#art and writing dropped in the server before tumblr sees it…

[cupidsribbns]

hi i love you my mutuals u should join my server im hoping to give its some updates for the new year 💞💞

[luciawithoutj]

Hey hi hello!

I have some things to say about new merch and jo merch in general so this is gonna be a litrle longer post and actually I think I should cange my semiotics theme (which is already about jo) about how bad their merch design is.

First of all little disclaimer: this is all my humble opionion based on what I learned in my one year of being graphic design student and an artist and designer on the internet for last 4-5 years. Before going to uni I learned most of about art and graphic design stuff by reading books and watching tons of yt videos. Second of all this critic is just coming from place of love for this band because I see so mucb potential and they could do some amazing merch designs if they give it a chance and I am fully aware how expensive the touring is and why they had to cut the quality of merch products.

So far my favorite jo band merch designs are cds (that probably required some designer to make), condoms (because they are really funny, genius, nicely designed and unique merch that fit the vibe of the band and matches their songs as well) and the new tshirt from last merch drop (which design is made by one slovenian fanartist : link.

Main reason that made me want to speak up is seeing that this merch drop will only have 100 products (my friend said that could mean 20-ish shirts per size) which how big this fandom has gotten in last year is pretty really dam limited. For a limited product I am really disappointed and I hoped for more. For such a limited product that design is the most default design they could have gone for and I am so sorry for Damon because his work is goregous, amazing, breathtaking and I could talk about it for ages and how inspiring it is but this shirt design isn't serving.

If they wanted to do bare minimum of design with those 5 images here is some of my ideas (unfortunately I don't have time to visually show them to yall on a mock ups because of finals that I should be studying for instead of writing this so try to imagine what I am trying to say and demonstrate). First is just simple instead of white choose black shirt or even better a thisrt. If you want it to go a stepp further is using their name logo font (font name is Avaline btw if anyone wants to download and use it for their designs :))) and either put it how they did when they promoted the everybody's waiting or to write idk therapy sessions or anything related to the band or it can even be some inside joke.

Something like this would make design just a bit more intersting but still bare minimum but amazing for regular merch. If they want to go a step further but want to keep the long sleeves (this idea was suggested by few people I talked too) they could put pictures vertically on the sleeves. I would find it a bit cooler if it is on the right sleeve out-side and then they put their band logo (the heart one) on the left side of the shirt where people's hearts normally are.

After exams I would definitely like to try to make some designs and just limit myself with this 5 pictures and play with typography and photoshoop to make something interesting.

Another I want to mentioned is how in my humble opinion if you are gonna sell limited edition either make it really pretty or good quality or really cursed and funny with inside jokes.

I think people (and me first) would eat tshirts (but also other merch designs) with some cursed designs or just texts that say "sparklative" or "slay pose" or "I feel SloveNACE" (this 3 were suggested by amazing people in tumblr discord server) or even let Jan photoshoop their faces on most random picture. This 5 guys with their gen z humour could make and do some hilarious merch like how amazing idea the condoms are.

Last thing I want to say is how many amazingly talented fans are. I mean even Damon was so shocked and moved by amount of talent and art made in this community. Furthermore I know (some of them as online friends and mutuals, others as just artists from same fandom) who are also either graphic design students or they work in art/graphic design/entertainment fields and some of them (including myself) would be so happy to even make few merch designs or art for them for freee or for a ticket for their show. Personally I would die from happiness if I get a chance to work with my favorite band that inspires me so much everyday to the point people at my uni think I am from Slovenia and know slovenian because of how much I include them in my uni work and how much fanart and designs I made because of them in last 6 months.

I just think there is so much potential guys might not be aware of (Idk honestly because who knows what is going on backstage in their lives). But yeah they could have even asked Damon to help them with composition of the pictures on that shirt or even hire Racik to make some pretty art or any fanartist honestly. Here is just few links of my favorite fanartists who also do a lot of graphic design related stuff (and also some of them sell their products on their own websites/redbubble/etsy/inprint/etc) :

Tia <3

Roxanne

Vic

jo.kam_ (previously mentioned her design)

Lemon

yelecx

Racik (ofc)

There is probably more but my brain for hell of it won't remember any names so feel free to add in the comments or tags more artists <3

I could probably go more in depth and give more ideas how to improve merch designs the cheapest and best way as possible but still trying to keep the quality good as it needs to be. I know there is still gonna be people fighting for this shirts and people are still gonna buy their merch but just it hurts my art/designer soul seeing this bad designs when there is so much potential and they have amazing fans and amazing crew and they work with so many talnted people and they themselves are so talented and their music inspired so many and so much.

Thanks everyone for coming to my TedTalk. <3

Actually now I am thinking and from just talking about jo work from design and semiotics perspective for that semiotics seminar I could just focus on their merch design and go more in detail about it and if yall want when it is done and I translate it in english I could share it here for people who want to read about it. Let me know I guess.

Also if someone is interested my art and design insta is lucia.without.j and my redbubble is lucia-without-j and my dms are always open if someone wants to chat or complain about anything art, design, joker out or any other fandom I am in related.

P. S. I am so sorry for any spelling mistakes and if what I said doesn't make sense. English isn't my first language.

[shyanshippingsociety]

Shyan Shipping Society - New Years Exchange 2025

It is TIME

The mods are so excited to announce our FIFTH Annual New Years Exchange! Sign-ups are open RIGHT NOW and we’d love for you to join us once again or for the very first time! This event will be taking place in the sss and we'd love to have you!

the rules:

Please be mindful of the timeline (see below) We want to make sure everyone receives something for all the hard work they've put in! If you need help or to drop out, please DM a mod ASAP so we can work with you!

Written works are a minimum of 1K words and art must include at least lineart. There's no maximum so write/draw to your heart's content! But we ask you still be mindful of the timeline of course :)

If you have any questions for your recipient, DM a mod so we can pass them along and get an answer!

This is a secret exchange! Please do not DM your recipient or give too much away about your work until it's done so we can all have a fun surprise!

Let the mods know if you have any questions/concerns. You can DM us on Discord, send us a message/anonymous ask right here on tumblr, or ping us in the server!

timeline:

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December 2 Matches made and information sent regarding recipient's request. You can start working as soon as you get the DM!

December 26 - 28 Mods will do check-ins via DM to see how everything is going and if you need help. You can always reach out to a mod before this time if you need us!

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[noturlondonboy]

Hello hello hello, welcome to my corner of Tumblr! :) You can call me London, please have a look around.

This blog is 18+ only. I post the occasional nsfw headcannons, smut, and reblog select nsfw art and posts. If you see me liking or reblogging your content that you wish to keep sfw only or wish for any reason for me not to interact, please let me know.

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What I do: I’m a writer and enjoy melting my brain with fanfiction! My posts are a mix of fanfic, incorrect quotes, useless lesbian antics, and reblogging a bunch of shit that I like. I draw and write poetry as well, but those posts are few and far between. Feel free to talk to me about any of my work.

Who I write for: Bishova is my main focus currently, but I like to jump around fandoms sometimes and have written for many. My list of fandoms can be found below, and my masterlist also provides some clarity :)

Am I friendly: yes! Come and talk to me, I love to make friends. Unless you only want to be rude or cause problems- maybe don’t reach out. If you find yourself going anonymous in order to drop something unsavory into my ask box, I kindly suggest you don’t and just go away.

Do I take requests: I do! I just can’t guarantee they’ll happen. Send something through the ask box and hopefully I’ll be able to do at least a little drabble with it. Please look over the request rules before you make a request.

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[https-furina]

2023 is coming to an end and while this blog has yet to hit one year old, it’s gathered its fair share of mutuals. it’s only fair to give you all some thanks and appreciation before the year closes. if you’re not here i apologise sincerely, i’ll make sure you are on next year’s list.

