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testudoaubrei-blog · 3 years ago

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Let’s talk about tropes. I’ll be honest, I didn’t closely follow the ‘do you like these tropes in books’ discourse beyond seeing that there was some back and forth about it with some decent points on each side. But I didn’t see anything addressing some of the large questions about how we analyze narrative and how the tools we use affect what we perceive in the text. So let’s do that. One thing I know is that no matter what I post on Tumblr it won’t be as out there as that rant about Catra and Calvinism (which remains probably the most accurate reflection of what talking to me IRL is like, as @highladyluck can attest). But fuck it, let’s talk about The Owl House, Jane Austen, TV Tropes and how we perceive narratives.

So I watched the Owl House and I liked it. It’s a whimsical, fun and good-hearted show with an adorably sinister aesthetic and at its best, an undercurrent of melancholy that I really love. Like a lot of folks, I like Lumity. They’re 14 year olds, they are gay, they have a fun dynamic and they’re cute in a ‘oh those crazy kids’ kind of way that people my age feel about a lot of younger people but especially teenagers, who are self-conscious and adorable balls of Awkward (why yes, the character I most identify with is Eda, why do you ask?). But one thing that surprised me about Lumity actually watching the show is how little conflict their relationship has compared to what I’d been led to expect. I’d heard their relationship described as a kind of enemies-to-girlfriends deal. And so I was expecting something like Catradora, where they are on opposite sides of the show’s main conflict, if not literal opposite sides of a war and where nearly every emotion they feel toward each other is complicated and fraught with regret, pain and longing. And I suppose they are kind of on opposite sides of the shows main conflict in the Covention episode, but not exactly, and even then that dichotomy quickly breaks down. Even when they were fighting in that episode, they weren’t actually trying to hurt each other, and they make an uneasy truce by the end. Indeed, the whole arc of their relationship isn’t really enemies to girlfriends. It’s a lot more subtle than that. There’s an initial antipathy because of Luz feeling protective of Willow and Amity being a shit to her, but Amity’s first episode more importantly sets up their basic dynamic, where Luz thinks Amity is callous and Amity thinks that Luz is cheating the system or life itself in some ways (Amity is very much a Fairness Person, and is a pretty accurate depiction of the personality type and the flaws in Fairness Thinking*). But very quickly the show sets up a mutual fascination - curiosity in Luz’s case and sheer frustrated confusion in Amity’s. Even at its most tense, except for their very first episodes this dynamic already teases us with the prospect that Amity and Luz will become less confrontational, and over the course of season 1 that’s exactly what happens, until by Grom they are very much friends. Who also obviously have fumbling, 14 year old crushes on each other.

Really, when I saw Lumity I saw a fairly low-conflict and low drama relationship. Some of this is an artifact of season 1 of the Owl House wrapping up most of its emotional conflicts within each episode and at least tamping down any conflict between Amity and Luz (and indeed, between most characters), but more than that there isn’t a huge depth of negative emotion between them, and from very early on in their relationship it’s balanced out by their obvious mutual interest in each other.

But even now I wouldn’t necessarily know this from how fans characterize their earlier interactions. I definitely see ‘enemies to girlfriends’ bandied about in fandom circles, and in memes about Lumity, comparisons to other ships and stuff like that. It seems like there’s a lot of playing up of their early conflict. Some of this may be a tendency I’ve noticed in fandom to play up conflicts into something more than they are in the text (in the Owl House fanon way overemphasizes the disastrous and mean spirited behavior of Em and Ed in Lost in Languages into something more sinister). But I wonder if some of it is a different and deeper question of how we approach stories. Namely, does naming a trope and applying it to a story change the way we view the story? By citing Lumity as an instance of the ‘enemies to girlfriends’ or ‘enemies to lovers’ trope do we change the way we view the story? I think it does. And this points to a potential risk in thinking about stories in terms of tropes. Because the tool we use to describe something will affect not only what we can describe but what we can think and even perceive. Our language shapes our thoughts. Like any other language game, when we talk about fiction the limits of our language are the limits of our world. Put another way, the language of our analysis of narrative is a tool we use to think about it. Talking about narrative in terms of tropes is one tool we can use. However, if we apply a trope, we change our interpretation because we will look for that trope throughout the text. We may start to over-interpret the text to better match the trope that we are applying to understand it. Even if we don’t do that, we’re using the trope and its previous iterations to understand the text.

The technical humanities gradschool term for this is a ‘hermeneutic’ - basically an intellectual tool you use for interpreting something. The most common metaphor is that it is a ‘lens’ of interpretation. Like a lens it is a way of seeing things that changes the very thing that you see (like a lens can make something look bigger or smaller, or more or less clear, or distorted in various ways, or flattened etc) in your object of study. Every time you analyze something, you’re using a hermeneutic because you can’t say or perceive anything about your object of study without one. This means that you can’t get past your hermeneutics. There is no one true way to look at a text, because you always need to use a tool, a lens, to interpret it. And each tool you use will have limitations, biases, and unspoken assumptions that will affect your interpretation. A lot of critical thinking about texts (or history, or a lot of other things) is understanding the hermeneutics we are using when we study something. This is why a lot of humanities academic papers talk about methodology for like a chapter before they get to their object of study (similarly, scientific papers will need to talk about methodology and experimental design but that is often more quantitative).

So what kind of a hermeneutic is naming tropes? I think in the end its about looking for similarities between narratives in terms of plot, setting and characterization. Cataloguing tropes is us saying ‘this character in this story is like this other character in this other story in this particular way’. Thinking about it this way, the important point is how we are noting similarities, yes (so what we consider relevant for making a trope) but also what other stories we’re comparing it to. And this is where things get interesting. Because narratives all are products of their own culture and time. And while there are ways of reading texts that don’t take this into account and these have their uses (IE New Criticism, yes I still stan it for limited purposes, don’t # me), even then we’re left with stories that actually -say- very different things. So the question becomes, what happens when we start comparing stories that aren’t actually anything alike? The result, I would argue, is a far clearer case of The Potential Pitfalls of Tropes. So let’s talk about the classic story of courtship (no, I don’t call it a love story, we’ll get to that) that weirdly enough is the most like Lumity, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

