was referring to was a video from a non-Black Japanese splat team where they showed their inklings and then themselves irl, and the whole darkest-skin-reddest-eyes thing was perfectly on display

there’s a difference between aesthetics and caricatures, and 90% of splat players never cross that line, but it’s important to be mindful of it anyway :)

[its-tortle]

can i ask about the captain america bachelor's thesis and the score you got for it

hi lorelei!! you absolutely may ask me!!

it was called "Steve Rogers and Captain America aren't always the same guy": Captain America Fanfiction as a Locus of Transformation, Identity Exploration, and Reclamation (a bit wordy, i know) and it basically outlined fanfiction conceptually and went into the history of cap as a character and political symbol to then analyze trends in cap fanfiction as forum for identity politics and fan reclamation. i think we stress so many of his identity markers in fandom that are played down or straight up erased in source material (esp the mcu) and i wanted to elaborate on the possible reasons for and effects of that. it was a lot of fun.

and i got a dutch 9/10!! which translated to an american A+ on my transcript, which is a bit crazy. i was lucky to have a super lovely and supportive thesis advisor :)

i can send it to you if you're interested!

[lettucedoodles]

Do you have a shop?

Hihii!! Yes i do!! I have my twst, genshin, hypmic and original merch here on my Etsy storefront!!

Please consider checking it out,, i am diligently working on more twst stuffs ;))

[candiedspit]

Are you a movie person? What are some of ur fav films

I’ve always been into documentaries so my favorites & the ones that are very personal to me are the bridge (2006), finding Vivian Meier, David Lynch: The Art Life, Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters, Life 2.0, Boy Interrupted, Amy, Montage of Heck, Bowling for Columbine, Roadrunner, The Devil and Daniel Johnston, What Happened Miss Simone, Thin, The Queen of Versailles, Cameraperson, Kate Plays Christine & Grizzly Man oh and the one about 9/11 on Netflix I forget the name

[idontwantrobyntodie]

best life advice, go.

this is a lot of pressure, but! I shall do my best, here is what I apply to most things:

Just do the thing (write the book, read the book, talk to the cool-looking person, do the laundry. "do" does not mean "succeed at", it means "start and attempt", because don't you want to enrichen your experiences? don't you want your life to be Full?)

Please take a break (from the uncomfortable situation, from the thing you're working yourself too hard at, from the bad relationship. this may seem like the opposite of my last point, but it isn't! the ideal way of doing things is found in the balance between the two)

[legal-poppy]

Hi! For the ask game, favourite holiday, flower and movie 🫶

hiiiii

my favorite holiday is valentine's day because it's my birthday hehe. i love seeing people showing so much love to their partners and friends and families even though that sounds kinda weird

my favorite flower isn't something i've ever really thought about but i think i have to go with jasmine. it's my mom's and grandma's favorite plant but i haven't gotten my grandma to crack yet about why she loves it so much

my favorite movie is a conversation nobody wants to start but you opened this door... it's a tie between bubble and the old guard. bubble is a weird fantasy set in japan after alien bubbles attacked and created a dome around tokyo, children play parkour to win food and it's a little mermaid retelling that makes me cry every time i watch it. and the old guard is a found family bop it's very violent but what else can u expect from a group of immortal warriors who get paid to commit war crimes and unknowingly save the world

[catboygretzky]

Elle did you and Jules arrive safely? Are you okay?

WE ARRIVED. it was a nightmare, but we've arrived,

[blood-horns]

so does she have any thoughts/feelings about ardbert using an axe? 👀

i think she probably had this moment after she learned what they were to each other where she wondered if she had been "supposed" to stick with the axe, but it didn't last long.

i do think she started practicing with it more, just a little bit here and there, when she got the chance after things settled down.

[honeydots]

I would like some teasers about that Xander - Soleil father-daughter support fic please 💖

HEHEHE that'd be my pleasure~~!! i'll put a couple things under the cut c:

the fanart nattie drew for me is from their c-support!! the gist of it is that xander's employing a similar punishment to soleil as he did to laslow for excessive flirting :3 but as they're working in xander's office, they both end up falling asleep, hence the little scene in the art <3

the rest of the support is about soleil lying through her teeth about how she totally isn't flirting anymore so she doesn't get in trouble again, and xander completely seeing through her lie and doing a dad-thing of trying to make her come clean herself instead of directly calling her out !!

[mickeym4ndy]

no cause how can you say you disagree with other shameless fan opinions and don't say which ones and why I need to know tell me

This is so funny hahahaha

I mean I’ve seen stuff I don’t agree with about like every character, but I think that’s pretty universal in all fandoms.

And it’s not always like “oh I COMPLETELY disagree” (I mean sometimes yea but) it’s more like “hmm I kinda think I see this from a different angle” or “I think this take doesn’t take into this other element of that storyline/character” u know? Or like I’ll agree with one thing but then not another. I think the characters in Shameless are all quite morally grey so I always tend to see the good & bad parts to most characters or understand why a character does something but then I don’t necessarily take the explanation behind the action as an excuse for it etc. Like I don’t really love when people are non stop defending a character and refuse to recognize their faults/bad actions or non stop villainizing without looking at the nuances.