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ mika — @mikacynth

hi mika !! i’ll start with you. i know we haven’t interacted much since you went to university (i hope you’re doing super well !! please take care of yourself) but i wanted to thank you for being one of my first mutuals on this hell site. you were super friendly and you always randomly drop cursed genshin memes in the server <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ mae — @maehemthemisfit

mae, i don’t know where life has taken you but i miss you a lot. it was so fun trying to figure out dango anon and you made me laugh countless times, i just hope you’re doing well <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ bell — @blue-b3rries

ew it’s bell (i’m JOKING) hi sweetheart !! you literally never fail to make me laugh in the network server and you always come out with really random things. it’s okay, maybe next christmas we’ll get you a dictionary /lh i love you !! /p <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ inky — @lemeowade

inky !! my favourite artist ever !! we don’t actually interact too much on tumblr now (i do like a lot of the stuff you rb tho) because we talk a lot on discord now. it’s nice to have someone that checks in occasionally and i absolutely love when you show your art !! it’s clear you’re making progress with it and finding your style and i love it so much. you’re gonna do fab things sweetheart <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ amai — @amaiaqt

one of my favourite writers ever and a fellow cyno simp !! i miss you a lot and it shows because i always get excited to see you in my inbox. i hope life is treating you well and that we get to see you more in the new year <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ general — @watatsumiis

hi general !! i’m sorry we didn’t interact as much anymore but you’re so sweet and fun to talk to !! i love your writing and i have the best time reading your tags on people’s art because i’m like “damn. that’s so me” and also you always reblog the best art?? it’s wild you keep my dash alive <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ aly — @soleillunne

who are you? anyways hi wife !! i send you appreciation letters whenever things get tough so i’ll dull it down here a little. thank you for being probably my closest mutual, talking to me daily and always sending tiktoks to each other. if you dare think about leaving me, i’ll find you. in every lifetime <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ ari — @n3r0-1417

another person that i’m super sorry we don’t interact as much anymore ): you literally never failed to make me laugh and you 100% have permission to kill me at any time, just don’t tell aly. i hope we can interact more in the new year and i hope it treats you well too, you deserve it <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ yui — @ilyuu

yui !! wow i’m really failing on interacting with some of you but whenever you’re on my dash it’s pure chaos?? even with no context i can’t lie it’s funny. i picture it like when the scooby doo gang are running and you see all the different shots and stuff. anyways, 2024 better treat you good !! <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ kiri — @kirimoochi

the last time we interacted you wasn’t doing so hot on some fronts and i really hope things have improved for you, sweetheart. you deserve the world and whilst i love your alhaitham & kazuha works, i know a lot of them came from your heart and i hope you’re healing. i pray the new year is kind to you and that things are going better <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ bori — @bboricha

hi bori !! we’ve only interacted a few times because i find it sooo funny when you randomly appear on my dash talking about leon kennedy (because honestly, same) but i hope there’s chances we interact more in 2024 !! fun fact, i followed you for your 5swirl stuff and 1k special (i actually remember what content made me follow you hahahelpme) but i stayed because… relatable. here’s to more interactions !! <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ yume — @yaminohimeyume

oh boy.. hi yume !! you know i could sit here for hours appreciating you right? whenever i log into genshin i check to see if you’re online so i can say hi !! i love helping you with bosses, domains or even exploration but even when we just talk and i don’t join you, it’s nice to have a conversation with someone. you’ve provided me with plenty of distractions this year but in 2024 our goal is to build your characters HAHA i love you !! /p <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ aya — @miuzki

my neuvillette !! i miss you so much, i hope you’ve been doing well and not overworking at all. i know you haven’t really been in touch with genshin towards the end of this year but you’re always welcome in my messages, yknow? i love your writing so much (i still re-read that comfort piece you wrote for me all the time…) please take care of yourself and i hope you have an amazing new year <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ yukari — @ryuryuryuyurboat

is that.. is that my favourite child?! hi ryuu !! i don’t exactly remember how we met. you kinda just appeared in my life one day but it felt like i’d known you forever. you’re an absolute joy to know and you constantly bring a smile to my face !! i’ll c6r5 morrigan first though. have a fantastic new year (and you will not be getting rid of me) <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ lili — @lillonvia

oh my gosh !! my chihuahua !! every time we talk i have the best time ever i can’t even lie like that one time we randomly started reciting the lyrics to california girls and how you started playing on eu server for me. it’s a little crazy with the timezone difference but you’re the amber to my collei and you deal with me torturing you with my genshin va knowledge (did you know cyno is izumi from horimiya?) i love youuuu /p <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ dumbi — @dumbificat

well well well, if it isn't the cutest mf to ever exist >///< it's my co.. parent-in-law? i don't remember because i just remembering rizzing you (oops.) but hey dumbi !! i'll be fr i was always a little nervous/scared to interact with you but i really wanted to and then you joined the network and i minorly lost my mind.. thank you so much for all the smiles and laughter you've brought in these past few months and also for your writing that i am very happily married to. oh and all the fun i get to have helping you explore on eu <3 thank you for letting me join you sometimes. i really hope we get to interact more in 2024 and here's to hoping the new year treats you well!! i love youuuu /p <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ heia — @heiayen

heia. my child. my sweet, funky bean. i love you /p but also. fuck you for how much you make me absolutely lose my shit when it's late for us and i have to be quiet so instead i'm wheezing in bed until i'm crying. chaos hours are the best and you are genuinely such a sweetheart to be friends with. i hope we get to interact more in 2024 (you have no choice) and that it treats you well !! but also, 0.5 stars to the ayaka uber but 10 stars to the network's ooc reporter. mwah! i love you (again) /p (you still need to read to me in some blankets ehehe) <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ coco — @hwaitham

hi hi coco !! we haven't interacted that much (and i'm typing very formal for this post it feels out of character for me) but i've loved your works for sooooo long !! and you and haitham are so cute i just wanna. AAAA you deserve the world and i genuinely hope everything you ever want comes true in 2024 because you just deserve it. if it doesn't, i'll start barking up some trees ehehe. i love you!! /p i hope we get to interact more in 2024 <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ raine — @to-kazuha

oh, it's you /j hi sweetheart <3 2023 has been very all over the place for us but here we are, ending (and starting) another year together !! even if you don't think so, your writing is amazing and i can't wait to see you grow and get more comfortable with it (practise makes perfect!) and also how can i forget that you're my personal miko main.. life would have been a very sad experience if you hadn't came to me on anon in my old blog <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ clara — @umgatochamadopercyval

clara !! you're a very recent mutual so i can't say i have a lot to write (we'll be changing this in 2024 !!) but you are an absolute gem to know. your asks never fail to make me smile and now even your messages !! you're a sweetheart and you deserve a lot of good things. i hope 2024 brings more sagau isekai to my dms and a lot of joy to you. never stop being you !! <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ yza — @yzashaven

hi yza !! we've not been able to interact for a while ): but i'd like to appreciate you for all the times you've came to my inbox with angst, i love you so much for it /p and i still have an angst draft with your name on it because of an idea you came into my inbox with !! your writing is so good and i really hope we get to interact more next year. happy holidays sweetheart !! <3

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ honorary mentions — @jingyuansbird, @honeykaes, @nervocat & @bunicate

happy holidays & happy new year to the four of you !! i would love to appreciate you all but i can only go as far as praising the absolute hell out of all of your works !! you're all fantastic writers that i love to pieces and i hope that the new year treats you all well !! here's to more interactions so i can write you all paragraphs next year (cries) <3

signed with love, serafina.

[shadowthestoryteller]

Health Hiatus Announcement

This is gonna be a long post, but a necessary one that has quite a bit of important info relating to the future of my creative works concerning the Adventures!AU series. First, look at this lovely new cover art for Off to a Great Start I had done by my bud Arven92 on DA. The title has changed to The Adventure Begins, but the main story within is the same. 

