#cant believe i get to reuse this tag

[irasceris]

Signals do not get any more mixed than this, he's sure. Further confirmed when he's sent a half stumble backward, forcibly reacquainted with supporting his own weight on the floorboards. He blinks, slow and stupid, trying and failing to figure out how the path from Point A to Point 7 had been a direct one, but Alaric's already halfway across the room when he has the bearings again to just ask. Or, wait. He did that already, and lost out on a real answer and then some. This is Damon's fault, because it usually is, and maybe the push for a magical crash course speed run was a step too far. Many steps too far, the way Ric's shaking an addict, creating as much distance between them like Damon had been the one moving like a man possessed. He opens his mouth and shuts it again twice, wonders when the hell this got so complicated and what could have possibly gone wrong first.

The witch thing might be the tipping point, but it's not the truth. Damon knows that the second it ghosts over his lips. Technically several seconds after, since his mind tends to blank on signs of trouble anytime he's got a warm body pressed over his, but that's beside the point. What he doesn't know is which of his latest attempts at being comforting were entirely the wrong move, or why he's so mind bogglingly bad at this. No need for an extensive play by play of everything going on in Ric's head, even if every flash in his eyes is as tortured and unreadable as the last. Unlike some other very important people in their lives, Damon doesn't carry the inclination to hold him down and force that kind of soul bearing to the surface. He'd sort of like to now, since apparently Ric doesn't trust him enough to get it off his chest even prompted. That's the part that's not sitting well. That's the part that stings.

For the good of the team, he tries to reckon what might actually be justified. It's been a very long time since he was human. Doesn't remember what it's like to very suddenly have immeasurable power coursing under his skin, or how he managed to level it out. Inextricably horny? Maybe. He doesn't appreciate getting jerked around, even if the extraction was entirely necessary, because again, they're. They're working on something. Growth or whatever stupid reason. Ric's the one that planted the idea for Damon to get situated without being so careless about who he's touching on, and here he is unable to contain himself. Should be vindicating - the instant rejection makes it anything but. Paired with his inability to be honest, Damon's seeing a little red. And sure, there's a chance he's overthinking it, but clearly he's been under-thinking everything else, so this seems like the right time to play it safe. Whatever game this is, he's losing. Bad. So. He'll oblige before hurt develops into a really pissy mood like it tends to, and he decides he ought to screw things up on purpose. That he's really good at, but there's two heartbeats pounding horribly out of sync in his ears, and he has no interest in setting the human one off and accidentally killing his best (read, only) friend because he needs to have the last word.

"Sure thing, Ric. Take your time." Curt, flat, and to the point, because he's been trying his damnedest here to be good about, frankly, everything, from the witch stuff to the werewolf stuff to the semblance of human decency stuff, and it's still somehow biting him in the ass. At a certain point this has to be a talent. He doesn't wait for Ric to respond, breezes back down the main way and out the door. Slams it shut for good measure, rattling the frame hard enough to echo a message that he has zero intention of coming back inside. Maybe most of that's the witches' doing. A reminder he's not welcome here, there, or anywhere. Whatever, man. Not his kind of party anyway.

He only gets as far as Ric's car when he remembers he can't vamp speed out of here, which is just more bullshit he's not in the mood to figure out. Breaking something might help, and for a brief moment the windshield is an appealing option. Driving off and leaving Ric to walk would also feel good. For a moment. The combination of both sounds like a recipe for bugs in his mouth, though, so he abandons that pretty immediately. Mostly because he doesn't actually want to do any of those things, just can't temper what part of this is psycho wolf brain and what part is regular grade, psycho Damon brain. Neither are trustworthy. And you know what, neither is Ric. Dawns on him then that his impulse control has found some check, which is a very dim bright side. Does it still count if he doesn’t have an audience? Back to a tree falling in the forest. Might be easier to just burn it down.

He takes a minute, maybe five, trying to sort out what Ric - not present Ric, because that guy's not handling anything well - would do. What he might need to unscrew this particular setback. Maybe he had a point in there. The air outside is clean of any morbid witchy tension, and that helps calm his nerves enough to think of action beyond destruction. There's a couple things he can try. Booze might be the problem but booze is also the solution, where Alaric is generally concerned, so he sighs, fishes the emergency bottle out of the trunk and figures that's a long enough break. He can be cool again. Probably. The front door is heavier this time (for crying out loud, can they get over themselves?) but Damon doesn't bother to step over the threshold. "Hey, asshole," he calls inside, scanning what he can make out under the magic light show, "If you're not jerking off or dead yet, I got something for you. Consider it a grand prize for being a worse liar than Jeremy." And maybe that's sort of an apology, too. Depends on Ric's attitude.

