#but i’ve seen ppl talking about it not working so i wanna know bc i’ve still been prev tagging about

[mars-ipan]

hell yeah for the driving progress :D i still need to learn to myself lmao

for some random questions...

how's the prsk going? i've been distracted from it the last few days.

do you speak any other languages? any you'd want to learn?

any hot takes on DR you don't see talked about?

THANK YOU!!! it’s scary but i’m better at it than i think i am and also i Love My Car (veronica aka ronnie my darling <3333) so. progress yay!!

to answer your questions:

pretty solid! i haven’t been playing as much but i do my dailies (i want that 30 consecutive days title and then the fc grind goes until i stop having fun) i got up to master rank songs a few days ago and omg they are SO hard i always have trouble quickly reading charts with a bunch of hold notes in ‘em and “do shit with the hold notes” is basically the main gimmick so i’m getting. TURNED AROUND !!!! but it’s fun also. AND THESE EVENTS ARE BEING NICE TO ME MY GACHA LUCK IS IMPROVING !!! I’M PULLING MORE 4 STARS :D thank god for that i was gonna go crazy. i can finally start leveling non-vbs characters (almost have my birthday akito maxxed out tho… just need to get his skill up one more time <3)

i’m not fluent in any languages other than english BUT !!! i took 3 years of spanish in school and bc i live in texas i maintain enough of what i need to know to have a (very broken) conversation. i tried to learn japanese for a bit which WAS really fun but i have a hatred for duolingo and when it got to kanji i very quickly realized that there was no way in hell duolingo would be able to teach me kanji. so i haven’t been back since. i would love to properly learn japanese some day tho. and there is one more language i really wanna learn! that being german ^_^ my dad was stationed in germany when he was in the army in the 90s and it left an imprint on him so i grew up with a fair bit of german culture stuff (mostly food (i could fuck UP a bowl of saurkraut don’t even need anything else. though mustard is nice. ouugh and wurst i love german wurst)). like in my household it’s normal to say danke/bitte in place of thanks/you’re welcome. and i loveee the way german sounds. i was actually gonna take a college course on it! but uh . that was the semester i had to withdraw from </3 maybe i’ll try again tho i’ve been wanting to see what minors my school offers.

oh god dr hot takes . hmmmm. let’s see if this one works: i think a lot of western fans (americans especially) are Not Very Good at recognizing the cultural context that dr exists in. it is very much a story that is Set In Japan and western fans…. do not always get that. i think it can be fun to go “what if i viewed these characters through an american lense” (there is a reason priest au is set in the midwest. i wanted to see what they’d be like in american culture) but a lot of the time people will like… criticize the writing of the game over just. cultural misconceptions. nothing in particular is coming to mind right now for examples (which . kinda relieved i do not wish to invite discourse) but it is something i’ve seen in the fandom and i wish there were less of it. this even goes for the poor writing choices btw— like yes we can absolutely criticize kodaka for some of the writing choices/jokes he makes, but japan in 2010/2012 (my issues with v3 bias me too much to have good commentary wrt this and also iirc kodaka was less involved with the writing here) was not exactly the most progressive place. (neither was america btw but ppl don’t always like to admit that). so like one writer isn’t gonna be capable of being perfectly sensitive of everything— i doubt he even knew much about some of the things ppl criticize dangan about. am i saying he Did Nothing Wrong and everyone is being mean? no. there is some nasty shit in these games. but we gotta like. acknowledge that this was a series that started in japan in 2010, and nobody knew it was gonna take off and get translated to english. like english speakers are NOT the target audience n i feel like a lot of people forget that. the stories get so much more interesting when you consider them from a japanese cultural perspective imo. this isn’t ace attorney we can’t japanifornia it. it is Important that they are japanese because one of the main things danganronpa is is a Criticism Of The Japanese School/Work System. like it is integral. anywho i’ve rambled about that enough i think

[7nsomnia]

can i ask, what’s wrong with dcc? i always hear that they kinda suck as a company, but from the vlogs i’ve seen, they’re one of the better companies. i’m not really as into dreamcatcher as some of the blogs on here even though i consider myself a stan, so i might not have the right information

okay. I feel like this is like opening my personal pandora box so this might be long. I'm pretty tired today so apologies in advance if this isn't very coherent asdkjh

dcc are a pretty decent company on a surface level, they treat the members well (which should be like the bare minimum for any company but I know that in this industry that's something to genuinely praise) and they actually change according/respond to negative feedback from the fandom etc when they or the members mess up (or they used to anyway).

for me it started in 2020 and how they handled handong's return. like the way they handled her absence was fine (good even, I would say), but the lack of hype for her actual return made things feel so underwhelming even though it was supposed to feel like a relief that she was finally back. I can't remember all the details anymore, but I do remember that the first time I felt like things were actually alright with dc was when they did the online concert crossroads in march of 2021. on that note I think most ppl were expecting ttol and dlm to be repackaged with ot7 versions and yet it's 2024 and they still haven't released them.

the handong stuff atp is water under the bridge tho, the group is fine, the members are fine, etc, I'm only mentioning it because that's when things started to feel really off for me.

so now we get into the actual things that happened that have left the fandom feeling burned out/frustrated/disconnected etc etc, whereas this happened to me at the end of 2022, I'm seeing more people now going through what I did back then:

I think the most pressing thing was that dcc didn't capitalize at all on dc's first win. they got their first win in april 2022 and didn't even do anything special in korea to commemorate it. it was a HUGE moment and they did nothing with it. usually after a group gets a first win you'll see them getting more promotions in korea, magazine photoshoots, mc deals, etc but dc just went on ahead to do festivals in europe and have a usa tour, these things are not bad but it was the lack of promotion in korea that in turn just made it all feel useless. that year dc also weren't invited to any end of year awards if I'm not mistaken so it all felt really disappointing and like all of the work we had as a fandom had been for nothing. I have to reiterate, dc/insomnias had been getting screwed over on music shows since 2019 with deja vu to get that first win, like I don't want to talk about the injustices the group and this fandom suffered through the years but it was a true story of resilience, so getting that first win in 2022 was a huge relief. to see it all going to waste was just... heartbreaking honestly.