The light reveals their true Alphian form (symbolic only, not a lore aspect) while their shadow shows their ultimate fate as a member of Clone Force 99/Bad Batch. The bookshelves are a key location (library), but the merge into woods represents how they're entering into a very real adventure that isn't just a fantasy they write into books. Really happy how it turned out ^^

Onto the main post! 

TLDR: Adventures!AU is being drastically shortened for my sanity and physical health into two arcs (six books each) but most likely will cease full chapter uploads after arc one as I am tired af, I don’t want to be doing this series into my 50s, and I want to turn my focus back to my originals eventually. Next year will see postings of the series prologue, Anachronism, as well as hopefully the Remaster of Off to a Great Start/The Adventure Begins. I will still be very active on my discord, where some chapters of next year's stories have already been posted. But for my other story posting sites (aka Wattpad) all new Star Wars content is on hiatus until 2026.

Been wanting to make a big post for a while for the people who aren’t a part of the discord, especially since I’ve more or less dropped off the face of tumblr after it became unhealthy due to comparison eating me alive. If you like my work, you’re welcome to join the server which is dedicated to my works. I’m active in there a few times a week, and even post bi-weekly updates as to what I’ve been working on. And I’ve posted six chapters of remastered Off to a Great Start/The Adventure Begins complete with new scenes, new povs, and even more snark! Just message me for the link, I'm still wary of a stalker finding me again.

Now, for the meat of this update. 

Y’all. I am just… dog dead tired. And stressed beyond belief. Some of it isn’t related to the Adventures!AU itself (job hunt, burnout from completing my Masters in May, ect), but a lot of it admittedly is. Considering I’ve written almost 500k words in just under 5 years, it’s no surprise. Some people don’t write that in a lifetime, and I’m out here doing that on top of college. Proud of myself for that. 

What I’m not proud of, however, is ignoring my body’s warning signals and pushing myself past my limits not once, but twice. Once in 2022, and now again in 2024. Nothing major or genuinely life-altering, but when I say my health anxiety went off the rails. Been a rough few weeks lol. 

But that leads me to now. 

Adventures!AU. My series following the adventures of my self-insert as they become a member of Clone Force 99 back when it was just four members, with the added twist of it being in an alternate universe where the Star Wars universe has crossed over with my original stories. It’s not as big as non-self insert series, but Over the River and Through the Woods (which sits at a whopping 66 chapters and 200k+ words) once got #19 out of 60k in the ocs tag. The series has been going since April 2020, seeing four completed stories of various lengths and one WIP that sits at 21 chapters and 93k words. 

Aside from the recently completed Fallen Not Forgotten, it’s been on hiatus since Dec of 2023. At least as far as chapter uploads go. It’s certainly not been collecting dust. To say it underwent some intense restructuring in July is an understatement. A big understatement. 

I originally had seventeen books planned for the series as of three months ago, sectioned into four arcs with Anachronism kinda being a “prologue” to the main Adventures!AU series. Before this timeline is banished to the dream graveyard, I’m sharing it so y’all can at least see where it was gonna go. The four arcs would have had four books each, and were structured thus:

Bonds Forged Through Fire and Storm

Off to a Great Start (25 chapters)

Over the River and Through the Woods (66 chapters)

To the Far Reaches (66 chapters)

Welcome to War Games (25 chapters)

Into the Light Through Acts in the Dark

Commander, Meet the Cat (Remastered, 20 chapters)

Fallen Not Forgotten (Remastered, 20 chapters)

Risk vs Reward (20 chapters)

Bane of My Existence (20 chapters)

Wars of the Realms

Call of the Wild (20 chapters)

Convergence Hijinks (20 chapters)

Let’s See What You’re Really Made Of (20 chapters)

Anachronistic Adventures (20 chapters)

Decaying Dreams and Deadly Dances

Shadow in the Dark (40 chapters)

Murder Uncle Mayhem (40 chapters)

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (40 chapters)

A Legacy in Question(40 chapters)

The plans I had for this series were intricate, deep, and would push many characters to their limits. 

But turns out, it wasn’t just the characters pushed to their breaking point. 

I got sick. A rather severe case of acid reflux that landed me in the docs office for the second time in two years. That started in mid-July, and I’m still dealing with it. Will probably be dealing with the sickness afterward for another month at least. But leading up to all that, I’ve been reflecting on the series as a whole and where exactly I want it to go, how I want it to end, and all that jazz. 

Then I did a scheduling test in Excel using the above chapter load plus the 30 I had planned for Anachronism. Assuming two chapters a month with minimal breaks here and there, this series would finally end in 2050. That is by no means sustainable, and while I have had a lot of fun with this series and daydreaming about the different plotlines is a comfort activity, I can’t see myself writing these books for that long. I really want to publish my original stories some day, but I also won’t pretend that I’m not a bit tired of the series. At least, tired of pushing myself to work on stories that just don’t give the same rush of dopamine they used to. It’s almost a chore now to work on them, at least in the case of FNF. 

Full disclosure, that story has been a problem child since day one. Actually, I’m pretty sure the stress of that story is what pushed me over the edge and caused the health issues in 2022 that sent me to the doc with acid reflux the first time. Messing with canon and trying to keep the timeline continuous (with timetravel in the mix too) was nothing short of infuriating. The trajectory changed so many times as I wrote it, which I sadly feel is evident in the story. It really seems like a disjointed mess. I’m just so disappointed how it turned out, but I was determined to at least finish it and not leave everyone on a cliffhanger. And I’m proud of myself for at least finishing it, even if I cut out at least four threads from the ending. It just wasn’t healthy to keep going. 

Nor was it going to be healthy if I kept the series structured like I had it. 

So, I took the steps to fix that. 

Seventeen stories became twelve, four arcs became two. Some storylines were combined into one book (ex: Risk vs Reward and Bane of My Existence) while others (ex: Adventures!AU Batch meeting canon batch in Convergence Hijinks) were cut completely. I hated to lose some, but I’ve always been one to appreciate quality over quantity. Combining books and plotlines will help streamline things and make it more manageable. Some books also get new titles.

Arc one keeps its name, and will cover six books; Four main books then a prologue and epilogue of sorts. Anachronism, The Adventure Begins, Over the River and Through the Woods, To the Far Reaches, Welcome to War Games, and Moving Back to Look Forward. This arc covers Shadow’s initial fandom jump into the Tintin 2011 movie, their first mission with the Bad Batch, and them meeting the sailors again this time with the Batchers. Arc two will also keep its name and cover the entirety of the group’s interference of Star Wars the Clone Wars canon (rescuing Domino to taking down Palps), with a similar set up to arc one. Fallen Not Forgotten, Risk vs Reward, Level Up, Shadow in the Dark, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, and A Legacy in Question. 

But I know that even the shortening isn’t drastic enough. I feel only dread thinking about the series now, and that won’t do. So, though it kills me, Arc One will probably be the only arc that gets an official posting. Once Moving Back to Look Forward ends in 2030 (barring any major complications), that will be it for official full length postings of Adventures!AU. I’ll still post snippets and segments from arc two on Discord (like I do now occasionally), but MBtLF will end in a way that wraps everything up nicely. I’ll be sure to craft it so it can remain open ended to their adventures, but the current trajectory will see the “main” storyline with Shadow and the Batch, plus the Tintin sailors, close in arc one. 

That’s the long term goal. So what’s short term? 