just when he's really wishing damon would say something already, fill the too-tense silence between them with something light and witty and easy to come back from, he finally does. except it's nothing like that. it's nowhere near what he should be giving him right now. nothing anywhere close to enough to distract from the hand brushing down his side, effortlessly summoning a trail of goosebumps in its wake. no, it's so much worse; it's a streak of compassion that ignites something brighter in ric that shouldn't still be burning. never should've started, even. ric can't look at him. he can't even fucking look at him, because the second he does, with damon this close to him, he's going to lose it. every last microscopic shred of his self control, his dignity. gone. "you really don't want me to talk about it," comes his eventual reply, and it should be firm, mechanical, final, but it's actually more like he just sucked on a very violent lemon and he's ready to spit it out at damon's face. "trust me." an unfriendly smile he doesn't mean, aimed at no one in particular. it's getting old, feeling this bitter. he's thirty-three and might as well be going on seventeen for all the ridiculous high school jealousy he's swimming in, no life vest, somebody call the lifeguard already.

and damon. damon, to his endless credit, knows something's terribly wrong here. isn't even pressing the witch issue right now, when he really should be, when ric needs him to so badly that it's almost a tremor in his hands. is a tremor in his hands, fuck. the realization prompts his next mistake: he looks at damon. and damon, god help him, studies him back. ric's gaze traces blue eyes gone wide with something like worry, full lips parted in too familiar a way. maintains just enough presence of mind to turn his own lean-in into something less out of control, ends up pressing his forehead down against damon's in something that feels like it's either more innocent or more obscene than what the alternative could've been. drags in an inhale like an asthmatic who's been running low on oxygen all night. curses damon's freakish ability to pick the worst times to showcase every single lovable part of himself that's normally kept under more careful lock and key. "just coping with this," he releases on the exhale, hot breath on damon's mouth and a dare he won't deliver sitting right on the tip of his tongue. makes them both more comfortable by sliding in a lie: "with the witch thing."

he's too worked up. he pushes away from damon, takes several steps away, down to the other end of the room, searching for a paranormal cold spot to act as a stand-in for a spontaneous cold shower. contemplates everything wrong with himself in the cobwebs running along a filthy baseboard. waits for his pulse to settle down, or for the heart attack to find him, or for damon to point out that he can hear it all, actually, with his wolf senses. isobel, he also thinks absurdly and out of nowhere, would have a field day with where he's ended up. "jesus, man, i'm losing it. sorry. it's the drinks, or all the old witch energy." flattens a knuckle against the middle of his forehead, a pisspoor effort to fend off the miniature headache building there. "why don't you go? i'll just stick around, meditate, see what i can dig up myself. they're probably not showing because they're a bunch of crazy cat ladies, and you're killing the atmosphere."

[aronarchy]

[image ID: a screenshot of a Tumblr interaction.

On May 3, someone posted, “[cloud emoji]: [redacted] blinkies <3 anti abuse only plz,” with six blinkies, captioned “all made at blinkie.cafe”

On June 2, critical-collective reblogged the original post. A third person reblogged this reblog, saying, “Many of those you would consider pro-abuse would consider themselves anti-abuse, and I can firmly say that even without knowing your stance. Sorry, but this is literally the same as ‘basic DNI,’ ‘DNI shitheads.’”

critical-collective reblogged from the third person, adding the tags, “#tbh i didnt even see that anti abuse thing when i first rbed #i was just captivated by the rolal blinkie #but rbing for that addition #also important to say that you cant really control who uses the things you post to public domain”

/end image ID]

I’ve been seeing this take more and more often among people I would consider friends/closely acquainted comrades, and I strongly disagree. It’s kind of worrying, actually. I’d wanted to address this earlier, and even started drafting this post weeks ago, but unfortunately stress + ADHD made me unable to actually finish writing it until now.

I remember seeing a similar sentiment around here from this following set of answers to anons. I hadn’t wanted to say anything about those answers at the time, because I was triggered and distressed, and thought it wasn’t really important enough of an issue to make a fuss about. But I think I’ll talk about it now, and I’ll also take this chance to address these in the same post, because they run on similar faulty logics.

[image ID: three asks sent to a person (not through Tumblr) about 1 month ago.

The first ask:

I see that many [[people in a certain community/demographic] think that [thing which is a form of sexual abuse] does not count as real sexual abuse,] but [they see that] others unfortunately [are] being real victims of predators and get sexually abused [(what does count as “real sexual abuse” under their framework)], so although wouldn't it be more logical to be anti-abuse than anti-[term for a set of behaviors which all constitute abuse (we believe we are correct in considering them to be abuse), though the aforementioned individuals believe that only some of them are abuse)]?

answer:

“Anti abuse” sounds like “anti bad things, pro good things” to me.

second ask:

Are you not anti bad things pro good things?

answer:

I try not to define my political positions in ways that describe my attitude more than what I actually want.

third ask:

But some people do think abuse is good, even things they themselves consider “abuse” (with that word).

answer:

Most people I’ve come across agreed with me that abuse is bad. We just defined abuse differently. And that, together with how sensationalized the concept of abuse is and how easily people get aggressive at the slightest implication that they support abuse, makes me not want to use this word as often. There are other ways to say the same thing.

