#also I don’t think the other anon was necessarily being rude

[sintreaties]

Now wait a minute. I’m not the one that sent that rude ass reply lol. Anon come on! But anyway I basically don’t have a shot anymore but at least I’ve been feeling a little inspired the past few days. So it’s great, I’ll move on a few days from now for sure. It’s a silly little crush lol

I’m glad for you, God knows we all need a little crush in our lives from times to time

[ensemblesongs]

Hello, I’m the anon who said I was disappointed and I’m here to apologize. When writing that comment I was going through a mental episode which (due to unrelated and personal issues) isn’t an excuse but definitely aided in the way I wrote that comment. I realize that it sounded very rude which was not my intention and makes me disappointed in myself. I was really sad to see one of my favorite enstars creators support the boycott because from the research I’ve done, by observing the reactions from both Japanese and Ryukyuan Enstars fans, they don’t seem to be very happy with the racial part of the boycott. Some are definitely still not happy that Akatsuki went from 3 to 4 but it has nothing to due with race for them. The reason I said the boycott itself seemed racist is because I’m seeing a lot of boycott supporters saying that BECAUSE of Ibuki’s Ryukyuan heritage he shouldn’t be in any unit at all and should remain by himself which makes me sad because he deserves a loving and supportive unit which Akatsuki definitely is. Again I’m very sorry for the way my previous comment came off and I still appreciate your work. I just hope that this informed you on the perspective of actual Japanese and Ryukyuan people.

Sweet thing! It's okay! Don't beat yourself up. I hope I didn't come off as aggressive, I can be emotional in the face of criticism but try my best to leave it out of my responses. I was explaining my motives!

He DOES deserve to be in a unit that will give him love. I felt a bit sad seeing him be neglected during the Esupuri debut, and I was personally hoping for him to be able to shine as a solo idol because that'd mean he would get to collab with all sorts of units like Madara does, and it felt like he was being set up to seek freedom and parallel him in some sort of way given his rejection of his role as a kid, but I would have also loved for him to belatedly join the rest of the new face idols in Esupuri, because I think his dynamic with Esu could have been interesting ♪ I even pondered the delusional combination of Ibuki and Kaname, though that would never happen, just because it's interesting to imagine.

I've definitely seen the people you're talking about, and also those who focus more on the AKATSUKI dilemma than Happy Element's mishandling of Ibuki. I only mentioned it because I think both are valid to be upset about and thought that maybe you didn't see anything wrong with the story at all. But one issue is so much larger than the other, especially when it's being done in a game with as big of an audience as Ansta, and I feel sad seeing people misdirect their hatred towards Ibuki — not just because he is a child and the victim here regardless of Keito's kindness (the traditional, Yamato Japanese character who is here to guide the proud, "indigenous demon" character down the right path. Do you see how that sounds? It's one thing for Keito to be his senior, drawn to him because of his experience with Kurou... ah, I don't know...), but because he is not real. The people who love him and feel connected to him are, though.

The "because" factor is less that because of his ethnicity he doesn't deserve to be in a unit, and more so that they are really doubtful that the writers will be able to pull it off inoffensively or that they already find it offensive due to the implications. At least, that's most of what I've seen. And again, the execution was just very poor. Ibuki and Esu are my favourite of the new kids, as I've mentioned. When it was revealed, I felt a sense of dread that still doesn't fade days after, cementing itself in my stomach as I watched the stream featuring the seiyuu via a third party. The way they're going for it is already rather reflective of history and not in a necessarily good way. I want to have hope that they will find a way to make this better, but I don't deserve to tell AKATSUKI-p to have that same faith, nor do I expect them to. It's sad that Happy Elements' official account is blocking people with genuine criticism, and very immature of them.

Anyway, I hope you'll feel better soon, Anon! And know that I, and many others, really do mean well. I've only seen two or so tweets in Japanese addressing the racism angle, honestly... even that much I was happy to see. Not that I think they're stupid or unaware. But there's a lot of work put into brushing Ryukyuan struggles under the rug.

[finemeal]

AO3 Etiquette

Alright, y’all, you already know what I’m about to say. But go ahead get some water, something to eat, take your meds, and whatever else you need to do as I go into this. Ready? Good.

I’ve seen far too many users on AO3 being rude and saying things that I’m not even sure they understand is rude.

If you’ve done these things, don’t sweat it too much. As long as you learn and do better, that’s what’s important. I don’t wanna make anyone feel bad, but I want to make y’all AWARE.

So let’s talk about some basic etiquette for interacting on AO3.

(Disclaimer: not every AO3 author is going to agree. Some are okay with some of these things, some aren’t. Let’s just play on the safe side yeah?)

Comment Etiquette

Listen, we’ve all left comments on fics we like. But here’s the thing, some of us don’t realize what comments are rude or not.

Comments that pass the vibe check:

Hearts

Something you liked about the story

Saying you enjoyed the story

Excited to see more from an author (not demanding an update, not asking for more, just genuine excitement for whatever the author has in store)

Anything that is genuinely nice

Theories on what you think will happen (not necessarily what you want or hope happens)

Comments that do not pass the vibe check:

DEMANDING an update

Treating fic authors like content pumps and not real people who do this in their free time

Critiquing the story

Saying how they should’ve written something different

Constructive criticism that the author did NOT ask for

Saying things that are purposefully antagonistic

Trolling

Anything that if someone said to you about something you worked hard on you would think was rude

Dogging on how a character was written

Comments that are WILDLY different from the tone of the story (i.e leaving a graphically violent comment on a story that does not feature graphic violence)

Any mention on how long it’s been since they’ve updated — you’re gonna make your wait longer

This one is more of a personal ick but any “want to see” comments, specifically on one-shots (I want you to enjoy what I’ve written, not talk about stories you hope I’ll write — unless author says that they specifically want those comments)

Honestly there’s so many comments that do not pass the vibe check I can’t even list them all. But I listed a BUNCH so, general rule of thumb is: If you’re not sure it’s rude, reach out to a friend and ask. Also, you can ask for people in the comment section to vibe check you if you’re unsure. And? If you know it’s rude and say it anyway, you’re an asshole.