Next year I plan to at least partially post Anachronism. That story has remained in the drafts for long enough. Yes, that means To the Far Reaches is backed up another year for posting (2026). That story has a lot of emotional moments, a lot of dealing with past trauma and relationship issues, and I just don’t have the spoons for that right now. For those intense moments, I have to crack myself open a bit and let my heart bleed onto the page. I’m not in a position to do that right now. Anachronism lacked that depth, being a bit more surface level than the stories with the Batchers. It’s got its own emotional moments, but it’s not nearly as taxing. Additionally, I’m going back through what was Off to a Great Start (now The Adventure Begins) and bringing it up to the standards I try to hold OtRaTtW and TtFR to. But I learned my lesson posting stories out of order so I’m going to get Anachronism finished so there’s no continuity issues. 

That brings me to my next point; Adventures!AU canon. 

I’ve already announced that the posted C,MtC and FNF are both non-canon and should not be taken as fact. You can still enjoy them (best you can with the crack-writing) but any continuity issues should be ignored as they are from an earlier draft of the Adventures!AU. Well, that decanonization treatment is extending beyond those two. The Adventure Begins, Over the River and Through the Woods, and To the Far Reaches aren’t non-canon per se, but rather some elements of the remastered versions may contradict the original postings. Going forward, the “truest” version will be those depicted in the works posted to Adventures!AU Remastered on Wattpad. The first story (The Adventure Begins) won’t drop there until at least November 2025 but you’re free to watch it in the meantime. It’ll sit dormant for quite a bit longer though. Nothing major will change in the stories, but I plan to add some extra scenes and tweak some minor details (the Batchers time in the galaxy is one big thing I’m looking at tweaking). 

Let’s see. checks notes Yep, I think that covers everything! At least for now lol. I always have stuff to say, but this will probably be the last long update post for quite some time. 

Thanks for hanging around, and for reading this long post lol.

[gardenerian]

new to this amazing fandom and imposter syndrome is raging thru me. any advice on how to take the plunge and create? or do you think all the well known creators here are already established?

what makes a fic great and a 'classic? regular updates? being active on socials? i posted once and was basically ignored so im scared now and in my head.

sorry for all the questions

× imposter anon

hey there 💓 welcome to the fandom! this is a brilliant, silly, LOVING place, and i am so glad you're here! i'm sorry you're feeling a bit unsure, ty for coming to chat with me 🫂✨

first, i'll say that NO, i don't think there's a cap on creators here. what i love about this fandom is that it's constantly growing and evolving - almost like it's breathing? there are new people who have just binged the show, fans who are reconnecting, and goobers like me who will never let go 😇 no matter what, we are here to gobble up words and art and thoughts and FRIENDSHIP!

honestly, i think the trick for me was connecting. i joined shameless tumblr in 2019 and screamed into the absolute VOID before i started interacting with others. once i started reaching out and talking with others, it was easier for me to share my writing or find the encouragement to start making gifs. there is a BIG focus on community here, and i find that people are so eager and generous with their energy. we WANT to cheer you on and champion your work! we WANT to beta and read and give advice/tips/love.

so i would say not to be shy (easier said than done, i know!), and to share your beautiful self! a lot of users have tracked tags, which is a good way to share and connect. i track #gardenermel (sometimes i am bad at looking, but i'll always get there!), and i'd love to see what you've been up to. and there are many others who love to see creations this way! if you feel comfortable, you can reach out via asks and strike up conversations! all of my friendships here started this way.

there are plenty of ways to get started! fandom events are especially useful for trying things out. depending on what you'd like to create, you could check out @galladrabbles @gallacrafts @gallavichmeta @shamelesscreatorsnetwork @gallavichprompts... there's a yearly @spicygallavichcollab and all kinds of events hosted by @gallavichthings. honestly, the list goes on! these are excellent resources for sharing creations, and a great way to meet members of the fandom.

there's also a host of discord groups associated with some of these initiatives! check out the blogs for links. plus, the big ol' gallabitches server (18+). you'll find a lot of us there, and it's a lovely space to chat about your creations (and everything else!).

as for fic classics, i think that depends on who you ask! there are certainly some fandom staples, but what's great about this space is the WIDE range of interests and ideas. people have put these guys in every single situation, and we continue to be fucking psyched about it. as long as ian, mickey, and the whole damn gang feel true to themselves, i am (generally) fucking here for it. i don't post regularly AT ALL, but i still find that people are so lovely when i do. there's no race to be won here, fandom is about ENJOYING yourself. so i say: please keep trying! drop me a link! i don't catch everything and i WANT to see what yall are doing!

i hope this helps, even in some small way. i know coming into a new fandom can seem daunting, but we're all here for the love of it, and it's so fantastic to keep sharing it! 🍅

anyone else have thoughts? i love you!

[star-going-supernova]

I saw fan art of bear cub Gregory from pixlokita on tumblr, so I hope that I can request a prompt where Gregory becomes a bear cub (still can talk and looks like Gregory) and Freddy is happy to have an actual bear and son. Please write this please, for a birthday wish. Thank you.

I took these two prompts and came up with something in between, lol. This is pure fluff. Happy belated birthday, friend! 🎉

Like Father, Like Son

None of them were technically supposed to be able to access the internet. All relevant knowledge to their jobs, the kids, the pizzaplex, etc. already existed within their databases, and all information stored across the servers was available to them. But Chica had gotten bored one day and spent a bit too much time tinkering with herself via the upgrade cylinder. Monty had demanded his own internet connection after that, and before long, every animatronic in the pizzaplex had access. 

It was not long before Roxy discovered online shopping, and after a few mishaps in trying to figure out how to get the packages to themselves without management finding out, there was not an animatronic among them who had not secretly ordered something or other. 

Sun in particular seemed to enjoy finding new things to add to the daycare—rightly so, considering management was slacking in that regard—and as a result of his frequent digital window shopping, he often sent links to the rest of them, sharing things he had found that he thought they might like. 

All that to explain why Freddy opened a link from Sun with the caption you HAVE to get this :D and discovered that yes, he had to get it. 

It was a child-sized onesie with little footie boots and gloves that could be folded out of the way or velcroed into place and a hood with ears stitched on. It looked wonderfully soft and fuzzy. It was a warm brown with details depicting a bear cub. 

And it had excellent ratings. 

• • •

Gregory laughed when he saw the onesie, but he also snatched it up and took off to go change into it, so Freddy did not think he minded the gift. The others would probably tease him once they caught sight of it, but it would be worth their jokes.

Make no mistake, Freddy did not wish Gregory was any different from the way he was. Nor did Freddy wish he himself was human. But it still tickled something in his code to imagine silly little impossibilities, like he and Gregory being a family by blood. Of course, Freddy was as much a real bear as Gregory would be in a stylized onesie, but that was hardly the point. 

It was only a minute or two before Gregory returned, and he must have stopped by one of the others’ rooms because his nose had been carefully colored in and a line drawn beneath it down to his upper lip. The onesie was a perfect fit—naturally, as Freddy knew his son’s exact measurements—and Gregory’s glee was near palpable. 

Freddy made a little involuntary sound of delight. He crouched down, feeling his eyes brighten to match the building warmth in his chest. 

Gregory came to stand in front of him and did a jaunty spin to show off the little pom-pom tail. Freddy had never understood the human urge to squeal from seeing something so utterly adorable as much as he did then. 

“C’mon,” Gregory said, showing off the toe beans on his gloves, complete with felt claws, “tell me I’m not the cutest bear cub ever.” 

Laughing, Freddy swept him up, and Gregory did not even scramble to hold on, so great was his trust that Freddy would not drop him. 

“You are certainly the cutest bear cub I have ever seen,” Freddy assured him, and Gregory smiled smugly, head leaning on Freddy’s shoulder. “And the best bear cub in general. My bear cub.” 

How odd that mere months ago, Freddy would have said he would not want a child of his own. He could not imagine, now, not having Gregory in his life. When he looked back on pre-Gregory memories, the absence of his adopted son almost shocked him sometimes. He had been happy back then, yes, but in a very mild and content way. There was little variation in his day-to-day, though he had not minded at the time. 