Some portions have been redacted. The text in brackets was edited in by me to clarify context or make things easier to read.

/end image ID]

(I’m aware that this might make the OPs feel attacked. To clarify, I don’t intend this as an attack of some sort, just as a way to air my disagreements and frustrations and possibly provide useful information or arguments. Usually I don’t say anything at all when a friend/close acquaintance says something which I find problematic, because I don’t want to make people mad/upset at me, and feel like nobody would agree anyway. I’m not mad and don’t want any apologies; just bringing up points for consideration.)

It’s very important to me that people do not confuse what “should” be done from what “can” be done. It’s true, for example, that it’s difficult to truly have control over who reuses your designs you post to Tumblr. That doesn’t, however, make it wrong for you to wish for your creations to be reshared in respectful and ethical ways. Is it actually wrong for someone to violate a “do not use this if you are X”? I don’t know; the ethical considerations surrounding boundaries regarding non-direct interactions like these are far more ambiguous and difficult to determine. That doesn’t mean, however, that we should use doomer arguments—the logic of “you can’t enforce this, which is why you should not expect (want) people to respect this” itself can be applied to anything. Including boundaries that are much more obviously obligatory to respect. Leaving this open is dangerous. A similar set of arguments applies to DNIs in general.

And is it wrong for, say, a bigot to interact with a marginalized person who says “people bigoted against my identity DNI”? IMO, yes, but not really because I’d say “all DNIs are always inherently wrong to violate”; it’s because a bigot, with the beliefs they hold, makes those marginalized people unsafe. But the very same DNIs that are (pretty much) most unambiguously unethical to cross are also the ones which are hardest to enforce, because by definition bigots do not care about the boundaries of marginalized people. But, using this to argue against DNIs as a whole misunderstands the reason why many people say “[bigoted group] DNI.” They know that it’s not really enforceable without a block, but it sends a message: that this is what they want, and it indicates what they believe, and that they are likely hostile to bigotry. The same logic applies to abuse apologia.

This is in no way the same as things like “basic DNI criteria” or “DNI shitheads.” “Basic DNI criteria” and “shitheads” are nebulous, basically impossible to define universally, because they can’t be the same among everyone; they're by themselves vague and extremely subjective. But “abuse” is not such a term. Abuse is possible (arguably easy!) to define objectively, and one should expect people to adhere to a single definition of “abuse” (and believe that it exists). Of course most people don't agree on what constitutes “abuse”—and that is a problem, actually! Most people are abuse apologists; that’s not a good thing. Of course most people aren't the type of edgelord that’s unironically supportive of what they personally believe does constitute “abuse.” That doesn’t mean they’re not actually pro-abuse though; it means they’re wrong thinking some abuse isn’t real abuse. But the solution to that is not to cater to their abuse apologia, to coddle them and refuse to tell them the truth for the sake of some liberal ideals of “tolerance” for a “diversity of opinions.” Some opinions are not valid! Some opinions are harmful!

Bigots (in general) use the exact same tactics, rejecting labels like “racist” or “homophobe” when they’re accused of being such, because they don't believe what they’re promoting or doing “counts” as “real” bigotry or oppression. That doesn’t mean they're right about that. It also does not mean that people should stop saying “I don’t want [bigots] here” because “well what about the [un-self-aware bigots]!!” (They are un-self-aware bigots, not people who just happen to have a neutrally different and equally valid opinion on what constitutes bigotry.)

Ceding that the definition of abuse can reasonably/should be relativized is what abuse-relativizers (and abuse advocates/abusers in general) have been cheering on since forever. They believe that “abuse” is “simply a word to indicate nebulous individual feelings of perceiving Bad Things” because they support abuse and don’t view it as a serious issue specifically defined by exploitation of power/violation of autonomy which is inherently unethical, and view victims as lying, overreacting, contemptible, and unreliable witnesses to or interpreters of our own lives. They apply this view to victims/survivors all the time, dismissing our concerns as simply “subjective feelings” or Moral(tm) Judgment(tm), and cast this labeling as “demonization.”

The term abuse is “sensationalized” in most people’s minds BECAUSE of pervasive abuse culture and pro-abuse attitudes. Of course many people only believe that Actually Extremely Bad actions are “abusive”—they don’t have a good understanding of what abuse is! That is a very bad thing! It is one of the most important factors in making most abuse go undetected and most victims unsupported! (Meanwhile, the actual problem with the anon’s statement and beliefs went unaddressed, missing out on a useful opportunity, because the responder decided to focus completely on the wrong problem.)