ALSO: author’s will read your comments! They may not respond, but 9/10 author’s will read the comment so remember that you’re not posting into the void. And? People will call you out if you’re being rude. Don’t double down. Apologize, delete comment, move on.

Author’s talk, we will block you if you’re a raging asshole cuz we don’t need that kinda energy in our fics. And, sometimes we’ll turn off anon commenters cuz if you’re going to continue to be an asshole, and can’t even say it to our face, you din’t deserve to comment.

Bookmark Etiquette

This one is prolly gonna get a lot of people riled up and I simply don’t care. If you disagree, that’s fine, just know as an author and friends with other AO3 author’s we consider these sorts of things rude.

Bookmarks that pass the vibe check:

No comment

A nice comment with the bookmark

Private bookmarks (no matter what it’s tagged/commented with)

Nice/neutral tags

A note to self about where you left off

Bookmarks that do not pass the vibe check:

Anything rude for the comment/tag section of a bookmark — unsure what’s rude? See comment section above

Ranking the fic (see this way more often in bookmarks than anywhere else)

Unread bookmarks (not always a fail, it’s just weird? You can mark for later, why are you bookmarking my story without reading it?)

If your bookmark is private? It doesn’t matter how you tag/note it/whatever. But if it’s public? Author’s will sometimes go look at bookmarks because people will leave nice little comments that make us feel good. If you say something mean we can’t even delete it. But I can guarantee we’ll block you!

Yes, bookmarks are for the reader, but just because you didn’t intend for an author to see what you said doesn’t make it any less mean. If it’s public: shame on you. Make a bookmark that’s mean in private, then I won’t care.

Conclusion

Don’t be mean. If you don’t like a story, you don’t have to say anything. It takes more time to leave a nasty comment or bookmark something in a mean way than it does to just back out of the fic. I get it, you don’t like the fic. I don’t like every fic I read. You know what we do? We use the back button.

We’re all people, we all have lives and things going on. Just know 2024 is the year I’m no longer replying to nasty comments. I’m deleting them, blocking if I want to, and moving on.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Again, this post has a very aggressive tone because I’m sick of seeing mean comments on my friend’s fics. Will this stop those comments? No, but I hope it lessens them.

This truly is just about educating people. If you have any questions, anything you want to add. Feel free, pop off monarchs.

[yoonyeon0]

hello yoon! Wishing you a merry Christmas🎄

If you are not taking such asks I ask you to please ignore this with an apology……Buuut if f you are, could I please have some Kengan Ashura headcanons about Akoya Seishu with a dominant reader plsss?

I have this horrible issue where for when there’s and asshole character in a show(no minors ofc) they HAVE to get put in their place , this dude is soooo annoying but I LOVE HIS CHARACTER

happy 2025, from anon

we think alike anon. we share a mind and brain cells. also have a good 2025 as well! also I have new formats for everything 😀 tell me what yall think about this writing style

AKOYA WITH A DOMINANT S/O ✶⋆.˚

“they can easily destroy everything around them but they don’t. instead they destroy themselves.”

akoya is an ass and it’s prevalent everywhere and obviously because he is an ass, you’re gonna get the same treatment he gives to everyone; but there is something different about you.

HOWS -

how do you and akoya meet?

most likely in a fighting area. you have to be strong because no way someone puny (no offense) will be able to make akoya their bitch. you don’t necessarily have to be fighting him but you definitely fight him at least once because he was talking a bit too much shit for your liking.

if you didn't meet him in some type of fighting scene, you would have to be apart of the police force with a much more powerful role than his or some type of criminal that is, again, stronger than him. im gonna assume the first scenario for the entirety of this post.

how do you end up dating/marrying akoya?

you probably share some of the same ideals - not the fact that you should kill everyone that has done anything that you see ‘evil’, more of you believe that the world is a rotten place that innocent beings like kids or animals shouldn’t be living in. because of this, Akoya sees you as someone he can use to “cleanse the world”.

if you don’t share any of his ideals, you two probably got together from the fact that akoya got somewhat obsessive about you and your strength which lead to a very weird relationship.

how do you handle akoya’s rudeness towards others and yourself?

you don’t take it, duh. if akoya even THINKS of bad mouthing someone while your in the same air bubble, he’s gonna get a glare from you that will talk more than words. I feel like if both you and akoya have known each other for long enough, he’ll probably get the memo but if yall just met each other, after getting his ass handed to him he’ll behave.

how does akoya feel about you dominating him?

hates it but can’t really do anything about it. I mean, you could end him if you wanted to so he doesn’t push his luck. but, don’t think that he won’t try everything in his arsenal to weaken you. (secretly kind of likes it, only bcs you are arent a man and strong non-men are hot)

how is akoya coping with being someone's witch?

not taking it well. sometimes you see him training very hard to the point of bleeding and you don't make much of it but in truth he's training so hard because he aspires to get his dominance back.

DO/DOES -

do you like akoya’s presence?

most likely not. I mean, the guy drags bad energy towards him so he definitely isn’t a good person to be around and I think it’s even worse if yall are together since he is the embodiment of overprotective and manipulative; even if you are stronger and more dominant then him.

in your relationship with akoya, does he show you sides of him that most people don't see?

well yes, I mean, the way you met with him was when you were either fighting him or someone else so that means you definitely know about his obsession with justice and his underground fighting business.

do you degrade or make fun of akoya's weakness?

I wouldn't say you don't but at the same time, you kinda do. only when akoya wants to be prissy af that's when you will most likely make fun of he's weakness and stuff. i mean, the guy can't get the point that he's weak af compared to you.

do people notice your overwhelming strength over akoya?

i wouldn't think that people in the normal world would notice, mainly because i imagine that akoya is taller than you so its not ideal but people in the underground world would notice super quick. the way you stare at him, the way you sneer, and the way you roll your eyes tell you akk you need to know. it's lowkey kinda funny because people like lihito and okubo literally thank you for your work.