He did not think he could go back to that way of life. It fell far short of the joy that each new day brought now. Gregory made things unpredictable and lively in a way Freddy would be loath to give up. 

And best of all, his love, his gratefulness, and his happiness was matched in Gregory. 

Beaming, Gregory wrapped his arms around Freddy’s neck in a tight hug. “My papa bear,” he said, and it was only a bit teasing. 

[lixenn]

Overview

Since I’ve come out of my introverted gremlin cave and started to actually work regularly on my writing as well as posting my stuff on here, I’ve decided to structure my blog a bit. Mostly to prevent people from getting absolutely lost in this chaotic mess.  

I will try to keep this as updated as possible but there might be a bit of a delay between me posting new content and updating this, so please keep that in mind.

General info

My Ao3 account

My Kofi

Art commissions are open! More information here.

Tags

#lixy reports Lix' daily life in a nutshell #art nook art tag #crochet corner crochet tag #ask answered ask tag (<- might change in the future)

Ask box

If you have questions about any of my projects or just want to randomly scream at me about any topic that comes to mind, my inbox is open. Bother me anytime!

Katekyo Hitman Reborn

The KHR discord server is now online! It's a general server for the fandom. If you want to join just drop me a DM and I'll send you the invite link.

KHR writing prompts

Prompts are open, just drop them in my inbox and I'll see what the nonsense generator can fabricate!

Prompt rules/intro

Dan and Celeste

Dan and Vlasta

The Housekeeping AU

#the housekeeping AU #khr daniele costa #khr dave #khr valerie rebner #khr vlasta gast #khr marina costa #khr cilmi #khr yves #khr sam #khr blaze

This is me playing around in the Varia sandbox, come and join me in my weird delusions!

Witness how the Head of Varia Housekeeping (my OC) is slowly but surely driven insane by crazy Assassin bullshit, meddling assistants (aka Dave), mountains of paperwork and Mafia politics.

(Btw the concept of my Varia Housekeeping was inspired by Umei_no_Mai whose worldbuilding is absolutely Godtier. I kneel before their greatness.)

Character profiles

Chief aka Daniele

Dave

Ottavio under edit

Valerie Rebner

Yves

The Varia Housekeeping survival guide (WIP currently updating on Ao3)

When you are the overworked and underappreciated head of Varia Housekeeping who is sick and tired of cleaning up your employees’ corpses and decide to write up an instruction manual for dealing with Varia's insanity.

The Concept of Causality (WIP currently updating on Ao3)

Causality is an influence by which a cause contributes to the production of an effect, where the cause is at least partly responsible for the effect, and the effect is at least partly dependent on the cause. Even the most patient man has his limits and Dan has reached his years ago. Nobody could blame him for snapping. Really, they should thank him, he was just cleaning up their mess like usual. Now if he could just go back to his usual routine without being dragged into Mafia politics, strange mysteries or heavens forbid romance, that'd be grand thanks.

Housekeeping Snippets (WIP currently updating on Ao3)

Snippets of my Housekeeping AU starring my various OCs which I posted on tumblr. These are in non-chronological order and mostly focus on character interactions and shenanigans.

Detective Dave is on the case (complete on Ao3 but might add something later on)

Dave has never been able to resist a good mystery, so when one of his informants was suddenly murdered under suspicious circumstances, what else is he supposed to do other than immediately stick his nose into other people's business? ("Can you for once in your life not poke the sleeping dragon with a stick?" "But Chief! A murder mystery! Delivered right to my front door!" "..." "Hey, we are you going? Chief? Chief! I still need you to sign these forms! Come back!" )

This is my crossover with Myell's Killer Whale AU, so if you aren't familiar with her 'verse this story might be a bit confusing, I recommend checking her stuff out first a then coming back to this one. (Shamelessly advertising my Buddy's story again hehehehe)

Fanfic recs

I've decided to indulge myself and finally make a list some of my favourite KHR fanfics, feel free to check it out!

Fic recs

Naruto

How Uzushio was saved by drunken seal shenanigans (WIP kinda on hold)

The story of how Uzumaki Ren – explosion specialist, seal master and everyone’s favourite mad scientist – saves his village from destruction, revolutionizes the medical field, adopts a puppy, and gives his Kage an aneurism. Not necessarily in that order.

Note: I still have stuff for this story prewritten (but nothing post-worthy just yet), but since KHR has overtaken all my brain space, I’ll probably won’t work on this for a while. I’m still super attached to my mad scientist baby Ren, so there will be more content! … Just in the very far future 😅

[hollow-dweller]

5-10 🤭

it's always you at the scene of the crime

5. worst discord server and why

the answer to this is actually not in spidey, it's this one klance server i was in back in ye old voltron days that was absolutely horrible to exist in as an Allura lover/Allurance shipper. when she died, and klance didn't become canon (because it was never going to), things got nasty and i will freely admit i am still bitter about it! nothing made me dislike klance faster or more thoroughly than klance fans.

6. which ship fans are the most annoying?

anyone with a Tony Stark ship, really, though obviously the one I see the most nonsense from is irondad. Tony fans are, 90% of the time, there for Tony, and really focus on him to the exclusion of any of the other characters, including the one that he is partnered/shipped with. as someone who writes for and interacts with irondad because i love both Tony and Peter, who wants to explore them and their extended universes, it fucking sucks to have to wade through post after post that grossly misrepresents or misinterprets Tony, and treats Peter as a prop more than a character.

7. what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

having said the above: Tony Stark you will always be famous! none of these people who pretend you're a soft uwu dad who's never done anything wrong could make me hate you, because that's NOT you!

i don't know there are any characters i "hate" per se, but certainly there are ones i will AVOID because the fandom is so terrible. in Spidey, though he's not a Spidey character, that's Harley Keener. i have zero feelings toward his canon character because he was a child and then an easter egg, and basically has no canon character. but i will avoid him at all costs in fic/tumblr tags, because his fans use him to completely supplant and erase actual Spider-Man characters, like Ned and MJ and Flash.

8. common fandom opinion that everyone is wrong about

MJ WATSON WOULD NOT WORSHIP PEPPER POTTS ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

MJ "i want to get a little light protesting in before lunch" Watson, MJ "so really this is all your fault" Watson, MJ "i don't want to tour a building made by slaves" Watson would NOT be falling over herself to talk about how "cool" Pepper Potts is.

fandom loves to drop MJ into interactions with Tony where she's snarky and rude and makes "eat the rich" jokes. but then they'll turn around and also make her look up to Pepper as a girl boss.

and it's because people's aren't representing her as anti-billionaire or anti-establishment as a genuine reflection on her character and how she might behave meeting Tony Stark or Pepper Potts. she's an audience avatar to spout a couple memes and jokes, then is unceremoniously shuffled off stage left so that Tony and Peter can cuddle on the couch or whatever. it's about making Tony look cool and chill for "putting up" with her, and to make Peter embarrassed so that Tony can reassure him.

9. worst part of canon

Far From Home, beloathed. its sins are innumerable but to sum them up in as concise of terms as possible: it represents so much wasted potential. we could have had post-blip meta! we could have had the FOS as more than a joke! we could have had actual development of the petermj relationship! and yes we could have had an actual examination of the impact of Tony Stark and his legacy on Peter and his life!