I can’t really take this (the responses to the asks) as just some sort of personal preference indicator regarding terminology and comfort levels. It’s clearly a capitulation to abuse culture that fundamentally misunderstands the dynamics at play, and ultimately reinforces these problems.

Yes, much of abuse victim advocacy advises that (at first) you should not directly use the term “abuse” when telling someone that the abusive behaviors they’ve experienced were wrong or that their abuser is harming them. But that has never been a call to keep doing that forever, perceiving avoiding the term “abuse” (them having internalized their abuser’s abusive rhetoric) as some sort of good thing. It’s a crucial part of healing and breaking free from abuse to be able to understand that the abuse was in fact “abuse” and that abusers are abusers.

The word “abuse” is language extremely important to victims/survivors and anti-abuse activists. Abuse apologists’ fear of/aggressive opposition to being labeled abusers is a clear indicator and product of their own ignorance, entitlement, and oppressive ideologies. That makes it even more important to confront their problematic rhetoric and lack of understanding instead of defanging our ability to analyze and critique power dynamics and advocate for ourselves.

Everywhere I look I see people wanting to water down, co-opt, or constrain the language developed and used by survivors because nothing will satisfy them but, ultimately, complete silence. Everywhere people seem allergic to the term “abuse,” complaining that it is “too strong a word” and maybe you shouldn’t use it? I mean it’s kind of harsh/mean/too extreme/subjective/exaggerating/hysterical isn’t it? Just pick a different word!!! (No word ever truly satisfies.) I’m fucking tired of this bullshit and I don’t want traces of it to stick in places where I am supposed to feel safe and have my issues and my needs understood too.

(update: talked it out with the aforementioned third person; we mostly agree)

[ryugujitr]

Hello! Just wanna let you know that the pet fundraiser from 'criticaltuesday' is a scam. For more info, there's a post about this person and how to identify their posts here, an archive of all their posts, blogs, avatars, asks here, and a detailed post on general scam red flags here

The main giveaways for this scammer are: 1) their oldest post is only a few hours old. 2) They use USD $ in their post, but if you hover over the paypal link, it says 'country=PH', which is Philippines, where they use Philippine pesos 3) They're asking people to use paypal 'friends and family', because it doesn't give protection if you get scammed 4) They're reusing the same paypal from earlier blogs that were deleted (paypal 'ladouceurr142'), and the same avatar too 5) They may have sent you a random ask out of the blue, saying not to answer it publicly (so they don't show up in searches)

If you ask them to write random words of your choice on a sheet of paper and take a photo of the cat with them, they won't be able to provide it

I'm sending this message to as many people as I can to warn them and share some tips :) You can report the scammer through 'report something else', 'unlawful uses or content', then 'phishing'. Some people delete the reblogged post, others keep it up and put huge warnings in the reblog text field and tags to warn others (they will see that warning in the post notes). Have a nice day!

Oh dear lord, I knew I should of listened to my gut feeling about this person- 😭😭

Thank you SO much for telling me all of this!!! I cant believe I was dumb enough to believe this scammer :(( You’re an angel for helping out!!!

DONT HELP OUT THAT SCAMMER, WHOEVER SEES THIS POST !!!

[catintheruemorgue]

annoying things they do

summary: small things these guys do that just grinds your gears a bit.

characters: oda, dazai, kunikida, twain, akutagawa, atsushi, mori, poe, ranpo, fittzgerald, steinbeck, chuuya, yosano, gin, kouyou, higuchi, alcott and lucy

these are all based off things i do or have inconvenienced my life lmfao i’ll probs do a part two with everyone i missed this just got wayyy to long lol next im posting being friends with double black 

Oda:

If you're wearing shorts and have bruises he will poke them when you're resting your legs on him. He’s silent about it too and if you yell at him he pretends to act like he doesn't know what you're talking about.

Will smack your sunburn but this one is actually an accident. He just wanted to pat you on the back because you're amazing.

Will space out when you talk too long, sometimes certain objects are just so… mesmerizing

Dazai:

Loves to jumpscare you the only exception is if it was a trigger. In that case he will just call your name and whip something at you for you to catch at random.

When you're driving he likes to reach over and honk your horn. It's almost caused so many roadside fistfights.

If he sees a dog in public he will bark and growl at it.

Kunikida:

Won’t let you on the bed without socks on. You could be sick as a dog and he’ll still enforce this rule.

Cleaning is hard because he has a hard time throwing things away. You'll spend extra time as he holds two identical pens, trying to decide which one he wants to keep. He’s learned to plan certain days in his schedule for cleaning now.

Won't let you turn up the music in the car and will keep it at a level that's so low it's annoying.

Twain:

Walks around the house shirtless but then complains about how cold it is.