One of the more common readings of Pride and Prejudice is that Darcy and Elizabeth bicker and snipe at each other a lot, which is a sign that they are Into Each Other, or that they start off with a passionate antipathy and this conceals a passionate love. In a Vox article I saw it used as an example of the enemies to lovers/rivals to lovers trope. The problem is, this doesn’t actually happen in the novel. In the novel, they meet at a ball, Elizabeth thinks Darcy is hot but then he’s an awkward weirdo in a way that comes across as aloof, Elizabeth quietly writes him off and tries not to bother with him (mostly think 'this fucking guy') until receiving the world’s worst marriage proposal. There is some sniping, almost all of it one-sided, unless you count this and Darcy’s awkward and arrogant fumbling as bicker-banter, which you shouldn’t. The situation isn’t resolved until toward the end when Elizabeth gradually gets to see Darcy in his own environment, where he is gracious, kind and yeah, thinks highly of himself but have you -seen- Pemberly? Elizabeth does change her mind about Darcy, but she’s not giving voice to the attraction that was always concealed by bickering or the passionate love that was masquerading as disdain. Instead, she very rationally confronts her preconceptions, finds that they have misled her, and changes her opinion based on new evidence. Then she decides that marrying a rich, hot guy whose assholery mostly compliments her own (she’s a jerk, y’all, so is he, it’s a match made in heaven) is her best chance at maximizing her happiness in a patriarchal society where her future is entirely determined by who she marries, so she accepts his next, less awkward proposal. They live happily ever after. I have joked that it’s basically a love story written by a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and it’s certainly one of the most anti-romantic and yet weirdly sweet love stories that people still read. So yeah, Elizabeth Bennet, aromantic icon? Maybe! Anyway.

Like I mentioned, common readings (which shape a lot of adaptations as well as modern Janeite fandom) interpret meaning into the text where there arguably isn’t any (an unspoken attraction in Elizabeth’s annoyance at That Fucking Guy) as well as playing up other aspects of the text (Elizabeth’s mostly fleeting attraction to Whickam, which in the novel is mostly ‘this guy is kind of fun and also handsome’). They also ignore clear meanings that don’t fit into the reading - the conclusion of the novel, and its very title, explain the story as a pretty intellectual account of Darcy’s Pride and Elizabeth’s prejudice getting in the way of achieving a happy match. But the bigger problem is by casting this story as one of simmering passion and smouldering sexual tension, common interpretations undercut the actual philosophy of the novel, which is that our passions and preconceptions are dumb and that martial and sexual happiness can be achieved through some calculus that accounts for hotness, strength of character and income in thousands of pounds per year. The problems of Pride and Prejudice are emotional, but they’re also intellectual, and they’re overcome by the characters understanding other people more rationally and with fewer inaccurate preconceptions. Mind you, Austen throws all this romantic rationalism out the fucking window in Persuasion, which is about what happens when you do the smart thing and it makes you fucking miserable, but this is because Jane Austen is the fucking best.

So where does the common reading come from? I thin that, even if it doesn’t name a trope (as it does in the vox article), it comes from comparing the points of Pride and Prejudice’s story to tropes in more familiar media, namely modern (1930s and later) romantic comedies. In romantic comedies from the 30s on bickering has been a form of flirting (it’s in like, all the Fred and Ginger movies, I think?) and antipathy is often a mask for sexual attraction. This is a narrative coding that is understood in modern movies, to the point where superhero flick and modern rom coms will use it as a replacement for actual affection or attraction. But if we apply this narrative convention anachronistically to our understanding of a 200 year old novel that predates some of our very assumptions about the nature of romantic love and the nature of romantic relationships, then the result makes us -think- we’re relating to this older text, but really we’re not understanding what we’re reading. Rather than encountering Jane Austen’s strange and wonderful and thought provoking world, we’re reducing it to the conventions of a story that we have read a thousand times before. Sometimes, we are distorting the text and it's meaning because we are trying to understand it in the terms of what is familiar to us. And that’s sad.

This points to a more general problem with understanding narratives in terms of tropes - listing tropes is a list of supposed similarities, but stories are not interesting because of the way in which they are the same as other stories. They are interesting because of the ways in which they are different from every other story. Every story is itself. Every story has unique characters, themes, plot points, dialog, descriptive tools, style etc. Stories from other times and other cultures can be strange and confusing and challenge our assumptions about a lot of things, including what it even means to be human, and that’s why they are awesome. And I think there is incredible value if our first impulse is not to try to see how this story is -like- other stories, but instead to see how it is purely -itself-. What is it saying to us? Who are these characters? What does the way this story is told tell us? What does this story (not other stories, this one) mean to us? TL/DR Joseph Campbell was a fucking hack, more on that in a future rant.

So as you may have noticed, if there are lumpers and there are splitters (a distinction that comes from taxonomy in biology - do you lump species together or split them apart), then call me a splitter. Similarities can be useful, but the similarities between things can never tell us what makes something itself, because what makes something itself is the thing or things or combination of things that it doesn’t share with anything else. And so I encourage everyone to first ask yourself what a story is saying in itself, as itself, before you compare it to anything else, be that through a TV Tropes trope list or anything else. Yes, this is an approach that will also require its own hermeneutics, and no, it will never be definitive. There is always more to be said. Indeed, after I think about how a work is uniquely itself I do like comparing it to other works. But I Think this can often be the perspective that most allows works to speak for themselves.

*Where fairness is defined as ‘everyone should play by the same rules’

#fandom #multi fandoms posts #meta #analysis #lumity #the owl house spoilers #the owl house #pride and prejudice #tropes #jane austen #discourse i giess #that word makes me feel unclean

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kustas · 1 year ago

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for those who might not know I was rather active last year on the wiki team for the franchise where among other things I did a lot of work with editing images and using the wiki's twitter account which I helped bring back to relevancy. this involved digitally removing stuff like speech bubbles or whatever to make nice images and graphics for the wiki pages based on the scanned manga, and on twitter it was establishing a presence in the community via helping people with lore questions and publicizing the lore and misc content we write about on the wiki. due to being busy that eventually fizzled out of my schedule but I remain in contact with other wiki crew members, I have access to that twitter account, and I am marked as an admin on some discords.

the author herself having encouraged it there's a whole twitter hashtag dedicated to sharing your witch hat original characters and one day an artist posted an extremely sick drawing of theirs as a mockup of the official covers, drawn in a style similar to the original but with the graphics and all, and it got shared around quite a bit because it looked amazing. upon which i saw someone ask: how does one DO that regarding graphics? that day I had free time so putting back the editor hat on I made a file template using the wiki material to explain how the covers are made which allowed anyone to paste their drawing in there and make a fake cover. because I had to study the covers for this I ended up noting a whole bunch of stuff about how they're done and as per my wiki job I shared it all on twitter (minus the actual layered file, because the site doesn't allow that).