To be specific but also vague - I’ve seen a lot of takes on season 6 about Ian & Mickey that I’m not in full agreement with, that I might talk about some day when I have time (my last semester in grad school is kicking my ass I’ve written so many essays I feel like my brain is in a blender). And also the whole marriage cert storyline, but I acc do plan on writing a meta on that actually when I can acc sit down to do it. There are more with all characters but those are the ones I think about the most tbh.

Writing just doesn’t come naturally to me so it’s not something that I can just get out easily, I always have to sit & think and reword stuff for so long before I actually post things which often stops me from actually posting it and I’m always worried that there’s nuances that I won’t be able to get across well enough because I can’t articulate them well enough, u know? I applaud people who can put their thoughts into words so easily.

But anyway! Fandom is supposed to be something to enjoy so it’s ok if we disagree on certain things it’s not the end of the world. Like I said, sometimes I’ll dive down a meta rabbit hole and be ready to analyze till the cows come home. Other times I just wanna enjoy it for what it is and love my fav characters and read a fluffy fic and make edits.

If anyone ever wants to send me asks about my opinions on stuff ofc u can send me an ask and I’ll do my best to answer💛

[izloveshorses]

Tell me about the red dress campaign!

I got into Anastasia in 2021 :( there's barely any fandom left and even those who write fanfiction for it don't even talk about it anymore!

Tell me everything!!!

okay so. to talk about the year two marketing campaign, we need to talk about year one first.

the year one campaign focused more on the ~journey~ aspect of the show. anya wears her iconic maroon traveling coat, facing away from the audience and generally faceless, very mysterious. who is she? where is she going? what is she looking for? it inspired questions actually relevant to the themes of the show. and, as good marketing does, it gives us just enough info to capture our attention while also leaving us wanting more.

this coat is what she wears on the posters, playbill covers, everywhere on the marquee. it's the same structure that carried onto every other production's marketing strategy. and it makes sense! because she's traveling! of course she wears a traveling coat. for her Journey.

was it a perfect strategy? no. do i get chills every time i read "rumor, legend mystery" on the marquee over our beautiful broadhurst?? absolutely.

now. year two. derek leaves in april 2018, and in may they film a new ad with the current cast.

but the whole marketing strategy completely changes as well. it now consists of basically just the Red Dress™ and digitally airbrushed christy smirking at the camera and otherwise provides very little information about what the show is actually about.

this is an aside, but i feel like i should mention that when they shot and filmed this campaign, they styled christy's actual hair. she's not wearing a wig! slay!!!!! she went live that day and zadkins did a takeover on the anastasiabway account, i remember she looked absolutely stunning and was excited as she always is.

but still. the success of your marketing strategy (or the whole show for that matter 💀) should not rest on this woman's shoulders, as lovely as she is.

so here's my beef with the Red Dress campaign: it's such a shallow interpretation of the show. even though the red dress is iconic and linda cho deserves the praise for it, i don't think it represents who anya is or what she's looking for at all. the stage version of anastasia isn't a rags to riches story, nor a princess story, not really. it's about a girl looking for who she was. home love family etc etc etc. the red dress represents a life she ultimately chose to abandon in the end! so by limiting the imagery to just this dress she wears only in the last few minutes of the show, casual audience members may interpret this show as Just Another Princess Story competing with frozen that had just opened literally across the street, and choose to not see it. which is exactly what happened.

@asecretshekept has written a lot about this and understands marketing more than i do, so feel free to browse her blog too for more detailed posts.

not to mention like,,,, the silly financial decisions behind this?? they spent so much money to replace the marquee and stage door with the faces of people who left the show like six months later?? and then they replaced the stage door AGAIN when cody arrived january 2019. so silly. they could've stuck with the generally faceless campaign of year one to avoid this issue, but. i'm not in charge.

but yeah. going from this

to this?????

downgrade of the decade fr. booooo 1/5 stars (one star for christy) 👎

[strawberrystepmom]

hi i'm here to request so fukuzawa x kendall slice of life domestic pls

i looooooooooove clucking after him like a mother hen. i love washing and brushing and drying his hair, he looks so handsome when it droops over his face while it’s still a little damp. he sits right in between my legs and gets his shoulders and the back of his neck rubbed while he rubs my ankles and calves and it’s routine. we do this every single night!

sometimes he’ll work on paperwork at the same time and regale me with the Horrors of what he’s working on but most of the time we don’t discuss work. we discuss our lives and how they’ve changed since meeting each other. we giggle and laugh and plan. it’s pretty relaxed and sweet and one of my favorite things ever.