Blasts his music so loud when he wakes up in the morning and it's always early 2000’s hits. It's not rare for you to have Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield stuck in your head by 9 am.

Always has to climb something, this stems from his adventurous side. It's not really that annoying but when you’re in a crowded area and he runs off to go climb the tall statue, screaming at you to take a photo… Yes it is. Especially when children try and follow him and you're stuck receiving glares from the parents.

Akutagawa:

Will not let you throw any food products out. He tells you it's a perfectly good meal (even if it's not) and that he will eat it tomorrow. It’s sad because you know this stems from childhood but it’s still annoying.

Reuses the same gross, musty ziplock baggies. You keep buying new ones but he doesn't get it lol.  

Will tell you if your breath smells, hair is messy, outfit is ugly. He does not see an issue with this and it's nice knowing someone has your back but he doesn't have to be so rude about it..

Atsushi:

If he drinks he's one of those drinkers who will not let you take it from him. Keeps an iron grip on the cup. He finishes it no matter how drunk and always throws up. Thankfully he rarely drinks.

He stops to help everyone, literally even if they just look like they need help. You've been late to so many things.

Will eat anything. Once you made steak and somehow forgot about it. It was hard as a brick yet he still almost broke his teeth eating it. You think you saw some tears as he told you it was delicious.

Mori:

Listens to people's conversations in public and isn't afraid to comment, loudly, about it. You know it's loud because they either stop talking or try and confront you guys.

Comes up to stops fast and brakes so hard you feel like he does it on purpose.

Sometimes if he and Elise get into a “disagreement” he’ll try and rope you in to take his side and you always do, knowing it would probably give him more satisfaction if you chose to side with her.

Poe:

Asks for constructive criticism but will then argue with you about why you're wrong.

Always humming a song he heard Twain singing and then it gets stuck in your head too.

Will deny stupid things like why your favorite mug is in the trash or why he just let out rather loud scream in the bathroom. You know he's lying because he looks away and makes sure his bangs are covering his eyes.

Ranpo:

Will call you out on any lie even if you don't mean to lie you just forgot about some of the details.

Don't take him grocery shopping if you have a set amount you want to spend. He won't even sneak, he will just say he wants something and throw it in the cart.

Such a backseat driver even though he can't drive.

Fitzgerald:

Likes to act like he's still in his twenties and will somehow get the two of you invited to college parties where he will attempt to do a kegger in front of everyone. You end up being the one to hold him up and he always ends with a, “LETS FUCKING GO!”

Likes to ask for the senior discount even though he's not that old, he just likes to hear the women validate that he's not old.

It’s scary how he used to buy without looking and now will scream if the price on a price tag is too high.

Steinbeck:

Always looking at the grass for wheat to chew on. It's so cheesy when you walk into the city and he's got it sticking out of his mouth.

He gets weirdly intimate with nature and you feel like you're third wheeling.

Has the mentality that he has to provide for you because he is the man. He gets so shocked when he finds out you still want to work.

Chuuya:

Has a hard time making decisions you could ask him what he wants for dinner and his mind will just break.

Gets way too pissed at movies and will actually get up and walk away. Once you were kicked out of the theater because he wouldn't stop yelling at the screen. Another time he walked out you waited a whole ten minutes before you realized he wasn't coming back.

Sometimes activates his ability at night and it's so scary waking up to him floating halfway across the room.

WOMAN TIME!!!!!!!!!!

Yosano:

Will glare at you so intensely if you say something she disagrees with.

Always tries to rope you into drinking with her even if you’ve said no the past ten nights.

Will describe wounds or injuries in such detail and just won’t stop, almost like she’s trying to fuck with you, but she’s not.

Gin:

Claims to be nothing like her big brother but then will go on to make the same facial expressions and do some of the same mannerisms as him.

Will spend hours trying things on just to put it all back, leave the store and change her mind when you’re almost home. Then she’ll have you run back with her to buy it all.

Is used to sneaking around so scares you a lot. Also on the topic of being silent sometimes she just won’t respond, thinking you can just read her vibes / mind.

Kouyou:

Will judge what you eat, especially fast food but will try and steal a fry in private when you're not looking.

Will say things like, “Well that's just the way the world works.” If someone tries to share their baggage with her. You understand she’s had a pretty rough life but it's caused you to almost spit out your drink multiple times.

At functions forgets about you for about an hour while she mingles with everyone else, you could tap on her shoulder and she'll dismiss you like you're a subordinate. Until you clear your throat again you'll see the slight blush as she apologizes.

Higuchi:

She has no sense of privacy. If she hears a crash or loud noise she will bust down the door. It’s sweet but not when the noises are usually from you knocking all the shampoo bottles down again.

Horrible road rage actually puts you on edge to be in the car with her. She doesn't even have to be driving.

Likes to act like she's a professional at everything and people usually believe it because of her suit. It's so nerve wracking when she giggles when they walk away with false information.