that tweet immediately blew up because turns out a whole bunch of people were super interested and had things to say about it all, plus algorithm or whatever pushed the post like crazy. we regularly get a lot of notifications on the wiki account which is shared by a bunch of people + I have a remove notifications extension so I didn't see much of it myself until eventually I checked to read the comments and lo and behold the first post when I logged in was from the official franchise account vagueposting about us politely but firmly asking we cut that shit out. minutes later they actually DMed us to explain that for legal reasons surrounding the cover graphics artist what we (... I. in that case) did was extremely illegal

they were super chill and we mutually agreed upon what to do and went off our own ways but due to their insane amount of followers so many people saw their tweet and got curious despite comparatively little people having seen the original post, making that bullet dodge graze even closer

did i tell you guys i almost got into legal issues with witch hat the brand

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fromthefishbowl · 3 years ago

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Hello, I just saw your post. I'm so sorry you had to deal with all the death threats and harassments in this fandom. But just want to say from my perspective as a POC in the US, I really appreciate the different viewpoints that you and other Italians and MENA and Jewish people bring to this fandom. (part1)

The TOG fandom has this incredibly bizarre phenomenon of a bunch of mostly white highly educated middle class people in the Anglosphere shouting antiracist rhetoric AT actual POCs, and trying to force *check notes* Italians into confessing their gu8ilt of *check notes* being white (which, I mean, are you really telling me that the Ukranians and Polish immigrants I encounter are the same as Anglo-Americans who's been here for generations?) (part 2)

I actually don't think any of the rhetoric that this race faker and her supporters (including many big name blogs that are currentl y silent) keep shouting about is about actual social justice for POCs, or even sexual positions or what have you - it's about power and control they want to shape cultural narratives that suit their viewpoints - all despite the repeated and loud rebuttals from actual MENA people in the fandom. (part3)

And because they think they're more enlightened, they don't listen to actual POCs or any views that are different from their own, ever. The whole thing is, I find, incredibly patronizing and condescending, and ultimately, alienating for me as a POC in the US. In the end I wonder who they've helped, aside from their own ego. Anyway, just want to give you a shout-out . I'm glad you exist in this fandom. (final)

Long question, so I had to write a long answer.

Yes, that "bizarre phenomenon" you mention is also what I noticed months ago; the rant post I wrote about it got me blocked and vagueblogged by a lot of big-name blogs in the fandom lmao. None of them actually had the galls to come and talk to me directly, though. Which... if you vague about someone, at least give them time to see the post?? Otherwise what's the point???

The whole "Italians are white" thing made me want to rip my hair out. Not even in the US, Italian immigrants were considered to be white, and last year I asked a couple of American friends if they consider me white, and they told me "I think you're probably Hispanic" and "I just think you're Italian".

We have been mingling with other Med countries for thousands of years. Sicily was an Islamic Kingdom for three-hundred years and the first battles for the territory began two-hundred years before that, and a lot of Italian words descend from Arabic. We have always been in the business of MENA countries and vice-versa. This... forced separation they try to create between us and North African countries is just... it's crazy. And when we would point out that is not how it works, we'd get swarmed by a bunch of angry Anglos/Americans/Northern Europeans insulting us for not following proper US American etiquette regarding race or ethnicity or whatever.

No, I don't think that any of the discourse in this fandom is actually about social justice or making sure that Joe is well written. It was just a bunch of people who wanted a reason to, and I quote a mutual, colonize this fandom space with their bullshit. They wanted us to follow the stereotypes they see in movies.

If the whole point was to educate us about racism in fandom spaces, then they wouldn't be this silent right now or excusing her actions. There's literal proof that she faked her life experiences to have brownie points to use in fandom and that she took the real murder of a man and removed the actual victims of that story of police violence to make herself the protagonist. Who the fuck does that and is still considered a good person??? How can you consider her a good person after reading that???

I wonder how much disinformation she has spread about North Africa in these months, how much stuff she copied and pasted from random websites and fed to her followers pretending that she had learned it out of experience.

I don't know if you'll read this answer, but I thank you very much for dropping it in my inbox. This fandom is hell, but it's nice to see that some people have sunk their teeth in it.

#fishie answers #anon #lgbtmazight #tog discourse #again tagging this only because i want people to be able to block this kind of things #even if it's not even fandom stuff anymore #fucking hell

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chrisbangs · 4 years ago

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Hi everyone! Here I am (late as always) but just in time to shower you all with a lil appreciation and love, because after this year, I think we all need it! (Apologies in advance for all the typos I will be making- no I will not proof read this <3)

I just wanted to start off by saying: thank you so much to everyone who has talked to me, become my friend, been kind to me, followed me, supported my content, throughout this year. To anyone who’s ever interacted / complimented / rb’d / liked my gifs and my gfxs, it means the world and I am so grateful and thankful to you. I honestly hit several milestones throughout this year and I just feel so in awe of how many people have supported me. I know 2020 wasn’t kind to many people, but I really did suffer a lot this year, and having people by my side who made me laugh and smile and feel special, made all the difference. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything.

Happy New Year to all my mutuals, followers, and people I follow! Thank you for making this terrible year, not so terrible.

With all my love, Li / Moon! 🖤🌙🐺

@00hj 🌙 // @2miin // @3noracha 🌙 // @914m // @agibbng // @avocadomin // @bangchans // @banghans 🌙 // @bestiez 🌙 // @binnies 🌙 // @blueprintskz // @binminseok // @changbeanie // @felixies 🌙 // @go-saeng // @hanjin // @huiracha 🌙 // @hwjins // @hyunjins 🌙 // @hyunjinz // @hyunknow // @hyunnie 🌙 // @innielove // @inracha // @jeonginx // @ji-sungs // @jinlix // @jisquish 🌙 // @jypestraykids // @leeknown // @leeminho-s // @leemvnho // @luvknow // @minhos 🌙 // @mydays 🌙 // @ontracc 🌙 // @realstraykids 🌙 // @saintmilky 🌙 // @seoschangbin // @seungminhos 🌙 // @seungminsmile // @strayhags // @straylov 🌙 // @sunnykids // @tightenmydoubleknot // @tuanzie 🌙 // @uayv 🌙 // @wonstal // @yangjeongin // @yangjeonginz 🌙 // @youngke

(If there’s a lil 🌙 by your name, I left a little extra message for you under the cut! Sorry I couldn’t do this for everyone, but please know I love all of you so much and am grateful for the things you bring to my dash!)

@00hj: Karen! Hi angel!!! You’re probably one of my first stay friends which is crazy to me ; __ ; like I really can’t believe it’s already been so long that we’ve known each other... I really just wanted to say that I hope the coming year is warm and kind and good to you because you really deserve it. Thank you for working so hard on straykidsupdate... And you post the loveliest gifs and gfx and are just such a kind soul... You’re such a pillar in this community and I’m so lucky to know and be your friend. Let’s go get some pie some day soon okay?