WE COULD HAVE HAD MAY PARKER

instead we got a kidz bop european road trip movie and only head fakes to anything deeper going on between any of the characters

10. worst part of fanon

here's the thing: the idea of a community of people coming together to collaboratively fill in the blanks of a piece of art is, conceptually, beautiful, and exactly what fandom should be about. doing collaborative, generative creative work is genuinely valuable, and an important part of community building in creative spaces.

but the relationship that people have to fanon, is, frankly, completely fucking whack. modern fandom doesn't use fanon to generate collaborative and creative elaborations, variations, and interpretations of canon: they use it to supplant canon. popular fanon goes beyond being just an idea that a lot of people like; it starts being treated as law. people start interpreting canon through the lens of fanon, and in doing so treat the canonical text not as a work of art that deserves consideration and interpretation, but as a static and authoritative source whose purpose is to be excavated for "proof" of fanon, and anything that exists outside of fanon or in opposition to it is to be dismissed, ignored, and denied.

there are plenty of people who will happily admit they don't pay attention to canon and prefer fanon, and while that isn't my preferred way to engage with art, i have way less of a problem with that. people who engage with the original work through a fanon lens first, in an attempt to "prove" fanon, aren't seeking alternative interpretations or elaborating on the art. they're not even picking and choosing the things they like and the things they don't. what they are doing is working backwards from a foregone conclusion to pretend like art has one fixed, immutable interpretation, and that interpretation is the only correct or acceptable one.

the only proof you need of this tendency is the way people lose their fucking minds when you question popular fanon, or, god forbid, point out how it is directly contradicted or disproven by canon. it's a shitty way to engage with fandom as a community, and it's a shitty way to engage with art, and i have no patience for it.

choose violence ask game

[neerons]

Hi Neeron

I hardly see anyone talk about Love 365 anymore, it’s like the community gets smaller every year… I just want to say I’m so happy when I see your posts ☺️

Hi anon ❤️

Thank you so much for your words. It’s so sweet and I’m grateful whenever I receive these kinds of messages because I know you could have chosen not to send me anything and keep your feelings to yourself, but you still sent it and seeing this made me so happy 🥹❤️

I’m happy that there are still fans of the game and that my posts manage to make you guys appreciate the content. It’s true that the community used to be lively before. But I have noticed that a lot of L365 fans are still there, they’re mostly quiet and seem to prefer to consume content from others, more than make their own content when it comes to Tumblr. Sadly people can’t be forced to create or interact more for the sake of the fandom, but I still see discord servers with people who still talk about the titles.

From my own experience, discord servers dedicated to L365 were the best place to gather the fans and interact with each other (or not, if you’re shy or uninterested in social activities). To be honest, I had the most fun in the fandom when I had finally become brave enough to join someone’s server a few years ago, and I’m really glad I joined back then because I became friends with the right people ❤️

When it comes to keeping a fandom alive, whether they’re screenshots, art, fanfictions, posts to share your thoughts, headcanons, or anything that is authorized by the creators (Voltage) to share, these posts help create interactions within the fandom and make everything lively and fun. That’s why I’m happy whenever I see people who share their stuff for their own fun. Personally I started posting and still post to get rid of some of the 50k screenshots I take from stories 🤣 and then I got fueled by the beautiful writing of the titles I love and started posting my art as well.

I’m happy if people like what I post. To be honest, I think the reason I’m still here even after the fandom is more quiet is because… I’d post even if no one liked my content. I don’t have any expectations toward people, but I’m so grateful whenever I do get to interact with them. It’s very fueling and flattering to have people reach out to you. That’s why I want to thank you, and any other person who leaves a comment, drops a like or sends an ask/message. Your actions are the key to making content creators want to stay ❤️

[f16dblock60femboidilf]

The more I use this site the more lonely I feel

I have dozens of friends and partners, yet I still check here every morning, but why?

It used to be to give validation as a very complex queer person, and I found that in art, people drawing characters with my body, saying they're valid as they are.

There's so much doom and gloom that I can't do anything about. I can barely walk most daysThe artists that post queer art of seldom seen or represented body types just aren't around. I follow some hundred or more artists that are just not here. And the ones that are never want to talk, no one really wants to talk, but I don't want to be in an insular bubble.

I guess I don't or never did get Tumblr culture or social media in general. I used to find really good conversation on 4Chan about really obscure but deep things but that was 8+ years ago now. I don't really want to spend my time on just insulated cliquey discord servers, but it seems that's all I'm good at. Even the partners I met on 4chan don't go there anymore and I don't either for that matter. So I really do feel lost at sea.

Facebook is addictive and fun but the only time there's leftists to shitpost with and have fun is when there's an election cycle and then they go back into a depression hibernation till the next major election. I don't physically have it in me for activism anymore. I used to spend hours every day fighting misinformation and tearing up bad opinions, trying to stop leftists from playing into the hands of literal Nazis, but no, they wanted to be self righteous and feel good all while not helping anyone but their own ego. Now we have all this. All these things I'd desperately spent half a life time warning about. I know what I did was a drop in the bucket but I'd hoped I'd inspired people to take action too, I'd hoped I was one of millions of other people with similar sentiments. I wanted to connect with people to make a better future, but it really feels the worst future we'd feared came and exactly the way we'd feared.

Now I'm just, here, seeing all those broken pieces, people isolated, I feel lonely in a way I can't describe. Even if someone writes about something really interesting they don't really want to engage with anyone who wants to talk more about that point. Or have long since left this site.

I guess I still don't know how it works, and I don't really care at this point.

I'm hoping that I come back and stumble on this post in 3-4 years and remember how rough things were and how far I've come.

I wanted to participate more and make things better but I can barely walk and there's housework that I'm neglecting. I have to stop trying to save the world before I can even help my self. Doing that is what got me here. I need to cherish the people I have. The 11 partners I feel I don't give enough attention. The house I'm not taking care of the laundry and dishes I haven't done.

[uncomfycarl]

I live on the corner of inspiration and motivation. Well actually i live a street back. I can see them very well from my kitchen window, I would love to walk along them some day, but I can never seem to make it over there. When I’m employed I say I can’t make it because I don’t have the time and energy. But I’ve been “funemployed” and sitting at my kitchen window for 5 weeks now and I still havent made it down there. I just sit up here in my penthouse (second story studio) and think about how great it would be if only I could walk those streets. Trust me, I’d love to, but I really don’t know how to get there. 

I doodled for a week straight, I’m always working on decorating the flat, I cook in the few days post-grocery run when the pantry is stocked, I tried selling my stickers, I tried selling my services ;) jk not those kind of services. But I never get past the first step. I put myself on Fivrr but you know nobody is going to hire me there, I started a tumblr blog… and deleted every post i made because they were “too personal”, I started a secret instagram account to post my art and then forgot about it a week later, I go to the thrift store to find crafts and inspiration to create things, I watched the entirety of dexter in 2 weeks… that is impressive in the most depressing way. 

Anyway… what do people feel like when they feel inspired and motivated? I feel it like a spark but I can’t find the tools to ignite it. Maybe I don’t even have a spark, I have the desire for a spark. I feel something, but I don’t know what to do with it. I half ass everything. I tell myself to “just start, figure it out later” as opposed to procrastinating, but then I never get past that first step. There’s so many things I have access to do, I’m literally sitting at a computer with my ipad 1 foot away and my phone 5cm away… I am God… sorry… too far… I just mean we have the ability to do and to learn so many things now days, but I don’t know where to start, or even what to start. Should I get back into graphic design and actually pursue it? Should I be “authentically m

e” and do whatever the fuck I want (wtf do I even want?)? Should I be a business girly and try selling my art? Should I should I should I would I could I will I probably not. 

When I was younger I was decent if not good at many things, the whole damn world was at my finger tips and I was so ready to explore it all. Well now I’m 25 and if TV has taught me anything… I’m supposed to be wildly successful and an expert at SOMETHING. ANYTHING. NOT JUST BEING A MINIMUM WAGE SERVER. IM NOT EVEN AN EXPERT AT THAT BRO. 

