#and just so many more that aren't for utmv at all

[spotaus]

I love when I start my own drafts with the phrase "Do a thing with [Character] and [Character] where [Scenario]" because I've learned I'll forget my premise halfway through typing otherwise.

[yuriyuruandyuraart]

AFTERMARE WEEK: day 3- light and heavy

a wedding ring; usually made of gold, platinum, or silver. it's given by one partner to the other as a symbol of commitment

such a small and deceptively light object should not be very heavy, but that does not prevent it from holding the crushing weight it's promise implies.

aftermare week is hosted by @bluepallilworld

[pillowspace]

As you are slowly luring me into the dca fandom, I have question, if you wouldn't mind answering? Why is there so much y/n content in the fandom? All my other fandoms aren't really interested in y/n content (including isat) which makes me confused and delighted to see all these y/ns here?

Smiles at you

The thing about the DCA fandom is that it's a fandom very much spawned by a community. Some DCA content holds itself closer to Security Breach itself, while it becomes more clear in other works that the fans have created their own world amongst each other. Think of Undertale Multiverse. It's... Undertale, but the fans created something they liked, and thus it spawned a secondary fandom that's not just a subsection of Undertale but rather its own thing entirely.

The reason why you will see so much Y/N content in the DCA fandom more than any other fandom is that most of us have begun to see Y/N as a character, just like how UTMV has decided those Sanses all know each other. For many people in this fandom, Y/N doesn't feel like it's meant to actually represent YOU, but rather that they're a character all on their own with variety from artist to artist. It's also why Y/N content in this fandom is much more likely to have distinct features, clothing, and fleshed out personalities than in any other Y/N content. I have very very rarely seen a Y/N in this fandom to not be dressed up in an outfit just like any other character would be.

How the whole Y/N thing originated is that there was just simply very good fics springing up, people liked this character dynamic they could create for Sun and Moon that didn't exist within the game, it spread out into people's art, people wanted to see how they could change that dynamic to suit their own works... and it kept going. Until "Y/N" became just a character type. You'll actually find that most fics in the fandom or dialogue in comics don't even use the word Y/N, it's more a... term here, I suppose. Not always though, not always.

Of course, there will be variety in the fandom. Some don't even like Y/N, some prefer OCs, some aren't really interested in that at all, etcetera. But!!! As someone who's been here since the start to watch the growth of DCA, that's what I've gathered.

People in this fandom have always been so friendly. Everyone builds each other up. Kindest fandom I've ever been in.

[thelunarsystemwrites]

200 259 followers DTIYS!!

Finally after FAR too long debating, I finally drew up a DTIYS!! It was originally supposed to be for 200 followers, but uh... a little late!

Before I get into any rules or anything, I just- I gotta thank some people. People like my Twin, and platonic spouse aren't on Tumblr, BUT!

@tobi-draws a best friend and, honestly family to me. You might not have any idea how much your writing has helped me get through life, but it has. Any time you've updated is a good time for me! you're incredibly talented and I am honored to be your friend!! Ily!! /fam!

And of course Argos!! @childofthest4rzz my sib!! Sis? (I'll ask later??) My bestie in every RP and literally like the brightest person ever, ilysm to the sun and back!

And, my mum here @inka-boi congratulations on 269+ followers!!! I wish I had entered your DTIYS, but I'm so happy so many other people did, you deserve it!!

And @dtdrawz you are, very very cool. Very awesome, I like it, we vibing. Literally I look up to your art, it actually was the reason I drew this specifically! 😎

@absurdumsid AHGHGHGHH YOUR ART- I am super duper glad we got to work on UTMV agereverse farm sans together, and I am INCREDIBLY grateful I got to talk to you about my experiences as a system, thank you!

@pepsifvcker23 hey you! You're awesome! I'm literally so happy we're friends!! Your writing is NOM! /pos!

@pixieperson19 <- we love Angst. We thrive off it. We enjoy it together. 🥰 /p

@zombiestar1934 RAAAAHH!! >:3 /vvpos

THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE I DIDN'T MENTION I'M SORRY, THE LIST WOULD BE SO LONG- @jazzy-jazzz @screwnames-ihatenames @annabel184 @denieatsart @italic-doing-random-shit @largefound @ant1quarian @the-second-reason @n1ght-sh4d3 @fell-is-suffering @kiyo-void @iatetheglue @inkcat1987 @axinfinity @fruityfroggyfelon AND LITERALLY ALL MY MOOTS YOU ARE ALL SO SPECTACULAR!!!