@3noracha: Falak! I know I suck at messaging and I’m so sorry for this. I missed your presence on here a lot and I miss all your amazing creations... Just today I saw some of your gfx in my gfx inspo tag and I was just amazed all over again. You’ve always been so kind to me and caring and just such a wonderful friend and I’m beyond grateful to you. I know you’re not as active these days but when you do post stuff it makes me so !!! Like I’m just so grateful to know you!! I hope the coming year will be kind to you!

@banghans: Ollieeeee!!! Hi sweetheart! I know we really only got to know each other this year through the createskz gc, but !! talking to you is so easy and comfortable, and you make me laugh so much. Thank you for always being such a warm person to be around. Everything you make is so lovely please don’t doubt that!! I hope that the coming year we get to talk more and that it treats you well angel!

@bestiez: Nita ; __ ; Although we’re not really in the same fandoms anymore, you’re still my OG johfam partner in crime. I’m so grateful to have known you as long as I have. You are just one of the kindest, funniest, warmest people I know. Thank you for always coming by and messaging me time to time and making me feel so warm and happy. You’re just a bright ray of sunshine who’s been there for me since so long and I can’t begin to thank you. I hope the new year brings you nothing but happiness and health and good things.

@binnies: Jem, where do I even begin? I refuse to make this too long or embarrassingly cheesy, because I already do that to you literally every day... But, I’m so so so grateful that we became friends. You made my 2020 so different from how it started. I feel so so so loved because of you. You offer nothing but the kindest of words (except when we’re sleep deprived because then you’re just The Funniest) and I am just so grateful to you. My Twin, My Bangerz Bro (help), My HoneyJem... How lucky I am to have you in my life... You truly helped me get to the other side of 2020 without a doubt in my mind... I feel so lucky that you were there with me... Thank you for everything. I hope the new year is full of love, happiness, and everything you so utterly deserve my babie!

@felixies: Luna! Hi sweet angel! We’ve known each other a while now huh ; __ ; It feels like it’s already been so long since we became pals, and I just feel so lucky to know you. I know we’ve both been through hell because of stay tumblr (and just in general) but you’re genuinely one of the strongest people I know... You’re so kind and funny and warm and smart and I just feel so lucky to have you in my life as a friend. Thank you for always cheering me on and being so sweet to me. I hope you know how much I love you! I hope you have a wonderful new year angel... You only deserve the best!

@huiracha: Marie! Hi my sweet angel!!! I know I’ve said it before but, thank you for being such an easy person to talk to and be around. You’re such a comfortable presence who makes me feel safe and comfy to talk to... I think you’re genuinely one of the most talented CCs on here and I’m so lucky to see your gifs and see your work. You’re just so amazing and leave me in awe ; ___ ; Thank you for being so kind to me and always talking with me about SKZ or PTG or Channie... I’m really so lucky to know you and love you! I hope you have a wonderful new year my angel!

@hyunjins: Hales... The way I don’t even know what to say here except: I love you. I’m so lucky to have you as a friend... You’re truly one of the funniest, best people I’ve come to know in my life. I cannot even begin to explain how much you’ve inspired me and made me feel happy. You’re just such a wonderful person and I am beyond glad we’re pals. Even if our friendship started out as you calling me a furry -___- I wouldn’t have it any other way ; __ ; I am so grateful to you and thankful to you. I love you and hope you have a wonderful new year! I love you!!!

@hyunnie: Kat! My girl! My Dude! One of the most talented stays on this site for real... Everything you make is just loaded with creativity and uniqueness and brilliance- just like you. I can’t tell you how happy I am we became closer this year... Like I feel so happy and lucky to know you and be your friend. You’ve inspired me in so many ways and everything you make is insanely cool. I love you so much Kat!!! I hope you have a wonderful new year and I can’t wait to see what you make next!

@jisquish: Dia my sweet angel... Happy new year! I hope you know that even if you’re not on much anymore, everytime I see you on my dash my heart lights up a little. I am so glad you were one of my first friends here- even if I didn’t know it at the time. I feel so, so lucky that we’ve stayed friends and that I can talk to you comfortably and easily. You’ve been such a wonderful part of my stayblr experience and I feel like you brighten my life up so much. Thank you so much!! I love you so much!! I hope the coming year is filled with only happiness and good things for you!

@minhos: Haru!!! Thank you for working so hard for this community. I am so lucky to know you and be your friend, seriously. You’ve made me smile and laugh countless times. Thank you for always just dropping in and checking on me... It truly means a lot to me and makes me feel important and cared for. I love you so much pal! I hope the new year brings you nothing but happiness and love and good things angel.

@mydays: Moon! Hi sweetheart! I just wanted to say a quick thank you for always being around to talk about Day6 with me and for making me laugh and smile and just for bringing warmth and good things to my dash. Everytime we talk I feel so comfy and happy and lucky to know you. I hope you have a wonderful new year filled with all the good things the universe could bring. Hehe, thank you for always posting moon related content!!!

@ontracc: Autumn!!! I hope you know how much I appreciate all the lil messages you send me every now and then, just to ask me how I’m doing. It means a lot and I hope you know, I’m grateful! I really hope you know how much I appreciate you and your content and just general presence on the dash and in the dms and in the gc! I’m so lucky to be your pal and I hope the new year brings you happiness and love and all the good things you deserve!

@realstraykids: Em! ; __ ; First of all, thank you so much for running foryjn with me... I know I have been kinda -___- with updating lately but I’ll be better about it fajiwoefowan... Anyway, you know how much I adore everything you make and I hope you know how much of a giant inspiration you are to me. You’re so creative and talented and friendly and bright and you are just one of the best people I’ve met on here. I just feel so lucky to be your friend and know you and just !!! chat with you! Everytime we talk I’m smiling and feeling happy... I’m so happy we bonded over loving Jeongin... Fr like... Best times!!! Anyway, I hope you know how much I love and appreciate you! Happy new year babie! Thank you for everything you do for stayblr and for me! I love you!!!

@saintmilky: Paige ; __ ; my angel... Thank you for being so sweet to me always. You are just one of those people who makes me smile and laugh so easily... You love frogs and bears and spn and I just feel all these things so deeply in my soul. I keep wanting to message you about SPN and stuff but I get so embarrassed and shy faoweifno... Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful new year and that all the things you deserve come your way!!! Love you my pal!!!