I think my first good idea this month was to start writing and publishing it. And by publishing I mean hitting the post button on tumblr. The idea was to just write and get better without worrying about promoting it. But like, maybe i should? I go into all new endeavors with the secret desire to randomly get popular from an account I never promote but obviously that’s not how it works with me. That’s a tiktok dream and I am certainly not social media smart. I am some kind of smart, but i dont really know what or where. Also I just realized I dropped my metaphor of looking out onto the streets and at some point i will probably have to circle back and tie that back in. 

Ok so its not that I think I don’t have potential to be some form of successful, as we’ve established, I’m possibly a little bit smart, I feel like I have a decent personality and could be decent at being entertaining just being myself. But how does one even get there. Why do i want to get there and where am i even talking about. This is also a problem… I start strong and end up in a very weird stream of consciousness.

FUGGGGGGIT hit publish. Hit post. And dont you dare delete it next week. Maybe start reading your work back just once before you do though. Anyways. I’m still sitting at my kitchen window staring at the roads I'd love to someday walk. But for now I’m just gonna take the back roads, at least I’m getting out of the house.

Boom brought it back

Bye bitch

[lingthusiasm]

Lingthusiasm Episode 72: What If Linguistics - Absurd hypothetical questions with Randall Munroe of xkcd

What’s the “it’s” in “it’s three pm and hot”? How do you write a cough in the International Phonetic Alphabet? Who is the person most likely to speak similarly to a randomly-selected North American English speaker?

In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about absurd hypothetical linguistic questions with special guest Randall Munroe, creator of the webcomic xkcd and author of What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. We only wish that there was a little more linguistics in the book. So Randall came on to fill the gap with all his most ridiculous linguistics questions! One of our unresolved questions that we can merely speculate about is our predictions for what the future of English might be like. Are you listening to this episode from more than two decades in the future? Please write in from 2042 or later and let us know how accurate we’ve been!

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In this month’s bonus episode we chat with Lucy about redesigning the IPA! We talk about how Lucy got interested in linguistics, how she got into art, how we started working with her, and the many design considerations that went into making a redesigned IPA chart.

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Human Screams Occupy a Privileged Niche in the Communication Soundscape

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[theterrorreversebang]

The Terror Reverse Bang 2023 🔄💥

TL;DR -> Mini Reverse Bang. 2 artworks. 7500 words. Sign up in December. Post in May.

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Hello hello! The Terror Reverse Bang (TTRB) is a creative event for fans of season 1 of AMC's The Terror. 

In a regular big bang event, writers create fic and artists create artwork to go along with it. Here, we flip it and reverse it: artists create the concept and pair up with writers to create the story.

This year's TTRB will be a mini-bang: minimum of 2 pieces of art and 7500 words of fic (though if you find yourselves making or writing more then GO FOR IT) We'll be tracking #the terror reverse bang 2023 on tumblr and #theterrorreversebang2023 on twitter.

See more details about how this all works below, and rules at the bottom.

Event schedule

Sign-ups                                                 Dec 15 - Jan 2

Artist Concept elaboration phase            Jan 2 - Jan 15

Claims phase                                                Jan 16 - 28

Artist Concepts due                                Jan 16

Claims form opens                                   Jan 18

Writers Claims due                                  Jan 20

1st round claims                                        Jan 21

Round 2 - as needed

Working Phase                                              Jan 21 - Apr 30

Check-in 1 - Artist                          Feb 28th

Check-in 2 - Writer                    Mar 31st

Check-in 3 - Artist                   Apr 15th

Check-in 4 - Writer                    Apr 25th

Deadline, all works                                   Apr 30

Posting begins                                                May 1

Sign-up phase | Dec 17 - Jan 2

Once the sign-up period opens you can sign up for TTRB using an online form (link to follow). 

You can sign up as an artist, writer, beta reader, pinch hitter, or combination of the above.

This event is a mini-bang. It’s meant to be light and easy compared to a normal-sized big bang event. But even a mini bang is a significant commitment of time and energy! 

We TTRB mods ask, before you sign up, that you consider the time investment of participating in this event against your plans and obligations in the coming months and make sure you can confidently make a commitment. Dropping out is a fact of life in fandom events and we'll do everything we can to make it work if it happens, but the easiest way to avoid the chaos of drop-outs is to make sure you can participate in this event in light of whatever else you've got going on.

Once you've signed up we'll add you to the participants roster and artists can start working on their concepts (though you're welcome to start earlier if inspiration strikes!).

Feel free to follow us on tumblr and twitter for updates, and join the event discord server if that's your jam.

Concept phase | Jan 2 - Jan 15

Artists will have two weeks from the time sign-ups close to produce a concept that we'll use in the claims form.

Your concept shouldn't be a finished piece. It can be a sketch, a moodboard, reference photographs or images, anything that the writers can use to get a feel for the story you're trying to tell. That said -  it should be visual.

Your concept should be something that you haven't posted or communicated to others in the fandom before.

It can be an idea you've had as a WIP for a while! But in order to be as fair and impartial as possible during the claims process it's important that your concept be a new idea that others in the fandom haven't seen already.

Can I submit more than one concept?

If you feel confident you can invest the time and effort to create artwork for two concepts then yeah, absolutely. There will be an option in the concept submission form to submit a 2nd concept. 

We're expecting the number of writers to be slightly higher than the number of artists so two concepts is not at all a problem - so long as you have the time and energy to invest in supporting two writing partners!

During the claims period we will pair off everyone’s 1st concept first and then dip into 2nd concepts if we have additional writers. 

I'm not sure what you mean by concept?

Two weeks isn't a lot of time to produce artwork (you speed demons aside!) but it should be enough time for you to come up with some early sketches that will help your writer understand the story you want to tell. Any references you're using or a moodboard is also helpful. All we need at the end of the concept phase is enough content for the writers to be able to know which ideas they're interested in writing for. If this still doesn't make sense, feel free to ping the mods and we'll figure it out together.

Claims phase | Jan 16-28

Artists: you'll fill out a form (link to come) with your concepts, a short blurb, the key ships and characters, content and trigger warnings, and the fic rating you have in mind. The mods will take these submissions and collect them into a claims form for the writers.

Your concepts are due Jan 16th.

Writers: when claims open you'll get a link to the claims form where you'll see the concepts. You'll be able to select your first, second, and third preference from the list. You’ll have from Jan 18th - Jan 20th to submit your preferences. 

Concepts must not be discussed, publicly or elsewhere, during the claims phase. This is to ensure the fairness of the claims process.

Starting on Jan 21st, the mods will go through and match artists to writers per your preferences. We’ll send an email to each pairing with the result. These emails should go out no later than Jan 21.

Depending on how many participants we get, we might need to do a second round of claims. If this happens, that'll take place the second week of the claims period. We'll keep going until every concept has a writer assigned to it.

There is a slim chance, given the historical trend of writers-to-artists in Terror fandom events, that not every writer who signs up will get assigned to an artist. If that happens please please don't take it personally or as any kind of comment on your writing ability. The claims process is both anonymized and randomized - we don't actually know who you are when we're pairing up participants. But if it does happen, we hope you'll still participate as a beta reader and/or pinch hitter!

What should go in the blurb for my concept?

Imagine you're describing your idea to a friend in their DMs. That's what the blurb should be. It can be short and very vague, or hyper-detailed and specific. But there will be a 300 word cap, so the writers can read through all the available concepts in a reasonable amount of time.

What if I don't know all the ships or characters who will show up in the story?

That's ok! Stories evolve as they go. But you should know who the main characters are, that way the writers can make sure they're choosing concepts they know they can write for.

What if I don't know what content or trigger warnings my story will have?

That's ok too! But if you're anticipating including content that falls under the standard AO3 content warnings (non-con, graphic violence, character death) or content that you suspect might be worth a content warning, call it out here. Again, this is just to make sure that writers choose the concepts that they're best able to write for!

