#bad for my health? yes 👍

[payaso-gomi]

Trying a Look for a Con 💞💞💞

[misc-muses]

I'm so glad I decided to come back to the RPC I'm having so much fun

[terriblebicho]

They should invent a psychologist that doesn't make fun of you when you mention you suspect you may have a disorder they haven't yet considered.

[girl-bateman]

Blood-work came back fine which either means I really do have a mysterious deadly illness OR its my mental health that's fucking up my physical health. Now my dilemma for my upcoming appointment .. do I mention how neurotically devastated I've been feeling these last months, knowing the doctor might be relieved to blame it all on hysteria instead of doing more testing ? Or do I just... not say anything about that.. lol

[notmyprey]

Idk if this is just a me thing, but like - dont get me wrong. I like a possessive pred- but sometimes the things ppl describe are just red flags from what I understand...

Edit: peeps seem to think this is stupid so far, so it may just be me overthinking all of this, so do keep that in mind :)

For instance:

Ok 🎃👍 : Pred loves their prey and gets jealous easily. Sometimes, they get jealous of their prey's other pred friends. That can mean they nom them on occasion because of that, but they apologize and do better.

Red flag: Pred that doesn't let their prey talk to any of their pred friends or preds in general. Pred eats their prey to show that they own them and doesn't apologize.

Ok 🎃👍 : Pred snatches up their prey cause they get scared that another preds gonna hurt them. The pred apologizes later/in the moment.

Red flag: The pred snatches up their prey for no reason even when the prey told them not to. The pred doesn't apologize at all, and had no fear the prey was going to get hurt, only that the prey was theirs and the pred wanted to show it (again, going against the prey asking them to not to eat them)

Ok 🎃👍 : The prey wandering and the pred panics thinking something bad happened to them. Once they find them, they nom them because "holy heck, I thought you died. I can't deal rn with that. I love ya too much."

Red flag: The prey wanders off, and the pred goes to find them. The pred gets angry that they wandered off and eats the prey even when the prey says they dont want to be eaten. Again, pred doesn't apologize, and the pred doesn't show any remorse.

Like- guys, my beautiful people, these are red flags. 100% understand for story purposes, and even if it's just a character. But if you are catching yourself falling for these ppl irl, please please please rethink what that means.

It's not healthy to be with someone so possessive that you can't be your own person.

I know many ppl here struggle with abandonment issues, and as such, we often fall for people who show us an unwavering loyalty.

But I need yall to realize ppl with these red flags are actually more likely to leave you than you think. If you step out of line, they can get aggressive, think you're cheating, and break up with you.

I just want yall to be safe and happy, ok? It's ok to like this fictionally. Just make sure you aren't accidentally seeking these people out irl, as they are often toxic and can be so so bad for your mental health.

Stay safe, yall 🩵

Should I do more of these? I would point out more potential red flags I see in the vore community in general and what the differences between these traits are as healthy vs. unhealthy relationship dynamics.

[crsssie]

for all time/lovebrush chronicles boys as cliché tropes

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summary: lovebrush boys as cliche tropes !

Ai Yin / Ayn - Competitors - Whaaat? Why not Clarence ?? HEAR ME OUT.

You're a musician. You're like the musician ever— probably a pianist just to piss him off. The two of you always tie first for piano competitions. There's no argument. If he's there, you're there. If he's first, you're first. The two of you are both prodigy pianists and there's no room for argument. Thus arises the issue. Your name is always followed by his— or his name is always followed by yours. You guys hate it. Or so you say. Because when you're missing from a competition for the first time in years, he's very much confused as to where you are, and it almost feels empty without you. Wha— what did he just say? That was definitely not him.

Lu Chen / Alkaid - Deskmates - oh that's so cliché (I know)

The two of you are paired up as deskmates for the year. It's a little awkward at first until you get used to him, and then it just breaks into everyone else eating dog food (third-wheeling). He brings you breakfast because you skip eating it, and you fix his tie when it's crooked... he always picks calls for you when he needs an extra hand, you always drop everything you have to help him... you two are practically dating. Which raises the question. are you dating? Or is Alkaid just taking care of you because he thinks you're forgetful and clumsy? The love letter slipped into your desk seems to say otherwise, though.