@seungminhos: Bia... My babie... My baba... My soulmate... Where do I even begin... Another year has passed by and so much has happened, and I just don’t know where I’d be without you... There is no doubt in my mind that I am the luckiest person on this earth because I found you and got to be your friend. You’ve made my life a beautiful, bright, fun, endearing place, all through your kindness and love and support. I am so lucky to be your friend and to be able to love you and just to know you... Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for me and been with me for, through this year, through every year. Truly, I don’t think I would’ve made it out of 2020 without you running by my side. I don’t know where I’d be without you, but I’m just so glad that you’re here with me now. That you’ve made my life a very, very special place. Happy new year my sweet angel girl. I wish you nothing but the best, and that everything you’re wishing for comes true my love. Let’s keep on going together in 2021, okay? I love you!

@straylov: Nina! Thank you for being such a positive, warm angel. You bring so much happiness and brightness to stayblr, you’re truly irreplaceable. Your talent for gfx and gifs is just crazy. Everything you make is so beautiful and creative and so amazing; I’m just always in awe of everything you do. I hope you have a wonderful new year full of good things and good people!

@tuanzie: Jo! Although we haven’t talked that often, I just wanted to say thank you for always being so kind to me and supporting the things I make. Not only that but, you make some of the most beautiful and creative things I’ve seen and I’m always excited to see what you make next! I hope you get to achieve all the things you want in the new year and that only good things come your way. You truly deserve the best angel! Happy new year!

@uayv: Joyce! I miss you and your beautiful work so much. You truly are one of my biggest inspirations as a gfx maker. Everything you make is beautiful, thoughtful, creative, and just amazing. I feel so lucky to be able to see your work as well as be your friend. You’ll be the bread to my soup always ma’am! I love you so much and hope you know! Thank you for being my pal! Happy new year angel!

@yangjeonginz: June! Bug Boy!!! My sweet lil angel! Happy new year! I know I already told you last night, but thank you for being by my side during this year. I’m so happy we got around to talking more and became so close! You are just such a bright light in my life and I am so lucky to know you and love you! Thank you for always, always, always making me laugh and for listening to me rant about random stuff... I feel so safe and comfortable because of you. You really were a big reason that I survived 2020 and made it to the other side. Without you, I don’t know where I’d be... Thank you so much angel... I hope you have a wonderful new year filled with love and good memories and everything you deserve.

#li.ff #li.txt #long post #; ___ ;#this took For Ever...#banner is kinda lame but idc <3 hehfhwioaoieowe :(#i love u all #thank u so much for making this year not so ugly..#mwah...#hope this tags everyone properly -__-

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yourkindofboy · 1 year ago

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hi 😁 yeah i’m still here lol when i made my original post and all the drama/crit blogs were being silly in my tags i checked out yalls blogs and got hooked… y’all are just having so much fun i had to stick around. plus tommyinnit dream v quackity happened immediately the next day and then drunk mcc the day after… i couldn’t just leave in the middle of the party

i ask about rpf in this fandom bc this fandoms take on it and so many other things is so new to fandom culture… i’ve been lurking main tags for a couple months to see how it works and the rules/ethics codes are so strange and new… i’m a my chemical romance blog lol mcr has a very long history of rpf and we do have internal debates about it, but that wasn’t until within the past few years and even then the general consensus is they’re 40 yo rock stars that are likely never gonna see it and even if they do, they can look at their bank accounts and feel better. it’s only really bm if you’re sending it to them/@ing them on twitter. which is pretty much the consensus that i feel like most real people fandoms have always stuck to throughout online history and dsmp are the odd ones out. it’s definitely because the fandom is/was primarily on twitter right there with the ccs, of course the boundaries are gonna get redefined when you’re directly interacting with the ccs with your acc name set to ‘T4T AUTISTIC BEEDUO MY BELOVED ✨ hannah :3’. plus these ccs can NOT learn their lesson and keep their noses out of their indirects. don’t lurk in your own fandom literally #1 rule of being famous don’t google yourself

i’ve read enneamages post about it and that’s part of how i ended up among the crit blogs 🤪 the first time i saw mcyt tickle in main tags i immediately went ‘yeah, that’s what happens when you try to police sexuality’, same with poppy and the creepy sbi stuff. idk y’all say y’all are the crazy ones and that’s def true, but from all of the time i’ve spent in MAIN tags and seeing the ‘normal’ fans? y’all are most of the time healthier bc y’all 1) realistically criticize ccs 2) are most of the time joking and 3) seem to be self aware about being insane when you’re being insane. in most other fandom y’all would be the normal ones, bc in normal fandoms we openly debate and criticize the content we enjoy and how we enjoy it. y’all having to hide your followers and your likes and people only speaking to you on anon so no one gets attacked? literal insanity lol plus it leaves the fandom 10x more unchecked. the biggest issue with critblr would be being invasive and speculative, but i feel like y’all don’t even truth as much as main tags? idek tbjs place is so weird

but yeah that’s me 😋 if i’m wrong and i’m definitely just another one of the insane ones. well. oops! but in the meantime i have a new sideblog im gonna start using to post on/interact with so i don’t keep terrorizing my mcr mutuals with dreams weird sperm plushy. so. happy girlblogging byeeee 🥳🥳

what is the consensus on fanfic in mcyt? like this is a fanfic heavy community and ppl seem to b like 'no rpf >:(' then immediately post crimeboys incest au... like how do you justify writing fic about real ppl if you're against writing fic about real ppl? is the argument that they're writing abt the cc's dsmp characters, not the actual ccs themselves?

OMG hi! Didn't expect to see you back in these parts, sorry you are seeing the mcyt fandom through mine (and allisons) eyes. Basically, dsmp and now qsmp fic is pretty normalized bc the authors say they are writing about "characters." which, is true in a sense, bc Phil is not a hot anime dilf with wings. Though the tumblr and twitter fandom is slightly split on shipping'; tumblr is much more lax and even tends to dip into the nsfw side recently with the qsmp characters and storyline, while the twitter fandom seems to be more against shipping especially if the cc didn't specifically give them permission (IE: I saw someone get mass qrted for c!schlattbur).

