#but that's shitty

[queer-as-in-slightly-odd]

you know what? I’m going to complain about this again.

if you like something someone’s made, for god’s sake just tell them.

yeah, I know feedback isn’t the motivation to write, or draw, or edit - but when you’ve poured your heart and fucking soul into creating something, it’s a little soul-destroying to get nothing back.

last week I updated a fic I’ve been slowly working on over the last three months - between moving house and starting a new job and working full-time, I’ve been chipping away at it until I could publish a chapter I was really happy with.

and I was so damn proud of this chapter; I thought it was one of the best (if not the best) I’ve written for this story so far, and I was really excited to see what people thought of it, or which bits they liked, or what they thought would happen next.

the hit counter increased by 200. TWO HUNDRED hits. and this story has 50+ subscribers from previous chapters. all that, but not a single comment. and even if people went back to reread it, or because they marked it for later, that means at least 150 different people read it. not. one. single. comment. a couple of people reblogged my tumblr link, which was cool, and I appreciated that a lot - but notes stack up quickly, and less than a week later, I can’t find what they said again.

and sure, I don’t write for other people, I started writing this story because I wanted to read this story. but imagine if you performed something onstage, and no one applauded. lots of people came to watch, and a few people gave you a thumbs-up, and that’s nice. but you’d go home thinking no one liked it. and you’d never perform again.

feedback doesn’t have to be long. fuck, it doesn’t even have to be coherent! but literally any creator will take a keysmash or a string of emojis over a like or a click of kudos, any day of the week.

if you like something, tell the creator. especially if you see that no one else has! otherwise don’t complain if they stop showing you what they’re working on.

oh, and here’s the fic. just in case anyone cares.

[carefulzombie]

gf fandom in 2016: if you so much as hint - even jokingly! - about the nature of ford and bill’s relationship being anything other than platonic (and even then you NEED to give a disclaimer that bill is manipulating him!) then you support abusive relationships

gf fandom in 2024:

[whatsnewalycat]

Made this for u 💝

[winged-fool]

🫡🫡🫡

[aacedust]

Had to throw this together after being struck with inspiration.

[twinkwoman]

it sucks so bad that 'lightning magic' in every media is just some pathetic little strands of electricity. i wanna see some LIGHTNING. show me a magic setting where lightning magic lights up a room like the sun, and the bolt is only visible as an afterimage burned into your vision. I wanna see someone cast lightning and have the thunder rattling the room and shaking everyone to their core. i want lightning magic to be a split second blast of so much power it leaves everyone's senses reeling. c'mon guys don't you know what real lightning looks like? we can be doing so much better than this.

[narwhalsarefalling]

my (cis) brother is using my old license to buy wine and it has the gender marker F on there. so whenever he gets asked he just says “oh i’m trans”. its literally worked every single time.

[official-lucifers-child]

still thinking about the brainrot that fast fashion has caused in people, like i made this pair of pants that are black and white with a cool flowery design, and an acquaintance saw them and said "wow i'd pay like 20 dollars for you to make me a pair" and i could barely think with how utterly horrified i was at that; i told them that 20 dollars wouldn't even cover the materials, let alone the hours of work that went into cutting, sewing, ironing, hemming, altering, etc. they just had this look on their face when i told them that, when i said i wouldn't make them a pair for even 100 dollars because that was still way too low of an amount, a look that said "you're crazy for thinking that those cost 100 dollars" and maybe i am crazy but holy shit, 20 dollars for a pair of handmade, durable, lined pants fitted specifically to your measurements? 20 dollars for upwards of 60 hours of work? 20 dollars for several yards of high-quality fabric, thread, and buttons? 20 dollars???

[christadeguchi]

(✿◕‿◕) die (ꈍ ꒳ ꈍ✿)

[eastgaysian]

[aplpaca]

i know nothing about youtuber whatsoever. every time someone talks about a popular youtuber it feels like theyre conjuring a dude from thin air. hearing about youtuber drama is like seeing everyone spontaneously pull a guy out of their hat and start beating him to death with hammers

[eatyourdamnpears]

I’ve been in such a funk since the concert. I’m not even sure I enjoyed myself that much. maybe I did. I don’t know

[collaredkittyboy]

[valtsv]

will never understand the misogynistic inclination to pigeonhole every female character into the "exasperated sensible mom friend" role as if there's anything better than a woman so devoid of maternal instincts that she makes wire mother look soft. woman who rolls over and walks out onto the balcony to smoke a post-coital cigarette alone and leaves without a note or any kind of acknowledgement after sleeping with you because she can't stand the vulnerability of sleeping next to someone, or waking up beside them the following morning. woman whose idea of relaxing is abusing substances alone in a dark corner somewhere, and snarling and snapping at anyone who approaches her, regardless of intent. woman so emotionally unavailable she fails or refuses to notice that her lame ass partner is trying to push the divorce papers until they've taken the kids and left a heartfelt but scathing note pinned to the fridge. woman with more vices than genuine friends. woman whose expression stays blank and arms remain limply at her sides when you wrap her up in yours for a hug. woman without a gentle touch in her body, with nothing but rough edges and sharp angles.

[jaypentaghast]

the kisses to his temple are you fucking kidding me

[toskarin]

oh I didn't realize you used to be a huge piece of shit