Luo Xia / Lars - Arranged Marriage - I didn't think this could get more cliché

You get arranged into a marriage with him for one reason— your family's going bankrupt, so they have to sell their only child to the Luos because like. Idk that's a cliché, it's a trope, IT'S HAPPENING TO YOU. PERIOD. At first you're like terrified and he's super scary and cold and lowkey kind of rude, but he still kind of cares since when you first move in, he has the servants move all of your stuff, and yu almost feel like you're home. He's just not very vocal about liking you though; so when your family's business breaks out of bankruptcy and you're told you can divorce him if you want, and then he's like "no please don't take my spouse from me ☹️" and then next thing you know you're being pampered to the moon and back. (You end up staying with him.)

Si Lan / Clarence - Love at First Sight - HEAR ME OUT ON THIS.

You're an unassuming new student at school, completely unbothered. You do not know he's the student council president. You're just at the nurse's office because your mom's the nurse or smth. Then, he's admitted into the office because he overworked himself on accident, and you're like "errrr I'll help. sure" And what does he see upon first waking up? You. The sun behind your head gives you a halo, and you look angelic. He thinks he's hallucinating. "God, did I die?" "Erm... not quite!" Then you nurse him back to health, and he's having a moment (he can't forget you) but dw you eventually end up together 👍

Ye Xuan / Cael - Brother's Best Friend - you did not (oh yes I did)

Cael, your brother's calm best friend who seems to have no interest in dating anyone at all. Cael, your brother's best friend who's been there for you as long as you can remember. Cael, your brother's best friend who helps you through college hell, voice calm and soothing as you cry about the homework. Cael, your brother's best friend who never lets himself slip when you're around (regardless of how bad he actually likes you) Cael, your brother's best friend who tries his best to resist you when you're on top of him, breath heavy with alcohol and almost drunk. Cael, your brother's best friend who doesn't fight it when you pull him in for a kiss at the door when he comes to check up on you the next day. and Cael, who can't say no to you when you spill out your feelings for him on paper, spilling out his own when you meet up with him.

[ozzgin]

Chug some cherry juice, and you'll be out.

I've had crippling insomnia since birth, and cherry juice is something that helps me a lot👍

Oof, I'll give it a try, but I'm not too hopeful. I already gulp down 2-3 melatonin supplements before bed.

It's not a constant struggle per se, and I do manage to fall asleep; the problem is that I often wake up after 4 hours or so, then I struggle to go back into slumber.

It becomes noticeably difficult one week before my period or so. When I went to the doctor at the beginning of the year, I asked if severe stress, anxiety, and depression could somehow mess up my hormones and lead to sleep disturbances. (I had an exceptionally bad year)

I've been told that yes, it is highly probable, but I shouldn't expect a concrete, easy treatment for it. If it's indeed caused by hormonal imbalances, I'd need to take hormone medication, which comes with a lot of side effects in itself. She said that frankly, in her opinion, it'll go away naturally at some point. What I should do is eat healthy, exercise, and work on my mental health.

So, I basically try to follow that advice, except I occasionally slip, and the insomnia occasionally comes back. Truly maddening affair, I tell you. I'm reminded of Tim Burton's short animation, Vincent. You should check that out, by the way, it's amazing.

[nhpregulatory-official]

This is Arthur, we’ve got the after action report. You probably already saw everything but… it was bad. This guy’s a genuine monster, but we’re all alive. I’ll just let the recording play.

- Arthur Whitehorse

{Begin Audio visual playback} :

{Sounds of explosions and battle, Union Liberation squadron 167 “Five Man Band” approaches last known location of Lancer Hoshone Turakkis “Randance” and Terrorist [ALIAS NOT FOUND] “Windvale”}

Come on people, we’re almost there! Sevak! Prism! Lemon! Keep us covered! Ashlyn, we’re going in! Windvale’s right where we want ‘em!

Yes sir!

- Command recieved. 👍

Don’t worry Torchbearer, we’ll keep the ‘chauvs off your back!

Thanks… let’s and this Whitehorse.

Let’s.

{The recording quality dips severely for a moment as the two enter a ruined building, after a quick firefight with two Assault Class mechs, the two find a large hangar. Inside is a Starfarer class personal cruiser, a Goblin Class frame, and Lancer “Raindance”. Raindance is in poor health, his face covered in bruises and dried blood with a bomb collar around his neck. Windvale holds the pilot in a chokehold}

Jesus the Buddha Christ…

Well well well, if it isn’t the CorpsePilot, and who’s this? You wanted to bring a friend? I brought one too!