✠ ——— ✠ ——— ✠ ——— ✠ ——— ✠

because you are more stronger and therefore more dominant, your relationship with akoya is so much different and worser than normal relationships.

WHAT -

what do the two of you contribute to the relationship?

you: honestly protection. you are stronger than him but I mean protecting him from being caught after serving out "justice". you also provide your attention and support, something that unfortunately akoya can't do so you gotta substitute it with your own.

akoya: money because we know he def has STACKS, time because he is actively trying to manipulate you, and pleasure. I'm not gonna even continue with that, just know it's also because he is a very manipulative person.

what are the things that either of you do that irks the other off? icks?

you: the way he is obsessed with your strength and justice, his haircut, and him in general. not to mention that girl that he was with during the kat he is still with so he is actively cheating on you? sometimes he can be a sweetheart but that is EXTREMELY rare.

akoya: literally your strength. he hates and loves it. also the way you keep putting him in his place. also the way you sometimes are happy surprisingly. is an #official hater.

WHO -

who fell in love first?

akoya but it really isn't love, more like obsession.

who really wants the relationship to work out?

you would think that it's only you but it's also akoya but he never shows it. you both want this to work out but because of akoya and his weird tendencies, there isn't any hope.

who is worried about you being in a relationship with akoya?

might I say the whole kengan association. I mean the guy is truly a menace yall, everybody scared for you even though they know you will be fine.

𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙤𝙣! 𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡, 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.

tupac season

[smoshsfavoritepizzaplace]

yeah i guess i just don’t see why a wife mentioning her husband’s birthday would be any crazier than anything that happened in the last 5 months lol people are gonna talk about shourtney today regardless of anything (i mean…. clearly, look at what we’re doing). like it’s shayne’s day yes but why wouldn’t court also want to celebrate that publicly? i’m obviously completely fine with whatever they choose to do, it’s their relationship, but i guess it just doesn’t make sense to me (from a fan standpoint) that a birthday would be worse than when she first posted a selfie of them for example. people are gonna celebrate him no matter what :) (i do apologise for how the last ask came off, but damn lol fans wanting to see a cute birthday post isn’t the end of the world)

No need to apologize, your last ask didn’t seem rude or anything, you were just sharing your opinion. Although there have been crazier posts just in this last 5 months alone, there’s always a possibility of other anon being correct about them wanting privacy over this one thing. I know a lot of people would think since they shared a whole wedding + more w/ us they would share small things like a birthday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they automatically share what we consider small pieces of their lives. At the end of the day, we’ll just have to see around 3-4pm my time (usually when Courtney posts) today to know how they actually feel.

[fabbyf1]

I think it’s inevitable with RPF that characterizations are going to be similar. We all rely on the same basic facts and we build what we consider to be canon together, so I’d honestly be worried if characterizations were vastly different—it’s still fanfic, we’re not building brand new characters each time. People get into RPF by reading RPF, so while there’s some variation we all share a vaguely similar idea of what these characters are like and we form those ideas together whether we know it or not, and that in turn gives us a sandbox we can all kind of mess around in together. Obviously lifting whole bits of dialogue or common phrases is very different, though. I think ‘thinking with [character]’s dick’ is a common one but the other two you mentioned seem pretty specific. Again sorry, literally stumbled in off the street and am only distantly aware of what’s happening—I hope this doesn’t come off as rude

Hello, anon.

I appreciate your non-biased and objective opinion on this matter. Really, I do. You make a lot of great points that I wholeheartedly agree with. RPF is a beast. Every story is going to have "similar" characteristics if we're following canon timelines and making our characters as realistic as possible.

I also agree that, as a fandom, we tend to... make up a lot of common personality traits and use them over and over again until it’s hard to remember that they aren’t necessarily real. And they’re not based on facts. But we all continue to use them in our fics, and it helps them to be cohesive and easy to follow along from fic to fic. It helps us writers not have to character build as much as we would in an original fiction. 

A quick example of this is Max referring to Charles as "schatje". I think that's a very commonly used nickname in F1 RPF, even though Max himself has never publicly called anybody that. We have just decided, as a fandom, that that’s the dutch endearment he would use. It’s also easy to take commonly repeated phrases from Max The Person and shove them into our dialogue to make it easier for our characters to have a voice. For example, the phrase “of course” is used a lot in Max's dialogue because Max Verstappen (the person) says it a lot. 

But I think it's important for this instance, for the plagiarism that I'm speaking about, that you know the full context and don't just "stumble in off the street". You openly admitted that you're not fully aware of the situation, and that's totally okay. It's actually kind of refreshing to know not everyone is as concerned about this and that not everyone sees the copycat works as much as often as I do. 

If you’re a casual reader of F1 RPF, you probably don’t know it’s happening. 

But it’s not just me it’s happening to. Lots of other prolific authors are being taken advantage of and having their works stolen from them on an every day basis, and it really needs to stop. We all create this content for free, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have ownership over it. And the only logical reason I can see for people to steal our work is that they are attention-seeking and looking for clout. They want to be known as one of the great RPF authors. They want love and admiration. 

And it’s fine to want that. 

But you shouldn’t want it so badly that you’re willing to steal other people’s work to get it. 

That’s... disgusting. 

This is not the first time I’ve had my work stolen, and it won’t be the last. It’s not the first time somebody has been too heavily inspired by my work, and it won’t be the last. I know that is the risk I take with every fic I publish. It’s just a shame that it’s gotten so out of hand. 

I would like to correct you on one thing, though.  