when it comes to tours...... god I don't wanna get too much into it, but 4 tours in the usa in the span of 2 years is not normal. specially when they're prioritizing that over having a proper asia tour and the likes (AND promoting in korea??). latam tour is practically sold out rn and they're getting no merch or m&g benefits like the usa tour. I don't think doing exclusive things for a specific tour is bad per say, but you have to treat all your fans semi equally at least, specially for a group whose fanbase is majorly international (this will be important later), or it will happen what is happening rn which is ppl will leave the fandom. This is the first latam tour since 2019 (2017 for brazil!)... they've waited a really long time so personally (even tho this doesn't affect me bc I'm european) I feel like it's really disrespectful but wtv, onto other things.

now, speaking of the fanbase being majorly international, if this is the case, you'd think the company would make an effort to stream important events to their fans, like hmm the 7th anniversary concert perhaps? but nop, that didn't get streamed. a repetition of the dumbassery they did in 2022 where they split the concert and the members' solos in 2 days and only streamed one and so intl fans couldn't watch half the solo stages? and don't get me wrong, I think it's important that they have events that are korea only like they have the fansigns etc, but something as major as their 7th anniversary? when they've gotten here thanks to their international fans? that stings a little.

and lastly (maybe), we have dcc's usual lack of promotion during comebacks. fans always paying for ads, intl fans always doing the most for digitals even when it's Not their place (because this is smth that the korean fandom and dcc should be responsible for), fans having to reach out for vendors etc... Justice cb truly has been the culmination of the very worst promotions dcc has done tho and there have been some really bad promotions before... no radio shows, minimum interviews, barely any variety... were there even any ads? usually it's always fans paying out of pocket for ads. it just feels like throwing the members' and the company's work out the window for no good reason? Virtuous is one of their best albums and yet it feels like they just dumped it to go on tour again. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing btw, having short promotions in korea is fine but like... promote for real? give your fandom content that they can watch and rewatch for however long it takes your group to have another cb? specially now that it seems that they're shifting to one album per year (not sure this is their wisest decision tho all things considered), you have to make sure that you promote that album properly? which kinda also goes with like, giving your fandom enough time to save for what you release and put out, specially if you're not trying to grow the fandom anymore. if they're dropping an album then don't announce a tour on top of that, and if they're announcing a tour then don't announce a photobook on top of that, and if they've just released an album then wait longer than a month to announce a photobook, and if they've just dropped a photobook then wait a bit longer until announcing the re print of albums the fans have been begging you for 6 years to re print LOL bc all this does is frustrate fans who can't make that much money in such a short time and it's stupid. like. in 2018 I dropped like 200 euros for like their very first photobook BECAUSE I had time to save that amount from their you and I cb (may) to whenever it was announced (I think it was august), and that was the highest tier (so you could get it for much cheaper) and bc back then it was like. well they barely release anything other than albums, so it's fine (also shipping was sooooooo much cheaper I miss it everyday, ofc this is not their fault tho but anyways).

lastly actually, oh my god. that stupid ass app where fans pay a subscription to message the members privately? has been the fucking worst thing to happen to this fandom and the members imo. if fans weren't respecting their boundaries before, it's even worse now. but it's also like. yeah the members should be reinforcing those boundaries, and I get wanting to at least make a buck of those problematic type of fans but I just don't think it has been good for the members at all. I won't elaborate too much on this because it will genuinely piss me the hell off but bottom line: that app has been hell for everyone genuinely there is no bright side to it other than dcc makes money out of it. and there's better ways to make money :))))))))

anyway this is over 1k words atp and somehow I feel like this all just the tip of the iceberg and I probably have forgotten many things bc tbh in the past year I've just. been trying to make peace with it all and just accept things for what they are because dc have been really special to me for such a long time and I just don't want dcc's decisions to make me throw all of that away (like I almost did). I love their music, I love the members, and so I will continue to celebrate wtv right decisions dcc makes but I'm not going to pretend that they're a good company when it comes to business decisions bc they're really not

[pumpkinsy0]

Okay so I have some scars on my body from mental health reasons. But I’ve been feeling insecure and bad about them since my dad brought them up in kind of a rude manner. So I was wondering if you had any HC’s about Dallas Winston having scars of his own. 👉👈

of course anon!!! hope u feel better soon and that i could help u feel better<333

tw/cw talk about self harm!! nothin too bad however, its not in extreme detail or nothin, but ill make a lil note before i talk about it if u wanna skip that so u can still read the rest!!

•dally has many scars for many different reasons, rumbles with weapons, his dad, fights w tim, hurts himself, its a mixed bag rlly

•its pretty much all over his body, there isnt a singular part of his body where there isnt a scar, at this point he sees it as a part of him, he has mixed feelings about it

•on one hand, for the scars he’s gotten in fights, hes proud about it, says its shown the fights hes been in and it makes him look tough, but the ones he got himself, he doesnt like talking about it, makes up a lie about em so nobody knows the truth about it and so he could always seem tough

•and it does work actually, he does have street cred for his scars, he brags about it too if someone brings it up, but its not somethin he brings up on a whim to flex

•the only ppl who actually know the full extent of his scars r tim and sylvia, theyre the only ppl whos actually seen dallys like full body

•self harm talk here- when dally hurt himself, its genuinely not intentional at all, for example he has a switchblade in his hand, hes not rlly paying attention bc hes thinking about his life and accidentally cuts himself, the way i see it is hes just somewhat accidentally destructive physically w his own body if that makes sense, other times he just puts a cigarette out on his skin and he gets a scar from that

•sometimes however, he actually DOES cut himself on complete accident, he has a few small scars on his face bc he was shaving and was too hard or fast or sneezed or somethin, but he does genuinely hurt himself on accident, he’d never admit to that however, he hates looking like a klutz