*Deep breath*

With that put of the way! Rules!

Tag me!

You may change the pose, but he must be sleeping.

The crown has to stay the same.

You may add your own touches if you wish, as long as the vibe is the same. This includes adding accessories.

The lighting is not important and doesn't have to be included.

You may add other facądetale characters if you wish.

Have fun with it!

Prizes are uh, I am going to TRY and provide them! Keep in mind, as of right now I have no decided deadline! I'll make a post later on going into more depth about prizes, and the deadline! (It's gonna be atleast a few months)

Once again... thank you all. I've struggled a lot, I still do. But to all my followers, thank you. I never thought I get this far, it's Lunartastic! Everyone I'm sending good vibes your way!! Have a wonderful time, and thank you!

[dseval]

New AU? 🤔🤔

(This drawing took several years of my life, i think. Had fun but I wasn't a pro artist, sorry color theorists)

I made a joke UTMV AU based on Blue Archive, as a joke, said joke took too many effort now to just be called a joke. Decided to post it on Tumblr because I guess I need Social Media sometimes. The AU is based off Blue Archive (heavily) and To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (loosely). Interested in this long idea dump?

Under the cut.

(logo made with the Blue Archive Logo Generator, this is also a joke name)

ArchiveVerse, or I would personally abbreviate it as ArchV or ArcV for the remaining of this post, is a UTMV AU, where all the characters are our favourite skeleton: Sans but from multiple AUs. It is heavily based off Blue Archive, borrowing a lot of concepts— and loosely from To Aru Kagaku No Railgun.

Side note, i do not actually watch To Aru, nor do I play Blue Archive anymore. So several stuff are definitely made up.

This is literally my second post ever on Tumblr.

The joke concept image that started it all...

I'm sorry for the terrible artwork sksksks

Do note ahead that this AU is made in-and-out of art block, so some information and designs are inconsistent throughout the post. Everything is also written in Comic Sans MS, as a joke.

The Academy City

Do not take this AU seriously, it's just a slice of life thing. (Unless)

The academy city is occupied with students, nobody is an adult. However there are complete facilities in the city, like malls, restaurants, etc. Some students work in these facilities, but most of the time they are ran by robots/artificial intelligence.

In the heart of the city, rests the Omega Tower, which, hypothetically, kept the city running. It is occupied by the General Student Council. The Academy City itself is shrouded in mystery.

There are four academies in the city, each with their own districts:

(Thanks to an irl friend for helping me design and clean up the logos ♡)

Each student belongs to their own unique academy, though students can be promoted and enrolled from OPS to either Ordenance or Paradigm if they possess the qualities of excellence. Students who have already been in Juvenile Containment aren't allowed enrollment in Ordenance or Paradigm.

Here are several more fun facts about the academies:

Juvie students are still allowed to go out of their district, though this depends. If the student has a light sentence and hasn't committed any heavy crimes, they're allowed to go pretty much everywhere (unless they're banned in certain locations). Any student can go in and out freely if they have a pass.

There are no teachers, the students learn from text books and videos, though they still attend class.

Even if students come from different academies, they're still allowed to visit and make friends with students from other academies.

The Omega Public School district is the largest district among all academies, and each and every student has their own house, as opposed to the other academies' dormitory system.

Only the Paradigm Academy has a standard uniform. Ordenance students have a dress code, OPS is free to wear whatever. While Juvie students must still wear the uniform of the academy they are once associated with.

Students/Characters

A list of basically every student I have somewhat designed for this AU. Each student has their own unique halo, and their own unique powers, which I have put in the sheets. It also includes a short backstory.

However, they're, uh, pretty shabby. This is the most I have designed for a joke (what the hell). Some are well-made, though i faltered around the end. So please zoom in to see text more clearly.

Friendly note that Nightmare's bones isn't covered in goop in this AU, see the very very first Illustration on top of this post to see what I mean. They also have wings. Nightmare's wings are broken and a bit ugly here and there, while Dream's wings are white and pristine. Can they fly? Take a guess.