You said: “I think ‘thinking with [character]’s dick’ is a common one but the other two you mentioned seem pretty specific.” but that’s not what I said. If you’ll go back and read my original post, my direct quote was, “but maybe that was [insert characters]'s dick talking," which is a very different phrase. If you’ve ever read my work, you will see that my characters often go on and on (and on) for a paragraph or two, lusting after the other character, sometimes spiraling further and further until it no longer makes sense and will end with “... but maybe that was [their] dick talking.” 

Again, I will say that I do not own that phrase, but I wouldn’t say that was a commonly used phrase in Formula 1 RPF until I started using it. 

I would know because I’ve been reading F1 RPF since it first started getting posted on AO3. 

I have read a good majority of the (completed) F1 fics posted to AO3. 

I know what existed before I started writing and what has appeared afterward. 

And again, let me clearly say I am not claiming to own that phrase or any other combination of words. But when that phrase, along with other commonly used phrases from my fic, all appear one after another in someone’s work? It’s too much of a coincidence to say it wasn’t intentional. 

But I do not expect you to know that since, as you said, you stumbled in off the street. 

I hope that makes sense. 

I hope we can all stop stealing from each other, or this fandom will be over before you know it. 

[ciaossu-imagines]

Hiii ! How are you ?

What kind of person do you think Benzai from Kproject is ?

If you still take asks, what would he look for in a partner ?

Have a good day !

Well hello there, my lovely anon! I definitely did still take asks at the time this was sent in, though my ask box is currently temporarily closed while I write the existing requests (or at least enough of them to feel okay about opening up my ask box again)! Thanks so much for sending in a request, especially for such an underloved character, and I hope you’ll enjoy the headcanons!

I think the thing to tackle first out of this request is really just who Benzai is, as a person. We don’t get to see a lot of him in canon, and what we do see of him is someone who is quite capable but also very quiet.

And I do think that both of those things are definitely key parts of who he is. Benzai was a quiet child, who grew into a quiet teenager and then a quiet adult. He’s not shy, contrary to what others might assume. He’s got very little against socializing, as a rule, and he’s not retiring and unsure about speaking to others. He’s just naturally a very quiet person.

Benzai isn’t someone who is afraid of peace and quiet. He rather enjoys it, in fact. To him, a lot of the silence that others consider as being awkward isn’t at all. He doesn’t get the point of chattering just to fill the air with noise, even when the conversations have no point. When he does tend to talk, it’s normally because he does have something to say, something he wants to discuss, or because he’s among friends or people he wants to get to know better.

I do also think that Benzai does tend to be a little reserved, leading even more to the assumption that he’s shy or even that he’s quite cold. Neither of those things are true in any way. It’s just that he doesn’t believe that most people need to know the private details of his life, especially before he gets to know them well. On top of that, because Benzai is someone who does value politeness, he’s always thinking very carefully about what is proper to talk about and the things he would rather keep to himself instead of talking about them and possibly coming across as rude or offensive.

When he is with friends and people he trusts well, Benzai can have periods where he is more talkative than normal and he’s definitely more open, though he’s never what you would call a chatterbox by any means.

Another part of Benzai I’d like to focus on is that the man is both very responsible and very reliable. He feels like he has a duty – it’s why he went into the military and I do believe his upbringing was a bit of a strict one, where responsibility for things and other people was drilled into him. We know he has a niece, so he does have siblings, and I see him as the oldest of his siblings, where taking care of the younger ones and providing a good example was carefully trained in him.

Because he is someone who is so dutiful and responsible, I don’t think dating and romance is a priority for him, not at that point. Is it something he would like? Yes, but not necessarily a priority, especially as he doesn’t feel like he has the time for it. When he has the time and extra energy to devote to properly dating, he is someone that I feel would be rather selective about the people he chooses to date. He doesn’t have super-high standards and he isn’t a high maintenance partner, but there are definitely things he will not compromise on.

He does want a partner who is more on the calm side. Because of who he is, someone who is super high-energy, who yaps his ear off all the time, who is talkative and chattery would wear him out. He wants someone to match his energy and expand on it a bit. He has a lot of respect for people who don’t rush into relationships, who spend their time getting to know him for who he is before wanting to move things forward, because to him, it’s a sign that they, like himself, are really putting in the effort to figure out if there’s even anything there besides initial attraction and chemistry.

He insists on shared morals and values, and at least one shared interest.

He’s dating for the long-term, after all. He’s not a short fling kind of guy.

Benzai is a very respectful man. He’s going to give his partner their space, he wouldn’t dream of flirting with others while with them, he encourages their interests, supports them, and makes time for them while understanding they have a life, friends, family, and things outside of him. He puts effort into romancing them and into being a good partner and he insists on his partner matching his energy in that way too. He doesn’t want a taker, who never gives him attention and love and effort or does it super rarely, but he also doesn’t want a co-dependent partner who makes him their entire life.

I will say that the one thing I think Benzai hates the most is unnecessary drama and gossip. The first signs of this in a partner would make him cut the relationship short, knowing that it’s very much an incompatibility that he would not be able to compromise over.

[james-vi-stan-blog]

why do I feel like the previous anon was a dig at me for asking questions about the kind of people James and George were😃I could be wrong though.

my only thing about why I’m hoping all of them in the show will show their flaws or how much of a bad person they can be is because I know it’ll be so much easier for people to understand or even sympathize with George simply because Nicholas is playing him. I’ve probably mentioned this before but I fully believe it has something to do with looks.

Nicholas is incredibly attractive so a lot of people feel more inclined or gravitate towards his character to feel sympathy, maybe defend, or ‘babygirl’ George even through problematic issues he’s had (that might be in the show but idk what they’ll include) but compared to Tony portraying James? I don’t think he’s going to get that same energy or thought process because his character might be criticized more simply because some people don’t find Tony/James attractive. I’ve seen this happen many times and it’s just odd people haven’t picked up on that.

I’m not saying people aren’t allowed to make up their own opinions about how they perceive the the characters or force my opinions onto others. I honestly can say that I feel sympathy for George and James (even Mary) but I think a lot of people aren’t going to realize how much looks would come into play when their formulating their opinions about the characters.