•to some degree he hides his scars bc his leather jacket is just always on (but thats partially bc he sees his leather jacket as something that keeps him grounded), BUT then again, hes pale as shit so to an extent his scars arent as visible (unless u hc him to b black or just have darker skin which in that case ignore this part of the hc)

•he actually has a pretty big scar on his torso from a bar fight at bucks, he got slashed w a broken glass bottle and had to be patched up by buck and sylvia

•i feel like he feels them when hes alone, just runs his fingers over them, its an odd feeling of comfort to him, sylvia (and potentially tim if u want) do it, and he feels on edge a lil

•he sees himself and his scars in johnny in a way, he sees johnny with the scars and it just hits him differently than it would w the others, to dally, yea they feel bad bc johnnys just a kid, but they dont rlly live through what johnny does unlike him, and so when johnny got that scar on his face, dally especially took that one personally

thanks for the ask, and again, hope u feel better soon, u deserve it!!!

[dyelwi]

1, 7, 12, 17 for Ms Athena Cykes since she’s your current icon?

Athena my beloved aaa I love talking about her any chance I get hehe putting this under a read more bc it’s gonna get LONG

1. Why I like her: so so many reasons. Where do I even start lol um I’ll start w just her personality!!! Ace attorney has a lot of characters in the “peppy happy girl” category but Athena has always stood out to me because of her unique quirks and how well she bounces off any and every other character!! Her dynamics w other characters (esp Simon and Apollo) are always really really good, and I think she’s a really strong character that a lot of ppl overlook due to not liking aa5 as much as other games (which, btw, I’ve never seen anyone fault athena for, it’s usually the cases themselves and the handling of Phoenix and maybe Apollo they don’t like but notice how athena is like never complained about in terms of writing quality, at least from what I see lol). She feels cartoony and realistic at the same time, which is hard to achieve but is also exactly what aa protags need!! Her trauma and trauma responses are compelling for the mystery aspect of her story while also being compelling just in general, which isn’t always the case in these sorts of games, and I just really like how she’s written overall.

And ofc I have to mention I just have a really personal connection with her. As an autistic person w adhd I saw myself in her more than in p much any other character, but whereas when I first got into ace attorney I was gloomy and grumpy Athena was so energetic and so dedicated to helping ppl that I just really looked up to her, and even now I consider her to be like almost a role model in some sense?? And her being into psych pushed me more into psych than I already was and is probably part of what has led me to where I am now— graduating with a psych degree this year and going on to pursue grad school and a career in mental health counseling. Athena just makes me so happy and she’s so good at helping people despite and even because of her (probable) autism and I wanna be able to make people happy and help them too yknow???

7. Something the fandom does w her that I like: tbh not a ton lol, but I always appreciate when people see how she can very easily be interpreted as autistic and they work that into fan content!! I also appreciate the calls for an athena centric game, as I think she was very strong in aa5 but needs a little bit more. I truly think she could be like THE strongest written female character I’ve ever seen if she got just another bit of an arc and capcom doesn’t mess it up lol. I actually have faith in capcom tho, ik that’s a bit uncommon but if tgaa is any example of the sorta writing they can do i have faith.

12. A headcanon— besides the obvious and like basically implied neurodivergencey, I like to think she likes animals, specifically more uncommon ones!!! I think she should have a pet, maybe some sort of reptile or bird. Simon has a bird, maybe she gets one too lol. I like sun conures a lot and they do have athena vibes tbh

17. A ship with her I’m fine with/don’t hate but also isn’t my favorite: hmm well by now you probably know I’m a big justicykes fan but other than that I don’t ship her too hard w anyone??? I guess after justicykes I’d say her and pearl might be my next choice, it’s a rare one but I think they could be cute!! But since I lean towards liking that one instead of being neutral, I suppose the true answer to this question would be junithena. I’m like. Entirely neutral on it lol. I think they’re real fun as friends but I just never saw the romantic spark everyone else seems to see??? Who knows tho, maybe when me and my gf play aa5 together I’ll see it. A lot of the fan art is super cute but I just never really got the romance vibe w them idk

[sasuke-kun0]

She looking at me and I’m looking at her~

Adult! Denki kaminari x reader imagines

Summary: just to play it safe for my first try on tumblr imma make a scenario of our pikachu falling in love with our lovely reader

Reader identifies as a girl (I’m sorry to the gender neutral ppl T^T) Pls enjoy <33

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Kaminari:

- Denki has always been a player like have you seen this guy flirt? Even as one of the top twenty ranking heros in Japan mans does not stop playing the game and he may not be successful but hey- the dude is trying

- Mina and you have already been friends since both of your 3rd year internships but have only started publicly hanging out when the two of you became official heros

- She Introduced you to the group during one of the many get togethers the squad has

- And as expected the group was extremely welcoming of you especially boom boom boy himself (he didn’t pay attention to you at all)

- But denki? The moment you walked into the room he could’ve sworn he felt an arrow pierce through his heart if not his soul

- And I’m not talking about a tiny crush like he usually had no- MANS WAS DEEPLY INTO YOU

- He knew his normal pick up lines wouldn’t work on you, he could not mess this one up so he got an idea

- Did you think it would be a smart one? He’s a human charger ffs 🤦‍♀️

- Kami thought that if he drank just enough alcohol to give him the confidence (and the chance to forget whatever stupid choice he made) he would be able to talk to you

- Did it work? Yes and no

- After a couple rounds of drinking (I’m being earnest) he found the courage to talk to you hoping to impress you with a small but cute introduction

- What he didn’t know was that you didn’t need an introduction bc you knew the spark plug from the start I mean cmon he’s a hero just like you are

-He also didn’t know that you’d been crushing on him since the moment Mina had talked about him (Mina loves her boys even if they are a tiny bit chaotic)

- So when he had introduced himself, you had to keep your cool because your crush had started talking to you

