#because i think it does

[misc-obeyme]

I haven't written an official post about the recent announcement, but now that I've had some time to process and read through what some others are saying, I think it's time.

To begin with, I'm not going anywhere. I've expressed this before, the fandom is alive and well. I will not be deleting anything or leaving the fandom or anything of that nature.

So with that out of the way, what the heck happened, am I right?

I want to very clearly state that my official opinion on this is that I don't know.

I've seen speculation that they've been planning this all along and I've seen arguments against this saying there's no way and something big must have happened unexpectedly. As usual, I can see both sides of this, so I don't have one side that I land on. I know that for myself, it seemed very unexpected and my first thought was that something drastic happened business-wise to cause it. Mostly because it doesn't make sense to me that they would release so much new stuff just to ax everything shortly after. But I don't actually know. I don't know enough about the inner workings of companies like this, let alone a company that operates in a completely different country from where I live.

I would also like to say that I highly doubt they will be shutting down the apps any time soon. They'll likely still be running, possibly for years to come. I've seen it before, where games that have a story like this end because well... the story ends. But the app is still available so that people can enjoy the story far after it ends. It's certainly a good plan to archive what you like however you like to do so. Again I don't know what the longevity of this kind of thing is. So while nothing is shutting down, I can't possibly begin to guess how long they'll still be running.

In the end, I think we can all agree that this is upsetting news. Many of us are sad and angry and feeling betrayed. All of this is valid. We still have a community here and this is what our community is for. So we can band together in times like this, bring comfort to each other, and create content of the characters we all know and love.

It isn't over until we end it. As I've said before, my ask box is open if you want to rant or vent or talk about it.

I love you all.

[mister-warmth]

Spaghetti western theory time: would y'all say Sartana is more of a top or a bottom? *And* does who is interpreting Sartana influence the outcome of that question?

[izukuer]

characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that

[demaparbat-hp]

That infamous prison escape.

[gongyussy]

MONKEY MAN (2024)

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

bee gets to meet his idols

[cronchy-baguette]

double posting this comic bc tbh it deserves its own post.... thinking about how elphie was definitely crying after she runs off to hide somewhere following popular... what do the two of them think about afterwards....

[bereft-of-frogs]

There’s that post that’s like ‘everyone should get into a tiny niche fandom at least once’ fully agree, that was really fun -- but I would like to add that everyone should get into a fandom where their opinions run counter to major fanon because it really teaches you about sticking to your guns and trusting your interpretation of the text without having to rely on peer validation

because WHAT are people talking about sometimes

[noodles-and-tea]

Continuation of this

[eydilily]

would you bite the hand that feeds you?

[mooreaux]

Love Undying

[to-be-a-dreamer]

So I already made a full post about the Wild Life spreadsheet but it was more of a user manual than anything and I just needed to be sure everyone gets to see just how bonkers insane this session was because I-

Insanity. Chaos. I need an entire SMP based on this premise

[magicicephoenix]

i finally finished reading I see you, Sundrop! by @shirajellyfish and IT'S SO GOOD I CAN'T BELIEVE IT TOOK ME THIS LONG TO FINISH IT RAAAAAAA

i will be gushing about it in the tags but here's a lil animation i made based on the below paragraph in chapter 6 that gave me such a strong mental image that i had to make it real :)

[demigods-posts]

headcanon that percy is historically hard to beat at monopoly. and it's intially the most mind-boggling thing ever watching him turn the tide of a game. because he's definitely losing at the beginning. but percy is not only an amazing strategist. he has a deep understanding of money and knows how and when to bet on the board. he knows when to test his luck. and he's amazing at getting into people's head.

[acidgirl]