I’m sorry if I’m not making any sense, I have a hard time writing my thoughts! also I’m not trying to start anything so I hope this doesn’t come across as rude or anything😭

-✨

I don't think asking "good or bad" type questions is necessarily pointless… after all, people do have vices and virtues, and they can make good, bad, or downright evil decisions. I think we can even evaluate relative badness to some extent (like the 5th Earl of Bothwell, there's a phenomenally shitty person). Rather, it's a binary vision of good and bad guys that's toxic for the study of history. I think it's also limiting for media. If you (general you, not you, ✨) are going into Mary & George just looking to be entertained, there's no need to have several essays cited that George Villiers Is A Good Person™ Actually before you've even sat down. Not every story is meant to be didactical. What is about to unfold in front of you could be a villain's tale, some complex shade of tragedy, etc.

But to the main thrust of your ask, honestly… I too worry about this. The halo effect and lookism are well-documented phenomena (known and understood even in the period itself… I mean… why was short, stuttering, shy Baby Charles so invested in his iconography, but to depict himself as strong, masculine, handsome, and therefore virtuous and deserving to rule!!!) and also applies to media depictions of historical figures. It's totally a real thing that when a historical figure gets played by a popular actor, people will tend to be softer on that character, not even purely due to "beauty = goodness", but also because the pleasure of the visual spectacle inclines us to excuse what we're seeing. (Actually, even outside the appearance of the actors, people tend enormously to excuse the actions of a protagonist. It's just sort of an effect of the medium.)

That said, I believe the vast majority of people who say "I support George's rights and George's wrongs!" are just being silly and having fun and are perfectly capable of rationally judging what they're watching. You guys are great, please have a great time, tell your friends about the show so that more people learn about James VI and the Villiers family!!

But yeah, rarely there's… I don't go on Shitter but saw a screenshot of someone saying they hoped Somerset/Buckingham would be the main ship because Laurie Davidson is hotter and they don't want to watch an "ugly" (??) "old man fuck" and that just disheartened and disgusted me. You know, gayness doesn't exist to be hot and entertaining. Queer stories serve more purposes than fetish fuel for oglers. And this story is about real people who actually existed…

Also, I've got thoughts about people who think it's wrong and disgusting for James to have fallen in love with handsome George Villiers but also vociferously and openly thirst over Nicholas Galitzine and want to see him naked in queer roles. 😑

Anyway I'm happy to see these figures in almost any interpretation but I really hope George Villiers will be allowed to be magnificently terrible because… c'mon… it's George Villiers. The icon. The legend. The Duke of Buckingham himself. I feel like watering down his character would be cheating him of the glory he's due.

[nudebabitz]

Please, please, please, is there any chance to get that final part of "an affair, three ways"? These stories (perspectives?) were just so damn perfect! I have re-red them like a million times by now (I'm not obsessed, you are!) and not having Anthony's point of view just bloody kills me! It is literally driving me insane! So, please?

Hi!

First of all, thanks for reading and re-reading. That really means a lot that you enjoyed the fic that much. I appreciate you and feel really touched that you’re spending so much time with the words 🩷

I hesitate to say no, because never say never, but I really don’t see myself ever writing the Anthony POV, and that’s for a multitude of reasons.

Perhaps first and foremost is the anon hate I received over this fic. I received multiple, really long hate comments on this fic, that were exceptionally rude, hurtful, and seemed to think that I, as a person, was condoning cheating just because I wrote about an affair. This was a wildly crazy accusation to make, not in the least because this anonymous person doesn’t even know me, but also because this is a work of fiction. You would not read a murder mystery and think that the writer is promoting murder! Hell, there’s so many books, plays, films, and tv shows that talk about people cheating, and none of them are “promoting” it or trying to make it seem like some really moral act. The anon commenter made plenty of comments about my character, bashed my friends, bashed my writing ability, berated me for being racist, and this is just stuff that I happened to see because I couldn’t even bring myself to read the entire comment. Everytime I deleted the comments, they would repost them in their entirety. I have also seen friends get anon hate comments and those comments might reference my fic or think a friend wrote it or something. I have seen people reference this fic derogatorily in their tumblr asks. I have seen people disparage it everywhere. I’m currently receiving constant emails from AO3 informing me that someone is attempting to reset my password, either in an attempt to hack my account or just harass me, and they’ve been doing it to a few other writers as well who have posted works that people have seen reason to disagree with, despite everything being an act of fiction.

Writing a third POV to this fic would open myself up to a wave of new hate and I sincerely cannot bring myself to do that at this time. It’s a small act of courage to even keep the fics up knowing it draws so much ire. I’m a little aware that people loved it, but also need people to understand this—unless you’re leaving a comment or telling me directly that you liked my fic, I do not know that you enjoyed my fic. And if you’re re-reading it, I don’t know that! And I’m not writing fic to get any sort of recognition or kudos (writing fanfiction is probably the worst way to get recognition because you don’t get recognition for it lol, we’re all truly just writing because we have a story in our hearts), but this is all to say that while I’m vaguely aware that people enjoy the fic, the love doesn’t necessarily outweigh all of the constant harassment I’ve received from it. I don’t want to expose myself to any more.

I suppose if one day in the future, I feel so moved, I might write it. I do warn that my plans were not to write an Anthony POV of the events of the Kate POV and Tom POV either. I was going to write the Anthony POV of before the affair and after the affair, and I also don’t know that readers would want that. It’s not your typical HEA after the affair; they’re both flawed and wounded people with an unhealthy attachment to one another and huge trust issues. There’s a lot to overcome and it’s not super rosy and happy at all. It would be an emotionally taxing fic to write and tbh it doesn’t even seem worth it to write it if I’m going to risk alienating the people who enjoyed the fic because now they’re upset that theyre not seeing the HEA they wanted and I’m going to risk digging up more harassment and hate for myself. Writing fic is already a thankless job which is in and of itself okay if you don’t go into writing it for thanks, but if you go into it and get hate, it makes it worse.

