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I know that some people in the Wings of Fire fandom complain about how Tui based the IceWings on tiger moms (a stereotype commonly applied to East Asian mothers) and I know that that and the model minority stereotype for Asian-Americans that is common in American media is terribly containing and reduces an entire community to this monolith of mean parents and unhappy, but high-performing children, but I personally like how IceWings are based on my group, even as much as the stereotypes hurt me. You may write this off as dumb, but it's possible to feel proud of something similar to your culture being depicted while disliking how your culture is seen in the media.
When I read about the IceWing experience in canon and fanon, I feel seen. It's probably due to the fact that I've only found one or two books starring East Asian protagonists that I personally feel show the experience I've grown up in and am used to, and even overall AAPI month tends to get overlooked on the social media I use (tumblr). Now I'm just wofbrained enough to project on fictional dragons because they've been based on a stereotype that gets applied to my community. You'd think that I need to touch grass and search for more books, but I'm happy that IceWings and I have something in common.
Nowhere else do you see the portrayal of feeling both locked and contained in the identity that everyone else has imposed upon you, and so has your community, and so has your parents, and so have you imposed on yourself, but also proud of it when the concrete results come in, all the As, all the comments that you're high-performing. There's the portrayal of feeling that some aspects of that identity are something to be proud of, but there are also the darker parts that you know are bad: the bigotry (where parents say the racist things out loud, straight to your face), the constant competition, the empty feeling from complying with your parents wishes and the fact that you've been doing it for so long that you don't even know your own. There's the feeling of always being inadequate in comparison to your peers. There's the feeling of occasionally wondering what it would be like to not be part of your group, and just be happy with Bs and be able to have a social life and actually hang out with friends outside of school.
While people say that Tui made the IceWings stereotypical as hell, I like what she did with her IceWing protagonists and other characters. We see Winter, who lost his family, but can do what he wants as a scavenger researcher, which is something that feels like a realistic possibility in my community- pursuing your dreams, but losing familial support. But, he can follow his dreams. We see Crystal, who ran away to be with Gharial, a MudWing, and it's reminds me of how falling in love with someone that you community says you shouldn't have but being happy with them is possible. There's Lynx, who reminds me of the classmates that I should have competed against, but became friends with instead. There are all the Caribous, who show the more fun parts of IceWing culture outside the palace, where IceWing dragonets sing and read and listen to stories and eat together, which shows that the IceWings aren't a monolith. There's Glacier, who genuinely loved her daughters, even though she was likely distant from them as a queen, which shows how beneath the strictness, the love is there, even if it's not apparent at first. There's Snowfall, who's from the younger generation and wants to change things for the IceWings. While Tui initially wrote the IceWings based on stereotypes associated with East Asian-Americans, her IceWing characters show how they're much more than that. To me, that reminds me in a way that we student, second-gen children of East Asian immigrants are more vibrant and faceted than how media paints us (emotionless, uncreative, studious, deferent to authority, etc etc).
Now, I'm going to say that not everything that IceWings do is what Asian-Americans do. I haven't heard of anyone making their son kill the other one to regain their status. Given how people like to reblog these confessions and openly address the anons with their disagreements and this ask will probably get a bunch of accusations directed at it that weren't part of my original intention, I would like to reiterate that this ask is my personal opinion as one Asian-American out of the 19.9 million+ of them here. If you personally disagree, please direct me to all the way better forms of representation that I know are out there but can't find so I can stop projecting on fictional dragons. Someone wrote on tumblr how what's empowering to one person comes off as demeaning to the next when it comes to representation. Thank you for receiving my confession that wouldn't do well at all off anon. That is why this blog is here.
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concept: unromanced eleanor as drifter's romantic advisor and wingwoman. how successful she actually is at this depends on how serious she's feeling.
#ni blabs#warframe#warframe spoilers#warframe 1999#eleanor nightingale#[lettie is letting you hold a rat. as far as i'm concerned you two are basically engaged now.]#[that radio thing- somachord. see if you can't bring that back for aoi. listen to something with her.#because honestly if i have to hear her loop that boyband song through her mind one more time-]#[...what? don't look to me for advice on talking games with amir.#just because i can read his mind doesn't mean i understand what an iframe is.]#[...maybe if you pretend that you don't know what a gun is hard enough quincy'll do that thing where he stands behind you#while teaching you how to shoot? i don't know i'm just spitballing here.]#[good luck trying to get my brother to focus on anything but all the impending doom. you're going to need it.]#idk if any of this is super ooc for her it's 4 in the morning#...i need to stop making these posts during the witching hour and get more sleep#tumblr WHY are you fucking up my tags.#fine i won't use quotation marks. Are You Happy Now.