Guys I love Reaper but I suck at drawing him Im sorry

Halo designs are not final. Also, rest assured, these three are not the only members of the GSC.

Each student has their own special power. So far, I... Literally have nothing to say about these powers, except a few things:

They can manifest from emotions. For example, when Horror is flustered, smoke can come out of the crack of his skull. Or when Dust is nervous, he gets 'cold feet,' A.K.A the ground under his feet turns to ice. Cross also has lightning fizzle out of his fingers when he's nervous or surprised.

They can channel their powers to a weapon, though it's not necessary.

Welp, that was fun. I have fun making this AU (even if it's unlikely anyone will see it). Thanks, guys, have a nice day.

Credits (please tell me if I missed anyone, or misspelled anything):

Undertale by Toby Fox

Nightmare and Dream Sans by Jokublog

Dust Sans by Ask-Dusttale blog

Killer Sans by Rahafwabas

Horror Sans by SourAppleStudios

Cross Sans by Jakei

Epic Sans by Yugogeer012

Color Sans by superyoumna

Delta Sans by AnimatedZorox

Ink Sans by Comyet/Mye bi

Error Sans and Geno by CrayonQueen/LoverofPiggies

Reaper Sans by Renrink

[onebizarrekai]

Fic Author Interview

I've been tagged by @unmaskedcardinal! been a while since I talked about any of this stuff, particularly as a very inconsistent fic poster haha

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

the visible number linked to my account is currently 60, no idea if this is counting the bizarre saga from my archive account or not. technically I've posted more, but they aren't part of that number.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

567,314.

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

ibvs season 1 & season 2 are (thankfully) the top two on my account, considering they're… well. ibvs.

number 3 is formal humiliation, a utmv fic back in 2019 where I wrote 3 oneshots all with different pairs surrounding the same idea. it's uh, it's something.

4 is behave, a saiouma despair disease fic I wrote sort of ironically in 2020. I did not realize this weird oneshot would be the thing that jumpstarted my kage obsession.

5, for some reason, is glow, a ds fic I wrote in 2019. I do not know why this is the ds fic with the most kudos. I am just really glad that it's not one of the ones I wrote in 2018.

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

lately I have been trying to respond to more comments, if they're on a recent enough story and I can think of a way to answer.

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

most of the fics I've written right now have been Random Spot In Time fics with no articulate ending, but game over is pretty edgy. I think. I've written a similarly edgy ending but it's in an anonymous fic. it occurs to me that edgy doesn't necessarily mean angst, but it can.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

somehow everyone lived happily ever after in the bizarre saga, no f'ing idea how they managed that

7. Do you write crossovers?

I have. I have as comedies. I tend to take a bunch of guys and put them in a new setting that they definitely shouldn't be in. poopenster high is an example of this, but none of that has ever touched the internet and I haven't touched it in like 2 years.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

oh my god like. maybe once? maybe? I don't even think it counted as hate. I think like several years ago some rando complained that season 2 of ibvs was trying too hard to be funny. I barely remember what it actually said, I just remember it being annoying.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

when I was in my v3 phase I wrote some, I think "feelings with smut" describes most of it decently. the nature of the kcu meant it was like, almost all trippy.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I dunno. I hope not. I think I've had people repost stuff without permission.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

probably?? when I was a teen I had people say they wanted to translate my utmv fics, I don't know which ones actually followed through anymore.

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

(sigh) yes.

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

oh god, I think I honestly just phase around stuff. I don't think I've ever permanently latched onto a pair, it's just that I've had fandoms and I have pairs that I've ended up liking in them and they just sort of stay that way even if stop paying attention to the fandom. I like most ships that happens to fit into my favorite criteria (that being protagonist/morally ambiguous deuteragonist or antagonist). if you asked me what my favorite series is, it would be an easier question. it's zelda. but I don't really have any permanent favorite ships in zelda.

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

this is a scary question because I have a number of major wips that I want to get back into once I get back into writing and I refuse to accept that they may not get finished. I don't know. moose hill? for a little while I wanted to see if I could come up with a whole side story, but it is extremely unlikely that will happen. maybe a better example is a continuation of shuichi and kage's blackout adventure, which is pretty low on the priority list for if my brain every gets infected by danganronpa again.