- “are you a cheat sheet? Cause you’re the answer to all my problems”

- yeah.. he had too much to drink even for the scale, however, a certain pinky just found it too cute to let go and suggested that you watch over the guy while she calls Shinsou to take him back home

- flustered but determined you promise her he’ll be with you safe and secure (somewhat) but after the many complaints of being “too heavy” he decided to take a tiny nap on your lap

- you’re burning inside but damn girl I gotta give you pointers for your poker face

- after registering that he’s currently laying in your lap and thinks that you’re gonna rant to Mina how of an annoying person he is (bby needs a break) he feels guilty and I think he’s even close to crying

- “I’m.. ssorry for making you uncomfortable if I did, I ffound you sho frickin cute and I dint wanna embarrass myself but it turns out I didn’t need to try.. I apologize.. for my behaviour.. cutie”

- he says slurring a little bit with pink hues on his adorable cheeks

- your felt your heart flip inside of your rib cage and even felt a tiny ache even when you didn’t mind his attempts at flirting with you- hell, you found it the sweetest thing ever

- you chuckle and look down at his sweet adoring eyes that shimmer in the disco light, “it’s okay kami-san I don’t mind it at all.. in fact I loved it” you become shy saying the last part but he still managed to hear you

- Denki thinks he’s dreaming no fuck that he decided that he was so drunk he probably hit his head somewhere and started hallucinating because there is no way this hell of an embarrassment actually worked

- you continue, “I’ve actually liked you for a while now so.. it’s really flattering to see my favourite hero.. find me attractive hehe” you giggle

- he has also decided that your laugh is the most beautiful sound on this planet and that he might wanna record it to just listen to it again

- he sits up straight to look at you in the eyes and yours widen at the close proximity, Denki takes your beauty in and sighs at how lucky he is just by being close to you, breathing the same oxygen as you; but then he registers what you said a minute before

- “wait.. you.. liked..me?” He mutters in syllables trying to fathom the sentence. You laugh at his expression and say yes despite the red burning on your cheeks

- once he finally processed what you said (it took him about 42 seconds) he suddenly stood up and went on his knees in front of your lap, you stay still on the seat in confusion and in shock

- “w-what? Um kami-san what are you-“ he stops you, “once I’m sober can I take you out to dinner?” He says in a determined manner, eyes sparkling with hope

- you think you died at some point and your body is just denying it, you don’t even feel the seat you’re sitting on

- having processed what was asked, you reply with a huge smile despite your blazing red face that could even be compared to Kirishima’s hair

- even when shinsou had taken him home grumbling about how he needs to hold back with the drinks.. denki kaminari couldn’t wait to wake up (with a major hangover but he could really care less) and go on a date with his cutie

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I Hope you enjoyed! And pls let me know if there are any suggestions you guys would make about my writing style or maybe even suggest who I will write about next! Next time lovelies

MWAH <333

[mysteryiousskin]

ANOTHA ONE

Okay wuestion, do these store recs help? I figured since I didn’t add actual links (I’m too lazy and would rather ppl find their own options that work for them) that it could potentially help? I did it for some of them last yr and just continued it this yr but i don’t wanna waste my time doing them and breaking down the outfits if it’s not helpful 👀👀

(Also ps. This post is mostly just costumes that come with second options)

Daisy!! I would absolutely adore if ppl did this I feel like I’ve seen more Lisa’s than Daisy and I think Daisy is trending a little on TikTok so this might be the time to do it! Now I’d also like to nominate the scene before she dies where she’s wearing the yellow robe and stuff

Example A. I rlly like this outfit and since this scene specifically is trending ppl might recognize it easier

Another option for Daisy I wasn’t even gonna include was her pink shirt! I figure it’s gonna be harder to find but I’m confident that you’re be able to get something like the “cherry” part on her shirt if your willing (if you look at her gifs it’s mostly just the blue shirt and the pink one so if you don’t know what I’m talking abt look for the pink shirt and you’ll know what I’m talking about)

Paris Hilton in house of wax??!?

I feel like this move Is so loved and hated at the same time but I adore the cast (especially paris she’s my everything 😭) now both of these outfits are stupid easy to recreate and if nobody does this for Halloween this year I am going to sob (bonus points if you could talk anyone into being another character with you)

Baby firefly! The first one is also stupid easy to recreate but the second I don’t rlly know about, I’ve seen some cosplayers pull it off like the girl in the photos but I definitely think that one would be harder to find something similar and a lot of work to recreate but if you can find something props to you and if you have the effort to recreate it pls do I adore baby firefly and that outfit is so good (also another outfit you could do is the one where she’s wearing the cheer uniform maybe a little hard to find a cheer uniform that looks like that though)

Pls tell me more ppl have seen this movie, I love Casper and Wendy this was one of my favs, the second look is probably easier but harder to recognize, if u can get a friend to be a ghost I think it’d be adorable and more recognizable, I’d also say I personally think the first is better bc it’s more recognizable and they have it in this move and the cartoon!

[hyukalyptus]

i feel like younger fandom writers on tumblr are starting to feel like they have to be sort of ""influencers"" and respond to every single bit of feedback and get as many reblogs as possible but that's never been what tumblr has been about and it's sad because i've seen this idea people give themselves drive writers off the website in newer, younger fandoms. if i'm in your inbox, even if it's some big idea i'm putting down, you can just reply like a conversation. i'm not expecting a piece of writing, i really just want to tell someone and have them respond "OH MY GOD I'M FOAMING AT THE MOUTH" and maybe even "thats so hot and he'd do this too" but i feel like writers are putting a lot of pressure on themselves lately, or maybe it's just this fandom idk, to write a fic for every single idea that comes into their mailbox because they feel like "that's what writers do" or something and it's like??? you don't have to be a Public Figure here. it's just a fuckign social media website and the weirdest most fucked up one. i'm sure you get asks like "hey why didn't you write such and such" but like. you're just here to converse and share the things you make this isn't your fucking job so ignore that shit and do what feels comfortable to you. idk if this sounds harsh or not but really the point is just do whatever the fuck you want

hello!