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I redrew something I made last year for the Heart and Soul series anniversary last year :D
From @post-it-notes7
Old one under the cut
#I know the anniversary passed a while ago but i could do something on time :'D#kirby#kirby series#meta knight#my art#kirby fanart#please read the fic if you haven't already#I'm really happy on how I've improved :D#also Mir PIN if you're reading this#thank you for writing and drawing such wonderful things you are an inspiration to me#click for better quality tumblr murdered it#heart and soul series
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Tentatively maybe returning tomorrow, maybe... friday? Depends on vibes and what me and Sera are doing.
There is going to be a rule change for my own comfort. This sounds ominous and for all I know it is but I don't have the energy to really write it out eloquently so I'm just going to ramble in tags for now.
#ooc ; out of character#[[ tl;dr i am v uncomfortable writing with people when i see them just... jumping at every joshua they see ]]#[[ it gives the vibe that they do not care about me/my own portrayal and just want to play pokemon w/ joshuas ]]#[[ and that's fine we can still write but i probably won't invest too much if it feels like i'm one of a multitude ]]#[[ which sounds like it flies in the face of being 'duplicate friendly' but i'm not talking like 'oh you write with two joshuas' ]]#[[ i mean 'oh you're writing with ten of them' ]]#[[ you know the person that sees a joshua blog and immediately is pouncing on them rabid for interaction ]]#[[ i love dups i want to do more with my lovely joshua moots ]]#[[ i just like don't want to write or ship when it feels like it genuinely does not matter what joshua someone is writing with ]]#[[ as long as it's a joshua ]]#[[ do you feel? vibe? maybe i am insane but it is a Vibe ]]#[[ i'm very sorry if you read this and you go 'wait that describes me' ]]#[[ i mean no offense to you b/cuz this is ultimately my own mental health i gotta take care of ]]#[[ you all should keep doing what you're doing if you're having fun! ]]#[[ and i don't intend on dropping threads more just probably trying to pull back which i should be doing in general anyways ]]#[[ tumblr is terrible for your mental health ]]#[[ tl;dr benji hurt her own feefees and is doing stuff to make herself happy ]]
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YOU GET POTATO CANNON GOODBYE!!!!!
#sekwar's art#artists on tumblr#ena#ena joel g#ena shepherd#temptation stairway#that's it! i'm done!#if you're reading this then this is my last art post here!#i know so many changes are happening to my account but something finally clicked and i decided i don't want to be here anymore!#soooo yeah this is my last drawing on here#it's time to move on from this corporate sludge and onto something really fun and really weird#i'm jumping ship#i'm not waiting until its dying day anymore i think tumblr has really fucked itself over and i can't take it#even with dashboard unfucker the damage has been done#then someone told me about cohost and it looked interesting#and now i'm making an account there. i should've done this months ago. i'm not having fun here anymore and i'm so happy to be moving on#i'll be making a post soon on where else you can find me after#so yeah. i'm gonna miss you all. this is for the best though.#good luck with all of your future endeavours guys#sekwar... OUT.
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ugly maths.
i hate maths, right. i don't usually like numbers, and if i do like numbers it's gotta be an 8 or a 48 and nothing else.
thing is, i've recently caught myself doing maths again. ugly maths. the kind of maths that, really, i've been trying to avoid as much as possible because, well, it's ugly!
you... wanna see?
okay, fine... but don't say i didn't warn you!
ugly, see? look at all those numbers! not a 48 in sight!
huh? what's that? you don't see what i'm on about? oh... oh! hang on, lemme just—
better? yes? no? no? okay, what if i—
mmh, yes. ugly numbers. see it now? can you see why they're ugly?
here, i can make it worse.
these numbers are ugly. the maths they make me do is ugly.
now i'll level with you: the worst ones by far are the yellow numbers. the maths they make me do it the ugliest.
why ugly?
because it makes me ugly.
those numbers turn me into not only a suddenly number-obsessed fool, but a fool who also cannot understand these numbers and what they mean and why i feel like they reflect on me and my ability.
87, 75.
the thoughts are as follows:
• the orange numbers are big, so why are you being ugly about the yellow ones? you should be happy with what you have. so many nice big numbers! not everyone receives that.