{Unintelligible groan}

Windvale… where do you think this is going to go? You think I care if this… this backstabber does?! Kill him for all I care! Besides, you’ll be shot down before you even breach atmosphere!

You see, that’s where your wrong-

{Torchbearer steps towards Windvale}

Don’t fucking move! Another step and your cockpit gets painted red! I don’t think you, or your friend here wants to see that, huh?

What are you talking about?

Shut up and listen. You too, I know “Hosh” here was getting chummy with the folks upstairs.

{The Goblin frame stares directly towards the recording device on the mech}

I have a deadman’s switch. It’s set to pop my partner here’s head. Then turn the neural port I gave Ashlyn into something that’ll put a Tokugawa’s reactor to shame, then, it’ll detonate every explosive I’ve set across the city. Yeah she’s mostly rubble but we both know how many civilians are still in here. That’s quite the body count you know, so I recommend you step back. Now.

You son of a bit-

Ashlyn! Step back, it’s not just you at risk here, but everyone in the city. The rest of the team included. Do as they say.

{Both mechs step away from Windvale}

Yeah CorpsePilot. Do what I say. So here’s how this is gonna work. I’m getting on that ship, and I’m leaving the system. If anyone even looks at me funny, everything goes boom. You two don’t move from this spot either, or that’ll make the corpse part of CorpsePilot more literal than usual. As for you, partner? I suppose after all this, it’s only fair to let someone else decide what to do with you. I’ve gotten what I needed from you.

{Windvale throws Raindance to the floor}

Anything you need to tell me CorpsePilot? I get the feeling we won’t be seeing each other for a while.

I’ll find you, you sick freak! This isn’t over!

When is it ever. I’ll catch you on the flipside CorpsePilot, and you, partner? I’ll never forget our time together! It’s been fun Etruscia, but I’ve got better things to do then stay here!

{Windvale bows, and enters the spaceship, as it starts up, and flies out of the hangar, towards the sky.}

I- Command did you get that? What the hell are we supposed to d-

{Torchbearer exits her mech, and unholsters her service pistol, pointing it towards Raindance}

Give me a reason not to.

Ashlyn wait-

Give me a reason! You killed Ashlyn! The real one, you killed her friends, you betrayed everything she stood for! So give me a reason not to avenge her right now!

{A prolonged period of silence}

… I can’t, just get it over with.

{Another long silence, before Torchbearer raises her service piston to the roof and fires three shots, before collapsing to the ground.}

{Torchbearer is heard sobbing as Whitehorse exits his chassis, and approaches Torchbearer}

Command, we need an extraction as soon as possible. It’s… it’s over.

{End audio visual playback.}

GREETINGS. IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT. YOU DID WHAT YOU COULD. GET CALLSIGN TORCHBEARER TO THE MEDICAL WING AND WE WILL ATTEMPT TO DISARM HER IMPLANT. IN THE MEANTIME WE WERE ABLE TO PLANT A TRACKING BUG ON WINDVALE'S SHIP. HE WILL NOT ELUDE US FOREVER. YOU DID WELL, HORSEMEN. TIME TO REST. SIGNED - [MAG-MELL]

[chocofog]

I swear this has become my rant account but OH WELL.

I just finished watching Wallace and Grommet: Vengeance most Foul and HOLY HELL do I have some thoughts.

Obviously, SPOILER WARNING for the film, it's great and genuinely a good watch whether it be as a family film or just a personal watch as a fan of animation.

Okay, the message of the film... Not sure if I like them. Sure, I agree with the whole 'its not robots that are evil, but the people that use them that make them that way' thing that's going on in the film. But that ending really put me off.

For those that didn't notice it, it's clearly a commentary on ai and the general use of it - with the film acknowledging that the programmers need to earn a living too, which - fair. It's impressive what goes into the making of these things and I sure as hell couldn't do it, trust me, I did try.

However, I don't like the subplot of it being used to *help* those that it's replacing. Sure, that might be the well meaning intention behind them, and there was the part of us not needing to rely on technology thing. But, tell me why they still had the knom- (nomb? Idk how to spell it) -bots working on the garden at the end, despite the fact that they showed it being something Grommet enjoys doing at the very beginning.

Yes, show them cleaning the house or something, it gives the audience an example of them ACTUALLY being helpful - but why get them taking over a thing that is actually enjoyable - the planting plants, watering them, stuff that is actually really good for people's mental health. This really gives off a bad message of - we should just live with it because it helps us, even if it's doing something we enjoy and it's making me feel super conflicted about the film.