15. What are your writing strengths?

the jokes are very important. I put my heart and soul into them. I hope that people can see my vision when I tell them.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

actually doing the writing getting from point A to point B. I come up with this whole outline and realize there's 2000 words of empty space that needs to happen. and it's like dull shit, too. just plain old events. like look at them, it's the lunching hours again. because lunch is a thing that happens every day. is it redundant to have lunch too many times? it can't possibly! it's the only time they can talk to each other! do I need to pan the camera again because this 3 sentence exchange has dragged on for too long? help

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

makes sense to me. or like, depends on the context. if the POV is a character who can speak the language, the reader should probably get to know what they're saying (think like, subtitled sections of a movie), unless it's really easy to decipher. but if the POV can't understand it, the reader shouldn't necessarily know. it gets more complicated if it takes place in a setting where they should logically be speaking a language that is not english for example. like, if they're in a country where they are not speaking english but the fic is in english. it wouldn't really make sense to insert interjections in their home language because they're not speaking english in the first place. I guess it all depends on what you're trying to convey.

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

sonic. does it count. I started writing once I was old enough to type. but I think the first story I ever put online was zelda.

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

on occasion I entertain the idea of writing for corpse party, but that's probably not going to happen.

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

I'm going to not include that one anonymous fic and my pile of unfinished longfic wips that I've been proud of in past years is way too big so… maybe game over?? it's complicated. I have a ton of comedy pieces that I love but they're just… not completed!!

[ feel free to fill this out yourself if you're a fic writer! ]

[eriscary]

Hewo!! I rlly love your sans, Tear!! He's such a creative and inspirational character! Just curious, what were some of your inspirations, when designing him?

-vibrates in excitement- I will use this chance to yap A LOT about Tear's overall creation, story and visuals. I'm sorry for this essay…

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I returned to the Undertale fandom super recently. It’s 8-9 years after the game was released I think. I started to joke with a friend how I will make an OC only now. 3 days later it was not a joke anymore and Tear came to be.

I think what influenced the story I created is the fact that I adore isekai, reincarnation and reliving same life kind of stories. I love the feeling of being able to experience what being a specific character is like, be it through my own eyes or another character's. Because a lot of people enjoy superpowers, want to feel cool, want to become important in something/story, want to see characters deal with this type of confusion etc.... Yes, I read Sans variant reincarnation/isekai stories too. I thought, who wouldn't be interested into experiencing an exciting life (minus the stress and trauma that comes with it, but that makes it a fun read).

In the moment of me joking about creating an OC, I was trying to come up with funny scenarios that would make me laugh from how absolutely ridiculous it is. It was only to have a few laughs with a friend. Revisiting the utmv fandom, it is pretty clear it's legit ruled by Sanses and barely anything else. Somehow the idea of using my favorite character, Napstablook, just clicked with my reincarnation/isekai addiction. A character that, just like all the people consuming the same content I liked, wishes to experience what they consider exciting. That is, the life all these Sanses have. They only ever saw Sanses be 'special'. I hoped it would make Tear relatable. That Tear would be a character which is entertaining to follow, because we know what the multiverse is like as viewers, but they do not. Someone who could be cheered on because of it (just like in the game wow -cough cough- sorry). And then the idea with ripping Error's plushies hit me. I was so overly entertained by it, that it was basically the point where the whole thing stopped being a joke.