Alcott:

Will agree to everything you suggest but you can only tell when she doesn’t want to do it when you’re currently doing it.

Yet she’s not afraid to grumble about how annoying it is when someone bumps into you and doesn’t apologize. It’s sweet but you’re left dealing with the situation if the person is aggressive enough to say something.

Always corrects your spelling or if you say something like “I could care less.”

Lucy:

Will fish for compliments in a very obvious way like, “Wow. Wish someone would call me pretty..” and then just stare right at you.

Kicks you so violently in her sleep but won't let go of you so you cant get away.

Constantly stealing from restaurants. You're banned from a couple restaurants because she got caught trying to steal a cup or salt shaker.

[lettersandinkstains]

11/11/11 (#??)

I was tagged by @jcckwrites​, thank you!

Answer 11 questions, ask 11 questions.

Tags: @bookenders, @klywrites, @kainablue, @kittensartswriting, @inexorableblob, @ink-flavored, @livvywrites, @androgynousscarves, @dontwritethatone, @dove-actually, @tricksexual, @pen-in-hand, @ofinscriptions

My Eleven Questions:

If your WIP got made into a movie, which actors/actresses would you cast for your main characters?

What is a story you’d like to write, but don’t know how to yet tackle?

How do you deal with writer’s block?

Coffee, hot chocolate, or tea?

Do you believe in the death of the author?

What is a trope that needs more love?

What is your biggest inspiration?

Let’s go on a little adventure: One day, you end up in the same world as your characters--or if they’re in ours, you end up with your characters in some way, shape or form. What do you do?

If you had a magical power, what would that power be?

What is a genre that you feel is underrated? What about overrated?

Have you accomplished anything that you’re proud of?

1. Do you title your chapters? If so, how many times do you end up changing the title before it’s done? If not, what do you title them with and why?

 I do sometimes! I don’t really change them at all. Depends on my mood, really.

2. List 3-5 works (books, comics, tv, movies, etc) that you know have influenced your worldbuilding and/or writing. Feel free to include why beside them!

Harry Potter Lord of the Rings Madoka Banana Fish

3. If there is a food/drink that inspires you to write, what is it and why?

No.

4. What is your writing ‘routine?’ Either to start writing or keep the momentum?

I don’t think I have much of a routine, outside of put on some music, buckle down, and get started. It’s easier if my brain is alert and rushing because everything becomes much more interesting and magical. But if real life hits, the magic sorta leaves.

5. Do you like fancasting your characters? Why or why not?

No. I find it uncomfortable, not going to lie. Can’t really put my finger on it--also, I’m just really lazy lol

6. Do you have a self-enforced daily word count? Why or why not?

No. This may sound as an excuse, especially towards some people who may think that having a self enforced word count are the absolute way to go, but I have pretty bad depression. Functioning in daily life is enough of a chore that if I placed one more expectation, especially something that is an escape and hobby first and foremost, it will just add onto daily stressors, and I would no longer have fun with it. It would become another thing if I can’t accomplish, I’ll just hold it against myself.

And plus, I’m happy with whatever I’m able to get down on paper. Whether it’s 10 words or 10,000 words, I’m just happy when I get to write. And I’m mostly satisfied with that--and that’s okay.

7. Have you accidentally put someone in your life in your story? Who? Did you regret it when you realized it?

MmmmMMMMMMMM. All of my OCs are based off of people I know in one way or another--but never in bad ways. Whether it’s just a few traits or things I admire in them and that’s about it.

But an actual person with similar names, no.

8. What is a genre you could never write and why?

Erotica. I dunno. I’m just not interested in sex as a whole--written, screen, or otherwise. Also, it’s just uncomfortable for me?? Sure, kink is cool and I’m writing something kinky to spite a certain group of writers (bc I have a Big Mad) but it’s just a “eh” (and I don’t consider it erotica because nobody really fucks on page). I’m more into intimate emotional aspects, the two best friends who are soul mate best friends, simple gestures of love, subtle gestures such as hand holding or eye contact.

Otherwise anything physical horror, such as written on screen gruesome horrible stuff. Blood and guts make me ill. Psychological? Okay, I’ll give it a shot.

9. What is your weirdest ‘writing habit’?

Is ignoring every piece of writing advice out there considered weird?

Or is “I write at 3 am for no other reason but because I can”?

Also, what’s considered weird? What’s normal to me might be weird to someone else--and that’s hard to pinpoint.

But between you and me, my weirdest writing habit is writing a cute scene in public, having to stop and take a breather and make sure I’m not like outwardly showing I’m being emotionally affected in one way or another. This also happens in private. WILL THEY KISS? I DONT KNOW, I CANT LOOK even though I’m writing this. ARE THEY HOLDING HANDS? OH GOSH OH GOSH OH NO

I’m easily embarrassed

10. Who is a character of yours you can or will never write again? Why?

So far, there’s nobody on that list.