[stellamancer]

SPRINTS TO UR ASKBOX

🎧🍓🍊 FOR THE GAME

omg moda hewwo. but rather to me ask box shouldn't u sprint to ur kitchen to have bekfast?

okay okay...

last song you listened to

atlus released a few songs from the persona 3 reload ost but i need them to release the rest. giVE ME THE MEANING OF ARMBANDS AND BURN MY DREAD LAST BATTLE!!!!

favorite food

you're mean for asking me this. because how can i CHOOSE??? okay normally i say steak or sushi, but i'm actually gonna be very generic and say noodles. i love noodles SO MUCH. udon is my favorite but like... i always love me a good noodl

favorite season?

um. fall. because it means summer is over and i do not like the summer heat. i also like the aesthetic of changing leaves even though it doesn't really happen where i live.

[bitchkovsky]

🦋 ❕

🦋 tell us about your current wip

when it comes to patho, it's just me vs pensively staring at this folder from time to time whenever working on serious things becomes not so fun anymore

when it comes to "serious things", i'll give you this text post:

// questions //

[everythingseasoning]

hello! i have questions for you i’m wondering about! you can answer them if your comfortable ^.^

what are your pronouns?

do you have a favorite drink?

pet peeves?

do you have any talents?

what song is on repeat now?

what got you into jjk?

are you in a relationship?

any allergies?

favorite color?

HELLO ! I LOVE QUESTIONS !!! (I’m very excitedly typing)

Pronouns - she/they! Lately one of my profs has been referring to me as “she” and … well … it doesn’t feel quite right, but for me personally I don’t care that much if people use she/her towards me. Sometimes I refer to myself as she and it’s totally good in the moment. Sometimes I don’t feel like a she. So she/they works!

Favorite Drink - I only really like water with my meals, or possibly green tea. I love sipping on sugary drinks when I crave that (i take very tiny sips and the drink lasts forever), but never ever do I drink anything like that with meals. I will also drink black tea with coffee creamer when I’m feeling like I need dopamine HAH. Drinking coffee or matcha unfortunately makes my body and brain feel wonky. I can’t focus and it’s like I’m in a state of numbing anxiety. Don’t like it. But l still, on occasion, will drink either.

Pet peeves - Mean people when existing near me. Narrow minded & judgmental people when existing near me. People who walk NEAR ME when they could walk further away, (I think I have a personal space need). People who reject others without engaging in discussion and critical thinking (a lesson for us all). When somebody isn’t emotionally intelligent and doesn’t try to be better. When somebody can’t break things down and explain a concept *and they’re a teacher* for fucks sake. When people don’t care about the wellbeing of kids and adolescents. When people don’t care about the wellbeing of another human regardless of age.

Talents - Yes, but the one I’m thinking about shall stay a secret because it’s not a very common skill and I don’t wanna give too much away. Other talents I can talk about… Well, many liberal arts teachers/professionals who meet me and get to know me more, say that I’d be a good psychologist. Oh. A talent I’ve had since I was little: understanding cats. HAHHA. (I was that weird kid who was lost in her own head when she was little, and I hissed at people)

Fav song atm - Strangely enough no song has been on repeat lately! That is unusual though. Try asking again another time, I’ll have an answer for ya

What Got Me Into JJK - Honestly, the hype around JJK is what led me to it AND kept me sticking around. I was seeking something to cure my depression (anime won’t do that, but it can certainly help but you also have to get consistent sunlight, socialization, feed your mind, body, soul, too), and I kept hearing about Jujutsu Kaisen. So I thought WOW this must be a really good one! The thing is that for me, with most anime it takes time for me to feel hyped about it… even with AOT, and AOT is goated… So for JJK, while I laughed A LOT in season 1, I also just felt underwhelmed. I did stick around though, because the fandom kept showing up on my timeline, and it was nice to feel like I was a part of something (seeing everybody simp over characters made me wonder what there was to this show that I was possibly missing out on), because at the time I really wasn’t doing well. It’s embarrassing to admit but it wasn’t until I started talking about it and listening to other people talk when I started seeing the nuance to JJK, and I began to appreciate it. (Don’t watch anime while half asleep and expect to walk away with an understanding of what’s going on…) I also really wanted to understand what others saw in JJK for them to hype it up so much.

Relationship? - No. Do I want romance? Yeah. Will I let myself be in a relationship anytime soon? Highly unlikely. I’ve got a lot of healing & growing to do before I can be a good partner.

allergies? - hurtful people who do stupid things and have zero interest in anyone but themselves (not to say I don’t pity them or have sympathy and empathy for them. I do. But I’m also allergic to them). Oddly enough, I was genuinely allergic to a certain leafy green as a kid. Outgrew that though! thank god haha

Favorite colour - I can’t choose! They each have their own beautiful feel to them. If I had to choose, I’d say green :) with yellow undertones, not blue undertones, though that’s also very pretty (if you’re an artist or take a basic art class with colour involved, ykwim).

Any more questions? Feel free to ask! Loved answering this :) Thank you so much for hopping into my inbox 🩷

[jeonful]

hi wifey how is ur bday???

it was great!!

(I'm ngl some part could've been better but..)

overall it was really great.

wish u were here w me tho 😪<3