After I had the basis of the story to work with, I moved to designing their look. I pulled up a picture of every. single. popular. sans. variant. that I could remember from utmv early days. I wanted Tear to be able to legit fit in so well among them, because their wish was to be like them, blend with them in such a way. To be a Sans, a cool traveler to meet many others, be loved etc etc. For this plan, the design had to have not too much detail or too little. Most utmv designs aren't that complex. Napstablook only has a few visually distinctive features, so I tried to keep them in mind. Those being their line between the eyes and the sheet waves/frills at the end of their body. So the only initial plan was... sketch a normal sans, slap the usual shorts and shirt that all these OC variants barely change and figure it out from there. A lot of mainstream characters still wore a kind of a hoodie/jacket, so a hoodie was a must for me. I added the waves at the bottom of it, to resemble Napstablook's body, and that forehead line in the form of stitches. It still didn't feel enough. I wanted it to be extremely obvious who they are visually at first glance, with 0 prior knowledge (Napstablook Sans variant). Headphones were my biggest cherry on the top, because I don't think it gets more clear than that if I shape them to look like Blooky themselves. I later on decided I want some design references to Blooky crying too. So I added a scarf, made it drop it's ends approximately in the center of the character, as well as made the edges rounded slightly. All so it would resemble -drum rolls- a tear. Very, very subtly. The tear heart in the back was also a not so subtle tribute to it too. Because Blooky is fully paper white, Tear had to be mostly in the same colors. I admit I wanted to make their purples blue instead (to match their house colors) but I'm a sucker for the purple color and there is an inside joke with another friend how everything I ever design has some sort of purple tint to it. It's something I stopped fighting long ago and just embraced it as my little art quirk. At this point I adopt it on purpose if I catch myself doing it subconsciously. So my blue became purple instead. This was all inspired by OG Blooky and no one specific directly.

Once the design was already settled, I actually did end up taking inspiration from Dust Sans. This is the only character I directly took inspo from. I loved the idea of dramatic shadows being cast by his hood and it was perfect for what I have in store. So I expanded my ref sheet with such a drawing. I wanted the usual Tear to have a completely different vibe visually from the one that could be fought. I wanted to kill some of Tear's overall softness by making their gaze feel off. Wide eyed stare, with drastic shadows and glowing eyes. Tho they cannot and do not glow for the same reasons as Classic Sans. I recently mentioned it HERE. There is another inspiration I took from Dust, not connected to the design, but as of now I cannot mention it. It will be revealed soon if all works out.

After that, I just started writing the character info on the google doc and polishing it. The story just kept coming and consuming my brain. I never planned to make a comic out of this little idea. I was only gonna post Tear’s info sheet, maybe draw Tear 2-3 more times and move on. It was an impulse decision. All because I couldn’t stop chuckling about the Error bit and the consequences of it. Now Tear became somewhat of a comfort character and gave me a hyperfixation of a truck

[cakesmelons]

Requests : An Updated Guide

so, i’ve gotten a bit more popular than I expected, so how I do requests are sadly going to have to change.

Ask box open =/= Requests open anymore!

I like interacting with followers, so because of that I’m changing how requests are done! No longer if my ask box is open does that mean requests are also open

Are you still doing requests?

If my ask box says [requests open!], then they’re open! if it says [request closed!], they’re closed!

Your requests are closed but I already requested something.

I'll get to it, just means I have too many requests or not enough time to do a lot of requests. And please remember that these are FREE drawings I do, so make sure not to rush me (I haven’t had anyone do that so far so ty y’all <3)

I requested something even though requests are closed

If you requested something even though requests are closed, then I’ll immediately delete it, even if I do want to draw it. 

Will you draw characters that aren't from UT/UTMV?

Nope! Sorry!

Will you draw characters from Undertale/UTMV that aren't a sans?

Maybe??? The only characters I have practice with are sans and humans though.

Correction: Nah bro. I can't.

Will you draw [insert character]?

Probably! Just please send in a photo of them if they’re not that popular of a character <3

Will you draw [insert ship]?

99% of the time yes! I love doing all the ships y’all want, it gets my creativity flowing <3. If I won't, I'll just reply to the request saying I don't/won't draw it

 Will you draw [insert people] platonically?

Yes! I don’t just do ship requests! That’s simply what lots of people send me <3

and remember, the worst I can say is no! :]

[kernels-art]

Emergency Commissions

Current Slots Open: 2/3

Long story short, I'm hovering just over broke and I need to pay for medicine. Plasma donations can cover some of it, but not all.

I'm opening three slots for now, and plan on opening at least seven in total, maybe eight or nine depending on complexity, but that'll be a bit further in the future because I'm currently on a bit of a time crunch. I'll keep this post updated with how many slots are available. I'd like to make $300 total by the time all seven/nine are done.

Anyway, on to pricing.