So yeah.

Hope you enjoyed the film if you watched it lol - I actually really did despite my thoughts on the ending.

👍

[fluffybumblebeedoodle]

Edit: since everyone is getting pissed, this is opinionated. If you like him, I can hate him. Believe what you want, just go to trusted news sources to get it 👍

Excuse me, why are Trump votes on Tumblr? Don’t get pissed when someone voices their opinion.

Call me a leftist. You say it like it’s a bad thing.

I try to stay out of politics, but look at Project 2025. He supports it. Who gives a f*** if he didn’t write it. That thing that said he doesn’t support it is stupid.

It wants to get rid of everything we ; as allies, and LGBTQ+, as women, and people who aren’t white (I am white, for context) ; have worked for.

I’m frustrated, to say the least. Gain a brain cell and Google. I did.

Maybe, instead of speaking out your asses, you’ll realize he doesn’t want to take the blame for a nationwide abortion ban. Knowing the state I live in is red, I’m screwed.

Maybe this is also my opinion, if you try to even say he isn’t gonna screw us over, I’m blocking. Sorry, but this saves my mental health.

Stay safe,

Bee

To anyone arguing, listen, he promised to get rid of critical race theory in school, he is stoping trans people from joining teams of their gender, and he is deporting international students who voice support for Palestinians. He calls immigrants ‘vermin’. Quoting a certain fascist leader. Vance called him ‘American H!tler’. Vance is an idiot and a half, but Trump promised to be dictator for a day.

It also doesn’t change the fact people who are voting for him are racist. Not all of his voters, but racists voted for Trump. They see that as a freeway to calling people whatever they want.

Also, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is the head of the department of health and human services. He’s a vaccine sceptic. Like, excuse me, how does that work?

Honestly, his whole campaign is built on his ideals and things to go against his ideals. He just can’t make up his mind.

For anyone saying Kamala let in rapists, Trump is one. They forgot to include that there are so many in America. America is a sh*tshow and a half.

And, yes, I did edit this. I changed something I said earlier to be more respectful. Sorry if the acronym POC offended you. I changed it.

[initial-lime]

Stardew valley “lore” ramble for my own game below the cut,, I’m like halfway trough my second year (first time playing) and have just been making shit the fuck up, if you correct/spoil me on ANYTHING I will hit you with my car. Applause and intrigue only

So,, farmer “hunter” (me :3) comes to the valley after being given the farm by mysterious dying grandpa with the shitty bed (I’d be dying too if you bed looked like that)

Spends the first 3 weeks of the game chopping down trees and weeding in a haze, as you do,

Eventually goes “oh yeah I should probably talk to these villager people a little,,”

I end up walking into the clinic after almost dying in the mines for the first time, like maybe,,, 3 pixels of health left, accidentally give Harvey a granola bar trying to talk to him (I did not know you can’t be holding items when talking to people) he asks if it’s “healthy” (Harvey doesn’t like my granola bars ): )

I obviously think that’s fucking hilarious, guy walks into the clinic practically bleeding out, gives the doctor a granola bar (that he hates) and then leaves.

I make it my mission to piss off harvey more so I get him a coffee the next day because y’know,, caffeine is “bad” for you, which APPARENTLY he LOVES, which is obviously where I fall in love with the nerd because he’s stupid and adorable.

I keep up my “charades” of buying him coffee twice a week, saying various things such as “this one’s poisoned for sure” meanwhile building up my farm and my skills, getting to know some of the other villagers also, like Linus and stuff (Linus is my bff)

Around fall I finally buy Harvey a bouquet and we start dating 👁‍🗨👁‍🗨 (yippie) winter passes without seeing him much (grinding money in the mines/fishing)

Eventually the first rainy day in spring I propose to my boy (he says yes obviously) and we get married (yippie x2)

Me and Harvey now live together on the farm (:

Specifically farmer “lore” vv

I like to think the farmer isn’t human, or at least not fully,, y’know we never hear about a “grandma” and like??? Stuff in the valley grows SUPER fast and the farmer is inherently very strong (can carry a bunch of stuff) all’at

So. The farmer is a supernatural creature sort of like a nature?? Protector?? Kinda thing?? (Inspired by ye’ Scandinavian trolls, because I’m Danish so y’know obviously my main viewing lens is from that perspective) we’re once they’re given/take a piece of land (grandpa giving me the farm) they’re bound to it and act as a protector and amplifier for that land, everything in the valley grows so fast because the farmer is passively magic.