I can write just about anybody and wish I can reuse most of them for other stories. Bailee and Lucija deserve happiness, Sage and Nyx deserve a meet cute AU.

11. List the last 3 writing accomplishments you reached. Be as detailed as you like! And remember to look back on them and feel really, really proud of yourself!!

I wrote two chapters of So Said the King and posted them

I reached over 1k words of So Said the King, and am working on chapter three

The worldbuilding for So Said the King is utterly amazing and I’m thrilled with how it’s coming out.

Zephyr.

[ryoshan]

whew this idea came so spur of the moment so scuse the reused banner. so it’s christmas right? i hope you’re all having a wonderful day regardless whether you celebrate or not, and to those having rubbish days: don’t worry, it’ll be over soon, and in the meantime there’s always wholesome videos of an elderly british gay man who loves dogs on yt! this christmas also marks a year (ish, since i don’t remember the exact day we opened blogs) since me and @gainhope​ joined rwby rp on tumblr. back then we were just a yang and a ruby, now we here covering most of the cast between us!  

now, i know the rwby rpc has had its up and downs over the last year, but for me (despite the few months where the hiatus totally got the better of me) it’s been a majority of ups. i don’t think i’ve ever connected with a community so strongly since 2012 dragon age rpc before inquisition came out. i don’t think i’ve ever made so many close friends so fast, and it’s those that make an rp experience, in my humble opinion. so here’s a little list of the people i personally want to thank. please don’t be sad if you’re not mentioned!! this isn’t a follow forever, it’s not a bias list, it’s a shout-out to the friends that have made the last year in rwby rp as fulfilling as it has been. 

best friend squad

@gainhope​ / you’re the ruby to my yang, the rose to my white. there’s so much i could say about you that can’t fit in a single paragraph. i wouldn’t be here at all if it weren’t for you, but it’s so much bigger than that, because our friendship has been a staple in my life long before you introduced rwby to it. i wouldn’t be half the person i am without the love and support you’ve given me, and it’s been a damn pleasure to watch you grow in every aspect of your life too. we’ve seen each other through some tough times in the last year, and we’ve had some of the most fun i’ve had all year too. life isn’t nearly as big and scary, no matter what’s going on, while i have you by my side. i love you more than anything, and here’s to another year writing infinites together. 

@galateian​ / again i cant fit everything i could say about you in one paragraph. you’ve supported me through some incredible bollocks, you’ve suffered through glasgow on friday night with me, and our discord pins are a source of such utter joy i’ll never be sad again. i can talk to you about anything, and i fcuken do, and i don’t know where i’d be through more than just this last year without you. can you believe it’s been what, six years? i sure can’t, and here’s to six more, possibly in guam, definitely with no less than 16 dogs and an absolute shed load of ugly furniture, loved like only we can. ily jen. 

@nvvrrmorr​ / holy shit can you even believe it’s been almost a year since i drunkenly dragged you into a long conversation where i danced around the ‘hey maybe winter and raven should fuqqq 👀’ thing? we got so close so fast and i can’t thank you enough for sticking around past some Weird Relationship Drama you got roped into so early in our friendship, cause frankly, this year would have been a lot emptier without you in it. i love you to bits, i love our late night overwatch sessions, i love the unerring support you give me even when i’m legitimately being shit, and i love how easily we write,,, anything and everything together. bring on 2019 aye? 

@liluura​ / we’ve come so far from me (anxiously) and jess dragging you into some cracky banter (and you being too dang FAST for our punchline) to walking down the streets of amsterdam telling you about the last time i took a shit. it’s incredible how quickly we became close, and even more incredible that not an inch of that closeness has been lost in a year where our interests have aligned, and then not, and then come together again. thank you for being you, and for being there for me, especially through one of the scariest few days of my life. i would have made it home without you after the netherlands debacle, i’m sure, but not nearly as calm having spent almost the whole day with you. i love you, soph, and i hope we’ve got many more years of friendship ahead of us. 

the rarest of peeps / @washuman, @herguidance, @thuskindlyiscatter​ / you guys are absolute treasures to me. we don’t talk every day, but i’m always comfortable approaching yous with the most ridiculous of things. all three of you have written such fantastic stuff with me from sad siblings, to multiple developed ships. the things you have in common? fucken rarepairs man. pour one out for cinwin, glynter and catrilia to be quite fucken honest. also, all three of yous support my need to talk about charlie nonstop, so thank you. 

horny bastards / @gcrdens & @hoardofheroes​ / ofc i had to mention you two together. it’s been pretty recent that i’ve gotten to know you two, but i couldn’t not include yous on this post because of the sheer impact you’ve had in such a short amount of time. you’ve both made me a braver smut writer. it’s not the only thing i love about your writing by far, but there’s something so refreshing about seeing yous unashamedly write your muses making babies (literally) all over the dash. yous are inspiring, and i hope we stay friendly for a long time. 