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Sketch + Headshot = $15

Sketch + Bust = $20

Sketch + Half Body = $25

Sketch + Full Body = $35

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Lineart + Headshot = $30

Lineart + Bust = $35

Lineart + Half Body = $50

Lineart + Full Body = $60

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(Color + Shading) + Headshot = $40

(Color + Shading) + Bust = $45

(Color + Shading) + Half Body= $65

(Color + Shading) + Full Body = $75

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+ Extra Character: 50% before background

+ Simple Background: $30

+ Foreground Elements + Large Props: $30

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Examples:

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One important thing to remember, though, is that I do traditional art, not digital. I've tried swapping to digital a few times, but it's faster and easier for me to do it this way. The lighting on these example pieces aren't all great, but I will hold them to a higher standard - as in, they'll be clean, like the lighting of the rabbit characters' pages - since these aren't just personal projects and clarity matters a lot more in this context.

I can edit the photos to remove the white "background" of the page and alter the colors a little bit, but once the lineart is on, it's on, and there's no changing it without redoing the entire page. I have a light board, so it can be transferred fairly easily, but it will still take time. That's why it's the most expensive step.

Will draw:

Humanoids

Animals

Pokemon

Ponies

Slugcats

Iterators

Furries (Mutants included)

Mobians (separate bc their proportions are different)

Chao

Skeletons + other Monsters (UTMV)

Won't draw:

Mecha

NSFW

Comics

... Mainly bc I'm not used to these yet, although maybe I could try in the future. That's quite a ways off from now, though.

I reserve the right to turn down any offer at my discretion. It should go without saying that it will be an automatic rejection if the order includes any form of hate speech/symbol, and I will research the subject to avoid proship content as well.

I'll ask you before posting the finished piece, and you are free to post it separately as well. Just remember to credit me, and maybe mention somewhere that my comms are open, if that's not too much trouble. You can use the art for icons, character sheets, whatever you like, as long as it's not monetized.

Payments will be made over P@yp@l, and are listed here in US dollars.

If you're interested, DM me here, or on Discord @ kernelbastard

[radiance1]

Genuine consideration of if I should post my more Undertale/UTMV related fics/ficlets here.

What would I even tag it as?

Would it even translate well?

Should I just delete everything and wipe both my Ao3 and tumblr account off the internet?

Okay I don't know about that last one, I most likely won't do it, but eh.

Honestly, most of everything I've written is just kind of terrible? In my opinion? At least, I think so, hell! Most of the fandoms I'm in? If they aren't in game form that I've played I've legitimately just been costing by on fanfics and searching up wikis because of my lack of interest in watching any kind of series/anime of the sort.

So half, actually, no. Most of the time my stuff would probably be OOC and most likely the only reason I've been getting off (relatively) scott free is because the DP is just cool like that and the UTMV as a whole is just up to interpretation because like all of it is fanmade and because it's a multiverse there would be so many variations of these characters.

Oh my Arceus.

I'm not even good at writing an actual multi-chapter fic because I have no concrete plans of the sort and just go "Fuck it" whenever I write something because I have ideas that are just half-formed that I use as plot points and just improvise on everything else.

Arceus, the urge to just rip everything down and never again pick up the pen is rather strong. But also, extremely, flimsy. Because I never follow through with it when I see that people have read my fics, liked them and even rarely comment on them and I, like.

Don't want that to disappear, you know?

Also afraid of getting found one day out of the blue by one of these people but that's just me overthinking.

:IESUFdskfn dfkdjfd.

It's just.

Arceus.

I also know that I wouldn't stop writing even if I did tear everything down because I have ideas and the whimsy to write.

I feel like this turned into a vent post.

Wasn't my intention for that.

Anyways I'll just.... Think, of this a bit more. I mean, if I shouled post UTMV related stuff here from my Ao3 account and start writing more stuff related to it here too.

Ugggggggggggggggggggggggggggh.

Okay, I should stop before I continue this unintentional rant.

[toffeebrews]

Nah you're right honestly. I think it's completely stunted my creativity. I literally struggle to WRITE anything because of it, i can barely write a paragraph of fanfic nowadays. To say I've never indulged in the culture myself would be a lie, I have. But it's hurt my own art because of it. I actually used to be deep in cringe comps and cringe culture as a kid (which is ironic cause I was a furry but thats besides the point). I think, playfully making fun of certain fanon things is fun. Or pointing out the difference between fanon vs canon is fine. Hell, I think even criticizing fanon is fine, just keep it respectful. Being a jerk about what is "correct" and "not correct" is annoying. Actively policing what people can and cannot write is annoying. Criticizing other people's works because it doesn't "fit what you see" is very annoying. Hilariously, as other people have said, UTMV is BASED on fanon. Whether "correct" or not keeping these characters alive as many have been abandoned years ago.