I’m sorry for the likely depressing answer, Anon :( I am truly happy to hear that you enjoyed that AU! For a while I enjoyed writing it. Thanks for spending time in those words.

[bitchinbarzal]

hi luna. as someone who follows both you and the other account,i just want to say the whole thing is shitty.

i’m not saying you did anything truly wrong but she never once name dropped but you name dropped her.

now on her side, she never ever should have said that you weren’t a girls girl and didn’t want women in sports seeing as you are in sports and you seem to be amazing at it and i love that and i look up to that as someone who wants to be in sports not necessarily on the media side as i would like to be on the medical side.

none of this weekend should have happened and it was completely shitty

regardless of my name being dropped or not; everyone knew who it was about. I would never have seen it should people not have pointed it out to me that I was being talked about. Yes I name dropped her, because I reblogged her post to reply to her. I also didn’t name drop her to slag her off, I reblogged her post and to be fair I don’t think I was rude in my reply and was genuinely looking to have a conversation about what was said about me.

it doesn’t matter if she knew it was me or not, to say that about anyone? horrible. if it was someone random who didn’t have followers it still doesn’t make anything that was said ok.

she replied to someone who said they had to unfollow me because I blocked the canucks account she replied I was insane which in itself is hypocritical because how is that anon allowed to unfollow me because they don’t want to consume my content but I’m not allowed to block the canucks so their content doesn’t come up on my FYP because I don’t want to consume it?

then when someone said it wasn’t nice to call me insane she called me immature & crazy. Then proceeded to break down my character by insinuating I wasn’t a “girls girl” which I take as I don’t care about other women and how I don’t support women in sports when all I do is support women in sports. I don’t think I was rude or mean when I replied saying how I didn’t appreciate what was said and to this very moment have still yet to be acknowledged.

You don’t all get to have a jolly and talk about me then stand behind “we didn’t say your name” I don’t give a toss if you said my name or not the substance of the conversation still stands, it was about me! How would you like if people who don’t know you started looking at you in public, talking about you, but they don’t know your name and they never said it so you’re not allowed to be annoyed. Is that ok?

All I’ve done since Saturday is get messages like this blaming me for defending my character. I have anon’s who have said some horrible stuff about her, horrible things but I haven’t posted them because why would I do that? I don’t intend to hurt her, that’s not who I am as a person to attack her. those anons of mine also don’t name her, should I be allowed to post them then? because that’s what you’re saying right? That as long as we don’t name people we’re free to insinuate whatever we like about people?

this isn’t drama. this is my life, this is my character. you don’t all get to tell me how to feel and when I’m upset about it tell me that I’m just as bad as her because I never once called her names the way she and her anon’s did. she is not solely to blame, she didn’t just start posting this because she doesn’t like me or something, he followers sent these in.

[just-orbiting-you]

I could definitely be completely wrong because my first impression is not always necessarily a good/accruate representation but I did not get vibes of them being a couple based on their interactions during the show. A few things that they said and the way they interacted were not what I expected. I do realize and acknowledge that there were many people around them so maybe that had some impact. But it just seemed more like they’re extremely close friends but not actually in a romantic relationship as I had believed for a while now. Of course it has me reevaluating the nature of their relationship. I hate when this happens with me but I always try to reevaluate my opinions when new information is presented to us. I wish I could just not think critically about anything ever like Tkkrs do but I’m a realist. Most Jkkrs seem to have gotten the complete opposite impression about the first two episodes, I really wish I felt the same. Maybe I should give it more time to think it through but the dynamic just did not feel intimate beyond being best friends.

i feel the same anon, you’re not alone. i already sort of considered myself “shipper-adjacent” or whatever you want to call it, where i love jikook separately and together. i can’t make the call myself on what that is defined as, but it’s clear they mean a lot to each other.

but the immediate conversation in the first minutes of episode 1 i think completely ruled a romantic relationship out for me and it’s probably a rude awakening for a majority of us. but i also agree, i wish i felt so overjoyed about them like a lot of people have been. im so happy to have this show, im so grateful they decided to air it, despite it clearly being a vulnerable moment for jimin. but i can’t help but feel like something’s up and i don’t know why and i really cant ignore it either. there’s a tension between them that i can’t really place that ive never seen with them prior.

of course they’re people who change and relationships change constantly and i kinda have no jurisdiction to make rulings on their emotions or relationship anyway, but there’s just a level of distinct difference on display that i wish i could properly place.

even just jimin saying he had to push for the show and go out of his way because he knew jungkook wouldn’t do so on his own accord was like oh my god. and jimin going all that way for him just to be going through it the whole time (and jungkook only really laughing and making jokes about it) probably wasn’t good for the emotional tension of the trip.

[ahundredtimesover]

i feel bad for jungkook because he’s always doubting himself and i know he wants to converse with others and have relations with them that are friendly and close bonded but he’s just so used to living his life a certain way that it’s hard to leave that bubble or comfort. not to mention, the way people perceive him further adds on to him staying in his bubble and i relate to him so much. we both don’t like to leave our comfort zones because that’s just what’s normal for us and that itself also causes people to judge us and not approach us. there might have been something that caused us to be that way whether it’s feeling neglected or not being accepted for who you are, etc.

and then there are people like oc who are similar to us in the sense they have a hard time letting people in, but the difference is they can easily converse with others if they want to which can help them make good relationships with others.

i hope that made sense haha but ultimately what i’m trying to say is that people’s perception about us makes us stray further away from others in general. it doesn’t necessarily mean we care what others think about us but more so we feel insecure or not confident in ourselves because we aren’t likable enough as others. i really love that this is a huge topic in the iwyts storyline and it really hits me hard (as does all of your stories and their deep topics :)

YES, anon YES, you’re making perfect sense and I loooove that that’s what you’re taking from it bc that’s how I envisioned this JK to be.