team rryp! / @veiliisms, @paramithi, @ancestryfated​ (and dee, whose blog i can’t fucken find) / listen guys, we might not all talk as much as we did once upon a time, but team rryp will always hold a special place in my heart as being a time i dove into social interaction with (almost) strangers and lived to tell the tale. it might not seem like a big deal, but sending dabbing asks of all things as part of a group made it so much easier in the long run to approach people in future and man, what a great way to do it. i love you guys so much. 

special mention / @lunyrd​ / not only have you been like a happy cheerleader behind me constantly throughout my rp experience, you’re a gem in my twitter feed as well. a day i wake up and you’ve tagged me in a tweet is a good damn day. lets do more writing this year, aye? i’ll get my finger out and get some starters up! 

honorable mentions! / last but not least, maybe we don’t talk a lot or rp a lot (which should change js), but you guys have blessed my rp experience in some way, be it liking mosts or just filling the dash with inspiring content. i love you guys. / @tadmean, @wellbloomed, @canefought, @tyriannical, @becomeshield, @becomestorm, @gracedly 

[astros-turf]

11 Questions Tag

Rules: Answer 11 questions from the person who tagged you and then make 11 more for the next people that you tag.

OKAY! So I was tagged by @yehetinnauiohorat like FOREVER ago (I’m so sorry!!!!) so without any further delay, here we go!

1. What’s Your Favourite Holiday?

hmmmmm. probably Christmas? It was always my favorite growing up, though it’s been pretty rough these last couple of years.

2. Favourite Girl Group?

BLACKPINK IN YOUR AREAAAAAA

3. What song are you listening to/ have you listened to most recently?

I feel like this song will get mentioned a few times throughout these tags I’m doing but... Run - revised album version by Snow Patrol

4. Most Recent Movie?

uhhhh, Grosse Pointe Blank... yeah.

5. Do You Know Any Dances? (Not Necessarily Kpop)

hm. So I used to know choreo to a bunch of non-kpop songs but uhhh at this point it’s probably just baepsae (by bts) that I have memorized XD

6. What Are Your Favorite Song Lyrics?

OH MY GOSH I LOVE THIS QUESTION. okay hold on. theres really so many lyrics that i absolutely love to death. I mean, pretty much anything Owl City is amazing (i mean heck i wanna get an OC lyric tattooed one day i just dont know which one) sooo heres a couple of my favorites cuz i cant pick:

“Among my frivolous thoughts, I believe there are beautiful things seen by the astronauts” - Angels by Owl City

“I'm a silhouette chasing rainbows on my own But the more I try to move on, the more I feel alone So I watch the summer stars to lead me home” - Silhouette by Owl City (honestly this is one of my favorite Owl City songs. listen to it if you wanna understand me better lol)

“We all suffer but we recover just to discover life where we all are.” - Beautiful Times by Owl City ft Lindsey Stirling

7. How Many Languages Do You Speak?

Just english lol. BUT! I am learning ASL so there's that (i taught my mom the most important sign recently... “coffee”)

8. What Subject Do You Like The Most In School?

lol uhh, probably english? even though I don't have that anymore... so now I guess its marketing? 

9. Favorite Game?

hm. I know this is stereotypical... but i just got a switch so Breath of the Wild. I love the zelda series man.

10. Favorite Meme?

oh my gosh uhhh, do i even have a favorite? anything that makes me laugh tbh... (which is a lot of things lol) but idk whatever meme involves puns lol

11. Ultimate Bias and First Bias?

lol this is actually the same person?? Rocko is my dude man. Astro is the group that got me into kpop & Rocky has been my bias from the beginning! & I love all my biases & everyone in all the groups/bands I follow sooooo much but Rocky will always hold a special place in my heart tbh <3

OKAY HERES YOUR QUESTIONS AHHHH (im reusing some questions cuz i love them too much okay thanks)

1. What is your favorite song lyric?

2. Why/how did ^ become your favorite?

3. What’s your favorite meme? (i just really need to know how other people answer this lol)

4. First bias?

5. What drew your attention to them ^ above anyone else in the group? (or if it’s a solo artist how did you find them?)

6. Favorite memory? (or the first good memory that comes into your head)

7. When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

8. Do you want a tattoo/piercing?

9. If yes^, then what do you want to get and why?

10. Favorite thing about yourself?

11. Did you know I think you’re the best? ^-^

Tagging: @b-ace @bangtanboysaddicted 

Since I’m doing so many tags all at once I’m not really gonna tag a lot of people, but if you’re reading this... consider yourself tagged! (just let me know/tag me if you do it! I love reading your answers!!)