As you've said, if people take fan works as complete gospel and a complete accurate representation than thats on the VIEWER not the artist. You're not "misleading" people for doing something different. You're not bad for wanting to change characters. HELL there's so many interpretations made by fans I've enjoy more than the canon (mutuals looking at you with big eyes full of love :3). What people can do with characters is FASCINATING please keep making it.

Honestly, I've been afraid to say there's certain fanon interpretations I enjoy. I grew up with alot of them and still very attached to them sjekwjee. Some that I enjoy better over canon in some ways (cough cough i think dadmare is cute).

I think the reason im so scared to do anything ut related is im afraid of getting jumped for getting a character wrong. At least in utmv its more up to interpretation lmao.

At the end of the day, there will be interpretation all of us find "cringe" or don't like. But my advice in those moments, make something of your own. Don't like the writing? Go write it. Don't like how it's drawn? Go draw it. Don't like that tumblr post? Make your own! I don't mean that in a passive aggressive way, but go make it yourself. Because nobody will get the interpretation in your head just right aside from yourself, no? Make what you want to see, cause that may be the only way you can truly satisfy your fandom needs. (I suppose if you aren't skilled enough yet, you could always request art/writing from people who have that open. or commission artists/writers as well :D) Spite is a good motivator LOL!!!

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I don't think utmv could happen again. I think that this is partially due to cringe culture and that's kinda of sad.

id talk about how the “fanon is bad and cringe and canon is the only way” mindset has destroyed so much of what matters the most in fandoms but then id get burnt at the stake (someone please insist i talk about this so i can be dramatic but relent)

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Yo, that part about portrayal? Bullshit. I am speaking from experience and let me tell you, the amount of fics with Ink having a soul and being the "uwu soft kiki bean" in Russian part of the fandom is overwhelming. Plus he is portrayed as the "creator" quite a lot, so yeah. There aren't many actually good fics there

genuinely cannot tell if you’re mad at me or mad at the russian part of the fandom and that anon who asked about his wish because i dont even go there and my dyslexia is off the HOOK right now but if you send another ask like this again you will find yourself vibe checked off this blog because your vibes are fucking horrible

i did not say it was bad to portray ink like that, i just said that “uwu soft kiki bean” was the majority of ink that we see in this fandom and i wished it wasn’t that way so that his canon personality would get a LOT more representation

(i personally can’t stand it myself but im not going to go out and tell the people who portray him that they need to stick to canon ONLY because thats a shitty ASSHOLE move. ((looking at you, dreamtale canon stans.)) im just saying i wish canon ink’s personality was more common in this fandom, not that any portrayal of him otherwise was bad.)

so uh, don’t diss people’s portrayals of things (even if you don’t particularly like the portrayal). fandom doesn’t need people policing what people can and can’t do because that’s not what it’s about. i just happen to prefer the canon personality over the fandom’s more popular portrayal of ink. i’m not saying people need to do things a certain way, because i (and everyone else in this fandom) are allowed to have a preference for the content we consume.

so even if i wish canon ink got more of the spotlight, im not gonna go out and start shoving canon ink in everyone’s faces, i’m gonna let people have fun with what they want. this is my blog, so i can do my own thing here, but i’m not going to go actively seek out people on their own blogs or their own fics or communities to tell them that they should stick to canon and never have fun with things.

so if the russian utmv community portrays ink like that? cool, i don’t care, i’m just not going to consume any content from that side of the fandom because my preferences differ from theirs.

my preference for errink is that of their canon personalities. all i’ve been saying these last few posts of mine is that i PREFER errink as shown in a more “canon to their personalities” way. unfortunately, the majority of errink in this fandom is NOT to my preference, so as a result, i tend not to like errink as a whole because of the way it is largely portrayed.

so like, as a general rule, if you don’t like something, JUST DON’T BOTHER WITH IT. just don’t consume any of that content, block or blacklist if you need to, but don’t go spreading hate and negativity and trying to police people around because you have a preference for something different.