idk if this is a rant specifically toward me or if it’s supposed to be a suggestion for others..but i feel like i have a pretty clear boundary and that is stated clearly in my guidelines. i do understand that this is something silly and meant to be fun and i treat it that way.

i’ve never felt pressured to do something i didn’t want to do. i know i posted a “i have a full time job and i go to school!” post yesterday but that’s because i have drawn that boundary and i do understand that this is a low priority and it’s for fun. if i don’t like an ask, i delete it! which i do so often tbh. i don’t rly advertise that bc i want ppl to feel like they can inbox me.

and again, i’m not sure if this is directed at me fully, but i have never said anything along the lines of “because that’s what writers do.” as i’ve said in my guidelines, i understand i am not here for you or any other reader. and i am fully comfortable deleting any ask and blocking whoever tf i want.

perhaps this in response to saying something like “this didn’t get a whole lotta notes :(“ or something? and if it’s that, that’s not meant to be taken too seriously! it’s more of a “omg why doesn’t anyone else wanna giggle about kai with me rn?” just like irl if i’m w a group of ppl and i’m sharing something i rly like and that i created and i get very little response i’ll be slightly :/ but i’m not taking it personally. i’m sorry if it came across as pressuring others to provide feedback.

perhaps this is in response to my poll i have up rn. i’m doing this because many readers have suggested us writers interact back with them. and they’ve requested that from multiple writers. which i see as a fair request to be completely honest. however, i don’t feel pressured into doing that. i want to show appreciation to my readers that leave feedback and idk maybe it’s because i’m autistic, maybe it’s because i’m old and don’t do social media well, but it can be very difficult for me to talk to people in any form (online or offline) so i wanted to know what form would be best received.

but at the end of the day- i definitely do not see myself as an “influencer”—that is actually my worst nightmare. i have never felt pressured to write a response to anything, i’ve never felt pressured to respond within a certain time frame, a certain length, or anything. i still haven’t posted half my kinktober shit! i’ve never prioritized this over work or school. i do write whatever the fuck i want or i wouldn’t write about “unpopular” things like kai smut (bc let’s face it, they’re always super unpopular), chubby!reader, or other kinks. and i make that clear in my guidelines!

and yep, i see this as something silly that i do as a hobby but that isn’t my place to dictate how other writers should feel about their blog. if they want to take it seriously bc they view as their art, that’s fine with me. if they wanna write for validation or for as many notes as possible, that’s fine w me because they’re doing whatever the fuck they want.

writers: i do encourage you to not feel pressured to write to things you don’t want to, but i don’t feel like many of you do that anyway. this is meant to be something fun and if you’re not having fun, don’t do it! but i’m still having fun with this so i’m gonna do it. and i’m sure y’all are having fun too. i ofc hope my moots stick around, but i would of course understand if you decided to never log back in again someday.

[maxxklaire]

4:47am

life has been, well shitty for real. I spent almost a whole fucking month being sick, not able to even talk half the time bc of sore throat or stuffy nose, fucking hell. I had alot of time to think tho & i came to a realization that i really let myself down in a years time. Not like with where i should be, but with how much time & commitment i put into my loves. Music, Clothes, Pictures, LIFE. I lost myself into a place of complacency, & i hate it here. I’m trying to get out of it, & i’m trying to break this bubble of fear & anxiety of being seen/perceived which i need to do since i wanna be an artist. Stage fright used to be something i struggled with & i’m not sure where i stand now with it, i have days of feeling fearful to be myself & days where i don’t really care what i say out loud. I miss a lot of people, friends mostly. C, we don’t even talk anymore which sucks cuz we both love music & fashion & art. i’m not even sure where he’s at now. T, she’s moved far on & having a kid now, i’m happy for her but part of me wishes things had been different for us. No point in regretting it, just wish i knew what that was like. Mawmaw, rest in peace, it’s been 5 years & i still haven’t fully processed it. i didn’t cry when she passed & stil have barely cried thinking of her. Not that i don’t miss her badly just i can’t process it correctly. I ramble a lot here ig. I try to put my focus solely on music but i get so caught up in other things. I don’t enjoy the life i live currently & i know im stopping myself from being where i want by following the same cycle every day. I’m gonna be 22 this year, i have to stop myself from comparing to other ppl my age cuz they aren’t on my path. Nurses, cops, Parents, the whole works, they all are hard in their own regards but i feel like something as vulnerable & passionate as music takes more time. I wouldn’t wanna blow up overnight, that would feel weird. i hope it comes over time & isn’t forced. Genuine fans organic relationships. Fuck. idk. i think im dope, why am i afraid to let ppl hear me? idk. I wish Amyr wasn’t in the marines & we could really get VC started. i don’t mind doing stuff alone but we have so many ideas & want to form a dope collab. not jus music but art of all kind. or not art. whatever they bring.

I’m rambling about so many different things. I don’t think i know how to feel genuine love since T. I hate that for J. She loves me so much & i loved her too till she did me dirty. Now i feel like i’ve been tryna figure out how i feel & what i want for months. i have plans thursday to hang out with Lillie, go thrifting, eat, & to the park maybe. hopefully , she wants to teach me to skate too. i always wanted to learn. Maybe i just need to get out more, i barely leave the house, i look like vitiligo took over me. Bored as fuck in these walls eveyeday for almost a year. it’s sad really. i need more friends. i’ve been saving it for a while that i need creative friends & i do. but i don’t put myself out there outta fear. it’s so dumb. It’s march 5. maybe today is the day that changes & i lose that fear , or begin too. i’m not afraid of rejection, or failure, or being bad at something. 8

im hungry so im gonna go now. see yall (nobody) next month

[gabbysthoughts4thots]

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Pls talk about it cus I agree im just shit at wording things

Disclaimer I am in no way an expert on this subject and probably never will be! I however am using my personal/work experiences (my mention of autism comes from me working with students with autism for 3 years). Hopefully I’m not offending anyone.