The farmer can either have a “monster” form or a human disguise, for the first half of the game the farmer is in human disguise because people are generally distrusting of the supernatural but as he befriends the villagers he’s in monster form more and more (since that’s his natural look)

Since I’m Romancing Harvey I like to think Harvey had a suspicion but only found out about the whole monster thing after they got married but before everyone else finds out, he probably gets super excited about it since he’s a doctor and he’s like “omg,, you could study this” (nerd lol)

Uh yah 👍 there’s more but I think I’ll save that for later lol

[guiltygearconfessions]

heyHEY you. [grabs you by the shoulders] yes you. Get out of the fandom trenches. Stoppit. Yes I know that post is annoying and bad and it should warrant a response but You don't Have To. The sun will still rise. The blossoms will still bloom. You don't have to overwhelm yourself with things that most likely don't matter. Why waste your time arguing with someone who has a bad faith opinion and won't be receptive to yours? You have no connection with this person. It's satisfying to #own someone, sure, but sometimes there's better things to spend your energy on. joy is everywhere. Go look for it

(NOTE: this isn't an ask against discussing things nor is it meant to say that nothing meaningful can come out of discourse [it'd be pretty silly to say something like that on a blog that primarily contains discussion], but sometimes I need to remind myself not to interact with every idiot on the Internet. It's genuinely improved my mental health greatly to take a step back and truly evaluate if an internet argument is truly worth my time. That's just me tho 👍 do whatever)

-

[simplysedusa]

Hey I was the one who send you that ask about the girls/boys friendships. Thanks for your well thought answer 👍 I found myself nodding along to most of them and I feel a lot for Blossom having the most difficulty making friends and Butch being a bit of a loner is a refreshing take. In fanfics the boys are like instantly popular in HS which makes me go ‘eh’. They were huge menaces when they were little and that kind of sticks to you especially if you stay in the same town your entire life. I’m personally fond the idea of Elmer being their first ‘guy friend’ simply because Elmer might look at himself as an anomaly because of the mutation he suffered in elementary school and he might still have drawbacks from it to this day (like when he sneezes it’s kinda glowy or his snot still is gluey) so he might see them as similar enough to relate to them. So he, the nerdy meek kid, just goes to sit with them randomly in a rare bold move during lunch on their first day and everyone (who had ignored them up until this point) just stop and stare as Elmer just unwraps his sandwich while the boys just look at him like 🤨😐😯. Either way Elmer passes their vibe check and they respect him.

First off, thanks for the asks, they keep me on my toes and help me further develop the WIPS.

Secondly, Anon, this is you and me rn: 🤝

You may not believe me, and it'll look like I'm just pulling this out of my ass but YES, Elmer does befriend the Rowdyruff Boys. I wanted to bring him up during the last ask but I figured it was long enough.

Robin, Mitch, and Mike, are the only normies most people bother to utilize the most in PPG fics (aside from other crossovers). And I always found it weird that Elmer was never/isn't prevalent, despite having so much to work off of. Like does he eat glue because of an underlying health issue? Is it pica? Or is he just curious? Maybe he's vying for attention?

More importantly though, it'd be intriguing to explore who Elmer became as he got older, and how would the rest of Townsville react. Sure, he was being bullied and he retaliated, but he stuck the Floyjoydson Twins on a plane mid-flight (<- that has to be traumatic) and threatened a random bus full of students seemingly from another school. And I can't imagine the parents and other citizens whose property was destroyed being that sympathetic. But I also don't picture most people outright condemning him for his actions seeing that he's on good terms with the Powerpuff Girls (and you could argue that he did community service at the end of "Paste Makes Waste", so he did the time for the crime). So where does that leave Elmer?

I'd imagine Elmer to be a bit of a social pariah. Most of the bullies wouldn't dare try anything against Elmer out of fear of repeating history. Some one would try it, and the others would just watch from a distance, counting down the days until Elmer eventually snaps again. People would treat him like he's made of glass; they want to be on his good side to keep him in good spirits, and on the off chance he'll spare them should he repeat his violent outburst. They also don't want to associate themselves with some guy who destroyed quite a few buildings because he had a bad day.

Enter, the Rowdyruff Boys. I'll even give you my version of events as to how I imagine things play out in the HS WIP.