He’s not intentionally rude; he just has his own ways of dealing with things that aren’t always considerate. He lives in his head a lot and prefers to be alone bc there’s comfort and safety in that. He knows what people think of him, he doesn’t fully disagree but he won’t admit that it affects him alot, which also causes him to keep his distance bc he thinks that it’s just better if he’s not around (case in point, lunch with his team). We see from OC’s and yoongi’s perspectives that JK finds it difficult to connect with people bc he’s guarded and doesn’t think much of himself outside of work (which is why he pours his all into it bc he thinks it’s all he can over others, which is also why the Arts Center is so impt to him bc connection and beauty and intimacy are things he doesn’t think he can give). He did go through stuff and we’ll learn about them later on.

And then there’s OC who’s similar; they’re different sides of the same spectrum. She’s just as guarded, and we’ll learn soon enough that how she’s perceived affects how she sees herself as well. She’s got her own fears that keep her at a distance but she allows herself the joy of other people’s presence, which is also bc people aka her best friends made sure she didn’t isolate herself. People tried and she let them. Some of them, at least. So we see how these different self-perceptions and approaches to relationships complement and contrast each other.

Thanks for picking these up and sharing your interpretation of it (Srsly this makes me so giddy haha) this was so lovely ☺️☺️💕 appreciate you dropping by!

[thelonesomequeen]

She’s living rent free 🦎//

Genuinely not trying to be rude but it’s not like you guys can’t relate. Maybe not pascal specifically but looking back on your Jenny tags, you guys exhibited similar behavior in your dislike of Jenny. This time is AB, and people are feeling similarly to her. I know you have explained previous why you don’t feel the same about how you recognize that your feelings toward Jenny and their relationship was too much and you don’t want to do that and I understand and am not ask you to do that. But rather to say you can’t necessarily judge all of the anons (the ones harassing you and being hateful 100% 🖕🏿 ) and to be a little empathetic I guess idk.

Still love your blog 💖💖💖

Yes and no.

There are times we feel empathetic towards fans with everything going on. We remember what it was like feeling really disappointed during the Jenny days and we can acknowledge for fans that weren’t here back then, they’re experiencing similar emotions now. We DO have empathy for that. We have empathy for the fans who are simply disappointed, and maybe have some negative commentary to make, but still don’t take their comments too far. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I’ve come across a few nicknames for Alba that gave me a small chuckle. But the difference in the dragging Jenny went through vs. what’s happening with Alba isn’t the same at all.

Yes, we did drag Jenny back in the day. We all openly admit to that here. But there was also a limit to our dragging that is significantly different than what we’re seeing now. We dragged her a lot, but when the time called for it, we also defended her when fans went too far or made comments that we didn’t feel were very fair. We did NOT allow Jenny to be dragged for her looks. We did NOT allow antisemitic slurs to be used against her like other spaces did. That language got anons and other blogs immediate blocks from us. Actually, if you not the rules at the top of our blog, the “no slurs/derogatory language” is exactly where that came from. We’d use some nicknames for Jenny, but not nearly as negative as the ones we see being used now for Alba. We dragged Jenny, but we NEVER wished her harm, we never wished her death, we never wished someone would throw acid on her face, we never dragged her looks, we didn’t spread lies about her committing sexual assault, and we didn’t slut shame her. Those are ALL things we’ve seen said about Alba these last few days and there is a massive difference between the dragging we did with Jenny vs. the absolutely disturbing things we’re seeing said constantly about Alba now. If you can’t see the difference there I really can’t help you much.

Part of the reason we don’t want to constantly drag Alba is just because we’ve matured as people in general and don’t want to live in that constantly negative headspace. We don’t want to talk about things we don’t like when we can spend our time doing things we do enjoy and talking about that instead. But the other part of it is because of how far too many fans are going. We don’t want to say anything that’s going to contribute to the negativity we’re seeing in the fandom lately. There is such a thing as adding fuel to the flame and that’s just not anything we want to participate in. Some of the things I’ve seen said do make me truly worry about the safety of Chris and Alba. I might not like the relationship or Alba specifically, but I’m not here to wish harm on anyone else, either. And those of you who are comfortable with doing that sort of thing maybe need to sit down and think about the person you’re becoming because some fans are headed down very scary, dark paths lately. That’s the type of behavior that I do NOT have empathy for. 🦎

[lemonhemlock]

My favourite comment is how the Helaemond shippers are going to shut up when Alys finally arrives in the show… Like a character having a canonical love interest has famously stopped people from writing about him sticking his dick other places. I don’t think most Helaemond shippers have any delusions about Alys not being in the show (that would be crazy, and boring, frankly) or about how it ends for both Helaena and Aemond. Most of the Helaemond/Greencest fans I know also ship Alysmond, or are at least interested in seeing how the show will portray it. But they’re completely different dynamics? Like there’s not much crossover there in the “you will stop shipping this noncanon thing in favour of this canon pairing.” It’s a very strange take to me! Helaena and Aemond could exchange zero dialogue throughout the entire show, and they’ll still have shippers. It’s simply how a fandom works 🤷‍♀️

Agree with you that the shutting up part is childish and demonstrates a naive view on how fandom works, but I'm not so sure on helaemonds shipping alysmond. Generally-speaking, they seem to have started from a point of neutrality or even mild interest, but I've had a fair number of helaemond anons complaining in my letterbox about this ship, especially in regards to the bizarre moralistic view created around this dynamic and how a lot of alysmonds target helaemonds for harassment and pharisaical finger-wagging. Long story short, the general complaint is that a lot of people have been turned off from shipping or creating content for Aemond and Alys by how unfriendly and spiky their stans are.

If they keep this up, they're going to have a rude awakening when their ship finally sails on-screens. More people exposed to it automatically brings a wider palette of opinions, that won't necessarily line up with their dogma, because the general public won't care about their dippy gatekeeping.