Uff ok well in my case when I was severely depressed I had my own go at a parasocial relationship. So at least the way i personally see it is that a lot of people do it to cope (this ofc does not pertain to all cases but I’ve seen this happen for a lot of ppl). HOWEVER, I’m not blind to how wrong that is/was. Especially because it doesn’t excuse what they do to hold onto the psychological and emotional connection that have on they person. And btw anyone can have that attachment to ANYONE not just celebs. Ofc it’s easier and more common with celebs but I’ve seen ppl do it with friends even!

This emotional tie leads them to actually feel for this person as if they know them personally (and their brain tricks them into thinking they do bc of how much time they spend dwelling on them). If a celeb dies, they mourn like a family member did. If a celeb gets cancelled, they rush to defend them or feel personally betrayed by what they did. etc

It’s a genuine mental disorder in my opinion. I don’t think you can willingly assert yourself into people’s lives with disregard for the ethics, and not have something underlying going on. It’s like how I’ve seen so many people with autism also have ocd, there’s usually something in tandem with it. (Kinda random ik but it’s the only example I could think of)

Sorry if this got too deep if you have any other questions that are maybe for specific to a person I’m happy to answer if I can!

I’m very passionate in psych and kinda wanna minor in it later on bc I think no matter what field you go into it’s key to understand the human mind to be able to work with them!

ALSO just want to clarify I was never THAT kind of parasocial relationshiper🙏 I was just overly stalker and payed way too much attention. Got me 20k+ followers on tiktok tho😪

[n0toverit]

huge vent feel free to ignore

okay day is now becoming kinda bad day esp with everything that’s happened recently i haven’t worked in like two weeks bc quit old job to go to new job bc i got a car which is literally everything i worked for at old job like saving 550-650 per check so i could get a car and then i got in an accident so i have no car which is the whole reason i went to new job interview and got the job that o was so happy and so excited for and now i have no car so i got all used to having my own time and doing things in my own not asking if i can be dropped of here or if i can be brought there i could just do it on my own and i was able to see bf twice a week instead of once bc he wasn’t the only one driving all the way to me and back every week but now i get more info on new job just to find out my kinda ex friend at this point that works there told me ppl wear jewelry and have their nails and lashes done blah blah so i give myself a fresh set of acrylic nails this past weekend, i would have had lashes but that was the day of the accident just for the email to say no perfume/cologne, no jewelry whatsoever (rings of any sort, earrings, bracelets,watches) no makeup, no hair or eyelash extensions, no acrylic nails or nail polish, and above all that said that if you violate any part of the dress code you’ll be sent home and have training rescheduled for the next week which mine was already rescheduled bc the class i was supposed to be in on the 5th got too full so they moved me to the 12th now i have to remove a basically full fresh set of acrylics and take off all of my jewelry including my ring from my boyfriend which means the most to me i literally cried the one day i forgot to put it back on a couple weeks ago after washing my cat and then take out all 3 sets of earrings i have and possibly lose the 3rd holes entirely that i only got making sure with that friend that i would be able to wear at least just regular plain earrings and not have to take them out and she said yes they shouldn’t say anything so not only was i basically fully lied to but i have only a few days to figure out what to do with all my stuff idk if they’ll let me in with clear piercing retainers or not i’ll have to see how they look cause i’m not sure if i’ll have my hair up or not this is all so disappointing and upsetting with the fact that i’m pretty sure all week i’m gonna have to uber home too cause they’re doing it on a tuesday when my regular schedule has me off from sunday -tuesday and alternating wednesdays i’m happy i have the job and it’s a better working place than the last job i had especially since i know i won’t be doing 3diff ppls jobs and playing manager through the week but i wish the stupid accident didn’t happen and my stupid friend wasn’t so stupid if i can even call her a friend at this point we had this not rlly huge but idk falling out argument whatever that she complains how she feels like i don’t want hang out with her anymore or that i spend all my time with my bf who i’ve only been able to see 2-3 times a week IF IM LUCKY but normally once a week on tuesdays for over a year but she thinks i spend all my time and days off with him when he lives 45mins away from me or that i don’t wanna hang out with her when she leaves me on seen and delivered for weeks and at time and she thinks it’s like a hehe oopsies i did to that didn’t i like it’s so annoying and irritating i’ve actually fully stopped talking to her bc of it she said she was gonna be better about it and she hasn’t changed anything so i just stopped talking to her fully because it’s sad and annoying esp seeing as we were best friends since we were like 10-11 and now she just pretty much lies or pays so little attention and practically ignores me everything g is so upsetting recently i just wish i still had my car and never made that stupid appointment and that i had better friends when at this point my only friend is my boyfriend if he even really counts and maybe one other person but we can’t even really hang out now cause i don’t have a car anymore

[domoriu]

hi i’m a new reader here and i love ur fics sm !! ^_^ u can call me 🥐 if it isn’t already taken btw haha :p i’m on riwoo brainrot recently and i love the way u “characterise” bnd if that make sense? basically i love the way u write sm!! u’ve inspired me to write again hehe i was on a huge writer’s block

btw what r ur stances on the riize boycott? although you’ve made it very clear on ur acct but i’ve seen some people wanting to boycott other sm groups as well. to be honest i only like boynextdoor when it comes to boygroups but i will be wholeheartedly boycotting riize and their management in justice for seunghan because he rlly doesn’t deserve this :( the korean entertainment industry is so fucked man. i’m not a big riize fan nor do i stan them but i really want to respect seunghan w the things he’s gone through for absolutely no reason! no fan should be gotham-level violent over ur idol having a gf predebut! sorry i went on a tangent but i wanted to know what ur thoughts are on boycotting the other sm groups as well… i’m an aespa ult and they’re having a comeback soon but the guilt conscience is still there even though i’m boycotting riize… sorry if i sound mean but it’s a genuine question!! 😢 i hope seunghan’s ok and i hope you’re ok as well!