It's the first day of high school, the first day of public school ever for the Ruffs. They're in gym class along with Elmer, and other potential victims. After the awkward icebreakers and warmups, Coach decides to end the class with a game of dodgeball. Most of the students are scared shitless, but Coach implements a "No superpowers against the rest of the class" clause. Surprisingly, the Ruffs agree because:

1.) It's not like the Coach would know if they were using their powers or were just, really athletic

and

2.) He never said anything about using them against each other.

The game starts. The Ruffs, Elmer, and the other not-as-enthused students stay back as the students race to the red rubber balls in the middle. The Ruffs dodge and catch every ball toward them with ease, leaving some students with minor-ish bruises. The others eliminate themselves to leave an empty battlefield for the triplets.

On the left side, Butch and Boomer, and on the right, Brick and Elmer.

Brick immediately takes the offensive, throwing balls like an automatic gun firing bullets. Due to Butch's force field, this proves to be a wasted effort. Elmer stands behind Brick, cowering. Brick doesn't pay him any attention. Whatever balls didn't ricochet too far off to the other side of the gym, Boomer retrieves and now he's chucking them at Brick. Brick manages to dodge and gets Boomer out with a hard ball thrown in his abdomen, sending his brother flying into the wall and leaving a Boomer-sized dent in his wake. Elmer could piss his pants at any minute.

Butch is still a pain with his force fields, Brick can't get a hit off of him. Just when Brick thinks he finally managed to get Butch off guard...

Butch catches it and Brick is out. The Coach and the rest of their classmates are too distracted by this intense game of dodgeball to notice the damage and injuries it's caused so far. Butch chuckles as he sees Elmer standing before him. He goes somewhat easy on him, throwing the ball at only a slightly faster than average speed.

Elmer places a hand out in front of him as a shield and the ball makes contact.

The game's over...

...because Elmer caught the ball. It's stuck to his hand. Brick and Elmer's team yells in victory, huddling around Elmer and congratulating him with daps and a violent shaking of his shoulders. While Boomer and Butch are upset, Brick's too suspicious to immediately start gloating.

By lunch time, Elmer finds what would be his resident table to eat his lunch alone. Instead, he's joined by the Ruffs, who by now, figured out that Elmer was the glue monster years ago. Butch and Boomer are begging for a redo, but Brick's trying to assess Elmer's abilities and what he might be capable of. Other people try to warn Elmer, scared that the boys will either corrupt Elmer or manipulate him. Elmer's just happy to be included for once, even though a small part of him is suspicious. Something's better than nothing, but luckily, his suspicions are eventually put to rest.

By the end of the week, Elmer suddenly has plans to hang with the Ruffs. At the end of the month, he, the Ruffs, and Mitch are all hanging out at the Gangreen Gang's place.

Before he made his way in the group, a part of Mitch was totally jealous.

Also, Anon, I hope you're happy, I've got a Mean Girls AU idea for Elmer and the Ruffs lmao.

[thecoolerliauditore]

i don't get all the fuss about CCs reading fanfic. if you didn't want people to see it then why would you put it publicly online. like aren't you taught that if you don't want something to be seen you shouldn't put it on the internet?

i don't understand the people mad at tommyinnit for reading fanfic. like you have this space where you talk about this real person but *he's* not allowed to read it? wtf

anon this is so angrily worded are you okay lmao

i'm not really huge on fic writing myself (dabbled in it here and there but i have friends who are writers) and i care negative percent about the dee ess em pee side of things so I'm not really The Person to ask but I'll try my best to explain 👍

CCs reading fanfic is fine. They're allowed to lurk as much as everyone else is.

CCs reading fanfic in videos is exposing fic writers to their wider audience and mcyt fans have a history of harassing fandom creators into online nonexistence for any reason under the sun while simultaneously the CC themselves actively makes money off of the fic writer's work.

I ramble a bit more and it got kinda long but that's the main point. (more stuff under the cut)

Fics are "about" the cc, yes but they are often not made for the cc but rather for the writer and maybe a close group of friends. That means they're often a combination of the writer's love for the source material and a sprinkling of their own interests/experiences. This can go anywhere from smashing two interests together in crossover AUs to deeply personal stuff like using gay ships to explore their own experience as a queer person.

Straight CCs are Not Going To Understand the latter in the way that writer and their gay friends are going to enjoy it. They can read it but they're never gonna be able to look at it the way their fans will.

That's one of the more forward examples but this applies to everything. You will never have that degree of separation from the source material to be able to enjoy fic the way fans do, you're simply not the target audience.