What if I don't know what rating my story will be?

Mark down if you know your concept will involve NSFW content or not. Not all writers are comfortable writing explicit content - though some are and that's absolutely what they're looking for. Here's a link to the rating descriptions on AO3.

Working phase | Jan 21 - Apr 30

Time to get down to it!

For the next 14 weeks writers will write and artists will art. 

Again, this is a mini-bang, so the requirements are 2 pieces of visual art and 7500 words of fic at a minimum.

We'll have regular WIP Wednesdays in the discord server for both artists and writers to help keep you motivated!

On Thursdays, we'll solicit submissions for Sneak Peeks - sketches and snips that you and your partner are comfortable with us sharing on the event blog! (Promotion doesn't come easy for everyone, so let us do it for you!) These are absolutely not required but if you want to share and help build hype for the event then please do!

We'll also have four check-ins with each team throughout the working phase: two check-ins for the artist and two for the writer. Each check-in form will cover the works from both partners - just to make sure you're on track to finish by the deadline and you don't need any help from the mod team.

As for how you work with your partner - that is 100% up to you so long as you're ready to post on the deadline. If you want to collaborate heavily with each other, that's great! Artists, if you want to be surprised by the fic then tell your writer so, though they'll probably still have questions for you. If you want to check in with each other once a week or so and share WIPs back and forth, also great. Whatever works for you and your process, so that both partners reach the end with something they're proud of.

During the working period works should be kept between the partners and the event discord, to avoid spoilers. This is another reason why we'll do Sneak Peek Thursdays!

Deadline -- Apr 30

All fics need to be posted to the AO3 collection and all artwork ready to go by Apr 30. Writers, we'll provide you with a guide on posting to a moderated collection. This can be a bit unnerving!

Artists should post their artwork to the platform of their choice on their scheduled posting date, the same date the mods release the fic.

How many works per day and how long the posting period runs will depend on how many works we end up with. Might be a few. Might be a lot! The mod team will be in communication with you about it as the date approaches.

We'll also make a post on the event blog for each piece, with links back to the fic and art. And at the end of the event we'll post a master list of everything you've created, and pin it to the event blogs for reference.

We'll be using #the terror reverse bang 2023 on tumblr and #theterrorreversebang2023 on twitter for updates and posting works

And that's it! That's our show. We'll be using #the terror reverse bang 2023 on tumblr and #theterrorreversebang2023 on twitter for updates and posting works

Rules

This is a Terror event and as such the fanart and fanfic should be for The Terror. Any and all AUs are fair game, as are supporting OCs - so long as it's still a fanwork for The Terror

Explicit content is allowed and encouraged! Explicit content must be appropriately tagged with the appropriate ratings and content warnings / trigger warnings.

Concepts should be original to this event, as in a concept that hasn't been posted to social media or discussed with other members of the fandom. This allows claims to be as impartial as possible, so all the participants have the opportunity to work on a concept that matches their preferences as best possible.

During the working phase, if your partner doesn't respond to you for two weeks, please inform the mods immediately so we can begin the process of hunting for a pinch hitter.

If at any point you find yourself unable to complete your art / fic, please inform the mods ASAP. Dropping out of the event, while not the outcome anyone hopes for, is something that happens from time to time. No harm, no foul - but the sooner you let us know the better chance we have of finding a pinch hitter or making other arrangements. Waiting until the last second will leave your partner and the people cheering for you disappointed - so let us know if you run into trouble!

Art and fic should be posted as complete works on the assigned posting date. Fics are to be posted all at once. Installments are not allowed. Art should be posted as a final polished piece, not a WIP or a sketch. 

If you have any other questions please let us know!

❤️, TTRB

[ghostbcfandomevents]

Summer Bite Sized Bang - 2021

Schedule

June 27th: Writer and pinch-hitter sign ups open

July 10th: Writer sign ups close

July 11th: Artist sign ups open

July 24th: Writer Check-in (Must have story warnings, a summary, and a title ready for this check-in)

July 27th: Artist sign ups close

August 1st: Claims open for artists and close once all the fics are claimed

August 2nd: Fics are due

August 21st: Artist Check-in

September 4th: Artwork is due

September 10th: Posting begins

September 15th: Posting Ends

Spread the word! Another event is starting! This post has everything you need to know about this event. What is a Summer Bite Sized Bang? Read more about it under the cut!

What is a SBSB? It’s an event where artists and writers collaborate and work together. Writers create a story and artists make artwork based off of the story! This event specifically is going for a summer theme. ☀️

Rules for the Bite Sized Bang

General Rules

Please incorporate a summer theme into your work!

Respond to check-ins within 48 hours. If you know you will miss a check-in, send a message to a mod before hand. If you do not respond to a check-in within 48 hours without speaking to me before hand, then you will be dropped from the event.

Do not post early or else you will be disqualified from the event.You can post whenever it is September 10th in your timezone, but I suggest you coordinate with your partner to post at the same time (and this is not required).

Please be kind and respectful to all participants and the moderator.

Keep real life people out of this event. This includes any of the band members or those associated with Ghost or their families.

This is a Ghost related event. Please do not create content for other fandoms. Alternate universes are allowed (ex: different time period/coffee shop au/etc).

Please try and stay in contact with your artist/writer with updates. Communication is going to be the best for this event when it comes to your partner.

Any NSFW content that includes minors is NOT allowed.

I will mainly use Tumblr as the way to get a hold of you, but I will use discord in case I don’t get a reply. If I cannot get in contact with you, then you will be dropped from the event. If you are worried about this, you’re welcome to friend me on discord: AngryMintLeaf#2334

I ask that any incest ships (Papa x Papa) should not be included. At the time of this being posted, we don’t know for certain if Copia is part of the bloodline or not so a Papa x Copia fic/art piece is allowed (just please be aware that he could be).

If none of these rules specifically are broken, but I have reason to kick you from the event then I will. (Don’t worry! This will only be in the case if something really nasty has happened)

Rules for Writers

Do not include OCs or reader inserts into your work. The prevalent characters in your story must be one of the characters in Ghost. If you’re worried about this rule, just message me to check :)

Minimum fic length is 4,000 words, but you can write more than that as long as you can meet the time restraints.

Writers are allowed to collaborate with other writers but the minimum fic length will be 8,000 words in this case.

Please include a summer theme in your story.

Do not use old work for this event.

If your artist is a minor, then you may not include any NSFW material in your work.

For the writer check-in, you must have warnings, a summary, and a title ready. This will be used for match-ups! Warnings must cover any possible triggering event in your story.

Rules for Artists

You must complete at least one piece for the story you are paired with. You can create multiple pieces if you’d like as long as you can meet the time restraints. Your work must be related to the story in some manner.

Do not include OCs or reader inserts into your work.

Do not use old pieces for this event.

Your pieces can be traditional or digital art. If it is traditional art, then please have a good picture or scan of the piece.

Send your artwork to your writer before posting so they can include it in their story if they wish.

Posting Information

You can post between the days of the 10th and the 15th. It does not matter which day you decide to post, but must post within this time frame at least! I suggest coordinating the posting time with your partner.

When postings, tag THIS blog and your partner. To do this, use the @ system on Tumblr! If you don’t see me reblog your post within 24 hours, then I most likely didn’t see it. Please send me a message if this happens.

If your fic/artwork is NSFW you must have it under a read more.

If you are writing a fic and would like to post it to AO3, you can add it to the collection: Summer Bite Sized Bang - 2021 made by AngryMintLeaf.

You must post your work on Tumblr, but posting on another platform is optional.

You can tag your post with #summerbitesizedbang2021 or #sbsb21

If you have any questions at all about this event, let me know! The ask box is open and you can also message me here or on discord! There will be reminders as the event continues, but if you want a more reliable reminder, feel free to join the discord server!