anyways all love, if 🥐 is taken i can be 🧀 cuz i love cheese :pp

hi love !!! thank you !! i also got your other asks so ill put you down as 🧀 anon welcome 😊

for my stance on the boycott besides the very obvious that im partaking in it LOL im boycotting sm all together !! it does really suck bc all my ult groups are under sm unfortunately and i do wanna support aespas cb but i will be streaming off a third party music source !! honestly i feel like for me boycotting isnt that bad because i listen to so much music, and i know i can just listen somewhere where streams aren’t counted. i was talking to my friend about it and how we think that ppl make not listening to a kpop group seem impossible when theres plenty of other music to listen to and if ur not a strict kpop listener then it shouldn’t be that challenging. but to each their own !! i was/am a big orbit and i was very quick to boycott loona… i still stream their songs off musi and thats where i was listening to riize from for the past 10 months (i cant even listen to them anymore without feeling depressed, but i also wasnt a big listener to riize music regardless of the boycott)

only thing im off about is that i planned on buying aespa tickets so im not really sure how tour ticket sales are gonna work if i buy one… since most them are resale they’re technically already bought ?? idk

[timingmatters]

After skip to loafer chap 46 im convinced that a jealousy arc will start tbh. Mitsumi chose what was best for both of them, and I understand Shima but I also think people are being too lenient with his character because he’s cute. I understand why he does things the way he does, but he asked someone out KNOWING he didn’t like them as much and then thinking of them as sort of a burden they didn’t wanna hurt. And Mitsumi had to be the one to specify that out loud because he didn’t dare to. Again, i’m not really mad at him, but them breaking up to me is a win for Mitsumi more than for Shima. I see too many people saying “thank god she didn’t hurt him and did what was best for them” no. Mitsumi deserved Shima to be honest, and he barely spoke. Mitsumi deserved better and what she chose was before him, what was best for herself. Which was to not cling to a relationship where she knows she isn’t loved the way she loves the other person. And she deserved for Shima to communicate. Again, i’m not mad, i get his character, trauma, and why he did what he did. But I definitely feel like some people should realize this decision was for and by Mitsumi for her own good, and that Shima hasn’t grown from this. Not yet at least.

All that said, him still not realizing why he asked her out, and feeling bad bc he feels not needed by her, then relieved that she still wants to be friends will begin a jealousy arc. The other guy who lost the study council is starting a friendship with Mitsumi, they work together now and she has already set personal time with him to practice volleyball and shit, and they have opened up to each other in a way they haven’t with other people (Mitsumi revealed insecurities and fears she hasn’t even talked about with her childhood friend yet). I don’t know nor think they’ll he romantic, but I think Shima will start noticing them spending time together and being comfortable, and ppl will probably start making comments like “omg they make sense look at them, i’ve never seen him talk so much to someone else or laugh” and Shima is gonna get jealous. All my theory, but i def think that for him to work on himself and his feelings for her he will have to realize he fuckep up and be jealous. I think is a good thing too. Shima’s character is that he doesn’t like confrontation, thinking of his feelings, nor showing emotions other than masking happiness and calm all the time. I think him allowing himself to recognize negative feelings like jealousy and sadness over possibly losing Mitsumi is gonna also allow him to validate for emotions. I don’t think he would do something petty or hurtful, because this manga is really good at having the characters navigate bad emotions without being bad people, but i think he will at least recognize to himself his bad emotions and use them as fuel to start confronting others and expressing emotions to others without masking.

[mondothebombo]

mondo i have a question for you. i know that your skybound fic follows a principle of plus (add details and depth etc) and (relatively) never subtract (dont redact or change details from canon and avoid divergence). but. is there anything from skybound as a season that you would Like to change? beyond making jays torture worse. i think that one goes without saying. is there anything in the plot that you wish hadnt happened or happened differently. ive been curious about this for a while admittedly

WHOOO BOY IS THERE!!!

this is such a great ask and i’m so happy to talk abt it so hold on cuz this might be long.

you’re right, the whole goal of my fic is to add to the canon story, rather than fix or take out parts. the only parts i actually nixed were unnecessary to the plot and just put in bc 1) it’s a kids show and 2) just for (imo) poorly timed comedic relief. like the whole recruiting of the ninja replacements montage. i absolutely hate that part lmao bc it’s so somber when jay leaves his parents and then boom. funny montage. so i didn’t write that in lmao.

it’s no secret skybound is pretty objectively bad, like even those who love the szn (including myself) can see it has some pretty big flaws. in terms of what i would change?? the fucking time reversal. i legitimately hate that jay and nya went through all that, just for the others to forget, it’s awful. it just feels like the writers dug themselves so deep into a hole, the only way out was to turn back time. no hate to the trope, i just think it’s lazy writing for a big piece of media like ninjago. i don’t think it’s fair for jay to have gone through all that character development and have no one but nya know.

i also don’t like the forced marriage thg tbh. it’s weird and creepy and leaves a bad taste in my mouth, especially since this is a kids show. i’ve seen several interpretations of ppl rewriting skybound where nadakhan is after nya bc she destroyed the cursed realm, which is a take i personally love. idk it’s just w nya’s whole thg about wanting to have her own agency and be able to make decisions for herself, it doesn’t rlly make sense to me that she still ends up being the “damsel in distress.” but ig if i squint i can work w it as her letting herself be saved?

there’s a couple other minor things like dareth being a misogynist, jay taking a chill pill, but that stems from the love triangle which is a WHOLE other issue, ronin arresting them, more detail abt what happened to jay on the ship, jay getting proper medical attention, and echo zane getting a resolution, or at least not forgetting abt him.

skybound is by no means perfect, but i still love it, despite the flaws. i actually have plans to write an alternate ending either where time doesn’t reset or it does but everyone remembers instead of just jay and nya. it’ll be set in the “when you think you’re all alone” universe of sorts so everything i put in the story is addressed, but i actually wanna finish this fic first before i start another. thank you so much for the question though!!! i’ve actually been thinking a lot abt it

[zukkacore]

Idek who in my audience would still be on the h*p bandwagon but tbh I say this as a pitch both for ppl who still have nostalgia for the property and ppl who enjoy being haters (I mean, if you can withstand the salt without also getting just so so so burned out hearing about JKR’s bigotry, I know it hits me sometimes too), the Shrieking Shack Podcast is excellent in terms of critical analysis of the wizard books while also just being extremely funny. I swear the hosts xeecee and Liz have a wire tap into my brain, in terms of sense of humor and just voicing the problems I have with this stupid franchise.