• is it that there are two different audiences for these two different fics? perhaps. they are quite different works, with different appeals, and different themes. maybe you are reading too much into it.
• why are you obsessing over numbers anyway? you don't like maths! you left maths behind when you were 16, put it down!
okay, okay, fine! i'll put the maths down. right here, in fact!:
that 87 was an 83 at the start of the year. the 6161 it is attached to was a 5453.
4, 708.
ugly maths.
the 75 is a nice number. in fact, compared to 87, it is beautiful, radiant, enchanting. at the start of the year, 75 was 48. wow. now that is one sexy number!
27.
mmmm.
6161, 1061.
5100.
87, 75.
12.
mmmm.
you know, my most favourite comment left recently on a fic of mine was 2 characters long: :(
it made me :)
well, actually, it made me >:) because it was left in response, presumably, to one of the key scenes in a new chapter which left the exact impression on someone that i hoped it would.
they must be the only one who reacted like that, though.
1.
have i mentioned that that 87 and 75 include author responses?
i won't try to do more maths, there. it might not end well for me. the maths is making me tired enough as it is, and i have an early start tomorrow.
oh! but, that being said, i have another set of ugly numbers to show you, so keep 87 and 75 in mind.
ready?
838, 245.
(want a hint? the green numbers!)
838, 87. 245, 75.
9.6, 3.3.
ugly maths. it's ugly again, see? i don't like it. i'm seeing numbers within numbers within numbers, and i can't seem to stop!
the numbers make me ask new questions:
• why is it not good enough?
• people seem to engage more with one fic over the other, so shouldn't you prioritise?
• is all this maths this really good for you?
no, it isn't.
i want to avoid ugly maths. ugly maths makes me want to tear my hair out. it makes me want to start from scratch. it makes me want to grab someone and scream. it makes me want to cry and press a button that has tempted me many times before when the numbers become too ugly to bear.
ugly maths turn me into an ugly person.
ugly maths make me obsessive, paranoid, anxious, regretful, vindictive, spiteful, alone.
i hate maths. i hate numbers, just like, it feels, the numbers hate me.
#helia rants#cw vent#i'm okay but i'm not#this has been playing on my mind over the last couple of weeks#it's aimed at the sky rather than anyone here#i know i'm not the best myself as commenting. i justify it to myself by affirming i don't read much. which i don't.#since the start of the year i have tried to comment on everything i have read#bearing in mind i may also dm someone rather than comment because i want to scream and ramble about their fic more personally#that being said. i know i'm not the only one who finds themselves doing ugly maths#and in turn starting to feel uglier too#i don't like looking at the numbers#i was doing well at the start of the year#but as i open my drafts and look to a new chapter and at the notes i wrote#i can't stop myself from opening the fic. from seeing where it's at. from seeing if it's changed. from checking my inbox to see if...#if only...#what it's meant is that i've come to a point where a fic i loved has become exactly that: a fic i loved. past tense#the other fic is still a fic i love. but i know deep down that that is tied to the numbers too#i hate that this is what i've become#because i have tiny fics. fics with 50 hits and maybe 1 comment. and i love them. i still love them#but when it comes to the big ones. the multi-chapters. the hefty fics. after a point all i see are numbers#and those numbers have come to determine both my happiness and fulfilment as a writer#and so i am ugly. i am sad. i am pathetic.#and i don't know how to stop.#helia's stuff#this was meant to save back into my drafts. i was editing tags. tumblr decided it should post. so... so be it.#also this is not an attention thing if anyone dares go 'oh but you're a good writer uwu' i might do something we'll all regret#this is also not a 'ffs comment on my fics will you 😒' hell no#it's just about me. and my issue. and my unhealthy relationship with these fucking numbers.#gotta get this shit out of my head somehow :)
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here is what I'm currently working on 🥹🥰 "Drawing my fav Samurai Warrior characters as chibis"
look at them!!! they are coming out adorable 🤗😭. im honestly having so much fun drawing them. idk who to draw next yet? lol 😙 well see later.
《its def a struggle to make them look descent 😩. dw I'm taking it slow so I won't stress myself out and ruin my mood.》
#my art#artists on tumblr#samurai warriors#Magoichi Saika#Ginchiyo Tachibana#Mitsunari Ishida#Kunoichi#chibi art#I'm so happy I got my drawing spirits up again 🤧🥹❤️#it's not just my favs I'm going to draw. I'm also drawing my sisters favs!#I just wanted to show you guys what I was working on ^^#if you read all the way to this point! thank u 🥹 you're amazing! and i hope you have an amazing day or night ♡
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hey guys i made a 21p sideblog !!!!! @implicitdemandforproof go follow me if u want!!!!