With twitter, the demographic skews young and has the problems of any fandom, but with the added (horrible ingredient) that they are all fans of REAL PEOPLE. Because, I'll be honest, if the dsmp was an entirely fictional story say like a comic or anime I wouldn't give two shits about the fandom at all. I probably wouldn't even care about it period. But, the fact that there are REAL PEOPLE behind these "roleplay" characters adds this level of complication to the whole thing. I think this is best visualized when the fanfic "Passerine" blew up to the point where all of the ccs knew about it--[SPOILER for the story] Tommy dies in this fic, and his close long-time friend Eryn said on stream he didn't want to read something like that because "that's Tom." No matter how fictional the dsmp is, or how fictional the AU is, there are still real people behind these personalities with their own thoughts and lives and feelings. To write fanfiction about the dsmp is one thing (fine), two write an AU is another and as the years have gone on (believe me, I've been here for years) the fanfics have slowly become less and less about the source material (the dsmp) and more about a very very specific dynamic. (again @enneamage summarizes this better than I could because the nitty and gritty of this topic genuinely does not sit well with me) The "problem" is that rpf and shipping is a SIN within the fandom, hell, even to mainblr (which is why we're here on this #blog) which just spirals more and more "platonic" AUs. For anything, really. Which just get weirder, and weirder, and weirder. Bc on twitter theres NO SHIPPING ALLOWED, which is kind of silly for things like C!schlattbur or qsmp nsfw fics, bc like... its not that big of a deal, especially if the ship you make content of is based in a fictional story. Like why is this person getting called out for DSMP quackbur nsfw brah wilbur probably liking that shit on an alt. Which leads to people trying to find a dynamic they like ..."platonically"... as to avoid being called out. I honestly don't know how to vocalize this point fully bc I'm about to expose myself here I... am not a big shipper tbh. So I can't give an in depth explanation to what I mean (soweey! I exist for jokes!)

#count how many times i say yall. wait no i swear im not from the american south babe come back-

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zhowongli · 4 years ago

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hello! i started a new thread because the other one (+ this one) got really long, so sorry! but i guess this is my love letters to you guys because you’ve made my tumblr experience so, so much better && i’m grateful for all of you guys + all of my mutuals and followers!!

first of all, @himawari-senpaii thank you so so much for your kind words! meggi, i love your sunflower motif because it suits you so well! sunflowers make me smile whenever i see them, and it really brings me so much joy to see you on my dash/notifs. your tags are always so fun and sweet. thank you for tagging me in this 🥺

@animoozies connie, where do i even start? you were my very, very first tumblr mutual on this account! i’m so thankful you reached out to me before, and you’re still checking up on me even now. words can’t describe how much i adore you + how appreciative of you! when i see you on my dash with your stories, i always end up cackling because you’re so fun. idk how you do it working all those hours + going to nursing school, but you is a mf boss ass queen!!

@hoekaashi ash, my queen!! my tag for you is my day is blessed because ash ✨exists✨ because that’s honestly how i feel about you. i am truly blessed with your kindness, your humor, your friendship, you. thank you for always keeping me company through our struggles in pharmacy school! you are one of the realest people i know, and i feel so honored that you always send me random kenma pics & fics you think i’d like 🥺

@kanao annette, the other half of my soul, my whole heart, my literal soul sister. you are one of the biggest blessings i’ve received this year, and i honestly don’t know where i would be without you listening to my dumb shit and supporting me through all my mess LOL. thank you for validating me all the time, even if it’s just stupid stuff like enabling me to buy all the random stuff that i’ve been thinking about LMAO. i love how we are always ✨speaking✨ and ✨manifesting✨ good things in our futures together. i literally feel like i can talk about any and everything with you, and i love that about us 🥺 i am manifesting that beach vacation 2021 for us, okay!!! 💖

@sapphitedreams leo, my cutest menace in the kitchen 💖 thank you for reaching out to me when i was too shy to reach out to you uuuu. you’re such a chaotic calm in my life, and i love your energy. i am constantly in awe with how adorable, supportive, and creative you are! even though you bully me sometimes and only make things for characters’ birthdays, you are so so talented and it floors me every time i see your creations because they are so amazing idk how they’re real. i hope you are able to get some rest even if you have to work during your break (& i hope you don’t accidentally fall during work anymore smh HAHAH)!

@onefortyninecm danielle!! my love!! i know i mention this before, but i am always so so inspired by you. you’re so tiny, but you have such a big heart and soul. you’re so beautiful inside and out + your humor is god tier. i’m so glad you were the very first person i’ve ever commissioned from (& spiraled me into comissioning indulgent kenma art HAHAHA), and i’m still amazed by your talent and kindness every time you post something new omg. i still can’t believe you DREW ON YOUR PHONE what the heck!! you’re so talented it’s crazy HAHA. i’m always thinking fondly of you + dandy wedding in a pumpkin patch 2021, okay thanks.

@p-irozhki rissa!! i am so blessed with all the gifs you create and all your content on my dash! whenever i think of you, i think about all the smol icons you use because to me, you = cuteness = i wanna hug you so much!!! i think i already said it, but i’m always so thankful when you read all my self-indulgent fanfics and leave kind comments on them 😭 thank you for culturing me about mangoes HAHAHA. there’s never a bad time with you, and i’m thankful we got to meet this year!

@hoshino-a lena lena! you actually have so much bde that i am in constant awe by you. you are such a baddie & i have this like clear imagine in my head of you with crisp and clean vibes + the skies from your pfp on discord, hehe. i love you and all your brain rots about your exes. at this point, every time i see semi, my first thought is “ah it’s lena’s ex” and whenever i hear some sad song, i would be like “omg it’s lena ab her ex semi eita” LMFAOIOAGJDLA. i love talking to you because your energy is just immaculate + i just love your presence 💖 also please get some sleep because do you even sleep 😭

@myelocin nic!! you’ve painted my world in so many iridescent shade so life, i can’t even begin to describe how much you mean to me. you works are just so beautiful so imagine how much i shrieked when i saw you followed me LMFAOOADIGDALJ i love that your blog is your safe space because it has become a place of comfort for me as well (and i’m going to miss you so much when you leave 😭😭). your makki brain rot is so strong, and sometimes i think about makki and you making dinner and teasing each other and throwing flour at each other or something idk. this is nic’s world now and we are all living in it tbh.

@tsu-kiss nina!! you are someone i find such comfort in. i’m not really sure if that even makes sense LOL. but your blog and you are a source of comfort for me. in my head, you have such an older sister vibe even though i’m older than you LMAOOADGHDAKJ. i hope life is treating you well because you deserve all the best!! seeing you thrive makes my heart so full 🥺 i love you so much!!