I understand the stance of people who are avoidant of the franchise completely, but I do think having a better understanding of how and why the books ultimately failed and veered off in quality definitely helped me demystify the franchise as this like, untouchable thing of quality I was too attached to to ever give up but instead as a flawed work that I had grown out of and was far more at peace with letting go. I also think it helps me articulate to other people why the artist is not separate from the art. Her worldview is imbedded into her books, and especially later on, that’s why they were so mean-spirited and awful. No matter how much I liked the series as a kid, I think the distaste for the pernicious aspects of the franchise has been an… effective deterrent for me going back. And while I don’t have the energy to get into terminally online arguments, I think critical analysis is useful as a skill to give people who also have a skewed and nostalgia colored view of the franchise.

I will addendum that their perspective on the first few books is a lot more charitable and while I do agree w their thoughts, hearing nice things abt the franchise might feel distasteful in this climate, (I know it is for me) so if that’s the case and you have no problem starting in the middle I recommend starting around book 4! That’s when you start to get much more of a mixed bag.

And if you wanna hear basically nothing but wall to wall dunking, start with Deathly Hallows. Jumping in cold to a seventh season is rough but I promise it’s so worth it. I re-listen to the podcast All The Time when I’m between interests, and I tend to skip the early seasons and just go straight for the bad stuff. I’ve probably gone back to the DH season so many times. It’s brutal yet somehow completely earned. I’ve never seen anyone so thoroughly articulate my long held feelings that DH is a failure of a capstone on that franchise on all levels structural, thematic, and moral. This is not me pretending I had clairvoyance into the future bc there was plenty of shit that snuck past me as a kid (hello, book 4 was my favorite for forever) but when I read that book in like 5th grade I could just feel something was deeply wrong.

Also they just wrapped up the season where they were reading midnight sun and twilight at the same time and it’s been great. It’s way more lighthearted which has been a nice palate cleanser & I do think they’re a bit charitable toward twilight but the thing I appreciate is that their critique is more substantive than just the common reactionary low hanging fruit talking points & they have actually brought up the neglected topic of racism within the books

Also if you’re just starting and the news topics + freebies / goofs segment they do at the beginning and ends of the episodes throws you off , I get it. I love shriekcast & I do find the segments funny but they’re not everyone’s thing, and I do scrub through that stuff sometimes bc it can be long winded. For reference It usually lasts abt 30-40 min sometimes shorter and occasionally way longer.

[baraqi]

i just want sunoo to praise me and call me his good kitten, especially on days where i’m not doing the greatest yk? like i’m struggling with my body image and i feel like he’d just love me no matter what and give extra love to the areas i’m least confident in 😞 i just know he has a praise kink :( — 🍨

why are we fr the same like⁉️ i been feeling the same way i get it :( like idk if i said this before but i am a lil bigger than most girlies my age, not life changingly so but enough that my family points it out a lot and finding clothes i like is hard but long story short i’m chubby and not in a way that i can make it work bc i seen ppl who look stunning regardless of shape/weight, but that ain’t me lmao.

+ also idk if anyone else has seen it going around but there have been a couple instances recently where the members made some comments to sunoo that were giving weightshaming vibes n that shit hurted me a bit🚶🏻‍♀️bc i ult sunoo he’s my favorite person and i’ve been in his position before and it’s like u won’t wanna say smth abt it bc u don’t wanna sound sensitive or a vibe killer yfeel. idk if he actually cares abt what they say or not n i don’t wanna put words in his mouth but i’m gonna guess it’s not his ideal way of how he wants ppl to perceive him lol. but i hope he knows he’s perfect the way he is and doesn’t need to change. imma get on with the prompt bc this got long n personal😭 but yes 🍨 anon I LOVE YOU SO MUCH <3 !!

he’d take care of someone with any type of insecurities so well. he seems like such a caring, understanding person☹️ it’d make him so sad that u don’t see yourself the way he sees u, he’d prolly cry a bit too. and would never make u feel like a burden if u need comfort or reassurance bc he genuinely wants to help and see u happy. if u wanted to curl up into him and cry, he’ll sit there rubbing his hand along ur back and talking to u the whole time. if u wanted to vent to him, he’d listen with full attention and let u know that he’ll always be there, regardless of if he can help or not. and if u had any type of eating problem he’d make sure to keep little granola bars or another small but filling snack around in case u skip a meal or feel bad about eating too much. loves doing little things like that to help u remember that he’s always thinking of u and ur well-being. and if u need a distraction from ur thoughts, you guys would watch a movie, play a game, declutter, anything that keeps ur brain elsewhere.

but on days where u don’t wanna do any of that and just want to feel him close, he’ll do so and he’ll take his sweet time with u. spends like 20 minutes just kissing u all over especially whichever parts u don’t like, feeling his lips graze ur skin while he whispers about how pretty u are, maybe leaving a couple marks. if u cry while he fucks u he’ll kiss ur tears away n mumble abt how much he loves u. “my beautiful angel, cum whenever you want sweetheart, my good girl” n holds ur hand while he thrusts into u. would cum inside if u were fine with it, just to emphasize that he wants to be as close as possible with u, no matter what ur brain tells u.