[uh-e-rinnie]

This is an unpopular opinion on my part, but I don’t think the sides need an update to wardrobe. Especially with more complex and detailed designs like Janus and Remus (and I guess Roman), they already seem pretty complete.

However I did love your suggested redesign for Virgil. You’ve convinced me a bit more that he should have a costume update, but other than him I still don’t think the others need one.

This is only talking about their clothes, I know that they will all get hats regardless due to announcement and I am fine with that as obviously it’s so Thomas is more comfortable on camera. I’m not going to be an ass about that, nor if they sides do end up getting good wardrobe updates. It’s cool seeing the fandom coming up with different suggestions so even though I don’t think they need an update I love seeing people be creative regardless.

Hope you are alright with me sharing my opinion here, have a good day/night! (I was also prompted to write this when I saw you post about rude anon. I’m not them but as another anon I apologize they were being shitty to you).

Thank you for the opinion anon!

I agree yes, I don't think the sides really need a wardrobe change. Which is why my post focused on Virgil alone. Janus, Remus and Roman all have outfits that are perfectly tailored for them, and I really wouldn't change those as I think the outfits themselves are very flexible in regards to Thomas himself. Logan and Patton never actually changed their outfits from season 1 tbh, the only substantial addition was the logos. Logan just changed his tie lmao.

Virgil was the only one I felt like needed one, or well not necessarily a complete change. Just a few touches here and there. If anything, I don't think Virgil needs a complete look overhaul, I feel like it would be nice to see him go the Patton-Logan route and change something while keeping his overall look.

That's why I tried to keep my design idea as true to the current virgil as I can haha. I see people wanting to see him in a leather jacket, and while that's cool and all I think a hoodie is a core part of his design and should still be incorporated. I'm glad you like it!

It's interesting to see people's takes on it, especially with the hats thing. I'm sure Thomas and his team will come up with something interesting if not fashionable, haha. I've seen a few people talk about putting Logan in a fedora and based on the halloween episode I'm not sure that's a good idea, but all is well.

Thank you! Yeah, that anon has been blocked. Like I had mentioned, I don't tolerate rude behavior over things that aren't that deep. If you're going to be rude over an opinion on clothes then I wonder how worse could you be over other things. I'd rather block for my own comfort.

I'm always open to hearing opinions (as long as you word it in a decent and not rude way!) Thank you for sharing, again!

[yuan4i]

Alr Tysm for letting me participate to be in your matchup event!!

Personality!

I’m an introvert but doesn’t necessarily mean I’m shy but mostly just quiet (mostly around people I am not familiar with) but I do make an effort to try and be at least more talkative if I sense if someone wants me to engage more into the convos, I also get along with most people very well so I don’t have much of a problem there. I would also add if a friend rants to me I am always there to listen and give them advice, and when someone first meets me (like I said in the beginning) I am a very quiet person but once someone gets to know me and spends more time with me I usually start coming out my shell and when that happens I am a very loud person and energetic most of the time while being super optimistic! But sadly I can also be moody most days with noticeable mood swings but I don’t really notice until someone points it out. I am also confident and I don’t really let people push me around.

Hobbies / interest!

Needless to say despite me usually staying in one place I really love traveling! Traveling from place to place and exploring and trying new different things is exciting and fun! I also love seeing new designs and fashions and new clothing style everyday so I’d say I also really like fashion, I also shop a few times (but not too much) since I also like treating myself (and other people) to something good at least once a month or a week. And baking desserts with someone is one of my favs also! Cause at the end most of me and someone else is a little bit messy BUT the dessert comes out great! I also love listening to music, I don’t think I can go a day without it! And having a little movie / series marathon here and there.

Sexuality!

I’m still in the questioning stage of it BUT I do think I am omnisexual but just with a leaning preference towards men. (Also my pronouns are she/they!)

Dislikes!

Loud noises, it can really be distracting for me or just really annoying so I like spending my time mostly in quiet places or just somewhere it isn’t is loud, someone who is usually rude for no reason, and someone who is physically too clingy (I don’t really mind here and there but my love language isn’t much on physical touch).

Likes!

Seahorses, foxes, cats, people who are very helpful, someone who understands and respects boundaries, plushies, music, fashion, and exploring!.

And a few fun facts!

I am a Gemini

I am an ISTJ

Usually when I’m talking about something I’m very passionate I tend to move my hands or well just move in general!

And I am half Hispanic and half white (NOT THAT LIKE REALLY MATTERS but yk)

And I love exploring other peoples cultures!

Anyway, you have a wonderful day / afternoon / night and a splendid month and year!! (ALSO if I have broke any rules please let me know!)

- 🦊 Anon!!

I MATCH YOU WITH . . .

THOMA !!

- your likes fit and remind me of thoma quite a lot^^ - you love exploring cultures, right? thoma would openly talk about his culture to you!! - since he originates from mondstadt, and he now lives in inazuma, i'm pretty sure he'd know quite a lot :) - thoma would listen to you rant and talk, he also adores the way you move your hands - don't get me started on baking with him. he'd love to bake desserts or any of your favs with you! - shopping with thoma is going to be so fun! especially since he's really good at bargaining and negotiating prices. - thoma would go anywhere and travel places with you! - he'd make sure you're always comfy too!! - thoma doesn't mind your mood swings, he's really understanding!

NOW . . . VALENTINE'S DAY WITH THOMA!

- i am 100% sure he's the type of person to not only buy you flowers but make chocolate for you. - you cannot tell me he doesn't surprise you with it. - he also makes travel plans for you two to go to during valentine's day

"happy valentine's day, my love." thoma says, handing you a bouquet of flowers and a small bag of homemade chocolate. "i'm not sure if they're as good as store-bought ones, but i'm pretty sure they'll be to your liking! i also booked us a cruise to [place]!"