#already put it in my pinned but i assume people dont read that often so i'm making a post for it#trinket reflects#i've been battling tumblr support for a week to get them to simply read my request for the url to be freed you guys have no idea#unless you follow my personal blog then you have some idea#but anyway some1 actually read my email and freed it i'm so happy!!!! reqionalatbest tysm again you're not reading this but idc
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years pass and i still disagree with what saw did with amanda. she would not fucking do that
#listen she wanted to be john's number one so bad she would never rig traps in such an oblivious way#she was the og survivor!!!! she would understand the whole cherish your life thing like no one else#she took care of john when he was physically at his worst come onnnnn she would kill herself to make him happy#creating really hard traps? sure. i can see that. making traps unwinnable in a not subtle way? she's smarter than that.#also hoffman literally made a fake trap to kill a guy (which i understand) before he met john in my eyes he's more likely to fuck with trap#i'm a bit drunk rewatching saw iii so if it doesn't make sense - it does to me. you're reading my diary. it's fine#amanda young you'll always be famous#sawposting#also that's probably the post you'll expect from tumblr user bpdamandayoung
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#this is actually a good me yelling in the tags#today is a very good day actually#maybe too good lol#i actually slept through the night#this is the most rested I've been in months probably#and unironically i got so much serotonin watching Hyunjin's vlog#my convenor is letting me submit my essay by friday and i almost cried#he's such a great dude tbh#h if you're reading this you're a king#and now I'm actually eating something#so yeah today is a very good#i know i joked about being suspicious but I'm really cherishing these when they do happen#probably going to do a significant amount of writing today and finally start watching shows and anime again#i really do need to start engaging in stuff that makes me happy again#and media outside of YouTube and tumblr is one of those things#also read some fics because i haven't gone through my bookmarks in a bit#but yeah today is a good day#rj talks
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Welcome to Prompt Roulette By Title! Or Bingo! Or B L A M E, whatever you fancy!
In light of the new year, me and the editor @moobloom-mention this one this is the person to blame have created a way to torture each other via the wonderful game of Bingo.
My esteemed colleague and I sent the other 24 different titles although they cheated and made me make 12 of theirs and have created prompts for each one for the other to use. And every other week, we roll to see which title is landed on in order to send over the prompt.
Now, we haven’t agreed to this yet, but the first one to get Bingo gets to decide the plot of a story to collaborate on no one tattle on me we only let them know if I get it first.
But that’s the plan for the year! I’m excited, as well as terrified of what they’ve managed to come up with. The best part though, neither of us are safe.
#The one#The only#The Editor#they're to blame for EVERYTHING#my love for FNAF and BATIM#not G/t they ask to not to have that credit ;)#and while I don't write it they got me hooked on DreamSMP#if you ever get the chance#go check out Moobloom's works#we're just about opposites of each other when it comes to writing#they enjoy a darker tone while my stories need happy endings#I adore G/t and they say no thank you#all those good things#so if your interest is peeked go read a story or two!#they're new to tumblr but they've got one story up!#with lots to follow!#but I'm excited#hope you're prepared Moobloom#Prompt Roulette By Title#BTE writing
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how do you decide what books to read?