@souheii lisa!! i kid you not, the first time you dropped an ask in my ask box, my heart skipped a beat because you told me you love me and i love you and you are so cute and i cri!!!! i know we don’t talk often, but every time i see you on my dash or in my notifs or when we do talk, it’s like a little shot of serotonin every time :”) thank you for being such a lovely human being mrs. iwaizumi hajime, 27, althetic trainer😭

@ultkags cas!! my first child 💖 i know you’re on a hiatus right now because school really, really sucks BUT you are seriously one of my biggest blessings. you are literally my ray of sunshine because every time i talk to you, i gain so much warmth and energy from you. every time i see your edits, it absolutely AMAZES me because i literally don’t know how i am able to see all your edits FOR FREE?? all your thoughts behind the composition and symbolism for each piece is CRAZY. please remember that i’m always your biggest fan + i love you so so much. please take care and remember to drink water and get some rest!! your grandma is always here to send you love + forehead kisses because this grandma can’t bake :(

@u-make-my-heart-tsumtsum ree!! hi, i know we’ve only started talking recently but i love how open and warm you are. our love was so strong that even tumblr tried to stop us 😭 conversations with you are always so easy and lovely, and you are just such a cool person!? i love reading all your thoughts (& i can’t wait to dive into your masterlist after school ends because we live for fluffy tsumu content 😭). i’m not sure why you even follow me, but i adore you so much!!

@neonghxst el, where do i even begin!! you are such a lovely person, and i literally have no other words to say because you always leave me speechless. your writing is so so gorgeous, and you are so so beautiful. i love reading all your stories because they truly leave an everlasting impact on me, and i love reading your interactions + just seeing you on my dash. you are so thoughtful, and you take care of everyone around you so well. i hope that you are also giving yourself the same treatment because you deserve all the best as well! remember to drink water in between your coffees and get some rest as you go into your final 2 weeks of the semester!!

@und3lla maliha! hi love! i know we haven’t spoken much or in a while, but i really do always think of you randomly. you were one of the first mutuals i made && you are such a sweet soul. i love how every time we talk, it really fills me up with happiness. thank you for just being such a lovely person && you truly are one of the softest people i’ve met. thank you <3

@deadontheinsidebut angel, my dumb ham, my queen, my hoe (heaven on earth), my everything. i know you are also on a semi-hiatus right now because everything that’s going on, but i hope you are properly taking care of yourself >:( i’m always here to remind you to drink some water in between your coffees and teas and to GET SOME REST. you are so so driven, and i really admire how open and friendly you are. you truly are your namesake because you are literally an angel, and i always feel so blessed to be in your presence (even if you bully me sometimes for being a boomer 😔). words can’t describe how much i love you and care about you && i hope that you are able to find what you’re looking for during your break! 💖

@rumprich ananya! hello! i am so thankful to see you and all your content on my dash. you have so much creativity, and all your edits are so aesthetically pleasing to look at? like it’s so light + pretty!! i’m so so grateful that we are mutuals somehow because ahhh i really don’t deserve you. you are so adorable, and i truly am blessed to see your presence!

@yuki-souma vee! i know we only started talking very very recently, but you are so much fun to talk to! i love how diverse our conversations are, and i love that we have similar favorites, and even when we don’t, it’s always a fun conversation that i look forward to! i love how open and inviting you are, and i’m really grateful that we are mutuals + i love and appreciate you so so much!

@owlywrites owly! hello! you are seriously one of the most supportive souls i’ve met on this website. your kindness and drive to learn always leaves me speechless because you’re so amazing. thank you for being so kind to me, and i hope you extend that same kindness to yourself! don’t be so hard on yourself and remember to take breaks and take care too. you are such a beautiful soul, and i hope you’ll remember that i’m always here to support you!!

@graphicstills-in-motion hi arianne! thank you so so much for always being so kind to me. i don’t know what i did in life to deserve you, but i must have done something right to have someone so kind like you in my life! thank you for being such a sweet soul + always boosting everyone around you up. your kindness is definitely contagious! i love seeing your edits and reading our conversations because there are always so many thoughts put in. thank you <3

@applepienation justine! thank you so much for always checking in on me whenever i post random shit on my dash. i really do appreciate you and all that you do for not just me, but also for everyone around you. you are such a ray of sunshine, and i’m so thankful that you’re in my life! i know uni is crazy for you right now, but i hope you’re still taking time to take care of yourself! sending you lots of love and positive energy!!

@touyax drake! hi love. i absolutely LIVE for your tags LMAOOADJGALD. they are literally my thoughts but you just typed them out HAHAH. i’m so thankful that i get to see your beautiful content on my dash, and i’m always in awe by all your edits! thank you for always being such a fun person + never leaving me feeling like a fool whenever i post ask games LOL. i love and appreciate you so much! 💖

@kagehjna ilayda! my kagehina supplier 🥺🥺 i love seeing your presence on my dash because you truly post all the best things! you are such a lovely person + i love reading your tags HAHA. you are truly a joy and we will definitely have matching kagehina icons one day okay 😭😭 12/7 is finally here/coming SO I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! thank you for always blessing me <3

@sadaharus hi mei! you are literally the definition of softness to me. all your content and edits are just so soft and beautiful, and i love seeing everything you post. you are my main gintama supplier HAHA. i really appreciate how kind you are + how you’re always so sweet to me. 🥺 i know it’s kinda funny how i started following you because of a random ask game, but i’m so so glad i did because i always feel so thankful you’re here!

@fake-charliebrown charlie! my little sprout babie!! i have so much admiration for you because you have so so much talent! your style is so distinctive, and i love that!! it’s so soft + vibey, and i’m honestly so so amazed by it all. not to mention, you have the best haikyuu thoughts! thank you for sharing all of that with me! i’m thankful for you, thank you <3

@itachihaa ay! my froggy princess 🥺 thank you for always being so kind to me + having the patience to deal with how slow i am to responding!! i’m really appreciative of you always because you make/have so much beautiful content and you are so so sweet as well!? and the way you call me miss starlight 🥺 that makes me so soft like!! uuu i love you.

@stardust-make-a-wish star! you are so so adorable!! i LOVE reading your tags because they make me feel so fuzzy and soft but also relatable HAHA. your presence is such a joy + thank you for always interacting with me even though i just spam random stuff LMAO. i love how thoughtful your answers are + how much you love cake/sweets (very suiting because you are so sweet 🥺). thank you for being interested in me even though i am the one asking you questions!

@karasu-hoes daisy! hello! i have so much admiration for you because you have so much creativity and kindness! like your events are so cool and unique + your writing is so beautiful! i love reading your feral thoughts + all your work. i also really love reading your witching hours!!! thank you for blessing me with you 🥺 you are always so kind + i love how much you care about your friends and the people around you. i hope you’re taking care while renewing your teaching certifications! 💖

@frailuta nico! hello love! i know we haven’t really spoken before, but i just want to know i love you so much. you make the most beautiful gifs + i truly am in awe every time you post something. life is tough sometimes, but you are tougher! sending so so much love and positive energy to you + please remember to take care! <3

to all my mutuals and followers: thank you so so much for sticking with me and my mess of a blog. i honestly don’t really contribute much to anything, but i’m so thankful you guys are still here! thank you, thank you, thank you! i love and appreciate all of you guys + my ask box/messages are always open if you want/need someone to talk to 💖 thinking fondly of everyone today + so much love to you guys mwah mwah!