What's more is (not talking about the thomas innit guy or whatever i genuinely don't know who he is lol) these reading fanfic videos tend to have more of an unfortunate.. point and laugh aspect to them? A lot of the time it's presented in this LOOK AT HOW WEIRD THIS THING IS! way that can be humiliating for the author and incite even more harassment because the audience gets introduced to the author not as a person but as entertainment. You can see how this is a bad combination when you consider the previous point about a lot of fanfic being personal, I hope. It all can feel just a bit exploitative.

It does Not take a lot for a CC to open the floodgates on harassment. Just earlier this year another youtuber followed one of his fan artists and that eventually lead to that artist being full-on doxxed. Regardless of anyone's opinions on that situation, whether the youtuber is to blame, etc. etc. it's a pretty blatant example of how CCs even just interacting with fan creators on social media can lead to people being unhinged if they don't like their work. Now imagine making a Whole Video.

and don't say "oh just don't write weird stuff you don't want them seeing" because:

a space where writers are afraid to share their more intimate experiences with taboo subjects like mental health, queerness, abuse, and so on is Not Healthy artistically. Less communication about these topics = less people finding others who are like them = more people feeling alone in the world. I don't want that just in a fandom because a youtuber (who is not forced to look at fic) doesn't want their cubito to kiss certain people.

people. will. find. things. weird. anyway. i've seen twitter call the most mundane, wholesome, coffee shop au fics PROBLEMATIC for daring to ship two characters who have a four or five year age gap. I've seen literally almost every ship you can think of get called incestuous at some point or another because Someone On Twitter said they have "sibling energy" and all of a sudden it's incest and the writer should Die I guess.

"weird stuff" is really hard to define in the first place.

CCs are not authority and we don't have to listen to or cater to them. Fic is never going to directly affect them.

this isn't even getting into character/cc divide and how it's different for everyone and a lot people don't like "writing about real people" so on so forth.

This is only tangentially related but there's this.. odd thing i've noticed where fic writers aren't "respected" in the way artists are in fandoms? I've noticed people are often "scared" to talk to artists and react to things like animatics with more awe than anything else ("this has no right to be as good as it is!") whereas with fanfics it's more like. WE'RE READING FANFIC?!?! 😳😳 (I GET MARRIED TO WHO?!?!?)

There's something to be said about how a skill gap in visual art is more immediately noticeable to your average person than in writing but anyway. anyway.

[ageless-aislynn]

I've been just taking it really easy these past few days since I haven't felt very good, so I've been playing around with getting achievements for Dead Rising. The first day I played, I had Frank try on a bunch of different outfits, then I ended up leaving him in the last one he'd put on because I started working on something else. Now, I think it would kinda look weird to me if I changed it. So here's my Frank while I'm saving having a quick nap:

C'mon, Frank is WORKING that little black dress with the tasteful white shirt underneath, isn't he? The work boots make a good metaphorical statement for looking good but still able to do business. The business of... kicking zombies right in the face, yeah! 🧟🥾

And yes, he's laying his head on a mannequin leg. We were escorting a survivor, Greg, dang it, who had one little sliver of health left so I had to give him my health item so he could make it back alive and therefore I KEPT GETTING KILLED. I gave Greg a machine gun to defend himself with but he was bad about shooting me RIGHT in the back and killing me. Greg. 🤬 However, it worked out well when we opened the elevator that was packed full of zombies and I shoved Greg in front of me and he actually mowed them all down. Good job, Greg! *patpat* Anyway, we were heading back to the safe area and me and Frank were raining down THE LAW with a dumbbell that unfortunately broke. I was standing on some mannequin pieces and that's the first thing I could pick up. Hey, me and Frank work with what we have in order to save lives, man!

No, really, it was no problem. Happy to help. 😜

I was hoping to get a front and back shot in the mirror at the gym but it didn't work out that well. 🤷‍♀️

Frank and Jessie. I could ship it. *nodnods as if there was ever any doubt*

Heh, I just noticed the stick figures on the board behind them. 😂

Frank: "Look, Jessie, I have detailed out a plan where you and I will escape and live happily ever after!"

Jessie: "That's not the sort of game this is, Frank."

Frank: "Work with me, Jessie. I just dragged Machine Gun Greg all the way back to the safe room and died a whole bunch of times; I need some hope, okay???"