oh! i have many devious methods. i get recs from friends/family/mutuals, i plough through the entire works of authors who have written one book i've liked, i check rec lists e.g. on library websites or goodreads, and awards lists e.g. the man booker prize, but my fave way is to go and browse in a bookstore for 7 hours, scope out the books i'd like to read, write them down, then go home and borrow them from my local library (for free!!! support your local libraries kids!!!!) and THEN only if they're great will i keep a lookout for them in second hand stores and eventually get myself a copy
#my friends and i do 'author sweeps'#which is where you like an author so much that you're like ok. i am going to read everything they've ever written#i currently have about 20 authors on my sweeps list :))) and i've read almost everything for all of them this year :)))#but man i cannot recommend more utilising your local library#for books AND audiobooks bro i have not paid for a book that i haven't already known i love in advance in YEARS#try it out for free first!!!! this method is foolproof!!!!#and then i love to buy secondhand like my brother in christ i'm not spending 40 bucks on one god damn book#i have so many secondhand book pipelines lmao i'm like a dealer#the great thing about reading is the more you do it; the more you figure out what you do and don't like#and the easier it is for you AND other people to do the whole 'oh you liked that? you'll LOVE this' thing#even here on tumblr!! whenever i post a reading list and highlight the ones i like#i invariably get replies like oh i read that too and like it AND i liked this similar book!!#sharing the reading love :)#hope you find some fantastic books to read in the very near future my good bro!! happy holidays and have a lovely day#asks
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#it's nice to be back on tumblr#even though almost everyone i knew on here is gone#and i miss them#i'm happy to be somewhere i can connect with people about things we like#i spent way too much time on other social media pretending to be a normal adult#it's more fun being a fan#and i've had a lot of fun in the last couple weeks beginning to make some new friends on here#so. much love to you if you're reading this
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imagine being so insensitive
#i came to tumblr and saw i had an ask#i got kinda happy bc i thought sent me a reassuring message like “wow someone cares.”#“someone who doesn't know me stopped by to comfort me on my loss”#AND THE MESSAGE WAS SOMEONE ASKING FOR MONEY#WOW. HUMANITY IS AMAZING.#i'm sorry you need money and i hope you get it. BUT SOMEONE I LOVE JUST DIED.#HOW DARE YOU MESSAGE ME ON A DAY LIKE THIS???#this is so insensitive fr. i'm having one of the worst day of my life and then you give me hope making me think#someone in this shitty world cared about my fucking stupid pain but NO#no one cares. people only come for me when they want smth from me#or they want me to comfort them or they want money#fuck everybody i hate everybody#edit: also. if you're reading this. DON'T send me a message. i won't believe you care.#i will think you're sending me bc you read this and you're pitying me.
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HOW TO WRITE ROMANTIC ATTRACTION FOR DUMMIES
For anyone who wants to learn, (especially aro/ACE, aspec, ect.)
Requested by the lovely @darkandstormydolls
Alrighty! Welcome back or welcome to my blog! I'm dipping my toes back into the category of posts that gained me my exposure!
So if you're here, you want to know how to write romantic attraction/romance!
Strap in and let's begin!
(Pls spread this to people you think would benefit from seeing it, or anyone who requested it bc I forgot, ANY ASPECS)
Step one -
Your characters must admire one another at the beginning, Romantic feelings usually do not present themselves as obvious until you really think them through, meaning your characters may not notice they have a crush until it's too late
These are general statistics and light stereotypes. So feel free to not use this tip:
Male characters usually tend to notice physical things first, like body shape, hair, skin, clothing, the way their lover moves, ect
And Female Characters Generally tend to notice more small things and personality-based traits first, like their lover's humor, speaking mannerisms, shifts in expression, ways they fidget, emotion in their voice, ect.
And someone who is in love will generally show more interest in this particular person's movements, actions, words, and anything in general.
Step 2 -
The character will show more interest in sharing their love language with their lover/crush
Physical touch - People with physical touch love languages may want to hold hands, cuddle, hug, or just lean on their crush whenever they are close to them moreso than they want to with others
Gift giving - Gift givers will want to get more gifts more often for their crush, probably thinking of them whenever they see little trinkets or wanting to get them big gifts for special occasions or signs of appreciation
Acts of Service - Acts of service people will offer to do extra favors and a bunch of extra stuff they don't have to do twice as much as normal
Words of Affirmation - Flattery, they will generally flood their crush with kind words and compliments
Quality time - Quality time people will want to spend time with their crush at almost every turn, and when they want company, will turn to their crush first
Step 3 -
After a while, these urges while become very prominent and more noticeable to the person having them
They may find themselves fantasizing about their crush or having them show up in their thoughts more and more, feeling nicer and happier when they're around, or when they're thinking about them
Smiling when they think about them, cutsey little fluff thingies like that
A crush is essentially: I want to date that, I want to be near that always, I want to marry that, I want that to snuggle me (or other love languages)
Or in simpler terms: if that asked me out, I would say yes (or at least want to say yes if your character is in denial)
Step 4 -
The character's urges to be close to this person grows strong enough that they do smth about it, whether prompted by another character. Or they just don't know I how to not anymore (like when you wanna eat candy and you don't want to, but you do anyway bc I JUST NEED THE CHOCOLATE OKAY?)
(Or for Aro/Ace, garlic bread)
People who are in love are generally very prone to be all dreamy and poetic and VERY EXTREMELY BIASED towards their crush
Then Yada Yada they kiss & shit
You're welcome, BYEEEEEEEE 👋
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