#text #this got really long but #i am really truly thankful for everyone of you #i have so so much love for you guys #sending all my love and positive energy to you guys #i'm so sorry sometimes i'm really slow at responding but #i really do think of you guys!!#love you all mwah mwah

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myhoneststudyblr · 4 years ago

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something crazy just happened...

i started this blog a year and a half ago and i honestly never imagined i would reach 100 followers let alone 15k!!! so i want to thank you ALL for being so lovely, welcoming and supportive - whenever i come on to tumblr, the studyblr community never fails to make me smile

this studyblr has been such an important journey for me and since i’ve made it i’ve grown as a person and as a student. it has taught me so much, from good study habits and self-care tips, to even some things about who i am as a person!

since i’ve created this blog and particularly in the past few months I've had the honour to meet and get to know some truly incredible people and i want to tag some people who i love and im so thankful to for being so kind:

(you should all go follow their blogs if you haven’t already)

(btw it is probably gonna be quite long cause i have so much to say about these incredible people!!! sorry but im not really sorry XD)

@redlitmusbluelitmus MIA!!! i have already told you so many times how glad i am that you are my friend but i am going to do it again right here cause i can!! you are quite possibly the nicest, funniest and supportive people i have ever had the pleasure to meet. we haven't known each other for that long but in that time you quickly became an amazing friend and we have always just *got* each other!!! 💕💕💕

@study-van yasemin - our first conversation was pretty much a car crash and every one since has made me laugh and look like a proper idiot cause im usually just staring at my phone! i’ve followed your blog for so long and i’m so proud of all the amazing things you are doing and i’m so glad to have you as a friend after so stalking your blog for so long 💕

@museeofmoon zainab!!! we’ve known each other only for a short time now but our friendship was pretty much immediate!!! our conversations are filled with emojis, emoticons, capitals letters and XDs and i wouldn’t have it any other way!!!!! your posts are works of art and i will forever stan them <3

@headgirlstudy Ellie - discovering your blog was one of the best things to come out of my 2020 quarantine challenge cause you have this incredible style and simple beauty to your posts that i just can’t get enough of! i’ve loved having our fangirl conversations about taylor swift and all her incredible songs! you probably don’t know this but one of those conversations took place when i was feeling very low but discussing all the songs with you lifted me up so much so thank you xxx

@jeonchemstudy DAPHNE!!! if i ever create a bujo, i want it to look like yours because honestly, i don't understand how you managed to create such beauty!! we are interested in such similar things and it’s been so cool to find a fellow Gallagher girl lover (i was so shook when i found out you loved the books cause i usually feel very alone in my loved of them XD) and someone who is obsessed with last week tonight as me!!! x

@bulletnotestudies sabrina... you are just incredible and such a joyful person!!! i will always remember you messaging me when i posted that i was stressed about an exxay exam and your message was the last thing i saw before doing it and honestly if gave me such a boost! you’re positivity and supportiveness blows me away and i want many many more conversations with you xxx

@lattesandlearning laura - you were one of the most dedicated posters throughout the quarantine challenge and i loved seeing each and every one of your posts! i’m so glad to be following your journey and seeing what you’ve accomplished even in the short amount of time that I've known you <3

@upside-down-uni mo!!! another incredibly dedicated poster in the quarantine challenge and one that i always specifically looked out for! you and your blog have truly opened my eyes to other experiences and educated me more than you know just from your responses and posts! i always see that you like my posts and even on my dumb little text posts you often reply and it always makes me smile! i’m so glad that you’ve created this officially studyblr and thankful to you for making the community even more colourful 🌈

@coffeeandpies pat, i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again but you are the basically the third person that i followed in the studyblr community and to think that we’ve actually had conversations and we are friends and mutuals is downright crazy to me because you are imo just one of those iconic blogs!!! you are a beautiful person inside and out and your text posts are hilarious and tell the best stories. thank you so much for being so lovely <3

@coralstudiies you were the first person ever to really message me on tumblr and i remember being so shook because i think your blog is just mind blowingingly incredible! every picture of your notes looks like a work of art and i don’t know how you manage to make them look so perfect!!!

@problematicprocrastinator beth, you are a pillar of positivity in this community and your supportiveness and openness is at a level that i aspire to! your morning messages are usually the first thing i see (at least when i still was going to school on the bus every morning before all of the corona stuff) and it always gave me a little boost for the day! you are an incredible writer and your dedication to supporting everyone in this community is amazing <3 (also your blog name is probably the best one i’ve ever seen and i’m so jealous ngl)

i could wax lyrical about every studyblr i know but this post is getting really long so here are more of my favourites (just know that if you are in this list i have a little monologue about how amazing you are in my head and i appreciate you so much 💕💕💕)

@chazza-studies-alevels @stuhde @captainofstudies @sosiaalitieteet @elleandhermione @mid-afternoon-tea @athenastudying @learning-to-think @serendistudy @philology-studies @rivkahstudies @emili-a-a @nabasynth @divinity-study @cals-desk @abbieestudia @studywithprincess @studybuddiesareoverrated @casual-minimalist @stu-dna @coffe-in-cup @adelinestudiess @intellectys @eintsein @einstetic

there are so so many more that could be added to this list and i’m sure i’ve forgotten people!! basically i ADORE every single person in this community and i’ve loved getting to know all of you and i hope i’ll be able to meet more people in the next few years 💕💕💕

Now here’s the blograte celebration!!!

I did a blogrates for 10k followers but i enjoyed it so much and it was a while ago now that i want to do it again with all you amazing people!!!

Rules

Must be following me although new followers are welcome too!

Must be a studyblr or at least mostly (cause I want to find some more studyblrs to follow)

Reblog this post

Send me an ask : in the ask begin with your favourite emoji so I know it is a blog rate then tell me a funny story!

Please don’t send anons - if your studyblr is a side blog just tell me this in the ask

Please let me know what you tag your original content with (specifically if it is not in your bio)

Please be kind and patient! i am very busy this summer with lots of work as well as running my Summer Studying Challenge so it may take me a little while to do it but hopefully, i’ll get it done as fast as possible

I will be doing these blogrates until Wednesday 22nd July

Format

i will be tagging my blograte posts with #myhoneststudyblr15k if you wanna blacklist them so your dash doesn’t get filled up!!

Thank you everyone!! <3

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