And on that graphic design is my passion note, I probably should get some sleep right about now, hm? 🤔😉😂

Anybody out there reading this who has played Dead Rising? Sound off if you have! 😎👍

Love you, frens, hope you're doing well! 🤗💖

PS - I can't blame Frank if his heart is torn, btw.

I'm pretty sure right now Frank is mentally adding a third stick figure to that board... 😜💖

Jessie: (yelling from the Security Room) "It's still not that sort of game, Frank!"

Frank: 🤷‍♂️

[whoiskt]

I didn't do my end of the year questions last year and it messed up the year for me so HERE YA GO:

1. What did you do in 2024 that you’d never done before?

Man, I don't know really? I feel like I used to have so many each year and now I'm struggling to think of any. I went to LA for the first time?

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I don't know what my resolution was but I'm pretty sure I didn't do it.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No, but basically yes. That's me being a touch dramatic but like, it really does feel like a certain someone died.

5. What countries did you visit?

None.

6. What would you like to have in 2025 that you lacked in 2024?

Clear skin.

7. What dates from 2024 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

None, shit memory, nothing crazy happened this year.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

Surviving. It was a bit of a rough one.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I would have liked to achieve more and be more confident in myself by now. It's mostly many small failures in that way. Like, I'm still mad at myself for not presenting my finals well. I did fine in class overall but it was a bit of a bummer at the end there.

Also like, my financials in general are very not great.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Not really, which is good. I had the flu which was scary for a hot second because I had a 104° fever that wouldn't break, and I ain't got no health insurance so I was worried I was going to be forced to go to the doctor and pay out of pocket, which lead to me having a panic attack while already fevering. But I was fine in the end.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

I barely bought anything this year that wasn't rent, credit card payments, or tuition. Or Celsius.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?

God, I don't know. Let me know. I would like to know.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled?

Not naming names....... but rest assured there was appalling behavior.

14. Where did most of your money go?

See #11, lol.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

School. But I won't make that mistake again. I think school is bad for me mental healths. But we stay silly.

16. What song will always remind you of 2024?

The entire Arcane soundtrack.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer?

SADDER FATTER POORER

the holy trifecta 😎👍

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

Make money.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

Doubt and despair.

20. How did you spend Christmas?

Went back home. My second oldest sister was with her in-laws on Christmas Day, so we shifted our Christmas to the 26th. So, on the actual day of, I was just kind of chilling with my folks, we had lasagna, watched The Holiday, and played some games.

21. Did you fall in love in 2024?

Oh yeah, always falling in love babey.

22. What was your favorite TV program?

Arcane, Blue Eye Samurai, Dungeon Meshi, What We Do in the Shadows, Law and Order: SVU were my lifeblood. Also rewatched Danny Phantom. Started a lot of good shows I'm yet to finish--literally took a TV history class and I have a huge To Watch list.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

(weary sigh) No, I'm not cut out to hate people.

24. What was the best book you read?

Honestly, most of my reading was academic this year so I didn't finish many books. But House of Leaves was pretty wild and fun. That is one of maybe 3 books I finished this year ahahahaha.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?

I didn't "discover" Will Wood this year but I finally gave in and listened to more of his discography, discovered many bangers, which is how he ended up as my #2 on Spotify Wrapped.

26. What did you want and get?

Feedback on my art. Got to go home during summer which was nice too.

27. What did you want and not get?

Better. Wait, is that too general of an answer?

28. What was your favorite film of this year?

The Wild Robot.

29. What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Not dying?

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2024?

Whatever doesn't have holes in it (and some things that have less obvious holes too)

31. What kept you sane?

Friends.

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Well, I support that guy who shot that insurance CEO... Don't know if I'd go as far as 'fancy' though.

33. What political issue stirred you the most?

God... I don't know. I feel like the world is a ton of bricks and we're getting pelted by it all the time. And it was fucking election year, and look how that turned out...... but I will try not to fall into despair.

34. Who did you miss?

I miss my bro-in-law :(

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2024.

I learned something big and important but I can't remember how I articulated it. I've been having issues with self-worth, and often I fall back to old failures to make things worse, and I've learned that focusing too much on failure doesn't just prevent more failure, it prevents any movement at all including progress or success. So, I've been doing better with that.

So, I guess I've been learning to let things go more.

36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.

I had the perfect lyric for this but I can't remember what song it was anymore. It was like literally one random line in a song.... gr... this will bother me. If I think of it, I'll let everyone know and update it.

For now you can have this: